The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 91 : At the Inn

Translator: Sunnyshies

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Chapter 91 : At the Inn

Using the fire that Yugo had built, Amalia began to cook the chopped chicken with pinelli. Although not very elaborately seasoned, thanks to ground rock salt, crushed pinelli, and mulum, an odor-eliminating agent, the stewed chicken thighs and bones soon became ready to eat.

Tea is brewed and dishes for three are served. As soon as he smells it, Yugo, who had been playing with the mane of a resting horse, rushes back to the table and his eyes light up when he sees the stewed chicken poured into a boat-bottom shaped dish.

“It looks delicious!”

“It’s simpler than the way I make it at home, but it has meat, vegetables, and herbs, so it’s very nutritious.”

When the meal was ready, the three of them had lunch together.

The meal was served on a mat on the grassy field, and there was no table on which to place dishes. However, Yugo ate his stewed chicken with a big smile on his face, and Leonardo finished his first plate of chicken without missing a beat, and even had another plate of chicken.

After the meal, they clean up quickly. The dishes and utensils are washed with Yugo’s water magic, and Leonardo loads them onto the carriage. Amalia transferred the remaining tea into a container to ensure water for the road.

After cleaning up, washing hands, etc., they set out again.

The spring weather is mild, and as Amalia sits swaying and swaying, she feels sleepy.

‘No, no, no! Leonardo is holding the reins and I have to take care of Yugo!’

Unlike Amalia, who gets sleepy after lunch, Yugo is always full of energy. He is not likely to do anything outrageously naughty, but they must keep an eye on him as he messes with the horses and fishes through the luggage.

They spent the afternoon singing songs with Yugo, sharing the wild flowers they picked along the way, and when the sun began to set, the carriage arrived at the first inn. The first day’s itinerary seemed to go as planned.

“Is this the inn?”

“Yes. Yugo has only seen the one in Polk and Astera, so this kind of thing might be new to him.”

When Yugo got out of the carriage, Amalia smiled and told him.

The only “inns” Yugo has seen so far, whether in Polk or Astera, were those located in villages or towns. But this is an inn on a trade route, with no houses around.

The inn, which has the appearance of a small mansion, is surrounded by a stone wall high enough to go over the top of a carriage, and has a solid iron gate at the entrance. On the gate hangs a plaque with an illustration of a bed seen from the side. This was proof that the inn was affiliated with the innkeepers’ association.

The iron gate was open, perhaps because it was still evening. There was an armed man in front of it, asking if they had any proof of identity.

One can stay at the inn without identification, but you’ll be treated better at the inn if you can prove some kind of status, whether you’re a nobleman or a guild member. In case of Amalia and others, Leonardo had a certificate proving that he was a mercenary of the guild, and Amalia and Yugo were allowed through as “an acquaintance of Leonardo, a mercenary, and his son”.

“Please go to the registration desk first so I can drop off the carriage. You know how to do it…right?”

“Unless things have changed in the last ten years.”

“The procedures are similar now and in the past.”

Leaving the carriage in Leonardo’s hands, Amalia took Yugo by the hand and headed for the entrance of the inn. However, Yugo was curious about the appearance of the inn, the garden, and the backyard where Leonardo had disappeared with the carriage, and he was likely to wander off in a strange direction unless she gave him a firm hug.

The inn was reasonably busy. This is only because the sun had not yet fully gone down, but if it were later in the day or on a bad weather day, the rooms would fill up in no time at all. Even when the rooms are full, many inns will lend their spare rooms or storerooms if they are asked, but if possible, she would prefer to sleep on a bed.

“We have one man, one woman, and one child. Do you have any rooms available?”

When Amalia asked at the counter, the middle-aged woman working the reception desk rolled up her ledger.

“If you are a family, I have a room with a double bed available. The kids can sleep in the room with you, and it’s cheaper.”

“…uh, no, well, this child is my son, but the man is not my husband.”

Amalia explained as she had expected that a double bed would be proposed.

A man, woman, and child are usually thought of as a family. However, the combination of a man and a mother and child is not that surprising. In these days of banditry and demons, it is possible to have a combination of a mother and child with a certain status and their guards.

As she expected, the woman looked convinced, “Oh, if that’s what you mean,” and handed her two keys to a single-bed room. The rooms are next to each other, so if there’s anything she needs, she will be able to talk to Leonardo right away.

Amalia had just written their names in the guest book when Leonardo returned.

“Thank you for your patience. Did you get a room?”

“Yes. Me, Yugo and Leonardo will each have a room.”

“Leonardo, I want to explore the inn!”

“Yugo is curious. I’ll go out with you after I get our stuff up.”

“Yes!”

“Thank you, Leonardo.”

“You’re welcome.”

They exchanged words, and Leonardo held Yugo with his right arm and a bag of luggage with his left. Amalia offered to hold something for him as well, but he refused with a smile, saying, “Amalia-san is in charge of the keys.”

――Amalia glanced behind her as she felt a gaze, and saw the woman in the corner looking at her with indescribable eyes.

“You’re told me you’re not a family” is what she thought those eyes were expressing.

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