YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia (3)

Chapter 401: Rank Up!

"Waah～! So high～!" ［Yuna］

The young lady tilted her head up and scaled what was before her. It was a cliff more than a couple hundred meters high, rocky and steep as can be. It was like a complete wall, the whole mountain seemingly cut by a sword of some sort.

Yet despite how flat and steep the cliff was, the lonely trees and rocks protruding from it became platforms for the birds and winged creatures to make their nest, safe from all sorts of harm from above and and below.

They made their nest to be as secure as can be, some beasts even using magic to ensure that their eggs and young wouldn't fall off when they aren't watching. It was the perfect defense for hungry predators and adventurers alike.

"Do adventurers really climb cliffs this high?" ［Yuna］

"Normally, people don't accept these kinds of quests, that's why it's a fairly high-ranking one. It's also the reason why their feathers are pretty valuable." ［Grey］

"Mmn... It's too bad they can't be used for alchemy, though..." ［Yuna］

"Yuna... Not everything has to be useful in alchemy, you know?" ［Grey］

It has been several days since Grey and Yuna started taking quests left, right, and center, and after clearing out most of the high-ranking quests in Galderia's Guild, they are now clearing some of the long-standing quests in other branches.

The Guildmaster has some access to what kind of information the other branches have and could also refer them to other adventurers if needed be. If not for Grey and Yuna, those quests might not have been completed for a very long time.

And now, they are yet on another quest. This time, they are tasked to harvest some feathers of the Rhapsodic Macaw which lives in the steep cliffs of the forest. It was the very same cliff Yuna scaled, measuring a couple hundred meters high.

The Rhapsodic Macaws aren't beasts, so there aren't really any real threats from them. The problem is how high they live. One wrong move and one could risk their lives, the clutches of death waiting for them.

"How long do you reckon it would take us, Grey?" ［Yuna］

"A few minutes is more than enough." ［Grey］

Well, for Grey and Yuna, it was nothing more than child's play. After all, they can jump more than a kilometer high without much effort so scaling the cliff won't be a problem for them. Even if they fall, it wouldn't hurt them either.

It was literally a quest made for them and any High-Ranker. All they need to do is jump a couple of times and collect some fallen off feathers while they're at it, casually preparing their sacks as if they're going to pick some berries by the bushes.

"Then, I'll be going ahead, Milady." ［Grey］

There was no time to waste. As soon as Grey was ready, he quickly leaped to the air without much effort and reached the height of the nests in less than a second, and as if it was not a big deal, he simply landed, steps light as a feather.

And what might he be stepping on, one might ask? It was air... Yep, it was air.

Grey simply used wind magic to create a platform of "solid" wind below him and used it as footing to gain some ground. At a far distance, he would look like someone who is levitating, casually going about on his day.

Yuna followed soon enough, but rather than levitating casually like Grey, she simply created a platform of ice and stuck it by the side of the cliff. It doesn't make much sense looking at her, but compared to Grey, it seemed much more acceptable.