Our destination is a coastal area at the edge of the continent, after dealing with the territory and many cumbersome documents earlier, I realized that the world actually consists of four very large continents. They are the eastern continent, the western continent, the southern continent, and the northern continent. The continent we are currently traversing is the eastern continent, and we both plan to adventure to the next continent, which is the northern continent. The journey to this continent is the closest and most comfortable among the others. That's why I chose it.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked, noticing Arin's panda-like dark circles under her eyes.
"Hehe, I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night," she replied cheerfully, as if she had reunited with an old lover.
"You... I told you to get enough rest."
"Even though you said that, it's hard for me to sleep at night," she looked a bit melancholic as she noticed my gaze on her panda-like dark circles.
"Okay, let's go then."
"Yeah," she reached out her hand as if she knew I would carry her, of course.
We flew for almost a whole day, only seeing dense green forests all along the way. There were no signs of human settlements, only a few monsters and large animals were visible. The journey from this morning until now, almost evening, made me anxious because there was no camping area, but finally, we started to leave the forest area and found a vast grassland area covered with beautiful flowers, just like the first time I came to this world. We decided to camp here.
"Dinner is ready!" Arin cheerfully prepared dinner for our first journey. She looked different after getting rid of the cumbersome documents she had to deal with earlier.
"Wow, this is the first meal I've eaten while adventuring after 2 years. I used to faint because of magic depletion, truly a bitter memory."
"Hahaha, I always remember carrying you when we first started building," she laughed and smiled happily.
"Okay, that's enough, I'm embarrassed..." I covered her mouth with my hand. Well, it's also a good thing to see her laugh and smile so happily.
She tried to resist and remove my hand from her mouth. "Wleee!"
"Should I have kissed you earlier?" I muttered behind her.
We ate and rested immediately afterward.
The fatigue I felt during the journey was relieved comfortably because of the soft bed I created, and the time I wanted to spend together with Arin finally arrived after more than two years.
After sleeping separately for more than two years, it was finally worth it because now we were back in the same bed.
"(I almost forgot about the beauty of her body and her fragrance. Have I never thought about anything other than business all this time? Damn me, when there's a woman as beautiful as her who always helps me but I never once understand her feelings. Should I hug her now? No, no... I can't do that, after more than two years of sleeping separately, I'm afraid she'll feel weird and uncomfortable sleeping in the same bed with me again)."
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"(Forget it, better just sleep)."
2 hours passed without anything happening. Arin occasionally grumbled because she wasn't hugged by me, but of course, I couldn't hear her because her voice was too soft. Another half-hour passed in silence, and I started to feel a bit bored, so I played music through the smartphone I created. Arin didn't know what this device was, I just made up something when explaining it as part of my magic.
"Where is that music coming from?" Arin turned around and looked at me curiously.
"From here, the music comes from here. You could say this is a magical device, Rin," I answered casually, looking back into her eyes.
"Inspired by these songs. Now almost every music I play starts from here, are you curious?"
Unbeknownst to Nima and Arin, they glanced at each other. Their heartbeats began to increase. Their faces looked embarrassed but longing for each other.
"Shall I play a sad song or a happy one? Which one do you like?" I asked to set the mood.
"Hmmm, let's try a sad song."
I played the song, and as I looked at the smartphone and adjusted the song according to her preference, Arin quietly approached and hugged me without warning, as usual, from the side, I could feel her soft body. The scent emanating from her body was sweet and tender. I just remained silent, accepting it and agreeing.
"It's been so long, forgive me, I miss the warmth of your body... it's been 2 years, you know," she spoke with her eyes closed. Then her head entered the crook of my armpit, and she continued to hug me.
"Sure," I stroked her head and fell asleep until morning came. Without anything happening, of course. DON'T THINK OTHERWISE, GUYS.
Rain fell heavily outside. The sound of thunder followed one after another, strong winds blew. The air felt damp and cold. The weather in this otherworldly place was very understanding, as I suspected. The wind seemed to want to lift our simple resting place. The beautiful flowers outside seemed to be asking for help, their leaves waving in the strong storm tonight. But we slept, ignoring what they were struggling with outside. Truly, the atmosphere of a night of adventure that I missed so much.
The rain had evaporated throughout the night, the water that fell was perfectly absorbed by the ground where the plants were, leaving only dew on the branches of the plants and on the roof of the simple house. Meanwhile, in front of the house, the plants began to dance under the sunlight.
Arin said she would cook later. I nodded, then hugged her soft body on the bed for a few minutes. After that, I ran around the grassy yard, opened the front door, shouted greetings to nature, and the sound of wind and birds answered from around, soothingly. Indeed, the world is beautiful, should I just stay here? Haha.
I flew up into the air, back to my room, then to the dining room, throwing red, yellow, and white flowers randomly onto the bed. Arin, who was cooking in the kitchen, yelled at me to hurry up, change clothes, have lunch, and get ready. At twelve o'clock, we had to leave again. I replied shouting back, "Okay, Mom!" I laughed happily.
Walking with Arin is always enjoyable.
"Moooom? D-did you just call me?" she shouted, blushing like a rose, glowing like a light, red and beautiful.
The first thing I did then was peek around. This is very strange, usually my two cats would already be eagerly welcoming me when I entered the house. But what I saw from behind the door just now was only the beautiful cook blushing. They both didn't appear at all.
"Did you see Blackie and Whitey, Rin?"
"U-uh, Blackie is usually under the bed." Arin replied awkwardly, still in the same condition as before. The redness of her cheeks was clearly visible, indicating that she was indeed embarrassed. Should I try teasing her again? I'm so happy to see her like this.