And, at the same time as the fourth Thorn Token fell, the fairies raised a cry of joy.
"You did it! We're now one step closer to the Fairy Village!"
The Mischievous Fairy had clung onto my face, but there was something I was curious about and distracted me.
"Yun-chan, wassit?"
"So you're still adding -chan. Just stop it already. And more importantly, why was Toutobi unscathed?"
I wanted to know why, in the middle of a shotgun attack that was incredibly difficult to avoid, she appeared behind the Demon completely intact.
"Ah, that. Hmm, Toutobi? Will you explain to Yun-chan?"
Most likely, it's one of her trump cards. Kohaku can't explain what was it without permission, so she asked Toutobi once she returned.
"...since it's Yun-san, you won't spead information. That's the effect of my 【Concealment】 Sense's emergency avoidance skill, 《Shadow Dive》."
"《Shadow Dive》? You say you're diving in the shadow?!"
A skill allowing to enter a shadow space must have had a high versatility not limited to just avoidance.
"...certainly it's powerful, but it has limitations. While in 《Shadow Dive》 a large amount of MP is consumed. And, above all, it cannot be used in a place without a shadow."
Normally, the shadows are mostly available in caves and forests, as well as under large-sized mobs, there was also a combination with darkness magic.
This time she hid in the shadow of the demon the moment he had let out that strong flash of light and stayed concealed.
"Hee, there's still lots of skills I don't know."
Other than that, the skill that made the thorned bat go off its aim, 《Misdirection》 was an avoidance skill shifting the target of enemy's attack. 《Neck Hunt》 and 《Heart Piercer》 are dagger-type Arts that receive a high damage correction and critical rate when used on the specified locations.
In a build that uses various skills and arts, the combos were their real charm.
"As I thought, I should examine the characteristics of various skills and arts, huh."
For the typical Arts and skills, I read about them as I leveled up my 【Linguistics】 Sense from the books that were in the library, but for the higher Senses, it's all information I can learn from people who are using it.
"Fufufu, then, shall I teach you? I'll do it slowly, patiently."
"No! I'm fine!"
Before I realized Rirei stood behind me and whispered in a sticky voice, I took distance and refused at full power.
However, in the direction I moved to, Myu was waiting prepared and caught me.
"Hey, Yun-oneechan. We've helped you with the quest, so we'd like a reward."
"Haa, w-what do you want..."
"Let's seee, what would be good?"
With sparkle in her eyes, Myu wondered what to request of me.
Meanwhile, my body held in Myu's arms had began to spew out white smoke.
"Eh?!! This is..."
"Yess, I'm back to normal."
The effect of the 【Age-Faking Medicine】 that was applied on me disappeared and I returned to my original appearance. I confirmed by checking my face and limbs, and it seems like I was properly back to normal.
"That's great. I'm properly back."
"Tcheeh, and here I wanted you to wear cute clothes for a little girl."
Myu pursed her lips and complained. She casually tried to make a horrible request. It's really, really good that I returned back to normal, I was relieved from the bottom of my heart.
"Well, this time we could do some leveling with this strong mob, so let's just say you owe us one?"
Since Myu had no request for me in particular, it was decided that the matter of reward was to be postponed, all the members of her party have consented with that.
If it was known that some of the 【Age-Faking Medicine】 remained, I could imagine being forced to use it and played around with, so I kept silent about the amount left over and the existing recipe.
——【Limited Quest: Save The Fairy Village 2/4】——
Pass through the Fairy Circle and head to the Fairy Village.
Finally I have finally reached the stage where I can enter the Fairy Village.
When I thought that there's a strong boss mob even more powerful than Thorn Tokens, I felt it's absolutely impossible alone.