Although the boar subjugation job had been completed on paper, there was still plenty of work to be done in order to clean up the aftermath. Eryn had immediately sent a messenger to her uncle in the capital to arrange for transport of the boar carcasses, along with sending word to potential buyers. While most
We began traveling to the town of Belmont which would take until late in the afternoon. During the ride, Eryn explained the details of the job. Every year around the late summer season, the population of boars became plentiful around the forests of Belmont. As the numbers grew, so did the foraging area of the
After the discovery that I could, in fact, slay monsters, Eryn and I were eager to continue taking more requests in order to further our understanding of each other’s capabilities. They were all requests that took us not far from the capital and composed of simple monster subjugation, in which we would bring back parts
The job that Eryn had picked out was a standard escorting service by someone looking for help gathering materials. The location was apparently not far outside of the city, so it would be straightforward and easy. Eryn and I took a quick trip through the marketplace to gather a few necessities before heading to the
Finally came the day that Eryn was ready to complete her initiation into the Magic Knight Guild. We were to head to the city center of Engelberg in order to officially register me as her familiar. Pietro had brought me a new set of clothes for the occasion. Putting them on, I looked at myself
For the next several days, my routine consisted of morning training with Pietro, browsing through the library, and dinner preparation with Carina. Starting with the next day, Pietro no longer purposefully knocked me out, but I still had to be on guard for random surprise attacks. Eryn explained that she went through the same thing
CLAAAANGGGG!!! “Wahh!!!!” Crash! My body hit the floor. My panicked, drowsy gaze finally locked onto an old man holding a pan and ladle. “What are you doing, Sebas…I’m mean Pietro!” I bit my tongue correcting myself as I yelled. Pietro cocked his head at my gaffe. “Why, I’m simply requesting Sir Claude to join me
Still disoriented by the completely unbalanced stat allocation, Eryn and I started making our way back to town using a horse-drawn cart. Apparently, we were on the outskirts of Engelberg, the capital city of Sistina. The summoning circle we had left behind was a standard location for rituals to take place, so less than an
An unfamiliar sky greeted me the moment I opened my eyes. Feeling a bit hazy, my mind tried to make sense of the green orb floating in the middle of the clear, blue sky. The green object looked like the moon, but I didn’t recall it ever emitted such a color. Suddenly, my eyes flickered