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The Reincarnated Thirty-Something Woman’s Otherworldly Reform Life

[Searching for Acerola]

Translated by: ME

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Since there was a lot of cargo, they decided to go all the way to the ship; they transported the apologetic Ernest himself, along with the vegetables, fruit, and sauerkraut brought to give to them, to the pier by carriage.

Inside the carriage, they lightly shared their life stories.

That Ernest was still fifteen years old, traveling around various countries by ship to assist his grandfather, the head of a trading company. That Ignis was a tropical country.

Magnolia spoke of how she was born in the Royal Capital of the Ascald Kingdom. And that just about a week ago, due to family circumstances, she had come to stay at her grandfather's house.

...Neither knew how much of the truth the other was telling.

Even for Magnolia, while the broad strokes weren't wrong, it would be more accurate to say she ran away for her own reasons rather than family circumstances, and ended up crashing at the Margrave house as things turned out.

Judging by his demeanor, there was no doubt Ernest was a noble.

To speak a foreign language this fluently at such a young age meant he was likely raised with the assumption that he would use that language.

She didn't know what kind of company the Chamery Trading Company was, nor did she know if he was truly a member of it.

Pretending to be a commoner—he hadn't explicitly stated as much, but that way of speaking and those various gestures were likely intended to appear as a commoner's—she didn't know why he was doing that or for what reason.

(Man, I need to consult someone about this immediately... though I have an overwhelming feeling I'm going to get scolded for some reason...)

Leaving Servas aside, she couldn't help but easily imagine Claude looking down at her with a magnificent canyon formed between his brows.

(I was supposed to be helping people, but it looks like I've stumbled into something weird.)

When they arrived at the pier, Ernest thanked them, stepped out of the carriage, and called out to a nearby person.

The person who had dealt with them earlier came tumbling out, and judging from their conversation, it seemed he was explaining the situation.

The cargo, which wasn't that extensive, was rapidly carried away by the sailors.

Everyone watched prayerfully, hoping it would be effective.

「Miss Gilmore, thank you really, very much. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Well then, we shall handle the payment and status report at a later date.」

Trotting closer to say his farewells, he gave an elegant bow with a beautiful smile.

That was so mismatched with his overly casual appearance that it felt funny, theatrical, and strange all at once.

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「Lady Magnolia, are you not tired?」

Lily spoke with concern to Magnolia, who was watching the passing scenery outside.

Dean, who had been dozing off and rowing a boat while rocked by the carriage, suddenly looked up with a start.

「You worked late yeshterday, sho both of you musht be tired. I am showwy, but pleashe bear with it a little longer.」

If guards were to be attached for moving to the town, it would be best to cause the knights as little trouble as possible.

It was better to gather the necessary items while they were out here.

She bought additional cabbage, large lidded jars, and salt. Since she wasn't teaching them how to make it, she thought it would be better to make a large amount of sauerkraut to hand over.

She considered wooden barrels, but decided on affordable earthenware jars, thinking that glass or stoneware wouldn't be gnawed on by rats.

She went around the stalls looking for acerola and other fruits that seemed high in Vitamin C.

Searching for something without knowing its formal name, or even if it existed, was more difficult than she expected, and time just passed without her finding any.

「OH, THE YOUNG LADY FROM BEFORE!」

As she was looking around the stalls restlessly, she was called out to by the clerk who had sold the durian previously.

「...HELLO.」

When even Magnolia replied in broken speech, Hugo, who seemed to sense something, cleared his throat and stared at her.

「BEFOW WAS AMAZING! IS FATHER NOT TOGETHER TODAY?」

「...The person with me the other day is my uncle. Um, do you know a fwuit called 『Acerola』?」

「ACEROLA?」

Magnolia nodded to the clerk who repeated it for confirmation.

「Yesh. Shweet and shour, gwows in hot places, good for the body, like a chewwy, about this shize...」

Saying so, she made a circle with her fingers.

She also added that it might be called by a different name locally.

「HMM~~? 『CHEWWY』 MAYBE?」

The clerk said, tilting his head.

(I don't think it's a cherry, though...)

That said, it was a fact that she wouldn't know unless she actually saw it. It would be good if it were, though.

「If you have it, I want it.」

「OK! WHEN IT IS SHEASON, I SHTOCK IT!」

The cheerful clerk pleasantly agreed.

After that, she searched the stalls dealing in fruit thoroughly, but couldn't find anything resembling it, so she decided to return to the fortress.

「Lily. We will pwobably be near Cruse for a few days, do you think we should get an inn?」

She wondered a little if the sudden arrival of people from the Margrave family would be burdensome for them.

However, if guards had to be assigned to an inn, it would just be extra trouble.

「Well, I cannot say whether we are welcomed or not... but since official documents have been issued by Lord Claude, they will likely assign guards, and I believe it would be more convenient for them if we stayed in the guest rooms of the fortress.」

「I guesh sho.」

Dean, who seemed completely exhausted from walking around the town, was already fast asleep.

「Well, let'sh see how it goes...」

She muttered while watching Hugo and Ethan guarding with straightened backs on their horses outside the window, under the sky that remained cloudy.

Blue sky was peeking through the gaps in the clouds.

Around that time, a single horseman was riding toward the fortress of the Western Garrison Unit.

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