40 This Hero and His Skill! (1/2)
We had walked for hours. The landscape had subtly shifted from plains to lightly forested. The path was clear, but around us there were a few trees. The sun had finally begun to set over the horizon. Tael and Kany both seem to have started a silent competition to see who could complain the most.
”Erana! My feet hurt!”
”Kenji! How much farther?”
Questions like this had plagued us for the past hour. I'm reaching my limit and it appears as if the typically collected Erana is also reaching hers.
”I think it's about time that we set up camp, Kenji-san. What do you think?”
”Camp?” x2
Like dogs at the dinner bell, Kany and Tael had changed their attitudes from unhappy to obedient.
”Y-Yeah… I think camp is a good idea now. Let me find a spot that works.”
”Heh, Onii-san it seems like you don't know about Erana's skills!”
”Erana has skills? Is this from being a druid?”
”No, Kenji-san. Let me show you. Status.”
Suddenly, a green triangular prism appeared in front of Erana. This was her status screen and inside her attributes and details were listed.
Erana. Level 3.
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 26
Constitution: 33
Mana: 80
Magic Power: 24
Luck: 23
Experience: 366
”This is cool and all, but why should I trust you with building camp?”
”Ah, sorry. Here.” Erana swiped her hand from right to left and revealed her mundane classes.
Camper Tier 3
+You can sleep outside easily.
+You can easily find good spots to camp.
+You can tell if it will rain while you are camping.
Forager Tier 3
+You find edible items easier while foraging.
+You can instantly identify if something that has been foraged is poisonous.
+You can easily identify medicinal herbs.
Hunter Tier 1
+You can track animals easier.
”Wow. That's a lot of tier 3's, unlike someone…”
Tael instinctively looked away in response to my statement.
”Right? Onii-san, just leave it to Erana! Jun store clown, you stick with Erana while Onii-san and I go gather firewood. We'll meet up later.”
”Come with me, Tael-san. We'll set up camp nearby! This will be fun!”
As we began to split up, I put my hand on Tael's shoulder and simply said ”Don't get kidnapped again please.” Tael only replied with a nervous smile and a weak ”Of course!”
Kany and I had parted with Tael and Erana. The two of us had begun to gather firewood together.
”So why did you pick me to help you get the firewood anyway?”
”Because you have the highest strength stat and I didn't want to have to carry the wood and the two bit magician at the same time.”
”I-I see…” I felt that I could leave the conversation at that, but something else was nagging at me.
”Do you hate Tael or something?”
”I-It's not like that at all!”
”Are you sure? I hope you're not worried about your precious 'virgin brother' that much.”
I can feel my face burning. Fortunately, the amber color of the sky is hiding the rose tint of my face.