Special Chapter. Daily life after that (4)
The northern regions are not all snow-covered land masses.
Even here, there are differences in climate, and there are often places that do not look much different from other cities without snow.
In this northern region, there is a village called Frya, which is called the starting point of the snowfield, and from there to the end of the land, everything is covered with snow.
In other words, it also means that you can enjoy the snowy night in earnest from the moment you arrive in this village.
“Wow… ! Ludwig, look at that!”
As soon as she got off the carriage, Emilia exclaimed as she saw the white road stretching straight to the center of the village.
Then, meeting the snow, he jumped like an excited puppy, spread his arms wide, and turned around.
Even as Ludwig, she was happy, so I was proud, but the problem was that I was worried that it would fall over in the snow.
“Emilia, you get hurt, so walk carefully.”
“Do you think I will fall to this level? Whooping!”
Despite Ludwig’s worried advice, Emilia strode down the street with more excitement unlike her.
Enough to the extent that anyone who sees it thinks it is a person who has seen snow for the first time in their life.
“Are you that excited?”
“Isn’t Ludwig excited? I love seeing so many eyes, so I don’t know what to do.”
“Of course God is me. It’s just that seeing Emilia’s excitement rather than looking into her eyes makes me excited as well.”
Ludwig also liked snow. It’s just that the reaction was not as dramatic as Emilia’s.
In response, Emilia grabbed his hand tightly and started running like a darting across the snow field.
“Poohyong, it’s amazing. Snow piled up like this.”
Footprints that make a loud sound every time you take a step.
Even though the villagers probably did snow removal work from time to time, the fact that it had piled up this much was also an example of the brutal snowfall in the area.
“It’s good that you brought these shoes, though.”
“Iknow, right. Thanks to the advice my father gave me.”
The shoes the two originally wore were now in the luggage bag, and now they were wearing shoes with a long neck.
Although there are some differences from the boots Ludwig remembered, they were not too bad for walking in the snow.
At first, I didn’t even know that such an item existed, so I didn’t even think about taking it, but I was able to bring it thanks to his father, Carol’s unwillingness.
I would have had a lot of trouble without this.
“Shall we start with a lodging first? Or from the meal?”
“Ludwig does what is convenient for him. Because I’m fine with both.”
“Then let’s find a place to stay and unpack.”
The papers in Ludwig’s hand had the names of popular restaurants and lodgings in each town written on them.
If you were to ask where you got this valuable information from, you could answer that there was only one person around the two of you who could walk everywhere.
“I have been helped by many people. I never thought Master would tell me something like this… … .”
“It’s thanks to Emilia’s letter. If you have this, you won’t have to worry about getting lost anywhere.”
Since most of the people around them are nobles, it is difficult to know such trivial information.
Truly, thanks to his wanderlust, it was a gift that only a swordsman who had traveled throughout the country and had never been to before could give it.
How thrilled I was when I received this along with the letter. Ludwig still cannot forget that day.
“Excuse me. Do you know where there is an inn called ‘Where the Wind Stops’ near here?”
After looking around, Ludwig eventually grabbed a passer-by and asked for the location of the inn.
Fortunately, as if it were a famous place in the area, the bearded man immediately nodded and pointed to the left at the fork in the road.
“If you are talking about that inn, you can go all the way over there. You will see it right away.”
“Ah, thank you.”
“What is gratitude? Are you a tourist by the way? What’s going on with Fruya?”
Maybe it was because they wore simple clothes as much as possible, but the other person didn’t seem to know that the two were aristocrats.
It was a welcome thing for Ludwig, so he sighed in relief and nodded.
“I stopped by with my wife because the snowy scenery in the northern region was so beautiful.”
“Welcome. Even though the land is like this, there is not much to eat, but there are quite a few things to see.”
“Looking at the village, it was like that. Thanks anyway.”
“Well, I hope you have a good time.”
The man who greeted the two of them by waving his hand happily went on his way again.
“Somehow it feels strange.”
“What do you mean? Emilia.”
“We were in an ambiguous position to talk carelessly to people on the street. That’s why it feels strange to talk to passers-by without worrying about their identity.”
Ludwig, who sympathized with Emilia’s words, shook his head slightly.
Although two people talking on the street doesn’t necessarily cause a commotion, the sudden appearance of someone of high status in such a small town can be frightening to some.
That is why, before coming to this trip, I deliberately wore simple clothes with as few patterns as possible.
Because I wanted to play as a normal tourist as much as possible and go back.
“Would you like to go around like this more often?”
“Huh, Ludwig is also true. Then, if you get caught, it will cause more trouble, right?”
“How are you? They will think of it as part of their hobby.”
They are just a young couple with a slightly different way of playing than others.
In the middle of walking through the snow while having a conversation like that, the two of them were able to arrive at their destination, an inn, before they knew it.
As the passerby said earlier, the size of the inn was quite large, and the decorations and appearance were very neat compared to other places, so it stood out.
“Do you have a good seat?”
“Iknow, right. I think I know why it is so successful.”
The surroundings are quite open, and there were quite a few people walking around.
It has a great geographical advantage, and it also has a difference from other inns, so it has no choice but to become a gated city.
As the two went inside, exchanging casual opinions about the reason for the inn’s success, they were greeted by the jingling of a bell followed by the voice of a middle-aged woman.
“welcome! Are you a tourist?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Oh, you look quite young. Are you a couple?”
“hahahaha, it’s been about two years now.”
When he responded awkwardly, the woman who seemed to be the innkeeper let out a small exclamation.
“As long as it’s good… Oh, this is not it. So, what about the room? Right now, one large room and three small rooms are empty.”
“Mmm.”
Ludwig thought for a moment.
Since we are a married couple, there is no problem with sharing the same room, but if that happens, Emilia will have no space for her private use.
If you want to sleep in the same bed, you just have to come to the other room.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to have two smaller rooms?
‘Let’s make a small room.’
The desire to sleep in the same bed with my wife is like a chimney, but I need to know how to endure it.
In the end, Ludwig made up his mind and was about to request two small rooms.
“A big room, please.”
“Emilia?”
Emilia, who had suddenly intervened, decided that the room would be one large room.
Ludwig was taken aback by this and called her in a small voice, but she only blinked her eyes and made no reply.
“Yeah, then eating in one big room… … ?”
“Can’t you pay separately?”
“Breakfast is cheaper if you pay with the room rate. You just have to pay for dinner separately.”
“Ah, then I will.”
It was good to save a little money anyway, since I’d have to eat breakfast and walk around or whatever.
Of course, it wouldn’t happen that the two of them would run out of money, but there was no reason to go on a spree.
“The room key is here, and when you leave in the morning, take this plaque out and put it on the table, and it will serve you a meal.”
“Thank you, then.”
“Yeah, tell me later if you need anything.”
The innkeeper, laughing cheerfully, takes a tray of beer and heads somewhere.
Emilia led the still dazed Ludwig to the third floor, where the assigned room was.
click.
Upon opening the door and entering the room, a fairly neat interior caught the eyes of the two.
What I liked most of all was that the bed was quite large.
To the point where it felt burdensome to place it in a village inn like this.
“Ludwig, look at this. Is the bed too big?”
“That’s right. Of course, it won’t compare to the bed in the main house, but this is enough for the two of us to sleep.”
After lying in bed together for a while, the two decided to unpack their belongings first.
As each of them took out one or two of the items that needed to be taken out of the luggage they brought, Ludwig asked without turning his head.
“By the way, Emilia, why did you ask for a bigger room?”
“Oh, sorry. Did Ludwig prefer to write alone?”
“No, it is not, but… Even if the two of us use different rooms, I thought it would be okay if we met in one room later.”
He wanted to share the same room with her.
However, as mentioned earlier, I thought she would need a separate living space, so I deliberately tried to set it up as a small room.
At Ludwig’s question, Emilia wanted to think for a while, then slowly approached him with a subtle smile.
Then,
Swoop.
As she was making the bed, she covered the back of his hand with her own hand, then, with her pods still on, put it in his ear in a coy tone and spoke.
“Yeah, the bed might be too small for two people to do something in a small room.”
“… … .”
What are you doing?
Ludwig quickly put to rest the doubts that were about to pop up in his head, then turned his head and kissed Emilia’s lips.
Maybe it was because we had been in a cold place a while ago, but each other’s lips felt cold and somehow hot.
“Isn’t it cold? Ludwig.”
“This much… It will get warm soon anyway.”
“Whoops, that’s a quote.”
I’ll be walking around the area in earnest from tomorrow, so it’s fine for a day or so.
The two of them finished rationalizing inwardly and gradually began to seep into each other.