The laugh bag needed a foil
“Haha! Hahaha!! To be hit by your daughter!! Well, her familiar, to be precise! Bahahaha! And then land on a fenrir like that! Gahahahaha…my stomach…hurts… Hahaha…”
“Wuff…”
“Leo, should we stop him?”
“Wou-wou!”
“No? I see.”
Leo didn’t want to get involved.
Indeed, I could see why he would think it was funny. However, I had no idea why he couldn’t stop laughing.
It was getting annoying…
“Ah…”
“Wuff…”
I saw a shadow move slowly behind Mr. Euto.
Some of the other people and fenrirs must have detected it too, as they began to look away.
“Buwahahaha! gah! My stomach…my breath…”
“Perhaps you should just stop breathing for eternity! Look at how troubled everyone else is! You are hurting their ears!”
As Mr. Euto rolled on the ground and laughed, Ms. Lugretta approached him with her whip and struck him hard on the head.
A…whip…? Ah, she must have borrowed it from one of the drivers.
While Mr. Euto stopped laughing, he seemed rather pleased. So perhaps this was his plan all along.
“Lord Ekenhart, perhaps you should also peel yourself off of Feri. He does not seem to like it.”
She then said, turning to Mr. Ekenhart. She was still angry because of Mr. Euto, and even I felt intimidated looking at her.
“Mm…mm… In-indeed. Yes…”
Mr. Ekenhart dismounted from Feri awkwardly. He might be in a little bit of pain.
“Gurr…”
“Were you surprised? You can force them to get off if you want to.”
Ms. Lugretta petted Feri gently.
Did she like Feri? She had also been mad at the bandits who were using the wolf. Perhaps she liked all dog-like animals.
In any case…
“Uh, just in case…are you alright? Mr. Ekenhart?”
“Just in case…? Well, I am fine. Still, it’s been a while, Takumi.”
“Yes, it has. Uh…I brought this for you…but I guess you weren’t hurt.”
“No, no. It’s a great help.”
I was about to retract my hand, but Mr. Ekenhart practically snatched the Loe out of my hand.
“Hmm… I was cut after all. That’s Rahle…copper eagles for you.”
“Ah, so it was hidden by your clothes.”
He pulled back his sleeve to show a red line going down his forearm.
However, his clothes were not cut. How did that happen?
“Hmm. There is a little pain where I was hit, but it’s now much. Thank you, Takumi.”
He quickly applied the Loe on his skin and checked his condition.
“So, Takumi. While I wish we could celebrate this reunion…”
“There is nothing I can do about it. Please give up.”
Mr. Ekenhart looked behind me and paused. The sweat dripping from his forehead had likely nothing to do with running or being hit by Rahle.
“But I didn’t say anything yet. Anyway, if you could…just stop Claire…”
“I can’t.”
Judging by his reaction, Claire must be right behind me.
I had not been able to stop her from scolding Tilura either… I was helpless.
Mr. Ekenhart, allowing her to unleash the anger would be the easiest way!