The roars of the demonic beasts resounded in the dungeon.
　They were beating the [Warding] as if it were an abomination, and their eyes were glowing.

　I turn back to the party.

''Well, I'll have you guys defeat all the demonic beasts here before the Nine Dragons Cup.

""F-all of them!"

　All together, they raised their barefaced voices.
　Hearing the human's voice, the demonic beasts within the [Warding] made a noise again.

''There are 677 of them in here, right!

There are some A-grade hexenbiests in here.

I don't know if we can take it down ourselves...

　He sounds unusually anxious.
　Hearing her voice, Sheila gently taps Sarasa on the shoulder.

'It's okay. I'm here too.'

No, Sheila's not on the menu.

'What?　Such a brother.

You'll be in charge of 200 of the 677 bodies.

Hey!　Sheila, you're going to let one person fight 200 of them?

　Cecil wrinkles his brow.
　He blushed and glared at me.

'Don't worry. We'll take down the demon beast safely.''

"How can we take down a hexenbiest safely?

　The companions, including Sheila, looked at each other.


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　I immediately start preparing.
　With Seahorn at the center, I unleashed Scylla and other demonic beasts.

''Hey, hey. You sure you want to do this?　Lacelle.

Don't worry about it.

　The demonic beasts around here have already been controlled by my 【Tamer】.
　As long as I don't release the magic, they won't attack me.

　Seahorn and the others entered the subterranean lake in front of us.
　They began to swim in circles through the deep lake.
　It was probably because they were in a tight wardrobe and without enough water to satisfy them.
　A fish that got water.
　He looks a little happy.

　I'm sorry, but these guys are going to have to be sacrificed.

　I raised the corner of my mouth.

I lift my hackles. We're all set. Then Sheila, use all the magic you have here to drop [lightning strike].

I understand. My brother.

　Not returning the question, Sheila obeys quietly.
　She seems to believe what her brother says.
　I quickly concocted my magic power.

　And then activated it.

　[Lightning strike]

　A flash of lightning flashes through the dungeon.
　As a large pillar of light fell, it pierced the subterranean lake.
　A strong lightning pressure popped the water.
　With a great sound, the water column rose up.

　More light spread out.
　It was like fireworks ripped into the depths of the earth.
　It made a thunderous sound here and there, and then it exploded.

　Burning the air, the heat evaporated the water.

　A thin layer of fog fell over the scene and nothing was visible.

'Lacelle is amazing, though,'

Sheila is amazing.

　Cecil and Sarasa rolled their eyes.
　Rowan was also stunned.

　[Lightning Strike] is an elementary magic.
　However, the magic that Sheila unleashed was beyond that dimension.
　It's a tremendous magical power output.
　As expected of my sister.

　I'm not going to be able to get away with it.
　She was staring at the subterranean lake with stern eyes.
　Suddenly, she raises a shapely eyebrow.
　She looked back at me in a bit of disbelief.

　Apparently he's noticed.

　The haze clears.
　The ones that appeared were the demonic beasts that floated in the subterranean lake.
　They have been struck by [lightning] and have been annihilated.

　A-rated Seahorn, 4 pieces.
　B-ranked Scylla, 2 fish.
　Killer fish, also B-ranked, 12 of them.

　It was defeated in an instant.

　Then, Sheila would gain skill points.
　Seeing the number of points, my sister's eyes widened.

''52,000 points........ That's amazing........''


　A lot of things!


　Another bare-knuckle voice.
　Everyone peeled their eyes away and were amazed at the numbers.
　More than four Earth Dragons' worth of acquisitions.
　Moreover, he had acquired it with just a single strike of elementary magic.

　No wonder everyone was surprised.

''Unbelievable. Such a point......... Even if you spent a year in military school and worked hard to go around dungeons, you couldn't get even half of these points. And all that in an instant.

　He checked the skill points he had earned many times.

　Compared to the rest of her peers, her calm sister was unusually upset.

''Sheila will be the second best attacker after me. In order to do that, you need to acquire strong advanced magic. But with this system, I'll be able to learn a few until the Nine Dragons Cup.

Okay. I will never lose. Except to your brother, that is.

You can't be shy, Sheila. You can be stronger than me.

No, you can't.

Why?

That's because your brother Racel is my brother.

　What is it?　What's the mystery theory?

　So no sister is stronger than her brother.
　As for me, I welcome the fact that Sheila is getting stronger.

　Of course, I have no intention of losing, but....

　I look back to Sarasa and the others.

I have other ideas for a similar system. You can safely defeat the magical beasts and simply level up first. As their repertoire of magic increases and their tactical range increases, it doesn't matter if they are A or B. As long as it's just the demonic beasts here, we should be able to slaughter them easily.

Lacelle, what do I do when I can't use magic?

　It was my former roommate who raised his hand.

'Don't worry, Rowan. I've got a special move in mind for you.

An ulti?

Of course, whether you can master it or not depends on how well you do it. But your shield, which is still only iron, will now be made of mithril.

A special move. Very nice. I'm intrigued.

It's going to be another rigorous training session.

All right.

　The backs of his hands clapped together and made a metallic sound.
　Rowan smiled a toothy grin.
　He imagines himself as yet unseen and appears to be trembling with joy.

　I can be strong........

　Yes.
　There isn't a person here who doesn't get inspired by hearing those words.

　Let's get started, shall we?
　The Kowloon Cup, the overture to winning it all........

　And a hundred days later.
　All the students of the School of Adventurers gathered here in the Kingdom of Villa Amst.