Chapter 80 (1/2)
TL: clover
ED: (will be edited by xtostos)
We ith Gilbert to the upstrea the horse-drawn carriage with a small boat en route, we boarded a flat-botto upstream at a harbor on the outskirts of the town
Loaded on this flat-bottomed shi+p were various everyday coe upstream
Pulled by a horse in the towpath entle flow upstrealass of mulled wine that the crew had shared, and exhaled deeply, breathing out white vapor
Harold and I ere still children were given a heated spice apple juice
The cinnaer war of the day I arrived at Knot Reed, I went up the river like this
It's only been seven days since then, huh……thanks to Botchan and you guys, it's been days that were rich in experience”
”But, Aniki, if you were going up the river by yourself, wouldn't it be better using the land route?”
Harold put a daia
”There was a package that I wanted to carry in, so I had to use a shi+p
From the results of my many years of research, I knew that the local whetstones were ideal for porcelain ht up all the whetstones that were in the market”
”Heeh, a whetstone, huh……h of which, you told us that the 』
”Aniki, so that was your doing, huh……”
Harold glared at Gilbert with accusing eyes
He did say that he was repairing a rotating whetstone of the confectionery store
Perhaps, other bad effects of whetstones shortage ry?”
”Nothing— It's just that Aniki's actions result in a lot of troubles this week—”
”No, I don't knohat happened, but it's fine, right?
Because of ht, I made use of them in the production of porcelain with painted cobalt oxide”
At Gilbert's words, Harold becaly
There was no doubt that he was saved by it, so he couldn't say anything
”Well, whether it was a foresight or not, we shouldn't be fixated on those unnecessary details
We can sell the white porcelains to eastern business partners, where they are still popular
Even though I know that fact with uess I'm afraid that it won't reach expectation”
『But thanks to your extra insistence, the ht, right, ot better thanks to Tirnanog's words
Harold's staring seemed to show that he was still dissatisfied
”Tsk, Aniki is doing fine, huh……but, is it possible to sell that conveniently in the East?”
”It was the opinion of uy didn't agree with my hobby, but he has a considerable aesthetic sense
He is quite favourable as a partner, well, I think it's fine to trust his judgeant and sophisticated culture, yet they preferred siht be better suited to the taste of eastern people than a porcelain with flashy and gorgeous paintings on it
”Is that partner of yours possibly a uy was in charge ofto coot separated frouy due to that event, but the scroll entrusted to me by him is even now stillwhether due to the cold or sentiment, and looked up to the dusk sky
I raised ht
In the dark sky without the htly
At this tinitude stars of Lupus and Canis Minor
Then, on the underside there were the red stars that ht froe shadoas towering
It was a tall tower that looked as if it was touching the sky
There seee lights were lit up
”The tower has come into view at last Boatman, please drop us off this shore”
”Ou”
As the shi+p stopped, we got off to the riverside
It was around 8 o'clock in the evening, but because there was no moon, the field of vision was much darker
Each of us lit a lamp or lantern
”It's a splendid castle Is it the residence of a nobleman around here?”
”Nn~, well, that kind of stuff……Botchan should know ht?”
”Oh my, Harold, huh?”
”No, about the detailed description……ah—, that one ishis cheek
No, it wasn't in the level of 'it's ht?
”That castle of ours is called 〈Castle of Light〉
It's an old castle built on the rocky side of the bank of Varnalis River, characterized by a very tall tower”
”The one that built that toas the Turrated here
If you think about it, Turm and Nibelheim are often connected to each other”
”Anki, if you say that, practically all noble families and companies in Knot Reed are connected with each other”
”Hahaha, that's true”
Harold and Gilbert laughed with each other after saying so
Indeed, it seemed that the whole Knot Reed had a friendly atmosphere like so special, it's just an ordinary rural castle
When the weather cleared up, we can see the unbroken view of the town, so it's not bad”
”That's nice”
”Aa, that's right When this ether and hold a feast?
Since there is no budget, ill be eating food a little and having fun, it will be just athe night view of Knot Reed h it was said one shouldn't count one's chickens before they had hatched, as long as I kept htly bound up, even if I relaxed a little, there shouldn't be any repercussion
”I think it's a quite tasteful plan”
”That's nice I will go wherever there is alcohol”
『Uht, then it's decided”
When all of us showed our agreehed
”Well, that's that Let's put theto look forward to, first off, let's go to my secret base
It's just a little farther, be patient and ill arrive in no tih he said 'a little farther', we arrived at Gilbert's hideout in just about five minutes from where we disembarked
There was an old cabin on the open space where only the foundations of so to Gilbert, it see
It was borrowed from his second older brother and had been refurbished for porcelain production