Chapter 212 (1/2)
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Drawn by the scent of the blood of athered
Horn Rabbits, Goblins, Forest Wolves, Slimes, Gluttony Goats, Impaler Oxen and Orcs
The sth was coine that this was the work of adventurers
Adventurers who had co a break with the corpses of the e
Having realized this, the Kobolds decided to swiftly attack the adventurers As there was the scent of Orc blood in the air, it was clear that the adventurers were capable But the Kobolds' leader believed that the adventurers could be defeated if they were taken by surprise while they were tired and resting
What they saas a wagon loaded with a mountain ofdown as if hiding
Believing that they were even luckier than they had initially thought, the Kobolds flooded in towards the cart
And the Kobolds werecovered in a heat-shi+mmer-like aura
They shrieked as they were easily repelled, and the Kobold Soldiers' weapons didn't even scratch their foe The heat shi+ distorted their vision as it leapt about, robbing the Kobolds of their lives one by one
Realizing that they would be exter the pack roared an order for the Kobolds to take a tightly-packed formation
He had made the decision that if they protected each other and eliminated each other's blind spots, they would be able to fend the dog off The Kobold General's order, and the Kobolds obeying it, was a fine demonstration of the fact that Kobolds were more capable of unified coordination than other monsters
At the very least, they were roups
But with a loud bark, the large dog used theplatform to leap at the Kobold General
The Kobold General let out a surprised yelp, but quickly roared in return as it activated the 'shi+eld Technique' martial skill, 'Stone Wall' It atte
But the shi+eld, which had been looted fro's attack It was deflected upwards, and the dog's follow-up attack tore the Kobold General's throat open
The dog let out a roar of victory, and the surviving Kobolds screa their leader defeated
As if taking over for the Kobolds, the D-class adventurer party known as the 'Iron Boulder Brigade' appeared
”This is a Black Dog! A Rank 3 erous one!” Rock shouted at his coray to me… No, wait, Rock,” said one of Rock's companions
”It's not a matter of the color of its fur! That 'Aura of Darkness' that looks like shi+ It uses that to confuse the eyes of its enemies, erase its presence and strike froht be Rank 3, but it's more dreadful than a Rank 3 monster There are a lot of D-class adventurers who fearfully call it a griht be alone, but don't let your guard down!”
”That's not what I was trying to say Doesn't that Black Dog look familiar? And the aura makes it hard to see, but it has a collar on And… you,” Rock's co near the cart that Fang had been guarding ”Be faster to explain yourself We're at fault for giving you a fright as well, though”
”Sorry, I wasn't y
The plan had been to hunt a large number of monsters to acquire the 's Level
Despite ained Experience Points as well But naturally, the one-tenth fraction of the Experience Points fro Rank 3 and 4 monsters was nowhere near the amount that he needed to Level up
But because he had becoain Experience Points whenever someone transformed into a member of a new race like Luciliano and the others He had also acquired Experience Points when Fang mutated, so his Level had increased a fair aly good for gaining Experience Points And I gained quite a fair amount when Eleanora and Isla disposed of the 'Bounty Hunter Hunter' Abel, too… I heard that hu another huination when I felt like I got a lot, even though it was only a tenth of what the kill orth
Thanks to these circumstances, Vandalieu didn't have to think about his own Leveling
But although he had originally intended to use up all of the tied due to various circuthen the surveillance network that he had secretly set up around the city of Morksi
He was si the number of surveillance Golems and Undead, so it didn't take too h task to be coe number of monsters to them in a short period of time, Vandalieu had decided to drain the blood from all of the corpses of the monsters he'd hunted in one spot
The ss had lured starving th that had been iathered, with the occasional assistance from Eisen and Kühl
Naturally, his Rank had increased in the process
”A Black Dog… From what Rock-san and the others told us, it seems that you're a rare kind of ave a happy bark With the way he agging his tail, he looked like an ordinary large dog, especially since he was suppressing his heat-shi+ to Rock, this aura had the effect of instilling fear in hus were troublesome monsters that attacked not only the bodies of their enemies, but their minds as well
”… It seeh,” said Vandalieu
He had not realized it until recently, but he was evenwas
He had been aware that Demon-type monsters feared hieneral
Just like herbivores would avoid carnivores, weak monsters would not approach Vandalieu unless they were starving to the point of insanity
And the majority of the monsters in the Devil's Nest closest to the city were the weak kind that feared Vandalieu That hy he had been staying near the cart with his presence erased during the hunts, though he would have shown his presence if too ather
But that hy it had taken some time for him to deal with Rock and his companions when they arrived onto the scene
”We went a little overboard, didn't we,” said Vandalieu
Fang gave a regretful whie cart in advance, Fang had defeated too many monsters, and all of theith Rock's party, Vandalieu had decided to call Gufadgarn, create a connection in space and have her move the meat that would not fit on the cart to the house
”Pay it no arn
Incidentally, the spies of the region's lord did not follow the found bythat they prioritized over keeping their eyes on him
”Still, is the Goblin and Kobold meat not unnecessary? I believe you could siarn
The majority of the meat that she had transported to the house was not for use in skewers, but meat that was unsuitable for consumption in the first place This was meat that nobody would desire other than inhabitants of the slums ere unable to secure a meal for the to donate soe, would it not be better to offer soarn added
Goblin meat was stinky and hard, and Kobold meat was hardly any better They were not poisonous;at all The orphanage would happily accept it, considering that the nuns running it had been forced to cut down on the orphans' meals and were unable to feed them properly
”No, I don't intend to do that I have otherthis obu or baked dishes,” said Vandalieu ”The owners of the food carts operating near us have been looking at us harshly lately, so this azes of the owners of other food carts are connected to Gobu-gobu or a chance for us, but all will be as arn ”But ?”
”What is it?” Vandalieu asked
”If you intend to continue hunting as you did today, I suggest that you bringveheestion with a series of sad barks It seeh ”That's not right, Ane-go,” he see
TLN: Respectful terarn had no intention to i, we are brethren,” she said ”I ath is insufficient I row suspicious otherwise”
Vandalieu and Fang were the only ones ere known to have gone out hunting today At the very least, that hat the Iron Boulder Brigade and the guards at the city's gate believed
On top of that, they were under the ihting to Fang They would never iine that he would participate in battles hiic or weapons
And then there were today's results They were likely surprised that Fang had defeated so th as himself, but at the same tiave a short bark of understanding
”I see,” said Vandalieu with a nod ”Fro carried away and conducting dangerous hunts You're right in saying that leaving all of the fighting to just Fang would be worrying, even if he is a Rank 3 Black Dog”
There was no guarantee that roups one after the other, in sh nuroups of monsters to appear at once, and soly) defenseless Vandalieu while Fang was fighting off others
Perhaps Rock and Kest would iuard, so even if he ier, he would simply warn Vandalieu more and more But Rock and his party were adventurers that hunted in the saether Vandalieu ht appreciate the sentiment, but… it would be very inconvenient
”Yes… and Moive more sermons from ti together,” said Vandalieu
Darcia was busy today with her preparations for her sermon at the Communal Church toive one serive more, because he was abarked a few times
”Rita and Saria? Those two… I don't know if people will believe that I've tamed Undead at this point,” Vandalieu replied ”But Eleanora and the others are in the cri Miles give us so companions at the Adventurers' Guild would be pointless, since it would be just as inconvenient for us to hunt with theuess there's no other choice but to ask Rita and Saria”
Deciding that there was no choice but to souards that Rita and Saria were hu about how to do that
Gufadgarn opened another hole in space ”No, I believe we merely need the numbers to make it see a powerful party So why not insist that you have ta your hunts? They also happen to be monsters that appear in this Devil's Nest,” she said ”Now then, show yourselves before our lord, my brethren”
Froed, su returned to the city of Morksi, Vandalieu explained his situation at the gate, purchased three additional collars froht
Acco and the others, he visited the orphanage in the slums to roup approached the gate to the orphanage
”Hey everyone, the meat is here!” one of the orphans said in a lively voice as he spotted the their early afternoon in the garden, immediately rushed towards them Vandalieu had donated the unused meat from yesterday, so the orphans reme all the other orphans, was Matthew - the one who had previously atte
”Matthew! Make sure to call hi the boy, then turned to apologize to Vandalieu and Darcia ”I's have caused hiht, Seris-san Being lively is thefor children,” said Darcia ”Vandalieu was just a little surprised… weren't you, Vandalieu?”
The nun was Sister Seris, the one who had come to pick Matthew up from the food cart
”Well, I would appreciate it if he called me by my name,” said Vandalieu
”I' Vandalieu on the shoulder
”… Huh?” said Vandalieu
”What are you saying, we're friends, aren't we!” said Matthew, still grinning broadly
'Friends' This word reverberated inside Vandalieu's mind Yes, 'friends' Not an older friend like Kasie
”Yes, we are friends,” said Vandalieu
”Yeah, of course!” said Matthew, putting his hand on Vandalieu's shoulder oncethat he had initially tried to rob Vandalieu, but… at this ly considered him to be a 'friend'
”Children
”I-is that so? Vandalieu-san's expression isn't changing and the tone of his voice is still flat… Isn't he hating this?” asked Seris
”That's not true Vandalieu just isn't very good at expressing his thoughts in his expression and his voice,” Darcia assured her ”Look, they're having so much fun”
Seris looked back at Vandalieu to see that… Matthew and the other orphans were cheering at Vandalieu for him to show the uncertain
It looked like bullying to her, but perhaps Darcia kne her son was feeling inside because she was his ht of herself as the children's older sister, but she realized that she still had a long way to go
”Wow, they're longer than I thought,” said one of the orphans
”Can they cut through anything?” asked another
”Yes, I can peel fruit very easily, like this,” said Vandalieu, de
”Oooooh!” the children exclai the shell of hard fruit and scooping out the flesh inside is si further, as if he were showing a product on a shopping program
”OOOOOH!” the children exclaimed, even louder than before
Vandalieu didn't feel that he was being bullied
”Hey, where did those fruit even come from?!” one of the orphans asked
”They were hidden in rown the fruit with the effects of the 'Tree Caster' Job o
”Wow, can I eat this?” the orphan holding the fruit asked
”Go ahead,” said Vandalieu
”Thanks, Onee-chan!”
”Wait, you're a girl?!” asked Matthew in surprise
”I'm an Onii-chan I' started to slowly develop secondary sexual characteristics, Vandalieu's voice was still high, and he had no facial hair whatsoever It seeender