Reborn as a hero's daughter, the hero aims to be a hero again.

Chapter 22 - Age 7, First Hunting.

From here, I will be seven years old.

　

Two more years have passed.

　I was spending my days in training, focusing on studying magic, with the aim of entering the Academy of Magic in Raum.

　Of course, I never forgot to train my body.

　I can't do anything about my muscular strength and endurance, but I can feel that my instantaneous force has improved considerably.

　With just a month to go before the exams, Michelle and I were hiding in the woods.

　I have a curved scimitar on my waist, which I have chosen after much worry over the past two years. This is the result of giving up the two-handed sword path and focusing on the sharpness of the blade.

　Michelle, standing behind me, is wearing a slightly larger hunting bow and leather armour. By the way, I am too weak to even wear leather armour.

　And in my line of sight, a kind of monster called a charging boar strike boa is feeding fluently.

　This monster is an animal monster and its meat is edible. Moreover, its fur can be used as thermal protection and its tusks are popular as ornaments.

　In other words, it is a 'tasty prey' that can be used in its entirety.

　But only if you can hunt them.

　I looked backwards and made eye contact with Michelle, who was standing behind me.

　In the past two years, I've trained a lot in combination with Michelle. It' s sufficient for both of us to know what we need to do.

'One of vermillion, one of blue, three of wild blue. Give power to the unleashed bows, Yunzei!"

　In response to my spell chanting, a light dwells in Michelle's bow - and disappears.

　Although the light has disappeared, her bow should now be considerably more powerful. The red represents the degree of strengthening, the blue represents the extent of the target, and the yellow represents the duration of the effect.

　In this case, the instruction is to use the lowest level of enhancement on one person for three minutes.

　Furthermore, the strength of the magic used changes according to the intensity of the colour, etc.

　Once this becomes Maria's class, it can be invoked without chanting, but that was not possible for me yet.

　Or rather, this is the only magic that can be activated. If I set it to Vermilion Two, Gunzeong Two or Yamabuki Four, the magic power would easily fizzle out.

　But this is this, and it has its merits.

　The companions can listen to my chanting and decide which magic to apply to which area and for how long.

　Because I chanted the spell in a whisper, the strike boa had not yet noticed us.

　After the sound of the bow flexing, Michelle's arrow is released.

　The arrow flew in a straight line and pierced deeply into the neck of the strike boa.

　If it had been her original physical strength, it would not have pierced even half as far as it did now.

'Buki!!!'

　Strike boa cries out in distress at the sudden, intense pain.

　He then looked back at us. By then, Michelle was already hiding behind a tree.

'Nicole-chan, please!'

''I'll take care of it.''

　He pulled out his scimitar and prepared for the boar's charge.

　As its name suggests, the strike boar excels at attacking from the assault.

　Conversely, it is an enemy that can be dealt with in good time as long as its attacks are waylaid.

　In my previous life, I used to hunt them as emergency rations on my adventures. But now this one is also a formidable enemy.

'Bumooooo!'

　I side-step to avoid the boar that comes at me with a cry.

　Michelle in the rear has already disappeared behind a tree, so there is no need to be concerned.

　Then, as we pass each other, I flash my scimitar.

　Of course, I'm not strong enough to do any effective damage. At best, I only make a shallow scratch on the surface of the skin.

　But that's fine. Once I get close like this, I can't use my best rush.

　And strike bores can't turn on a dime. In other words - it can't--.

Bukky!

　Not missing the moment when she stopped, Michelle's second shot flew.

　It missed its target and again pierced her neck.

　The boar immediately turns its attention to Michelle-chan, but I won't let that happen and slash at it with the scimitar.

　If I wanted to participate in the attack, I should have applied the enhancement grant to me as well, but I didn't have the time to do so.

'Seyaaaaah!'

　In spite of my spirit, the blade still doesn't pierce deeply.

　However, I succeeded in turning the boar's attention towards me again.

　If this were a smart enemy, it would ignore me and go for Michelle, who has the greatest firepower, but the strike boar is a beast after all.

　It is only intelligent enough to give priority to the nearest attacker.

　The attack of a boar that cannot turn in small circles is very linear and easy to lose.

　It will lower its head, jump to the side at the right moment to attack and slash at its thighs.

　The boar reflexively stops in its tracks due to the damage to its undercarriage. An arrow flies there.

　If I repeat this afterwards, I can defeat it.

　Three minutes of fighting like this. We succeeded in defeating the strike boar with the power of just the two of us.