65 – 21. Is the journey going well?(3)
“Ah, now I know.”
“Hmm?”
Above the wagon with no ceiling.
The two of them were lying there, staring blankly at the sky, forcibly using a thin pile of luggage as a sleeping bag.
At that time, as if Louis Lin would finally know, she pushed her confident face toward Kariel.
“I suffered because I had no choice but to live.”
“To live?”
“Right. That’s why I was so irresponsible.”
“… Is it helplessness rather than irresponsibility? Incompetence? Isn’t that a better expression?”
“Imperial language is difficult. Let’s start writing Badarasa.”
“Is that so?”
“Huh? What? Did you know?”
“Somehow.”
This is one of my few talents.
It’s probably because I got used to it after being dragged here and there when I was young.
Exotic languages.
In this respect, I belonged to the top of the academy in terms of students.
… It’s because this isn’t a formal subject.
Even so, being familiar with something and being able to use it as a language would be another matter.
“… ….”
How about it?
“If you act hostile to something, your instinct is to live or show hostility, but I don’t think the customer had that.”
“I see.”
I guess.
In the first place, what I learned was not how to kill, subdue, and defeat opponents.
Because the prerequisite itself was the enemy’s hostility and the form of reacting to the intent to kill.
For example, self-defense rather than harm.
It focuses on defense and counterattack rather than attack.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that we can’t take a preemptive strike from this side.
Is there a way for a tree to stand still and hit a living creature passing by?
What about rocks?
What about water and wind?
“… ….”
If you look at it closely, rather than imitating nature, it is more like integrating with nature.
Since I focused on that side, it seemed that my consciousness naturally flowed that way.
If there is still a difference from before.
Does it feel more expressive and richer than when you consider yourself a tree and a rock?
“Are you listening to me?”
“Until the middle.”
“Ah really. It’s because I don’t like to talk a lot.”
… No, that’s contradictory
When I say a word, he says dozens of words.
“Oh, hey! I’ll only get you this far! Excuse me!”
Then, after taking a peek somewhere, Ruirin hurriedly demanded that the wagon be stopped as if she had found a sign.
“This way from here.”
Even though there is no road, they talk about digging straight into the forest.
When I looked up, I saw that the forest led to the mountain road. Once I entered, I thought it would be difficult to see the road as it is a paved road for a while.
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you curious? What do you believe in and go this way?”
“If you were a competent guide, would you know that much and make a good decision?”
“That’s right too. Still, accepting this kind of thing is a problem. Then, other people besides me might get stabbed in the back.”
Then he dares to rummage through his pockets and pulls out a small leather map.
“I need a big map, but for a place like this, it is important to have a well-drawn map of a specific area.”
“The first place you come to?”
“Each person is different. People who have good eyesight and have a good sense of that direction wander around just fine once or twice, even without a map. Because I am not like that.”
“Isn’t it a big problem if you look at maps and directions instead?”
“Exactly. The customer is smart, so it’s nice that I don’t have to explain twice or thrice.”
“… ….”
I know it’s a compliment, but what’s the point of being a little shaken up?
“It will take a while to get there on foot.”
“Then you can just run.”
I immediately climbed up a nearby tree.
“Eh?”
Then let’s run roughly through the trees and move by running.
“What is your identity?! Are you a dwarf?!”
Cries of absurdity soon faded away.
“No wait! Control your speed! Well, it’s not like we’re competing for running!”
… Follow well
I’ve been watching.
Louis Lin’s physical ability was also quite different from that of an ordinary human.
Is it because he is a half-demon?
Or are you saying that regardless of that, your body functions are naturally excellent?
“How much speed do you like?”
When I came down from the tree, I could see Ruirin holding her breath with a little but excitement.
“You are not human, are you?”
“I am a pure human being.”
“So you grew up in the woods? But the human race couldn’t make such a move, right?”
“Instead, mana utilization is garbage.”
“Does it have anything to do with it?”
Sure.
Kariel was also a little curious about that.
“I wouldn’t have said anything if you were using mana and moving like that.”
“Aren’t you following along well too?”
“I chased as much as I could.”
She said, looking behind her.
“Look! Even if you wash your eyes and look for the starting point, you can’t see it!”
“That’s because it’s covered by a tree.”
“Don’t force yourself!”
I don’t really mean it.
If my eyes were open, I would have seen enough.
It might look pretty if you climb up the tree right now, right?
“At this rate, we’ll be away a few days sooner than planned. I now completely understand how the batter who believed in what he said was carefree!”
“Uh, yes.”
“But can I learn that too?”
“…… I don’t know.”
Because I’ve never thought of teaching this to anyone.
As long as you have mana, high-speed movement is actually not a big problem.
I say I move quickly, but after all, this is specialized for long-distance movement.
Therefore, the instantaneous speed itself lacked a lot compared to the movement or maneuver methods established based on mana.
And what if you polished and polished these things as each vision to increase the degree of perfection?
My simple movement would be almost useless in battle.
Besides, this is a space, or I ride the environment a lot.
It’s the same forest, even if it’s in the mountains, it’s a road, and if you can’t see the gap… Neither this nor me
“Then, that’s the character of the dwarves. But maybe it’s because I’m human, and the severe restrictions mean that it’s only half the ability.”
“Is that so?”
“Didn’t you learn that? With your own ability?”
… It wasn’t a talent to show off and brag about.
All I heard was that if you climb on a building, the roof will be damaged, and that you shouldn’t leave shoe marks on the wall.
So I only used it in the middle of the night and used it when climbing over a wall, but I didn’t show it too many times.
‘Because it was recently that I started using it.’
I think I came up with a knack while climbing over the wall, and learned how to jump over it well.
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As a result, I came to understand the combination of both. At first, I never dreamed that I would become this skillful.
“Good. Customers who have at least one thing to learn are better for me.”
From then on, she kept asking questions throughout the trip.
“If you don’t know, it’s fine, so tell me.”
She said that, so I explained it as easily as possible without being intrusive.
“As expected, it seems like a racial trait? A gap made by the wind in the world? What does the road look like? Do you think it makes sense? Wind is not what you can see. You know that, right?”
“Yeah….”
“It’s wind magic, and shaping the wind is really just for show off. In fact, if you want to harm your opponent with wind, it’s better to silence the sound and even kill the fine wind generated by the action, raising your stealth to the extreme….”
As expected, there are a lot of words.
The person himself seemed unaware.
Still, what she said was something that had nothing to lose by listening to it anyway.
… More than half of them were contents that would flow through one ear.
Less than a few hours later, when we entered the mountain road, the slope became gentle, and valleys and even cliffs began to stand out.
“Can you climb that too?”
“… It’s difficult, but would you like to try?”
“I’m glad. If I had to carry it up on my customer’s back, that would have been quite annoying.”
Huh?
If you say that, isn’t it like climbing a cliff with your bare hands out of nowhere?
“Uh….”
He’s well on his feet.
“Is it possible?”
I can see the road, albeit clumsily, but even that quickly gets messy….
If you miss the timing, you might fall down right?
“… ….”
If you don’t get along, you’ll die.
It wasn’t until after I climbed that I realized that my thoughts were wrong.
When I tried to climb, I didn’t even realize what was wrong, and I climbed the cliff recklessly.
“Okay. We’re camping here. Since it was just after getting off the boat, the landsickness probably hasn’t gone away.”
“Really?”
It’s land sickness.
That’s an interesting expression.
“Because there are no temples or pharmacists here, there is no countermeasure if the condition deteriorates rapidly without knowing it, right? Before that, you need to take good care of yourself.”
It didn’t look like a burden, but after shaking off the thick robe a few times, I heard a sound like something pouring onto the ground.
“… Isn’t that also a magic tool?”
“Unlike the customer, it only increases the volume limited capacity. Instead, the weight remains the same.”
Tooung!
Even though it was just enough to touch the hem of the robe, the ground surface was partially cut away like a dent.
“It’s like this.”
“… Okay.”
I didn’t ask at the time because it seemed like he didn’t want to show off intentionally in a place where there were people.
When I put the purchased tools and daily necessities in the open and quickly pushed them into the robe, I thought that at least I had no intention of hiding them.
So, when I had the chance, I asked, and the response came right away.
This one is also minimal, but it’s cumbersome to carry a backpack.
“You managed to make such movements while carrying it.”
There was a plausible reason for the large bodies falling out of her head when she hit her torso.
… So, you didn’t understand why you were incapacitated by my intervention?
“It’s part of the training. Don’t you have to diligently improve your skills to make a living? If you neglect training because you work, who guarantees the training time and the time to develop your skills? In the sky? On land? At sea? At the water’s edge? At the lake? In a swamp? In the field?”
“… ….”
You’re right 100 times, but it’s too long.
“Now that it’s like that, please tell me the trick to harm or defeat the opponent without dying.”
“…… ?”
He asked for something as if he had entrusted it to him.
“Can’t you?”
“Is that included in the commission fee?”
At my question, Rui Lin hit her forehead.
“Ah! Wouldn’t it be nice if I told people like Hogu?”
“… ….”
It’s nice that she doesn’t seem to deceive people, but what’s the point of saying that she’s nice to people, saying that she’s cowardly.
It’s childish, don’t you know that if you ask and demand, you’ll listen?
Is it free to ask for a favor?
If you start conceding small things, it’s only a matter of time before you make big concessions.
Likewise.
Once you start allowing small things, it’s always only a matter of time before you allow big things.
… This is a very valuable lesson that I learned while happily being despised and beaten by others.
Anyway.
Is it because he saw my indifferent expression?
Rui Lin began to spread her sophistry.
“That’s why I’m going to put a lot of effort into the role of a guide, right? In addition to that, maybe I can continue a deeper relationship beyond the simple guide and customer relationship with me? Then maybe it will become a really deep relationship?”
Although her strangely flushed face and the eyes looking up were very cute.
Kariel didn’t react, only her eyes blinked.
“Is that good for me?”
“Ah! Being able to get to know a competent guide like me for the long term is a huge advantage! How can you be smart and not know that?”
To be wild.
Boldly.
Kariel shook her head in defeat.
“Okay. It’s not that hard to tell.”
“Okay.”
Watching Rui Lin tightly clenching her fist.
Kariel let out her threadbare laugh.