Chapter 25 (1/2)

Chapter 25 – Yesterday’s Enemy (4)

The fire ht fishes from the ravine, and they cooked it over the fireThey used 3 silver worth of saltMaetel hadn’t had any fish for over a year, so she was surprised by the sudden and unexpected taste

“HeengThis is so tasty…”

“If you eat when you are hungry, everything tastes great ”

There were still traces of tear left near Maetel’s eyesStill, she was briskly eating the fishes She was even eating the bonesHe couldn’t help but smileHe started to eat his own portion of fishes as he spoke

“You have worked hard, MaetelIt is true that the Dungeon was very hard, but as a result, ere able to significantly decrease our growth periodWe’ll be able to move with a little bit more time to spareNo, even if you don’t like it, we’ll move at a more leisurely paceI’m really tired and exhausted”

“Artpe…”

“Say it”

Maetel was still unable to calm her heartShe sniffed as she asked him a question

“Are you really sure that you don’t like older women?”

“………”

Was she still worried about that!?

He was dumbfoundedHe smirked as he shook his head from side to side

“Didn’t I tell you earlier?I gave her a little bit of a warning as recoem we received”

“Are you really sure?”

“I’m really sure”

“……yes, I’ll believe you”

It see at other wo humansIt seemed Artpe wouldn’t have to worry too much about her

Artpe let out a sigh of relief, and he was about to clear away the trash However, at that moment, Maetel spoke as if she just had an idea

“I want to sleep next to Artpe”

“You aren’t a child anymore”

“I want to sleep with youYou said you’ll grant me any wish I want”

Maetel’s voice was shaking slightlyWhen he heard it, Artpe realized he was under a misconception

She wasn’t being unnecessarily clingy towards ArtpeHer mental state was uneasyMoreover, she was still worried about the thought of Artpe leaving her

“…all rightI did say that I’ll grant you a wish, so it can’t be helped”

“Ya-ho!”

He took out a bedroll(5 silvers)It was a bit crah with it tonight

He gathered soround, and he placed a cloth over itThen he placed the bedroll on top before he lie within itAs if she orried about Artpe going back on his words, she quickly got inShe had a satisfied expression on her face as she closed her eyes

“Good night, Artpe”

“It’s cramped and uncomfortable in here, so how can we sleep well…She is already asleep”

“Ssss······”

When Maetel was held by Artpe, it see easily as she quickly fell into sleepArtpe was duht, but in the end, he let out a bitter laugh as he moved to put her in a more comfortable position

‘It feels like I’ a kid’

In truth, it may not be too far from the truthMaetel didn’t reirlIf Artpe added in his past life, he had lived for couple hundred yearsHe was a demon that was turned into a heroSometimes, he felt the disparity between the two lives keenly, and in those

Still, Artpe liked being with MaetelIt was strange, but at times, he felt pleased and full

It wasn’t just because she was a talent, who could free Artpe by defeating the DeAt this point, Artpe had no choice but to accept the factMaetel was fairly…She was quite dear to him

It was unfortunate that the innocent child was changingShe was being stained by his presenceHowever, he was thankful that this small child cherished him, and she wanted him around

It was as if he had co buried under a softawayHe was afraid to struggle…It was that sweet

‘Still, I shouldn’t pay too much attention to itI can be co’

Yes, he had things to do right now

Artpe was careful not to wake MaetelHe carefully snuck his hand out of the bedroll, and he activated hiswas activated in no time

“Kook!?”

“We were found…!”

The five strands of Mana Strings extended out into the surroundingThe Mana Strings let out a black light as they danced in the airRed lines of blood bloo dull thudding sounds, huround

“How!”

They had been sure that they had succeeded in their stealth missionThey paid for this belief with their livesOf course, there were still a lot of them leftArtpe would extract a price from all of them

Artpe looked at them with cool eyes, and he spoke with a voice that was colder than a block of ice

“She’s sleepingBe quiet, so she doesn’t wake up”

“Are you to playing games with…kahk!”

Artpe clicked his tongue as he watched the ersThe Mana Stringsto his willThey h the airThe lives of two to three people were killed in a flash

“He is stronger than the girl…!”

“It seeuys realize that you guys are dying in the order of who opened their mouth first?”

Artpe’s purple eyes let out a radiant light within the darknessIt was as if his eyes could pierce through all liesHis eyes only contained the truthThe party ofon the darknessHis eyes was like the deliverer of death for these men

“W…we can’t win”

“The one that is terrifying is actually him…Kahk!”

‘Mana StringThe experience I picked up struggling as a weakling was mixed with the Hero’s power to become a Unique spell…’

It wasn’t a proper spellThe Mana Threads was soh patches of his life as a de was an unwelcome development for him

However, he was able to quietly take care of this problem thanks to this spellHe was able to let Maetel sleep peacefullyThis single reason was good enough for hiic

“We erred in assessing their capability…”

“Where are you running away?”

Mana String was able to i Mana, but it consumed a lot of Mana This hy it wasn’t a weapon that could be used freely in a battle situation

This hy Artpe used all the inforh his eyes to find theto the calculations he had made

Theto stop it, but their weapons and feet were slower than the Mana String, which had no weight

“Wait a momentIf you cooperate with us, you will have a place in the newly created kingdom…”

“Good bye”

The five strands of Mana Strings gathered at a single locationThe last re to liveHe died as he was cut into several slabs of meatHis face was full of resenth when he saw it

‘FrohtIn your next life, I hope you will be able to live a life as a farmer where you won’t have to kill or be killedI will pray for you all’

Artpe retracted the Mana Strings, and he checked Maetel, as snuggled up against hi was evenShe was still asleep

‘That wasn’t too bad’

However, it seemed the disturbance wasn’t at an endFro towards them

“We were discovered, captain!If you are done retrieving the gem, you should help…What!?”

Fro his locationHe didn’t have any particular difficulty in dispatching the first group that had ambushed him, and it would be the same for those that had followed behind them

“What the hell is…”

“Impossible…!?”