Chapter 077

ps: accepting better names for the chapter’s title

Yu at first was reluctant to take this quest . Right now he was regretting not listening to himself .

“Yu, look over there, a twin tailed fox monster . ”

“Yu, who tought you swordsmanship? Was it an A rank adventurer?”

“Yu, do you know someone called Ranfa? Apparently he defeated an A rank monster using a single sword?”

(So noisy) – Yu

All the way Joseph, who usually did the talking wasn’t given a chance to do so, due to his place being taken by Moran . She was endlessly talking about everything conected with swords and swormanship while Yu was desperately tring to ignore her . After losing the spar, Moran was depressed for a while but upon entering the 「Forest of Marma」 regained her usual composure and started to talk endlessly to Yu .

Siamese who witnessed the spar was also glancing at him from afar from time to time, only whithout saying anything .

“Nina-chan, aren’t you worried? Yu is getting popular . ” Lalit said this trying to tease Nina .

“It is good that everyone is getting along~” (Nina)

“…That girl doesn’t have any bad intentions . ” (Lena)

“It seems she finally understands Yu-sama’s greatness . ” (Marifa)

The girls didn’t think that Moran had ulterior motives .

Meanwhile, the others were busy conversing .

“What is Moran doing? I told her not to cause any trouble, but she is getting herself involved with that boy . ” (Ann)

“Isn’t that good? I think she is trying to be friendly . ” (Memetto)

“Siamese-san, what do we do?” (Siam’s lackey)

“What do you mean?” (Siam)

“That boy has good swordsmanship . It won’t be difficult for him to become a C rank . ”

“So what?”

“Should we put some poison in his food to get rid of him? We could deal with him quickly . ”

“I am a noble and I won’t do such lowly things . Certainly, my skills may be lower than his but I won’t resort to something like that . ”

“Certainly, Siamese-san is a noble, doing such a thing is unthinkable . ”

“Siamese-san, there seemes to be a problem . ” It was the other lackey of Siam that noticed that .

“Is something wrong?”

“The people in the front seem to be increasing their speed to match Joseph-san . ”

For sure, that was true . Joseph’s walking speed was indeed rising but the cause was that Yu’s walking speed was the one that was getting faster .

“Annoying . ”

Yu said that and started running zigzag in the forest . Despite it being full of trees and obstacle, his speed was increasing even further as if he was running on flat ground .

“Do you have a stomach ache?”

Joseph quickly cought up to him and asked while grinning . He noticed that maybe Yu was running away from Moran but he really didn’t need to quicken up his pace so suddenly . Nina and Lalit noticed that and chased after Yu and Joseph with Moran . Marifa followed behind with Suke and Coro .

“…Kuro-chan, you’re not going to go after them?”

Since Lena’s physical ability was lower than them, she gave up on chasing them and walked normally .

“Yu-sama instructed me to stick with Lena-san . ”

Memetto and Ann were surprised that Kuro could speak .

After Yu ran for about 10 minutes he saw three shadows, around 200 meters ahead, running towards them .

“What? A child and her mother?”

Two of the shadows belonged to them while the other one was the form of a monster .

“They are being chased by a 「Steel Spider」!”

“Darn it!”

Joseph and Lalit could grasp the gravity of the situation . No matter what they did, even with their speed, the most they could cover was only a third of the distance . The running child tripped forward and the contents of the basket that she carried fell out .

“The herbs!”

While she tried to collect the herbs on the ground, the [Steel Spider] approached from behind . It was 2m long monster, as if it came from a horror movie . The mother immediately came and protected her daughter .

“Darn it! There’s not enough time . ”

Lalit and Joseph were heading towards the 「Steel Spider」but it was already moving its front leg toward the mother and daughter pair . They could only imagine the next scene in their mind .

Suddenly, *swish* a flying object moving at high speed flew past Joseph and Lalit . It hit the 「Steel Spider」and drilled a hole right in the middle of its head . The hole pierced trough the head of the 「Steel Spider」and continued to its stomach . After a few moments being frozen in place its body convulsed a few times . Joseph looked back and asked .

“Yu, was that you?”

“As I thought, 《Stone Bullet》 is a convenient spell . ”

The object that flew past Lalit and Joseph was the 《Stone Bullet》that Yu cast .

“That was pretty impressive . Not only can you use that spell so accurately from this distance, you can also find them in your 【Awareness】range . ” (Joseph)

“Whoa! As expected from someone who defeated me . 「Steel Spider」is a rank 4 monster but you can defeat it with only 《Stone Bullet》 . ” Moran had caught up with them and started complimenting excitedly .

Yu headed towards the mother and daughter pair and started to treat their wounds .

“Thank you! Thank you!” the mother bowed down and gace her thanks many times . She hugged her child tightly in her arms .

“Brother, thank you . ”

“Yo, finally someone called you brother . ” Joseph couldn’t read the air and said that teasingly .

“Even so, this is the first time I met「Steel Spider」wandering around the 「Forest of Marma」 . ” (Joseph)

“Yes, usually we come to this place to gather herbs but we’ve never met that monster before . Even goblins rarely come to this place . ”(Mother)

“If that is the case, it is better to escort you out of the forest . ”(Yu)

“Wait, how many hours would that take . ? Do you think that we can wait for you to come back?” (Joseph)

“Then I’ll just abandon the quest . About the promotion, I will take it later . You can just move ahead without me . ” (Yu)

Yu then applied 【Enchant Magic】on the mother and daughter to increase their physical ability .

“You know, I think it would better if we finished this quest together . ” (Eckart)

“I’m of the same opinion as Eckart . ” (Lalit)

“I don’t want to side with you but I agee . ” (Moran)

“Tch, you are all idiots . So what should we do about it? Should we just wait here like idiots?”(Joseph)

“I hate waiting . ” Siam said that but he continued: “But as a noble it is my duty to protect the citizen . Isn’t that right?”

To his question, his lackeys could only nod and stay silent . After all, the group had decided to wait for Yu .

“Memetto, is there a way to increase the range of 【Awareness】or any other skill to search this far?”

“I never heard of that . Also, that boy can use 【Black magic】, 【White magic】, and 【Enchant magic】 as well . ”

“Maybe it’s his job? A 『Wizard』is able to do that right?”

Yu and his party on the other hand escorted the mother and daughter out of the forest safely . He waited until he couldn’t see them anymore in the distance .

“Nina, can I ask something?”

“Of course . ”

“You know, when the child was saved before…”

“I’m pretty sure she was kissed on the forehead . ”

“I want to ask, why a kiss?”

“It’s a form of affection, I’m sure it was love . ”

“So, if you love someone you kiss them on the forehead?”

“Yes . If you allowe me, I can kiss you . Can I, Yu?”

“Sure . ”

At that moment, the air was frozen . Nina smiled at his reply but Lena’s staff fell to the ground . Marifa stood expressionless but her ears were twitching violently .

“Y-Y-Yuu…Yes Yes Yes, I’ll kiss you . ”

“Just one time, alright?”

“Yes . ”

Nina moved in front of Yu and using both hands kept Yu’s head in place .

… . .

“Wha,wha, where are you going to kiss? When I said you can kiss me I ment in the forehead! Who told you to do it on the lips?”

“B-b-but, Yu is irresistible . Alright, this time I’ll do it on your forehead . ”

Once again Nina tried to steal a kiss from his lips . Before she could succeed, Lena pushed Nina out of the way .

“That was close… Now it is my turn . ”

“How can you do that? It should be me . ”

Lena closed her eyes and moved towards Yu but Coro and Suke struck her down . Of course it was by the order of Marifa .

“My master . You gave me a place to stay, a nice house, a meal and even a bath . If anyone is allowed to kiss you, it should be me . ”

Marifa licked her lips and faced Yu .

“How dare you…”

Nina regained her composure and pushed Marifa out of the way . While the two were trying to stand in front of Yu, Lena was trying to get away from Coro and Suke . After an endless dispute, it was decided that the three of them will get their turn . The first was Nina, followed by Lena and lastly Marifa . The three of them kissed Yu in order .

Nina couldn’t hold her joy . After that she ran around the neighborhood in excitement .

Lena pulled her triangle hat to hide her bright red face .

Marifa’s tears flowed down as she stared into the ground .

Leaving Yu behind, who was quietly looking into the sky . With a sad tone he asked to himself . “Am I actually being loved?”

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Status window

Name:Eckart LimonRace:Giant

Job:Warrior, Heave KnightLevel:28

HP:1979MP:113

Strength:483Agility:76

Vitality:534Intelligence:43

Magic:28Luck:34

Passive Skills

Hammer Mastery:LV3Shield Mastery:LV2

Physican Strengthening:LV2HP Revovery Speed Up:LV2

Stripping:LV2

Active Skills

Hammer skill:LV3

Shield Skill:LV2

Body Enchance:LV3

Special Skills

None

Equipped Weapon:

Hammer of Black Steel (Grade 5): Strength up

Equipped Armor:

Helmet (Grade 5): No effect

Black Steel Armor (Grade 5): No effect

Steel Leg Pad (Grade 6): No effect

Tower Shield (Grade 5): Defense up

Equipped Accessories:

Steel Bracelet (Grade 6): Agility up