Since he just received the favor not long ago, his ability values are all 0.
For new adventurers like him, the activity area is basically the first two floors of the dungeon.
Even if it is a team activity, it usually only reaches the fourth floor.
After all, starting from the fifth floor, the structure of the dungeon will become more complicated, and the strength of monsters will also change.
More importantly, starting from the fifth level, monsters appear much more frequently.
For new adventurers, the fifth level can be said to be a watershed.
Even if there is a veteran leading the team, the risk is still much higher.
Of course, with a LV.5 adventurer like Tsubaki on the field, no matter how dangerous the situation is, there will be no problem.
but...
Even so, it was not the reason for her to bring a new adventurer to the sixth floor.
"Rare skills?"
Ais thought of the only possibility.
Adventurers with rare skills generally have far greater combat power than ordinary adventurers.
With a first-level adventurer leading the team, it is indeed possible to fight monsters on the sixth level.
"Actually, when I saw how relaxed Aki was at first, I also thought he had rare skills."
After replying to Ais, Tsubaki eyes moved back to the battlefield not far away.
"But after watching his fight, I'm a little unsure."
What's the meaning?
Ais took two steps forward, came to Tsubaki's side and followed her gaze.
In the next second, she understood what the other party meant.
"Amazing."
Looking at the figure surrounded by dozens of dark shadows, Ais' eyes flashed with curiosity.
The opponent's speed was not fast, even a little slow in her eyes.
Even those 'war shadows' who are fighting against him and are called newbie killer are actually faster than him.
But even when faced with the siege of dozens of enemies who were faster than him, he was able to skillfully dodge every attack and deliver a fatal counterattack.
There is no unrivaled strength, no wind-like speed, and it relies entirely on pure skills.
The weak defeats the strong, the few defeats the many.
What's more important is that the other party didn't panic at all from beginning to end.
Even though he was in a situation where one mistake would result in serious injury, he still maintained a calm state of mind.
Looking at Akira, whose expression did not change at all during the whole process, Ais turned to look at Tsubaki aside.
"Can you tell me about him?"
"sure"
"But first, I just met this guy today, and I don't know any much
...
"I'm almost done testing."
On the other side, Akira, who was fighting surrounded by dozens of war shadows at the same time, also had a preliminary understanding of his own strength.
"According to the information provided by the guild, War Shadows has the best dexterity among the 1st to 12th floors of the dungeon."
"And because it's a humanoid creature and has a variety of attack methods, it is rated as one of the most difficult monsters for novice adventurers to deal with."
"I can deal with dozens of war shadows at the same time with only 60% of my strength without any skill. It seems that the sixth floor is not a big threat to me."
After testing the strength, the next thing to do is to end the battle.
Swoosh~
A quick cold light flashed through the air.
After cutting off those war shadow that were attacking from three angles with one blow, Akira raised his left foot and kicked towards a war shadow that was approaching him.
Bang~
With a dull hitting sound, Akira left foot accurately landed on the chest of the war shadow but the force was directed to it's inside where the magic stone located.
Click~click~click~
A clear cracking sound sounded, and the war shadow that was still in a escaping posture turned into ashes in the next moment.
On the other side, with the help of this force, Akira retreated backward, just passing through the new round of siege.
Not only that, taking advantage of the moment when he was in mid air, another quick light flashed by.
Click~click~click~
There were three cracking sound, which also meant that three war shadows had turn into ash.
but...
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the magic stone on the ground that had been broken into pieces by himself. Akira finally remembered that he still owed a lot of debt, and his eyes twitched.
"Tsk... As soon as I thought about killing the enemy, I subconsciously attacked the most efficient part."
"It seems that you need to pay attention to your attack methods. Sometimes being too efficient may not be a good thing."
...
"Amazing!"
The words spoken not long ago came out of Ais mouth again.
Of course, unlike the emotion just now, this time Ais was truly amazed.
The opponent's fighting skills are really amazing.
If the fighting skills shown before were within the range that Ais could understand, she could even do it herself.
Then, as soon as Akira turned his offensive and started killing those war shadow, his moves gradually exceeded her understanding.
Putting aside everything else, she couldn't understand the other party's kick just now that didn't seem to use much force.
Under the same situation, if she made the same action, there would only be one results which was to kick it away.
Its impossible to just kick it and shatter its inside without any external damage.
But Akira relied in that inhuman power control skills to directly let the force pass through the opponent's body surface and shatter the magic stone inside.
"how did he do that..."
Ais, who was deep in thought, subconsciously murmured.
Tsubaki: "..."
Good question, she wants to know too!
Looking at the figure who had packed up those magic stone and walked toward them slowly and leisurely as if taking a walk.
After taking out a bottle from somewhere, Tsubaki stepped forward and walked towards Akira.
"How do you feel? Are you hurt?"
"This is the Elixir I took with me before going out. If you feel any discomfort, just drink it."
"?"
Elixir?
Akira body paused, and the expression on his face suddenly became strange.
Although he just arrived in Orario today, he is not a novice who knows nothing.
Having collected some basic information, he naturally knew what the Elixir was.
If I remember correctly, a bottle of this most advanced recovery potion on the market costs 500,000 valis.
Some remote areas with rare properties can even be sold for astronomical prices as high as seven digit.
It can be said that this ordinary-looking bottle of potion is more than hundred times more expensive than his entire wealth.
"I'm not hurt."
"Besides, I have no money."
"Don't worry, this is given by lord Hephaestus and doesn't require any money or any conditions!"
Putting this bottle of Elixir directly into Akira's hand, Tsubaki replied.
"I just watched the battle just now and thought your fighting method was too dangerous."
"In order to prevent accidents when I am away, it will be safer if you carry a bottle of Elixir with you."
"Since you said so, I'll accept it."
Naturally, if there is any advantage, you have to take advantage of it.
After accepting the bottle worth of 500,000 valis without changing his expression, Akira moved his eyes to the girl not far away.
She has an exquisite appearance with long golden hair that hangs down to her waist.
The delicate body that was wrapped in light silver armor accentuated her petite figure, and the golden pupils was gazing at him .
Looking at the blond girl in front of him who was ready to move and communicate but didn't know what to do, Akira reminded Tsubaki.
"Why don't you introduce me to her, Tsubaki?"
"Oh, I almost forgot."
After hearing Akira's reminder. Tsubaki who neglect the other party reacted.
"She is Ais Wallenstein of the Loki Familia."
"Although you just came to Orario today, you must have heard of this name."
"I've indeed heard of it."
Since Orario is the center of the world, information about this place is spread to the outside world every day.
One of the first-level adventurer of the Loki Familia, who is also known as Orario's strongest swordsman, it can be said she have a world-class reputation.
Whenever Akira inquired about Orario's information before, he would basically hear two sentences about the other party.
"Although Tsubaki may have said it before, let me introduce myself. Akira Nagumo, you can just call me Aki."
"Hello.."
Facing Akira who took the initiative, Ais subconsciously replied.
Then, she opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but she seemed to remember something, swallowed the words back, and fell into silence again.
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Seeing Ais' appearance, Akira, who had some understanding of Ais's character, spoke without hesitation.
"I'm quite easy to talk to."
"Well...I want to know how you did that just now."
With Akira's permission, Ais no longer hesitated.
After briefly thinking about her words, she raised her foot to kicked like Akira's actions when he killed the war shadow.
"How do you manage to control the force to that extent? Do you have any special techniques for exerting force?"
Glancing at Tsubaki, whose expression also has eagerness. Akira finally understood what the two people's glances meant just now.
"As for that thing, it's actually not difficult."
"That technique enables one's strength and power to be fully utilized at its maximum output. It can be used with all of the body part including small parts like finger."
"Gathering all the strength in your body at one point like this, and then explode straight out."
Akira raised one of his fingers and casually poked it at the wall next to him.
Poof~
The next second, Akira, who had left a small hole on it, retracted his finger and asked calmly.
"How about it, do you understand?"
"Hey! Did you really want to teach!"
Listening to Akira explanation, Tsubaki subconsciously complained.
"Do you think we are some kind of genius monster?"
"How can we possibly understand it if you teach it like this?"
"Of course I understand this, but..."
Glancing at Ais who seemed to be in a daze, Akira shrugged helplessly.
"If you can't even understand this, it will be difficult for me."
"After all, this kind of skill requires you to have full body control."
"Just like [1+1=2], everyone knows the answer to this question."
"But it's another thing to explain why it like this. You are just using a logical reason but on how it works is different matter"
"In other words, I can't learn it..."
Although she still has that poker face, the atmosphere around Ais became visibly dull.
"What kind of understanding do you have?"
Seeing Ais confused look, Akira, who wanted to hit her on the head with a stick, raised his right hand to gain their attention.
"Well, although you can't learn this technique but I have Breathing method here which is compatible to anyone"
"But you have to pay me some remuneration!"
"Not just her, but also you."
Akira changed the subject and gaze at Tsubaki next to him.
"Remuneration? This is simple!"
Hearing what Akira said, Tsubaki face showed a look of surprise.
She didn't think that Akira is willing to hand his technique.
After all, no matter how good her relationship with him seems to be, they are actually known each other for less than a day.
Then with just a small amount of remuneration, you can have the opportunity to learn some of his inhuman power skills. This also makes them grateful at Akira's willingness.
"How about i create a tailor-made weapon for you?, In terms of quality, it's at least a first-level adventurer's weapon."
Hephaestus is the largest forging familia in Orario.
As the leader of the Hephaestus Familia, her skills are naturally guaranteed.
The first-level adventurer's weapons crafted by her are naturally of the highest quality.
If it were put on Orario's market, it would fetch at least 100 to 200 million valis.
but...
"I don't want it."
Akira refused calmly.
"ah?"
Tsubaki was stunned in place.
Not only her, but even Ais not far away also froze.
Although she is the top adventurer in the city, she can make money very quickly.
However, due to her fighting style, every time she came back from exploring the dungeon, she had to invest at least half of her income in the maintenance of weapons.
When you are unlucky, you may even have to take on additional debt.
In this situation, it is not an easy task for her to save a sum of money equivalent to the price of a first-level weapon.
Looking at the weapon in her hand, Ais couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Without maintenance, the edge of the weapon will decrease.
How about...just make do with it and don't repair it?
With her strength, even if the sharpness of the weapon is reduced, she can still move freely on the lower level.
By then, if you accept a few more commissions, along with the items dropped by those monsters, you should be able to save a lot of money.
"Did you two misunderstand what I meant?"
Seeing the sudden silence of both Ais and Tsubaki, Akira raised the sword in his hand and shook it.
"I didn't say the price wasn't enough, I said there's no need for that kind of thing."
"Why would I, a newcomer wandering around the upper levels of the dungeon, need such expensive weapons?"
"If people see it, it will attract the greed of some inexplicable people."
When the time comes, the other party will remember his face and sneak up behind his back to investigate his information.
Even if they known that he is from Hephaestus familia, Akira could still foresee more than a dozen troubles just by thinking about it.
Even if he was confident enough to settle it, he didn't want to put some extra burden on himself.
"Then what do you mean..."
On the other side, after hearing Akira explanation, Tsubaki also reacted.
"Give you money directly?"
"No!"
Akira affirmed.
"There's no need for that, you just have to fulfill one little request"
"any request?"
Tsubaki asked calmly.
"I will try to satisfy you, of course, some excessive things are not allowed..".
"At least I can't do it yet.."
At the end of the sentence, Tsubaki suddenly teased with a playful expression
"You can rest assured that I will not put my precious conditions on such a meaningless things."
After ignoring the other party's teasing as if nothing had happened, Akira continued to speak.
"But I don't have any idea for the time being, so just treat it as favor and repay me in the future."
"Then what?"
"Thats all."
"?"
A question mark slowly rose above Tsubaki's head.
"Is it that simple?"
"Yes."
Akira replied patiently.
You are just giving it for free!
After mentally complaining, Tsubaki nodded with an incomprehensible look on his face.
Although she don't know what's going on in his brain but she's still grateful to him.
"Since you ask so, then of course I have no problem."
"Then it's settled."
After glancing at Tsubaki, Akira moved his eyes to Ais, who was not far away.
"Compared to Tsubaki, your side is even simpler."
"Simple?"
In her opinion, Tsubaki condition was simple enough.
Could it be simpler?
Click~click~click~
"Huh? You're pretty lucky."
Looking at the suddenly cracked wall not far away and the monster struggling to break free from the wall, Akira showed a pleasant smile on his face.
"Did you see those monsters?"
"You have to control your strength to the level of LV.1, and then use all you got to fight them for three minutes."
"Remember, you must be serious. Treat the other party as an enemy with a life-or-death hatred. Do you understand?"
Ais: "..."
Could she not understand? But it's still the same confusing way.