Chapter 33
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 33: Group Projects Are Luck-Based (4)
After the goblin subjugation commission, we accepted a few more similar commissions and coordinated our teamwork.
As a result, there was one fact we learned.
“....This seems more doable than I thought?”
“Brother, is that really true?”
“H... How!?”
The two people more surprised than me at my words.
I told them what I felt.
“Mr. Tauric charges unconditionally when seeing monsters, and Ms. Estelle's precision is low because you are not used to controlling magic yet, right?”
“That is correct.”
“Yes...”
“Then let's just send Mr. Tauric and use magic?”
“Yes!?”
Estelle freaking out at my words to attack even Tauric with magic.
What I thought was simple.
Send Tauric equipped with defenses against magic into the middle of the enemies.
Estelle blows away the monsters whose aggro is drawn to him with wide-area skills.
I protect Estelle or help Tauric while killing elite monsters or the boss entity.
Employing Tauric completely as a tanker was a better method than thought.
“Hmm... It makes sense.”
“Mr. Tauric!?”
“Of course, it doesn't mean we'll send you just like that. We'll send you after wrapping you sufficiently with protective gear that can protect the body from magic.”
“B... But no matter what, how can I shoot magic when an ally is there...!”
If it were Alicia, she would have stared intently with eyes asking if you have the qualification to say that..
If I do that to Estelle, it seemed she might faint, so I held back.
Instead, I started persuading her slowly.
“Currently, Ms. Estelle's role is to deal with many enemies at once. But if you use magic before sending Mr. Tauric, it's not efficient.”
“Th.. That is true but..”
“Mr. Tauric seems unable to hear surrounding sounds properly once he starts fighting, so we can't pull him out in the middle either.”
“Hmm.. It's shameful, but Brother's words are correct.”
“Since I can deal with minor entities or exceptional guys, this is necessary to perform each other's roles properly.”
“Th... Th....Eut...! O...Okay... I got it...! That face please...!”
Estelle blushing and lowering her head deeply, then nodding.
It seemed this conversation was too hard for the introverted her.
Afterward, we prepared fitting the newly made strategy and entered the dungeon again.
Tauric charging with his eyes flipped as soon as monsters were seen.
Before we knew it, many monsters piled up around him.
“Do I shoot...? I really have to shoot, right...?”
“We did protection for Mr. Tauric together. Trust it.”
“U... Uuu.. Mr. Tauric, I'm sorry!”
Kwaaang-!
If precision falls, isn't it enough to just hit everything in front.
The effect was certain.
Her magic extended straight along the cave, and only Tauric remained in the place the magic passed.
“Mr. Tauric! Are you okay?”
“Yes, Sister. It is more endurable than thought. If I use recovery Holy Magic, it seems I can endure even greater power.”
“I'm sorry, I'm sorry....”
Estelle apologizing continuously in guilt for shooting magic at an ally.
Apart from her reaction, Tauric's condition was fine.
Since he wore several equipments protecting the user from magic and added his own recovery ability, it seemed quite endurable.
Of course, we have to check if it's the same when Estelle uses stronger magic, but hope arose in our group too.
Afterward, we performed one more commission giving high points and submitted it as an assignment.
Although there was a problem that I was active a lot because we weren't used to the new strategy yet, since possibility of development was seen, it wasn't bad.
“Brothers and Sister, everyone did a great job.”
“Mr. Ethan, Mr. Tauric, both of you did a great job...!”
“Yes, then let's rest well and coordinate again next time.”
In the case of combat-related departments, although the group assignment is said to be the main exam of finals, it wasn't the only exam.
Above all, there are still about 5 weeks left until the exam.
Since we weren't going to practice only the group assignment throughout this period, we promised next time after submitting the assignment.
Afterward, I headed to the club room.
Since I spent recent days mainly with group members, there were few occasions to come to the club room.
Entering the club room after a long time, I saw club members bustling more than usual.
I used to visit occasionally, but there were rarely times when there were this many people; wondering why there were so many people today, I saw the familiar Pink Head in one corner of the club room.
“Oh, Mr. Ethan!”
Alicia smiling and waving her hand as our eyes met.
Simultaneously, five pairs of eyes behind her headed toward me.
Those five guys whom it's annoying to even call by name one by one now.
As always, a certain senior wasn't here because even his club was different.
“Long time no see.”
“Have you been very busy lately?”
“Since the group members' personalities are strong, it took some time to coordinate.”
“That's great! Just in time, we were also talking about new group members!”
Alicia requested to join tables naturally.
The gazes of other club members who tried to step back and eat popcorn were stinging.
‘Ah... Should I bounce.’
Just because getting involved with Alicia became familiar didn't mean it was okay to continue like this.
Because my goal was still to help Alicia moderately, and then enjoy a comfortable life after she saves the world.
If only Alicia saves the world well, there would be nothing for me to do.
If there is a problem, since her mentality was shaken once a while ago, I am worried in many ways.
Although she seems a bit better now, in my eyes, she still looked like a child put by the water.
Since the Male Lead Candidates who should protect her from the side also look somewhat lacking and don't give trust at all, I had no choice but to join their table.
“How are Mr. Ethan's group members?”
“Both were good people. However, as said earlier, since they are people with strong personalities, it took some time to coordinate.”
“Ah... You must have suffered a lot.”
I stared silently at Alicia who was silent about Tauric.
Of course, I know this isn't her fault.
How could she speak carelessly about other people's problems.
If it's the warm and kind Alicia, it would be even more impossible.
This was just building justification intending to use it later if I have something to ask.
“Eut....!”
Alicia avoiding my gaze at the familiar look.
Since I gave enough hints and there were others around, especially Male Lead Candidates, I continued the story.
“One was a priest capable of playing the role of vanguard with outstanding physical ability, and the other was a Star-attribute mage handling powerful magic. It seemed we could become a good party if utilizing each other's abilities well.”
“That's great! I became a group with a priest specialized in protection Holy Magic and a Battle Mage, like this two people. It's good because I'm also receiving teachings about Holy Magic from the priest.”
“If it's Battle Mage, isn't it a mage specialized in close combat?”
“Yes, that's right. Using the staff like a blunt weapon and mainly using practical magic; sparring with her was quite tricky.”
Unlike my expectation, Alicia became a group with people who weren't Male Lead Candidates.
She continued talking about the new group members she met.
Alicia became the same group as a female Battle Mage student using lightning magic, and a priest student exceptional in protection and strengthening Holy Magic and possessing a warm character.
But hearing the story, if there is one thing that bothers me...
“By any chance, is that priest handsome?”
“Yes? That is true but.. why that suddenly?”
“It's nothing.”
I smell something.
The smell of a new Male Lead Candidate.
Just when Alicia felt the necessity for Holy Magic and was learning this and that, a priest proficient in Holy Magic appeared as a group member just in time.
Being in the Theology Department which wasn't there until now, being warm, and even knowledgeable in fields the Saintess doesn't know; it could be seen he possessed all qualifications as a Male Lead Candidate.
Doesn't she even say he's handsome by Saintess official.
At this point, it was undeniable.
The final exam was the turn of the late-runner priest, not the Mage.
For a Male Lead Candidate to increase by one in that time... It was truly a move befitting a femme fatale.
By the way, even the 1st semester of 1st year hasn't ended yet; just how much does she intend to increase by the time of graduation.
Fitting for a Romance Fantasy Female Lead who exchanged tact for ability, perhaps she herself doesn't know, but there must be a tank full of fish in her fishery.
I looked around the fish, no, Male Lead Candidates sitting around me, and offered deep condolences inwardly.
“What, Ethan. Why are you looking at me with those eyes.”
“Asel... You... Uh... Never mind. Cheer up.”
Thinking about it, Asel is currently in the same group as the Mage, so I sympathized twice as much.
In that process, there was an event where the Mage alone felt pricked and jumped up and down, but when with the Romance Fantasy group, this level of thing was daily life.
Afterward, sharing this and that talk, the topic returned to the final exam again.
At that time, Alicia asked me.
“Come to think of it, Mr. Ethan, how about continuing the study group we did during midterms? Other kids said it was good.”
“Thank you for the proposal, but I have no thoughts this time.”
“Yes?!”
As Alicia was surprised, the burning gazes of Male Lead Candidates headed toward me again.
No, why, what.
If I'm out, it's good for you guys.