Chapter 90
Conrad in Love (Part 2)
Conrad and Sebastian left the inn and headed to Izakaya Nobu .
Although they were worried that the shop might be closed, the light was still on, glowing gently through the window . Sebastian knocked on the glass door while ignoring Conrad, who was trying to peep in nervously .
「Welcome!」
「…’elcome . 」
There were no customers in the shop . It seemed that they were cleaning up for the night .
「You came a short while ago, right?」
The black-haired waitress guided them and they settled down by the counter . As he had said before, the interior of the shop had a pleasantly warm atmosphere .
「Actually, I am looking into a woman called Celes whom I came with a little while ago . 」
The shop employees made a strange face to Conrad’s inquiry .
Well, it was to be expected . Although there might be cases where one party did not know the other, despite how they came in as a party of two, it was unusual to come to ask about them later .
「He said he really wanted to meet her again . 」
Sebastian added .
Conrad explained that the two people in question had happened to meet each other, then separated without telling each other about themselves . As such, he wanted to meet her again to talk .
Conrad felt that it sounded too suspicious, but the waitress placed her finger on her chin and started to think .
It was unlikely that she could remember all the customers who came in everyday, but at this point, Conrad was willing to cling onto any chance .
「I don’t remember . How about you, Shinobu-chan?」
「Her height is 160cm and is about 18 to 20 years old . Long hair with silver-rimmed glasses, and can’t really handle hot food . She ate apple pie and kushikatsu . She dislikes shishito peppers a little . From her speech, she is probably a noble, but I think her intonation is different from that of the people near Aitheria . 」
(TL note: shishito = a sweet, East Asian variety of Capsicum annuum)
Conrad and Sebastian exchanged bewildered glances at Shinobu’s reply . What astounding observation skills and memory .
「That’s great! But…」
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「It isn’t a clue, right?」
If she did not have any information about Celes’ identity, he was still stuck .
In addition, it was already very late at night . It would be impossible to meet again by tomorrow’s marriage interview .
「Sebastian… fun times are over . 」
「My deepest sympathies . 」
The shop owner lowered his head at Conrad .
「I’m sorry we couldn’t help you much . 」
「No, no, I’m thankful with just this much . 」
Conrad replied, though a lingering affection still occupied his heart .
From the start, it had been an impossible search . His time spent had been unprofitable, but he had made peace with himself .
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If she was his destined partner, he might meet her again . Since it was not possible to meet again at present, he convinced himself not to force it .
Once he got that out of his mind, his stomach became strangely hungry . He should have eaten more kushikatsu earlier .
「Since this is an Izakaya, Sebastian, do you want to eat something?」
「That is a good idea . Of course, if it doesn’t trouble you . 」
The waitress called Shinobu brought out warm towels with a smile .
「Well then, what would you like to order?」
They ordered a lager called ‘Toriaezu Nama’ .
Well, it was not exactly lager, but it couldn’t be compared with ale .
The clear, crisp, bitter taste was certainly different from both ale and lager in the Imperial Capital .
「This is pretty good alcohol . 」
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「I did not think of the idea of chilling ale and lager before drinking it . Can it be done in the Imperial Capital?」
「The Emperor from a few generations ago should have made an ice house in the mountains of Bassenburg . It is possible to supply ice to the Imperial Capital in the summer if ice is stored during winter . 」
「That’s going to cost a lot of time and money, isn’t it?」
Conrad did not wish to burden the national treasury . It seemed better to simply look forward to cold lager during the winter .
A platter of pickles was served after a short wait . The colours were pleasing to the eye, and the saltiness complimented the ‘Toriaezu Nama’ well . Conrad was grateful for this simple appetizer because he had wanted something besides oily food after eating too much kushikatsu previously .
He briefly looked around the shop, thinking that it was a strange place . Incidentally, the shop mentioned by the former Emperor apparently had a rather exotic atmosphere . Perhaps this was the shop that he was describing?
While his partner was lost in thought, Sebastian had begun to down another drink in a small ceramic sake cup .
Conrad drained his beer mug and ordered a second glass before the bitterness had left his throat .
He ridiculed himself for being effeminate, as he still could not give up on Celes .
He really craved something strong to drink, but the marriage interview was tomorrow . He had to stay sober .
Even so, he still wanted to drink until he was unconscious, just for tonight .
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