I looked up into the sky judging the position of the sun I stood up.

-I think I need to go now,it was nice to have met you guys in here...

Halrun and his companions were slightly surprised,but they still seemed to have had anticipated something like this and answered fairly.

-Yes,we should also start moving on right now thanks for the food by the way you are a really good cook...

Halrun said giving me a thumps up in which I nodded towards him,we had been staying here for about half an hour Halrun told me a lot of interesting things about the human kingdom a lot to think about mainly,where I would like to go first,he was a pretty good guy so were his companions.

-Until we meet again...

I said giving them a small goodbye on my part until I disappeared into the thick forest.

-Uhh...lord I am hungry...

Hobura complained immediately jumping into me,hugging me her hands were rubbing all over me and I could feel her tongue touch my neck...I am not your food...

I looked up and saw the rest of the female hobgoblins they also seemed a bit starved showing me hungry looks,it was understandable they only had a small light meal before we left the village they probably starved even more since they saw me cook for these guys and thinking about it right now I had some rations that we had taken from the orc village,but these small snacks probably wouldn't satisfy these big girls...gluttons really.

I patted hobura's head to let her know that I am thinking about it at the same time I looked at my back and used my transmission link to ask hobusaku what the adventurers were doing right now.

-They are walking to the left they didn't follow you my lord...

I breathed out faintly I wasn't really expecting them to be any thieves or something since they could have attacked me there on the spot,but at the same time I needed to be cautious.

With that done I summoned a lot of rations for the girls to eat,giving them a small break now seemed appropriate.I summoned a lot of the smoked meat and gave it to the girls to eat I also tasted a few and found out that the meat was actually quiet delicious for orc made food,but at the same time it was more of a appetizer kind of thing in my opinion nothing to restore yourself with really.

Everyone sat down and started to wolf down the small mountains of meat they held in their hands with delish I was already full after eating 15 pieces which were pretty big on their own the size of a granola bar,the others were obviously not done yet so to spend some time I started to experiment with a spell that I didn't get to use at all..

The summoning spell I had acquired it was a very interesting spell and also the hardest circle I had to remember just yet the mana for the spell is also 250 points per cast the creature that is summoned stays for a duration of 6 hours and then disappears it can also die it seems and the max amount I can summon right now is 3 when my increases in level I can summon more of these buggers.

A bit excited I raised my hands and started to concentrate on the spell after a few seconds a magic circle appeared in front of me it was big and shined brightly in a ocean blue which pulled a lot of the girls attention while they ate watching me curiously what I was doing hoboku,hobuha and hakuro seemed the most interested since they understood what the magic cirlce meant.

This spell in particular was a channeling spell a spell that needed time to be used the spell on the other hand is a instant effect spell that I can use the moment I invoke it.

The channeling for this spell was 2 minutes and I needed to keep my attention towards it if I mess up or slip on my thoughts the spell can be disrupted and simply fail doing this in the mids of a fight is bad,but this was a test so there was nothing to sweat really getting my guard down right now wasn't deadly since the girls were here around me.

Thinking such soothing thought I finally finished the channeling and activated the spell and on the spot the magic circle shined again a much more brighter deep sea color,water started to dance all around us focusing towards the circle as it started to form something big and humanoid made out of pure water.

-Wahhh...

The girls squealed a bit lost for words seeing the water elemental being summoned like this I also couldn't help,but feel surprised looking at the creature that was in front of me I wasn't even sure if it was a creature or not.

The water elemental was tall and wide it didn't have an legs instead what it had was a wave underneath its torso that seemed to act like its legs,it had 2 arms that looked like slightly deformed clumps and its head was simply round attached to its main body.

I took a moment to just simply stare at the water elemental I wondered if it could talk or not so I asked it a question.

-Hello ?

The water elemental reacted to me,but didn't say anything and just stood there as if it was waiting for something.It seemed like it couldn't talk and I was also not sure if it could even think,but I had small assumption and stuck with it.

-Come closer...

The water elemental reacted again the wave underneath moved forward it made a small soothing sound while coming over here comparable to that of beach waves.

Standing right in front of me the water elemental truly looked very imposing its statue and the way it was portrait was majestic curious I even touched it and found out that it wasn't anything different from normal water a very interesting summon.

At this point I believed that it was enough staring I still kept the water elemental around just to see what else it could do and stood up telling everyone to start moving again hearing my words the rest quickly swallowed their remaining pieces of meat and started walking towards our base.

The girls were evenly as curious as I was towards the water elemental and while on the path it turned out that the water elemental was pretty powerful too using its hands like whips and hammers to slam an opponent away it also drowned the creatures or froze them with its water which was also pretty cold even though I couldn't feel it very much when I touched it myself.The water elemental also seems to have a lot of control over water and can use it as it pleases as long as I ordered it to do so commanding it also wasn't too hard it could understand me telepathically and do things without me saying it.

Anyways the display of new magic was very welcome to me in the future I could use these water elementals and combine them with my own fighting style which would bolster my strength a bit more.

Thinking like this I ended up revoking the water elemental and send it back where it came from right now it wasn't any use to me.

Our walk seemed a bit long,but we already had crossed the majority of the path I also told red hawk that he didn't need to pick us up anymore and just stay in the base and protect it.

Thinking that it wouldn't be long until we would come back home I prompt everyone to move a bit quicker,but while doing so another surprising event arose in front of us.

(Whoosh)

A whistling sound could be heard coming from the forest we had just chased away a big dinosaur like monster and just as we were about to move on again a horned rabbit appeared out of nowhere...I stared at the small horned rabbit for a few seconds the rabbit shivered looking into my eyes and then quickly hopped its way out of the situation.

-Someone is coming from our left they are humans...

Hobusaku reported making me really surprised for a moment I wasn't expecting to meet so many humans in one day and on top of that they were also moderately close to our base which was a bit worrisome,but just as I was thinking about the matter I suddenly realized what kind of humans hobusaku was talking about.

Not too far away from us these humans started to approach us running at us really...but I wasn't alarmed I also calmed the others and told them that they didn't need to draw their weapons which puzzled them,but they complied since it was me who assured it.I already knew who these humans were and felt slightly comical about the situation as I stared towards the left waiting for someone familiar to pop up while listening to the whistling sound of leafs falling apart and branches getting broken until finally a girl with brown long hair appeared holding a short sword in hand.

-Didn't expect to meet you here...

I commented in a laugh looking towards the slightly shocked glasses girl behind her were another 4 girls and 1 guy they evenly looked very surprised seeing us here and stopped what they were doing watching us instead with a wide eyed look on their faces.

-Are you okay you seemed pretty distressed when you left...

Glasses girl asked observing me intently probably noticing the change I had undergone...the long hair and brighter look to me it seemed as if I had aged a bit maybe 1 or 2 years,but I still looked very youthful which I was.

-Yeah,I had a few problems,but now they are nothing to be concerned about rather I see that you are finally taking up your courage and going out some more...I take it that you were the ones who chased that rabbit earlier ?

I said with a small smile crossing down my lips glasses girl in return couldn't help,but feel slightly embarrassed the other 5 evenly didn't fell very good about it since they weren't even able to catch it.

I looked at them a bit more closer their equipment right now was just cloth armor and a few sharps weapons like daggers and short swords...

I cupped my hands making a small clapping sound which pulled the attention of everyone towards me as I smiled and said.

-how about I help you for today ? I also have a few items that can help you more...

My sudden offer was surprising for them,but glasses girl accepted nonetheless and with that we all started to go together I also distributed them basic equipment such as leather armor and a moderate sword I had hundreds of the same items such as these inside my storage so I wasn't going to miss them really glasses girl and her companions were also very shocked seeing me summon so many weapons and armor glasses girl was getting slightly hesitant on taking these,but I assured her that it was okay and told her that it was normal for allies to help each other which made her finally take the equipment and a few extra for the people back in her camp.

While exchanging these items glasses girl also told me about the things that had happened in their camp since I had gone it wasn't much that had happened,but day by day the people in her camp are starting to get better even more people are starting to participate in the morning training and today was the first day they had decided to go out hunting these 5 people behind her came forward voluntarily to join the hunt and by now they didn't find anything suitable to hunt they had encountered a few small animals,but most of them always ran away which seemed problematic towards them,they had encountered a few moderate sized beasts,but decided to avoid them since they seemed a bit too strong for them which I could understand.

-How about you come with us for a bit and hunt together I think that way you can become a bit more stronger...

I offered trying to help,some of the people in her group seemed very eager to join,but glasses girl suddenly stepped forward and showed me a apologetic smile.

-Sorry...its not that I don't want to take your offer its just that I think that we are too reliant on you we were already rescued by you multiple times and right now I want to make everyone and myself stronger with our own power instead of borrowing yours...

She said her words had also stopped her people for a moment as they considered the weight that these words held making them withdraw of what they were thinking.

Personally I didn't think what she said was bad it was her own decision which I respected to some degree she also meant well to her people and their growth which was respectable in itself.

Our conversation pretty much ended at this point glasses girl also said that they should leave now and find their prey until the sun goes down and just before they left I called out to them again glasses girl looked back at me puzzled.

-I think that you dropped something...

I said smiling glasses girl momentarily looked lost,but when she saw what I was holding in my hand she immediately smiled at me warmly.

-Thanks...

She said accepted the horned rabbit I held in my hand as both of us parted ways each of us doing our own individuals work.

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