Chapter 80

OWMB 80 – The mountain hut

About an hour has passed since the battle with Magma Rock .

As before, we continued to climb the mountain without finding a dragon .

[Souta-san, if we don’t return soon the turtle vehicle will be gone . ]

[…I know . ]

Although going down will be easier than going up, the time we can use to explore is very short, even if we take that into consideration .

Shit…

Aphrodite seems happy to get the fragments of Magma Rock, but I’m not happy at all .

It is too uncomfortable for me that the only thing I managed to capture was Lizardmen, even though they are quite a lot .

Nothing .

There’s nothing else?

Right now, it doesn’t have to be a dragon .

If I get a good catch that’s worth the trip, I could descend right back home .

[What is that…?]

When I was considering that .

We could see some buildings made of wood in the middle of the mountain .

Is it a resting place for adventurers? I thought about it, but it seems quite strange .

The hut had a strange shape that would make you think: “A witch lives there?”

[Oooooh! This is amazing!]

Sheryl, who suddenly raised her voice, started running towards the hut .

[Did you see anything, Sheryl?]

[This hut is amazing! Everything in it is a craft made by a series of advanced techniques! It’s bad to have it on this mountain! It feels like the spirit of the craftsmen is slowly dying!]

[Oh, I see . ]

Is that bad?

Sheryl, who had her eyes glowing, looked as excited as she did at the mineral collecting quest .

Sheryl, who was very much into her hobby, entered the hut without thinking .

[It looks like the door is open… Hey Souta, let’s take a break, I feel very tired . ]

[Yes, I was thinking the same thing… We’ve walked quite a bit; I feel my feet could go numb . ]

Then, let’s take a short break at the hut and then continue on our way .

We’ve found a rather strange hut, but everyone seems to be happy and this place looks quite peaceful .

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[Wow, this is amazing…]

When we entered the hut, a pile of empty bottles that filled the floor jumped into my field of vision .

[A couch! There’s a couch! Fuu~ It’s really fluffy! With this, I can survive…]

[…………]

I still think it’s strange .

There’s evidence that someone lived in this hut until recently .

If so, who was it? Why?

I wonder if they really live here, in such a remote place .

[… Don’t move, I’m a demon hunter . ]

Shortly after I had that doubt .

A woman’s voice echoed across the room .

Rikku Gerbert

Race: Gnome

Age: 23

When I looked at the person who spoke, there was a woman wearing a hood .

She looked at us with a knife in Carolina’s neck .

[Caro?!]

I can’t believe it .

No way Carolina can be in that situation…!

No, did she just say she’s a “Demon Hunter”?

Why would she discover Carolina’s identity?

I thought only gods like Aphrodite could discover the human disguise that Caroline wore .

[Other human beings, why?! Why are you working with demons if you’re humans?]

The hooded woman asks angrily .

To be exact, a goddess is with us too, but I’ll keep quiet as that would make things much more confusing .

[That voice… Is that you, teacher?]

[She-Sheryl! Why are you here?]

The woman named Rikku saw Sheryl, showing a surprised expression, removed her hood .

Teacher?!

Now that I remember, I’ve heard of her before .

Sheryl’s teacher is a great blacksmith and adventurer, and it was said that she disappeared two years ago when she was on her way to a demon subjugation quest .

Originally, Sheryl began to accompany us on our journey as a purpose to find her teacher .

[… I’ll explain everything right now, so why you don’t let go of our partner for a moment?]

[…………]

When I tried to persuade Rikku, she reluctantly sheathed her knife .

Good, good .

Where should I start from?

Of course, I thought of not telling her all the things that have happened, but it’s still risky for her to think I’m lying to her . So, I decided to explain what happened to this day in an honest way .