After moving for about an hour or two they arrive at a town. like always they go to the side and talk to each other about what they will do in this town before leaving. Usually octan would hand some money to Lena and have her run errands while he and kouko go around killing time but both kouko and Lena were surprised by what octan said. "this week we will be staying here." octan said calmly. although he said something out of character he looks exactly the same with that bland look on him while both kouko and Lena are way beyond shocked. "is this because of what I said yesterday? I'm really sorry octan I really didn't mean any of it you don't have to worry." kouko replied hastily. "a part of it but not all of it after hearing what you had to say I thought about it all night and realized I would like some rest on a bed too so only for this week we will stay here." octan replied calmly again.
then after that like always octan handed some money to Lena and told her to get what they need after Lena left octan and kouko moved around town for 4 hours mostly looking at items then finally decided on an inn to stay at. "OCTAN LOOK ITS A BED!!!!!!!" kouko said as she joyfully jumped onto it. "now now please try not to break anything." octan replied to the overly cheerful kouko. "anyway ima head in first and take a bath." kouko said as she stood up and entered the bathroom. octan looked around the room for a bit then sat down on the bed after a bit the room's door had knocked. "no thank you, we don't nee-" octan was cut halfway by someone he wasn't expecting. "oh....it's you....right." octan said. It was a girl almost as tall as him with brown hair tied up into a ponytail and hazel eyes standing there while holding a huge bag in her right hand. it was Lena. Octan had completely forgotten about her "here take this and book the room next door." octan said while scratching his head and handing Lena some money. Lena nodded and took the bag with her.
It was the first time in 4 years that Lena stayed in a room she had been accustomed to camping out in the woods. She walked slowly towards the bed and fell face-first onto it. It felt refreshing, and without knowing it she fell asleep. Later that day she was woken up by knocking on her door. she stood up and walked towards the door. the person on the other side was a woman who was a bit shorter than her, the woman had long beautiful blonde hair and cobalt blue eyes. it was kouko, Lena opened the door and moved away opening the way for kouko to enter. kouko enters the room as she thanks Lena for letting her in with a smile. "so how are you enjoying your room?" kouko says as she walks towards the bed to sit down. Lena doesn't reply embarrassed to say she accidentally fell asleep. kouko notice's the wrinkles on the bed and giggles as Lena bows her head slightly in embarrassment. "d-don't worry about it I get it" kouko says while holding her laughter. "of course you would after having to sleep in the woods for god knows how long." kouko said. "I mean what type of person would even want to go through that right? u must have been through a lot while with octan he really doesn't care about others I've seen how he treats you, and I always wonder why do u put up with it?" kouko says while having a leg on a leg sitting on the bed. Lena raises her head and shows kouko her serious face. "like come on now how old are you Lena? you're an adult now your 18. you are almost in your twenties you can either stand up to him or just leave him alone." Lena's serious face doesn't change. "like what are you even doing here with him. Is it because he's got money? because of his strength strong? or is it because you love him?" kouko says almost provokingly. Lena doesn't budge again.
"tsk. what now? did I hit it right on the head? or what? Do you actually enjoy that dumbasses company? huh? why don't you answer are you trying to copy him acting all cool and mysterious?" Lena gave a slight reaction "Like name one thing that's even good about that man. like sure I guess his got looks but comes the fuck on. raise your standards Lena his a terrible person someone who only cares for himself no matter the situation so what huh? why do you care about him so much? it's gotta be love, right? you love him right? I will show you, I will show you how much of a scumbag he is. I will make sure every fucking person in this building hears us tonight, just you fucking listen." kouko says while leaving the room maddened. Lena couldn't have cared less about what kouko had just said. Except for one thing "why don't you answer are you trying to copy him acting all cool and mysterious?" "are you trying to copy him" lena had never thought about it before but had she really been unconsciously acting like octan? she did study him whenever he fought monsters but never really paid attention to him when talking to other people. she doesn't know if it's for better or for worse, but she would like to be her own person aside from octan.
That night Lena didn't hear anything not because there was no sound but because she slept in early without a care.