Boom! Boom! Boom!
A loud explosion was heard several times from within the forest.
"Damn! They keep hiding in the darkness!"
Alvin shouted: "My dear, where is it?"
"3 meters behind you!"
Krakt! Bang!
Lightning magic struck and killed the Shadow Tiger that was about to attack him.
With only the information Kazien had said, the lightning magic was right on target even though Alvin didn't see it. As a result of the lightning strike, a fairly large crater was created and several surrounding trees were also uprooted.
"My future wife is indeed amazing!" Kazien praised proudly.
"If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have known where they were. Hehehe."
Kazien healed the body of the dead shadow tiger with his healing magic.
"Why did you even heal its wounds?"
"So that the price wouldn't drop when it was sold. Hahaha."
After storing the monster's body into the storage dimension, Kazien and Alvin continued exploring the forest.
Currently, the two of them were working on a mission for grifola mushrooms, the basic ingredient for making healing potions.
They were constantly looking around.
These grifola mushrooms blended perfectly with the darkness of the forest. It would have been very difficult to find them without light magic.
Bling!
The bright, dazzling light had erased the darkness in the forest. Everything that was initially unclear, could now be seen very clearly. Around them were countless grifola mushrooms that they had been searching for.
"My dear, you are truly a genius. You can think of things that I never thought of. Look! There are many grifola mushrooms that we have been looking for all this time!"
"Honestly, I feel frustrated because we have been finding them all this time. I did this purely out of frustration. Hahaha."
"Even so, you have managed to find what we were looking for! You are indeed great!"
"Ah... your happy face is so cute. When I get home, I want to look at and stroke your face until I am satisfied!"
"Instead of you stroking my face, why don't we do-"
Snap!
A fairly hard flick had flicked his forehead.
"Ouch! My dear, your flick hurts!" He groaned while holding his forehead.
"Why do you always want that?"
"Because of your handsome face! Don't you want to do it to me even just once?"
"Choose this! Do it once now but in the future I won't want to do it again or choose to be patient but in the future I will always do it with you whenever you want?"
"Of course I choose the second one!"
Kazien gently held her face and looked at her. "If you choose the second option, please be patient."
"Okay! I'll be patient for now! But after we get married, you have to do it every time I want it!"
"Of course, my love. I've sworn to make you happy."
"If you want to make me happy, after collecting these grifola mushrooms, you have to carry me until we get home!"
"Hahaha. Okay! I'll gladly do it for my beloved, cutest Alvin in the world!"
With a happy feeling, Alvin enthusiastically began picking all the grifola mushrooms around him.
For the first time, I'm going to be carried by him. I can't wait to lean my body on his back. Besides being handsome, he's also a very loving, understanding, caring person and has never made me sad or cry.
He's the perfect husband-to-be! I'm truly happy to be his future wife.
After collecting 30 grifola mushrooms, Kazien crouched down in front of Alvin.
"Get on! I'll carry you all the way home. Until we get home, I'll never put you down!"
Gasp!
Kazien felt something approaching them very quickly.
"Okay, I'll—"
Kazien pulled Alvin and jumped while hugging him.
"Why did you pull me? Aren't we both immortal?"
Kazien gaped in disbelief at what he had just heard.
"I just spontaneously protected you.—No! You'll still feel pain if you get hurt. I won't let you feel pain!"
"You overprotective husband-to-be! Let's destroy all those annoying monsters!"
Boom! Boom! Krakt! Brak!
The silence in the forest was once again filled with the sounds of explosions and lightning strikes.
A few moments later, Kazien and Alvin emerged from the forest.
"Are you comfortable?" Kazien asked to make sure.
"Your back is the best! I don't want to get down."
"Hahaha. You know that's impossible. If you want to cling to me, how about you sleep on top of me tonight?"
"Can I sleep on top of you?"
"Why not? As long as you don't ask for anything weird, you're free to do whatever you want with my body!"
"Yes, yes, I won't ask for that again until we get married! In return, I want to sleep on top of you every night!"
"Hahaha. I guessed it! I'll do it!"
In his arms, Alvin hugged him tightly. And the soldiers who were guarding the city gate were shocked when they saw Alvin being carried by Kazien.
"Young master, what happened? Is young master Alvin hurt?"
"Hahaha. No! He's just sulking and wants me to carry him until we get home."
Alvin smiled broadly at the two soldiers on duty. They were relieved that nothing had happened to Kazien and Alvin.
"We'll go in first and have a safe return to duty to you both!"
Kazien, who was carrying Alvin, became the center of everyone's attention, even to the point that some asked worried questions. Kazien had no choice but to explain it to those who were asking.
"Hahaha. Look! This is what happens when you're carried. Everyone thinks you're hurt."
"They don't realize how comfortable and peaceful it is to be on your back like this!"
After hearing his words, Kazien thought about playing a prank on him. "Is that so? So, you're okay with me carrying a lot of cute boys on my back?"
Alvin's hug grew tighter until it choked his neck.
"A-Alvin, I'm suffocating! Loosen… your hug." He exclaimed in panic while patting Alvin's hand.
Kazien could breathe a sigh of relief after the hug didn't choke his neck anymore.
"If it wasn't an emergency, I would never allow anyone to be on your back!"
"Okay, my cute prince!"
Alvin was surprised to hear his words and wanted to confirm again.
"D-Do you know that I'm a prince?"
"Of course I know! Latreess is the name of the kingdom of the elves in the continent of Reavel!"
"Where did you hear about that?"
"I always read a lot of books. That's why I can know all the information that exists outside the Altavis region! So, is Alvin Dass'el Latreess your real name??"
"Yes, Alvin Dass'el Latreess is my real name!"
"A beautiful name, just like the person!"
Alvin only answered Kazien with a gentle pinch on his chest.
Just like what happened in the middle of the city, Kazien who was carrying Alvin had also become the center of attention of all the adventurers in the guild lobby. They were wondering about Alvin's condition. And once again Kazien had to explain everything to them.
"He's just sulking, not hurt. I have to carry him and not let go until we get home!"
"Oh… I thought he was hurt. Hahaha."
Kazien breathed a sigh of relief and then walked back to the reception desk.
"Have you guys completed the mission?"
"Yes, we have!" Kazien replied as he placed all the grifola mushrooms they had collected earlier on the table.
Rosalia counted all the grifola mushrooms on the table.
"Is the mission we're working on this time really an E-rank mission?"
"That's right, young master! The mission is indeed—"
"Rosalia, don't use honorifics and just talk to me normally!" he said, cutting Rosalia off.
Kazien pointed at the adventurers in the lobby and continued: "Just like them!"
"Yes, I—" Rosalia corrected herself: "Okay, I'll act normal with you!"
Kazien smiled, satisfied with her answer.
"So, what's the point of asking about the mission's rank? Are you doubting the difficulty of the mission?"
"Of course I'm doubting! Because the two of us have to face all these troublesome monsters that like to disappear in the darkness!"
Kazien took out 12 shadow tigers from his storage dimension. Rosalia and all the adventurers in the guild lobby were shocked to see the number of B-rank monsters they had killed.
"Did you know? These monsters are gathering not far from where the grifola mushrooms grow!"
Hearing the report, Rosalia rushed to a room.
Two minutes later, he returned with a woman around 40 or 50 years old.
"I'm Welma, the guild leader of this Lazavis City branch! Is the report you've just heard true?"
"Why would we lie? I should be the one asking about the difficulty of the mission!"