Chapter 58 – Dungeon Practice (8)

“Wow! Wow! Are you running away from this?”

“… Vincent dude. The will contained in the sword is not sharp, so I knew it would be weak in times of emergency… I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

Haha. How many people are good at it from the start? It looks like it’s the first time I’ve seen it in real life. It is our job to teach well from now on.”

“I guess… Ha….”

The largest building built in front of the dungeon. Professors from each department gathered in it showed various reactions while watching the screen floating in the air.

Several small scenes were reflected on the screen floating in the air at the same time, showing students entering the practice dungeon.

It is a special magic tool installed in the dungeon in advance, breaking through the isolation of space and looking into the interior scenery.

Normally, it is impossible, but somehow it is possible in a practice dungeon where the internal magical patterns are perfectly grasped after managing for a long time.

Thanks to this, Professor Iona, Jason, and Christina were able to watch Vincent’s appearance as it is, who ran away after seeing Helena at the end.

“Anyway, as expected, Helena is amazing. She is also great at sacred arts, and she has reached a considerable level in martial arts.”

“Whoa… The child still has a long way to go. Most righteous priests of light are like that, but Helena is especially enraged against monsters….”

“It’s still better than getting scared and running away.”

“I do not know… This is the lowest level dungeon, so if it were any other place, it would be more dangerous to run away at your own pace during battle than to run away alone.”

Jason and Christina sigh deeply, saying they are both worried about their students.

In the meantime, Iona was smiling. That would be too.

“Hi-Hi. After all, our magic department is the best! Right Jason?”

“… I am now a professor, so please assign a professor, Professor Iona. And this is because Yandel students are the best, not the entire Faculty of Magic. See This student named Wilhelm here is a magician, but he did not step out in the vanguard despite the disapproval of those around him.”

“Eh… Still less… Hmmm. I still haven’t changed my outgoing personality….”

The gaze of the professors moving from Yandel to Wilhelm’s party.

There are dozens of parties to evaluate, but there are only three professors, so you can’t pay attention to all the students.

Is that why?

Missing the hem of the black robe that briefly passed by in the corner of the screen.

***

“Kyaaaaagh!”

An evil rabbit shooting horns from afar. Surprised by the cone, Vincent hid behind me.

“Ah! Save me! Horns… Horns… !”

“Don’t be so grossly attached! You’re interfering with using magic!”

No matter how much concentration is required to cast magic thanks to system calibration, there is nothing good about losing concentration while casting magic without rest.

“And I put a shield on you! I can block a projectile like that five or six times!”

“Ha, but it flew right in the face!”

“Smash it with a sword! You can!”

You annoying child!

He shrugged off Vincent roughly and released the magical power at the tip of the staff.

“Water Cannon!”

A high-pressure stream of water sprayed out along with the starter fish.

An evil rabbit that was aiming at Helena from behind hit her head-on and threw her to the ground.

“Kyaaaaagh!”

Tsk. I aimed for his head and missed. It’s all because of Vincent. Anyway, yes.

It is said that his ribs were shattered and his intestines were mash, but the tough life force unique to monsters kept him in this world.

And the ensuing berserk.

“Khehehehe!”

But Helena can’t just watch that gap.

Using his horns, he caught an evil rabbit in the air that was headbutting.

Helena, who seized her by the neck, cut off the horns of the snarling guy with a water tap, broke them, and cut them to the top of his head, killing them in one single blow.

A truly amazing connection… It’s not a priest’s job.

Anyway, Helena, who had gained a moment of leisure, immediately rushed towards the berserk Evil Rabbit.

“Lord! Today, I’m sending you a chewed-up baby who’s born wrong from birth!”

Helena shouted and grabbed her chin with a bunch of tentacles that were trying to sneak out from between her 4-pronged jaws.

“Keuk?”

The Evil Rabbit made a panicking sound, but… That became the boy’s will.

“Huh!”

Helena steps on the Evil Rabbit’s mouth with one foot and pulls out the tentacles.

Chow!

Suddenly, not only the tentacles, but also the internal organs were spit out at once, and the evil rabbit’s stomach became slimmer.

“Ah… Your grace is full of me, so what is there to be afraid of?”

Helena said in her thrilling voice, and she stepped on the Evil Rabbit’s head, which was still squirming under her breath, and crushed it.

… Scared.

It’s so scary!

Where do you see that?

He seemed to know why Vincent ran away when he saw her Helena up close.

But I can’t. That will be too….

There were still many monsters, and even at this moment, there were those who attacked Helena, who was filled with righteous light, from both sides at the same time.

“Shock! Shock!”

She quickly launched basic magic that could only be used with starter words.

“Kikkiik?!”
“Kyaaaaagh!”

As with basic magic, its power isn’t great, but it’s a shock magic that can give you a moment of stiffness because it’s a lightning magic.

What would happen if your body was paralyzed while you were about to jump?

Tuduk.

It’s just lying on the floor in an awkward position.

Looking at the two evil rabbits who had become helpless for a moment, Helena smiled happily.

“Thank you Brother Yandel! What a precious gift!”

Nope. That’s not a gift

However, Helena, who was full of thoughts of breaking the monster’s pot, raised her divine power with a smile.

Paaah.

Divine power that shimmers in pale gold. It blended with Helena’s blonde hair and gave off a very mysterious atmosphere… In the Eyes of the Evil Rabbit, it must have looked more frightening than the Shinigami.

“What?”
“What?”

They even put their horns in and pretend to be ordinary rabbits and make cute faces.

However, their struggle to survive did not work for Helena.

“These disgusting monsters! How dare you try to seduce me!”

Enraged again, Helena threw the clumps of holy power in her hands.

Holly Strike.

One of the few priest-type direct attack-type sacred arts was quickly fired at the two Evil Rabbits.

Kwaaang!

The evil rabbit’s head flew away in an instant with an explosion.

Is this about two-thirds the power of a Fireball?

Ordinary Holy Strike is not this strong. It must be possible because of the divine power of the righteous light, which is famous for its warlike nature.

Well, instead, I’m a young soldier for things not related to battle.

By the way, with this, all the monsters that were drawn to the lure trap that Vincent stepped on have been dealt with.

“Whoa….”

As I let out a sigh of relief, Vincent, hiding behind me, cautiously asked,

“Have you done everything? For now, I don’t feel any presence.”

“Have you been hurt? Please stop talking nonsense.”

“What? I’m just….”

Hearing Vincent’s protesting words in one ear and letting them out in the other, he gathered his mana once again.

Ugh.

Psychokinesis magic spreading lightly and widely around me.

This is a trick Karla taught me for me who hadn’t learned proper detection magic yet.

The radius is short, and magical phenomena cannot be detected, but the presence of monsters can be detected.

Fortunately, I don’t feel any particular resistance.

“Ha… It looks like it’s over. I can’t feel any other monsters around.”

“Really?”

“Yes. It’s true, now get away from me.”

“Okay….”

Vincent only steps forward after hearing my confirmation.

Finally, when Helena, who trudged along with a look full of embarrassment, gathered, the three of them were able to face each other in their sanity.

“No, why does Priest Helena look like that? I hope she fought well.”

“So that’s a problem. Am I a priest for now? I tried to be a little more careful this time… I lost my mind again.”

“What… If this wasn’t a practice dungeon, it would be dangerous.”

If the priest jumps forward, the other party members are not getting proper support.

Of course, when recovery is necessary, recovery is delayed, and when consecration is needed, consecration is delayed.

Should Helena ever die or pass out, the party must rely on the wizard for all assistance.

Auxiliary magic is less efficient than sacred magic, so the consumption of magical power will be extreme, and the magician’s strength, firepower, will also wither.

The burden on the avant-garde becomes stronger, and in the end, when the avant-garde collapses, the party is annihilated.

Everyone knows this well, so when fighting between parties, it is standard to aim for the Priest first.

Since this is a practice dungeon, the result was only good, but it was an irresponsible act no different from Vincent’s underwear run.

However.

“It’s okay. This isn’t a high-difficulty dungeon, it’s a practice dungeon. And someone had to take the lead.”

“Brother Yandel… !”

Helena’s eyes sparkle with a thrilled expression.

If Vincent has an individual story of overcoming his fears and awakening at the end.

Helena’s individual story is, surprisingly, one where she can hone her taijutsu and fight in the front line like a paladin.

At that point, she was recognized as a real saint rather than a candidate for a saint.

“Ah, but Vincent-sama….”

“You can just call me Vincent. … And I’m really sorry about the moment before. I was too embarrassed to do my job properly.”

Vincent bowed his head.

“It’s fine if you know. Anyway, this is it, but what do you think next time? Can you fight in front?”

“That… It seems a little difficult.”

What would it be Vincent at this time is a character that is no different from real garbage.

But it’s not that there aren’t many ways.

I didn’t know it would be this bad in real life, but it’s not the first time or two that I met Vincent at H&A as a party in the practice dungeon.

“Then, what if you’re not standing in the vanguard alone, but instead serving as Miss Helena’s assistant? Can you do that much?”

“Ugh. I think that will be fine.”

“Priest Helena? How about it? Will you stand in the front line again next time?”

“Yes? However….”

He shrugged her shoulders at Helena, who was bewildered by her.

“It’s only natural to adjust the strategy to match the dungeon, right? The monsters here can be handled with the strength of Priest Helena, so there is no problem even in the avant-garde.”

“Since you say so, I will try my best.”

Helena and I looked at each other and smiled.

Maybe it’s because I went through a mess once. The party felt a little closer.

“Anyway, to sum it up, Priest Helena takes the lead in dealing with the monsters, and Vincent assists in that. I ordered fire support with magic from the rear. How is it? Does anyone have any other good ideas?”

“No. None.”

“I’m fine too.”

The two shook their heads and agreed to follow my opinion.

Great. With this, I was able to place an order naturally.

It’s only natural that I’m the only sane person going into battle, but….

It is also true that thanks to this, it has become easier to guide to the side where Hidden Peace is.

“Then let’s start again.”

After looking around for a while to confirm the location, he pointed to the location where the Hidden Peace was.

It’s unfortunate that the party members are out of control, but if you look at it like this, wouldn’t it be a blessing in disguise?

***

A corner of the practice dungeon.

The academy guard, guarding the huge rabbit hole where the boss is, collapsed helplessly.

Dump.

About half of the collapsed body had been torn off, and the cut edges were rough, as if it had been chewed on by a giant monster.

The last guards, each of which would be at the level of a fairly veteran mercenary, were wiped out a little while ago.

A land littered with blood and flesh.

The man in the black robe, the only one standing on top of it, murmured softly.

“Everything according to His will.”