When I got back to the same inn as yesterday, Lynne greeted me with the same smile as in the morning....... but a red earthworm tumor (mistletoe) marks on the white arm peeking from the cuff have been painfully engraved many times.
"Lynne, that hand..."
"Oh, no. It's nothing."
Lynne rushes to hide her hands. This is... it's our fault, isn't it? Because I stayed for free......
and that's when I heard dosdosdos and rough footsteps from behind the inn.
"You wanderer! How dare you come again!
"Your husband"
An old haunted looking woman emerges from behind Lynne and shakes her stick up against us.
"Hih."
My sister screams a small scream and hides behind me. I said the words in a hurry.
"Chi, no, no. I came as a proper customer today. Here's the money. You're right, I'll pay for yesterday."
Hey...... no, putting 10,000 Astre silver coins on the counter with quite a threat changes the look on the old lady's face and gives her a creepy grin.
"I don't know what to do. I'm not complaining about this one if you'll even pay me properly. Linne, show him to his room."
That's all I'm saying, the old lady goes back to the back again. I was scared...... my sister still remains hidden behind me.
I'm sorry, your husband messed up about last night.
Lynne bows her head in an unfortunate way. An old woman today seems to own Lynne as a slave. You didn't look like a very good person......
"No, Lynne's not bad at all. Instead, this is the one you're sorry about, that arm injury, that guy treating you like that, right? You let us stay on our own..."
"-"
Lynne didn't deny or affirm it, and she got annoyed in silence. I guess it's a character you can't lie to, good boy.
"Uh, again, I'd like you two to stay and dinner tonight. And yesterday's inn bill."
"Yes, are you sure you want to stay in the two rooms? The room cost 2000 Astres, the meal cost 1000 Astres for two and last night's stay cost 2,000 Astres, for a total of 5,000 Astres."
That being said, collect 10,000 astral silver coins and place instead 10 bundles of 100 astral copper coins on five counters.
By the way, the place in the two rooms was faster than I replied, and my sister snorted and it was decided. Well, I'm worried about staying separately.
"Yes, you're welcome, Linne will keep it. Thank you for dinner yesterday."
Of course, I don't think this is all I could ever repay, but for now.
But Lynne shy away from saying, "No, you can't have it."............ At first I thought I was reluctant, but for Lynne with a big impression I was too hard (hard), so I asked her why, and she told me with a slightly more nuanced voice.
"People's slaves are allowed to have personal belongings, even if they are slaves, but we Elves' slaves are not allowed to own private property. So there's no reason why you should, and even if you did, we're not allowed to go out alone, so we can't use it."
"... not Lynne, but the whole Elf clan is?
"Yes… always have a people's supervisor on you when you're out of town, and if you don't have a chain on your collar, you'll be considered a fugitive slave"
Speaking of which, all the elves I saw in the city today were with people with chains. Since there were also cases of human beings and slaves with collars, I guess among the slaves the slaves of the elves are the treatment of a step down.
"I was just so glad to hear how you felt"
That's what I say and smile at Lynne, my heart clasps tightly.
"Well, at least make tonight's meal for three. Of course, one meal is for Lynne."
When I put five 100-astle copper coins on the counter and said, Lynne smiled happily after a moment of surprise.
"Thank you. You wave your arms for dinner."
The smile was very dazzling, but I could see it, tightening my heart so hard...
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