Branch Manager Ayukawa called Nezu.

I heard you got an E grade, Nezu, how are you doing?"

"I feel that I am definitely growing. It's time for me to go for the D level, and if I beat the lodgerless, will you accept that I'm eligible to take the D level promotion exam?"

I'll have to wait and see how he fights. How about we proceed with the intention of defeating the demons we will encounter from here to the third layer by Nezu-kun alone?"

　The adventurers in the vicinity heard it.

That's great. It makes things easier for us."

　Nezu cowered his shoulders and took the lead. The demons encountered in the first layer include attack boas, black hyenas, lizard soldiers, and orcs, but since the toughest demons are lizard soldiers, they should be no problem.

　Nezu had begun to train his D-particle sensors using "sensing zones" and was able to sense the demons' movements out of thin air.

　Maybe that's why. It was Nezu who first noticed the demons. Nezu was the only one who noticed the orcs lurking behind the rocks and was able to respond immediately when the orcs jumped out. However, the branch manager was aware of it, but did not seem to touch it.

　Immediately after activating the Triple Thunder Bowl and hitting the discharge bowl, he runs up and beheads the orc with the Triple Blade.

　The branch manager, who was observing the situation, looked a little surprised, for even the D-class Imazawa and the others could not react as quickly as they did.

Nezu, did you notice the orcs?"

Yes, the D-particle sensor detected it.

　The branch manager was not familiar with the term 'D-particle sensor'. So Nezu explained.

'Oh, will the living wizard be able to sense the movement of the D-particle?'

Yes, I was taught that some types of demons are sensitive to D-particles, and they can be tough.

'I see, so it's like an attack wizard sensing magic. That's wonderful."

'It's a great teaching by Dr. Grimm, so it's only natural that it's great. If only there were more living magic out there."

　The branch manager smiled and nodded.

'You've really grown up. But even if you can take down an oak easily, what about an ankylodon? That's a tough one for Class E."

　Ankylodon is the first demon Nezu has ever fought, so he does not even know what kind of magic is effective.

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If the branch manager were to fight Ankylodon, what kind of magic would he use?"

　The branch manager tilts his head at Nezu's question.

I think so. I guess I'll use the crushing magic bullet from 'Crush Bullet' to stop him and then use 'Sword Force' to cut off his head."

　If he had been the branch manager when he was younger, that would have won the game, but now that his body was immobile and the time to activate magic had slowed down, he had no choice but to leave it to the young adventurers.

　When we had advanced to the third level, we encountered a herd of black hyenas. Seeing the herd, the branch manager approached Nezu.

We can't have this many. The rest of you will have to fight."

No, I'm fine on my own. I have fought many times against packs of black hyenas."

　Nezu said so and advanced alone. This was the first time he took a stance. This was the Nankuru-ryu karate stance that Grimm had taught him.

　Nezu is learning the basics of Nankuru-ryu karate from Grim because he was told that he was not ready to be taught directly by Master Mitsuhashi.

　Incidentally, the reason why he was so quick was because he could not understand the teachings of Master Mitsuhashi. Taichi and Chika were talented enough to intuitively understand the teachings of Master Mitsuhashi and develop their abilities, but Nezu, who was not that talented, would not be able to understand until he learned the basics from a Grimm.

　For Nezu to learn from Master Mitsuhashi, he will have to wait until either his teaching style is even better than it is now, or until Nezu has mastered the basics and can understand what Master Mitsuhashi is teaching.

　Black hyenas attacked Nezu from the left and right. The right Black Hyaena was triggered by a thrusting motion to unleash a triple arrow, while the left Black Hyaena was repelled by a palm strike push.

　Nezu used "Push," "Corn Arrow," and "Blade" to lay waste to a pack of black hyenas. This kind of fighting style was the result of the quick-fire practice that Grimm's disciples cherish.

　When Nezu annihilated the herd of black hyenas, the onlooking adventurers broke into a scene. Then, when Nezu activated the "Magic Stone" and collected the magic stones, oohs and aahs erupted.

　The branch manager, who was watching the fight, nodded his head repeatedly. He must have been satisfied with Nezu's ability.

　Nezu and his team then descended to the fourth layer, where they found an ankylodon. The ankylodon has a scale-like armor attached to its body surface and appears to have a high defense capability.

The early bird gets the worm!"

　Imazawa, Saito, and Honjo jump out. The branch manager, who was watching them, looked reluctant. Imazawa is a magician in magical attire and attacked Ankylodon with a sword made of blue silver, but his attack did not go through.

　Saito and Honjo are attack magicians and attack Ankylodon with "Crash Bullet". They seem to be working well together with Imazawa, activating "Crash Bullet" when Imazawa moves away from the ankylodon.

　Nezu also wanted to attack the ankylodon, but was unable to do so because Imazawa did not know when to approach the ankylodon.

　Saito and Honjo are keeping Ankylodon at bay with their "Crash Bullet". However, the attack of Imazawa, who was in the role of finishing him off, was completely ineffective. He increased the sharpness of his attack by using magical magic "Slash Plus" and other magic, but it still did not seem to work.

　Imazawa thought this was not good enough, so he invoked a muscle-strengthening magical device magic. With his enhanced leg strength, he leapt a meter and a half and swung his sword down on Ankylodon's neck.

　The ankylodon moves quickly to avoid it. Imazawa ran after it, but the ankylodon's tail reared up and cleaved Imazawa. Imazawa fell face-first to the ground after doing a spectacular three-and-a-half-twist in mid-air.

　His body should be strengthened because he is using muscle-enhancing magical magic. He would not be dead, but it would be bad for Ankylodon's pursuit.

Stop the Ankylodon!"

　The voice of the branch manager echoes through the air. Adventurers who heard it attacked the ankylodon.

　However, because Imazawa was nearby, he could not use explosive magic, so he activated his "Bullet" and shot a magic bullet. However, it was not going to work, and the bullet was bounced off.

　Nezu approaches and slams the "auger push" of the sevenfold activation into Ankylodon's head. Ankylodon staggered.

　Ankylodon's target moves to Nezu and attacks. He moved to help Imazawa while fighting back with a Seventh Org Push. In the meantime, Imazawa was saved by Saito and Honjo.

　Someone who came around to the side activates a "Lightning Bomb" and strikes a bolt of lightning into the ankylodon's buttocks. Ankylodon's scream echoed through the air, and its movement stopped for a few moments.

　Nezu takes a distance of about 10 meters, activates the "high blade" of sevenfold activation, and swings a huge blade of D-particles down on the ankylodon. The tip of the blade exceeds the speed of sound and cuts through the ankylodon, generating a shock wave.

Yikes."

　The blast from the shock wave knocked Nezu to the ground. Some of the adventurers nearby were also hit by the blast.

　Ankylodon disappears mortally wounded, and the branch manager looks relieved.