Chapter 172

Chapter 172

“Huff, huff… You waited… a lot….”

Indeed, two days later. Lindy burst through the inn door not even at dinner time, but during lunch. No, considering the distance she had to travel, she had finished a week’s worth of work in less than a day.

“Oh, um… you came much earlier than expected?”

“I… said I’d come… within… two days….”

To be honest, knowing how busy Lindy was, I didn’t believe her when she said she’d finish her work in two days. So, I expected to wait at least 3 or 4 days, if not a week.

“Ah! Bear, you!”

Meanwhile, Luna, completely ignoring the panting Lindy, was yelling at Bear, who was on the table moving the meat dishes towards Presia. Bunny, on the other hand, was moving the vegetable side dishes towards Luna.

Of course, this was meaningless to Presia, who wasn’t picky, or to me sitting in the middle.

I considered letting it go, but seeing the pile of greens in front of Luna, I couldn’t help but feel sympathetic. Moreover, Luna, who was in her growth spurt, needed to eat a balanced diet.

“Come on, come on. Bear, Bunny. I know you care about the Boss, but let’s get down now.”

At my words, Bear hopped onto Presia’s thigh, and Bunny sat on my thigh.

“Hmph!”

Perhaps annoyed that they ignored her but immediately got down when I spoke, Luna grabbed Bunny, who was sitting on my thigh, and pulled it into her arms.

Bunny, suddenly pulled away, struggled to escape, but since Luna wasn’t really bothering Bunny and was just holding it with one hand while eating with the other, I didn’t intervene.

“Um… Could you pay some attention to me too?”

“Ah, sorry. Luna suddenly started yelling. You haven’t had lunch yet, why don’t you come and eat with us? You look so pale, it seems like you haven’t just skipped lunch.”

Of course, Lindy was an elf, so her appearance wasn’t drastically affected, but she couldn’t escape my keen eyes as a professional assassin. I could see she had even covered the slight dark circles under her eyes with makeup. Or rather, how did she even have time for makeup when she was so busy she couldn’t eat?

“I’m… fine without food… I’ve been looking at documents all day on the carriage since yesterday, and I’m feeling carsick… Ugh! Ugh…!”

Recalling the memory of being on the carriage, Lindy suddenly started making ominous sounds, as if remembering her motion sickness.

“Hey, hey! Stop! This is a restaurant! A restaurant! The restroom is over there, so hurry…! Hey, you bitch! Stop!”

Startled by Lindy’s retching, I jumped up and pulled her along. However, as she had already retched once, it seemed unbearable, and Lindy grabbed me, who was pulling her to the restroom, and vomited.

Fortunately, since she hadn’t eaten anything, only saliva dripped out and wet my clothes. The innkeeper, who was serving food directly from the kitchen, and the other customers dining nearby let out sighs of relief. I was the only victim in this inn’s restaurant.

I should have told her to take a magical carriage, which she could afford with her wealth, instead of her insisting that elves with good balance didn’t need such things…

“Ah, you two continue eating. I’ll take Lindy to the bed upstairs and come back down. She’ll feel better if she rests a bit.”

Of course, the biggest victim was Lindy, who had gone through such trouble to help me. Feeling responsible, I helped Lindy up and took her to the room we were staying in on the second floor. However, upon arriving at the room and before letting Lindy down, I paused to consider.

One of the relatively large beds was for Luna and Presia. While the large bed would be better for the exhausted Lindy to rest, I couldn’t be sure what the perverted lesbian Lindy might do in their bed. Even an exhausted Lindy’s perverted tendencies should never be underestimated.

In the end, I let out a sigh and laid Lindy on my bed. Although it was a small bed and might be uncomfortable, it was only temporary pain due to motion sickness, not actual illness, so it should be fine. Besides, if she did anything, it would be better for me to bear it than for Luna and Presia to be harmed.

“Then, since you must be tired, get some sleep and rest well. And the bed next to you is Luna and the Boss’s bed, so don’t touch it!”

Still, just in case, I gave Lindy a warning and came out. Perhaps due to exhaustion, there was no response.

Creak

“Huh?”

However, as soon as I closed the door and came out, I heard a short hinge sound. Wondering if I hadn’t closed the door properly, I turned my head to look back at the room I had just left, but the door was quietly closed. I worried for a moment if someone had opened the door and entered, but there was no particular presence felt, and the hinge sound wasn’t long enough for someone to enter.

Tilting my head, I went back down to the restaurant and returned to the table where Luna and Presia were eating. If they wanted more, they could just order more, but the two of them had stopped eating and were waiting, concerned about me.

“Huh? Where’s Bear?”

As I sat down again, I glanced around and saw that Bear, who had been sitting quietly on Presia’s thigh, was gone. Meanwhile, Bunny was still trapped in Luna’s arms, having given up struggling.

“Surveillance.”

“What? It’s within the city, so is there anything to surveil?”

Even if demons attacked, the Holy Sword would notice and inform me before Bear did.

“There’s something.”

However, instead of explaining further, Presia resumed her meal. Feeling apologetic for making the two wait, I couldn’t ask more and picked up my fork.

And just as I was about to dip the meat and bring it to my mouth,

– Kyaaak!

A loud scream that shook the inn echoed. The source of the scream was none other than the second floor. While other guests and the innkeeper were confused about where the scream came from, I quickly ran up to the second floor.

It might be a scream from another guest on the second floor, but having just put Lindy down on the second floor, I couldn’t help but worry about her.

“Lindy!”

However, as I flung open the door and entered the room, I stopped in my tracks, unable to enter.

“Wh-what are you! Why are you doing this to me!”

Indeed, the owner of the scream was Lindy. Moreover, Lindy was still screaming and yelling at someone.

“…Lindy?”

As I stepped into the room, Lindy was still lying on the bed. However, it wasn’t my bed, but the large bed used by Luna and Presia.

Next to the struggling Lindy, Bear, transformed into its large form, was pinning Lindy down.

“Bear?”

Putting aside what happened for a moment, the important thing was that Lindy was lying on Luna and Presia’s bed. Didn’t I deliberately put her on my bed in case Lindy did something to their bed?

“Wait a minute, Bear. I don’t know what’s going on, but first, let’s move Lindy to my bed…”

However, Bear shook its head, pointing to my bed, and then nodded, pointing to the bed where Lindy was currently lying.

My bed is not allowed, but theirs is? Perhaps it means that since Lindy is sick, she should rest comfortably on the large bed.

But that’s because Bear doesn’t know Lindy’s sexual orientation. If Bear knew what Lindy might do to its master’s bed, it would never act like this.

“E-Elysia? Save me!”

Bear, lying on top of Lindy to prevent her from getting up. Of course, since Bear was originally a teddy bear, its weight wasn’t heavy, but with it firmly holding onto the bed, there seemed to be no way for Lindy to escape Bear’s restraint.

Hmm… at that point, maybe it’s okay to let her sleep on the large bed? If Bear is holding Lindy down like that, Lindy won’t be able to harbor any inappropriate thoughts, and she can rest comfortably on the large bed. It’s like hugging a big teddy bear to sleep. Lindy is just flustered and struggling now, but thanks to Bear, she can rest on the large bed, so it’s a good situation for her too.

After making my decision, I left, leaving Lindy still struggling to break free from Bear. Presia was standing at the door, having followed me up.

Presia closed the door I had come out of and then cast a spell with a simple gesture. As a result, Lindy’s energetic voice, which had been heard until a moment ago, became silent as if it were a lie.

“…Shall we go back to finish our meal?”

My meal had been interrupted twice because of Lindy and me. Yet, Presia nodded quietly without showing any displeasure and came down to the first floor with me.

“What’s wrong, Senior?”

“No, it’s nothing. It’s just Lindy being her usual self. Don’t worry about it and let’s keep eating.”

Come to think of it… Presia might not show much emotion and is quiet, but she’s kind-hearted. In the past, she recruited me for unnecessary part-time worker, who had no money, and even today, she didn’t hesitate to offer her large bed for Lindy, whom she met for the first time, out of concern.

Feeling proud of Presia, I picked up a piece of meat in front of me and placed it on her plate.