"Are you heading to the source of the river?"
Sanji asked.
Chén Nuò and Lillie had already packed their things and were planning to head to the river's source.
"That's right, we're going there to look for someone. Would you like to come with us?"
Chén Nuò asked Sanji.
"I think I'll pass. Tagging along with you two would feel a bit like being a third wheel, so I'd rather stay here and work hard on my training!"
Sanji was very perceptive when it came to emotional intelligence—if it were Ash Ketchum, he probably wouldn't have caught on at all. He decisively turned down the invitation to tag along.
"You really are something. All right then, we'll see each other down the road."
Chén Nuò smiled and waved goodbye to Sanji. Lillie also said her farewells and closely followed behind Chén Nuò.
After parting ways with Sanji, the young man and woman set out once more on the next leg of their journey, now following the river inland.
Along the way, they would no longer go near the ocean. As they pushed deeper inland, the jungle grew thicker and denser.The dense jungle offered exceptionally fresh air, and Chén Nuò seized the opportunity to let out several of his little companions so they could walk together through the thick woods and enjoy the forest's embrace.
Lillie did not seem to mind too much, though whenever any of the other little ones—aside from Whimsicott—approached her, she would consciously step back just a bit.
As for Whimsicott, she had practically grown immune to her; had i…
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