Chapter 24

"Hey, I didn't hear anything about being able to use black magic... And what kind of eyes does he have?"

Joseph is a war veteran. He has seen Yuu's eyes before on the battlefield. They are the same eyes of those who have lost their parents, siblings, and friends in war. Eyes that hate the world...

The incoming fireballs hit Joseph, but he stands firm.

Again, several fireballs are launched, and Joseph, as before, prepares to take them head-on. However, one of them changes shape.

From a fireball to a flame lance—Flame Lance, the second-tier black magic.

(From a fireball to a flame lance!?)

Even Joseph dodges this one, and from this point on, he starts dodging all the fireballs.

(What a hassle, I've never heard of a spell that changes from a fireball to a flame lance mid-cast—!)

Looking at Yuu, he sees that he is gathering the surrounding fireballs. While using fireballs and flame lances to keep Joseph at bay, Yuu is creating another spell. It's no wonder Joseph is surprised.

(Damn... Even when my spells hit, they have no effect... I'll test if he can maintain this composure after taking my next spell!)

Dozens of fireballs merge into a single massive fireball, about five meters in diameter. Yuu then begins to compress it with a wind-based black magic.

The compressed fireball is now the size of a ping-pong ball in his palm.

"Take this!!"

In the next moment, the magic power in Yuu's palm disappears.

"Ugh!?"

Joseph's sword hilt is embedded in Yuu's solar plexus.

"You're quite a kid. I can't let you use such powerful magic in a place like this."

"Y-You... What... did you... do!?"

At that moment, Yuu's consciousness fades.

"Hey, little girl over there. I'm taking these guys with me, so come along."

"...Okay."

(That's a unique way to activate a spell, but it's the fourth-tier explosion black magic... A rookie using fourth-tier magic? Such a rookie doesn't exist! Hahaha!! How interesting!!)

Joseph, who thought he was being given a troublesome job by the guild master Morpheus, was starting to take an interest in Yuu and the others.

When Yuu wakes up, Nina and Rena are looking at him with concern. However—Nina is lying next to him, and Rena is straddling him from above.

"...Hey, what are you doing?"

"I'm glad you're awake, Yuu. I was worried."

"...With my healing magic, this shouldn't be a problem."

After a while, Joseph enters the room.

"Hey, you're awake. Sorry about earlier. I was just testing the capabilities of a promising rookie. You turned out to be even more promising than I expected, so I got a bit serious."

(Liar! You weren't even using your full strength... That's not all.

When you nullified my magic at the end, you didn't chant the magic words. You can activate skills without magic words, and you were hiding it.)

"Well, I like you guys. Let's be friends!"

With that, Joseph pats Yuu's head, gropes Nina's chest, and slaps Rena's chest, saying "Grow bigger!"

"Die!!"

"Kyaaaahh!!"

"...I'll kill you."

Yuu punches Joseph in the solar plexus, slaps Nina, and hits Rena in the groin with his staff. Incidentally, Rena's attack is the worst.

"Ugh!? What are you doing, you guys!!?"

"\"That's what we should be saying!!\""

Joseph says to come to him if they have any problems and leaves the room. Nina and Rena ignore him. Yuu, of course, ignores him too.

"Nina"

"Hmm? What's up, Yuu~?"

"You said before that you wanted to become a Seeker or a Treasure Hunter, but it didn't show up in your job change, right?"

Nina had said she would choose a second job, but when Yuu checks her status:

Name: Nina Leva

Race: Human

Job: Thief, Assassin

Level: 21

HP: 263

MP: 153

Strength: 122

Agility: 208

Stamina: 98

Intelligence: 66

Magic: 46

Luck: 22

Passive Skills:

Detection LV2

Trap Detection LV2

Dagger Mastery LV3

Stealth LV3

Dual Daggers LV1

Assassination Techniques LV1

Active Skills:

Steal LV1

Ambush LV3

Trap Disarming LV2

Stealth LV3

Combat Techniques LV2

Dagger Techniques LV2

Unique Skills:

None

Her stats have significantly increased just by adding a second job, but her second job is 'Assassin.'

"Hmm, something like that~"

Although her answer was vague, Yuu decided not to press the issue, understanding that Nina must have been shocked.

"Thanks to that weird old man, our plans are messed up, but we're going shopping now."

"Okay~"

"...Understood."