Chapter 26
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Strolling in the Royal Capital
Sheila and her friends proceeded on the cobblestone pavement.
The goal was to get to a store where sweets were sold by weight. Zechs, who had no interest in sweets, was following at the end of the line, despite his dissatisfaction.
Cody tilted his head when he noticed Sheila staring down at the gray cobblestones.
“You find the cobblestones interesting? The stores around here are interesting, too, selling all kinds of things, you know? Look, there are even street performers in front of the fountain in the square.”
“Yeah, it’s amazing. When I was traveling by carriage to the capital, I was amazed at how well-paved the streets was. In other cities, the carriage ride was so bumpy that I sometimes hit my head against the window
In contrast, when Sheila returned to Felix’s place for the weekend, she recalled that she didn’t notice any bumps.
“I don’t know much about it because I have never left the capital, but I have heard that the former king had the lords of other territories thoroughly improve the roads. But since there are differences between rich and poor in each territory, the budgets spent on road maintenance may have differed.”
Come to think of it, Sheila remembered on the road trip that the clothing and body shape of the territory’s people were surprisingly different depending on the territory. Felix also told her that it depended on whether the territory was rich or not, but Sheila had no idea that it affected even these things.
“It doesn’t matter, so hurry up and finish shopping. Look, I can see it now.”