Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 93: Past

"That would explain why Jori looked disappointed when he confirmed that I wasn't a melee fighter," Rain thought. "Well, I can fight up close, but I should avoid that without some kind of weapons."

Thanks to that, Rain wondered what kind of weapons he would use in that world. Boxing gloves didn't exist, but he wasn't planning to use them since they would decrease his attack power. Attacking with his fists directly would only damage them over time, even with healing magic, but that would make them harder.

"I guess for offense, claws will do... but if I want more balance, forearm guards will be a better option," Rain thought.

In the end, Rain decided to make that decision as soon as he returned. When he realized that the capital disappeared in the distance, he confirmed that he needed to put his mind to the game. At the same time, he confirmed that the group didn't say a single thing in several hours. Their teamwork was bound to such thanks to that.

"You guys don't know each other for long?" Rain asked Terra, who seemed the most friendly of the group, but she took a few steps away from him when he did that, but she still smiled.

"We have been working together for three months," Terra replied, trying to pretend that nothing happened.

"Okay..." Rain said and then took several steps away as well.

"Sorry about that..." Terra showed a sad smile.

"No worries," Rain said while looking in the distance.

Chivalry was a thing in that world, and it was taken very seriously. In any case, Rain took a cloak from his backpack and used it as a blanket. At that moment, he realized that he should have trained more about sleeping in camps... sleeping while sitting was quite difficult. There were also some pebbles around, so Rain made a mental note to get rid of them every time before camping.

It took a while, but Rain eventually fell asleep while sitting. He woke up several times, though, when his neck fell to the side, and there was nothing to stop it. Laying down was an option, but Rain didn't want to feel that exposed. If something happens, he has to get up as soon as possible, after all.

In the end, one hour before midnight came, and Rain and Jori's turn to guard the camp came. He didn't feel that he slept at all, but he could endure that for a few days.

"You are a newbie in the organization, but you don't look nervous about leaving the capital," Jori said. "Aren't you from here?"

"We will wake up the others if we talk," Rain replied.

"You can rest easy. They sleep like rocks," Jori said.

That probably wasn't something a kid of his age should say about the girls. It only made him look suspicious. Still, the group wouldn't have lasted for three months if they thought that the kid did something to them while they were asleep.

"I am not from the capital; I am from Tristan... and the other city that fell for the magic people," Rain replied.

"My family also ran away from Reiga eight years ago," Jori replied.