What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

But I have to say, this young lady really treats everyone very well!

Whether it was bribery or some other purpose, the benefits that Denise brought to everyone were genuine.

New clothes, new room, new food—aside from having to set aside a little time each day to learn etiquette, there are only benefits and no drawbacks.

Good heavens, so Denise is raising assassins?

After being cared for by Denise for a few days, Ron, whose thin body had become somewhat plump, couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If I were truly an ordinary refugee, I would probably be moved by Denise's actions and willing to give my life for her.

At least the other children from the refugee camp who came with Ron have all been 'bought off' by Denise, and they call her 'Miss' all the time.

This feeling of being surrounded by people made Denise so proud that she was practically smug.

then……

We will work harder to give everyone better treatment.

Even Ron is completely baffled by this. Isn't he just like a foolish son of a wealthy landowner? Is Viscount Monkford just going to watch his daughter squander money?

In short, in this stable, even somewhat comfortable environment, Ron, through his unremitting efforts, finally succeeded in condensing the Seed of Magic on the fifth day after arriving at the manor.

This means that he has officially become an apprentice-level magician.

However, Ron did not make a fuss. Following the advice of Vito and the old magician, Ron wanted to do his best to hide his talents and avoid being discovered by the traitors.

So he kept quiet and didn't mention it to anyone except Vito.

Life then returned to its usual monotonous routine.

After obtaining several low-level ice magic runes from Vito, Ron decided to return to the Beast Continent to conduct simulations once again.

After all, there's nothing to do in the manor anyway, so why not go to the simulated world and learn new magic first?

Of course, knowing that he might face a powerful enemy, Ron did memorize the rune structures of some lethal magic.

However… whether these destructive spells are effective or not, we'll have to return to the Beast Continent to find out.

Ultimately, Ron still doesn't know the true extent of the power gap between the two sides, or what fantasy-level power represents in the real world.

What kind of power can lower-level magic unleash in the world of fantasy beasts?

Even just to confirm this, Ron had to return to the Beast Continent first.

"Then... let the simulation begin!"

At night, Ron closed his eyes in bed, his consciousness traveling to the Beast Continent.

……

Late at night, in a cave somewhere in an endless forest.

The campfire crackled and popped, and in its light, Ron, lying in his sleeping bag, opened his eyes.

"woke up?"

Beside the campfire, An Yan, who was on night watch, noticed that Ron had woken up and greeted him with a smile.

Ron glanced at the sky, then looked at Chen Xiaolian, who was still fast asleep not far away, and frowned.

"You were on guard all night by yourself? Didn't we agree that the three of us would take turns?"

"I can't wake up Senior Chen. You're on guard for the first half of the night. Jiang Chen can't transform yet... There's nothing I can do but guard him by myself."

An Yan replied, and before Ron could speak, he added, "And it's okay. I often get up early at home, so it's just a few hours more."

That's what An Yan said, and judging from his expression, he really wasn't reluctant at all.

It is now the second day since they left Insect Baby Village.

Last night, realizing that they were still quite far from the second village, the group decided to choose a relatively safe place to set up camp and rest.

So they found an empty cave on the edge of a cliff, and that's where it is.

After the campfire was lit and enough firewood had been gathered to burn all night, a plan was made: the three people who could transform into magical beast warriors would take turns keeping watch.

Ron was on guard duty for the first half of the night because he needed to return to the real world.

An Yan stayed on guard for the latter half of the night, and because Chen Xiaolian was a girl, Ron specially arranged for her to stay on guard for the early morning period before everyone was awake.

That was the original plan, but from the middle of the night until now, An Yan has been the only one keeping watch.

However, seeing that An Yan didn't seem dissatisfied, Ron didn't wake Chen Xiaolian, but instead said to An Yan:

"With your personality, you're very likely to suffer losses."

"Grandma always said that suffering a loss is a blessing." An Yan scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

Ron couldn't help but roll his eyes: "That statement is based on the premise of not harming one's own interests."

“But I don’t feel like my interests have been harmed.” An Yan tilted his head, looking at Ron with confusion.

"..." This silly child is beyond saving.

Ron was speechless for a moment, but then asked with great curiosity, "Do you usually do this outside of school too?"

"What kind?"

"It's just... constantly helping others and accommodating them."

"Yes, helping others is a very joyful thing, don't you think?"

"...I used to think..."

"Why 'before'?" This time it was An Yan's turn to be curious.

Looking into An Yan's innocent eyes, Ron felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.

Long, long ago, Ron was similar to An Yan, enjoying helping others, but... as he grew up and started to think more, Ron stopped doing so.

Not everyone who receives help will thank the person who helped them, and helping others will not necessarily bring good returns.

Sometimes, helping others can even bring trouble upon yourself.

Over time, Ron began to isolate himself and stopped actively helping any strangers.

Is this the right thing to do? Perhaps not, but for most ordinary people, self-preservation is the best course of action, and Ron can't say that doing so is wrong.

but……

Looking into An Yan's eyes, Ron sighed softly.

He stood up, patted An Yan on the shoulder, and said:

"Sometimes, helping others doesn't necessarily bring happiness. You'll understand when you're older."

"?" An Yan was puzzled. "...We're about the same age, aren't we?"

"..."

Tsk, I almost forgot I'm a little kid now.

"Ooh!"

While Ron and An Yan were talking, Chen Xiaolian, who was fast asleep, suddenly screamed and sat up abruptly from her sleeping bag: "Ah...did I oversleep?"

She looked at the mountains where the sun had already risen, and said with a blank expression, "...Is it my turn to keep watch? Why didn't my alarm clock go off?"

Seeing Chen Xiaolian's dazed look as if she hadn't woken up yet, Ron was speechless for a moment.

He was too lazy to lecture Chen Xiaolian, so he simply walked over to her and picked up her phone, which was next to her sleeping bag.

After fiddling with it for a bit, Ron said, "It's out of power. There must be no power left, otherwise it wouldn't be silent."

"Ah... I forgot my power bank, and there's nowhere to charge it around here..."

Chen Xiaolian regained some of her senses.

She picked up her phone, her expression sorrowful: "What am I going to do? All those songs on my phone are my spiritual nourishment. Without them... my days in the Fantasy Beast Continent will be even harder!"

"...Is it possible that you've been listening to music every night for the past few days, which is why the battery is draining so quickly?" Ron quipped.

Chen Xiaolian responded with a self-righteous attitude: "What can I do? I'm used to listening to music before bed!"

"It seems you'll have to get used to not listening to music while sleeping for a while."

"Waaah! No way! I don't want that kind of thing!"

Amidst Chen Xiaolian's mournful cries, the sun slowly rises over the Beast Fantasy Continent.

Ron's new day in the Beast Fantasy Continent has begun.

Chapter 31 Tracking and Drop

Fantasy Beast Continent, Endless Forest.

Just from the name, you can tell that this is a place covered by forests, but this place is more than just forests.

The place where Ron and his group landed was a fairly flat area in the Endless Forest.

The place Ron and his companions have arrived at is the 'Valley Area' in the Endless Forest.

This is the name Ron gave it, because this area is all mountains.

Of course, the mountain peaks are also covered with various tall trees, but judging from the species, they seem to be quite different from the trees in the plains.