Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 212: Rich!!

While following behind Kana, we walked through a large room that looked very similar to Master's office, the only difference being the layout of the desks and bookshelves, but other than that, it was pretty much the same.

"Here's Master Kurama's office." Said Kana blandly as she opened the door and glanced at Alexander, still greatly saddened at the supposed loss of her glasses.

Nodding at Kana with a smile, I entered Kurama's office and looked around while she closed the door behind me; the inside was much different compared to Master's as there were no beds, but it did remind me of her office back home in the forest.

'Hmm, wonder what this potion is.' Thought Alexander curiously as he closely inspected a beaker filled with a greenish liquid.

While observing the beaker, the door was opened as Kurama entered, prompting me to glance at her as I stood up, though I noticed she was giving me a slightly weird look.

'Hmm, weird.' Mused Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he eyed Kurama, only to shrug his shoulders, ignoring it.

"So... how's, um, life? We didn't really talk much last time, and if you don't mind, I'd like to get to know you." Asked Alexander curiously as he sat down in the chair and looked at Kurama, who raised an eyebrow before faintly smirking.

"Well, I won't oppose speaking with a handsome man such as yourself." Replied Kurama lightly as she set her smoking pipe on the desk before plopping onto the couch opposite the room.

"Isn't that saying supposed to be said by a man?" Muttered Alexander with a faint smirk as he glanced at Kurama, who dismissively waved her hand.

Chuckling, I quietly listened to Kurama as she spoke about her daily life and the stress that came with being an alchemist; of course, she didn't forget to praise herself when she could, which caused me to smile slightly. I would interject every now and then, asking different questions and whatnot, but mainly, I spent most of my time hearing her speak, which wasn't bad; she had a lovely voice; as a matter of fact, she might have the best voice I've heard.

'It's up there with Master's, that's for sure.' Thought Alexander lightly as he glanced at the ceiling before shaking his head.

Surprisingly, there was apparently a lot of stuff going on in Kurama's life, so by the time she finally finished talking, nearly ninety minutes had passed; half of it was probably spent her complaining about unnecessary stress and other similar things, but that was fine, I didn't mind being an ear for her to vent too after she just learned about Master.

"Hehe, sounds very stressful; glad I'm not in your shoes. Not like I wear shoes to begin with." Remarked Alexander with a slight chuckle as he looked at Kurama, who scoffed in annoyance.

"Hmph, yeah, it's fucking annoying. I just wish I had better ways to relieve my stress." Muttered Kurama with a nod as he glanced at the ceiling before looking at Alexander, only to lick her lips, slightly weirding him out.

It may have just been my imagination, but I don't know why I felt that last sentence of hers felt like she was hinting at something; anyway, I trusted my heart and didn't comment on it.

'Haa, I'm probably just overthinking it.' Thought Alexander lightly as he shook his head while standing up and stretching, prompting Kurama to fixedly stare at his butt.

"S-So, what about you, Alex? How's life been treating you this past year?" Asked Kurama curiously as she sat upright and looked at Alexander, who sat back on the chair while sporting a wry expression.

"The past year? Oh dear, I wouldn't say it's nearly as stressful as your life, but my goodness, some crazy shit has happened; I'll tell you what." Replied Alexander with a slight chuckle and a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Kurama, who seemed to smile in interest.