Chapter 14 (1/2)
14 – Hidden Desires<hr><><hr>
“Now then, how has Son-in-law been doing lately?”
Giuseppe asked his aide Baldeo who had passed him a cup of tea
“It seems like he worked as a temple assistant today He finished his work by the 5th bell and then went out to toith Lady Calcedonia…Excuse my rudeness, your holiness, but who in the world is that man?”
“Hmm? You’re interested in Son-in-law?”
“That, of course I am I’ve also been with Calsey since that tirow up She’s like a sister to er sister suddenly becomes so intimate with some random Joe, thenthat his aide was earnestly worried about Calcedonia, Giuseppe grinned
“It pleases me that you too are concerned about this matter, but now that Son-in-law has appeared before her there is no one in the world that can stop Calsey any, no matter what kind of obstacle stands in her way she will overcome it…No, she will destroy it Just like how she has done in the past You yourself should be aware of that fact, no?”
“Certainly…that’s one of her radical points”
He was reminded of Calcedonia’s nature so far Baldeo showed a wry smile
“But now that you’ve told me this, it makes me all the more curious on that boy’s identity”
“Ho ho ho Sorry but I really cannot tell the current you about Son-in-law All I can say is he cole bit of Calcedonia’s hard work until noas in order to ain”
“Is that…so… But if that’s the case, then what of ‘hia huh…”
Giuseppe frowned after recalling the face of a youth who has been secretly harboring feelings for Calcedonia
After finishi+ng his shopping with Calcedonia in the town, Tatsuuest rooinally, Junior priests should be sleeping in the lodging house But since Tatsu in with Calcedonia in their new house soon, out of kindness Giuseppe let Tatsuuest room they talked about on the first day
This world of course didn’t have s attached but a sheet neatly filled up with dried and processed grass, which Tatsu as a futon
There also existed ones with feathers rather than dried grass, but those were luxury items only used by nobles
Every time he threw himself in his bed like this, he would be wrapped up in the peculiar scent of dried grass Moreover, it seerass which had the effect of abating fatigue That’s why every night he could sleep soundly
As Tatsuht of the bed and guitar that got transported to this world with his are currently in Giuseppe’s custody After the preparations for the house are completed a few days later, it seeh he had an attach all this tirass-filled beds of this world So whether he would go back to using his previous bed was a decision that had been tor Tatsumi for a while
Well, today was his first day as a tee sense of tiredness that hit hi to the job, so as Tatsu of all that he started to doze off
“…Oops I should at least take a bath before going to sleep…”
After forcefully pushi+ng up his half asleep body, he left the guest roo
In a corner of the Savaiv tee bath for the use of live-in priests
Everyone below the rank of High Priest could use it since it was like a public bath, and of course, it had different sections for men and women
As for those ere on the Supreh se And since most of the time they had mansions outside the temple, they didn’t use this bath meant for the live-ins
By the way, the ranks for priests were the following starting froh Priest, Priest, Acolyte, Senior priest, Junior priest
A them there was only one Supreme Pontiff per doctrine, and Great Priests usually served as chief for the various branches As for the various small temples or places of worshi+p in towns or cities, usually a priest or a high priest would serve there
In this bath’s case, a the temple those who had an affinity with the <Fire> attribute would take turns to heat it up Of course, Calcedonia had to do this fro off his clothes in the dressing roo a towel…or rather so that looked similar to a napkin [TN: Yep, that’s what it says]
As priests were people who served God, they were obliged to keep themselves neat and clean That’s why at the end of the day, after everyone finished their duties, they usually came to this bath to wash off their tiredness and sweat, so it beca the in the bath
—Even though the world is different, baths are pleasant nosuch, suddenly his name was called out
“Hmm? Is that Tatsumi? You also came?”
As Tatsumi turned around, he saw the Junior Priest called Verse he met at the kitchen today
As sha a friendly sot in the bath next to Tatsumi
“You also came?”
“Yeah When you talk about how to rest after a good days work, it has to be the bath”
After being pointed out by Verse, Tatsu in the bath with a pleasant expression
Wow So the people of this country also like baths”
“Oh? That means they also like to take baths in your hometown?”
“Yeah We take baths everyday There are also people who take baths in the afternoon”
“Wo that’s a luxury It’s a hassle to boil water for the baths, so it’s co a set tie quantities of hot water can be prepared quickly, in this country they had li so That’s why they had a set period of time to take baths each day
So everyone pretty ets crowded like this
But well, we can still take baths everyday Though being a priestsome strict ascetic practices and works, at the end of the day it proves to be the right choice to become one”
“That means, before you became a priest, you couldn’t take baths everyday?”
“Yeah I coe you see There were no public bath house like they have in this capital, so the only e could was ourselves were in rivers That’s why, being able to take baths like this everyday was one ofhis body in the hot water, he s that his dreams finally came true
“That reminds me Tatsumi, since when’ve ya been in the te you before until recently”
“It’s only been 2 days since I got here”