In the afternoon, on the outskirts south of Hill City, before an uninhabited waterfall...
Rumble—
The calm surface of the water erupted into clouds of mist, making the air here excessively damp and cool, even somewhat cold.
"It's just ahead. I usually train here too. It's a great place."
"Really? Then let's hurry! Come on, Mr. Roz, faster, faster!"
"Hahaha, don't rush. That place isn't going anywhere."
Splash, splash...
The sound of leaves rubbing together came from within the woods. Accompanied by increasingly clearer voices, two figures pushed through the obstructing branches and arrived before the waterfall.
One tall and one short, one fat and one thin—they were Moss and Roz.
Moss jogged to the lakeshore and looked around at the surroundings. She immediately praised it with satisfaction:
"Wow! This really is a great place!"
She turned around and asked Roz, who had brought her here, with a smile:
"Is it really okay for me to use it?"
Roz folded his arms, smiled, nodded, and said:
"Of course! No one usually comes around here, so feel free to train here."
"Then thank you so much, Mr. Roz, for giving me such a great place to train."
Moss clapped her hands and spoke with delight.
Hearing this, Roz hurriedly waved his hands and said with an honest smile:
"You don't need to thank me. After all, I was the one who made the request. Since you agreed, I should be thanking you instead."
"Is that so..."
By then, Moss had already begun quietly warming up.
She rotated her wrists and said to Roz with a smile:
"Then please guide me, Mr. Roz."
"Sure. I'll suppress my strength. Just give it everything you've got."
Roz smiled and nodded. He still looked like that affable, chubby chef.
Although Moss had known since she