Journal from Another World

魔女の双子L・もっと先の話

This story takes place more days after Ace left Amarante. Ren is alone in Amarante, while Ran is doing quest outside town. A strong monster is stopping the Hunters entering the Dungeon and Len needs to find out why.

It has been a whole 5 Cycles of the Moon since master had left Amarante, we had owed him our lives and even trained us to become stronger and we did not even get to say thank you. However, Mama and Papa assured us that it was not the last time we would meet him.

After that festive night, Ran cried herself in bed, I knew very well how she had feelings for master separate from my own. I was after all my sister’s twin. While I respected master’s strength and wished to fight together with him as equals. Well, something that still reserved very far in the future. Ran however had romantic feelings for master. After all he is the reason why we are living normal lives.

If we had not been saved that night and gone completely astray, such feelings would have been a dream for both -no for all of us orphans. Saved by the Romarias with master’s help, we are able to fall in love normally. With the help of Mama Anna, seven days of crying finally ended. Her moods however would start to turn sour the very mention of master’s name, so it became somewhat of a taboo when she was around.

Many things had started to look good with the Interim Governmental Affairs (IGA) of Amarante established, like for example the shady overseers of some of the towns’ Orphanage have been brought to light saving a lot of children in their care. Corruption was also little-by-little removed from the town.

Thanks to the that, some of children who had similar difficulties like ours are now being trained to be either part of the Local Militia, become Hunters or serve at the Church. Some of the children are even helping us with the operations of the diner.

And get this, there are talks about children also getting adopted. Just like us they will begin living like normal children.

It would be a bit late for Martha, Sid and Estril though, they might not get adopted. Sister Feyth had promised them that they too can still live normally by getting legal jobs and personally create their own normalcy themselves. I can’t wait for that to happen.

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“Len, you did not have to kick me that hard.” This guy is Ride, like me and my sister he was also raised in that bad orphanage and was saved by the I.G.A. “And to think that you always used to cry at Ran’s back all the time.”

“I… I was not a cry baby…” as much as I wanted to deny it, there was no doubt that I sometimes cry behind my sister’s back. But I am growing and eventually get over it… right?

“Ride we should just count ourselves lucky that Ran is out together with Dina or else getting kicked is the least we would get.”

“Mick, don’t say something so scary!”

The fact that we who have been sold as Slaves and was raised in a bad orphanage are able to freely laugh is something very heartwarming. This would not have been possible had we not been saved by our master together with mama and papa.

You might think that I am training Ride and Mick as part of some request, but no. I am still a complete amateur to be training anyone. This is just an informal sparing between –yes friends.

Ride together with Mick and other orphans are training to become part of the town’s local Militia and sometimes come to us to spar.

Then again training quests are Silver and Ruby Ranked quests, which is for me who is still an Iron Rank cannot do. According to the Ruby Ranked Hunter Dina, with me and my sister’s Source Level at 28 and combat prowess almost beyond it, we should have been made to Silver.

Unfortunately, the Hunter Guild disallows skipping Ranks, and that both Source Level and Quest Achievement requirements must be adhered at all times. That is the reason why both Ran and I are still Iron Ranks despite being Level 28.

With Master’s Training, we were able move past Bronze Rank that is considered the fastest rank up, which for this generation is done by one other, a Hunter in a distant land by the name of Elfried Redmoon.

Both Ran and I are a fighting force of the Hunters’ Guild Amarante Branch and sometimes called to other villages to deal with monsters who have been in a rampage due to the Demon Lord Season. Unfortunately, we both can’t leave Amarante, so we alternate leaving and spar with our friends.

“Ren!” just when I was at the peak of my internal monologue, a voice called my name. “We have trouble at the Dark Forest Dungeon!”

“Damn, not when Dina, Melna and Tiel are not around.”

The ones who called out my name are part of the original members of the Freedom Wings Party led by Dina Folbes: Cassandra Flin, Glen Adross and Miles Rock all Iron Ranks.

“What happened?” Although a bit shaking, with papa Heid and master’s training I was able to remain calm on the spot despite being on the edge inside.

“A strong monster is guarding the entrance not allowing anyone to enter the dungeon.”

“Ride, inform the Local Militia and Council, I will try to assess the situation on sight.”

“Got it!” Ride did not even try to stop me instead move past the streets heading to the Local Militia’s Barracks. “You are careful out there, you hear.”

And so together with the only remaining Iron Ranks in Amarante, we headed for the center of the Dark Forest, and stealthily approached the entrance to the dungeon.

“Oh! Finally, a familiar aura!” I was erasing my presence to the limits, but it would seem that the monster had discovered us. “You need not be alarmed come out so we can have a talk.”

“You are?” since there was no use hiding, we came out from the bushes and directly ask for the identity of this monster.

“You don’t remember me?” me remember this monster… now that you mentioned it, there is something very familiar with the monster. “Well, it can’t be helped the last time we met I was way 17 meters tall.”

“What...?” now that you mentioned it, although the size lowered by huge degrees the image was definitely the same, a perfect hourglass proportion and an almost human-like appearance, this must be the Dungeon Lord. “The Dungeon Lord!”

“Ping pong ping pong”

“What!!!!!!!”