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"A gift? What is it?"
"Clothes."
"Clothes? You made it sound so grand, I thought you were going to give me something amazing."
"It is amazing, though?"
Mons came down to the first floor.
"Did Glacier arrive?"
"Yeah, Mons. I brought you a gift."
Glacier smiled brightly and placed a wooden box on the table in front of the sofa.
The sleek wooden box was decorated with elaborate engravings, and the hinges gleamed gold.
"You didn't have to..."
"Really? Then shall I keep it for Davian's graduation gift? He only wears his school uniform until graduation, so I figured he wouldn't need these clothes until then."
"Ah, yes! Please give it to young master later."
"But now that I think about it, by the time Davian graduates, he probably won't need clothes like these at all."
Glacier giggled.
"You take it, Mons. It's a gift I brought for you."
Vellum, with his maxed-out human sociability, was now showing off his spirit sociability.
"Glacier! What is it? I'm so curious! Can I open it?"
"Yeah, open it."
Click.
Vellum opened the wooden box.
Inside, neatly folded, was a cream-colored garment that looked like a military uniform.
"It's clothes?"
"Yeah. It's made from the fur of a Cream Dragon."
Everyone in the living room stared at Glacier with surprised eyes.
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Really?"
"Cream Dragon?"
Cream Dragon.
Unlike other dragons covered in scales, this unique dragon is covered in cream-colored fur.
Vellum shouted.
"Mons! Try it on right now! Ah, no. Put it on and come out!"
"I'm not old..."
Glacier took out the clothes and handed them to Mons directly.
"Here. These clothes are yours now. Put them on and come out. Don't worry about the size. It will adjust automatically when you wear it."
Mons glanced at Davian.
Davian nodded.
If Mons became stronger by wearing that, it would be good for Davian too.
As Glacier said, Davian would have to live mostly in his school uniform until graduation.
"Thank you, Glacier."
While Mons went upstairs to the second floor with the clothes.
Nubes asked.
"But what's a Cream Dragon?"
Liber replied.
"You don't know Cream Dragons? They're dragons that are said to exist only in legends, with their whole bodies covered in cream-colored fur. If you make thread from that fur and make clothes out of it, the clothes are said to be impervious to any external attack. I just thought it was a legend..."
Glacier winked at Liber.
"There are many things in the world that humans only know as legends. Sometimes it's a pity. Human lifespans are too short..."
A little later.
Mons came down wearing the cream-colored uniform.
Sara, who had appeared at some point, shrieked when she saw Mons's changed appearance.
"It suits you perfectly, Mons!"
"Really? Is it okay?"
"Don't you think so, guys?"
Everyone nodded.
A refined and sophisticated uniform.
It consisted of cream-colored, clean pants and a jacket, with gold accents adding to the luxury.
The jacket buttons were fastened all the way up to the neck.
As Glacier said, the size had adjusted automatically, fitting Mons perfectly and creating a great fit.
Swish.
Glacier picked up Vellum's sword, which was standing next to the sofa.
"Mons, do you trust me?"
"Yes? Yes. Glacier."
"Then don't dodge."
Slash.
The sword was swung sharply.
Clang!
The steel blade and the cloth of the garment collided.
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out and sparks flew.
"Oh."
"Awesome."
"What is that?"
Glacier turned the sword over to Vellum, with the handle facing up.
"Attacks that can't injure a Cream Dragon won't be able to cut or burn Mons's body now."
Davian's friends rushed to Mons to touch the clothes.
"It's soft!"
"The texture is just super high-end fabric?"
"It's really amazing."
Mons bowed 90 degrees.
"Thank you! Glacier."
Wearing a plausible uniform and bowing sharply.
He looked just like a well-trained soldier.
"Wear those clothes and protect Davian well by his side, Mons."
"Yes! Glacier."
Davian asked.
"You didn't steal it from a Cream Dragon, did you?"
"What. I don't even know where one is. He's such a shy guy, he rarely shows up."
To a dragon.
A shy guy.
"Then where did you get these clothes?"
"I got them from the Gold Dragon Aurum Drago."
Liber's mouth dropped open.
"Gold Dragon Aurum Drago!"
"You know him? Smart Liber."
"Of course! How could I not know that legendary dragon! He's the strongest of all dragons, and he loves to collect treasures and rare items, and his lair is said to be filled with valuable things that humans can't even imagine!"
"You know him well. That's right. His lair is filled with countless precious treasures."
Dragons are beings that live for almost eternity.
Spirits are beings that live for eternity.
If you asked who had lived longer between the Ice Spirit Glacier and the Gold Dragon Aurum Drago.
Of course, it's Glacier.
"He owed me a favor a long time ago when he was young. So he can't refuse my requests very well. He was so happy to see me after so long. Was it a thousand years? Ah! Here, take one of these each."
Glacier took out something that looked like small candies from her pocket and tossed them to everyone.
Davian's friends, Vellus, Mons, and even Sara.
It seemed she had brought just the right number for everyone.
"What is this?"
"It's good stuff. Eat one."
Davian asked.
"Good stuff?"
"Yeah. I got these from Aurum Drago's lair too. I kept asking for just one more, just one more, even though he kept saying no, no, and I barely managed to get enough for everyone."
"So what's it good for?"
"Health."
While they were thinking it was some kind of health supplement.
Nubes put it in his mouth and swallowed it first.
Everyone else put the candy Glacier gave them into their mouths one by one.
"Congratulations. You are now immune to all poisons in the world. I heard it's good for other things too, but I don't know the details. Anyway, it must be good. Aurum Drago was trying so hard not to let me take even one of them."
Glacier said casually.
On the other hand, Davian's friends, who had swallowed the candy, looked at each other with blank expressions.
Immune to all poisons.
They had never even heard of a pill with such an effect.
Davian, who had been staring at the candy, popped it into his mouth.
Ting.
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[Item: Elixir of the Green Dragon]
-Rarity: ★★★★
-Long ago, this elixir was created by the Green Dragon, who conquered all poisons in the world, for a human friend.
-The Green Dragon's magic is imbued in it, granting immunity to all poisons.
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Crazy.
Item with a rarity of ★★★★.
Glacier was sharing it as if she had gotten some tasty candy from an acquaintance and was telling them to try it.
The Ferrarius Gloves that Davian carried were also rarity ★★★★.
On the basis of rarity alone, it was an equivalent item.
Davian suddenly became curious.
"How many of these were there in total that you brought 11 of them?"
"I don't know. There were about fourteen of them, I think?"
Wow.
She took almost all of them.
He suddenly became curious again.
"Glacier, if you and the Gold Dragon Aurum Drago fought right now, who would win?"
"Oh my, I'd definitely lose. I'd have to draw on all the power of the spirit realm to even stand a chance. He's different from the other dragons. He's the strongest of all the dragons. It's impossible in the human realm."
"Then how did you get these precious things?"
"Steal? He can't refuse my requests very well. And he's terribly greedy, but taking this much wouldn't even make a dent. He probably doesn't even remember all the things he has."
Liber inadvertently opened his mouth.
"Wow... I seriously want to go there. To the Gold Dragon's lair."
Glacier raised a finger and shook it from side to side.
"You'd seriously be dead before you even got close."
"Eek."
"Aurum Drago hates humans."
A few days later.
During swordsmanship class.
"Today, we will learn how to navigate a one-versus-many battle. It's a common occurrence on the battlefield."
Leo Martien, head of the swordsmanship department, asked.
"When faced with a one-versus-many battle situation. What do you think is the first thing you should do?"
Rex Flumen raised his hand eagerly.
"You must first take down the one who seems weakest to reduce the number of enemies."
"Wrong."
This time, Billy raised his hand.
"You must kill the one who seems strongest first."
"Wrong."
The students, who had expected one of the two to be the correct answer, stared blankly at the head of the swordsmanship department.
Bonita raised her hand.
"Yes, Bonita."
"You must find the enemy who can be dealt with in the fastest time and with the least amount of movement and deal with them immediately."
"Excellent. You're almost right. But if you only think about that, you're likely to get stabbed in the back by an enemy coming from behind."
Vellum raised his hand eagerly.
"Attack is important, but since there are many opponents, you must pay more attention to defense!"
"Defense is important too. But wrong. If you keep defending in a one-versus-many battle, you'll only increase your vulnerabilities. As Rex, Billy, and Bonita said, it's more important to reduce the number of opponents. Among them, Bonita's answer is the closest to correct."
Leo, head of the swordsmanship department, looked at Davian.
"I've given you almost all the hints, so Davian, can you summarize it now? Just add a little more to Bonita's answer."
Davian thought about a one-versus-many battle in his head.
"You must kill the enemy who can be dealt with in the fastest time and with the least amount of movement. Brutally, with the most powerful and flashy attack."
"That's correct. Then can you also explain why the first opponent must be killed powerfully, flashily, and brutally?"
"It's to make the remaining enemies hesitate even a little before attacking me. Even a single second of hesitation is enough time to turn the tables."
Leo Martien slowly nodded his head.
"That's right. We call that momentum. People often know that momentum is more important than anything else in a one-on-one battle. There's even a saying that momentum is half the battle. But. Many people forget this well-known fact when they are in a one-versus-many battle situation. Because. There are too many other things to worry about."
Leo Martien, the head of the swordsmanship department, looked at each of the students and continued.
"I need to reduce the number of enemies as quickly as possible. Who should I kill first? Who is the strongest? How do I defend? Who's watching my back...? These thoughts make you forget the starting point of swordsmanship. The beginning of swordsmanship is, momentum."
The students nodded and listened attentively to Leo Martien's words.
"Of course, in a one-on-one situation, you shouldn't show off your momentum in the way Davian says. It can easily lead to bluster and result in getting countered. Momentum in a one-on-one situation comes from the look in your eyes as you look at your opponent. The energy emanating from your body. A stance that is flawless even if you are just standing there."
Leo Martien drew his sword and took a stance.
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