Rina's POV
"He'll be back, he promised after all."
It's been four hours since Garwyr left. He said he has something to do in a town, so I'm gonna have to trust him.
I'm quite surprised at myself when I felt sad and scared about him leaving me. I guess I must have felt secure when I'm near him and became dependent on him. He is the only one who is there for me, and I feel happy when we are together.
Oh... I managed to complete a rug. I didn't notice since I'm deep in thought.
"Time to check the laundry."
Since it's noon, I decided to check the laundries that are hanging on a rope besides the bath.
All of them are already dry, so I folded and neatly tucked them inside the pouch.
After that, I trained myself by using magic. With that, I refilled all the empty vials and vases, dried all the raw leather, and replaced all the walls surrounding the camp with new earth magic.
Finished with all of that, I looked at my status and checked my progress from the past twenty-five days.
[Status]
Name: Rina
Race: Arch Human
Class: Mage
HP 101/101
MP 18/672
STR 6
END 7
INT 359
DEX 15
AGL 10
WIS 436
Title: [Reincarnated Soul]
Skill: Mana Manipulation Lv.4
Fire Aptitude Lv.1
Water Aptitude Lv.3
Earth Aptitude Lv.3
Thunder Aptitude Lv.1
Wind Aptitude Lv.2
Appraisal Lv.4
So far, my status has improved a lot, albeit INT and WIS. The only new thing in my status is my class "Mage".
[Mage]
A class that can harness the power of magic. They are able to use powerful spells and control Mana. Each Mage has the potential to be granted authority to become a Grand Mage.
Does that mean that if leveled one of my elemental aptitudes to 10, I will become a Grand Mage?
Although I am in no rush to become one, the idea of becoming a Grand Mage is pretty amazing.
I imagined wearing a big pointy hat with a robe, and I'm sure I'll look pretty darn good.
But wait, wouldn't that make me look like a witch instead of a grand Mage? Nah, as long as i looked fashionable and stylish, I'm more satisfied.
Fashion is the true way, baby!
Having these silly thoughts, I went back to crafting things.
Right now, I am making more soaps, so when Garwyr comes back, he can relax in the bath.
After a while, I finished making them and put them inside my pouch.
Then I heard footsteps, and sure enough, it's Garwyr.
"Garwyr!"
"I'm ba-...Oof!"
I immediately rushed towards him and hugged him tight. He smiled wryly and patted my head.
His warmth really eases me, and I felt safe.
"See? I told you, I'll be back immediately."
"You sure did..."
I hugged him for five minutes and let go of him.
"So where's my desserts?"
"You went right for it, huh?"
"It's desserts, you know! D.E.S.S.E.R.T.S!"
"Alright, alright... Let's sit down first."
"Yep, Let's."
I pulled his hand and went towards the table with chairs. We sat, and then he removed the contents from his pouch and placed them on the tables.
"Wow!"
My eyes sparkled when I saw the lineup. There are some sweet rolls, baby castella, shortcakes, cream puffs, pies, and even doughnuts.
I immediately tried all of them, and they are so good!
"Mmm! Yummy!"
Ahh, I'm so happy right now. I could not hide my wide grin and giggle as I tasted them all.
"Garwyr! Try this strawberry shortcake!"
"Oh, It looks pretty good."
"Uh huh! Here, 'Aahh'."
"Aahh."
I put a piece of straweberry shortcake on my fork and hand it towards his mouth, and he ate it.
"Woah, It's delicious!"
"Right?"
After that, we ate all of them. It goes without saying that every single one of them are delicious.
"Ah, I'm so full!"
"Yeah, me too."
We smiled at each other and then rested beside the campfire. I didn't even realise that it's evening already.
"Yikes! We'll not be able to have dinner at this rate!"
"It's once in a while, so I think it's okay to skip dinner."
"Haha! I guess so."
After that, we talked a little bit, and then he said that he had something to talk about. He looked pretty serious.
"Rina, before I returned here, I encountered a group of thugs in the forest. They seem to be looking for someone."
"... Are they still out there?"
"Well, they are taken care of."
"I see..."
Seriously? That fat merchant is still looking for me? Does that mean that he still thinks i'm alive even though it's already been a month?
"So Rina... Can you tell me everything?"
"Okay, I have no intention to hide it anyway"
I told him everything. To be honest, I'm surprised it took this long for him to ask me my circumstances, but I guess he is being considerate of me.
After telling him everything, he thought for a moment and asked me.
"You don't know his name?"
"... Sorry, they did not tell anything to us orphans."
"I see... I think I have an idea of who he is."
"Really?"
Looks like he knows who that fat merchant is.
As long as that guy knows that I am still alive, my life will always be in danger. I will be exposed if I go to any towns, so this forest is the only safe for me.
"Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it."
He gave me a reassuring smile. With that, i felt relieved because somehow I knew he would do something about it. But...
"Umm, Garwyr?"
"Yeah?"
This time, I looked at him with a serious expression
"Who are you?"