Book 4: SS 3

Book 4: SS 3

One Hundred Years Adventure

Samanthaa, you bitch! You fucking did it again!

Because, therere this many targets! Kyahaha!

The angry voice of a small dwarf youth echoed inside a village that was surrounded by a forest at the southern part of Claydale Kingdom. Another small human girl cheered in delight while running around in respond to that.

They were still ten years old despite appearance. The youth was from a race called dwarf, so it couldnt be helped for him to be short despite having tough body, but the human girl called Samantha was clearly more petite compared to the kids around her age.

Dalton too should just become blacksmith if youre a dwarf. This is all because you keep working with wood all the time!

I told you that Im not rock dwarf but mountain dwarf you itty bitty!

Haa!? Who are you calling a hobbit!?

I didnt say anything like that!

Samantha fired Stone Bullet from her staff. This time it was the young dwarf Dalton who screamed while running around.

Normally it was impossible for a kid to cast Sorcery or firing it to another kid, but the two were childhood friends who had been together almost all the time since they were born. They were used to do this kind of exchange in a sense. Samantha had become able to adjust the strength of her sorcery and now Dalton too wouldnt even be injured just from getting hit by a small rock thanks to all his training.

The cause of their quarrel was because of Samantha using Daltons woodworks as targets for her sorcery.

The popular impression of small and tough rock dwarf was as blacksmith living in a cave but, mountain dwarf like Dalton was a race that lived in forest and they had skilful hands for craftsmanship using wood or precious metal.

Daltons family had been living in this village since his parents generation. Naturally he imitated his parent and began working with wood but, Samantha noticed that and when she saw Daltons trial works, she thought they were just right to be target practice for her sorcery.

Those works were still just crude practice item, but Dalton too wasnt that mature that he could forgive seeing something he created getting destroyed. But, Dalton could also understood that his childhood friend played her mischief on him because he was unresponsive to her after starting practicing, so he wasnt genuinely angry to her.

After all in the past Dalton also harbored the same feeling when Samantha got absorbed with the joy of sorcery when she was around three years old and wouldnt play with him.

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Make a weapon, make a weaponnn

Shut your trap Samantha!

Their quarrel settled down and Dalton started shaving wood once more in a place near the forest. Samantha who sat down on a log was swinging her legs back and forth while making a ruckus.

I already made you a staff before this!

The staff that Samantha was using was created by Dalton. Of course it didnt have magic stone embedded on it like the one that professional sorcerer used, but Samantha was always carrying it around with her everywhere since he gave it to her as birthday present.

W-ro-nggg. I mean your weapon Dalton.

Youyou still havent given up huh.

Dalton muttered in exasperation. He let out a sigh that didnt suit a child like him.

Im going to be a woodwork artisan, not an adventurer. You too Samantha, if youre going to be a sorcerer, dont aim to become something like adventurer, beerr, what is it again? Aim to become a palace court sorcerer or something.

It seemed that Samantha wanted to become an adventurer and she tried to convince Dalton to become one too at every opportunity.

Samantha was the village chiefs daughter. Her family was considered as well-off in this village. If they used their connection then surely she would be able to get sorcerer work even at the capital. Samanthas father was friend with Daltons father. He hoped that if possible his daughter could just marry into a well-to-do merchant family or something.

Samantha was tiny but, he heard that actually there were several merchant families that had tried asking about the prospect of her marrying into their family.

She had soft silver hair and red eyes. Her face looked pretty even in the eyes of Dalton whose race was different from her. Her petite figure also provoked peoples desire to protect her. She was a girl with enough charm points.

In fact, even outside the marriage offers, there were quite a lot of boys in the village who didnt know about Samanthas true personality and were attracted to her just from her looks.

No! What I want is to have adventure with Dalton!

Daltons expression turned complicated from hearing Samanthas honest feeling.

The two of them had few friends. Of course they had acquaintances but, the two of them only had each other who they could count as friend that they could be open with.

Samantha was pretty but she had intense personality. She was young and could use sorcery so it couldnt be helped that the kids her age were scared of her. Dalton was a mountain dwarf so there was nobody who could win against him in a fight. The kid who acted as the boss of the village kids ostracized him from the group.

The parents of the two were friends and Samanthas father, the village chief invited Daltons family to come to this village. Their friendship began from this closeness between their families but, for the two of them who had bashful personality, the other had become their irreplaceable friend.

But, there wasnt any sweet feeling in that relationship. They were male and female childhood friends but, the human Samantha preferred tall man with slender build, while the dwarf Dalton preferred robust and thick woman. The two had never regarded each other as the opposite sex.

The two were childhood friends with friendship that surpassed such gender and race difference. When Samantha did something, she thought it would be good if Dalton was with her. Dalton also had the same kind of thinking, so he couldnt just treat Samanthas feeling carelessly.

Dalton too had experience hunting, and if it was just a goblin than he would be able to defeat one if Samantha was with him. Dalton was also a boy. There was no way his heart wouldnt dance from that.

If I feel like it.

Yosh! Then when are we going? Tomorrow?

I told you if I feel like it!

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Such daily life kept repeating until one day, Samantha who finished quarreling with Dalton just like usual suddenly recalled something and talked to him about it.

Hey hey, Dalton. Have you ever seen an elf before?

Elff? Aint no way I ever see one.

Dalton was used with Samanthas erratic behavior and her abrupt change of topic but, he tilted his head at the unusual topic. Samantha proudly explained in respond.

I heard from father. It seems an elf family is going to come to this village.

Haa~? Thats unusual. Whats more its a whole family.

Forest elf lived deep inside forest. Unlike dwarf who got involved with human in order to create things, elves were an insular and exclusive race. Most elves who came out from their forest were considered as oddball.

Yep, family. And I heard that elf family also has a kid. Whats more that kid is also ten years old like us!

Thats even more unusual

Even in human country it wouldnt be that hard to catch sight of elf but in general those elves were already adult. In the first place elves could live longer than dwarf. Their children had slow growth and also few in number, so he heard that they often became kidnapping target at area with bad public order.

Proper elf parents wouldnt bring their child out of the forest. Dalton didnt know whether the parents were eccentric or not but, he felt pity toward the elf kid, wondering whether they would be able to adapt in human village although it wasnt really his business.

But Daltons worry ended up to be needless. Not only that, his worry was completely off the mark.

One month later.

Theres really a dwarf here. And hes round! So strange!

Dragged by her arm to Daltons workplace was a small elf girl who looked like she was still 6 or 7 years old if she was human.

Oi, Samantha. Whos this rude fellow?

Dalton put on an unamused look and glared at Samantha who dragged the little elf here, but Samantha looked smug for some reason and puffed out her nonexistent chest.

I found her so I caught her! Shes so tiny and cute!

Im not tiny! Even you dont look that different from me! Also dont call me fellow call me Miranda! Youre cutting living trees around here, dwarf and human are really barbaric!

Haa? Youre smaller than me you shrimp! Dont group me with Dalton!

Im not small you two pipsqueak and stumpy! If you elf really treasure the forest than just go eat grass quietly!

HYAHHOOO!

What the!?

GAA!?

The two screamed, while Samantha charged forward with a wonderful smile. The huge bear also got surprised by the commotion and let out a growl.

Stone Bullet

Samantha charged while swinging down her staff. Dozens of pebbles shot off from there.

Stone Bullet that fired off pebbles would change in quantity and accuracy depending on the sorcerers skill. Samantha would only fire a single pebble when messing around with Dalton, but she finally threw away her restrain to the wind when encountering the adventure that she had been dreaming for.

Kyahahahahaah, crap

GAAAA!

But, the bears skin couldnt be pierced by something like pebbles. Even so the bear still felt pain and it raised its claw toward Samantha with an angry look.

*BOKON*

In that moment, the bear stepped forward and its foot stumbled on a hole on the ground.

Samantha, what are you doing!?

It was Miranda who created a depression on the ground with her earth spirit magic. She yelled while drawing her bow.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The bear noticed that and this time it headed toward Miranda. Miranda froze for a moment from fear. But the bears rush was stopped by the club that struck its face from the side.

Get away you two!

Although the club was swung with a dwarfs physical strength, the attack didnt deal any damage when the dwarf was still a boy and the club was made from wood. The bear got even angrier instead and swung its claws. It left a deep gash on the club and made Dalton felt cold in his guts.

Wind Cutter

GUGAA!

Samantha!

Samantha was running around inside the forest with abnormal speed. It was a wonder where she was hiding such strength inside that small body. She fired wind sorcery that tore at the bears skin.

Ei!

Miranda fired her arrow at that timing. It grazed the bears eye.

GAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The bear changed its target at Miranda again. But, perhaps Miranda had seen something in Samantha who was enthusiastically moving around while launching attack without fear. Miranda too drew her bow again without any fear this time. She kept her bow drawn while jumping back, dodging the bears attack in a hairs breadth.

This is super scary!

KYAHAHA!

Miranda screamed angrily. Samanthas laughing voice overlapped with her scream. As though to vent her anger, Mirandas next arrow that was fired from super close range pierced the bears eye this time. The bears roar echoed through the forest.

Eei! Everyone attack! Finish it off!

Lets do this!

KYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Dalton stopped giving a damn at everything and yelled his order. Miranda and Samantha yelled back in high spirit.

NUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORYA!

Wind spirit, lend me your strength!

Stone Shot!

GUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The wind spirit slashed the bears face and stopped its movement. Daltons club smashed the bears skull. And last Samanthas Stone Shot buried itself into the bears face.

*Whum*

The bear swayed on its feet before collapsing backward. It convulsed for the last time before it stopped moving completely. Dalton and Miranda were convinced that the bear had finally died and strength left their body. Samantha approached them from the opposite side with a sunny smile.

This idiot-!

In that moment, the twos fists slammed on Samanthas face. They were punching quite seriously.

Samantha was blown away by the punches. But the girl got back on her feet as though she wasnt affected at all and she still smiled widely despite bleeding from her nose.

That was fun!

Seeing Samantha like that caused Dalton and Miranda to feel spent and then sat down hard on the ground. They unconsciously looked at each other and let out a long sigh.

Fighting the bear and seeing Mirandas smile made the two realized that they were also no less idiotic than Samantha. The two of them certainly also felt fun during this battle where they risked their life.

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Then, lets go!

That should be my line.(Dalton)

Who cares about it.(Miranda)

Three years after that, the three who had grown a bit bigger compared to before began a trip to head toward the capital in order to become adventurer.

The well-known people of the village came to see them off, but they looked more relieved than worried seeing the three problem children leaving the village. Even their parents also looked the same.

Why the capital, Dalton?

Dont know. Ask Samantha.

Gelf-chan said that he opened his shop. Mira will definitely like it too.

Hee! I cant wait to see it!

Dalton who knew about the eccentric armor maker shook his head slightly at the conversation of the girls. He kept silent throughout it all.

First we need teammates. How about a thief and a swordsman?

Its not thief but scout if its adventurer.

Whatever. If possible I want someone cool and slender to join us!

Thats just your own preference isnt it?

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The three kids had grown bigger and became adventurer.

That was the beginning of their one hundred years adventure that would continue from there on.