Now, Sylvia. Isn't it about time you learned the magic arts?

　The day after the day Eco learned the Angular Shield Technique.
　I visited Silvia and Eco's room early in the morning and asked them such a question.

''Of course. If I can learn it, I want to learn it!
You'll learn. Alright, today we're going to start learning the magic arts.

　Sylvia happily said, "I see! I said, and began to get ready quickly.

'What about me?　What about me?

　Eco seems to be having fun every day here. He asks me what I'm doing today and what I'm doing tomorrow, and when I answer, he jumps up and down with a joyful "squeal". This guy is supposed to be a cat beastman, but inside he's completely like a dog.

''Today's ecology is more like aiming for the Rock Kouro no Shield while checking out the Horned Gyro shield technique in the dungeon and defeating the Rock Turtle.
Yikes!

　At the end of the day, it's ...... as usual, but Eco is happy with the idea. I think it's time to do whatever it takes.

Let's go!

　We bought some breakfast at a stall and continued on our way to the Limpophart dungeon that we were already getting used to.



''Well then, you must first fulfill the requirement to combine archery and sorcery.
Mm. Yes, sir.

　The condition was "Kill 1000 demons that have had their HP reduced by 75% or more with [Archery] with [Magic]. Silvia must have done some of this when she was gaining experience in the Slime Forest, so it should be easy to fill in a round or so.

''Eco try the Horned Row Shield Technique. You'll be surprised.
Yeah!

　He instructs Eco and hits the first demon first.

'Yes!'

　When Eco activated 《Angular Row Shield Technique》 against the Yoloi Lizard that was coming towards him, .......

　With a hard sound of clunking, the Yoloi Lizard's attack was played back. Eco was not freaked out. The amount of damage he received was an astonishing 4 points.

''Nunn!

　Sylvia is surprised.
　Eco is also "Oh! He raised his voice.

　The effect of the 《Kakuyo Shield Technique》 is called "Enhanced Defense". It defends while temporarily strengthening its own VIT by a multiplier. A nine-tiered character would be able to defend with 600% VIT. It's such a powerful skill that a high-VIT character can say "I'm as ineffective as a mosquito" at a boss' attack.

It's an extremely powerful skill, but it consumes a lot of SP, so use it when you're in a pinch. It's a good idea to get up to 5th level for now. This is a must. After that, it's better to stop at 1st level or 6th level.

　Decreased cool time and reduced activation time from 5th level; further reduced cool time from 1st level; now has 500% VIT defense at 6th level. The 6th level provides 500% VIT defense, which is good enough for performance.

　By the way, this skill also increases your magic defense (MGR) by the same factor. The more advanced players will have to defend against magic, so this is a very useful skill.

　...... When I was thinking about this, Eco suddenly started to cry.

　''Eh.

''Wha, what's wrong!''

　When I asked that question in a hurry, Eco said with tears in her eyes, "It's great! I wonder if the sheer usefulness of the "Angular Protection Technique" tugged on Eco's incomprehensible heartstrings. It's a bit of a mystery to me, but I consoled her for now, and waited for Eco to calm down before continuing on.


'I've got it!'

　Around the end of the dungeon, Sylvia happily reported to me.

'Oops, let's give it a try,'
Mmm!

　Silvia draws an arrow to the Flame Wolf Bow without a turn, and adds the Fire Attribute, Type Iino to the Infantry Bowmanship.

''Let's go!

　He shot at the same time as he called out.
　The Ichino type, which was ejected with a roaring sound of flame with a buzz, hit the demon's abdomen. The flames spread in the blink of an eye and burned the demon's entire body.

　Silvia's 《Infantry Archery》 was 5-dan and 《Fire Attribute, Ichino Type》 was 3-dan. There were no critical hits, and the damage dealt to the demon was 581. Well, for a fledgling archer, this is how it should be.

''Try the next one with the Sanno type.
Mmm!

　Sylvia nodded honestly and prepared her skills in the same way.

　A swirling ball of fire condenses around the center of the bow, and it writhes reddish-black as if it were a small sun.

'............'
　This doesn't look good, but are you okay?　Sylvia looked at me with a look of "I'm not sure what to do". I said one word: "Try it.

　Sylvia shoots. Immediately after--

"Oh, my God!

　Boom!　With a roaring sound like a cannon and an impact, the San no kata shot out and landed on the demon. At that moment, the fireball, which was as small as a ping-pong ball, exploded as it grew to three times the size of the demon's body.

　The rank of the 《Fire Attribute, Sanno Type》 was 9th level. No criticality. The damage was 1612. It was barely within the practical range. If the "Infantry Archery" is changed to the Silver General or the Flying Car, and the rank of the Sanno type is increased, it will become the main skill of the rear guard. I hope you'll do your best.

　By the way, against the current demons, my 《Skipping Car Archery》 9-dan strike is roughly 6200 without a critical hit. The Flying Wheel Swordsmanship 6-dan is probably going to be hovering around 5000. In the Limptofart Dungeon, this much firepower would be more than enough.

''Shirubia, wow!''
...... Oh, yeah. Awesome.

　The person in question was in a state of half-hearted abandonment at the first time he used the magic archery technique.

　Thus, Sylvia took her first step as a magic archer.



''I want to .............''

　That night.
　I couldn't resist, so I went up to Sylvia and confided in her.

''Hmm ...... hmm?''

　Sylvia's face turns red and she asks back.

'I want to, Sylvia ...... already, I ...... me ...... me ......'

What?　Well, wait, I think it's too early to tell!　I mean, more of a relationship, or rather, nah!

I--I can't stand to be enhanced!

'Kyoko ......?　............~!

　Ouch!　He beat me.

'I've got this chase ring now. We can't afford not to enhance it.'
'Ah yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.'

　That's so ludicrous. ...... This is too much of a joke.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But this has to do with your flame wolf bow, too.
............ Hmm.

　Whoa, I got bitten.

"Eco, you'll get your hands on a rock shield sooner or later.
Zzzz.

　You're sleeping. ......

Good. Listen to me, all that equipment reinforcement is very f*cking important. How much damage are you doing right now with your flying wheel archery?
Hmm, that's about 3,000.
''If you strengthen the Flame Wolf's Bow to the final stage, that alone will bring it to 12,000.
"Huh?

　Sylvia let out a strange voice in surprise.
　She seemed to understand how important it was to strengthen the equipment.

''Three thousand plus enhancements is 12,000, that's four times as much, four times as much.''
'Oh, yeah. I didn't realize the enhancements were so important. It's definitely important.
　Sylvia nodded with a chuckle.

'Mmm ...... but speaking of enhancements,'

　Oh, there he is.

Yes. We need a blacksmith.
What are you going to do?
I'm thinking of four.

　I told him my ideas, one by one.

'One. The three of us will team up and sign up for the Adventurer's Guild. We'll put out a call there.

　It's easier to attract personnel by calling for team members than by calling for individuals. But we don't know how long it will take to find a good blacksmith, and we don't know if we'll get a trustworthy blacksmith.

...... That's not going to be easy to do.

　In addition, in the past, I was asked to join the Adventurer's Guild by a high ranking member of the Third Order, but I refused. It's also difficult to join after all this time. It wouldn't be a very good idea.

''Two. I'll be looking for someone who is capable of blacksmithing and recruiting them.
...... It's going to be daunting.

　If you're lucky enough to find one, there are many advantages, such as being able to "train as a blacksmith from scratch," but the chances of meeting one would be less than one in ten thousand. On top of that, I'm sure I'll end up being in the service of the Third Order again, going around asking people on the street to "show me your status". It's a world where just talking to someone and saying "It's a nice day" is enough to get you reported. You can't let your guard down, no matter how good you look nowadays.

Three. Recruit an active blacksmith.
'Is this the most practical? But ......
Yeah. Not a chance.

　Being a blacksmith is a valued position. There is no way to ask someone to abandon the workplace they are already working in and follow an unnamed team. On the other hand, it would be easy to recruit a blacksmith who doesn't have a place to work, but such a blacksmith will always have some flaw. They are not the people we are looking for.

'Well, four. Here's the real deal.
Mm, you got a better idea?

　I'm like, "I don't have a choice." "I don't have a choice." "So don't get mad at me, okay? He gave off the vibe that he was going to be able to do this and said


Let's buy a slave.