I Was a Loner, but My Class Got Summoned to Another World… - Chapter 66 - Bonds and Confidence

Ten thousand coins heavier than before he visited the castle, Logan and his two knights were now debating on their next course of action.

Logan would need to return to the inn where he had left his other pets, except for his slime, which was always with him.

“Now that we have finished the day’s events, I think I will spend the night in the Rosengard Mansion. What do you two plan to do?” Logan asked his knights as he headed back to the inn to pick up his tamed beast, which he had left in his room.

“I will head back home for today and meet you at the mansion tomorrow,” Chloe said before stopping at the entrance of the Heroes’ Inn.

“Seeing that you will be busy, I will also head home. I only have a few days with my family before we head north, so I want to make good use of my time,” Kai replied afterward.

“Well then, call me if anything happens,” Chloe waved before leaving.

Kai, who saw the girl walking off, followed while awkwardly making a peace sign towards Logan.

Logan laughed inwardly, noticing that the people of this world were rapidly learning certain things from the heroes.

He went back to his room without much difficulty, the inn was empty; no one seemed to be there.

Considering the time—around five in the afternoon—Logan guessed they were either training or out in town.

[Hey everyone, how was your day,] Logan opened his door and spotted Ruri feeding his baby fox.

“Hi there, Ruri. Thank you for taking care of my little one,” Logan spoke gently, trying not to scare the girl.

It sort of failed as she jolted up, holding her chest. “Oh, hey, Master Logan… I know it’s your room, but please at least knock once.”

Logan smiled as he watched the teenage girl fidget.

She fixed her hair back in place and tried to normalize her breathing.

“Sorry about that, Ruri. How about you sit and cuddle that bundle of joy while we talk?” Logan suggested.

“Talk about what?” Ruri asked, a little scared, almost as if she would be fired.

“I just wanted to finish talking about what we were discussing yesterday. I wanted to ask what you wanted to do. I haven’t had the chance to do so yet, as you know I will be heading north,” Logan began to explain.

“If it’s about that, I don’t mind going. My family is not in the capital, and I doubt I will see them for some time. It’s just a normal part of living as a castle’s maid,” Ruri told the boy, understanding what he was trying to say and feeling her prior nerves ease.

“Well then, we will be heading out as soon as the heroes leave for the labyrinth south of here. Tell me if you need anything, Ruri. Also, here, I forgot to give you this.” Logan handed Ruri some money, having previously provided her with the essentials but forgetting to include funds.

He handed her a normal bag with extra money in case she needed to send some home before their long trip.

“I will be going to the Rosengard Mansion. Are you coming with me?” Logan asked his maid before she began thanking him nonstop.

“Of course! I don’t have much to do here anymore. The room is too small for me to take long to clean,” Ruri said while cuddling the small fox, who cutely barked for attention.

Both youths left the castle and headed to the Rosengard Estate. It was now something normal for Logan, who would use the carriage two or three times per day.

He and Ruri seemed to be closer these days and would chat normally, unlike before. He noticed a small change in his way of speaking. After being made a baron, even unwillingly, he felt that he had gained a bit more confidence.

“We are here, Master Logan,” the girl said, waking Logan up who had begun dozing off halfway through the trip.

As they exited the carriage, it was one of the few times they weren’t greeted or waited for.

Suddenly, Logan felt his communication device react within his pocket. It pulsed with mild heat while producing light.

He held onto the carefully made device, having only tested it once before while in the magic store.

He felt like he had his cellphone once again, only this device used magic to send mental images and sounds directly into his head.

[Logan, where are you? My bird is about to hatch! I need you to mark it,] Rubina communicated.

[Good timing. Guess where I am,] Logan responded.

[I can’t see, it’s dark around… wait, is that my entrance?] Rubina replied.

Logan suddenly heard the door open, and one of the maids he knew quite well, Ms. Hestia, opened the door for him and his company.

“Hero Logan and Miss Ruri, it’s good to see you both. Lady Rubina is waiting in the usual tea room. Please enter.”

Logan swiftly went to see the new monster he had yet to meet.

As soon as he entered the room, he spotted Rubina with her usual long, flowing hair styled in a bun.

She wore light indoor clothing, tasteful enough to step out at any time.

“What impeccable timing, it’s almost as if you read my mind,” Rubina said, all her focus on the young chick pushing itself out of the egg.

Its newborn sticky body made the egg shells hard to remove, so the girl helped as gently as possible to avoid hurting it when removing a shell.

“By its strong red color, I can say it’s a boy. It’s one of the few newborns that have such distinguished coloring by gender,” Rubina said, putting more mana into her crystal.

“You know, that mana crystal you gave me worked wonders. I gave it to my father, and he has been testing it on a few creatures,” Rubina began to explain.

“But he told me to keep the largest part. He said it would be better to use it on this little bird to help it grow, as the mana crystal will be enhanced by your taming ability.” Rubina then cleaned off the red-skinned chick, using fire to dry it.