Accompany
The next day
"I brought molten iron ore."
The next day
"The subjugation of the wild boar is over."
Further, the next day
"I collected fever-reducing grass, worm grass, and stomach grass.''
Even more, the next day
"I have finished subduing the monster flowers, gray wolves, man-eating monkeys, and poisonous ants."
The next day...
"No, that's too much!"
Finally, the owner's comment came in.
"Really? As far as I'm concerned, I'm doing it slow."
"That's indeed a lie, isn't it? I've never heard of an adventurer working at such a pace."
"I see…"
The man is depressed for some reason
No
He has an irritated expression on his face.
"Ooh, you’re so young!"
Another adventurer interrupts the conversation between the owner and the man.
He is a seasoned adventurer.
I believe he was an old man who had recently attained rank 12.
"If you don’t mind, would you like to accompany us on our request?"
"What kind of request?"
"We will handle the request itself…"
Behind the old man, several men are sitting on chairs.
"The request is to take down a pack of gray wolves on the border of the Dead Desert..."
A dangerous request.
It is not a place for a man who has just become an adventurer.
"While we are subjugating them, I want you to collect the pearl grass that grows in the area."
"Is pearl grass expensive?"
"It's a luxury item for the nobility. The buds are like pearls, and when you chew them, they make your mouth feel cold."
"A refreshing agent, huh…?"
"Refreshing, what?"
"No, don't mind me."
"So, do you want to do it?"
"I will accompany you."
"All right, I'm looking forward to working with you. We'll buy as much as we need."
We wouldn't pass up such a tasty offer.
"Old man! Can we come along too?"
"Huh? You guys too? Alright."
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15 old men subdue a group of gray wolves.
Meanwhile, me, Aritote and the new guy, gathered pearl grass.
Since we plan to collect a large amount, we also rented a horse-drawn carriage.
"Come to think of it, I didn't say my name. I'm Lucette, and my rank is 6."
"Aritote, I'm rank 4."
"Olasha, I'm rank 2."
Well, I know your rank.
And Olasha immediately asked
"Excuse me, but what weapon do you have?"
"I'm a vanguard with a buckler and a long sword."
"I can use magic, so I support Lucette. What can Olasha do?"
"Me, huh… jack of all trades, I guess?"
According to what I hear
Olasha has a teacher
Olasha learned many things from that person.
"Others found great talent, but I could only halfway do everything."
"Is he an amazing person, your master?"
"He is so famous that there is no one in my hometown who doesn't know him."
However, it is said that the master did not give up on Olasha.
"I was taught, [If you're going to end up doing anything halfway, always look for the other party's weak points].''
"He's a good master."
"Even if I dedicated my life to Master, I would never be able to thank Master enough.… Please stop the horse."
At the same time as those words, the horse began to get spooked.
"Whoa, whoa! What's wrong!"
"This smell, a beast?"
We are approaching an area known as the Dead Desert.
The horse stops at a place where the grass, which cannot withstand the harsh environment, turns brown and withers.
And right next to it, the grass shakes violently.
"Gah!"
"What!"
A gray wolf jumps out of the grass.
It leapt at the horse's neck
"Gyan!"
But it ends in failure
With one last cry, the gray wolf died.
Its head was crushed
"Any damage to the horse?"
Olasha checks the situation as if nothing had happened.
In Olasha's hand is a metal chain.
A weight tied to the tip
"There was no damage to the horse. Besides, was it Olasha who did that?"
"Yes, but what is it?"
It wasn't something.
I didn't see any attack.
"Wasn't your weapon a sword?"
"That's right. I also use swords a lot."
"What else do you use beside those chains?"
"I also use a spear."
Saying that, he took out a thin thing from his pocket.
Four or so, each connected to the other by a chain.
"What's that?"
"A spear?"
Olasha said as he shook it.
"This is how it's used."
In an instant, the thing is connected in a line and a thin spear is formed.
"With a sword attached to the end, it becomes a spear. With a weight, it becomes a flail."
"Can you use that?"
"Not as well as Master."
No, I don't know what your master is capable of, so how can I evaluate him?
"Well, let's think about the gray wolf more than me. Maybe something happened to them."
"It's dangerous, I think we should go back."
Aritote nods at my words.
But Olasha tilts his head.
"Why is that?"
"Gray wolf packs are dangerous."
One is weak, but
Once you are bitten, you will be immediately surrounded and devoured.
Power in numbers is a threat
"Given their experience and armor, they can probably recover. All we have to do is go help them and kill them all."
"Easy for you to say..."
"Then you two, please turn back here. I'll leave it to you to report to the owner."
"Are you going alone?"
"Isn't it natural? If I abandon them in this uncertain state, I won't be able to face Master."
With that said, Olasha runs alone to where the old men are.
"Lucette, what should we do?"
"…We have no choice but to go."
We decided to chase Olasha.
And there's something else that bothers me.
Olasha muttered a few words before running away.
[This much is possible]
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