27-Good friends




 By the time the three of them returned after stopping their search at the fifty-seventh level and arrived at the guild, the area was dark. Afterwards, they went back to their quarters to have a review meeting, and after changing into their normal clothes, they gathered in Garum's room.


I'm hungry. Tsutomu.
I'll just go to a food truck and get some food?


 Tsutomu sat up to Camille, who told him so as he entered the room. The three of us bought some skewers and nimono (boiled vegetables) that we could eat in common, and then we bought the rest of our personal favorites. Tsutomu bought a slightly expensive skewer with sauce. Garum was a sweet bread with walnuts kneaded into it. Camille bought a raw mixture of something I don't understand, a mixture of raw things.

 Tsutomu spread a large piece of paper on the table while he returned to Garum's room and picked them on the floor.


''Now then, let's review this time, but let's start with the problem, Camille. I heard that the time of the dragonized state was fine for an hour in the meeting, but what did you mean by that today?
It wasn't a problem for an hour, was it?
'After that is the big question.... Was that a side effect or something?


 Tsutomu began to write down Camille's problems and improvements on a piece of paper and held his head down as he heard Camille's words.


'Right. If you maintain a state of dragonization, your body will eventually become unbearable, or if you go to the limit, it will become ah-ha.''
Hey, this is all very important.
'Wait, let me make an excuse. I thought I was already dead at that point, and I was giving it all away. If I didn't do that, I could really last an hour without any side effects.
''I see. So you were expecting Garm or me to collapse at that moment. Heh.


 When Tsutomu gave Camille a cold look, she held up her hands for a break.


'When the monsters find us in the canyon, it's usually a series of fights. And that time it was a pack of kangfugaroo and orcs. They were all the way to the Wyvern. I'd rather have you praise me for not giving up.


 The canyon has a much better view than the canyon, so you'll encounter more monsters. For this reason, there will be a lot of continuous battles, so will you be able to withstand those battles? That is the current wall that separates the big guys from the medium guys.


'Well, it's true that Camille has only known this battle method for three days. I think she's been able to handle it quite well for that. And the dragonization was amazing. And she was able to cut down the wyvern in two.
Yeah. I tried.
Sometimes it can't be helped when you're in a state of dragonization, but you're not unconscious, are you? Then make sure to focus on one target. Avoid getting hit as much as possible. These two things should be drilled into your head. And, as Amy did, always follow the instructions to stop your attacks. Drop the perception that standing by without attacking is a bad thing. Garum will attract the monsters while Camille doesn't attack, so if you're a little bit defensive, the monsters will pull back some of them.
Yeah. I see.


 Camille replied as she looked at the letters that were being added to the list and solemnly accepted her sin. But Tsutomu raised the corners of his mouth at her.


I'm sure you've gained some confidence in this, though, don't you? To this method of warfare.
"...well, yeah. Normally four fights in a row. And when it comes to a group of wyverns, there's a good chance that even a five-man PT will be annihilated. But we were able to break through that with just three people.
This method of warfare has the advantage of consistent continuity of combat.


 After hearing Tsutomu's words, he removed his gaze from Camille, who was clenching her spit roast, and Tsutomu went on to list the problems and areas of improvement. Then, when he finished his long sentence, he turned to Garum.

 He was nibbling on a walnut pastry that seemed to be booming in Garum right now, and he swallowed the bread in his mouth and waited for Tsutomu's words.


'Garum hasn't made that many glaring mistakes. He's held up well on his own against that number of people, and he's had no problem making hate money. And since we've recently improved our control of the Conchra, we don't have to attract multiple monsters all together anymore.


 Tsutomu thumped his pen hand-held on a piece of paper labeled Garum.


'I got hit quite a bit, but I can rebuild with plenty of time to spare with that much, and it's great that you didn't take a single poison from the wyvern. You were very stable.
'You're being nice to Garm,'
Don't sulk.


 Camille turned away as she swallowed down the mysterious raw food in a paper bowl in one go. Tsutomu began to move his pen around, wondering how she didn't go down on her stomach after eating something like that.


'It's a bit of a detail, but there are a couple of problems. One is the use of the tools. Garum, once you hesitated to drink a potion and got hit by a bullet, didn't you?
Oh...


 Tsutomu, who was watching the battle situation from the sky, saw Garum almost reach for a potion after blasting the enemy with a shield bash, and while he hesitantly retracted his hand, he was receiving a high kick from a kangfugaroo.


It's not good for me to drink too much of it, because my hate management will go haywire, but for now, you can use up to three bottles at your own discretion. I mean, you have quite a bit of money to spare, so spend it.
Yeah. I understand.


 Since all the money he had earned from the dungeons so far and the bribe money Solit Company had sent to the guild had been transferred to Tsutomu, he had a lot of room in his pocket. So he didn't want Garum to fall down for sparing his tools.


''Also, this is something Garum probably does unconsciously, but you might want to think about the position of the tank yourself.
...position?
'Oh, yes. Maybe I should illustrate it with a picture.


 Tsutomu smoothly drew a picture of two stick figures with ga and ka written on their heads and a simplified drawing of a wyvern. Then he scratched the wyvern's tailpipe as it flew toward the stick figures.


"This is Garm. This is Camille. So here's a situation where the wyvern's tail sting is flying towards Garum. Garum would naturally avoid this sting or catch it with his shield, right?
Yeah.
'But with Camille behind Garum, you won't have the option of avoiding her, will you?
...hmmm, yeah.
'That means that if you can position yourself so that you don't cover Camille's position, you'll have more options to avoid the sting on Garum. Well, I've only seen that situation once on this one, and I'm probably somewhat aware of it even before this PT.


 Garum and Amy were careful not to get covered by their allies when avoiding shell club water bullets. So, Tsutomu thinks that they probably avoided getting attackers and healers involved in a range attack aimed at the tank, which was probably a sensible thing to do.


'Well, but next time, try paying a little more attention to your positioning. It's probably something you've done as a matter of course, but I'm sure it will be different when you understand and implement it yourself.
Okay.


 Garum nodded to Tsutomu as he spoke as he wrote the words on the paper. When he finished writing, he moved his pen to Tsutomu's remaining column in the middle of the paper.


'I'll just have to increase my support and recovery skill while flying on the fly for now. Also, Camille's support skills in the state of dragonization shouldn't be half-hearted. It looks like that method won't work.


 Tsutomu listed the problems while moving his pen crisply. The style of supporting and recovering while observing the battle situation from above with the fly was clearly easier and more efficient than before. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the game.

 However, the use of skills while frying may be something that Tsutomu isn't used to yet, and his movement was a bit sluggish. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you use it.

 And about Camille's support and recovery skills when she is in her dragonized state. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

 Therefore, instead of using the conventional image of operating air bullets, Tsutomu shoots bullets from his gun. He had practiced using the skill in that image to make it happen. This would allow him to deal with speeds that Camille could barely follow with her eyes.

 However, there are many problems with the recovery and support skills in that bullet shooting skill. First of all, there is the possibility of misfiring at monsters. Unlike the flying skill, the shooting skill cannot dissipate instantly, so if you miss your aim even a little bit, you may recover the monster.

 I'm not sure if it's because of the small size of the bullet or the image of the gun, but the recovery effects of the heal are only 20-30% of what they were. And the effects of protection and haste only last for a few seconds. As for the recovery skills, it's still an attacker that doesn't get hit very often, but the fact that the support skills were interrupted was fatal.

 Protech is a skill that hardens the skin and reduces pain, etc., so it's not a problem yet, but Haste is a skill that changes the kinetic feeling of the person given it. So if it is frequently interrupted or put on, it would be a drag on the attacker.

 Furthermore, if you apply Haste to Camille while she's in dragon form, she will be even faster, making it difficult to keep up even with shooting skills. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


I'm sure that's about it for me. Do Garum and Camille have any requests for me?''
Hmm....


 Garum, who had finished his pastry, was sipping his soup and thinking about it. Then Camille, who was holding a skewer in both hands, opened her mouth.


'As Tsutomu himself said, the support skills in the state of dragonization. I'd like you to stop hastening in particular because it changes the sensation of moving your body. To begin with, just turning into a dragon is enough to strengthen me. You don't really need to have a support skill for me, you know?
'I see. Hmm, but I'd like to give him a hasten if I could. Oh, and by the way, if the hasten doesn't break off in the middle of the hasten, will your physical sensations be okay?
That would be a big help, though. But what you can't do is inevitable. And if it's not the dragonization, it's pretty stable under the current circumstances. I think that's enough work for Tsutomu to do, though.


 After praising Tsutomu for that, Camille boldly bites off the hard stringy spit meat. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time. However, Tsutomu's face did not clear up.


'That's right. It's a good idea to hasten with all your might before you turn into a dragon.
'Even if you use the maximum mental power that can be put into Haste, the effect time is around five minutes. Besides, the monster's hate builds up quite a bit at once. I don't want to do it too much.
Ugh. Okay. I'm sorry. It's a very simple thing for Tsutomu to do, isn't it?
No, no, other people's opinions are helpful in many ways, so please just come up to me. There are things that I can't see or think about.


 Camille raised her lowered eyebrows at Tsutomu's words. Then Garum, who had been thinking about it, started to voice his opinion as well.


'About the flying heel, I'd like you to recover around the left hand holding the large shield if possible... maybe...'
Oh, dear. And by the way, why?
So my left arm in particular can go numb and my tendons can tear.
'Oh, I see. I see. I'll work on that.


 In the game, there was no such concept of recovery of parts, so Tsutomu took notes while agreeing with the reasoning behind it.


'Ah, well then Garum. If you want recovery, just shout "heel" and I'll skip it. Maybe because if it's an invisible injury, you might decide that you're okay.
Yeah. I understand.
Is there anything else?


 Then Camille raised her hand in the air.


I want to have pot-au-feu again. Today's soup was quite good, but it was too rich. I prefer it to be lightly flavored like that pot-au-feu.
..........
I understand. I'll consider it.


 Garum looks at Camille silently as she leans over and suggests it. Tsutomu sighs, wondering if the soup from the stall won't do, but notes that he'll have to buy the food first thing in the morning.