Chapter 2-7 : Summer Camp Event Ⅰ (part 2)
「Yo, what a coincidence!」(Shougo)
Shougo approached me while showing his usual smile.
「Coincindence? Don’t lie.」(Leone)
「We saw her on the top of the tree.」(Kururu)
「Haha, right. Sorry.」(Shougo)
「Leone-san, Kururu-san!」(Alice)
Following him, Leone and Kururu were waving their hands at me.
「Aah~ I’m so happy to see Alice-chan in this lonely forest!」(Shuu)
「Hello there.」(Gaul)
「Shuu-san and Gaul-san too!」(Alice)
At the same time, the over-friendly guy, Shuu, and the silent big guy in armor, Gaul, showed up from the opposite direction.
「Oh! Shougo, Leone, Kururu!」(Shuu)
「Shuu, Gaul!」(Shougo)
Miraculously, Shougo’s party members were all here.
「All of us are here! This is awesome!」(Shuu)
「We do have strong bonds, don’t we?」(Shougo)
「True!」(Shuu)
Seeing each other, Shougo and Shuu fist bumped.
Apparently, Shougo, Kururu, and Leone spawned not far from each other, as well as Shuu and Gaul. The two groups then saw me on the top of the tree while I was scouting and decided to come this way.
「Thanks to Alice-chan we’re reunited! You’re our goddess!」(Shuu)
「I’d like to say he’s exaggerating, but he’s right, fufu~」(Leone)
「Alice-san, Ruka-san, I’m glad to see you.」(Kururu)
「I’m glad to see you guys too.」(Alice)
Honestly, having more people I know around makes me feel relieved.
「Alright, now that we’re all here, guys, you know what to do, right?」(Shougo)
When Shougo said that to his party members, they all nodded to him and turned to me. The five of them looked at me and Ruka with serious faces and thenー
「Eh?」(Alice)
「??」(Ruka)
ーthey did the dogeza in front of us.
「It’s embarrassing, but we’re all combat-focused players, so… Please, help us!」(Shougo)
「We’re really not suited for this kind of event, so~」(Leone)
「We can’t build a base or even make food…」(Kururu)
「Alice-sama, Ruka-sama, please provide these poor souls with shelter from the rain and wind!」(Shuu)
「Please…」(Gaul)
「Uhh… Anyway, can you raise your heads first?」(Alice)
This was supposed to be an exciting, fun event, but these people looked so desperate as if they had fallen into despair.
After listening to their explanation, it seemed that none of them had learned any abilities to help them build a shelter. Thinking they had to spend seven days here without a shelter, they became desperate and decided to seek help. That’s why they came to me.
Certainly, sleeping outdoors for an entire week in the forest is harsh even though it’s inside a virtual game.
「They’re begging to join us. What do you say, Ruka?」(Alice)
「…..」(Ruka)
Ruka has the most production-type skills among us, so I think it’s up to her to decide.
「I want to spend time alone with Alice, but… Alright, you guys can join.」(Ruka)
She whispered her first sentence, so I couldn’t hear it, but it seemed that she agreed.
「「Thank you very much!」」(Shougo and the others)
It was just Ruka and I at the beginning, but now we’re a group of seven people.
Hang on… Does that mean I have to secure food for seven people?
Ugh, that sounds tough… I wonder how much food I need to gather to feed us all.
As I thought, Ruka stepped forward and folded her arms.
「You can join, but you have to work. Those who don’t work shall not eat.」(Ruka)
Oh! Well said, Ruka!
「That’s right! You all have to work!」(Alice)
「Haha! Of course, of course. But the problem is we don’t know what we can do to help. Alice, why don’t you take command?」(Shougo)
「Eh? Me?」(Alice)
「I don’t think anyone will object if you’re the one taking command. Right, guys?」(Shougo)
「Un, un~ I’ll do whatever you say~」(Leone)
「Say the words, and I’ll be useful.」(Kururu)
「I’ll do everything for Alice-chan~!」(Shuu)
「*nod*」(Gaul)
I think Shougo is the best fit for this job, but…
I glanced at Ruka. She nodded, implying she would follow me.
Well, I guess I’m leading this group then.
「Alright. I’ll take the command. Before you guys came, Ruka and I had divided up tasks. Ruka would gather wood, and I would gather food, so let’s split into two groups for now.」(Alice)
Gathering food for all of us will be tough, so I need some people to come with me, and of course, they need to have enough AGI to keep up with my speed.
Leone and Kururu are magic users, and Gaul is a tanker who focuses on defense. That means, the only people who fit for this role areー
「Shougo, Shuu-san, you come with me to gather food.」(Alice)
「「Aye, Ma’am!」」(Shougo and Shuu)
「Put your【Gathering】Skill on your active skill slot and follow me.」(Alice)
「Ga…【Gathering】…? 」(Shougo)
「Uhh…」(Shuu)
「Hm? …Don’t tell me… None of you have learned that skill…?」(Alice)
「…..」(Shougo)
「…..」(Shuu)
They awkwardly shifted their gazes away.
「…..」(Alice)
「「I’m sorry!」」(Shougo and Shuu)
They looked ready to go a few seconds ago, but then they did the dogeza again.
I couldn’t help but sigh…
Now we have a problem.【Gathering】is an essential skill to gather resources from the overworld.
Well, I wasn’t expecting much from these two, especially Shougo. I remember he once said he wouldn’t take any production or crafting skills and only focus on combat abilities. (ch 1-3)
All they can do is fight.
Fight…
Aa! That’s right!
The game management created this event so that every player can enjoy it, right? It’s weird if only players with production skills can enjoy. If that was the case, then all the players focused on combat would be a bunch of useless people.
It’s just my guess, but I think the management has tweaked the monsters’ spawn in this event so that they drop useful items for survival.
If there’s something the combat-focused players can do in this event, then it has to be hunting the monsters.
「Shougo, Shuu-san, you two go hunt some monsters.」(Alice)
「Hunt monsters?」(Shougo)
「Yeah, and collect their drops.」(Alice)
「Drops… Ah, I see! I know what you’re thinking.」(Shougo)
As expected from Shougo. He seems to realize it too.
「If it’s hunting monsters, I’m all for it! Let’s go, Shuu!」(Shougo)
「Right behind you, Boss!」(Shuu)
Having given the order, the two rushed toward the woods.
Hopefully they will find something we can use. That should lighten the burden a bit.
Before going, I checked my hunger level. It was still on the safe level since I ate Marl-san’s bread before the event started.
I think I’ll be fine even if I don’t eat until night. The problem is everyone else.
I hope I can find plenty of food in this forest.
「I’ll be going now. Leone-san, Kururu-san, Gaul-san, I leave Ruka to you.」(Alice)
「Don’t worry, we’ll keep her safe~」(Leone)
「As the only man here, I can do the heavy lifting.」(Gaul)
「Be careful.」(Kururu)
Parting with them, I dashed into the woods, heading toward the south.
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