"… …"
On the streets of Mixie, Rozen and Celica walked side by side, and there was an indescribable awkwardness between the two.
Although it was awkwardness, this atmosphere was entirely due to Celica.
Rozen was still the same as before, with a lazy and careless face. He just walked on the street while teasing Pina, making Pina keep making pleasant sounds.
But Celica was different.
(What should I do, what should I do, what should I do …!?)
Celica walked silently beside Rozen, but she shouted anxiously in her heart.
Although Celica finally chose to team up with Rozen because of Pina, Celica thought about it carefully and realized that she had never been alone with a stranger of the opposite sex before.
In other words, at this time, Celica didn't know what action she should take or what topic she should say.
(I'm such a big fool! Why didn't I realize this before …!?)
Celica blamed herself in her heart.
(Sob … it's all Pina's fault …)
Celica could only follow beside Rozen and keep silent.
Until …
"By the way," Rozen said to Celica, "Can I call you Celica directly?"
Rozen's sudden voice startled Celica.
However, Celica reacted quickly.
"Yes … yes! Please do so! "
Celica responded quickly.
"Then, Celica, can I ask you a question?" Rozen asked curiously, "When did you subdue this little guy?"
"When …?" Celica tilted her head and said truthfully, "About a year ago? I suddenly met Pina when I was walking in the lower level, and it took the initiative to approach me. I fed it the nuts I carried with me, and then Pina followed me back to the town. "
"I see." Rozen nodded and said, "You're really lucky."
Generally speaking, although small animal-type monsters wouldn't take the initiative to attack, they would choose to approach the player instead. If the player fed them what they liked, there was a chance that the player would tame them. However, it was already very lucky to encounter such a monster, and it was even more fortunate to carry the food that the monster liked with him.
So, Xili's luck was really good.
In this regard, Celica also nodded calmly.
"Yes." Celica said without hesitation, "Being able to meet Pina is really the luckiest thing that has happened to me in this world."
A smile appeared on Celica's face. It wasn't the kind that was happy for her luck of subduing a Tamed Monster, but the kind that was happy for her to meet a Tamed Monster named Pina.
As an expert in Tamed Monsters, Rozen could almost see how much Celica valued Pina from her smile.
Of course, what Celica valued was not the ability of the Tamed Monster, but the existence of Pina itself was very important to her.
Obviously, Celica didn't just treat Pina as a pet in the game, but a real companion and friend.
"Chirp!"
Pina also made a pleasant sound again, as if to echo Celica's words.
From this, it could be seen that the relationship between Celica and Pina was not as simple as the relationship between a tamer and a Tamed Monster.
It was not that Rozen couldn't understand.
(If Celica's age was really the same as her appearance, then letting a 12 or 13-year-old girl live alone in a world where she could die at any time is indeed a bit too cruel.)
In such a situation, Celica met Pina, it was not as simple as an opportunity for her, but an encounter with an important friend and companion.
Celica must have regarded Pina as her spiritual sustenance, so that she could survive in this world.
This could be seen from the fact that Celica rejected other teams and chose Rozen, who was alone, for Pina.
It was precisely because of this that Rozan Can really teamed up with Celica.
In fact, in the beginning, although Rozen raised his hand, his real purpose was not to team up with Celica. He had another purpose.
However, this was a story for another time.
"Okay." Rozen said to Celica, "Are you ready to leave the town? Or do you need to replenish your recovery items or repair your equipment first? "
"No, it's fine. I'm ready." Celica shook her head, and then asked tentatively, "Then where should we go? The Forest of Lost? "
On the north side of the 35th floor, there was a forest of dense giant trees.
The forest was divided into hundreds of areas in the shape of a chessboard. If someone stepped into one of the areas for a minute, the surrounding areas would randomly change, so it was called the Forest of Lost.
There were only two ways to leave the Forest of Lost.
The first way was to break through each area within one minute and move to the next area before the area changed. If this continued, the structure of the Forest of Lost would not change until the one-minute time limit was reached. Naturally, players would be able to leave the Forest of Lost sooner or later.
The second way was to use the high-priced map tools sold in the Item Shops in the main street area. Players could then move to the next area while confirming the connections of the surrounding areas.
These were the only two ways to leave the Forest of Lost.
Aside from these two ways, using the Teleportation Crystal in the Forest of Lost was useless. Players would only be sent to a random area in the forest.
However, thanks to this structure, the Forest of Lost had many undiscovered Treasure Chests. The monsters inside the Treasure Chests were also higher-leveled than the monsters in the other training areas. Players could obtain more EXP, Coins, and items from these Treasure Chests. To middle-tier players, the Forest of Lost was a very good place to explore.
After reaching the 35th floor, Celica had also hunted in the Forest of Lost.
"The Forest of Lost?" Rozen rubbed his chin. Suddenly, he asked, "Is that a kind of maze?"
A kind of maze?
What did that mean?
Celica looked at Rozen in confusion.
In response, Rozen simply waved his hand.
"It's nothing. I was just talking to myself. Don't mind me." Rozen casually skipped the question and said, "Alright, let's head to the Forest of Lost."
"O-Okay." Although Celica was still a little concerned, she still nodded.
Following which, the two of them headed to a nearby Item Shop and purchased the high-priced map tools unique to the Forest of Lost. Following which, they left the Forest of Lost.
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