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chapter: 206

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On the night of the encampment

 

「Are you staying in town today?」

 

I asked Camillo. It seems difficult to get back to town by the end of the day.

It was long past noon when we passed through the barrier, so it seemed certain that the sun would be setting by then.

Nevertheless, it is also a difficult timing to enter the town. Even though they have not arrived yet, it is the closest kingdom town to the barrier. If there are pursuers, you can be sure they will come looking for you.

 

If we were in town leisurely at that time, we might caught and all the efforts they have made to avoid detection up to this point would be lost.

 

「No, I'll stay in the field as willingly as possible. Sorry ladies, but we need to keep our distance from the barrier.」

 

 

Camillo replied. We chose to keep the distance from our pursuers, who may be there now and make it harder for them to find you.

 

「Okay.」

 

I nodded to Camillo and looked at Helen and Ms. Katerina. They both nodded.

I was surprised that Katerina, aside from Helen was also fine but come to think of it she had come all the way here alone.

Maybe she had the same job as Helen before she went to work for Marius' family. Well, you must not explore a woman's past. I decided not to touch it any further, as long as they were both satisfied. As Camillo said the plan was, we would pass through towns along the way.

 

I've only visited once, but it's always possible to find someone who remembers your face from business and the only option other than going through the motions might have been difficult to begin with. When we were well past the town and the sun was about to turn the roads and plains the same orange colour, we stopped the wagons and began to prepare for encampment. While I prepare the pot, I ask the other four to gather firewood.

I'm supposed to be the one who cooks the food naturally, since Katerina is here this time, why don't I leave it to her?

With that in mind, I looked at Katerina and she quickly looked away as I prepared.

 

Well, even servants have their own specialties. Considering the fact that she followed the expedition, also what happened this time she might not be a culinary expert.

Even if I were to say, I would cook a meal, in the current situation all I end up with is something like a batch of ingredients that can be preserved and stewed together.

Still, the production cheats apply so, it should be better than what those travellers make at random .......

The sun has completely set and we all gather around the only source of light, a bonfire and a pot over it.

Helen and Katerina are sitting next to me, so I serve each of them the contents of the pot.

It is a soup of dried meat, dried vegetables and beans but with Camillo's support, it is also peppery so it is a little more luxurious.

 

「Here」

 

「Thanks.」

 

「And you, too, Katerina.」

  「Thank you.」

 

Helen and Ms. Katerina accept the bowl and bring the contents to their mouths.

 

「Eizo's is really good. 」

 

「I've never had it before but if it tastes this good in the field, it's a big deal.」

 

「I guess. I've been to a lot of places but nothing like this.」

 

Two people commented on it with sincerity. I am glad to be happy, but I am embarrassed.

 

「I just stewed it up.」

 

「I say this because that's how I feel this flavour. Eizo-sama is kind of unfair.」

 

「 I've been thinking about it for a long time.

 

 

When I tried to cover up my embarrassment, Katerina and Helen snapped back at me. Camillo and Mr. Franz watch it with a grin.

 

Aside from Katerina, Camillo and Franz inwardly disapproved. Since, Helen seemed to be getting back into shape perhaps with the realization that she was back inside the kingdom.

 

We decided to have the women sleep during the night and stand guard with three men. First was Franz, then me, then Camillo.

 

Franz wakes me up when I am sleeping.

 

「Excuse me.」

 

「No, no, don't worry about it. We rotate.」

 

I got up and take a look around with weapon in hand, just in case. When we were in the imperial territory, there were a few people going along the streets by torchlight even at night but there is none now, perhaps because we have entered the kingdom's territory.

 

Once you get away from all that revolutionary frenzy, it's a little hard to get your head around the fact that it looks exactly the same as it always has.

 

There was no room for me to intervene at all, so there was no point in worrying about it but the thought what I could have done was hard to shake.

 

I look up at the sky. The impatient moon goddess blesses us and twinkling stars gently watched over us.

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