163 - - Characteristics Acquisition Tour Day 2

Four days after Thor and his friends arrived at the ruins, the amber ants in the ants' nests had reappeared.

The flying dragon boat carrying the three Thunder brothers, Dialgo, and the others has taken off to the border town of Dadaan, so the remaining eight of us begin our sweep.

Since skill points are reduced in a group, Thor and the other four members and the four "Platinum Flame" members split into one layer and two layers, respectively, and begin the hunt.

Even though there were only four of them, the four members of the "vigorous class" hunted without restraint, and the eradication of both layers was easily completed in the morning.

Thor, too, was quite successful in his hunt, defeating the amber ants whose body fluids had been frozen by Yuril's ice-type magic technique.

When we returned to the ground to prepare for lunch, we saw a sunspot approaching from far away in the sky at a great speed.

Moo and Sora waved their hands, and after circling in the sky, the flying dragon descended at once.

It was a group of four young people who had arrived on the early afternoon Hiryu flight.

No, it is now a group of five.

"Prince, Thor-sama!"

As soon as she stepped off the ship, Eckria ran up to her with a smile like a blooming flower.

She is the girl from the Red Tail Tribe whose burns Thor healed the other day.

Eckria's beautiful face had returned to normal, and she had almost immediately applied to become an official prostitute of the Liberation Temple.

She has only been an adventurer for a few days, but she already seems to be getting along well with the other members.

"Leah, it's not safe to move so suddenly. We are in a noxious area now, be careful. Mr. Thor, thank you for waiting."

I'm sorry.

It was Sisang, the shieldman, who warned us in a stern voice like a leader.

He approaches Thor with a happy look on his face and thanks him with a deep bow.

Thank you for inviting us. We are not much help to you, but we are looking forward to working with you.

"I'm glad to see you two are getting along so well."

"Yes, Leah is great. I was surprised at how easy it was to beat the armored boar.

Next to come down from the airship were Riccal, a swordsman, and Hink, an archer.

They were walking unsteadily, shoulder to shoulder.

"Ugh, this could be bad. I think I'm going to vomit. ......

"Hey, you're dirty. If you're going to throw up, get away from me."

The fifth is Alethea, the water user.

As soon as she came down, she knelt down in front of Ram Merulla and bowed her head.

"How do you do, Lady Rummella? My name is Alethea, and I am the youngest member of the temple. I have not yet received my rank, but I would be happy to make your acquaintance.

"What, you really belong to our temple?"

"Yes?"

No, I'm sorry. It's about this."

Rummella glanced reproachfully at Sola's staff with the rain crystal stone and put her hand on Alethea's shoulder with a happy expression on her face.

"If you know Thor, he is a dear friend of mine. It's nice to meet you too.

"La, Rammerla-sama ......."

"You don't have to call me sir. You can call me whatever you like."

Beside the two of them, Riccar starts to make a fuss, as if he is relieved to have something to put out.

"Oh my God, is that you, Mr. Straccia?　What are you doing here?

"Well, that's a profound question, boy. The purpose of my existence is to destroy darkness. I can only say that it is my mission to be a torch for sentient beings. That is why I have come down to this land.

"Wow, you really talk like that!　Look, look, look.

Riccar's eyes sparkle as he proudly points to the two swords hanging from his waistband.

"I've got two swords too, just like Stratchia!"

"Ah, you too are a fascinated fool. But that's not so bad."

"Well, the other five, please, Mr. Chita."

"Yes, sir."

The dragon flies off in a pirouette and returns three hours later.

This time the passengers are a group of red-haired ladies.

"I didn't think I'd see you again, but here you are, playing around..."

It's been a long time, gentlemen.

Bettina's face was wrapped in a cloth to protect her from the sand, probably because she was returning from the wilderness, and Godin's helmet was still down on his cheeks, so neither of their expressions was clear.

Thor was about to greet them when suddenly someone's voice rang out from behind him.

"Hey, brother, what are you doing here?"

It was Kugase, who had been bullying the amber ants that had sprung up nearby, who came up to me with a loud voice.

He walked up to Godan and tried to peek inside through the gap in his helmet.

The butler, on the other hand, turned his face away and began to cough deliberately.

"Brother, why are you wearing a black-framed tag again, when you are supposed to be a Kongo class in your home country?　And this is for our town."

Oh, yeah, I think you've got the wrong guy.

"You look and sound like my brother Godan. You're twenty years too young to be trying to fool a pretty little sister's eyes.

"Uh, gosh, I think you've mistaken me for someone else, miss."

Godan forced himself to speak in a low voice, but it only made him sound even more suspicious.

After a moment of silence, Godan took off his helmet as if he had given up, perhaps because he could no longer stand Kugase's piercing gaze.

"I am sorry, my lady. It seems that I am done here. Hey, it's your brother. Surprised?"

"...... Are you okay?　Brother."

"I didn't think you'd be the one to find out."

With a bitter smile, Bettina removes the cloth wrapped around her face to reveal her beauty.

She then bent gracefully to greet Straccia and Ninessa, who had been watching the commotion without saying a word.

"It has been a long time, my prince, sister Ninessa."