65-Prince Leon




 After the next two days of training, Tsutomu had Barbara and Eunice begin to operate in a single army PT. When Tsutomu suggested to Leon that they dive into the canyon as they had done in the beginning, he agreed with an energetic answer of two.


'Duh, will it be alright?'
You'll be fine. Maybe.
Maybe?
Good luck with that. I'll be ashamed of myself if this doesn't change anything.
No! Why are you saying that now!


 Barbara, who had shrunk back and pulled Tsutomu's shoulder a bit, flattened her bear ears and held her head in her hands at Tsutomu's pressured reply.


''Oh, I'm going to have Eunice-san be the healer from the beginning this time, so I'm going to do that.
First, I'd like to have Tsutomu set an example for me for a moment.
'No matter what you do, it won't bite you at first. Just do it for now.
I understand.


 At Tsutomu's words, Eunice showed no particular rebellion and obeyed meekly. As Leon saw this, his eyes fluttered, but he beckoned Tsutomu to come over and call him over. As Tsutomu walked up to Leon, he squared shoulders with Tsutomu and together they turned their backs to each other.


'Eunice, you're getting much more mature,' he said. Don't do it, Tsutomu!
Huh? No, Leon said something to you, didn't he? While I'm resting.


 Tsutomu wondered if the reason why Eunice had suddenly become so obedient after the holidays was because she was angry with Leon during that time. However, Leon buzzed and shook his head at Tsutomu's words.


'In the first place, Eunice doesn't change her attitude because she's stubborn even if I say so. It's a cute thing to do, though.
Can you take the noloca story outside, please?
Oh, all right. Oh, that's probably when it happened.


 Leon remembered the scene where Eunice had asked him to form a PT and he had tried to do a skill to put it down and always failed. Probably, Leon thought, that's where he felt the difference in ability between him and Tsutomu.


'Well, okay. Well, let's see how much those guys have grown!
'Yes, thanks to you, I was able to focus on teaching those two, so you can look forward to it.
Well, I don't know what you're talking about.
You don't have to hide it. I mean, it's like you've done a lot for me.


 Leon and I hadn't been playing with this for a month. I read through the materials distributed by Tsutomu to understand the roles of the three types and first took the initiative to help level the tank positions. I had them imitate the training that Tsutomu was doing and also observed Aldrete Crowe's PT that was being completed and had the tanks incorporate some movements. Furthermore, he had been working all month to raise the attacker's awareness of the tank.

 Even if you only train tanks and healers to work well together, it would be meaningless if your attacker disrupts the coordination. But as long as the tanks and healers were stable, the battle situation would be quite stable. Tsutomu had planned to show the results before he convinced the attacker to do so.

 However, Leon had seen the materials beforehand and seemed to understand this, and had raised his awareness by mixing attackers and tanks together in a PT. No one in this clan would openly defy Leon, so at least no one would discriminate against the tank in front of Leon anymore.

 Tsutomu had thought at first that Leon would leave everything to Eunice and do nothing, but about half a month ago, he had seen his movements on the monitors near the tenth floor. It was obvious to Tsutomu that, unlike before, he was moving in line with the tank and the healer, and he knew then that he was doing a lot of things for them.


''Well then, shall we go?''
Oh.


 After seeing Tsutomu's salesy smile, Leon cowered his shoulders and headed to the fifty-sixth level of the dungeon, the canyon, with the same PT as the first.

 Entering the canyon, Diniel announced that he had spotted the orcs by searching for them, and the PT approached the place where the orcs were.

 Barbara is still tense, and Eunice is moving somewhat stiffly. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


''Hey, hey, are you okay?
No, I'm fine! There's nothing wrong with that! Eunice! Let's go!
That's right.


 Leon's call to him had the opposite effect on Barbara, causing her to become even more nervous, and Eunice's footsteps were heavy, as if she couldn't hide her nervousness. When Leon made eye contact with Tsutomu, he shook his head silently.


''I'm sorry. I'll take back my previous statement, after all. Please try not to expect too much.''
'Hey! You looked so confident, didn't you!
I mean, they tend to be funny. Well, I'm sure you'll get used to it after a few fights.


 Tsutomu put his hand to his forehead and let out a sigh as he looked at Barbara, whose limbs had come out together as Eunice was hyperventilating from nervousness. Leon looked at the two of them with concern, and he could already see the Orcs in the distance. The Orcs seem to have captured the PT as well and are coming towards them with the vigor of a boar.


'Look, look! They're coming! Mr. Eunice set up an area heel to protect! Miss Barbara, step forward!


 As Tsutomu instructed her loudly despite the clapping of her palms, Barbara held up her round shield and short spear as if it was a conditioned reflex. She had been instructed by Tsutomu's voice for the past month, so the movements had become so ingrained in her body that she was able to perform the movements naturally with Tsutomu's voice. Eunice also took those instructions and gave Area Heal and Protection to Barbara.


'Yes, Combat Cry please!'
Combat Cry!


 Barbara hears a voice seeping into her ears and releases a combat cry. Five orcs look at Barbara as they receive a red battle cry.

 Diniel fires a series of arrows, stalling one orc with a bow and arrow, and Leon also charges forward with his longsword and takes one orc in his charge. The three armed orcs close in on Barbara.


(Club 1. Sword 2?)


 After confirming the weapon configuration of the orcs, Barbara catches the dagger swung by the lead orc with her round shield. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier and more enjoyable.

 The three Orcs slowly walked up to Barbara to see what she was doing and attacked her all at once. Barbara blocks the left club with her round shield. He continues to thrust his round shield forward and pushes the orcs away. She catches the sword in her armor, but the slash doesn't get through to her with only a flashy sound.

 She swings her short spear to the side and the orc jumps back. The orc stomps the ground with its thick skinned soles and tries to pounce, but Barbara pulls back, still holding out her short spear.

 Barbara is thorough in her movements for safety, which are naturally ingrained in her body. Dressed in heavy armor and holding a hard large shield and spear for protection, Barbara looks like a humanoid fortress.

 After that, the orcs continue to try to boldly attack and break them down, but they are unable to give effective strikes to Barbara's standing that never pushes her. The blows that pile up on their arms and shoulders are also healed by Eunice's heels, so Barbara's movements are not hampered.


'Oh, wow!'


 Leon, who had been watching the other amateurish tanks in training for the past month, had been in love with Barbara's moves to defuse attacks. He was in love with Barbara's movement, because she was the best tanker he had ever seen.

 Leon had also been trying to train those in the tank position for the past month, but he didn't treat them too harshly, probably due to the fact that she was his wife. He let them have one-on-one time with each other as long as it wasn't too much to ask, and he was quick to help them when they were in danger.

 If Leon, who had only heard about Barbara's training through word of mouth, had actually been there, he would have definitely stopped the training. That sweetness was his virtue, but it was also a flaw. That sweetness had taken a turn for the worse in this clan.

 After staring at Barbara, who was unrivaled against the three orcs, for a while, Leon also turned his attention to Eunice, who was counting the seconds with a serious face in the area heel.


''Heel.''


 Eunice's heels flew without misting and hit Barbara's large back. Leon had PT'd with Eunice when Tsutomu was resting, and Leon was glad that she had learned to heel well as well, as he had only seen the hastening he put in place at the time.

 When Diniel's shots wiped out the orcs, Leon rushed over to them.


'Barbara, that's awesome!
But I've only been able to take three orcs. It's a work in progress.
'This is in a month! That's more than enough!
Oh, yeah? ........I see!


 Barbara scratched her cheeks in embarrassment as Leon raised his hands as if to express his joy, and then hailed them together.


'So Eunice can fly too! That's nice. Thanks, man.
Thank you very much.


 Eunice was already ready to fly half a month ago, although she looked a little disapproving. She immediately smiled. She had been practicing for this moment. It was impossible not to be happy.

 They went through about three straight rounds after that, but they got through it without any problems. There were some problems, such as Barbara getting knocked down from the sky by a wyvern in her mouth, and Eunice greedily trying to test the skills she was putting on Leon and running out of protection, but for the most part the battle was going well.

 The air in the PT was very good, although there were more and more improvements to be made. Eunice and Barbara discussed the situation with a look of contentment as if they had lost track of time and matched their movements with Leon. Diniel is a little farther away, but he seems to be listening to the conversation and was naturally coordinated.

 It had been eight hours since they had dived since noon already, and although Tsutomu interrupted him at times, he was mostly free. There were times when they would break down at first, but even with Eunice as the healer, the battle situation was becoming more and more stable.

 And even though Tsutomu let them know it was almost late, the three of them were spoiled and didn't want to leave. While Tsutomu prodded Leon, saying, "What are you going to do with all that spoiling?", he let out a sigh as the three of them finally began preparing to return to the guild.


(Well, I know how you feel.)


 Tsutomu's first "Live Dungeon! When I played the multiplayer game on the Especially at the beginning, they were quite absorbed in the game, so it was not hard to understand how the three of them felt. So Tsutomu looked at them with a smile, as if he remembered when he was a beginner.

 When the conversation between the three of them had settled down, Tsutomu called out to Leon.


'Well, I guess this is how I feel about the roles of the three species. There are still many areas for improvement, but I think it's taking shape. What do you think?''
I'm satisfied. Thank you for bringing them up so far. I've tried it, but it hasn't worked...
''Well, it's common to be lenient with one's relatives. ........But as for the quicksilver, I think Leon-san was too lenient, though.


 The impression Tsutomu had seen is that Leon is quite lenient with his people. He has become almost accepting, especially when it comes to the damage being contained by himself. Leon cringed at Tsutomu's low-volume words and let out a dry laugh to cover it up.


''Well that's what the other guys say to me a lot. But you know what, it can't be helped. You're all cute. As long as they don't bother me, there's no problem.
''........Then please keep Eunice-san under tight control. I can't imagine a future where that person teaches the white mage below to stand around.


 Although he didn't have any expectations of Eunice from the beginning, Tsutomu wondered about that attitude.


I'm really sorry. I've been told earlier, but once he made a decision, he didn't listen. I'm sure you'll forgive me for my gratuity.


 When Tsutomu turned his zit eyes on him, Leon pulled back a smile and apologized earnestly. Then Tsutomu immediately suggested.


''Oh, well then, you can continue to be interviewed by newspapers other than Sollitto in the future in moderation.
'What? Is that what you want to do?
Yes. By all means.
Then it's okay. Don't you have anything else? I'll help you if I can.


 Tsutomu is a little troubled by Leon's still biting back, then speaks in a hushed voice.


''Hmm, I'm actually looking for people but it doesn't look like I can expect it here. Aldrete Crow is my main goal, so you don't have to worry about it.
'Oh? You're just going to pull it off? You're not gonna look good, are you?
'Of course we won't pull out anyone from the first team or anything. A little bit of extra people from the third or fourth army.... We only need thirty or forty levels.
You're a nasty piece of work, aren't you?


 When Leon was drawing back at Tsutomu's slightly black comment, Tsutomu also chuckled to cover it up. Then Diniel found the black gate for the return trip, so the five of them entered the gate and returned to the guild.

 When the five of them went to the black gate, the guild was packed with people and there was a great commotion. Suspiciously, Leon called out to an explorer he knew.


''Hey! What's the commotion? Hey.
Oh, Leon. I'm sorry. It's pretty obvious. It's just finishing up.


 The male searcher pointed to the first stand set up in the guild. And there, the five searchers were hailing the fire dragon that was beginning to scatter particles of red, to the delight of the five searchers.

 The boy with the characteristic small stature of one of them, fluttering his smooth dark green hair, was none other than the leader of the Aldoret Crow. As a summoner, he was being girded by the four members of the PT, even though he carried a large staff that did not fit his body.