Chapter 210 - 209 - Monster.

"You guys can stay here. I have paid for 5 days stay for you guys, after that, I will come here again." Yomu said as he left the inn where he had taken Luna and Ward.

It was an inn that was located on the main street of the city and had a very nice structure.

It was a three-story building made of wood and with some colorful details on the windows and door. It was a very flashy building and also well kept. In addition, the balcony of the rooms had pink and red flowers that made the atmosphere even more eye-catching.

"Sure, thanks for that." Luna thanked Yomu as she bowed her head. Ward did the same.

Yomu somewhat clumsily smiled at the two children and then left.

Inside the inn, the children were stared at by some of the guests who were preparing for dinner. They looked at them with curiosity and also seemed worried.

But Luna didn't care and then took Ward's hand and start walking to the second floor of the building.

"Ara, are you going up already? Why don't you stay for dinner?" But just as they were getting ready to go upstairs, a person walked in front of them. It was a woman... Or a man.

He or she had a very masculine face and also had a deep voice. But she/he had breasts, rather feminine cat ears, and also wore a short and somewhat sexy dress. In addition to her face being completely painted with makeup.

"Ah..." Luna was a bit surprised by the eccentric appearance of the woman...man in front of her, so she was a bit startled.

"What? Did someone eat your tongue?" The man/woman asked as he brought his painted face closer to Luna's face. Ward at the side also seemed a little startled by the sudden approach.

"It's not that, it's just that we need to shower first, we're very dirty." Luna pointed to her shirt which was all dirty and dusty.

"Ah, that's it then. No problem, but come down quickly because dinner is almost ready, all right?"

"Oh, sure."

"And don't forget, my name is Raquel." The woman/man gave Luna a little wink, causing the girl a little discomfort.

"So you're a woman?"

"About that. It's a Secret. Fufufu." Giving a rather awkward laugh, the woman/man left the main hall of the inn and then went to the kitchen which was in a door behind the inn's counter.

Speaking of which, at the counter, there was a rather young woman, apparently 25 years old. She had lion ears and a rather wild face, so Luna refused to try to talk to her.

"All right, now let's go." This time without interference Luna managed to go up to the second floor along with Ward.

After going up they entered a room with two beds and a relatively large closet. But since they hadn't brought any clothes, there was no reason for them to use the closet.

"We didn't bring any clothes, how are we going to shower?" Ward said worriedly as he took off his clothes to get into the shower together with his sister.

"That's right... Should we buy a new outfit or borrow some clothes?" Luna thought for the time but soon dismissed the idea.

"If I asked for this, they'll think I'm a street dweller or something. We'll have to wear the same clothes, Ward."

"THE SAME CLOTHES? But it's completely dirty. There's no point in bathing."

"Let's at least wash our hair and tails, all right? Come on."

Then the two of them got naked and quickly showered. Since the inn had running water, it was quite surprising to Luna and Ward who had never used it before.

But the water was cold, so they didn't feel that much difference.

After taking a shower, the two put on the same dirty clothes as before and went down to the first floor. On the way, they met a man and a woman in the hallway, both of them looked but said nothing.

Without caring, Luna and Ward reached the downstairs and were soon met by Raquel who was serving the hosts.

He/She was gracefully carrying a tray with several plates and handing the plates to the hosts seated at the tables.

"Have you guys come down yet? Weren't you guys going to take a shower?" Raquel asked as she approached Luna and Ward.

She took a good look at them, noticed that their hair, ears, and tails were clean, but still their clothes were all dirty.

"It's just that we have no clothes to wear, so we need to use the same. Don't worry, I will buy a new outfit in the morning."

"Hmmm, wait for a second here."

Next, Raquel left and went up to the second floor. Soon after, she came down carrying some clothes.

"Here, for you guys. Go up there and put them on, I don't like to see you wearing such dirty clothes."

"All right, thank you very much." Luna lowered her head and then took Ward's head and also lowered it to thank him/her.

"No need to thank for that much, now go get changed. And leave the clothes you're wearing now in the bedroom and I'll wash them later."

"No, that you don't have to do. I'll do it myself, don't worry."

"Hmm... Okay."

After that, the two went upstairs and put on the new clothes given to them by Raquel. Luna was wearing a simple completely white shirt and brown long pants. Her shoes were the same.

Ward, on the other hand, was wearing a red shirt and brown shorts that went down to his knees.

"I didn't think this outfit was very nice." He said as he looked at his shirt.

"Don't complain, now let's eat."

"Right. What about the rabbits? They are still hidden in your bag."

"DAMN! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!" Luna ran and grabbed her purse where the two rabbits that weren't very big were.

"Shit, it got blood all over everything. I should have drained all the blood before I put them here." Luna whined as she looked inside her bag. Her water canteen and everything she had put in there had been soiled with leftover blood from the rabbits.

"But I guess it's all right. We'll take those rabbits to the guild tomorrow morning, all right?"

"That's fine. Will they give us a lot of money for them?"

"I doubt that very much. They're not hard monsters to hunt, so they should fetch a low price."

"Got it."

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"Will, you are here?"

[ Yes, I'm here. ]

"Good! I thought you were gone forever."

[ Of course not. I wouldn't abandon you.]

"I can't sleep, what do I do?"

[ Would you like me to tell you a story? ]

"I want to, I want to, what's it about?"

[ It's about a fantasy world, it's about the world where I live ]

"The world where you live?"

[ Yes, didn't I already tell you when we first met? I live in a world different from yours, full of strange and funny things. Would you like to hear about it? ]

"Of course, tell me about it."

[ Right. ]

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Luna opened her eyes and realized it was already light outside.

"Is it morning already?" Luna stood up a little sleepily, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand and then raised her arms and opened her mouth.

"Ward? Are you up yet?" Luna looked over and noticed a small child sitting on top of Ward's bed. Since her vision was blurred and she was sleepy, she couldn't see very well.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" Luna stood up while smiling and approached her brother.

"Waaa~~" But as she approached, she fell backward when she finally noticed that creature in front of her.

A child approximately one meter tall. With its body all black and with red eyes that covered almost all of his face. Its large mouth was slightly open and its teeth stood out as its face was completely black.

It was as if his body was covered in oil and only his eyes and mouth were visible.

"WHAT IS THAT? WARD? WARD?" Luna stood up and walked away still while shouting Ward. 

"What is it?" Ward opened his eyes and sat up in bed.

"Is there something on me? Hm? It's sticky." Ward absently touched the body of the creature sitting on his bed. At the same time, he was finally able to see the thing in front of him.

"AAAAAHH~~" With a scream, Ward desperately jumped out of bed and threw his blanket on top of the creature as his heart raced.

"Let's get out of here right now, run." Luna desperately grabbed Ward's hand and ran out of the bedroom.

Both of them were sweating and completely terrified.

"What happened?" and up the stairs desperately Raquel appeared with a frightened face.

"There's something... There's something inside the bedroom, it's small and black." Luna answered panting.

"Calm down, wait a minute." Raquel walked to the bedroom and Luna and Ward followed right behind. As soon as the door opened.

"See? There's nothing here." Raquel said as she walked into the room and looked around.

Luna and Ward looked at each other in confusion.. They were sure there was a monster in there.