Chapter 4 (1/2)

And then, before I knew it, Wilfried-san had already departed on his journey

He was a traveller A sort of person ould leave anytiined that the day would co that would only happen once in a lifetiain if I asked her where he was headed so in the end I didn't ask anything

When I casually swept my eyes across at the counter, I noticed it was ornamented with small flowers I had never seen before It was a different variety from the ones that I picked I inclined my head in confusion Where did they come from?

“Aeeda-chaan, I’ve created a new dish, come taste test~”

“Yes, I’”

Horz-san popped his head from the counter and called for me The matter of the flowers completely slipped from my head and I quickly headed to the kitchen I didn’t have the tihts To lead a stable life, I had to work

Ahh, I can’t take it anymore

I want to fill up a bathtub ater right to the top and soak for hours With my current lifestyle, coupled with my shower lifestyle before I came here, that desire continued to simmer and well up I was by nature a bath person I had theto soak in a bathtub whenever possible, whether it was the sweltering nights in thecold of h

It was also pretty tough washi+ng my hair in the kitchen My neck would hurt and the shampoo would drip onsoda I had brought over to this world had diine the future after it is all used up I really wanted to avoid washi+ng with dish washi+ng detergent I had already learnt fro that would result in dry and rough skin and hair

Also… It was frightening to even think about the changing of season to summer I can say in the strictest confidence that I would certainly go crazy

“How can I have a bath everyday……”

“Bath?”

Belinda-san asked in response to my self-mutter crap, I had accidently said it aloud Words that have been heard can no longer be revoked so I resigned myself and decided to seek advice Belinda-san was also still waiting for my answer

“Yes If I could wish, I wish I had my own personal bathtub”

“That’s… impossible You’d have to be considerably rich to have a bathtub”

“That’s what I thought Ahh, I want to be rich”

What a? I don’t even have money But, people are always free to dream

”Right, Aeeda’s a ger her head with understanding No, I’ermaphobe I just like cleanliness

“But, you can’t just be a slightly rich, you know? Even if your house has a bathtub, most would have to share it with their family I also don’t think you’d be able use it every day”

“Then, how rich do you have to be for it to be possible?”

“Let’s see~ An aristocrat or feudal lord? Ah, also…”

“Also?”

“The King for sure After all, he’s the richest in our country”

“The King…”

It appears this country has a King

By the way, I also asked the's name was but it wasn't a name I had heard of before I really should have studied h school days, in order to be independent after graduation, I secretly worked part-tih I had a feeling world history was one ofa complete blank

“That reot a letter from one ofabout how His Majesty is searching for a side consort”

“Sidecon sort?”

I repeated the unfa, I was able to speak and listen but occasionally I would come across words and phrases I hadn’t heard of before

“In short, a second wife”

I see I nodded vaguely Side…Consort? Ah, does she mean Side Consort[1]?

“Aeeda, how about you try putting yourself up as a candidate?”

“Eh…?

She has got to be joking “Second Mada but in reality it’s just a ht?

Natarishi+a-san appeared to have said it as joke and looking at led and a flower-like smile surfaced on her face

“But, it’s truly a strange rumour I heard that hiscouple They're so in love it makes everyone around them jealous Even with the matter of the lack of an heir; I wonder how the two feel about taking in a side consort”

'People are voicing their concern over the royal couple not yet having any children, which in of this recent rumour,' as written in the letter, apparently

Hm? I feel like there’s some kind of contradiction here ……Ah, perhaps……

“Perhaps the talk about the side consort was decided by the people around theree?”

“That’s possible”

Which means, even if you becoht conored? ……That’s more than one could ask for

If I’e in baths every day in the corner of the castle without worrying about anyone What a supre on others to the extreme but, for my ambition, it can't be helped

“Aeeda…?”