Ch. 1: Land of Thieves
Kingdom of Rogue in the Land of Thieves, Month of Sunlight…-
Soft clouds drifted across the bright, blue sky…-
I'm sure we were supposed to meet around here…
Different kinds of shops were lined up in rows, and the loud voices of the shop keepers filled the air.
I had come here, to Rogue, at the invitation of Toni.
Toni: "OO! There you are!"
OO: "Toni!"
Toni came out of the crowd with a smile on his face and rushed over to me.
Toni: "Let's just put a stop to the formalities right there! You're my rescuer after all! Don't use any of that formal language or
titles with me, ok?"
Toni looked at me closely, a mischievous smile playing on his lips.
OO: "R-right."
Toni: "Good! Glad that's settled!"
Toni tousled my hair, smiling in satisfaction.
He acts so innocent.
Then…-
Townsfolk: "There he is! Prince Toni!"
OO: "…!?"
Following the voice, I saw a number of men running towards us.
Toni: "Uh oh! This way!"
OO: "What!?"
Toni grabbed my hand and started running in the opposite direction at full speed.
OO: "W-what's going on!?"
Toni: "Can't you tell? We're being chased!"
OO: "Chased…"
Toni: "This is the Land of Thieves after all! Of course we're being chased!"
I was putting all my energy into running at that moment and didn't really have the chance to get my head around what he'd said.