Enora and I exited the cave hand in hand. When we came out there was a whole forest in front of us. The hole we left was built into the side of a hill that was taller than the surrounding trees. The view was gorgeous, and I could already hear the pleasant sounds of the forest. I saw birds flapping between the trees, and I could hear their chirps. They didn't sound like any birds I was used to. I heard a loud ripple in the sky a distance away. When I turned my head, I couldn't believe it. "It's really a… dragon!"
A black dragon flapped its wings creating large gusts of wind that rocked the trees below it. It didn't turn to look at us. It simply flew off towards the distant mountains on the right. They were so far away I could barely see their tops, but what I could see was all white. Before long the dragon became a speck on the horizon. I focused my attention back towards the forest. Towards the front, beyond the forest, I could see flatlands and… "is that a city?"
"Yes, that is a city…" She didn't seem as lively as she was earlier. She was smiling at me, but she looked tired. "Is something the matter? It really is the sun, isn't it?"
"I already told you the sun doesn't bother me… much." After her eyes flicked to the left. I could tell she was lying to me. I grabbed her shoulders and looked her square in the eyes. "You really shouldn't lie to your girlfriend, you know. I can understand withholding information about your past or even some personal stuff, but this… I think this is something that would affect us both. If the sun is bothering you let's wait until…"
"No, I understand your concern, but I'm fine, look…" Soon after she said that she was engulfed in a black mist which covered her body. When she came out my mouth went agape. She had changed her outfits. Now I knew why I had felt her outfit was so off earlier. "You needed frills!"
I was already grabbing around at the frilly Gothic dress. She even had a cute black bow. The texture made me think it was some kind of divine thread. I didn't know if there was something like that, but if there was, this was it. She also pulled out a black parasol. When she fanned it out I could see it was red underneath. She lifted it above her head as she puffed out her chest. "I am fine, see!?"
I didn't really know what the deal with the outfit or parasol was, but she already seemed to look better. "Mind if we share an umbrella?"
"Dork!" So she said but she pulled me in close by my waist. "But, I am your dork."
"How long are you love birds going to stand there? Bacaw!" I jumped as someone interrupted our kiss. "Will you move? You are grossing me out! Bacaw!"
"Bacaw?" I looked towards the sound of the voice, but I didn't see anyone. The only thing there was a parrot? A green and yellow bird was standing on a branch, but it was massive. It was about as tall as a German Shepard; however, it was fat. I had never seen such a puffy bird. "Pfft. Ha…"
My girlfriend quickly put a hand on my mouth. "We don't mean you any trouble sir. We were just about to leave." I looked where her eyes were staring. What? She was talking to that bird? "Bacaw! As long as you understand. You are lucky it isn't the snow season. Bacaw!"
I was in disbelief. It was the bird that was speaking to us the whole time? I thought I was going crazy, but wait weren't there some speaking birds on Earth? Or did they just mimic speech? "Hey!"
I was being pulled down the incline on the right by my girlfriend. "But I wasn't done looking at the…"
"It's a Bacaw." That answered everything. Not! "What's a Bacaw?"
She didn't answer me until we were down the incline and on the forest floor. Which by the way had strange colorful plants all around that I had never seen before. "A Bacaw is an intelligent divine beast. They are a sort of monster bird. We are lucky that one was a male. The females are more territorial than the males. Usually people leave them alone when they see them."
Wait, could it really be? That puffy bird was actually something super strong? "Are they really strong?"
"Hmm? Not really. Actually they are decent with Earth magic. They use their body weight as sort of a… dive bomb type thing. They surround their body with a shell of Earth and use it to take out large predators on the ground. They are usually kind of rare…"
"Whoa! Sounds awesome!" I am sure my eyes were sparkling. Everything looked so unique to me. I had never been in a forest though. Maybe all forests were like this one? "OH! What's that!?"
"The mushroom looking thing or the monkey?" There were tall purple mushrooms as tall as a big rose bush, but they were really skinny. There were also what looked like a few monkeys climbing around on them, but even the monkeys were strange. They had a purple stripe on their back. "Both!"
"Those are called bushrooms, and the monkeys are mushmonkeys." The names sounded so funny I thought she was playing a prank on me, but I couldn't glimpse any foolery with her face. "OH! What's that!?"
"OH? That is a giant treepillar." The name was kind of fitting. It was a giant purple looking caterpillar buried in a giant purple tree. "What is it called when it turns into a butterfly?" The thought of that thing turning into a butterfly was crazy. The thing was already the size of a Toyota Corolla.
"Hmmm…" She took a second to think as we continued walking before she clapped her fist against her palm. The gesture looked weird since she had a parasol, but I was just reminded of how cute she was. She was so clumsy. "I remember! It doesn't."
"Doesn't what?" Did she really mean that the thing didn't turn into a butterfly? "It doesn't become a butterfly. They barrow in those violet trees their whole lives."
"Wha? How do they eat?" She simply shrugged. "I have no idea. We could probably ask someone when we get to the city."
"OH, right where are we by the way?" She stopped and I almost fell over, but I kept a grasp on her hand. "I have no idea…"
Enora really was clumsy. She transported us here and she didn't even know where we were at. "That's okay! Isn't it better this way!?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?" I smiled at her. "Tsk… tsk…tsk… you mean you really don't know?" Her face became red as she began to pout. "Hey! Just tell me already, dork!"
"In every isekai it is always like this. You get sent to another world by a cute girl…" Her face became even more red somehow. "...You have no idea what is going to happen or where you are at. Yet somehow you have a cheat ability! Then you save a village from goblins! And you continue to rescue more villages all while hiding the fact you are the protagonist! Until eventually you wake the sleeping giant! The giant is an obstacle so grand that it is impossible to overcome; however, along the way you met companions and with the power of friendship and your holy sword, you beat the giant!... oh, but wait! That was supposed to be how I got the heroine. But the heroine is right in front of me! And she is already mine! How could this be doctor watson?"
"Well, sir holmes I think our protagonist is a bit of a clumsy dork, so she might have messed up the order of operations…" We both stopped as we reached the edge of the forest. "I really love you!"
I grabbed her wrist and pulled her close. There was no stupid Bacaw to stop us this time. Her face was almost as crimson as her two perfect jewels. I locked my other hand around her hand which was holding the parasol. This time nothing stopped me from stealing her lips. We kissed right at the edge of the forest. I didn't separate from her even as I heard a carriage roll past. When the kiss finally ended she responded back. "I love you too, my dork."