“Good idea. Festival props!”
Adler nodded in a bright voice.
“Can you buy it for me? I thought it would be better to move in disguise in this alley.”
“Sure. Wait a minute.”
Adler passed through the alley in a moment.
“Trixie, now- let’s go.”
Leone held her hand as if he thought the job was over. The distance was brought closer by the gentle pull of the wind and she instinctively took a step back. There was about a stride of distance between them. Leone was looking at her without a change in expression but she was embarrassed and averted her eyes.
“Hmm. Leh, Leone. Let’s wait here for a while. We need to disguise ourselves.”
“Disget…?”
Leone asked.
“Disguise. You change your appearance.”
“Danger, so?”
She nodded and explained again, step by step, pointing out the situation they were in, the method of disguise, and the reason. So, time passed quickly, and Adler returned soon. No, it wasn’t Adler, but a large bundle was walking.
“Adler, what is all this…”
“I thought it would suit everyone, so I chose it…”
‘That’s too much, man.’
But since he had already bought it, they couldn’t return it.
“Ha. From the leash…”
A frantically bright pink shaggy scarf caught her eye. It’s perfect for covering the leash, and it didn’t look too heavy. She put it around Leone’s neck.
“Okay. I only covered the leash, but somehow it seems to stand out more.”
“It really is. The muffler rather highlights his beauty.”
This time, she did something to blame for being the main perpetrator. He looked like a great actor with a great look who dominated the era, putting on a stage costume and resting before the performance.
“It can’t be. Let’s add something more.”
She moved between things with a fighting spirit. Normally, no one would pay money to buy one, but she picked up one of all the ridiculous hats that were selling like hot cakes just because it was a festival. It was a long bowler hat that magicians would wear. It was very glamorous because it was a purple color with a shiny material. If he was this flashy, his blonde hair would be completely crushed.
“No. Why… Why does everything suit you so well?”
“How am I, Trix-?”
Leone smiled again. No matter how you look at it, it was a smile like a seducer determined to charm people. She didn’t know if that laugh was the problem, the hat was the problem, or Leone was the problem. No. She thought that hat made a person too handsome. She picked the wrong one.
“Leone, you shouldn’t laugh like that in front of others. Understand? Especially in front of women.”
“Trixie. You were teaching really well. Please talk about it often.”
Adler, who intuited Leone’s eye smile right next to him, eagerly agreed.
“Huh?”
Leone just tilted his head as if asking what he was talking about.
“I mean smiling with your eyes closed. I know Leone well, but other girls might misunderstand that Leone likes them.”
She gave her advice in a stern voice. Thinking over her words, he laughed again.
‘Look at him.Tsk. Don’t laugh like that.’
“No, me.”
“You still do.”
“That-.”
As Leone opened his mouth, his gaze instantly moved to Adler. Apparently he was trying to say something, but seeing Adler, Leone shut his mouth.
“Leone?”
“Continue.”
Leone smiled softly and turned around. What was he trying to say? She was concerned, but for now, that’s not a problem, so she decided to ask later. As she put her curiosity behind and was thinking about what to do with the hat, she saw a passer-by outside the alley behind Leone by the side of the road. The passer-by was wearing the same hat as Leone.
“The hat… It’s not the problem.”
“Yes?”
“Face, cover your face.”
Star-shaped glasses, a strange mustache, and even that, a heart-shaped wand that didn’t really go well with Leone. She wrapped Leone around with all kinds of colorful props that she carefully selected.
“…It’s strange.”
However, Leone’s beauty was not easily hidden.
“Strange?”
Leone, who had been watching her for a while, opened his mouth.
“Oh no! It’s not that Leone is weird, it’s that they all match so well that it’s weird.”
“It’s good, right?”
“Good… Is it?”
Even with his face covered like that, Leone was too conspicuous. The honey-colored, beautiful blond hair, rather than being weighed down by the fancy hat, was slinking out and harmonizing with it. Was it because of that hair? No, was it because of his height? Or was it because of the beautiful side profile that couldn’t be hidden even with childish glasses and a mustache?!
‘Let’s calm down.’
She could be mistaken because she was looking at him too close. Adler may have contracted the disease of worrying and drinking if that continued. She backed away, went to the side, moved closer again, and repeated, thinking for a while.
“I think Lord Leone would be better off like this.”
Adler sighed and brought out another outfit. What he took out was a black hooded cloak studded with blue glitter.
“Oh. It’s good.”
“I would have liked to decorate this and that, but it’s a pity.”
She took the hat off Leone’s head and unfolded the cloak. Leone obediently put on the cloak, and luckily the hood part was very large and wide, so it covered a lot of Leone’s face.
“Leone, it’s frustrating. Sorry.”
“It’s fine.”
She put a star headband over his hood to secure the hat and add a festive touch. Headband, glasses and mustache on the hood. Even the scarf that covered his neck, it was a little better now that his flesh was barely visible.
“Phew. It’s finally over… Somehow I’m tired.”
“You must not be tired. Doesn’t Leone want to go? Hurry up, Trixie.”
As always, he was a human being who was strict to everyone except for Leone.
“Sir Adler,”
“I will watch from a reasonable distance. Don’t worry and go.”
“Yes, then.”
She was exhausted already, but she had to cheer up. She had to make sure to leave good memories for Leone today to speed up their socialization. With that goal in mind, she made up her mind.
“Leone, are you okay?”
She put her hand inside the sleeve of Leone’s wide cloak and pretended to cross arms wiith him, grasping his leash.
Like a festival, the whole village was decorated colorfully. Indeed, it was like a festival held in a city that relies on tourists for most of its income. It was a beautiful, sound-provoking sight.
Her heart was filled with thoughts of how beautiful the world was.
“Leone. Are you really okay?”
But what she liked could not be a good scenery for Leone. It’s unfamiliar, and it’s crowded with a lot of people. She took care of Leone without forgetting her duty.
“Trixie, yes. It’s fine.”
Leone really looked as calm as any other person on the street. So she couldn’t ask more.
“However. Trick- City.”
“Huh?”
“No harm?”
“What?”
“Disget.”
Disguise? She shook her head.
“Me? I’m not very noticeable, so it’s okay.”
“Do it together.”
Leone held her hand.
“I can’t do it, Leone.”
No, wait. No way…
‘Is it embarrassing!’
Leone seemed to be ignoring his dog part too much. There must be something called social shame for this child. Reflecting on the fact that she didn’t care too much, she nodded her head.
“Okay, let’s do it together!”
As soon as she answered yes, Leone led her to the stall in front.
Leone immediately picked up the same pair of glasses and scarf he was wearing. Finding it very quickly seemed to have a really good eye for it.
“Trixie.”
Leone, who stood like a huge wall in front of her, bent down. As the shadow over her disappeared, she realized that the sunlight was brighter than she thought.
“Uh…”
Before she could even question why he was bending over, Leone unfolded his scarf and wrapped it around her like she did for him earlier. It was a bit clumsy, but it was quite delicate.
“Hmm. Thank you.”
“Huh.”
As he stretched out again, a shadow fell over her.
“Hey. How much is it?”
She called the owner and took out the small bag of gold coins she had brought with her as an emergency fund.
“A total of 1 gold.”
“…1 gold, yo.”
Okay. This was a resort area, and commoners would not be able to come to the resort, and there would be a lot of nobles. So the price would be in gold, not shillings…
‘I envy you.’
The hand holding out the gold coin trembled. It would be nice to come to Stud later and do business.
‘Money like blood…’
“Thank you, have a nice day, you two!”
Whether he knew what she was feeling or not, the owner saw them off with a smile.
“Money…”
Leone, who had been observing her closely from earlier, murmured beside her. He seemed curious.
“Leone. I did say if you give money, you can have this. This exchange of money and goods is called a transaction.”
“Transaction…”
“Yes, transaction. So where do we go now? Would you like to take a look?”
Leone stared at her.
Normally, she would have had to control my mind because of that child’s shining face, but the star-shaped glasses and all kinds of props were blocking Leone’s beauty.
“We. Sweetheart- yes.”
“…huh?”
“Same thing.”
Leone pointed at her, then at himself and smiled.
“Ah, doing the same thing…”
When she entered the city in a carriage, she thought of Leone, who looked at the pair of lovers and asked, “Do lovers do the same thing?”
‘Lover.’ That was a word she told Leone.
“We, lovers- it’s.”
“Eh!? You think lovers do the same thing! It’s not wrong… Hmm. Not everyone is a lover if they do the same thing, Leone. Even friends and family do it.”
Leone still confused a lot of things, so it must be because he didn’t know well. That’s why she corrected Leone’s words.
“…Hmm.”
He made a small noise and turned his head away. To think that we were lovers was a really embarrassing misunderstanding. This was why accurate education was so important. As an educator, she learned a lesson. The lesson was that it was essential to be careful with her words in front of children.
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