Of course, there was a reason why the Wonder Trio's attack power was on par with B rank, but their overall strength is considered to be lower than C rank.
Because they had little stamina, their movements become rapidly slower as the battle drags on.
Their movement speed was slow.
Poor close combat ability.
Because of their paper-thin armor, they would be unable to fight after just one hit.
They had almost no experience in human combat.
They would look down on you... No matter how superior you were, your request to surrender was unlikely to be accepted.
If one was attacked with the intent of kidnapping, it was easy to deal with because the attacker had no murderous intent, but when lives were at stake on the battlefield, no one would go easy on women and children.
…No, no.
With this, no matter how good your attack power was, your overall evaluation as a Hunter would be low.
Of course, apart from the presence of their exclusive nanomachines and the increased power of their magic due to their level 2 authority, as well as the existence of numerous original spells they had invented themselves from the "essence of magic" they had learned from Mile, Wonder Trio had many other advantages.
This was not a "fake chantless" spell recited in one's head, but real chantless magic.
One-sided annihilation of the enemy through long-distance preemptive detection and long-distance magical attacks.
Transport capacity using item boxes.
Your appearance could lure your opponent into letting their guard down.
The advantage of not being noticed as a hunter.
They provide discreet and close escort services for women.
...However, it was inevitable that it would be treated as something unusual and eccentric.
No respectable merchants would want to hire Wonder Trio to guard their caravan.
With three cute girls around, rather than deterring thieves, they would end up serving as bait.
Of course, Marcella and her party were well aware of their strengths and weaknesses.
Therefore, even though all of them could use offensive magic, defensive magic, support magic, and healing magic, and their offensive power was at the B rank level, when accepting a request that had even the slightest element of danger or uncertainty, they were cautious and would form a party mainly of frontline workers.
No matter how dangerous it was... even if the probability of someone being seriously injured was one in a hundred, it meant that "if you try a hundred times, you'll get hit once."
If you received such a request once every three days, there was a very high probability that you would receive it within a year.
And that didn't necessarily have to be the 100th time. It could be the 50th time. It could be the 10th time. ...or it could be the 1st time.
Therefore, now that they knew that the common sense here seemed to be quite different from their own understanding, they had no intention of accepting the subjugation request on their own.
Actually, even before they knew that, they hadn't intended to do their first job in an unfamiliar place on their own, so they had invited those boys' party to join them...
"Anyway, we need to find out why the Hunters here are so weak.
We have confirmed that the power of our magic is the same on this continent, so the only other possibilities are that the magic used here is low level, the spells are inappropriate, the Hunters' magical powers are weak and they can only fire a few shots, there are only a few types of magic they can use..." (Marcella)
Marcella leaned closer to the others and spoke in a low voice so no one could hear.
"But even if magic is weakened, wouldn't four or five C-rank warriors be able to hunt down a few orcs with just physical attacks from the front and middle guards? If we had a lineup like two swordsmen, one spearman, and one archer..." (Aureana)
"That’s true. And if we add a mage to the mix… No matter how weak his attacking power is, if we use blinding or support magic effectively, it shouldn’t be a problem…" (Monica)
Monica agreed with Aureana's words.
"Well, I understand that there are uncertainties. Now..."
"Just check it out on site!" (All WT)
"...But even if we accept the request by ourselves, it won't be of any use in assessing the abilities and fighting styles of the Hunters here..." (Marcella)
"Here, I'll have to invite a suitable party... a mid-ranking party that's stronger than the people I called out to earlier..." (Aureana)
Marcella and Aureana murmured, and Monica smirked.
"I have a good party in mind that is of a reasonable strength and would be willing to accept our joint order application." (Monica)
Hearing this, Marcella and Aureana clapped their hands.
"Ah!" (Marcella + Aureana)
"Excuse me, we would like to observe something called orc hunting for study purposes.
So, could we place a joint order?
I don't need any reward for defeating it. I'd be happy if you gave me what's left after you stripped them of the materials you can all take home." (Marcella)
With that, Marcella called out to the senior hunter who had warned them earlier.
The senior hunter's eyes were wide with shock, but when his fellow hunter poked him in the back, he hurriedly replied.
"……Y-yes. Being cautious and diligent in your studies is a good thing. It will help you live longer.
So, if you're just observing, does that mean you won't be fighting?"
Marcella nodded in response to the question.
"Then, I’m a bit worried about just us.
No, if it's just us, there's no problem. In the event of an emergency, I'm not so sure that I can protect you all and keep everyone safe.
…So, can I ask other party as well?"
He was just as cautious as Marcella and her party.
A hunter would not be able to survive until he reached mid-level status unless he was that strong.
From what they could see, there were no mage in this party.
If that was the case, it was highly likely that they were planning to call out to the mages present, which was a welcome development for Marcella and her party.
Not only could they check the physical attacks of frontline classes, but they could also check the level of mages...
So of course.
"I don't mind... In fact, you're more than welcome!" (Marcella)
Thus, it was decided that the Wonder Trio would undertake their first monster subjugation (observation) on this continent.
"C rank, 'The Goddess's Hero'. I look forward to working with you."
"Thank you very much for your help."
Five from the senior Hunter's party... "Winter Castle"... and four from "The Goddess' Heroes".
Both of them seemed to be a high-ranking C-rank party.
Winter Castle was a party of only physical warriors such as swordsmen, spearmen, and archers (who also used daggers). The Goddess' Hero was a slightly unusual party, with two front-line warriors, one offensive magician, and one healing/support magician, relying on the magician for preemptive attacks and support for the front line.
…Or rather, in the Hunter industry where magicians were in short supply and in high demand, the fact that two out of four were mages…and both of them were women, was sure to make other parties jealous.
It seemed that they had some exchange with the Winter Castle to begin with, but the reason The Goddess' Hero accepted the invitation was because the two mages had become interested in Wonder Trio.
Certainly, as a female mages, it would be unbearable to watch a group of three young mages who were all still underage.
They might have been lucky enough to become independent hunters, but along the way, they must have seen many female hunters disappear after being attacked by monsters and humans...
I will protect these children!!
"Mmhmm," the two female magicians snorted, breathing heavily...