My second go at life // Orsted x oc (Mushoku Tensei)

I picked up the scales I found on the way down and there really were no monsters whatsoever here. 'You know, I feel like I recognise that statue from somewhere.' Rudeus thought. 'Talk about stretching the truth.'

I looked at the giant statue that looked a hell of a lot like Rika. 'But why would she lie about such a thing? I believe her.' I asked him in my mind.

'Well most people lie, and not many are some weird-ass demon, Lord! Thing!' Rudeus explained.

'There are monsters coming your way! Four-legged ones!' I informed Rudeus since I heard them first and they came out of the holes around the statue.

I stayed where I was and took out what I could see from this distance, so they could try and retreat. I got confused when I started to hear grunts and groans I don't recognise and they were coming from the holes the dragon things came through.

Azizi actually helped by shooing water on the monsters when they got too close to the others to throw them off and allow the others to kill them.

When it was done, I walked down there to see there was another party. "Hello, I'm Timothy of Counter Arrow." Timothy went over to one of the men.

"Isn't he the one who-" I paused seeing him so aggressively punch Timothy in the face.

"Don't act friendly after you tried to swipe our prey." He demanded.

"What?! No one told us you were working here!" Suzanne yelled.

"I announced it in front of the whole guild!" He retorted.

"Well, it's news to us." Suzanne huffed.

"Oh!" Rudeus let out as I made my way down.

"Do you know something, Rudeus?" Suzanne asked.

"They did mention something about a job earlier, at the guild hall," Rudeus explained. "I believe it was to exterminate a snow drake infestation in Ilbron cave."

"Ilbron Cave?! That's a day's journey from here!" Suzanne freaked out. "These are the Galgau Ruins!

"Suzanne, calm down," Timothy spoke up.

"Yeah, yelling won't help," I added as I made my way through.

"Ceres good to see you are fine, but what took you so lo-" Sara paused as I went past her. "Is she deaf again?"

"No." Rudeus shook his head as he saw I was staring at the guy who punched Timothy.

"Don't you think fair is fair? Like an eye for an eye?" I asked him and he slowly nodded. "Then don't argue with this."

I pushed the bottom of his leg with my wind magic making him fall to his knees. I punched him right across the face leaving a red mark and he nearly fell over.

"Ceres!" Rudeus yelled. Azizi dived in and shot water at the guy and it was concentrated into a small ball making him fall this time from the impact.

"He was the first to act! He didn't even ask and decided immediately that our friends were bad people and punched Timothy! He deserves it!" I exclaimed as Azizi landed on my shoulder.

The guy just looked up at me stunned. "I'm tired of men!" I yelled and Rudeus was confused.

"...Is it because he looks like Paul?" Rudeus asked me.

"Acts! There's so much Paul in that!" I exclaimed. "But he's also a dick!"

I huffed and walked over to Rudeus as they finally worked out the misunderstanding and found out the cave was linked to this Ruin somehow. The drakes from the cave spilt in over here.