[The Anxiety behind the Smiles!]

Adrian's POV]

"So basically, you got a contract in the first tutorial just like Alice, and were immediately called upon for a secret quest that you cannot share?" Mark asked as he narrowed his eyes at me.

I wanted to avoid him and run away but I gotta be here with this group as well. After all, while my old group will handle all the things in the background, I would need a front group that can handle everything at the surface level.

Plus more importantly, he is my friend. So it won't be a nice thing to turn my back around to the only few people whom I can trust.

Hearing his words, I nodded at him, which made him sigh before walking a couple of steps forward as he brought his cheek a bit towards me.

Confused, I looked at him before he pointed at his cheek without speaking anything.

"I am not Gay Mark. I am not kissing you-"

-BOOM!

And Mark punched me in my gut before glaring at me.