Until the waves were located, BlackRose and I decided to go on an adventure in the area.
There was nothing better than the usual training.
I had also invited Balmung and Wiseman, but they politely declined.
Balmung said that he could not accompany us due to regulations concerning Grunties.
The Grunty was a creature that was the mascot of The World. It can be bred on a farm in a town and it can grow into various types by feeding it.
However, to be frank, it wasn’t cool or cute, whether it had a strong personality or whether it was a baby. To be clear, it was kind of ugly.
Balmung is said to be a strong man who participated in the regularly-held official Grunty race and he has hardly missed a victory.
To be honest, I couldn’t imagine how Balmung was able to diligently care for a Grunty and collect food.
Wiseman had been indebted to me for setting up the meeting between Lios and Helba, so I wanted to thank him for this adventure.
However, he was absorbed in hearing the story of Net Slum’s creation from Tartarga, and it was difficult to get some time with him. Wiseman followed Tartarga’s whereabouts with a notepad, and they were all like an old master and apprentice. Both looked like old masters.
Looking at his attitude, I thought that Wiseman still looked young.
Anyway, that’s why I left with BlackRose.
I went around Carmina Gadelica, prepared my equipment, and returned to Chaos Gate to find a familiar face there.
“Kite, over there…”
BlackRose pointed.
It was Elk.
He was standing alone in front of the chaos gate. What had happened to Mia, the cat PC he was always with?
As we approached, Elk looked up. It seems that he mistook us for Mia for a moment.
Immediately after seeing me, he looked disappointed.
“Where’s Mia?” I asked.
“I can’t get in touch with her. Have you seen her? She promised to play with me today.”
“I haven’t seen her either.”
“She promised. I’ll wait a little longer,” he muttered to himself.
“Hey, if you’d like…” I tried to say.
“Want me to help you find Mia?”
Elk stared at my face as if he had been told something unbelievable.
And he turned to his other side.
“Hmph, that’s okay,” he shrugged.
Oh, that’s right. He had an attitude like that.
So I left Elk on the spot and tried to go to the area.
But that didn’t happen.
BlackRose grabbed Elk’s shoulders.
“Okay, you’re coming with is.”
“Huh, why? I don’t want to…”
Elk twisted his body and tried to escape, but BlackRose’s hands didn’t slacken.
“If Mia’s not here, we’ll look for her together. You’re not getting out of this. It’s better to have a lot of manpower anyway, right?”
With that said, Elk relaxed.
BlackRose forcibly exchanged member addresses with him.
I watched the exchange between them with the feeling that I was witnessing something nostalgic.
Elk himself probably didn’t intend to, but his joining our group would have disastrous results.
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