Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 97 The Darkness of the Torrent of Rain

Located at the northernmost tip of the Fituia Territory, the village of Bouyena is an important agricultural production area, and annual road repairs are a tradition to facilitate transportation.

This is a very smooth dirt road, wide enough for two horse-drawn carriages to travel side by side.

When the weather is nice, you won't feel much of a bump while sitting in the carriage.

The torrential rain had not stopped and had been falling for some time.

The roads were naturally muddy and impassable.

The ride in the carriage was also very bumpy.

How extreme is it?

Strands of white hair swayed in the carriage, the shimmering light at the ends brushing against Allen's cheeks.

The candle was fixed to the table by Hilfi using earth magic, but the flame still flickered.

Hilfi was practically sitting on Eren.

Alice was already sitting on the catgirl maid, leaning against the catgirl's chest with her eyes closed and breathing evenly.

The bumpy carriage felt like a cradle, its soft embrace carrying the scent of her beloved Furui beast girl.

I'm sleeping soundly.

To avoid looking at the catgirl's tail swaying with the bumps of the carriage, Allen kept his head turned to stare at the top of Sylphie's head, thinking about what was about to happen.

The latter felt Allen's 'burning' gaze, and like a quail, he buried his head in his chest, but his eyes were fixed on his knees, which kept touching Allen as the carriage swayed.

She didn't know if it was because it was her usual bedtime, but she felt that as time went by after she got into the carriage, her mind became more and more foggy, as if she were floating on clouds.

She could clearly and easily unleash a breath magic spell, wrapping her body around it and "pressing" herself onto the carriage seat to stop her knees from shaking, but she just couldn't seem to activate the magic within her body by sending instructions through her brain.

He had no choice but to let it keep touching Allen's knee, separating and poking it again.

'921.'

This is the number of times it has been encountered.

"Sylphie, are you not feeling well? Why have you been keeping your head down since this afternoon?"

'92?'

!!!

Hilfi straightened up with a start, immediately tensing her legs and keeping them obediently together in front of her. The number in her mind's voice also stopped at 922.

I settled down comfortably, and the magic returned instantly!

"No! No, Allen!"

Allen had already noticed that Sylphie had been unusually quiet since she cried that afternoon. He looked down at Sylphie, who resembled a quail, and her soft white hair, and blinked.

"That's good. Do you want to take a nap?"

Hilfi looked somewhat bewildered.

"Want to take a nap?"

"Yes, we still have several hours to go to Roya City. You can take a nap like Alice did."

Hilfi raised her gaze and looked across at the other side.

"Alice is asleep in the arms of the cat-eared sister. If I were like her, where would I sleep?"

A flash of Allen's chest in his peripheral vision sent shivers down his spine!

"I! I! I'm not sleepy!"

Her soft, sweet voice was trembling!

Alice, who was opposite, was awakened by the voice. She rubbed her eyes sleepily, changed her position, and fell asleep again.

There was a moment of silence in the carriage before Allen replied.

"Oh, then don't sleep yet. It's good to stay awake."

Only after hearing Allen's still calm voice fall did Hilfi recover from her stiffness.

"it is good"

His knee started shaking again.

Allen, however, was unable to focus on such matters.

A gust of wind blew in, lifting the curtain of the carriage, and shattered raindrops fluttered before Allen's eyes.

"System, task progress incomplete."

Smoke and dust appeared.

【考核（1/2），倒计时：16:49:23。任务奖励：参与度评分：5分。】

[To gain the respect that a younger sister should have for her older brother.]

[Mission Reward: Divine Strike Magic Groove - Unlocked.]

[Alice: Countdown: 40:41:07. If completed, the Divine Strike Magic Slot will be unlocked.]

Allen's eyes swept over the mission time.

"There are only 16 hours left for the assessment task. The system's task time cannot be arbitrary, and based on previous verification..."

"One of Philip's tests on me was 'ability,' which had been verified by the system. Philip also made this clear during our meeting in the rain. He was very satisfied with my potential in this area and hoped that he would personally mentor me and train me into a qualified 'politician,' so that we could go to the capital together in the future and plunge back into the vortex of the power struggle."

"But it's important to note that before he came, he didn't actually have any confidence in me, this 'kid' who had been famous for my martial prowess at the Water God Dojo since childhood. That's why he only set up a few simple variables, pushing me into those variables to observe my reactions and judge my 'abilities.' As for whether I satisfied him, that was purely a pleasant surprise."

"So, based on this information, the assessment criteria I was given before shouldn't have primarily focused on my 'ability'."

Philip's words echoed in his mind.

"Allen, I know how outstanding your swordsmanship is. You don't need to underestimate yourself. You can definitely be of great help with your martial arts skills alone."

Allen squinted and made a judgment.

"It's not about physical strength, but rather swordsmanship."

Thinking of this, Allen reached out and lifted the curtain of the carriage, peering out at the two carriages following behind him.

"The fourth carriage is a bit off. There's a beast girl in it, and the carriage is completely empty. Although it's supposed to be for our luggage, it's unnecessary. Luggage doesn't have to be placed on the seats. If we move her to Alice's carriage, the fourth carriage will be completely empty."

Thinking of this, Allen turned his head, looked at the catgirl opposite him, and smiled very gently.

Her voice was also very gentle.

"Hello, miss, I have a question for you."

The cat-eared beast girl twitched her ears, seemingly surprised that Allen would suddenly ask a question, while Sylphie, standing to the side, was startled and immediately sat up straight again.

Alice was already a restless sleeper and had shown signs of waking up. Hearing Allen's not-so-loud voice, she rubbed her eyes and muttered, "So noisy."

Along with the young lady's voice, Allen's question rang out.

"Where's Gilead?"

The cat-eared beast girl's smile froze.

Upon hearing the name Kyrie Irwin, Alice suddenly opened her eyes.

"Huh? Gilead is here??"

She straightened up abruptly and looked left and right in the cat-eared maid's arms, but there was no sign of Kyrie Irvine.

"What are you doing?"

As they spoke, the wind rustled the curtains.

Allen had already gotten the answer he wanted from the cat-eared beast girl's expression.

He turned his head to look at the rain-soaked night outside the window, and at the same time, in the carriage next to him, Philip's gaze also fell upon him.

A familiar sense of being spied on.

Perception from the Water God Stream.

Even through the heavy rain, he could feel Philip's "gaze".

He still had that squinting look, with a completely relaxed expression.

As the curtains fluttered, patches of dark shadows rushed towards us from afar.

That is…

The forest in the rain.

That's too late.

This plot point was buried for a long time and involved many subplots, making it incredibly difficult for me to follow.

(End of this chapter)