"Hm... The air is somewhat humid. The weather might take a turn for the worse."

"..Let's hurry. If we get caught in the rain in these woods, we might get caught in the mud and risk exhaustion. That would leave us vulnerable against the magical beasts."

"Yes, let's hurry. We might catch cold in the rain."

"...Yeah, you're right. We wouldn't want that."

Jongin gave me a small nod in reply.

~~*~~

"Oh..."

We made our way quickly through the woods, but not before it started to rain.

"Well... Why don't we take shelter somewhere? Traveling in the rain can be exhausting."Luhan

"There doesn't seem to be anywhere to take shelter in the woods."

"oh, I just remember... There's a cave nearby." Jongin

"Really?!"

"Yeah. It's this way." Jongin

We changed course and started to jog in the rain when...

"Grrr..."

Unexpectedly, we heard a beast growling. Suddenly, we were surrounded by piercing golden eyes.

"Magical wolves..."

(I wonder what's wrong with Jongin.)

Jongin's grim expression held a sense of foreboding. I was confused by the change, which seemed unlike him.

"They hid themselves well. I had no idea we were surrounded."

As he spoke, Luhan sent the beasts a fearless smile.

"But if they're mere magical bea