Sword Saint Doberg (1)

A crowd had gathered in a corner of the usual classroom.

"I'm thinking we should try taking on the next floor with this party setup."

"Uster, if we go in after only this much time, it'll be rough for anyone who hasn't cleared a trial before. I think we should settle for staying on our current floor this month. Also, the formation should look more like this..."

It was a morning about two days after Allen's Summoning Level reached 6. Before morning homeroom began, a classmate named Uster laid a sheet of parchment on Allen's desk and asked for advice on how his party should tackle the dungeon.

Allen seriously considered Uster's questions and gave advice, thinking about when to advance and the strengths and weaknesses of his party's composition.

A crowd of students surrounded Allen and Uster as they talked. More and more students had been coming to watch this exchange since it began last month.

In early May, Allen had held a pickup group recruitment in the classroom and brought Keel into his party.

Since then, people had started asking Allen for advice, since he already had a record of clearing dungeons. He continued to advise them based on each person's level and party composition.

When it came to dungeons, where lives were at stake, Allen gave safe, reliable advice. More people gathered every time he answered a question.

Allen was quite surprised by the situation. He'd thought people might resent him for keeping rare, powerful companions like a Sword Saint and a Mage to himself, and whisper behind his back. The students in this classroom had been grouped together based on their exam numbers from the Appraisal Ceremony...