He leans his back against a rocky surface. The dried branches crackle in the bonfire surrounded by fire spirits.
Tonight is chilly. He is wrapped in a small blanket, and his big chest is deliberately lightly dressed. In his mouth there is a 10 centimeter thin twig which he uses to puff smoke.
Those who had hunted the parent magical beast âIruniikuâ had made camp.
ăMakushiimu (ăăŻă·ăŒă ) -san, you donât seem cold.ă (Akari)
ăThat is because the heat from the morning still remains.ă (Makushiimu)
ăIâm envious.ă (Akari)
The giant-man called Makushiimu flexes his muscles.
ăAh-haha, thatâs enough. Donât you see, Iâm only a youthful girl?ă (Akari)
ăYeah, a ădivine protectionă, a godâs providence, one could say.ă (Akari)
ăHow is it different from a Godâs blessing? Never mind, please pardon my rudeness Hero-sama.ă (Makushiimu)
Half a year had passed since they had been summoned. Despite there being no Maou, all the hero-hero flattery had gotten annoying. No, they simply had gave up too soon and the flattery had made them conceited. The other people who had been summoned might have also become fed up, perhaps.
The black-haired girl giggles scornfully at the muscular moustache âduramaâ man.
ăI see. Anyhow, leaving aside the criticism of your Hero, do you know the value of the game? Is there anyone among the Hunter that would desire it?ă (Akari)
The black-haired girlâs power is map marking.
She decided on the range. In her mind â a map manifested with her as the center point. The girl scans the area for anything with hostile intent. Her power allows her to view any red marks in real-time.
Anything suspicious in the mapâs fixed range will be marked. However, at times its function is not accurate; in the grassy plain it had marked a rabbit. Furthermore, there is no distinction between the level of hostility. Even a minor grudge is marked similar to murderous intent.
The girl appeared downcasted and muttered a complaint.
ăâŠâŠ itâs regrettable, but it canât be helped. I have burdened you.ă (Akari)
She had no stamina, maryoku, or strength left to muster. Up until now, she had been carried on Makushiimuâs back.
ăYou understand, right? For Hunters, to help one another is the basic standard. We have successfully hunted the treasured Iruniiku without sustaining injuries. Now we can sleep in peace; there is no need to be anxious.ă (Makushiimu)
Makushiimumakes a serious expression.
ăAkari, you may have needed assistance to make the journey back, but donât worry. Youâre still a child; therefore, whether it is you or another more, it wonât be a problem.ă (Makushiimu)
The reception from the country that had summoned them was colder than they had thought. It became a complex situation for the girl.
This is what Makushiimu had assumed.
Akari, the summoned girl with black hair in embarrassment laughed snobbishly. She fuels the fire spirits by tossing in another branch.
ăâŠâŠ regarding the magical beast, why hunt it?ă (Akari)
Akari made a weak yawn. She is very sleepy.
ăThe White Phantom of Arerudouria (ăąăŹă«ăă„ăȘăą) Mountain, was it? There were no rumors of it attacking people. And, there were no reports of its sighting. It has been several hundred odd years since anyone had tried to hunt it. I think it was the exception that our single group was allowed to try. Today, the hunt was savagery; it wasnât a laughing matter. I believe everyone else is also in agreement.ă (Makushiimu)
Makushiimu threw in more firewood along with some fires spirits.
ăDo you understand?ă (Makushiimu)
He retrieves more firewood from behind him.
The fire spirits drift into the air as fire wood is ignited.
ăSorry.ă (Akari)
Akari uttered the words she had always practiced.
This might have been Makushiimuâs baseless assumption, talking.
ăIs it possible you dislike waiting for death. You donât seem to be the belligerent type.ă (Makushiimu)
ăAre you, ill?ă (Makushiimu)
ăNope, it canât be due to age. From what I have seen and heard, it may be something big. In intervals, during the battle you lost the strength in your legs.ă (Makushiimu)
In terms of age Akari is still young and inexperienced.
ăIf you look, you can see that am still young. Well, at least to the women in town-ă (Makushiimu)
ăAh-haha, enough already.ă (Akari)
ăâŠâŠ you do realize that the kingdomâs ruling class can challenge the Hunters at anytime, right.ă (Akari)
They drew the lottery.
This time, in the case of the Hero, the kingdomâs government had merely twisted the Associationâs arm.
ăHurry up, and go to sleep. Tomorrow we have to get up early.ă (Makushiimu)
It had been decided that they will leave at daybreak.
ăWhat about watch duty? âŠâŠă (Akari)
ăIâm going to bed; I want to rub against some bare skin.ă (Makushiimu)
ăTsk, you sexual harrasing oldman.ă (Akari)
Akari in anger wraps herself in a blanket and lays down.
Makushiimuâs vulgar laughter echoes in the cold night.
Makushiimu puts down the lamp and gives a brief reply.
From the beginning he had sensed the influence of the wind spirits.
Hey, are you listening?
Itâs red, isnât it?
Yes.
Leave it be.
Akari ignored his voice and it brought her peace of mind.
At first, she thought the hard ground wasnât so bad.
The next morning the Hunters departed without incident.
Kurando woke up in the middle of the night, but there was no one to see off.