155. Morning of the Training Camp

When I returned to the tent, the girls were already tucked under a blanket. But not asleep yet.

The tent itself was small. So they were all huddled close to each other.

「How did it go, Will?」

「Some people really did have trouble drying up, so I was able to help them out.」

If it was wet, the students wouldn’t be able to sleep well. It would be difficult to meet the challenges set for tomorrow.

The students are all excellent. They most likely learned how to dry with magic after seeing me do it once.

「Will. What about the lookout?」Tina asked.

「That’s a good point to consider, but I think it should be fine for today.」

「Really?」Rosetta also seemed surprised. She must have intended to keep watch today.

The assistants are secretly on lookouts around the tent.

And although it is cleverly hidden, there is a barrier surrounding this place.

As expected, the academy does not intend to sacrifice the students.

「I’m not sure how things will be from tomorrow onwards, but we can sleep without worry for tonight.」I said.

Seeming relieved, Rosetta and Tina fell asleep before long. The two of them must have been quite exhausted, as they immediately fell asleep.

Rosetta was holding Rubeum and Tina was holding Shiro like a stuffed animal.

After that, Arti and I also fell asleep with Fluffy and Fay.

As soon as dawn broke the next day.

「Students! Time to wake up!」Jema’s loud voice echoed.

The students jumped out of their sleeping bags and went outside.

Our team also quickly stepped out of our tent.

Fortunately, the rain had stopped while we were asleep. Morning mist covered the forest.

The ground was muddy, but it was easier to move around than last night because it was no longer raining and the surroundings were bright.

「Well, then. You guys didn’t come here to play around. So let’s get started with the task right away.」Jema said, and started giving instructions.「Your group will head to this location, and the other group will head to that location.」Jema instructed each of the seven groups of students their destination.

The destination of each group is most likely calculated considering the number of experienced students and the composition of the group.

And one teacher is most likely assigned to secretly watch over each of the student groups.

「Leave the tent as it is. Return back here after completing the tasks.」Jema said at the end.

The destinations set for the students is a difficult distance for students to reach in a day.

Therefore, Jema is telling us to camp out without a tent from now on.

「Depart right away. Students, hopefully you’ll all be back by the end of the day.」

And then the students departed. Our team also departed, with Rosetta at the lead.

Rosetta, then Arti, then Tina, and lastly me. That was our formation.

Shiro, Fluffy, and Rubeum followed me. Fay was inside my clothes as usual.

「Shiro, Fluffy, Rubeum, tell me if you feel tired. I’ll carry you.」

「Mee」「Pii!」「Rubeum is strong! Kyuru.」

Rosetta proceeded smoothly toward the destination without a hitch.

The task is to get something at the destination and then come back.

Defeating monsters does not score any points.

It doesn’t matter whether you proceed to your destination avoiding monsters, or subjugate the monsters that attack you in your path.

「Tell me if I’m going too fast.」Rosetta said.

「The current pace is fine.」Tina replied.

「There are monsters, so we’ll make a slight detour.」

Rosetta’s policy seems to be to avoid monsters.

Whereas, Arti and I proceeded while being cautious of the surroundings.

The true purpose of Arti and I is not the task but to prepare for the cult’s assault.

So far, there is no sign that the Tenebris Cult is approaching.

It is not certain that the Tenebris Cult will attack, but the intelligence department of the Salvation Organisation sensed such a possibility.

If there is no attack, then all the better.

While Arti and I were wary of something else, Rosetta and Tina were wary of the monsters.

「Straight ahead, to the right. A monster. But these ones should run away if you make some noise. WOOOOOO!」

Rosetta let out a loud voice.

「Alright, it ran away.」

「Rosetta, you can even grasp the type of monsters?」I asked.

「It depends on the distance. Though, this much is no big deal.」Rosetta said, smiling.

Rosetta’s scouting ability has improved a lot since we first met.

Even taking into account the blessing effect I bestowed the other day, it is still a tremendous growth rate.

「Oh, there’s a violent monster ahead. The only way to avoid it is to go back the way we came from, but that would take too long.」Rosetta said.

「If that’s the case, leave it to me.」

Tina said, and looked towards Arti and me.

「I want to show Will and Arti how much I have grown too.」

At that time, a four-legged demon beast jumped out of the bushes and attacked.