"Oh dear! Leon, what are you thinking about now?"
At that moment, I felt something suddenly hit my head hard. It didn't seem intentional; it felt more like a joke between friends.
And this thing is exceptionally small, like an animal's paw.
—Wait! An animal's paw?
"What is that voice?"
"Julius!"
I practically shouted it out, and even Lilith by the campfire was startled by my sudden outburst, but she just lazily turned over and continued sleeping.
"Hey hey! It's me! It's me!"
Julius stood in the air with his arms crossed in front of his chest, his gray-white tail almost longer than his entire body.
Yes, it really is Julius. It's so good that it's alright.
This is my heartfelt gratitude.
Since the "Magic Stone Disease" incident, I haven't seen Julius for over a month, even though I attend Lilith's arithmetic or combat classes every day.
However, he never encountered Julius. Although he asked Katya about similar topics, he was always told something like, "Don't worry, Leon, Julius will be fine!"
In short, it's great to see Julius safe and sound now. After all, if I hadn't brought him into the palace, he wouldn't have been in a coma for so long due to "magic stone disease".
--etc!
"Ha! Julius! What are you doing here!"
It seems the current sentiment isn't one of relief that Julius is safe and sound!
In other words, since Julius is here, it means that Katya is also nearby, but for some reason she doesn't dare to see me? So she sent Julius to scout the area?
"Mmm...uh..."
It seems that during her time working for the Duke of Albad, she inexplicably developed a certain immunity to loud noises. Surprisingly, my loud voice didn't wake her up; instead, she seemed to be sleeping even more soundly, occasionally letting out a few soft murmurs.
"Well! What if I said I missed you? I'd wake up and not see Leon! People get lonely too, don't they!"
"Forehead……"
How should I put it? This kitten's act of pretending to be human and its coquettish behavior is truly terrifying!
Memories of some strange Albadian greeting are about to resurface.
"No way!"
"Julius... Stop joking... Why are you here? And if you're here, where's Katya?"
"Hey hey~~ A certain girl is hiding in the train carriage, torn between secretly following you and then being afraid to be friends with you after you find out!"
"Forehead……"
It certainly sounds like something Katya would do, but how did she know I left the capital?
"Hahaha! Katya! Your boyfriend is going back to his hometown! If you don't catch up soon, he'll dump you!"
The voice of "Master" echoes in my mind, and for some reason, he's the first person I think of.
He was the one who gave Isabel advice, and she was the one who taught Isabel bad habits. Even that strange Albadian greeting had nothing to do with him.
This means that Katya's visit was definitely related to him.
"Katia...? Is she in the carriage?"
"Mmm~ Yes, meow!"
Although it's unclear why Katya is here, everything will probably become clear once we see her.
"Okay! Let's go see Katya!"
I tried to stand up. Although I still felt a little weak, it was much better than before. Because I had been in one position for a while, my limbs were a little sore. I first stretched my muscles and bones before walking towards the carriage.
"Hmm... what should I say when we meet?"
That being said, it seems that Katia and I haven't had much interaction. Although we are friends, even though I visited Albad's house many times, I don't think I had a proper chat with Katia.
Being with Anna felt completely different.
Are they really friends?
I feel that Katya seems to have different ideas from mine.
Apart from me, there is indeed no one else I can call a friend.
Is it because of the silver-haired half-elf?
It's still because of the so-called "Forbidden Witch".
Even though everyone in the world knows that the "Forbidden Witch" has been sealed away, they are still afraid of beings with those characteristics! Why is that?
What exactly happened during that great catastrophe?
"No~ No~ No~"
Now is not the time to think like that.
"Katia~"
Back where the carriage was parked, I tried calling out.
--Um! ?
"oops……"
"Katia!?"
A crisp sound came from inside the carriage, like the sound of one object colliding with another, followed by a series of hissing noises.
"What's this guy doing?"
"I'm up here... Katya~"
In short, sir, please don't teach Katya any strange things!
With that thought in mind, I opened the curtain and climbed up from the back of the carriage. I immediately saw Katya crouching in the middle of the carriage, clutching her head and whimpering in pain.
"Katia, are you alright?!"
I quickly stepped forward and asked.
"Waaah..."
Katya rubbed her forehead, looked in my direction, blushed, and lowered her head again, seemingly thinking that if I caught her following me, she would be furious and chased away.
"Azure Crown"
Although I don't know where she got her ideas from, judging from her appearance, she's obviously hit a nerve. I comforted her while using healing magic.
"I'm...sorry...Leon..."
Katya seems to like taking all the blame upon herself. Despite being a friend, she is very careful in everything she does. She didn't even blame me for letting Julius get infected with the "Magic Stone Disease".
"It's alright, Katya, I won't send you back!"
In short, let's reassure her first. Besides, with a powerful being like Julius helping, finding her family will definitely be much easier.
"Are you serious, Leon!"
"real!"
"Yes! The master really didn't lie to me! Hmm..."
It seemed like she had mentioned some key words, and Katya quickly covered her mouth after her initial excitement.
"Ah... I knew it..."
Katya's pursuit was likely due to her connection with the old man, who was quite a headache.
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