“Yeah, so you finally awakened. You did well, Muir.”
“Fue…” (ED: Rishia is that you!?)
Muir broke out in tears and clung to Arnold. He patted her head and said.
“I told you, didn’t I? That you would become strong. You still have a long way to go, but the 『Lightning Spirit』 has acknowledged your efforts.”
“Sob… Sob.. Ueeeeeeen.” (TL: What’s here are crying onomatopoeia, I don’t know what to put)
“Now you can fight too. But remember, you’re just a beginner. Let’s take this one step at a time. Okay, Muir?”
“Ye… sob… ye… Yeah!”
Arnold wiped off her tears, and she smiled happily.
“Um, can I have a moment of your time?”
During that scene, the words of someone who couldn’t read the mood rang out.
“H-hey, Hiiro. We’re currently going through an emotional moment.”
“Just look around you.”
“What do you… yes?”
They were surrounded by monsters.
“Oh… Oh my…”
His words were understandable.
“Well, it’s not like we’re in a safe area. It’s not like we care what they’re doing when we attack either.”
“You… you damn monsters! Read the mood for a second!”
“For now, let’s clean up. Shorty, you stay here. You can’t move yet, right?”
“Ah, yeah.”
Muir realized that nothing changed. That she was still someone who was protected. But then Hiiro spoke.
“Oy, shorty. If you’ve got some power, then you’ve got to earn your keep. Next time, you’re on your own.”
“…Yeah!”
Those words bestowed strength unto her heart. The fact that she wouldn’t be protected anymore made her slightly uncomfortable, but the happiness she felt from those words greatly outweighed that. In order not to let him down, Muir resolved to become strong.
She closely watched the backs of the two protecting her. Up ‘til now, she had always been watching the backs of people protecting her. But next time, she would be standing beside them. Muir unintentionally clenched her fist as she followed their fighting style with her eyes.
“Fly away.”
Using 『Burst』, the enemies were blown away in an instant. But…
“UHYAAAAAH”
Hiiro had forgotten that Arnold was there too.
“W-what are you doing, Hiiro!? That was a close one!”
“… Well, I thought that if it was you, you would be fine.”
“There’s no way I would be fine, ninnyhammer!”
Even during battle, these two never changed.
“Okay, then old man, step back.”
“It’s too late for that!”
As he shouted that, Arnold noticed Hiiro writing another word, and he backed off.
“Next is this.”
Hiiro shot the words straight at a group of monsters. And when it reached the center of the group, he activated it.
And suddenly…
The entire area of effect of the word froze over, and the monsters within its scope were frozen solid. Its area of effect was just around 4 tatami. The vertical area was also the same.
“O-oh, amazing.”
Arnold stared at the block of ice in amazement. Hiiro could make use of Fire, Lightning, and even Ice. He was truly a first class magician.
Thinking that he didn’t want to lose, Arnold continuously used his 《Wind Fang》 to take down enemies. Perhaps because they were afraid of the two peerless fighters before them, the remaining monsters ran off.
“Alright, that’s all of them.”
“Yeah.”
The two of them sheathed their weapons and returned to Muir. They found her with an expression of shock frozen on her face.
“W-what’s wrong,Muir?”
Muir responded while keeping up the same expression.
“U-uncle… my level has…”
It seemed that she was surprised at her own sudden growth in level.
“Hah? So that’s it. Well, that sounds about right. Even though you didn’t actively fight, you’re acting in our group, so the EXP of the monsters we defeat flowed to you too. Of course your level would rise.”
They had registered as a Party at the guild, so the monsters they fought in the 【Gree Caves】, as well as the ones they fought now, gave EXP to Muir. Since her level was quite low from the start, her level was raised by quite a bit.
“And didn’t you feel the level ups in the cave as well? Didn’t you notice?”
“N-no, I noticed it, but I thought I would check later. But the level up sound only sounded off three times…”
“Ah, it’s that. You jumped multiple levels at once. So having it sound out three times doesn’t mean you leveled up three levels.”
As proof, when Hiiro defeated the Red Boar, his level raised by four. But he only got a single notification.
“S-so that’s how it is…”
“Well, I also didn’t check. I think I leveled up in the caves too, and I also leveled up in the fight just now.”
Arnold and Muir checked their 《Status》, so Hiiro decided to follow suit. He had heard the sound in his ears as well.
–
Hiiro Okamura
Lv 40
HP: 228/770
MP: 150/1500
EXP: 75632
NEXT: 5890
ATX: 258 (320)
DEF: 200 (215)
AGL: 350 (352)
HIT: 192 (200)
INT: 309 (313)
《Magical Attribute》 None
《Magic》Word Magic (Single Chain Unlocked|Air Word Unlocked|Parallel Writing Unlocked | Double Chain Unlocked)
《Title》 Innocent Bystander, Other Worlder, Word User, The Awakened One, Ripper, The One Who Imagines, Killer of the Unique, Gourmet Bastard, One Who Follows His Own Path, Friend of the Fairies
–
Guild Card
Name: Hiiro Okamura
Sex: Male
Age: 17
From: Unknown
Rank A
Quest:
Equipment:
◾Weapon Piercer
◾Guard Red Robe
◾Accessory Fairy Bracelet
Rigin: 4112000
–
Arnold Ocean
Lv 41
HP: 160/595
MP: 30/249
EXP: 86038
NEXT: 7660
ATX: 394 (438)
DEF: 359 (375)
AGL: 328 (333)
HIT: 252 (254)
INT: 114 ()
《Magical Attribute》 Wind
《Magic》Fangs of Wind | Explosive Wind Claw | Blast Inversion
《Title》Friend of the Wind | Former Slave | Chef | Doting Father | Man of Burning Soul | The Man Referred to as a Pervert | Blade of the Wild
–
Guild Card
Name: Arnold Ocean
Sex: Male
Age: 37
From: Snyoll
Rank A
Quest:
Equipment:
◾Weapon Great Sword
◾Guard Plate Armor
◾Accessory Bracelet of the Wind
Rigin: 1132000
–
Muir Castrea
Lv 34
HP: 235/280
MP: 54/180
EXP: 48604
NEXT: 1001
ATX: 276 (279)
DEF: 237 (245)
AGL: 222 (225)
HIT: 188 (189)
INT: 101 ()
《Magical Attribute》 Lightning
《Magic》Fang of Lightning
《Title》 Friend of Lightning | Kidnapped | My Angel | Cutie Flower | Girl of Tolerance
–
Guild Card
Name: Muir Castrea
Sex: Female
Age: 12
From: Rince
Rank C
Quest:
Equipment:
◾Weapon Knife
◾Guard Traveler’s Clothes
◾Accessory Bracelet of Lightning
Rigin: 56000