CH 261

“I’m sorry, but I’m going to be gone for a while, so I’ll have to take a break from tamer training.”

“Yeah, I don’t mind, but isn’t that too much to pay?”

“I think so, but I have to hurry. So I won’t think about it.”

“All right. I’ve been having some fun lately, though.”

Tajin laughed disappointingly and took the little snow tiger from me. I can take the horse to the carriage, but I can’t take this one.

“Meow!?”

“!”

As soon as Tajin took him in his arms, the little tiger started to act up. Sephiro waved a branch as if to rebuke him, as if he could understand him.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t act up. Come on, mother, it’s your turn.”

“Fushyu.”

“Meow ……”

As soon as the mother snow tiger made him quiet, Tajin looked at me, lowered his shoulders, and opened his mouth.

“He really liked you a lot. It’s a little early, but we’ll take the next step when you get back.”

“I’m looking forward to it. Wait here obediently, okay?”

“Myun ……”

“!”

If I have a tamer’s certificate, I can take him with me, but I think it would be a pity to keep him in the cage all the time, so I’ll return him here. I put Sephiro in the cage and left the tamer’s facility.

As I left, I told the uncle, who was working as a farmer, that I was taking the horse with me and headed for the guild.

“Oh, it’s Lars, welcome. Where’s Makina?”

“She’s doing something separately right now. I thought I’d let the guild know too.”

I told Sonea-san that I was going to Glasco territory and that Basleigh-sensei was with me. Then Sonea-san put her hand on her chin and said to me.

“Well, I don’t think you guys will have a problem with it, but there have been nothing but bad rumors lately, and I have a bad feeling about this. Take care, okay.”

“Thank you. Please give my regards to Roy and the others for me.”

“Sure!”

Sonea-san saw me off with a smile as I left the guild. I’ll ask my real estate agent, Norma-san, to take a look around since I’ll be away from home for the rest of the day.

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“So, I’m going to go to Glasco territory for a bit. Oh, excuse me.”

When Lars left Tamer’s facility, Makina met Helena at the theater via Chelle’s house. She sipped the fruit juice that Leila had brought her, and Helena chuckled as she began to speak.

“Lux, huh, that brings back memories. I don’t know about after the first year class competition, but C-Class was a mess back then.”

“They lost a lot of points, after all.”

“But even though his mouth and attitude were bad, it seems that the headmaster’s words had an effect on him? I don’t think he’s going to do anything like that.”

“I’m not going to comment on that until I get there. Anyway, I won’t be home for a while, so I’ll see you around.”

“It’s a shame, but it can’t be helped. I was just starting to enjoy my vacation♪ But I think the owner will be more disappointed, though.”

Helena laughed, and Leila opened her mouth.

“L-Lars will have some orders sometime soon, so we’ll have to postpone …….”

“I want to try on the new outfit, but I guess I’ll have to be patient. Makina, quickly finish it and come back, okay? Haha♪”

“I hope it’s that easy ……”

Makina said with a troubled look on her face, thinking about the Treants and Qliphoth. Helena smiled at her and changed the subject.

“Anyway, what’s the deal with Lars? Basleigh-sensei and the martial arts master. Don’t you have any time to be alone with him?”

“Oh, that’s true. To be honest, I didn’t have Basleigh-sensei in mind at all. I thought it would be just the two of us once we got to the Royal Capital. But it’s okay, because it’s fun! He even ki-, ki-, kisses me and sleeps next to me. ……”

“Oh, what? You’ve already taken it to the next level? It’s nice to have a boyfriend, I want to be in love with someone nice too.”

“I-If Helena-san were to take a partner, it’d be a lot of trouble …… It’d have to be one hell of a man that won’t even complain.”

“I don’t like the idea of having a nobleman’s son or someone with a good future but a strange sense of pride. I wonder if Lars is stable after all? It wasn’t so bad when I was in the academy, but when I’m out in the world, I can’t find them. I’m okay with being second, so I wonder if Makina will be okay with it?”

“No, thank you! Good grief, If Luciel and Kudelica hear about this, they’ll be furious.”

“Haha♪ I’m kidding.”

When Makina looked at Helena with a scowl, Helena hurriedly turned away and left the table.

“N-Now then, I have to practice soon. I know that you’ll not be here, so be careful, okay?”

“Yes, thank you, Helena. Good luck with your work.”

Makina also left her seat, and Helena, who had already put her hand on the door, smiled and waved her hand as she left the room. Leila, who was left behind, took Makina and led her out of the theater.

“…… U-Um, please be careful.”

“What’s wrong?

“L-Lately Helena-san have been talking to Milfy-san and the others a lot lately about Lars-san from the academy. Maybe she’s trying to go after him ……”

“Ahaha, it’s probably okay! Helena wasn’t interested in Lars at all when she was at the academy …… And she knows how scary Luciel and Kudelica can be ……”

“I, I see …… Well, have a safe trip then. If you go there to help your friend, and something happens to Makina-san, Helena and the others will be very sad.”

“Yes! Bye!”

She replied cheerfully and left the place.

“It’s getting a little late. I have to go to the shopping district.”

–Lars, Makina, and Fath, who had safely met up with the others, started shopping, while Basleigh told Albert, the king, about the current case.

Next time, departure!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

M-My neck hurts …… Sorry, I’m running low on words ……

“It’s not healing. Is it this way?”

Guah!?

“Nn? Did I make a mistake?”