Chapter 8 – Hero, are you just this tired? It’s pathetic♡
Episode 8
“Forest wolf?”
Another unknown monster came out. Upon seeing her saintess, she immediately explained about the forest wolf.
“As the name suggests, it is a wolf monster that lives in the forest. There’s no difference in appearance from wolves, so it’s easy to get caught thinking it’s just a wolf and being careless. Habits are similar. As stated in the request here, like wolves, they sometimes raid ranches where people raise livestock.”
Looking at the information on monsters coming out like this, I wonder if the saintess has at least an encyclopedia like the ‘Encyclopedia of Monsters’ in her head.
“They are troublesome.”
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“Right. Like the hero, they get into trouble♡”
I’ve never had an accident?
…Not yet.
“How strong is it compared to Gnoll?”
“Forest wolves are also low-level monsters. However, it is much faster than Knoll. The power is the same.”
“Then it is a much stronger monster than Gnoll.”
“Well, not necessarily. Forest wolves are very similar in behavior to wolves, but there are huge differences.”
“What is it?”
Then the saintess answered, remembering her cheeky smile.
“I’m stupid like a warrior♡”
“…A fool?”
“Wolves are very clever animals. I can even tell the traps of hunters apart. But forest wolves can’t do that. If you set a trap, they just get caught. However, since it is a monster, it is a problem that even if you step on a trap, it will pass without incident.”
“Well, I see.”
In that case, it might be easier to deal with than Nol.
“Are you going to do this quest?”
“Did I have a choice?”
“No, of course not♡”
Then why did you ask, damn.
“Hey, hey!”
“Yes?”
I think you just called me. When I turned around, there was a cute-looking girl and a strong-looking female warrior standing there.
Her pigtails were wrapped around her robes and she held a staff in her hand. Is she a wizard No matter how you look at her side, it’s just a former accident.
“Why is that?”
“You two, are you going to exterminate the pack of forest wolves?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Can we go together?”
This is an event that often appears in adventure novels, where you suddenly bond with your colleagues. I can’t miss this opportunity again.
“Then…”
“No.”
The saintess cut me off and she flatly refused. Feeling dissatisfied, she looked at her saintess and asked.
“…Why?”
“Have you forgotten why we accept commissions? Really, I would like you to tell me that what hangs on your neck is an idea if it is not a decoration.”
“But it doesn’t matter if we go together, right?”
“Then there will be fewer forest wolves for you to deal with. No. You, the warrior, have to somehow improve your skills like that of a rice bug.”
“Um…”
I see. I’m sorry but I can’t. I showed a kind smile and politely refused them.
“Sorry, it seems difficult to be together.”
“Ah, is that so…”
The girl muttered sullenly.
“Then I will have to wait here for over a week…”
“…A week?”
Wait a week to do something. When asked why, the girl said:
“We need the mane of the forest wolf, so we need someone to catch the forest wolf together, but there are no adventurers who will join us because the quest level is low.”
“…That.”
“So I’ve been hanging out here for a week. If I can’t be with you, I’ll have to wait a few more days…”
She replied in a pitiful voice and glanced back at her saintess. The saintess flinched at her then let out a deep sigh and said,
“Okay, we can go together.”
She is secretly weak in this aspect.
“Everyone, let’s go together!”
“Wow! Thank you!”
“Thank you.”
Okay, I won’t have to listen to that sh*t for a while!
“Hero.”
“Yes?”
“Once again, all women are foxes.”
“…Ah, yes.”
Are you the least trusted?
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“Are you guys from the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“Yes, I am.”
“He looks tall, but I don’t know if the people behind him can be trusted.”
“Don’t worry, it’s okay. Have an adventure, everyone.”
“Hmm…”
We had just arrived at a ranch that had been damaged by a pack of forest wolves.
When I asked the names of the girls who were with me on the way, the child answered Letty, and the warrior said Roland.
‘Roland?’
I wondered where I’d heard it, but it was the name of the main character in the song of Roland, a famous European legend of chivalry. A legendary knight also known as Orlando.
Unexpectedly, the adventurer ratings of the two were C for Letty and D for Roland. His name is a legendary knight, but he’s a D-class adventurer like me.
Anyway, it’s a D-class request.
-Letty has strong magic power, but lacks mana. So she’s rather bad against the majority.
That’s why it was said that he was a magician with the worst gas mileage, with only one blow, like an explosion virtuoso somewhere. She seems to know why she couldn’t start because she couldn’t find a party member.
Anyway, we got to the ranch without getting lost.
“Has the path of the forest wolf been identified?”
“Sure. They have bad heads, so they always go the same way.”
“Can you tell me?”
“Follow me.”
The ranch owner took us around the ranch. Cows and bulls to the side were grazing peacefully.
Looking at things like this, it’s so peaceful that you wonder if it’s the world where the demon king is. The town where this body was located had such an atmosphere.
“Here. The forest wolves come out here, rob the ranch once, turn all the way there and run away into the forest.”
“By the way, if forest wolves keep coming, you don’t have to graze, right?”
“Then the milk and meat will be tasteless. That means the value of the product has gone down. It is better to keep grazing even if one or two are eaten by forest wolves.”
“I see.”
The ranch owner looked at us and said.
“Please get rid of the forest wolves. Because of them, I lose a chunk of my hair every morning.”
…To be precise, towards me. Apparently, the appearance of the three people behind him made it difficult to trust him.
“Don’t worry. We will definitely subdue the forest wolves.”
“Ayu, thank you. It’s reassuring to hear you say that.”
The ranch owner left and saw his saint.
“Castle…”
Wait, shouldn’t you reveal to Roland and Letty that you are a saint and a warrior? I deliberately didn’t tell you when I registered as an adventurer.
“… Estelle.”
“!”
Perhaps it was because I called her by name, but the saintess reacted quite surprised. But she also nodded her head as if she noticed why I called him by name, and she answered.
“Yes, Mr. Abel. Why?”
“Are you going to subdue the forest wolf right now?”
“No. It would be better to wait until night.”
Isn’t that an advantageous battlefield for wolves?
When I had doubts, the saintess explained in an easy-to-understand way.
“Because the path of the forest wolf in the forest is unknown. The only one who knows the exact route is around the ranch. So it is better to wait in your seat than to walk in vain.”
“I see. But wouldn’t the night be a bit unfavorable to us?”
“Abel, you need to get used to fighting at night.”
The saintess grinned as she said that.
What is it, it’s not your usual cheeky smile, so why do you feel that unique cheeky smile?
…Did I get weird?
I understand the saintess’ intentions. As she works as a hero, she will definitely experience night battles, so she must be getting used to it in advance.
But the question was whether Roland and Letty were okay.
“Roland, Letty. Are you two okay?”
“We are fine!”
“I don’t care either.”
Both seem to have experience in night combat. As the saintess said, we must wait for the night.
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That night was particularly dark. The moon, which was supposed to brighten the night sky, was covered by clouds, and only the stars were supposed to twinkle and shine in the dark, but other things were twinkling in front of my eyes.
Have you ever seen a tiger’s eyes? At night.
I haven’t seen it in person, but I saw it on an X-tube video, and it really feels like only the eyes are floating in the dark.
And right now there are more than ten pairs of such eyes floating in front of my eyes.
“A forest wolf, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I pulled out the holy sword. Roland’s eyes widened slightly when he saw the huge holy sword.
“That’s a lot of strength.”
“… ….”
This is very light. Please don’t misunderstand me like that. I mean, I feel remorse.
“I will prepare the magic.”
“Yes. Please.”
The saintess did not particularly restrain Letty and Roland’s movements. She whispered to me instead.
“If you don’t catch more forest wolves than the adventurers here, I will scold you~♡”
“…What and how are you talking about scolding me?”
“I’ll leave that to your imagination♡”
A b*tch.
“Now, it wouldn’t hurt to experience what it feels like to fight alongside your comrades.”
Yeah, that’s a good experience too. I nodded at the saintess’ words and walked in front of her.
It’s a night battle against a monster with bright night vision… It seems pretty tight. Still, forest wolves said they would go crazy.
I took the holy sword and ran out first. Then Roland came running, following me by my side.
Oh, the feeling of having a real colleague.
I became more and more accustomed to seeing in the dark and saw the shape of a forest wolf through the darkness. As soon as he swung the holy sword, a forest wolf was immediately cut in half and died.
“Aww!”
Recognizing the enemy, the forest wolves roared like wolves and charged at once. Four of them charged at the same time from all sides. It’s a shame because a few of them fell towards Roland, or how many of them rushed at once.
I grabbed the holy sword with both hands and swung it wide. The two forest wolves could not avoid the blade of the holy sword and were split to death, but the two escaped by leaping higher than the holy sword. And one bit me on the shoulder.
Oh, sh*t. It hurts so bad
“f*ck, I’m biting where I was hurt again!”
He held up the holy sword in his left hand and pierced the belly of the forest wolf. He threw the forest wolf to the ground and stabbed the remaining forest wolf to death with the holy sword.
The wolf scratched my arm with his claws in a final defiance, but he died.
“…f*ck, it hurts.”
I have to go to the saintess and get treatment. As I thought so, a scream came to my ears.
“aaah!!!”
“…Roland?”
Come to think of it, the five went towards Roland, not me. Recalling that, I hurriedly grabbed the Holy Sword and headed towards Roland.
“Mandible, Crane…”
“Roland!”
She was already all over the place. Even most of the flesh on one of her arms had been ripped off, and her blood was oozing out.
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What is it, but I’m a D-class adventurer, so why is it so easy….
“Huh?”
There were already corpses of forest wolves in front of Roland’s gaze. To be exact, there were four corpses, and one was confronting Roland.
There was something very different about that forest wolf.
‘Why is it so big?’
Its size was three or four times larger than that of other forest wolves.
“Haa…Abel came. I’m sorry, but can you help me?…As you can see, the wounds are serious…”
She quickly nodded her head and snuggled up next to her. Then the huge forest wolf saw me and wept lowly.
“Grrr….”
“Abel, buy me some time. Letty is preparing her magic.”
“Okay. You should go to Estelle and get your wounds healed. Come on.”
“…Sorry.”
Roland backed away, leaving me alone to face the giant forest wolf.
‘Is this the case with the Chieftain playing?’
But the gnoll chieftain wasn’t just big; On the other hand, the forest wolf in front of him had only grown in size.
“…I don’t know. I’ll just have to kill him somehow.’
“Graraak!!!”
The forest wolf screamed and attacked.
Even if it’s big, a monster is a monster. The fatality of the attack of the Holy Sword is the same. Although it was extremely fast for its size, it was not much different from other forest wolves.
I quickly dodged to the side and took a deep breath.
“Huh.”
Then, holding the holy sword with both hands, I stabbed the holy sword at the belly of the forest wolf that charged again.
“Ahhh!!!”
He threw a blow with all his might, even putting his spirits into it. The holy sword pierced the stomach skin without difficulty.
“!”
But it wasn’t over. I don’t know if it’s worth it or not, but the mouth of the forest wolf, which moved even though its belly was pierced, opened wide.
“Huh?”
Huge fangs that seemed like they could pierce my skull with one shot came right in front of me.
If you continue like this, you will be eaten. I have to come up with something…
“Flame Buster!”
Quaang!!!
The forest wolf’s mouth moved backwards. In the meantime, I took the holy sword out of the wolf’s belly and opened the distance behind me.
“…Letty! Thank you!”
He survived thanks to Letty’s flame magic hitting the forest wolf’s head. Looking closely, the magic seemed to have hit the guy’s eyes.
The fur around the left eye of the giant forest wolf was burning. Intestines, blood, and intestinal juices flowed from the belly, but the wolf purred and stood up.
“Wow, that’s f*cking tough.”
I know what kind of zombie it is.
Still, the time allowed for that bastard must have been short. The guy knew that too, and he rushed right at me without hesitation.
It’s hard to expect Letty’s magic now. Roland is injured.
The saintess… She will probably tell me to overcome it with a serious look in her eyes. I agree with her opinion.
If I can’t beat even the slightly bigger forest wolf, how can I live as a hero?
I held the handle of the sword with both hands and lowered the blade of the holy sword diagonally.
“Graraaak!!!”
“Look around!”
It was raised and cut diagonally according to the timing of the attack, and the monster’s body, which was vulnerable to the holy sword, was split diagonally.
“…Ha ha.”
I dropped the holy sword and sat down. f*ck you, b*tch.
“Hero.”
A saintess approached me before I knew it and was looking down at me. She had a gentle smile.
‘Looking at it like this, it’s really pretty.’
His snout is the problem. The saintess looked down at me with a gentle smile, and her lips opened.
“What can I do if I get tired of forest wolves♡ It’s pathetic♡”
…What a f*cking b*tch.