"Celine, what is the next town... the town of Tolfe?

I shake a hot au gratin over a spoon while shaking a topic during dinner. Celine answered me with a bite of her last glass of Gupulu.

"Hmm, it's not that different from your Fathia town. It's one of the workplace towns that surrounds the territorial capital."

Hmm, that's right.

"It's just... there are a lot of vineyards around the town, and it's probably because of the wine they specialize in, it's a lot of taverns."

"Oh, I see. I have to work in one of those many taverns. My uncle runs it. Well, customer service is my main job. Hafuhafu"

Thio took over and threw Gratin in his mouth. I wonder if it is a store like Iris at night.

"There are a lot of liquor stores, and I can buy a lot of wine at a fairly cheap price. I once saw you stocking up with an item box, and I'm really not jealous."

Celine looked at me like that many times. I mean, that's what this is all about.

"... I'll take it with me. But don't buy too much."

"I did it! I love Marc! You wanted to buy a bunch of booze there once!

Celine hugs me and strokes my head. I've always looked after you, and I wish I could pay you back a little for this.

And when the Mikusha time was over, Estelle grabbed the hot milk cup with both hands and opened her mouth.

"Celine, do you use a coach to get from town to the capital?

"There's a carriage rental shop in Tolfe. I'm going to use you next time ~"

Esther then rubs her voice up and declares it forcefully.

"Ah, then I'll be your man! We need to learn Marc and be of little help!

"Oh, I don't think you should worry about Marc because he's just too useful... Well, if you're going to be an adventurer, you should get used to horses, and if Esther wants to do it, please."

"Mmm!

Estelle nodded with a fluff. I don't mind telling you myself, but I think I can be a useful travel commodity. I don't think Estelle cares. I really didn't do anything about Nicolas.

─ I felt called.

I didn't call you.

Immediately discard Nicolas' thoughts. Thio stared at the ester with interest.

Ah, Estelle is an adventurer?

Yeah, that's right.

Esther answers quickly. Though it's a familiar ester, Tio has been able to improve his ability to communicate quite a bit today. Tio talks in a joking tone.

"Neither does Celine, but if she's as pretty as you, she won't have to be an adventurer to make money. Estelle, why don't you come work with me at the store? No matter how many men there are, they don't have enough."

"Did you just say tavern?

"Well, it's a job to talk to a man while drinking."

…… How do you get paid for drinking with a man?

When Esther answered back with a faint face, Thio lost his words for a while and shook his neck slightly.

"That's where it came from..."

"Yes, she just came out of the country, that's where she came from."

Celine answers as she tilts the gupple. I don't suppose there were any such stores in Surtoria... Thio suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Estelle, I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about it now."

"I didn't mean to take it, but it's terrible to be turned down before I say no..."

"Ahahah, I'm sorry I said something weird."

After taking a bath, the long ears of an ester without earrings slightly fall back to her and Thio apologizes again. Seeing that, Esther chuckled. Apparently Estelle was also joking. So I had a gentle dinner, and then I went to bed. Well, uh...

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─ So, what is lymph massage?

……

Nicolas and I have already dropped the lights. Nicolas is sleeping with Thio in the bed next door. I'm sure Nicolas is falling asleep silently in my thoughts, but I have an idea.

"Tomorrow at the resonance stone call, I'm going to tell my mother about your recent lifestyle."

Nicolas, who helped the Estelle family well and received a compliment from her mother, told her to help me during the next trip. But that's what Nicolas didn't do. Nicolas replied immediately.

"I'm sorry, I'll tell you everything, so please just leave it to me... But in the first place, isn't oniichan too excited to think of a lymphatic massage?

That's what you've done so far. So he was a healthy guy?

Ugh...... Well, I can't deny that I enjoyed pulling Thio's whole body... But that's it, it's a healthy massage. I used wind magic to pull and vibrate Thio's body to improve blood circulation. It's my new magic, "It's just part of the procedure (lymph massage)."

I was making weird magic again. You still use your magic much more dextrously than I do.

So, who gave you my name?

If you do that, oniichan may be nominated when Celine hears about it. It's a little gift from me to oniichan.

"You know, even if they say that, I can't do it, right?

Hah, oniichan is as good as ever.

"Well... if it's not weird, that's fine. I'm sorry I doubted it. Goodnight then."

"Yes, good night.... fuhihi, Thio's bouncing body feels so good that it's going to be a mess."

Nh ~ Nicola is a sweetheart ~

Tio's voice hugged Nicolas back as she slept. I just told you that this place is lowering my confidence.... okay. In the meantime, I feel refreshed about what I'm worried about, so I'll go to bed. When I activated space sensing, I fell asleep with it intact -

--After a few hours, I woke up unexpectedly with a huge movement in the stretched space sensing. It's a reaction outside the container house.

We're not getting close, one person is away from the carriage - I feel like I'm returning to the carriage from the outside immediately.... was it the bathroom?

After that, I slept tightly because there was no movement.

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The next morning, we all got up a little early because we didn't want to be left behind. We finished breakfast quickly and all went out together. Tio looks up at the container house with Nicolas wrapped around his waist.

"Nooo, I didn't expect the wild inn to be so comfortable. Marc, thank you so much."

"You're welcome. You can stay tonight."

"Are you sure? Fufu, then let me sweeten your words. But I wish I could take care of you and give you something back....."

"It's enough just to take care of Nicola..."

I put the container house in the item box while saying so.

Then cross the hill to the carriage. Around the carriage, two men were feeding the horse. Garrett, who was watching the horse stick his head into the barrel, noticed and looked back.

"Hey, good morning. Looks like you didn't come to sleep."

"Good morning, I don't want to be left behind ~"

Garrett shook her shoulders happily in response to Celine.

"Haha, that's right. Then wait in the carriage. I'll be ready soon."

"Yes."

We rolled into the carriage. --I thought Lumon looked at me and smiled.

And this day the carriage proceeded toward Tolfe, and it was a night without incident.