[This…is worse than I thought. The situation was even grimier than what I have read from the report at the palace.]
[Yeah, I was also surprised yesterday.]
[Yes, ye~s! Me too. I was really disappointed that I couldn’t immediately find some food stalls when I need to fill my empty stomach.]
[Just like Roxy’s and Fate’s life, the food supply in the capital might bottomed up if the commodity distribution keeps being delayed like this.]
Considering the situation, I also frowned.
[Then let’s settle it today.]
[Umu, right.]
[Of course! Because Roxy-sama’s life is on the line! Fate-san, don’t you dare backing off!]
[Thank you for worrying about me…..yoshyosh.]
[Uuuuuu…..so unfair….using Roxy-sama’s appearance and kind face is foul play.]
Miria’s face turned red, but she seemed to be holding up well. However, after I stroke her head some more, she started to have a blissful face.
[It’s not Roxy-sama…..it’s not Roxy-sama….]
[What are you doing playing around like that. We must make haste. You can do anything you like, but only after everything is over]
[ [ Sorry…..] ]
[Mou, it’s Fate-san’s fault that Aaron-sama became angry like that.]
[It’s because Miria had such a blissful face…]
[I didn’t make that kind of face]
[No no, you truly did. Now now, wanna do it again for proof?]
[That’s foul play]
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[Fate, let’s start]
[Yes]
[Miria, we’ll be relying on you for protection in the meantime.]
[Yes, leave it to me. Any enemy dare to trespass will burn from the fire of my magic sword flamberge! Fate, you must protect Roxy-sama’s body as well]
[Thank you]
[You are welcome.]
[Hold on! Everyone please continue as is. I’ll handle this!]
[But]
[Believe in me. I’m at least as strong as any of the kingdom’s royal guards.]
[Miria!]
[For me, this isn’t much!!]
[That’s quite amazing, Miria.]
[This is my utmost limit though. Therefore, I can’t maintain it for long. Please, finish the search quickly.]
[Yeah]
[Not yet?]
[Fumu, I’ve searched a long way and found nothing but some goblins….no other response. There is no need to search any further, I think. What about you, Fate?]
[There is a sign of huge numbers of goblin in the south. Perhaps because most of the goblins in this place had gathered there. It’s hard to pinpoint the target due to that. It’s about 4 kilometer away from here. That is the most likely place. How about Aaron also join in to search in that direction?]
[Alright, let’s do it. But, Miria seems to be already on her limit. Perhaps it’ll be better if I also join in to handle the goblins]
Aaron said so after checking on Miria’s state. But the girl in question shook her head.
[I can do it. I won’t allow myself to drag everyone down. Just let me do this much.]
[Such an unyielding nature. I do not dislike it. In that case, we’ll trust Miria on this. O Fate, let us finish the search quickly]
[Yes]
Aaron and I cooperate to cover the rest of the unsearched area. Then, I sensed the ripple of a magic power distinctive from other goblins. It was weak, but very much the same with what I sensed yesterday.
[Found it. 5 kilometer away from here, near the edge of the hobgoblin forest. Perhaps it’s trying to run away.]
[Fumu, then we should hurry. But before that……Miria, that’s enough]
[What are you talking about. That means you have leveled up]
[Level up!? So this is how it feels like to level up!! So full of energy. It feels good!]
[Now that you mention it, Fate is unable to gather experience orbs due to the gluttony skill, causing you to be incapable of leveling up. Perhaps because you are currently in Roxy’s body, it becomes possible.]
[Level up is the blessing of the god Laplace-sama had given to living being. As you say, it brings pleasant feeling. But continuous level up is even more intense than regular one.]
[Is that true!?]
[Hush hush, hold yourself down. That kind of outburst….is uncalled for since you are now in Roxy’s body.]
[Pardon me….]
The feeling of leveling up was so pleasant, I forgot that I was still using Roxy’s body. If I could….I’d like to feel it one more time,
[O Fate, speaking of which, go check on Miria. All this will not be possible without her.]
[Yes.]
The girl was on the ground, out of breath. So I stroke her head like before, and praised her.
[You’ve worked hard.]
[Eeee…..even I know when I have to be serious.]
[If so, I’ll be counting on you again in the future.]
[Of course]
