Even so, I was surprised. I never expected the skills to fuse before I even used it for the first time…
Following 『Paralyze Arrow』, even 『Power Attack』 ended up fusing. It seems 『Glowing Moss』 has good compatibility with offensive arts.
…Good compatibility? No, is it really good compatibility?
It did fuse, sure, but even if an offensive art fuses with 『Glowing Moss』, I honestly have no idea how to use it.
Can that really be called good compatibility? I do not know. What does good compatibility even mean…?
「For now, maybe I will try using it one more time…」
「『Glowing Power Attack』?」
「Yeah. Earlier things were way too hectic, so I want to use it again and get a feel for it」
I suddenly had a flash right when I was raising the hammer and starting the swing.
I used it without really understanding what was happening.
「Come to think of it, there is also something called 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』, right?」
「Huh? Yeah, there is…? Oh right, I guess I have never shown it to you, Diana-chan」
The day I learned that I had obtained 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』 was the same day the Time of Miasma Demon began.
Because of that, I never had a chance to show it to Diana-chan.
「I want to see it」
「Of course, that is fine. …But if possible, I would be happy if you do not get disappointed after seeing it」
「Okay」
「It might be a difficult request, but if you can, please?」
「O okay…」
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I think I am the one who feels disappointed.
Both 『Glowing Power Attack』 and 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』 make no sense. I have no idea what their purpose is.
I have only used these two composite skill arts a few times so far.
I thought that if I tried them many times, I might discover some kind of usefulness, but as things stand now, I have gained nothing.
「I might never use them again」
「I see…」
The chants are longer, and it seems the magic power cost is a bit higher, so I probably will not use them again…
「So next is training with normal 『Power Attack』?」
「Yeah. I am thinking of trying it on wolves in 3-3」
The Wild Giant Rats in 4-2 were all defeated after being completely covered in moss.
There is still some time before they respawn, so I will try some test attacks on wolves in 3-3.
「…Hm? Ah, right. Sorry, Diana-chan, can you give me a moment?」
「Yup?」
Right now, we are on our way from 4-2 to 3-3, and we are currently moving through the lake area of 4-1.
It has gotten noticeably colder, and the 4-1 area feels deserted.
I was planning to pass straight through, but then I remembered I had a small errand in this area.
「I am going to restock the float rings, so can you wait just a bit?」
「Float rings?」
I store the float rings I make in the changing room of the 4-1 area, but because of house arrest and other things, I was unable to come to the dungeon for quite a while.
I had no choice but to keep them in my magic bag, and quite a lot have piled up by now. This is a good chance to stuff them back into the changing room.
「It will be quick, so please wait」
「Okay…」
I head to the changing room, take the stockpiled float rings out of my magic bag, and move them inside one by one.
「…I mean, do we even need more at this point?」
「Hm?」
「There are definitely enough already」
「Mmm. I guess so?」
「They are spilling out of the changing room」
「Yeah…」
Just as Diana-chan says, the changing room is already packed full of float rings. With this many, it does feel like we have more than enough.
「For now, it looks like we cannot fit any more in the changing room. There are still quite a few left in my magic bag though. What should I do…?」
「Why not sell them?」
「Sell them…?」
Hmm. That might be fine. Basically, people can keep using rental float rings, and I will sell just a few. For those who want their own float ring that they can use freely, I will sell a small number. Yeah. That sounds good.
Then I guess it is fine to stop additional production until next summer.
Somehow, I still feel like there will be a flood of people wanting to buy them once summer comes again, but I wonder how it will turn out…
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We arrived at 3-3.
Alright then, let me try using 『Power Attack』 on a wolf.
I have a feeling it will just be 『Glowing Power Attack』 without the moss, but for now I will go and smack one anyway.
「Alright. I am heading out, okay?」
「What about support? You do not need support? I have nothing to do and I am bored」
「Ah, sorry Diana-chan」
To properly check the effects of the new art, I had Diana-chan refrain from interfering during the Wild Giant Rat fights in 4-2 as well.
She only cheered during that time, but it seems she got pretty bored.
「Sorry about that. Do you want some Wild Giant Rat hide?」
「I do not need it」
「It is pretty useful though?」
「Mmm. But I do not need it」
As an apology for boring her, I tried to share some of the dropped Wild Giant Rat hide, but she refused. It is surprisingly useful though…
「More importantly, I want to do a bit more. …Oh, then I will stop the wolf’s movement so it is easier for you to hit」
「Stop its movement?」
「Yeah. I will freeze it in place」
「Ah… 『Cocytus』, right?」
「Yeah」
『Cocytus』 is a 『Water Magic』 skill art that Diana-chan has. It rapidly fires icy projectiles that freeze the point of impact.
「『Cocytus』, huh…」
「Hm?」
Seriously, 『Infernal Heavy Rain』 and 『Cocytus』 are just…
Is something not weird about them? Does something not feel off? Is Diana-chan playing a different game or something?
There is no way those are skill arts you are supposed to learn at level one, right?
Jered-kun has 『Power Arrow』, you know? And I have 『Power Attack』.
「What? Is something wrong? Do you want me to use a composite skill art instead?」
「Diana-chan’s composite skill art would be…」
Diana-chan possesses a composite skill art formed from 『Infernal Heavy Rain』 and 『Cocytus』.
Its name is 『Rain of Frozen Hell』.
Yeah… I will say nothing more…
「No, 『Rain of Frozen Hell』 is fine… Could you just use 『Cocytus』 instead?」
「Okaaay」
In that case, I will shatter the wolf frozen by 『Cocytus』 with 『Power Attack』…
「Alright, here I go. Are you ready?」
「Yeah…」
「『Cocytus』!」
Ahh, must be nice…
I want a cool-sounding art name too…
next chapter: Collecting Jered-kun’s Hair
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