Chapter 32 (1/2)

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A week later, after the dinner ban had been lifted, Fii once again came to the 18th Division’s meeting place.

When she entered, Conrad-san was there, as expected.

After exchanging greetings as usual, he made some tea for her. Today’s was chamomile. It was calming, and just a little sweet, so it really made her relax somehow.

While she was enjoying it, Conrad spoke from the seat opposite her:

“Today you’ll be going on a mission with me, so let’s get along, Heath-chan!”

before giving her a wink.

“Eh…?”

Fii was dumbfounded.

Conrad gave her an unreadable smile in return, and after resting his head in his palms, as the table supported his elbows, he looked up at Fii.

“Goodness, you’re so mean, Heath-chan. It’s almost as though your expression is saying―――I never expected the words ‘mission’ to come out of this guy’s mouth―――or something like that. Why, that makes me sound like a chronic laze-about or something.”

(He read my thoughts!?)

Fii felt gooseb.u.mps rise on her back.

“I-, I’m sorry. But, it’s because you’re always here when I come.”

“That’s because I wanted to have tea with you, you see~”

Seeing Conrad’s sweet smile, Fii thought to herself that perhaps he really was just a laze-about.

Even Crow who always looked after Fii would sometimes be out helping other divisions, but Conrad could win a reward for perfect attendance.

“So, what is this mission then?”

“Aah, we’re just going to head out to town for a little. There’s still some tea left, so let’s enjoy the tea first.”

The whole conversation lacked any of the suspense you would expect from two people about to head off on a mission.

(Are we going to buy groceries or something…?)

Even though it should have been impossible, for some reason Fii felt it possible instead.

After the two finished leisurely drinking the tea, they headed out the castle gate.

The centre of town was filled with orderly stone buildings, but Conrad took Fii somewhere a little further out, where the stone was replaced by wood.

And unlike the lower city parts that she and the other apprentices would go shopping in, this place gave off a somewhat dangerous atmosphere.

Fii couldn’t help but look left and right restlessly. Seeing this, Conrad chuckled and warned,

“You shouldn’t look so restless. You’ll attract somebody dangerous, you know.”

Having been told that, Fii stopped it.

Apparently it really was a dangerous place.

In the end, they arrived at a worn-down inn.