240 the first step in a rich diet (1/2)

”The capital?

That's how Rique reacted when I told her.

Do you have a problem with that?

No, I've simply never been there.

I asked him about it, and he told me that he hadn't been to many big cities before he became my apprentice.

It's just a big city.

Diana said in a gentle voice, as if to soothe Rike. For those of us who live here, any big city is a hometown.

But Deanna lived in the house of an earl, which means she was high class, so it's a little hard to rely on her.

I'm not going to say anything about it, because it's clear that it's a flower that needs not be said.

Well, it's going to be a day trip, but I hope you don't get too worked up about it and think of it as a little trip. You guys too.

I echoed Diana's words and told everyone so.

As I was doing this, Camilo came into the room with the guard. He was pushing a kind of cart.

The cart was covered with a cloth, so it was hard to see what was on it.

”Hey, did you wait for me?

”No. No, but you were strangely late today.

Yeah. I was getting ready for this.

Camilo looks at the cart. You were late because I came and you were preparing that thing.

Must have been pretty good if you went through all that trouble, huh?

”Of course it is.

Camilo and I laugh at each other. When Camilo gave the signal, the guard nodded and removed a piece of cloth from the cart.

There were two rather large pots. The jars were glazed, with a smooth surface, and had glazed lids.

I wonder if they contain something that evaporates easily.

Come here.

Camilo beckoned to me. Camilo beckoned to us, and we approached with trepidation, not expecting anything strange to be in there given the circumstances.

Let's start with this one.

Camilo took off the lid of one of the jars. Camilo took the lid off one of the jars, and the rest of the family looked at him suspiciously. They've probably never smelled anything like it before.

But my nose finds the smell familiar. I hadn't smelled it in about a month or so.

”Soy sauce!

I exclaimed, startling everyone.

”Sorry.

I shrank back, and Camilo saw me laughing.

”That's Eizo. Yes, it's Shouyu from the north.