Chapter 102 (2/2)
“You don’t have to bother with thatWhy would anybody on this earth try tomeat skewers?”
When in Rome, do as the Romans doTimo was taken by surprise and froze when he saw me bite on the meat skewer
“You don’t have to bother with thatWhy would anybody on this earth try tomeat skewers?”
When in Rome, do as the Romans doTimo was taken by surprise and froze when he saw me bite on the meat skewer
As soon as the mutton was inside my ing to any cattle or pig gushed out as I chewed carefully into the delicate , but it’s so appetizing
“How does it taste?”
“Yeah, it’s deliciousThe meat that they used here is quite soft”
Ti nervouslySincewith various spices were used, there were many people who didn’t like themHe was probably worried that it wouldn’t suit my tastesBut, sorry to say, I’ve had these plenty of times already
“They apparently used a younger sheep for the ed, they said that some people in the city didn’t like that”
“Is that right”
I think it’s very tasty, though
Thinking so, I decided to come back for more later
The soldiers that were drinking away at the bar said they liked the suess some people do like the skewer’s scent, after all
While pondering those things, I began to realise so that orrisome
With either both the people near the border nor the citizens in this town, I had yet to see one person that I recognised
Speaking of my acquaintances in this town, they were comprised of only Heinz’s men, which only numbered a handful
This is only the first time I’ve been out, so it’s natural there’s a chance I won’t meet with any one of them, but…isn’t it weird that I don’t know any of the soldiers currently protecting the mansion?
Don’t tell me… Are all of them Philipp’s soldiers?
Then where did all of Lord Heinz’s soldiers go?
“Let’s go back to the”
“Ah, sure…”
I answered Tiestion as I looked up to the sky above
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 schedulePhilipp had already left the city and there was no way I would miss this chance
I decided to keep this a secret froave the that I was tired froo out and play than trouble h 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 theseat , but I pretended to not noticeI’ll talk to hi to do now should calm down his curiosity somewhatYou’re smart, so do your best and attract Philipp’s attention forinforry”
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 seHis 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 oAre 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-infor with his eyes seeMy 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 e in so eyes”
Wind’s soldier immediately nodded and conveyed my instructions to the driverI 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 proble 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 craftsilet off”
Tiently lifted it offso him no mind, once my cravat was rehness, please take this”
One of the guards offered me a brown overcoatHow 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 hts 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 recoood 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 ss as I strolled behind his 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 forestI 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 seeo 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 ainst a house, a child’s voice could be heardLooking up, it seemed to have coirl wanted to go play outside, but her oI became aetting louder, I could no longer 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 itI 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 putThe 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 Iyou 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 rilled meat and an abundance of spices excitedwould be a problemLet me prepare a place for you to eat”
“You don’t have to bother with thatWhy would anybody on this earth try tomeat skewers?”
When in Rome, do as the Romans doTimo was taken by surprise and froze when he saw me bite on the meat skewerAs soon as the mutton was inside my ing to any cattle or pig gushed out as I chewed carefully into the delicate , but it’s so appetizing
“How does it taste?”
“Yeah, it’s deliciousThe meat that they used here is quite soft”
Ti nervouslySincewith various spices were used, there were many people who didn’t like themHe was probably worried that it wouldn’t suit my tastesBut, sorry to say, I’ve had these plenty of tier sheep for the ed, they said that soht”
I think it’s very tasty, thoughThinking so, I decided to co away at the bar said they liked the suess some people do like the skewer’s scent, after allWhile pondering those things, I began to realise so that orrisome
With either both the people near the border nor the citizens in this town, I had yet to see one person that I recognised
Speaking of my acquaintances in this town, they were comprised of only Heinz’s men, which only numbered a handfulThis is only the first time I’ve been out, so it’s natural there’s a chance I won’t meet with any one of them, but…isn’t it weird that I don’t know any of the soldiers currently protecting the mansion?
Don’t tell me… Are all of them Philipp’s soldiers?Then where did all of Lord Heinz’s soldiers go?
“Let’s go back to the”
“Ah, sure…”
I answered Tiestion as I looked up to the sky above