Kapitel 383: It's time to tie some loose ends

"Excuse me, but...may I ask why?" Fatia asked cautiously, probably worried that I would get offended by her question.

"Just...curiosity," I shrugged.

Well, it wasn't; but I couldn't just tell them, could I? 

"What's the problem, anyway? You won't get any harm by taking me there, will you? It's not like I'm going to take my fiance with me."

"No, but...it's just..." the elementalist bit her lips. As her anxiety was starting to climb, the quiet Hero finally took the reign again.

"It just feels rather dishonest; we'll be using the scroll we gave her even though we wouldn't be using her service anymore and...well, we didn't get her the item she sent us to fetch," the Hero explained, finally meeting my eyes again after avoiding it the whole time.

I couldn't help but laugh at his reply, though. "Dishonest, huh..." I tilted my head and smiled teasingly. "Although you were also using dishonest means to get the Amrita?"