In the square, Aris was waiting, wearing her light armor and her sword strapped to her waist. Looking at her restlessness, I think she was worried that we wouldn't come.
I shook her hand and greeted her in a friendly way.
"Hey Aris~ Hello!"
"Oh, hello!"
Aris gently raises her hand to greet me. Kazan greets her by slightly nodding his head.
'It looks like this Kazan guy doesn't like me very much.' Aris thought.
As the leader of this group, I said where we were going.
"Let's go to the Plains of Frenu."
Plans have already been made with Kazan. There are many natural plains in and around Brisen City, where low-level monsters such as slimes and horned rabbits live. Frenu Plain is the closest plain to the Hero Academy and is a good place for beginners to practice catching monsters.
Aris asks me.
"Why go there and not the gym?"
"It's no fun playing against an imaginary enemy at the gym. You have to do it while fighting actual monsters."
"I see."
Aris nods her head. We bought several rolls of kimbap at the 'Warrior's Snack House' and headed to the Plains of Frenu.
The Frenu Plain was a plain full of grass, with small slimes jumping around everywhere and horned rabbits with horns on their foreheads chewing the grass.
Aris put her hands together and admired the sight of the plain.
"Wow~ so cute~"
"In the end, they are monsters that must be killed."
"Still cute~"
"Now let's decide the roles!"
As I speak loudly, Kazan and Aris focused on me. I explained the plan.
"There are two swordsmen and one mental wizard in our group. Aris takes the lead left, and Kazan takes the lead right. I'll fire mental magic from the center. If you suddenly jump out, a hole will open, and I could be in danger. So, stick to your position and only defeat the monsters that come running towards you."
"We guard the front, but what about your back?"
Aris asks a question.
"There are three people in our group, so we have no choice but to form a triangle. I also learned swordsmanship, so I'll do whatever it takes after that. If it's a really dangerous situation, we should stand in a linear line like this: Aris in the front, me in the center, and Kazan in the back. If I shout 'linear formation,' it becomes a linear formation."
"I understand!"
"Yes!"
Aris and Kazan respond energetically. I gave instructions to Aris and Kazan.
"Now stand in a triangular formation! Approach the slime over there! We must walk at the same pace so that our ranks do not fall apart! If I shout one, move your left foot, and if I shout two, move your right foot! If you get used to each other's strides, you'll be able to go at similar speeds without commands!"
Aris and Kazan stood in front of me holding swords. I shouted a command.
"One! Two! One! Two!"
We followed my command and walked towards the slime.
When the slime sensed us, it trembled and jumped towards us.
*Boom* *boom* *boom*
"Confusion!"
When I held out my magic wand, confusion magic struck the slime. The slime starts spinning in one place. I gave instructions.
"If that happens, one attacker will have no choice but to rush in and handle it! For now, Aris will focus on attack, and Kazan will focus on defense! When I shout 'Aris rush,' Aris runs, kills the slime, and comes back to us!"
"Yes!"
Aris answers energetically.
"Aris rush!"
Aris ran forward and slashed the slime with her single sword.
The slime became mushy and died, leaving behind a translucent blue diamond-shaped magic stone. When monsters die, they leave behind magic stones and corpses.
I shouted to Aris.
"Aris! Come back quickly! If this is a dungeon, you never know where danger might come from! It's safer to stay in large groups!"
"I understand!"
Aris came running and formed a triangle.
"Let's go forward! One! Two! One! Two!"
Following my command, we were able to approach the slime corpse and obtain the magic stone.
Aris holds up the magic stone and looks at it with her bright eyes.
"Wow~ It's pretty~"
"How about we take turns getting it from each other? Aris has this one."
As I speak, I look at Kazan, and he nods his head.
"I don't care."
Aris was happy holding the magic stone to her chest.
"Thank you!"
Aris put the magic stone into her pocket. Slime magic stones don't cost that much, but having something shiny like this makes her feel good. And slime magic stones can be used as energy for everyday magic tools.
I pointed to the horned rabbit as my next target.
"Let's do that this time!"
We formed a tripod again and approached the horned rabbit at my command.
"One! Two! One! Two!"
When the horned rabbit saw us, it "Rrrred" And lunged forward with its forehead horn thrust forward.
The moment the horned hare jumped at us, Kazan struck down his sword.
The horned rabbit with its head and body separated falls to the floor. The horned rabbit has a magic stone in its heart, but we had no desire to dig through the corpse to get the magic stone. In this case, you can simply sell the entire horned rabbit carcass to the store. We placed the horned rabbit corpse in a subspace ring for storing monster corpses.
Afterward, wandering around the plains hunting monsters, it was time for lunch.
Kazan pleads, placing hands on his throbbing belly.
"I'm hungry guys. Let's eat quickly."
Next to the plain is a forest with trees. To avoid the sun, we went under a tree at the edge of the forest, spread out a mat, and laid out food.
Kazan was happy, holding his gimbap in one hand and drinking tea with another.
"Sigh! After all, eating bulgogi kimbap after exercising is the best!"
Aris carefully picks up each piece with chopsticks and eats them.
"Yeah. I think tuna kimbap is delicious."
Like Aris, I picked up each piece of pork cutlet gimbap with chopsticks and ate it. There is a reason why I did it. People feel a sense of identification and intimacy with similar people. Aris will feel closer to me, who eats like her, than to Kazan, who eats like he's obsessed.
While Kazan was eating kimbap, he said to Aris.
"You.... Your swordsmanship and movements are better than I thought?"
"Really?"
Aris responded, shrinking slightly. 'I don't think I'm used to talking to people yet.'
"Okay. When I first saw you, I thought you were really out of class because you had no confidence in your voice and your body was weak. But looking at it today, I think I misunderstood. You are a good Swordsman. I'm sorry."
Then Kazan lowered his head. Speaking so bluntly is probably Kazan's charm.
Aris is shaking her hands wildly and is embarrassed.
"Oh, no~ I'm not angry. And you don't have to apologize."
"Okay. Let's do well in the future."
"Yes."
'These! Why are you talking to just the two of us, leaving me alone?'
It's nice that Kazan and Aris are becoming friends as part of her team, but I'm a little jealous.
"Kazan. Am I right? Aris definitely has her talents as a swordsman."
"I see. Ah! If this is the case, do I have to give 500 gold again? Fuck."
Aris is confused.
"Huh? Why 500 gold? What does my talent as a swordsman have to do with 500 gold?"
Kazan said 'oops' and glanced at me. If you hide it here, it gets worse. While I was thinking about covering his head, I told her to ask directly to Kazan with a gesture of my chin.
Kazan explained to Aris.
"Actually, Durin offered us 300 gold each, and told us to drop this class. But Zeon gave me 1000 gold, so he told me to take this class with you. And I actually received it. Instead, if we get an A or higher in this class, I have to return 500 gold to Zeon."
Aris' eyes widened in surprise to the size of her big breasts.
"Really?"
Aris turned her face and looked at me. In this case, it is best to answer as if you are ashamed and innocent. I scratched my head gently and said embarrassedly.
"Well… Aris had a lot of potential for her future, so I definitely wanted to take classes together~ I guess I wanted to get to know each other~ Ah haha~"
Aris must have been moved, and she looked at me as if I were her savior. Aris lowered her face and spoke softly, like a mosquito.
"Thank you for being so nice to me…"
"Aris, you just need to grow up to be an excellent swordsman. I have a lot of money, Aris, so I will be your supporter."
"You don't have to go that far…"
"Instead, when you become stronger, be sure to be by my side. Understand, right?"
"Yes."
Aris answered softly with her slightly red face.
It was the first time for Aris that someone believed in her and helped her like this. Aris' heart begins to pound rapidly. Not just gratitude, but perhaps other emotions.
"And we're friends, right?"
I asked Aris with a refreshing smile.
"Yes!"
Aris looks me in the face and answers energetically. It seems that the distance in her heart from Aris has narrowed significantly.
The three of us ate all the kimbap while chatting. Aris' face looked bright as if she was in a good mood because she caught a monster with us today.
As she slowly got up and put away her mat, Kazan grabbed his head and said with a difficult expression.
"Hey. I'm so sleepy, I'm going to go to the dormitory and sleep."
"Uh? It's daytime now."
"Sorry. I'm so sleepy I can't stand it. Still, the sum is sufficient."
"Yes, but."
"Sorry! Then I'll go to the dorm! Bye Aris too!"
Kazan said that and disappeared.
Only I and Aris were left here. Aris asks hesitantly.
"Ooh, what should we do now?"
This must be Aris' first time being alone with a male student of similar age. Except for Durin.
I suggested, pointing towards the forest.
"Then, shall we take a walk in the forest to digest food?"
"Wouldn't it be dangerous if we went too deep?"
"This forest is directly managed by Briseen City, so there are no dangerous monsters. The most dangerous ones are goblins, right? And there are excellent swordsmen and wizards here."
"Is that so?"
Aris says yes with a slightly expectant voice.
I walked side by side with Aris and looked at the trees and grass.
"Uh! That's a frog flower over there!"
I shouted, pointing my finger at the green flower. Aris laughs at the funny name.
"Phew! What is that!"
"Just touch it."
When Aris put her finger on it, something like a frog's tongue stuck out.
*Lick*
"Kyaaaaa!"
As her frog tongue flicked Aris's finger, Aris let out a scream and fell on her back, landing on her butt.
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