Book 15: Chapter 1 (5)
The next day, Shin and Schnee prepared to join Tiera and decided to visit their acquaintances in Erkunt to inform them of their imminent departure. In other countries, they would have left immediately, but in Erkunt they had made many acquaintances , from the king to former players.
Shin first informed the guild that they would leave on a journey, as to not be reprimanded again. Then, they headed to the institute of magic to meet Hilamee. Being former players, they decided to keep in contact in case anything happened. Just then, Luxuria arrived: she had somehow caught wind of Shin’s departure.
“You’re going already? You could take it easy a little longer…”
Luxuria grabbed Shin’s right hand and brought it to her chest, looking up at him with pleading eyes. While she didn’t state it outright, it was clear that she wished for him to stay there forever.
“My comrades contacted me, looks like they got involved in something troublesome. We’re in the same party, so I can’t ignore them, can I?”
Shin spoke while slowly removing his hand from Luxuria’s grip, thinking that her gaze alone would be enough to make any Chosen One fall for her.
The fact that Tiera sent him a message meant that his assistance was needed.
“We plan to leave right after we’ve said our goodbyes.”
“That’s really sudden…”