Surprise! I've Transmigrated Again

Once again, they found themselves on the vast plains outside the beginner's village. Once again, they faced those terrifying, frightening, and — dare Darkness say — exciting Giant Toads.

There were 5 in total.

"5 of them, just perfect."

The subjugation quest Adam had accepted also required defeating 5 Giant Toads.

"Kazuma-kun, prepare to be amazed!" He declared confidently to the eager young man, "Behold the sword technique I've mastered!"

"Oh!" Kazuma swallowed hard, bracing himself.

◈ Thunder Breathing, First Form ⫸ Thunderclap and Flash, Fivefold ◈

Adam's chest expanded with power as he inhaled deeply, his entire body crackling with brilliant lightning. The electric aura surrounding him exuded an aura of unmatched strength. Even without witnessing its true capabilities, the sheer visual impact of the skill was awe-inspiring.

In an instant, he disappeared like a thunderbolt, leaving his awestruck companions in stunned silence!

It was just a blink, a single breath!

In that brief moment, Adam reappeared.

Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing!

Five swift sounds rang out in rapid succession!

Squelch!

The necks of all five Giant Toads were severed almost simultaneously, their heads and bodies falling separately onto the grassland. Their massive corpses crashed to the ground, kicking up a considerable cloud of dust.

"So strong! Ah!" Kazuma exclaimed, shocked, "Isn't this too powerful? We could defeat the Demon King right now, couldn't we?"

"Although that good-for-nothing Kazuma often opposes me, this time I agree with him!" Aqua ran over excitedly, hugging Adam and bouncing non-stop, laughing uncontrollably with joy.

She was already daydreaming about kicking the Demon King's butt and strutting back to heaven like a boss.

To be honest, Adam's performance was so dazzling that Kazuma had the illusion they could easily defeat the Demon King right then and there.

"Indeed... it's so strong." Darkness said, gripping her longsword. As she thought about being a Crusader with a zero percent hit rate for skills, her chest ached with frustration. She exclaimed with discontent, "I'm so envious! I want that too!"

In contrast, Megumin seemed uninterested.

As an Arch Wizard who fought with magic — and one loyal only to〘Explosion Magic〙— she didn't acknowledge any other flashy skills. Adam's performance didn't pique her interest at all.

"How about it, Kazuma-kun? This sword technique is pretty good, right? Does it meet your standards?" Adam teased as he sheathed his sword and walked up to him.

Kazuma shouted excitedly, "It's not just good, it's incredibly powerful!"

After saying this, he took out his adventurer card, ready to learn the sword technique Adam had demonstrated. However, the cold Skill Point number displayed on the card extinguished his burning enthusiasm.

10 SP. Learning the〚Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash〛skill required 10 points! But that wasn't all — there was also the prerequisite skill 〚Thunder Breathing Technique〛, which needed 25 points!

These two skills combined required 35 Skill Points...?!

"35 points..." Kazuma muttered, his voice barely audible, "It actually needs 35 points...?!!!"

"What 35 points?"

Everyone looked puzzled. Hadn't Kazuma been overjoyed about learning such a powerful skill moments ago? Why had his expression suddenly changed?

"Learning Carter-senpai's skill requires 35 Skill Points..." Kazuma explained, his face crestfallen as he turned his adventurer card for them to see.

"...35 points?!!" Megumin cried out in disbelief, "My Explosion Magic is the most powerful attack magic, and it only requires 35 SP. How can this seemingly ordinary sword technique also need 35 points?!!"

"That's ridiculous..."

"Indeed..."

Everyone finally grasped just how absurdly powerful Adam's〚Analyze and Copy〛skill truly was.

As for the 『Skill Thief』 himself, he wasn't surprised at all by the hefty Skill Point cost for the sword technique.

The Breathing Techniques in" Demon Slayer "were incredibly potent with sky-high potential, especially Thunder Breathing — one of the top-tier techniques. It deserved this steep price.

This wasn't hyperbole, but fact. If we were to make a rough comparison using numbers, assuming Sun Breathing's limit is to instantly slash 1500 times, then claiming Thunder Breathing's limit is 500 instant slashes isn't unreasonable, right?

You might think: "The strong one was Yoriichi Tsugikuni who used Sun Breathing. With his innate [Transparent World] ability, he could slash 1500 times instantly. Everyone else is trash and couldn't possibly do that!"

Admittedly, that argument has merit. But even if we take a huge step back and assume〚Thunder Breathing Technique〛only allowed for 10 instant slashes, it would still be worth the Skill Point cost!

"Aaaaah, why can't I learn such a powerful skill?!" Kazuma clutched his head and wailed, looking utterly incredulous.

It was truly difficult for him. As the lowest-ranked 「Adventurer」, although he could learn skills from any class, he only gained 1 Skill Point per level up. To learn this skill completely, he would need to reach Level 35!

No, make that Level 40! He had already used up his Skill Points after reaching Level 5.

"Kazuma-kun..." Adam wanted to tell him that Thunder Breathing actually had at least six more sword forms.

He also wanted to mention that there weren't just the Thunder Breathing Technique, but also Flame, Water, Wind, Stone, and other basic Breathing Techniques.

But he didn't say it out loud, fearing it would discourage the depressed boy even more. After all, if Thunder Breathing already required 35 SP, the other Breathing Techniques wouldn't be much cheaper.

"Ah... what a pity." Adam felt sorry for him.

Having a huge treasure right before your eyes but being unable to use it would make anyone feel frustrated.

This Breathing Technique was like a chicken rib for adventurers like Kazuma — tasteless if eaten, but a waste to throw away. Learning it required a huge price, but not learning it felt like a missed opportunity.

However, his situation did verify one thing for Adam.

— Skills from other worlds can indeed be learned by people in the Parallel World!

"Don't be sad, Kazuma-kun." Adam patted his shoulder, winked at him, and said meaningfully, "There will be other skills suitable for you in the future."

Only then did Kazuma realize that Adam could travel between different worlds and secretly learn skills from other worlds. If it doesn't work this time, there's always next time. There will surely be skills suitable for him!

"Ohhh! Then I'm counting on you, Carter-senpai!" He once again felt that his leader was reliable!

"Hahaha, look forward to it!" Adam laughed heartily, which was as good as a promise.

Afterwards, everyone returned to the guild to collect the bounty for subjugating the Giant Toads.

Although Megumin and Darkness tried to decline, Adam still split it equally among the five of them, saying: "I can't let you come along for nothing. Take it, it's not much anyway."

The two girls accepted gratefully. For Megumin, who was so poor she could barely afford meals, this money was a lifesaver. Darkness, though wealthy, was staying at an inn — not an inexpensive arrangement.

Adam rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

'We should address the housing situation soon.' He mused. Then, aloud, he said, "Let's call it a day and meet up again tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Came the chorus of four voices.

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