Track 4, scene 3!
So, Kaito convince the port authorities in charge with quarantining ships in their bay, that at least him and Jeoffrey should be allowed to enter the town, though the rest of the crew have to stay onboard. the bad water is doing a number on them! :C There’s some fun conversation here between Jeoffrey and Kaito and some flirting on Jeoffreys part as they make their way toward the pier!
They’re not alone in entering the port, but a Flandern ship also makes its way into the harbor, bringing up the complex relationships port towns like La Rochelle had with all fighting countries, basically making business with all of them. (not sure why Kaito is chocked by this news, as I’d have assume that as normal ^^; Am I spotting the Japanese isolation mentality? Dunno?) I think his inferiority complex is also highly Japanese. While I’m sure this idea exists elsewhere, it’s defo a post WWII thing to talk about “muda meshi” = a human that doesn’t help toward the household. If you don’t understand what I mean by that, try watching Grave of the Fireflies and you’ll be shown just how cruel and destitute life was in post-war Japan and how it’s affected Japanese culture as a collective trauma really, and yeah, people that didn’t work literally didn’t get to eat! :cry.
Once ashore, they make their way to the markets. i just love how lively they make this place. You can literally smell the foods and feel the buzz of food stands. Jeoffrey is immediately very accommodating to Kaito’s needs and wishes, not just for delicious looking food but also allowing him to sleep on the one bed at the inn that they find for the night All the while keeping his hands to himself!
And Kaito becoming aware that he’s a bit jealous of Cyril!
Keep on tormenting each other! XD
Well, after that, we’re transported to somewhere outside of La Rochelle where Vincente is still thinking about bringing Kaito back to Spain after he got his orders from Philip II in BLCD 1. Vincente’s is regreting how things went down upon the Hoe with him attacking Kaito. We also get to meet Leo, Vincente’s young knight in training. ^>^ I’m a bit unsure about his position, but he’s doing butleresque duties, while also being someone that’s battle-ready to save his master. Anyway, they both, arrive in town and there meet up with someone with news about the going-ons around La Rochelle. And so, they learn about rumors about a red-headed young man arriving in town in the company of an Englishman…dun dun dun