“Wha… What the hell!? I just knocked it out of the air—how is it still moving!?”“Lily, watch out!”“…Huh!?”Lily reacts instinctively and dodges the club. But she still seems shaken.“What’s going on with this thing!? I’m sure I just knocked it down…”“I thought it was completely dead, too. Could it be that my attack wasn’t strong enough…?”“If that’s the case, I’ll knock it down as many times as it takes!!”Lily readied her greatsword and charged once more.Just like before, she dodged the enemy’s attack and closed in.“Yaaaaaaaah!!!”This time, she didn’t stop after a single strike, slashing repeatedly without letting up.“Not done yet!”Unlike before, she kept slashing even as her opponent looked on the verge of collapse, and continued her assault even after it had fallen to the ground. It was practically overkill, with bone fragments scattering everywhere.“H-how about this…!”Finally stopping her attack, she looked down at what had once been a giant skeleton.“I-I think you migh

“Good job, you guys. Not bad for your first time. You figured out the gimmick pretty quickly, too.”“So that means what we just did was the right way?”“That’s right.”“Phew… that’s a relief…”The giant skeleton bearing a cross is different from the others; it’s a monster that can’t be defeated without following a slightly complicated procedure.You can’t defeat it just by attacking it.“Fine was the first to notice it, wasn’t she? Good eye.”“Yes. Unlike other monsters, it was carrying something I’d never seen before. I knew that was it.”“Well, it was pretty obvious. It’s quite noticeable.”“But the biggest clue came from you, big sis.”“Huh? Me?”Lapis looked completely bewildered.Smiling at Lapis, Fine continued.“At first, I was just going to try to break it like normal, but after I found out even Lily couldn’t break it, I was about to give up. But you told me I should just take it off, so that’s how I figured it out.”“Oh, really? I was just saying that off the cuff…”“But it’s

After finishing our hunt in the Village of the Dead, we returned to the town of Shuvel.We stayed at an inn for the night.The next day, we decided to walk around town to meet up with Brian.He had said he had no plans to leave town, so we found him right away.Brian was talking in front of a building. Since we’d spotted him, we decided to go over.　In the distance, three people were talking. One of them was Brian, conversing with two men. But as we got closer, we noticed something was off.Perhaps because their voices were so loud, we could hear them even before we got close. It sounded like they were having a heated argument.“That’s why I bought it first. You’re the one who started making a fuss about it later.”“I don’t know about that. We’ve got our own reasons, you know. If we miss this chance, who knows when the next shipment will come in. Could you let us have it this time?”“I can’t do that. I’m supposed to be leaving today, too. That’s how I planned it.”“Oh my. You’re in su

We left the town and made our way to the outskirts.We decided to fight on a plain a short distance from the town.“This spot’s perfect! There’s nothing around, so it’s ideal for letting loose!”Saying that, Daiza swung her axe lightly.Lapis was surprised by the sight.“To handle such a heavy-looking axe with just one hand… he must be quite strong.”“Lily’s sword is huge too. I’ve held it once, and it was heavy.”“It might weigh about the same. He looks like he has power on par with Lily…”“But Zest will definitely win. Let’s cheer him on together! Big sis!”“You’re right. There’s no way Zest would lose! Let’s take that guy down!”“Don’t worry about me—go ahead and beat him to a pulp!”Seeing everyone cheering like that, Diza gave an eerie laugh.“You’re full of yourself, aren’t you? I can’t believe it, but were you trying to show off in front of the ladies?”“That’s got nothing to do with it. I would’ve accepted the challenge even if I was alone.”“Huh. That takes some guts.”If he’

"...Huh!?"Diza, who had been lying on the ground, sat up abruptly.Perhaps because she had just woken up and hadn't yet grasped the situation, she looked around frantically."W-what happened to the match!?""You lost! What on earth were you doing?! Losing to a D-rank fighter is unthinkable!""…………"“Hey! Are you even listening!? Because of you, we’ve lost our chance to get our hands on that precious mithril!”“…………”It seemed Diza hadn’t heard Poil’s voice; he just stood there, staring blankly into space.However, he seemed to gradually remember what had happened and turned to face Poil.“……Hey. Can you explain what that guy did?”“Huh? What are you talking about!? You were the one tripping all over yourself! The other guy wasn’t even moving! How am I supposed to explain that!?”“So it looked that way to others too……”“What are you trying to say!?”“…………”“Hey!? Are you even listening!?”Diza fell silent once again.He’d asked the question thinking that perhaps Diza was the only one