01x04 - Existence Evolution

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Rock Shatterer!

Don't tell me...!

It's healing, but now
there's no wight on the way!

Gowtan, stop!

Get away from it!

I'll finish this right away!

Ghoul Head has Existence
Evolved into Mad Headder.

The monster's level has changed to 40.

The Ghoul Head's level
has surpassed Gowtan's!

W-What has happened?!

This is terrible!

♪I held my breath in
this labyrinthine city♪

♪Hey, let's go find♪

♪Our real voices now♪

♪Gathering up those nameless days♪

♪Behind the scarred, invisible shield♪

♪Lies a wish known only to me♪

♪As long as I can keep walking
with it in my heart♪

♪I'm sure I won't be afraid♪

♪This is my story♪

♪No time for sorry♪

♪I have no doubts;
this is the path my heart has chosen♪

♪No chains can hold me♪

♪As I reached out♪

♪To a closed door, a new world♪

♪Awakens♪

♪The heartbeat that
had been dormant awakens♪

Existence Evolution.

It's a rare event that requires
special conditions to trigger.

Mostly, to escape perils,

monsters that are in a pinch
will activate their latent power.

That leads to the monster
turning into a different race.

Even in Magic World, the exact requirement
for Existence Evolution is still unknown.

We're just extremely unlucky
to be in this situation!

Gowtan! Get away from there!

Teal! Paul! Try to distract it!

W-W-What do you want us to do?!

If I attack that beast with magic,
I will get k*lled!

If Gowtan dies,
we're all done for anyway!

We gotta keep our only hope to win!

Abnormal Status: Paralysis.

Parry!

I will draw its attention!

Teal! Take Gowtan and use Heal
and Para-heal on him!

I-I have Heal, but no Para-heal.

I allocated most of my points
to attack magic!

I can't heal Paralysis!

What were you thinking with
that stupid skill allocation?!

Anyway, take Gowtan
and heal him somewhere safe!

Hurry!

O-Okay!

Mad Headder's special skill,
Numbing Carrion, causes paralysis

that heals off in three minutes.

If we can just hang on till then...

Gowtan can bounce back
with Teal's Heal.

Heal!

But a game and reality...

...are so starkly different!

Until Gowtan recovers...

...I will be your opponent, Mad Headder!

An F-Rank adventurer
handling that kind of beast?!

Of course, it's impossible!

Stupid!

Let's use this chance to run away!

If that guy got k*lled, we'll be next!

Wait! I'll go with you!

Yeah, it's all good.

Reckless help won't even
survive for 10 seconds.

With this enemy, I don't have time
to cover for low-level adventurers!

My level is 16.

Meanwhile, Mad Headder is level 40!

One miss means death!

The level gap is too high.

This is the worst situation.

I didn't expect to fight an enemy
at this level without preparation.

I wanted to avoid this kind of situation.

High risk, high return.

In this kind of time,
when one's skill is tested to its limit...

A man can't avoid feeling excited!

H-Hey!

That Heavy Knight is keeping up a fight
against the monster that busted Gowtan!

Don't be stupid!
It's obvious we're in a crisis!

It's a miracle he's still alive!

If I keep letting Mad Headder
attack me like this,

at my level, eventually
I won't be able to evade!

I also need to land a counterattack!

Beginner Swordsmanship
has reached level 5.

Unlocked new skill, Vital Slice.

Common skill, Vital Slice.

A skill that allows slicing with
the sword's tip at zero distance.

Easily inflicts damage even on
enemies with high defense stats.

Okay!

Parry!

An opening!

Vital Slice!

Because Vital Slice ignores
the sword's reach,

many called it a defective skill.

Yet its ability to easily inflict damage

is perfect for the Heavy Knight class
with low attack but high defense stats!

But that won't be enough
to defeat this enemy!

Parry!

You're getting sluggish!

Yes, that's right, Mad Headder!
The show has just begun!

Unfortunately...

...my role is over!

Parry!

You're getting sluggish!

Yes, that's right, Mad Headder!
The show has just begun!

Unfortunately...

...my role is over!

Dragonslayer Split!

Amazing!
- He did it!

You have leveled up from 16 to 23.

He's nothing more than
an F-Rank adventurer.

Yet he withstood a monster
that nearly k*lled me?

I was at my limit.

You saved me, Gowtan.

Forgive me, Elymas!

My sloppy orders,
lack of attention to safety,

everything was just as you said!

Gowtan...

You'd better take that one home.

Level 40 Magic Stone?

It should fetch a nice price.

For someone broke like me,
it's awesome.

Are you sure?

Of course.
You beat that monster by yourself.

An item dropped by a unique
level 40 monster, huh?

Shall I give that one to you?

Eh?

D-Don't be stupid!
I don't take back my words!

You're the one who beat that monster!

But can I look up
the item details a little bit?

S-Sure.

A rare drop worth three million gold?

Rampart Reflection only activates
if the attack is received by the armor.

With this, I can completely endure
all monster attacks at my level!

But with this price,
selling it for cash is also an option.

Oh, 3 million gold, huh...

Say, Gowtan.

About the rank promotion...

Nothing to worry about.

I'll tell the guild it will be a loss
if they don't promote you.

We should quickly get you to E-rank.

Really?

The guild told me to watch out
in case you were cheating.

It looks like that was a false alarm...

I will beat up anyone who
opposes your promotion!

Eh?!

Excuse me...

Excuse me, Gowtan.

Would you, you know,
approve my promotion?

After all, I cured you with my Heal...

Teal!

Didn't your knees go weak
just from facing the monsters?

I won't promote someone like that!

There will be a lot more difficult
moments in dungeons!

Go take more quests and
get better prepared!

They take too long.

Maybe they took the wrong carriage?

I'd like to see that!

Hey, you!
- But I'm the cute one!

Then he looked so surprised!
- I'll scour the next dungeon!

Wait a minute!
- Wanna group up with me next?

Me too.
- Nothing is different.

Let's see, this is the reward
for the last raid.

Firstly, here's 130,000 gold.

And then...

Here's 200,000 gold
for 20 wight magic stones.

And then this one is for...

There's still more?

For the price of the Ghoul Head
Mad Headder magic stone...

Heave-h*!



For this once, you receive more than me!

A raid quest sure gives you a lot!

He earned more than Gowtan?!

Isn't he a Heavy Knight?

Excuse me, Gowtan.

Did this person really take on
a Ghoul Head and beat it?

Yeah! He came before with
a high-level magic stone

and is under suspicion!

There must be a trick.

How high is your level?

- Defensive class is defective!

- Umm, it's... You see... I mean...

- Gowtan, come on, say something to him!

Damn right!

How could a defensive Heavy Knight
even hunt those monsters?

Your lot! Are you doubting Elymas?!

That's just like looking down on me,
who approved his promotion!

I'm really indebted to you, Gowtan.

Thank you.
- Me too.

Let's meet again.
Be well out there.

Thanks to Gowtan,
the noises instantly disappeared.

I've now become an
E-rank adventurer with no issue!

You distract it!
- I don't wanna be a defensive class!

I will give the k*lling blow!
- You have me! Just hop on the ship!

All right! I found the new member!

You there! Want to form a party
with a reliable vanguard?

Are you really strong?

And now, what to do after this...

I got promoted to E-rank,
so I can go to the dungeons

and grind for the gold...

Rampart Reflection's counter move
needs overwhelming defense stats.

The starter equipment
is no longer enough.

With my current skill set,

I'll have to do tedious
level grinding for a while.

Maybe I should look for that item
while deciding my future direction.

The Fang of Smoldering
Insanity skill book!

A skill book is an item
to unlock a skill tree.

Since it's rare,
you can't find it easily.

But searching is free!

The Oath of the Heavy Armor and
the Fang of Smoldering Insanity.

The Heavy Knight class is perfected
by combining these two skills!

A perfected Heavy Knight
is no longer just a defensive class.

It's arguable to call it
an offensive class either.

Their figure is already beyond human!

The Fang of Smoldering Insanity.

The most important item for
a Heavy Knight's evolution.

However...

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Come whatever may]♪

♪Shall we make some noise?♪

♪Shall we try everything?♪

♪Do you value life?♪

♪Let's do one or the other♪

♪Capacity overload
Not enough memory♪

♪Is there still room for growth?
Is it more a yes or a no?♪

♪Arrivederci
I want to run away at once♪

♪Survival instinct, afflictions, impulse♪

♪I've had enough
being surrounded by them♪

♪Failure, disgrace♪

♪It pained me a lot,
made me like a corpse♪

♪Can't you do something about life?♪

♪I want to be stronger♪

♪It's okay to be a bit weak♪

♪I want to live well♪

♪It's okay even you're being clumsy♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[In the night, stars will sway]♪

♪Can't live my life well
[Find your way]♪

♪[In my heart, I'll light the way]♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Life is Canvas, draw your day]♪

♪Ah, I want to be known someday♪

It was a dangerous battle,

but I managed to become
an E-rank adventurer!

Now, there's only one thing to go for.

Perfecting the Heavy Knight class!

No longer a defensive class,

but too arguable as an offensive class!

Unleashing power beyond human!

I need that skill book for this goal.

Next time: "Fang of Smoldering Insanity".

But the problem is how
unbelievably expensive it is...