Volume 2 Chapter 92 A Rising Bird Leaves No Trace
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”No way. I won’t allow it♡”
”Ahhhh”
Being pampered.
Both of her older sisters are giving her “good boy♡” pats.
He wants to be pampered like this until the end of the world. Kian thought.
After that,
Natra and Rufna, who were on top of the relaxed Kian, continued their affectionate morning service with their bodies and kisses──
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An hour later, after cleansing themselves at a nearby spring, they returned to the cave to have breakfast.
The morning meal consisted of dried meat and bread they had brought as portable food.
Since Natra and Rufna had brought in a suitable animal while Kian slept, they didn’t need to eat.
However, it felt uncomfortable for just one person to eat, so bread and dried meat were set out in front of them as well.
In contrast to the intimate moments they shared in the makeshift bed, Natra and Rufna sat with serious expressions.
By the way, both of them were dressed in Kitsune and Tengu kimonos.
Rufna had a small Tengu mask attached to her side ponytail as an accessory.
”My lady, I’m sorry for the late greeting, but I look forward to working together.”
”Yeah, let’s do our best together. I’m relieved to have you on board. Any confusion in your memories?”
”No, none. My memories feel like watching someone else’s life. But, I’m here as myself. At first, I was a bit uneasy, but after having sex with Sir Kian, it didn’t matter anymore. To ease my anxiety, sex really does the trick.”
Kian tore off some dried meat and alternated his gaze between Natra and Rufna.
”First, let’s assess our current combat capabilities. After that, I want to decide on a detailed plan for what we will do going forward. ──Rufna, what can you do?”
”What can I do… that’s a bit vague. I can cook and clean since I’ve served the Nakash family, so I know how to do some things.”
”That’s not what I was asking. Stop joking around.”
”As for combat, I’m a shaman. My specialty is setting up barriers using ‘Wall.’ I can also mostly use ‘Shot’ type spells. Think of me as a ranged specialist for party battles.”
”When you came to assassinate me, you must have used a sword too, right? That seems to be your strength in distance.”
”If you know Milady Natra’s sword technique, you get it, right? I can’t swing a sword like she does. I mean, my specialty is in magician skills.”
”Rufna is an elite magician who graduated from the ritual magic division of the monastery. She also holds the certification of a sage as they call it in the West. She’s much more adept at support and large-scale extermination than I am.”
Kian furrowed his brows at Natra’s addition.
”But, Natra is a master of ‘Shot’? You have knowledge of Kitsune, so I thought of you more like a shaman. Is your performance as a shaman better than hers?”
”Huh…? What are you talking about, my lord? I can’t understand.”
”Eh?”
(Did I say something wrong?)
Natra’s puzzled expression left him confused.
Neither of them could grasp what was unclear, and a strange silence filled the cave.
”…Ah, I see. So, you think a master of ‘Shot’ is like a magician?”
”Isn’t that right? If one masters ‘Shot’, they should be able to subdue their opponent with just a finger, right?”
”I see, so that’s where the misunderstanding lies. …My lord, when comparing me to Rufna, if you told me to kill 20 swordsmen 5 hundred meters away, I would finish first. I could charge into the group using ‘shadow’ or apply techniques from the ‘Shot’ system like ‘thread’, ‘blast’, or ‘pressure’ to subdue them with just a finger.”
Natra turned to Rufna and continued.
”However, if you told me to repel 3000 soldiers moving from oasis to oasis, targeting Izerland fortress, that would be tough for me, but Rufna could do it. She could create natural disasters using large-scale ritual magic.”
”Of course, if there are shaman among those 3 thousand soldiers, they’d be able to counter or resist my ritual magic.”
”Moreover, Rufna can manipulate magical knowledge and complex magic, making various things possible beyond just combat. She can develop land, and if you order her to build a house, she can create a simple one right away. If farming needs rain, she can perform a ritual to summon rain clouds, and if you want a barrier, she can set up a stronger one than Princess Maribel’s head magician. In short, her problem-solving ability as a shaman is on another level. My strength lies only in limited combat situations. For everything else, she clearly outshines me.”
”So that’s how it was… There was such a difference in ability between a ‘Shot’ warrior and a shaman. I apologize; strictly speaking, I knew in theory it was different, but I didn’t quite understand it. I exposed my ignorance.”
”It’s fine. When ‘Rufna’ ambushed my lord, she fought as a ‘Shot’ warrior focusing on efficiency, so it’s no surprise if there was a misunderstanding.”
”It’s quite astonishing that her main profession is a shaman. Without the power of a vampire, I would have been overpowered as a swordsman… Don’t lose your confidence…”
”Sir Kian, Rufna was raised to be the leader of the Dark Elf tribe from the beginning. It’s not surprising that she can’t match you in swordsmanship now. In fact, it’s surprising that she could win in the first round. If Sir Kian had realized he could win, he would have hunted down and wiped out by the wolfmen.”
”To be precise, I’m the eldest daughter of the ‘Rock Dark Elf’ tribe, belonging to the ‘Sword Clan.’ I wasn’t originally meant to become the tribe leader──”
Rufna took out a white cloth from her pocket and wiped Kian’s mouth.
She gently placed the hand with the handkerchief back on her crumbled knee, smiled wryly with her lips lightly painted in red, and lowered her brows.
”You know the story about how elves have a hard time having children? My family also struggled with that… Since I was finally born a daughter, my father was very disappointed. So, as a last resort, he raised me as a boy to inherit the family.”
”I see, huh?”
”Well, ──after that, my little brother was born, and my duty was done. So, there came a discussion on what to do with this delinquent girl. I was getting older, and there were no suitors, so, ha-ha…, it couldn’t be helped, I was sent to a local monastery. Since I had nothing else to do, I devoured the monastery’s collection of books. Then, at one point, I received support from the Nakash family and got the chance to enter Azrael’s warrior monk school for training warrior monks. …From there, things went smoothly. Before I knew it, I was serving the Nakash family and had been entrusted with barrier-related matters as the leading shaman.”
”This is the first time I’ve heard about Rufna’s situation. You must have had it tough. I’m sorry for pressuring your.”
”It’s not something you need to worry about, milady. Besides, ‘Rufna’ seems satisfied with the Nakash family and feels indebted to them. That part has slipped my mind now.”
”Rufna, there’s nothing binding you. Half of it was my selfishness bringing you into our group, but just give in and serve me.”
”I don’t need to be told twice. Just say the word if there’s anything I can do. I don’t have any hobbies at the moment and haven’t found anything I want to do. I’ll swing my sword for my beloved master.”
Rufna said this and blew a playful kiss.
It was a cheeky gesture, but when she did it with her light makeup and beautiful dancer-like appearance, it stirred something in him.
While Kian was secretly embarrassed, Natra spoke up from the side.
”To get back on track, I think it’s safe to assume that Rufna can do magician-like tasks.”
”Yeah, I was entrusted with most things in the Nakash family, and I believe I can handle most of what my master requires.”
Kian lowered the hand holding dried meat to his knee and stared at Rufna.
”So, can you open a teleportation gate?”
”Yeah, I can do that.”
”Really? Awesome…! This will solve our movement issues at once.”
He instinctively clenched his fist.
Until now, he had only been able to rely on friends like Christy and Aisha.
However, they can’t always be by Kian’s side.
Aisha is Oswald’s magician.
Christy is Maribel’s dedicated magician.
Recently, they’ve been able to freely request support since their interests align, but usually, they are too busy to meet.
”Sorry to ruin the mood, but I don’t recommend using the teleportation gate too much.”
”Huh, why’s that? …Oh, right, the barriers around fortresses.”
”That’s one reason, and if there’s a magician with decent skills or someone with high detection abilities nearby when the gate opens, they’ll definitely notice. Opening a gate creates a massive distortion in the ‘world.’ The ripples will definitely spread, and if I open a gate near Izerland fortress without registration, the Head magicians serving the princess of the borderland will come rushing in with knights.”
”But Ms. Aliona opened a teleportation gate before.”
”Aliona, that Aliona Gouldrin? The ‘Thorn Magician’ should currently be under the watch of the Western Church. I don’t know the details of her contract, but someone on the watch must have noticed. And she should be facing repercussions.”
”────, I see.”
Speaking of which, Kian had relied on a golem created by Aliona to move from the East End to the ‘Labyrinth of Roses.’
It seemed like they only opened the gate when exiting the labyrinth or when Serena came to help.
(No, but we also used the gate when finally leaving the ‘Labyrinth of Roses.’ …Ms. Aliona didn’t say anything, but she must have faced some penalty from the watchers.)
He felt grateful yet guilty towards her at the same time.
Since he was currently neglecting her, he should bring some sweets soon and properly apologize.
While Kian was lost in thought, Rufna shrugged her shoulders.
”We need to be careful with teleportation. If the head magicians discover us, it will lead to trouble, right?”
”Anyone who recognizes your faces will immediately ask questions. After that, it’ll be straight to the castle.”
Natasha is definitely out.
Christy will understand if he explain, but he doesn’t want to make things worse for her by causing more trouble.
He should use teleportation carefully.
Travel by horse or on foot.
”If we’re far from people, the spatial distortion from opening the teleportation gate should mix into the other magic power waves before the magicians notice. If it’s just jumping from the lowest level of a dungeon to the entrance, we should be able to do it as long as nothing interferes.”
”Understood. With that in mind, I’d like to decide on our future strategy.”
Now, he has confirmed the new strength they acquired.
He can learn more about each other abilities and set up teamwork as they go through the adventurer quests ahead.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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