Even if he was trash, she saw that he had good points as well.
She specialized in ranged attacks. He specialized in close quarters combat. They could supplement where the other fell short.
It was a win-win situation.
Well, that was all nothing next to the shiba dog.
She had felt that it was fate when she just happened upon them a moment ago.
Now it was just about waiting for them to answer with an okay.
She had no doubt that they would say yes.
She was used to being spoiled.
“ I can’t see them now that they are behind the wall. Did he even check the message I sent?”
He was behind the building now, and so she could not see them.
Maybe it would be best to send a second one, just in case.
What if he thought it was suspicious, and just ignored it?
The first impression was always important.
She had sounded too formal the first time. And so she altered the message a little.
“ Is it still too formal?”
She pushed Send.
“Oh there’s a typo. Oh, no. I have to send it again now.”
Send.
“ Maybe I should have praised the doggy a little more?”
“Yes, this one. This one is perfect.”
“ When is he going to reply ”
“I’ll just send one more. Just in case.”
“Hmm, I’ll change the wording a little.”
“Also ”
Send, Send, Send.
Send, Send, Send, Send.
Send, Send, Send, Send, Send.
And after one hour of constant sending–
“Oh, I finally got a reply.”
What a relief.
She had sent 54 messages, and it looks like he finally noticed them.
It seemed that he lacked sufficient SP, and so he couldn’t get the Mail skill.
And so he had to level up, which is why it took time to reply.
“Ohh that’s good.”
“Please give me some time to consider your offer. Rest assured, that I have been reading your Emails. It is unnecessary for you to keep sending them. Please stop. Please.”
That was his positive reply.
Yes, things were looking good.
She would reply with an ‘I understand, I hope to hear from you soon.’
However, there was something about his reply that seemed very careful, like he was trying not to offend her. What could be the reason for that?
She tilted her head in puzzlement.
CH 45
45. It’s Not My Fault! It’s Not My Fault!
I feel like I just got a glimpse of the horrors of modern society.
The horrors of Email.
I mean, this girl was scary.
Well, I wasn’t sure if the person was a girl or a guy. But I think it’s a girl.
Oh, damn it. Damn it
What is wrong with this person?
Seriously. 45 messages in one hour!
I was in a horror film.
I felt the madness.
I had listened to the voice in my head say > ring once every minute.
I thought that I was going crazy.
I don’t think I have ever been so strongly mentally abused before.
How bad was it?
My ‘Stress Resistance’ gained a level.
It went from LV5 to LV6.
Which at least made things easier for me. Damn it!
“Ahh I feel so terrible now ”
I squat down and hold my head.
I’m being targeted by someone mental
Seriously, what am I going to do
No matter how you looked at it, I had nothing but bad feelings about it.
Ahh, I wanted to run away. Ignore it. Pretend that it hadn’t happened.
I wanted to punch myself for ever thinking that I would like to have a partner with ranged attacks.
I don’t think I’ve ever hunted monsters more desperately than I did in these past three days.
Even as I fought them, the voice would continue to ring in my head. >.
Once my level went up, I didn’t hesitate for a second to select the ‘Mail’ skill.
And the first thing I looked for was the ‘Block Function.’
Maybe I could block her from sending me anything.
But there was no block feature! Damn it!
I was starting to feel like I was going crazy.
I would have died if Momo’s fluffiness wasn’t here.
Momo tilts her head.
Ahh, so cute.
That was enough to make me feel better.
I would do my best today as well
Ahh, sorry, Aka.
It’s not that I have forgotten you.
Yes, it’s very comfortable.
They weren’t so bad once you got used to them, these slimes.
“Ahh I don’t think she is actually a bad person ”
She’s just strange in the head.
Ah, no, that is more dangerous.
Again
Didn’t I tell her to let me consider it?
What did she want?
I scratch my head angrily and open the message.
‘Oh, there is one thing that I have forgotten to tell you. Once you get to level 2, you will have access to a new chat feature. There will be less time lag that way, and we will be able to get to know each other better. I highly recommend it.”
Eee
I did not want to know that.
Look how I was already.
I just knew that something horrible would happen on the day that I add that feature.
Yeah, I’m fine with sticking to Emails.
“I understand. Thank you so much for the valuable information. Please wait a little longer in regard to the matter of joining my party. Additionally, it is not strictly necessary for you to incessantly send me messages. Rest assured, that I am reading them. I understand what you are telling me just fine.”
There. Send.
Even after I asked her to give me time to consider, she kept sending me messages now and again
This really wasn’t normal.
Why couldn’t she think about others for a second?
Also, it seemed like she wasn’t even aware of it either, which made it even worse.
There are people like this, you meet them sometimes.
Those people that have no intention of bothering you, but manage to do it all the time.
I am not a fan of these types of people.
Think about others for a minute.
“Bark ”
Momo and Aka looked at me as if they wanted to tell me something.
What? Are you saying there is something wrong with me?
But really, what was this Natsu Ichinose person like?
Her level, job, skills, also the gun.
There was so much that bothered me.
Especially the gun. Where did she even get it?
It clearly wasn’t an air gun. I didn’t think that it was possible to get what was likely a real sniper rifle in Japan. If there was a way to get one, it was probably through illegal routes. Like a certain occupation starting with ‘Ya.’
She killed a lesser wolf with one shot. And from that distance too. The power must be incredible.
What were anti-material rifles again? Like Barretts or Hecates?
I wasn’t very knowledgeable about guns, so I had no idea.
But she had the skills to use such guns with ease.
She must be at a really high level.
Or maybe she had a skill that allowed her to acquire weapons, or even make the weapons.
It was possible
There was a ‘Mail’ skill after all.
So maybe there was an ‘Internet’ and ‘Online Shopping’ skill as well.
“There is no point in thinking about it now ”
It would be best to just ask her about it. But I had a feeling that she wouldn’t tell me.
“Well, I bought some time, so I might as well think about it ”
The idea of support with long ranged weapons was appealing, but my head would explode the moment I was betrayed.
I couldn’t make a decision too quickly.
I need to find out whether or not I can really trust this person.
It might be best to just talk with her for a while through ‘Mail.’
Not that I wanted to. I really don’t.
But then it will allow me to slowly get information and learn more about her.
She had contacted me with ‘Mail’ to begin with, so she must be fine about not meeting in person yet.