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Harvest Festival
As I spend my time leisurely in the royal capital while doing Teleportation business, the day of the Harvest Festival arrives in a flash.
「The day has finally arrived!」
Just as I arrive at the royal castle with Teleportation like before, Arte cheerfully raises her voice.
It has only been a week since we part, but that probably shows just how much Arte is looking forward to the Harvest Festival with her remark.
She has already changed her clothes into light adventurer gear.
Camila-san has also changed her equipment and is now dressed like an adventurer.
「Kureto! Take me to Howling Village now, hurry! I might end up being given official duties if I stay any longer here!」
It is a relaxing time for me in the royal capital, but it seems like it's not so for Arte.
「Understood. Well then, shall we」
「Hm!」
「Please take care of us」
Urged by Arte, I cast Teleport.
Our vision warps and twists, and just as I feel a slight floating feeling, we have arrived at Howling Village the next moment.
「Ooooohh! It has gotten livelier while we were away!」
There are a lot of stalls near the central square, and bright flags hung down from ropes tied to large trees.
The villagers probably decorates the places for the Harvest Festival. I can feel the liveliness just by watching this alone
「This was also my first time seeing the village this crowded」
「Ah, it’s Kureto and the others!」
Just as we are staring at the village’s situation, someone calls out to us.
Looking back, it's Nina.
「Ooh! Nina! I have returned, as promised!」
「That means, the 3 of you are here to play, right?」
「Hm!」
「That’s right」
「I have something to do but I can take it easy and play」
「Yay! I’m happy I can play with everyone at the Harvest Festival」
Nina jumps up and down in joy after we nodded.
「Still, Nina looks quite stylish today, doesn’t she?」
「Really? It’s the Harvest Festival after all, so I thought of dressing a bit more today. Does it suit me?」
She's wearing a long-sleeved top with beautiful fabric with a ribbon on the chest part and a moss-green skirt.
Her hairstyle is the usual ponytail, but it's subtly styled with some braiding added. Her outfit is different from the one she wore when visiting the royal capital.
「Um, it suits you. You also think so, right, Kureto?」
「Yeah, I think it really suits you」
「Ehehe」
Nina smiles in embarrassment when I compliment her dress in agreement with Arte’s words.
Camila gives me a look as if she's seeing someone dull-witted, but I don’t usually have an opportunity to praise a woman’s attire, so please forgive me.
「Even so, it’s quite crowded today」
「Un! The harvest went quicker thanks to Kureto and the others this year, so everyone decided to work hard to liven up the festival!」
I try to change the topic a bit forcefully, but Nina happily answers without seeming to mind.
It looks like Leroy have done his best to manage the Harvest Festival as best as they could, as promised.
Everyone will end up holding back around me if I were to help too much with the work, so I’d been holding myself back, but seeing how fired up they are, maybe I should have force myself to help after all.
「It’s a really great scene」
「Um, a lively Howling Village is not bad, too!」
Compared to the Nation Founding Festival in the royal capital, the crowd and decorations might have been far lacking, but having known the usually plain Howling Village, the transformation is deeply moving.
It seems that way for Camila and Arte.
「Hey hey, why don’t we go and look around the stalls right away?」
「Um, let us do that. I have been wondering about that too」
「I will accompany you」
「I have something to do so I will join you once I’m done with my business.」
「Okay! Then, see you later!」
Nina, Arte, and Camila stand side-by-side and disappear among the crowd.
I’d love to join them and took my time to look around too, but I have something to do first, so I’ll do it later.
I have to return to the royal capital once to pick up Emilio and the others.
And thus, I cast Space magic once more and teleport to the Emilio Company in the royal capital.
「Hey there, Kureto. We’ve been waiting. We’re done with the preparation, we can go anytime」
Emilio stood up from his chair and said that to me once I teleport into the office.
It seems the preparations are already complete, so I head around to the back of the Company.
There is a large carriage there, with a lot of goods already placed on the roof rack.
The ones to be Teleported are Emilio, Rodney, and several senior members who knew about my magic.
Even though we are doing business in the Howling village, the scale is small, so there is no need to bring a lot of people with us.
Even if we didn’t have enough items, I can just return with my magic and bring some back so it's not a big deal.
「Well then, I’m sending everyone to the vicinity of Howling village」
「Aah, please do」
After Emilio said that and the other members nodded, I cast my Space magic.
Immediately after, our vision warps, and we are already at the edge of the Howling village.
I feel a huge amount of mana being completely consumed inside my body.
Although the number of people being teleported this time is few, there are also the horses and cargo.
That said, I still have plenty of mana remaining, so even if there are some problems, I’d be able to deal with them with ease.
「Un, Kureto’s magic is a cheat as usual」
「I think so too」
The reason I don't teleport us to the center of Howling village is that I thought it would cause chaos among the villagers if a large carriage were to suddenly appear.
After checking that there are no problems with the cargo, we move the carriage to the village.
It's not Andre who stood guard while holding a spear at the village’s entrance, but a young man from the village.
「Ohー! Isn’t it Kureto-san? That carriage, could it be from Emilio Company?」
「I am Emilio from Emilio Company. I have come to Howling village to do business」
「Oooh, amazing! You really came here! Please, please come in」
The young man greets him with a happy smile on his face after Emilio introduces himself.
It's unthinkable for a large company like Emilio Company to do business in a remote region like this.
That's why, the villagers are happy they took the trouble to come here.
「Andre-san is not on guard duty today?」
「On days like this, the duty is being passed to a young person like me, there’s no use arguing about it. Haaー, I also would like to patrol inside」
When I lightly chat with the young man, he mutter while slumping his shoulders.
It seems like no matter what world, young people are always being tasked to do this kind of unfavorable job.
As we lightly chat with each other like this, we make our way into the village.
「Oi, aren’t those people from the Emilio Company?」
「This is bad, I need to quickly go home and call my wife and daughter-in-law! I’m gonna get beaten up if we end up missing out on items we can’t get anywhere else than from them!」
I guess a large carriage will stand out in Howling village, as expected, people’s attention is gathered onto us. Some also starts moving hastily as soon as they sees us.
I also have some items stored in my subspace, so we won't encounter a situation where we will run out of stock, but I can’t guarantee they can always get the items they wanted. I recommend preparing early.
As the carriage finally reaches the central square, the village chief - Leroy - appears.
Rodney - acting as the carriage’s coachman - slowly stopped the carriage, and Emilio
gallantly got off the carriage.
The way he moves forward with his smooth and silky hair is very elegant.
「Hello there, Chief Leroy. I came here to do business」
「Emilio-san, thank you very much for coming all the way to such a remote countryside. All the villagers have been looking forward to you」
Emilio and Leroy reaches out their hands as they firmly shake hands.
「I would like to start doing business as soon as possible, but where should I do it?」
「Please use that place」
Leroy points to a large tree beside the central square.
It's the most likely place for the villagers to gather and is easy to find.
It'll be a place where it will not be crowded, even if a large crowd is to gather.
Emilio nods and gives instructions to his employee.
And perhaps it's because the senior members have a long relationship with Emilio that they can understand his intention with just minimal instructions and work quickly.
「Then, chief. I would like to discuss that item. May I have a little bit of your time?」
「Of course, let’s have a relaxed discussion in my house」
While the employees start preparing, Emilio and Leroy talk to each other in a whisper.
The smile on his face is a different one from the previous gentle one, it looks like the smile of a boy thinking something bad.
「Are you coming too, Kureto?」
「No, I’ll decline, I want to enjoy the festival」
「That’s alright. Then, see you later」
When I decline because I want to enjoy the festival, Emilio follows behind Leroy, as if it didn’t bother him at all.
「Now then, let’s meet up with Nina and the others」
I will provide support if something happens to the Company, but unless something extraordinary happens, there probably won't be any problem.
After finishing what I had to do, I head to meet up with Nina and the others. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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