Earth-san Level Up Volume 2 Chapter 14 Part 2 (Patreon)

Next, they bought a low-grade recovery medicine, an intermediate grade recovery medicine, and a case of magic stones.

Around 9,630 guineas remained.

The magic stone case was attached to Meiko's waist.

After shopping, it was time to go hunting.

It was only 4:00 p.m., so there were still two hours left to hunt.

Rather, since they took a break a little after 3:00 p.m., they had no other choice but to go outside, since they would be kicked out at 3:00 a.m. the next day if they stayed in the safety zone.

Before that, Meiko asked the Cat Fairy a question.

"Cat-san, do enemies change at night?"

"You're a fellow with many questions, Meiko. If you weren't my first customer, I'd be charging you money."

"Cat-san, don't say that! Come on, Ruru, Sasara, smile for him."

"Eh!?"

"Nufufu!"

"Nyafu!"

Meiko uttered the line she had wanted to say only once in her life, and Sasara was bewildered by her absurdity, Ruru laughed innocently, not quite understanding, and Meiko herself giggled.

"Niya is a cat, so human females are a bit... cute if it feels like I am looking at a pet, but Nya?"

However, when the Cat Fairy said no thank you.

Meiko's smile stiffened.

"Well, I'll accept it in exchange for the information fee, nya."

"Nee!?"

"To answer your earlier question, the enemy changes at night, Nya. If you guys fight now, there's a good chance someone will die."

"Really!"

Meiko was frightened when a decision was made on when the information fee would be charged, but her fright was blown away when enough information was disclosed to drown out her fears.

Meiko was going to suggest that they would try to fight enemies of the night in this area.

There was no guarantee that there would be a safety zone ahead, and with a safety zone nearby, now would be a good time to familiarize themselves with their enemies.

Meiko thought this was reasonable, but the Cat Fairy's words overturned it completely.

It was out of the question that they would encounter enemies of a higher rank, instead of an entirely different species within the same rank.

The three of them looked at each other and decided on a plan to be docile during the night.

They were allowed to leave their belongings in their rooms, so they had the contents of their backpacks stored in their rooms, and off they went on their hunt.

It was already dark on that side of the mountain due to the direction of the sun.

Meiko and the others were afraid of the night, so they didn't do any mapping work and didn't leave far from the safety zone.

There was also a bridge near this location that leads to the other side of the mountain.

Although tempted to investigate the mountain on the other side, Meiko would be in trouble if a mid-boss or some other boss appeared on the bridge.

To Meiko, who had some experience with RPGs, the big bridge, 100 meters long, seemed like the perfect place for a boss.

Meiko skillfully used her two grimoires, and when it came to melee, she fought with her newly purchased saber. She was a well-balanced warrior.

Ruru's style was to hold a ninja sword in her right hand and a sickle in her left.

Meiko thought it might be difficult for an amateur to handle such a thing, but [NINJA Arts] worked, and Ruru's dual sword style gradually became better and better as she practiced while moving around.

After 17:00, it was not that dark as night, and Meiko and the others fought just outside the safety zone.

After 18:00, the lanterns lit up again, causing Meiko and her friends to retreat into the safety zone.

Pointing the tip of her saber at the bottomless darkness, Meiko said crisply.

"Wait and see. I'll get stronger and beat you guys eventually...."

It was a declaration from a safe distance, aimed at a powerful enemy yet to be seen.

Ruru looked at Meiko's act with an "I'm learning from you" kind of look.

The results of the hunt in the remaining time they had were 20 pestle rabbits and 14 dolls.

Selling all the magic stones and drops from them brought the total to about 2,000 guineas.

That's quite an accomplishment for not moving much, fearing the night.