Chapter 2: Chapter 1 Let’s Head to the Tower Part-(1.1-1.5)
Chapter 1.1 – Sudden Crisis
Like the advice I was given in the "garden of eternal spring" before going to Asgard, I had to calmly deal with the situation before me without even having time to check the surrounding.
Why? Because I as soon as I arrived at Asgard, explosion and tremor welcomed me.
(What!? What the heck is going on?)
I confusedly looked around….Nevertheless, I found the cause of explosion.
There is a one-on-one battle happening before my eyes.
Because the battle is happening a bit far from where I am, I can't confirm what kind of people(?) are battling.
Those people(?), even though they are far, are clearly not a race of people I have knowledge of.
Their figures are the same as humans but the things on their back are something humans don't have.
Both of them have things that look like wings on their back.
Though I want to get closer to verify, that's impossible since their battle is still in progress.
What should I do in this kind of situation? I quickly thought of the thing that was taught to me in the "garden of eternal spring".
I have to remember the things that I learned about Asgard. I'm in a life and death situation.
Never thought that I'll vanish immediately after coming here.
In this world, you can lose your life in a moment of carelessness.
While watching the battle of the two people, my ear heard the sound of stepping on grass.
It definitely did not come to those battling people but from something behind me.
I looked back to check the source of the sound.
As I turn around, cold sweat flows on my back.
Behind me is a bear that is about to attack using its claw.
And it's not just a bear.
It is something that can't be compared to simple bears on earth. I heard that this is more violent.
Why? Because in Asgard, monsters exist.
「Uwaaaaaa」
That's what I can only think of, scream.
Even if I try to escape, I won't be able to.
Because I turned around to look at it(it was verified to be called black bear afterwards), my foot got tangled and I collapsed.
I screamed more and closed my eyes. The only thing I can do that time was to wait for that moment.
However….
The impact that I'm sure that will hit me did not arrive. All I heard is a heavy impact sound then voices of two women.
「My lord!!」
「Kousuke-sama, are you alright!?」
As I heard those voices, I gently opened my eyes and saw the black bear knocked down nearby.
And right next to it are two women, one with blond hair and one with silver hair.
Both of them has faces filled with unease.
「A-ahh….I seem to be not injured so I'm okay.」
I managed to reply to the two women in a tepid manner.
The first thing I noticed is the 3 pairs, 6 wings at their back.
Though their colors are different, black and white, both are very beautiful wings.
The white-winged lady is a beautiful woman with gold eyes that gives off the vibe of an unyielding class president.
The black-winged lady is a beautiful woman with silver eyes that gives off the vibe of a gentle oneesan.
They are contrasting in many ways.
At first, I felt embarrassed because there are two beautiful girls who I never met before looking at me worriedly and somewhat looking miserable(Why do they look like that?). Then, I remember that when I was on earth, I never experienced something like this, I feel down.
When they saw me like that, they seem to have misunderstood something. The blonde woman immediately accused the silver-haired woman.
「Look at what you've done. You caused my lord anxiety because of that unnecessary thing(battle).」
「Ara ara. You are the reason why that unnecessary thing took place. Why do you have to suggest that kind of thing(battle)?」
「….what!?」
「….you have a problem with that?」
We just met but I already felt this disturbing atmosphere between them so I decided to change the topic.
「A-ano…. Thank you for helping me. By the way…what's with the "my lord"?」
That's what I've been anxious about since a while ago.
We just met so why would they call me something as exaggerated as that? No matter how much I think about it, I will never forget such beauties.
However, their reply did not answer anything.
「Because my lord is my lord.」
「…..ehto?」
To the puzzled me, the silver-haired woman said something outrageous.
「The two of us were made to assist Kousuke-sama so it is natural for us to treat you as our lord.」
「….eh!? What!?」
「Areh? You didn't hear anything about it? Since Kousuke-sama is unfamiliar with this world, Asura-sama created us to assist you.」
(Create…for something like that….)
I never heard about having assistants.
「That said, my lord, please choose one of us to accompany and work for you from now on.」
「….eh!? Choose!?」
「That's right. You don't need to be accompanied by two in particular.」
The two of them looked at me with eyes full of expectations.
Whichever I choose, the other one will definitely feel bad.
I now understand the reason why they are fighting earlier.
「eh…..ehto….」
Both of them are looking at me with radiant expression.
Even so, my back is soaked with cold sweat.
(This, is it absolutely necessary to choose one of them? No, I have a feeling that I should do something…)
I just came here so I'm full of hesitation.
However, I can't take too much time.
I tried to speak.
「…ehto…can't I choose both of you?」
At that moment, I suddenly felt cold but it is probably only my imagination.
「There is nothing wrong with that if that is what you want.」
「….I agree.」
I feel like dragging this topic is bad for me because of that, I decided to change the topic immediately and ask the thing I wanted to hear from them since earlier.
「I still don't know your names, can you tell me?」
「We don't have one.」
「...wa?」
「Like I said earlier, we have been created for the sake of assisting you so we were not given names….It would be nice if Kousuke-sama can give us one.」
「…..eh? Is that so?」
To verify it, the blonde woman nodded vigorously.
「We ask of you by all means.」
Being directed by gazes full of expectations, I became secretly worried.
「….name...name….requesting suddenly….」
Looking at the two beautiful women with full of expectations expressions on their faces, I realized that it's impossible to refuse.
(Blonde hair, silver hair….should I call them sun and moon? Sun means light…moon…uhn…)
I tried suggesting name based on that.
「Then, you first, what do you think of Kouhi?」
TN: Her name is means sunlight.
I tried hearing the blonde woman's opinion first.
「Kouhi….sun light? I think it's very good.」
When I saw the smile on her face, my heart felt relieved.
「It's my turn, right?」
As I expected, the gaze of the silver-haired woman gave me made me nervous.
「Ehtoh, your name will be Mitsuki, what do you think?」
TN: Her name means winnowing moon.
「Mitsuki…winnowing moon. Thank you very much. From now on, I am Mitsuki.」
「I am Kouhi. Please take care of me from now on, my lord.」
「Please take care of me from now on, Kousuke-sama.」
The two of them gave me a really pleasant smile that almost take my breath away. I can't help but admire the smiles of these two beautiful women.
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Chapter 1.2 – Means of Transportation
After naming the two, Kouhi and Mitsuki,
We decided to leave that place since a monster like that black bear might come again.
We also have to secure food and shelter.
The place where we are is really far from the nearest town. If we were to go there by foot, it will take a considerable number of days. Therefore, it was decided that either Kouhi or Mitsuki has to go to secure mounts.
They played a game in order to decide who'll do what. The game was janken and they played it seriously.
Although the game was decided for an instant, the pressure I felt from the two of them when they were about to play was tremendous(It gave me a long lasting impression).
As for the result, Mitsuki will take care of the mounts that we are going to use while traveling so she needs to move ahead and Kouhi will secure the food.
While securing food, Kouhi will also teach me basic knowledge.
Although I said that, it is just about making camps and choosing the place to camp.
I already learned general knowledge from Asura and Eris about Asgard so I did not ask her to teach me that.
But I guess my knowledge still needs to be verified.
From what I learned about the "garden of eternal spring", the most surprising is that this is a planar world. It is not a sphere like earth.
TN: This is basically where those flat earthners came from.
To where we are, there is a continent on the north, south, east, and beyond them are oceans.
No one had yet confirmed anything about what there is beyond the ocean.
Even though Kouhi was created by Asura herself, it seems like she also did not give her any information about it.
We are currently in the central continent where monsters are rampant.
Although there are also monsters on the other four continents, the strength of monsters here is on a completely different level.
There are absolutely no city or town on the central continent besides the ones on the coast.
In the past, several nations from other continents tried building a town in the inner part of this continent but even their temporary base are attacked by a large number of monsters. As a result, towns are only built on coastal areas where monsters are relatively weak.
Because it is almost certain that one will be attacked while the land route from one town to another, having guards are necessary and it also the reason why towns here cannot develop further.
That is why it can be said that I was thrown into the place harshest for human beings but since I have Kouhi and Mitsuki, there is nothing to be feared of.
After all, they can exterminate any monsters in this continent before I notice it.
While Kouhi and I are looking for food, we have been attacked by monsters many times but they are all killed in a single blow.
By the way, the monsters that she defeated can be sold as material in a town so she puts them in another space using magic.
When I saw her using it for the first time, I asked her "Is that similar to an item box?" and she replied, "That's right".
The more I hear about this world, the more the way I see it changes.
By the way, there are three levels of item box. The levels depend on its capacity.
However, no one can tell if the item box magic one is using is of the upper or lower rank because they all look the same.
By the way, the rank between upper and lower is intermediate.
While we're discussing about such a thing, Mitsuki came back.
At that time, we had already finished hunting and were preparing the food. By the way, we don't have any cooking utensils so we can only cook simple dish.
And I was stunned upon seeing where Mitsuki was standing.
「….Mitsuki, what's that? 」
「Wyvern desu.」
It is approximately 7 meters high. It is a reptile(?) with wings that have a span of about 5 meters on each wing.
「Ehto….so you mean to use it as our mean of transportation? 」
「Yup」
Mitsuki nods as if it was the natural thing to do.
I looked at Kouhi and it looks like she's thinking the same way as Mitsuki.
「….I have never ridden one before so I don't think I can use it…」
I'm ashamed of my incompetence but Mitsuki smiled at me.
「It's all right. You just need to ride its back and it will fly on its own. Just don't move that much.」
There is still time before we eat so I was urged to ride it.
It is impossible to refuse after all. I tried riding the wyvern.
Naturally, it doesn't have a saddle so I can sit wherever I find it comfortable to sit.
Meanwhile, the wyvern is obediently waiting on the ground. Because of it, I misunderstood that wyverns are docile.
Wyverns are ferocious creatures that will never let someone to ride them. This wyvern is obedient because of Mitsuki's discipline.
It seems to have been persuaded to absolutely not do anything against me.
「Be careful when you fly. Don't put too much power on its body.」
The moment she said that, some sort of power pulled my body. In a blink of an eye, we are already flying in the sky.
(Uwa)
I mysteriously did not feel fear.
I heard it afterwards but a wyvern can only fly using the strength of its wings.
It seems like I was not able to feel wind blowing when we're flying because of the magic it was born with.
Because of that, I can afford to enjoy the view for a few minutes.
(…areh?)
While enjoying the scenery from the sky, I suddenly felt uncomfortable.
「….perhaps, is it you? 」
When I asked the wyvern, that uncomfortable feeling changed into a positive one.
「Kyou」
The wyvern replied.
Its lovely reply is in contrast with its appearance.
「You can't talk but do you understand what I say? 」
「Kyou」
「…is that so? 」
I don't know why but my conversation with the wyvern is kind of fun so I unintentionally stroke its back.
Then, I felt a joyful feeling this time.
I'm beginning to understand what is happening.
Therefore, I decided to do some various experiments.
As the result, I can instruct it to accelerate, decelerate, or turn.
Of course, intense movement like battling is impossible but it is enough that I can use it as a mount.
When I was enthusiastically flying in the sky, I heard Kouhi's voice at my ears. She used magic.
「Sorry to bother your fun. The food is ready so please come back.」
「Uwa. Sorry. I'll return right away.」
It seems like I've been flying for a while since I experimented on various things.
I returned to the place where they are waiting for me in a hurry.
The two who saw me landing without any difficulty were surprised.
「What? 」
「No…as expected of my lord.」
「I'm really surprised.」
It seems like these two were not expecting much from me so they are surprised how I handled the wyvern.
「Somehow, I can understand what this child feels so I tried various things.」
「A normal person can't do that….Perhaps my lord has tamer skill or something similar.」
「Uhn…we are not sure but it is better to consider that possibility.」
「Fuh, is that so? 」
Even if I really have that skill, I don't understand it that much myself so let's go with their suggestion.
Kouhi and Mitsuki did not pursue any further and the talk about it ended there.
By the way, while we were eating, we named the three wyverns.
My wyvern is named Kou, Kouhi's wyvern is Hih, and Mitsuki's wyvern is Mih. I'm the one who named them.
After we finished eating, the two of them clean things up(I tried to help them but they refused). I absentmindedly go to where Kou is.
We are already forbidden to fly since it is already sunset. Flying at night is dangerous especially if you're not accustomed to it.
Since I don't really need to sleep right away, I watch Kou without doing anything else and something flows through me from Kou.
(What's this?)
Even though I'm not touching it, it feels like we are physically connected.
It seems like I can either weaken or strengthen the flow. However, until what level?
(Can I really weaken it…? Can I erase it?
I decided to try.
However, it did not go well.
(I can't weaken it…can I control it? If I can't weaken it, then how about erasing this feeling?)
I was not aware but I'm already passionately experimenting. On the other hand, Kou seems to be uneasy.
(Disappear….erase….what is this feeling….there!)
I finally found the connection and cut it off.
But at the same time....
「Kiyuo!….Kiyoukyou!! 」
Kou, who's beside me, started making noise.
「What's the matter!?」
「What? What happened!?」
Kouhi and Mitsuki who heard the noise immediately go to where I am.
「Ah, sorry! I'm sorry Kou.」
At the same time the connection between us was cut off, I found that the feeling of understanding between me and Kou disappeared too. Kou seemed to have understood that our connection was severed so it started making a commotion.
I immediately established a connection between us the same way I did earlier.
I remembered how to do it so we got connected immediately.
At the same time, Kou calmed down. I felt a feeling of relief flowing.
I apologize once again and stroke Kou's neck. I explained what happened to Kouhi and Mitsuki and they look puzzled.
「I have never heard of anything like this before.」
「Neither do I.」
「Really….」
Although I have a lot of questions, I understood that it can't be answered for the time being.
By the way…
Kou made noise because I suddenly cut it off. I probably need to warn it or give it a signal before I cut the connection off.
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Chapter 1.3 – Invoke
Next morning.
I tried to help to prepare breakfast but I was stopped by Mitsuki. I only watched the two of them cooking our food on the sideline.
Even though I say they are cooking, since there are neither cooking utensils nor seasonings, they are simply grilling the meat from the animal they chopped down.
I would like to arrive in a town immediately in order to improve our food. Everyone has the same opinion so it is our priority.
While watching the two of them cook, I noticed some strange noise with my eyes.
TN: Noise here refers to the no signal image of an old TV, not the sound.
(….?….No no, wait a minute, what is this noise…..it's like a screen from an old TV. What!? Something's happening to my eyes?)
I tried rubbing my eyes but nothing happened.
If my right eye is the only one open, nothing seems to be wrong but if my left eye is open, there is this strange noise.
I tried to leave only my left eye open and I suddenly gazed at Kouhi by chance.
The noise in my left eye is still there but the next moment, the noise turns into characters I recognize. A lot of characters flow at once as if a large amount of data is poured into a computer.
A flood of information flowed through my head and it turned out that I can't resist it. I feel like I'll lose consciousness at any moment.
「?….Kousuke-sama!?」
Kouhi seems to have noticed it. She called my name but I wasn't able to reply because I can't even control my body.
「….why, am I here?」
Before I noticed it, I'm already standing there.
Just a moment ago, Kouhi is still in front of me but now I'm standing here.
I looked around and I noticed that I'm standing at that place again, the "garden of eternal spring".
「Not even 1 whole day has passed.」
「Right.」
When I turned around to look at the one who replied, I saw Asura.
She has a very interesting expression.
「Since I'm back at the "garden of eternal spring", did I die again?」
「No no, that's not what happened this time. By the way, just now your body overloaded so I have to take your soul in order for it not to get damaged. How do you feel?」
「….What!? Something like that happened?」
「Calm down as I will explain properly….Do you remember that I gave you a present before you leave here?」
I tried searching my memory.
And recall it without thinking that much.
「In my left eye….left eye? No way!?」
After completely remembering it, I tried asking Asura.
Asura nodded.
「Right. That is part of my power. Unfortunately, I never thought that you'll use it immediately as soon as you arrived at that world. Furthermore, in a reckless manner.」
「Reckless!?」
I was surprised with what Asura said.
Did I just do something really dangerous?
「Ah, what's with that reaction? It is true that you were reckless. To think that you'll use my power so irresponsibly.」
It seems like Asura got a little angry because of my attitude.
(Ano, I'm sorry. When a beautiful woman like you is angry, it is really scary.)
「What!?」
I completely forgot that Asura can completely read me.
I decided to apologize obediently.
「I'm really sorry….Can you explain to me what you mean?」
「All right… do you really want to hear it!」
It seems like Asura didn't like it if I'm trying to harm myself.
「…that was unintentional…」
「If it is unintentional then let's leave it like that…..Haa, okay. I'll explain it to you so listen properly…got it?」
「Please.」
「When you used the power of your left eye, you also used the power that was taught to you here. Do you remember?」
「No, are you saying…that one? Even though….did I really used it?」
To tell the truth, I still don't remember it.
「You really did. Moreover, at that moment, you used it to the fullest.」
「….really?」
「Really….I already told you to be careful in handling divine power…things could have been worse.」
「What do you mean?」
「To put it simply, your body is still not accustomed in handling divine power. Don't forget that you used it here with only your soul.」
「I see.」
Asura looked me in the eyes.
「…Do you really understand?」
「I do. I understand.」
Honestly, that was really dangerous. It's a good thing that she saved me…
「…Haa, then that's good. For now, I think it is safe to use a little divine power because of this incident.」
「….hnn? Will I be safe?」
「To put it simply, because of that foolish thing you did, your limiter was raised in a dash. To raise the upper limit of your limiter, you should practice and master your divine power by using the power of your eye.」
「Haha, that would be great.」
「Don't say it like it's other people's problem.」
「Yes. I'm sorry.」
She's glaring at me so I apologized obediently.
I am really deeply indebted to Asura.
I'm unsure if I can even repay her in the future.
「In short, there is a limiter of how much divine power I can use when using my left eye and it okay to break my limiter by using my left eye(?).」
「That's right. It is good that you understand.」
She replied in a subtle manner. I might not be completely correct but not wrong either.
I have no choice but to explore by using it for the time being.
I can't depend on Asura forever.
「Ara. You can depend on me though.」
I would like you to stop replying after reading my heart.
(Mou, I'm used to it already.)
「I will send you back to the other side. You can't stay here forever.」
「….is that so?」
「Yes. It can't be good for the body and soul to be separated for a long time.」
「I understand. Please send me back…wait, will it take time before you send me there again?」
「No. Previously, I still need to prepare various things like your physical body, its connection with your soul, etc.」
「I see. Then, please send me back.」
As I said so, Asura raised her right hand and points her palm to me.
「See you.」
At that moment, Asura disappeared before me.
「My lord!!」
「Kousuke-sama!!」
As soon as I regained consciousness, I heard the call of these two.
When I opened my eyes, I realized that I'm on Mitsuki's lap pillow.
I tried to raise my body immediately but she held my shoulder down.
「Are you all right?」
I looked at Mitsuki's expression and I can see that she's scared.
I can also see two excellent mountains in my line of sight. I tried adjusting but I can't since she held my shoulders down.
I can't do anything so I gave up on resisting.
「….ehto, I'm alright now…」
「Good. Your soul has been away for a while so please stay like this for some time.」
I looked towards Kouhi to seek help but it was pointless.
「How long?」
「For about 1 hour.」
「Eh!? That long?」
But my time in the "garden of eternal spring" didn't feel that long.
「Yes. Can you please explain what happened?」
「I would like to get up if possible…」
「「No」desu」
「If you feel uncomfortable on Mitsuki's lap, should I take her place?」
「You're picking a fight in a time like this!?」
No, I don't think that's what Kouhi-san means.
And Mitsuki-san, your eyes are scary. Please don't stare Kouhi with those eyes.
When beautiful women make such expression, they are really scary.
I gave up on getting up and decided to explain what happened while lying on a lap pillow.
I was released from the lap pillow after an hour.
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Chapter 1.4 – Left Eye's Power
After explaining the things that happened in the "garden of eternal spring" to the two, while lying down on a lap pillow, I decided to try the power of my left eye.
I carefully let divine power to flow on my left eye in order not to make the same mistake.
I'm considering if there is a possibility of being invoked again if I won't use my divine power.
I tried putting more power on my left eye. The thing that happened earlier didn't happen now.
(I see. So this is the limiter?)
My left eye is in some kind of state and because I'm lying on Mitsuki's lap, I can't help but see her. Words appear from her.
Unique Name: Mitsuki (Winnowing Moon)
Race Name: Moon race
Unique Skill: Possessed Multiple unique skills (can't be viewed yet)
Blessing Skill: Possessed Multiple blessings (can't be viewed yet)
Title: Kousuke's follower
(What's this?…What's with "Kousuke's Follower"!?)
What's more, it is highlighted! I also tried looking at Kouhi.
Unique Name: Kouhi (Sunlight)
Race Name: Sun race
Unique Skill: Possessed Multiple unique skills (can't be viewed yet)
Blessing Skill: Possessed Multiple blessings (can't be viewed yet)
Title: Kousuke's follower
(….sun race…..so that's Kouhi's race….Uhn, let's see if I can view myself too.)
I tried to look at my body.
Unique Name: Kousuke
Race Name: Human?
Unique Skill: None
Blessing Skill: God's left eye
Title: Goddess' ?? (can't be viewed yet), Celestial Maiden Eris' ?? (can't be viewed yet)
(…why does my race have a (?) !? And what's with those (??) !?….. Eris-san, is a celestial maiden….)
So, can she be considered a goddess too?
I tried checking the three of us but my questions only increased.
Because there are a lot of things I don't understand, I decided to ask Mitsuki.
Kouhi is busy preparing for our departure (although I said that, she's putting all the items on her item box and is tidying up our camp.).
「You two have a title "Kousuke's Follower", can you tell me more about it?」
「….why are you asking that suddenly?… Ah, the power of your left eye. Uhn…. Probably because you gave us names. That's the only reason I can think of.」
「….just by naming?」
「Yes, naming is considerably important.」
「Heh」
I think it is normal to be given a name. For an ordinary person like me, parents giving name after birth is the normal thing to happen but it seems like it is different here.
「Jaa, what is a title?」
「…I don't know about it either. In the first place, I think someone like Kousuke-sama is the only one who can see that.」
「Uhn…I understand, I'll look for the answer later.」
「…that might be a good idea.」
Nobody but me can use it so I'm the only one who can answer my question.
(It can't be helped. There is no choice but to experiment with a lot of things.)
That's what I concluded.
For the time being, what bothers me the most is the (can't be viewed yet) part.
What caused that?
The limiter?
If the upper limit of my limiter increased, the (can't be viewed yet) will probably become visible too.
Asura said that there is a number of things I need to do to increase my limiter.
Thus, I tried looking at various things but unfortunately, there aren't much to look at at this place.
Well, there's grass on the ground.
(…hnn? Wait? Perhaps I can check it out too.)
I pull out the grass and bring it before my eyes.
(!?….Bingo!)
Words immediately appeared.
Unique Name: None
Race Name: Plain grass
Description: Just a weed
…those were the only things displayed.
It is really simple.
And unlike the previous three cases, there is also "description".
(Uhn. This is good. I don't know anything at this stage. There are a lot of things I don't know so I can only keep on checking them.)
There are very few samples.
There is also a possibility that there won't be any display if I look at another grass.
I still can't conclude whether my power is effective or not given the place we are currently at.
There is also Asura's advice.
When looking at people, I have to be careful(especially with women). I decided that I'll only use my left eye's power if I am unnoticed.
There is no choice but to gather more data to make an appropriate conclusion.
(….aside from that…)
「Ano….how long do I have to stay like this?」
I tried asking Mitsuki while lying on her lap pillow.
「Eh?...forever?」
「Wait a minute!?」
I panicked when I heard Mitsuki said something outrageous.
Kouhi butted in while having a disgusted expression.
「…What kind of pointless thing are you saying? We will not camp here forever. His body is already fine so let's leave soon.」
「Eh. That is. How about we alternately share our turn on being his lap pillow?」
「…! Eh…!?….that is….a very attractive proposal….No, that's not it….!?」
Seeing Kouhi fell into a trap, I sighed and raised my upper body.
「No, no, I already feel better. My body is already fine so let's go immediately.」
「Haa…regrettable.」
「Mou, it can't be helped then.」
The two of them looked at me with eyes full of regrets.
To think these two very beautiful women would make that face.
「Ugh, no, don't look at me with those eyes. I want to sleep on a proper bed soon. You want to change your clothes too, am I right?」
But we don't have any other clothes. We are in a situation where we don't have spare clothes.
(…but they can be washed while we're wearing them…magic is really useful)
Since I can't use magic, I ask either Kouhi or Mitsuki to do it for me.
I don't want to live in a place like this where we're being attacked by monsters from time to time and I want to live a human life soon.
However, it seems like it will still take 5 more days before we reach the nearest town.
As there are no normal people that can use wyvern as a mount, we are supposed to land to a place where no one from the town can see us and walk from there.
「As long as I'm with my lord, I don't care wherever we will go.」
「How sly. Me too.」
(Ah, if I leave it to these two, I feel like it will take forever before we reach the town.)
As a result of my sense of crisis, I decided to take a move myself.
「Ah, yes yes, I understand. Let's prepare and go immediately.」
「I've already completed the preparation. We can move anytime you want.」
「Ah, thank you. Let' go right now!」
I declared that immediately in order to not waste more time.
On the second day of our encounter, I realized that if I don't make a move myself, Kouthi and Mitsuki will not do anything.
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Chapter 1.5 – First Encounter
It has been five days since I arrived at Asgard.
The three of us are currently walking towards the town of Ryuusen.
According to Kouhi, if nothing happened, we will arrive there with a half day travel.
We went down from our wyvern mount at a foot of a mountain that we passed through in order to not stand out.
Anyway, even if Kou is a bit far away, I can still call him. I tried communicating with him while walking so I know that it is possible.
I also kept using my god's left eye while walking.
Unfortunately, I didn't get much information.
The only objects I can see here are plants and minerals(stones included) so it can't be helped.
It has been five days and I only met Kouhi and Mitsuki so far.
I might progress a little once we arrived in the town.
But, can't I meet people here?
Though I already heard from Kouhi, I felt like this continent was almost empty.
While flying in the sky, I never saw anything, even a road.
Beyond the last mountain, just before I saw the sea, I finally found something that resembles a road.
And we're walking on that road now towards the town.
While walking, I was checking out the grasses and the insects with my left eye. I noticed that Kouhi and Mitsuki are exchanging glances.
「Something happened?」
「There seems to be a battle on the road ahead.」
「….battle?…ah, areh?」
To think that we'll see something like that before we arrive at the town.
「….can you tell what's happening?」
Since I know that these two will not make a move until I do, I decided to hear the situation first.
「Uhn….There is something like a horse-drawn carriage and monsters are attacking it.」
「Are the ones being attacked at a disadvantage?」
「It seems so.」
It seems like there is no point on hearing the circumstances but since an event like this happened, I'll have to think carefully of what we should do.
Thinking a little, I gave instructions to Mitsuki.
「Mitsuki, will you go there?」
「All right.」
「Then, go right away…ah, your wings.」
「Yes. I'll leave now.」
Although she looks no different from a human, humans don't have wings so I asked her to hide them. By the way, I never knew that they can retract their wings until after we left the wyverns.
I had Mitsuki go first while I'm thinking of what I'll do next.
Kouhi is acting as my guard now because a monster may pop out anytime.
After several days of observation, I learned a lot.
Even if I instructed both of them to go, one of them will absolutely remain beside me.
While I was thinking, Kouhi and I arrived at the place. The battle had already ended.
There are several people who seem to be guards of the horse-drawn carriage and they are cleaning up(mainly taking monster materials).
Mitsuki is talking with two people.
I was stopped by a man when I tried approaching Mitsuki.
「Who are you?….Gwe!?」
(Ah…suddenly being attacked with a sword…)
A sword was thrusts towards me but it was parried by Kouhi.
As expected, the men who noticed the sound poured their bloodlust to us.
「Stop it!」
That was the thundering shout of Mitsuki.
「Mitsuki-dono, are they your acquaintance?」
One of the guys who was conversing with Mitsuki asked her.
「My master.」
At that moment, I felt like Mitsuki changed the surrounding atmosphere.
(….is it my imagination…? No, let's stop escaping from reality.)
Needless to say, Mitsuki is a stylish preeminent beauty. It is hard to tell what effect her words are capable of.
And next to me is Kouhi who's the same level as her.
Only after a long time have I realized the danger of being accompanied by the two of them. Though I can't do anything about it.
Aside from that, the person who approached me with Kouhi seems to be the central figure of this group.
I checked him with my left eye.
Unique Name: Schmidt Anarchy
Race Name: Human
Unique Skill: Calculation LV4, Merchant LV4, Dagger LV1, Other(can't be viewed yet)
Blessing Skill: Good Luck LV3 (can't be viewed yet)
Title: Divine Protection of Business
(Oouu. Amazing, a person suited to be a merchant.)
While I was thinking about that, the other party introduced himself.
「Nice to meet you. I am Schmidt Anarchy. I'm the leader of this merchant group. However, the only merchant here is me, everyone else is my hired guards.」
「Nice to meet you. I am Kousuke. Mitsuki is a member of my party.」
「I heard about you from Mitsuki-dono. You instructed her to help us. Thanks to her we survived.」
「no no, it was good that she made it in time.」
While exchanging greetings, I can feel that Schmidt is probing me.
As expected of a merchant.
「I already asked Mitsuki-dono about the remuneration and she told me to talk to you so, how would you like it to be?」
I have to think about it first.
To begin with, I don't even have a basic understanding about the market price here.
I'm the one who wanted to help so I don't need any remuneration but Mitsuki did save this merchant so I guess he really has to.
「That's right…I have two things I wanted to ask you, I wonder if you're fine with them?」
「Please speak.」
「The first one is to allow us to ride the carriage until Ryuusen and the second one is to buy the materials we have but under one condition.」
「There is no problem with you riding the carriage. There is also no problem with buying the materials but….condition?」
「Yes. Because of some various circumstances…I don't want anyone else to know that the materials came from us.」
「Ah, I see. So that's how it is. There is no problem in that case….however, I feel like I'm profiting more instead of rewarding you.」
I made a bitter smile.
He's too honest for a merchant.
「Is that so?….. To be honest, I'm really not familiar with the market price in this area.」
Schmidt seems to perceive something and smile.
「Though we could have dealt with what happened earlier, we don't expect it to end with us being unscathed. Thinking about it, rewarding you with money is only natural.」
「…is that so?」
Somehow, I feel like Schmidt has some idea of what I'm thinking.
I decided to not decide at this place.
Because we can be attacked by monsters anytime.
Fortunately, we are going to accompany him in the carriage so I can think more of it.
「Don't worry. Why don't we get in the carriage and talk to me? It is dangerous for us to stay in this place.」
「I understand. My best regards.」
Schmidt nods and talks to the people around to give instruction to depart.
While Schmidt was giving instructions around, I tried speaking to the guy who seems to be the guard's leader.
「My apologies, did we interrupt with your job?」
The man looked at my face. He suddenly changed his expression then said "wahaha" and tapped my shoulders.
「I don't mind. We are hired with money. It wouldn't matter if some of us were knocked down. Besides, because of your help, none of us die.」
「Then that's great.」
「Yeah. Nevertheless, you are really honest.」
「You think so?」
「Well, normally, no one will say the things you just said.」
I smiled wryly as a reply.
I don't know much about his world so how can I practice your common sense?
While we're talking about such a topic, Schmidt came back and urged us to ride the carriage.
Our group and Schmidt are on the same carriage.
I guess it's about time to continue the negotiations from earlier.
In addition, the man who I just spoke with is also in the carriage.
As expected of the leader of the guards, Schmidt introduced him to us. His name is Gozen.
Two carriages including the one we're riding at finally departed for Ryuusen.
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