131-Kagra Attractions




 
 After we finished breakfast at the inn, we went sightseeing in town.

 The members are me, Lumumba, Irvine, Malt, Aleusha, and Ilya.

 Tory can't go with us because he has some business to attend to or he has to sell some of his belongings on the boat.

 I wondered if I shouldn't have to take someone with me as an escort, but it seems that today's business meeting will be held at the harbor, where strong sailors and swordsmen, including Mr. Douglas, will be waiting for us, so there's no need for that.

 I heard that Kagura people are mostly gentle and safe, so there is no danger at all in conspicuous places.

 Well, if former knight Günther and the members of the Chamber of Commerce who fought a fierce pillow fight last night are around, most opponents will be able to get rid of them without any problems. And I think they have a persistence or power that can't be contained in merchants.

 That's why the members of the Silver Wind can take their time sightseeing today.

''Alright, let's enjoy Kagura today!

 As we slithered out of the inn, Irvine stretched out in the sunlight.

'I've got an escort job to do tomorrow. We should enjoy ourselves while we're free to sightsee.'

 Starting tomorrow, Tory's Chamber of Commerce will also be moving around the city of Kagura, so the members of the Silver Wind will have to be escorted around. Maybe today is the only day we'll be able to move around freely.

''I'd like to thank Triera-san for making time for all of us to go around.

'Right. If you find something interesting, we'll give it to you as a souvenir.

 Maybe Ilya was right, maybe this is just Tory's kindness. No matter how many strong sailors and Chamber of Commerce members there are, it shouldn't be a waste of time to let the adventurers they are hiring play around.

 I don't know if he's thinking of the members of the Silver Wind or if he's just looking out for me, but I'm happy for him.

 If the members of the Silver Wind are gone, the two women will be gone.

 That means it's just Roomba and I will be sightseeing together the whole time. That's not a bad idea, but I'd like to make it at least the first day gorgeous.

 As we walked out of the serene ryokan area into the central port town, it quickly became more crowded. People dressed in kimonos - kagura outfits that represent Japanese culture - came and went on the main street.

 There are various kinds of clothes, such as loose jimbei, tightly fastened with an obi, and others in pale or austere hues.

 This scene of many people in kagura suits looks like a scene from a period drama or a period drama.

 Unlike yesterday, we are not in the middle of the road, so we stop and slowly watch the kagura scene.

'Oh!' I was thinking yesterday that everyone is wearing a kagura outfit.

That sounds like an easy move!

 I let out an exclamation of admiration, and Roomba pointed to a man passing in front of me.

 The man was wearing a navy blue jimbei outfit with vertical lines, short sleeves and shorts that made it easy to move around. The short sleeves and shorts look really easy to move around in.

 It's a good idea to have a Roomba in that kind of outfit.

"Do you want to stop by a clothing store later and try on some kagura clothes?

'Good! I'd like to wear a kagura outfit too.

'It's so different and more beautiful than the Japanese clothes at the ryokan. Maybe I'll buy one if I find one I like.

 Ilya and Aleusha react strongly to my casual words.

 As women, they seem to have a strong interest in kagura outfits.

 Aleusha's interest in Kagura clothes is particularly strong. Looking at that smile, it seems that buying Kagura clothes is a given in Aleusha's mind.

 Surprisingly, she likes it because her breasts can be deceptive.

''........That's right. Because Kagura clothes can fool the breasts, you know. I'll definitely buy Alusha.

'I suppose. Of course I'd buy it to fool my own breasts.

Do you want to get hit again?

 Hearing the voices of Irvine and Malt, who were whispering and muttering, Aleusha clenched her fists with a blue streak on her forehead.

''It's nothing!''

 I guess I was afraid of the body blow last night. If you're going to apologize, you shouldn't have said it. If you're like me, if you just think in your mind--

'And Master Alfried, please don't say anything too rude, will you?

 Aleusha comes closer and closer with a black smile on her face.

''My voice was leaking out?

We said it because Alfried said it.

 Irvine says something like that when I say something like that in surprise.

 Come to think of it, after I said what I was thinking in my mind, I think Irvine countered with a "yes".

 I haven't had anyone to watch out for conversations with lately, like sister Elinora or mother Erna. I'm afraid when I get home and have a conversation with them.

 After taking a full view of the main street, we first head to exchange the money we have.

 Because kingdom coins are not accepted in this country.

 A round object with a hole in it, like a five-yen coin, is called a lowly coin in the kingdom.

 A rectangular one that looks like partly silver in the Edo period is a copper coin and 100 yen. The same shape and silvery thing is a silver coin for one thousand yen. And a koban-like oval seems to be the equivalent of a 10,000 yen gold coin.

 Incidentally, those corresponding to the large gold coins were larger, while those corresponding to the white and black gold coins were thicker and had a white or black luster.

 I don't know if it's easier to use in other countries or if it's often found in mines, but it may be that all countries use basically the same ore to match.

 This time, Erna's mother gave me a pledge that I could spend as much as a gold coin, but I don't think I'll be spending that much money, so I'll spend less than a gold coin.

 A hundred thousand yen is probably enough.

 With that in mind, I divided the money into lowly coins, copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins to make it easier to use, and exchanged the money.

 A hundred thousand yen is an insignificant amount of money when it comes to magic tools, but it's a bit scary to get your hands on it from day one. I'm sure this will be enough.

 I won't forget to exchange more money and store it with spatial magic so that I don't drop it or anything.

''d*mn, to be able to spend that much money at your age, as expected of an aristocrat.......''

 Irvine, who is exchanging money beside me, looks at me with a frustrated expression on his face.

 Hmmm, okay? This is what aristocrats' wealth is all about.

 Isn't it amazing that they can carry around 100,000 yen from the age of seven? In my previous life, I could rarely carry this kind of amount of money around with me, even when I was an adult. I used to carry a lot of receipts with me, though.

 We exchanged our coins for Kagura coins and walked down the main street as soon as possible.

 The street is so wide that it would not be a problem if four carriages were lined up side by side.

 Shops lined up at both ends of the street are comparatively numerous, perhaps because they are close to the port.

 The fish must have been caught in the sea around Kagura, and they were vigorously attracting customers who had come to shop since the morning.

 As I paraded through the shops one after another, amazed at the different types of fish from the esports, I could smell the fragrant aroma unique to soy sauce.

''... this aroma.''

Soy sauce!

 I looked at Rumba and I looked at him and headed to the place, sniffing and sniffing.

 Then I arrived at a store that had the same condiments as yesterday.

''Ah, yesterday's. ''I, come.''

 As soon as he sees me and Roomba, the same old guy who owns the shop as yesterday says with an awkward smile.

 Maybe he remembered that we're tourists because there's Ilya and Aleusha and other people with fancy hair colors.

''Well that's it!

 Rumba walked Zumba and opened the lid of the jar.

 Then a thick aroma of soy sauce came from inside the jar. It's so strong that it sticks to my nose with a thud.

'Wow! It smells so strong.

 Irvine, who came in late, shouted such things with trepidation.

 It's no surprise that he's filling a large jar or so with thick soy sauce.

 Aleusha and Ilya must have been curious too, having enjoyed the soy sauce last night. They looked into the jar with Malt and frowned at the strong smell.

 Is it because they were gathered around the soy sauce pot like that? An old man, the owner of the store, came over to me with a smile on his face.

Are you looking for soy sauce? We have three types of soy sauce: dark, light and tamari.

 Oh, that's so much more convenient to use.

There are different kinds of soy sauce?

Yes, I thought it would be best to taste it in person.

 The owner nodded at Ilya's question and prepared a small plate and dripped three different types of soy sauce on it.

''This common colored one is the dark soy sauce that you may have heard of. If you like, take a lick.

 At the owner's suggestion, everyone dipped their fingers into the dark soy sauce and sipped it.

''It's the same soy sauce we had yesterday and today.

'Yes. It's the soy sauce we all know and love.

 Irvine, Malt and Rumba nodded in agreement with Aleusha and Ilya's words.

'Next, the light-colored one next to it is the light-colored soy sauce. It has a more mature color and aroma than the darker soy sauce, and it's suitable for vegetable stews, soups and other dishes that make the most of the ingredients.''

 Hearing the owner's words, we took a quick lick of the light soy sauce as well. The sight of all of us tasting the soy sauce makes me smile.

"Huh? It doesn't taste as thin as I thought it would, does it?

'Yes, it is. It doesn't have that strong of an aroma or flavor, but it's stronger than I thought it would be.

 I wonder if your taste buds are more acute than you think, Lumumba and Ilya say such things while tilting their heads.

''Yes, that's true,''

Hey, it's definitely not as thin as I thought it would be.

I've seen you guys tilt your heads in the sand, haven't I? You don't have to look so weird.

It's not like that!

 Maybe it's because they made fun of her breasts earlier in her kagura outfit, but Aleusha gives them a chase. Men are vain creatures, so don't give them too much of a chase.

'Even though I say light-mouth, it's not light in taste, it's light-mouth in the sense of being light in color. It's actually a bit saltier than the darker ones.

Wow, I wonder if they used this soy sauce for the stewed food this morning?

I think so.

 Yes, we can eat stewed food in the house if we have this. Depending on how we do it, we may be able to make Ten-tsuyu or Soba-tsuyu, too.

 Soy sauce can be used for nimono, baked goods, and sauces, so I'm looking forward to experimenting with Bartolo.

And the last one is tamari soy sauce.

 Hearing the owner's words, everyone quickly took out their fingers.

 When they smelled the sloshing soy sauce on their fingers, they smelled a heavy aroma.

 Then I put it in my mouth and tasted it, and the rich taste of soy sauce spread in my mouth. This slightly sticky sweetness was definitely something that was used in sashimi soy sauce in a previous life.

'It has a richer taste than most soy sauce.

I'm telling you, it would go great with sashimi.

'Sounds good over a bowl of seafood!

 Aleusha and Rumba are the first to realize it goes with the sashimi. The two of them are terrified of getting there in one lick.

'When the sashimi comes out today, let's have it with tamari-soy sauce!

 At the sound of Ilya's voice, Aleusha and Lumumba nodded smilingly.

 Was it because they didn't serve tamari soy sauce at the inn yesterday, because they wanted the sashimi to be tasted in the dark soy sauce? Or maybe it was because I thought it was too much of a habit. Either way, it would be available at that inn. Today, when sashimi is served, I would like to have tamari-soy sauce.

You're right. So, if you don't like the foul smell of sashimi, you can use Tamari soy sauce. Other characteristics of tamari soy sauce are that it gives a beautiful shine to nimono dishes and that the redness of the fish increases when it is cooked. It's also used for nimono, rice crackers and dumplings made with Mitarashi dumplings.

'Speaking of mitarashi dumplings, that's the sweetness Triella recommended yesterday! It's called a chewy, sweet sauce.

'Yes. I'm definitely going to eat that today!

 Oh, I only caught a glimpse of this shop yesterday, but I still think they have crackers and dumplings.

 Since I like to take a bite out of a sembe while sipping hot green tea, I will buy a lot of sembe. Taking a bite of the rice crackers makes me feel like I'm taking it easy and enjoying my day off, which is really nice.

 I think my mother Erna would be happy to put them in the living room or in the maid's lounge. That would make our ladies look old all at once, so I'll do it in moderation, but....

 The crackers seem to preserve well, but I don't think there's anything I can do about it, even if I try to make some mitarashi dumplings or other souvenirs.

 Let's keep it in my space magic and keep it a secret from everyone.

'So, Al. How much soy sauce are you going to buy?

 As Aleusha and Ilya ask the owner for a recommendation for a sweet spot, while Irvine and Malt look at the pickles in the back, Rumba, who is next to me, asks me.

 I didn't even have time to think about what Roomba had to say to me.

Okay, I'll get every single jar of soy sauce in the shop.

Yeah!

""What?"

 I wanted to say this line at least once. It was on my list of things to say as much as it was on this restaurant's menu from one end to the other. It's not cool to call it a soy sauce pot, though.

''Why, is that all of it? That's about thirty gold coins...

 Perhaps because I said this as a child, the shopkeeper asks me fearfully.

 It's a good thing that the price is still quite high because it's a vase unit. It's not a good idea to buy a magic tool, but it looks like you'll end up spending a million yen on a white gold coin.

"You're going to buy that much?

I'm just kidding. If you buy it now, you'll have more luggage and it'll be harder to put down, right? I'll buy it on the way home and I'll put it on hold for now.

I'd like three jars to send to my parents' house, too.

 While listening to Aleusha's panicked voice, Ilya and I say smilingly.

''........Kutaku, so this is the financial power of the nobility......''

 Alusha's somewhat regretful voice sounded.