Chapter 874 - 874 A Problem that I Didn’t Cause
874 A Problem that I Didn’t Cause
“So... what do we need to prepare for a long travel again?”
I know that I left home a lot. But I can use portal, so I always left the house almost empty-handed.
But now that we need to act like we’re traveling normally, I need to grab something.
I think only what’s important are needed. So, a tent, and some rations.
These group of girls knew that I have a Black Slime that can transform into anything I want. So for most things, I just need Victoria to transform. Like into a tent.
Then I guess I need to bring some rations. I guess we won’t have to carry much since we can also hunt monsters on the way.
“Master, I think that’s enough. You don’t bring a cake on a travel. It’s normally breads and some simple meal that can last long,” Jewel said.
This is the time when a disciple surpa.s.s her master. I’m proud of her. Or should I say that I’m ashamed that I don’t have common sense and have to rely on my disciple who ended up having more experience than me?
So I only ask Jewel for what else we needed to bring. And when we had enough, we met with Jessica and the others near the gate.
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“Are you sure you don’t need a horse carriage? Are you going to walk there?” Jessica asked.
“Don’t worry. Though I can’t show you while we’re inside the city. So we need to walk for a while until there’s no one near us,” Jewel said.
Yeah. It won’t be good if everyone sees a rhinoceros suddenly appeared in the middle of a city.
“Jessica, did you forget? She’s a partic.i.p.ant of that tournament. She can transform herself into a rhino whose speed is not worse than a horse. And it has been a while since then, so she must have improved a lot.”
The one who said that is called... Tiffany if I’m not wrong.
She’s right. I forgot that Jewel should have gained quite a lot of popularity from the tournament. Though it has been a while and the next tournament has not begun. So many people must have forgotten about Jewel. Unless they know Jewel personally.
And these people are her friends. So of course they would remember it.
“Yeah. Once we’re far enough, I will transform and let Master ride on my back. That’s how we will travel!” Jewel replied.
That’s actually how we will travel from here onward. Because I won’t ask Ray’s help, I will be riding her. And she’s not slow either in her rhino form. Especially after she became so strong after gaining other forms.
Because of her beastform, she’s one of the few who didn’t pick a horse. She wanted one, but there’s not one that she feels good enough. Especially since her transformation allowed her to do many things that even those horses unable to do. So she decided to not pick any because she will only think that they are useless to her.
We left the city and when we’re quite a distance from the city, Jewel transformed into a rhino. A normal rhino.
“Wow! It looks much more amazing than when I watched it on that big screen called TV!” Jessica shouted.
The other girls and old lady also admiring Jewel’s transformation. While I transformed Victoria into a saddle with an umbrella as an attachment because the sun is bright.
“And that Black Slime is a cheat just like usual,” Tiffany said.
Well, a journey with Jewel and five other girls, it will be quite noisy. And I don’t think they will try to talk with me since we’re not that close. So I will just stay quiet on Jewel’s back. While reading a novel I just bought. Not the one written by Victoria. But a novel written by someone I have never heard about.
Before I returned to the past, I would spend my time reading novels. So I have read a lot of them. That’s why in this world, I rarely read more because I know about most novel. Especially the best-sellers.
But now, it seems like I saved the lives of some novelists who should have died. That’s why when I entered this city and see a bookstore, I saw a book I never read before.
And that’s how I will spend my time while the people with me won’t stop talking.
They did ask me about things I know, like how is Kayla doing and the others as well. But that’s the thing that Jewel already know. So there’s nothing for me to say.
Other than the group of bandits in front of us. The others haven’t noticed it yet, but I saw them.
“Everyone, bandits in front of us,” I said calmly.
“Just bandits? Well, that’s not a problem then,” the rhinoceros I’m riding said.
“Be careful. Even if they are bandits, that doesn’t meant that they are weak,” the oldest one called Nana said.
Yeah, that’s right. But I’m a master level summoner. So there’s no need to worry. Though I didn’t say it that I’m a master level summoner.
But just Jewel alone is enough to defeat them all.
“Everyone in Gladius party, just continue moving forward without losing your speed. I will lead the way and you just need to follow me,” Jewel said.
Jewel then increased her speed and run in front of the party. And soon after, Jewel detected the bandits’ location before any members of the party could.
“No! There are too many of them! Everyone, prepare to fight!” Nana shouted.
“Just sit down and watch. None of them are a problem for the current Jewel,” I said calmly.
And soon after, we reached where the bandits were blocking us. They blocked the path using destroyed carriages. Probably from a merchant that they stole.
But that’s not a problem for Jewel.
“Stop! Stop... Please stop! Run away!”
That’s what the bandits said when they saw that Jewel was not stopping. All the blockage and some of the bandits were blown away by Jewel’s sheer strength.
“Attack! Kill them!”
Too late. Before they could even cast their magic, Jewel already cast a strong lightning magic.
“Thunderbolt!” Jewel said.
Not just one magic. But Jewel released a series of magic. Lightnings that are strong enough to kill all of them.
It was so loud. But I had some Blobbies covering my ears. Though the members of Gladius were covering their ears while screaming.
“So strong...”
I don’t know who said that. And I don’t care. Because that’s natural considering that she’s my disciple.
“There’s nothing we can loot from them. So it’s fine to leave them be and let the next people to pa.s.s through this road to take care of them,” I said as I continued reading the book. I think the next people to left the city after us were a group of hunters. They will be happy to loot these bandits then.
Lots of words of praises were spoken to Jewel. But I just continued reading.
It will take three more days at this speed to reach Arturo.
We spend the first night by the road. The members of Gladius will sleep on the same tent. And Jewel will be with me sleeping inside Victoritent.
“What about night shift?” Jessica asked.
“My tent is a monster. She will realize when there’s someone or something approaching. So there’s no need for anyone to watch guard. But if you don’t believe me, you can take care of it yourself,” I said.
Though it will be me who will realize first when someone is approaching. But there’s no need to explain it to them, right?
Even after talking so much during the day, at night, Jewel and those girls continued talking. Just how much do they love talking?
As for me, since I’m not tired at all, I just continue reading in the dark. This is my fifth book for the day. It’s surprising that there are many interesting stories from the people who should be dead if it’s not for me returning to the past.
The next morning, we continued our travel. And the girls continued talking.
They are mostly talking about some trending topics. Like clothes. Especially from my store.
Maybe I should learn some today’s trend. How could someone who is the big boss of the most famous clothing brand know nothing about fashion?
And soon after, I see another group of people. They look neater than bandits. But if they are going to do things that bandits does, then they are no different than bandits.
“Another large group of people in front of us. I don’t know if they are bandits or not,” I said.
“...Do they have some kind of badges?” Nana asked.
“Yeah. It looks like a yellow dog badges. Someone you know?” I asked.
“I’m surprised by your sight. Yes, we know them. They are a clan full of men. And they are aiming for our party for the obvious reason. Since they are based in the city we’re going, it’s normal that we would meet. But not like this,” Nana said.
Oh, so this is not a problem that I caused. It’s someone else problem! And I just got involved with it.
“Since it’s for the obvious reason, does it mean that it’s fine to kill them all?” I asked.
“I heard that some of them are expert level mages. And the leader is an expert level lightning mage. Same as Jewel. So it might be hard,” Nana said.
“Don’t worry about it. I just want to know if we can kill them all or not. I guess it’s fine, right?” I asked.
“...There’s no good rumor at all about them. So yes, it’s fine,” Nana said.
Good. Jewel can just kill them all then. Or maybe I will let these party to fight them since it’s their problem. Though these girls seem to be good girls. So I will help them if they are in trouble.