The Wonder Trio plus Mile hunt continued smoothly. They used search magic to find prey and avoid monsters they didn't want to deal with. ...And they had an item box. As a bonus, it came with Mile. There was no way this wouldn't go smoothly.
Also, Marcella and her companions had the Adelle Simulator, which had now been changed to Mile Simulator. This meant they could predict Mile's thoughts and actions and provide appropriate support and attack assistance.
"It's really easy to do..." (Mile)
That was what Mile muttered.
However, for Marcella and her companions, having an impenetrable front-line whose movements they could read — an all-rounder who could act as a tank, swordsman, offensive magician, support magician, and healing magician — gave them a lot more freedom, expanded the range of ways they could fight, and reduced the amount of energy they had to reserve for emergencies. This made fighting much easier and efficiency improved dramatically.
"Having a reliable vanguard, does it make all the difference...?"
Up until now, they had acted together with temporary vanguard-focused parties. However, this was a battle in which they had to "protect those guys with magic, while also being prepared for when the monsters would pull out of the vanguard and attack them." This greatly limited their freedom of movement. However, fighting alongside Mile would be...
"...It's fun!"
"What is this, this sense of stability, this sense of security..."
They were just a perfect match.
"Oh, if you're talking about a reliable vanguard, why don't you try teaming up with Mavis-san from Crimson Vow?" (Mile)
"……eh?" (All WT)
Wonder Trio was a party acting together with Mile. No matter how capable she might be, there was no point or reason to team up with other vanguards. However…….
"That's true. Maybe I should ask her once..." (Marcella)
"Huh?" (Monica + Aureana)
Monica and Aureana were surprised by Marcella's unexpected words.
"No, ever since we were on the old continent, we’ve always only taken on joint orders with people of low C-rank or below, except in special cases, like to verify something… And that was on a party basis." (Marcella)
Although they were C-ranked in the old continent, there was no veteran party willing to pair up with the trio of underage girls who were clearly just starting out. If there was some reason for it to be submitted as a request, there might have been a party willing to babysit, but since there was no fee for babysitting and the spoils were to be divided evenly, the only veteran parties who would take up such an invitation to take on a joint job would be those with strange ulterior motives.
"So, I think it would be a good experience to test it out by adding a not-too-veteran, not-too-out-of-the-ordinary, and reasonably-strong-front-line" person." (Marcella)
"I see..." (Monica + Aureana)
"…I’m not that much of a veteran, I’m pretty strong, and I’m not crazy or anything." (Mile)
"........." (All WT)
"What's with that, that abnormally long 'pause'!!" (Mile)
Mile was pissed...
"...So, it went smoothly! Well, the three of them were already doing well together to begin with, so I just joined them!" (Mile)
"…………" (All CV)
As Mile reported this with a smile, Marcella and her companions Wonder Trio were smiling. In contrast, Reina and the other two were not in a very good mood. ...Especially Reina's and Pauline's moods...
Mavis was in high spirits, as she was not responsible for anything related to magic and she had been able to make a great contribution to Crimson Vow without Mile using storage magic. She was also convinced that the potential of storage magic would be of great use to the people of his domain in times of disaster, even after she retired from being a hunter and began focusing on her work as a lord. ...And that made Reina and Pauline even more upset.
((((Ahhh...)))) (All WT + Mile)
Not only Marcella and her companions, but even Mile somehow figured it out. Then…….
"Um, next time, how about Mavis-san team up with Wonder Trio..." (Mile)
Ging!
"Eeek!" (All WT + Mile)
Everyone except for Mavis was frightened by the murderous intent that came from Reina and Pauline. Well, Mile was just bringing up a safe topic to start a conversation with Reina and Pauline, who seemed to be in a bad mood. ...But that was a bad move.
"Hm! So, the only ones who are useful are Mile and Mavis?"
"So, you have no use for us incompetent people who can't even use storage magic and can't even fulfill our vanguard duties?"
(((((Aaaaaaaahhhh!!)))))
Then, realizing what she had just said, Mile turned pale. Sure enough, this time not only Mile but also Mavis noticed. ...In fact, if you didn't notice it when it was stated so clearly, you're an idiot.
"…………" (Everyone)
And so, starting the next day, Mile frantically resumed training Reina and Pauline in storage magic. In addition, Mavis also provided training in close combat... The ability to protect oneself was also essential for magicians and it went without saying that they would hone their skills in wand-fighting for times when they didn't have the luxury of using magic, such as a surprise attack from the treetops. The three members of Wonder Trio were equipped not only with staffs, but also with daggers that Princess Morena bought for them with the squad's budget. This was quite unusual for magicians. Marcella and her companions were aware of their own weakness and had prepared a way to make up for it.
And of course, Mile and everyone from Wonder Trio also participated in the training led by Mavis, making it seem like the clan's self-training...
Author's Note
Announcement! (^^)/
Volume 12 of the comic "Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement" will be published on December 7th...this Thursday!
We hope you enjoy the 10th volume of the novel "I Shall Survive Using Potions!", which was published on December 1st! (^^)/
And last Saturday, I bought a new writing monitor.
From the previous 28 inch to a large 43 inch screen! (^^)/
The 28-inch one is placed next to it as a secondary monitor.
I hope this will help ease eye fatigue...
I'm also upgrading my computer this weekend.
I replaced my current one with one I bought when I decided to make my debut as a novelist, and I've been using it for almost eight years now...
So why did I write it here?...
If there is no update next week, please assume that something sad has happened. (^^)/
It wasn't for health reasons, but rather failure to transfer systems or data, a loss of internet connection, or being unable to access "Narou"...
So, if there is no update next week, don't worry.
...Well, somehow, it will work out! (^^)/