The next morning, we woke up and helped to milk the goats as we did the other day.
　Of course, Leah didn't get up until breakfast time.

She's such a lazy girl, Leah.

　When I joke that I should roast Lunamaria's nail polish for her to drink, she replies that she will have a stomach ache.

But the only women I know are Lunamaria, Mother Milia and Leah.
　Ayesha pointed to herself and I added, "Ayesha too.

'There are only two kinds of girls at the moment. Luna Maria, the serious girl, Ayesha's type of girl, and Mother Milia, the lazy girl that Leah would classify as. It's just a 50/50 split, but I wonder which one is more common in the world.

　Lunamaría laughed at my question and
I wonder which one.
　He laughed.

　That laugh seemed to have some meaning, but I didn't understand it.
　As the conversation was going on, the goat milking was over and we started to prepare breakfast.

Now it's time for us Jugachi women to go. You two go wake up Leah.

　Okay," we both said, returning to the tent to find Leah asleep, "giggling" and puffing out her belly.

She looks just like Mother Militia.

Yes.

　Hmmm, and continue with Luna Maria.
　We slowly get Leah up and get her dressed.
　Of course, being a man, I don't go along with the changing.
　I say to Leah as she changes in the curtain.

Speaking of which, Leah, how far are you going to follow me?

That's right, even in the grave.

"I've been to the tombs in the dungeon.

I know, but that's not what I mean. But that's not what I mean. I mean, we'll be in the same grave together.

It's not the East, so I don't think they'll be cremated and put in the same urn.

"But I still want the grave next door!

　A confused Leah opened the curtains.
　For a moment, I thought, "Oh my God," and then I saw that she had already finished dressing.

　When I complained that she was absolutely top-notch at surprising people, she said, "Hmmm, I know, I'll surprise you more tomorrow.

　I wondered what she was going to do ......, but I figured it would be an innocent prank anyway, so I ignored her and went to the breakfast table first.

　Afterwards, we slowly tired out.
　We had been walking and fighting all day from the streets of the Northwoods.

　Even for a child trained by the gods, you get tired. And it would be even harder for the woman, Luna Maria.

　That's why today is a day of rest and relaxation, doing nothing.

　You'll sit idly on the spot or sleep in bed, counting sheep all day long.

　Then you feel your strength recovering. You are filled with vitality.
　At night you are so energized that you want to run around the place.

Okay, this makes me feel like I can go on a trip right now.

　Look at Luna Maria and she agrees.

I'm feeling much better. I hope to leave tomorrow.

That's it.

　And when I look at Leah, she doesn't seem to have any objections.

　So I tell her that I'll be staying with her for one more night. The head of the village agrees, waving his white beard up and down, "Of course," he says.

　Ayesha happily walks around us saying, "Yay!

You can stay with us forever.

　But that's not really possible, so I'll indulge for one more night and the next morning we'll leave.

　I will have breakfast before I leave.
　But I notice someone who won't get up at breakfast. It's Leah.
　What a sleeper, I thought, and peeled off her covers to find a pillow.
　You touch it, but it's not warm.

　He consults with Luna Maria to see what's going on, but soon realizes that it's her prank.

　Not just any prank, though, but an oversized prank.

　Under the pillow.
"To Will
　My name was written in the handwriting of "I don't know what's going on," and I opened the letter.

　What's going on, I wondered, and opened the letter.
　I open the letter and read it aloud to Luna Maria, too.


"Dear Will.
　I may have crawled under my covers feeling naughty, but unfortunately I'm not there.
　I'm not in Jugachi Village either.
　But don't worry.
　I wasn't kidnapped and I haven't disappeared.
　I said that I am a priestess serving a god, but I originally live in the sanctuary.
　My body is incapable of staying outside the divine realm for long periods of time.
　So I'll go back to the sanctuary to cultivate my spirit.
　In other words, we'll definitely have another adventure together!


　That's almost the full text, but there is also a message to Luna Maria.


"To the little girl who is reading this letter to me.
　--No, to Luna Maria.
　You are Will's squire. Don't forget that.
　Be a woman who can stand before Will's mother and boast that you are a clean and righteous squire.


　Over


　It's terse and twangy, but it's a spoonful of affection.
　As evidence, Luna Maria is a little sad, "Leah ......".
　I missed you too, but if that's the case, I had no choice.
　And it says in the letter that we will meet again some day.
　This is not a farewell, but a foreshadowing of a reunion, so I don't feel too lonely.
　I tried to be cheerful and said to Luna Maria.

Let's get going. I'll miss you a little, but I don't have to worry about running out of food on the road anymore.

...... Leah was a gourmand.

　Lunamaria smiled and began to prepare for her journey.


　--Meanwhile, at Table Mountain, Will's hometown, the God of Swords Ronin was practicing pulling out a large tree with his bare hands.
　Ronin, the god of swords, is practicing pulling out a large tree with his bare hands.

He says with a "whimper" as he puts his strength into it.

"...... is utterly pathetic. I only pulled 'only 10' today.

　If you look at Ronin, you can see a huge pile of trees piled up in a heap next to him.

　Vandal, the god of magic, who was watching from afar, slowly walked up to Ronin and said, "You are doing this again, for nothing.

You're doing more harm than good.

"...... What an old man!

Don't destroy the nature. . do not destroy nature.

"Shut up, I'll recycle it properly, and when it's dry, we'll make a log cabin out of it. I'm going to turn it into Will's study room.

"She's already been on the road.

I know, I know. But now she's picking you up. I don't like her, but I respect her persistence. I'm sure she'll take Will home.

...... I'm not so sure about that. --. or rather, what a rumor!

　The God of Magic Vandal turned around and saw a girl about her age.
　A girl with beautifully coiffed hair.

　She's got a bloody flail. She says she hunted a warthog along the way. I'll eat it, he says.

　She's an extraordinary girl, carrying a bloody boar, but neither Ronin nor the Vandals were surprised.

　No, only Ronin was a little surprised.
　Of course he wasn't surprised by the blood or the girl's power.

"...... or rather, Milia, you're back alone.

Yes, I do.

You didn't bring Will home?

"Yes.

　Say it plainly.

"You promised me the wrong thing. Whoever wins at rock-paper-scissors would take Will home. I lost in rock-paper-scissors and you went.

"Shut up. It's a long story. Oh, I mean, I'm tired, can I undo the change?

"Because youth consumes a lot of magic.

It's annoying.

　And then Leah, who was just a little girl a moment ago, no, Milia grew.

Phew, all at once my breasts are tighter. Did my breasts grow even tighter than when I was a teenager?

"Teat Monster

"Shut up, swordsmanship fool.

It's a compliment. I mean, getting back to the point, why isn't Will here?

I didn't have a choice. I couldn't find an excuse to bring him home.

"Pretext?

If he looked a bit frazzled or homesick, I was going to knock him into a coma and take him home, but Will was undaunted by any monster he met. His eyes would always shine no matter what kind of enemies he met. Every time he found a new place, he was excited to see it. He was like a child.

No god could have brought such a Will back.

That's right.

　And the goddess Militia says, but Ronin seems to agree.
　Even if I had gone, the result would have been the same, she says in her mind.

　Although Ronin would never say it out loud, he does seem to be able to compensate Milia for her exhaustion after a long journey.

　Casually holding the warthog, he returns to the house of the gods.
　Miria laughs at that, but Vandal asks her how she did it.

"Didn't Will know who you were?

Yes, of course. She's a perceptive girl, but more than that, she's a pure girl.

"Yes,

But I guess Luna Maria knew that I was right. I'm afraid of women.

　And said Goddess of Healing Militia returned to our home after a long absence.