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Chapter 111 Exciting Vacation

Part 1

When I peeked through the window, I found a slight descending hill.

If you idly look at this idyllic sight, you will feel a calm that is far different from a developed city like the Imperial Capital. Except the roads that had faint traces of people passing through, there were no traces of human construction or even other travelers around us.

Monsters and animals that appear occasionally are quite calm so our carriage haven't been attacked that much. Even when on the rare occasion that monster attacks us, the three people Sytry hired will take care of it so I didn't even need to get off the carriage.

One day passed after running away from Elan. The weather was clear. Under the crystal clear sky, our carriage ride was going calmly and smoothly.

I was wondering what would happen when we were hit by that big storm on the first day but a road trip? should be like this after all.

It wasn't as safe as inside a city but it was generally safe when you are inside the Empire territory. Escorts were necessary to fight against Monsters or Phantoms but the big one had already been exterminated, so if you choose a regular road and have escort with you, you can go back and forth between cities without any problem.

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However, even then, it was Hunters' privilege to be able to walk around Monsters habitat and peacefully look at the beautiful scenery such as the one right now.

Things being like this is good. Yes, just like this.

I languishly leaned out of the carriage window and made another stretch while watching the scenery.

At that time, a dissatisfied and a low pitched voice came from behind me.

"... I'm bored."

Liz is basically a person who isn't good at staying put.

In my memory, she was always moving around. When we were traveling on a carriage over a long distance, she was always running outside and even inside a city when she had some time to spare, she would use it to train. She isn't bad at sitting and attending lectures but if you compare it to when she is training, she is obviously really bored.

It seemed that being prohibited to train and being locked inside a carriage with nothing to do was unbearable for her.

Even so, as she had held on for a whole day, she had been more patient than I had expected.

Tino who was quietly reading a book in a corner of the carriage raised her head and looked at her Shisho who was in a bad mood just after one day of traveling.

"Ti, I'm bored. If nothing is happening soon, I will be so bored that it will kill me. Do something interesting? Come on, hurry up!"

"Eh...!? Etto...... Do you want to learn more about Relic? Martis-san gave me beginners books for it."

"Don't wannaaaa. Forget about that and do something interesting?"

"Eh? Eh? ... Then, thenn... I will do an imitation... Of ―― Gark, the Branch Manager."

When Tino tried to return an wacky answer to her Shisho's unreasonable request, I looked back inside the carriage.

What kind of imitation can the small and slender Tino do to imitate the big and macho Gark? I am kind of interested but I think that it will hardly change Liz's bad mood.

Liz's attention switched from Tino to me in an instant. Tino who was imitating Gark-san by making her eyes become sharp hurriedly put them back to normal.

With a smile, Liz crawls towards me.

"Neee, Cry-chan. I'm boreddd. Neee, I thought of something good. You know what, I will run outside. I will tie a rope in a box behind me and Cry-chan will ride on it. Compared to this carriage it will be way faster and you will feel way more wind too, I'm sure it will feel good. This won't be a training right?"

Yeah, we used to play like that... I was always inside the box as it was part of Liz and the others training.

However, with how Liz is currently, the speed will be so fast that I will be thrown off.

"Moooh, even though it is the long expected trip where I can spend some time with Cry-chan, Ti and Syt are in the way, and also this time's prohibitions are way too strict. If I don't use my muscles for so long, it might weakened... Neee, didn't it weaken? Look?"

She layed on her back, turned to me and showed me her bare suntanned abdomen.

As usual, her skin doesn't have any scars. She doesn't look muscular but far from having any fat, she had a supple wild animal like beauty on her.

Initially, someone Mana Material enhancement is hard to see if you are only looking at one's appearance. So, even if you show me your stomach I won't know if your muscles weakened or not, I think it probably didn't though...

As I stare at her skin, Liz holds both of her hands out and sweetly laughs.

"Neee, Cry-chan... Are you concerned about it?"

"Onee-chan, don't do something so improper!"

Because of her exposed abdomen, Sytry who was writing something until now stretched her leg, raised it high up and swung it down.

Tino *zurizuri* slided back and Liz jumped back as she was about to be kicked.

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"Hah? What are you doing!? Don't interrupt me!"

"Wasn't it because you were bothering Cry-san!? Onee-chan is always, always ―― If you want to run then you should just run with Ti-chan!? Cry-san said that it was fine to train if you can't bear with it!"

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Thanks for the return in last chapter, your comment mean a lot for me thanks! I will keep Cry as spelling as most people want to keep this spelling!

Haha I so want to see Tino imitating Gark face!

And Liz, so bold! Will Cry fall for her seduction?! Sytry why aren't you letting Cry enjoy it more XD

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Man! Oh man what an episode! Epic just EPIC!

The speech Bell told Dix! It doesn't matter if it is a Human or a Monster! That part made me have chills. The moment Lido came to his sense was not bad but I had more of a vision of him struggling to get out of it while being super happy with what Bell said. Like when Lelouch in Code Geass learned that Nanally was still alive with Schneizel, he grasped his heart and said "Konani, konanimo…"

Then that Lido and Bell tag team to beat Dix was so beautiful! Dix was like what are you doing and Bell Argo Punched him, I wouldn't have been shocked if Dix went flying while spinning XD

And Fels and his "Majika…" It killed me, I laughed so hard!

And finally that epic struggle Bell had when he had to confront Loki familia for Wiene! Oh My God! You can feel his pain on his face!

They probably cut Ryuu & Aisha & Asfi fight against The Beast because they wanted to build suspense on his power, so too bad we didn't get to have the animation of the fight but we do have a snippet in Danmemo.

And another part I wished they had done differently was Bell WALKING with Dix to go to Wiene. They should have made him chase him like in the novel…

It has started again. Don't people say that people get along when they can fight each other or something...

Other than her disciple and me who were watching, their voice should have also reached the coachman seat but they didn't seem to mind it.

"Thatー Isー Why, I told you that I won't fall for your provocation! In the first place, it is useless! Cry-chan is already *meromero*?towards me, so no matter what Syt does, it is useless! You're in the way! Go somewhere else! Just because Lucia-chan isn't here you are so full of yourself ――"

Liz argues loudly.

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I see... They are fighting because Lucia wasn't here. Come to think of it, it was either Lucia or Anthem's role to stop the fight in these kinds of situations.

In particular, Lucia Roger was my former step-sister and she was always around to scold me when I was sluggish, so obiously I was the only one who could mediate between the two when they have an argument in front of me. For some reason, I was always the one who got scolded by Lucia, every single time.

But I see... Lucia, huh.

While Tino was *awawa* fumbling around, their bickering was heating up.

Perhaps the restriction I gave them was also causing a lot of stress for Sytry. The usual calm and collected Sytry wouldn't have gotten so intense.

I may need to rethink their restrictions.

"I am not bothering Cry-san, like Onee-chan did! Moreover, didn't I already tell you this a million times!? Onee-chan and Cry-san, are genetically incompatible!"

"As we are sisters, aren't you also in the same boat! This is the kind of low blow that makes you so shrewd! You Thieving cat!"

It was the first time that I heard about genetic compatibility.

Unusually, Sytry's cheeks were dyed with excitement. Perhaps she got too heated up, with natural motion, Sytry took out a white potion from her pocket. Before I could stop her, she threw it at Liz.

Liz naturally dodged the potion as it flew through the window, glistening and reflecting the sunlight as it went through the window. The potion flew out of the window that was opened to let the wind blow in, and fell to the ground. We heard the sound of glass breaking.

"Why did you avoid it!?"

"F'course I will! All the potions you had ever made are nothing good! If you ever screw up and get caught, there is no way that I will ever help you!!"

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While they were arguing, the carriage continued to follow its course.

I went to the window and checked behind us, but I already couldn't see any traces of Sytry's potion.

... Is this gonna be okay? I frown while feeling the refreshing breeze.

I really want you to stop throwing potions in the middle of a quarrel. Leaving aside the healing ones, half of Sytry's stocks of potions are attack oriented.

"Come on, stop fighting. Liz, we are almost to the next town so be patient. ... Sytry, that potion you threw earlier, is it going to be fine?"

I belatedly interrupted the two of them when they were staring at each other. I felt like doing something Party Leader-like for the first time in a long while.

Both Sytry and Liz often fight together but rarely develop up to having murderous intent. This just showed how Liz hadn't changed since she was little.

This time too, my intervention had succeeded in removing a little bit of their dangerous thought from their expression.

"... Haiiii."

"I am sorry. I got a little bit too heated up... Were you asking about the potion earlier?"

That was 『A little bit』, huh ... They really are sisters.

Liz listlessly sits down and Sytry catches her breath.

The next town we were going to is also the first time I will be there. It wasn't that big of a town, but its specialty seemed to be chocolate. As all sorts of ingredients were gathered in the Imperial Capital, I had eaten all kinds of sweets but I am still looking forward to it.

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Sytry returned to her usual expression and said in a small voice.

"That potion was... Dangerous Factor ―― It was an improved version of the powerful 『Monster Enticement』 that I created for training purposes. I can make one for you, if you want Cry-san――"

I am not in a position to criticize but I think that you are using too many means to train.

"... It looks like you threw it earlier though, wasn't that dangerous?"

"No problem. It will be different if it was in the city but as it was outside the city, it will dissipate over time. ... Even if there was a problem, there isn't any evidence that we were the one who used it."

Said Sytry while giving me a reassuring smile.

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Chapter 112 Exciting Vacation ②?

Part 1

In the midst of the peacefulness, we received a report from the coachman that the next town was in sight.

I was worried about the potion Sytry threw, but I guess I was worried for nothing.

Originally, my hunches rarely came true. We might have encountered a lot of misfortune in the past because of my bad luck, but it was also mainly the cause of my prudent personality.

I removed Liz who had closely snuggled next to me and stucked my head out of the window to see the town.

In general, the towns in Zebrudia are quite developed. This time the destination was also a town surrounded by a thick outer wall and had quite the reasonable defense capabilities. It was inevitably small compared to the Imperial Capital but it is not like I am particularly into big cities.

As I excitedly peeked into the town like a child, what I saw was ―― A town with a more heavy atmosphere than I had expected.

Outside the splendid cocoa colored outer wall, an unusually high number of soldiers was patrolling from a distance, moreover we can also see multiple robed mages over there. Multiple soldiers were lined up on the upper part of the outer wall and a caution flag with vertical lines on a red background was fluttering.

As they were not restricting the access into the town, it didn't look like there was a big problem but there were clearly more carriages leaving the city than there were going in.

Sytry poked her head out from behind me when I was silent and stared in wonder.

"Ara. Seems like there is something going on over there... A red flag with vertical lines ―― It looks like they have a problem involving Monsters."

"Eh? Whatwhat? Is it dangerous?"

Hearing Sytry's voice, Liz, who was full of energy, stuck her head on my back, looked at the flag and then said in a boring tone.

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"What, it's just a red flag. It doesn't look like they are on high alert, it's so boring."

She is... Too accustomed with incidents. Certainly, there were more full red flags raised during our adventures than I can remember.

The standard of flags raised were somewhat the same everywhere. Of course, I had seen them in the Empire but also in other countries and I had also seen some with unusual patterns in small villages. In towns where demon's habitat are close to the town, the flags are raised quite a bit, and in this case, it isn't strange that the flag is raised as there is a forest nearby.

From my experience, in the case where a red flag alerting Monsters danger was raised, there was a fifty percent chance that it would be troublesome and among those there was a twenty percent chance that they would be really dangerous.

"We have... Skipped this stop last time. We did that because we couldn't predict how long it would take to capture the [Night Palace (Castle of Myriad Demon)]..."

"Well, if we wanted to take a break, this place wasn't exactly in the same direction. And we weren't that tired either."

"Master..."

As if the carriage knew what we were talking about, the carriage came to a screeching halt.

Tino was the only one who sounded anxious. At the same time as I was reassured to have the strongest lineup such as Liz and Sytry next to me, I also sympathize with Tino's anxious feelings.

I crossed my arm and started brooding for the first time in a while.

This time the situation was different from Elan, our previous stop. We didn't expect the attack of the Thunder Spirit but this time we know that something was going on (Even though we didn't know the details).

It wasn't like there was absolutely a need to resupply right now, nor were we following a schedule. If it was my usual self, I would choose to avoid this place without even thinking twice about it. Having only Liz and Luke running straight into danger was more than enough for me.

"..."

But, however, you know.

Normally, I would have chosen to avoid this place but... Gula is a town famous for its chocolate. It is too blasphemous for me, a hidden sweet tooth, to avoid this town.

The chocolates themselves are famous so it can be found in the Imperial Capital but the manager of my favorite confectionery shop told me this. It seems there is a shop that serves a special chocolate parfait in Gula. And you can't eat it if you don't enter the town.

I am at a loss. Do I pick safety or sweet?

From my experience, it was very likely that it wouldn't be a big deal if they were only at that level of alert, I think. At the very least, if a Thunder Spirit appeared, there would be more fuss around.

... Ahh, I want to eat something sweet.

"... Is, is there something wrong, Master?"

I looked at Tino who had been quiet like a small pet despite travelling with her two Onee-sama.

I was not the only one who was curious about it. I am a hidden sweet tooth but more than anything, I want to let this honest, hard-working Kouhai eat that enchanting chocolate parfait. Liz and Sytry aren't good with sweets but spoiling her from time to time is fine, right?

I raised my hand to my chin and mumbled.

"... I kind of want to give Tino something good to eat."

"Eh!? Eeeh!? For, for me!? Master?"

"Cry-chan, so kinddd. But it is irritating so Ti will do two thousands push-ups later, got it?"

The problem was that they were likely to ask us to help them resolve the situation when we get into the town.

To get inside the town, you need to present your identity card. In Hunters' case, your identity card had your certification Level marked on it ―― Well, it's true that your level plays a role to determine if you are trustworthy or not, but in the case of an emergency situation like this one, nine out of ten I would be called out.

Originally, High Level is the sign of being competent and the Empire favors High-Level Hunters so I am not in the position to complain but on the inside I am fed up about this fact.

All I had to do was to refuse their request for help but because I am carrying "First Step" and "Strange Grief" name on my back… But above all else, I am easily influenceable and easily swept by the mood, so I always end up doing something about it. Like dumping it on Tino.

"Uuuun. Well, it is a vacation..."

I wish I could do something about it. I wonder if Sytry can help me.

As I sighed and didn't look at no one in particular, a reliable Sytry *pon* hit her hand.

She lowered her voice and whispered in my ear.

"Cry-san, I don't mean to be impertinent but ―― You want to get into the town without letting people know who you are, don't you? For me ―― We have two ways to do it. Between changing others or changing yourself, which one do you prefer?"

"Aaaah, isn't it fine to just climb over the wall and sneak in? I am ready to go anytime!"

Changing others or changing yourself, huh... I wonder what you plan on doing.

Sytry *nikoniko* smiled and waited for my answer. It was always my job to make the final decisions.

I stopped Liz from jumping out by patting her bad head and nodded strongly.

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Sytry always so prepared, if she only had a fake ID for Cry and her I would have thought that would have been for their elopement but as it is not, it is probably for when the whole party made a big crime like destroying a the capital or something XD

Couldn't upload the chapter earlier because I had to talk about Danmachi episode 8, it was beautiful. See my block of text below in Review Corner XD

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Oh man! Oh maaaann! What an episode everything was soooo good, the sound, the graphic, the mood! Damn JC really surpassed themselves.

Let's start with the beginning! Dix getting axed by Asterios, then Bell firering that Firebolt at Loki Familia (too bad it didn't graze Bete but whatever).

Right after Bell left, the Xenos came and got rekt by Tiona, Tione and Bete. Good thing Finn told them to capture the Xenos alive. And lol at Aruru for trying and Welga (The wolf) for picking her up XD

That Fels summoning his trump card but to get it rekt by Tiona was awesome, his face (skeleton) was precious XD. And why did the Golem explode??? Even at the end Tiona posed by turning her back to it! It was like Power Ranger, so funny! XD It made me recalled "": Why is my Golem exploding even though it didn't have any explosive in it!!! (I really want to read what happens next!)

Ikelos (Dix's god (you know the jersey guy)) was funny to laying on the ground and posing, then yelling like a crazy when Gareth jumped down XD

And then Asterios showed up! Oh man, that howl passing across everywhere in Deadalus. The fight with Bete, Tiona, Tione ending with the magic sword was good but when Aiz intervened it went epic!!! Her saying Tempest then Aerial made me have goosebumps. Then the high speed fight, that footwork they showed. And as usual when fightning a Minotor you face need to be covered in blood at some point! Even Hestia couldn't belittle Aiz and finally said her full name! She was that EPIC!

Back to Bell pursuing Wiene but had to fire at other adventurer to stop them from hurting Wiene, but sadly they were just controlling the route Wiene took and end up in a trap (This a trap meme). And finally that lance piercing Wiene, Bell was soooo close. Now that I think of it, Gran getting squashed like a Goomba (in Mario) was also funny but at that moment I couldn't laugh. Bell shielding Wiene from the fall like a boss but it was already too late. Wiene saying her final word while turning to dust (insert Bell I don't feel so good meme), was tear-jerker. I knew what was coming but damn those invisible ninja cutting onions in front of me.

Then music started to play (). Man. Man… MAAAAAN! Fels' chant and the music was beautifuuuul! Gros and Rei flying next to the pillar of light was nice! The sky splitting when the pillar vanished was top! The Xenos gathering to see the miracle and Wiene resurrection was pure gold!

Fels telling that Dia Orpheus had taken one of his skill shots during 800 years but never worked but at the end it was worth it was so good. You can see that he cursed that magic because he saw people he probably cared about die but couldn't save but finally found peace by succeeding at such a crucial time.

And Bell tearing up with Wiene in his arm was majestic!

Some people may say that Fels Ex Machina is too cheap and Wiene should die so Bell have character development (Even though he will have even if she didn't die because in Bell mind, he understood that he couldn't save her so he have to move forward and get stronger so their dream can come true but you will see it later.), I will say I don't care! That moment was beautiful and if you tell me between choosing Ace (in One Piece) dying in Luffy's arm or him staying alive, I would 100% pick him staying alive!!

And finally, the post credit scene, Bell doesn't regret his action but is still conflicted because of what Dix told him (Bell being a bat(Batman!) and being a hypocrite) but Fels tell him that only hypocrite can become hero, only those who follow their conviction through the end, even if the word is telling them is wrong have the right to become a Hero! Nice speech! Just like Touma in To Aru Index NT10 fighting against the world after finding an understanding with Othinus (NT9 and NT10 was Epic, it's the same as Bell, fighting against the world to save a girl)!

There was a French blog talking about this, I quite like what he said about Argonaut and Heroisme linking everything to Bell's story (and ).

Bell going to see the consequence of his action and Eina telling that she doesn't believe Bell and hugged him because she knew that he isn't someone who prioritises money before live showed that even if everyone is against you there will be people believing in you because of your connection and your past action.

"Nee, how do you know where those kinds of things are sold...?"

"If you have the money and the connections..."

Sytry responded very happily at my question.

Sytry's plan was to use a different identity card. Apparently, she had prepared those a long time ago in case of emergencies, it was a new identity card with even our photo attached on it, it clearly smelled something illegal. It wasn't only just for Liz, Sytry and me, but also for Tino, so she is too well-prepared.

The name and date of birth were totally fake and our certification Level wasn't even written on it. I turned it over a few times and stared at it, but it only looked like the real thing to me.

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For better or worse, it was a rough work to do. I don't believe that everything will work just fine by only doing the right thing.

Aside from killing, if it was just using a different identity, then it should be acceptable. In the case we were found out, I think we will be forgiven after a good scolding as it is only at this level.

As expected, she didn't seem to have an identity card for the three people we hired, so we had to go separately. We got down from the carriage and headed for the gate on foot.

As if they were expecting a Monster attack, there was a lot of noise outside of Gula's gate. The Mages were reinforcing the outer walls, drawing and setting up a stationary magic circle on the ground, like the ones that Lucia does occasionally.

It was now our turn for the checkups. I was a little worried if we could properly pass through but Sytry's identity card was just like the real thing (Or rather seems real), so the gate checker quickly checked the identity card and let us pass without suspecting anything.

They didn't seem to notice that I am a Level 8. Looks like it was worth it to hide my face as much as possible.

"That flag... Did something happen?"

Next to me, Sytry, who wasn't acting like a Hunter at all, asked that question to the male soldier in a natural way.

Your personality where you never let anything up to chance, I love it.

The soldier replied without even trying to hide his annoying attitude.

"... Aaah. There's a herd of Orcs living in an abandoned village nearby ―――― According to a Hunter who went near there recently, they had made a fort inside. I was told that there was definitely a higher species leading them ―― Just in case, since a few days ago, we have been preparing to intercept them."

Orcs are a type of sub-race, well, to put it simply, they are Monsters that look like humanoid boars. They have the same level of intelligence as Goblins, have strength far exceeding those of ordinary humans and their fur is thick making them a troublesome Monster. In addition, they have the tendency to form large groups, and in the worst case scenario, their numbers can even fill up a huge kingdom.

The town is wary about them because of this.

However, the strength of this monster wasn't that great among all the Monsters, and a Level 2 or 3 Hunter can hunt them down without a lot of effort. As for the rare outstanding individuals that are sometimes born ―― The High-Rank species, they aren't Monsters that powerful. Well, I can't defeat them though.

"Is, is this... Going to be okay?"

Sytry asked them with a slight fright on her face. The soldier laughed at her pretense question to reassure her.

"We have called reinforcements from nearby towns to exterminate them. Some of those had shamelessly left the town, but as long as you are inside the town there shouldn't be any problem. Have a good stay."

We were seen off and entered Gula town safely. As we were in the middle of a alert flag raised, there was a *piripiri* tense atmosphere, peculiar to wartime, in the town.

Whether they have been called or not, the fact that armed Hunters can be seen here and there adds to the tension.

On the other hand, I was a little relieved now that I know the cause.

An Orc Fort... As expected, it wasn't that big of a deal. A herd with a large number of monsters and a lot of high ranking individuals gathered together is certainly a threat but compared to the apparition of a High-Rank Spirit in Elan, it feels like a downgrade.

Well, to the average citizen, an Orc who attacked on instinct might be more frightening than a wishy-washy Lightning Spirit, and from my point of view, as their opponent, I am helpless against both of them, so the period when I was afraid of it was long gone.

I can't remember how many times we have fought against a herd of Orc. As in the first place, those guys usually appear in groups. Moreover, they were so annoying because they only attacked when we were exhausted.

Liz, who had heard that the type of monster was an Orc, got a little of her foul mood back.

"Aaaaaah, so boring. And here I was expecting it a little bit... Something like an Orc, I have long moved on from them already... I am not a meat trader, you know."

"If Lucia-chan were here, we could have burned it all down at once."

Originally, full scale annihilation were "Mages (Magi)" specialties. No matter how many there were, something at the same level as an Orc wasn't something to be careful about.

Only Tino who didn't seem to have experience fighting a herd of Orcs, *kyorokyoro* scurries around and asks fearfully.

"Onee-sama... How big were the herds you killed before?"

"Don't know. Luke-chan and I were competing to see who defeated the most but in the middle of it, it started to be too much trouble to count them."

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I don't know which battle she was talking about but they just came out without stopping. At the very beginning, when Lucia still hadn't learned any large scale magic, I thought I was going to die when we were swallowed up by wave after wave of Orcs.

That was the battle where I learned the fear of fighting against a large number of enemies. They are second only to Goblins in terms of fertility. It was also the reason why Lucia skipped a few steps and learned large scale magic.

So blunt, but this was why Liz's words sound so real, that made Tino have a small shudder.

"That is... Dreadful..."

"Well, we are not going to fight this time."

"Eh...? We aren't going to fight?"

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Tino stared in wonder. I thought I had shown her my stance on this in the first town, but she still didn't seem to trust me... For what reason would she think I would bother using another identity card to get into town.

It was in the one in a million chance, where they find out we are Hunters who don't want to work. I kept my voice down so people around can't hear us.

"Don't worry, other strong Hunters will take it down for us. If it can't be helped, I will ask Liz and Sytry for help but it will probably be fine."

Since they have an interception plan in place, a bunch of Orc doesn't mean much. This time, we are on a vacation, let's just think about sweets.

When I was comforting an unsettled Tino, I straightened up and breathed in the air of the town which smelled a somewhat faint smell of sweets.

Now, let's go eat a chocolate parfait.

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Tino was on the verge of collapsing from this time unusual trial.

Since the first night at Elan, Tino has had little sleep during the day or the night. Even before she had been dragged by her Mentor to go with them, she had spent multiple sleepless nights due to the mess she did during the mask issue, putting aside her physical strength she had developed training after training, her mental strength was almost completely depleted. The only time she had lost consciousness was when she was hit by lightning as a part of her training.

With just one step, as if she were daydreaming, her feet wobbled up and her vision shooked loosely. The weather was completely different from the storm two days ago, the strong sunlight was pouring down and too dazzling for her eyes which didn't rest for a while, and if there wasn't the training restriction order, she would have been less vigilant on her surroundings.

Her condition was in an awful state. She still has enough judgement left in her to think that it is bad, but there is nothing she can do about it.

Her insomnia is caused by her anxiety and her tension.

No information gathering ―― The anxiety of not knowing what to expect under those unusual restrictions and the tension of possibly showing her pathetic state in front of her Master and Shisho was something that Tino, who had until now only focused on physical training, hadn't experienced much.

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Even so, she managed to maintain her posture with only her strength and willpower and looked at the back of her Master in front of her and followed him.

Master and Onee-sama were the same as usual, unlike Tino, whose spirit was drained and exhausted.

The leeway they have in walking through a town which had been red-flagged for Monsters apparition is definitely the confidence of an absolute being. If it was the usual she would look at their appearance with admiration, but in her state of mind, it can only factor as to break her heart.

As knowledge, she knew about those Monster red flags alert but it was the first time she actually witnessed it in person.

It was partly because Tino rarely left the Imperial Capital, but a flag that stated that the city was in a pinch was, in the first place, rarely raised.

As raising a flag also involves the reputation of the city, it can, in some cases, be a chance for other countries and criminals to take advantage of it. The frequency with which a flag is raised tends to drop in inverse proportion to the size of the city, and she had also heard that the Imperial Capital of Zebrudia, the most prosperous city in the country, has only raised the flag a few times since the beginning of its history.

The city of Gula is much smaller than a city such as the Imperial Capital, but even so, it is a city prosperous enough to have a famous specialty inside so unless something terrible happened, it wouldn't have raised its flag.

The number of knights lined up near the gates and the number of mages preparing their magic showed that the city was on high alert.

It would take a huge budget to mobilize that number of troops. However, this wasn't the type of caution done if they had only a little bit of anxiety. In other words, with all those information we can conclude that it is highly probable that the city had considered that they would be raided by the Orcs which had built a fort.

The words we were told by the soldier at the gate when we entered the town were just to make us feel relieved.

Tino didn't believe in the words her Master had told her at the beginning of this vacation.

Of course, she doesn't believe that Master is telling her a lie. However, from what she had experienced so far, Master's it isn't a big deal, is just 『Not a big deal to Master』, and it was a hellish time for Tino.

In the first place, if there wasn't a need to fight, then you wouldn't need to come to this town. Everyone in the Clan knows that raising and dropping expectations is a common move for "Infinite Variety". Tino can't even imagine since when he knew about the alert flag, but if he didn't know about it, he wouldn't have bothered coming to this town among all the countless towns around.

I understand, Master. For Master, you don't need to fight if it was just a fight against an army of Orcs. But... It is impossible for me.

If it was the usual Tino, then she would certainly be able to eliminate a few Orcs without any problem. Even against High-Ranking species, well, it would be manageable if it was one-on-one.

However, right now, Tino is exhausted. It is all because of my own inexperience if I wasn't able to rest my mind during all those times where I could, but taking on a herd of Orcs in this state is suicidal.

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Thieves aren't originally suitable for a one against many battle. It is easy to forget about it when you look at her Mentor, but sneaking on the enemy from behind and attacking them, detecting enemies and disarming traps are their main job.

Master, you are planning to teach me the essence of one against many, which I'm not very good at, aren't you... It's impossible.

Only now I am jealous of my Onee-sama who are happily talking with each other. With my lack of sleep,? I couldn't even organize my thoughts in my head and it even seemed to hinder my ability to strategize. Because of his usual out of ordinary Spartan training, I felt like crying to him as he turned his back in front of me but I managed to endure it because of my pride.

In the town of Elan, some High-Level Hunters seemed to have defeated the Lightning Spirit but such a miracle wouldn't happen twice.

I will have to fight. To receive a trial means that Master thinks that Tino will be able to overcome the trial. It means that he has expectations for me. And, I have received those hellish training to live up to those expectations.

In case of emergency, Master would protect Tino, was what he said. I was extremely happy at his words, but I can't stay as an unreliable Kouhai who needs to be protected forever. Tino's goal isn't to be protected ―― It is to stand next to him.

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A Tino perspective noice! So a red flag isn't a regular occurence, huh… Looks like Cry's luck can even change common sense XD

And Tino, if you want to stay side by side with Cry, you need to stay on the side of the one being protected you know? XD

When she talked about being side by side, it reminded me of Furuichi in Beelzebub. I loved his flashback with Oga and his battle with the tissue but too bad we didn't have a big Oga Furuichi team up fight. I would love to see badasses moment with a team up battle.

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I don't know how many Orcs there really are, but considering the trials I have experienced so far, it is unlikely that there are a few of them. Rather, it is likely that there are too many. Perhaps ―― An infinite number is also possible... It is possible.

...... Master, as expected, it is impossible.

"Eh? Even in Gula you have a hideout?"

"Of course. You never know when and what will happen."

Sytry Onee-sama happily nods at Master's words. At that moment, Tino felt that she understood why Sytry Onee-sama was so overly well-prepared.

If there was a next time ―― Let's make sure to prepare for absolutely anything to be safe. In the midst of a fluffy *fuwafuwa* feeling, I renewed my determination.

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However, in order to make the most of it, I must overcome today no matter what.

That's right. Unlike, Onee-sama who solve everything by force, Sytry Onee-sama's specialties are planning tactics. Perhaps she can teach me techniques to fight in one against many battle.

Tino is weak against Sytry Onee-sama, but by no means she is on a bad term with her. She is someone you need to be wary of and someone you can't let your guard down against but as long as you have Master as a common point then she is your ally. Occasionally, she will stickily *betabeta* touched me but it was never that often, and even then she doesn't seem to cross a line.

If I ask, she will help me. I don't know ―― How much I will compensate for it though.

When is the decisive battle? Will it be at night? Or will it be in an hour later? Will they attack us? Or will we go hunt them as if we were going for a walk? Will we have some time to rest? Will we have time to prepare? Or will it be an unreasonable request to try and do something with my current strength?

Looking at the training prohibition order, it seems probable that it will be the hardest one, the last one. Or rather, Master's trials are always the hardest one.

... Master, it is impossible.

Master suddenly turns around when Tino, was desperately trying to spin her brain, which wasn't working as well as it should be due to her lack of sleep and fatigue.

His black eyes which looked like my own, were looking at me as if he had read my inner heart, startled me *doki*. Despite Tino's anxiety, he has a calm face that seems to not have any worries at all.

"Yosh, seems like Tino is looking a little tired, so why don't we eat something good and get some rest today."

"... Is, is it my Last Supper?"

Could it be that they will attack during our mealtime?

I tried my best to keep my body from shaking, but the shaking wouldn't stop.

Onee-sama is threatening Tino with a perfect smile. I wonder if she couldn't control her body, it was a smile that held back all of her anger.

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The first thing I felt was ―― The foul stench attacking my nose.

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The strong beast scent drifting in the wind made the horse pulling the carriage raise violently and brought the carriage to a halt.

In the carriage, Arnold was resting his body which had been injured in the battle against the Lightning Spirit, uneasily looked out of the coachman seat.

"What happened?"

"I don't know... Suddenly ―― A strange smell ―― What is this smell?"

"... Damn, I have a bad feeling about this."

It is the type of smell that we almost never have the opportunity to smell in Nebranubes as it is the rainy season all year round.

No, in the first place ―― It wasn't the kind of smell you would smell on a open plain like the one we are on right now.

For Treasure Hunters, intuition is something trustworthy. Sometimes, it is more important than a rational decision.

There are no people around. Nor is there any sign of Monsters appearing. Our destination, Gula, was still far away.

The visibility was optimum and there was little to no obstruction to the horizon. Nothing unusual can be found.

However, Arnold's expression remains grim. No matter how confident he is of his own strength, he won't fail to stay on guard. A person who can't stay on guard can't become a High-Level Hunter.

"We are in the downwind... The smell of excited beasts ―― It smells like a warzone."

Arnold's words brought a frown to his companions' face.

He still hadn't gotten over his fatigue in his battle against the Lightning Spirit, and his items hadn't been replenished yet. It isn't that they can't fight, but they aren't in the optimum condition. We should avoid fighting as much as possible.

"What do we do? Do you want to make a big detour?"

"... No, let's go. The road is quite wide, go in the middle ―― There is no doubt that the nearby towns won't be affected. There is no way a Level 8 Hunter would avoid a battlefield like this. Get your weapons ready."

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"Hai."

Arnold's words were responded by his companions in a voice that showed no signs of tiredness.

It is so strong that you can even smell it in an open space like a plain. The opponent must be a considerable horde ―― There is no way that such a large horde could appear in a few hours or so.

He is close... "Infinite Variety" is close. Perhaps we can observe his fighting method which is shrouded in mystery.

At the premonition of the situation moving, Arnold the "Heavy Lightning Strike" smiled like a wild beast.