Chapter 017
Around Houdon capital, royal road spreads out . Thanks to this road, the survival rate of travelers rose by leaps and bounds .
It was on this royal road of Houdon…
“Hey . . are you going to walk, why not take a carriage?”
Usually, it was common to ride a horse-drawn carriage by paying some money . It was faster and safer . Horse-drawn carriages have magic protection to keep weak monsters away . This journey would take them 3 days on a carriage and 10 days on foot .
“Why? Because we’re going to do intensive training from now on . ”
“Eh? Intensive training?”
“Yeah . It’s a jam-packed schedule . You could say it’s special training . ”
Nina has become strong recently . I have also increased my level and improved my status . However, when I was facing the ogre, I was struggling just to fight it .
“Eh . . You have been fighting the ogre?”
“Yeah . . It was terrible . My arm was broken and my head was one step away from being crushed… However, I killed it . ”
“Eeeh?”
Nina was surprised to see me alive after facing the ogre . I was never getting injured when fighting against weak monsters, but that day I was one step away from the death’s door .
“Hey . . What are you doing?”
“I’m trying to see if your injury is better . ”
“That arm was healed long ago . And why are you touching my bottom?”
“Don’t worry . Being touched there is calming you down, right?”
While she said that, there was no chance to make her hand, that was touching my bottom, leave .
“The reason being that monsters get stronger the closer we are to the capital . We will get ourselves accustomed to their strength, so that we wouldn’t die stupidly when we encounter a strong monster . ”
“Yeah . That’s because the capital was built in the vicinity of a dungeon . ”
“So, why did they build it near one?”
“Because there is a lot of benefits . ”
Nina told me the reason . Dungeons have monster spawning grounds . Unlike normal monster breeding, monsters spawned are of high purity . Weapons, armor, accessories, they can be created from monster’s materials . There are also treasure boxes spawning inside dungeons . Treasure boxes spawning may sound weird, but the aim of so many adventurers is finding those boxes . From a high ranked dungeon, one could even find national level treasures inside . If one could find such a treasure, they could live the remaining part of their life in luxury .
“But there are a lot of monsters attacking . ”
“Still, there are more benefits than drawbacks . ”
“However, we haven’t encountered any monsters . ”
“That’s because we’re on the royal road . ”
That day we didn’t encounter any demons until nightfall .
“Today we will camp here . ”
“Eat eat ~ ♪”
We say it’s a camp, but it’s more like a bonfire . We don’t have any tents to justify naming it as a camp . We ate bread and dried meat that was made by Stella . She taught me how to make it once .
“Stella’s bread is delicious… . ”
Because of Nina’s remarks, my eyes became watery .
“Yeah . . Because bread can be kept longer, don’t eat it all now . We will do the special training now . ”
“Eh . . We’re going to do it in the darkness?”
“Because it is dark, it will be a special training . You can also use your full power, no need to hold back . ”
“I know I have grown, but you have better Swordsmanship, Yu . ”
“Don’t worry . I will spar with you without using magic nor weapons . ”
“What? Barehanded and without magic?”
I dropped my long sword in front of Nina .
“Ah . . How come it’s broken?”
In the battle with the ogre, it’s state became so wretched .
“I will get a new one in the city . So I have to fight without it until I get a new one . ”
“Don’t worry, good equipment can be found in the capital . ”
The reason why I wanted to buy it there, was because they have A, C and D rank dungeons there . “Enrio Maze”, a B rank dungeon and “Golgo Labyrinth”, a D rank one . Many dungeons are nearby that are famous for the materials found within, which were used to make armors and weapons from .
“Of course . I will buy the best equipment available . ”
“Buy an [Item bag] first . It’s the thing that makes a revolution for an adventurer . ”
[Item bags] are small pouches that have magic applied on them . They can hold items much bigger than their size and their weight doesn’t change . It was an essential equipment .
“Alright, enough talk, let’s train . ”
I positioned myself away from her .
“You can come at me anytime . ”
The moment I said that, Nina’s dagger has passed by the side of my face with a *ziiiing* sound .
“Nina, you don’t have to hold back, I can heal myself . ”
“Ok…”
Nina was afraid of hurting me, it should lessen her anxiety .
Okay, I will cast fireball . (Tl note: i tought he said without magic?)
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