The previous morning...
"This is?" Izrail looked at the file that suddenly entered his smartphone.
"You asked about Dahlia before, right? I can't tell you everything in detail, but I can still give you basic information that can still be accessed by many people."
Izrail opened and read the file that Isabella gave him carefully~
"This isn't new data, right? There's no information about her being a C-ranked soldier here."
"That's why I said it can still be accessed by many people. Information about D-ranked soldiers isn't that protected, so anyone can get the information if they seriously look for it."
"Dahlia is a Supporter type soldier. I can understand when she was a D-ranked soldier she was given power from a random monster because there was no role selection yet. But why is it that she, who is now a Supporter, is given power from a Demon type monster? Besides that, it's followed by a Beast type as well. The power of the Angel monster is actually the least."
"As far as I know, it's because her body size and strength aren't big enough, so they want to strengthen her physique. But I understand why you're asking that. Their reason..."
"...Not very relevant."
"Yes. But there's no point in us talking about this."
"Because all the important information is still covered up. So what's with this brief explanation?"
"The unique ability 'Survive', as written there, is an ability that gives Dahlia a high instinct and reflex for danger, at least for now. They're still trying to observe her development, it's just... it's hard to get results because Dahlia often retreats in difficult battles."
"Instinct and reflex are common things that can be trained, but they categorize it as a unique ability. Then the type of modification of the power given is still not suitable for whatever reason. Besides, with her current strength and mentality, she's a little less suitable to be a team leader."
Izrail wondered if those things were related. He still lacked information, so he was still unable to draw conclusions and guess what the purpose of the arrangement was.
"It seems like I can't give him the usual training."
"He does need special training, but... don't overdo it, okay?"
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"Huuft..."
"Your expression is still tense."
"What else can I do? I've never been able to defeat an Elite level monster alone. At least... I need more preparation to be able to win."
"I'm only asking you to fight him, not defeat him."
"Is that so? So...?"
"I won't ask if you're ready or sure about this. Because questions like that sometimes make someone more hesitant."
"And procrastinating will only make me think more."
"You're really smart, huh. If you keep going like this, maybe our training in the future will be smoother. Now go, I'll be here watching you, so you don't have to be afraid
When Izrail praised her and touched her head, Dahlia felt a little happy. She then took courage, and immediately got down.
The Mutant who had been wandering around for a long time immediately felt Dahlia's approach and started walking closer.
When Dahlia stopped, the Mutant instinctively stopped because ahe was alert. However, when she saw that, she was just standing still and felt that Dahlia was an easy target, the Mutant attacked.
When the big arm swung, Dahlia was a little surprised by the Mutant's attack range which was a little further than she expected, luckily she was prepared and managed to dodge.
"Although his body is big, it seems like his agility and speed are not high... You can take advantage of that, Dahlia. Your attacks may be weaker, but you are more agile than him. Besides, your small size will make it difficult for him to hit you."
"I see!"
Dahlia's tension that had arisen immediately subsided, immediately subsided when she heard that fact.
"That's right. Even though his strength is great, it's useless if he can't hit me... I just need to focus on dodging."
With that new understanding, Dahlia became more confident. She didn't focus on looking for an opportunity to attack, but focused on the Mutant's attacks and movements.
Relying on her instincts, Dahlia kept a safe distance and dodged every attack that came.
"It looks like you're starting to calm down. But too many movements like dodging will drain your energy faster. With the difference in strength and weight, you can't possibly block his attacks. Try to deflect if you feel like you won't have time to dodge."
"Deflect?"
"Quickly direct all your strength in the other direction. If the attack is vertical, you do it horizontally, and vice versa. You have to hold for a moment, then immediately deflect the attack while retreating from the direction of the attack. You might still get pushed away, but the impact you receive will not be any less."
Dahlia was a little doubtful of Izrail's words, but in that fight, Dahlia unconsciously followed what Izrail said. And without realizing it, she reflexively moved her sword to deflect the attack that she couldn't avoid, and pushed its trajectory in another direction.
Dahlia fell, and hurriedly rolled away before standing up quickly.
When receiving the attack, Dahlia's heart beat a little faster. But she was also happy because what she did was exactly as Izrail said, and it proved to be quite effective.
Since before, she had always chosen to avoid, because the difference in size made her always think it would be bad if she received an attack. So successfully surviving an attack without getting hurt was a first for her.
The Mutant launched various attacks, from spinning to crashing, but still failed to injure Dahlia.
When Dahlia fought, and felt that she was starting to be able to control the flow of the fight, the Mutant suddenly attacked faster. Dahlia was surprised and hurriedly parried.
Dahlia observed the Mutant in front of her to find out what was happening. Then that's when she realized that both of Mutant's arms were now slightly larger and looked more sturdy.
Apparently the increase in arm size allowed Mutant to swing his arms faster than before.
"It seems like the attacks are stronger, but with the increase in weight, it should make his movements slower, right?"
Dahlia stepped forward and attacked again.
"That might be true. But I doubt there is an ability that would actually harm him."
Just as Dahlia heard Izrail's words, she saw the Mutant suddenly jump a few meters towards her.
Dahlia immediately dodged by jumping. She saw the place where she had been standing before which was now cracked due to the Mutant's strong blow.
Dahlia initially felt confident because she thought that the Mutant would not be able to jump high with a body that big. But with those two bigger and heavier arms, the Mutant managed to do it by swinging his arms up to provide traction and increase the height of the jump.
When Dahlia started to have trouble, Izrail smiled slightly. "Well, the situation is getting bad. Now how are you going to deal with it?"