episode_0088
by fnovelpia
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“Ahh~ Really! Kalt, where on earth have you gone!”
At an inn, Maybelle was irritated, messing with her hair.
They waited, dealing with the overflow of the dungeon, to find Kalt, who they thought would know about their problem.
What they actually heard was the news that Nellis’ party, who they thought belonged to Kalt, had killed the Kobold King in a village they thought had already left.
As soon as Maybelle heard the news, she hurried to the village where the Kobold King appeared.
As the flooding was over, I went with the adventurers who were usually active in the village.
The village welcomed the returning adventurers, and to prevent something like this from happening in the future, several adventurers were regularly hired with the money earned from selling the by-products obtained from the corpses of numerous kobolds.
Of course, that wasn’t important to Maybelle’s party at all.
“Hey, was Kalt here by any chance?”
Naturally, the villagers nodded to Maybelle’s question.
From their mouths, they told us how helpful Kalt was to the village, how kind he was, and what his activities were like.
Even after hearing Kalt’s performance, Maybelle was not impressed.
‘If it’s Kalt, it’s natural to keep things organized.’
That’s why Maybelle asked about Kalt’s whereabouts.
“Do you know where Kalt went?”
The person being asked is the owner of the inn where Kalt and Nellis’ party stayed.
It was Nadia and her daughter Runia.
And Nadia and Runia.
“Well? I’m not sure?”
“He just said that the destination was decided and left.”
The Maybell Party was not informed of Calt’s destination.
Because I know who they are.
Nadia and Runia were also listening to Kalt’s story when he told Nellis Party about his situation.
Therefore, there was no way that the Maybell Party, which expelled Kalt, would have a good impression.
‘The Maybell Party where these people expelled Mr. Kalt…’ .’
‘I’m afraid I’ll let Mr. Kalt meet the person who hurt his feelings again! ‘I don’t know what you’re meeting for!’
In the end, with no information again, Maybelle, Ianna, and Marti had no choice but to rack their brains.
“Where on earth is Kalt!”
“Maybelle, don’t lose your temper and let’s look at the map first.”
“We have to think about where Kalt goes next.”
“From what I heard from the villagers, Nellis’ party mainly continued to catch kobolds in this village. In the end, their skills probably aren’t that high.”
“Kalt is a person who cares about his opponents… so he will make you face monsters that are appropriate for your level.”
“D-class monsters are common everywhere.”
Marti asked, raising his hand.
“What about the commercial city of Tridia? We’ve also visited there once.”
“I guess I can get good equipment there.”
Ianna agreed with Marti’s opinion.
but.
“No, probably not Tridia.”
Maybelle said, shaking her head.
“What kind of equipment do kids who can only master D level wear? Kalt is secretly picky about things like that. I guess they say that if you give them an overly good weapon, their skills won’t improve? This sword too.”
Maybelle tapped the sword she was carrying and spoke.
“I only got it from Kalt because I had improved my skills a little. … In return for buying it, I got to train in the morning for a month.”
“At that time, Kalt’s smile was a little scarier than usual.”
“Aren’t there D-class monsters in Tridia, too, Maybelle?”
“But there’s a newbie party with us. If you’re Kalt, you can block them so they don’t get distracted by good weapons.”
“Hmm….”
“Maybe so.”
Ian and Marti thought that Maybelle had a point.
In the end, Maybell’s party decided to head towards the village on the right from Tridia, rather than the commercial city of Tridia.
So the Maybell Party once again took steps in a different direction from Calt.
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“You could use the Mana Blade in that way!?”
On the way home, Nellis was impressed after hearing about the principles of Kalt’s length-transforming mana blade.
“This was my first time trying it myself.”
“It’s your first time and you can do it so easily… that’s amazing!”
“It wasn’t easy. I’ve been training in magic manipulation so far, so it’s possible. Of course, if you work hard, Nellis, you’ll definitely be able to do it.”
“Just by looking at it, you’ll need to improve your operating skills a lot to do it… Can I do it?”
“I’ll watch over you so I can do it. Oh, this thing surprisingly eats up your magic power, so keep that in mind.”
“Yes! Ah… Mr. Kalt! Can you take a look at the sword after reporting the request?”
“of course.”
“Oh yea!”
Nellis Party arrived back in the village and immediately finished reporting.
“Yes, we confirmed Hughes Fogg’s magic stone. Thank you all for your hard work.”
After finishing the report, it was still too early to eat lunch.
Nellis’ heart raced at the thought of giving Kalt the sword as promised.
‘We’ll do it near the inn like last time, right?’
Nellis was planning to turn around and head to the inn.
but.
“There’s a training ground here, right?”
“Yes i have.”
“Good. Nellis, let’s go to the training ground.”
“Ah, there is a training ground.”
Training ground.
It was a facility at a slightly larger adventurer’s guild.
When Nellis was still a beginner adventurer who knew nothing, she learned the basics of swordsmanship from an adventurer at the guild’s training center.
The village where Nadia and Runia were located was so small that there was no training ground, and Tridia’s inn basically had a backyard for adventurers to use, so there was no need to use the guild training ground.
“Oh, by the way, what are you going to do with Scarlett and Aria? Are you going to go see the sights together?”
“I’ll go back and read the grimoire.”
“I also have business at church.”
“I see! Then let’s meet at lunch! Let’s gather at the guild when the time comes!”
“Okay, work hard.”
“Cheer up, Nellis.”
“huh!”
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After parting ways with the group, Aria went to the church alone.
“What brings you here, sister?”
Upon entering the church, the priest in charge of the church greeted Aria.
“Hello, priest. I’m here to get some advice.”
“What do you mean by advice?”
Aria confessed to the priest her concern that she wanted to learn more diverse or stronger sacred attacks.
“I see. Sister, what kind of holy attacks can you use?”
“You can use the Holy Sword.”
“Holy Sword. That’s a good holy attack too. Then… please wait a moment.”
The priest went into the room and, after a while, brought a book.
“Like blessings, whether or not holy attacks can be learned depends on the talent of the person involved. However, even if you have talent, you cannot learn them if you do not know what kind of blessings, holy attacks, or holy defenses you can use. This book contains information about holy attacks. The types are described.”
“Can I learn holy attacks by reading that book?”
“Just reading is not enough. You have to read, hope, pray, picture in your head, and work hard to get results. However, if you know how to use the Holy Sword, this book will definitely be helpful.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Thanking the priest, Aria reached for the book.
“…Priest?”
I grabbed the book, but the priest still didn’t let go of it.
“The price of this book is….”
It gave off the impression that it was just going to be given away, but the book was actually paid for.
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After parting ways with the group, Scarlett returned to the inn alone and was reading a grimoire alone in her room.
‘If the Kobold King came, if I had used Grease, I would have been able to defeat it and buy more time. And this magic called Digg, which is based on earth magic, can surprisingly block the monster’s direction… Should we try using ice magic next time? If you mix it with fire magic to create steam, you can block the enemy’s vision… .’
Scarlett reads the grimoire while simultaneously thinking about the cards she can use and simulating in her head how they can be used with those cards.
Now, the worry about not being able to use magic due to not being able to concentrate in a confusing situation like before has decreased significantly.
Therefore, Scarlett could not help but become more interested in the use of magic, which she had been unable to do properly due to lack of confidence and intimidation.
Above all.
‘I have to use what I bought well.’
I also had a strong desire to make more use of the magic in the grimoire that Kalt had bought me.
‘what… I don’t know if there will ever be a situation where Kalt will need my magic in the first place.’
An application of the Mana Blade that I saw today.
It was a technique that even Scarlett could not help but say was amazing.
Scarlett was also able to apply magic power and form long magic waves through her fingers.
But it is completely different from Mana Blade.
Because it has no cutting power and was only made to look good in the first place.
And in addition to applying magical power, the Mana Blade is nothing short of the wisdom of a vanguard who has reached the level of a sword.
Applying a technology that was quite difficult to form, like Kalt, was by no means an easy task.
Because Scarlett knows how to manipulate magic, she experienced the greatness of using the Mana Blade more than anyone else at Nellis’ party.
so that.
‘I can’t lose.’
The pride of the wizard, who was no different from a specialist in magic manipulation, was stimulated.
At the same time, the motivation to become strong enough to be helpful to Kalt, who uses such amazing skills, also began to take root in Scarlett’s mind.
‘Just wait and see, Kalt. ‘I’ll surprise you someday.’
In Scarlett’s head Awesome, Scarlett! Kalt’s admiring face came to mind.
“….”
Scarlett buried her face in the book for a moment without saying a word.
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