Chapter 523

Parfes Want to Enter the City of Vardmoi
It’s been a week since then, and there haven’t been any issues.
No word of trouble from the Kiblinki Saltas either, so I assume everything's been running smoothly. Probably. Hopefully.
Aside from the trouble now standing right in front of me.

“… You want to ride a Parfe again? Really, Young Lady Kou?”

“Yup! It’s fun, you know!”

“This isn’t about whether it’s fun or not… If Marquis Vardmoi finds out, he’s going to scold us again.”

“It’s fine, I came without getting caught.”

Yeah, there’s no way you didn’t get caught.
If I bring her along, I’ll probably get scolded too.
But if I don’t bring her, she’ll throw a tantrum.
… What a pain.

“Come on, take me there!”

“… Fine. Just for today, okay?”

“Knew I could count on you, Lily! You get it!”

I just don’t want to deal with the hassle. That’s all it is.
Seriously, what a pain.

“By the way, how did you even get here?”

“I walked! If I came by carriage, I’d stand out. More importantly, if we’re going to the Parfes’ ranch, let’s take the magic vehicle!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Yeah, we’ve definitely been found out.
This is one of those situations where they know, but they’re just letting it play out.
I’m sure the moment she showed up at my place, they knew she was here for Parfes. They probably also guessed we’d use a magic car, so they’ve already prepared a horse to either intercept or follow us.
Okay, I’m innocent.
The one at fault here is Marquis Vardmoi for not stopping her even though he knows.

We boarded the magic vehicle and headed to the ranch where Parfes were.
Parfes, unsurprisingly, were spending the day leisurely.
So peaceful.

(Oh, it’s you, Contractor. Do you need something?)

“I don’t have any business myself. Young Lady Kou wants to ride a Parfe again.”

(Did you get Marquis Vardmoi’s permission? I don’t know much about human rules, but I can imagine it’s not appropriate for a noble’s daughter to ride Parfes.)

“Nope, didn’t get permission.”

(Isn’t that a problem?)

“Well, I won’t be the one getting yelled at.”

(How detached. Oh right, the Parfes wanted to ask you for something.)

“A favor? What is it?”

(Ask them yourself.)

By the way, this whole conversation is happening just between me and the Kiblinki Saltas acting as guard.
Kou isn’t hearing any of it.
In fact, I haven’t even let her out of the magic car yet, citing “safety checks still underway.”
She has no idea what’s going on.
How peaceful.

“Hey, Lily, are we ready yet?”

“Ah, yes, it’s all good. Let’s go see the Parfes.”

We entered the ranch and made our way toward the Parfes.
As soon as they spotted me entering, they slowly waddled over.
So cute.

“Goo. (Master, we have a request.)”

“What is it?”

“Googg. (We want to go into the city too.)”

“… Into the city, huh.”

Bringing monsters into the city without permission… is that even allowed?
Parfes are registered as my tamed monsters and have a familiar tag.
If something happens, I’m the one held responsible, but that’s no different from Talat or the Kiblinki Saltas.
That said, if I’m bringing a whole group in, it’s probably best to get permission.
… But who do I get permission from in this case? Marquis Vardmoi? Or the Tamers’ Guild?

Well, let’s go with Marquis Vardmoi for now.
I need to tattle on Kou later anyway.

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