V7C150 (1/2)

(150) Seen at the depths of the deserted island

Translator: Tseirp

Entrusting the construction of the boat to Pionia, Carol and I returned to the coast.

“It’s been a long time since Carol last saw the sea … it’s beautiful.”

“Carol has been on a journey all this time after all.”

“Yeah. But, even as a peddler, there’s not much freedom as we have a determined trade route so it doesn’t mean we can travel the world. Carol’s father and mother passed away quite some time ago so, to be honest, Carol only has vague memories of seeing the sea.”

“I see … ”

I couldn’t say anything more.

The pain of losing parents and the fact that the reason lies with oneself, it is also a past and present that I carry.

It was still only afternoon so Carol’s power as a Temptress couldn’t be used yet and we couldn’t see the stars yet either.

Hence, we first entered the forest.

“At the very least, we should check what lies at the depths of the forest.”

“You’re right … wait?”

Perhaps because Carol was together with me now, my head had cooled down a little and I could recall a skill that could be used at that time.

Hawk’s Eye:Other Skill【Hunter Lv60]

Allows vision of the ground from above in the sky.

At maximum, the height can be set to a height of 1 kilometer.

If I used that, I would be able to check the surrounding landscape.

“Carol, I’ll use Hawk’s Eye so please look after my body for a bit.”

I activated Hawk’s Eye.

My field of view alone steadily rose higher and higher.

Then, after rising for some time, I checked the surroundings.

The island was naturally surrounded by the sea and even though I could look out over a further distance than before, I still could not see a single shadow of another island.

The island we were in looked almost circular.

The island’s diameter was about 2 kilometers?

When I looked below my feet, I saw the figures of myself looking down while standing as well as Carol.

Then, I shifted my line of sight and looked at the forest.

A dense and overgrown forest — however, the central portion was somewhat strange. There was a place without any trees at all.

Due to the cover of the other trees, I could not make out what was there but I was curious.

I couldn’t tell what was there in the end even after I raised my altitude even more.

Cancelling Hawk’s eye, my line of sight changed and returned to the white sandy beach.

“Ichino-sama, how was it?”

“There is an empty space without any trees growing in the center of the forest. I think there might be something like a spring there so I want to go have a look.”

“Carol agrees.”

“Carol, thanks. After getting abruptly thrown into an uninhabited island, I’ve been acting quite pathetic.”

Getting suddenly thrown into an unknown space was also similar to what happened when I died after getting kicked by a horse.

I panicked quite a bit that time as well.

When I came to this world, it was Daijiro-san’s note that abated my panic.

And then, this time, it was all thanks to Carol that I could regain my calm.

“So Ichino-sama will be flustered like that too. But Carol is the one who has been helped.”

“No no, at the very least, this time I could see the prospect of escape because Carol acted calmly.”

It’s embarrassing but if I was alone, I would not have thought of the means of escape Carol came up with no matter how much time passed.

No, of course, I would realize it sooner or later.

But I did truly feel that it was thanks to Carol.

However, Carol shook her head.