Volu 1 Chapter 9 (Fleeing) 1
Translator: HASUTSUKI, Editor: Thorrium.
After blending in with the aristocrats,
Ryouma succeeded passing the castle gate.
And before him an European styled street spread in front of him.
Oooh!
Because the landscape is very well-organized, he cant help but voice his admiration.
Outside the castle, the aristocrats houses are lined up, where the aristocrats who had escaped disappears into.
After he goes straight around 500 ters from the castle gate, he saw another gate. Apparently, the other side seems to be the commoners area.
Since the size of the houses roof beco smaller remarkably.
Ryouma then decide to get into the commoners area first. After all, it is to best hide within a crowd of people.
Despite him wearing an Imperial Guard armour and passing through the aristocrats houses, where maid and soldiers could be seen, no one questioned
Ryouma at all.
After walked for a few minutes he reached the gate.
The gate is opened, and the drawbridge was also laid down. Apparently, they only close the gate when ergency happen.
Ryouma felt slightly bothered by the guards that stands on the right and left of the gate.
As soon as he passed the gate, a lively environnt spread out in front of
Ryoumas eyes.
There are a lot of people going here and there, and various stalls and shops was lined up.
The road is not paved with stone like the aristocrats area, the road is made of bare soil, and disordered building can be seen lined up.
As far as I see the attire of the people, a lot of them wears robes or mantles.
And so people also wear armour. So wearing only a simple shirt and pants.
An aunty is wearing an apron. And other various attire.
Unexpectedly there are a lot of people Furthermore, so people also bring weapons with them
Ryouma muttered those words while looking around. He noticed that so people carrying a weapon here and there mixed among the crowd.
They obviously dont look like a soldier of a country. No matter what, so of them are criminal! Is what he wanted to say, but theres also those who dont have such fiendish faces among them.
The colour of their hair and skin are black, white, yellow and other various colours.
Theres even human beings with blue and green hair.
Since Ryouma previously considered that he might get isolated due to his hair, skin, or eyes colour, looking at the scene Ryouma heaved a sigh of relief.
Since there are a lot of different appearances, it seems like Ryoumas hair and eye color wont be a problem.
Now then. For now, lets find so clothes
After Ryouma had uttered such words, his stomach grumbled telling that hes hungry.
After all, he had been summoned to this word when hes about to have lunch on the roof.
However, no matter how hungry he is, he needs to procure so clothes first.
Since it would be too conspicuous if he keeps on wearing the imperial guard armor.
Ryouma then ran his eyes around looking at the signboard while rubbing his stomach that voiced so complaint.
While walking along the main street, a shop with a dress picture being drawn on the signboard entered Ryouma eyes.
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gu Leicester that day received a strange custor.
The ti currently has passed 1.00 oclock in the afternoon. That custor ca in at the clothes store where she works.
Welco!
The man who ca in was wearing imperial guard armour, and was et with the usual cheerful greeting from gu as the store values hospitality.
Of course, a custor coming to shopping while wearing armour is normal.
However, this is the first ti an Imperial guard ca to the store.
Unlike adventurers and rcenary soldiers, the national soldiers usually goes shopping while wearing civilian clothes.
(Did he co here not for shopping?)
What gu had thought is sothing natural. However, since hes looking at the clothes that are being exhibited, she has no choice but to think of him as a custor.
Im sorry, but is there anything that you are looking for? Would you like for to help you?
gu mustered her courage and speak to the man. The reply thats being returned to her was very normal.
I want one set of casual clothes top and bottom, underwear and hooded mantle, and a leather belt.
(He seems to have a very polite way of talking, doesnt he? Though why did he co here with the imperial guard armour anyway?)
gu got an uncomfortable feeling from the tone of the man.
Normally, most people who co to the store are arrogant rotten people. In particular the aristocrats and soldiers.
However, Ryouma respond to her is very ordinary. As one would expect, its impossible for commoners to predict the attitude of a soldier.
Is there any colour that you prefer?
I would like black please.
Certainly. Ill prepare it. Wait a minute.
Mainly, compared to the normal custors, she does not feel any difference either.
She asks the things that he wants to ask, and he replies it normally.
Although she felt a bit out of place with his polite attitude, gu thought that she was just thinking too much and feetl amused by it.
(Maybe because all of his clothes are in the laundry, I wonder? Ah! I forgot to ask the size well its fine. I will bring so larger clothes together as well.)
She then brings three items with three different sizes each.
Im sorry to have kept you waiting. How about these?
This is fine. Please warp it.
(Eh? he didnt say anything about which size?)
No one buys clothes without trying it first before purchasing the clothes. Of course, it was natural for gu to tilt her head since he does not check the size either.
Emm how about the size? gu asked him while feeling reserved.
Ah, the size hmm the biggest one please.
He sohow gives the feeling that he wants to buy the clothes imdiately. It was a very suspicious attitude. However, gu shook her head, after all, the custor is buying it.
Certainly. The price would be 1000 baht in total. I will imdiately wrap the goods, please wait a minute.
Saying that she lowered her head, then gu heading toward the counter when he called her.
Oh, Wait a mont. Because Im in a hurry I want to imdiately pay, will you count the money together?
He put the bag with the money.
If its not enough, please do say so?
Chck out ltst vl on n/o/v/l/bin(.)c//m
(I wonder if hes an aristocrat son from sowhere? But, he wore an imperial guard armour, though?)
Most of the ti, the ones who shops like this is soone from aristocratic families.
(But he does not seem to be an aristocrat, I wonder? But well, whatever! Since the person appears to pay with money properly, everything is good.) gu then stopped thinking about it.
A custor who pays is a good custor even if its a suspicious person. Such thought crosses her mind.
Certainly. Please wait a minute. gu lowered her head once again and went toward the counter.
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Fuu~.
After leaving the clothes store Ryouma breathes out while trying not to attract public gaze. He never felt this much tension just by from shopping.
When gu saidThe price would be 1000 baht in total, no matter how many coins he has, he doesnt have any idea of how much they are worth. At the ti when he handed over the bag with the money inside of it to her, his heart was beating so fast that he thought it might explode.
However, for the ti being, he achieved his objective.
After all this is a race against ti. After muttered such words, Ryouma once again walked out the main street.
Oba-chaaan~. One of today special please!
On the other side of the main street, theres a store located inside a dark, gloomy alley.
The na of the shop is restaurant Oceanic Noise. It is the kind of a restaurant where people will decline in coming if they are not being recomnded by soone.
However, contrary to the dark appearance, the inside is clean and tidy, there are male and female custors, there also so who ca with their children.
The ti right now is currently 3.00 oclock in the afternoon.
Finally, Ryouma could get so lunch.
He changed his clothes into his black shirt and pants which he bought a while ago at gus shop.
(Sohow I made it huh)
Back when went out of the castle, all he could only think about was running away imdiately.
Normally, he would without looking back, be trying to escape as far away as possible. However, since he doesnt know the geography and have no equipnt, theres simply no way to do that.
It would be the sa as asking for death, after all, if he were to go without confirming the minimum information, such as how far there is to other locations, what directions to go and how much preparation ones needed to prepare.
Furthermore, Ryouma cant ride a horse. As a modern person, Ryouma has no horse-riding experience.
Since he saw carriage in the town, it seed natural for him that the pursuers would be mounted.
Being on foot vs. his pursuers being mounted. It was evident that he would be caught fast like that.
But since Ryouma wore armour when getting out of the castle, the imperial guards dont know his face.
Their only clue is that he is wearing an imperial guard armour. For that reason, they would surely chase soone who had gone out of the castle wearing an imperial guards armour.
His concern is that if by any chance their preparation is faster, by the ti
Ryouma goes out he would imdiately be caught, however, Ryouma thought that the heaven seems to favour him.
Searching for a quiet place outside the castle, he changes the attire to the one he bought. Then he buried the armour in the ground. And right after that, he got a glimpse of his pursuers passed by heading out from the castle. At that ti a small army passed by Ryouma, coming out of the castle.
And he made sure to rember the people leading them.
Here you go! Thank you for waiting!
With cheerful voice, a lunch set was spread on the table, theres karaage, fried fish, bread, and salad.
While stuffing his mouth with the bread and Karaage, once again Ryouma thought back to the pursuers who passed him a mont ago.
(They seems to be high-ranking people. Honestly, I didnt think that they would pursue using cavalry)
At the ti when Ryouma was looking for a place to eat, they ca out from the castle.
The ones who lead them was four people. Among them, two people were familiar faces.
(Rolph and Seria huh)
Rolphs face made him imdiately think of a veteran soldier, and the one who had an air around her that made her feel noble and intelligent was Seria. Next to them was and unknown young man that looks surprisingly weak.
Ryouma knew he should not make light of these three people, though it does not an that hes afraid of them.
(The problem was the last person)
The woman with blue eyes and blonde hair. In Ryouma eyes, she seed to an equal fighter to Rolph. Since he had been trained in martial arts, he was able to deduce the ability of soone just from a glance.
(Furthermore, her eyes thats not only the eyes of a warrior there is more to them)
That eyes which are full of calmness and intelligence. It was akin to Serias eyes; however, she had one crucial difference, being that her eyes are filled with confidence backed by experience.
If Seria is an immature strategist, then, shes a general who have already matured and experienced a lot.
Its eyes that have been going through bloodshed, they belong to soone that not only has experienced the battlefield like Rolph, but also has a deeper strategist mind.
Ryouma thought about the future while stuffing his mouth full. (From here on, it seems like it would be one hell of escape)
This was Ryouma and Shardina first ti eting before they fought for the hegemony of the western continent.
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