Chapter 219 – IO’S PAST (PART 3) ~ THE DEDICATED GIRL (1/2)
CHAPTER 219 – IO’S PAST (PART 3) ~ THE DEDICATED GIRL
「Gooooooo! Lightning!!」
Io released two lightning magic at the same time.
A humanoid lizard monster equipped with a shield and a swordーーthe lizardman was hit by lightning twice and was charred black.
A different lizardman attacked her from the side. She somewhat blocked its sword using her staff and was sent flying.
Her hands were numbed and she felt pain to her stomach, but Io desperately mustered her magic powers and chanted her spell.
「Lightning!」
She activated the spell the instant she landed and it turned out to be a counter blow towards the lizardman that chased after her.
The monster was hit by lightning and was charred black.
「Damn it!」
「Sidox-san!」
She heard the voice of her party member.
He was fighting against the last lizardman.
Io mustered her magic powers and shouted to her party member that was losing “for some reason”.
「Get away from it, Sidox-san!」
At the same time shouted, she released her Lightning.
It directly hit the lizardman. The man was slow at retreating so her lightning grazed his shoulder.
「Sidox-san!」
「What, don’t worry. It’s just a scratch」
Io was relieved.
「Thank goodness……」
「It’s all thanks to you, Io. You’re amazing, defeating three lizardmen」
「Not at all……I’m far from Sidox-san’s level」
「Well! I’m B-Rank after all」
Sidox grinned with a crooked smile.
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Io Akos continued to train and became stronger.
And at the same time, she experienced being in many parties, but all of them did not last for long.
For some reason, no matter where she went, no one would let her fight properly.
Strong adventurers would treat her as a baggage and kind adventurers would protect her light a lovely critter.
All of them did not treat her the way she wanted.
Io wanted to be of her allies’ help, she wishes to fight with them side by side.
She thought of that as she trained and become stronger.
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At night, Sidox and Io faced each other with a fire in between at their camp.
「Really, Io-chan’s amazing. You defeated those damn lizards easily. I think you defeated ten just today?」
「It’s nine. I didn’t defeat that much」
「Is that so? But it’s fine with ten too. It’s really strange that that amazing Io-chan is nameless even now」 It’s been a long time since you entered the Guild right?」
「Yes……a lot of things happened」
「I see」
Io glanced at Sidox.
Sidox’s party recruitment that was shown in the Guild’s recruitment board.
Io believed that since he is a high ranked, B-Rank adventurer, she would be treated as baggage, but she still joined.
Io is not that afraid of failures.
She does not hesitate when it comes to asking adventurer parties to let her join.
She would be refused more than ten times the cases she would be allowed to join a party.
But even so, Io was not discouraged. She did not fear failure and continued to ask parties to join.
And right now, she is in a party with Sidox.
Normally, B-Rank adventurers would not party with nameless adventurers such as Io, but he listened to her story, and after giving Io a good look, he accepted.
He took Io with him, telling her its a test after receiving a lizardman subjugation quest from the Guild.
Io felt thankful to Sidox.
Although it was a test, it was the first time Io was able to fight properly.
It was actually really her first time experiencing a real battle.
「Thank you very much」
「What’s up, so sudden?」