Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - Chapter 91

So my non-existent schedule got fucked up thanks to the Unlimited Blade Works movie (Dr.Gil why ;_;), and all episodes of Carnival Phantasm. It just didn’t feel right to not do a chapter though.

Hero of the Sword’s Companions

Naofumi:”Sorry. Could you repeat that?”
Magician:”Where should we go to level up?”

It’s not a hearing mistake.
What is this guy saying?

Naofumi:”hold on a second, what are you talking about?”
Magician:”Haah……Umm, away from Hero-sama, where on Cal Mira Archipelago should we go to raise our levels? That’s what I’m asking. Also, what materials would you like for us to collect?”

……Uhh, the story was explained, but I still can’t understand.

Difference in policy?

Naofumi:”We’ll go together this time. I’ll send a party request.”
Magician:”Understood. Hero-sama is going to a difficult place.”

Hmmm……Ren, what is your method of teaching?
What can I say, it feels like these guys are distanced from Ren.

After leaving the room, we head to the port to go demon hunting. While moving between islands I inquire again.

Naofumi:”……Could you tell me about your hunting methods with more details?”
Magicial”Sure. So–”

The story of Ren’s companions is like this.

Occasionally, when a powerful demon appears they defeat it together with Ren.

Magician:”Afterwards, we are always careful to absolutely never receive any attacks from the enemies.”

Somehow…..

Since I have a little bit of net gaming experience, this feels like guild managing, where high level players advise low level players.
I mean, it’s completely like that.

Naofumi:”What does Ren himself usually do?”
Magician:”He is able to fight alone. He is probably waiting until we get stronger.”

That’s……Just an optimistic interpretation……

He thinks it would be awkward to fight together with another. Or maybe difficult.

I feel that he was playing solo even in his net games.

Or……he was invited to a small guild by someone he knew……

Oh, while thinking of various scenarios about Ren’s behaviour towards his companions, we have arrived at the hunting grounds.

Representative:”Shall we go?”

Magician:”Eh? But won’t it be dangerous to be attacked?”

Magician:”Okay……”

While going in first, I attract the demon’s attention.

Therefore, they concentrate on the one leading the charge.

Well, in these hunting grounds everything is pretty much small fry that can’t even make me itchy.

It seems that the further center you go in an island, the stronger the enemies become.
The island that I went to with Bitch’s party was a big mountain, but this one is like a forest.

Magician:”Y-You sure are sturdy.”

One of Ren’s companions mutters while I block an enemy attack.

Naofumi:”I guess, here. Defeat it quickly.”
Magician:”O-Okay!”

What can I say……I recall the training aid provided for novices in net games.

Two vanguards, and two rearguards. Those in front beat the enemies down with physical attacks using an axe or sword, while their backs are being covered with magic attacks and recovery magic.

However, the only defense plan in a melee is to avoid the enemy attacks.
While concentrating on evasion, an easy battle will take longer.

Naofumi:”For the time being, receive some of the enemy’s attacks. Concentrate on attacking, because the enemies aren’t dying instantly.”

While approaching the middle of the island, adventurers are becoming increasingly sparse.
Oh, Bitch and her party also came to this neighborhood.

Magician:”Hero of the Shield-sama fights completely differently compared to Ren-sama.”
Naofumi:”I guess.”

Certainly, compared to the other heroes, the shield’s job is completely different.

That reminds me, there are several things that I have analyzed and understood since coming to this abnormal world.
First of all, it is possible for the shield to fight evenly with those guys.

Next, the shield’s way of fighting works on endurance, and counterattacking, it’s the type of fighting that uses sure-kill skills.

Like the Iron Maiden, or Blutopfer. There is also Dark Burning Curse.

Iron Maiden could be used with another shield, but the prerequisite is tough, it’s still useful, but……

The other heroes are still in their first stages.

In net games there are many cases like that.

If that happens it would be impossible to know the upper limit.

Naofumi:”Now then.”

There’s no use thinking about it.

It wasn’t dismantled and absorbed since I already got a new shield from it.

Representative:”Umm…..Are you not going to absorb it into your weapon?”

Representative:”Huh?”

The representative like man is surprised by something.

Representative:”Ren-sama did not say such a thing……”
Naofumi:”What?”

Does he still absorb more even after unsealing?
What’s the reason?

Naofumi:”Do you know why?”
Representative:”No idea……anyway, Ren-sama doesn’t talk that much.”

Hmm……You don’t tell your companions the details either?

It is not something worth going into detail about.

Naofumi:”Oh well. I’ll just follow Ren’s example and absorb it. Even if the skin is tanned it’s not worth selling.”

Thus, demon’s corpse was absorbed into the shield.

After hunting till night fell yesterday, we rested at a hotel.

We split up after agreeing to go level up early, after finishing breakfast the next morning.
As a result, by evening I gained eight levels.

Representative:”It was very easy fighting, Hero of the Shield-sama.”
Magician:”Yeah, after coming here our levels have raised significantly.”

Huh, that was……

If compared to a net game, this is a party that feels very efficient.

It feels like being invited into a guild party as a temporary member.

It’s already been four months huh……sure is nostalgic.
I wonder how the management of the guild I ran is going after I disappeared.

By the way, it is evening by the time I returned to the main island with Ren’s companions.

As a result, it was quite comfortable. at least to my knowledge it was also fruitful……

Ren’s companions don’t seem like bad people.

Being told to level at assigned locations to raise their levels. Therefore, at first when co-operating with companions it was awkward.
Well, on the second day after getting accustomed to co-operating they were able to fight well.

Naofumi:”I’d like to ask one thing, what do you guys feel about Ren.”

Naofumi:”Hmm……”

Apparently, to his companions Ren is a pretty reliable guy.

It probably won’t happen unless Ren dies.

These guys aren’t inferior, but there is no one truly remarkable.
That’s my impression of Ren’s party.

Compared to Motoyasu’s party they are much better, but compared to Raphtalia and Firo, they are considerable inferior.

At least my relationship with the party seems good.

Naofumi:”That reminds me, you guys fought with Itsuki……Hero of the bow before right?”

Naofumi:”How did it go?”

This is going to serve as a reference, I just want to ask about it.

Representative:”It is similar to acting with Hero of the Shield-sama, he was using a bow in the rear.”

Representative:”However, he did not help very much. We were not able to advance as far into the island as we did with Hero of the Shield-sama.”

Is it his usual habit of concealment?

I mean it’s only natural to attack from the rear with a bow.
Well, I’ll ask Itsuki’s companions about it tomorrow.