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

Chapter 479: Galloping Steeds

"Haap!" ［Yuna］

A silver glimmer amidst the verdant forest, a beautiful flash streaking through the cold hard wood, not a single resistance to be felt as the dagger swam through the trunk of a monstrous tree, its body falling apart soon after.

There was a series of resonant thuds that echoed in the air, the massive tree falling down the ground with a loud crash. And as loud as it was, a young elf's footsteps were silent as the dead, his eyes peering through the monster as it vanished into thin light.

"Hm? Are you done subjugating the Elder Treant already?" ［Grey］

"Un! It was pretty tough, but it's too stupid. It just kept on rushing towards me even though it saw its branches getting cut all the time." ［Yuna］

"Hahaha. It's a monster, after all. They don't have the brightest of minds." ［Grey］

"Uuu... I know... I want to fight another strong monster... Grey, when is the next Labyrinth opening up? I want to fight a Boss." ［Yuna］

"Hahaha. You'll have to wait a white. There's still a couple months left." ［Grey］

It has been a few days since Grey and Yuna subjugated the Wyverns in Ortega, and since then, the two have taken on a couple of Wyvern extermination quests all over the continent, and took down hundreds of wyverns quest after quest.

In fact, they have taken down so many Wyverns, it has become the most numerous High-Rank beast inside Grey's Inventory. Even if they eat Wyverns all the time, it would take them a few years to finish them off at the very least.

And now, Grey and Yuna are taking yet another Quest by the border of the Aldridge territory and the Haltea Great Forest. Yuna took down the Elder Treant whilst Grey foraged for some herbs and fruits... He lost in rock, paper, scissors.

"Grey, let's switch. You pick up the logs, and I'll forage." ［Yuna］

"Haah... Just how much do you love foraging? Haah... I should have fought against the Elder Treant, after all." ［Grey］

"No way! I won fair and square!" ［Yuna］

"Yeah, yeah, I know... Just make sure to not go too far, alrightー Ahh..." ［Grey］

Grey's warning was far too late. Before he could even finish his words, Yuna had already disappeared from his sight and started her rampage in the forest, foraging for everything she could find and zooming to her heart's content.

There is barely anyone who goes deep inside the Haltea Great Forest, after all. That means there are a lot of materials waiting to be harvested and Yuna was all for it. Grey sometimes wonders if he'll be marrying an excited child.

"Haah... That girl... She really drives me crazy..." ［Grey］

Not worrying can do anything about it. Grey simply did his job and collected all the drops of the Elder Treant, organizing them carefully and soon chasing after his beloved, only to be dragged by her hobbies and join her in foraging.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye and after rampaging throughout the forest, and Grey having a hard time stopping Yuna from going any further, the two finally decided to head back to the city and report their Quest completion for the day.

All in all, Grey and Yuna gathered some pretty rare and useful items and even found themselves some rare materials. Not just magic plants, but some hard materials that even Grey could use in his smithing works. It was a great day.

"Grey, can we stop by the bookstore before going home? I wanna see if there are some new books on sale." ［Yuna］

"Books... They aren't anything strange, are they?" ［Grey］