AnimeFans13579: Yup, poor Izuku XD

Mt. Atago

Chiba, Japan

"He's been in there for an hour now..."

Eijirou pants as he sits down, his body reverts to his human form with Ochako lying on the ground covered in sweats while Leo fans her using a fan that's too big for his size.

"I'm sorry, milady! I should've stopped you from overusing my [Flame of Courage] when your face started to turn red!!" Leo comically apologizes to Ochako as she laughs.

"No need to worry, Leo. I'm fine..." Ochako pants as Mirko gives her a deadpan stare.

"No, you're not, girl. Acting tough isn't your forte, so don't do it." Mirko says as Ochako returns the stare right at her.

"I don't want to hear it from a tsundere," Ochako replies as Mirko's eyes twitch.

"Oh, so it's like that, huh!?!? You'll wish you take those words back!" Mirko growls.

"There's no way I'll do it, especially when you act like that ' girlboss' from the dark age of social media! The stereotype 'strong, independent women'!" Ochako growls.

"You dare compare me to those bitches!?!?" Mirko angrily growls.

"I motherfucking dare, you bunny bitch!!" Ochako says as lightning sparks between their eyes. Meanwhile, Eijirou and Crust sweatdrops at the scene.

"I didn't know Ochako-chan has a beef with Rumi-chan." Crust mutters.

"She hears what Mirko did to Izuku on the first day, so she is a bit biased. It didn't help that Mirko rudely never calls people by name and points out her mistake like someone tries to mock her," Eijirou says nervously. He knows Mirko didn't mean to be rude, especially after that incident, but old habits die hard.

"Rumi-chan is trying..." Crust tries to defend her.

"Yeah, but does Ochako know?" Eijirou points out.

"Fair point, and despite Rumi-chan having gotten better, she's still a tsundere," Crust says jokingly as Eijirou snorts.

"I heard that!" Mirko roars at them.

With Izuku

Job Quest Dungeon

"Okay..." Izuku looked out his window and saw his Fatigue Meter had slowly reduced to 12. He decides that it should be enough since he can't stay in the dungeon for too long. He gets up before grabbing [Balmung] and looks at the giant door. He takes a deep breath before using his strength to push the door open.

"Let's do this." Izuku walks in as the door slowly closes behind him. As the door closes, the torches around the room light up, revealing a room with nothing but a throne. "Well, this is new."

Creak!

Izuku froze and took a stance as he finally noticed that there was a figure on the throne. It's a knight with blood-red armor a long cape and a greatsword, long red fur that acts like a ponytail on his helmet, a gleaming white eyes beneath the helmet. Izuku also notices that the figure wears a belt containing a pair of sheathed daggers behind his back.

'Should I use [Appraisal] again? Oh, what the heck, let's just do it.' Izuku's eyes glow emerald as a window appears in front of him.

[Blood Red Commander Igris]

[The commander of an army that serves the previous Shadow Monarch and@#$;@?- @%#$#;$=Y0U'R3 N0T W0RThY!?#2,$]

Izuku winces as the glow in his eyes starts to blink before the window suddenly disappears. Cold sweats start to drip from his forehead as the figure, Igris tilts his head.

'D-did that monster just talk through my [Appraisal] skill!?!? What the fuck!?!?' Izuku thought as he felt anxious. 'So, he's Igris...and he knows about Shadow Monarch...can I talk to him?'

"Before we fight...can I at least ask something?" Izuku says as Igris tilts his head again. "What is Shadow Monarch?"

Igris remains silent before he gets up, holding his greatsword, and starts walking down. Izuku merely stares at him before he blinks.

And that was the biggest mistake Izuku had ever made.

In an instant, Igris was right in front of him, and out of pure reflexes, Izuku barely blocked an incoming down slash from the red knight. The impact causes a violent reaction between both mana as lightning sparks around the field and destroys the surroundings. Izuku felt like gravity had increased tenfold, struggling to hold an incoming attack from Igris.

'G-Gakh! S-so heavy!!!' Izuku thought as his eyes widened in panic. He felt the weight disappear before saw Igris prepare to swing his sword to his side. Izuku immediately ducks down, before he hears a repeated slash behind him, and rocks start to crumble down.

Izuku gasps for air as Igris slams his knee right on Izuku's guts, sending him flying to the wall. Izuku coughed some blood before he saw Igris trying to stab him, summoning [Crust's Shield] to protect himself. But it was for naught as the blade shattered the shield like it was nothing and it was thanks to his gauntlet that he managed to redirect the blade away from him, causing Igris to stab the wall behind him. Izuku takes the chance as he activates [Mana Coat] , [Hellfire] , and [Gale Wind] on Igris's side as it explodes in contact and knocks Igris a few feet away.

Izuku takes the chance to send several flaming wind slashes towards Igris. But, Igris proves his superiority by sending flying slashes to neutralize it. Izuku uses Quicksilver to rush at the knight, but the blood-red commander merely sidesteps away from him. Izuku turned around and tried for another slash, but it was for naught as Igris caught the flaming blade while acting like it didn't hurt him, to Izuku's shock. Igris lifts his sword and strikes down Izuku, but he also catches the blade as he feels tremors on his hand. If it wasn't for his gauntlet, he would've done for.

"[Spark]!" Izuku says as Igris' eyes widen slightly as green electricity emits from Izuku and starts to shock him violently. To Izuku's horror, Igris doesn't react and kicks Izuku back, sending him to the wall.

"Gakh!" Izuku grits his teeth in pain while grateful for the Physical Damage Reduction he got from passives and items. Suddenly, Izuku's body was covered in a red aura and Izuku was violently pulled towards Igris. Izuku immediately reacts by summoning a water orb and slamming it right on Igris' helmet, catching him off guard before he activates [Spark] and shocks his helmet, creating a cloud of dust around the area. Izuku felt the mana grip disappear and take a distance using [Quicksilver] as he ran away from Igris.

'What kind of monster am I dealing with!?!? He continues to no-sell my attack like a grown man receiving slaps from a baby to the point that it wasn't funny!!!' Izuku thought. 'I'm so glad that the rewards I got from Undine's Dungeon give me a water-based skill, and granted buffs from the item drops.'

[Undine's Blessing - Level 1]

[Rank: B]

[Grants user control over water based on the user's mana]

[Mana Cost: 298 MP per 10 seconds]

"If it wasn't for my passives, I would've wasted so much mana." Izuku felt a chill in his spine before rolling away, barely avoiding a Dynamic Entry from above. Izuku summons [Balmung] and is barely able to block an incoming stab from Igris, which pushes Izuku back for a few feet. Then, to Izuku's surprise, Igris disarms Izuku's sword from his hand and hits Izuku, causing him to bounce away like a basketball before crashing him into a pillar.

As Igris starts walking toward Izuku, a violent purplish-black flame shoots toward Igris before it follows with a powerful gust of air cannon, creating a makeshift missile. Izuku follows with a powerful blast of water before creating a water bubble around Igris, and Izuku summons [Hellfire] and [Sparks] inside the water, causing it to boil before it explodes, water hits the ground following with a loud hiss, and fog starts to cover the area.

[Notice: [Spark - Level MAX] has evolved to [Thunderstrike - Level 1] ]

Izuku pants as he feels his body get heavier, his mana slowly recovers as he shakes himself to keep himself awake. To Izuku's shock, Igris walks towards him with nothing but burnt fur, a tattered cape, and a few cracks on his armor. To add insult to injury, he doesn't seem to be heavily injured. But, he was glad that it was somewhat hurt, based on the sound of the monster's breath getting heavier than before.

"Gosh, you're one tough nut to crack." Izuku chuckles before he looks at [Balmung] and mentally commands it to return to inventory. "Since the blade has proven to be useless and magic seems to work, I guess I'll take advantage of that..." Izuku cracks his knuckles as he coats his gauntlet, glove, and hands with [Mana Coat] as purple fireball and green lightning emit from his fist.

Iris stares at him before ripping off his tattered cloak, stabbing his greatsword down, and tossing away his daggers. Izuku stares at him in bafflement before shaking his head.

"Why does the commander show more chivalries while the knights show none." Izuku feels like he imagines things, but Igris acts like he just snorts at his comment. Izuku decides to ignore it before preparing himself. "Ready for Round Two."

To Be Continued