Here are the glossaries, you must strictly follow them: ケルヴィン殿 => Lord Kelvin, ケルヴィン邸 => Kelvin’s Mansion, メルフィーナ => Melfina, 経験値共有化 => Experience Sharing, お爺ちゃん => Grandpa, でしょうか => Is it?, ケルヴィン => Kelvin, ジェラール => Gerard, ステータス => Status, トライセン => Trisen, モンスター => Monster, 朱の大峡谷 => Scarlet Grand Canyon, 混成魔獣団 => Mixed Beast Corps, ください => Please, ご主人様 => Master, なかなか => Quite, アッガス => Aggas, エフィル => Efil (Female), ゴーレム => Golem, テーブル => Table, パーティ => Party, メイド服 => Maid Outfit, 気にする => To, 竜騎兵団 => Dragon Rider Corps, こちら => Here, しかし => However, それに => With that, そんな => Such, ちゃん => Suffix indicating a young girl or endearment, もらう => Receive, ようで => Seemingly, よりも => Than, エリィ => Ellie (Female), ギルド => Guild, グイン => Guin, サバト => Sabato, スキル => Skill, ソファ => Sofa, パーズ => Pars, メイド => Maid, リュカ => Ryuka (Female), 上がり => Get Away, 冒険者 => Adventurer, 収まる => Settle down, 竜騎兵 => Dragon Knight, いる => To be, かな => I wonder, から => From, こと => Thing, この => This, した => Did, する => To do, その => That, だし => And, のか => Particle, まで => Until, まる => Maru (sound), れる => Potential verb ending, ケル => Kel, ゴマ => Goma (Female), セラ => Sera (Female), ベル => Bel (Female), メル => Mel, ラン => Ran (Female), リオ => Rio, ルド => Rudo, レム => Rem, ワシ => I (Elderly Male), 世界 => World, 二人 => Two people, 亜竜 => Lesser Dragon, 人々 => People, 今日 => Today, 仲間 => Ally, 何か => Something, 例外 => Exception, 剣術 => Swordsmanship, 古竜 => Ancient Dragon, 地図 => Map, 失礼 => Excuse me, 宿泊 => Staying overnight, 少し => A little, 屋敷 => Mansion, 岩竜 => Rock Dragon, 巨竜 => Giant Dragon, 年齢 => Age, 意味 => Meaning, 戦闘 => Battle, 指示 => Orders, 斬撃 => Slash, 時間 => Time, 普通 => Normal, 準備 => Preparation, 獣人 => Beastman, 獣王 => Beast King, 盛大 => Grand, 程度 => Degree, 笑顔 => Smile, 経験 => Experience, 良い => Good, 菓子 => Sweets, 言葉 => Words, 誰か => Someone, 迎撃 => Interception, 送る => Send, 連絡 => Contact, 酒場 => Tavern, 開始 => Start, 黒き => Black, 、 => ,, 。 => ., し => And then, だ => Is, で => At, の => Possessive particle, も => Also, ら => Plural marker for named characters, を => Direct object particle, ケ => Ke, バ => Ba, 上 => Above, 中 => Middle, 人 => Person, 他 => Others, 件 => Case, 俺 => I (Masculine), 傷 => Wound, 兄 => Older Brother (Implied, used as affectionate, 内 => Inside, 初 => First, 剣 => Sword, 力 => Strength, 国 => Country, 地 => Earth, 夢 => Dream, 宙 => Sora (Male), 宿 => Inn, 岩 => Rock, 心 => Heart, 愛 => Love, 日 => Day, 様 => Sama, 欲 => Desire, 殿 => Lord, 気 => Feeling, 獣 => Beast, 王 => King, 目 => Counter for people, 礼 => Gratitude, 空 => Sky, 竜 => Dragon, 腰 => Waist, 街 => Town, 要 => Key, 訳 => Reason, 話 => Talk, 足 => Feet, 酒 => Alcohol, 里 => Village, 顔 => Face, 風 => Wind
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―――Kelvin’s Mansion, Living Room
My party and Sabato’s were assigned to the interception squad to hold back the Dragon Rider Corps dispatched from Trisen. We have about a week until they are expected to arrive at Pars, so luckily, we have time. After parting ways with Sabato and the others, I’ve returned to the mansion and am now holding an in-house strategy meeting. Sera is lounging on the sofa, and Melfina is munching on sweets, but we’re still in a strategy meeting!
“Well then, will Master be heading out?”
“Master, are you alright?”
Upon hearing the circumstances, Ellie and Ryuka wore worried expressions.
“If it’s just the Mixed Beast Corps we fought before, it’s no problem at all, but who knows. The scout’s report seems to have spotted several figures resembling Ancient Dragons.”
Black Giant Dragons, Rock Dragons that run on the ground, the Dragon Rider Corps – it’s quite a diverse group. However, many ride Lesser Dragons like Wyverns, so they don’t necessarily all have正規の dragons. Well, I suppose I’ll see for myself soon enough.
“Ah, that’s right. I should probably add Ellie and Ryuka to the party. It’ll be good for leveling up.”
As I said that, I sent a party invitation command to the two of them.
“I feel terribly sorry for leveling up so easily, but is that alright?”
“Don’t worry about it. You two don’t have combat-oriented Status, so it’s common to level up indirectly by getting experience through a party, right?”
In this world, you can’t acquire new Skill Points without leveling up. However, most people living in towns probably have no experience fighting Monsters. So, what should those people do? The answer is simple: join a party with Adventurers or others and have them defeat Monsters. In towns and villages, there’s even an annual event where those who reach a certain age are included in a party to level up, so this method seems quite popular.
Typically, in a party, the one who defeats the Monster gets most of the experience, and the remaining minuscule experience is distributed among party members based on their contribution in battle. If you do nothing during combat, you’ll receive practically nothing, but even that is enough experience for those at an early level. It’s like being a parasite in a game, but with this method, you can reach around level 5 if you try hard. Of course, beyond that, the required experience increases significantly, and no matter how strong a Monster is defeated for you, the experience gained is minimal, making leveling up this way difficult. If you want more, you’ll have to contribute in some way yourself.
“In Master’s case, there’s no limit, so it makes me anxious.”
Yeah, we’re an exception, since we use Experience Sharing to get the best of both worlds.
“Hmm. If that’s the case, maybe I’ll let the two of them gain some real combat experience next time. It would be good for self-defense too.”
“Your Majesty, I can teach you Swordsmanship!”
“Swordsmanship! I’ll learn from Grandpa Gerard!”
Gerard and Ryuka took the bait. I have a feeling this won’t just end at some basic self-defense. However, that’s fine too.
“Then I’ll help too. Let’s slash together!”
“Yeah! Slash attack!”
Ryuka mimics Gerard’s movements as she practices her sword swings. The day our maids can unleash slashes might be soon.
“That’s after we’ve overcome the defenses of Pars, though. In case of an emergency, Ellie and Ryuka, you two will operate the Golems in the mansion. There’s a slim chance, but some might break through the defense line. Sera, don’t sleep. Mel, stop staring at the empty plate with that longing look. Let’s seriously start planning.”
I had Efil spread out the map of the border area I borrowed from Rio on the table, and we finally began our serious strategy meeting.
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—A Certain Inn—
“Master Sabato, do you really think they’ll take us with them?”
This is the inn where Sabato’s party is staying. After Kelvin told them at the Guild, “We want to make preparations first. We’ll contact you later,” they parted ways and were killing time at the inn’s tavern.
“Right now, we can only trust Kelvin. It’s more efficient to be told what to do than for us to rack our brains about it.”
“Sigh, if that’s how you’re going to be, becoming the next Beast King is just a pipe dream, Sabato? Your older brothers are fighting Trisen right now.”
“Shut up, Goma. I’m on a training journey, you think I can just go back to my homeland meekly? Besides, Pars is in crisis right now. If I see people in trouble and ignore them, what kind of Beast King would I be?”
“In this case, I wonder if we’re causing Kelvin trouble?”
“Gahahaha, what Goma-sama says is true!”
A Beastman, with one ear missing and countless scars all over his body, chimed in. The words “veteran warrior” seemed to suit his appearance perfectly.
“Damn it, I can’t win in an argument…”
“Master Sabato, you can’t win with brute force either!”
Immediately, a satisfying *thwack* sound echoed. As the young, seemingly light-headed Beastman clutched his head with both hands, the inn’s door chime rang through the tavern. It seemed someone had arrived. Had Kelvin and the others finished their preparations and arrived? Thinking such thoughts, the six Beastmen turned their eyes to the inn’s entrance.
“Excuse me. Is there a Master Sabato staying at this inn?”
Standing there was a comely Maid. She seemed to be asking the innkeeper about Sabato.
“Isn’t that Maid Outfit the same as the one Kelvin’s fellow Maids wear?”
“Ah, yes! That’s right! That Maid was also super cute, wasn’t she~”
“I agree with that opinion, but what Goma-sama is saying is whether that Maid isn’t a messenger from Lord Kelvin, Guin.”
“I-I see…! Both Goma-sama and Mister Aggas are smart!”
“You’re just too slow-witted, honestly. Anyway, Master Sabato—”
“Sabato is me!”
Before Aggas could even utter a word, Sabato shouted and jumped up. He moved with the agility of a dog unleashed at the sight of its owner’s treat.
“…Because he’s an idiot, his actions are swift.”
At his shout, the Maid and the innkeeper flinched. Sabato had succeeded in astonishing them greatly for no particular reason.
“W-was that so? Please excuse me… I am Ellie, a servant of Lord Kelvin.”
The Maid’s face was quite strained.
“It’s fine! So, what’s Kelvin want!?”
“…Is this the third time? Master Sabato, you’re on a roll today.”
“Can you really call that being on a roll…”
Guin slurped his leftover noodles while watching Sabato fly through the air.
“Please excuse me. So, what is your business?”
Goma greeted her with a smile. However, the Maid was already trembling.
“L-Lord Kelvin has given me a letter. P-please take this…”
“A letter?”
Goma received the letter from the Maid’s trembling hand.
“Let’s see.”
“I wanna see too!”
“Huu, huu… Show it to me too…”
—To Sabato—
It seems we have less time than expected, so I will head to the planned interception location first. Please come here after you have made your preparations as well. The location is the ‘Scarlet Grand Canyon’ on the border between Pars and Trisen. Let’s both do our best! See you.
“…”
They all froze. However, their unspoken thoughts seemed to be the same.
(We’ve been left behind!?)
Each of them cried out the same thought in their hearts.
