Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Vol. 5 by Zappon

Author:Zappon [Zappon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Light Novel
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2022-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

My name is Tisse Garland. At present, I’m a steely-eyed hot spring hunter.

It’s twilight on the untrod mountain range known as the Wall at the End of the World.

I slipped my body into the water, soaking in the hot springs.

“The temperature is a little on the warm side. A bit too much for children, perhaps, but it would be difficult to come here with kids anyway.”

The Wall wasn’t a volcanic range, so perhaps the bones of a red dragon lay buried beneath the ground nearby.

Red dragons were a species that no longer existed. The strongest of monsters, they’d once established an empire spanning the world. Legend had it that they were neither good nor evil, and thus during the battle between Demis and the demon overlords, they’d made no attempt to side with either faction. This had led to them being split in half, the split giving rise to the radiant dragons of light and the ash dragons of darkness.

I could not speak to the veracity of that, but it was a documented fact that hot springs and unique kinds of plants appeared in areas where red dragon bones rested beneath the ground.

“I don’t know what sort of battle may have occurred out here, but if that is why we are able to enjoy this hot spring now, then may blessings be with the dragon’s soul.”

While the water felt quite good, it was indeed just a little too hot. Fortunately, stones that were just the right size for someone my height had been placed around the edge of the hot spring. I could maintain a perfect position by sitting on one—my upper body was exposed to the cold air while my lower half was submerged. I smiled comfortably as the mountain breeze blew.

“Truly superb. High marks indeed. And this view…”

The sunset bathed the sky, ground, and sea in red. Night’s approach was clear to see. It was a breathtaking sight.

“Ninety-five points. The only issue is the distance from Zoltan.”

It was a four-day hike out along a mountain path inhabited by monsters far stronger than those near Zoltan. It was so secluded that even I was considering coming only once every six months.

“Such a shame.”

Yet in the moment, it was undeniably a perfect one-hundred-point hot spring experience. I was brimming with satisfaction, totally content with the bath.

“Maybe I should bump it to once every five months…”

“Tisse,” Ruti called out to me. Turning my attention away from the vista, I saw Ruti and Yarandrala approaching me through the water. Rit seemed to be calling for Red to come over. He was typically not shy about flirting with her, but he possessed an oddly strong sense of virtue when it came to certain things, so he likely wouldn’t approach.

“Tisse,” Ruti said again.

“Ah, sorry. What is it?”

“I heard that you and Yarandrala fought.”

“Ah…umm, it was just an unfortunate situation beyond our control. I’m sorry for having pointed a weapon at your comrade, Ms. Ruti.”

Ignorant of Yarandrala’s relationship with Ruti, I had been fully intent on stopping the high elf, even if it cost me an arm.

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