By the time Cordis came back to his senses, he was already somewhere with an air of romance floating all around him. Even most of the buildings here were made of hearts.
Just as Cordis was wondering what this place was, a woman suddenly bumped into him.
"Hey! Don't you watch where you're going?"
The woman cried out. Cordis slowly picked himself up off the ground and looked at the sweet-looking blonde girl crouching in front of him, frantically gathering her books.
As the girl picked her things up off the ground, she kept scolding Cordis.
That instantly set off Cordis's temper. He was clearly the one who'd been bumped into! It was bad enough that this girl hadn't apologized, but now she was blaming him!
Just as Cordis was about to rush over and argue with her, Hisoka, who had been watching from the sidelines, hurried over and covered Cordis's mouth. Then he smiled and apologized to the girl.
Only once the girl had walked away did Hisoka let go. Cordis stared resentfully in the direction she'd gone and complained.
"Hisoka, what are you apologizing for? That's not like you."
After a brief pause, he added indignantly, his voice aggrieved, "She's the one who bumped into me!"
Hisoka chuckled at that and reached out to pat Cordis's head as he explained, "This is [City of Love-Ai Ai]. That girl just now was an NPC in the game. If you start arguing with her, she'll latch onto you~"
Cordis nodded in understanding while swatting the hand off his head, then casually asked, "How do you know?"
Hisoka's smile froze. His mind raced, but when he realized he couldn't seem to come up with an explanation, he quickly took Cordis by the hand and led him deeper into the [City of