Aura lecture by Maleeka's father.
　It's still going on.

　My aura aptitude for slash, sting, hit, and guard.
　I'm investigating which one I'm suitable for.

The second weapon suitable for Sting's Aura Aptitude is the bow and arrow. It has a long range!

　I've seen this one too.
　This is the bow and this is the arrow, right?
　I pull the bow and buzz the arrow.

The arrows boosted by the aura will fly farther than a normal shot. The aura of the sting trait also compensates for the accuracy of the hit, so the adapters can shoot the apples in the next village.

　Anyway, I tried to draw the bow just by watching and imitating.
　I'm a complete amateur, so there's no way I could hit it with one shot.

　I passed the aura through the nailed arrow, and then released it with a flash.

　It flies straight to the target prepared in advance....
　Penetrate.....
　Even the trunk of the tree behind it penetrates........
　It finally stopped after piercing the second tree further behind it.

''..............?''

　Me, Malika and her father were all immensely disappointed.
　At the same time, a chill came over us.

'Thank God no one was passing by...?

　And.
　It would have been a disaster if someone had happened to be in the firing line!

Dad!　It's not safe!　Why didn't you prepare a stronger target for me?
I didn't think it would go through...?

　Right......

'I was trying to keep people from getting behind the target in case I missed........ And yet, one shot is a must........?　You've never handled a bow and arrow before, have you?　Then you hit him with just the accuracy correction of his aura...?
What's the aura's aptitude for this?
Of course it's appropriate. Of course it's appropriate. If you don't have all of your aura aptitude for Sting, you won't be able to do this...?

　Eh.........?

But I'm a proper slash guy too, right?
''It's not unreasonable to say that he has two specialty traits, but........ Keh, let's try them all out first and come to a conclusion...!　Hit (or hit) next!

　I was given a weapon, this time a hammer.

"Hit is an aura property suitable for striking weapons. Slashing and stabbing won't hurt you, smashing hard enemies to pieces.

　A stone prepared in front of you.
　'You want me to hit this with a hammer,' he said.

"Sore.

　It wasn't the result of a chutzpah, cracked or shattered.
　It was shattered.
　The shards became as fine as sand and splattered all around them.

''Geh-ho!　Geho Geho.........?

　I inhaled with all my might and sobbed.
　That's how small the pieces are.

Ghoho........um, this aptitude for........?
"Great.

　Again...?
　All three characteristics so far, all of them are appropriate...?

'Not yet!　I've got that last guard (defense) trait left!
What?
The guard is a little different from the other three. It's an oddity. It's a defensive-oriented aura. I'm not going to be able to stop them.

　Well, I guess that's what the name "guard" implies.

'I'm not very good at attacking by myself, so I have my quirks, but if you're forming a party, I'm popular as a wallflower to protect my friends. It's going to be a drag!

　So, how do you measure guard (defense) aptitude?

I knew it would be like this...?

　I am given a light wooden shield.
　In front of me is Marika's father, swinging a hammer with all his might.

".........just to make sure, you won't really hit me, right?
Of course I do!　It was just a test.　I'm not going to let you get hurt!

　Despite the assurances, I feel uneasy.

''Die, aaaaah!

　I'm still serious!
　I push out my wooden shield and duck down.
　At least I hope I won't get hurt.
　The moment the shield and hammer come into contact with each other, there's a bang and a shattering impact.

　The one that was shattered was the hammer your father has.
　It shattered into pieces of wood.

"Woooooooooooooooo!

　The recoil caused his father to be blown off in a big way.
　I had to throw away my shield, which was unharmed, and run to him.

''Are you okay!　Are you hurt........?
''Ga.........''
"But?
He's got more than enough skills to guard.

　After saying that, his father lost consciousness.

"Father...?

◆.

　Fortunately, Maleeka's father just turned his eyes and regained consciousness by simply spraying water on his head.
　........I wasn't the one who sprayed water on him, you know?
　That's my daughter, Marieka.

Well, as it turns out, it's...

　Says a drenched father, "Dariel-kun's aura aptitude is slashing, stinging, hitting, and guarding.

Dariel's aura aptitude is slash, sting, hit, and guard. He is the best at all of them. He's great at all of them and has no weaknesses!
...Is that a great thing?
"It's not great!　I've never seen such a man before!　At least when I was an active adventurer!

　As far as his excitement is concerned, it must be really great.

　I'm not going to be able to do any of the demon race's magic, but the aura of the human race improved to the expert class in a day.
　It's only natural considering that I was originally of the human race, but....
　It's a complicated feeling.

''So........so what do we do now?''
"Huh?

　What do you mean?

'Well, it turns out that he has such a rare talent. There's no way you can stay in a small village like this.　You could go to a guild in a bigger city and still be good at it. You can't pull it off.

　According to his father, if you go to a larger city, there are decent guilds, and they are filled with experienced adventurers.

　He says that even if you throw me into such a situation, I'm a gem of a person who can shine. Me.

If you want, I can write you a letter of introduction. "If you want, I can write you a letter of introduction, and you can take it to the guild in the next town. You'll get your way to the Center Guild.

　I silently shifted my gaze to the side.
　Then I found Marika-san peeking at me with an anxious expression.

''Since you're here, but........''

　I answered bluntly, but clearly, "I don't want to leave this village for good.

I don't want to leave this village that has been so good to me right away. Can you let me stay here for a while?

　I didn't miss the way Maleeka's face lit up.

　This is how I got a new place to live.

　This is where my second life, my second life, will be lived.