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Chapter 333- Moving On

The Beastmen’s Convention Edition

Chapter 333- Moving On

“I know you’re busy with the party this time, but thanks for coming back.”

“No problem at all.”

“Come back whenever you’re free.”

“Thank you.”

The day after the party was over, Andrei nii-sama saw us off at the door.

“”we’re off.””

Sophie and I said and left the mansion.

“First, let’s go to a secluded place.”

“Yes.”

Sophie and I walked through the streets, using our stealth to stay out of sight.

“There’s nothing that stands out around here.”

“Yes, I suppose so.”

We walked out of the city and into the woods. I’m certain no one will notice us here unless we make a lot of noise.

“My skill level in stealth is 6, but how many skill levels do you have in stealth, Zero onii-chan?”

“Let’s see… 9”.

When I was pre-evolved, my covert skill level was 8. It dropped to 1 because of the evolution. I am amazed that I was able to raise it to this level again.

“It’s harder to be found and safer if you have a higher level of stealth skill, right?”

“Well, yes.”

Since we are trying to take a short cut through the deep forest, it is safer for the monsters not to find us.

Incidentally, the effect of stealth also appears on those whom the invoker touches.

“There is a difference in possible enchantments between you and me, so you can move faster than me, right?”

“Well, I suppose so.”

I can enchant up to triple half enchantment, but Sophie could only enchant up to double enchantment, I believe.

“We want to go as fast as we can, don’t we?”

“…… Sophie, if you have something to say, just get it on with.”

After being talked to in such a long and persuasive manner, I could at least realize that Sophie wanted to say something.

“I want you to run while carrying me in your arms as a princess.”

“No… my hands are full, and it would be dangerous if I stumbled or fell forward.”

It is true that if I carry Sophie in my arms, my stealth will affect her, and I may be able to move faster.

But it is usually dangerous to carry a princess while running at full speed. Besides, it is too inconvenient not to be able to take out my sword and start fighting on the spur of the moment in the deep forest.

“How about a piggyback? If you carry me on your back, there is less danger if you fall down, and I can get down quickly in case of an emergency.”

“Surely there’s no problem if it’s a piggy back ride.”

If I have Sophie hold on to me, I can free my hands, so I don’t think it will be a problem.

“Thank you very much.”

Sophie climbed onto my back as she said this.

“I’ll watch your back.”

“Thank you.”

If Sophie would watch my back, I would only have to watch my front, which would be a lot easier.

“Raiden double half enchantment. Hold on tight so you don’t get thrown off.”

“I understand.”

We ran to the beastmen’s territory where Carina and the others were waiting for us.

“It’s almost night, what are we going to do?”

We had been running as fast as we could for several hours from morning to evening, and we were probably a third of the way to our destination.

I have the title sleepless night, so I have no problem not sleeping for a few days, so I can proceed through the night as well. But for Sophie, who hasn’t earned sleepless night, it would be a little tough even if she didn’t sleep for a day, and I wouldn’t recommend sleeping on my back because it’s dangerous.

“How about we leave the deep forest just after 9:00 p.m. and take turns sleeping for four hours at a time?”

“… That might be a good idea.”

We should leave the deep forest at the time when the night monsters in the deep forest are most active, and take turns keeping watch. This method is the safest, so we adopted that idea.

After about 7:00 p.m., we stopped moving and started preparing for the night camp and dinner. Then, from 9:00 p.m., I went to bed and Sophie took over the watch. And again, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. I did the watch and Sophie slept.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes.”

We had breakfast at 5:00, cleaned up the tent we stayed in, and we left before 7:00 with Sophie riding on my back. Yesterday, the night passed quietly without any monsters appearing during the watch.

On this night, just like yesterday, we took turns keeping watch and spent the night.

“Onii-chan. Please stop for a moment.”

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

On the third day from Adolfo’s territory to the beastman’s territory, Sophie called out to me and we stopped just after noon.

“At the rate we are going, we will not reach the rendezvous point just in time.”

“Uwaa… it’s not like we can do anything about it in a hurry, so what should we do?”

Even now, I’m running as fast as I can within the limits of safety, so it’s difficult to quicken my pace any further.

“Since there is no point in meeting up with them at night, why don’t we spend the rest of today hunting monsters in the deep forest?”

Even if we could meet up with the three of them at night, we wouldn’t be able to enter the town because the gates to the town are already closed.

So, in order to deliberately delay the meeting a little so that it would be in the daytime, I suggested that we stop heading to the meeting point today and go hunting for monsters in the deep forest.

“Shall we do that?”

I adopted Sophie’s suggestion and stopped going forward and hunted the monsters today. That raised my level by one.

We spent the night taking turns keeping watch as before.

In the morning, we headed back toward the rendezvous point, and as Sophie had planned, we arrived at the rendezvous point a little before noon.