CH 157

4-5 minutes 09.03.2022

「M-Monster!? Why here!?」

「Gyu? …Djuuuu!!!!」

When I came out of the forge, for some reason there was a squirrel there that was so huge that it couldn’t possibly be real. That said, it was only about 1 meter long, but it was still a monster, so it was still a threat to ordinary people.

「I have to defeat it for now….」

「Djuuuu!!!!」

「Whoa! Watch out!」

───Gikigigin!!!

Suddenly, stone debris flew in front of me and I repelled all of them. Even a heavy sword can be used to repel this much with plenty of room to spare. However, in the Great Labyrinth of Formana, there was a lot more magic flying at me than this. I’ll have to make a dagger as soon as possible…

「Dju!?」

「Sorry」

──Supan…

I latch on to the neck of the squirrel-shaped monster that rushes toward me, and swing my sword at an exquisite speed while avoiding it.

「Dju… a… ?」

The head of the squirrel-shaped monster, which was cut off with a snap with no resistance, falls off.

───Chin…

「Fuu… I can’t find anyone here… It was so normal just a while ago… Well, it’s natural to run away when a monster appears…」

There is not even a soul around anymore. Come to think of it, the Guild Master was not around when I left the Blacksmith’s Guild… ?

「… There’s no point in worrying about what’s past, let’s think about what we’re going to do now…」

I change my mind and think about what I should do from now on.

「… Come to think of it, the fires aren’t getting worse… ? Is this because a monsters appeared… ?」

In all probability, that organization called “Heavenly Prison Chapter” is involved. Then how can I solve this case… ? That’s obvious.

「…… Let’s go to the Great Labyrinth of Formana」

Determined to do so, I tell Suzu and the others in friend chat that I’m going to the Great Formana Labyrinth… There we go.

「Haaaa… Why did this happened… ?」

A loli here also complained…

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「Ku! Too many monsters!!」

「Gishaaaaa!!!!!!」

「Pipopipupopopepipapapu!!!」

「What!?」

──Supapan!!

「Gidjuuuu…….」

This is one of the many times I have slayed monsters. I have already defeated 30 monsters. I am sure that my level has risen a lot. I want to go to the Great Labyrinth of Formana, but it’s going to take me about an hour…

At a quick glance alone, the main street to the gate leading to the Great Labyrinth of Formana is infested with countless monsters.

『Skill Acquisition: 《──jutsu》・・・Derived from the superior skill 《Tojutsu》 of 《Kenjutsu》』

「Hmm?」

『Please Choose a Name』

Suddenly, letters appeared in front of me. Apparently I had acquired a skill. Let’s take a look at it with 《Appraisal》 for a moment…

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【Name】《Tojutsu》 MP consumption: Depends on the skill

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Grants sword-specific arts upon rising in level.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Decrease MP consumption of arts (small).

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Increased damage of normal attacks using swords (medium).

LV. 1: AGI＋25

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【Name】《──jutsu》 MP consumption: Depends on the skill

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Grants the user a sword-specific art at each new level and makes it easier to perform todo-ryu techniques.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 When the required amount of MP is consumed and the sword is wielded, it can be registered as a new art. And the MP consumption of the Art is reduced (small).

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Increases the damage of normal attacks using swords (medium). Rarely causes the opponent to bleed.

LV. 1: AGI＋30

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I-I see… ? Ah, didn’t Siegfried-san mention about how he got 《Transformation》… ? So this is what it was like…

「Name… Name, before… Kah…. I don’t have a good sense of naming anyway… I think that 《Todo-ryu Tojutsu》 is fine…」

『New Skill: 《Todo-ryu Tojutsu》 was acquired』

Too fast…