Might
(That's right, first I have to fix my appearance. If I go out to town looking like this I'll be laughed at.)

Might had fled the training school with only the clothes he had been wearing. They were clothes the training school had given to him. If he didn't at least mend them back into shape, he wouldn't be able to listen to the stories of the people in town.

He hurriedly dressed himself. From there, he heard a dry "chop chop" sound outside.

When he peeked through his window to see what it was, he saw Lorence at the back of the inn whole-heartedly chopping wood with an axe.

Might
Lorence-san, what are you doing?

Lorence
Oh, is it Might? As you see. If you want, you can come here.

As Lorence invited him, Might came around to the back side of the inn.

He stood up the firewood and swung the axe down, chopping it into two pieces splendidly with a dry sound. In that powerful series of movements there was little useless movements and no gaps.

Might
Wood-chopping in the morning? Who would ask you to do such a thing...

Lorence
No, that's not right.

While he said that, Lorence easily cut a piece of firewood. A dry sound was made and the firewood cracked right in two.

Lorence
Though I spoke about various things with the owner of this inn yesterday, recently I heard that he's having trouble with things like wood-chopping. At least only while we're indebted to him, I thought I could help...!

Certainly the owner of this inn was an elderly person with various worries. Though it was a simple thought, it wasn't bad to chop wood here to thank someone that prepared a hearty meal and a warm bed- Might thought so.

When Lorence paused for a breath, he wiped off the light sweat blotting on his forehead.

Lorence
How about it, Might, why don't you try doing some?

Lorence presented him the axe, and Might took it in one hand. But. ...As soon as he held the it, he couldn't hold the weight and it fell to the ground.

Might
Kuh...!

Lorence
Oops... Are you ok?

Might
So, sorry. It's such a heavy one.

Truth be told, Might meekly admired that Lorence could swing such a heavy object so easily.

Lorence
Ok, put up a piece of firewood.

When he said that, Lorence put on a firewood length and left it.

Might
Ri, right. Well... Here I go!

With a shout Might brandished the axe over his head, and swung it down at the firewood.

-But, it didn't touch the firewood, and the axe was stuck into the stump they used as a pedestal.

Might
Uwah?!

Lorence didn't say anything and he quietly watched Might's behavior.

Might
(How embarrassing... Lorence cut them so easily.)

Paying attention to were it was, Might swund the axe again at the firewood. With a thick sound, the axe ate into the firewood. ...But, the firewood wasn't cut.

After that he challenged it many times, but still he thrust the axe violently into the stump, and even when the firewood was hit it wasn't cut, and he continued to fight hard.

Lorence silently watched him until then, gently called to him there.

Lorence
Might. Is this your first time chopping wood?

Might
Y, yes...

Lorence went behind Might and glued himself to his body, and took Might's hands,

Lorence
All right, Might. Don't use any useless strength.

Might's hands slowly held up the axe.

Lorence
If you aim the axe right above the firewood, with that weight...

He said that, and the axe was thrown off of the firewood. A dry sound was made, and the firewood cracked into two beautifully.

Lorence
-The firewood cracks naturally.

Might raised his voice in admiration.

After that, under the guidance of Lorence Might's wood-chopping skills began to look good in itself.

Lorence
That's right, don't strain yourself... Good. As I would expect from you, Might, you're a fast learner.

Might
It's because you gave me precise advice, for sure.

Indeed, as Lorence said if you dropped the axe precisely over the firewood it'd cut beautifully in two, without putting much power into it. As he became accustomed to it, the hardships he had at first seemed like a lie.

When the sun rose high in the sky, Might and Lorence had finished cutting the amount of firewood without worry for some time. The old owner of the inn expressed his gratitude to the two many times.

Lorence
By no means, you should be thanking this boy. Because of him we finished twice as soon, no, three times sooner.

Might
It's not like that. I'm still a chick compared to Lorence-san.

Lorence
Hahah, a chick? But isn't the bird of prey that dances in the sky majestically born a chick too? Might, your time as a chick is already over, use your wings to take off.

Might was grateful for Lorence's unexpected words of appreciation.

And then Might went to look for information as he had originally intended.

Might
(Though if I begin questioning people I can get some information...)

Might strolled around in town asking for information. The marketplace and plaza, the theatre and bar and places like that, he walked from one end of the town but didn't find someone with any prominent information.

Might
(After all that I have nothing... I'm going back to the inn)

And so Might returned to the inn alone.

Lorence
You're back, Might.

Lorence looked back as the door of the room opened.

Everyone else seemed to have already returned. Leica and Pam were relaxing in their room, too.

Pam
Welcome back, Might!

Leica
Yo, you're late.

Lorence
And, were you able to obtain any information? For us, it was a fool's errand. ..

Might
Yeah, I was feeling refreshed. It looks like the story of what happened to the village has reached around here, but as for the "silver chaos" thing...

Lorence
I see... As I thought, we weren't able to gather any prominent information here.

Leica
Naa, so why don't we abandon this town, and go to a different town?

The man said that in an unusually frustrated way for him. Leica seemed eager to search for clues... Of course, his goal was probably the reward money.

Lorence
Hmm, that's true... Tomorrow morning, we'll leave this town.

It was rare for him to agree with Leica's opinion.

Might
That's... right. I think that's better, too. We might be able to find some clues in a different town...

So, with their views settles, all members went to bed early that night.

The next day, Might and the others left eastward in the early morning and arrived in a different town. It was a large, populous town.

Though they hurried as much as possible that arrived well into the evening.

Lorence
It's already late today. We'll try to get information tomorrow.

The group headed toward's the inn according to Lorence's directions the same as yesterday.

But, rooms this day were assigned to each. Might, getting wise to Lorence's intentions, leaked a wry smile.

Everyone finished their meals and each group withdrew to their rooms.

Might
(But, it's still early to sleep, what should I do...)

Does he go out to town?

Go to the other rooms.

Go to the baths.

Rest a little because he's gotten tired.