Chapter 85: Peaceful day
After the war, the pile of documents that had been waiting for them to be sorted is over, and a peaceful life has arrived.
"...It's peaceful."
After finishing today's work in the morning, I couldn't help but mutter.
After all, ever since he was trained as a soldier, events have happened one after another: his life as a soldier, his appointment as a field marshal, a war, his appointment as a feudal lord, and a war.
Compared to those days, the lord's life now -- including his office duties and training with his family -- is very peaceful. It's so peaceful that it feels like a waste of time.
It was a waste of my free time, and as I was thinking about how to spend it, Princess Pulvera, who was present in my office under the pretext of monitoring, made a suggestion.
"Mirimos-kun. Would you like to go check out the city?"
It felt like an unexpected invitation for Princess Pulvera, but she thought about it again.
"Well then, I have to call an escort..."
Just as I was about to give an order to Honneth, I was interrupted by Princess Palvera.
"We don't need an escort. I don't think there's anyone in this city who can defeat Milimos-kun and Familis. Besides, I'm not as good as Familis, but I can use sacred magic."
Now that I think about it, I don't think we need an escort.
I can protect myself, and my family is extremely strong. If Princess Pulvera can use sacred magic, it's possible for her to survive as long as she concentrates on defense until my family and I rush in.
The remaining safety issue is Honneth, who was overhearing what we were saying. From the looks of it, he seemed to be completely interested in following me.
"Ah. Will Honness come with you too?"
"Are you okay!? I'm not bothering you, okay?"
The person Honness is asking is not me, but Princess Palvera.
Before I could think of that, Princess Pulvera replied with a smile.
"We've spent time together in the same room so far. I don't think you'll think of it as a nuisance. Let's take a walk around town together."
"Thank you! Princess Palbella, I'm glad you're so kind!"
I don't understand why Hones is praising Princess Palbella so much, but he decides to join us on the walk anyway.
Well, Honest was also trained as a new recruit, so he shouldn't be left behind when it comes to dealing with thugs. There's no need to ask for an escort.
"Then, how about we go for a walk around town after telling the management team that we're going out?"
When I tried to get up from my chair, Princess Palvera raised one hand as if she had come up with a good idea.
“I have a suggestion, would you like to dress up as a civilian and take a walk around?”
“You mean walking around town incognito, hiding your identity?”
"Yes. I've longed for the act of secretly seeing the city."
Walking around town incognito with a princess in a good place is a classic.
I look at my family and ask them if they agree, thinking that I can accept their opinion. Familis seemed to be thinking, ``If that's what Princess Palvera wants,'' but she reluctantly nodded back.
After changing into clothes that made us look like townspeople, we gathered at the back entrance of the castle.
Honest and I were dressed in the sturdy but unstylish-looking clothes we were given when we were new recruits. Although he has a dagger attached to his waist for self-defense, his clothes seem to have adapted to his body shape, so even from the sidelines he looks like a normal 13-year-old kid - even if you look at him in his clothes to the max, he's still a recruit on vacation. It will only look like.
On the other hand, Princess Parvera and Familis, I'm sorry to say this, but civilian clothes clearly didn't suit them.
Princess Pulvera wears a thick dress-like garment with an apron, typical of a town girl, and has a hat on her head. However, at first glance, the fabric of her clothes seemed to be of good quality, and the seams were very carefully made. She clearly gives off the feeling that she is wearing citizen's clothes made by a high-end store with the utmost care for a young lady.
Even though she is a woman, her family wears men's pants and the same sword and sword belt that she always wears around her waist. ' she claims.
Both of them look like they're pretending to be citizens, but they have such proud faces that it seems like they think they've ``perfectly disguised'' them, so it's hard to deal with them.
As I was wondering whether to point it out properly or leave it alone, Honneth secretly whispered in my ear.
"Senpai. Don't you have to tell those two that they don't look like citizens?"
"...The purpose of this trip is simply to walk around the city, so I don't think it will be a problem if the people of the town see us as coming from a good place.Yeah."
I made an excuse that I didn't have the courage to tell them the cruel truth, and turned back to Princess Pulvera and the family.
“It looks like the two of you are fully prepared, so let’s head out into town right away.”
"Yes. It's my first experience walking around town on my own, so I'm really excited."
"Princess Pulvera, please rest assured. This family will eliminate all dangers along the way. Please feel free to enjoy the life of a citizen."
We decided to walk into the city, feeling a little uneasy seeing the two of them in such a happy mood.
The four of us, Princess Parvera, Familis, and Hones, have traveled to many places in the Roccia region. However, this was the first time I had wandered around the central capital.
The central capital of the Roccia region has been a mecca for the blacksmith industry since before I conquered it. As you walk along the road, you can hear the clanking sound of blacksmiths coming from everywhere.
It's summer now. The entrance to the blacksmith shop is wide open, allowing the hot air from the furnace to escape. Therefore, I feel that the temperature near the blacksmith shop is several degrees higher.
When I looked inside through the open door, it seemed that blacksmithing using charcoal was more popular than using the fire magic that I recommended in the research club. There is a large amount of charcoal in the alley next to the blacksmith shop, and it is divided into a charcoal shop and a coal shop. In terms of percentage, it seems like there are more coal stores.
“According to the documents that have been submitted, the coal is obtained from the mountains within the territory, and the charcoal is imported from the neighboring country to the east, which has a lot of trees.”
I guess there must be some kind of commitment to going out of your way to use imported products.
As I walked down the street thinking about this, I noticed that there were surprisingly many restaurants.
There are some stores that have their own stores, but most of them are street stalls. Perhaps because the city has an abundance of iron products and charcoal, grilled and stir-fried dishes seem to be the norm.
While I was watching, the blacksmiths came and quickly finished the food, ate it, and went back.
The smell of the finished food irritates my stomach, and my stomach bugs start growling.
As I was making excuses in my head that it couldn't be helped because I was still growing, I heard someone else's stomach rumbling.
When I turned my head towards the direction of the sound, I saw Honneth looking embarrassed.
"Hehehe. It looks delicious and I just couldn't resist."
"There's no need to endure hunger, so let's eat here."
After making that suggestion, I remembered the existence of Princess Parbella and Family.
On the one hand, she is a princess of a great power, and on the other hand, she is a knight who advocates for justice.
She should have been born and raised in such a way that there is no point in refusing to buy and eat at street stalls.
I thought about going to a store instead of a stall for the two of them, but the two of them showed interest in the stall.
"Even though it's an outdoor meal, it looks different from a battlefield meal, so I'm interested."
"The food at the street stalls is cheaper and tastier. All in all, it's a little unsanitary, but if you can use sacred magic, you won't get upset."
As if they had no choice but to eat here, the two charged towards the stall that smelled delicious.
I was stunned from surprise, but my hunger rushed me and I regained consciousness and ordered food from a different stall than the one the two of us were heading to. Honneth also bought food from another stall.
With what he had bought in hand, he decided to sit down at a desk and chair near the stall - a crude item that looked like it had been made by hand from a wooden box - and eat his meal.
As for the dishes arranged on the table.
What Princess Parbella and Family brought was a stir-fry of beans, green vegetables, and dried meat -- something similar to Chinese stir-fried cashew nuts, and a few pieces of flat bread.
What I ordered was a noodle dish similar to salt fried noodles and something like fried rice made with round barley.
The food that Honneth brought was a soup with lots of vegetables in a wooden donburi, and especially a wooden plate.
After each person shares the food they ordered, they all start eating at the same time.
"Hmmm. Isn't it delicious?"
I'm very satisfied with the taste, which is similar to the Chinese restaurant in town that I knew from my previous life. Family members are also eating it slowly, wondering if it suits their taste.
However, Princess Palbella and Honneth seemed to have different opinions.
"It's delicious, but it seems like it's quite salty. Also, it uses oil, so it's thick and gets stuck in your stomach."
"The first and second bites are good, but as you eat more, it gets spicy."
The two people's opinions have a certain point.
``Blacksmith work involves working in front of a fire, so you sweat a lot, which makes you crave water and salt.That's why the dishes prepared for blacksmiths tend to be salty. There you are.”
``This dish, which is rich in salt and oil, sources of vitality, reminds me of the meals I ate at the knight dormitory after a tough training session, and it brings back memories.''
After listening to me and Family's story, Princess Palvera and Honest nod in agreement, but stop eating as if to say they've had enough.
It was a waste to leave anything behind, so my family and I ate up what was left.
Place the used tableware into a bucket filled with water placed in a corner lined with food stalls. Near the barrel was a child who looked to be no more than ten years old, and he washed the dishes with something like a scrubbing brush and soap, and returned them to the stall.
As someone who knew Japanese common sense from my previous life, I almost had doubts about the concept of hygiene.
However, both the stall owners and the blacksmiths who use the shops look normal, so I guess this is normal in this town.
After enjoying the atmosphere of the central capital, we finished eating and resumed walking around the city.
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