Chapter 188: Shooting Stall


    Delicious!


    Pay before you eat!


    If we talk about the festival then we can not mention the stalls.


    Being told that by Orihime, I was taken to the festival by her.


    Of course, we are traveling incognito.


    Umu! My servant! You may pay it for me!


    Seriously


    I look at Orihime who eats food off the stall without paying and lower my head to the stall owner while paying him the money.


    It is not umon for a foreign dignitary to enjoy the festival incognito like this.


    There are quite a few dignitaries who have asked for this exact thing in the past. The scale of the festival inside the imperial capital is just thatrge.


    Thats why the Empire has prepared in case of something like this.


    The dignitaries will be provided with a hooded coat for their disguise with a perfect escort system in ce when they tour the festival. The coat is a magic tool made at the castle so its effect is guaranteed.


    As long as you cover your head with the hood, no one will recognize the wearer. However, if the hood is taken off, the effect will immediately cut off and its effect does not work on those who originally know the wearer.


    Thats why there are knights stationed around me and Orihime at regr intervals. Elna is observing us from a distance and the other knights are blending in with the festival-goers.


    The setting for me and Orihime is that she is an Ojou-sama who sneaked out to y and I am her servant. Since there is a chance that our cover might be blown, she is referring to me as her servant. Other princes would reject this kind of setting but since I am basically treated like her servant so far anyway, theres no reason to reject it.


    Still, with such borate security details for her incognito outing, Orihime seems to have no self-awareness about it at all.


    She is moving around as she pleased, it took me my all just to keep up with her. The guards around us must have a hard time too.


    Lets go that way next! My servant!


    Oi! Wait!


    No!


    Being so high tension, Orihime dexterously runs through the crowd.


    She is letting out a strangeugh like WaHaHa as she runs so I somehow managed to catch up with her but I seriously worry that I might lose sight of her.


    Well, thats why Elna is observing us from a distance though.


    Elna will surely catch Orihime if she runs off on her own. At that point, this incognito outing will be ended.


    To be honest, it would be easier for me that way but this also serves as a stress relief for Orihime who alwaysins about having nothing to do in the castle. Not to mention that she would surely be in a bad mood if she got caught by Elna.


    Things just dont go my way huh


    The only difference here is to take on the trouble now or deal with itter.


    If thats the case then it would be easier to deal with if I keep Orihime in a good mood so I desperately chased after her. I have to visit that masked chivalrous thief tonight too. Such a waste of my physical strength.


    Then, when I thought that I finally caught up with her, Orihime is now glued to a stall.


    Haa HaaI finally caught up.


    My servant! I want to try that!!


    Orihime said so with glittering eyes.


    Wondering what kind of stall it is, I take my hands off my knees and lift my head up.


    Doing so, I saw a shooting stall in front of me.


    It is a stall where you shoot at the prizes that are arranged on a shelf with a toy bow. You get the prize if you can drop it with your arrow. It could be said that it is a ssic stall you can find at any festival.


    Look here.


    I want to try it, I want to try it!! I WANT TO TRY IT!!


    When I openly show her an unpleasant expression, Orihime grabs onto my clothes and leans up to me like a child.


    Her begging appearance with her upturned eyes looked like a small animal so I feel like I want to let her try it but it is clear that if I let her try it, she will be troublesometer.


    At a stall like this, if all the prizes can be easily taken then it would be a bad business model. Thats why it was designed to not let some prizes be dropped.


    Orihime hates losing after all. She will definitely get absorbed in it and wont stop until she gets what she wants.


    So I sighed and handed Orihime the money.


    If you run out of this just give up alright. Thats the condition.


    Ohh!! This will be more than enough! FuFun! I will get all the prizes in this stall!!


    Orihime then triumphantly heads toward the stall.


    Her appearance looks very brave, it was as if she is a general heading out to the battlefield.


    It would be great if I dont have to carry her away after this


    While thinking that this must be how a vassal seeing his lord heading into a reckless battle must feel, I continue watching over Orihime.


    -


    UWaaaahh!!!! WHYYYY!!??


    Orihime is screaming while holding her head.


    The shopkeeper grins at the sight.


    I handed Orihime a fair amount of money and she used almost all of it without being able to win any prize.


    Uuuuall the prizes were supposed to be mine


    Orihime stares at her remaining money with a half crying face and nces at me.


    She probably wants to request an additional war fund but I have no intention to give it to her.


    Just do something with the amount you have left.


    Why..you are so cold even though you are supposed to be my servant.Uuuuu.I can only do it one more time.


    Disappointed, Orihime dropped her shoulders but she immediately regained her enthusiasm and paid the shopkeeper for another try.


    So she ns to make her final charge huh.


    I will aim for the generals head!!


    Saying so, Orihime aimed the toy bow at a case containing gems.


    There are two gems embedded in it, and it is probably the highlights of this stall.


    That kind of prize will definitely not fall. She should be able to get one reward if she aims for something else but Orihime has no eyes for other things besides that so she has been showing her miserable appearance until now.


    UWAAAAA!!?? It wont fall again!!


    The arrow Orihime shot out did slightly touch the case.


    However, the case doesnt budge at all. There is probably something supporting it from behind. It probably wont fall even if you managed to hit it directly from the front.


    Even with such spection in mind, I didnt say it out loud. This is also one of the joys of the festival plus my childhood friend did keep screaming about how unfair it is in the past and got into a fight so I decided that I will never say anything about these stall tricks anymore.


    If you are done then lets go.


    UWahhh!! I want t-h-a-t-!!


    Orihime swings both of her hands and screams aloud like a child being selfish.


    Its something in a stall so it is probably not something valuable anyway.


    However, Orihime seems to have taken a liking to it as she is throwing a tantrum while saying that she needs it no matter what.


    Its not like I have no money left to give her but if I spoil her here she might try to have her way again in the future. That case wont budge no matter what she does in the first ce.


    It would be a waste of money to spoil her here.


    While I was thinking so, a woman suddenly appeared next to Orihime.


    Her age should be about the same as me.


    Her hair is braided and her eyes are amber-colored.


    What stood out is her thick sses. Maybe it was due to that, her appearance appeared to be inelegant.


    Which one do you want?


    (TLN: This sses girls way of talking just exudes the Ojou-sama vibe)


    Uuuthat one.


    When she was asked so, Orihime pointed her finger at the case.


    Hearing that, the woman grins and pays the shopkeeper for the toy bow.


    It seems that the cause is not the bow huh.


    After muttering so in a small voice and pulling the bowstring several times, the woman narrowed her eyes and aimed the bow at the prize.


    Then, she shot out the toy arrow.


    The trajectory ispletely different from when Orihime did it. In Orihimes case, the arrow she shot out hit slightly below the shelf but the arrow shot by this woman headed directly toward the prize as if it was directed by a string.


    However, the arrow hits the prize next to the case Orihime wants. Moreover, since it did not hit the center, the prize only vigorously spun on the shelf.


    For a moment, the shopkeeper breathes a sigh of relief. However, the spinning prize hit the case from the side, and rather than pushing it to fall behind the shelf, it fell forward instead.


    He probably was confident since there was something supporting the case from behind but he probably didnt expect the case to fall forward huh.


    Alright. Id like to take that now.


    Tsk! That doesnt count! This game rewards only the prize that fell behind the shelf!


    The shopkeeper shouts and takes back the case that the woman knocked down with her godly skill.


    Perhaps she didnt expect such an excuse from the shopkeeper, the woman furrowed her brows as though she was troubled.


    As expected, I cant trouble her any more than this huh.


    I quietly step forward and enter the stall to chat with the shopkeeper.


    Oi, dont you think my face looks familiar?


    Haa? Who the heck areeh..?


    I shifted the hood off a bit so that the shopkeeper alone could see my appearance.


    I just showed my face together with Leo recently after all.


    It seems that the shopkeeper immediately noticed who I am.


    Y, Y, You are! O, O, Oh.


    Stop there. You have something mypanion wants. Can you give it to me? If you give it to me then I can turn a blind eye to your little trick here.


    Being threatened, the shopkeeper silently nodded several times, and awkwardly gave the case to the woman.


    The woman tilts her head at the shopkeepers sudden change of attitude and hands the case to Orihime.


    Here, you can have it.


    OOOOOH!!!! Thank you, kinddy! I love you!!


    Saying so, Orihime joyfully hugged the woman.


    After a while of hugging, Orihime lets her go and waving at the woman as we part ways with her.


    Farewell! Kinddy! I will never forget this favor!!


    A favor is it, you are exaggerating(desuwa).


    Saying so, the woman disappears into the crowd.


    Even so, her skill was godly. I doubt that even an imperial knight could pull such a thing off. Moreover, that was only a toy bow too.


    While I was wondering who she is, Orihime tries to put something on my arm.


    What are you doing?


    Dont move! Mumu! This is surprisingly difficult!


    Saying so, Orihime struggled for a while before she cheerfully announced a task well done.


    Umu! Its done!


    This is.


    The gem in the case is now on my right wrist. Apparently, it was a bracelet. To be honest, it is not something so valuable.


    However, she seems to like it so much that she put one on her wrist as well.


    How is it! Now its a match!


    Seriously.


    Satisfied that we are now wearing a matching bracelet, Orihime shows me an innocent smile and runs into the crowd.


    Thus I began chasing after her once again.