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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 160 Part 1

Country’s Salvation Champion-Turned-Exile

The unidentified attack causes a cloud of dust to rise in the surrounding area. On the slope, the outline of the demonic dragon gradually becomes clearer.

There’s… no damage. I can move without any problems. Should I hide my presence and use this cloud of dust to escape? The mantis has shifted its gaze to the demonic dragon. If it’s now, it’s full of openings, and I should be able to land an attack on it. However, if I thoughtlessly make a move and end up becoming the target of the demonic dragon, I won’t be able to bear it. What should I do?! As expected, the best move here is to leave Caliel and the others behind and run away. At that moment, there is a loud boom and the demonic dragon flips over to the side. Huh, what is going on?! Appraisal!

Dragon-Headed Giant Demonic Wolf, Rank 68

Status: Dead

Huh, so it’s not a demonic dragon but a demonic wolf, no, more importantly, it’s dead?! What in the world is…..

Slowly the cloud of dust disperses and I get a grasp of what’s going on. An adventurer stands next to a large wolf. A woman. It seems she is lifting up the dead demonic wolf. That explosion-like attack from earlier was probably something unleashed by her or one of her party members.

Thank goodness. We narrowly escaped from death. To be able to defeat that level of demonic wolf, most likely, no, they must be a gold-rank adventurer’s party.

The female adventurer jumps down the slope and lands between me and the mantis. Her fighting spirit is so fearsome that I feel like I’d be killed if I tried to appraise her.

「It looks like she’s still alive. Do you have any potions?」

「Ah, yeah.」

Mariette, who was wounded in the back while shielding Caliel, is still alive. It’s worth all the work I’ve put in over the past ten days to raise her level. I take out a mid-grade red potion from my storage and have Mariette drink it. The wound closes in an instant, but it can’t heal the scar from the deep slash as well.

「Oh, a mid-grade red potion. It seems like you were a fairly decent adventurer party.」

S, shoot. I end up using a precious potion. Maybe I should have used a low-grade potion and seen how it went. No, well, I guess it’s fine. I have a ton of potions I took from Bartalis.

「It’s been a while since I’ve run into a monster with resistance to lightning magic.」

The woman holds her sword at the ready at the mantis.

What?! So that explosion was caused by lightning magic. When I look around, I notice that although the mantis is still alive and well, the skin of the lizards behind it is scorched black.

Still, this woman, is she working by herself? Even when I look around, there are no figures of adventurers who appear to be her comrades. No way, are you saying that she took down that high-ranked monster on her own? She looks like a warrior-type, but was it her who used lightning magic?

It reminds me of the tiger that appeared in Neurath territory. It was a rank 66 monster that could barely be defeated by the combined effort of the elite knights and mages of the knight order, plus Lunamilia’s sacred magic. It’s simply hard to believe that this woman has defeated a monster with a rank higher than that on her own.

However, a certain person comes to mind. A woman who uses lightning magic, perhaps this adventurer is an exile and the champion of salvation of the Kingdom of Estorias, the first princess who was hailed as the Lightning Princess…

Not good, the weapon the female adventurer facing the mantis is wielding is a greatsword with a thick blade. She probably won’t be able to defend against the mantis’s lightning-fast four-armed attacks. The compatibility of the weapon is just too poor. This is why adventurers who don’t have storage skill are… What?!

*Fwoosh* The female adventurer unleashes a storm-like series of attacks, whipping around the wind. The next moment, along with a sharp impact, one of the mantis’s blades is cut off cleanly and pierces the ground near me.

The mantis has lost one of its scythes, and the blades of the remaining three are chipped. Amazing, she overwhelms the mantis in terms of strength, technique and agility.

The mantis backs away, probably judging that she’s an opponent it cannot defeat. It turns its back toward her and tries to run away. Naturally, the female adventurer unleashes an attack at it from behind, finishes it off, and then finishes off the lizards.

Her strength is on a completely different level. No matter how you slice it, she’s way too strong, no? Even Ottilie, the leader of the Cotton Clouds, and Sylphia, the hero, are not this strong, you know? I am relieved to have escaped from my predicament, but I can’t help but feel fear at this woman’s strength.

Hmm, I sense the presence of the centipedes behind me. I have to do something about these guys. After taking a low-grade blue potion and a magical energy restorative medicine, I head towards the centipedes.

Their ranks are also quite high, so I can’t let my guard down. Not long after I started fighting the centipedes, the female adventurer shows up and starts mowing them down. There doesn’t seem to be any presence of other monsters in the surrounding area.

「Phew, looks like that’s all of them. Hmm, you, have we met somewhere before?」

「No, it’s probably just your imagination.」

The female adventurer speaks to me. If this woman’s true identity is as I suspected, then she will be my cousin. Perhaps she senses a trace of the royal bloodline and features, even if only slightly, in me.

「U, umm, thank you very much for saving us.」

Caliel and the others come over. I’m glad that everyone appears to be safe.

「Umm, by any chance, are you the champion of salvation who annihilated the knight order of the Carcas Empire…」

「I’m just a passing adventurer. I don’t usually help other adventurers, but I was so moved by the sight of that woman over there risking her life to protect you that I decided to help you. She also has gotten a scar that will probably never disappear for the rest of her life, hasn’t she? I have no idea how she’s related to you, but you should be grateful.」

「Huh, yeah, thank you, Mariette.」

「Caliel-sama…」

「Still, for you to say that I annihilated the knight order, it looks like the story has been exaggerated quite a bit. At any rate, if you want to thank me, you have to keep what happened here a secret. Alright?」

「Y, yes, I understand.」

It seems there’s no mistake that her true identity is Artemia Magzard, the first princess of the Kingdom of Estorias. She is a great champion of salvation who played an active role in the war against the Empire, but as it forced so many sacrifices from the nobles of the kingdom, I heard that formally, she was stripped of her status as a member of the royal family. I wonder if she’s making this area her base.

「Artemia, what are you going to do with the monsters you defeated?」

「Ah, I have no need for them, so feel free to… Wait, my name is Mia. Seriously.」

Alright, with this, it’s confirmed. She’s without a doubt Artemia. I take out the magic stones from the centipedes, mantis, and lizards, and then put them into my storage. The flesh and skin of the lizards have been damaged by the lightning magic, so I decide to leave them behind.

「Mia, are you taking that demonic wolf back? Let me put it into my storage.」

「Hmm? There’s no way a monster that big will fit in storage… Huh?!」

I use magical energy manipulation to enlarge the entrance of my storage, and put the demonic wolf that Artemia defeated inside. Phew, it just barely fits in. Artemia is quite surprised. It seems that even for her, who has gone through many battles, my storage skill is astonishing.

「You, what’s your name?」

「Sei.」

「Hmm, looks like you’re from a noble family. You must have fled the family after getting the job of porter. Perchance, you were related to the royal family?」

Crap, she’s too sharp. It’s probably best not to try and gloss over it too thoughtlessly.

「Well, something like that. I don’t want to draw too much attention to myself either, you see. You’ve really saved me today, so if there’s anything I can do for you, just let me know.」

「Really? Then, I guess I’ll take you up on your offer right away. Let’s go back to the town for the time being.」

Ugh, I was just trying to be polite, but well, whatever. There’s probably a lot to gain from working with her.

We decide to return to the town of Gorthor.

「Mia, are you sure you want to sell all the demonic wolf materials?」

「Hmm, since it’s rank 68, the magic stone is second grade. Well, I don’t mind selling it.」

「I see, I’ll pay you, so can you give the magic stone to me? Please.」

We sell the monster materials at the Adventurer’s Association. It seems Mia can also use appraisal. She’s just too broken, isn’t she?

The magic stones of high-ranked monsters can be used for making medicines, so I want to get my hands on them.

「Ah, in that case, I’ll give it to you, Sei. Second-grade magic stones can be used for making medicine and enchantment magic, after all.」

This Artemia, she doesn’t care about a second-grade magic stone at all. Well, with her abilities, she should be able to get her hands on first-grade or even special-grade magic stones.

「Sei, let’s meet again later.」

「Yeah.」

After making a promise to meet again later, I part ways with Artemia for now, and then split the proceeds from the sale of the materials with Caliel and the others. Thanks to Artemia, Caliel and the others’ pockets have gotten pretty warm. Now then, with this, my work is really done.