Chapter 1348

Peaceful conversation during a sleepless night

“Thank you, Leo. For being with me.”

“Wou? Wuff-wuff!”

“Haha. You enjoy being with me too? Yes, we have so much fun together.”

I thanked Leo while leaning against her and looking up at the stars.

We were at a great turning point, moving to Range Village, and so I wanted to say it in advance.

“By the way, whenever we stay up like this…”

“Mr. Takumi?”

As I recalled that this was a familiar situation, I heard Claire’s voice.

It was that first night after entering the forest for exploration. Claire apologized to me, and we had talked for a long time.

“Someone usually comes like this… Claire. Trouble sleeping?”

“Wuff?”

I sat up and turned my head towards the direction of the women’s tents. Claire was standing there.

“Yes…embarrassingly, I slept too much in the carriage…”

I chuckled and invited her to sit next to me.

We had talked the night before last as well… But Liza and Sherry had also been with us.

“It’s very dark without a bonfire, but at least it is warm, thanks to good Leo. And sitting next to you, Mr. Takumi.”

“Wuff.”

“The nights are a little cold, but Leo will keep you warm. You could fall asleep, just like this.”

“Hehe, Mr. Takumi. You might get sick if you did that.”

“Haha. That would not do at all. We are arriving in Range Village tomorrow, it would look bad to be sick on the first day.”

Even if Leo was warm, we were still outside.

There was wind blowing, and I wanted to avoid damaging my health…

Also, while it was dark, there were still some lanterns with magic light, so we had no trouble seeing.

I could see Claire’s expression clearly.

“By the way, how did you know I was here?”

“I came out to get some air, and then I heard good Leo’s voice…and wondered who she was talking to.”

“And so you came to look and saw that it was me.”

“Yes.”

“…Being here like this, it reminds me of the time in the forest, when we talked about Silver Fenrirs.”

“Wuff?”

“Not you, Leo. You talked about how the thought of Silver Fenrirs filled you with excitement.”

“Yes. Though, we are sitting much closer together this time…hehe.”

She said as her shoulder leaned into mine.

“Indeed… Unlike that time, we can do a lot more now.”

“Huh? Oh, Mr. Takumi, you!”

“Should I not?”

“Oh, I didn’t mean it like that. If anything, I can get used to this…”

In order to be even closer, I wrapped my left arm around her so that my hand was on her shoulder.

She was surprised for a moment, but then smiled happily.

“And what are your feelings towards Silver Fenrirs now?”

“Well, I have found Sherry. And I was also determined to get my feelings in order…so, it is not as strong as before. Besides, good Leo is also here with us… Still, the feeling is not completely gone.”

“I see…”

“Wuff.”

Claire had an obsession with Silver Fenrirs.

It had started with people saying that she was the spitting image of Lady Josephine.

Still, she had said that if we could not find anything in the forest, she would be at peace with it.

“It’s because of you two. You helped with searching the forest, and you listened to me. Something I couldn’t tell anyone else… Without you, I would still be at the mansion and acting a little selfishly.”

“Just a little?”

“Hmph! You’re being mean, Mr. Takumi…”

I couldn’t help but be a little mischievous.

She pouted in protest… Yes, it would be bad to tease her too much in this situation. As cute as she looked…