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Chapter 52 Part 2

As we descended to the ninth floor, the Gigantes changed color to purple.

「Be careful Emmy-chan. That guy is strong.」

「I understand. 《Protection》」

Emmy prepared her magic and took the Purple Gigante’s attack.

「Hng…! How heavy…! But…! Hyaa—!!」

Emmy’s shield glows and blows the Purple Gigante away.

So the Purple Gigante can also be blown away by Emmy’s ability just like the Green Gigantes, huh.

「That was amazing Emmy-chan! Alright, I guess we can’t lose out either, huh, Russell!」

「Leave it to me!」

Sybilla and I fired off a barrage of offensive magic more intensely.

The Purple Gigant certainly has a lot of health, but still, not so much that I, who had defeated many monsters of the lowest layer in Adria, couldn’t defeat.

「This guy has an absurd amount of health despite its low defense, you see. That’s why they’re so troublesome to deal with.」

「I see, so the damage from my magic wouldn’t be much different than your magic, huh.」

「That’s right. By nature, Living Armor is stronger, but I bet you’ll find Gigantes sturdier and take longer time to defeat. On the contrary——」

Sybilla then moved her gaze toward the sword in Emmy’s hand.

「For Emmy-chan, a Gigante with barely any defense power is a perfect opponent. So if you can spare one hand to attack while the other defends against its attack, you can go ahead and have a go at it. Or if you want, you’re more than welcome to defeat one yourself, Emmy-chan.」

「Okay, please leave it to me!」

Along with Emmy’s reassuring words, we all then descended to the tenth floor.

In the end, we only encountered multiple Purple Gigantes, and the exploration this time that didn’t feel that much different from the upper layer, thanks to Emmy, had come to an end. 

「Wait a minute.」

「What’s wrong?」

「…No, it’s just that I feel I consumed a lot more magic power this time around, so I’m going to drink a potion just to be safe. Are you doing okay, Emmy-chan? I still have some stock with me if you want.」

「Yes, I only use defensive magic, so I’m still fine.」

Well, of course that would happen if you continuously shooting magic at the same pace as me.

Just as I was thinking that, Sybilla stared at me with half-open eyes.

「……Dark Magic is supposed to consume at least twice as much as Fire Magic, and in some cases even ten times as much, even with the same output, but even though you’re using Double Chant for every magic you use and cast them more frequently than me, you still have the leeway to cast Extra Heal Link every time you defeated a monster, didn’t you? ……Just what in the world are you really?」

「I’m just the orphan, 『Black Kite Saint』, Russell.」

「I know that already. Seriously, I wonder what parents would abandon such a talented baby……」

Emmy and I unintentionally exchanged glances in response to Sybilla’s sudden question, and then Sybilla clapped her hands.

「Alright, let’s switch gears, everyone. It’s the Floor Boss room up ahead.」

「Yeah. Any info on the enemy we’ll be facing this time?」

「It’s another Gigante. A really big, and red-colored one. But more than anything, the Black Goblins on either side of the small hill are more troublesome. So Russell and I are going to take care of them first, okay~?」

「Understood.」

The three of us nodded firmly to each other and stepped onto the Floor Boss room with Emmy in the lead.

In front of us stood a really big, red-colored Gigante.

Even taking into account that a Gigante itself is big by nature, the one in front of us is clearly one size larger than the purple one we had seen earlier.

It holds a huge club in its right hand and casually poises it upon seeing us.

And there’s the Black Goblins in the position just exactly as Sybilla told us beforehand.

But before those Black Goblins could raise their staffs toward us——!

「《Dark Sphere》……」

(……《Dark Sphere》)

——I shot two Dark Spheres, the magic I’ve completely learned to use after so much practice, consecutively from both my hands to subjugate them!

Since I know where they are beforehand, defeating them is a piece of cake.

Meanwhile, Emmy is…… why is she holding her shield at an angle?

「That was amazing, Russell! You were already amazing when you were still just a Saint, but it’s even more amazing that you’ve become so skilled with magic! I… can’t just stay like this! I, too, will grow to be able to stand alongside Russell….!」

Emmy stared at the club that Red Gigante held up, and at the moment it was swung down… she deflected it to the side.

「Haaaa——!!」

『——!!』

The sudden force threw the Floor Boss off balance. Of course, Emmy wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.

She swung her sword down with all her might at the outstretched arm holding the club that had been deflected.

『Uuuoooaaaaaaa——!』

「It worked! I can do this!」

From there, Emmy steadily inflicted damage while continuously deflecting and sometimes dodging her opponent’s attacks.

「Emmy-chan isn’t just sturdy, but she’s also very agile, huh! She can act as both a heavy tank and an evasion tank, how amazing!」

It seems that even Sybilla can’t contain her excitement at her incredible performance.

You’re amazing, Emmy. Now that I think about it, not even I have ever gotten Sybilla this excited.

Your figure is truly dazzling. But…… I won’t shudder under your brightness anymore.

Because I’m truly proud to be your childhood friend.

「We can’t lose to her, Russell! Since we have a huge target in front of us, let’s bombard it with magic!」

「You got it! 《Dark Javelin》!」

With Emmy’s close-range attacks and keeping the aggro with her shield, the Floor Boss didn’t seem to be paying attention to us at all, even when Sybilla and I kept shooting offensive magic at its head.

If it did, Emmy could just slash it from behind after all.

Eventually, the Red Gigante’s movements slowed down and as its body collapsed on the ground, Emmy impaled its head with her sword.

「Ah, I leveled up.」

Emmy’s casual remark made it clear that the Floor Boss had been defeated.

「That was great! A perfect victory for us! That was a lot easier than last time!」

Something Sybilla said suddenly caught my attention, so I asked her.

「Last time? Have you ever come to this dungeon before, Sybilla?」

「Of course I have, how could I have known the structure of this dungeon otherwise? I went with one of the previous 【Twilight Sorcerer】, but it didn’t end up well last time. He had a “Get them before they get you” mentality, and——」

Sybilla was in the middle of talking about the previous Twilight Sorcerer when she suddenly froze with her eyes wide open.

Her sudden change in demeanor made me follow Sybilla’s gaze with Emmy, who had just returned.

What we saw there was…!

「How splendid! The shine in that sword, it couldn’t be anything other than mithril, isn’t it!? Ahh so priceless! How beautiful! How luxurious and gorgeous it looks! Wonderful~ truly wonderful!」

Black silhouette and red eyes.

A distinctive appearance that you wouldn’t forget.

In this Floor Boss area of the middle layer, a Demon Lord has appeared.