Chapter 5: Reality of the Shield
Upon exiting the gate, one could see the green adows spreading far into the horizon.
Now, I was only one step away from leaving the stone paved streets and entering the trail which led into the boundless, uncharted grasslands.
This was like a field trip to Hokkaido.[1]
It was the first ti I had personally experienced how vast the sky and horizon truly were.
With only this much excitent, a Hero needed to stay composed.
“Now then, Yuusha-sama. Shall we engage in so mock battles against the weaker demons inhabiting this area?”
“Right. This'll be my first combat experience, so I've got to fight to the best of my abilities.”
“Please give it your all.”
“What? You’re not going to fight with , in?”
“If I fight then I won’t be able to gauge Yuusha-sama’s potential.”
“Th-that’s true.”
Co to think of it, in should have more battle experience than ; I didn't even know how much I was capable of right now.
Let’s try fighting against a monster that in had marked as a safe choice.
I wandered the grassland for a while. Then so weirdly conspicuous, orange balloon-like creature ca into my view.
“Yuusha-sama, please wait. Over there is an Orange Balloon... and although it’s one of the weakest monsters, it’s very aggressive.”
That was so crude naming sense. You called it an Orange Balloon just because it was orange and round?
“GAH!”[2]
With an atrocious cry, a pair of hostile, villainous eyes were staring directly at .
Originating from the adow, the balloon-shaped thing charged at like a beast upon spotting my presence.
“Yuusha-sama, please do your best!”
“OOOO!”
I've got to show her my good side.
With my right hand, I used the blunt side of the shield to strike the Orange Balloon.
Bash!
Boyon~![3]
It rebounded off my shield at the point of impact. This monster is surprisingly elastic!
Even though I thought that it would break right away...[4]
The Orange Balloon bared its fangs and started biting .
“Hii!”[5]
Kang!
I heard a solid impact.
Yet it didn't hurt, it barely even itched.
The Orange Balloon was biting my arm, but it had no effect at all.
It seed that the shield was gently emitting a protective barrier around .
I looked wordlessly at in.
“Go on, Yuusha-sama!”
“ORAORAORAORA!” [6]
... I didn’t receive any damage, but I couldn't deal much of it either.
So I continuously struck the Orange Balloon like a Kung-Fu master.[7]
Five minutes later...
Pop!
A faint sound was heard followed by the Orange Balloon bursting.
“Hah... hah... hah... ”[8]
The [EXP? 1] value popped up along with a “Pikon” sound.
I think I received a single experience point.
Seriously, all this work just to kill one balloon... I couldn't help but pity myself.
That was a tough fellow. My bare hands could only do so much.
Pachi Pachi Pachi. [9]
“I’m proud of you, Yuusha-sama.”
in gave her applauds, yet it sohow felt hollow.
Suta suta suta! [10]
Then I heard footsteps.
Looking behind , I saw Ren along with his companions jogging onward.
I thought they would be chatting amongst themselves along the way, but all of them were wearing a serious expression while moving silently.
Ah, three Orange Balloons appeared in front of them.
Zuba![11]
With one swing of his sword, Ren sent an Orange Balloon popping.
1-hit kill!? Hey dude... just how different could our attack powers be?
“...”
in awkwardly turned her head away multiple tis, avoiding my eyes.
“It will be alright. Every Hero has their share of struggles after all.”
“... Arigato.”[12]
It’s my first fight anyways. And I suffered zero injuries since my defense is super high, even with the Orange Balloon biting for five whole minutes.
Just as I started ransacking the remnants of Orange Balloon, the Shield let out a 'Pikon' sound.
When I brought it closer, the shield glowed gently with a pale light and absorbed the remnants.
[GET: Orange Balloon Skin]
As this line popped up, the Weapon Book Icon also blinked.
I opened it to confirm, then the Small Orange Shield Icon popped up.
While I couldn’t transform my shield yet, I now knew what materials were required.
“So that's the power of the Legendary Weapons.”
“Yep. Looks like it needs to absorb materials in order to transform.”
“I see.”
“By the way, how much could I get from selling what was dropped earlier?”
“It should be about 1 Copper Coin.”
“... And how many Coppers do I need to get 1 Silver?
“100 Copper Coins.”
Oh well, it couldn't be helped. It was a weak monster so of course it'll drop equally poor loot.
“It’s your turn next, in.”
“Hm, I suppose so.”
At that mont, so Orange Balloons approached us.
in took out her sword from her waist and swung twice.
The Orange Balloons then burst with a pop.
Uwaa... Am I that weak..?
My na is Iwatani Naofumi. A 20-year-old university student. Right now, my mouth is being covered by both of my hands.
I had been summoned to a parallel world and beca its hero for 2 days now.
After 5 minutes of combat with a suitable monster, I had co to perfectly understand my role.
「Hero Aptitude Test」
Four people were given this test. The most rational result shall be swiftly delivered.
CHECK!
>>What is your hunting aptitude?
Whoopsie, looks like I lost myself for a mont there.
Anyways, I had beco painfully aware that I am, or rather my shield, was super weak.
It seed that it was more efficient to simply let in do the fighting.
“Okay then, in. Please attack while I'll be in charge of defense. Let’s see how far we can go with this setup.”
“Hai.”[13]
in imdiately replied.
After that, we road around the adows until the sun began to set. We encountered more Orange Balloons and so Yellow Balloons, where it seed their strength differed by their color.
“We can encounter slightly stronger monsters if we press onward, but it will soon be nightfall if we don’t return to the castle.”
“Mhm. I wish we could keep on hunting a bit more though...”
I had yet to receive any damage, since the Balloons’ attacks were so easy to defend against.
“Since we’re returning early, let’s take another look at the Weapon Shop. Because upgrading my equipnt will allow us to go even farther than today.”
“... Co to think of it, that makes sense.”
I was able to improved myself and gain a little exp for my starting level, so I suppose we've made good enough progress for the day.
By the way, the shield also absorbed enough to satisfy the transformation requirent; I now had a Balloon shield equipped to my arm.
In the long run... I guess I could still level up and transform my shield so more.
Oh well. As the first day of adventuring ended with many uncertainties, we began heading back to the castle town.
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