"A token of gratitude?"
Shane couldn't help but stop in his tracks.
There was no helping it.
"…It can't be a proposal through marriage, can it?"
Such a murmur rose faintly, standing out with unusual clarity on this silent path.
"Huh?" Merica was first taken aback, then she hastily exclaimed, "No... it's not that!"
It seemed that the elf girl was quite clear about what a marriage proposal entailed.
"Then what are you planning to do?"
Shane turned back around, showing a face brimming with interest.
"That... um..." Under Shane's gaze, Merica seemed to become very uncomfortable, stammering for a bit before finally pointing to the woods nearby and speaking softly, "Could you please come with me first?"
Hearing that, Shane had an exaggerated reaction.
"The small grove?"
In that instant, Shane felt hundreds of gigabytes of images flash through his mind at light speed.