Chapter 327 - Glass Treasure P4 (1/2)
There he goes again with this talk, though it's understandable to worry. With her body, recent fluctuating condition. It was hard to tell what would happen to her next. When would her next relapse be? Could she afford to wait until the next time? How about if it happened in the middle of the battlefield? Still, even with these troubling thoughts. Lyn remained calm as she answered him. Right now, she does not have time to show weakness.
….
By the time they arrived, it was well past midnight, and even the small light source from before had vanished. Lyn felt Rhys grab hold of her waist and hold her up. A deep sigh escaped his lips, ”Let's find an inn. Do not complain. There are many traps along this path.”
”Okay..” Lyn buried her face in his arms, ”Goodnight.”
”Oi, don't fall asleep.”
Lyn laughed, ”I'm joking.”
”Don't mess around with me when it's dark. Do you know what I can do to you? Or are you just feigning ignorance?”
What he can do to her.. Lyn recalled what happened earlier and became frantic. ”Wait, uh…”
It was a long battle, at least for her before they finally reached an inn. Rhys seemed to pause and scan the surroundings before they headed down the slopes. From the looks of things, there doesn't seem to be any other inns in the area. Finding another place this late at night, too, seemed somewhat troublesome. While picking the first thing they see isn't exactly wise either. It's better than nothing.
”Aaah, I'm short of cash.”
Her eyes widened when they approached the door. This voice?
”It's only 5mi.”
”Uhhh, let's see..”
Rhys recognized the voice too. It seemed like, and they quickly headed inside. Sure enough, there was Kazuya. Her eyes brightened when she saw him. She quickly scrambled free from Rhys and ran over. Kazuya, who was fumbling at his pockets, turned at that moment and caught her.
Kazuya laughed, ”The red thread?”
Soft laughter passed her lips as she heard those words — what a foolish person. ”Silly,” she trailed off. ”You didn't bring any money?”
”Uh, I ran out.”
”Why?”
”I bought you a present.”
Lyn blinked, surprised before she laughed. She turned to the mister on the counter, ”He can stay with us, cancel his room. Do you have a room for three people?”
”Make that two. I'll stay on my own.” Rhys called out. ”I don't want to be a third wheel.”
Ah…
After they settled the payment, the three of them headed to the dining room. Surprisingly it was still lively, ”Eating this late will hurt your stomach.” Lyn pointed out.
Kazuya laughed, ”Mmm. But I didn't eat dinner; you can get a drink if you want.”
”You didn't eat dinner?”
”Yeah, I was working until 11. Only finished up just recently.”
”That's not good.”
”Mmm, I'll eat now.”
The three of them found a table in the corner and ordered some food. Lyn peeked over at Kazuya. Whenever they meet again after so long, it truly feels mysterious. Kazuya looked over at her and brushed back a strand of stray hair from her face, and she blushed. ”So red like a tomato.”
”That's insulting, take it back.”
Kazuya only laughed in return. Geez, he's always messing around and teasing her like this. But his smile is the brightest she has ever seen. Eventually, the waitress came back with food. She kept putting more and more dishes, and Lyn realized why.
”Kazuya, I'm not hungry!”
”But I want to watch you eat.”
What on earth is that supposed to mean? Geez, Lyn looked down at the food. She doesn't want to waste it, she picked up the chicken using a fork and was about to bite it when Rhys bent down and ate it.
”Yeah, it's tasty. You should eat.”
T—t-!! Ah, wait Kazuya? She looked over, but he was his usual smiling self.