408-The magic of Alecia




 

 The Alaisia's carriage was roomy enough for five people to ride in, and it swayed surprisingly little, probably due to the damper-like shock-absorbing devices built into it.

While I was amazed at the lack of vibration transmitted from my hips, we arrived at the village of Koliat in no time.

'Wow, there's a lot more people here than when I first saw it!

 Ra-chan peers out the window and frolics.

 Today is the annual harvest festival.

 Not only do all the people of Koliat village gather together, but other villagers and travelers also visit. The population of the village is the largest.

 In addition, it's probably because it's known that the nobility will be there as guests, and many villagers have gathered to see our carriages.

''Hey, that's the nobleman's carriage we passed by the other day, right?

So you're a guest of my lord.

What kind of people do you think are in there?

 The villagers are watching from a distance with food sold at the stall in hand.

 They seem to be curious about a nobleman coming out of a carriage. The eyes of the villagers are filled with curiosity.

 As the carriage slowly comes to a halt at the entrance to the village, Gosha Lim slowly opens the door.

 And I'll be the first to get out.

 The villagers might have imagined a beautiful warrior girl or a cool, beautiful man, but I'm sorry.

 I was the one closest to the entrance.

''What, Alfried-sama........''

 The voices of disappointment leaking out from the villagers all together.

 I'm sorry that the guy I'm used to seeing is the first to come down.

 However, he's a real nobleman that the villagers don't even know from here.

 Next, Eric, who was close to the entrance, gets off the carriage.

''Kyaaaaaah! It's a new boy!

And that's just the coolest kind of black!

 Then, the rotten people lurking in the village shouted with joy.

''.........What, what? Are we welcome?

 Eric was puzzled when he suddenly received a feverish yellow cheer.

'Yeah, I am. So don't worry about it.

 Some things in the world are better left unacknowledged.

 Maybe Eric is a new story among these women. Some women are sketching Eric in a single-minded way, or something.

 When Eric gets off, the next person to come out is Ra, who is getting out of the carriage, with Loretta taking his hand.

 She is the young lady that all the men in the village were expecting to see.

 It may not have been what the men were expecting, but everyone's expressions softened at the sight of the lovely Ra-chan.

 And a real warrior girl who comes down in full force.

 Alecia gets out of the carriage with Lim-san holding her hand.

 A neat face and long red hair. It's because of her beauty that she is not inferior to the luxurious dress based on red and black.

 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

 When people see something beautiful, they lose their voice. It was a scene that could be understood at a glance.

'Ra-chan is right. There are far more people here than the last time we passed by.''

 The person himself is used to such a scene, or maybe he's used to such a scene, but he's nowhere to be seen, even if he's looking at me.

 Elinora sister and Luna-san are getting down from the following carriage, and Silvio brother and Bram are also getting down.

 This is the first time that this many nobles have visited the village, so the villagers were excited every time people got out of the carriages one after another.

''Well, where should we head to first?''

I think we'll just go straight ahead and let them enjoy the atmosphere of the festival, and then if there's a dish or event they like, they can try it.

Okay.

 This is not such a complicated place like the royal capital, so there is no need to pay attention to the road.

 Just walk around and enjoy yourself, that's all.

''Al, let's get going!''

 Ra-chan hurries us out and we start walking as fast as we can.

 The Elinora sisters who came out of the carriage behind us follow us as well.

'Look, look, Al! There's a big line of pumpkins over there!

 The first thing that caught Ra-chan's eye was the giant pumpkins on display at the side of the road.

 They were over a metre in size, some as big as Ra-chan and others as big as an adult.

'Why are they putting pumpkins on display here?'

'Oh, this is comparing the size of the pumpkins we've harvested,'

 It started on the harvest festival day, when the villagers would show off the produce from their fields.

 Ever since then, the villagers have competed with each other every year at this time of the year to place the largest crop in the field.

It's interesting to see how the culture has taken root in the lives of the villagers.

 Indeed. It was easy to imagine the boys of the village being born competing against each other.

'If it's this big, we won't have any food for the time being!

 Ra says while stroking a large pumpkin.

 I'm dazzled by the pure heart that doesn't doubt that it's edible.

'Unfortunately, at this size, I don't eat them much because they don't taste as good as they should,'

What? Really? What a waste of time!

But this is how we entertain everyone, so this is the way to go, right?

 Eating is not everything.

 I think it's a noble thing to give joy to people's hearts in this way.

 If we make judgments based on whether or not everything is useful or not, we'll miss out on something important.

 In order to live a good life, it is important to have this kind of fun.

'I see! Great job, pumpkin!

 I wasn't sure if Raa could understand that, but she seemed to get it somehow.

 She stroked the large pumpkin as if she was working on it.

''Well this pumpkin is very hard.''

 Behind her, Luna-san knocks a giant pumpkin with a bang.

 Sister Elinora, who was nearby, somehow imitated Luna-san's actions and poked at it in the same way.

 With that alone, the hard pumpkin's surface caved in.

Oh...

'I wonder if it's been rotten? Let's turn it around!

 Sister Elinora tries to cover up the fact that she rotated the pumpkin and dented it.

 I just caught it before the harvest festival and it can't go bad.

 I poked a nearby pumpkin to try it out and it was so defensive that I thought my fist would be more likely to dent it.

 I don't wonder how I could make this dent with my bare hands, even though I didn't do any physical strengthening.

 After passing through the huge crop display zone at the entrance of the village, the street is lined with food stalls built by the villagers at both ends of the street.

 A well-dressed woman shouted spiritedly to attract customers, while a man from a neighboring stall shouted to get them to come to his place.

 It's the once-a-year time of year to make money, so all the stalls are spirited.

 The scale of this is small compared to the street stalls in the capital, but the village has its own unique vibrancy that is not to be outdone.

''Wow, it looks so lively and fun!

 Ra-chan's eyes sparkle as he looks at the stalls.

''Humph, so many common people.''

Well, it's a celebration for the people.

 Bram said with a sniffle in direct opposition to Rahman, but brother Silvio was laughing at him and saying the right thing.

 Yeah, let's leave the care of that troublesome guy over there to Brother Silvio.

 I removed Bram and Silvio from my consciousness and asked Ra-chan.

'Is this your first time watching a village festival, Ra-chan?'

'Yes! I wanted to go too, but my mom and dad wouldn't always take me there!

'Dear Rana, I'm sure you and your husband and wife must be very sorry for your feelings.

 The maid Loretta admonished Ra-chan, who puffed out her cheeks and made an appeal of dissatisfaction.

 It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect when you're in your own home.

''I'm sure your parents will be overprotective when you have such a cute daughter.

'That's right. Above all, Rana-sama is so adored by her husband that she can't go out much.

'So how did you allow me to come this far this time?

 Sending such a lovely girl off to a place so far away, a week's drive each way. It must have been so difficult to get permission from her parents.

''Yeah, I usually say absolutely duh, but thanks to Alecia's magic, they allowed me to do it!

Lady Alacia's magic?

'Yes! It's kind of floating--

'You forget, little Ra, don't you? You promised not to tell anyone about our magic, right?

 Just when Ra-chan was about to reveal her magic identity, Alecia interrupted her with a smirk
Mu.

 She had a very beautiful smile, but her eyes weren't smiling at all.

'Oh, right! Ehehe!

 Rah-chan smiles and says it's wrong.

 She's cute like that, but Loretta, the maid, has a tight face and says something to herself, "I haven't heard anything. I haven't heard anything," she chants something to herself as if to say to herself.

 The rest of what you just said, maybe it wasn't like you were cheating on me or something, right? 

 Ra-chan's dad was having an affair, and Alecia knew about it and pressured him....

'Hey, Alfried. Didn't we just hear something amazing?

'Fool, don't say those things out loud, even if you think they're true.

 Eric, who is walking next to me as I'm speculating about this, goes out of his way to be an idiot.

'-- Hey,'

 Suddenly, Alecia calls out to me.

 My spine tingles at the unfathomable pressure.

''Ha, yes! What is it, Lady Aleysia?

Where shall we look?

 When the two of them sneered together, Alecia said while smiling a really beautiful smile. The eyes are still not smiling.

 Don't think about anything else. You'll be able to find a lot more information on this.

 There are a lot of things in this world that are good to not know.

Where do you want me to go? Hey, Alfried. You'll show us your best stall.

Yeah, right. Well, I'll show you the best stalls.

Yes, please.

 The truth is, it was enough to go around at will, but I couldn't go against the flow that Alecia had created and I had to lead the way.