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I, Cleria, Elna and Willie went to the inn first in order to get a place to leave our luggage safely.
What should we do if the inns full?
I should have asked for one other place earlier just to be sure.
Master recomnded the high-class inn, Natures Bounty, right? There should still be so rooms available then, Willie assured us.
Is that so? But its a high-class inn, right?
It is. However, unless several nobles and their retinue ca for a visit here, that inn would likely still have so open rooms. In fact, the inn should be mostly devoid of custors at this point in ti.
I see. Well, them lacking custors sounds better for us anyway compared to them being fully booked.
The Natures Bounty Inn was located quite near to the downtown area. We entered straight away once we reached the place.
Welco!
A young girl who seems to have just hit puberty greeted our group with gusto the mont we stepped inside the building. Judging from her appearance, I guessed her age to be about fourteen or so. And she was quite cute too.
We want to stay at this inn. Are there still rooms available? Its for three people. One room each, if possible.
Alan, its fine for and Elna to stay in the sa room.
I would also feel more at ease if I am by Ria-samas side, Elna agreed.
Is that so? Okay, I got it. One single room and one double room, please. Are there any available?
Yes, of course, there are. A single room is 500 Guineas per day and a double room is 950 Guineas.
Were planning on staying long-term, so is it possible to have a discount?
Yes, of course. Theres a 20% discount if you pay for two weeks in advance. 30% if you pay for a full month. But there are no refunds okay.
Well, its not like we have any concrete plans yet. Lets just pay for two weeks then.
Well stay for two weeks.
I need to pay 14,000 Guineas. A high-class inn really is quite expensive huh. Well need to find a stable source of inco soon, or our funds will dry up quickly.
The young inn employee looked like she was thinking hard. I bet shes calculating the total cost. Guess she isnt that good with numbers.
At that mont, a woman who seed to be the proprietress of the inn appeared from within the building. She and the young girl looked sowhat alike.
Just what is this girl doing; making our custors wait like this. Im very sorry, dear guests. That will be 14,000 Guineas please.
Oh, its fine. Here you go.
I promptly paid for our rent. It looks like this young girl is the daughter of the proprietress.
We will be providing you als for breakfast and dinner. Breakfast will be from six to ten in the morning while lunch is from six to ten in the evening. You can use our bath whenever you please.
Wow! Being able to freely use the baths anyti you want sure sounds nice. We didnt have any other inquiries, so we asked them to show us the rooms.
Im sorry for the wait, dear custors. Ill guide you to your rooms now.
We left Willie in the lobby as the young girl guided us to the rooms we booked. The two rooms we were guided to were right next to each other. The rooms were relatively spacious and clean. As expected of a high-class inn. I left my luggage inside my room and locked it. It seems it was alright to bring the keys with us whenever we went out for business.
Cleria and Elna ca back down to the lobby right after , and the three of us boarded the carriage again and left the inn.
Shall we have lunch first? Willie, do you know of any restaurants that serve delicious food around here? Well treat you to lunch as well.
Eh, is it fine for to accompany you? Um, then, Tallys Restaurant is nice, I think. Its right over there. The food there isnt that expensive but tastes great. The servings are quite large as well.
The servings being large would be perfect for Cleria. It seems the girls didnt have a problem with going as well, so we decided to dine in Tallys Restaurant. This will be my first ti to experience dining out in this world, so Im quite excited.
We entered the establishnt and were imdiately guided to open seats by one of the restaurants employees.
We have both at and fish set als available. If you want to order dishes individually, theres a nu posted on that wall to the side. the restaurant employee introduced.
There were a number of wooden tags hung up on one of the walls with the nas and prices of the dishes written on them.
So theres fish available! Then Ill have the fish set al please.
Ill have the at set. Please give a large serving.
I shall also have a at set al. Please give a large serving as well.
Ill have the fish set al too.
The dishes we ordered were served after a few minutes of waiting.
The fish set was comprised of several large fillets of grilled fish at. They kind of resemble Earth-bred salmon. And what surprised the most was that the als were served with rice.
Whoah! This is-!
Do you like **, Alan-san? Willie asked.
I wasnt familiar with the word he used to call them, but this stuff is definitely rice.
I like this stuff more than bread, honestly. I havent managed to see it being served since I ca to this country, so I thought it wasnt available here.
Rice has only started to beco popular these past few years after all. The hotown of the owner of this restaurant had rice as their staple food, so he used it instead of bread when he opened his store here.
So the al was comprised of grilled fish fillets with ample servings of piping hot rice. Theres also so salad as a side dish. They looked quite delicious.
Cleria and Willys at set als also looked delicious, with plenty of food on their plates. The at set was comprised of at and vegetable stir fry served with rice. They looked tasty as well, but the amount looked a bit too much for to handle.
Ria-sama, are you alright with ordering that much food?
It seems it was Elnas first ti to see Clerias monstrous appetite.
Its fine. I can finish this amount of food by myself.
Cleria looked quite smug for so reason. Well, this amount of food did look to be easy pickings for her though.
Its been quite so ti since Ive had fish. The at was fatty, with plenty of umami. In other words, absolutely delicious. Cleria and the others also seed quite satisfied with the food. Oh, and the prices for both regular and large servings were similar, at two large copper coins. The food was great, so I guess well be coming again as this stores regulars.
We headed towards Tarus-sans general store after the al. It was a short five-minute walk away from the restaurant.
Youre Alan-san, right? Welco to the store. I have heard about you all from the owner.
It looks like the store clerk was already briefed about our visit, so he led us to the seasoning section right away.
Just like Tarus-san said, the shelves were lined up with a large selection of various seasonings and spices. I started taste-testing every single one while listening to the shop clerks explanations on the side. I kept on swiping the stuff I took a liking to from the shelves and stuffed them inside the shopping basket.
Oooh! This is-!?
I managed to find sothing similar to Earths soy sauce! The saltiness level was a little on the thin side, but it wasnt a big deal at all.
Are you familiar with this product? This is a rare condint imported from a country in the far east.
Theres sothing similar being produced in my country as well. Is it possible for to purchase a whole cask of this stuff?
Of course. But it will cost you one large silver coin though. Are you fine with that?
Thats fine. Its worth the price.
One large silver for a small cask of soy sauce did seem a bit on the pricey side, but this will allow to cook a greater variety of dishes. I tried to ask if there was miso available as well since there was soy sauce, but it seems they didnt have it.
In the end, I spent a total of 2,510 Guineas, but it was certainly money well spent.
They offered to deliver all the groceries I bought to the inn and I agreed.
Well then, thats all for my business. Do you want to buy sothing as well, Ria?
I do not have anything in particular in mind. How about you, Elna?
I dont have one either.
So, shall we take a stroll for a bit then? Lets check out other shops. Maybe well find so things to your liking, like street food.
Oh, that sounds good! Ive always wanted to try eating street food!
It kinda felt bad to have Willy accompany us in loitering around, so we had him go back to the general store instead.
Afterward, we wandered about downtown, visiting several shops as we went along. Whenever we encountered so food stalls that served so delicious-looking food, we went over to them to try their dishes. There were things like grilled chicken(?) skewers and sandwiches. The taste was alright, but there was nothing that particularly stood out. The prices of the stuff sold at food stalls ranged from five to ten coppers.
It was a bit of a let-down for and Cleria, but thats just how it is. We circled the whole downtown district once and went back to the inn afterward.
Looks like the street foods were a bust huh, Ria?
Indeed I do hope the inns dishes prove more worthy of expectation.
We went back to our respective rooms to rest up a bit until dinnerti. When the three of us went down to the dining area, we found only one other group of custors present along with people who seed to be the inns employees. It looks like this inn didnt usually have a lot of custors booking it, just like Willy said.
Tonights dinner is a choice between fish and at dishes. You can also freely order seconds if you wish.
A female inn employee explained away and inford us that we could order as many helpings as we wanted. Cleria certainly brightened up after hearing that. I ate so fish for todays lunch, so Ill have at now instead.
Ill have at please.
Please serve fish then. Do make it a large serving.
Ill be having at as well.
It looks like Clerias really taken a shine to ordering large servings of dishes. We can get seconds anyway, so she really didnt have to order it that way, but I guess Ill just let her do as she likes.
Well, its been so long since I drank so, so lets order so liquor as well.
What types of liquor do you offer here?
We have ale, as well as red and white wines available. And youll be paying for the drinks separately since the booking fees do not cover alcohol.
Ive only drunk wine ever since landing on this planet, so Ill give the stuff they call ale a try then.
Ill have ale then. Do you want so, ladies?
Ill have so white wine.
Please serve white wine as well.
The dishes and alcohol were served right away. The female inn staff was standing by to the side, near our table.
This ale seems to resemble Earths beer sowhat. The dishes were a far cry from the street foods we ate earlier and were quite delicious. As expected of a high-class inn.
It seems we had to pay for the alcohol straight away though. The ale and white wines went for ten guineas per serving.
Mm! This ales actually chilled. Its good!
The flavor of ale lost to Earths beer by a bit, but being chilled more than made up for the difference in taste.
We have recently acquired a magic refrigerator, so were putting it to good use. the female inn employee declared.
I see. Isnt that magic tool expensive?
Yes, quite. This is just between you and , but I heard it costs more than thirty gold coins.
Thirty thousand Guineas huh? It wasnt that outrageously expensive, but regular folks wont be able to afford it.
It certainly is expensive. But it really brings the best out of the alcohol, so Im sure youll be getting your moneys worth in no ti.
I sure hope so, sir
The at dish was a large slice of steak. It had plenty of that herb resembling garlic smothered on top of it and was quite tasty. This was probably Big Boar at. There were also so toasted bread slices offered on the side.
Mm, delish! The at is grilled to perfection, and the flavoring is superb as well.
Alan, this fish dish is also quite good.
The fish Cleria was having resembled trout. There were three fishes on her plate and were salt-grilled. The fishes were quite large in size as well. So a large serving consists of three pieces of fish huh. There were so citrus fruit slices on the side to provide it with a refreshing aftertaste.
It does look good. Ill try so later.
Ive been thinking about your wish to study magic, Alan. How about you try joining the Magic Guild? Cleria suddenly suggested.
So theres such a thing as a Magic Guild? That sounds interesting. What does that guild do, exactly?
Im not too familiar with the subject as well. I havent had the chance to have much contact with them before after all And we need to find out if theres a guild branch in this city before anything else. Its a large enough city, so I think it does have a branch though. Do you have any idea about the workings of the Magic Guild, Elna?
I am not familiar with them either.
Judging from the girls reactions, the guild sounds like a real minor organization. Maybe so of the folks in the city are more familiar with it. I raised my hand and called for the female inn employee.
Do you know if theres a branch of the Magic Guild in this city?
Yes, theres a branch located here. It seems more like a small sub-branch though. Youll need to head right after leaving the inn. Its just a fifteen-minute walk away. Their office is on the right-hand side of the street.
I see. Thank you. Can I have one helping of the fish set as well as a refill of the ale?
Yes, right away, sir.
Ill have a serving of the at dish then. A large one, of course.
It looks like Cleria already finished off her fish dish.
Um A large serving of the at dish, right? Understood.
Okay then. Well try to visit the Magic Guild if I manage to finish Tarus-sans request early tomorrow.
Yes, let us do so.
We stuffed ourselves full of the dishes offered and finished our al greatly satisfied.
Now, lets try out the bath. I entered straight away after arriving.
The n and wons baths are separate by the way. It wasnt to the extent of the bath in Tarus-sans manor, but it was relatively spacious as well.
Oh, and theres so soap as well. It looked quite well maintained, and the waters perfect, which made my day.
I thoroughly enjoyed the bath. I ended up staying for quite so ti.
Its still early in the evening, but Ill get so shut-eye now to prepare for tomorrow.
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