The city is surrounded by an impressive outer wall, and the gate is made of sturdy iron. As expected of the royal capital, there is a checkpoint and security is tight. Two guards with white headbands around their heads and impressive moustaches were standing in front of me. "Judging from the coat of arms, I believe you are related to the royal family of Braidea." The offensive magic that Braidea's hero is best at is lightning. For this reason, the royal coat of arms of Braidea features a sword in the center with lightning on either side.
Although it is a small country, Braidea's influence in the international community, with its hero as its king, is by no means small. For this reason, the coat of arms of the royal family of Braidea is widely known. "The person riding in the carriage is the prince of Braidea and his companions." "Your Highness the Prince?! We have heard of him!" The guard straightens up.
Although we had contacted them and said that we would send a sufficient force to defeat the orcs, it seemed they hadn't expected us to send a hero who was also a prince. "Could you please check this again?" The driver quickly presented the travel pass that had been sent with the returned letter. "This was certainly issued by our Sorceras." The pass emitted a faint light.
To prevent forgery, it was identified by passing a weak amount of magical mana through it. That's something you'd expect from a country that is advanced in magic. "Just to be sure, I'd like to check inside the carriage. Is that okay?" The driver turned around as if to ask for my opinion, I nodded.
They were just doing their job, and I had been officially invited to defeat the orcs. There was no problem.
My appearance was reasonably well-groomed now, and I was traveling in a proper carriage. There was no suspicion like when I returned home. And so, we set foot into the royal capital of Sorceras.
I took a quick look around the streets. As expected, it was a hot region, and the people passing by were wearing quite a lot of exposed clothing. Their brown skin was dazzling to my eyes. As expected, since it was the royal capital, the city was brimming with life.
There were stalls lined up everywhere, packed with eye-catching items. Children were running around happily on the streets. Children are energetic no matter what country you go to. That seems to be the same all over the world. Now that we've entered the royal capital, there's one thing I have to do first. That is. I need to get clothes for the women. The territory of Sorceras was hot. The heat was quite unbearable even for an experienced traveler like me.
That's why I went to a clothing store. Since we have to meet the King, I bought two formal clothes and three casual clothes, and asked the driver to choose three more, finishing my shopping quickly. "Are you sure you don't want any clothes Lord Eucharlouch?"
One of the women asked, wondering why I was the only one who hadn't bought anything for myself. The clothes I was wearing were excellent and could withstand both hot and cold weather, so I didn't need to buy any new clothes. However, because they were of such good quality, they were extremely expensive, and it was not something I could easily spend just on one outfit.
I didn't go out of my way to explain that, but I did briefly tell them that they were not necessary. As for the clothes the women had bought, due to the high temperature they were much more revealing than Braidea's.
The formal wear while being revealing wasn't vulgar.
Unless the fabric is of very good quality, it is quite hot just having the fabric touching the skin. It is not uncommon for men to be shirtless, and it is fair to say that even women generally have their shoulders and stomachs exposed. However, even among the Sorceras who wear such revealing clothing, there is a dress code.
Men wear a headband, and women wear a veil to cover their mouth. There is a deep-rooted culture in Sorcerous that considers the head to be the most important thing, and men of all ages wear a headband to protect it.
Although I don't wear a headband, as the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," I do wear a ceremonial hat. For women, it is considered virtuous to cover their mouths with a thin veil, as this is thought to prevent evil from entering through the relatively large holes in their nose and mouth.
It is so essential that it is said that women who don't do this can't be helped if they are mistaken for prostitutes.
Men without moustaches are treated as only half a man. Well, I'm not a native of this country, and I don't intend to stay long, so it doesn't really matter to me. And so, having made preparations to meet the king, we headed to the royal castle.
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