Chapter 97: I didn't think that coming to a different world I'd be dissed with "3 times faster". Could it be that I'm Normal Type?
Day 38 Morning, Guild of Adventurers, Training grounds.
I came for observation. Learn by looking. Turning what one witnessed into experience or knowledge that can help in the future, gaining new insights by seeing what one hasn't seen before, or attaining understanding by critically assessing things from the side.
Learning through observation is extremely common. And what I'm observing right now is the sword technique of the one with the highest ability in this world, Dungeon Emperor. In terms of battle prowess, there is probably no one above her. But I can't see a thing?
I'm looking at it, it's in my sight, but by the time I notice the slash is already over?
Her level is only 17. It seems she restarted from level 1 after being tamed. So to be precise she is ex-Dungeon Emperor, Angelica-san. It seems her age is also 17?
Her stats are not that high yet.
And the one trading blows with her is level 18 self-proclaimed Mob Character that can't become Strong and doesn't have CheatsHaruka-kun.
A step forward and the slash is completed.
Swaying half a step, and there is another cut.
Like in some kind of a deadly rondo.
A cruel and precise elegance is there.
A sword dance where a single miss can cost one their life.
The movements are so sharp, that I can't grasp them.
While they appear elegant, they are so sharp that they become a pile-up of motions.
So I can't discern them. I do see it, but I don't perceive it. I can't grasp it.
Her SpE is lower than mine, not even a third of what I have. I should be 3 times faster than them, yet I can't keep up with their speed.
If we start swinging our swords on the same count, it will be I, who is 3 times faster, who will be cut.
I have a lot of uselessness to my movements, while the sword technique in that exchange has no unnecessary movements.
No step in, no wind up, no holding aloft, no strain, no swing, no wind down, there is not even the swing itself. The sword just tracks the shortest possible path in zero tempo. not even a beat, not even half a beat, the instant she moved the cut was finished.
The moment one thinks about the slash it is already over. That's why she is strong.
The movements are minimal, free of excess, beautiful, and elegant. There is an ultimate beauty of function and elegance merged together in a flowing dance.
And with everyone else lying on the ground, Angelica-san proudly stands alone. The sight invoking fascination, envy, and admiration. A testament to how strong a person can become.
To the fact that level is only one of facet to the strength.
And that there is still so much room for growth.
Of course, if we go for an ugly brute force approach, all bunching up on her without care for casualties, we will be able to defeat her. If we simply push without care for the damage we will be able to overwhelm her with our levels. Resolved to pay a steep price we should be able to do it.
If she were an enemy that would've been our only chance of taking her down. We can't beat her in an actual battle. Swarming her is the only option we have. We absolutely mustn't fight this person.
And then, a certain someone made a person so insanely strong even stronger through Cheat Items. It seems it was a tribute Even though he is the master?
Me and everyone else continued to challenge her only to get beaten up.
Angelica-san san carefully swung her blade as in a textbook, trying to show us, teach us, lead us, and guide us. Showing the technique she countered our technique. Fighting 25 people at once she tried to coach all of us.
That's how immense the difference in our strength that had nothing to do with levels was.
And speaking of the remaining 4. They are getting beaten up by Haruka-kun. Though it seems their heads aren't burning yet. They are crying though.
We can still get stronger.
We can get even stronger.
Oda-kun and others must've gotten mentally stronger.
As I heard later, they obtained Fear Resistance from that.
It must've been really scary. The threat of getting their heads burned.
Their barrier magic also leveled up and they even got new skills, Focus Barrierand Composite Barrier.
They got stronger in all sorts of ways. Especially the resistances.
Yes, everyone got a bit stronger today. And we can get stronger yet.
[TL Note: Yes, the title is another Gundam reference.]