Chapter 316 : Guest Room
After Celine and Ester were taken to their respective rooms, the young servant took me to my room and left.
I closed the door after seeing him off and observed the room. As the son of an innkeeper, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in how the room in a castle looks like.
A large fluffy bed, a nice-looking closet, a table and a chair to enjoy tea, fancy lamps on the walls, and a magnificent chandelier on the ceiling.
Moreover, there’s not even a single speck of dust anywhere in this room even though it’s really big.
That’s a castle’s guest room for you. It looks more extravagant than any other room I’ve ever stayed in.
Honestly, I’m really impressed. It makes me wonder if it is okay for me, a boy from a small town, to use this gorgeous room….
Oh, whatever. I’m a guest now.
I approached the bed and dived into it.
Ahh~… It’s so comfortable. This is probably the most comfortable bed I’ve ever laid on.
While I was enjoying the feeling of lying down on this bed as if I were lying on a cloud, sleepiness slowly began to envelop me.
I closed my eyes and fell into the dreamland…
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*Knock knock*
「Hmm…?」(Mark)
After sleeping for a while, the sound of a knock on the door woke me up.
I jumped out of the bed, opened the door, and saw a young male servant bowing his head. He was different from the one who took me to this room, but he looked as young as him.
「Mark-sama, dinner is ready. Let me take you to the dining room.」(young servant)
「Ah, it’s that time already? Alright.」(Mark)
Seems like I had been sleeping for a few hours.
While following the servant walking down the corridor, I came across Celine and Ester who were also guided by servants.
Their eyes looked watery. It seemed like they had been sleeping too.
「Mark, did you enjoy your room?」(Celine)
「Yeah, the bed was so comfortable. I slept like a log.」(Mark)
「I fell asleep too the moment I laid down.」(Ester)
We kept following the servant while having a little conversation and reached the dining room.
The room was huge. It had a red carpet that looked dozens of times more expensive than my favorite carpet in my tiny container house.
What caught my eye was the white dining table in the center of the room. It was long and it had various delicious-looking dishes on it.
Tryon was sitting on the main chair in the middle. Liane was sitting next to him, and Nicola was next to Liane.
「Mark, Miss Celine, and Miss Ester. We’ve been waiting for you. Please have a seat.」(Tryon)
We approached the table and took a seat in the opposite direction as Tryon.
Nicola was sitting across from me. Liane was holding her arm while looking at her with a big smile on her face.
『Ohh~ Seems like you’ve made a new friend. You have everything here, don’t you? A cute friend, expensive sweets, and delicious food. I think you will be able to live your ideal life here. 』(Mark)
『Oh, give me a break! I will die from stress if I have to deal with this girl all day! I’m her prisoner! I have no freedom here!』(Nicola)
『But you like the sweets and food here, don’t you?』(Mark)
『Ugh… I can’t deny it…』(Nicola)
「Alright, guys. Let’s enjoy the food. I hope you will like it.」(Tryon)
After Tryon made a brief speech, we began eating our dinner.
First, I decided to eat the thick, shiny red steak in front of me.
The moment I put a piece of it in my mouth, the taste and the aroma of the sauce spread in my mouth and nostrils.
The meat itself was so tender. I don’t need to put much strength in my jaw to chew it.
It’s really good. Do nobles eat this kind of steak every day?
Tryon, who seemed to notice my surprised face, smiled at me and asked.
「Mark, do you like the steak?」(Tryon)
「Yeah, it’s very good.」(Mark)
「You know what? That’s actually dragon meat.」(Tryon)
「Dragon!?」(Mark)
「Yeah. It’s from a dragon that lived in the Libea Mountains in the north of this territory.」(Tryon)
「Libea Mountains? Could it be a corpse dragon?」(Celine)
Celine, who was enjoying the wine before eating anything, joined the conversation.
「Correct. As expected from an adventurer. Have you ever hunted a corpse dragon, Miss Celine?」(Tryon)
「Only once a few years ago. I joined a big party of adventurers back then to hunt them. Since dragons usually move in flocks, we also needed to attack them in large numbers. The reward money I received wasn’t much because we had to divide it evenly, but I got a valuable experience in exchange.」(Celine)
「I see. Do you often form a party when you go on a mission?」(Tryon)
「No, I don’t normally work with other people. I… Umm… Hate men, especially those who persistently try to pick me up.」(Celine)
「Hahaha. I see. My daughter also hates males. Except me, of course.」(Tryon)
「Hey, Papa! You don’t need to tell her that! It’s not that I hate males, it’s just I’m sick of them because this house is filled with males!」(Liane)
「Is that so?」(Tryon)
「Geez… Aa-ahh, it would have been wonderful if you hired cute girls instead of dudes as servants in this house. Right, Nicola-chan~?」(Liane)
「Uhh…」(Nicola)
Liane asked Nicola for consent, but she glanced away awkwardly.
Talking about the servants in this castle, there’s something I wanted to ask Tryon about.
「By the way, Tryon-sama, why are the servants in this castle mostly males?」(Mark)
「It’s actually a bit embarrassing for me to tell you about it, but it was my wife who hired them. She was easy to get jealous, so she only hired males to be the servants so that I couldn’t cheat on her. The number of servants here hadn’t changed much even after she passed away.」(Tryon)
「I see…」(Mark)
That’s a relief.
I thought he hired male servants because… Nah, I don’t even want to think about it…
Suddenly, Tryon clapped his hands as if he just had a good idea.
「Oh, right! I discussed with Morrison earlier and we decided to allow the four of you to go out to see the city tomorrow.」(Tryon)
「Really? That’s great!」(Mark)
「However, you have to go with a few guards as escorts. Those evil organization members might ambush you somewhere in the city.」(Tryon)
「I see. Makes sense.」(Mark)
「And, Mark, would you take Liane with you if you go outside tomorrow?」(Tryon)
「Eh?」(Mark)
「Papa, what do you mean!? Nicola-chan and I are going to play in my room tomorrow for the entire day! Right, Nicola-chan?」(Liane)
「U, Umm… Lia-chan, actually… I want to go see the city with Onii-chan tomorrow, so…」(Nicola)
「Eeeehhh….」(Liane)
Liane, who was hugging Nicola’s arm, turned her face toward me and looked at me with sharp eyes as if she was mad at me.
『Oi! She’s glaring at me! Do something!』(Mark)
『Khu khu! No! You have to suffer with me!』(Nicola)
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For some reason all I can see is a future where Mark goes to town as Maria~
I am with you, i can see that happen.