Hopping

"Look, Master Levi," the little novice exclaimed with a smile. Her short, red hair bounced with every movement. "I got ten jellopies, nine fluff, and a Lunatic card! A LUNATIC CARD! Ain't I lucky?"

"Heras, please be quiet," The priest and party leader, Levi, had his hands behind his head and his eyes closed. His long purple hair up in a ponytail and his bangs slightly covering his eyes. He was obviously getting bored now.

Heras continued to examine her newfound goods in her backpack, staring at each one as if they were treasure. Levi took a nap.

"Oh! I have sticky mucus in here!" Heras said in disgust. "When did I pick that up? Hey, Master Le-oh…" Heras quickly shut her mouth when she noticed that her trainer was asleep.

Out of curiosity, Heras eyed her master's outfit. It seemed so…intricate. The colors and the markings…and the chest muscles. She blushed a light shade of pink, looking at his chest.

The moment Levi woke from his nap, Heras instantly turned the other way. Then a merchant passed by with a blue-clad hopping person following him.

"Master Levi, is that a person? What job is that?" Heras pointed to the blue-clad person.

"Ah, that's not a person. That's a monster. It's called Bongun and it's an undead. In that merchant's case, it's a pet." Levi explained.

Then a Knight walked by, with a red-clad hopping person following.

"That one looks like the Bongun." Heras pointed out.

"That's the Munak. She's rumored to be the lover of the Bongun." Levi explained.

"Oh how romantic!!!" Heras clapped her hands together. "Is there a story behind them? Tell me pleeeaaaase, Master Leviiiiiii!!!" she pleaded.

Levi, thinking that this might actually be more interesting than taking apart giant pupas, said, "In fact, there are a lot of stories about them. And there's the Hyegun too, who also likes Munak. And Sohee who's supposed to be engaged to the Bongun. But the relationships vary from story to story…"

"Oh my gosh, a LOVE RECTANGLE!!!! I gotta know this story!" Heras's eyes twinkled with girly delight.

"I'll tell you my favorite version of the story."

"OOOOHH!!!"