Published at 18th of November 2020 07:17:08 PM
Chapter 25: 25
It didn’t take long to get to the town on horseback .
But it’s seriously amazing seeing it for myself . Were little towns like this always so crowded and lively?
The streets look just like what I would imagine medieval Europe from my past life would have looked like!
There’s flower shops, bakeries, liquor stores, dry-goods shops, etc . all lined up in front of us with people bustling about .
I can hear music playing from somewhere and there are people dancing in the streets too… . .
The sun is shining and everyone is smiling, what a happy little town this is .
I almost can’t believe that a destitute village lies just on the other side of it .
According to Grandpa Will, even the sun doesn’t shine there .
… . . That means that people who are born there end up dying without ever seeing the sun .
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Even though both places belong to the same country, why is there such a huge difference between them?
We dismount from our horses and start looking around .
“Is there anything that you wanted to see?” Eric-Sama asks me .
Hmm… . I survey all of the shops around us… . . I really want to visit that bakery, and I’d love to peek in that confectionery shop… .
Looking around, I feel like there’s actually too many places that I want to go . It’s too hard to choose .
I keep looking around, hoping to see something that might help me decide . … . . Wait, doesn’t that sign say ‘plant nursery’?
“Um, Eric-Sama, what sort of shop is that one there?”
Eric-Sama looks in the direction that I’m pointing .
“Oh, that’s a shop that deals with rare types of plants . ”
Rare types of plants!? Does that mean that I might be able to see some of the plants that I read about in that very first book that I found in the library?
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“I want to go there~!” I say, grabbing Eric-Sama’s and Henry-Oniisama’s hands and pulling them towards it .
“Oy! Eric! Wipe that grin off your face,” I hear Henry-Oniisama say from behind me .
Oh? Did Eric-Sama also want to visit this plant nursery?
Once we had arrived in front of the store, I drop their hands and peek in through the window . Are they even open?
I hesitantly open the door and head inside .
What is this place……?
It almost seems like it’s been engulfed in magic .
The air feels completely different from outside . It’s so fresh . And the general ambiance feels so peaceful, like it’s purifying my heart from any negativity .
To think that I’d be able to find such a pleasant place in this town… . It really makes me feel at ease .
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And there really are a multitude of plant varieties living here . They’re so full of life, they almost look like they’re dancing .
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Oh! The plant that flies in the sky! The one that I had read about… . To think I’d actually be able to see one firsthand…!
I believe it was called ‘Wing’ .
“Welcome,” greets a middle-aged man, walking towards us from the back of the store . He has chestnut-colored hair and is wearing a pair of round glasses .
The apron he’s wearing suits him quite nicely as well .
Oh, woah… . . The moment he had come forward, all the plants seemed to react as if they were feeling happy .
Might he be a greenery magic user… . ?
“Eric, Henry! It’s been so long!” he says, smiling at Eric-Sama and Henry-Oniisama, and reaching out to shake each of their hands .
Is he an acquaintance of theirs?
“Paul! It’s been a while . How have you been?” Henry-Oniisama says in reply, smiling back at him .
As I stand there in a daze, the man walks over to me and squats down to meet my eye level .
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“Nice to meet you . I’m Paul, the manager of this shop . And you must be Alicia?” he says, greeting me with a grin .
“Nice to meet you . Yes, I’m Alicia . But, how did you know?”
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“Oh, that’s because your brother talks about you often . ”
Hm? I’m extremely curious to know just what he’s been saying about me . I hope he hasn’t been badmouthing me here .
“Um, are you close with my brothers?”
“We’re on good terms . I am still considered to be a nobleman after all, even if I am working here like this,” Paul-san says with a hint of a bitter smile playing on his face .
A nobleman!? Then he really does use greenery magic… . . Oh! He appeared once during the game! Paul, the plant nursery manager… .
I had thought he sounded familiar for some reason . Right, the heroine visited this shop during the game because she had needed some ingredients for some sort of medicine she had been making .
Wait, doesn’t that mean… . . Did I manage to come here first?
Since she was supposed to visit this shop with Curtis-Sama, I doubt she’s been here yet . She hasn’t had enough time to get that close to him, I’m sure! Ooh, being first makes me feel like I’m winning .
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“Yeah, what sort of nobleman works in a tiny shop like this?” Eric-Sama says to Paul-san teasingly .
“What made you want to open a plant nursery?” I ask him .
“Well, plants have the power to cure diseases as well as heal people’s hearts… . And since I’ve always wanted to work in a field that was able to help people, it seemed like a good fit for me . I’m originally only a low ranked noble anyway so… . ” Paul-san tells me, smiling warmly . As he talks about his aspirations, he almost seems to shine with a soothing light .
“Well, you’re doing a wonderful job,” I say, accidentally letting my true feelings leak out .
Even though complimenting someone should be like pulling teeth to a villainess!!
Being surrounded by such lovely plants, I ended up letting my guard down because I was feeling too at ease .
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His first impression is going to be that I’m a good person! Darn it! What should I do about this?
……No, wait, let’s think positively, shall we? It was just a single slip of the tongue . I should still have plenty of chances to worsen his impression of me from here on .
“Thanks,” Paul-san says, beaming at me .
Even if he is on the older side, with a smile like that I could see myself falling for him .
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“We grow a variety of extremely rare plant species here . For instance this… . . ”
Paul-san picks up a bottle that houses a very small plant inside of it .
” “Chad,” ” Paul-san and I say simultaneously .
Paul-san’s eyes go wide . Just how many times have people looked at me like that at this point?
Though, in this case I guess it isn’t so surprising considering how rare Chad is .
“You’ve heard of it?” Paul-san asks me, still looking at me in surprise .
T/N: Lol, what fun plant names: Wing and Chad XD I don’t know why they bring me so much joy haha .
And now, the thing that maybe no one was waiting for, the poll results as of posting this chapter!!!DUKE — 215 votes (45%) . Have them ALL — 88 votes (19%) . HEROINE — 83 votes (16% +) [LOL, I forgot her, but so many of you wrote in your own answer for her, that she also got included XD I love how popular she is despite not having made an appearance yet!]BL — 35 votes (7%)ERIC — 24 votes (5%)OTHER — 21 votes (4% -) [In no particular order, some of my favorites were:[A villainess should always be alone! (jk aint there any beastmen to ship w/ her?] — Enjoying ‘Milady Wants to Relax’? The beastmen in there are adorable~[AliciaxCrown – usurp the throne and rule them all!] — yes . Just yes . [The no one gets together and only chase after her route] — Like Bakarina? XD[None of them, they are all too flashy] — you mean giving a diamond to a 10 year old was too much!?! XD[Will] — Do you also like Paul??[Wait & see who is worthy of her] — awww, nice . [A proper vilainess doesn’t need a love interest] — true that!FINN — 6 votes (1%)GAYLE — 5 votes (1%)CURTIS — 2 votes (0%)
Thanks to everyone that voted~! I always find polls fun ???? I especially love all the answers that people put into the other category! I couldn’t put them all into this post for sake of space, but I did love reading them all ❤
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