Danmachi : Start With Terraria Calamity Mod! Chapter 36 36: You Should Go Update Your Status

After signing the contract with Saeko Busujima, Drake returned to his room in high spirits.

"Master, you look really happy."

Lili noticed the irrepressible smile on Drake's face and could not help speaking up.

"Is it because you gained several new contractors?"

"Sothing like that."

Drake reached out and rubbed Lili's little head, guessing what she was thinking.

"But your role is still irreplaceable, so don't worry."

"Hehe… Really, Master?"

"Of course."

Although there was a bit of a comforting tone in his words, Drake was not lying.

Among all the contractors who had signed contracts so far, only Lili and Shizuka Marikawa possessed contract skills.

Moreover, Drake had no intention of bringing contractors from the Apocalypse world, such as Rei Miyamoto and Saeko Busujima, into the main world.

Doing so would most likely be discovered by the gods, and there was not much benefit to it anyway.

Lili was the only person who could follow Drake as he moved between the main world, Terraria, and other worlds.

This was a special position that no other contractor could replace.

...

After night fell in Tokonosu City, Drake returned to Terraria and continued keeping himself busy.

Because he had the [Terrarian Craftsman] skill, as long as it was his first ti crafting a certain piece of armor or weapon, his status would improve.

That was why Drake had been searching these past few days for recipes he had never made before.

Even things he had previously disdained, like wooden swords and wooden armor, had now been crafted once, if only as collectibles.

"Hmm… When I perform crafting, I really do gain so different insights."

Drake looked at the copper armor and copper shortsword he had just made in front of him, feeling as though he had realized sothing.

Every ti he created a new piece of equipnt, knowledge would flow into his mind.

It was as if even without relying on the [Crafting] function, he would still be able to forge those pieces of equipnt himself.

"So this is the effect of a 'skill.' As expected, it's powerful."

"I wonder what kind of effect a 'developnt ability' will have."

After glancing at the ti, Drake organized the scattered materials into chests.

Then his figure vanished once again.

However, he did not return to Tokonosu City. Instead, he go back to Orario.

...

At this mont, the sky over Orario was also dark.

However, it was not because night was approaching, but because it was currently dawn.

The eastern sky had yet to fully welco the rising sun, and the boundary between night and morning remained indistinct.

According to their agreent, Drake arrived outside the towering city walls that surrounded the Labyrinth City.

A beautiful blonde figure seed to have already been waiting for quite so ti in this secluded corner.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Without making excuses for himself, Drake scratched his head and took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Because he had been gathering materials needed to craft equipnt, he had spent quite a bit of ti in Terraria.

However, he had also taken the chance to briefly explore the desert and snowfield areas near his spawn point.

After all, armor and weapons made from different types of wood also counted as entirely new equipnt.

"Mm."

The Sword Princess nodded and did not say much. She simply lifted a tree branch.

"Are you ready?"

According to the agreent they had made at the Monsterphilia, she would give Drake combat training when she had free ti.

This would count as paying the "tuition fee" for the Grass Sword.

"Use this."

Drake casually tossed her a wooden sword.

His inventory still contained plenty of freshly crafted, stylish little pieces of trash.

These included, but were not limited to, a boreal wood sword, a rich mahogany sword, an ebonwood sword, and even a cactus sword.

Aside from not breaking, these wooden swords dealt pitifully low damage.

They could not be counted on in real combat, but they were perfect as training tools.

"Okay."

Ais received the wooden sword, perford a clean and graceful sword flourish, then pointed it at Drake.

"I need to observe your usual combat movents."

"Try attacking ."

Truthfully, Drake really wanted to say that his usual fighting style was to fire a Super-Heated Thermionic Light Cannon directly at the enemy…

However, considering that he truly did need to temper his close-combat ability, he still charged at Ais with the wooden sword in his hand.

Thud!

The collision between the wooden swords happened in almost the blink of an eye.

Ais blocked Drake's attack with movents so fast they were almost impossible to follow.

Imdiately afterward, her body suddenly feinted.

Using her right foot as the axis, she exerted force and launched a beautiful spinning kick, almost like a ballet move—

As his body flew backward, Drake caught only a brief glimpse of the motion before pain overtook his thoughts.

"…Hiss."

Looking at Drake as he sowhat miserably climbed up from the stone-brick ground, the Sword Princess spoke with a faintly apologetic tone.

"Sorry. I counterattacked instinctively."

"It's fine."

Drake rubbed the spot where he had been hit. At most, it was only a few scrapes, nothing serious.

Rather, this was exactly the kind of fight he needed.

Only by sparring with a strong opponent could he better understand his own shortcomings and improve them.

Other people did not get many opportunities to train against a high-class adventurer at Level 5.

"Let's continue, Miss Wallenstein."

Seeing the young man take his stance again, the Sword Princess nodded approvingly.

Then she suddenly said, "…Ais."

"You can just call Ais."

"I'm not very good at teaching others."

"So… actual combat is the best thod to teach you."

Suddenly, Drake sensed a terrifying aura erupt from the blonde girl not far away.

Her presence, which had originally been as calm as a lake, now made his skin prickle with sharp waves of pressure!

"Is this 'killing intent' or 'fighting spirit'?"

Drake's nerves instantly tightened. His expression turned serious as he faced Ais.

"Mm. That's right."

Ais slowly raised her sword and spoke in a low voice.

"I want you to feel my fighting style under this kind of pressure."

In other words, how much he could comprehend would depend entirely on his own ability.

As for Ais, all she needed to do was fight.

"Got it—"

The instant he answered, Drake advanced instead of retreating and swung his wooden sword at the Sword Princess.

…

Ais's special training lasted for almost two hours.

During that ti, Drake's progress was almost divinely assisted.

At first, the mont they clashed, his weapon was knocked away and he was sent flying.

Later on, he could actually exchange a couple of proper moves with Ais.

Of course, it was only a couple of moves.

"You don't seem very good at defense."

After the training ended, Ais looked at Drake, whose body was covered in dust, and gave her evaluation.

From the perspective of an instructor, her assessnt seed a little too blunt.

"Your technique and tactics are both lacking."

"So in later training, you need to read my attacks and learn how to defend."

"That is a necessary ability when exploring the Dungeon alone…"

"Because enemies will attack from unexpected angles and at unexpected tis."

Drake nodded while committing her words to mory.

Although he had the system and possessed unlimited potential, the Sword Princess's guidance was also extrely valuable.

Equipnt could be improved through luck or even money, but technique could not.

Only by going through countless battles could one sharpen skilled combat instincts.

Most people did not have the chance to spar with a Level 5 high-class adventurer.

"I understand. Thank you, Miss Ais."

"No need to thank . Your progress is also very fast."

Ais thought for a mont, then added another sentence.

"Sotis, don't rely too much on your 'Falna.'"

"Crushing weak enemies with your status values alone does not help much with improving your actual strength."

"Crushing…"

Drake froze when he heard that.

"But I only received the 'Falna' less than a week ago."

His answer made the Sword Princess fall silent.

After sizing him up for a few monts, Ais spoke with a hint of aning.

"I think… you should go find your god and update your falna."

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