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Sunlight dappled through the tree shadows.
Around the statue of Himmel, a blue sea of flowers bloomed like a dream.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting the girl's pure white gauze skirt.
Frieren lightly brushed aside the strands of hair disturbed by the breeze, revealing a faint smile.
"Are these the flowers that the Hero liked?"
The old woman's eyes reflected this beautiful moment, and her thoughts returned to the time she was saved by Himmel.
The silent night was broken by a sudden raging fire.
Demons invading!
Wanton slaughter!
The villagers' screams almost echoed to the heavens!
Just as she, then a little girl, was about to be killed, a golden sword light flashed!
The Hero, wearing a white robe and with light blue hair, descended from the sky, annihilated the demons, and saved the Village.
It's so similar...
The old woman looked at the sea of flowers, her eyes filled with gentle remembrance.
Whether it was the color or the Hero's personality, the feeling they gave was the same gentle one.
"It's time to go."
Yulian stretched, having stayed here for quite some time.
"Mr. Yulian!"
"Just a moment~"
Fern gently held Yulian back, her eyes curved in a shallow smile.
"What?"
Yulian turned back in surprise, and the next second felt something added to the top of his head.
It was soft, with a little weight, but not heavy.
"A flower crown—"
"I made one for Himmel, and one for you too."
Frieren smiled at Yulian with her hands behind her back.
She wasn't sure if she was smiling at Yulian's appearance with the flower crown, or something else.
"So it was this."
Yulian's eyes showed approval, and he withdrew the hand he had placed on his head.
He'd wear it, after all, it was a rare return gift from Frieren.
Even though it was exactly the same as the one he had given them.
"Then, can we set off?"
Yulian pursed his lips, looking at the two of them.
Frieren took one last deep look at Himmel's statue before nodding readily.
"Let's go!"
The summer breeze gently stopped, but the group continued their journey.
...
The leisurely summer is a good season for travel.
Especially in the central countries, due to the geographical environment.
Even in summer, the temperature is unusually comfortable.
The overall feeling is that being in the sun only gives a warm feeling, not a scorching one.
And under the shade of trees or inside buildings, the warmth of the sun is blocked, resulting in a cool atmosphere.
"How pleasant~"
By the clear river, Yulian sat on a protruding rock in the water, freely splashing the water with his feet.
Sunlight shone down, reflecting golden, dazzling light on the water's surface, making it sparkle.
Yulian had never seen such a beautiful environment in his previous life.
Basking in the sun, sitting by the small river, Yulian only felt the fresh scent of nature all around him.
"Mr. Yulian, please don't do that."
Fern puffed out her cheeks.
"You're scaring all the fish away!"
"Sorry, sorry, I got excited."
Yulian waved his hand sheepishly, only then remembering that the two people sitting beside him were fishing.
However, it wasn't really Yulian's fault.
After all, although Frieren and Fern were fishing, each of them held a thick book.
Plus, their fishing rods had barely moved, so it was normal for Yulian to forget.
"I wonder how long it will take to catch a fish..."
Fern slumped in discouragement.
"Are you hungry?"
Yulian couldn't help but ask, seeing Fern like this.
"Mm..."
Fern lowered her head, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Her stomach was empty, she hadn't eaten anything since waking up this morning.
The reason for everything was that Frieren wanted to eat fish, and was worried that if everyone ate too much, there wouldn't be enough of the fish she caught.
But...
Fern glanced indifferently at the bucket beside her and at Frieren, who was either starved or asleep, feeling a bit helpless.
"In that case, Fern!"
Yulian rolled up his sleeves and waded into the water barefoot.
"I'll catch the fish!"
The river water was crystal clear, and the figures of swimming fish could be seen!
But Yulian didn't think of using [Magic - Gaze Restraint Magic!], instead, he went ashore and found a relatively sturdy branch in the woods to use as a fishing tool.
"Splash~"
"Splash~"
Yulian waded through the water, slowly approaching not far from Fern.
There, a swimming fish was greedily devouring the breadcrumbs Yulian had just thrown in.
Good opportunity!
Yulian, who had been completely still, suddenly erupted with astonishing killing intent!
"Stab!"
The branch stabbed down fiercely, bringing with it gusts of wind!
"Pfft!"
The branch pierced the swimming fish!
"Wow, amazing!"
Fern watched from the side, dumbfounded.
She had never imagined that catching a fish could be done directly with a branch!
However, Fern took a small step back.
She had been startled by Yulian's killing intent just now.
It was hard to imagine that the usually gentle Yulian would have such a side to him.
"Amazing, right?"
Yulian didn't notice Fern's abnormality, and proudly held up the branch at an angle, estimating the weight of the caught fish.
Hmm, about two or three kilos, conservatively one and a half kilos after removing the innards and other things.
Yulian gently took the fish off the branch and threw it into the small bucket on the shore, his gaze continuing to search around.
Another three or four should be... Hmm?
Yulian gently raised his head, looking at Fern.
Their eyes met, and Fern's heart trembled slightly.
"Fern, do you want to join?"
The sun shone on Yulian's face, and he showed a warm smile, giving a feeling of warmth.
"I..."
Fern stood still, stunned.
What was I thinking just now?
How could I possibly think Yulian was scary!
Fern shook her head vigorously, shaking the strange thoughts out of her mind, and then her face broke into a smile as she nodded repeatedly.
"Mm-hmm, I'll come too!"
"Okay!"
Seeing Fern also jump into the river, Yulian immediately went and handed the branch to Fern.
"Here!"
"For me? Then Mr. Yulian will use..."
Fern's mouth was slightly open as she looked at the sword that had appeared out of nowhere in Yulian's hand.
"I'll use this!"
Yulian gently stroked the summoned Hero's Sword, feeling a little emotional.
It had been a long time since he had used it.
"Fern—"
"The technique for catching fish is fast, ruthless, and accurate—"
Yulian's gaze shifted from the Hero's Sword to the stunned Fern.
"Roughly like this..."
Roughly like this?
Frieren stared blankly at the bucket full of fish beside her, lost in thought.
After waking up, Fern told her that she and Yulian had only caught this much after fishing for an afternoon?!
This was more fish than she had caught in almost half her life!
"Amazing, right!"
By the campfire, Yulian proudly lifted his chin.
"Just so-so."
"I usually catch this much fish in a short while."
Frieren's expression was indifferent one second, and the next she turned her head away shyly.
She always blushed when she lied.
"Really?"
Yulian was skeptical, he hadn't seen Frieren catch a fish in so many years.
"Mr. Yulian—"
Fern interrupted their conversation, after all, the answer was obvious.
"Can I call out Miss Flenna to get some fresh air?"
"And eat some fish together too."
Yulian looked at the somewhat expectant Fern, feeling a little guilty, and quietly hid his hand behind his back before explaining.
"Flenna has fallen into a deep sleep recently, so we'll just eat by ourselves."
Yulian said this, but after seeing that Fern and Frieren didn't press the matter, his gaze quietly looked into the distance.
It should be, almost there, right?
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