130-Episode 111: Selling the Strongest Onmyoji, Material





You know, each one of you can do too much.

 In the small room where the Murderbat was defeated in a flash.
 We were all being lectured by Amu.
 Of course, we saw no sign of the monster in the area, but that's not the point.

"First, Mabel! You will refrain from throwing a sword.
M... why? That doesn't sound like an assassin.
"I told you axe wielders are heavy fighters! Why do you care about that... Okay? You are the vanguard, so don't force yourself to aim at enemies that are far away. If an enemy cannot be defeated without throwing a sword, leave it to the rear guard.
But sometimes Amu uses magic, too.
I'm only aiming at what the vanguard can handle. You're not going to be able to find a way to make it work. Your gravity-magic thrusting of the sword will damage the blade, and in some places it may not be retrievable. If you can't recover more material than a throwing sword, you're in the red. Be more cost-conscious.
Now he's starting to sound like a merchant.
'It's the same thing. It's just that instead of costing you no purchase price, it costs you money for weapons and armor.
....
I'm not saying don't throw anything. But if you can trust your enemy, trust him. You understand?
Okay.

 Mabel nodded honestly.
 I'm a little impressed, too. You've thought things through.

Next up! Yifa and Seika, though.

 Now he looks at us and says, "Amu.

"You guys don't get to attack one side.
'What? It's okay, it's....

 Amu replies to Yifa who says anxiously.

''As I said before, there's too much firepower. Unless you are dealing with a boss, one of them is enough. And the materials get damaged too.
Okay.
'So, keep one of you in the recovery role. It's been said that accidents are less likely to happen in a party with a full-time recovery (healer).
In that case, Yifa will be the one to heal. I'll take care of the attack.

 I thought it would be safer if I could participate in the battle, after all, and that's what I suggested.
 It's a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what to expect.

''Umm ... no.''
What?
So Yifa is the attacker. And Seika is the healer.
No, no, no, no, no.

 It didn't seem to matter a minute ago.

'For three reasons. First, your magic costs money.
'Are you talking about the spell? It's not much more than a piece of paper compared to a throwing sword.
'Compared to Rodnea, the paper here is expensive, you know? We don't even have a paper mill nearby. Instead, we can get all the metal resources we want, so maybe it's just cheaper to throw a sword.
....
"To prepare for the future, we'll need to conserve our supplies. And secondly, and for the second reason, wouldn't your being the aggressor take away our jobs at critical moments? You're going to be all over the place when it gets dangerous, aren't you?
''Well maybe so but what's wrong with that?''
After all, I'm depending on you to get me out of here for my own adventure.
I don't mind. I don't mind it, but...
We're the ones who care. We don't feel comfortable with you being the one to take care of us. Besides, if something goes wrong and you're out of sight what happens to the rest of us who depend on you so much?
....
I know you can do everything. Maybe you can handle these dungeons all by yourself. But... you don't have to be that strong to be an adventurer, but all adventurers have done well in the past.
....
So you're gonna need us to do something for you. And for the last reason.

 Amu says with a little smile.

'I'd still feel safer if you were behind me as a recovery person (healer).

 When I was at a loss for words, Yifa said enthusiastically, "Seika-kun.

Seika-kun," he said enthusiastically. I'll do my best.
Okay.

 I nodded quietly.
 I nodded quietly and said with a small smile, "Well, why don't you let me watch and see what I can do.

"Well, why don't you just let me watch and see what I can do to help my students gain experience?
What's your problem?
Seika, you look like an old man.
What kind of a position is that?

 I chuckle.


****


 After that, the dungeon exploration went on without any problems.

 It was a dungeon for beginners, so there was no reason for any problems to occur, but thanks to Amu's guidance, the rest of the group was able to stand up to the monsters calmly and calmly.

 My job is almost gone.
 I don't have anything to do as a healer, since my improvised spell will take care of all the minor injuries, but at best, I can only use the Hitogata of Light to keep my vision clear and put the recovered materials away in phase.

 But I think that's fine.
 These women are saying they want to do their best. It would be the role of the elders to watch the youngsters grow up.
 Of course, I'm going to get my hands on them as soon as they get in danger.

 Eventually, when we had gathered enough material, we decided to turn back.
 The day is still high, but we need time to go sell to the guild. I guess that's about as far as I can go for my first time.

 So we headed back to Lacana.
 We returned safely to Lacana, and headed back to the Adventurer's Guild.

"I would like to buy some materials, please.

 When I said this at the guild's window, the strange old woman at the reception desk smiled.

''Welcome back. Then please put the materials on the table over there.

 I open the door to the phase and spread the collected materials on a table by the reception desk.
 Magic stones, swords that the skeleton had, etc. There isn't much, but a good amount of materials piled up on the platform.

 The receptionist rolls her eyes.

''Oh dear. Were you a carrier (porter)? Is that all the material you're buying?''
'Yes ... oh, no, wait.

 I close the door and return the Hitogata's invisibility and take out another Hitogata.
 Amu looks at it quizzically.

'What? What else is out there?
Yeah,

 Yes, I had one more thing to sell.

 The carcass of a deer-shaped monster I had caught before my visit to Lacana.

 I'd forgotten all about it. After all, there was so much going on.... But I'm sure that thing will sell for a lot of money.

 I lightly chanted a mantra and opened the door to phase.
 Then, with a heavy thud, the corpse fell to the floor of the guild.

''Wha...?
"Yikes!
"Whoa!

 The receptionist and the other adventurers around me were surprised to see the object sitting on the floor.
 As for me....

"...Heh? What's this?

 He rolled his eyes as well.

 That was just as well.
 Because the monster's carcass had been transformed into a giant rainbow-colored mineral.

 Although it had a silhouette barely resembling a deer, it wasn't a carcass by any means, but a mere mineral of rectangular crystals that had been turned into a mass of rectangular crystals.
 Come to think of it, I think the magic stone that grew on its head instead of horns had this color.

 But........what does this mean?
 Is this what happens to that monster when it dies?

 I honestly have no idea.
 I look around to see if any of the adventurers or guild officials know about it, but....

Is this a magic stone...?
Hey, isn't this color a high magic stone?
No way, all of this?

 It didn't look promising.
 The receptionist said to me, her eyes black and white.

"Please wait a minute...

 He retreats to the back of the room and returns with a staff member with a hammer and chisel.
 He apologetically explained to me, "We'll need a few minutes to make an evaluation.

We'll need a little time to evaluate it. Also, it seems to be a magic stone, but since it's a considerable amount of money, we'll probably be able to give you the money at a later date...
'Huh. That's fine, but...

 I'm more interested in why this happened.
 Is there anyone who knows more about it?

 A clunking sound could be heard. A guild employee was just breaking a huge rainbow-colored mineral with a chisel and hammer. As expected, they couldn't appraise the mineral in a round shape.

 And when the surface of the mineral was cracked, I suddenly felt a tremendous surge of power.

 I called out to them in a panic.

You're not supposed to do that!
What?

 The guild staff turned around with a dumbfounded expression on their faces, and that's when the
 The cracks in the mineral spread out - and everything shattered.
 And from within appeared.....

Wow!
Mo-Monster!

 The magic stone that was used in place of the antlers is gone, but there is no doubt about it.
 It's the deer-shaped monster that should have been sealed in phase back then.

 The deer of the magic stone, standing on all four legs, shakes its head.
 No matter how you look at it, it was alive.
 The monsters of this world shouldn't be able to withstand the phase.

''Ha!''

 Faster than I can point the formula at them, the deer's hooves kick the floor of the guild.
 While kicking through the floorboards, they also destroyed the door to the entrance and ran out.

'Wait ... no fast!

 As he followed it out, the demon stone deer was already a small dot in the sky in the distance.
 Looking at the hoof prints drilled into the ground, it seemed that it had made a tremendous leap and flew over there in a single step.

 The deer monster took another great leap on the roof of a tall building and disappeared behind the walls.

 I stood there in amazement.


Oh, yeah this world is big, too.

 I answer Yuki above my head.
 

 What I saw was the doorway of the guild with the door completely destroyed.

''.........''

 I walked slowly and quietly back inside.
 The inside of the guild was silent.
 The adventurers and staff were all stunned and speechless. Amu and the others seemed to be the same.
 I look at the floorboards kicked out by the deer and turn blue.

 This isn't good, is it?

 Then I saw the shell of the magic stone left on the floor.
 The amount has decreased considerably due to the fact that it was a deer inside, but there's still quite a bit left.

''Umm........''

 I smiled fondly and pointed to the deer shell.

Do you think the magic stones in there will be enough to pay for the expenses...?