With a gulp, I wore the armor. Although it was going to be annoying to have to listen to it’s voice, it’s undeniable that it’s enchantment is powerful.

"Try not to talk too much or else I’ll throw you into a river."

’As you wish... but I will always be here to feast on your anger.’

Picking up a few things, I quickly left.

Looking up in the sky, I read the Chapter being written:

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Chapter 128: Scar that just won’t leave

...

Screaming in agony, the wounds left on Incus seemed to never leave.

"Hold her down!" The Saint commanded Steinen.

Forcing Incus down, the Saint focused her breathing as she kissed Incus’ hand.

Absorbing the damage, the white clothing’s of the saint began to taint the color read.

"Are you okay?"

Gritting her teeth, she steadied herself.

"Yeah, just focus on holding her down."

This continued on for countless days_

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Huh, looks like this will last a while.

Walking around, I saw a small hut illuminating bright flashes of light and loud screams that almost made my ears bleed echoed around it.

That must be where Incus is being healed.

"Hey captain, you’ve finished?"

Oh right, I sent her to stay by Incus.

"Yeah, I have." I nodded and opened the pouch, giving her the stuff that I harvested as well as the small pouch.

"Here, take this."

Accepting the gesture, she walked behind the tent.

"Thank you captain, I’ll put these on immediately."

With a wave, I continued my stroll, I eventually encountered Vertere, he was jotting down notes on a small notebook.

Not wanting to interrupt him, I walked towards a different direction.

"Quite a pile that you have there partner!" Alleus appeared out of nowhere.

Startled, I stepped back.

’Who is this, your girlfriend?’

Hitting the piece of metal, I whispered:

"...Shut up."

"What was that?" Alleus asked.

"Ah, it’s nothing. I’ve finished my harvest, I have something for you." Taking out a beautiful piece a piece of clothing, it was a battle uniform patted by small pieces of armor with a rose embroidered on the back.

"Wow, it’s beautiful!" Who did it belong to.

Thinking back to the woman that had been wrapped in a cast, I shrugged.

"I don’t know, some random woman... how was our searching go?"

"Well... it hasn’t been going well, there’s not much potions, they’re all being used by the healers so when there is a supply, it would be immediately used."

Walking back to our camp, she opened her pouch.

"But that doesn’t mean that I didn’t get my hands on a few."

Patting her on the back, I smiled.

"Nice job Alleus, we can spend the next few days looking for more."

"Next few days?" She tilted her head.

"Oh it’s nothing, Incus is just busy getting healed."

Calling over Lieur, we sat around a campfire as I took out some of the stuff off of my pouch, making it lighter.

"My goodness, that looks wonderful on you Lieur!" Alleus felt the fabric of our ranger’s new outfit.

"You look good too." Lieur complimented.

Staring at Lieur, I muttered:

"Check status."

==[Status Window]==

「Information」

[Name: Lieur]

[Class: Ranger]

[Equipment]

◈ Ranger’s battle armor (+1 stam.)

◈ Small leather pouch

◈ Magic quiver bracelet (68/100)

[Stores arrows in a magical storage]

◈ Silver earrings (+0.5 Phys.)

[Weapons]

◈ Short bow

◈ Foldable crossbow

◈ Shepherd slingshot

◈ Throwing daggers (3)

[Description]

...

「Attributes」

[Physical | lvl: 3.5 (+0.5)]

[Stamina | lvl: 4 (+1)]

[Intelligence | lvl: 3.5]

[Mana | lvl: 3]

「Skills」

[Advanced Archery Technique]

[Adept Slinging Technique]

[Adept Throwing Technique]

[Advanced Eagle eye]

[Adept Mana shot]

[Basic Mana sense]

[Advanced Enhanced accuracy]

[Basic martial arts]

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She’s gotten a little bit stronger, but it’s not enough.

"Lieur."

Tilting her head towards me, she raised an eyebrow.

"Yes captain?"

"For the next few days, I want you to focus on strengthening yourself. Also work on your skills like mana shot, mana sense and your martial arts."

Nodding her head, she then placed multiple empty potion bottles on a crate.

Pulling out her bow, she closed her eyes and began practicing her aim.

As I turned my head towards Alleus, she pointed at herself with a confused look.

"Throw your old short sword away, it’s practically dulled."

Throwing her a different sword from the pile of glowing steel inside a tent, she looked at her old weapon.

"I’ve had this for so long... it’s a shame to throw it away now."

Shaking my head, I said:

"Don’t worry, this new sword is much better."

Stabbing her old short sword into the ground, she put the new one into the scabbard which obviously didn’t fit.

"Uh partner, do you have the scabbard for this?"

With a brief chuckle I nodded and threw the scabbard.

Catching it, she hung it around her waist.

"Check status." I whispered.

==[Status Window]==

「Information」

[Name: Alleus Fineblue]

[Class: Rogue]

[Equipment]

◈ Battle suit of rosery (+1 phys. + stam.)

◈ Leather pouch (13 mana potions/ 14 recovery potions/ Box of chocolates/ Flask/ Dress)

◈ Chainmail

◈ Eyepatch (White) - pink flower drawn on it

◈ Lotus Solidity glove

[Changes the weight of object held]

◈ Flower hair pin (+0.5 Phys.)

[Weapons]

◈ Cusped Falchion

「Attributes」

[Physical | lvl: 4.5 (+1.5)]

[Stamina | lvl: 4 (+1)]

[Intelligence | lvl: 3]

[Mana | lvl: 2]

「Skills」

[Advanced Short sword Technique]

[Adept Stealth]

[Advanced Evasion]

[Basic Vanishing step]

[Basic Thievery]

[Adept Nimble Martial arts]

[Unique skill: True eye of the Truthseeker]

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Her stats are pretty good but it’s not good enough, but Incus has most definitely gotten stronger after this, and the upcoming battles are going to be much more difficult, just guessing by how the trends of battles have become.

But her skills on the other hand, they’re more than "good", it’s simply amazing.

"Working on your vanishing step technique."

"Vanishing step..?" Alleus tilted her head.

Seems that she doesn’t know what the skill is.

Focusing on the skill, the description popped up:

[Basic Vanishing step: A high speed movement technique that leaves a blur of an afterimage]