Chapter 12 (2/2)

I don’t think many of the bosses will be on the same level as that Troll, but when we come across another boss of that magnitude, fighting while trying to protect everyone would be impossible.

Basically, when everyone’s level rises sufficiently, I will let the girls fight alone, and I’ll only help them in boss rooms.

If so, everyone will be safe, and I’ll be able to fight strong enemies.

However, even if the enemy is ridiculously strong, if I don’t get any experience from it…

What should I do?

Mira and Sara returned from a request in the evening, and we all eat dinner together.

It’s bland as usual. It looks like, after eating at that expensive inn, this is a disappointing taste for everyone.

I need to obtain some seasoning soon.

At dawn the next morning, we’re all holding weapons at the outskirts of the town.

To exercise, we are going to have the mock battle I had promised them in the dungeon.

When I had told them about the mock battle, although at first they had sad looks on their faces, now they look serious.

In the 2 days I was down, they trained and subjugated monsters for requests. Let’s see how much they’ve grown.

The rules are simple. If I get hit, the girls win. If 10 minutes pa.s.s, or the girls are no longer able to move, it’s my win.

After the coin I flip falls to the ground, the battle will start.

The coin hits the ground.

「Flame」

At the same time she says that, a pillar of fire rises from the ground.

I dodged backwards to avoid the fire, and at that moment, the flying Charlotte finished casting [Abyss].

Did they prepare a strategy beforehand?

I won’t say that it’s cowardly. In fact, I’m pleased that they are taking this fight seriously.

「Sei」 (せいっ)

From the side, as Celica swings her greatsword at me, Mira shoots an arrow that I grab with my bare hand.

Abyss is shot at me again, so I dodge and notice that Sara has vanished.

I activate [Detection] and sense someone behind me.

I kick off the ground and backflip behind Sara. Shortly after I do that, Sara appears and swings her sword at the place I had been standing just moments before.

If I’m not mistaken, was that Mira’s light magic [Mirage]?

I understand how much their cooperation has increased just from this, but how about in a real fight?

I at least understand that everyone has gotten a lot better, so I’m happy. I guess I’ll get a little serious.

「I came when you called, but what is with this situation?」

Maria looks at the 4 girls lying on the ground, and puts on a strained smile.

「It was just a small mock battle」

She was convinced by my words and looked at the 4 girls with sympathy in her eyes.

It’s weird though. I don’t think I was that serious.

「So, why did you call me here instead of going to the adventurer’s guild?」

「It’s big, so the guild isn’t any good」

「?」

It will be faster to show her in person.

From the item box, I take out the orc’s corpse, the golem’s core, the venomous bat’s corpse, and the troll’s corpse.I haven’t dismantled it since it looked like it’d be too much trouble. There isn’t a concept of time in the item box, so the corpses are still fresh.

「So you were able to defeat that troll, huh. Even a party of rank 10 adventurers weren’t able to defeat it」

Apparently, a dungeon boss with a higher rank than the dungeon itself is rare.

Maria said it’s meaningless to raise the level of the dungeon just because of its boss.

「How much will you pay for all this?」

「Let’s see. It’s rare for the golem’s core to be intact so I will pay 8000 Gill for all? I don’t know what the troll can be used for so I will reserve it for now」

I don’t know if the prices are good, but it’s alright either way.

I help place the corpses in a special item bag.

「Is it alright for me to come for the troll’s corpse later? I will research what uses it may have. The club is too large for me to carry as well, so if you could hold on it for now, I’d be happy」

「I understand. Also, I have a request」

I ask Maria about alchemy. Then I ask her to provide an item bag for everyone, and for 2 katanas.

When I used that skill to kill the troll, the blades of the two swords disappeared. At the moment, I no longer have any weapons, so if I encounter another monster on the same level as that troll, I won’t be able to do anything. That’s why the swords are required immediately.「Yes, I can teach you alchemy」 she promised to show me next time. However, I was told not to expect too much from the swords. It seems like craftsmen that can make a katana are rare.

I wanted to go into town and walk around until Maria returned, but these four are still lying motionless on the ground, so I will wait here until they recover. I’ll do something about the troll’s corpse in the meantime.

First of all, this club.

– Club of the Troll boss rank10

Durability 700/1000

STR+300

INT－300

Even after being swung with such force, this club still didn’t break. Its durability is something special. The stats of this club are the best I’ve seen since I arrived in this world.

The problem is that it’s so big and heavy that no one would be able to wield it.

When I lift it, I can feel its weight. It really is very heavy.

In conclusion, it’s useless at the moment, so I’ll find a use for it later.

Next is the corpse.

Well, even if I say corpse, all it consists of is meat and skin.

Let’s try the meat. Un, it’s disgusting.

Because the [Abnormal State Immunity] reacted, it seems the meat is poisonous.

This isn’t usable. No, maybe it can be used for traps?

I’ll get back to this later.

Next, the skin.

When I peel it from the meat and touch it, it’s quite hard. It’s not very pretty, but a high quality armor could be made out of this.

The problem is whether or not people can process it. Maria may be able to think of something at the very least.

During the dismantling of the Troll, the four girls somehow recovered.

Now, let’s go look around town.

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