That evening, the old couple cooked a feast for Litty, with all of her favorite dishes lined up right before her, so she could reach them with ease and ready for her to monopolize.

However, Litty was not happy to eat the food which was only prepared for herself. Although she still ended up eating most of the food, she wanted to preserve the memory of the three of them eating together.

“Thanks for the food!” (Litty)

“You’re still a good eater. You should visit this town again sometime.” (Old madam)

“I’ll definitely come back. I’ll have to say goodbye for now.” (Litty)

Although Litty had gotten strong over this period of time, she felt that she was not ready to face tomorrow. She felt that if she stayed idle and quiet, something would start to creep up on her.

So Litty tried to talk more and act as cheerful as possible.

“I’m still grateful to Old Madam and Sir for accepting me when I had come to you out of the blue…and I’ll be grateful for my lifetime, for the grace you have bestowed upon me.” (Litty)

“Hahahaha, you’ve never ceased to amaze me since then.” (Sir)

“I’m sorry for being a bother.” (Litty)

“No, no, no. When that monster charged towards me so suddenly, I was really stunned. I was even more surprised to see Litty-chan holding on to it with her dear life.”

Litty was also horrified when the Queen managed to enter the town without being killed. Not to mention that the old couple ended up right in front of her.

Litty was told many times in the hospital that it was a wonder how she was still alive, and they wondered how she was able to move at all. If she had to answer why, it would have to be her energy. Her vitality was just too strong, after all.

“There were people who took care of me in this town, and I didn’t want anyone to die while I’m still around.” (Litty)

“A young girl like Litty-chan should not worry about such things.” (Old Madam)

“It’s the path I’ve chosen, so don’t worry about it.” (Litty)

“It’s the path you chose, huh? Keep yourself safe and do come to us anytime if you ever feel overwhelmed.” (Old Madam)

Even after all that ordeal against the Scarbs, Litty was still a child in the eyes of the old couple. The sauce around her mouth solidified that impression even more.

“I’ll make you lunch tomorrow. You’d better go to bed early today.” (Old Madam)

“Yes. I will.” (Litty)

She wanted to talk more about something, but it was the elderly couple who ended the conversation first. They were pretending not to notice the turmoil and suppressing their own emotions.

Litty, already sensing the change, dared not help with the cleanup and went to bed.

“I’m going to miss her, really.” (Old Madam)

“Yeah.” (Sir)

Getting up from the chairs, they started to put away the dishes.

***

“Litty, take this.”

Litty was startled as she was leaving town early in the morning. People stood in her way as if to block her path towards the town’s gate.

It was not just adventurers behind Branch Manager Regal, but also people from the places Litty had been to with her requests.

“What are these?” (Litty)

“It’s a pair of shoes created using the Queen’s wings. I commissioned it to be made as a magic tool.” (Regal)

“A magic tool? What?! And the Queen’s wings…” (Litty)

“If you are equipped with this, it will reduce the weight of your heavy baggage. It will also increase your speed, which will come in handy in many different situations.” (Regal)

It was only natural that Litty was perplexed by this unexpected gift. It was a magic tool made of wings, the loot collected from the dead Scrab Queen and it was achieved through great hard work. There was no way that Litty, who considered it a victory for everyone, would accept it that easily.

“But this…” (Litty)

“This was done after getting the consent of the party members. There are some who aren’t here, but don’t worry about it.” (Regal)

“Really?” (Litty)

“The processing cost of this magic tool was shared by me, them, and everyone here.” (Regal)

“Eh…” (Litty)

“We’ve been indebted to you for a long time, you know.”

One of the town’s residents replied.

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