Chapter 45.1
It was the day after Lloyd had told us about the Kingdoms decision regarding the letters I was about to give Bluerin his breakfast as usual . Suddenly, I heard a girl scream . I had a good guess of who it was and headed outside to take a look . I saw Rose carrying an unconscious Felm who was bearing a large rucksack on her back .
When I had done this before, I didnt faint but My thoughts were more or less the same as Felms . Looking at this situation from a third party perspective it felt a bit odd . Nn? Rose was heading this way?
Kyu .
Wah .
Something with black fur and cute red eyes had abruptly landed on my shoulder . Aah, I see . Rose was searching for this fellow .
Kururu, Leader is looking for you .
Looks like this little one was going to the forest with Felm and put on their dramatic save me play . But this rabbits perception sense was quite useful it was similar to a hate and love relationship .
Perhaps Kururu has become attached to me since it hopped onto my shoulder like this .
While I earnestly thought so, Kururu got off my shoulder with a pyon and stopped at Roses feet The scene before me looked like a painting of a carnivore meeting a herbivore .
Then, I wont be returning for a while . Take care of things here while Im gone .
Yes! Do take care of yourself!
Due to Roses glare, I ended up replying politely . Rose seemed a little suspicious about my behavior but she decided that it probably didnt matter . Rose headed towards the gate along with Kururu .
Its not like she was a bad person but Shes just too scary .
Guru
Bluerin was beating on my leg like he was saying Hey, give me my breakfast already .
You really are a glutton . Was this what you wanted?
Hahfuuh Hahfuuh
Bluerin took fruit from my hand and started munching on it . Didnt this little guy try to munch on my finger last time? I felt a bit of fear but it wasnt anything too unexpected . The Blue Grizzly is an omnivore and they like to hunt their prey for food in their natural habitat .
. What should I do while Leader isnt here?
I thought about the upcoming journey while I fed Bluerin . Including today, there was still 15 days left before the departure . Normally, I would be training and it would be optimal to be at my best physical condition but If I just do that, I wouldnt get much results or changes .
Actually, I would be tempering my body just by going on this trip . If that was the case, was there anything important I could only do here right now?
Something I could only do here Maybe studying?
But from the reading I did under Roses guidance, I should probably be okay . I thoroughly went through the readings and understood all if not most of the material .
Then, maybe some martial arts or sword training?
To begin with, I only had experience fighting with my bare hands and it was limited to punching and kicking . I doubt I could learn anything decent within 15 days . But since there was nothing to lose from trying, Ill take it into consideration .
Other than that Theres also my healing magic .
I could only heal wounds and fatigue at the moment so I didnt have a deep understanding of healing magic but maybe I should take this opportunity to do so even though Rose was absent .
Fortunately, there was another amazing healer in this country besides Rose .
For the time being, Ill finish todays training and take a look later .
Gugu
Nn? Ah sorry . My hands stopped .
While getting another fruit for Bluerin, I returned back to my thoughts .
Olga-san probably knew a lot and could teach me a thing or two . Well then, Ill end todays training earlier than usual and head towards the clinic .
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Inukami-sama, may I ask where you are going?
Nn? I just plan to head to the Rescue Squads lodgings .
I had quite a bit of free time today and planned to visit Usato-kun since I could finally take a breather . As I walked towards the castles gate, the guard called Ark-san called out to me .
Youre going to Usato-samas place, right!?
Y-yeah .
I nodded to his passionate question as the other guard held down Ark-san and seemed to be troubled at their partners response .
Ark Girdle . He was one of the people placed here to watch over the castle gate and one of the knights under Sigris . He was someone capable of being promoted to a Captain with his own squad but he volunteered to be placed here instead . At least thats what Ive heard He was a strange person .
Well, the rumors were probably true . If they werent, he wouldnt have been selected to escort me when I went outside . Due to my carelessness, I dragged Usato-kun into a situation where the both of us went missing for a few days . Ark-san was searching for the two of us during this time and didnt even sleep . Which was why I had a good idea of how honest and straight-forward this person was .
If its Usato-sama, I just happen to see him walk towards the streets .
Is that so?
I see, then I should probably head towards there instead But now it looked like I was only going out to try and meet Usato-kun . Well, not that it was necessarily wrong .
But before that, I want to ask about the Magic City, Luquis . I couldnt help but feel excited about the thought of a magic academy in another world . Therefore, I had to calm down and repress these heated thoughts before asking .
Ark-san, do you know anything about Luquis?
Its difficult to say that its a good place but I do think that Luquis is the best environment for the most talented magicians to study magic .
Which means that Ark-san
Im studying magic at Luquis at the moment . My only redeeming traits are with the sword and magic which is why Im close to graduating!
Ark-san gave a very natural and refreshing laugh as he said so . However, from what I knew and could see Ark-san seemed strong . I heard that he could use fire magic and was quite skilled with the sword .
While I tilted my head to the side in wonder, another knight beside Ark-san folded their arms and nodded . They then proceeded to say,
Even if you say you dont have any other talents, youre still pretty decent with archery and using a staff despite not being too familiar with them . Inukami-sama, if this person felt like it, they could aim for much higher and be part of some of the strongest knights under the King .
Yes yes . Why arent you climbing the ranks? You should hurry up and promote .
Y-you guys
Nn? What do you mean by that?
Ark-san grabbed his colleagues, opened the gate that had just closed and then threw them in . He seemed a little embarrassed as he saw my forced smile and scratched the helmet that he was wearing with his finger .
Im quite the clumsy person you know I cant protect more than one thing at a time .
If thats the case, why not just promote?
If he promoted, he could just protect the King . Wasnt that fine?
No, the knights who protect the King would have to adapt themselves and focus on only protecting the King . Since Im clumsy, thats not something Im capable of . Thats why Im just protecting this place .
He said so as he looked towards the castle gate .
It looked solid and durable as it towered over the surroundings It was something meant to stop intruders from entering .
If I protect this place, no intruders will be able to enter . Which means that no one inside the castle will get hurt . Itll be over if they go over the castle gate though!
Ark-san was showing a bit of his playful side but I was thinking about something entirely different on the inside . It made me shudder .
He is in an academy, in other words . . hes a student .
He has talent with both sword and magic .
His attribute for magic is fire .
Clumsy .
H-hes a main protagonist .