Chapter 79 (2/2)

“I heard the wolves talking at the inn. They said it was their first time seeing such a young man fight that well. They were really curious about where he was from and how he had been living.”

“I see.”

“Yes, so I told them everything.”

“About what?”

“He’s a man that you bought for 2 gold at the slave arena! Only you got the man that no one even looked at!”

For goodness’ sake, Konny.

Lara—who was drunk on the sweetness of the apple that Demian brought—grumbled.

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The place where Lara and her party stayed that night was a small village on the way to the border. There was no inn there for guests who had a long way to go, there was only a house that rented rooms while receiving a small amount of money. When the outgoing Konny gave them a handful of silver coins, the villagers gave warm meals and new blankets for the party.

It was a pleasant night. Considering that it was a journey to the person who would become the hero to win the upcoming war against devil worshippers, it was quite a romantic journey.

The wolves were pleasant and Konny was still excited. Valentine still had a hard time with Lara, but sometimes he tried to smile awkwardly when he made eye contact with her.

Above all, Demian was next to Lara. From morning till night, excluding when they were sleeping, he was always by her side.

‘Am I happy right now?’

Lara suddenly thought of that while lying in bed.

So I could still be happy even without a fancy dress, a huge house, and people’s praise and envy. How nice would it have been if I had known this in my previous life? If I had known that there was no size in happiness.

“Konny.”

“Yes?”

“Thanks.”

“…For what?”

Konny approached her and organized her blanket. The touch of the small but skillful maid was filled with a lot of affection. Lara buried her face half in the pillow and said.

“For coming with me.”

“You don’t have to say that.”

Konny was shy. As Lara raised her eyes and stared at her, Konny wrinkled her nose with a slightly red face. Then, she chatted in a very small voice.

“How can I just watch you go to the Empire without me? I heard that place is incomparable to Hautean. The arena must be bigger and the lighting in the red-light district should be more erotic, right? I heard from the girls in the trading company that there’s a store where men dress up as women and sell liquor!”

“Did you insist on following me because you wanted to see that?”

“Geez… It’s just a figure of speech. Hurry up and sleep.”

“Konny.”

“I’m just curious. Am I not even allowed to be curious?”

“That’s not it. Come up and sleep here.”

Lara moved her body to make room. Though the bed was not very big, the two small ladies could still sleep together. Lara could not bear to see Konny sleep on the floor on her blanket, and so she eventually gave up half of her bed.

“How can I sleep with you?”

“Why are you so uptight about it? Do I snore?”

“Nope.”

“Come up. It’s cold.”

Konny no longer refused. She came up to the bed with her blanket and pillow. Then, she laid down with an immobile posture next to Lara. Then, she whispered.

“I’m going to brag about this tomorrow.”

“To whom?”

“Master Demian.”

“Why?”

“I’m sure he will be really jealous.”

Konny was sure Demian would be jealous. She said that these days he would probably be jealous of the doorknob that Lara held. She muttered that she would brag and tease him all day tomorrow.

Lara fell asleep with Konny’s voice as a lullaby. She was tired even though she had just been sitting in the carriage. Lara, who had never traveled like this before, quickly breathed at an even pace after closing her eyes.

That night, intruders appeared in the village.

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