Until the place for lunch break, things went well.

I've run into demons a few times so far, but Mr. Leo and the captain quickly defeated them.

I was so lightly 'heeled' after the fight that I was relaxed.

Most likely, other squads encountered as many times as they did in the South Forest.

Incidentally, I feel the strength of the demon was a little stronger than the Gosh Forest west of Wang Du.

The place for the lunch break was also a little open in the woods.

It also seems to be where the mercenaries used it as a resting place when they were coming to crusade in the woods.

Planned before we left, another squad that was scattered in the woods was also supposed to meet here and take a lunch break.

The director forbids you to cook in public, but most of them are from the Third Knights, and as much as I can do to help you, right?

This time I'll be magical and supportive, and if you ask me anything, I'll blame the magic.

Let's do that.

That's why I decided to help prepare lunch.

"What are you doing?

"What a dish."

Mr. Leo stopped by to say he was making soup to distribute to everyone.

I don't know, I think this has happened before.

"Cooking..., you [Virgin], right?

"Yes."

[Virgin] But what?

As he wondered what he wanted to say, Mr. Leo, who had been looking at me for a while with a subtle look, slowly opened his mouth.

"Isn't [the Virgin] more respected and daunted like this?

"Really? It's been like this for a long time."

"It's been weird for a while."

"Are you crazy?

Ms Leo is right, given [the Virgin] 's status in this country, it would be natural to be revered or slighted.

I know, but it's soaked up.

'Cause it's easier to be treated like the Third Knights people.

You know Leo, too.

Besides, cooking makes you feel good, right?

I have weighed myself in here for a while because I am coming to Klausner territory as [Virgin].

It's weird to ask someone else to lend me a kitchen more often in their castle.

But if you're preparing meals for a crusade, you can do it at will.

There's a lot of people around that I know.

That can't be a missed opportunity.

"That smells good."

"Ah, Master Hawk."

Talking to Mr. Leo as he stirred the pan, the captain came too.

They smelled it.

Increasingly, visibility is strengthened.

The captain peered into the pan as he was in the opposite position to Mr. Leo.

"Is that the soup you've made me before?

"Yes. When I asked the knights, they said this would be good."

"Those guys..."

When told that it was a request from the knights, the captain put his hands on his forehead and dropped to endure the headache.

Though I said request, this dried meat and vegetable soup seems to be a staple during the crusade.

A servant with a knighthood said.

"Whoa, you're putting the herbs in?

"Yes, it tastes better and it tastes better."

"Oh, her cooking is excellent."

When I put oregano, thyme, etc. in the soup as I talked, I got a scratch from Mr. Guido Leo.

This soup will increase the natural recovery of HP, but I won't talk about its effectiveness.

Does the captain know, but only mentioned the flavor?

No, but isn't it a little too much praise for the excellent?

Well, the soup's done, so I guess the main one later.

Looking back, I could see the people at the Knights' cooking number cooking some kind of meat.

Shake the salt appropriately and cook it with the herbal butter that was ready.

Still, what kind of meat is it?

Huh? The mercenaries hunted the pigs out on the way?

As usual?

As expected, the mercenaries were wild.

The preparation is completed without delay, and the servants distribute the dishes prepared to the knights.

I took a sigh of relief to make sure my voice sounded delicious from here and there.

Mr. Leo was also good, scratching as he said it was good, and the captain complimented him that it was delicious with a sparkling smile.

Good.

After lunch, the crusade will resume.

"'Area Protection'"

A magic formation spreads on the ground, and a white wax with golden particles hanging on one side of the perimeter is lightly applied.

Before each squad left, they cast backup magic on the knights.

The Area Protection you just hung is a range magic that increases your defense against physical and magical attacks.

The knights are familiar with it, but the mercenaries are fussing about the magic they've never seen before.

Mr. Leo is no exception.

"Oh, my God, my defenses are up."

"Is this your first time receiving supportive magic?

"Ah. There are rarely any sorcerers. Besides, no one can use range magic first."

"Uh, so is that."

"Right?"

If you ask me, I'm convinced.

Talk about magic that is more difficult to hang with a range designation than magic that is hung individually.

"Besides, when you're a magician who can hang this many people at once, you don't have any."

"Huh? Really?

"Oh, when the level of magic skills increases, the range and duration of magic effects increases, but that's about it."

The captain standing next to me supplemented me as impressed.

I think the division leader said something like that.

I totally forgot.

If there was a division leader here, you'd be pissed off with a good smile.

And I'm afraid of the rest.

Remembering before, chills ran on my spine.

Danger, danger.

If you finish hanging the supporting magic, it means you're ready, so you walk in the woods divided into multiple squads again.

As we progressed to the back of the woods, we encountered demons more often.

Though stronger than the West Forest, there is still room for opposing knights.

He slaughtered one demon after another with brilliant collaboration.

I am, as always, a 'heel' clerk.

It is in no way because of the activation conditions that [Virgin] does not use the technique of

In consultation with the head of the delegation, it is only being kept warm.

Yeah, it's not because you're embarrassed, is it?

"Is that it?"

"What's up?

"No, I thought it was the first demon I saw"

"That's because he's not around the king's capital. It's a poisonous demon."

A mercenary who was walking in the lead sent me a signal to stop, so I stopped my leg.

If I looked forward from among the knights, there was a demon to see for the first time.

Sounds like a region of medicinal herbs, or the demons that have emerged are shaped very similar to insect plants.

It's a little disgusting that the giant mousengoke is moving with Uneune.

Fortunately, unlike any demon I've ever seen, it doesn't seem to move off the spot.

If this had moved around, it would definitely make me feel more sick.

The captain's story says he's poisoned, but could there be anyone out there who'd be in a state abnormality?

With that in mind, the battle began.

Watching the knights fight, Mowsengoke's stem turned back wide, gaining momentum and falling forward.

As it moves, the ball-like droplets that were on the tip of the leaves fly towards the knights.

I could hear people baking meat juicy from someone who most people avoided but inevitably received droplets of water.

The droplets seemed to be venom.

I'm the only one surprised by the roasting sound of meat, and the others keep fighting the same way.

The recipient also calmly raised his voice, "It's poison," and matched that voice with the magic of the sorcerer who was with him to recover the state anomaly.

After all, magic is amazing.

The condition anomaly was quickly disarmed.

The fight itself ended lightly, and after recovering with 'heels' he proceeded on his feet again.

Looks like the kind of demons you distribute from around where you fought earlier has changed, and you've come across Mowsengoke demons a lot.

Mousengoke doesn't seem to fly venom every time.

I stood there so that people could get out of a state anomaly every time I fought, but there were no occasions when I needed magic.

Seems right, though, that it's dangerous when you're distracted.

On several encounters, Mousengoke swung heavily.

Prepare magic that releases magic to the surrounding area and relieves state anomalies.

"" Area Purification ""

I didn't know how many people would hang on to the condition anomaly, so I tried to make it range magic with some trouble.

The timing seemed to be right and I was able to disarm it at about the same time as it became a state anomaly.

The knights are a little surprised that it went so well.

The online games I was playing before I got a job were something I could play with multiple people.

In the game, I was crusading demons just like now by forming a group with some people, but that's when others taught me.

He said to watch the demons behave and get ready to use the magic in advance.

In games, when demons used their skills to cause state anomalies, they always took a determined action, didn't they?

If you watch the demon move, you'll see what kind of attack comes next and what kind of state anomaly it's going to be.

However, some magic to deactivate a state anomaly took time to activate.

If you were to use that magic to disarm a state anomaly immediately after it was attacked, you would have had to start using the magic in advance, combined with the demonic movement.

Sometimes the people I was playing with wanted me to release the state anomaly instantly, and only at one time did I have the habit of using magic to go with the demonic movements.

It was partly due to the fact that it was a bit of a Spartan group that complained about the slow release.

Because of this, I also started preparing for 'area purification' this time as the demon moves.

The magic of the area system needs to release magic around it, so it takes time to activate.

"Oh! Wow!

"Boulder, you're brilliant. Is this what Lord Dreves taught you, too?

"Right...... right. Thank you."

Judging by the demonic behavior, Mr. Leo also raised his admiration for the immediate release of the state anomaly.

The captain also praised me, but he didn't teach me that, did he?

Most importantly, it doesn't seem to make sense to the team leader to say that he worked out in the game, so I decided that the division manager told me.

It's just that I haven't been taught yet, and I'm going to be taught sooner or later.

A division manager seems to emphasize efficiency.

Thus we proceeded to what was planned, and today's crusade ended unharmed.