Chapter 102 (1/2)
Chapter 102
The Second Prince’s Inspection (2)
Johan’s von Wervard point of view
First things first, I wanted to know the current state of this city and, if possible, I’d like to hear the stories from the citizens as well
That said, we had little freedom of our ownIt’s one of those situations where we had to lay low for our own safetyAn escort would be provided even if you just wanted a walk in the gardenDespite the fact that we already have our own soldiers froned us more Grenze soldiers as escortsThis is… it’s like we’re beingit?
I had planned an escape at er, however, an unexpected opportunity revealed itself before I could take actionApparently, the inspection of the southwest forest was ahead of schedule
Philipp had already left the city and there was no way I would miss this chance
I decided to keep this a secret from Prince Licht and the others
I gave the that I was tired froo out and play than trouble myself with political affairs
It was easy enough tolazy prince
When I ith Philipp, I would often whisper to hiirl over there is quite hot’ or ‘I can’t be bothered with all these s anymore’
Nacht aving at , but I pretended to not noticeI’ll talk to hi to do now should calm down his curiosity somewhat
You’re smart, so do your best and attract Philipp’s attention forinformation as a ‘stupid’ prince, you see
“I’ry”
On our way back to themy soldiers a bit
“Ah, well in that case, I shall prepare a et back to the mansion”
Philipp’s escort answered me with an aard smile
His naeHis soft hair was the saht brown eyesHe was a weak-looking boy dotted all over with tiny freckles
“You don’t have to bother about thatLet’s just eat out soo back later”
“Eh? B-But-”
Timo panicked upon my proposalHe was probably ordered by Philipp to keep me locked up in that mansion of his
“The air soAre there any meat stalls nearby?”
“Yes, our city is known for itsworthy for a prince such as you”
“Hey, I heard that you use plant seeds as spices, right? I heard that you mix truly a wide variety as well, is that true?”
“Yes! And since each shop uses their ownto find the shop that suits your tastes… You are very well-informed”
Tily shi+ningMy face was dyed red and I softly scratched my cheeks
“I was told this by atrip from where I’m from, so I’d like to enjoy myself and eat delicious food as much as possible”
Ti prince, only replied with ‘I see’
Well, to tell you the truth, I’ve been here ht me that fact about the spices here
“Please stop the carriage in so eyes”
Wind’s soldier immediately nodded and conveyed my instructions to the driver
I saw TieHe definitely wanted to stopout but probably couldn’t find the words to say it
“Is it okay if we take a short walk?”
“T-That would be a problem! And also, that really stands out…”
“Speaking of which, it is, isn’t it”
I looked down on my own attire and noddedNeverilet and culotte were both tailored with fine olive-coloured clothThe e, but the details and its complexity were impeccableAnyone could tell it was a work of a skilled craftsman
“I should be fine if I take ilet off”
Tiently lifted it offso him no mind, once my cravat was removed, I could finally relax ilet and gently lifted it offso him no mind, once my cravat was removed, I could finally relax my neck
“Your Highness, please take this”
One of the guards offered me a brown overcoat
How considerateBut still, was it really his place to do so like this? While I still had my doubts, the soldiers started to take off their arht, too
If I had to h, Nacht likely prepared this for me in advanceWhat a reliable friend you are
The nights and I continued to prepare ourselves for walking in the townAt that sight, Ti inside right now, though the person hi to keep it a secret
“Where can I find a delicious shop? Do you have any recommendations?”
“YesThere is a good one located just ahead of us”
“Then, shall we get going?”
“…There arein the streets, so please make sure to stay close”
Tih as he said soI, in turn, nodded with a smile to his words
I casually took in s as I strolled behind him
Brick buildings were lined up in such a way that you could still see the surrounding high city wallsIt still looked the exact sa passerby weren’t suspicious or strange in any way eitherHowever, I did feel there were more people with different hair colours and skin tones than beforeTrading had became popular after all, so there was bound to beto conduct business here
Seeing this reminded me of the time I had read about a certain dark-skinned tribe that lived somewhere in the southwestern forest
I orried for the their homes, so I wondered if they had come to live in the cityI hadn’t seen anyone that h
“It’s that shop over there, sir”
Ti queueIt seemed to be very popular
“I will go buy it myselfPlease wait aaway
He looked back towards“Please never leave that spot,” and finally joined the queue while I stood at the edge of the street with
As I leaned against a house, a child’s voice could be heardLooking up, it seemed to have coirl wanted to go play outside, but her oI became amused and smiled inside
But as the er hold that s a voice too harsh to repri for her child not to go
But as the er hold that s a voice too harsh to repri for her child not to go
“…?” I cocked my head
Why would the mother be so desperate to stop her child? I could understand her feelings if it was nighttih, but none of theressive towards childrenLord Heinz would never allow such a thing
Then why?
The first thing that came to mind was the disease
A disease could easily be lethal if a child or someone elderly were to catch it
I looked around carefully onceabout the streets, there were no children or any elderly a themThere were feomen out, tooAnd if I looked more closely, the majority of people in the streets were male merchants
“…I see”
I put
The nu in this city, but that’s not allThe citizen count was so small and incredibly noticeableMany people of Grenze have ivory skin, coupled with light brown hair and hly coarded the city as a whole, you would see that only half the people here had those features
Where did the rest of the citizens go?
Was it like the parent and child on the second floor, living in closed doors? Or could it be-
“Somewhere else, huh?”
“Thank you for your patience!”
Almost at the same time I muttered, Timo came back
“Welco you wait in line by yourself”
“Not at allI’ up here, so it doesn’t bother meMore importantly, please eat it while it’s still hot!”
I was handed a mutton skewer
The srilled meat and an abundance of spices excited my nostrils
“Ah, standing would be a problemLet me prepare a place for you to eat”