11 Surviving

Yae's POV

I received a bag filled with money from Akio sama .I was not sure why he gave me at first but then he told me to go and explore the city by myself .

I didn't wanted to leave Akio Sama but then Akio Sama told me that if I wanted to learn more about the world and improve my swordsmanship I'll need to see all ways of life and find what my heart truly want and also the reason why I'm really learning swordsmanship for.

If one day I find why I'm carrying the sword for that'll be the day I'll find my own style.

I heeded what Akio Sama told me and walked away to learn about the town and the people living in it.

I was walking in the town watching the people and the activities they were doing.

Some were busy with their laborious life,there were many people carrying weapons of various sizes and myriad of weapon types Ranging from swords,long swords,Halberd,spear,gauntlets,axes, daggers, bows and a lot more.

While walking I caught the smell of Meat, I looked out to see the sources and it was from a stall.

"Hey pretty lady, Would you like a serving of the kebab?, they're one of Mismede speciality."

The owner of the stall asked me who was approaching the stall.

Seeing the meat in the tray I was salivating and I felt like if I didn't get my hands on them my appetite will not be satiated.

"Owner,One serving please."

I had asked for a serving

A serving costed 2 copper coin.

The owner has brought a serving and placed it on the counter .

The plate has two wooden bowls One was big while the other was a small one.

The bigger bowl had the meat while the smaller bowl had the sauce.

Before I could ask the owner told me

"The sauce is from Mismede which add a whole new flavour to the meat you can dip the meat on the sauce or you can dip the whole sauce into the meat."

"Thank you" I sincerely thanked the owner

"Enjoy your meal" The owner said while he went busy preparing another serving for other customers.

I joined my hand and payed respect to the food.I took my chopsticks that I kept in my garb washed them.

I took up the meat with my chopsticks the cooked meat smell was fragrant the meat was brown a bit burnt on the edges but I did not mind these small detail then I dipped it into the sauce the sauce was light orange in color when the meat was dipped , the sauce drowned the whole meat and covered it with it. The sauce was viscous like honey then the meat was lifted from the sauce . When I took it near mouth the fragrant hit my nose and the sweet smell invaded my sense of smell.

When it went inside my mouth the taste of the sweet yet sour taste with a hint of meaty taste I could barely keep my teeth from chewing on them and then my whole body started to shiver it was such a pleasant taste. The sweet and sour combined with the soft yet tender meat invade my taste buds. Then I tried the other way of eating the kebabs I took the sauce and poured it above the meats and mixed it with my chopsticks the smell was pleasing to the nose I picked up one of the meat and kept it in my mouth this time though the sauce taste has fully masked the burnt smell of the meat and enhanced the meat quality further I chowed down all the meat and was satisfied.

I went from one stall to another tasting all kinds of food.

' Oh they have meat buns from Eashen too let me give it a try.'

She went up to the stall where a woman in black hair a bit chubby was serving meat buns to the customers

" 3 peices of pork buns please!"

when the lady saw me she smiled and served me the buns the buns were marvelous as she remembered it was the same as in Eashen but a bit more tasty.

" Is it your first time here?" The woman asked me while I was eating and chowing down on the buns.

"Yos, ots moi forst...." I said to woman but it was not clear because I was eating the buns at the moment

"Easy there lady,Take some water." The Woman was feeling a bit guilty for suddenly intruding while I was eating.

I took the water and downed it

"Thank you" I thanked her sincerely

I then had a small talk with the lady and went to the bakery to buy some midnight snacks

Before I could reach Inside I saw a small boy of around 5 years outside he wore clothes which had a lot of stitches of different colour with sunken eyes and dusty hair with no guardian around him.

She went up to the kid and ask.

"Are you lost by any chance?" I asked in a soft voice

The boy did not respond

I tried for sometime to get his attention but it was futile.

A bell sound rang and the boys eyes darted to look at the bakery door.

A man came out carrying two bags in each of his arm and went away without watching his surroundings. Then one more time a bell rang and a girl came out the girl was a pretty one in her 16 she was cute and when she smile the dimples were quite eye catching.

When the boy saw the girl smiling toward him

the boy ran toward the girl and went into to store. I also went to the store and bought some pastries to eat for now.

The boy took a small bag and went out.

I was curious as to why the boy was here in those kinds of clothes and the condition.

I was watching the kid leaving the bakery .

The girl saw me and asked

"Are you curious about that poor child.?"

I turned around and nodded my head toward the girl.

"The poor body has a very sad life when he was born he did not even get to his dad. His dad had died when he went out adventuring

his savings were not enough to last the mother and the child for 3 years they could make do with the savings but now the child mother had menial task a home maid taking on a lot of work the stress build up to the woman and the woman is now sick and can't go out to work to earn money for food but the kid is sensible and strong at heart he started searching for odd jobs and earned some amount but recently the jobs for his caliber were just not there. So I pay some of my earned money for the bread to the kid to feed his sick mom and himself."

I heard the story and was a bit touched by the kid determination to start working and ear for his mother.

"Thank you for telling me about it"

I bought some snacks and left the bakery

I rushed to search the kid after some running I saw him but I did not approach but just followed him.

The sun was setting down at the moment the rays painted the sky red near the ocean where the sky turned dark blue at the opposite. It was gonna be Night time .