Chapter 848


    The dried meat here did not sound very good<hr>


    “It is very hard and salty…that is all.”


    “Yes, that doesn’t sound appetizing…”


    The hardness could not be helped. But it would need more vor…


    With the beef jerky I ate, the more you chewed it, the more you could taste it. So it was quite different.


    “And so we usually turn it into soup. Though, that does not taste great either…”


    “Ah, you boil it to make it softer. But salt alone is so simple.”


    “If we have other ingredients, webine them as well. But the results are never that good.”


    Apparently, it was almost all they ate if they had to travel long distances where there were no towns or viges nearby.When I hear such things, I am reminded of the post horses. And how if that goes well, they will have less opportunities to eat the dried meat.


    They would be good as checkpoints, but if there were also inns and ces for people to rest, then they would be able to store and sell food as well.


    “Mr. Takumi is thinking about something. Well, I’m sure Mr. Sebastian would be d to hear about it.”


    “Yes. Let’s leave him alone then.”


    “Ah…it’s nothing, really. Nothing he would care about. I just got distracted. I better drink the soup before it gets cold.”


    I would think about thatter, once I returned to the mansion…


    After dinner, we cleaned up and then I practiced my swings with Nichs.


    Our voices and the sounds of the fire echoed. But as it was a muchrger space than the gardens, I found it easier to concentrate.


    Phillip wasn’t with us, as he already went to the tent to sleep.


    Nichs and Philip would take turns. As Leo was not here, I did not have to take a shift.


    “Hah…hah… Yes, your swings are a lot sharper, Nichs.”


    “Well…I’ve been doing it longer. Just stay focused with each swing.”


    After doing it for some time, I took a break in order to catch my breath.


    Nichs answered after his final swing. He was hardly out of breath at all… It really was different for him.


    It had been so fast that I could barely see it in this darkness.


    “While I used this sword…I also use a katana when I get permission. It is good for swinging.”


    “That’s true. It was really just meant for cutting, after all.”


    If you used it in the wrong way, the de would get chipped. That was why the training focused on swinging so much, so you wouldn’t have to block.


    Even though they were both guards, he was quite different from Phillip. His style was more aggressive.


    “By the way, you showed me an example with Mr. Ekenhart, before I started using it. Though, the movements were so fast that I don’t think it was that helpful for me.”


    “Well, I am still no match for His Grace. But I constantly strive to improve. And I am sure you will be able to do the same one day, Mr. Takumi.”


    “Oh…I very much doubt I will be able to fight like that…”