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“Huh… is it… already morning?”
Eir had never stayed up all night before.
As a canine, her sleep quality was excellent—she went to bed early and fell asleep the mont her head hit the pillow.
But…
Sitting in the small house, her mind was consud by the events of the previous night, replaying the scene of following Will over and over. The more she thought about it, the more restless and confused she beca.
Who was the woman with Young Master? Wasn’t he supposed to et S? Why did he leave with a drunk woman? And why did they board a train together?
None of these questions had answers.
Because…
The Young Master she had watched grow up, who had never left her sight, was now away from her for the first ti.
Ever since Will brought her to the Hysterm family, he had been the one to answer all her questions. As long as she found her Young Master, everything could be resolved.
Despite his occasional odd behavior, he was the one who had always guided her.
How could he do sothing like picking up a drunk woman at a tavern and running off with her?!
Young Master, that’s too much!
“Whimper…”
If he had decided to run away with soone…
At the very least…
He should have taken her along.
After all, she had been by his side for so many years and wouldn’t cause trouble.
And…
She could at least protect him from harm.
Eir suddenly realized why she hadn’t been able to sleep all night.
It reminded her of a very old mory, one so distant she couldn’t even rember how old she was. It must have been from when she was still wandering the forest…
She seed to have been abandoned there, running alone through the forest, endlessly moving forward…
Until the Hysterm family rescued her.
Now, she felt…
Abandoned once again.
Why, why, why… why?
Young Master… why would you abandon ?
Wasn’t Eir your most reliable shield…?
“Sigh… Eir? You don’t look so good. And why aren’t you wearing your maid outfit today? Whoa, those dark circles under your eyes—what happened to you?”
“Huh?”
Eir snapped out of her thoughts, awakened by soone’s voice.
“Strange… it feels cold. But the cooling system in the living room should’ve been turned off last night.”
It was Leah.
She seed to have just woken up, without her usual hat, and her twin tails weren’t tied yet, making her look much smaller.
Leah walked into the kitchen, seemingly preparing to toast so bread for breakfast.
Hearing Leah’s words, Eir realized that at so point, her ice armor had been active on her arms, lowering the room’s temperature significantly.
“By the way, weren’t we supposed to prepare for the ‘Clear Mirage’ dungeon today? Ugh, I’m really bad with water-based dungeons…”
She took out so bread, her actions as routine as ever.
Of course.
It was just a normal morning.
Just like the past week and a half they had spent here—preparing for dungeon expeditions, choosing a good day to set out, and bringing back loot to process.
Then, as Will had planned, they would report their adventurer team’s points to the guild at the end of the month. Once they accumulated enough points, they could move on to higher-level dungeons.
But…
Eir tugged at her ears, her fluffy wolf ears drooping.
“I… I didn’t sleep at all last night…”
“Lack of sleep isn’t good. Make sure to go to bed earlier next ti. Don’t… be like Will-sensei, staying up late every night.”
A cold but clearly concerned voice ca from across the table. Treya had appeared, pouring herself a glass of fresh milk from the delivery box outside.
She had subscribed to a month’s supply of milk, drinking a glass every morning as her breakfast routine.
This…
Was also just like any other day.
So…
Should she tell them that Young Master had run off with a woman?
Eir watched as Leah carried a plate of toasted bread over and sat down naturally beside her.
At the square table, everyone sat in their usual spots, leaving one seat empty—a seat they all tacitly reserved for soone.
“Where’s Will? I wanted to ask him if we should swap out the magic in our rings for the water dungeon.”
“Yeah, I also need him to go over the sword techniques for the boss fight with , to confirm the strike points.”
The two chatted casually.
“He’s sleeping in late today. Usually, he’s already sitting across from us by now.”
“It’s rare for him to sleep in…”
“Uh… um…”
Eir took a deep breath.
There was no need to hide it.
Because it couldn’t be hidden!
A whole night had passed, and a living, breathing person was missing. They’d figure it out soon enough!
“Actually… Young Master, he…”
“Uh… ran away.”
“What?!”
“Hmm?”
—
Eir started from when Will received S’s letter and enthusiastically prepared for his pen pal eting.
She then briefly recounted how she had followed him out of concern and witnessed his actions.
Finally…
She looked at the two of them.
Leah’s expression was full of emotion, her eyes and mouth twitching in different directions.
Treya, on the other hand, remained calm, crossing her arms and resting her chin on her hand, deep in thought.
Eir silently watched the two of them.
Having not slept all night, her ntal state was clearly not great.
She hoped these two…
One a professor, the other a well-traveled princess, could co up with sothing!
“I think sothing’s off. Will isn’t that kind of person. Uh… you know, even though he’s really strange and, uh… often does unusual things…”
Leah was the first to break the silence.
“But he’s soone with goals and ideals. He wouldn’t abandon what he’s working on just to fool around.”
That much, she was sure of.
Over the past three years, as her student, Will had been incredibly diligent and hardworking. While his magical talent was admittedly frustrating, his knowledge and understanding far surpassed his peers.
What’s more…
He had laid out a plan to stay here for a month—though she didn’t know why he was so fixated on that tifra.
Soone like that wouldn’t just run off with a drunk woman and board a train.
“It sounds like S set a trap, and he fell right into it. And this trap has been three years in the making.”
Leah finished her thought with a slap on the table.
“So, I think he was lured away by that woman and S working together! Absolutely!”
“But… Eir saw with her own eyes that Young Master was supporting—”
“That’s where you’re wrong. It looked like Will was supporting soone, but with all the strange magic out there, it could easily have been an illusion to make it seem like he was being led away!”
Leah realized she was grasping at straws.
But…
She said it anyway…
Because she was resisting. Resisting the thought of that scene… for example…
In the tavern, the two of them raising their glasses, Will looking at the other person with nothing but sincerity, spilling his heart out.
She was terrified.
Terrified that Will would open his heart to soone else, that soone even more direct, more dazzling, and…
More suited to be his teacher would appear.
Leah slled sothing burning and looked down to see that the edge of her toast had charred where it t her fingers.
“I think there’s another possibility.”
Treya interrupted her thoughts.
tln : guys important. on the latest chaps (ch 194 premium – 1/21/2025) i just found out that Hugh is the english na for ‘Shu’ which is connected to ‘Shuna’ , should i change it or not? this is really important. please do comnt and give your thought about it.
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