Chapter 67

Marifa knelt in a dogeza, a form of apology expressed through the body.

A young girl was currently performing a dogeza to apologize.

"Marifa, I've told you many times that I'm not angry."

"But..."

Marifa had brought the Black Wolves to the front of the mansion and was standing there, unsure of how to explain the situation to Yuu. The Black Wolves, oblivious to Marifa's feelings, were playfully roughhousing and rubbing their backs on the ground as if they were itchy.

After a while, when Yuu came out of the mansion, he glanced at the Black Wolves and tersely told them to hurry inside before their dinner got cold, then returned to the mansion.

When they reached the dining table, the meal was already prepared, and Nina and Rena were seated and waiting.

Nina greeted Yuu with a smile, "Welcome back~" and Marifa, with tears in her eyes, performed a dogeza to Yuu.

"I'm not upset.

Eat quickly before it gets cold.

Since you've become a tamer, you'll need monsters. These guard wolves are just right."

"Thank you..."

After finishing their meal and cleaning up, Marifa immediately went to feed the Black Wolves.

While feeding them, she practiced magic words to learn taming skills, but it didn't go well, and the day ended there.

The next morning, Marifa fed the Black Wolves breakfast while training them and practicing magic words.

After finishing the practice, she prepared breakfast with Yuu. Today's breakfast was a fried egg on a slice of bread with salt and pepper, and corn soup with a boiled egg. After finishing breakfast, Marifa made a proposal to Yuu.

"It's fine to go to the labyrinth, but the Black Wolves' training isn't finished yet, right?"

"Yes. I can train the Black Wolves in the morning and go to the labyrinth in the afternoon, if that's okay."

"Alright. Nina and Rena need to test their new equipment, so that works."

"Will you and the others come with us?"

"Of course. It would be like going to your death if Marifa went to the labyrinth alone.

Here, take this."

"What is this?"

Yuu handed Marifa a collar. Counting them, there were 17.

"I've also equipped one on Kuro. If you're going to bring them to town, you'll need collars. I made them yesterday since you'll need them eventually."

Marifa worried that Yuu hadn't slept at all the previous night.

He usually does cooking, laundry, and alchemy to make potions and other items. The choker Marifa was currently wearing was made by Yuu and had a skill attached to it. Additionally, the maid apron pockets had item pouches sewn on by Yuu, both inside and out.

"Unfortunately, these collars don't have skills attached, so if you want them, you'll need to collect magic orbs."

"Of course! I can't have you prepare everything for me, Master."

After lunch, Yuu and the others prepared their equipment to go to the labyrinth.

At the front door, Kuro was standing to see them off.

"Then, my lord, may you have good fortune! I will guard the mansion with the chivalry of a knight until you return."

"Kuro, that's a mix of samurai and knight, and your speech is off, too?"

Kuro's speech and movements were strange. This was because he had been influenced by Yuu's stories about samurai and knights, mixing the knowledge of both.

"Kuro, take care of the dogs, too~"

"Today, we conquer the labyrinth."

"Kuro, I'm sorry for the trouble, but please take care of things."

At the entrance to the labyrinth, several parties were waiting. One of them approached.

"Hey, you're going in now, too?"

"Hello~. We are."

Nina replied, but Yuu, Rena, and Marifa ignored them. Yuu was shy, Rena wasn't interested, and Marifa was nervous.

"You guys seem to be quite capable for your age."

Another man approached, and Marifa took a step back. The man stepped closer.

"Stop it."

"What? What's wrong? Did I offend you?"

"Stop using 'Analyze.' If you use it again, I'll consider it a hostile action and eliminate you."

This man, named Mori Tagge, had a troublesome habit of using the skill 'Analyze' to check the status of every adventurer he met. For adventurers, their status and skills are crucial information. No adventurer would willingly share such information.

Many low-rank adventurers don't notice when their status is analyzed, but some do, and there have been several conflicts. The leader had warned Mori about this, but the habit persisted.

Yuu and Rena, of course, noticed, and Nina resisted with Sisha's pendant. Only Marifa should have been able to see, but she had a magic eye.

"Ah! This fool did it again!"

The leader of the party shouted and hit Mori on the head.

"Ouch! I'm sorry. I won't do it again, Ratche, please forgive me."

"I'm sorry. Mori has a bad habit of immediately trying to see others' statuses. I'll scold him more strictly, so please forgive us."

Mori tried to run away, but Ratche held him by the neck, preventing him from escaping.

"No, it's fine if you understand."

Once inside the labyrinth, Yuu began casting buffs.

"Marifa, you did well to notice. You should understand now that the enemies in the labyrinth aren't just monsters. That guy didn't have malicious intent, but someone with malicious intent might investigate your abilities before attacking."

"Yes. As an elf and a dark elf, I have a natural magic eye that can detect such things."

"Yuu, a monster is coming."

"Got it. I'll only cast buffs, so Nina, Rena, and Marifa, please take care of the monster."

"Got it~ but Rena has already charged in."

Rena, eager to test her new equipment, had already rushed in and annihilated the monster.

"Is this Rena's strength?"

"...Why are you on a first-name basis?"

When Marifa caught up to Rena, she found a Poison Grizzly charred by Rena's magic.

"Hey, today is also for Marifa's training."

"...Right."

"Rena is really an idiot, isn't she?"

Name: Marifa Naguts

Race: Dark Elf

Job: Tamer

Level: 10

HP: 103

MP: 81

Strength: 22

Agility: 39

Vitality: 16

Intelligence: 29

Magic: 49

Luck: 3

Passive Skills:

Archery LV2

Magic Eye LV1

Active Skills:

Bow Techniques LV1

Spirit Magic LV1

Unique Skills:

None

Weapon: Elven Bow (Level 6): None

Armor: Leather Jacket (Level 6): Increased Defense

: Leather Boots (Level 6): Increased Agility

: Leather Gauntlets (Level 6): Increased HP

Accessories: Leather Choker (Level 6): Increased Strength

: Leather Bracelet (Level 6): Increased Magic Resistance

Yuu has attached skills to Marifa's armor. It's impossible to attach skills to armor at this level, but Yuu is overprotective.