He must have seen that we were more tense than usual. He nodded seriously. I told him to be prepared to make a run for it. Then I increased the range of Presence Detection. My skill level had gone up recently, which allowed me to cover a wider area. It was probably just a little shy of Daniela’s now.
“…Can you tell?”
“Yeah. I can tell that we’re in big trouble…”
While things seemed clear to her, they were still foggy to me. Still, I was still glad that I was able to detect that there was something at nearly the same time as her.
“It is coming straight towards us. Be careful, Asagi.”
“I’m always careful. However, I’m going to be using this weapon.”
I said as I gripped my spear tightly. I had intended on using this escort quest as a time to train with the spear, and so had equipped it as soon as we left Yukka. The Cocytus Lance proved to be quite good against monsters and bandits. Whether they were small, beastlike or humanoid. Still, it was hard to get accustomed to fighting humans with them. But I was improving quite a lot…
Hopefully, it would be enough.
“Here they come!”
“!!”
For a second I thought about the bandits I had killed. My grip tightened.
“GRRRRR…RRRRRRAAAAAAGHHH!!!”
What appeared with a roar was a four-legged…what was it? A wolf? A dragon? No…human?
“Grendel!!”
“Grendel!? What!?”
“A type of giant! The result of giants recklessly consorting with other races and living too long!”
“I see. So that’s why it looks like that!’
It had the arms and legs of a human but the posture of a beast. Its body was covered in hair and yet there was a dorsal fin, horns and also scales. It was like a chimera…
“I will lure it away. Mister, you drive away when I give the signal. We will catch up to you, so do not worry about going too far.”
“Ye-yes!”
“Asagi, you can stay with me. Happy?”
“Yeah. I could just cry!”
Mister sat in the driver’s seat and tried to soothe the horses. The wagon in the back also seemed to be ready.
Grendel hesitated over who to attack first. It was enough time for Daniela to unleash an arrow. It was more to distract it than to do any damage, and so we were not too disappointed when it bounced off the creature’s shoulder. Either the scales were incredibly strong or Daniela had no put much force behind it.
However, the purpose was served. Grendel chose Daniela as his target. He howled loudly and then shot forward towards her. Daniela cooly stepped out of the way and shouted.
“Go!!”
“May luck be with you two!”
Mister and the other driver wished us luck. And with that, I sent deep blue magic into my spear. The white, semi-translucent weapon started to turn opaque. The blade grew and a handguard and ribbon appeared. Diamond dust filled the air. The Cocytus Lance. This was its true worth.
“Now, let us finish this before we are left behind.”
“We’ll catch up in no time on my feet.”
Daniela chuckled.
“Well, I suppose we can take our time with this one then.”
“Got it!”
Daniela dashed forward at the howling Grendel, and I followed after her.
I hadn’t imagined such a battle would occur, but this was part of the job. Besides, it meant more money!
Thx for the chapter.
Thanks for the treat. ;D
Thanks for the yukka arc~
Is it just me or is Asagi become more greedy for money?
Thx for the chap!
For the aake of buying a good trouser. He needs more money.
Also doesn’t hurt to have many.
Hurts to have too few coins indeed!
Ah yes. I expect Grendel be a giant abomination in this story. Author-san realy like Old english literature.