Skill? Nee yo Sonnamon! ~ Fugusha tachi no Saino Kaika ~

“Naw, you won't.
If the god were so narrow minded as to care about little stuff like this, both of us would have gotten that punishment way before, when we started using mana control.
Heck, god might even thought, 'What the heck, these guys are a riot' you know?”

“Y-you think so…”

“What's done is done.
Besides I'm not done with good news, y'know?”

“Eh, there's more?”

“You have one more option for Job Change with the acquisition of Magic Swords skill.
[Paladin], the real one, not apprentice.”

“Eh…? Eeh…!?”

She opened her eyes wide and placed her hands on her mouth.

“Apprentice Paladin is treated like a jack of all trade master of none due to the low attributes and skill growth, but Paladin's won't lose to Swordsman and Mage, it's a superior Job.
I'm glad for you.”

“…Hikaru.”

She called my name suddenly.

“This isn't, a dream, is it? Hikaru, magic swords, new Job, it's all true, I can believe that, can't, I…”

Her usual expressionless face is now about to burst into tears.
…I'm sure she understands it herself.

“…Yeah.
How I'm alive now, your new skill and a new possibility opening up is all thanks to your hard work.
You've done so much, Alma.”

“…Fuu…
Fugwuu….
Uuuuu~~…..!”

Large tear drops fell before she started to weep.
She's crying now.
I guess she's that overjoyed? Well, after being told as failed Job by people around her and seemingly a strained relationship with her parents, I guess this is–.

Gyuu munyuu

Something felt like it made that sound on me.
Huh? I'm getting hugged? By a girl? Eh? Eh?! Why?!

“Fueeee…!”

'Fueee' not! Wait a minute, this is bad in many ways! Not sure in what way but it's touching! Something soft is touching!
Calm down a bit now young lady! You're hugging a 25 year old man! You should do this to a hot guy your age!
Ah, not good.
She's not listening at all.
Wait till she's done? Well I mean I don't hate it but you know? Ah it smells good…
Ok let's not.
Thinking just gets me straight to perverted thoughts.
Head empty.
Head empty return to nature.
I'm air…
I'm air…
Like hell I can in this state! P-please stop crying.

Ah, yep.
I do get Alma's feelings right now.
People pointing fingers behind her back, calling her useless, nobody accepted her no matter how hard he worked, seemingly no friend she could consult on or be frank with, and it seems she's in an awkward mood with her parents after her coming of age.

I've been living in this town for half a month now, and I've never seen Alma taking a quest, going shopping or out to play with anybody.
Well, in short she's a loner.
I'm kinda like that in the previous world, so not like I can talk.
Then I came into picture, we'd have meals together, train (?) together and form a friendship.
Then her hard work was finally rewarded, and accepted.
Even if the other party is me.

Kinda enviable.
Nobody in earth, about me–

…Nah, let's not.
It's a time of celebration for Alma.
Congratulations Alma.
…By the way, how long is she gonna keep this up?

Afterward, it took another 20 minutes for her to release me.
I was writhing all the while inwardly.
There's probably smoke coming out of my head.

“I'm sorry.
I cried out all of a sudden…”

“NotatallIdontmindit.
Hahaha.”

“You, super are.”

“Whatchutalkingaboutmyfairlady.
Ofcoursenot.”

“…”

I couldn't help the broken language.
I dunno what I'm talking about myself.
C-calm down.
Even if I didn't have any experience with women, the other person is a 16 year old girl.
Ah, but this world sees 15 year old as adults so getting flustered should be ok…
Nope, that's still not good.
Deep breath, deep breath.
Hihhiffuu, hihhiffuu.
No no, not Lamaze technique.
Quit it with slapstick.
By the way, Alma's turned back to her usual expressionless face barring some tear lines.
She's quick on her feet.

“Cough! …So, what now? Will you take on magic beast extermination quests to raise your level and Job Change?”

“I will.
I've been neglecting going to the guild lately with all the training, I'm running short on money.”

“Alright then, I'll tag along with you to the magic beast forest.
We should be able to take rank G or F quests yeah?”

“Un.
Exterminating level 1-5 magic beasts is Rank F job.
Dealing with goblins and kobolds sounds about right.”

Alright, let's make it 1-on-1 for starters.

“I see, then let's…!? Alma, that!”

“…!”

A small group of around ten figures is heading our way.
Oy oy, isn't this place relatively safe from magic beast!?
That clumsy way of walking, must be goblins.
Average level is 1-5.
What to do.
Don't think we can make this 1-on-1.

!?

W-what is that thing?
A figure three times the size of a goblin is walking a bit behind the group.
Can I check the stat from here? Menu display.

Magic Beast: Hob Goblin

Lv12

State: Normal

【Attributes】

HP: 220/220
MP: 30/30
SP: 210/255

STR: 162
ATK: 162 (+40)
DEF: 150
AGI: 54
INT: 25
DEX: 34
PER: 129
RES: 30
LUK: 27

【Skills】

Magic Beast Lv2 – Club Lv2

Equipment

Great Ore Club
ATK+4

Well dang, that's a big one.
Judging from its stats and its burly appearance, the thing must be a power fighter.
Kinda tough.
Don't think we'd win in a frontal assault.
Okay, time to run back to town.
Gotta ask the guild's help.

“That big one is Lv12! Alma, let's retreat back to town! We gotta ask the guild for reinforcement!”

“U-un.
Got it.”

Right as we started running toward the town, a weird shadow appeared on the ground.
Is there something up there?

『KIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!』

A nearly 3m big green colored bird came down from above and stood in our path.
Dangit, another magic beast

Magic Beast: Blade Wing

Lv11

State: Normal

【Attributes】

HP: 120/120
MP: 102/102
SP: 172/188

STR: 120
ATK: 120
DEF: 80
AGI: 120
INT: 101
DEX: 71
PER: 112
RES: 27
LUK: 1

【Skills】
Magic Beast Lv2 – Offensive Magic Lv

Another two digit level.
Judging from its name and skills, it must attack with-

『KYUIIIIYYIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!』

BYUUUUU, an invisible magic blade assaulted me along with that wind sound.
Magic!

【Offensive Magic Lv2】
<Similar to Kamaitachi.
Invisible, thus it's hard to dodge and block.>>

GIIN! DOGU!

“Gua!”

“Hikaru!”

That was close! I'd be done for if I didn't guard!
I sensed the mana right away and blocked it with a mana blade-like coating on my hands, would've suffered some serious injury if I didn't make it.
I mean, the magic gouged the ground it hit and all.
Can't believe I managed to guard that.

I consumed quite a lot of MP.
Checking my stats just to be safe.

Kajikawa Hikaru

Ｌｖ２

Age: 25

Race: Man

Job: ERROR (Appraisal not possible)

State: Normal

【Attributes】

HP: 5/10
MP: 13/21
SP: 0/3

STR: 4
ATK: 4
DEF: 2
AGI: 3
INT: 5
DEX: 6
PER: 12
RES: 2
LUK: 2

【Skill】

※Acquisition Not Possible※

EXP: 17
NEXT: 30

Equipment

Iron Sword
ＡＴＫ+３０

Bear Leather Breastplate
ＤＥＦ+１５

Safety Shoes
ＡＴＫ+２　ＤＥＦ+５

Ah, some of my attributes went up.
A lil' bit.

I've still got about half of my MP.
Huh? My HP went down? But I'm not hurt anywhere though?

<>

So HP to me stops my body from getting damaged, kinda like an armor?
It's really different for me huh.

Now's not the time though, gotta come up with a way to get over this situation.

The bird flew above after attacking us.
It'll be bad if that bird carpet bombs us from that height.
Though it may be easier to dodge from that distance.

Around ten goblins and that huge thing have gotten quite close to us.
A situation far more hopeless than that time at the forest.

Okay, what now.