Tesshin and Taichi descended the cliff and went to Shimizu.

Hey, are you okay?"

　When Tesshin asks, Shimizu looks discouraged.

It's a no-brainer. Here we go."

　Shimizu forced himself to look unconcerned and began to proceed. Tesshin and Taichi followed.

Tesshin-san, how do you know Shimizu-san?"

Shimizu was a classmate of mine at the Academy of Magic."

I heard that Tesshin-san went from being a carpenter to an adventurer.

I dropped out of the Academy of Magic and became an apprentice carpenter, but in the end I just couldn't give up on being an adventurer."

　Tessin seems to have struggled to become an adventurer.

Tesshin-san, you are going for the C-level promotion exam, right?"

Well, yes."

Then why don't you come with me to Firedrake?"

　Tesshin becomes reluctant.

Firedrake, that's a bit of a load."

Of course, it won't be right away. I'm going to have Dr. Grimm train me and make me stronger, and then we'll go for the Firedrake."

Just me and Taichi?"

I agree. I can team up with Dr. Kalina, Ami, and Shun as well."

You said, "Well, you're thinking that far. You said you'd be stronger, but what's your guideline for that?"

Alisa and her team hunted Firedrake after they reached magic level 14. I think we need to become as strong as that."

Wait a minute. My magic talent is 'D', so I can only raise it to magic level 10."

Tesshin and Dr. Karina will be responsible for waiting on the ground to finish off the falling fire drakes. For this, it is enough if they can use the 'crash ball.

　Tesshin nodded in agreement. Shimizu, who was listening to this, sniffed.

"Well, you think you can do it, but Firedrake is not such an easy opponent.

　Taichi looks at Shimizu.

"Shimizu-san, have you ever fought a fire drake?"

'Oh, I teamed up with four attack wizards to hunt a Firedrake. Two of the bravest died in the process, and the rest of us took them down. That's how risky the hunt for a fire drake can be."

　Taichi tilts his head.

There are always dangers in hunting. Firedrake hunting is not unique. Dr. Grimm taught me how important it is to be prepared to minimize the risk.

　Tesshin nodded.

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Well, you're right. However, it is doubtful that Mr. Grimm is able to do so. Sometimes, he runs with his feelings and intuition.

I admit it, but Dr. Grimm's instincts are right most of the time."

　Shimizu, who heard Taichi's words, looks uninterested.

By "this Mr. Grimm," do you mean the living wizard who made it to the A level?

　Tesshin turns to face Shimizu.

Yes, he is. He is the one who taught us the magic of life.

If you're such a prodigy that you made the A level at such a young age, you shouldn't be copying me."

　From the way he talks, it seems he got hurt by imitating them. I wonder if that is what made him so twisted.

　Tesshin lets out a sigh.

We're not going to start out like the Grimms," he said. He took out Fyodor Fyadrake by himself.

　Hearing this, Shimizu's face grew tense.

It's a lie. I can't believe I beat that Firedrake all by myself."

I'm not lying. I have defeated Earth Dragon, Aqua Dragon, and Silver Ogre all by myself. There is no way I can imitate him.

If so, why are we talking about taking down Firedrake?"

It wasn't just Dr. Grimm who was able to take down the Firedrake. His four-man team of disciples also beat him without a scratch. A team of living wizards can put together that kind of force."

'I don't believe it. It's probably only in the last few years that life magic has started to develop. It's hard to believe that they are better than attack wizards."

　There is no hierarchy between life magic and offensive magic. Tesshin believed that there was only a difference in ability depending on the skill and tactics of the adventurer. Tesshin decided to move on without worrying about what Shimizu had to say.

　Then we decided to camp at the 20th and 30th layers and hunt dark cats first at the 30th layer. Tesshin and Taichi hunted dark cats and each obtained about 20 kilograms of shadow clay and a dozen shadow magic stones.

　Later, Tesshin and his team went to the 32nd layer and went to a cave to find a group of iron golems.

'Look, it's the Iron Golem you've been hoping for. Enjoy the hunt as much as you want."

　Shimizu, as told by Tesshin, stared at the 30 or so iron golems.

Wait a minute, there really are more than 30 of them.

You read about it in the Adventurers' Guild literature."

I thought there would be fewer now, since it said the team of living wizards had been eradicated."

　After defeating a herd, it was normal for the repop to increase little by little, not all at once. Shimizu also seemed to think so. However, the iron golems here seemed to immediately repop and return to their original number.

　It seems that there is a secret behind that cave, but it is too hot inside to check it out.

What are you going to do? Do you want us to help you?"

　Shimizu glares at Tesshin.

I don't need it. I can do this on my own."

　Tesshin felt like he was talking tough, so he checked again.

'Are you sure you're okay?　You better take it easy."

"You're being so picky. I told you it would be all right."

　Shimizu advanced toward the iron golem.

　Behind them, Tesshin and Taichi are watching. Taichi spoke to Tesshin.

What kind of magic do you think will defeat the Iron Golem, Shimizu-san?"

　Tesshin thinks before opening his mouth.

I guess so. I guess I'll use a 'death shot' to hit the weak spot on the chest. I think he'll use some kind of explosive magic."

How about a 'flare burst' that burns through a large area?"

I have heard that the center of the explosion would be hot enough to melt steel, but only about 10 meters in diameter at the center.

No? No magic like in 'Crashball'?"

Come on, I don't know that much about it."

　While they were talking about this, the battle between Shimizu and the Iron Golem began. At first, he was defeating them one by one with "Death Shot," but the speed at which the Iron Golems were gathering was faster than the speed at which he was defeating them, and Shimizu was being driven into a corner.

It's not good, is it?"

　Taichi says with a worried look on his face. Hearing this, Tesshin tilts his head.

I'm a C-level adventurer, so I should be okay with this."

　Shimizu used some kind of magic. A white membrane-like substance appeared around his body and stuck to it like a second skin.

That's 'white armor. It's a defensive magic, which is rare for offensive magic."

What are they going to do once they've built up their defenses? You don't mean 'flare bursts,' do you?"

There will be no 'flare bursts.' Why 'flare bursts'?"

　Taichi smiles shyly.

I've never seen one yet."

　Tesshin chuckles.

'What, you just want to watch? If that's the case, why don't you shout that 'flare burst' is no good? He's a devil for heaven's sake, he might use 'Flare Burst'."

　Tesshin was joking, but Taichi gets worked up and starts raising his voice.

He said, "Fight carefully, and don't use big moves to settle things all at once. Especially not 'flare bursts.

　Taichi's repeated shouts of no "flare bursts" apparently reached Shimizu.

　An enormous amount of magical power overflows from Shimizu's body. Taichi's eyes sparkle and he takes notice. A huge fireball appears directly above the Iron Golems and begins to glow. The fireball then falls like a meteorite.

　Flames swelled up at the point of impact. Taichi and his team activated their "protection shield" just in case, and hid behind the D-particle robust shield.

　The flames begin to swell, swallowing one iron golem after another. When the heat reaches Taichi and the others, the flames stop expanding.

　It seemed that about a dozen iron golems turned into a mass of iron with "Flare Burst". However, the dozen or so iron golems did not stop moving despite their scorching glow.

　Shimizu folded his knees with a gulp and put his hands on the ground.

I must have run out of magic. I told you, no."

　Hearing Taichi's words, Tesshin chuckled and stepped forward to clean up the mess.