Chapter 88 – Realization of Growth (4)
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“Ahh~ Really! Kalt, where on earth have you gone!”
At an inn, Maybelle was ruffling her hair and throwing a tantrum.
She waited, dealing with the flooding of the dungeon, to find Kalt, who she thought would know about their problem.
What actually reached their ears was the news that the Kobold King had been killed by Nellis’ party, thought to belong to Kalt, in a village they thought had already left.
As soon as Maybelle heard the news, she hurried to the village where the Kobold King appeared.
Since the flooding was over, she was with the adventurers who were usually active in the village.
The village welcomed the returning adventurers, and to prevent something like this from happening in the future, several adventurers were regularly hired with the money earned from selling the by-products obtained from the corpses of numerous kobolds.
Of course, that wasn’t important at all to Maybelle’s party.
“Hey, was there a Kalt here by any chance?”
Of course, the villagers nodded to Maybelle’s question.
From their mouths, they told us how helpful Kalt was to the village, how kind he was, and what his activities were like.
Even after hearing Kalt’s performance, Maybelle was not impressed.
‘If it’s Kalt, it’s natural to tidy it up.’
That’s why Maybelle asked about Kalt’s whereabouts.
“Do you know where Kalt went?”
The person being asked is the owner of the inn where Kalt and Nellis’ party stayed.
It was Nadia and her daughter Runia.
And Nadia and Runia.
“Well? I’m not sure?”
“He just said that the destination was decided and left.”
The Maybell Party was not informed of Calt’s destination.
Because I know who they are.
Nadia and Runia were also listening to Kalt’s story when he told her about his situation to Nellis Party.
Therefore, there was no way there would be a good impression on the Maybell Party who expelled Kalt.
‘The Maybell Party where these people expelled Mr. Kalt…’ .’
‘I’m afraid I’ll let Mr. Kalt meet the person who hurt his feelings again! I don’t know what you’re meeting for!’
In the end, with no information again, Maybelle, Ianna, and Marti had no choice but to rack their brains.
“Where on earth is Kalt!”
“Maybelle, don’t lose your temper and let’s look at the map first.”
“We have to think about where Kalt will go next.”
“From what I heard from the villagers, Nellis’ party mainly continued to catch kobolds in this village. In the end, their skills probably aren’t that high.”
“Kalt is a person who cares about his opponents… So he will make you face monsters appropriate to your level.”
“D-class monsters are common everywhere.”
Marti asked, raising her hand.
“What about the commercial city of Tridia? We’ve also visited there once.”
“I guess I can get good equipment there.”
Ianna agreed with Marti’s opinion.
But.
“No, it won’t be Tridia.”
Maybelle said, shaking her head.
“What kind of equipment do kids who can only master D level wear? Kalt is secretly picky about things like that. I guess they’ll say that if you give them an overly good weapon, their skills won’t improve? This sword.”
Maybelle said, tapping her sword.
“I only got it from Kalt because I heard that my skills had improved. … In return for buying it, I got to train in the morning for a month.”
“At that time, Kalt’s smile was a little scarier than usual.”
“Aren’t there D-class monsters in Tridia, too, Maybelle?”
“But there’s a newbie party with us. If you’re Kalt, you can block them, so they don’t get distracted by good weapons.”
“Hmm…”
“Maybe so.”
Ian and Marti thought that Maybelle’s words made sense.
In the end, Maybell’s party decided to go to the village on the right from Tridia, not the commercial city of Tridia.
Like that, the Maybell Party once again took steps in a different direction from Calt.
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“You could use the Mana Blade that way!?”
On the way home, Nellis was impressed after hearing the principle of Kalt’s length-transforming mana blade.
“This was my first time trying it myself.”
“It’s your first time, and you can do it so easily… It’s amazing!”
“It wasn’t easy. I’ve been training in magic manipulation so far, so it’s possible. Of course, if you work hard, Nellis, you’ll definitely be able to do it.”
“Just by looking at it, you’ll need to improve your operating skills a lot to do it… Can I do it?”
“I’ll watch over you, so I can do it. Oh, this thing surprisingly eats up your magic power, so be aware of that.”
“Yes! Ah, that… Mr. Kalt! Can you take a look at the sword after reporting the request?”
“Of course.”
“Wow!”
Nellis’ party arrived back in the village and immediately finished reporting.
“Yes, we confirmed Hughes Fogg’s magic stone. Thank you all for your hard work.”
After finishing the report, it was still too early to have lunch.
Nellis’ heart raced at the thought of giving Kalt the sword as promised.
‘We’ll does it near the inn like last time, right?’
Nellis was planning to turn around and head to the inn.
But.
“There’s a training ground here, right?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Good. Nellis, let’s go to the training ground.”
“Oh, there is a training ground.”
Training ground.
It was a facility at a slightly larger adventurer’s guild.
When Nellis was still a beginner adventurer who knew nothing, she learned the basics of her swordsmanship from an adventurer at the guild’s training center.
The village where Nadia and Runia were located was so small that there was no training ground, and Tridia’s inn basically had a backyard for adventurers to use, so there was no need to use the guild training ground.
“Oh, by the way, what are you going to do with Scarlett and Aria? Are you going to go see the sights together?”
“I’ll go back and read the grimoire.”
“I also have business to attend to at church.”
“I see! Let’s meet at lunch then! Let’s gather at the guild when the time comes!”
“Yes, work hard.”
“Cheer up, Nellis.”
“Yes!”
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After parting ways with her group, Aria went to the church alone.
“What brings you here, sister?”
When she entered the church, the priest in charge of her church greeted Aria.
“Hello, priest. I came to get advice.”
“What do you mean by advice?”
Aria told her priest about her concerns about wanting to learn more diverse or stronger sacred attacks.
“I see. Sister, what holy attacks can you use?”
“You can use the Holy Sword.”
“Holy Sword. That’s a good holy attack too. Then… Please wait a moment.”
The priest went into her room, and after a while, she brought a book.
“Like blessings, whether holy attacks can be learned depends on the talent of the person involved. However, even if you have talent, you cannot learn them if you do not know what kind of blessings, holy attacks, or holy defenses you can use. This book contains information about holy attacks. The types are described.”
“Can I learn holy attacks by reading that book?”
“Just reading is not enough. You have to read, hope, pray, picture in your head, and work hard to get results. However, if you know how to use the Holy Sword, this book will definitely be helpful.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Thanking the priest, Aria stretched out her hand toward her book.
“… Priest?”
She grabbed the book, but the priest still didn’t let go.
“The price of this book is…”
It gave off the impression that it was just going to be given away, but the book was actually paid for.
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After parting ways with her group, Scarlett returned to the inn and was alone in her room reading a book.
‘If the Kobold King came, if I had used Grease, I would have been able to defeat it and buy more time. And this magic called Digg, which is based on earth magic, can surprisingly block the monster’s direction… Should we try using ice magic next time? If you mix it with fire magic to create steam, you can block the enemy’s vision…’
As she reads the magic book, she is simultaneously thinking about the cards she can use and simulating in her head how she can utilize them.
Now, the worry about not being able to use magic due to not being able to concentrate in a confusing situation like before has been greatly reduced.
Therefore, Scarlett couldn’t help but become more interested in using magic, which she had been unable to do properly due to lack of confidence and intimidation.
Above all.
‘I have to use what I bought well.’
I also had a strong desire to use the magic of the grimoire that Kalt bought me more.
‘What… I don’t know if there will ever be a situation where Kalt will need my magic in the first place.’
The application of the Mana Blade that I saw today.
It was a technique that even Scarlett could not help but say was amazing.
Scarlett was also able to apply her magical power and form long magical forces through her fingers.
But it is definitely different from Mana Blade.
Because it has no cutting power and was only made to look good in the first place.
And in addition to the application of magical power, the Mana Blade is nothing short of the wisdom of a vanguard who has reached the level of a sword.
It was by no means easy to apply a technology that was quite difficult to form, like Kalt.
Because Scarlett knows how to manipulate magic, she experienced the greatness of using the Mana Blade more than anyone else at Nellis’ party.
That’s why.
‘You can’t lose.’
The pride of the wizard, who was no different from a specialist in magic manipulation, was stimulated.
At the same time, the motivation to become strong enough to help Kalt, who uses such amazing skills, also began to take root in Scarlett’s mind.
‘Just wait and see, Kalt. ‘I’ll surprise you someday.’
In Scarlett’s head Awesome, Scarlett! The face of Kalt admiring this came to mind.
“…”
Scarlett buried her face in her book for a moment without saying anything.