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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 17 Part 2
High School Hack and Slash Chapter 17 Part 1
High School Hack and Slash Chapter 17 Part 3
Pasifista
Although there were instances where individuals, such as transcendent individuals (overborder) or even normal monsters in rare cases, in possession of magic items emerging, that also signified the skyrocketing of the difficulty of the coming battle.
This was because in order to obtain the magic item, there was a need to snatch it from the monster that wielded it.
「Oh, it’s so big, rather, isn’t this?」
「Oh, a treasure chest (jackpot)!」
However, in the dungeon, there was a mysterious phenomenon that emerged at an extremely rare and absurdly sudden occasion.
That was the treasure chest, the 「jackpot of luck」.
They varied in size, material, and shape, but they all had one thing in common: they were 『receptacles (pot)』.
In the study of dungeons at the academy, it was considered a phenomenon that couldn’t be analyzed by theory or logic.
It was a mysterious phenomenon that was counted as one of the seven wonders of dungeons, along with the dungeon stall 『Shop』.
「So this is a treasure chest, huh.」
「I’ve never seen one before.」
「Funi~」
They surrounded the treasure chests, which stood in place as if merged into the stone floor, with a keen interest.
As it was supposed to be her turn, Saki refused to give up and hugged Touma as if she was being carried on his back.
The treasure chest that had appeared was a treasure chest that looked exactly like its orthodox image.
An unassuming rectangular wooden box reinforced with a metal frame.
It had an incomprehensible tendency to be flamboyantly decorated depending on the rarity of the items inside.
For a treasure chest that was discovered in shallow stratums, it was of the normal type.
Basically, the deeper the dungeon, the higher the probability of a high rarity item being contained within.
However, it was ultimately a probability, so high rarity items could also appear on the outer stratum at a low probability.
If you were to obtain a powerful armament magic item, you’d be moving onto the elite course at once.
But of course, it could also turn into the source of trouble.
「Alright, I’m opening it.」
Seiichi, crouched in front of the chest, reached out his hands toward the treasure chest.
Touma, having Saki riding him on his back like a stretching cat, quietly whispered next to his ear.
「Oops, teleporter.」
「Stop it, seriously stop it. That’ll be no joke, after all, really.」
Perhaps having his trauma stirred, Seiichi stiffened with a start with cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
There were also instances where the treasure chest was equipped with a trap.
It could even be said that high rarity treasure chests were always equipped with one.
There were various types of traps, such as poison needles, poison gas, status abnormality such as paralysis or sleep, 『bells』 that made noise and attracted wandering monsters, and so on.
Incidentally, both compulsory space transfer 『Teleporter』 and its trap really existed.
The discovery of a treasure chest in the deep stratum was an event that brought both joy and thrill.
「Seiichi. I’ll pick up your bones and crystal for you!」
「No, no, no, it’s not even locked. There are no traps
 There should be none, that should be the case.」
Disarming treasure chests and floor traps was the role of the 『Thief』 branching class.
They could be said to be an essential class for a party that was trying to conquer the dungeon.
Their firepower was inferior to that of pure combat classes, but from the middle stratum onward, it was impossible to conquer the dungeon through battle alone.
Even if they didn’t have the specialized class, there were many students who learned the real life skill through the lecture of 『Unlocking technique』 and 『Trap analysis』 of the specialized subjects.
This was because as long as you could serve a role in the party, you would be invited to a party no matter what class you had.
Seiichi’s second step class, 『Ninja』, had a lower step, 『Thief』, in its class change tree, so even though he skipped it, he would still obtain correction for 『Unlock』.
There were no other suitable candidates in their current party.
However, 『Ninja』 was a 『Thief』 branching that specialized more in combat ability, so they had lower correction on dexterity compared to its pure upper step class, 『Rogue』 or 『Phantom』.
「
 Rather, in this party, is there no other option but me being the one to do it? We need to reconsider our party composition.」
「You can save such a thing for later. Just open it up already.」
「I always have this thought when I play RPGs, couldn’t we just smash the whole treasure chest or something?」
It might be possible if the item contained within was something sturdy like armor or weapons, but if it was potions or delicate magic items, they might end up getting smashed along with it.
However, high rarity treasure chests boasted an unreasonable durability.
That was because they were a part of the features arranged by the dungeon that just happened to have the appearance like that of a treasure chest.
「Well, from what I’ve heard, such a trap-equipped treasure chest only starts appearing around the third stratum, after all. I bet it’s just some worthless thing inside, whuo!」
Seiichi, evading the poison needles that flew toward his face with a step back, began to sweat bullets.
「I hope it’s a cool magic item.」
「
 Is it, empty?」
「No, there’s something at the bottom.」
「Funi~」
「
 You guys, let’s show more sympathy toward fellow party members, okay?」
Placing his hand on the rim of the treasure chest and heaving out a deep sigh, Seiichi took the content out.
「Err, a piece of cloth? It looks like a scarf, or rather, a shawl?」
Receiving it, Mai unfolded the black and gray checkered fabric.
「There also seem to be cases of cursed items and the like, so you better not equip it until you have it appraised.」
「You should have told me earlier!」
Mai, putting the fabric on her shoulder and fluttering it around, promptly threw it away with a thud.
「Shadow Shumag, it seems to be an equipment called as such.」
「It sure is as overly convenient as always, Interface, I mean.」
「I can’t tell its effect, so I think it’s probably best to wait until we have it appraised before using it.」
On the second floor of the purchasing department, there was a counter for trade as well as appraisals.
The employee with 『Appraiser (Authenticator)』 class there would appraise your items for a fee.
The treasure chest that had served its purpose dissolved into space and vanished as if it were crumbling away.
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The results of appraising the 『Shadow Shumag』 showed that it was as expected a kind of magic item.
A shumag seems to be a type of equipment worn around the face that is also known as Afghan stole.
It’s the item people around the Middle East wear around their faces and necks.
Maybe due to the influence of the movies or the news, somehow there’s a terrorist image to it.
As for its effect, other than armoring ability that is impervious to knives, it also has a special effect of reducing the awareness toward its wearer.
After discussing it, we decided to treat the ownership of the item as shared property of the party.
In a party with fixed members, I think this would be the easiest way.
It seems that this kind of petite, rare magic item is obtainable rather frequently, and the trade price is also only about 100,000 sen.
Incidentally, the appraisal fee was 10,000 yen.
I think that’s pretty overcharged.
Well, I guess it’s still better than the Boltac’s Trading Post where the appraisal price is equal to the trade price.
For a high rarity item that is worth more than a million sen, there seems to be an option of putting it up on the student action that is held on a regular basis at the academy.
The sense of money of the top bunches of the dungeon group seem to have gone numb.
The discussion leaned on the direction of letting Mai or Shizuka, the rearguards, equip the 『Shadow Shumag』 seemed to be the wisest option, but in the end it was decided for Seiichi to use it in light of the need to strengthen the vanguard at early stage.
He seems to have been searching on the internet for a cool way to wear it, but no matter how you look at it he ends up looking like a terrorist.