Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 99: Firemania Party

"It's not funny, Alexander." Said Yuki with a frown in a deep voice as she walked beside Alexander, who was doing his best to suppress his laughter.

"Haha, b-but it is, Yuki." Replied Alexander as he took a breath to calm himself, though he immediately started chuckling when he noticed the brown poop smeared on the side of her helmet.

"You're annoying, you know that, Alexander." Remarked Yuki with an irritated growl as she looked down at the laughing Alexander.

"Hehe, oh, stop being so dramatic, Yuki; if it happened to me, I know you'd be laughing at my misfortune." Said Alexander with a small smile as he wiped the tears threatening to escape his eyes and nudged Yuki with his elbow, though other than a glare and huff, she didn't respond.

It's been a little over a month since I first became an adventurer, and ever since that day, I've been doing some basic quests, getting a better understanding of how the quest system works, though mainly, I just wanted some easy stuff to do as I wasn't in the mood to do anything else; besides, I didn't think I was in the right state of mind to fight inside a dungeon or what not. Speaking of quests, I'd just gotten back from doing one, and on my way out, Yuki, despite being a C-rank adventurer, decided to tag along with me on my F-rank quest.

While it was slightly surprising, I didn't object; she's one of the few friends I've made in Hyphen, and I don't know what it is about her, but her presence always improves my mood, even making me laugh on several occasions like just right now. While doing our quest, which required us to acquire a variety of animal eggs, though I only grabbed unfertilized ones, Yuki happened to get pooped on by a bird while reaching inside a nest; that happened about fifteen minutes ago, yet I still can't stop laughing.

Another thing I never noticed until leaving in a city was how much Talis enjoyed flying; in the forest, she could fly to her heart's content, but in Hyphen, she was quite limited, so some days, she'd spend the entire time in the forest just flying around to her heart's content. Of course, I'm worried about her, but she's stubborn, not stupid, so I doubt she'll purposely get into something dangerous, and if she does, I'll chase her into the forest in search of her, though that's only if she doesn't return by dusk.

"I'm going to wash my helmet." Said Yuki as she leaned down and entered the adventurer guild, walking straight towards the bathrooms while everyone moved out of her way.

"Hehe, I'm going to turn the quest in, then." Remarked Alexander with a soft chuckle as he walked through the building, which he'd gotten acquainted with, and approached Cath's desk.

"Is it just me, Cath, or does it seem like you get no business?" Asked Alexander curiously as he glanced at the few other attendants, who were almost always assisting adventurers.

"Well, unlike them, Alexander, I'm not willing to prostitute myself, and even if I was willing to, I'm too old for that." Replied Cath lightly as she looked at her young colleagues, who were all wearing tight clothes and showcasing their cleavages, which the adventurers, mainly consisting of men, loved.

"Eh, old? Aren't you, like, in your early 20's or something, Cath?" Asked Alexander as he suspiciously eyed Cath, who smiled at his compliment.

"I've long since passed my early 20s. I'm 38, nearing 40, and to make matters worse, I'm so old, yet still single." Said Cath with a happy smile before sporting an ugly expression as she covered her face with her hands and sighed.

"You're only 38, Cath; what do you mean old? You're still super young; besides, for a 38-year-old, you look fantastic. I'd flirt with you if I weren't already married." Declared Alexander with a shake of his head, causing Cath to lightly blush at his compliment, though she widened her eyes in shock towards the end.