Chapter 22: A Date, But Basically Just Learning About the World
Inigo leaned against one of the pillars near the Adventurer's Guild entrance, watching the evening crowd pass by as the city gradually dimmed under the twilight. The sky had turned a soft indigo, streaked with clouds catching the last of the sun's glow. Lamps were being lit all around, their gentle golden light flickering like stars scattered through the streets of Elandra.
He checked the time on the wall-mounted sundial near the entrance. Elise's shift should've ended by now.
Just as he was about to step inside again, the guild doors opened with a familiar creak.
And there she was.
Elise stepped out into the cooling night, her usual guild uniform replaced with a deep blue traveling coat that matched the calm hue of the sky. A white blouse peeked out beneath the collar, tucked into a modest but well-fitted skirt that ended just above her boots. Her blonde hair, no longer tied into the practical bun she wore behind the desk, fell to her shoulders in soft waves.
Inigo blinked.
She looked... radiant.
Not flashy. Not overly made-up. Just naturally, maturely beautiful.
And it hit him again—he was standing beside a woman clearly in her late twenties, while he was technically a senior high schooler before all this.
Still, this was another world now.
Maybe this was one of the perks of reincarnation.