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 63

Kumanosuke ran to the lake and leapt straight into the water.

“I’m going in!”

“Me too!”

Og and Rick rushed to the rescue.

This lake was home to dangerous fish monsters.

Even the famous, delicious Blue Bass were vicious fish monsters that closely resembled piranhas.

But despite everyone’s concern, Kumanosuke swam calmly across the lake.

He grabbed onto a piece of drifting wood and hopped up onto it.

Unlike Kumakichi, Kumanosuke didn’t carry a weapon in his hands.

A shadow crept toward the unsuspecting Kumanosuke…

A school of Blue Bass!

One of them leapt above the surface, lunging at Kumanosuke. Its sharp fangs glinted as a violent splash erupted around it.

“Hey, bear! Get out of there!”

Rick couldn’t help but shout, but instead of retreating, Kumanosuke jumped off the driftwood and charged straight at the Blue Bass.

From the end of his raised arm sprouted sharp claws that hadn’t been there before.

Kumanosuke swung the claws down toward the Blue Bass.

A message appeared on the status board:

『Bear-Bear Hunting Arts — Kuma Attack!』

And immediately after, another message popped up:

『Puppet — Stuffed-Animal Chef (Food Procurement Officer) Kumanosuke

　Blue Bass — Defeated!』

Unbelievably, Kumanosuke had slain the ferocious Blue Bass.

Though Blue Bass weren’t the largest of the fish monsters, they were still bigger than Kumanosuke.

But Kumanosuke grabbed the tail of the defeated Blue Bass, spun it around at high speed, and released it at just the right moment.

The Blue Bass was flung by centrifugal force and landed perfectly on the shore of the lake.

Then, with another violent splash, more Blue Bass leapt from the water, attacking Kumanosuke one after another!

But Kumanosuke didn’t back down even a step—he struck down the oncoming school of Blue Bass with Kuma Attacks!

In no time at all, Kumanosuke had taken down forty Blue Bass. Just like with the first one, he threw the fish onto the lakeshore, then rode the log back to shore himself.

Looking up at the dumbfounded Og and Rick, Kumanosuke raised one hand in a brisk little salute.

Where Kumanosuke was pointing was a massive pile of Blue Bass stacked up on the shore.

“…Is he telling us to take the fish?”

“Probably.”

Hearing their conversation, Kumanosuke nodded.

It seemed that the stuffed-animal puppet didn’t speak.

The two of them did as instructed.

Meanwhile, Kumanosuke dragged the log he had been riding onto the shore and began using his claws to split the wood into small pieces.

“What’s he doing? The bear?”

“Could he be making skewers for grilling the fish?”

Sure enough, what he finished crafting were perfectly sized skewers for roasting Blue Bass.

Seeing this, Bernhardt said, “Looks like lunch is going to be grilled fish” and began preparing the campfire.

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“Oh!”

“Ah!”

“Mm!”

“So good!”

“It’s delicious!”

“Yeah.”

The grilled Blue Bass with salt was, just as its reputation suggested, incredibly tasty.

And of course, while eating the Blue Bass, the topic naturally turned to that.

“But seriously, this teddy bear really is the power of Kachua’s skill, isn’t it?”

“Probably…”

Thanks to Bernhardt, Kachua had gotten a bit better at using the status board.

When she stared intently at Kumanosuke—who had now returned to being an ordinary teddy bear—the status board appeared.

When she clicked on the word 『Puppet』 in the message 『Kachua’s Puppet』, the message switched.

『Sub-Skill Sewing LV.2 — The things you create are given life and become lively.』

It felt like they became a bit too lively, but—

“In other words, this means I’ve gained the ability to turn things into puppets, right?”

Kachua murmured.

“Kachua-san, have you accumulated any Monster Points?”

Bernhardt asked her, and Kachua immediately pulled out her point card to check.

“They’ve gone up! I gained forty points!”

Kumanosuke had defeated forty Blue Bass.

All of those became Kachua’s Monster Points.

In a single day, she had gained forty-five points.

Kachua’s total was now 153 points!

“Oh, I’ve passed 150 points!”

At 150 points she still couldn’t receive a new reward, but at 200 points she would apparently be given a 『Secret Whistle to Summon the Informant』.

“Getting food and Monster Points at the same time—Skill 【Housewife】 is really worth it” Rick said.

“That’s true” Kachua agreed.

After finishing off the delicious fish, lunch was nearly over. Gamma Team began preparing for the afternoon exploration.

The extra Blue Bass could be sold at the item shop for a high price, so Bernhardt stored them in the bag he carried that had a time-stop function.

This bag was an ultra-rare item that could only be obtained by defeating bag monsters that appeared on floors above the hundredth. Owning one was proof that its bearer was a first-class adventurer with both luck and skill.

On very rare occasions they could appear on the market, but they sold for an incredibly high price.

After storing the Blue Bass in such a bag, Bernhardt turned to Kachua.

“Kachua-san, sorry. I still have the flyer you lent me earlier.”

“Oh, right”

It seemed she had left it with Bernhardt during the whole commotion about the stuffed bear, Kumanosuke.

“I’ll give it back now” Bernhardt said, handing the flyer to Kachua—but even after she took hold of it, he didn’t let go.

His eyes were fixed on the flyer.

“Kachua-san, did you actually read this flyer carefully?”

Bernhardt raised his face and asked in a serious tone.

“Well… just skimmed it?”

On days without any special events, the flyer didn’t usually change much, so Kachua just gave it a quick glance.

After all, it always arrived during her busy mornings.

“Look here—this is something huge.”

“Huh? Where?”

“Here!”

Bernhardt pointed to the very bottom corner of the flyer.

There, in text so tiny it almost required a magnifying glass, was written:

『To commemorate the triggering of a Companion Event, Team Mission No. 1 has been unlocked! Complete the mission and you will receive 1,000 Monster Points as a reward. Take this opportunity to collect lots of points!』

…So it said.