Chapter 191
“Good morning Daniela! What nice weather!”
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“Mmmmmgaaa…what…uhhh… It is still night…let me sleep…”
I tried to wake her up, but according to Daniela, the sun was not up yet . But it was still morning . It’s morning as soon as you wake up .
“Come on . Let’s go see the Loup-garou . ”
“Shut up…”
Daniela was not in the best mood . But I could not wait . From what I had learned, the Loup-garou were like werewolves, and werewolves were nocturnal . Then why don’t we go out at night? Well, this time just before the morning was when we could catch them off guard . Because they would be very tired .
And so I washed my face and put on my armor . It had been a while since I last put it on, but it still felt very comfortable .
“And…”
I took out the spear made of Cocytus ore . The Cocytus Lance . The newest addition to my arsenal . It would serve me as my regular weapon for a while .
Well, I didn’t need it now, and so I put it back in the bag . And then I strapped it on my back and was ready to go .
“Alright, let’s go, Daniela . ”
“Ggg…”
“…”
She was sleeping again . Now that that had happened, things were quite hopeless…she would just be annoyed for the whole day if I forced her to get up now .
Then I would just have to go alone…
“Alright, I’ll be back . ”
“Mmm…zz…”
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Was that an answer or was she sleep talking…? In any case, I would just leave a memo . And then I can go .
I left the inn and headed for the guild . The reason was that if this was linked to a quest, then I might as well accept it . And if it wasn’t, well, I didn’t care that much .
Unsurprisingly, there was no light coming from the building and it was completely silent . It was so dark that I didn’t even want to try banging on the door . In that case, I would just go straight out of the town .
While the gate was closed, there was at least someone there . The gatekeeper .
“Halt . What is your business here?”
“I want you to let me go out so I can see one of those Loup-garou things . ”
“What…”
Asagi Kamiyashiro was the cause of a great, deep sigh . Wonderful .
“‘I want to see the Loup-garou . ’ ‘I want to kill the Loup-garou . ’ They all say that when they leave . And none of them ever return . ”
“Ah, so that must mean it’s still alive and well in the forest . ”
“Yes . And it’s waiting for its next prey . ”
The guard folded his arms and looked at me with the expression you would give an idiot .
“That’s great . Now, please let pass . ”
“Look, this is my job, so I will give it to you straight . I am not letting some halfwit like you go out there . Do you know why? Because that’s what I do . ”
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He said this slowly and carefully as if there was an idiot in front of him . But there wasn’t an idiot near us at all . Nope .
“Well, I also work to eliminate any danger caused by monsters . But I am also an awfully curious person . ”
I handed him my status card . He sighed again, but this time walked reluctantly towards the guardhouse . Once he saw the information on it, he would know that I wasn’t some idiot .
“…Ah . I had thought he was just some guy with a death wish…”
I heard him say from inside the building . It was so quiet out here that I could hear him talking . I was flattered .
He came out with a copy of my status in his hand .
“Asagi . A C-Rank Adventurer . Let me tell you this . You can be promoted to B-Rank if you pass Level 71 . You are already 79 . You can reach Rank at 81, so I would advise you to go to the guild and get that sorted . ”
“Ah, well, we’re rarely in any towns . That level thing probably happened in Nicora . ”
I must have made a killing on experience points after that wind dragon . It was probably 6 levels alone .
“Hmm . So you really are Silvergreen then . I’ve heard the rumors . ”
“Uh, great . ”
I shrugged . I seemed to have a knack for that . Rumors and tall tales .
“I used to be an Adventurer… But then I got an arrow in the knee . ”
“Huh . That sucks . ”
“So I understand why this Loup-garou interests you so much . ”
The former Adventurer put his hand on the gate .
“None of the Adventurers who have challenged it were as accomplished as you . So, it would be nice if you could come back alive . ”
He said with a smile . Then he slowly opened the gate . Well, it was the small door to the side of it .
“Thank you, mister gatekeeper . ”
“Don’t call me that . Even now, I’m an Adventurer at heart . You can call me Saragi . ”
“Alright . Thanks for letting me through, Saragi . ”
He laughed .
“Now go, Adventurer . Find out the truth about the Loup-garou . ”
“I will!”
I said as I walked passed him . Outside, the place was still dark as night, and the forest was shrouded in silence .
This was the deep green town of Yukka . I was by the south gate that was never opened . The gate that Saragi protected . If ever you find yourself in Yukka, try talking to him . I’m sure you will hear rousing tales of adventures that will make your heart soar .
Well, I was in the forest now, and so I took out the spear . And that’s when I realized it . It kept hitting against the trees .
“It’s useless…”
I guess this wasn’t its time after all . I would have to make do with the Glampanzer on my belt . I had no complaints but was definitely disappointed .
And disappointed, I walk in the forest . You could tell that there was once a path here, but it was hidden by so many fallen leaves . Still, it had not been that long since the Loup-garou had made this place its territory…
And so I moved along while using Legs of the Forest Wolf to clear the path of leaves . According to the maps, there should be an abandoned village to the south . That would be my first destination .
“…Hmm?”
Just then, Presence Detection caught something . It seemed like a monster? It was different than anything I had detected in the past . And there was just one . It was towards the center of the forest . Due to the dark sky and leaves overhead, it was so dark that even the moonlight did not pierce through the shadows . And in that darkness, something was moving . Could it be? Could it really be?
“Let’s take a look . ”
I suppressed the rising excitement as I stepped deeper into the forest . I wanted to cut down the grass and bushes in my way, but that would just give my location away, and so I didn’t . It was times like these that I wished I had a ‘Presence Block’ skill . But as I didn’t, I had no choice but to imitate a stealth game by treading softly and breathing as quietly as possible . Well, if the skill popped up so easily, then everyone would have it . And that was not a world I wanted to live in .
Beyond that tree . From what I could see, it seemed brighter over there . Maybe it was a clearing? I sheathed my sword and put it into the hollow bag . And then I took out the Cocytus Lance . Then I removed the cover from the blade and put it away . It was the birth of Asagi the Spearman .
“Now…”
I peeked from behind the tree . As I thought, there was a clearing in the forest . No trees at all . Even the grass had been cut down clean . It was purposely made to make it easy to move in .
This was the center . A strange patch of nothing within a forest . And in it, was the thing I had detected .
“A werewolf…”
It stood on two legs . It had a long tail . Silver hair .
It was the image of a werewolf . The Loup-garou .