The Darkness Beyond Light (2)

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"That aura he's emanating… it's pitch black!"

"That's Tatsuya-san? I can't believe it… That he's still alive."

"But what if he's a totally different person… Or maybe someone used some reincarnation magic on his dead body…"

"I'm alive alright… you don't need to look at it from any other direction. You want proof? Here you go… Skill: Assassinate… form: 100 slashes!" says Tatsuya and disappears. Then suddenly he reappears and the drake that had been standing there falls down, cut in pieces.

"Is this proof more than enough?" asks Tatsuya after he sucks up all the dark aura he was releasing.

The others just stare at him with their eyes wide open and they say in unison-

"You really are Tatsuya… But…"

"But, what?"

"You've gotten pretty strong now…"

"Well, I'm still weak compared to… Oh, have I really gotten strong?"

"ARE YOU DUMB?! You just took down a lesser drake who was casting level 5 regeneration magic!"