Chapter 94
Smile
Translator : PolterGlast
"Wow, I can't
believe you actually let me come along... you guys are so generous!"
We walked through the
forest with Tinaria, who had a big smile on her face.
But it wasn't like we
were doing charity work.
Of course, it was for
her sake, but this exploration of the forest was also for our own sake, as we
wouldn't be able to use [Home] for a while.
To be honest, I was
quite hesitant about taking her, but in the end, Miku-san's words were the
deciding factor.
[Considering the
future, I think it's better to get used to living without using [Home] now.]
Certainly, if we were
to live in this world in the future, there would be more times when we wouldn't
be able to use the power of [Home].
As a rehearsal, going
to Went with Tinaria was just right.
"We'll just keep
going without passing through the other pioneer villages, okay?"
"Yeah, that's
fine. We're not that close anyway."
It was my first time
not returning home, so it's probably going to be stressful.
This was also a test
run, so we would head to Went in the shortest possible time without going
through the other frontier villages.
"But, I'm so
excited! I wonder what Went is like!"
Perhaps because she
was in such a good mood, she couldn't stop fidgeting and was about to jump into
the forest.
It was more tiring to
stop her than to walk through the forest.
I was amazed at her
energy... but I didn't mind because it probably wouldn't last long.
"Phew, hah, phew,
hah..."
As expected, Tinaria
was exhausted in less than an hour.
She was young and had
plenty of stamina, but it was obvious that she would end up like this if she
didn't pace herself properly.
"Here, drink some
water. We'll take it slow, so don't push yourself."
"Th-thanks..."
I continued to search
while constantly using Wind Search and Mana Perception.
It wasn't a big deal
that we had one more person with us.
...Oh, speaking of
which, I sensed a mana reaction.
The reaction came from
a seemingly ordinary tree.
But there was
definitely a mana reaction coming from this tree.
Apparently, it was a
treant, a tree monster.
"Shadow
Lance."
"Gyahiiiii!"
When I thrust the
shadow spear, the treant died in one blow.
Looking closely, the
grain of the tree was distorted like a human face, which was a bit creepy.
The fact that it
couldn't be eaten was also a minus point.
"One-shot a
Treant..."
"Masaru-kun,
treant wood furniture is said to get better the more you use it."
"I see, like
ebony... then let's take it with us."
"--The treant
disappeared!?"
When I stored it using
the item box, Tinaria's eyes widened.
"Earth
Needle."
"Kyoaaaaa!"
I used earth magic to
pin a giant caterpillar to the ground, who was trying to ambush us after our
attention was completely focused on the treant.
I wondered if this
caterpillar could be used for something... and stored it in the item box.
--Since it was a waste
of time, I decided to set a goal for this trip to Went.
That was to focus on
using magic that hadn't been leveled up yet.
Since we had this
opportunity, I decided to level up the magic that I hadn't used much before.
Dark magic was about
to reach LV10, and earth magic was only at LV5.
By the way, fire magic
was only useful for cooking because I was afraid of spreading fire.
When I checked to see
if there were any monsters attracted by the smell of blood, my vision was
blocked by a shadow.
It was Tinaria.
She took my hand with
sparkling eyes and said,
"Amazing! Are all
city adventurers as amazing as you, Masaru-san!?"
"Masaru-kun is
special."
Before I knew it,
Miku-san had taken my other hand.
W-when did she...?
She had her usual
unchanging smile, but having lived with her for a while, I could tell she was
angry.
W-why is she angry?
"Hmm, I see...
you're amazing, Masaru-san."
"That's right,
Masaru-kun is amazing. He's really amazing. So don't get too familiar with
him."
"--Oh, I get
it!"
When Tinaria let go of
my hand, Miku-san calmed down.
But she didn't let go
of my hand until lunchtime, and I continued to use magic with a bit of
tension--.
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