After I rescued the maid and the girl, they both went to the back of the carriage and started to change. From what they told me, she was returning from a party and had another dress stored inside the carriage. While they both changed, I was sitting on the grassy ground, waiting for them.

After a few minutes of waiting, I heard footsteps coming towards me. In a few seconds, both girls appeared again. As soon as they approached me, the maid lowered her head while the girl lightly touched the hem of her dress, crouching down slightly. This gesture reminded me a lot of the greetings that happen in anime and manga between nobles.

"Again, thank you so much for saving us... may I know the name of the benefactor?"

She asked as she looked at me. She was showing much more elegance and dignity than before. At this moment, instead of a pitiful girl, she was exuding a truly beautiful atmosphere.

"Of course, my name is Makoto Tatsuya"

I said with a soft smile on my face. Hearing my words, the girl nodded slightly.

"So... Tatsuya-sama"

She said, looking at me. Hearing her words, I raised an eyebrow, confused with her choice of words.

"You don't need sama, just Tatsuya is fine"

I said, looking at her and letting out an internal sigh. Hearing my words, she nodded her head and soon pointed to herself.

"It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Sylvia Arclight, and this is Rena, she is my maid"

Said Sylvia as she pointed to the maid. As soon as she heard the words of her mistress, Rena looked at me as well.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Tatsuya-sama"

She said, bowing briefly but seriously.

(Why do they want to use sama so much? Well, at this point, I guess I really don't care)

"And a pleasure to meet you. So... where do you intend to go now?"

I said as I looked around. The carriage was turned around, so I doubt both of them will be able to swerve it. Besides, the horses are dead, so they have no means of getting around. Maybe understanding what I was trying to say, the girl looked around as well and turned her face to me with a sad expression.

Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

"We will go to a town near here... once we get there, we will get another carriage"

Said Sylvia with a sad expression on her face. But even as she said that to me, it seemed pretty unlikely that she would be able to get out of this place. Even though it's not that close, I can feel several signatures of monsters around. They probably aren't attacking right now because of me.

As soon as they get away from me, they will probably be killed by the monsters. As soon as I had that thought, a sigh escaped my mouth. It would suck if I sent them away and they died in the end. I would have saved them for nothing.

"You know, I'm new to this place, so I know almost nothing. In exchange for me helping you guys get to the nearest town, how about you tell me everything you know about this place?"

As soon as I said this, the girl's eyes widened, and she looked at the maid. Although it was almost imperceptible, the maid also seemed surprised by something.

(Well, it would probably be strange for you to meet someone who doesn't know anything about the country you live in)

After thinking for a few seconds, the girl looked at me again, looking a little anxious.

"I don't mind, but... we don't want to cause more trouble for the benefactor"

She said as she looked at me.

"It won't be any trouble at all, as I said before, I am also a bit lost, so some information would be welcome"

I said as I looked at Sylvia with a soft smile on my face. Hearing my words, Sylvia and Rena looked at each other for a few seconds before they both turned to me again.

"Since it's like this... let's accept the benefactor's help until we get to the city"

Sylvia said as she looked at me. Hearing her words, I nodded.

"Before we go, may I call my companions?"

Hearing my words, Sylvia looked a little confused but quickly agreed to my request.

"Of course"

As soon as I heard her reply, I whistled, and within seconds, my shadow began to grow in size. Within seconds, a huge wolf jumped out of my shadow, startling Sylvia and Rena.

"It's okay, I saved her, and now she is quite obedient"

I said as I stroked Glasy's fur.

"Hey girl, can you go get the others for me?"

As soon as I said that, Glasy licked my face and started running towards the forest, leaving me alone again with the girls. As soon as Glasy left, I heard a voice coming from behind me.

"Incredible"

As soon as I turned around, I noticed Sylvia looking at me with wide eyes.

"What happened?"

I asked as I looked at her.

"Oh, nothing, I was just surprised to hear that the benefactor had made a contract"

Sylvia said as she looked at me. Hearing her words, I was confused as it was the first time I had heard about it. Although it was easy to know what it was about by the name, I didn't know it existed in this place.

"Glasy and I don't have anything like that. I saved her when she was injured, and she has been helping me ever since. I guess our relationship is that of mates"

I said as a soft smile appeared on my face. As soon as I said that, some footsteps could be heard coming from the forest. With the sudden noise, the maid went into defense mode and drew a knife that was hidden on her knee.

"It's okay, it's just my companions"

I said as I tried to reassure them. Hearing my words, the maid, although she was cautious, put the knife in her holster again. As soon as she did that, she lowered her body again in apology.

"I'm sorry about that, Makoto-sama"

Said the maid, looking genuinely sorry. Hearing her words, a sigh escaped my lips as I honestly didn't care about that, she was only protecting her mistress.

"Hold your head up, it's okay. You were only protecting your master. I really respect that"

I said with a soft smile on my face.