mpty, let’s take that spot as our resting place at there.」
Valetta, who was surveying the lodging interior, located a space that was just right for the party to sleep at. They finally arrived at that place while being careful of the preceding guests that were sitting or sleeping inside.
On that empty space, they put down their luggage and sit down to take a breather.
「But really, this city is big. There are a lot of buildings and the entire city is covered by the wall. This is something that I never thought I’d experience before.」
Kazura unwrapped the bandage that was around his feet. Concealed behind the mantle, he disinfected the blister using a hydrogen peroxide solution. After drinking some water and catch his breath, he started to converse with Valetta and the others.
Myra secretly took out the drops from the can in the sack-bag that was covered with her mantle, and toss it to her mouth.
「When father took me to the city 10 years ago, there was no wall. It looks like it was constructed after the war started. But since the funds are insufficient, the construction is far from finished.」(Val)
「After the cease-fire, I heard they construct a big fortress alongside the border with Balveil. Surely this is the cause of the delay on the completion of the city wall. Well, since the cease-fire period is still 4 more years, at that time I think the city wall will be completed.」(Lod?)
「Hmm hmm... Fortress, huh? I should not attract any hostile attention from there.....」 (Kaz)
While Kazura and group were talking, the door to the lodgings interior was opened and a cart carrying a cauldron was moved to inside.
The people who were lying on their mat until that time, started to rise their body up instantly, and make a long line in front of the pot to take their share.
「Looks like the meal has come. We should also queue up.」(Kaz)
「You’re right.」(Val)
Because it is necessary to watch the luggage, they will take turns. Half of them will line up and receive the meal, while the other half stayed.
The meal that they got was a soup with thin taste and little vegetable on it. The amount on the wooden bowl was just for only enough to drink it in one gulp. There was no spoon, but since it was dirt cheap common lodgings, there was no one who complained about it.
The party, used to eat canned food and rice meal with ample salt, after tasting the bland vegetable soup had an indescribable expression on their face.
「Umm, is this lodgings meal always like this before?」(Kaz)
「No. At least at the time when I came to sell furs 2 years ago, there were more ingredients and the taste was stronger. In addition, they also gave 1 piece of bread, or at least that how I remembered it.」(Lod)
While Kazura’s group had this kind of conversation, they secretly put the salt that Kazura had brought to their soup without being seen by the other guests. After the taste had become stronger, they once again ate it.
Though somehow its taste was more like warm salty water, there was nothing that could be putted in it, so they drank it without opposition.
The mushrooms and wild herbs that they had picked in the forest, although still raw, were edible. After soaking it in the salty water they ate it. Although it was unsatisfying, they had succeeded in filling their stomach.
While they were doing this, the other guests had second serving of the ultrathin soup and once again made a long line in front of the pot.