I conveyed to Aileen tomorrow that I wanted to meet a Diepser.
“But it’s good that the place you were sent to was a nice place. Aren’t Diepsers not as bad as they look?”
Aileen’s friend shrugged her shoulders with a disgusted expression. Aileen also frowned and smiled.
“I wonder about that… Well, this town is a nice place. It’s too hot for what’s supposed to be spring. The wind blowing from this sea is said to have been brought by Aello in the past, though I don’t know if it’s true.”
Come to think of it, I heard about it from Elana before. The story of the three sisters who were their ancestors. I think Aello was the ancestor of the Flower Harpy.
“They say the wind has been blowing because they are still here, inheriting Aello’s blood. Hehe, it’s a romantic story, isn’t it?”
Aileen said that and smiled charmingly. They say that the magic power of the Flower Harpy, or rather Aello’s blood, is what brings in the warm spring breeze. Speaking of spring, it’s when life sprouts, but this town’s liveliness is more like summer.
For the time being, I had heard what I needed to hear, so I said goodbye and left. On the way, I stopped by a stall and bought lunch. It was for my companions waiting at the hotel. I wonder if everyone else is doing well. Karubene seems fine, but I worry about Philiana and Piyo. Are they lost, got into trouble with someone, or are they confused by cultural differences?
When I returned to the hotel, Sharin and Pauline were in the room. Pauline was quietly sewing. Sharin seemed restless.
“Arisugawa, you’re back. Did you find out anything useful?”
“Yeah, well, rather than that, let’s have lunch. Elana is here too, right?”
Sharin looked at the food I laid out on the table with a curious expression. When I went to check the other rooms, Lauren, Nina, and Elana were there.
“Nina and Lauren, you stayed behind too.”
“Of course, how can you wander around in a place like this that you don’t know?”
Nina seemed very wary. She seemed unable to get used to this environment where many races live. Lauren simply doesn’t like being active during the day.
“I, I get so restless when there are too many people.”
“Then why don’t you go with Veronica in the evening? You have the freedom to walk around, so you’ll be missing out if you don’t enjoy it.”
Lauren looked surprised, “With Veronica-san?” Indeed, I had never seen them talk before.
After looking around at everyone, I returned to my room and decided to have lunch. I had bought chicken rolls and sandwiches. The chicken roll was seasoned chicken wrapped with vegetables. It resembled the tortillas sold at convenience stores. Juices seemed to be mainly sold in bottles.
The taste was, as expected, delicious. It was a familiar taste. Sharin tentatively reached for a sandwich.
“Mmm, it’s pretty good. Actually, it’s delicious. The vegetables are beautiful and fresh! The meat is tender too.”
Unlike the dried meat and simply grilled food I had eaten until now, the processed and thinly sliced ham probably had a good texture. The vegetables weren’t withered from being eaten by bugs. They chose only the clean parts. I kind of regretted that I had just bought whatever was convenient before, thinking it was good enough.
