Due to the proximity of the Royal Capital, there were many individuals passing by us. Naturally a group such as ours attracted some attention.
There were several merchants that even were bold enough to offer goods for sale, with me present, there isn't any real danger in browsing their wares for a moment.
A small fish-like monster appeared on the road, it seems that it's rare and worth quite a bit. It seems that it is harmless if you don't approach them.
The Princess instructed me of how you would go about killing them without damaging the materials.
It was nothing, absolutely not a dangerous creature, though the Princess showed obvious excitement. While I was fighting it, I heard several cocky and loud phrases from her.
Oh well, as long as you don't get yourself into trouble, be my guest.
Aside from that, there really hasn't been anything else that has happened today so I suppose I'll briefly talk about what has happened to the other groups that we split off from earlier.
Ogakichi-kun's and Asue-chan's group is currently conquering an underground dungeon called Dyushisu. Unlike the dungeon we just left in Purgatory, Dyushisu is located in the city Grifos.
Ogakichi-kun said, "We just started the conquest of Dyushisu, nothing to tell yet. I promise that by the next time we meet, I'll be sure to Rank-Up."
Ogakichi-kun's last few words had my ears buzzing.
When thinking of that combat addict Ogakichi-kun, I wore an excited smile.
My heart is truly thankful for straight-forward guys like him.
The third group with Supesei-san and Burasato-san have gone into a great search for magical books called [Grimoire]'s which cannot be read unless one has achieved the necessary level.
Those who have the requirements are able to learn the magic spell from it.
They are also seeking to purchase well known demonic swords.
These purchases aren't cheap, but it seems they were able to solve this problem by raiding some bandits who were trying to kidnap Elven slaves.
From the sound of it, they used live bait, which turned out to be quite effective.
I hadn't been aware that Supesei-san had many times more magical power than myself in my Ogre form, that fact is now obvious.
Even during our battles with the Kirika Empire, the attack power of Supesei-san's abilities easily exceeded that of nearly three hundred people.
If ranking up will further increase the level of her magical power, her capacity will rise unimaginably... Though, there seems to be some difficulties with her ability to locate these magical books.
In this case, the bandits fought against Burasato-san who fought alone, the battle resulted in a literal massacre. They probably didn't even have time to regret their decision. In close combat, Burasato-san wields her dual [Blood Swords] like some Berserker.
Large-scale destruction magic from Supesei-san combined with the Mages she trains will be quite effective later.
Also, it seems that the Hobgoblins and elves have been training against small-time bandit groups who only attack weaker prey.
The bodies were laid out and used for firewood. I can say that this particular group is quite brutal, though these bandits deserved the dog's death they received.
The fourth group that consisted of the Tiger people and Drago-Newts did their best to keep their distance from me. They spoke to me informally and were quite unfriendly. The group was made of two Ogres, one Hobgoblin, two Tiger people, two Drago-Newts and three Humans. The whole group consisted of low-ranking individuals and were not really important overall.
In the end, the Hobgoblin was chosen for his leadership skills rather than his physical skills, mostly because the rest of the group consisted of heavily physical fighters who only spoke with their fists.
Simply put, the group put aside the concept of "the strong rules over the weak".
It was a pretty good test to see if they could manage themselves. Putting them on a long journey together would force them to cooperate or they would not return. I don't expect them to be eating from the same bowl, but recognition of allies and being able to rely on one another is necessary.
I won't intervene if the muscle brains decide to take over the party, but if they do so, they won't receive any kind words from me upon their return. In my mind, I'm quite sick of their attitude.
The fifth group included five Ogres, two Humans, the Kobold Samurai and a Centaur.