The Absolute Speed of a Certain Comic 123

Title: A Team of Three

“Isn’t it better to want to become stronger quickly?” Ais asked Hoshiharu seriously.

“In general, it’s a good thing.” Hoshiharu thought for a moment and chose his words carefully. “Becoming stronger requires motivation. Aside from talent, motivation is the most direct factor that influences how quickly someone can become stronger. Strong motivation can drive oneself forward faster.”

At this point, Hoshiharu was the same. He also wanted to become strong, so he would stay in the dungeon and engage in high-intensity battles all day. In just four days, he could achieve what an ordinary person would in about a month.

“But rushing to achieve success can also leave more evident weaknesses.”

“Weaknesses?” Ais inquired.

“Yes, mental flaws.” Hoshiharu nodded and explained. “Once someone finds your inner weakness in battle, your heart will inevitably be shaken, affecting the speed of your sword swings.”

In other words, the excessive pursuit of power leads to a lack of spiritual training. A strong swordsman should also have a strong mind. No matter what torture or setbacks they face, their mind should not be easily frustrated. If you don’t train your heart, you may indeed develop great combat skills, but once your heart is shaken, you will easily despair.

‘Is my heart easily shaken?’ Ais asked herself. She didn’t know because she hadn’t experienced it. Most of the enemies she encountered in the past had been defeated by her.

“How do you train your mind?” Ais continued to ask, like a diligent student seeking knowledge.

“Let’s sit and meditate... no matter what it’s called.” Hoshiharu recommended directly. When he first trained in swordsmanship, his Master also asked him to train his mind. Simply put, he was asked to sit and meditate.

However, with his unreasonable talent, he succeeded in just ten and a half days, entering the spiritual realm. He now followed and taught Ais the original teachings of his Master.

“Meditation... I understand, thank you.” Ais thought for a moment and thanked Hoshiharu sincerely.

“These are small things, you practice first, I’ll go.” Hoshiharu waved his hand indifferently, then left the atrium and headed for the bathroom.

Ais continued to stare at his back until he completely disappeared from her sight, then she slowly turned back. She sighed in relief. She greeted him for the first time today, and fortunately, she succeeded.

Breakfast was over.

Hoshiharu packed his belongings, put them in a large backpack, and came to the Familia member’s door to wait. He wore a black suit that was easy to move in, and his chest, shoulders, elbows, legs, and other parts were all covered with light silver armor, making him look heroic.

After a while, two figures came out from inside and approached Hoshiharu. “Kept you waiting.”

Both were beautiful girls without exception. One was Lefiya, dressed the same as yesterday, with a pink waist skirt paired with a red shawl and white garter. She held a glowing staff in her hand and carried a backpack on her back. Facing Hoshiharu, she still looked a bit quiet.

The other had long black braided hair, round-framed glasses, and a small waist bag slung over her shoulder. Her eyebrows were so gentle that they made people like her.

Her name was Line Arshe, a Level 2 Priest introduced by Tiona. Her healing magic was quite strong, and after Hoshiharu visited her house yesterday, she quickly agreed to join the team.

“Thank you for helping me today.”

“It’s nothing. I just happened to be free today.”

“No, no, I...” Facing Hoshiharu’s polite greeting, Line responded with a smile, while Lefiya quickly waved her hand and replied with a hundred times more polite posture.

“Then let’s go.” Hoshiharu said, amused.

Entrance to Babel Tower.

Hoshiharu donned his cloak and walked to the dungeon entrance with Line and Lefiya under the watchful eyes of nearby adventurers.

“Thousand Elf from Loki Familia? Is that Lokolite beside her?”

“Is this a small team about to explore?”

“Anyway, don’t provoke them.”

The two beautiful girls seemed to have a certain level of popularity, but once their identities were revealed, the adventurers kept their distance. When exploring the dungeon, to prevent conflicts, different Familia wouldn’t easily interact with each other. Unless there was a dangerous situation, it could easily lead to confrontations between Familia.

In fact, Familia are truly like a family. Whether forming a team or exploring the dungeon, people from the same Familia are almost always together. Even for love, marriage, and other matters, partners are usually chosen within the Familia, because if someone from a different Familia marries, it would be troublesome to decide which Familia the child would belong to.

Therefore, among Orario, Familia bonds are undoubtedly the most united relationships.

“Wait a minute. Before we start exploring, let’s first confirm our responsibilities.” Line quickly called out to Hoshiharu and Lefiya, who were planning to enter the underground labyrinth.

“Tasks?” Hoshiharu turned and gave her a puzzled look.

“That’s right.” Line wanted to complain about why they were forming a team again, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it.

“We are a team of three, which is the smallest team mode, so it’s only divided into three positions: attacker, mid-defender, and defender. Relatively, the attacker might face more monsters, but the mid-defender is responsible for supporting the attacker and guarding the defender, so there is more pressure, and the defender is the easiest…”

“Then I’ll be the attacker!” Hoshiharu said without hesitation.

“Mm, we only have you as a swordsman in our team, so we can only let you be the attacker.” Line looked very experienced. She thought for a moment, then looked at Lefiya beside her.

“Well, Lefiya, why don’t you be the mid-defender? After all, your level is the highest.”

In fact, the most suitable position for a Mage is the defender, but the team must have an attacker with strong close combat capabilities, so this task could only fall to Lefiya. Comparatively, Lefiya’s level was higher, and her physical abilities should be stronger.

With Level 3 physical strength, it’s relatively easy to deal with some monsters that are no more than a Level 2 threat, at least more suitable than Line as a Priest.

“Alright!” Lefiya raised the staff in her hand with a serious expression on her face. “I will utilize the power of this staff!”

Hoshiharu looked at Lefiya and thought. She seemed like she was trying to utilize the staff’s power rather than the staff’s power. However, since Riveria allowed her to come, it meant that the difficulty of Lanfei 13 or more was not difficult for them, so they didn’t need to worry too much.

“Let’s go!”