Ugh, the only thing going for this manga was some of the character development and Alba =-=... now they throw that out the window with dumb "battle" scenes like this... the priority list for Minato should be 1. Get to Elk to help the Dryads/Alraune because something is happening and he should be there to help figure/resolve the issue 2. Everything else including the dumb fight with the battle junkie =-= you are not going to tell me that the MC can't escape Sherry while she is trying to attack, because plot consistency would disagree with that... Tbh this development wasn't even smart to begin with, just because you think it's "strategic" to do something doesn't mean that it will actually go the way it's "planned" because duh! And Sherry is becoming annoying now, so 1D with the battle junkie BS, gotta stop making her "battle junkie" when desired and maybe/maybe not kindhearted and strong adventurer that's going to be part of harem on others...