Chapter 54
The Lovely Nectar
Translator : PolterGlast
We made our way
through the forest towards the place where the Great Lemons grew, our
conversation blooming as we walked.
"Walking through
the southeastern forest like this, it feels like the time we gathered Great
Lemons was a long time ago."
"You're right. I
didn't know my right from my left back then, but thanks to you, Ginia, I've
learned a lot."
"I should be the
one saying that! My whole world has expanded since I met you, Graham-san."
"...Why are you
two getting all sentimental? I can't get a word in edgewise!"
"Your life is
changing a little bit too, Aoi-chan! You'd never been in a party before,
right?"
Now that she mentions
it, she did say something like that.
She was a solo
adventurer, some kind of elite who had climbed all the way to B-rank on her
own.
"Come to think of
it, why didn't you join a party?"
"Because I didn't
think I needed one! I got strong all by myself, and it's overwhelmingly easier
to be alone!"
"Then why did you
come rolling into our party?"
"Because you're
overwhelmingly strong, obviously! You were the first person I've met where I
thought I'd benefit from being with them! ...Also, it was fun being with
Ginia."
"Ehehe, I have
fun being with you too, Aoi-chan!"
The two of them
started complimenting each other, both looking embarrassed.
They seem like polar
opposites and wouldn't get along at first glance, but these two are getting
along quite well.
They got along
normally from the moment they met, and I kind of accepted Aoi because Ginia
took a liking to her.
Even though she just
complained about not being able to join the conversation, now the two of them
have started their own conversation, leaving me unable to get a word in.
As I listened to their
conversation with half an ear while we walked... the Great Lemon trees came
into view up ahead.
And, just as Ginia had
predicted, there were bee-like monsters flying around the Great Lemons.
"Are those flying
things the Sweet Bees? You were right on the money, Ginia."
"I'm glad! Do you
think we'll find their hive if we follow the Sweet Bees, and then we can get
the Lovely Honey from it?"
"That's what the
receptionist said! Let's try following them!"
We watched the large
number of Sweet Bees gathering honey from a distance, then followed after one
of the individuals as it began to move.
It didn't seem to
notice us following it, and about ten minutes after it left the Great Lemon
grove...
We easily succeeded in
finding the Sweet Bee hive.
It seemed they had
made a hole near the base of a large tree and built their hive inside.
A large number of
Sweet Bees were coming and going, but I could easily burn them all to a crisp
with [Purifying Flame].
"Is it alright if
I take out the Sweet Bees?"
"It's fine! I
don't think we'll gain anything from fighting Sweet Bees."
"Yeah! Go for it,
Graham!"
After getting
permission from the two of them just in case, I gathered magic power at my
fingertip and lit a flame.
Hmm... it's a pale
color again today. It seems my magic power itself isn't in great condition.
But against monsters
of this level, my condition doesn't matter.
I shot a [Purifying
Flame] at the Sweet Bee hive built at the base of the tree.
The flame, which flew
softly like a piece of fluff, hit a Sweet Bee that was about to exit the hive
and instantly burst into flames.
As the burning Sweet
Bee thrashed about, the flames spread to the other Sweet Bees inside the hive,
and in an instant, all the Sweet Bees that must have been inside were
incinerated.
"Whoa, that's an
amazing spell! It's burning so much, but the hive isn't on fire at all!"
"That's because
that's what kind of spell it is. It's very easy to use, aside from its high
magic power consumption."
"You're strong in
close combat, and you can use magic like this too. By the way, is your magic power
okay now? You had it drained by Bane the Dead Priest yesterday, right?"
"I slept, so it's
completely recovered. But yesterday was the first time I've panicked like that
in a long time..."
I had never
experienced having my magic power drained so intensely before.
I never thought
something like that would happen just from naming a monster; without
exaggeration, I might have panicked as much as when the Ancient Dragon took my
arm.
While I was
reminiscing about yesterday, it seemed all the Sweet Bees that had been holed
up in the hive had been burned away.
The red flames had
vanished, and the beautiful hive was left completely intact.
"Ah, don't you
think it's safe to take it out of the nest now? The Sweet Bees are gone!"
"I guess we'll
dig around the tree and take it out."
The three of us split
the work and decided to dig up the now-empty, giant Sweet Bee hive.
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