Volume 2 - CH 282

It has been five hours.

Since then, I have devoured about a hundred eggs while maintaining my haze.

Of course, I’ve encountered some monsters during that time.

It would be unusual not to find one, since I was strolling through the forest like this.

But the abnormality occurred to me.

This is weird …….

What is strange is that I have now eaten over a hundred eggs and about thirty monsters…….

And yet, not a single level is going up!

What’s going on!!!

[You can’t gain any experience. The monsters are too weak.]

You should have told me first !!!!

You were that one, weren’t you?

I bet you didn’t know that either!

You didn’t know what levels of experience the monsters of this species can gain, did you!

What am I again, your test subject?!

This goddamn void dictionary!!!!

I mean, don’t you usually tell me when you found out?

And why didn’t you say anything until I asked you?

You enjoy it, don’t you?

I bet you’re enjoying yourself and laughing at my suffering!

Enough!

I don’t know anymore, I don’t know!

I’ve wasted the last five hours of my life, and now I’m going to have to ask you to return!

Come out, you bastard!

Don’t grin at me from above, M(*&*[email protected]$)#@$!!!!

………….

Sigh, let’s go back home. ……

At any rate, I succeeded in eliminate that egg as much as I could.

It’s easy to kill them when they’re in egg form.

There may still be some left, but I’m sure the other monsters will take care of the rest.

It’s nighttime.

It’s still early enough for people to go to bed, but I’m still going to make a full briefing.

I destroyed the ball of water that Houen was supposed to have.

All that’s left is for me to get to the dungeon.

The place is not too far away.

Keeping a wary eye on my surroundings, I slinked off in that direction.

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When I arrived at the dungeon, Houen was already waiting for me.

I could tell from a distance that he was there, but if I left, the adventurers around might strike me, so I stealthily made a small golem and sent it running to Houen.

The golem poked his foot.

Houeh flame immediately seemed to notice it and lifted it up in his hands to stare at it.

The golem tells Houen to go that way, and he walks along.

After confirming that we had entered a deserted area and that no one was around through the haze, I finally appeared in front of Houen.

“How did it go? I didn’t expect to hear from you so soon. ……”

[It was no good. …… The level of monsters in this area is so low that it’s not worth the trouble. ……]

“Did you get your level up at least a little?”

[I couldn’t get any experience. Not even a little.]

“Sounds rough.”

He usually pitied me.

Damn, I never thought this will happen. ……

“So what are you going to do? Bringing Ouren into the Kingdom of Salettana is going to be tough without a good reason.”

[That’s right. Can’t they just let me in as if I’m familiar or whatever? In the fantasy world, there are such things, and you know, Tiara did it as well.]

“There’s nothing you can’t do in that form, but …… it’s too obvious.”

[What do you mean by that in this form?]

“That too, and you I’m a well-known figure in the Kingdom of Salettana. What’s going to happen if I have a familiar with me is that it’ll go beyond rumor and become news.”

[Ahw come on, dude!]

Although he was probably saying it out of concern, it somehow sounded like he was bragging and dissing.

Well, it’s a fact, and it might be something that can’t be helped

Ah, that’s right.

[Then, how about a familiar in your custody?]

“…… hmmm, maybe that’s impossible. …… Keeping Ouren hidden from this country is the same thing as grabbing the cloud in the sky.” (matter of speech)

[What the heck do you mean by impossible? Grabbing clouds is an easy task for you, isn’t it?] (literally)

Ah, Houen made an expression, but he quickly hid that expression.

It was a simple mistake.

“But in the first place, is it necessary for Ouren to enter the Kingdom of Salettana?”

[Don’t say something terrible, aren’t you one of us? ……]

“But it’s better to stay outside so you won’t be found out, and if you are found, you can escape and deal with it.”

[If they find me, I’ll be in trouble, you know? What if some unknown and unseen fiend is near the country?]

“Tch ……. Surely it would be better to keep the public in the dark. ……”

[That’s what I’m saying.]

Well, it’s just a matter of time.

In that case, researchers and adventurers will all come looking for me, and Roze and Yurie who don’t know who I am will be the first to come hunting for me.

I’m confident I can win, but I don’t want to fight them.

However, it won’t matter if they don’t find out.

In that case, I’ll just have Houen gather information while I hunt around for monsters and work on raising my level anyhow.

I can either make my presence known before they find me, or I can keep it hidden.

If you ask me which is safer, I think they are both about the same.

Unless there is something wrong, no one is going to attack me even if I make my presence known.

As long as I can pretend that I’m a familiar under the care of Houen.

“Ummm ……”

[Is this such a bother ……?]

“No, I just don’t want you by my side right now.”

[Alright, it’s decided. Let’s go, Kingdom of Salettana.”

“!? Hey, wait a minute, were you listening to me?!”

Of course I was listening.

The only reason I’m doing this is to mess with you!!

That’s a really awful thing to say, for real.

[Well then, let’s just talk until we arrive.]

“No way, ……. Seriously, ……?”

[Damn right I am.]