Revenge!

“How about it! Brother Jin-sang! Sister Luna! Let’s try lifting together!”

“No, Ms. Physique. That’s impossible for Luna-noona and me. By the way, you’re incredibly strong, aren’t you?”

Luna-noona is also quite strong despite her thin arms…

But compared to Ms. Physique, it was nothing.

“That’s too bad! Ah, by the way, I have a body type that doesn’t build muscle easily! But the more I train, the stronger I get!”

“Ooh.”

Luna-noona and I exclaimed simultaneously at Ms. Physique’s words.

So there’s a body type like that.

Hmm.

“Ah, then can you lift that dumbbell over there too?”

I asked, pointing to a barbell-sized dumbbell.

“Of course! Actually, I brought that here to exercise with!”

“Really?”

No wonder it was ridiculously heavy.

Ms. Physique put down the smaller dumbbell, then.

“Hap!”

With a flash! she lifted the barbell immediately without even getting into a proper stance.

But that wasn’t all.

“Hngh! Hngh! Hngh!”

Standing in place while holding the barbell, she extended her arms upward and repeatedly flexed and extended them.

“Wow.”

Her shoulder strength is incredible.

“A-amazing…!”

“Indeed.”

Isn’t she much stronger than Bleks-ssi?

Ms. Physique repeated this 30 times and then slowly lowered the barbell to the floor.

“Whew! That feels refreshing! Exercise is really good! My muscles are rejoicing that they’ve grown even more!”

Oh, gym rat mindset!

“T-that’s great.”

“It’s very unfortunate that we can’t exercise together with dumbbells!”

“Uh… well, we’ll exercise hard in our own way. Each person has their appropriate level.”

“Yes! That’s correct! Now! Let’s resume our exercise! Brother Jin-sang! Sister Luna!”

And so Luna-noona and I continued exercising with Ms. Physique.

“Heugh! Heugh! J-Jin-sang. P-please recover me…”

“Huff! Huu… I g-guess it’s time to recover.”

As we were exercising, our stamina was starting to run low, so I decided to use magic.

“Stamina Heal!”

Woooong!

“Phew… t-thanks, J-Jin-sang!”

“No problem.”

And then.

“Hmm? Brother Jin-sang? What did you just do?”

Ms. Physique, who was vigorously exercising with dumbbells next to us, asked.

“Ah, I recovered our stamina. With my… awesome! recovery magic!”

“Oh! Recovering stamina with recovery magic? I’ve never heard of such a thing!”

Ms. Physique blinked in surprise.

Well, it’s probably a magic that only I can use in this world.

“Hehe, it’s a very~ special magic that only I can use.”

“That’s amazing! As expected of a healing mage! Someone with the intelligence and reputation to master the notoriously difficult healing magic and even get a license has created a new magic!”

“Uh…”

Hmm~.

“I d-don’t have a license though.”

“What?”

“Well, you see~.”

Using the well-practiced secret technique from Kellion!

“Pulling out the imaginary master” technique, I roughly explained my situation to Ms. Physique.

“That’s the story.”

“Ooh! So you lived in the mountains with an excellent and special master and learned magic!”

“That’s right! But they say healing mages need licenses~. But I need to make a living as an adventurer right now, so when would I have time to study for a license? Well, at first, others looked down on me for not having a license, but now!”

With a snap! I gestured toward Luna-noona with both arms and said:

“I have a companion who knows that my magic has no~ problems and its effects are awesome~ and accepts it without worry! Licenses are only necessary to verify if someone has skills, right? But! If you have a trusted companion, you don’t need such things!”

“So!”

Clap! Ms. Physique clapped her hands and said:

“Brother Jin-sang is a skilled unofficial healer! I understand!”

“Ahem, ahem!”

No blunt criticism allowed!

“Well, something like that. If it’s in my hands~ Ah, not just stamina. Magic power also recovers with a boom! And that’s not all! Even terrible injuries heal in an instant! Even severed limbs regrow immediately! That’s what I’m saying! How about that! Isn’t it amazing!”

“Wow! Brother Jin-sang has excellent eloquence when it comes to boasting about himself!”

…She doesn’t seem to believe me.

“Um… would you like to try receiving stamina recovery as a test?”

“It’s fine!”

I was immediately rejected.

“If stamina recovers, I can exercise more! But! This…! This!”

Ms. Physique clenched her fist and said:

“This difficult sensation that proves I’ve worked tirelessly for God’s teachings! This muscle joy! I don’t want to eliminate it right away!”

Hmm~ gym rat mindset!

Maybe it’s not that she doesn’t trust me, but that she just wants to feel the satisfaction of a good workout?

“Well, that can’t be helped. Ah. If you ever want to try it, please let me know anytime. The first time is free!”

“I understand! Shall we continue exercising now?”

“No. It’s about time, so we need to go on a quest.”

“I see! I’ll continue exercising here a bit more! I wish you well on your quest, Brother Jin-sang! Sister Luna!”

“Exercise hard.”

“E-exercise h-hard.”

“Thank you! Huff! Huff! Huff!”

Ms. Physique immediately picked up the dumbbells and started exercising.

Hmm… Luna-noona is nice, but

Ms. Physique working hard and sweating is also nice.

To be honest, those big boobs that shake slightly with each exercise are very nice!

“J-Jin-sang?”

“It’s nice to see someone exercise so diligently!”

“Y-yes!”

◈

After refreshingly washing off our sweat in the shower room at the Adventurer’s Guild.

Luna-noona and I visited the blacksmith again.

“We’ve come to pick up the dagger!”

“Welcome, customers. Here it is.”

The dwarf immediately gave Luna-noona and me our matching daggers as soon as he saw us.

“As a service, it’s much sturdier than the dagger you used before. Of course, not as much as the dagger you bought yesterday.”

“Oh, really? Thank you! But is it okay to provide such a service?”

It’s fine with me, but.

“You paid the full price without haggling, that’s why. These days, adventurers come to Gallio and constantly whine about discounts.”

The dwarf spoke with a very indignant expression.

It seems he had been troubled by customers who insisted on getting more discounts than the listed price.

…Somehow, I feel sorry?

“Come to think of it, I don’t know your names. What are they?”

“I’m Lee Jin-sang. Lee is my family name and Jin-sang is my given name.”

“I-I’m Luna.”

“…You have quite a peculiar name, customer.”

I actually thought the same thing just from hearing our conversation.

“Well, please use our shop again next time.”

“Yes, I’ll visit again if I need anything.”

It’s only right to patronize a shop that provides good service.

◈

“Luna-noona, there it is.”

“Yes, J-Jin-sang.”

After receiving the golem subjugation quest.

This time Luna-noona and I moved with a cart, then hunted six golems in the area.

And arrived at the location where we had seen the Iron Golem.

Fortunately, the Iron Golem was wandering not far from where it had emerged.

I put the matching dagger on my waist, left the cart loaded with the mana stones from other golems, and:

“Heave-ho!”

I climbed onto Luna-noona’s back.

“Let’s go! Luna-noona! Today! We’re getting revenge for your dagger! We’re going to slash that thing mercilessly with this super~ solid new dagger until it falls!”

“Y-yes! J-Jin-sang! G-go, go!”

“Go, go, go!”

Tadadadadak!

Luna-noona, seeming extra motivated, shouted the starting signal first, unlike usual.

With that energy, we quickly charged toward the Iron Golem.

The Iron Golem hadn’t noticed us yet.

Perfect for a surprise attack!

“Let’s go! Luna-noonaaaaa!”

“Yaaaaaaah! Flame Burst!”

Kakakakakakakang!

Luna-noona used Flame Burst, targeting the Iron Golem’s joints at high speed.

And while clinging to Luna-noona’s back, I could vividly see the scene.

The solid dagger was living up to its name, making a heavier sound than yesterday’s attack and showing no signs of breaking.

But.

It seems one Flame Burst isn’t enough.

“Heugh! Heugh!”

Even after Luna-noona finished one Flame Burst, the Iron Golem’s joints were unaffected.

“Stamina Heal! Let’s go again!”

“Yes! Flame Burst!”

If once isn’t enough, just keep attacking!

The dagger is still intact!

And so we began our continuous assault!

Now! It’s revenge time!

◈

Five minutes later.

During that time, Luna-noona and I had used Flame Burst and Stamina Heal over and over again.

No matter how many times we used it, the newly acquired dagger didn’t break.

But the Iron Golem’s joints also didn’t cut no matter how many times we attacked.

Even after more than 13 attempts, they wouldn’t cut.

Just as I was starting to feel uneasy.

“M-Moon Light Fury!”

“W-wait! Luna-noona! Suddenly that’s… woooah!”

Kakakakakakakakakakang!

Perhaps angered that nothing was working despite all our attacks, Luna-noona used the technique she had used against the Ogre Champion.

She even used Moon Light Fury, but.

Kuung… kuung…

The Iron Golem, completely unfazed, was slowly trying to turn its body toward us.

“…”

Looking at that scene, Luna-noona.

“L-Luna-noona?”

“I’m g-going to destroy its m-mana stone!”

She was about to charge in, unable to contain her frustration.

I quickly dismounted and grabbed Luna-noona to stop her.

“Ack! Control yourself! Luna-noona! That’s defeat! If you do that, it’s defeat!”

“Hwaeeeeeeeeng!”

Luna-noona burst into tears out of sheer frustration.