I was Betrayed then Reincarnated as a Kitsune

Chapter 176: On the Hunt

[Luna POV]

Once Tamamo had her fill of my ears, she went back and I dissolved the domain.  I then looked over to see if Soleil and Mio were back to themselves, but they werent.  Since I had nothing better to do than wait for everyone to get back, I pulled my flute out and started to play it.  About 20 minutes after I did that, Soleil snapped out of her daze followed shortly after by Mio.  I put my flute away and looked at them.

Welcome back. (Luna)

Big sis, you better be happy that felt as good as it did, or Id be angry at you. (Soleil)

Yeah nya.  While I totally wouldnt mind if you did that again, you could at least let me prepare myself first nya. (Mio)

Fufufu.  Then as repayment, would the two of you like to do the same to me?  Fair warning though, its the same as touching my tails, so be careful. (Luna)

The two of them looked at each other, then looked back at me.  The moved in tandem and touched one ear each.

Nya.  Id very much like to do this forever nya, but I must resist the temptation nya. (Mio)

I never thought Id miss being influenced by that charm skill so much.  I really missed this feeling. (Soleil)

The two continued to touch my ears for around five minutes before I stopped them.

I think thats enough.  I dont want to have to knock the two of you out. (Luna)

They both backed away from me when I said that.

Thanks for that, big sis. (Soleil)

Indeed nya.  I strive for the day I can last as long as I want with touching your ears and tails nya.  I will take a nap in them for sure nya. (Mio)

Fufufu.  Then work hard on resisting the call of the Abyss.  If you manage to reach 100% depth, Ill give you a blessing and the privilege of napping in my tails every so often. (Luna)

Ahh.  I cant wait for that to happen; it was so nice in the past. (Soleil)

Oh yeah, you used to sneak into my room and do that, didnt you? (Luna)

Hey, in my defenseOn second thought, I have no excuse, though I dont regret it either. (Soleil)

Envious nya. (Mio)

Anyway, the others should be back any minute, so I suggest the two of you calm down. (Luna)

Fine. (Soleil)

Alright nya. (Mio)

We sat in silence for a bit when the others got back.

So, did you figure out what was causing that infernal ringing earlier? (Luna)

Yeah, you can thank Atmos for that.  Someone had just returned from a dungeon with an item they found in a chest.  It was a weird sword that had two prongs and it let off a sound when it was unsheathed.  He was showing it off and swinging it around.  When it hit something, it made the ringing sound all of you heard. (Skadi)

So, one of Atmoss joke items was a tuning fork sword.  I guess I need to have a conversation with her later.  She needs to stop putting things like that in places that people will get them.  Just imagine if that person went to the Beast Kingdom. (Luna)

What did you do with it? (Soleil)

I paid the guy for it then broke it to pieces. (Skadi)

Thanks for that nya. (Mio)

Any luck on finding a quest that was interesting? (Luna)

There were a few.  Some hunting and one was to get rid of pirates that have been going around the coasts. (Ophidia)

Why would the guild here get a pirate extermination quest? (Luna)

Because the adventurers in the coastal city thats being most effected arent good enough. (Skadi)

Which city is it? (Soleil)

One close to Berias main city. (Velvet)

Heh.  Itll be easy to get there then.  How many days of travel is it? (Luna)

Two.  But with our movement speed, itd be a couple hours at most.  Even less if we travel with your methods, Luna. (Skadi)

Then what do we do first, the hunting or pirates? (Luna)

Lets get the hunting done first nya. (Mio)

I agree with Mio.  We dont know how long it will be before the pirates show up again and the hunting will take less time. (Velvet)

Alright. (Luna)

What are we hunting? (Soleil)

One is a giant two-headed bear and the other is a chimera. (Ophidia)

Oooh.  Its been a while since Ive hunted a chimera nya.  They dont show up very much nya. (Mio)

Where do we go to take care of them? (Luna)

The chimera is located close to that 100 floor dungeon we cleared. (Velvet)

And the bear is located in a forest close to that same area. (Skadi)

So we can easily take care of those then go to Beria by the end of the day. (Luna)

Yep. (Velvet)

I stood up from where I was sitting.

Then lets go.  Maybe Ill even get a level out of this. (Luna)

Velvet, Soleil, and Mio grabbed onto me, and Skadi grabbed onto Ophidia and we teleported near the 100 floor dungeon.  There was still a lot of snow on the ground, but not as much as there was when we were last here.

Cold. (Skadi)

Does it bother you? (Ophidia)

Not really. (Skadi)

Now, to find that chimera. (Luna)

Skadi started to lead us in the direction the quest form said the chimera was spotted at last.  We walked for about an hour or so before coming to a place with a bunch of destroyed trees.  Mio walked up to one and started inspecting it.

Hmmm.  Definitely the chimeras doing nya, but not recent.  Id say this happened about three weeks ago nya. (Mio)

How can you tell that much from a broken tree, Mio? (Soleil)

Its nyot just the tree nya.  Everything around here that I can see tells what was here and how long ago it was nya.  We might be spending more time here than we want to nya.  There are two direction it could have gone, and it will take time to search both nya. (Mio)

Not necessarily.  I can pinpoint the direction my space magic can see and show what Im seeing through an illusion for the rest of you.  Just tell me what to look for. (Luna)

Alright nya. (Mio)

I sat down on the ground and started to get to work.  I projected a screen using illusion magic and then started to use my space magic to see in one of the directions Mio pointed out.  I moved what could be seen through the illusion at a pace that was easy for Mio to keep up with and after a while, she told me to stop.

Hmmm.  Its nyot this direction nya.  All the signs Im seeing from this are older than here nya. (Mio)

Then the other direction it is. (Ophidia)

Alright, lets find us a chimera. (Luna)

Chaos Realm:

Atmos: Oh no.

Atmos, answer me this.  What could have possessed you to put an item like that in a dungeon?  That could cause so many problems.

Order: Indeed.

Atmos: Look, that wasn't one of my best ideas, not to mention that I had no idea that it would do that to beastkin.

You should be smarter than that.  You know that there are frequencies that some races can hear that others can't.

Order: Be glad that I couldn't hear it here.

She's right.  Though I bet Luna will have many things to say to you when next you meet.

Atmos: *Sigh* Guess I'd better prepare for that lecture.