Chapter 75
Wasteful Spending
Translator : PolterGlast
I was able to heal the
Ancient Dragon's breath, so I'm sure I can heal muscle damage without any
problem.
With that thought, I
cast healing magic on Aoi.
"I just used
healing magic. How's your body feeling?"
"............Huh?
I can move without any problem! Ahh! I forgot that you can use healing magic,
Graham! And that you're dozens of times more of a monster than I imagined...! I
broke into my savings to buy a ton of healing potions, and it would've been
free if I just asked you!"
The damage from having
wasted money on healing potions up until now seems to be greater than the joy
of her [Limit Break] succeeding in a real battle, as Aoi collapsed to her
knees, holding her head.
It seems the shock of
her wasteful spending is greater than the joy of her successful one-hit KO.
"I noticed you
were practicing something in secret, but I didn't realize you were using
healing potions to do it. If you had just consulted me a little, I would have
offered to help."
"B-but... isn't
it better to use it in a real fight right away!?"
"I don't
understand what you mean by 'better'."
"I understand how
Aoi-chan feels!"
Ginia began to console
Aoi, who had collapsed to her knees.
I still don't really
get it, but it seems she can move without any problems now, so maybe we should
switch gears and move on.
"We still have some
distance to go to get to the Silver Golem horde. You can be depressed while we
walk."
"That's so mean!
...But if we stop, we'll have to camp out. I guess I'll just forget about the
money and move on."
"You were able to
see the results of your training, so let's switch gears! The main thing is the
Silver Golem up ahead!"
"...You're right!
Moping around won't bring back the money for the potions, so I'll switch gears!"
"That's the
Aoi-chan I know! I can't lose to you either!"
They composed
themselves and started to advance through the cave.
After entering the
cave, the frequency of monster appearances increased dramatically, and Ginia
and Aoi took turns defeating the monsters they encountered.
Ginia finished them
off with a single counter, just as she had in Hest Forest, while Aoi used
[Limit Break] to put the monsters down.
Now that she can use
it with virtually no demerit thanks to my healing magic, Aoi's movements have
become incredibly vicious.
Her original style was
to toy with her opponent with swift movements and attack with a flurry of
blows, so now that she's obtained a powerful single strike, she has a stability
that could be called an awakening.
I haven't seen any
change in Ginia from last time, but I can tell she's trying something, so I
think she'll show me something in the Silver Golem fight.
Satisfied with this
situation where I get to watch the growth of these youngsters from a ringside
seat, we advanced through the cave for an hour.
We finally arrived at
the back of the cave where the Silver Golem horde was.
"The Silver
Golems are just ahead. Are you two okay on stamina?"
"I'm fine. I've
been conserving my strength up until now!"
"I got carried
away and used my skill over and over, but... I still have stamina left! I can
smash about five of them!"
"Then let's go.
There are eighteen in total. Seventeen Silver Golems, and one Gold Golem. I'm
planning on having you two defeat five Silver Golems each, so get ready."
"Yes, I'm
ready!"
"I'm ready too!
I'll make up for my failure in the Berserk Bear fight right here!"
With the two of them
fired up, we stepped into the open area where the Silver Golem horde was.
It was a place so wide
that a single [Light] spell couldn't illuminate it all.
It seems the ceiling
has an opening from an earthquake or something, so it would have been possible
to descend from above.
I didn't know there
was a hole.
Well, we had some
meaningful battles on the way, so let's just think of it as a good result in
the end.
The problem is the
Silver Golems. Ten of them are in view.
They don't even give
us a glance as we appear, just single-mindedly eating ore.
"...They're not
attacking. Is it because we're not wearing any noteworthy precious
metals?"
"Huh? I think I'm
wearing a fair bit! This dagger is an expensive one."
As she said that, the
moment Aoi drew her dagger from its sheath—.
All the Golems stopped
moving and turned only their heads towards us.
Their eyes were
shining red, and their inorganic nature made them look particularly eerie.
Recognizing us as
prey, the Silver Golems started to move and slowly approached us.
I cast an additional
[Light] spell, and two [Light]s illuminated the area.
With our vision
secured... the battle with the Silver Golems began.
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