The group continued their journey.
Before long, Fíliya noticed Frieren wearing a sleepy expression, swaying unsteadily as she drifted to Fern's side.
"Frieren? Did you not sleep well?" Fern asked softly.
"Mm, a little. Let me lie down for a bit," Frieren said, placing her head directly onto Fern's lap.
Fern didn't say much about this; after all, it wasn't the first time Frieren had done so.
But only a few seconds later, Frieren let out a somewhat resentful sound.
"Forget it..."
Despite having received clear permission, Frieren suddenly sat up for some reason, leaving Fern quite confused.
"Mm?" She tilted her head, looking at Frieren.
"I can only see half the sky..." Frieren's right cheek puffed out; it was hard to tell what exactly she was sulking about.
But Fíliya clearly understood Frieren's meaning and immediately failed to keep a straight face, covering her mouth with her hand to stifle her laughter.
"? Why is Fíliya acting like this too... Can you say something I can understand?" Fern lightly bit her lip, feeling helpless about the two weirdos across from her.
"Pfft, rest assured, Fern. Frieren was just intimidated by your magnificent bosom. After all, she's that kind of awkward person who immediately gets jealous when she sees someone else possessing what she lacks... I'm different, though. I wouldn't throw a tantrum over such things... Ouch!"
Fíliya spoke with an arrogant look, but just as she reached the end, a certain white elf clearly couldn't stand her insolent face anymore and extended a leg to kick Miss Fíliya's ankle.
"Magnificent... bosom???"
Ignoring the interaction between the two idlers for a moment, Fern found the term very strange, so she had to turn her gaze to the only male present.
"Stark, do you know what that means?"
"Uh..."
The moment he was singled out, the red-haired boy named Stark immediately revealed an awkward expression, then swiftly and secretly stole a glance at the part of Fern that best fit the description of 'magnificent'.
"I... I don't know..."
Stark's tone was obviously guilty. Fortunately, he was facing a pure and considerate girl... Mm, in short, Fern didn't get suspicious.
"Sometimes I really don't understand what Fíliya and Frieren are talking about." Finally, Fern just shook her head helplessly and didn't pursue the topic further.
Seeing this, Fíliya first shook her ankle, then mimicked Frieren's earlier posture and flopped right onto Miss Fern's lap.
"Hehe, since Frieren doesn't want to lie here, let me do it."
"Eh?!"
A moment of astonishment flashed across Fern's face, but on second thought, it didn't matter who was lying there, and she didn't mind... so she didn't say anything.
Mm, pure bliss. This really is an enjoyment... After resting her head on Fern's plump and soft thighs, a look of satisfaction immediately surged onto Fíliya's face.
Just then, Fíliya noticed that the eyes of the red-haired boy diagonally across from her were clearly filled with a mix of envy, jealousy, and hate.
"Oh my? Do you want to lie here too, Stark? Should I yield to you?" Fíliya asked with a teasing look.
"Huh?!"
Stark's face instantly turned red as he argued vehemently. "I! ...I do not!"
"Heh..."
To this, Fíliya only wanted to let out a cold sneer.
So this is why little innocent boys are really... This is the consequence of not being honest; you can only watch as the woman you love has someone else on her lap.
Just keep being stubborn. If you had even a little bit of guts, the beautiful and kind-hearted Lady Fíliya wouldn't mind giving this spot to you.
After silently enjoying Miss Fern's lap pillow service for a while, Fíliya began to strike up a conversation with Frieren.
"Frieren? By the way, what reward did you get for that previous commission?"
"'Magic to Find Lost Accessories'." Frieren looked like she was resting her eyes, but she still whispered a reply to Fíliya.
"Hmm... feels so useless. A tracking magic that's actually restricted to 'accessories'...? Hey, I have a higher-tier magic here, you know? It doesn't restrict the type of item and can find any lost object. Interested in learning it?" Fíliya asked in a seductive tone.
"No." Frieren refused very quickly this time.
What a joke. She, Frieren, would rather die than learn something from this guy's hands. Because if she did that, how could she maintain her dignity?
Frieren thought with puffed cheeks, obviously unaware that she had long since lost any shred of dignity.
"Mm, if you don't want it, forget it." Fíliya curled her lip as well.
After another short while, Fíliya got up from Miss Fern's lap. Although in all fairness she wanted to enjoy it a bit longer, the resentful stares coming from diagonally ahead every so often made her very uncomfortable.
When the city in the lake was close at hand in everyone's eyes, the group finally gathered their carry-on equipment and jumped off the carriage, preparing to enter the city.
...
After entering the city, Frieren and Fern immediately wore expressions of doubting life itself, because in their eyes, that crazy green-haired girl was currently looking at them with a very shy expression.
"Have you gone crazy?" Fern said, wanting to step forward and check if Miss Fíliya was actually running a fever.
"No... I just suddenly thought... maybe we should split up for a while? Otherwise, a very terrible situation might occur later." Fíliya scratched her face with an awkward expression, incidentally dodging the hand Miss Fern reached out.
"How terrible?" The remaining three people were exceptionally in sync at this moment, asking in unison.
"Uh... anyway, let's part ways here!" After dropping this sentence, Fíliya immediately prepared to flee.
After all, she didn't want these people to see how she was hated by everyone and even dogs in her hometown. It would cause cracks in her image of being completely carefree! Fíliya thought unhappily.
"Wait!" Frieren hurriedly called out to her, an irrepressible smile surging onto her face.
Frieren was certain that this guy Fíliya definitely had something she didn't want her to discover... How could she let that slide? Today, she was determined to see exactly what could make this guy show such an expression.
"Uh... Lady Frieren, your expression right now is terrible, you know? Like you're brewing some shameful conspiracy." Fern blinked blankly, then whispered a reminder to her mentor.
"Eh? Am I that obvious?" Frieren asked in surprise.
"Yes, very obvious." Fern nodded again.
"Also, if you don't act soon, Fíliya will have run far away." Fern nodded and then reminded Frieren in a tone as still as an ancient well.
"Ah... Not good!" Frieren realized with hindsight. She rushed swiftly to Fíliya's side, then tapped her index finger lightly behind Fíliya.
Instantly, several dazzling beams of light burst forth from Frieren's fingertips. Subsequently, these light beams turned into ropes at an exaggerated speed, binding Fíliya securely.
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