v8c293.2 - Intermission 87 - Grace, the rogue, who was thinking about a lot of things
“Good morning. Well, I’m looking forward to working with you today.”
Ms. Stella went to a guy named Mr. Alex, who is an amazing guy, at the request of the Adventurers Guild.
Instead, an acolyte woman named Ms. Eliza came, but …… Yeah. She’s soft-spoken, so I’m sure we’ll get along just fine.
“…… Good morning.”
“Good morning, Grace and Ms. Eliza! Anyway, since it’s the first time the three of us are in a party, let’s try to do a simpler request than usual.”
“…… Got it.”
At Bella’s suggestion, we decided to accept a request to pick medicinal herbs today.
With this, the monsters that appear are weak, and if something happens, we can escape in the worst-case scenario.
If we enter a dungeon with a new party member without checking our coordination and do not get along with each other, we could endanger their lives in the worst-case scenario.
…… This was exactly the case with Mr. Roland, who we partied with before.
“So, Ms. Tabitha …… is not here, right. Well, if we are going to collect medicinal herbs, there should be no problem, so let’s let the other receptionist handle it and get going!”
This time, we took a request to collect medicinal herbs that grow in the western forest.
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The only monsters that come out are goblins, so it should be fine.
However, since goblins are too weak, we may not be able to confirm our coordination, so we’ll go deep into the forest at a suitable place …… was what I secretly talked with Bella about.
“Then, I’ll go and pick it.”
“…… Okay.”
“I think we’ll be okay, but don’t go too far away from each other.”
While picking the medicinal herbs we’re looking for, I secretly observe Ms. Eliza’s movements.
I don’t think she would cut corners just because we’re picking medicinal herbs, but I wonder if she is?
…… Eh, she’s so fast.
Is she just picking randomly …… she’s not! She is picking only medicinal herbs!
And I can’t believe she’s even picking medicinal herbs that weren’t requested this time, and she’s sorting them out neatly!
“…… Ms. Eliza. You’re incredibly fast.”
“Ahahaha. Well, I was working solo, so I did a lot of requests of picking medicinal herbs.”
“…… I see. But how come you’re working solo ……”
Looking at Ms. Eliza, who was repeating the process of distinguishing and collecting herbs, and sorting them at a tremendous speed, I wondered why was she working solo even though she was so skilled at picking medicinal herbs, and just when I was wondering of that, a monster appeared.
“Three ordinary goblins. I’ll take down two of them, and you take one, Grace.”
Saying that, Bella first pierced one of the goblins with an arrow, disabling it.
Of course, Bella can defeat three goblins on her own, but we wanted to see how Ms. Eliza would do, after all.
Ms. Eliza can use the following holy magic: Low Heal, which heals injuries, and Low Protection, which increases defenses. I’ve heard that she can also use Low Refresh, which relieves some status abnormalities.
If you think about it normally, beating a goblin should be a piece of cake, so you should have Low Heal on standby just in case …… or Low Protection, just in case, it’s these two.
But, while wondering what Ms. Eliza was going to do…
“Hwah! Tow!”
“…… eh?”
“Wait! Why is Ms. Eliza, an acolyte, charging forward! Support …… Support us!”
She ran into the goblin and hit them as hard as she could with the mace she was holding.
While I was stunned, Ms. Eliza-san killed all the goblins…
“Aaaaaahh! I did it again! I’m sorry. When I see a monster, I just want to hit it.”
She falls on the spot.
“…… M-Maybe your personality and job don’t match?”
“Maybe so. So, the people who have been partying with me have fired me from the party, saying they didn’t want such an acolyte ……”
“I-I see.”
I was silently making eye contact with Bella, thinking about what I should do…
“I’m sorry. This kind of acolyte is useless, right?”
Ms. Eliza looked down sadly.
“Um, but once the monsters are gone, you will use the healing magic normally, right?”
“Ah, yes. I can keep my cool once the monsters are no longer in front of me. But this time, I get it now. I’m not suited to be an acolyte after all.”
“Well, you shouldn’t jump to a conclusion so quickly ……”
“No, I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I don’t think I am suited for a support role. That’s why I’ll do a job change.”
“A job change? What’s that?”
“Yes. Usually, when you become an adult, God gives you a job, right? I can receive one again.”
What!? I-I’ve never heard of such a thing, though!
“Just like when you become an adult, you never know what you will be given, and maybe it will be worse than what you have now. But I’m willing to take a chance.”
“I’ve never heard of that before, but is it true?”
“Yes. I don’t know the specific place, but I heard that there is such an institution in the Shiina Country.”
I see! That means I can be more girly, like a magician, or a pharmacist, not a rogue.
It’s not that I don’t want to be a rogue by any means, but I really want a man I can rely on to protect me while in the back.
“…… Ms. Eliza. Let’s aim for that job change …… I’ll support you.”