Chapter 17 – 17.First Friend (3)
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After finishing the meal, I went straight to the Adventurer’s Guild reception desk and checked the request.
“May a brilliant light fall upon you! “What business do you have?”
Unfortunately, unlike in the game, at the reception desk of Lucedia Academy, there was someone other than Daishi, who was everywhere.
“What monster extermination quests can I hunt around here?”
Since this was my first time visiting this place, I showed the adventurer badge in my inventory.
Pamela followed me and quickly took out her badge and showed it to the receptionist, who smiled brightly.
“Please wait a moment.”
[Slime eradication]
[Extermination of goblins]
[Eradicating the Half Moon Bear]
[Wild Wolf Extermination]
What the receptionist brought up was a request to exterminate monsters that can be hunted near the Lucedia Academy map in the game.
But one of the monsters I knew was missing.
Although it is not a story boss, it is stronger than other monsters and drops skill or weapon level-up materials.
It is a field boss monster.
Obviously, if it’s near Lucedia Academy…
“Are there no ogres?”
“Ah… Do you mean extermination of ogres? Are you two currently students at the Academy?”
“No, I am a prospective student. I passed the test yesterday.”
“I see. Of course, there is a way to exorcise ogres. But… I can’t recommend it. Ogres are strong monsters. I recommend trying it after gaining more experience at the Academy.”
As expected, there must have been an ogre.
However, from the receptionist’s perspective, it seems like she is giving advice to young chicks who are just about to enter the academy because they feel like they might lose their lives by doing difficult requests.
I didn’t plan on joining right away because I didn’t know if my skills would be of use to the boss.
Shaking her head, the receptionist said something reassuring.
“No, I only asked because I heard there were ogres near Lucedia Academy.”
“I see.”
“Pamela.”
“Yes, yes?”
“What kind of request do you want to take on?”
“Are you a request I want to take on? Uh, uhm. Well, I like any request that Mr. Sihan makes. I think it would be better for Mr. Sihan to choose it than for someone like me to choose it.”
“I see. Then… Let’s do this.”
I chose to exterminate the Half Moon Bear.
In Rupan, they are stronger than the slimes and goblins that can be caught at around level 12.
And it is a monster of the same level as the Stone Orc I killed alone.
This would be appropriate to see Pamela’s skills.
“Okay. “Can you tell me your name?”
“This is Sihan Lee.”
“Hey, I’m Pamela.”
“Yes, Sihan Lee and Pamela, I will accept and process the request to exterminate the Halfmoon Bear. Do you know the location of the Halfmoon Bear?”
“No.”
I know the game location is somewhere east, but it would be better to ask about this.
“Then let me explain.”
The receptionist’s explanation was the same as the direction I knew. However, he even kindly told me which door to go to and where to take a carriage.
This process was similar to what I heard from Dacey when I went to capture the Stone Oak.
When I finished the explanation and said there was nothing more to ask, the receptionist said with a gentle smile.
“Then I wish your request a success. May a brilliant light shine upon you!”
Following the receptionist’s instructions, I went to the east gate stop and took a carriage.
During the carriage ride, Pamela, who was sitting across from me, glancing at me and fiddling with her fingers, asked me:
“Hey, there, there, there! Mr. Sihan!”
“What is it?”
“Ho, ho, do you have any hobbies or anything?”
“Hobby?”
“Yes. Well… I heard that friends have hobbies and share them… Ah! If you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to! It was uncomfortable for someone like me to ask what my hobbies were, right? I felt bad, right? I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I do it!”
I answered Pamela’s question refreshingly, ignoring the latter part.
“It’s something to eat.”
“What are you eating?”
“Yes. My hobby is eating. I also like snacks and such.”
When you first come to this world, the only thing you enjoy is basically eating.
The food in this world was not bad as there was a scene in the game event where the main character responded with satisfaction while eating various foods.
Aside from that, I also appreciate the gacha characters I saw on Rupan, but I can’t say that out loud.
“What is your hobby?”
I already knew it was a character setting, but I asked.
“Well, I… Read books. There are a lot of books at Master’s house, so I liked reading them. And… Hey, gathering herbs or insects that make good medicine… Ugh! Oh no! “This is it.” No! It’s reading and herbalism!”
Pamela hastily inserts the word insect collecting.
It may be because of my past, which was a traumatic experience when I talked about collecting insects when I was young, and the neighborhood kids hated it.
“Reading and gathering herbs… Are good hobbies.”
“Joe, is it a good hobby?”
“Yes, reading to gain knowledge and collecting herbs that are helpful in daily life are good hobbies. If it’s okay, can you tell me about herbs? It will be helpful when making requests in the future.”
In reality, you will not be able to restore stamina by putting food in your inventory and eating it right away like in the game.
In the end, the only thing that matters is receiving recovery from a healer or taking the medicine yourself and treating it.
Considering that, gaining knowledge about medicinal herbs will definitely be helpful.
“Yes, yes! I’ll let you know! Hehe…”
Pamela smiled brightly as she was praised for her hobbies.
“Well then, let’s go, I’ll teach you about simple herbs!”
Pamela was very excited to tell me about her herbal medicine that she was passionate about.
Until she reached her destination, she learned from Pamela her knowledge of herbal medicine.
Despite her stutter, Pamela spoke much faster when she spoke about what she knew.
She is fast, so when something is difficult to understand, she doesn’t ask you to speak slowly. When you ask her to explain again, Pamela doesn’t show any sign of disapproval. She speaks again, a little slower this time.
If she is given the opportunity to speak again rather than in the form of pointing out the mistake, she will not have to hear Pamela apologize for making a low-esteem comment.
Eventually, her carriage stopped and we arrived at the mountain where the Half Moon Bear was located.
“Then let’s go, Pamela.”
“Yes, yes!”
10 minutes to climb the mountain with Pamela.
“Huh! Huh! Si, Mr. Sihan! Huh! Now, wait a minute… Yo!”
Pamela was breathing very hard.
I never thought I would have this much stamina.
In the game, all characters ran around as much as they could and climbed walls until they ran out of stamina.
I guess that’s not the case in this world.
“Are you okay?”
“Sin, sin, sorry… Sorry… Hehe! Keheup!”
“Take a deep breath before apologizing.”
“Yes… Seuuup! Haa! Seuuuuup! Haa!”
She stood still for about three minutes and then Pamela raised her head.
“I’m sorry. Just hold on to your ankles…”
“No, I only thought about my case and failed to take your physical strength into consideration. I’m sorry.”
“Si, Si, Si, Sihan, there is no need to apologize! This is all because of me, who is as slow as a slug and has poor physical strength…”
“It’s okay, Pamela. I just need to build up my stamina in the future.”
“… Yes?”
“If you are going to attend the academy, it will definitely be inconvenient in many ways if you have the same physical strength as you have now. So, if you need physical training, I will help you.”
I raised my thumb confidently.
“Uh, um. That’s okay! I-I can’t steal Mr. Sihan’s time for something like me…!”
Pamela rarely says no because she doesn’t want to exercise.
But that kind of rejection doesn’t work for me.
With determination.
Pamela spoke with her determination to pierce the heart of refusal.
“I’m okay, Pamela. I just need to raise them together and that’s enough. Let’s do our best together.”
And.
[The rejection went through.]
“Uh, uhh, that… That… Uhh…”
Pamela stammered, stretching out her words, but she quickly looked away.
“Now, please take care of me… I’ll… “
He accepted my offer.
I once again realized the convenience of the penetrating snout technique.
Of course, even if you break through the rejection thoughts, the feeling of not wanting to do it or feeling uncomfortable will still remain, so let’s say a little more.
“I understand that you are anxious. But don’t worry. I won’t blindly make you run according to my standards. You can slowly increase your physical strength at your own pace.”
“Yes, yes…”
It may not seem very effective, but you can prove this later during physical training, so there is no need to obsess over it.
“Then let’s set off again.” Let’s go slowly this time.”
We resumed Halfmoon Bear’s search and moved up the mountain at a slow pace.
When Pamela’s breathing seemed to be getting faster from behind, she rested again and started again, repeating this twice.
“… That’s it.”
Half Moon Bear was found.
It is a bear-shaped monster with brown fur and white fur with a half-moon pattern on its stomach, not its chest.
When I first saw it, I thought it was a fake black bear? If it’s going to be like this, it’s a monster that makes you wonder why it’s on your stomach instead of just hanging it on your chest like a black bear.
First of all, when I looked around, there was only one Halfmoon Bear in the visible range.
Halfmoon Bear hasn’t noticed us yet.
“Pamela. Prepare your magic. First, use the vine of tenacity to prevent the monster from escaping. Then, when I give the signal, use the next skill.”
“Yes, yes!”
Pamela used the skill right away.
“Ji, the vine of obsession!”
A vine came out and wrapped around Halfmoon Bear’s body.
-Kooooo!
In response to the sudden attack, the Halfmoon Bear struggles and roars, struggling to tear off the vine.
As soon as I saw the vine of tenacity activated, I immediately kicked the ground towards Halfmoon Bear.
It’s time to test how effective party play is in exterminating monsters.
