While Zhen was busy fighting with Aaron Flare in the backyard of the Holy Library.

Sara and Kuro have just entered the outer core area of the Forest of Trove. Sara was wearing her battle outfit with a red long sleeve and an armor plate covering her beautiful assets.

She is wearing a pink skirt but didn't reveal much of her dazzling legs as the brown long boot covered most of it.

She also has a wand which is used by most mages as it allows them to chant their spell faster and those times of being able to cast spells faster than normal could be life-saving.

Imagine a scenario where a magical beast is about to take your life in 3 seconds but you need 5 seconds to cast the barrier needed to block the lethal attack. You would have died by the 3-second mark.

However, the outcome will change if you have a wand as it reduces the casting time to 2 seconds which would be enough to save your life.

Therefore, a magical wand is always costly as it is not just for the look but a life-saving tool that all mages need.

Sara, being in a family with a good income, was able to purchase a magical wand that is around a rank 4.

Although there are spiritual weapons in this world, they are extremely pricey and are usually available in auction or kingdoms.

She didn't have the wand in the beginning but after the Likra's incident, her father has spent a large amount of money to obtain this wand for her to keep her safe.

She is grateful to have this father and treasured the wand like a baby and would now carry it every time.

"Kuro, shall we look for those rank 2 magical beasts and complete our mission quickly," Sara asked nicely.

"Yes, I have already activated my awareness to detect those magical beasts that you described to me."

Kuro replied while acting like an agent that is protecting their client.

They continued to walk and finally around 10 minutes later, Kuro detected the magical beasts.

"Kuro, I want you to go around the other path so we can pincer them. I will cast my spell to kill most of them but it's not strong enough to annihilate them so if they escape to your direction, you'll know what to do."

Sara quickly instructed on planning a strategy to attack while explaining if a scenario occurred.

'As expected of Master's girlfriend, she is even more capable in fighting than Master himself who only knows how to attack with raw power and no strategy.'

Kuro can't help but praise Sara's quick-witted action to order and command while talking shit about Zhen whenever he has the opportunity.

Kuro nodded his head slightly and instantly flew to the other pathway without alerting the magical beasts.

When Kuro signaled that he's in position, Sara instantly moved ahead and started chanting multiple words.

The magical beasts were alerted and tried to retaliate but they were soon blasted by a huge amount of water, killing multiples of them.

Knowing their demise will be soon if they linger any further, they tried to escape and run to the opposite side of the pathway as the enemy was too strong.

Sara didn't chase after them as she expected this situation to happen and believed Kuro could handle the leftover beasts.

She slowly walked to the magical beast's corpse before storing them away in her spatial ring and right when she finished storing.

Kuro walked to her with his claw holding the magical beasts that fled away.

They smiled at each other as their teamwork for their first time went perfectly well without any mishap.

"Master is truly a lucky bastard to be able to have you, Sara," Kuro said with a smug expression as he believed Zhen had been so lucky to meet and gain Sara's heart.

"What nonsense are you speaking, Kuro. It is my luck to have Zhen as my boyfriend." Sara blushed as she didn't expect Kuro to suddenly say those words.

Kuro could only shake his head as Sara becomes a lost cause now.

'Master is truly a lucky person to be able to obtain this beautiful woman's heart. Well, it's probably due to the unique aura that surrounds Zhen which attracts people since it gives off a warm feeling to those near him.'

Kuro could only think that's the case because he experienced that soothing aura when they first met as well.

"We finished our mission better than expected so let's start heading back town before any problem arises." Sara quickly swaps the topic of conversation and is worried about the black mage being nearby.

Kuro nodded and lay down in front of Sara. His intention is clear as he wants Sara to ride on his back so they could get to town faster.

Sara smiled at his behavior and did not reject his kind intention. She was indeed tired after casting a large AOE spell to annihilate those magical beasts.

She lifted her one leg over Kuro's back before being able to sit comfortably. Patting Kuro's head to signal him that he could fly now.

*Whooosh*

As Kuro flapped his wings, creating a heavy wind atmosphere, he flew up to the sky, allowing Sara to see the clear blue sky and cloud clearly.

Knowing that it's Sara's first time seeing such a scene, Kuro slowed down his flying speed to allow her to enjoy this environment.

He didn't let go of his guard despite being high up in the air. Just those adventurers being able to launch an attack on him has made him realize that being in the sky doesn't make one safe.

He will stay alert to allow Sara to enjoy her time without worrying about a sneak attack.

'Speaking of those adventurers, he couldn't see any one of them in town and wondered where they were from.'

Kuro tried to think more but heard Sara laughing happily while raising her hand to touch the cloud as they flew past it.

"Is it beautiful up here, Sara?" Kuro asked excitedly when he saw Sara enjoying herself.

"Mhmm, it's a new feeling compared to walking and being able to touch the cloud where I always looked up from the ground," Sara replied to Kuro as another cloud went past her hand.

"I would gladly be your mount whenever you feel like reminiscing this moment again." Taking this opportunity to increase their bonding, Kuro will gladly become a pet for Sara to soar through the skies.

However, if it were Zhen, Kuro would be very reluctant to let him sit on him.

"I'll be in your care then. Let's hurry up and submit our mission before meeting up with Zhen as I'm pretty sure, we're all starving." Sara smiled blissfully and couldn't wait to meet up with Zhen.

Kuro only heard about the starving part and he started to feel some hunger now that he thought about it.

He increased his flying speed to reach the town's entrance as he can't wait to eat some delicious food.

'Life sure is great when I formed the contract with Master.'

Kuro said inwardly while his meaning is that forming the contract allows him to eat many delicacies from Sara and other gourmet dishes.