After class ended, Claire and I went off to the cave outside of the village.
“Say Callus-kun, that tent wasn’t there yesterday.”
“You’re right, it wasn’t.” A tent was pitched a short distance away from the cave. It was big enough to comfortably hold four families in it.
“Hey, Callus-kun, Claire-kun. Exploring the cave again today?” The usual gatekeeper greeted us. It was welcoming.
“What’s the story with that tent?” “That tent? It seems to belong to some adventurer it seems. Though I don’t know who exactly because they set it up and went in the cave when I was off duty, so I only know about it from a secondhand source.”
“An adventurer?”
“So it’s an adventurer. Are they in the cave already?”
“Aah, I’ve only just come on duty, so I’m not entirely sure.”
I entered the cave with Claire while wondering what sort of adventurer was in there. As before, I weakened them, and Claire finishes them off. Because we didn’t have to collect hair this time, I could now use Stealthy Steps and Firey Art of Escape Jitsu. As before, I weakened them, and Claire finishes them off.
Because I was able to use the Firey Escape Jitsu with great precision, I was able to weaken them enough for Claire to finish them off. But time to time, she uses Munching out of sight.
…..I already seem to remember. And like that, I assisted Claire in raising her level.
“That reminds me, what skill did you learn when you levelled up?”
“New skill?”
“Oh, at Dragon level 6 I learned Dragon Roar. Because I’m uncertain of what it does, I’m refraining from using it for the time being.”
“I need to try mine out.”
“So what’s the level 1 skill for Warrior?”
“Well, it increases my strength.”
“Ah, it’s alright to try that out.”
“Eeeeeeeeh? In what way?” Somehow or another, I can imagine what the Warrior’s strength is.
Though I tried out the Photon Breath, I didn’t try the Dark Photon Breath. I have a general idea of what it does. When I explained that to her, Claire looked like she wanted to cry. I try not to think about that face.
“Alright alright, I’ll try it out. Because I had a general idea of what that skill did, I was waiting to try it out at a later time.”
“—-Okay!” Her expression widened with a large smile.
“It’s later on in the order. First I want to try the Dragon’s Roar skill.”
“Okay, I understand!”
“Guoooooooooooooooo!”
“Kyaaa!” Claire screamed as the roar I made shook the entrance of the cave. The pillings froze with fear. One second, two seconds, three seconds….. after about ten seconds, it shook it off and began to move forward to attack.
“Claire.”
“Ah, yeah!” I weakened it with the Firey Art of Escape Jitsu, and Claire finished it off with a quick thrust. Meanwhile I thought about the effects of the Dragon’s Roar skill. It’s probably a skill to lock down monsters in place to buy time. Well, judging from the skill’s name, it’s well deserved.
“Senpai!” Charlotte emerged from the depths of the cave. Claire and I were a little surprised at this development.
“I just heard a terrible sound, do you know what it was senpai?”
“Ah, that was one of my Dragon skills, Dragon’s Roar. I was trying it out because I gained it when my level went up.”
“As expected, Senpai is awesome!” “So what are you doing here?”
“Job training! Because this cave is so close to the village, it’s the first training area that’s available around here. So I decided to come here.” “Ah, is that your tent outside, then?” Noting that Claire is aware of the tent, Charlotte nods.
“Yes, It’s mine. It’s convenient to have it near the cave so I don’t have to go back to town to rest. In that way, I have more time to train.” I get the impression that Charlotte is a training maniac.
“Um, Is it alright if I join your group?”
“With us?”
“Yes! I want to see the brave figure of senpai by all means!” Charlotte begins to appeal with ardent eyes.
“I guess it’s fine.”
“Thank you very much!” Charlotte was totally fired up. In this way the three of us joined together.
“So, how long have you been a princess?”
“Yes! I’ve been one since birth.”
“You don’t look like a princess to me.”
“That’s very nice of you to say.” Charlotte readily admitted.
“So….. you’re a level 7 Villager?” “Yes!”
“So, did you level up by yourself?”
“I had some help at first, from General Alex. But more recently I’ve been able to do it on my own!”
“So what…..” I think Claire’s starting to soften up.
“Why Villager? As a princess, wouldn’t you be able to change jobs? It seems like there’s some better jobs out there.” “Because I’ve received this job from god, it seems like a good idea to master the job that he has given me. So that’s why I made up my mind.”
“Your first?”
“My first.” Charlotte answered immediately. I wonder where she can go from there.
Training like a maniac. While we talked, more pillings appeared again. This time there were two of them. I used my Flame Breath, and disposed of one of them.
I took one out at first because Claire would be in danger when there’s greater numbers of them. I weaken it with the Firey Escape Jitsu, and let Claire do the rest. She defeated it safely.
“It appears to have gone smoothly this time.”
“It was my Warrior’s Strength. The first attack after using it is much more powerful.”
“So it’s like that, It’s pretty useful. Yeah, I’ve got a really good skill. Should I continue using my Warrior’s Strength? You could use your caltrops to slow them down.” Claire said after thinking a little.
“Please do.”
“I got it.” As a result of this conversation, I decided to change our tactics a little bit. While I was looking for the next pilling, Charlotte began to look at us to some great extent.
“As to be expected of senpai! To not only one-shot the monsters, but to make such great tactical decisions as well!”
“This is normal for us, I guess.”
“No! You’re awesome! Is it normal to defeat monsters so easily?” She appears to be looking at me with even greater respect. I really don’t get what she’s trying to say.
“Senpai, can you add me to your tactics as well?”
“With us?”
“Yes, please allow me to fight with the two of you.” Charlotte lowered her head suddenly.
“Please!”
“What can you do?”
“I….think it would be good for us. That is, as fellow students of Wilf-sama.”
“Is that so.”
“It’s good? Thank you senpai!” And so the three of us began to explore together. As she continued to say things like ‘senpai, senpai’, I decided to try out some new ideas.
“Charlotte, I’m thirsty. Would you go back to the village and buy something to drink?”
“Right away, sah!” Charlotte answered immediately, and left the cave, running at full speed. Like that, she ran an errand for us.
“That’s some princess.”
“What’s with that princess?” Somehow Claire and I said the same thing to each other.
[Author’s Note: So what to you think about the character Charlotte? She was intended to be the cute younger sibling type, but I’m concerned about what type of heroine she’ll be.]
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