—-- Leon Greyrat —--

“Sho good~!”

Indeed. As Aisha had said, the food really was good.

While I had tasted things that were much better in Asura, compared to what we had been eating for the past week, this stuff tasted like the greatest thing in the world.

But still…

“I didn’t know you hated my cooking that much, dear sister,” I tease.

“Hwah!?” she quickly shakes her head. “T-That’s not-! I mean, you didn’t have-! Uuu~”

Ah. Seems like I went too far.

“I’m just kidding, calm down,” I pat her head. “I think it’s good too.”

While our meals had gotten significantly better after leaving the Migurd village, where we got a few spices and even hunted a Great Tortoise for its tasty meat, nothing beat a restaurant-cooked meal. Even if it was in the Demon Continent.

But damn… even with the difference in currency, this stuff was quite cheap.

It just went to show how rich of a country the Kingdom of Asura was.

“Hmm. To think the place had changed since back then,” Ruijerd mumbles looking over at the massive castle at the centre.

“Did you come here often?” I ask.

From his adventurer card, I saw that he was over 500 years old, dispelling all doubts that he was part of the Laplace War.

From Roxy’s lessons, and my own research, I knew that there were demons that lived that long, but what surprised me was the fact that the receptionist didn’t even bat an eye to that.

That much time… if one focused on honing their skills, and had enough talent to take them far, they could truly become a terrifying opponent.

I would have to be careful to not make any enemies on this continent.

Now, while I say that, I still stand by my decision to make such an entrance to the Adventurers Guild. 

After all, while I wanted to make sure no one did anything unscrupulous with my sisters around, the bigger purpose behind the display was to show everyone not to mess with us.

We wouldn’t be in this city for long, but it was important to make sure everything went smoothly, especially with Norn and Aisha around.

“Not often, no. It used to serve as the home base of the Demon Empress’ forces during the Great Human Demon War, but with Laplace, it was only a city he needed to conquer to unite the Demon Continent,” his fist clenches. “I should have known such underhanded methods could be turned against us.”

Yeah, while the man held a lot of hate towards his old leader for betraying the Superd race, he held even more hatred towards himself.

Perhaps that was the reason for his quest to better the opinion of his people. Not as a means to actually shed light on the truth of his race, but rather a way to atone for his sins.

Well, he was also extremely lonely, so maybe during our journey together he would lose some of that guilt. Or at least transform it into more determination for his goal.

But again, as much as I wanted to help the poor guy… we had our hands full already with getting back home safely.

“I see… well, let’s find somewhere to sleep, and then check out the quests we can do,” I say getting up. “I want us to be out of the city by the end of the month as a C-rank party. Does that sound good?”

Ruijerd and Eris nod their heads. Though Eris was much more animated.

“It’ll be tough, but if we take a bunch of searching and hunting quests, we should be good,” I continue.

With Ruijerd’s ‘third eye’, and the three of our collective martial might, I was confident we could do it.

It was just a shame that one of Eris and I will need to stay back with Norn and Aisha the whole time.

“A real bed sounds nice, doesn’t it?” I say absently to myself.

Well, I guess there was no time to waste.

Time to find an inn.

—-- Information on the Six-Faced World —--

Adventurers Guild

The Adventurers Guild is one of the largest organizations in the world and can be found in all major cities across the various continents. The main headquarters of the Adventurers Guild is located in Millishion, the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Adventurer ranks vary from F to S, with adventurers being able to take on quests up to one rank above or below their current rank. Upon completing a set number of jobs, the adventurer and their party can be promoted, and upon failing a set number of jobs, they can be demoted as well.

—-- Leon Greyrat —--

It’s been a week since our arrival in Rikarisu, and with the three of us doing consecutive E-rank quests, which amounted to nothing but simple household chores, we were now an E-rank party.

With this new rank, we were now able to take on D-rank quests, which amounted to guarding duties and harvesting quests. One of which we are doing right now.

We would have to do ten of these D-rank quests before gaining promotion to C-rank, and once we did, we would begin moving south.

“‘Moongrass herb’... do you know anything about this, Ruijerd?” I ask.

“Yes, it’s a plant used for cleaning small cuts,” he explains.

“I see… we’re in the right area, right?”

“Yes.”

Always a wonderful conversationist, Ruijerd was.

Well, since our lunch was done, I guess we should get collecting.

“Aisha? Norn? Could one of you pack up the utensils?” I ask.

As this was a simple collection quest, and one where we wouldn’t be going anywhere dangerous, I decided to bring the two along.

One reason was so that they wouldn’t get used to the comfy city lifestyle they had been living for the past week, but the most important thing was having the extra manpower as both Eris and I could come along.

And they could help out too, I guess.

“I getted it!” Norn exclaims.

Aisha frowns, “It’s ‘got it’, not ‘getted it’.”

“Same thing!” Norn pouts.

Hmm… while it was a little petty, correcting such mistakes was how one grows. But that was a job for the parent, or in our case, the older brother. It would suck to have a sibling your age correct you like that, after all.

More importantly… Aisha had seemed a little… angry at Norn. 

Ever since we had left the Migurd village, now that I think about it.

But… why?

An argument?

“Thank you, Norn, that would be helpful,” I say before getting up. “Aisha? Can you come with me for a second?”

Raising her eyebrow, Aisha then hops off the rock she had been sitting on, following me away from the others.

Taking a seat on the ground, I then pat my leg a few times. “Here. Come sit.”

“Okay… but why?” she says.

“Just sit please.”

While curious, she still relents to my request, taking a seat on my lap as I rest my chin on her head.

“So…” I say, “do you want to tell me why you’re angry at Norn? Or will I have to try to guess?”

She tilts her head down, fiddling with her fingers in silence.

“So I have to guess, huh? Let’s see…”

Now, do I try to go serious? Or should I be lighthearted about it?

I know it’s weirdly easier to talk about serious topics after lightening the mood, but I didn’t want her to treat this whole thing as a joke either.

Hmm… being the responsible one was kind of tough, huh?

Maybe I was a bit too hard on Paul.

…Wait. I’m a kid, right? Maybe I was just right in my judgement of the man.

“It’s just…” Aisha says, “It’s unfair, is all.”

“What’s unfair?” I ask gently.

“Just… no, it’s stupid,” she shakes her head.

“Just tell me, Aisha.”

Her body curling in on itself a bit, she eventually tells me the reason, “Just… why does Norn keep her stuffy?”

…Huh? It was that?

So she was… jealous?

I didn’t think she cared that much about the owl I got her, especially as she was more mentally advanced than Norn.

But… I don’t think it was about the stuffy, now was it?

Rather… she was probably jealous of Norn having something to remind her of home.

Unwrapping my arms, I slowly unravel my red scarf from around my neck. “I see. Well, while it might not be the same, how about you have this?”

I then place the scarf across her shoulders.

Hesitantly grabbing the fabric, which had become somewhat tattered with age, she looked up at me, “B-But why would you give me this? Don’t you love it?”

“Yeah. And that’s why I want you to have it,” I explain. “You know, your mother, Lilia, gave me this for my fifth birthday, right? So… let’s just consider this passing it on.”

I wrap the scarf around her neck as she slowly takes in my words. “But… why?”

“Just treat it as your version of Norn’s bunny. Plus, with you keeping it on, I won’t have to worry about getting monster blood on it.”

‘Any more’ monster blood, that is.

Luckily, while the soap in Rikarisu didn’t smell great, it was good at getting bad smells out of stuff.

Aisha tucks her head into the red fabric as her eyes begin to water. “Sorry Brother. That was stupid and childish of me.”

Now that wouldn’t do.

“Hey, I know you’re mature for your age, but you deserve to be childish. Always. At least to me,” I turn her around to face me and make sure our eyes are level as I place my hand on her head. “You're my baby sister, after all.”

That seems to clear up some of her doubts, as her eyes widen before she smiles and jumps towards me, wrapping me into a hug.

Now that’s better.

“Thank you! I love you, Brother!” she cheers.

Ha… yeah, a lot better.

—-- Eris Boreas Greyrat —--

After returning to the city and passing in the herbs we had gathered, we then made our way back to the inn.

But even though the sun had long passed the crest of the crater’s walls, and the sky had turned dark, the city was still illuminated.

This wasn’t due to any lanterns or torches like back home. No, instead, the inner walls of the crater were shining a bright blue that lit up the city.

It was really amazing.

According to Ruijerd, those pretty lights were called the ‘illuminators’, a type of magic stone that shined in the dark, and were put in place by an old Demon Empress that used to rule this city.

I wished it would shine for the entire night, but unfortunately, after a few hours, the city would be blanketed in complete darkness, so we couldn’t stand around to sightsee.

“Hmm… we have a few more quests to go, and since harvesting usually takes a day to complete… we should be leaving in a little under two weeks,” Leon says with a smile.

Adventuring, as I found out, was much more boring than the stories I had been told. But according to Leon, the fun stuff, like hunting monsters and exploring ruins, would come after we reached D-rank.

But I was still a bit confused…

“Leon? Why are we waiting until then to leave? Can’t we do quests as we go?” I ask.

“Hm? Ah, well, with B-rank quests, we can start taking on extermination quests away from the city. And the thing about those is that they can be collected at other branches, so we can make money as we go,” he explains. “Ah, and they also give us good money.”

My heart pounds at the mention of ‘extermination’.

Finally. An actual job like the ones Ghislaine talked about.

Though I still wanted to explore dungeons and labyrinths, I knew asking that would be impossible considering Leon’s little sisters.

Plus… there was always time in the future for Leon and I to go adventuring together. On our own.

…Ugh. That annoying feeling was back.

No, actually, it had been coming back more often than not lately. Come to think of it, as soon as Ruijerd joined us, every night had been a struggle, trying to hold me back from crawling over to him.

Mother did say how a lady should ‘attack at night for someone you want’, but doing such a thing… I wanted to wait. At least until we got home.

After all, I had a feeling that if I did such a thing with Leon even once… I would get lost in the sensations.

Plus, I think he had much bigger priorities right now than doing anything like that. Mainly in getting back to his family.

But… I didn’t hold high hopes.

I was lucky to land here with Leon. As were Norn and Aisha. But his mothers… Sylphy… I wasn’t so confident about them.

I would be worried about my parents too, but since they had Ghislaine with them, they should be fine.

Should be…

Well, it wasn’t like I could do anything about it. All I could do was try my best to help Leon bring his dear sisters home and try to lighten his load, at least a little.

“-i? Eri!”

“Huh!?”

Leon’s words break me out of my thoughts.

“What were you thinking about, spacing out like that?” he shakes his head. “Anyway, since you don’t really care too much about harvesting quests, can you watch Norn and Aisha tomorrow? If I’m lucky, I should be able to complete three at once, considering they’re all close to each other.”

“Uhh, sure!”

What the heck was I thinking!?

If Mother’s words weren’t embarrassing enough at the time, now they were coming back to me naturally!

I was not such an easy woman! Even to Leon!

“Thanks, it means a lot,” he nods. “Now… since we’re E-rank adventurers now, we should be able to use the Adventurer Guild-sponsored inns for a fee. Though I don’t know how many there are here in the Demon Continent…”

He grimaces, “Plus, they’d probably be expensive.”

That’s right. As I had come to learn once again, Leon was really amazing.

He knew everything we needed to and organized our days, and if he ever needed to learn something, he simply asked, as he knew the local language… somehow.

That must be due to his old teacher he annoyingly kept talking about.

Anyway, it seemed that he knew a bit about adventurers from when he was a baby, travelling along with Zenith, Paul, and Ghislaine.

How he still remembered everything was beyond me, but I guess I should expect that from him.

“Children should sleep in nice beds,” Ruijerd adds from the side. “If we need to work harder, then so be it.”

“Hmm… I suppose you’re right. Then let’s try to cut down on eating out,” Leon nods.

Ruijerd was… weird. In a way much different from Leon and Rudy.

First, he was strong.

Stronger than me, stronger than Leon, and probably even stronger than Ghislaine.

And not only that, he was also scary, as embarassing as it was to admit.

When I first saw him, I freaked out, and shrieked for Leon to save me like a blubbering child. But after I got to know him a bit more, he wasn’t all that bad. Especially after he shaved his head.

Though… he really should smile a bit more.

He was much less scary when he patted Norn and Aisha’s heads with a calm smile.

“Hmm… but how many rooms should we get? Ruijerd can take one, and-”

“Two!” I shout, interrupting Leon’s mumbling. “G-Get two, alright?”

If there was one thing I missed about camping, other than the sense of adventure, was the feeling of sleeping next to him.

So two beds would be fine!

“We’ll need one of us to make sure no one steals anything, right!?” I add. “And Ruijerd can sleep without the belongings!”

But dammit! It felt so embarrassing to beg like this.

I’m definitely getting back at him for this later.

“...Sure. It’s more economical that way anyway,” he shrugs.

—-- Leon Greyrat —--

Another week had passed, and in that time, we had ranked up once again, becoming D-rank adventurers. Which also meant we were no longer newbies.

As for how we were able to rank up so quickly? Well, that was a mix of constant hard work and efficient pathing.

As for our adventuring colleagues, while at first many looked at us with veiled disdain due to my initial display, they had now calmed down to see us with some sort of respect.

At first, I thought that they would hate us even more for taking so many quests, but it seemed like there was no lack of jobs on the Demon Continent. It also helped that we ended up taking some not-so-valuable quests, simply because they were on our way to others.

But now, it was time for our first extermination quest. For this one, I decided to have Ruijerd stay back with Norn and Aisha, as not only had he gained my trust in our time together, but my little sisters had also warmed up to him.

Plus, it would be nice to spend some time with Eris alone after such a long and hectic time travelling with my sisters.

While we would still need to be vigilant, and I still had to watch over Eris, I was feeling excited to do a quest like this, working together with her without worrying about any responsibilities in the form of my little sisters.

“Let’s see… what one do you want to do, Eri?” I ask.

Twirling a lock of hair, she sends a glare back my way. “Are you making fun of me? You know I can’t read.”

“Ah, right… is it fine if I choose then?” I ask.

“Hm? Yeah. But make sure it’s something fun, okay?”

I… don’t think adventuring jobs are supposed to be ‘fun’, but I’d try my best.

Looking over at the C-rank quests hung on the board, I read over the various wooden slates that explained the quests.

Let’s see…

Acid Wolf extermination, guarding a mining operation, collecting an herb in a monster-infested area, and-

Oh? 

Slowly reaching forward, I take the slate off the board and look down to read the request that had caught my eye.

-

C

Task: Clear out Monsters
Reward: 2 iron coins
Details: Locate and exterminate monsters
Location: Southern Wood (Petrified Forest)
Duration: Before the end of the month
Deadline: ASAP
Client: Clithanso
Notes: Monsters have been recently spotted at the edge of the Southern Wood, clear them out before they begin to affect the harvesting of nearby materials. Hand in materials of monsters slain as proof of completion.

-

This one… now this one was interesting.

Not only did it pay well, but it also held a sense of adventure past just ‘go here, kill that, come back’. We’ve already had our fair share of those kinds of battles when we first got to the Demon Continent, after all.

“Here, Eri. Let’s do this one,” I say, taking off the slate.

“What’s it about?” she asks.

“Oh, you’ll see,” I smirk. 

Her mouth twists in annoyance.

“Now come on, we’ll probably need to camp for a night, so we should get some supplies.”

Oddly enough, as soon as I say that, her eyes seem to light up, and her frown turns into a wide smile. “Okay!”

How odd.

—-- Leon Greyrat —--

“Hmm… I sense something up ahead, Eri. So keep sharp.”

“G-Got it!”

If that stutter had been out of fear, I would have been a little relieved, as it meant that Eris was taking this quest seriously.

But unfortunately, from the wide, wobbly grin on her face, it seemed that it was out of excitement instead.

Well, that was just like her, after all.

“...Right,” I say. “And remember, while I’m strong, I’m not at Ruijerd’s level yet. So don’t take this too casually.”

“Yeah, yeah. I don’t need you to protect me anymore, you know!” Eris pouts.

…Sure.

“If you say so,” I shrug. “But it’s still good to have a partner, right?”

“Y-Yeah, I guess… A-Anyway! Come on! I wanna kill something!”

‘I wanna kill something’...

Well, those were some scary words. Especially when they were said by such a pretty girl. But at least it fits her character.

If Sylphy ever said something like that with a happy smile… man, I’m getting shivers just thinking about it.

I just hope that wherever she is, Sylphy is the same kind and innocent girl I know her for.

Walking through the dull, grey forest, I let Eris take the lead as I watched from behind her, my hand gripping my sheathed sword as I kept my other free to cast any magic as needed.

Soon, Eris’ jovial jaunt came to a quick stop, as she crouched behind a fallen tree while drawing her sword.

“So… you see them?” I whisper.

She nods her head.

Coming up behind her, I then peer over the tree, watching as a giant green snake circled over two identical, sleeping snakes which I assumed were in the same ‘pack’.

The monster had a wide jaw and an array of blue eyes that shone like jewels in the otherwise dark forest.

Hmm… while I couldn’t be sure, I knew that the most common monster that fit this description was an Almond Anaconda. A B-ranked threat with deadly venom and high agility.

Now, while I knew Eris was strong, she was still inexperienced. 

And despite her ability to enhance her body with touki, her body was still that of a 12-year-old girl. A strong one, for sure, but still the body of a girl who had yet to reach childhood.

Having her face such a threat alone… that would be dangerous and reckless. Especially since I would have to really focus on detoxification magic as I didn’t know the specific antidote spell to the monster’s poison.

But luckily, she had me.

While the safest option was for me to set up a trap with magic, or even take all three of the monsters out with one surprise Longsword of Light, that would do nothing to grow her skills. Nor my own, for that matter.

So… a head-on fight it was.

But that didn’t mean we would be stupid about it.

“Eri,” I whisper, “I’ll leave the awake one to you. Don’t get bit and tell me if you need support, got it?”

She nods her head, “Yeah. Alright, here I go!”

Sprinting with a start, Eris quickly unsheathes her sword as she jumps toward the startled monster, preparing to kill the thing with one shot as touki thrums through her blade.

But, befitting a B-rank monster, it reacted quickly, sending its tail to intercept.

A normal person would attempt to dodge, or even try to block it with a well-timed parry.

But that didn’t exactly fit Eris’ style.

With a shout, she brings down her sword in a heavy swing, carving into the monster’s tail as she uses the momentum to flip over it, landing with a crouch.

Well… she seemed to be doing fine, so I guess it was my turn to fight.

“Morning, sleepyheads,” I say, pulling out my sword.

As I grew stronger and taller, my unnamed spellsword became much easier to wield. And while most lower-rank swordsman would find the thinner blade lacking in power, for me who could coat it in touki, that didn’t really matter.

Despite my cheerful greeting, the only thing I get in response is a pair of angry hisses.

How rude.

Wait… ‘How rude’? Was I… really taking this so casually?

Yeah, no… I definitely was.

After all, Eris was strong enough to take care of herself, and I was always here to heal her. And most importantly, I didn’t have to worry about Aisha and Norn behind me. So, for the first time in a while, fighting monsters felt… calm. 

Fun even.

Was that a proper mindset one should have fighting a pair of B-ranked monsters?

No, probably not. But I couldn’t say I hated it.

The two snakes, now awake, converge on me, both baring their impressive set of fangs as they launch their simultaneous attack.

Casting wind magic around my feet, I jump up to dodge, letting my hair flutter as I twist my body, forming a fireball in my free hand as I reach the apex of my leap.

Casting a glance to the side, I saw that Eris had made another pass by the monster, leaving a large gash in her wake as she glared at the barely-standing snake.

So she was still doing well.

Good.

Positioning my feet above me, I send the fireball forward, willing it to explode in a flash of light just as I summon a burst of wind to send me shooting downward, my sword held at my side all the while.

Blinded and confused, my sword cleaves effortlessly through the first one’s neck, and letting my blade surf through the air, the tip descends through the second one’s eye.

In one swift strike, they were both dead.

“Ss-ss…”

Well, almost dead.

Summoning a fireball at the tip of my blade, I release a small explosion inside the monster’s head, killing the snake that was on its last legs.

Wait… they didn’t have legs… so, on its last scales?

Hmm… no, that wasn’t important.

Dislodging my blade, I ignite it in flames to clean off the blood as I look over at Eris, who had just finished off her own opponent, her blade cleaving through the monster’s open mouth as its body fell limply to the ground.

“Haa! Haa! I-I did it!” she shouts with a smile.

Seeing her happy expression, I can’t help but feel my own lips curl upwards.

“That you did. Did you get hurt anywhere?” I ask.

“No,” she shakes her head. “My feet are a bit sore though. I think I need new shoes.”

“We’ll get those later then. These things should fetch a good amount of money,” I return, kicking the corpse.

Unfortunately, these guys were way too big to take back as bodies, but from what I remembered, a few of their scales and fangs were enough for proof of a kill, and the fangs were worth a bit on their own too.

“W-Whoa!”

Hearing a voice from the woods, my head instantly snaps towards it as I set myself in a stance.

“That was amazing!”

Emerging from behind a tree, three figures make themselves known. Three boys, more specifically.

One had scaly red skin and a matching horn, another was a bit taller with four muscled arms, and the last one was… a chicken.

Well, from what I could tell, they weren’t too skilled, so even if their amicable front was a lie, I doubt they would be able to harm us.

“Who are you?” I ask.

“We came here to get some herbs but happened to hear your fight, it was really cool!” the red-skinned one says.

“That wasn’t my question…” I frown.

“Ah, right!”

Lining up, the three boys then strike a pose, with the red-skinned boy, who seemed to be the leader, standing at the center.

“We’re the Tokurabu Village Toughs! A D-rank party that will soon make a name for themselves on the Demon Continent!”

…The heck?

“And what are you doing in such a dangerous place?” I ask.

While this forest wasn’t too much for me and Eris, that wasn’t the same for these three, unless they were hiding their skills.

“Ah! Well, you see, we decided to take as many C-rank quests as possible to rank up, so here we are! I’m Kurt, by the way!”

Ah, so they were idiots. That’s good to know.

“A-Anyway! Since there’s only two of you, what do you say about joining-”

As the red-skinned one, Kurt, continued to ramble, I noticed movement from behind the three, prompting me to leap forward, arriving just in time to stop the swing from an axe from cleaving through the three boys.

“Hwa!?”

A little late there, Kurt.

Staring at the humanoid suit of armour, I instantly recognized that this was an Executioner. One of the most common monsters found around the world that was formed through the remains of killed adventurers.

“Hiya!”

Hearing Eris’ shout, a sword whizzes past my ear before embedding itself in the monster’s chest.

With one hand keeping the Executioner’s axe to the side, I use the other to grab Eris’ thrown sword, before slicing across its body and through its impressive set of armour, killing the monster instantly.

The armour and axe dissolving into thin air, I look back at the young adventurers, only to be met by three sets of shining eyes.

“S-So cool!”

…You almost died just now, you know. Why are you so cheery?

Shaking my head, I head back to Eris, handing her back her sword with a smile.

“That was a nice throw. You’re probably at the Intermediate rank for the North God style, if I had to guess,” I praise.

She averts her eyes, “W-Well, it’s only natural, right? But… thanks.”

She then looks over my shoulder, “Anyway, who are those guys?”

“Ah, they’re…”

What were they called again?

“...Adventurers. Apparently, they had a collection quest or something near here, so they aren’t enemies.”

“I see,” she nods. “Aren’t they a bit stupid though?”

Should you really be the one saying that?

“Hm?” she turns to me. “Did you say something, Leon?”

“...No.”

While she wasn’t traditionally smart, she did have a weird sense of intuition.

To be honest, it was a little scary at times.

I would have to remember to keep my internal mouth shut around her as well.

—-- Leon Greyrat —--

It had been a week since we had completed our first C-rank quest, and after preparing some final things, and completing a few more quests, we were now a C-rank party, which meant that it was now time to start our journey south toward Wind Port, where we would then travel the Milis Continent.

I don’t know what felt worse. That we would probably have to travel the Demon Continent for an entire year, or that after doing so, we would only be halfway back home.

But there was no need to despair. 

I was strong, Ruijerd was stronger, and Eris was pretty good herself. Plus, with Ruijerd’s sensing abilities, and the barrier necklaces I had made, Aisha and Norn should be safe from any trouble as well.

“Leon… isn’t this a bit too big on me?” Eris complains from my side.

“It’s supposed to be,” I answer. “And make sure you keep it on, even if it’s annoying. We don’t want you getting sunburnt.”

“Hmph,” she reluctantly pulls up her hood. “But can’t you just heal it for me?”

“...I just don’t want you getting sunburnt, okay?”

After all, I had never encountered ‘cancer’ despite all my studying in healing magic, and while I wanted to figure out if I could heal it, I didn’t want to do so on my loved ones.

…Loved ones?

“Fine. I guess I’ll wear it, since you got it for me,” Eris huffs, pulling over her hood.

Despite her reluctance, I could tell she was pretty happy with her cloak, as since it was meant for beastfolk or a demon race that was similar, it had two pockets for ears. And Eris, being a member of the Boreas Greyrat family, was quite endeared to such things.

Well, it looked cute on her, so I guess it was a win for both of us in that sense.

“Thanks,” I then turn to Norn and Aisha. “And you two have to wear yours as well, got it?”

“Got it, Brother!” Aisha salutes.

“Y-Yeah… I like it anyways,” Norn smiles.

Following my words, the two of them pull up the hoods of their cloaks. The structure matched Eris’ though it was coloured brown instead of white.

To my pleasant surprise, ever since I gave Aisha my scarf, the tension that was present between the two seemed to have dissipated into thin air. 

So that was one less thing I would have to worry about.

Since I doubt we would be picking up another kid anytime soon, they would have to get along with each other, as they were the only kids their age that they would have for a while.

“Good,” I nod. “Then it’s time we head out then. Now come on, up you go!”

I then take a girl in each arm before lifting them onto the giant lizard we would be using for transportation.

The lizard in question was called a ‘Transport Lizard’ or a ‘Merchant Lizard’, and was the substitute for horses in the Demon Continent.

Having bought it a couple of days ago from a lizard merchant, we were luckily able to get it for a good price due to its unruly nature. An unruly nature that was quickly tamed by Ruijerd.

Apparently, the man had quite a bit of experience with the animals.

But then again, I think even the fiercest of foes would tuck their tails and run if the Superd cast a hardened glare their way.

Hopping onto the lizard next to them, I then put out my hand for Eris. “You too.”

Narrowing her eyes, she hesitantly takes my hand while mumbling under her breath. “I can get up on my own, you know.”

Sure you can.

Anyway, with her sitting behind me, and my little sisters both sitting between us, it was time for us to head out.

“Ruijerd? Are you coming?” I ask the man.

“No,” he shakes his head. “I will walk beside you and deal with any threats.”

“I see… but, I don’t know how to lead one of these things yet.”

His eyes widen in realization, “Ah… yes. I suppose not… then, excuse me.”

And so, with hip hopping next to me, we were ready.

I just hoped this journey would go smoothly.