Collecting

Yosh, now lets show what you two collected

I- Hiiragi Seiichi, had accepted the collect quest outside the town, as a part of my examination . The quest contents are simple, one person has to collect 10 herbs growing outside the city walls and the quest is cleared . Thats why, Saria and me were searching in separate places, and now we were showing it to Altria-san . Because the herbs can be found closet to the city walls, it didnt turn into a battle with demons normally .

First Sarias collection . to

A battle shouldnt take place, while Altria-san who told us so, was for some reason kicking an attacking slime away .

Are? Normally it doesnt turn into a fight no? We heard incident of demons should be low?Including the slime that was kicked away we encountered 20 more demons, that for some reason all attacked Altria-san . While I was thinking such a thing, Altria-san said as though looking inside my head

Ah . . though I just got attacked now, its not unusual so dont worry about it

No, I am confident that no matter what demons come out I wont lose no matter what, after all I am a monster . Well if we are attacked by demons that come, because I dont think a bit of effort is bad, I take the words said by Altria-san lightly . (TL:Ohh he is starting to get OP mentality as well it took long!)

Well, I dont know why this time a slime this level came out though

Its nothing . More importantly Saria, show me your herbs

With a cheerful response, Saria took out the herbs she collected from the roots . Unlike the [Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow] the herbs here are of a brownish colour . Furthermore, the smell it has is refreshing .

Yosh, as I said to you, you did pull them out from their roots

As Altria-san said, I have been pulling them from their roots, but only the leafs is needed to complete the request?

To Sarias obvious question, Altria-san answered .

Thats true, but by collecting the roots as well, the herbs are kept fresh, in addition processing the medicine with the roots give nutritional and invigorating effects as well, thats why, when collecting herbs be sure to take it from the root, lastly there doesnt seem to be a lot of people that know that, but it doesnt hurt to know more no?

Oooh, that seems adventurer-like knowledge . Using the excess parts in the field to get an unexpected benefit, thats important to adventurers .

By the way, the most useful effect will be acquired if brewed, but because of the tremendous bitter flavor it is not recommended

Then what should we do?

Lets see The simplest is to mix it with sugar, but sugar is an expensive good . You can use a substitute honey that you can get from a sweet flower, then it becomes sweet and edible .

Hmm for her to know such a trick, it likely that Altria-san can cook . Its selfish imagination though .

Well, the roots are important but, the guild quest is herb leaf after all, so dont forget to take your part before you present it in the guild

Waaaaaiii

I and Saria gave a stupid answer .

Yosh . Then, next is Seiichi turn

Yes! Here!

I, present the things that I collected in front of the eyes of Altria-san . Then, Altria-san had a moment of silence seeing the things I had displayed . Finally, after looking it for a bit, she opened her mouth a little .

I will hear it once, what have you collected?

eh? Mushrooms .

I can see that!

I, held out the mushrooms to Altria-san . There are, ten .

The test contents were to collect 10 herbs! What are you collecting mushrooms for!

Yadana, please look properly . Its not just a mushroom its a [Magic Mushroom]

What are you doing with a rare mushroom!

Thats true

As expected its was of no use . It doesnt matter, its not like I picked up the [Magic Mushrooms] to show it to Altria-san . No matter how much I searched for it, for some reason the place I was at didnt have even a single herb . I was unable to get a single one . Thats why, in exchange for that, I collected the[Magic Mushroom] that were growing up in abnormal numbers . Changing the story, the [Magic Mushroom], are a rare ingredient needed for producing an item that restores magic called a [Mana Potion] .

Iyaa I couldnt find the herbs

Are you kidding!? Its easy! I saw about 20 you know!?

Are? Weird I seriously tried to search properly without finding one? Then there are 20 is impossible

Look, Arent they at Seiichis feet!

Got Them!(TL: Pokemon get them all!!) Looking carefully at Altria-san feet, there are five more . A, Are?

In contrary you did well finding [Magic Mushroom] . Normally even trying really hard to find them is impossible to find them you know? And to find 10 of them

I dont know if I have good luck or bad luck!

Thats my line! Either way for not finding 10 herbs you fail!

Wha, What did you say!?

No, there is nothing to be surprised .

Only, at this rate I was going to fail the test, so I quickly collected the 5 herbs . Now, I also can pass the test! As planned .

Look, I properly collected

And what about the 5 others?

Thats iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! The test was to collect 10 herbs! There are 5 more to go!

I, I will go look for it!

Ah, oi!

As I cry, I dashed from the spot to look for the rest of the herbs in a hurry .

Wa, so fast, this guy what kind of leg strength does he have Ma more important, Seiichi! Dont enter the forest! And if you enter, dont go too far! Wait I cant see him already!?

Although I felt like Altrias behind me had said something, I was at a considerably distance away, so I did not hear it well .

ah, arent there 5 herbs here After I had left from the spot, Altria-san said so with a small mutter . You idiot! I ran around, searching for the herbs, without being able to find even one, so I shouted in despair . Certainly I could not find even one herb, on the other hand I just found things like detoxification grass or magic mushrooms .

Somehow while searching around, I made it to a place where I cant see the figures of Altria and Saria

After crossing one hill, the figures of Altria-san and Saria couldnt be seen .

UmmWhy cant I find them? Or is looking for it bad? A while ago Altria-san just found them at her feet

More, lets try to search it more carefully . I again resumed looking for medicinal herbs, when suddenly I caught sight of trees on the edge of my field of view .

Um? That is a forest?

Looking at it, it was a place where trees are overgrown and dense . Unlike the [Forest of Endless Love and Grieve], I dont feel that ominous atmosphere at all, this is without a doubt a forest .

I will surely find a lot of herbs in there

So was my guess, I immediately move to the forest . Approaching the forest, I fully understood, how bad my transferred place the [Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow] was . In front of my eyes, the feeling I got for a while, was the freshness I remember .

Well, it was full of dangerous things, but its the place where I attained more important things .

I close my eyes, immersing in the sentimental atmosphere, and after a while I open them .

Yosh, lets start searching for it!

With enthusiasm, it was the moment when I took one step forward . From the direction of the forest, I heard voices . It doesnt matter, who is inside this forest, it doesnt affect me one bit, its not like I didnt meet people searching for herbs, I dont have any interest in those people . Is it an adventurer? I wonder if they came in with a request from the Guild? Or maybe, travellers? While making various guesses I move to the place where voices can be heard . I dont forget to look for herbs in the way . While progressing rapidly through the forest, I heard the voices of the people there . Observing them from a distance, there are 3 . Furthermore, they arent human . For some reason, those 3 skin colour , unlike humans its more blueish . And more than anything, from the head of the three people, its growing a devil-ish horns, that human beings dont have . Then observing them from a distance, it doesnt seem they are arguing, or they are troubled, in contrast they seem to be having fun . For what reason, have they stopped in this forest? Taking interest in the 3 people, I got even closer .

Bell-san, we did it at least! After installing that someone will fall for sure!

True

But it is fine coming to the human world on our own, ignoring Reiya-sama orders?

Thats true well, if we are found out we will be punished

ah I remembered an urgent matter so I am going back

Ah, me too

Running away!

Waaa, let me go please! I dont want to die!

Idiot! I am the same! But if this time is a success, Reiya-samas punishment will be avoided, and getting promoted is not a dream!

Th, thats true but

Think about your family

I understand that . But, just as you guys have family to protect, I have a family to protect too . Moreover, this time in my home a child is going to be born

Th, then why

It is necessary to a front such a danger?

Fu I was planning on getting promoted in this strategy, and let my wife have an easier life

A, a guy like you!(TL: somehow I am cheering for him too)

Ju, just what the hell is with that story? About punishment about promotions the second part was a mystery to meWell, I am a stranger, it does not matter if I cant understand the contents of the story . Heck, the guy named Bell, isnt that a death flag? Are you fine? For the time being, lets ask my own question . Its not like I care for them . But, lets ask the three in front of my eyes, if they have seen some herbs? un, lets do that . (TL: Yes . . here comes the death flag for bell)

Its not, like it is a pain to search them on my own! or so I want to think . Now that I decided I take action immediately, I show myself in front of the 3 persons that I could not follow the story that they were talking about .

He, heey

Tha, that scared me suddenly turning and shouting in unison like that, I was surprised! It cant be helped . While I was surprised on my own, the three people confirmed my appearance, and were making surprised open eyes . Because they were showing such a reaction, in contrast I became calm . Now with a calm head, I confirm again the 3 persons in front of my eyes . One was tall and slim, the second one was like me back then fat and short . Then the middle one, you can clearly see at a glance that he has a well-trained figure . What the hell? What is with this balanced combination of unbalances . As I was looking at these 3, it was confirmed at distance but, their skin colour is blueish . Other than that they are not different from us . They dont seem like a beast tribe because the demon like horn they have, maybe demon race? Although it simplistic . However, its not like we can keep looking at each other or so I thought, I will try to talk to them .

What is a human doing in this place!?

It, it cant be he discovered out plans!?

Noooooooooooooo! I dont want Reiya-sama punishmeeeeeeeeeeent!

Fail . I dont know the reason . But they got nervous as soon as I tried to speak . An, ano you guys just what? I just wanted to ask about the herbs, but now I am interested in why are these 3 are so anxious just from me speaking . Then, at my question, macho man answered .

Fuu if we got found out it cant be helped! I am the demon army 3rd platoon under the command of Reiya-sama, the leader of [Victim], Bell Jizer!

The same [Victim] affiliation, Bosk Dam!

Teri Hemt!

The proud Demon army Gyokusai corps (TL: I am not sure about this) (ED: Gyokusai = honourable death)

Thats us

I understand, they are only a bunch of hentais . (TL: Great deduction) As I was coming to an agreement on my own, I tried to get away . Dont run away! But, I was stopped!

Why are you nonchalantly trying to leave!

Iya, because . You guys are crazy no?

Now he is nonchalantly being rude!?

I think that Macho Bells unit name is worse . What the hell, [Victim] . Translated it will be gisei-sha no? Whats more, calling themselves the demon army Gyokusai corp I cant even use the word pitiful . Arent they just expendable pawns?

What is with this . I am busy searching for herbs

Just whats wrong with YOU!? Arent you the one that started the conversation!?

Thats true . Because of Bell, I forgot about it .

Heck, who are you!

I am Seiichi . Like I said earlier also, I came to this forest in search of herbs . Then, I heard your voices and wanted to ask if you saw some herbs, but somehow I regretted it, so I gave up on that .

Why did you come to the forest in search for herbs? Arent there a lot that way?

After hearing my explanation, the slim man Bosk said .

Because there arent any, it cant be helped (TL: There were a lot)

Ma, it doesnt matter what reason you have

Now the fat man - Terry spoke . Iya, what do you mean it doesnt matter? It is a big deal for me you know?

Seiichi was it? You, saw our appearance and objective its a pity, such a person, we cant let you go alive

E, what is he saying? [Cant let you go alive] Wait they want to kill me!? (TL: arent you Slow)

I was surprised to the sudden situation, Terry sent a signal to his comrades . And, Bell receiving the signal, nodded once, snapped his fingers . Then, behind them, with a Zushi-zushi sound from footsteps, a 3m greenish skinned human wearing some animal fur, appeared .

This is a Troll . To humans like Seiichi he is a B-class monster?

Iya, I dont know . .

The monster called a Troll, despite points in common to humans like the eyes, nose and mouth or the like, one by one it does not give any feeling of intelligence . The ears are a little pointy, the head is completely bald . In a hand he held a club of made from a big tree .

Well it is fine . . Troll! Get him!

Bell says the words like an underling of an enemy character in an old anime, it looked at me, and attacked in rage with the club .

Ooooooooooooh!

Eeeeeeeeeh!? It seriously wants to kill me!? Even though this is our first meeting!? Did I do something!? There hasnt been that much time that passed since I meet them, but for some reason I ended receiving attack from a Troll . But, thanks to my own unique skill [Shingan (mind eye)], the attack from the troll seems awfully slow . Un crushing this is fine no? Is it ok? I dont get it at all but its attacking me . Now that I decided to defeat the Troll in front of my eyes, a lot of ideas comes to my head . Then, lets go with the skill [Absorption] that I got from defeating the slime . I have to activate the skill at the moment the troll attacks me . I look at the club incoming, and in the end it reached me . Then, I activated the skill [Absorption] . What happened? All the power and momentum of the club that supposedly had come from the attack of the troll until now was lost, and at the same time an energy like thing keep growing more and more inside my body . That is, it keeps making laps around my body until it became a part of it .

Ooh, I did it

It became a situation where the troll club with no offensive power hits my head, Bell and the other two that were watching were expressionless . Looking carefully, the troll too went expressionless . But, that expressionless state soon broke out Seeing what happened with their eyes, they made a complicated expression with the jaw dropping open, the reality that theirs eyes were seeing surprised them . Because they had that stupid face they are truly surprised .

Be, Bell-san . . just now the sure kill attack from the troll, connected?

I, it hit Troll, your attack hit no? (TL note:Why are you asking a troll?)

This is, something magic

Iya, the club did hit me in the head there is no reason to confirm, it hit properly

I, continued the conversation, and with that they closed their mouth . Then, everyone looked at each other faces, and Bell for some reason with a scared face said .

Th, th th th th this time, I will let you go!

Ye,ye ye yes!

It, its not like we lose! Its just we are kind!

O,ooooh!?

We, well? Our strategy is already completed? And we got information that there is a monster like you? As result, it is our victory!

Tr, true!

No objection!

Then, it means-

Without letting me say a word, Bell and company started releasing words like a machine gun, the troll included, they took the position of the picture above the emergency doors back on Earth and then . Like that, I was left stunned, as Bell and company ran away . It doesnt matter but, the troll even with that size he is fast .

Just what happened?

To Bell and company who went away like a storm, I could only mutter that .

Oh, herb

And, I did not hear the location of the herbs from them .

Oh, I finally came back!

Just how far did you go

In the end I didnt find a single herb, when plodding back to Altria-san location, Saria greeted with a smile, Altria-san muttered with an amazed feeling .

Un? After searching around like crazy? You couldnt find more?

Altria-san meant no offence . But, this works hurts so much!

Eh? It cant beyouseriously?

I am in silence, a look like she saw something impossible came at me . Can I cry?

I tried searching very hard you know? But the only thing I found are [Magic Mushroom] and [Detoxification herb] I got a dozen of each

Its weird! How can you find items that are so much rarer than herbs!?

Please dont ask me

Mou, I am half crying . Oh no, my tears are falling . At such a pathetic sight, Altria-san while going yareyare, pulled something from the bag at her waist .

Here, I will give it to you

Saying so she gave me, 5 more herbs .

I found it immediately after you went to look for them . At my foot .

Th that

Why are they growing at your feet? I, was searching for it desperately you know? Isnt It weird?

Well, normally I wouldnt approve this type of helpbut in the end, I only helped picking them up, so take it

Is, that fine?

There is no reason to hold baaack . Ma, you did try your best

A, Altria-san!

Onee-sama! Iya, nee-san Anego! As I was moved and looking at Altria-san, Altria-san with an embarrassed face said .

Mo, its finished! Lets return fast!

Saying so, Altria-san started her way back to the city, I and Saria with smiling faces, hurried after her .