Chapter 30 (1/2)

And They Traveled Again

Early the next morning, Ria trained with Carlos and Gig as her opponents.

Even though she was already aware, her physical abilities clearly improved. Rather than her status, the Body Strengthening and Bone Strengthening levels included in her Gift improved.

Though due to her height suddenly becoming taller, she couldn’t use the techniques she’d learned so far correctly.

“Even though my level went up…”

She didn’t feel like she’d become stronger.

Handled bare-handedly by Ria, Gig and Carlos were gasping for breath at her feet.

“Come ooon, seriously, this girl. Since before, even though, she’s been strong, at least then, I lost, like normal.”

“As expected, Anego.”

Carlos used the magic sword that used to be the Specter Knight’s, while Gig used his familiar warhammer. However, they were toppled just by Ria fighting barehanded.

Contrasting that, Maal practiced her spirit magic.

“Hmm.”

She could see the flow of magic in the air. From inside that, she particularly felt the power of wind, synchronizing her emotions to it.

The wind blew softly, stirring Serge and Lulu’s hair.

Opening the grimoire, Serge was eager to develop a method to reduce the magical power required for s.p.a.ce magic.

“That’s so nice~, I also wanted something~”

Although it was good that Maal’s magic could be seen, it was out of her expertise. To begin with, unlike ordinary magic, no one could use it in theory. Lulu really only just studied it.

“Well, if Lulu wants a magic, I’ll look it up.”

“I already know about it. The problem is magical power and its configuration.”

In the fight against the Cyclops, Lulu was of no use at all. Though it was the same with everyone else, for Lulu, who appointed herself as Ria’s protector in her heart, she felt ashamed.

It can’t be helped. Though Serge thought that, he couldn’t explain it to Lulu since she didn’t know about their previous lives nor the Gift’s details.

“Well for the time being, it’s going to be busy for a while.”

Comforting them like that, Carlos whose stocks should have risen just caused the boy, who was over thirty years old including his previous life, to sigh like an old man.

As expected, it caused a fuss. Also as expected, it was more than they expected.

Along with taking the sixth floor’s guardian’s magic crystal to the guild, Serge announced the s.p.a.ce-time magic he’d been concealing until now, saying he was awarded it from the lord of the labyrinth.

Though it was fine since the mayor, Klaus, already knew about it, a parade would be formed on the main street. It would take up a lot of time.

They left it to Carlos and Lulu to follow the procedures, but since they were dead when the final guardian was defeated, it mainly turned into Ria and Serge speaking from there on.

“A Cyclops… is it?”

Hearing that, the guild master who was listening became speechless.

“Yeah. Since neither swords nor magic were effective it was troublesome.”

Since Ria gave the explanation like that, it was natural he’d have questions.

“Then how did you defeat it?”

“I got eaten on purpose, cutting it up from inside its stomach.”

Serge looked at the guild master, who was lost for words. I should have aimed for the inside of the mouth as well, he thought after the fact.

The pastries they ate while talking were delicious.

That afternoon, a grand labyrinth exploration was declared in front of the guild.

The next day’s parade was announced during the banquet at town hall.

The town’s influential people and merchants continually chased Carlos in hopes of meeting Ria’s group.

Influential people among explorers turned up, wanting to hear the story. The wizards went to Lulu and the warriors to Gig. Both of them looked like adults on the outside.

Though flirtatious men tried to approach Ria with the wrong idea, they backed off in droves after she gave a demonstration of breaking a sword with her bare hands.

Maal was also popular. Originally living in Labyrinth City for so long, she gathered a lot of beastkin explorers. She had good communication skills.

Serge was leisurely. Though he was surrounded by Onee-san explorers for some reason, he was pampered. No matter how you looked at Ria, she was jealous.

Even though they were finally liberated by evening, Klaus told them their schedule for the next day while seated for dinner. It was going to be another long day.

Brus.h.i.+ng Matsukaze, taking the h.e.l.lhound for a walk, and ma.s.saging Maal’s paws, her mind healed.

“Nee-chan, now that I think of it, what’s the dog’s name?”

Serge asked while patting the fluffy h.e.l.lhound without reservation. If they called it h.e.l.lhound it’d be inconvenient.

“I decided on a name. It’s Rudolph.”