After finishing their conversation with Til, Zich and Lyla walked away to look for the others when a voice called out to them.

“Huh? Zich and Lyla?” From the other side of the hallway, Leona waved her hands eagerly at the two and approached them.

“Did you go outside again?”

“Yup! If I return to the forest, I won’t be able to enjoy the humans’ festival. Furthermore, I heard that this festival is an especially big one because of the Bellids’ defeat. I have to enjoy it until the end.” Leona then took out a couple of items from her magic box and showed them off. They were all souvenirs sold at the festival, and it seemed like she was rigorously trying to collect all of them.

“You sure bought a lot.”

“I got a lot of money as payment. All this human money is going to be useless if I return to the forest anyway. It’s much better for me to buy these interesting items when I have the chance.” Leona looked back and forth between Zich and Lyla.

“Are you two also going out to play? Then, can I…!” Then, Leona seemed to be struck by a sudden realization and said, “Ah, won’t I be intruding then?”

Lyla stopped Leona from backing away. “No, it’s fine. We aren’t...