Vol 2 Chapter 26 (1/2)
Chapter 26
Rufin
The sun rose again after that all too eventful day and it turned noon
Finally we reached the toe'd stop by
Size-wise, it ht be the same as Rinnal?
Being closer to the royal capital, it seemed livelier from the distance
I wonder how much of the e have behind us?
Yesterday, we've traveled fro until after noon
Today, we've traveled fro once more until noon
It was only the three of us on the carriage, so even with our luggage we should've been quite fast
We'd mostly stuck to the main roads, too
But froe makes ten kph Well, if you also consider the breaks
We've come for about a hundred kilometers
A hundred, huh
I spontaneously turned around on the carriage and looked in the direction we came from
”Onee-chan”
What is this, I wonder, there's this strong pain in my chest
When I a
Strong enough to not lose to anyone on h to protect everyone, is it okay to return to that town?
”Haha, even when co to another world I didn't feel homesick”
”Nn Alice-sama”
Ilya, who had been lightly sleeping against my shoulder, woke up
She'd fallen asleep there before I noticed it, so I'd just left her like that
It had consoled me a bit, too
”Ah I am deeply sorry”
Grasping the situation, Ilya straightened herself in a fluster
”Don'trocked like this makes you mysteriously sleepy”
I had thought the ride would be more uncomfortable, but it really didn't shake that e
Besides, we'd been up all night
”But while you are awake, Alice-sama”
”I was thinking a little”
”How disappointing of me”
Ilya is serious, so she's aard about this
Would it be my job as her master to scold her here?
Alright~
”Then I'll punish you”
”Y-yes”
Why does she look a little bit happy?
”Show me your forehead”
”?”
”This is an ancient and honorable punishment from my birthplace”
”I-is that so?”
”Indeed, prepare yourself”
”Yes”
Ilya closed her eyes and turned her forehead toward me
Forgive me, Ilya
I bent the ainst the thumb and pushed outside”
Take this——Forehead Flick!
With a snapping sound, my attack hit Ilya's forehead!
I didn't flick her too hard, did I?
For a moment, I felt I had overdone it
But this is also a master's duty
They're bitter, these acts of evil
”Eh?”
”eh?”
”Eh?”
Not knohat had happened, Ilya opened her eyes after hearing my brainless reaction
What did she say?
Is the wall I have to overcoh it doesn't even allow for little pranks like this?
The separation between Strength 0 and Protection 5!
”you are already reflecting enough Only a fool would add a punishment on top That's how it is”
”Alice-sama”
I tried to interpret it a bit coolly
Ilya stared at me with innocent eyes
”——damn fool”
””
There was a person who had seen through everything on the coachman's bench
Leaving the carriage at the outskirts, we checked into the inn first
It was a typical inn, a three-floor building with a co hall and bar on the first
I think it's going to be alright, but if they're noisy at night the third floor would be good
When I told to old guy frohed carefreely and accepted my request
A three person room came at 450 Rook
150 Rook per person
Well, it came with food so the price was appropriate
We paid with five silver coins and got fifty copper coins as change
Every place had a special frae You threw coins in there and it had markers for ten coins, twenty coins, thirty Like that, you could easily count the change
A coin counter
Well, you obviously couldn't count the coins one by one
Even without paper ly little discomfort
Still, did the royal capital have not enough influence to make paper money?
Or was it a probley?
Anyhow, after se and went up to the third floor
And after getting into our roo down or stuff
”One will be heading out We will be staying three nights, do as you like in the meantime,” Till said, soher off
And what about my practice?
For now, my Thunder had reached proficiency 99
As for what's changed, the cooldown has halved
That y efficiency
Whether its power has changed, I don't know
It's just, lately I've keenly felt just how iy conservation actually is
If I start panting every ti and it draws out a little bit, I can't ever be the strongest
”Now then”
I took a good look at the three beds next to another
The room ider than expected
That being said, due to the three beds it still ended up narrow
Still, hotel rooinal world, too
In tataive any nuh
But well, let's leave the impressions of the room for later
”For now, let's sleep,” I declared to Ilya and decided to honor Till's instruction
Free time, YAY!
When I woke up, the evening sun was alright shi+ning in through the
When I looked around the room, I noticed Ilya had put a chair next tothere motionlessly
”Ilya?”
”You have awoken, Alice-sama?”
Don't tell me, all the time she's been?
When I looked at her curiously, she returned a cheerful smile
”Sorry, Ilya, I should've told you you're free to do as you like, too”
I had clearly intended to do so, but I suppose for a slave is a problem if the the master leaves it at the intention