The next morning, I wake up first while the three girls are still sleeping in their rooms. I briefly look out the window and then head toward the door. I open it and step outside. While the three girls are just getting up, I am already knocking on Luna's door since she is right next to me. She opens the door and simply comes out with me. We go to Mia's room and I knock again, and Mia comes out as well. The same with Suri.
"So, before we leave, from today on we only use our code names, okay?" I say and briefly look at all three of them.
The three simply nod, and we go downstairs, but on the first upper step I stop for a moment."Shit, the legend, please show," I think, and quickly create a dimensional rift and pull the legend out. I breathe out in relief. I quickly open the book, and the three girls look at me when they notice it. I let mana flow into the book and the text continues:
"he helps people, but not to be celebrated as a hero, rather simply to show the people that he will help whenever something happens, yet before that an unexpected event occurred, which is why the people do not trust him, but"
That part is new in the book, and combined with everything else it reads:
"A boy who trains because he lost something, and one day the demons appeared who were killed by the hero, which will become another problem. The hero faces the demons alone and no one trusts him, because in the past something happened with the demis he protected, and because of that he should have died, and yet the hero faces the demons alone and no one trusts him, because in the past something happened with the demis he protected, and because of that he should have died, and yet he helps people, but not to be celebrated as a hero, rather simply to show people that he will help whenever something happens, yet before that an unexpected event occurred, which is why the people do not trust him, but"
That is the entire text so far, but this legend is supposed to grow even larger. I am really interested in what will come next, because it is clear that I am this hero, but what kind of event happened is not written there. What could possibly happen? And this legend, it contradicts itself again and again.
I then walk down the stairs and the three girls follow me. We go to the food stand and get bread with egg and an apple. We go to a table while Joka is just coming inside.
"Good morning, you four," he says with a smiling face.
Luna starts eating, while Suri briefly looks around and then looks up into the air for a moment, and Mia also starts eating, and so do I."So I'm not a beastman anymore," Suri thinks and then starts eating as well.
We finish eating and put the dishes away. I already go outside while the three want to talk alone for a moment.
"He's incredible. Is he really the hero, Lui?" Suri asks Luna.
Luna only nods briefly, and everyone looks at her as if they already expected it, as if it were no real surprise for the girls. They then come outside as well and smile at me. I look confused, and then we leave the village.
"Our next stop is Kimura, a city beyond the border of the country," I say and point northwest, where the city is already located about 100 kilometers away.
We start walking and pass by the guild. I stop briefly and consider whether we should register already, but since we are going to the neighboring country Manduro and leaving our country Limbora, the adventurer license would not be valid, so we simply walk past it. I walk in front and the girls follow behind me. The four of us walk forward without any fear, because the three believe that as long as I am there, nothing can happen, but in the new country I am not the strongest, only number five."I have to become stronger," I think and keep walking.
We reach a forest and already enter it, while the girls hesitate briefly and then decide to trust me. I constantly look around and have cast an analysis spell, allowing me not to miss any monsters that approach. Instead of becoming denser, the forest becomes more open, and the trees gain more distance between each other. At a short distance, an open field can be seen with a few monsters. They do not attack each other, but they take up fighting stances.
I do not hesitate and snap my fingers. Two seconds later, there is an unusually smooth explosion on the field, perfectly controlled so that the ground and forest are not damaged, but all monsters die. The girls look at me in confusion.
"You're even stronger than yesterday in Lagoon," Mia says in surprise.
I simply nod. They do not know that I fought monsters all night, which gave me a good boost in power. I walk onto the field and look around."I also learned a new magic, a dangerous one," I think, and make a gesture signaling that they can follow now.
We cross the field and then enter the forest again on the other side, but it does not go on much farther, because at the end of the forest stretches a massive mountain range of red stone. The sun shines on the mountains, making them look as if they are burning.
We move forward along the mountain path. Many birds fly over the mountains, as it is a calm and relaxing place. The mountain path is not very wide, but rather quite narrow. Only one person can walk at a time, and two side by side is not possible, and the only sound is the wind as it hisses through the mountains.
Suddenly, a shadow appears on a rock wall. I stop abruptly and look up at the slightly smaller mountain. Suddenly, a Red Grizzly appears there, also known as a Wanderer Killer. The grizzly jumps down and drags me with it into the abyss. I can barely breathe as the speed makes the air around me disappear.
"Stay there," I shout up to the three girls.
I jump away so I won't be crushed by the impact. I then float downward."We've already been traveling for one hour, there are still five hours left. I have to hurry," I think and take a fighting stance.
My blue hair shimmers in the sunlight. I draw my dagger and rush toward the Red Grizzly. It cannot follow my movements. I appear behind it and slash its arm, but it narrowly avoids losing it completely. I jump against the wall and push off with my legs. I jump back again, and since we are in a gorge, I can repeat this over and over.
I cut its arm, then next time its leg, and after doing this ten times, I manage to strike its upper body and kill the Red Grizzly.
I jump back up between the mountain walls. I fly high into the air and land directly in front of the three girls, who look at me with shining eyes. I grin briefly and then continue forward as the path becomes wider.
We reach the end of the mountain region and arrive at the national border. By now, the sun is already setting. Beautiful colors fill the horizon, with orange and red dominating the sky.
We go to the guards who control the individuals wanting to cross the border. We stand in line, with only three other people ahead of us. It takes 30 minutes until we are asked to present our papers. We do so, of course, and then cross the border.
The city is already visible, which we reach after another hour of walking. We cross a massive open area where adventurers can be seen fighting and monsters are running around, but they are only weak E-rank or D-rank monsters.
We arrive in the city after showing our papers with our names and appearances at the gates. We walk through the lively city, and on every corner beastmen and humans live together and laugh together as well. I look around and start to smile, and a few tears roll down my face, and the three girls look at me as if they are surprised by my emotions.
"What's wrong, Mi… uh, I mean Cro," Luna says slightly worried and confused.
"It's just amazing to see the unity between beastmen and humans," I say with a smile and tears in my eyes.
The girls simply nod and then smile at each other as they also take in the harmony between beastmen and normal humans. We stand in front of a house sales building. Everything looks a bit more modern here. While in Limbora everything is built from stone and wood, here it is possible to create light using electro stones that activate at night. The buildings look as if they are made of metal and stone with glass, a mix of different materials. This place is also called the futuristic land of Manduro.
We enter the building, which is about 20 meters tall. Inside, a beautiful interior shines, with metal benches with cushions on the sides, and on the ceiling a lamp powered by electro stones.