Chapter 240
Growth from the Joint Capture
Translator : PolterGlast
After that, the three-day joint capture with 【Battenberg】 came to an end. Although we were able to reach the sixtieth
floor in these three days of capture, I feel like it had become more like a
joint practice rather than a joint capture.
It took the form of Aoi watching Sonia and Zola's
battles, while I watched Duke's, and compared to the first day, all
three of them had grown significantly. Sonia and Zola's growth,
in particular, was remarkable; although they couldn't master it on the first
day, they had learned it by the end of the second day. Today, on the third day,
they were even handling applications of it, fully demonstrating their high
combat sense. With this, they should be able to fight decently well against
strong enemies even individually, and I think their strength as a party has
gone up a level.
They'll still need to raise their proficiency, but I'm
looking forward to their future.
And as for Duke, he spent the three days in a routine
of handling battles with monsters and having a mock battle with me at the end
of the day. The results of the mock battles were my thirty wins in thirty
matches. Moreover, they were overwhelming victories, with the result being that
his best performance was the mock battle in the Royal Capital.
However, his movements were improving as we repeated the
matches, and I feel like he's already starting to remember how to use his grown
body. Although it wasn't visible growth like Sonia and Zola's, Duke
had also definitely grown, and even if I say so myself, I think it was a
fruitful three days for 【Battenberg】.
「Graham-san, thank you truly for these three days. It was far
removed from the joint practice I had envisioned, and we ended up being
completely taken care of, but you seriously saved us.」
「I'm glad you think so. We were able
to properly reach the sixtieth floor on our end too, and we even received all
the items, after all. Besides, it was simply fun, so let's have another joint
practice again soon.」
「I appreciate you saying that.」
They yielded all the items and such obtained in this capture
to us. At first, they tried to pay an instruction fee, but since it was only to
the extent of giving light advice, I firmly refused that proposal. Thereupon,
we settled on them yielding all the items we found to us.
I initially refused this proposal to yield the items as
well, but when it came down to being able to accept them, the items from a
three-day capture are just too delightful, and this alone made it worth coming
all the way to the Dungeon City.
「Graham-san, thank you very much. I think we've become strong
enough that even we ourselves feel we've grown.」
「Not only did we become stronger, but
I was able to think of dungeon capturing as fun for the first time. I'm truly
glad we were able to capture it together with you, Graham-san, Ginia-san,
and Aoi-san.」
Because strength is necessary to feel that something is fun,
after all. It will probably get even more fun from here on out, and if they get
hooked, they should grow rapidly like Ginia and Aoi. I'm looking
forward to Sonia and Zola's growth as well.
「I'm glad you feel that way. I'm
looking forward to your growth.」
「Do your best! If anything happens,
just come to Biodasdal and I'll instruct you!」
「Thank you very much. Ginia-san,
please instruct us someday as well.」
「Me? I don't think I'm suited for
instructing, but of course I will do it.」
Ginia looked
happy, but the day she gets asked to instruct will probably be a few years away
at the earliest. Because what Ginia is doing is that far ahead of Sonia
and Zola, after all.
Having finished our greetings, we parted ways with 【Battenberg】 in front of the dungeon. We were able to capture up to the
sixtieth floor and obtain many items, but the biggest harvest is probably that
we were able to become even better friends with 【Battenberg】. It's the same with 【Crimson Rose】, but being able to get along with adventurers from various
cities has great benefits.
Besides, they are a party with both the status and ability
of S-Rank adventurers, so they'll likely notice immediately and give us
information if anything happens. It's absolutely not like I befriended them out
of calculation, but with the Demon King's Army's movements becoming
suspicious lately, being able to expand my network of contacts is a good trend.
「Ah, the capture was fun! Sonia
and Zola were good people too!」
「You were unusually enthusiastic
about instructing, too. Even though you're so reluctant to instruct Lia
and the others.」
「That's obvious! The little ones
don't listen to a word I say, yet they're pointlessly energetic! In contrast, Sonia
and Zola properly obey what I say, and more than anything, they adore
me!」
Most likely, the part about them adoring her is the biggest
factor, huh. I couldn't help but give a wry smile at Aoi, who has an
all-too-easy-to-understand personality.
「I was jealous of Aoi-chan
this time. Because I felt like an outcast, you know.」
「It's not that you're an outcast.
It's simply that the level of what you're doing is too high, Ginia.」
「You looked like you were building up
frustration, after all! We're still staying for a few more days, right? Ginia
needs to let it explode!」
「Yeah. Tomorrow is dungeon capture
including Gree. From the day after tomorrow onwards, we plan to
subjugate the wanted poster monsters near the Dungeon City.」
「In that case, I will be going all
out starting the day after tomorrow!」
Ginia, full of motivation, flexed her bicep. Tomorrow will likely be a capture on the lower floors since Gree is with us, so I guess I'll look forward to Ginia's explosion starting the day after tomorrow.
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