After morning came I was now in the guild while looking at the request board to look for a quest since I don’t have anything to do, so I have been pondering what quest I should take but there are three quests that caught my interest.
Quest Title: Slay the Horned Bear
Quest Difficulty: B
Location: Inside Green Wood Forest
Reward: 5 Gold and 43 Silver Coins
Quest Description: A horned bear had decided to make the Green Wood Forest his home and started attacking people who set foot in the forest. I want you to slay it since it has been hard to gather some herb for making potion and antidote.
Quest Title: Gather 5 Violet Grass
Quest Difficulty: C
Location: Hanso Plain
Reward: 57 Silver and 4 Potions
Quest Description: I have been doing some experiment about violet if it can be used for as medicine or some other uses and almost discover something but I am out violet grass so please gather it for me.
Quest Title: Subjugate the Bandits
Quest Difficulty: B
Location: Giant’s Mountain
Reward: 10 Gold and 23 Silver Coins
Quest Description: There have been bandits that have been attacking some merchants that it’s making it hard for them to come here. Please catch the bandits so the merchants can start their business here again but please be careful about the giants since it’s their territory but it said that they won’t attack people that they consider harmless to them.
I have been thinking about what to choose between these three quests since it looks quite interesting and it would be cool to what kind of monster is a horned bear is.
I also want to see the Hanso plains because what kind of place that is I heard that monsters who live there are all peaceful creatures and cute that makes me really want to go there.
And the last one is the giant’s mountain because since I am curious about what the giant looks like that it piqued my interest.
As I was thinking about what quest is more interesting, someone tapped my shoulder that made me look looked at that person and that person was Mael who is smiling at me.
“Are you looking for a quest, Mael?”
“Haha… I have already found one, look”
I started to read at the quest that Mael showed me.
Quest Title: Slay 10 Lizardman
Quest Difficulty: C
Location: Hanso Plain
Reward: 75 Silver Coins and Speed Ring
Quest Description: There have been sightings of Lizardman that has been roaming in Hanso Plain, it started attacking the monsters that are living there and people who are going there, that it became a problem. Please slay those monsters.
When I finish reading at the quest I look Maels face again, who’s still smiling at me that it became easy to predict on what she is going to say to me.
“Want to form a party with me for this quest?”
“If you want, but since we are going to that place how about taking also this quest.”
I pointed at the Gathering 5 Violet Grass quest on the request board that has been posted where Mael started to look at it as she give an approving look, so I took it and gave it to her.
“Alright, let’s give it to Liz so we can start.”
We started walking towards the counter where Liz, who’s calmly standing there.
“Liz we want to form a party and we want to take these two quests too.”
“Oh, it’s you two, let me take a look.”
After Mael handed the two quests to Liz, She started to read on what the quests contains, after confirming that it’s okay the quests started to glow that looks like a bluish light that Mael handed to her.
I was fascinated on looking the glowing light that Liz use that I didn’t notice that she was already done processing.
“You two are now a party. Thank you for accepting the quest I hope you complete it.”
Liz handed back the quests to Mael and bow politely.
“Then Ren shall we go.”
When we reach outside the guild, Mael continues walking enthusiastically that I decided to ask her something since she is heading toward the city exit.
“Hey, Mael can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Have you already prepared everything since you are currently heading towards the exit
right now?”
After hearing what I said Mael stopped walking and her face started to blush red in embarrassment that looks like she really forgot it.
“Ahaha… I forgot…”
“Just as I thought, get back here and lets prepare everything first.”
“Okay…”
And thus we towards towards the market district and started preparing everything on going to Hanso Plain.
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In the Anshea Kingdom at the courtyard there are five people who are there. There are two people who are currently fighting it was a knight who is carrying an axe and the other one was the young hero who has light brown hair who is holding a sword, they were currently having a sparring match together while the other two heroes are trained on learning magic with the royal magician
The hero dash towards the knight, when he got close to the knight he started to swing his sword but it was easily parried by the knight.
“Nice swing, hero George but you cannot beat me with just that you know.”
“I’m not done yet! Fireball!”
A fireball suddenly appeared in George’s hand and flew straight to the face of the knight. The knight didn’t dodge the fireball and hits on its face, leaving only smokes covering the knight's face, but the knight suddenly swings its axe towards George, he quickly used magic to evade the swing that is heading toward his neck.
“Wind Glide!”
He was able to dodge by jumping backwards in a nick of time before his head sliced off that he immediately check his neck and he sighed in relief after confirming that his neck doesn't have a cut.
“Wahaha! You have improved hero George that you're able to dodge that.”
“I wouldn’t be able to defeat the demon lord, if I don't try hard on fighting. Am I right commander Gale.”
“That's the spirit, now let us continue!”
“Yes!”
The two resumed their training as if there is no tomorrow the dark black haired girl sigh while looking at them thinking about how simple headed guys are while training to cast a spell.
They are now training on how to cast lightning magic, but they have no problem with casting it because of the ability given to them.
“Hey, Lorelie are you tired?”
“I’m still fine.”
They started training after the day when Ron left the kingdom. Their trainers have been planning on making them strong by having swordsmanship and magic training for a week, three days of rest, a week of fighting to raise their level and also a three day rest, and they will repeat that method again so their level will steadily rise in a good pace.
After their training was finished and now having a break George comes up to the two girls who are who are also taking a break on their magic training.
“That was fun… I never thought that sword practice was really fun.”
The black haired girl sharply stares at George but he somehow doesn’t notice and the black
haired girl sighs.
“You really have a simple mind you know that.”
“Haha… I can’t deny that.”
George scratched his head softly and smiled wryly while responding the black haired girl’s criticism.
“It’s been a week since that Ren guy leaves the kingdom I wonder how he’s doing.”
“Maybe he died on the road and just a pile of bones that remains from him.”
After saying the black haired finish saying that sentence, they immediately felt the atmosphere suddenly gets scary where they immediately looked at the source of the scary atmosphere it was the little girl who’s been holding a stuffed bear given by that boy who's sharply staring at them that made them scared.
When they feel that scary atmosphere from the little girl they instinctively remembered that day where some guards are bad mouthing and cursing Ren because of its decision on not helping defeat the demon lord, when that little girl hear those guards she immediately used firebomb magic towards the two guards where they are almost burnt to crisp if the healer wasn't there. That’s why there are no people who are now talking about Ren since they are scared to be the next one who will face her wrath.
That is why they are sweating at the looking at the little girl who the name was Lorelie since they are also scared being hit by the magic Lorelie would use to them, that’s why George nervously spoke to the black haired girl who is also scared looking at Lorelie.
“Hey, Elisa I think you should apologize Lorelie on what you just said.”
“I’m sorry for saying such things I won’t say it again so please forgive me!”
Elisa bowed her head while asking for forgiveness as the atmosphere slowly turned back to normal that made the two them sigh in relief.
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I am currently in the market district, Mael and I decided that we should split the things to buy on what is needed for the quest. Mael decided she wants to buy some goods that will be needed and I would buy some health potion and mana potion that is why I am the only one right now still looking for the apothecary shop sign, since the people I asked said that apothecary shop are the only one selling health potions and mana potions so If I want to go there i should walk north until I see the shop sign.
After some time of walking I found the apothecary shop sign, I immediately walk towards the door and open it. The person I saw on the counter was a guy in early adulthood, his black hair was somehow dishevelled and his eyes look like somehow tired while looking at me.
“Welcome…”
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah, I’m just dead tired since I haven’t taken a rest since three days because of the new medicine I making but thanks for the concern. Can I ask for your name?”
“I am Ren Claudius just call me Ren.”
“My name is Huwilyr Gordon you can just call me Gordon.”
“Gordon do you sell some health potion and mana potions?”
“Yeah I’m selling it, health potion cost 14 silver and mana potion cost 12 silver”
“I’ll take 20 for each of those.”
Gordon slowly took out one box of each potion and placed it on the top of the counter.
“It will cost 520 silver.”
“Here you go.”
I handed the payment to Gordon and took the two boxes.
“Thanks for the business.”
“Then I’ll be going.”
After I exit the apothecary shop I opened the inventory window and put the two boxes of potion.
I am really thankful to the one who gave me this kind of ability because it’s pretty convenient since I can put anything inside it.
I started to walk towards the destination where Mael and I going to meet in city exit after the buying everything.
After arriving at the city exit, I started waiting for Mael who still buying some goods.
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“Did I keep you wait.”
Mael who just about to arrive at the meeting place called out, when I notice her she immediately run towards me after she saw me who is waiting for her.
“Did you buy everything we need?”
“Of course, look.”
Mael enthusiastically shows me the bag that she had been carrying to prove that she brought everything.
“Then let’s go!”
“Ohhh!”
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“Haa… Haa…”
I was now on fours while catching my breath because of the fatigue when we arrive in
Hanso Plains, well can you blame me, try walking for 3 hours without rest see if you don’t get tired while carrying a bag of goods.
“Ren are you alright? Do you want to take a break before we start?”
“Thanks.”
Mael started to sit beside me as she wait for me catch my breath while looking the scenery.
“Hey, Mael can you teach me magic.”
Mael look at me after I asked her.
“I can teach you, but I can only teach you how to use fire magic since the only thing I know.”
“Yes!”
Mael slowly opened her hands and showed it to me.
“It’s really easy to use magic first you have to concentrate the mana inside your body after you started to feel it, then control it to gather in your palm of your hand and after focusing the mana in your palm say the spell word to give property of the magic, like this fireball.”
A ball of fire appeared in Maels hand and after a few moments she closed her hands and the ball of fire disappears from her hands.
“Alright, let me try.”
I followed Maels instructions by concentrating first but somehow I don’t know what mana feels like.
“Hey, how can I feel the mana inside me?”
“Let’s see, when you concentrate your mana inside just try imagining of some things that is passing through your and the rest will be easy.”
“That’s pretty vague kind of explanation.”
“I know it’s pretty hard to understand so you should experience it so you’ll understand what I am saying.”
“Alright…”
I started to concentrate again while keeping in mind about Mael’s vague explanation. After some seconds passed I started to feel something like liquid substance or is this what mana feels like which slowly passing through every inch of my whole body.
“So do you now understand what I’m saying?”
“Yeah…”
“Then control your mana to gather towards your hand.”
I started controlling my mana to gather into hand, when I started to feel like the mana that is gathering in my hand is enough.
“Fireball!”
A ball of fire appeared in my hand, I started to feel like crying from happiness after looking at the fireball which is floating from my hands since I have finally achieved one of man’s greatest wishes to have. While I was in the moment of happiness a system window appeared.
[You have learned Fireball.]
[You have learned Magic Mastery.]
While I was looking at the system window I noticed Mael suddenly stand up and started looking somewhere while holding her sword.
“What’s wrong?”
“It looks like something is coming.”
After what she said immediately stand up and started to look place at the surrounding and what I saw were Lizardmen that marching towards the direction we are.
“It looks like there are 15 of them”
“15 huh... I will leave the planning to you Mael.”
“I understand.”
Mael immediately started thinking of a plan while I am focusing my eyes on the Lizardmen that are currently marching to look at their status.
Name: Lizardman
Level: 9
HP: 861 / 861 MP:423/ 423
Strength: 25 Agility: 20
Defence: 23 Luck: 16
Magic: 19
Skill:
Cleave, Hard Skin, Strengthening
There are 15 Lizardmen and most of them are level 9 it’s really best to retreat and attacked them one at a time. I looked at Mael who is still thinking and after a few minutes passed, she slowly sighs and looked at me intently.
“So do you have plan?”
“Yes, but I can only think of one plan since there are too many of them.”
“What is it?”
Mael became silent for a few seconds and started to speak.
“Will you become a decoy?”
“Ehh…”
It looks like I misheard what she just said so I will try asking her again.
“Can you repeat what you just said, somehow I didn’t hear it.”
“I said will you become a decoy?”
“Don’t be unreasonable, I’ll won’t survive fighting those monsters that many!”
“I didn’t say you would fight it I just want you lure it to that tree over there since I want to
try a new spell.”
“And how sure are you that it’s going to work?”
“About 15%...”
“Then you are just sending me to death.”
“We won’t know if we try, right?”
“Don’t right me my life is at stakes here!”
“Please…”
Mael started to beg me in a cute way that it give me no choice but accept her plan.
“Alright, alright, if I die here I will really haunt you so you better make it successful,
understand.”
“Just trust me. I’ll be going ahead try luring them towards that tree after 10 minutes,
alright.”
Mael quickly ran towards the tree to start making a trap leaving me behind.
“Damn it… How unlucky I can get.”
I started to get ready for the plan to start and also for the worst possible outcome.
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When ten minutes passed I was now waiting for the lizardmen, when the lizardmen started to see me.
“Fireball”
A ball of fire suddenly flew to the group of Lizardmen, after confirming that it hit I started running away and the Lizardmen followed chasing me with bloodshot eyes.
“Damn it! Fireball!”
I was running with the fastest speed that I can get while casting fireball when they are about to reach me since I decided that I’ll only use weapon creation skill when I am alone.
“If this plan doesn’t work you better be ready Mael! Fireball!”
When I was near the tree where the trap was set I somehow saw the figure of Mael mumbling something but I can’t really hear it since I’m too far from her but when I passed through like a big circle.
“Flame Pillar!”
From big circle a huge pillar of flame suddenly shoots out of the ground heading towards the sky burning those inside to cinders while those who manage to escape were gravely injured from the burn.
When I looked at the Lizardmen who was burned I half happy and half sad since felt sympathy about those Lizardmen because it’s a little overkill that I pray for them in my mind to reincarnate into some harmless creatures and also cute, I should not forget about cute so that there will be more cute creatures in this world.
After the flame pillar disappeared there are only about three lizardmen who are barely alive and the rest are now just pile of overcooked meat then another system window appeared again.
[You level up.]
[You have earned the title Harasser.]
Name: Ren Claudius Class: Swordsman
Level: 12
HP: 923 / 923 MP: 286 / 438
Experience: 432/ 982
Strength: 29 Agility: 23
Defence: 19 Luck: 17
Magic: 21
Skill:
Weapon Creation, Fireball, Magic Mastery
Titles:
[Reincarnated One], [Marksman, [Harasser]
I saw Mael who’s about to fall down that I immediately run towards to catch her.
“Hey, are you alright?”
“Yeah, I just exceed using my mana that I have no strength to move, so I need to rest.”
I secretly took out three mana potion that’s inside my inventory and give it to her to drink.
“Here, drink these and leave the gathering to me so take a rest as much as you like.”
Name: Rosie Maels Class: Magic Swordsman
Level: 10
HP: 840 / 840 MP: 334 / 412
Experience: 631 / 882
Strength: 27 Agility: 20
Defence: 17 Luck: 19
Magic: 24
Skill:
Fireball, Fire Enchantment, Sword Mastery, Magic Mastery, Fire Pillar
Titles:
[Strategist], [Klutz]
I carried her like a princess who is sleeping comfortably to place that is safe. After I found a safe place I slowly laid her down under the shade of a tree and started gathering violet grass.
When I finish gathering the violet grass, Mael started to slowly open her eyes and started to stretch her arms while looking at the surroundings.
“Yo, have you woken up?”
“Ren… How long was I asleep?”
“About two hours.”
“That long then we should start gathering some violet grass.”
“You don’t have to worry about it. I already finished on gathering it, I am just waiting for you to wake so we can look for a place to camp since it’s about to get dark.”
“You're right it would be dangerous if we can’t find a place to camp.”
“What do you mean?”
“I heard it from an adventurer that it is the time for some Rank S monsters to roam a place for food so it’s really dangerous to continue walking in the evening since if you will accidentally meet it you will become their food.”
“Is that so… but are you alright now?”
“Yeah, but we should quickly focus on finding a place to camp, so we should be going.”
Mael started to walk and I followed her and started looking for a place to camp.
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After we found a place inside the woods we set up the camp immediately. Mael was now cooking, I wanted to help her cooked but the ingredients that she bought was unknown to me since I never seen any of it in my world so I was just watching for her to finish cooking.
“Alright, Meat Stew is done.”
Mael place the Meat Stew on top of the table and we started eating.
“Oh, This is delicious you really are good at cooking.”
“Hehe… Eat as much as you want.”
“Then don’t mind if I do!”
I started to wolf down the food that Mael cooked to the point where I can’t eat another bite while Mael is drinking some tea.
“Ahh… I’m full this is the first time I’ve eaten this kind food this delicious.”
“Is that so… then if you want to eat my cooking again, just say it and I’ll be glad to cook for you.”
“You said it, alright. I won’t forget what you just said to me.”
“It looks like I’m still tired so I will I’m going to sleep first.”
“Alright, I will be keeping watch on the surrounding, so rest well.”
“Thanks.”
Mael started to yawn as she slowly stand up and slip inside her tent and spend my night keeping watch of the surrounding.