Powerful-Looking Woman

[Shuda]

Have you

found Annon?

You haven't

found him yet?

Then where the

is he, then?!

Oh well...

I'm not sure if I can believe everything you said, but since you found the ring for me, that's good enough. Thank you for your help.

If you happen to meet Annon during your travels, tell him to come back right away. You can go ahead and continue your adventures now~

If I ever

see him again...

He will be punished...

*grinds teeth*

*Sigh...*

found Annon yet?

I see. Oh well, it's alright.

Time isn't an issue for us.

And by 'us,' I mean 'you.' I don't care about your plans or whatever else you may have scheduled, because you're going to make

time for me! Oho ho ho ho ho!

Ah... Is it...?!!

Yes, that's it!

My engagement ring that was

thrown into the water by that stupid Annon!

Thank you so much! In your honor, our first seven kids will be named after you! Oho ho ho ho ho ho ho~

Now...

All I gotta do

is find Annon.

Where the hell

did that moron go?!

*Ahem*

I-I didn't mean

to scare him, all I wanted was

my engagement ring back.

*Sigh*

I guess the days

of being a happy bride

are still far away from me...

Shuda gazes directly

at you with a puppy eyed look.

Oh come on, you know everything that happened, and I know you're gonna continue adventuring

around this area.

I was just asking you to find Annon while you do that. Now, isn't that such a small favor? Thank you for doing this for me~

In the meantime, I'll think of how I'm gonna pay back Annon for leaving me in misery! So hurry and find Annon! Hoo ho ho ho ho!

[

(She's so scary!

Making me do stuff

for her again...)

(Why am I always

doing things for other

people anyway?!)

Yes, I knew I could count on you! So find Annon! It's my destiny to make him mine. Hoo ho ho ho ho!

I haven't seen him around the village for a while. And I don't think he jumped into the water to find my ring, since he's too sissy for that. He probably doesn't have the guts to see me without it.

Will you please tell Annon that

I got my ring back so he can come back to me now? I hope you'll remember that for me, adventurer.

Huh...?

Did you find my ring?

Show me, show it to me!

What the...

You got nothing!

Don't lie to me,

bring me my ring!

Hurry up and find

my ring. I'll be waiting

here for the good news.

Oho ho ho ho ho~!

I feel a little bad asking you this, especially since you're

an outsider.

But that ring is really important to me. If you could find it for me, I'd be the happiest woman in the whole world.

So please, I beg you.

Please bring my ring back to me.

I want to live with Annon as a happy couple forever. Can't you understand that?!

[Powerful-Looking Woman]

Umm...?

Ah, you must be one of the tourists. I'd guide you around and listen to your stories about the outside world, but...

I'm reeeally

busy right now.

So very busy.

You don't think I look busy just because I'm standing on one spot and not moving at all?! Oh. My. God. You're so rude!

Now, I've got to find my

engagement ring. If only

my fiancee hadn't

thrown it...

What 'what?'

You still think I'm

standing around for my

own amusement or something?!

No no no no...

I meant, I can't

believe that you're

engaged to someone!

Wwwwaaaaaahhhhh!

Wh-who are you to say

something so rude to such a nice lady like myself. Go away, I don't wanna talk to you!

What lies?

I'm not gonna put up with crap

if you're gonna say something like 'I can't believe you're engaged to someone!'

Whoa whoa whoa~

Calm down, lady.

Hear me out first.

What I'm wondering is...

I know, I know.

You're wondering why I'm

standing near the water, right? Well, it's because my ring was thrown there and I've gotta

get it back.

What am I doing, talking to a tourist like this? *Sigh...* Well, you learned what you wanted to know. I hope you're satisfied now.

...

......

........Hey.

Why are you staring at me?

Don't you have anything to do?

I see. Hmmm...

You're kind of my type.

No no, that doesn't mean I'm interested in you. Plus I'm

already engaged.

Before you think of anything weird, I meant that I think you and me are a lot alike.

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Shuda, I've lived in Ayothaya all my life. Since you don't have anything to do, I have

a favor to ask of you.

My fiance Annon is always interested in things other than me. I don't understand why, and I don't think I deserve to be ignored!

Anyways, we're engaged

and we got rings for each other...

I thought being engaged would improve our relationship. But he just took my ring and threw it into the water.

I got upset and yelled at him to get my ring back for me, and then

I never saw him after that.

So what I want to ask is...

You want me

to find your

ring, don't you?

Ah...

So you know

what I want.

That makes it

much simpler.

And once I retrieve

the ring, I'll make

him treat me to a much

deserved vacation in Jawaii...

...Where I will

enslave him.

*Grinds teeth*

(...H-Horrifying!)

So anyway, I want you to go out and find my engagement ring. Since the water is calm and still around here, the ring is probably still under the water, and hasn't been swept away yet.

And so, that is my quest for you. It should keep you entertained for a while. So get into the water, and I'll supervise from here.

Oho ho ho ho ho!

Are you gonna just stare and

not help at all? I thought the word adventurer was synonymous

with 'hero,' not 'lazy.'

Oh I see...

Don't help strangers, do you?

Well, my name is Shuda, a beautiful damsel waiting for her engagement ring to rise up from the water.

There...!

We're not

strangers anymore!

Don't you pity me, and my tragic situation? If someone were to help this precious maiden find her ring, she'd be the happiest bride in the whole world.

And her savior

would be known as

the hero of Ayothaya.

...Say what?!

Basically, you're gonna find my engagement ring, and I'll be the happiest bride in the whole world and I'll live happily ever after. What's so hard to understand

about that?

Sure, Annon, he's my fiancee, is spineless and disappears whenever

I say something a little too harsh. What a little girl! Can't he see I'm trying to make him a better man?!

He ran away

from you, didn't he?

Eh...?

What was that?

You're way

too good for him.

(I'd have run away myself!)

Yes, yes, I know.

But what's important

is that once I get my ring back, Annon will be permanently mine. Till death do we part.

So, are you

gonna help me or what?!

If you do, me and Annon are gonna name our first seven children after you.

So go and look under the water! There's no water current, so I'm sure it's still there! What are you waiting for, it's should be an easy swim for you! Oho ho ho ho ho!

Why isn't it coming up from the water? Maybe if I stirred around with a wooden stick...?

...?!

What are you

looking at?!

I'm busy, so if you

want something

I can't help you!

Stupid tourists, running

around all over Ayothaya,

pestering and bothering

beautiful girls like me...

Where the

hell is it!?

What are

you looking at?

Haven't you ever seen a delicate damsel sigh before? Leave me the hell alone!