The Boy Who Fell to the Lowest Level of the Dungeon, Becoming the Strongest and Returns to the Surface After 10 Years~He Just Wants to Live a Quiet Life, but His Childhood Friends Who Have Risen to Prominence Won’t Leave Him Alone~ - Chapter 21: Invincible Routine

“Huh!”

Elta jumps out of the audience seats.

If the great techniques of Celia, Leone, and Jura collide, the audience seats might be affected.

Concerned about that, Elta destroyed the shield and landed in the center of the three.

“El-kun!?”

“Elta!?”

“El!?”

The great techniques of each magical armor are equivalent to the finishing moves of A-rank monsters.

Such a grand technique had already slipped from their hands.

Even so, Elta laughed.

He crossed his arms in front of his body, making fists.

“The Strongest Race Series, Part Three── [The Barrier of the Phoenix’s Blessing].”

Immediately after, a deafening roar echoed through the air.

The three people’s great technique hit Elta directly.

“El…!!”

Everyone was worriedly watching the swirling dust, but Jura’s face was particularly pale.

As the developer of the magical armor and well aware of its power, she understood just how formidable it was now.

“Because I brought it up…”

No matter how much she listened to Elta’s story, she couldn’t believe she could accept it.

However, a voice soon emerged from the dust.

“Whoa!?”

“…Ugh!”

It’s Elta’s voice.

Moreover, his voice has the same nonchalant tone as always.

Jura dashed straight into the dust.

“El, are you okay──wait, bwahaha!?”

However, the moment Jura saw Elta, she couldn’t help but burst out laughing…

At the same time, she felt relieved because Elta was acting so strangely.

“What’s with that outfit?!”

“Huh?”

The Strongest Race Series, Part Three── [The Barrier of the Phoenix’s Blessing].

A defensive technique of Elta was learned from the “Phoenix”.

However, although it is called a technique, this is actually just “endurance.”

Elta often had contests with Phoenix to see who could endure various environments longer, such as magma or absolute zero.

What he acquired during that play process was an invincible resistance.

However, he usually feels pain and heat as well.

Elta becomes invincible only when “the body is fully prepared.”

Taking the “barrier” posture with both hands crossed in front is like Elta’s “routine.”

The knight closes his eyes and concentrates.

The explorer enters combat in the same stance.

Like those, certain actions that strong performers take to deliver their performance are called “routines.”

In other words, Elta can prepare his body by taking the “Barrier” stance, allowing him to withstand any attack.

However, this technique has its “drawbacks.”

Since he is not deflecting the attack, the impact is directly reflected in his body…

In other words, Elta’s body is in a terrible state right now.

“What the heck is this!?”

The right upper body is burning with a crackling sound, while the left upper body is frozen.

Also, the lower half seemed to be floating and about to rise.

The impact of the three people’s great techniques was clearly evident on Elta’s body.

“El… wait, stop it.”

Jura burst out laughing because this ridiculous sight was amusing.

Even Celia and Leone, who arrived a bit late, couldn’t help but laugh at this.

“El-kun, is this okay!?”

“Th-that’s not how it works, right?”

“Even this older sister can’t help but laugh… Ahahaha!”

However, after laughing once, they regain their composure.

It seems they realized that the audience’s shield was in danger.

“Was it about to break from our attack?”

“Yeah. So I thought I’d stop it first.”

“Thank you. I got too caught up in the game.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine… Oh, it’s back.”

In the conversation, Elta’s body returns to normal.

The downside seems to be only for a short time.

However, Leone brought up the remaining issue.

“So, whose victory should we go with?”

“Well, it seems there was no conclusion.”

The winner gets to go on a date with Elta.

The competition started with a conversation like that.

Then, Jura, the older sister, made a suggestion.

“Then, should we let El choose someone to go on a date with?”

“”…!””

The other two also widened their eyes, and the three of them slowly approached Elta together.

Everyone must have thought, “That’s it.”

“Eh?”

However, Elta only takes a step back.

It’s a cruel thing to ask kind Elta to choose just one person.

(Why does it always end up like this…)

It was the same when Tina and Celia met.

Everyone usually gets along, but for some reason, when he gets involved, they end up in conflict.

Perhaps frightened by those girls, Elta turned his back and ran away.

“Please, spare me!”

“Oh, he ran away.”

No matter how much he competed with the strongest races, Elta would always run away from the heroines who had feelings for him.

Then, just as the dust settled, the audience understood the situation.

“What happened!?”

“I saw someone come just before the big move collided!”

“Hey, isn’t that Elta-sensei?!”

“Then did sensei stop it!?”

“The power of those three!?”

“Maybe it just barely missed?”

“Anyway, I’m glad it was just the top part of the shield that broke.”

However, Elta’s series of actions was too quick, and not everything was fully conveyed.

In the end, they reached the conclusion that the three people who were competing barely missed.

The three people’s stocks didn’t drop, and the audience wasn’t harmed either.

From Elta’s perspective, it is exactly the outcome he desired.

And the audience was also cheering about another thing that caught their attention.

“By the way, sensei, is he getting along well with the three of them?”

“He often has lunch with the President, right?”

“Could it be that Elta-sensei is also a childhood friend?!”

“Are you kidding me, those three?!”

“That’s cheating!”

That obsession was incredible, and later, Elta was forced to confess that he was a childhood friend with the three of them.

An impromptu, uncompromising showdown among three childhood friends.

Thus, the curtain fell on the strength of the three, the potential of the magical armor, and the envy of Elta.

And then, “someone” was watching the match from the shadows.

“…”

Dressed in a black robe, he seems to be hiding his identity.

That person said with apparent interest.

“Is that ‘Magical Armor’?”

The voice is low, like a man’s voice.

At the end of the man’s gaze, there is Jura.

“That person… as expected. She really finished it.”

Is it an old acquaintance? It feels like the way he addresses her is quite familiar.

However, the look in the man’s eyes does not seem to belong to an ally, at least.

“If I can get the magical armor, I can move on to the next step.”

While acknowledging Jura, it seems like he is up to something.

And, after all, his final actions could not be ignored.

“Even now, just like in the past… You still end up being the obstacle?”

The man turns his back and swiftly disappears.

With a slightly nostalgic expression, he called out his name.

“Get ready for it, Elta.”

★

“””Good job~!”””

After Celia, Leone, and Jura finished their match.

The group was visiting a nearby restaurant for dinner.

With her mouth full of juice, Jura immediately starts talking.

“It got pretty heated, didn’t it?”

“By the way, Jura-nee’s weapon is way too strong.”

“Ah, weren’t guns quite a hassle?”

It’s a simple post-game analysis.

However, it can be switched immediately.

As for the three of them, it seems the next topic is the “main subject.”

“So, about what we were talking about earlier, El?”

“Gulp!”

Under Jura’s gaze, Elta flinched and jumped slightly.

The continuation from earlier is probably about choosing who to go on a date with.

He should have known this would happen, but when he heard “dinner,” Elta casually followed along.

“Big brother, you can’t run away anymore.”

“Even Tina is an enemy…”

Furthermore, the back is firmly guarded by Tina.

It seems that Jura was tempted by “Tina-chan could also be a date candidate” and easily switched sides to the women.

Elta has no way to escape anymore.

“Well, but…”

However, he still can’t choose just one person for Elta.

If that’s the case, then there’s no helping it. Jura proposed something new.

“Then, as a compromise, shall we all go together?”

“””…”””

Celia and the others think carefully.

They want to go on a date with Elta.

That said, they don’t want Elta to only date other people.

If that’s the case, they can’t monopolize it, but going together is more rational.

Considering the risk-return, the three of them reached a conclusion.

“””Let’s do that.”””

“Yeah, big sister agrees too.”

And then, Jura turns around to face Elta.

“Then, El, where should we go?”

“Wait, I’m the one who decides!?”

“Of course.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Jura, who raised her index finger.

In contrast, Elta falls into deep thought.

“Hmm…”

Speaking of places he visited in the royal capital, there were the academy, the knight order, and a few restaurants.

None of them seems suitable for a full-day date.

And then, perhaps inspired by everyone’s competition, he eventually came up with an unexpected answer.

“D-dungeon?”