The War King Meets the Strongest Man

A wilderness forest zone.

Akasaka and Asuna had already met up with Usagisawa Misumi.

Akasaka walked ahead, leading the way.

Asuna and Usagisawa Misumi lingered far behind, whispering to each other.

Asuna said, "Akasaka's birthday is March 21st. It's only a little over a month away. Should we prepare a birthday gift for him?"

Usagisawa Misumi looked at Asuna in surprise. "How do you know his birthday?"

Asuna replied as if it were obvious, "I just asked him."

Usagisawa Misumi was speechless.

She should never have asked such a stupid question...

She glanced at Akasaka walking ahead and spoke to Asuna in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"What kind of birthday gift do you want to give him?"

Asuna rubbed her chin as she thought. "How about giving him a necklace?"

Usagisawa Misumi looked at Asuna as though she were an idiot. "That's something only girls would like. Have you ever seen a boy who likes things like necklaces?"

Asuna tilted her head back, lightly tapping her rosy lips with her slender white finger. "That's true. Then what should I give him? I don't have any experience giving boys birthday gifts, and I don't know what Akasaka likes either..."

Usagisawa Misumi sighed. So why are you giving a birthday gift to a boy in the first place? Could it be that you...

That was what Usagisawa Misumi thought, but she still answered on the surface, "Why not just ask him directly?"

Asuna shook her head, rejecting Usagisawa Misumi's suggestion.

"Since it's for his birthday, of course it's better to keep it from him."

"I want to give him a surprise~"

A beam of sunlight filtered through the towering trees of the forest, shining directly onto Asuna.

Asuna smiled brightly, her hands folded before her chest. She