We prepared our stuff, got our reward, and prepared for departure.They were outside and the people of the village were saying their farewells."See you, young adventurers!" the village head said to them.Phize, Hazel, and Lili waved back at them.Trif just took the lead and left.They followed after him."Yeah, I'm not going to miss that village not one bit. I do appreciate their hospitality, though," Phize thought."Trif, maybe let me pick the place we're going to first," Hazel proposed.He grunted, "Tch.""Before we try to find an official village or city to stay in, we're buying the stuff we saw back at Yato.""We're going back to Yato?" Lili asked.She replied, "Yes! We'll also go back to Macol, since they have Brewing Stations, where we can get products like mana potions or even healing potions. Then from there on, we head to wherever we want."She folded the map and put it in her pocket.Hazel continued, "LET'S GO! NO HOLDING BACK! WE HAVE THE RICH LIFE NOW!"They took another
"Hiometry? Let me see. Hm, I think you make a good point. It's the capital of the continent, so it's bound to have an Adventurers' Guild as well as the shops we need to buy our stuff. What do you all say?" Hazel asked."I think it's a good place to go to," Phize answered.She asked, "Trif? Your thoughts?""I don't care, as long as we can raise our rank.""Alright! To Hiometry we go!""Why don't we take a carriage this time?" Lili proposed."Yeah, I'm tired of walking," Hazel proclaimed.They walked around Macol and saw a carriage passing by, it was painted white, and the 2 horses pulling it were bay horses.Hazel rose her hand and the coachman stopped by for them.He asked, "Destination?""Hiometry, please.""I see, will all four of you be riding?""Yes.""2000 Fers.""Yikes, that's costly," she exclaimed."We'll be traversing two large cities before we even get to the place, hence, the price.""I guess, all the cities we've traveled to, we're pretty small in comparison to the ones we
Returning to Phize and Hazel's conversation, she decided what to tell him."It's a secret.""Aw, but why?" Phize asked her."Reasons."Sip."You really love that coffee, don't you?""Of course, I've never tasted anything quite like it.""Ah, just how many minutes went by?""I'm not sure, I don't think we took too long though.""Wanna go exploring more?""Hm. It's a bit early but let's go back. I kinda wanna explore the rest of this city with my party members.""That's odd, I thought you didn't like either of them?" he asked."That was before, yet, not too long ago, I felt like this party could actually be fixed so that it can feel like... an actual party. In order to do that, I want to put my trust in them, so that they put their trust in me.""I don't mind, since I refrain from chatting with them. Let's go."They got up from their seats. Hazel sipped the final contents of her beverage and threw it into the trash bin nearby. She followed him.......They went to the Adventurers' Gui
The group walked out into the distance, getting farther and farther from the city. Then from their line of sight, slimes appeared, hopping from here and there, the majority of the seemingly innocent monsters were colored sky blue, others were green, and a few were yellow."Following the primary colors, I see..." Phize thought."Are those... slimes?" Hazel asked."They look weak... LET'S KILL THEM!" Trif barked.Phize replied, "Bloodthirsty as ever," he turned to Lili, "What do you say Lili?"He was astonished, "Eh?"Her tail was wagging and she stared at the hopping slimes, in admiration, that is.He asked again, "Lili?"She snapped back to her senses, "OH!"She excused herself to cover up her display of affection for said monster, "What? I-I'm not thinking of keeping those slimes. T-Those are monsters.""Oh yeah? Your tail says otherwise.""M-MY TAIL?!"She became self-conscious of her wagging tail and she tried to stop it. She noticed that all of her party members were now staring a
Lili screamed for help, "GAAAAAAAH!!! HELP ME!!!"The flock of Piphus Orgalas was chasing her. She ran toward Trif and went past him.Once she did, Trif cast a spell, "CONJURE SPIKES!"The first 5 boars ran into the spikes and panicked, the rest of the boars bumped into those 5 which killed them instantly, which in turn protected the rest, the remaining split into two directions, the left which Phize has covered, and the right with Hazel.He yelled at them, "YOU TWO DUMMIES! GO ON AND DO YOUR JOB!"7 of the boar-like creatures were chasing after Phize. He was breathing in and out rapidly.He panicked in his mind, "What's my plan? What's my plan? What's my plan? What's my plan?... Got it, I'll just do the same thing as he did."He turned to the monsters and chanted, "CONJURE SPIKES!"The ground shook and spikes formed from the ground. Little did he know, the Piphus Orgala was famous for adapting, and so it did, by going around the formed structures."CRAP!"The boars were almost near h
Damn it, I knew it would come soon, but...Phize told him, "Yeah, I'm tired of how you do things, all you do is constantly order us around, and then take all the credit for yourself."Trif went to him and confronted him, "Yeah, because I'm about the only person who takes care of things.""YOU? If it weren't for us, you would've been dead by now.""ME? I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS USELESS TEAM! EVEN WHEN I SAID THAT I'D DITCH YOU IN AN INSTANT, I CHOSE NOT TO.""Oh, now it's a test of endurance, is it? Do you know how much I tolerated your annoying behavior, even when I did nothing?""Endurance? HAH! If anything, I'm suffering from being in this team in the first place. All I ever felt from the start of the semester was instant regret."The people were starting to take notice of them. Hazel stood from her stool.She said to them, "Guys, that's enough."Trif continued, "Look here, fucker. I kept this team together. So, it's best to shut your mouth right now, and shut the hell up."Phize yell
The receptionist left his station and went to Trif, "NO PUNCHING HERE! IF YOU TWO ARE GONNA FIGHT, DO IT OUTSI-"Trif punched him in the face, he dropped to the floor."Shut up, this is none of your business.""O-O-OKAY!"He left in a frenzy.Hazel and Lili didn't know what to do, they just stood by and watched.Phize ran to Trif. He released another punch, but Trif dodged it.Trif went for the gut and he successfully hit him."GACK!"Trif's strength was suddenly amplified, much stronger than the earlier punch to the cheek, so he got propelled to the door.Trif went to him and pushed Hazel to the side."Don't intervene."Phize coughed up blood."H-How in the," he coughed, "world..."Trif grabbed his collar and brought him to the wall."I've always wondered, what would happen if we fought without my lackeys. I always thought you were so much better than this but in the end..."He choked him.Hrrrk. Hrrrk. Hrrrk."...It's still the same result."Phize held the hand grabbing his neck and
Trif said to Phize, "Shut up... you do not know anything about me...""Keep on saying that and we will never come to a conclusion. For you to have a say in my life, you have to let me have a say in yours. That's the only way," Phize explained."Alright. If you want to know so badly, then I suppose there's nothing else to do. I hope you're ready for a beatdown.""I've already been beat, how worse can it be?""You're not making this any easier for yourself."Trif ran to him, then once he got up close, he prepared his right arm."There it is! Now I can prepare for his attack," Phize thought.But instead of his right arm extending, he changed his attack into a kick which hit Phize's left shoulder."ACK!"Phize disregarded the pain, ran to him, and readied for a strike."I'm starting to understand his moves a little bit. If my guess is right, he'll try to evade my attack and hit me from my side," he surmised.Trif slightly moved to the right."Bingo."Phize redirected his jab in the other'