My Isekai Life in Hard Mode

The training room

"I've made up my mind," Ryoshu declared with determination.

"My goal in Chapter 1 is to snatch... no, borrow! I will borrow that Complete Grimoire at any cost."

The importance of this decision weighed heavily on him. Only by obtaining the grimoire could he hope to reduce the difficulty of Chapter 1 from impossible to achievable.

The Complete Grimoire held the key to unlocking knowledge and power to make the challenges manageable.

"But... I wonder if that old blacksmith is still okay?" Ryoshu mused, his thoughts drifting to the eccentric yet kind-hearted craftsman who had helped him in the past.

"And I really want to see that fat cat again. I'm curious about what kind of cat it is to be so formidable."

The memory of the strange, plump cat brought a smile to his face. He recalled the moment when the cat had perched on his shoulder without him noticing at all.

Its weight and presence should have been impossible to ignore, yet it moved with such stealth and grace that Ryoshu had been