He received the things he wanted from Maha and returned to Touahade.
　He then spent a few days in the workshop mixing the potion.
　This drug is almost a narcotic, one that is both addictive and harmful to the body.
　But for a short period of time, you can get superhuman concentration.
　That's what makes the world seem so slow.
　It's modeled after what athletes used to use for doping in my world in the past.
　The core material is even nourished and grown with magic power, so it's a more vicious finish than the one in my world.

''I don't want to rely on these things too much, though.

It is a provisional force and only a stopgap measure.
　Moreover, it hurts its own body.
　But even so, there is an area that can only be reached if you do so.
　The mushrooms Maha obtained are used by the tribes of a foreign country to bring down their gods, so they have a tremendous euphoric feeling.
　He processed and added some ingredients to increase its medicinal properties to the extreme.
　The resulting liquid is put into a syringe.
　Since it doesn't work well when taken orally, we do this.

I've never used it on myself before, but it shouldn't be a problem.

We've already made sure it's safe with the condemned prisoners in the dungeons of Touahade.
　He pressed the syringe against his neck and poured the chemical solution into his neck.
　His head goes strangely cold, his vision widens, and soon the movement around him slows down.
　A comfortable world.
　I even feel an almighty feeling.
　I use one of the skills to try it out. One of the skills I got in [Knights Following Me].

An S-ranked skill, [Multiple Chanting].
　A magic that allows you to chant multiple spells at the same time, which is impossible for humans.
　It's extremely useful, but for an S-rank, it's unrefined.
　However, now you can understand that skill more deeply.

You don't just use it, you evolve it by understanding it and stepping into it.
　As a result........[Multiple Chanting] shows us a new aspect. The speed of chanting that is not said aloud can now be performed at high speed.
　That's right, 【Multiple Chanting】 doesn't have two mouths, but rather it is performing pseudo-chanting with magical power. Because it is a pseudo-body that chants, unlike normal chanting, it is not limited by the speed limit at which it can be pronounced and can be accelerated.
　By doing so, [High Speed Chanting] is now possible.

There are only so many times when High Speed Chanting is more useful than Multiple Chanting.

This is the depth of your skills.

This is what was hidden behind the [Multiple Chanting].
　Other skills also have hidden aspects.
　Just thinking about them makes me excited.
　And the one I'm most interested in right now is still........

''The [Knights who follow me]. Strengthening Tart and Dia is my top priority.

Tart and Dear are strong.
　They are so strong that even the knights of this country are second to none.
　However, they are powerless against opponents who have completely transcended the boundaries of humanity.
　We need to raise our basic specs.
　For that reason, I wanted to use [Knights who follow me].

''.........Huh, you're out of medicine. That's it for today.''

Severe nausea and fatigue. My body was heavy as lead.
　Apparently, the medication I've been injecting has worn off.
　He looked at his watch. The effect time is thirteen minutes and twenty seconds. I'll keep this in mind as a guide. In an extreme battle where he was forced to use this, an unexpected expiration of the effect would result in death.

'The malaise that is a side effect of the drug will disappear in less than a minute, but it must not be used continuously.

The effects of [Super Recovery] will bring your health back to normal.
　However, even though the malaise disappears quickly, [Super Recovery] is only an enhancement of recovery and is powerless for something that cannot be cured over time.
　It can't counter another side effect, addiction.
　Drug addiction is something that occurs when intense pleasure is burned into the brain and cannot be cured.
　The only way to prevent the brain from getting used to the pleasure is to give it time.
　If you become dependent on this drug, you will not be able to get out of it.
　In addition, continuous use will build up a tolerance to it, weakening its effectiveness and decreasing its duration of effect.
　Careful use is necessary.

One bottle a day is about right.

If possible, I'd like to give myself three days between uses, once I've used it.
　I'd like to experiment with other skills right away, but I'll hold off.
　If I don't, my personality will be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
　In that sense, this is a trump card.
　I'll be careful not to use it lightly.
　Now, I've tried to get to the depths of my skills.

Then let's finally do that next.

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I had called Tart and Dia into the yard two days later to avoid becoming an addict.
　They had long ago decided on the skills they would try the next time they used drugs, and that's why.

'Today, I'm going to give you both powers. A skill I got from a brave man. I will use [Knights who follow me]. This is the power to lend your own power and skills to your opponent.
Um, does lending it to you mean that Master Rouges will be weakened?
'No, I don't. I'm going to copy and impose. I'll stay strong. So don't worry about it.

That's why it's an S-ranked skill.
　The kind of thing that one in a hundred million people would call a hero just for having it.

'This is going to be fun. I'm not a rogue or Epona, I've completely stopped being human, I never felt like I could catch up with them before.
'Yes, I've been trying my best to catch up, but it's too different, too far away... but with that, I can properly help you, Rouge-sama!

They both look at me with expectant eyes.

''However, this skill has a drawback, if you lose a battle with something important at stake, or if you disobey my orders, you will lose your knightly status and your skills will be disabled. ........so be prepared for that. From now on, you will not be able to lose.
Ugh, I'm not so sure about the first half.
'The best thing to do is not to fight those battles, but when you can't avoid them, you can't avoid them. I guess I'll have to make up my mind then.
'Don't worry about it. As long as you're doing your day job, you're in the clear. It's assassination. It's not a fight.
It's true.

We're not knights, we're assassins. We don't make them aware of our existence, we just kill them.
　We've failed halfway through the battle when it's happening.

'I'm more interested in the second half, I guess. I'm not going to be able to disobey a rogue's orders. Is he going to give me s*xually explicit orders or something?　I mean, even Lug is a boy.
Oh, no, I'm kind of flattered, but I'm not ready.
No way.

You don't have to give me orders, just ask for them.
　I know they love me that much.

Gosh, I think it's time to put those skills to use.
'Um, can't you just get a little stronger?　If I can be as good as anyone else, I can rest easy.
'If you keep talking like that, the time will never come, no matter how long it takes. Rest assured, the tart is already strong enough.

Tart wasn't blessed with talent.
　He was honest, hard-working, and had built up a lot of stuff to make him stronger.

You can be proud of that.

What about me?
Dear, you're almost invincible in a magical battle. I guarantee it.

I don't know of a better wizard than Dia.
　If it's pure skill, it's more than me.

'Well, may I ask you for help?　My eyes were from a tart, you know.
Okay. Let's use our powers.

A syringe of the last few days' worth of chemicals will be injected into your neck.
　I named the potion. [Dianketo].
　The medicine goes around, and my head becomes cold and clear.

[Knights Following Me]

The power is activated.
　Originally, this power would first give you power, then randomly give you skills.
　But if it was me now.
　I, having stepped into the depths of the skill, could do something different.
　I can see, I can recognize.
　I can recognize what flows from me into Dia.

Now that I recognize the flow, I can control it.
　I will give Dia what I want to give to the flow I want to see.
　My skills and the skills Epona gave me, and I'm choosing the right ones from them.
　When those skills and Dia's talents are united, she should awaken as an incomparable wizard in this world.
　Imagining that figure, I continued to unleash my power.