Tsutomu and the other four PTs headed into the wilderness of the 39th level as soon as possible in the morning. Tsutomu told Diniel that he wanted him to keep his strength in check, and he also checked with Barbara.

　After all, since then, Barbara hadn't been able to use her skills much during the battle, so Tsutomu instructed Barbara to release the Combat Cry as soon as she had enough mental strength to do so for now. If there is anything else you want me to do, don't hesitate to tell me, and we started exploring the 39th level. The reason why the 39th level is because Tsutomu has found just the right place at the 39th level as a practice area.

　On the 39th level before the main level, there was a mass graveyard where skeletons (skeletons) boiled almost endlessly. The mass graveyard, where demiliches, monsters that rebuild skeletons into massive amounts of rolling human bones, are present, is a place where you can sometimes be sent as a black gate transfer destination.

　Even if the skeletons are defeated, unless the demilich is defeated, they don't turn into particles and don't get magic stones, and the defeated skeletons are immediately revived. You have to walk a good distance to get out of there, and it's a place that harasses the searchers.

　However, the maximum number of skeletons that can appear is ten, and if they are attacked by a holy attribute, the skeletons will disappear without leaving any bones. Therefore, if you have a white mage, an ash mage, or a holy knight, it is easy to break through, or you can escape from there without fighting.

　However, depending on the passage of time and the number of skeletons completely annihilated, the skeletons will gradually turn into higher level monsters, and later on, a large number of skeletons and large bone-based monsters will rarely appear in the Demilich, which is a back-boss that surpasses the strength of the Wilderness Hierarchs.

'Live Dungeon!' But in that place, which was known as a leveling place in the early days, Tsutomu would first show the actual battle, and then Eunice would practice. As soon as they arrived at the mass graveyard, the bones on the ground began to clatter and move, so Tsutomu set the area heel at his feet while bracing himself.

　As the shaking bones emerged and formed a human form, the skeletons pressed on the skull as if to check the condition of the neck and then approached the four men.

　An arrow from the first attack hit the skull of the skeleton. The arrow was released with great force and pierced through the skull, piercing it. Diniel tilted his head and shot the arrow once on the ground to adjust its power.


''Combat Cry!''


　A red fighting qi spreads out from Barbara and envelops the skeleton. The five bodies begin to head towards Barbara at once, and Barbara grips the round shield in her left hand tightly.


''Area Heal, Protect, Haste.''


　Tsutomu, who set up an area heel on the ground that was large enough to fit in completely and stood on it, stared at Barbara's movements as he sent his support skills flying at the two of them. Barbara has grown to the point where she can just barely withstand up to six skeletons without support. She retreated inch by inch while handling the sharp bones of the skeletons with her round shield.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. However, that arrow slipped through the body of the skeleton and did not fire. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　Diniel's movements are quite quick even without the hastening grant, perhaps because he is an attacker member of an army with a golden check. Archers only have one skill that can be used in close combat, so it is most important to not be approached by monsters. Perhaps this is why she is constantly moving around and firing arrows.

　This time, Tsutomu has to stay within the area heel to match Eunice and provide support, so Tsutomu holds his white staff while being a little aware of Diniel's quick movements.


''Barbara-san. Do you need a heel?
'What?　Oh, yes!
"Heels.


　Barbara had taken several blows to her arm, and moreover, the skeleton was close to reviving, so Tsutomu suggested to her. Tsutomu nodded to Barbara, who reflexively replied, and looked around while sending her heels flying into her arms. Five new skeletons begin to appear, and they begin to head indiscriminately towards the three of them. Tsutomu sent instructions to Barbara.


''Combat Cry, please!''
"Combat Cry.
Nice.


　Glancing towards Tsutomu's voice, Barbara immediately activated her Combat Cry. The gazes of the ten skeletons once again pierced Barbara, and she broke out in a cold sweat inside her helmet. The number she was able to receive in her practice so far was limited to six bodies. This time, Barbara was filled with anxiety, wondering how long she would be able to keep it up, even though she had support this time.

　However, the six skeletons she had received in practice so far all had been given Haste, and furthermore, there was no support from Tsutomu.


''Protection.''


　The protector, who was shot while catching Diniel with a sideways glance, headed for Barbara. Barbara sidestepped the skeleton's attack, but the flying protector seemed to sense Barbara's movement and bent at a right angle, hitting her body easily. Barbara's VIT rise continued and the slight pain in her body lessened.

　There were about four more skeletons than usual, but Barbara was surprised by the slow-moving skeletons than usual, the protection granted to herself, and the heel that flew in front of her that she wanted soon.


(This is ... awesome.)


　It was granted without running out of protection and the bruises on her body healed before the pain became too much, and the pain didn't make it difficult to move her body. And the skeleton's movements also felt somewhat slow to her. Was it the result of practice?　Barbara asks herself, but stands around to avoid being surrounded.


'If you want a heel, please give me a shout!
Yes!


　While replying briefly to Tsutomu, who tells her so with a smile as if he is concerned about being told that he is afraid, Barbara pushed back the body hit of the skeleton with her round shield and let the two bodies behind her get involved. He swung the short spear of his right hand forward to keep the skeletons from sneaking into his pocket. Minimize the striking with the monsters. You don't have to take down the monsters yourself. It's--.


The Power Arrow.
Haste.


　It was the work of an attacker. An arrow, enhanced in power by Diniel's skills, shatters the skeleton's skull. The arrows make a small sound and penetrate the skull of the skeleton that has crawled into Barbara.

　Tsutomu's haste is then granted to Diniel a second before the effect time expires, and his AGI increase is extended. Diniel looks at Tsutomu for a moment after the unbroken effect of the hasten he experienced in the canyon, and then he begins to run, gradually moving his legs faster and faster, shaking his back ponytail.

　Diniel had been asked by Tsutomu to cut corners, so he didn't take himself that seriously and ran on the ground. But this time, he is running as fast as he can, just like in the fire dragon battle.

　Even in the canyon, Diniel had seen Tsutomu's flying skills, but none of them had any hesitation in accurately applying the skills to his allies. An archer and a white mage. They were not the same person in jobs, but they were the same when it came to flying and hitting something. Diniel wanted to test the precision of Tsutomu's shooting.

　Diniel's vision wavered with speed. He ran, adding and subtracting and pulling the strings, jumping and pulling and shooting. Seeing the arrow that bounced off the skeleton's shoulder, Diniel grabbed a long arrow from the slender magic bag wrapped around his waist.


'Double Arrow.'


　Using a skill that allows two arrows to be fired in one shot, he split the long arrows to the left and right as he ran. It penetrated the skeletons on either side of Barbara, and the four skeletons fell down simultaneously, engulfing those behind them as well. It's a good thing that you're able to get the best out of the game.

　Tsutomu is surprised by Diniel, who suddenly becomes as energetic as a rabbit running around in the field, but matches her movements. He follows her movements with his eyes, but reapplies Barbara's nearly broken protection. He decides that he doesn't need the heel yet and waits for the time for Diniel's heist to end.


(...................Something has obviously changed in your movement. (What's going on?)


　The image Tsutomu had seen so far of Diniel was that of a thrifty person who didn't try to make too many wasteful moves and picked up arrows often enough to use them. Even in the canyon before, I had seen her cut corners quite a bit where she didn't have to, so I had applied the image of her as someone who hated waste to her.

　But now she moves around as if she were a different person. She's quite wasteful in her movements, as if she's transformed into a beast. Tsutomu was a little worried about what happened all of a sudden, but he flew a heist at her.

　The heist was a mass of blue chi that was shot with a little time to spare. Diniel stepped to the side just in time for the Haste to hit. The heist missed.

　But Tsutomu bent the Haste stickingly in the direction she had avoided and let her grant the Haste. She took the heist on her body, which changed its trajectory, and she stilled, wearing blue chi on her body. She stares at Tsutomu.

　Her expression was the same as usual with a sleepy look on her face, but only the way she looked at Tsutomu had clearly changed.

　Then the game between Diniel, who was trying to avoid the Haste while fighting, and Tsutomu, who was trying not to cut off the effect time, had begun on its own. Diniel, who seems to have gradually understood the tracking of the Haste, has increased his speed and has also mixed it with feints. Tsutomu anticipates the feint and continues to apply the haste.

　The flying skills Tsutomu is currently employing are strong against feints and the like because of their high tracking ability, but when challenged by her with pure speed, she was just barely able to catch up. After finding a strategy for the flying skills through trial and error, Diniel grinned inwardly.

　Diniel began to run away from the haste at full speed while taking out several skeletons in between. Tsutomu continues to chase her with the flying hastest while giving a faintly troubled expression.


(What's with that blonde elf!)


　For some reason, she escapes from the Haste. Tsutomu is baffled by Diniel's incomprehensible behavior, but first he flies a heel and protection to Barbara. Then he placed the Haste in the direction of Diniel's progress as she was running away from the Haste.

　A blue chi suddenly appeared on the ground in the direction of travel. Diniel stepped on it as it was, and his AGI increased. This is the one I saw in the canyon, Diniel said in frustration as he fired an arrow at the skeleton. And he continued to fight normally until Tsutomu flew his haste.

　Tsutomu knew that he would probably run away again anyway, so he tried flying his hasten early, and Diniel quickly ran away. Tsutomu thought that if he didn't want to get hit by the Haste so much anymore, he should have run farther away, but Diniel never runs away too far.

　In other words, you're challenging me to try to hit me with a support skill within this range, Tsutomu guessed the intention of her action.

　If that's the case, I'll take it, Tsutomu said, letting out a little laugh as he drove Diniel away with his haste while looking at Barbara, who was running away.

　Several times Diniel's AGI had increased with the hasten that put him squeezed in the direction of travel by the flying hasten. But once he got used to it, he wasn't afraid. He looked at his feet and jumped when the blue light flashed. This is all, Diniel thinks while smashing the skeleton with an arrow.

　And Diniel finally manages to avoid the haste he places by jumping while running away from the flying haste. The second and third time he repeatedly failed, but he avoided the placed haste by jumping and stepping.

　Tsutomu also keeps hitting Diniel by changing the position of the Haste he places, such as putting it in the air, but Diniel is getting used to it, and he is able to get through the Haste with his agile movements and reaction speed.

　The effect time of the Haste is about to expire. The placing skill doesn't work anymore. He has conquered the Haste and Place skill. Diniel dodges the Haste while exhaling briefly, confident of victory.

　But Tsutomu's shooting ability was also excellent, Diniel admitted. He hadn't ceased to support Barbara while hazing himself. Diniel praised Tsutomu inwardly, saying that if it hadn't been for Barbara, he might have lost.

　When Haste's effect time was less than five seconds, Tsutomu sighed in surrender. When Diniel thought that it was finally over, he lightly waved his white cane.

　And at that moment, Diniel's body was filled with blue Qi.


(Now ... what happened?)


　Diniel couldn't understand what the hell had happened to her, but the fact that the blue air was clinging to her own body was the best thing that could happen to her. She coughed to hide her agitation and then started to run.

　But Tsutomu doesn't skip or put down the heist and stays still.


(Is she trying to upset me...?)


　Diniel moves around in fear of being suddenly placed on the ground with a heist. But Tsutomu was eerily unmoving. What on earth he wanted, Diniel had no idea.

　And when Tsutomu waved his white cane five seconds before the effect time of the Haste expired, Diniel was granted another Haste. The Haste, shaped like a rifle bullet narrowed down to the size of an index finger, hit Diniel's body at an unstoppable speed.


(Back hand. Don't feel bad...)


　Tsutomu, who didn't expect to be able to avoid both the flying and placing heists, shook his head as he smiled in admiration at Diniel, who had a bewildered look on his face, and shook his head as he proceeded to surrender to her.


(.............................Screw you, sir.


　Eunice, who was watching the whole thing, gave a cold look to Tsutomu, who was making pretentious motions with Diniel, a slacker who didn't usually move like that.


　--Oooh--


　After an hour or so, the skeletal archers (skeleton archers) began to appear, so Tsutomu and the PT went back to the guild once, and after taking a break, they headed back to the mass grave on the 39th level. Barbara is still full of ordinary skeletons (skeletons), so the other types of skeletons will be on the back burner.


''Hey, what was that thing from earlier?''
That's a shooting skill. Or, rather, I'm the one who needs to hear it.
"Shooting Skills.


　As Diniel ignored Tsutomu's questions and looked at him, Tsutomu broke first and demonstrated his shooting skills to her. He didn't practice the shooting skill much, as he didn't currently have much opportunity to use it, but Tsutomu had practiced it only as a hand comfort, so his accuracy had improved.

　When I showed him the actual ochre-colored protection from generating bullets and sent them flying to the barbaras in front of him, Diniel seemed quite interested in it and his usual sleepy eyes were clearer.


'What!　A monster!
Oh, I'm sorry. I made a mistake.
Well....


　After being shot by Tsutomu with his protection, Barbara immediately turned back to put on her helmet, but at Tsutomu's words with both hands together, she took off her helmet. By the way, he doesn't like the helmet very much because it causes pressure on his bear ears and hurts him, so Barbara takes off her helmet when she's not in battle.

　Ending the conversation with Diniel there, Tsutomu spoke to Eunice before reaching the mass grave.


''Eunice. We're practicing in a real battle, is there anything you'd like to ask me?
It's not there now.
'I see. If there's anything you want to ask me, you're welcome to ask me anytime.
'Hm. The point is, I just have to do the same thing you do. You have to do it.


　Eunice turned away and passed Tsutomu back at a fast pace. She then spoke a word or two to Barbara and Diniel, and no more.

　The bones on the ground begin to make a noise and take on human form as you enter the mass grave. While Tsutomu stretches tall and stretches vacantly as if to relax his body, the three of them begin to take up a fighting stance.


'Combat Cry.'


　As soon as the ten skeletons (skeletons) appeared, Barbara took on the hate of all the skeletons with her combat cry. Diniel lightly pinged the bowstring and Eunice pointed her staff at Barbara.


'Prote.'


　The ochre chi flew off and hit Barbara's back, then Diniel with the Haste. This time Diniel was quiet, as if he had been reminded by Tsutomu earlier not to avoid the Haste.


''Area Heel.''


　Eunice created an area heel that could hold two people, and as she entered it, the fox ears on top of her head stood fully open. His large tail also stood upside down, probably because he was uptight.


(One, two)


　Protech and Haste were applied at almost the same time with a unified effect time, so Eunice watched the battle as she counted the seconds. Since the skeleton has almost no flying tools this time, there is no need to pay attention to the monster's ranged attacks, and Barbara is also limiting her skill use to Combat Cry. So the only time the hate will be directed elsewhere is when the skeleton is revived.

　Diniel shoots loose arrows at the skeletons while running lightly, hitting their shoulder bones and ankles. The two skeletons are frightened. Barbara is dealing with the attacks of the skeletons while thinking about releasing a combat cry once her mental strength is restored.


(Forty. It's about time.)


　Protection and Haste, which have a fixed duration of effect in one minute. Eunice pointed her wand at Barbara first, trying to apply it in plenty of time.


''Protection.


　Ochre-colored chi ejected from the tip of the staff. It heads in a straight line to Barbara's back. However, since Barbara is also changing her position to avoid being surrounded by monsters, she needs to correct her trajectory along the way.

　Just as the protector is about to hit, Barbara moves to the right to avoid a thrust by the sharpened arm bone in the skeleton's hand. Eunice moved the protector in a hurry.

　However, his trajectory was not corrected in time, and the protection hit the skeleton's protruding arm bone, strengthening the skeleton's VIT. Eunice's tongue was clucking at the skeleton's misfire, and she flew her protection again, this time hitting Barbara, but just before the effect time expired.

　That means, of course, the Haste granted to Diniel has already expired. Since Haste is a support skill that increases AGI that changes the sensation of the body, if the duration of the effect expires, the person granted it would feel as if their body would suddenly become dull.

　Diniel switched the sensation he put into his body as usual when he confirmed that the hast has expired. In previous battles, Diniel was used to the sensation, as he had been hazed at first in previous battles, so he was used to the sensation.


'Haste.'


　But the late hast hit Diniel, who was pulling the bow string. The sensation in his body changed again, and Diniel relaxed once again from the string while switching the sensations he was putting into his body, squinting his eyes in annoyance.


(Forty-five seconds more for the protection, sixty seconds for the heist.)


　While Eunice is inwardly sorting out the seconds of her support skills, Barbara is getting hit against ten skeletons. Diniel sees Barbara's high number of hits and turns a new arrow and quickly strikes three of the skeletons' skulls.

　And Eunice, afraid of misfiring at the monster again, this time fired her protection at Barbara thirty seconds before. This time, he slowed down the speed of his protection and ensured that it hit when Barbarra stopped, and the remaining twenty seconds of the protection's effect time was overwritten and extended by a new minute.

　Since the effect time of the support skill is overwritten, twenty seconds of protection is wasted in this case. Once or twice it's not much of a problem, but if it stacks up, it's going to be different by one skill. So not wasting more than sixty seconds is the basis of a support skill.

　And while Yunis would also fly his Haste to Diniel, even with her slowed down movement, Yunis was quite careful about hitting her with his Haste on the move. The Haste flying a little slower takes its time to hit Diniel. However, Diniel's Haste had already run out three seconds ago.

　His body felt lighter when he felt heavier. It would affect the speed at which he pulled the bow string and the firing while running, so Diniel let out an exasperated sigh and put his hand into his long, thin magic bag.


(Haste is sixty. Protek...)
I'm sorry!　Can't I get a heel?!


　With the skeletons unable to chip away at the skeletons due to Diniel's sensory interruptions and being hit more than in the earlier battle, Barbara asked Eunice to heel. Eunice did as Barbara asked and began to prepare to heel.


'Heel.'


　Pointing his staff at Barbara, Eunice releases his heel. He slows down the spherical heel as it approaches Barbara, and when Barbara stops, he speeds up his movement all at once and hits her in the back. But where Barbara is injured is her arm. Of course, the heel can be applied to her back, but it's more effective if it's applied directly to the injured area.


(Haste is........thirty?　What's the tech?　Oh, shit!　(We don't know!)


　Barbara was about to request another heel on her still slightly sore arm, but quit speaking when she saw Eunice's inwardly irritated look.

　As the arrow from Diniel's bow shot through the skull of the skeleton, the bones that had formed the human fell apart and rolled to the ground. But in less than ten seconds it comes together again and takes on human form, and the resurrected skeleton lightly presses its head with both hands to adjust the skull it replaced.

　The two newly resurrected skeletons then began to face Barbara and Eunice one by one. Barbara had just used Combat Cry with her full mental power earlier. Eunice held up her staff towards the skeletons.


'Holy.'


　A strong pillar of light rose up from the ground, cleansing the skeletons that were coming towards Eunice. Basically, no matter what happened, Tsutomu was going to keep quiet, but the current action of Eunice couldn't be missed.


'Yunis-san. It's just practice, so please don't take it down by yourself!


　Eunice, who ignored Tsutomu's words despite hearing them, gave them both Protection and Haste, which had already expired. The battle, with only the name of the skill echoing, continued for the next twenty minutes, but Tsutomu interrupted the battle and left the mass graveyard as Barbara had reached her limit.

　He doesn't even instruct them to support monsters, misfire their recovery skills, run out of support skills, inadequate heals, or simple hate management that is easy to understand. Especially at the end of the game, I could see the reemergence of Foggy Heel and the knot that seemed to have given up on seconds management. And it was a terrible situation in the PT as well, with Eunice's frustration and Diniel's frustration combining to create a pretty bad atmosphere, which in a way was a hundred points worse.

　As if he was aware of what was wrong with him this time, Eunice was hanging down her yellow tail, which she always held up with authority. Barbara also looked unhappy that she had fallen, and Diniel had his usual sleepy expression, but was somewhat dissatisfied.


'Yes!　So, let's go home today!　Good job!
Yes.


　Tsutomu's rousing, cheerful voice was only answered bluntly by Diniel.