Blue Dagger User and Dojo
“Maple… where on earth did you find such a skill…”
Just a while ago, Maple, who had acquired a new skill once again, made an announcement of the skill.
No one asked about the details of the skill, but everyone knew that Maple herself was able to deploy the machine and fire artillery due to her explanation and demonstration.
Actually, the machine was made from Maple's equipment, and each time, the status correction of her equipment became stronger, but Maple was the only one who knew all about it.
“Both Izu-san and Chrome-san have gotten new equipment before they knew it… Maybe it’s the [Unique Series], right?
Sally hasn't been out on the field with Izu since she got the new equipment, but I know she's leveled up with Chrome several times. The effect of his equipment clearly makes him less likely to die.
If Maple is an impregnable fortress that is impervious to any kind of attack, then Chrom is an immortal undead that does not fall down no matter how many attacks it receives. Anyway, HP recovers quickly.
"... I'm glad that Maple is having fun, but more than that, I don't want to lose."
This game was originally half-forced by Sally to a reluctant Maple. Up until now, she had recommended many games, but this was the first time Maple was playing so happily.
So, as Sally, I want to do as much as possible for Maple to enjoy it. But that aside, as a gamer, Sally didn't want to lose to Maple.
"And it's not just Maple, everyone else is getting stronger and stronger."
Yui and Mai, who joined the guild the other day, have grown to become the guild's immediate fighting force in just one day. In addition to Chrome and Izu who acquired the [Unique Series], Kanade also acquired a new skill.
"Even though it's just that the damage dealt by [Dexterous Poverty] is getting less.
With [poor dexterity] and dual wielding, Sally has several elements that reduce damage, so she is the weakest except for Izu in terms of the power of a single blow.
Although he made up for it with a large number of moves, it was still better for the power of the blow to be large. That's why Sally was running around the 3rd floor and defeating monsters one by one in order to raise her level every day.
"Ah. Over there..."
What Sally found while leveling up was a slightly outdated dojo.
The dojo has already become a hot topic on bulletin boards, and the quests that can be accepted inside have also been revealed. However, there was still no information about the reward for that quest.
"... Well, what should I do?"
Sally looked at the dojo for a few minutes and hesitated, but eventually stepped inside to take the quest.
“…Here we are conducting a trial to inherit a special martial art.
In the dojo, an old man wearing a uniform was sitting with his back turned. The old man stands up, turns to Sally and asks her a question, and at the same time a blue panel appears in front of Sally's eyes.
Quest [Inheritance of martial arts]
The content of the quest is simple: reduce the HP of the old man in front of Sally to 0. Sally who read the contents taps "YES" without hesitation.
"Yeah. That's what I'm here for."
"Very well. I will carry out the trial with the same weapon as my master. Also, I will tell you in advance, this is a special place and my master cannot use any skills."
Saying that, the old man takes out two daggers and takes a stance. Along with that, Sally drew his own weapon and took a stance.
"Then... let's begin!!"
At the same time as the declaration of the start, the old man quickly closes the distance with Sally and swings a dagger at her. However, with Sally, she hasn't been able to go without damage until now. I dodged the dagger that was coming towards her by leaning back and counterattacking the old man while standing up. However, the counterattack is also blocked by the dagger.
"husband……!"
Sally retreats and dodges the dagger that attacks again.
"It's strong after all. It's just like the information."
The only reason why there is still no information about the reward for this quest is that the old man who is the opponent to fight is too strong, so no one has completed the quest.
And that's why Sally was worried before entering this dojo. She doesn't know if she can defeat her now, and Sally, whose [VIT] is 0, will be defeated if even one attack hits her.
A normal Sally would have avoided this quest because it was too risky. But this time she accepted the quest.
"...I can't become strong by just avoiding risks. And even if I fail, in the end, it's all I have."
What comes to Sally's mind is the image of her best friend, who becomes explosively stronger the moment she takes her eyes off of her. She's still barely standing next to him now, but you never know when she'll be kicked out.
In order to stand next to my best friend who is impervious to any attack, I aimed for an evasive shield that can dodge any attack. Then this quest must be cleared with no damage.
"Well, I
Saying that, this time Sally closes the gap and swings a dagger at the old man.
The old man dodges and bounces the dagger to survive the attack, but as expected, he couldn't deal with it as perfectly as Sally, and several of them hit his body and burst red damage effects.
"Huh!"
"What!"
Even if the old man takes damage, he does not increase the distance and counterattacks Sally. However, the old man's attacks didn't hit at all, and on the contrary, Sally's attacks started to see the old man's movements, so the number of hits gradually increased.
"(Good! I'm getting used to the movement! I want to keep cutting it down like this...!)"
"Fuhahahahaha! You're doing really well! It's been a long time since I've had an opponent with such bones! I'm having fun too!"
"Well, it's not going to be that easy..."
When the old man's HP cuts to half, the old man, who has moved away from him, laughs loudly.
Sally realizes that this action is the trigger to change her behavior pattern, and begins to "concentrate" even more.
"Well, it doesn't take long for your body to warm up as you get older. So let's start over. From now on, I'll go seriously."
As soon as he said that, the old man's dagger approached Sally at a different speed than before. Even though Sally manages to avoid it, the old man immediately cuts with the other dagger.
"Heh! Kuh! Hey, I knew that, but didn't you suddenly become too strong!?"
Sally twisted her body to dodge the daggers that attacked in succession, but she couldn't counterattack due to her attack speed.
A certain amount of high-ranking players were able to reduce their HP to half and advance to this stage. However, all of them were knocked down helplessly by the old man who became unmatched in strength from there.
"...!"
Sally manages to fend off the daggers that attack one after another at high speed with her dagger, and slashes at the old man without missing a momentary opening.
Some of the attacks reach the old man's body, but they're all shallow and don't do much damage.
"(Kuhaa! Tired! But if you don't concentrate all the time, you'll end up being cut!)"
Currently, Sally was seriously concentrating on dealing with the old man, just like when she fought the dungeon boss she found in the underground lake in the past.
It's a mode that can only be maintained for a short time, but he decided to use it because he couldn't win if he was stingy.
However, the attack that hits the old man has never been hit directly because the old man skillfully twists his body to dodge, so the damage is very small.
“Kuu……!
The old man's HP is about 30% remaining, but Sally's condition is very bad.
First of all, I've been in concentration mode, which normally can only be used for a short time, for more than an hour. Of course, if it wasn't in, even Sally would be instantly killed, so I had no choice but to use it, but as expected, I was forced into it for too long. As a result, her mental fatigue is accumulating, and her ability to think is gradually dulling.
The reason for this is probably the threatening strength of the old man who is the opponent.
Since his HP dropped below half and his abilities increased, the old man hasn't received a single direct hit from Sally. His HP is decreasing because the attack itself hits, but the speed is very slow.
“Hurry up and fall down…!
Sally wants to defeat the old man before his thoughts become dull, but the old man's HP doesn't decrease. As she realizes that Sally herself is losing her concentration, she becomes more and more impatient.
"(Don't rush! If you rush, your concentration will be disturbed! That's all you have to avoid!!)"
If you rush, your thoughts will be disturbed, and it will be easier for you to lose your concentration. Realizing that she's starting to get impatient, Sally wields her dagger and takes a deep breath to organize her thoughts.
"(Calm down. Concentrate. Don't miss the chance! But... already, the limit...!)"
I was able to reduce the old man's HP to 10%, but her physical strength was already at its limit. However, Sally forcibly stops her thoughts that seem to be interrupted.
"Please...! Just a little bit more, endure my body...!!"
At that time, Sally felt a strange sensation.
As if the fatigue I had been feeling until just now had blown away, my body felt light and my senses sharpened.
The speed of the sword, which I thought was so fast, felt slow in this sense, and I was able to find a slight opening to take advantage of the storm of attacks that I thought I could do my best to block.
The awakening beyond her limit had pushed Sally to a far higher realm, albeit temporarily.
"Eh... what is this feeling...?"
Even though I was stunned by the feeling I had never experienced before, I regained consciousness in a hurry when the old man's dagger approached.
"Tsu! Haaaaaaaa!!"
And Sally dodged the attack and slipped into her bosom, wielding her dagger with all her might.
The slash that was fired from too close a distance hit the old man's body directly without giving him time to dodge because it was right after the attack.
"Ugh, guoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"
The old man's HP, which was only 10% remaining, quickly decreased due to the direct hit. Eventually, his HP dropped to 0, and the old man fell to the floor of the dojo and couldn't move.
"Oh, it's over... I won~~..."
After confirming that the old man's HP bar had disappeared, Sally lost her concentration and collapsed on the spot.
"I-I can't do it anymore... I can't move..."
Even though it was temporary, Sally's brain was already at its limit due to fatigue, and it wouldn't be strange for her to faint at any moment. Sally had overworked her brain to that level.
“Hahahahaha! Amazing!
When Sally was exhausted from exhaustion, the fallen old man laughed and stood up. Sally puts her hands on the floor to get up, but she can't stand up because her body is weak.
Then the old man walked over to Sally's side.
"... Umu. The master has the appropriate skills to inherit this martial art. Passed."
Saying so, the old man took out four scrolls from his pocket. The scrolls are written as [Fire], [Water], [Earth], and [Wind] respectively.
“The martial arts I use are techniques that make attributes crawl on weapons. There are four types: [Fire], [Water], [Earth], and [Wind].The power changes depending on the number of attributes that the master can use. , which attribute does the Lord prefer?"
"...Hey, Grandpa. Are there any special characteristics for each attribute?"
"..."
Sally asks the old man a question, but the old man sticks out the scroll and doesn't move. It seems that he will not answer.
"... Well, it's fine because it was a failure. But I have to decide this carefully."
I thought I would have explained it from the beginning if I had just heard it from the beginning, so I switched and thought about possible changes in each attribute.
“Fire is for attack, earth is for defense, and wind is for speed… maybe? After that, it’s just water… but there are many candidates for that.
Sally thought about the next skill she remembered because she couldn't come up with an answer just by thinking about it.
“Isn’t it only [Ancient Sea] that is related to four types of attributes other than magic skills? This skill is probably a water attribute. Like, it probably doesn't mean anything unless it's a skill you know."
When I think about it like this, the attributes I choose seem to be fixed. Sally nodded and looked up at the old man.
"Can I get [water]?"
"Okay. Then let's give this to the Lord."
Hearing Sally's words, the old man puts all the scrolls other than [Water] in his bosom, and presents the remaining [Water] scroll to Sally.
When Sally picked up the scroll, it was opened and the skill was automatically acquired.
『Skill [Martial arts, water style] has been acquired』
[Martial arts, water style]
A special martial art that manipulates the water attribute. Power increases according to the number of acquired water attribute skills and the skill level.
I-X level. Gain one skill per level. Acquire additional skills under special conditions.
"Ah, this skill level is also related. So from now on, I'll be using [Water Magic] mainly? And if there is information on water attribute skills, it would be better to actively collect it."
Unlike Maple, Sally is the type to gather information on bulletin boards and in the game to efficiently acquire skills and become stronger (although most players are like that), and she can acquire information on skills that she does not seem to use. Even so, I ignored it.
“Putting aside the things that can be used and not used, it might be worth collecting if you just need to acquire them.
For the time being, Sally, who finished her consideration, rested for a while and her body recovered, so this time she put her strength into her hands and stood up.
“If you can master this martial art, come back here again.
"Huh? Umm... Oh, please?"
"Farewell then"
After saying that to Sally who stood up, the old man opened the door at the back of the dojo and disappeared.
"... Umm, this is what was written in the skill, 'additional acquisition of skills with special conditions'?
for now
“The mode I just entered… it was a coincidence, but it was amazing. Maybe it's just not there. It was like that even when I was in concentration mode."
One of Sally's characteristics is her extraordinary evasiveness, but what makes it possible is her excessive concentration.
And about that concentration, it wasn't like I was able to master it from the beginning. When I started using it, I could only use it for a short time, and after using it, I couldn't move my body properly, even though I didn't faint, and my thoughts were mostly dull.
Overcoming it by using it many times, he became able to use it to the point of intentionally entering the mode. Sally thought the feeling this time was the same.
“And I also got a new skill. This time it was a great harvest.
Almost every time Sally got a new skill, she would immediately test it in a safe place to check its usability and usage. Her gambling, such as using her new skill in a live performance, is completely impossible for Sally, who is aiming for her no damage.
But this time, things were a little different.
"It's already the limit of being awake, isn't it? It's strange that I can stand still. Even if I use it in this state, it won't be a good verification, so I'll try the skill tomorrow..."
Sally, who was attacked by a feeling of fatigue that she had never experienced before, chose to log out by walking on her own to the point where she could log out.
"Next time we're together, let's talk about the quest. I'm sure you'll be surprised."
Everyone will be surprised because I cleared the quest that no one could clear because of the strength of the old man.
Imagining the reaction of the members at that time, Sally disappeared from the game with a smile on her face.
I was able to experience Sally's "concentration beyond the limit" (arbitrarily named) earlier. However, it's still a long way off from being able to master it, so it's not like you can use it freely.
In addition, I tried to fabricate the story of how Sally mastered the concentration mode. Well, it must have been a lot of hard work, right? I don't think it's such a real cheat that I was able to use it without problems from the beginning.
Original Quest
Quest [Inheritance of martial arts]
Quest occurrence condition: Go to the quest occurrence place. The weapon used must be a melee weapon.
Quest occurrence location: Dojo in the back of the field
Quest content: Talk to the old man in the dojo and take the trial.
Quest Reward: [Martial arts / 〇 style] (〇 is either fire, water, earth, or wind, and the quest completer chooses)
The strength of the old man changes depending on the status of the player who receives the quest. .
For example, if a player is level 30, 190, which is the player's allotted stat points, will be assigned to the old man stat.
Next time is the final adjustment before the event.
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