Vol 2 Chapter 6 (1/2)

“… I wonder if it was a failure”

My first impression was that it failed when Howard left the shop saying “Then I will take my leave.”

Using the Appraisal Skill, I watched Hetty and Howard’s Mental Chart movements and just when I was really confident that I have almost made it, I got a faint impression that I have said too much, and that was the result of the negotiations.

In my opinion, I thought that what I said wasn’t that bad, but when I looked back at Hetty, “You were too aggressive” was her comment.

“You looked like a very competent merchant from the Oasis district.”

“Was that a compliment?”

Hetty’s remark could mean I demanded without knowing my place, or it could also mean the negotiation was successful.

Something like an indicator of the Mental Chart shows it was the latter meaning, but I replied “Oh well, I wonder about that”, an expression that could imply an answer to both situations, since I might have went too far.

“But, I think you were so cool.”

“Thank you.”

When I saw it, Hetty’s reliability went up to 30%.

Her evaluation of me had increased.

In other words, the negotiations a while ago was probably a good performance for someone like Hetty.

“I would be looked down upon if I accept a cheap contract, therefore it’s not worth it unless I do this much.”

Even though I said that, I wasn’t sure of myself.

Will be I able to say that it was okay just by looking at the other party’s expression?

At the end, I reflected on myself.

However, seems like the results for the spear training is already showing up. The original intent for it and not the advertis.e.m.e.nt.

I realized that while looking at the tent for the low-cla.s.s slaves.

They had acc.u.mulated experience points on their spearmans.h.i.+p skill as the effects of everyday training.

It looks like the Demonkins are going to level up soon, and when they do their Spearmans.h.i.+p skills will be at level 2.

As expected, learning from a powerful person that had Spearmans.h.i.+p Lv. 3, their progress was quick since they had been taught the peculiarities of the style.

The growth of the low-cla.s.s slaves, as compared to Mina who was the leader, was bigger than her.

That was because Mina spent less time training herself as she was teaching other people. But, if I give another reason, it was that she doesn’t have someone capable to teach her. There was no one capable person to point out any off s.h.i.+fts or kink in her form.

I really wanted to increase Mina’s Spearmans.h.i.+p skill though.

Still, is it being too greedy?

However, I really thought that there should be a chance for it.

Now then, I should train them in parallel with spear training, how about this one?

I have thought so and looked at the methods to train in swordsmans.h.i.+p.

As for the mentor of swordsmans.h.i.+p, I hired a man who was a former adventurer, Kane. His swordsmans.h.i.+p was at Lv. 2.

I intend to have the slaves that doesn’t have any apt.i.tude in swordsmans.h.i.+p skills to train.

They will train at the same time as when all members of Mina’s spear training does.

There shouldn’t be any difference in the amount of training time.

However, the improvement rate will be clearly different.

Mina’s Spearmans.h.i.+p Lv.3 compared to Kane’s Swordsmans.h.i.+p Lv.2, it’s clear who is a better instructor…

Mina’s teaching was better in developing Skill experience.

Perhaps, Mina will probably be just better at teaching, it might be slightly interesting thing to find out.

If by chance Mina was instructed by a more skillful person in the past, she may be using the teaching experience for the current spear training.

In this case, Mina was trained with theory by a good mentor, while Kane’s foundation on swordsmans.h.i.+p was polished to Lv. 2 by self-learning.