Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

XV. Fugitives

The cat (Mao Mao) ended the next day by taking care of Tsuji (Shikio) and Xiaohong (Xiaohong).Rather, there was nothing else to do.Even if it's Xiaohong's troubles, she is sharing the meal served, and wiping her toothpicks and her body with water after eating. Other than that...

"Hey, what's with this?"

Xiaohong opened an ancient scripture and sat on her lap.

“It's called 'Tsubaki'. It's the place Xiaohong always comes to.”

What's this?

This is...

It seems that the relationship between your uncle and your niece is very good.It was Xiaohong who seemed to be thinking about retracting, but he missed his uncle a lot.My uncle was my uncle, and I was trying to avoid my niece's free time in a small room.

Alright, let's have a good morning.

Yeah!

Play with nuts and pebbles on the floor.Although it was a small game, Xiaohong seemed to enjoy it.

Isn't it so bitter to be separated from your parents?

Cats and cats have become things to do, and I've been thinking a lot.It is always the same man who brings the meal, and he also serves as an escort.He also brought me a lot of water.It is close to confinement as a treatment, but it is close to fading when you look at the attitude of the birds.When I get a meal, I'm given a piece of paper together.It is not shown to cats and cats, but is burned in a candle fire as it is read by the koji.

It is likely that the absence of the cat and Xiaohong has caused a lot of fuss, but the atmosphere around them is not that different.At the very least, there is no ruckus in the station town.

If the freak master notices that the cat is absent, he's going to make a fuss all the way to the station town.Therefore, the sparrow (Chué) who brought the cat and cat is probably doing something to become a sparrow.

I'll play with my heart until Xiaohong is tired and asleep.Xiao Hong seems to like listening to travel stories, and instead of a lullaby, he sleeps listening to the ancient stories of a lullaby.Sleeping soundly, the kitty sees the cat.

“You seem to be aware of a lot of things, but do you have any questions for me?”

“When I asked you a question, you didn't always answer it, and there are many stories that you shouldn't have asked if you answered it.”

In general, there are too many things I don't have to ask the cat.

"Well, I'll tell you one thing."I'm leaving this house tomorrow morning. [M]And you'll be released in the evening. "

"I'm glad to hear it."

The cats go out in the morning and the cats are released in the evening.So you're going to do what's going to be a problem in the meantime?

(Stop raiding somewhere.)

During the raid, I temporarily quarantined the cat because I was troubled to be known by Mr. Tsuji.You can think of it that way.

(I don't think it's an assault.)

In other words, I can feel the smell even better.

At that time, I will act separately, so if I say I want you to look at Xiaohong instead, will you refuse?

"... I can't ask you to do this in a situation where you can't refuse."

Either way, a cat that's willing to do it should be enough to say a word.

However, the man named Tsubaki is not at all similar to his father, Jade Tsubaki.The resemblance was as strange as his face and his luxury.It seems more natural to me than a ball of jade.

The opulence of the balls is not inherent, but the result of an attempt to become acquired.

Tsubaki was originally born with.

Yes, the cat and the cat felt it.

Such a lavish man sneaks into the room and tries to hide it.I don't ask because I know that cats are dangerous when I check with half the predictions.

"Anyway, if you can send me to Nishito properly, I will go back to the main residence with Xiaohongsama."I don't know what to ask, so what should I do? "

"You can just keep talking like that."You treated me because you were an injured man.I need treatment as it is, so I asked you to follow me. That's all. "

What about Xiaohong-sama?

"I miss you so much, you can tell me you followed me worried."

No, it's an excuse that's too tight.

(Are you satisfied with the excuse?)

Whatever it is, don't feel like it's going to get weirdly troublesome.

That said, if I can come back tomorrow, it won't be a problem for the cat or the cat.I decided to go to bed and wait for tomorrow morning.

The next morning, the cat and the cat woke up with the sound of scratching.

A few men and a woman stand.Everyone was dressed like a trickster.It's about those who make it their business to escort mages, money, treasures, or important people.

Did you wake up?

Chang 'e also dressed similarly.There is not much change in the atmosphere from a helpless man to a mentor.However, I didn't think that there was a wound in my stomach when I stretched my spine.

“Stretching your spine may open the wound.”

It's wrapped around my cupcake, so if it bleeds a little, it's okay, right?

Cats and cats are more comfortable with the premise of moving, but I can't take any more responsibility.

The cat and the cat wake up the sleeping little crimson.Because I don't want to wake up crying without my uncle.

When I was forced to wave to a child with blurry eyes, another man in the form of a mage came.

I'm going to whip my ears at the nurse's lady.

"...... Shall we hurry? It seems to have been noticed here."

It was a low, calm voice.A woman kneels in front of a cat.

"Please move with your clothes."I'm sorry, but we need to move together. ”

"... I see."

Cats and cats have no choice but to listen.

When you go outside without eating your face, you ride in a prepared carriage.It's not a stagecoach, it's an ordinary horse-drawn carriage.The clothes given to the cat and the cat are of high quality.Xiaohong was ready, so the cat and cat changed into Xiaohong's clothes first.

“Where do you want to go?”

“Rest assured, whatever I am, your lives will be protected.”

I haven't received a response.However, considering that only the female mage was in the horse-drawn carriage, it must have taken care of the cats and cats.

"I will go a different way from you."If I can hide well, I will go back to Xidu. "

Got it.

The covered horse-drawn carriage is out of sight.Xiaohong was anxiously attracted to the cat.The female mentor didn't let go of the curved sword in her hand.

Is she in her thirties?She has a tight spine and sharp eyes.A cat who is not good at remembering people's faces, but probably has never met.

Often, cats have no choice but to give their lives to this woman.

Did the carriage run about two o'clock?It is not fast as a speed. But the horses are getting tired.Even though it is double-headed, the horse-drawn carriage is heavy.Normally, it's about time to give it a rest.However, I haven't been able to rest yet...

Is it possible that someone is after me?

The carriage quickly stops.

What's the matter?

The female mage asks the ruler.

"I don't mind letting you rest once in the next village."They're going to stroke you for water. "

They were horses, according to the Lord.

"All right."

The woman returns to the loading platform and tells her to rest in the next village.The role of the mother and child is to return to their hometown.

Is it a bit impossible?

The cat cat looks at Xiaohong.Not at all, and not exactly the age to have such a big child.

"It is not uncommon in the Xizhou Province to have children younger than the center.Besides, if you're a mother and a child, you can assert that you're a father, even if your children are not. ”

Then, the female mentor took out the makeup tools.

In addition, the woman's makeup is somewhat more deceptive.

Paint the cat like a canvas with the familiar touch of a cat.Rather than pure white, the powder was reddish and had a skin tone closer to that of a local person.

"...... but I wonder if I should return to Xidu like this?"I don't think it would have much impact on our return. ”

I'm curious about what you want to hide behind bars, but I don't know what you're talking about.I can't tell, so I don't have to talk to Mr. Tsuji.

Is it the consideration of the sparrow (Chué) not to be killed as a silence at the same time?

"The reason for not returning you now is not for you, but for the lord of the moon."

(For Mr. Tsubaki?)

Without knowing what it was, the cat had no choice but to let the cat run away.