The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 19

“The outside air tastes good after such a long time.”

I stretched my body and looked around.

I headed out from the East Gate towards a mine that was several days’ walk away.

My goal is to obtain one of the rare items, the raw stone of the Scarlet Diamond.

There are three weeks left until the end of the second exam. It’s a tight schedule, but since there’s still a chance, I can’t afford to stop.

According to the card, this item can be obtained in a mine near the volcano. Since there were no other promising items, I decided to go for it.

Pii~

Feni chirped happily while perched on my head. It seems she’s enjoying her first sight of the outside world.

“But I don’t feel tired at all…”

I’ve been moving at a slightly brisk pace, almost running, since earlier, but I haven’t felt any fatigue at all.

This is probably due to the effect of “Automatic Stamina Recovery (Medium)” that I obtained when contracting with Feni.

When I checked my status this morning, it had changed from ‘Fatigued’ to ‘Perfect Condition’.

It seems my stamina fully recovered while I was asleep.

“At this pace, I should reach the mine in a day.”

Pii!

If I can complete the request quickly, I can return to the capital sooner.

Since I haven’t delivered any rare items yet, there’s no time to waste.

Feeling confident in my pace, I increased my speed even more.

After running on the highway for several hours, I stopped.

That’s because I spotted enemies ahead.

“A troll here…”

Two months ago, I would have welcomed this encounter, but now it’s too late.

Three trolls were blocking the highway.

With increased speed comes increased range of movement, but that also means more encounters with enemies. It’s quite coincidental to encounter them at this timing, but it can’t be helped.

“If I leave them alone, it would be unfortunate if someone passing by later gets in trouble. Should I defeat them?”

It’s been two months since I last fought. Moreover, it was with the cooperation of other escorts.

I’ve never fought alone against three C-rank monsters, but strangely, I feel calm now.

“Let’s go, Feni. Make sure you don’t fall off.”

Pii!

Drawing my sword and kicking the ground, I approached the trolls.

—Zan!!—

I felt the sensation of cutting through flesh, but my slash was somewhat shallow.

Guoooooo!

The troll swung down its club, so I dodged to the side to create distance.

“It seems I can’t handle this alone like before.”

During the previous extermination, I followed the leader’s instructions and focused on weakening the enemy’s forces with the support of the guards.

The attention of the trolls was diverted by the leader of the guards, allowing me to attack with full force. However, now it’s just me, so all attention is on me.

Moreover, there are many trolls, so I can’t handle them the same way.

“But I’m different from back then.”

During this exam, I’ve been fighting monsters every day and camping in the forest.

Furthermore, I gained strength from contracting with Feni. I believe this battle isn’t impossible.

“Hmm… Shall I try using that?”

After creating distance, I thrust my sword into the ground, held my right hand forward, and prepared.

“【Phoenix Feather】”

Feathers of flame were born in the air and flew towards the trolls.

Here’s the translation of the text:

Guoo!?

The troll let out a surprised shout, clearly not expecting magic to come flying at him.

Feathers pierced into the troll’s body, igniting flames.

This magic was exclusive, usable only because of the contract with Feni. Though I had just started using magic, its power wasn’t particularly high.

But it seemed to catch the trolls off guard, disrupting their coordination.

Pii!

“Hey, Feni? What are you doing?”

Feni took off from my head and circled around behind the troll. Spreading her wings, she elegantly spun in the air, catching the attention of both me and the troll for a moment.

Peeeeeei!

――Goooooooooo――

Guaa!?

Feni spewed flames from her mouth, scorching the troll’s back. While not very powerful, it made the two trolls turn around and target Feni.

“This is our chance!”

Seems like Feni intended to provide support.

With Feni controlling the skies, the trolls lacked attack options.

But perhaps being incessantly attacked one-sidedly irked them, as they were now completely focused on Feni.

I took the opportunity to approach the troll facing me and resumed attacking with my sword.

I slashed at his dominant arm as he swung his club, causing him to drop his weapon.

I met his eyes and swiftly created a fireball in my right hand, shooting it out to burn both of his eyes.

I slashed his shin with the returning sword, immobilizing him.

I accomplished these moves in just a few seconds.

“Incredible, my body moves freely.”

Thanks to the new skill learned from previous battles, my options felt limitless.

Pii!

Feni returned and perched on my head.

“With this, I feel unbeatable!”

I overwhelmed the three trolls, trying out every possible action pattern I could think of.