The morning for today was quite different. Instead of waking up early like Retto and alfalfa normally do. The couple had overslept and woke up when the hands of the clock were closed at noon. There is nothing to do in particular in the town. Waking up early just became their daily habit. The reason why they overslept is something that little kids should not know until they have found their spouse.Falfa happily hummed busily in the kitchen making lunch. Meanwhile, the husband, Retto, was earnestly swinging his sword outside. Even though he's not planning on being a knight or a hero any longer. He still has this desire to stay in shape.Being in shape has lots of merits. Like being immune to various sicknesses and having the strength to do lots of things.“97… 98… 99… 100… 101…” Retto counted and then he noticed a bunch of people gathering near their house.I wonder what is happening. Retto thought. He walks closer to the gathering and takes a peek.His pupils got smaller seeing the tr
The next morning, I was summoned to the restaurant not to eat, but to attend a meeting regarding a previous incident.There were several unfamiliar faces gathered. Although I saw their faces before, I didn't ask who they were. The more time passes, maybe I'll learn their names.Everyone stands except the mayor, who is too old to stand. On the table in front of him were various maps and reports from other towns and cities. Reading each of them, most of them say the same thing.A red-horned bear attacks towns because of a lack of food in the mountain territory. Red-horned bears were not the kind of monsters that would attack humans.Mostly, they are known to be afraid and shy of humans. It appears that their hunger turned them into feral creatures.The lack of food was caused by the wyvern arriving at red horned bear mountain. Simply put, the bears are chased away by the wyverns.Wyverns are local to the Fiore continent and they are monsters closest to dragons in terms of strength. Look
Night arrives and the appointed men are all in their position on guard. They walk around the town with a lantern and some sort of blade on the other. The town was always silent every night loud voices were easily heard if something happened.Sneaking out wasn’t very hard at all. I took the path from the backyard straight to the forest. The forest is in a deep pitch-black hue. Together with my black robe I easily camouflage.I dashed around the forest and find several sleeping monsters. There are dangerous monsters too, but as long as they’re not being dangerous. I don’t get the feeling of needing to cut them down.I leaped up to the giant tree branch and hop off the other. I continuously use this technique to further explore the forest. If I’m high above the ground. It would be difficult for the monsters awake at night to sense my presence.I made a pause and turned my head toward the group of a red-horned bears. The bears are currently facing a pack of wolves. Their sharp fangs gritt
After fixing the problem the town is facing. I still go on my patrol duty the next night. The town folks got very anxious days later and continue the safety measures. But after the news spread that the wyverns were miraculously killed, the anxiousness disappeared.The wild red-horned bears go back to their natural habitat and go back to how they normally act.“Wow! The wyverns are killed.” “Maybe, there are some strong adventurers that happened to pass by.” “That might be it… Too bad, we’re unable to show our gratitude to those nameless heroes of ours.”Even it's been three months since the red-horned bear accident… The mysterious man who killed the wyverns is still the talked-of-town folks for a while. Hearing them kinda fluttered me. But still, I won’t say that it was me who killed that dragon.I’ll live in the shadows now. I don’t need recognition.The only recognition I wanted is from the pretty girl seating opposite me.Right now, Falfa and I decided to have dinner at the mayor's
While in the Fairy kingdom, we also know as much as the Yuno Kingdom. The woman whose golden hair was braided pretty took a long glance at the brilliant moon illuminating the night sky. The scenery was beautiful but it was not enough for her to forget her current circumstances. Her eyes were sad and tears came falling. Knock. Knock. Knock. A few knocks were heard on the door. Before she answered, she wiped the tears from her eyes and replied. “Come in.” The sound of the door opening was heard and there the fairy in a maid's outfit arrived with a tray containing the dinner in her hand. The tray isn’t really necessary, since most of the plates where the dishes are served are floating by the use of magic. The maid put the food on the table beside the Queen in an elegantly beautiful way. The queen looks at the food, saying it's too much. The food served in her bedroom was always a full-course meal, from appetizer to dessert. And the volume is too much for one person to consume. I
Falfa woke up after hearing the scream. She immediately looked at Retto worriedly.“He is not here… Dear Retto.”Falfa got more anxious seeing that Retto’s weapons were left in the room with her.Liana kingdom is a peaceful kingdom known to many. High-level monsters are rare to see and monsters attacking humans are near zero. With that knowledge, Retto might have let his guard down.Falfa does sense danger because she is a monster herself. It might be her monster instinct telling her something.But the presence she’s sensing is different from a monster.She gritted her teeth, took Retto’s sword, and ran to exit the room. Falfa could still smell her husband, so he was still alive.Then, while running in the hallway, they appeared.“Extraterrestrials…”Worm extraterrestrials launch themselves at Falfa, their mouths open, revealing multiple jagged teeth within. They don’t have eyes, so probably they only rely on their sense of smell to detect their targets.Falfa leaped back to dodge and
Currently, I found myself sleepy while riding the ride toward the nearest train station to the town of Eden. I made a big yawn and rubs my eyes a little. Last night, I stay up on guard just in case someone summoned other extraterrestrials. Fortunately, there is no following incident that happened. Then, this morning I got invited to the knight's office of Acacia city to explain what I saw. There is nothing much to say. No one knows where exactly the extraterrestrial popped up. Still, the anxious feeling remains within me. The thought that I might be the reason the extraterrestrial attack happened was stuck in my mind. I can’t help it since I’m somewhat important to them. It's been years and I still have no complete understanding of what “vector” means. Is vector some kind of special player? Probably, I could find the truth if I ask Dia. But in our current circumstances. It was better to put some space. Dia and I were very uncomfortable seeing each other. Also, earlier this morning
It took me some time to explain everything move by move and how everything was just an accident to Falfa. She seems to believe in me, but the girls behind her the general store girl and part-timer waitress have their brows meeting each other. Their glare is piercing me. “I’m sorry, I will be careful next time.” “You’re doing the laundry and dishes for a week,” Falfa said. We go back home and the blonde girl is waiting for us leaning on the wall beside the door. She looks apologetic and her head a little bowed down. “I’m sorry for…” “I know, Retto already explain everything to me and he also told me about you looking for me. We get some takeout from the restaurant. Let's go inside and discuss things. I bet it's going to be long.” Growl~ The girl’s face turned red as a tomato and averted her head in embarrassment. “Not my fault being hungry… I’ve been traveling for quite some time now. I’m not eating well and…” “We already heard you, just came with us and eat.” I said then op