Chapter 1-18 : The Girl And The Cat Meet A Beautiful Blonde Girl With Blue Eyes
「Hee~ So there’s a large dining hall with ninety kinds of food, a shop selling freshly baked bread, and live music in the rest area. Interesting.」(Elle)
「Elle, I told you not to go anywhere.」(Yoyo)
「I know, I know. I’m just curious.」(Elle)
Currently, Elle and Yoyo were chilling in their cabin.
Yoyo felt a lot of malicious intent from the passengers this morning. He was worried and told Elle to stay in the cabin.
Elle sighed while looking at the pamphlet she was holding.
「Hahh… What a shame… I haven’t eaten many kinds of food before, so I want to try some. The bread looks delicious too, and I’m curious about the live music. I’ve never heard someone play music. I wonder what kind of music they’re playing in the rest area. But… Aa-ahh… Too bad I can’t leave this small, suffocating cabin…」(Elle)
「U, Ughh…」(Yoyo)
Elle was strongly attracted by the things written in the pamphlet.
However, some bad people might approach her if she went outside without a guardian.
A twelve-year-old kid traveling alone was an easy target for them after all.
「Elle, I understand your feelings, but…」(Yoyo)
「I know… Thank you for worrying about me, Yoyo…」(Elle)
「…..」(Yoyo)
「Aa-aahh…」(Elle)
「…….」(Yoyo)
「Hahh…..」(Elle)
「………..」(Yoyo)
「…Hahh…..」(Elle)
Elle kept staring at the pamphlet while sighing.
Seeing her like that, Yoyo finally reached his limits.
「Alright, alright! You may go outside.」(Yoyo)
「Eh? Really!?」(Elle)
「At least I can allow you to go buy bread, but don’t wander around too much. You hear me?」(Yoyo)
「Un! Thank you, Yoyo!」(Elle)
Elle quickly got ready. She braided her hair and changed into her dress.
She then went outside the cabin together with Yoyo, heading to the bakery on the second floor.
It was still breakfast time, so there were quite a few people walking around the ship.
Some of them were well-dressed. They seemed to be the rich people and nobles who would participate in the social event in the royal capital.
Among them, there was a girl holding hands with an elderly man who seemed to be her grandfather.
Elle’s heart ached when she saw them. They reminded her of Moritz when he was still alive.
Moritz has gone from this world, but Elle knew that it wasn’t an eternal farewell. He turned into a spirit and ascended to the moon. After a while, he would descend back to this world as a spirit.
Elle hoped that someday she would meet him again.
「Elle…」(Yoyo)
Yoyo noticed Elle staring at the girl and her grandfather with lonely eyes.
「You better hurry or the bread will sell out.」(Yoyo)
「Y, yeah. You’re right…」(Elle)
As soon as she went down to the second floor and approached the bakery, the pleasant smell of baking wheat and butter hit her nostrils.
Next to the bakery, there was a cafeteria selling snacks, beverages, and miscellaneous goods.
ーKuuuuuu~
Smelling the delicious bread and looking at all the snacks made Elle’s stomach growl.
There was a wide variety of bread sold there that was arranged by type on the shelves.
Before deciding which bread to buy, Elle watched the other customers to figure out how to do the shopping there.
It seemed that you had to grab one of the wooden trays that had been prepared, use a tong to put the bread you wanted to buy on the tray, and then bring it to the cash register.
Elle bought four pieces of freshly baked bread with different shapes, and since they also sold hot milk, she bought a bottle of it too.
After paying for the goods and leaving the bakery, Elle saw a girl about her age looking somewhat troubled.
She had beautiful blonde hair and a pair of pretty blue eyes. She was wearing an expensive-looking silk dress decorated with plenty of lace and frills.
If Elle was as pretty as a starry night, that girl was as beautiful as a blue sky.
It was the first time Elle had seen such a charming girl, and she couldn’t help but stare at her.
「Oi, Elle, it’s rude to stare at someone like that.」(Yoyo)
「Aa!」(Elle)
As Yoyo’s whisper brought Elle back to her senses, the girl approached Elle and greeted her with a high-pitched yet pleasing voice.
「Hey, you. Why are you staring at me like that?」(girl)
「I, I’m sorry! I just…」(Elle)
「Well, it doesn’t matter. Are you a servant? Did you come to buy breakfast for your master?」(girl)
「Eh? No, I’m not. I bought bread for myself.」(Elle)
「I see.」(girl)
The girl thought Elle was a servant probably because Elle wore a cheap dress.
「Umm… Did you come to buy some bread too?」(Elle)
「Yeah. I heard the bread here tastes good. But…」(girl)
It wasn’t clear if she wanted to buy bread for herself or for someone else, but one thing that was clear was that she looked confused for some reason.
「Is something the matter…?」(Elle)
「Yeah. I’ve never shopped by myself, so I don’t know how to buy the bread.」(girl)
「Don’t worry, it’s simple. You just have to take a tray and a tong over there, pick the bread you want, and bring it to the cash register.」(Elle)
「I see. That’s kinda challenging.」(girl)
「Challenging?」(Elle)
Elle tilted her head. She didn’t understand what was so challenging about buying bread.
Perhaps it was for a noble lady who never went shopping.
「Thank you for telling me.」(girl)
The girl pinched her skirt up and elegantly bowed her head. She then entered the shop.
Elle was a bit worried about her, so she decided to stay and watch over her.
After the girl awkwardly used the tong to pick up the bread, she went to the cash register. However, she then seemed to argue with the cashier.
「Oi, oi. Is she arguing with that guy?」(Yoyo)
「It seems so. I wonder what is happening.」(Elle)
Noticing something was wrong, Elle hurriedly approached them.
「What’s going on?」(Elle)
「Hm? Are you her friend? She said she didn’t have money.」(cashier)
「No, I do! I just don’t have any with me right now. I can pay you later. I’m staying on the fourth floor.」(girl)
「No, no. Little lady, you have to pay now.」(cashier)
「But…!」(girl)
「How much?」(Elle)
「Eh?」(girl)
「Only a copper coin.」(cashier)
Elle took a copper coin from her wallet and handed it to the cashier.
「Thank you. Little lady, you should be grateful to your friend.」(cashier)
「……」(girl)
「Let’s go.」(Elle)
After paying for the girl’s bread, Elle took the girl’s hand and took her up to the third floor where there were fewer people.
「Are you okay?」(Elle)
「……」(girl)
「Hello? Are you listening?」(Elle)
「AーAh! I’m sorry! I was just… a bit shocked. I didn’t think I would need to bring money…」(girl)
「I see.」(Elle)
The girl reminded Elle of a story about a noblewoman she read in a storybook.
The woman usually went shopping with a maid, and the payment was billed directly to her house every time.
That’s why Elle wasn’t that surprised. The girl must be a young lady of a noble family.
「Say, why did you go there to buy bread by yourself?」(Elle)
「Uhh… I usually bring some servants with me, but… my brother made fun of me saying that I couldn’t do anything by myself, so…」(girl)
「I see.」(Elle)
Elle didn’t have siblings but she could somehow understand the girl’s feelings.
「In that case, you should go back now and show the bread to your brother.」(Elle)
「Yeah, but… I didn’t buy it myself… You paid for it.」(girl)
「It’s fine.」(Elle)
「No. I’ll pay you back later.」(girl)
「It was only one copper coin. It wasn’t much, really.」(Elle)
「But still, I have to. Can I come to your cabin later?」(girl)
「Eh? S, sure…」(Elle)
「Where are you staying?」(girl)
「Third floor. Cabin number XXX.」(Elle)
「Got it. Oh, right. Would you mind telling me your name? I’m Charlotte.」(Charlotte)
「I’m Elle, and this is my cat, Yoyo.」(Elle)
「Nyaa~」(Yoyo)
「I see. Elle and Yoyo. Well then, Elle, thank you for helping me! I’ll see you later!」(Charlotte)
「Un!」(Elle)
The girl bowed and left while waving her hand, heading for the fourth floor where her cabin was.
After seeing her off, Elle looked up at the sky and recalled what the cashier said.
「Friend, huh…? Fufu.」(Elle)
「Elle, you look happy.」(Yoyo)
「Do I? Anyway, let’s go back and enjoy the bread!」(Elle)
「Yeah, let’s go.」(Yoyo)
Elle couldn’t help but smile on her way back to her cabin.
She had never had a friend, so she was happy to be able to make a girl her age an acquaintance.
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wel atleast mc isnt the most viable target for kidnapping anymore there is a walking tressure chest walking around