Chapter 267 – Side Story 8: The Archduke’s National Gourmet Trip (2) – Rita, Lagran Region
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Kingdom Lagran region.
Naru was riding alone in a covered wagon, slowly running down a small hill covered in green.
An endless green area.
Mossy rocks and trees.
The sun is warm, and the tall trees sway gently in the wind, making it quiet and peaceful.
“Of course, traveling is more fun if you travel alone. “It gets complicated even if there are a lot of people.”
I’m tired and sleepy, but I feel good because I’m traveling for the first time in a while.
It’s been a week since I left the royal capital.
In the beginning, they moved as a group in a splendid procession with up to 500 subjects, but after about five days, they grew tired of it.
“Grandee! You should not neglect your studies to become a good husband even while on tour in the local area!”
“Dae-e-gong! Even outside the palace, you must be moderate in your words and actions! Don’t eat street food carelessly! What are you going to do if you get sick?”
“Grand Duke, now is the time for you to write a travelogue looking back on your day. You must leave a record every day for future generations.”
“Grand Duke, you must hold a meeting twice a day to discuss future matters.”
My head is pounding because there are so many subjects interfering with each other.
Naru loves adventure and travel, but this wasn’t what he wanted.
I was hoping for something romantic where he and his colleagues would laugh, cook a meal, and chat in front of a bonfire…
“It won’t work!”
In the end, Naru couldn’t stand it anymore and shook his head.
“You guys should follow me about three days later. I will go first and find out the actual situation of each territory with my own eyes.”
“Are you going alone? “What are you going to do if the local nobles don’t recognize the Grand Duke?”
“The purpose of local inspection is to interact with the lords, but the most important thing is the people. Imagine that the people are suffering because of the tyranny of the lord. We are the ones who have to stop that. How can you see the truth if you are so conspicuous as you are now? The lords could prepare for our arrival in advance and hide their bad deeds and show only the good things. I will disguise myself as a commoner and investigate the situation first, and you can appear later.”
“No!”
Naru stubbornly persisted until the end and eventually achieved what his subjects repeatedly opposed.
As a result, Naru was moving three days ahead of the main caravan, and he was currently disguising himself as an ordinary coachman transporting people from place to place.
“Hmm. What is Lagran region famous for? “
Naru calmly drove the carriage and was lost in his thoughts.
Among the characteristics of the Lagran region, the first thing that came to mind was women rather than food.
‘I heard that women in the Lagran region are known for being blunt… ‘
Many women with masculine personalities and excellent martial arts lived here, and it is the region that produced the largest number of female knights in the country.
And perhaps because of that, women here have a reputation for being worse at managing their household than women in other regions.
There are many women with open personalities, so their sense of chastity is also blurry.
“Are you really being blunt?”
Naru became curious for no reason.
“Can you take me on a carriage?”
As she was passing through the forest, she suddenly encountered a female mercenary wearing silver armor.
Short black hair and expressionless face.
She must have come over after hearing the sound of Naru’s carriage while hunting, and she was holding a dead rabbit in one hand.
“Where are you going?”
“How far will you go?”
“I’m going to the castle where the lord is.”
“… “
“Do you want to ride?”
“Uh. “How much is the fare?”
“Car fare is okay. Ride for free.”
“… “
She was a typical Lagran region woman.
Even though she gave me a ride for free, she immediately got into the luggage compartment without saying thank you.
After a while, the carriage departed.
And after a while.
“How much?”
“Yes? “What is it?”
“How much can you pay for sex? “I like what you look like.”
Just like I heard, she was like a woman from the Lagran region.
Blunt and powerful.
“My body is also free.”
