Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

uld.
However, not only was the bird so cute, but I had more than enough holy water at that time.

And so I allowed the bird to drink.
However, in spite of its tiny size, the bird took half of my water with its first sip.
That amount of water should not have been able to fit inside of it…
And that’s when I realized that the cute bird was just another trap.

I quickly shooed it away and prayed with desperation while offering the remaining water to Charin.
But Charin shook her head mercilessly.

‘Toooo bad… You are just a little short of the passing line-nyon.
AI do not make mistakes when measuring-nyon! Do your best and try again-nyon!’

So it was with a feeling of desperation that I started to climb the mountain again.
And after filling the glass with water, I went back down, this time without being too cautious.
The unlevel ground, monsters and traps.
I was used to it all now.
I made use of all of my experience up until now to make a calm descent.
And so I was able to go back to Charin without any accidents.

That being said, it didn’t mean that I hadn’t spilled anything at all.
Water just spilled without you even realizing it.
Still, I was sure that it was enough to reach the passing line.
I hope…

Glug-glug…the holy water was poured from one glass to the next.
It passed the red line in Charin’s glass.
And then…it passed the gold line as well.

‘Oh! Amazing-nyon! You not only reached the passing line, but the reward line as well! Congratulations-nyon!’

Yes…!
While I didn’t shout with joy, a quiet, shaking feeling of happiness filled me.
Just like water…!

‘As for your special prize…here! ‘Sacred Mountain Water’-nyon!’

What she gave me wasn’t equipment or a healing item.
Was it…crafting material?
It seemed to be an item that could be combined with other items or simply sold for money.

So it shouldn’t have been an item where you could select ‘Use’ on the field, but I was able to do it here.
Not only that, but it was something I could use on Garbow.

“Gar! Gar!”

…And so I tested it.
I used Sacred Mountain Water on Garbow.

–Beep! Unison Garbow has acquired the new skill ‘Holy Splash.’

◆ Holy Splash
Unleashed bullets of holy water.
Effective against ghost and demon type monsters.

I see.
Using the item allowed them to learn a new skill…!
These kinds of skills would always be useful in the future.
After all, there were plenty of ghost and demon type monsters out there.
And so Garbow had become even more reliable.

“Now, I’ve got my reward, so I suppose I can go to the next…”

‘Wait a minute-nyon! I still haven’t given you the all important proof that you beat the trial.
The Aquarius medal-nyon!’

“Ah…!”

I can’t believe that I almost…well, no.
It was very like me to forget.
And so I accepted the medal gratefully and inspected it.

‘This…is the Aquarius medal!’

There were small star-like jewels in the center that shone as they made up the constellation.
And on the back, there was an engraving of a goddess holding a pitcher.

This…looks so cool.
Regardless of the event, I wanted to collect all 12 and put them on display.
Why don’t they sell these in the real world?

“Now… Time to think about which labyrinth I should go to next.”

The most obvious choice was to go to the one that was the closest to Sacred Mountain Kikuri.
It would mean less time taken traveling.
Though, this meant going out into an area where my map wasn’t filled in.
But that wasn’t really a problem.

During the event, the locations of the labyrinths were indicated with glowing pins, even if they were in unfilled parts of your map.
And you could see your current location, as well as an arrow that showed you where to go.
So even if you weren’t familiar with the terrain, you could still just travel to the labyrinth in a straight line.

“And the closest labyrinths are Pisces and Capricorn… I think I’ll go to Capricorn then.”

Pisces was sure to be a trial related to fish, and have water.
I just went to the sea recently, and had been dealing with water a moment ago.
And so I would get away from water for now, and challenge the Capricorn Labyrinth…!