I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Hearing Milia call his name, Ji Lin stopped and turned to look at Milia, asking in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

Milia looked at Ji Lin and said gratefully:

"Thank you for helping me earlier. By the way, little sister, what's your name?"

Ji Lin tilted his head, looked at Milia, blinked, and said to her:

"Hmm? Me? My name is Ji Lin. Helping my sister escape from that monster was just a small favor, no need to thank me too much."

"Ji Lin? Why does he sound like someone from the East?"

And that kid named Ji Lin just called the Tail Hammer Dragon a monster? What's that? Is that how Easterners refer to monsters?

Then Milia looked at Ji Lin and said:

"Um, by the way, Ji Lin, are you... a hunter? Why are you here alone?"

Upon hearing Milia's question, the naive Ji Lin immediately replied:

"Hunter? I'm not a hunter, and I'm not hunting alone."

"Eh?"

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Milia froze. Just then, a rustling sound came from the bushes, and Milia immediately tensed up. However, a familiar Owo? owO face popped out of the bushes, causing Milia and Ji Lin to shout simultaneously:

"Master Youyou?"

"Youyou-chan?!"

After hearing each other's forms of address, Milia and Jilin looked at each other and said:

"Hey? Sister, do you know Master Youyou?!"

"Huh? Ji Lin, you know Youyou-chan?!"

When Yuhaka saw Milia and Jilin calling his name together, he was a little confused and tilted his head.

...The girl is being transferred...

In Water Cave Village, Yuhaka gave Milia a bowl of fish soup made by Meru the cat. Milia took the soup from Yuhaka and said thank you, but... Milia looked at the pair of bright dragon horns on Yuhaka's head and felt puzzled and curious.

She knew perfectly well that Yuhaka didn't have dragon horns on her head the last time she saw her, right? It hasn't even been that many days since she last saw Yuhaka, and now Yuhaka has dragon horns on her head??

And then there is...

Milia looked at Ji Lin, who was listening to the kitchen cat's instruction, and thought of a question.

When they were on the outskirts of the ancient forest, Milia clearly heard Jilin call Yuhaka "Master." By the way, did Yuhaka teach Jilin hunting skills?

However, Milia also recalled that she didn't seem to know how strong Ehaka was. She only remembered hearing that Ehaka could easily defeat a female Rathalos, but what about now?

Milia wasn't quite sure, but she felt that Milia's strength was probably a little stronger than before.

Chapter 245 [Milia: Can you give me a ride?]

In the ancient forest, in the water cave village...

Milia was somewhat surprised by the significant changes in Water Cave Village. Last time she visited, she thought it was only slightly better than a typical cat village, but now… Milia was bewildered by the sight of many of the Merlins wearing companion cat equipment made from fire dragon materials. Weren't these Merlins a little too powerful…?

To be honest, Milia suspected that Yhaka had killed all the fire dragons. Well... in fact, after Yhaka returned, he had killed almost all the male fire dragons flying in the ancient forest and the female fire dragons walking on the ground. After all, Yhaka was very greedy for the fire dragons' tenderloin and fire dragon eggs.

Milia, sitting on a cushion made of the soft fur of a blue bear beast, looked at Yuhaka and the others and said:

"Speaking of which, so many monsters that originally lived deep within the Ancient Forest have suddenly appeared in this area? Youyou, do you know why?"

Upon hearing Milia's words, Yuhaka and Jilin, who were standing nearby, gave her "OwO?" and "O_O?" looks. Seeing their reactions, Milia covered her face with a headache and said:

"Uh...this is a question I shouldn't be asking you..."

Then Milia asked Rorota, who was standing nearby, and Rorota, somewhat puzzled by Milia's question, replied:

"The specific reason is unclear, but this is the first time we've heard of a monster as dangerous to hunters as the Tail Hammer Dragon."

Hearing Rorota's words, Milia stroked her chin and said:

"So, the appearance of a tailless dragon living deep in ancient forests here might have happened not long ago?"

Lorota nodded and said:

"Hmm, that might be true, meow. Before, the most we encountered was the fire dragon, and that was about it, meow."

Upon hearing Rorota's words, Milia's face revealed a somewhat subtle expression as she thought:

"Fire dragons are pretty dangerous, you know..."

Although Milia really wanted to say it, she was speechless when she saw the Palicoes passing by wearing Palico armor made from Rathian and Rathalos materials. Even the Palicoes' armor was better than hers. To be honest, Milia was also considering doing Rathian hunting quests to get some Rathian materials and make a Rathian armor set.

......................

"Alright, it's about time, I should go."

After chatting for a while, Milia got up to leave. Yuhaka, standing nearby, tilted his head and looked at Milia with a puzzled expression, saying:

"Not staying for dinner?"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Milia waved her hand and said:

"No, I need to report the appearance of dangerous monsters like the Rathalos and the Tail Hammer Dragon on the outskirts of the Ancient Forest to the Hunter's Guild as soon as possible. Otherwise, novice hunters who are on missions in the outskirts of the Ancient Forest may encounter danger or something."

However, just as Milia stood up to leave, she paused for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly to Yuhaka:

"Um... Yu-Yu-chan, could you give me a ride?"

"OwO eh?"

Accompanied by Yuhaka and Jilin, Milia safely arrived at a hunter's camp, where she thanked Yuhaka and Jilin.

With the help of Yuhaka and Jilin, Milia's hunter camp was quickly dismantled by Yuhaka and Jilin, loaded onto the herbivorous dragon vehicle, and then they hurriedly left.

Ji Lin didn't quite understand Milia's hurried manner. Were the monsters called Tail Hammer Dragon and Rathalos dangerous?

Ji Lin was puzzled by this. If there were any hunters here at this moment, they would definitely complain, right?

...................

After Milia left, Yuhaka and Jilin returned to Water Cave Village.

After Ji Lin dealt with the Fire Dragon couple, the Meru Cat Master, who was in charge of making Palico equipment, used the materials from the Fire Dragon couple to make a set of armor. Although Palico armor is not quite the same as Hunter armor, it was still not a big problem with a little modification.

Of course, it takes a little time to make a set of armor.

However, Ji Lin wasn't particularly interested in armor. After all, during her previous combat training with Yuhaka, Ji Lin had learned one thing: armor was all for naught; the only truth was dodging attacks. As long as I was fast enough, I didn't need to defend!

Therefore, Ji Lin requires his armor to be lightweight.

"I see... However, materials from male Rathalos and female Rathian are not suitable for crafting lightweight and agile armor..."

"Then... what kind of monster materials are needed to craft that kind of armor?"

Hearing that the Meru Cat in charge of crafting the equipment had said this, Ji Lin became curious and asked the Meru Cat what materials could be used to make such armor. The Meru Cat in charge of crafting the armor also told Ji Lin about the monster materials.

"Nymphalosaurus?"

The cat named Melu, who was in charge of making the armor, nodded and said:

"That's right, it's Nargacuga, meow. If you bring me some Nargacuga materials, I can make you a set of Nargacuga armor, meow."

After hearing this, Ji Lin nodded to indicate that he understood. However, Ji Lin still didn't seem to know much about what a velociraptor looked like. Afterwards, Ji Lin also asked Rorota for information about velociraptors.

"It has jet-black bristles all over its body, looks a bit like a cat, has wings on its front paws that look like blades, and a big tail like Master Youyou's?"

Upon seeing this, Ji Lin glanced at Yuhaka, who was wagging its large tail to the side. Yuhaka noticed Ji Lin's gaze and then ran its tail across Ji Lin's chin. Ji Lin grabbed Yuhaka's tail, examined it closely, and then said to Rorota, who was standing nearby:

"Like this kind of tail?"

Lorota nodded and said to Ji Lin:

"Even with a tail like this, Miss Ji Lin can see the spiky scales on Youyou-chan's tail, right?"

Ji Lin looked at the spiky scales on Yuhaka's large tail and said to Rorota:

"These things?"

Rorota, standing to the side, nodded in agreement, while Yuhaka, whose big tail was being held by Ji Lin, looked utterly bewildered with an "O_O?" expression.

What are these two doing? Why isn't Ji Lin stroking his big tail?

Chapter 246 [Ji Lin Hunts the Nargacuga]

After Ji Lin obtained information about the Swift Dragon, Rorota, who was standing nearby, also said to Ji Lin:

"Although Miss Ji Lin knows the specific description of the Swift Dragon's appearance, it is still very difficult to find it."

Upon hearing Rorota's words, Ji Lin looked puzzled and then asked Rorota why.

"Because Nargacuga is a very rare monster. Of course, it doesn't mean that Nargacuga is rare in number, but rather that Nargacuga rarely appear in people's sight. They are usually creatures that like to appear at night, and it is very difficult for others to find their whereabouts."

Hearing Rorota's words, Ji Lin said with some distress:

"In that case, wouldn't it be very difficult to find a Nargacuga or something?"

Lorota touched her little head and said to Ji Lin:

"Hmm... Although there is a way to find those velociraptors, that method requires Yuu-chan's help, meow."

Upon hearing Rorota's words, Ji Lin looked towards Yuhaka, who was looking at Ji Lin with an "OwO" expression.

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night.

In the depths of the ancient forest, Yuhaka transforms into its third form, slowly flying through the air using the power of Steel Dragon. However, it looks more like it's floating in the air than flying, much like Storm Dragon.

On Yuhaka's back, Ji Lin looked down at the trees deep within the ancient forest and said to Yuhaka:

"Master Youyou, have you seen a velociraptor?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's question, Yuhaka shook his large head to indicate that he didn't have one. However, it didn't take long for Yuhaka to spot a Nargacuga. After finding the Nargacuga, Yuhaka reminded Ji Lin on his back, since Ji Lin had previously said that she would hunt the Nargacuga herself, and Yuhaka didn't want to personally deal with it.

"Hey!"

Jilin, who was on Yhwach's back, leaped off Yhwach's back. After Jilin stopped on Yhwach's back, she used the power of Kushala Daora to slow her descent and then landed on a tree.

As the rustling sound came from the tree, the velociraptor that was eating antelope on the ground immediately raised its head and looked around warily, as if worried that some monster would come and steal its food.

Hidden among the leaves, Ji Lin also noticed the Swift Dragon's wary expression. It seemed that, just as Rorota had said, the Swift Dragon appeared to be very vigilant.