Chapter 22 (1/2)

“Give me one silver”

The next ot up from bed and verified that Leon was in the roo out of my mouth

“…If I could, then I’d like to start the s”

Leon’s expression was slightly dissatisfied Hey, that’s a privilege, not a right

“Well, after all, you’re already in my room all the time without perreeting, you know…1 Now then, good ”

Generally, Leon began byme into his pace So today, I beat him to it

I juave hiot to make a cursory bob of my head

I was able to sleep well last night I didn’t dream, either

“…GoodIn any case, why one silver?”

Moving at ht stretches Even if I didn’t, this body was in fairly good shape, but on the other hand,prospect Knk-knk, I twistedout my arms, I answered Leon’s question

“Mot at least one silver on you, right? This is our last day in Telaberan, so I want to take Aira and Palmira on a tour of the city”

It was so I decided yesterday, before I went to bed

I kinda ain, but fact is, I couldn’t bring ive the two false hope What if I told Leon and he refused for one reason or another?

Besides, ere ainst it, I figured I’d just have to give up

“I see, that’s a good idea… Well, I should have thought of it ies”

Unexpectedly, Leon readily agreed

To be honest, I figured the odds to be about fifty-fifty

“However, during the transition to the new lord, the streets are a little unruly Therefore, I aly beautiful wo a one-man escort to accompany you?”

I gave his proposal some consideration

If possible, just the three of us would’ve been nice We’d be able to take it easy, then

But since what Leon was saying was reasonable too, I didn’t reject it out of hand

“H to turn around and say that you’ll be the chaperone, right?”

Well, that would’ve been fine too, but considering that we decided in our talk yesterday to be on guard against him, it would be a little aard

Though you could also say that even if it didn’t end up being Leon himself, it would still be one of his people So there wasn’tto it

“It really is a shao with you if I could, but if I did, the ate Moreover, I must see to the final adjustments for our departure tomorrow”

Yup, a man who could read between the lines, Leon

Sure, if he cah of a celebrity that people would make a fuss, and that would no doubt make for a weird atmosphere

If so, ouldn’t be able to have fun

“That being the case, I will take care of personnel selection, so… you’ll be going to breakfast, right?”

“Yeah”

“Then, let’s have breakfast first”

With that, Leon rose fro up my stretches, I found this state of affairs somehow unsatisfactory

“…What did you have planned for today?”

I asked tentatively

His expression unruffled, Leon lightly spread apart his hands

“Nothing in particular Well, think of it as the usualroutine”

…Like I’d be satisfied with just that

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As we took our usual seats for breakfast, I pitched the trip to Aira and Palmira

“Why don’t we go into town?”

Leon had an ‘Oh?’ sort of look on his face, but I ignored him At which point the other two chio

Once we finish eating breakfast, we assembled in the foyer

Aira and Pal dresses made of thin cloth They had straw hats in their hands Pleasantly commoner-like Palht have arranged in secret

As a result of throwing a full-bore tantruht me my clothes, I ended up in a short dress of white lace and dark red trousers

I didn’t care about the top, but I was glad I got trousers

Around the estate, alright, I did wear skirts, and dresses, and whatever else was provided tointo town Anyway, it’d make me anxious About all sorts of stuff

I also received a straw hat, which I popped on ht was still pretty strong

When I looked outside fro over the horizon It looked like another hot day today

“…Now all that’s left is our chaperone Who’s co?”

I asked Leon, who had come specially to see us off

Thinking about it so with us Maybe Irene?

“M shortly For now, here”

He handed me three small leather pouches They were heavier than they looked

Peeking inside, I saw that one pouch held ten iron coins Sure enough, one silver

Leon took care to give us iron coins out of consideration Practically speaking, if eren’t buying anything that big, silver would be too large a denomination and too difficult to use

I honestly expressed ratitude to Leon for that

“Yooo, ladies, let’s have a good time today!”

When I was thanking Leon, a voice came from the direction of the barracks The person who appeared was…

Geh–…Rupert…?