“And so while going a little to the north side might be fine… I would not advise you to go too deep, even if you are with Leo.”
“I see. Very well. I will be careful to not go anywhere that is dangerous.”
“Mmm. That is good. You do not want to get into any unnecessary trouble.”
Better safe than sorry, I suppose.
And so I would avoid going close to places that I already knew weren’t safe.
“But still…Mr Takumi. Uh…it seems like Leo is leading the way?”
“Yes… I wonder what’s the matter?”
“…You do realize that she is going to the north side that we were just talking about?”
“Indeed… Leo, what is it? Is there something over there that you’re interested in?”
“Wuff? Wuff!”
“So there is…”
“What is Leo saying?”
“Apparently, there is a presence that interests her. …What should we do?”
“Hmm… Normally, I would not like to go in there without some guards… But since it’s Leo…I do not want to get in her way.”
Mr. Ekenhart seemed troubled as he watched Leo walking.
Indeed, ever since we got close to the east gate, Leo had moved to the front and started walking as if she knew where she was going.
And while Mr. Ekenhart followed after her, we soon realized that she was headed to the north.
According to Leo, there was something up ahead that she wanted to see…
And for now, Mr. Ekenhart didn’t want to bother Leo.
I suppose it was because he and his family had so much respect for Silver Fenrirs.
But Leo didn’t care about such things, so it should be fine…
However, Leo had never acted like this before… I didn’t know what she was thinking, but it might be best to let her do what she wanted for now.
“I am also curious about it. So I will go… You should stay here, Mr. Ekenhart.”
“No, I will go with you. After all, I can fight if something happens. Besides, the slums here are not as bad as some other places. It should be fine… Mostly likely…”
“Very well. Then let’s stay prepared as we go.”
“Yes.”
And so we followed after Leo while staying on our guard.
Both of us had our hands on our sword hilts as we looked at our surroundings.
I didn’t like the idea of unsheathing my sword on the streets, but we might not have a choice.
As for Leo, she too was looking around and sniffing, like she was searching for something.
There must really be something that interested her.
But what could it be?
If it turned out to be something like the smell of a delicious sausage… I would have to lecture Leo once we returned to the mansion…
“Still, what do you think good Leo wants in a place like this…?”
“I don’t know… It seems like she is searching for something, but…”
We had gone quite far to the north now, but Leo was still sniffing and walking around.
This place was different from the great street, and had a dreary atmosphere.
Most of the houses were in disrepair, and the shops looked quite empty.
And not just of customers, but of products as well…
Regardless of how Mr. Ekenhart and I felt, Leo continued her journey up north.