Chapter 46 See You My Love!
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"Just take this little magical pouch with you. "I still have others," Seikyu Yuuki said to me.
"Is it true? Isn't this magical pouch very valuable!" I answered.
"Yeah, but it doesn't matter to me. I'm going hunting today. So will we meet again next time?"
"Yes, of course. "Excited for today's hunt," I said, encouraging Seikyu Yuuki.
Seikyu Yuuki nodded, "Yes! Today is also the last day. It seems like it will go so fast."
Seikyu Yuuki and I started to separate. I walked along the river, and... Seikyu Yuuki went into the forest to hunt. Seikyu Yuuki smiled, remembering that night. The girl was not afraid of him and even hugged him tightly.
"Is that girl interested in me? Ah, is this what is called love? I feel so warm. The first girl I met without fear. But she was actually afraid of something else. Very sweet! (remembering Moon's face)," he muttered. Seikyu Yuuki talked to himself while smiling during the hunting trip.
Meanwhile, Lily is with her friends. Their hunt for mustard continues today. Early morning, they received a surprise attack from a giant snake monster with strong scales and was immune to magical powers. Lily and her friends attack the snake monster with water's mystical power, which turns into ice. Lock the snake in thick and cold ice. But the snake can destroy the ice that confines it. Lily's partner lit the arrow on fire and attacked at the same time as the other team using the magical power of water. The combined attack succeeded in paralyzing the snake monster. They caught the game this morning.
Meanwhile, Vampire Theo rested under a shady tree untouched by sunlight. They hunt at night and get a lot of results. Even though he got a lot of prey, Vampire Theo didn't seem happy with the results. He didn't seem satisfied.
"Theo, what's wrong with you? "Why are you daydreaming with that sullen face?" said his colleague.
"I just think that if we continue hunting, our team may become prey to the demon king's army," Theo said.
"Yes, that's correct. As previously! But I'm sure we can face them this time. We have become stronger."
"We can become stronger by practicing. Do you think they will stop training after beating us first? I do not think so! They must have done the same thing."
Sebastian stared at Vampire Theo for a moment, then nodded in agreement with his words: "Yes, I agree with your opinion. But don't worry. We will combine our forces to fight the demon king's army."
"Hi, Theo! Aren't you curious about that weak girl? Doesn't have that magical ability! Will she be okay?"
"Ah, that's right! Calm down, okay?! "I think she will be fine," said Vampire Theo, remembering Moon.
Sebastian drank the drink, the color of fresh blood, and then said, "Why do you think that? Aren't there a lot of monsters here? That girl must be scared right now."
Vampire Theo laughed spontaneously, "Hahaha... are you sure about that? The girl was weak, but she was not stupid. She will not hunt. She is looking for medicinal herbs, so she will be fine."
"What if she meets the demon king?" asked Sebastian.
"Who knows! "I can only hope that she can come back fine...," said Vampire Theo, stopping when he and his colleagues saw a witch being chased by a monster and followed by her team members.
Suddenly, they all burst out laughing. They didn't move from their seats or had no intention of saving the witch woman. For them, now is the time to rest. They had to conserve their remaining mana.
Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Alpha Gray and its members of he. They were still on the river bank. When they started their journey to start today's hunt, Alpha Gray accidentally met Moon.
Walking along the river accidentally made me meet Alpha Grey. Men never change their gaze at me, cold men. He and his friends seemed to get a lot of prey. This was clearly visible from the happy faces of his friends. I am still trying to figure out what happened, but they blocked my way.
"Eh... um... Moon, can we talk?" asked Alpha Gray, blocking my way, helped by his partner.
"What else is there to talk about? I have no business with you. Better stay away from me!" I answered, trying to avoid Alpha Grey. But his friends blocked my way.
I looked cynically at Alpha Grey, "What do you want?"
"Talk to you. Can we talk? Please don't avoid me?," said Alpha Gray pleadingly.
I took a deep breath and exhaled. I can't be annoyed and hate this man for a long time because my friendship with Lily was destroyed.
"Where do you want to talk?" I asked.
"Come with me!" replied Alpha Grey.
Alpha Gray started walking into the forest first, and I followed his steps. We stopped walking when we were far enough away from Alpha Grey's companions.
Alpha Grey's companions stopped walking and waited for Alpha Gray to return. They chatted while paying attention to the circumstances and situations around them.
Right under a shady tree, Alpha Gray and I talked seriously.
"What do you want?" I asked in an annoyed tone.
"Listen to me talking, Moon. I know my behavior towards you was unforgivable. I'm sorry about what I did to you. I'm really sorry and apologize to you. "Can you forgive me?" said Alpha Gray seriously and gently as he reached out his hand to me.
I took a breath and exhaled, "Okay, I forgive you. "There's nothing to discuss anymore," I answered, leaving, but stopped when Alpha Gray spoke to me again.
"You really forgive me, right?" He said.
I stopped walking and looked at Alpha Grey. "Yes, of course. Because you said your own apology."
"Can you be friends with Lily again? Lily was actually really worried about you. She's been looking for you lately," said Alpha Grey.
"I'll remember to say hello to her. You'd better go back. Your friends are waiting."
"Then what about you? You walk alone. this place is dangerous." Alpha Gray suggested, "You can join our group for the time being."
"No, thank you. I have my own way of getting what I want. I'm just looking for medicinal plants. "If I come with you, I can only cause you trouble," I said, refusing with an excuse.
"I don't think it's a problem. "I can take care of you," Alpha Gray said adamantly.
"Okay, I'll come along. "I won't fight. I'll just look for medicinal plants," I said in agreement.
Alpha Gray put on a flat face, hiding the smile on his face. Alpha Gray and I immediately returned to Alpha Grey's friends, who were waiting. Then, we started to continue today's hunting trip.
Alpha Gray was always beside me during the trip. Alpha Grey's companions were busy talking about their hunt. I tried to stay away from Alpha Gray, but somehow, Alpha Gray was always near me. Alpha Grey's friends were trying to get me close to Alpha Grey.
I am curious to know how long we walked once Alpha Gray finally spoke to me again.
"Moon, are you tired? "We can rest for a while," said Alpha Grey. Alpha Grey's colleagues secretly listened to the conversation while diverting their attention. Pretending to be talking about something else and observing the surroundings is actually eavesdropping on the conversation.
"No, I'm not tired. I can walk," I answered.
Alpha Grey's partner, hearing that, quickly said, "We're all tired, and it seems like it's time for lunch. Can we eat first?"
"I'm hungry too!" complained Alpha Grey's partner.
"Alpha Grey, can you cook for us this time?" asked his partner.
"Okay!" replied Alpha Gray, immediately agreeing.
"Show us your delicious cooking!" praised his colleague.
Because of the partner agreement and Alpha Grey, we decided to stop and rest. Alpha Gray started preparing the ingredients for the food he was going to cook. Alpha Grey's companions waited. Alpha Gray cooked with her skills.
I sat under a tree alone. The wind was cool, and the sun was not yet overhead. They hadn't had breakfast since earlier. I saw Alpha Gray preparing the food ingredients well. He can even cut vegetables quickly and well.
"Huh, what are you doing, Seikyu Yuuki? What? Have you caught anything this morning?" I said, thinking Seikyu Yuuki's eyes accidentally turned to Alpha Grey.
Alpha Grey's colleagues, who saw Moon from a distance, continued to pay attention to Alpha Grey, thinking that Moon secretly liked Alpha Grey. So they started gossiping about Alpha Gray and Moon.
"Look at that! Moon has been looking at Alpha Gray ever since."
"Hah, who would have thought that that girl seemed to like Alpha Grey."
"Alpha Gray also likes Moon, right?"
"I don't know, but I think Alpha Gray is just sorry for her."
"Poor girl, her love will definitely be one-sided."
"Rejected because it's better to be friends, right?"
"Hahaha..."
I stopped daydreaming and realized I had been watching Alpha Gray for a long time.
"Why is it? Good grief! I thought Seikyu Yuuki became lost in thought. Even though they had just separated. There's no need to exaggerate. He's just a guy I met accidentally. But Seikyu Yuuki is a good man," I muttered in a low voice.
Alpha Gray realizes that Moon has been watching him for a long time. Without realizing it, he cut his hand. Fresh blood immediately came out of his fingers. Alpha Gray quickly treated the wound with a healing potion. He didn't want other people to notice his negligence.
Alpha Gray smiled. He thought Moon liked him. He found that Moon really wanted to treat him and break the curse for the sake of friendship with Lily and liking him.
Not long after, Alpha Gray had finished cooking. Food began to be served and distributed to Alpha Grey's colleagues. Alpha Gray approached Moon, sitting alone under a tree carrying food he had cooked.
"This is for you!" said Alpha Gray while giving him the food.
I immediately took the food from Alpha Grey's hand. "Thank you. It looks delicious!" I said.
"Try it?" said Alpha Gray, sitting next to me.
I started eating the food that Alpha Gray gave me.
"Yum! "Delicious!" I said, and then I started eating with gusto until there was no food left on my plate. "This is delicious. Thank you for the food, Alpha Grey."
"Yes, I'm glad you like my cooking," said Alpha Gray, hiding a smile behind his flat face.
I handed the plate to Alpha Grey. A colleague came over and took the plate, then left without speaking.
"Eh, what is he doing?" I asked about Alpha Grey's partner.
"He is in charge of cleaning plates and other eating utensils. Don't worry, he can do that. "He gets the highest points for clearing enemies," answered Alpha Gray, explaining about his partner.
"So, you have great friends, don't you? You're very lucky," I said in praise.
"Yeah, I have a lucky partner. Moon, during your journey. Did you meet the demon king? I heard the demon king's humor would greet those who participated in the hunting day. Our team has yet to meet the demon king."
"No, I didn't meet the demon king. I just met a new friend. He helped me harvest medicinal plants."
"A boy?" asked Alpha Grey.
I nodded, "Yeah."
Alpha Gray frowned, looking coldly at me. "What the hell? Is your boyfriend?"
"Why do you ask that much about our relationship? "It's clear we're friends," I said, annoyed.
"Sorry, I seem to have upset you. "You're cute when you're annoyed, aren't you!" He said softly.
Alpha Gray said sweet things to me that embarrassed me. I directed my gaze towards Alpha Grey's companion. They were talking and readying their weapons.
"They are better. "Can we continue our journey again?" I asked, looking at Alpha Grey. I tried to avoid further conversation with Alpha Grey. The option to continue traveling is the best way.
"Yes, it looks like they are better," said Alpha Gray, getting up from his seat and calling his partner.
The journey continued again, entering deeper into the forest. The trees we passed were so shady that only a little sunlight illuminated each step until we arrived at a place without many trees. We were near the rocky mountains.
"Alpha Grey, if I'm not mistaken, this area is overgrown with rare medicinal plants. But as you know!" said his colleague, remembering the place they had visited.
"That is true! Moon, I think there are healing medicinal plants on top of that hill. But you must quickly pick it up and put it in the magical bag. If you don't have one, you can store it properly. After that, we had to run as hard as possible but split up and come back together. "You come with me when I run later," said Alpha Grey.
I nodded, "Okay, I can do that. How about you guys?" I answered.
"Leave the hunting to us. We'll be fine. "It's just that we have a little time," said Alpha Gray.
"Yes, just obey Alpha Grey's orders. "That way, we will be fine," said his colleague.
"Okay!" I answered in agreement.
Then we started climbing the rocky hill. Few plants and trees grow here. While climbing the mountain, I accidentally stepped on a rock and slipped. I almost fell. Luckily, Alpha Gray was quick to help me.
"Thank You," I said.
Alpha Gray immediately let go of me, "Watch your step, Moon. You can wake up the inhabitants of this hill. "There are dragons around here who like to chase hunters like us," Alpha Gray explained.
Proceed with the journey. We stopped right in front of the mouth of the cave, which was inhabited by dragons. Around the mouth of the cave, medicinal plants grow abundantly. I quickly took the medicinal herbs while Alpha Gray and Co. Prepared to attack the dragon.
I stopped taking medicinal plants when I heard someone's voice from the mouth of the cave.
"Thief! You human thief!"
"Hey! Thief? Who? Where?" I said, looking left and right.
"You human thief! Keep yourselves away from my plants!."
Hearing that strange sound again, I immediately turned towards the mouth of the cave. At the same time, two red eyes stared at me sharply. The figure in the cave walked out—a large, scaly figure with large wings that could breathe fire. That is the breath figure of the inhabitant of this place—the powerful and legendary red dragon.
The red dragon looked at me, "You thief, give me back my plants!" said the dragon, surprising me.
"Eh! "Dragons can talk!" I said, surprising Alpha Gray and his friends, even the dragon.
"You can understand what I said?" asked the dragon.
"Yeah, I understand. But why can dragons talk?" I asked.
"Eh! "Why can humans talk to me?!" said the dragon.
Alpha Gray signaled his comrades to prepare to attack.
The dragon opened its mouth wide. Something shining red was inside the mouth. Alpha Gray and his partner immediately signaled to run and hide.
"Run!" Alpha Gray shouted in command.
We quickly ran and hid behind the rocks. Some use protective magical powers. A burst of dragon fire started heading towards all of us.
As soon as the dragon's fire burst finished, we looked at our surroundings. Everything burned and turned to dust.
"Moon, where are you?" shouted Alpha Gray, calling me.
I immediately showed myself, "Yes, I'm here. I'm fine!" I said, hiding again because the red dragon was spewing fire again.
Alpha Gray organizes an attack with his comrades against the red dragon. With a signal from Alpha Grey, they began to attack. While I continue to hide.
