How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

Paid newbie: This is Merry-chan! Applying to join Chaldea! @MyFavoriteMagicalMerry

My Favorite Magical Merry: No problem, Merry-chan! Okay, Merry-chan! As the Supreme Commander of Chaldea, I approve your request! I'll have Ritsuka and the others bring you back with them!!

My absolute favorite is Magical Merry: [Give it a shout-out!]

Paid newbie: Taking off from Wuhu!

Newbie just there to fill the numbers: I'm done chatting, time's up, I'm going to go decompose this now!

The wait before the Adventurers' Guild paid their reward was over, and the Buddha's feet had been rubbed clean before the four-part settlement.

Miss Fox is ready!

We've already prepared a sack! We're all set for a bumper harvest!

"Fox, Fox, what are we doing here?" The hamster, who had been carrying the greatsword that was the reward for the mission, was puzzled when Miss Fox stopped and appeared in front of him.

Miss Fox usually never shows herself in front of outsiders, so why did she show up this time, carrying a large sack and looking so excited? This completely baffled the big hamster.

"Although I've seen you once before, you truly are exceptionally beautiful, Miss~" the blue seaweed-haired woman exclaimed, while also expressing some doubt: "Why do you hide yourself?"

"Huh? What are you doing here?" Miss Fox was taken aback, having not noticed Blue Kelp Head along the way.

However, since her naan was full of decomposed substances, she was only surprised for a moment and then didn't pay much attention.

"A-Cang, quickly give me the sword!"

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Chapter Seventy-Six: Martial Arts Techniques Titled "Domain"

Miss Fox opened the interface of the disassembler.

The greatsword, derived from Ainz Ooal Gown and possessing only the attribute of hardness, was placed inside, and the disintegrator was activated.

"Ohhhhhhhhh!!" Miss Fox shouted excitedly at the open sack in one direction, amidst the puzzled expressions of the hamster and the blue-haired seaweed leader.

All they saw was Miss Fox taking the greatsword from the hamster, then Miss Fox stuffing the greatsword into something and making it disappear, followed by Miss Fox excitedly shouting while holding up a sack.

"Ah...this..." Then,

Then, from the spot where Miss Fox's sack was facing, some metal blocks, dozens of translucent colorless cubes, and a few black cubes came out.

Miss Fox's excited expression froze.

"Do you know what she's doing?" The blue seaweed-headed guy nudged the big hamster with his elbow.

"I'm not entirely sure what happened either," the giant hamster said, scratching its ear.

"Praying to gods and Buddhas is indeed bad civilization, it's all superstition." After cleaning up the scene and throwing away the sack, Miss Fox sighed.

Gods, monsters, and the Grim Reaper—they're all just feudal superstition!

"By the way, what are you doing here?"

"?"

The blue seaweed head looked around, then looked up and met the eyes of the big hamster. He could tell from the big hamster's eyes that it was referring to him.

“Me?” He pointed to himself.

"Yes, who else would I be referring to?" Miss Fox tossed her long blonde hair, which shimmered faintly in the setting sun, but no one noticed anymore.

As she tossed her hair, Miss Fox reactivated her passive ability. Her figure quickly disappeared from the visual focus of the blue seaweed-headed man and the giant hamster; it was as if she had become invisible, impossible to pinpoint.

Blue Kelp Head sighed regretfully and explained, "The previous group of adventurers turned into bandits, and I had nowhere to stay, so I followed them."

"They said you're a Steel-level adventurer, Miss Elf, and judging from your appearance just now, you should be an elf under a thousand years old. To become a Steel-level adventurer at that age, I believe you wouldn't refuse a sparring partner of equal strength, right?"

"I'm someone who has competed against the kingdom's strongest warrior captain in the competition, and right now, in order to defeat him, I'm also lacking an equally matched sparring partner on my journey of honing my martial skills."

"I don't think so!" Miss Fox refused, crossing her arms.

What's wrong with this person? She only let him go because he didn't know his companions had become bandits. Why is she sticking to him afterward? Doesn't she know that she, a fox, isn't good at communicating with others in real life?

And to use the unit 'thousand' to estimate her age right off the bat, doesn't this elf beauty who's not even a hundred years old have any dignity?!

"You didn't give me any sense of danger, so you're not suitable as a sparring partner!" The decision was firm yet tactful; you should be more sensible. —by Miss Fox

"That's right, Miss Elf hasn't witnessed my martial arts skills yet!" The blue seaweed-headed man didn't seem to care at all.

Originally just a farmer, he became a self-taught warrior who stepped into the realm of heroes because of his yearning for strength. He also deeply understood the importance of constantly sparring with strong opponents in the process of perfecting his martial arts skills.

But as important as they are, how many warriors in the entire kingdom can truly reach the realm of heroes? They are so rare that you could search every street, alley, plain, and mountain within the kingdom and barely encounter a single one!

So now that he's finally encountered an elf who clearly has a wealth of life experience, has lived for at least several hundred years, and has honed his martial arts skills for hundreds of years, how could Brian possibly let this opportunity slip by? Even if the other party is probably mainly honing his stealth skills, being an adamantite-level adventurer, his martial arts skills are naturally not weak either!

I believe that once the other party has witnessed his martial arts skills, they will not refuse!

"Come on, Miss Elf!" Brian stepped back a distance, assuming a stance for drawing his sword in Iaijutsu!

"This is my unique martial art, 'Domain'! Wherever my blade can reach, it can cut through anything!"

field?

Miss Fox, who had already walked dozens of meters away without looking back, was startled and quickly retreated back.

This is a domain! She's extremely familiar with this. If you talk to her about it, she'll get really excited!

She had been longing for those realms described in fantasy novels for far too long!

The Earth Goddess's skill tree, which comes with a cheat code from the transmigration, is indeed very strong, but it doesn't have anything like a domain! The cultivation method she comes with isn't some kind of fantasy novel; there's no such thing as following meridian routes. It's just about absorbing energy into the body and letting it flow through the body like blood. There's absolutely no way to create a domain!

Now, when she suddenly heard the word "domain" from a blue seaweed vendor, she was thrilled!

"..." and then...

Then she withered. Miss Fox withered.

The flushed face, rising body temperature, and excited panting hadn't even begun before it was over.

Staring at the blue seaweed-headed creature that was striking a pose of drawing its sword not far from the silly hamster, Miss Fox couldn't see or feel anything like the "domain" in fantasy novels.

It's just an ordinary piece of seaweed, except that the blue seaweed head looks a bit more dangerous than usual, and that's about it.

You said you're still weak and have only just reached the "domain" level with your extraordinary talent, but the way you use it doesn't seem to require much effort. It's just like a powerful skill that needs to be charged up. It doesn't have that high-level feeling that a "domain" should have.

That's it?

But you can't say it like that, it's easy to become annoying. Real-world interpersonal relationships are indeed quite troublesome...

"That's it? This is what you call your 'domain'?" Miss Fox stepped into the blue seaweed-headed "domain".

A flash of light, and the blue seaweed-headed man's blade was already stopped in front of Miss Fox. Miss Fox only then realized that her instinctive movement to raise her shield to block the blade was a beat too slow!

“Yes, this is my ‘Domain’.” Brian nodded. The ‘Domain’ is a martial art that greatly enhances the body’s ability to perceive the outside world. It consumes mental energy very quickly and at a high rate, and he can only sustain it for a short period of time.

However, the effect is also very obvious. When Miss Fox, in her passive state, enters his small "domain", he can sense her approximate location based on the external objects affected by her movement.

Then, combined with his other original martial skill "Instant Flash", the combo sword "Tiger Fall Flute" formed with "Domain" is a martial skill he practiced hard after being defeated by the Kingdom's Warrior Chief. It is a martial skill that can cut through everything within "Domain".

"Please enlighten me." Brian was very humble in front of a fellow hero.

"..." This time, Miss Fox seriously examined the blue seaweed head.

This seemingly ordinary and unremarkable "domain," which appeared to have no function, was able to detect her presence even when she approached, bypassing its passive, diminished presence. This was something she hadn't expected.

Although it wasn't as lofty as the "domain" she had envisioned, it was still a remarkable martial arts technique. And it was entirely original.

"Interesting." It seems that this martial art is something that relies purely on physical movements.

For the first time, Miss Fox became interested in the martial arts of this world!

Chapter 77 Miss Fox: Being So Serious Is Unlike Me

As a pastime on her way to the royal capital, Miss Fox began studying the martial arts of this world from the blue seaweed head.

Previously, because the transmigration brought with it a cultivation method, and few of the adventurers in Ye Lantier knew martial arts, and the few who did seemed weak, Miss Fox had never paid much attention to them.

But things are different now. Just thinking about the potential of martial arts to create "domains" like in fantasy novels makes her really interested.

"So, martial arts are based on the idea that a highly concentrated mind allows a body that has been tempered and refined to unleash its potential?" Miss Fox concluded after listening to Brian, the blue seaweed-headed man, give his basic explanation.

Miss Fox didn't doubt whether it was true or not. After all, the other party was a warrior who had supposedly entered the realm of heroes (level 30 in Ainz Ooal Gown's setting), and after she used her full ultimate technique "Tiger Fall Flute" on him, he was indeed completely exhausted and lay limply on the hamster, needing to be carried.

HP potions didn't help replenish stamina; it's like someone who hasn't slept for days—MP potions are useless. It's definitely not mana-consuming; it's true.

“That’s right,” Brian replied.

When he learned that Miss Fox did not understand martial arts and asked him to explain the principles of martial arts, he was very puzzled. "Stealth" is also a skill that is classified as a martial art. As a steel-level adventurer, how could she not understand it? Brian even suspected that she was from another world.

However, since people wanted to listen, he did. Anyway, he had already used "Domain" once and then used "Tiger Fall Flute" with all his might, so his mental state was really not good and he couldn't do anything to start sparring.

"But what I said might not be accurate enough, after all, I didn't have anyone to teach me, I figured it all out on my own," Brian added, not forgetting to remind me.

This is a very common situation in this world. Martial arts are different from magic. There are institutions like magic guilds that manage and sell systematic training methods. If you have money and talent, you can learn them systematically. In many cases, unless you have a teacher, you have to figure out how to use martial arts on your own.

There are many warriors like Brian, and it could even be said that the vast majority of adventurers and soldiers are like him. But even with such a large number, almost none of them can reach the realm of heroes. The kingdom only publicly acknowledges him and the Kingdom's Warrior Captain.

"I see." Miss Fox nodded.

Brian's "domain" wasn't what she had imagined, but it still had value to her. It was like the origin of a skill tree, the very foundation. If she could develop it properly, perhaps she could achieve the results she envisioned?

However, without any special advantages, whether she can continue exploring depends entirely on her talent and hard work.

"Studying..." It's not a painful thing, after all, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction of solving a difficult problem with knowledge is no less than any pleasure.

As long as there are no entertainment activities that are easier to obtain a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction for comparison.

"Speaking of which, haven't you ever considered using other powers to replace the consumption of mental energy?" With one hand on Brian's body, Miss Fox didn't feel any energy from it, only pure physical strength.

Yeah, it's a bit of an exaggerated display of physical strength. Probably.

With such physical strength, even a succubus would need some time to develop it.

"Replace willpower with other forces?" Brian was puzzled.

"Are you talking about magic? I don't have any talent in that area, and I don't have any money either. A swordsman can't just meditate to improve his spirit; his physical health can't be neglected." "Ah, this..." Miss Fox didn't know what to say for a moment.

You're clearly holding a sword, so how did you become a swordsman? Oh, Ainz Ooal Gown is a Japanese light novel character, never mind then.

"Fox, fox, I also think this proposal is unreasonable. It's too much of a waste of time and too greedy for a warrior to also study magic. In the end, it won't work out either way," the big hamster said earnestly.

Although that makes sense, Miss Fox felt something was off.

"Ah, speaking of which, Akane, what is the principle behind your ability to speak and think like a human?"

Miss Fox looked the big hamster up and down.

"It's understandable that a hamster would become smarter if it were this big, since its brain would also get bigger. But can a hamster's vocal cords actually talk?"

"Besides, A-Cang, you don't seem to have any magic power in your body. You only have a magic mark on your stomach, and it seems to only have the function of amplifying your voice..."

"Magic is a talent possessed only by high-ranking monsters; I don't have it," the giant hamster said matter-of-factly, scratching its ear.

Well, that's about all I know as a living being in this world.

Miss Fox was helpless. She hadn't read the later parts of the Ainz Ooal Gown novels in the past because she couldn't accept them, let alone understand the background. Her only impression of Ainz Ooal Gown was that he was utterly wicked, nothing more. At most, she remembered the term "Origin Magic." She couldn't recall the specifics.

"Thinking down this path is a complete waste of time!" Completely ignorant of magic and martial arts, the only option besides spending time honing their skills is to accelerate a genius's exploration of martial arts!

"A genius..." Miss Fox glanced at Brian, who was lying listlessly on the back of the giant hamster.

"You could barely be considered one."

"Haha, I'm not very talented. I'm just a farmer who has stepped into the realm of heroes. I consider myself a genius." Brian was very proud of this.

Born into a farming family, with no one to teach him or guide him, he managed to develop his own unique martial arts skills, which truly makes him a rare genius.

Although he's definitely past the ideal cultivation stage as commonly assumed in fantasy novels, it should still be feasible.

"Well then, sir, I have an experiment. Would you like to try it?" She knew nothing about martial arts, was not a protagonist in fantasy novels who knew traditional Chinese medicine, and was a useless elf who only knew how to 'guide qi into the body' when it came to cultivation.

But it doesn't matter.

If you don't know how, you can try it yourself. As long as the lab mouse doesn't die... cough cough, as long as you do it enough times, you'll eventually make something of it.

"An experiment that can make you stronger, would you like to try it?" Miss Fox deliberately softened her voice to appear more approachable. She was practically ready to strike a seductive pose.

Don't like this, I have some self-respect.jpg

"I..."

"Don't worry, I won't suddenly pull out a mask and a knife." Miss Fox, after a long absence, drew upon the surrounding natural energy, causing it to converge around Brian.

As a warrior who had mastered the martial art of "Domain," Brian immediately sensed the difference in his surroundings, even though he was not in good mental condition. However, having never considered the concept of "drawing Qi into the body," he couldn't explain what changes had occurred around him.

"Want to give it a try and guide the gathered energy into your own body?"