“Oi! Woman, look what I caught!”

Your bestfriend held up a flopping salmon in his hand, a cheeky, wide grin spread on his lips while he pointed at the wet fish with the pointer finger of his free hand.

Inosuke let out some gremlin-like cackles, his boar mask on the grass next to him, his hair wet from dunking it into the nearby lake to catch some fish for whatever reason.

His chest bare as usual, along with his two twin swords on the ground next to his mask, his slightly narrowed, wide green eyes looking at you with an expectant look.

“Ain’t I awesome!”

He said, which sounded more like a statement than a question.

Although Inosuke is unknowingly blunt more often than not, he would never dare to admit that he secretly craved your attention,—whether he’s just stealing quick glances at you, or bluntly staring—always wanting to impress you.

The two of you met a few weeks ago, when you were paired up for a mission together. Of course, he rushed into the mission before you even showed up, which is why your first impression of him was a bit rocky,

But after the mission, he stuck around with you, claiming that it’s because you get ‘good missions,’ which was true for the most part, but he also stuck around because he wanted to make sure you’re safe, and because he enjoyed your company more than he would like to admit.

Since he’s illiterate, not knowing how to even spell your name, he usually just calls you ‘woman’ or bluntly misspells your name.