No Technique, Only Stats

Bang—!

Just as Bloodrose was protesting, Aliciel had already charged in front of her. Her seemingly weak and delicate little hand clenched into a fist and smashed directly towards her face.

Bloodrose hurriedly raised her arms to block Aliciel’s punch. Her body was sent flying backwards, her feet sliding across the ground for hundreds of meters, all the way to the other end of the arena.

“My high heels! Your whole family is crazy! You have such high mana, but you always like to fight in close combat. Is having a strong body that amazing?”

Seeing her cherished high heels being worn down to the point of smoking, Bloodrose said with some annoyance.

“It sounds like you have fought with… Lady Alicia before?”

“You don’t know? Your master beat up all the S-rank powerhouses in the theocracy. She was quite the show-off. I’m already an old woman, but that girl didn’t show any mercy at all. She even gave me a sprained back.”

“Oh, it seems there was such a thing.”

‘Alicia’s title as the strongest of the empire’s younger generation was earned through real combat. I didn’t expect even this Vampire Sage to have been beaten by her. She’s really amazing.’

‘But in that case, is this Vampire Sage not good at close combat? Since that’s the case…’

After making up her mind, Ciel stomped on the ground again, accelerated, and charged towards Bloodrose once more.

“Hey! Even though I was beaten by your master before, it doesn’t mean I can be easily pushed around!”

Seeing Ciel charging again, Bloodrose’s mouth twitched, a hint of resentment in her eyes. It seemed she was still bothered by the fact that Alicia had embarrassed her in public back then. Since Aliciel had taken the initiative to charge, she didn’t mind teaching this young person a lesson.

Bloodrose didn’t dodge. She also assumed a fighting stance. Fists and feet connected, and the two of them instantly got into a scuffle.

One was wearing an exquisite maid outfit, and the other a gorgeous gothic lolita dress. Two peerless beauties, each with their own charm, were engaged in a fierce brawl. The great contrast had a strong visual impact, to the point that the other adventurers and examiners at the scene were all dumbfounded.

Their fists and legs were so fast that they only left afterimages, so dense that they formed a thick wall. The force from their collisions spread out in all directions.

With the two of them at the center, the obsidian floor beneath their feet began to crumble, cracking and shattering. The broken stones were then crushed into dust.

Even the other adventurers watching from a distance could feel the pain coming towards them, but none of them ran away. Instead, they stood there with excited expressions, watching the fight between the two.

“Gah! Is this a battle between the strong? To be able to see such an exciting scene, it’s worth dying for.”

In a world where the strong were revered, people would not reject great power, but would flock to it. Even just watching a battle was enough to bring infinite inspiration.

Thump thump thump thump—!

The tense and exciting brawl between the two continued, the muffled sounds of their bodies colliding incessantly, dazzling the onlookers.

‘The people of House Cosmos… are all perverts!’

Bloodrose complained to herself. The dragon race was originally a top-tier creature with a strong body and magical talent, and the Stardragon was the best among them.

Back then, Alicia had beaten all the S-rank powerhouses in the theocracy with just her physical strength. Bloodrose had also suffered a lot because of that.

However, compared to Alicia, this maid was much inferior. Both in terms of strength and skill, she was far behind Alicia.

Moreover, this maid’s martial arts skills were really poor. Although she could feel that the other party had practiced, it was only to the extent of having practiced. She was probably only a little stronger than an ordinary person and didn’t have any advanced skills.

But this person’s physical fitness was too strong. Even if she was far inferior to Alicia, she was still a monster in terms of stats. No skill, all stats. Even Bloodrose, the Vampire Sage, was having a hard time.

And she knew that this maid was not using her full strength. If she really fought with all her might, the entire guild would probably be demolished.

“You monstrously strong maid, so rough, you’ll never get married in the future!”

Bloodrose couldn’t help but complain and then threw a heavy punch.

“?!”

However, unexpectedly, hearing Bloodrose’s words, Aliciel’s eyes widened, and she was stunned for a moment. It was in this brief moment of distraction that Bloodrose had already punched her in the face, sending her flying to the edge of the arena.

Aliciel spun several times in the air, dispelled the force, and landed steadily on the ground. She placed her hands on her abdomen and returned to her usual elegant and quiet posture.

“Lady Bloodrose is right to reprimand me. I was too rough and rude. I’ve made a fool of myself.”

“?”

Seeing the drastic change in Aliciel’s demeanor, Bloodrose was also full of confusion.

‘Could this maid’s defense have been broken by my words “you’ll never get married in the future”? What defense did she have to break? I’ve been single for hundreds of years and never said a word. She can’t be that fragile, can she?’

Of course, Bloodrose didn’t know that what really broke Aliciel’s defense was not “getting married,” but “rough.”

‘Yes, close-quarters combat is too rough a fighting style and goes against the elegant path that a maid seeks. To have made such a low-level mistake is a failure.’

Aliciel endlessly repented in her heart for her carelessness. The battle maid she aspired to be was one who moved gracefully on the battlefield, her skirt fluttering, ending the battle with a light touch, and then bowing to her master with the utmost elegance.

A fighting style that left one disheveled and sweaty did not fit her aesthetics. She had to reduce the violence as much as possible in the future.

After the scythe and the magic sniper rifle were designed, she would focus on mastering these three weapons.

“Then… Lady Bloodrose, I will now use magic.”

Aliciel bowed slightly, preparing to use her S-rank mana advantage.

“There’s no need. This is not a life-and-death battle. If I let you use magic, this guild will be demolished by you.”

Bloodrose patted the dust off her clothes and turned to leave.

She had only come because she had heard that House Cosmos had sent a maid to join the adventurers and was curious. She had also acted as an examiner to test the maid’s level. Continuing to fight would just be a thankless task.

“I’m leaving. Give this girl an S-rank adventurer’s badge.”

“Yes, my lady.”

After seeing off the Vampire Sage, Bloodrose, the attendant who had been waiting for a long time handed Aliciel a badge that shone with a silver-gold light.

The adventurers’ badges were made of different metals according to their rank. From low to high, from D to S, they were black iron, bronze, silver, gold, and mythril-gold!

The mythril-gold was forged from mythril and gold.