EP4. The beginning of the journey (6)
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A thumping sound came from afar along with the cry of the monster. The trees fell one by one and the sound of footsteps got closer and closer.
To make matters worse, another monster is coming even though I managed to catch In Umbra. It is also expected to be very large.
Cren exclaimed urgently.
“Let’s run away! Damn, everyone is going to die in this situation!”
At that, Shawn was troubled. It was true that he lost quite a bit of stamina due to the battle with the monster. And the important thing is that Levi, who has the greatest power, is also likely to run out of energy while using magic three times in a row.
Sean asked Levy.
“Can you fight more?”
As Sean expected, Levy shook his head in denial.
“I can only use it one more time.”
Sean nodded at that.
“Let’s run away.”
Shaun wasn’t reckless enough to fight under these circumstances. As soon as her wish seemed to come true, Kren’s hardened expression began to brighten little by little.
Shaun saw the merchant’s corpse and the wagon. He couldn’t help it. I don’t have time right now.
At that time, the vibration of the mountain reached its peak, and eventually even the tree right in front of them collapsed, revealing the monster.
As expected, its size was terrifying. I couldn’t see it well because it was night, but it looked bigger than the trees. At first glance, the shape looked like a person, but the monster was walking on four legs by touching the ground with extremely developed arms.
Shaun could tell by the look of the monster. That he was the one I caught a glimpse of on the cliff that pushed the rocks away from the valley during the day.
Sean glared at the monster, trying to find a weakness, but he was nowhere to be found. Doesn’t that mean that at least now he doesn’t have enough skills to defeat that opponent alone?
I gave up looking for a weakness and looked back, and Kren was already running far ahead. Levy was also looking at Sean with her hard face as if she was waiting for Sean.
Without a second thought, Sean packed up his travel bag, which he had left on the floor, and ran straight ahead. Looking around him, I saw that Levy was also running hard with his luggage packed.
Sean thought about helping Levy for a while, but Levy, who had been trained by playing since her childhood, had very strong stamina for a girl her age.
Cren, who was running at the front, looked back for a while just in case. She saw boys and girls running away eagerly, and behind them, in the moonlight, a monster knocking down trees and pursuing furiously.
Wow, that’s f*cking big. Cren knew. That monster was a madman who couldn’t compare to Umbra. It means that it is not a monster that can be caught by just two people.
Kren praised her own wise judgment, and on the contrary, cursed her own cursed stamina. As she went on, she was being overtaken by boys and girls. And naturally, the distance with the monster was also narrowing.
He exclaimed with a desperate heart.
“Wizard! Can’t you just use that light magic again?! He said it was possible!”
Levy barely spoke while panting while running.
“No! It means you have to stand still and focus!”
Kren asked, exasperated.
“No, wouldn’t it just be okay to memorize that spell!?”
Even with his shallow common sense, he knew that the basic method for wizards to use magic is incantation. Then how much energy and concentration would it take to use it without writing a spell?
But that girl had never chanted a spell. That said, he made a reasonable judgment that if he memorized a spell and used magic, it would be much simpler to use magic.
But the girl’s words shattered his judgment.
“I don’t know.”
“Yes?”
“You don’t know things like spells!”
No, what is that… If you gag like this, it’s not fun. What the hell does it mean when a wizard doesn’t know magic spells? Then, are the things you just used not magic, but authority? That couldn’t be the case, so Kren got angry at the wizard for cracking jokes even in this dire situation.
“No, f*ck! They all look dead now! Don’t even go so far as to ask!”
Levy, who usually hated losing to Cren’s anger mixed with her swear words, struck back in anger.
“Hey! Did you say anything!?”
“Yes! It’s done, you b*tch!”
Shaun sighed as he watched the two arguing while being chased by a monster, then looked back.
And then I realized. The weakness of that monster. Sean looked ahead again. Now, the two were fighting face-to-face, not even looking ahead, as if escaping had been put on the back burner.
Towards the two shouting loudly, Shawn shouted quietly but distinctly.
“Quiet everyone! I know that monster’s weakness!”
The two become quiet at those words. The two forgot about fighting and looked at Shawn. As the two focused on him, Sean told him what he had noticed.
“That monster has bad eyesight. Instead, they are sensitive to sound. So if we keep quiet and hide among the trees, he won’t find us.”
Kren was dubious about that statement. No, you mean you know what that monster is and know its characteristics? Even if that was true, things weren’t very good.
“It’s night in the mountains and it’s impossible not to make a sound.”
Kren looked back at her while saying that. The distance had already been narrowed. In the next 10 seconds, that vicious arm will crush you and your flesh will fly. He was looking at the kaleidoscope before he knew it.
Ah, I miss my hometown. My dear lover Well, actually, I ran out of the house without my parents’ knowledge, and my lover had already cheated on me with someone else and broke up for a long time.
Levy was different from him. She said, firmly believing in her own precious Sean’s words.
“If that’s the case, no problem. Because I can make it quiet.”
Levy knew that she had no time. She hurriedly concentrated on what was left of her energy. And immediately, with the attention of the three united, an unknown force surrounded them.
Levy said.
“It’s silent magic. For the next few minutes, the sounds around me won’t come out of it.”
As Levy said, the monster that had been chasing her suddenly stopped and looked around her, panicking as if it had lost them.
They slipped away carefully to the side, out of sight of the monster. How long did the monster stay like that? It started to go back.
At that time, perhaps because Levi used her magic too much, she collapsed and sat down. Sean was surprised by her appearance and hurriedly helped her.
“Are you okay!?”
“Yes… I’m just a little tired.”
Although Levy said it was okay, she said so, so she had no intention of moving too hard and going to Raes. You never know what kind of crisis you will face on this mountain.
First of all, Shaun, who thought it was right to go to Rhaeth after getting out of this dangerous mountain where monsters stay, asked Cren, who was next to him.
“Then, let’s get off the mountain first.”
“····Yes”
I wonder how many times his life has already been saved by the two of them, Kren thought he should stop arguing and just shut up.
***
So Sean supported Levy, and Kren followed them for a while. The three of them decided to spend the night in a place that looked as safe as possible after barely getting out of the mountain.
Shaun asked Kren.
“Do you have a sleeping bag or something?”
Since Sean and Levy left town, they had already prepared everything they needed for the trip, including a sleeping bag. But Cren was different. He came along as an escort for the carriage anyway, so he didn’t bother to prepare anything. Is it possible to eat, sleep, and solve everything in the wagon?
When Kren didn’t say anything, Sean realized he had nothing, but there was nothing he could do about it. That’s why he can’t even give his own.
Sean pondered for a while, then said as if he had a good idea.
“Then let’s do this. Two sleep and one stays vigil. I don’t need a sleeping bag when I wake up.”
That was a suggestion that Cren was certainly grateful for, but it didn’t do any good for Sean and Levy. The two of them were depriving themselves of one thing that they could normally sleep comfortably in a sleeping bag.
Levy agreed with Shawn’s suggestion.
“Because there must be a vigil anyway.”
Kren replied in a crawling voice.
“Thank you. And, . . . I will stay vigil in the middle.”
Sean, who knew at least that the middle of the night is the hardest, nodded his head.
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“Yes. Shall we sleep right away? Everyone must have been pretty tired today.”
And Shawn went on to say to Cren.
“And feel free to sing. You seem older than me.”
Kren seemed to think for a moment, then nodded.
“Yes.”
“Comfortable.”
“・・・・・Yes. Thank you.”
Only then did Shawn look at Levy with a smile. Sensing Sean’s gaze, Levy turned her face away and she said softly.
“That, I’m sorry earlier.”
“Yes? Oh no. I’m more sorry.”
“It’s okay if you talk to me comfortably. Sean and I are the same age.”
“Yes? No, then the wizard too…”
“I feel more comfortable this way. And, it’s Levi.”
“Yes?”
The girl said as she took off the hood of her robe.
“My name. My name is Levi.”
Kren couldn’t answer her. It must be a dark night, because it seemed as if there was light. He hated cringe, and he really hated the expression, but all he could say was:
I wonder if she really is a goddess. Her appearance was as beautiful as she thought. In particular, her noble golden hair that was not mixed with any dirt and green eyes that seemed to be studded with jewels. She raised her appearance to the fullest, which would have been enough without her.
Haa, Levy sighed at the sight of Cren staring blankly at her own figure. Because I was so used to this reaction. She has always reacted like this to people who come to her town for the first time when they see her.
Most of them ended up with a reaction like that, or they often came to the store and talked to them, but in the case of some bad-tempered adventurers, it often didn’t end there.
Of course, those men often tasted Levy’s balls of fire and then Sean’s fists. And since Epinel heard of such a thing, he was immediately expelled from the village, so Levy still lived a peaceful life.
I guess I have to use magic after all. I don’t know if it’s a bad relationship, but I thought I’d been close to the man in front of me through a lot of things during the day, but Levy regretted for a moment whether he had made a foolish decision. But, with Shawn by his side, he’ll be fine.
Meanwhile, Cren was busy calming her own heart. No matter how pretty she is, she is his lifesaver, and judging from the boy’s attitude she showed today, the two were more than just friends.
Cren still couldn’t forget Shawn’s swordsmanship. If you make a mistake, the opponent might not be a thief or a monster, but yourself. He thought quickly. A rather lovely lover in her own hometown.
Oh no, I had an affair with another guy that year. Perhaps it was because she recalled the sad memories, but her mood sank. Maybe even better Because her heart was no longer racing.
Sean looked at Cren carefully before saying,
“Then I will stand first. Oh, and Mr. Kren.”
“… Huh?”
“I don’t believe it, but why don’t you sleep with her hands tied for the rest of the day? Just because you tie your hands doesn’t mean you can’t keep watch, right?”
Cren couldn’t deny Sean’s words.
It’s not that I’m particularly scared. Anyway, no.