As we finished down the hill, we saw a small gate.
　There were two guards standing by each of the gates.

''This is the north entrance to St. Renousseled Boulevard, sir.

　Mia indicated the main street with her hand as if she were a local tourist guide.
　One of the guards looked at me.
　While glancing at the terrified guard, I asked Mia, "Huh?

Huh, it's a normal way to get through, right?

　Since I came to this world, so far I don't have any good memories of the 'guards' thing.
　I especially dislike the guards who say 'punishment cell' as soon as they declare a suspicious person.

''Yes, of course!''

　The guards looked at me once, but they immediately looked disinterested and gave a huge yawn.
　Phew, good.

　Thus we ducked through the gates with no problem.
　As we entered the main street and walked for a while, the crowd suddenly increased.

'Oh,'

　The main street was visibly alive.
　As expected of the center of the country?
　Stalls are lined up in the street, and are laying out food and ornaments and so on.
　Perhaps because it is still early in the morning, the figure of a person preparing a stall can be seen here and there.
　It's fun to watch them.
　Ever since I came to this world, everything I see is fresh and new.

"So, Kurohiko-sama.
Yes?

　Mia pulled a small bag of something from the pocket of her apron dress.

'What do you think?　What about buying a whole set of clothing?

　I look at my clothes.
　Come to think of it, I'm still wearing clothes from my previous world.
　And they haven't been washed.
　Hmm?
　No way.

Do you smell that?

　When I asked, Mia waved her hands as if in a panic.

''No, no, not at all!　But--
"'But'...?
As a matter of fact, Makina-sama has instructed me to buy Kurohiko-sama's clothes with this money.
What?
When the maquina lady was leaving her room, she told me so and gave me this.

　Mia shook the bag in her palm.
　A jarring sound was heard.

Money?
Yes, and that's in gold.
Gold....

　I don't know anything about the currency in this country, but it must be worth quite a bit.
　After all, it's a gold coin.
　Anyway, oh, Mr. Machina!
　You care about me that much!
　I'm already a tsundere!

As for Makina-sama, well, I'm afraid that Kurohiko-sama is too shabby in his current form...
Shabby!

　Oh, my God!
　Sure, the clothes are top and bottom, socks and shoes.
　The whole thing together might cost ten thousand yen or so!
　Climbing mountains and comatose on the ground and all that, albeit dirty!

Shabby, huh?
I'm sorry, Mr. Kurohiko!　Despite what Machina-sama said, it's so shabby...!
No, that's okay it's the unvarnished truth.
Okay, let's change your mind and go to the clothing store!　Right?

　Encouraged, she took me to the clothing store.
　There I bought a pair of cotton clothes and changed into them in the store.
　These would be what you might call plain clothes - everyday clothes.
　Mia, you know.

'Wow!　It's very rustic and lovely!

　I was dressed so plainly that I had to use the word "rustic" as a word of praise.
　And he bought me some leather shoes as well.
　Socks (socks?) I also had some, so I asked her to buy that too.
　Mia suggested I buy something a little more expensive, but because of my poor roots, I chose some cheap-looking clothes.
　Well, it's not my money.
　Besides, I'll return this money to Makina-san one day.
　And I also got a jute bag to put my clothes in.

　The bag with the clothes that were complained about as shabby as possible is draped over my shoulders and I began to walk the streets with Mia.
　As we walked, Mia talked to me about many things.
　Mostly, though, we talked about where and what kind of shops were located, what kind of food was good in which shops, and so on.
　Perhaps he was concerned that I wouldn't be able to keep up with him if he talked too much about this world and country all at once.
　Somehow, I could feel that concern.
　And he wanted me to like this city as much as possible... that's how it felt.
　But I wasn't bored.
　Rather, I was happy.
　Just watching Mia try so hard to explain things to me with gestures and gestures, and just walking around the city with her like this was fun.
　Well, the educational part of her talk was about currency and units of distance, and the rest was about time, I guess.
　Very roughly translated into modern Japanese units of measurement, they look like this

　　　Currency (per piece)

　Drasil White Silver Coin = 100,000 yen
　Gold Coin = 10,000 yen
　Silver coins = 1,000 yen
　10 yen for a copper coin
　1 yen per square cent.

　　　Unit of length

　1 mil = 1 millimeter
　1 Thane = 1 cm
　1 lartal = 1 meter
　1 Rota = 1 kg

　It is said that the currency Drusilla silver coin is hardly in circulation.
　It may be like a commemorative coin.
　For the sake of accuracy, maybe I should add "about" or "approximately" or "about", but it's too much trouble, so I decided to convert it in my brain without it.
　By the way, I don't know the price of living, but I heard that I can somehow live for about two weeks if I have a silver coin, so the price of living is cheaper than Japan.
　Hmmm, I always think that the unit of fantasy is a troublesome thing.

　And about the time, I found out only one thing.
　Apparently, in the royal capital, the bells in the grand clock tower are made to ring every hour.
　It seems that the bell I heard when I woke up near the academy was the sound of that bell.
　It looks like they have a wall clock or something.
　It was in the dean's office, too.

　That's about the only thing that entered my head exactly, well, at most.
　When I remembered it all at once, my head got punked.
　I'm the type of person who couldn't stay up all night studying for exams, yes.
　.........Well, I remember soaking myself up all night long in exchange for that.

　Well, so, while enjoying the conversation about the local city, Mia took me to look around the city.
　Then we stopped for lunch and bought some smoked fruit, smoked meat and smoked cheese from a street vendor.
　Apparently, cheese is a specialty of Renoussourde.
　The cheese tasted great and lived up to its name.
　I mean, it was too good to be true!
　What does fantasy food actually look like!　I was afraid that I was going to have to do something about it, but apparently this world is 'around'.
　

''..........''

　Hmmm.....
　Anyway, like the food culture, I still haven't quite grasped the level of civilization development in this world.......
　The toilets are very close to the modern era, and even the school uniforms are not medieval European style.
　Instead, this world feels somewhat like a Western RPG.
　Also, we don't know about the shiny crystal-like things in the school corridors and the headmaster's office....

　Maybe I should ask Mia-san about that.........
　..........
　Well, I'll see what happens.
　I'm not very knowledgeable about the fantasy world or the culture of medieval and early modern Europe compared to it, so I can't do much thinking about it.
　Right now, I'm strolling around town with a beautiful, beautiful, animal-eared maid, feeling like I'm on a date!
　That's enough!

　　　　　　　　　　*

　I look up at the sky.

'...........

　Already, the sky was dyed an Akane color.

''Mia-san........''
Yes.....
The evening.
'Yes, well...'

　We spent the whole day today going to the city's fountain plaza, looking at the city's huge library, looking at the statue of the holy god Renowthred or something like that... well, how should I put it, playing around as normal.
　Oh, by the way, the stone statue of Mr. Renowthread was a beautiful woman.

..........

　I know.
　To begin with, today was supposed to be Makina-san's day, and I was going to ask Mia-san to teach me many things about this world, but....
　Well, the only things I've learned about this world in general terms are currency, the unit of length, and time?

...I'm sorry, Mr. Kurohiko.
What?
I should have taught you more about this country and the world, but halfway through, I feel like we were just taking a leisurely walk...
No, no, it's not Mia's fault.

　I was having a blast.
　Blabbering on and on about stuff.

"Well...
?

　Mia clasped the fingertips of her hands together, pinching them together.
　Her cheeks seemed to be slightly upturned, or perhaps it was simply because of the setting sun.
　Mia-san said, as if she were making an excuse.

''Seeing Kurohiko-sama's very happy appearance, well, you know, I'm starting to enjoy myself, too, and I couldn't help but forget my main part, or rather...''

　Mia bowed her head.

'I'm sorry!　Master Kurohiko wanted to know more about the country and the world, but I was talking about things that had nothing to do with it!　And yet, you speak as if you are putting the blame on Kurohiko-sama... please forgive me!
'No, no, no, don't worry about it!　Rather, I'm the one who's sorry!
What?

　Mia looks up.

'Ya, I guess my innocent enjoyment of the situation made it hard for Mia-san to start a formal conversation or something...'
Mr. Kurohiko...
Well, you know what...

　I giggled, feeling embarrassed, and scratched my cheek.

'We still have some time left, don't we?'
Yes, yes, it remains, but... well, until the bell rings three more times--

　The time of the archer is nine o'clock, which means it's about six o'clock in the afternoon now.

That means we still have a couple of hours to go, right?
Yes.....
Well, you can tell me about the world and the country while you're at dinner.
Yes!
'Although, I'm in the position to buy you dinner now... haha...'
'I'll take care of that!　Not to apologize, but today's dinner will be served at my own expense!　No, by all means let me!

　Mia suddenly cheered up and patted her chest with a puff.
　Her soft chest is indented with a muffled smile.

"..........

　Excellent.
　..........
　That's not it.

"Well, I'm here for the food.

　In this kind of situation, it's not rude to say no badly.
　Well, the Japanese way of reciprocating when you're offered something to eat - "I'll take care of this", "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
　........though in a sense, I feel like it's a vicious habit.

　That's how I ended up going to the bar with Mia-san.
　It was a bar that Mia had mentioned to me while I was wandering around town that the food was delicious.
　A tavern.
　If it's a fantasy, it's a classic.
　..........
　Come to think of it, since it's a different world, maybe it's nothing to worry about, but since we're underage physically, should we refrain from drinking alcohol just for the sake of it?

..........

　No, I wasn't an alcoholic from the time I lived in my former world to begin with....