Published at 11th of December 2020 10:57:00 AM
Chapter 110.1
Translator: mayora Editor: Ryunakama
It’s been several days since we departed for the capital city of Prolea by carriage . We traveled with such speed that most monsters were left in the dust .
Our carriage is drawn by a muscular giant black horse whose size is like that of a building .
I’m sure the horse is a fit for the carriage, what with it being for long distances .
Even with our speed, though, we still encountered monsters in cases of bad timing, or when they had fast legs, which was our time to shine .
The horse whinnied, coming to a sudden stop, and I sensed the presence of monsters nearby .
I smelled an ambush .
The horse snorted heavily with apparent wariness, and the coachman turned to bow his head toward us .
「I’ll be counting on you all, then . 」
「Roger that! Leave it to us」
Following Milly’s spirited reply, we jumped out of the carriage to face the monsters .
We had made a trade to pay half the carriage fare in exchange for acting as guards .
As we formed a protective circle around the carriage, five small beasts appeared .
Land Liger
Level 29
Magical Power Level
4800/4800
Land ligers are four-legged beast-type monsters with sharp claws and fangs . They possess low power due to their slender build, but their swiftness makes them troublesome opponents .
「Milly . I think you know, but…」
「Mhm, no using Blue Gale♪」
She gave a thumbs up at my reminder .
While a single cast of Blue Gale would kill a land liger, I forbade her from using the spell as they happened to be ideal practice opponents for Milly, who has low physical skill .
This is all part of training .
「Well then, don’t let your guard down . 」
We poised our weapons, a land liger in front of us each .
The land liger I faced leaped into action with a growl at the very moment I readied my paragon blade, Freybrand .
I avoided its sharp claws, and casted Time Square while keeping the monster at bay with my sword .
Time froze, following which I silently cast multiple spells in succession: Blue Ball, Black Ball, Green Ball . Then I cast Red Ball through Freybrand, however…
Darn, the timing must have been off again .
The land liger’s legs were frozen by the initial triple-element cast of magical balls, but the Red Ball arrived late .
It’s a failure .
「…Icicle Ball . 」
「Ahahah♪ Zeph-chi failed just now~」
「Be quiet . It’s difficult . 」
Lydia had been leisurely watching my failure even as she dealt with two land ligers .
As the land liger I immobilized struggled to pull out its legs along with the frozen ground, I cast Time Square once again while swinging down my sword .
Finally, a golden light cut through the Land Liger, vanquishing it with a single blow .
「…Quadra fusion spell, Tetra Ball . 」
「Ahahah~ You did it this time~」
Lydia laughed at me as I murmured to myself in the wake of my success .
I wish she’d just focus on fighting, though it doesn’t seem like she’ll get hit at all despite looking away .
It’s still difficult to control the quadra fusion spell Tetraball, which consists of the elements red, blue, sky and green .
I have, just barely, a fifty-fifty success rate against an opponent that can’t move .
It’s quite “fuel-efficient”, however; the spell consumes little magical power yet is as powerful, perhaps more so, than Pyro Crash .
I want to achieve a steady rate of success somehow .
「Hn…Woah! Blue—…C-crash!」
A swirling globe of water was released from Milly’s hand even as she stumbled, somehow managing to avoid a land liger’s attack .
The huge ball of water engulfed the land liger, making it spin around in circles before sending it flying .
The land liger immediately tottered to its feet, however, and sprung into the air for another attack . Milly dodged with desperation, but she still took the occasional hit .
She still has a way to go regarding close combat . I’ll have to train her more .
“Hah! Taah! Yaah!”
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Claude is parrying attacks with her shield while landing solid hits with her sword .
It’s a simple yet sound way to fight . But, how should I put it, the drawback to Claude’s fighting style is that she has a weak offense . Perhaps it would be different if she were to get her hands on a good weapon .
Milly has been teaching Blue Gale to Claude, but she still takes too long to cast the spell, and its power is lacking when she does . Furthermore, she runs out of mana after a single shot, which is why she’s still far from using it in actual combat .
「… All clear on my side . 」
「Mhm . The two of them still have a long way to go . 」
Lydia and I finished our fights in a flash . While we were observing Claude and Milly struggle, Shirushu called out to us from the carriage .
「Um…Aren’t you going to help those two?」
「Hnn~, I’d say it should be fine . 」
「I’ll lend a hand if it gets dangerous, of course, but they’ve got to get strong enough to stand alone . 」
「Uhh…How Spartan…I wonder if I’ll do okay from now on…」
Incidentally, I haven’t let Shirushu fight yet .
There’s no knowing when she’ll go on a rampage if I do . Putting aside me or Lydia, It’d be dangerous to have Milly or Claude near Shirushu when she’s in berserk beast form . Besides, there are other passengers on the carriage right now .
It should be fine to start getting her prepared for battle after we reach the capital .
In any case, Shirushu’s level is currently 6 . It has hardly increased despite her defeating so many monsters back in the forest .
Perhaps beastfolk have difficulty raising their level due to their high physical ability . I didn’t have many beastfolk friends in my previous life, so I can’t tell .
Well, that’s something to look into from now on .
After a while, Claude’s fight ended, and five minutes later Milly defeated her land liger too .
Milly staggered her way back to us .
「Haah…Haah…I’m, tired…」
「Good work, Milly-san . 」
「You hung in there well . 」
「Ugh…」
Milly buried her face heavily into my chest, so I gave her a good patting on the head .
Milly has been demanding frequent pampering in this manner these days .
As I was patting her silky blonde hair, Shirushu looked around the surroundings, seeming alerted by something .
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「We have more company…Two land ligers and three rock wolves . 」
I scanned our surrounding area; one of them was on the rocky mountain in front, two in the shade of the rock behind us, and two were approaching us menacingly from the left and right .
It seemed more friends had come calling due to Milly taking more time than expected in finishing her land liger .
We could fight like before, but it wouldn’t do to keep the carriage waiting too long .
I readied myself alongside Milly .
「I’ll take that side, so I’ll leave the other to you, Milly . Let’s take them down real quick . 」
「…Gosh, they’re such a nuisance!」
I aimed at the two growling land ligers and cast Time Square .
While time was frozen, I cast Red Storm and Black Storm, unleashing the double fusion spell, Pyro Storm .
The crimson winds of flame engulfed the land ligers, frying them .
One of them managed to charge at me without falling, but it was useless . A cast of Red Crash and it was vanquished .
I looked behind me to find Milly having just finished dealing with her side .
She had used a barrage of Blue Gale, as usual . She fires spells carelessly without considering the number of foes…Though, it’s fine so long as she can win .
「Hnn, looks like there are no more monsters around . 」
Shirushu sniffed the air, nose twitching .
A beastfolk’s sense of smell, eh . Quite the convenient ability . I was right to have Shirushu join us .
We climbed into the carriage and called out to the coachman .
「It’s over . 」
「Thank you very much . 」
The coachman thanked us and the carriage began to move forward again .
「Ow-ow-ow…」
「Are you okay, Claude-san?」
She must have been lightly injured during the fight against the land ligers .
Shirushu rushed to Claude’s side as she was holding her arm in pain .
It was revealed that it was nothing big as her sleeve was rolled up . She just had a slight bruise .
Shirushu held a medicinal herb in her mouth and casted Elixir .
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Claude’s injury healed right away, and she thanked Shirushu for that with a fair smile .
「Thank you, Shirushu-san . 」
「Not at all . This is about all I can do, after all . 」
Shirushu grew a little red in the face and averted her eyes in response .
…I thought it a good idea to tell the facts to her, so I quietly drew my mouth near Shirushu’s ear and gave a little whisper .
「…I’ll have you know, Claude is a girl . 」
「I know that though!?」
「Zeph-kun, could you please stop having fun with that…」
Ah, so she knew .
Come to think of it, I do faintly recall that Shirushu saw Claude without her armor on back in the city of Izu .
Claude is always patched up by Shirushu after a fight .
I think she’s intentionally creating a “role” for Shirushu, who only watches whenever battle occurs . It’s very becoming of Claude, tactful as she is .
Shirushu might have also noticed that .
Claude and Shirushu seemed to get along well, seeing how the two of them had been chatting a bunch since a while ago .
「I’m glad that you’re all good people . 」
「…Indeed . 」
Our carriage rattled as it moved through the great plains .
I was gazing at the passing scenery together with Shirushu and Claude when I heard Milly’s voice from up front .
「I can see it now—!」
All the passengers leaned out of the carriage to take a look .
The silhouette of a castle was visible faintly in the distance . Prolea Castle .
I could see its numerous towers, and the Mage’s Association as well .
One of those towers used to be where I lived in—the tower of divine flame, the residence of the Flame of Flame .
「…How nostalgic . 」
My small murmur was drowned out by the rattling of the carriage .