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Chapter 11 - The Troll of the Forest

Prev | TOC | Next [Eliana's POV] "A forest troll has appeared in the village!" The man who came rushing into the Seabreeze Inn braced his hands against his knees just inside the door. Burrs clung to the hem of his cloak, and sweat dripped from his forehead. It was Mr. Oren, the head of a nearby village. "Count, please, we need your help. It's sitting at the village entrance and refusing to move." My master stopped with a piece of bread halfway to his mouth. "A troll?" "Yes. Why would something that enormous suddenly appear...?" Luca stood up, and I removed my apron as well. At my waist hung the sword my master had bought for me the other day. A troll. I had heard of them before. They were forest monsters with enormous bodies and the ability to recover almost instantly, even after being wounded. "Is anyone injured?" "Not yet. But everyone is too frightened to go near it, so they've all shut themselves inside their home...

Chapter 166 - Cleaning a Room and a Man's Romance

Prev | TOC | Next After finishing their meal out, Volf and Dahlia visited a bookstore before heading to the tower. At the bookstore, Dahlia had been delighted to learn that they had received a new book about magic tools from a neighboring country. Apparently, the development of magic tools varied considerably from country to country. Volf was a little surprised when he learned that the neighboring country had specialized magic tools for capturing and raising monsters. On the second floor of the tower, the living room's bookshelves were lined with cookbooks and books about magic tools. On top of a lower bookshelf sat the box containing the monster encyclopedia Volf had bought the other day. Beside it lay two pairs of white gloves. Judging by the difference in their sizes, one pair must belong to Dahlia and the other to him. For some reason, that made him happy. "The bookshelves are getting pretty full, aren't they?" Once they added the books Dahlia had bought that da...