I was a little confused on this journey... Lyra said we had to clear out monsters from the northern castle, Ulvur... but why hasn't a single monster appeared?
While I was thinking, Yuu-chan whispered,
"Yukito-sama, doesn't something feel strange?" (Yuu-chan)
"I feel the same way." (I replied)
Suddenly, Clever-san asked me,
"Young man, what are you thinking about?" (Clever-san)
"Ah—I'm just confused why on this whole trip no monsters have appeared." (I said)
Hime finally realized it too.
"That's true... Lyra-san said we were supposed to clear monsters, right?" (Hime)
"If it's like this, we'll reach Ulvur without doing anything." (Hime)
Clever-san might have understood why Hime and I were looking for monsters to hunt.
"You two... could it be you were sent by the guild to defeat monsters?" (Clever-san)
"More or less. Do you know anything, Clever-san?" (Hime asked)
Maybe asking someone with more experience could help solve this problem.
"Hmmm... I don't know either." (Clever-san)
"Since long ago, I often saw adventurers from the guild defeating monsters around Ulvur... but this atmosphere is way too calm." (Clever-san)
Hime and I could only stay silent and think with our own heads.
Did we miss something? Why is the situation calm... even too calm?
"We're almost there!" (said the coachman)
Hime and I looked ahead at where the carriage was headed.
A massive fortress surrounding it made it look so sturdy and nearly impossible to break into.
"Damn..." (Me)
"Has this city ever been conquered?" (Hime)
Clever-san just chuckled lightly.
"This is your first time coming to Ulvur, isn't it? This city has never been conquered since the day it was built." (Clever-san)
"Oh yeah, Oji-san... why are you going to Ulvur carrying so many things?" (I asked)
I had never asked Clever-san about his business in Ulvur.
I thought he was delivering goods and selling them... so he must be a merchant.
"Oh, these boxes? ...They only contain a few small items." (Clever-san answered)
"Yukito-sama, don't you think Clever-san is a bit suspicious?" (Yuu)
Why did Yuu suddenly say that?
"What's wrong with you? He told us himself he used to be in the royal army, right?" (Me)
"And his story was genuine, too." (Me)
Is Yuu-chan suspicious of Clever-san? But he's just an old man, really.
"Anyway, Yukito-sama, don't forget me wherever and whenever you are... promise?" (Yuu-chan)
"I-I promise." (Me)
What's with Yuu-chan's behavior?
A while later, the carriage we were riding entered Ulvur city.
Hime and I were dropped off in front of Ulvur's adventurer guild.
When we went inside, it was empty.
Like it had already been abandoned or deserted.
"Hime, something feels strange..." (Me)
I turned around, and Hime had disappeared. It felt as if no one had been with me all along.
"Hime! Hime!" (I tried shouting, just in case she was left behind)
But, what was around me turned into pitch black, like an emptiness, and it felt like I was the only one here...
"What the hell is this..." (Me)
Darkness...
"Am I going to die here?" (Me)
Maybe... if this was like a genjutsu from Naruto... maybe I could get out.
But... there was only darkness—
"Yukito-sama!!"
I heard someone shouting from behind me.
"That voice!" (Me)
I was sure that was Yuu-chan's voice.
"Yuu-chan! Yuu-chan!" (Me)
I kept running toward where Yuu-chan's voice came from.
I didn't care what would happen to me... I don't want to lose someone precious to me ever again!
Even though Yuu-chan is kind of annoying and sometimes a bit... but since I came to this world, Yuu-chan was the first one who stayed with me.
I'll save Yuu-chan no matter what.
"Yuu-chan!!" (Me)
I kept running, and suddenly I reached a door in the middle of this emptiness.
Without thinking, I immediately went through the door, and as it opened—
I saw a village with lots of houses.
I walked a few steps away from the door, and when I looked back, the door had disappeared.
"I'll finish this mission!" (Me)
I arrived at a dirt road in the middle of that village.
I kept walking without caring about other people's gazes.
"Help me!!"
The scream came from the road ahead.
I ran there to see what was happening—
A young girl, maybe my age, was being surrounded by some old men wearing armor.
"Ojou-san, come with us."
"We'll give you food."
When one of the four men grabbed her hand, she immediately pulled it away.
"D-don't touch me!!" (She said)
"It's just for a little fun."
"We'll give you money later~"
"Stay away from me!!" (The girl shouted)
Honestly, I didn't really want to help her... because I wouldn't do anything that didn't benefit me.
But... well... this one's an exception.
I went straight to the girl and stood in front of her, facing the four men.
"She said she doesn't want to, right?" (Me)
"Hah? What the hell, brat!?"
"Don't get involved."
(Is there nothing I can do? My Creation Skill still can't be used yet...)
I immediately grabbed the girl's hand and said—
"Come on, run!" (Me)
I pulled her hand, and she ran together with me.
"H-hey, wait, brat!"
"Don't run!!"
I ran until we reached an empty house, and the girl and I collapsed on the ground, out of breath.
"Are you okay?" (I asked the girl)
"YUKITO-SAMA!!!!!!" (She)
She immediately hugged me tightly.
"Yuu-chan!?" (Me)
"Yukito-sama!!!" (She)
This beautiful girl is Yuu-chan!?!?
I held her shoulders so she would release me.
I looked at Yuu-chan's body again.
Now Yuu-chan had a human form, with long brown hair, a slim body, and her chest... maybe somewhere between a C cup or D cup...
"Yukito-sama, your face looks like a pervert, you know." (Yuu-chan)
"What the hell!?" (Me)
Yuu-chan smiled mischievously, then pulled her top a little.
"Yukito-sama, do you wanna see oppai~?" (She said)
Since when did my status screen become a seductress!?
"N-no, not at all!" (Me)
"Really~?" (Yuu-chan)
"R-really!!" (Me)