Shouldn't you go back to work today?

　Purumbum's visit has become a daily routine.
　When we were making idle chit-chat as usual, Purumbum suddenly asked me about it.
　It seems that the fact that we stayed longer than usual was bothering him.

''Yeah, I'm taking today off work, so it's fine.''
Rest ...... yeah?
Yeah.

　I was, as I declared, in full relaxation mode.

　Before I transitioned to this world, I had worked at a place that 100 out of 100 people would admit was a black company, and I was overworked and beaten down.
　I've done that much and nothing rewarded me, so I switched to a moderately restful style in this world.

So, I'll be here for a while longer today.
Well, ...... it's nice to know.

　Prumbum has no hesitation (...).
　She always speaks her mind. She's a very honest woman.

I've heard that you had a run-in with Phosphorus the other day.
Yes, you're a curious-looking man.
Do you want to see the other spirits?
No.

　Plumbum denied it, but his eyes stared straight at me.

'As long as you're here, that's all that matters.
Yeah. So you want to come home?　Like Fosforus, Aulum is in our house.
No.

　This invitation, too, was immediately rejected by Prumbum.

'I would like you to come and see me,'
Okay.

　If that's what she wanted to do, there was nothing more to say.
　I thought maybe she'd actually be with Fosforus and change her mind about getting out of the dungeon, but that wasn't the case.

　That's fine.
　When I come to see her, she smiles with a real smile on her face.
　Then that's fine.

　I decided to make it a day off and I truly relaxed and had a moment of peace with Prumbum.

　　　　　☆

...... Huh?

　I found myself falling asleep.
　My head was blurry, and I looked up at the ceiling, a blank white ceiling with nothing in particular.

'You're awake?'
Plumbum: ...... Huh?

　She peeked over the top of me, and I felt an awfully soft sensation on the back of my head even more.
　My sleepy head wakes up at once and I jump up in a flash.

　Zsa Zsa Zsa and I get a distance from her.
　The position of her body peeking in from above, the soft touch on the back of her head, her sitting upright.

　The word "knee pillow" - the word "knee pillow" came into my head.

'Am I ...... sleeping?'
Mmm, you look so peaceful, sleeping like a baby.
"Mmm ...... that's embarrassing.
The mistress is happy.

　Plumbum smiled serenely, as if he was sincerely happy as his words.
　It's a gentle, compassionate smile that reminds me of my mother.

　She has no words, she looks really happy.

Do you want to get some more rest?
Uh, ...... no good.

　As expected, it was embarrassing to do that intentionally.
　I felt incredibly embarrassed to think that I had been exposing my unprotected sleeping face, and there was no way I could say, "Well, please.

Fluffy: ......

　I yawned, startled and bright-eyed, and the sleepiness came back.
　It was as if I was in the beautiful spring weather.

　I lay down on the spot.

Can I stay up a little longer?
You can do it on your mistress's lap.
Why don't you just lie down with me?
Together?
Yes.
...... Yes, if it's you.

　Plumbum said, and then he came over to me and laid down the same way.

'It's kind of like being in a field,'
Really?
'...... No, it's an image. I've never done that before either.

　When I was over there, my life was so busy with work.
　I never had a picnic or anything like that.

　But it was comforting.
　It was like taking a nap in the sunshine, which I knew only from knowledge.
　Before I knew it, I had begun to slumber again.

　　　　　☆

　I left Plumbum's room at night and returned to the mansion.
　The sun is completely out of sight.

　I didn't do anything today.
　Not only did I work, I didn't do anything that wasn't directly connected to work, like collecting accelerated ammunition or anything like that.

　It's just a perfectly restful day.

Oh, you're on your way home, Yoda.
I'm home, Emily.
Elsa was looking for you.
Elsa?
Yes, sir. She wants to know the total for today.
Tallying. I didn't do my job.

　I chuckled and went with Emily to Elsa's place.

　Tsubame's grateful sub-branch, Elsa was waiting for me there.

'I'm home, Elsa.'
Welcome home.
You mean the tally?
'Yes. Here's Lyota's income report for today.
"Hmm.

　I didn't listen to him at all.
　After all, I didn't have a job.
　There's a fee for Master Ryo's use, but that's about it.

'Well, it was 1.21 million piro in total.
...... Huh?

　1.2 million?

What do you mean?　Why so much?　You weren't supposed to be working today.
Well,

　Elsa said, looking at the note in her hand.

'Taxes from Aulum, Arsenic's share, the top payment from Lyota's village, and the bromide fee. All together, it's 1.21 million piro.
It's not going to be that bad: ......
It's amazing, Yoda.

　That's what Emily says, and I'm inwardly tongue-tied, "Wow.

　It's all I've ever built up, though.
　Even if you don't do anything, you're making 1.2 million a day ...... amazing.