About that day.

It was beside the oasis in the Khalil Desert that a line of the Aria Chamber of Commerce chose for the camp.

Preparing for wild accommodation is a familiar thing, as a single line of business is a trade.

Lower the load, rest the camels borrowed by the desert people, and prepare their own beds.

The support was quickly over while each worked without being told and shared accurately.

That's how the sun sets.

The line begins a grand banquet as it surrounds the fire of the beast exclusion. Today's excuse is this.

"Bye! In honor of our chairman and his sister's share of Leishe's achievements!

"Hold the cup, raise it high! You're ready, yeah -... cheers!

'Cheers!' he said with a good voice in the economy, each putting a drink over his head. Leishe, of course, imitated them and drank up the poured barley.

(Mmm, yummy......!

Alcohol stains dry bodies on desert journeys.

Turning away from the heat of the day, the desert night cools rapidly. A cup to mouth while hitting the fire in the cold had an unusual depth of flavor.

The emotion seems to have been the same for the man who lowered his back across the street.

"Kuh, that's extraordinary!

Tally, the boss of the Chamber of Commerce, said this with a full grin.

"Desert night, beautiful starry skies, the best liquor! There's nothing to say about commerce in the future, Leishe!

"Chairman. I know you're happy, but don't drink too much though."

Though I cautioned against it, I'm very happy inside, even Leishe.

Successful returns to difficult business deals are decided and the banquet prolonged. Of course, although I have to get up early tomorrow because there are a lot of chore jobs at the lowest end of this Chamber of Commerce, Liesche.

Still, it's time to enjoy the feast of a moment.

"Look, Lieche, the meat you've been waiting for is cooked. Let's do the best part for you!

"Wow!"

I am offered sheepmeat on a knife blade and receive it with a plate replacement bread.

Then now he was put on top of it, with melted cheese on the trout. This is the cheese that Neil, an executive of the Chamber of Commerce, used to stab on a skewer and burn.

This stuff is definitely delicious. As the firepowder rose from the fire, I sincerely appreciated that I could still eat delicious rice today.

"Here you go -"

Tally stops Leishe from saying that.

"Wait, wait, Lieche. Because it's desert night, more exotic."

Exotic and everything, the Leashes are constantly traveling around the country. But what Tully was trying to say, I knew right away because he took out the vial.

"Is that okay? Chairman."

"Naturally, rice on the road is delicious because we share it with other people."

Tully laughs and waves a red vitreous vial.

This bottle contains spices made from vanilla that can only be removed in the area.

This is not a commodity, but a personal possession of Tully. It should have been quite expensive in a desert village I stopped by when I came.

Still, Tully opens the bottle and shakes the spices all over the cheese. And this is it, I was prompted by my gaze.

Rieshe snorted and then stumbled around with a big mouth from time to time.

At that moment, the cucumber and gravy stained out.

"... Huh!

The flavor is deep even though there is no habit, and the taste spreads all over my mouth. Intense cheese was entangled there and the gravy was enveloped.

Sometimes tingly spicy would be a pinch of spice. Its stimulation, which comes rarely, goes well with both meat and cheese.

"Mm-hmm... Huh!!

When I held my cheeks and bit them tight, the merchant members watching it cheered wah.

"All right, guys, I got some leachet ink on me! I can do this!

"More grilled, more cheese too!

"Hey, why are you making me look like a poisonous looker!?

"I'm sure of your tongue. For that matter, I don't know why it's so cluttered when I make it myself."

Though Tully tells me to bend the crease, if the food and alcohol are delicious, I quickly forget about objections, etc.

In the midst of such a banquet, the members of the Chamber of Commerce called out to Liesche.

"Hey Liesche, you got enough booze?

"Eat vegetables, too. And look, it looks like there's palm fruit over there."

"Eat your bread well, too. And meat, of course, because what a credit this time!

If you do it and get them to bake care of you, Leishe is baffled.

"... that chairman. I kind of feel like everybody's being weird today."

"Ha ha, they're happy too! You've won such a big deal."

Tully told me that, and I was surprised.

"That's not my feat, is it? Almost the chairman set me up, and I just helped a little."

"Still, it was your push that moved King Zahad.... Is it about a year since our guys picked you up after your engagement was broken?

"Speaking of which, that's about it"

Listening to Tully's words makes me feel a little strange.

Because that day seemed kind of like a distant past.

Has that only been the case since the betrothal of Prince Wang to Dietrich and the expulsion of his country?

(kind of, sounds weird)

It is only now that I met them by chance that day and let them accompany me on my journey. I met the chairman, Tully, and he was admitted to join me as a business member.

I haven't had time to remember anything about my country since then, thanks to what I've done to this day.

Rieshe, wrapped around a sandy robe, looks somewhat east.

Far east is home, but of course you can't even see it from here.

All there is is is a sight of the desert spreading on one side.

A big moon floating in the sky illuminates the area. The smooth sandy earth shines silver, and this way it looks like a snowfield.

Tully said he was smudged when he was blinded by the fantastic scenery.

"It's a big deal that this is the end of an unknown warrant."

"... on that, because the chairman's merchant education was intolerable...?

Resurrection is the memory of a nightmarish downloading period. Tally said with her mouth directly on the liquor bottle as Liesche had a distant eye.

"Oh yeah. Speaking of which, King Zahad."

"Yes? What is it?"

"Maybe I fell in love with you."

"Ho ho."

The barley wine I was swallowing almost went into a strange place, and it was exuberant.

The merchants come by to say what is what, but they rush to say it's nothing.

"Hey, what are you talking about!?

"One step ahead of you, exactly, where you're about to fall in love? Be careful, Leishe. It's troublesome when it comes to sex with business people."

"It's convincing when the chairman says it, but it's okay! Because that's never gonna happen! It's the Chairman's mistake."

Better than that, Liesche tells Tully.

"The Chairman is the one who should be very careful. They were inviting the ladies from the palace, because we all know that."

"You have no choice, do you? If you tell me that beautiful flowers are blooming in the desert, there's no way to resist me. It's force majeure that makes you want to kneel."

"You can tell Aria."

"Stop. That's all!! Please, you're right!!

The momentum of hitting his forehead in the sand lowers his head and sighs.

Of course, the truth is, though I'm not going to let you bother telling me bad things about education.

"… Chairman. Thank you so much."

Tell Tally to get up and pay the sand, again.

"Oh? What?"

"It's what you picked me up and raised me as a merchant. Otherwise, I'd be lost on the streets."

Liesche turns again to the vast desert.

It is the sea of sand that spreads.

The moon sways on the surface of the oasis, and the fire burns up beside it.

The camels hardened and fell asleep, lined with exotic liquor and dishes as their companions laughed.

"If I hadn't left that country, I wouldn't even have known such a beautiful view."

……

It's a really beautiful sight.

I'm here with a proper choice, not the future I had no choice but to reach.

Every one of these events is changing my world for Liesche, who was born in the Duke's house and kept telling me that she was worthless other than 'being the queen of the future'.

When I told her that, Tully laughed like a prank.

"Not yet. - You're gonna have to go around the world, aren't you?

"... Yes!

Tally remembers the story of Liesche's dream.

'I want to go around all the countries in this world while doing business'. This goal was also a major driver for Liesche.

(Starting tomorrow, we have to work hard)

I have my own dreams, and someone I respect is there for me. That alone made me feel like I could go ahead with my chest up about what life would be like.

When Tully raises the liquor bottle, he speaks to his men on the other side of the fire.

"Neil! It's time for a good time, do what you always do!

"All right, Chairman. I'll play you the perfect song for a desert night."

"All right, I'll dance if the chairman forgives me. That enchanting dance I saw in the palace..."

"Haha, idiot! You're fluffing your feet already!

Lieche also laughs as his buddies laugh raggedly and belly. After all, even today's feast is unlikely to be cut up early.

At least today, let's not just compare the usual drinks to the tournament.

With such determination, the desert night grew even further.