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Both Fang of Smoldering Insanity skills and Blacksteel equipment's attack stats,

combined with the stat boost from the Upsetter title...

The risk is high, but it grants explosive power worthy of the risk.

Besides, it boasts a powerful synergy with Heavy Knights.

It is the skill that underpins the Heavy Knight's firepower.

The name is No Defense Spared.

I'll take it down with a single blow.

No Defense Spared!

This skill uses a large amount of MP.

Currently, I can only maintain it for a few seconds.

To activate this skill in front of Death Amude and strike right away,

I need to create a condition where its legs or skills won't hit me.

Its massive HP, tough armor, and troublesome regenerative ability.

None of it matters!

Take this!

♪Rewrite the Answer♪

♪Release pent-up emotions♪

♪Walk the road with no path♪

♪Swallow those dried up feelings♪

♪Be the proof of a world that shakes up dreams♪

♪Answer every single absurdity♪

♪Entwined wonder, I'm no bystander♪

♪Chew and crush through the bitter and sweet♪

♪And devour the regrets♪

♪I need you♪

♪I'm swept away in thrilling dream♪

♪Where I might just wake up at any moment♪

♪So I might as well enjoy it to the fullest♪

♪I need you♪

♪In a simple and clear way♪

♪This mark of betrayal branded upon me♪

♪Will surely pave the way someday♪

♪The ridiculing voices♪

♪Even destroyed the nights♪

♪I'll link them all to the infinite path♪

♪So that someday They'll be projected more and more♪

♪Rewrite the Answer♪

W-We actually defeated it, Sir Elymas!

That monster's level was way higher than ours, too!

Look at all the EXP we got!

We somehow managed to eke out a win.

We did!

Still, I have to say sorry.

I didn't think we'd encounter any monster that would undergo Existence Evolution here.

P-Please don't apologize!

We still ended up winning, all thanks to you, Sir Elymas!

It was all thanks to you as usual, Ruche.

R-Really?

By the way, your attack just now looks so powerful!

You took out that giant Death Amude in a single blow!

No Defense Spared is powerful, but it leaves me vulnerable.

I was only able to land the attack because it was stunned.

And at the last moment,

I would've died if I didn't have the Life Shield up.

Gulp...

It's not a skill I want to use actively with my current stats.

Still, it packs some crazy punch, so it might work as a bluff.

Awarded the title "Nightmare Neutralizer".

Nightmare Neutralizer? What does this title do?

Title: Nightmare Neutralizer.

Proof of defeating a Dreamlord of level 70 or above

that has undergone Existence Evolution.

Boost attack by 7% when attacking Dreamlords.

A title that'll help with fighting bosses.

Not a lot of people go after this title since it involves Existence Evolution.

Getting it is a nice lucky break after what we've been through.

Well, it's fine to celebrate the fact that we're alive.

But don't forget to collect the magic stone.

R-Right!

S-Sir Elymas! I found something!

Something absolutely outrageous!

This! Look at this!

What's wrong, Ruche? I already found the magic stone...

I-It's an item drop from Death Amude!

Poisonous Chilopoda Dagger.

Attack +28. Sale price: 28,000,000 gold.

A dagger coated in centipede poison.

Has a small chance to poison the enemy.

We got another drop?

We're really getting high-rarity item drops as if they're common.

This thing...

It's a cut above the rest of the items we've got.

Has a small chance to poison the enemy.

Probabilistic effects like this are affected by luck.

- By using Multi-hit Acrobatics to hit multiple times,

- Multi-Hit Acrobatics!

- we can inflict poison on enemies and greatly increase our chances of victory.

It's a weapon that fits very well with Ruche.

If I knew we'd end up with this, I wouldn't have gathered all those ores.

W-What do we do, Sir Elymas?!

T-This is worth 28 million gold!

W-Won't we get hit by divine punishment if we take this back with us?!

T-This is wrong!

We can't have something this valuable!

I think it'd be better if we just leave it here!

Ruche, calm down!

Think calmly! You're being rash here!

It's too dangerous!

We don't know what will happen, so I'll just leave it here for a bit!

Nothing will happen!

Please, just calm down first, Ruche! Please!

Don't throw it!

Just for a bit!

Ruche!

The operation went well this time.

Let's keep it up for the next one.

Yeah.

It was great as well today.

Good thing we can clear it sooner than planned.

I was so surprised when the boss treated us all.

Maybe try talking to her? - Heck no.

Hiss...

What's with her? - Hiss...

Careful, don't look at her! - Hiss...

Ruche, can't you do something about that suspicious behavior of yours?

I-I can't help it!

We made so much money at the Centipede's Gallery!

We'd like to exchange our magic stones for gold.

Also, I'd like to speak with a high-ranked staff adventurer.

The Guildmaster themselves, if possible.

Something dangerous might be happening right now.

My goal this time isn't just to get money.

A Dreamlord that underwent Existence Evolution is not something we can ignore.

It's not something that would normally appear,

unless there have been a huge number of victims.

If such a tragedy is occurring,

then it makes no sense that the guild isn't informing anyone.

I must inform the guild, no matter what.

You? A D-rank Heavy Knight and Pierrot?

I'll try to inform my superiors.

I'm busy, so please keep it short.

Wha...?!

Do you really have to speak to us like that?!

Listen here.

This is Lacoryna, the city of adventurers.

We staff pride ourselves on producing famous adventurers.

Leave this to me.

She should understand if I speak calmly.

If you say so, Sir Elymas...

The citizens of Lacoryna, the city of adventurers,

take great pride in their city's reputation.

The ruler of this city, Count Howlrodde,

is also known to be prideful and wicked.

My father, Aizas, often complains so.

I understand we are asking the impossible.

If we've said anything rude, I will apologize.

But first, I would need your time to convince you.

We are facing a complex issue.

I'd rather not have it be dismissed or handled as simple hearsay.

To us,

having some country bumpkin adventurers asking to meet the Guildmaster

is not something enjoyable.

C-Country bumpkin?!

Do not assume that this guild is on the same scale as the one in Rondalm.

- Both the number of adventurers and the amount of gold

- W-Well, I do admit that this area is a bit more developed,

- are far higher than you could imagine.

- but I wouldn't call Rondalm or the Edvaughn domain countryside...

- It's not uncommon to have a party come

- and exchange magic stones for millions of gold.

I'm not saying this because I love my hometown. It's just pure facts!

In any case, the Guildmaster is busy,

so she won't be able to meet you.

Perhaps I should've brought this out first.

Please exchange these for gold.

T-These stones are huge!

They might be close to ten million gold in total!

Ahem, please wait for a moment...

Excuse me! We have a magic stone exchange request!

The adventurers requested ten million gold right now!

Ten million gold at once?!

Prepare it right away!

What rank are they?!

It's D-rank! - D-rank?!

- In any case, do it quickly! Lacoryna's dignity is on the line!

- Was that payback for her attitude?

- That was not what I intended.

In any case,

we'll be meeting the Guildmaster after the gold exchange.

When a D-rank adventurer comes to exchange that much magic stone at once,

they would need to do some annoying paperwork.

But the receptionist seems to have made a push for us,

which allowed us to get our gold.

At the same time, she also got us an appointment with the Guildmaster.

I heard the Guildmaster is a busy person, but fortunately we're able to meet them.

Master Hailenn.

I have brought the previously mentioned adventurers.

What is this about?

I don't recall anybody informing me of this.

D-Did the other staff not inform you?

Very well, bring them in already.

Y-Yes, Ma'am...

My apologies.

There seems to be some slip-up.

As long as they're willing to hear me out, I don't mind.

A Pierrot and a Heavy Knight.

Quite the rare pairing.

Who are they, Matilda?

T-They're D-rank adventurers who just arrived from Rondalm...

D-rank adventurers from Rondalm?

T-They appear to have conquered the Lv. 60 Centipede's Gallery...

I-I believe their capabilities are much higher than D-rank...

Oh?

Two D-rank adventurers conquered the Centipede's Gallery?

And on top of that, they're a Pierrot and a Heavy Knight?

I thought neither class was suited for defeating Dreamlords.

Well, isn't this interesting?

In fact, I'm a bit curious.

The air was rather tense,

but looking at the situation, I think she would at least hear us out.

But her observing eye is more than just that.

It's as if she sees straight through me. It makes me nervous.

Still, why would two D-rank adventurers challenge a Dreamlord?

Your skills would mean you're among the strongest of the D-rankers,

but it also seems like you're aiming too high while you haven't had any record.

In a hurry to die, aren't you?

That, or you're confident in how much you know about your classes and Dreamholes.

She's already seen that far from the little information she got.

So this is what a Guildmaster of a place with many high-level Dreamholes is.

No, I feel like there's more that can't be explained just from that.

You don't seem timid. Bold, in fact.

And then your refined looks.

Add your knowledge of Dreamholes on top...

Are you perhaps a noble?

Since you said you came from the city of Rondalm...

Now then, doesn't the lord over there have a son around your age?

S-She already figured out that much?

Ruche is too honest. She just can't keep an act.

My name is Elymas.

This is Ruche.

As introduced, we are adventurers from Rondalm.

We experienced a rather extreme situation at Centipede's Gallery,

so we felt we needed to report it to you.

That's why we requested this audience.

Thank you very much for your time.

I see.

There are some things I want to ask, but I'll leave them for another time.

I am Hailenn Howlrodde, the Guildmaster of Lacoryna.

You might already have an inkling, young man,

but I am related to one of Count Howlrodde's branch families.

That's why she knows about the affairs of nobles.

This Lacoryna is the city of adventurers.

The guild here carries more weight than the ones in other cities.

Members of branch families

are installed as Guildmasters

to ensure smooth cooperation

between the guild and the nobility.

You've done well to conquer Centipede's Gallery as a Pierrot and a Heavy Knight.

Its Dreamlord, the Rock Centipede,

can do repeated charges from its massive body, and has a rapid recovery skill.

That's why many adventurers fear it.

A Heavy Knight and a Pierrot shouldn't have a way to deal with those.

T-That's how it would normally go, isn't it?

I feel like making small talk with her would be dangerous.

Hailenn knows too much about this world.

If I'm not careful,

she might figure out that I have information from outside of this world.

She does not carry the Howlrodde household name for nothing.

They possess far more information than my father and the whole Edvaughn household.

I knew there was some gap, but to think it would be this much...

Not to mention, there's something else I'm feeling uneasy about.

That is, if the mastermind behind fulfilling the condition

for Existence Evolution was someone within the Howlrodde household.

If they put a branch family member as the Guildmaster,

it'll be easy for them to control adventurer placements and information.

They'll also have more information.

Perhaps they were experimenting to figure out the rules of this world

in order to rule their domain.

I shouldn't jump to conclusions,

but right now, I have to proceed with great caution.

The person right before me

could've been the culprit behind the Existence Evolution.

Seems like you're thinking hard about something.

What's wrong?

Didn't you come here to report something to me?

Or what? Was the abnormal situation you mentioned just a lie?

Is it just a ploy to try and win my favor by boasting about your accomplishments?

If so, then I will admit, that is very cute of you.

Tens of thousands of adventurers gather in this city.

Only the best among the best of them can achieve success.

Both dreams and failures go hand in hand here.

It's not hard to find adventurers with outstanding talent around here.

I was interested enough to play along with this charade of yours...

But don't even think you have me wrapped around your finger, brat.

Does she simply mean her words as is?

Or is she giving me a roundabout warning as she anticipated my thoughts?

I can't see beyond her mysteries...

♪Once this is finished, I'll give you that♪

♪Once that's finished, I'll give you affection♪

♪Ah... As if buying and selling with money♪

♪I weigh my own worth on the scale♪

♪Nowhere to rest my wings♪

♪They said it's too good for me♪

♪I can't stop fearing♪

♪That it'll be snatched away♪

♪Contemporary Dancer♪

♪Kick away the eyes restraining your hands and feet,♪

♪be it others or yours♪

♪Contemporary Dancer♪

♪Pretend to be crazy and dance freely♪

♪This is not art♪

♪This is not art♪

♪What exists is anger, envy, and fear♪

♪Survive! Clumsy Dancer in The Box♪

We managed to meet Hailenn, the Guildmaster.

But it seems the main challenge has only just begun.

It's still not clear if she's a friend or a foe.

I must pick every single word and even every single expression carefully.

And not just that, I also have to find a blacksmith

who can process the mythril I got from Centipede's Gallery.

Next time: "Veruga the Blacksmith".

I should've known it's just not easy to find a high-level blacksmith.