After walking on and off for more than ten minutes, they still hadn't seen any Dwarves.
Just as Gray was planning to search one area at a time the hard way, a swift figure suddenly ran through his range of perception.
With his Observation Haki active the whole time, Gray had naturally seen her clearly.
"Finally found you!" He floated into the air and quickly flew toward the little figure.
With a large tree blocking the way and Gray still some distance away, the little figure naturally didn't notice him following behind her. She continued on toward her destination as usual.
It took only two minutes for Gray to catch sight of her.
"Hey, little Dwarf up ahead, don't run! I need to talk to you about something!" Gray's voice startled the figure in front of him. She immediately looked in his direction.
When she saw that he was a Big Human, she blurted out in a panic, "Oh no! A Big Human found me!"
"But he wants to talk to me!" She was so simple-hearted that she found it hard to turn down anyone asking for her help.
But being discovered by a Big Human left her torn, and she stood rooted to the spot. Even when Gray came closer and stopped, she was still conflicted.
"Hehe! Hello, little Dwarf!" Gray crouched down, doing his best to look friendly.
Gray's words brought her back to her senses. Seeing that he had come over and greeted her, and that he didn't seem like a bad person, she stopped hesitating.
Since this was their first meeting, she answered his greeting a little shyly. "Mm! Hello, Big Human!"
"Big Human, is there something you need me for?"
"Hehe! Nothing in particular. I just wanted to come over and make a friend!" As