Log Horizon - Shiroe's sister

Chapter 22

"Conversation~"

Thinking thoughts

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Rose, red, yellow, and orange coloured.

Four griffons flew over the ocean that sparkled in the dusk. The night scene from the east gave the sky a purplish glow. As the sunset in the west, it took the red light with it, leaving a long trail and a beautiful scene.

Upon the leading griffon, a man in silver armor turned and waved his hands wide with a big smile on his face, signaling something to his companions.

Shiroe saw Naotsugu's signal and gently told the lady behind him.

"Hang on tight."

Shiroe signaled the giant 'griffon' he rode with his heel, and it tilted the tip of its 3-meter wing slightly. The monster cut through the air as it slowly glided towards the ground in a smooth arc.

The six who left Susukino – Shiroe, Rinne, Akatsuki, Naotsugu, Crescent Moon Alliance's young Druid Serara, who had been rescued in the mission, and her protector Nyanta, a werecat, had been flying non-stop since their escape, flying across the coast of Ezzo, and moving towards Eastal territory where Akiba was.

As the sun had set in the west, darkness covered the world. Even though they possessed a rare flying mount that is not available to normal Adventurers, Shiroe's party still wished to get as far away as possible from Susukino and they kept moving late into the evening by normal traveling conventions.

Of course, setting up camp required a lot of effort as setting up tents and preparing food would take a lot of time. Plus, with the general lack of experience with the outdoors, even picking up firewood might take up to an hour.

After the Apocalypse, Shiroe's party learned how to survive in the wilderness of this world, and had not been pushing too hard on their way to Susukino.

But after rescuing Serara, they wished to cross the coastline as fast as possible, going at a pace where pursuers would not be able to catch them. The four griffons coordinated with each other and took a beautiful curving path to land on a hill.

"I wasn't afraid, ok?"

Holding Shiroe's hand while climbing down the griffon, Akatsuki said with shifty eyes.

The truth was, of course, that she was still scared, even though she was now used to the sensations of flying. The thing she was afraid of was the griffon itself.

The griffon had the upper body of an eagle, and the lower body of a lion, with strong wings that spanned between 5 to 6 meters, and with its sharp claws and beak in addition to its big size, it should be able to bite off Akatsuki's head in one bite.

Akatsuki kept her distance after landing.

Shiroe smiled, being careful not to let Akatsuki notice, and took a piece of meat from his Bag of Holding to feed the griffon. Although the beast looked scary, it was very loyal to the Adventurers who summoned them by the flute. As Shiroe stroked its neck, it happily swallowed the meat in one bite.

"Onii-chan... I am tired..." Rinne leans towards Shiroe as she is exhausted from the battle with Brigandia and the long traveling with her Griffon.

"Even if you said that hime, you can't deny that the mission was a success."

Naotsugu walked uphill towards Shiroe and Rinne after dismounting from his griffon.

"Correct, Shiroe-chi's plan was brilliant nya~."

Nyanta and Serara approached the gathering from the other side.

"Erm, thank you very much, everyone! I am very grateful!"