Chapter 35 - #35 Leaving the Capital (1/2)
After I had a small talk with Esdeath for a few minutes, I left the room. I made my way towards the shopping district where most shops were situated. I bought a few more bandages just in case and then I went towards the shop selling sweets.
...Since Kurome is so addicted to them, I wonder if they are better than in my old world.
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”That will be 1 gold coin and 23 silvers, young man!” The female clerk said while handing me a bag filled with mini cookies.
The fuċk? How can these cookies be so expensive? Not to mention that I already convinced her to lower it from 2 gold coins.
”Here you go, thanks.” I took the bag and handed her money.
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GOLD: 6709
SILVER: 191
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I might have a lot of money for now but it will extremely quickly disappear together because of Kurome's addiction. Anyway, I should go wait to the gate leading out of the city.
I thought and made my way towards the exit out of the city while holding the bag with cookies in my hand
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When I arrived, Mez and Suzuka were already there.
”Yahooo!” Mez instantly noticed me and started waving at me with Suzuka standing beside her smiling at me with her arms folded. They were standing near the 3 horses.
Since I didn't know anyone else standing near the gate, I decided to approach them.
”Hey” I raised my hand as a greeting with a small smile.
”Are those snacks you wanted to buy?” Mez asked with a curious expression while looking at the bag in my hand.
”Yeah, I hate marching somewhere with the army, it always takes eternity just to get somewhere. Therefore I bought something to quell my boredom” I said with a small smile and showed them the content of the bag.
”Oh? Mini cookies? Can I take a few of them once we will be on our way? I also hate going somewhere with the entire army but at least we get to fight once we reach our destination!” Mez immediately begged me with hungry eyes and then changed back to her childish-like personality except for her talking about fighting with a big smile across her face.
I also noticed that Suzuka was looking at the bag with a hesitation visible in her eyes.
”Sure...Suzuka? Why aren't you talking, do you want some cookies later too?” I asked with a confused expression when I noticed Suzuka's weird behavior.
”Ah, you can ignore her, she rarely talks so it's normal.” Mez said before Suzuka could reply which made her frown down at Mez.
”That's not very nice. I am a very talkative person. I am glad that you want to share with me, Akashi!” Suzuka replied with a smile but the way she phrased her words gave me creeps.
”...Anyway, what Esdeath wanted from you? Are you in trouble for arriving late? Haha” Mez looked weirdly at Suzuka before directing her gaze at me, asking me with a small laugh.
”Nah, she just wanted to talk about our spar. She is too eager to fight with me. As for trouble...I would like to cause some, just to be expelled from this boring operation” I said with an uninterested expression.
”Why? I mean, the march is going to be boring but with you and Suzuka here, we can talk plenty and have some fun. And once the boring march is over, we will be allowed to have some real fun!” Mez said and bumped her fists together with an excited smile.
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'And who said that we can't have some fun at night too, hehe' Mez thought with an absent-minded expression and her mind wandered to another world where she was sparring with Akashi to the point of exhaustion and then...ehm.
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”Why is Esdeath so interested in you? Akashi, are you really so strong?” Suzuka didn't let me give my answer to Mez and simply asked me another question with slightly flushed cheeks.
...I should be careful of what I say here.
”Well, I am not weak but I specialize in swift killing and as for your question, Mez. I can simply go out and find a few of those Rebel camps or bandits on my own. I don't need to march with the entire army just to have some fun after a few days of waiting.” I explained and saw that Mez finally woke up from her daze. I wonder what she was thinking about...
As for my answer to Suzuka's question...that was the best answer I could come up with so she would be unable to fantasize about anything.
”Since you are an ȧssassin, you must also know some torture and interrogation techniques, right?!” Suzuka brought her face closer to me with a delighted expression.
Ugh! I know that it's not her fault for being like that but...
”I...know some but I am not fond of torturing my enemies if there is no reason to torture them, I just quickly kill them.” I explained with a forced smile.
”I see...what about allies?” She muttered with a thoughtful expression before asking me with a curious one once again.
”Come again?” Although I heard her question very well, I still asked her to repeat it with a surprised expression.
”Ugh, don't listen to her...Here goes Esdeath.” Mez rolled her eyes and then noticed Esdeath coming towards the gate.
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We finally left the Capital with a little army of more than 1.000 soldiers.
Thankfully my father forced me to learn how to ride on the horse or I would have problems right now. Well, I could always just follow them on my legs but it wouldn't look good for a noble not to know how to ride the horse. Not to mention that Mez or Suzuka would probably try to convince me to sit on their horse with them.
I can definitely understand why Kurome is so addicted to this...It's definitely better than cookies in my old world.
”Hm? Here you go, you two!” I noticed Suzuka and Mez watching me for a while so I thought that they wanted some more cookies and threw a few at them.
”Thanks!” Both of them thanked me after catching them.
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'I am feeling conflicted...Akashi is so kind to me which surprisingly isn't bad...but I also want to see that stern look of his again. I don't know what I want...' Suzuka thought with an uncertain expression but she also muttered a few of those words aloud, earning a weird look from both Mez and Akashi.
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”Mez...I meant to ask you something before but I completely forgot-” I wanted to continue but I was interrupted.
”What is it?! You can ask me anything, hehe.” She exclaimed and when she realized that she interrupted me, she scratched back of her head while releasing an awkward laugh.
”Do you know a man named Gozuki? You resemble him a bit...” I asked with a helpless smile after seeing her action.