After that, the search for the fifty-nine levels continued. Tsutomu was in the midst of exploring and fighting when suddenly Breath!　and check the operation occasionally.


BREATH!


　Tsutomu suddenly shouts the word while exploring while flying on his fly. The two men take a defensive stance at about the same speed as Tsutomu. Tsutomu smiles dryly as he regains his position in the air.


''I'm getting pretty used to it. That's good.''
Well I don't think we need to do it until we're in the middle of a battle.
To be honest, I'm just doing it because it's fun.
..........
No, I'm just kidding.


　He hurriedly returns it to Garum, who has been looking at Tsutomu's face with a straight face. Camille behind him is grinning at the two of them from behind.


'Ah, there are orcs. Six of them. ........one bow, three cudgels, and two swords, I guess.


　Tsutomu peered through binoculars at the orcs in the distance to check their weapon configurations. Then the three of them approached the six orcs from the sky. When they noticed them, the orcs quivered their pig noses and let out a wild cry and raised their weapons.


''Flashes go!''


　At the same time, Garum and Camille close their eyes at the sound of his voice. Then Tsutomu, while meditating with one eye, shook the bottle as hard as he could before throwing it near the orc.

　As soon as the inside of the bottle began to glow faintly in the middle of being thrown, the light leaked out more and more, and the area instantly turned white. An amount of light that felt dazzling even when Tsutomu was meditating. The Orcs who received it in their eyes unprotected, held their faces in one hand while raising a bewildered voice.

　In the meantime, Garum and Camille swing their weapons at the six orcs. The orcs, who have temporarily lost their eyesight, were no match for the two of them, and soon the six orcs turned into magical stones.

　Tsutomu picked up the magical stones. Two transparent small magic stones and four medium magic stones. The quality isn't very good, so the total is about thirty thousand g. The cost of each flashlight bottle was 200,000 g, so the deficit was about 170,000 g. However, Tsutomu considered it a necessary expense. However, Tsutomu is unconcerned with the fact that it is a necessary expense, so he looked down at the broken bottle with an unconcerned look on his face.


(Yeah. There's quite a bit of time until it explodes. It looks like there's no need to hurry.


　How much of a stimulus would cause the flashworm to explode? Tsutomu, who used about six flashlight bottles to check how long it took for it to explode after shaking it, soaked up the sensation while putting the magic stone away in his magic bag.

　Then, caught by the light of the flashlight bottles, the three of them left the place before the monster came. After leaving the place while flying low on the fly for a while, Tsutomu checked his pocket watch. It was almost evening, so the three of them went back to the first black gate and returned to the guild.

　The three of them stepped out in front of the guild's black gate and immediately lined up at the reception desk to submit their saliva and update their status. Garum is now level sixty-three. Camille is sixty-nine. Tsutomu had risen to thirty-five. Garum's VIT (sturdiness) changed from B+ to A-. Tsutomu's VIT (sturdiness) is up one step at a time, except for LUK (luck).

　And Tsutomu has learned the new skills of Airblaze and Barrier. The Airblaze attack skill, Airblaze, is upwardly compatible with Airblade. It is a skill that has increased the power of the wind blade and the maximum range of the wind blade compared to the airblade.

　And as its name suggests, Barrier is a skill that allows you to create an invisible barrier, and is almost an essential skill for white mages in the game. It is a skill that grants allies a barrier that can withstand attacks of a numerical value equivalent to the mental power you put into it, and it was standard practice to attach a barrier to a tank.

　However, barriers in this world are often used like a wall instead of granting it to people. When I saw Tsutomu being used on the monitor, he often used the barrier in the form of a dome to rest.

　As for Tsutomu, he was going to put it on to cover Garum's entire body as per the game, but none of the ones he was doing were. Tsutomu was about to break up and leave for the day, while Tsutomu was enthusiastic to try it out a bit when he made his final adjustments tomorrow.


''Mr. Tsutomu. Do you have a few minutes to spare?


　A middle-aged man with shades in his eyes. The deputy guild leader approached Tsutomu from behind. Extreme fatigue is evident on his good-looking face.


You're not going to be able to get it right. It's just open, but........are you okay?
'Oh, I'm sorry. I just took a nap a few minutes ago, so I guess I looked a little strange. Now, I'd like to talk to you about something, please come this way.
'Yes. Oh, should I bring Garum and Camille with me?
If possible, I'd like to ask you to work alone, Tsutomu-san.


　The deputy head of the guild looks troubled after glancing at Garum. After saying goodbye to Garum and Camille, Tsutomu and the deputy head of the guild went to the back of the reception area.

　When Tsutomu was shown into the reception room, the deputy chief of the guild asked him to sit on the sofa. Tsutomu took a seat on the soft sofa after looking at the plants, which were shining brightly.

　The vice president of the guild also sat quietly on the sofa and looked at Tsutomu with a serious look on his face.


''By story, I mean about Amy.
'Is this about Amy, or is there a movement?　Oh, hi.


　A beautiful receptionist walked into the reception room after knocking and offered them both a cold cup of tea. Tsutomu returned the bow and moved the teacup to the right of the desk.


'She was released from the security detail at noon today.
'Oh, I see. That was quick.


　Tsutomu returned his words to the deputy guild leader even as he saw the receptionist leave with a smile that cleared his mind. He then bowed his head with a face that seemed to have his heart in his hands.


''This one incident of the attack on the Solit company has once again tarnished your name. I mentioned to Amy that she should refrain from bypassing the situation. I apologize again.
'No, no, no, she's already apologized a couple of times, and I'm done apologizing. Besides, you know that Amy set up the raid the morning the morning the morning paper came out, right?　There's no way to prevent that from happening.
'I am responsible for the mismanagement of the guild staff. I didn't give her enough guidance.


　Tsutomu admonished the deputy guild leader who bowed again.


''Well, I'll ask you about that the next time I talk to Amy. Oh, and when I say annoying, it's not a big deal. It was already bad to begin with, so there's no way it can get any worse.


　After the attack on Amy, Sollitte's company has been spreading more and more falsehoods. However, Tsutomu, who was said to be a lucky man, didn't really care about the articles that were written afterwards, because they were fabricated about Amy.

　Tsutomu sipped his tea and smiled at the deputy head of the guild, who raised his head with a sorrowful look on his face.


I can see that you've been handling yourself in a variety of ways. In fact, I'm the one who's sorry. If I hadn't made Amy apologize within the guild in the first place, this wouldn't have happened.
'No, no!　This whole mess is the mismanagement of the guild. The original reason was that Amy was favored because she had excellent skills and I couldn't lead her too strongly. And I'm also at fault for bickering about the source of the black cane about the ruckus of the lucky ones. I'm really sorry for causing so much trouble for you, Tsutomu-san.


　The deputy guild leader bowed his head several times with a bow. Tsutomu felt as if he was talking to a Japanese person for the first time in a long time, which made him feel a little relieved. Tsutomu thought that the vice president of the guild might be in the same situation as he was, so he tried to say a few words that were peculiar to Japan, but the vice president never responded to them.

　It's true that the results are not as good as the deputy guild leader said. Rather than having Solitte correct the article, it has become even worse. However, while the lack of guidance is still a problem, Tsutomu felt that the correction of the article was due to force majeure on Amy's part, and that the vice guild leader was not that much to blame.


''It's fine. I have my own ideas about the Solit company. If you can hold out for another two or three days, I think the negotiations will be a little easier.''
Well thank you for that. No, but once the Amy incident is behind us, I'm sure we'll be able to erase your stigma. I know you won't believe this, but....
I have high hopes for you. I've heard from Camille that you're a great negotiator.
Thank you for your concern.


　Not believing Tsutomu's last words, the deputy guild leader thanked him in a slightly lowered tone of voice. Then the conversation ended and Tsutomu left the reception room.


　--Oooh--


　The next day after the talk with the deputy guild leader was over, and after a short review meeting in Garum's room. The three of them had spent the morning making the final adjustments to the fire dragon attack at the fifty-nineth level.

　And Tsutomu was struggling to handle his newly acquired support skill, the barrier.

　In order to operate the barrier like in the game era, he had to consciously deploy the barrier so that it would follow Garum's body exactly. Once it was attached, it could maintain its shape until it was broken, but he couldn't try to skip that barrier and grant it to Garum.


(This would be impossible.)


　Even if you put up a barrier that directly touched your body and made it along your body, it would take about three minutes. Skipping that and attaching it was nearly impossible for the current Tsutomu.

　If they touched the body and kept it still, the barrier could be granted in three minutes like a game. However, Tsutomu thought it would be useless during the fire dragon attack. Unless they were attached before diving the Black Gate, all skills would be cancelled once they went under the Black Gate. So you must always put it on after you dive the black gate.

　There's a minute or so to spare before the fire dragon appears, but it's not enough time. So Tsutomu decided to use the barrier to take a rest, just like the other white mages. Since the barrier had been factored into the strategy a bit, Tsutomu sighed heavily.


'You don't know a thing about staying, Tsutomu. I wish the big clans would take a lesson from you.'
''No, well, I understand that with a big clan, you can't do that very often. The more people you have, the more trouble you have to deal with....


　Tsutomu, who was a clan leader in his gaming days, remembers those days with a distant look in his eyes. As long as the number of people was small, he was able to manage a lot of things, and he was able to enjoy himself as a member of the clan. However, as soon as the number of people increased, one of the problematic children entered the picture.

　The one who acts like a landmine or has no manners in a wild PT, and the one who fills the clan chat with female appeals for cosmetics if he doesn't do housework. Those who create factions of good and bad in the clan. As a clan leader, he is asked to discourage such people.

　Managing the operation of a clan with a large number of people, which was difficult even for a game. Tsutomu felt sorry for the big clans that had a large number of people, as it would be a hell of a lot more difficult in reality.

　Camille noticed Tsutomu losing the life from his eyes and changed the topic.


''But if there is even a hastening during dragonization, that's awesome. ........I feel like I can easily hunt fire dragons now.
''Oh, you're right, it's ridiculously fast. In fact, I think this has made the fire dragon attack a lot easier.


　In addition to increasing the status of your dragonization, this haste raises your agility by one level. Camille in that state boasted a status that was capable of fighting even the eighty level bosses.

　The failure rate of the Haste that Tsutomu placed on it also decreased rapidly, and now he rarely missed. If he took on a large number of monsters, he could miss, but Tsutomu felt that if he was against a fire dragon, he would not miss at first.

　Camille's firepower increased even more as she became accustomed to the feeling of constant haste in the dragonized state. In fact, Tsutomu thought to himself that the current situation was rather too much firepower, but he should just use that guy already. Recently, he used his medic to heal Camille's madness and forced her to release her dragonization to reduce her firepower.


''Leave it to me. I'll sink fire dragons to the ground with my great sword.
That's encouraging.


　Camille had been knocking down the wyvern that had been in the fight before, like a featherworm since she got used to the Dragonization Haste. It had given her the confidence she deserved, and even generated a bit of pride.

　Tsutomu removed his gaze from Camille and moved his gaze to the large shield that Garum was carrying.


'Garum seems to have no problem with the large shield either. It seems like the Great Shield is already your main job.''
Hmm. He was pretty slow. I think I've got some of that back.


　In his early days of diving into dungeons, Garum used his large shield a lot. However, after joining a clan with a supreme focus on firepower, he switched to using a hand shield and longsword. His style is to basically avoid monster attacks and only receive helpless attacks with his hand shield.

　However, after he learned of the role of a tank, he thought that equipping a large shield would be more effective in fulfilling that role, and from the fiftieth level onwards he had been accustomed to equipping a large shield. As a result, the sense of stability as a tank had increased even more after changing to a large shield.

　It's a good idea to have an A-plus VIT when you have a hand shield, so you'll be able to receive some powerful attacks that you had to avoid until now. In addition, the VIT boosting protection that is always granted, and even if you are injured, your heal will fly off immediately, allowing you to take attacks from monsters with peace of mind.

　How should Garum himself play the role of a tank? He's been experimenting with various ways to better attract enemy attacks in the training grounds and dungeons. His control of the combat cry, which fuels the hostility of monsters, has improved rapidly, and his skill management has been reduced to a minimum.

　Besides, his immense trust in Tsutomu, who is the healer, is also great. A swarm of monsters that would frighten an ordinary person. To be surrounded and attacked by an unimaginable amount of monsters in the previous PT, only someone else with considerable gall could do so. However, Garum handled it with an indifferent emotion and was not at all frightened.

　The heel flies to cover the protector, who has rarely been cut off before. Even against monsters that can't take it, Tsutomu covers me with his airblades and allows me to use expensive potions by depositing them on him without any hesitation.

　Garum began to take pride in his role as a tank that would take on the attacks that his PT members would receive, and he trusted Tsutomu to continue to support and heal him. Garum felt that he would be able to trust him with his own back.

　And Tsutomu had also honed his skills in flying and placing to assess the situation while flying on the fly. He was also able to improve the way he hit the skills that had been an issue against Camille's dragonization, and he has been practicing his countermeasure tools against fire dragons.

　Camille, who has immense firepower with her dragonization and hastening, and Garum, who has become even more stable with an A VIT in the state of protection. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


'Then we'll go home early today and have a strategy meeting. Tomorrow morning, we'll take on the fire dragon.''
Yeah.


　Garum nodded to Camille, who had an excited look on her face, with her normal expression. Tsutomu was relieved to see the look on her face and then retreated from the fifty-nine levels in the middle of the day.