'Sir, this will get me up to magic level 15, right?

　Yukari confirmed.

The "C+" can raise the magic level up to 20, and the "D+" up to 15, but it seems to be three times harder to raise the magic level. However, it seems to be three times harder to raise the magic level.

I see, so the "Fruit of the Limit Breaker" raises the limit by five magic levels.

　Alisa nodded in agreement. Amane looks difficult.

　Yukari asked, looking at Amane's face.

Amane, what's wrong?"

What happens when you get to 'C+,' get to magic level 20, and then eat the 'limit-breaking fruit' again?"

　I tilted my head. The "limit-breaking fruit" itself was rare, and there were very few people who had actually eaten it. When I checked with Métis, she told me that there was no record of anyone having ever done such a thing.

Since the "fruit of breaking through limits" is rarer than the "fruit of talent," no one has ever tried such a thing.

　Hearing Metis' words, Amane nodded. She didn't just look convinced. Alisa turns to me.

Where did you get this 'limit breaking fruit' from, in what dungeon?"

　I expected that question to come. I answer with a wry smile.

I can't tell you that. If you want to know, you have to be in the top hundred of your A class."

　Hearing this, Alisa and the others look surprised.

　I spent the day with Alisa and her friends, having dinner and chatting happily.

　The next day, we headed to the Sea of Trees dungeon. After spending the night at a hotel near the dungeon, we dove into the dungeon early the next morning.

　I head to a place where there are three layers of rocky mountains to hunt for shadow ogres. I stop my hover vehicle near the rocky mountains and start walking through the rocky mountains in search of shadow ogres.

　I was walking alongside Elmore, concentrating on trying to find the shadow ogre with the D-particle sensor at maximum sensitivity. After walking for about five minutes, the D-particle sensor reacts.

　I sensed something moving on a nearby rocky summit. I turned my head and saw a shadow ogre trying to lift and drop a rock.

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　I locked on to that shadow wolf and activated "Guided Blitz" to release a D-particle guided missile. At the same time, the shadow wolf threw down a rock.

Duck!

　Immediately after yelling, "I'm not going to let you down!" he ran away from the rock fall and looked up at the boulder to see a shadow ogre, hit by a D-particle guided missile, tumbling down the boulder.

　The shadow ogre that fell had a deep wound in its side. It appears that a D-particle guided missile aimed at its head was knocked off by a hand and hit it in the flank.

　Elmore grabs the Zekkai spear, leaps forward, and swings it to reap the shadow ogre's head. Shadow Ogre catches the tip of the spear with its right arm. Some kind of power is released from the Zekkai spear, breaking Shadow Ogre's arm and sending its huge body bouncing to the side.

　I leapt into the shadow ogre, which had lost its balance, and struck it with the sacred sword Gram. The blade of the sacred sword Gram slashed through the shadow ogre's chest, causing a large amount of blood to gush out.

　Elmore runs up to it and throws a tome thrust. The tip of the Zekkai spear pierces through the shadow ogre's chest. The shadow ogre vanishes, leaving behind a Shadow Magic Stone .

　I pick up the shadow magic stone and smile.

Let's keep it going."

　For the next three days, we hunted shadow ogres and obtained eighteen shadow magic stones and three hundred and twenty kilograms of shadow clay.

'Looks like the shadow ogre has been hunted down.

I said, "Yes, I suppose so. Let's get some rest and then head up to the five-tiered tangerine mountain."

　It was reported that other adventurers had discovered a mountain with a large number of tangerine trees on the fifth level. They brought the tangerines back home to examine them and discovered that they were not only delicious, but also contained an ingredient that had a rejuvenating effect on the skin.

'Maybe you should take one as a souvenir for the Kondo Branch Manager.'

That's what I thought, too."

　The skin-rejuvenating effect is also beneficial for the scalp, and rumors are circulating that drinking this will make hair grow back.

　We moved from one level of the transfer room to the fifth level because if we didn't go fast, we could be taken out. From the transfer room on the fifth level, we went through the maze to the middle boss room and out of there.

　The fifth layer was a mountainous area, with a series of mountains of various sizes. The area is lush and green and is said to be inhabited by many kinds of demons. Among them, the Bandit Wolf is the most formidable.

　It was a four-meter-long wolf with a single horn on its head and claws powerful enough to tear through steel. This wolf could move quickly through the mountains and pounce on its prey.

　There is another kind of monster that poses a threat. It is a 50-centimeter-long rat with hair as tough as iron. Trouble is, these rats, called "iron mice," work in packs.

　Dozens of them are said to attack adventurers, pouncing on them and attempting to gnaw off their bodies. One or two of these demons may be harmless, but dozens of them are difficult to deal with. Some adventurers have been injured by the bite of these ironmouths.

　Elmore had me dive into the shadows and I flew through the air with the D-particle wing to Tangerine Mountain. When we had flown about three kilometers, an explosion occurred ahead of us.

　Someone was fighting demons. I went to see what was going on. It seemed to be a fierce battle, and I heard several explosions. Then the explosions ceased and it became quiet.

　I landed close to him and we pulled Elmore out of the shadows to look for him together. I thought the adventurer might be injured.

　There were several craters around us from the explosions. There, we found a magic stone. The adventurers did not have time to pick up the magic stone. Thinking that the possibility of being wounded had increased, he searched for it.

　We tracked it for traces and found a cave.

'Is he in here?'

Let's find out."

　Me and Elmore went into the cave. At that time, a moan came from inside.

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I hear a voice. It sounds like someone is in pain. Thinking that someone must have been injured, I hurried to look for him.

　Deep in the cave, Bhagwan the Wise was lying in agony. Holding his throat with both hands, he was screaming like a desperate man and scratching algae on the ground.

What's wrong?"

　I approached Bhagwan and tried to care for him. I hurriedly looked for the injured area. But it didn't look like he was injured. Was he suffering from a broken bone or something?

　Bhagwan raised his upper body and grabbed me stiffly by the shoulders.

Ma ......."

　He was about to say something, so I put my ear close to him.

......, well, that's not good."

　Hearing the unexpected word, my brain stops. Then I see an empty bottle lying beside Bhagwan. That is a bottle of GGZ, a medicine that restores magic power.

　When I found out the truth, I was taken aback.