Love Live Online: A Bard Grudge
Poisonous

They had gone through some time together by chatting with each other. But Renne was busy with her own activities. He seemed busy making various types of potions using all the medicinal plants he had.

All of that was done by him to be able to face all the possibilities that would come considering they would go to dangerous areas that were not far away.

After finishing preparing those things, Renne crossed the river and left and moved away from the group. He intended to return to look for other medicinal herbs secretly and as he expected, no one noticed Renne's departure because they were too busy chatting with each other.

Renne passed through the muddy road slowly and made sure that the footsteps would not sink and die horribly. Slowly but surely, it got closer to the plain and arrived safely.

It is now across the river, a forest so thick and lush. Renne's reason for choosing to come to this place was not because she wanted to find medicinal plants, but rather to look for poisonous plants that could be used when the time was urgent.

Renne did not intend to go deeper, so he only went through a few parts. At least, he could still see the whereabouts of his friends from a distance.

The girl made her eyes turn all over, she tried to get more poisonous plants and came back after feeling her supply was sufficient.

“Ah, I found Dumb Cane!”

Renne immediately cut the stem of the plant carefully and put it into the inventory. He took all the remaining plants without sparing a single bit.

「Get Dumb Cane.」

「Collect 410 more medicinal plants to gain Competent Herbalism skill.」

“A little more I will reach Competent Herbalism, I really can't wait anymore.”

The girl walked back after she finished taking Dumb Cane. He now walked eastward and found a swarm of slightly large Slime.

Due to Renne's shocked state, he had no time to dodge the attack and was currently swallowed by the monster.

“Damn it, I can't move!” as if Renne is upset.

Renne's clothes had suddenly decomposed due to being in there for too long. Slowly but surely his HP also reduced. The girl tried to shout, but her voice was unable to reach the outside area.

「HP: 912/3400

MP: 5175/5175」

As Renne's HP neared zero, someone had just charged into the Slime and immediately died in just one strike.

Renne glanced at the person who had just helped her, someone with the profession of a Ranger. A little girl with the Elf race, had an extremely cold face and was staring very sharply at Renne.

“Ja-don't look at me like that, even though you're a girl though!”

Renne suddenly covered her body with her hands, she also immediately took out the spare clothes that Violet had given her before. Although being stared at by fellow women, it still makes the girl very embarrassed.

Renne had finished wearing her clothes even though she had to continue to endure the embarrassment. He then looked towards the girl with the Elf race intently.

“Thank you— Kyrie?” Renne instantly shut up, ‘This damn mouth, I'll cut you off another day!’

“How can you know my name?” Kyrie looked curious, but the cold face was retained.

Renne turned her face away, not intending to answer because she did not know what she had to answer for what was the girl's question.

“Answ now or I'll use violence!” kyrie.

At the same time, someone had just moved the bush. Sontak makes Renne more alert if only the monsters that come attack.

Instantly the thought was broken after they knew that the person who produced the movement was Nathan.

“You're here, Renne. I was worried when I realized you weren't with us.”

“Ah, sorry. I just want to find some medicinal plants.”

“I've guessed it!” Nathan laughed, he then continued, “I'll help.”

When Renne turned her face, she could not find Kyrie. That made Renne even more worried and confused, in his previous life he was a quiet and reclusive child and acquaintance of a different guild. Even so, Renne often met the boy and was in the same party.

“What are you looking for right now? I can help searching with the detection skill I just got.”

Nathan's words break the daydream that envelops Renne. At the same time the girl immediately pulled out a list of poisonous plants from the inventory, complete with pictures.

“Hmm, are you looking for poisonous plants? For what?” Nathan curious.

“After all we have to be aware of the attacks of monsters like Big Boar Emperor or even stronger ones. We may also be faced with a situation where we cannot be together. So, I thought if poison would be useful in the moment of urgency.” Renne explained.

Nathan nodded in response to Renne's long-winded explanation. He then used the Detection skill and spread out a yellow circle that moved like a wave of water.

Within 50 meters, Nathan can see everything and identify an item or the presence of an enemy. Nathan then stopped using the skill.

“I found it.”

“Where?” Renne was getting very excited.

They walked in one direction and increasingly entered into the forest. As Renne realized, he found countless medicinal plants and poisonous plants living side by side.

“This ... this is truly heaven for me!” Renne was very happy.

“Although I do not understand about Herbalism, but I agree with the word.”

Nathan then looked at one of the red fruits that suddenly caught his attention. He then tried to eat it but Renne stopped before it entered the man's mouth.

“What's up?”

“Do you really want to eat it? Aren't you too off guard, Nathan?”

Nathan doesn't understand what Renne's talking about. He then took the fruit out of his hand and let it fall.

“The fruit is named Viper Jequirity, this plant contains abrin substances that are toxic to the body. The substance abrin will take over the body by inactivating ribosomes, the part of the body responsible for synthesizing proteins that have been consumed.” Renne explained with everything he knew.

Nathan was speechless when he heard Renne's explanation, what the girl said was true. He had become very discouraged by wanting to eat objects that are not known by name or even benefits.

Nathan then takes a pair of flowers from the inventory and sweeps the hair that covers Renne's ears. He then put the beautiful flower and left it in the ear.

“You look beautiful with this flower. I don't understand why you act like a girl in general, is there something going on?”

Nathan drew his face closer to Renne and pressed him even more so that the girl could not step back because of the tree trunk that was behind.