Although women of this era were actively involved in society, those who were not working wore dresses as everyday clothing.
However, Liliana was wearing pants that revealed the lines of her legs and comfortable shoes.
She wore a nicely tailored jacket over her shirt, adding a touch of elegance to what could have been a simple outfit.
A brown coat suitable for the transitional season completed the look, giving the overall impression of a warmly dressed person.
Even though spring was approaching and the temperatures were rising, the wind was still cold, so she couldn't lower her guard.
She was wearing light makeup, and her lips, usually pale, were now a healthy red color.
Her soft blonde hair was neatly braided.
Overall, she seemed full of life.
In contrast, Damian's uniform was very simple.
He was wearing a blue shirt, beige pants, and brown shoes.
On top of that, he was wearing a thin jacket with a simple design.
In short, his manner was no different from when he went to the hospital for treatment.
As Damian watched Liliana's clothes with a surprised expression, she frowned and looked him up and down.
"Oh Damian!
Did you get a haircut?"
As Liliana pointed out, Damien's hair was a bit neat.
He was rubbing his hair with his fingertips, looking a little sheepish.
“She asked me to cut it.”
"Well, you've done well!
You look even more handsome now, don't you?"
"Thank you".
“Actually, the timing was perfect.
I was planning to take pictures today.
You better look good when you take pictures, right?
But your clothes are... a bit disappointing.
Too simple.”
If you think about it, Liliana had a large camera hanging around her neck.
The camera reminded him of someone.
“Did the puppies you photographed survive, or were they swept away by the fire?” But he quickly abandoned this idea.
“This is the best I can do.
The camera is very heavy.
Please let me carry it.”
Liliana's neck was already starting to hurt, so she quickly handed the camera to Damian.
He carried her on his shoulder and asked her:
“Where do you want us to go?”
“I, I!
I want to go to Lomiltos Palace first!”
Lomiltos Palace was the royal palace where the royal family resided and managed the affairs of state until a few decades ago.
Now that it was a republic, only the direct descendants of the royal family were left, living in a separate palace, and parts of Lomiltos Palace were open to the public.
“If you are in Nishio, you should visit Lomiltos Palace first!”
“Okay.
Then let’s go to Lomiltos Palace...”
“Then we will go to Central Park to see the lake, have lunch at a restaurant on Oval Street, and admire Parnell's Woman Looking at Flowers at the Verne Art Museum.
After that, we will visit the Nelson Museum, and for dinner, we will have a main meal at Grabold Restaurant, which received a five-star rating in Roshanti magazine.
Finally, we will conclude the trip by riding the Ferris wheel and enjoying the night views.
Fabulous.”
"..."
"What do you think?
My plan."
“Do you want to see all of Nishio in one day?”
Damian already looked exhausted, and Liliana waved her hand and said that it was impossible.
“There is still the Natural History Museum, Lucero Square, Leathercraft Street... and more...
There are so many places to go, of course it will take a few days!”
Damien has lived in Nishio for 19 years, but he had no idea there were so many attractions.
"Okay... um... okay."
He stuttered for a moment, then decided to go along with Liliana's plan.
He now understood why she was wearing pants.
They took the tram to the palace.
As the tram entered the crowded downtown area, Liliana pressed her face to the window and screamed,
“There are so many people!”
Perhaps because it was a weekday, the wide streets downtown were crowded with people.
But Damian said indifferently: (It means a normal day without a vacation)
"Isn't this...normal?"
Liliana let out a cry of admiration.
“This is normal for people in the capital.
Oh my God...
It is something that a rural person from the East cannot imagine...
What would happen if there were more people here?”
“You can't go alone.
You can only go in the direction the crowd pushes you.”
“This sounds interesting in its own way.”
“I can let you try it if you want, but I don't recommend it.”
While they were having this trivial conversation, the tram arrived at the stop of Lomiltos Palace.
Most of the passengers appeared to be tourists, when they got off the tram.
Damian and Liliana came down as well.
Liliana was impressed by the wide square in front of the palace.
“Wow, this place is so huge!
But I heard that Piazza Lucero is the largest in the capital.
So how big is Piazza Lucero?”
"It's normal."
Damian couldn't understand why foreigners were so fascinated by squares.
But it was okay as long as Liliana was having fun.
Liliana looked at the fountain in the middle of the square with sparkling eyes.
In the fountain stood a statue of Oraces Chilbert, the first king who founded the Kingdom of Istaria 500 years ago, in a majestic pose.
Although it was now nothing more than a remnant of the monarchy, it was still an important symbol for the people of Istria.
Istaria was a kingdom spanning five hundred years.
But fifty years ago, it was conquered by Soviles and became a vassal state for him for thirty years before finally gaining independence.
After that, Istaria became a republic, and the rule of the Chilbir Kingdom ended.
During the period when Istaria was a vassal state of the Empire, the statue of Orasis was almost destroyed by the Soviles Empire for breaking the spirit of the people of Istaria.
However, people secretly removed and hid the statue before it was destroyed, and preserved it until independence, when it was reinstalled in its original location.
The statue was so meaningful that anyone visiting Nishio came to see it at least once.
Around the statue were decorations of mythical beasts, spirits and witches, as if they were guarding Orasis.
The story goes that Orasis, the founder of Istaria, founded the nation and revitalized it with the help of mythical creatures, who exhibited supernatural power.
“Wow, it looks twice as big as I imagined.”
Liliana, who had been exclaiming "Wow" since earlier, looked at the Orasis statue.
“I really wanted to see this statue in person.”
Damian was standing next to Liliana, looking at the statue of Orasis with a blank expression.
To Damian, he was just a statue.
Despite his symbolic importance, he was not the type to overflow with national pride or patriotism, so he was not interested in such things.
But Liliana carefully examined the statue from head to toe.
“Hmm...”
"Something wrong?".
"No, I've seen him in pictures a few times, but seeing him in person is... amazing.
Oh, Damian, should we take a picture here?"
Liliana remembered the camera hanging on Damian's shoulder and pulled his arm.
Damian said with a somewhat embarrassed expression,
“Here?”
"Why?
Don't you want to take a picture?"
"It's not that I don't want to."
"Okay, it's done.
Excuse me, sir!
Can you take a picture of us?"
Liliana placed Damian in front of the fountain and handed the camera to a passing man.
Then she looked at Damian's face and said jokingly:
"You have to smile."
Hearing her words, Damian smiled sternly.
Liliana shook her head and smiled cheerfully, revealing her teeth.
"Okay, I'll take the picture.
One, two..."
Clack, Clack.
The man pressed the shutter twice and then approached them.
"Thank you!"
Liliana thanked the man when he returned the camera to her.
"It looks like there's only two takes left in the movie.
I can hear the movie coming back in."
"Oh really."
Liliana bowed a few more times to the man as the sound of the film rewinding ended and the back cover of the camera opened.
Liliana retrieved the used film, loaded new film into the camera, and said,
"Let's go to the palace now."
Liliana seemed satisfied with the sight of the fountain and led the way towards the palace entrance.
The entrance for tourists was not from the main gate from the southern side, but from the western gate, and the main gate was only opened for national occasions.
“They are making us pay an entrance fee to a palace built with our taxes...”
Liliana grumbled as she stood in line at the ticket office.
Damien partly agreed with her.
“That's true, but the royal family's collection is very impressive, so it will be interesting to see it.”
“But all these donations were collected with people’s blood and sweat, right?”
"Yes, this is correct".
"So the fall of the royal family wasn't entirely a bad thing."
Despite her words, Liliana's eyes were wide with excitement as soon as they entered the palace.