CH 67

He said he could go out, but is Leone nervous too? She was sorry that she seemed to overwhelm him. First of all, she continued her conversation in a bright voice with the mind that it should relieve tension by continuing the conversation.

“I tend to be subordinate to people who give money rather than because I like it.”

“Ah. Money.”

Leone nodded his head. This time, it was a strangely bright face again. Was he already relaxed?

“Money. How much-?”

“Money? Are you curious, Leone?”

Was he curious about money? This was a bit surprising. Wasn’t money the essence of the human world? She took out a bag of gold coins and placed coins one by one on the coach seat.

“Leone, look at this. Let’s call this one 1 gold.”

Like that, she taught him about gold step by step. She didn’t have the Shilling, which was the change, so she couldn’t explain that, but… Well, there’s no way the prince would have to use Shilling in the first place, so it’s okay.

“Yea, I got it.”

“You understand quickly! With 1 gold, I can live on meat every day for about a month in my case. Originally, I couldn’t eat without this money!”

“Meat?”

“Yep. People need money to eat meat.”

“Hunt…”

It was an expression that asked if it was okay to hunt. She expected it so she laughed.

“Because not everyone in the world is as strong as Leone. I’m not in the body to catch fish myself, am I?”

Then Leone nodded his head.

“Like this, 1 gold is a unit, and Mr. Adler gives me 10 gold every day. Quite a lot of money, right? In addition, sometimes 100 gold to 1,000 gold is given as a prize. He is a very nice person.”

Thinking of her bag of gold coins made her smile.

Whoops. She might be able to collect more in the future. She felt a little sick to her stomach as she spent money saying she was running away… Ah, heck. She even commissioned Verbena. It came to mind suddenly. That was ordered two days ago. The guild leader said that he would send a copy in five days. Then he would contact her in three days. She could try asking for an indefinite extension of this deal, and she thought he should say ‘I’ll come back later’, but the contact method was the problem.

Leone was staying in her room. When the guild leader came, she thought it would be strange. Even if it didn’t, it would only take a moment for him to get caught if he made a mistake saying that a bird had brought a letter to Trixie.

‘Should I go to Verbena again?’

The difficulty of sneaking up has risen vertically compared to before. From Adler to Leone right next to her.

‘I’ll have to think of a way to get around it somehow.’

“Trixie-.”

His big hand touched her shoulder. In an instant, her mind flashed.

“Uh, uh. Leone.”

While talking about money, she was lost in thought without saying anything.

“Sorry. I was thinking about something else for a second.”

“Meat- thought?”

“No?! Ah. Of course, I like meat. But if you have money, there are many things you can do besides eating meat. I’ll explain it slowly, one by one.”

“…Okay.”

As if they had entered the city at some point, the endless fields disappeared and tall buildings passed by one by one. The coachman slowed down. While walking around the city, she decided to move similarly to a person’s walking speed.

“Wow, Leone. Almost there.”

“Huh.”

Leone seemed visibly nervous, his face even hardened. So she reached out her hand to Leone.

“Leone, it’s fine. Nothing will happen. How many rounds of town are you in the wagon anyway? You won’t bump into anyone, don’t worry.”

His clear eyes captured her. After a moment of silence, he smiled softly. Really… A face that shines enough to make you blind should be forbidden.

“Huh.”

Leone’s big hand wrapped around hers. His fingers lingered around her small hand, reaching up to his wrist. It felt kind of ticklish. He held her hand tightly and ran his long fingers from his wrist to his palm. Like touching someone he loved very much.

Leone’s appearance was like that of the legendary Casanova. The legendary Casanova that made countless people shed tears, regardless of gender or age. A man with an irresistible charm once caught…! Titles like third-rate novels really suited Leone right now.

Her wrists really tickled. She didn’t know if that’s how she felt or if her heart was like that.

“Hmm. There, me hmm. Uh- there are people out there! Uh, how does it look?”

The atmosphere was unbearably awkward, so she hurriedly turned away. When she looked out the window, Leone’s gaze followed. The hand that was tickling her wrist also stopped.

“That’s it, Leone. What is it?”

Her baby who quickly learns the words she once taught him. It’s genius.

“Excuse me? huh. You can see they are walking along nicely.”

“Lover- is like that. Do the same thing?”

The lover Leone pointed out was smiling brightly, wearing all kinds of accessories sold on the street, as if excited by the festival. They were colorful ornaments that seemed ridiculous. He was wearing a headband over a huge hat, wearing star-shaped glasses and a shiny cape that held a large paper flower wand. The two were exactly the same thing, like a set product.

“Ah. Huh. It must have been because they were lovers. But well, it was a special day called a festival, so I wore it to have fun. I don’t usually wear it like that. See, are other people doing it too?”

“Are you having fun?”

“That’s right. It’s a festival after all.”

It was not yet dusk, so the streets were not full, but there were still many people. Here and there merchants solicited customers and clowns and minstrels performed. Above all, the whole village was beautiful because it was decorated with cool blue cloth and paper flowers. In addition, she could hear calm and lively music… It was a scene that made my butt shake for no reason.

“It is really pretty. I think it will be fun.”

It looked even better because he had never been to this world and wandered around the city, let alone a festival. Honestly, if you’ve been possessed by a romance novel, aren’t you expecting an event like this? Why was the only event for her to be suffering and adversity?

“Pretty?”

“Huh. How does Leone see it?”

“Everyone is laughing.”

“Huh. They look happy. To be honest, if you call it a festival, it’s like buying a lot of useless things, eating delicious food, and watching interesting performances, but…”

That’s fun again. It was a little regretful that they had to stay in the carriage.

“The weather today is not too hot. Moderately cool, I guess autumn is coming now. The weather is perfect and the sky is also really pretty.”

Unbeknownst to her, the words grew more and more.

“Huh. Pretty.”

Leone thankfully agreed to her words. It must have been a complicated and tiring sight to Leone’s eyes.

“Is Leone having a hard time? Sorry. I’ve lost my mind too much.”

She came to her senses and took care of Leone. He was still holding her hand tightly.

“Are you very anxious?”

She was worried that he seemed to have more strength in his hands.

“Huh?”

“Power in my hand, it went in.”

“Ah.”

There was no sign of anxiety on his face. But these days, she hadn’t been able to read Leone’s emotions well. Even if she guessed the emotion, she couldn’t figure out what was inside. That’s why she was worried even though his expression was okay. She wondered if there is an anxiety that I don’t know about.

“Trixie.”

Contrary to her worries, Leone smiled brightly. More refreshing than today’s clear sky.

“Huh.”

“Bet- remember, do you?”

“Huh? Ah, then. Don’t remember Leone lost a lot. I have so many wishes.”

“Today too, shall we bet?”

“Huh? What kind of bet?”

“Here, get off-.”

He wated to get off the wagon? What nonsense.

“No. That’s too risky-”

“Nothing will happen.”

The words that came back from Leone were the words she had whispered to him many times.

“Uh…”

“If nothing happens. I win.”

She was dazed. Who was that man? Who was that man who reassures her with a bet and smiles softly? What was this foxy kink!

“Shall we go?”

“Huh?!”

Leone wrapped his long, firm arms around her waist in an instant and hugged her.

“Wait a moment!”

The carriage door opened without a sound. It was going almost as slowly as walking speed, but the body itself was high and it was dangerous to jump down. However, Leone jumped off the carriage as if it was nothing, hugging her tightly.

“Oh, my, Miss Bella!”

The startled coachman stopped the carriage. All eyes were focused on this direction. Leone dropped her off on the road with his clothes undisturbed, as if he had nothing to do with the commotion. What just happened! After being airborne, he suddenly stepped out of the carriage.

“Huh…”

“Trixy, as you say. The weather is nice.”

It’s a calm voice.

‘Mo, leash!’

Trying to come to her senses, she tightened her grip on Leone’s leash. Leone’s body leaned toward her. He had never been exposed to an environment like this. Something could have happened. She looked around nervously. People were looking this way.

‘Crazy. You can’t show the leash.’

She was nervous, and the leash was taut from a hard tug, and it could have been exposed, albeit only briefly. She hurriedly stood close to Leone so that the leash was hidden as much as possible.

“What are you doing! How dangerous it is to jump off a running wagon-”

“Trixie, hold on.”

Now, scolding even blocks her words.

“Are you listening?! Leone. I’m really upset-“

“Damn knight.”

Leone’s eyebrows twitched.

“Leo-“

Before she could say anything, Leone pulled her around the waist again and hugged her. He could easily lift her even in an uncomfortable position. Now she didn’t know if this was a human or a bear.

“Leone! What are you doing!?”

He may not know the first place or the road, but Leone moved well. As if being chased by something, he kept going into alleys and twisting small roads. How did he do this? It was so fast that she couldn’t follow.

“Done.”

And at some point, Leone, who was hiding in a dark alley, let out a breath and put her down.

“Leone, what the hell is this?”

“For a moment. Only- Trixie.”

Not long after, a man’s shout was heard from outside the alley.

“Is there?!”

“No, sir!”

“They jumped all of a sudden!”

That was Adler’s voice.

“Bella, I believed and sent them…! I know how to cut the salary…!”

Ah, it was ruined, ruined…