CH 82

Chapter 82 Ordinary Movement Speed

It’s the last day of slime leveling of the maids… with the three corporate slaves.

Although their growth rate is slower than ours, they all exceeded their goal of level 15.

If their HP is 150 or higher, they can withstand an attack to some extent, and they can counterattack before getting hit by a second attack.

The result is satisfactory enough, I guess.

「I never thought I could become a magician. It’s thanks to Jink-sama!」

Elsa’s aptitude for wind magic is D, so I made her use wind magic alongside her swordsmanship… and she just now acquired the <Wind Magic> skill.

Since her MP is still low, she can’t fight with magic alone, but… if she continues to train, it’ll become a great weapon.

Elsa is the daughter of a former noble family, although a low-ranking one.

It seems that she was taught self-defense techniques as a child to protect herself, so her movements during the battle were good.

Her aptitude for the martial arts system is low overall, but she has a few D and E aptitudes.

…… If she continues to raise her level, she can become strong enough.

「I was panicked when the slime wrapped around me and almost melted my body. If Master hadn’t saved me, I…」

「I underestimated them, thinking they were weak monsters. I guess making money is hard no matter what job it is….」

Before becoming slaves, Angie and Momisa were ordinary farmers.

Naturally, they had no actual combat experience, so they received counterattacks from the slimes many times during leveling.

Even now, they still have a ghastly look on their face and there’s no vigor in their voices.

I feel sorry for them, but the slime’s attacks don’t hurt that much and this kind of experience is necessary for growth.

If I give them the bonus when we returned to the inn, they’ll probably get better.

Both of them had received basic combat training after they became my slaves, but it was completely useless in actual combat.

Assuming that the maids in the capital have similar abilities, I guess having them escape from Marquis Putanir was the right decision.

「I think we need to drastically change the training of the maids in the capital. The expenses will increase a little, but is it okay if we switch to a training menu centered on mock battles?」

「You’re right, Ian. There are going to be a lot of injuries, but it’s better than getting into trouble and dying because they can’t deal with it.」

In this world, injuries can be easily cured with a single potion.

If you add some extra pay, I’m sure the maids won’t be dissatisfied.

After leveling, we stopped by the guild to determine the amount of bonus.

It’s a familiar sight to us, but the three maids were nervous when they entered the reception room for the first time.

「Jink-san…. We are very happy to receive the magic stones, but… what about your holidays?」

As usual, Mona-san responds with an elegant smile.

That smile also says something like, 「You were almost dead, so you need to take a good rest!」….

Still……

「It seems that there are many workaholics in our party…. Everyone gave up their holidays voluntarily.」

No, you can’t…

Don’t laugh, me!

「Jink-san, is something wrong? I feel like there is something wrong with your expression since a while ago…」

I mean….

There’s <Mental Killer>… on Mona-san’s title….

Mona (32)

Level: 6 (3/60)

Job: Adventurer’s Guild Staff (Quall Kingdom, Gamel Branch)

HP: 60/60

MP: 9/9

Skills: Stenography 9, Arithmetic 1, Speed Reading 15, Etiquette 8

Gift: _

Others: Title (Mental Killer), Aptitude list

「Pfft…. It is nothing. More importantly, please assess the materials!」

「Something is fishy…. Anyway, I am going to make a request for counting the materials, so please wait a moment.」

After confirming that Mona-san has gone downstairs, I relaxed my facial muscles.

「Ahahahaha!」

Mental Killer… it suits her cool expression!

It’s the retribution for giving me the <Mental Breaker> title!

「Onii-sama, why are you suddenly laughing?」

Ah….

I forgot that Esther was behind me.

When I was rejoicing at the birth of the Mental Killer while forcibly patting Esther to shut him up, Mona-san returned with tea and cookies after making the request.

「While we wait for the assessment, there is something I want to tell you.」

「What is it?」

I’ll definitely laugh if I see Mona-san’s face now, so I casually averted my gaze and replied.

「It is about the adventurers that you saved from the swarm of ants the other day…. They have returned yesterday.」

「Eh? Yesterday?」

After the deadly battle with the ants, we took our time and returned to the surface without forcing ourselves.

But, they returned three days later than us….

Did they hunt some monsters first to earn money before returning?

「Yes, yesterday. According to them, to report this incident, they came back as soon as possible with only a minimum rest…. You see, they are a B-rank party who are famous for their honest personality….」

Mona-san is looking at me with reproachful eyes.

She said so, but for us, we didn’t overdo it and came back slowly.

It’s just that we didn’t take into account the accumulated Body Strengthening buffs….