Although Red did not understand why Ymir would say such a thing, he still felt the need to explain himself clearly.
“If you’re talking about looking like a married couple, we’d actually have to like each other first. I might have a tiny bit of interest in the area below that woman’s head, but for her, it’s different.”
“How is it different?”
Ymir looked at Red with a hint of confusion.
“I can’t find a single reason why she would like me.”
Indeed.
There was certainly no mistake about that.
In Letia, Red couldn’t see even a hint of romantic love regarding a relationship.
However, he could see her desire for mating quite clearly.
Rather than love, it felt more like a bond between brothers.
“But…”
Ymir recalled Letia’s behavior from a moment ago and whispered her rebuttal, “I feel like she does have some feelings for you. Aren’t you two in that kind of relationship?”
“What kind of relationship?”
Red was even more confused now.
If Letia had taken the initiative to say she had some sort of connection with him…
Red racked his brain, constantly scrolling through his past memories.
Finally, he clapped his fist into his palm and laughed.
“Oh, you mean that! That’s just a matter of money.”
… So this is the legendary sponsorship.
It was definitely a creditor-debtor relationship.
After all, Letia was such a damn deadbeat.
Even now, she owed him an unknown amount of money; it had reached a point where he truly couldn’t keep count anymore.
If she really continued to let the debt pile up, he would eventually have to let her know what it meant to pay with her body.
“Mo… Money?!”
Ymir’s eyes widened.
Her mouth hung open as she scanned back and forth between Letia and Red in disbelief.
She couldn’t see it; she really couldn’t tell.
So it was like that?!
“Ymir, are you okay?”
Red found it a bit strange to see Ymir looking so shocked.
Was there really a need to be so surprised upon hearing that Letia owed him money?
… It’s fine.
At this moment, only one thought occupied Ymir’s mind.
The people of this Other World were far more open than she had imagined.
Even things like sponsorship… had actually appeared.
Although she had heard of such things in her previous life, it had only ever been hearsay.
Seeing the real thing for the first time was still somewhat startling.
‘No… it’s just that I didn’t expect this man, who looks so kind and has “honest” written all over his face, would actually do something like sponsorship.’
Furthermore, putting aside Letia’s mental age from being a person of two lives, with her current appearance…
Then, there was the way Letia had been sitting earlier, shamelessly crossing her legs without any concern about exposing herself.
Could it be that these two had already…
Ymir’s pupils shrank slightly, and she scooted back a bit in fear.
“What’s wrong?”
Red grew even more puzzled as he looked at Ymir, who was now breaking out in a cold sweat.
“So, what exactly did Letia say to you?”
… It seems very criminal, doesn’t it? Huh?
“No… it’s nothing, hahaha…”
In Ymir’s mind, Red had already turned into a predatory existence with glowing eyes and bared claws, while Letia had become a petite, helpless, and pitiful young girl.
“Really?”
Although Red felt like something was off, he didn’t pay it much mind.
The most important thing was that Letia had already walked out of the kitchen with bowls and chopsticks.
After distributing the utensils, it was time for a relatively pleasant dinner.
Perhaps it was because she hadn’t tasted the flavors of home in a long time, but as Ymir ate, her eyes began to grow red.
Thankfully, with Letia’s comfort, she didn’t cry out loud.
“Here, eat.”
“Oh.”
“Here, eat.”
“Um…”
“Here, eat.”
“…”
Red watched as Letia continuously shoveled the green peppers she hated into his bowl.
Eventually, he couldn’t take it anymore and spoke up.
“It’s one thing to dump your green peppers on me, but give me back the meat from my bowl!”
“I won’t! I’m small, what’s wrong with letting me supplement my nutrition? You, with your 15 centimeters, don’t need any more supplementing!”
“Normally, supplements wouldn’t even go to that part anyway?!”
The meal ended amidst the usual bickering between Letia and Red.
After they had their fill, Ymir watched the two of them squeezed together in the kitchen washing dishes, and an expression of envy once again appeared on her face.
She stood up and spoke to Letia and Red.
“Thank you both, but it’s getting late. I should be leaving.”
“Huh?”
Red turned around and asked Ymir,
“Aren’t you staying here for the night?”
“No, there’s no need.”
Ymir shook her head and said to Red,
“I want to head to the Adventurer’s Guild and see if I can earn some money.”
“Ah…”
Red started to say something, but Letia put down the bowl in her hand and said to him,
“I’ll go see her off.”
“Alright. You two be safe on the road.”
Even though Ymir was very powerful, Red could tell she was the kind of girl who was easily deceived.
Even if her overflowing mana caused a sense of instinctive fear, he couldn’t rule out the possibility of someone braving the danger to try something.
With Letia there, he could feel a bit more at ease.
As for why he wasn’t worried about Letia, even though she was also a girl?
One would just have to ask the thugs who had tried to mug her before, only to be stripped naked and planted into the ground.
Before the two young women could even leave the weapon shop, Letia spoke to Ymir.
“The Adventurer’s Guild is in this direction, however…”
Letia looked at her companion’s appearance and her constantly leaking mana.
After thinking for a moment, she took off her Priestess Robe, leaving only a white shirt and tight trousers underneath.
“Take this.”
“Huh?”
Ymir was a bit dazed.
On one hand, she was surprised that Letia was giving her the Priestess Robe; on the other hand… she probably wouldn’t be able to fit into these clothes, right?
“Don’t worry, this Priestess Robe is made of mana threads. It can change according to the wearer’s body size, so don’t look at me like that.”
Letia’s words made Ymir turn her face away in embarrassment.
The former continued.
“Besides, as long as you put up the hood, this outfit can hide your face. The material can also absorb your leaking mana. Since not many people know what you look like anyway, most people will just take you for an ordinary Priest.”
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. Just consider it a gift from a fellow countryman.”
After Letia threw on the coat Red had hanging nearby, she walked out.
It was not yet late into the night, and there were still people inside the Adventurer’s Guild.
And to her surprise, Letia saw that Liz was still there recruiting people for the guild.
It seemed she had been recruiting here all day, but due to previous events, not many people had come to apply.
Even if there were some, most of them came with ill intentions.
“Yo, Liz,” Letia walked over with a smile, showing none of the awkwardness one might expect after leaving the team.
“How’s the recruiting going?”
“It’s not very ideal…”
After that failure, Liz had indeed changed quite a bit.
Her former arrogance had vanished.
Though she was still very serious, she now actually looked a bit like a Captain.
“I only managed to recruit a dog… cough… I mean, a Beast Tamer.”
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