"So strong."
Lefiya instinctively let out an exclamation.
Watching the two figures crisscross in the courtyard, rapidly engaging in offense and defense, she vaguely felt that her eyes couldn't keep up with their movements.
Rubbing her somewhat sore eyes, Lefiya looked at her teammates who were also watching the battle.
" Tiona, did Cain just activate two chantless spells?"
"Huh? Were there two?"
Tiona tilted her head: "It just looked like one lightning-attribute Enchantment Magic."
Tione glanced at her: "Idiot, the other one was an Enhancement Magic. Didn't you notice his strength and speed suddenly increased a lot?"
"Oh, now that you mention it, you're right."
Tiona nodded thoughtfully.
Enchantment Magic and Enhancement Magic are two different systems of magic.
Although they look very similar, their effects are somewhat different.
After staring at the two in the courtyard for a moment longer, Tiona looked to the side.
"Tione, it's about time to withdraw."
"Mm, it's time to go."
Tione nodded.
"Eh? Why?"
Lefiya, who was concentrating on watching the battle, was stunned, a look of confusion on her face.
Wasn't Tione's mission to follow Ais and observe her condition?
Why suddenly retreat for no reason?
"What? Lefiya, didn't you notice? We've already been discovered by Cain."
"Discovered?!"
"Yeah, Lefiya, your vigilance is too weak. Cain has looked at you several times."
Tiona clasped her hands behind her head: "If we don't run now, we'll be caught in the act soon."
"Uh, alright."
Lefiya silently withdrew her head.
Although she was a bit uneasy about Cain and Ais being alone, it was better to retreat now.
Otherwise, if they were caught, it would be difficult to explain to both Cain and Ais.
"Speaking of which, will Miss Ais still come to Hestia Familia for lessons later?"
"Mm, so when we go back this time, we need to report Ais's situation to the Captain and have him figure out a way to solve the infiltration problem."
"Eh? Can something like that be solved?"
"I don't know, but if it can't be solved, then we can't follow Ais anymore."
Infiltrating another Familia's residence is somewhat overstepping the line, no matter what.
This time, Cain didn't catch them, possibly out of consideration for acquaintances, but if a similar situation occurred next time, it would be hard to say.
Taking one last look at the two in the courtyard, Tione led Lefiya back to the Loki Familia and found Finn, who was tallying supplies in the warehouse.
"What's wrong?"
Tione recounted how she had followed Ais all the way into the Hestia Familia.
"Captain, do you have any way to solve this?"
"Hmm... this is a bit troublesome."
Finn rubbed his fingers, not immediately answering the question, but asking another.
"You just mentioned that Cain and Ais were fighting back and forth. How much strength did Ais use?"
"LV4 level strength and speed, and she didn't use magic. Also, they weren't fighting back and forth; Cain was always at an advantage."
"Advantage?"
"Yes, he's gotten stronger."
As if knowing what Finn was wondering, Tione recalled the scene of the battle.
"Besides awakening two chantless spells, Cain's level should have broken through to LV2, and his swordsmanship is much stronger than before."
"The slash he displayed in the War Game more than sixty days ago, it seems even faster now. If I were ambushed, I wouldn't be confident in dodging it."
...
Finn suddenly fell silent.
Compared to Tione, he knew more about Cain's situation after investigating.
If he remembered correctly, the other party only received his blessing after joining the Hestia Familia last month.
He broke through to LV2 in just over a month, or perhaps even less, and after breaking through, he still showed such strong performance...
"It seems a meeting is necessary."
Recalling a message he had received two days prior, Finn looked at the Amazon girl before him.
"Tione, could you notify the other members of the familia? We're having a gathering for lunch today."
"A gathering?"
"Yes. A new shop is opening in the West District today. I hear there are quite a few promotional activities."
Finn glanced towards the West District. "Consider it a relaxation before the expedition. My treat this time."
...
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, an hour went by.
In the backyard of the Hestia Familia, Cain proactively halted his attack.
"Let's stop here for today."
"...Okay."
Ais silently lowered her wooden sword.
Looking at the black-haired boy standing not far away, who appeared completely relaxed and showed no signs of exertion, a flicker of unwillingness flashed in Ais's eyes.
An hour. A full hour.
She had exchanged countless blows with Cain, either defending and counterattacking or taking the initiative to attack.
But throughout this entire process, Ais had not managed to land a single hit on Cain.
Faced with Cain's unreasonable speed, she, who had suppressed her strength and speed to the level of LV4, was completely unable to mount any countermeasure.
"Cain, if I train the Hamon to your level, can I..."
"You can't."
As if guessing what the girl wanted to ask, Cain gave his reply first.
"The Hamon is indeed strong, but it's not strong enough to let someone fight across two levels directly."
"Then how did you do it?"
A hint of confusion appeared on Ais's face. "Besides the Breathing Technique, is there another way to get stronger?"
As she said this, Ais seemed to remember something from not long ago and hurriedly added, "I can pay tuition. Any amount is fine."
"Even a hundred billion Valis?"
"..."
Ais suddenly fell silent.
Even for her, saving up a hundred billion Valis couldn't be done overnight.
If she wanted to save that much money...
Bonk!
A hand chop landed on Ais's head.
"Your breathing rhythm is off again."
"Yes!"
Ais replied instinctively.
After adjusting her breathing rhythm, Ais looked at the black-haired boy before her again.
"If I had a hundred billion Valis, could I casually fight across levels like you?"
"Don't aim too high. Focus on training the Hamon well first before considering anything else."
This time, Cain did not give a direct answer.
In fact, even if Ais really did take out a hundred billion valis, he had nothing to teach her.
It's not like he could reference the properties of the demon king potion and recreate it in the DanMachi World, right?
Leaving aside whether it was even possible, even if it were, the process would consume a massive amount of time.
With that time, he might as well go to the Dungeon to grind his status and raise his adventurer level.
Recalling the deed he had received this morning,
Cain thought about his upcoming schedule while looking at the Blonde Girl before him who had started to space out again.
"Ais, are you free today?"
T/N- Today's last chapter.
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