Lausto overwhelms the ogre, away from the other adventurers.

'...... what is that?'

　The first sight I saw after flying outside the city walls in the transfer camp, "I" couldn't suppress a drawn-out smile.
　Unlike the first time I came to the Labyrinth City, when I was flying as fast as I could to stop Rich's magic, now I had the luxury of taking my time to watch Lausto's battle.
　That's why I understand.

　The strength, or rather the abnormality, of the existence called Raust.

　Regardless of the mutation, the Ogre is not a strong opponent, whose power only extends to super-difficult demonic beasts that haven't mutated.
　However, it was supposed to be an existence that could never win with Raust's form as far as he could remember.
　And yet, Laust had overwhelmed the ogre.
　And that too, in a way that no one would have ever imagined.

...... Mr. Ronald?

　My consciousness, which had been stolen by Raust, was pulled back by a voice that echoed from next to me.
　Next to me was Lyra, who was staring at me with an unbelieving expression.
　Apparently, I had been so upset that I had revealed my emotions in public.
　I regained my composure a bit and opened my mouth with my usual smile on my face.

''Why are you here?　Lyra's place would be with the adventurers fighting the orcs.

'At my own discretion, I've decided that I'm of little use to you over there now.

　With that said, Lyra turned her attention to a group of adventurers battling orcs and hobgoblins.
　The battle was not a bad one, and indeed, Lyra could do without them.

If that's the case, what I need to do is assume that Zeke can't stop the ogre. I came here because I thought it would be a good idea to let the adventurers know when the new hand was coming.

　Then I almost laugh at Lyra, who looks up at my face, and I can't help but laugh at her honestly.
　Truly, Zeke has a good chief of staff as a companion, I think.

　Calling it dogmatic, Lyra, who made me think that idea, understood her lack of experience.
　That's why she was coming to ask my opinion, who can point out if she's wrong.

　And with that understanding, I didn't say anything about Lila's decision.
　I knew that not saying anything would be the best response to Lyra.
　I just silently look at Lausto.

''Would it be alright if I asked you a few questions?''

　Lila calls out to me in a reserved manner.

''I heard Zeke say that Roust has no talent. ...... Why is that?

　I chuckle at Lila's words.
　I realized that Lila had assumed that Raust had talent.

'No, Raust doesn't have any talent at the moment,'

...... Huh?

　It is said that the human race is a race loved by the gods.
　Its power is certainly powerful, but that doesn't mean that there is no way to fight other than through skill.
　Even without skills, elves like Mist can fight, and the same goes for other races.

　Even without skills, there are ways to handle magic and chi in this world.
　You can handle magic through sorcery, and you can handle chi through physical enhancements.

　...... But in all of those skills, Raust was incompetent.

　He can handle magic and qi.
　That may have been Laust's only characteristic, his strength.
　But other than that, Lausto had nothing else.
　As soon as we realized that we could use both magic and chi, Laruma and I did our best to teach Lausto the skills to handle magic and chi without using skills.
　That's something that even a top-notch adventurer could have run away from.
　Nevertheless, Raust was desperate to bite the bullet.

　Despite ......, Laust could only learn rudimentary skills in all of them.

　''It's a [Heel] that can barely even fix a wound. A magic that can only be used on a scale that is useful in life. A physical enhancement to the extent that even children can't win against an opponent who can use the skill.''

　I ask Lyra, pointing to Laust fighting in the meadow.

'Where do you find talent in someone with only that kind of skill?'

...... lies.

　The stunned voice that leaked out said more about Lyra's inner thoughts than anything else.

''...... even though you can handle such awesome body enhancements?

How great is that strength?

　I snickered at those words.
　It's true that Lausto has demonstrated amazing power, but in fact, it's too unstable to be limited to physical strengthening.
　I can't detect anything other than qi on my own, and I don't understand any of the movements of magic power.

　Even so, the unstable movement of the chi is enough to understand it.
　This is not the kind of technology that can be used in battle.
　If you make the slightest mistake in operating it, it's the kind of technology that will eat away at your body instead of the enemy's.

That was just a self-destruct technique.

"Self-destructive techniques ......?

Yeah.

　For a moment, you wonder what to say about your unstable state of chi.
　But you soon realize that such thoughts were futile.
　In this situation, it is not a detailed explanation that is needed to explain Lausto's abnormality, but a simple fact.
　It's a simple fact.

''If you can exert immense power for a minute, a power that destroys your body to the point where you can't move immediately afterwards. If you had that kind of power, would you use it?

...... Huh?　Yes, I know. You wouldn't use it on a daily basis, but you might consider it as a trump card.

'Yeah, I suppose so. That's the usual decision. But Laust didn't make that decision. That strength is the result of that decision.

......!

　The astonished look on Lila's face shows that she has guessed what I mean.

'Do you understand?　I meant to say that Laust's physical enhancements were suicide techniques.

　I assure Lyra, who is blindingly unbelieving.

'What Raust is using is a physical enhancement that essentially destroys your body in one minute. It's not even a talent, it's a self-destructive technique. That's what Lausto has mastered.

　From the movements of the fighting Lausto, it didn't appear that his body was injured.
　However, it was clear that he had injured his body in no small amount in order to master the physical strengthening to that extent.

　And Lausto's skill in performing physical enhancements that could be said to be synonymous with self-destructive techniques was naturally transcendent.

　As far as pure qi handling skills are concerned, Laust will surpass me.
　I'm sure he's quite adept at handling magic as well, judging by the way he moves his chi.

　You'll be able to see that you're not the only one who can do this.
　I can't help but really want to know.

　You're going to be able to find out how they were able to surpass me in just a few years, even if it was only with technology.

"I'll have to hear that one day.

　The heat in my chest, which I hadn't felt in a long time, caused my mouth to twist involuntarily.

　Because of Ralma's reporting every single time, I know about Narsena and Raust's past.
　That's why I naturally understood how strongly Narsena felt for Lausto.
　With that thought in mind, it's because of the desperate study that Narsena is so strong that even the top adventurers can't match her.

　Nevertheless, even such a Narsena is hazy, Lausto has been studying so hard that even such a Narsena is hazy.
　I'm not sure I need to think about what is in that chest anymore.
　Apparently, Lausto was even more passionate and single-minded than Narcena.

'You are loved, Narsena.

　When I muttered that, what came to my mind was hope.
　Even though there was a ray of hope in the labyrinth city now that Larma had built the walls, it was not an optimistic situation.

　The adventurers have fled, the guild branch leaders are untrustworthy, and the mutated Fenrir are flooding in.

　That's enough to make me originally give up on the level of dealing with the labyrinth runaway.
　However, if Raust is such a usable piece, he might be able to break the current situation.

''......!　The new guy.

　It was when Lyra, who had been stunned, was thinking about this that she suddenly shouted out when she looked in the direction of the labyrinth.
　Looking at her, she could see that new demonic beasts were rushing in from the direction of the labyrinth.

''I'll go towards the adventurers.''

Yeah. I'm counting on it.

　After catching a glimpse of Lyra's back as she leaves, I open my narrowed eyes a little as I spot an ogre in front of a group of demonic beasts.

''Obviously, the appearance of the ogre is unusual. No, I'll still leave it to Narsena and Roust to take down Fenrir along with Zeke .......

　Checking the day's gradual inclination, we decide that we'll be better off by nightfall at this rate.
　I was expecting a worst-case scenario of a fight at night, but I could avoid it.
　The next time you're in the marketplace, you're going to be able to get a better idea of what to expect.

''You're ...... here,''

　With those words, I turned my attention not to the labyrinth, but to the direction of the neighboring city of Nerburg.
　From there, I put my hand on my magic sword at the presence of a powerful enemy I can sense.
　At that moment, while suppressing the overflowing excitement, he stared in the direction of the neighboring city.

　The mutated Fenrir is a tricky enemy, even if it is me.
　Still, there was no tension in my mind, though I was wary.
　I'm not going to be able to say that you need to be overly afraid of Fenrir under the current circumstances.

''Well, we need to make this quick.

　While muttering that, I draw my magic sword.
　And then he was about to run in the direction of the next town to intercept Fenrir.

　...... It was then that I realized that there was not a single sign of a strong enemy.

''What kind of nightmare is this?''

　You can't help but swear.
　But swearing doesn't change the scene in front of me.

　When I see those two figures in the distance, I understand.

'...... Gryphon'

　The mutated demonic beasts that appeared in the labyrinth run amok, there were two of them.

　Fenrir who wears purple lightning on his body.

　And a griffon with the face of a hawk that continues to fly in the sky.

　...... That was the moment when the previous premise collapsed.