After finishing the "Crash Ball" and "Death Shot" trials, Alisa and her team went to the 30th level and defeated dark cats one after another to obtain the Shadow Magic Stone and Shadow Clay.

　On that return trip, when I was flying on the 30th layer,

Hey, what do you think that was?"

　Chika spotted a large bird flying thirty layers in the air.

Maybe it's not Firedrake."

　Amane says, and the other three are surprised.

"We're back ......, we're going to find them at this rate, so let's land."

　Alisa calmly gives instructions. The four landed and put away their saddles.

"If I had learned 'Boomerang Wing' and 'Magnetic Barrier,' I could have fought."

　Chika says regretfully. Alisa tilts her head,

I think we need a 'Thunder Sword' or a 'Drake Attack' as well."

Do you think Alisa can't be hit by a 'crash ball'?"

I've heard that Firedrake is so quick, it must be hard to hit him in the air."

I think I might be able to hit a 'crash ball' if I get close enough in the air."

In that situation, you're going to get Firedrake's breath."

I see, but what happens when the breath hits the D-particle vibrating ball?"

　Alisa tilts her head.

I think the impact radiates a spatial oscillating wave, or the D-particle oscillating ball breaks apart."

　Hearing this, Amane rolls her eyes.

It's the magic that decomposes."

　Chika looks disappointed.

I thought this was our chance."

　Chika is becoming belligerent. Perhaps she wants to defeat Firedrake and qualify for the Class C promotion exam, Alisa thought.

But it's reckless to fight when you're not ready."

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"Well ...... then how do we raise the magic level in a very short time ...... Alisa have any ideas?"

　Alisa nodded.

There is one thing. There is a group of iron golems in the 32nd layer. If you hunt them, I think your magic level will go up."

'Iron Golem...... isn't that interesting. What do you think Amane and Yukari?"

　Amane smiles and tells him she agrees.

While we're hunting for the Iron Golem, I wonder if anyone else will take down the Firedrake?"

　Yukari seemed to be worried about something else.

　Alisa looks reluctant.

Among the adventurers operating in the Suigetsu dungeon, I think the top ones are the Battalion's cavalry attackers, with Kurotsuki senior, or us."

　Arisa said that the only people with a chance of defeating Firedrake would be the adventurers in the cavalry squadron that Ishibashi had established. Apparently, Ishibashi's establishment of the batallion has had a positive effect, and the cavalry has been raising excellent offensive magic users.

　Alisa and the others proceeded cautiously through the 30th layer and headed for the surface. When they returned to the surface the next night, they went to the Adventurers' Guild to report about Firedrake. This was their duty as adventurers.

Is it true that Firedrake is back?"

　Hearing Alisa and the others reporting to the receptionist, Tesshin called out to them from behind.

Wow, you startled me. Mr. Tessin, please don't surprise me. I'm sure I saw the ...... Firedrake thing correctly."

　Amane replies.

'Perhaps you're going after Firedrake?

　At Tesshin's question, Arisa makes a reluctant face.

I would love to beat them, but not right away."

　Tesshin nodded.

I'm sure you're right. Firedrake is a formidable foe. A Grimm who beat it alone is an anomaly."

　Hearing this, Alisa chuckles.

I admit it's unusual, but Dr. Grimm is a hard worker, and I think that's what it comes down to."

　After a short talk with Tesshin, Alisa and the others headed to the Adventurers' Guild's reference room. After reading the materials on Firedrake, they moved to the meeting room and discussed their future plans.

　If Alisa and her friends were professional adventurers, they would have gone hunting for an iron golem after taking a rest, but as students, they have classes.

What shall we do about the Shadow Puppets?"

　Amane asked the three.

Since I don't think I'll be able to make it to the thirty-two layers anytime soon, how about we rent Dr. Grimm's mansion next Saturday and make it?"

　Everyone else agrees with Yukari's suggestion. The Grimm has told them that they can use the workroom in the mansion at any time.

　The next Saturday, the four gathered at the Grimm's house and began creating shadow puppets in the workroom. The sorcery series prepared by Alisa and her team consisted of a sorcery eye with night vision, a high-performance sorcery ear, and a sorcery voice.

　They plan to use it as a sentry when encamped in a dungeon, so they made it high-performance. The four of us worked together to knead D-particles into the shadow clay, and each of us used 20 kilograms of shadow clay to fabricate a cat form.

　After the shape was set and the sorcery series and magic cores were embedded, it was time for the final touches, and Alisa took out a spray can and masking tape.

Look, here's a spray can I got from France that turns the color of the shadow puppets white.

　Alisa proudly showed the spray can she had painstakingly obtained. This spray can contains paint that has been processed with a granting magic, and the color of the paint changes after it is sprayed and the final finish is applied.

　Alisa masked off the head area as if it were a Mohawk, then sprayed the paint, and sprayed the tail as well. Amane makes sure that the face from the nose down and the chest to the belly area are white.

　Yukari made it white all over, leaving large patches of black in places. And Chika would make the pattern look like a black and white tiger.

　The final touches create a unique cat-shaped shadow puppet. Arisa named it "Mohawk," Amane named it "Hank" because half of it is black, Yukari named it "Buchi," and Chika named it "Taiga.

Chika's shadow puppet will be called "Taiga" instead of "Tiger.

It looks like a tiger cub, but it's not a tiger, so I went with 'Taiga.'"

　Alisa and her group's cat-shaped shadow puppet weighed only 20 kilograms, but had about twice the power of an average adult male. They had the fighting strength to defeat a goblin or so.