The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 47 Part 2
「Marin, be sure to do magic training every day with Mamua. Mamua, make sure not to deplete your magic power by training too much, okay? Also, porters have low physical abilities, so make sure not to push yourself too hard to keep up with everyone else. I am special, so don’t try to imitate me, okay?」
「Hehehe, it’s not a bad idea to train together with everyone.」
「Yes, let’s do it again in between labyrinth explorations.」
It seems that everyone will be able to continue their adventuring activities while enjoying themselves, so I cannot ask for anything better. As expected, no matter what you do, you will not be able to last long if you continue on with bitterness alone, after all.
「Alright, tomorrow, we’ll go to the third stratum of the labyrinth to see how good your coordination is. We’ll meet in front of the labyrinth at seven in the morning. I’ll give Noma this short spear and Mamua this iron sword and shield. Make sure to train on how to wield them properly.」
「Huh, you’re giving us such good items?!」
「No way, even though we can’t give you anything in return.」
「If you want to give something in return, I want you to act as mentors for new adventurers when you become full-fledged adventurers. If you become mentors and increase the number of your teammates, you will be able to defeat the stratum lord and the lord of the labyrinth in the future, right? Fewer people will fall prey to the bad guys, and the town will prosper, all of which is a good thing.」
「If you’re fine with that.」
「By all means, please let us do it.」
「You’re right. If we increase the number of our teammates, we can even aim to become silver-class adventurers. I’ll be sure to become the best adventurer in Magt.」
Noma and Mamua look at Alto with sparkling eyes. Leaving the enviable Alto aside, I am glad that the two seem to have recovered from yesterday’s tragedy.
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The next day, the third stratum of the labyrinth. I walk around making a map and leave all the fighting to the four of them. Alto seems to be acting as the leader and gives instructions.
They have fought a number of times, and the more they fight, the better their coordination becomes. Marin and Mamua hold up shields and thrust their swords to keep the opponents in check, while Noma attacks them from their flanks. Alto is distracting the enemies by moving in behind them in a hit-and-run attack. More than half of the attacks are made by Alto, but he is also the one who receives most of the attacks.
「Damn it, they got me!」
「Are you okay?! Big brother?」
Alto is bleeding from his leg after suffering a bite attack by a rock dog. If the number of enemies is small, it is possible to surround them and suppress them all at once, but when we get attacked by five or six monsters, they end up getting cornered in an instant, effectively putting a strain on Alto. Alto is a super-aggressive swordsman and is not very good at defense or evasion at the moment.
「The wound looks deep. Let me use healing magic on it.」
It also serves as a good healing magic training, so I don’t use a wand or a ring. The wound turns out to be deeper than I thought, so I end up consuming quite a lot of magical energy to heal it.
「I’m here, so we’re good this time, but I guess you need to collect a lot of potions in case of an emergency. Red, blue, and green, too. If you get purple, you can sell it. It seems that noble ladies will pay good money for them, after all.」
「Purple? What kind of potion is that?」
「It’s a rejuvenation potion. Well, I’ve never seen it before, so I don’t know if you can get it in this labyrinth, though.」
After that, the four of them take turns fighting. This is because I will eventually leave for another city, so there is no point in improving my coordination with the four of them too much. By taking turns fighting, they are able to reduce their physical exhaustion, and I am able to create the map smoothly. However, it seems that it is still too early for them to challenge this stratum. They are all covered with scratches and cuts.
「Alright, shall we call it a day? Starting tomorrow, how about the four of you explore the labyrinth on your own? The first goal is to be able to earn a stable income in the first stratum. The monsters that appear there are the same as those on this stratum, so you can work on your coordination on how to deal with them.」
「You’re right. Let’s train at the first and second stratums and then challenge this stratum again.」
「Yes, you should train on how to dodge attacks, too, big brother. I just can’t be at ease seeing how you fight.」
「I think I’m getting the hang of fighting with a spear, so I I’ll try some things on the first stratum.」
「If it’s the first stratum, I think I’ll be able to explore it without being too tense.」
It looks like they have identified their own capabilities, so I guess us going to the third stratum is not in vain. We have crushed the monster rooms on the first and second stratums, so I guess the only ones they need to watch out for are the other adventurers.
As we are walking toward the stairs, some adventurers come running up behind us, shouting.
「I wonder if something happened. There’s a small room up ahead, so let’s run to it!」
As we break into a run, go into the small room, and wait with our backs against the wall, we spot three young adventurers running in our direction. After taking a glance at us, they go and run away without any words. The adventurers seem to be bleeding and injured.
After a while, we hear someone running toward us.
「A fight between adventurers, perhaps? Everyone, just in case, get ready for a fight.」
The one that appears a few moments later is a group of goblins. Geh, in the blink of an eye, we find ourselves surrounded by goblins, which are numerous enough to fill up the small room.
「Looks like those guys were running away from the horde of goblins in the monster room. And we have been used as bait, huh. Alright, let’s take up positions in the corner of the room! I’ll take the center, with Marin and Mamua on my left and right. The three of us will block their attacks with our shields, so Alto, Mamua, use thrust attacks to fight them back from behind. It’s going to be a protracted battle.」
「Oh!」
「「「Yes.」」」
The number of goblins is roughly twenty or more. As I recover my magical energy with a low-grade blue potion, I hold up my shield and unleash thrust attacks with my sword, infused with magical energy. Marin and Mamua seem to be having a hard time. As we get attacked by rank 7 goblins, they seem to be having a hard time even though they are taking it with their shields.
「Marin, Mamua, forget about attacking and hold your shields with both hands!」
「「Yes.」」
Behind us, Noma is launching one thrust after another at the goblins’ throats. Unaccustomed to this way of fighting, Alto is unable to do effective attacks. As I thought, thrust is done best with a spear.
After a while, with the fallen goblins getting in the way, the goblins also begin to struggle on their attacks.
「Alright, Alto, we’re moving forward! The two of us will charge at them!」
「Hehehe, now we’re talking.」
As the number of goblins decrease and Marin and Mamua become exhausted, we move out to finish the battle in one go. Alto, who is overflowing with energy, launches attacks at the goblins to his heart’s content, and after a while, we succeed in annihilating all the enemies.
「Phew, that was quite the close call. I’m at the limit of my stamina.」
「Yeah, but don’t let your guard down yet, okay? Attracted by the smell of blood, some other monsters might appear, after all. Marin, Mamua, finish off the goblins that are still alive. It’s to raise your level. The three of us will retrieve the magic stones.」
「「「Yes.」」」
There are quite a few goblins that are at death’s door, barely alive. That is because we couldn’t kill them reliably in melee. After Marin and Mamua finish off the goblins, two treasure chests appear. Both chests have red potions in them, so I decided to give them to both of them.
「Alright, you must be tired, but we’re leaving this room before some other monsters come. We shouldn’t be too far away from the stairs.」
As we are walking toward the stairs, we find two rock dogs biting a fallen adventurer. It appears to be one of three adventurers from earlier, and he is not moving an inch. He seems to have breathed his last.
「Looks like they left their comrade behind and ran away. What a heartless bunch.」
We defeat the rock dogs and dismantle them. After that, we take the adventurer’s belongings and head to the above ground. I wonder what kind of relationship the three of them had. Maybe they just happened to form the party together, or maybe they were childhood friends. We are silent the whole way to the above ground.
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Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter
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