77 - whereabouts of Lilan's sister






 After parting from the soldiers, we went to check the back alley just to be sure.

 It seems that the back alley leads further into the favela, and I don't think a girl would go into a place like this alone.



"Lucky, do you smell anything like her over here?"

----"No, not at all. At least not through here.

 I knew it. It is said that when we lie, our eyes look right side up. When they remember, they look up to the left. That's why the soldier's gaze was moving to the upper left when I deliberately asked him where he was eating. This is not enough to be sure, but there is a possibility that the soldier knows something.



"Can you follow the scent from the square?"

------ Well, it's hard to say. If they were boxed up or something, it would be very difficult. 

"All right, let's go after Chad's wagon when it pulls out. Lucky.

--Yes, sir.



 I get on Lucky's back and we make our way through the city. But there are so many people it's hard to move forward.

--Rock, I'm going to have to push a little harder than I thought.



 With that, Lucky jumps on the roof of the house and starts running on it.

 I was a little worried that the roof might break, but it seemed that he was using wind magic to control his weight and movement.

"Papa, isn't that it?"



 Patra pointed to a group of carriages with Chad's flag at the end. He seems to be an assertive type.

"Lucky, get off somewhere inconspicuous."

--Ayo--.



 Lucky steps down and sniffs the ground.

"How's that? "You can tell?"

----Yeah, he definitely smells like her.

 The wagon we were chasing pulls straight into a large mansion.

 This must be Chad's base.



 As we look inside from the outside, we are approached by a soldier on patrol.

"Can I help you at Chad's house?

"No, I'm just in town for sightseeing, but this is the famous Chad's house, isn't it?

Yes, it is. Yes, it's quite big, isn't it?

 The soldier replies happily as if he is introducing his own house.



"From the looks of it, you have the same equipment as the soldiers in the city, but do you guard private homes as well?

"Yes, Mr. Chad is an indispensable person in this town, so he is a target of security by order of his superiors.

 This was quite unusual. Normally, no one but an aristocrat would be under the guard of the city's soldiers. Apparently, a good number of the soldiers have a close relationship with Chad.



"Thank you for everything."

 I go to the soldier and leave.

----"I don't think we're going to be able to track him any further.

"Yeah, but Chad's spreading his wings too wide."

"Hey, ......, do you think you'll find my sister?"

 Rilan, who had been quiet until then, asks a question.



 Lillan must be worried about her sister.

"Don't worry. "Don't worry. We'll get you out. I'll get you out of here. ......"

 We decided to go straight to Grizz's house.



"Does Liran have anyone in town she can turn to?"

"No, this was just a stopover and we were going to get a ride to King's Landing in someone's carriage.

I'll ask if they can take care of Rilan where I'm going, and if that's okay with you, you can take care of him until I find his sister.

"Thank you for that ......."

 Liran is now temporarily safe.



 Now I have to ask Grizz to do a lot of things for me. .......

 In the meantime, we arrived at Griz's house in no time.

 The yard of Griz's house is still decorated in the same bad taste.

I said to the gatekeeper, "I'd like to see Griz.



 I asked the gatekeeper, and he opened the door without asking my name.

 I guess Lucky had made a strong impression on him.

"Who are you, Mr. Locke? Mr. Grizz is the son of a wealthy merchant in this area, isn't he?



"Oh, I just happened to meet him the other day. I just happened to meet him the other day.

"I don't think there's anyone around here who doesn't know him. He's very rich and famous.

"......" I see. I guess so.

 We continued on our way through the garden, and Wonder Wolf White Wolf looked at us from a little distance, but then he went away.



 As we reached the front door, a maid appeared from inside the house.

She says, "Mr. Locke, welcome. Please come this way."

"Lucky, I'm sorry again, but you'll have to wait for me in the garden. Liran, come with me. Patra, go to .......

I'm coming!




 Patra wants to go with us. Well, there's nothing wrong with having more of them, is there?



----Lucky lies down in the yard, his tail wagging in a bored manner.



 I feel sorry for him, but I'll play with him again next time.

 The maid leads us through Grizz's house.

 Liran is much calmer than I thought she would be for the first time.



"Oh, welcome. What's wrong?

"Sorry. I've come to ask you a favor. Before I do that, let me introduce myself. This is my follower Patra and this is Rilan. Liran got separated from her sister. We brought her here now because there is a good chance that Chad has her."



"Master Grizz, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Liran. Pleased to meet you.

 Rilan greeted us firmly, unlike the crying he had shown when we first met him.

 His behavior was firm.



"Hi. I'm Grizz.

"I'm Patra. I'm Papa's daughter. Nice to meet you."

 Patra also greets me, but as usual her words are misleading, so as expected I have to explain to Griz the story of how Patra became a member of our group.

 Well, this was inevitable.



"So, I have a little favor to ask you, Griz, okay?"

"Yeah, sure. Oh, sure. Rock's stories are usually pretty funny."

 For some reason, Grizz seemed to trust me a lot.

 But it makes the story go faster.



"For one thing, we're going to be doing some dangerous stuff. So I need you to take care of this Relan for me."

I don't mind taking care of him, but what's the danger?

"I don't think Grizz should know about that."

 Grizz puts his finger to his chin and thinks for a moment.

"Okay. Well, let's just keep her for now. Lulu, come here for a minute."

 Grizz calls, and a woman in a maid's outfit comes through the door.



"You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, we've taken her into our custody. Please take her to another room to change her clothes. Treat her like a guest.

Okay.



Lillan, we'll come back and tell you when we find your sister.

Mr. Locke, thank you for everything. Mr. Grizz, I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you.

I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you, Mr. Grizz, but I'm here for you. I don't give out freebies as much as Chad does, but I'd like to introduce you to Locke. But this time I'm here on behalf of Locke.



"Oh, that's great."

 Liran bowed deeply to us and walked out of the room with the maid called Lulu.

"Now, tell me more about what you're up to..."

 Grizz couldn't possibly enjoy such a fun thing by himself. He looked at me like that. And he was. Grizz was the kind of guy who would say he wanted to go diving for fun in a dungeon of fire.

 He seemed to burn more when I told him it was dangerous.