Chapter 44

Not long after, the sky was completely bright.

Sunlight shone down from the sky, illuminating the earth and causing the vegetation in the Mangal Mountains to seem to be covered in a layer of golden gauze. It looked exceptionally beautiful.

However, there was no doubt that there were many dangers hidden in this beautiful nature.

The magical creatures that were active during the day began to become active at this time, causing ferocious roars to echo from every corner of the mountain range.

However, Vivian's team arrived at their destination without any risk or hindrance.

"Alright, we're here."

Vivian, who was walking at the front, stopped in her tracks and informed her companions behind her.

This made everyone relax, and they all more or less heaved a sigh of relief.

"Are we finally here?"

Merica cried out as she panted tiredly.

"Are you alright? Merica? "

Lumia supported Merica, her face full of concern.

"It's time for you to train your body, Merica."

Tierre stood behind the two girls as if she was bringing up the rear for them and said calmly.

"But, they're mages."

Merica immediately puffed up her cheeks.

As they had to reach their destination before the monsters became active, Vivian's team had to carry out a rather strenuous and hurried march along the way.

Under such circumstances, it did not take long for Merica to become breathless and almost unable to move.

According to the information that Vivian had revealed before, this elven girl was a pure mage. When she leveled up, her magic power increased the most, but her physical abilities seemed to be no different from that of an ordinary girl.

Since that was the case, it was naturally quite difficult for the beautiful elven girl to rush through the mountains. If it weren't for Lucia supporting her from the side and even carrying her on her back, they most likely wouldn't have been able to reach their destination in such a short period of time.

However …

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

Shien, who was at the back of the team, looked at Lumia, who was supporting Merica with a worried expression.

(He clearly looks weak, but not only can he keep up with everyone's footsteps, he can even carry a person on his back without panting or blushing.)

Shien was not surprised at all that Vivian and Tierre were behaving this way.

After all, it was obvious that the two of them were not low-level mages like Merica. They had always given Shien the impression that they were strong women, so it was normal for them to be behaving this way.

However, Lumia's performance could not be compared to those two at all. Since yesterday, she had been like a delicate and afraid pendant, hanging around either Tierre or Merica. The only thing missing was the words "I'm very weak, please don't bully me" written on her face. However, her unexpected performance made Shien feel that he had misjudged her.

Of course, Merica's performance also surprised Shien.

"Is there no magic that can strengthen the body?"

Shien asked.

Although Sean asked, he did not expect to get a reply from Merica. He just wanted Vivian to explain to him.

However, Shien did not expect to get a reply from Merica. He just wanted Vivian to explain it to him.

However, something unexpected happened to Shien.

"Body strengthening belongs to the category of support magic. I haven't learned the [Magic (Assistance)] skill, so I can't use it at all." Merica was still angry. "I'm proficient in fire and ice magic, so I've only learned the [Magic (Fire)] and [Magic (Ice)] skills. I haven't learned any support magic at all."

As soon as she said this, the surroundings became quiet.

Shien was stunned, his face full of surprise.

Vivian, Tierre, and Lumia were also stunned, and looked at Merica in surprise.

Only then did Merica come back to her senses. Realizing her attitude just now, her angry face began to be stained with panic.

"No … it's not … that … I …"

Melica seemed to be at a loss as to what to do and began to speak haltingly.

Upon seeing this, Sean scratched his face and said with an awkward but not polite smile.

"Thank you for your answer."

Shien gave Merica a way out of this embarrassing situation.

"No … You're welcome …"

Merica's pretty face began to turn red.

The originally quiet atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

It was not until a while later that Vivian broke this strange atmosphere.

"Let's collect the spring water first." Vivian looked at Merica with some amusement. "Merica, can I trouble you?"

"Al … Okay!"

Merica immediately ran forward as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Wait … Wait! Merica! Beware of monsters! "

Lumia hurriedly chased after her.

"Really …"

Tierre, on the other hand, muttered something under her breath and followed them, as if she wanted to protect Lucia and Merica.

Only Shien and Vivian were left at the scene.

"What do you think?" Vivian teased. "Merica is very cute, right?"

"Cute?" Shien immediately rolled his eyes at Vivian. "It's just a sentence. What does it have to do with whether she's cute or not?"

Shien almost cursed out loud, ruining his honest image.

"Isn't this good?" Vivian did not care about Shien's sudden change of words, and muttered to herself. "At least this will let you know that they don't actually hate you as much as you think."

"… Perhaps that's true," Shien muttered. "But this is just Merica, right?"

As for Tierre and Lumia, one was still cold and taciturn, and the other was timid and afraid of strangers. They did not have the slightest inclination to interact with Shien.

"Is that so?" Vivian said meaningfully. "Perhaps, there are some who have already let down their guard against you, but you just don't know about it."

After saying this, Vivian left Shien behind and walked in the direction of her companions.

"There are others?"

Shien had a blank look on his face.

There was such a thing?

Why didn't I know about it?

I didn't do anything special, did I?

Could it be some cliché "invisible strategy" that suffocated the development?

"Forget it …"

Shien did not feel happy at all.

Otherwise, wouldn't he have to suffer the retribution for all the things he had said when he first saw the plot of such a novel?

Would he become the main character who would be ridiculed? And one of those slow, passive strategy types?

Hiss … Oh no, oh no …

"I'm not, I'm not, don't talk nonsense."

Shien seemed to be explaining to someone.

"What are you doing? Come here quickly! "

At this moment, Vivian's voice came from the front.

"Coming!"

Shien immediately ran over in high spirits.