I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 108: Do My Best (3)

Rather than scaling the cliff directly, I walked along its side.

Amy silently followed right behind me.

We walked like this for about 20 minutes.

'Hmm, it should be somewhere around here.'

I examined every corner of the cliffside with my enhanced [Observer's Eye].

And there it was.

A somewhat flat surface, contrasting the jagged surroundings.

'I've found it.'

A way to acquire the box containing the divine beast without climbing the cliff.

I stood before it and lightly tapped the smooth wall with my fist.

"Young Master, what are you trying to do?"

Amy asked, clearly puzzled.

Without responding, I put on my gloves and then—

Bang!

Punched the smooth surface.

"What...?"

Ignoring Amy's startled voice from behind, I kept striking that flat surface.

My punches were moderate, not too forceful, to avoid hurting my hand.

Thump.

Crunch.

.

.

.

Craaack.

After hitting it with roughly the same force seven times, the smooth surface began to wobble.

I didn't break it with pure strength.

It was a trick I'd learned from the original game, used to save time when cliff-climbing.

'It still works.'

A moment later, the surface split in half, revealing a box.

Calmly, I grabbed and inspected it.

'It looks exactly like it did in the game.'

A small box wrapped in mysterious, beautiful cloth.

Not a speck of dirt marred the fabric, which shone brilliantly.

This cloth was an artifact, enchanted to stay perpetually clean.

There's no need to infuse it with mana, making it the ideal handkerchief.

I showed the box to Amy and asked,

"Amy, is this the box you saw?"

"Yes, Young Master, it looks just like the one I saw from the top... How did you do that?"

"It's something I learned from someone."

I replied, averting my gaze from Amy.

She seemed to understand that I wasn't planning on saying any more than that.

I finally had it.

The reason I came to this remote Fosspatil Pass was for this divine beast.

'What kind of divine beast will show up... A wolf? Fox? Cat? Raccoon?'

I'm a bit excited.

The main goal is to ward off spirits and replenish stamina, but... I'm honestly quite curious.

Sure I'm not exactly known to be emotional or anything... but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate something cute.

I couldn't help but chuckle to myself.