Episode 68 Life Magic's circumstances

I instructed Amane to target the KingSnake with a QuintJavelin, and Alisa and Chika to counterattack with a QuintPush. And let Yukari target it with 'Crash Bullet'.

The attacking KingSnake was pushed back with the QuintPush, Amane released a QuintJavelin, and Yukari activated 'Crash Bullet'.

Normally, a KingSnake swings its sickle neck, making it difficult to hit with magic. One way to hit a KingSnake with magic was to draw it into close range, knock it back with a QuintPush, and kill it with a QuintJavelin the moment it stopped moving.

"The KingSnake you knocked back with 'Push' will stop moving for a moment, so aim for that."

At my advice, Alisa and the others nodded while staring at the KingSnake.

Alisa and Chika knocked the KingSnake back several times. Along with that movement, Amane and Yukari attacked, but they didn't hit its vital points. Body fluids were dripping from several places on the body of the KingSnake, but it couldn't be killed unless they hit the head.

After several attacks, Amane pierced the KingSnake's head with her QuintJavelin.

"Magic level increased."

Amane reported happily. When she heard that, Chika looked envious.

"Okay, let's find the next KingSnake."

We desperately searched for a second one. This time Chika defeated it and raised her magic level. It's not like the magic level of the person who defeated the monster was particularly easier to rise, but this time it happened.

We cleared today's goal, so we took a short break. At that time, Alisa consulted me about the issues she was having with her joint training.

"An enemy that only attacks from a distance, is it. Kurotsuki is also petty."

"It's a valid tactic, even our opponents will use it."

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It's certainly an effective tactic. How would I fight? I would have to hunt them down and fire Life Magic.

"How to corner the enemy. Let me think a little."

The problem was that when facing Attack Wizards, you are attacked with powerful magic and cannot move forward. You can repel it to some extent with 'Push', but there are really powerful Attack Magics. I was worried about the Attack Magic that even a SeventhPush wouldn't be able to repel.

I turned my gaze to Yukari.

"What kind of powerful Attack Magic is there?"

"That's right. 'Prominence Nova', which can't be learned until magic level 9, is powerful."

"What kind of magic is it?"

"A swirling crimson flame stretches forward, and the moment it hits, a super-high temperature flame envelops the enemy and burns them to nothing."

"Do you think that Attack Magic could be repelled by a SeventhPush?"

"Hmm, with a SeventhPush, the flame would spread and it might kill you."

'Prominence Nova' was a powerful Attack Magic. It was unlikely that they would use powerful Attack Magic in mock battles, but there was no guarantee that monsters with similar attacks wouldn't appear.

Come to think of it, the Mid-Boss FireDrake on the 30th floor of the Suigetsu Dungeon let out a powerful breath. I would have to think about a Life Magic that corresponded to that.

The easiest thing was to not get hit. It would be nice if you could sense the enemy's attack with 'Sensing Zone' and avoid it. You have to run far away from an attack that just lands and explodes, not just avoid it. It meant that you needed mobility.

When it came to mobility, it was Muscle Magic. Strengthen your muscles and move at high speed. No, that's not a solution for those who don't have the talent for Muscle Magic.

"Grimm-sensei, what are we going to do now?"

Asked Alisa.

"Right. Should we go back to the 5th floor and practice new magic?"

Alisa and the others also agreed, so we returned to the 5th floor and practiced 'Thunder Bowl', 'Thunder Arrow', and 'Lightning Bomb' against DarkTigers and LizardSoldiers.

It turned out those magics were very effective against monsters. Even if you couldn't kill with one blow, you could deal enough damage to the monster that it couldn't move, so you could kill it with the next one.

Chika called out to Alisa.

"Hey, did you get permission for Karina-sensei's thing?"

"Ah, that's right. I almost forgot."

Alisa and Chika approached me, told me that Karina wanted to learn Life Magic, and asked if they could teach her.

"I don't mind. If it's a Life Magic that's registered with the Magic Agency, I don't mind you telling people without permission. But, only after confirming the person. I don't want weird people to call themselves Life Wizards."

"Good. Even though the academy has many with talents for Life Magic, there are many students who neglect their talent without learning it."

"It would be nice if the Life Magic teacher taught them properly, but it's Jougasaki-sensei. I can't expect anything."

Alisa and the others nodded. At that time, Amane clapped her hands together.

"I know. Let's teach Karina-sensei Life Magic and have her become a Life Magic teacher."

"Sounds good."

Chika was the first to agree. It was probably because she was going to be a teacher who used the same Muscle Magic and Life Magic as she did. I felt good about her too. However, if she teaches Life Magic, she would have to learn all the Life Magic that could be learned at magic level 1.

When I pointed that out to Amane and the others, Amane tilted her head.

"There are a lot of Life Magics that are a little strange. Besides, I don't think there are many things that are really useful in daily life."

I was wondering about that as well.

"It seems that a woman named Dorothea Halsema, who was a Sage of Life Magic, died in an accident when she was young. Considering that point, I think that most of the Life Magic that remains today was an experiment to see what kind of magic could be created with the Sage System."

Alisa nodded.

"In other words, did she make various magics to test what kind of magic you could make, and died before she could create full-fledged Life Magic?"

"Apparently, it seems so. If she had lived longer, Life Magic would have become more advanced."

Alisa let out a sigh.

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