41 Chapter Draft - A Two-Person Team - P2 (1/2)

[ Ice Magic! Crystalized Swords! ]

Shouting the name of her magic, Alicia launches her attack.

Swords made of Crystals flew on top of Alicia, and as she points her staff towards the enemies she's targeting, the swords came flying at them.

The swords collided with the thick and hard bones of the orc skeletons, breaking and cutting them as they did.

The battle had already started since a while ago. The enemies are now starting to thin out and Alicia could already see their victory.

Together with the guy who beat one of her companions with one shot, she's expecting that they will be able to win, but she was not expecting that she was the one to kill all the enemies herself. Vlad, who she thought will clear the enemies together with her, or rather, will kill all the enemies without her help at all, is only occasionally attacking the enemies when necessary.

He only focuses on blocking and shielding Alicia from the enemy's attacks.

And one thing Alicia was just only able to notice was that he's also supporting her magic; making her spells stronger and lesses the mana they originally take.

( I wonder why he's only supporting my magic...? If he's so strong then shouldn't he at least try to kill half of them...? Is he so strong that he feels that the enemies are not worthy of his magic...? No... He's not that kind of person...? ) she thought as she turns an eye to Vlad's direction for a second.

( But still... I never thought he would be able to support some so good with his magic... Is he the type of mage that focuses on support magic? No way that's possible, considering how he took out Arthur with one shot... )

[ Great, their number is now cut in half. Do you still have mana? ] Vlad casually asked as he continues to block all their attacks with his 'Shield'.

[ A-Ah! Yes... I can still keep going! ] Saying so, Alicia raised her staff again and started to chant. But as she did so, she unconsciously looks at again at Vlad's direction.

She was still confused about whether or not Vlad was really a good guy or not. Considering how many times he had saved her already, it's only logical that he's a good guy. But despite this fact, in the back of her head, there's a voice that says he's a bad guy - in the form of Arthur's Voice who was supposed to be in the capital.

What if he's only doing it to gain her trust? What if he's only doing it to influence and brainwash her.

But that was not possible - she thought.

Just what would he gain from doing those things? From their first meeting, they have asked him what does he want and he can't figure out what it is.

They have offered him money, influence, and women, but none of them had piqued his interest.

But one thing Alicia has figure out today was that he's not just powerful, he also has a lot of knowledge with dungeons and monsters. He acts as if he had already gone to many of them, and the way he reacts to the monsters inside that were suppose to be powerful says that he had already fought monsters that were stronger.

She wonders why such a delicate looking person would be someone much experienced that her at all these things.

( Just what is he about? )

There are still many things she doesn't know about him. But one thing she knows is right now, she could definitely trust him.

[ In front, Alicia-san! ]

[ Ye-Yes! ]

With Vlad pointing out the enemies that are gathering in front of them, Alicia had launched her attacks towards.

With that attack, their enemies had finally decreased by less than half their previous number.

( It's an absolute win now, right...? With the number of spells I've thrown, my mana should already be wasted... But I guess with Vlad's help I was able to survive... )

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A while had passed before Alicia and Vlad were able to defeat all their enemies.

Broken pieces of red-colored bones and all possible kinds of weapons were left on the ground; paused and unmoving.

The two of them had beaten the very first enemies they had encountered.

Looking at the appearance of Vlad, it would look like nothing had happened, but opposite his state, Alicia was exhausted and in the need of a rest. Just after they were able to defeat the last of the Orc Skeletons, Alicia had asked Vlad for a rest - in which Vlad immediately agreed to - considering that Alicia was human compared to him who has the traits of the undead.

And so they rested -

They sat beside the rough walls of the dungeon.

They are still on the same floor where dim lights are being produced by the small mossy-looking vines hanging on the ceiling and unknown mushrooms-looking plants planted on the ground.

Looking at them made Alicia feel a little more relaxed despite knowing that she's in a rough and hard situation.

[ Haah... ] she sighs. Then she turned her head to the guy sitting beside her - who's looking not in the least tired.

Looking at him made her reminiscent of the fight earlier...

Alicia was surprised to learn that Vlad was able to support her perfectly, without any fault. Seeing how he fought Arthur with pure magic and strength, the thought of him being someone who has skills in support magic has only barely crossed her mind.

She learned many things about him, but one thing that was still unclear to her was why Vlad did not fight or kill any enemies himself. With his strength, he could definitely defeat them by himself - this was Alicia's honest thoughts.

But knowing that Vlad was the very definition of a mysterious and secretive person, she knows that she will not get the answer that easily, even if she asks him herself.

[ Alicia-san, I'll deal with the next batch of enemies. You can go ahead and reserve your mana then. ] out of nowhere, Vlad said to her as he turns his head in her direction and looks at her.

[ That's what I'm planning to do... ] pressured by his stare, Alicia was only able to reply in the manner she always does.

A moment had passed and no words came out from the two of them. Needless to say, now that everything seemed to have calmed down, they came back to their previous state in which they feel very uncomfortable with each other. Especially Alicia - who despite now trusting Vlad, still can't like him as a person.

*Growl...