“No, that’s impossible .”
Rebel looked unconvinced when I shook my head.
“ ? People in this country are strangely humble, aren’t they? Is it a virtue to act like you can’t do something you can do?”
“No, such a thing does exist maybe ”
Especially for working adults.
How should I put it, even though it is obvious that you can do it, there is an impression that you should not show it . If you’re a little too good at something, you’re immediately called out for being a jerk.
Well, in my case, on the other hand, Chief Shimizu would often ask me, “Why can’t you do this after working here for three years?” I used to get angry with Chief Shimizu. She would ask me if I had a sense of responsibility for my work and if I kept making the same mistakes purposefully. Oh, I feel sad when I remember that.
“Well, whatever. You should at least understand your own strength .”
With a whoosh, Rebel appeared in front of me again.
My kunai clashed against her staff, I tried to entangle her legs in the shadows, but she dodged once again.
I dodged, ducked, and somehow managed to keep up with Rebel’s movements.
“Look how quickly you responded to my movements.”
“No, wait -a minute, fast-”
Why does she have time to talk in this situation?
Her figure disappeared.
For a moment it was right beside me, and then behind me again.
I can barely keep up with her even with my skills in full effect.
“You look like you are struggling to keep up.”
“That’s because you’re too fast!”
If I try to create a wall with item boxes and keep my distance, she will immediately circle around me and close the distance.
Even if I try to use the shadows to restrain her movements, she’ll quickly cut the shadows and, in the first place, she is too fast for me to land a hit on her.
And because she is always so close, Momo also can’t use her skills properly.
It’s not easy at all.
(How can I fight back .?)
It’s not like it’s a battle manga where you can see your opponent’s movements clearly, so there’s no way I can react to her quickly.
Ichinose and the others can not follow the movement yet, and Igarashi, who is hiding in the shadows, is not the type to stand out in the open and fight.
Is there anything else we can do, anything at all?
“Look, think, think, think. You can still go faster.”
“Guh .!”
I started thinking hard and searching for a clue to fight back.
Your proficiency has reached a certain level.≫ Concentration has been raised from LV8 to LV9.≫ Proficiency has reached a certain level.≫ Prediction has been raised from LV7 to LV8.≫
I heard the announcement of my skill upgrades.
I could finally relax my thoughts a little bit and think better.
“Your concentration has improved. And your movements have also improved. Come on, we are not done yet. There is still more to be done.”
“Ah, wait . wait!”
“No waiting. Look, look, you’re still not moving fast enough! You should at least force me to use my magic skills by the end of the day. And I’ll also make you aware of your strengths and the extraordinary potential that lies within you.”
No, isn’t that a little too high a hurdle?
I was so busy dealing with her relentless attacks that I couldn’t even attack her properly that day.
“Well, let’s stop here for today. Tomorrow we’ll push harder.”
I couldn’t even reply properly, I fell directly to the ground.
If I do this every day . won’t I die before the battle?
I thought like that while enjoying Momo’s fluffy hair.
By the way, at the end of that day’s training, Igarashi had changed from her jersey to her casual clothes once again. For the sake of her honor, I will not tell you why.
Later that day, Fujita and Towada’s team also returned.
They were ragged and bruised, but no one was dead.
They had succeeded in defeating the Named monsters with their own strength.
They must have improved their level considerably.
Fujita and the others looked much more confident than before.
Ah but, Nijo’s crying and hugging dirtied my clothes.
Still, little by little, everyone was starting to build their strength.
We hunted monsters, raised our levels, and repeatedly fought with Rebel-
And in the blink of an eye, time passed just like that.
CH 218
Don’s donation chapter (1/2)
It was the night of a full moon.
A glittering palace stood in the middle of the forest.
On the balcony, there was a young man.
He wore a white cloak and carried a ceremonial sword decorated with gold and jewels at his waist.
He was a man who could easily be recognized as a noble at one glance.
He was waiting for someone.
“Are you back?”
The young man opened his mouth and someone answered.
Before he knew it, there was a girl by his side.
It was a girl of about fifteen years old, dressed in black kimono.
Her red hair was flowing, and she carried a large sword as tall as her body on her back.
“How have the people been?”
“They are in high spirits. They must be very happy that the demons are gone. The whole country is in a festive mood.”
“Well, we only told the people that the demons were gone. I suppose that’s to be expected.”
“ Are you sure all the demons are on the other side?”
“Ah, the six kings, the Condemned, the Bladed Beast, as well as the Divine Tree and ‘that’ woman, they have all been sent to the other side. No, ‘she’ is the only one who went there willingly. My my .”
The girl’s expression changed slightly at his words.
“It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? But it’s true. Is she really a sage? Well, the system is running without a hitch.”
“Is everything going as planned .?”
“Yes, if all goes as planned, in six months we will be transported to the other side.”
He pulled out a fist-sized crystal from his pocket.
The crystal, which emitted a soft lilac light, radiated a suspiciously dark and dense energy.
The mere sight of it made the girl feel nauseous.
She turned her head away and refused to even look at it.
He laughed and ignored her insolence.
“That’s a good reaction. If you had continued to look at it directly, even you would have had your soul sucked out.”
He said this as if there was nothing wrong with it.
The girl couldn’t help but feel a shiver run down her spine at his words.
“The sage’s crystal, could you please not torment my men too much?”
As she clutched the crystal with all her strength, the heavy feeling she had been experiencing disappeared as if it was just an illusion.
“You really are a lot like your creator, huh.”
He then puts the crystal back in his pocket.
This was the master key that had allowed him to tamper with the world fusion system that the sage had created.
“The Sage was an amazing person. But the Sage was also foolish. People are not as beautiful and perfect as you think they are.”
The system for world fusion created by the Sage was divided into three stages.
First, before the end of this world’s lifespan, a few people will be transferred to the other world, and the situation will be explained to the people of the other world, and their cooperation will be obtained during that time.
The next step was to physically merge this world with the other world in a way that would not cause damage to the other world. In this process, we will make adjustments in various aspects such as climate, logic, and laws, as well as regulate the world that has expanded.
Finally, people and monsters will be transferred to the other world.