Genometrics Concert Hall ~Mrgrgr!!!~

「Stella gives me a quick tug on my sleeves to tell me that she'll be preparing dinner, I nodded. I turned back to Yula and I noticed that she's murmuring something.」

"...ok...Bo...Book..."
"...Book?..."
"...Ugh..."

「She suddenly puts her right hand to her forehead and makes a painful expression. I approached her and took her hand off her forehead.」

"Don't push yourself, if you can't remember, it's ok."
"No... I remember, it's just that my head still hurts a bit."
"Ah... Sorry, I don't know any healing spells."
"It's fine really. They..."
"..."
"..."
"They?"
"They... were looking for a book... I don't exactly remember what exactly they were looking for, but they kept repeating about history and something about Mundus Magicus..."
"....."
"....When I said I don't know what they were talking about, then the tall one suddenly jumped at me and attacked me, and then they kept yelling that the book was at the mansion... But I don't know... I saw Lila barging in but... I suddenly blacked out..."
"And that's where I came in... So... That's all we know for now..."
"Hm...."

「Suddenly, silence, the atmosphere was kinda heavy. Lila wakes up and was shocked at seeing her mistress sitting next to her, sad. She bombed with questions, asking about her health, how she feels, etc. Yula reassures her and the little doll diverts her attention to me, bombing me with the same questions. I can't help but just smile back at her and pat her head.」

「The door opened and a tall man entered the house with Anna. It must be Stella's dad. Just as I guessed it, Stella ran towards him and hugged him, yelling "Daddy!!". Thought so. I greeted Anna and went to shake hands with him.」

"Sorry for the intrusion. My name's Desfel, those two girls over there are Yula and Lila."
"Good evening, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
"Hahaha, don't worry at all!! Stella told me a lot about you Desfel!"
"Hm, really?"
"Yes! About how you saved her and Anna here!"
"I didn't do much, Straha did everything, I just came after."
"Don't be so humble!"

「We chatted a bit and had diner. After, we decided to go back to Ostia. But first, we bid farewell to Stella's family, promising them that I'll be back. Before we left, I drew a magic circle and told them if they had any troubles and the scroll would be proven to be not enough to protect them, they can use this to call me. Although, it has it's flaws, I can't be too far away from it or it won't work. As to the maximum distance, I don't really know... According to the books from where I learned it from, it varies on how strong the mage is.」

「After an hour of walk, we finally got back to Ostia. We stayed at the inn where Yula had paid my expenses. Before going to bed, I told that I'll be setting off on my own at dawn. Surprisingly, she didn't ask any questions, she just nods and tells me she'll be fine on her own. We bid good night and went to our rooms.」

「I wake up early, the sun's almost up. I went downstairs and I saw Yula sitting at one of the tables.」

"What are you doing here?"
"...I couldn't really sleep, I just woke up about an hour ago..."
"...Get back to sleep."
"After you'll leave"
"I'm leaving."
"Why the sudden coldness?"
"...."
"..."
"I have a favor to ask of you."
"And suddenly, you ask me a favor? I don't mind, you saved me, twice now, and I really indebted to you."
"Don't say that. If you ever see my dungeon explorer friends, tell them that I retire from the team."
"... You must have your reasons, I won't dwell further. I will, it's a promise."

「I nodded, pat her head and headed towards the door.」

"Alright then, see you someday, hopefully, you'll have a new mansion or something grander when I'll be back!"
"...Take care and come back safe, I'm still indebted to you and being indebted to a dead guy is not something I'm looking forward haha."
"...What a morbid joke..."

「She laughs again and I set off. Time to find Rakan, he's the only one that I can count on right now. He shouldn't be too far from Ostia if I remember correctly.」