Welcome to the Realm of the Masters!
The boss on the 20th floor is a Giant Serpent.
"I'm not good with snakes..."
"Me neither..."
"Leave this to me!"
Alexia stood in front of everyone, holding his magnificent
sword.
"Alright, we'll leave it to you~"
Tact said, pointing his hand towards the Giant Serpent.
As Nell provided support with defensive magic,
Me and Leon's ice magic covered the Giant Serpent's
surroundings, blocking its escape route.
"Frost Bind!"
Alexia slashed at the Giant Serpent from the front with his fire-enchanted sword.
The Giant Serpent raised its head high and spewed
poisonous mist towards Alexia.
Alexia couldn't avoid it completely and took a direct hit, but fortunately, Nell's defensive magic reduced the damage.
Garcia threw a straight punch on the spot, and no one knew what happened, but the Giant Serpent instantly fell apart, and a shower of blood rained down.
Harbel couldn't help but admire Garcia when he saw that.
"Mr. Garcia, that punch was amazing!"
Harbel said with sparkling eyes.
"Hmm..."
He walked away with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"Leon, that was amazing earlier!"
"Yeah, but that's not normal, there seems to be some kind of
special power..."
Alexia was having Nell remove the poison and heal her, but
he was completely red from being drenched in the Giant
Serpent's blood.
Everyone except Harbel was a bit taken aback by Garcia's attack.
"Harbel, that Garcia guy is exceptional, let's start with basic
unarmed combat training for now!"
"Yes, Leon, please."
Leon taught him the basics of unarmed combat.
"Harbel's unarmed combat is a brawling style, so let's build
on that without breaking it."
Leon taught him while actually sparring with him.
"Leon, why don't you use unarmed combat?"
"In this body of mine, the martial arts I learned over there
weren't strong enough to use. I was overflowing with magical
talent, so I chose that instead."
"I see."
"But I can teach you, and unarmed combat seems to be more
suited to Harbel's body!"
"I don't know why my mind and body are so unbalanced, but there might be some meaning to it..."
We stayed overnight on the 20th floor and headed to the 21st
floor.
There was an explanation lady at the entrance to the 21st
floor.
"I am Inon. Please note that there are additional rules from
the 30th floor onwards. From here on, you will challenge the
floors solo. However, only the boss on the 30th floor is
allowed to be challenged in a raid."
"I have a question!"
"Yes, Mr. Leon, please."
"What happens if I act together with other examinees while
solo?"
"Since it's solo, helping other examinees is a violation and
you will be immediately disqualified."
"Then, is it also a violation to heal an injured examinee?"
"No, solo is only for combat, so detoxification and healing are
fine as long as it's not during combat."
"Then, is it okay to rest in the same house or something?"
"That's fine too."
"I understand, thank you."
"There will probably be a full-scale robbery starting from
here, so be careful not only of the monsters but also of the
examinees!"
"Got it."
"For the time being, Nell and I are the only ones who can heal,
so let's keep a moderate distance and gather at each floor at
a set time!"
"Roger that."
"Well then, I'll go my own way around here. I don't think I'll be
of much help!"
"Huh? Why?"
"I'm a burden, and I'm not even a companion!"
"Huh? Tact is also a companion!"
Harbel, read the atmosphere here...
"Oh, you think of me as a companion?"
"Of course!"
Harbel said firmly.
Well, that's Harbel for you...
"Tact, come with us!"
"Leon..."
"For now, let's meet in front of the 22nd floor at 1 PM!"
"If you get injured, contact Nell or me immediately!"
"Got it!"
"Roger that."
"Okay."
"Alright!"
Garcia and the others decided to go solo as they were. In the
end, we couldn't confirm the abilities of the other three very
well.
I'm good at one-on-one fights!
I'm confident to some extent even against multiple
opponents.
I'll take this opportunity to try out various magic
manipulation and attribute enhancement during unarmed
combat!
"Goblins... they're probably in a group, so I have to be careful!"
Three goblins attacked, wielding clubs and dirty knives.
"This might be good for practice!"
"First, a fire punch!"
It hit the goblin's face along with the club.
"Next, a wind punch!"
The knife goblin dodged it and laughed.
"This time, an ice punch!"
It hit another club goblin and froze it.
"Alright!"
"Then, I'll use a knife too!"
"I'll counter with a fire knife!"
The goblin taunted me, switching the knife between its left
and right hands.
Swish, swish, swish
It approached, feinting with quick thrusts.
I parried with my knife, and the dirty knife spun away.
The goblin seemed to be looking for its knife, but I
immediately slashed its neck, cutting off both hands and
feet, and defeated it.
At that moment, swish, swish, swish
Several arrows flew from the upper right and hit my body, but
they didn't damage me thanks to my magic barrier.
"Dangerous!"
I responded with my gun and managed to avoid it.
"You can't let your guard down!"
"How did Garcia do that attack?"
I tried to imitate it, concentrating all the magic in my body
into one point of a straight punch and firing it.
A moment later, the surrounding air flowed as if it was being
sucked into one point, and a huge hole was blown into the
large tree in front of me with a tremendous sound.
"No way..."
"Boy! You're pretty good."
"Garcia.."
"I tried to imitate Garcia and this happened..."
"Imitate..."
"How about this!"
Garcia put strength into his fist and concentrated, and his fist
began to emit something like light, and then he swung it out
at once.
Then, a huge beam of light was emitted from the tip of his
fist, and all the trees in front of him were knocked down,
leaving a straight line of nothingness.
"Ha..."
"Hoo..."
"What is that..."
"Try it!"
"No, even if you tell me to try it..."
A beam of light must have been a combination of light and
fire magic, so should I blend light and fire magic power in the
same proportion in my fist?
Harbel took a deep breath, lowered his waist, held his fist in
front of his chest, and began to concentrate his magic.
Then, as he mixed the light and fire magic power to the same
extent and concentrated further, his fist began to glow little
by little.
As he shot out his fist, a beam of light was emitted in a
straight line, but it only made fist-sized holes in the trees.
However, the holes continued in a straight line.
"Not bad for a first try."
"Your magic concentration was smooth, and your attribute
manipulation was okay. You'll be able to do that much soon
with practice."
"Thank you, Garcia."
He stares at him again with sparkling eyes.
Those eyes, those eyes...
I want to kill him!
But I want to nurture him!
Those eyes!
Garcia suddenly started doing squats while fantasizing in his
head.
"What is that squat for?"
"It's a change of pace!"
"Yes!"
Harbel also started doing squats along with Garcia.
"Hoo..."
"Garcia, why are you taking the MD exam even though you're
so strong?"
"I can't say yet!"
"I see..."
"I'll show you one more thing as a service!"
"Yes!"
Garcia crossed his hands in front of his body and took a
stance.
As he concentrated his magic, electricity burst out from his
whole body and gathered in both arms, and then,
"Thunder God Fist!"
He unleashed a flurry of blows at an incredible speed, and
chunks of lightning scattered, showering the area with
lightning strikes.
"Hoo..."
"That's so awesome!"
Harbel watched with excitement.
"Garcia, I really respect you!"
It doesn't feel bad... but,
I'll devour you someday! That magic power!
"Work hard!"
"Yes!"
Garcia said that and slowly walked away.
"Thunder God Fist is so cool!"
Harbel was still excited.
