Chapter 247 - The Question And Master Sylvia (1/2)

The moon lit up the dark night sky as it shone upon the city. Clouds could be seen gathering but there wasn't any rain nor thunder.

Within these cities, two teenagers who would still be considered kids, wondered the populated and highly active streets on their own.

”...”

Serena continued to walk behind John, staring at his back without saying anything.

John could feel her eyes on his back, but did his best to ignore it, he wasn't sure how to confront it after all.

”...”

The silence between the two grew bigger and bigger as the sound of footsteps and people chattering resounded around them.

There were a few food stalls still open around them, but they weren't in the mood to eat, as they had already eaten.

”...”

”...John.”

Serena was the one to break the silence by being the first to call out to John.

”Yes?” John asked as he continued to walk without turning back

”Is there something you're not tel-”

Serena was interrupted by a passing couple who suddenly bumped into her while they were walking.

”Ah, sorry!” Said the girl as she suddenly bowed before being pulled away by her boyfriend

”Ignore it.” Said the guy as he walked away

Without saying anything, Serena continued to slowly walk as she thought back on the couple. A human boy and girl who seemed to be a few years older than her.

She hadn't thought about it before but, after taking a good look around, she couldn't see any people of different races together.

Noticing this, she thought back on when she used to wonder if it was rare for people of different races to be together in a romantic relationship, if it was something common.

She had never tried finding out as she had always been told that the situation regarding her parents was a rare and stupid case.

Despite being told that however, after living as an adventurer and travelling with her master. She got to witness the truth. It didn't matter if one was an elf, a human, a lizardfolk, a draconian. As long as what the two had was genuine, it'd be fine.

It'd be fine but, for starters, humans couldn't live long so whatever relationship they'd have with any other race which wouldn't be able to live for as long as them, would eventually end up in sadness.

Especially in the case of elves, they could live for hundreds of years without aging after their body reached their prime.

This was just one of the reasons why dating a human was stupid, there were many other weighty reasons, but right now, that was all Serena was thinking about after she saw how flirty the couple was acting.

”Why am I thinking about this now...?” She muttered as she facepalmed herself

She then looked at John before she placed her hand on her c.h.e.s.t as she grabbed and clenched her cloak.

[He hasn't said anything...]

”J... Jo...”

Serena's eyes then widened before she suddenly slammed both hands simultaneously at her face

*Clap*

The sound was loud, so loud that it caused John to quickly turn to check on anything, and right as he did. Serena walked past him as she grabbed onto his hand.

”Let's hurry, something's wrong with Ariel and Ms Sylvia, right?” Serena asked

John's eyes widened for a moment before he closed it as he muttered.

”Was it that easy to tell?”

”Not really, but you've been quiet and also...”

[You only get distracted when you're thinking deeply about something and I can tell that it's not about that...] Serena thought to herself

”Also...?”

”E-Eitherway, you've been quiet, also why are you walking so slowly? Shouldn't we be rushing?”

Hearing this, John avoided eye contact and lowered his head as he stared at the ground before he muttered

”Yeah...”

Serena didn't like John's half-hearted reply at all, she could easily tell that there was something he wasn't telling her, and that only annoyed her more as they were supposed to be able to trust each other. Not only that but it was Ariel and Ms Sylvia they were talking about.

”Oi... Why can't you just tell me what's wrong...? Are you being threatened?”

John slowly shook his head and the two stopped walking.

”Then why...?” Serena asked

”...”

John didn't reply, he couldn't tell her. He didn't want to ruin what the four of them had built up, on top of that, he had no guarantee that it was true.

”Argh... You can be so annoying at times you know...”