Chapter 2: Family and Friends (Part 2)

Episode 291

(A Fun Hunting Competition)

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A Week Later…

"So… where exactly are we going?"

Leonus asked, his voice low and flat, clearly not thrilled as he rode beside Balthazar.

"The Weedberry Forest." Balthazar replied, grinning like he'd just revealed a grand secret.

Leonus gave him a long, unimpressed stare. His silence said more than any words could.

"Don't look at me like that," Balthazar muttered. "You've been sulking like a grumpy old man these days."

At that, Leonus's expression twitched ever so slightly—but he didn't deny it.

"Anyway," Balthazar went on with a dramatic sigh, "I figured a little family vacation might do us all some good."

Leonus exhaled through his nose. "To the Weedberry Forest? You do know that place is crawling with S-Grade monsters, right?"