Episode 163 Taichi that was traded

After defeating the BlueOgre and returning to the surface, I reported to the Adventurer's Guild. The adventurer card would be updated the next day, so I decided to go home that day.

The next day, I checked my updated adventurer card. It was definitely C-class. I reviewed the adventurer card many times. Each time, I was overwhelmed with emotion.

"Grimm-sensei, if you just stand there, it will be a hindrance."

Katou at the reception told me.

"Aah, I'm sorry."

I sat on the bench in the waiting room and thought about what to do next. Of course, I would explore the Narukami Dungeon, but the question was whether I would continue to explore solo or find a team to join.

Finding a team could be difficult. Teams that were active in advanced dungeons tended to be complete and were reluctant to recruit new people.

They must be worried about teamwork collapsing.

"Am I going to continue solo? I admire adventurers like Hougetsu-san."

At that moment, I heard a voice.

"Grimm-sensei."

When I turned my face towards the voice, Taichi was standing there.

"Taichi, is it. Do you need something?"

"There is something I would like to consult with you about."

I nodded and went to the meeting room together. I sat in a chair and listened.

"I'm forming a team with three Attack Wizards, but they kill monsters with long-range attacks, so I don't have a turn."

It was a team that seemed unbalanced, so I checked what kind of fighting style it had. After confirming the monster's position with 'Mana Watch', the Attack Wizards moved to a position that made it easy to attack and kill it with a long-range attack.

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It was an inefficient strategy. If they moved to a position where it was easy to attack, it would take time. Since there were three Attack Wizards on the team, they disliked close combat.

When I asked him where he was hunting, he said it was a grassland dungeon with only one floor.

"That kind of fighting is only valid in the grassland dungeon. Taichi's turn will come when you can dive into the Suigetsu Dungeon."

"Why is that?"

"When exploring the Suigetsu Dungeon, it is basic to camp in the Mid-boss room on the 9th floor on the first day, and in the Mid-boss room on the 20th floor on the second day. If you don't move at the shortest distance, you can't capture it."

"If we do that, we won't be able to move around to attack monsters."

"That's right. Besides, the BigSheep on the 4th floor can't be killed in a single blow by an Attack Wizard with magic level 6, so they will definitely counterattack. If there's no one who can do close combat at that time, they'll get seriously injured."

I went to the Suigetsu Dungeon with Taichi. And then, taught him how to fight as a Life Wizard. I went down to the forest area on the 5th floor and fought with Orcs and LizardSoldiers.

Taichi fought using 'Push', 'Cone Arrow', 'Javelin' and 'Blade'.

"It's still slow. Maybe you should practice quick shooting a bit more."

"But, Jougasaki-sensei tells me to aim well and always try to hit."

"If it's a magic that has enough power to defeat it in one blow, that's fine. Taichi's Life Magic isn't like that. If you want to counterattack while avoiding monster attacks, you definitely need the ability to shoot quickly."

Just as three Orcs attacked at the same time, I activated TripleBlade three times in a row and slashed the three Orcs away.

"Amazing. You can activate it so quickly."

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The next day after learning how to fight as a Life Wizard, an unexpected event awaited Taichi when he went to the academy. Nishine approached Taichi and spoke to him.

"Taichi, your trade has been decided."

"Trade, what is that?"

"We decided to swap with another team. You will be traded with Maezono, an Attack Wizard."

It seemed that permission had been obtained from the homeroom teacher. Taichi seemed to have been traded to a team with only G-class members.

"That's how it is. Do your best."

Nishine smiled and left.

"What do your best!"

Taichi spat it out. The female student who was listening looked at Taichi with sympathetic eyes.

"I'm Tabata Hikaru, an Analysis Wizard who will be on the same team as you. Come here, I'll introduce your teammates."

Two students were waiting in the corner of the classroom when Taichi followed. One was Kimoto Gou, a Bestowal Wizard, and the other was Mimura Sanae, a Life Wizard.

It seemed that the others who were not useful at this point in time had gathered into this team. Taichi wondered why he was there, as well. He was still an F-class adventurer, and had a top-class track record.

Nishine and the others probably wanted to solidify the team with only Attack Wizards. Taichi let out a sigh.

"There's no need to look at us and leak out a sigh."

At Gou's voice, Taichi apologized.

"I'm sorry, that's not it. I was shocked because the guys from my previous team did something stupid."

Hikaru tilted her head.

"What do you mean by stupid?"

"They formed a team of only four Attack Wizards. If they get into close combat with monsters, they might be annihilated."

"Such a thing ... But, maybe that's because they have confidence in Attack Magic."

Taichi shrugged and they began to introduce themselves. Fortunately, all three had a talent for Life Magic. Hikaru, an Analysis Wizard, and Gou, a Bestowal Wizard, were said to be 'D', and Sanae, a Life Wizard, was 'C'.

This may have been a good thing.

"Come to think of it, Mimura-san is a Life Wizard, but you're not in the Life Magic Club, right?"

"Maybe it's because I transferred to another school during winter vacation. No one invited me."

Taichi knew that Sanae had transferred to another school, but he didn't know that she was a Life Wizard. At that time, he felt that he was so busy with himself that he didn't listen to other people's stories.

"Sorry, I should have invited you. With that said, let's have all of you join the Life Magic Club."

Hikaru and Gou tilted their heads.

"I'm an Analysis Wizard."

"I'm a Bestowal Wizard."

"In the future, even if you raise the magic level of Bestowal Magic and Analysis Magic, you have to raise the magic level of Life Magic first so that you can work in the dungeon."

Taichi decided to train his teammates by teaching them Life Magic.

"Let's talk to Karina-sensei and Alisa-san."

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