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Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - Wetlands and the Darkman

The 【Atelier】 was a small shop located in the south of First Town, it dealt with potions and recovery items as well as food items like sandwiches

And, in the back of the store there was a small field, various kinds of herbs were cultivated there

"Kyouko-san, hoas today’s harvest?"

"Since the herbs are now available, their cultivation was stopped Instead, theBox】, poisonous plants, rown evenly"

"I see, thank you We have a large stock of herbs now so there’s no proble, I want to increase the a Box before going back to the original cultivation"

Kyouko-san the NPCsmile and went back to work I looked fro, then moved to the workshop part of the 【Atelier】

Recently, I’ve been using the 【Linguistics】 Sense to gather crafting recipes and have noted down a nu at the item recipes and the ht, there is a liet in the current situation Waiting for other players to bring the, but if possible, I want to find so s were strong in o to now, there’s lots of interesting o to the town that’s located a bit further"

I tried organizing oals, it would bethe nen Three goals If I learn about the area, I’ll knohich enehly kno doa preview visit before going there solo

And for that, I’ll expand on the method I have previously used

"Yun-oneechan, we’re here!"

"Geez, why don’t you just call anizing the materials and returned to Atelier’s store part There, aiting Myu who called me earlier and her party

"Sorry about this I decided to resort to rely on you again"

"Please do nota proper reward after all"

Lucato answered o to the Second Town, I have forh the boss on the east side, the Blade Lizard Back then, we got involved in so the boss, but basically, I have defeated the boss by being tehpots and MP Potions siot last time really fine?"

"Yes Since our party is in combat very often, we’re always short on those"

Since Lucato said that like it’s a trivial thing, I smiled bitterly To make a partial down payment, and to provide the items required for coh Potions

"since Yun-san’s na fa past other than relying on us?"

The one who spoke to e with Lucato was Toutobi, who took on the role of a scout in the party Seeing her somewhat anxious, I tilted my head puzzled

"A different i-san, Cloude-san and the others right? Isn’t it possible for you to get a better escort thanks to those connections than we can provide?"

"Ahh, that"

Hino provided a sup

plementary explanation as Toutobi was a person of feords

Certainly, it was possible to form a battalion of multiple parties and a number of crafters could be escorted at the sale penalty, they would divide into the parties taking care of small fries and anti-boss specialized party, parties specializing in healing from outside of the party and so on There were multiple merits in that kind of assistance and one could be safely transported

However, there were also des doesn’t fit me at all"

"doesn’t fit you?"

Toutobi who furrowed her eyebrows anxiously made a stunned expression For some reason, that expression of hers looked lovely and funny, causingsuch escort requires preparations, considerable planning and it’s tie amount of money is required for the reward Well, that’s an expanse shared by the crafters participating though"

"is that so"

"And there’s one more, most important reason of mine"

When I said ’most important’, everyone has shown interest in the details of it But, it wasn’t that serious a reason It was a sie crowd isn’t too pleasant is it? I’ is very like you, Yun-san I really like that kind of thing"

"Indeedly As I’ve been thinkin’, as sisters with Myu it ain’t no wonder ya too are bit air-headed as well"

In response to Rirei’s and Kohaku’s reaction I felt like co an airhead’ However, if we continued to talk here, we’d never go out for an adventure

"Yes yes Now then, about time we moved Yun-san, it’s fine if the destination are the wetlands right?"

Lucato found a ti on her own and spoke to inal goal Reflecting on it, I said to everyone

"The goal is the south of First Town, the wetlands Well, since it’s very close the Atelier, we can go there leisurely"

Accepting the objective, we formed a party for the adventure Last time, Rirei has remained outside of the party and acted as my escort, but this time the eyes of the party - Toutobi has been planned to be outside

I took a glance at the plains spread outside of the first town as we moved, they were filled with non-active herbivorous h we have arrived at the entrance to the wetlands

"Now then, I’ll concentrate on searching for the enemy Please be careful, Yun-san"

"Got it"

"Well then, Tobi-chan, do your best"

Myu waved her hand towards Toutobi ent ahead alone to confir her off I was told by Toutobi to be careful of surroundings as well but

"for soazes on us"

It wasn’t clear where it came froanic gaze that struck me, it didn’t feel like ould be immediately assaulted, but I couldn’t see enemy mobs clearly

"Mobs in here are very harsh in many ways"

"Three, at one o’clock"

Toutobi came back and at the sa back there When we proceeded relying on those words, certainly, in the direction specified by Toutobi

Iround Lucato swung down the sword she had tied to her waist Also, Rirei created a pillar of fire on the wetlands covered thinly ater

The water has evaporated in an instant, the firepower round dry has left me stunned, but froht scattering as a proof the mobs have been erased

"W-what?!"

"Ah, they have reacted to us approaching haven’t they Yun-san, were you able to react?"

"N-no I couldn’t Was there so in? How much of it?"

"Yun-oneechan, is your sense level low? Orit pointed out by Myu, I opened the sense status row or be derived from

"I took t ones"

First, since my 【Bow】 Sense reached 30, a derivation of a Bow-type Sense was possible Since 【Black Maiden’s Longbow】 is ested, it’s been classified as a long bow, thus I have consubow】 Sense

And, at the level 30 the 【Discovery】 Sense could be grown into a higher Sense that is 【See-Through】 In this case, although the original Sense disappeared, it was possible to obtain an even stronger passive effect, it consubow】 Sense

Possessed SP21

【Bow Lv31】【Longbow Lv1】【Hawk Eyes Lv42】 【Speed Increase Lv23】 【See-Through Lv1】 【Magic Talent Lv42】【Magic Power Lv45】 【Enchant Arts Lv18】 【Dosing Lv24】 【Earth Element Talent Lv14】

Unequipped:

【Alche Lv13】 【Crafting Knowledge Lv32】 【Taanized the Senses again, then told Myu and the others how does it look like

"Two Senses at level 1 huh In that case the stats must be much lower What to do"

Myu rown into 【See-Through】 I was able to findpoints I haven’t been able to before so I was satisfied Field as fun because I was able to ? Co about lots of things now"

Since Myu looked appalled with a hand on her hip, Hino appeased her

Once again the scout, Toutobi returned and conveyed new information

"Ahead of here there’s a Treant What do we do?"

"A Treant huh, since Yun-oneechan is here let’s pass this ti Toutobi’s report Myu judged to do so and Lucato has agreed with her However, on the other hand there was also a different opinion

"Wait me a secon’! Treants are cuht be an accident but it’s better to take it down if foun’! Definitely!"

"Fufufu, the es If possible I’d like to secure it"

Myu and Lucato were for avoiding it while Kohaku and Rirei were in favour of defeating it

"Umm what to do, Tobi-chan"

"I wonder"

Hino and Toutobi, unable to ement made troubled expressions But before that

"Umm what kind of mob is a Treant?"

Earlier, I was unable to confirm how the mentioned new mob looked like and had no idea what to do about it I wanted some objective information to knohether I should defeat it or avoid it instead

"Onee-chan, the Treantaer than some of the weaker boss mobs, they cause some nasty bad statuses, use special attacks, or are collectives of strong ssmall fries’

"And so, this Treant----pure stats-wise it’s stronger than the wetlands’ boss mob, it uses attacks that ai people with one hit It’s an exe the appearance of a tree Since they’re waiting for players to coh level detection Sense is required"

Toutobi supplemented Myu’s description Everyone stared at my face, the decision on the Treant’s h I thought that there’s no need to risk it, on the other hand I was interested in the Treant As a cohting it, I can take a look at it"

I proposed, ’we didn’t think of that at all’ theythat

"And then, Yun-san ent to take a look will be suspended in the air by Treant’s vines, that immodest appearance----"You! Cut ’t out an’ shaddup! Any more an’ it’ll turn hazardous!"----"

Kohaku approached Rirei from the side and held her mouth to silence her She sure has practice in that, even though I felt so, I was really scared of hearing what kind of appearance of mine Rirei had in her head

"let’s leave Rirei and Kohaku for now If it’s Yun-san, I think you will be able to watch froether wit’ Rirei!"

Treated as a set with Rirei because of their conored by everyone

They’re quite accusto at what Toutobi was pointing to

Thanks to the farsight of 【Hawk Eyes】 I found a single tree A single old tree with roots in the wetlands Other than that, there was nothing strange about its appearance The 【See-Through】 Sense I obtained ait’s a mob, but it was very close to that of a collection point

"It practically looks like a tree"

"that’s the Treant’s mi co that description I was satisfied I didn’t want to risk by approaching it out of curiosity

"Sorry This tiht a Treant please"

"Fufufu, it can’t be helped this tiirl like Yun-san etic expression"

"Give’t up already, Rirei! Well, can’t be helped this time"

The two consented and we have proceeded further, avoiding the Treant

●

"So these are this area’s mobs"

By now, from the mobs I saw in the wetlands to the south, with exception of the Treant at which I sneaked a peek, are Moor Frog mobs, low viscosity Mould Slime, a slime-type mob, and a mob called ’balls of fire’ or ’souls’ - the Will-o’-Wisp

The figures of the mobs I couldn’t see before with 【Discovery】 Sense despite getting a reaction fro under the leaves and lotus-like plants, in the swamp’s mud and attacked when a player approached

After the Treant, it sees also attacked froroups once you attack one of thes will also attack you

Unlike the Treant, their nue but they also were quite nasty However, other mobs than that like the Mould Slih a threat Rather, they could be ignored

"If I avoid Treants and Moor Frogs, I can h alone can’t I"

"Indeed Here, let’s engage in coth"

"Earlier, iped thele hit, so let’s leave some for Yun-san this tis that flocked to us with a pillar of fire She was an excellent firepower-specializedatme?"

"As if I would"

I stared at Rirei If only she didn’t act like this, I sighed and turned to look at the swarreater than the enee I could safely deliver the first attack After that, I left all mobs other than the one I attacked to Myu and the others

"Let’s go then"

After I finished my preparations, everyone returned a nod I held the bow and pulled back the string I fixedbehind the leaves of a lotus and was easy to target, then shoot an arrow

The arrow released fro a parabola and piercing the point I aimed for The arrow pierced the lotus leafs and ripples spread through the water the wetlands were covered with

"----《Fire Shot》"

"----《Quick Blast》"

At the sas in front has juic to reduce their nu that landed on the ground with a ray of light froht as to leave some for Yun-san"

"I know!"

At the sas

Retaining the movementand lifted it up After lifting it, she realized it still had HP re into the tree and defeating it

Myu’s s without letting them aim at her and finished them off in an instant

"Just like that, the flock was reduced to a half no, to three frogs huh"

Right in front of s were taken down one after another

Even as the frog’s long tongues attacked her fro her body low and not even having to fight back, showing how to fight safely

In the end, what re left for me to practice on

Myu and Hino have moved closer to me ready to help out any ti distracted fro, I set up the bow

My stare was returned by the a me to feel a pressure However, I couldn’t pull back here

"It’s okay! It’s weak as long as you deal with it cal, I took a deep breath

And, the one whoa powerful ju on to me

"----《Rapid Fire Bow - Second For an arrow at the frog that had no way to escape inits soft abdo distance fro if possible After observing Myu and the others fight, I learned that if I move behind it i tongue attack

They had no choice but to turn around By utilizing the ti hit by two in the belly and the third arrow on its back, the Moor Frog has created a s has very little HP left I decided to cut down the rest of it before it attacks But----

"----Damn"