148 Episode 41: The Preliminary Part of the Festival of Kindness (1/2)
”Hey, hey.... Yeah, I guess this is it”
The next day after my inspection with Emperor Lukeheim, I was dressed in my room.
The clothes we are wearing today are not the usual knight clothes one-piece dresses, but plain and qualitative clothes like the ones worn by the civilians. I put on my hat to hide my hair even more and look in the mirror.
”It's been a long time since you've worn clothes for sneaking...”
Today was the day to head out to Castle Town with the patience I've been waiting for. I went out to Castle Town yesterday on an inspection, but it's been a long time since I've had any patience, so I'm looking forward to it.
Then I heard knocking on the room. Go ahead, and when I spoke to the door, it was Uffi who came inside.
Yuffi also hatted that long silver hair today and wore it in a qualitative piece. Are you wearing Dada glasses to change your impression?
”Anis, are you ready?
”Yeah! Of course!
To Yufi's inquiry I return with a full grin. Then Yufi smiled at me so that I could be caught, too.
”It's been a long time since you've been out with patience.”
”Right. Yesterday I went down to Castle Town on an inspection with Emperor Lukeheim, but I still want to walk around on my own feet and look around!
The festival is only about walking on your own, after all! Nevertheless, it's been a long time since my position and that of Uffi have changed, and patience itself.
Above all, I'm happy to be able to go out with Uffi. When I thought so and saw Uffi's face, Uffi smiled and offered me his hand, too.
Let's go, then.
”Yeah!”
Reply to Uffi, who spoke to me to ask me out, and hold the hand he offered me. Keep your hands together, we left the palace behind.
Try to stay away, turn the opposite side of the royal castle before entering the castle town. The festival is the second day, but the buzz was no worse than the first day.
A stall lined up with people to go out with. Voices echo calling in merchants' guests, and travelers perform their art at the corner of the square.
From time to time, I could see the children with their parents and children chewing deliciously at the street snacks in their hands, laughing brightly, their lovers and two thoughtfully young people watching the open-air accessories, and seeing such a sight there.
”Wow, it's so busy... actually walking would be awesome”
”Yeah, it's something you don't care about when you're traveling in a carriage, but when you walk, you feel people are overflowing.”
Yuffi, who was watching the festival's noise over his glasses, says emotionally. The King's Capital is one of the flourishing towns in the Kingdom of Palettia, but this is the first time it's been so busy.
The sense of accomplishment boils down if we think that that is the result of the reforms and measures we have put in place. Nature and grin, but you can't enjoy the festival just watching.
”Shall we pick a snack first? I haven't eaten anything in the morning.”
I asked Ilia if she would like to eat something in the morning, but she said no. Because I really wanted to fill my stomach with festival stalls! It's something you can't usually eat, so don't worry!
”I don't mind. Do you want to take a look around the stall first”
”Right!
Travel to match the waves of those who go and go alongside Uffi. A good smell tickles my nose from the area of the stall dealing with food.
Although time is a little too late from the original breakfast time, many people travel to buy meals. I can't decide just to look away.
There was a stall in the middle of it that caught my eye. The item sold is a copepan sandwich. The meat of the ingredients is cooked on the spot and sandwiched in the bread with the vegetables stored in the refrigerator.
”Oh, this is going to be easy to eat. Excuse me, two of these, please!
”Aye!
Ozzie replies happily with a dazzling smile when she takes the order. Receive two copepan sandwiches that pinch the ingredients quickly and get paid.
”Yes, Uffi”
”Thank you, Anis”
One received copepan sandwich, hand it to Uffi and then wear it while holding the copepan sandwich in one hand.
Sauce tangled in meat tastes good again. The flavour of the vegetables spreads the texture and refreshment in my mouth so that it doesn't get too hard, and the slight sweetness of the bread enhances the flavour of the ingredients.
Yeah, this is honestly delicious! That's what I thought I was eating, and I saw Yuffi carefully sipping and circling his eyes.
”... this is delicious”
”Well, it's rare to say that Yuffi is delicious in a meal”
”It was quite a while ago, but you say it's very sophisticated compared to what I've eaten in Castle Town before...”
”Isn't that about two years ago? Sometimes it's a festival, but I think the cookware is growing and the overall quality of the dishes is improving.”
”So is that. I can't say this is a meal for aristocrats either...... but it's good to be eaten easily. When the clerk is busy, he can finish his meal with this...”
”Euphie?”
Another bite, I ate a copepan sandwich and pressed Yuffi's nose with my fingers as I conceived.
Yufi, who was pressed in the nose, leaned back only slightly, but immediately frowned and corrected his posture.
”Ugh, I'm not talking about your job right now. And eat your meals slowly.”
”... you're half done eating anise.”
”This kind of thing is good! Snacks!
When I say that, Uffi goes ahead with the meal with the face that he is not convinced. The ingredients that seem to stain my hands are pinched in bread, so the two of us walk slowly as they are.
Coppepan sandwiches were an easy size to eat, but this isn't enough for a bit. The next thing I noticed was the roasting of a bottle of stuffed meat.
Frankfurt when it comes to festivals of previous life, such memories came back unexpectedly. With nostalgia, I laid down my next aim for intestinal meat.
”Mr. Ozzie! Two, please!
”Maido!...... hmm? You, like I saw you somewhere...?
”It's my fault!
Misunderstood Ozi for trying to take my face seriously and receive the intestinal stuffed meat stabbed in the skewer. Chew your share as you go.
It makes good teeth and sounds and the taste of meat spreads all over my mouth. It's a good salt addition, just because the gravy is a little hot, the fu breathes.
”Yeah! This is good too! Yes, this. Yufi's share!
”Wait, I haven't finished my earlier bread...”
Uffi was almost done eating half the copepan sandwich. I'm eating it with my little mouth holding it with both hands, but it kind of reminded me of a hamster.
My cheeks loosen up on Uffi like that, but I get a prank heart and offer Uffi's share of intestinal stuffed meat to Uffi's mouth.
”Look, it's delicious. Ahem.”