Chapter 88

Chapter 88 \n\n

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We finally arrived at the town.

The gatekeeper were suspicious of us and asked for the details about how three light-dressed, underage girls could come to this place. We were not particularly shady and we also have the money necessary for our stay, though. When they looked closely, it was obvious that we were not street urchins from the very start, hence we were only told to pay attention to any bad person around and we can go through safely.

 

In any case, we need to get a room first.

We still have our last resort if all the lodgings are full, but I’m reluctant to use it from the very beginning.

For the time being, we followed the main street towards the town’s center.

Three well-dressed children (which looks like it) walked along the main road.

 

Yeah, it seems like there won’t be any guys who would pick up women here. Especially in the back alley where there’s no traffic and dangerous-….. wait! Sabine-chan was about to be kidnapped that time in our store!

That’s right, we were in a street which was not so much of a back alley but not crowded either at that time. I suppose I shouldn’t be too optimistic..

We have to stop at the end of the road so that we won’t be pulled suddenly into the back alley.

Though, if we are too close to the center, we will be trapped by the carriages. Walking on a road wasn’t easy too, huh..

 

While thinking so, we arrived near the town’s center. This castle town isn’t a royal capital and located in the outskirts. The area which is being fortified is also not that wide. Naturally, many of the people who have a profession as farmers, stock raisers, miners, and such are living outside the fortified area.

Well, supposing a besiege by the enemy, if the fortified area is much wider, the field that needs to be protected will be wide too and it will be difficult for them.

For the time being, let’s find a small, clean and safe inn.

 

And we chose one inn.

The reason for choosing the inn was simple.

When we walked in front of the inn, a certain someone cannot resist the delicious smell that had drifted from the inside, and thus, as if she was being sucked in, she went into the inn unconsciously.

……Who was that, you say?

 

It was me!\n

Shut up, will you….

 

(Aunt) 「Welcome!」

We were greeted with an energetic voice when we went in.

……yup, it was the stout aunt’s voice.

Apparently, a cat-eared girl sits at the reception counter appears in mangas and novels only. Disappointed….

It can’t be helped. Let’s prepare a little girl by myself.

(TL Note: Count me in. Let’s discuss it together if you want to.)

Colette-chan and Sabine-chan?

No no no, a little girl is until 5-6 years old only, you know!

(TL Note: OH NOW WE’RE TALKING! (σﾟ∀ﾟ)σ )

 

(Aunt) 「Sit wherever you like!」

Yeah, well, she would think that we are here for a meal, right. Because the married couple will return late today due to work, they told the three sisters to eat something outside, or something like that, huh..

……But I refuse!

(TL Note: I’ll just leave it here..)

 

(Mitsuha) 「No, we would like to stay the night…….but we will also eat, though.」

When I said so, the aunt was round-eyed.

(Aunt) 「Eh, stay the night? Only you girls alone? Your parents……?」

(Mitsuha) 「It’s only us. We’d like a triple room. Ah, I have the money, so it’s fine.」

After all, she probably won’t believe that I’m actually 18 years old so I decided to stick with 12 years old during the trip. From the start, most people in this world would think that my age is 11-12 years old.

 \nWell, if we are considered as children, we would have disadvantages. However, there are many benefits from it too.

The best one is that the other party will underestimate us.

If it’s in a dangerous world, we will be “easy to get involved”, but conversely, “in a crucial setting, there will be a chance to turn it around”.

Six minor injuries are better than three major including fatal injuries. That’s the theory.

 

The aunt had a slightly suspicious face, but she accepted it without any problems.

Well, the rent had been paid so there was no option to refuse the children to stay.

When I received the room key, we didn’t go to the room immediately but decided to eat instead. I came because I was attracted to the smell in the first place, so there was no reason to postpone it.

(Mitsuha) 「The one which has this delicious smell, please!」

(Colette) 「Me too!」

(Sabine) 「Same! (onajiku!)」

Colette-chan and Sabine-chan also followed me.

But Sabine-chan..

If you say it like that, it will be useless if you don’t continue it with “Isaka Juuzou”!

(TL Note: It’s from an old TV series called Ōedo Sōsamō which there’s a character named Isaka Juuzou and there’s a scene for it. So Sabine-chan probably imitated the dialogue.)

 

Finally, the true form of the delicious smell was a simmered boar meat dish.

The boar meat was cut into cubes instead of thin slices and added with a plenty of finely chopped ginger. In order to adjust the taste, it was simmered until the juice disappeared.

When we tried to eat it……

 

(Everyone) 「「「Delicious!」」」

It’s a little sweet and spicy. It seems that she used a little bit of sugar and expensive spices.

The bad peculiar smell from the boar meat is completely covered by the ginger, and the firmness that had remained when it was cut into cubes has a good side of “Chewiness” for the young people who has strong teeth and jaws. It turns into a delightful texture.

Yup, as expected, steak is better if it’s deer meat but simmered dish is better if it’s boar meat, right?\n\n.

Sabine-chan and Colette-chan seemed to have finally lost to their drowsiness and went straight to sleep and I also crawled into my bed.

 

 

The next morning, we had breakfast at the inn and walked out to the town.

Well, because we have to check out from the inn, I cannot suddenly use my transfer ability and make the car appear outside the inn.

When we, the three children, left the town, we were asked by the gatekeeper again, but somehow managed to pass through. And then, while we were walking, I had a somewhat unsettling feeling……

 

Yup, three suspicious men were following us.

Those guys were probably scheming something bad while seeing three well-dressed girls walked out of the town.

But that was already within the scope of my assumptions.

Probably they won’t do anything for now. They are within the gatekeeper’s sight because the town is still too close.

Then, when we finally got out from the men’s sight because of the curved road and the trees.

 

*Hyunn* (TL Note: Okay, so this is an sfx for transferring.)

 

 

The three men, who have passed the curved road, made a vacant look after noticing that there were no figures of Mitsuha and the others, who were supposed to be ahead of them.

 

 

(Mitsuha) 「Welcome to Yamano Household’s Japanese House!」

(Sabine and Colette) 「「Eeeeeeeehhhhh~~!?」」

Sabine-chan and Colette-chan gave a surprised voice to Mitsuha’s words with their eyes wide open.