I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic!

I am back in the forest.

I’m heading straight towards my newly found collection point. Of course, I had to avoid the deep forest, right?

「Around here, I believe?」

After an hour or so in the forest, there is a reaction to the sensing magic. It is a short distance from where I camped.

「But this is the direction that Rinshia-san was headed」

I checked the collection point again with my sensing magic, and it was definitely deep in the forest…… in the direction that Rinshia-san had gone.

「What should I do…… I have no problem encountering Orcs, but it’s a hassle」

They can’t beat me, but I can’t beat them either.

It’s too much trouble to wait until the Orcs give up.

The scales move between the collection points and the Orcs in my mind.

「As long as I don’t neglect to check with the sensing magic, I should be fine」

If there was any reaction from the Orcs on the way to the collection point, I would think about it, and if not, I would just continue collecting.

With that in mind, I headed deeper, relying on my sensing magic.

It’s a treasure trove!

After an hour of walking from the camping site, what I saw was medicinal herbs growing all over the place.

I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of medicinal plants growing as far as the eye could see.

「I’d love to take them all, but…… patience」

I pull the densely packed medicinal herbs out by the roots to thin them out. Even if I don’t harvest all of them, I can hope to harvest more than yesterday.

「That’s worth 1 gold coin」

Even though I collected quite a few, the number of medicinal plants remains more than double the number I collected.

I guess this will remain a place where a large number of medicinal herbs will grow in the future.

As the sun rose high in the sky and I wiped the thin layer of sweat from my forehead, I felt like I had done a great job.

「It’s just about time for lunch…… mumumu」

When I was about to have lunch, there was a reaction to the sensing magic. A slightly larger red dot was moving around.

「Is it a group of Orcs in terms of size?」

The group of red dots moved deeper into the forest as if they were being led.

「 Rinshia-san…… are you okay?」

As a C-Rank adventurer, she could probably fight about 10 Orcs on equal footing. However, if there are higher-ranking Orcs…… such as Orc Mages and Archers. In addition, if a General is mixed in, it is quite dangerous.

「In the meantime…… I should go after the Orcs」

Half curious, I followed the Orcs.

After about half an hour of following, the Orcs gradually increased in number to about 30, and stopped in one place as if they were frozen there.

「There’s an even bigger dot. Is it a high-ranking one?」

The Orcs are gathering around the large dot.

「A purple dot and two blue dots are nearby?」

Purple dots are for people who are friendly to me, and blue dots are for humans.

There are not many people who are friendly to me, and with the reaction in this forest, the purple dot would probably be Rinshia-san , right?

And the blue dots……

「Could it be those two?」

I have a bad feeling about this. My hunches come true more often than not, so I decide to approach quietly without being noticed by the Orcs or the three of them…… but…

「The dots are starting to move!」

I guess I was a little late.

At the same time, the blue dots moved away from the spot. Clearly, they have escaped.

The purple dot, on the other hand, did not move at all from the spot and was surrounded by the red dots.

I couldn’t tell what was going on with my sensing magic, so I decided to hurry up and get there.

When I arrived at the scene, the situation was at its worst.

An Orc, one size larger than the rest, grabbed one of Rinshia-san’s arms, her head bleeding, and was hanging in midair.

However, Rinshia-san seemed to be conscious, and stabbed the Orc in the stomach with the sword she held on the arm that was not grabbed.

At that moment, Rinshia-san’s body flew into the air and hit the tree from behind, causing her to cough violently and crouch down.

The Orc who was stabbed got angry and threw Rinshia-san away with force.

Seeing Rinshia-san’s inability to move, my body naturally moved. Taking advantage of my small stature, I slipped between the Orcs and intervened between Rinshia-san and the Orc.

「Rinshia-san, are you all right?」

「Yuan…… ? What are you doing here――Get away!」

A startled looking Rinshia-san shouted, and I turned around to see that the Orc was already swinging down its rusty machete.

Kān!

However, the machete is blocked. By my defensive magic Barrier.

Even so, the orc doesn’t give up and swings the machete down again and again, each time the machete is repelled with a sound like metal hitting metal. It’s a little annoying, isn’t it?

「Rinshia-san…… for now, I’ll heal you」

I send an image of the wound closing with magic power towards Rinshia-san.

This is a lower level recovery magic Recovery.

The advantage of lower level recovery magic is that it is fast to activate and does not require chanting. However, for deep wounds, it needs to be applied in layers. That said, in some cases, it may be better to use intermediate to advanced recovery magic.

In this case, I chose Recovery, which did not require chanting, because the wounds were shallow.

The wounds healed, and Rinshia-san seemed to be puzzled as she was enveloped in a strange space that continued to repel the Orc’s attacks.

「Rinshia-san, we have choices」

「Choices?」

「Yes. You can either defeat the Orcs with me, or run away to safety… although I’m not very good at offensive magic, so I’ll be your support.」

「I’ll do it. I don’t think I’m gonna lose if everything’s okay」

It seems that something happened before I arrived. I could feel the strong will in Rinshia-san’s golden eyes. It looks like she’s completely recovered.

I gave a small nod to Rinshia-san words.

「Now, please watch what auxiliary magic can do」

I”ll give Rinshia-san a variety of auxiliary magic.

Affixed Magic Enchantment ―【Slash】― Physical Enhancement Boost ― Defensive Magic Barrier

「It may take some getting used to at first……」

「My body…… is light」

In the middle of my explanation, Rinshia-san’s figure blurred and disappeared from the spot, leaving an afterimage.

At the same time, whether it was her skill or the effect of the magic 【Slash】 that gave her sharpness, the Orc’s head flew off, followed by a delayed spray of blood.

And, although it should be difficult to control a physical ability that has suddenly increased, Rinshia-san seems to have controlled it with ease and made it her own.

Is this a talent?

However, I can’t just leave it to Rinshia-san, because as a magician of auxiliary magic, I have my own way of doing things.

「I’ll hold off the Orcs to make it easier for you to fight…… Stan Spark!」

A magic that sends electric shocks to stun the opponent.

The electric shocks chain up one after another, stunning the Orcs in the vicinity one after another.

Since the electric shocks cause the muscles to stiffen and become immovable, it is a very effective magic against bipedal opponents.

The Orcs that had stopped moving were a perfect target and their heads were blown off one after another, leaving only the Orc that had intentionally thrown Rinshia-san away.

I noticed that there was only one Orc left, and I could see the surprise and impatience in the Orc’s eyes, due to the situation.

「Yuan, I appreciate the auxiliary magic. I can finish this on my own」

「I understand. Please be careful」

After releasing the auxiliary magic, Rinshia-san faced the Orc head-on.

「General…… I won’t go easy on you」

「Nakamakataki, womottetsugunattemorau」

TL. Not sure about this one – ナカマノカタキ、シヲモッテツグナッテモラウ

It really was a high-ranking monster. In addition, if it is a General, it is a monster that is certified as C-Rank.

A strong body, an intelligence that understands language… I have a feeling that it will be a strong opponent.

The battle was over in a matter of seconds, as Rinshia-san ran low to the ground and the general’s machete swung down to meet her.

Just as I thought the machete was going to hit, Rinshia-san’s speed accelerated.

「Go to sleep, forever」

She jumped into its stomach, one sword piercing its heart and the other to its neck.

Her skillful, unhindered movements were beautiful, and I couldn’t help but watch.

「Well done」

The General, with only its head intact, had said one last thing, and as soon as its body collapsed, it stopped moving completely, ending the battle with the Orcs.