"It isn't necessary to bring anyone else. Daniste and I will be enough. As for finding the [Roots of the Teacher], [Finger Bone of the Astrologer], and [Hair of the Moon Chaser] needed for the Newborn Ritual, I don't think bringing more people would help. Only I can find them."
Shade answered, and Luvia sighed.
"If only I could get another Special Coin before you set off. This major incident has only just ended, and you already have something else to do almost immediately. Don't you even have time to rest this time?"
"Going to Kalas Mountain can be considered a vacation too."
Shade took Luvia's right hand.
"Don't worry so much. Just as you said, the War of Fate has only just ended. This is precisely when we can finally breathe easy. Think about the days ahead—once we finish what we have in hand, before everyone leaves, Sivie said she wanted to hold a party on the ship. After you return to Tobesk, we'll have plenty of time to spend together too. Now when I go to the Seer Association to ask you for a divination, I don't even have to pay."
Luvia smiled.
"What I'm actually worried about is whether, in the past you've forgotten, there might also have been young ladies who loved you as we do."
"There weren't."
The Outlander shook his head with certainty. Back in his hometown, he had only a few male friends such as Li Gan and Jankin. Between Spring Fall of Year 1853 and the summer of 1853, he was also certain he could not have met any young ladies, because Detective Sparrow had soon "adopted" him.
"Luvia, you were definitely the first."
"Oh, honestly, what are you saying?"
She heard another implication in those words and lightly smacked Shade, though