01x02 - I Encountered an Adventurer

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Someone's coming.

Go hide.

Hi, there, Lloyd.

Albert!

Diglod.

Let's begin.

All right.

That's Albert for you.

So that's the second prince

of the Saloum Kingdom?

Yes. He excels in both

literary and military,

enough to make people believe

he'll be the next king.

He has the permission to use various

facilities available in the castle,

and sometimes

he will invite me like now.

I don't have many chances to

fire off a spell since I live in a castle,

so I'm grateful for that.

All right. It's your turn, Lloyd.

Okay.

I'm not interested in the throne,

and if I stood out,

they'd involve me in the power struggle.

All I want is just to

research sorcery quietly.

Then what are you going to do?

For now

I'm going to make the fireball curve

and graze the targets.

Isn't that much harder

than just hitting it?

All right.

He's somewhat gifted,

but all he can do is just graze them.

Fools! He grazed every single one of them!

Don't they realize

how ridiculously hard that is?

Adding a spin to the fireball

wasn't a bad idea.

It uses less mana and

the trajectory is stable.

He's such a sorcery nerd

Lloyd, I will be taking a quick break.

You can keep going if you like.

Oh, thank you!

Incredible as usual, Prince Albert.

Yay!

This is great, Grim!

Nobody's on the sh**ting range!

There are so many things I want to try!

Like what?

Like the dual incantation thing

that you did.

Hang on, that's just impossible.

That's a ability unique to demons

that can form extra mouths.

And that's why

Oh, it worked.

Hey! No sane person would ever try

incorporating a demon into their own body!

All right, let's give it a try.

Grim, can you cast Infernal Fireball?

Don't look down on demons.

Advanced spell like that

is nothing to

All right, then let's go.

In three, two, one

Huh? What? What's wrong?

"What? What's wrong?"

That's my line!

What the heck was that?

It was a spell-stack

Spell-stack.

A technique for compressing incantations.

By reciting several incantations at once,

I can shorten the time to cast the spell.

So, I was reciting about a hundred spells

in each line of the incantation.

A hundred?

There's no way I can do that!

I can only stack

two to three lines at once!

That would take all day.

Oh, so I can speak through

this mouth, too.

Okay, and then

Testing, testing. Okay, good.

Now I can talk with both mouths.

Wait, are you going to recite

two advanced spells at once?

Sorry, I'm going to borrow your mouth now.

Infernal Fireball!

Tempest Waterbolt!

What the heck is this?

Impossible

He's taking an advanced spell

and another one

He's weaving the two spells together!

Ridiculous!

The mana is intensifying

to an extraordinary level!

So this is dual incantation

Oh, there is no way

I can let it out here!

Still, I have to say, Prince Albert.

Why do you favor

the seventh prince so much?

He is somewhat skilled in magic,

but he's just a kid.

All of you must be blind.

His fireball grazed every target

in the same way.

He might be controlling it

that way on purpose.

He's a genius.

He might even become the grand sage.

I know he'll become

a powerful ally in the future.

Indeed.

You are our future king.

I'm sure you'd have no trouble

reining the grand sage.

Oh, stop that.

I just wish to get along

with my little brother.

By now, he might have

shot down all the targets.

Now, now, that would be too much.

Oh?

It's already this late?

No way

He blew a hole in the atmosphere

I can see the night sky

through the tear

Go back! Go back!

Just Just

That scared me

Just what the heck is this kid?

I WAS REINCARNATED INTO AN OMAKE ANIME

SO I CAN TAKE MY TIME

PERFECTING THE BACKSTAGE SKI

Come on, stop moving!

Wear your clothes properly!

Comb your hair!

Tie your ribbon!

Wait, why am I doing all this maid work?

No, I must make sure

he has a clean and healthy lifestyle.

So that when one day

I take over his body

Must you sneeze now?

SNIFF

Come on, blow your nose.

The end.

"A mysterious hole in the sky."

"Is it just abnormal weather,

or the portent of calamity?"

Hey, the thing you did yesterday

made it to the news!

That sure made me panic.

-Master Lloyd?

-Look at that.

"A-rank adventurer party clears

high-difficulty dungeon!"

"Returns with

precious treasure

and numerous magical items!"

I know!

Let's go to a dungeon!

No, you can't!

There will be mass panic

if they realize you disappeared!

Don't worry about that.

We can cover that with magic

and a bit of creativity.

An acorn?

Plant-class spell.

Wooden Replica.

Oh my goodness me! Incredible!

It looks exactly like you, Master Lloyd!

It's not just the looks.

I used resin to create the bones and skin,

and roots for the nerves.

It can do simple movements on its own!

I see, you can go outside

if you have this body double!

No.

If it's this simple,

I would've done it a long time ago.

The problem is Sylpha.

Oh, your mentor?

Yeah. The other day

Prince Lloyd

You've grown a bit taller.

Have I?

Yes.

By about 0.7 mm.

Cripes.

See?

I don't think this silly dancing

dummy can fool her.

And that is why

All right, I made it outside!

Grim! Hey, do you hear me?

Yes, I hear you.

I'm also getting a good view from one eye.

Great! How it's going over there?

Well

This is just my presumption,

but I think I'll have no problem

being your double.

-Prince Lloyd is grooming his appearance!

-His collar isn't crooked today!

Oh, he's just so cute!

Still

He transferred my soul into the dummy,

and my separated body

is incorporated into his hand.

That is just so messed up.

All right! Keep acting like me

and be careful of Sylpha!

Right

Still, this is a very well-made replica.

It even has mana coursing in it

That's right!

That brat isn't here right now!

I can do anything and nobody

will be able to stop me!

-Grim.

-Yes?

I'm really glad to have you

as my familiar.

I'm relying on you, Grim.

Grim?

Nothing!

Just try to come back

as quickly as you can, okay?

Huh? Okay.

That said

I may have escaped the castle,

but I have no idea

where to find a dungeon.

So you've put the cart

before the horse

Looks like someone is being attacked!

MARTIAL ARTS

She must be a martial artist.

Her breathing techniques

were impressive.

Breathing?

Lowly orcs.

It's 100 years too early

for you to face me!

I've read about an exotic technique

that puts an energy called Ki

inside the body using breathing,

granting them extreme strength.

So, who may you be,

snooping all the way there?

Oh, she detected me from that far away.

I guess I'll just have to come out.

I want to know about

dungeons and Ki too.

Hey, hang on a sec!

If you go out like that,

she might recognize you

as Saloum's seventh prince!

You're right!

No answer? In other words

you're a foe, then.

Oh no! What do I do? What do I do?

Prepare yourself!

Hello, my name is Lloberto.

A new adventurer.

Illusion-Class Spell, Imitation.

It's a spell to transform,

but only to those I've seen before.

Therefore, I used the dual incantation

I learned from Grim.

On my left hand,

I used my own appearance,

and Albert's on my right hand.

By combining both images,

I came up with an original look

that doesn't exist.

Lloberto, my name is Tao.

I'm a B-rank adventurer.

And as you can see, I'm a martial artist.

Nice to meet you, Tao.

Is she suspecting me?

Your disguise is perfect.

He's

He's such a hottie!

I've done nothing but train for 18 years.

I left the dojo and became

an adventurer in search of romance,

but I never became popular because

the guys only look at frail priestesses,

but my time has finally come!

I'm making him my boyfriend

no matter what!

I was thinking we could

clear a dungeon together,

but if you're busy, I'll look for

You can leave that to me!

Huh? Thanks?

YAAAAAS! DUNGEON!

DUNGEON ENTRANCE

Did you see that, Lloberto?

Did my strength cause

your heart to skip a beat?

Wow, glowing rocks!

He's not even looking!

Are you adventuring on your own?

Yeah, I couldn't find any proper hott

I mean, party members.

You count him as "proper"?

So you're using Ki when you fight?

You know about Ki, Lloberto?

Not many people know about it

here on the mainland.

It's like what mana is to sorcery, right?

Sounds like

the way you're breathing is vital.

You've got a ki-een eye

if you've noticed that much.

Get it?

Learning about Ki begins

and ends with breathing.

By using breathing to fill

your whole body with Ki,

you can release a burst

of superhuman strength.

It takes a lot of training to even

start sensing the Ki in your body.

So instead

It'll be a lot easier to find

the Ki to my heart!

TEE HEE

Wait, Lloberto?

Did you just use a breathing technique?

Yeah

I was trying to copy you,

but it's pretty difficult.

Copy me?

Stop, Lloberto!

If you're not used to it,

you'll feel like your lung is burning!

I do feel it

An energy inside of me,

something that is not mana.

I can use this power

I can apply it

to sorcery!

Very well then,

I guess I'll teach you about Ki.

Thank you, Tao.

BA-DUMP

Anyway, don't stop that breathing

until we leave the dungeon!

Got it!

He's such a weird kid.

He has this luxurious life,

but he doesn't care for any of that.

All he cares about is

the exploration of sorcery.

I found you.

Prince Lloyd.

Sylpha

Ki Blast!

That was a Ki Blast.

And what I just defeated is

Greywolf, the dungeon's boss.

CLICK

That should unlock

the dungeon's treasure chest.

That said, a dungeon that hasn't grown

much won't have any good loot.

Treasure chests that only open

when the boss is defeated

and this weird architecture.

This place is full of mysteries!

You seem to be more interested in the

treasure chest itself than what's inside.

Huh?

Oh, but I am also interested

in what's inside, of course.

He's already used to the Ki Breathing

in this short period.

It looks like

I've hit the jackpot!

If I can get him into

a student-teacher affair,

then that cranky grandpa will

accept him as my fiancé!

Let's open the treasure chest!

Oh, right.

Well, I doubt there's anything

exciting in there.

A lich?

Oh, what's this? Is it the true boss?

I WAS REINCARNATED INTO AN OMAKE ANIME

SO I CAN TAKE MY TIME

PERFECTING THE BACKSTAGE SKI

SNORE

I am a wooden replica.

A body double that

Master Lloyd created using mana.

Today he forgot to put me away

before going to sleep.

He's always like that.

When it comes to sorcery,

he forgets about everything else.

I feel pity for Grim

who always has to take care of him.

I like Grim

since he takes good care of me.

If the maids see me in the morning,

it might cause a panic.

But I don't care. I'm just a replica.

I don't have a heart

Oh no! He's spell-stacking in his sleep!

At this rate, we'll get blown away!

Me, Grim, and everybody else!

I can't let that happen!

Slap!

DROPS

I just saved Saloum kingdom from

a crisis that not a single person knows.

It was a historic night

where I acted with my heart.

The end.

The lovely Tao has a fateful meeting

with the hottie adventurer Lloberto!

And so the fierce wedding story

will begin!

Next on episode 3:

"Qi-Technique and Enchantment"!

You will witness the abyss of sorcery.