skin.
“Here.”
I threw the ball at Raphtalia. She caught it, looked at the ball, then at me, then at the ball. She was surprised.
“What? You don’t want it?”
“That’s not… Yes…”
She shook her head and smiled.
That was the first time I saw her smile.
… Whatever, it didn’t matter. She was just a kid.
“When we finish our work for the day, you can go play with that.”
“Yay!”
She looked excited. That was good.
The more exited she was, the more money I could make with her.
We went back to the forest and started gathering herbs and fighting off monsters. We went anywhere we could with my current defense rating.
Apparently there was a town on the other side of the woods, but just thinking about the path that woman had suggested made me angry, so I decided not to go there.
We were doing pretty well and collecting lots of stuff. It felt like we’d gained a little latitude, so I decided to start heading for the mountains.
Huh? A monster I’d never seen before appeared.
It looked like an egg of some kind. If I had to classify it, it was probably related to the balloons somehow.
“There’s a new monster. I’ll go first and see what’s up. If I say it looks okay, run up and stab it.”
“Okay!”
Good answer.
I ran toward the monster. When it saw me approaching, it bared its fangs.
Clamp!
It didn’t hurt a bit. I fought with it for a second, to get a good grip for Raphtalia.
“Hiya!”
She attacked the monster with much more enthusiasm than she’d shown the previous day.
Eggug was what the thing was called.
The Eggug cracked with a loud snap, and its yellow interior ran out onto the ground.
“Ew! Gross!”
Could we sell the shell? It seemed like a waste to just leave it there. But it smelled rotten, so it probably wouldn’t be any good for eating.
My shield absorbed the eggshell.
Soon after, a number of other Eggugs appeared, but Raphtalia took care of them.
Egg Shield: conditions met
Egg Shield: ability locked: equip bonus: cooking 1
Seems like I got yet another ability.
This one was about cooking.
Soon after, more enemies appeared. They were variations on a theme though: various colors of Eggug. We hunted them for a while.
Blue Egg Shield: conditions met
Sky Egg Shield: conditions met
Blue Egg Shield: ability locked:
equip bonus: vision up 1
Sky Egg Shield: ability locked:
equip bonus: simple recipes
How come I only ever get crafting abilities?
I wondered if it had something to do with the type of enemy. Regardless, as the day went on we also found various types of new medicinal herbs. I was careful to gather as much as I could.
The sun was threatening to fall out of the sky. It was probably too late to start heading into the mountains. Besides, I wasn’t sure that Raphtalia’s equipment was up to the task.
So what did we achieve that day?
I reached level 8.
Raphtalia reached level 7.
She was catching up so quickly.
I suppose that only made sense; she was the one defeating the monsters after all.
It looked like the majority of the EXP points went to whoever landed the finishing blow, which would explain her quick progress through the levels.
“I’m hungry…”
Her stomach was rumbling. She looked at me, concerned.
“Fine. Let’s head back and get some dinner.”
We gave up on our duties for the time being and went back to Castle Town.
When we entered the town, I made for the loot shop. The Eggug shell wouldn’t be much use for compounding, so I decided to sell it off.
Combined with my sales from earlier in the day, we made 9 pieces of silver.
I couldn’t even imagine what they would use the shell for, but they bought it for a good price, so I decided not to press the issue. Our herbs and medicine sold well too. So what should we get for dinner?
… Is what I was thinking, but Raphtalia had already fixed her eyes on a food cart, and was drooling in anticipation. I didn’t plan on spoiling her, but it seemed like a fair
“Here.”
I threw the ball at Raphtalia. She caught it, looked at the ball, then at me, then at the ball. She was surprised.
“What? You don’t want it?”
“That’s not… Yes…”
She shook her head and smiled.
That was the first time I saw her smile.
… Whatever, it didn’t matter. She was just a kid.
“When we finish our work for the day, you can go play with that.”
“Yay!”
She looked excited. That was good.
The more exited she was, the more money I could make with her.
We went back to the forest and started gathering herbs and fighting off monsters. We went anywhere we could with my current defense rating.
Apparently there was a town on the other side of the woods, but just thinking about the path that woman had suggested made me angry, so I decided not to go there.
We were doing pretty well and collecting lots of stuff. It felt like we’d gained a little latitude, so I decided to start heading for the mountains.
Huh? A monster I’d never seen before appeared.
It looked like an egg of some kind. If I had to classify it, it was probably related to the balloons somehow.
“There’s a new monster. I’ll go first and see what’s up. If I say it looks okay, run up and stab it.”
“Okay!”
Good answer.
I ran toward the monster. When it saw me approaching, it bared its fangs.
Clamp!
It didn’t hurt a bit. I fought with it for a second, to get a good grip for Raphtalia.
“Hiya!”
She attacked the monster with much more enthusiasm than she’d shown the previous day.
Eggug was what the thing was called.
The Eggug cracked with a loud snap, and its yellow interior ran out onto the ground.
“Ew! Gross!”
Could we sell the shell? It seemed like a waste to just leave it there. But it smelled rotten, so it probably wouldn’t be any good for eating.
My shield absorbed the eggshell.
Soon after, a number of other Eggugs appeared, but Raphtalia took care of them.
Egg Shield: conditions met
Egg Shield: ability locked: equip bonus: cooking 1
Seems like I got yet another ability.
This one was about cooking.
Soon after, more enemies appeared. They were variations on a theme though: various colors of Eggug. We hunted them for a while.
Blue Egg Shield: conditions met
Sky Egg Shield: conditions met
Blue Egg Shield: ability locked:
equip bonus: vision up 1
Sky Egg Shield: ability locked:
equip bonus: simple recipes
How come I only ever get crafting abilities?
I wondered if it had something to do with the type of enemy. Regardless, as the day went on we also found various types of new medicinal herbs. I was careful to gather as much as I could.
The sun was threatening to fall out of the sky. It was probably too late to start heading into the mountains. Besides, I wasn’t sure that Raphtalia’s equipment was up to the task.
So what did we achieve that day?
I reached level 8.
Raphtalia reached level 7.
She was catching up so quickly.
I suppose that only made sense; she was the one defeating the monsters after all.
It looked like the majority of the EXP points went to whoever landed the finishing blow, which would explain her quick progress through the levels.
“I’m hungry…”
Her stomach was rumbling. She looked at me, concerned.
“Fine. Let’s head back and get some dinner.”
We gave up on our duties for the time being and went back to Castle Town.
When we entered the town, I made for the loot shop. The Eggug shell wouldn’t be much use for compounding, so I decided to sell it off.
Combined with my sales from earlier in the day, we made 9 pieces of silver.
I couldn’t even imagine what they would use the shell for, but they bought it for a good price, so I decided not to press the issue. Our herbs and medicine sold well too. So what should we get for dinner?
… Is what I was thinking, but Raphtalia had already fixed her eyes on a food cart, and was drooling in anticipation. I didn’t plan on spoiling her, but it seemed like a fair
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