The next day, we left Prada Village after breakfast.
Since I briefly taught my childhood friends, an aspiring male and female hunter, that magic is about imagery, I expect to meet them in Feel soon.
Feel seems to be closer to Prada Village than Emosion. More importantly, even though Prada Village’s fields were ravaged by monsters, the massive outbreak of Glass Wolves has made it difficult to seek help from Feel or Emosion. They are apparently worried about their supplies running out.
So, as a temporary measure, villagers who have registered as hunters will be taking on requests and buying food for the village.
They know there’s a possibility of encountering a Green Fang, but if they don’t try even if it’s difficult, there’s a chance of starvation in the village.
There’s little I can do, but I want to help in any way I can once things settle down.
“By the way, Prim, about yesterday’s magic.”
“The names, right? For now, how about ‘Arrow’ for those focused on rapid fire and suppression, ‘Lance’ for those specialized in power and penetration, and ‘Arms’ for coating weapons?”
They’re safe and easy to understand, making them easy to imagine.
Prim gained an affinity for fire magic, and with her evolution to High Class, she also gained aptitude for wind magic, but she’s also good with lightning magic.
Therefore, she organized fire, wind, and lightning magic based on the magic she used yesterday to shatter the large rock, making it easier for her to use.
Similarly, I organized water, ice, and light magic, which I am good at, into the same categories. I should be able to cast similar spells with other attributes.
While I’ve organized them into Arrow, Lance, and Arms categories, I should also organize them for defense, attack support, and suppression.
Candidates include the Shield series for single-target defense, the Wall series for area defense, the Wave series for radial attacks, and the Storm series for area attacks.
In Engraving Magic, ice was classified under water attributes.
I don’t know if it’s because Engraving Magic has different attribute standards, but water, ice, and light, which I have an affinity for, should be usable normally.
I don’t know about other attributes, but I don’t think they’re unusable.
“Still, there are an awful lot of Glass Wolves.”
About three hours have passed since we left Prada Village, and we’ve already defeated over 20 Glass Wolves.
We defeated about 30 Glass Wolves between Emosion and Prada Village, so this is too many.
“Really. At this rate, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before we encounter a Green Fang.”
“Yeah.”
The Green Fang is an S-rank monster in Monster Rank. Prim, in terms of Hunter Rank, is S-rank, and I am G-rank.
Moreover, since we’ve evolved into High Human and High Fox, even just the two of us should be able to fight a Green Fang.
That being said, I don’t exactly want to meet one.
“Another Glass Wolf. Huh? Is something else mixed in?”
“A Green Wolf. The fact that even these are appearing must mean there’s a Green Fang nearby.”
Is this a Green Wolf?
Glass Wolves were a greenish-gray color, but Green Wolves are a vivid green.
That means the Green Fang probably isn’t bright green, but it likely has green fur.
“That’s probably it. Now I’m really starting to wonder what’s happening in Feel.”
Feel must have confirmed the appearance of the Green Fang.
The fact that they haven’t defeated it means either there’s no one strong enough to defeat it, or someone is interfering.
“Truly. But then again, it might be convenient.”
“What do you mean?”
Apricot seems to have a plan, but after hunting over 50 Glass Wolves in three days since leaving Zack, it’s hard to see this situation as convenient.
“Zack isn’t far from Porton, and Emosion is a key point for Amister, so Valentia should grasp this situation. They likely wouldn’t assume we’re heading to Feel. Even if they did, it’s a precarious situation where reaching Feel is uncertain, so pursuers would hesitate to send scouts towards Feel. After all, with such a high number of Glass Wolves, reconnaissance itself would be difficult.”
Indeed.
We’re traveling the road to Feel, and the visibility is quite good. I’m also using Sonar Wave and Dolphin Eye, so it wouldn’t be difficult to detect pursuers within a radius of about 300 meters.
More importantly, given how frequently we’re being attacked, even if there were pursuers, there’s no guarantee they wouldn’t be attacked.
In fact, they would definitely be attacked.
And as a bonus, there’s the possibility of an anomaly appearing.
Even if we manage to enter Feel safely, there’s a high chance we won’t be able to leave.
Not being able to leave Feel means we can’t report, and if anyone else entered Feel around the same time, we would be on guard.
Considering this, the possibility of us being followed is low. On the contrary, it’s not unreasonable to assume we’ve been killed by anomalies, is it?
After all, Valentia doesn’t know that Prim evolved into a High Fox.
So the problem is whether the two of us can defeat the Green Fang.
“Prim, do you think the two of us can defeat the Green Fang?”
“If you’re asking if we can defeat it, we probably can. However, since Wolf Species live in packs, there will likely be Glass Wolves and Green Wolves, and probably Wind Wolves, so how we deal with them might be the issue.”
Wind Wolves are rare species of Glass Wolves and Green Wolves that can manipulate wind.
The color green signifying wind remains true even in Helios Orb, so I did anticipate it, but I didn’t expect rare species to be present.
It is believed that there are several stages to the creation of anomalies, and the two most certain are the abnormal proliferation of species and the increase in rare species.
Anomalies are also said to be mutations of rare species caused by magic or something similar, so it’s not an unlikely theory.
Incidentally, Wind Wolves are B-rank, and they can appear from either Glass Wolves or Green Wolves.
Their fur is said to be a whitish green, making them easily identifiable.
“I see. Then I’ll deploy a barrier to block their escape routes.”
Using the A-rank Water attribute, which is my aptitude, seems like the safest option.
“Engraving Magic is convenient, isn’t it? I wish I could use it.”
“That’s a bit much.”
“That’s true. Well then, shall we have lunch soon?”
Or rather, it’s already noon.
When traveling in another world, dried meat is a standard meal, but Helios Orb has magic like Storaging and Mirroring.
Mirroring only increases the capacity of bags and cargo areas, but even though the weight disappears when packed, it’s still useful.
Storaging is magic that stores objects in the void, and the storage capacity depends on the user’s magic power.
However, its most significant feature is that time does not pass while stored.
Thanks to this, we can always eat warm meals, make food in advance, and even buy and store food.
I can use it now too.
There are also magic tools with Storaging enchanted, which are expensive, so I’ve heard that quite a few people use them.
By the way, lunch is bread, sausage made from Glass Boa meat, salad, and soup.
“Still, I thought this yesterday too, but the food in this world is similar to the food in my world.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. This sausage is almost identical to a food called sausage in my world. The taste is a little weaker, but that’s about the only difference I can find.”
Sausage is said to be a popular food that has existed for a long time. However, since it uses a lot of salt and spices, was it expensive in the past?
“Oh, is that so? But regarding food, I think we’re not inferior to Yamato’s world either.”
“Why?”
“It’s said that past guests literally poured their hearts and souls into creating it.”
I see, that makes sense.
In the history or novels of their original world, their diet was said to be simple or bland compared to now, and the same was apparently true for Helios Orb.
This must have been difficult for guests who had lived with abundant spices and diverse flavors.
Even I would do the same.
Moreover, not only in Zack, but apparently spices are now readily available even in Prada Village, so the cuisine of Helios Orb seems to have developed considerably.
Therefore, I will eat this meal, a product of the guests’ blood, sweat, tears, and effort, with gratitude.
Side: Prim
Thank you for the meal.
As expected, Storaging is convenient.
While many people can’t use it due to magic power limitations, there are also magic tools with Storaging enchanted, so quite a few people use them.
However, while it’s incredibly convenient for travel, it’s a bit difficult to use in combat.
Perhaps it should be systematized like Yamato’s Engraving Magic, or maybe we should have magic tools with Engraving Magic attached.
Since I’ve actually enchanted magic stones with Engraving Magic, I don’t think it’s impossible.
However, it would be troublesome if it were used by idiots, so it’s not something that can be done immediately.
Speaking of magic tools, I saw Yamato’s Engraving Tool while traveling.
However, it seemed a bit different from a magic tool.
In fact, I had no idea what it was and couldn’t figure out how to use it at all.
“Is that so? Well, I’ve been using it almost since I was born, so I haven’t really paid much attention to it.”
Despite saying that, this Engraving Tool is a common item in Yamato’s world, serving as a wallet and even appearing in books, so they say they can’t live without it.
It doesn’t have Storaging attached, of course, but if it did, we would have completely lost.
…Even now, we’ve lost enough.
“By the way, about arriving at Feel by today, will it be around evening?”
“It will likely be around that time. If there were fewer monsters, we might have arrived a little earlier.”
My mother replies to Yamato’s question.
We hunted over 30 Glass Wolves and Green Wolves this morning alone, so it took quite some time.
If it were just about defeating them, Yamato could do it in an instant, but collecting the corpses is troublesome.
Oh, here they come again.
Huh?
That whitish-green fur color… isn’t that a Wind Wolf?
Considering we have nearly 100 Glass Wolves and Green Wolves stored in our Storaging, are we seeing the bottom of the barrel?
“Is that whitish-green fur a Wind Wolf?”
“It seems so. There are five of them. This definitely means there’s a Green Fang around here.”
“Whether it’s Glass Wolves or Green Wolves, we’ve hunted quite a few of them. Could it be that we’ve alerted them?”
I suppose so.
Still, if we didn’t hunt them, we’d just die, so we couldn’t help but hunt them.
“I guess there’s no helping it. What do we do now?”
My mother looks worried.
Wind Wolves are B-rank, and even five of them attacking as a pack might be difficult even for an S-rank hunter.
Moreover, Wind Wolves use wind magic, and it might be quite troublesome.
“I don’t want to waste too much time, so I’ll handle it.”
“Wait, Yamato. Leave at least one for me.”
“All right.”
With that, Yamato operated his Engraving Tool and activated Ice Engraving Magic.
I believe this is called Cold Prison, right?
Huh?
Is he using something else too?
The Wind Wolves seemed to pause and become wary for a moment, but Yamato’s created ice blades swirled and instantly killed the Wind Wolves without hesitation.
That was fast!
Even though he left one for me, that Wind Wolf is also faltering!
Honestly…
But I have no intention of letting them escape, so I used Physical Ring, Mana Ring, Burning Wings, and even Fire Arms to strengthen my body and spear. Spreading my wings, I charged at the Wind Wolf with all my might.
I dodged the first strike, but I had anticipated that.
With a sweep of my spear imbued with Fire Arms, I managed to cut off the Wind Wolf’s head.
Not bad.
“Impressive. I’ll go collect them.”
“I can’t feel truly happy when Yamato praises me. More importantly, you used Cold Prison, right? I understand that, but why did the ice swirl?”
“Ah, about that. I also used Air Vortex, a wind Engraving Magic.”
So, you were using something besides ice.
Apparently, Air Vortex is a B-rank wide-area interference wind spell that can manipulate the wind within its range.
He said it could easily suffocate an opponent, but what a terrifying magic, or rather, Engraving Magic.
“Air Vortex is not the only wind attribute Engraving Magic that is easy to use. I have an affinity for water and light attributes, but wind attributes also have characteristics, so I’m quite good at it.”
Engraving Magic aptitude, like magic, can be used even with low aptitude, right?
Since magic can also be used with low aptitude, the basics might be the same.
Or rather, what are these characteristics?
“Characteristics are like special skills for Engraving Magic that people in my world have. Many people don’t have them, though.”
I see, so Yamato has these characteristics.
Engraving Magic has seven attributes: fire, earth, wind, water, light, dark, and void. Yamato has an affinity for water and light, but no affinity for dark.
Separately, there’s the Sky characteristic, which makes it easier to use water, wind, and light attributes, as well as wide-area and exploration types.
He said he has low aptitude for wide-area Engraving Magic and finds it difficult.
There are various other characteristics as well. For example, Yamato’s mother has the characteristic of “All Attribute Aptitude.”
Using those characteristics, simultaneously casting Air Vortex and Cold Prison to unleash ice blades like a storm is too merciless.
If I weren’t merciless, it would be dangerous for me, so that’s fine.
“That’s amazing. To defeat B-rank Wind Wolves so easily.”
My mother is impressed, but defeating B-rank monsters so easily isn’t simple even for High Hunters.
I also defeated a few, but if I were attacked by multiples, I would have sustained at least one or two injuries.
I knew there was a difference in strength between Yamato and me, but to this extent, I can only laugh.
“Using two or more Engraving Magics simultaneously is technically an advanced technique, but it’s quite common. So, many people in my world can do this much.”
Stop it already.
It might be common in Yamato’s world, but I’ve never seen or heard of such usage in Helios Orb.
However, with knowledge from Yamato’s world and such techniques, it’s very understandable that guests have become special beings.
“Alright, collection finished. It finished quickly with only five.”
Once defeated, the collection process is the same as with Glass Wolves.
So, having fewer attack at once is quite helpful for us right now.
There were times when Glass Wolves attacked in packs of over ten.
In any case, now that collection is complete, we can depart.
Although I can’t use Engraving Magic, learning from Yamato is very educational.
I’ll have to ask him to teach me more while we travel.
I thought so, but suddenly Yamato stopped and turned his gaze in the direction from which the Wind Wolves had attacked.
Is that a howl?
No way!
