Percy the guard POV
Ultimately, I didn’t know who sent the letter by Nico-sama’s stalker.
Meanwhile, I’m lucky to be by Nico-sama’s side… No, no, Nico-sama is in trouble.
I’m not happy about it.
As of today, I will no longer be a part of Nico-sama’s escort.
The kingdom thought reducing the number of troops for a meaningless escort would be a waste.
Once again, I will do my duty as the castle’s gatekeeper.
And now I’m escorting Nico-sama back to the inn.
Nico’s smile is dazzling today, too.
We arrive at the inn.
“Bye, thank you for escorting me until now.”
”Hai! If you see anyone suspicious, please let me know immediately!”
After watching Nico enter the inn, I returned to the castle.
At the castle gate, two of my friends were standing guard.
They come over and slap me on the back when they see me.
“Yo! Lighten up, Percy!”
“I’ll buy you a drink tonight!”
“… I’m not getting dumped.”
Chuckling at my nosy friends, I decided to go into the castle to report back.
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Tomita (Cat) POV
Percy-kun reminds me that today is the end of Mac-kun’s escort.
In the end, I never revealed myself as the letter’s writer.
And the two of them never progressed. Things don’t work out in the world.
Well, it is what it is.
My support wasn’t in vain.
I’m sure, maybe, just maybe.
With that thought in mind, I found a hill that looked just right.
I can take a nap here.
I spread myself out and lay down.
Hmmm, the sun feels good.
A perfect day for a nap.
….
…….
Grgrgrrkkk.
Hey, what’s happening?
The ground is shaking.
Then, the place I was in collapsed, and a big hole opened up, and I fell into the hole.
“Nyaa (W-whaa.)”
I use my tail to get into position during the fall and land on the ground in a stumble.
I look up and look around.
It’s dark, but is this an underground cavern?
“Nyaa (Light up the darkness. Light.)”
The cave stretched further when I turned on the light.
A dark cave, that sounds adventurous.
Let’s take a peek.
After confirming with [Appraisal] that there is no poisonous gas in the air inside the cave, I decided to explore it further.