A few days after I picked up the rabbit, I've accumulated even more magic stones and now have 920 of them.
　If the next festival comes, I think I'll be able to get at least one of the featured URs even now.
　However, I'm a little nervous about targeting them.
　It's a bit stressful to save up for a festival that may come at any time. It's like wondering when you'll be able to increase the odds of getting the free stones you want.

　Thinking about what will happen if I don't get the job I want, I should still do what I have to do here.

''Nole, I need to ask you for a favor, okay?''

Huh?　Is something wrong, sir~

Nole really liked that boy.

Heh, isn't she cute?

　I decided to talk to the girls about something that had been bothering me for a while now.
　When I called out to them, they were sitting in their chairs petting a rabbit that they had picked up recently.
　
　I even changed the inn for him. It's a little more expensive, but they're happy with it, so it's fine.

　Nohl's mouth is relaxed and he looks satisfied as he pats the rabbit on his lap. Estelle is also sitting beside him, stroking his torso.
　Moffitt is also being played with by the girls quietly, but it seems to feel a little better. To be honest, I'm a little jealous ... why don't you take that part with me?

So, what is it that you are asking for, sir?

No, you know, I was just wondering if you could give me some practice.

...eh...

　As I say this, the girls look at each other, then look at me as if they are seeing something incredible.
　Even Moffitt, who is in my lap, shakes with a jolt of surprise. Hey, you're getting used to it too fast, aren't you?

''........Esther, there's something wrong with Okura-dono again.

Well I wonder what's going on. You've been acting kind of strange lately, haven't you?

Oh, they can hear you.

　He's whispering and whispering, but I can hear him well enough.
　What, is it really so funny that I say things like that?　

What is the matter with you, sir?　You want to teach me?

'Because I was thinking that if I could get Nol to teach me how to fight in the same melee, it would make things a little better.

　What should I do to make myself useful?
　So I thought, isn't there someone close to me who is an expert in proximity?
　But to be honest, if you asked me to imitate Nol's fighting style, I'd be a little nervous about it, because it's impossible.

''Hmmm, sure you're right. How is it?

Mm, I'm glad to see that you are motivated. But practice, I mean........I've never taught anyone before.

　Letting out a snarl, she puts her hand to her chin as if in trouble and thinks about it.
　That's right........I don't want to be asked to do something I've never done before.
　Is it still impossible.........

'For now, practice is all that matters!　Okura-dono, today we are going to search thoroughly for flaws!

　That's what I thought, but apparently Noll has an idea.

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So, why are you here?

Maybe this is just the place.

The Eagle Warrior Forest.

　Noll told me to come to the Eagle Warrior Forest.
　I'm wondering why we're coming to this place now, but we're going because she's good!　So I came.
　I left the mofot with the owner of the inn. I'm grateful that they also take care of pets. Of course there's a charge for that.

So what am I supposed to do?

This is where you will battle it out with the eagle chief again!

　.... hmm?　One-on-one combat?
　Well, you don't think........that's the kind of practice Noll is talking about!

'Too Spartan!　It's not like you're going to take care of me!

What do you say, sir? It's best to learn by heart. You'll gain more experience with demons than you will with other people.

　That's true, but........
　As for me, I was thinking of having a mock battle with Nol and letting her experience it slowly.
　Come to think of it, even in the first tutorial, she left you alone to fight out of the blue.......did I ask the wrong person?

"I will point out Okura-dono's faults here, so you will fight while correcting them. Oh, sculling is not allowed.

What, really?

　What? No sculling?　
　No, but I have the holy skeleton cloth now, and it shouldn't be a problem if it's only the eagle warrior chief.......

"And you are going to take off the holy grail, too. You need to have a sense of urgency, you know.

"Ho, you really want to fight this...

　Noor yanked off the holy skeleton cloth and I fluttered back to the warrior with my original crowbar and pot lid.
　What, oh no, it's terribly unsettling?　I don't feel safe anymore.

I think you're a pretty nice person.

The level has improved since then, and I want you to be confident in the challenge.

　It's true. I'm also more experienced now than I was then.
　Maybe I can beat the eagle warrior chief now.

I'm not sure if you're going to be able to find the right one. I'm going to do it anyway.

Shall I take the eagle warrior down and send him to the surface?

　The eagle warriors walk in front of the forest. There are no red feathered ones there, and apparently they are not springing up now.
　Confirming this, Esther takes out her Grimoire and bombs the meadow with fireballs appearing in the air. Warriors are sent flying through the air more and more by the explosion.
　A warrior who survived the first shot tries to stand up after falling, but before he can do so, a second fireball flies in and blows him away.
　Seeing those guys blowing up and scattering one after the other, I feel bad that this happened because of what I started saying.

''Yes, well, good luck with that, brother.''

Okura-dono, this is a fight!

　After the warriors have been overrun for some time, several demons come out of the forest again.
　In the midst of the group is a large red bird, the most prominent one - the Eagle Warrior Chief.

　Estelle attacked the eagle warrior chief with her magic and drew him towards us.
　The warriors who were around as companions also chased after us, but they fell prey to Estelle's magic one after another before coming towards us.

　The warrior chief is wearing a red aura and activating his skills just like last time. I'm going to face that guy and swing a crowbar.
　A long-range wind-attribute attack is unleashed from the tip of the crowbar, and it lands on him.
　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it, but I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

　It's okay, it's okay. The status of that guy is already far lower than me.
　I'm also at a higher level and higher status than last time. I can do it, I can do it!

Whoa!

　The warrior chief comes up to me and swings down his one-handed sword in his hand. I protect it with my lid and catch it.
　He then sidesteps the counterattack crowbar and attempts to thrust it into his belly.
　But just before the attack hits, the warrior chief jumps backwards to avoid my attack.
　Why ... my attack is even faster than last time. And yet I can't hit it.

　Like that, I was receiving the attack one way or the other, but suddenly the warrior chief kicked the ground and sent sand flying into my eyes.

''Ouch!''

　Unable to react to the sudden blindness, I morosely let the sand get into one eye. I lost my vision on one side and in a hurry I brought the lid to my head, trying to protect my head only.
　Immediately after that, I felt a pain in my leg, as if I had been slashed by something. Probably slashed by the warrior chief.
　For now, I look at him with my one remaining eye to keep the warrior chief away and swing the crowbar.

　There is no sensation of blood flowing. Even though I glanced at his leg with one eye while I moved away, it doesn't look like blood is flowing.
　With my defenses, I won't get hurt, but it still seems to hurt. Is it the same as with the first goblin?

　From that point on, I was on the defensive, but after a few minutes, the red aura of the warrior chief's body disappeared and his movements became extremely slow.
　That's why I'm finally fast enough to attack, and my blurred vision has returned to some extent, and I was able to defeat the eagle warrior chief.

"Sigh, sigh, I really can't do this.

　After I managed to defeat them, I went back to the girls and fell down in a large figure.
　If it weren't for the difference in status, I would have lost for sure. The head and other parts of the body can be protected reflexively, but the legs and other parts of the body were slashed quite a bit.
　It hurts a lot. The sensation is like moving a piece of copy paper with a swipe and cutting your skin. It's very uncomfortable with it spreading across my legs in countless ways.

''Noll, how's the judgment?''

Uh, well, that's a lot of things not so good.

　He looks somewhat troubled and crosses his arms and Noll is thinking about it.
　Apparently I wasn't good at all. I think so too.
　I didn't think I was this bad....

　Then she began her explanation.
　First of all, my vision is narrow. When looking at the opponent, I seem to have been distracted by the weapons instead of looking at the whole picture.
　Then she pointed out that my defense is lax, I'm too appropriate when attacking, I'm careless because I can see the status of the weapon at random, and I'm not able to use it because I've been swept up in the abilities of the equipment, and many other things.
　By the time he finished pointing out all of them, I thought my heart was going to break.

　I was going to point them out little by little after I got used to it, but this is the time to say it all. What did he say to me?

That's the way it is, isn't it? So, Okura-dono, you should try to fight with that in mind. If you do that, you will be able to defeat the eagle chief while he is using his skills.

Okay, bro, let's try the second one.

'What ... what?　You're still going to do it!

　I'm kind of tired for today, so let's go home.
　As I was thinking this, the two men hold me by my sides and make me stand up.
　Then he was cunningly dragged back to the eagle warrior.

　I want to go home.........

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I think I'm asking the wrong person...

　A few hours later, today's special training finally ended.
　The number of eagle warrior chiefs I defeated exceeded ten. And my whole body felt like my skin had been cut, and it made me shiver.
　Even if you drink the potion, the feeling is still there, and your body is wiggling around unconsciously.

The second half of the year, I was able to hit a lot of attacks.

''Huh, I'm getting attacked less often, and if I continue to do this, I'll change my mind a bit.

　Yes ... ever?　I'm going to keep doing this........
　Certainly the results were coming in steadily with each passing session. I'm happy to think that I can catch up with them if I repeat the process, but at the same time my stomach is starting to hurt somehow.

　With that said, I'm done for the day, so I quickly took out my phone to go back to the inn.

''Hmm?　This is it!

　At the same time, my phone vibrated, and the words [SSR confirmed, 33-round pickup gacha held] were prominently displayed on the screen.