As we're running down the first floor, Aeon and Love Fire, who are leading the pack, are taking out the goblins and muscle gorillas first. There's no place for them at all.

Aeon, Koibito. Leave some enemies for Lily!

Lily even begged.

'Aeon and the love fire are skipping a lot,'

'Of course I want to help my love fire friends, but Livina is strong and I'm in a hurry.

Setia's statement makes sense to me. So you're worried that I'm going to start using Livina all the time, and you're trying to show that we're strong too...

I don't need to do that, I know we're all strong, and I want to have as much of an equal adventure as possible with everyone else.

I'm sure you're aware of this, but you're in a hurry. Takt-sama.

It's funny, isn't it?

It's definitely smiling, but you're overdoing it with your skills before the show.

''At this rate, the two of you will have to drink Hal-san's special MP potion.

Well, I think it would be a good medicine for the two of you who don't think twice about it, don't you?

You could use Entrust, but the potion we've developed has honey added to it to make it less bad. Hal's, on the other hand, is more for effect. I don't know what it tastes like.

It was during this conversation that we found the stairs. That was pretty easy to find.

'Huh...huh...huh...ta, Mr. Tact!　I beat him!

But I'm doing my best.

Good job. You've worked hard.

I pat them both on the head. The two of them narrow their eyes.

But you're using too many skills and you're losing magic power. That's why Hal-san's special MP potion.

The two men freeze. Well, they both know the destructive power of this fear potion.

'What?　That's true, but...

What about E...Entrust?

Setia says on my behalf.

''Both of you, Tact-sama and I won't be able to hold ourselves up with a skill barrage that relies on Entrust. As a punishment today, drink this and taste how hard it is to restore your magic power.

"Oh, no...

Lily thinks it's safe, but this is also true for Lily, so she nods hard when I tell her properly and ask her.

So Aeon and Love Fire are drinking MP Potion and collapsing, when Ruin and the others come in.

''What's going on?''

It's the effect of Hal's special MP potion.

"Oh.

They would all agree with that.

'Ladies and gentlemen, it's terrible!　I didn't want to make bad medicine either!

In Hal's honor, the effect is pretty good at restoring 50 magic power. As long as this and it tastes good, it will sell quite well.


I'll say goodbye to everyone here.

Take care of yourself, okay?

Good luck with that, Luin and the others.

Yeah. Let's go, everybody!

"Oh!

Ruin and his friends headed for the stairs. We wait for Aeon and the others to recover.

We put cooking buffs on everyone, including the revived Aeon and Love Fire's mouthpieces. Ready to go. Then, let's go with the real thing.

Love Fire and Lily go downstairs at the head of the group and there are goblins and muscle gorillas on guard, so Lily blows them away.

Then Koibito senses the presence of his friends and runs to one dungeon and stops.

''It's terrible...''

There was a Serian Beast that looked exactly like Love Fire, hung in chains and scarred by a long miko outfit.

Sure, this was awful... no blood or anything, but that was probably for the sake of the game. I wouldn't be surprised if it was inherently there.

Anyway, I'd like to help them, but I don't have the key. Is it something I can force open? Let's give it a try.

"Lily, please. Koibito, get out of the way.

'Yes, sir!　Lilly sister, please!

I'll hold on!

Lily readies her sword and builds up her strength.

'Charge slash!'

The sound of metal clashing violently with metal echoes.

''I...yi...yi!''

If Lily's charge slash leaves me unharmed, it looks like I'll still have to find the key.

When I thought that, me and Love Fire reacted at the same time.

I looked at where we reacted and saw that the NPC of the man in the hood had just appeared from the warp. Don't tell me he had set up a gate point here?

'I didn't think you'd try to break down the cage by force... you're a very violent summoner.

This guy must be the one who did it.

'I don't think I deserve to be told what to do by you, abusing a girl, do you?

What?　Abuse of a girl?　How am I supposed to do that?　I would have disciplined the beast.

It was that moment for the male NPC. Love Fire slashed at the mysterious NPC. But the man stopped Koibibi's sword with his bare hands.

''Huh?''

'What?　What is the family of the beast?　Tsk!　We don't need that kind of hassle!

The man kicks Love Fire away and Love Fire is slammed into the cage and collapses.

''Ugh...''

Well, it's not so bad considering that you have more to sell.

As the man reaches for the love fire, Ion slashes at him. In response to the attack from completely behind, the man turns around and catches Aeon's twin swords with his bare hands.

''Don't do anything dangerous... but hey!

The man swings Aeon around and slams him into the cage again.

'd*mn...'

'Aeon!　How dare you show your love to Aeon and her friends!　Lightwave!

Lily's light wave had no escape in the passage. It hit the man, but the man stood in an orderly fashion.

''Haha!　I'm sorry~

This is...this is it. It's like this guy has a special skill set for Lily and the others.

"Entrust.

Setia restores Lily's magical power.

'Thank you!　Setia!　Yeah!　Dragon technique, dragon claw!

Lily releases a dragon claw, but it bounces off her arm and catches her by the neck.

'Ugh... let go.'

You've got to discipline the uneducated beast!

A man uses a mysterious skill on Lily. Then Lily's face is tinted with despair.

''Ah... ah...''

I'm going to kill him right now. Watch and learn.

The man says this and lets Lily go. But Lily stands there, trembling. When I check Lily's status, I see that she's in a state I've never seen before.

Lily has the blessing of the Holy Dragon. It shouldn't be an abnormality. In other words, this guy has disabled the Holy Dragon Blessing.

''Well... this is... Isn't this bad?

Livina says this and the man returns it.

"You're pretty smart for a dream demon. I'm going to sell you as a slave. I'll sell you as a slave too.

I'm not that kind of guy, so I'll pass.

Livina.

"No, it's not going to fall under my spell. I'm powerless to stop it.

Setia can't fight due to the use of Entrust either. Then I'll have to fight. I put away my own sword and draw Aeon's glass sword in a pause.

''...Tact-san.''

I'll take the Aeon sword.

Yes, sir.

Ion smiles desperately.

I've got it... thanks to Lily and the others, I've mostly figured out what this guy's skills are. Besides, I'm not mature enough to put up with Lily and the others being bullied.

'What are you?　Are you going to f*ck me?

'Can't you see that in this?　Why don't you let the doctor take a look at your head?

"...Oh. You've made a big mess of things for a small fry, haven't you?

I'm stronger than you. Of course you are.

When I say that, the man closes the distance between us in an instant. In contrast, I anticipate the man's movement and the glass sword in my left hand stabs the man in the stomach. The man's face turns startled.

I try to jump my neck with the glass sword in my right hand, but the man backs away from the stone and avoids the attack.

''Te...''

'You're hapless. That's what happens when you're smug about your power.

The man blows up at my words and hits me. I let go of the twin swords I was holding and deliver a cross-counter to the man's fist. Then a side kick explodes in the crotch of the frightened man and kicks him away.

''Guha!　Holy shit!　Huh?

The moment the man looks down in pain between his legs and looks forward, a glass sword sticks in the man's shoulder. It's the one I threw. And there's another sword.

I attack from the man's blind spot, but he quickly jumps back and ducks.

But it's sweet. The escaping man is blocked by the prison fence and cannot escape from my space.

Just when I think my sword has caught the man by the neck, his ring glows and my attack is blocked by an invisible wall. Apparently it's an item that defends against one attack.

Where the man ran away was Livina. The man smiled wickedly.

'Hee!

Livina was gripped with fear, but Livina was not attacked.

I slashed the man's head off with a wicked grin on my face.

'That's what happens when you're in the middle of a killing spree. Livina, are you okay?

Um... yeah. ...Oh shit. I think I'm going to fall in love with you...

What did you say?

Hey, it's nothing!　Hahaha.

Livina's acting weird, but anyway, this guy might have the keys, so let's find out. That was the moment I reached for it. The item on the man's pants glows and the man disappears.

I didn't expect this monster summoner to come to my rescue. It's a big loss to have to use your precious barrier ring and necklace of resurrection.

The man was right where he first appeared.

'You've challenged me, haven't you?　It's a loss because you don't run away the moment you find out about the difference in strength.

Hm. Isn't that what you want, a jailhouse key?

The man said that and took out a bunch of keys from his pocket. I knew he had it.

As a reward for beating me. I'll do it.

The man said and threw the bundle of keys into the jail cell beside him.

''Ah!''

'Hahaha!　You think I was gonna let you have it?　Baka!　You're not doing it!　He'll never get out of his cell and he'll die a debilitating death!　That's a bummer!　I know your face!　I'll kill you for sure.

Then the man was gone at warp.

'Saite!　What the hell was that guy?　Take a lesson from Takht!

Livina says as soon as the man is gone. Good grief.

Anyway, we'll get everyone back on their feet.

We lost!　I'm so frustrated~!

Lily is seriously frustrated. The conditional abnormality that Lily has become is fear. She's so scared of the man that she can't move.

'I know that you don't need to scream so much... Tact-san, it's quirky.

'Yes!　But the key...

Love Fire looks regretfully at the keys in the cage. I pat Koibito's head.

"He left it for me anyway. Feel free to take it.

Huh?

Everyone is surprised. Ion asks.

'Mr. Tact, are you sure you can get the keys?'

I can't get it. But you do have a girl in a cage.

All of us float Hatena. I summon Noah with a Legion summon. Seeing this, they all seem to notice.

''...I was called.''

"Noah. I'm sorry, but can you get the keys in the cage with the shadow transfer?

...the shadow is not in the cage.

I know. I can stretch my shadow all the way to the cage, can't I?

I use the light to extend my shadow into the cage and Noah goes into the cage with his shadow transfer and gets the key. I pat Noah's head.

I say to him now. You're the one who's stupid! You should have left with the keys and not done this!

In case you're wondering, Lily's first attack was to lure the enemy out. It never occurred to me.

'Noi-chan!　Awesome.

That man couldn't beat Mr. Tact until the very end, could he?

That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.

I'm devastated to lose to someone like that.

'Hahaha!　I think it's funny!　It's so lame and funny!

It's raggedy, but it's true, so there's nothing you can do about it. That's where the info comes in.

The level of your profession summoner has been increased. You have gained 2 status points.
Vocational Summoner's level has increased. You have gained 2 skill points.

All of my status points are now agility. I have 61 skill points left. Maybe it's time to spend the points.

Well then, let's go rescue my love fire friends and clear the quest.

Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv11 -> Lv13

Life force 45 to 47.
Magic power 90 to 94.
Strength 32 to 33.
Defensive value 22 to 23.
Agility 30 to 33
Dexterous value 65 to 67.

skill

Fighting Lv 7 -> Lv 8 Kicking Lv 14 -> Lv 15 Cane Lv 21 One-handed sword Lv 12 -> Lv 13 Throwing Lv 3 -> Lv 4　
High speed chanting Lv 14, summoning magic Lv 24, sealing magic Lv 3, alchemy Lv 9, mining Lv 14, logging Lv 17.　
Deconstruction Lv 25 Appraisal Lv 13 Identification Lv 20 to Lv 21 Wind Magic Lv 20 Fire Magic Lv 21 Earth Magic Lv 22　
Water magic Lv 20 Dark magic Lv 20 Sacred magic Lv 3 Lightning magic Lv 21 Bomb magic Lv 20 Wood magic Lv 20　
Ice magic lv19 Space-time magic lv20 -> lv21 Swimming lv8 Reading lv8 Cooking lv30 Feeding lv6　
Fishing Lv 14 Synchro Lv 9

Name Lily Dragoneute Koola Lv 1 to Lv 3

Life force 60 to 62.
Magic power 42 to 46.
Strength 105 to 111.
Defensive Strength 42
Agility 39 to 40
Dexterous value 35 to 36.

skill

Hikari-ken Lv 7, Flight Lv 7, One-handed sword Lv 22, Great sword Lv 14, Clutch Lv 1, Continuous attack Lv 3.　
Alchemy Lv 12 Light Magic Lv 2 Light Wave Lv 2 Light Wave Lv 2 Dragon Technique Lv 4 Dragonization Lv 5　
Holy Dragon's Blessing Lv 3

Name Aeon Dragonute Envelope Lv1 -> Lv3

Life force 60 to 62.
Magic power 82 to 86
Strength 53 to 55.
Defensive Strength 32
Agility 104 to 108
Dexterity value 85 to 89

skill

Two swords Lv 24, spear Lv 1, throwing operations Lv 6, flight Lv 7, swimming action Lv 11.　
Ice Blade Lv 12 Serial Attack Lv 3 Water Magic Lv 2 Blue Wave Lv 1 Dragon Technique Lv 4　
Dragonization Lv 6 Sea Dragon Blessing Lv 2 Cooking Lv 2

Name Setia, Elf lv 27 to lv 29.

Life force 33 to 34.
Magic power 84 to 88.
Strength 24 to 25.
Defense 20 to 21.
Agility 21 to 22
Dexterity value 84 to 88

skill

Staff Lv13 -> Lv14 Bow Lv6 Woodworking Lv10 Collecting Lv14 Medicine Lv8 Wind Magic Lv7 Fire Magic Lv12　
Water Magic Lv 14 Earth Magic Lv 13 Wood Magic Lv 15 Tree Magic Lv 6 Elven Knowledge Lv 13　
Summoning spirits Lv 5, cooking Lv 2

Name Love Fire Cerian Beast Lv 26 -> Lv 28

Life force 53 to 54.
Magical power 56 to 60
Strength 54 to 56.
Defensive Strength 32
Agility 62 to 66.
Dexterous value 45 to 47.

skill

Swords Lv 13, two swords Lv 1, fire magic Lv 6, foxfire Lv 12, presence detection Lv 14.　
Danger detection Lv 13, sorcery Lv 2, blood awakening Lv 5, cooking Lv 2.

Name Livina Lilim lv 15 to lv 19

Life force 23 to 25.
Magic power 52 to 60.
Strength 11 to 13.
Defensive strength 11 to 12.
Agility 27 to 31
Dexterity value 32 to 38

skill

Bare-handed Lv 1 Flight Lv 5 Covert Lv 1 Night eyes Lv 5 Temptation Lv 10　
Enchantment absorption Lv 10, Dark magic Lv 1, Sorcery Lv 3, Magic Lv 2