Book 4: Chapter 52
“Onii-sama.”
When I returned to the outer court, Freya had already changed into a formal purple evening gown. The dark purple evening gown was very befitting of her, especially with her white skin. While she had a young appearance, her gaze and dress-up was much mature. She also carried the aura of a venerable lady.
She was only fifteen, but her calm smile didn’t contain the naivety of a child. Her gaze was so deep that I couldn’t see through her thoughts. She was pretty, but what was her heart like? I don’t know, but I’m willing to trust her. Although I don’t know, maybe I didn’t suspect her because she called me “onii-sama”.
I walked up to her side. She raised her head up to look at me. She then wrapped her arm wearing a white-silk glove around my arm and smiled as she said: “Let us head to the banquet, onii-sama.”
“Wait, this is for you.”
I took out a jar from my cloak and handed it to her. She looked at it blankly at first, but when she took it, she reacted with surprise: “Honey cherry tomatoes?! Onii-sama, this is……”
Oh, these cherry tomatoes are different to the ones we know. If I had to compare, it’s more similar to our peaches. Okay, the cherry tomatoes here are just our world’s peaches. It was one of the things I loved to eat when I was sick. However, these cherry tomatoes were boiled with refined white sugar. In this world, honey and white sugar are considered luxury commodities, so this cherry tomato was very expensive.
I spent forty gold coins for one and it was tiny. This cherry tomato should be really soft. It’s very likely to go bad if it meets with hard impact so it’s hard to store it. That must be why it’s so expensive.
“This is my present for you. I haven’t given you anything as my adopted-sister yet. I thought about buying you a present when I went out with her majesty this time.” I watched her grip it tightly. I don’t think even nobles get to eat it often, one because of supply and two, because of its steep price. I don’t know if she’s had it considering she’s from a fallen noble family.
