In the professor's family dining room at Saint Krui Di Monastery, Lanchi leaned back in his chair and rested.
He might really have fallen asleep.
He had gone a long time without rest in the previous eighth-tier Shadow World. Then he had returned to the Real World and gone back to his home in Bulida. His drowsiness had merely been building up inside him, and now, even if someone gave him the chance to pretend to be asleep, he might accidentally doze off.
"Good thing we managed to fill him up."
Talia glanced at the sleeping Lanchi and muttered.
When she and Sid had been competing earlier, they had barely eaten themselves. Instead, they had taken turns feeding Lanchi.
"We'll move him back to his room later and let him rest."
Sigrid spoke softly to Tata as she ate.
She was also careful not to wake Lanchi.
"Okay."
Talia nodded.
"By the way, I'll help you tidy up the room on the first floor later. You can stay here. I'll prepare the three daily meals, and it would be even better if you could occasionally help buy some things."
Talia looked at Sigrid as she spoke.
According to Sid, her luggage was still being stored on the second floor of the Bulida Opera House in the Dimensional Branch. It would be delivered later.
The Dimensional Branch had sent the person over first anyway. The luggage was secondary.
"No problem."
Sigrid could not help recalling their journey through the Beastman City-State in the Shadow World. Kali Yella had taken care of her food and daily needs the whole way, even giving her token jobs like buying groceries.
Now, it felt as if she had returned to the days when she had lived with Kali Yella.
Living with her really did feel