Chapter 2 Part3 (1/2)

「Umm … … That 『station』 that you ht?˩

「Yes, that's true Horses are animals, and they have to take a rest when they becoht have to be switched out altogether Furthere all day without tire; and it's the saet tired after sitting in the carriage all day To rid everyone's fatigue, stations are erected along the highway˩

「In other words, stations are a place where there is a lot of hu if those places would be quite developed, to the point where they could even be regarded as a town A?˩

Hearing Kouta's question, Noel suddenly realised what Kouta meant and shook her head

「Oh, so that was the case U that there would be towns the size of Rarkia established along the Alex Road?˩

「Yes, that's it Was I wrong?˩

「Although I don't knohere Kouta-sainates from… … but for all I know, no one in the Orkena continent would establish a town near a highway If that's the case, are you not froas continent?˩

「Umm, yes, you could take it like that… … No one would establish a town near a highway? Why?˩

Kouta did not say that he was fros as an answer A place with a lot of huather traders that sell essentials to these places, which would in turn promote the establishment of restaurants and bars to fill the traders' stomachs, and then etables and fruits to these establishments

「If I had to answer… … When tourists increase, then it would be easier for 『outsiders』 to slip in? Wouldn't that be bad news?˩

「… … That may be true˩

「Of course if the place has guards like those in Rarkia then it would pose no problem, but small towns are seldoh speedcarriages and stationed carriages, personal carriages like those used by traders… … well… … They will eat 『them』 up˩

「Eat? What do they eat? … … Wait, who are the ones eating?˩

「Vegetables planted along the road, by the traders, and the horses˩

Noelwith a cute 「om˩

「… … That's theft˩

「Exactly Furthermore, there's no way for the fares that may or may not pass by Thus, that's the reason why inns that act as 『rest stops』 are erected next to the highways At Helun, there are at the very most a few inns, stables, and bars … …˩

At this point, Noel turned her head to look at Kouta with flushed cheeks

「And… … That's all, nothing to 『look forward』 to I-if that's the case U forward to… … is t-that… …˩

「Stop, that's enough Let's just end that topic here Continuing will be a bad idea˩

Kouta quickly used a hand to stop Noel who became as red as a lobster and even produced a 「uaa˩ sound, and continued on

「Just now you es』? Since you mentioned them, are there any differences between the two?˩

「Y-yes! Ues stationed at each station Although the horses are slow, they are very cheap On the other hand, the high speed carriages are the ones that set off at dawn and only stop at night They are faster due to the only when necessary, but they are e tired horses while on the road frequently Incidentally, there is also 『express carriages』 They don't stop anywhere along the way˩

「They don't stop anywhere? What about rest?˩

「They have 2 coache, and there is also a e When a horse tires along the way, it would be switched out with another horse from the stable The horses are often worked to death˩

At that point, Noel dejectedly looked doards

「Poor horses… …˩

「Miss Noel sure is gentle… … I get it, froes no matter how rushed for time I am˩

「T-that's… … A-although I aes are really expensive One may not be able to ride it even once in their entire lifetime, so… …˩

「… … Oh, so you're telling me to not worry? I understand˩

Noel didn't dare to say so like 「for a plebeian like you, there's no way you can afford it in your entire lifetih it left a sour taste in his nore it If he took it to heart, he would lose

「I-I didn't mean… … Well, you could take it that way… … b-but it's not like that! Ues are only available on the Alex Road! If that's the case, then if Kouta-sama leaves the Alex Road… … Aaaaaaah, why does this explanation feel wrong?˩

「… … That's enough You can stop now That said, express carriages are only available on the Alex Road? ˩

「Y-yes! As I said, express carriages are a little 『special』 If the road is not as wide as the Alex Road, then the carriage itself would be bigger than the roadAh, the roads here are coes˩

「What about the ones smaller than that?˩

「Then they would just simply be called 『alleys』 To reach Rond de Terra, we have to take a turn at the Nario Station into the Rond de Terra Road˩

「So that's how it is… … Uone to Rond de Terra before?˩

「Eh? Rond de terra? Uone there before… … That is to say, if you have any questions about that place, I don't think I can give an answer—˩

「E-educated? It's nothing like that! For Kouta-sama who dares to eird clothes that look like they're froht, I may look like I'm educated, but in reality I'm not!˩(T/N I feel like bad for Kouta lol)

「Weird clothes… … Why do you insult other people out of the blue with no warning? Are you doing this on purpose?˩

「I-insult? Did I say anything wrong?˩

「… … I guess there's no bad intent behind it Hmm, like the explanation about roads and alleys, and the direction to Rond de Terra… … Normal people wouldn't be able to explainin such detail, would they?˩

In Kouta's perspective, his words were coaze

「… … What is it?˩

「Uh it may seem like I'm very familiar with the topic… … but I had only read about them at the last h speed carriage… … ˩

Noel shyly se, htly relax

「… …Read? You learnt those things fro books?˩

「Eh? Y-yes I thought that not knowing anything would be eest』… …˩(T/N if any of you got a better name, let me know)