How did he appear so suddenly?
Had he been waiting for me here?
No, that couldn't be it...
The second possibility seemed more likely.
There was no way he could have just shown up out of nowhere like that, right?
To my surprise, a small boy, stood right in front of me, looking up with wide, eager eyes.
"Boss, welcome back! It's been so long since I last saw you!" he exclaimed excitedly, suddenly jumping forward to hug me tightly.
Yeah... He was none other Ethan...
Startled by his sudden affection, I blinked before letting out a small chuckle. "Okay, okay, I get it, you missed me, but…"
Gently, I placed my hands on his small shoulders and pulled him back a bit, looking down at him curiously. "Did you come here just to tell me that?"
Ethan's face lit up even more as if he had just remembered something important. "Oh, I almost forgot! Master told me to bring you to the underground training room."
