CH 164

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We Met Up With Mr. Hannes and the Others “Grau! Grau! Wuff!” Leo used smaller explosions this time to lift the dirt around the hole. It seemed like she was going to do this several times to spread the dirt, so that it would fill the hole again. That did not seem very efficient… Still, after doing this a few times, the hole was half filled. “Well, that should be enough. Good job, Leo. Thank you.” “Wuff.” If she kept doing this, she would just create a lot of smaller holes all over the place. And so I would just ignore the crater that was still very visible. As long as the troll pieces weren’t visible, it was fine. I petted Leo to show how thankful I was. And once she had settled down, I strapped the baggage onto her back again. “That took a lot of time… Uh, could you run just a little faster, Leo?” “Wou. Woou?” After climbing onto Leo and looking at my watch, I asked if she could possibly run a little faster. Leo nodded in agreement, but she looked worried about me falling off. “Don’t worry. I’ll be holding on tight. I want to reach Range village today.” “Wou!” We had lost time doing various things, and at this rate, we might not reach Range village until tomorrow. But I wanted to reach Range village today, and give them the Ramogi… Besides, we didn’t really pack well for camping outdoors… We would not be able to pitch tents like we did during the exploration of the fenrir forest. So I would not be able to sleep comfortably. “Wuff-wuff… Wuff!” “Woah!” But just as Leo signaled with a bark, she began to dash, and I felt as if my body was floating upwards. We were moving so fast that the scenery around me was a blur. This was worse than I expected… However, I should be fine, as long as I hold on tight. Though, I would have probably fallen off already if it weren’t for my sword training… “Hmm?” “Wuff?” After running like this for some time, and when my arms were starting to hurt, I saw that two horses were trotting up ahead. As we got closer, they noticed us as well, and so Leo slowed down. “Is that…Mr. Hannes? There are two on one horse, and then an armored soldier on the other… Ah, it’s Phillip.” “Wuff-wuff?” While we were still too far away to see them clearly, I could tell from the back that it was the trio who had left the mansion. Rosalie could not ride, so she was with her grandfather. Since Phillip, who was dressed in soldier’s armor, was riding alone, there were two horses in all. “Well…could you approach them slowly, so that you don’t startle the horses?” “Wuff!” I said to Leo, who had been looking at me questioningly. If Leo ran at her fastest, we would catch up with them in an instant, but might frighten the horses. And so Leo barked in reply and slowed down a little. Still, she was much faster than the horses, and so it didn’t take long to catch up with Mr. Hannes. “Mr. Hannes! Rosalie! Phillip!” “Hmm… Mr. Takumi!” When they were close enough, I shouted out to them. While keeping his hands on the reins, Philip turned to look in our direction. “Leo, can you walk right next to them?” “Wuff.” After noticing us, Phillip said something to Haines, and they all stopped. Leo walked over slowly and then stopped next to them. “Mr. Takumi. You really are fast. I thought we wouldn’t see you until we reached the village.” “Leo ran really fast. So we were able to catch up much sooner.” “Silver Fenrirs are such astonishing monsters… We left a few days earlier, and yet here you are…” “Leo is amazing!” “Wuff!” And then Phillip got off of his horse and came towards me. And so I too got down from Leo in order to talk to him. Mr. Hannes and Rosalie also got off their horse. They still wore expressions of shock about my arrival. As for Leo, she looked very smug after being praised by Rosalie. “While we did take a detour…it is still a surprise.” “You took a detour?” While Sebastian was not here, Phillip was still standing straight and talking politely, as he did at the mansion. I suppose it was because Mr. Hannes was here. But more importantly, he said that they had not gone straight to the village. So it was no wonder we caught up with them so soon. “On the way, we saw several trolls coming out of the forest. It would be difficult for me to deal with them by myself, and so we had to avoid them by going around. Thankfully, the trolls did not notice us.” “I see…so that’s what happened.” Perhaps those were the same trolls that Leo had defeated. While Phillip could fight, the same could not be said about Mr. Hannes and Rosalie. Besides, if there were seven trolls, then it would have been very dangerous for Phillip to face them alone…so it made sense for them to go around. “Did you see the trolls, Mr. Takumi?” “Ah, we actually did see them, but…Leo took them down with ease.” “After seeing her do it in the forest, I am no longer surprised at what Silver Fenrirs are capable of…” “Wuff.” “The strength of a Silver Fenrir has been known for a long time… It really is amazing.” Yes, Leo had cut down the trolls so easily… They were three meter giants that wielded great clubs. I would not have been able to defeat one of them if I was alone. Leo barked as if to say it was nothing. But Mr. Hannes looked very impressed. “…Well, we should not stay here and talk, as we have a village to go to. Let’s go.” “Indeed.” “Thank you for helping our village.” If we kept talking here, our arrival at the village would be delayed. But as I climbed back onto Leo, and the others returned to their horses, I noticed that someone was looking at me…

CH 164

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