-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Led by Bertrand-aniki, I step into the northern garden.
Of course, as Bertrand-aniki said, the blue sky visible from the garden and the pink and yellow flowers blooming all over are beautiful, but what catches my eye is the glass dome that stands right in the center of the garden.
I can vaguely see that there seem to be trees growing inside, but I can't clearly make out the details.
"Is this the first time you've seen this flower?"
Saying that, Bertrand-aniki picks one pink and one yellow flower at my feet.
The shape of the flower is very similar to a bellflower.
However, the height of the stem is from the human ankle to the calf at most.
Of course, I, who have only visited the eastern and southern gardens, have no way of knowing the name of the flower, so I shake my head from side to side.
"It's a flower called Chioage. You can't see this warm color in Svyevil."
As it was, Bertrand-aniki handed me the flower.
"Nii-sama?"
"Take it."
Saying that, Aniki strides towards the glass dome.
"Prince Bertrand. Prince Raymond. I will wait here."
Saying that in front of the glass dome, Kyriros-sensei bows his head.
"No, Kyriros. You can go inside too. You are by no means irrelevant."
What, Kyriros-sensei and Bertrand-aniki are talking about something, but I was once again captivated by the glass dome that I saw up close.
Inside the dome made of thick glass, it is colored in white and blue, although it is unclear.
When I gently put my hand against the glass, I felt a chilling coldness even from a slightly distant position.
"Cold."
I spontaneously blurted out the word at the coldness that I felt from the hand touching the glass.
"Raymond-dono, is this your first time feeling cold?"
Kyriros-sensei, who had been talking to Bertrand-aniki until just now, picked up my words and said that.
"Cold?"
Certainly, I have never felt the coldness since I was born.
Apparently, in this world, there is little climate change due to seasons like in Japan.
Rather, it seems that magic is affecting the providence of the world.
Warm countries stay warm, and cold countries stay cold.
The boundaries of the climates are clearly separated by zones.
For example, the immediate neighbor of a desert country with extremely high temperatures might be a wetland, or the immediate neighbor of a country with a temperate climate might be an extremely cold land that chills you to the core.
Like a visible border, the boundary is separated by a thin veil of magical power.
If you cross one magical veil, the outside temperature that had been over 40 degrees until now will swing to minus.
I've only heard about it from Maria and Kyriros-sensei, but one day I want to see with my own eyes the moment when that magical veil is crossed.
And, this Centro Kingdom is a country with a temperate climate throughout the year with no rain all year round.
It's neither hot nor cold.
Therefore, I have never felt discomfort about the temperature since I was born.
"Experiencing it is better than hearing about it. Let's go inside."
Saying that, Bertrand-aniki approaches a wall that, unlike the other wall parts, draws an arch with a pattern like a golden ivy.
However, there are only golden ivy painted on the glass wall, and there is no sign that it will open like a door.
While I was tilting my head wondering how to get in, Bertrand-aniki reached out his hand to the wall with the arch drawn on it.
"It's like magic."
I couldn't help but mutter that.
After all, unlike me earlier, Bertrand-aniki's outstretched hand penetrated into the dome without being blocked by the glass wall.
Kyriros-sensei, with my mouth agape and my eyes probably shining brightly, took my hand.
Of course, he squatted down to match my gaze.
"Raymond-dono. It's a little cold inside. I have fur, so I think it will be warm to some extent if you touch me, but may I hold you?"
"Yes, please! Rather, please!"
"Yes. Then, excuse me."
As a side note, only the guards who guard the royal palace wear plate armor, so Kyriros-sensei, who has been entrusted with only my personal security and swordsmanship instruction since the day we first met, usually wears a military uniform.
In the first place, the reason he wore plate armor when he first met me was because there were not enough guards due to a sudden epidemic.
Kyriros-sensei, who is said to be twenty-nine years old this year, came to Centro Kingdom at the age of twenty-three, became the leader of the Knights at the age of twenty-five, and was appointed as an instructor to teach swordsmanship to the royal family from the following year.
Getting back to the story, the fact that he usually wears a military uniform means that he is wearing that military uniform now.
Kyriros-sensei, who took off the jacket of the military uniform made of black fabric, wrapped me in that military uniform and held me up.
As it was, I put my cheek on Kyriros-sensei's chest, which was wearing a white shirt that is usually hidden, and he hugged me tightly as if to protect me.
Hiee. Cool.
----------------------------
Previous Chapter | Index | Next Chapter
Comments
Post a Comment