Chapter 93

Thirty minutes after I came up with a good plan, Marina and Haru were taking turns shooting the magic bow steadily.

"Hey, Marina, it's about time you let Haru take over. She can use a bow too, you know."

"Wait, Ichino. That cow with the scar on its eye is probably the boss. We need to take it down first."

Marina aimed her bow and shot the slightly larger cow with the scar on its eye. Then, she handed the magic bow to Haru and took a break. The monsters were closing in.

When the monsters were about 500 meters away,

"Alright, Carol, let's go."

I changed Carol's job from a Seducer to a Farmer. Without the Seducer, the monsters headed east.

The fast-moving monster at the front tried to overtake the ones behind, but it couldn't manage to do so. There was a massive traffic jam, and the monsters were in complete chaos. Haru's arrow pierced the leg of a large monster, causing it to fall in the middle of the group, further slowing down the monsters' movement.

Once the monsters were far enough away, I changed Carol's job back to a Seducer. The monsters turned around again.

"Haru, they're coming from behind too!"

"Got it!"

Haru shot the wolf-like monsters approaching from behind with wind arrows. Since the wind was in our favor, monsters rarely came from behind. When they did, there were usually only one or two, at most five, which were easy to handle.

Once the monsters were bunched up,

"Alright, let's go!"

I concentrated my magic power in my hand. Skill: Magic Boost. This skill, which consumed several times the MP and required a certain amount of time to charge, wasn't very useful in most situations, but with this much time and the monsters clustered in one place, it was perfect.

I opened my eyes wide and thrust my hand forward toward the center of the monster group. The magic power concentrated in my palm became so dense that it was visible. Confirming that the purple aura had turned red, I shouted,

"Boost Fireaaaaa!"

At the same time as the message indicating that my Fire proficiency had increased to level 2, a massive fireball flew toward the monster group and exploded. I collapsed.

"Master!""Ichino-sama!""Ichino!"

The three called out to me, but I pressed my forehead to the ground and waved my hand.

"I'm fine, I'm fine... just out of MP."

Ah... it's been a while since I felt this fatigue. However, my MP wasn't completely drained, so I was still conscious.

I got up and sat down. In front of me was a crater about 500 meters in diameter. Only a few monsters that were barely out of range remained.

Haru's wind arrows pierced those remaining monsters.

[Ichino's level has increased.]

[Magic Skill: Light Magic has upgraded to Light Magic II.]

[Job: Fire Mage has been unlocked.]

[Job: Water Mage has been unlocked.]

[Job: Wind Mage has been unlocked.]

[Job: Earth Mage has been unlocked.]

[Spellcaster Skill: Mace Equipment has upgraded to Mace Equipment II.]

[Spellcaster Skill: Shield Magic II has upgraded to Shield Magic III.]

[Spellcaster Skill: Healing Magic IV has upgraded to Healing Magic V.]

...Ah, my Spellcaster level is already 48, and my Mage level is 63. My Unemployed level has also reached 85. I'm almost ready to master the Unemployed job. I want to graduate from being Unemployed as soon as possible.

I removed the Seducer job from Carol and took a deep breath. The monsters weren't all gone, but we should be able to hold out for a while.

Just as I thought that, a bird-like shadow approached from the sky.

Oh, more enemies? Well, if it's just one, Haru's arrows should take care of it... I thought, but I was surprised. It wasn't a bird.

A Pteranodon—a monster resembling a pterodactyl.

"A Wyvern!"

Oh, a strong enemy like this here?

"Haru, intercept it. If you can't take it down, create a portal to My World. I'll probably be completely drained of MP, so carry me inside!"

"No, Master, it's okay. That monster isn't an enemy."

"Huh?"

Surprised by Haru's words, I looked up at the sky again. Ah, someone is riding the Wyvern. A handsome guy with black hair and silver armor.

"Is that you!? Are you Kusunoki!?"

He knows my name!?

But upon closer inspection, I recognized him too.

"It hasn't been that long, has it?"

I waved at the man on the Wyvern. He was now [Holy Knight Level 41]. Despite being a high-level job, his level had increased by 2. What kind of training did he do?

"Doing well, Suzuki?"

Suzuki jumped down from about three meters up.

"Yeah, doing well... kind of. I heard about the monster horde approaching Ferit. Did you hear about it? I came here to deal with them, but did they pass through here?"

"Yeah, I took care of the whole horde... which is why I'm out of MP now."

"All of them!? You took out all of them?"

"...Hey, Suzuki, do you have any mana potions? I'll give you this tomato."

"Sure, here you go. Take it."

Suzuki handed me a potion bottle. That's a relief.

I drank the mana potion in one go. Oh, the fatigue in my body disappeared instantly, and I felt lighter. I gave him the tomato, but Suzuki made a sour face.

"What's wrong?"

"Well, I'm not really a fan of tomatoes... I'll give this to Mile."

He put it in his item bag. Not eating that delicious tomato is a waste.

"By the way, what happened to Mile and the others?"

"They're helping with the town's defenses. I came here to take out as many monsters as possible—"

"It wasn't necessary."

"Yeah, if it wasn't necessary, that's good. I'm heading to the dungeon where the monsters are spawning. Would you like to come with me?"

I glanced at Haru and the others behind me. They would follow if I said I was going.

However, once we enter the dungeon, the strategy we used earlier won't work. What should I do?

"I won't force you. I don't think I can do much to the source of the problem either. But apparently, five people are trapped inside the dungeon, and I want to rescue them."

"Do you know them?"

"No, I don't know them personally... do you remember that cat tamer guy? His niece, Milky, and her friend, Frio, and a boy named Sutty..."

Suzuki paused for a moment.

"Also, Jofre and Elise are apparently trapped inside."

"Jofre and Elise!?"

I couldn't help but exclaim. That bumbling couple, who were supposed to be in Ferit, were nowhere to be seen. What were they doing in there?

"Do you know them?"

"...Yeah... I can't just leave them... but if it's too difficult, I'll have to abandon them."

I said, holding my head.