Chapter 111

Chapter 111

‘Wow, this works? I should’ve tried it sooner.’

If he had known in advance, he could have saved much more time. After overcoming a slight regret, he found Lumen.

“You want me to help Van take care of the villagers?”

“It’s just that I can’t do it myself right now. Will you help me? Of course, you don’t have to do me a favor, and I’ll understand if you don’t. I’ve already broken your trust.......”

“......You’re doing this on purpose, right?”

“What?”

“Forget it. It’s not hard.”

Since Lumen was not an official member, he couldn’t activate quests. However, Cadel didn’t want to dump all the sub-quests on Van, so he decided to utilize Lumen in this way.

‘I’m sorry, Lumen, I’m going to have to take your help this way until I can raise the cost. I’ll make it up to you later.’

After sending Lumen and Van away.

Cadel dodged the healer and found Lydon, who had transformed into a tiny fairy, crouched behind a vase on a table, staring out the window.

“Lydon, we’re all set, shall we go?”

Spotting Cadel in the hood of his robe, Lydon flew into his arms.

“If you feel like you’re overdoing it, stop the illusion immediately instead of continuing as you did last time.”

“Hmph, you can’t overdo it with a mere human illusion, can you?”

“Anyway! We just have to get out of here without being caught, so be careful.”

At a cursory nod, Lydon’s eyes flashed with a clear line of the magic circle, and when he saw it, Cadel cautiously stepped over the window sill.

* * *

They managed to slip out of the Royal Palace unnoticed. They made their way to the urban area, which was lined with stalls and restaurants.

“One lemon juice and a bag of almond chocolates, ah, is this a strawberry tart? I’ll have one of those too, and...... Huh? Okay, just one more bag of almond chocolates!”

Cadel pushed his way through the crowded streets, a paper bag clutched in both hands. The contents of the bag were all snacks, each one chosen with Lydon’s wishes in mind.

He was not sure if Lydon would be able to finish these, but he would do anything as long as he could coax Lydon.

“Do you want anything else? I don’t think I could carry it with me even if you did.”

“Cadel is too small. I can’t believe it’s already this full. Your arms are cramped.”

“I’m sorry for the cramped arms.”

His throat was sore from having swallowed a whole candy. Cadel stammered as he clutched his throbbing throat, and Lydon shook his head with an innocent expression.

“I tried it and it was delicious, so I share some with you. What?”

“What....... Who shares something they’ve been eating because it tastes good, from mouth to mouth at that? Are you crazy?”

“I can’t do that? Why?”

“Stop asking me why! Of course, you can’t!”

“But why.......”

Cadel fooled himself into thinking it was a smooth flow that was not like a female-oriented game. He never thought he’d end up eating candy with someone else’s saliva on it.

‘One guy bites my lip. One guy gives...gives me a candy kiss.......’

Just thinking about it made him blush. If he could, he would smash the entire clock tower with his fists and escape to the outside.

‘No, how can this be a kiss? You know how it used to be in school, kids sharing lollipops that they were sucking on. It’s just like that.’

Cadel pursed his lips stubbornly and glared at Lydon. Lydon chose to ignore the angry Cadel altogether, pulling out a fresh tart and biting into it. This made him even more furious.

“Don’t ever give me what’s in your mouth again. Don’t even offer me what you were eating!”

“Other humans share just fine.”

“What humans? Even if they did share, they probably just took a bite out of it.”

“You can’t take a bite of candy.”

“Then just don’t give it to me! I don’t have to eat it!”

Lydon looked at Cadel strangely. As if he was picking on everything.

There was a serious lack of common sense. Or was this what all fairies were like? They didn’t mind eating what others ate?

Even if such a question arose, it was not simply a difference in culture when Cadel thought of Melphis’ rugged face.

Lydon shook his head with an uncharacteristic sigh as Cadel pounded his chest.

“You’re too fastidious, Cadel. I didn’t even put my tongue in.”

“If you put it in, you’re already dead.”

“Kill me? Small Cadel without mana?”

“Hey! Don’t eat it. Don’t eat that! Give it to me!”

As he grew bigger, he lost his cuteness. Lydon ducked out of the way of Cadel’s attempt to snatch the tart and smirked in a detestable manner.

“Tell me if you want to eat. I’ll share it with you.”