Chapter 59: “Assaulting Neighbors”
Two days later, Marion sent notice that she had arrived at the other monster territory. Rare left managing the Great Liebe Forest to Sugaru and Riley, and teleported to Marion accompanied by Kerry and Deas. Like the last time she went out, she wore both an overcoat and Yoroizaka.
“It’s been a while since we last met in person. Marion, Ginka, it’s good to see you.”
“Thanks for coming, Boss.”
<It has been many moons, Boss. That there is the neighboring forest.>
Marion and the ice wolf Ginka got along quite well, perhaps because the first element of magic that Marion learned was [Ice Magic]. During their travels, whenever they got ambushed by bandits and monsters, they would work together to take care of their attackers.
“We practiced fighting as a team, but we only got attacked by weaklings that either one of us could beat all on our own…”
“Well, you know, there’s a world of difference between getting some practice and getting no practice, so it’s better to have gotten some in.”
While joking around and catching up on recent events, the party headed over to the monster territory. The neighboring forest had a slightly different feel to it than the Great Liebe Forest did. According to the map, this forest was considered monster territory from as far out as where there only scatterings of trees about, as opposed to the great forest where the boundary was well inside the treeline.
Just like how Erfahren bordered the Great Liebe Forest, there was also a city in this area on the frontlines that opposed the territory. However, it was quite far from where Rare’s group was currently located. The road that led to that city ran parallel to the forest, as though fencing off the monster territory; it was the same road that Marion and Ginka had used to get here. There was a decent bit of distance from the forest to the road, about the same distance to that nearby city.