The Hero and the Sage, Reincarnated and Engaged: Volume 3 [Complete] by Washiro Fujiki

Author:Washiro Fujiki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, magic, comedy, reincarnation, romance, magic academy, light mystery, wholesome, rivals to lovers, overpowered couple
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Just then, Millis hefted out a dreary sigh. “We trained all day and couldn’t squeeze in a single moment of fun...”

Raid arched his brow. “I’m impressed you’ve still got your sights set on playing around...”

“Otherwise, I essentially put on a swimsuit just to get beaten up by a bunch of skeletons!” Millis puffed her cheeks up in discontent.

She had spent the day fending off a special-class magician’s army of skeletons. Although Alma had toned it down a notch, it was still quite the feat, so Raid thought that Millis would be a bit more satisfied with what she’d achieved.

Beside them, Totori’s ears eagerly perked up. “Oho! Then how about we share some ghost stories, hm?”

“Ooh, I’ve heard that’s a thing in Legnare!” Millis crowed. “People sometimes gather around at night and share scary stories with one another, right?”

“Correct. They can range from chilling anecdotes to folk tales of haunting spirits. Traditionally, it is accompanied by lighting and extinguishing candles.” Totori hopped onto her feet. With a snap of her fingers, their surroundings were draped in thick clouds and darkness seeped in around them. “If you would allow me the honor, then I, Totori, shall begin with a ghost story that has been passed down in our culture.”

Her soft whisper brushed the air, and with it, a small flame appeared beside her.

“This,” she began somberly, “is a true story from a small village in Legnare.” Her voice rasped eerily and her gaze dragged, slow and ominous, across the faces around her. “The villagers there strictly forbade anyone from entering the nearby mountain. You see, there lived a monster, a demon, the very coagulation of human malice. If anyone were to step into its domain, they will be ripped to shreds and eaten alive.”

Fareg scoffed, although his voice came out a little high-pitched as he asked, “B-But there’s no way such a monster actually exists, right?”

Totori whipped her head to face him, her gaze searing into his. “Yes... Yes, it is as you say, young lad. Nobody believed such superstition. And that is why the children of the village decided they would see for themselves...and ventured into the mountains.”

Fareg gulped, the small sound resonating loudly in the silence.

“At first, they were merry,” Totori continued, voice hushed. “They believed that the adults simply made up the story to stop them from playing in the mountains by themselves. However...” The beastdweller’s eyes narrowed ominously. “Suddenly, they heard a bell from within the mountains. Ding... Ding... The children assumed the adults had found them and were ringing a bell to ward off manabeasts.”

“W-Were they wrong...?”

“Oh, so very wrong... The bell kept chiming, yet they couldn’t find any of the adults. Slowly, the sound grew louder, closer, yet whoever rang it was nowhere to be seen. Finally, it dawned on them—whatever rang the bell was not human...and whatever it was, it was slowly but surely getting closer and closer to them.”

Totori eerily stared right into Fareg’s shaky eyes.

“Falling into a panic, one of the children shoved a girl toward the sound.

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