Outsider

Hans spent the whole night silently meditating, bathing in the abundant moonlight that emerged from the clear sky.

Only the following morning did he finally open his eyes to see the buildings in the distance painted orange by the sunrise.

'Finally… all my mana is back.'

Hans clenched his fist feeling the stream of energy flowing through his body.

'In this condition… attempting an A-rank gate raid alone is not madness.'

"Step… step…step"

Hans heard some steps coming from behind him.

They were light and smooth and didn't disturb his peace at all.

"Good morning"

The boy said.

"Wow… I can't believe you really spent the whole night on the sand, now I kind of feel bad for letting you sleep outside"

"Haha… there is no need to worry about that Clara"

"Or so it seems.

So…

What will you do?"

"Do I even need to answer that?"

"So you will butt in"

"Yeah, I will"

"And then what?"