The red-haired girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. When she saw the boy turn away with a faint blush, then sneak a glance at her, her lips curved upward. Hmph, that's me for you. Cain must be captivated.
Eris grabbed Cain's hand, her face bright with excitement, and broke into a run.
"Keep up, Cain! Let's go to the guild and take a job!"
"Eris, don't run so fast." Cain smiled helplessly as she pulled him through the crowd and into the Adventurers' Guild.
They accepted a C-rank job to hunt Gray Wolves. Smiling broadly, Eris strode toward the distant forest with Cain's hand in hers, humming as she went.
Before long, they entered the woods and vanished from sight.
"Eris, I really will get lost. You know that..."
Cain complained helplessly. He could use Earth Magic to raise a pillar of earth beneath himself and get a view from above, but his curse of getting lost was so severe that he still wouldn't be able to tell which way to go.
The magic tool Orsted had given him to improve his sense of direction had been smashed to pieces by the powerful surge of magic during the Teleportation Incident...
"It's fine! I bought a map!"
"Uh, do you know how to use it?" Cain asked seriously, looking around at the lush green forest while holding Eris's hand.
"No."
It was like having a bucket of ice water poured over his head.
We aren't going to be lost in this forest for years, are we...?
We'd have enough time to start a family...
He had a feeling his adorable disciple had done this on purpose...
Eris rested a hand on her chin and thought for a moment. She looked around, then closed her eyes and concentrated, her