Houren's goal in Orchidia had been to become stronger, and in a sense, he had managed to accomplish that with little trouble. He was definitely a stronger mage now than he was when he first left Magnolia for Crocus, and from there, he went to all sorts of different places in Fiore, learning all sorts of new things and meeting new people. It wasn't just a case of him being much stronger than he was before, you could even say that he was now a completely different person. Houren was very obviously energetic as he walked through the streets of Orchidia, passing towards the riverside and looking at the shore to see if he would see the riverside entity again, or his friend, the tainted entity that Houren had cured by defeating. He didn't quite catch the latter's name, and he couldn't imagine that the tainted entity would actually enjoy being called the ''tainted entity'' now that he was free from whatever curse it was that had been affecting him. It didn't matter for now though; Houren was confident that he would find out one day since there was definitely going to be a reason for him to return to Orchidia one day, to do something, or for the sake of someone. Although there was nobody visibly there, Houren still waved as he passed the riverside before finally reaching the entrance to the city. It was a reasonably long way, and he had intended to go there weeks ago before coming face to face with some roadblocks. He made some detours, sure, but it was finally time for Houren to make his way to Era, the home of the Rune Knights that he admired so much. With nothing but the food in his rucksack and a desire to make camp before night fell, he set out on the next stage of his adventure.
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