We Just Like to Read
We Just Like to Read
It took about five minutes for everyone to regain their composure. The maid, with her usual thoughtfulness, had brewed tea, so everyone was sitting in chairs. Neil, who seemed the least shaken in the Raza household, was the first to…
The sun shone on the gray city, and the snow melted away from the main streets. It was the first clear winter day in a long while. Several days had passed since the start of boot camp. Iris Lune was…
“What? You mean to tell me you can’t make it?” Shinobu apologizes profusely to the stunned baron. “I’m very sorry, sir. We can make it, but yudofu is a hot dish. It’s a dish that is meant to be enjoyed…
In the dining hall, there was a long table that could seat about eight people, and it was there that we had our meal. We had removed and deposited our equipment like swords. The ingredients were all sourced from the…
“Please don’t worry about it; one or two more loads of laundry won’t make a difference,” a maid said kindly. “You must have been tense from sleeping in an unfamiliar place,” another added with concern. “Ah, yes…” Iris Lune replied.…
The old capital has a lot of bridges, that’s for sure. Since the city thrives on canal transport, you have to cross a bridge no matter where you go. There are grand stone bridges and flimsy bridges that look like…
When we returned to the guild, the branch manager greeted us. I parted ways with Dan-san and Mina-san at the reception desk. Dan-san gave me some encouragement, telling me to “do my best.” They seemed like good people… Right now,…
The time was evening. The location was near the bandit hideout, beyond a hill out of sight from the main road. Several tents were visible in a small plaza surrounded by rough earthen walls, coarser than those found in the…
A high-pitched scream echoed in the dimly lit stone chamber. “Augh… ah!” Each time the whip, branching like stalks of wheat or rice, sliced through the air, Renée’s body felt like it would explode with pain. Normally, this building was…