"W-what did you just say?" She asked with an embarrassed face and I wanted to laugh at this moment.

But, she picked herself up quickly and put back her weapon with a sigh.

"Thank god..." I also sighed and put back Asta.

She took a deep breath and calmed down completely.

After that, she also removed her hood and I could see her... whole figure.

No question that the 'figure' was too perfect to be real.

"Oi. Less staring and more speaking," she said, and I blinked at her.

She actually had a cute face if I said myself.

Well, not that it was special or anything. Not when I had lived with a celestial creature like grandma.

This surprised her even more, and she suddenly got close, too close she was in my face.

And my hand instinctively stopped her, like really stopped her.

"Hm? Hey!? I'm definitely stronger?!" she shouted, and I had to hold her with both hands.

I thought she was calmed down, but no. This lady was still grumbling.

"What will it take for you to calm down, lady Reinelle?" I was trying my best to stop this lady, but… I didn't see it myself, but I can feel Zoe and Celes laughing with the crow at a distance.

It was difficult to even take my eyes away from her, more difficult to turn my eyes away or see things with Celes's eyes.

This one was angry right now and from the looks of it, me knowing her name didn't go well with her.

Or was it the fact that I called her name beautiful?

Ah~! That might actually be it.

Looking at her in the eye, I said, "Your name is actually beautiful. And I know it was rude of me but, please calm down. We can talk things out. Please?"

She tried to use her strength and get away, but it was meaningless.

Even if she had three times the strength I currently had, she couldn't get away with that hot head.

And the blush on her face was telling many things about her.

After five minutes of relentless trying that created a one-meter deep creator below our feet, she finally calmed down.

"Y-you saw my status window, didn't you?" she asked hesitantly, and I finally sighed.

This one was more difficult than Zoe.

Oh yes, what were those three doing?

Now that she was calmed down, I looked through Celes's eyes to see what was going on with our familiars and my little sister.

And...

[[ "Hey?! What's this?!" ]]

I shouted in my mind as the image of the crow and Zoe eating some cookies entered my mind while Celes was eating the light of a tea-flavored flower.

Those three traitors were enjoying this fight?!

"Hey... answer me..." she asked again with a hesitant voice, and I came back here, deciding what to do with them later.

I didn't know the crow, but those damn two... I will see them.

Looking back at this gorgeous one, I nodded truthfully.

"I don't like fights where I don't know anything about the opponent. And you... I know you are stronger than me.

In terms of overall skills and stats. Maybe experience too."

It was surprising just how many things we had in common, but she was definitely something when she was embarrassed like this.

"It's cheating..." she mumbled under her breath, so quiet I missed what she said.

Looking at her, I asked with a straight face, "Padron? What did you just say?"

"It's not fair, you idiot! I can't see your stats with my eyes of truth, but you can see my whole screen! And you even saw... my age… didn't you?"

She was shouting at first, but then, when it came to age, she became shy again.

"Well, I know witches live far longer than humans. And on top of that, you also have a different perspective of time than any other race that lives longer.

Though it is my first time meeting one in person, in the end, age is just a number, and the longer time spent in this world the higher experience."

Looking at me with confused eyes, and shook her head at those words.

Well, it is just the right reaction if you found out someone who knows not just your age but practically everything written on your personal screen, too.

"First, you are weird. Second, I demand an apology and your status window. Third, if you want to get out of this forest alive, you better help me find the things I want."

I didn't know where the hell that come from, but it looked like she was finally calm.

And so, with a nod, I first walked out of this damn crater, and our 'dear', 'beloved', 'lovely', companions were still having their tea party.

And as the image of her crow eating a crumble of cookies entered her eyes, she vanished from her place and reappeared under the tree, most likely using her high mobility skill.

"You damn crow! Someone is having a fight with your master and you're eating!?" she shouted so loud even my ears started ringing.

But the old crow didn't mind her at all.

Forget her master, the crow was looking at the cookie crumbs that went flying away from him with dissatisfied eyes.

"Hey~? Don't be angry~! Eat this!" Zoe wasn't affected by her ear-piercing scream and just normally shoved her cookie in her mouth.

That were grandma's special chocolate cookies, and there was nothing like them in this wide world. I can write it on paper if someone wanted.

We had a limited number with us, and she just wasted a part of it.

It was natural Zoe would be angry at this one, and the way she shoved that cookie in her mouth was a sight to behold.

"Whak du yu think you-" Reinelle tried to shout in anger while looking at her but, after seeing the calm and sweet smile of my little sister, and feeling the divine taste of that small cookie, her mind was blown away.

Holding the cookie half in her mouth, she took a bite and chew down on its perfect texture.

Its taste was sweeter than even the natural honey I had and I was in love with those cookies, and that was the reason I didn't share mine.

Zoe also loved them, but not like me.

She loved the tea leaves grandma served with these cookies.

The same ones that we drank on our last day...

I knew she would never share those with just anyone.

The cookie did wonders for her, and she was fallen into a land of bliss.

She ate her cookie with that blank and blissful expression and when she was finished; she looked at Zoe with an unsatisfied expression that wanted more.

"No! You shouted at us. Bad big sister~." Zoe pouted and stored the small box of cookies in her storage space.

Looking at her with the cutest expression I had seen from any random girl, she apologized with all her heart.

"I apologize. It was my mistake. And this damn Branwen is sorry, too. Please... can I have just one more?"

This one knew how to show sincerity, just like someone of a higher rank. She might actually be from some noble family.

It wasn't uncommon for a witch, one of the closest of humans, to live with humans.

Witches and wizards were different races coming out of humans and they possessed higher attribute affiliates to Mana and had special powers.

Her unique skill, superior strength, and mastery of magic were such points that showed she was special.

Well, it was still surprising to meet one in a place like this.

And I outright confirmed that she was one, exposing something she must have tried to hide from the start.

And gods know why I agreed to show my own status window at that moment we were in each other's face.

Can I... should I?

Well, milk has already been spilled, so thinking too deeply would be meaningless now.

Zoe smiled at her and nodded with a cheerful smile.

Looked like she also somewhat liked this person with a gorgeous name, cute smile, adorable expressions, hot-.

Well, her blissfully eating face while eating that cookie was also pretty it made me smile unconsciously.

Maybe she won't be a bad person to...

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