9-Under the helm




 A few days after the request to defeat the Wolf, we were hunting around for more magic stones again.
 I've been steadily accumulating more and more magic stones, and although it's not as strong as the first time, I've now accumulated 38 of them.
 Hmmm, the second Heihachi Carnival is coming up soon.

 The amount of money I have already exceeded one million Gs.
 I asked Noor if it's time to get two rooms at the inn, but it's fine as it is! And he said no, so I stayed.
 Well, there's no problem and we can talk, so I'm fine with it as is.

I'm fine with that. What's going on here?

Oh, Mr. Glynn. Thank you for your help the other day.

 Today, I'm still looking for requests at the Adventurer's Association.
 Then on the way, I was approached by a familiar man.
 It was Glynn, the man who accompanied me in the carriage escort before.

He said, "Don't give me such a formal greeting. And why are you in the Adventurer's Association?

Yes, actually, we've become adventurers ourselves.

Oh, you were so strong. It hasn't been that long since and it's about an F-rank now?

No, it's an E grade now.

 Come to think of it, you've only been an adventurer for a little over ten days?
 I don't know if it's early or late.......but it's just a request to defeat a client and a mere demon, so it seems easier than expected.







































Mr. Glynn? Are you acquainted with Okura-sama and the others?

 As I was talking to Mr. Glynn, the receptionist approached me.
 































''Oh, Myrna-chan. Well, I was saved when I was attacked by an army of demons a while ago.

'Oh, I see. By the way, Mr. Glynn, Okura-sama, are you free now?

Hmm? What do you want?

'Yes, I've got a request for an escort, and I'm looking for about three people. Here are the details.

 I knew it was a request.
 It's too much of a coincidence that they're looking for three people. Plus, Noll's like a set-up for me now.
 I mean, we finally found out the name of the receptionist.
 So your name is Myrna? I didn't know if I should ask you this until now.

 Well, I get the papers from Myrna-san and look through them.
 Um, a carriage escort to the village of Lberg? Will you be traveling on foot?
 Well, I'll take this one. The reward is 100,000 g.

"Ew ... through the Bistros forest.

What's this place like?

 Mr. Glynn, who was also looking at the documents, made a disgusted sound.
 When I asked him for details, he said that in order to get to Ruberg Village, you have to go through a place called Bistros Forest.
 Normally, it is said that you can easily pass through, but sometimes very strong demons come out.

Well, if you guys are with us, it's going to be okay.

'I don't want you to get your hopes up but we'll go with you. Noll will be fine with that, right?

 Mr. Glynn has been a great help to me, and I'm one of the few people in this world who knows him.
 It wouldn't be a bad idea to help out.
 When I turned around to check with Nolu, he was looking at the stuffed animal in his hand with a disheveled face and a sloppy voice, saying, "Ehehehe~".
 That's the stuffed animal I gave you the other day, isn't it....

Oi!

'Huh? Oh, it's all right!

You like that...

 This guy never listened to me. Well, he'll be here, so it's okay.

I'm sure he'll be here.

Mr. Glynn, I need to ask you one favor.

Hmm? What's going on?

'May I have a little look at Mr. Glynn now?'

What's that? Well, good.

 We met up with the carriage of the target of our escort and we began our request.
 They said it would take us about two days of walking to reach the village of Lueberg.
 I've packed some food and other items in the magic bag I carry on my back, so I'm fully prepared for the encampment.

 And as we were moving, I asked Mr. Glynn to try something.
 I took out my phone. And with this, I'm going to see Glynn's status.
 There are no people around now, and I don't have to worry about other people seeing me.
 I didn't know where people would see me in the city, and I couldn't bypass it to try it out.
 I wanted to see an adventurer in battle if possible, and this was the perfect opportunity.

''Well then, if you'll excuse me,''

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Glynn Race:Human
 Level: 30
 HP: 500
 MP:0
 Attack Power:200
 Defensive Power:160
 Agility: 40
 Magic Resistance:5
 Intrinsic Ability:None
 No skills.
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 Mu, this is..... I don't mean to be rude, but that seems a bit low.
 It's still like me and Nol are in an unusual number.
 Is it because I have the same performance status as the main unit? So that confirms that GC units have insane fighting abilities in this world?

Thank you.

Oh? What was that?

 I knew this was something that shouldn't be spread around.
 And this status means that all of my equipment-related stuff is crazy, too.
 Considering what I've seen of Noor, does this status app not show up to the increase in equipment?

'Speaking of which, I was thinking, aren't all adventurers like warriors? Don't you have a priest or someone who uses magic?

Last time I checked, you don't seem to know much about this area. Well, you said you're a long way from home.

 I don't want to be pursued too much about my phone, so I'll switch the subject.
 In the meantime, I decided to ask some questions.
 The last time we met, I told him I was from far away, and I fooled him in many ways, and I think that will work this time too.
 I've been wondering since I became an adventurer, but when I see adventurers, I see wall players with big shields, attackers with swords, axes, and spears, and a long range bow.

 This is all I see.
 A priest or wizard with a common fantasy staff.
 I haven't seen any of those.

'Priests and mages don't play adventurers. Most of them become the exclusive healer in the shtetl of the royal capital. The mages also go to school in Queles and then join the army in Sting.

'I see. That's why I didn't see you at the Society of Adventurers.

 A healer. There's certainly a demand for it, and it's a much more stable way to make money than being an adventurer.
 It's the same with mages. It's called an army, so the government probably hires them.
 That's because the level of danger is the same, but there's no such thing as an unstable adventurer.

There's that. It's just a matter of having a priest or a mage in the adventurer's party, and that's all it takes to be the best adventurer. In fact, many A-rated adventurers' parties have both.

'Has Mr. Glynn ever met any of the A-list adventurers?

Oh. You guys are awesome, but those A-ranked adventurers are different. I saw you once when I took part in the Great Dragon Strike. They're a bunch of retired people, even I, a D-rank, thought so. Well, I'm sure you guys will get a B.

 A D in Mr. Glynn, I can't imagine how strong an A-rank or something like that would be.
 There's still too little information.
 I have to somehow establish a method of taking a picture of the status of the street.

''Whoa!''

Whoa!

What is the matter, sir?

 We were moving along in the carriage when there was a thud and suddenly the ground shook.
 They had already walked for more than half a day and were already in the Bistros Forest.
 This vibration in the Bistros Forest. Was this a demon coming?

Oh, you guys run! Come on, Cyclops, the Cyclops is out!

 The client who was in the Gosha-dai screamed.
 And from the forest ahead, a full-body gray one-eyed giant emerged from the forest.
 He even has a sharp single horn on his forehead.
 In his hand is a club that must be three meters long. It's so tall you have to turn your head up to see it.
 Five meters, or maybe even more.

"What the hell is it........hey, hey, you guys need to get out of here, too!

You're not going to fight?

"Don't be stupid, It's the Cyclops. That guy has a C rank to take down, you can't win without a C-ranked adventurer party! d*mn it, how could you do a cyclops in a place like this...

 When Mr. Glynn sees it, he gets out of the carriage and tries to run away with his client, who runs behind him.
 This guy is definitely big and scary.
 But there's Noor over here. As long as she's here, even Cyclops won't have a problem.
 If we're still going to have to use our skills, we should run away.
 I don't want to make Noor's muscles ache again, and it would be bad if we got attacked by a demon on the way home.
 He hurries out his phone and captures Cyclops on camera.

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Species:Cyclops
 Level: 45
 HP: 26,000
 MP:0
 Attack Power:700
 Defensive Power:500
 Agility: 20
 Magic Resistance:10
 Unique Ability Void
 No skills.
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 Hmmm, that's a lot of HP. His attack power is also high.
 And..........................Special effects disabled! Hey, what a pinpoint ability.
 That's half the strength of Nol.......what to do.

 She's over 2,000 in defense and shouldn't be able to take any damage.
 I have roughly 500 total defense, including armor, and I can withstand a few shots too.
 My attack power is about 850, so I can only get through 350 attacks.
 The Nohl should be close to 2500, so I can get through at least 2000. Can I beat it if the Nohl attacks 13 times?
 However, if we wait too long, there's a chance that other monsters will come.

Are you okay with this? Noll!

Yes, sir! How do you use your skills?

No need. It's more painful to go down afterwards. Drop the movement first, let's go!

Hey, a**h*le!

 I ignore Mr. Glynn's control and Noll and I start running.
 My run now is not as fast as Noll's all-out effort, but it's reasonably fast. Nikeh's shoes are so good.
 Cyclops immediately notices and raises his arm to swing the club down.

'Oops, haha. These shoes are awesome.

You're moving along nicely, Master Okura.

 Before Cyclops can run and swing his cudgel down, he runs through and I get behind him.
 And just as Cyclops swings the club down, Noll flies sideways.
 She then slashes the arm she swung down with her sword. That's an action speed of -50%.
 The speed at which she raises her swinging arm is also slow, and in the meantime, me and Noor slam the attack into the Cyclops.

 After that, I thought I would just attack like a workhorse now.
 But the moment I stab the crowbar into the back of my knee area, Cyclops finally runs out of HP and begins to fall backwards.

''Heh?''

Okura-dono!

 The huge body tried to squeeze me before it turned into a drop item.
 But when I thought I heard Nol's voice, my body received a strong shock and flew backwards.
 I collided with the ground and pain shot through my back, but I managed to survive.
 I looked ahead and saw Nole hugging me and flying with me.

'Oh, hey, Nole! Are you okay?!

There you are, are you okay?

What, uh, yeah?

 I called out to him in a hurry, and he replied in an unusual tone of voice.
 There was no helmet that I stubbornly didn't remove, and a girl with long silver hair hugging me.
 And our eyes meet with clear blue eyes.
 A childish face, a childish face that remains juvenile, a Nole with her bare face exposed, is in front of me.

 We stare at each other so close that we can hear each other's breathing, and I am shocked as if I had been hit on the head with a tonkachi.
 Anyway, I'll just say simply what I thought: he's so cute.

"Ehehe, that's good~

'No, are you okay with that?'

 I was stunned by the look on his face, but hearing his tone of voice made me feel uncomfortable.
 There's something wrong with you, what's wrong with you? Did you hit your head or something?

'What? What's wrong--oh, ahhh, ahhh! Heh, Helm, there's no Helm!

 He finally realizes that he doesn't have a helmet and hurriedly retreats from on top of me.

'Oh no, don't look at me, don't look at me........'

 Then he covered his face with his hands in a voice that sounded like he was about to cry.
 I was standing up, but I sat down in a girl's seat with no strength.
 I don't know what this feeling is.
 Seeing her like this, I feel like I'm opening a door that I shouldn't be.

"Look, look, it's Helm.

"Ugh, he saw me, he heard me.... Goooooooooooooooooo, I can't do this.........I'm going home.......

I'm really sorry. I'm sorry.

 I looked around and found Helm lying there. I picked her up and carried her in front of me and she took it out of my hand with great speed and covered it.
 Then she cowered with her head in her hands.
 By the sound of her voice, she's crying for real. What a tremendous amount of guilt.
 I continue to apologize, rubbing her back as she continues to whimper and cry. What the hell is this situation?