I was Betrayed then Reincarnated as a Kitsune

Chapter 81: Plan for the Quest

[Luna POV]

When we got back to the shrine, we decided on our plan of action.

Since you need a lot of contribution on this quest Soleil, how do you want to go about it? (Luna)

Hmm.  We scout out the forest for a few days to find the kobolds main residence, weaken them with something the whole time, and when we find the king, kill it. (Soleil)

The first and last things are fine, but the middle part will take too long. (Luna)

Really, you must have something in your inventory that can work quicker or even instantly. (Velvet)

I might, let me check. (Luna)

I looked through my inventory for a few minutes before getting to all of my poisons.

I wish I could filter for what Im looking for.

{Ive always been curious about how you know whats in that inventory.  I know that there is a lot of stuff, how do you keep track of all of it?}

The skill pulls up a list in my head.  I can also show a list to someone else, but I prefer it this way.

After looking for a few more minutes through all of my poisons, I found some that might suit our needs.

Found something that might work. (Luna)

That took a while, just how much stuff do you have in there? (Velvet)

Velvet, its rude to ask a lady about the contents of her inventory. (Luna)

Not like you care about that kind of thing, big sis. (Soleil)

True.  And to answer your question, Velvet, a lot of stuff. (Luna)

So, what kind of poison is this? (Velvet)

Remember those plants we fought on the 35^th floor of the dungeon? (Luna)

The ones that put people to sleep and give them nightmares? (Velvet)

Yep.  I got a few of their poison sacks and mixed the contents with some enhancers to make it more effective.  With this, anything extremely weak will die of heart failure due to their nightmares.  I just dont know if using this will be counted as my contribution or whoever uses the poison. (Luna)

Ok, first of all, thats a very scary thing you made.  Second: I think its counted as whoever uses the poison.  If it didnt work like that, then anyone who uses poison would never get quest contribution, but the alchemist or apothecary that made it. (Velvet)

Makes sense. (Luna)

Big sis, why did you make such a scary poison? (Soleil)

No reason, I just decided to make it one day when I was bored.  Its not even the worst of what I have. (Luna)

Whats the worst one? (Soleil)

Hydras blood. (Luna)

I dont believe that.  You have to have made something worse than that. (Velvet)

I really havent.  There isnt much I can do to improve a necrotic poison like that, much less make something else with it. (Luna)

Is it really that bad? (Velvet)

Oh yes.  The only reason Im comfortable handling it is because of my immunity and the fact that I have max level healing magic. (Luna)

Should I use that to kill the kobold king? (Soleil)

No.  Were supposed to kill the thing, not make it suffer endless pain.  The nightmare poison would be considered a mercy. (Luna)

Then can you make the stuff you brought out earlier into powder? (Soleil)

Itll lessen the effect, but I can.  Why? (Luna)

I can use my wind magic to spread it and- (Soleil)

Another no, we only want the kobolds dead, not the normal animals and other wildlife. (Velvet)

Hmmmmm. (Soleil)

Think in a different way.  Everything youve brought up before would need very particular skills to make or you would need a lot of money to buy the things you need.  What can YOU do to make this work?  Which of YOUR skills would be best in this situation? (Luna)

Well, fire magic is out since we dont want to burn down the forest.  Wind magic can be useful but its my weakest skill at the moment.  Daggers are too short for any safe combat since Im weaker than what were hunting.  I dont know. (Soleil)

You can go all out with fire magic, and Ill handle putting out the fires left behind.  You dont have to do this solo, I think leading your companions also counts as contribution.  I just want you killing things because itll help raise your level. (Luna)

Then can I ask you to sneak into their residence and poison any water supplies they have? (Soleil)

Simple. (Luna)

Velvet, can I ask you to help out with dark magic and debuff the king if the poison doesnt affect it as much as the others? (Soleil)

Yes. (Velvet)

Then lets head out and get started. (Soleil)

We left the shrine and headed straight to the forest.  Though they were deeper into the forest, I could smell the kobolds on the wind.

Does dad not have people come here to thin them out throughout the year?  It smells like there are thousands of them. (Luna)

Thats the effect a king has, Luna.  If a king is present, theyll multiply like rabbits. (Velvet)

But it doesnt make sense.  Even if they grow in numbers, they still take time to grow. (Luna)

Another effect of a king.  Their growth rates go up from a month to about two weeks.  The good part is that the ones like that are even weaker than normal kobolds. (Velvet)

So, the cannon fodder has even more cannon fodder? (Luna)

I dont know what that is, but yes. (Velvet)

We may have to thin out their numbers a bit before we look for the residence. (Luna)

Can you handle that, big sis.  I cant use large area magic yet. (Soleil)

Im a bit curious as well, you havent used any magic since you got your third tail aside from teleporting. (Velvet)

Ill clear them out a bit, but Im leaving some for the two of you. (Luna)

I walked into the forest until I could see the kobolds.  There were lots of them everywhere and the group in front of me looked like a single mass.  I snapped my finger, and a large part of the group was covered in a thick icy fog.  I left it like that for a few minutes then dissipated it.  Once the fog was gone, the area that it covered looked like a completely different world.

The trees and ground were incased in a layer of ice and the kobolds that were there were now lifeless ice sculptures.  It felt like a single gust of wind would be enough to shatter them into innumerable pieces.  I used telepathy to call Velvet and Soleil over.  When they got here, they both went wide-eyed in shock.

Was this an ice magic spell? (Velvet)

No.  I used my ice mist instead. (Luna)

So this is what it looks like when you go all out. (Soleil)

No, if I went all out, I could have covered the entire forest and the village and maybe a part of the way to the capital.  My ice mists range is based on my mana.  Now, I saved some for the two of you, theyre dazed at the moment so it should be easy to take them out. (Luna)

Let me show you what I can do. Soleil said as she made her way toward a small group of kobolds that were dazed.  I could feel her gather mana near her mouth and she shouted out Yol!

A stream of fire leapt forth from in front of her and burned the kobolds she was targeting.  Velvet looked impressed by the power shown, but all I could think about was how I needed to have a word with Blake.

What other things has he taught her?

{What do you mean, Luna?}

Just something to do with my previous world.  I will need to have a word with Blake when were done here.

Soleil used fire breath two more time and even an unrelenting force once; but was spent after that.  Now it was Velvets turn.  She unsheathed her sword and swung it while it extended.  It carved a path through the rest of the kobolds and the area was cleared.

Now that this is done, we collect the materials, or at least any that are salvageable. (Luna)

We spent the rest of the day doing this, then headed back to the village.

Author's Note:

Grey: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha!  He taught her dragon shouts!

Luna: I feel complicated about that.

Grey: Why?

Luna: I don't really know.  It just feels weird seeing Soleil doing that.  On one hand I love it.  On the other, it's impractical.

Grey: Are you going to start using them as well?

Luna: If I feel like messing around, then maybe.  Honestly, I'm surprised you haven't tried spreading them around.

Grey: I did at one point, but over time people stopped using them.  Now only a few of the longer lived elves and a few others remember them.

Luna: Yay!  Even more to watch out for in the Elven Country.

Grey: You don't need to worry, Those old coots won't give her much trouble, at most they'll ask her where she heard them from and leave her be after that.  They're more focused on finding out how to become sages.

Luna: And that is one of the other problems I have regarding that country.

Grey: You'll be fine, you have the medallion and a connection with their general, they can't do anything to you.

Luna: I guess you're right.