The night had arrived. The journey undertaken by Arthfael, accompanied by two guards from the Kingdom of Esteria, was forced to stop to prevent a monster attack during the night. It was common for monsters to be more active at night, hunting for prey, so they decided to take a break instead of moving at night and attracting the attention of hunting monsters.The horse drawn carriage carrying Arthfael and Valentina eventually came to a halt, and shortly after, one of the guards knocked on the carriage window to inform them of the reason for the stop."Lord Arthfael, we will make a brief stop here before entering the next forest because there is a Grimlash monster that likes to hunt at night," said one of the royal guards."Oh, I see. Very well," replied Arthfael as he stepped down from the carriage along with Valentina, who had just woken up from her sleep.For Valentina, who was very small in size, the carriage seating area was quite spacious. It was no wonder Valentina could sleep so

Arthfael returned with two tree roots he had obtained and handed them to Valentina with a delighted expression on his face, unable to contain his happiness.Valentina looked at Arthfael suspiciously and squinted her eyes at him, "What's wrong with you?" Valentina asked, confused.Arthfael approached Valentina immediately and carelessly placed the roots by the river, feeling enthusiastic about his own story."Valentina!" Arthfael called out, feeling happy because he had just met a phoenix named Flare in the middle of the forest."What's up?" Valentina asked lazily but still approached Arthfael, curious about his story.Especially since Arthfael had been gone for quite some time just to find two tree roots."I met a phoenix!" Arthfael exclaimed excitedly.Contrary to his expectations, where Valentina would be ecstatic, overjoyed, and even look at him with sparkling eyes as if she couldn't believe his story, Valentina reacted the opposite of his expectations.Valentina's face appeared fl

For a fruit called Emberberries, located inside the cave where Inferno Falcon resides, Arthfael, along with Zeke and Valentina, began to devise a plan for themselves.Actually, their plan was quite simple. They would secretly take the fruit and then return to the horse carriage. But in reality, the forest they thought would be easy to pass through was not as they had imagined.The three of them now hid behind the bushes as they watched a flock of Thunderbreaks flying in front of them. They immediately took cover and were perplexed about what to do."So, what do we do now?" Valentina whispered to Arthfael and Zeke.Zeke shrugged his shoulders, unsure of what to do next. He looked at Arthfael, who was crouched beside him.Feeling Valentina and Zeke's gaze, Arthfael became confused as well. He was already feeling unbearably hot and on top of that, he had to hide in the bushes."Earlier, you said Thunderbreak was at what level?" Arthfael asked Valentina again to confirm."Level A," Valent

Arthfael and Valentina exited the cave, and just as Valentina had predicted earlier, Zeke was still crouched in front of the cave, his shoulders trembling in fear as he continued to hear the sounds of explosions and rumblings from within."Zeke, let's go back," Arthfael called out.Zeke still didn't hear Arthfael's words and continued to cower, his body shaking beneath him. Finally, Arthfael approached Zeke and tapped his shoulder."Zeke," Arthfael called.Zeke jolted and his eyes welled up with tears as he saw Arthfael standing in front of him. He immediately stood up and embraced Arthfael."Oh my goodness, sir! I thought I would lose you in there! The sounds of explosions from within were so loud that the ground was shaking and trembling violently," Zeke exclaimed.Arthfael smiled, patting Zeke's shoulder, and looked at him reassuringly. "Zeke, never underestimate my strength. Even though I don't possess magic, I am still quite powerful. You see? I'm not even hurt at all," Arthfael

"Sir, this is your room with Miss Valentina. We apologize, but we can only provide one room because this place is quite small, and all the other rooms are occupied by other royal soldiers," the royal guard said to Arthfael.Although he spoke in a flat tone, Arthfael could see from the man's eyes that he seemed slightly scared and worried that Arthfael would get angry. But in reality, Arthfael wasn't like that. Instead, he patted the guard on the shoulder and smiled, saying, "It's okay. Besides, Valentina is also small in stature. We can share the room."The guard nodded happily and said, "Very well! If you need any assistance, please call me, sir. Or just shout from your room, and the guard will come."Arthfael was momentarily confused and raised an eyebrow, but he also nodded in understanding and said, "Alright. Thank you very much.""With pleasure, sir!" the guard replied enthusiastically and then left Arthfael.Arthfael entered the room and was slightly surprised by its condition,