CH 88

The cafeteria that they went to with the guide of Shirley Leah was a lovely restaurant with large windows and bright interior. Each table had a small vase decorated with little flowers and a pastel-colored tablecloth.

As for the food,  there were a variety of dishes served in a small portion on a plate, and the bread was free to refill. 

Cain and Shirley asked for separate plates, and Julian asked for a roasted chunk of meat.

“Will that be enough? We’re in our growth period? If you’re a man, why don’t you eat meat, Cain?” 

“Since I am here in Yum, I want to try eating various foods.” 

“Cain-sama, if it’s okay with you, why don’t we share half of the different kinds of things? You can eat twice as many kinds of dishes?” 

“Shirley Leah-sama, is it okay with you? Then I’ll accept your kind offer.” 

“Ufufu, let’s change the plate after eating half of it.”

“I… I too will give out a piece of the meat so let’s share the most delicious dishes!”

Most of the dishes in the country of Limuto Break overall emphasized the taste of the ingredients. Simply put, it was just boiled, just baked, and just cut. Or milk was added in and stewed for the creamy type. Salt and pepper were around and not expensive, but that was all. The idea of ​​making a dressing with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper did not seem to be an idea in that county, even in the past.

It seemed that most of the dishes in Siriyum were smashed, kneaded, and formed into shapes. There were a lot of things like meat dumplings, seafood balls, mashed potato dumplings, and mashed pumpkin dumplings on the plate.

Something like a salad with torn vegetables and some fruit decorations was on the plate, and the visual looked very colorful.

After the meal, they looked around the area that was not so far from the school. There, Cain recalled about one thing.

“Now that I think about it, it’s the first time I’m shopping on my own.”

“Cain-sama?”

Cain lived a life of just going back and forth between the Knights of the Guards training center in the royal palace and the orphanage in the west, and if he asked Ilvalino or Parapantle, whatever he needed would be prepared in his room the next day. 

Because he lived a life centered around Diana, he didn’t have any memory of asking his father or mother for something he wanted for his bobby. It seemed like there were times when Diana sometimes went out to the city with father or mother but Cain didn’t remember doing that. 

“Cain. So, you were sheltered. Maybe you are more naive than me who is from the royal family?”

“Do you have money? For today’s shopping, I can pay in advance though?”

Julian and Shirley Leah looked into Cain’s face with worried expressions.

He had memories of his previous life, so he wasn’t too worried about shopping. However, he was not confident about monetary values ​​and prices. Cain was confident that he would not know even if he was ripped off during shopping. 

“I brought the money, but I may not know about the value. Please tell me if it’s too expensive or too cheap. Julian-sama, Shirley Leah-sama.” 

For today, he wanted letter papers to send letters to Diana. If possible, he wanted to send her cute things from this country. Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com

When he looked at them with a little embarrassed face, Julian and Shirley Leah nodded and smiled cheerfully. 

“Just leave it to me. I’m from a royal family, but I often blend in and shop in the middle of the city. I’ll teach you how to shop and the market price.”

“The shops that Julian-sama always goes to, a lot of them are still high-end shops. I can show you the affordable shops that are popular among girls. Let’s go to a lot of places together today.”

Both of them were saying that they were willing to go shopping with him that day. Cain thanked and bowed to them.

“Then, where should we go first? Cain, do you have anything that you want?”

“I want letter papers. Because I want to write letters to my family… Other than that, maybe a bookstore? Do they sell second-grade textbooks in the bookstore?”

“I see, letter papers. Let’s go to a stationary store or a general store. They may have textbooks in the second-hand bookstores in the city, but if you want new ones, they can be bought at the dormitory supervisor room.”

“If you have acquaintances in the third grade, you can have them handed over, but since I am the eldest son, I do not have an acquaintance in the third grade.”

It was strange that both of them would normally come up with the option about second-hand bookstores or hand-me-downs from senior students despite being a royal family and a duke’s daughter. When Cain honestly asked about that, both of them replied as if it was nothing special. 

“Old things are valuable. For example, in the textbook of the third-grader, they are filled with notes taken during classes. The leather shoes in the used clothing store are worn and they become soft so they don’t slip. Of course, there are times when if it’s too old, then the information will be out of date and you can’t use it. There’s also the possibility that you might also get an athlete’s foot from old shoes. But to be able to see through all of that and find the good second-hand items, it’s called good sense.” 

“A few years ago, a book from a long time ago was found. It’s said that there was a description of a technique that had been cut off from tradition. Of course, the brand new items made from the latest technique honed by craftsmen are irreplaceable. But there is another sense of value that even if it’s old ones, good things are indeed good. 

Cain thought that perhaps the Siriyum nobles had a lenient mindset. He took up on their offer and decided to stop by a second-hand bookstore after the stationery store and general store. 

The first stationery store they entered had many simple and sturdy items, and the letter papers were all plain in white or ash color. Even if it was plain, he wanted something with a brighter color, so without buying anything there, they headed to the next general store. 

At the general store, there were letter papers with floral patterns and letter papers with pictures of little birds and rabbits. When Cain was torn between the little bird and the rabbit, Julian suggested that the bear was good, and Shirley Leah recommended the one with floral patterns. 

Cain bought the letter papers with a picture of a rabbit in the corner.

After that, he went to a second-hand bookstore, but unfortunately, they didn’t sell the second-grade textbooks.

Since they were there, they looked around the store, and the picture book titled ‘Why do rabbits have long ears?’ was on sale. It was the picture book that Diana loved when she was young, written in Siriyum language.

Cain planned to buy it and brought it to the shopkeeper. When he was paying for it, he gave out gold coins but he was told that they didn’t have a small change so he broke the bill with Shirley Leah. 

“Cain, what would you plan to do buying that children’s book?”

“I’ll send it to my home. There’s a child that loves this book. It’s written in the language here, so I think it’s rare.”

“Hmm.”

It seemed that the flying dragons’ platform was not near the school so they were not able to go since that day they were just shopping while taking a walk around.  

With that, Cain and his friends, who bought the letter papers and picture books, returned to the dormitory.