Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 195

 The boss of this raid was the bear.

The battle with the monsters continued, but if we left things as they were and the monsters took it, it would be a huge loss.

Therefore, the reserve soldiers who had been waiting at the main camp came to retrieve it.

Efficiently, they tied a rope around it, pulled it with a horse, and loaded it onto something like a sled.

"...Thanks for your hard work."

"...Yeah."

They spoke to Alex and the others, who were standing there, slack-jawed, watching it being carried away.

Zighardt, who had taken down the entity that they had thrown themselves at with all their might and yet couldn't damage, with a single blow. They must have realized it too. That they were just in the way.

"...You were impressive, you know?"

"...Was I?"

Alex's voice was weak.

But I wasn't lying either. To face a monster the size of a kaiju barehanded. It wasn't an exaggeration to call them an action movie hero party.

The result was what it was, though.

As I was pondering how to console the disheartened group, a shout echoed from the north side of the training ground.

"!?"

We had taken down the boss, but there were still monsters left, and they hadn't lost their discipline, so they were pressing the attack in the moment our guard was down. This could be bad.

Having seen Zighardt's magic, we might be tempted to rely on him, but using it against normal-sized monsters would hit the forest as well, so he probably wouldn't use it.

"Things seem tough over there, why don't you go?"

I had been thinking about following up with them, but on second thought, I wasn't obligated to do that. Why should I worry about something like that?

Better to get them moving and let them recover on their own.

"...Yeah. Alright, let's go!"

Saying that, I took a deep breath and cupped my hands around my mouth.

"Move to support! Hold your ground!"

I issued the order loud enough for everyone to hear through the [Fierce Horn].

It seemed to have an effect on Alex and the others, who had been dazed just moments ago, as they dashed off with surprising energy.

Now, for me...

"He... heh-choo! Oh man... it's cold."

Maybe it was the cold sweat from facing the boss and seeing Zighardt's massive beam up close. I should warm up by the fire at the main camp.

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"Oh, Sera!"

Luckily, without being called from anywhere, I reached the main camp directly and was warming myself by the bonfire when I heard Zighardt's voice from behind.

He seemed cheerful, perhaps because he was pleased with how the bear was dealt with?

"Hey. You're amazing as always."

When I turned towards him, he had already removed his armor and donned warm clothing instead. It seemed his role was over for now.

"Heh... there are others who could do that too. But more importantly, look at this."

Ruvan or Fiora might be able to, but only you would consider that "nothing special," wouldn't you? Seeing what he was holding in his hand, it was clear he was excited. In his outstretched palm was a single holy coin. For Zighardt, that bear must have been a valuable prey.

"Congratulations... How about this!"

Not to be outdone, I showed the holy coins I had earned from the battle.

By spotting isolated monsters from above and taking them down one by one, I had collected over 20. I had obtained 4 holy coins.

I couldn't even grasp the full extent of this monster horde anymore, but we had driven them to near annihilation this time. We must have earned a significant number of holy coins in total.

"...Not bad."

Zighardt grinned as he looked at them.

"Right? I didn't get the one from that bear, though."

Feeling a bit heated, I jabbed at him slightly.

"...Don't say that. If it had gotten inside, we might have had casualties. I had to make a decisive move, even if it was a bit forceful."

Indeed, if we had faced that thing head-on, who knows how much damage we would have suffered. There were some severely injured who couldn't be saved with potions, but there were no deaths. If we could keep it that way, that would be the best outcome.

"It can't be helped... I'll forgive you. Alex and the others were a bit down, so take care of them for me, will you?"

"...The prince had prepared good liquor for guests, right? Maybe we should bring that out."

"If you host it, people will gather."

"...I guess I have no choice."

It's tough, but he'll have to accept the role of host. I won't join, but I'm sure everyone will have lots of questions for him.