"Huff." Fyar exhaled slowly through his mouth. The cold night air hit his face. He sat on the back of a giant dark grey feathered owl along with Illya Rasie Zaefal Cyhas and Hasya. The giant owl flapped its wings piercing the night air. Above them the sky was filled with scattered stars and swirling magical auroras of pink and blue. Below them stretched a vast glowing emerald green ocean. Giant trees with glowing blue leaves grew towering from the bottom piercing the surface of the seawater. Far ahead of them a black rocky island with dark buildings stood in the middle of the ocean awaiting their arrival.
Fyar stared sharply at that black rocky island. After training his comrades in martial arts and succeeding in defeating Hasya at his fifty percent power limit they were now preparing to head to the exit. From Hasya’s information they had to kill the guardian monster on that island to summon the exit light. This troublesome condition made Fyar understand the reason very few adventurers dared to enter high level dungeons.
*More than a week... no maybe three weeks I do not know for sure... since we were stranded here,* Fyar thought. *My level is forty nine now... yeah... quite fast too... impossible to be an anomaly.* Fyar looked down staring at his own palms then clenched them slowly feeling his new strength.
*They have mastered the martial arts I taught we have done hard training... and also... we can defeat Hasya at fifty percent of his strength.* Fyar raised his head back and smiled slightly. *We should be able to defeat it... the boss here... ugh... I am just worried the time here runs differently from the outside world.*
"The ocean is so beautiful isn’t it....." Illya said. Her voice sounded soft piercing through the roaring wind. The girl tilted her head and leaned it softly on Fyar’s right shoulder. Her blue eyes reflected the bright green light from the ocean below them.
Fyar only nodded lightly responding to those words. "Truly beautiful..."
Zaefal sat slightly behind them. The black haired man was wiping his sword blade using a piece of dry cloth. He stopped his movement and looked at the bright green ocean below him with a calm facial expression. "Peaceful..."
"Are there fish inside?" Rasie asked. Her body leaned forward and rested slightly on the side of Hasya’s arm. Her eyes observed the glowing water surface.
"There are!" Hasya answered enthusiastically. The man turned to Rasie then placed his right palm on the girl’s shoulder. "Where do you think we eat fish from?"
"Whoa!!"
"Really? There are?! What do they look like? Are they big?? What kinds?!" Rasie turned quickly. She moved her face closer toward Hasya’s face driven by curiosity. The distance between their two faces was only a few centimeters left. Rasie’s eyes widened with full interest.
Hasya smiled very widely seeing Rasie’s face so close. "Yeah, want to try to take a look?"
Rasie’s face instantly blushed bright red. For a few seconds she just stayed silent and stiff with her mouth slightly open. She then quickly pulled her back away distancing her face and looked back toward the ocean. "Ahgg you idiot you are too close you are too close!!"
"Jumpscare jumpscare!!" Rasie said awkwardly. She rubbed her own face using both her palms roughly.
Hasya laughed out loud. "Hahaha hahah." The man then leaned his body forward very quickly and landed a short kiss right on Rasie’s left cheek.
Peck.
"?! Stupid!! You" Rasie gasped in surprise. She immediately hit Hasya’s chest using her fist. Her face turned furiously red holding back her embarrassment. "Do not do it in front of them too!!!!"
Cyhas who sat at the far back end laughed lightly. The woman covered her mouth with her fingertips watching Rasie and Hasya’s behavior. "They are so energetic huh..."
"Look at them. They are braver than you guys.. tch tch." Zaefal mocked. He shifted his gaze from the ocean toward Fyar’s back in front of him. "What were her words back in that cave do you remember?"
Fyar turned his head back. He folded both his arms in front of his chest mimicking Rasie’s body posture. He pouted his lips slightly imitating Rasie’s voice tone and said. "Hmph I will not be a lovesick fool like you guys if I have a partner!"
Hearing that imitation Zaefal Illya and Cyhas immediately laughed out loud together. Their shoulders shook up and down enlivening the night atmosphere.
"Ah she said that? How how hoowwww????" Hasya asked very enthusiastically. The man moved his body forward staring at Fyar with eyes sparkling with curiosity.
"Shut up shut up!! Shut up bastard!! Or I will stab this bird so we all fall into the sea!!" Rasie shouted loudly. She raised her right hand preparing to hit anyone who teased her.
"Ah I can fly so I am safe.." Hasya said casually. He smiled mischievously while touching the tip of his chin using his index finger.
They all laughed loudly again filling the silence of the air above the green ocean.
Hasya stopped his laughter slowly. "But well well thinking about it the past few moments have been quite fun." The man leaned his back staring at the expanse of stars up there.
"Who would have thought that I who was just casually walking around met you guys who were dying against a monster.." Hasya continued softly.
"Well I will miss sleeping together with Rasie being hugged and"
Hasya’s words were cut off instantly. Rasie pressed her palm forcefully covering Hasya’s mouth. Small high temperature sparks flared out from between Rasie’s fingers.
"That fast...?" Cyhas widened her eyes in shock. She stared at the flame in Rasie’s hand with widened eyes.
"Oh my goodness Rasie...." Illya muttered while continuing to laugh lightly seeing the behavior of those two.
Fyar chuckled softly. "Indeed destiny cannot be guessed.."
Fyar stared straight ahead again focusing his gaze on the black island at the end of the ocean. "But well we once again escaped from death... once again....."
"Yeah..." Zaefal nodded in agreement. He sheathed his sword back into the scabbard on his waist. "We escaped..."
"Even became stronger.." Zaefal added.
"I hope... those on the outside are okay.." Cyhas muttered. Her facial expression turned slightly dim. She squeezed the edge of her clothes slowly. "I hope... father is okay..."
"I hope that Zalvarbitch is not okay.." Fyar said with a slightly annoyed tone. His eyebrows slanted down sharply staring straight piercing the cold night wind.