404 lunch outside (1/2)

”Let's have lunch around here first.

We arrived at a river where we had been fishing several times. It must have been quite a while since we had wandered around so much.

I looked up at the heavens and saw that the sun was about to reach the position that would give it the most blessings.

The riverbank here would be a good place to have lunch. I said, and everyone agreed, including Krull and Lucy, so we started to prepare immediately.

We didn't have many opportunities like this when we were over there.

”We didn't have many opportunities like this when we were over there,” Anne said wistfully as we prepared for lunch.

I would have thought that the great men of the country would be hunting in the forests and mountains they manage, or having tea parties in the fields. I've heard that it's important for nobles to socialize with each other.

”Yes, .......

Anne was a little taken aback by what I said. Isn't that right?

I don't deny that there are people who place importance on such things, but in the first place, there is a difference between relaxing with family and socializing with other nobles, which is practically the same as on the battlefield.

I see. That's true.

I nodded my head honestly. Well, the emperor was always saying, ”Since I'm free today, I'm going on a picnic with your mother, Anne! Oh, why don't you join us, Harriet? I can't imagine him saying that. ...... No, you can. That's why I don't do it very often.

Maybe that's why I felt uncomfortable that I hadn't done much of that kind of thing.

But it's not surprising that you haven't had many opportunities, since you're never too busy. There must have been a certain amount of people around.

I said, ”I'm sorry,” and Anne fluttered her hand.

”What's that?

What's that?” ”That's what Eizo often does. That's what I'm doing.

Oh, .......

In other words, there's nothing wrong with it, or don't worry about it, but it might be a little embarrassing to look at it objectively. But it's like a habit. I'll keep it in a corner of my mind.

After the preparations, we all sit down in a circle and put our hands together.

”Itadakimasu.

”Itadakimasu.

”Kurururu Kurururu” ”Doggie Dog!