He Who Fights with Monsters 11 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #11)

by Shirtaloon

“Humphrey’s cooldown and mana management is perfect,” Rufus said. “And I mean perfect. People always get better with experience, but he was better than most silvers at iron-rank. Now...? His mother built that boy up from the ground. I’d put money down on her planning the mana recovery gear he’s wearing now before he learned to walk. Probably before the church of Fertility cracked him out of the vat. If you haven’t seen thousands of adventurers at all ranks, and aren’t looking for it, you’ll probably never notice, but Humphrey Geller is the most skilled person on our team.” “Really?” Taika asked. “More than Sophie? More than you?” “Yes,” Rufus said. “Humphrey isn’t just working around his own limitations and gear. He adapts in the moment to every tweak to his mana recovery and cooldown times. If he’s in range of Clive and Belinda’s auras. What buffs and debuffs are on him. How many potions he has, and how long until he can drink another.” “He’s thinking about that the whole time?” Taika asked. “While also directing us in combat?” “Yes,” Rufus said. “And he keeps his cool so emotional decisions don’t throw him off. It’s how he stays in the fight while Miss Lava Cannon here stops to rest faster than you can say ‘mana efficiency.’”