"By the way, where’s rlin?" Monica asked curiously.
She looked left and right but couldn’t find rlin or Luna.
Liora also glanced around, but neither of them was anywhere to be seen.
"Hmmm..." She rubbed her chin and guessed, "Maybe he went off with Luna?"
That was the only reasonable explanation, so Monica didn’t ask further.
Just as the two of them were enjoying the water, a massive wave suddenly rose in the distance.
Without thinking, they both turned toward it—and froze.
"T-That... Aren’t those Luna and rlin!?" Monica exclaid.
Liora followed the direction Monica was pointing and saw two figures swimming out into the middle of the waves.
Upon closer inspection, they were indeed rlin and Luna.
"This..." Her eyes widened in fear. "It really is them!"
The two exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock and confusion.
"What are they doing?" Monica asked worriedly.
"I don’t know." Liora frowned. "Let’s watch from here. I’m sure they wouldn’t swim out that far for no reason."
Monica nodded, and the two of them quickly walked back onto the sandy shore.
anwhile, rlin and Luna continued swimming farther out. Every now and then, a huge wave crashed over them.
"rlin, what are you trying to do?" Luna asked worriedly.
Earlier, rlin had said he wanted to go surfing, but she didn’t even know what surfing was.
"Hehehe..." rlin grinned and turned to her. "Surfing is an exciting sport. We stand on a board and ride the ocean waves back toward the shore. It’s really fun."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and called out, "System, do you have a surfboard? If possible, one that’s one and a half ters long."
"[Ding! Searching for a surfboard... Ding! Found! Price: 5,000 system points!]"
Seeing the price, rlin rolled his eyes. The system never missed an opportunity to take advantage of him.
"Buy!"
"[Ding! 5,000 system points have been deducted!]"
The next mont, a red surfboard, one and a half ters long, appeared right in front of them.
Luna froze. She couldn’t understand how it had appeared out of thin air.
"rlin, this board..."
Before she could finish, rlin cut her off. "This is the surfboard. Get on it quickly."
Luna was still hesitant, but she obeyed his request anyway.
After she sat down, rlin pushed the board forward and guided it toward the waves.
To be honest, rlin had never surfed before. He had only seen it on sumr TV shows.
But he wasn’t worried at all. In this world, they had magic.
What was the point of magic if it couldn’t be used for sothing as simple as surfing?
Suddenly, a two-ter-high wave rose in front of them. Watching its movent, rlin was certain it would curl and grow even higher before reaching the shore.
"Stand up, Luna!"
Luna quickly got to her feet, and rlin hopped onto the surfboard.
To keep them steady, he poured mana into the board. The wild shaking that almost threw them into the sea instantly disappeared.
"Hold on tight!"
Luna wrapped her arms around his waist as the wave grabbed the board and shot them forward.
The wave kept rising, higher and higher, and Luna could only stare in awe at the view ahead.
"Woah!"
rlin grinned, steering the surfboard along the face of the wave. They glided smoothly along its curve, while rlin kept them perfectly positioned so they wouldn’t drift out of the wave’s path.
To push the adrenaline even further, rlin used water magic, causing the wave to surge up to eight ters.
"M-rlin!" Luna cried out in panic, tightening her grip around his waist.
The wind roared past them, whipping her hair wildly backward.
Unlike Luna, who was terrified, rlin wasn’t panicking at all. A wide grin spread across his face.
"Damn! This is so much fun!"
Now he finally got why so many people loved surfing. It was exciting and kinda terrifying at the sa ti—enough to make his heart pound nonstop.
Luckily, rlin was using magic. Otherwise, he and Luna would have been thrown off long ago.
The surfing session lasted only a few minutes before the wave finally subsided.
Their board remained afloat, and both of them were still standing on it.
"How was it? Wasn’t it exciting?" rlin asked.
Luna nodded enthusiastically. "That was so much fun!"
For the first ti, she felt an adrenaline rush that made her heart race.
The last ti she had felt sothing like that was when she and rlin had traveled back in ti and were chased by the city guards, accused of being spies.
"I’m glad you liked it. How about we try again tomorrow?"
"I want to!" Luna’s eyes sparkled.
rlin smiled and nodded. Before long, they reached the beach, unaware that Monica and Liora were already waiting for them.
"rlin! Luna!"
Two voices called out from nearby. When they turned around, they saw Monica and Liora.
Both of them were out of breath, staring at them with excited expressions.
"rlin, what you just did... what’s it called?" Liora asked eagerly.
Monica was just as curious. Her little ears twitched as if she didn’t want to miss a single word.
"Oh? You saw it." rlin looked surprised, then smiled. "It’s called surfing."
"Surfing?" The two girls blinked innocently.
"In short, we use the power of the waves to ride that board," rlin explained. "Why? Do you want to try it?"
The two girls were startled. Then, without hesitation, they nodded enthusiastically.
"We do!" they answered in unison.
"How about tomorrow?" rlin suggested.
"Okay!" They clapped their hands, clearly unable to wait.
Seeing how adorable they were, Luna simply smiled and shook her head slightly.
***
Nightti...
The night sky was filled with stars. Since they were on an island in the middle of the ocean, the sea of stars looked incredibly clear, as if it stretched endlessly above them.
The sea breeze was strong, powerful enough to sway the coconut trees along the shoreline.
Fortunately, the Beethoven family villa was built on a sturdy foundation. An active protective magic system filtered the strong wind, turning it into a gentle, comfortable breeze.
"How does it work, rlin?"
In the mansion’s courtyard, Lisa stared at the grill in front of her with curiosity.
The other girls gathered around, watching the grill with great interest.
"It’s very simple."
rlin stepped forward and lit the prepared charcoal with magic.
Then he took the marinated chicken thighs and placed them on the tal grill over the coals.
"Like this. Flip the chicken and the other ingredients every five minutes. Got it?"
The girls smiled and answered in unison, "Got it!"
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