Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 93 The Journey, and Then Until the End of Life

Unlike the gods who lived on Mount Olympus, the palace of Hephaestus, the god of fire, was located on Mount Etna in the southwestern corner of the continent of Europa.

In fact, long ago, this god of fire lived on Mount Olympus.

However, because of the affair between Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love, he became disheartened and moved his palace from Olympus to Mount Etna, where he became obsessed with blacksmithing.

Even at the annual council of the gods, He no longer attends in person, but merely sends out puppets to listen in as a matter of routine.

However, thanks to this, demigod heroes like Yu Kamiya can have weapons forged by Hephaestus as long as they pay a price that satisfies him.

After all, Mount Olympus is not a place that ordinary people can set foot on at will.

After several months of arduous travel, Kamiya Yu and Sasha finally arrived in Arcadia from Athens.

Although he encountered many difficulties and troubles along the way, he easily overcame them with Kamiya Yu's strength.

It's worth mentioning that Sasha, who has lived in Athens all her life, doesn't know how to ride a horse, so she had no choice but to sit behind Kamiya Yu.

Fortunately, they have spatial magic to store their luggage, so even if the two of them ride on the same horse, they won't feel crowded.

"The sun is about to set, shall we rest here for the night?"

Watching the orange sunset gradually set in the distance, Kamiya Yu, while controlling the reins in his hand, asked Sasha behind him in a low voice.

"OK……"

Gently embracing the other's slender yet strong waist, Sasha's fair cheeks flushed slightly as she answered softly.

Even though this wasn't the first time she had put her arm around Kamiya Yu's waist, she always felt inexplicably shy.

"Then let's do it the same way as before. I'll go find dinner for tonight, and you can take care of setting up the camp, Sasha."

After dismounting, Kamiya Yu retrieved the tent and luggage stored in the imaginary space, and then spoke gently to the purple-haired girl standing beside him.

In the past few months, whenever they passed through a city-state, the two of them would find a hotel to stay in for the night.

Of course, such days are not very common; most of the time, Kamiya Yu and Sasha have to sleep outdoors.

"No problem, just leave it to me!"

Upon hearing his words, Sasha reached out and patted the slightly fluctuating heart, a perfect smile on her face.

"Well, I'll be back soon."

With a casual gesture, Kamiya Yu set up a rune barrier that served as a warning and deterrent to wild beasts. He then turned around and walked towards the dense forest not far away.

Despite her delicate and frail appearance, Sasha, blessed by Athena, is capable of unleashing many powerful divine magic spells.

Therefore, Kamiya Yu doesn't need to worry about her safety.

Even if he were to encounter real danger, he could instantly teleport back using the amulet Sasha carried, which was engraved with the ability to transfer runes.

…………

evening.

As the sun gradually sank into the distant horizon, dusk descended coldly, and the deep night quietly and rapidly approached from the other side of the forest.

"Ah~"

Looking around at the completely still surroundings, Kamiya Yu couldn't help but sigh and mutter to himself, "Logically speaking, a place like a forest should be home to many wild beasts and mythical beasts, right?"

"But why haven't I encountered a single prey yet?" Indeed, since leaving Sasha's side, Kamiya Yu has still come up empty-handed.

Despite being in a resource-rich forest, he hadn't reaped any harvest. Such bad luck made him feel somewhat desperate.

The power of Luck E is still too strong...

Thinking of this, Kamiya Yu sighed again, but soon he rallied.

Since he couldn't find any trace of wild animals, he went to look for a water source, thinking that where there was water, there should be prey.

With this in mind, Kamiya Yu mobilized the continuous magical power within his body and quickly wrote a new rune in mid-air.

That was a rune with detection capabilities, which could help him find the nearest water source.

Guided by the Rune of the Exploration, Kamiya Yu walked through the dense thicket and soon heard the sound of clear flowing water.

Following the sound of water, he soon came to a hot spring shrouded in mist.

The water, reflecting the twilight, shimmered with a pale golden light, appearing exceptionally clear and pure.

Kamiya Yu walked to the side of the hot spring and then knelt down on the wet ground.

wow——

Accompanied by the sound of rippling water, he reached out and scooped up a handful of warm water, took a sniff, and did not smell anything strange.

If one had to describe it, the clear, cool water seemed to contain a subtle, wonderful fragrance that could easily be mistaken for an illusion.

However, because the fragrance was too faint, Kamiya Yu didn't pay any attention to it.

However, just to be on the safe side, he put the water in his mouth only after casting a purification spell.

The spring water is sweet and refreshing; just a sip is enough to make one feel invigorated.

"This water tastes pretty good, I'll use it to make soup later."

Thinking this, Kamiya Yu scooped up another handful of spring water, lowered his head, and made a sipping motion.

However, just as he was about to drink the water, a violent ripple suddenly appeared on the surface of the water not far away.

The sudden commotion immediately caught Kamiya Yu's attention. He looked up cautiously toward the source of the strange occurrence.

Soon, under his gaze, a slender, fair-skinned figure suddenly emerged from beneath the water.

Moonlight poured down, and water droplets splashed.

A girl with long, silver-white hair appeared naked in front of Kamiya Yu.

But she didn't seem to see Kamiya Yu, the uninvited guest kneeling on the shore. Instead, she shook her head gently like a kitten that had fallen into the water, trying to shake off the water droplets.

"..."

Looking at the silver-haired girl half-hidden by the mist, Kamiya Yu subconsciously swallowed. For some reason, he felt that the spring water he had just drunk was becoming sweeter.

However, because of this slight sound, the girl noticed Kamiya Yu's presence, and her expression instantly froze.

"Eh--?!"

(End of this chapter)