v2c35 - Monica encounters a disaster-class monster and creates a mysterious puddle of water
“By the way, Master. Setting Miss Ellie aside, where did Miss Nina and Miss Lydia come from? This is the demon territory where no one lives, isn’t it?”
“Oh, that’s ……”
After a series of introductions, Monica asked me the same question as Ellie did a few days ago, so I explained about the Slave Release Skill in the same way.
“Extra Skill …… As expected of Master. But if it can be used once every seven days, does that mean that in a few days there will be another person living here?”
“Yes, that’s right. The first time Nina came here was about four days ago, I think? So, there might be one more person in about three days.”
“I see. If it is so …… I need to take it back as soon as possible ……”
“Hmm? Perhaps did you need something?”
“What!? No, no, it’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”
Monica mumbled something, but she told me not to worry about it, so I decided to quickly explain the activities here.
“…… So, one thing is to expand the wall toward the south. The second is to make alcohol and restore Shelly’s strength. The last is to explore the underground cave in search of new monsters.”
“I see. Then I can contribute to the sake brewing and the exploration of the cave.”
“What!? Monica can make alcohol!?”
“Yes …… although I’ve only helped my family make grape wine, and I’ve never done it myself in earnest.”
“Home grape wine making …… that means that Monica’s family makes liquor?”
“Yes, they do. We mainly made grape wine and a little bit of distilled liquor. I know how to make both. “
“That’s great. I don’t drink, and I only knew that it was made from grapes ……”
When I asked for more information, I was told that Monica’s family has been a grape farmers for generations, and they make grape wine.
In addition to this, they also made distilled liquor from purchased grains.
The family business is said to have been taken over by her brother, so Monica became an adventurer – something she loved to do – but she was helping with the brewing from an early age.
This is going to be a triple role for Monica, with the magic knight, the maid, and the sake brewing.
In the meantime, I asked Tabitha to send some sake, but it would be better if we could make it ourselves.
“All right. I’d like to change our plans and start making the wine first, is that OK with you guys?”
I asked, and Monica and the others said yes, so we decided to start making grapes.
We usually extend the south wall, but since the fruit trees are clustered on the west side, we decided to extend the west wall this time.
As usual, Lydia erased a part of the wall, but perhaps because the west side is less cultivated, the shadow wolves are not waiting for us.
So, as we were building the wall as it was…
“What!? M-Master! Isn’t that big black …… monster of the calamity class, the Shadow Wolf!? M-Master! I’ll buy you some time, please run away!”
A Shadow Wolf came running from the south.
“Yeah, you’re right. But it’s okay, Monica, so you can stay back.”
“B-But! I was saved by the Master before. So, therefore, this time I’m going to save Master’s life …… I-It’s coming!”
“[Holy Cross]!”
I unleashes Paladin’s attack skill on the approaching Shadow Wolf, and with a single blow, it falls and scraps away like a shadow.
“I-Is it because I ate the assassin rabbit? I can now take him down with a single blow.”
“Eh …… W-We’re alive? Or rather, to defeat a disaster-class monster with just one blow!? This is the power of an S-class adventurer. ……”
“H-hey, Monica!? Are you okay!?”
If I became this strong with just an Assassin Rabbit, so I’m sure that if I eat enough monsters from now on, I won’t have to use any tricks of the trade when enemies like Bernhard come my way.
With that thought in mind, I looked next to me and saw Monica sitting on the ground, so I gave her a hand.
“…… Oh, um, Master. I’m sorry, but may I go change my clothes?”
“Hmm? Oh, of course you can, but as you can see, I’m going to take down the Shadow Wolves, so you don’t have to wear any armor, you know? It would be too heavy.”
“No, I’m …… ashamed to admit it, but I’m so scared that my underwear is …… E-Excuse me!”
Monica got up and ran toward the cabin.
For some reason, there was a small puddle of water where Monica was sitting.
“Alex, you shouldn’t look at that thing too closely!”
“Mister. Let’s just pretend we don’t see it.”
“Well, she can’t help it since it’s her first time seeing it. Even I just barely managed to hold on, but it almost happened to me on my first time.”
I didn’t know what the hell she was talking about, but everyone told me not to look, so I ignored the mysterious puddle and resumed building the stone wall, and soon Monica came back.
“U-Um …… my luggage still hasn’t been sent by Miss Tabitha, but it felt uncomfortable, so I took it off. So, Master, please don’t look at me too much …… but if you can’t wait until night, go ahead ……”
“Alex! Don’t ever look at Ms. Monica, okay!”
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“Mr. Alex! Come on, let’s go work on the wall and the grapeyard! I’ll take you by the hand and you can look down the whole time!”
I don’t know why Monica’s face turned red, and Ellie stood there to keep Monica out of my sight.
And Lydia, instead of her usual piggyback ride, forcefully pulled my hand and started building a stone wall …… What the hell is going on!?