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Throwing Master

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The Zanzas Labyrinth’s Infinite Rocky Mountain.

Stella and Wood continued to fend off the moving lightning. They took their stance and swung through. Stella used a one-legged batting style, while Wood swung with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Stella kept fully swinging at the charging moving lightning without stopping.

“Sei…!” (Stella)

Kakkīn!

When the moving lightning was struck at its core and returned, a very good sound rang out. If the sound didn’t ring, it meant the core was not hit. Sometimes Stella also failed to hit properly when returning the moving lightning.

“Ah…!?” (Stella)

Kak…!

A sharp, high-pitched sound did not ring. The moving lightning rolled around like a ball. When the moving lightning was cleanly hit, it shattered. However, when it rolled like this, it soon started moving again.

“Leave it to me! [Water Throwing Spear]!” (Blue Mage)

The light blue magician stepped in to support. It was the magician’s magic. A slender spear of water appeared on her hand. She threw it at the moving lightning.

Bashun!

The weakened moving lightning shattered as it was hit. This was the role of the elite adventurers. They attacked the moving lightning from a distance.

“Thank you…!” (Stella)

“No, no… At that speed and movement, ordinary people can’t catch it. Only Stella-sama and Wood-sama can…” (Blue Mage)

“Ugo ugo! I’ll do my best too!” (Wood)

Wood’s swing was nothing but powerful. Even so, Wood, being a tree, was calm and composed. He steadily took down the moving lightning.

Kakkīn, kakkīn!

“…Wood-sama is immune to paralysis, so he’s perfect for this.” (Stella)

“Yes, that child is truly gifted. He has the potential to become a first-class adventurer…!” (Blue Mage)

They kept clearing out the moving lightning and kept moving forward.

An hour later.

“Hmm…? The moving lightning isn’t appearing anymore.” (Stella)

“Ugo ugo! No more zapping!” (Wood)

“Yes, the moving lightning that appeared every few minutes has stopped.” (Blue Mage)

The light blue magician looked at the small map drawn on her palm.

“According to calculations, we should be near the deepest unexplored area. Could it be that the deepest part has no moving lightning…?” (Blue Mage)

“Hmm… Moving lightning attacks anyone who approaches. Maybe we have defeated them all.” (Stella)

They advanced carefully. There was no sign of moving lightning on the crystal path anymore. Instead, the air grew stagnant. The deepest part was near. The light blue magician gripped her staff tightly and said,

“Based on predictions, the deepest part should have a thunder ore. That is likely the cause of the moving lightning…!” (Light blue magician)

“There must be something significant. The next corner should be the deepest part. Let’s stay alert.” (Stella)

Beyond the glittering crystals, the group reached the deepest part. There stood a golem made of purple thunder ore. The golem was crackling with fierce discharges all over its body. The light blue magician gasped. It was a naturally formed golem, born from extremely dense mana. Since it was made of thunder ore, it constantly emitted electric shocks.

As an A-rank adventurer, she quickly assessed the threat level of the golem before her. The mana she sensed was far above the dragons they had fought before. Even dragons that could destroy entire towns were mild compared to this golem. The electric discharges from the golem formed a barrier, so magical attacks would have little effect. Of course, if they got close, they would be struck by the electric shocks.

The unexplored area’s golem should have been accumulating mana for a thousand years. It was not an enemy that about ten people could fight. A-rank adventurers were considered heroes in their respective countries or regions. Yet even these elite adventurers were sweating nervously. This golem was probably equivalent to S-rank. It was the kind of monster that would require several knight squads to fight.

A chill ran down their spines. Every one of the elite adventurers was filled with fear just by looking at the golem. They thought only one thing: Retreat. Just seeing the area boss was already a great achievement. When the elite adventurers turned to retreat, Stella was picking up crystals and stones.

“Hmm, hmm hmm…” (Stella)

“Um… What are you doing? We should retreat, right? Retreat is the only option?” (Blue Mage)

“Hmm, I wonder. It seems like we could defeat it easily…” (Stella)

“Y-Yes…? That’s obviously dangerous, though.” (Blue Mage)

“The strength of thunder ore is about the same as gold. It’s not strong against physical attacks…” (Stella)

“That’s true, but we can’t get close, can we? It’s always discharging electricity.” (Blue Mage)

Stella squeezed the stones she had picked up and answered.

“It’s another result of training.” (Stella)

The other part of training was throwing. Throwing power practiced against Wood and adventurers.

“I’m confident enough in my throwing.” (Stella)

 

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In the Healberry Village, the sweets party had ended, and I was relaxing inside the tower. The rain outside was still falling. Tetetoka suggested I stay here until it stopped. There wasn’t much to do even if I went home. It was fine to relax here. The Dryads had come out of their flowerpots and were making a fuss.

“Good soil, isn’t it?” (Dryad)

“The scent is different.” (Dryad)

Right now, they were in the middle of a soil tasting event. There were different types, but I honestly didn’t understand much. Analia listened attentively among the Dryads… she was quite studious. Still, soil appreciation was mainly the Dryads’ thing. They cared because they lived in the soil. They both cared and wanted to hear others’ opinions, it seemed.

Then, Brown came over. He was carrying a bunch of fluffy balls of fur.

“Nya nya…” (Brown)

“Brown, what’s up? …You’re carrying a lot of fur balls.” (Elt)

“I want to play, nya!” (Brown)

Straightforward. But sure, I’m happy to. When someone says it like that, you want to respond kindly.

“Alright then.” (Elt)

“Everyone, Elt-sama will play with us, nya!” (Brown)

“Nyaa!!” (Nyaff)

“Whoa… so many gathered.” (Elt)

“Everyone’s been waiting for Elt-sama’s ball toss, nya!” (Brown)

Since the last time I played ball with them, the Nyaff tribe really liked ball games. However, the Nyaff tribe was not very strong. When they played among themselves, the throws were weak and boring. So, other races would throw the balls, but…

Since we were inside the tower, the flowerpots had been cleaned up, but it was still best not to make too much noise.

“I’ll throw lightly today with an underhand throw.” (Elt)

“Mm? That is—” (Brown)

Pōn.

I lightly tossed the ball into the air with an underhand throw.

“Hanyan…! Ball…!” (Nyaff)

The Nyafu tribe watched the ball with expressions as if they were seeing an angel.

“So, like this… Don’t run around inside the tower.” (Elt)

“Yes, nya!” (Nyaff)

“Nyaa!” (Nyaff)

This is fun too… Maybe because the Nyaff tribe looks so happy chasing the ball.

While throwing balls casually, I thought.

Come to think of it, this world didn’t have proper balls, so there was no way to throw them properly. Stella had seriously learned how to throw balls… But would that be useful?

 

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The purple golem lay heavily dented on the ground. Its electric discharges had completely stopped. Around it lay scattered crystals and stones of various sizes. They were thrown by Stella and Wood. That alone had defeated the purple golem.

“A-Amazing…! To defeat that golem just by throwing stones and crystals!!” (Elite adventurer)

The elite adventurers were stunned. Such power was unimaginable. More than that, Stella’s throwing style had a certain elegance. Her sharp, arrow-like stone throws. They were definitely legendary throws that conquered the unexplored area. That was why the light blue magician couldn’t help but ask.

“W-Where did you learn to throw like that?” (Blue Mage)

“From Elt-sama…!” (Stella)

“Eh, from that noble? How amazing is that person!?” (Blue Mage)

The elite adventurers were once again amazed by Elt. They had never heard of such a noble.

Unbeknownst to Elt, he too was becoming a hero…

 

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