43 40Its not the person who did it, its someone else who gets it... this way!? (2/2)
I'm meeting here with fire clarity and others.
The fact that we're not here means that we're still in the dungeon.
Why do we have to have this troublesome rendezvous, but work is troublesome by nature.
Cut it out.
We've finished our pack of cigarettes when the guys show up.
Looks like you got ripped to shreds.
It will be your fault.
No, it's your mismanagement.
Do not be tempted to extinguish the remaining cigarettes just because you caught sight of them.
As a smoker's etiquette, be careful which way you blow out the smoke, but that's all.
You may also have been challenging the demon king's dungeon.
The dungeon's characteristic dust and mud can be seen all over your equipment.
Add to that his appearance and exhaustion.
Nostalfel sent us to assist your party.
”......
”You should at least answer, and if you don't want people to think you're a kid, you should fix your face.
You can also have a look at the same time as the other people.
You can find a number of different types of products and services on the market.
If you don't like it, say so, and if you have the guts to spit in your supervisor's face, then turn this down. I did my duty, at least. I'm willing to do it, but if you're not willing to do it, we're not going to talk.
”...... means you'll be under my command, right?
”Idiot, who told you that. We don't even know each other's capabilities yet. I'm the helper, but it's now or never for you to decide if I'm in your command.
Tired or stressed, probably both, plus the impatience of a recent lack of success, this guy's head isn't spinning at all.
...... Huh, do you have the energy to spare anyway?
”There is
”OK, then let's check each other's skills.
I don't expect to see the woman behind Fire Clear, Nanase Miki.
I don't know if it's a feeble-mindedness or an act, but she just looks at me and hazumi anxiously in a volatile atmosphere.
”What are you going to do?
”We're going to the training facility, what, a simple game.
Follow me,” he says, rubbing out a nearly-finished cigarette with a portable ashtray as he walks.
You stop and urge them with your chin, wondering if they will follow you.
The training facility is less than five minutes' walk from the gate.
What is this?
You've never used it? Then you should look at the facility a little more closely, honors student.
Above the training room, in the control room, I run my fingers across the keyboard, shaking the cigarette in my mouth.
I was notified in the morning, and I thought my application would not pass in a hurry, but the small number of testers and the small number of people who will be using the facility easily passed my application, so I quickly move my fingers to prepare the facility.
These guys are new to me, but this is a facility I've used many times.
I know how to operate it.
”Finish setting up, I'll just do it, you guys take a break and watch.
”What's going to happen?
”It's a virtual dungeon battle. Here you can fight Souls in the environment you set up. I'll go at it alone, you two. It doesn't change, so you sit here and watch. And then we'll compare abilities to see who's in command. Simple, right?
”Why don't we just talk about it and not do that?
You need to see how good you are anyway, Nanase, a picture is worth a thousand words. Seeing is better than hearing. Then this is the perfect way to practice.
I'm going to light an unlit cigarette with my recently learned fire magic.
This really helps me to not need a lighter.
You can see Nanase's expression of anxiety rather than dissatisfaction as she returns her gaze to the tip of her cigarette.
Explaining is the duty of a member of society, so I check my equipment while answering her words.
This is my experience, but a number on paper is never worth more than a scrap of paper in the field. You guys wouldn't agree that I'm in charge because I can do this much, would you?
He didn't nod, but he understood.
”I didn't watch your battles in detail either. I need to see how good you are right now.
Even if I could see their status, I'd never be convinced of their abilities.
This isn't just for them, but for me as well.
There's a potion right there. Drink it while you watch.
You head for the door to the stairs that lead from the control room to the training room.
There is no answer, as you expected, and you silently walk out and jump down the stairs.
The countdown has already begun.
It was just a matter of making it in time, but at this height, it's no big deal.
If you make a light landing sound, you'll be standing almost at the center of the stairs.
”Well, let's just flush it out, shall we?
”set up
As soon as a mechanical voice is played, the landscape changes languidly.
The field is a mixture of rock and wilderness, visible from above, with goblins, orcs, minotaurs and other faces that appear in the Onion King's dungeon.
The equipment is divided for both perspective and distance.
Bows and axes, swords and shields.
There are about a hundred of them.
I calculate the distance at about 200 meters.
Your target.
He slowly pulls the mineral tree from his back and grabs a cigarette.
”Let's call it ten minutes.
”Start!
At the sound of the machine, the army in front of me starts to move.
Unlike the dungeon, the movement of the army, which is different from the dungeon, is well-behaved and without surprise, and my facial muscles create a crescent moon.
”Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!
First, you will break the ranks of its troops with your spirit.
The lineup is divided into frightened and un-scared ones by the cry of the monkey.
I'll bite!
I slash at the gap.
I'll run so low that I can barely touch the ground and reduce the distance to two hundred meters in seconds.
I'll then cleave the gap between the goblin's body and the orc's, ignoring the weight difference between them.
If there's an enemy at long range, I'll just keep on going.
sword, bow, axe or magic... I'll come close and cut them down.
It's the only thing I can do, but I need to know my role.
You feel the soles of your feet on the gravel as you feel the shaman's army of shamans unleash their magic on your allies, turning your body so that the enemies around you are blown away.
With a little bit of space, space, land to kick out, and time to regain your poise, you can gather your magic like a thrusting mine tree, thrusting forward like a giant bullet.
Just passing through could cause extensive damage.
But utilizing your full potential means there will be consequences and you won't let up.
They prioritize the rear guard and continue to reduce their chances of catching me by surprise.
As if to interrupt that, the giant man challenges me.
The minotaur... huh? The minotaur, huh?
But even that huge man's power could only create a moment of stagnation.
The axe swung down was caught by the sword-like mineral tree and bounced back without squeaking, and then cut back up and down to make it cry goodbye.
This minotaur was only one piece of this minotaur, and since the rear guard was also slaying them all together, there should be very little left.
Fear is an emotionally charged soul, but escape is not an option.
Then it's just a matter of work.
”finish
Eleven minutes or a minute over.
It's only a warm-up.
Smoke a bottle after work.
I'm happy to see that you're not skimping on the work.
Now, let's see what you've got next.
I hadn't received any wounds, so I walked across the floor to the control room where the scenery was once again distorted and I returned to the original inorganic training room.
In order to measure the fire clarity that I would see next.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single.
Her Suela Handelberg (Dark Elf)
Memoria Tris (vampire)
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors
Status
Force 2802 → 3012
Endurance 3050 → 3331
Agility 1999 → 2102
Endurance 2641 (-5) → 2924 (-5)
Dexterous 1336 → 1600
Knowledge 89 -> 90
Intuition 422 → 485
Luck 5 → 5
Magic power 1022 → 1233
State
Nicotine addiction
Lung pollution (small)
Skills
Monkey Cry
Slash (NEW)
Word of the Day
Huh?
Oops, man, I almost went back in time.