The older girl and the little one hugged Nozomu in tears, thanking him for saving them. They then ran to Taisetsuna and almost made her fall.
Nozomu sat on the ground and looked at his hands that were trembling. Koyaga sat at his side and asked, “What happened Nozomu? You look as if… I don’t know, something is wrong with you, but I don’t…”
It was already dinner time when they arrived at the City gates because they couldn’t ride at high speed, considering that the two Cat-kind girls weren’t used to riding a Unicorn, or without the use of a saddle.After greeting the City Guards stationed there and a quick explanation of what they were doing outside the City at that hour, they went along the main street, straight to the Guild. The stable boy came to get the horses and the Unicorns, and Koyaga opened the door for Nozomu and the girls to enter the Guild.Inside, their arrival caused a lot of heads to turn in their direction, and an explosion of cheers received them. Nozomu looked around, surprised by the way so many Adventure
Nozomu went to the kitchen after changing clothes, and as soon as he entered, Seta Azusake gave him a quick and tight hug, going to his stove again. He spoke as he mixed the stew while Nozomu was wondering why that warm reception, “Take the wheeled cart to the main room and when you finish delivering the plates with food, start making dough for the pizzas tomorrow morning.”“I won’t be here tomorrow, Mister Azusake. The Guild Master said that Taisetsuna and I will go with the little Cat-kind girl we saved to the Castle in the Capital because that girl has some powerful Magical Items to sell, but she doesn’t want to go alone with the Guild Master.”
Nozomu held his laughter and smiled her back, “Pfft! Very well, cute Takanari! So, since it’s so early for you, what do you want to do then? Shall we go see if Taisetsuna has a messy room full of fur and wood balls for her to play?”Taisetsuna frowned, “What are you talking about, moron? I don’t have fur! And why would I even have wood balls to play with? Sometimes you say the weirdest things, Nozo!”“You don’t play with woo
In the morning, Nozomu was already in the kitchen, mixing something inside a pot over the stove, with Seta Azusake seated at the table, smashing ‘crackers’ shells with his big hands and putting the seeds in a large bowl and the shells in a bucket on the floor near him.Taisetsuna arrived at the kitchen with Koyaga and the two Cat-kind sisters, drawn by the strange smell, just as Nozomu left the pot with two wooden spoons moving on their own, and moved to the counter to prepare more pizzas.Taisetsuna looked at the pot and sniffed, surprised by such a nice smell coming from such a thick and dark brown mixture that was be
The old Mage smiled, amused by the way Nozomu was talking, "Nothing so drastic. It will be as if a door closed, and when it opens, you will be there. The Guild Master already paid for the voyage, so if you go to that empty space there, I can take care of the transport."Nozomu looked at the circle marked on the floor in front of the building that he didn’t notice when he arrived, but now it was emitting a slight shine as if it was reacting to the key the old Mage had in his hands. Taisetsuna, the Guild Master and the little Takanari were already there, waiting for him. Nozomu made a slight nod to the old Mage and thanked him before joining the others.
Nozomu jolted when the Guild Master pinched his right arm, and he made a deep bow and spoke as he stood straight again, "I am deeply sorry if I made you feel that way, Princess, it was not my intention. I was just surprised. I was imagining you completely different from what I am seeing.""And may I ask how you were imagining me? I am rather curious, and I am not like this very often."Nozomu made a slight smile and spoke while looking around the room, "In such a big and pretty room like this, I was expecting a Princess with a bored look on her face, or one that was making a tantrum because of the tiniest thing, shouting ‘
Takanari quickly took the remaining wands from her pockets and put them on Nozomu’s hands in complete silence. “Go to Suna and don’t open your mouth again! I am being serious here, Takanari Sumomi!”The little girl turned pale and rushed to Taisetsuna as if the effect of the chocolate suddenly vanished, and she was, once again, the shy and cute Takanari that everyone loved. Nozomu approached the stairs and showed the five wands he had, with the three shining buttons, “Takanari brought this from the caves where the Goblins took her and her sister. She grabbed this when they were distracted and the Guil
The corner of Nozomu’s lips made a tiny smile that quickly vanished as he answered, “The Guild rules changed because of that, and for quite some years, an Adventurer can’t be denied to apply to any Quest he desires.”“So that means if our country would be attacked, you and Taisetsuna wouldn’t join our army? What about the people living in this country? Many of them are not able to defend themselves because they lack training, Magic, or strength, while both of you have plenty in those departments.”Nozomu spoke after glancing at Taisetsuna, who made a slight nod, “We wouldn’t joi