Chapter 1343

The other two woke up

“Hah… That feeling you get when you are surrounded by hostile fenrirs. I almost thought of writing my own farewell poem.”

If she thought of writing a poem, then perhaps she was used to being in dangerous situations.

As for me, I had once encountered a hostile fenrir in Bleiyu Village… Though, I think Leo’s scent had also confused it a little.

But I will never forget how intimidating it was… Though, Leo had also been very intimidating that time when she became angry after someone threw a rock at Liza.

“Yes, it’s enough to make you think you’re about to die. So, you are traveling and earning reward money?”

“Yes. And the more dangerous the monsters, the higher the reward. Of course, there are some places that try to get out of paying… Thankfully, that has not happened in the duke’s territory… Really, those guards are supposed to protect towns. And yet they insult people who hunt monsters and pay less so that they can make a profit!”

“Ah…I suppose there are people like that. Definitely.”

Ms. Lugretta had such a sharp look in her eyes, that I agreed immediately. She looked scary.

But I was glad to hear that it was in a different territory.

“It’s during such times that I encourage him to reveal his identity and sort things out…”

“I-I see. Uh… What else does he do during his travels? I heard the story about him fighting those bandits who had tamed a wolf.”

“Not much of note… He enjoys searching for different local dishes. He does not do much outside of eating and drinking. It is unusual for someone of his position and wealth. He has no vices like women and other things…”

“Isn’t that good?”

Just because you had money, position and influence, it does not mean you have to indulge in every form of entertainment.

If anything, it was commendable that someone like that did not squander their money.

But for some reason, Ms. Lugretta did not look pleased.

“Oh…it is a good thing. But from my point of view, it is bad! It prevents me from getting to know him better!”

“Huh!?”

“!?”

She began to talk so loud and passionately that Claire and Ms. Lyra practically jumped in their seats.

Both of them were looking around in surprise. It was unusual to see them like this. I suppose it showed how tired they were, and had lowered their guard.

Also, I felt a little sad now that Claire’s head was no longer leaning on my shoulder.

Speaking of Ms. Lugretta, she seemed a little unstable since yesterday. Was she that tense?

Was it because she watched me and Claire get along so well? That would make me feel a little guilty…

“Please forgive me. I woke you two up.”

“Ah, it was Ms. Lugretta’s voice… I thought something had happened.”

“…I’m sorry. I fell asleep in front of Mr. Takumi.”

“Haha, it’s fine. I know you two…and Ms. Lugretta, had quite a night. So please don’t mind me and sleep if you want.”

“No, I must fight this drowsiness.”

Ms. Lyra took this very seriously, and was now determined to stay awake.

“Uhh…what were we talking about?”

“Mr. Euto’s…”

“N-no. Mr. Takumi was just telling me about what men like, since he heard from the others. Because I wanted to be able to give some advice to my friend.”

“…Uh, exactly.”

Claire looked puzzled, and so I was about to explain it to her, but Ms. Lugreta interrupted me.

She was still embarrassed about people finding out… She had been quite open a moment ago, but now she was suddenly serious again.

In any case, since I did want to tell them about what we talked about, I decided to go along with it.