Dawn of the new era

Chapter 19

"Wait... Wasn't that just now...?" Sakura pause to take another look behind her at the figure but the man could no longer be seen from all the forestry around them. "Thats strange, im sure someone was just there." Sakura tilts her head in bemusement, she turns back around again and finds a bounty board at the beginning of the town, a young woman at first glance appearing to be around her age, the woman fully engrossed in the bounty board at first, doesn't notice the interested sakura make her way over standing next to the woman now, the disoriented sakura views the peculiar pictures with a hand to her chin and her head tilt slightly to the side once again, the woman having been silently observing the bounty board in concentration, finally notices sakura presence next to her, and takes a glance at sakura irregular posture, with her baffle expression as she views the bounty board for her first time. 

"Are you looking for someone on here? If you are, i might be able to help." The woman suddenly talks surprising sakura who immediately looks over to her right, to see the woman giving her a friendly smile. "T-thank you vey much... um... Im afraid, i dont know your name." The bewilder sakura's gives off a mixtured look, one of a troubled yet polite smile she shows on her face, clearly shows how shes feeling, the woman stops smiling as she remains dazed in confusion for a moment. "Thats right, i forgot to introduce myself... Didn't i? My name is mizuki, a pleasure to meet you!" Mizuki quits leaning in front of the bounty board and stands up formally in front of sakura now with the same welcoming smile she had previously. "Its a pleasure to meet you mizuki, my name is sakura." Sakura surprised by the disorient mizuki, chuckles with a buoyant smile as she exchanges her name as well. "Sakura was it? Thats a beautiful name! i dont mean to pry, but... Are you alone? If you are, you shouldnt be off alone, especially in around this town, friendly advice... but its dangerous around here, you know." Replacing mizuki free spirited friendly smiling expression, she views sakura with an apprehensive concern look, along with words of warnings too sakura in consideration for her. "I appreciate your advice mizuki, but... im looking for an important friend, i have to find him." Sakura in dismal states to mizuki, who upon sees her expression change, along with her profound reasoning, mizuki closed her eyes with a slight smile.     

"Are you implying that you would get in harms way, to find this person your looking for? Even if you know its dangerous?" Mizuki questions inquiry to the surprised sakura that looks at her with determination. "I-i have to find him, i know he's waiting for us! Even if something were to happen... I would still go!" Sakura tenaciously utters with resolve in her eyes. "So thats your answer? Its that way of thinking thats very foolish... You wont be able to accomplish anything like that..." Mizuki displeased frowns at her decision, sakura perplexed by mizuki words, she looks at mizuki with downcast eyes. "I-i know its unreasonable but-." Sakura gets cut of by mizuki abrupt sigh. "Its that way of thinking thats very foolish... Yet its that very way of thinking thats admirable to watch... I told you didn't i? That its dangerous to travel alone? I ill- advice it... In that case, your not alone anymore, why don't i help you find this person for awhile than?" Mizuki lets out another defeated sigh along with her assistance as she opens her eyes with a friendly smile again.

 "Mizuki... I-i cant possibly,  i dont want to cause an problems for you." Sakura shakes her head in refusal. "Dont worry about it! Its only natural to help those in need, especially if i know i could help, thats how we do things in my group! Besides having another person to look will be faster than looking by yourself right?" Mizuki boast, standing up proudly with a smirk on her face. "Y-your right, um... You said your in a group, do you mind if i ask what is your... group?" Sakura curiously questions. "Ah, thats right... You probably dont know about us, were an organization who share a common goal, well, i say that but... Were just a few peoples who all had lost something from us, but we do our best to help others in need so the same thing doesn't happen to them, im actually the leader of the group!" Mizuki same compentent attitude draws sakura attention to her in wonder. "It feels comforting, knowing theres peoples like you out there." Sakura radiant smile surprises mizuki. "R-right... Well, shall we get started with the search? Unfortunately i can only help untill night falls, than i need to head back to my group to report what i lernt, i apologize i cant help longer." Mizuki look at her with downcast eyes.