“〖Gale〗!”

Magic accumulates to Alo’s hand and unleashes a gust of wind, forming a small twister.
The Abyss that hid themselves in the bushes were blown away by the twister.
Alo gathers magic around her hand again and prepares for another attack.

“〖Gale〗!”

Without giving the Abyss room to recover, another twister assaults them.
Alo holds my tail and recharges herself again while keeping watch on the Abyss.

Alo is starting to figure out the timing of when to recharge and the difference in power and cast time of her skills depending on the length of the chant and the MP consumption.
Thanks to the endless MP I’m providing her that enables her to continuously use skills without worry, her〖Gale〗 and〖Clay〗skills are leveling up nicely.
She can attack the Abyss from two sides, and if she sees a chance, she shifts between attacking and recharging.

“Vu~ee!”

One of the two Abyss dropped down, its body squirting with the creamy liquid.
It continued to twitch for a couple of seconds, then it died shortly after.

【Obtained 36 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you additional 36 Experience Points.】

That’s one down……
Alo quickly touches my tail and recovers her magic.
As soon as the other Abyss showed itself, Alo didn’t wait for her MP to fully recover and extended her arm at the Abyss.

“〖Gale〗!〖Clay〗!”

The Abyss was trapped between a deadly twister and a giant earth wall.
It couldn’t find a way out and it was slammed to the earth wall by the twister, and it was bounced off, and got slammed again.
Although Alo only intended to cut off the Abyss’s escape route, that was a nice combo she pulled off.

【Obtained 43 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you additional 43 Experience Points.】

…… This is quite a plain way to win a battle.
It’s true that Alo can’t handle an Abyss on her own, and it’s difficult to deal sufficient enough damage, and her MP is also nowhere near enough…… in fact, this would’ve been tougher for her if I weren’t here.

Right then, how much did Alo level up……

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Name: Alo
Species: Revana Mage
Status: Cursed
Lv: 20/30
HP: 84/90
MP: 31/102
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…… Okay, from Lv 17 to Lv 20.
We’re only two-thirds there…… it’s gonna get even tougher to level her up from here.
But in exchange, her magic power is surely to get even stronger.
Though we couldn’t level her up much, but the next time she battles an Abyss, her attacks are gonna deal even more damage.

Alright, let’s go find the Abyss nest.
From the hero’s story, Gagaza injured an Abyss and followed it after their nest.

“Gra~a……”

Partner makes a low growl.
…… I guess, I should hold myself back for Partner’s sake.

【“Really? Let’s eat! Let’s eat!”】

Partner extends her neck, reaching for the Grafant.
…… Oh yeah, that’s right.

Some time has passed already, so maybe there’s an Abyss egg laid on its corpse by now.
…… There’s nothing, right?

【“Don’t say anything yucky……”】

S-Sorry about that.
But if there is, we’ll postpone lunch immediately.

While me and Partner were conversing in our minds, the baby spiders gather around at the Abyss corpses.
After eating, they scattered around, and later wrapped the empty shells and legs with their web, making it look flimsy.
I thought they won’t eat the legs, but I saw one baby spider munching on it.
…… So, they’re keeping some as snacks for later then?

Anyway, I check the Grafant’s body if the Abyss laid any eggs in it.
After I confirmed it was safe, I began dismantling the meat.

First, I place the Grafant on a flat rock and cut its head with my claw.
Next, I lightly cut its skin to peel off its fur.
After that, I make a vertical slice along its abdomen to remove its innards and let it dry out.
Lastly, I split its back into two.
I lift the Grafant up with my tail and repeatedly slam its back on the rock to perform simple blood removal.

I used to do that last part a lot back when I was still a Juvenile Plague Dragon.
The smell of blood doesn’t bother me much now.
All that’s left is to close my eyes and pray thanks to mother nature and Grafant for this wonderful meal.

If I wanted to bide my time, borrowing thread from the baby spiders and hanging it somewhere isn’t such a bad idea.
…… I hope I don’t attract any Abyss with this, and Partner’s immense drooling is making me worried I won’t have enough portion for my share.

I cut the Grafant apart into even smaller pieces and heat up the rock with〖Scorching Breath〗, using the flat rock as a frying pan.
Presenting stone-roasted steak, Grafant version.

The meat is burnt nicely and the fats are dripping, there’s also a mouthwatering aroma in the air.
This is the first ever beef I’m about to eat in this world.
Nostalgia arouses my appetite, like I haven’t smelled something this good in a long time.

It’s unfortunate that there aren’t any spices around here.
If I wanted salt, I could just ask the Lithuvar Tribe. I’ll keep that in mind.

Since it was big enough for both of us, I decided to eat some too.
Every food we get always goes to Partner, but this just smells too delicious for me to pass up.
The savory taste of oily fat and meaty juice enters my stomach.
I feel revitalized with just one bite.

Partner, after also taking a bite, started eating even faster than usual.

【“Let’s hunt this again, moar, moar!”】

Food always comes first in your mind, huh.
Well, this time I understand.

I left a portion for the spiders, and they did gather around it, but after eating it, they went for another meat.
They don’t seem to mind whether its uncooked meat or undried innards.
…… I can’t read their expressions, so I don’t know if I should’ve fed them that juicy meat.

I also handed a block of meat to Alo.
She was a little hesitant, but then she tried putting the meat in her mouth.
…… At first, I thought she couldn’t take in food. But in fact, she just can’t eat.
Alo is feeling down that she doesn’t have a sense of taste.

…… Treant doesn’t look like he has a sense of taste either.
It’s a sad world, not being able to enjoy the delicacy of juicy steak when it’s right in front of you. At least Partner’s with me.
One of these days, I wonder if Alo will regain her sense of taste eventually.