23 9 / 2018
Chapter 17 : Calhea Part 1
T/N: The chapter is originally in 2 part. And from now on since we’re going to have a lot of magic spell, I’m going to use this bracket for magic spell []. I forgot what kind of format I used for the previous magic spell and I’m too lazy to check it. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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After two hours of horse riding, we finally take a break.
Chris-san lifts me down and stroke my back gently.
“Ren-chan, is your body alright? Does your b.u.t.t or waist hurt?” (T/N : ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )
“Yeah.. More or less..”
I take out the tea set from my magic bag and holds a cup of tea for Chris-san.
During our journey, I put my sling bag on the front otherwise my magic bag will obstruct Chris-san from holding me properly.
Well it’s easier to grab the items this way so I don’t mind it.
No matter how big Chris-san is, I can’t just lean all of my body weight to him. So I have to hold my balance by using the muscle I’m not used to use that’s why my body is a little bit sore.
“Is that so? Well, since there’s still 2 days left before the quest started we can take our time leisurely.”
Even though Chris-san said so, I still don’t want him to be late because of me…
“No, it’s okay. Look, if I use [Heal] my sore muscles will be as good as new, so I’m fine!”
I immediately use my support magic to heal my body. I can still feel a little bit tired but it’s considerably better now that I’ve healed it with [Heal].
“Eh? So your muscle is sore after all?”
“.. Yeah.. a bit. Chris-san and William too, I will cast healing magic on you two. [Heal]!”
I apply healing magic to Chris-san first since he’s closer to me and then I walk to William. He’s such a good boy, even without a rope he just quietly eat the gra.s.s near us.
“Wow! My tiredness is gone now, amazing! Usually the ordinary [Heal] can only heal an injury, I never knew it could heal sore muscle or tiredness like this. Ren-chan, your support magic is truly superb!~”
Eh…?
I didn’t know that [Heal] can only heal an injury..
Since I’m not originally from Alsar, I don’t know what’s the norm in here..
“Umm.. Chris-san is support magic is that rare? Will I encounter with bad people if I possess such rare skill..?”
“Rare hmm.. Well to put it simply, you’re not the only one that can use support magic this good. There’s the people working in the temple, either the priestess or priest all of them also have high level of support magic. Some elder in a village can also do it. It is rare but not that rare enough that you will get targeted.”
I see, so it’s fine. I already attract attention because I’m an otherworlder. I don’t want to attract any more unnecessary attention if I can help it.
Since there’s a lot of people that can use support magic as good, or maybe even better than me, I’m pretty much safe. Maybe I’m like a pebble on the side road compared to those kind of people.
Anyway, William! I’m going to heal you properly too!~
William brushes his nose to my cheeks but the force is too strong, I have trouble balancing myself.
“U-Uwaahh! William what’s wrong? D-don’t push me, I’m going to fall!”
Before I fall down, Chris-san immediately comes to my rescue. He holds my body from falling and holds William down,” William, calm down! You must be feeling really happy, right? I know, but calm down!”
Chris-san is really strong he can hold William down even though William is this big.
“Happy?” I tilt my head in confusion.
“Well yeah, since most adventurer are not gentle at all, William must be feeling really happy with Ren-chan since you’re so kind and gentle~”
“I see. William, even though carrying the two of us must have been heavy, we’ll be counting on your help from now on~” I say to William as I stroke his neck. His fur is so smooth and s.h.i.+ny, it feels nice on my hand.
I can see that William’s fur is properly maintenanced, it’s in a very good condition!
Although because William is a rent horse, he will get to meet various kind of people.
It’d be nice if it was a nice and gentle people, but of course he will also get to meet with a mean and rough people.
“William is so cool and beautiful, I want to stroke him forever~” I keep stroking William’s fur, it’s so beautiful!
“Well I can see that William is certainly a good magical horse but..” Chris-san suddenly comes behind me and stroke my head as he says,”I also want to stroke Ren-chan forever~”
What?
Is he trying to flirt with me?
Ah but since it’s Chris-san, he’s probably just teasing me. There’s no way Chris-san is seriously trying to seduce me.
“Geez, what are you saying Chris-san~ Anyway, shall we get going now?”
“Aaah, even though I want to keep stroking forever….” Chris-san says dejectedly.
He then proceeds to lift me up and put me on William’s saddle then he quickly sit on the saddle behind me.
Ah.. I want to be able to ride alone someday..
“Okay then, our next stop is the small lake around 2.5 hours from here. Let’s take a nap when we reach the lake. Oh and feel free to lean your back on me, Ren-chan. It must be tiring to keep your posture straight like that.”
“Yes, when I’m tired enough I won’t hesitate to lean on you, Chris-san.”
2.5 hours..
That’s pretty long journey.. I don’t think my body can stand it..
Chris-san said it’s fine to lean on him and he doesn’t seem tired at all but is it really alright for me to actually lean my body on him?
Even though the difference in our body physique is incomparable, I don’t want to add unnecessary burden on him..
“Fufufu~ Will Ren-chan really lean your body on me? I wonder~ Anyway I’m going to pick up the speed a little so don’t talk or you will bite your tongue.”
“I understand, I will leave everything to you.”
After I said it, Chris-san immediately grabs William’s rein and we suddenly leap off.
S-so fast!
It’s really shaky too!
The surrounding scene is like a blur to me! If I open my mouth just a little, I feel like I’m going to bite my tongue! Let alone talking, even just keeping my balance is already hard enough!
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“Ren-chan, we’re almost there~”
After two hours of running in that insane speed, Chris-san finally relaxed.
I’m finally able to speak after the speed decreased considerably.
In the end, I did lean my body on Chris-san. Just for a little bit though!
“We’re going to take a nap near the lake, right?”
“Yup yup. It’s a small lake though. Let’s set up a tent and put up barrier so monster won’t be able to come. We will eat lunch first and then nap together after that~”
On the map, I can see that there’s a small lake.
That’s right, so we can set up a barrier too, huh. I only practiced using it during battle so I didn’t realize we can also use it this kind of situation.
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“Oooh! I can see it!” I exclaimed excitedly.
I can see the lake now!
It’s pretty small though, probably the diameter is around 3 meters?
“We’re going to rest here?” I ask Chris-san.
“Yes, since it’s pretty small most monsters and animals don’t come here so it’s relatively safe.”
I see.
Animals and monsters can’t use the magic [Clean] so they will need to wash themselves in the water but because the lake is too small, they don’t come here.
Chris-san brings William to the outer edge of the lake and he helps me down.
“Now then Ren-chan, what do you want to do? Do you want to use your tent? I can help you set it up~”
“Mine please! I want to use mine! I want to try using my tent!”
Ever since Malik-san gave me his old equipment, I’ve never inspected the real thing at all.
It’s impossible to bring out the tent indoor or on the roadside so I don’t even know what my tent looks like.
I put my hand inside my magic bag and calls out for my tent, “Tent..tent..tent..” and suddenly a big tent comes out from my magic bag with a *bon bon* sounds. (T/N: this one is hard to translate, basically like.. That sfx you use to hear in the anime when something big or unexpected appear.)
In front of me, there is a big tent perfectly installed like the one you see in the store.
“Uwah..so big..” I murmured. (T/N : ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
“You’re right, this is..truly a splendid tent..” Chris-san says.
In front of the entrance and the exit of the tent, there’s a s.p.a.ce covered with a tarp. I guess that means I can cook in here while it’s raining thanks to the tarp.
I hesitantly peek inside my tent.
The inside is really s.p.a.cious! It can fit 10 people of my size! Ah but for Alsar’s people, probably the tent can only fit about 5-6 people.
The tent has good height too, I don’t feel cramped even when I’m standing straight like this. Though when I look at Chris-san, his head almost reach the top of the tent.
“Amazing..It’s so s.p.a.cious inside..”
“Yup~ It’s really a high quality tent!~ And I think it’s a brand new tent too~ Look here Ren-chan, if it’s a used tent, it’s impossible for the tent to be sparkling clean like this, right?” Chris-san says as he inspected the tent.
Eh.
Wait.
Did he say..
“BRAND NEW?!” I exclaimed.
“Yeah and what’s more, this is the latest model you know. I saw this when we went to the adventurer shop back then~”
Malik-san..are you for real??
I thought Malik-san is going to give me his old ones.. Furthermore since he’s already retired, that means Malik-san bought this especially for me..
“Well~ It’s because Ren-chan is so cute so Ren-chan’s papa can’t help but to pamper you a lots~” Chris-san smiles.
“Ah.. For the time being, as a show for my grat.i.tude, I’m going to utilize the tent to the fullest.”
I guess from now on I can’t deny the rumour that Malik-san dotes on me too much..
“Hey hey Ren-chan~ The mattress inside your tent looks really soft!~”
“Ah you’re right, so soft..” Inside the tent, there’s a mattress covered in soft fur.
The two of us take off our shoes and sit on the mattress. I can’t feel the unevenness of the ground at all, so comfortable!
“It feels so nice~ Is it okay if I stay inside with you during our quest?~” Chris-san asks.
“Sure, Chris-san I don’t really mind. Ah that’s right, I want to ask about the camp in Calhea.. What it’s like?”
“Oh? Well, how much have you heard about it?~”
“Umm.. I know that it’s a relatively safe place for a solo support magician like me to help with the quest while staying inside the camp.”
That’s one of the main reason why I took this quest. Safety first!
“Yup, that’s right~ At night, we usually take turns as the watch guards. Actually since the camp is surrounded by barrier, we’re pretty much safe from attack without a watch guards but having a watch guards will put people’s mind at ease~”
Chris-san continues,”I once had a client from Aspell country. I had to huddled up with other adventurers at night inside a big tent. I personally don’t want to repeat the same thing again haha~”
I see.. Thanks to Malik-san, I won’t have to worry about sharing a tent with a lot of people..
Thank you Malik-san! I’m really grateful!
“Good thing I have this tent, then. I can just sleep in here.”
Although this tent is really big, if there’s about 5 people in Chris-san size staying with me, I would be crushed by them for sure..
“Yup!~ AH! That’s right! When you’re sleeping together inside the tent like that, there’s a possibility that your chast.i.ty is going to be at stake too!”
“Eh?! Chast.i.ty?!”
So dangerous..
During subjugation quest, there’s a lot of danger to be wary off! Not just from the monsters but even from fellow adventurers!
“That’s right! That’s why it’s dangerous for female adventurer or beautiful adventurer in general to share a tent like that.”
“Then..Chris-san too..?”
Chris-san is one of the most beautiful person I’ve ever met and he looks really s.e.xy too. So did he..?
“Well I’m an rank adventurer you know? Most people won’t dare to approach me but I did get a lot of invitations from other adventurer to share tent together~”
“I see.. So.. this time too, are you going to share tent together with the people that invited you?”
I know Chris-san is really popular.
Even when we were in Pedrell city, the people on the street would peek a glance at him because he’s so cool.
Of course Chris-san would get numerous invitation from both genders.
“This time.. Ah no, from now on I will never accept anyone’s invitation ever again.”
“Eh? Why? Is it because Malik-san said he left me in your care? It’s okay, you don’t need to worry about that.”
I wonder why?
Although if Chris-san left me to sleep alone, I will get a little lonely but I will bear with it! I don’t want to be inconsiderate!
“Hmm~ For now, it’s a secret~” Chris-san winks.
“Eeeh? You won’t tell me?”
“One day I will. Anyway Ren-chan since it can be dangerous, you must never let anyone but me inside your tent, okay?”
“Okay, I understand. Ah but other than Chris-san, Malik-san told me that there will be two other people joining us, right?”
Malik-san didn’t tell me the reason why he wanted me to meet them though.
But since they are Malik-san’s acquaintance, they must be a good people so I’m not afraid.
I wonder what kind of people they are~
“Ah right.. Malik already told me about them.. Then.. Does that means Ren-chan won’t need me anymore?” Chris-san asks, he has the look of a dejected puppy again.
“So Malik-san already told you. What are you talking about Chris-san, if you’re going to keep belittling yourself like that, I’m going to leave you for good.”
I see, so back then when we were walking to the stable, Malik-san and Chris-san was talking about the two adventurers.
I thought they were talking about something strange but it turns out I was wrong.
“Ugh, so straight forward.. My heart hurts..”
“Eh what’s wrong?” I tilt my head in confusion.
“Nope. Nothing.” Chris-san says with a smile.
Chris-san said something while holding his chest but it was too small for me to hear but he said it was nothing so I let it slide.
“Okay then, for the time being I will be intruding on your tent, Ren-chan~ Let’s have lunch now~ I’m starving~”
“Right! Leave it to me! I already prepared a lot of food inside my magic bag.”
Yesterday, I spent my whole day cooking.
I went to the market in the morning to buy the ingredients and I spent the rest of my day processing food and cooking it. It’s really tiring because I want to have a lots of variety of food and because the people in Alsar is so big, of course the food portion have to be big as well.
I think I made.. 3 months worth of food if I were to eat everything alone.
“Today’s lunch is italian~” I declare happily.
“Italian? What is that?”
Right. There’s no Italy in here so the auto translation didn’t work out.
“It’s a cuisine from a country called Italy in my previous world. For the time being, let’s go outside to eat. I have folding chairs and folding table so we can enjoy the scenery outside while we eat.”
“I don’t quite understand but I’m looking forward to it~” Chris-san says happily.
The two of us wear our shoes again and then I pull out the folding chairs and table from my magic bag. I put them inside the s.p.a.ce covered by tarp outside of my tent.
But really, the s.p.a.ce in this magic bag is amazing. I actually borrowed some furniture from Malik-san’s house. Along with the food, furniture, clothes and a bunch of other things that Malik-san gave me it’s easy to say that this bag must’ve cost a lot.
“I set the portion according to the portion that we had at ‘Ken’ but if you still feel hungry, don’t hesitate to tell me. I made a lot so don’t hold back~”
I continue to prepare the dishes on the table. Today’s lunch is breadstick, bean soup and tomato pasta with grilled shrimp.
If the meal is not enough for Chris-san, I still have grilled beef meat so it’s going to be alright~
As for the drink, I have this… lemon juice. At least, the fruit tastes like lemon.
Chris-san is feeding William first before he joins me on the table.
“Okay, please help yourself~” I present the dishes to Chris-san.
“Uwah~ Everything looks so delish~” Chris-san says as he start to bite into his food.
I also take my first bite.
Yup, it is delicious~
I peek a glance at the way Chris-san is eating.
Even though Chris-san is wolfing down the food, he still looks beautiful.
“Fuuah… I’m glad I asked Ren-chan to cook for me. Everything is super delicious!”
“Hehehe.. When you praise me like that, it makes it worthwhile to cook for you.”
I’m glad that my cooking suit Chris-san’s taste and it seems like this amount of food is enough for him.
After we finish eating, I use [Clean] magic to clean the tableware and return it into my magic bag.
“Now that my stomach is filled, let’s take a nap now~”
Chris-san takes a thin blanket from his magic bag and hands one to me.
“Yes, although I already healed my body with magic, I still feel tired mentally. Horse riding is really straining both mentally and physically..”
I take off my shoes and lay down on the fluffy mattress.
In no time, I feel my consciousness drifts away.
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Chris’s POV
“Fufufu~ Ren-chan is so cute and defenseless~” I says in low voice to avoid waking Ren-chan.
I’m gazing at the sleeping figure of Ren-chan. His pet.i.te body is wrapped tightly with a thin blanket, fluffy jet black hair adorned his beautiful face.
He looks so defenseless and incredibly cute while sleeping.
Although realistically speaking, it’ll bad if he was this defenseless with other man.
Especially during subjugation quest where those bulky man is all over the place.
Ren-chan’s chast.i.ty would be in great danger.
“Ah well maybe because h.o.m.os.e.xuality is not common in Ren-chan’s world so he’s defenseless around man~”
Precisely because of that, I have to take things slow so I won’t scare Ren-chan.
What’s more, I now have 2 more rivals.
“Ever since I met Ren-chan, I never encountered any rivals.. I’m sure when those two see Ren-chan, they will also fall in love with Ren-chan like I did.”
As expected from Malik.. Everything falls accordingly to his plan..
“But I’m still the first one that Ren-chan met so I have my own advantages. I’m happy that I at least get to have Ren-chan all to myself for now. Hehehe.. [Barrier]. Well then, sleep tight Ren-chan~”
I scoot closer to Ren-chan and wraps him in tender hug from behind.
Burying my nose into Ren-chan’s hair, I inhale the sweet scent of Ren-chan’s smell and close my eyes.
T/N : Don’t you guys curious what’s the next harem member looks like??? WELL TOO BAD. I will be packed with work for the next few weeks so update is going to be slow. Although the main reason why I’m going to be slow on translating is because I just found this incredible wn : . G.o.d this novel is the best. I love it when the villains get what they deserved!
Chapter 18 (NOT YET)
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