CH 120

「… That was cute…」

Suzu squeezes my cheeks. I don’t know why, but she keeps squeezing my cheeks… I wonder if it’s that soft… ? … Fuhmm… ?

「… Come on, Aya. Ready to go?」

「U- Un」

「I feel like my breathing is a little thin these days, you know?」

「「Imagination」」

「Ahh」

We walked along the road leading to Formana, chatting like this.

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It took us 20 minutes of walking. It seemed we were almost at Formana. Sometimes we almost took a wrong turn, but Iris corrected us each time, so it really didn’t take that long.

The closer we get to Formana, the more people we see, and when I ask Suzu why, she says that many of them are here for the Great Labyrinth of Formana… I wonder if the Great Labyrinth of Formana is such a great place… ? That’s why I have to keep Iris in my inventory… I don’t mind letting her out, but if she’s a target, I’ll be in more trouble… I’m sure this cute girl will be a target for everyone!

「… So, how did it come to this… ?」

「Stop it, Aya. I was trying to drive it out of my consciousness… 」

「I used to do that too, but you know… This is indeed a sight for sore eyes…」

We were almost to Formana when we hit a snag.

「Haa~~~ Ayane-tan is a real angel…」

「I’m a Ryūto, though」

「Still, an angel…」

「I know what you mean」

「「…… Haa…」」

We looked at each other and sighed together.

Why… Why are there so many people around us… ? And they’re surrounding us in a circle. I can see that they want to protect us from the monsters, but then we’d be like princesses…

「… Suzu is a real princess, but come on…」

「Hmm~??? Aya? Did you say something???」

「No, it’s nothing…」

Even Suzu seemed to be fed up with this situation.

「I see it!」

「Eeh!? Leaving already!!」

It’s still annoying enough, but that’s about it…

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「Thank you so much for your help so far…」

「Thanks…」

「No! It’s been a pleasure being with you!」

「Uoooo!!! She’s talking to me!! I’m gonna die!!」

「Please die a noble death and go to heaven」

We parted ways with them and entered the city. When I entered, I held out my hand to the crystal ball-like thing as before to show that I was not a criminal.

「I hope you enjoy your time here in Formana!」

「Yes. Thank you very much」

「Fuu… We’re finally here…」

「Really… I can’t take any more of that group dynamic…」

「A- Ahaha… I thought about it for a minute too…」

We walked through the town, appeasing Suzu. Unlike Farrell, where most of the buildings were made of stone, which is less susceptible to humidity, here there were many houses made of wood. Well, I guess it’s because of the proximity to the forest.

「… Maybe I should buy a house」

「A- Again!?」

「Because this is going to be my base for a while… And I’m sure we’ll be coming back here quite often…」

「… Well, I think Suzu should do as she pleases… But not to the point of bankruptcy, okay?」

「Thank you!」

An hour later, Suzu bought a beautiful house…

Of course it was expensive… Haa… Suzu didn’t listen to my advice…

And so we logged out in our new base with its blue roof.