Volume 2 - CH 95

We were attacked by bandits but were able to survive unharmed.

Thanks to that, it was great to be able to confirm my【Earth Spirit】 skills.

Apparently the skill【Earth Spirit】 consumes 100 MP.

If I had been using 【Haze Manipulation】 for more than 3 seconds at that time, I would have definitely run out of MP.

However, since it uses 100 MP, this skill is very effective.

The first thing I found out was that once I used it, I was able to use the skill that was included in the 【Earth Spirit】.

I used 100 MP to stop the wall, but when I turned the soil into a swamp, it didn’t consume any MP.

I didn’t know how long I could keep using it, but it was a good discovery nonetheless.

When we calmed down, we brushed Starhorse with plenty of water.

You did it really well, Starhorse.

And moreover, Uchikage who managed to control the carriage at that speed was also amazing.

I praised him for doing it well, but he couldn’t talk because he bit his tongue and just bowed his head.

Satella helped me with brushing the horse.

Being able to brush it without flinching from creatures larger than herself is quite admirable.

Unexpected huh.

After a short break, we decided to resume our journey and proceed to the forest road.

It seems we have finally passed through the Yagur Mountains area, and I thought the greenery has gradually increased.

I was able to take a break too, so I used 【Haze Manipulation】 to search for monsters.

And hunted them.

I’m familiar with this kind of place.

After having dinner at night, we decided to head straight to the Kingdom of Salettana.

It will take a little longer, but we won’t be attacked for a while.

By the way, when I asked Uchikage about my rank again, he just frankly said I’m more not less than B rank.

I’m getting a little more confident.

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Four days have passed since then.

The Kingdom of Salettana is just a stone’s throw away.

We’re already able to see the walls.

Apparently, the Kingdom of Salettana has the same type of fort like Kingdom of Garrot, with large walls surrounding the city.

And it’s bigger than the Kingdom of Garrot.

It’s going to be difficult to find Alena.

There were surprisingly many people in front of the castle gate.

Is this Comiket or what?

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket)

How many hours should I wait in line for this?

When I think so, I feel disappointed.

No matter how much I complain, the line won’t suddenly shorten, so I will wait obediently.

“There’s a lot of people.”

“This is a line of people waiting to enter the country, isn’t it? This is amazing.”

“There’s going to be a festival inside The Kingdom of Salettana, you know?”

“A festival?”

“”Yes. We do a festival every year on the prince’s birthday.”.”

“Hee. So it’s the prince, not the king?”

“That’s right. When he becomes an adult, he can’t enjoy such things, maybe they plan to let him enjoy them when he is young?”

“Hmm. The king here may be a good king.”

Or rather, it’s not like he can’t enjoy it as an adult, it’s more like he doesn’t have any time to celebrate when he becomes the king.

Maybe he said it like that because it sounds better that way.

Nobles and royalty don’t have any time to rest.

They more prioritize the power struggle that sounds annoying for some reason.

…… By the way, I didn’t spend any money I got from Asure.

It’s not like we have any use of it on our journey, until now …

How the heck did he get this much money?

For the time being, let’s enter the city first, then find a good inn and take a bath.

I wonder if there is a bath …

But how do we find Alena in this country?

When I was rescuing Satella, I was listening to the information from Gilnia, so I managed to do something, but we don’t have any clue  here.

Since this place is bigger than Garott Kingdom, it’s definitely going to be more difficult.

………… it’s better to…. ask them out in person at times like this..

Now that I’ve decided on what I’m going to do later. Now, all I can do is wait for our turn to get inside the gate.

How long will it take?

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After a few hours, we were finally able to enter the Kingdom of Salettana.

We entered the country by pushing through the setting that we were just travelers and just came to this city to secure food.

To be honest, I felt our reason was too cliche for a random group of travelers.

Well, it works though.

In the Kingdom of Salettana, there were many houses that commonly used red bricks.

Of course, there are some houses that are made by combining wood planks and stone, but the red color of the brics is so conspicuous that at first glance you will get the impression that it was the commonly used material for the buildings.

We leave the carriage and we proceed to the depths of the town so as not to stray apart.

We have to find an inn first.

It’s more convenient to move around after we decide on our base.

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Secure the inn first, huh.

It seems Uchikage has come to this country before, thanks to him we found a good inn, he immediately decided to put our luggage in the room and settled down.

We’re tired from the long trip.

Let’s rest a little.

By the way, it is a secret that I was disappointed because there’s no bath here.

“Sigh … I think we can’t do our job in this state.”

“We are tired from a long trip. We won’t do a decent job when we are tired like this, so it’s better to take a rest today.”

“You’re right …”

To be honest, I can do it but I won’t get any good results.

But … thanks to that, Satella was in a bad mood.

Maybe she was a little upset with us who decided to search for her sister tomorrow after we came this far.

Even so, we should rest our body.

Satella must be tired too.

I don’t want us to overdo it.

“Please hear me out first, Satella. We will absolutely use all of our time to save her, okay?”

“Boo …”

“I know how you feel. Alena is my lifesaver. I want to help her quickly. But it can’t be helped because we’re tired. Also, it would be hard if we didn’t do it in the perfect condition. Now we should take a rest because we’re tired. Can you understand? “

She may not be convinced yet, but she nodded slowly.

After confirming that, I stroked her head a little roughly.

“Okay, first of all, it’s the meal! I’ll ask the inn owner.”

“Ah, I’ve already take care of that”

“Sweet!”

After eating a meal and returning to our room, Satella fell asleep immediately.

We can’t let Satella sleep alone, so we only pay for one room this time.

This would be best for safety reasons.

It’s a little cramped, but we can manage it because we only have 1 child with us.

I think I’m really tired too.

As soon as I closed my eyes, my consciousness just flew away.

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Side―? ?? ―

“Wheeze….. wheeze”

A figure stood in the forest.

He was wearing crude clothing made by hunting and skinning prey and piecing together the leathers.

He was not very dexterous, and the clothes joints often stood out.

He has black hair and black eyeballs.

Short haircut, which dries quickly after being splashed with water.

This person was soaked all over for some reason.

And he breathes really heavily.

“I … I didn’t expect to fall …… into a …… waterfall basin.”

He takes off his clothes and squeezes his leather clothes.

The water contained in the fur fell off and became a little fluffy.

If he wipes it until it dries, the fur will fluff up a little and it will look a little better.

It’s still wet, but it is not good to wear nothing.

So, he put on a coat and tied it with a string.

The cord is made of twisted ivy, but it is very sturdy.

Surprisingly, it has lasted for a long time.

And even if it is shredded, the material is readily available and can be replaced.

It is surprisingly convenient.

However, he is far from a civilization.

He’d like to find someone and get some decent clothes … but he was in distress and couldn’t get out of the forest.

Where is the town?

Where is this?

Where is he…

He walked while muttering such a thing.

But he never says it.

Why is that?

He was in a good mood earlier, and when he was walking while talking about that, he fell into the river.

It’s really painful not to be able to swim because he just can’t.

He was swept away and fell into a basin.

He thought he was really going to die.

However, he managed to crawl out and keep away from the death door.

This is probably due to his skill and status.

However, he has no sensing ability, so he had to check everything visually.

He must check everything just to learn how his ability works …

“Hngry ~~. I’m hungry ~~”

He hasn’t eaten anything since yesterday.

His belly makes a loud noise, but he doesn’t have anything to eat.

But he can still move around.

He was mildly concerned that as long as he could move, he wouldn’t have to eat anything else, but he was sure that his body was really craving for food, even his stomach was starting to ache just from slight movement.

He wants to find a prey somehow …

At that point, a huge claw was thrust into his body.

Whuuuzz!

He blew away while making an unpleasant noise.

The claws seemed to belong to a big bear, and the claws were sticky with blood.

Thinking that the bear had hunted its prey, it proceeded toward him that had blown away.

When it sniffed him and was wondering where to eat, he got up with great momentum, thrust his arm into its mouth, and pierced the skull with his bare hands.

The bear can’t even resist and runs out, and suddenly collapses on the spot.

“It hurts. Can you not do that, ……. Ah shot, my clothes …… geez. I’m gonna take your skin then.”

The man who muttered and skinned with his bare hands did not seem to be injured to the extent that his clothes were torn.

The blood in that bear’s hand seems to have been from the other animals.

He tried peeling the bear, but it’s quite heavy.

He wondered what it would be like to wear heavy clothes as if it was armor, so he put aside the skin.

After that, he easily gutted the meat, making a disgusting noise, and took it straight to his mouth.

It was a very rough way to eat, but the man was happy to have enough food to keep him moving for a while again.

“Hngh! It tastes like shit! The blood tastes bad!”

He complained, but he never stopped eating.

He ate as much as he could and threw the rest of the meat away and left it.

However, because he forced himself to tear off the skin and eat the meat, his clothes were covered in blood.

He is pretty sure people would be surprised to see him like this.

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“… But blood turns brown when it clots. …… It’ll be nice, right?　Let’s just leave it at that.”

He got up and walked around, clearing the tall grass with the backbone he got from the bear, wondering when in the world he would see someone again.