The next day, Naofumi and his party went to the guild building in search of new quests. As they approached the building, they saw a man in golden armor.
Golden knight: Ah, you're here. You're Naofumi, correct?
Naofumi: Yes. Is everything okay?
Golden knight: I challenge you to a fight. At noon, we shall battle in the arena.
Naofumi: Why are you challenging me to a fight?
Golden knight: Since you distracted me in the fight with the monsters, I made less money than I wanted. I am going to beat you and take the amount of money that I lost.
Naofumi: Okay then. I will gladly defeat you.
Golden knight: I don't think so. You see, I'm a rank A adventurer, so defeating you will be incredibly easy.
At noon, the two men and Naofumi's party gathered at the arena. At a signal from Bravia, the men started fighting. The golden knight ran towards Naofumi swinging his sword, but Naofumi used void armor so that the attack would go through his body, and then swung his blade at the man. After hitting his arm, the knight jumped away and used air slash, aiming towards Naofumi. The mage used stone wall to block it and kicked it at the knight. He jumped away from it, but Naofumi was already behind him, swinging his sword and hitting the man's back. After slashing through the armor, the mage used air slash to hit the man from up close, which pushed him away after that hit. Bravia announced that Naofumi was the winner. After that, the party went to the guild.
Bravia: With the number of enemies killed yesterday, all of you have advanced to class E, while with the victory of the fight, Naofumi advances to class B.
Naofumi: That's four advances at once. Isn't that a bit too much?
Bravia: You advanced twice from the monsters and twice since you beat an A rank.
After that, Naofumi and his party decided to purchase essential items and then proceed to the dungeon. They visited a botanical shop and purchased seeds and farm equipment. After placing it at their house, the elves decided to stay and start building the farm, while Naofumi cut down trees and started making a better fence. The rest of the party went into town and got food for dinner. After finishing the farm and eating food, they went into the dungeon and started exploring deeper floors. After reaching floor 15, the team successfully got into the boss's room and prepared for a fight. In the room, they waited for the monster to spawn. When the boss appeared, it turned out to be a hydra. As the beast attacked with two of its heads, the party quickly split into three teams. The elves ran to the left and started shooting at one of the heads. The angel and devil went to the left and attacked another head. The mage used stone wall to block the attack and used conjure weapon to make a flaming sword, and used teleport to appear behind the monster to slash its back legs. After the beast was distracted. The angel cut off one of its heads, and the devil used its fire magic to burn the stump so that the head wouldn't grow back. Naofumi cut off the second head, and the elves blinded the other three. After that, the fighters quickly got rid of the other three heads. With the hydra dead, the room opened, and the party went back to their home. Since it was pretty late, they decided to sleep for the night. For the next month, Naofumi was challenged to a fight by the golden knight every day. And every day, he defeated the man without any problems. After a month, the man has had enough. Before the sun was up, the man came to Naofumi's house. Thinking they were sleeping, he opened the door, and before he could even take a step inside, Naofumi punched him straight in the jaw, pushing him into a tree.
Naofumi: What the hell do you think you're doing!?
Golden knight: I was going to kill you in your sleep, but since you're awake, I'll just kill you now.
After threatening the mage, the knight started transforming, growing scales and wings. His mouth transformed into a lizard-looking one, and his fingers became claws.
Naofumi: What are you?
Golden knight: I'm a draconic, one from the cult of Sloth, which was controlled by the dragon Daru himself. Since you killed our leader, I was sent here to get rid of you and your party. I was trying to use my weaker form, but I have had enough, so I'll just kill you in my original form.
The draconic rushed at the man, with claws ready to cut his throat. When the man was mere inches away, the mage took out his sword and blocked the attack. Pushing the draconic away, he teleported behind him and cut at his back, but the draconic blocked the attack. Teleporting again, the mage used void armor and used a multi-cast fireball to shoot ten at once. All the attacks hit, but the man was still standing. The draconic shot his flaming breath at the mage, but he blocked with earth wall. The man flew through the wall and used his sword, which the mage blocked using his own. With that, they started exchanging sword blows. After fighting for half an hour, the draconic had had enough.
Draconic: Screw this! I'm gonna make use of anything I can.
With that, he flew high into the sky and aimed his sword at the man.
Draconic: Prepare yourself! Draco meteor.
With that, a rain of meteors came flying towards Naofumi. Using multi-cast air cutter, he cut the meteors into smaller pieces, and after boosting himself with the use of stone wall, he jumped up into the sky and destroyed the meteors. Getting to the height of the enemy, Naofumi used gravity well and boosted the draconic's gravity so much that it went flying towards the ground. The impact of the fall was so powerful that the man dug a hole deep enough to break every bone in his body. Using teleport to land safely, the man went towards the enemy. As the draconic looked at his face, he saw that he had bloodlust in his eyes.
Draconic: This isn't the end! I can still win this.
Naofumi: Shut up! You tried to come inside my house and kill my party. Now, I'm gonna make sure you won't hurt anyone else.
He stood above the knight and took out the sword of sloth to cut off his head. With that, it was the end of the fight. He went to his house and started preparing breakfast. The next day, he went into the town and informed the guild of what had happened the day before. He was informed that a draconic was spotted nearby, burning down a lot of different houses, so killing it would help the village, and since he got rid of it he will be rewarded with 20 gold. After that, Naofumi and his party spent the whole day in the dungeon. When night came, they ate dinner and went to their rooms. And as they were falling asleep, the man started thinking of what they would do the next day.