Étaoin sighed once again as they stood before the canyon they had already experienced once before, now to experience once again. As much fun as it was being in Sieghart and doing that request with Azu again, albeit traumatizing to say the least, but hey they bonded more. Éta shook their head remembering the whole fiasco when they escaped that dirt hell, though a fond smile laced their lips, at least Azure knew indefinitely now that they were not here to play games, and that Étaoin insisted on being the boy's partner in crime. On the other hand though, they had heard rumours about crime in Hosenka and how it was being dealt with which had intrigued Éta because; Who was sorting these ruffians out? What crimes were happening? Can they make it worse?

'Hosenka… Hosenka… Is that the place that Masami was on about…?'

Coughing a little as they kicked up more dust as they hopped over some rocks to escape the canyon, thoughts running wild. Maybe Masami was in Hosenka, he was a part of the good guilds right. Masami was a good kid, he couldn't be bad. Oh and they still owed Masami a nickname and boba from last time in Myras. A smile bloomed across Éta's face at the thought of seeing their self proclaimed little brother again. Plus Hosenka was meant to be an almost replica of Joya and it would be nice to possibly remember something about their birth country.
Finally making it out of the canyon, Étaoin continued onwards to the East. The purple gaze, taking in the expanse of the landscape around them before making their way down the mountain side, stumbling as they reached the bottom before catching their footing and inhaled a little resting a hand against their chest to somewhat calm their beating heart. They didn't care much for what aas around them, Éta just wanted to get to Hosenka as quickly as possible, maybe they could find some shortcuts through the forests or other cities that were in their way.

'Maybe I should've mentioned to Azu where I was going…' Adjusting their satchel and jacket that they had finally gotten fixed. 'Ah… I'm sure he'll find me if he needs me desperately… Azu is smart like that…'

When Étaoin reached the next area, they paused for a second, seeing the crowds Éta took a deep calming breath, before continuing onwards. They would stock up on food and drinks because it felt like it would be a long journey to Hosenka in their books. Diverging their thoughts from the crowd, Éta dwelled on what they could possibly find in Hosenka, Éta really didn’t know much about Joya, and hoped somewhat that when they arrived they would find out more about Joya. Tapping their chin, as they continued their journey, thinking of the new types of food and drinks they could try, as well as all the stuff they could do, the crimes that happened in Hosenka did intrigue Éta, and maybe they could stir it up a little at the same time, or maybe not? Would it be the right thing to do, but then again the guild they joined wasn't really the best guild in the country so maybe it didn’t matter if they stirred up a little trouble in the East?

’Mhm… maybe I should inquire… Ask Masami when I arrive… what to try first…’

Pausing on the path through the forest, Éta remembered their promise to Masami, not the one about the boba tea, their second promise. Masami had given Étaoin their own nickname and in return Éta had to think real hard and long about a nickname for Masami. It was a bonding process, and kind of like a pact for them both.

“What to call Masa~ Something pretty, something nice.” Scratching their head as they continued to walk onwards, glancing at the sudden fork in the road beyond them. “Ah shit… Again?”

Sighing Éta threw their hands in the air, and just went right, too exhausted to deal with crap like choosing the correct path, at least if they picked the wrong one it would give him more time to think of a nickname for Masami. Glancing at the sky, Éta let out a laugh at the sudden name that came to mind. “希星 (Kisei)…” A grin laced their lips as they exited onto the final road, just to be blinded by bright festival like glows, and an atmosphere that gave Éta multiple different vibes. ’So this is Hosenka…’ Nodding, a smirk laced their lips as purple eyes glowed darkly in the lights. Yep, Éta could definitely cause trouble here. “This is going to be so fun~ but first, gotta find Kisei and a place to stay!” Marching forth, Étaoin entered the strange city, already somehow feeling at home, before slipping into the shadows and heading towards a hotel to rent out a place to stay for however long they would be staying.