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Hey, boy.

My daughter made that tea for you.

You'd better drink it with sincere, heartfelt gratitude.

What tea?

Oh, u-um...

Please, have this tea!

Er, so who are you two—

Just drink the damn tea!

Or are you saying you don't want the tea she made you?!

Is that it?!

It's hot, so please be careful drinking it.

That's good.

I-I'm so glad to hear it.

How cute...

Get even a shadow of a twisted thought about my daughter

and I will erase you.

So, was it you two who saved me?

Hmph!

I had no desire to save a lower life form like you,

but then Yuri practically begged me to help.

So I had no choice but to snuff those monsters out of existence.

You'd best be grateful to her, from the top of your head down to the depths of your soul!

I-I didn't do anything, though.

If you hadn't asked me to rescue him, I never would have.

I want to see you grovel and show some thanks, boy!

I'm talking gratitude to overshadow mountains and outdelve the deepest oceans!

Um... I really appreciate it, Yuri.

It was nothing...

You dare to address my daughter so casually?!

How infuriating! I'll erase you!

Take that! And that! And that!

But Mother, I like being called by my name.

Huh?

Mother and daughter?

You're Yuri's mom?

Her mom, eh?

I guess you could say that.

The name's Ursula.

I am a guardian of the World Tree.

A guardian?

This world holds nine such trees.

Those of us who ensure they live in peace,

stay by them to watch over them,

and occasionally protect them from outside attacks...

We are their guardians.

So you live here?

I do.

Ever since she first put down roots here,

I've lived at her base.

Put down roots?

But Yuri's human, isn't she?

No.

Yuri is this World Tree itself.

To be more precise, she is the will of this World Tree.

Put in terms that even your puny human brain can understand,

let's say she's the tree's spirit.

No wonder she's so beautiful.

Keep your dirty pickup lines away from my girl!

We didn't give you back your eye to use it for that!

My eye?

That's right!

The death bear took my eye,

and I was gravely injured.

I'm all healed now...

I healed your wounds with droplets from the World Tree,

but they can't restore crushed eyeballs.

So we graciously used part of the World Tree to make you an artificial one.

A prosthetic spirit eye, if you will.

A prosthetic... spirit eye?

At Yuri's request.

She asked me to use my power to make it so you could see again.

Why else would I lift even a finger for a human brat?

But why go so far for me?

Because you...

It was you who saved me, wasn't it?

Thank you.

It's because you thanked me.

It's quite rare for someone to fall into this abyss,

but when they do, Yuri always saves them.

Yet nary a one of them ever breathes a word of gratitude.

In fact, once they figure out that she's the World Tree,

most of those scoundrels begin tearing off leaves and branches to take for themselves.

That's why what you said made her so happy.

Thank you for saving me twice.

I owe you my life, Yuri.

Anyway!

She's saved your hide already, boy.

Now hurry up and get lost.

Mother, wait!

It's dangerous out there.

Ein will die.

That's not our problem.

I couldn't care less what happens to him.

Don't say that!

Please.

Isn't there something we can do?

Like what?

My oath as guardian of the World Tree

only allows me to stray a certain distance from you,

so it's impossible for me to escort him back out.

And teleportation magic doesn't work in this dungeon.

Oh no...

Come on, Yuri, please don't make that face!

Seeing you sad makes me sad too!

So you care about him that much, huh?

Fine.

Then let's do this...

You there, boy!

I'm going to train you!

What?

I'll make you strong enough to leave here on your own.

How's that?

Mother! Thank you!

I wouldn't do this for anyone else.

Y-You mean...

I get to leave here...

alive?

Thank you so much!

Hey, get off me!

You're too close!

You're getting personal training from the most powerful sage.

I will not accept any half-assed efforts!

I'll do my best!

So, uh... you're not going to just throw me into actual combat or something,

right?

If we start leisurely with theoretical study,

you'll be a creaky old geezer by the time you're out.

I'll make you strong as fast as possible.

Look at that.

I can't see anything.

You halfwit!

Your left eye was generously replaced with a piece of the World Tree, you know?!

But it doesn't seem any different from before.

That's because you're lacking in awareness.

Awareness?

My previous left eye got crushed by a death bear,

and in that moment, I was plunged into darkness.

But...

Yuri gave me light.

The scenery I take in...

Everything I see of this world from now on

is thanks to the light she bestowed upon me.

Huh? What's going on?

My eye is warm.

Huh?

Wh-What is this?

Your training has finally begun.

Wait a...

What are you doing?

Here it comes.

You're going to dodge all of its moves.

That's step one.

What?

Is that even possible?

You have your power of Appraisal, no?

I mean, I do,

but it's only good for getting intel...

Appraising with a spirit eye is nothing like doing it with human eyes.

Just try it already.

You're telling me to appraise its moves?

A-Appraise!

Gremlin's Move (S) Flying at high speed to use its scythe to cut off your right ear

I can read it!

All right!

A spirit eye can appraise much more than any human ever could.

For instance, your opponent's moves.

Yeah, it did just what my Appraise said...

Sheesh.

Huh?

It doesn't hurt...

It's healed?

These are droplets from the World Tree.

Yuri let me borrow some.

What? That means...

Don't worry.

No matter how badly you get sliced up, I'll be able to heal you right back.

So you better be dead serious about mastering these techniques, literally!

DEAD

SERIOUS

Isn't that too brutal?

Come now, no time to waste.

Appraise!

Gremlin's Move (S) Attacking your left leg with its scythe

I know where it's aiming.

But there's no way I can react with my current reflexes.

If at least I knew the right timing...

Wait, I have a spirit eye now.

I need to think beyond human limitations!

Reappraise!

Gremlin's Move (S) Attacking your left leg in 5 seconds

It worked!

Now I just have to...

Five, four, three, two, one...

Zero!

I did it.

This is the first time I've ever dodged an attack from an S-rank monster.

Ursula, did you see th—

Jeez.

You dodged one attack and let your guard down.

She's right.

I can't get cocky.

Where my foe is aiming,

the timing of its attacks...

I need to be able to use Appraise as naturally as I breathe.

And once I learn how to do that,

my whole world's gonna change!

It's been one week since we started training.

Appraise!

Gremlin's Move (S) Attacking your left eye with its scythe in 2 seconds

Attacking your right eye with its scythe in 3 seconds

What do you think, Ursula?

I've mastered dodging its attac—

Son of a...!

Pain really is the best teacher!

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

I guess we could say you've finally achieved a passing grade.

It's time to move on to the next lesson.

Huh?

Next up, you're going to defeat that gremlin.

But I don't have a combat job.

Defeating that would be...

Fool. You think I don't know that?

Don't rely on skills.

Using that eye to help you out is the name of the game here.

My eye?

Here.

A wooden sword made from the World Tree.

Yuri said...

Mother, please give this to Ein.

I'd like to be of some help to him as well.

Yuri did that?

My darling Yuri bore the pain of snapping that branch off to make this for you.

If you break it, I'm going to break you.

Understood!

I'll be very careful with it!

Thank you, Yuri.

Gremlin's Move (S) Attacking your right leg with its scythe in 3 seconds

I know when and where it's going to attack.

All I have to do is wait for it and strike.

It's that simple.

Three...

Two...

One...

Now!

Huh?

How did it...?

You'll never hit it if your strike is too slow.

Then what should I do?

Figure it out yourself.

Should've seen that coming.

Wait, hang on.

I just need to hold my sword where I know it's coming in for an attack.

That way...

Gremlin's Movements (S) Attacking your right eye with its scythe in 2 seconds

Two...

One...

Zero!

It didn't work!

I guess that makes sense.

It's not like this thing is mindless.

If it sees a weapon ahead, it'll just dodge.

Ah, I'm going about this wrong.

Humans and spirits don't see things the same way!

Hey! How many times do I have to tell you?!

Are moves the only thing your spirit eye can appraise?

She's right.

Beyond the move itself,

there's the trajectory of the attack.

Appraise!

No...

With my spirit eye...

Super Appraise!

Gremlin Attack's Trajectory (S+) Trajectory of the scythe attack aimed at the left leg

It stopped moving?

No...

When I appraise the trajectory, I'm seeing my opponent move in slow motion.

I didn't know I could do this too.

In that case, I can...

What?

In one hit?

I see...

It looked slow to me, but it was really still going full tilt.

The force of a counterattack at that speed must be quite something.

Th-This is my first time defeating something!

And it was an S-rank monster, at that!

I did it!

It's too early to start celebrating after a single success, boy.

To start with, you'll defeat all the gremlins around here.

Got it?

Yes, ma'am!

I hope Ein is okay...

I did it.

Not bad, huh, Ursula?

You have a spirit eye,

so I'd expect no less than this.

What say we move on to the next lesson?

What's next?

Appraising a gremlin's ability and making it your own.

Humans can acquire skills by learning them,

but monsters are born with innate abilities.

I mean, I may be able to appraise them, sure, but that doesn't mean I can copy them.

Spoken like a true amateur.

Listen, Appraisal has always been about reading information

on an opponent, understanding it, and making it yours.

I won't argue that I gain knowledge that way...

Now that you have your spirit eye,

you can gain more than just knowledge from that info.

You can also acquire experience.

This spirit eye is incredible...

That's right! Yuri's incredible!

Now give it a try.

Gremlin's Ability (S+)

Super Acceleration (S+)

What is this?

It feels like information is being pounded directly into my brain!

Are you telling me I have the gremlin's ability now?

See for yourself.

I'm so fast!

But...

Not good.

My body can't keep up with the speed.

All of my muscles are torn...

That's only natural.

Just keep running.

You don't just use your legs when you run.

You use your whole body.

And muscle fibers get stronger every time they tear.

So do this a few hundred thousand times and you'll have a body

that can withstand any kind of speed!

Now run!

You demon! Devil! Monster!

Damn you!

I ran, and I ran, and I ran some more.

Eventually, my muscle fibers stopped tearing

and I was able to build a strong and flexible physique.

So, Ursula,

I was thinking that I might be ready to take down a death bear.

Don't be so full of yourself.

It's still way too early.

I see. I'm not ready for that yet, huh?

Loath as I am to do it,

I'll allow you to appraise my ability.

That face!

What's your ability?

Hot!

Did you manage to appraise it?

What do you think?!

Listen up.

What I just used is called "Discard Incantation."

Ursula's Ability (S+)

Discard Incantation (S+)

It's an ability that allows you to use magic just by thinking it.

This means you invoke it without the usual required incantations.

Very useful in battle.

Being able to cast magic instantly is super powerful!

That's exactly right.

So hurry up and appraise Discard Incantation and Fireball.

A-Appraise!

Ursula's Ability (S+)

Discard Incantation (S+)

Well, did you get it this time?

I-I did manage to get Discard Incantation...

Another shot, then.

Hold on—

A-Appraise!

Ursula's Ability (S+)

Fireball (E)

I'm five days into training with these abilities.

Since I don't have a magic-oriented job,

my magical capacity is low and I collapsed immediately.

When I'm out of magical power,

Yuri uses a droplet from the World Tree on me.

The droplets don't just replenish magical powers.

They also increase your total magical capacity.

However, you have to consume them when you're completely out.

Otherwise, that doesn't work.

So I keep having to fully deplete my magical power.

And after about half a month of that,

not only am I able to shoot a thousand fireballs at once...

Windstorm!

I'm now able to cast mid-level magic.

The abilities I've copied from the gremlin and Ursula,

my tirelessly trained physique, and my increased magic capacity,

not to mention my spirit eye's Super Appraise...

With all this...

I guess this is good enough.

Ursula?

Now then, why don't we...

proceed to the revenge match?

What are you getting all nervous for, boy?

Yeah, you're still pretty weak,

but you're way stronger than you were.

I mean, I...

It's actually aggravating that you picked things up quicker than I expected.

If you just put your training to use, you'll win, no problem.

I guess even you know how to be nice.

Shut up and get him already, numbnuts!

Ouch!

She's right.

I'm not who I used to be.

Okay, let's do this!

Don't falter, Ein.

Show him what you're made of.

It's on, death bear!

Fireball!

Worst aim ever.

I was flustered!

But at least it made a smokescreen.

Super Acceleration!

Super Appraise!

Windstorm!

I'm not a natural-born magic user,

so my individual spells are weak.

I need to make sure my attacks are precise and land.

But if one hit isn't enough,

I'll just keep hammering it until it falls over!

Take this...

Hundred-round Fireball!

Huh?

Were death bears always that weak?

No...

I've gotten that strong!

Next time: "Revenge Match."

Next time

Revenge Match

Revenge Match