Well, school is over and I'm home. So I'm logging into the game, and it's depressing. After all, I didn't re-summon Lily and her friends yesterday after that, nor did I summon Setia and her friends. I thought about all kinds of things to say to Lily and the others, but I can't start without actually happening and talking to them.

So I log in and check my status first. My level has gone up 3. My combat skills had skyrocketed.

You can see how much of a rampage I went through yesterday. And my barehanded skills had evolved into fighting skills. This was when the barehanded Lv5 skill became Lv10, and the info flowed.

'Your barehanded skill has reached lvl 10. Your barehanded skill has evolved into a fighting skill.'

First, let's check the title we got yesterday.

The title "PKK
Effect: Suicide Attack against PKs.
If you beat a certain number of PKs, you'll get a title.

Title: "The Undefeated Champion
Effect: Suicide Attack in a duel.
This title can be earned by defeating several players unharmed in a duel.

And new magic and martial arts have been released. Here's how to check them.

Fighting [Straight], [Jab]
Kicking techniques [spinning kick], [jumping kick]
Wands [Magic Circle], [Entrust]
Wind Magic [Fuhr Wind], [Atmosphere]
Fire Magic [Fire Shower], [Burst]
Earth magic [Tremor], [Earthwall]
Water Magic [Water Cutter], [Splash]
Dark Magic [Sleep], [Illusion]
Light magic [Laser], [Clear]
Lightning magic: [Shockbolt], [Thunderbranch]
Bombing [Rave Root], [Red Ray]
Wood magic [Poison], [Binding]　
Ice magic [Freeze], [Icicle Arrow]
Spacetime Magic [Communication], [Appointment]

I checked it and couldn't help but click my tongue, I should have tried it with the guys from yesterday. Poison and Poison.
They've got a hell of a lot of money in their possession, over 100,000 G's. How much did we beat them?

Now that we're done checking, let's re-summon Lily and her friends. When I re-summon them, Lily and Ion appear. It's something I knew, but I'm still relieved to see them.

The first thing Lily and the others do when they're summoned is...Lily jumps on me, crying.

'Tacto!

But Aeon, who was faster than Lilly, side-swiped her and Lilly crashed into the wall. Oi, Lily, are you okay? Aeon comes hugging me.

Mr. Tact, are you okay?　Are you hurt or something?　I'm sorry.

I stroke Ion's head and he does as he is told. Then Lily, who has hit the wall, comes over here too.

'Hihiyo...Aeon.

He was in a lot of pain because it hit him in the face. At any rate, I also pet Lily's head as she comes closer. Lily smiles as she looks comfortable. Well, now that I've calmed down, let's talk about yesterday.

Anyway, thanks for yesterday. Both of you. For fighting for me.

'What?　No, no. Rather, nothing can be done.

I stop Ion's words with a pat on the head.

'Regardless of the outcome, let me just say thank you.

Mr. Tact...
Tact...

'And those people who were there, I took them down by myself, so I'm okay.

"What?

Oh, I thought I said it naturally, but no...well, it's not normal.

'What do you mean by that?

Aeon is going to ask me about it. Well, I don't know what to do... I'm talking about how I snapped when I saw you guys get knocked down... but I decided to wrap it up in an oblique manner for now.

'Was Tact-san that strong...?'

Serious tactics, I wanted to see that!

Lilly. I don't think the day will ever come when you guys will see me like that. If I did my fighting style with Lily's muscle power, it would be a more deadly sight than me. Well, I'm not going to have to deal with the killing, so I'll have a big smile on my face and...yeah, that's scary. Let's stop thinking about it.

'I understand the situation. But it's still frustrating.

Lily's frustrated too~!

I know it hurts to be frustrated, but don't flap your legs around on the bed. I can see in your skirt! I can't see it through security!

If you're feeling sorry for yourself, don't forget it.

What do you mean?

'My mentor said that the first step in growth starts with a feeling of frustration.

One step of growth...

Lily ponders. Yeah, you can worry about it. It's also growing up, you know.

'What kind of person was your master, Tact-san?

Aeon asks me. Well, do you mind if I tell you?

'You were hard on yourself and hard on others.

"Master Tact, you look scary.

Lily's impressions are very true. Because it made me wonder if there was anyone as scary as that guy. He was also known as the modern-day Hijikata Toshizo.

He was a scary man, but his sternness was also his gentleness. He was kind of a clumsy man.

Lily and Ion nod their heads. Well, it's a kindness that's hard to understand. Leaders protect their students from danger by teaching them strictly. By teaching them hard, they encourage their players to grow. Because we all know people who go on to become leaders. The reality is that the reality is not kind enough to make you a strong athlete in the middle.

By the way, my mentor's teaching style was hard and messed up. After a week of learning to swing and move your feet, he told me to learn the rest in a real fight. I would hold a bamboo sword and fight any kind of fight.

He was such a battle-hardened old man that when I used my trump card, a stone pebble, he didn't call a foul on me, but rather happily attacked me. Well, I can't tell you how many times the old man beat me up... each time he made me feel frustrated, he must have encouraged me to grow up.

He was pleased when I would learn to imitate his master's moves and techniques, and even more pleased when I applied them further. He was really a troubled old man. By the way, that old man was a relative of my real parents and the one who introduced me to this game part-time.

I told them about my battered history, and after hearing that, they understood that frustration is a step of growth.

It's up to them to grow up from now on. I'll be the master of the girls and I'll be watching them grow up. The conversation with Lily and the others is over, so I summon Setia. I'm angry. I haven't summoned her since yesterday. But it's Setia who follows me, puffing out her cheeks as I make dinner first.

I go downstairs and take my usual bite to eat. Then I explain to Setia what happened yesterday. Lily and Ion look disgusted, but I have to tell them the truth. Then they meet Setia's verbal abuse. They're even made to sit upright. I heard he's giving a lecture, but I'm in the kitchen, so don't worry about it.

That's not possible. I didn't summon them earlier. I patted my head in apology and was forgiven.

''Only tact is not fair~!

'That's a foul!　Mr. Takt!

Lily and Aeon were still sitting on their haunches, complaining to me. That scene was the usual sight and I secretly felt saved, but I'll keep that kind of thing a secret because I'm ashamed to say it.

Name Takuto, Summoner Lv 15 -> Lv 18

Life force 24 to 27.
Magic power 54 to 60
Strength 17 to 20.
Defensive strength 10 to 12.
Agility 15 to 18
Dexterity value 32 to 38

skill

Bare-handed Lv 5 -> Fighting Lv 1 Kicking Lv 6 -> Lv 12 Staff Lv 6 -> Lv 10 Summoning magic Lv 13 Alchemy Lv 6 Mining Lv 6　
Dismantling Lv 7 -> Lv 8 Appraisal Lv 7 Identification Lv 4 -> Lv 8 Wind magic Lv 5 -> Lv 10 Fire magic Lv 6 -> Lv 11 Earth magic Lv 5 -> Lv 10　
Water magic Lv5 -> Lv10 Dark magic Lv5 -> Lv10 Light magic Lv5 -> Lv10 Lightning magic Lv3 -> Lv9 Bomb magic Lv2 -> Lv8　
Wood magic Lv2 -> Lv8 Ice magic Lv2 -> Lv8 Spacetime magic Lv3 -> Lv8 Reading Lv4 Cooking Lv15 Feeding Lv3 Fishing Lv5