Episode 114 Grimm and Kamijou

Kamijou heard about Life Magic from Hougetsu and thought it might be useful for exploring dungeons. He then began researching Life Magic.

Kamijou, who received the materials from the Magic Agency, took them to the Adventurer's Guild. He began reading while drinking tea in the waiting room of the guild.

All of the conventional Life Magic seemed to be unusable. However, there was something that seemed to be usable in the magic that began to be registered recently.

"Was the recent Life Magic registered by the person named Grimm-sensei of Shibugami City. It's the Life Wizard that Hougetsu was talking about. As expected, I have to meet them face-to-face to find out."

The members of Kamijou's team 'Shinra Banshou' came over.

"Hey, Kamijou. How's your arm?"

The leader, Kurusu Saburou called out to him.

"It's recovering well. How are you?"

"Since you left, I asked them to find a replacement Muscle Wizard. Let me introduce you. It's Shimone Tadayuki."

He was an adventurer introduced by the Adventurer's Guild.

Shimone's weapon seemed to be a long sword.

"Is that longsword a Magic Weapon?"

"No, it's a blue silver longsword. I use 'Slash Plus'."

'Slash Plus' was a Muscle Wizard magic that enveloped blades such as swords in magical power and strengthened their sharpness. It was a magic that could be learned at magic level 11. Kamijou could also use it, but it had no effect on monsters that increased defense with magical power. When fighting such monsters, the leader, Kurusu, probably intended to kill them with Attack Magic.

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"Kamijou, it'll take you a month to completely recover. What are you going to do in the meantime?"

"I'm thinking of studying Life Magic."

Kurusu made a surprised face. It must have been unexpected.

"Life Magic ... Ah, 'Repair' or 'Pure', huh. It's convenient magic to have."

It seemed that Kurusu's knowledge of Life Magic remained outdated. It seemed that it was the same with Shimone.

"Hee, even Life Magic. Are you crazy. Rather than learning such things, isn't it better to learn 'Mach Assault', from Muscle Magic."

'Mach Assault' was a Muscle Magic that enhanced leg strength and killed monsters with a super-high-speed assault. It was powerful, but dangerous magic. If you were attacked by the monsters, you couldn't dodge it, and there were times when you would trade off.

Kamijou, who sensed malice in Shimone's words, glared at Shimone.

"You, what are you glaring at. You got hurt, so I'm here to replace you."

Kamijou glanced at Kurusu. He was signaling with his eyes to hold back.

"One month. Until then, please take my place."

"Fuun, I don't know if there will be a spot for you when you come back."

Kurusu made a troubled face and urged the members to the meeting room. Kamijou, who remained, became worried and hoped nothing would happen to the team in the next month.

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I was researching the 15th floor of the Suigetsu Dungeon in the Adventurer's Guild reference room. I was looking for anything written about the ArmorBear's den.

"In the end, I didn't find out anything."

At that time, the door to the reference room opened and a well-built adventurer entered. The man looked at me with sharp eyes.

"Are you Grimm-sensei?"

"Yeah, Sakaki Grimm is me, what is it?"

"I am an acquaintance of Hougetsu Kijuurou, and my name is Kamijou Wataru."

"Hee ~ , you're an acquaintance of Hougetsu-san. Does that mean you're an Attack Wizard?"

"No, I'm a C-class adventurer who uses Muscle Magic."

When I asked him what he wanted with me, Kamijou said he wanted to learn Life Magic. I was happy that a C-class adventurer came to me saying that he wanted to learn Life Magic.

I was happy, but I had my doubts. Did a Muscle Wizard who was excellent enough to become a C-class adventurer still need Life Magic now?

"Can I check for a moment. Being a C-class adventurer means that you have mastered powerful magic. Do you still need Life Magic?"

Kamijou showed his bandaged arm and took out his weapon, a Wakizashi.

"My weapon is this Wakizashi."

Kamijou, who specialized in Kodachijutsu, often got injured because he preferred the Wakizashi, which had a short reach.

By learning Life Magic, he probably wanted to change his fighting style. Since he was an acquaintance of Hougetsu, I decided to teach him the basics of Life Magic.

"By the way, have you learned any Life Magic?"

"I learned 'Push' and 'Repair' at the Magic Academy. By the way, my Life Magic is magic level 2."

"In that case, I will teach you the basics of Life Magic at the training ground."

I went to the training ground with Kamijou. After explaining multiple activations, I had Kamijou fire a 'Push' towards a log.

The D-Particle plate that hit the log collapsed with a popping sound.

"That's what a single activation 'Push' is. Now I'll activate it five times."

Kamijou looked a little surprised when I performed a QuintPush. He's seen more powerful magic than QuintPush, so he didn't seem to be surprised like a student at the academy.

"I see, multiple activations are amazing."

"Yeah, if Kamijou-san learns it, 'Blade' might be good."

"What is Blade?"

I took out my Black Staff and held it in a raised position. The target log split cleanly in two.

"Hmm, it's quite powerful even with quadruple activation. What kind of monsters have you defeated with sevenfold activation?"

"That's right. I once killed an ArmoredBoar with SeventhBlade."

"If it has that much power, I can make use of it. Grimm-sensei, I want to receive your teaching. Thank you very much."

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