Chapter 35: Sleeping Together (2)

At first, I was bewildered, but I brought Yona into the room for now.

“Wait a minute. I’ll go wash up.”
“Okay~”

I put Yona on the bed and went into the bathroom.

Since Yona is waiting, I have to wash up faster than usual.

I wet my hair with hot water and then apply shampoo. I wondered if there would be shampoo in the Middle Ages, but this is a world where alchemy is developed.

Daily necessities such as soap and toothbrushes all existed.

After finishing the body wash, I put on a gown and went out.

Yona was lying on my bed, wrapped in a blanket. She keeps rolling around as if it’s fun.

“Yona. Did you wash up?”

“Yes!”

“Then shall we sleep?”

“Yes~”

I turned off the lights and lay down on the bed. The moonlight was shining well, so I was going to draw the curtains, but I just left it today.

It’s a blackout curtain, so if I draw it, it will be completely dark, and I was afraid that Yona might be scared.

‘I was like that when I was young too.’

It’s one of the few memories I have with my parents.

“Here. Lie down.”

“Yes!”

Yona came to my side and lay down.

It’s the first time I’ve slept with such a young kid, so it feels strange. It feels like I have a niece.

“Sister. What’s your hobby?”

“Hobby? Weren’t we going to sleep right away? It’s 11 o’clock now.”

When you’re young, you have to sleep a lot and early. Considering Yona’s age of 10, she should sleep at least around 10 o’clock.

“I want to sleep, but I can’t fall asleep. I took a long nap today.”

“Really? Then let’s talk for a bit and then sleep? Okay?”

“Yes!”

I thought about the question Yona asked.

‘My hobby.’

Two things immediately come to mind.

Coffee and reading.

I like the atmosphere and taste of coffee, and I like the stories contained in books.

“I like drinking coffee and reading. What about you?”

“I don’t really have one. I’ve only been in the family since I got sick when I was young.”

“Ah. Then that could be the case.”

No matter how wide and many facilities the duchy has, it is very narrow compared to the whole world.

There will be fewer things you can experience.

At a young age, you have to experience and see as many things as possible, but I suddenly felt sorry for her.

“But you’re all better now, right? You can see from now on.”

“I can go out, but it’s boring if I go out alone.”

“What about the maid?”

“I’m close to the maid sister. But it’s still boring.”

“Really?”

I thought for a moment and made a suggestion to her.

“Then, will you go with me?”

“With you, sister?”

“Yeah. We’ll look around, shop, and sightsee. Actually, I’m new to this area too. Let’s get to know it together.”

At the words of going to play together, Yona’s eyes sparkle.

“Really?”

“Yeah. I’m not busy.”

“Hehe. Thank you!”

Chomp!

Yona couldn’t contain her excitement and hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. I felt good.

After that, I talked with her about a few topics, and it was past 12 o’clock.

Now it’s really time to sleep.

“Let’s sleep now.”

“Ugh. Let’s play a little more.”

“No.”

It’s no use acting cute.

I stroked her hair and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

“Good night. Sweet dreams.”
“You too, sister. Good night.”

So Yona closed her eyes.

But after a while, she kept tossing and turning.

“Is the pillow uncomfortable? Shall I give you an arm pillow?”

Yona came into my arms without saying a word. It turned out that we were sleeping while hugging, but this was good too.

It’s like sleeping with a foot pillow.

So I fell asleep.

A few hours ago.

Chirp chirp. Chirp chirp. Tweet tweet tweet!

The spirit in the shape of a sparrow that I sent to find out Rachel’s location returned.

“She’s in a mansion inside the Duchy? Okay. Go.”

The owner of the Blazing Castle, Armil. She was lost in thought on the top floor of the magic tower.

“Inside the Duchy… she’s staying in the family, as expected.”

I expected it to some extent.

Usually, most baronets stay in the upper family.

“How do I get in?”

Given Delkarmen Muelia’s characteristic of loving his daughter so much, he won’t allow her visit.

I don’t intend to harm those two, but I felt guilty because I had caused an accident.

“Then the only way is to sneak in, but teleportation is rejected. No matter how much I hide my presence, I’ll be caught.”

She is an Archmage.

No matter how much I hide my presence, a monster like Delkarmen Muelia will feel even the slightest movement of mana.

And there are many high-level strong people in his territory, so if I teleport in vain, a slash might fly.

“The only way is to move nearby and walk.”

I didn’t want to get my arm cut off for no reason.

“Shall I go?”

I snapped my fingers.

A blue magic circle made of mana unfolded under her feet.

Space movement magic teleportation that can move to the desired coordinates. She cast a high-level magic that ordinary wizards would have to use for several hours without chanting.

The place she headed to is a territory about 7 hours away from the Muelia Duchy.

“Let’s change my face first.”

Because she is the Tower Master, her face is well known. Since it’s near Muelia, there will be a lot of Muelia’s surveillance.

She moved her mana once again and changed her face.

It’s a disguise using illusion magic.

Red hair and eyes turned black.

After that, I took a carriage and went straight to Muelia.

“We’ve arrived. Guest.”

“Stay here.”

I got off.

It’s already evening after running for seven hours. There were few people on the street.

She soon used magic to completely hide her presence. At this level, the knights of the Duchy will not notice.

“It’s near the library, so is it here?”

When I headed to the place where the spirit told me, a small mansion came out.

“This must be it.”

There were many knights hiding their presence nearby.

Feeling puzzled by that fact, I carefully entered the inside.

Coo, coo, coo,

I could find Rachel in the bedroom.

“She’s pretty.”

Yellow hair that came down to her chest. Even if she doesn’t open her eyes, her beauty is buried.

Armil formed a barrier in the room, and soon pulled out a chair and sat down.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything special about her on the outside. Hmm. How the hell did you cure Yona’s illness?”

She also saw Yona’s illness. Because Delkarmen Muelia requested it.

But Armil couldn’t even figure out Yona’s illness.

It’s natural to be curious because she solved the disease that she, an Archmage, and the Cardinal couldn’t solve in an instant.

“Are you the heir of the Medicine King?”

Armil chuckled at the ridiculous remarks.

In fact, she doesn’t know that Rachel is the heir of the Medicine King and that she robbed the legacy of the Poison King.

That information was concealed by Delkarmen Muelia himself, so the limit was to know that an alchemist named Rachel cured Yona.

“Alchemists all stay up late working overtime, but you seem to sleep a little early? Should I have come a little earlier?”

If possible, I wanted to have a conversation.

Since she is a person who directly made the elixir that she was only envisioning, her curiosity grew even stronger.

Then, there was one thing that caught her eye strangely from earlier.

‘There’s another presence, what is she hugging? Is she raising a pet or something?’

I lifted the blanket. Armil, who saw the inside, covered her mouth with her hand without realizing it.

“Oh… my.”

Yona with white hair was sleeping in Rachel’s arms. Moreover, Rachel was wearing a gown, so the exposure was quite high.

It’s strangely erotic.

Slightly blushing, she focused on Yona.

“Why is she here?”

Why is the little girl of the Duchy, who should be cared for by maids in the mansion by now, in the house of a baronet.

It’s a situation that she can’t understand with her head.

“Well, that’s none of my business. She’s sleeping, so I’d better just go, right?”

It’s not polite to wake up a sleeping person. It’s not an urgent matter either.

She placed the ruby she took out of subspace on the desk. She also left a small note.

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I stopped by. Contact me when you see the message.

027821528

-by Armil

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So the next day dawned.

“Ugh. I slept well.”

I opened my eyes and it was morning. I yawned as I greeted the bright sunlight. Next to me, Yona was curled up in a blanket.

She keeps frowning as if something is uncomfortable.

“Ugh. Ugh.”

“Ah, is it dazzling?”

I drew the curtains.

Only then could Yona, who was wiggling, sleep comfortably.

I moved carefully so as not to wake Yona and went down to the first floor.

It’s time to eat breakfast, so I sat on the sofa for a moment and thought about the menu.

Then someone knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

“Who is it at this hour? Is it Miss Emily?”

Standing in front of the door was the maid I saw last night.

“Good morning. Baronet Rachel.”

“Ah, yes. Why did you come in the morning?”

“I brought breakfast for the two of you. Here you go.”

The maid handed me a picnic box.

“This is my pager, so please press it once when Miss Yona returns to her residence.”

“Yes, I understand.”