"Shearer! Then I'll draw Zako in."
"... 'Heels'"
"'Cause, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
The next day, four + one of us came out of town to do some leveling.
The van, in a temperament to hunt there, was shouting surprise at me when he saw me defeat the monster in one shot before attracting the monster.
"Damn...... did you really need me for this leveling?
"Don't say that. If there's more than one opponent, we can't deal with the boulder."
"Whoa... I don't mind if that's the case"
When I explained it, the van began to look around for monsters.
Thank God for the van for helping me levell properly.
I said, "Help me with the leveling, so I thought it would be nice to throw a party and let me hunt Zako down."
"That's what Atashi was going to do at first..."
Van and Mary were laughing bitterly as they said that.
There are two different ways to power leveling.
A way for strong and weak players to party and battle is done only by strong players and mountain the experience gained there with all the parties.
Or a method where strong players give weak players strong gear, items, powerful buffs, etc., and only weak players hunt in high-difficulty hunting grounds.
The former is used in cases where there is no level limit or experience efficiency falls when organizing a party, while the latter is a commonly used method in cases where the former cannot.
In the former case, it is also possible to strengthen weak players like the latter to participate in the hunt, so the former is often better in terms of efficiency.
But if a weak player (me) has a powerful means of attacking like this one, it is better to hunt without partying with a strong player (van or merry) to gain experience.
Instead, vans and merries have the disadvantage of not having any experience points or drop items.
So Phil and I owe these two a lot.
The reward may be to redeem the drop item and then give it to them.
Me and Phil combined for 1, 3 for the van, and 6 for Merry, who accommodated our gear.
It would be a reasonable line because we have a pretty small share, but we get experience for it.
If you earn 10 percent for a day of hunting, you can pay for accommodation, meals, etc.
"Even so, what the hell is Omei's ability? When I saw it earlier, it looked like the black light was coming out of Zako."
"Oh, or"
Speaking of which, he didn't give the van an overview of my damage heel.
What to do.
Should I explain it to the van as well as Merry?
"Don't listen to people digging for roots and leaves in their hands, Bang."
and that's when Mary sent me such a help boat.
"You can say..."
"Don't be scared because I won't be using it against you anymore."
"Shit! I'm not scared of anything!
And Mary made a slightly stirring voice, and Bang raised his voice of denial against it and raged.
Maybe you're dragging the duel a little before this.
That's when the van got hit in one shot, even though her own girlfriend was watching.
Thinking about it made me do something a little pathetic.
Let's be nice to the van, yeah.
"... Shit, I get it. But, hey, if I did, I might not be able to follow you?
"Oh, I know"
Perhaps if I explain it here and you tell me to keep it a secret, the van will snort.
Besides, I've already given Mary, Van's girlfriend, some overview of the damage heel, so I might pass on some information sooner or later.
But I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't listen.
I should have told you if the van was a recovery role, but if you were a martial artist, you wouldn't have to worry about that.
Maybe he's gaining recovery skills by becoming a top position, but if he's not a monk who's shaking heavily on MND, he doesn't have to worry about it that much.
"Well, I know Atashi."
"!? Hey Cora, don't you mean I'm the only one! I knew you'd tell me!
Apparently Mary enjoys messing around with the van.
Me and Phil laughed bitterly when we saw Merry stuck in a van.
That's how our leveling lasted for about two weeks.
This brought Phil and I up to 50, and we were able to strengthen our stats to the point where we were well equipped and had no problem fighting fleshshells against monsters around the city of Akram.
My damage heel had made a pretty efficient hunt, and the van and merry would support it, so it was safe.
If I may add one more thing, apparently Gardia is pretty strong, too, and it turns out she has enough strength to defeat it alone if it's about high oak.
When I found out about it, I left Phil's escort to the smart Gardia so he could hunt more and more steadily.
The cost of Mary's equipment and enhancements was almost paid for, and we were all doing well then.
... but this good didn't last long either.
"Oh? Aren't you Sin and Phil?
One day, when I came back from the hunt and broke up with Mary and the others, Phil and I met some men who were on our way back to the inn.
"... Oh, if you think it's someone, it's Oogie"
"You seem to remember me."
One of the men was Ougi, [Fenrill] 's guild master, who had come to Merry's shop before.
I didn't know for a second who it was because it's a different outfit today than before and my hair is messy.
The guys behind Oogie, if you look closely, have seen each other at Mary's before.
"It's an odd encounter to see you here. How have you been?
"Well, it's a bummer"
I do the right gavel for the Oogie public story.
"... you look kind of tired, don't you?
"Sort of."
We are very tired from a hard day of hunting right now.
If I can talk to you, I want to ask you to do it briefly.
"I'm tired because I was hunting with Mary and the others earlier"
"What, with Mary?
When I explained lightly that I was tired with a throwing attitude and why, Oogie moved her eyebrows and asked me back.
"Oh, yeah... you don't even hear it from the van?
"No, even though Van asked what he's been up to lately, it's a little bit of a 'secret'... well, he's been hunting with you guys every day too, hasn't he?
"Well, yeah"
I see.
Did the van keep a secret from the guild guys to whom he belonged that we were leveling?
If they find out, power leveling could be another story, or maybe it's about taking us into account.
If so, I did something sorry for the van.
You kept your mouth shut and I didn't even get paid for his concern when I fell apart.
"Uh... that's why, if there's talk of a van going badly with him in the guild, don't blame him, will you? We can't help you with this one. You can complain to us."
So that's what I say and follow the van.
I don't want to be alienated from the Alliance because of us.
"I wouldn't mind it for a little while. I got hit in one shot before this, but he's pretty good, too. You should use it to the fullest."
but Ougi didn't seem to care much about it.
I saw that and stroked my breasts down, ho, while I started walking down the road to the inn again after some chatter.
The next three days were still going well.
Our days of gathering at the store, hunting, and breaking up the day's harvest went on.
But three days after the exchange with the Oogies, there was an incident at Mary's store.
This made it necessary for me and Phil to leave Akram abruptly while we were not ready for the journey.