episode_0013

The more you dig into the systematic postal system of modern society, the more complex it becomes.

In order to simplify the process as much as possible, rather than using a postal system that goes directly from one place to another, they use a somewhat ignorant method of sending all parcels to a logistics center and sorting them all at once. In fact, the reason this is possible is because of modern developed means of transportation. This is thanks to the overclassification system.

If either one of them is missing, the system will cause the parcel to go through one more step to get to the relevant area, resulting in it arriving later. And the parcel may get buried among so many parcels and never be found again.

So, in this medieval worldview, it is better to entrust letters or parcels to a trustworthy person who has the responsibility to travel to the relevant area.

In my case, that person was a merchant who visited our estate once or twice a month.

“… … Didn’t you bring a deer this time?”

The merchant looked at me with somewhat wary eyes, perhaps because I had led three deer with me last time.

Maybe it was because the deer itself looked a bit threatening. In fact, if I hadn’t negotiated in advance, the deer would have run wild the entire way back.

No matter how calm a deer is, if it looks threatening on the outside, it can be a little scary.

“Oh, were you able to dig up that deer properly? But it was calm because I subdued it in advance, right?”

In response to my question, the merchant stared at me for a while.

… … ?Why are you doing that?

“… … Yes, it was very gentle. I was able to find someone who would give me a good price.”

“That’s a good thing. Then, is it okay if I trade with deer again next time? There are a few things I’d like to get.”

“Rather than that, I think it would be better to think of something else. I will pay you generously, so how about giving me something that is not alive?”

Because it is not alive.

If there was a gold mine nearby, I would dig for it, but there were no such natural resources around here. In fact, I didn’t have the energy to go looking for such resources.

“I’ll think about it.”

So, would it be better to remove the deer skin? It would be cheaper than a live deer, but if so, you would have to prepare a large amount from the beginning.

The merchant exhaled softly, as if he was somewhat relieved by my answer. Although I could barely hear the sound, I could sense a long puff of breath.

“So, what are you looking for this time? I brought some accessories that are popular among the ladies of the royal capital in case you might be interested.”

“Oh, it’s okay. I came here today to ask for another favor.”

There was still a little bit of sugar left, and I wasn’t interested in the jewelry. My uncle had seen me since I was a child, so he knew my personality well. Rather than bringing the jewelry to sell to me, he had sold the rest to the Grand Duke’s ladies, including Amelia. It must be

He wasn’t too surprised, as if he knew I would refuse.

I took out a letter from my arms. It was made of thinly trimmed deer skin… … What should I say? Green vellum? Anyway, it was a letter written on something made from deer skin that was thinly cut to resemble parchment.

As expected, it was a deer that I personally hunted. Since it was larger than most cows, there was quite a lot of leather. It was much thicker and stiffer than parchment, so it was a bit uncomfortable to use on a daily basis, but there was nothing like this available in our estate. And a short letter. If I cut the ramen into small pieces, it was quite usable.

“Is it a letter?”

“Yes, this is a letter to deliver to Lady Amelia… … Could you please tell me? I’ll do it if it’s an example.”

“Oh, the case is okay. I have to stop by again on my way back anyway.”

Thankfully, the merchant said he would deliver the letter without any additional fees.

“Thank you.”

“There is no need to do that. I can also service small requests from my regulars for free.”

“Next time, I’ll add about an extra deer.”

“… … If possible, kill it and serve it with the prepared food.”

The merchant made such a generous request to my favor.

*

In the medieval fantasy world, it is often described as having many things to do as hobbies.

Because magic is almost omnipotent, it is portrayed as if all the important parts of modern society are being filled with magic, and in Japanese light novels, it goes even further and is portrayed as if there are even video games of some kind. Even if such a thing is happening in the big cities of this world, In Delki City, it is a story of a far away country.

That’s because the people of Delkish can’t use magic.

It’s not all that bad. This is because you can simply deflect the enemy’s magic attacks with your bare body. Using magic to move a stone and make it fall on your head or throw a fireball is another story, but the soldiers of Delki City use their heads. It wasn’t a big problem because the flying stones were strong enough to be countered by heading and the fireballs could be scattered by just waving the hand. It’s not for nothing that they talk about 10 per person and 100 per person.

However, due to their bloodline being so far from magic, the people of Delkish cannot enjoy the convenience that others can obtain through magic.

So, no matter what other estates are like, the Delki City estate must maintain the shabby medieval rural lifestyle often depicted in American or British dramas.

Because it was such a boring territory, my only hobby was wandering around the forest with a pack of wolves.

No matter what the weather is like in the year, you can find wild potatoes that grow all the time, find the rare winter fruit, or find edible mushrooms… …

… … No matter how you look at it, it seemed like an act of simply gathering food for survival, but other than that, there was really nothing else to do.

It wasn’t a baron, but there were commoner children the same age as me.

But that’s the case with seven-year-old children. Even though their bodies grow quickly, that doesn’t mean their heads grow quickly.

If we play together… … Well, to be honest, I didn’t feel very happy because it felt like I was just watching a child rather than playing.

In the end, what I chose was to roam around with wolves and enjoy camping indefinitely.

And today, as usual, I was leading a pack of wolves and wandering around the forest—

“Huh?”

After witnessing a somewhat unusual sight, I made such a sound for the first time in a long time.

It was not unusual to see people following the path in the forest. The merchant was visiting regularly, the Grand Duke’s family would send messengers, and occasionally people would come from other fiefdoms wanting a knight from a baron… … Although it is a territory located in the middle of nowhere, the number of visitors is higher than expected for various special reasons.

So, it is not that strange if the visitors are a group of knights in full plate armor riding large military horses.

However, if the emblem drawn on the small shield-shaped besagew attached to the armor is the profile of a lion standing up with its front paws raised, the story is a little different.

That emblem is the emblem of the Alwen royal family.

Behind the royal knights who came first, a child was seen riding on a horse that was a little smaller than a military horse but not enough to be called a pony.

As expected, he was wearing plate armor, but since it was the clothes worn by a child, it didn’t look like it was for practical use. It looked much thinner than what the iron armored knights wore, and if you looked closely, you could see that just fabric was visible between the joints.

Moreover, he didn’t even wear a helmet.

I wasn’t wearing a helmet. That’s possible, but I don’t know what kind of guts it was that I didn’t wear any winter gear even though my nose and ears were stained red.

Vivid blonde hair that is a bit long and very slightly curly. Eyes that look somewhat sharp. Mouth closed.

Is he about ten years old? He still had a very young face.

“Prince Evan.”

He is the first prince of the Alwen Kingdom.

And he was destined to become the ‘Crown Prince’ in the future.

If you ask why the prince of the kingdom becomes the crown prince and not the crown prince, the reason is simple.

The current king of the Kingdom of Alwen was the second son of the former emperor of the Saxony Empire.

The king of the Alwen Kingdom had no heir, so he adopted the son of his closest relative and placed him in the position of king. And in the current generation, on the contrary, the current emperor has no heir.

It was still okay, but anyway, if the original novel goes, the emperor won’t have any children in the future.

Just because the first prince becomes emperor does not mean that the empire will be transferred to the Alwen Kingdom. It was the same in previous generations.

If you look closely, there were various political issues… … Well, that’s not what I’m thinking.

More than that, it was important that such a precious guest came and that I was the first to discover it.

In the original, he had a quite irritating personality, but I don’t know what he would have been like at that age.