The Squishy Swordsman with Zero Attack Power

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A rock the size of a child was coming at me at high speed. 

I set a barrier without any hurry. 

— Barrier Magic: [Light Shield].

*Bang!*

The rock shattered while making that sound. 

“Waah!” 

“Hiyah!” 

The pieces of the broken rock flew to the spectators at the back too.

Is Sumire okay? 

I face my back for an instant. 

Fortunately, it seems like it didn’t fly to where Sumire is. 

She was holding both hands and praying for me. 

…Looks like I can’t lose here. 

I returned my gaze to the Troll and it was raising its arm again to throw another rock at me. 

(Let’s do this at close range.) (Eugene)

We shouldn’t let the spectators get injured. 

— Twin Heavenly Resonance Style: Wind Form – Sky Step.

The way to make the distance between your enemy turn into 0.

I entered the bosom of the Troll by using this. 

“Gah?!” 

The Troll let out a voice of confusion and raised its fist high. 

And then, swung it down just like that.

*PANG!!!!!*

The punch of the Troll made the ground quake heavily. 

The arm of the Troll that’s as big as a pillar was piercing the ground.

“Hah!” (Eugene)

I then made a sweeping slash one breath later at the arm of the Troll. 

There was no sound. 

I managed to finish the swing of my sword so smoothly it didn’t even feel as if I cut anything. 

The next instant…

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The right arm of the Troll rolled on the ground.

“Gyaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!” 

A scream echoed.

“Guuuuuooooooooooohhhh!” 

The Troll driven mad by anger tried to grab me with its remaining arm. 

I avoid that and confirm the remaining mana of the fire Magic Sword.

I only slashed once, but the red radiance had already been halved. 

(Only one more attack, I would say…) (Eugene)

The Troll raised its leg in burning anger and tried to stomp me. 

*Thung!!! Thung!!! Thung!!! Thung!!! Thung!!!*

The Troll was persistently stomping as if throwing a tantrum.

—Twin Heavenly Resonance Style: Wood Form – Willow Flow. 

I continued avoiding it with ease. 

The Troll had lost one arm and was bleeding. 

The smart choice would be to take distance and wait for the monster to run out of energy. 

I glance at Sumire. 

She is raising short screams like ‘Hih!’ or ‘Kya!’ each time the Troll stomps. 

…Let’s finish this quickly so I don’t make her worry. 

I measured the timing for the next attack of the Troll to match a counter as I lowered my stance and readied my sword.

The Troll’s leg the size of a large tree closed in. 

I avoided that with a paper-thin difference and released a slash. 

—Twin Heavenly Resonance Style: Fire Form – Dance of the Lion. 

I make my body and sword spin like a dance performance. 

The blade of fire sliced the body of the Troll. 

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!” 

The death cry of the Troll echoed through the floor. 

Not long after, the Troll collapsed flat on the ground and stopped moving. 

I waited warily for the Floor Boss to get back up, but it didn’t no matter how long I waited.

Did I…do it? 

This easily? 

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While I was hesitating whether to judge this as a victory…

— “It is the victory of the explorer Eugene.
Congratulations.” 

The inorganic Angel voice announcement resonated in the 10th Floor. 

“…”

The happiness from victory unexpectedly didn’t well up from me. 

Confusion was winning over it. 

Did I really…win against a Floor Boss…?

The Red Mana that Sumire shared to me is almost all gone now. 

Looks like the effect of the Magic Link runs out in two hits. 

“Fuuh.” (Eugene)

I let out a short sigh. 

“Sumire—” (Eugene)

I was about to say ‘I won’, but I couldn’t finish it. 

“Eugene-kun!!!!!” (Sumire)

My head was grabbed by both of her arms and I couldn’t breathe for a second. 

I gently held the back of Sumire. 

“You won! Congratulations!” (Sumire)

She congratulated me with a dazzling smile. 

“Yeah, it is thanks to you, Sumire.” (Eugene)

A smile leaked out from me. 

I finally feel it now.

I…won.

How long has it been since I have been able to smile from the bottom of my heart?

By the time I noticed, I was hugging Sumire. 

“Wawawa, Eugene-kun?!” (Sumire)

“Ah, sorry.” (Eugene)

“Ah, no, it is okay.
Ehehe…” (Sumire)

Sumire got bashful here with her face faintly red. 

And in this way, I succeeded in defeating the 10th Floor boss.