Chapter 410

It Started Raining

While riding on Leo, I thought about what had happened.

The gate would usually have been closed, but it was open.

In general, regardless of the time of day, the gates were kept closed unless they were expecting a visitor.

It was one of the duke’s houses, after all.

Not only that, but there were usually two or three guards posted there, but I had not seen anyone.

Perhaps Sebastian had told them, or they already knew... They left the gate open and moved elsewhere.

I felt gratitude for the extent they went to.

What we were going to do now could be dangerous.

Aside from that, there was also the risk of people finding out about the duke’s involvement.

And yet they had sent me out.

Well, we were far away from the town, so perhaps there was no need to be so cautious...

What I wanted to do, was hurry up and find Deam, capture him, and make sure that no one realizes that the duke is moving behind the scenes.

That was what I hoped, anyway.

“Hahahahah...wuff... Wuff-wuff?”

“Hmm? Ah, that’s right. It is kind of difficult to see... Wait one moment.”

I suddenly heard Leo barking.

Apparently, she was concerned about how dark it was.

You only needed to move in a straight line to reach Ractos, so we didn’t need to worry about crashing into anything. But I suppose it was still dangerous to not be able to see up ahead.

Perhaps Leo didn’t like that she was running but couldn’t see the scenery...

And so I unsheathed the sword on my belt.

“...Seems to be getting stronger? Leo. Are you alright?”

“Wuff-wuff. Wou!”

“As long as it’s not hot water? ...Well, as long as you are enjoying it...”

It was raining hard enough that she would be drenched soon.

Since she was running faster than a horse, I worried that the rain would get into her eyes... Apparently that was not a problem.

...But I could barely keep my eyes open.

As for the sword, it continued to shine even in the rain.

Had I been holding a torch instead, it would have been extinguished immediately.

It was one of those moments where I was thankful that I could use magic.

“We’ll have to take a bath and warm up when we get back...”

“Wuff!?”

“Leo. You’re soaking wet. And there is a lot of dust in the air, so you’ll have to be cleaned.”

“Wuff...”

I hadn’t brought a raincoat or umbrella.

They probably wouldn’t be much use when moving at this speed anyway.

Now that the rain was getting stronger, we were both drenched.

And Leo was covered in fur, which was all matted down now. She actually looked smaller than usual.

There was a lot to do, and I did not want to catch a cold or get sick. And so I told Leo that we would take a bath later, and she did not look pleased.

Even if she didn’t hate it as much as she did before, she had not been cured entirely.

Leo wasn’t as excited to be running in the rain after that, but I was able to persuade her as we continued on our way.

And I wondered. Was this rain a warning about the danger of what we were doing? Or was it a blessing, that would conceal our presence...