Huh, I'm kind of tired of this.

What is the matter, sir?　I am somewhat more squishy than usual.

Aren't they going to hunt for the magic stones?

　Ten or so days after the review meeting. Since then, we've been hunting again in the northern cave, leveling up with magic stones.
　And now it's morning again and we're deciding at the inn what we're going to do today.
　I was somewhat tired and couldn't get out of bed.

''Hmm, I think I'll take a break from collecting magic stones.

...eh...

　When I say that, the girls give me a surprised look as they speak.
　What is it?　What did I say that was so funny?

Okura-dono, are you all right?　Is there something wrong with you, sir?

He doesn't have ... a fever. Brother, shall we take the elixir?

　Noll is talking to me in a voice of disbelief, and Esther is putting her hand to her forehead to check for fever.
　Hey, I don't know if it's so bad that they think I should take a panacea!

I'm normal.

"Maisakaa~, I can't believe Okura-dono would say such a thing.　It's fine.....

　Oh come on, you're kidding me. She raised her hands to her shoulders in a gesture of relief, as if to say, "Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
　I couldn't help but stretch my cheeks, which I hadn't done recently.

"What do you think I am, exactly?

Heh, I knew you had to be like that, Okura-dono.

Well thank you.

　Did you sense that I was in an ennui, and you were trying to soothe me?
　I feel like I'm back to my usual form for a bit.
　After all, it's no good for me to feel down when I think about what's ahead.
　Pulling off the job you want in the gacha....reminds me of the days when I was playing GC.
　Not, not from the rainbow production, not so much!　The series of And the despair of seeing how much the magic card pays.

　But when I got the one I wanted, I was so happy that my brain juices were flowing out... Oh, I felt like playing a gacha after all.

'So, what are we going to do today?'

Well........let's go do some association requests for a change of pace. Except for us promotion requests, we're only working on defeating people.

　For now, I think I'll stop hunting in the north cave today and take on some other requests.


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Wow, what a peaceful place this is.

Yes, it is. I can't help but feel a tingle in my body.

It's nice to be in a place like this once in a while.

　We are in a green field with a great view of the river.
　We went to the Adventurer's Association and received a request to gather C-ranked medicinal herbs and came here.
　There is a forest nearby, and that's where the target of this project, the sisky grass, grows.

　It seems that wolf-type demons often roam in this forest, but if it's us, it's not a problem.
　The sisky grass is a grass with a white ball-like substance attached to it. I've seen it in a copybook, but I wonder if there really is such a grass.
　It mainly grows in the forest, and there are a few of them in this field. I'll deliver 20 of them.

Hmm, it's really large. It must be a lot of work to find them from here.

Oh, I found it right away!

　It's a pretty big field, and when you're looking for a forest, it's not so easy to find.
　When I was thinking that, I was almost zipped up when Noll quickly found it.

''Well it's surprisingly easy to find them.

Isn't that a coincidence?

　Noll was delighted and went to get the sisky grass.
　'At this rate, we'll get together soon,' he said. If we get together soon, let's have a little rest here.
　This is a very pleasant place with good sunshine. It's a good place for a change of pace.

... well, I guess it's just a coincidence, isn't it?

I have not been able to find any...

　So I searched for a few minutes. I can't find anything at all except the first one I find.
　When the first one is good, it's always this one!　
　I often drop it after it's up, and I feel like I'm being harassed.

'Hmm, I guess we'll have to go into the woods after all.

I'm just going to take it easy on you and ask you to pick herbs, and this is what you end up doing.

　I thought it would end safely without encountering any more demons, but I still need to get inside.
　It's fine if you want to fight the demons for a bit, but there are a lot of demons that will sense you once you're inside.

　So as I approached to enter the forest, I found a small white creature shrinking in front of it.

''Hm?　What is that?

Oh, what is that?

Do you know that, Nole?

　When Nol saw the creature, he was startled out loud.
　I always thought he was pretty knowledgeable about things, for what it's worth. Maybe I'll teach you something next time.

'That's a Fortuna Rabbit, sir!　It's a very grateful creature that is said to make you happy when you see it!

Oh, you're so cute.

　His usual gestures of excitement, waving his hands up and down, were more intense today than at any time in his life.
　She seems to be very excited. Well, I guess it's unusual because it makes them happy.
　Esther also sees this and says it's cute.

　If you take a closer look at the red eyes, long ears, and a curled up tail................................it's a complete rabbit, just like its name. But there's a faint heart pattern on its body.
　........Is there an ordinary creature in a place like this? Isn't this a demon?
　But looking at the girls' reactions, I'm not so sure.

Ahhhhh........I'm happy just to have seen it!

You're done... hmm?　There's something wrong with you.

　Huh~, she lets out a voice. I can't blame her for this, because I think it's cute too.
　I was looking at Usagi, who was shrinking in front of me, but I suddenly noticed something strange.
　It seems as if it is trembling and frightened looking at me. But it doesn't show any signs of escape.

Ah..........he's injured.......

'Oh, that sounds pretty deep. Can you fix it now?

　As I approached him, he shuddered more and started to move to get away, but soon he fell again.
　I went over to the side and crouched down so that Noll wouldn't provoke it, and when I looked at his leg, he said it was injured.
　I went over and looked at it, and found that it had been attacked by another demon, and had a deep stab wound and was bleeding quite a bit. How did you manage to escape in this condition?

　She looks at the rabbit with a fidgety feeling.
　Since it can't be helped, I decided to give her the potion and let her heal the wound for now.
　I don't know if it works on non-humans, though.

　Noll takes the potion and holds out the liquid inside. He held it in front of the rabbit's mouth and began to lick it with his chittering tongue.
　When he finishes licking it to some extent, the wound area starts to glow and the wound disappears.
　Hoh, I've never had a trauma before, but if I use the potion, it will close the wound.

'As expected of a potion made in Gacha.

It really does take a second to go away.

Huh, that's good. Look, be careful on your way home.

　Noor gave the rabbit, whose wounds were completely gone, a single stroke and stood up and left.
　Then the rabbit also got up and followed behind her as well.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

I think he likes you.

　When he caught up to Noll's feet, he looked up at her and stared with moist eyes.

''Hmm.......Okura-dono?''

No.

　He calls out to me as if he wants to say something very badly, but he probably wants to take her home or something.
　That's no good, there's no place to keep them in the first place. I can't even put it in an inn.

"There, there's something...

I mean, isn't that a monster?

It is Fortuna Rabbit.

Oh....

　Still, Noll pleaded with me.
　When I asked him what I was questioning, he insisted it was a rabbit. No, it didn't seem to do any harm, so that's fine.

　So we argued for a long time, and eventually I broke it off.
　By the time we finished collecting medicinal herbs, the setting sun was already beginning to light up the area. Where was my change of pace?

　Incidentally, I later learned that this rabbit was a demon that you could keep as a pet.
　It's also very intelligent, and once it's taken with you, it takes a real shine to you.
　Anyway, let's find an inn where pets can stay too.....