Chapter 139: Stevie is Asleep
Chapter 139: Stevie is Asleep
"Should I come tonight?"The old man answered,
"Well, tomorrow night would be fine. If it suits you, come. We’ll do it in the rain. Rain is more convenient. Come around the same time as tonight. Please take care of me."
"Understood. Then, may I bring one more person?"
Of course I planned to bring Stevie too.
"Ah, that’s fine. Bring as many able-bodied people as you like. Could they be women? That maid seems to have good skills too. She was excellent with the bow and arrows last time, so I suppose she can use a sword. If that’s the case, there will be no problem. Oh, in that case I’ll need to prepare gifts for three people, heh heh heh."
The old man was laughing, but the men behind him looked displeased. They were probably thinking that I and Lily would only be dead weight. They hadn’t seen me and Lily fighting (they were busy fighting themselves and didn’t have time to watch), so when they heard that one more was coming, they probably thought, Are you really bringing someone else?
Anyway, I was allowed to leave.
On the way back, Lily said,
"They said it would rain tomorrow. That’s why I came today, but tomorrow will be terrible. If we’re jumping into a thief hideout at night, how will we tell friend from foe in the pitch-black darkness?"
"I don’t know, but since the old man said that much, he probably has some plan in mind. We’re just support, right? The old man knows I’m here, so he won’t send us into danger."
"Normally that’s how it goes. But, Lord Robby, do you know? They say raising a flag is bad luck. Someone who came from another world said that."
"I see. I’ll be careful."
Ugh, I learned something unexpected.
When I returned to the room, no one was sitting on the chair. There was a bulge under the blanket. The thin blue hair sticking out told me it was Stevie. I thought she would be asleep on my bed even without being told.