“Okay, I’m off.”
“Good luck.”
“I’ll be rooting for you from behind the treee….”
“Won’t you be dead then?”
When we parted, I couldn’t help but butt in with Haruru, who made a rare joke.
She’s been smiling and laughing since a while ago. Maybe she’s in a good mood.
“Oo….. I forgot to tell you one thing …….”
“Hmm?”
Just as I was about to turn my body around to go, Haruru clapped her hands as if she had just rembered sothing.
“I’ve prepared a surprise for you…… I’m sure it will be useful in the battle against the Moon Wolf……. Please look forward to it.”
“Surprise?”
“The details are a s.e.c.r.e.t……”
“What you an by secret….”
It’s not wrong to call this surprise, but please don’t tell such a thing at the last minute…
“Oh well, you got nothing to lose, right?”
“That probably true, still….”
“Then it’s okay. Be sure to look forward to it.”
I don’t know what kind of surprises she had prepared for . But I can tell that was sothing unrelated to her weapon.
I waved them off and left the workshop.
Just as I was about to, I noticed soone waiting at the entrance.
“Yo.”
“Akagane, what are you doing here?”
“This is my workshop, you know. Mine.”
I could only agree with her as she retorted .
It is her workshop. We’re the one who was using a part of their workplace that Akagane originally owned. It would have been stranger if we hadn’t run into Akagane here because she’s the owner.
“You’re taking on Nocturne, aren’t you?”
“Yes, I need to, to lift my curse.”
“Hahahaha! Never did I expect that you would challenge a Nad. You are indeed an interesting person….”
Although she was laughing loudly, Akagane’s eyes never smiled at all.
I don’t know if it is because the Moon Wolf is their guardian, or she had another reason she couldn’t say.
“Sukuna, Take this.”
“??”
Suddenly, Akagane threw sothing at .
It was a small bag containing three small candies.
“Take it with you. They’ll co in handy.”
“What’s this?”
“That’s a small elixir. You’ve been doing us a favor by preparing firewood every day, haven’t you? That’s a gift from the housewives of this village.”
“….oh, thank you. I’ll thank them personally after I win.”
“That’s the spirit. I wish you good luck.”
She patted on the shoulder and walked back to her workshop looked refreshed.
The na of the item I received was the [Oni-folk’s Tribe Elixir], a very powerful recovery item that would restore all of my HP in 30 seconds.
“I wonder if I will be using this near in the future.”
This is going to be a tough fight.
I got that feeling from Akagane’s unusually serious behavior when she talked to .
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“Are you all ready?”
“Yeah, I’m good.”
“No problem.”
In front of the village chief’s residence, A-chan and I nodded lightly to Hakuyo’s question.
By the way, Hakuyo is now using her village chief outfit, just like the last ti we t.
Hakuyo, Kokuyo, Kohaku, and Hisui. All the NPC who has been interacting with since I ca to this village are now all present right here.
On the player’s side were A-chan, Himiko, and a hooded player next to A-chan. It was probably the helper that she had brought with her.
To be honest, I thought it was going to be Shuya, but judging from the height, it was probably a woman.
But I couldn’t tell who she was because of the hood she wore a cloak to hide her face.
“Hisui will guide you to the Moon Wolf. I can’t let her take part in the battle, but she can show the way.”
“It’s nice to et you!”
“Yes, it’s nice to et you.”
I chuckle at Hisui’s nervousness, and at the sa ti, I’m relieved that she’s the one who will guide us.
I toyed with the robot-like Hisui to relieve her tension, and Hakuyo only looked at us and nodded.
“Hm, the mbers are all very strong. I was suspecting that you will challenge it alone, but then again, it wise not to.”
“Well, even I thought it was reckless to do that.”
“Still, if I’m being honest, I think that you need six people to challenge it….”
“It’s better to have three than one. There’s no use crying over sothing we couldn’t have.”
In fact, A-chan did a good job of finding a helper. Before this helper ca, my heart was ready to fight with just the two of us.
“Don’t worry so much, Hakuyo. They won’t disappear even if they die.”
“…I know. But it would be tactless to say that much.”
Listening to Kohaku’s words, Hakuyo closed her eyes in resignation.
“Are you ready for this?”
“Yes.”
“I am!”
A-chan’s tone felt a bit higher than usual. I guess she, too, was itching to fight against a strong enemy.
My helper only nodded quietly, but I could tell we were all set.
“Very well. Then in the na of the village chief, Hakuyo, I will allow you to enter the forbidden land. The location is just north of the village’s north gate, a place that would normally be easy to reach without guidance, but because of the need to deliver this jewel to the Moon Wolf, it is necessary for soone from the village to be there. I’m sure everything will be fine, but please don’t let anything happen to Hisui.”
“I’m sure she’ll be fine. She’s not participating in the battle against the Moon Wolf, and her level is higher than any of us.”
“That just for insurance. You never know what might happen.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Hisui, who had already reached a triple-digit level, was probably the next highest in terms of status in this group after .
Thanks to my equipnt, I have a 1.4x boost to my stat, so my total physical skills are probably higher than Hisui’s, but I’m sure Hisui’s are higher in terms of HP and SP.
It’s hard to imagine Hisui being in trouble with the monsters of the Lost Forest. But I guess it wise to let her guide us while we took care of her back.
“Sukuna, wait a minute.”
I was about to get down on the road since my talk with Hakuyo had ended, but Kohaku stopped .
“I’ll lend you this.”
“What’s this?”
“It’s a parting gift from . I think you’ll find it useful. You’re such a brilliant child that I don’t have anything else to teach you. That’s why, as your ntor, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help, and this is all I could think of.”
What Kohaku handed was a pair of golden earrings in the shape of Houzuki.
I’ve never seen Kohaku wear them before, though they seem to be an accessory.
“It’s a good luck charm that I always wore when I decided to challenge a powerful enemy. If you wear it, it will raise your status a little bit. It doesn’t have any special effects, but at least it won’t go to waste.”
“Are you sure you want to lend sothing so important?”
“I am. I want you to win against the Moon Wolf and return it to with your own hands.”
“…I understand, thank you.”
I put on the earrings and lightly bumped fists with Kohaku. I could see a bit of lancholy on her face.
I have to win. I’m not sure why, but I felt the desire to win surging up from the bottom of my heart for so reason.
Seeing Kohaku and , Kokuyo clapped her hands.
“Oh? then I should give Arthur so parting gift, too.”
“eh?”
“Please take this… you don’t have to give it back. You can just use it up.”
Kokuyo took out a cloth bag from her pocket (which she had obviously prepared); inside, there was the sound of jingling and scraping several hard objects.
“What is this?”
“It’s a strengthening pill sold at the apothecary in this village, with a few modifications made by yours truly. Each one will have an effective ti for about five minutes, and you should share it between three people.”
“…I will accept this gratefully. Thank you for this. I feel more ready.”
“Fufu, for the first ti in over a hundred years, soone has co to challenge the Moon Wolf. This has brought excitent to everyone in this village. However, I’m sure the challenger will co for every month from now on…”
That’s certainly bound to happen. If it’s a Nad monster that always appears in the sa place every month, it’s not surprising that players would be fighting over it. That’s why I don’t think what Kokuyo says is wrong.
Even today, there is a possibility that such a group of players will appear. After all, I’ve been streaming all my preparation to fight the Moon Wolf, and I haven’t bothered to cover any information.
“Then, ladies and gentlen. Let’s go to Moon Wolf-sama.”
“Okay, I’m off.”
“I’m so excited.”
Hisui’s expression tightened as her tension had finally dissipated, and she urged us to leave the village to go to the Moon Wolf.
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