roadblock on the way home

by wormstie

Summary:

Akari's adventures in the Obsidian Fieldlands don't seem to have quite an end. Who cares; she's having the time of her life.

Professor Laventon just wants to go home.

Notes:

• For Jettersfreak.

i recommend having the entire work out to read; i know i put them chapter-by-chapter but they're all fairly short so! makes it easier for u

Chapter 1

i.

“Akari, I’m trying to say this in the nicest way possible, but please go back to Jubilife Village.”

“No way,” Akari says bluntly. “You asked for twenty-five of them, I will give you twenty-five of them.”

“Just because the tasks are written there doesn't mean you have to complete them all at once!” Professor Laventon buries his face in his hands. When he lifts his head, his eyes are wet. “They were an estimate!”

Akari shrugs. “Why do them later when I could finish all these missions at once? And speaking of—” she gets up, dusts off the dirt from her clothes, and flashes a smile. 

Professor Laventon pales at the sight. “Wait, Akari—”

“I’ll see you the next time I need a rest! Until then!” And then she’s gone and the professor helplessly drops to his knees, openly sobbing.