“Back here again, huh?”

While quietly sitting and gazing at the sky, I heard a voice calling my name from behind.

I didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.

The voice, the magical signature, the subtle aura… it was all too familiar.

I heard footsteps approaching and felt someone sit down next to me.

“……”

For a while, there was a silence. Occasionally, distant roars from monsters would strike my eardrums. As I let my thoughts drift away with the noise, I felt a gaze flicker toward me from the side.

I glanced sideways without turning my …