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If the star force (astral) that strengthened the flesh (material) were to decrease, they’d be weakened to a state no different than normal humans.
The sense of emptiness Mai was feeling right now was a gap due to her dropping from strengthened state to the state no different than a normal human.
However, if the astral were to completely dry up, the flesh (material) would also cease functioning.
This was a subject that was taught early on even in the class, but for Touma and the others who were too far ahead, it was nothing but a shackle.
This was the long-standing risk of the arts user-type class for being able to wield astral so efficiently.
「At the moment she has about 20% left. I think the durability of the barrier is also decreasing, so you might want to let her recover for a bit.」
「I see, it recovers naturally, right?」
「Yup. The recovery rate seems to be faster inside the dungeon than outside.」
Using『Wish』 multiple time on the bed, Shizuka, having her SP recovery rate unable to keep up with the expenditure, ultimately ended up going limp and losing consciousness was a story of last night.
The SP value that increased with level up was the size of what the vessel could contain.
Even if the astral accumulated in the vessel was spent, it could be recovered to its maximum limit by absorbing from the surroundings.
「By the way, you can also recover it through sex. On that note, yours will decrease, though, Seiichi…. Also, when you’re low on SP, for some reason your body switches to horny mode.」
Finished collecting the goblin crystals and poised herself next to Touma, Shizuka averted her gaze.
The decrease in SP roused one’s survival instinct, and in case there was someone of the opposite sex overflowing with SP nearby, their instinctual function to collect it would kick in.
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「Ahn…. Somehow, it’s amazing. Seiichi is filling me until the depth of my belly.」
「Oh. I feel like I’m being sucked in.」
Letting Mai – who is exposing a melting, slovenly face – straddle himself, Seiichi’s hips twitch.
When the Seiichi-Mai pair engages in politely put recovery time, our side also gets free time to spare, so we’re in the middle of indulging ourselves in sex.
By the way, I’ve asked her to refrain from using ‘『Wish』 to get it up.
Such an outside interference-type skill can seem to be resisted, but perhaps due to the influence of Shizuka crystal’s link, somehow I can’t resist it at all.
The reason is because, being offered her springy ass peeking out from her rolled up rear side skirt, it has already stood in attention without the need of skill whatsoever.
「Mai, when things seem bad, I think having you use your magic to wipe the enemies out, and then me recharging your SP may be a valid strategy.」
「Y, yesh. I’ll do, as you say… but, this. – Ahn, not good, this is bad.」
「What’s wrong?」
Straddling Seiichi, who’s sitting on the floor, with a twitch, Mai quivers while seemingly losing control of herself.
「Ahn, hnn… hnnu, not a thing, wrong. Okay? I see, so this is how it feels, huh….」
Shizuka gives Mai, who takes a glance at her, a nod.
「Uhn. No problem, at all…. Seiichi~, I love you.」
「O, oi?」
「I oh so love you.」
Licking him like a cat, Mai, who is being pampered by Seiichi, seems somewhat satisfied.
「I’ve heard that arts user girls tend to get subdued fast, so this is what it means, huh. For our party strengthening goal, they may be a good option.」
「Umm, Mai-san?」
「Hnfu. I was thinking that perhaps we should create a harem for Seiichi and Touma-kun.」
Still straddling Seiichi and licking his fingers, Mai’s asshole squeezes, as she floats a smile.
Seiichi, with a cramped face, politely calls out to her.
「… Mai, san.」
「Boys are, creatures that get tired of things fast. Shizuka. Keep it moderate, stimulus is necessary, you know?」
As Mai adds, we have to hold the reins though, Shizuka reluctantly nods her head.
I feel that Seiichi and I just communicated eye to eye.
I don’t quite get it, but it’s very scary.
「Picking up girls that won’t seem to become nuisances… yes, after letting Touma-kun do class change for her, at once.」
「By, by the way, Touma! In the end, what’s your class?」
「Y, yea, it’s…. apprentice.」
Even if it’s to change the topic, another hard-to-answer subject is thrown at me.
Well, I think I’ll have to gloss it over until I do another class change.
Turning toward me, Shizuka cutely tilts her head.
This girl can see my interface, but she’s not the kind of girl who’s going to tell anyone about what she sees there.
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In the use of a skill, a firm awareness is required, apparently.
In other words, you activate it by creating a vivid image of you using the skill, before then triggering it with words.
In class, it’s referred to in the term of the magic words.
It’s easy to activate the skill by directly putting its name into words, like in Seiichi’s case『Bunshin』, but just like in Mai’s case, spelling the word『Burn』 can also be the trigger to create a fireball.
『Strike』 skill used by『Fighter』 can even seem to use『Ha!』 or『Chest!」 as the trigger words.
There seems to be a need for the support of a precise magic word when it comes to superior skill, but I guess it can be said that inferior skill can easily be activated even with random words.
The so-called chantless seems to be nigh impossible.
As for the unknown class called the『Thunder God Apprentice』, not only do I not know the skills it can use, I can’t even begin to imagine it.
In other words, I can’t use skills.
I wonder how they researched the information recorded in the class dictionary.
Most likely, I think they accumulated data to serve as the rule of thumb.
「Not good. If I can’t use skill, I’ll be the most useless one here.」
Swinging the hexagonal six-foot rod, I make a goblin’s gutter colored fluid dance in the air.
The body of the goblin vanishes as if melting away, but occasionally it leaves behind a remnant.
「Well, you charging in like a berserker have turned around half of them into splatter mess, though, Touma-kun….」
Thankfully, it seems to provide considerably great correction for fleshy combat ability, so I can wield the hexagonal six-foot red, which roughly has the same weight as Shizuka, without problem.
By the way, according to interface, even though it’s merely a drop item of a small fry, it has an exaggerated name of『Gaki Lord Metal Rod』 to it.
「Yes. It’s like skill has nothing to do with it at all. Is『Apprentice』 a hand-to-hand combat specialized class?」
Mai, who has a fireball floating on her fingertip, reduces it to magical energy.
Given that a second step class appeared on her class options from the get to, I guess that means she has a particularly great aptitude for magic.
It seems that she was able to easily learn to control magical energy.
「I couldn’t figure out what kind of class it was even after looking it up.」
「Oh, an unanalyzed class, huh. Rather, why did you even choose such a class?」
「… don’t ask.」
Classes branch out as they move higher in step.
In other words, that means the number of unanalyzed rare classes increases, but as it seems to generally inherit the characteristic of its previous step class, it can be roughly estimated.
Even the class that screams: I’m unique aren’t I? such as『Clown of Love and Sorrow』, it can use the skills, which have already been analyzed, of its previous step class, minstrel.
So『Thunder God Apprentice』 that falls from the branching tree from the get go is beyond help.
「It’s not a problem on this stratum, but I want to do something about it before challenging the lower stratums.」
A sigh ends up escaping me as I accept the goblin crystal from Shizuka.
Shizuka looks a little apologetic, but she’s clearly way more useful than I am.
Not only do I ask her to finish off the monsters with her spear and collect their crystals, I also have to use『Wish』 to treat my or Seiichi’s injuries during battles.
She’s kinda healer-ish as in RPG, so she’s essential.
It’s just, even if she stares fixedly at me, I refrain from receiving injury in every battle.