Vol 2 Chapter 2 (2/2)

Or, would it disappear?

It’s the latter.

When I fully returned Stick Arts skill to the Orc, my own Stick Arts skill disappeared completely.

About this, I feel a little relieved.

The reason being, my skill box is already filled more than half.

It’s not like Stick Arts skill was totally useless; however, its only role was to increase the total success rate upon the invocation of Thief’s G.o.dly Skill.

As per system, if I stole another skill while I already possessed 10 skills, although I conjectured that I would be able to discard an unneeded skill, there was no guarantee.

What if the result were the former, not the latter? This thought made me a little impatient.

With this, however, I can steal skills without any hesitation.

Later on, after hitting the maximum number of skills, if I feel the need to replace a skill, I can fully return the skill to someone who possesses the skill.

That said, simply discarding a skill may be possible, nonetheless.

Just that for merely the sake of a little experimentation, I returned Stick Arts skill to the Orc.

However you look at it, that’s equivalent to two monsters——it’s Lv2 Stick Arts skill. Also, it can increase the success rate by 2%.

But the result was a failure.

It’s not like a returned skill cannot be stolen again; however, I failed.

What the slightly indignant me did to the tied up Orc……I’d better not tell, I think.

Nah. Oh well. Can’t a little strengthened Orc be set free in the fields?

——Finally, I managed to reach Blossom Village and learnt of the location, where the Military・Wasps were sighted, from the villagers.

Pa.s.sing through a lovely flower bed, I proceeded to a grove.

Scattered beneath my feet was a destroyed beehive.

Here’s the information I received priorly: a humongous wasp; carnivorous; beware of the stinger and poison jet.

Having sensed the buzz in the sky, when I looked up——

——There it is.

It has a yellow and black striped body, the size of a human fist. On its left and right are tough mandibles, gaping and shutting.

As for its skill……none?

Is its rank high due to it containing poison?

Although it was slightly scary……Its flying speed wasn’t much.

Having clearly perceived the nosediving silhouette, I calmly sprang to the side in order to dodge it.

At the instant of stab, a sharp needle protruded out of its abdomen, aiming at my eye.

Having realized that its kamikaze attack had been dodged, it hurled itself at me with its menacingly clacking *kachikachi* mandibles ready to tear my flesh.

In order to avoid the mandibles, I lightly stuck my sword into the enemy’s body.

Noir’s sharpness is terrific. With almost no feeling of resistance, I cut the the Military・Wasp into three parts: head, chest and abdomen.

Within a beat, I stabbed the sword into one of the three parts: the tumbling head.

Now……then.

According to the villagers, the venom of these guys has an effect of summoning their fellows. If they were lured here, wouldn’t it be bad?

I kicked the rolling abdomen, disseminating the venom into the area.

……Consequently, in a short while——multiple buzzing sounds could be heard.

One, two————……all five monsters, huh? The number matches with the report.

There’s a conspicuously large individual, too……is that the boss?

「There’s just one thing I want to ask you. That you guys have destroyed the hive of the honeybees……if, resultantly, Dario-san weren’t able to make the honey dipped fruits pie, would you take the responsibility? Aaaah!」

While screaming those words out loud, I mowed the unhinderedly flying enemy down.

「——Ooh, Seiji……n? Where did you get that jar of honey from?」

「Eeh, today, I visited Blossom Village in relation to a quest. As an expression of grat.i.tude, they gifted me this honey……do you need this?」

「Would it be fine? The quality of Blossom’s honey is top, so I’m glad on behalf of the inn. Alright then, at tonight’s dinner, I’ll treat everyone with honey made confectionery.」

「——Fuu, after a delicious meal, sweets are simply irresistible.」

Patting my stuffed stomach, I muttered to myself atop bed.

Well, well. From tomorrow onward, the main focus of my activity will be learning (stealing) magic.

It would be better if there were a monster, however……

Although I intend to plunder monsters, if I found real thieves, I would punish them by stealing their skills, too.

Oh well. If there were a human who could conveniently use magic, would they be a thief? To steal a skill from an old retired mage with one foot in their grave is a bit……isn’t it?

——For now, I will ask around the guild and see.

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