Proposal (2)

I joined Kanisia, who had been searching separately for the Snake Thieves' hideout, and we escaped together without delay.

Unlike me, whose health had been fully recovered thanks to the [Molt (Lv.3/Myth)] skill, the party members were in a very tired state after sustaining two rounds of combat. I wanted to let them rest in the village as planned, but due to an unknown unease, I had no choice but to urge my feet onward.

Screech~ Screech~ Screech~

But why the hell was that damn crow following us, crying and making a fuss? Should I just shoot a wind arrow?!

You were lucky, you crow bastard.

If it weren't for the situation where I had to flee desperately, that crow would have been crow meat by now.

Our march halted when the sun set.

"Haa... I can't walk anymore... Just kill me..."

"Sorry, Kanisia. Let's spend the night here and move again tomorrow."

When I declared that we'd rest here, Kanisia immediately lay down on the ground. She didn't care that sand got on her clothes. Seeing Kanisia completely sprawled out, guilt washed over me.

Even in this difficult situation, I personally lit the fire for the party members who had followed my unreasonable command.

"I'll prepare the food. You guys rest. Here, drink some water too."

"Thanks, Alan."

"Thanks, Master Alan."

I distributed water pouches to the party members. This was water I had stored in my inventory for such occasions.

By the way, on my back, the food I had taken out from the inventory was in the bag. I told Kanisia it was found while searching the village. Lies flowed smoothly.

"I will help too, Master."

Aquaril received the water I handed her and stood up from her seat. I pressed her shoulder to make her sit back down.

"No, just rest. Even though it might be uncomfortable for you, by letting you rest, you're helping me."

"But..."

"Sigh! Don't listen to oppa?"

"... Yes, I understand. I'll rest, Master."

When I ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠said it with a fake scowl, Aquaril nodded her head. Her cheeks were flushed, as if she was happy that I was taking care of her.

How am I supposed to bully this kid?

There were dried blood stains on Aquaril's palm. It was because she had swung her sword at the Kutlanka until her palm tore while raging at seeing my death.

How could I bully an apprentice who doesn't know she's hurting herself while swinging her sword to avenge me?

"Are you hungry? There's not much, but eat this anyway."

I took out the dried meat from the bag and distributed it to the party members.

I wanted to feed them full with the food in the inventory, but I couldn't. Kanisia hadn't found any food, and if I said I found a lot, she might think it's strange.

"Abraham, chew it thoroughly. If you chew it roughly and swallow, you'll get hungry quickly."

"Understood, Master."

Kanisia chewed the dried meat like a hamster, making it so small that it didn't look like chunks. Seeing that, I felt even more guilty.

If I had known this, I should have just told the truth honestly?

Because I lied so much, I had no choice but to keep lying. If I accidentally said the truth and Kanisia got disappointed and left me, it would be bad. I didn't want her to leave my side.

"Haa~ I'm full."

After the short meal, to show that she was full, Kanisia patted her belly. But unlike what she said, her belly was still slim.

We gathered around the campfire to warm ourselves. The nights in the desert were very cold.

"By the way, Alan."

"Yeah?"

"You saw the guiding window, right?"

"Yeah."

"Who killed the Kutlanka? Maybe it was Plasma, the fairy of that witch queen?"

The topic of conversation was naturally the Kutlanka.

The raid boss we had been trying so hard to kill died shortly after the battle ended. Even though we had cut off its legs and attacked its weak points, it wouldn't have lost that much blood in such a short time to die.

"It could be, or it could not."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I don't know either. Personally, I hope it was Plasma who killed it... but on the contrary, maybe the thieves killed it. Or perhaps the ones behind the thieves."

"Behind? Ah, that behind... right. I forgot about those guys. So maybe those guys killed it, which is why we fled so urgently?"

"Yeah."

I had known there was an unknown entity behind the Snake Thieves' gang before the hunting party was formed. And Kanisia, who received the information I found out, also knew about that fact.

"Anyway, whether we know who killed it or not, thanks. Thanks to you, our levels skyrocketed. Alan, how much did your level rise? Ah, right. Since you were level 60, your level wouldn't have risen."

"No. I also rose. By 10 levels."

"... Huh? You didn't say you were 3-star?"

"I found a god's statue while searching the village earlier. I immediately raised my grade at that time."

"Wow. Lucky? If you had raised your grade a little later, your level wouldn't have risen, right?"

"That's right."

At Kanisia's admiring words, I nodded. As she said, if the grade had risen just a little later, we would have lost all that much experience.

Haa. Thinking about it, my spine is getting chills.

It's an enormous amount of experience that instantly raised my level by 10. Thinking that we lost it... my eyes stung.

Then Aquaril is really lucky, huh?

If Aquaril hadn't found the god's statue there, or if she hadn't called me because she didn't think it was important, the experience would have been lost.

When we return to Baidu, I'll serve you deeply, Aquaril. Wait for it.

"?????"

Suddenly, as I smiled and stroked her head, Aquaril tilted her head. But since I was smiling, she also smiled, or perhaps because my hand stroking her head felt good, Aquaril smiled too.

How much have they grown?

It wasn't any monster, but a 100-level raid monster, the Kutlanka. Their levels must have risen a lot.

A.

The moment I saw Aquaril's status window, I sighed inwardly.

The experience that raised me from 60 to 70 in one go was enormous. But Aquaril, starting from 52, only rose by 8 levels. The grade was blocking the experience from being absorbed.

Moreover, it wasn't just the experience loss. The Swordsman class rose by 7 levels, but since her Agility stat was at 58 points, 5 points were wasted.

It's too pitiful.

The lost experience was extremely regrettable.

But one consolation was that a new specialty was generated.

[Tenacity (Specialty/General): When magic power is depleted and skills can't be used, additional skill use is possible (1 time per 10 magic points)]

Additional skill ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠use... not bad.

Aquaril's current magic power was 37 points, plus 3 from the sword effect, total 40 points. Meaning, even if magic power is depleted, she can use skills up to 4 times. We obtained a specialty that is unbelievably good for a general grade.

Anyway, the regret ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠is regret, and since we reached 60 levels, we should go straight to the temple when we return to Baidu.

Next is Kanisia.

She also suffered a loss.

Kanisia also suffered experience loss. Everyone's levels were ambiguous, which caused this. As I've said many times, it's truly regrettable.

But she evolved her class? What? Can class evolution happen without [Transfer Certificate]?

Unlike Aquaril who couldn't evolve her class, Kanisia experienced class evolution. It was surprising.

From what I knew, to evolve to a higher class, one needs to obtain the [Transfer Certificate] item. But this was knowledge from Fairy Masters, and in this world where the setting became reality, it seemed that evolution was possible just by gaining enlightenment.

Let me see... Hmm... It matches the [Magic Spear Master] I knew.

[Magic Spear Master (Rare Grade): When acquiring the class, Strength +3, Magic +3, Specialty [Magic Operation Knowledge] generated, Magic is poured into the spear to enhance the power of spear techniques]

[Magic Operation Knowledge (Specialty/Rare): Magic efficiency increases, Magic stat +2]

Through the description of the [Magic Spear Master] class, I could confirm it was the same as the Magic Spear Master I had seen in the game.

Generally, the Spear Master class is a physical attack dealer. But the upper class of Spear Master, Magic Spear Master, adds magic attacks to it. When magic is injected into the spear, the attack type changes from physical to magic.

Good?

I unexpectedly gained an unexpected benefit from an unexpected place. The Magic Spear Master was one of the classes I had loved while playing Fairy Masters in my previous life.

Then let's check Abraham next.

Hmm. He's really a pureblood tank.

Abraham had the lowest level originally, so he sucked up the most experience. His stats also rose moderately, and above all, he obtained the [Light Warrior] specialty that users who loved using dark attribute parties had hated.

Abraham's attribute is [Light (光)], which gives 20% damage reduction to dark attribute enemies. Combined with the [Light Warrior] specialty, it means damage is reduced by a whopping 70% against dark attribute enemies.

It wasn't for nothing that dark attribute party users hated this specialty.

Haa... It's too pitiful.

Thanks to the unknown entity killing the Kutlanka, our party's combat power was greatly strengthened. But I was just regretful.

If our levels had been a little lower, it would have been better. Or if everyone was like me, 4-star 60 levels, we would have used the enormous experience intact. Ah, if my new fairy Oralisa was here too, she would have grown enormously.

Moreover, my plan to wage a full-scale war between Baidu and the Snake Thieves was to use the dungeon they had.

But I couldn't even explore the dungeon and ended up fleeing like this.

I became too greedy.

Even just the things I got now are enough to be satisfied, but the regret was as if my stomach wasn't full. I smiled inwardly and said to the party members.

"Anyway, tonight I'll take the night watch for the fire. You guys rest well... Huh?"

When I was about to tell the party members to rest well tonight, I saw the party members who had fallen asleep while sitting. How tired they were, they all fell asleep sitting.

"Sigh... If you were that tired, how could you fall asleep sitting? Everyone, lie down and sleep comfortably."

I sighed and laid each party member on the ground. Then I sat back in front of the campfire.

"....."

"....."

"....."

"....."

"... Who are you?"

Then the woman opened her mouth with a smile.

"Hoo-hut."

"Nice to meet you, Master Alan Han. I'm Montblanc Kirios. Do you know Chae Gillard? He's my disciple."