Triiffic-Soul: Can I Be In Control?-Chapter 95 – Hunting & Exploring

Chapter 95 – Hunting & Exploring

“Nothing here.”

[There is a deer right over left behind the tree.] (Luna)

[Too small, aiming for something juicier and tender today.] (Syrus)

[That deer was bigger than average.] (Luna)

[Still smaller than the larger ones we saw during the investigation.] (Syrus)

[You should aim for something realistic.] (Luna)

[I am.] (Syrus)

Anlesa had gone far into the plains west of Arisea Station for an individual hunt. Not for a request or anything like that, just a hunt for some game for herself. The one who suggested this and basically forced it to happen was, unsurprisingly, Syrus.

She kept using the excuse of looking for bigger deer to not stop this trip, which was true even excluding the mutated outlier that the deer were on average larger than the ones closer to the city.

They weren’t looking to have another multi-day trip away from the city again; instead, they were only here for one prize, and then they would leave. Also, because they were going in alone this time, there was no need to slowly walk to their location; instead, Syrus could use her Blood attribute and their body’s absurd stamina to run the distance.

[The countryside is quite pretty…] (Eva)

[It’s more wilderness than countryside.] (Luna)

[But it is, outside, the country?] (Eva)

[What..?] Luna paused in confusion.

Eva released a small chuckle, extremely proud of herself for that joke.

[It is very nice, this large stretch of mostly untouched nature.] Syrus hummed as she thought of her old home, where every forest was a dangerous spot, with it being a constant unknown if a monster had snuck in and hibernated beneath the forest floor. Being so close to multiple large and vicious monster territories and every bit of land claimed by a country with borders between to protect in case of a monster invasion. In contrast, this “unowned” territory was a strange and welcomed sight.

[I guess…] Luna sighed. Her internal tension had already been lessened by Eva’s weird joke.

Eva was still giddy and also more relieved now that Luna had calmed down a bit. She had realised Syrus’ purpose of making them go on this trip practically immediately. It was to calm Luna down and give her space to breathe.

Syrus' method of dealing with stress had always been very straightforward; it was to be active. Exercise, hunt, etc. Whatever physical activity she enjoyed doing. So, that was the plan today, along with a stroll through the peaceful lands between the borders.

Of course, they all hated the Aurora Church, but Luna’s years of resentment had been boiling over with the people showing up in town.

Syrus could deal with or channel her anger just fine and focus even when their enemy was next door. Eva… was in a different situation… She just buried her negative feelings like before, but unlike in the past, it wasn’t in an effort to ignore or attempt to distance herself from them; she just wanted to be considerate of Luna, who with each passing emotion she was feeling from her, it felt as if she was cracking at the seams. And with how their emotions were connected, if Eva chose to fall with Luna’s anger, it would just act as an uncontrolled spiral of negative emotions that would only get worse.

However, Eva wasn’t exactly sure if Syrus’ plan was going to work.

Luna was mostly polite and calm. Maybe that had changed over the course of this life as the freedom loosened a lot of her restraints, but in Eva’s eyes, she was still someone who had a lot of control over herself.

But that control was waning, and Eva didn’t think a simple walk in the wild was going to help it… but she had no idea what she could truly do to help. Her best method was to bury her emotions, and she was smart enough to at least know that it was a bad idea.

Syrus left the forest side and walked into the open plain. She could see the mountains and a few animals in the distance.

[Do you wish to chase them down or snipe them?] (Luna)

[Neither at the moment. I will be getting closer first.] (Syrus)

To save time, Syrus only brought a bow and a few arrows as her main weapon instead of her sword. It did hurt a little bit doing that, but she felt it was the correct decision.

After a bit more walking and taking her time, Syrus finally got into position and hunted a deer.

[Got it.] (Syrus)

With a perfectly shot arrow, the creature was put down quickly. Now it was just time to collect the body, tie it to her back, and go back home. Maybe even getting one of the chefs to cook it up for her.

Before Anlesa reached the body. “Found you.” An alluring voice echoed in the open plain.

[What is happening now?] (Luna)

[Focus.] (Syrus)

Syrus listened to their guest’s location. “It’s rude to not introduce yourself. You know that, right?”

A small laugh intensified and came out from every direction. Whoever it was, it sounded mature and feminine.

[Eva, can you sense them with Manipulation?] Syrus asked. The voice was somehow coming from everywhere at once.

[No, I hadn’t set up a web beforehand.] (Eva)

[Drat.] (Syrus)

“Why are we finding trouble everywhere?” Syrus mumbled. She analysed the situation. They weren’t close to the forest, but it was potentially possible for this voice to have been emitted from a long range. Syrus figured that would likely indicate the person was on the cautious or cowardly side.

[That’s plenty possible…] Syrus decided to make a bet and provoke the voice. “So, is hiding out of vision all you are good at?”

[What are you planning?] (Luna)

[Trying to figure out what our mysterious guest is.] (Syrus)

“Eehheehehe.” The voice cackled, and then the split sound focused from one direction.

Above them.

Their appearance was slowly revealed as golden light revealed a figure with a golden pendant around her neck whose light faded.

Appearing humanoid, with amber-orange skin that shifted to purple along her extremities. Large purple horns grew from the side of her head, along with two feather-like wings that matched her skin from her back and a long spike tail that curled around her floating body twice.

Syrus sighed, “Another demon?”