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Chapter 121 – Start Earning
It appears to be a natural limestone cave, but the liquid running through the stalactites is a dark purple mucus.
The stalactites themselves appear to have been formed by the solidification of this mysterious mucus.
Considering that only a few months have passed since the “Post-Collapse Okutama Lake Dungeon” was created, it is a mystery how these stalactites were formed.
Fortunately, the mucus doesn’t seem to contain any elements harmful to the human body.
I’m standing in the shadow of the stalactites, which are rising like an anthill,
“Appraisal.”
…Actually, I don’t need to say that.
Anyway, I used the status appraisal ability of my new job, Usurper, on the pack of monsters in the back.
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Arc Sahagin
Sahagin Swordsman A
Level 9536
HP 123.968/123.968
MP 66.752/66.752
STR 114.432
INT 47.680
VIT 104,896
MND 47,680
DEX 104,896
AGI 85,824
LCK 95.360
Experience gained by defeating the enemy 171,648
Mana coins gained from defeating the enemy (converted to yen) 4,005,120
Drop Items: Strength Potion, Aquatic Dragon Scale, Arc Sahagin’s Spear
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“…That’s quite a value.”
It’s a far cry from the Sahagin that was in the Okutama Lake Dungeon before it collapsed.
You can see how dangerous it is compared to my current skill level.
Status──────────────────
Kurashiki Yuto (4th place in the National Ranking)
Usurper C / Magic Swordsman S / Warrior C / Fighter C / Archer C
Level 9999
HP 89.991/ 89.991
MP 169.382/ 169.382
STR 104.075
INT 185.821
VIT 91,752
MND 167,762
DEX 91,390
AGI 96,590
LCK 30,997
Equipment
Magic Sword Stormcaller (A magic sword that is said to bring storms. PP +9400, STR +14085, INT +7640, DEX +1400)
Tonerico’s Short Staff (A short staff that is easy to wield. Can be wielded with one hand; INT +8200)
Mithril Vest (Vest woven from magically resistant mithril fiber; VIT +6620, MND +4480)
Armor of the Escaped Ninja (Armor said to have been used by the escaped ninja; VIT +2040, AGI +2040)
Cloak of the Ethereal Realm (A cloak that hides half of one’s existence in the Ethereal Realm, making it difficult for enemies to find one’s body. VIT +3100, MND +3300, AGI +4560)
Anti-Poison Earrings??? (Prevents the condition “Poison.” /error!Refers to a non-existent ability stat/)
Substitute Doll (Prevents the Instant Death condition abnormality only once. Shatters when the effect is activated.)
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Even with the equipment correction, I am still outclassed by Arc Sahagin in HP, STR, VIT, DEX, and LCK.
That means I’m outnumbered in a head-to-head fight.
Well, it has a low MND, so if I fight mainly with magic, I’ll probably be able to shut it down.
The “xx Swordsman” type jobs that monsters have are basic jobs with no skills other than melee attacks.
The monster’s intelligence (not INT) is not that high, so it is safe to say that you would not lose in a 1-on-1 fight.
Of course, this is not the only enemy.
I won’t go into the detailed stats,
Status────────────────────
King Roper
Multiheaded Snake A
Level 9542
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Status────────────────────
Dark Gazer
Eyeball A
Level 9540
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I see these two are the sahagin’s companions.
“Another annoying one…”
I mutter to myself.
It is well known in this world that the Roper is a multiheaded snake.
The numerous tentacle-like undulations are said to have their own independent brains.
Explorers familiar with monster ecology agree that it is closer to a hydra than a Kraken.
However, Roper is far less intelligent than a hydra, and even its head is little more than an underdeveloped insect ganglion.
Still, I can’t let my guard down until I’ve crushed all of its tentacles.
I take a look at as much other information as I can see with the skills of the Usurper.
What caught my eye was a passage from the description of the Dark Gazer’s “Eyeball” job.
Job─────────────────────
Eyeball Rank A
…..
(omitted)
…..
◇Unique Bonus
Compared to normal eyeballs,
Eye-Mediated Abnormal Attacks have an exceptionally high success rate.
If you attack an opponent of a lower level than yourself with an abnormal eye attack, the abnormal “instant death” is almost certain to occur.
…..
(Omitted)
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“Instant Death by gaze…”
This Dark Gazer monster is probably a higher-level monster of the floating eyeball type.
It has a huge, bloodshot eyeball with a purple feather-like shape, just like it’s supposed to look.
Floating eyeball monsters have a vicious gaze attack that causes abnormal conditions by staring at the opponent.
It is said that the state abnormalities it causes become more hideous depending on its rank: Fear, Paralysis, Confusion, and Petrification…
This Dark Gazer is no exception.
In addition, its performance is greatly enhanced by its unique bonus.
By the way, some of you may be confused by the oddly vague terms used in the job world, such as “exceptionally high” and “almost certain to occur.”
How much of an increase is “exceptionally high”?
Exactly what percentage is “almost certain”?
In the skill world, it is almost always explicitly stated as (S.Lv✕10)%, which makes it even more bizarre.
This issue is also discussed in the job world, but I’ll leave it for another time as it would take too long to explain…
“I’m fine for now, but if the Dark Gazer’s level surpasses mine in the future, I’ll be in danger.”
As a countermeasure against instant death attacks, I acquired the skill “Instant Death Resistance” in the original world.
However, I had only increased my skill level to 2.
In the skill world, my mental capacity score was exceptionally high.
I have been able to resist most of the anomalies without increasing my resistance skills.
I have a higher MND in the job world, but I’m not as isolated as I am in the skill world.
“I should have completed the Abnormality Resistance skill if that was the case…”
If I had completed it, maybe I could have gotten the special condition, and maybe I could have gotten the bonus “Nullify all abnormal conditions” kind of skill.
Well, there’s no way I could have predicted that.
Besides, even if such a skill existed, it would have to be incorporated into one of the jobs as a unique bonus in order to be effective in our world.
Unfortunately, neither the magic swordsman nor the Usurper had the Abnormality Resistance skill.
However, the magic swordsman is somewhat resistant to the condition because he can use his sword to inflict the condition, and the Usurper, who has a scouting skill, is not susceptible to the condition.
It is unlikely to be an “almost certain” instant death just by being stared at by a Dark Gazer.
“Should I have prioritized other jobs…?”
The Usurper isn’t the only new job available to me.
I checked with God and found that I am available for four new jobs.
But I don’t mean the “Warrior,” “Fighter,” and “Archer” jobs that I have now set up.
Those three are the basic jobs that were available from the beginning.
The ones I have set up now are just “to fill the slots.”
There are several other basic jobs besides these three that are available, but this means that four new jobs have been unlocked at the same time.
God was surprised by this.
Moreover, they were all unknown advanced jobs.
I remember my conversation with God.
“It is a pity. All the jobs are powerful, but you can’t use them all at the same time.”
As I mentioned before, there is a disadvantage to having multiple sets of jobs that cannot be ignored.
“It hurts to have less experience”.
If you set multiple jobs, the amount of experience you gain from fighting will decrease according to the number of jobs you set.
My words were based on this, but at the same time… there was also a nagging feeling in my heart.
Losing experience is not always a disadvantage――
Such an absurd idea came to my mind.
It was more of an impulse than a thought.
It was as if my soul was desperately pleading with me not to raise the level…
But there should be no downside to raising the level, neither in the job world nor in the skill world.
But then I thought about it,
“…Wait. It’s only possible this one time…”
“Mm? What do you mean?”
“Well, if I set my jobs to the maximum, I can minimize the gain of experience, right? That way, I won’t have to hold back on leveling up for special conditions, right?”
Yes, that’s right.
In order to defeat a dungeon boss who is 400 levels above me, I first have to go through a dungeon in a similar level range.
And that’s without increasing my level.
There is no experience bonus based on level difference, but it is common knowledge that higher-level monsters have more experience.
If I were to attack the dungeon alone, the experience would be concentrated on me alone, whereas normally, it would be shared among the members of my party.
If this were to happen, by the time I reached the end of the dungeon, my level would have increased so much that the difference between my level and the level of the boss would be less than 400.
The only way to avoid this is to avoid fighting monsters as much as possible.
But this is an S-rank dungeon that I’m trying to conquer.
There is no way I can just walk through the monsters.
But what if I could avoid gaining experience by pushing my job to the limit?
If such a thing is possible, I can continue my solo strategy in a very general sense and defeat monsters along the way without any hesitation.
…Well, what’s “normal” about soloing an S-rank dungeon, you might say.
“I see. It is a strange move. However, there is a danger in taking on these jobs at once.”
“Danger?”
“Umu. I don’t recommend setting up several advanced jobs at once. Each job has a different design philosophy. When it comes to advanced jobs, the design goes beyond the realm of mere combat styles and takes on the aspect of a complete personality. To have two advanced jobs is to have two personalities.”
“…But Haruhara does that.”
“He must be good at switching personalities. The fact that the jobs of Gambler and Master Thief are relatively similar may be a contributing factor. But the job you got is…”
“…Isn’t going in the right direction, is it?”
“Indeed. The magic swordsman and the Usurper would be good for now. However, some of the remaining jobs have contradictory elements. It is dangerous to put them all together at this stage.”
“What do you mean, ‘at this stage’?”
“Umu. It is indeed dangerous to set several tasks with different tendencies at the same time. However, if you are familiar with each job and gradually increase the number of jobs, you might be able to set them all at once.”
“Oh, I see… But just to set them?”
“On the contrary… do you think you can do these jobs while switching consciousness during battle?”
“Th-that’s…”
It is true that it would be difficult.
However,
“…That’s right. I remember one thing. That’s what I was looking for. It’s hard to master a large number of skills that embody several different fields at the same time. But if it were as organized as the jobs in this world, I might be able to do several jobs at once.”
Compared to using hundreds of skills depending on the situation, it still seems more feasible to use five different jobs.
And if I can’t help it, I can settle for four or three.
“I have heard what is going on, but… aren’t you in a hurry to live? This world―even Job’s world―is not a bad world for you. It would be a waste for you to die from overwork, wouldn’t it?”
“I appreciate your concern, but I feel that if I don’t do something like this, I won’t be able to protect myself and the people I care about in the future.”
“I see. A girl who is thought of by you is a lucky girl.”
“I don’t know about that. I don’t think you’ll find many guys so bad… who don’t know how you feel, who makes you wait for years and worry about you!”
…I remember going to the point where it didn’t matter.
Anyway, I came up with the weird idea of suppressing experience by doing multiple jobs, and after a night of worrying about it, I decided to try five different jobs,
Usurper C / Wizard S / Warrior C / Fighter C / Archer C
I chose a five-job set.
If setting two jobs is a double job, would this five-job set be called a quintuple job?
There is a reason why I chose five as the number of multiple jobs.
The reduction in experience from a double job is three quarters.
This is on the wiki and is pretty well known by the explorers.
So what happens when you do a triple job?
This is also mentioned in the wiki and is said to be reduced by half.
But as expected, there is no mention of quadruple jobs.
However, considering the trend of double and triple jobs, there is a high probability that it will be a quarter.
What about the quintuple job I’m working on now?
――I have already completed the verification.
When multiple jobs are set at the same time, the experience gained decreases by 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, and so on, depending on the number of jobs.
“When the number of jobs reaches five, it is zero! That means I can hunt as many monsters as I want without worrying about leveling up…!”
My earning in this world has begun.