As soon as Saint Clare was newly included in the party, the existing party changed in many ways.

The changes that occurred were, of course, changes in a good direction, and it also meant that the party including her was running smoothly.

From the beginning, it was our party that ran smoothly without any problems.

Although it would be rather strange that the ridiculous power of being a saint would be added and weakened.

With Lulu’s ability to search and release traps, and Stella’s honest defense ability.

As a result, until now, no serious injuries have occurred during training, and it was expected that Saint Clare’s healing ability would not be used much.

However, Saint Clare’s power was not a small help in the party in many ways, not necessarily for healing the injured.

“Senior Conrad.”

“Yes why?”

“I have a feeling that monsters often expose their vital points today, but am I feeling wrong and misunderstanding?”

“Stella, are you too? I also thought it was a bit strange because the traps seemed to be very noticeable today.”

“… Penetration increased. Even though it shoots with the same magic power as usual.”

Saint Clare’s power of fate was an ability that had a fairly wide range of uses.

It was possible to exert a sufficiently tangible and positive effect just by slightly assisting party members with good basic abilities with the power of destiny.

Not to mention the healing powers she possesses, of course.

“Since the healing magic has been properly applied, it will be fine in a few seconds.”

“It’s not even a proper facility like a church. I am really good at healing.”

“Because I am used to it. Are there any other injuries or discomfort, Lulu-san?”

“I, not at all. oh, thank you… .”

“I am just doing what I have to do.”

Due to the nature of our party, which entrusted the vanguard to Stella and Lulu, it was also those two who were most frequently injured.

Unlike Stella, who can primarily absorb shock with her steel plate armor, Lulu’s outfit is relatively easy to move around.

Most of the attacks are shown to be avoided with quick movements, but once injured, there were many cases that led to significant injuries.

Usually, when that happens, I temporarily switch to the front line role, and then the battle up until now hastily ended.

After that, it was a common pattern to get out of the forest in a hurry and get treatment at the church and finish the day’s training.

Of course, now that Saint Clare was there, it was no longer necessary.

Even if an unexpected situation occurs, it is treated on the spot, and continuing training as originally planned.

And after realizing that it is not dangerous even if you get hurt, you can practice new attempts more boldly.

That alone significantly increased the party’s training density, which led to the growth of the entire party.

At this rate, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about at this hunting festival.

* * *

The two-week training period flew by in an instant, and it was the day of the last event of the first semester, the hunting festival.

Roughly 500 students were gathered in front of the Demon Forest.

It was only natural that the atmosphere would become quite chaotic.

It must be so crowded that it will be difficult to meet Delphina before entering.

As this hunting festival was her first real-life evaluation after entering school, there was a possibility that she lacked knowledge about the geography of the Demon Forest and the habits of monsters.

As usual, I was thinking of giving my little sister some advice as an older brother.

It wouldn’t matter if I found a trustworthy senior and formed a party, but if the new students formed a party, there was a possibility of an accident.

After being elected student council president, the younger sister was busy with work, assignments, and managing personal connections.

In the midst of that, if I went and asked about this and that needlessly, there wouldn’t have been such a nuisance.

Of course, I never had a chance to find out who my sister was going to party with.

Well, since it’s Delphina’s job, Delphina will take care of it.

There was no way that my younger sister, who had so many connections, didn’t have a senior in the combat department.

In the first place, she alone should have been able to easily take down two or three werewolves.

Although I still see him as a child.

I was going to give you a hint in advance about the point where dangerous monsters could appear, but if it was like this, the hunting festival would start while I was wandering around looking for Delphina.

The search for the sister in the crowd quickly came to an end.

Anyway, there was no possibility that Delphina would encounter the usual dangerous monsters in this vast demon forest, and the rest of the halfway monsters would be able to deal with Delphina well enough.

To my sister, who had been hunting monsters in the Perdalos Territory, where monsters proliferated periodically in the first place, monster hunting was already an everyday area.

I gave up looking for my sister in this crowd and immediately went to the meeting place.

As soon as I moved to the outskirts where there were few people, I could see a group of colleagues with different hair.

The blonde young lady who met my eyes first immediately waved at me.

“Senior Conrad! Here it is!”

The voice was loud enough to draw attention for an instant, but most of the students recognized the owner of the voice and immediately turned their heads.

At the academy, Stella had already become synonymous with a lively young lady, so no one was surprised by her voice unless she was a freshman.

I waved my hand appropriately and moved to where they were, sat down in a pre-prepared seat, and started the briefing right away.

“You’ve all heard it a few times already, but I’ll explain it one more time before I go into it.”

Today was such an important day that it would not be enough to emphasize it several times, so just before the hunting festival started, the other party members were reminded of the operation.

“There are two monsters we need to catch today. A monster in the northeast of the Forest of Two Demons. And one monster in the northwest.”

“Since we have to enter the southern part of the Demon Forest and search, it must actually be in the opposite direction.”

“It almost seems like that.”

The entrance to the Demon Forest from the academy is directly south of the forest, so after entering, it would have been almost half a turn around the Demon Forest.

Besides, when moving from the northeast to the northwest, there was no forest road, so I had to go through it moderately.

“Thinking about it again, it’s quite cumbersome.”

“Yes, it is.”

“Is the information clear though?”

“Yeah. The orc colony in the northeast of the Demon Forest suddenly showed strange behavior and gathered. And from the northwest of the forest, I have confirmed several times that there have been several reports of mysterious disappearances.”

Lulu, who was listening to the story, spat out admiration, not admiration, toward me as if she was a little tired.

“Seeing how you pick and choose only those that look dangerous like this every time, Conrad, you really seem to have at least two lives.”

“Then you always follow my strategy without saying anything.”

“It’s me, because I just want to… .”

Every time I realized that there was a colleague who believed in me without any conditions, it always felt like my heart was filled.

“I also always believe in Conrad-senpai’s words!”

“… It was said by a man who defeated me fairly and squarely, so I didn’t say it out of doubt.”

“Because Mr. Conrad is someone you can trust.”

The reason why each person trusts me is a little different, but it was a moment when I felt the worth of building a friendship for a little over a year.

He restrained his slightly elevated mood so as not to reveal it, and continued the explanation of the operation so as not to deviate from the original plan.

“First of all, if I had to explain the monster in the northeast, it would most likely be the Orc Road.”

Oak Road.

It is almost the only named monster of the Orc type, and at the same time, it can be said that it is almost impossible for an academy student to handle.

First of all, the principle of action of the guy itself had many similarities with the goblin bard.

The fact that he summons and gives orders to his fellow orcs, as well as the fact that he creates a well-organized organization and forms a colony.

The only difference is that, unlike goblin bards, who are identical to normal goblins except for their horns, oak lords are far superior in strength and defense to other orcs.

It was difficult to even get a proper wound with a surprise attack or a surprise attack, and it was most important to make sure that the attack with destructive power was properly hit.

In particular, the mutant object I was going to deal with this time was going to appear with magic immunity, so as a wizard, it would of course be more difficult to deal with.

I also had to deal with other Orc minions flocking to my surroundings.

Perhaps the roles of Stella and Xian-senpai are important.

While Stella wasted time against the giant Orc Lord over 4 meters tall, I used magic to deal with the normal orcs rushing around.

Lulu distracted the Orc Lord by Stella’s side, and Saint Claire protected Stella as much as possible with buffs and shields.

And finally, if Xian-senpai’s prudent blow penetrated the Orc Lord’s head, dealing with the first guy would end smoothly.

… In a previous life, Stella and I did this crazy thing, just the two of us.

Even though it was a life-threatening situation, it was truly a miracle of luck that I and Stella survived that day.

To the point where I feel dizzy at times even thinking about it now, practically several years later.

“Senior Xian’s blow is the most important.”

“I know.”

“Yes, I believe.”

After hearing Xian-senpai’s trustworthy answer, it was the point at which he continued to explain the second monster.

“I don’t know the exact identity of the guy in the northwest. Except for the fact that they make their hiding places among the thick trees.

I heard the words of the only survivor who dealt with the monster, but it is certain that he is very fast.

Perhaps, if Stella can temporarily stop his movements, me and Xian-senpai will launch an all-out attack right away… .”

“Brother?”

“… Delphina?”

Although we were talking about how to defeat the second monster.

Even so, I wasn’t a heartless person to the point of ignoring my sister’s voice.

“Are you well, brother?”

“What are you doing here, Delphina?”

“Yes, I am also a student participating in the hunting festival.

There are few people in this area, so it’s good to use it as a meeting place, so I was waiting for the hunting festival to start with other colleagues nearby.”

Looking at the direction Delphina, who spoke with a relaxed expression, was pointing, I could see the faces of the people who seemed to be members of Delphina’s hunting party.

Not to mention Lady Hilla, who is already known to be quite close with Delphina.

It was a member that included enough reliable seniors such as Ariel of the Ministry of Magic and Dalbert of the Theology Department.

Of course, the most notable among them was, of course, Prince Antonio.

“You joined Prince Antonio’s group.”

“There were two vacancies in Prince Antonio’s existing hunting party group due to reasons such as graduation.

I asked if I could participate if it would not be rude, and Prince Antonio readily agreed.”

Until last year, there was only one 4th grader in Prince Antonio’s group, so it was only half true that there was an empty seat at the party due to graduation.

The remaining one seat was probably Vincent’s.

“I thought you might refuse, but I’m really glad I was able to get in safely.”

Of course.

Delfina was a person whose skills were already guaranteed to the point that even I would want to include her in the party.

However, our current party was already well-balanced, and six people seemed a little too many, so I didn’t suggest it.

There was also the fact that I had few opportunities to meet my younger sister who was busy with student council work.

“So I’m sorry I’m in the middle of talking, but can I say hello to my older brother’s colleagues after a long time?”

Delphina, who naturally intervened between me and the other colleagues, asked me while making eye contact as if asking for permission.

It was the look in her eyes that clearly revealed her desire to manage personal connections.