The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 2] by Sakaku Hishikawa

Author:Sakaku Hishikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy, adventure, harem, OP protagonist, monster girls, male protagonist, seinen, class divide, planned for print
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter 2: An Unexpected Departure

“What’s their problem?” grumbled a girl of Kumil origin as she moved through the forest that stretched outside the slums.

Her skin was dark, and her green hair, reminiscent of the forest, fluttered in the wind. Though the height of summer was passing, temperatures remained high—yet, thanks to the thick foliage blocking out the sunlight, the air around her felt somewhat cool.

“They don’t even know what I can do.”

Roa pouted as she brought her hand to the hilt of the sword hanging at her waist. People around her, it seemed, weren’t very receptive to the idea of her hunting magical beasts. Still, she knew that for a poor person to become an adventurer, they needed some sort of significant achievement. And Roa was confident that, with her skills, she could accomplish exactly that. After all, she’d come from a tribe of hunters, and was the daughter of the Sword Saint—

Suddenly, Roa stopped. There was something beyond the trees.

There was an unusual quality to the flow of the breeze, a certain smell in the air. Her sharp instincts as someone with hunting in her blood told her a presence lurked nearby. She slowly drew her sword from its sheath and crouched, holding her breath and licking her lips.

“This feels different,” she murmured to herself. “Nice.”

All of the magical beasts she’d dealt with so far had been weak—not the kind that could bring her notoriety. She’d been planning to challenge something stronger today, which was why she’d chosen the Swamp Forest as her hunting grounds. The place was known for frequent sightings of powerful magical beasts. Though she’d forgotten to bring her handmade map, she’d mostly memorized the terrain already.

As Roa carefully circled around the trees to avoid getting stuck in the perpetually sloshy ground of the forest, she spotted a black mass reaching up to about shoulder height. The beast, fully covered in mud, sported a pair of yellowish, murky fangs dripping with slime. It was a mud wolf—a lupine magical beast that inhabited swamplands. Mud wolves had webbing between their toes, allowing them to move surprisingly quickly, even on unstable ground.

This one was likely a relatively young individual. Had it been a pup, its parents would likely have been nearby, which would’ve called for a cautious approach. But this one was sizable, so it was likely acting alone. Recalling her memories of hunting in the mountains with her late tribe, Roa gradually crept closer from within the shadows of the trees.

Though the creature hadn’t moved at all, it had likely already sensed her approach. Mud wolves hunted by lurking in the shade or in swampy ground, waiting for prey to approach. And so, when the girl took another step forward—

“Groooar!” the mud wolf roared as Roa came into its attack range. It charged savagely at her, splashing mire and shaking the nearby branches and leaves in its wake.

Roa leaped backward to dodge the mud wolf’s ferocious fangs and the beast immediately followed up with another attack. That

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