“Well, then, there’s nothing I can do. It’s my responsibility for making that judgment in the first place.”

“Even if you have to pay a price?”

“I’ll bear the consequences of my responsibility. And if necessary, I’ll come back to the starting point and start all over again. Until it works.”

I just said what came to mind, but Leanne didn’t say anything.

Thinking the conversation was over, I gazed straight ahead, and at that moment, Leanne’s whispering voice was heard.

“…… As expected.”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing.”

After answering indifferently, Leanne started to pick up the speed again. I stared at his back meaningfully.

‘Is Leanne also on his second life?’

We had started in the morning, but when we arrived, it was already midnight, and the stars were pouring down.
The houses in the not-so-large Heybodt territory village were mostly dark.

“Since it’s late, let’s find accommodation for tonight and head to the lord’s castle early in the morning. If we leave right after, we should arrive in Somnia not too late.”

“Okay.”

Following Leanne’s plan, we first looked for lodging.

During the journey, the usually mischievous Greed was silent in the sealing stone.

[Just say it’s a companion animal.]

“What if it’s an inn that prohibits animals?”

[Annoyed…….]

Greed was annoyed, but had no argument. After wandering around the dimly lit village for a while, we finally found a small inn with lights on.

However, what greeted us was unexpected news.

“Hey, fortunately, there’s one room left. It’s perfect for a couple like you two.”

Only one room was available.

Surprised, I looked at Leanne, and he was muttering, “Couple….”

It seemed like he was surprised about something different from me, and the innkeeper must have made a mistake.

I pulled Leanne’s arm, and he seemed to regain his senses, nodding slightly at me.

“Is there no other available room?”

“Yes. This inn originally has few rooms, hehe.”

“It’s better to go to another inn.”

Leanne tried to turn around and leave, but the innkeeper hurriedly called him.

“Oh, it’s useless, guest!”

“What do you mean?”

“This is the only inn in the village. It’s a village where people rarely come, and sometimes monster hunters pass by. What brought them all today?”

I thought the village was small, but I never expected there to be only one inn.

With no other choice, we had to stay here.

Perhaps Leanne also had the same idea; he paid the innkeeper in advance and then turned to me.

“Rest. I’ll sleep outside.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll come in the morning.”

“Wait a minute.”

Leanne acted like he was really going to sleep outside. The innkeeper, realizing that we weren’t a couple, looked at us puzzled.

“Sleeping outside? What do you mean?”

“Resting outside is different from sleeping outside. Follow me.”

I grabbed the room key from the innkeeper and firmly held Leanne’s hand, dragging him away.

[Oh, forceful.]

Greed exclaimed in excitement.

Leanne didn’t resist my touch and followed me without any resistance.

Entering the only precious room left, I quickly closed the door after pushing Leanne inside.

[Oh, assertive.]

Excited, Greed made a comment.

Leanne, who rarely expressed emotions, sighed for some reason. But seeing that he didn’t mention sleeping outside anymore, it seemed he agreed with my intention.

To arrive in Somnia at the promised time with Duke Ferdia, we had to ride horses all day tomorrow.

To endure such a forced march, it was better to get to bed early. I quickly finished preparing for bed and returned to the room.

“I’m dead tired.”

[Huh? I’m not that tired.]

“Well, you just took a nap, so you wouldn’t be tired.”
[Huh? When did I do that?]

Watching Greed stretch, I suddenly felt discomfort and asked, surprised, “Where’s Leanne?”

Certainly, until I went into the bathroom to get ready, Leanne was there. However, after finishing my preparations and coming out, only Greed was there.

[He said he went out to look around for a bit.]

“When did he come back?”

[Don’t know! But, instead, I’ll give you a massage! I used to do it often for Eisthaar.]

Perhaps because he was sleeping on top of the words, Greed, more energetic than usual, continued to coax me to lie on the bed.

Unable to resist, I lay down on the bed pretending to be defeated. Greed’s eyes sparkled suspiciously when quite some time had passed, but Leanne still didn’t return.

‘Could it be…’

As one thought came to mind, I suddenly jumped up from the bed. Gesturing to Greed to be quiet, I stealthily approached the door.

With a creak, as soon as I opened the door, I found Leanne standing next to it.

“Leanne, what are you doing there?”

“…Just getting some fresh air.”

“Getting fresh air in the building corridor?”

I squinted my eyes at Leanne.

“Were you trying not to come in?”

“…”

“Come in.”

It seemed that Leanne had lied about going out briefly and had been guarding outside all along.

Thinking he might be outside, I didn’t think the loyal Leanne would be far away from me.

I pushed Leanne’s back as he entered the room and commanded, “Go wash up, quickly.”

“…”

After resisting for a moment, Leanne inevitably washed up in the bathroom and returned to the room.

I pushed Leanne onto the bed as soon as he came back, and he obediently lay down.

“Well, lie down. Leanne, the little kid.”

“…”

“Not lying down?”

Leanne had no choice but to lie down on the bed. I tried to be considerate and lay as far away as possible, but unconsciously, the fact that we were lying side by side bothered me.

Turning my head slightly, I met Leanne’s eyes.

What is he thinking?

I was curious about what was going on inside Leanne’s head as he stared at me without avoiding eye contact.

How much time had passed like that? It was just when I thought I wanted to avoid eye contact.

[I’m in the middle!]

“Ugh!”

Suddenly, Greed, who jumped high, landed between us, breaking the subtle atmosphere.