CLASHHH! A heavy sword strike was intercepted by a small knife. At a glance, one might wonder why someone would be attacking a chef in the middle of the woods, especially one armed only with a simple chef knife. The man in question was furiously trying to land a deadly blow as the chef calmly
Luckily, it appeared that Cornelius had some free time on his hands. In this world, the easiest way to contact someone within the city was to use a Magic Homing Pigeon. This was a magic tool that created a bird out of mana that could carry a small message to the recipient. The tool scanned
Only after I had arrived in this world did I start looking back at my old life with a hint of regret. The times that I had taken for granted and the indifference I felt towards my parents made me want to go back in time and slap myself. To them, having me experience their
With the tournament in full swing, the competitors were quickly whittled down through 1-on-1 matches. Eryn herself was already on her third opponent, having quickly downed the first two challengers with only a single blow. Her current opponent was a grizzly looking man with claw-like weapons. He was apparently a visiting adventurer who just happened
After returning home, we found Eryn’s uncle waiting for her yet again. I took off my scarf and waved ‘bon voyage’ to her as she was dragged away. Since we had left immediately after coming back last time, the pile of work in store for her was even bigger than normal. “Claude, you traitor! Come
Elsewhere in the mines, a band of men were in the midst of cleaning up their gear and removing all traces of them ever being there. A particularly large man with an eyepatch walked around hurrying others along. This man was Zeick, who was currently the boss of this ragtag group of thieves. A few
Resting just beyond the edge of lands owned by Madiswil and Grendhoven nobility, the mining town of Adele was a contested location that had sprung up in recent months due to a newly discovered vein of magic stones. Magic power coursed through the earth in the form of veins, converting the exposed ore over time
The weeks passed by as Eryn and I continued receiving jobs from the guild. None of the jobs took us particularly far. Most of them were less than a day’s travel from the capital. However, we had been tasked to verify rumors that had popped up from various sources or to check for abnormal monsters
Over the course of our meal, Eryn went back and forth between complaining about her ‘duties’ and enquiring what I did for the rest of the day. She had questioned me about the board and where I had obtained it. I had to quickly justify my purchase as she started eyeing it with a fireball
After Eryn and I arrived home from our job, we discovered a burly looking man in our living room dressed in neat clothes. Seeing the man, Eryn froze and turned to walk the other way. “Eryn, I know you’re there. No point in running away.” Eryn looked like she wanted to hide at that moment,