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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Ruby
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Following the advice of Masek, the guide hired from the information guild Lantern, they bought sandwiches and bread and put them in the spatial pocket.
Then the journey began.
Step by step
“One night of camping will be enough. It’s not that far.”
Masek led Yuma’s group with skilled movements.
It was clearly different from his initial clumsy impression.
Even before the vicinity of Gelpiel Forest, it was generally a rainforest area, so it didn’t look much different from a forest on the surface.
Masek seemed to dislike silence as much as Hestia did.
As he walked through the forest, he continued talking.
“The biggest feature that distinguishes Gelpiel Forest from the adjacent Manu Forest is that the color of the trees at the front of the forest is closer to red. I don’t know why, but the trees at the front of Gelpiel have a noticeably more intense red color than trees that are normally reddish-brown.”
Hestia’s eyes widened.
“Wow, that’s really unique.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Yeah!”
Masek, who had been working as a guide since his mid-teens for 20 years, had encountered all sorts of ruffians and oddballs, so he didn’t mind that Hestia, who was clearly younger than him, spoke casually.
Apart from speaking casually, she didn’t do anything particularly impolite.
‘…Cat-folk are a bit peculiar.’
Though he had only seen them two or three times, cat-folk with swords at their waists all seemed to have terrifying skills, so Masek might have automatically become polite out of respect.
“By the way, Masek.”
The cat-folk swordsman Hestia suddenly stopped in her tracks.
“Y-yes?”
Masek was startled and turned around when Hestia suddenly said his name.
Hestia’s crimson ears on both sides were twitching.
“Do you know how to fight?”
Masek’s brown hair shook vigorously.
“No… I’ve tried quite diligently to improve my competitiveness as a guide, but I haven’t improved at all in fighting. But why do you ask…?”
Hestia grinned.
“Then you should probably step back. Three lizardmen are approaching. They’re still quite far, but they’re stealthy and quick.”
Hestia’s ears kept twitching.
“Eek!”
Masek, who had been leading as a guide, hurriedly stepped back at Hestia’s words.
Hestia stuck close to Yuma’s side.
“I’m sure there are three! They seem a bit bigger than typical lizardmen. You probably noticed before me!”
No, how could I have noticed?
They’re not even visible.
Yuma silently drew out [Axion].
“Get ready.”
And he spoke to y who was beside him.
“Yes.”
Cloney nodded vigorously.
Rustle rustle
The sound of movement crossing the dark forest finally reached Yuma’s ears.
The monster Lizardman with a large build and a lizard’s head appeared.
Growl…
In the darkness, three pairs, a total of six golden eyes, could be seen shining.
It was the gaze of reptiles and, ironically, could be described as clearly the eyes of hunters.
Yuma checked the levels above their heads.
All three had levels equivalent to intermediate Sword Expert.
Yuma looked at Hestia.
She was still at the same intermediate Sword Expert level as when he first met her, but her level had risen seven steps to 74.
Then he looked at Cloney.
Cloney’s level was 48.
It was an amazing figure. When he first met her, she was level 38.
She had achieved a ten-level increase in about a month.
From 3rd Circle to 4th Circle.
‘Mage was a class where level had relatively less meaning.’
At least in Loop Blood, it was like that.
Unlike swordsman or warrior classes determined by the total amount of strength and aura, for mages, even at relatively lower circles, the difference in level depended greatly on how good their magic casting control was and how efficiently they could handle magic of various attributes.
‘At this rate, she’ll soon reach 6th Circle.’
After all, she possessed the innate trait of
As proof, the girl who was only 3rd Circle a month ago had now achieved 4th Circle and was on the verge of 5th Circle.
In Loop Blood, the limit for the mage class began at 6th Circle.
While the starting point of 6th Circle was indeed level 60, the starting point of 7th Circle was as high as level 100.
The limit of humans.
In Loop Blood, the level commonly referred to as the limit of humans was 8th Circle.
And according to the conversation with Eldria, the 7th Circle mage and Red Tower Master of the Empire whom he met earlier, even mages hailed as geniuses from a young age usually couldn’t overcome the 7th Circle, and there had only been three 8th Circle mages throughout all of history.
Based on this, the magical realm in this world seemed similar to
‘Grand Master level must be 8th Circle.’
Nevertheless, Yuma had no doubt that Cloney would someday reach 8th Circle.
After all, even Eldrie, the Red Tower Master respected by so many nobles, didn’t possess the trait of Magic Genius.
“Take the front.”
“Okay!”
Hestia gripped the longsword [Kiseteria of the Full Moon] given by Yuma and moved forward without hesitation.
There was no need to say more; she would know what to do.
Yuma stood in front of the lizardman with the highest level, 72.
It was a muscular lizardman that seemed easily 3 meters tall.
It was a racial characteristic of lizardmen to use their physical superiority and the reach of their long arms to kill opponents with spears.
Thump!
Feet reminiscent of a dinosaur’s stomping the ground.
The blade of the spear violently pushing through the air.
A rotating spear.
The blade was wrapped in the black aura unique to lizardmen.
Yuma swung [Axion].
Clang!
A golden circular impact spread out.
A black slash cut through everything above the lizardman’s collarbone.
Thud!
The headless body of the lizardman fell back helplessly.
Yuma, who had instantly ended one lizardman’s life, looked to the side.
Cloney was facing the [Lv.69] lizardman.
Casting an ice attribute magic with her left hand.
The ice flowing down her staff bound both feet of the lizardman.
Cloney’s right hand moved like lightning.
A navy blue magic circle was forming above her palm.
Zing─!
It enveloped the lizardman’s entire body.
The basic principle of the chain lightning spell was to electrocute the opponent and restrict their movement, but what Cloney mainly focused on this time was completely blocking the lizardman’s vision with the lightning.
She drew another magic circle with the staff in her left hand.
Large ice fragments appeared from the blue magic circle.
She swung the staff vertically.
Following Cloney’s direction and will, three ice crystals plunged down.
Splat!
An ice crystal pierced through the lizardman’s left eye and reached its brain.
Grrrk!
Another crystal lodged into the left chest of the lizardman as it staggered back in disbelief.
And the final lightning bolt aimed for a fatal blow fell on the center of the lizardman’s head.
The lizardman’s body crumbled.
She had overturned a gap of nearly 20 levels with consecutive and dense magic casting.
Yuma approached Cloney.
Beads of cold sweat had formed on her forehead.
She must have pushed herself.
But he had no intention of scolding her for it.
Yuma knew best that Cloney had defeated her opponent far beyond her own limits.
Yuma took out a handkerchief and wiped Cloney’s forehead.
“You worked hard. Well done.”
Swish─
Cloney’s golden eyes widened at Yuma’s words and actions.
Cloney soon smiled brightly.
“Thank you.”
She felt as if the fatigue that had accumulated all at once suddenly flew away.
‘…Praise.’
I should hear it again.
Cloney thought as she watched Yuma walk ahead nobly.
“Hyah!”
Slash!
The lizardman that Hestia had cut diagonally crashed to the ground.
After surveying the settled situation, Yuma opened his mouth.
“Let’s set off again, Masek.”
The brown-haired guide Masek kept nodding with a pale face.
“Yes sir!”
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A direct knight appeared before First Princess Brigitte.
The blonde knight Michael approached Brigitte, who was sitting in a chair attending to her duties.
They had heard yesterday about Yuma overthrowing the Emperor Kament of the barbarian nation Pineon in the southern front and ending the war.
Along with tales of his valor, not only overthrowing the Conqueror King but also sweeping away the enemies with slashes, completely destroying their will to fight.
And now, what came out of Michael’s mouth was a follow-up report on that.
“We’ve received information that Yuma has passed through Pineon’s border guard.”
“Is that so?”
Brigitte was certain that the Blue-haired Sword Saint mentioned in the Saint’s oracle would soon appear before her eyes.
After all, Yuma had never failed in anything he had done so far.
Her firm belief showed no signs of wavering.
“We should make preparations.”
Already half of the high nobles had become her allies.
By the time Yuma brought the Blue-haired Sword Saint, she had to ensure that the majority of the noble assembly and the council of elders were on her side.
‘Yuma, you will accomplish it.’
Since there was no way Yuma wouldn’t succeed, she had to fulfill her part.
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