Volume 3, Chapter 20 – A Day Off in Yianshui (2)

“Onee-sama! Time for lunch!”

It seemed Lu-chan had bought various things for me. I released the Barrier and let her in beside me.

“Lamb skewers, fried camel meat with Yianshui sauce, meat tofu and vegetable thick-stew noodles, and pork mantou!”

“Thank you, Lu-chan.”

I thanked her as she lined up the street food delicacies one after another on the cloth.

“Weren’t you going out to eat and explore, Lu-chan?”

“I ate plenty, but I bought these because I wanted Onee-sama to eat something delicious too!”

“I see, thank you. But I can’t possibly finish all this, so would you like to eat with me, Lu-chan?”

“Yes!”

Lu-chan replied energetically with a wonderful smile.

I tasted the exquisite street food of Lu-chan’s choosing.

Everything tasted quite good.

Hearing “mantou” reminded me of the mediocre mantou I had back in Novarbour, but the mantou here was delicious.

I’m sure the ones in Novarbour must have originated from here.

“Onee-sama, what book were you reading?”

“I was reading a book on the legends of the Four Dragon Kings. I bought a few other things too; do you want to try reading them, Lu-chan?”

“Are there any books with lots of delicious food in them?”

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“Eh? No, I didn’t buy any of those. Shall we go look for one after we eat?”

“I’m in!”

“Shall we buy a cookbook too?”

“Eh? Does that mean Onee-sama is going to cook for me? I’m so happy!”

Wait a second, how did she jump to that conclusion?

“It’s not exactly like that…”

Hmm? No, wait. If I could Enchant magic effects into food, that might actually be interesting…

“Ah, that might actually be quite fun. Shall we give it a try?”

“Yay! I can’t wait!”

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After that, we headed back to the bookstore, purchased a few more books, and returned to the inn.

As I was reading the books I’d bought, Chris-san burst into the room in a great panic.

“Ah, thank goodness. Fiene-sama. You weren’t at the park, so I was frightened half to death.”

“Ah, come to think of it… sorry for making you worry. Lu-chan brought me lunch, and we just came back to the inn together.”

“No, the important thing is that you are safe.”

True, it wasn’t great of me to disappear from the designated spot without saying anything.

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“Oh right, Chris-san. I bought this for you.”

With that, I handed over an introductory book.

“What is this?”

“It’s an introductory book on Holy Magic. I found it at the bookstore today. If you can use Purification with Holy Magic, Chris-san, you won’t have to be afraid of ghosts anymore, right?”

“…Fiene-sama!”

Chris-san looked like she was deeply moved.

“This book called the Complete Guide to Classes also had information on Holy Knights. According to this, the compatible skills for a Holy Knight are Swordsmanship, Spearmanship, Horsemanship, Magic Sword, Holy Magic, and Physical Enhancement. I haven’t seen you use Magic Sword or Holy Attribute Magic yet, so I thought maybe you hadn’t reached that point.”

“Fiene-sama! Thank you so much! I will devote myself to my training and ensure that I can use Holy Magic for you to see!”

“Yes, please do your best.”

Chris-san seemed full of motivation. Maybe she’ll master it sooner than expected?

“Onee-sama, what kind of classes are listed in that Complete Guide?”

“It seems most of the famous ones are in there. Lu-chan, you were an Archer, right?”

“That’s right!”

“It says that if you raise your Archery skill level to 3, you can become the advanced class, Hunter. Once you become a Hunter, skills like Stealth, Presence Detection, and Physical Enhancement also become compatible.”

“Oh, that’s amazing!”

“Apparently, my Healer’s advanced class is Priest. If I become a Priest, it looks like I’ll be able to learn Physical Enhancement. To become a Priest, it seems I only need Healing Magic skill level 3. Huh? Does that mean I can actually Class Change already?”

“Fiene-sama, I may have mentioned this before, but to Class Change, you need to raise your level to 20.”

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Ah, I feel like I was told that before. What level am I right now?

I opened my Status to check, and it showed Level 15.

“That’s right. I’m 5 levels short. How disappointing.”

“Only 5 more. In that case, it might be a good time to start practicing Physical Enhancement. I’ll teach you next time.”

“Thank you.”

“In exchange—if you don’t mind—could you teach me Holy Magic?”

“Eh? Ah, yes. I’m not sure how helpful I’ll be, but if you’re okay with me…”

“Eeeh, so unfair! I want Onee-sama to teach me something too!”

Lu-chan suddenly started saying something strange.

“But it seems you can’t learn a skill unless it’s a compatible class, right?”

“I still want you to teach me something!”

“Then, how about cooking…”

“I want Onee-sama to make the food!”

It seemed she had no intention of compromising on the fact that she didn’t want to cook herself.

Well, even though she said that, I’m not exactly an expert at cooking, so I’d be in trouble if she expected anything too advanced.

“Then, I’ll go get the ingredients and Onee-sama can make them. It’ll be a joint effort!”

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Wait? When did the premise change?

“I’m going to make my Sub-Class a Fisher. So, Onee-sama, once your Enchanter training is over, please become a Cook.”

“Eh?!”

Lu-chan pointed to “Fisher” in the Complete Guide to Classes.

Let’s see, what does it say… “A Fisher is a class that boards ships to catch seafood. Compatible skills include Ship Handling, Fishing, Aquatic Product Appraisal, Swimming, and Seasickness Resistance.”

I see. It might be a good thing for Lu-chan to become resistant to seasickness.

“After Enchanter comes Magic Apothecary, so even if I do become a Cook, it’ll be after that.”

“Yay! It’s a promise!”

No, I haven’t decided whether I’ll become a Cook or not.

Still, it’s a long way off, so I’ll just let it slide for now.

As we were chatting, the room door opened.

“Oh, the three of you have returned, I see. It might be best to depart early tomorrow.”

Shizuku-san, who was the last to return, started with those words.

It seemed she had picked up some bad information.

We braced ourselves, but we were left speechless by what came out of Shizuku-san’s mouth.