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Chapter 55 Part 1

Conquering The Lower Layer, The Territory of Black Gigante, And Enhancing Each Other’s Strength, As I Ponder About The Mystery Of My Birth

We’re currently on the lower layer, where a new enemy called Black Gigante roams around.

Once we descended to the twelfth floor, the difficulty clearly went up a lot compared to the middle layer.

「《Flame Strike》! Gosh, these guys are so tough! I wish they’d stop spawning like they’re some small fry monsters!」

Sybilla shouted in frustration while continuously throwing magic at the enemies.

……No, I think you, who keeps shooting the same magic the Demon Lord used is no better, you know?

「《Abyss Nail》! ……I mean, you’re not wrong, since their toughness will even make you doubt that your high-powered magic is even high-powered at all.」

There are also Black Goblins coming out in swarm from around the Black Gigantes.

「《Dark Sphere》, 《Dark Sphere》! These Black Goblins are also a pain since there’s no end to them. How did the previous Twilight Sorcerer get through this floor anyway?」

「《Fire Javelin》!  We were only two magicians without a vanguard, so I’ve prepared something! Kuh, 《Fire Javelin》!」

「《Dark Sphere》! And what is that?」

「A full body armor!」

 …By full body armor, you mean the equipment worn by heavy soldiers carrying shields, with those iron masks that obscure their faces and metal armor covering their entire bodies including their hands and feet?

「Unlike you, Russell, they can’t use healing or defensive magic. That’s why I made it so that the arrows literally can’t reach him. 《Flame Wave》!」

Sybilla finished off the monsters one after another using magic that I had never seen before.

 However, after defeating the black goblins just now, she had already consumed her second magic potion.

Our potion consumption rate is clearly faster than before.

「Are you going to be alright consuming potions with that pace?」

「Quite the opposite actually, because this time, thanks to you, I don’t have to prepare potions to restore my health. The lower layer is different from the middle layer. It’s a battle of attrition with your life on the line. But honestly, it’s much easier this time around.」

If Sybilla says so, then it must be true.

As someone with no prior experience in this dungeon, I don’t need to worry about coming up with such strategies thanks to her.

「Or rather, how about you Russell? You even shoot couples of Abyss Nail since earlier.」

「Even now I still don’t feel like my magic power is decreasing, so I’ll probably be fine.」

「Shit, that’s pissing me off somehow! How you’re so easygoing about it is reliable, I know! But it’s sure damn pisses me off!」

Like I said, don’t say things like “shit” and “damn” with that kind of face.

But well, it’s not like I don’t understand her frustration.

No, if it’s coming from her, I should take that as a serious compliment instead, huh.

「You look tired, but… are you sure you’re alright, Sybilla-san?」

「Thanks for worrying about me. And yes, I can still go on, and also our strategy to conquer this place won’t work if I don’t put in my work properly. Besides……」

Sybilla then shakes her own hand several times.

「I’m a level 31 【Mage】 now. The monsters here give out a lot of Exp. However, they have too much health, so no hard feelings no matter who deals the finishing blow, got it?」

So Sybilla’s level had already gone up that much huh? If the Black Gigante is a monster that gives out that much exp, then it’ll be worth defeating it.

Everyone will be able to level up without having to concentrate the exp on just one person.

「Of course. Well, there are a bunch of them around here, so that helps. Is that okay with you, Emmy?」

「Un. Fortunately, there are still plenty of monsters, so let’s make sure we defeat all of them.」

「Seriously, to think you guys are thankful that there are so many Black Gigantes around, that’s such a bold yet dependable way of thinking.」

Sybilla laughed wryly as she handed Emmy a magic potion.

「Wah…!」

「Emmy-chan, you’re actually pushing yourself too hard, aren’t you?」

「Ahaha… Looks like I’ve been found out.」

「Protection and Magic Coating are defense magic of the highest rank. And because both are very powerful magic, they consume a lot of magic power. Considering the number of times you’ve used it so far, I figured it was about time you needed one.」

I see that she was looking after her and even thought that far for her.

I’m thankful that she can follow up on things I failed to notice.

Not only does she know a lot about the Demon Lords of the dungeons and the demon realm, but she also knows a lot about Jobs.

I’d like to learn all of that knowledge too at some point.

「Even Russell’s healing magic cannot restore magic power. Or rather, if you could do that, you’d be able to heal infinitely, huh. Well, I guess it wouldn’t matter much to you anyway.」

「Isn’t that really amazing? …How is that even possible?」

「Don’t ask me, that’s what I want to know myself…」

I truly don’t know how my magic power never decreases. If even someone like Sybilla doesn’t know, then how am I supposed to know? And it’s not like I can remember who gave me birth when I was just born.

It’s possible that there’s a hidden circumstance behind my birth.

I guess I’ll ask Gemma Baa-san or Frederica when I return.

「Well then, let’s proceed to the next floor, shall we?」

I nodded and we made our way to the next floor after a brief rest.

From the 13th floor, two Black Gigantes began appearing at the same time.

Of course, the one who was most affected by this was Emmy.

「《Flame Strike》! Kuh…… Emmy-chan, are you okay!?」

「All I have to do is block their attacks and blow them away, so I can still go on!」

「That’s great! 《Flame Strike》! 《Flame Strike》!」

Emmy holds her shield with both hands and blows away the enemies as she catches their attacks, sometimes dodging and then ramming them with her shield.

And while they were trying to get up, Sybilla and I bombarded them with a barrage of magic.

「This Wind Barrier sure is great, huh… since we can just ignore the attacks from the Black Goblins.」

「I agree. And since the after blast from the Dark Sphere crushes all the small fries, we can take our time defeating the Black Gigante.」

「Yeah, I’ll leave those bonus exp Black Goblins to you. 《Flame Wave》!」

Sybilla’s Flame Wave just now is a magic in which a mass of flames spreads out and flies toward the enemy. It seems quite powerful and has a wide area of effect. But in return, the amount of magic it consumes seems to be high.

Still, perhaps because her level has risen, its power seems to have significantly increased as well.

I can’t afford to lose out to her.