Cheat Majutsu de Unmei wo Nejifuseru

Episode XIX: Operation Conference

We [the tail of the Devil's Sword] had a meeting at a café in a building built over an underground labyrinth.

There is a class yesterday. The first three days of the week are over, and four days, including today, can be allocated to exploring the underground labyrinth.

"You still explore the underground labyrinth today, don't you?... Sauji, are you sure your body is okay?

Kuna looks more worried about me.

The reason for this is my malaise. There was a considerable increase in the amount of kinky magic Kuna held in his body, making him unable to hide the damage.

I don't like my immaturity, which makes Kuna and Anne anxious.

"Don't make me say the same thing over and over again. I'll be fine."

"But, Sage, it looks spicy..."

Kuna's eyes are a little moist.

Seeing such a kuna, Anne opened her mouth.

"Kuna, believe me because Sauge says it's okay. Sauge does not commit any foolishness that would be unscrupulous and annoying around him. Sauge knows his limits."

"Exactly."

That's right, Anne. You know me well.

I'm saying it's okay because it's not gut theory, it's an unbearable level of malaise.

"Okay. Sauji. But don't push me.... and don't absorb my perverted magic anymore. Thanks to Sage, it's a lot easier. I'm fine now. I don't want to see Sage suffer any more because of me."

Coona sitting next to me was on my lap, laying her own hand over my hand, snubbing.

I have been absorbing perverted magic every day since the day I first absorbed it.

Thanks to this, the perverted magic that was in Kuna's body is almost gone, but naturally, the amount of perverted magic that was absorbed into my body has increased dramatically, and its perverted magic is still raging. … that's enough for a normal person to freak out or break.

"If I say it's not painful, it's a lie, but my analysis of perverted magic has progressed a lot and I know how to hand nose it, and my body is adapting. Now is the mountain range. It'll be easier if we get through here. I can teach Kuna how to use her powers. Besides, I have an idea and I'm carrying a lot of perverted magic. Kuna doesn't have to blame herself."

Absorbing magic every day is greater than wanting to make Coona easier, wanting to keep as much perverted magic in your body as possible.

Thank you. The more movement, the easier it is to analyze this perverted magic.

... Plus, since I have the Perverted Magic, my Magic Max Capacity and constant production are increasing. It's definitely getting stronger.

"It's not a strength, is it?

"Naturally. Instead, I got stronger with this perverted magic. I have to thank Kuna."

There are two reasons why I could have been strong.

The first is that the degenerative magic is bursting in the body, destroying the magic circuit and the flesh, restoring it in a stronger state than before it was broken with homunculus dead-adaptability when restoring it.

The other is that the perverted magic itself has the effect of making the host stronger. Originally, this degenerative magic is intended to alter the presence by activating certain factors, but as a precedent, it has the effect of enhancing the host to withstand its forces.

"Also, you look bad. … but you can rest assured that you can do that face"

Kuna is relieved, exhales and leaves me. A little bit of a shame.

"So I'm telling you, it's okay."

It was a delightful miscalculation that it was being made stronger by its possession of perverted magic.

I expected to get a primary transformative capability, but it's unexpected that I could pull up the basic specs themselves.

Nor is that an increase in [grade]. The so-called lifting of the qualities themselves. This is not something we can rarely go through.

Perhaps Kuna is unconscious, but just like me, she is made stronger by perverted magic.

If I were to spare you, this would be a fire fox with Kuna and talent, or a homunculus with the best adaptability, for the flesh to collapse before it gets stronger. I can't use it for Anne.

"That's Sauji. At this rate, the magic you said before, dedicated to consuming perverted magic, is going to be done in no time. Then you don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Unfortunately, that's going to take some time."

I bite my back teeth off.

The analysis of transforming magic by consuming the metamorphic magic at its core is stuck.

I found out the process of activating certain factors, but they don't exist in my body. I'm trying to reverse the nature of the factor from the motion of the perverted magic and build a pseudo factor, but it doesn't work for much difficulty. If only we could clear this place, it wouldn't matter.

"Then it's time to get down to business. Today's quest. Aim for the ninth basement floor"

Until now, it was the best up to the seventh basement. Once, on the seventh basement floor, I went through a painful battle against the traps of the goblins.

The difficulty increases even further after the eighth basement floor, and the ninth basement floor becomes the last of the forest area.

After the 10th basement is the volcanic area. I'm not going there yet.

"You're finally here."

"Yes, they say you can hunt on the ninth basement floor."

You're both right. It's a kind of status to be able to hunt in the basement on the ninth floor.

Most of the demons that appear on the ninth basement are at the top of Rank 1. Very rarely, demons of rank 2 also appear. It's tough to be able to hunt on the ninth basement floor unless you're also a full member of Rank 2.

Rank 2 parties brush their arms here, take years to reach Rank 3, and then it's common knowledge of explorers to challenge the volcanic area.

Only a handful of people can be rank 3, and therefore being able to hunt on the ninth basement floor is considered a first-class condition.

"We wouldn't have a problem if we weren't alarmed."

That's pure force analysis, not a treat.

I, of course, have the power to exceed just rank 2, both Kuna, who has recovered and Anne, who can unleash the power of Kvar Beste.

With us now, we'll be able to deal with that Tirano without a problem.

If you seem to be able to hunt without problems on the ninth basement floor, you may want to try the tenth basement floor early.

"Hey, Sauge. I don't think going for the ninth basement is a bad thing in itself. But you should stop forcing yourself to go hunting without the coona or the sausage. Dropping him off this week is one option. Even if we go, I think we should hunt in a hierarchy we're used to for safety."

Anne's words are correct.

Sometimes it's a good strategy to take a break and prepare for the next.

But you can't do that.

"The situation is imminent now. I have to give you a little [character]. I don't have enough basic specs to analyze perverted magic right now. Besides, to suppress perverted magic and use magic that uses it, you need to give it [character]."

I still know about that when the analysis is not completely complete.

At your peril. But we need a high-ranking demon stone.

"Okay. Then we'll have to go."

"It helps you to understand."

"But Sauji. It's a long way from the ninth basement. Is the time okay? It took a lot of time when you went to the basement fourth floor, didn't it? It's going to take about two days to get to the ninth floor."

True, it would have taken two days just to get to the ninth basement if we had stayed that way.

"That's a good point. It did take me half a day when I went to the basement fourth floor.” If it stayed that way, "it would take more if it was on the ninth basement. Because not only does the distance increase, but it also increases the difficulty of each floor."

Hearing my words, Kuna and Anne are amazed, too.

That would be so. If you don't come back in four days, you won't make it to class. As soon as you follow me, you'd better hunt in a slightly shallower hierarchy.

"Sauge, is that okay? I know food and water are ok because of the sausage's [purification], but I'm worried we'll make it to class. When I went to Wang Capital, I took a lot of time off, so I couldn't rest any longer."

"It's okay. Start exploring and you'll see."

Kuna and Anne have their necks covered.

But as soon as the search begins, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Think about it, this is the first time we've hunted since we all got to Rank 2. Still, they don't know what it means to be rank two.

"If that's what Sauge says, I'm sure we'll figure it out, but I won't be so sure."

"It's Sauji's fault that there's so much going on here."

Look at the two Zito eyes, I smile bitterly.

"I'm not messing with you. Because it's a feeling that you don't know until you feel it. Instead, we tap into the information on the demons that will emerge from now until the ninth basement floor and the traps that are set for each floor. … but don't rely too much on this information. The labyrinth is constantly changing. Traps and demons are more vicious and cunning than ever. There's a lot of goblins and slock dicks looking cute."

The moment I gave the names of the slock dicks and the goblins, the two of them looked disgusted.

I guess the battle with them brought back memories of struggle.

In fact, the deeper the hierarchy, the more demons with troublesome properties the simpler strength will be. I can't avoid it there.

Over the course of half an hour, I gave the two of them the information they needed to explore the ninth basement.

"Well, shall we go? It's a waste of time even if we're talking here any more. Let's make some money this time."

That's how we went on our first hunt after returning to the sealed city of Erin.