Outaishihi ni Nante Naritakunai!!

- Lena, are you going back to the island?

That's very lonely, but if you mean to see your family, you won't be able to stop it. And Theon wanted Lena to go back to the island.

If I could actually count on going home, I'm sure Theon would push Lena's back, and even I wouldn't spare her cooperation if she wanted to.

As Ilya said, Lena has suffered for a long time. I think it's time to be happy but forgiven.

Thinking like that, Lena told Ilya with a determined face of something.

- I'm not going back to the island yet.

"Huh?"

Both me and Ilya marvel at the unexpected words and gaze at her. Lena stared at Ilya and said in a firm tone.

"It is Master Zion who helped me, enslaved, who was not strange whenever I died in Talim. You haven't even been able to repay me, but you can't go back to the island. I'm sure your father wouldn't be happy to do that."

"... Lena"

Turning to Ilya, who asks sincerely, Lena bows her head.

"Thank you for telling me you're looking for me, princess, that your father is alive. But I, I can't go home. I thought I could repay you one day... of course I'd like to go back to the island, but I haven't been able to repay Lord Zion for anything yet"

"... yes"

Ilya shouted out a potpourri, staring silently at Lena, who bowed her head for a while.

"You choose to stay here, don't you? It can be hard if you stay. Still?"

"I think I've already experienced the hardest thing, so I'm fine. Besides, I hate it more than anything that I can give back to Theon now."

Ilya exhales small and laughs when she sees Lena, who has no worries whatsoever, convinced her that she is serious.

"Yes, you are a beast, too. The beast man never forgets the grace he received.... Fine. I'll send a letter to your father, Weiss, from me. Oh, or write it yourself? I'm sure you can keep the letter."

"I can't write letters. So I'd be glad if the princess wrote it instead"

……

Also, I've heard stories of chest pain.

The literacy rate in Wilhelm is high to the extent that it can boast of other countries, but that in Talim and Sahaja is quite low. Because for some reason, the idea is that slaves don't need education.

There are quite a few slaves in these two countries. That's why the literacy rate is dropping.

Cain, a former assassin, can read and write, but that's more likely because of his increased assassination success rate. Those who keep them educated can later divert them for various things. It doesn't hurt to make them remember. Cain used to say it was more of a gain idea.

- I thought it might be, but I knew, Lena, I can't read or write letters.

I can't help but say I didn't have a chance to know, but I still wish I knew sooner.

I didn't think, I stuck my mouth in the story between the two of them.

"Lena. If you want to study letters, can you tell Theon from me? Whatever, you can tell me when I have time and... so Theon knows you can't read or write letters?

"No, because I've never talked about that before. I didn't think it was particularly necessary either."

"Yes..."

When I was in Tarim with Theon, I hear she was doing something like a whole maid of honor. If all you've done is take care of your chores and your surroundings, you certainly won't get a chance.

"I knew we'd need to discuss this with Theon for once. Your husband is him. I want to confirm my intentions and... Lena? What about Lena herself? Letters, you think you want to remember?

"Uh... I... the..."

As soon as I do, I'm gonna have a mouthful of it, Lena. The ears are dripping. Ilya put her hand on Lena's shoulder and told her to encourage it.

"You can be honest with me.... Hey, Lena. Don't you want to write to Weiss directly to your father?

"Oh, that's...!

Lena responded plainly to Ilya's words. That's how I realized what we were looking at, I turned my face bright red and still nodded small.

"Ha... yes. I want to write to you, my father."

"Decided! Well, I'll talk to Theon later"

"Oh, thank you"

Lena thanked me many times with pleasure. That looks cute and cute and makes me want to cuddle her unexpectedly.

The cat beast man is a bad moment. It is time for me to be weak with Moffmoff.

- Oh, I'd love to moff you again.

My hand moves out at will. I desperately held it in.

Ilya is checking with Lena.

"Well, I'll write to Weiss this time. That you will be safe and that you will return when the grace is done. Is that all you have to write about?

"Yes. Please. And I'm glad you wrote that when you learn to write, I'll send you a letter myself. Oh, but I, I don't know how I can deliver a letter..."

I comfort Lena, who has been squished all the time, that Ilya is okay.

"If you send a letter to me, I'll forward it to you.... that, Liddy. I'm going to go through you..."

They said I was sorry, but I'm not willing to say no more than I was originally.

"Okay. You wish I could send Lena's letter to Ilya. That's not a hassle or anything."

When they admitted they wanted it to be in their hands, they looked horrible.

I decided on the details about the letter, and just calmed down, finally all three of them sit on the couch.

Lena desperately refused at first that she could not be present with the two princesses, but was persuaded by me and Ilya, and eventually sat next to Ilya. He's the first beast man I've seen since I left the island. I guess you want to be on your side at all. Lovely.

"Lena, I'd like to ask you one thing."

In response to Lena's wish to listen to her on the island, she was Ilya, who had talked a lot, but, uh, she changed her tone and asked Lena.

"You, you were kidnapped... sold and went to Tarim, right? Well... didn't you see the same cat beast man named Phylliya in Tarim?

"... Ilya"

I knew immediately that Ilya was asking about her sister. Talim's Beastman Information, a distant exotic. I guess that means you want to get some of that.

After a little thought, Lena shook her neck sideways to deny it.

"I'm sorry. There were several other beasts in Slave City besides me. I think there were rabbit beasts and tiger beasts too. But the cat beast man was none other than me. Even in the castle I was serving... all the kids kept for fun are basically locked in their rooms, so they don't even look at each other... until who was there"

"Yes..."

"Oh, so, but! Do you have any traits or something? Maybe I've heard just rumors!

Seeing Ilya look obviously depressed, Lena asks as she panicked.

Ilya opened her mouth as if she had regained her mind.

"Well... I'm looking for my sister. Hair and eye color are the same as mine. I have the same ring my father made. And even though I'm a cat beast, my sister doesn't look like an Aura. She's tall, she's about a human woman, and her body lines are clear, so much that at first glance she doesn't know she's a cat beast man."

"Really..."

I lost my strength from Lena, who was asking me to devour the characteristics of Ilya's sister.

"I'm sorry, princess. All I know is that they're all little cat-like beasts. Because I used to hear your husbands talking about all the slaves, small, pointy ears and cute. I don't know what they're doing right now... but I've never seen them before. Sorry I can't help you."

"Huh!"

Listen to the cat tribes in your hometown and Ilya bites your lips. I, too, knew once again how to treat the Beasts and felt bad.

- I wish there was no more slavery.

There is nothing I can say about the laws of other countries, but I still think. I was sad for my helpless self that I couldn't help even if I wanted to.

But that's what Ilya would think best. Whatever, I'm talking about my own clan.

"... you remind me of something unpleasant. I'm sorry."

Pushing the hard feelings to death, Ilya apologized to Lena.

I guess I just wanted a little bit of information about my sister, but didn't expect to hear such a hard story as a result. She looked terribly repentant.

I comfort Ilya like that, as Lena panicked.

"It's okay. The princess has nothing to apologize for."

"But..."

"Because I'm just sorry that I couldn't help the princess. I didn't see it at Tarim's castle, I'm sorry I could only say that."

Ilya shook her neck to the side to Lena, who lowered her head with a dust.

"No. I just found out you weren't at Tarim's castle. Thank you. Until now, I haven't really gotten any information other than Irvern. Compared to that time, it's too much.... Thanks, Lena. Well... I'm glad you care about your sister, too."

"Of course. You're with the princess! I'll ask my colleague's ladies, too, anyway!

I heard what Lena said, and I thought, I see.

Because you may not answer much if I ask a female official, but you may answer a question from your colleague, Lena.

Unique security for colleagues. That's something I don't have.

- Well, I'll have to look where I can.

Anyway, it's a friend's favor. Wherever possible, don't you want to look for him?

Lena and Ilya are having fun talking.

While I hammered it appropriately, well, I was wondering what I was going to do.