I Got Fired as a Hero Today - Vol.2 Chapter 40: Impromptu Party

The two were walking through the forest. As the evening passed, the surroundings quickly became pitch black.

Minfa lit the lantern.

Because Arata has the skill [Night Vision], he is able to move around freely even in the moonlight.

This time, it is a one-handed sword. Its attack power is low, but it is a convenient sword to handle. It is also inexpensive, and easy to maintain individually.

“Huh? Arata-san is older than me?”

Knowing that Arata is older, her way of speaking changed.

Minfa is said to be eighteen years old.

“Whoa, I thought you were the same age or younger.”

“Am I really that childish?”

“Well, it’s a matter of appearance, isn’t it?”

Minfa had a mischievous look on her face. Indeed, she is often said to have a baby face.

“…But you helped me even though I was Rank F, didn’t you?”

“Are you saying that helped? With that?”

From Arata’s perspective, it was just a matter of caution. In reality, he thought Chloe had driven them away.

“I think Arata-san helped me.”

Minfa leaned in closely and said.

“Well, now that I think about it, I was thoughtless.”

At that time, he didn’t know that Kyouki was a Guild Rank A adventurer.

That said, Kyouki seemed stronger than him. He could tell.

If it were him from when he was in Japan, he would have avoided a man like that, but it seems that since coming to this other world, his fear has somehow diminished.

Because of that, he can’t shake the feeling that he’s often in dangerous situations.

“Arata-san, thanks to your thoughtlessness, I was saved. I was helped by what you have.”

“What is that?”

“It’s courage.”

“Courage, huh… Do I have it?”

“Huh? Arata-san has it, right?!”

“No, that’s not true…”

If he has any courage at all, he should have the determination to win back Kotoko.

While walking in the dark, a man-eating wolf appeared.

He doesn’t know why they are reproducing so much, but the evaluation of Arata’s man-eating wolves is that they are not much of a threat, just big monsters.

It must be a perfectly positioned spot where the effect of the barrier stone set up around the country to repel monsters slightly weakens, allowing the man-eating wolves to approach, but keeping their natural enemies at bay.

After all, the stronger the monsters are, the more effective the barrier stones become.

However, the situation is not that simple.

Even if he says that strong monsters can’t approach, that’s just Arata’s perception.

The man-eating wolf itself is not a monster that can be easily defeated.

To put it metaphorically, it is a monster that the adventurers accompanying the demon king subjugation should form a party to deal with, and it is definitely not a foe to confront in the dark of night.

Minfa was terrified. It was a monster that an F-rank adventurer could not handle.

However, it has nothing to do with Arata.

“Dark ball.”

Arata casts an attack spell.

Dark magic in the darkness. It has a slight bluish effect, but it’s hard to see.

He hit a few times.

Even though light has no physical attack power and is meaningless, he tested how effective the five elemental magic spells are.

To conclude, the man-eating wolf has no resistance to attribute magic, and all attribute magic damage except for light attribute magic was effective.

Hit as much as possible and finish it off with a one-handed sword.

Since the attack power of the one-handed sword is weak, he increased the number of attacks by combining it with magic.

Minfa also held a sword, but she had hardly been able to participate in the battle.

Minfa saw an adventurer who combined magic and swordsmanship to fight for the first time, just like Arata.

“Wow, amazing! Are you a magic warrior, Arata-san?”

“It’s not like that, but… I don’t want you to spread it around too much.”

“Oh, that’s right. Adventurers don’t want their abilities to be known, do they?”

This time, it couldn’t be helped. Arata was equipped with a one-handed sword, and he had no choice but to combine it with magic in battle. Of course, since Minfa was heading to the quest, he could have changed his weapon, but he just couldn’t think that far ahead.

Even so, if Minfa doesn’t become a valuable asset, it won’t change the fact that they’ll have to fight by combining magic.

If Minfa has a loose tongue, then that’s that. However, Arata thought that if it came to that, then so be it.

If he holds back and ends up dying, that’s the end of it.

After taking down the man-eating wolf, he picked up the backpack he had dropped during the battle, took out a knife from it, and began to dismember the man-eating wolf.

Because it gives material rewards, he has disassembled it several times, so he’s fairly efficient at it now.

“Oh, Arata-san. I’ll help you.”

After watching Arata’s battle and being dazed by the aftereffects, Minfa pulled herself together and called out.

“Is it okay?”

“Yes, I am from a village called Kadena, and since we were self-sufficient, I used to process animals as well. I have also acquired the skill [Dismantle].”

“I see. But shouldn’t that information have been kept secret? Skills are a lifeline for adventurers. You didn’t need to tell me, did you?”

“It’s fine. If it weren’t for you, Arata-san, I would be in the belly of a [man-eating wolf] by now. You could say you’re my lifesaver.”

“If you hadn’t followed me in the first place, none of this would have happened, you know?”

“Even so!”

Minfa said this with determination and then began to dismantle the man-eating wolf with a knife.

The technique is much better than Arata’s. The dismantling is done carefully and without waste. Additionally, Minfa explained the dismantling method while working.

It was a dismemberment method superior to the one Arata had read about in the library.

Everyone has their own way of doing things, but Minfa is skilled at dismantling and, above all, does not get blood on her hands.

She is skillfully avoiding areas where blood spurts out and dismantling.

If Arata had dismantled it, it would have been covered in blood.

“Minfa, if you don’t mind, could you teach me how to dismantle the next man-eating wolf?”

“Huh? It’s fine, but… aren’t we going back? Normally, after encountering a monster like this, we would retreat.”

“Why? I haven’t even collected any wild herbs yet!”

“Whoa.”

Minfa was surprised.

After that, they encountered man-eating wolves twice before reaching the wild plant gathering spot.

Arata defeated the man-eating wolf and received a lesson on dissection from Minfa.

Then, since it became possible to acquire the skill [Dismantle] on the status screen, he acquired it.

It seems that if he receives instruction from someone, he can also acquire skills.

However, since the method of acquisition is random, it seems there is no specific strategy to follow.

The skills he wants might eventually be acquired somewhere if he reads books, try them out, or has someone teach him.

They arrived at the place to gather wild herbs.

The two of them gathered wild herbs together. Minfa was somewhat knowledgeable about wild herbs, but that was only based on what she had heard and seen from people in the village.

She says she has never studied with books. It seems that people in this world don’t read much.

Arata sorted the wild herbs collected by Minfa.

It’s a way of returning the favor for the hands-on demolition lesson earlier.

Minfa was listening intently to Arata’s explanation of the wild plants.

After the collection work was finished, they set up the tent.

As much as possible, he wants to get used to living in a tent.

Arata was also thinking about what would happen when he left the party in the future.

In Hayashida’s notebook, it was written that leaving the hero party would lead to a life pursued by the country, so Arata thought that might be a possibility.

Of course, if he can leave the hero’s party without any trouble, that would be the best.

On the day the hero sets out on their journey to defeat the demon king, he can’t imagine how he will be treated in this country.

Arata, who had just arrived in another world, still lacked a lot of information.