After that, Merdi and the others continued to defeat the Mahonome and Kyrenou who were constantly charging at them.

　Merdi was already over level 100, and was only a B-rank demon, no matter how many swarms he had, he was not an enemy.

　If it was an ordinary B-rank demon...

　The demon bastard that Meldy calls him - Hurt doesn't cut any corners when training his own people.

　He encourages rapid growth by preparing an enemy that may or may not be able to just barely win the target he is training.

　If his companions are in danger, he imposes the training of the devil on them with the confidence that he will be able to help them in an instant.


　All of this is to raise 'strong friends'.

　In the past, Harut wanted to protect Tina and the world she lived in - that's what he vaguely thought.

　However, once he actually acquired the "power to protect", he realized that there were many things he couldn't accomplish by himself.

　The current Halt did not think that he could protect the world alone.

　It was also largely because he had recovered his memories from when he was active as a guardian hero a hundred years ago.

　There were lives that the guardian heroes couldn't save.
　There was a city that could not be protected.

　Alone, he couldn't save the world.

　So he decided to nurture it.

　A friend who can defeat an S-ranked demon.

　A family with the power to slaughter a demon.

　The human's greatest enemy in this world - the friends who can fight the Demon Lord!


　Luano the Sage would be giving a special lecture, drawing strength from his fellow students.

　Of course it was useful, but Hurt felt that his methods were a bit lukewarm.

　In this world, all humans, except Hurt, could become stronger by raising their level.

　If that was the case, then they should continue to fight enemies that they could barely beat, and they should grow in both level and fighting ability - that's what Hurt thought.

　In fact, that idea was not wrong.

　It's true that if he knew the essence of magic from the lectures of the sage Luano, the efficiency of converting magic power into magic would increase, and as a result, the power of magic would increase.

　However, what is more important in using magic is status.

　It's not that I'm not a fan of the game, I'm just a fan of the game.

　This is such a world.

　So, what happens when a person with overwhelming status acquires the skills to use his magic power and body efficiently?

　It was bound to get stronger.


　And the best act to acquire skills while improving status - that was to fight a foe who was just barely able to win or not, incessantly.

　The humans of this world have their souls shining brightest within the limits of their physical and mental push, and they grow their bodies and minds rapidly.

　The rate of gaining experience would be higher, and it would be easier for them to increase their levels.

　Hurt, who had grown his spirit to the point where he could feel the presence of other people's souls and began to be aware of the strengthening of his friends, realized how it worked.


　Such a B-ranked demon he had prepared couldn't be just a small fish.

''Aaaaah!　Annoying nyah!''

　A large number of Mahonomes and Killenou swarmed Merdi, the strongest of the members currently challenging the dungeon.

　Merdi was frustrated that she couldn't defeat those swarming demons.

　When she tried to defeat the Mahonome with a physical attack, Kyrenoux used it as a shield.

　When she tries to use her magic against Kyrenoux, the Mahonome rushes at her.

　Halt had given him instructions to do so.

　With Meldi's speed, they would not be attacked by the demon.

　However, she needed a bit of time to accumulate, whether it was to unleash a physical attack or to attack with magic, in order to produce enough attacks to defeat the Mahonome and Kyrenou.

　That's why she couldn't defeat the demon.

　The reason why Hurt included her in the members challenging this dungeon was to improve that(──).

　In order for Meldi to defeat the demons on this floor, she needs to shorten her accumulation time so that the demons don't guard her, or...


　And Meldy met Hurt's expectations.

'Sally, Lilia!　Get behind me!

Yes!
I understand.

　Meldy walked out of the demon's enclosure with Seira in her arms and gave instructions to Sally and Lilia.

　The two stopped fighting and quickly moved behind Meldi.

　The demons come running after them.

''If you're going to prevent both physics and magic...''

　Magic flowed out of Meldi's body.

''My, eat all of it!　Earth Spear!

　She punched the ground with all her strength.

　Countless rock spears grew out of the ground, starting from the spot she hit.

　The Earth Spear as magic and the rocks that Meldi had blown up attacked the demons.

　The rocks pierced the Mahonome and the Earth Spear pierced Kyrenou.


''Su, great........''

　Seira was surprised by the sight before her.

　She had moved through the dungeon to an open area while fighting the demons, because Meldi had activated a magic that was capable of gutting back all the ground in that area.

　All the demons in that area, all of them were defeated.

''Dude, what kind of things?''

　As expected, Meldi was exhausted.
　She was breathing on her shoulder, exhausting her magic and strength.

Merdi-sama, are you alright?
''Well, it's a magic recovery potion!　Here you go!

　Meldy took the recovery potion offered by Sally with the force of a snatch and gulped it down in one go.

''I'll help you all regain your strength, right?

　This world's highest class recovery magic user - Seira, the saintly woman, restores the strength of the three of them.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them. I'm sure you'll be happy to see me. You're going to be able to have a great time.

No, I couldn't be of much help in the battle, so...
'Wow, me too. It was as if the demons were being drawn to Master Meldi only.

Oh, I think Hurt has been putting you up to it. I wish I hadn't taken Hurt's suggestion.

　Meldy was also aware that Hurt was controlling the demons.

　She also regretted herself for taking him up on his invitation so easily, saying it looked interesting.

''But since I've come all this way, I'd like to clear at least one layer of the game.

Mr. Merdi, are you all right?

I've got my strength and magic back, so I'm ready to fight!

But the demon on the floor was that thing. Maybe the boss was one of them.
There could be something incredibly powerful out there.

　Lilia and Sally were beginning to think about retreating.

　Because they were keenly aware that their current strength was still insufficient to advance beyond this.

'A boss room is basically just a boss and a few cronies. If there aren't too many enemies, we'll take care of the boss.

　With that, Merdi walked off to the boss's room.

　Seira and the other three followed along with her.

The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular items. Couldn't that be the boss?

I'm sure you're not going to be able to do that, Seira. It's not a good idea to have that kind of magic as a boss. It's not a good idea to be in the last layer of magic, or even just before that.


　***

　I arrived in front of the boss's room.

'For now, I'm going to break through the eleventh level!

'Yes!　I'll leave the recovery to you.
I'll do my best, too.
I'll do my best!

　Four men enter the boss's room.


　The boss isn't there.

What the hell is going on here, boss?
Meh, Mr. Merdi!　The thing!

　Five magic circles were drawn on the ground where Seira was pointing.

　Suddenly, they began to shine.


　Five knights appeared.

"That thing is...

'F*ck you!