Fifteen days before Lotten's ruins completely collapsed...

"Keuaaahh!" A rabbit shaped demon three times the size of a human being screamed in agony.

Gawain leapt up and sliced open the giant rabbit's throat, avoiding the resulting fountain of blood. He checked his sword, making sure not a drop of blood remained on it, and jumped right into the large group of rabbits ahead of him.

Mirpa shouted at Gawain, who was slashing wildly at the giant rabbits in front of him. "You punk! I told you not to hack apart the precious catalysts!"

Gawain shrunk back at Mirpa's roar, and started stabbing the rabbits in their weak points to minimize the damage done to them.

"Yes, just like that! You should have hunted that way from the start."

"Haha, I'm sorry!"

Mirpa applauded, praising Gawain's quick and concise moves. "You’re different from when you first came to the demon territory."

Gawain was embarrassed by Mirpa's praise, even as he killed three giant rabbits in one stab each. "No, I still have a long way to go."

"No, even that old man Weger would be surprised. At first, even a magician like me could tell you were no good." Mirpa was also a Crow, so she knew...