Episode 138 'Protective Shield' and 'Death Shot'

Emiri, a reporter for the Weekly Adventurer, asked what kind of activities Alisa and the others were doing. Alisa answered as their representative.

"We're aiming for the Mid-boss on the 20th floor in the intermediate level Suigetsu Dungeon.

"Hee ~, what kind of monster is it?"

"It's the OrcKing."

Tajima, the critic, laughed and shook his head.

"That's reckless. With just two E-class Life Wizards, a Muscle Wizard, and an Attack Wizard, it's impossible to defeat an OrcKing. What are you going to do about the OrcKing's spear?"

Tajima seemed to want to say that an E-class adventurer wouldn't be able to deal with the magic bullets fired from the spear. Amane laughed "Fufufu".

"That problem has been solved. We defeated the Garm and got some amazing magic."

Emiri was interested.

"What kind of magic is it?"

"It's Life Magic for defense."

Muscle Magic enveloped the body with a film of magical power to block enemy attacks, while Attack Magic had magic that created a magic barrier. Emiri wanted to know what the defense of Life Magic was like.

"It's a magic called 'Protect Shield'. It's a magic that creates a large shield of D-Particles."

Tajima looked at Amane with doubtful eyes.

"I wonder if it's really solved. The spear's magic bullets have a power close to that of 'Death Shot'. Will that 'Protective Shield' be able to block 'Death Shot'?"

"Perhaps."

"Are you not confident?"

"It's just that we haven't tried it with 'Death Shot'. Could it be that Tajima-san can use 'Death Shot'?"

Tajima made a bitter expression.

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"Can you not do it?"

"I can do it. However, I don't think you need 'Death Shot' to break through that 'Protective Shield' magic. 'Heavy Shot' is enough."

'Heavy Shot' was an Attack Magic that could be learned at magic level 10. It didn't have the same penetrating power as the armor-piercing magic bullet of 'Death Shot', but it exploded the moment it hit, so it had great power.

Karina became a little worried.

"Is it okay? The magic grenade fired by 'Heavy Shot' is powerful."

Alisa tilted her head and calculated.

"It seems that the penetration power is inferior to 'Death Shot', so I think it can be prevented with four-fold or five-fold activations, but I would like to try it."

After hearing that, Emiri agreed.

"Tajima-san, I want to check the strength of the 'Protective Shield', so could you attack with 'Heavy Shot'?"

"I don't mind, but I think it will break in one shot anyway."

Everyone headed to the training ground. Amane, who was the quickest, was decided to be the one to activate 'Protective Shield'.

"First, let's activate QuintP-Shield and have Tajima-san attack with 'Heavy Shot'."

When Alisa proposed such, Tajima interjected.

"Wait a minute, when you say Quint, it's a five-fold activation, right? Is that the best?"

"No, we can do it up to seven-fold, but first I want to check the strength of five-fold."

Tajima looked dissatisfied, but agreed. He must have been confident in his 'Heavy Shot'.

When Amane activated QuintP-Shield, a D-Particle Durable Shield emitting a faint yellow light appeared, and she quickly escaped. At that moment, Tajima activated 'Heavy Shot' with a serious look.

The orange-colored magic grenade exploded when it hit the D-Particle Durable Shield. When they checked it after the blast subsided, the D-Particle Durable Shield was still there in its original form. It flashed and then disappeared.

"Wh, what is that ... I can't destroy it with my 'Heavy Shot'."

Tajima seemed a little shocked. On the contrary, Amane and the others were overjoyed.

Emiri was both surprised and impressed. She expected the QuintP-Shield to be broken in two.

"Okay, next time you should try 'Death Shot'."

Tajima was a little offended. Amane activated SeventhP-Shield and quickly escaped. After confirming that, Tajima glared at the D-Particle Durable Shield and concentrated.

Then, he started doing something unusual. He chanted while pointing at his target, the D-Particle Durable Shield.

"Death-Death-Death-Death ... Death Shot!"

After chanting with great enthusiasm, 'Death Shot' was activated and the armor-piercing magic bullet hit the D-Particle Durable Shield. The armor-piercing magic bullet was repelled by the D-Particle Durable Shield and disappeared.

"Hooray ~ !"

When Amane jumped up in joy, Yukari hugged her and they began to rejoice together. Seeing that, Emiri applauded.

"What do you think? Don't you think it's wonderful? With this, it seems like it can repel the OrcKing's magic bullets."

Karina said to Emiri.

"Yeah, 'Protect Shield' is wonderful ... But, it was also a harvest to see the auxiliary chanting method for the first time in a while."

Auxiliary chanting was a method used when the magical power was not enough to activate the magic. It was said that by chanting, magical power and energy were squeezed out.

Tajima, who did his best, sat down on the ground of the training ground. It seemed that he received a big shock because it was able to completely block the 'Death Shot' that was activated with the strange chant.

Alisa walked near Karina and asked.

"Sensei, what did Tajima-san just do?"

"That's an auxiliary chanting method."

Karina explained. It seemed that this method was no longer used.

"Is the incantation fixed?"

"No, as long as you're motivated, anything would be fine."

Alisa nodded in admiration. However, the fact that Tajima used auxiliary chanting meant that the current 'Death Shot' was the lowest level of power. That was because the power of Attack Magic depended on the power of person who invoked it.

It might have been about the same power as the OrcKing's magic bullets.

Moreover, she had the impression that a longer chant could have been stronger.

Tajima stood up and approached Karina and the others.

"I admit that the 'Protective Shield' has a certain amount of defensive power. However, you can't say that you can beat the OrcKing with just that."

Emiri turned her gaze to Tajima.

"What do you mean?"

"Before this interview, I did some research on Life Magic. Certainly, there seems to be new magic registered, but I don't think you can break through the OrcKing's defenses even if you use multiple activations."

Tajima shouldn't know exactly how much the power of Life Magic would increase with multiple activations. However, it was said that he had calculated the power with his own calculation method.

He must have researched the new magic at the Magic Agency. Currently, out of the 11 Life Magics that Grimm used as a standard, he had finished registering all but 'High Blade' and 'Wing'. That meant that Tajima probably didn't know about 'High Blade' or 'Heat Shell'.

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