After leaving Janmalpi, Zich and his crew went off-trail like they always did.

“Um, are we really going this way?” Unlike everyone else, Elena was stunned since she hadn’t experienced the party’s—specifically, Zich’s straightforward approach to traveling.

Elena suffered a lot while experiencing many firsts such as traveling over rough terrains, meeting beasts that appeared from time to time, moving while slaughtering monsters in the daytime, and sleeping outdoors at night. Even though she had been warned how arduous the traveling would be in advance, experiencing it firsthand was a completely different matter. Furthermore, Elena was a daughter from an aristocratic family. She was different from the others: for example, even if Hans received preferential treatment for being the grandson of the countess’ nanny, he had still been a servant while Snoc used to be a miner. Even Lyla originally possessed strong stamina, unlike most mages. Thus, Elena had a harder time adjusting compared to the other party members.

Yet, there were also other factors that helped her: Zich’s past physical training seemed to have some effect, and Lyla always physically...