Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 46 - Despair

— Leon Greyrat —

With the Red Dragon Mountain Range looming over the distant horizon, I couldn't help but smile at how far we had come.

Beyond those mountains... more specifically, past the Red Dragon's Lower Jaw near the coastline... was the Asura Kingdom.

My home.

Our home.

After three years, we were finally there.

"Leon! Is that-!?"

"Yes, Eri. We're in the final stretch now," I said, interrupting her. "...It's been a long time, huh?"

Eris looked forward before leaning her head on my shoulder.

"It... wasn't that bad," she said, looping her arm around mine. "...Right?"

"...Right," I said before I planted a kiss on the top of her head.

As one might expect from that sweet interaction, our journey has been relatively smooth so far.

Not too much different from the Millis Continent, which surprised me.

While monsters were able to attack the highway, and we needed to fend for ourselves on the road, there were frequent rest stops and towns littered along the way, so our nights were, for the most part, uninterrupted.

As Eris pressed herself closer to me, I couldn't help but feel a certain set of... assets pressing against my arm.

Assets that I couldn't help but notice growing by the day.

Well, that made sense. After all, she was a growing young girl and was in the closing in on the peak of her growth period as she was now 15.

Thinking about it... we were both 15 now.

We were both... adults.

I felt my cheeks heat up as I shifted in my seat, making sure the tightening in my pants didn't make itself known, especially to the girl sitting next to me.

Getting flustered just at the implication of sex... I bet Paul would be laughing at me right now if he were here.

But, no. We won't cross that line just yet... maybe.

Shaking my head to get rid of the arousing thoughts, I leaned on Eris' head as I guided the horses down the road, toward the gateway of the Asura Kingdom.

Yeah, as for us being 15, we could wait to celebrate once we reached Sharia, and that celebration just maybe have some other... gifts.

But for now, I needed to focus!

Focus on the road ahead, Leon!

Following my own advice, I turned my gaze forward and looked at the empty road in front of us, only to realize a moment later, that it wasn't completely empty.

The heck?

Those looked like... people?

I had yet to see a person not riding a horse or carriage, save for Eris who walked alongside us, and some guards who walked alongside their caravan, but these two didn't look anything like that.

Narrowing my eyes, I focused on the two mysterious figures.

"Brother?" Norn asked, looking up from her whittling project.

"It's nothing, Norn," I said as I stared. "It's just-"

As I enhanced my eyes with touki, it was then that I felt it.

Fear.

As the now-revealed man and woman came into focus, I felt my body tense in alarm, making Eris sit up straight as well.