The state of Shin and the Gryphon glaring at each other was probably to determine for a good opportunity.
From the blind spot of the Gryphon, Rionne again prepared with 『Muspelm』 and jumped out.
“KyUI?”
The attention of the Gryphon seemed to completely point toward Shin, it wasn’t able to cope with the surprise attack.
Rionne jumped onto the back of the Gryphon again, and exercised 【Tyrant Beat】. Leaving a trail of orange color, 『Muspelm』 was slammed against the Gryphon.
“GyII!”
The Gryphon which couldn’t bear it, screamed at Rionne who attacked mainly on the left half of its body which was badly burned.
Shin drew the attention of the Gryphon from the front without interfering with Rionne.
“Rionne! I don’t know whether there’s any effect from the steam coming out from the wound! Don’t let it touch you!”
“Got it!”
Rionne utilized the length of 『Muspelm』’s blade, wielding the sword skillfully so as to not touch the steam.
However, as time passed by, Rionne’s movement became too dull to keep up. If one looked closely, the blue steam was clinging to Rionne’s body before she was aware of it.
There was an indication of speed drop when he checked Rionne’s status.
“It’s a debuff system, huh?”
Shin, who had a bad hunch, immediately released cancellation of the weakening magic.
“【Cure All】!”
Though 【Cure】 was sufficient if it’s a single abnormal state, Shin chose the most effective skill he had just in case.
The ability of the enemy whose effect he couldn’t identify, he knew it from experience that it was good to be extra wary. The moment when Rionne had her movement back, she jumped off from the back of the Gryphon. Then the Gryphon waved its wing toward Rionne who was mid-air.
Rionne prevented a direct hit by using 『Muspelm』 as a shield. However, it was impossible for her to completely block the power in the air, and she was sent flying.
Rionne forcibly fixed her posture while mid-air and as she landed the ground was whittled down. Sparks scattered on the paved road and on 『Muspelm』.
“Such power from only being hit by a wing, huh?…”
A muffled voice leaked from Rionne’s mouth.
Even though 『Muspelm』 became a shield, she was sent flying for about 10 mels by the Gryphon. Even if there was almost no damage, the burden on her body was immeasurable.
“I’ll get its attention! Go into a building for a moment!”
Shin shouted and invoked flame system magic skill 【Smoke Bomb】.
A black globe appeared in the air and rushed toward the Gryphon.
“KyUA!”
Though the Gryphon only had a single wing, it still intercepted the black globe well.
When the widely scattered ice spears touched the globe, the black smoke was dispersed grandly with a “Puff” sound.
“GRURURU…”
Did it get cautious over the black smoke covering its surroundings? The Gryphon raised its voice and growled. Without a slight break, a strong wind swept along with a wind noise.
From Shin’s point of view, it seemed that the Gryphon had spread its wing and caused the wind. However, the black smoke generated by the smoke bomb was not affected by the wind. So no matter how much the Gryphon flapped its wing, the black smoke didn’t clear up.
“KyUIII!”
The Gryphon cried as it got irritated.
The black smoke of 【Smoke Bomb】 could obstruct both the sense of smell and sight. So it seemed both were effective. It obviously lost sight of Shin and Rionne as the ice spears were shot in the wrong directions.
Shin fended off the flying ice spears occasionally, and joined with Rionne in the shade of a building. After making sure the wall wouldn’t easily be broken thanks to its thickness, he checked on Rionne’s condition.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, my hands are a bit numb, but I’m all right. But I’m sorry, my attacks don’t seem to deal effective damage to that guy.”
During neither the first nor the second time, Rionne’s attacks couldn’t deal proper damage to the Gryphon.
Power was achieved with skill, so the Gryphon probably had greater defensive power than the combination of Rionne’s STR and 『Muspelm』’s attack power.
“Since I came here, I haven’t been anything other than a burden.”
Rionne put power in her hands gripping the hilt of 『Muspelm』, which touched the ground and made a clattering sound.
Shin then revealed one of his cards to Rionne whose face distorted in frustration.
“It’s also possible to increase the physical ability by 【Enchant】, but what will you do?”
“…Please do. When I’m aimed at by that guy, I’d like to make sure that it won’t interfere with you, Shin.”
Rionne hesitated slightly, but relaxed her shoulders and lowered her head.
“I’ll raise your physical strength and robustness. Please be careful as sensation related to muscle strength can change significantly. Here I go, 【Enchant • Double Strike】 !”
After adding a cautionary note concerning the rise in ability, Shin activated 【Enchant】.
A silver light shone over Rionne’s head, and faded out after it covered her body for a moment. This was the effect when an ability is more tha