Vol. 2 Chapter 2 – Part 1
After repelling the group that was approaching, they temporarily went outside the plains zone and took a break.
Although Rashia was mentally tired as a result of power leveling, it was also possible to say that her vitality and magic power were in the best condition.
“Uu, I thought I was going to die.”
“We managed to hold on though.”
“That’s not it, I think the Bio Hound is very formidable for a commoner. Especially its appearance.”
Shin also joined Wilhelm in teasing.
“Please don’t make me remember~”
She remembered the monster dragging its internal organs while approaching. Rashia’s shoulders quivered as she glared at the two people. Although one might say, there was not a bit of threatening language.
“That reminds me, was that the first time you fought that monster?”
“It’s not about the experience, though I am surprised! More than that, it was the rapid leveling up that scared me!
“That was expected since there is too much of a level difference with these monsters. Perhaps you will be around level 150 when you acquire 【Purification】.”
Rashia was a human without reincarnation so her level rising was kind of interesting. Her level would probably become near to Wilhelm. Though their fighting power was as different as heaven and earth, in the first place their role was also different, so it could not be compared.
“While that may be true, my body feels light and is overflowing with magic. Yet I am a little worried that my body has become so different.”
“Normally the level goes up little by little. You shouldn’t even feel a damn thing as it happens.”
“There is no way but to get used to this. Well, though it’s bad for you to attack a weakened enemy, this is for you to use, Rashia.”
Shin said that while taking out the secret book of 【Heal】 and 【Cure】. He understood that from the battle earlier, 【Heal】 art was similar to the【Heal】 skill, but its effect was fairly weak. According to Tiera, it had 1/3 of the skill effect, but he thought that it be lower depending on the user. The damage dealt was too low, though it be might due to the level differences. In fact, Rashia raised her level without stopping, so she was about level 40*. However, she still couldn’t defeat several dying Bio Hounds, so it was too inefficient. (TL note: It was level 40 in WN and 70 in LN)
Due to such circumstances, he thought he had better teach her these skills. Since it was not a combat system skill, he didn’t have to worry about it getting misused.
“What is that?”
“This is a secret book. A skill, corresponding to its content, will be yours when you use it. It has 【Heal】 and 【Cure】this time.”
“Eh! The skills will be mine?!…I cannot accept such an expensive thing!? How much money do you think I have!?”
Rashia shook both of her hands in front her face. What kind of skill for a commoner? Her reaction was clearly understandable.
It was known that anyone could learn a skill by using a massive amount of money, so Shin’s words were misunderstood.
“I don’t need any compensation if you keep it a secret. I was originally going to teach you anyways. If you have these skills, you will be able to help those suffering, too.”
“And then? What’s up with this stinkin’ speech, tell me your true intentions!”
Shin tried to say lines that were out of character, but it seemed to be too suspicious somehow. Wilhelm’s eyes said “Don’t try to lie to me!”.
“Arts will get you nowhere. With this, we can speed up.”
“You are such a pain!!”
“What a wonderful rebuttal. But you should know better than me how weak the arts are, right? Even with the level difference, it is taking too much time since she needs to defeat 200 monsters. We can’t leave the orphanage to just Thoria-san for days, and that pig guy might start something while we are here.”
It became hard to argue with Shin when he mentioned the orphanage. There was no disadvantage since he knew that inefficiency was the problem. And he was certain that both 【Heal】 and 【Cure】 were useful to the church.
For Shin, those skills were for a beginner who had just began to play the game, to the extent that he felt that it was just petty help. Honestly, it might be somewhat out of this world’s common sense, but he thought about spreading it on a large scale only if the source was hidden.
Needless to say, the main reason he wanted to hurry was because there might be something bad happening while they were away. The absence of Wilhelm, who had the biggest combat capability, was a good opportunity for the opponent.
“I understand. I will accept your offer.”
“Do that.”
Rashia opened the secret book with a timid look. As she started to scan it, as with Tiera when she learned 【Analyze】, a green light enveloped Rashia and faded after a while.
“How is it?”
“Ah, yes. Certainly I understand how to use them.”
“Doesn’t she need to read it before learning it?”
“I heard that the method of learning is that it enters your mind.”
Shin replied to Wilhelm who was stretching his neck from side to side to look.
“It’s true, but it’s difficult to explain with words.”
Rashia mumbled with deep emotion while staring at the secret book she held.
“Well then, shall we go again?”
“Yeah.”
Shin got up from sitting, and was followed by Wilhelm.
“U-Understood.”
Rashia, who was originally not tired, began to move immediately too. A Pawn class Skull Face and a Bio Hound approached them as soon as they entered the field, and partly because her level had gone up, the effect of 【Heal】 was demonstrated in an interesting way.
The gloomy aura of the Bio Hound slowly faded with the Art, but dissipated instantly with the Skill, like how smoke was blown away by the wind. Shin didn’t have to weaken it, as he saw that the Bio Hound disappeared with several heals. From there, Shin understood why a skill successor would get favorable treatment.
“I guess there is a big difference in power.”
“Hmm? Well obviously, those were the Arts, you know.”
Wilhelm responded while looking ahead.
“Iya, it’s just that it’s my first time seeing an Art upgraded.”
“…I’m kind of surprised at how little you understand.”
The two people didn’t stop moving while talking frivolously. While Wilhelm crushed the arm and leg of a Jack class Skull Face with Venom, Shin beat a humanoid monster, gray orc, with the back of the blade.
The gray orc had another name, Zombie Orc. Its appearance was exactly like an orc version of a zombie monster.
“Please comfort those who are wounded, 【Heal】!!”
Rashia’s healing was focused on the weakened monsters. The level difference was still huge, but the Heal, which became a skill, showed a far superior effect compared to the art version. The two undead were changed into grains of light without much effort.
It was Rashia herself, who was surprised the most at the rapid level up and skill effect.
“It seems like it will speed up a little with this.”
“However, to meet the requirements ― almost none of these creeps are higher than level 150. Even if it is daytime, I wonder if it is because we are outside of the sealed zone, how annoying.”
“…Wait a moment. What is this seal talk? I’ve never heard of this.”
“Oioi, did you come without knowing about it? So that dangerous monsters don’t go out from here, there is a monster protectant barrier set up inside the plains. For some reason, the higher level undead appear near the center. The guild is managing it strictly.”
“I see, the effect of the seal is concentrated onto the strong monsters, and leaves the weak alone, huh?”
“The seal item seems to have a limitation too. It couldn’t be used here, I guess.”
Normally for a dungeon, the deeper the layer, the stronger the monsters are. Apparently on these plains, the depth of the layer seems to have been changed to the distance to the dungeon’s center.”
“What should I do to enter inside the seal?”
“An A rank or higher guild card from an adventurer shouldn’t have any problem. Since it is managed by the guild.”
“Then there is no problem. We will battle inside the seal tonight.”
Shin said while watching Rashia eliminate a gray orc. The low-level monsters didn’t approach much now, probably because her level rose. This meant they had to change the hunting ground. Though some of the monsters which attacked, such as the Jack class Skull Face, exceeded level 150 as expected, they were only a few in number including the 2 encounters, which they defeated just moments ago.
The number of the defeated could be counted with the fingers on both hands and were far from the target number. The 3 continued to battle for a while, and then decided to withdraw once Rashia’s level rose above 80.
After returning to the base, they took a nap until the sun set. The surroundings were clear, but Shin and Wilhelm took turns standing watch for cautions sake. Whether Rashia was mentally tired or not, she fell asleep without taking much time.
Shin decided to do some skill investigation while he stood watch because he had some spare time. Since he had already been using the combat system skills since the first day he transported into this world, he used detection system skills this time. There was a limit to how many skills he could use simultaneously during the game, and he had to activate them one by one.
“This is…”
He unintentionally leaked out a voice.
When he attempted to use more skills than the limit number, no problem seemed to arise. In addition, skills that were not possible to use simultaneously before were now possible. For example, when 【Sign Perception】 and 【Search】 were used together. Moreover, each skill effect’s advantage was put together, and the weak points almost vanished. The range of the effect was extended, and the distinction of individuals was possible at the same time.
“The effect from the skills combining was already exceptional. Are there any cha