Disciple of Immortal

Act 1: Chapter 52: Pomera's Growth

Note : RUN POMERA, RUN!!!

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A week had passed since the beginning of Pomera’s training.

After the repeated magic and live combat training against monsters, she’d finally reached level 38. At this point, Pomera’s mastery in white magic had already surpassed mine. Maybe it rose so easily since I taught her an easy to understand method.

That day, Pomera and I were hunting some monsters in the shallow parts of the forest. We ended up returning earlier than expected since we’d fulfilled our quota sooner than planned.

「Pomera never expected that the day… she reached level 40 would come. Will Roy-san and co treat the current Pomera as their comrade?」

Pomera delightfully asked while lining up at the receptionist’s counter.

On the contrary, I was worried about Pomera’s level.

「That’s strange, I reached Lv 100 in just a week when I was trained by Lunaire, and yet… she hasn’t even reached half of that. Maybe the pace is…」

Maybe the training methods I’m using are wrong. I mean, miracle drug was the only thing being consumed like crazy.

Though the miracle drug that I made might be an inferior creation compared to the ones made by Lunaire, I might need to make more since my stock is already in the red. I don’t have enough ingredients though. I could try to make it with the materials available at hand, but it might take a long time and tons of money.

I finally understood what Lunair meant when she told me that alchemy would be extremely useful for when I left Cocytus.

Rather, it seems that she taught me all that I needed to know for when I left Cocytus.

I’ve made a grave mistake thinking that I could recreate Lunarie’s training regime. The environment in this place is the exact opposite of Cocytus.

There’s also the fact that there’s a huge difference between Pomera and I when it comes to combat style.

I couldn’t use all the training regimes that Lunaire used on me.

Well, I might have expected this from the very beginning. But, I couldn’t bring myself to betray Pomera’s wholehearted expectation towards me. I want to help her achieve her dream.

But, I’m starting to see the limits of my revised training methods for Pomera.

「What are you worrying about, Kanata-san? I hear something about Lv 100 in a week, is it related to that?」

Pomera asked with a timid look on her face.

I pondered whether it was about the time to use THAT as I looked at Pomera with a wry smile on my face.

「You guys… same as ever huh.」

The guild staff member heaved a sigh upon seeing me take out an Almirage’s horn, Saber Rabbit’s fang, and a Dark Wolf’s pelt from my magic pouch.

Dark Wolves and Saber Tigers were Lv 20 monsters, while Almirage was a Lv 30 monster.

I was following Pomera’s suggestion to refrain from using 《Dimension Pocket》 and relying more on the magic pouch instead. It seems I was bound to attract more attention if I were to use an 8th tier magic out in the open.

According to her, only the most skillful C-rank adventurers, or B-rank and above adventurers could use 8th tier magic. Additionally, 6th tier magic and beyond has long since been treated as some sort of finishing move that takes a long casting time and preparation.

I think that she was exaggerating things a bit, but I guess there’s nothing wrong with following her advice.

「You two raised your adventurer rank to E-rank just the other day, right?」

The guild staff member asked for confirmation while checking our adventurer’s card.

「Yeah, that’s right.」

「In fact, there’s a talk about giving special exceptions to Pomera-san and Kanata-san to raise your adventurer ranks straight to C-rank. We’re discussing this so you guys can receive commission appropriate to your true abilities, since your abilities have clearly surpassed a C-rank adventurer’s. Think about this offer carefully and just tell me when you’re ready.」

「Really?」

I mean, it would work better for me if I could receive high-ranking commissions. Afterall, the position of the guild itself would be put into question if they only bought monster materials without me accepting the said monster’s subjugation commission in the first place.

In addition to that, as I raise my adventurer rank, my card will also become a replacement ID card. Since majority of the lords of the city wanted to keep prominent adventurers in their cities, those said adventurers were normally provided with facilities that were directly managed by the city’s lord. That’s why, having a higher adventurer rank was a better choice.

「W-We did it, Kanata-san! T-Thank you so much, Kanata-san… Pomera feels that she has really become much stronger than before.」

Suddenly, I felt killing intent from behind.

Upon turning around, I spotted Octavio glaring daggers at us.

「Why, to such sh*tty brats… this is unfair.」

Octavio muttered something from under his breath.

This guy…

When our eyes met, he clicked his tongue and walked away from us.

It seems that Octavio holds a deep complex about him being an eternal D-rank adventurer. It doesn’t look like he ever stopped for a moment to consider the fact that the guild made an exception for Pomera and I since we basically did a much better job that clearly surpassed our current ranking.

I also never see that m*dget who used to hang around Octavio anymore after that incident with the Goblin parade. He might’ve become scared of me and left the city as soon as possible.

「It’s still noon, Kanata-san. Let’s start our magic study after the afternoon, shall we?」

Maybe because she’d started to gain more self-confidence, or simply because she’d opened her heart to me since we were almost always together, Pomera recently no longer stuttered when she spoke to me.

「… Yeah. I’ve told you about this before but, actually there’s something that I want to try. Let’s put this into a practice once we arrive at the inn.」

「T-… test?」

Pomera asked with an anxious look on her face.

W-Well, just in case to prepare for the worst situation, I’ll lend my 《Ouroboros Ring》 to Pomera…