: Though Will Lead
"Ah I'm glad you did it with safely. Congratulations, Mr. Ashen!" Katheryne said happily.
"Ah it's not safe to say... I accidentally burned my hand while Fighting" Ashen muttered showing his bandaged hand.
"Ahahaha Sorry About that... As I said before the quest requirements have been fulfilled please hand over your card!" Katheryne said happily.
Ashen handed over he A-card and Katheryne quickly placed the card on top of a circular barcode on the quest paper. After that the Quest Paper magically turned into blue sparks and entered Ashen's A-Card.
'really watching This is very amazing to me. Seeing the visual effects but directly satisfying the Interest in me' thought Ashen.
"Congratulations Mr. Ashen because the level of the Mission you chose is too high for your AR. Now you have entered level 3 and AR 01. But keep in mind... The higher your rank the harder it is to level up and this is your payment" Katheryne said as she gave up an A-Card and a Bag of Mora.
"Ah thanks (turns to Amber) so we still have time. How about we go to one of the places you recommend?" Ashen said quietly placing Mora and his A-Card in the Storage.
"Okay~ I haven't visited there in a long time... I should visit once in a while when my job is done" Amber said with Energetic as usual.
'Amber seems to have started acting normal. Well, it's my fault for making everything awkward on our way back to this town. So, I'm very grateful for the nature that Amber has, Awkward atmosphere like that is easy to lose" Ashen thought.
"Of course, after all I also want to try some drinks in this city. I really need to remove stress" Ashen said with a happy expression.
"Ehh~ Ashen-san~... Were you perhaps a drunk in your old life?~ then I wouldn't like that~!" Said Amber with a seductive tone.
But with a sly smile Ashen approached Amber holding her chin close to her face towards Amber's face while hugging her waist.
"I'm not a drunker but... This drunker wouldn't mind being imprisoned if he could live his life being watched by a girl like you" Ashen said teasingly in a low voice.
"Aaa.. ii-that~ UuuUuuh~" Amber.exe doesn't work.
With her face turning bright red, Amber couldn't make any reaction and couldn't even move her body when Ashen's waist was wrapped around her waist.
Ashen slowly approached Amber's flushed face. Amber herself couldn't even fight back because of Ashen's gaze that made her feel dominated. Thus, Amber's eyes just watered and closed her eyes while letting what she was thinking happen to her. However...
*flick*
"Ouch!, Hey why are you--" Amber held her forehead but stopped finishing her sentence when she saw Ashen standing with a sly face teasing her.
*Blush*
"AHAHAHAHA I can't possibly make progress like that so fast!!" Ashen laughed in satisfaction and made Amber blush loudly.
"Stupid Ashen-san!!" Amber exclaimed with an embarrassed face and watery eyes and readied her bow filled with Vision Pyro.
"W-wait Amber... I was just kidding... Please!!" Ashen who saw it immediately fled into a narrow alley with an annoyed and embarrassed Amber chasing after him while shooting Pyro's arrows non-stop.
Ashen just ran laughing and dodged all the arrows that shot at him while Amber shouted in annoyance and chased Ashen while shooting her arrows...
After a few minutes of Chase...
"Huh... Huh... I'm sorry hehe... I admit... I lost..." Ashen said slowly with a gasp.
"stupid..." Said Amber with the same condition.
Both of them are currently sitting on the long chair in a very tired state. Amber was tired of chasing Ashen around the city while Ashen was also satisfied with Amber's cute face and tired of running away from her so the two of them rested.
"Oh come on... Anyway I'm sorry okay?, I really didn't expect you to actually give yourself up to do that" Ashen said with a mocking smile.
"Hmpp~ I won't forgive you that easily" Amber said while sticking out her tongue mockingly.
"Hahaha... It was fun anyway... Damn I was never even chased by someone who has a terrible running speed like you" Ashen said while remembering how Amber really almost caught Ashen in the middle of their cat mouse game .
"Hehe~ As you know!~. This Miss Amber is an Outrider Knight Of Favonius and has amazing running, gliding archery, and agility!~" Amber said proudly while puffing out her chest.
"Yah yah~ for that I admit it... Hey as an apology I'll treat you to a drink at Angel's Share Bar. How about that?" Ashen said.
"Of course of course!! Then let's get there right away!" And Amber also pulled Ashen back to where Bar was.
Amber now doesn't care how close Ashen is to her because in the end she will know sooner or later she will soon fall in love with Ashen herself, even though Amber has such a nature she is not a fool.
However, she will not fall so quickly because Ashen himself stated that he has many secrets and can't be shared with her because he doesn't find the right time or roughly Ashen still doesn't trust Amber completely.
'I will make myself trustworthy by you, when that time comes. Ashen-san, please share the burden you have on your shoulders with me. I'm ready to listen to your heart and your secret, no matter how bad or how good it is. I will be ready to accept all the consequences' Amber thought.
But just like Amber, Ashen also felt that there was a certain sadness that he saw in her eyes. It's as if her cheerful nature managed to cover almost all of her sad feelings.
But Ashen himself who has knowledge in the field of psychology will certainly not go through some of Amber's behaviors such as sighing and putting on a sad smile, and the cheerful nature that wants to cover up something that causes her to act like that.
'Amber... You are a good girl, I may not be able to share my secret yet. But, I'm not that stupid if someone near me is having certain emotional problems. When that time comes I can cheer you up as much as I can. In this new world I have visited... Of the many people I met today... You are a person who can be called a good friend, and maybe I am the bad one because I can't trust you. I'm sorry' Ashen thought.