LRAB Chapter 26
Chapter 26
“Miss, I respect your courage, but this is too dangerous for a commoner to deal with...!”
“I’ll finish this bastard off no matter what; don’t you dare take one step closer to me...!”
“What....”
Holy shit. This is a golden opportunity!
I’m not even fighting a level 1 or 2 slime. I’m on the verge of beating a level 10 monster, and you want me to give up here?
Fuck no. Even if I fight and die here, I just can’t give up on this opportunity.
After all, I am Lilith, and that deprived me of the opportunities to level up with all sorts of restrictions.
Of course, if not now, maybe I’ll get another chance.
If I earn the trust of the head maid and get permission to go out for the holidays, I’ll probably only be able to kill a slime or two or maybe a bark beetle in the backcountry.
...but what the hell would that give me?
What’s the point of catching monsters that only give 10-20 XP at a time, at best, with the stats of this horrible Lilith?
Meanwhile, defeating that Level 10 monster right in front of me would give me over 200 XP, ten times that amount. That’s over 200 XP for just one kill.
Only one more attack to go!
Even if the guards are doing their job, I cannot, under any circumstances, give up the last hit.
No matter what, never.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!”
The Hooked Tusk glares back at me, presumably from the commotion of arguing with the guards.
Yeah, I know, you’d rather fight me than deal with those guards.
If you’re in a 2v1 gank situation in a lane, where you’ll most likely die anyway, wouldn’t you still want to take at least one enemy down with you?
We exchanged glances as if we shared a common understanding.
It wasn’t long before the foul beast came toward me for one last attack.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!”
“Miss, it’s dangerous!”
“Lilith...!!”
“Li-Lilith...!”
This is an intense situation, and the sounds around me seem to recede into the distance.
Nevertheless, I remained calm until the very last moment, clutching the one remaining metal skewer with both hands.
Just before the boar’s teeth sank in, I summoned the last of my strength and leaped into the air.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!”
I squeezed myself between the boar’s two gaping tusks on either side of me and drove my last iron skewer right into the Hooked Tusk’s maw.
With the confident feeling that I had pierced something solid, the last skewer pierced the great boar’s head.
...and, right after that.
THUD.
“AHHHHH...!”
“Lilith!!”
At the same time, my body flew through the air, unable to dodge his final body slam.
I had no choice but to use my last attack to deliver a solid blow.
A Hooked Tusk’s attack would be quite painful for someone that’s level 2, but this was Luminor Academy, a game that had made me able to withstand it at least once.
My body bounced off the beast, despite me hoping my attack would work, and I fell rolling on the dirt floor.
“Lilith... wake up...!”
“M-Miss Lilith...!”
If it’s the captain of the guards, that has to be the same dark-haired knight who told me to back off.
I’d guessed it from how he persuaded me to stay away from the monster, but he was undoubtedly a man of some manners...
...and this letter, too, is evidently from someone who seems well-educated.
If he’s risen to Captain of the Blackwood Fiefdom Guards, he’s at least graduated from the Academy, so he should have some basic manners.
...Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure I yelled something at this guy before I collapsed.
“Ah.”
The shame that washed over me instantly made me bury my head in the bed.
I may have been ecstatic, but I had no idea what I was talking about.
I was lucky that he was a gentleman, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he used this as an excuse to punish me with hard labor.
‘... I’ll have to apologize to him later when I can.’
Of course, he wasn’t a major character in the game, so I don’t know if I’ll get another chance to meet him.
I’m sure a gentleman like him would quickly forget the insults spewed by the immature maid.
Yeah. I’m sure he will. He should.
Still, it was selfish of me to defeat a beast in the middle of a commercial district while cursing at the nearest security guard.
‘Well, it’s too late to think about staying under the radar now.’
Well, the deed was done, so it was stupid to worry about it.
At this point, it was more important to see what I’d gained by killing the Hooked Tusk, rather than the blow to Lilith’s reputation by my actions.
I needed to see what I’d gained in XP, a resource far more valuable than a few coins in a leather pouch.
“....Hoo.”
With some hesitation, I silently clasped my hands together.
At the same time, Lilith’s information window appeared in front of me.
『Name: Lilith Rosewood
Title: Courageous Junior Maid
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Occupation: Maid
Affiliation: Blackwood Family Employee
Attack : 3 → 12
Defense: 5 → 17
Intelligence: 4 → 13
Charm: 12 → 40
Luck: 0 → 1
Current Level: 2 → 5
XP to Next Level: 83
Current Skills>>
Current Health: 15 / 15 → 47 / 47
Current Mana: 282 / 282 → 855 / 855』
SHEESH.
Now THAT’S a level up.