Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

0054 Training

Separated by the chain breastplate made primarily of ore and the emerald green shell with its thorns, neither of them felt anything particularly special, but the little fool's face flushed red.

"You're back... I'll go catch a blue Velociraptor for you to eat."

"I've already eaten. I'm back on important business."

Upon hearing the words "serious business," the little fool looked at his nest to the side, took two steps back in a panic, and secretly glanced at Li Ai: "The serious business you're talking about, could it be...?"

"It's about real combat training. I was lacking in physical fitness before, and now I feel it's time."

"So it's a battle... Well, I'll do my best to help!"

The little fool took a deep breath and put on a positive smile.

"There's one more thing before that."

As Li Ai spoke, she removed the oversized bag, and a series of dense metallic clanging sounds rang out.

Upon opening, a large iron basin was found, and bundles of small throwing knives were taken out.

"Is the venom on your tail spines continuously secreted?"

"Yes, if it's not cleaned for a long time, it will overflow and drip on its own."

"Could you please pour some into the basin?"

As Li Ai spoke, she pushed the iron basin over.

The little fool nodded, flicked its tail in front of it, and picked it up.

gurgle~ gurgle~

Thick purple venom quickly gushed from the thorns extending from the end of the tail.

After the basin was about one-third full, Li Ai replaced the little fool's basin with an iron one.

He took a small throwing knife and, following the method in the alchemy book, used a cold-coating and poisoning method to make a poison throwing knife.

At first, I wasn't very skilled, and either the venom would get on the handle, or the application wouldn't be even.

However, as the technique was gradually mastered, a perfect poison throwing knife was soon created.

Li Ai admired the blade for a moment, then, looking at the purple glowing light emanating from it, she suddenly felt an urge to lick it and test its poison.

"No, even if there's an antidote, we can't do it this way."

Li Ai's main purpose in coming to Wolfsburg this time is to train and improve.

With the current strength of my body, I can actually tough it out even if I get poisoned, but if it affects my subsequent training, all my preparations will be for nothing.

One after another, poison throwing knives were quickly produced.

When they squeezed the fourth basin, they saw that the little fool's face was turning slightly pale, as if he was about to reach his limit, so Li Ai told him to stop the secretion of venom.

At this point, the remaining venom on the tail thorns had become extremely thick and stuck together, and the little fool couldn't shake them off even after several attempts.

Just as he was holding his tail and worrying, Li Ai came to him with a piece of cotton cloth.

"Let me help you clean it up."

"This...is very dangerous, isn't it?"

"Don't worry, as long as you hold on tight to your tail, you'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, the silly little thing immediately hugged its tail tightly with both hands.

Li Ai squatted down and began to wipe each one individually.

Not far away, Sister Duanwei, also known as Cui Cui, was crawling and sneaking in the grass, clutching a piece of raw meat with bone in her hand, her mind filled with plans on how to tease the little fool today.

"Strange, I clearly saw her return to her nest, but where did she go... Never mind, I'll set a trap first, hehe."

Cui Cui smiled and placed the raw meat with the bone in front of her.

She was initially unwilling to live with the silly boy, but after a period of contact, she found new pleasure in him.

"An innocent, naive female Rathalos, always hoping for something wonderful to happen, and every time I see her expression of shattered hope..."

As Cui Cui spoke, she tilted her head back and took a deep breath. The dragon claws dug deep into the flesh and bone, and a large amount of blood instantly overflowed from the holes they had dug.

"Whether it's human or dragon form, it pleases me. Today's trap is fresh raw meat, come on..."

As the dragon claws tightened their grip, the flesh and bones began to be squeezed and deformed.

However, Cui Cui's expectations were dashed today.

The aroma of raw meat had been wafting around for quite some time, but the little idiot still hadn't come any closer.

"Has being teased so much made you more wary...?"

Cui Cui pondered for a moment, then crawled forward again.

The grass around the nest, which had been partially burned by her fireball, had not yet fully grown back, making it an ideal spot for spying and observation.

Looking towards the nest, Li Ai was carefully wiping away the residual venom from the tail thorns of the little fool.

Cui Cui's dragon eyes shrank to a thin line.

"How could that place be touched!...But it was touched anyway!"

She gritted her teeth, unable to accept the scene, yet unable to look away.

The intertwining of longing and aversion caused a twisting sensation within.

Dengdeng!

Li Ai's phone kept vibrating, as if it were being bombarded with text messages.

Upon opening it, I found numerous notifications about the changes in Cui Cui's favorability towards me, and these notifications continued to pop up.

This high-frequency change in favorability was something Li Ai had never experienced before, so she quickly clicked on the details page to check.

As a result, we saw Cui Cui's favorability rating, which, like a slider, kept sliding back and forth between -12 hearts and +6 hearts.

The high-frequency notifications come from each and every change.

"There's a bug."

How could a monster girl's normal affection level fluctuate like a roller coaster?

Li Ai ignored the notification, then squatted down and changed to a different cotton cloth to help the little idiot continue wiping.

"By the way, how are you getting along with Cuicui?"

Upon hearing her name mentioned in the question, Cui Cui, who was caught in a state of extreme emotional turmoil, instantly snapped back to reality.

"Pretend to be weak and say you're wronged, you silly thing, and make up some malicious details..."

"That's great. She helps me drive away any Rathalos that get close."

After the little fool finished speaking, Cui Cui was stunned, and Li Ai was also quite surprised.

"I read an observation report that said Cui Cui often teases you. Actually, there is a lot of space outside Wolfsburg, and you don't necessarily have to stay together."

Having the monster girls together makes it easier for Li Ai to gather them, provide guidance, or train them.

However, if one of them is having a hard time, separating them is the best option.

After all, the mainland is vast enough that as long as the environment is suitable, it can serve as a suitable habitat, even if it is not a hunting area.

"Yes, there are some, but she's probably just a little lonely. There aren't any other fire dragons around, so naturally she can only play with me."

"I'm lonely...I'm lonely..."

Cui Cui gritted her teeth, her dragon claws digging firmly into the soil.

She had thought that in the eyes of the silly boy, she was someone he hated intensely, but she never expected that she was just a pitiful female Rathalos who lacked companionship.

Cui Cui desperately wanted to evoke the hatred she was best at, to make herself feel better, but when the emotion actually came to fruition, she felt an indescribable emptiness.

"It seems that human observation has led to a misunderstanding of how fire dragons communicate."

Even the little fool himself didn't think it was a big deal, and Li Ai had no reason to forcibly separate the two dragons.

After wiping away the remaining venom, the little fool pointed towards the grass.

"I smell food over there, I'll go check it out."

With a stomp of its paws, the little idiot ran quickly over.

Cui Cui panicked for a moment, and for some reason became stage fright. She desperately didn't want to be discovered in this situation, so she quickly crawled away to hide.

"Huh? It's a piece of meat with bone!"

As the little fool spoke, he excitedly held it up to show Li Ai.

"Wild, bone-in meat in the grass? Did you forget about it after eating it?"

"No, I won't leave leftover food near the nest."

The little fool finished speaking with certainty, then grabbed the bone stick and began to gnaw on it.

Boom! Boom! ...

As the fireball exploded with a deafening roar, thick smoke billowed across the once peaceful Wolfsburg Plains.

The grass at her feet had been burned to ashes, and Li Ai, whose armor was covered in a layer of black ash, raised her hand and waved: "I'm fine! Unleash a fireball at full power!"

After saying that, he lowered his shoulders and buried his head in the small round shield of the hunter's curved axe.

Seeing this, the little dragon-transformed fool in the distance took a deep breath, raised its neck and briefly gathered its strength before opening its mouth and spitting out another fireball.

Just like before, the fireball deliberately reduced its force at the final exit.

As a result, the fireball, which would normally hit the target almost straight down within range, began to fall.

Boom! Bang!

After being hit by the explosion, Li Ai, who was defending with his shield, slid back a few steps before coming to a stop.

Although the impact was considerable, it was still far from being a direct hit on the shield and causing an explosion.

Li Ai also knew that the little fool's inability to hit her wasn't a matter of accuracy, but rather that she was unwilling to do so.

"I've reminded her several times, but she's always reluctant to try to hit. However, judging from the landing point of the fireball, her control over the force of the spit is really strong. This little fool truly lives up to her high-level star rating."

Li Ai no longer intends to rush to correct it.

After all, even if they were hit by the shockwave of the explosion, they would still have a very high level of shield training intensity.

In addition, the little idiot can practice controlling his fireball breath, which is already a pretty good training method in the early stages of exploration and training.

At that moment, the sound of wind surging came from above, and Cui Cui slowly descended.

After the dragon claw landed smoothly, she transformed into a monster girl, raised her hand and yawned, looking extremely lazy.

"I was just falling asleep when I was woken up. I thought it was some kind of monster coming to take over my territory."

After Cui Cui finished speaking, she stood with her arms crossed, looking at Li Ai with an unfriendly expression.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Cui Cui. I'm here for practical training to improve myself."

"Ha, do you really think your childish fighting style will be effective?"

Cui Cui smiled dismissively.

"It's very basic, but there's always a learning process involved."

In the face of high-risk individuals, this combat training scene is indeed inadequate, and Li Ai is able to face it honestly.

"Since you're so sincere, I'll give it a try."

Currently, aside from guiding the other party to become stronger, I have no ability to influence Cui Cui's favorability or combat power.

Li Ai was naturally pleased to see that the other party was actively interested in participating.

"You're very welcome, but I haven't figured out how to integrate you into the training yet."

Individuals designated as high-risk G-rank by the guild are seasoned monsters, making them top-tier training targets in actual combat.

The problem is that the opponent is too strong, and Li Ai doesn't have a suitable way to train them.

"Let's start by experiencing the feeling of a real fireball. One shot a day should be enough for you."

Hearing Cui Cui's suggestion, Li Ai nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll have the little idiot stop for a bit."

"Are you sure you can continue training after taking this hit?"

Cui Cui gave a cold reminder.

Li Ai realized that she might be able to withstand the blow, but the injury would definitely affect her subsequent training.

"Then we'll come back when training is over."

"Okay, I've been pretty free lately, so I'll wait for you here."

After Cui Cui finished speaking, she sat down on the ground.

Li Ai felt that the other person was sitting a bit too close, but thinking that Cui Cui might not care about being affected, she chose to watch up close, so she didn't give any reminders.

Boom! Boom! ...

The sound of fireballs exploding rang out again.

At this time, at observation point 12 on the mountaintop, assistant Elquik had already packed all the luggage and supplies.

"Didn't Li Ai say that observation wasn't necessary, meow?"

Seeing that investigator Marsh was still observing intently, Quirk asked him a question out of curiosity.

"Feed the horse! It's time for our shift, meow! We can go back to the village now!"

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Quake slapped hard with his paw.

"This is amazing... Please let me watch Quake a little longer."

Marsh, holding up his binoculars, spoke while pushing Quake away.

"Seriously, what did I see, meow? It's more important than going back to the village."

As he spoke, Quirk stepped onto the small wooden bucket, took out the monocular telescope from his waist, raised it to examine the contents, and then stood still to begin continuous observation.

Amidst thick smoke and flying debris, Sister Broken Tail, sitting on the ground, slowly shifted her body to the side.

He glanced at the cotton cloth used to wipe away the venom on the ground, and after an explosion, he seized the opportunity to quickly grab it and hold it in his dragon claw palm.

While sitting on the ground and rubbing back and forth, he quickly collected all three pieces of cotton cloth.

The little fool suddenly transformed into human form and collapsed to the ground, continuously exhaling black smoke.

The skin on my neck turned a bright orange due to the high temperature.

Li Ai ran over with a water bottle and poured water on it to help cool it down.

"Are you feeling better?"

Seeing the thick smoke gradually turn into white mist, Li Ai asked with concern.

"Phew~ That feels much better."

"If you can't take it, you can stop training."

"I see you're adapting to the impact more and more easily, and you're in great shape, so I'm thinking of persevering a little longer."

"Silly boy," the little fool sighed.

"Real combat training emphasizes endurance; there's no need to push it to such extremes."

"I see."

"You should rest a bit more, then practice drifting later."

After Li Ai finished speaking, she walked to the side of her bag, took out a cotton cloth, and began to wipe her nail guards.

After wiping away the black smoke that covered him, he saw that the little fool had already fallen asleep, so he stacked the basins used for poisoning together and planned to go to the river to wash them.

But when I looked for cotton cloth to wash and reuse, I couldn't find it anywhere.

"Strange, where did all the cotton cloth go?"

Li Ai's gaze shifted from the ground to Cui Cui, who was sitting on the ground with her legs bent.

"Cui Cui, have you seen any cotton cloth?"

Li Ai gestured with her hands to indicate the rectangular shape of the cotton cloth.

Cui Cui touched the end of her hair near her ear and turned her head slightly to the side.

"I saw it. Flames just flew over and burned to ashes."

"Sigh, I'd better pack it up before training."

It wasn't that Li Ai was stingy, but that in Wolf Castle, far from the hunting grounds, even cotton cloths used for wiping were unavailable for replenishment.

"Carelessness is not a good habit, especially in the wild."

As she spoke, Cui Cui rubbed herself on the ground and moved a little distance away from Li Ai.

Li Ai was somewhat surprised that the other person had kindly reminded her. After saying that she would pay attention, she took the basin and walked towards the river.

Seeing the other person walk away, Cuicui suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

The dragon opened its claws, looked at the poisoned cotton cloth in its palm, then at the little fool sleeping in the distance, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on its lips.