Chapter 137 Going down the mountain
what?
Why don’t I know I have something to say?
Ailin was stunned and tilted his head to look at the sorceress, wondering why she lied.

The sorceress nodded and smiled, her eyes full of inexplicable encouragement.

The witcher masters folded their arms across their chests, smiling intriguingly, their eyes switching back and forth between him and Mary.

"They want to set me and Mary up?"

A thought flashed through me.

Ailin rejected this idea in his heart and changed his mind.

No… Ms. Vera, maybe, the witcher masters are just watching the show.

But he was only fourteen, and Mary was only sixteen!
Surprised, he subconsciously looked down at Mary.

The two were only one step apart.

In the soft sunlight, the skin of the person opposite is translucent white.

A breeze with a hint of warmth blew towards me, bringing a fragrance similar to that of the sorceress, but with a stronger orange flavor.

At this time,

Ailin realized that he was already taller than Mary. When they first met, Mary was taller than him.

"Perhaps the various potions and essences have promoted the development of the body..."

Many inexplicable thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Snapped!"

A soundproof reddish magic shield rose up.

Ailin looked up subconsciously, and Vera's expression said "I understand you, come on!", which made him feel helpless at the moment.

When he noticed that Vesemir and Dante were looking at the rising sound shield with regret on their faces, his helplessness turned into embarrassment.

However, the school was in danger of collapse, so he had no time to think about romance.

Mary saw the sorceress raising the soundproof shield and thought she had something important to say, so her expression suddenly became serious:
"Alin, what do you want to tell me?"

"Nothing, just some Demon Hunting Corps matters, let me check with you again!"

He thought for a moment, then casually repeated the arrangements of the previous few days, focusing on the key points.

Out of her sense of responsibility as the chief warlock of the legion, Mary nodded seriously from time to time.

Soon, everything was explained.

“…Well, that’s about it.”

"Don't worry, Captain. I've remembered everything." Mary gave a reassuring smile.

Ailin nodded. After making some arrangements, he calmed down.

He signaled the sorceress with his eyes to retract the soundproofing shield. Just as he was about to walk towards Vesemir and Hughes, he suddenly heard Mary's voice behind him.

"Alin, if you encounter any danger outside, remember to use the lovebird to send me a message. I will try to find someone to help..."

"...Of course...You can also send me a message if there is no danger..."

Ailin turned around after hearing the voice, and after being stunned for a moment, he smiled and said:
"I see, Ms. Mary, thank you."

Mary blushed when she saw Arryn's smile, and she ran to the sorceress.

After saying goodbye to the two ladies, there was not much to say to the others.

After verbally encouraging the members of the legion, he nodded to the other witcher masters who came to see him off.

Ailin followed Vesemir, Hughes, Bonte and Fred and slowly walked down the mountain.

After walking for a distance, he suddenly turned back.

The ancient gray castle blends in with the towering mountains in the distance.

The vines wrapped around the city wall sprouted new buds, which exuded a hint of spring against the cold high walls.

Is he really capable of saving this magnificent castle that is destined to be burned down?

Ailin couldn't help but ask himself.

"What's wrong?" Vesemir noticed someone stopped and turned around to ask.

"Nothing, let's continue down the mountain!"

Ailin shook his head and walked away from the Ancient Sea Fortress without looking back.

He is the child of miracles, born to perform miracles. So he can and must save Kaer Morhen.

……

The pioneers of the Wolf School built the Kaer Morhen Fortress deep in the Blue Mountains, relying on the terrain as the school's future base.

There is only one hidden path leading to the Witcher's Keep.

This trail is the same as the lake in the Alpine Trial, and is called a killer by young demon hunters because of the many traps and narrow paths.

It can be said that from the passage to the thick walls of the castle, the ancient sea fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

but.

Although the pioneers' goals are long-term, they cannot withstand the demands of the demon hunters' lives.

This is understandable.

The demon hunter has been wandering around, slaying demons and eliminating monsters for a whole year. Can't he come back and enjoy himself at the end of the year?
With years of peace, the trail has been gradually widened. Although horses cannot yet pass through it, normal people can now carry things up and down the mountain.

After all, witchers don’t know how to farm. They can go hunting in the mountains to get meat, but they can’t dig fruits, vegetables and grains out of the mountains.

and so……

Yes, there is a village at the foot of the Blue Mountains.

The name is easy to remember, it’s called Kyle Village.

Kayle of Kaer Morhen.

"Master Vesemir, we have to go out and kill monsters again!"

"Are you still taking an apprentice this year? Do you want to go to the pub for a drink together..."

"Master Vesemir, you are late this year. The guys ahead have already taken all the commissions from the village..."

Since entering this village of about a dozen households, Ailin was surprised to find that Vesemirmir skillfully greeted almost every villager passing by.

The villagers of Kell Village seemed to all know Vesemir, and they all showed some respect for him in their conversations.

The children in the village did not dodge when they saw them approaching. Instead, they came up to them and called them "Grandpa Vesemir" and asked the witcher master to tell them stories.

Some of the brave ones even circled around Eileen, Hughes, Bunter and Fred, reaching out their hands, eager to see the two sharp blades on their backs.

Several demon hunters who had just come down the mountain had to dodge repeatedly, feeling very embarrassed.

It was not until their parents heard the noise and rushed over, apologizing repeatedly and driving the children away with rattan that they rescued the witchers.

This scene was far from what Arlin had imagined, of a vengeful witcher being driven away by villagers with pitchforks.

But after thinking for a moment, Ailin understood.

When you encounter a monster attack, you can almost immediately find a monster hunter to deal with it.

The livelihood of the entire village also mostly depends on the dozens of witchers and witcher apprentices in the mountains.

of course.

The most important thing is that most of the demon hunters of the Wolf School have good personal qualities and are principled and will not disturb others.

In this way, it is difficult for the villagers not to have a very favorable impression of the demon hunter.

"Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the negative smear campaign against the Demon Hunter has not yet spread."

Ailin recalled the quarrel at the banquet during his first hunt for the Water Ghost King.

sunset.

The sky is getting dark.

Although the Killer Trail has been widened, the mountain road is still difficult to walk on.

It was already evening when they arrived at the village.

After Vesemir showed them around, they came to the inn and tavern in the village.

"Master Vesemir, what would you like?" The tavern owner was also very familiar with Vesemir.

After ordering dinner in a few words.

Vesemir found a long table and said seriously:
"It's time to talk about our purpose this time..."

"A fighting contest between apprentices of the Wolf School and the Cat School."

(End of this chapter)