The counter lady did mention that when she explained it in the beginning...
All things in this world have souls...
No matter what form it takes, if you eat or kill a being, you can absorb a part of the memory of the soul...
That was what she said...
This part felt like a computer game...
Looking at it closely, there was something called 'Skill Points' on it, which showed the number 3...
Just by spending these points, I could learn skills...
"Correct...
All things have souls and you can get EXP as long as you can kill or eat High Energy Substances...
It's like a gene drug where you get stronger...
And Skill point is the Extra Potential you get by consuming enough of them...
Low levels may not show much but the real strengthening happens at high Levels and also you can learn more Skills as some skills are really broken..."
Said Mu Zhong as Kazuma Nodded at this Knowledgeable brother of his...
"Thank you Brother Mu Zhong..."
Said Kazuma as I didn't mind and just shrugged...
"Well then, turning in 2 giant frogs, in addition to receiving the bounty for completing the quest, comes to a total of 110,000 eris...
Please take this..."
110,000...
These giant frogs yielded 5,000 eris after deducting transport fees...
So the bounty for the 5 frogs was 100,000 eris...
Aqua said that quests were completed with a team of 4 to 6 adventurers...
So for normal adventurers, risking your life to fight 5 frogs for a couple of days would yield about 125,000 eris...
For a 5-man team, that would be 25,000 eris each...
It wasn't worth it...
Finishing the mission in one day meant a daily salary of 25,000...
It might've seemed like a good deal for a daily salary, but considering the risk involved, it didn't seem to be worth the effort...
If another frog had shown up and eaten me, the three of us would've been wiped out if not for brother Mu Zhong as Kazuma knew by my knowledge and Bearing and Iris's Style that they were significantly Stronger...
That sent a chill down my spine...
I looked at the other quests...
The ones on the bulletin board were...
Cut down the evil trees corrupting the forest, bounty's dependent on the amount turned in...
Help me look for my pet white wolf...
My son's swordsmanship lesson *Requirement: Rune Knight or Sword Master...
Recruiting subject for magic practice * Requirement: High HP or strong magic resistance…
Yeah...
It wasn't easy to survive in this world...
I felt like returning to Japan on my second day of adventuring...
But considering that I could now Talk to Mu Zhong and Iris quietly without the obstruction of Aqua and Megumin I decided to turn around...
While Mu Zhong had already seen Lalatina coming towards Kazuma so he further strengthened his talent towards modifying perception for Iris so She won't be recognized...
"Excuse me, may I ask???"
Just when Kazuma was getting a little homesick and was about to talk to Mu Zhong as he sat down on a chair nearby, someone spoke to him from behind...
Feeling tired of dealing with the realities of this different world, I turned my head with hollow eyes...
"Is something the matter???"
I was speechless when I saw the person talking to me...
She was a female knight...
She was a super beautiful female knight...
She gave off the vibe of a cool beauty at first sight as she looked at me expressionlessly...
Yup it was the kind of Vibe for those powerful Actresses who have already achieved a lot…
She was a bit taller than I was...
My height was 165 cm (5 ft. 5 in)...
A bit taller than me should be about 170 cm (5 ft. 7 in)...
She was wearing solid metal armor all over her body, a beauty with blonde hair and blue eyes...
A fully Armoured Female huh…
Probably a year or two older than me...
I couldn't tell her body shape from her armor, but I felt that she was very curvy...
Although I am not like a Certain Issei Hydou but I can still roughly Judge the size of Melon-chan…
Her face also seemed rather cold…
How should I put this, it picked on your masochistic side...
Though I hope it's not true since I am Meeting too many nut jobs these days…
Ah. This wasn't good, I was entranced...
I still had to talk to Mu Zhong and Iris but I got entranced...
"Ah, eh–what's the matter???"
Facing Aqua, who was about my age, and Megumin, who was younger than me, was fine, but this beauty slightly older than me made me stutter...
That was the bad point about living the life of a hikikomori for an extended period...
"Um… The team that put up this recruitment notice was you, right? Are you still looking for people???"
The female knight showed me a piece of paper...
Indeed, we didn't tear away that notice after Megumin joined our party...
"Oh–we're still hiring. Although I wouldn't recommend you joining…"
"Please pick me! Please let me join your party!!!"
When I was about to reject her tactfully, the female knight suddenly grabbed my hand...
Eh???
"No, no, no, hold up...
Our party has plenty of problems...
The other two members are burdens and my job's the weakest...
Because of that, my two companions were covered in slime… Ow! Ow! Ow!!!"
When I mentioned the slime, the female knight tightened her grip on my hand...
"I was right, those two covered in goo were your comrades!!!
What happened, how'd they end up like that???
I-I also…! Want to experience that…"
"Huh???"
What'd she just say???
"No, I phrased it wrongly...
For the two young girls to experience that at such a tender age…
As a knight, I can't stand by and watch...
My job's the top-tier Crusader, so it should fit your recruitment criteria..."
What was with this female knight???
Her eyes looked dangerous...
I seriously had a Very Bad Premonition…
I thought she was a calm and collected big sister!!!
But my danger radar was acting up...
She gave off the same feeling as Aqua and Megumin...
A stupid beyond hope...
She might've been a beauty, but it couldn't be helped...
"Ara–I didn't finish...
I really don't recommend you joining...
One of our party members is useless, the other can only cast one spell a day and I have the weakest job...
That's the lame party this is, so I suggest you find another???"
The female knight strengthened her grip further...
"That's perfect!!!
To be honest, I'm confident in my strength and durability, but I'm not too agile with my hands…
So I can't hit the enemy…"
My sensor was right...
She's another Weirdo...
"So you don't need to treat me as having a top-tier job...
I'll just charge ahead without a care, so abuse me like a shield..."
A top Tier Weirdo at that…