Episode 140 Weekly magazine

Finally, it was decided to show the SeventhHeatShell. Emiri asked for an explanation.

"This Life Magic is special. You need metal to activate the magic."

"Metal? What do you mean?"

Tajima asked a question. However, it was troublesome to explain in detail, so I would actually show it.

"Because it will be activated towards that concrete, please move away a little."

Even though I warned him, Tajima didn't move away from the target concrete. It seemed that he intended to carefully observe the moment it hit.

That's fine. I warned him. At that distance, it wouldn't hurt.

I activated the SeventhHeatShell. Tajima was out of my line of sight, but he was staring intently at the magic being activated somewhere between me and the concrete.

Emiri's eyes widened when she saw the copper ring thrown in. The completed D-Particle Shell flew towards the concrete.

The D-Particle Shell that hit exploded immediately after ejecting the metal jet. The blast hit Tajima. Tajima, who did not expect such a strong blast to occur, was blown away and rolled on the ground.

"Uwaa!!"

Emiri and I were hit by the blast, but we had time to brace ourselves, so we endured. Emiri was also defending with her arms crossed in front of her face.

When I looked at Tajima after the blast subsided, he was reeling. I think he fainted because he was spinning at such a high speed. He was teary-eyed. It seemed that he hit his waist hard when he fell down.

"Tajima-san, are you okay?"

Worried about Tajima, Emiri rushed over.

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" ... I never heard about it exploding."

Emiri let out a sigh.

"That's why, didn't Grimm-sensei tell you to back away? There must be a reason for issuing such a warning. It's your fault for ignoring it."

Tajima couldn't say anything back. Seeing that, I couldn't help but laugh.

"It's fine. Rather than that, let's check the power."

Tajima approached the concrete while rubbing his waist.

The concrete surface cracked like a spider's web, and there was a hole in the center. The hole penetrated the concrete block, and the concrete block behind it also had a hole.

Confirming this, Tajima groaned. Because when it came to power, it turned out to be better than 'Death Shot'. If there was such clear evidence, he had no choice but to admit it.

"That's amazing. With this, even the OrcKing can be killed."

Emiri raised her voice in excitement.

Tajima also confirmed the powerful magic with glittering eyes.

I didn't have much time, so I finished the interview quickly. Emiri-tachi wanted to continue the interview a little longer, but I didn't tend to like this kind of coverage. I gave them the information they needed, so that should be enough.

A weekly magazine containing the interview as an article was released. People who bought Weekly Adventurer all over Japan learned about the new Life Magic. The history of Life Magic had taken a big step forward.

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A few days after the article about Life Magic was published, the OrcKing was revived. Alisa-tachi and I dived into the Suigetsu Dungeon together and headed to the 20th floor.

"Grimm-sensei, do you hate having your picture taken?"

Amane asked such.

"I don't hate it."

"Then, why was only our photo included in the Weekly Adventurer?"

The editor probably chose to include female students at the magic academy rather than including a guy who wasn't even handsome. In other words, it was a visual choice.

It might have been different if I was a C-class or B-class adventurer, but it was decided that there was no need to post a photo of a D-class adventurer.

"Perhaps the picture was bad. Aside from that, we'll go straight to the 15th floor, so do your best."

"Yes."

Alisa and the others were enthusiastic. The long-awaited news came that the OrcKing had been revived. We had to kill it before someone else killed it.

We descended all the way to the 15th floor and took a rest. This was an area where ArmorBears were, but with all these adventurers, we couldn't lose.

I took out the bentos I bought at the bento shop from my Magic Pouch and distributed them. Alisa took out a water bottle from her Magic Bag and distributed hot tea.(TN:Bento = lunch box of sorts.)

After the meal, we started chatting. Even though we were talking, we paid attention to the approaching monsters.

"Everyone will be in the third grade soon. Have you decided on your courses yet?"

It seemed that Alisa and Yukari were going to university. Amane and Chika wanted to become professional adventurers, but their families were against it.

"My parents say it won't be too late even after I go to university."

"It's the same with me."

Amane and Chika's parents were of the opinion that since they could afford to go to university, they should go.

After talking like that, we headed to the depths of the 15th floor grassland area.

After about ten minutes, we encountered an ArmorBear. Amane and Chika killed it instantly with a SeventhHighBlade. Almost at the same time, two D-Particle Blades cut through the ArmorBear and killed it.

With that pace, we defeated ArmorBears and RageSpiders and went to the stairs and descended to the 16th floor. The 16th floor was a maze area. It took a long time for beginners to conquer, but I conquered it once with Hougetsu.

We passed through the maze on the 16th floor without any problems and descended to the 17th floor. This was the Giant Tree Forest area, where the one-eyed giant, Cyclops, resided.

Cyclopes had a habit of calling their allies together when they encountered an enemy, so it was best to use 'Sensing Zone' to find them first and break through without being spotted.

"Hee ~, so Cyclopes have such a habit. They're troublesome monsters."

Amane, who heard my story, gave her impression.

As expected, three Cyclopes were waiting at the place where the stairs leading down to the 18th floor were.