I was Betrayed then Reincarnated as a Kitsune

Chapter 190: Finishing the Quest

[Luna POV]

After a week of travel, we made it to the border of the Elf Nation.  Over this week, nothing of note has happened.  No bandits have attacked us, the villages we passed by werent facing any monster attacks, no other clich events happened.  The most exciting thing aside from conversation so far is that it started raining a short while ago.  I was sitting on top of the wagon with a space barrier spread over top of us to keep us from getting wet.  While maintaining the barrier, I was going over all the weapons in my treasury and cleaning them.

Luna lass, thats the 30^th sword youve pulled out of that inventory of yours.  What do you even do with all of those? (Jarl)

I use them as projectiles.  I open a Gate with space magic, aim, and fire them out at my opponent.  Mix them in with some illusions and there you go. (Luna)

I see.  Youre a lot scarier than I thought. (Jarl)

Fufufu.  Dont worry Jarl, I dont fight to kill my friends.  Spar, yes, but only that much.  Though I dont really do that much any more either. (Luna)

Well, Im glad you consider me a friend. (Jarl)

Of course I do.  You and your party are the first adventurers I met, youre all really good people, and you dont look at me or anyone else in my party with indecent thoughts. (Luna)

From what youve said, you dont really run into anyone like that though. (Jarl)

Just because they dont speak to us doesnt mean I dont know what they think.  I can feel their stares all the time.  Its just that weve been lucky they dont approach us.  Especially now that Mio and Skadi are with us. (Luna)

About the being lucky people dont approach us thing, I think your reputation proceeds you, Luna.  Remember that incident early on? (Velvet)

Yeah, I remember.  Actually, I wonder how that guy is doing now?  Last I saw him, he apologized to me and after that, I havent seen him since. (Luna)

Why not ask your father? (Velvet)

I might later.  Anyway, if that is also a reason people dont approach us, then Ill gladly take it. (Luna)

Fair enough, though from what I can see, most of you are engaged so even if you were approached, it wouldnt lead anywhere. (Apollo)

Thats also true. (Luna)

Nyot entirely nya.  There are always a few that dont care about that nya.  Especially THAT guy nya. (Mio)

Ugh.  I really hope we never run into HIM.  I dont know if Ill be able to hold myself back from punching him in the face a few, thousand, times. (Skadi)

Who are you talking about? (Ophidia)

A filthy degenerate of an S-rank adventurer.  He walks around with the gaudiest set of golden armor and has a reprehensible personality.  And even with all of that, women flock to him on droves.  Its absolutely disgusting. (Skadi)

Exactly nya.  I met him once nya, and to say I wasnt impressed would be the understatement of the millennia nya. (Mio)

Im surprised you managed to get away without him trying to seduce you, Mio. (Skadi)

I didnt nya.  It took me threatening to remove his second mind to get him to leave me alone nya.  Or should it be his main mind nya?  I mean he clearly doesnt think with the one he is supposed to nya. (Mio)

Whats this guys name so we know to avoid him at all costs? (Luna)

Gilderoy, or as his epithet goes, Gilderoy the Collector. (Skadi)

I see. (Luna)

{Luna, I hope we dont ever meet this person because, if what they say is true, even I will have a hard time holding back when he goes after you.}

Dont worry Tamamo, if that happens, Ill deal with it, consequences be damned.  No one tries anything like that with me or my family and makes it out unscathed.

Calm down big sis, youre making it really cold. (Soleil)

Sorry. (Luna)

Dont worry about it, lass.  Even we dont like thatI really dont want to say man since hes more a wild animal in heat. (Jarl)

Yeah.  Ive never met him, but the things Ive heard about him dont really paint a good picture, though I think its mostly been influenced by the jealousy of male adventurers.  This is one of the few times Ive heard any woman badmouthing him. (Apollo)

Just be glad you havent ever met him nya.  Just thinking about it gives me chills nya. (Mio)

Maybe I should hunt him down and rid this world of him then. (Luna)

No Lunya nya.  If you did that nya, youd taint whatever you used to kill him nya. (Mio)

Then shouldnt I just use one of my disposable weapons? (Luna)

Just drop it, Luna.  Doing that will just end up bringing you more trouble than its worth. (Skadi)

Fine.  Ill drop it for now. (Luna)

With the end of that conversation, we kept slowly making our way down the road.  Eventually the rain stopped, but the sky remained overcast, so it was likely going to start again.  We stopped for lunch by a small river.  Gief had been the one that cooked the entire time, so I decided to do it today.

Gief, Im going to give you a new goal to aim for, so let me cook this time. (Luna)

Gief saluted me and went over to help the others with whatever they were doing.  I pulled out some ingredients and got to work.  I decided to use some of the fish I caught while we were looking for the pirates as well as some of the things the mermaids gave Skadi.  I was really excited to use a few of those things.  Especially this apple-looking fruit.  Instead of the any of the normal apple colors, it was a nice blue color and from the small bit I tried, it tasted like a mix of a mango and lime.  After a bit, I was done with everything and the others were looking at me with their eyes shining.

Lass, I dont know what youve been making, but it smells amazing. (Jarl)

Fufu.  I hope you guys like seafood. (Luna)

I handed everyone their portion and then sat down next to Soleil and Mio.  They immediately started eating and from their reaction, I could tell that they enjoyed it.  I looked over at Gief and his expression made me get a wide smile.

Fufu.  Looks like I was successful in motivating him to get even better.

{Can I ask for the reason behind that, Luna?  Dont get me wrong, Im happy that you are enjoying yourself, but I just really want to know.}

He has great potential.  When you find someone like that, it makes me want to see how far they will go.  I dont know if Im describing it right, but thats just how I feel.

{I see.  Now that I think about it, I can see where youre coming from.}

Once we finished eating, we started on our way again.  A week and a half later, we made it to our destination.  The place was bigger than a town, but smaller than a city, but it had a good atmosphere.  There were a lot of elves as one would expect, but there were also more of other races than I was expecting.

So, where are we supposed to bring this? (Luna)

The big building in the center. (Jarl)

We headed there and dropped off our cargo, then we all went to the guild branch here.  When we walked in, we got the usual reaction of people looking toward us then immediately turning away once Skadi and Mio came into view.  After we finished turning in the completion papers, Jarl spoke up.

So, Luna lass, you gonna finally let me buy you that drink? (Jarl)

Why not.  Not like we were going to head off to the capital until tomorrow anyway. (Luna)

We all moved over to the bar that was in the guild and sat down a one of the larger tables.  Jarl and Apollo went over and got drinks and then handed them out to everyone before sitting down themselves.

To a successful quest and lasting friendship. (Jarl)

We all clanked our cups together and drank.  When we put them down again, I saw that Soleil and Ophidia had a disgusted face.

Oh yeah, the two of you have never drank before. (Luna)

I dont get how people drink this stuff so much. (Soleil)

Indeed.  It reminds me of some things that I ate in the past. (Ophidia)

Eh, its an acquired taste so dont think you have to keep going. (Jarl)

We spent some time sitting there before we left the guild and found an inn.  After spending the night there, my party and I left the town and headed to the capital of the Elf Nation.

Chaos Realm:

Here you go, Order.

Order: Thanks.

*I sit sown and take a sip of my coffee.*

Order: Hey, teach me how to make this like you do next time.

Alright.

*I wrap an arm around Order while we sit and watch what happens next*