Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 516

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A Prince Lying In Ambush

 I Teleported to the side street of Lazerica from the outside of My Home in Koryatt village. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 The place I’m currently at is the side street where I once escaped to run away from Shanaria.

 There is no one in the narrow and dim alley and the place can only allow two adults to pass through at the same time.

 Normally, I would Teleport to a place where no one could see me, but if I had walked down the main street like last time then there is the possibility of being followed so this time I took a bit of a risk and came directly to Rassha’s shop.

 After quickly changing my winter clothes to Lazurian’s clothes here, I quickly put on my hood and went to Spice Street.

 When I tried taking a quick glance at the surroundings, I saw that the cityscapes are as usual, unchanged from before.

 And as usual, Spice Street is crowded with a lot of Lazurians. The smells of spices waft from various shops around.

「Uwa, a guard」

 I saw guards walking towards me from the front. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I cover my head as deeply as I can with the hood showing as little skin as possible, and slip my body into the crowd of people. If I do this, I will not be seen in no time at all with my small body.

「We’re free today too」

「The fact that we’re free means the city is peaceful. That’s fine, isn’t it」

「No doubt ‘bout it」

 The guards pass by without noticing me.

 I sigh in relief seeing that.

 It feels like I’ve become a criminal or something.

 Oh well, I’ve entered this country illegally but there’s no way to prove it and I haven’t done anything wrong.

 Even so, judging from the guards’ manner, they don’t seem like they’re looking for someone.

 They actually looked free as they were having leisurely conversations.

 Maybe Shanaria is gone already. Maybe she went somewhere else thinking that it’s already a hopeless case here? Or maybe she was just not here in the first place?

 At any rate, she’s a big shot who is the bodyguard of the prince. There’s probably no way she would be preoccupied with searching for me, right?

 Maybe she went somewhere else. If that’s so then it’s understandable for those guards to be slacking off while doing their patrol.

 As I continued walking down the street while having such a sense of security inside, I saw Rassha’s shop.

「Hello!」

「Oh, isn’t it the customer-san from the other day! Did you come back to buy spices again?」

 When I tried greeting her, Rassha seemed to remember me as she smiled at me.

 As expected, it seems like I left an impression, probably because I’m a foreign kid.

「Un, I want to buy more shichimi tougarashi and various other spices」

「That makes me happy. For customers who say such things, I will introduce you to something special」

「Oh, did an amazing spice arrive?」

「Yes, come with me for a moment」

 It’s uncertain if it has anything to do with curry, but it’s gonna make me curious if someone told me they have an interesting spice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Rassha took my hand and brought me to a room at the back of the shop.

 Passing through brightly colored noren and entering a room in the back, there is a door over there. 

「Please enter」

「Thank――Uuh! Eh?」

 Rassha opened the door and let me in. However, immediately following that I felt a firm push on my back.

 When I turned around in surprise and confusion, the door slammed shut mercilessly.

「I’m sorry, customer-san」

「Eh? What do you mean?」

 Rassha apologized to me sounding apologetic but I don’t understand what’s happening.

「Hey, boy. I’ve been looking for you, you know」

 Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

 Nervously looking back, I saw the person I didn’t want to meet in Lazerica the most, the second prince of Lazur - Salva Lazur - reclining gracefully over there.

 He is lying down on a cloth with a bright color with gold thread sewn in it, you can tell at first glance that it is so expensive-looking. There are also cushions and pillows that look like they are made of good quality materials, giving the place a lived-in feel.

 On his right side is his bodyguard Shanaria - who is sending wind using Wind magic -, and on his left side is an unfamiliar man standing there. Is that guy also his bodyguard, I wonder?

 He has a dull brown hair tapered at the back, with quite a tough look but with very intelligent-looking blue eyes.

 What stands out the most is his body size. He is clearly about 2 meters tall.

 Thanks to his excessive height, this room looks small.

 Wearing what looks to be dyed-black leather armor, his muscles bulge out that you can see them even from his clothes.

 No matter how you look at him, you can only see him as someone with close-quarter combat ability, but contrary to that image the mana contained in his body is extraordinary.

 There is also a sword affixed to his waist, but he’s probably a pure, magician type just like me.

 That man also sends a sharp gaze at me, but now is not the time to be preoccupied with him.

「U, uhm, why is the second prince, Salva-sama here?」

 Salva should have been in the palace, but it’s too strange for him to be in Rassha’s shop in the Spice Street. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「It’s for the sake of meeting Al, right?」

 However, the person himself has the attitude of why was I asking something obvious. I wonder if I’m the strange one here?

「This is the shop where Al spent a lot of time when you came here before. I found out that you are gathering spices for some reason so I thought that you would return here so I decided to be on the lookout」

「……don’t tell me, you’ve been living here since I left?」

「Yeah, it’s the so-called ambush. But living in a commoner’s house is quite fun, you see」

 When I tried nervously asking him about the strange live-in feel of the room, Salva said that to me looking cheerful while smiling.

 For the second prince to stay in this ordinary shop, Rassha is so pitiful.

 I’m sure she must have received an instruction to lead me here when she finds me so they won’t be found out.

 There’s no way for them to refuse since it’s a request from a royalty.

 I’m not angry at Rassha at all. If anything, I was filled with sympathy.

 I’m sorry you became acquainted with a strange person.

「No wonder Rassha did something like that……」

「Umm, you can’t underestimate a woman even if it’s a child. That girl was really skillful for being able to invite Al here. It was so funny it made me laugh」

 Salva happily laughs.

 I would have slapped him if he wasn’t the second prince.

 However, the other party is a member of this country’s royalty and there are also two bodyguards on his side so I have to be patient.

 Even so, I didn’t feel any sense of discomfort from Rassha’s behavior. Maybe because she is working in the service business she’s good at faking her expression and gestures.

 My sense of caution might have dulled since I’ve been dealing with the simple-minded Eleonora-neesan.

「More importantly, what do you want with me?」

「You suddenly disappeared last time. I thought I wanted to talk slowly like this」

「I’ve told you before but even if we become close I won’t work for Salva-sama, you know?」

 I know Salva’s ulterior motive. He plans to befriend me and will eventually restrict me.

 In Lazur where there are few people with a genetic predisposition for Ice magic, Ice Magic user is very valuable. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Then, let me ask it the other way around. How can I make you mine?」

 I guess it’s maybe because of Salva’s charisma that I don’t feel too unpleasant when he says that kind of line to me.

「I don’t want to work to begin with so working is out of the question」

「……even if your daily wage is 10 platinum coins?」

「It’s not about the money」

 From my point of view, working itself is already ‘out’. It doesn’t matter how much money you stacked in front of me.

 I’ve been living as a corporate slave in my previous life so I have had enough of working.

「I will at least work for the sake of my hobby and appearance when I become an adult but I don’t have any plan on working in someone’s place and being restricted」

「You’re saying something naive there, can you really live like that?」

 I guess she was listening to my opinion that Shanaria said that in an astonished tone.

 I would also understand her astonishment if a seven-year-old child were complaining that they don’t want to work.

 In this world, many households’ children are working even though they are children, they are still being counted as part of the workforce. So it wouldn’t be strange if someone were to say it was a naive thought.

「I have several product developments so money will come even if I don’t work」

「Hou, that will be brilliant if that’s true」

「Rather than that kind of life where you are barely scraping by, it would be better to serve Salva-sama, you know? You will become an officer directly under the royal family, you know?」

 Salva raised his eyebrow in admiration while Shanaria on the other hand frowned.

 Shanaria’s words were something common in my previous life.

 They never stopped doubting that promotion makes them happy, so their character is poor. You can even call it their belief. So please don’t invite me to your belief. Each person’s happiness is different.

 Being able to be happy only through work, Shanaria is so pitiful.

「O, oi. What’s with those pitying eyes?」

「Shanaria-san, having a successful career doesn’t always＝ happiness, you know?」

「Ugghhh!」

 Shanaria crumbled down, I guess she received a critical hit from my comment.

「Ah, could it be that you don’t have anything fulfilling other than your work.....?」

「Uuuhhhh!」

 Even the words I muttered seemed to have deeply pierced Shanaria’s heart.

「……Al, please don’t go any further than that」

 To that, Salva - her master - said that to me in a gentle voice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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