01x06 - The Greater Demon Was a Cheater

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To put a stop to the Goblin Stampede,

we took on the goblin dungeon

together with the other adventurers.

Yet, Fran and I defeated

the Goblin King and Queen ourselves.

However, in the depths of the dungeon,

we were met with an overwhelmingly

powerful Greater Demon.

"Skill Taker," he said?

Now, then, I'll take my time

and t*rture you to death.

Fran!

What?

What's this?

My skill didn't work?

He didn't take your skill, Fran?

I still have it.

I see.

The sword skills

are shared between Fran and me.

That means he can't take borrowed skills.

Curses!

Thank goodness.

You seem to be in a pickle, Greater Demon.

Rejoice!

I shall summon

the strongest elite goblins.

Defeat that invader

and the other adventurers!

Destroy Alessa!

Alessa?

Darkness Magic: Black b*mb.

You b*stard! What are you doing?

Shut up and stay out of my way!

If you interfere,

I'll tear off all your limbs.

Got it?

I feel kind of bad for him.

I'm done playing games.

I don't intend to stay

in this shabby dungeon forever.

It's much more fun

to go out and destroy human cities.

So hurry and just die!

Teacher!

Something big is coming!

Darkness Volteccer!

Fran!

Such impact! Could the little girl…

Wild Impulse!

Darn it! It won't budge!

Mr. Donadrond…

Break down the door!

Fran…

hang in there!

What incredible power!

EPISODE 6: THE GREATER DEMON IS A CHEATER

So you narrowly dodged that.

Fran, sorry,

but I'm getting us out of here.

He is on a completely different level.

We don't stand a chance

against him right now.

You're right. I'm no match for him

with my current abilities.

But…

if that guy gets to Alessa,

he'll destroy the shop and the guild.

A lot of people will die.

If that happens…

If that happens, it'll be troublesome.

So…

Fran?

Lend me your power, Teacher.

Here I come! Darkness Spear!

Fran wants to become stronger

so that she can evolve.

But that's not all.

Deep inside, Fran wants to become stronger

to protect others too.

Fran will surely become strong.

As her teacher,

how could I possibly hold her back?

Fran,

we're not going anywhere.

You asked me to lend you my strength.

Retreat is not an option.

Teacher!

Thank you.

You're taking it easy.

Darkness Blaster!

She can really dart about.

So I said, but his stats

are on another level entirely.

And he can cast chain magic.

Sword skills alone

won't be able to damage him.

Does he have any weaknesses?

How irritating.

I'll destroy all of you!

Black b*mb!

Darkness Blaster!

Darkness Volteccer!

Fran, get up!

The next hit is coming!

Darkness Blaster!

Are you destroying the dungeon too?

Curses! He's attacking indiscriminately!

Indiscriminately?

Wait. He seems to be deliberately

avoiding that Dungeon Master.

Why? Is he a tsundere?

No, that's not it… Think.

What is it? I remember

hearing something about this before…

Aim for that guy!

Fire Arrow!

Dang it!

Teacher.

I knew it.

Donadrond, what happens

when the Dungeon Master is defeated?

The core will go

into a state of hibernation.

All activity inside the dungeon

will come to a halt.

The monsters inside will perish as well.

Well, that's what I think.

Dungeon Master.

That's right.

If we defeat him,

the Greater Demon he summoned

will be stopped too.

I see.

So that's why he's protecting him.

Yes. We've finally found his weakness!

Our target is the Dungeon Master!

-Fire Javelin!

-Fire Arrow!

What?

-Flare Blast!

-Fire Arrow!

Fire Javelin!

She can cast chain magic?

And non-verbally too!

It burns! Protect me!

Shut it, useless Dungeon Master!

Don't you have any self-defense skills?

We've stopped the Greater Demon's attacks.

But because of the barrier he put up,

he's practically unharmed.

At this rate, we'll exhaust our mana

before we can defeat him.

Fran.

I'm sure you can tell as well.

We won't be able to defeat him

with what we've been doing.

So we'll take a chance.

We'll stake everything we have

on a single move.

Will you be willing to do that?

Of course!

All right. Here's the plan.

Too easy!

Darkness…

-Here it comes!

-Yes!

Volteccer!

Good. Magic Perception!

After casting powerful magic spells,

there's a three-second gap

before he recharges his mana.

If it's Fran,

she should be able to use this time

to throw me towards him using Wind Magic.

Now, Fran!

I hate to admit it,

but I can't defeat him

in my current state.

That's why…

Wind Magic!

Sonic sh**ter!

I'll give everything I have to Teacher!

Leave it to me!

She threw out her sword?

Go!

Go, Teacher!

I just have to follow this arc

and I'll hit the Dungeon Master.

Then victory will be ours!

So that's how it is.

Not on my watch,

you useless sword!

Teacher!

You won't penetrate my defenses!

I've been waiting for this exact moment!

It curved!

Ultimate Move! Telecatapult!

I pretended to aim for the Dungeon Master.

But my real target is your crystal!

Take this!

That was close…

He stopped me! He's a monster!

What the hell is with this sword?

Its mana is getting stronger!

Hey, Greater Demon.

The sword spoke!

How dare you hurt my precious Fran?

I'll return everything you've done

to Fran!

With all my mana at once,

I'll let you have it all!

B-ranked Greater Demon,

become Fran's experience!

Impossible…

My mana is gone…

You're amazing, Teacher!

We've finally defeated him…

But…

My mana has also reached its limit…

Teacher!

Teacher!

Teacher…

Teacher!

Teacher…

Oh, this crystal is divine…

Fran, don't try to k*ll your teacher.

Teacher, you're alive?

Yes. I can restore my mana

by absorbing crystals.

And I can self-recover too.

So it's fine even if I take some damage.

Teacher, you dummy…

You fooled me.

I made you worry.

Teacher really is an amazing sword!

Not so forceful, Fran…

-Impossible…

-I haven't fully recovered yet…

I can't believe the Greater Demon

was defeated by a little girl.

But it's not over

for the goblin kingdom yet.

I just need to summon more demons

with Goddess points!

I have faith in my luck.

I'll summon an even stronger Greater Demon

who will obey my commands!

This time I'll definitely…

Dungeon Master.

It's over.

Are you going to k*ll me?

It's no use!

As long as I have

this Sacrificial Bracelet,

I can revive even if you k*ll me…

M-My hand!

That settles that problem.

A valuable item should be recycled.

My hand…

Now die.

Wait, Fran.

That guy is already dead.

The dungeon came to a halt.

Is it over, Teacher?

Yes. We've cleared the dungeon!

Dungeon clear!

Little girl! Are you all right?

Fran!

Donadrond?

I'll be taking the demon's sword.

I was wondering

why the door suddenly opened.

Did you defeat the Dungeon Master?

Seriously?

What's that thing?

That's a demon!

According to appraisal,

that's a Greater Demon

with a B threat level.

Did you solo it?

Yes.

He was super strong.

No way!

That's a B-rank monster!

I'm glad you're alright. I was so worried.

Donadrond…

Now then…

I believe I told you that it was dangerous

to act on your own, didn't I?

It seems I must reinstill

the ten rules of an adventurer into you!

Rule number one,

work harder than anyone else!

-Rule number two, do no evil!

-There it is. Donadrond's famous scolding…

-Rule number three…

-The hundred reviews of the ten rules…

-cause no trouble for others.

-Is that his Intimidation skill?

Rule number four, be a good adventurer!

Rule number five,

always do your quests with a smile!

Donadrond continued scolding Fran

until the light left her eyes…

FRAN, LV: 25

Fran, you're at Level 25!

You were Level 12

when you entered the dungeon.

You've grown a lot!

You got new skills and titles,

and your stats have gone up a lot too!

You're on par with Donadrond now!

And I've gotten a lot stronger too.

My Self-Evo is at Level 8 now

and my stats have gone up!

My skill levels have increased too.

Fran, what skills do you want

to level up with my new points?

Miss Fran?

What?

You're awful, Teacher.

I can't believe

you were only thinking about skills

when I was getting chewed out.

I've been found out…

Of course not…

We made a promise, didn't we?

Promise?

The curry, Fran!

Curry!

That's right! I was thinking about

how to prepare my special curry

to celebrate our victory!

What is curry?

It's a stew made with vegetables

and spices served over steaming rice.

It sounds yummy!

And let's make super deluxe curry

by adding delicious beast meat!

Meat!

I want to eat it so badly!

Right?

Curry… Meat curry…

That was close.

So about the skills…

Skills are important too.

The most important thing after curry!

After curry…

Well, never mind.

What skills do you want to level up?

Sword Art and Sword Technique!

I figured as much.

Magic might not be as effective

against strong enemies,

but sword skills can come in handy

in unfavorable situations.

Right.

All right! Let's max them out!

Level up!

Sword Art and Sword Technique

have been increased to Level 10.

Master Sword Art 1

and Master Sword Technique 1 gained.

Sword Technique and Sword Art

have been mastered.

Sword Attribute 1 unlocked.

We've unlocked

quite a few high-level skills.

Master Sword Art… That sounds really cool!

Sword Attribute appears to allow you

to equip the sword with attributes

for a certain period of time.

I want to try

using a sword enshrouded in flames!

All that's left is…

That skill!

Are you referring to Skill Taker?

Yes.

A cheat skill that allows you

to take your opponent's skills.

Maybe it seals the opponent's skills too.

You're right.

And deal with opponents

without crystals too.

In other words, we might be able to

steal skills from humans too.

Whoa!

So, what do you say

we level up Skill Taker?

Yeah. Teacher will make good use of it.

All right then…

Skill Taker has been increased to Level 2.

Oh, the chance of success increased!

All right! Let's max it out!

Skill Taker has reached Level 10.

There is a 100% chance of

obtaining a skill from a target.

May only be used once on each target.

After use, the skill can only

be used again after 432 hours.

Wow, 100%! That's guaranteed success!

I can't wait to try it out!

Should we take Donadrond's skill?

You'll get into trouble for that, so no.

Regardless, we can't steal from allies.

I wonder if we'll come across

an annoying old man with a rare skill?

I've received the report.

I've been waiting for you, Fran.

Yes.

First, allow me to express my gratitude.

I didn't expect that there would be

a B-ranked monster in the dungeon.

Truthfully, the fact that you went ahead

and took the Demon down

has caused us quite the trouble.

But had you not defeated it,

we probably would've had

a lot of casualties.

As such, I will let the matter slide.

That's great…

We've received

the Greater Demon's corpse as well.

I thank you

for handing it over to the guild.

The body has been damaged,

but it is top-grade material,

so there would be a lot of complaints

if we let you have it all to yourself.

Well then,

I have one more question for you.

What happened to the crystal?

I figured he would bring this up.

A crystal from such a powerful monster

is precious and highly sought after.

Even countless countries would want

to get their hands on it.

The whereabouts of such an item

will inevitably draw

a lot of dubiety and questions.

"Why wasn't it handed over

to the authorities?"

I guess we can't get away with

claiming such a crystal for ourselves…

Right.

It was destroyed when I k*lled him.

It disappeared.

Is that true?

Yes. That's the truth.

I thought it would be easier

to deal with a high-ranking adventurer.

But I guess it's fine since the spirits

aren't causing an uproar.

I take it that you hold no ill intentions.

I'll let this matter go--

Hold it right there!

You there, little girl…

You're lying!

You can't hide anything from me.

A genius like myself knows everything.

Who is this guy?