Arlan checks every single of them. The leader only level 16 and the rest of them are level 10-12. Their level is lower than Musha's and far lower than Arlan's. Kelyn only level 7, so it's quite dangerous for her.
2 stalkers charge at them. At his point, Arlan wants Musha to be able to defend herself while he holds the other person so the stalkers won't attack all at once.
Musha able to change blow with her opponent meanwhile Arlan tries to not accidentally beat his opponent. Seeing his troubled friend, the stalker leader commands the other to capture Kelyn. As he orders his men, Musha beat her opponent and start to block the rest of them.
Matching her timing, Arlan also beat his opponent and throw him away and help Musha blocks the enemy charges.
"Alright, try to hold both of them now; I will hold these 2 on my side"
"Alright!"
Musha agreed with Arlan's suggestion. While he holding 2 guys, he told Kelyn to use healing magic on Musha and pay attention on her surroundings.
The leader is being impatient as he starts to charge toward them and swing his big sword. As the sword about to hit Kelyn, an invisible wall stop the sword, it was the ice spirit, Snowy, creating transparent ice wall.
"Nice, Snowy"
"Hehehe!"
She giggles after being praised by her master.
"What!? What just happened!?"
Surprised his attack was blocked by an invisible wall, he keeps attacking her. Musha beats her opponents by then and charges toward their leader.
"Huh!? Beaten already!? What a bunch of useless!"
"They are just weak, as weak as you though. Hyaa!"
After that fierce battle, Musha still has some energy on her. With this, Arlan can safely beat his opponents and watch her fight.
At the background, those 6 other pursuers fight equally with the bear. Their attack cannot slice through bear's skin and the bear couldn't attack those people too. It was an equal fight, so he'll help them later after Musha done with her fight.
"Arlan, are you not going to help her?"
"It's fine. If she's in danger, I'll help her. Right now, focus on healing her if she receives any damage"
"Okay!"
Musha holds the big sword with just a mere iron sword. The sword couldn't hold any longer if the small iron sword receives another blow from the big sword, so she tries to dodge the attack while she keeps attacking the leader.
"Misha, did you notice someone else on this forest?"
"Yes! There is one more person over there!"
"Good job Misha, your skill in scouting is impressive"
"Niehehe!"
Arlan already knew there's another person tailing his party, he just tested Misha'a ability in tracking people. Misha was pointing at a tree 10 meter from them. It's already quite good for a little girl like her.
"Sally, Nomy, bring that guy over"
"Yes Master!"
Both of his spirits go toward the tree which Misha pointed at. While wait, Musha almost done with her fight. Since her level is 21 after hunting non-stop at her tribe, she's able to keep fighting this long.
After the leader out of breath, Musha does a finishing blow to the leader head with her sword grip and knock him down.
"Good job. Tie them with this rope. Sally and Nomy seem like able to capture the other guy. I'll help them with the bear"
Arlan goes to the bear and subjugate the bear at the same time knock every single person that left. After burnt the bear, a purple magic crystal as big as an adult's finger shows up on the ground, Arlan puts the crystal for now and goes back the group.
The only person that doesn't get knocked out is the iron plate guy that they met earlier.
"So, do you want to say anything?"
Arlan glare at the iron plate guy.
"H-how did you realized?"
"Easy. Your malicious intent is leaking and I sense their movement easily with my detection skill"
"D-detection skill? Wasn't you just a newcomer?"
"That's the thing, buddy, never underestimate a newcomer, even though they are just a bunch of kids"
"S-spare me, please!"
"Relax, I won't kill you, I will just hand you over to the guild"
After saying that, he knocks the iron plate guy and tie him up.
"Dya, tie them with the tree's root so they can't escape"
"Yes Master!"
"W-wait, are you a summoner?"
"Hmm? Not really, but please keep it a secret from other people, okay?"
"Y-yes. They are so cute..."
Kelyn was surprised to see 4 spirits helping Arlan and let out a whisper saying they're cute but ended up heard by the other. Arlan ignores her as she just praised his spirits.
"Alright, continue the search. They won't be able to escape and Snowy will protect them from monster, so let's go"
"Okay"
"Go with big brother! Hehehe!"
"O-okay"
After check all the Floir Forest, they encounter 3 types of monster that appear in this forest, [Horned Beetles], [Big Grasshopper], and [Thorny Beetles]. They fought each of the monsters and able to defeat it so they leveled up. Arlan now level 33, Musha is level 23, Misha is level 15, and Kelyn is now level 13.
They also hunt some animals for their meat and skin, while also gather some herbs along the way since Arlan spotted some useful and sellable herb.
They handed over the 12 bandit that has crimes on their status and handed over the iron plate guy to the guild. The gatekeeper rewarded him for bringing the bandit alive and the guild punish the iron plate guy by lowering his plate to copper plate and charged him 5 gold coins.
"Thank you for today. Without you guys, I don't know what I should do"
"It's fine. We all beginner after all"
"Thank you again. Well, I guess I will back home for today. Um..."
"Yes?"
"That... um... w-will you.. never mind"
She's gloomy all of a sudden. She couldn't say the thing that she wanted to say. Seeing that, Arlan took the initiative.
"Want to join the party for tomorrow?"
"A-are you sure? I can join your party too tomorrow?"
"Of course"
"Yes! I'd like to! Thank you! See you tomorrow then!"
"Yes, see you too. Well, let's go back"
"Yes"
"Yes, big brother!"
After capturing the bandits, turns out, they were the one that stalking him all day in the city before and the 'boss' is the bandit leader with the big sword so he can rest assure now. Although Arlan doesn't know why they're after him, but he pays no heed.
Arlan and the girls are back and start to prepare some dinner in the back room. He handed over the herbs to Saya and let Misha tell Saya what they experienced on their first mission.
With the laugh of Misha and Saya, Arlan and Musha cooking in the back room with the meat that they hunt before. After dinner, Arlan decides to teach Musha and Misha about detection skill. They were told to sharpen their senses in hearing, smelling, and other senses too one by one. When the girls still training, Arlan draw a simple magic barrier around the building for some anticipation from thief or even assassin.