Still Loved Even In The New World
CHAPTER 24: Future Plans

on the way back, I took my father and mother to stop by the inn where the aunt was for lunch. Although the inn, people also often stop there just to eat.

maybe the food there is not in accordance with the tastes of the father and mother, but it is a good thing to taste the food of ordinary people, after all the cuisine there is not too bad, after all, except for that hard bread.

Filia: "maybe the dish is not in accordance with the taste of father and mother"

Harnas: "no problem. when checking the work of the knights, mothers also often eat in places like this"

Rovell:"dad doesn't matter what you eat"

since father and mother said it, so no problem right?!. I immediately showed the way to the aunt's place.just a few turns, we arrived at the place we wanted to go.

we got down and went into the inn.

cring.....

the bell above the door rang when the door was pushed open.After the bell rang, there was the sweet voice of a little girl who welcomed our arrival.

Aria:"welcome"

Aria welcomed us using clean maid clothes with some parts that had fabric patches.His golden hair in a ponytail tie, looked very beautiful.

from the Aria status data that I saw, Aria has a high affinity for light element magic.There is a new feature that is added when I cross into this world, namely affinity. in my status I have no affinity but the people of this world have an affinity towards a certain type of magic.Maybe while in Alterion, the Player can learn any type of magic and not just one type.

in the inn, there were some people sitting and talking happily, because our arrival of lively chatter soon calmed down in an instant. even Aria who had greeted cheerfully now she looked very surprised and looked at me.

Philia:"Well, we meet again"

Aria:"i, this..."

Filia:"oh right. back then I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Filia Rosefield"

Arian:" Rosefield...!!!"

Aria looked extremely shocked and unintentionally raised her tone until everyone in the room heard her clearly, the aunt of that time immediately walked quickly towards us and bowed respectfully while pressing Aria's still dazed head to bow.

aunt:"sorry.pardon the disrespect of this child, he knows nothing"

Harnas:"forget it. We stopped by for lunch"

without saying more, we went straight to the empty seat and filled it. Around I also heard some whispers from some people.

"is that Duke Rosefield?"

"right, and the one next to him is our royal Marshal"

"look at that sweet little girl!. What a color of hair, what a beautiful thing"

"i agree with you. I'm even sure that only that girl has it"

"according to his introduction just now it seems that she is the daughter of the Duke of Rosefield, but not supposed to be in the Rosefield Dukedom?"

"it's only natural to come to the capital. soon the registration of the Regalia Royal Academy will be opened"

....

the conversation of some of the visitors continued quietly, at least not as crowded as before.

shortly after we occupied each other's seats, the aunt and Aria came over. The aunt asked us what we wanted to order.

Harnas:"I don't have a problem with anything. Baby, what about you?"

mom smiled and handed me a choice as to what I could do, I didn't even know what food was here.

Filia: "owner's aunt, does anyone want to be recommended?"

Filia: "good aunt Lune. please bring the food and also I order fruit juice grul. bring it for them too"

those I was referring to were Ilma and the other servants.they also didn't seem to have eaten anything since morning.

Harold:"we're fine princess.please don't care too much"

Philia:"it is time for lunch. If you are sick because you are late for lunch, then it will only be more troublesome".

with father and mother's consent, the three of them finally searched for an empty table and went there. Ten minutes later, Aunt Lune and Aria brought the food I ordered.

first I tasted the soup as usual, this dish is a bit bland, but the meat is cooked perfectly without alot. The sauce also has another aroma of Umami mushroom flavor combined with meat. added with a mild spice, this gives rise to a unique blend of taste but also delicious.although not as delicious as modern cuisine that I make, it is, but this is at least a high grade in the current times.I even think the cuisine Jors made back then was only slightly better than this.

it seems like mom and dad are also enjoying their food a little. We eat slowly with a graceful posture like a noble.

a few minutes later, we were done eating, but we didn't leave immediately. Dad asked me what I wanted to do by bringing the children from the slum district.

Filia: "to make them work and independently able to sustain their lives in the future.if we want to eliminate the slum districts, the first thing to do is to cut off the generations of the slum districts".

Rovell:"so in other words, you intend to give the children a job so that they don't replenish the slums?"

Filia:"let the children who have a long future have a good life and leave the adults of the slum district. those adults just want to make money instantly in a variety of ways, including the most heinous way"

Harnas:"that's right.they've been tarnished by bad things since childhood and it would be very difficult for them to abandon their preformed way of life. if they really want to get better, I'm sure they'll make an effort to at least be adventurous or find another job"

Filia: "that's what I choose are children. Their character is still in the formation period, so it will be easier to lead them to a better path".

Ilma: "sorry to cut. but is it not enough to just give the children accommodation only and do not need the princess to work hard to make a shop?"

Ilma and the others who had finished eating and stood for a long time behind us also listened to our conversation.I know why Ilma asked this. this is because Ilma saw me doing a lot of things and spending money on those children, maybe Ilma was concerned about me.

Philia:"if we give them shelter and living expenses, it will cost us and is only a short-term relief, if we give them a job, they will not depend on us and can meet their own needs from the results they work, this is a long-term help"

dad listened to my explanation while looking down contemplating something with one of his hands propping up his chin.

Harold:"as expected of the princess"

Rovell:"if the plan succeeds, then the slums will leave only adults and parents without children.in this way, the, the vitality in the slum district would decrease further and eventually disappear in the absence of children"

just imagine a village with only parents but no children and if there are children born they will be moved elsewhere. over time the old people in the village will die without a substitute and the village will be without inhabitants.The existence of children is very important for the survival of a civilization.

the old generation will die and will be replaced by the younger generation.The old leaves and twigs will fall and fall after that will be replaced with new leaves and twigs. imagine if new leaves and twigs would not grow.Even trees as sturdy and as big as anything would die.

Rovell:"huh.this might be a good way.I didn't even think that you would think of it this way.but, the birth would go on, so what should you do in the future?"

Filia:"births will always continue, it is true.in the future is the role of Nagara itself.The state will take children born in slum districts and accommodate them while providing education early on. once they are old enough, they will be given employment by the state".

Rovell:"it's not easy to create so many jobs.even if the state has to focus its attention on it"

Filia:"of course I know that's the role of children's education. let them learn and one day there will be those who are able to create their own jobs and will even be able to hire others".

Harnas:"so the key to eliminating the slum district is education?"

Filia:"that's right.education should reach out to all circles.for now, education is only able to reach out to the rich and noble people. in the future I hope to make education reach all people.but the road will be very difficult.why is education currently only held by aristocrats?!. it was because they did not want that their dominance would be affected.The aristocrats held firm to their leadership because they were more knowledgeable than the common people"

Rovell: "yes, that's right.if everyone gets more educated, then the dominance of the aristocrats during this time will be reduced and they are worried if their position is threatened"

Harnas: "maybe we should discuss it more when we get home.for now, this is not a good place to discuss things like this"

father and I nodded in agreement. This matter concerns the survival of the aristocratic circles, if we touch on these things, we do not know what will happen. moreover, if we touch on these things, we do not know what will happen, before this could be done, there would be too much uncertainty in it.

we continued with the usual small talk.I called Aria who had finished lunch and was going to take a break from her work.

(the end of this chapter)