052. Departure (2)
‘Rethink decorating! It’s a mission, but wouldn’t it look weird if it was too flashy?’
In the middle of choosing accessories, Siana listened to Lily’s advice and fell into trouble.
Originally, I wanted to look good for Aren, so I was going to put more effort into decorating it than usual, but Lily’s words also convinced me.
Not even going on a date anywhere.
‘Wouldn’t it be better if I showed a calm yet focused appearance?!’
There was serious advice from Lily, who had never been on a mission.
Of course, Shiana agreed as Lily’s words sounded plausible.
This is our first external mission, so let’s not go too far!
Siana’s promise.
The result that came out at the end was plain itself.
A brown wizard’s hat without any decorations or patterns, and a long black robe with a silver belt at the end.
It was very normal compared to Siana, who usually dressed up fancy.
Besides, I didn’t have much luggage.
It was because things like staffs, wands, magic beads, and magic books that could be used as ‘weapons’ for Shiana were useless.
Her only burden is food.
‘I’ll be happy if you bring me something to eat! Praise often! With something that’s nothing!’
Lily had a tip.
There’s no one who doesn’t like delicious food.
Siana, who did not properly understand Aren’s appetite, brought all the snacks by taste.
‘yes! I’m strong!’
She finally packed everything up to wear and eat, and said she was perfect, and she was happy inside.
Siana gathered at the meeting place early in the morning with such excitement.
… … And the back of his head tingled with shock.
‘Mmmmm… … !’
What caught Sianna’s eyes was Cain, dressed ‘gorgeously’.
Shiana rubbed her eyes and opened them again.
Cain is famous for being frugal.
Cain didn’t need to decorate because the original version was gorgeous, but since it only interfered with training, he usually didn’t wear those common earrings.
But today was different.
Her pretty lemon-yellow blonde hair was neatly braided into a neat bun, and her ears were adorned with sapphire earrings resembling her wall. The cutie overflowed.
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The uniform with the appropriate combination of white and blue stands out. The golden rose embroidered on her shoulder let the whole town know that she came from the kingdom’s best knight family.
A loose-fitting uniform, military boots that reached below the knee.
Even though it was a D-class mission, it contained a strong will not to lose the face of the family and the academy.
Rather, it’s a Cain-like outfit choice.
His splendid and dignified appearance attracted all the eyes of the cadets gathered at the front gate.
‘Wow… … Cain is so pretty today. Besides, it’s cool.’
Oops, I wanted to. Cyana looked down at her robes.
Compared to the splendid Cain, he looked a bit shabby.
Wasn’t it supposed to be plain?
Would it have been better to decorate… … !
‘Shall we go back and change clothes!? Won’t it be late?’
Siana’s pupils were making a fuss as if an earthquake had occurred.
Lily wasn’t there to ask for advice.
As I rolled my eyes to find Lily, I met Aren’s eyes. Aren seems to have gotten a lot more affectionate lately. I know how to laugh like that.
‘Hey… … I don’t know.’
It’s not like Aren’s used to it. Embarrassed, Shiana quickly averted her gaze in embarrassment. Aren tilted his head.
Since it happened like this, Shiana had no choice but to push ahead with the concept at first.
‘Sober and friendly!’
Lily said that trying to remove too much K only aggravated the side effects.
Rather relax.
The winner would be Siana in the end.
Stretch your shoulders!
tight… … .
Siana gently clenched her fists. stretched out his shoulders can do!
“Then shall we depart?”
said Victor.
* * *
The road to Herace Castle took about two days.
If you leave the academy and head south, you’ll come across a small castle right away.
It was quite close, so we decided to walk instead of renting a carriage.
This is all a good experience, thanks to Viktor’s hard appeal.
Probably, it was a ploy to drink while camping.
The two days were neither short nor long, but thanks to Victor, it wasn’t boring.
It was because he was talking nonstop.
Cain and Cyana, including me, were quiet, so Viktor was nothing but fish in water.
There may be intentional overdoing it to make the atmosphere not awkward.
Sianna fed me all the way. Beef jerky, candy jelly, etc. I felt like being nurtured.
When she readily accepts and eats what she is given, Siana throws a double kick and praises her out of the blue, saying ‘Ahren eats well too!’
Occasionally, when Viktor shuts his mouth, Cain comes over and starts talking to me about ‘swordsmanship’.
In fact, since I fight instinctively, my knowledge of swordsmanship was infinitely shallow.
He was busy learning black magic and alchemy, but he didn’t have time to study the theory of swordsmanship.
In the end, I had no choice but to listen in silence.
Cain looked excited when he talked about swordsmanship.
At times like this, it’s easy for Siana to intervene, but Siana just listens to the story in silence. I was strangely anxious about this too, but seeing him smile brightly made me feel inclined.
After spending a lot of time, I arrived at the middle of the mountain at the beginning of Herace Castle.
This is where the episode “The Ghost of Hereith” begins.
“It’s late today, so we’ll have to camp here.”
Viktor stopped on a mountain road and said,
“That looks good.”
Cain put down his burden as if he agreed.
The sun had already passed, and it was so dark that objects could not be recognized.
It is dangerous to forcefully march in this state. You never know when and where you might be attacked by bandits or monsters.
In fact, there are bandits nearby.
The first event of this mission is being attacked by bandits while camping.
‘This is the place I saw in the game.’
The shape of the surrounding trees, the location of the rocks, and the winding roads. Everything was exactly where Ackerman camped in the game.
I vividly remember Ackerman sitting on that rock and chatting with his fellow characters.
‘that’s interesting.’
I took a quick look around.
From the rock where Ackerman was sitting, if you go straight up in the direction of 11 o’clock, you will find a mountain of bandits. It’s well camouflaged, so you have to concentrate to find it.
Even if you say it’s a mountain, it’s only a weapon warehouse in a hut, so it doesn’t have a large-scale army.
Only 8 people.
However, it feels a little tricky when playing because it attacks while sleeping. Because I have to fight while protecting my class C-level colleagues.
Of course, this isn’t a game, so I don’t intend to take it lightly. The team members are also guys who can easily protect themselves.
‘By now, would you have seen us?’
They are vicious guys who kidnap and kill people passing through this mountain road and extort money.
Every day and night, two people take turns monitoring the street corner. Like a spider waiting to catch its prey.
In the end, collisions are unavoidable, but there is no need to enlist the help of your teammates against these junk mobs.
Besides, since Cyana was already setting up a barrier around her, if the bandits attacked us, her familiar would be summoned and we’d get rid of them right away.
‘Let’s go and get rid of it before that.’
The thought of driving experience points made me feel better.
“Aren, can you go get some wood for a fire?”
“All right.”
Victor, who often camped, moved us skillfully.
Siana putting a barrier. Cain cleans every corner and prepares a place to sleep. Victor unpacks and prepares food.
And I go looking for firewood.
I grabbed the Holy Sword and escaped from the group.
As soon as the campsite receded, shadows encircled it.
‘Should we start hunting?’
My body itches.
He learned black magic at the academy and improved his skills by wielding a sword, but it was rare to experience combat.
What’s more, these bandits don’t know the subject and have done too many bad things.
There’s no reason to be merciful at all.
It feels like a kind of limit has been lifted.
Power: [65/70]
Scatters shadows in the air. A shadow covered the area like a spider’s web.
The shadow immediately alerted me to the location of the two men watching us.
‘Did you hide one on top of a tree and the other in a bush?’
The guy hiding in the bush was a little closer.
I muffled my footsteps and approached the place where he was.
.
.
.
.
.
‘found.’
The bandit was hiding in the bushes, spying on the team members who were busy cooking.
It was to the point where even I, who was watching, was nervous.
Aside from that, the ability to hide the presence of these guys was pretty good.
It was quite admirable that they blocked everything from smells, sounds, and signs to near perfection, befitting those who make a living by doing this.
Besides, since they don’t even use magical powers, it’s hard to detect from a distance, so it’s likely that not one or two people fell asleep.
so-
‘Think of it as bad luck.’
That’s because I met a person who knows this game like the palm of his hand.
I secretly took the voice away from him.
「Argali Sar Moor」
He wouldn’t even know his voice was gone because he wasn’t talking at the moment.
I took the holy sword and approached secretly.
without making sounds like a cat.
He was smirking at what he was focusing so much on.
Even when I came right next to him, he didn’t even notice my presence.
‘This is funny, isn’t it?’
Somehow I felt bad.
I tried to stop breathing quietly, but I couldn’t because I was embarrassed.
Took.
I wanted to see his face, so I touched his side with my foot.
『… … ? what? Who are you!”
I shout, but no voice comes out. Like a goldfish, his mouth is silent.
He touched my neck once and then, belatedly, he reached for the dagger he had placed next to him, as if he had understood the situation.
hooked!
A holy sword falling like a guillotine.
The holy sword pierced the back of the bandit’s hand like a skewer.
『aaagh! sh*t! It hurts, it hurts!』
It is a silent scream. The blood drained from the angry man’s face.
You’ve done bad things, so please accept the punishment.
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Keying-!
The sentence of the Holy Sword to punish sins has been dropped.
Patter.
Blood dripped onto the grass and trees like paint.
It was a waste of a holy sword against such rubbish mobs.
I went through his belongings.
Farming became a habit after dealing with mobs, so I went to work on my own.
There were some jerky and a dagger for self-defense.
He put one piece of jerky in his mouth and put the rest in his pocket. The dagger for self-defense was stored in the shadow dimension. I’ll have to sell them all later.
He turned his head again and narrowed his eyes.
The guy on top of the tree came down and was moving.
Since they are incapable of using magical powers, there must be some kind of communication tool. Informing that prey has been caught.
‘found.’
I looked around and saw a thin thread pulled tight.
If you pull this here, the other person will be going to inform you that the target has been caught alive.
One or two will attack you directly, but if there are three or four in total, it will be safe to call allies.
After I cut the line, I closed my eyes.
I received hourly reports of the location of the guy hiding in the tree from the shadows.
Seeing him go up with a leisurely, light step, it seemed that the communication had ended just before he was killed by me.
‘Even if I run now, it’s impossible to catch up.’
This is exactly what I wanted.
Practice!
The more you overcome the crisis, the better your skills will be.
I focused. It’s quite a distance, but there’s nothing you can’t do.
Just do it like practice.
The magical power possessed by the shadow constitutes the magic formula. Leap magic unfolded over the head of the fleeing guy.
It’s okay, it’s just that the distance has gone a little further.
–!
My vision was terribly distorted.
‘done!’
At some point, I was falling on the head of the bandit. As it was, he aimed at the back of the neck and kicked it with his foot.
“Keck!”
A bandit who collapses screaming.
I didn’t want him to even scream, so I immediately cursed.
He opened his mouth wide open, but of course no sound came out. Perhaps it was an insult.
『Yu, it’s a ghost!』
‘What?’
The guy who saw my face again started to struggle with his back.
Were you frightened by the sight of my face?
I approached him slowly, step by step.
『Oops! oops! help me! I don’t have to eat to live! I didn’t kill you because I wanted to kill you!”
What is it, this bastard really mistook me for a ghost… … .
My face reflected in the moon seems pale.
Viktor said that sometimes too.
I stroke my face once in a while. For some reason, it reminded me of Cain’s present that I left behind in the dormitory.
Aside from that, how many people have these bastards been killing?
It was an excuse that made even the slightest bit of pity disappear.
‘It’s disgusting.’
Aeonia was stained with evil.
He took a backwards step with his butt and eventually got blocked by a tree.
With nowhere else to retreat, tears, runny nose, and even urine began to drain.
『Ugh! Why isn’t your voice coming out? save me, save me please! I won’t do that again!!』
late.
I thrust the holy sword into his chest.
Name: Aren Blackfire
Gender: male
Age: 20
Personality: [gloomy] [aristocratic]
Specialty: [Dark Magic] [Black Fire: Spruce] [Descendant of the Sword Saint] [Eye of Mind Lv.2]
Stats: [Strength: 15] [Agility: 13] [Stamina: 13] [Luck: 1]
Power: [63/71]
Fit: 100
Type: Holy Sword
Designation: Purifier
Skill level: 9
Skill: [Magic Resistance]
‘Five!’
After defeating the last one, his stats went up immediately.
Agility+1
Magic +1
Mastery +1
Also, practice is best.
The scouting team was doomed.
Are the remaining ones hiding in the headquarters?
I raised my head and looked at the wild vegetables. You can’t see it from here yet, but if you go up this road, you’ll find it.
‘Let’s go back for now.’
I’ll worry if it’s too late.
When everyone is asleep, I’ll sneak up and kill them.
* * *
“hey! Aren! Why are you so late!”
“… … sorry.”
I tried to deal with it quickly, but when I saw the disgusting appearance of the bandits, I got excited.
After some delay, it seemed that Cain and Cyana had simply gathered firewood.
The twigs he carried in his arms are almost embarrassing.
Food was already being prepared.
There were so many ingredients that Ciana had prepared, so every meal was a delicacy. Even camping.
“Aren! Come sit down!”
Ciana said as she tapped her side.
There was a sunflower-patterned blanket that I don’t know where it was.
I set the wood down by the campfire and sat next to Cyana. It seemed that Siana was acting very friendly. It was like that originally, but even more so when you go out on an external mission?
It was nice to see that it was definitely brighter than before.
Viktor hummed and stirred the ladle, while Cain looked at me subtly and turned his head again.
“Aren! great job. You’ve saved a lot! Tonight will be warm thanks to Aren!”
When I sat down next to her, Sianna gave me a thumbs up, saying that I had a hard time.
What do you praise this for?
Clap.
The sound of sparks bouncing from the bonfire spread pleasantly. Not to be outdone by him, Viktor’s easy-to-listen voice rang through the night in the mountains.
“Oh, it smells good. That’s it! Come on guys, let’s eat!”
“Give me a ladle. I will contain it.”
“yes? okay?”
Cain brought it like taking a ladle from Victor.
Cain hurriedly puts food.
His movements were clumsy, as if he had never served food before. Still, Cain kept his mouth shut and ate hard.
First, Victor.
Next Sienna.
this time to me It looked delicious as the seaweed bloomed.
“ruler. It contained a lot.”
Cain handed me the bowl and said.
“Ah, thank you.”
Mealtime was a peaceful fantasy game itself.
Viktor, a talkative bard.
Quiet but beautiful elven hunter Cain.
Charming sorceress Siana.
Am I in charge of rolling?
Well, even if it was real, I couldn’t believe it.
Hot food and campfire.
Quiet and funny stories.
nice colleagues.
It is a different kind of healing compared to when you are in the Blackfire Mansion.
This peace came all the more because it was the opposite of what I had just done.
I really liked this feeling.
this is a break
‘ha. I want to graduate soon.’
It doesn’t seem bad to wander around the kingdom like this after Ackerman has safely defeated the demon king.
Time passed and everyone went to bed.
Everyone was able to sleep comfortably since the guard was entrusted to Siana’s familiar.
However, I had something to look at.
After confirming that everyone was asleep, I quietly folded the blanket and got up. Even in the middle of this, you have to clean up and tidy up.
I don’t need anything else, just a holy sword and leather armor.
The moment I packed my items and left the camp, someone stood up with a rustle.
“Where… … ?”