The place they moved to have a picnic with Lulu was an open field halfway up the mountain in the Perdalos estate.

It’s not too far from the mansion, and it’s a moderate plain with not too many people because it’s halfway up the mountain.

In fact, it was also a place often used when you need to spend time leisurely.

It wasn’t a place where residents of the territory were forbidden from entering, but it was a place where anyone could freely use it, so there were occasional encounters with villagers out for a walk or outing.

I didn’t see any residents like that today, so I was able to spend time with the two of them leisurely.

“How are you, are you okay?”

“yes. The scenery is really nice… .”

Wildflowers blooming all over the green lawn and fields.

To the panoramic view of the Perdalos estate seen down the slope.

It was the first time I had come with someone other than my family or servants, but I thought it was a good idea to bring them.

“Where do you want a seat?”

“Well… . Wait a minute… .”

Lulu, feeling better, walked lightly across the field wagging her tail.

It seems to have stopped and moved in several places to find the best place.

“Here, let’s go here.”

At the fourth point I checked, he waved his hand and bit me.

“Do you like this place?”

“yes. The sunlight is just right here, and the wind is cool, so I like it.”

If that’s what she feels as a cat beast, then it’s probably like that.

There was no record of failure after listening to Lulu’s opinion when setting up a camp during the demon subjugation team.

It was the right decision to trust and follow her instincts and intuition.

After putting a cloth of appropriate thickness on the floor to substitute for the mat, I laid the staff horizontally and used it as a support on one side.

After placing the luggage each person brought on the remaining two vertices, fix the cloth so that it does not shake in the wind.

Lulu and I sat down in an empty seat without saying who came first and relieved our fatigue.

“… … .”

“… … .”

It was nice to have a conversation with the peaceful nature as a scenery, or to fill a little hungry stomach with lunch from the road from afar.

For now, tacitly agreeing to take in the sunlight and breeze to our heart’s content, we sat in a semi-reclined position and took a comfortable breath.

“Okay… .”

“right?”

“This is enough to ride over to the warp gate. I feel like my mind is at ease.”

“I’m glad that’s the case.”

Because she complimented me on the places I like, I felt like I was also praised.

“If there was such a nice place near my house, I would have visited it quite often.”

“Well, I used to come often. There were times when I came with my family, and there were times when I went alone.”

It was a place I went back and forth a lot to cool off before entering the academy.

In my case, it was the place I came to when I got a headache from reading basic magic books, and Delphina used to come up to relieve her mood when she got a little bit bad while sparring with her father.

Even though both of them had rarely come since their mother was bedridden.

Come to think of it, I also realized that a really long time had passed since the last time I visited this place.

Since I entered the academy, I haven’t been able to afford it, so if I include my previous life, the last time I visited was at least 10 years ago.

Of course, it wasn’t her intention, but anyway, thanks to Lulu’s suggestion to change her mood, it was like a place of memories I hadn’t found in a long time, so I quietly thanked her in my heart.

“I’m not saying that if you live here, you can often enjoy this kind of scenery. nice… .”

“… right, what.”

“I want to live in Perdalos too… .”

“… … .”

“… … ah.”

While brooding over Lulu’s true intentions, which suddenly popped out, she suddenly panicked and began to correct what she had just said.

“Ah, that, this, isn’t that strange?! That, just because you and Delfina, from Perdalos, came up with a bit of envy, that, isn’t that a strange meaning?!”

“… Do you mean weird?”

“No, that… I didn’t bring it up with the intention of wanting to become a member of Perdalos or something like that… .”

“Is that so strange? Lulu, you can do as much as you want.”

“… … … … yes?”

What the hell was she imagining, her face hardened and slowly blushing, she immediately explained.

“Hey, what is that… ! Something that could be said as a joke, even between friends… !”

“Now, when the development of the estate begins, he will be busy and have a lot of work, so it would be okay to come in as a servant of our mansion during the vacation.”

“… … Eh, servant?”

“Lulu, you quickly learn things like practical work in your own way. If you teach me things like maid work, I think I’ll do well.”

“… … .”

Lulu’s face turned even redder, probably not liking what I said.

I immediately realized that I had made a mistake with her.

“sorry. You shouldn’t suggest such a vertical relationship between friends, but I made a mistake.”

“… huh? Oh no?! I was just mistaken!”

“mistaken?”

“Ah, no, it’s not an illusion… . Ah, anyway, let’s have a meal, we! I’m hungry!”

Having said that, Lulu hurriedly opened the sandwich bag she bought from the store.

He held up half of a paper-wrapped chicken sandwich that had been split in half.

“Yeah, I can’t help it if I’m hungry.”

Knowing the importance of a three-meal-a-day routine, I had no choice but to agree with her opinion.

It’s a bit early, but I accepted her opinion and started eating together.

It was because I was in a situation where I just passed through the warp gate and climbed the mountain and was hungry in my own way.

Like the halved salmon sandwich, the halved chicken sandwich.

If you look closely, the contents of the meal were nothing more than a sandwich from the menu he always ate whenever he was with her.

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Just the change of place and scenery had its own charm.

Not inside the restaurant, but outside, taking a bite of a sandwich, had its own taste.

“Haeup, haeup, haeup… .”

Actually, Lulu didn’t seem to be in the mood to enjoy this scenery at all.

“I’ll pretend, eat slowly.”

What was she in such a hurry to eat with her head turned away from me?

“Eup, big… !!”

Unsurprisingly, he ate too quickly and put on a distressed expression as if food was stuck in his throat.

“soul… heck… .”

“… I’ll give you water, open your mouth.”

“… … .”

After opening her mouth to relieve her suffering, she poured water magic created from her fingertips into her mouth.

It was only when the water passed over her throat that she was freed from the painful chokehold.

“Thank you, thank you… .”

“Why do emotions come and go like that today? Do you have any concerns?”

“yes? That, isn’t there anything like that?!”

Looking at her who wasn’t used to hiding her emotions, of course there was no way she wasn’t there.

The expression of denial wasn’t too different from saying that I didn’t want to say it after all, so I didn’t bother to ask about the contents.

“I don’t know what you’re worried about, but take it easy.”

“… … .”

“Even me who is looking at it for no reason becomes anxious. I feel like I haven’t been able to rest properly since I came out to rest.”

“… Who are you worrying about?”

“yes?”

“What, what. I didn’t say anything.”

After saying that, Lulu quickly chewed the other half of the sandwich and threw it behind her throat.

I lay down on the mat and looked up at the sky.

“Yeah, I just need to be comfortable. You say that too.”

“Good idea. Worrying about things that will never come is a luxury.”

“… But don’t ask me what I’m worried about?”

“You don’t want to talk, so why bother asking? If you wanted to say something, you would have said it earlier.”

“… Is it a good idea to see this, or not at all… .”

Muttering something to herself, she slowly closed her eyes while fixing the facility to the sky.

Soon after, I fell asleep thanks to the warm sunlight and the faint breeze.

“Coul… Coul… .”

Looking at the face that is sleeping so comfortably that even I can be healed if I just look at it.

I lay down next to her and asked for a break.

A languid wind blowing, moderately warm temperatures, and shallow sunlight that did not dazzle.

It was a good time to relieve the fatigue of the old days.

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“… de.”

“… … .”

“… lard. Hey Con… .”

“… Mmm. What, what… .”

“Hey, Conrad! Wake up quickly!”

“Hmm… .”

I don’t think it’s been a few minutes since I’ve been lying in a good mood.

Suddenly, my eyes opened on their own at the sound of Lulu’s voice shaking my body to wake me up.

When I slowly opened my eyes because I wanted to leave such a fuss for something this time.

The first thing I saw was the scenery of the evening sky as the sun went down.

“… … uh?”

I thought my vision was wrong for a moment, so I closed my eyes and opened them again, but the view beyond my field of vision was still a red sunset.

The next thing I saw was Lulu’s embarrassed expression.

“Isn’t it time to sleep now?”

“Yeah, it seems so… .”

I really meant to close my eyes for a while and wake up.

Looking at the sky, which is estimated to have passed for more than a few hours while I was careless for a moment, I realized that my fatigue had accumulated a lot.

“… Why did you wake up so late, Lulu?”

“I just woke up?! Of course I knew you would wake me up before it was too late, Conrad!”

“Hmm… .”

In other words, it is the fault of both parties.

Asking each other for responsibility would be a meaningless argument, so here we should be diligent in moving rather than arguing with each other.

The academy’s curfew is 10pm.

The current time is right after 8:00 PM.

From now on, if you go down the mountain, line up at the warp gate, and walk from the ecliptic to the academy again, it will be a pretty dangerous time.

It wouldn’t matter if I managed to get through the dormitory door before it closed.

The problem was that the risk of failure was quite large.

There were no lodging facilities near the academy where you could stay up all night, and no good shops where you could spend your time until morning.

It was a natural phenomenon to come up with a little more comfortable and failure-free option.

“Why are you so relaxed? We have to move quickly now!”

“Hey, Lulu.”

“yes?”

So, of course, I suggested this good suggestion that popped into my head to Lulu as well.

“If you don’t mind, why don’t you just stay overnight at the Perdalos Mansion?”

There is no curfew at Perdalos Mansion.

Also, no worries about getting kicked out of the door.

There was no need to run hard and dangerously down the mountain to meet the time, and there was no need to run through the academy through the warp gate.

It was a reasonable enough conclusion for me.

“… … .”

“Lulu?”

When I look at Lulu, who was frozen in a daze while tidying up the place, I’m not sure if she agrees with me, too.