DanMachi: Why Am I Being Crowned the Lord of Cinder!

Chapter 183 183: Tiona: Why Does It Feel Like These Two Are Getting Close So Fast?

The monster's thick, rock-like armor already meant that when the confrontation began, it would inevitably fall into a disadvantage in terms of speed.

That was exactly what Ron was exploiting.

Facing the Primo Geovishap's raised claw, he seized the moment and rolled to the side, dodging the attack—

Then sprang back to his feet.

In a flash, he had already circled behind the monster. Locking onto the comparatively softer scales on its abdomen, he didn't hesitate and struck decisively.

Giant Hunt!

A thrust rising from below.

Empowered by the sharp edge of the greatsword, the blade pierced straight through the Primo Geovishap's scales. With a twist of his wrist, its internal organs were thoroughly shredded.

The intense pain made the monster let out a hoarse roar.

"!@￥@!"

The moment it realized Ron was behind it, the Primo Geovishap lashed out in fury, sweeping its tail and sending shattered stones across the ground in a counterattack.

But—

Once Ron entered combat, Lefiya in the distance did not choose to stand by. As a mage, with Tiona ensuring her safety at her side, she began chanting rapidly.

As the elven girl chanted, the magic within her body was continuously guided, finally condensing into a blazing, razor-sharp javelin formed entirely of flame, which shot toward the monster.

Waves of heat made the air itself dry and shimmer.

And under the effect of the skill "Fairy Canon," the already formidable attack magic had its power directly doubled.

Whoosh—

Like a blade drawn taut on a bowstring, Lefiya's "Fusillade Fallarica" shot toward the Primo Geovishap's vulnerable abdomen, finishing off the already heavily wounded monster in one strike.

The drake's body disintegrated into dark gray ash.

And in the end—

Only the embedded stones on its surface clattered to the ground.

"Battle over!"

When they had encountered the Giant Dogs on the 13th Floor, that suffocating, hyena-like biting pressure had prevented Lefiya from using her full strength.

But with Ron drawing aggro at the front, it gave her the perfect opportunity to attack.

At the same time, the elven girl wanted to prove to Ron that during this expedition, she was definitely not dead weight or a burden.

Moreover, this battle reminded her of the feeling from back on the 1st Floor, when they had fought side by side against a Goblin Guard.

If there was something to improve—

Then no matter what, she could not let Ron get hurt again like he did back then while helping her.

"…"

As the Primo Geovishap vanished, there was no longer any need for Ron to dodge the retaliatory tail sweep.

But as he watched the magic Lefiya had just cast—he found it hard not to comment.

In the original DanMachi storyline, the first one to truly "cheat" was, of course, Bell.

But this Lefiya from the Loki Familia—wasn't far behind either.

A skill like "Fairy Canon," capable of doubling the effects of offensive magic—just in terms of uniqueness, even Ron found himself a little envious.

"This magic effect… really is kind of outrageous."

"…"

The key point was—

The current Lefiya hadn't even reached Level 4 yet. Otherwise, she would gain "Double Canon," an even more broken amplification skill.

If she had all of them active… that would be absurd.

Ron bent down, picked up the dark purple magic stone that had dropped from the monster, and stood back up—

Only to see—

Standing in front of him was the elven girl, wearing a perfectly composed smile. In her sapphire-blue eyes, there was a faint trace of pride.

More accurately—

It was like a child waiting to be praised.

From an age perspective, in his previous world, Lefiya would just be a girl who hadn't even entered high school yet—despite being a long-lived race.

Ron smiled and nodded, speaking in a serious tone: "Your magic's impressive. As expected of you, Lefiya."

"Not at all…"

She had wanted to prove her strength.

But when she heard Ron's praise, Lefiya only felt her heartbeat accelerate uncontrollably. It wasn't that she was treated poorly in her Familia—

It was just that with Riveria as her master, and—

The expectations placed on her as a "successor," she truly longed for recognition—especially from a friend.

If that was the case…

Then she could be considered a qualified adventurer, right?

Suppressing the urge to smile, the elven girl looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings.

"Ron, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do…"

"Find a way back to the 13th Floor, and test the monsters' strength along the way."

As for the worst-case scenario—

That would probably be encountering a mutated Floor Boss. Ron had no reason to believe the Dungeon had gone to all this trouble just to throw him into a chance encounter with a beautiful girl.

He glanced around.

"At least we're not in the Lower Floors. No matter how strong the monsters here are, with our current group, we can handle them."

"…"

"Can't we just go back the way we came?"

"Then you can turn around and take a look."

"That passage leading straight into the depths was specially created by the Dungeon for us. Once it achieves its purpose—"

"It disappears completely."

Hearing Ron's explanation, the elven girl instinctively turned around—and sure enough, just as expected, the staircase that had brought them to this new Floor—

Had completely vanished.

"So yeah…"

"Let's try to regroup with Tione and the others as quickly as possible."

Ron didn't feel much pressure.

After all, this was just advance scouting. The only difference was which Floor they were exploring. Looking at the multiple branching paths ahead, he shook his head slightly.

"Let's check the surrounding area."

"No problem."

The girl nodded firmly.

That previously unseen Primo Geovishap—although she hadn't faced it head-on, its strength wasn't that different from the Giant Dogs.

At most, it was just tougher to kill.

If she coordinated with Ron, then even if they encountered it again, Lefiya was confident she could wipe it out with her magic.

"…"

'Why does it feel like these two get along even better than I thought?'

Walking at the rear of the group, watching that seamless, wordless coordination in battle, Tiona couldn't shake the feeling that they shared some kind of tacit understanding.

Something's off.

If she remembered correctly, when the expedition started, Lefiya had said that she and Ron were just familiar friends.

Sure, exploring the Dungeon together could deepen relationships.

But…

This rate of relationship growth felt a bit too fast.

'Whatever.'

'I'll leave that kind of troublesome stuff to Captain Finn. It's not like Ron's going to steal Lefiya away just because of one expedition, right?'

She couldn't figure it out.

So Tiona chose to stop thinking about it.

Now that her sister wasn't around to supervise—

Didn't that mean that if they ran into enough monsters…

She could fight to her heart's content like Ron?!

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