>>5231734The woman, presumably named Serena begins praying with the older man, and despite being right next to them you can't hear what she's saying. But as she prays, a soft, golden light begins enveloping them both from above. You can feel her divine power enveloping the man, it's soothing energy clearly calming and healing him. He takes a deep breath in as she finishes speaking, the golden light vanishing as he seems to have been reborn.
“Thank you, Serena.” he tells her, joy in his voice. “Bless you. Bless your heart.”
“It was my pleasure.” she says with a gentle smile, the man throwing money onto the table with his empty drinks and heading outside with a skip in his step. She then turns to you, giving you a better look at her appearance. She's rather well-dressed, wearing a long coat with a cloak and with a small casting staff holstered on her belt. You notice a mole on her left cheek, the woman's curious gaze on you. “I couldn't help but overhear that you're taking on that dangerous quest, umm....”
“Chilli.” you answer, holding out your hand. As you learned is a professional greeting among adventurers here on this planet. “Serena, I presume?”
“Yes, I am Serena.” she answers with a warm smile, taking your right hand in hers. As she does you can feel that she's got a lot of magical power, perhaps even double what you do. But it's not like yours or Megumin's, it feels more like that magic Caulifla uses. “And I do know where that abandoned church you are searching for is, but...”
“But what?” you ask her, releasing her hand as you feel her pulling back a bit. “Is something wrong?”
“Well, I can't in good faith take you there.” she says, voice full of concern. “If I was responsible for such a promising young adventurer having an illustrious career cut short due to biting off more than they could handle, I don't think I could forgive myself.”
“You don't have to worry about me, ma'am.” you say with a reassuring smile. “How about I head outside and show you? I can't do it in here, as that could upset some of the patrons.”
“Very well, if you're going to be so insistent.” she replies, but then gets a more stern look on her face. “But this does not mean I agree to take you. You're going to have to show me something extraordinary for me to agree to this.”
“Don't worry, I'll show you why I can do this.” you say, leading her out of the building. By the door, you see the mysterious, pink-suspender'd man with a mohawk, and he gives you a small nod. You return the gesture, then head out into the Adventurer's Guild courtyard with the woman before turning back to face her. “Here, watch this.”
And then you snap your left hand's fingers.
