Poor Noble Nod's Adventure Volume 1 Chapter 11

“Hey you, what are you doing?”

In the adventurer's guild tavern. There is a person who stand up from the wooden desk table provided and called out to Nod who looking at the request.

When Nod turned in response to the voice, there is a girl there. It is a beautiful girl. She has wavy vermilionhair that stretched out to her chest, and it is distinctive in its shape that gave a positive impression.

She is carrying a spear with a cloth wrapped around her tip, wearing a light leather armor with hard armor only in key areas, and an additional curved metal bib on top.

The current time is about halfway between morning and noon, and many adventurers have already go out to do their request. During this time, the guild is quiet, and in addition to Nod in the tavern, there is only one adventurer on the side who is taking a rest and drinking from the daytime.

The adventurer isn't making a noise, but he just drank himself with a k.n.o.b in his hand. He seemed interested in hearing the voice that Nod is repeating unconsciously.

"Oh, oh, I 'm sorry. I 'm just a little worried."

For an hour, Nod is worried at the desk.

Yesterday, as a money plan for the house requested by Alex, promotion to a stone adventurer is no longer a thing he needs to do later, but he has to get it now. As a precaution, je asked today whether there is new rank-up quest is certified in the guild, but unfortunately there were no new additions.

Therefore, Nod is forced to subdue Rockwolf, but is squeezing wisdom how to fulfill the request.

However since he is a solo adventurer, he couldn't see a vision that he could destroy the Rockwolf herd alone. When he thought of a method that seemed to work well, he stumbled on the shortcomings of the plan himself, and each time he said “hmm”.

“What are you worried about?”

The girl asked Nod and sit down sit down next to Nod's seat. From the back of the vermilion bangs that stretched out of the way of his sight, she looked with eyes full of curiosity.

There are many different types of adventurers, but she is curious and seemed to be the type that wanted to bother people in a good way.

She sit down next to Nod's seat without hesitation, and said that he is full of listening.

── Well, it's also a nice change of mood.

Nod must lay down the Ferris family's "conditions" and prepare money by next month. To that end, he wants to be promoted to a stone adventurer, but currently the rank-up quest has only a request for subjugation of Rock Wolf, and he is the only one who is qualified to receive the rank-up quest. To that end, he is thinking about how to subdue Rockwolf in solo, but he honestly talks about what he is worried about, including none of them going well.

It's because it's not a secret except for the Ferris family's “scandal”.

It may also be related to her not like a bad person. Of course, it's dangerous to judge a person by appearance, but even with that in mind, Nod didn't want to be wary of her.

“Hmm. It's hard enough to become one… And what kind of monster is that Rockwolf? And what is the idea that you thought about?”

The contents of Nod, which would not be interesting, urged the continuation of the story as she deepened her interest in the story.

The information of Rockwolf is obtained by paying the liquor at the tavern and he is teaching it to her just like that.

Perhaps because she thought that she might come up with an answer to an idea that is what Nod thinking right now.

Nonetheless, it is a fortunate one, and he didn't expect much.

Unfortunately, the young girl with vermilion hair who heard Nod's story doesn't come up with a good strategy idea to defeat Rockwolf.

“… Hey. What is your name?”

When she clenched her fist around her lips and chin, she lightly frowned on her eyebrows. Apparently it seems to be a gesture when she thinks.

(Oh, yes I hasn't tell her my name right?)

Nod, who is eager to say that, introduced himself again, albeit late.

"Speaking of which, I hasn't says my name yet. I'm sorry. Nod, Nod Ferris.

When Nod says his name, the girl smile, and then says her name back.

“I'm Elza, Elza Chronicle”

Gently grasp the hand that is out of nowhere and exchange a handshake.

“Now, Nod”

Elza continued speaking, holding hands.

“Would you like to party with me?”

Elza's burning vermilion eyes stared straight at Nod.

Nod and Elza's hands were still firmly helds.

Elza's mouth does not come up with groundbreaking ideas, but instead, Elza offers another solution.

Elza is the same normal plate adventurer as Nod, but if she gains some contributions later, she could receives a rank-up quests.

Elza is interested in the story of Nod earlier because she is biting into information about a rank-up quest that she would soon challenge.

And the story of Nod: Currently, only the request of Rockwolf has been approved as a rank-up quest, and it is undecided when new one will be added. And the adventurer who can challenge the rank-up quest has only the current Nod, so she has proposed this.

"If I complete one or two more requests, I will be able to receive a rank-up quest. If you and I have a party, you will be able to complete the request sooner. You can challenge with that strategy."

Nod felt that Elza's proposal had a "profit".

The biggest disadvantage of fighting solo is that you are vulnerable to be attacked from the back.

Since humans have eyes in front, the field of view is inevitably forward and left and right - 180 degrees is the limit. Even if an enemy is out of sight, it is possible to detect the position of the enemy and signs of an attack by detect it using hearing, for example, but it is only an auxiliary. A momentary delay in detection or misjudgment sometimes happens. The information that can be relied on in battles that can be fatal is the information from the view.

Nod who are adventurer who have gained battle experience and leveled up can detect the "occurrence" of movement from slight muscle movement.

However, if you don't know when you'll be attacked from behind, and you don't concentrate, you will lose accuracy.

So when a Nod fights solo, always limit the possible attack direction by protecting the back with obstacles–for example, thick tree trunks and large rocks–to avoid being surprised from behind. He is fighting with the consciousness of being around.

However, there is still one person, and it is not far from the merit of the party.

Combat at a coordinated party not only protects your back, but also intercepts and prevents inevitable attacks, and increases the speed of destruction by attacking the same target. Even two people are twice as many as solo solos. It is decided that it is easy to fight.

The most important thing is that even if you fall into a situation where you can't fight-paralysis, poison, coma, and drowning-you can help (and possibly remain) if your party companion is safe.

Although Rockwolf is difficult to defeat in solo, there is plenty of potential at parties.

Nod decided to accept Elza's proposal.

After that, Nod and Elza made a party and made a request for a stone adventurer to save Elza's contribution.

Elza's fighting style is based on mobility that is unimpeded by light armor.

Even though the leather is processed, the full armor of Nod, which is solid with solid armor, is quite heavy. Nod with a chain mail and an additional shield attached to it shows a strong defense but still slows down.

Compared to that, Elza's movement wearing light armor that is easy to move is light, avoiding enemy attacks with a quick turn, moving around and messing with the opponent. The sharp blows of the spear that let out without missing a gap slaughtered enemies one after another.

Nod and Elza received two requests as parties and achieved them. The first request is for Giant Toad, but the second request is for the Forest Wolf subjugation.

It will be good practice. In response to that request, Nod and Elza collaborated with each other as if they had formed a party for many years, and the Forest Wolf herd is destroyed.

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