Chapter 646: Motivation can come from anything and anywhere
"You look bright today, Boss!" Aina greeted me with a huge tray of breakfast that she carried with Ian. It seemed like she had dragged the paladin to the kitchen at dawn and cooked for us.
Talking about bright herself...
"I had a good sleep," I replied while stroking the bird and mole on my lap. "Sleeping together is nice."
Of course, it was only nice because the four of us were more like siblings than friends. If Jin and Renna were here, it would be awkward to do it. Thankfully, there was zero romance between us, and Ian bickered with the two girls like siblings, even over something small like food distribution.
See what I mean by cousins?
After the boisterous breakfast, we got ready for the raid. Zarfa agreed to free me from those makeups she put on me during the last expedition, but I had to wear a mask still.
"Don’t pull people’s attention with your face," she said with pursing lips.
Uhh...I felt like Ian’s full-plate armor would pull more attention, but...whatever you say, sis. Anyway, a lot of mercenaries and adventurers wore a mask too, so it wouldn’t get attention even if I did.
Perhaps because none of us were strikingly tall--not even Ian--we really looked like your average raid party and blended perfectly between any group. Since it wasn’t a popular site despite the large area, we didn’t even need to book a specific time to enter--anyone could just come and go anytime.
"Wouldn’t it be funny if we find it here?" Zarfa chuckled after we entered the ruin.
Yeah, it would. It would be laughing at the anxiety I had for days. Not that I would mind. Unfortunately, we weren’t so lucky.