'Yes. Of course, she would know its meaning,' Multicolored Slime thought. 'After all, the hand of otherworlders had been present for a very long time.'
"Since Ancient combat style is a free movement style without any restriction, its power boost seems less," Nobi confirmed, nodding.
"Shall we proceed to drawbacks?" she asked, glancing at Young Slime.
Young Slime nodded. "After knowing the disadvantages, I can decide."
"Ancient style doesn't have many drawbacks—nor does it have a major boost," Nobi started, raising her index finger.
Young Slime nodded. After all, only a few stored spells grew stronger as the fight progressed.
"Next—Barbarian style. This is the second strongest," she said, raising her second finger.
"Second strongest?" Young Slime asked, tilting his head. "Is Ancient the first strongest?"
"No," Nobi shook her head. "Ancient isn't the first. It's Assault."
"However, its drawbacks are very high," Slime#47 said. 'If I had to rank them, I'd still place Ancient first,' he thought.
"Assault style is a sacrificial style—it gives up defense for power," he said, still wondering why it was ranked first.
Nobi nodded, explaining, "Yes. Looks like you understood everything now. Assault is the most extreme style. It raises the attack potency by a large margin, hence it's first."
'Okay… ranked based on attack power boost,' he noted, nodding.
She continued after a pause, "Next comes Barbarian. Third is Arcane. And last—fourth—is…"
"Wait… fourth? Aren't there five?" Slime#47 asked, cutting in.
'Did she forget one style?… No,' he mused, recalling all five styles.
"I didn't forget," she clarified plainly, as her eyes twitched. "It's the Immovable. Immovable ranks last because it gets stronger defensively, not by power. Hence, it's ranked last."
She added, "As for Ancient style, it grants excessive power to stored spells—but only a few....so, not counted."
She paused, coughing, as if letting him know why she had counted only four.
Young Slime muttered, "That's why it cannot be ranked. But if we forcefully rank it, it's comparable to Assault, isn't it?"
Nobi nodded as she said, "Yes. It can be comparable to Assault, but only for a few stored skills."
"Can you guess the drawbacks?" Thomas asked, opening his eyes.
"Wait, I didn't give him full details," Nobi yelled, wanting to explain more.
"I understood them," Young Slime nodded as Lion headed Thomas stood up.
"Very well then. Start with Barbarian style," the instructor asked, glancing sharply at Nobi, who widened her eyes angrily at him.
He continued, not caring about her. "Tell me their strengths and weaknesses—and who they're suitable for."
Slime#47 replied without pause, "Barbarian style grants instincts—extraordinary instincts."
"It grants high boost in combat power. But those who use this style cannot overthink or adjust their style to suit their opponents. They can only blindly follow their instincts."
He added after a pause, "It's suitable for berserkers and close combat classes…"
"Good," the lion instructor nodded in appreciation. "Now Arcane."
Young Slime replied with confidence, "Arcane style gives up close combat skills/spells in exchange for an increase in energy resources."
"Due to the massive increase in energy resources, they get stronger in long-range spells. It's suitable for mages and those who avoid close combat."
"Now—Ancient style," Thomas nodded, pulling a half-full beer bottle from thin air.
"Ancient style isn't too restrictive or too powerful, since it allows free combat movement. It only increases the power of a few stored spells. It's suitable for almost everyone," Slime#47 said, glancing at Nobi, who was still glaring furiously at the lion-headed instructor.
"Immovable?" Thomas questioned, taking a sip.
"Immovable style is suited for tanks and shield-type classes. Defensive power increases over time, but attack potency does not," Young Slime said with a small grin.
He could only imagine the problematic life of tanks as they couldn't unleash powerful attacks.
"Good. Very good," Nobi nodded with a wide grin, as she'd taught him the knowledge of styles after all.
"The last one—Assault," the lion-headed instructor began, but he was cut off as Nobi asked Young Slime herself.
Multicolored Slime replied, "Assault provides the strongest boost to attack and movement."
He wanted to finish the discussion quickly. "And it's also the most restrictive type. It gives up all defensive capabilities for offense. It's suitable for those who like overpowering their enemies. It's mostly suitable for berserkers, assassins, and so on."
He'd fully understood all combat styles, their advantages and disadvantages.
Thomas and Nobi nodded, satisfied.
The instructor asked with a grin, "So which do you want to learn? Have you decided?...or need more time?"
Slime#47 wanted to confirm one thing before deciding, as he was itchy about it.
"How strong can these styles make someone in battle? Can one reach godhood by fighting millions upon millions of opponents?" he asked, feeling embarrassed about it.
As he knew it was impossible.
Hearing his question, the duo in front of him burst into wide laughter, "Hahahaha."
"What a silly question," Thomas wiped his teary eyes, glancing at Nobi, who also had tears in her eyes.
Multicolored Slime reframed his words plainly, "Of course it's impossible. If not, everyone would have been a god. There has to be a limit. I want to know the limit."
'There isn't any power with unlimited growth. Even the Voice of the World stopped granting skills directly upon reaching Tier Three—how could a battle style grant unlimited growth?' he mused blankly as the duo didn't stop their laughter.
After a few moments, they stopped laughing as they heard the question in another way.
"Yes, you are indeed right—there is a limit," Thomas confirmed.
"Though that limit itself is very powerful, it shoots up multiple times your combat ability at its peak," Nobi added, confirming the actual growth of the battle style.
"Multiple times?" Slime#47 muttered. He wanted the exact detail. "How many multiple times?"
"The limit of Grade One combat style is very high," Thomas said, explaining as he took another sip from his beer bottle, "but to reach that limit is tough. It takes a lot of time."