Chapter 31: Friends

"Interesting." he said.

"If I give you all the swords in my collection, what would I get from you in return?" he asked with a slight smile, stepping forward.

With such a magnanimous offer, Ahi actually started thinking about what she could give him in return with a serious expression.

"With your level of intelligence, It ain't that hard to guess" said Aja, giving a half-sided smirk.

Ahi suddenly turned to look at Aja, who somehow became talkative, with her brows raised.

"You know..." she started, getting up from the ground.

"You look.. really, handsome." she said, out of nowhere.

Aja gave his usual stone face as a response, for her sudden 'out of topic' praise.

After a few moments of deadly silence~

Aja gave a half up-lifted smile of his.

"So-"

"It really is hard for anyone to resist your charm you know?!" she exclaimed, cutting him off once again.

"Irrespective of the gender." she added, rubbing her chin, deeply in thought.