Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 73 - Obtaining a Home

— Leon Greyrat —

It was the day after our arrival, which meant that it was time for the rest of the group that was not my family to depart.

It was sad, for sure, but they each had their own lives to live, and the last four months together had lessened the pain of our eventual departure.

"Geese, Talhand... thank you once again for helping us," I said, bowing to the two.

"Think nothin' of it, little Leon," Talhand smirked, patting my shoulder with his heavy hand. "That was a good adventure, no? And now I have some good stories to tell over booze! Hahaha!"

"Yeah, no need for thanks," Geese said, rubbing his head as he smiled at me. "We got some good money out of it, so it's not like we didn't gain anythin'."

Well, that was true.

Alongside the items we sold at Begaritt, as well as everything we sold at the guild yesterday, we had each amassed quite an impressive sum of money. Enough that buying a house for each group wouldn't be an issue.

"So... what are you two planning to do now?" my father asked.

"Well... that metal I kept is interestin' me, so I think it's about time I opened up a shop now that I got the cash," Talhand said, rubbing his beard in thought. "But I'd need to meet an old friend first."

"I see... and you, Geese?" my father said, turning to the man.

"Eh... who knows? Maybe I'll open a restaurant. But then again, it might be fun to see how much I can make by gamblin' all of this," he said, patting the coin purse at his side. "Anyway, we don't wanna hold you up, so... bye."

"Yeah... but thank you, once again, for helping me," my father said, bowing as the two departed.

Our group then turned to the other two, Vierra and Shierra.

They were initially planning to return to Roa to settle down, but after telling them that I was going there soon, and it'd be quicker and safer to stay with me, they accepted my offer, and would instead be staying at the inn until my departure.

And then... there was Lina.

"Hmm... Sylphy, you said your name was... right?" she said, eying my lover with a difficult expression. "Can you... come with me first? Ah, and Leon and Roxy too."

She wanted to see us?

Well, I could understand me and Roxy, since she had been travelling with her for the past four years and was close with me... but why Sylphy?

Thinking about it... she had been eyeing her all of last night before she eventually went up to her room, and she was looking at her weirdly this morning too...

The three of us looked at each other in confusion before turning back and following the woman up to her room in the inn, not minding the scent of what had very obviously transpired the night before as Lina closed the door behind us.

Pacing back and forth, Lina hesitantly tapped her finger against her arm before suddenly grabbing Sylphy's shoulders.

"Sylphy... your father... you said his name was... Laws, right?" she asked, to which Sylphy nodded. "And... he was a half-elf? W-With blonde hair?"

Sylphy nodded again, her head tilting in confusion as my eyes slowly widened.

No fucking way...

"I-I'm sorry!" she said, pulling Sylphy into a hug. "I... Laws was... my son! I'm..."

Sylphy smiled, slowly raising her arms to wrap around Lina's body. "I... my father told me his mother was one of Paul's companions, so... I kind of expected this..."