Umichi laughed as the other two had decided to walk with him. "Oh well, the company is nice at least." he said, walking along. Yumi had playfully asked him if he was planning to hoarde exp alone. He playfully went along with it. "How did you know? My plans, all ruined!!!!" Suki then talked about Light, how he was in a safe zone and how they "might" need her help. He patted her, "Yeah, I guess so. Thanks." He patronized her slightly but smiled. As monsters appeared, the others went to dispatch them. He decided to let them handle it, however, skillfully, swiftly timing [b]Single Shot[/b] in their attacks. It was a lot easier with Yumi, since her attacks were more of a stabbing motion, Suki on the other hand, was harder to time in. Either way, he helped them out secretly. At one point, in the distance ahead, he threw his sword. It wasn't on purpose, he was just wondering whether anything could activate [b]Single Shot[/b], it seems like almost anything could at this point. It one hit a Dire Wolf in the distance, and they picked it up along the way. 

Reaching town, the group had split. Suki went off to Light's side. Yumi .... he just couldn't see her for some reason. [i]Probably went to buy things or something[/i] he thought. Walking along to the blacksmith, with the NPC Hina in tow, he reached the door when a popup came. 
[quote=Announcement]
Congratulations! The sick companion quest has been completed. All members receive 250 experience, 250 col. 
[/quote]
[i]Looks like that's finished, that means Light is safe[/i] was the first thought in mind. Opening the door to the blacksmith, another popup came.
[quote=Announcement]
Congratulations! The [u]Sasamaru's Daughter[/u] quest has been completed. You have received 500 exp and 1500 col.
Additionally, you received an item, please choose from the below:
[list]
[*]Iron helmet (Heavy Metal Equipment)[/*]
[*]Iron chestplate (Heavy Metal Equipment)[/*]
[*]Iron leggings (Heavy Metal Equipment)[/*]
[*]Iron sword (Heavy Two-handed Sword)[/*]
[*]Iron shield (Shield)[/*]
[*]Set of 10 throwing steel knives (Throwable items) - Recharge time - 2 minutes per knife[/*]
[/list] 
[/quote]
[i]Hm.. It's all heavy equipment, I don't like ... Oh some throwing knives.[/i] Umichi was thinking when until he saw the knives. It looks like he also leveled up. Checking his col, he was at about 4000 col. Almost enough for the last enhancement. The enhancements were cheaper when there were less enhancements, but got more expensive with the more enhancements made on the equipment. It seems he was done with everything he needed to be done with in this town, unless a quest popped up. He was thanked by the blacksmith, Sasamaru. It felt like he did a real good deed, although, all he did was help an NPC. With that, he equipped the throwing knives, and left the blacksmith. He had began to flip through the guide book. It seems there weren't any other quests in the village, at least for now. He saw the Anneal Blade quest, as he called it. Although there were a few who had it in the beta, only person has been reported completing the quest at this point in time. It was a name of someone he did not recognize. There was currently no word on the [b][u]Rescue the Damsel in Distress[/u][/b] or the [b][u]Meet your Hero[/u][/b]. It seems so far that only Umichi and Suki had been the only ones to finish this quest. Although, it is possible others were not reporting it yet.

As Suki approached, Umichi smiled at her, it seems she was smiling to herself. "What are you smiling about?" he asked, cheerfully. He quickly checked the time, it was just passed 15:00. "How's Light doing? Have you checked on Haname?" he decided to ask, flicking through the menu. He was about to send a message to the members of the party. The message read "Everyone, it is likely that a lot of people will start making their way to Horuna Village. I suggest we gather our things and head out to the next town. It seems it's been mapped out, but no name was in the book. I think they want to let us find it out ourselves, or in-case it was renamed. Anyway, meet at the front of the village at 16:00. We leave at 16:10 sharp. I want to get to the next town by nightfall. That is all, see you soon." "So, lets restock for now" he said to Suki, smiling, as though finishing the message he sent out to everyone, like a personal message for her.