I Was Reincarnated as a Commoner. I Can’t Stand Living Like This, so I’ll Become an Aristocrat!
The next morning. I woke up much earlier than usual.
“Leon-sama, we are leaving early today, so if we don’t get up soon, we will be late.”
"Uuu~ I understand. Thank you for waking me up."
I managed to wake up while still rubbing my sleepy eyes. It's still dark outside.
On the way to the Duke's territory, it seems that they will stay at the magistrate's residence in the town on the way. The first city we plan to stay in is a little far away, so we have to leave early.
I snapped my cheeks with both hands and woke up. Uuu~ It was painful to do it too vigorously……
But I woke up, so let's say it's okay.
"Good morning Roger"
"Good morning. The servants have already loaded the luggage, so Leon-sama, please prepare yourself."
"I understand, thank you"
"Yes, let's have breakfast first. I will prepare it, so please wash your face here and wait."
After that, I ate breakfast, changed into gorgeous clothes, and got ready.
"Let's go. We are going to meet in the reception room next to the entrance hall."
Guided by Roger, they arrived at the reception room next to the entrance hall. It will be used for small visitors. It seems that no one has come yet.
I sit on the sofa and wait while drinking the tea that Roger has brewed for me. After a while, Frederick-sama came.
"Good morning, Leon. You're early."
"Good morning, Mr. Frederick."
"Are you a little nervous?"
I do not think so? She didn't realize it herself.
But it's true, it's the first time I've been with nobles for many days, so I might be nervous. I've gotten used to people from the Duke's household, but it's the first time I've met people in the capital.
"That may be true. This is the first time I'm meeting Frederick's older brothers..."
"You don't have to be so nervous. Brothers are all good people too. Besides, I told you about Leon."
Don't be a little relieved to hear that.
After that, when I was having a trivial talk with Frederick-sama, Richard-sama and Catherine-sama came.
"Everyone is ready, let's go. Get in the carriage."
That's how we got on the carriage and left the Duke's residence. Four people rode in a particularly large and luxurious carriage, and two servants boarded there. It seems that the other servants ride in another carriage. Also, there seem to be two carriages packed with luggage. A total of four horse-drawn carriages will advance on the road. And the duke's knights and soldiers surround it.
Besides Frederick-sama, there are so many escorts. Well, it's a duke's house, so it's only natural. It may also have the meaning of showing authority.
The carriage went smoothly and left the royal capital. When you open the window of the carriage and look outside, the field spreads out on one side. You can also see houses being built one by one. Occasionally there are things like churches, so I wonder if churches are set up when they are quite far from the city of the royal capital. Certainly, I can't even hear the town bells ringing this far.
Or rather, is this still the royal capital?
“Richard-sama, is this still the royal capital?”
"Ah, the farming area of the royal capital will be spreading for a while. If you go a little further, it will be the farming area of the duchy."
From the royal capital to the capital of the duchy, it's a well-trodden road with bare soil, but it seems that the road is also maintained.
And along the road, there seems to be an agricultural area and a town.
I looked outside for a while, but as expected, the same scenery continued all the time, so I got bored and closed the window.
"Do you have a favorite food, Leon?"
That's what I was asked by Richard-sama abruptly. Favorite food? Why are you talking like that all of a sudden? I was a little puzzled when I answered.
"Yes. Basically, I like anything, but I like the stewed beef dish that I had at the Duke's residence."
"Oh, that one. I like that one too. That seasoning was made recently, but the meat is also soft and very delicious."
It's a little different from beef stew, but the beef stewed in a sauce with a similar taste is very tender and delicious. Out of all the dishes I ate at the duke's dinner, this is my favorite.
"Then let's make it a restaurant where you can eat beef for lunch."
"Can I have lunch at the restaurant?"
Could it be that there is a town on the way? Are you in town that often?
"There's a town just after entering the duchy. It's a little past lunchtime, but if possible, I'd like to eat at a restaurant."
Is that so? There's a town on the border with the royal capital.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'm going to a city other than the royal capital for the first time."
“Oh, please look forward to it.
After that, after a while in the carriage, they arrived at the town. If you look out the window, the houses are densely packed.
“Is there a place like the center of the city outside the royal capital?”
"No, I don't. I wonder if there are streets lined with high-end shops."
The horse-drawn carriage travels down the main street in town. The people of the city look at the carriage in surprise, but perhaps they immediately recognize it as a noble's carriage, so they leave without even staring at it.
Nobles are people that commoners don't want to get involved with. The Duke of Townsend will not do unreasonable things, but I hear that there are unreasonable nobles.
After a while the carriage stopped. It's a pretty luxurious shop. Richard-sama's follower enters the store first. It will be a forerunner to welcome the nobility. It's too fast for the shop.
After that, I was made to wait for a while, and a middle-aged man came out of the shop. And then, Richard-sama's attendant returns to the carriage.
"Everyone, it looks like you're ready."
"all right"
Richard told me to get off the carriage first. Is it in descending order of social status?
From the carriage, I, Frederick-sama, Richard-sama, and Catherine-sama get off in that order.
Richard-sama got off the carriage and escorted Catherine-sama, and the two of them started walking towards the shop. Frederick-sama will follow suit, so I will follow suit.
“Dear Townshend family, thank you very much for coming to our store today. We have seats available, so please come inside.”
"Ah, I appreciate your quick response even though you came so suddenly."
"Of course."
The interior of the store was quite luxurious. Compared to the duke's mansion, it pales in comparison, but it seems to have the luxury of a shop in the city center.
We were led to a private room. There is a large round table and four chairs in a square room. Richard sat in the backmost seat, and I sat in the front door side.
"Here's the menu."
After saying that, the clerk handed over one menu to each person. For the menu, one main dish was selected from several types of meat dishes, and the other sets seemed to be fixed.
The menu includes herb-grilled chicken, beef and pork steaks, and stewed beef.
I guess I'm just a stewed beef. Just talking about it made me want to eat it.
"Let's have some stewed beef."
"I like herb-grilled chicken."
"I'm a pork steak"
Everyone asks more and more. I have to ask too.
"I'd like some stewed beef too, please."
"I'm sorry. Please wait a moment."
Saying that, the clerk left, leaving only four people, two attendants, and two guards in the room.
Perhaps the servants and guards are also taking turns eating.
“Did Leon also make stewed beef?”
“Yes.
Richard asked me, so I answered with a bitter smile.
"That's certainly delicious. But it's too heavy for me to eat from noon. Chicken is just right."
“Certainly, it might be a little heavy for Catherine.”
While we were talking about that, the clerk came in with a pot of soup on the wagon. And the servant drank a little soup first.
what am i doing in the moment I thought it was just a taste, but suddenly I realized.
This is probably poisonous! It's amazing, it really tastes like poison!
But, do you always taste poison in the Duke's dining room? I don't know... I haven't seen it very closely. It's a large dining room, so maybe I did.
And when it was over, the soup was piled up on the tableware and served. I feel like the servant took the tableware out of the box just now.
Maybe bring your own dishes?
Come to think of it, this cutlery might be the same one that's always used at the Duke's house.
It's dangerous... Aristocrats are scary.
I think I'll practice recovery magic to remove the poison using weak poison that makes me sick... I'll do it as soon as I get home. You can get poisonous plants because they grow in the forest.
I pulled myself together and took a sip of the soup into my mouth.
Whoa! Pretty delicious. I wonder if new cooking methods developed in the city center are spreading to such high-class restaurants.
Or maybe it's a chain store. I don't know if it exists in this world.
From there, I enjoyed my meal while listening to stories about the duchy. His beef stew was delicious, but maybe the Duke's cook was better, and the sauce tasted better than usual. But I'm satisfied.
We took a little break from eating while drinking tea after dinner, then got back into the carriage and left the city.
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