'Flap your wings, O unseen bird of prey--suicide hawk!


　With the end of the chanting, the invisible blade released from Miroslav's hand flew through the air.

　The second sphere wind magic accurately struck the demon flying through the air - the harpy - and cut the demon's right feather deeply.

　The deformed demon with the face and body of an old woman, bird feathers and lower body could not maintain its flight state and fell in a kirimomi-like manner while letting out a high-pitched scream.

　It could crash into the mountainside or be pierced by a coniferous treetop, but either way, it was not safe.


　Having killed the Harpy, Miroslav immediately turned his sights on his next target.

　There were seven harpies that attacked him. Three of them were defeated. More than half of the enemy pack was still alive and well.

　The nature of the harpies was fierce and their appetite was voracious. It's not unusual for them to prey on monsters larger than themselves in groups.

　It's not difficult for four of them to devour a single human being. This is an enemy that can't be ignored until the last one is defeated.



　Miroslav set his sights on the next target for the Suiyou.

　But, as if his sharp-edged battle intent had been conveyed, the movements of the harpies in the air were visibly disturbed.

　This flying demon was certainly ferocious, but on the other hand, it also had the cowardice to flee once it was seen to be at a disadvantage.



　After being cut down to half their number in an instant by the wind blade, the harpies must have figured out that it was too late, and turned their backs on it, ready to fly away from the humans.

　However, that move was only good bait for Miroslav, and he mercilessly unleashed his magic on the demons' backs.

　In the blink of an eye, the number of demons dwindled from one to two.

　In the end, out of the seven harpies, only one of them managed to escape safely. Miroslav calculated that he had killed six harpies in a short period of time.

　It could be said that this was a good result for a solo hunt on Mt.

　As if to prove this fact, Miroslav's body trembled greatly.

　The red-headed wizard immediately confirmed his level, and after a moment's pause, his face was a mixture of joy and relief, and he clenched his fists.






　After that, Miroslav quickly left the scene. This is because he was attracted by the sound of battle and the smell of blood, and he was wary that new demons would come to him.

　We welcome the demons to our home, but it's not a good idea to have a series of battles.

　A simple tent has been set up in the direction of the site, and the tent is surrounded by a ward to keep the demons away.

　This is Miroslav's base of operations on Mount Skim. This is where he sits and hunts demons.

　Needless to say, this is a dangerous act. For a wizard in the rear guard to be holed up alone in Skim Mountain is almost suicidal.

　But that's why the experience gained is enormous, and Miroslav's level has already risen two levels since he left Ishqa, to 17.



　It's a good thing that you're not the only one.

　Magic stones, as the name suggests, are ores that contain magical power and can greatly reduce the burden on wizards.

　It was a valuable item, and if the magic stones that Miroslav had used and discarded were converted into gold coins, it would definitely be a fortune.

　If his father witnessed this scene, he would be half-crazed and cursed - Miroslav thought that and smiled nastily.



　The magic stones used in the battles up to today, and the warding devices that are now being put up. These were all purchased with the aid of the Sauzaar Chamber of Commerce.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

　It's a very good thing that you are able to get the most out of your time.



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　Dismantle the Falcon Blade.

　Miroslav's purpose in this one case boils down to this one word.

　Forcing Lars and Ilaria to go their separate ways was part of the plan.

　The dismantling here includes the relationship between Miroslav himself and Lars. After splitting up the relationship between the two childhood friends, I will get Lars - such a plan did not exist.



　The love she once had for him, to be sure, has now faded badly.

　It was like being dragged into a bottomless swamp for a month. Whether it was hatred or lust, I had never experienced such an outpouring of emotions in my life.

　Compared to the denseness with which he was torture to the soul, the goodwill Lars showed him and the love he had for him felt as light as cotton candy.

　What occupies Miroslav's mind now is fear, disgust, regret, remorse, remorse, atonement, flattery, favor, and submission to Sola.

　It was truly a crucible of passion, a crucible in which, like a flooded river, Miroslav's emotions were swept away.

　That's exactly what happened, to the extent that he was able to resolve to dismantle the Falcon Sword that he had spent five years building up.



　--It's not that I don't like Lars or want to hurt him, just that I don't like him or want to hurt him. Of course, I have no desire to kill him.

　But the fact of the matter is that Miroslav has made this plan in order to help Lars.



　As Miroslav sees it, Sora does not harbor strong animosity towards Lars. The fact that he gave clear instructions to Lunamaria and Ilaria, but not to Lars, is proof that he did not have them.

　But with Lunamaria taken from him, Lars will not stop being hostile to Sola. If even Ilaria falls into Sola's hands, even more so, he will be fiercely hostile to Sola.

　And if that continued, it was obvious that hostility toward Lars would grow in Sola's mind.


　Before that happened, Lars's hostility to Sola had to be extinguished.

　But this was not an easy task.

　For it was Miroslav himself who had guided Lars' thinking by inciting his hostility toward Sora.

　If that Miroslav turned around and defended Sola, he would be suspicious in any case.



　That's why he decided to use the request brought by Lars himself to exterminate the gryphon.

　Lars is adamant about clearing his name, so he avoids any suspicion by following Lars' request and keeps the stage clear behind the scenes.

　Miroslav's aim was simple.

　After losing Lunamaria, Lars' reputation as an adventurer has been in decline and he has become impatient. This impatience had been accelerated after the clash with Ilaria.

　Lars himself knows better than anyone else that it's impossible to eliminate the gryphon this time.


　--And when the result was that Miroslav was about to be lost, how much grief and regret did Lars feel?

　-- and when that grief and regret is saved, all animosity will have lost its color.


　In that sense, Skim Mountain was a perfect situation.

　Because no matter how much Lars disliked Sora, if he wanted to save Miroslav as soon as possible, he would have to turn to the dragon knight who could fly.


　He also made some small changes so that Lars couldn't rely on anyone but Sora. Since Miroslav himself decided to stay behind, he couldn't call for help from the Adventurer's Guild, and even if he did, the guild wouldn't move.

　The three members of the guild will be quick to explain the situation to the guild so that they will not be thought to have abandoned Miroslav.


　If there was a problem, it was that the timing of Sola's return from the village of Merte was unknown, and it was not clear if Sola would be willing to help in "rescuing Miroslav".

　For a time (for a while), Miroslav thought about sending a messenger to the village of Merte in Alexandra's name, but in the end, he didn't do it and came to Mount Skim like this.

　This was because Miroslav himself had something on his mind.




　Suppose the plan worked, the "Falcon Blade" was dismantled, and a reconciliation between Lars and Sora was achieved, what then?

　Miroslav had planned to send Lars out of Ishka and then return to Sora.

　But Sora would not expect Miroslav to come back. Otherwise, he wouldn't put a condition such as "I won't tolerate the 'Falcon Sword' after taking away Lunamaria and Ilaria".

　Perhaps Sora thinks that Miroslav's actions are "to monopolize Lars".


　From another point of view, Sola is already disinterested in Miroslav.

　She released Miroslav in order to use the Sword of the Falcon as a tool to break down the Sword of the Falcon from the inside, and there is no trust or confidence in it. If Miroslav follows instructions, he'll make money, and if he doesn't, he'll be killed as an enemy. This is the way he thinks.


　The reason why Miroslav is risking his life to improve his skills in the mountains is to show Sora how useful he can be.

　From her month-long experience in captivity, it is clear that she has learned something very similar to "energy drain".

　And if we look back at her words and actions at that time, we can assume that it was due to the level.

　To put it bluntly, what she is looking for is a high level of food. If that's the case, as long as Sola reached a level where she could move her fingers, she should be able to attract his interest.



　If Miroslav had miscalculated, it would be that as soon as Sola returned from the village of Melte, this time she headed for the royal capital.

　At that time, Lars had not yet returned to Ishqa, and as a matter of course, he was unable to call on Sora for help.

　As a result, Miroslav's solo (solo) hunt had already lasted more than five days and was soon to reach ten days.


　When you're an adventurer, camping out in the field is an everyday occurrence. It's not so hard to make a noise with the extent of Miroslav and this.

　But it's not a comfortable way to live without a good change of clothes or a bath.

　Food and water are finite, and the wards that are in place are not effective against all magical beasts.

　How many times had I jumped up in the middle of the night when I heard a beast trampling on a fallen leaf?



　He was aware that he was feeling overwhelmed, and he knew that if he continued like this, he would run out of energy and strength to descend the mountain.

　But Miroslav continued to stay in the mountains.

　The current situation was one of prediction. Otherwise, there was no way he would have stocked up on a quantity of magic stones that would not be used up even if it took ten days.

　Miroslav continued to slay the demons.

　He continued to kill demons, driven by the suspicion that he might have gone mad a long time ago - and he continued to kill demons.



　Should it be worth it?

　Three days after counting, when he heard the flapping of the wyvern's wings, Miroslav's level had gone up two more levels to '19'.