'Finally the main character has arrived. Do we move immediately?'

'Irony doesn't fit your face, little girl. You might embarrass yourself if you say something like that in public.'

'That's a lot, Dante. Don't embarrass her like this; she is already embarrassed by her shortness.'

Orion gave her a hard blow in addition to Dante's. They were not real strikes, but facts!!

The others managed to suppress their laughter the first time but with the second one, none of them managed to suppress their laughter. Mira tried to control herself with Dante's words, but with Orion's intervention, the thread of reason was cut for her and she attacked Orion with her staff after reinforcing it with mana fearing that it would break.

'What did you say, you bastard? Repeat it if you have the audacity.'

Orion who saw her pounce on him like a tiger on his prey defended himself with a mana shield on his arms that covered his body and head.

One, two, three strikes. The strikes continued targeting Orion and no one intervened. He has to endure the consequence of his words.

Dante grabbed her magic staff and stopped her before the seventh blow hit him.

'Let's stop this farce. Enemies could come here at any moment, so let us move quickly.'

Mira tried to free herself to continue beating Orion until Orion got up and hit her on the head with one blow.

'I tolerated you because you're a girl, don't get it wrong.'

'Let's go. The teacher has not shown any reaction since the last time. There should be nothing.'

Dante let go of Mira's magic wand and then turned left and right to make sure the way is clear.

'The gate was from this direction so let's keep moving forward. That's what the teacher said last time.'

Dante advanced and the rest followed him in the direction he had just set. Unlike before, where they walked, they ran and replenished mana at once to compensate for the lost time.

One hour... Two hours... Three hours... The group continued to trot; there was no difference in the environment other than the density of vegetation decreasing over time.

'It seems we're leaving this forest soon.'

'You're right; we've traveled at least fifty kilometers so far. We're supposed to be only a few minutes away.'

Everyone continued to follow Dante and with the help of Orion, who had experience in forests and survival in the wilderness in particular, a small hill a minute ahead was visible.

'Head over there and check if we're close to leaving or not, it's starting to get boring.'

Orion hurried towards the hill to the left of the group, the hill was not steep but high beyond the tree growth line. Thirty seconds and Orion reached the top of the hill and climbed lightly over the highest tree. Since he has lived as an adventurer until now, these are the basics of surviving dangerous situations.

Orion checked the horizon... There is no more than a kilometer left of the forest to leave. What caught his attention was the city behind the forest, not very large but at least the largest city he had ever seen.

| Listen, guys. We are about to leave this miserable forest, and there is a city nearby. |

| Hurry back then. We are going to head there. |

Evening has arrived, night was at the gates and the temperature rapidly declining. The atmosphere shifted from that of a rainforest upon entry to continental plains, both heat and humidity dropped and the air became very fresh.

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'Finally we left this troublesome forest. We'll now continue on our way to the city, right?'

'No, you're not going to go on the road, little one, because I'm going to help you now.'

Maximus descended towards the ground and gave Eric an answer to his question, the teacher who had previously watched without interference. Each of them wondered why he had not intervened before; did he know about their ability to deal with the coming dangers or was there a hidden reason they knew nothing about?

'This city is called Minka and it is the capital of the province which is called Minka the land of hunters. It sits on a huge area and contains many forests and corridors and is a renowned destination for experienced hunters and adventurers.'

'How long will we stay in it, Master?'

Aliana asked the heavenly magician how long they would stay in this city. They did not expect to stay long as their time is already limited.

'We'll stay overnight and then each of you will head to his destination alone to develop his skills.'

'...'

The conversation continued briefly until the group entered this city. They did not enter through the entrance because they did not have identities, so Maximus moved them instantly; surveillance was only for those entering and for exiting in some cases.

Maximus inspected the street looking for the hostel they would be staying for the night and one of them was near where they were now.

'Dead fish hostel?? Too vulgar of a name. Do they even have a sense of naming?'

'They are hunters who understand nothing but fighting, none of them have received a decent education, so how can you expect them to have common sense?'

Dante responded to Tai Min's comment as a hunter and adventurer as he saw how strange they were.

'Do not talk too much so you do not draw attention to us, we have to integrate with the locals.'

'Aliana is right, shut up and follow me. We don't need any unwanted attention.'

Maximus entered first and then the rest followed, the ground floor being a restaurant while the hostel is on the other two floors. A strange smell came from the place, a strange smell of blood.

The little ones shuddered from the smell until Maximus calmed them down.

'They won't be able to beat you even if they try. Don't be afraid.'

Immediately after entering, a table and several chairs were smashed into pieces and among the wreckage were two men who had fought for some reason. One is standing on top of the other who fainted after losing a lot of blood. The winner did not leave without injuries as he was still bleeding from his nose and from a wound in his arm due to the sharp leg of a broken chair. No one dared to intervene in the fighting between the two, who would want to expose himself to injuries to resolve a conflict whose consequences are not even known.

'That's what happens when you mess with my group's area. This warning applies to everyone here; whoever dares to attack the Red Wolves area has to pay the price.'

Maximus signaled the group to stay away and advanced towards the disputants, bowed down to check the situation of the fainted first, and then looked in the face of the victor.

'Luckily he's alive, don't you think that's a bit too much? I'll treat him first.'

Maximus applied a basic healing spell to treat injuries and stop bleeding. The victor did not even let him and tried to attack him during this time.

'And who are you to interfere in my private affairs? You too will pay the price for messing with the wrong person.'

The man drew his sword and tried to attack Maximus, his sword he had not used before. Maximus grabbed the sword with two fingers without even turning around, catching the sword an inch away from hitting his left shoulder.

'Violence is not a solution to all your problems, boy, sometimes you have to use your mouth because it is more versatile than your abilities.'

'W-Who are you? How did you do this? Are you a sword master?'

Maximus remained silent while treating the fainted. Confusion among the audience was clearly visible.

'Sword master? What is he doing here?'

'You are wrong. How can sword master use healing magic?'

'...'

Maximus stood up and turned towards that man.

'My identity does not matter, if you are asking who I am, I am simply a man you messed with so wrong.'

Maximus disappeared and appeared behind the man and hit him on the neck and fell unconscious.

'Let someone take these fools away.'

A man in his thirties approached with a short beard and dressed in elegant but ordinary clothes. Maximus glimpsed him approaching; either he is the owner of this place or a worker here. Maximus did not care because there was no difference between the two.

'Thank you, sir, for settling this dispute, fools always quarrel, causing commotion and damage in the place. How can I help you?'

'You came in time. I want to rent two adjacent rooms with four beds each.'

'Follow me this way.'

Maximus pointed to his disciples so they followed him and the waiter upstairs...