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Chapter 88 - Maybe I Should Wear the Sunglasses I Bought the Other Day?

The married swordswoman, Lin-san, took the lead, and we started walking down the road again.

"There aren’t many monsters around here."

It had been about fifteen minutes since we started walking from the Gate, but we had only encountered one High Wolf so far.

"It’s like that along the road. If we stray from it, they’ll pop up all over the place. But it’s your first time here, Okita-kun, and there are three of us, so we’re planning to take it easy today."

So she was being considerate. What a nice person.

"Thank you."

I expressed my thanks and gave a slight bow to Yoshino-san next to me.

"Yeah. Say, can I offer a little criticism?"

"Criticism?"

What could it be?

"First of all, that item bag isn’t 10 kilos, is it?"

Ah, it’s about my phone call with Eleanor-san.

"No, no, it’s 10 kilos."

"I heard from Eleanor."

"Ah………… Um, could you please not tell anyone?"

Acting is hard. I’m glad I got used to it with Eleanor-san, who does nothing but act.

"I won’t. But be careful, okay? You shouldn’t be casually using such an expensive item while dressed in a jersey like a complete beginner. There are adventurers who will get bad ideas."

"Yes, ma’am…"

I’m the bad boy who was acting all cocky, saying I’d just take them all down.

"Also, are you being vigilant?"

"I am."

"Are you? Are you looking up properly? When you bowed your head just now, where exactly were you looking?"

…………Because of the charm magic.

"I’ll be careful."

I tried my best not to look at Yoshino-san and looked up. The sky above was a cloudless blue, and it made me feel very calm. Then, a black object suddenly appeared in the blue sky.

"Ah, there it is."

I said while looking up at the sky.

"Hm? Oh, you’re right."

Yoshino-san seemed to have spotted it too.

"Is that a Great Eagle?"

"Yep. Lin."

Yoshino-san called out to Lin-san.

"I know………… Come on over here!"

Lin-san shouted at the bird flying in the sky.

"What was that?"

"It’s the Provocation you have too. She just bought its hate."

Oh… So Lin-san has it too. She must be cocky as well.

"Is that all it takes?"

"Yeah. I don’t think monsters understand words, but that’s just how it is."

"Hmm, you have it too, don’t you, Yoshino-san?"

"…………I do."

I knew it. But she didn’t say "Loser, loser~," huh. Well, it would be a little off-putting to hear that from Lin-san, who’s my age and a married woman.

"What level?"

"2………… But Lin’s is 3."

"You two are so noisy!"

Lin-san, whose Provocation level had just been exposed, got angry.

It seems the Provocation skill is like a cockiness level. I’ll do my best to keep it at 1.

While I was making this resolution in my heart, the Great Eagle, which had been just a black dot, had gotten considerably closer.

"It’s big."

The Great Eagle had its wings spread, and its size was easily over two meters. It was a seriously huge bird.

"Sometimes they carry off lightly armored girls into the sky, so be careful. Especially girls."

"Glad I’m a guy."

"In the case of guys, they just pierce your brain with that sharp beak."

I’d rather not have that happen.

"I wish I were a girl."

This area is definitely better suited for Eleanor-san.

"Well, as long as you’re careful, it’s not a problem. And they don’t come out at night, so don’t worry."

They have night blindness. But if they did come out at night, the threat level would be insane. You can’t see a thing in the night sky.

While I was getting information from Yoshino-san, the Great Eagle began to glide towards Lin-san. Lin-san readied her sword to intercept it.

The moment the Great Eagle glided down and tried to peck Lin-san with its beak, Lin-san swung her 30-million-yen short sword. However, the Great Eagle stopped its attack before Lin-san swung and ascended into the sky. As a result, Lin-san’s sword hit nothing but air.

Huh? She didn’t extend her sword?

I had thought she would extend her sword and cut it, but Lin-san chose not to. However, Lin-san immediately held her hand out towards the Great Eagle, which was showing its back to her as it tried to escape into the sky.

"Ice Needle!"

As Lin-san shouted the spell name, a nearly meter-long spear of ice appeared from her palm and attacked the Great Eagle from behind. The Great Eagle was completely unaware of the ice spear coming from behind, so the spear Lin-san had launched easily pierced it. The Great Eagle, with the ice spear stuck in it, then fell to the ground.

When the Great Eagle hit the ground, its wings fluttered a little, but it soon stopped moving and disappeared into smoke. In its place, a flask containing a blue liquid was left.

"Is that a potion, by any chance?"

I pointed at the familiar-looking flask and asked Yoshino-san.

"Probably. That’s likely a Level 1 Healing Potion. They usually drop feathers, so it looks like Lin got lucky."

That means Lin-san just earned 500,000 yen. Amazing.

Lin-san sheathed her sword, picked up the dropped Healing Potion, and returned to us.

"Today’s my lucky day. A Healing Potion dropped right away."

Lin-san showed off the potion to us as if to brag.

"That’s amazing. Are you going to sell it?"

I asked, nodding in admiration.

"No, I don’t sell Healing Potions. They’re too important."

That’s true. Only someone like Eleanor-san would choose to sell them so easily. But this is actually the first time I’ve seen a Healing Potion really drop.

"You’re right about that… Oh, and why didn’t you extend your sword? I thought it could extend two or three meters. You could have just extended it when the bird dodged."

The Great Eagle had narrowly avoided Lin-san’s sword. If she had extended it, it would have undoubtedly hit.

"I was showing you how to defeat a Great Eagle. When we take a stance, the Great Eagle tries to escape into the sky like that. But when it’s escaping, its back is turned and it’s wide open, so it’s easy to attack it from behind with magic or something. That’s the standard way to defeat a Great Eagle."

This woman might have a bit of a sharp tongue, but she’s a really nice person. She went out of her way to demonstrate it for me.

"Thank you."

"If you come here alone, you should prepare a long-range weapon like a Magic Wand or a bow."

In my case, or rather Eleanor-san’s, I have Nanapon, so I’m fine. And I have a Magic Wand that can use Air Hammer.

"Got it. I’ll prepare one."

A Magic Wand should be fine when I come alone.

"For the record, the High Wolf from before and this Great Eagle are the main monsters here. You’ll also occasionally see goblins and other things, but they’re not strong, so it’s not a problem. So what’s the plan? Will you take a turn, Okita-kun?"

Yoshino-san asked.

"Yeah. You’ve taught me so carefully, so I’ll give it a try."

I’ve got a general idea of how to adventure in Mireille Road. Still, these people are really good at teaching, which makes sense since they do newcomer training. They actually show you how to do it and explain the key points to watch out for. It’s very easy to understand. Honestly, I wish I could have brought Nanapon.

"Then we’ll be behind you, so go for it. I think you’ll be fine, but let us know if anything happens."

Yoshino-san gave my shoulder a pat.

"I will."

I bowed my head towards Yoshino-san.

"So humble. Go on, act a little cocky. Hurry up and get to level 4."

The level 4 Lin-san was referring to was, of course, my Provocation level.

"More importantly, you really don’t need to bow your head anymore…"

Yoshino-san said with an exasperated tone. It seems she noticed my glance.

I’m sorry.