Volume 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Raptor was running towards Rumberg where Phil awaited. I felt the pleasant wind breeze past my cheeks. Among the monsters, Raptor is much faster than a horse and had much more vitality. Although raptors were extremely ill-tempered monsters, Raptor has been taking good care of my cargo whenever we had to carry supplies. Raptor continued to run while I was regularly drinking a physical recovery potion. By doing this, we should be able to travel several times the distance a caravan would travel in a day. This was too costly a method for us to do when travelling in a party however it is possible if there were only two of us.

[Whenever I’m riding with you, I always remember the olden days.] (Youya)

[KUEEE]

I purchased Raptor back when I had just left the party with Leonard and the rest. Since I had based myself in a small village, I had to make trips out of the village to purchase various things, requiring me to obtain a means of transport. At the time, I bought Raptor who was only capable of carrying two people at once since I had never considered entering another party. Initially, he was only a mode of transport however after accompanying for all these years, he got attached to me and so did I to him. He could had been the reason why I was able to bear the solitude all this time.

[Now then, let’s go.] (Youya)

Raptor began to speed up after hearing my voice. If possible, it’ll be nice if I could arrive by noon tomorrow.

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Right as the sun began to set, trouble came.

I began chanting as I turned behind me, watching the monster who has been chasing us rush directly towards us. It was a large wolf called a Wild Wolf. Its level was about 20 midway to 30 and had excellent dexterity. Although Raptor’s legs were capable of shaking off most demons, it wasn’t capable of escaping from them.

Unlike a caravan, travelling privately required us to defend ourselves. When I was heading to Rumberg with Luna, I decided to travel with a caravan instead of using Raptor directly because at the time we had low levels, making it extremely dangerous.

However, this time it’s different.

I am currently level 30, I could easily repel a monster of this level. While looking behind my shoulder, I set my aim on the wolf. Since Raptor has joints and muscles more flexible than a horse, it shakes less than a horse. However since we were running it was still shaky to an extent. It could be dangerous if I were to miss without aiming carefully.

After completing the chant, a bullet of lightning began to form in the palm of my hand.

Superconductive Bullet.

It is a customized version of the intermediate level magic, Lightning Storm, condensing it’s rain of lightning into a single bullet and delaying its cast time to improve it’s range and power. The moment Raptor’s shaking stopped, my aim was completed and I released the bullet.

[GYAAAAAA]

The bullet flew at lightning speed, immediately penetrating the Wild Wolf and burning a black hole through its body. However, it didn’t just stop at its body and continued to penetrate the subsequent monsters behind it. Two monsters were killed instantly as the Wild Wolf turned into blue particles, dropping the blue fur which is its unique drop item. The remaining group of Wild Wolf kept a distance, being wary of the previous blow and stares directly at us. I hoped to pick up the dropped fur however, I wouldn’t risk jumping into the group of monsters. It is unlikely that I would lose the battle here, however there is the possibility that Raptor may get attacked during the battle. Looking at the situation, we have no choice but to run away. Raptor began sprinting away as the Wild Wolves stood still, showing no intention of chasing us.

Looking at them, they were a clever species, knowing that it would be safer to give up hunting a dangerous prey and search for another easier prey. The next moment, the group of Wild Wolves became invisible.

[You did great.] (Youya)

[KUEE]

I threw Raptor’s favourite fruit, an apple into its mouth and it happily chewed on the fruit as it continued to run. Meanwhile, I drank another physical recovery potion. At this pace, we should be able to reach Rumberg by noon tomorrow.

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We finally arrived in Rumberg at noon the next day. Although our travelling pace was good, there were many monster ambushes on the way here. As a result, our arrival time was delayed by quite a bit. I went to the stables to rent a room for Raptor and fed him plenty of apples before heading towards Phil’s apartment.

On the way to Phil’s apartment, I dropped by the weapon store where I purchased the black sword and left both my swords there for maintenance. I paid an extra fee in order to get the repairs done by that night since my departure time was going to be tomorrow morning.

Following my memories, I walked towards Phil’s apartment when I felt someone’s eyes on me

[Youya, you are here earlier than planned.] (Phil)

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw Phil sticking out her window waving her hand towards me.

[I wanted to see Phil so bad that I rushed over here as fast as I could. Isn’t that the same reason why that Phil was looking out her window?] (Youya)

[Was I caught? Hurry up and enter. I’ve been lonely forever here!] (Phil)

Phil looks happy even when saying something that embarrassing. It was finally our reunion. We were only separated for a month but I’m not able to endure it any longer. Let’s hurry up and enter her room soon.

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I arrived at Phil’s front door as Phil opened her door.

[Welcome back, Youya. I’ve missed you.] (Phil)

[Me too.] (Youya)

Phil looked at me with intense eyes as she didn’t replied me with silence. In response, I leaned towards her and kissed her lips. Tasting her lips after such a long time, it felt sweeter than usual. After releasing our lips, Phil had a regretful look.

[Phil, is everything fine with your work?] (Youya)

[Yes. There were some troubles but things managed to calm down. The rest depends on how everyone does from now on.] (Phil)

[Well, to be capable of settling the problems in such a short amount of time, as expected of Phil.] (Youya)

[Even if you sang me praises, nothing will be given out you know.] (Phil)

I laughed at Phil as she guided me into the room and served tea.

[It’s a delicious tea.] (Youya)

[I still have plenty more stored for visitors, however I will have to vacate the room today. If possible we should make use of them as much, even a magic bag with large capacity has a limit.] (Phil)

As Phil mentioned, her room looked empty as most of her things were cleared up. Phil’s magic bag, much like mine was capable of accommodating up to 200 kilograms of items. However once furniture was placed inside, the capacity would very quickly be used up. It was necessary to get rid of some stuff.

Suddenly, the air around Phil changed as I drank a cup of her tea. Although she looked like she was smiling, her eyes were terrifying.

[Now then. Youya. Do you mind telling me about this baby-making with Til and Luna-chan? Explain it in a way that I understand. Leaving Til aside, Luna wouldn’t lie.] (Phil)

Phil was suddenly placing an immense pressure onto me.

However that is weird, I should have sent a letter to her previously. Was the delivery interrupted due to trouble? I guess even birds can encounter trouble in the wild every now and then. However, since it was an expected question I wasn’t surprised. I said the answer that I had prepared beforehand.