Don’t Run Away My Lord

38 – The Estate Obtained by Chance (2)

As soon as they entered the sleeping bag, Liana unbuttoned all the buttons on the shirt.

“What are you doing? Are you hot?”

“No? It’s not that.”

“Then what is it? Do you want me to touch you?”

“Yes.”

Liana pressed her chest against my back, as if asking why I was asking such an obvious question.

“Put your hand in here and touch.”

She raised her arm slightly, and I slipped my hand in between and squeezed from the front.

“Don’t misunderstand, Eurga-nim. Because we’re close, we have to continue this kind of physical contact. Got it?”

“Do humans normally do that?”

“Yes, Eurga-nim. We started with the chest at first, and when we become closer, I’ll teach you other things later.”

“Okay. I like it. It feels soft and warm.”

I caressed Liana’s chest, and Liana let out a strange sigh-like sound, seemingly enjoying it.

“Mmm… Mm… You can pinch and twist if you want…”

“Then the sleeping bag will get wet.”

“If you want to, go ahead.”

“Understood.”

As I expected, a large amount of liquid began to flow out, making the sleeping bag damp.

However, Rihanna continued to urge me on, and since I enjoyed the sensation, I kept caressing her without hesitation.

“But… sniff… Lord Erga. What if five hundred years really pass… Ah… What should I do…?”

“Well? I told you. You just start over from the beginning.”

“That’s not the problem… Five hundred years for a human… Oh…! Five hundred years is an incredibly long time… It’s enough time for a kingdom to rise and fall… Kyaa!”

“What’s going on over there…?”

Kaita asked from her sleeping bag.

“Oh, nothing! There’s nothing going on!”

Rihanna hastily shouted.

“Heh… You almost blew it. What are you doing? Not touching anymore? Anyway… hehehe… Anyway… it would be inconvenient if the Tarda Kingdom were to fall.”

“If it falls, we can move on to another kingdom.”

“But that’s not it… It’s like this. If the concept of a domain itself completely disappears and a new society emerges… Oh… our goal of the journey would vanish… disappear.”

That’s true.

Rihanna’s words made sense.

If time passes and the title of king disappears, and instead a society is formed where people gather and discuss to lead the country, or if every piece of land is divided and freely bought and sold by individuals, it would be a bit inconvenient.

“But, Rihanna. Like I said, if that kind of world were to exist, you would adapt and start from there. If we can’t turn back time, we have to move forward according to the current situation.”

“Heh… You’re right… E-Erga… Your words… are right… Now… now stop touching me!!”

Rihanna pushed my hand away and got angry.

She used to let me touch her, so why is she getting mad now?

“I’ll go to sleep now, Lord Erga…”

Rihanna whispered weakly.

Before she knew it, her back was completely drenched in sweat, and her body burned like a fireball.

She wondered if there was any pain, but as a holy maiden who used divine power, she wasn’t too worried.

After all, she could heal herself if she got hurt.

“Sleep well, Lady Eurga. Don’t touch your chest anymore.”

“Is your butt okay?”

“No!”

* * * * *

In the morning, they ate the leftover stew from yesterday…

“I really wish we could stop eating this.”

“I can’t help it, Lady Eurga. There’s hardly any food other than stew when we’re outdoors.”

“Can’t we have something other than stew?”

“hehehe.”

I’ve been thinking for a while now that it would be nice to have someone who’s good at cooking as a comrade.

We might not know when we’ll find a territory, and it’s too difficult to eat stew for every meal every day.

“Well then, let’s diligently move forward.”

We organized the camp and steadily headed towards Viscount Rayng.

Kaita seemed to be in a slightly better condition than yesterday, as she was able to have some conversations.

“A thousand years… It’s really unimaginable.”

“That’s right, Lady Kaita. If you were a person from a thousand years ago, it would be something you could only read in a history book.”

“But still… even if it’s five hundred years or a thousand years, I guess we can start again according to that era. I don’t have anywhere to go back to, and I’m content with my body as it is.”

Come to think of it, we still don’t know what kind of life Kaita has lived.

“Mr. Kaita was a magician, right? What exactly did he do?”

“It was nothing special. Just the kind of things rookie magicians do. Like exploring ancient ruins and excavating artifacts… Well, dangerous and tough tasks like that.”

Liana shook her head as if she couldn’t understand.

“These days, magicians never do such difficult tasks. Instead, they act all high and mighty.”

“Things have gotten better. It seems that with the establishment of the Magic Federation, the influence of magicians has grown.”

“That’s true. The power of the Magic Federation is so strong that no one can easily confront the magicians. It was the Magic Federation that came up with those outrageous appointment letters.”

“Well, I guess it’s fortunate that we ended up in the future…”

Kaita muttered with a somewhat positive tone.

But that could be a problem, as it could be a thousand years or more in the future.

Suddenly, he remembered what happened in the habitat.

We had an elderly dragon there whose mind was a bit strange.

For some reason, the scales on his body had turned gray instead of black, and we called him the Gray Master and treated him with respect.

It wasn’t because he had any authority or anything, but simply because it was the culture of the Black Dragons to honor the elderly dragons.

That elderly dragon wasn’t in his right mind, and he often said strange things.

In the distant future, a technology that surpasses magic will emerge, and as a result, magic will naturally disappear.

That technology will be extremely violent and destructive, even the dragons won’t be able to withstand it, and soon this world will be completely dominated by humans.

Humans will not be satisfied with that and will strive towards the starlight in the night sky. It was such absurd nonsense.

Until then, it was just a polite gesture to listen, but suddenly, the situation where time would pass rapidly came to mind.

Could it be that five hundred years or more had passed and this world had completely changed?

As the person said, in that world, structures made of iron fly in the sky, day and night are reversed, and dragons are just villains that appear in fictional myths.

Hmm… I don’t know.

Even in such a world, Riana will still use her divine power, and I will breathe out acid breath.

So, we just have to adapt and live well.

“Oh, Lord Erga. Look over there…”

Riana raised her hand and pointed ahead.

“It’s the Viscount’s residence.”

Thank goodness, the Viscount’s residence was still in the same place where we left it.

But if my memory is correct, it was much larger than what I see now.

I don’t know what happened, but the Viscount’s residence seemed somewhat lifeless compared to back then.

“It feels a bit eerie, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah. Maybe everything has disappeared after so much time has passed.”

“I don’t know. Let’s go and find out.”

We walked diligently towards the Viscount’s residence.

* * * * *

The Viscount’s residence had definitely changed.

The streets that were once bustling with humans were now only filled with trash and a few people.

As we entered the street, they looked at us with suspicious expressions.

“Excuse me, I’m sorry to bother you, but what year is it now?”

“hehehehe…!”

When Liana asked, the humans scattered through the alleys like cockroaches, trembling in fear.

“Oh, what’s going on? What in the world happened?”

“But it doesn’t seem like they’ve gone too far into the future, Liana.”

“That’s true… Let’s go to the castle for now.”

The front of the castle was empty.

Originally, well-trained soldiers were supposed to be on guard…

We entered the castle without any hindrance.

In one corner of the castle’s spacious courtyard, a few people were gathered.

There were soldiers in worn leather armor and an old man with snow-white hair.

They were standing around an old table, quietly conversing.

“Is this all there is now…?”

“Yes. They’ve all escaped. It’s not hard to understand. Why would they stay in a hopeless place anymore?”

“That’s true… Well, we should start wrapping up this tiresome business soon…”

“What do you plan to do?”

“I guess we have to give up everything and leave…”

The humans sighed and groaned at the old man’s words.

“Lord Elga… Is that by any chance…”

“Yes. It seems so.”

As we approached, the humans who sensed our presence turned their heads.

Even with the appearance of a stranger, they didn’t seem to have any intentions of drawing their swords or making any threatening gestures to stop us.

“Um… by any chance…”

Before I could finish my sentence, the white-haired old man widened his eyes and pointed at us.

“The Kepel Tower…?!”

“That’s right. You’re Count Gorda, aren’t you?”

“Unbelievable…!”

Liana covered her mouth.

“How… How did you…”

The elderly Count Gorda couldn’t continue speaking and staggered, gripping the table.

“It seems you have a lot to discuss, Count.”

“Yes… for now… let’s go inside… It might take a while…”

Count Gorda weakly raised his hand, and then one of the people gathered there hesitated and asked.

“Count… When will we receive the money…?”

“I will give it to you… Just wait… Once I finish talking with these people… I’ll sort it out…”

“Understood.”

Count Gorda leaned on his cane and gestured for us to follow.