Chapter 23 (1/2)

Maid-san and I

「Your meal shall be brought immediately. Please relax for the time being.」

Upon arriving at the room, Maid-san left those words and departed from the room.

I place down my baggage for the time being, and decide to take a look inside the room.

Inside the room was a rectangular table and chairs which could sit 4 people. A painting and a vase was decorated on the side of the wall.

In addition, there is also a closet, dresser and a large bed placed here.

There are 2 doors inside the room, a washbasin and a toilet appeared when I opened the door in front of me. It appears to be a Western styled toilet.

A bathroom was located in the room from the other door.

If I’m not mistaken, this should be the 4th floor.

Aside from the washbasin, how do you use the bath from this location? Does water need to be carried up here?

Finis.h.i.+ng checking the room, my meal seems to have arrived while I was wondering about that problem.

「I have brought your meal.」

Maid-san who entered, arranged the dishes onto the table from a wagon and made some tea.

I, who was hungry, said「Itadakimasu」and at the same time started to eat.

Roasted pork wrapped in herbs, chicken and vegetable soup and a familiar brown bread.

Could this tea be black tea? There’s a transparent red hue.

I heard it’s a local specialty imported from a country in the south. How fancy.[r1]

I finished the usual thin tasting dinner, I recalled something I wanted to confirm as I was drinking tea.

「Uhm, there’s something I’d like to ask, how does the bath work? This room is on the 4th floor right?  Also, how does the toilet work?」

「Yes, water and sewer development was started 20 years ago in the Royal Capital as a public project. Presently, except for some parts, the installation of water and sewer services has been completed. Taken from the large river which flows from a river source west of the Royal Capital, to an irrigation channel that has been completely stretched around the Royal Capital, from there a Magic Tool which has been supplied to every household is used to pump out water. With the plumbing that’s also been laid throughout the castle, every floor is able to use water which is drawn from a watering hole*. When water is added to the bathtub, it will be turned into hot water by a Magic Tool that generates heat. The toilet itself is a Magic Tool, it will automatically clean itself when you leave it. When any excrements are detected by the Magic Tool, it will be decomposed and washed down the sewers. Once the sewage water is collected into septic tanks outside the Royal Capital, it will be purified with a Magic Tool and sent back to the large river.」*[r2]

I see, it somewhat feels amazingly modern.

「Before I prepare the bath, do you have any other questions or anything you need?」

Something I need, huh?

Which reminds me I don’t have any change of clothes.