Me and Eve met up with Seras and Liz who were already waiting at the place we agreed on earlier.

[Weve been waiting, Touka-dono.]

[The investigation about the Killer of the Five Dragon Warriors shouldnt progress for a while now.]

[Then, it seems that plan youve said before went well huh?]

[Honestly, I never expected that plan to work so well.]

Liz run up towards Eve.

[Big Sister]

[Did something happen while youre waiting for me?]

[Yep Seras-sama said that I did well]

[Liz really helped out a lot when we were carrying the luggage.]

Seras said.

[Thanks to her, it saved me some trouble.]

[Seras-sama]

Liz looks like shes moved to tears.

It seems she hardly had any experience being praised huh

Its already in her nature to help.

She has never been told words of gratitude.

As for how that proprietress treats LIz

I guess you could easily imagine that.

Liz stepped up in front of me.

Keeping her gait neatly, Liz bows down her head.

[Thank you very much If Touka-sama didnt save me Big Sister and I would be]

[Dont worry about it.]

Liz raises her face.

It feels like she wants to ask something but worried that she may be rude in asking.

[Do you have something to ask?]

[Umm]

[You dont have to hold back.]

[Is Pigimaru-chan safe?]

With a resolute expression on her face, Liz asks.

And then, a protrusion slithered out from the side of my neck.

His movements was slightly slower than usual.

Its the effect of the burden of the skill weve just used together.

The protrusion stretched out and stopped before Liz.

[Piniii]

Liz touches the protrusion.

[I heard from Seras-sama that Pigimaru-chan had also actively participated earlier]

[Puyuu!]

[Thank you for your hard work.]

[Punyuuu~]

Pigimaus color changed into a light pink.

[Ehehe.]

The eyes of Seras whos standing next to me softened.

[When she finally got to touch Pigimaru-dono like that, it feels like she has been released from the tension shes been feeling huh.]

Lizs expression certainly looks quite relaxed.

Could Pigimaru heal the wounds in Lizs heart?

[What the heck is with that guys versatility?]

[Fufu, as expected of Pigimaru-dono.]

The horse we used as a decoy ran away somewhere.

Therefore, we would have to switch to the horses used by the Duke and the others.

Our luggage had already been tied to the replacement horse by Seras and Liz though.

[It would have been great if I had a magic item where I could store things indefinitely.]

I put my hands into my purse.

Ive only taken out a small portion at that place.

This purse contains gold, jewels and some jewelries.

The weight that we could carry was quite limited.

We want to reduce the amount of luggage we would carry as much as possible.

[Well then, lets go.]

Eve and Liz have already finished their preparations.

Riding behind the horse, I embrace Seras from behind.

[My bad. Because I couldnt ride a horse, wed end up wasting some time.]

[Please dont mind it. Everyone had their strengths and weaknesses. Besides Im also glad that I could be of service to you, you know?]

Eve and Lizs horse started walking.

However, the horse were riding on hasnt moved yet.

[Seras?]

[Im sorry, Touka-dono. Could you hold on to me tighter? Im actually quite anxious about how loose youre holding me.]

[I understand.]

Gyuuuuu

I cling on to Seras body more firmly.

[Hhnnn]

A strained voice leaked out a little bit from Seras mouth.

[Did I cling too tightly?]

Did I make a mistake on the strength of my hold?

It might be the effect of the status correction.

I loosened my hold a bit.

[How about now?]

[Eh Yes, this much is fine.]

And then, the horse started walking in a trot.

The sounds of hooves.

The unique shakes in each of the horses steps.

Honestly, it would be quite difficult to say that Im used to riding a horse.

[Touka-dono, it went exactly as you had anticipated this time again.]

[I dont really know about that.]

I continue.

[If I could really read everything, I would have noticed the burden on Pigimarus body and the possibility of there being a limit on the number of targets I could use my skill on.]

[However, even if you were faced with a situation you didnt expect, you didnt get confused and kept on moving. You were able to quickly respond with the situation And because Touka-dono is like that, we could be relieved as we follow your instructions.]

A person would be anxious if the one giving instructions is a hasty person.

Therefore, I have to make sure that Im prepared for everything at all times.

I jokingly said.

[Well If Im going to be treated as the lord, I have to stand in a way that I wont feel ashamed even with such a treatment.]

[Fufu, those words were quite reassuring.]

[Just as I had said before, I cant perfectly anticipate everything. However, I would always think about ways to make it as close to perfect as I could.]

[Then, I would be striving to be the perfect adjutant for you, right?]

[Youre doing enough right now already. Especially since weve arrived here in Monroy, Ive been relying on Seras more often.]

[Im really glad that you could rely on me, you know? You could rely on me even at times like riding on horses.]

[Hey, Seras.]

[What is it?]

[Riding a horse, would it be easy for you to teach me?]

[When we have the time, should I teach you?]

[Im counting on you. The speed of the horse decreases when there are two people riding on it.]

[Understood. If that is what Touka-dono wants.]

[Besides, youd end up being hugged like this every time we ride a horse in our travels, right?]

[No, I dont particularly have any problem with it though? It would be another thing if its another person, but if its Touka-dono]

[I might be glad to hear that but If we were to think about our travels from now on, it would be better if each of us could ride our own horse.]

For a while, Seras havent spoken anything.

[That That really might be so.] (PR/N: Stupid Touka)

After some time, rain began to fall.

The streaks of rain gradually became heavier as time passes.

Along the way, we found a small cave and decided to take some shelter from the rain.

[The weather suddenly started acting weird, heavy rain suddenly coming down hard like that is]

Seras and Liz began wringing their wet clothes.

I handed the two of them some dry cloths in substitute for towels.

[Wipe your hair well, okay? You might catch a cold. Well I dont really know if High Elves and Dark Elves will catch colds like humans do.]

[The cold, is it? Yes, we could catch a cold, you know?]

While thoroughly wiping the water dripping on her bangs, Seras continued.

[However, it was said that Elves were less susceptible to illnesses compared to Humans. Or rather than saying it like that, it was more right to say that Humans were recognized as more susceptible to illnesses compared to the other races.]

Seras stepped closer and began wiping my hair dry with a cloth.

Looking at her, I could see that shes standing on her tiptoes.

Asking for consent, Seras smiles.

[You also have to be careful so that you dont catch a cold, right?]

[Youre right.]

If I were to catch a cold and my body gets worse, it would be quite a disaster.