The Another World Grimoire

Chapter 2.3: Towards Chloe Village

“Ah, wait a minute, Hizashi!” said Rhea.

Their steps stopped as soon as they left the room. There was something Rhea wanted to talk about with herself. It does not rule out the possibility that they are missing something.

“What's up?” ask Hizashi.

Rhea looked back at her cursor and looked like she was typing something there. Suddenly, a demand cursor appeared in front of Hizashi.

[Rhea asked for the formation of the Party. Do you want to accept it?

 Yes (O) / No (X) ]

Hizashi was again confused about this. How could he not be confused, that the existence of the cursor is already increasingly similar to MMORPG games in his old world. Moreover, they could press it through their own hands, not the intermediary of a computer system.

“You want to form a Party?”

“Yes. So that gifts from Guilds when divided by your name are listed.” said Rhea.

Without a second thought, Hizashi directly presses “Ya” on the cursor. With this they officially formed a new Party. A party is a collection of several adventurous individuals who go on adventures together.

“With this, we have officially become one Party.” Rhea said.

Hizashi scanned the surroundings, and it seemed like his facial expression looked like one who was looking for something, but did not meet. Hizashi is constantly looking for something.

“Em.. Hizashi, what are you looking for?” ask Rhea.

“What we ride there?” Hizashi asked.

“Chloe Village?”

Hizashi nodded.

“Soal vehicle, anyway.”

Rhea then turned her body suddenly. He looked anxious and agitated. It was seen that he was not ready about their vehicle.

— B-how is this!.. I haven't found a horse carriage!..

— The bias of the horse carriage must be reserved first, but…

— I forgot to order it!..

“How is this? How is this?.” murmured Rhea slowly agitated.

Hizashi who saw his behavior sighed. He knew that Rhea had not prepared their vehicle there at all.

“You forgot to set it up, right?” hatch Hizashi.

Rhea was surprised, then she turned around. The look on his face turned slightly calm as if nothing had happened, despite the cold sweat dripping down his head bit by bit.

“T-no.. I tried to order it — em, well.. — you know yourself!.. The pocket is — yes! L-locket is closed. so..” Rhea was a little agitated

“View one lie..” muttered Hizashi. “You forgot to set it up, didn't you?”

Rhea was again surprised, and she lowered her head, then said “I'm sorry!” as much as he can. Hizashi once again sighed at his carelessness.

Hizashi saw an empty horse carriage and only saw its owner relaxing beside his horse, sitting on a bench. A man riding it — with the appearance of his forties like Tetzell and his traveler hat.

Hizashi then goes to the man, and asks about those who need a vehicle to Chloe Village.

“Excuse me, uncle.”

The owner then woke up from his comfort. He confirmed the traveler's hat that was on his head.

“Yes, what do you want, son?”

“We are about to go to Chloe Village, can we use your horse?” ask Hizashi.

“You want to Chloe?” ask the owner back.

“Ya.” Hizashi nodded.

Then, the owner of the horse-drawn carriage moved from his seat. He prepared his horse and all the supplies, and put it in the car.

Hizashi and Rhea headed for the inside of the covered horse carriage — sort of a tent in the horse carriage — to avoid the heat and blistering.

“Everything is ready, right?” ask the car owner.

“Ya.”

“Then we will leave.” said the car owner.

The horse was ordered to walk, and the horse-drawn carriage finally moved. The horse was running normally, not too fast or slow.

They came out of Dynoseus, passed through the Ruins of Nivuerde and headed eastward. In the heat of the sun, they pass like a cool wind.

***

They crossed paths that were in the lowland forest region, and passed through several rice fields.

Hizashi and Rhea were still in the carriage. Hizashi raised his gaze to the scenery out there.

— Pretty beautiful scenery, yes…

“But..”.

Hizashi then raised his gaze back to Rhea. Rhea was seen opening the outside of her adventurer clothes, leaving only a shirt without her arms slightly open.

“Haah..the weather is indeed hot, yes?” said Rhea who was relaxing.

“.. At least put that shirt on, dong. Jacket or whatever it is you call it.” Hizashi said with a sigh.

“Can't, I'll overheat.” replied Rhea briefly.

“Even he can overheat.” muttered Hizashi.

Until one day, someone stopped them when they wanted to go to Chloe Village. Their carriage suddenly stopped and this surprised Rhea and Hizashi who were relaxing. They then asked the horse-drawn carriage driver.

“Uncle, is there a problem?” ask Hizashi.

“.. Yep. We have a problem here.”

The three cast their gazes at the group of armed adventurers before them. They numbered about fourteen, with one well-bodied and idealized leader dressed in partial armour on the chest and shoulders.

“They are, who?” ask Rhea confused.

“I've heard of it, anyway.” said the horseman. “According to the adventurers who have been to this village, they are a group of robbers or bandits who used to travel around in the region of Retinia and Ersendia. But lately they are active in the village of Chloe.”

Hizashi and Rhea were actually living a little longer, they had reached Chloe village. Chloe Village was about five hundred meters away from their current position.

And now a flock of bandits have stopped them, not knowing what they want from Hizashi and Rhea.

“You're from Dynoseus City, right?” ask the bandit leader.

“If it is, what is the problem for you?” ask Rhea.

“My name is Frostle. Frostle Deccenti's! Now, bow down to me and hand over all your money to me!” said.

“Deccenti? You're from the Deccenti family?” ask Rhea back.

“Whatever is a problem?” reply Frostle rough.

“Of course it's a problem! You're part of the little noble family of Deccenti, aren't you?”

The Little Nobles of Deccenti were a ruling family in the western vicinity of Rehobot. The highest office this family reached was Earl and their highest title was “Earl of Retinia” for a century.

“He's a noble family? Why did he become a bandit?” ask Hizashi.

“It doesn't matter!” frostle Sahut. “Now hand over your money or—”

“—Or you will attack us with your subordinates, right?” hizashi Sela.

“Hmmft... Looks like you're quick to respond, huh?”

Frostle directs his subordinates and orders them to attack Hizashi and Rhea.

“Server them!” exclaim Frostle.

His entire subordinate drove towards the two of them, and each of them swung his weapon.

Rhea as usual responded when he got an attack from a sword or spear. The skill he has is not yet released. It seemed that about six people surrounded him and attacked him.

“Flame Fill!” An adventurer with his sword used the skill of filling the sword with fire. The fire snatched his entire sword so that it became a whole unit with that sword.

He pointed and swung the sword towards Rhea. Yet Rhea could still avoid it calmly.

“Receive this!” He pointed his sword at Rhea's left side

Rhea went back to her right side dodging her attack. The fiery sword had become useless.

Responding, Rhea pulled out her sword.

— Already expected, he's a level two adventurer

Rhea's sword became ferocious, and then he aimed the bottom of the hilt against the nape of the assailant. The attacker immediately fell to the ground.

***

Meanwhile, in Hizashi's view.

I couldn't have expected that I would be dealing with one of the Deccenti noble families.

This is my golden time to ask him about this event. As far as I know, nobles like them are the ones who can explain it, well — even if only nobles are Earl level, anyway.

For two minutes, we only looked at our faces. At least the Frostle was not arrogant to see me who was only a level two adventurer.

“I'll destroy you.” Frostle told me that. It seems that my hope that he will not be arrogant will not be realized.

“..With this spear blade!”

He pointed his long spear at me. Then, it's weird, but in my country, he poses like a chuunibyou, with his spear. Yeah, with the spear.

“Death!”

I dodged it casually. He missed his good opportunity.

“.. Missed, huh?”

How else, I opened my book and then cast one of the spells from there.

“Great Fort.”

In front of me came out a large, sturdy, and magnificent wall, made of choice bricks.

“Haaah!”

Indeed, this wall was easily destroyed because I did not supply magic energy to it. Frostle easily destroyed that wall.

— But, blatantly, he has already entered into my trap.

I put a magic circle around it, and just let go of the attack from there. If he still wants to mess around, I won't hesitate to finish him there.

— At least this is how I thought.

I hope he gives up and the fight is over. Remembering him who realized that he was already surrounded by some of my magic circles.

“Do you want to give up?”