133 – Phrygia and Isaac – 9
A street of light located within the kingdom.
The Street of Light is the largest of the main streets in the kingdom, and was a kind of high-class street mainly used by nobles and wealthy commoners.
“…It’s amazing that this is a kingdom from 10,000 years ago.”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
In such a city of light, Freesia and I were walking around in her disguise.
Anyway, Freesia and Isaac’s appearances were too conspicuous, so they changed their appearances using a disguise magic item.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been outside. I haven’t been out in about 30 years.”
“…Then you lived only in the palace for 30 years?”
“Is that so?”
“Isn’t it frustrating? If you’re like me, I’m afraid I won’t be able to live.”
“I use it when the maid of honor is frustrated in the palace.”
Freesia was a very tight-fisted woman. If she hits Korea, should she be called a Confucian girl?
As the head maid, she not only observes all the laws of the kingdom, but also thoroughly rejects even casual contact. A few days ago she accidentally bumped her shoulder and then she said how…
“…Let’s lightly fill our stomachs first, shall we? Are not you hungry?”
“Come to think of it, I haven’t eaten anything today.”
“Street food like that is subtly special. Would you like to try some?”
“But street stalls are not hygienic…”
“Don’t worry, it’s cleaner than you think.”
I almost forcibly grabbed Freesia’s hand and arrived at a nearby food stall, asking the owner for two meat skewers.
“Here are two meat skewers.”
Meat skewers were the most common among street foods, and meat skewers were also the most delicious.
So, I decided to make her meat skewers so that Freesia would not feel rejected as much as possible.
“Now here.”
“…Can I really eat this? Hygiene is…”
“Oh, that’s right. Are you okay? And if it’s dirty, our hands are dirtier?”
“Why are my hands dirty?”
“Would you believe me if I told you that there are hundreds of millions of creatures living in your hands alone?”
“You have a lot of abscess.”
“Isn’t it like Gura? When I was young, I thought it was Goo.”
In this world, knowledge such as germs has not been established, so it is considerably less advanced in this medical or scientific field.
Anyway, there are fraudulent treatment methods such as recovery magic, but there was no need to learn them.
“Anyway, try it.”
“…Then try just one bite.”
“Just eat it all.”
“Because I have a bit of a picky appetite…”
Freesia carefully took a bite of the meat skewer with a worried look on her face.
Yum.
“……”
“Isn’t it delicious?”
Freesia’s expression was instantly painted with surprise. He must have been surprised to find that the meat skewers, which he thought were of poor quality, were surprisingly delicious.
“Why…is it delicious?”
“I told you. Subtly, these street foods are delicacies.”
“..Why?”
How come, these street restaurants don’t have a good reputation, so they invest everything in original taste and price.
Thanks to this, a league of only street restaurants was born, and competition intensified, leaving only the best street vendors to survive.
The man who sells this meat skewer is probably one of the veterans who came back from the battlefield alive.
“Never ignore street food again.”
“…Remember.”
“No, there is no need to be so sternly in mind…”
I said it as a joke, but I was a little taken aback because it seemed like he was taking it too seriously.
“Let’s finish eating that first, then let’s go to a clothing store or something.”
“…I see.”
Yum yum.
He eats well.
The next destination we headed to was a clothing store, one of the largest and most luxurious in the kingdom.
Lord said that 99% of high-ranking nobles get their clothes tailored here.
‘I didn’t have enough clothes to wear, but it worked out.’
Isaac’s original position was that of a servant, so most of the clothes he possessed were comfy commoners’ clothes. He asked Rod to get some clothes, but that wasn’t enough.
So I decided to buy my own clothes as well as buy a freesia dress. Because I have enough money anyway.
“Welcome.”
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When Freesia and I entered, a woman who appeared to be a clerk greeted her with a bright smile.
It’s said to be the largest clothing store in the kingdom, and the clothes worn by a single clerk look more luxurious than those worn by most nobles. It must be some kind of marketing tactic.
“I want to buy a dress that fits this woman.”
“I see…But these are the first people I see. Could you please identify yourself?”
I nodded at the clerk’s words. In the first place, since it was a store mainly for high-ranking aristocrats, you had to reveal your identity to use the service.
“Take off the ring, Freesia.”
“Okay.”
Freesia and I simultaneously snatched the ring with the disguise magic on it, and in an instant, the clerk’s face contorted in astonishment.
“F…Freesia-sama…?!”
“Do you know me?”
The clerk’s astonishment must have been because of Freesia. Certainly, one of the 11 thrones, the main axis of the kingdom, suddenly appeared, and I couldn’t help but be surprised.
“I have only seen portraits…but I am very happy to see Freesia-sama in person!”
“Thank you.”
Even the clerk’s flattery, Freesia’s eyes did not change. It’s as if I’m used to it because I’ve seen this kind of sight a lot.
“Huh…But why did Lady Freesia visit our lowly shop herself…?”
“I’m here for a date.”
“…Yes?”
“He said he was here for a date.”
It was only then that the clerk turned his gaze to me standing next to Freesia and gave me a look of surprise, although not as much as the first time.
Anyway, it seemed that he was genuinely admiring Isaac’s appearance. Few people outside the palace know that I am the chamberlain.
“Nice to meet you. I am Isaac, Phrygia’s lover.”
“If it’s Isaac… It can’t be…!”
As soon as the clerk heard my name, his complexion turned blue as if he was going to faint. Even if he doesn’t know my impression, he seems to know what kind of person Isaac is.
“It is an honor to meet the people of 1…11!”
“Okay, let me guide you.”
“Ah..I see!”
At my indifferent words, the clerk quickly guided us into the store.
“Come this way. Most of the shop’s entrance is for cheap clothes, and from the second floor, high-end, expensive clothes are on display.”
The clerk guided me to the second floor even while breaking out in a cold sweat.
‘How strong is the power of the 11th throne in the kingdom?’
If the clerk, who would have dealt with so many high-ranking nobles, would be embarrassed like that… The name of the 11th seat in this kingdom seems heavier than I thought.
“Now, first of all, a dress that suits Freesia…”
The moment the clerk opened his mouth when he arrived on the second floor where gorgeous dresses were displayed.
A voice filled with anger came from somewhere.
“Are you ignoring me now?! You can’t buy the dress on the second floor!”
“These dresses can only be purchased by ladies with the status of a count or higher.”
“Are you kidding me? Don’t you know how strong our Viscount Drepold is?!”
It seemed like an argument had broken out between the clerk and the customer.
“Sorry…Sorry. I’ll go and make it quiet.”
“No.”
Freesia stopped the clerk who was guiding us from panicking and trying to act quickly.
“Let’s see.”
“Yes..?”
“Freesia, you have an unexpectedly bad personality.”
“…I just want to check it out. This is also a clothing store contracted with the royal palace. Making a fuss in such a place is tantamount to ignoring the royal authority.”
“…Can you understand that..?”
Well, there was no reason to stop Freesia, so I decided to leave it alone. She honestly seemed a little funny too.
“Get the person in charge right here!”
“Young lady, this is different from the cheap clothing stores she used to use.”
“Profit..!”
The person making a fuss was an ordinary woman with impressive brown curly hair. She is a very ordinary woman, neither particularly pretty nor ugly.
“Are you ignoring the wealth of Viscount Drapheld?! Buying this store is no big deal if my family wants it!”
“Then do that and let’s go home today.”
“…How dare you argue with me about the clerk?!”
The brown-haired young lady growled while holding the clerk by the collar. Judging by the calluses on his hands, he must have sharpened his sword.
“Clerk.”
“Yes, Miss Freesia.”
“Do you know the place called Viscount Drapheld?”
“….A small noble family located in the provinces, which has accumulated a large amount of wealth through the recent success of the guild. It seems to have come from the provinces for a harvest festival.”
“I see.”
Displeasure froze in Freesia’s eyes.
‘…May the young lady rest in peace.’
I looked at Freesia’s back as she proudly walked forward and quietly wished the brown-haired young lady peace.
“Call the person in charge right now…!”
“Stop it.”
Hearing Phrygia’s tickling voice, the brown-haired young lady and her clerk, who had been arguing with her, simultaneously turned their heads toward Phrygia.
The clerk seemed to immediately recognize Freesia’s true identity, but the brown-haired lady seemed to have no idea who Freesia was.
But her mysterious appearance came as a shock even to the brown-haired young lady. For about three seconds, the young lady stopped with her mouth open.
But after a while, the brown-haired young lady suddenly started yelling at her, frowning as if she didn’t like her interjection, Freesia.
“Who are you? Why do you arbitrarily interrupt my conversation with the clerk?”
“Because it is so noisy. This store is an exclusive clothing store contracted with the royal palace. Write if there is a fuss.”
“Ha? Noisy, am I just disciplining a rude clerk?”
“Discipline? Are you saying that a young lady of a viscount family trained a clerk at a store exclusive to the royal palace?”
“No, that is…”
At Phrygia’s sharp words, the brown-haired young lady swallowed her words.
However, she must have come up with something to refute. She forced the corners of her mouth up and said,
“Do you know who I am? You wouldn’t be able to scream like this if you heard my true identity?!”
…I thought I would refute the conversion, but in the end, I was just threatening him with my status.
I don’t understand at all what the young lady of a viscount family believes in and makes such a fuss like that. Is there a duke standing behind you?
“It’s true… Isn’t it the daughter of Viscount Drapheld?”
“I know that, but you still scream like this! You sane…”
“Then do you know who I am?”
“…Yes?”
Freesia’s cold eyes penetrated the body of the Viscount Lady. Thanks to this, the viscount’s young lady’s body stopped momentarily, and at the same time, her pupils began to shake indiscriminately.
What can I say about Phrygia’s eyes… Even though it didn’t contain any mana, there was something that put pressure on people.
Does it make you feel like a herbivore in front of a predator?
If that viscount lady hadn’t learned the sword, she would have fainted the moment she saw Phrygia’s eyes.
“Everything… Who are you…!”
The Viscountess Young lady looked at Freesia while shedding cold sweat like a waterfall.
Then she discovered that her ears were longer than normal people, and based on that, she smiled in repentance as if she thought that Phrygia was a court lady.
“Eh…You’re an elf! No, she’s an elf. Your b*tch! How dare you scream at me just because you’re a handmaid?!”
The clerks’ faces turned pale at the viscount’s lady’s stupid remark.
Freesia seemed to be contemplating what to do with her young lady screaming at her right in front of her eyes. She would have to kill but not.
“Elfra… That’s right. I am an elf.”
“Yes! Dare to be a lady-in-waiting…!”
“But it seems like an elf always thinks she’s a handmaid.”
“Ha! In this kingdom, where is an elven woman who is not a handmaiden…”
He hesitated.
In an instant, the Viscountess’s body stopped. At the same time, her complexion began to grow pale, like the clerk standing next to her.
“Looks like you noticed now.”
Freesia let out a mocking laugh at her, and the viscountess’s daughter sat down on the floor as if her legs were weak.
“Viscount Drepold…I will remember you. Certainly.”
With those words, Freesia turned her back and returned to me.
Then, as if she had never made that expression before, she returned to her usual freesia.
“Then, since the flies have been dealt with, let’s look around slowly.”
“So what?”
Seeing Freesia like that, I smiled and looked at the clerk standing still next to her, stiff.
The clerk suddenly came to his senses and smiled brightly again.
“Then, I will continue to guide you.”
“Please.”
Leaving behind the viscountess and her young daughter who seemed to be fascinated, Freesia and I bought a total of 5 clothes.
Freesia bought 1, I bought 4, of course Freesia bought a banquet dress, I bought 3 everyday clothes and 1 banquet dress.
It was a really fruitful shopping experience.