Chapter 141 – Wild (8)
“Ooh… As soon as you open the door, the smell of medicine wafts through you. If possible, do some ventilation.”
“Okay? I guess I couldn’t handle it because I got used to it. Anyway, what did you talk about with the owner of the Mage Tower?”
Looking at the herbs scattered here and there like her ornaments, Merim lightly waved her hand fan, opened her window wide across her room, and answered Roden’s question.
“It’s nothing special, and they said they wanted to hear about what we went through while they couldn’t see it. It’s not particularly difficult, so I solved it simply. After that, Old Man Terra and Loxia…”
Her twin sister turned her attention to Loxia and made her explain instead, and she succinctly recounted the process and results of the test she had taken with the Master of the Mage Tower.
“… And they said it would take three to four days to get a wizard ID. Master.”
It is roughly the same period as the days it takes for a bag to be made at a leather craft shop. Thinking it was just the right timing, he placed her hand on Loxia’s head, closing her distance.
“I tried hard to pass the test. Loxia, that’s great.”
“Ehehe…”
Even as she gently caresses her demon girl’s head, she brings out her impression of being surprised by the content of her test she heard.
“There are even human-sized golems these days. Fighting an artificial monster… I vaguely thought of the wizard exam as a question-and-answer or problem-solving experience. Merim, did the test you took feel like that too?”
Contrary to expectations, Merim shook her head.
“Oh no. The process to be recognized as a member of the Magic Tower is similar to what Roden oppa imagines. After exchanging a few questions on the subject of magic basics, have the tester show you the magics that can be used to get a rough idea of your capabilities.”
“Hmm? Then what did Roxia do today?”
“Anyway, it seems that Old Lady Terra took a glimpse of her Loxia’s skills. On the way back together, she only found out after hearing her story from him.”
A disciple whom I met again after a long time in the position of the tower master. She guessed that she was very curious about Roxia, who was brought by Merim and who was from the Demon Tribe.
“No matter what the grandfather’s intentions were, he passed safely, and I was happy in my own way, so it doesn’t matter now.”
The results were good, so one Roxia continued, looking at the medicines and tools Roden was working on.
“Well, more than that, Master. It seems that there is still a little bit of work left, but I will help too.”
Even though he tried to say he would only accept her heart, he decided to get Loxia’s favor, thinking that it would be out of shape to keep piling up drugs in her room with her party returning.
“Then I’ll ask you. Loxia, we’re almost done, so it won’t be long.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Me and Merim will wash up in the meantime. Master.”
“Because if an outsider without herbalism like us helps halfway, it might be more complicated. See you later~”
After exchanging a few more words, the twins headed back to the bathroom, and Roden and Loxia continued to prepare the medicine.
Then, all of a sudden, Roxia smiled lightly as she recalled her days at her house.
“It’s been a while since I worked with the master like this. It was like a ritual to end the day at the potion shop.”
“Now there’s only one thing to make, so it’s a lot simpler than then.”
“I remember taking quite a lot before leaving, but in just one month, it was almost gone. … Birth control pills.”
Roxia, who dared to say what medicine she was making with her current owner, blushed as she recalled the days when she mixed herself so many times that she consumed most of the pill she had been carrying.
Now, if we don’t have body-to-body conversations every night, we’ll even feel quite empty.
“If the… If I hadn’t taken birth control pills every time I did, I and all three of my sisters would have had it. Master♡”
ㅡHook-!
As Roxia opened her eyes, she quietly blew a hot breath into her ear. Since crossing her line, whenever it’s just the two of you, she often flirts like this.
“Kuhm, big! For now, let’s focus on the work.”
“Whoops, yes.”
Roden cleared his throat lightly in order not to get caught up in the demon girl’s pace and focused on the finish.
The work took only a few minutes thanks to a well-coordinated assistant, and the two men went about organizing things around them while saying good work to each other.
Eventually, the two finished organizing everything and sat down side by side on the bed.
“…”
Roxia, who was silent for a moment, looked up at her master and said,
“Master, I’m going to go to the Magic Tower every day starting tomorrow, is that okay?”
“After hearing the reason first.”
After hearing a little more detail, she said that thanks to the permission from the owner of the Mage Tower, she was able to enter the library that only the members of the Mage Tower could enter. They say they want to build in many ways.
“If Roxia wants to learn from it, then she may do so, but… I have one condition. She must not go alone, she must take her companion. You don’t even have to tell me why, do you?”
If she, as her demon, roams the human city alone, there is a high chance that her troublesome flying flies will be seduced. Roxia, who was well aware of that fact herself, nodded her head as if it were natural.
“I thought the owner would say that, so I told Merim-unnie in advance.”
“Considering that the place he frequents is the Magic Tower, the only person he can go with is Merim. He’s also your guarantor. … Okay, starting tomorrow, let’s go around together with Merim.”
“Thank you for your permission.”
It’s definitely a good thing to have a desire to improve more than the current one.
‘You probably don’t want to go through a second time where you endanger not only yourself but also those around you because you have no strength. Furthermore, Loxia seems to want to save that guy, Escaros, somehow.’
Roden, who roughly guessed the reason why Roxia, who had awakened her potential, was not satisfied with her current level, was one of the protagonists of the raid she had suffered the other day, and her demons who had a relationship with Roxia in the past. It reminded me of Escaros.
Her skills are much rustier than before, but she fought head-on with herself and eventually gained the upper hand, and is a skilled person who is worthy of being called the number one in the current Demon World.
‘Merlin showed his true colors from the moment Escaros tried to take Roxia to the Netherworld instead of taking care of it. After that, it seemed like they were manipulating…’
Although we do not know the specific circumstances of Escaros, who has become like a puppet from the middle, we can know that the fundamental culprit lies in Merlin.
Whether one side finds that side or the other side finds this side, someday they will meet again and a definite conclusion must be made.
In order to meet that moment, in the course of the journey, Roxia will have to develop her full strength, and Roden will have to regain her former skills even a little bit.
While Roden was lost in thought for a moment, her twin sister returned to the room and, as usual, the four of them spent the night together.
* * *
Next day.
Roden and Marill, Roxia and Merim. The party, which had been divided into two swordsmen and two wizards, parted for a while, each heading to a dungeon and a mage tower, as they had talked about the night before.
When I got on the carriage with her student Marill, arrived at the abandoned mining town, and stood in front of the dungeon entrance…
“Two people going in here… I think you are mistaking the place for a date, is that okay?”
The people guarding the place chattered among themselves, and the adventurer who seemed to be the representative of this place asked Roden and Marill a question that seemed to confirm it again.
The overall physical abilities of the mutant drakes (dinosaurs) inhabiting this dungeon belonged to the upper-middle class as monsters, so it was rare for only two people to challenge the dungeon.
“We decided that we had enough and went in. No need to worry.”
“After all, the choice is yours. Know how to do well … Oh, I’m just saying this out of desperation, but if you want to come back alive, you’d better explore only up to the third floor.”
“Thanks for the advice. Good job.”
It’s a story that doesn’t really matter because it’s just a big lizard level from Roden’s eye level.
Passing by the adventurers guarding the entrance and passing through the distorted crack, the two entered the Cretaceous dungeon where dinosaurs lived.
‘For some reason, only the two of us entered the park with Marill, but the current situation would be more appropriate for both him and me in terms of training.’
Pulling out his sword before proceeding through the still-dense jungle, Roden proceeded, slicing through the dense bushes that rose to his waist.
On the road the two of them passed, tall grasses lay in abundance.
“Last time I went around slowly with the idea of exploring, but this time I’m going to go fast. Follow me, Marill.”
“Master. Do you think it was very quick to enter the third floor from the first day?”
“Hi, the answer is already. … Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
When faced with a dinosaur roaming alone, Marill had to fight alone, and when facing a group, she fought together while leaving the enemies to the point where she was moderately troubled.
Having become somewhat familiar with the terrain, and thanks to Roden’s brute force and reckless advances, the two entered the fourth sector before dark.
ㅡCooooo!!!
A ferocious cry that could be heard terrifyingly through the gate. The protagonist of the sound was drooling as he looked down at Roden and Marill, who had just met.
“This is the Drake who lives mainly on the 4th floor. Seeing it in person like this, I can understand why the people guarding the entrance warned me to only explore up to the third floor.”
Looking up at her foe, Marill felt quite intimidated, and involuntarily stuttered her words.
The dinosaur exposing its teeth to two people who recognized it as prey has a huge body, without exaggeration, the size of a house, and it seems to be 5m by estimate. He was showing off his tight muscles.
Its true identity is the most famous among carnivorous dinosaurs, the so-called Tyrannosaurus, which means a tyrannical lizard.
As an aside, in the adventurer’s guild, he is measured as a monster equal to or higher than that of the ogre, the tyrant of the mountain.
It means that to catch this one, several skilled silver-level adventurers must work together or mobilize knight-level force.
‘The difficulty suddenly jumped up. If a guy like this is not a boss, but a regular monster walking through the 4th floor of a dungeon, it wouldn’t have been too much to not be able to clear this place for over half a year.’
ㅡKwaaaaa!!
Even while Roden was convinced inside, Tyranno was running quickly with his mouth wide open.
