A cross-dressing anime, starting with Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

Lynn personally likes swords; they're cool.

The sword I bought.

Especially the black blade, it's pretty cool!

He flicked his wrist.

Three silent black sword lights traced three completely different trajectories in the air, arriving first despite being the last to strike.

"Puff puff!"

Before the three goblins could even get close, their necks were precisely pierced.

His body stiffened and he fell to the ground.

[Swallow Return's proficiency has increased; currently at 21%.]

A system notification sounded in Lynn's mind.

"Lord Lynn! You're amazing!"

Chunji's eyes shone with adoration as she sincerely praised.

Lynn smiled, ready to enjoy the thrill of the instant kill, but suddenly a question came to mind.

He was having a great time killing, but Haruhime was just watching from the sidelines and couldn't gain any "experience points".

That won't do.

He turned to Haruhime and said earnestly, "Haruhime, use your magic [Fox Thought] on me."

"Huh?" Haruhime was taken aback, somewhat puzzled. "But... Lord Lynn, you don't know how to use magic yet."

“I know,” Lynn explained patiently.

"But as long as your magic works on me, your magical abilities will grow while I'm fighting, and that way you'll also get 'experience points,' understand?"

Chunji nodded as if she understood, closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and softly chanted an incantation.

A warm and gentle light emanated from her body, then transformed into an invisible ribbon that connected Lynn to her.

Lynn could feel that she could concentrate more easily.

This is a good spot; the goblins always manage to tidy it up.

Several lone adventurers who had been loitering nearby, waiting for an opportunity to steal monsters,

After seeing Lynn so easily and effortlessly annihilate the goblin,

Especially when they saw the Astrea Familia emblem on Lynn's chest, they silently turned and walked away.

For the next period of time, this area became Lynn and Chunji's exclusive leveling spot.

The goblin kept regrouping, only to be instantly killed by Lynn's [Swallow Return].

During this period, Lynn killed more than thirty goblins.

After each goblin was killed, Haruhime would squat on the ground, seemingly unbothered by the disgusting goblin corpses.

Excitedly, she took out the magic stones one by one, her little face beaming with the joy of her harvest.

Just then,

A series of disordered footsteps came from not far away.

A group of adventurers who looked like they were not to be trifled with were slowly approaching them, the burly man in the lead wearing a malicious smile.

Lynn immediately became alert, shielding Chunji behind him and placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword.

However, just as the group was about to reach them, the burly man at the head suddenly stopped.

Seeing that Lynn and Haruhime belonged to the Astrea Familia and were not within the scope of those who would pay protection fees,

He then took his people and left without looking back.

38. Right now

Lynn didn't care what the group of people who suddenly appeared and then left meant.

In short, just don't cause him any trouble.

The two continued down the passage, and soon they reached the second level of the underground city.

The environment here is similar to the first level, except that the cave structure is more complex and there are more branching paths.

The luminous moss on the rock face was a sight to behold.

According to Kaguya's information, in addition to goblins, a mutated goblin called "Clown Goblin" will also appear on the second floor.

It is said to be a variant of a goblin, only slender in stature, with sharper claws, and more cunning than a typical goblin.

But after walking for a long time, they only encountered scattered goblins and did not encounter any goblin groups.

On this second level,

There aren't that many solo hunters.

Because of the existence of clown monsters, these creatures are adept at ambushes.

In some areas, dungeon lizards will also appear.

With brown skin and a length of about 1.5 meters, it roamed haphazardly across the walls and ceiling.

While the Dungeon Lizards are about as intelligent as goblins, the Clown Demon is not.

They will even actively cooperate with the dungeon lizards, making it quite difficult for LV1 adventurers to deal with them.

The level of threat is much higher than that of the first level.

"puff."

A goblin that had just emerged from the rock face was killed by Lynn with a single sword strike.

[Swallow Return's proficiency has increased; currently at 35%.]

Lynn sheathed his sword with fluid, graceful movements.

Having killed so many goblins, he was intimately familiar with their weaknesses, like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox.

Chunji skillfully stepped forward, dug out the magic stone, and wore a satisfied smile on her little face.

But Lynn frowned.

Although Haruhime is a backspinner, it's enough for her to cast spells from the back row.

Having some self-defense capabilities is always good, especially since it can improve the agility stat.

Currently, aside from the possibility of an increase in magic power, Haruhime hasn't trained anything else.

Lynn began to speak;

"Haruhime".

"From now on, you will be in charge of dealing with these goblins. Start with one and practice slowly."

"what?"

Chunji's smile vanished instantly, and she waved her hand in a flustered manner;

"I...I can't do it, Lord Lynn!"

"rest assured."

Lynn took a spare dagger from his waist and handed it to her;

"I will protect you."

"I will draw the goblin's attention. You just need to find an opportunity to attack it. I can guarantee your safety."

Chunji looked at the dagger that gleamed coldly in the dim light, her hands trembling, but she mustered her courage and took it in her hand.

She knew that Lynn was doing it for her own good.

She couldn't let Lynn down.

"嚒 �

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

A goblin emerged from a nearby rock face, shaking its ugly head as it spotted the two people in front of it.

It let out a strange cry, brandished the wooden stick in its hand, and charged towards the two of them.

Lynn didn't draw his sword; he simply dodged the goblin's attack with ease, while shouting to Haruhime at the same time.

"Now! Haruhime!"

Chunji took a deep breath, gripped the dagger tightly, closed her eyes, and screamed as she charged forward.

"Aaaaaah—!"

Her movements were completely haphazard.

It was less of an attack and more of a wild, aimless swinging of the weapon.

The tip of the dagger didn't even touch the goblin's body.

On the contrary, she herself, because she rushed too fast, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"Haruhime! Open your eyes!"

Lynn shouted at Chunji;

"Make sure you know where your enemy is!"

Chunji suddenly opened her eyes;

Unable to attack Lynn, the goblin turned its attention to her, swinging its club toward her head.

"what!"

Chunji was so frightened that her mind went blank, and she stood there frozen, forgetting to dodge.

"clang!"

Lynn kicked out just in time, striking the goblin in the side, causing it to stumble and its attack to veer off course.

But he didn't kill them; he simply lured the goblins back to him.

"Haruhime! Attack its neck! Or its eyes!"

Lynn easily dodged while loudly giving instructions.

Chunji saw the look in Lynn's eyes.

That was encouragement.

Fortunately, I had been responsible for extracting magic stones from goblins' bellies, so although I was scared, I wasn't terrified.

Chunji bit her lip, and raised the dagger again.

This time, she didn't close her eyes again, but stared intently at the goblin.

She clumsily imitated Lynn's sword-drawing posture, using all her strength to thrust the dagger in her hand.

"Pfft!"

This time, the dagger finally hit its target.

But its position was ridiculously off, and it just pierced into the goblin's fat belly.

"嚒 �

The goblin, in pain, let out a scream and became even more ferocious. It abandoned Lynn and turned to swat a claw at Chun Ji.

39. Gulnazar Elise

The sharp claws were about to grab Chun Ji's face.

"Clang!"

A crisp metallic clang.

Lynn's sword, which had been drawn at some point, precisely blocked the goblin's claws.

With a flick of his wrist, a black sword light flashed like lightning, instantly cutting through the air.

The raging goblin's head flew high into the air, and its body collapsed weakly to the ground.