Chapter 1 E 9 - (Fleeing) 1
After blending with the aristocrats, Ryouma succeeded passing the castle gate.
Outside the castle, the aristocrats houses are lined up, where the aristocrats who had escaped disappears into.
Since the size of the house's roof become smaller remarkably.
Despite him wearing an Imperial Guard armor and passed through the aristocrats houses, where maid and soldiers also can be seen, they did not question Ryouma at all.
After walked for a few minutes he reached the gate.
Ryouma slightly feel bothered by the guard that stands on the right and left of the gate.
There are a lot of people going here and there, and various stalls and shop lined.
As far as I see the attire of the people, a lot of them wears robe or mantle. And some people also wear armor. Some wearing only a simple shirt and pants. An aunty is wearing an apron. And other various attire.
"Unexpectedly there are a lot of people... Furthermore, some people also bring weapons with them..."
Ryouma muttered those words while looking at one point. He noticed that some people carrying a weapon here and there mixed among the crowd.
The color of their hair and skin are black, white, yellow and other various colors. There's even human being with blue and green hair.
Since there are a lot of different appearances, it seems like Ryouma hair and eye color won't be a problem.
"Now then. For now, let's find some clothes..."
After Ryouma had uttered such words, his stomach grumbled telling that he's hungry.
However, no matter how hungry he is, he needs to procure some clothes first. Since it would be too conspicuous if he keeps on wearing the imperial guard armor.
While walking along the main street, a shop with a dress picture being drawn on the signboard entered Ryouma eyes.
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The time currently has passed 1.00 o'clock in the afternoon. That customer came in at the clothes store where she works.
"Welcome!"
The man who comes in wearing imperial guard armor meets with the usual cheerful greeting from Megu as the store typical hospitality.
However, this is the first time an Imperial guard come to the store.
Normally, most people who come to the store are arrogant rotten people. In particular, the aristocrats and soldiers.
She asks the things that he wants to ask, and he replies it normally.
Mostly the one who does shopping like this is someone from aristocrat family.
A customer who pays is a good customer even if it's a suspicious person. Such thought crosses her mind.
"Certainly. Please wait a minute."
Megu lowered her head once again and went toward the counter.
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When Megu said "The price would be 1000 baht in total", no matter how much money he has, he don't know how much is that. At the time when he handed over the bag with the money inside of it to her,
However, for the time being, he achieved his objective.
"After all this is a race against time."
After muttered such words, Ryouma once again walked out the main street.
The name of the shop is restaurant Oceanic Noise. It is the kind of a restaurant where people will decline in coming if they are not being recommended by someone.
The time right now is currently 3.00 o'clock in the afternoon.
He change his clothes into his black shirt and pants which he bought a while ago at Megu's shop.
(Somehow I made it huh...)
At the time there's an army that passed by Ryouma come out of the castle, he remembered the person who leads them.
Ryouma in the state where he wears an armor went out from the castle. He only thinks about ran away immediately.
It's the same as asking for death, after all, if he were to go without confirming the minimum information, how far, how to go, and how much preparation one's needed to prepare.
Since he saw carriage in the downtown, it is natural, that the pursuers would be some cavalrymen.
But since Ryouma wear armor when getting out of the castle.
The imperial guards don't know Ryoma's face.
His concern is that if by any chance their preparation is faster, by the time Ryouma go out he would immediately being caught, however, Ryouma thought that the heaven seems to favor him
The one who leads them is four people consist of man and women. Among them, two people have a familiar face.
(Rolph and Seria huh...)
Rolph face who have the personality of veteran soldier floats on his mind.
And then, and unknown young man that looks weak.
In Ryouma eyes, she has an equal fighting force similar to Rolph.
That her eyes are filled with confidence backed by experience.
The eyes that have been going through bloodshed. Not just someone that experienced the battlefield like Rolph, but also have a deeper strategist mind.
This is Ryouma and Shardina, This is the first meeting of them before they fought for the hegemony of the western continent.