An Extra’s POV

Eric knew full well that Kar'en was an impossible enemy to plan against.

'Even if we create an elaborate plan, we still have to communicate it to one another.'

When it came to 'characters' like the Dragon General, it was possible that she had some special Skill that would allow her to bypass Sound Magic, making it very likely that she would see through whatever strategy they made.

The more complex a plan was, the more important it was to clearly communicate it with allies.

'Even if we speak to each other and use English, there's no guarantee that she won't be able to decipher the plan somehow.' The more Eric thought about it, the more he felt like they were stuck.

… So he found a loophole.

He would communicate only a part of the plan to his allies—

the simplified format of what would happen. Since this meant they would be speaking in English, and he would be using [Grand Sound Magic], there was a chance that the Dragon General wouldn't be able to hear them.

However, still accounting for the small chance that she could, then Eric had to create a follow-up plan that only he could understand and execute.

'I misdirected everyone in order to fool the enemy, but it was necessary.'

By telling everyone he would provide ground support for both offensive and defensive moves, they trusted him and went along with the simplistic plan.

The goal was for Adonis to kill R'ashu, and perhaps wound Kar'en after. If doing the latter was too ambitious, they only had to achieve the first.

All the pieces were on the table, so all he had to do was play his role—something completely different from what he had established.

'In Magic, there are a lot of theories that exist. It's difficult to understand them, much less apply them, without the necessary Skills to back it up.'

Application] certainly made things easier for

the formative years of a person, if they developed a Skill in Fire Magic, that

born with an Exclusive Skill in a certain discipline of Magic, then

trod the path already laid out by your Skill, hence polishing the gem of

of Magic and diversify into multiple spheres,

in the world

Eric thinking of such things in such a critical moment like this? Well… it was because he disagreed

had to strive in multiple areas of Magic, and so develop Skills in

[Fire Magic] Skill would be far more skilled than someone who simply

to his own privileged status. As an Otherworlder, he had the talent and growth rate that the

was also given a

the way most people in this world

So, he didn't.

subjected only

want to understand the principles behind

enemy could appraise him and detect all the Skills he could use,

three months in this pursuit. He already had Offense-related Magic Skills, and tons

He wouldn't be doing his Party any favor by learning

dedicate his time on a

Something only he could

it—he was able to crack the code right before they departed to the

use it during the Grand Calamity Dungeon, but every single thing that happened then prevented him from doing

when they fought the Skeletal Dragon Lord,

Why?

it had certain conditions to it

up an incomprehensible amount of Mana to activate,