Chapter 74 Using The Boss As A Punching Bag
I'm training my guildmates.
We do running to strengthen our muscles and use magic attacks to increase our magic power.
After a few days like that.
"Now, the basic training is over! It's time for practical training from today!"
We are at a dungeon that appeared near the capital city.
"Lately, it's become like a training camp here... even though it's supposed to be a scary dungeon..."
Mercury-san says weakly.
What's wrong, want an Elixir?
"What exactly do we do in practical training?"
Aerial-san, an S-rank adventurer, asks, so I answer.
"We'll have mock battles against the boss!"
"""Huh...?"""
Aerial-san and the other members of the guild are wide-eyed.
"Hey, Leaf-kun... what's going on now?"
"I told you, it's practical training against the boss."
"No, no, no! The boss is pretty strong, you know!? And we're supposed to practice against that..."
We arrived at the boss room.
In there, there's the boss lying in a fake death state due to my medicine.
A monster with a huge body towering above us, a troll.
But this is no ordinary troll...
"What's with this troll...?"
"It's an Ashura Troll..."
Mercury-san muttered as she looked at it with her Appraisal Eye.
Unlike a regular troll, it has six arms and three faces.
Each arm is holding a weapon.
"As you can see, it's a strong S-rank monster."
"Yes, please defeat it, everyone!"
"No, no, no! Leaf-kun!? We'll die! It's an S-rank monster! It's at a level where only properly armed S-rank adventurers who are well-prepared can challenge it and win!"
"You'll be fine!"
"That's the thing! Your 'I'll be fine' is not fine at all...!!!!"
I nominate Aerial-san.
"Please defeat that guy on your own!"
"On my own... really?"
"Yes! If you're an S-rank adventurer, you can defeat it, right?"
Mercury-san sighed, saying, "You're not provoking him, you're just naturally like this..." Provoking? What does that mean?
Aerial-san nodded silently and drew his sword, his weapon.
"Oh! No, you can't use weapons."
I retrieved the weapon from Aerial-san. However, he seemed very surprised for some reason.
"W-When did you take my weapon!?"
"Huh, I just approached and retrieved it normally."
"It's like... I didn't see it at all..."
"Huh? Were you asleep?"
Aerial-san seemed to have something he really wanted to say.
Mercury-san patted Aerial-san's shoulder, saying, "You're really patient." They seem to get along well!
"Are you telling me to defeat that huge monster barehanded!?"
"Yes! It's fine!"
"N-no, it's too risky barehanded... at least get a weapon..."
"It's okay, it's okay! Let's go for it!"
Even though Aerial-san hesitated a lot, in the end, he gathered his courage and stood in front of the boss.
Looking up at the Ashura Troll, he gulped and held his breath.
"Alright, here we go!"
"Hey, are you serious, Leaf-kun!? Is it really okay?"
"I'm fine! Even if you die or get torn apart, you'll come back to life!"
"I'm scared, but...!"
Now, I release the troll from its fake death state.
The Ashura Troll lets out a growling sound.
"GURORORORORORORORORORO~!"
The troll aims at Aerial-san who is nearby.
It raises the club in its hand.
"A-Are you sure, Leaf-kun!? Are you really, really sure!?"
"I'm sure! Trust me!"
"O-okay... that's right, I believe in my training. I can do this..."
"Before you feel pain, you can be revived."
"Do you believe in your arm!?"
A troll's club attacks Aerial-san.
THUD, THUD, THUD!
"""Aerial-saaaaan!"""
"Big broooooo!"
Dust clouds billow up...
When it clears, Aerial-san stands wide-eyed.
"I-I can't believe it... taking that blow and coming out unscathed...?"
The guild members repeated a training regimen of running until death and then recovering with Elixir.
Their cells were completely destroyed, but they obtained a powerful and resilient body unlike anything from a few days ago!
"Leaf-kun was playing it off casually, but making us run until we drop dead is brutal, what a demon..."
"Hey, I'm human!"
"Yeah, I know, but... unconsciously, I think that's worse than being a demon..."
Aerial-san looked surprised but smiled happily, with the corners of his mouth lifting.
"I've gotten stronger! With this..."
"GURORORORORORORORORORO~!"
The troll unleashed a fierce barrage of attacks.
Aerial-san dodged the enemy's strikes and closed in.
"Take thissssss!"
He jumped up and punched the troll in the face.
THUD!
"That was a good hit!"
"As expected of big bro!"
However...
"It's no use, it's too shallow!"
"Huh?"
The troll countered Aerial-san with a powerful punch at close range.
BANG!!!!!!!
"Big bro!"
"The ability the troll possesses, a strike enhanced by increased strength... this is... fatal..."
Aerial-san was now a mangled mess.
But don't worry!
I will create a potion to revive the dead and pour it over the mangled remains.
And then, the lump of flesh quickly transformed back into a human form.
"Wha- I... am I alive...? Alive...?"
"Yes, you're alive! Come on, one more time!"
Aerial-san looked at me with a frightened expression.
"O-One more time...?"
"Yes! The goal is to be able to defeat enemies barehanded and alone! Come on, one more time! One more time!"
Aerial-san muttered, "He's a demon..." Mercury-san also nodded repeatedly in agreement. A demon? No, I am... human!
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