The convoy, in the meantime continued through the forest unhindered. There were some magical beasts here and there, but the mercenaries easily took care of them.
Ozul would occasionally wake up and check on the situation before going back to sleep.
Raven didn't really need to drive the carriage; the horses just followed behind the ones in front of it. So she had enough free time to train.
But the progress was slow since she needed to concentrate on controlling her mana. She was an End Stage rank-5 mage, and she just needed a little push before advancing to rank-6.
However, that little push was something that she would have to strive for herself. Despite being just a little push, it required a lot of hard work, talent, and a bit of luck.
Her mana core had already been stabilized, and it would increase in size once she pushed through this last step, declaring her as a rank-6 mage.
So you see, after thinking for a while and asking some perverts, I came to a conclusion...
If I don't have the ability to make female characters likable, then there is an easy way to do so—add a masochist.
So here I am... *Sigh...*