Overtake The Astral: Searching for Good Life in Another World

Chapter 8: Her Adventure

It has been two days since that day.

My outfit is already tattered. They are not clothes meant for long distance travel so it cannot be helped.

I am walking around aimlessly at noon. I know that I need to go to town soon but I have little experience in travelling outside area near Graize household. I am still not sure when I am now to boot.

In the past two days, I have been eating unknown fruits from trees that were short enough for me to climb. Some of them are too sour and bitter though. I cannot find any sweet fruits so far. I have some knowledge about fruits in this world by looking at books in library and from fruits that were purchased by maids but none of the fruits here are known to me.

I wanted to eat meat but in order to do that, I need to defeat monsters. To be honest, I don't feel confident that I can beat any monster around here with my current equipments, especially that wolf monster with sharp tail. So I gave up on the idea and continue to avoid them as much as possible.

I wanted to take a bath in the river yesterday but I felt a huge mana coming from the river. It might be from a dangerous monster living there so I immediately backed off from the river.

Seriously, where am I anyway...

All I got with me is just my tattered clothes and four Graize Elixirs inside my pocket.

For now, I'll just focus on finding a proper road. Since a road usually lead to a town or city.

... wait. I sensed astral bodies. There are three of them and it looks like three of them are humans.

"Oh~, what is this~?"

I saw three men wearing bandit-like outfits few metres when I looked to the left.

I decided to not hide and maybe even ask for directions from those humans... but looking at their appearances, it seems that would be a bad idea.

On the left, there is a fat baldie holding an axe. On the right, there is a thin man holding a dagger. On the middle, there is a short man holding a whip. That short man is a little bit shorter than me and he is the first one who talked to me. The short man continues to talk.

"Hey kid. You're a noble right? What are you doing out here?"

Even if it is already tattered, my clothes seems to be rather expensive-looking. A big blunder on my part, need to do something about my appearance soon.

The thin man talks next.

"Where are your guards? Don't tell me you are here alone."

"So what if I am?"

Their attitude pissed me off so I replied on reflex.

The short man replies back with confidence despite my attitude.

"It is too dangerous to be here alone. Let me walk you back to your home."

They don't even bother to hide their wicked smiles.

"Buhehe. Cute small girl.. nice~"

The fat man just blurted out his worldly desires.

Definitely not the type of people I can ask help from. So I decide to decline their offer.

"It's none of your business. Now if you excuse me-"

"Wait."

I heard the short man's voice. I look at them and the short man prepare his whip.

"You don't seem to know how dangerous it is to be alone out here. So let us teach you the danger you are in right now. HEHEHEHE."

The other two behind also follow by preparing their weapons.