Episode 43.6 (2/2)
(Someone as good as her.)
(Should notice my strength to a degree at least.)
In a clash of swords, Ui is likely far below Lecan.
Hard to say what the result would be like in a match of strictly magic, but Lecan's mana pool is far above Ui's at least. Lecan would hold the advantage in a protracted battle inside the dungeon. And yet, it's weird how Ui speaks as if she's above Lecan even now.
”Today there's left only a few people who were present on that day Dungeon Palcimo was conquered.”
Jiza muttered.
”Heard it was 60 years ago.”
”It was 62 years ago.”
”Lecan-dono. Chief Minister Jiza's grandmother was one among the group of heroes who conquered Dungeon Palcimo.”
Toru added.
”Hou. Obaba, you didn't get to the last floor huh.”
”I have conquered floor 150 thrice.”
”What.”
”But in two of those three instances, the stairway to floor 151 did not show itself up because we lost our party members. As for the one exception, our party had exhausted all our strength on floor 150 despite the stairway's emergence, thus we did not take it further down.”
”That's too bad.”
”I should have gone then. Even by myself. Then I could have witnessed floor 151 with these eyes before my last breath.”
Silence descended.
”Lecan-chan. Do you think I'm an idiot for having such thoughts?”
”Who knows. I'm not gonna nitpick on what others put value on.”
”Hyo, hyo, hyo. You're really an interesting man, aren't you.”
”But if it were me, I wouldn't be appeased with just seeing.”
”Yes, I could see you being that.”
”I won't fight an opponent I can't beat. I'll retreat. No matter how beaten up I get retreating, by surviving I have another shoot at conquering it one day.”
”That's a dream already beyond reach for this old decrepit body of mine.”
”Lies.”
”Hou?”
”You haven't given up on trying to conquer this dungeon.”
”What makes you say that.”
”Your fighting spirit is still at its height even now. Your presence's got no gaps. Your mana is still being honed even this instance. I'm convinced your fangs are yet broken.”
Jiza stared wide at Lecan.
The small withered branch-like elderly woman looked like a gigantic monster in that moment.
A second later, Jiza's face loosened up before she broke into laughter.
”Hyo, hyo. Hyo, hyo.”
Jiza kept laughing for quite some time.