Chapter 262

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 262

Defense Specialization and the Three

When Kasumi arrived at the guild with her white snake, she saw that the others were already there . They were currently gathered around Mai and Yui .

“Ah, Kasumi!”

“Hmm? Ah, are these your buddies?”

Mai and Yui walked towards her with their bear cubs . As if it were reacting to this, the white snake started to move around her neck .

“Oh, so you decided on one too!”

“Yeah . I named it Haku(white)… Do you think that’s a little too obvious?”

Kasumi scratched her cheek with a look of embarrassment . She wasn’t good at giving names . But Haku was moving around as if it were very happy .

“I think it’s great!”

“Yes…it’s perfect!”

Mai and Yui said . Kasumi looked even more embarrassed now . At the same time, the three who had not tamed any monsters yet, wondered what they should do .

“Oh . So now it’s just me, Kanade and Izu . ”

“That’s true . I’ve finished making a lot of items now, so it might be time for me to leave the workshop . ”

“I have to find one soon as well . It’s the whole point of this layer, after all . ”

“I gathered a lot of information…I just hope there is something that interests you . ”

Sally petted Tsukimi and Yukimi as she shared what information she had been able to gather .

What monsters were in what area, terrain that looked promising, rare monsters that you could only encounter if the time was right or if you had the right skills . Some of the information had taken her a lot of legwork to gain .

“Since Maple and I already finished the goal of this layer, we’re just here to help . ”

“Now that I think about it… Maple isn’t here . ”

Kasumi looked around the guild home, but Maple was nowhere to be seen .

“The test is already finished, and she’s apparently logged in…”

Speak of the devil, the saying goes . Just then, the door of the guild home opened and Maple came in .

As soon as she entered, Tsukimi, Yukimi and Haku’s eyes seemed to shine and they approached her .

“They’re so cute! You three got monsters?”

Maple petted all of them affectionately and smiled happily .

“The guild home is becoming more and more lively!”

“Yes, you’re allowed to bring the monsters out when in the guild home now . ”

Sally said . Oboro was at her feet and Syrup was at Maple’s feet . Even though their guild only had eight members, just having monsters running around made the place much more lively, as Maple said .

“Oh, that’s right . Since we’re all together now, we were sharing information . Do you have anything, Maple?”

“Hmm . It’s a little awkward to say… But I can make tentacles now!”

“You what?”

The words were so unexpected that Sally asked her to repeat it . And so Maple did so honestly .

How had this happened? This was a layer where you tamed monsters . Not a layer where you became a monster yourself . Such thoughts were in the minds of everyone present . However, they swallowed their words and decided that it would be quicker to just watch .

And so they went to the training grounds and the seven of them waited for Maple to show them this new skill .

“Alright, ‘Invitation to the Ocean Floor’!”

Just as Maple activated the skill, the arm that carried a great shield transformed into what looked like numerous great tentacles that were bluish-black . The white of her left eye turned black, and the pupil turned yellow .

Maple asked them how it looked as she moved her left hand . The tentacles seemed to melt as they separated into what looked like five fingers and then came together as if they were holding something .

The seven looked at each other and began to whisper .

“That wouldn’t happen . ”

“Yes, you’re right . ”

“If I encountered her on the field without knowing, I would have unsheathed my sword . ”

It had been a while since the adults in the group had seen someone escape the realm of humans like this, and they forgot to react . Instead, they began to talk to one another . Maple must have realized what they were saying because she started to wave her tentacles and explain .

“There’s a complicated story behind this… No, it’s not really complicated… But I didn’t have a choice!”

Of course, there was a reason that one of Maple’s arms had become so grotesque .

It had happened a short while ago .