In the flickering firelight, Cadice's emerald-green hair seemed even softer. Asano Kiyoshi looked at the woman before him and smiled faintly.
"I'm not brushing you off. I believe in you, that's all."
With that, Asano Kiyoshi gave Cadice no chance to respond. He rose to his feet and headed for the door, speaking as he walked.
"The toxins in your body haven't been completely cleared yet. Get some proper rest and don't get out of bed. I'll get you something to eat. You must be hungry too—fighting the poison has consumed a great deal of energy. By the way, what kind of bread do you like? This town is fairly prosperous. Is white bread okay? I might be able to get you some ale too."
Cadice turned her face aside, about to say she was not hungry, but the growl from her stomach shoved the words back down her throat.
"White bread is fine. Don't buy any alcohol, I don't like drinking. Just get me some milk. Bread alone is too dry. Thank you... Um, buy more."
Seeing how Cadice behaved somewhat differently from the original story, Asano Kiyoshi said nothing, but inwardly despised Yhwach even more. Such a wonderful girl had become so extremely violent after serving in Yhwach's guard for several years. Sure enough, that guy was irritating in every possible way.
After leaving the room, Asano Kiyoshi did not head straight for the town bakery. He first went to the town's notice board and tore down a Stern Ritter Recruitment Notice pasted there. After memorizing its contents, he finally went to the bakery and spent over a hundred copper coins on plenty of white bread and milk.
However, just as Asano Kiyoshi returned to the inn's entrance, the twisted body of a bald, burly man suddenly flew