Pack your bags and head toward the shed.

There were no clouds in the sky, and I narrowed my eyes to the morning sun that had just begun to rise. Enjoy the clear air in the morning.

Your daughter would have enjoyed a tea party on a nice day like this.... I'm headed to the cliff in search of Maddy, who isn't sure if she's with the Second Prince and the Assassin.

The latter definitely doesn't look more enjoyable! Seems like the choices I've made have been right.

I'm coming in.

I lightly knock on the door of the cabin. From inside, I heard a voice saying, "Oh, my God."

Open the door and enter the cabin.

You're up early.

"I just woke up to the sound of the Lord's footsteps."

Leon said that without making him feel asleep.

You're kidding... I wonder what a harsh assassin's life has been like when I wake up feeling a sign in these years.

Rio is still sleeping pleasantly on Lyme. Leon patted Rio on the shoulder to prevent him from sleeping.

Rio, wake up.

In Leon's words, Rio slowly opens his eyes and says, "Um, no." Rio, who yawned drowsyly, looked age-appropriate.

Leon's mental age is just too old. Jill is also of high mental age... Looking at Rio gives me some peace of mind.

"What's the matter, oniichan?"... are you going to run away again? "

Rubbing his still-unperfectly open eyes, Rio gets up.

Again. Running away once can do a lot of damage, both physically and mentally.

"I won't run away this time. Brother, I'll be away for a while, but can I leave you alone?"

Rio nodded deeply to Leon's words.

"Someone I can rely on will take care of you."

I return to my usual Leah tone. I'll stay as a man in front of Rio.

"Thank you."

Leon bowed his head deeply to me.

Of course, Vian was someone I could rely on. She can trust Rio with peace of mind.

Before I came to this cabin, I left a letter under the door in Vian's room. I want you to take care of the boy in the shed. It says that I suffer from speckle disease and that I am going on an expedition.

I'm sure he'll take good care of Rio.

... Captain Marius was good, but he was a little unreliable. In other words, I think Rio will be forced to exercise.

Will you come back soon?

"... I don't know"

Leon's response made Rio's expression even more lonely.

I miss being separated from my only fleshly relative, my beloved niisama.

But I will definitely come back.

"It's a promise."

“Yeah, I promise. That's why you're here.”

"All right," replies Rio cheerfully.

I wonder what an honest brother he is. I know how Leon feels when he thinks of his brother. With such a cute little brother, I'd be drowning too.

"Jill wasn't honest from the start..." Well, that's how good he is, and there are some cute places.

Well then, let's go.

Yeah, come on!

Rio was behaving brightly, but he was about to cry a little. I could tell by the slight trembling of my voice and my slightly moistened eyes.

A child with a good sense of speech... I guess Leon did too.

I had to endure it when I was the most childish and grow up. I'm sure Jill did, too.

With that in mind, I left the scene with Leon.