There are two types of people in the world.

There are those who keep the time of meeting and those who don't.

I am the former, but this time the meeting partner seems to be the latter.

He has been waiting for 30 minutes.

Of course I also thought that I could make the wrong time or place.

However, I checked many times before departure, and given that the person I was told was Jin, there would be no miscommunication.

The main reason, then, is that the upcoming Valkyrie's wreath and wreaths are just late.

I'm going to get her a bandit art, but I'm a little worried.

Am I a decent person? Because of the introduction of Jin, I was hoping that people with problems would not come.

In the first place, it is doubtful that Reese will come here.

I worry and look around.

Those people have not come yet.

Well, the lease doesn't come early when I get impatient.

Will you wait patiently?

It was an hour later that the lease came after thinking about such an elegance.

"I'm sorry, sorry. I'm a little late."

A woman with her hands in front of her and her head lightly lowered.

Shortcut with black hair. Isn't he too tall and he's as old as Jin?

She has a small white short-sleeved shirt and brown shorts, and is very rough.

"I don't think it's a little at all ..."

"It's fine, you. Boys have to be able to forgive girls for being late with a smile."

A wreath that hits your shoulders.

shut up. My mind isn't wide enough to care for a first-time woman who is late for an hour and a half.

First of all, why is Reese so smiling?

I'm late, so at least look a little apologetic.

Of course, I'm a caring man and never say it.

It's not because I'm a small person who can't get as strong as a new person.

"Is it okay to be Reese?"

"Correct! But it's wrong! You're my disciple, so call me a teacher!

"... Huh"

I don't like this kind of glue ...

If you don't suit yourself or you want to match, you can do it, but then you're tired because you can't talk at your own pace ...

Well, if it was such a good condition, I used to exchange many times when I was an adventurer in the field, but there is no problem.

Ignoring me under pressure, Reese continues to talk.

"You're a rumored girl snatcher, right?"

"I'm Note Athlon."

"I'll call you a little girl snatcher."

"I gave my full name to avoid being called that way ..."

"Is the famous name you always hear easier to call, and is it good for a little girl?"

Wow. Don't mess around, this person ...

Is it your first meeting…

"Please like it. I'd like you to call it a notebook. Why are you meeting here?"

The meeting was for a coffee shop in an area less popular for the city of Purif.

This area is far from the party house, opposite the dungeon south of the city and has never been set foot.

It has a lonely atmosphere and doesn't pass too much along the way.

There are only two of us inside the coffee shop, excluding the clerk.

"Not a good atmosphere, this store?"

"I like the calm feeling, but to be honest, it's too far from the party house."

"Don't say that because there are various reasons."

"Why?"

"You aren't a man even if you're a little girl snatcher. If you can see him and you are together, it's awkward."

What is it? For now. I am a definite man.

Put up with it and hit it.

"It would be bad if I could see my boyfriend."

"I'm not.

"I don't know ..."

What is that story?

I haven't heard of any other parties at all since I haven't heard so much since I came to this city and I don't know much about them.

"That's right, then I teach, but my leader is male distrust, or he has a grudge against men."

Reese keeps her hands behind her head.

"It looks like he was originally from a famous mage ancestry. Since he was in debt for marriage fraud, he seems to be unacceptable for men and couples."

"It's a disaster ..."

"So you've become an adventurer exploring the dungeon to pay off debt, and you're a woman, but you've started a party, Valkyrie, a revenge fighter."

"It's amazing action"

"Because it is such a late woman on the thirties, members just try to remove me from the party just by smelling the atmosphere of the man. It is really crazy."

Sure it's crazy. Expulsion ...

"That's why I'm going to be late for me. It seems that our leaders are convinced that we are dealing with Jin, but when we look at ourselves, when do we change our minds? I don't know. "

"What exactly is dealing with Jin?"

"It's a continuation of searching for a little girl snatcher and a gunless girl with money and stratification information. My party reached the highest stratum at 14th stratum, which was slower than other attacking specialty parties. I couldn't contribute much to the search, but I didn't think I was bad because I was paid so much and I took on the training you had been asked by Jin for a long time. "

Is there such a backside ...?

The more I hear, the more I realize that Jin was struggling.

I'm a person who can't do anything alone ...

I mean, who is the gunless girl?

Maybe it's not about Erin ...?

I'm curious why it's called, but don't touch it.

I can understand why.

"Whatever you're talking about here, or move and start training. You've come to learn how to fight as a bandit, and you want to train quickly."

Reese raised her hands, stretched out, and drank the coffee in the cup.

The contents of my cup are empty. I was waiting so long.

"If you think so, don't be late for an hour and a half."

"I'm sorry. I apologize for paying here."

Waking up and waving his hand, Reese heads to the counter.

I was gazing at the back view as an adult.

"Sorry! I forgot my wallet because I came in a hurry! Lend money!"

"Hmmm. I see.

Before I started my special training, I wanted to know my skills, so I and Reith had just left the city and came to the forest there.

Of course, there are monsters outside the city walls.

It was supposed to grasp the ability by seeing the fighting monsters appearing in the forest-.

"You are weak"

"I can't help it. I can't use any of the attacking art ..."

I couldn't beat the monsters.

Evasion arts can be used, so you can safely pass monster attacks, but unfortunately there are few means of attack.

Every time, I ended up having Rees help me where I was evaded and stalemate.

"But it's not. I've trained all the evasion arts, and I'm getting too far away when I face monsters. Is it a habit? Or maybe I just have no sense?"

"Isn't there a sense? ...?"

"I don't know because I haven't trained yet. I don't think I can expect much."

It is a shock. Well, if we train in the future, it will be managed.

It has been managed until now. If you do not think so, you can not do it.

"It's still distorted. How to train your little girl?"

"Where is it distorted?"

"It seems like I can't beat me if I just talked about evasion arts and covert stealth, but it's totally useless in attacking. Searching enemies are far better than me."

"I see ..."

"I mean, why is Search Enemies so futile so much?"

In vain ...

"No matter why you ask me ... Basically, it's always triggered in my daily life. And because I've been running this arts in a life-threatening situation of struggling at 20 levels ..."

"Wow, it's been working all the time. I use Search Enemies and concentration very hard and isn't it terrible? I can't do it. I want to spend my time practicing other attacking arts.”

You can see what Reese is saying.

However, thanks to this arts, I was able to come back from the 20th level, and I think it was not wrong in the end.

"What should I do? I'm not sure what kind of fight you want to make a young girl snatcher."

"What are you missing at the moment?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. It's important for the adventurer to decide the future direction, so I'd like to make a firm decision ..."

Reese groans with her hand on her head.

Even though they look mature, these gestures do not seem a little young.

"Do you know more about the status of combat occupation (battle style) in the first place?"

Shake your head to answer the question from Rees.

She opened her mouth after confirming my reaction.

"The current mainstream idea is that thieves and assassins are not good at dungeon capture."

"Well, why?"

"Because the more you dive deeper into the dungeon, the harder and more durable you can't get through at all. Therefore, battle styles with high attack power (battle style) are favored."

Certainly, even in "Arrives (Arrivers)", there is a strong impression that the boss who defeats the boss is Erin, who emits high-powered magic, and the force that can cut off huge monsters.

"So thieves and assassins who are lightweight attackers are not in fashion. Of course, it is limited to dungeon capture. Monsters on the ground and battles for humans are rather strong fighting jobs (battle style), so there are few There's a lot, but when it comes to thieves and assassins who are active at capture parties, it's just me and Jin. "

So, did Jin turn to Lease for my training?

To her, the only thief active in the capture specialty party.

"Then, why don't you imitate the way the master, the same thief, fights? The master can also fight against monsters in the dungeon, right?"

"I don't think it's impossible for a little girl to imitate my way of fighting, because I'm a skill-based fighter."

With that said, Reese took the knife out of her pocket.

Just an iron knife with no change.

She picks it with her index and middle finger.

Shake your arm around your elbow.

Then, a violent sound exploded in front of me.

Looking to the end of the sound, there was a thick tree trunk with holes.

"The details of the skill are secret, but you have a throwing skill. In the dungeon search, you use this skill to throw down knives and bombs made by friendly alchemists to defeat monsters Feeling, so it is impossible to imitate a young girl who has different skills. "

"It's a simple but powerful way of fighting. Is skill important after all ..."

"It's natural. Jin also has such a moving sword and speed. Given that, without any combat skills, it seems to be a big barrier for young girl snatchers."

"Big wall ..."

I got [Mapping (Mapping)], so I put it in [Arrivals], but because I only have [Mapping (Mapping)] skills, I fight in [Arrivals]. It is difficult to play an active part.

Sure, it's a kind of big wall.

"Ordinary people train their arts to improve their skills, but it's tough because you don't have that skill. No, not really ... "Mapping (mapping)] I focused on" searching enemies "that require correction with skills, so it seems like it is suitable for the time being ..."

He throws a proposal to Reese, muttering.

"How about learning various arts for the time being and developing good ones?"

"I guess it's not. I think it will take at least a month to bring each art to practical level without correcting for skills, and it is easier to remember to focus on limited arts and practice I guess you're better at Finding Enemies than other average bandits because you didn't spend any time practicing the attacking arts, as ordinary bandits spent 7: 3 attacking and other arts. You trained at 0:10, but you trained at 0:10. "

"So, why do you want to master something?"

"One is an extreme story, isn't it almost wrong? By the way, do you know who is the strongest person in the country discussing debates?"

"I don't know ... but I don't know the name, isn't it a general of the country?"

"I think there's such a theory. But if you say that, I think there is a possibility that the force of your party can beat the general, and the name of the assassin who is the best fighter (battle style) in interpersonal performance Jin is one of those candidates. "

"Is Force or Jin so strong?"

"It's not such a story. The blessings of your party are unusual! It's like an all-star combat role (battle style)!) Only one of the best candidates for the dungeon domination party There is. "

Is that amazing?

I had completely forgotten that they were used to their awesomeness because they were nearby.

I wasn't interested in old dungeon captures, but I only knew the name.

Is it natural to be amazing?

Why is there an adventurer like me at the party below the average?

It is a strange story to think again.

"Who are you? What is the strongest in this country?"

"That's right. Let's go back. One of the most prominent is the killer. The real name is unknown, but two are famous. It's a brilliant killer who also cuts down. ''

"What kind of person is it? I can tell you that my sword is strong because it's a beheading ..."

"I'm sorry, it's out of place. There are many parts that are wrapped in mystery because they are unidentified, but from the sword's cutting edge it is said that the ability of the sword alone is that much."

"Then why-"

"The answer is that nobody knows the betrayal. The stealth is so good that no one is alert. An assassin who doesn't even know his opponent. ''

―― Concealment.

One of the arts that I am good at.

I know best that art is not that powerful.

There are limits to the monsters that can be overtaken, and if you launch an attack, you will be instantly exposed.

It's really hard to believe.

"Is that really real? Isn't there a mystery that nobody can recognize, like a ghost?"

"I'm sure you've seen urban legends, but I think they're real. There are people who have been killed, and betrayers send notices before they kill the target. Is that more than real evidence? "

"Isn't it too daring to send a notice to you as a killer?"

"Nevertheless, it's one of the strongest betrayals that can be performed without anyone's realization. Forces and gins are inevitable against enemies who don't know who they are, right?"

"Isn't anyone winning?"

"That's right. I'm invincible at a terrible level. I definitely don't want to fight. I don't want to die. I wanted to get the strongest title in the country. ''

"What is the master's skill [throwing art / large] ..."

"Ah, I told you! I made a mistake! This is a secret! If you tell someone, you might sniper with a knife."

A lease that winks with both hands together.

Even if you pose such a foolish pose, it's noisy!

It's a threat!

"I almost imagined it, and I'm just talking to me for the first time, so maybe I'm going to others."

"I'm not that stupid! I just wanted to tell you that you need to think carefully about how you want to be a bandit and how to fight it. It might be the strongest, it might fit in an enormous adventurer, and you have endless possibilities! That's it! "

"That's a good story. I ignored the dumb thing."

"That's not a stupid!"

"So, what should we do in the end?"

"that is……"

"In short, nothing has been decided ..."

"Exactly!"

Reese points his finger at this point.

"Exactly! It's not. Why do you look a little bigger?

"That's why you can't go on training ...?"

"Well, that's what it is. If you have an idea now, it's okay to do a Critical, which is powerful and not difficult to learn."

"Isn't it too rough ..."

I was worried whether I could follow this teacher.

***

Two days after the meeting with Rees, we reached the 17th level.

It's been more than two months since Erin and I were in distress.

This search is a full-fledged dungeon capture for the "arrivers" after a long time unlike the break-in at the 10th level. It's a return game.

From the gaps in the bangs, which are stormy by the strong wind, you can see the whole blue.

When you look back and look straight ahead, countless islands are floating in the background sky.

There are bridges and floating rocky areas between the islands, and there is a road made of small rocks gathered at the end of the island where we stand.

This is the spot where the middle boss was encountered in the previous search, where I and Erin were skipped to the 20th level.

In the middle boss battle this time, I have one task that I have to do.

It's a search for a way to fight as a thief, which was pointed out by Rees the other day.

How to fight monsters and what role to play in the party is something that should be decided as soon as possible in the course of training.

Simply put, goals change the way you strive to reach them.

The truth is that you don't have to worry about it.

However, if you do not decide, you can not proceed, so refer to the fighting styles of `` Arrivals '' who are close to you, especially the fighting style of Jin who is similar to himself and the fighting job (battle style), policy I was going to decide.

Jin plans to fight monsters alone as in the previous boss strategy.

So I have the opportunity to take a closer look at his fight.

Rather, it's a great opportunity.

I just hope we can get some hints in the middle boss battle that is about to begin.

The battle was fierce from the beginning.

Fresh blood runs as it passes through the monster's neck like a shadow strokes.

Jin's attack. Bright blue blood spreads on the rocks.

I wondered, the rocky place exploded in an instant.

This time the attack of the middle boss. While scattering the storm of destruction, they respond with a shot of gravel.

However, Jin isn't far enough to take a blow from the middle boss.

Proceed through the shot as you sew and cut into the monster.

This fight is clearly out of specification.

I knew the awesomeness of Jin for a long time, but today he's even clearer.

Perhaps because he has to deal with the middle boss alone or because he regrets his last mistake, Jin is probably doing his best.

Jin who was seriously pressed the middle boss.

Suppress monsters that should be superior to humans in length, physique, structure, all in just one point, speed.

It seemed to have been completed as an assassin.

To be honest, the dimension is different from my arrangement.

I did not think that the assassin of "Arrives" had such a talent.

As Rees says, Jin is considered the country's strongest candidate and there is nothing wrong with it.

Rather, I am now convinced that there should be no stronger than him.

He is the destination of mankind. That's what an assassin should be.

Maybe no more assassins will ever exist.

I realized one thing while showing his male form.

――I can't beat him.

There was a solid fact there.

Since I entered The Arriveers, I've worked with Jin several times.

He lost every time, but he continued to challenge, wondering if he could win in the tens of thousands.

But the idea was wrong.

I will never beat Jin no matter how many times I try in the future.

It's a skill difference, a difference in the experience you've taken.

It is said that there is the maximum speed correction among many skills [Zekage].

And the terrible past shrouded in mystery he had previously implied.

I'm both short and neither has any way to fill.

No matter how it's turned over, a human named Note Athlon can't beat Jin as an adventurer.

Perhaps it also knows Jin.

So he recommended me not to choose the assassin combat role (battle style) and to be a bandit.

Instead of training with his own hands, he relied on his peer, Rees.

Because if I chase after Jin and imitate his way of fighting, I just fall back backwards.

It was not only Gin, but also Reese.

So she told me the importance of how to fight.

He showed an example of "beheading" and offered a different direction from Jin's way of fighting.

What Reese wanted most to say was that I had to take a different path from Jin.

It means that you can only cross each other by acquiring different skills and differentiating and shifting the stage to compete.

But I can't imitate the beheading tactics.

It can't be crossed, just like I can't cross a gin.

He doesn't have any stealthy skills, and he must have had something to build up in his fight.

After all, the best way to fight for you depends on the individual, and it is very likely that imitation of someone will result in a degraded version.

Reese said it should be considered.

Maybe it is.

I have to think. I have to find it.

One way to go beyond gin and to help the party.

That's the task I was given.

There is no answer, and there is a possibility that there is no answer at all.

It was the moment when a clear wall appeared for me to play as an adventurer and as a member of The Arrivers.