The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (42)

"Hee-hee."

After Princess Anastasia left, Non-san started acting strange.

"Hee-hee."

She kept giving me sidelong glances with a knowing smile.

We changed back into our usual adventurer gear and left the guest residence to rejoin Mimino-san and the others. I might never get another chance in my entire life to stay somewhere this luxurious. It was a little sad to leave, but I’m too used to humble circumstances to sleep soundly in a place like this, so I switched gears and hurried out.

"Hee-hee."

"Um... Non-san?"

"Hee-hee. What is it?"

"What is that laugh supposed to mean...?"

We walked through the city beneath the blazing sunlight. It was well and truly summer now, so we tried to stick to the shade whenever possible. The Lef people naturally chose the shade as well, which meant that we, as foreigners, had to be considerate and move out into the sunlight...