Isekai For Hire Chapter 27: That’s how the Boar Skewer is Made

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That’s how the Boar Skewer is Made Collapsing Shadows - 12 seconds remaining Lorena stalked her target, a level 13 juvenile boar that had strayed just far enough from the pack that the mature boars wouldn’t engage. Lorena approached from behind, her weapons already drawn. She shot out with her Worn Dagger, the strike lightning quick. She activated Silent Shock the second she felt the blade meet the resistance of the boar’s tough skin. Debuff: Silent Shock - Duration 3 seconds Combo Points (1/5) The boar stood swaying on its feet, head hung low. Lorena capitalized on the stun and sank Rendclaw’s Vengeance into the boar’s haunches, activating Vicious Stab Combo Points (2/5) The boar squealed and spun. Lorena feigned left, then leapt and sank her cursed blade into the spine of the boar. The curse activated as shadows bloomed around the wound. Ren stirred in the back of her mind, anxious. Can you please say something? I told you I didn’t want to keep the cursed fang around for a reason. Then you made it into a weapon. Now you want me to control the curse. Lorena jumped back as the boar bit for her torso, landing on the balls of her feet and immediately springing forward, stabbing the boar in the neck with her dagger for a Vicious Stab. The blade sank in deep, nearly penetrating the other side. Combo Points (3/5) I’m not asking you to use it to attack. What good is a cursed weapon if not for attacking? Lorena sighed as she sank her worn dagger into the other side of the boar’s neck, a Precision Strike consuming her three combo points and finishing off the boar. Let’s disregard the cursed aspect of the effect for right now. Oh okay. You’re right, when I ignore the part I’m concerned about, it doesn’t seem so bad. Why didn’t I think of that? Lorena knelt down and looted the boar, then began skinning it, using the time to try and collect her thoughts and reduce some of the frustration she was feeling. She was quickly reaching her limit with Ren and knew that when she got like this it was nearly impossible to argue with her. But this was worth at least trying. Quest [Become the Supplier]: 6/10 boar meat collected Quest [The Tanner’s Bargain]: 40/50 pieces of leather Lorena slipped into Stealth as she tried to find another target. That’s not what I’m saying. The curse, it manifests in the form of shadows that live inside the blade, right? Lorena held the blade in front of her face, watching shadows seeping in and out of cracks in the fang, like the rise and fall of breaths that belonged to an unseen beast. She waited for a snarky comment but Ren was quiet. Lorena decided to take that silence as a sign that she was listening, and not that Ren had decided to sulk in the depths of their mind. What if you could get the shadows to do something other than attacking? Maybe they could give us cover to Stealth in? Or… I don’t know, something. I’m sure we’ll get ideas once you can control it. She moved to the far side of the clearing where an adult boar had fallen asleep in the sun that had now shifted, the rest of the pack moving with it and leaving the boar undefended. She kept just enough attention on her surroundings to feel safe, and the rest went to watching Ren. She could tell Ren was debating something, the tension bleeding off her and into Lorena’s shoulders. Fine. But I’m making no promises. Satisfaction rose in Lorena as she hit the sleeping boar with a Silent Shock. Combo Points (1/5) That’s all I ask. Next time the curse activates, just see what you can do with it. The boar squealed and spun as Lorena slipped her Worn Dagger from its rough hide, then kicked out its back leg as it came out of the stun. She hit it with a Vicious Stab and felt the curse start to surge. Combo Points (2/5) The shadows coalesced around the blade. Then she was hit in the chest. She fell backwards, gasping. Her lungs were empty, her eyes watered. Are you okay? Ren’s voice shrill and full of regret. The boar took advantage of the moment and leapt, landing a t