v1c13 - Nina who sees a Disaster-class monster and Lydia who's mood changes frequently.
“Wow …… that’s awesome! The ground around here is hard, but it became easier to plow.”
“Ehehe, right? This is the effect of Nina’s–a Blacksmith’s enhancement skills.”
Nina strengthened the hoe using the Blacksmith’s [Weapon Enhancement] skill, and I immediately tested its effect in the field.
As a result, I think it became much easier to plow the fields with the hoe, which used to be quite hard work.
“Then, I’ll do it Mister’s sword too …… [Weapon Enhancement].”
“So now my sword is strengthened too?”
“Yes. If there are monsters outside these walls, we might as well give it a try.”
“No, that can wait until later. I don’t want to put you both in danger by having the wall opened when it’s not necessary.”
So far, only Shadow Wolves have appeared, but there is always a chance.
It’d be fine if I were alone, but I’m not, so it’s best to proceed with caution.
“But Nina is a Blacksmith–a blacksmith who handles weapons. Right now it’s a pickaxe, but when we find minerals, I’ll make a big battle axe, and even slaughter monsters, you know?”
“That’s amazing. So Nina can handle an axe.”
“Yes. I don’t know what kind of monsters might appear in this area, but I can’t lose to an orc!”
Orc, huh …… she would be about B-class in terms of strength for an adventurer.
I feel like she’s a little underpowered to fight the Shadow Wolves, so I thought I’d hide that for the time being.
“Ms. Nina. The monsters that appear around here are shadow wolves, you know?”
Lydia immediately said.
“Shadow wolves? Do you mean that disaster-class monster? There is no way there’s such a monster. If there were such a thing, no matter how strong Mister is, there is no way he could defeat it.”
“…… Uh, no. It’s true that Shadow Wolves do show up.”
“There you go again. Don’t make of fun Nina, Lydia and Mister.”
Then Nina pats me on the arm.
Well, I understand your incredulity …… but don’t both Lydia and Nina hit me too much?
It doesn’t hurt a bit, but it seems like both of them are hitting my arm and back at every turn.
…… Then I suddenly felt someone’s gaze and looked at Lydia, and for some reason, she was looking at me and Nina with a serious look in her eyes.
“Mr. Alex. Wouldn’t it be better to actually show the Shadow Wolf to Ms. Nina?”
She said something like this.
“No, but don’t we have to defeat the Shadow Wolves for nothing?”
“No, it’s so that Ms. Nina will have a proper understanding of the current situation in the region. If she continues to strangely misunderstand it, she may be caught off guard when the time comes, and I feel that would be dangerous.”
“Lydia has a point. All right …… let’s open the wall as usual and proceed south by one field, shall we?”
At Lydia’s suggestion, I switched from a hoe to a sword and shield and went to the southernmost side of the wall.
“Nina. Lydia will now open the wall a little. There are probably monsters there, but this time I’ll take them down, so you can just watch from the back.”
Nina nodded her head in understanding, and as she stepped back…
Lydia opens the wall and I hit the shadow wolf that appears with my attack skill.
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“[Holy Cross]! …… Oh! Thanks to Nina’s enhancement. I was able to take it down in two strikes.”
“A-Awawawa ……”
“Nina? Are you okay?”
“I-I’m sorry. M-My legs gave out …… It’s really the Shadow Wolves.”
“Oh. Fortunately, the holy attribute seems to be its weakness, and manage to defeat it …… Wait, are you sure you’re okay?”
“U-Um …… I can’t stand up, so please help me up.”
I helped Nina up when she sat down on the ground, but her knees were still wobbly.
“Don’t force yourself. Let me take you to the cabin for now.”
I picked her up and decided to let her rest in the cabin.
“Aah! Mr. Alex, it’s my turn to have it done!”
“What? Lydia?”
“No, that’s …… since we’ve already defeated the Shadow Wolf, we need to expand the wall.”
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“You’re right, but …… Nina is in this state. I’ll supply you as you walk with magic, so let’s spread it out a bit.”
“Eehhhh …… I wish Mr. Alex would carry me like a princess in his arms too, though ……”
Normally, I would go to the wall with Lydia on my back, but since I was holding Nina in my arms, I would hold hands with Lydia each time to restore her magic power.
“Um …… Holding hands is not that bad, too.”
I don’t know what she meant, but Lydia’s mood, which had been so sour at first, improved a bit.
Does Lydia like to hold hands? But she often demands a piggyback ride, though.
…… This is difficult.
We finished the wall and returned to the cabin, still thinking that I couldn’t quite understand a woman’s temper.