Chapter 91: New Trouble

“This is nice. Finally, some peace and quiet,” Rebecca said as she sat atop a dirt mound, with Cecile and Nana beside her.

Now that they had returned from their journey, they were back to mundane work—their original assignment: converting dirt into iron ingots.

Unlike most heroic protagonists, Hiro didn’t mind the dull labor. The war and the parasitic tentacles had given him more than enough excitement for a while. He had realized he wasn’t cut out to be a true combat symbiote like Sheena. Fighting wasn’t for him. He preferred crafting and doing lewd things with his hosts.

Of course, trouble came knocking soon after. Elysia told them that Marissa was looking for them in her office.

“Ah, Cecile, Rebecca, Nana,” Marissa called out. “There seems to be trouble in the northern mountains. Could you check it out? Fifteen diggers and five knights have already been injured—or worse. A local tribe appears