Chapter 35 35: Su Suna

“So, where is the way out? Did you not say that you would show us the way out of here and toward the guildhall?”

Maria watched Su Suna with blinked slowly and her eyes looked as if they were breaking away from a daze. Her body posture was relaxed and she held no weapon in sight.

Suna looked like a normal girl who had been trapped down here by mistake and Maria could not help but compare their situations.

“I’m sorry. What were you saying? I seemed to have zoned out a little bit there” Suna asked as she blinked her grey eyes at Maria. The color was darker than Maria's own but shines a duller grey than her.

“Step away from Nao and show us the way out of here” Maria ordered. It was a useless order, seeing as Maria had positioned herself between Nao and Su Suna.

However, her voice’s urgency must have sent the message to Suna because she quickly backed a few more steps away and raised her hand in a ‘mocked surrender’ pose.

“It’s alright. I mean you guys have no harm so you can trust me. And maybe also put down your weapon?” Suna asked in an almost pleading voice. Her face looked a little flushed which likely meant that she was not in prime health.

It was a piece of crucial information in case a fight broke out between them.

Maria took the other girl’s easy-going persona and felt conflicted in her feelings. Mostly, she could not match this girl with the hard-core seasoned warrior her profile made her out to be.

“Lead the way out and do not try anything funny. No, stay where you are. I will carry my companion” Suna took a step toward the pair but Maria instantly blocked the path.

Nao might be semi-conscious not but she was far from able to defend herself. If a fight broke out, Maria would have to be the one to defend Nao and she would not be able to do it if she allowed Suna to come closer.

“I get it. I get it so there is no need to panic” Suna took a few more steps back and it positioned her a few steps behind where she had initially started.

Maria deemed it as a safe distance and turned around to pick up Nao’s unconscious body. The lack of magic still send Maria spiraling but she had enough muscle mass to keep Nao balanced in her arms.

Also, her show of strength and muscle strain was well worth the jaw-drop look she got from Su Suna in front of her.

“Are you done gawking? We should get going now” Maria reminded the girl in front of her who seemed to be in her world once again.

Maria had no idea what could be sending Suna into her la-la-land, nor did she want to know. She just wanted to get out of this pocket dimension and then the central metropolis.

“Ah, yes. Please follow me” Suna snapped out of her mind and started walking. Maria had a feeling that Suna was trying extra hard not to look at her and it proved to be true when Suna did not even look back when Maria called her name.

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She only got a ‘Yes, what’s wrong?’ in a dull and unattentive tone which caused her to drop the topic.

Maria took this time to observe Su Suna and she did not know what to make of her. She opened her profile on Suna again, just to verify what she already knew.

[Su Suna, the guardian of Simon’s court and the first apostle of the MC harem. Her feelings for the MC were never confirmed to be romantic but she did care a lot about the harem and the MC.

Not much is known about her except her adoption by the leader of the adventurer’s guild and her mysterious ‘first love’ which was never confirmed. However, speculations say that it was a female Suna had admired.

She died at the battle of the first node to save the MC. Her final words were, ‘She’ll be happy right? I saved her beloved after all’

Favorite food-]

This was all Maria needed to see. It painted a picture inside Suna’s head and she quite liked what she saw.

Su Suna had seemed like a cool character at first. A mysterious lady who cared about her companions and even died for her cause. She had been a part of the MC’s harem maria liked a lot.

However, the girl in front of her was unlike the lady Maria had read about. The fantasy in her mind was shattered by the real thing and Maria found herself to be disappointed.

Not of the person herself. Suna was a great person and was helping her out quite a lot as well.

It was just, maybe Maria had painted quite a high ceiling inside her mind for Suna and now that the final product was something different, it left her high and dry.

Not that it was a bad thing. This Suna was cool as well. Maria would adapt to her in no time at all.

“So, here we are. Once we climb the stairs, we will be at our final destination. Also, can you not mention this small mishap that happened here? I don’t want to worry my father” Suna asked with a sheepish smile.

She looked like someone who was caught with her hands in a cookie jar and felt ashamed of that face. Maria could not help but find her behaviors adorable.

“I won’t mention this if you do not mention our epic failure to see this trap to your father. We can even pledge to each other if you want me to” Maria tested back and saw a small flush burst out into a huge one.

Suna seemed easy to fluster and it made Maria feel a rush of power. The feeling felt familiar to her but she was not sure where she had felt it before.

“You got yourself a deal. Also, you can put your friend down on the bed. There is one in the room next door” Maria had not felt tired but those words made the illusion of pain in her arms ache up.

Maria felt grateful for this small distraction and instantly moved toward the bed. Nao was still unconscious somehow but Maria felt magic move toward her friend and kick start the healing process.

It took no time for Nao to wake up and look toward Suna with a hostile expression. Her eyes burned as they looked at the proximity Suna shared with Maria but she did not make any comment.

“Is she a foe? Or a friend?” Nao asked as she gathered her wits. Maria just gave her a small smile before she confirmed.

“A friend”

[There might be an extra chapter today and tomorrow. I want to try and get ch 40 out by Sunday since it's lit. That will also be the last free chapter but you can use fast passes to read ahead. Hope you will stick around with me since it is all going to turn filthy after this arch ends. Also, the continuity and degradation of this fic will depend on all of you for the next month. The more feedback I get = the More updates you all get.]