Volume 1 Chapter 4 Genderbend Female Knight, Entrusts a Letter to the Merchant
"Delivering the letter to the royal capital, understood."
"Sorry, please do this for me."
Eleonora said that, then handed 2 silver coins to the merchant Biaggio. One coin was for the official delivery fee, the other for his trouble.
"But Lady Eleonora is of age to attend the academy. If Sir Lamberto were alive, he would surely be very pleased..."
"It's an honorable death in battle, nothing I can do about it."
"I have known Sir Lamberto since he led the mercenary troops. I don't mind a little effort. Do you want anything from the royal capital?"
"Then please buy some rye and oats. They're cheap."
"Understood."
The common food for the people of Kamitafira territory is barley or rye, oats for livestock.
The wheat grown in the territory is a tax crop for the royal family; no one including the lord's family eats it.
Using the only windmill in Machiki Village, a privileged family of flour millers known as the Elias family makes flour, a tenth of which is paid as grinding fee.
The ground flour is baked into bread at each household's kiln, but it has a crumbly texture that dries out the mouth's moisture. Still, it's cheap and plentiful, so people don't complain.
Nearby, dried fish from Domaro Village, homemade wine, vegetables, and beans are common village foods. The Kamitafira family also has rabbit, boar, and deer meat from hunting.
Biaggio buys olives, wine, and dried fish from Machiki Village, then sells them in other towns and streets. On the way back, he loads metals like iron and copper, and dishes like water jugs and plates.
Someone asked her about swords, spears, and armor before, but since they mostly fight mountain bandits, she use captured bandit gear instead and declined.
Rural landlords can save money by being indifferent to appearances. As acting female head, this is a way to do so.
"Now, are the preparations finally complete? Maybe we can take a short break."
Eleonora popped a dried fruit into her mouth from her hip pouch and looked up at the sun, cracking her neck.
She had arranged things to seem fine after 3 years away, but only God knew if it was truly okay; Eleonora was honestly worried if John and the others could control the corruption and bandit damage.
The people must have felt unsafe without her for 3 years, but she had kept peace except for one incident; it was fine if her brother could manage the territory until he came of age.
But in the social world, with factions and such, she could only tell her brother to handle it.
After all, it was a nuisance to form connections that would fade over time; being asked why she came felt like the punchline.
However, Eleonora had learned from her father's posthumous embezzlement attempt not to create unnecessary trouble with her actions.
With uncertainty, there might still be a chance to fix things, but there was no need to weigh that against a future filled with certain chaos.
"Miss! A ship from the Suno people has arrived at Domaro Village!"
Upon hearing the news, Eleonora channeled magic into her legs for strength and ran to the lord's mansion to secure her favorite leather armor and longsword.
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