CHAPTER 6
CROW & GIRL TWO YEARS LATER
Many changes happen in these two years, My crow body is getting big and I get used to it. But the one change the most is Erica, she become more beautiful, her height reached 170cm she seems more mature, she registered as adventurer two years ago, wanting to do some quest but she isn't allowed by her mother saying ‘adventurer is dangerous job’ but Erica often do the request by secret, now her rank is E.
As for alchemy part, she is the best in our town, even the old man terios is beneath her now, one day she goes to terios workshop ‘hahahaha, old man I beat you!’ When hearing this terios demanded her research but denied. Haha, that's your payback old man. She also learn some fighting from adventurer guild instructor, they teach those new adventurer a basic technique of course the newbies have to pay, but it's only 50 copper per week, training hold 5 times per week. So it's 10 copper one day. Her main weapon is rapier she make herself and she always wear armor when she goes out. We're strolling the street right now. Everyone in street have know her one year ago, because of her beauty and she is genius.
‘Everyone greet you everywhere huh.’
“Fufu, are you jealous Kuro-chan?”
‘I'm not.’
“You're cute Kuro-chan”
Yes, when she grow up, she always like to tease me. Why did you become like this Erica, where is my naïve and stupid Erica?
“Let's go Kuro-chan!”
‘Where?’
“Tavern”
Hahh… And she likes to go to tavern, meeting the other adventurer, hearing their story etc. btw there's no one dare to touch her, because she is well known in these place and her father is one of the noble governing the city. At the tavern many adventurers taking break.
“Recently the liberator army isn't moving too much huh.” One of the people inside said.
The liberator army is army formed by country to move below, in order to secure a place to make new town or village..
“Yeah that's right, it seems they lack magic troops support.”
Magic categorized by elements they are fire, water, wood, earth, dark, and light. To use magic one must have mana inside their bodies, every living being has mana include the monster. But to use magic need more than mana, They must be able to control their mana and having enough mana capacity.
Monster, the creature that gain too much mana from the land. Also there are monster that can use magic. not all the monster have attribute those without attribute are called non elements they are easier to kill than other, there are fire, water, wood, earth, light and dark.
“Oh, it's Erica-chan!”
“Hello everyone.”
Everyone here like Erica, she is like an idol within this group.
“Erica-chan what would you like today?”
One of the waitress asked.
“Ah, meat for Kuro-chan, and give me a light meal”
“Okay”
“Erica-chan, have you heard of monster called gnoll?”
One of the adventurer comes and asking her. The adventurer here knew Erica couldn't go below the island and she always asking the monster below, they took the initiative to approach Erica, well she's a beauty who don't want approach her?
“Gnoll, I already know that, any good info about monster?”
“I heard some Large snake, the snake have lethal poison and it has earth attribute. The snake bodies is said 100 meters long. The liberator scout met the snake in swamp and get eliminated by snake the survivor report it back, then subjugation troops formed and defeat the snake but the casualties are big”
“Wow, how did you know that?”
“Yes, I got it from one of my informants”
“Bullshit! The rumor is already spreading among adventurer, you liar”
“Don't lie to Erica-chan!”
Some of the adventurer shouted, ahaha they seem to be infuriated by this guy. The guy with Erica just telling her the rumor he heard.
“It's alright everyone, please don't be angry at him. He's just telling me the rumor.”
“Ahh, Erica-chan is so kind, please be my wife Erica-chan!”
“What! Erica-chan is mine!”
Yeah, this is what happen when Erica go to the tavern, the adventurer always quarrel with each other only one person can silence them, the tavern owner.
“Shut up you guys! How can Erica have her meal if you guys are so noisy!”
“That's right! We are sorry.”
The tavern owner is lady in forties, the waitress are her daughter and the cook is her husband. The situation comes back normal after the tavern owner comes. She is former adventurer of S rank but retired after marriage.
“Thank you sella-San”
“Don't worry, it's already normal these days”
When Erica first go to the tavern, all guys immediately whistled at her, but when the tavern owner comes and explain who is her, they averted their eyes but Erica went to talk to those guys, after finding Erica is sociable person they always welcomed her.
‘I hate coming here’
“Why Kuro-chan?”
‘Those guys irritate me’
“Aha.. Are you jealous Kuro-chan?”
‘No I'm not.’
“Hahaha”
Am I jealous? Of course I'm jealous! These guys acting like they know Erica, but I know her more than those guys.we finished our meal, we went to Erica workshop in craftsman guild, yes Erica registered in craftsman guild half year ago, when she become full pledged alchemist, she is not selling anything only doing a research. I tell her an anime called FMA about alchemy and she become really interested in it, when I tell her it's just fiction she won't hear me and continue with her research, please don't do something like human transmutation or making chimaera, just do a normal thing. These half years I tell Erica various thing from my world and she really like it. She even tried to create something like refrigerator, or lamp or telephone. She tried to create a lamp, but failed and give up. I guess something like lamp is still hard in this world. We are inside the workshop now, she always create a potion for herself in case of emergency.
“Kuro-chan tell me more interesting thing in your previous world”
‘Ehh.., again?’
“Mou~ just tell me something the thing called train before or anything”
‘Shall I tell you story about warrior?’
“Please do!”
And I began tell her story about samurai, ninja, and their weapon.
“Woaahh, can you tell me how to make those weapon?”
‘It's hard, and I only know the shape. Not the material.’
“mou~, then tell me other story”
‘Eh? What else, I already told you most my country story.’
“Then tell me the other country stories.”
‘Ehh…. How about King Arthur and the knight of round tables’
“What is that?! Tell me hurry!”
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‘The story is like this….’
Continue with our stories session.
“Woaahh, holy sword! Tell me what happen later?”
“According to historian, after Arthur pulled the holy sword…..”
After a while.
‘Then the sword returned to lady of the lake’
“What a great story! More!”
‘I don't know the afterward’
“Jeez, you mood breaker, tell me other stories too!”
‘its already night Erica, if you don't go home then you will be scolded’
“Wah! It's true let's go home!”
We go back to mansion, when arrived as expected Erica got scolded.
“Kuro-chan tell me more stories!”
‘Jeez, Erica it's night already should you go to sleep’
“It's alright, one more”
I guess I will just tell her a fairy tale.
‘Okay, put down your body in bed, I will tell you a story’
What I tell her is story of momotarou, and many things. She still not asleep.
“Kuro-chan don't treat me like a kid,I'm don't want to hear those fairy tale”
‘Eh? How did you know.’
“How come I don't know when we are together for 3 years already.”
It must because the telepathy.
‘I see, I'm sorry. I will tell you a real story’
I'm telling her a story of me in previous world, then she fall asleep.
‘Hoaamm.. I want to sleep too, good night Erica’
The next day in Erica room.
“Good morning Kuro-chan”
‘Good morning.’
“I want to do a job today.”
‘What kind?’
“Killing monsters”
‘okay but let me follow you.’
“Okay.”
Arrived at guild we searched for subjugation note, but for safety we take the f ranked quest.
‘Erica this one, a repeatable quest’
“I see, f rank, kill ten Wolf and collet their skin reward 2 silver. This is not a really good job”
‘Well, this is your first time we must be careful as much as possible’
“Hmm.. Okay. Let's take it.”
Erica walked to receptionist to accept the job. A repeatable quest are taken by informing the receptionist.
“Hello, what kind of job do you want?”
“Kill Ten Wolf, here my guild card.”
“Please wait for a while, hmm.. E rank, the time limit is 3 day”
“Un, okay. Can you tell me where to find the wolf?”
“You can the wolf bit deep in the south forest”
“Thank you”
“You're welcome”
South forest is located near the south gate of city, this flying island consist town, forest, river,even mountain. It's very big island, that's why they made a town here.
“Let's go Kuro-chan”
‘Let's go’
We walked to south gate of city, in front of us there are roads lead to village around the city. Most of the village build near to the city, the people life in the city are those with average to high income as for the village they are people with low income because living in the city people need to pay the tax as for village only need to pay low tax. We arrived at south forest.
I'm scouting the forest with Erica still in my sight.
‘Erica, there's 2 wolf on 20 meter of your upper left side. I suggest you take it down with some trap’
“Uhm, don't worry I have this one.”
‘What's that?’
“A perfume made from flowers”
‘Ugh, the smell is strong’
“I will throw it to paralyze the wolf”
‘Good’
Erica approach the wolf with caution, when the wolf noticed her she immediately throw the perfume near the wolf. The wolfs are hurt from the smell. Then Erica rushing to one of the wolfs and stabbed the wolf in the neck, and cut the neck of other wolf.
‘It seems easy huh..’
“Well, there are only two, if it's a pack of ten wolf I think I can't win with just perfume.”
‘Can you dismantle the wolf?’
“The truth is I can't”
‘Jeez, take a knife out, and only cut the skin that's what we need’
“Uh, okay.”
Erica began dismantling the wolf. She didn't puke at all, if it's me before I think I will puke.
‘Have you done it?’
“Yeah, I'm done.”
Erica said with smile, while her hand covered in blood. Erica you're scary and please don't smile at situation like this.
‘Wash it and Put it into your backpack’
I wonder why is there no magic bag that can hold many things, a fantasy world must have something like that right?. Anyway we continued with our wolf hunting, Erica skill really good I wonder she's natural born warrior?
“This is the last Kuro-chan, let's back”
‘Un, let's go’
Me and Erica back into the city and report the quest to guild, well we get 2 silver. Most money Erica gained from quest are hidden in Erica room the total with this time are only 92 silver not too much huh, well the quest Erica take when ranked G the reward at most only 75 copper, while this time is f ranked so the reward 2 silver is plenty. Most of G rank quest only material gathering it's what Erica do the most. We going back to mansion now in Erica room.
“Kuro-chan there's something I need to tell you”
‘Hm? What is it?’
“The truth is my father have decided a marriage partner for me, he is the son of count, the count is my father boss.”
‘I see, then what is your plan?’
“I don't know.”
‘Do you want marry him?’
“No”
‘Then do you plan to reject this marriage?’
“It's impossible, my father is the one decide everything in this house.”
‘Run away?’
“If I run away, my family will not be noble again, and the count can do as he please with my family”
‘When?’
“The marriage? It's 3 more day”
‘Damn, why is it so suddenly. Erica have you seen the count son?’
“Yeah, he is the one who always visit me”
‘Is he the one with red hair, tall and his face handsomeness below me?’
“Pftt, hahaha Yes, he is. He propose to me before, but I reject it. After a while he propose again and I told I only thought of him as friend, but now…”
‘I see, he can't hold it anymore and propose the marriage with you to your father not you huh’
“Yeah”
‘Being too beautiful has it downfall huh.’
Erica blushed with surprised expression.
“Wha, me beautiful… Thank you Kuro-chan”
‘Che, I'm not flattering you.’
“Mou~ kuro-chan you tsundere~”
Erica talk to me with teasing tone.
‘Hey hey, the talk is about your marriage not me’
“That's right! I forgot about it.”
‘Oi’
“I don't have any plan for now. Let's talk again tomorrow.”
‘Okay’
With that we decide to discuss again tomorrow. I hope i can stop the marriage.