CH 90

Julian returned to their dorm room, hugging a schoolgirl’s waist, and saw that Cain was reading a letter at the study desk in the room.

The afternoon sun was shining on the study desk by the window, and Cain’s golden hair that was like silk thread was shining under the sun. His face, slightly downcasted to read his letter, was wearing a smile full of love, and shadows cast by his long eyelashes had a touch of fragility.

Julian, who even forgot that he was holding onto a schoolgirl by his side, was enchanted by Cain. The schoolgirl, who was hugged around the waist by Julian, was also captivated by Cain.

“Julian-sama?”

Cain looked up when he realized that the door to the room was opened. He noticed Julian and the schoolgirl standing still at the entrance to the room, squinted his eyes, and frowned. His face, which was like a painting depicting a goddess, instantly turned into the face of a grumpy friend.  

“Girls are not allowed in the boy’s dormitory.”

“Don’t Cain have a part-time job today?”

“Today is my day off because I replaced a friend who had an emergency the other day… Are you trying to bring a girl into the room when I’m not here?”

Cain had an on-campus part-time job.

He had expected that he would not have enough money at all after checking the price of the flying dragon, but when he checked the carriage transfer and accommodation at the relay point for returning home, the money that Parepantle had left was not enough at all. 

It was a sufficient amount of money as an allowance to enjoy the student life, but it was a subtle amount that meant he won’t be able to return home. 

Plus, the cost of letter papers and postage to Diana, which were sent out every three days, were not insignificant. 

When he went to the dormitory supervisor room to apply for an on-campus part-time job, they were surprised that ‘The neighboring country’s duke’s son, doing a part-time job?’ but he managed to cover it up with articulate excuses like he wanted to do the part-time job because he wanted to adjust quickly to the Yum culture, and he wanted to make a lot of friends, and as an experience and the likes of it.

Of course, there was no rule that children of a wealthy family should not work part-time, so they should be able to introduce him to a part-time job even without him making the excuses, but still, it was hard for him to say that he wanted money. 

“No, that’s not the case. By chance… It’s just by chance that she talked to me at the dormitory entrance. I thought that the closest thing would be my room so that’s why we came here.”

“Whether I’m in the room or not, the rules are rules. Please go back.”

“…I’m sorry, Lady. I seem to have forgotten that the dormitory is prohibited for girls. Let’s say goodbye here for today. I hope to see you at school tomorrow.”

“Ah, yes. His Royal Highness Prince Julian, see you tomorrow …”

When he took his arm off her waist, Julian grabbed her shoulder and turned her around. The schoolgirl was constantly glancing at Cain’s face. She didn’t seem like she was about to step out, but when she realized that Julian didn’t show any sign of introducing Cain, and Cain also didn’t seem like he would introduce himself,  she gave up and walked down her hallway.

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“It doesn’t mean that everyone is fine. There are also women that I reject when they talk to me. I choose those that look like they’re tight lipped and have big boobs.”

“That’s the worst.” 

“Hah?!”

He closed the door of the room, entered the room, and Julian sat down on the bed.

Cain folded the letter he was reading and put it back in the envelope and put it away in the desk drawer.

“Is it a letter from your family?”

“Yes. Everyone seems to be doing well.”

“I see, speaking about family, does Cain return to your home during the Flower Festival?”

“No. I won’t be able to go back and return during a two-week break, so I will spend my time doing my part-time job.”

(I don’t even have the money to go home, that damned father)

After reading the letter from Diana, Cain was thinking of preparing for tomorrow’s lessons, but Julian was back, so he turned her chair to the bed and crossed his legs, and folded his hands on his legs. 

“To begin with, I’m surprised that we have two weeks off even though it’s only been a month and a half since school started.”

“Yes, there are many territories in his country that make a living from agriculture and dairy farming. From mid-March to late March, many students have to return to the territories to raise soil, sow seeds, and raise seedlings. There’s no point of holding classes if more than half of the students are not around.” 

“Do the lord’s children do the farming themselves?”

When it comes to agricultural land that makes a living from agriculture, half of Cain’s father’s Nerugrandi territories were also agricultural land. By the way, Cain remembered that his father, Dismaya, went out to the territory for about a month every year at the beginning of spring.

“Although the names vary depending on the regions, such as the ground breaking ritual, the fertility prayer festival, and the good harvest prayer festival, the festival of sowing crop seeds to dedicate to the gods at the harvest festival is held in each territory at this time. It is decided that it must be the lord’s field that grows the crops dedicated to the Gods. Even if the tenant farmer can be relied on to take care of the process, it must be the lord’s responsibility to raise the field and sow the seeds. Even though it’s a field for the ritual, it’s quite a large area, so it becomes a whole family job.”

“I see. By the way, the festival that is held in the royal capital during that holiday, why is it called the Flower Festival?”

The ones that remained in the royal capital, Sadith, were aristocrats whose territories were not agricultural or who did not have territories. Cain thought that there was no need to hold a separate festival because it had nothing to do with agriculture.

Julian folded his arms on the bed, raised his chin, and had an arrogant look on his face.

“Those that remain in the city are the aristocrats who work in the palace and the aristocrats who are involved in the commercial, trade, and transportation industries. The flower festival is to give these aristocrats a place to play an active role. Flowers grown in the city are displayed all over the city, and cloth decorations that imitate petals are scattered all over the city. There are stalls by the city road, performances are performed in the squares at every crossroads, and everyone sings and dances. It keeps the economy going.” 

“Does it mean it’s a merrymaking that does not have a particular reason?” 

“It is expensive to take a break from work in the royal capital and return to the territories. It’s a moderate expense just to send back one or two children from the royal capital to the territories. Because this is unfair, so it’s mostly an implication to make the aristocrats that remain in the city spend their money.” 

“I see. But that would be an advantage to the aristocrats that’s doing business?”

“Well, as a result, that’s true. But the name “Flower Festival” is not just for mere show. The flowers that decorate the city are provided free of charge by the aristocrats who remain in the city. There’s notification issued that the gardens are open to the public. The house where the family is out is exempted, but the remaining aristocrats have to open their garden and serve snacks. Of course, the garden must be neatly arranged, and if the served snack is shabby, they will be disrespected by the general public. So they can’t cut corners.”

“I see … It’s surprisingly mean.”