I Try To Enjoy My Life But This Woman Keep Calling Me Villain-Chapter 195: Going Back Home (2)

We get out of the carriage and stop in front of a castle. We are in front of Baxter Castle. We are stopping in Linton City because we need to stop in Silva’s hometown. We did not want to offend my father-in-law.

I can see Lord and Lady Baxter waiting for us as we leave the carriage.

Silva quickly runs toward them and hugs them tightly. Lady Baxter releases her daughter, looks at Silva, and starts to lecture her.

"Please mind your manner, dear."

While she lectures her, I can see Lady Baxter smile and do not have a stern expression. While she is stern in noble etiquette, she still misses her daughter, huh? Every mother will miss their daughter, after all.

"Sorry, mother. I just miss you so much."

Lady Baxter smiles at Silva and hugs her once again.

"It is not a problem, dear. I also miss you, Silvanna."

She releases Silva and looks at me.

"I’m sorry for that, my lord."

"Why are you apologizing, my lady? A familial affection is something beautiful, and I will never stop her from showing it."

"Fufufufu~ Please call me Yuliana, dear. I’m your Good Mother, after all. In fact, call me mother if you can."

Good Mother, also known as mother-in-law in this world.

I look at her and smile a little.

"I’m sorry, Good Mother. My mother at home will spank me if I call anyone other than her mother."

"Fufufufu~ I understand. I will do the same, after all."

"Thank you."

After saying that, I looked at Lord Baxter and said.

"I will be in your care, my lord."

"Hahaha! Call me Adrian, Gwyn. You are my Good Son, after all. Or you can call me Good Father just like you call my wife Good Mother."

"I’m sorry, Good Father."

"Good!"

My Good Father looks at Vida and Hilda, bows his head, and says.

"I’m sorry for the wait, Princess Hildegard and Princess Vida. Welcome to Linton City. As the Lord of Linton City, I welcome you."

The two tomboy princesses bow their heads elegantly and say as one.

"Thank you for your hospitality, my lord. We will be in your care from now on."

"Thank you for your hospitality, my lord. We will be in your care from now on."

Lord Baxter nods and says.

"Then please follow me. The feast is already prepared and ready to eat."

Vida, Hilda, Silva, Sonia, Jonathan, Julian, Freyja, and I follow Lord Baxter to the dining hall, where I can see a lot of food already prepared for us. Most of them are warm food because of the incoming winter and the cold wind. These are perfect foods for this kind of weather. A filling and warm food that can last you until you sleep.

Man, I miss this.

The servant shows us where to sit, and Lord Baxter takes a glass of wine. He raises the glass of wine and says. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"By the grace of the Goddess that we can have this feast! With this feast, we ask for her blessing and protection! May the next feast be as grandiose as this one! Cheer!"

"Cheer!"

We raise our glass of wine and cheer.

With that done, we start to dig in. Jonathan and Julian did not restrain themselves. It has been more than a month since they ate something that feels like home, and they cannot restrain themselves.

I cannot blame them.

I also take a bowl of stew and drink it quickly. I let the taste coat my mouth and release a content sigh.

"Hahahaha! It is almost like you guys did not need anything for the past month!"

I smile a little and say.

"It is not because we did not eat, Good Father. We only miss this taste of home. The Western foods are great, but nothing beats the taste of home."

My Good Father nods his head and looks at Vida.

"What do you think, Princess Vida? Do you like the food?"

Vida wipes her mouth and says.

"It is delicious, my lord. However, it is a little bit heavier than the food we have in the Verlagan Kingdom for dinner."

"Oh? How come?"

"Well, we are heavy with spices, but we did not eat a lot of food when we were eating dinner."

"I see. Interesting. Here, we need to eat a lot of food at night because we do not know if monsters are attacking the city, and we need to get ready."

"Speaking of monsters, is it really always like this?"

"Hmmm? What do you mean?"

"When we are going into this city, we have been attacked by monsters seven times."

"Ah, that. That is a normal number, yes. That is why we need to eat a lot at dinner. We need that energy if a monster attacks us. It has become a tradition."

"I see. Seven attacks, huh? That is a lot of attack. When we are using the desert to go across, there is not much attack on the road. But we have a lot of dungeons. I hear from Gwyndolin that there is rarely a dungeon in this place, right?"

My Good Father nods his head and says.

"Yes. We have more monsters that roam around the forest, the mountain, and near the lake. Because of that, we need to make sure our soldiers are ready to patrol around the forest or anywhere the monster might make a nest."

"I see. Thank you for the clarification, my lord."

"Can I ask the reason why you ask these questions?"

Vida looks at Adrian and says.

"We have a different way of fighting the monster. We rely too much on adventurers to clear up our territory, and I want to see if relying on our soldiers will be more useful than relying on our adventurers."

Adrian looks at her in confusion and says.

"Relying on adventurers is dangerous, no? What if the other country poaches your adventurer? That will compromise your defense, no? We spend more money on our soldiers but ensure our people are safe and sound. Because of this, our people happily pay their taxes. They know we protect them and happily pay for that service."

Vida nodded her head and now deeply thought about it. It looks like she will tell the king about this and demand him to change the system. It will take a few years, but I have a feeling that the king can change that.

"You have made me think a lot about this, my lord. Thank you."

"It is not a problem, Princess Vida. It is my pleasure to help you."

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Just like Hilda, Silva gets taken away by her parents and leaves only Sonia and Hilda with me to explore the castle. Jonathan, Jullian, Freyja, and Vida decide to spar with each other and the soldiers of Linton City. It has already become a tradition for the three of them. They will fight against each other before dragging all the soldiers in the city to spar with them. However, this time, Freyja joins them.

Freyja joining that group is like an oil to fire. She blends really well. The all-out battle between the four of them is a sight to behold. I’m really sorry for the training ground that they will soon destroy.

I shake my head and look at Sonia and Hilda.

"Where do you guys want to go first? There is the library, the garden, and the kitchen."

Hilda looks at me in confusion and says.

"I understand the library and garden, but why the kitchen?"

I smile at her and say.

"Well, I want to deepen my cooking technique. It has been a while since I visited a kitchen and had the proper tools to cook something."

Sonia and Hilda look at each other for a few seconds before nodding their heads. Sonia looks at me and says.

"We want to test your cooking, father. We decided to go to the kitchen."

I smile at them and say.

"Come on, then. I want to cook some cookies."

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We did not stay for long in Linton City. Two days are enough for us; now it is time to continue our journey. I let my Good Mother hug me for a minute before she smiled at me.

"Take care of my daughter, okay?"

"Of course, Good Mother. She will be treated just like a queen."

"Fufufufu~ I know I can count on you, dear."

After hugging me, she hugs Silva tightly, and my Good Father joins in a family hug. After a minute of hugging, they separate, and Adrian looks at me.

"I already added more carriages for this convoy full of goods."

Ah, it looks like we are adding more gifts to our convoy. King Luzia also gave us a lot of gifts to bring to the Shadowfall city; now there is more.

"Thank you, Good Father."

"It is not a problem. Have a safe journey, and send my regard to Lord Cunningham."

"Of course."