'Hey, hey!　Lacelle!　You have to teach me how to fight [Blacksmith] too.

　Cecil tugs on the sleeve of my clothes.
　Apparently, he was inspired by the way I fight.
　'Please!' He asked with a worshipful hand.

'It's too early for Cecil.

'What!　Why!

As I've been saying for a while now, you must first master [Blacksmith]'s Elementary Magic. There shouldn't be much of a variety.

Sharpening, hardening, object acceleration, and lightening, right?

''Yeah.... If possible, I'd like to add [denaturation] to that.

[Sharpening] and [Hardening].... I've learned how to make it lighter, so all that's left is [Object Acceleration].

　In fact, the way 【Blacksmith】 fights is no different from 【Warrior】.
　The only difference is whether you strengthen your body with magic or whether you strengthen your acquisition with magic.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　The rest is a matter of skill in using weapons and the type of magic you can use.

　In the skill of using weapons, Cecil is at a certain level.
　But the type of magic is lacking.
　What you need now is not how to fight, etc., but simply the repertoire of magic.

''Ah?　Huh?

　Suddenly, Sarasa started to panic.

'What's wrong?　Sarasa?

No, I mean..... Speaking of which, I..... I gave Lasell-kun the bow, but I thought I forgot my quiver.

'What?　Wait a minute!　Lacelle, you were shooting arrows earlier.

When did you pull an arrow out of my quiver?

No, I didn't do that.

　I picked up a rock that was out there.

　Activate the magic.

　[Denatured]

　The minerals are denatured into wood.
　Furthermore......

　[Transformation]

　Transform the wood into the shape of an arrow.
　Add an override to it.

　[Increase in hardness]
　[Massive increase]

　As it gets stronger, the arrows get a little bigger.
　And..........

　[Duplicate]

　Brilliantly, I refined five arrows.

　Activating all five magics simultaneously.
　During this time, only 1 second.
　I don't need an arrow case.
　If I wanted to, I could even make arrows from the clothes I was wearing.

"Well... It's like this. The magic output hasn't reached my ideal yet, so I can only make simple things, but if I want to make more arrows, there's no problem.　What's up. Is something crazy going on here?

What...

Huh?

""What's that?

　A shout rang out.
　Even the cool chairman was astonished.

'You're crazy!

'More arrows with magic!　You, that's a big deal!

　The duo of Cecil and Rowan shouted.

　It was the chairman who admonished them.

''No, calm down. He's enough of a [villager] to replicate himself in the first place.''

Still, I've never heard of making one from an object of completely different composition!

　The chairman tries to force himself to convince himself.
　Beside him, Sarasa was half in tears.

　Then, Cecil popped his hand.

'Could it be that the way [Blacksmith] fights is based on simultaneous chanting?

That's right. The type and number of magic to be imparted. That will lead to the strength of the [Blacksmith]. Simultaneous chanting is important, but in Cecil's case, it starts with the type.

Okay. Well, I've got a lot of demons to kill!

　Cecil walked to the back of the dungeon with great enthusiasm.
　We watched his back.

　Good luck, Cecil.


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This is the deepest part of the dungeon. Thank you for your efforts, boys.

　After inspecting the dungeon, the chairman turned around.
　The reflection in his icy eyes was me, pinned down, and my companions in exhaustion.
　Cecil used his own sword as a wand, while Sarasa had Rowan to lend her a shoulder.

　As I had heard, there were only monsters below the C rank.
　It would be just the right opponent for Sarasa and the others.
　If they can defeat a small fry monster of this level without any trouble, it's proof that they're getting pretty good at it.

　But from my point of view, it's not enough.
　Not at all.
　Now it's my turn to get stronger.

"What's the matter, Racel?

　While everyone else turned to leave, I was the only one who didn't move.
　I looked up at the back wall of the dungeon.
　I activated the magic.

　[Stormy foam]

　The compressed air slammed against the wall.
　The moss and dust that had stuck to it blew away.
　What appeared was a single, flat piece of rock.
　It was clearly not natural.
　There was a human hand in it.

'At the back of the dungeon, there's a wall like this...'

Is there any sort of writing engraved on it?

　Sarasa, the [Scholar], activates the [Appraisal].

　But--.

''No good. I can't date it at all. It's quite old, these characters.

'Probably made during the heyday of the First Magic.

Can you read, Mr. Chairman?

　Rowan asked, and Vael shook his head.

''No, as expected........ It would be difficult without the [language analysis] of a [scholar] with high-powered magic power.''

　Beside him, I gently put my hand on the wall.

'I am the one who leads the way to the Tribulation.

What!　You can read it, Racel. Maybe the script is older than the Preterozoic Era. I doubt even the Four Wise Masters can read it.

No problem.

　I don't know the extent of this "Four Sages-sama" person.
　They are probably a group of [scholars (professors)] who are capable of high output [language analysis].

　However, I have far richer knowledge and experience than those guys.
　There is no one who can compare to those that I've gained in my six incarnations.

''Perhaps this is a language that originated more than a thousand years ago, even more than the Pre-Erthodox period.

Oh, I know that much!

I didn't even use [appraisal] or [linguistic analysis]...

How do you read the words!

　Having deciphered all the letters, I channeled the magic power to the wall.
　I manipulated the magic power appropriately and activated the engraved magic letters.

　

　I could hear the earth shaking.
　Then a violent tremor.
　The wall cracks.
　No, it's not.
　It's not a wall we thought was a wall.

　It was a door.

　It was a door that opened slowly.
　And what appeared was a large shadow.

　Something like a long, slender neck moves.
　Then it made a loud footstep.
　At the same time, the dungeon trembled.
　The shadow was getting closer and closer.

　A huge body like a small mountain.
　A large tail could be seen wandering and wavering.

　From its characteristic silhouette, what is it?

　We now know what it is.

''Do, dragon........''

　The Chairman takes a breath.
　So do the other members.

　Earth Dragons.........

　The earth-dwelling dragon species.
　Its rank is "Disaster Level(S)".

''Gyaaaaahhhhhh!

　Sarasa and Cecil scream as they hug each other's bodies.
　Rowan was standing there, too, stunned.

　I was the only one of them laughing.
　'What are you laughing at?' asked Cecil.

'What are you laughing at, Lacelle? 'We're getting away.'

Running away?　You're kidding me.

"Huh?

I've been waiting for this guy!

　Giri and I glanced at him.