"We would like to thank you two again for having us. Who knows what would've happened if we were left out in the woods unconscious." Said Arthur
"Really it was nothing." Responded Mrs. Ishikawa
"So what are y'all going to do now?"
"Well if it's fine with y'all we would like to stay here for a little bit. We can help out with anything y'all would need help with."
"Sure I don't have any problem with it."
"Neither do I."
"Thank you very much."
"And please stop with the thank you's. We're just happy to help."
"But uh…"
"What is it?"
Ana and Arthur exchanged confused glances before turning their attention to Mr. Ishikawa.
"We only have 1 guest room."
Ana and Arthur now find themselves sharing the same room.
…
"I-I can sleep on the floor!" Arthur suggested
"I don't see any problem with us sharing a bed. I mean we already kissed."
"T-That was different! It was for your ability to work!"
"So you didn't like it?"
*Blushing* "N-No I didn't say that…"
"Cool then it's fine if we go all the way."
"NOT HOW THAT WORKS!!!"
"Fine. If it'll make you feel better, I guess you can sleep on the floor."
Arthur's sets up a make shift bed on the floor using a thick blanket
*Still blushing* She was just joking right
…
Yes ofc she was
"Goodnight my love." Ana said grinning
"Oh yes goodnigh-"
…
"HUH?!"
Arthur quickly jumped up out bed
"Love?!"
"Relax I'm still just teasing you…unless…"
"Please stop you're flustering me."
Ana let out a soft giggle, clearly amused by Arthur's reaction.
"Yes yes I'm sorry. Goodnight Arthur~"
Arthur still flustered, let out a quiet sigh before laying back down.
"Goodnight."
The room fell into a calm silence as they both drifted off into a soothing slumber.
Kinda…
The next morning
Uuuuuggghh…Maybe I should've slept in the bed. The floor was so uncomfortable I could barely sleep.
"Arthur you ready!"
"Ready for?"
"To go hunting of course. You said that y'all would help out."
Oh yea I guess I did say that.
"Lemme get changed first."
"Ok just meet me out back."
"And while you boys do that. Imma help Ana learn to cook. She hasn't stopped bugging me since yesterday."
Ana came downstairs in a fully fitted cooking attire.
"I'm ready to learn your teachings sensei!"
"That's the spirit"
Well at least Ana's having fun.
A few moments later
"So what exactly will we be hunting?"
"Monsters of course! What else is there to hunt."
"YOU'RE SAYING THOSE BIG CREATURES THAT CAN EASILY KILL US! ARE THEY EVEN EDIBLE!"
"Not all monsters are harmful. And of course they're edible. I'm not gonna make y'all eat poison."
"So what monsters are considered harmless."
"Well there are slimes but those guys don't really have all that much protein in them. So they're not really worth hunting."
"Ok so what is worth hunting?"
"Well let's see, we got wolves, bears-"
"WAIT, AREN'T WOLVES AND BEARS FERN-TIER MONSTERS?!"
"What? No, silly—they're Gibbon at best."
Huh? But there were definitely bears and wolves in that dungeon. Does that mean Mary lied? But why? Was her ability not actually detection? No—it has to be. How else would she have known of this worlds ranks? Maybe she lied to scare us? No, she would've had no reason to, plus if they were really just gibbon-tier, they could've handled them easily. They wouldn't have needed to betray us yet. So… did her ability not work?
"Mr. Ishikawa, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, go ahead."
"Has there ever been an instance when someone's ability malfunctioned—specifically one involving detection?"
"Hmmm, let me think… No, not that I've heard of, at least. And I've been around a while, as you can tell from these wrinkles." He chuckled.
So that confirms it… Mary's ability isn't actually detection. Then how did she know the ranks of this world? Wait—does that mean… there was never a need to betray us…
"Arthur?"
"Oh sorry. Just lost in thought."
"Well get your head straight. They may just be mere wolves and bears but they can still kill us. Always be alert."
"Right!"
Arthur forced a smile, his teeth clenched together. His eyes narrowed into a piercing glare.
Those bastards deserve nothing.
Arthur took a moment before taking a deep breath in and exhaling.
I'll worry about them later. Right now I need to focus on getting used to life in this new world. It's also probably best that me and Ana keep what our abilities are a secret for for now.
"Alright Arthur it's time we go!"
Arthur clenched his fist before looking up toward Mr. Ishikawa, this time with a genuine smile.
"K!"
I will do whatever I must to garentee me and Ana's survival in this world, all while getting my revenge.