「Oh, are you lost?」
It was a girl that was 2 to 3 years older than me who asked on the other side of window.
Her translucent blue hair styled in bob cut is cute, and she also gives off the impression of an energetic girl.
Because she was wearing the same red iron breastplate that soldiers wore when I saw them in the city, this girl might also be one.
Even so, It feels like she"s a little too young, and I haven"t seen anyone around her age, not until now that is,
「Playing pretend?」
「No, that"s wrong, I am a proper knight member! ……although I"m just an apprentice」
「H~nn」
When I look at her directly with doubting eyes, the girl corrects her posture and properly introduced herself once more.
「Aries Royal Knight Apprentice, Lutie・Esta・Aries」
She was standing in straight and proper posture which makes you think that she definitely belongs to the Royal Knights.
But it"s the extended name that I"m more interested in.
「Aries, your name, same with the King?」
Because her last name was the same as the Ruler of this country, I asked if she was a relative or something, but she shook her head to deny.
（It"s probably because they are not related）
When I was thinking that it might just be a popular family name, Lutie finally opened her mouth to confirm what I wanted to know.
「There"s just a little circ.u.mstance to it, but if you really wanted to know, it won"t really be bother if I tell you」
「Is that so」
Well, I"mo not really that interested anyway.
I then turned towards the industrial area since that"s where I was planning to go. I would like to inquire if it"s fine for me to go there.
「As I thought, you are definitely lost, right?」
「Nope」
「Lutie, guide that girl around, and while you"re at it buy some stuff from the stalls when you return」
Even though I said it was wrong, the old soldier who came out from the back of the station asked her to guide me back.
He looks like a muscular grandpa at the peak of his life and white hair was already visible in his head, and he also has the atmosphere of a veteran, but because he"s supporting his body with a cane, I don"t think he"s fit for fighting anymore.
Lutie was just an apprentice knight, and there are a lot of people here to serve as watchers for the garrison, and most of them only need to reply by the window.
Telling her to guide me might just be an excuse to let her go out and play, but well my aim is actually the industrial district and I"m not really lost though……
「Yes! But well, this child was saying that she"s not a lost person though……」
Lutie is such a good girl that she even reported it to your boss.
「What? So she"s not a lost child huh. It"s a pity then. So she"s not really a lost child huh. Is that really so」
That"s really disappointing…… is what the old man was murmuring.
As I have expected, this old man was setting it up for Lutie to go out and have fun, well if it didn"t really bother them then I"ll help a little.
「Um, but still new to this place, can help check it out 」
I then point my sight to the old man to confirm. Oh, his eyes were shining brightly, probably because he realized that he found a comrade this time.
I will also be able to look around the city, so it will be a win-win situation.
「Okay then, you can be her guide! You can come back later Lutie」
「Yes! Then, it will be my duty to show this child around! Is there any place you want to head to?」
「There」
I pointed at the industrial district. Lutie nodded in confirmation then saluted to the old man.
「Well then, let us depart」
「Wait for a moment」
The old man disappeared inside the office walking with a cane, but immediately came back afterwards and gave us some coins from his pocket. It was around 500 gris that was given to Lutie.
「It"s pocket money for the both of you, you may also use the rest for yourself Lutie」
「Am I also included in this?」
「Jou-chan, it"s fine, even if she"s only guiding you, that will serve as compliment for playing with Lutie」
「Nn, then its fine」
「But, but, I also have my—–」
「Annoying. It"s a festival right now, and there are a lot of people present doing patrols and a.s.sisting people like the people who have retired and children of those who work here. If someone else asked you why you are not patrolling then you can tell them『Griffit ordered me to go and play』」
「Hai! I understand」
「Let"s go」
「Then again, let me guide you as we go」
「Umu」
Waving to the old man Griffit, we finally left the station.
The place we are headed to is called 『North District』 which has become a trade and industrial area.
The metal works factory and other works are still up and running, even though there is a festival the sound of clanging metals can be heard.
There"s a shopping area away from the factories which is the place where they do transactions and accept orders.
「We don"t put stores near the factories. This is in order to keep the secrets of their manufacturing methods, so I don"t think you would see anything interesting around here.」
「I see」
「Oh, right, I still haven"t asked for your name right 」
「Me, Toto」
「Toto is it. It it"s the shopping area of the north district, then there should still be places that are open」
「Nn」
The shopping area here is also quite different from the west district. For example, there are hardly any shops selling expensive items and the things found there are mainly taverns, Inns and drugstores. There are some weapon shops and armor repair shops, but there not as many.
In the case of rare things to find here, it would probably special commodities that are rarely found, there are also a lot of specialty shops selling tools and dyes.
After we arrived at an open place, we found so many goods being sold like daily necessities and other cheap products and they were displayed like a bazaar.
「……it"s a mountain of treasures」
Even from my previous life, well, something like this have always been an impressive sight for me, like those that you could find on shopping malls and home centers having a sale.
There are tools being displayed that I didn"t know how to use, not to mention the beautifully designed stationaries which we could only stare at, I also bourt some rare goods.
「Toto, are you interested in daily nescesities?」
「Un, Love」
「Okay, then, can look around here slowly, I be going somewhere else first」
I nodded and took out my pocket watch. The current time is 3 o"clock, and it seems that I still have some time before returning to the Inn.
「What about Luu-chan?」
「Adding 『chan』in calling me makes me feel kind of itchy, but it"s fine I guess. You are also free me Lutie you know」
「Okay. But Luu-chan, are you okay with time? 」
「U~n……I would also like to go over there to check some things before returning」
The place Lutie pointed was a place where swords and shields were being displayed.
The were swords placed on something that resembles umbrella stands, some were placed in jars which was also resembling the umbrella stands, the display isn"t bad but more of surreal.
「Is that so, then let"s go there」
「Is it fine going along with me?」
「Un, I also want to see」
It"s not like I"m really aiming for anything, I"m just looking around and I"m enjoying it. There isn"t anything that I really want to buy, so I"m satisfied just checking new things that I haven"t seen before.
What would you expect if you ever come into a world like this, it would be swords and armaments. It is to be expected that I would also be interested in looking at such things that you could found in weapon shops.
「Oh, what a cute little customer we have here」
When I was looking at a sword displayed in the open, I heard the call of an onii-san calling over to us who was sitting in a wooden chair that was seemingly curious about us. But after looking over at Lutie, he looked slightly depressed and scratches his cheek with his index finger.
「I don"t think the soldier-san over there would find anything worth using though since they might just end up broken」
「Umm, Ah, I"m only an apprentice so……」
「Apprentice is it?」
「Yes, Aries Royal Knight Apprentice, Lutie・Esta・Aries」
「Oh, a girl from the clan of Esta」
The Onii-san seems to have understood something, but I only tilt my head not understanding anything and the Onii-san claps his hand af if he noticed again something.
「Esta clan?」
「Nn, it"s an orphanage at the western district」
Orphanage…… thinking about that I concluded that Lutie was an orphan, but there"s something else that the Onii-san noticed which isn"t related to the orphanage.
Lutie was kind of tired looking at my inquiring look, but after a while finally explained it while heaving a sigh.
「Esta is the name of the orphanage in the western district. Each orphan was given a family name based on the name of the orphanage. And if there are orphans with exceptional talent among them, they will be further developed and then when their talent finally bloomed, the will be given the second name Aries and is a symbol of pledging loyalty to the country」
「I see」
「And that"s why, I am name Lutie Esta Aries」
「Luu, Strong?」
「Even though it"s embarra.s.sing, I"m not really that great…… The only thing I could probably do is 《Protect》someone」
「Pwotek」
I think it"s already good enough if you can protect somebody, and then you can leave the attack to someone else. I see, is that why Lutie was enlisted into the knight order.
「By the way, is there something ele you would like to see?」
Ah, we have completely forgotten about the Onii-san because of the atmosphere, and he only gave us a wry smile.
It was really embarra.s.sing, so I ran away pulling Lutie in order to escape.