Dr. Grimm, I'll fund it myself."

　Alisa suggested.

No, I'll pass on that. I want to establish this batallion on my own responsibility."

　We were short on funds, to be sure, but I thought we could make this much money very quickly.

No." Dr. Grimm has always helped me. This time I want to help you, even if it's just a little."

　The look in Alisa's eyes as she stared at me was serious and strong-willed. If I refused, I might hurt her.

　I decided to accept it. I was simply happy for Alisa's feelings.

I don't know if it's really a good idea. Don't you sometimes need money to study analytical magic?"

I'm fine. I will continue to explore the dungeon."

　A few days later, Arisa and four others gathered at the mansion. Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Amane and the others' gazes were drawn to me.

What do you mean by a story, doctor?"

　Amane asked in a cheerful voice. I took a deep breath and then confided that I was a wise man.

　Amane and the others rolled their eyes in surprise. Alisa was the only one who was calm. Chika noticed this and turned her attention to Alisa.

Alisa knew that Dr. Grimm was a wise man.

Yes, I knew about it from Dr. Grimm a while ago. I'm sorry I didn't tell you."

　Yukari turns her head quickly toward me.

You were referring to Sensei when you said, "A wise man was born in Japan, wasn't he?"

'Yes, I did. I applied to the Wise Men's Board of Appeals and got it approved."

　There was a big commotion. Amane and Yukari held hands and cheered. I introduced Métis as well, and when I learned that Elmore could speak, my eyes popped out of my head.

　When I told him about Battalion, he said he would definitely go in. However, I did not tell him that Arisa would fund the project. I knew that if I told him that, he would say that Amane and the others would pay for it.

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　Chika gives me a serious look.

I heard that wise men have a lot of magic that is not registered with the Magic Agency. Do you have some too?"

Not a lot, but maybe fourteen or fifteen.

Tell me what kind of magic you have."

　I explained one by one. Yukari showed interest in "Crash Ball" and "Sterilize Clean," while Amane was interested in the "Pile Shot" and "Cold Shot" series.

　Chika was strongly attracted to "Flying Blade" and "Blow Up Glave". Alisa wants to be able to use "Boomerang Wing" and "Magnetic Barrier".

　I was relieved when I told him I had kept the secret. When the conversation was over, I let the shadow puppets out of the shadows and Amane picked up Taabo.

Taa-boy is adorable. Hey, let's make a shadow puppet too.

　The other three agreed. Since they knew how to make it, they agreed to go get the ingredients and make it themselves.

　Yukari hugs Goro because her bullet wound has healed.

Sensei, aren't you going to reinforce Tamegoro?"

　The enhancement that Yukari refers to seems to be whether or not to make a special armor for Tamegoro.

'It's not that I haven't thought about it, but right now I don't have the material.'

　The steel lizard leather used for Elmore's armor was not enough left to use for Tamegoro's armor.

Speaking of which, I heard that Goto-san and his group encountered Vritra in the eighth layer of the Narukami dungeon.

　Amane presented information she had acquired at the Adventurers' Guild. Vritra is a snake demon. It is said to be a serpent about 20 meters long, with scales on its entire body said to be tougher than vermillion steel.

　Goto and his team apparently defeated Vritra and obtained a drop of goods. It seems that the drop was a tough skin. Amane wondered if they could get the drop by hunting Vritra.

A giant snake. What are we going to do about it?"

　Alisa chuckles.

Are you still bad with snakes?"

　This was a physiological no-no. And when it came to ground-crawling serpents, they were difficult to fight. It was difficult to hit them with magic unless you got close to them.

　Especially when the area is overgrown with trees and weeds, you may not notice it until you get close to it. Snakes are a nuisance.

'By the way, are you doing a good job studying the granting magic?'

Of course. The magic level went up to '6' too."

　In Amane's case, since she trained only in life magic during her time at the Magic Academy, she did not improve her grant magic at all. She is having a hard time because of this, but she has finally raised her magic level to 6.

　I heard about the granting from Amane, but still did not go as far as understanding it. It seems that Amane's understanding of granting was shallow and she was unable to explain it adequately.

　Alisa looks at me.

Can we be class C, too?"

The test for promotion to C-level adventurer is to defeat the Blue Ogre. If you can shoot fast with the 'Crash Lance' and 'Cold Shot,' you will be able to defeat it. However, it is very difficult to qualify for the promotion test.

'Dr. Grimm beat Firedrake and got his credentials, didn't he?

　Chika asked.

'Yes,' he said. I needed 'Boomerang Wing,' 'Magnetic Barrier' and 'Thunder Sword' to defeat Firedrake."

So you need to raise your magic level to '14'? It will take a long time while studying analytical magic.

　Yukari lets out a sigh.

If an offensive wizard wants to defeat a fire drake, he needs the 'Drake Attack,' which can be learned at magic level 15.

I've been diving the dungeon twice a month, shall we increase that to four times?"

　Alisa suggested.

What about you and Shun?"

　Amane confirms.

How about we go for 30 layers on our own for the two increased sessions?"

　Yukari started to say. Amane then agrees.

You're going darkcat hunting. That's fine."

　When the lively conversation ended and Alisa and the others left, I started thinking about Vritra on the eighth layer.

I think 'Blow Up Glaive' or 'Torpedo Doo' would take care of that."

　Métis heard that,

I think the 'burst shotgun' would also work. Are you going to hunt for Vritra?"

No, I just thought that if we were going to explore the eighth layer, we would need to take precautions against Vritra."

　I decided to dive into the Narukami dungeon to earn money to establish Battalion.