The next morning, the sun shined through the window. The sounds of bird's chirping ringed in my ear. My eyes fluttered, only to gasp when I found myself snuggled up against the elven mage.

What the fuck?! Why the hell are my arms around Keya!? Oh god, I need to fix this before she wakes up!

My eyes bulged as beads of sweat fell from my face. Slowly, I moved my right hand away from her. Hell, even the way we were positioned was raunchy. I could even see a nipple hanging out from her nightgown, no that the dress wasn't too revealing to begin with. I tried to escape without alarming the sleeping elf girl. Unfortunately, my left hand was pinned by Keya's side. So, with caution, I gingerly slid the other arm out but right when it was all the way out, Keya's eyes flew open and met with my own. The atmosphere grew tense. She looked around, probably noticing how close I was standing over her and how close my face was to hers. She gasped, letting out a loud scream wither face turned red and before I had the chance to explain, a flash of blue light emanated from Keya, blowing up the entire room around us.

45-minutes-later…

We were sitting in the corner of the inn's tavern, facing each other while we ate. I was eating of eggs, bacon, and bread while Keya was eating just eggs and bread.

Like yesterday's lunch, she refused to eat anything with meat. I asked her why she didn't want bacon. She explained that elves are vegetarians and possess a deep bond with the earth, meaning that eating meat was a major taboo amongst elven society. After that, Keya and I didn't speak. She was still mad at the ordeal that happened earlier.

"Look, Keya, I told you. Nothing happened. I accidentally slept on your side and I was just trying to move away before you woke up…"

"So, it WAS your intention to touch my body, wasn't it?!" She accused judgmentally.

I was trying to explain, but it just made the situation worst.

"N-no! I didn't mean it to happen! It just happened! I would never have my way with you! Honest!" I pleaded as best as I could.

Instead of saying anything, Keya glared at me. It felt like she was piercing me with daggers from her gaze. Then she took a deep breath and responded calmly, "I believe you. I can tell from your eyes that you wouldn't do anything indecent, on purpose."

That brought me relief to hear.

"However, that doesn't mean I've forgiven you," she continued seriously, waving her index finger like an instructor. "After we register at the local adventurer's guild, you're going to have to treat me to something…special."

I didn't really like the sound of that. Frankly, I would do anything to put an end to the misunderstanding. However, didn't have any cash to afford to treat her.

Keya beamed, giving me a devious smirk.

"You're thinking that since you don't have any money, how would you treat me? Don't worry, after you sign up, the guild masters will provide you with a 50 copper coin starter loan to set you off. Once you receive it, I'll be sure to tell you what we'll be doing with it."

After we finished breakfast, we checked out and headed to the guild. Unfortunately, due to the damage we caused to the room, half of the money we had was spent for the repairs. That nearly left us broke.

We walked out of the inn and strolled up the street.

The adventurer's guild was about a block away from where the inn was. It only took us 12 minutes to arrive but when we got there, the place was packed. The inside of the guild was filled with wooden support beams, having white walls and lanterns hanging on the ceiling. There were even blue flags with a horizontal white line and three golden lions, hanging between the beams.

This is going to take a while. And it did, about an hour, to be précised. Once we made it to the front where Keya and I signed a bunch of paper work.

"Name: Akio Yamazaki. Age: 17. Race: Human..."

God! it was tedious! After we were done, they then branded the back of our hands with a symbol of an X inside a circle. We were now officially guild members and certified adventurers. Despite the agonizing wait and the uncomfortable number of documents needed to sign, it was all worth it.

"So, what now?" I asked as Keya and I exited the guild house.

"Now, we just have to find a job on the quest bulletin board, but before that, you still owe me a treat."

I was hoping she would've forgotten about that promise. Maybe elves have better memories than humans, I guess. Instead of protesting, I complied and let Keya guided me on where we needed to go.