After they were done spectating Ealdred Crow’s Winter General battle, Tsutomu gave Diniel a stack of docunts and had her study them, supervising her the whole ti. He could not afford to take his eyes off her, as he knew she would start slacking off the mont he looked any other away.
“Make sure you rember everything. If you don’t, I’ll have you read it on next week’s rest days.”
“……”
Receiving that warning, Diniel reluctantly started scanning over the Winter General’s data. Tsutomu, confirming that she was taking this seriously, walked out of her room and heaved a sigh of relief.
Ealdred Crow still was not successful today, but they did manage to put up a good fight. Tsutomu could see them finally scoring a victory soon, so he figured that his Clan should start working harder as well. In order to achieve their own victories, he needed his team’s mbers to do their best — especially Diniel, who needed so pushing for her to put in the effort.
Heading to the living room downstairs, he saw that Amy had just returned, humming a random tune as she looked through a huge pile of clothes. She was followed by Korinna and Hannah, both carrying large shopping bags. It seed that the three had just completed their shopping trip.
“Mm~hmm~hmm~~”
“So… heavy…!”
“I need so rest…”
Tsutomu, after greeting the three of them, left the Clan House and headed for the Guild. Once there, he tried to get into the training area for so practice, but found the place crowded with people.
“Heh, you’re pretty good! Now THIS is what I expected from the solo Dungeon conqueror!”
“……”
Amidst the bustling crowd, a hammy voice reminiscent of a theater perforr reached Tsutomu’s ears, prompting him to reluctantly wade through the crowd and check out what was going on. There, he witnessed a confrontation between Xeno, whose silver hair was drenched in sweat, and Weiss, who remained silent, both wielding weapons. Behind them, Garm, Daryl, and Amira seed to be engaged in sparring matches with mbers of the Scarlet Devil Squad.
Tsutomu had no idea when they had started a joint training session with the Scarlet Devil Squad, and as he watched the four of his Clan’s mbers fighting earnestly, he could not help but sigh.
[I just want them to learn to get so much-needed rest… Is that too much to ask for?]
Xeno regularly returned ho to visit his wife, so he had no problem on that front, but Garm and Daryl would diligently practice even on their days off. On top of that, Amira would often insist on dragging Tsutomu to explore the Dungeon, which could be quite annoying at tis.
Nevertheless, Tsutomu did not mind too much since he himself enjoyed exploring and training. Though he occasionally complained, he did not actually have any negative opinions about any of those activities. Moreover, recently, he had been getting less frequent invitations than before thanks to Korinna taking a similar role among her peers in his stead… which ended up leaving him with a slight sense of loneliness.
What he did mind, however, was the fact that he had strictly ordered his Clan’s mbers to take a break at least once a week — but as he could see now, so of them still ended up engaging in training on their own. Observing the four with a slightly exasperated expression, Tsutomu then rented a private training room for himself to practice his skills.
The Winter General’s attacks had a side effect of causing intense snow storms, making it difficult to rely heavily on flight. As such, Tsutomu had been fighting on the Snow Field layers without casting . Instead, he focused on his supporting efficiency, as he had to make sure everyone was taken care of while his visibility was limited.
Thanks to this, he had beco adept at ground support, so there was no pressing need for him to train extensively in that regard now. Support and healing skill training had beco routine activities for him, and there was no reason for him to co to the training grounds specifically for that purpose.
As such, Tsutomu mainly practiced offensive skills in the training room. These included
skill for environntal adaptation, which would greatly help the cold-vulnerable Diniel and Amy, Tsutomu felt that it might not be enough for scoring the win on layer eighty on their first attempt.
Even Garm, who could push his performance past his physical limit, probably would not be able to take on the Winter General alone the first ti he tried. That was why Tsutomu had considered either putting Xeno on his team or running a two-Healer composition with Korinna to make sure Garm received thorough support. On paper, it could be quite effective, even if it would not be as good as having an Enchanter like Ealdred Crow.
In the end, Tsutomu chose the forr option. It was not just about the matter of not wanting to die; after observing Xeno for several months, Tsutomu had gained the impression that Xeno was not just all talk. Additionally, the stories he had heard from Xeno’s wife Pico, who was well-known among Dungeon Maniacs, further influenced his decision.
“All right! Let us go one more round, Weiss!”
“At least let
rest a bit…”
Xeno had enough stamina to outlast Weiss, so it was safe to say that he could keep up with Garm and Daryl. While an Explorer’s stamina was technically determined by their VIT rating, there still would be a noticeable difference between those who have done basic training and those who have not.
For example, Tsutomu himself, despite having a similar VIT rating to Corinna, was certain that her stamina was higher than his. After all, he had been an Explorer for just almost a year, whereas Korinna had been in his business for several years and pursuing a side gig as a nurse on top of it.
Xeno’s environntal adaptation skill was useful, of course, but if that was all he had, Tsutomu would not have included him. Thankfully, he had the physical fitness to keep up with both Garm and Daryl, as well as his vibrant personality.
After observing his four comrades still engaged in sparring matches for a while, Tsutomu returned to the Clan House without being noticed.
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