(As usual, let's meet up at this place before afternoon.)
((Are you really fine with hunting by yourself, Mimin?))
Papa wolf remains silent, and Papa fox tells me to meet everyone at the usual place, like we usually do during our hunts. Mama wolf and Mama fox seem worried that I'm hunting alone, though. That's probably because I rarely decide to hunt by myself.
(There's no need to worry, Mama wolf, Mama fox. I'll be fine!)
Since tomorrow is my birthday, I was told earlier, by my parents, that I don't need to join their hunt today. But I feel kind of bad since I'm supposed to join them during their hunts. That's why, since today is their turn, it's expected of me to join, right?
After saying that I'll be fine, I waved my hand at everyone while walking towards east. Papa and Mama wolf went towards west, while Papa and Mama fox went towards north.
Now that I'm alone, which almost never happens, I can find out how much more powerful I am, compared to four years ago. I've gained so much strength, and my magic has improved by a lot too! How easily can I kill Wild Boars and Horned Rabbits by myself now? I wonder...
Ah. The birds in my surroundings all flew away the moment I thought about killing. I need to make sure to not have killing intent, so that my bloodlust doesn't show.
Also, why is it even called bloodlust? It's just this sort of aura that intimidates other living things around me, based on how powerful I am and how much killing intent I have. But that's not exactly what bloodlust means, is it?
As I think about stuff like this, I continue heading towards east for the next few minutes.
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Alright! I should have walked far enough already. Let's start searching for anything nearby!
I release my magic and spread it outwards, in a similar pattern to ripples formed on water, with me in the center. My magic continues to spread, traveling up to 200m. I start to feel everything that my magic touches during the process.
Trees, leaves, grass, rocks, flowers, birds, and everything within a 200m radius around me. I could feel everything as if I'm touching them, since my magic is an extension of my sense of touch.
I processed the information that I received, and tried to find any beasts that I can defeat and bring back for lunch. It's usually Horned Rabbits and Wild Boars that I end up finding, though.
There used to be Orcs in this forest, but at some point they stopped appearing entirely. I don't know what happened to them, or if they're hiding, but that means many more Horned Rabbits and Wild Boars have to be killed. This is to feed all of the Silverwolves and White Foxes, after all.
Ah, there's some Wild Boars, about 50m, in that direction, so let's go that way!
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There they are! Four Wild Boars spotted! I should be able to handle four of them by myself.
What magic should I try out first? Or should I approach them and fight them with pure strength instead?
Hmm... I never got to fight Wild Boars with strength before, since they wouldn't get close to me before either Papa wolf or Mama wolf destroys them. Let's go with that, then!
Ah! They're already charging towards me! Did I end up leaking too much bloodlust again? Well, whatever, this isn't the time to think about stuff like that!
The first Wild Boar approaches me at high speed, and I throw a punch aimed at its head, with as much strength as I can. The moment my fist collides with the Wild Boar, it was sent flying away, with a really loud and unpleasant sound of something being crushed, followed by blood flying everywhere.
"Eh?"
While I still couldn't understand what just happened, the remaining three Wild Boars charged towards me and I retaliated in the same way, aiming punches at their heads. They all got blown away in a similar manner as the first Wild Boar as well.
"Eh!? What just..."
I stared at my hands covered in the Wild Boars' blood. I clenched my fists to make sure that my hands are perfectly fine, which they are.
"T-This... This is..."
So, this is how much strength I've gained? I stared at my small hands and slender arms in disbelief.
But... How? I didn't do anything special, and my arms look so fragile. I mean, I never expected that I can actually be this strong...
Ah!? My clothes! They also got covered in blood as well...
"For now, I should just try to clean myself. Yeah. I'll think about this later."
I put the remains of the Wild Boars in my storage, and started using water magic to clean myself. Cleaning my shrine maiden clothes takes priority, definitely!