Munou To Yobareta Ore, Yottsu No Chikara Wo Eru
Episode 298: Footsteps
"Chip... you're so clingy! Tia!"
"I said I know!
About two weeks after traveling Frost.
Where and what is Mr. Lord doing now?
We are now... so fucked up they're after us!
"Vagina!
Manipulate the snow...!
"Ugh!?
"I see the front...... wow!?
My magic brings up the snow and takes away the sight of the carriage that was after us.
Shortly afterwards, a fierce collision sound was echoing through the woods, telling me that the operation had worked.
"Alright...... ahh!?
Yabba... rip off the snow and the spear of fire...
"Ha!
Shortly before that hits the carriage, Asna gets out in front of me and sticks her hands out.
It was a spear of fire that hit its hand with tremendous momentum, but was quickly fogged by Asuna's skill, "Magic Resistance".
"A, asnah......!
"It's okay! I'm not alarmed!
"Sorry! Thanks!
Asuna's "Magic Resistance" had grown in strength with each passing day.
Previously, I used to get hurt a lot, even with low-ranking demonic attacks, but now I can disable even fairly powerful magic.
Even my magic sometimes disappeared when Asuna touched me.
I was telling you that losing your magic might have raised your powers the other way around, but really rely on...
"Ha!? Mr. Dinn, right there!
"Huh!? Wow, okay!
Apparently...... now my skills are going to help.
"Huh! I see...!
Divide in the woods.
I snow up again and take my sight off the chaser the moment the carriage turns right.
In addition, trees were manipulated to disguise the divide as a main road.
"Later...... don't lose, Mr. Chaser!
Mr. Dinn seemed to notice because he looked like a bending moment, but I knew it before I saw it.
drifting off the other road......
"Wow!?
"What the heck!?
"It's a demon. Ah!
Beast smell...... by the smell of magic.
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"... apparently wound up"
After a while we ran and found a cave a little off the road, we put a carriage in there and hid ourselves.
It's been about an hour, but no horse footsteps, no people's voices, and apparently I wound up as Mr. Din put it.
"Maybe it's time for the limit... to go north"
We've been through three towns in the last two weeks.
At first he also acted like he was intentionally to be found, but the more rare soldiers he went north, the more recently he has been discovered even if he did not.
I was lucky enough to get away with it today, but I don't know what happens next.
"Well... I think I'm just going to be able to get out west, and maybe I should keep going for cold shoes like this"
"Neither Mr. Skirk nor Cheryl, you don't even have any sightings. Did you go north on that route after all?
"Probably. Well, I can't guess anything else, and let's just go. Still... you guys make a good move"
"Huh?"
"Oh, yeah? eheheheheheh..."
"Needless to say, Tia's magic is Asuna's..." Magic Immunity "? That's pretty user-friendly, too. Even without magic, you're a good bow, and a long shot would give you an advantage. And Tia's" power to smell magic. "
My skills that Levy used to "look at" me were called "magic stink."
Initially I didn't know how to use it, but while I was training with the ist, I also knew that, and now I can use it quite a bit.
I was able to follow Cheryl with this until I was on my way...
"The last two weeks have been a lot easier thanks to the two of us. You can be confident."
Over the past two weeks, we've been talking to Mr. Din about what's been going on, about our magic and our skills.
So naturally I am ex-informed and I also know that Asuna can't use magic.
I guess I really shouldn't have said much, but Mr. Dinn was Mr. Dinn, and he normally taught me about the mission and his magic, and we wanted to respond to it.
Well, most importantly, even someone I can trust enough to think I can talk about that... because Mr. Din made me feel on the journey.
"Phew... I'm glad to flatter you"
"No, it's not a compliment, seriously. It's about scouting for our Knights. Why don't you come by after this trip? Seriously."
"Ho, are you serious?
"Seriously. You can work under me. I'm not gonna make it worse."
Oh, my eyes are serious.
"Hmm... if that's what the Knights Commander of Nieberg would say... but I don't know..."
"Is there anything else you want to do? Well, I know you guys could do it with adventurers..."
"When we found Cheryl, we were going to meet Lord."
"Hmm? Does that... mean we're gonna join him and throw a party?
"Oh, no, I'm just going to see you. Nothing further... I didn't even tell Lord."
"That's right... we're on a journey with momentum."
"Ha-ha-ha... I see. Now about you lords..."
"" Say no more ""
"As it were, well anyway... I'm not saying I can't, but think about it for a second. I'm serious, huh?
"Right...... I think"
"Likewise..."
"Do that. Well, it's time to go. From here on out, don't stop in town, go straight for cold shoes."
"How far is it to cold shoes?
"I'll make some detours, probably around two weeks. Don't be a wild lodge for a while."
Copy that, sir.
"Whoa!
"F...... I knew you guys were for it. Let's go."
"" Ooh!
That's how we got into the carriage and started moving towards the cold shoes.
I was sourcing supplies in the town on the road, so I'll manage to hold the food.
He also learned in an intelligence magazine he bought at that time that the Crusaders had won the Dragon Nation and regained Greece.
In the meantime, with one threat leaving this continent, we are able to continue this journey in a positive way.
Valhalla should mark another peaceful time once the northern wars have healed.
So, me and Asna decided to cooperate with Mr. Din on his assignment.
Because... I thought that was what we could do now.
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"Ho, is that true!?
"Yes... I was here about three days ago..."
Two more weeks had passed since then, and we had finally reached our second destination, Cold Shoes.
While I was searching for an inn quickly, I started listening to Mr. Skirk and Cheryl...
"I can't believe you found me in one shot... I knew I was over here"
"Oh...... so you know where Skirk went?
"Yeah, yeah... he said he was headed further north. I'm tired of waiting..."
"Oh, that son of a bitch... if you had noticed the move over here, you'd be damned!
"Huh? You know what I mean? 'Cause I'm in touch..."
"He's smart. I guess it was about time you stepped on it when you heard a voice from me. Damn......"
"What do you want to do? Do you want to go after him now?
"Oh, no... um... three or four days hasn't changed, and let's just have one night. You should rest a little. Besides, you want to hear from Cheryl, right?
"Right...... you know a girl named Cheryl? If you were there, it's been about a month."
"Mr. Cheryl...... is it? Wait a minute... um... you don't have a name on your books. Looks like we're not staying."
"Really...... thank you"
At last I thought Cheryl too...... but not so good.
Well, I remember the smell of Cheryl, and I think you'll know it when you get close...
"Sir, two rooms, please. One night."
"Oh, yes! Yes, sir."
In the meantime, we secured the lodging, and after we carried our luggage into the room, the three of us rolled out to town.
It doesn't seem to be like Frost, but people are still sparse and get the impression of being lonely somewhere.
While walking in such a town, I asked about Cheryl when I went into the store I noticed, but I still only got the answer "I don't know" anywhere.
"If it's not Frost or here, it's still a completely different route... there's a good chance you have a space transfer system or a fellow with the ability to fly. If I can think of something else..."
"What if I do?
"You're acting like someone else won't see you..."
Huh...?
"Does that... mean there's something behind it?
"Oh, no, I'm not doubting your friends... as a possibility. I'm just saying there might be some of that. But suppose... I don't think they want it."
"Ugh, um..."
I understand what Mr. Din is saying.
Surely Cheryl felt something like a dark shadow somewhere.
That's why I was wondering...
"Even if that's the case, I don't think Cheryl wanted it to happen. I... felt like Cheryl was asking for help. So I want to find... I want to talk to you again"
"Yeah...... I think so too. I don't think I can do that."
"... ok. Then let's keep going. But for now, it's a skirk. I can almost guess where he's headed."
"Huh? Really?
"Oh, he's an unparalleled gambler. Actually, it was in Frost, but there's a casino here, too. So, now Frost's flourishing better, so I went that way... he's coming to this casino over here, and I'm probably tired of that. So perhaps the next thing that idiot went for was the biggest entertainment district in the north... Samburg"