Chapter 57 (1/2)

The Reincarnated Princess’s Request (3)

Eaze

I looked away, setting ht on the scenery

Tao was a rugged place

Houses dotted the steep slopes, and the winding roads and stairs ate, not to mention all of the hoe roofs lazed bricks

“It’s like a maze,” I said to myself

“Indeed,” he replied, clearly paying attention totheir way If you enter without a guide and et out Many who are unfamiliar with the toill choose to use these stairs instead, even if it means a detour”

The stair I was standing on had been built along the stone wall, so it was relatively easy to look over the city It became a bypass to avoid the center of town, but you passed up opportunities to meet wonderful people

On the other hand, those ere fas used the coo wherever they wanted As long as the map has been beaten into your head, it seems like you can choose whichever road you liked

This town had such an interesting makeup

“It’s rather thrilling”

“Thrilling?”

“Yes Like I’m on an adven…ture…”

I thought nothing of my words until they came out of my mouth, then I realized how stupid I sounded What part of walking on a stairby

I got carried away ieon For so except the inside of the palace like e of a fine adventure Even if there weren’t any monsters or treasures

I thought he’d be scandalized, but Sir Leonhard save a nod

“I understand I was lost here once when I was a kid, and it did seerand adventure”

“Really? You did?”

“I was a profusely inquisitive brat who could not keep still I got separated froot lost in the course of my explorations”

His eyes beca the past

It came as a surprise that he was such an active child I had always assumed, with no basis, that he had always been the calm person he was now

“Did you get in trouble?”

“Of course ‘It’s a different if it had only been you Don’t involve your two younger brothers as well!’ ave me a taste of his fist”

If I clai, he added with a mischievous smile

Was he like the leader of the group? I i care of his little brothers even while he co

I really wanted to see it: an overactive and s older brother

Nevertheless, it seemed like his family was rather forceful I couldn’t hide my surprise over that fact After all, House Olsen was a distinguished family and held the rank of earl I really wanted to meet his parents one day

Oh I wasn’t wishfully thinking: as their daughter-in-law Nope… Okay, maybe just a little

“We’ve arrived at the bottom”

It happened while I was daydrea

“Thank you If you will please set me down, I—”

“It’s easiest to lose sight of each other here, so please hold on a little more”

“I understand…”

I was happy but also embarrassed, so I wanted him to put me down, but I lost to the pressure of his smile

He ht, however The moment we stepped onto a wider street, the foot traffic increased ree and carts wove their way through the crowd of people Shops peddlng a great nuoods were open for business on both sides of the road, all of the lost while distracted by all there was seemed easy

“Finding Master Julius will be…difficult”

I looked at the croith trepidation