Can someone in MyGo stay in an adventure group forever?

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Goblins typically only have 2d6 health, so it's fair to say that this attack didn't kill them outright; their luck with the dice was truly terrible.

However, his original purpose was not to kill, but to restrain.

As the shield-wielding goblins retreated, a noticeable gap suddenly appeared in the previously rudimentary semi-encirclement formation.

And arriving at the gap was none other than Shiina Tatsuki!

The longsword flashed through the air, precisely parrying the goblin leader's scimitar and slashing towards his exposed head, which was not covered by chainmail.

Of course, because of her height, this is the only spot where she can attack most easily.

Although Lixi is only 156cm tall, which is only the median height in the GO group, she is obviously tall among a group of goblins and is not inferior to dwarves.

[Trying to add another entry to the Book of Hatred, huh?]

Just then, the goblin at the front, holding a dagger, finally reacted, turned around with a strange cry, raised the dagger, and stabbed Shiina Riki in the side.

however--

"clang!"

After a crisp sound, the rusted and dulled dagger only produced a black and white echo.

The real Shiina Ritsuki had switched places with Echo, who had somehow appeared behind the goblin leader, and charged forward without hesitation, his sword tip pointing directly at the goblin leader's unsuspecting back.

The echo left behind faithfully repeated her previous action, slashing down cleanly.

Caught between two attacks, the goblin leader had nowhere to hide and could only let out a painful howl, wildly swinging his scimitar.

Although the hard skull barely managed to block the echoing slash, blood still gushed out from the wound.

Seeing the situation was bad, the goblin holding the dagger turned to run away, but was slashed in the back by Echo, who had withdrawn his longsword. He staggered forward and fell to the ground, where he was stabbed through the heart by Yuecunze, who had already dealt with the other goblin.

The boy drew his blood-stained Star Edge, and dazzling lightning instantly crackled around the blade. He sidestepped the wildly swinging scimitar and slammed the lightning-encased sword heavily into the goblin leader's chainmail.

The lightning traveled rapidly through the metal, causing him to freeze abruptly and fall into a brief state of paralysis.

"Lixi!" Yuecunze shouted immediately.

"Here it comes!" Shiina Riki kicked hard, pulled his longsword from the shield-wielding goblin, and using the momentum of his charge, slashed at the goblin leader's neck with all his might.

The head flew off, and the decapitated corpse swayed slightly before falling heavily to the ground, where blood quickly spread.

Shiina Riki was slightly out of breath, staring blankly at the corpse on the ground that was gradually turning into specks of light and disappearing.

Wow...it went so smoothly?

“24 seconds, three and a half rounds, it feels like it can be optimized a bit more…” Koshimura put away the Star Blade and looked at Shiina Tatsuki, only to find her standing there blankly, staring at the ground.

Oh no, will Lixi find out that I deliberately let her have her head?

"How did you know that echoes could be used like this?" Shiina Tatsuki suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with complicated emotions. "Aren't you... a sorcerer?"

In the past... at this point, she would probably still be fighting the goblin leader with her sword, waiting for Xiangzi's magical support, right?

"Isn't this common sense?" Yuecunze said with some doubt. "Playing Echo Knight without playing a double-team strategy is like reading the Four Great Classical Novels without reading Dream of the Red Chamber, playing games without playing Genshin Impact, playing Hearthstone without playing Secret Mage, or playing Monster Hunter without playing the Greatsword. It shows that this person has very low quality and taste, and can only live a relatively unsuccessful life."

Ugh?

Shiina Tatsuki was taken aback.

"Hey," Yuecunze said helplessly, looking at her expression as if she had just discovered a new world, "could it be that the mage in your team was too strong before, giving you an unnecessary illusion? In a typical adventure party, aren't the main damage dealers warriors?"

Is...is that so?

"I... I just haven't had time to develop my abilities yet because I only recently upgraded!" Shiina Riki felt her cheeks burning and immediately retorted, embarrassed and annoyed.

“Well…it’s not entirely incomprehensible.” Koshimura nodded thoughtfully. “After all, the overpowered tactics were born from summarizing the experiences of countless predecessors.”

They're saying things I can't understand at all again...

“However…” Shiina Tatsuki’s voice lowered slightly, and her gaze unconsciously shifted elsewhere, “Thank you for telling me all this.”

I was supposed to be the one guiding him through the void, but before long, he ended up instructing me on how to develop my abilities. It feels a bit strange...

"It's nothing. Lixi, you've taught me so much too." Yuecunze smiled. "Besides, we're now members of an adventure team, a community of shared destiny. Of course, I'm happy to see you get stronger."

"Huh? When did I agree to join your adventurer's party?"

"Isn't that right?" Koshimura asked, feigning surprise. "I thought we were partners all along."

"Dream on. Even if we form a new adventure team in the future, I'll definitely be with Touka." Shiina Riki snorted.

That means it's a sure thing.

"That's such a shame," sighed Koshimura. "I was planning to tell you about -5+10, Polearm Mastery, Fear Ambush..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Shiina Ritsuki walk up to him in a few steps and look up at him.

"...What is that?"

"Um...where does the warrior's soul reside?"

Shiina Tatsuki was silent for a moment before squeezing out a sentence through clenched teeth:

"...What will it take for you to teach me?"

A. "Look at your legs."

B. "Beg me."

C. "Be my girlfriend."

What is all this...? No matter what I choose, it feels terrible!

Will I be killed on the spot by Li Xi?

"Then... beg me." Koshimura Sawa hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat hesitantly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shiina Tatsuki bite his lip, lower his head, and a visible black aura seem to emanate from behind him. He quickly said, "Actually, it's not necessary—"

“...Please.” A voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz suddenly interrupted him.

"Huh?" Koshimura Sawa thought he had misheard.

"I beg you, teach me!" Shiina Riki seemed to have gone all out, her cheeks flushed red, and she suddenly raised her voice.

"There's no need to be so loud..." Now Koshimura Sawa seemed a little embarrassed, scratching his cheek. "Actually, it's nothing particularly valuable. Even if you hadn't said anything, I was planning to teach you anyway..."

"...Is it so that I can join your adventure party, which is still just a pipe dream?" Shiina Tatsuki said with a somewhat complicated tone.

So you've all started to assume Anon isn't the leader...?

“Well…” Koshimura Sawa thought for a moment, “Let’s just say I think you have a lot of potential and I don’t want your talent to be buried.”

"...Potential?" Shiina Riki was taken aback, seemingly not expecting such an answer.

The word seemed both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar to her.

She recalled for a moment and finally found a similar scene from the depths of her memory.

　 "That was after she had just leveled up to level 3 and awakened as an Echo Knight," her older sister said to her with a smile.

"She's a very promising junior officer. It seems like Riki will definitely become a very powerful warrior in the future."

...potential.

What is that? An excuse that geniuses use to comfort mediocre people?

Shiina Riki subconsciously bit her lip.

“There is almost no information about the Echo Knight in the existing records... I guess your sub-class must have awakened on its own, right? That’s why you have to figure out a lot of things from scratch on your own,” said Koshimura Sawa.

"Yeah." Shiina Riki nodded.

Actually, Koshimura had already discovered this when he was looking at textbooks and researching information.

The emergence of each subclass does not appear to be random. Unless there is specific guidance and training, most people will eventually awaken to become a subclass within the Player's Handbook, which is the most basic core book.

Some of the sub-jobs in the extensions are rarely recorded, or even almost non-existent.

While this may be related to the fact that the "profession" system has only been around for a short time, Koshimura Sawa felt that there might be other influencing factors behind it.

"As someone who happens to have some understanding of the Echo Knight, aren't we like a talent scout meeting a racehorse girl, or kindred spirits finding each other amidst high mountains and flowing water?"

[Wasn't it Shang Yang who encountered a racehorse girl?]

"Is that so..." Shiina Riki's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he lowered his head slightly. After a few seconds of silence, his voice was somewhat muffled, "Just because... I am the 'Echo Knight'?"

Her fingers tightened unconsciously around the sword hilt.

“What are you saying? It’s obviously because you’re Shiina Tatsuki,” Koshimura Sawa said.

"Huh?" Shiina Riki looked up in surprise, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

"You learned how to use Echo in a different position after just one listen? This kind of learning ability can't possibly be that of an ordinary person, right?" Koshimura Sawa said, looking at her. "It's precisely because you are Shiina Tatsuki, a special comrade whom I acknowledge, that I'm willing to share what I know with you, hoping you can become stronger. If you were just a complete stranger, even if he were an Echo Knight, would I really need to teach him everything I know?"

“You’re already very good, Lixi,” he said confidently.

"...Do you really need to tell me something so obvious?" Shiina Riki muttered under her breath after holding back for a while, turning her head away. Her ears were slightly red.

“So that 10000 yen service fee…” Koshimura suddenly said.

"Huh?!" Shiina Tatsuki instantly bristled, all the emotion she had just felt vanishing without a trace. "You've gone through all this trouble, and it all boils down to this?"

"Of course not." Koshimura Sawa quickly waved his hand. "I just wanted to see how you would react, and also to liven up the atmosphere."

"Then you're going to be disappointed." Shiina Tatsuki said with one hand on her hip, "I won't be defeated by the same move twice."

"Where did you come from, Saint Seiya...?"

"Stop nagging." Shiina Tatsuki waved away the echo and turned around. "Is time simulation free? Hurry up and get to the next interval. There's still a lot I haven't told you."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Yuecun Ze hurriedly replied, his gaze sweeping over the several dark entrances around him, before stepping to the right.

Shiina Ritsuki watched his back, slowed her pace slightly, and quietly followed half a step behind him.

Companions...

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The surrounding scenery distorted and rippled once more, like waves on water. When their vision cleared again, what appeared before them was a white stone sculpture with an indistinct face.

"What is this...?" Koshimura Sawa examined the two wing-like things extending from its back.

“It’s ‘Blessing’,” Shiina Tatsuki explained. “As long as you complete the specific pre-set conditions, you can obtain various buffs from the blessing. The duration varies; some only last for a few battles, while others can last for the entire Void exploration, or even be taken outside the Void.”

"In addition, you can only pass through the area where the blessing is located and enter the next area after receiving the blessing. Since the hollow 'lord' usually appears near the area where the blessing is located, if you see a 'blessing', it means that the 'lord' is probably nearby."

Is it true that there must be supplies before a major battle...?

"Then how do we know what the preset conditions are?" Koshimura asked.

“Just put your hand on it—” Shiina Riki said, but her speech suddenly became very fast and her tone became higher, as if she had been fast-forwarded.

Whose child is this?

"Hey, don't mess with the gears!" Shiina Riki immediately reacted, turning her head to glare at Koshimura Sawa. "I knew I shouldn't have given you access."

"Sorry, sorry." Koshimura Sawa quickly removed his finger from the virtual interface in front of him. "The icons on your interface are so abstract, and the gear is actually a real speed gear..."

He stepped forward and placed his hand on the cold statue.

A line of text, emitting a faint glow, immediately appeared in his mind:

[An Unknown Blessing]

[Acquisition Condition: Sit on the thigh of the nearest person of the opposite sex within the designated area for a cumulative total of 30 seconds (0/30)]

“Um…” Koshimura Sawa withdrew his hand with a strange expression. “It says here… the condition for obtaining it is ‘sitting on the lap of the nearest person of the opposite sex within the range for a cumulative 30 seconds’?”

"Huh?" Shiina Tatsuki instinctively retorted, "How could there be such a strange condition?"

“Really? Come up and see for yourself if you don’t believe me.” Yuecun Ze stepped back, making room for him.

Shiina Tatsuki stepped forward with some skepticism and placed his hand on the statue.

After a moment, her expression turned confused: "That shouldn't be the case..."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Yuecunze asked, seeing her strong reaction.

"Of course there's a problem," Shiina Tatsuki said anxiously. "Shouldn't the normal conditions be 'a certain number of specific types of monsters killed' or 'finding hidden items in the scene'? How could there be such...unconventional conditions!"

Koshimura pondered for a few seconds.

Did you do this, giraffe?

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