Chapter 38: Enjoying the Festival with Yona (1)

Armil, who came up to the room, laid Rachel on the bed.

Perhaps because it was the last remaining room, it was small overall.

“First, let’s get rid of the mana.”

Sitting at Rachel’s bedside, she placed her hand on Rachel’s forehead.

Closing her eyes, she felt the red mana particles. She collected them one by one.

There’s still some left, but this much will disappear on its own in a few hours.

Armil looked at Rachel, who was sleeping soundly.

Even her sleeping face, drunk on alcohol, was pretty.

“She’s a friend I like.”

Personally, Armil liked Rachel.

Based on her excellent knowledge, she had novel ideas, and she wasn’t nervous even in front of herself, an Archmage.

She was always confident when she spoke, so there was no frustration.

Usually, the people she talked to were all nervous because of the power of an Archmage. Or they were formal and beat around the bush.

Armil didn’t like that.

If you meet with a purpose, you should clearly state that purpose.

“Especially, I like that we have something in common.”

It was like that when she mentioned Yona’s illness.

She said that someone she knew died from that disease.

She said it was someone she knew, but it was all revealed in her expression.

It’s strange not to know when she’s making such a bitter face.

“Her family must have had that disease. That’s why she became an alchemist.”

The pieces fit together perfectly.

Armil also lost her parents at a young age. Because of that, she was abandoned in the cold society at a young age and acquired her current personality.

It was too hard to endure if she didn’t shake off the pain and sadness.

Armil’s favorability towards Rachel is rising in real time, even now, while she is sleeping soundly.

Before I knew it, it was 8 o’clock.

Dudududu.

“Oh, why?”

“Tower Master? You need to come back to the tower. A massive mana wave suddenly surged in the Auru Mountains.”

“Sigh. Okay. I’ll be there soon.”

Armil looked at Rachel for a moment, and left a short note as before.

Then she teleported from a nearby estate.

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The next morning.

“Ugh. Where… am I?”

I woke up with an unusually heavy body today.

Everything around me is unfamiliar.

First of all, it’s not my house….

“What happened? I was definitely drinking with Armil, though?”

It’s strange no matter how much I think about it.

I looked around. There was a small note on the desk.

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You were very drunk. Be sure to sober up when you wake up and see you next time. I had fun today.

-Armil

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“I was drunk? Really?”

No matter how much I don’t drink well, I can tell whether I’m drunk or not.

Nevertheless, the fact that I fell down without even feeling that sign means that I was knocked out in one shot.

“Did I order the wrong alcohol? Or was I drunk on the atmosphere? I don’t know.”

There was nothing I could figure out by thinking alone.

I washed up in the bathroom and sat in front of the window. As I felt the cool breeze, my headache disappeared to some extent.

Only then could I realize the situation I was in now.

“So I’m… drunk while drinking with the Tower Master and passed out. And the Tower Master brought me here?”

Oh… my. I’m screwed.

To show such a disgrace in front of an Archmage who is in the ranks of the strongest in the current world.

Considering Armil’s personality, there will be no problem, but I still feel bad.

“I hope I didn’t make any more mistakes yesterday?”

I sighed, hoping that there were no more mistakes.

When I checked the clock, it was 8:10. After sobering up with a warm stew nearby, I headed to the duchy.

The appointment time with Yona is 9 o’clock. Unfortunately, it’s an inn far from the Duke’s house, so I don’t have time.

I hurried and took a carriage to Yona’s mansion and it was just right.

“Sigh.”

When I was taking a moment to catch my breath, the door of the mansion opened and Yona, accompanied by a maid, came running.

Before I knew it, I was used to skinship such as hugging.

This time too, she hugged me.

“Good morning. Sister!”

“Good morning. Miss Yona. Did you have a good dream?”

“Yes. Did you, sister?”

“I had a good dream too.”

When I tried to put Yona down, she suddenly put her nose on my shoulder. Yona, who took a few breaths, tilted her head.

“Did you change your perfume?”

“Perfume? I don’t really use perfume?”

“That’s strange. It smells different from usual?”

I flinched for a moment.

Because I had something to be nervous about.

But I changed my clothes when I came home, and I took a shower in the morning, so how did she notice?

I laughed and looked down at her.

“Then shall we go right away?”

“I’m good.”

Yona put on the hat she received from the maid. Because she wore a bucket hat and tied her hair up in a ponytail, her white hair was no longer visible.

“Sister maid. I’ll be back!”

“Have a good trip. Baronet. Please take good care of our Miss.”

“Don’t worry.”

Even if we go alone, the escort will follow anyway. They’ll move first before I do anything.

So I left the duchy with Yona.

“Yona. Do you know that? Today is the day of the city festival.”

“Festival? What festival?”

“I don’t know either. I just happened to hear about it.”

I heard it from the coachman heading to the duchy.

He laughed, saying it was a good day to make money because it was a festival day.

When I left the duchy, a different street than usual was in front of me.

A beautiful street decorated with all kinds of flowers. There seemed to be more street vendors than usual, and there were many signs commemorating this festival in various places.

“There’s a guide book over there. Let’s go.”

Pamphlets were piled up at the entrance of the street. I held Yona’s hand tightly and picked one up.

[Hanilcho Festival]

-May, when Hanilcho blooms beautifully. Enjoy the festival while looking at the Hanilcho that blooms all over the city.

“Sister. What’s Hanilcho?”

“It’s a flower that blooms only for a week a year. I’ve never seen it in person, but it’s very pretty.”

It’s so pretty that the most used flower when proposing is Hanilcho.

Of course, because it only blooms for a week, there are many people who propose when the flowers bloom.

It was described in the book as the most beautiful flower in the world.

I’m curious.

“You can’t let go of my hand, sister. Okay?”

“Yes.”

“No. Should I just hug you?”

“Can I? You’ll be heavy.”

“Heavy. I can lift this much with one hand?”

It’s not a lie. Yona was still light.

I don’t know if it’s because she eats a lot but her metabolic rate is high, or because of her illness, but she didn’t gain weight.

On the other hand, as I practiced alchemy, I ate a lot of good things for my body, so I became stronger.

I can lift Yona enough.

I lifted her with one arm. Yona wrapped her arms around my neck.

“Let’s go.”

“If it’s heavy, tell me. I can walk well!”

“Okay. Okay.”

There were many people in the street. If I had held Yona’s hand, Yona would have been quite tired.

“Where shall we go first? Is there a place you want to go?”

Yona looks around the pamphlet.

As the whole city is holding a festival, there are basically many things to enjoy.

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1. The first is the market. The merchants here have decorated their shops with things related to spring, and there are many discounts. Especially the food is amazing!
2. The second is the play. If you go west from the center, a large-scale performance hall will appear. There and around there, various plays are performed. This time, we used a lot of budget, so Iron Halba is coming! Don’t miss him, who is starting to gain fame!
3. The third is…
4. Finally, the fourth is, of course, a promenade covered with beautiful flowers. There will be fireworks in the evening, so don’t miss it!

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Yona thought for a moment and pointed to the street vendor.

“I want to eat street food!”

“One of the charms of the festival is street food. But are you okay?”

She’s a girl who only eats high-quality dishes made by a chef every day. Street food can sometimes smell bad if it’s not done well, and there are hygiene issues, so I was worried.

But Yona says it’s okay.

“Then how about that? It’s a chicken skewer, and it’s a food that everyone likes.”

It’s hard to make chicken skewers taste bad. All you have to do is add soy sauce and sugar and cook it.

The line was also short.

“Please give me two chicken skewers.”

“Oh. You are beautiful people. I’ll give you a special discount, so it’s 4 coppers.”

I handed over the coppers. It’s definitely cheap because of the discount.

“Here, it’s hot, so eat it carefully.”

“Yes.”

The sauce of the chicken skewer is, as I thought, teriyaki sauce based on soy sauce.

“Bon appétit!”

Wagoo!

Yona carefully took a bite. She chewed with her small mouth and at the same time her eyes widened.

“It, it’s delicious!”

“Is it that good?”

“Yes!”

I took a bite and it was delicious. But it wasn’t that much. But Yona likes it, so that’s fine.

Maybe the novelty of food that she doesn’t usually eat was to her liking.

Yona ate it in a hurry.

“Shall we eat that next?”

“Yes!”

After wiping her mouth, I headed to the next street vendor.

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