Bibliophile Princess: Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 6] by Yui

Author:Yui
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: Young Alan’s Adventures

I was greeted by the cry of seagulls and a salty breeze.

The wrecked remains of the ship had been drifting at sea for several days when another merchant vessel just so happened to spot it. Almost the whole crew had been wiped out. Because I’d been chained to the bow, I wound up the sole survivor.

If the ship had sunk, I would have been dragged to the bottom of the sea along with it. I was just fortunate that it had been such a sturdy vessel. It was another stroke of luck that the merchant ship happened upon me before I withered in the sun.

I had lived to see another day.

Our destination turned out to be the Sauslind Kingdom. We arrived at Kelk Harbor, located within the Hoover Domain and the last stop along the highways of the Ars Continent. When I first laid eyes on the city, I thought I’d entered a dreamworld. There was a seawall big enough to accommodate several large ships, as well as a pier packed with medium-sized sailboats. What’s more, the view of the city from the seawall was absolutely breathtaking. Rows of red-roofed, white-walled houses lined a gentle slope. The tapestry of color was dazzling, almost like a reflection of the blue of the sea.

I later learned that Kelk Harbor was known by a second name: The City of Housewives. The vast array of walls and roofs certainly made that believable. Walls had been built around the city, and an imposing fortress stood planted right in its center, but even that managed to look like a symbol of the power that protected the thriving port.

Most of all, I was blown away by the hustle and bustle of the harbor. The place had to be lively and vibrant enough to give the Miseral Dukedom, a renowned maritime nation, a run for its money. The merchants and crews of trading vessels boasted of their voyages across rough seas. Brokers dove into business negotiations. Sailors and laborers hefted cargo, and young children lent them a hand for a small share of the profits.

The pier buzzed with a constant flow of people and cargo. All manner of foreign languages filled the air. Even the sheer number of squawking seagulls seemed like a testament to the harbor’s prosperity. The medley of music drifting in from who-knows-where gave me a sense of the whole city’s power. I was completely overwhelmed.

This was back when I was still just plain old “Alan.”

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