We gathered in the living room and Francesca also decided to meet for the journey from tomorrow.

First up to Fort Bloomdar on the Hilagis border, about a week if things go well. From there it is four days into the sword. Two days' distance from the inside of the sword to Ellie's home. It would be a two-week journey if we could get there without stops.

"You're so early!," Francesca is astonished.

If it's a carriage, it's two months to the fort. Minimum of a month to travel with speed priority. It would be more on foot. This past week has been a breaking speed.

"It would have been faster."

This time it will weigh quite a bit with full gear for the Nine plus in action.

If you want to go as fast as possible, lightly dress it only with me and Lilia, and if you use the summoning horse Matsukaze in combination, you won't be able to get to the fort in two days, but there's no reason you have to hurry.

The Spirit's fly is roughly 50 km cruise speed, and you can fly for about eight hours without being forced into it in a day. There are also breaks every two hours. Fatigue of the Spirit, but the strength of the user Lilia also needs to be taken into account.

Tomorrow, Mr. Elf of Wang Capital will give you a lift on your way to the town on the imperial border. Off the route from there, we aim for an unmanned border line, and we plan to enter imperial territory by night.

"Why go through the border like that again?

Yes, Francesca asked.

Why bother choosing a route that doesn't even have a street? That's because we have a questioner. Arrangements may be turning around that it's a lodging town along the street.

"I want to go the shortest distance on the fly and then I'll finally hunt the demons"

Well, the reason we're here isn't a lie either. Travel priority, but hunt if you find it. Will and Syrah also earn experience and train in action.

"Ho."

Francesca's face changed when I heard it was a demon hunt.

"Have you ever fought a demon?

"I've been on crusades"

But he said he had never fought directly in the same pattern as Lilia.

"Can you handle a bow?

"For the crowd. But we can use fire magic."

"Then would you rather have a rear guard?

Wizard, would you like an emergency escort? It's usually the safest position.

"I like the avant-garde. I want an avant-garde."

"I don't think the sword comes first, but if that's okay"

Our two avant-gardes are supposed to bump into each other first, and there's me and Satie. I don't think Francesca will make it.

"Make it avant-garde"

Well, fine.

The journey itself seemed to explain to some extent, and without further particular addition, the meeting was concluded.

All you have to do is go inside the elf tomorrow morning to pick up Syrah's gear, and I think I'll be free until I leave.

"Well, guys, let's get some rest for tomorrow"

I want to rest when I can. That's what I said, but Sati invited me to train.

If you go to a sword sanctuary to train, you'll probably be made to die, but the Sergeant just told you that. Plus, there's that move.

"All right, let's do it!

"Yes!"

That move of the Sergeant. If we could reproduce it, could we beat Francesca?

"Well, until dark, huh?

Looks like Angela's tonight. If it's outside, you can't be shy and get a lot of people to deal with, and let's get plenty of people to deal with today.

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First day of departure. Mr. Elf will give you two a ride on the fly to the halfway house.

Fly to the limit and dump the first one on the spot. The second is also terrible to the limit, and at the end is Lilia's three-step appearance.

Sometimes it passed along relatively safe streets to this point, and the minimal gear for weight reduction was changed to full gear and left again.

Nothing happened in the morning. It is the main route to the King's capital and Empire. As far as coming off somewhat, demons don't seem to come out that way. Though I may have missed some demons because the alone and small reactions went through.

But after the first break of the afternoon, it's probably near the border. I found some kind of group.

If you're not human, you're an orc.

"Lilia, slow down. There's something."

Could it be about three or forty? I can't visually confirm it because the forest is deep, so I go down to the ground somewhat close to confirm it.

"It's an oak voice," said Sati.

"All right, let's destroy it."

Everyone snorts at my words.

"Satti stands by. If you find an oak king or a herd boss, take him down with an instant bow."

Speaking of oaks, I'm not alarmed when the king class is mixed up.

"Yes, Master Masal"

Now the oak king measures will be good. What will we do later?

Less than 40. If you don't think about the danger, Will and Syrah will never be able to defeat you...

"Let's magically strike first and leave it to Will and Syrah later," Ellie said.

Less dangerous if somewhat reduced and confused? These guys are full plates.

"Right. Reduce it with a bow as much as possible, and replace what's left with a sword and defeat it. I'll cover you if you seem out of hand."

Will and Syrah nodded with nervous faces. We're both full face helms and all we see though.

This is my first real battle with heavy equipment, but I am sure of my movements during the break. We both have level 5 swordsmanship. Oak, of course, should have the power to take him down if he's not alarmed in the King Class.

Let Lilia take charge of the magic. Lilia is still level 22. I took Spirit Magic and Wind Magic to level 5, but I still need some experience.

"What about me?

"Fran stands by. If you two seem to be in danger, help him."

Copy that.

I'll take the lead and approach slowly. Then there's Lilia, Will and Syrah. A little further away from the other members.

Syrah's dark gear is relatively quiet, but Will squeaks and shuts up. Cheap stuff doesn't work after all.

I don't have a problem finding out by the sound, especially since I'm not hiding... but I found it.

"Lilia!

Lilia immediately started chanting.

There's a relatively good piece of gear while it's worn out, and I give him instructions to aim because he looks like a boss.

"Airstorm!

Lilia's unleashed airstorm bursts in the middle of an orc group coming this way. Would five or six have blown up? Plus I could defeat the boss-like orcs in the herd. As far as the visual is concerned, oak king seems to be fine.

Will and Syrah started shooting arrows. Will is bow level 1 and Syrah is level 4.

Syrah is steadily finishing the oak. Will doesn't have a good hit rate. With the trees dense, it's hard to target the orcs that move around.

An arrow flew out of the oak only once, but Satti finished that bow oak. The arrows were inhibited by the dirt walls Ellie had made.

Could you have defeated about ten by the time they approached you? There are about 20 of them left.

The confusion in the magic attack made time there, but it didn't reduce the number more than I thought.

Will put the bow down and quickly replaced it with a sword and shield. Syrah is a little hassled.

Will stepped forward and snapped down the first oak. Late Syrah joins the fight.

The timing of the switch is a bit dangerous. Looks like we'd better hurry up or keep the dirt walls out next time.

"Hey, don't you have to cover me yet?

Francesca lays down her sword and nods as she pops out.

"I'm fine. Keep watching."

I'm honestly worried, too, that the two of us are the only ones who stop eating a lot.

"There's more coming around than that. Let's take you down."

There seems to be some wisdom, and five of them are distracted by the woods and quietly approaching from the sides. If you forgive the ambush without realizing it, a normal party could be devastated.

"Leave it to me!"

Francesca would be fine with about five of them, but it's weakly defensive leather armor, and I'd have trouble getting an accident.

"Let's do it one at a time"

Apparently, the oak is an operation that scatters sideways and strikes simultaneously. Anne, Ellie, Tirica and Lilia, who are free so far. Besides, it's just the right number in Francesca.

"Stay alert, Satie."

"Yes."

An ambush oak roared and attacked, but the magic that awaited instantly caused the four to fall.

The last one was also knocked down with a blow by Francesca's sword as his buddy fell and deceived and stood on the bar.

Looks like they're both done. Surviving orcs are escaping. You won't be able to catch up with the two heavily equipped ones, but Schiller switched them to the bow. I defeated one or two. But the last one is going to get away with it.

"Satti!"

Satti immediately unleashed an arrow in my words. On the back of an oak with about a bean grain in a dense forest of trees, an arrow hit to be sucked in, and the last oak also collapsed.

Survival is unlikely in the range of detection.

I still feel different about stability when I have an avant-garde. From the front, I can smash it without any small work.

If you're about an arrow in Lilia's Spirit Guard, you don't have to worry, and if your enemies are going to be tough, you just have to create a proper position with dirt magic. If you make a strong fort, your enemies won't have a problem with this 10x 20x.

The best thing about two more people is that I don't have to work to this extent. So I can afford to look around and think about how to handle it.

"Are we done here?

There are no particularly active occasions, and Francesca seems dissatisfied.

"Well, that's the extent of the oak."

You were both able to fight steadily, and you didn't need the first magic.

Satie is taking the two of them to make sure there's no breathing oak.

"What do we do? Moving on? Want to explore the neighborhood a little?," said Ellie.

There's no chance there's still a herd out there outside my and Satie's detection range...

"Let's collect it and move on"

Travel priority this time. They just sprang out of nowhere when they were annihilated.

But I wonder where you're really gushing out of?

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By the time the sunset stained red, Satti discovered the village. It was off course, so I went barely, but I found smoke coming up from the village. It's evening, so it would be cooking smoke.

"Just fine. Ask for an inn."

In the village on the border, it is the turn of the cleric Angela.

When he descended near the gate of the village where he was guarded, he was alerted for a moment, but was welcomed as soon as he found out there was a cleric. An elderly man who was on the spot, named the village chief, came out.

"We're on our way, can't we ask for an overnight stay?," Ann offers.

"I don't mind that, but whether we can offer safe accommodation"

A lot of vibes to look at. A good number of people are gathering with weapons, and it doesn't seem by chance that the village chief is packing them in the gate.

"Harpy started flying in a few days ago. I repelled once..."

Ann nodded softly as she saw this one.

Harpy, don't die. Other demons naturally helped, but Harpy in particular has grudges.

I look at Tirica just in case, but it doesn't look like the villagers are going to fool us or anything.

"Okay. Let's do something about it."

"Is it true!?

"Do you know where the nest is?

"Looks like it's coming from that direction, Cleric."

That information is enough. Let's just go and take him down. And I'm going to sleep in the futon today.

"I'll stay," Ann said.

They're going to stay and do the treatment and preaching, but if Harpy attacked me in the wrong place, maybe someone should leave it.

Then I'll stay with the escort.

"Fran's leaving a message, too"

"I'm coming too!

"Doesn't Fran do much good when you're a harpy opponent? Besides, the fight promises to listen to me, right?

I have skills that I can't use when Francesca is with me, and I want to leave them if I can.

"Mmm..."

"Either way, it's magic this time. There's no swordsman."

I want to earn some experience for both of them, but this time the village is close, so I will definitely annihilate them. Let Lilia do it again.

I'll be right back. Just wait.

"Take care, guys"

Dropped off by Anne and the villagers, flying on the fly.

But I thought it might be a little less than a bunch of demons twice a day because this side is far from demonic realm.

Is it because of the speed of travel? Even if the speed is five times higher, the usual five days will be calculated. So if there are two herds, can't you even say there are many?

You're worried about the item box at the pace you encounter this demon. Early weight adjustments are likely to be made so as not to throw away the big rock again.

As soon as I flew toward the one you told me, I found a nest.

Scout gently for Lilia's Level 5 Wind Magic!

Collect Harpy's body and terminate. It's really easy.

The nest is a lot to build and apparently just moved in.

"Good day, Lilia. You're doing great today."

"No, no. Let me have some fun and earn some experience, and this is where I have to thank you."

Well, yeah. It's really easy compared to a swordsman. If it's a defense fight, the bow works, but if you're a swordsman, your usual experience earning is pretty life-threatening. Something I can't do more about.

"Then let's go back."

Just in case, I sent my subpoena 'Fuku' to a nearby reconnaissance and returned to the village.

It was completely dark, but the village is brightly lit with a huge bonfire cooked.

"How was it?," said the gatekeeper villager.

"It's okay now. We found the nest and wiped it out."

"Ooh!," cheered the villagers.

However, I don't know if there are any others. I do reconnaissance at night, but on second thought, Harpy is caught in the nest at this hour, and even with the nest, it seems difficult to find it.

"Ann... what about our cleric?

"If you're a cleric, you're being treated at the village chief's house."

"Then this," he says, releasing Harpy's body into the square in front of the gate. Evidence of defeat.

"It's the harpy I knocked down. Do as you please in the village."

I wonder what's going on at the Inn today. I wish we all had a room to stay.