After Ninomiya and Shibata were kicked out of the dojo, it was just the four of us: me, Master Mitsuhashi, Chika, and Taichi. I look at Chika.

Do you know about the circulation of magic power that the magic-armor wizards refer to as warming up?"

Of course I know. The original warm-up is a technique that Dr. Grimm taught us, saying it activates the brain."

　I asked Chika to show me how to warm up. Chika didn't seem to understand what I meant, but she agreed.

　Chika begins warming up as I, Master Mitsuhashi, and Taichi look on. I felt the magic power moving around in Chika's body.

Notice how the magic moves."

　I instruct Master Mitsuhashi and Taichi. Chika seemed to be moving her magic power within a small area, such as her lungs and heart. Since Chika's magic power was not large, it did not overflow from her body. There was some magic power that was out of her control, but not enough to flow out of her body.

Is that okay?"

　I nodded and thanked her. Chika stopped warming up. Master Mitsuhashi didn't seem to understand what warming up meant.

It's just like the brain activation techniques I taught you before. I learned it from Mr. Jojo."

"Oh, that's what he taught you?"

'But at the Narukami Dungeon, I saw Mr. Samwell, a grade-A student, warming up, and it was different from what we were doing.

　Taichi tilted his head.

Dr. Grimm, what's the difference?"

I'll show you how it's done, just pay attention to my magic. Then, my magic power interferes with the D-particles, so the movement of the D-particles has nothing to do with warming up."

　None of the three of us seemed to know what the D-particle meant. I generate magic power by interfering with the D-particles that are stored in my body. The amount of D-particles was enormous, which seemed to surprise Master Mitsuhashi and the others.

　He begins to move that magic along the large muscles of his entire body. As a result, the brain is activated and the muscles are transformed to their best condition.

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　Magic power overflows from my body and begins to interfere with the D-particles floating around me. Master Mitsuhashi and the others seemed to be more attracted by the movement of the D-particles than by the magic power.

　I finished warming up and asked the three of them what they noticed about the movement of magic. Then Taichi raised his hand and asked a question.

Why is that D-particle moving?"

　He couldn't help but notice the movement of the D-particle.

I've developed some weird quirks in my magic because of my training in the power to interfere with the D-particles. It's useful to use life magic, though. But more importantly, how did the magic work?"

It seemed to circulate through my entire body."

　Chika replies on Taichi's behalf.

'That's right,' he said. I'm moving magic along all the big muscles in my body."

　Master Mitsuhashi leaned forward with a curious look on his face.

What are the results?

It's like the fatigue in my muscles goes away nicely and clears up."

I see, I can use it in the dungeon when I fight a lot of battles. But it seems to consume a lot of magic power, so it's hard to know where to use it.

I think it would be interesting to study this, because I don't think you need an overflow of magical power if it's just muscle recovery."

　Chika nodded.

Yes, I will study this as an assignment."

　Master Mitsuhashi laughed and nodded.

By the way, keep the dojo-breakers to yourself.

　Master Mitsuhashi looks like a pain in the ass.

Do you think that if word got out that those two lost, the Yumeken-ryu fighters might come back?"

Some of us care about our reputation."

　We promised to keep it a secret. I'm sure it will be fine, since those two will never talk on their own.

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　A week after the dojo breakthrough, I went to the Adventurers' Guild and was approached by the branch manager. I went to the branch manager's office to talk to him about a demon that had appeared in the Nanzen dungeon in Kyoto.

When you say "Nanzen dungeon," I believe you mean "advanced dungeon."

Yes," he said, "and the Basilisk zombies appeared on the fifteenth layer. Basilisk zombies appeared on that fifteenth layer."

'Are you a basilisk zombie instead of a basilisk?'

Yeah, I heard that a huge zombie, about 15 meters long, was hanging around near the stairs leading down to the lower level."

Fifteen meters, that's huge. What is the Kyoto Adventurers' Guild going to do about it?"

I called on a few of my best adventurers to help me take them down."

　I guess I'm included in that armchair.

Grimm, you have also received a request to take down the enemy. However, since this is a request, you may refuse.

When it comes to basilisks, the petrification curse is well known, but do the undead also have a petrification curse?"

No, it seems that when he became undead, he lost the ability to petrify and instead gained the ability to 'energy drain'."

What kind of ability are you talking about?"

　The "energy drain" is said to be the ability to absorb nearby magic and energy. However, kinetic energy cannot be absorbed.

'So then offensive or living magic might not work?

"That's right. However, there may be some exceptional magic, so they are sending out requests to offensive and living magicians as well.

　Most living magic is based on controlling D-particles with magic power. If that magic power is absorbed by "energy drain," the magic collapses.

'If a magic-armor wizard attacks with a weapon, can't he absorb it?'

'It seems so. I believe this time it is the turn of the magic-robed wizard."

　A class A magician in magical attire would be Nagase, for example, but how would he beat him?

　I wondered what I would do. I might have to develop a kind of magic like "Heat Shell" that sends metal flying and attacks to defeat them.

　Or, if the opponent is undead, he might be able to get the light sword Solas, the brother sword of the light sword Clau, and use the light sword Clau and Solas to defeat the basilisk zombie as well.