Day 586 in This World
30 minutes after the last chapter…
Serimtul Adventurer Guild
"Ehh~~~~ There are monsters over Level 20 in that swamp!?"
"Yes, ma'am…"
"That's huge, sweetie~! Super dangerous! What if newbie adventurers go there~~!?"
"Uh… Would anyone even go there?"
Tris glances at the empty guild hall…
"We gotta send a message to Volta quick…"
"Faren, ma'am! No one's going there these days, trust me!"
"Ohhh, really~~~? No need to report then, huh?"
Both glance at the empty guild hall again…
"I can handle it alone. Just let me claim the quest gear as welfare, please."
"…Ohhh, really~~~? Gear… Hmm~~ Tris is so reliable~~~ Puts my mind at ease~~"
Faren sneaks a look at a cloth-covered cabinet behind her, then tilts her head with a smile.
"The monsters are swarming, probably eating each other and growing way too fast…"
"…Ohhh, really~~~?"
"…"
"Hmm~~~?"
"If you're okay with the gear request, I'd like to claim all the backlogged and advance supplies, please."
"Ohhh, really~~~?"
Is she just like this or straight-up trolling me…? (My real thoughts.)
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Ohhh, really~~~~~?"
Still!?
"What's that, Faren!? Just give me the stuff! You've been standing there too long!"
"Ohhh~~~ Well, the guild's budget is kinda tight, sweetie~~ So we sent back all the newbie gear and swapped it for potions for Tris~~~ Ta-da~~~!"
She pulls the cloth, revealing 24 crates of silly potions, enough for Tris to chug 4 a day for half a year…
Genius…
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"…Ohhh, really~~~~~?"
"I didn't even say anything!"
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Day 587 in This World
At the swamp north of Serimtul
Rely on yourself…
When you could cheat but choose Normal+ Mode, this is what you get…
Ugh… All my stuff's wrecked… Even my bag's torn to shreds, unusable… Rest in peace, my trusty bag of 1.5 years…
"I'll kill you, you stupid frogs!!!"
Tris (me) is back. I sit, measuring the frogs' jump range—about 4-7 meters per leap, noting their tracks and depth…
Wooden stakes? Check. Potion bottles? Check. Everything's ready…
Here we go…
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Slash-slash-slash!! Slash!!!
"Yaaah! Come out, you dumb frogs!!!"
"Gii, gii, gii!"
Rumbleeeee!!!
"Ribbit!!!" x6
"Whoa!!"
Fwoosh-fwoosh-fwoosh!
Tris slashes low-level monsters in the area to lure out the giant Frogs and FightFrog, who appear faster than expected…
They must really want to eat a cute girl like Tris, huh? Dream on!
"Here you are, you stupid frogs! Try this for lunch!"
Tris yells, hurling 10+ sharpened stakes at the frogs.
Pop! Pat-pat-pat!
The stakes don't hit.
"…"
"Ribbit?" x6
Even the frogs are confused…
"Ugh… They really didn't hit!"
"Ribbit!!!" x6
Slap-slap-slap! Fwoosh-fwoosh! Swoosh!
"Whoa!!!"
Tris dodges all six sticky tongues and saliva, but just barely.
"Then how about this! Take that!!"
Tris pulls out 8 potion bottles and throws them.
Pop-pop-pop!
"Ribbit?" x6
Frog + FightFrog receive [Heal]…
"Haha… Haha… Ha…"
"Ribbit!!!" x6
Slap-slap! Swoosh-swoosh! Fwoosh!
"Whoa!!!"
"Ribbit!!!" x6
The frogs, seeing Tris attack with potion bottles, charge harder, not thanking her for the free HP…
"You guys won't even thank me for the healing potions!? You took my weapon, and I've got nothing left to hit you with!!"
"Ribbit!!!" x6
Swoosh-swoosh! Slap-slap! Fwoosh-fwoosh!
"Ouch! I can't take this! You crazies, you crazies, you crazies! Waaah!! Take this!!"
Feeling defeated, with her trump cards useless, Tris grabs stuff from her cloth bag and throws it while sobbing in defeat. It's all over…
Thud-thud! Swoosh!! Fwoosh-fwoosh!!
"Ribbit!?" x6
The frogs, hit by the cloth bag, scatter dust in their faces, shaking their heads and swiping tongues to clear their vision.
"Ugh… No effect at all!?"
"Ribbit!!!" x6
Boing!! x6
Seeing Tris's pale, desperate face as she struggles to survive with no way to fight, the frogs charge at her immediately.
"No, no!! I'm not ready to die!!!"
End of Chapter 76
Fighting the Frogs Again… Rely on Yourself