Chapter 268 – Caravan – 3
There is no culture of covering the face in Brahms Kingdom.
However, for fashion purposes, she also covered her eyes with a thin cloth.
A fashion reminiscent of a dancer.
“Oh my goodness. This is good too How is your sister?”
“Well. I’m not interested in this. Are there any scented candles that are better than that?”
“Of course there are. There! Bring the 23rd carriage!”
“Yes!”
A lively voice resounded in the quiet inner sanctum for the first time in a long time.
As if the riotous energy was contagious even in the city, the gloomy and expressionless people in the castle are moving with a small smile drawn on them.
The vast gardens in such a fort were now lavishly adorned with hundreds of wagons and luggage.
This is a fashion show for just one person.
Originally, it was said to be a banquet for the Marquis of Kilias.
Led by Gunt Muhammaha, a handful of merchants to trade with the Marquis are unfolding their luggage one by one and showing us their goods.
If there is just one problem.
I looked at the carpet that Gunt had spread out. It seems to be the kind that hangs on the wall, not the floor, but it’s gorgeous, but…
“It’s not my taste.”
“That’s right!”
My voice cracked Gunt’s smile.
Yeah, it can’t be helped that our tastes are different. If I had known from the beginning, they would bring something that suits my taste, but all the things here now are things that Marquis Kilias always wanted to have.
“It’s so unnecessarily flashy. I’m interested in this…”
“I’ll see you anyway.”
“There is nothing. Let’s unfold it once.”
“Yes! All right!”
Too flashy is rather cheap, but unfortunately the three women next to me didn’t seem to think so, and Irina immediately intervened.
After looking at Irina for a while, I nodded slightly to Gunt, who was looking at me, and she immediately started taking out her things.
It’s huge.
It’s not just carpet.
A ring with a jewel. Splendid shoes inlaid with gold. Uncomfortable clothes made of silk. Where are you going to use the huge necklace made by connecting jewels? If I put it around my neck, it will reach my knees.
There were not one or two things I wanted to tackle, but I stayed still.
Because, although this banquet was superficially for me, in fact, at least among us, there is no one who doesn’t know that it’s because of the three women around me.
I glanced to the right.
Alina held up an incense burner decorated with powder made from the grinding of her jewels.
“It smells good. Are these scented candles popular in the Eastern Empire? It seems that the scent is a bit milder than last year’s.”
“Yes. Do you know the Luteira region of the Eastern Empire?”
“I have heard of it. I’ve heard that it’s definitely the hometown of the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Empire…”
Oh. Was it
I’m not sure. I really don’t know the situation on the Eastern Empire side. Of course, I know about the current emperor, but…
At Alina’s words, Kunt’s face brightened, as if she felt good knowing the circumstances of the East Empire.
“Yes! It has been famous for medicinal herbs and hot springs since ancient times. In particular, this scented candle is also a scented herb born through artificial crossbreeding in Luteira.”
Artificial breeding!
I didn’t expect to hear that here. However, the level of research was surprisingly high. It’s a problem because there’s no exchange of knowledge with him.
“Is there anything wrong with your body?”
Even in modern times, drugs were used as medicine in the old days.
This world is not uncommon either. At my words, Gunt jumped up and shook his head.
“Sure! The risks of such a classification have been thoroughly tested. No physical or mental addiction.”
“It’s fine. How are you?”
Alina savored the lightly burnt incense she sampled.
Dressed in neutral, men’s clothing, she doesn’t particularly care about makeup, but like she smoked, she was very interested in this type of perfume.
In fact, she has no interest in jewelry or clothes, but one of her few hobbies is collecting perfumes and scented candles.
In fact, there are many of those kinds of plants in her garden. Only she looked at the censer she was showing me as Alina spoke.
… Does the incense burner burn several candles at the same time?
Of course, my keen senses can distinguish different scents from each scented candle, but…
“I don’t know what is different…”
“Look! This fragrance feels acidity at the end of the ambient fragrance! And this incense here has a nutty fragrance! And that scent… !”
“Oh, oh. That, that’s right Because I wasn’t interested in this. It wouldn’t hurt to try it this time.”
“Good idea. Incense is a basic human manner. Personality is important as well as cleanliness.”
At Alina’s words, she nodded her head.
It’s not that we don’t have nostalgia on our side, but we decided to purchase it with pleasure.
At my words, Alina smiled brightly and started chatting with her. As I looked at her with her wry smile, she was examining her incense burner this time.
Seeing that, she turned her head this time to her left.
Amelia was looking inside her sealed box with her serious eyes. Following that, I lowered my gaze.
“Ouch! What’s this?!”
I was startled by the box full of something gross.
“Hmm? Don’t you know?”
“Well, do you know that?”
Hee-ik.
Unknowingly, I took a step back and looked again.
Is it a snake I thought it looked like a snake. Why does it have 3 heads and 6 pupils?
Is it an animal?
“It is good for the body. It is famous in the East Empire.”
“… This?”
Something, that, that? Something like eels or some kind of oriental medicine… ?
There is even a fishy smell in the box. The scented candle Alina was holding became desperate. Meanwhile, Amelia is examining her eyes.
“It is in good condition. It has been well stored for traveling long distances.”
Gunt, who followed Amelia’s words, said with a proud face.
“It’s not like we’ve done this caravan once or twice. All know-how is included.”
“Indeed. It seems that the merchants here have not yet caught up with that know-how. It is also eastern. It’s fresher and chubby to trade directly.”
… What? What is fresh and plump? It’s just gross.
“Ugh!”
Amelia opened the jar next to it.
At that moment, I blocked her nose involuntarily at the smell stinging her nose. It’s not just that it smells or smells fishy. My nose hurts. Amelia was examining the smell with her usual face.
“Oh oh! This is that… ?”
“Yes! This is kekikakokukyu that has been aged for decades!”
… … ?
What? Contrary to my reaction, Amelia’s expression changed little by little only in front of me, and she smiled happily.
What is it?
“Leo! You must buy this! It’s hard to find something that’s aged this much!”
“This is something we also found difficult this time. I too have participated in caravans for more than ten years, but kekikakokukyu that has been aged to this extent is rare!”
No…
So what is it
At my words, Amelia smiled brightly and opened her mouth.
“It’s an energy booster!”
…
Oh yeah.
As if starting from there, Amelia started opening all the boxes and pots in the vicinity.
“Oh, this! No way!”
“Yes! It’s a dark cloud toad! What a surprise! This is something that even the people of this country don’t know about… !”
“This is good for stamina too! Leo! Lion!”
“That, it is.”
I backed away a bit as I watched the pungent smell slowly spread around the area.
The maids and maids around her were also seen forcibly following Amelia with pale faces, but turned their heads.
… Hey, where is Irina?
Looking a little further away, Irina was in a place where items such as accessories and clothing were displayed, not those types of items.
“What, what are you doing?”
“Oh. Leo. I am looking at your clothes.”
“Clothes?”
“Yes. The clothes of the East Empire are not common in social circles, but sometimes I enjoy banquets with that concept. At that time, if you don’t keep up with the trend, you will tarnish your reputation.”
“Right.”
It’s a story that has nothing to do with Franz, but Irina, who often went to the capital and Boring, who had a lot of such things, knew it well.
“Hmm. No. 1.”
When Irina spoke briefly, she was a local maid and maid. And the merchants took out the clothes from the wagon and began to set them up.
Dozens of colorful clothes in the style of the Eastern Empire spread out in front of my eyes in an instant.
“Good. Buy everything next. No.2.”
“Yes yes!”
Irina took one look at the clothes, and after a short word, she immediately appeared and unfolded dozens of clothes from the next carriage.
“I buy everything. Next. Number 3.”
“Yes!”
… Repeating again
Seeing them sweat profusely while displaying, storing and moving their clothes made me feel sad.
Even if Irina is friendly, she is still an aristocrat.
The way she calls them with the tip of her chin and gently shakes her fan is nobility itself.
“For a moment.”
“Yes!”
Irina suddenly opened her mouth, and her maid and merchant stopped and her face turned pale.
It was pitiful to see Irina inspecting her complexion in a cold sweat to see if there was something she didn’t like.
Still, I don’t think I’ll have to suffer here…
“Leo. Let’s try on that outfit.”
“… What?”
“I think that would suit Leo-sama’s style.”
“Is that so? But do you want me to change here?”
“Yes. If you see what you’re wearing and you don’t like it, you should throw away all clothes that are similar in style.”
“No, just bought…”
“Prepare.”
“Yes!”
After I skipped my words, Irina gave a brief command, and the ladies-in-waiting around her started building a temporary wall in an instant.
A wall made as if it were a dressing room. If there’s one problem, it’s that there’s Irina and her maids.
Irina looked at me and said.
“Take it off.”
“…”
I closed my eyes tightly.
