Does Fischl's one sentence have so many meanings?
"This could be a bit troublesome."
Lin Mo whispered, his eyes flickering slightly.
"Oz, continue to scout the surroundings." Fischl commanded in a low voice.
"Understood."
Oz flapped his wings and flew up to a higher treetop, his sharp purple eyes observing the distant terrain and transmitting the visuals back to Fischl's vision.
A moment later, Fischl's expression suddenly changed.
What did she see?
The distant Hilichurl encampment was not just the one in front of them.
In a deeper forest area, an even larger force was gathering, and there were even other monsters present.
"…It seems this is not just a Hilichurl gathering place."
Oz flew back to her shoulder, translating in a steady tone: "My Prinzessin means that this place is more dangerous than expected."
"The Hilichurl camp before us is no longer within the scope of a normal mission."
"We can only send the information back first, notifying the Adventurers' Guild and also the Knights of Favonius."
Lin Mo: "????"
Hearing Oz's words, Lin Mo looked over with a face full of question marks.
Fischl's one sentence had so many meanings?
"Ahem, the last sentence was my suggestion."
Facing Lin Mo's gaze, Oz coughed lightly and explained.
Fischl's brows furrowed instantly, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and her eyes held a strong sense of unwillingness.
Her purple eyes narrowed slightly, staring intently at the Hilichurls gathering place, her fingers gripping the bowstring with a little force, her knuckles faintly white.
"Detestable minions of darkness, how dare you act so wantonly under the gaze of This Prinzessin...!
"Do you truly believe that We will not unleash divine retribution and utterly banish you from this sacred land?"
"Hmph! If only the Power of the Path held by This Prinzessin had not fully awakened, My Electro Element of condemnation would surely tear apart your unsightly nest and reduce it to burnt dust!"
Her voice was firm and powerful, as if a judge who commanded lightning was angrily declaring that the "people of darkness" would eventually meet their doom.
Unfortunately, this grand chuunibyou speech... had no practical effect.
Lin Mo stood by, listening calmly.
The expression on his face was unperturbed.
He was clearly accustomed to Fischl's chuunibyou style.
"So, in simple terms, you really want to wipe out all these Hilichurls, but you can't, right?"
Lin Mo squinted at Fischl, asking in a faint tone.
Fischl's expression immediately froze.
She subtly turned her head, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly, seemingly pondering how to answer this question using "chuunibyou rhetoric."
A moment later, she coughed lightly, raised a finger, and said solemnly:
"My loyal subject, your understanding can still be considered a faint reflection of the light of wisdom."
Oz added in a low voice: "Her meaning is, you are right."
Lin Mo: "..."
He was silent for a moment, his gaze returning to the Hilichurls encampment.
Indeed, with Fischl's fighting style, directly fighting them head-on would not yield a high chance of success.
And his own current state was not suitable for directly confronting so many Hilichurls.
Not to mention there were troublesome guys like Hilichurl Shooter and Fire Axe Hilichurl Brute among them.
After all, a gentleman does not stand under a crumbling wall.
To deal with this encampment, the most ideal method—naturally was... Lin Mo's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly asked:
"Do you have bombs?"
Fischl: "?"
Fischl was still immersed in her unwilling emotions.
Upon hearing this, she paused slightly, looking at Lin Mo with a bewildered expression.
She wondered if she had misheard.
"...Your, your words, I fear I have not grasped their profound meaning."
Oz sighed, translating decisively: "My Prinzessin's meaning is, why are you asking this?"
"Literal meaning."
Lin Mo said calmly: "If I had bombs, I'd have a way."
After trying bombs with Klee yesterday, the power of the bombs augmented with Clara's Path was terrifying.
It would be an excellent choice for dealing with these Hilichurls.
But today, he didn't bring any, because he didn't have any bombs to begin with.
Secondly, when Klee went back for her confinement, her backpack was also taken away.
Fischl frowned and shook her head: "This Prinzessin has never harbored such explosive devices."
Oz translated again: "My Prinzessin's meaning is, no."
"..."
Lin Mo felt exhausted.
He could understand that sentence without translation.
No bombs, that was troublesome.
It meant finding a more secure way to deal with this encampment, rather than acting rashly.
However, it might not be impossible to imbue Fischl's bow and arrows with Clara's Path skills.
But the problem was, Clara's [I Want to Help Too] adds the Power of the Path of Destruction to any item, enhancing its original power.
Fischl's Electro Element power, when transformed into arrows, might not perform as well as bombs in terms of enhanced original power.
At least the area of effect would be different.
As Lin Mo thought this, Fischl looked at Lin Mo's frowning expression, blinked, and couldn't help but ask: "My loyal subject, is your strategy perhaps to use the power of flames to turn this place into scorched earth?"
Oz translated: "My Prinzessin's meaning is, you want to use bombs to eliminate these Hilichurls?"
"You could say that."
Lin Mo said faintly: "But currently, I don't have the means."
Fischl was silent for a moment, then raised a hand to gently stroke her chin, a hint of deep thought in her eyes.
"...This Prinzessin does know a witch who specializes in demolition techniques."
Lin Mo: "..."
Fischl said mysteriously: "That witch's demolition artistry is akin to mortals shaking the stars! The flames she creates are enough to ignite everything combustible between heaven and earth..."
Oz cleared his throat: "Her meaning is, she knows Klee."
Lin Mo: "..."
"But alas, at this moment she is imprisoned in the White Tower, unable to descend upon this place..."
Oz translated: "Her meaning is, Klee is reflecting in confinement."
Lin Mo's mouth twitched.
Lin Mo really wanted to ask how Fischl knew Klee was in confinement.
Klee had been confined yesterday.
Fischl knew today?
As far as he knew, Fischl and Klee should have no connection.
"Oh, right."
Suddenly, Lin Mo thought of something, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Fischl: "Can you, with your Electro Element Vision, use concentrated Electro Element power to shoot and kill that Fire Axe Hilichurl Brute with one arrow?"