An Adventurer Mom, Who Awakened [Housewife] Skill Through a Login Bonus, Is Making the Most of Her Adventurer Life With the Weekly Flyers She Gets! - Chapter 39

A few days later, Kachua and the Gamma Team were at the Adventurers’ Guild library.

As thanks for taking on a designated quest, they had been granted access to the library under the authority of the Quest Department chief.

Their goal was to read the Supreme Potions – Volume II and learn the remaining recipe for the Supreme Status Ailment Removal Potion.

Along with the team members was Kachua’s son, Ed, who had arranged to meet the magic book again.

Before opening Supreme Potions – Volume II, however—

“Ed, Mother plans to stay awake this time for sure but if I happen to doze off, wake me up, alright?”

Kachua asked him.

“Got it.”

She had felt secure knowing that even if she fell asleep, Ann would stay awake—only to find that Ann was already asleep from the start.

“I will not fall asleep this time!” Kachua renewed her resolve.

『So, you have come.』

When they opened the book’s pages, letters once again began to float up.

“Yes, we have gathered all the ingredients you told us about, except for the Acorn Chalice” Og said to the book.

『I see. Then I shall tell you the final recipe. The root of the Mandragora from the 53rd floor, and the Ash of the Saint from the 61st floor.』

“Eh—”

Everyone except Ed was caught off guard.

They had braced themselves for yet another (long) lecture, but to be told so quickly…?

More words continued to appear on the book’s pages.

『You may think that the beastification of beastkin is like a curse but beastification is a blessing from the gods. Pitying the weak human race, the gods granted them the power to survive.』

More lines were written across the pages.

『In particular, the wolf abilities granted by the Moon Goddess are among the greatest powers. Lunatic is merely the price for wielding such overwhelming strength. It is not the essence of that power.』

“The gods gave beast powers to humans so they could live” Ed summarized in his own words.

『Indeed.』

“Then… could it be that the Moon Goddess is angry at those wolf beastkin who attack humans and turn them into werewolves? After going to all the trouble of granting them such strength, they’re using it for bad things.”

Ed asked the book this.

The book’s reply was:

『She pities them.』

“She pities them…” Og murmured the words as if to chew over their meaning.

『There is another way to undo beastification besides drinking the Supreme Status Ailment Removal Potion.』

“Eh—” Kachua exclaimed in surprise.

“There’s such a method?”

Kachua couldn’t help but lean forward as she asked.

『Defeat the beastkin who is the source of the beastification and break their fangs. If you do so, all werewolves bitten by that beastkin will return to being human. However—』

“However?”

『As the price, the werewolf who defeats the beastkin will never again be able to return to being human.』

“…………”

The unexpected method for reversing werewolf transformation left Kachua and the others holding their breath.

“So in other words” Rick glanced at Og for a moment before asking the book.

“If you can defeat the original beastkin who started it all, everyone else can go back to normal—but the werewolf who strikes the killing blow will never be able to turn human again, is that correct?”

『That is correct.』

“Um, does it have to be a werewolf who defeats the beastkin? Can’t a human take down a beastkin?” Ed asked the magic book.

『Not so. Though rare, there are cases of someone other than a werewolf defeating a beastkin. The most famous example is Randall Le Cassel’s slaying of the wolf—the tyrannical wolf beastkin king, Kuruf, who…』

And, as expected, the book’s explanation went on and on.

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“……”

Listening to the magic book’s explanation, Og seemed lost in thought.

After leaving the library, the group decided to have lunch at a nearby restaurant but their appetites were lacking.

The proprietress of this restaurant and Kachua were 『mama friends』with children attending the same nursery. Because of that connection, she would let them use a private room if one was free.

Today as well, she had prepared a private room for the Gamma Team.

Since Og was wrapped head to toe in bandages, he occasionally drew teasing from other adventurers.

Having a place where they could avoid running into such rough types was something they greatly appreciated.

The lunch menu was a daily special—only one choice each from pasta, hearty soup, and grilled meat—but everything was delicious.

After some deliberation, Kachua and Ed decided on stew and meatball pasta.

“Hey, Og-san, can I ask you something?”

In the middle of the meal, Ed suddenly turned to Og.

“What is it?”

“Do you know where the beastkin who bit you and your companions is now?”

Og thought for a moment before shaking his head.

“I don’t know. After biting us, the beastkin was gone before we realized it, and we weren’t in any position to track them down…”

“Then there’s no need to dwell on it right now” Ann said after hearing Og’s answer.

“The magic book also wrote about this, but wolf beastkin are incredibly strong. In particular, those wolf beastkin who are driven mad by Lunatic are among the most powerful of all beastkin.”

Hearing that, Kachua was impressed. “They’re really that strong.”

“To be frank, you who became werewolves after the fact wouldn’t stand a chance. Even if, by some miracle, you did meet one, you absolutely must not fight.”

The reason there were so few examples of humans defeating wolf beastkin was because they were simply too strong.

And between beastkin, who were born with high abilities, and werewolves, who gained their strength later, the advantage would always be on the side of the beastkin.

There was an old saying on this continent: 『Only a wolf can defeat a wolf.』

The only ones who even had a chance of defeating a wolf beastkin were another wolf beastkin or a werewolf.

“In any case, your priority should be searching for the ingredients for the Supreme Status Ailment Removal Potion. In the process of doing that, you’ll become stronger. You might even return to being human before you ever meet a wolf beastkin.”

Og seemed relieved after hearing Ann’s words.

Though he could defeat monsters, the thought of hurting a human outside of a match was too heavy a burden for the kind-hearted Og.

“That’s true. I just need to get stronger, no matter what.”

He said brightly, and began eating his stew.

“Let’s all work hard together.”

“We’re steadily gathering the ingredients.”

“Yeah.”

“Do your best, everyone.”

With Ed’s encouragement, the Gamma Team continued their dungeon explorations!