First hunt

[scene : Colt and Luna in their room, Edwin sleeping, they're sitting on the bed]

Luna [resting her head on Colt's chest] : "Was it wise? What you did? I mean… it was funny, but you incurred his wrath."

Colt : "For once, I tried a different approach, I ignored him for a whole semester, to me, he's nothing but an insect… and yet, I tried giving him a chance… only.. I couldn't endure his insults any further, not with you there."

Luna : "The only time I felt that murderous intent from you was the time with the bandits… are you really going to do it?"

Colt : "Someday probably, he said he'll hunt my family, that's why I used a fake name. That should keep us in the clear for a while. But I can't let it slide*his face turns grim* He'll pay."

Luna [a bit sad] : "Couldn't he just have been spouting nonsense? I don't want any more blood on your hands."

Colt : "Let me teach you something new… ever asked yourself why he treats us like that?"

Luna [confused] : "Because we're commoners?"

Colt : "Why does he treat commoners like that then?"

*Luna remains silent*

Colt : "I'll ask another question… what does he feel towards us?"

Luna : "Disgust… superiority…disdain."

Colt : "Why does he feel that way?"

*Luna remains silent*

Colt [with a dark expression and a voice full of hate] : "It's because we're not human to him. He views us as animals that try to act human. He sees us as cattle, same as those bastards. These types exist in every world apparently…well, not in mine."

Luna[tuning her face away] : "Is there.. no other way?"

Colt [sensing Luna's distress] : "Listen, until now, those are just empty words. Same as his. I'll tolerate him for you… for now."

Luna : "Thank you."

I highly doubt this is the right choice.

But I can't repay her love by giving her misery… be grateful Robert, you get to see another day.

*A week later in the academy*

Diana : "On the first semester, we've practiced our magic to the point of perfection. Starting from today, every few days, we'll go and hunt monsters."

Thought you'd never ask… this was a part of the original plan, which is no longer relevant, but still.. this may be fun.

Diana : "We'll start by hunting goblins."

[scene : The students are on the outskirts of the royal capital near the forest of monsters]

Diana : "This area was checked for your safety, all you'll find here is goblins. Each student has to hunt at least one. But you have to be at least three people in a group. You can't wander into the forest. Understood?"

Everyone : "Yes ma'am."

Diana : "Good, happy hunting and remember to bring the left ear as proof. You can sell the corpse as well should you want."

*Everyone teams up, Colt, Luna and the Starlea siblings are in a team*

*They start wandering around*

Luc : "So, where do we find the goblins?"

Lea : "Didn't your precious teacher teach you search magic?"

Luc : "Right! She explained it perfectly."

Luc : "Oh great mana from within, find my targets, locate my enemies.. search."

Colt : "Why did you use an incantation?"

Luc : "I can't silent cast it well enough yet."

So it seems… that silently casting elemental magic is different from pure magic to these people.

Or is it about mana control?

Can I control it better because my old body didn't have magic?

Is it because I can sense it's flow within me so easily?

Either way, the longer I stay with these people, the more I learn.

Thought that raises another question…

Why is it that elves see auras?

I'll have to talk to Luna later…also-

Luc [interrupting Colt's thoughts, disappointed] : "I can't find a thing."

Wait, how limited is his range? I can cover a 10 km radius at least.

I sense goblins 1 km to the east.

Is it because I have an infinite capacity?

Probably. I need to be more grateful for these powers.

Colt : "Well, we can search for them or let them come to us."

Luc : "What do you mean?"

Colt : "I traveled at some point. So I know goblins and other monsters are attracted to the smell of food… they have good noses."

 It might be a risk but it's better than revealing my range is bigger than his.

And I'm not comfortable of leading them east; my confidence will be suspicious…so this what I could come up with on short notice.

Lea : "But where do we get food?"

Colt : "I have some in my item box"

Luc : "You can use item box?"

Colt : "I learned it."

*Colt resides the incantation*

*Takes out some meat*

*Without even a glance Luna lights a fire in 10 seconds*

*They sit around it… waiting*

Lea : "Wow! You two make a great team."

Colt [smiles] : "Thanks, I was just thinking the same thing."

*Luna blushes*

*They wait for a while… then Luc senses the goblins*

Luc : "They're coming, about 300 meters to the east, there are four of them, one for each of us, start preparing your spells, shoot on sight."

Clear simple commands without hesitation… Luc might be more capable than I first thought.

*The goblins appear, Luc, Colt and Luna hit their targets instantly killing them, Lea however, misses the vital spots. Though her spell rips off one of the goblin's arms, the goblin turns tail and runs away toward the forest*

*Lea chases after it*

Luc : "DON'T-"

*She doesn't listen*

Luc : "Aahhh."

*Chases after her*

Colt : "Laverna, stay here, cut the ears, I'll go after these two."

*Luna nods*

*Colt and Luc reach the forest, they walk a few steps in, find Lea cutting the goblin's ear*

Luc : "THAT WAS RECKLESS… let's get out of here before-"

*They hear a roar, an orc appears, carrying a bludgeon*

 SHIT!!

*The orc swings his weapon at Luc's head*

*Colt pushes him away*

*The bludgeon hits Colt's shoulder*

 AAHHH !! THAT HURTS LIKE HELL…

Colt : "RUN!!!"

Lea : "WE CAN'T LEAVE YOU!!"

Colt : "LUC! TAKE HER AND RUN!!"

*Luc hesitates for a second*

*Colt dodges another hit*

Colt : "NOW!!!"

Luc: "I 'll come back for you."

*Takes Lea and runs*

Good, I'm glad it ended like this… at the very least… they're safe. I'm glad my sacrifice meant something.

SIKE!!!

"Static"

*The orc is frozen in place*

Colt [healing his shoulder, gives the orc a terrifying look] : "You dare to attack me? ON YOUR KNEES."

*Colt turns off "static", uses "graviol" to get the orc on the ground, reactivates "static"*

Colt : [casually walking to the orc] : "That was close, you know? This tells me I'm still far from my goal of absolute strength… if you were actually a threat, I would've blown my cover."

*Reaches the orc*

Colt [in an icy tone] : "Die."

*Burns the whole body until nothing remains*

Colt [stretching] : "That felt good, I haven't killed anything like this in a while."

*Starts heading outside the forest*

*A few steps outside, he sees Luc, Lea and Luna running towards him*

Luc : "Are you alright?"

Lea : "How did you escape?"

*Luna just stays in the back, not saying a word*

Colt : "I got lucky, as soon as you guys left it just… walked away."

*The siblings stare at him with awe, Luna gives him a blank stare*

Luc : "That's lucky indeed… sorry, it was all our fault."

Lea [lowering her head] : "I'm the one responsible."

Colt : "Don't worry about it… what matters is that we're all okay and that we completed the task."

Luc : "Wait, what about your shoulder?"

Colt : "It barely grazed me, so, no harm done… now let's go show the teacher, and… no need to mention this alright?"

*The four of them start walking, Colt and Luna are a few steps behind*

Colt [in a low tone, smiling] : "Were you worried about me?"

Luna [in the same tone] : "I know my husband, I was worried about the forest."

*They laugh*

 And with that our first hunt was successful.