I escaped from the middle boss room and sat down on the floor of the passageway. My fingertips were trembling, as if the fear was still there.

Are you okay?"

"...... yeah. But that was one hell of a dragon."

Named dragons are said to be many times stronger than the five major dragons. Many Western named dragons seem to be particularly strong."

　I got up and started to turn around.

Ha, you totally lost it."

'We weren't ready. It couldn't be helped.'

But it was a little pathetic that he could not move his body just from being exposed to the high energy.

It's a normal human reaction.

　With Metis comforting me, I moved to the transporter room. If I had lingered, I would have been fogged out and unable to return.

I guess that's it for this search.

'Yes, that's right. It seems that we have to defeat that Jabberwock in order to proceed with our search, so it would be better not to push ourselves too hard.'

　I moved to the first layer by the transfer gate and returned to the ground from the transfer room of the first layer. It was dark on the ground. I stayed at a nearby hotel and lay down on my bed after getting my shadow puppets out of the shadows.

　Taaboy comes scrambling up the bed, sits down next to my belly, and asks in bear-speak, "Are you okay?" He asks me in bear language, "Are you okay? I tell him not to worry, and he lies down on the bed as if he is sleeping with me.

　I stroked Taabo and thought about what I got from the Sea of Trees dungeon. I defeated the Dragonute subspecies, got the Zekkai Spear, the "Book of Memories: Concept Edition," and the coin for the transfer gate key, and got the Magnihammer from the Queen Spider.

　We recovered the secret of the magic core from the Bastet god statue, defeated the demon prince Amaimon and obtained appraisal goggles, "Devil's Eyes" and "Limit Breaking Fruits". He also hunted shadow ogres and secured the Shadow Demon Stone, and recovered the High Metal Liquid from the Bronze Mammoth.

　I also got some gems, advanced healing magic potions, and a crustacean sword, Titan, which I intend to exchange for cash.

The Jukai dungeon was a bonanza. I have to say, it is indeed a blockade dungeon."

'No, blockade dungeons are just regular advanced dungeons, only that some parts of the dungeon are dangerous and are impassable most of the time. They just don't get many visitors, so the drops tend to be more luxurious.'

　The good thing about the blockade dungeon is that its drops are gorgeous.

　I went to bed that night without eating dinner. The next morning, I woke up hungry. I had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and read the newspaper about Bhagwan the Wise.

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　He said that Bhagwan had discovered an effective remedy as a root cure for diabetes. Given the timing, this knowledge must have come from the magical technology book he obtained after defeating the tree dragon.

　The wise men of India will have made a great achievement for mankind. It will be recorded as an achievement that surpasses all the achievements I have made in the dungeons of the Sea of Trees.

That's great."

'I don't think you need to envy me. The 'Book of Memory, Conceptual Edition,' which I obtained after defeating the Dragonute subspecies, is as valuable as a cure.'

　Metis had apparently been translating "The Book of Memory, Conceptual Edition" while I was sleeping. He said that although he only translated the first dozen or so pages of the first half of the book, it was valuable knowledge.

If we fully understand the book, we may be able to create a way to take the information obtained from the "body scan" that Yukari asked for and transcribe it into something.

　Well, if that is true, it is comparable to a cure-all. When I return to Shibupashi City, I shall do some serious research on "The Book of Memory, Conceptual Edition".

　I went to the Adventurers Guild and asked if I could schedule a meeting with the branch manager. He said he would be available tomorrow at 15:00. He was probably busy receiving reports from the Class-A adventurers who had participated in the search for the Sea of Trees dungeon.

　As one would expect, no one dives in the dungeon until the very last minute. If you don't act with enough time to spare, you may not be able to return to the dungeon when something unexpected happens.

　We took that day as a rest day at the hotel and headed to the Adventurers' Guild the next day. However, since he would be meeting with the branch manager in the afternoon, he decided to exercise his body at the guild's training grounds.

　Practice Nankuru-ryu karate kata. At first, the movements are slow and precise. Once footwork, center of gravity, posture, breathing, etc. are ingrained in the body, the speed and power of the movements are increased.

　There are many ways to increase the power of a strike. Among them, Nankuru-ryu emphasizes posture. The theory is that if you attack with the correct posture, the power of the strike will increase. However, correct posture includes the position of the bones.

　As I was practicing my kata, three adventurers approached me.

What are you doing?"

Maybe it's karate practice."

You're an idiot. You can't kill a demon with your bare hands.

　I don't think he thinks I can hear him. It's a conversation among friends only, so I'm being honest.

　They were young guys who had just become adventurers. As we ignored them and continued practicing, the adventurer who had said, "Are you stupid?

Why are you practicing karate?"

It's about being strong."

But adventurers fight demons. I don't think karate can defeat them."

Martial arts and martial arts teach you how to move in a fight. That's why I practice."

Is it really useful?　If I'm going to practice, swordsmanship or spearmanship sounds like the way to go."

If we had magic and magical weapons, I don't think we would need them."

　One says that bare-knuckle karate is not enough, the other thinks that magic and magical weapons are enough. Two of them are probably inexperienced.

If you continue to be an adventurer, you find that you need some kind of body manipulation skills."

　The young adventurers were not convinced.

Then let's try a mock battle."

　When I suggested a mock battle, three of them were willing to do it. The three said they were G-class magic-users.

　She has just started to learn magic armour magic and is feeling the effects of it. However, she can only use "Power Armor," which can be learned at magic level 3.

　It is a magic magic that increases muscle strength and defense about twice as much, but I don't think he is proficient in using it.

　One of them with a mock sword steps forward and faces me. When the mock battle begins, he is swinging the mock sword with force in a slapstick-like motion. It reminds me of when I was a teacher at the Magic Academy.

　He ducked a mock sword that swung down from directly above him with his footwork and upper-body twisting. After ducking several times, he dives into the pocket at the same time and lightly swings his fist down on his chest. With a dull thud, the young adventurer fell down.

Ouch!　Please try again."

　The young adventurer is pissed off as he gets up, rubbing his chest in pain.

Yeah, you can use your magic trinkets if you want."

　I had a mock battle with "Power Armor," but the result was the same. The other two were the same, and even though they used magic armored magic, their movements were just as wasteful, and a light fist strike would bring them down.

　The three quickly surrendered. I resumed my kata practice, but a spectator approached the three G-class adventurers and called out to them.

I was like, "You guys are awesome. I can't believe you guys had a mock battle with that guy."

What are you talking about?"

　The adventurer who approached him looks stunned.

He said, "You've been doing mock fights without knowing it. That guy is a grade-A Grimm teacher. You read about him in Adventurers Weekly."

Ah!"

　I knew his face because I read Adventurers Weekly, but I guess I couldn't connect his actual face with my memory of the article.