Volume 1 Chapter 7 Revenge of Rabbit Second Part

The next day I came to the guilds training place. I trained under instructor Vogt, I practiced archery and knife throwing technique. At first it was only archery, but the bow made quite some noise. Decreasing the distance if I used throwing knives I could attack almost silently. Thats why I learned both techniques.

I see, your fight hasnt ended yet. Thats the spirit.

Heh, what kind of Skill?

Instructor, whats that? while saying that I point behind the instructor.

The instant he turns his head around, I erase my presence and silently move to his side, aiming the knife at his side to stab. But, on the verge my hand was stopped and I desist.

I was surprised. That youd aim for my chest.

Did you erase your presence to move silently? Thats a good Skill. Someone average wouldnt be able to stop it.

Yes, with this, this time Ill annihilate them.

In the end that whole day I spent practicing throwing knives. I concluded the bows compatibility with ?Stealth? and ?Ninja Walk? is not good enough.[TL Note: Shinobi-Ashi (???) = Ninja Feet, Stealthy Step or Tiptoeing. Edit: As suggested from comments, Ive decided to change Shinobi-Ashi to Ninja Walk since its a special way of walking for ninjas, described as: To raise a leg by pulling it up from the ground and silently putting the leg onto the ground from firstly the little toe and finally transmitting the weight from the little toe to the big toe. This was the most basic walk for ninjas.]

Archery Level 1, Throwing Technique Level 2, Stealth Level 2, Ninja Walk Level 2 and Presence Detection Level 2.

The remaining 21 Skill Points were all spent. Presence Detection is to search for opponents, Stealth and Ninja Walk for getting closer. Throwing knives to kill. Its my formula for a magnificent win.[TL: Archery and Throwing were free from practicing, but he spent 5 points to acquire + 2P for level 2 for each of Stealth, Ninja Walk and Presence detection = 15P + 6P = 21 total]

The next day, without delay I go out to the grasslands. I dont have a request, even without one, as long as theres demand the raw materials can be sold in the neighboring Trade Guild. Well, since I got 3000 Gold from the wild rabbit reward, in the meantime I dont need to earn more money yet.

At the gate the usual soldier greeted me.

Hey, Wild Rabbit, are you going to hunt wild rabbits today? Good luck!

I received that encouragement. Thats good, but Wild Rabbit has stuck as the nickname they call me by

I left towards the grasslands, but as expected, because I hunted them yesterday the number of prey around here might have decreased. Thats why today I headed to a different place. I move while using Presence Detection. I detect birds and small rats, but I cant find wild rabbits. Am I not used to it or is the level too low? I can sense the presence of living creatures and their general direction, but the type or precise location I cant quite grasp. Even so, I could find the birds and small rats the I couldnt until yesterday, wild rabbits shouldnt be a problem.

Walking with Stealth and Ninja Walk I finally saw a prey. Its a wild rabbit. I take one throwing knife into my hand and slowly get closer. The distance to reliably hit is here! I throw the knife. Without noticing the knife it died.

Engrossed I hunted till it passed around 2 hours. I already had 30 rabbits. I have a considerable pace. Before I knew it I had come close to the forest. While taking a break I think. Inside the forest theres bigger prey, there seems to be deers, wild boars and bears. But there danger of monsters appearing is also high.

While thinking what to do, something came out from the forest. I lay on the grassland, erase my presence and monitor the situation. Is that an orc? Its height is low but it got a solid physique. It got a face like a pig. It is wearing tattered cloths and holding a club in his hand. The orc without caution walks this way. Can I kill it? Gradually the orc is getting closer. My throwing knife cant reach yet, but magic will likely do.

I extend my left hand towards the orc and cast ?Fire Lance?. Evoking the Fire Arrow magic it almost takes no time to be cast, but Fire Ball and Fire Lance take time. A lance of fire appears. The orc notices me, but its too late. Fire Lance is cast. Its considerably faster than fire arrow. Without time to avoid the Fire Lance, it pierces its body and the orc dies. It was a simple thing.

Way to go. That was pretty easy.

I thought Id have some unpleasant feeling from killing a humanoid monster, but that wasnt the case. I didnt feel any different from hunting wild rabbits.

When I was collecting the corpse, from the forest several orcs came out. The orcs noticed me, rose their clubs and came attacking. However theres still some distance and calmly cast ?Fire Lance?. It killed two of the approaching orcs. Two more left. I prepare by drawing the short sword on my waist. Guoooooooo the orcs rise a warcry. I got two opponents, but theres one too many compared to beginners training. Their movements compared to the instructor is too slow. The orc that came rushing was fairly frightening, but I avoided with a big margin, cut it with the short sword and it was defeated. Seeing that, the remaining orc escaped. I throw a knife at the orc that showed me its back. I approach the fallen orc with the knife piercing its back and finish it with the sword. And I leveled up.

After collecting the corpses, looking like there were no more orcs, I kept vigilant and on the spot I activate Stealth and check my status.

Text stats from WN

Yamano Masaru, Human, Magic Swordsman

?Titles? Wild Rabbit Hunter

The man who desperately fought with a wild rabbit.

Level 4

MP 52/112

Stamina 26+26

Skill 20

Magic Power 36

Skill Points 10

Life Magic, Clock, Fire Magic Level 3

Archery Level 1, Throwing Technique Level 2, Stealth Level 2, Ninja Walk Level 2, Presence Detection Level 2

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Im not sure since there is no comparison point, but compared to early on, Ive grown considerably. Seems like level and status dont exist in this world, because when I asked the instructor about HP and Status he just showed a puzzled expression. There are Skills but there are no levels attached. There was an Analyze Skill but people were not covered by it. From experience I have a grasp of my own Stamina and Magic Power.

But Im still level 4. If this was an RPG one would still be hunting small prey with a wooden stick around the initial town. Thanks to Fencing and Fire Magic, even against orcs, I wont lose how many they come. After this, to level up, should I go in the forest to fight stronger enemies? While looking at the Skills List, I think about which direction I take my strengthening. The choices are the following three:

Fencing Level 4 5, 10 points.

Healing Magic, 5 points.

Checking the cost of potions, one burns 100 Gold. I have 7 Beginners potions, but thinking about the future I should be getting healing magic. There are means to make potions with production type Skills, but because the tools and equipment cost quite a lot it was dismissed for the time being. Healing Magic, I wonder where I can learn it. Should I ask somebody when I get back? Lets put on hold the Skill build.

Along they way, I kept killing rabbits while returning to the city. Today the catch was 35 rabbits.

How did it go today?

While going through the gate, the usual soldier came to ask.

35 Rabbits.

Phew, as expected of the Wild Rabbit Hunter! We cant no longer call you Wild Rabbit-kun. Can we call you Wild Rabbit-san from now on?

No, call me by my name like someone normal, please. When I go through the gate I show my Guild Card, so he should know my name, yet

And also I encountered orcs near the forest. I told to the gate keeping soldier when I showed the Guild Card.

Heh, so you killed 5 orcs alone? As one would expect of you. Still, the orcs rarely come out to the grasslands. Caution might be required for this. You should report it to the guild, please.

First I have the wild rabbits and orcs taken care of at the Trade Guild right next to the Adventurers one. The orc corpses fetched a nice price. The wild rabbit meat and fur together are 25 Gold each. Orcs are 200 Gold each. The purchased orcs are taken apart and sold to butchers wholesale to be served on the dinner tables of households. It has seen served several times at the inn Im staying. It was unexpectedly tasty.[TL: Must taste like pork :P]

Subsequently, I go to show the Guild Card to the middle-aged man at the reception. The guys place is mostly empty. The standard receptionists are women, on top of that most are beautiful girls and everyone goes to them. The are some male receptionists but theyre handsome too. Im sure I can find another request. Its alright for me to look at beautiful girls from a distance, but Im not very good at striking a conversation.

Showing the Guild Card to the man I talk about the orcs.

Hmm, then Ill report it to the assistant guild master. And with this subjugation your guild rank has risen to E. Congratulations!

I received a reward for the orcs subjugation. 50 Gold for each one. Since orc subjugation requests come out continuously, as long as you have killed them, you can get the reward when your card is checked. Adding to the selling of the orcs, each one is worth 250 Gold. Just today I earned approximately 2000 Gold, Ive increased the money on hand to around 5000 Gold. The leather armor is tattered from practicing, and I think its a good idea to replace it for better equipment soon.