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Can I Go Now?
「I feel like it’s fine to go there now」
Previously, I went toward Lazur in order to gather the necessary spices to make curry. However, I encountered the third prince - Salva - and my search for spices has come to a halt.
As soon as I arrived in Lazerica, I escaped and returned to Koryatt village by Teleport.
It’s been three weeks since then, so I guess it should be fine for me to go there now.
So, Salva and Shanaria should have probably forgotten about me now. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
If I return alone, I will be able to enter Lazerica secretly with Teleport and I can search around to my heart’s content.
「Yosh, let’s go to Lazerika once more!」
Once you decide, it’s time to act on it.
I quickly left the mansion and headed toward the plain nearby and cast my Space magic.
「Teleport」
I cast Teleport with the image of the place in front of Lazerica’s city gate where I alighted along with Salva and Shanaria.
「Uwaaa oohh!」
I was surprised when my feet suddenly sank as I Teleported from the snow-covered ground to the desert.
The heat from wearing winter clothes is unbearable so I quickly put on Lazurian-style clothes for the time being. After wearing clothes that covered my skin, the sunlight softened significantly and it became cooler.
I store the clothes I took off with Space magic and calm down. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The city wall of Lazerica stands in front of me as before. At the city gate, there are a lot of merchants and travelers standing in line, waiting to enter.
However, there’s no need for me to foolishly join them like that.
If I used Teleport, I could move to the top of the wall. And from there I can see the whole of Lazerica.
「The palace is so impressive」
As expected, the first thing that catches my eye is the white palace that bears a close resemblance to the Taj Mahal from my previous life.
It has a white, round, onion-like roof and is surrounded by spires.
In front of the palace is a garden and not only is it lined up with plenty of pillars, there is also flowing water. It was the first part I could see the first time when I looked down from the city wall.
It looks so rich in nature that you can’t think of the place as being in a desert area.
「I guess being rich and able to place all those things there is proof of them being royalty」
Being a desert country where water and greenery are valuable, the people will probably understand the power and dignity of royalty by having a rich garden to show off.
「I also want to see the palace, but Salva is probably there so let’s not approach the palace」
Soldiers holding halberds are also roaming around the garden.
I have no regret leaving the place since it is also not open to the public as a place to relax and a tourist attraction in particular.
Many of the buildings in Lazerica mainly use Earth magic like in Jaisal. But, not all of them are like that as there are also buildings made of white materials like mortar and stone.
And they are clustered near the palace on the north side.
Only that area has an unusually well-maintained and developed cityscape so it’s probably the section where wealthy people - like in the nobles district - live.
「Let’s go down to the city for now」
After checking the panorama of Lazerica for a while, I used Teleport to land on a suitable house and moved to the street from there.
「I guess I should look for a place where they sell spices first, I guess」
My objective is to find the necessary spices to make curry. But if they don’t have any, then I have no other choice but to buy the spices and try them all myself, one by one.
Compared to Jaisal, the street is basically wider, but the population and the density of people also increased along with that, so the people and the buildings give a cluttered impression.
It’s not even a wealthy district, so most of the buildings are made using Earth magic.
In conclusion, the size of the city only gets bigger and not much changes.
But it’s a bit reassuring since it’s similar to the city I’ve been to before.
「Hey, boy. How about some chai?」
As I was walking down the street, I was approached by a young man running a street stand.
They are as friendly as ever. I thought it would only be in Jaisal, but I wonder if it’s already a national trait for them to be friendly since even the capital is like this. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
If I was not interested in it then I could just ignore it or just move on, but it was a drink I’d heard about before so I was intrigued.
「Is that a drink similar to a milk tea?」
「Yeah, you’re not wrong with that」
When I approached it and looked inside the pot, I saw that there was a liquid with a color like milk tea inside.
However, the aroma and sweetness coming from it are different from milk tea.
「Come to think of it, what’s the difference between chai and milk tea?」
When I unintentionally tilted my head while asking like that, the young man proudly spoke.
「Milk tea is made by steaming tea leaves in boiling hot water and then poured into a cup and mixed with sugar and milk. But, chai is made by directly boiling the tea leaves. You steep the tea leaves in water and when it boils, add sugar and milk, and then boil it again. This method produces a stronger sweet taste than regular milk tea」
「Heeー. They look the same but how they are made is slightly different」
As expected from someone who makes and sells chai, he’s knowledgeable about it.
「After that the taste changes depending on the original spices mixed by the one who made it」
「I see, I’ll get a cup since you’ve explained it so politely」
「Thank you for your patronage!」
The young man smiles and pours the chai into a small cup.
The price of a cup of chai is 3 stone coins. It’s a very reasonable price.
Maybe it’s because of this that there are many Lazurians taking a break while drinking chai around the stand.
It might be the national drink or something.
I tried drinking the chai that was kept in the right amount of warmth.
The taste of milk tea spread inside my mouth. But the sweetness is stronger compared to the milk tea I usually drink.
Then I can feel the spice at the end after the sweetness.
「Oh, did you use a mint-based spice?」
「Yeah, it’s easy to drink thanks to that, right?」
I guess he was using mint-based spice since the aftertaste was refreshing.
As someone who is used to drinking milk tea, I think the sweetness of chai is too strong for me, but still, I was able to drink it easily thanks to the mint.
There are also a few characteristic tastes and I think this way will make it easier for people who are not used to drinking it.
It’s amazing how the taste can change so much with just a slight change in how you made them.
「Please give me a refill」
「Okay!」
I asked for a refill after downing the entire cup since my throat was dry. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hey, I want to go to a place that sells a lot of spices, do you have any recommendations?」
「You will reach the Spice Street if you head straight from this street and turn left at the end of the street. They have plenty of spices there」
What the. Is there really a place where they have so many spices to the extent the street is named like that?
I thanked the young man after hearing that and I decided to head there after drinking the chai. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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