#3 Harvest Festival (2)
Autumn was the most beautiful time of the four seasons for Yubin.
And it was the only beautiful time.
It is the most remote territory among the small countries in the eastern corner, and the only thing that boasts is the flat terrain and mild climate, so most of the villagers are engaged in agriculture.
Since that was Wibin, there is nothing to be proud of other than the gold that the wheat field exudes.
The world was in the middle of a cataclysm where steam engines and pure sorcery collided, but when you are here, it feels like something from a very distant world.
It will take a little longer for the changing times to affect this place.
It was good.
Elric looked out the window at a field in the middle of the wheat harvest.
Even in the cool weather, sweat was forming on the farmers’ cheeks.
It just seems really hard to work with your back bent.
However, what is not so sad is that
“A good year must be a good year.”
It was because I could see the joy blooming on their faces.
“Yes, the harvest this year is particularly high. This will be the second time in 10 years, the first time you see the young boy.”
I nodded at Aldio’s words.
Certainly, in Elric’s memory, there was no Wi-Bin so densely filled with wheat.
beautiful.
The scenery of the wheat field glowing red and brilliant as the sunset slowly set in was on a completely different line from the desolate battlefield.
As his mind became calm, Elric’s expression also softened.
It was like that.
“hmm?”
Elric found Tyria at the entrance of the mansion.
As if she had found Elric, she also directed her gaze directly toward the window, then briefly bowed her head.
Elric smiled and waved.
Seeing her reminded me of something.
‘The harvest is coming soon.’
This was the second time he had participated in a festive festival since childhood.
Once, at an imperial banquet attended by Elbus Graham.
Recalling that day made her breathless for no reason, and Elric, feeling nervous, shook his head.
‘… No, it’s absurd to compare Yubin’s festival with the imperial nobles’ banquet.’
Isn’t it the place of the festival where I used to play every time in the first place?
There was no way that this festival would be like a battleground for nobles wielding swords of language.
It would be enough just to help Tyria finish her speech well.
“Aldio.”
“yes.”
“wealth… How is his speech being prepared?”
“You write your own speeches. Just like the head of the family did.”
“Well, since he knows noble etiquette, he must also have good writing skills.”
“Actually last year’s speech was pretty good. It played a big role in controlling public sentiment in the midst of confusion due to the death of the head of household.”
“Ah, that reminds me of the timing.”
It makes me curious about the text of the speech.
Will you answer me if I ask? I should have answered, but I’m embarrassed to ask again.
‘It’s done. What kind of things should I ask every detail?’
Elric brushed off his thoughts.
“Let’s have dinner soon. Just like that, he came after work.”
“yes.”
Out the window and into the dining room, Elric went down for dinner with Gri Tiria.
The two are now having dinner together.
*
The next morning, a few days after that, at a meal, Tyria spoke.
“By any chance, could you go out with me today?”
“Kek!”
At the sudden words, Elric committed an uncivilized act of spouting out the water he was drinking.
Feeling sorry for the moment, the emperor wiped the area around his mouth and looked at Tyria.
She doesn’t seem too concerned… .
“Work, work.”
… For some reason, he responded with a hurried excuse.
“The villagers are decorating the plaza for the Harvest Festival. It’s something I’ve always done, so I don’t think there’s much to do, but since I need to do a safety inspection, I asked how it would be if we did it together. Now you have to learn… .”
As she said, Tyria’s gaze instantly turned to Elric’s leg.
“… If it’s not possible, I’ll go alone.”
“no. go with me.”
It is also ridiculous to refuse to do something that has been recommended in the first place.
I heard examples and it looked ugly, but honestly, it wasn’t that hard.
Wouldn’t it be nice to sit with her and watch her work?
As long as you are standing, you can do it with the strength of one leg.
“Are you all right?”
“There is nothing that can’t be done.”
At that moment, Tyria’s eyebrows widened slightly.
It was a very subtle difference, and it was the result of observing her with superhuman eyes that Elric noticed him.
It seems to be satisfied.
“Fortunately, the. Among the things you have to do as head of household, there are some things that are difficult to learn outside of this period.”
That was the reason.
Elric replied with a big smile.
“Well, thank you for being considerate.”
You’ll do it again next year anyway… I didn’t want to break the supernatural power with such a sound, so I was evasive.
“Then we’ll leave around lunchtime.”
“Aren’t you going right away?”
“… We need to be prepared.”
“oh.”
Come to think of it, a woman needs much more time than a man to prepare for going out.
Elric reproached himself and nodded.
“Okay. Then call me as soon as you are ready.”
“yes.”
Tyria answered and got up from her seat.
There was little food left.
‘Have you no appetite?’
It was something that Elric did not know that she forgot to eat and went to prepare in anticipation.
*
Elric was very far away from the concept of dressing up.
He was a man who believed that the role of clothes was to cover important body parts and relieve the cold of war on a winter day, and that is why his fashion sense reached a desperate level.
Disaster was foreseeable.
“Bocchan, what the hell is that like?”
“hmm? I’ve been dressing up since I’m leaving the manor for an official business.”
“It seems that the concept of ‘dressing up’ has changed without my knowledge.”
Aldio’s sigh was natural.
Elric’s appearance was so much that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Some mid-autumn, a sleeveless shirt, a tie and a brown vest over it, and only the hem of the pants fluttered like fluttering, and the white shoes stood out like they were going to kill someone.
It’s such a terrible look that it’s questionable from where the hell he got that kind of clothes, but since he’s the only one who doesn’t know that and has a proud face, isn’t it pulling all the back bones?
Aldio pressed his brow tightly and said.
“… It would be good to change.”
“hmm? Not much? Wandering around my world, I heard that this kind of attire reveals manliness.”
“What kind of guy is that?”
mercenary.
Elric swallowed the words.
It was a costume that was borrowed from a story told by a mercenary who was very clear about an enemy woman who was fighting in the west.
As a 15-year-old, I remember clearly, he was actually a pretty good-looking guy.
A man like that wouldn’t have said anything about the Huturu outfit.
‘Of course, that fashion sense couldn’t save my life.’
Did he get his throat cut off and die?
It was a moment Elric was reminiscent of.
“Go ahead and change. This kind of madam… .”
“May I come in?”
Tyria’s voice echoed outside the door.
Aldio felt a chill run down his spine.
It was before I even stopped him.
“Oh, come in.”
“yes.”
kiik-
The door is open.
Aldio closed his eyes tightly, and Elric grinned.
“He came… .”
Elric, who was about to say hello, fell silent.
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His eyes blankly followed her.
The clothes that weren’t too thick, as if they valued convenience, gave Elric a thrilling unfamiliarity.
A white dress that runs straight from the neck to the top of the ankle and a dark blue shawl wrapped around the shoulder draws a graceful line. What stood out even more was the nape of the neck and thin ankles that were revealed by tying up the hair.
With an elegant impression and a small head, the proportion between the clothes and the body was admirable, and the drooping eyes and long eyelashes made the mysterious and unrealistic atmosphere even more intense.
“Ugh… .”
As she was about to say something, Elric felt her eyes turn to her dress.
He bowed his head.
At that moment, Elric felt a chill in his head.
‘Why am I wearing this?’
It felt like waking up from a nightmare.
The thought of walking next to her in this outfit gave me goosebumps.
When you have a target for comparison, then you come to your senses.
Elric raised his head and had to see.
“… .”
Tyria’s pupils trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
It was definitely the first time she had ever shown her emotions so intensely.
Tyria’s mouth opened.
“If you didn’t want to go out… .”
“no. I wore it for a while to tease Aldio. I’ll change soon. Sorry for being late.”
The lies came out like a liquidation runoff.
Aldio’s face was dyed in doubt for a moment, but soon changed to a smile.
“It was fun.”
“I’m glad you did.”
Elric thanked Rdio with a wink.
In the meantime, I just wish.
I hope she didn’t despise seeing this.