A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 110

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Takeo and Alice returned the horses back to the yard and returned back to the mansion to find Fredrick at the entrance.

“Welcome back, Lady Alice, Sir Takeo.”

“We’re back Fredrick.”

“Mr. Fredrick, thank you for your hard work, we’ve returned.”

“The furniture store contacted us a little while back saying that the furniture will be here in a little while.

Right now we’re in the midst of moving the bed from your room.”

“Yes.”

“Sorry for the trouble.”

Alice nodded and Takeo extended his gratitude.

“Please wait in the living room until the furniture is here since we’re in the middle of moving right now.”

“Understood.”

Alice said. 

However, Takeo asked, 

“Would it be alright if I go and check the room out since the bed isn’t there anymore?”

“I don’t mind. The bed is currently near the other main room so the entrance to your room is unblocked.”

“Understood.”

Fredrick left the two of them and went to oversee the moving of the bed once again.

“Sir Takeo, are you going to check it out?”

“Yes. Last time the shifting was over before I reached home so I couldn’t see the size of the room before the furniture was placed in.”

Takeo smiled.

“Understood, I’ll be in the living room.”

“Yes, I’ll be back soon.”

Takeo reached their room and looked at the size.

“It’s wide-!”

Just how much area did that bed occupy?

For a little while, he only stood there as he enjoyed gazing at the size of the room.

“Come to think of it, I had read that in a book a long time back.”

Takeo casually walked in tapping the wall to which the bed was placed.

*Kon…………….*Kon……………

“…………………….”

*Kon……………………

Takeo folded his arms and frowned slightly.

“Sir Takeo, what are you worrying about?”

Alice had come into the room without him noticing.

“Oh? You came?”

“Since Sir Takeo didn’t come to the living room, I was free.”

Alice looked at him in protest.

“Haha, sorry.”

Takeo smiled.

“So, what are you worried about?”

“Is there something here?”

Takeo tapped on the wall at the place where there was no sound earlier.

“……………….Why do you think so?”

“No.

In the stories that I read about aristocratic houses, I sometimes read about hidden passages………a setting like that. Does this place also have one? I was just casually thinking as I tapped on the walls but there was no sound. So I was wondering if there really was something there.”

“I see………………. You’re half right Sir Takeo.”

“What does that mean?”

“There is a secret passage in this room……….. an evacuation passage.

However, it isn’t over there.”

Alice went to the side door near Takeo’s study.

“It’s over here.”

She pushed the table that was at the wall to the side and then pushed on the wall. There was a staircase beyond the wall.

“Ohhhh.”

Takeo said in admiration.

“By the way, where does this take you?”

“To the wood-burning shed.”

Like ‘Chushingura?’ Takeo thought but he didn’t say it since it wouldn’t be understood anyway. 

He thought that no matter which era, thinking patterns were pretty similar.

“There are several other passages inside the mansion.

Do you want to see them?”

“No, there is no need for me to see them right?

…………..Can this be opened from the other end?”

“No, it cannot since there are no handles on that side.

The table also works as a latch so it cannot be opened.”

“I see. it’s been thought out properly.”

“Yes. There can be many problems if you cannot evacuate.”

“That’s right.”

Alice’s explanation had ended.

“Lady Alice, Sir Takeo. The furniture had come.”

Fredrick came in.

“We look forward to serving you again.”

The manager of the furniture store said as he was leaving.

Takeo and Alice saw the manager out to the entrance of the mansion and then returned back to the bedroom.

“Sir Takeo, the bed is here!”

Alice dove into the new bed.

“Haha, it smells new doesn’t it.”

Takeo said.

“Yes! It smells good.”

Alice rolled on the bed.

Takeo sat on the bed and cheerfully smiled at Alice.

“Come to think  of it, there are a sofa and a small table in your study.”

“Yes. The manager seemed to have been considerate and brought it over.

Maybe the greed on my face to acquire it was found out.”

Takeo smiled.

“The sofa isn’t going to be in much use is it?”

“Oh? Why not?”

Takeo asked.

“Eh? Because you’ll work on the desk.

The sofa is for visitors right?”

“It’s my nap place.”

“Even though there is a bed in the adjacent room?”

Alice had a questioning look on her face.

“Lady Alice, have you never slept on a sofa before?”

“No, I haven’t. I don’t do it.”

“Hoo, is that so?

Then why don’t you experience it.”

Takeo came back with his own pillow.

He took Alice to the study.

“Now Lady Alice, please lie down here.”

The table was placed at the end of the room facing the corridor as was previously decided. The bookshelf was at the wall.

The sofa was facing the table.

Alice protested with her stare but hesitantly lay down.

Takeo put his coat over Alice.

“Sir Takeo?”

“It’s a little cold to sleep right?

I’ll wake you up later.”

Takeo said that as he went to sit at his table. He took out the notepad that he bought previously at the general store and began to write something.

Alice was staring at Takeo but soon the sound of her sleeping was heard.