"Are you a dog to bite others like that?" Akira said with annoyance, as Kurumi's teeth marks were visible on his shoulder.
"Hmph! I was just returning the favor since you sank your fangs into my neck like a hungry dog," Kurumi retorted, looking at Akira with disdain. Despite his attempts to appear polite and elegant, he was merely a wolf ready to pounce at the first opportunity.
"Enough! Stop it already. It's been a whole day, and you're still fighting like children," Yukihime couldn't bear it any longer, feeling pain in her heart seeing these two bicker like lovers since yesterday.
"Hmph!!" x2.
Akira and Kurumi snorted and turned their heads away simultaneously, not arguing further with Yukihime as they were tired of fighting but didn't want to back down.
Sigh Yukihime could only hold back her tears, feeling like she was eating "dog food" from Akira and Kurumi, as her love life had been unsuccessful, and she hadn't had a partner in her entire 700 years of life.
Damn, she was still a virgin at 700 years old, enough time for nations to rise and fall, yet she hadn't even held a man's hand or gone on a date.
"By the way, how long until we reach the Ice Village?" Akira asked, as they had decided to travel naturally to the Flame Dragon Temple while completing dungeons along the way.
Everyone had work to do in their original worlds, and this was a good chance to relax since time was frozen in their worlds.
"If we head straight to the Ice Village, it'll take 3 days, but since you want to adventure in the dungeons, it'll take 15 days to a month. But first, we'll stop at the Capital of Ragligram to register as adventurers so we can enter the dungeons. It'll take five days to reach the capital," Sui explained to Akira and the others about their journey to defeat the Flame Dragon.
As for why they didn't use Vimana to fly, it was because Akira lacked the magical power to summon it, let alone make it fly, as opening a rift in space-time drained his magical power severely.
"By the way, how long will the space-time rift remain open?" Sui asked, staring at the rift in the sky resembling a black sun with no signs of closing.
"I don't know," Akira replied, unsure why the rift hadn't closed but noticed it was slightly bigger than yesterday. "But it's fine; it will close when it's time."
Once assured that Yousuke had returned to his homeland from the group chat, Akira wasn't too concerned about the rift since it would close eventually. The world wouldn't allow a rift to stay open indefinitely... probably.
As for the destruction of Ig-Alima, Akira wasn't too worried, as once he regained his magical power, the Gate of Babylon would recreate it easily.
But the best thing for Akira was earning a lot of points from returning Yousuke to his world—a massive 150k points.
"So how much longer until we reach the Capital of Ragligram?" This time Asuna asked, feeling a bit tired from running at full speed.
"Not much longer, we're about 30 minutes away from the capital," Sui smiled, having a close bond with Asuna since they fought the Poison Dragon together.
"Then let's hurry," Akira said, increasing his speed. Even with his magical power depleted, his raw physical strength allowed him to move incredibly fast.
"... " Watching Akira pull ahead at an astonishing speed, the others quickly picked up their pace to keep up with him.
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"So this is the Capital of Ragligram," Akira murmured quietly, unimpressed as he had seen more impressive things in the world of Bladedance of Elementalers.
"As expected, the architectural progress of this world is comparable to the medieval ages in my world," Yukihime commented, examining the buildings and recalling her past living in such homes.
"Where is the Adventurers' Guild?" Kurumi asked, wanting to register quickly and find an inn to bathe, feeling uncomfortable after not showering for two days, though she wasn't dirty or sweaty.
"The Adventurers' Guild is this way, let's go," Sui nodded and led them to the guild.
"How should I say this? It's more of a tavern than an adventurers' guild," Akira remarked, noticing how small the guild was, filled with the smell of food and alcohol.
"... " Asuna and Yukihime simply stared silently, unfazed by the guild's atmosphere.
Kurumi, however, seemed disgusted by the place.
"Alright, let's register as adventurers quickly and find a place to spend the night," Sui smiled awkwardly and helped everyone register as adventurers before they quickly left to find an inn.
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