'Hahaha!　Follow me!
I can't lose!


　Zeno and Daryl, who are serving as tanks this time, are competing with each other for the big Snow Golem's hate. As Zeno unleashes his silver Combat Cry, Daryl also unleashes his black fighting spirit in a losing effort. Since Garum joined the Clan, Daryl has stopped his indigo Combat Cry and turned it to black, perhaps to match his color.


'Enchanted Flame.'


　From behind the Snow Golem, which was facing the two of them, Amira, whose great sword was covered in flames, made a strong attack. An afterglow runs from her eyes, which are glowing red due to her dragonization.


''Olaaaaah!


　Then the Snow Golem, which looked like a giant snowman, was cut in half as it was burned out of its body with its great sword. Amira, who has gained some control over the power of dragonization, then goes to take down the snow golem next to it.


''Mystic Blade.''


　Stepping forward from beside Amira, stepping through the snow, was Garum, who was holding a shortsword at the ready. He used his knight's attack skills to greatly frighten the Snow Golem and dexterously ran up his large arms. He then crushed the nucleus attached to the nose area with his sword as if it were a decoration and put a stop to the Snow Golem.

　Garum jumped down from the Snow Golem, whose body began to crumble as it became particulate, and landed on the ground while receiving a medic. After looking around to check, he exhaled in relief.

　Amira, whose eyes were glowing red, also self-deactivated her dragonization and lightly tossed the fallen magic stone over to Tsutomu. Daryl was also picking up the magic stone buried in the snow while making a noise somewhere in the distance, and Garum joined in.

　Then Garum asked Daryl, who was dexterously grasping the magic stone with his black tail.


''Come to think of it, why are you changing the color of the Combat Cry?　I've seen them before, occasionally.
Uh, uh, well, that's, uh,
What? You're not making sense. Spit it out.
Hey, aren't you angry?


　Garum nodded to Daryl, who looked up at him to see what was going on with the magic stone in his hand, and he continued to speak as if he was relieved.


''Because it's not cool........su?''


　Daryl's words were becoming more and more of an a**h*le under his gaze as Garum's face instantly turned cold when he heard the first half of the sentence. Then Garum sighed one sigh.


''........Nonsense. Was that the reason?''
Oh, you said you wouldn't be mad at me!
'I'm just stunned. It takes a lot of mental strength to change the color of Combat Cry, doesn't it?　In fact, at the end of the seventy levels, you had unleashed a red combat cry.
Yes, I'm sorry.
Nuh. 'Nuh.' 'Nonsense' is a pretty good way to put it, isn't it?　Mr. Garum.


　Then Zeno, who picked up an ice magic stone nearby, approached them with a slightly mischievous tone of voice. However, his expression was more serious than usual. Garum shook his head quietly at such Zeno.


''I didn't say anything else to you. It's just that from what I saw on the Goddae, that's the way the explorer called Xeno fights. I don't have the authority to dictate even to an individual's fighting style.''
"Huh?
'But Daryl is my apprentice. This guy doesn't fit in with the glamorous battles that you have.
'Do you really think so?　He's got a good point, apparently. Soon enough, he'll be arranging my Combat Cry himself, too.
''Well he might be able to do it technically, but Daryl's character makes it impossible. If that's the case, this guy will grow if you focus on training him in actual combat.


　At Garum's words, Xeno put his hand to his chin with a graceful movement and fell silent as if he was thinking about something. Daryl, who is in between the two of them, is about the same height as Xeno, but he looks awfully small here.


''That's right. It's certainly not a bad idea. But you don't consider appealing to the audience to be a bad idea, Garum-kun, do you?'
"...I personally don't like it, but I recognize its usefulness.


　Garum was abhorrent, but he didn't deny it. If I had to cite the most familiar example, Amy would be the most obvious. She is in the upper and lower echelon when it comes to attacker abilities, and she is certainly outmatched by those with unique skills. However, Amy's personal influence is no less than that of the Unique skill holders, and she has plenty of money to explore dungeons.

　Dungeon exploration is viewed on a variety of platforms and is watched by many non-explorers. It can be called a sporting event in this world. Amy is in an idle position among them, and a certain number of fans will watch the spectacle just by entering the dungeon.

　And Amy is sponsored by various stores, and she speaks about the subject in a way that the gods can hear it. This generates publicity and increases the store's sales, and a portion of the profits go back into equipment and supplies that Amy uses and consumes in her dungeon explorations.

　Being liked by the crowd is an important part of exploring God's dungeon, as it also raises her visibility and voice and makes it easier to do many other things.

　Garum looks boring, as if he doesn't want to raise Amy's stock too much. Daryl would be frightened from the edge, but Xeno is not frightened at all and suggests to Garum with gestures.


'Then you don't have to narrow it down otherwise, do you?　The ability to go through the dungeon and the ability to get the crowd going. You just have to train them both.
...Can this guy be that handy?
Huh. Perfectly brilliant as I am!　Graceful!　Beautiful!　It would be like a guaranteed popularity if the But that's not the only thing that wins the audience's heart, you know. Daryl, you have your beauty, and you're the attacker now. And you can't say that about the attacker you're playing now, can you?


　Garum looked down at Daryl after a few moments of thought as Xeno brushed his smooth silver hair away and smiled inappropriately at him.


"Well that's just as well. Daryl. What about you?
What? Me?
If you want to do it, you can do it. But if you're not good enough...
That's okay. Daryl, you know you can do both.


　Daryl looked horrified at Garum, whose eyes were becoming more and more set on him, and Zeno, who was taking it easy and being reckless. But after a bit, he seemed to have made up his mind and looked back at them firmly.


''Yes. I'll do my best.''
'Phew!　Leave it to me!
Don't skimp on the training.


　Zeno took Daryl's hand with a smile, and Garum looked at it with quizzical eyes. The three of them quickly returned to Tsutomu and Amira with the magic stone while discussing the details of their training.

　Incidentally, God's eyes had been turned towards Tsutomu and Amira earlier due to Zeno's consideration, and while the three of them were talking, a heated snowball fight between the two of them was being relayed in Kamidae.


　-Oh.


　I put him in the PT as an attacker at Garum's request, dove for half a day, and the actual battle in the dungeon was over.


(Today's PT was sweltering.)


　Garum, Daryl, and Xeno came with the manly Amira, so Tsutomu went back to the clan house with a terrible thought in his mind that it was now a five man PT. The last snowball fight was so lifeless that Tsutomu didn't feel alive as snowballs flew like bullets.


'How was it. My attacker...''


　While Tsutomu was in the living room compiling notes on what he had learned and felt during today's dungeon exploration, Garum sat down on a nearby sofa after coming back from the bath. Tsutomu put the bottom of his pen to his temple in response to Garum's question.


'It won't be as good as Hannah's, but I think it will work to some extent. So what's going on, all of a sudden?　I didn't ask any questions because I thought I'd try it out first.
Well, I didn't want to go on like this. I've decided to explore the possibilities.
Oh, yeah?
Don't be ridiculous. I'm serious, at least.
Sorry.


　Garum chuckled at Tsutomu's imitation of Xeno, which didn't look very much like him, and plunged in. Then he thanked Oli for bringing him a cold drink.


'Fist fighter Hanna is an evasive tank. Daryl, the heavy knight, has the highest VIT. Xeno, the Holy Knight, has skills that are effective against Ember Aura and the undead. Plus, he'll have some personality on top of that.
'What in the world is the strength of the Knight's Garm? The search for it?
'Yes. You're new to the game now, so you're probably able to PT with Tsutomu, but you never know, eventually. No, of course we know that Korina is an excellent healer too, right?


　Garum's slightly damp indigo ears twitched as he took notice of his surroundings. He then tipped his mouth to the glass of ice and slurped and drank the sour lemon water.


'But I joined this clan to form a PT with Tsutomu. I just don't want to be left behind like this.
''I don't really care that much about one or two armies, so I don't think you need to worry about it. The first time you challenge the 80th level of the hierarchy, you'll have to decide on the members once. But once we clear it, we're going to make everyone break through the 80 levels.
''I want to be a member of that 80th level of attack. ........When I saw the first attack of the seventy levels in Shentai, I was honestly disappointed.


　Garum put down his glass and held his hand. Garum was happy to see Tsutomu, who had conquered even the seventy levels for the first time. No one around him would make fun of Tsutomu anymore. That made Garum proud.

　But to be honest, he was disappointed that he couldn't be there. He wondered what would have happened if he could have been there. Garum couldn't sleep all day because of that, as he kept repeating the battle in his head, imagining it.


''That's why I want to be there this time. I will spare no effort to do so.''
Yeah. ........Then let's start with leveling up for now. Our target is the 70th level.


　Tsutomu, who was stared straight at by Garum with serious eyes, suggested that after he looked away as if to escape.

　Garum and Amy hadn't been able to raise their levels to that level because they also had business in the guild. Therefore, both of them currently stopped at the sixty-sixth level.

　Then Garum quickly stood up.


''Alright. I'll go.''
Wait a minute. You've had enough for one day.
Time is limited.
You're not just gonna have to go through the motions.


　So when Tsutomu restrains with his eyes to sit down, Garum sits down on the sofa again with a look of real reluctance.


I think it's fine as it is, to be honest. It's not that I don't want to, but I have enough to differentiate myself from Daryl and Xeno.
It makes me sick.
Well I guess we'll just have to do it then. I'll think about a lot of things before tomorrow, so for now you need to rest well.
Yeah.


　Tsutomu sighed to Garum, who smiled at him with a rare smirk, and after sighing that it couldn't be helped, he began to think about what to do while remembering this and that of the knighthood.