As they approached Happiness Village, Alice started another conversation. "Anyway… How is your home in your island?"
Zeke stood silent for a bit, and then he answered. "It is pretty modern compared to this continent. Monsters also never stepped foot on the island since you are the second monster I ever saw, just some minutes later from the first, a Slime Girl.
Since I want that place to stay how it is, I'm not going to say anything about its general location…"
"Oh? Weren't you the one saying you would attempt to bring coexistence?" Alice asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Coexistence with intelligent people is one thing, coexistence with rapists is another. Also, I only have a general idea about where it is, I can't say anything in details even if I wished so."
"I understand… What about the religion? I know that everyone in this continent follow Ilias to a certain point, but I never seen you talk or even think about her at all."
"Meh, I never was a religious person, my parents were a bit, but I guess the religion thing ended with me in my family. Why would I pray to someone who will never hear me? Even the gods we had in my island were just imagination. Maybe Ilias could be real here since Angels exist for real, but that doesn't change my opinion on her."
"Oh?" This was the first time Alice met someone not caring about Ilias at all… Well, it isn't that much if you think about it, because she only left home less than a week ago.
She turned her eyes on the updated World Traveler in her hands, and started to read. "Apparently, there is an Harpy Village near Happiness Village, there is a chance the Harpies have something to do with the disaster."
Disaster? Well, maybe for Alice because she can't taste her Happiness Honey. But Zeke was focused on the village for another reason…
Connections.
In the Harpy Village, there is someone really powerful, the Harpy Queen. If he can help her in some sort of way, then she will owe him, or even be his friend.
Zeke wanted to go to the hidden village, Enrika, too, because there is also another powerful entity. But unlike the Harpy Queen, she is REALLY powerful, at least more than Alice herself.
He also needs to talk about the Ilias' plans to her, so she can make preparations. But he also needs to be careful to not get himself killed, after all the person in Enrika might get a lot suspicious about it…
Zeke glanced at his left, and Alice vanished once more… With a sigh, Zeke took out Angel Halo and looked around. He could hear a faint buzz, but couldn't pinpoint the source of the sound.
*Splash!* Something heavy and liquid fell on his head. Zeke instinctively closed his eyes and just stood there, as the slimy feeling reached his neck and went over his clothes. A sweet odor went in his nose, but he mostly ignored it.
While he was being bathed in honey, another notification appeared at his side.
Soon, the honey stopped falling on his head, and a laughter filled Zeke's ears. He put his hands on his eyes and cleaned them off, before glaring at the bee girl in the sky, holding honey.
"Fufu… Enjoy my honey, sweetie. Meanwhile, give me your own 'Honey'!" The bee girl flew down and extended her hands towards Zeke.
However, Zeke reached for Angel Halo and slashed vertically. Already seeing his movements, the bee girl giggled and flew a bit away, before using an opening to tackle Zeke in the ground.
Since Zeke was covered in honey, his movements were a bit slow than before so he unwillingly let the bee girl push him in the ground.
But before she can hold his arms, he already moved his free hand to grasp the bee girl from her neck before squeezing it. Of course he won't suffocate her, it was just to distract her before he drove Angel Halo on her chest at full strength.
The cursed sword pierced her chest and came from the other side. The bee girl looked down on her chest with a shocked expression, and then back at Zeke, as her shock turned into horror thinking about her death. "Y-You…"
Surprisingly for her, she turned into a normal bee…
She buzzed around in a confused manner before she flew away.
Zeke stood up and cleaned off the remaining honey on his clothes. He looked around, but there still wasn't any trace of Alice, so his gaze focused on the notification he received.
[Survive(Easy): Self-Explanatory. Reward: 4 Bonus Points.]
Huh, this time it gives 4 points instead of 3…
But… It wasn't completed yet.
"Roar!"
"Holy shit, that fucking ni***er's honey is still on me!" Zeke recognized the sound from a grizzly bear and was pissed off enough to accidentally use racial terms.
He turned around and saw a grizzly bear girl rushing at him in a violent manner with sharp claws. Zeke immediately raised his guard at the incoming bear, and rolled around, dodging the tackle.
Zeke stabbed Angel Halo in the ground and used it to push himself up, before dashing at the grizzly bear girl who was still turning around.
She swung one of her claws against Angel Halo, and both her arm and Angel Halo bounced away. Then she threw her other claws at him now that he was uncovered, and surprisingly, the claws bounced off from his body, without causing damage.
"Fucking pest…" Zeke held Angel Halo upwards in a reverse grip, before stabbing downwards.
"Oh shi-" The grizzly bear girl cursed and stepped back. Angel Halo only gave her a long scratch on her chest, but it wasn't fatal.
The monster girl rolled back and stood on her 4 limbs, before she kicked the ground and dashed at Zeke.
Zeke jumped over the dashing bear monster girl, dodging her tackle. The grizzly bear girl started to get pissed off and gritted her teeth. "Don't move!"
She turned around again and ran towards Zeke, rearing back one of her arms and curling it into a fist. Meanwhile, Zeke also dashed towards the monster girl, and pretty soon they were on each other's range…
The grizzly bear girl punched at Zeke… But a flying knee slammed on her face first. A couple of teeth flew away while she was sent rolling back away.
Zeke landed on the ground and stabbed Angel Halo in the monster's mouth before she could stand up. It slipped through her teeth and hit her skull.
Taking deep breaths, Zeke took out Angel Halo from the monster's mouth, before she glowed and turned into a baby bear. In that instant, another notification arrived to him.
The baby bear looked confused for a moment before she ran away from Zeke. He sighed and sat down, removing the rest of the honey on his clothes. "I swear I'm going to force someone to clean my clothes when I reach Happiness Village…"
The next moment, he felt a finger dragging on his cheek, and he turned around. There was Alice tasting the honey. "Hmm… It's good enough."
Zeke sighed and just opened his quest screen. He turned on the newest quest and used his 4 Bonus Points on Dexterity.
[STATUS UPDATE]
Name: Zeke Conquest
Age: 15 years old
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Title: Hero
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Strength: 26
Endurance: 30
Constitution: 22
Dexterity: 24
Magic: 1
Bonus Stats: 0
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Skills: Sun Authority: Leo.