With the greetings done and the gifts delivered, our business with the Margraves’ household was finished.
At that moment, Fina-san turned to Sue with a question.
“Sue-oneesama, where have you been staying at?”
“Mostly inns for adventurers, and when traveling, the usual town lodgings.”
“Then, stay at my house tonight!”
Whoa—Fina-san beamed at us with the brightest smile as she invited us to stay at the Margraves’ estate.
The Madam herself chimed in at once.
“She’s right. To put guests who traveled so far just to deliver gifts into an inn would be a disgrace to our house. Please, all of you, stay here with us.”
“I appreciate the invite. Thank you very much.”
“Sorry for the bother.”
“Nonsense, it’s no trouble at all. I must go prepare the guest rooms right away.”
It would’ve been rude to refuse, so Sue and I exchanged glances, nodded, and accepted the offer. Hearing our reply, the Madam gave a warm smile and left the room.
Still, starting tomorrow we’d best arrange our own lodgings properly.…
Just then, Fina-san turned to Sue with another request.
“Sue-oneesama, if it’s all right, will you go herb gathering with me tomorrow?”
“Of course. I also need to deliver a letter to the guild master, so I’d be heading to the Adventurers’ Guild anyway.”
““““Yayyy!””””
For some reason, Fina-san raised both hands in excitement—and so did Shiro and the others, cheering right along with her. Well, that settled our plans for tomorrow.
While we were at the Northern Margravate, I want to check what kinds of quests are available here, and confirm a few other things as well.
Since we were told that the guest rooms would be shown to us after dinner, we were first guided to the dining hall.
“Waaah, amazing!”
“Since you’ve come all this way as our guests, this much is only natural.”
The dining hall was set with an extravagant feast. To my surprise, they had even prepared a meal for Ao. The Margrave had considered everyone and I am really thankful for that.
As we began eating, our talk naturally turned to what we’ll do next.
“Sue-oneesama, what will you do after this?”
“I’ll be taking on some quests, and I’d also like to watch the martial arts tournament.”
“I am going to enter the tournament!”
Shiro informed them.
“Me too!”
Fran declared as well.
“I’ll watch with Sue-oneechan.”
Horn added brightly.
Our first objective is to watch the martial arts tournament being held in the Northern Margravate. In addition to Shiro and Fran, Ao also plans to participate in the tournament.
“The tournament is in a month. In the meantime, you can stay at my place.”
“That’s right. The inns in town are starting to be fully occupied after all so this is a perfect arrangement.”
“Exactly! Besides, I’d love to hear more stories from Sue-oneesama.”
And so, persuaded by the Margrave’s family, we ended up staying at the Margrave’s mansion.
I offered to pay, but they said they didn’t want it. It would be a shame to do it for free, so I’ll try to help out somehow.
And so, our first day in the Northern Margravate came to an end.
By the way, Fina-san slept with Sue and Shiro.
I guess they are going to chat late into the night.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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