episode_0092

Even though it is an area similar to a theme park made for adults to enjoy, centered around casinos, it is not the case that there are no places where you can enjoy everyday life as usual.

There are those who come to literally blow their fortunes, but there are also many ordinary tourists who come to purely enjoy the glitzy streets built thanks to the casinos. In particular, it is said that the upper class who are not interested in gambling but enjoy traveling here and there often come with their lovers, stay at luxury hotels, and enjoy the festival.

A lot of the people who work here aren’t exactly rich, especially if they’re in jobs like emergency services.

So, of course, there are restaurants where you can have a normal meal.

And there were quite a few restaurants and cafes for the poor people who worked here.

That was the kind of place we were at.

The place we found under Bella’s guidance was a shabby restaurant on a shabby street a little away from the casino.

“Hey, hey! I told you not to bring guests to a place like this!”

Another bunny girl with green hair was sitting in the restaurant, getting angry at Bella. Her outfit was bunny girl, but it was disheveled and her hair was a mess. The bunny ears she was wearing were lying carelessly on the table. Judging by the glittery powder that was smeared here and there on her face and chest, she looked like she had just gotten back from a night of work.

“Ah, sorry… …. But I want to give a big thank you to those who helped me.”

I was a little surprised to see Bella speak so timidly.

Bella’s attitude suited her better than I thought. Of course, I knew the background well, but if I didn’t know, I might have just accepted her as one of the characters with a story. … … No, I guess I thought there was some kind of plot since she appeared a little bit in the scene where she was talking to Alice before.

“The rich eat what you buy for them… … Sigh, that’s enough.”

The green-haired woman roughly scratched her head, then said with an expression that said it didn’t matter anymore.

“Well, since there are more women than men among those who came, I guess it doesn’t matter to me. Judging from the clothes they’re wearing, they seem to be students even though they’re nobles. They probably can’t do that because of the school rules anyway, right?”

The woman who said that immediately lost interest in us.

In a place like this, it would be natural to live like that. After rolling around here and there and hitting rock bottom, this is the place where you come to work. Of course, if you look around the empire, there are many places that are much worse than here. In that sense, you could say that Northwood is managing this place well. But from the perspective of the people who live there, it’s not a very sympathetic assessment.

“I’m sorry. Even though I say things like that, I’m a deep-hearted kid… … .”

But before Bella could finish her sentence, the green-haired woman raised her hand over her shoulder and made a V sign for us, with the back of her hand facing us.

It is now a British proverb that is quite famous all over the world.

They must have often encountered the Imperial Army, and Charlotte, who was from the neighboring country and fought fiercely, frowned as if she knew that it was an insult.

“Haha… … .”

Bella smiled weakly and then quickly offered, “Please sit here,” as if trying to explain it to her.

No matter how generous the main characters were, they knew that if they were rude to Bella’s coworker, Bella’s life would be difficult, so they sat there without saying anything.

… … I don’t think Bella will have a hard time because of something like that. Well, out of all the people here, the only ones who know Bella’s true identity are me and Alice, who are also princesses.

Even though I was almost always with Alice, and I didn’t really hide my public appearances, people knew my face, but Bella was a little different. For one thing, Bella was also an official princess, so the nobles knew that ‘such a person’ existed, but Bella never showed her face in official settings.

The Emperor’s children who often showed their faces at official events were Jaden, Lucas, and me, while Bella and the last child were in charge of handling matters that were difficult to show their faces.

Even when she was walking around the palace, Bella would wear a mask on her face or dress up like someone else, so it was natural that even Charlotte didn’t know.

This division of roles was not created by the emperor. It just happened because each person was acting according to their own personality. Bella was the type of person who thought that hiding her identity would allow her to do more interesting things.

“… … Do you often experience something like today?”

Charlotte asked seriously.

Even though it was an imperial affair, it wasn’t like there weren’t places like this in Belbourg. Brothels and opium dens exist anywhere in the world. Considering that such things might be happening in her own country, this place was helpful for Charlotte as well.

“Not often, though.”

“… … .”

Besides, Charlotte herself had a righteous personality.

Maybe he’s keeping in mind that he came and muttered that it was shameful to see such a sight.

The atmosphere became heavy.

“What would you like to eat?”

And then, as if nothing had happened, the owner pushed away the heavy atmosphere and asked.

The owner, who had come up to our table without us noticing, was wearing very old clothes. His apron was dirty and stained here and there, and his clothes were torn here and there. It was either that he had the money to buy a new one but didn’t want to, or that he was even reluctant to spend that money. Judging from the cracks in the window that I saw when I came in, it might be the latter.

“What kind of food is delicious here?”

Charlotte asked Bella softly. If it had been the usual Charlotte, she would have been terrified at the sight of the shop’s condition or the owner’s appearance, but considering the circumstances that had brought us here, such things were not something to be concerned about.

It is a noble courtesy to gratefully accept the sincere kindness of others.

“Oh, please give me as many chicken stews as there are people.”

“Huh?”

The owner looked at Bella from afar and said.

“Do you have that much money?”

“That much, that much!”

I was inwardly impressed as I watched Bella say that while keeping an eye on the mood of the people going tomorrow.

If I had been born 20 years later, I would have definitely become an actor who would go down in film history.

Well, considering her personality, I can’t say for sure whether Bella would have done something like that.

The owner shrugged, counted our numbers, and turned away.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Claire asked worriedly.

“It’s okay. I have that much money… … .”

The atmosphere is starting to become heavy again,

“By the way, what the hell was that guy?”

Jake quickly grabbed it and put it back up.

“He was the person who said he liked me. I tried to make him laugh by telling him a few jokes, but he must have thought I was being serious… … .”

“You came to us to get away from there?”

Alice finally opened her mouth, which had been tightly shut, as if she had made up her mind to participate in this play.

“Yes… … . I’m sorry. Actually, I didn’t know the atmosphere would become so bad.”

In reality, it may be the opposite, but they wanted to create this situation.

“Is there a reason you talked to us? There were other people around you.”

“That’s… ….”

Bella said, sounding very embarrassed.

“Other nobles will either avoid me as if I’m dirty when I talk to them, or they’ll try to take me away instead. ”

Charlotte shrugged, though her expression did not break.

“Are you from the Rondarium Academy?”

Bella asked Leo while looking at him. Leo looked a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment, then said,

“How did you know that?”

And then he said something incredibly stupid.

“The uniforms you are wearing are the uniforms of the Rondarium Academy. I was at Rondarium for a while. At that time, I saw many students wearing the same uniforms as you while passing by the academy. ”

Although he didn’t say anything obvious like he admired her as a child, it was a line that made me feel that way even more.

Of course, that line is also a made-up line.

“So, if you are students… … I was wondering if you could help me. I’m sorry… … .”

“… … .”

The atmosphere became uncontrollably heavy again, but among them, there was one person with a much more complex expression on his face.

It was Alice.

Since he declared that he would ‘infiltrate’ himself, Bella in front of him is a role model that he must follow.

The problem is that Bella’s acting skills are too difficult for an average person to imitate.

… … .

And then, maybe I should create this kind of atmosphere… I don’t know.

If it was just a blank-faced bunny girl, it might be popular as is.

I wonder if I can maintain a straight face the whole time while wearing a bunny girl outfit?

Not long after that, chicken stew came out.

I didn’t have any expectations because of the atmosphere of the store, but the chicken stew was really delicious.

Perhaps it wasn’t acting but sincerity that led me to choose this store.