Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 60 Comparison and Contradiction?

"Tap tap tap..."

On the plains outside the town, a simple wooden carriage was slowly making its way towards the dark, misty forest.

Horse hooves trampled the compacted path, kicking up fine dust.

Inside the vehicle, House and his five companions sat around the railing, with some armor, tents, and other miscellaneous items piled up in the middle.

With more people, there are naturally more things to prepare, especially since the team includes Sylvia and Luna, the assassin sister, both of whom are not very strong.

Walking for a long time will inevitably lead to fatigue.

With this in mind, House spent 10 copper coins to hire a carriage to take everyone to the edge of the forest, so as to save them from expending too much energy on the way and affecting the subsequent hunting mission.

Although ten copper coins can buy five standard meals at the Aion Tavern, or a nice night's stay.

But for House, this was already a small amount of money.

Anyway, goblins have gone up in price now.

On the way, House started chatting casually with the others.

After all, they had only known each other for a short time and were not very familiar with one another. Including Sylvia, the expressions of the group were rather cold.

However, House knew in his heart that these people were just socially awkward.

After all, from what House knew of Zem, he was a big guy with social anxiety.

Birds of a feather flock together.

People with social anxiety are also likely to have social anxiety.

House started by chatting with Zem.

Through this connection, he quickly brought up the swordsman Luther, and then began talking to his sister Luna.

With the blessing of [Form Transformation], House, who always had a friendly smile on his face, quickly became familiar with everyone.

Sylvia watched silently from the side, her heart filled with envy.

As a half-elf, the barriers and prejudices between races made it difficult for her to make true friends.

When she heard from Pierce and Leila that there were many demi-humans among the adventurers, like herself, with impure bloodlines, she developed a longing for an adventurous life.

Become an adventurer, go on adventures together, and you'll make friends.

This is one of the reasons why she wanted to become an adventurer.

House was still talking to Luna.

"Luna, I'm curious, your stealth skill allows you to conceal your presence, but can it be detected by Sylvia's detection skill?"

As soon as he finished speaking, House suddenly turned to look at Sylvia, who was lost in thought.

"Huh?!"

Caught off guard by being called out, Sylvia snapped back to reality and looked at House in surprise.

House, however, ignored Sylvia's surprise and continued his analysis:

As an assassin, Luna possesses a level 2 skill called [Stealth] that allows her to conceal her presence and land silently.

Sylvia, on the other hand, possesses a unique ability called "Plant Language," which allows her to perceive her surroundings through plants.

If both of them activate their skills at the same time, will Sylvia be able to detect Luna's presence through the plants, or will Luna be able to successfully hide right under Sylvia's nose?

Upon hearing House's question, Sylvia instinctively wanted to refuse.

She had some reservations.

If such a comparison were to determine who is stronger or weaker, it could very likely create a rift between her and Luna.

Comparisons inevitably lead to contradictions.

Is it wrong for House to do this?

Before Sylvia could even speak, House had already started urging Luna on.

Urged on by House, Luna, who was already somewhat socially awkward, immediately activated her stealth skill because it was the captain's order.

In an instant, the other four, including House, felt a strange sensation.

Even though Luna was sitting right next to them, for some reason, everyone felt as if she didn't exist.

Although its form was clearly visible, its aura and movement had completely disappeared, and its presence had been completely stripped away.

It's like an illusion and a projection.

"Is this what level two [Concealment] is?"

House was surprised, then turned to look at Sylvia and gave her an encouraging and trusting look.

With no other option, Sylvia closed her eyes and activated [Plant Language] to perceive her surroundings.

A moment later, she slowly opened her eyes.

All four of them stared at her with immense curiosity.

Sylvia glanced slowly at everyone, her gaze lingering on Luna for a moment before quickly moving on.

Finally, she looked at House, a hint of hesitation on her face.

House smiled slightly when he noticed the hesitant expression on Sylvia's face and the pleading look in her eyes.

Stable.

"You can 'see' Luna, right, Sylvia?"

House spoke frankly.

The Lu siblings standing to the side both looked shocked.

Especially Luther, the older brother, looked at Sylvia with a deep sense of solemnity in his eyes.

The [Stealth] skill, although a basic skill for most players, is also a core skill for assassins.

Although it is widely circulated and popular, this does not mean that it is a weak point.

On the contrary, precisely because it is the key to an assassin's survival, at the same level, the priority of [Stealth] is almost higher than all ordinary detection skills.

Level 2 [Exploration], [Perception], and [Gazing] are all unable to see through [Concealment].

Now, Sylvia's [Plant Language] can actually see through her sister Luna's level 2 [Concealment].

This means that either Sylvia's [Plant Language] has reached the third level;

Either [Plant Language] has a higher priority than [Concealment].

Regardless of which one it is, it's enough to show that Sylvia's abilities are not simple.

Just as Luther was worried that his sister Luna would be at a disadvantage in the team because of this comparison, House spoke up again at the right time.

"Sylvia, can your 'plant language' sense physical entities, or can it sense the aura emanating from Luna?"

Hearing House speak like that, everyone looked at Sylvia again, and Luther's heart tightened once more.

He didn't understand why House would ask such a question again.

Fortunately, this time, Sylvia gave House a satisfactory answer.

"The entity is only a vague outline that my skills can perceive."

Sylvia spoke with utmost seriousness.

Her skills could only sense physical entities, but not Luna's presence.

"Understood."

House understood.

He glanced at Luther, whose face was filled with tension, and at his sister Luna, who looked completely bewildered and oblivious. A gentle smile played on his lips as he spoke to Sylvia:

"Your knowledge of plant language is impressive."

Sylvia froze for a moment, instinctively clutching the hem of her clothes, her eyes avoiding Luna's gaze.

House's statement was essentially a denigration of Luna's skills.

With these concerns in mind, Sylvia was about to remind House when she saw him turn to Luna and offer the same compliment:

"Luna, your level 2 [Stealth] is also very good."

Hearing this, Luther's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, but he still couldn't help but ask:

"Captain, but just now Sylvia..."

"I know what you mean, but," House interrupted him with a smile, softening his tone, "there's really no way to compare which of these two skills is stronger or weaker."