Well, today we're going to hunt for magical stones!

Oh!

Oh..............................

　The next day, we all but one of us started the morning in good spirits. And now we're outside the gates to the north of the royal city.

'What, I'm still not excited.

Of course it is!　I was forced to sleep yesterday, and now I'm wondering if I'm going to have those nightmare days again...

　One low-tension Noll. He looks very depressed. It's hard to tell because I can't make out his expression, but I can kind of tell by his voice.
　I tried to get him in a good mood by feeding him some food, but to no avail. Well, it's chummy that I even had another meal for that.

"Hmmm, you don't have to worry about that, Noor. Your brother talks about hunting up to 600 animals in a day. I made sure to tell him that, okay?

Yes I'm very sorry.

　I shudder when I think back to last night. To be honest, I was a little happy, but I don't want to have to go through that again.
　A powerful electric shock that tickled me as the beautiful girl rode me. It was getting better and better and I might have been flooded with serotonin.
　I felt like I was going crazy. I was about to wake up to a door that was not right.

So, where are you going today, sir?

'Oh, for now, I've already been to the Eagle Warrior Forest in the south, so I'm going to go around the hunting grounds in the east, west and north.

Can you do that in one day?

'Well, it'll be fine. We're just going to see how it goes for now. We'll check the status of what kind of demons are out there and find out which are rare species.

　The main goal this time is to find out. I'm not going to hunt for long periods of time to determine what kind of demon it is and try to choose the most efficient location with my current strength.
　The efficiency of hunting normal species will also affect the efficiency of hunting rare species to pop them. Hunting the normal species faster will also lead to popping the rare species faster.

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Is this the North Cave?

That's kind of spooky.

　We rode the magic carpet and came to the demon's habitat in the north.
　There is a large hole in the bare rock face of the mountain, and the repopulation place seems to be in here. When I entered the hole, it was cool and eerie.
　Here and there, long, thin, luminescent things that look like crystals are growing from the ground. Thanks to this, the cave is well-lit, so the view is reasonably good.

　There are pillars of rock here and there, so it's quite a large cave. And in front of me, scorpions about a meter in size were wandering around in a hurry.

They're huge...

Oh, he's a good-looking monster.

You're taking your time.

　It's all glossy purple, and it walks around with a tick and a pair of scissors in its hands. There are large needles on its tail, and if it were to be stabbed with that thing, it would have a wind tunnel.
　For now, let's take a look at its status.

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Tribe: Armored scorpions
　Level: 40
　HP: 1000
　MP:0
　Attack Power:200
　Defensive Power:6000
　Agility:15
　Magic Resistance:0
　Unique Ability: No poisoning
　Skill Poisonous Needle
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　Defense?　What a guy. But his HP is pretty low instead.
　

"Hmm, it's a very delicate thing to judge.

I'm not a good fit, am I?

'Oh, no, it's not that bad. But as far as you're concerned...

Yes, it's me?

　This is a pretty good match if you're going to be range hunting; it has low HP and even lower agility. If you're attacking with defensive invalidation magic, it's a pretty good conditioned monster.
　If you were able to attack them all together with Estelle's magic, you can expect to be quite efficient.

'Oh, I'm thinking of having Noor play the role of a fisherman. She has low magic resistance and little HP, so she might be an ideal demon.

I'm a fisherman?　Okura-dono, are you suggesting that........I should be the bait?

Yes, that's right, sir.

He's a demon!　Why or why not?　What have I done wrong, sir?

'No, I don't want to burden you all the time, so I'm going to take turns with you. But, you know, Noor has al-Raqiye, so that's fine, but if I try to fish, I can't disable the poison. Because if we're going to do it here, I'm going to have to let Noor do it for me.

Oh, is that right? I'm sorry for being so quick to judge...

　Should I have explained this beforehand? My idea is that me and Nolle will be the two fishermen, and when we get it together, I'll use Estelle's range magic to wipe them out.
　It's a bit of a problem, though, because unlike in the game, friendly fire is effective. I'm going to make sure I'm far enough away from my allies there.

"Does that mean we can't hunt here?

'That's what I mean. But I'd like to see how well the fishing hunt goes, so can you give one a try?　Here, use this. And your shoes are Nique's shoes.

It's all right.

　I give Noor a wind bracelet. This has a +20% movement speed, so I'm going to have the fishing officer take turns equipping it.
　I'm going to give up range hunting here, but just to see how efficient it is once?

''Is this going to make me run around once?

'Oh, yes. Once you've accumulated a certain amount of demons, you can turn around and make sure that the demons are in one place. Then I'll use Esther's magic to wipe them out.

Yes, sir!　Then I'm off!

　Noll moved to get into target range of the scorpions and began to guide the scorpions. Since the cave was quite large, the scorpions were spread out.
　Rather than using magic to take them out one by one, it would be more efficient and save MP by guiding them and solidifying them in one place to eradicate them.

　A little while later, they went to the back of the room, and Nol turned back. Behind him was a swarm of countless scorpions. I can hear countless clicks and clicks of scissors.
　I was the one who said it, but if I were to actually do it, that was pretty scary........

The number is huge......... Noor!　Come back when I'm done busting out the magic!

'There's so many of them, so many crusts, it's weird. Ew!

　When she returns to the vicinity, she begins to circle the swarm to gather the scorpions around her. Soon the scorpions try to chase after her, but they are getting denser and more tightly packed and start to move slower overall.
　I see that the scorpions have hardened to some extent, and I tell Noll to move away. She heard it and rushed towards us.
　Then, when we are out of magical range, the magical attack by Esther begins. A magic circle unfolds around the dense scorpions, and lightning bolts run through the area.
　In the blink of an eye, a large number of scorpions were struck by lightning and turned into light and became drop items.

''Woo-hoo, this is exhilarating.''

It's easier than hunting them one by one. I'm just afraid of failing to guide them.

　Thanks to the defenseless magic attacks, even if you're there too much, you'll be wiped out in an instant. Dropped items include scorpion shells, scissors, and even a few needles.
　It's so pleasant to see the items gathered in the center. Were there more than 20 of them in terms of numbers?　This might surpass the efficiency of my last orc hunt.

　When I finished retrieving the items, light gathered and scorpions began to pop up. Among them is a distinctly large, black scorpion. Apparently, those are the rare species here.

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Stinger Race: Armored Scorpion
　Level: 60
　HP: 4000
　MP:0
　Attack Power:1300
　Defense:20,000
　Agility:20
　Spell Resistance:0
　Intrinsic Ability Poison No Effect
　Skill: Induced Poisonous Needle
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　I can't take care of this thing if I don't have a mage. The only thing I can think of is that it's not a good idea. Are they going to fly?

Oh this one looks vicious again.

It is very impressive, isn't it? It looks very hard.

It's true. You've got something thick, hard, and tough.

''Don't put some kind of weird emphasis on it........ And for now, Esther, do three consecutive attacks with magic. Nole, protect Estelle in case of an emergency. He might blow the needle off.

　I'm sure that was a bit too much for Estelle to take in, but that was just my imagination.
　I decide to let Estelle attack from out of range before Stinger notices us. With that kind of HP, it's a range I can take down with three hits.
　Thinking about what would happen if he flew the poisonous needle, I place Nol in front of Estelle.

　Estelle waved her wand and a magic circle unfolded over the stinger. And three times lightning struck in the nick of time and the Stinger stopped moving.
　Huh........What was that......what was it that made me so alarmed?　I didn't even give her a chance to pop the needle.

'You got rid of him so easily.

'That's why I said it's an ideal demon. Instead, it has a high level of physical defense, which makes it hard for me and Noor to deal with.

But if you insist, I can be the only fisherman in the group, if that's what you want.

　I retrieved the item Stinger dropped and checked my phone to see that I had one more magic stone in place.
　I started to head to the exit to check and go next, but suddenly Nol started to say that I can do the fishing here by myself.
　It's a really nice suggestion as it's quite efficient here, but...

'He didn't want to do it so badly, what's going on here all of a sudden?　You don't have to push yourself.

No, Okura-dono seems to have been concerned about it, and I'm sorry to have to bother you with my selfishness.

'Hmm, okay. Well, if the other two don't look good, I'll take you up on your offer. Oh, and don't worry about the time to hunt. I'm not in such a hurry, and I'll try to leave when I'm tired.

　After seeing what happened yesterday, I'm sorry that I went too far. It's not like I changed my mind because Estelle spanked me or anything.
　For now, this place has proven to be more efficient if Nol can do the fishing, so I'll think about it after I go around to other places.

''Esther what kind of persuasion did you use on the whole?　He's too kind, he's like a different person.

Don't tell anyone. Hey, bro?

　Esther, who was questioned by Noor, held her index finger up in front of her mouth as she looked at me with a narrow-eyed smile. When I saw that smile, I felt a strange shiver run down my spine.