Is It Wrong For Me To Start With Three Skills In Danmachi ?!

As a special weapon, it was quite rare. There weren't many high-level blacksmiths capable of forging such things.

Fron relied on his own development abilities, 'Smithing' and 'Mystery', to cleverly succeed in crafting them.

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Playing with the little gift, Tiona asked curiously:

"By the way, Fron, can you forge magic swords?"

'Magic swords?'

Ais' attention was also drawn.

"Uh, why are you suddenly bringing that up?"

"That's a magic sword we're talking about! Even for our 'expeditions', it's a must-have. And the price is outrageous, cheap ones are in the millions, and the decent ones are tens of millions!"

"..."

Magic swords, with just a swing, can unleash power comparable to magic.

Of course, just like magic casters, the power of magic swords varies. The weaker ones can't even break through a Minotaur's defense. But the strong ones, even first-tier adventurers at Lv.6 would avoid them.

In any case, it can't be denied that magic swords are powerful. Very powerful!

Even if they are consumables.

To put it bluntly, they're pay-to-win weapons for the rich.

"Forging magic swords, huh..."

Fron stroked his chin, falling into thought in front of the two girls.

"It's not that I can't forge them. I basically already meet the requirements, the 'Smithing' skill. But to make a powerful one, it's not something that can be done overnight."

However, compared to forging magic swords, there's still a faster way to increase combat power, parallel chanting.

As long as Fron masters parallel chanting, his combat strength would skyrocket. Never mind the 13th floor, he'd even dare to take on the Lv.4 'Floor Boss', Goliath, solo.

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"Riveria, please teach me the technique of parallel chanting."

In the three Executives' office.

Finn, Riveria, and Gareth looked at each other in confusion, staring at Fron, who stood in the center bowing at a ninety-degree angle, sincerely requesting Riveria.

"May I ask, why are you suddenly interested in learning parallel chanting?"

Fron didn't straighten up but said directly:

"In battle, I found that I lack a decisive finishing move. Close combat clearly doesn't offer such an option. The only way to gain that power, is through magic."

"But here's the contradiction: while exploring the dungeon, I have no time to safely chant and launch attacks. So that leaves... the only way is parallel chanting."

"..."

The group fell silent for a moment, thinking inwardly, 'He's already grown this much? That was fast.'

"Learning parallel chanting isn't a problem, but you need to know, this process is very dangerous. Even a slight mistake can lead to serious injury, or even death. Are you prepared for that?"

"Yes."

"Alright, then we'll begin the training in the courtyard tomorrow."

After bidding farewell to the three, Fron got busy again.

He still had plenty of materials on hand and needed to hurry to turn them into finished products and sell them.

Though the money wasn't much, he understood the principle of small accumulations forming a tower. Plus, it also helped him improve his craft.

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[Name]: Fron Argon

[Level]: Lv.2

[Stats]: Strength: C678 → SSS1555 | Endurance: C678 → SSS1555 | Dexterity: C678 → SSS1555 | Agility: C678 → SSS1555 | Magic: C678 → SSS1555

[Development Abilities]: [Mystery H] [Smithing G]

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After another update to his stats, due to intense battle and study, Fron had grown significantly once more.

Training in combat combined with accumulated knowledge greatly accelerated his development.

Adding in the breakthrough in the field of smithing, the current results were achieved.

"It won't be long before this kid has to prepare for his Great Achievement."

Loki took a sip of red wine and smiled as she reminded Fron to get ready.

Raising one's stats, anyone can do it eventually, quickly or slowly, unless they're born with no potential.

But what determines adventurer ranks, in the end, is the qualitative leap called high-grade excelia.

Only with that can one achieve level transcendence.

"Ah, I already have a target. The 'Floor Boss' Goliath."

"...Hey, don't act recklessly. That's a Lv.4, and a super-giant species!"

Loki was directly shocked. How reckless could you be, challenging a Floor Boss at Lv.2?!

"But... defeating someone of the same level won't get me any high-grade experience! So I have no choice."

"Isn't there still Lv.3...?"

"My dear goddess, you can't possibly not know how high my potential stats are, right? With the magic amplified by skills, I can proudly say: within Lv.3, I'm invincible!"

"..."

'It's said that the last person who claimed to be invincible has already stopped thinking.'

In the end, Loki still respected her child's decision. As the main deity, it was enough for her to watch over her children's dreams and support them during their missions.

The gods in this world gave Flon the same feeling as parents, probably...

"But I have one request. At the very least, take one companion with you, just in case."

"Mm, I understand."

Flon certainly wasn't going to foolishly rush to his death.

Having already died once, he was more than cautious.

The next day, in the library.

Riveria and Flon sat on opposite sides of a table.

"Parallel chanting is a very complex technique. It means: a high-level skill where you perform battle and movement while chanting magic."

"To explain in detail, this technique includes a total of [attack, defense, movement, evasion, chanting, five actions]."

"The more actions you add, the more difficult it becomes to complete them."

"Normally, casting magic requires intense focus and prolonged chanting, and during the chant, you need to control the magic power carefully. So during chanting, one can't fight, not even move."

"As an advanced technique, parallel chanting requires reacting to battle while chanting spells. A single mistake can cause a magic power misfire, leading to the caster's own destruction."

"Now you need to start practicing from the very basics."

"That is, chanting while moving. After raising the success rate to 100%, then add the next action."

"Of course, all of this has one prerequisite, and that is mastering [Tranquility of Mind]."

"Only by maintaining a tranquil mind can one calmly chant and use combination techniques during battle. This is the cornerstone for us mages."

[Tranquility of Mind], a technique that every high-level mage must master.

To face powerful enemies, one needs not only courage, but also the calmness to remain composed , only then can one become a qualified mage.

"Well then, training begins!"

"Yes."

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During the time Flon was learning [Tranquility of Mind] and [Parallel Chanting] from Riveria, a certain rumor began spreading among the adventurer community.

At the "Hostess of Fertility" tavern, during one of the busiest times,

"Hey, have you heard that rumor? The one about the [Flame Demon] who slaughtered monsters on the 13th floor! Surrounded by several waves of over a hundred monsters, that number was basically a 'Monster Party'! I heard someone saw it with their own eyes: that [Flame Demon] single-handedly wiped them all out in just a dozen minutes. I'm talking total massacre, one-sided battle! What the hell?!"

"I've never heard of any high-level adventurer sweeping through the 13th floor for no reason."

"Idiot, have you ever heard of a high-level adventurer using black-red flaming thunder as their magic attribute? Don't be ridiculous!"

"Bah, what high-level adventurer, it was just a Lv.2, okay?"

"That makes it even weirder. A Lv.2 taking out that many monsters???"

"Don't even think about it, there's gotta be something fishy , maybe a new type of magic sword or something..."

"Anyway, I don't buy it. What a joke , such exaggerated strength has to be cheating!"

Because of that topic, the adventurers drinking in the tavern immediately erupted into a noisy clamor.

Naturally, a certain cat girl perked her ears and then Ryuu, Chloe, Lunoire, and the others also became curious about whether the rumor was true...