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Chapter 1.44 R
Ryoka defeats a Bronze-rank adventurer hired by Persua using martial arts and a paralysis skill. After learning her adventurer friends have left for Esthelm, she uses parkour to escape a pursuer across the rooftops of Celum. Frustrated by her employees' failures, Magnolia arrives at Ryoka's inn to confront her personally.
The chapter begins with a physical altercation orchestrated by Persua, who sends Arnel, a tough Bronze-rank adventurer, to attack Ryoka Griffin. Despite Arnel possessing the [Enhanced Strength] skill, Ryoka easily defeats him by relying on her knowledge of Muay Thai and utilizing her newly acquired [Nerve Strike: Paralysis] skill to incapacitate him.
Following the fight, Ryoka learns that Ceria, Gerial, and Calruz have already departed Celum and are en route to Esthelm. Realizing her allies have moved on, Ryoka prepares for her own next steps but soon discovers she is being surveilled.
To evade capture, Ryoka sneaks out of her inn room and uses her knowledge of parkour to flee across the rain-slicked rooftops of Celum. Theofore, a [Butler] assigned to track and apprehend her, attempts to give chase. Despite his skills and using a [Water Resistance] spell to mitigate the weather, he is unable to keep pace with Ryoka's unpredictable rooftop running and ultimately fails his assignment.
Displeased with her subordinates' inability to discreetly secure the mysterious Runner, Magnolia arrives personally at Ryoka's inn in Celum. Accompanied by her [Maid], Ressa, Magnolia decides it is time to stop playing games and confront Ryoka directly.
Persua sends Arnel, a Bronze-rank adventurer with Enhanced Strength, to attack Ryoka, but Ryoka defeats him using Muay Thai and a paralysis skill.
An anti-social, barefoot runner from Earth who works as a messenger in Izril.
aka City Runner, Miss Runner +15
A sturdy, friendly Runner who carries massive loads and persistently tries to befriend Ryoka.
aka Garia, Miss Garia +2
An independent city-state located near the High Passes.
Ryoka discovers that Ceria, Gerial, and Calruz have already left Celum and are traveling to Esthelm.
Realizing she is being followed, Ryoka sneaks out of her inn and uses parkour to escape across the rooftops of Celum, outrunning Theofore.
Following Theofore's failure to capture the elusive runner, Magnolia arrives at the inn with Ressa to confront Ryoka personally.
A spell that repels water.
“I know. Anyways, it’s both our faults for not double-checking.”
“Come on, we can work this out—”
“She said she tried to contact you several times. Didn’t you, um, notice?”
“W-whoa.”
“Do you always do the heaviest deliveries possible?”
“Um, yes. Normally. I mean, I’m not too fast, but I can still earn quite a lot on an overnight delivery.”
“Those spices you carried here. All the way from Wales. They were heavy. I saw the size of your pack. Must have been sixty, eight pounds of weight. And you jogged the entire way here?”
“Well, if you distribute the weight properly, it’s not that bad. And sometimes I walk a bit if I get tired.”
“Hm. Impressive.”
+136 more quotes →“The Runner’s Guild requests are a mix between fast deliveries, safe deliveries, and heavy deliveries, right?”