The dark and gloomy days have passed and the sun has started to illumihe world once again. The girl who had barely eaten a bite was noily eating every dish that was given to her. It was a joyous occasion.

  After the girl's suicide attempt, she had bawled her eyes out for a couple of hours before falling asleep on Grey's shoulder. To let her sleep peacefully, Grey moved her to his bedroom and id her down on the bed. As frey, he just grabbed a futon and slept on the floor.

  The day after, the girl apologized to Grey with a flustered face which seemed much healthier than before. Her eyes which were once very dull also showed its true colors like deep blue diamonds shining uhe light of the stars. Her voice which barely be heard became a smooth melody which harmonizes with the wind. Most importantly, her pale plexion had bee a little bit healthier.

  Naturally, what came after that was an introdu of the two to each other. And as he already khe girl's name, he couldn't help but feel guilty about taking a peek without permission.

  With the passing of time, the girl eventually recovered her healthy stitution and was once again able to smile like a normal girl. While some may doubt if it was a real smile, Grey who possesses "Judgement" khat it was a sincere one.

  The days passed by and it has been almost a week since Grey had rescued the elven girl who was named "Yuna" was able to go outside on her own once again, but the moment she went outside, she had burned Grey with a troublesome request.

  "Umm, so what you're saying is... you want to train in both spells and arts. Did I hear that right?" ［Grey］

  Doubting his ears, Grey checked again and again if Yuna really requested to be trained in magid in respoo Grey's question, she just nodded silently ahusiastically.

  Yuna's request was something that Grey could do easily as he just o give her instrus based on the knowledge he received. While he'll have less time in the dungeon if Yuna o train alone, he could still improve his skills on aspects other than battling. There really wasn't a rge drawback, the only problem was if it was the right thing to do.

  Ahing to note was Yuna's objective. The day after Yuna had started to eat once again, Grey had told her his hypothesis about how someone deliberately brought ruin to the vilge. To his surprise, although there were little traces of shock, Yuna was calm and collected after she heard Grey's words.

  Now, Grey is worried why Yuna wants to suddenly get stronger? Was it to extract revenge? Was it to vent out her frustrations? Or was it solely for self-improvement? Grey didn't know.

  "Why?" ［Grey］

  "What do you mean "why"?" ［Yuna］

  "I meant... Why... Why do you want to get stronger?" ［Grey］

  To Grey's question, Yuna fell into silence. Although she was trying to hide it, Grey could easily notice her trembling slightly.

  "Do you remember what you told me before? About the destru of the vilge... you said that someone might be behind it. That's why I want to get stronger so that I make that someone pay for what they did." ［Yuna］

  'So it was for reveer aー' ［Grey］

  "Also, I don't want to lose anyone anymore. That's why I will bee strong so that I protect those recious to me." ［Yuna］

  Befrey could finish his thoughts, Yuna cut in and tinued her reasoning. It was such pure reasoning that it made Grey show a smile of relief.

  'I see... So she's "that" kind of character' ［Grey］

  Hearing Yuna's reasoning, Grey started to reminisce about the protagonists of the animated shows he saw when he was younger. In his head, Yuna really was giving off the same kind of characteristics with them that he couldn't help to chuckle under his breath.

  In addition to that, Yuna's resolve, although rough, was quite strong. With that kind of resolve, Grey knew she wouldn't back down even if he had refused her.

  "Haah.... Alright" ［Grey］

  Getting Grey's approval, Yuna's face beamed with pure and sincere happiness. Her face was sht that it was blinding to the eyes.

  Basking in Yuna's smiling face, Grey chuckled as he pulled out an "Armament Ring" from his "Iory".

  Like his, the "Armament Ring" he pulled out tinum ring with dozens of mysterious and mystical engravings on it. It was a ring which transform into a on which rogrammed into it.

  Yuna had already seen Grey pull out many things from who knows where so she wasn't surprised at all seeing such a spectacle again. She just believed that it was an ability or spell of some sort.

  "Here, take it." ［Grey］

  Not uanding Grey's iions, Yuna tilted her head in fusion like a little child who just witnessed a strange object for the first time.

  "Don't worry, it won't harm you. It's just a ring which transform into ons like mine here." ［Grey］

  Grey expined as he showed a simir ptinum ring that he was wearing and demonstrated the transformation of the ring into gaus. It was an exhibition which made Yuna's eyes shine even brighter.

  "While miurns into gaus, this ring will turn into a pair of daggers at your and." ［Grey］

  "Amazing... I've never seen something like that before" ［Yuna］

  While there may be items with simir properties scattered all over Merusia. apart from the ones Grey have, they are quite literally unique. After all, those very items were a gift from God.

  "But... why daggers?" ［Yuna］

  Seeing as to how Grey picked a on without aation and sultation from her, Yuna became puzzled with Grey's as. After all, she will be the one using those daggers.

  Grey wao hide the real reason but he had no other choice but to reveal his abilities. Otherwise, his expnations wouldn't make any se all.

  Adding to the fact that they are going to train for who knows how long, Yuna would iably find out about it anyway so there weren't any advantages in hiding it. In fact, it would be better to know each other's abilities if they wao work together.

  Without further ado, Grey expined his other abilities as simply as he could to Yuna. Of course, he left out the part about reination aing God, not that anyone would believe in him even if he did.

  He also expined about Yuna's ability which was called "Nihility". A very unique and powerful ability that perhaps only Yuna has in the whole world.

  Like how "bat Power" are categorized into "Threat Level", abilities are also categorized into tiers by how rare and powerful they are. Starting from the weakest "1☆" which slightly enhances physical abilities to the stro "5☆" which defy the very ws of the world.

  Of course, Grey's "Divine" rank abilities are outside of the norm. After all, they were meant to be abilities only Gods have. They are abilities that easily overturide of any battle and even ge fate itself.

  Yuna's ability was a "5☆", the highest rank whily 1 in 400 million or so people have. In the whole of Merusia, there are only 4 people who possessed abilities of the same caliber. Yuna, in other words, is the 5th and you living 5☆ ability user.

  Uhe abilities of lower levels, 5☆ abilities have at least 2 effects, and Yuna's "Nihility" was one which possessed 3. One could only imagihe possibilities and potential Yuna possessed.

  Like Grey's abilities, 5☆ which have multiple effects awaken in stages. The first and only unlocked effect of Yuna's "Nihility" resence cealment", which as the name describes ceals the presence of anything and everything in rah the ability user.

  While it wouldn't use mana if used ohemselves, casting it oher people or objects will drain mana the lohe cealment is in effect. The bigger the object is, the more mana it will need.

  The reason Yuna survived the i might also have been because of this ability. Because of it, the Magma Crawler wasn't able to sense her life ford didn't attack their house. Of course, lud her parents' prote also pyed in her survival.

  Daggers are the main ons of an "Assassin", and Grey handing out Yuna that kind of "Armament Ring" basically meant he was asking Yuna to bee one.

  As an assassin, one o ceal themselves and atta the shadows. Just with "Presence cealment" alone, Yuna was basically fated to be one. One which has the potential to be the best assassin that has ever lived.

  The daggers also had the ability "Bleeding Edge" that aggravates the wounds the wielder inflicts and stops them from healing. Not only that, with every wound inflicted, the wielder's strength would be temporarily enhanced by a small amount.

  "Amazing!" ［Yuna］

  Hearing Grey's reasoning, Yuna happily accepted the ring and pced it on her right ring finger. She then proceeded to stare at it enthusiastically as she held her hand up towards the sky.

  Of course, the "Armament Ring" wasn't the only thing Grey gave to Yuna. Apart from the one whose "Phoenix Heart" is still recharging, Grey still had 2 more spare "Divine Amulets". One, he equipped himself, the other, he lent it to Yuna.

  Grey thought of lending Yuna other things but seeing that Yuna doesn't have any ste-reted items or ability, he decided to stop for the day and hand it over at a ter time.

  "Ummm... If I'm interfering with your training, it's fine if you don't train me, I will be alright by myself." ［Yuna］

  Seeing Grey deeply bothered by something, Yuna put up a string front and voiced out a timid suggestion.

  "Ah, if you think you're being a bother, that isn't the case at all." ［Grey］

  "Oh, sorry... I thought you might get burdened by my request... so... I just thought thatー" ［Yuna］

  "You really don't o think like that. You really aren't b. It's just... there's something else I'm ed about." ［Grey］

  True to what he said, Grey was not in the very least bothered by Yuna. What he was worried about was the Special Dungeon.

  Normally, it would summon monsters based on the person's skills. At first, Grey worried about what it would summon when more than one persoers, but from his knowledge, it seemed that the dungeon would just summon a mix of monsters based on the skills of the people who had entered.

  To Grey, the monsters might beany times easier, but for the first-timer Yuna, it would still be very hard training. Fortunately, the dungeon will stop wherainees are exhausted or injured enough.

  It could also be the ce frey to learn how to fight with someone, and also how to fight while proteg someone. Something that he might have to experience sooner or ter.

  With a quick run through, Grey expined a few things to Yuna about the dungeon, her "Ice" attribute, and the dagger css. To which, Grey was surprised about how Yuna absorbed his teags like a sponge.

  "Waaahhh～ They're really glowing! Look, Grey, they're glowing!" ［Yuna］

  Seeing the crystals in the walls glow the moment they ehe dungeon, Yuna was shocked and amazed at the same time. For some time, she acted like a child who just witnessed an amazing se for the first time.

  Watg by her side, Grey was giggling to himself as he saw Yuna act excitedly and curiously as she tried to examihe crystals.

  Cute... That was the only thing that popped up in Grey's mind as he observed Yuna's acts of excitement. He could even see her pointy ears twitg from time to time.

  "Waaahh～ I wonder how much these crystals cost." ［Yuna］

  When they were about to ehe dungeon, although she tried to act tough, Yuna was trembling from nervousness. But now, none of that nervousness could be seen. In fact, she might have pletely fotten the reason they ehe dungeon in the first pce.

  The two have already desded into the battlegrounds and Yuna was still looking in all dires, every nook and y of the dungeon.

  "Yuna, stay behind me." ［Grey］

  "Hm?" ［Yuna］

  "They're here!" ［Grey］

  As soon as Grey finished his words, mana had finished trating into the ter and from it spawned a bunonsters made up of two types.

  The first things one would notice were the group of 5 minotaurs standing more than 5 meters tall. They are muscur humanoid monsters with the head and tail of a bull, belonging to the "Earth" attribute. They also happen to be at the pinnacle of D-rank that could easily shatter a boulder into smithereens in a single blow.

  Along those gigantid terrifying minotaurs were the slow and harmless slimes swarming the ground. The trast betweewo types of monsters was se, it was bewildering.

  "Okay, just like we pnned. I'll take care of the Minotaurs, you take care of the slimes!" ［Grey］

  "Y-Yes!" ［Yuna］

  As soon as the monsters noticed, Grey immediately dashed towards them, leaving dust clouds on his wake.

  Yuna oher hand, was trating hard as she tried to jure her first spell with Grey's teags as her guide. Of course, unlike Grey who had stifiowledge, Yuna had a little bit of a hard time visualizing the spell.

  The moment Grey closed in to the Minotaurs, a Minotaur hastily swung down its gigantic battleaxe towards the ground where Grey was. The moment it hit the ground, the ground quaked as rge ks of soil were heaved upwards and a cloud of dust formed from the impact.

  Unfortunately for the Minitaur, Grey's speed far surpassed its strike. The moment the dust cloud cleared up, Grey was o be seen in the ground.

  "I'm up here!" ［Grey］

  The moment the Minotaur noticed Grey, it was already too te to terattack as Grey's fist was already a fra of a sed away from eg to its skull.

  Boooom

  A sound like thunder echoed throughout the dungeon as Grey's fist shattered the skull of a Minotaur. The Minotaur, notwithstanding the impact, fell to the ground and vanished into mana soon after.

  Of course, the moment it perished, a storm of mana brewed up, ready to summon another Minotaur in its pce to tihe training.

  Like a ntern gathering is towards it, Grey became a target to which the Minotaurs charged relentlessly. The slimes who tried tet Grey didn't have a ce as they were stomped on by the gia of the Minotaurs.

  As the fight became more intense on Grey's side, the slimes which were further away from Grey started tet Yuna which was closer to them.

  ??Ice Lance!?? ［Yuna］

  Just as the slimes were about to reach Yuna, she finally grasped the spell and fired a rge and sharp chuck of ice towards them, obliterating every slime that approached in a straight line.

  Spit might have taken Yuna a loime thao prehend the spell, but she was still able to do it on her first try. It was a sign that she rodigy born rarely every few million people.

  "Hap!" ［Yuna］

  To the slimes which weren't aligo Yuna's "Ice Lahey were met with the sharp edge of Yuna's daggers.

  With a single downwards swing, the slimes met their end at the hands of Yuna. Not only did they die, they also provided a temporary boost to Yuna's physical strength, with the help of "Bleeding Edge".

  Left... Right... ter... Down... To the back...

  ??Ice Lance!?? ［Yuna］

  The more slimes Yuna's dagger cut, the faster and stronger each of her strikes became, and when all slimes within proximity were defeated, Yuna shot a spell towards those located far from her.

  There were times when a Minotaur tried tet Yuna instead of Greu, but before they could go near her, they were greeted by Grey's fists and quickly met their ends.

  "Hap! Haah... Haahh... Haa!" ［Yuna］

  While Yuna's physical strength improved the more wounds she inflicted and slimes she cut, her fatigue accumution became an issue. Not to mention that she was also running out of mana.

  "!!!" ［Yuna］

  Just as she was about to cut another slime, Yuna noticed in the er of her eyes was a Minotaur who was about to hit Grey from behind. It was a strike, which if it will surely cause harm to Grey.

  "Grey, watch out! ??Ice Lance?? !" ［Yuna］

  Without a moment's hesitation, Yuna jured a spell as fast as he could and fired it towards the Minotaur. And while it would be useless against its thick hide, Yuna aimed it so that it would hit the Minotaur's eyes.

  Like an accurate bullet, the "Ice Laruck the ter of the Minotaur's left eye, causing it to flind miss its attack. The moment it opes eyes, Grey was already in front of it, his right fist thrusting towards its forehead.

  With a single punch, the Minotaur fell to the ground and immediately vanished into thin air, once again turning into mana like others which were defeated before it.

  "Thanks, Yuna!" ［Grey］

  As Yuna had poured all her remaining mana into that spell, the moment she saw Grey safely defeat the Minotaur, she helplessly fell ft to the ground from relief.

  "Ouch!... Huh...?" ［Yuna］

  The moment Yuna lost her strength, all the monsters within the dungeon stopped and immediately despawned. It seemed like the dungeon had detected that Yuna could no longer tinue.

  Although Grey had already expihe gist of the dungeon, it was still shog for Yuna to see the mohey were just fighting against disappear suddenly. Then again, they also appeared out of nowhere so it cels out.

  "Are you alright?" ［Grey］

  "Y... Yes... Haah... I'm... just a little tired..." ［Yuna］

  "Alright. Then here's some water. It will help you calm down." ［Grey］

  "Un, Thank you..." ［Yuna］

  After having drank the water, Yuna's breathing slowed down and her body slowly cooled down from moving too much. It was at that time that Yuna realized how hard the path she had chosen was.

  Grey asked her once again if she really wants to tihis path, and her answer was just like Grey had expected. Her resolve didn't waver despite how difficult the fight just moments ago was.

  Her reply made Grey very happy as not only will he have a housemate, he will also have a training partner over the 2 and a half years or so.

  "So, how long will it take for your mana to recover?" ［Grey］

  "Give me at two... no, at least one hour... I should have recovered a portion of my mana by then." ［Yuna］

  "Good, then it's decided. Let's go once again after an hour!" ［Grey］

  Grey decred with a rge smile on his face. Yuna oher hand....

  "Eh? Ehhhhhhh!?" ［Yuna］

  Thus, it was the start of Yuna's spartan training.

  CHAPTER 6 END