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Last Night
「Thank you for your purchases」
Tornell’s family bows after we finish shopping in Tornell’s shop. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Alfried-sama, you’re going home tomorrow, right?」
And then, Tornell raised his head and asked.
Tornell and Kuina are now friends with me. Since I thought it would be wrong to leave without saying anything, I told them that I will return tomorrow.
「Un, I will return to Koryatt village tomorrow」
「When are you leaving? Might as well Kuina and I will send you off!」
Tornell broadly smiled, showing his chipped front tooth, and Kuina - who is standing behind him - also nods.
Even though our time spent together was short, I’m glad I was able to make this kind of solid friendship with them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
If I had the time, I would like for us to stay here a little longer and play in the sea together with them.
「Thank you. We’re planning to leave Eric’s mansion at noon tomorrow」
「Okay. Noon it is!」
「I will finish my work early and go there」
「Un, I’ll be waiting for you both」
After saying that, I waved at Tornell and Kuina and start to walk away.
Not only Tornell’s dad came out, but even her mother - who was working at the back - also came out and send us off.
Although I’m happy to receive this kind of treatment, I also feel slightly embarrassed.
After all of the members of Slowlett family and Sylford family wave their hands as if to answer them, it felt like I headed home cool-ly like a true noble.
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After we returned to Eric’s mansion, we each took a bath to wash off our sweat, and then we gathered in the dining room.
It is only tonight and tomorrow morning that will we be able to eat the splendid seafood dishes of the Sylford territory.
I can’t eat slowly like usual since I still have to prepare for tomorrow morning’s departure, and the adults also don’t drink any liquor. Therefore, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration even if I say that tonight is the only time we can eat without being afraid of troubling others.
Just like the first day, in front of the table are a lot of fresh sashimi, seafood salad, large grilled shellfish, and butter-grilled shrimp that are served on the table.
「Ooh, it also looks delicious tonight.....hm? Is this boiled with soy sauce?」
Though there are not a lot of them, there seems to be a dish that uses soy sauce, which we brought as a gift. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Yes, we used Kagura’s seasoning, soy sauce, that the Slowlett family gave us to make a dish. It looks like it was stewed with seasonings like soy sauce, but it’s called a soy sauce-boiled dish」
Larg explains from behind when I lean forward over to look at the dish.
「Are those flounder and amberjack?」
「Yes, it appears that you have memorized them though we brought them out a few times」
They certainly brought the dish a few times when we stay here, but as expected, it’s not because of that I remember them. It’s because I ate soy sauce-boiled dishes many times in my previous life.
「That’s because the dish itself was delicious, so I remember it quickly」
「Thank you very much. The people in the kitchen will be happy to hear that」
When I give him some appropriate lie and smile at him, Larg nodded while looking happy.
Though, not even a few days had passed since we passed the soy sauce to the Sylford’s family chef and they don’t know anything about soy sauce-boiled dish but they already know how to it now.
Furthermore, we also gave them rice and they improved so I’m certain there should also be rice for dinner.
「Al knows a lot of fish really well, aren’t you? I’m completely clueless, I have no idea which is which.....」
Eleonora-neesan - who sits beside me - curiously says while staring at the fish dishes in front of us.
「Aside from grilled fish, you also remember sashimi, right?」
「If it’s sashimi, a little.....?」
That’s a little suspicious.
「Then, what’s this red one?」
I try to point at tuna sashimi.
「That’s tuna」
「Then this?」
「Shrimp」
Hmm, it looks like she remembers things with an easy-to-understand appearance. Then, let’s try asking something a little bit hard.
「Then what is this white, faint reddish-pink, and reddish one?」
Saying that, I pointed to a sea bream and amberjack. Somehow their color is similar, but I think they are not that difficult to name.  www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……uh, hmーm」
But, Eleonora-neesan was groaning after seeing that two sashimi. It seems to be strange that she doesn’t know other sashimi that has characteristic that stands out like tuna and shrimp.
「I think one of them is amberjack」
「Heeー」
I make a half-hearted reply that can be taken as wrong or correct one after hearing Eleonora-neesan’s answer.
「What do you mean with that ‘hee’? It’s correct, right?」
「Who knows?」
It's no use even if you tried to narrow down the option by asking and disturbing me like that. Eleonora-neesan is still too naive in that part.
Eleonora-neesan scowled at me looking annoyed, but perhaps she knew that she won’t be able to get any hint from me that she finally made a decision.
Eleonora-neesan resolutely points her finger all of a sudden.
「This one is amberjack and this one is sea bream!」
「Puh, kukuku, it’s the other way around. You tried your best to remember the sea bream, but it was a shame you were wrong」
「Hey, but it was just the other way around! So I’m mostly correct!」
Maybe she was embarrassed for making a mistake, Eleonora-neesan says something unreasonable while having her face turn slightly red.
「No way, no, the flavor and appearance are completely different」
The flavor of amberjack and sea bream is different. You have to apologize to people who like amberjack and seabream. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Then Alfried, can you tell the difference between them?」
As I’m thinking of such things, Eric holds out two sashimi to me.
The sashimi on the plate is probably amberjack and kanpachi/greater amberjack. This guy, instead of bringing the red meat, he purposely brings the white meat that looks similar to me.
(This one is amberjack / buri / hamachi)
(And this one is greater amberjack / kanpachi)
「Eh? Aren’t these two the same kind of fish?」
「……they are not the same」
Even while Eleonora-neesan while staring at them in wonder, Luna-san - who sits on the other side of the table - interjects
Certainly, at a glance, they look so similar that you can mistake amberjack and greater amberjack for the same kind of fish.
However, there is a clear difference between the two, there are parts where you can distinguish the two.
「Fuhh, the right one is amberjack while the left one is greater amberjack」
「Kuhh! How did you know?」
Eric frustratingly says when I tell him the answer.
「Amberjack is reddish and it has whitish skin」
Compared to greater amberjack, amberjack is reddish, and the red is deeper. What’s more, compared to greater amberjack, amberjack is small but wide so the moment they were cut in the same manner, amberjack will have a larger slice. In addition, greater amberjack’s skin is silverish.
As long as you know the difference, it’s simple to distinguish them.
「……I’ve been thinking about it since we had the magic training, but despite spacing out a lot, Al-kun properly looks at things around him, huh」
「Elna-sama also said it, about daily observation or something……」
Although Luna-san is praising me, I can’t feel happy about it since she phrases it like that. At least, I wish you didn’t include the ‘despite spacing out a lot’ part.
As we are talking about things like menus, fish, and our training Egar-san raises his voice, I guess everyone was now ready to have their dinner. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Now then, today is the last day everyone from the Slowlett house will be staying here. At first, there are rumors that both of our families are not on good terms due to the incident at the party, but I think it’s a good thing since we were able to deepen our relationship with each other as a result, and so taking this opportunity, I’d like for us to continue to get along with each other from the Slowlett house from hereon」
「Yes, we would also like to continue our relationship. And since we are far from the royal capital, we can also share about all sorts of difficulties we face」
「Of course! The nobles in the royal capital don’t know anything about the difficulties of being the lord in the frontier. They are mostly――」
「……dear」
Egar-san nodded deeply and was about to continue talking - perhaps he has something in his mind -, but Natasha-san stopped him from talking any further since the conversation was going to deviate from the topic to a great extent. What a nice judgment from her.
「Even with that rumor of us being on bad terms will be able to be dispelled if we just interact normally like this. Please, by all means, come to the Slowlett territory in the fall. At that time, we will definitely welcome you」
「Ah yes, there is the Harvest Festival in the fall. Certainly, please allow us to visit」
After Egar-san readily said his thanks, Natasha-san and Luna-san then also follows suit and said their gratitude.
However, I feel like Nord-tousan was glancing at me when the ‘interacting normally’ part was said, was that my imagination, I wonder?
「Today will not be the last day we will meet, but I think there will not be many you will be able to eat fresh seafood dishes. So tonight, please eat, drink, and have your fill of these dishes to your heart’s content」
After Egar-san concludes his speech like that, the adults are starting to hold their glasses, so I also read the air and hold my glasses that have fruit water inside.
「Well then, let us have a toast for a friendship between both of our families」
「「Cheers!」」
And thus, we all spent our last night eating fresh seafood dishes, having Reversi after the meal, and chatting with each other. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Author note :
I think they will arrive in Koryatt village in two chapters. It is the last night.