Chapter 190

Chapter 190. Daily life on a day when I don't want to work (4)

“I'm currently using a machine that prints out letters evenly like this as a test. This book was created from that test.”

“Hmm... I heard that the printing press still shakes, right?”

“yes.”

So, the trend is still desperate.

Above all, it is not easy to make a typeface.

Depending on the content of the book, there is also the hassle of having to change it every time.

The reality is that transcribing is much better, except that it doesn't matter if you shoot with the same content as the temple.

“How long did you take this?”

“Roughly, to the extent of passing it on to booksellers in the capital and putting it all in bookstores in each city? About this much?”

I stretched out my fingers moderately so that I could roughly guess the number.

Pena kept her mouth shut.

“...How long has it been since?”

“Two days to film.”

The performance of the press wasn't quite up to what I was hoping for, so it took me that long.

It's only natural when you think about why Pena is so surprised.

It means that in a short amount of time, you can print books with an accuracy and speed that can never be matched by typesetting or copywriting.

“Once it is fully operational, it will be easier to print books.”

“Hey, that’s it.”

“Anyway, this is part of the business. You don't have to understand more than that.”

It's not something Pena cares about so much.

And anyway, the purpose was to check if I could properly supply this book and the condition of the press was fine.

Fortunately, it seems to be rolling without much trouble.

“so? What is your other purpose?”

“...That's it.”

I slightly averted my gaze and evaded this.

Anyway, I can't teach her this.

Although she treats her without hesitation, she is a princess from a foreign country.

More than this I cannot tell you what I am up to.

That's what I'm explaining here.

Pena didn't ask anymore if I noticed that when I kept my mouth shut.

“Rather than that, you came out to play, right? Let's stop talking about this.”

I said that on purpose to divert the topic.

Now that the confirmation of what was bothering me for a while was over, I thought it would be better to guide me to a more proper place.

After leaving the bookstore, we took a walk while looking around the other places.

A unique street scene seen for the first time in one's life is an appropriate sight to see for a person who has never been there.

After walking around the plaza moderately, we decided to have lunch at a suitable place.

But again, that's a problem.

‘Is it too much to take him anywhere?'

Even if you look at it like this, it's because you're a precious body.

I thought about finding a suitable restaurant, but unexpectedly, what she was interested in was the street food.

Things that busy passers-by can carry and eat in moderation.

In particular, the concept of walking around the streets and eating something seemed quite unexpected to her.

Maybe it was a culture shock or something.

Is that why you're interested?

“Do you want to try it?”

“But the dignity...

” “Now that you’re just a prisoner, it’s okay.”

For some reason, I feel a bit sullen when you point out the truth.

why? It's true.

“This is just an ordinary city, so it’s rather normal to go around eating like everyone else, right?”

Once I suggested this, Pena hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Is it embarrassing to openly reveal what to eat?

Maybe he waited for me to persuade him with bullshit on purpose.

It's just that I care about useless things.

When I bought Fahilia's specialty monster snow rabbit and handed it over, she thought for a moment, ‘How do you eat this?' After hesitating, he saw the others eating and took a big bite.

I vaguely remember it.

I wondered where I had heard of it, and it seemed like it was one of the fairy tales Chena brought in when I was young.

....It's a fairy tale, but in the end, there are only words, so it was quite a question whether this was made for children to read.

“Before that, did the fairy tale exist in the Empire?”

“On the contrary, I'm surprised that Arel knows that too...?”

After all, books tend to flow in regardless of national borders, so shouldn't it be so surprising?

“huh? But weren’t those fairy tales forbidden?”

Suddenly, that fact came to mind.

In case I misremembered, I looked at Pena, and she slightly averted her gaze.

“...It’s forbidden, right?”

Apparently, the imperial side banned the book, saying that it was a misunderstood book that lowered the dignity of the imperial family.

Because they are sensitive to that aspect.

“Is that right?”

The princess is diligently avoiding her gaze.

This is not a place to interrogate the princess, is it okay?

“If you read that fairy tale in the first place, isn’t this kid doing his own play?

I felt like doing it. Or is it a self-made play by the servants for the royal family?”

“...Arel, you are the only one who thinks like that no matter where you go in the world.”

No, my impression is normal.

I can confidently say that it is the most general and ordinary sensitivity.

“Was that the lesson? If you don't know the world and don't know the people's sentiment, it means you can't be a great leader. Well, that's why the Empire is forbidden

...

I glanced back at the strange feeling I felt nearby and sighed.

“...Excuse me for a moment.”

When I reacted strangely, Pena, who hadn't noticed yet, reflexively turned her head to follow me.

“Pena aside for a second.”

For her who hasn't noticed yet, I grab Pena's shoulders and pull her towards me slightly.

“huh? Why the hell... Gya?!”

she let out a small scream.

Because at the same time as I was pulling her, someone ran past with all her might from behind.

If I had stood there, I would have bumped into it.

“What did you just do?”

“What you're looking at right now isn't the city's specialty... it's just a pickpocket.”

No matter how well the security here is managed compared to other cities, one or two such scum are born everywhere.

Especially since it's a city that hasn't been open for a while, there are people who take it lightly and crawl in.

A merchant who seems to have stolen goods later pops out, but it is not until then that he is caught.

‘If I report it, the city security will take care of it.'

If there was a commotion like this, it would surely be caught sooner or later.

At least that's because I've been instructed to respond easily.

And then, as an example, you should thoroughly follow the law.

“Are you not catching it?”

“Um, our escort probably won’t even bother with a guy like that.

There is no reason for that.”

Despite this commotion, our escorts lurking nearby remain vigilant and do not step forward.

It's not because they're incompetent.

It was because he instructed me to leave all sorts of trivial troubles alone unless I was really in danger.

If it was judged that it would be really harmful, he would have used his hand on the spot, but it was not to that extent, so he judged and did not intervene.

I didn't use my hands because I had pulled her a little while ago.

If I really thought I was going to run into it, I would have intervened immediately and swiftly.

They must be fully vigilant by now in preparation for any contingency.

It's also common to deliberately draw attention and attack.

But this time, it didn't seem like that was the case.

“I would have told the guards at first. Maybe he'll catch it.”

As soon as the words came out, three soldiers jumped out and started chasing the pickpocket.

Look. The security of my city is perfect.

Guards can be dispatched within 3 minutes anytime, anywhere.

And even if you bully them, you can never leave the city.