Chapter 4 – As I lead the Hunt (Patreon)

From Misley, we headed west towards a forest near a lake.  There was a nearby village which was the one who requested the guild for our current request. The village name was Naruka, a fishing village.

Mari and Sophia departed from Misley early in the morning when it was still dark, arriving at their destination around at around 9 in the morning. There are a lot of monsters in the forest which also makes it a good hunting spot.

The autumn sky was clear and it was a good day for hunting. It was her first time hunting in this world after reincarnation, so Mari was in a great mood.

「I’m happy, it’s like were going on a picnic」 Sophia smiles while enjoying the mood.

「It will a memorable first step on our conquest of Aldecia!! You should be more grateful for receiving such honor! 」

「Yes, yes. Because, of Mari’s ambition, right」

「That’s right! Another thing is that this is my favorite hunting ground」

「Have you been here before?」

「Maybe……Maybe not……」

「What’s with that?」

「Well, don’t mind it」[TL Note: Mari’s used dodge the subject]

Mari laughed it off to dodge the topic. She will eventually tell Sophia more about herself, but that time is not now.

After the two finished checking their equipment, they begin their hunting preparations. Sophia has a long sword and chainmail which was considered as light equipment. There are also small plates that help protect her shoulders and other parts of the body but do not hinder her movements, and even if it did not give a lot of protection, her evasive skills would fill the gap. Evasive stance is technique that prevents damage by avoiding attacks.

On Mari’s part, she only had her white robe that she bought yesterday. It is indeed a mage robe, but it’s old and with poor attributes but wearing one is still better than not having any equipment at all, not to mention that the money used to purchase it was from Sophia.

It’s also fun to start from this point!…is what she was convincing herself.

After she finished her preparations, it’s now time to hunt!

「Shophie, let’s go――――!」[TL Note: Mari calls Sophia, Sophie]

Mari slowly raised her hand and moves gracefully as she started her magic chant.

Defense・Attack・Evasion・Accuracy・Movement Speed・Poison Tolerance……and more than ten other buffs were appliead to both of them. After one magic was cast, a pillar of light rose from the magic circle then scatters after being followed by another one scattering light particles all around them. It was a magnificent sigh for Sophie who was staring like an excited child.

「Hey, Mari! What’s all these? Your heal was already flashy, but all these magic are another level of flashiness」

「It’s not just the appearance that is flashy though, because when you start hunting, you will be even more surprised」

It was something that she couldn’t help so she was about to start hunting early, Sophia wasn’t also able to calm down because of it. Just then, Mari took out a wide sheet and spread it in front of Sophia. After she finished spreading it properly, she then sat down gracefully.

「Well then, I’ll be over here」――――

――――*Gonk!! Sophia’s fist splendidly pounds Mari in the head!

「Ouch……why did you do that?」

「Why you say, aren’t we going to start our hunt right now! hunting!!」

「Eh～, but I’m a healing specialist～, Although it’s not something to be proud of, I barely have any attack power～」

「What about supporting me along the way!」

When Mari hears her response, she goes yare yare as she shook her in disbelief.

「You see, Sophie just doesn’t understand it! It’s not like I’m just sitting here for now reason so I will correct your misconception」

Dragged by Mari’s momentum, Sophia reluctantly sits down to listen.

「Listen well! Magic consumes a lot of Magical Energy when used. Because of that, the recovery speed of a magician can have a very significant impact on a party’s survival. On that note, Recovery Speed is greatly increased if when you are in a relaxed state, which is why I was sitting. Sitting is also a beneficial job of a Priest!」

Mari who followed up her momentum continues the magical lecture……

「There are parties out there getting annihilated because of their magicians running out of mana and the recovery didn’t make it. Sophia is a Knight so I don’t know if you have ever heard of Magic Management……」

「Alright, I get it!! Stop it already, I understand!」

「Is that so, I’m glad that you understand」

（No, I don’t get it at all you know……）

Sophia stares at Mari who was happy about it as she thought to herself.

「Ahhh, I forgot about that, so can you close your eyes for now and think about me」

Sophia followed closing her eyes and thinking about Mari as she was told.

「Nn? Nothing seems to be happening」

「Oops, I forgot to make it public. Switching it now…… So, can you see my Status now Sophie?」

Just as Mari explained, Mari’s Status became visible in Sophie’s mind. 『Status』 is a list of various parameters like physical strength, Magic Power, Defensive Power and Attack Power.

「It’s convenient after all. With this, we can now see each other’s condition even if were far apart, and if you are in a pinch, I will be able to send you heals even from a distance」

「Is this also Magic?」

「Yes, it’s called Party Manager. Priests would usually manage a party while looking at everyone’s status. Because it’s for management, it is usually only visible to priests」

Party Manager is a Magic used to arrange members in a party while able to check status and directly contact each other. The members are free to disclose or hide various data from their status by an On/Off function.

After giving a rough explanation to Sophia, Mari also quietly closed her eyes.

『How is it Sophie? It’s should be possible to hear my voice right now』

Suddenly, Mari’s voice resounded in Sophia’s head and she panicked out of surprise.

『Don’t panic. Ease your mind and try talking while being conscious of me.』

『Don’t, don’t surprise me like that, I was really shocked, you know』

『Sorry, sorry』

『But this sure is amazing. I couldn’t believe that we could communicate only with our minds. We could also communicate even if were far away, right?』

『Yup, we could communicate even while far away from each other. You can’t go too far though because the Magic Effect would be out of reach』

Mari opened her eyes and spoke directly to Sophia this time.

「Okay, do you now understand. With this, you can hunt without much trouble. So go ahead and do your best」

Sophia sigh as she watch Mari who was smiling and decided to hunt alone.