"Hahaha! Drink up, my boy!" Randolph laughed as he refilled Lux's cup with mead. "You really took your time to visit us. I really thought you forgot your Master."
"How could I possibly forget you, Master?" Lux replied. "There were just many things happening at the same time, and I didn't have the opportunity to visit everyone here in Leaf Village. How are you? And what have you been doing as of late?"
Randolph drank from his own mug and let out a loud burp before answering Lux's question.
"As you can see, I'm doing fine." Randolph smiled. "The kids these days are so motivated to become adventurers that they kept on visiting my shop to have their weapons repaired. Um, by the way, where is Little Eiko? Is she hiding somewhere?"
The smile on Lux's face disappeared, making Randolph, who was in a good mood earlier, feel as if he had stepped on a landmine.