It had been three days since they had started practicing individual practices and coordination. Tsutomu had applied and disarmed the medic to Amira, who had turned into a dragon and attacked him as usual in the morning, but he felt a little uncomfortable.


(........................Isn't her movement a little bit different?


　When dragonized, Amira moves like a hungry wild animal. Its movements, which include a status increase, are fast and have a power that ordinary monsters cannot counter. But because its movements are monotonous, it is easy to read ahead, so Tsutomu was able to hit the medic with plenty of time to spare.

　However, over the past three days, Tsutomu felt that Amira's movements were slowly changing. It's a very good idea to be able to see people's intentions, and such movements are mixed in from time to time. It's as if a BOT and a person are occasionally replaced by each other.


''Aaaaaaah!


　And there seems to be something angry mixed in with the bellowing that almost hurts your ears. Tsutomu cringed at Amira's unusual movements and used the medic to release the dragonization.


''Ah, take.''


　Amira regained consciousness, killing her momentum and immediately sustaining her fly. She was still struggling to control the inertia that was present when she was unravelling her dragonization, but she was no longer falling right back down. The fact that she was able to do that in three days was partly due to her good sense, but the biggest thing was probably that she had been practicing her fly even after the dungeon attack.


''Amira. Are you really unconscious while you're dragonizing?
Oh?　It's not there.
So....


　Tsutomu nods his head when he hears that Amira has not yet developed consciousness, although her movements during dragonization have indeed changed. The two of them practiced fly control together for the next hour or so, and the movements during dragonization became even more willing to be felt.


(No, he's obviously conscious, right?)


　Tsutomu continues to apply the medic to Amira, whose movements during dragonization are much different than two hours ago, with a stinky look on her face. Until now, the unravelling of dragonization has been like dealing with a monster, but now it feels like dealing with a person. It's definitely different from the previous dragonization, that's obvious.

　Tsutomu managed to hit Amira with his medic, controlling the inertia beside her and approaching her as she remained in the air.


''Amira. You are definitely conscious during your dragonization.
.... You're right.


　Amira approached slowly, her lips twitching as if to confess her mischief. Tsutomu put his hands on his hips with a dumbfounded look in his eyes.


'Why are you lying to me?'
'It's ... because I wanted to do this!
Hey.


　As soon as Amira said that, she suddenly tackled Tsutomu in the gut and threw him down after a spin. Tsutomu killed his momentum with his fly, but ended up burying his face fully in the slime cushion.


''Ha!　Suck it up, bah!
"...you son of a b*tc*.


　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


''Huh. Oh well. You've learned to control your dragonization, haven't you? Congratulations.''
Well it's not really that bad. I'm just a little more conscious.
''Hmm. That means it's about the same as Camille's before the Fire Dragon War.
'Oh. I'm just getting to the point where I think I'm going to punch you in the face.
I'm scared.


　Tsutomu replied to Amira, who was clenching one fist and smiling a nihilistic smile, and left the training grounds, cutting off his dragonization practice.


''We won't be able to make it to the Mounted Golem fight, but after that, let's try out different ways to link up the dragonization.
Yeah.
That would make it a little easier for me too. I guess I won't have to bother applying the medic.
The old lady did that, I believe. Don't worry. I'm gonna get over it!


　Amira banged on Tsutomu's back with a good-natured grin, and he disliked and distanced himself from her as it hurt.


'Don't hit people so quickly. I'm not as sturdy as Daryl, you know.
Classy. You'll have to forgive me.
Don't get attached.


　Tsutomu lightly glared at Amira as she squared her shoulders with him as if she were treating him with the same s*x, while again distancing himself from her. Then Amira turned to peer at Tsutomu as if teasing him.


'Nah. You're so boring.
Okay.
It's better to be an old lady. Then why don't you just get married? Then I'll always be able to form a PT with Tsutomu. It's a good thing!
I don't.
'Nah!　Don't you want to be an old lady?
If that's going to make you angry, first stop calling me that...


　Tsutomu went to the guild cafeteria while prodding Amira, who was suddenly in a bad mood.


　--▽▽▽--


I'm tired.


　Tsutomu, who had followed Diniel and Hannah's practice, let out a bitter laugh at her muttering. It was because he said those words as soon as he dived into the sixty-eight levels after the afternoon break was over.


''It hasn't even been a minute yet.
'I wish I could be the one who has to deal with that mass of energy for three days. Honestly, there's a lot of practice that's useless.
'Oh, is that so?'
'Hannah doesn't get much of a break. It makes her tired and doesn't make her practice better. I don't like wasting time. Then taking that time off won't make a difference.


　Diniel let out a heavy sigh as he looked at Hannah, who was whistling and exploring as if they were going on a picnic.


'I see. Then I'll have a word with Hannah later.'
It's like my head is empty every three steps.
Hey, hey, hey.


　When Tsutomu said to Diniel, who was spouting outrageous things, with a slightly stern face, she shrugged her shoulders.


''I wonder how he could practice like that all the time.
...Diniel doesn't enjoy exploring dungeons?


　Tsutomu asks Diniel, who then looks at Hannah with wild eyes. She crosses her arms and closes her eyes.


'It's fun, but not enough to put it all on the line. I don't feel like practicing until the holidays, like Amira and others. I've got other things I enjoy doing, like sleeping and reading books.
''Hmm, I see. But it doesn't mean you don't enjoy conquering dungeons at all, does it?
Yes.
'That's fine, I guess. As long as you do a neat job with it.
Yes.


　Diniel muttered with a completely unreadable look of emotion in his eyes and turned his attention to Hannah, who had found the magma golem and went to get the hate. Then, after Hannah had earned her hate to some extent, she picked up an arrow and released it.

　It was a special arrow that, when released, could suck in the wind and release a sound. The arrow with its tonal sound passed over Hannah's head, and she moved away from the magma golem when she heard the sound. Diniel turned on the ice arrow.


'Stream Arrow.


　A single special arrow containing the ice attribute was shot into the sky, and once it seemed to glow, it fell like a meteor shower. The huge number of arrows with the weakness attribute pierced the magma golem one after another, turning into particles of light and disappearing. Diniel's eyebrows furrowed as his mental power decreased all at once, and he quickly changed his position.

　Diniel signals with the Kaburaya, something that can release a tone by shooting, and Hannah hears the tone and takes off. That's the partnership Diniel decided on when incorporating the Stream Arrow.

　Kabura could be used for other cues as well, since Kabura is capable of sounding different types of tones. So Tsutomu thought that he would try to do something else with it during some other linkage, but Amira and Hannah are not good at remembering anything. So he had decided to only use it as a signal during the Mounted Golem battle as a signal during Stream Arrow.

　However, Hannah is willing to do it even if she's not very smart. Therefore, she was working hard now to be able to mesh the sound of Diniel's whistling arrow with the instructions.


''This........drop your hands!
No. Withdrawal.
Oh, really? I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry.　Again, please!
..........


　Tsutomu couldn't help but avert his gaze at the silent appeal sent by Diniel. Probably at this rate, Hanna would be keeping Diniel in practice endlessly, and it didn't seem to help the bird's head remark she made earlier.