19 - 17. Avoiding with all one's

Leo is walking in the lead, saying "mountain stream fishing, mountain stream fishing, mountain stream fishing.

Is it a mountain stream if we go upstream,...... though this forest is flat.

We follow Leo, who is in a good mood, up the riverside.

The forest is covered with short, beautiful green moss, fallen trees in places, and straight, spreading broadleaf trees. In the real world, this would be a forest that people have taken good care of for a long time, but here it seems to be the norm.

"Shall we have a battle soon to see how strong the enemy is?

"Yes, I guess so. I don't think it's so strong that we can't win from a distance."

"If it's going to be a struggle, let's just run away."

"If you're running here, I'd better go back, I don't think you can beat the boss."

!　There was a boss."

"If you don't beat the boss, you'll still be on foot to the city."

Then we'll do it the next time we see him."

The deer that appeared at the beginning did not have antlers, but the ones that appear now and then have nice antlers. According to the assessment, the one without antlers was a female fleur-de-lys and the one with antlers was a male.

When the deer appeared out of the forest, Kikuhime made her move.

"It's lunchtime, isn't it?

"I wonder if they have any weaknesses if I raise my appraisal level."

Immediately after Kikuhime took the tag, Peter struck a blow with a normal attack, followed by Leo. Then, they move to the rear and take their positions.

Shin and I split to the left and right in the meantime.

"<>!

"<>"

Shin casts a of fire magic on himself, while I cast a spell to hinder the enemy's movement for the time being.

> is a level 1 [dark magic] that does no damage when cast on an enemy, but it can blind them for a certain amount of time and reduce their hit rate, and when cast on oneself, it can hide one's appearance. The darker it is, the more effective it is.

I try to avoid hitting the two secret agents with my attack after they have passed through, so I cast on them at the beginning of the attack.

I don't attack at all until Kikuhime uses her hate-increasing skills. And the provocation skill is more effective after the attack.

The battle with six people who know each other well sometimes makes mistakes, but generally goes smoothly.

You are the "Only One Enemy!"

A skill that fixes the target firmly when there is only one demon. However, Kikuhime cannot run away from the enemy while the skill is in effect, nor can someone else temporarily change the target by gaining hate when Kikuhime is in a pinch.

<>"

Yes, I am now a magic swordsman, but I am fighting with a wand. I can't enchant it unless my magic is 5, and the sword--or rather, the metal--seems to inhibit magic, making it less powerful than my bare hands.

But since I bought this sword, I want to use it.

The deer sometimes attacks with a thrust, but Kikuhime takes it without any trouble, and her equipment seems to be newer.

"[Back attack]!"

"[Hide in shadows]!!!"

"[Dragon] <!"

"<>!"

Oh, I got an idea.

Closest I can think of is Peter.

"Peter, next time I cast a spell on Peter, why don't you surprise him?"

Peter would have taken this skill.

"Yes, sir."

<>!

"[Surprise]!"

"Oh, I've got a surprise."

Surprise attack] is a skill that cannot be applied after the enemy sees you, so although it is quite powerful, it cannot be used once the battle has begun. It is a difficult skill to use even on the first shot if you are in a party because of hate management.

However, it seems to be activated if the attacker hides himself in the shadow.

"It's stronger than two people attacking separately.

Ochazuke calls out to me while throwing a dagger of his own making.

So we were to shadow him.

"I think I'll take a surprise attack next time..."

He was so strong that Leo said after one round.

Shadow, surprise, any magic and Peter's any attack in between, shadow, surprise, loop. The reason for this is that Shadow disappears when he uses his skill and the surprise attack can't be used continuously.

"I wasn't going to get all the magic, but I'm going to get the darkness.

"I think assassins and ninjas could use the concealment skills."

"This will go well on the way."

"By the time it gets tight, we'll be at a higher level and Leo will be able to catch us by surprise."

"I'm short on lunch, I'll have to hunt a few more times."

"Can I use the sword for a bit before it gets too tight ......?"

Later in the battle, I opened the equipment window and swapped the staff and sword during the battle, and the skill [Change Equipment] came up. It allows you to change your equipment in an instant without opening a window. I got it right away!　After ......, I was approached by Ochazuke.

"Speaking of which, didn't Homura buy a sword for a magical swordsman?"

"...... for magic swordsmen?"

"I think they only sell a one-handed sword made of N! It doesn't seem to add to the power of the weapon like a staff does."

I've never heard of it.

You know a lot.

"These days I never know when I'm going to step on the answer to a riddle. But I can't stop."

It's all right, you're a messenger that will make both Luba and the boy with the cane look good!　S!? is not spared!　If it's not too close!　

[Sword] was also found. ......,d*mn it!

I think it's time for lunch.

Venison, sir!

After that, the stag came out with a female and we got quite a bit of meat, antlers and skins. The female dropped the loin meat in exchange for no antlers.

"Come on, grill it up!"

Leo pulled out a barbecue set and I thought he was going to cook it, but then he asked me to do it.

I thought it was all right, and was about to get ready when Kikuhime's voice came over me.

"Homura's going to put it away once!

"What?"

"Leo is now the owner of the barbecue set, which means he is in danger of becoming Leo's food."

Wondering what kind of food Leo has fed Kikuhime in the past, he puts the barbecue set away on the porch under Kikuhime's swordplay. You can [cook] as is, but I'm sure you'd prefer to eat it while grilling. Taking out the barbecue set again, he wonders if he should try soaking the food in wine for now.

"Hey!

The moment I put the wine next to the marinated meat to accelerate the process, Peter and Kikuhime snatched it away.

"It's delicious~!"

"It's not barbecued meat, it's gibier!　It's like that."

"More beer, please."

"Me, too."

"The loin's good!"

I control the meat here!

Onions are burnt!

Who put the green bell pepper on top?

"Meat! Meat! Meat!"

The sound and smell of cooking meat spread around the area as the fat fell on the coals, and the noise of friends eating meat....

Kikuhime drinks wine and Peter and Shin drink beer.

I was allowed to take all the meat instead of cooking it, so I served at least this much, and I'm glad it was well received.

"Homura, make me coffee and oolong tea next time!

"Coffee can be made quickly, but bring the ingredients for oolong tea.

I don't drink coffee myself, so I didn't take the initiative, but I did buy some beans. Ochazuke is a coffee addict instead of a drinker. And I am the only black or green tea drinker here.

We take a leisurely break from eating. It seems that medicinal herbs can be found anywhere there is greenery. Leo is casting a fishing line, and downstream the miners are picking up rocks, which look like just rocks to me without a mineralogy degree. I wonder if the fish will escape.

There were more stones and rocks than the others, and it was just past noon, so we had lunch here, which was somewhat strange. Why are there so many rocks here, especially the one that sticks out in the middle of the river? They don't look like they came from upstream. Is it something by design? I tend to think in terms of the real world. Like the placement of mining points.

While I was looking at the work, I found watercress, a food not to be collected. I'm glad I bought the book.

"What are you doing?"

I turn my eyes and see Shin tilting his head.

"I saw watercress growing, so I'm picking it, you know, the kind they put on steaks and stuff. Like berries, anyone can pick it.

When I responded by showing them the watercress I had picked, the diggers also picked watercress nearby while digging, and even Kikuhime picked some without regard for medicinal herbs.

"We're sewing production, so it's okay if we sell the medicinal herbs for cheap. It's in return for the wine you gave us earlier."

By the time we finished our break, we had a large supply of watercress and fish on hand. Thank goodness.

"Thank you," he said, "but they just shoved the fish in there in the middle of all this!

"Ha-ha-ha-ha, cook what you want!"

"Okay, I'll give you back what I didn't eat with everyone, I cooked in batches for later."

I'm glad my skills have improved, but what is this feeling of being taken advantage of? I'm going to cook them all in nectar!　Do you have enough sugar!

Miso stew has no miso.

"Hmm, if we had rice and soybeans, we could make miso and soy sauce.

"I think I have soybeans, but I don't have rice..."

"I'll look for sake!"

"If you can make miso and soy sauce, I'll join the search party."

"Let's expand our search as far as we can go!"

"I want rice for breakfast!"

"Give me some miso soup!"

"You're starving for Japanese food so fast, you don't eat Japanese food everyday in the real world."

"This is different from that, just like when you stay at a ryokan, you want to eat Japanese food for breakfast."

"Sake, a chance to drink sake every day."

"Same as on the right."

You don't have to worry about alcoholism or the next morning.

After catching a glimpse of each person's passion for food, we begin to move on. The map becomes more detailed along the river. The differences are not apparent unless you zoom in to the maximum, perhaps because it is a forest.

Let's register the place where watercress can be found, just in case.

The ore and watercress. There's something there."

Peter, who was apparently also trying to register, says.

Yes, that's the rock in the middle of the river we were looking at earlier. It was circled on my map.

We decided to go back.

That's the rock.

"Yes, I'm sure I saw something circled on the map when I looked at it."

"Let's just go take a closer look."

That's what happened.

We all surrounded the stones, and although the current was fairly slow since the river was on a flat area, it was indeed dangerous to be knee-deep in the river if we were not careful.

"Kikuhime, it's easier if you stay in someone's shadow, okay?"

Kikuhime looks like she's in trouble. Leo is already swimming with Shin holding on to him, so that's good.

"What's that carving?"

"What is it?"

"Is that a Phal symbol?"

"Oh, I saw a lot of that last night at the temple."

Since it was the first place of worship I had visited, I mentioned that I barely remembered it, and Shin affirmed it. Maybe I should buy the book, even if it costs more.

The crest is mostly immersed in the water, and you have to get close to the stones to block the flow of water so that the surface of the water is calm, or you have to dive down to see it.

When Ochazuke touched the crest, the stone glowed. It is a déjà vu light.

"It's a genie!"

Shin shouts when he sees a woman sitting on a translucent rock.

The center of her body and her face are not so much, but her fingertips, especially her toes and her hair, are covered with running water. A woman made of blue water.

Ah-han?

A bad premonition makes me half-hide myself in the shadow of Shin.

>

He smiles, puts his index finger to his lips, cowering his shoulders lightly, and asks.

""This is the man."""

Peter and Shin smile and point to the tea pickles in front of the genie.

"Hey, hey!"

He squints at the oatmeal, and his mouth turns into a happy crescent shape. This is the flow of the blessing of the spirits.

He looks at Peter with streaming eyes.

"I'm a pedophile, so no thanks."

This is the attitude that Peter would do anything to avoid a blessing.

He looked at me next.

"You are too beautiful for a man," he says, "an elf with shining gold hair and eyes the color of forest green. He who touched you first is your destiny.

He tells her with a smile.

"You!"

While Ochazuke is staring at me, I put my hand around his neck and kiss his forehead.

>>

He stays where he is, says his name in Ochazuke's ear, and disappears.

<

<<< He was sealed by the goddess Phal.

.

Then five spirits appeared, each taking the form of a girl with less personality than the spirit named Leroux, as if the water were rising up.

.

Each blesses Kikuhime, Shin, Peter, Leo and me, whispers our names and disappears.

"I got a genie!"

In my stupor, Leo's voice rang out, bringing me back to my senses.

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Skills

[Equipment change].

Spirit Art

Spirit of Water [Rufa

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Homura Lv.20

Rank D

Occupation: Swordsman, medicine man

H!?　　527

M!?　　687

STR 31

VIT 21

INT 41

MID 15

DEX 12

AGI 19

LUK 11

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

Title

■General

[Interactionist] [Power to Turn] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer]

Blessings of the Gods

[Val's Blessing].

Skill (0s!?)

■Magic and Witchcraft

Wood magic Lv.2] [Fire magic Lv.5] [Earth magic Lv.2

Gold Magic Lv.3] [Water Magic Lv.3] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.3

Light Magic Lv.1] [Dark Magic Lv.2

Swordsmanship

[Swordsmanship Lv.8] [Slash

■Summons

White Lv.1

■Spiritual Arts

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.1

Talent system

[Body art].

■ Production

Mixing Lv.1] [Alchemy Mixing Lv.1] [Cooking Lv.4

Collecting

Collecting

■ Appraisal and concealment

Tool medicine appraisal Lv.3] [Plant food appraisal Lv.4

Animal and Demon Appraisal Lv.4] [Skill Appraisal Lv.2

Weapons and Armor Appraisal Lv.2

Attention Detection Lv.3] [Attention Dilution Lv.3

Enhancement

Arm Strength Lv.2] [Intellectual Strength Lv.4] [Mental Strength Lv.2

Improved dexterity Lv.2] [Improved agility Lv.2

Swordsmanship enhanced Lv.3】 【Magic enhanced Lv.2

Others

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery], [Night vision], [Map], [Telepathy

Equipment change