Book 9: Chapter 20
I once attended a spring harvest festival at Luna’s hometown, but that was more of a trap than it was a festival. This time, however, things were just absolutely wild.
This was also the first business opportunity for all of the merchants who came to this city, so all of the food vendors brought out their best skills. It was a carnival in the plaza of the city at night, which is also situated in the centre of the city behind the palace. The main area for vendors was a wide street that extended from the city doors to the plaza. This street is the biggest street. Eight double-horse carriages could get through here. Small sheds were temporarily set up on both sides of the street for the vendors.
Maybe spring came early for the merchants. Despite spring having just come in, the merchants had a wide range of delicacies available only during summer at their stalls. The people couldn’t resist the dishes after getting sick of winter delicacies. The more expensive foods included fish, while the cheap ones were little snacks or chestnut-like foods. However, the “chestnuts” in this world don’t have the same content inside; instead, they contain a warm milk-like liquid. Such a food was a rare delicacy during these cold and windy days.
I don’t know what it was myself, but I bought a cup each for the three women next to me.
I chose a sour drink. It seems like it’s this world’s lemons. The drink was carbonated, so I found the taste of cola from it. Unfortunately I was wrong… I did find the taste of lemon juice.
‘It appears that people here share the same taste.’
There were people crowded all around. We stuck together closely as we went around to avoid getting separated. I don’t know if Lucia and Nier had discussed it among themselves already or not, but the two of them clung to my arms every step of the way, never letting go. That made it impossible for Mom to stand next to me, as well. As a result, Mom had no choice but to grab onto my cloak. She looked at little pitiable. But even if I couldn’t take it, I had no way of getting Lucia and Nier to let go. They are my wives, after all.
Everybody around wore masks, as well. It truly resembled a carnival. Lucia and Nier were very joyous, which meant that their appetites were at their pinnacles, too. We ate from the start of the street to the end of the street, and then ate from the stalls on the other side… I had to buy three or more serves every time.
Mom was actually more excited than my two wives, but she was evidently very shy. She wouldn’t directly say what she wanted. Instead, she’d tug on me then look at a stall with a gaze of eagerness. I would then understand what she meant and would buy it for her. The four of us noticed a vendor when we got to a stall. The vendor froze up. There’s no way he’d know who my wife was.