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The Desired Reunion
The sky was a really beautiful blue.
Seeing the cityscape clearly without her glasses, Dahlia cheered with the joy of liberation.
She could also see the subtle tint of beauty of the olive green long pants and white lily sweater she was wearing now.
Dahlia went to the temple early this morning in a carriage. It was to check to see if she could restore her eyesight and remove her glasses.
The temple was located in the northeastern part of the royal capital, near the castle.
Although the shape is similar to the church of her previous life, it was a beautiful building made of white crystal-like material which sparkled as the sunlight hit it.
The treatment was done not in the temple but in the building called the “treatment hall” next to it. In a white square building resembling a hospital, the location to be guided to varied depending on the particulars and degree of injury or illness.
Regarding the donation, Dahlia was first told that it was one gold coin for both eyes, so she added several silver coins to the one gold coin.
She was quite nervous, but the guide of the treatment hall smiled that it was easy to restore eyesight which had only been damaged to the point of having to use glasses.
Actually, the waiting time was a long two and a half hours, but the priest’s treatment took only 5 minutes for both eyes. Since then, her view was as clear as it had been in her childhood.
On her way home, Dahlia took a leisurely walk to the central district while enjoying the scenery without taking a carriage.
To commemorate the opening of the company today, she would go eat a delicious meal alone- Dahlia decided.
These days, the peaceful daily life of Dahlia had collapsed because of the breaking off of her engagement, her encounter with the bloodied knight, and the establishment of her own company.
Today, She would eat a delicious meal, and on the way home, she would buy an interesting book about magic devices and some sweet red wine. Then, after taking a long bath, she would read the book, and from tomorrow concentrate fully on making magic devices-Dahlia had this ‘perfect plan’ in mind.
She was a little lost on which shop to enter, but she finally chose a fashionable little shop on the main street, which she had talked about with Gabriella yesterday.
It was her first time visiting such a restaurant, so Dahlia was a little nervous, but then she mustered her courage and entered.
The restaurant employee who greeted Dahlia brightly showed her to the terrace seat with a smile.
On the outside terrace, a large linen-colored parasol was installed next to the table.
The refreshing early summer breeze felt nice under the parasol which softened the heat of the afternoon sun.
When Dahlia was in a good mood looking at the menu table given by the clerk, and she was wondering which to choose, she had a strange sensation.1
The gaze of the person at a table a short distance from her continued to shift to the side of the road. And that spread to other people there.
Thinking about how strange this was, Dahlia turned her eyes to the roadside and her eyes met with the eyes of a tall young man walking towards her.
“……Ah”
How likely was it for a coincidence like this to occur?
Dahlia predicted that the other person would not notice her, and immediately removed her line of sight so as to not be rude.
However, the black-haired young man came straight to her side without any hesitation.
As always, the white silk taffeta shirt and the black trousers looked great with the eye-catchingly beautiful face.
“I’m sorry to disturb your pleasant time. Are you by any chance one of Dahl’s family members? … Or perhaps… The person himself…?”
“……Yes”
It was Wolf who she had met in the forest the other day.
Those golden eyes narrowed happily and looked at Dahlia.
“I’m glad you are the actual person. At that time, my eyes were blurred and I didn’t really recognize you.”
“I’m sorry. A lone woman in a forest isn’t good, so I dressed up like that.”
“No, I’m sorry for making you take care of me. Thank you very much for your help that day.”
Wolf didn’t get angry that Dahlia had hidden her gender.
On the contrary, he bowed and thanked her politely.
“Um … Were you already aware of it in the forest?”
“I couldn’t really tell. Your voice was completely male, but in the carriage on the way back, your scent seemed like a woman’s.”2
Scent――Could you strengthen your sense of smell by strengthening your body? Dahlia wanted to ask but she endured it for the time being.
“I changed my voice with a magic device. But I am surprised that you managed to recognize me in this situation.”
“When our eyes met, it was unnatural how you averted yours. And then the color of your eyes and your presence. Even though it was blurry, the jade green color was the same, and your presence felt similar. So, when I thought ‘perhaps’ and approached you, I smelled your scent, and as it was similar, I guessed you are probably the person in question.”
“Your sense of smell is good…”
Dahlia wondered if she smelled that much even though she took a bath every day and didn’t wear perfume.
Dahlia became seriously concerned about this.3
“But Dahl being a woman, was a bit relieving.”
“Why?”
“You looked a little cute even with that getup, so I wondered if I’m starting to swing in a different direction from before then.”
“Which direction is that?!”
Wolf laughed at Dahlia who put in a tsukkomi4 reflexively.
“It’s lively chatting while standing, but would you mind sharing your table with me? If you are meeting your lover, we could change the day, though.”
The gazes of the women around her, rather than just stinging, they actually hurt like pinpricks.
It would be troublesome if they were seen by someone Dahlia knew and that person spread rumors about them, but she felt that it was already too late since they already gathered this much attention.
“… Go ahead. Since, I’m here alone.”
Dahlia gave up in various ways and nodded.
“Thank you. I was going to go to the commerce guild after this, so the timing was just right.”
“Are you shopping for the knight squad?”
“No, to search for Dahl.”
“Me?”
“I was going to ask if there was anyone like you in the commerce guild. I wanted to thank you for the last time. I still wanted to pay for the potion and I wanted to return the coat I borrowed. I had the captain write me a letter of introduction”
That was dangerous.5
Starting with a warning regarding going to the forest alone, she might have been asked why she used a pseudonym.
Above all, it was highly likely that women from the guild would persistently ask about Wolf.
“As thanks for before, let me treat you today. I also want to pay for the potion.”
“Uh……”
“Ah, do not worry, it is not that I am hitting on you. You promised ‘If you see me in the city, call out to me. And then, I will let myself be treated to a drink’ , so I would like to thank you and would be happy if we can continue to talk about magic devices or magic swords.”
“… Understood. Then, I will accept your kind offer”
“Yeah, do that.”
Knights might possess a strong sense of duty given their occupation. Thinking so, Dahlia chose seafood spaghetti and cold tomato soup.
Wolf asked for grilled chicken meat with spiced breading, a platter of cheese and ham, Vichyssoise for soup, and a little expensive white wine and two glasses.
“Are you fine with white wine? If you do not like it, I will add red.”
“No, I like white as well.”
Thankfully, the food culture of this royal capital was quite blessed.
It was said that it was called the “food capital” by other countries, so it might be one of the places with the most delicious food in this world.
Wheat was the main grain, and the dishes were similar to Western-style foods of her previous life. There was no Japanese food, but there was food close to it. In addition, monster meat circulated in the market, so there were many dishes that Dahlia didn’t know.
Since she was little, Dahlia was looking forward to eating out with her father twice a month. When the two of them boldly challenged a new menu, and were defeated, they had to eat it again at home.
Looking back, Dahlia didn’t feel like going out to eat after her father died, and she didn’t look for new restaurants either.
Today might just be a good opportunity.
From now on, she would not hesitate to look for new restaurants, eat delicious food, and drink delicious sake.
“When I met you in the forest, I had never thought that you were this beautiful.”
“Thank you for the nice conversation starter. And at the forest it was my real face, right now I’m using makeup ”
Dahlia had heard of this because her father was a baron.
As a rule, aristocratic men had to praise a woman whom they spoke to for the first time before the real conversation.
By the way, Dahlia’s father often had a stomach cramp before and after the gathering of aristocratic relations, and took stomach medicine.
“… Perhaps Dahl is also a noble?”
“No, I am a commoner. I have heard of the social etiquette greetings because my father was an honorary baron. It seems difficult to compliment a strange woman before the conversation.”
“That is right. Forgetting compliments or doing them poorly can lead to trouble.”
Dahlia was able to guess how Wolf’s mood was a little dejected.
He was beautiful to this degree. Wolf had probably been involved in misunderstandings and misinterpreted more than just ten or twenty times.
When Dahlia tried to switch the topic, they received a platter of cheese and ham and white wine.
“First, let us make a toast. And we can share the cheese plate.”
Wolf poured the wine to the glass. It was a very light golden white wine.
“Then, cheers to our reunion!”
“To our reunion”
They clinked their glasses.
In Dahlia’s past life, when one toasted with wine, one should not hit the glass against each other, but here one must do so because it was said to “drive away evil”. Not only with wine, but also with ale, and other liquor.
When drinking alone, the glass would be clinked against the liquor bottle.
Dahlia seriously thought that it was a trick from the glass stores, but even farmers with their wooden cups or nobles with their silver goblets would do so.
“How is it?”
“it’s delicious”
The white wine she drank was a little dry, but it wasn’t bitter, and properly tasted like grapes. It was the taste Dahlia liked.
“I am glad. When I was drinking in the forest, you looked like you preferred red wine.”
“Usually red. Because I like sweet wines.”
“Then next time, let’s ask for a sweet red one.”
It was daytime, they had just opened the first bottle of wine and were now talking about the second bottle.6
Despite the feeling that it might be too early, the pleasant wine vanished down her throat before she noticed.
After that, the food was brought in, so they decided to talk while eating.
“Are your eyes alright now?”
“Thanks to you, I can now see clearly. To be safe, it was decided that I shouldn’t exert myself for a while.”
“Um, perhaps you have to resign …?”
“No, I’m purely on vacation. Thankfully, I didn’t even have to issue a formal letter for it”
“That is good”
“But my teammates had been searching for me for about two days, so I think I’ll have to treat them to a drink when I get back.”
“As i thought, why don’t we split the bill today?”
“I have to refuse that with all my might. It’s okay because the subjugation unit pays a fairly good salary.”
While talking, Dahlia ate seafood spaghetti. Small pieces of seafood were strongly seasoned with salt and spices. It tasted good in the sweaty season.
The sea was close to the royal capital, so marine products came easily.
However, unlike in her previous life, there were various sizes of similar types. There were fished squids about 2 meters in length, fist-sized shrimp, and about 30 centimeters large scallops, so one had to be very careful when ordering without looking at the real thing.
The cold tomato soup was sweeter than Dahlia expected. Still, the flavor of basil was effective, and it felt refreshing and good. This was also the taste that suited summer.
Wolf cut the grilled chicken herb bread cleanly and carried it alternatingly with wine to his mouth. As far as she could see from his satisfied expression, it seemed to be delicious.
“If you like, please try this as well.”
“Thank you”
Dahlia was offered a plate of cheese and ham with wine.
On the plate, there were two cheeses whose color was strangely close to red. The cut surface was also red, so it might not be a coated one. Dahlia had never seen cheese this red, even in her past life.
“This is my first time seeing such red cheese.”
“That is from Crimson Cattle.
“Crimson Cattle?”
“Ah. It is a domesticated cow monster in a neighboring country. It’s a red and white mottled cow, and the milk seems to be pink. Seems like it is popular recently.”
“I’ll have one”
When Dahlia tried it, it was surprisingly hard. The taste was similar to that of mimolette cheese, but sweeter and more intense.
This taste would be better with red wine than with white.
“If we ask for another bottle to go with this cheese, it’s going to be red …”
Wolf thought about the same thing, so she laughed unintentionally.
“I borrowed the coat, but wasn’t your father upset?”
“It’s okay. My father already passed away.”
“I’m sorry, for having you lend me your memento .”
“No, nowadays I sometimes use it to cover myself from rain. There’s no use displaying it.”
“I’ll return it after I pick it up from the laundry. I never thought the lining was not from a sand lizard, but from a wyvern.”
“Don’t worry i can do the cleaning at home. Also, I just used excess Wyvern material and stuck it together. Since my father often got it stuck on things and ripped it, it was just put on to patch the coat.”
“Patched with Wyvern material …”
Wolf looks at Dahlia with his mouth slightly open.
Even though it was Wyvern material, Dahlia just cut the waste material into smaller pieces, mixed a little bit of blue slime powder, and stuck it on with adhering magic and chemicals. Using large pieces of wyvern leather would have been far too expensive.
“Yes, even though it’s Wyvern material, it was mostly scraps. At the elbows for example, it didn’t adhere well so that part is worn out.”
“Dahl, are you working with clothing or materials?”
“Sorry, I didn’t introduce myself properly. I’m Dahlia Rossetti. I’m a novice magic device craftswoman”
“Magic device craftswoman huh. No wonder you are familiar with magical devices. So I talked about waterproof cloth with a professional… I am embarrassed.”
The young man hid his face with one hand. Dahlia was impressed that even such gestures of his were picturesque.
“I was happy to hear the response from someone who actually used it. I was the one who made the waterproof cloth.”
“Waterproof cloth is Dahl’s?”
“Yes. After hearing your story, I hope to make something lighter and breathable next time.”
“Thank you, that would make camping easier … O God, I am truly grateful for letting me meet Miss Dahlia Rossetti.”
“Stop it!”
Suddenly, without second thought Dahlia put a tsukkomi suddenly into Wolf who folded his hands, closed his eyes, and began to pray.
This was her second time today.
In front of her eyes was a young man who was laughing like a child who had succeeded with his prank. His behavior did not match his appearance at all.
Being together, she didn’t know if her pace was disturbed or she was dragged into his pace.
Or was the wine getting to her?7
“The wine is almost empty. Let’s ask for more”
The restaurant employee didn’t come to the terrace for a while, probably because the shop is a little crowded.
“Wait a bit, I’ll go order some more.”
Wolf was standing up before Dahlia could say she would do it.
She didn’t dare think whether this was because he was used to the hierarchical ranks of the Knights or he was used to treating women.
Delicious rice and sake. A companion who could talk with a good tempo.
The soft breeze that blew was very pleasant.
- Arocks141: What the… Does Dahlia possess a sixth sense?!
- Arocks141: Ikemen senses confirmed! OP ikemen incoming, all otakus beware!!
Manshiro: is named Wolf and has a good sense of smell… Isn’t that a bit too on the nose? - Arocks141: Don’t worry, Dahlia. He ain’t nothing but a hound dog.
Manshiro: Smell fetish confirmed? - Arocks141: A ‘tsukkomi’ is basically a retort made for comical purposes. It’s not exactly correct to translate it as ‘retort’ even though it comes close, so we’ll leave the word as it is for the time being.
- Arocks141: Let’s admit it, we’re all waiting for when it actually becomes ‘dangerous’.
- Manshiro: “I’m not hitting on you” “you’re beautiful” “Have another glass of wine”… *gathered concern for Dahlia*
Arocks141: Don’t tell me you actually believed him?! - Arocks141: Get the Bishoujo Chastity Guard ready, NOW! Go, go, go!