Later, at dinner, Stephanie got some advice from Tsutomu. And to top that off, she was told, as the leader of this party, to plan and execute her own plan in order to defeat the Swamp’s Layer Boss.
[Me, both a Healer and the leader… Hmm…]
Stephanie recited in her mind what Tsutomu had told her while on the way back to the Clan House; once she arrived, the first thing she did was pick up the documents Tsutomu had given her and re-checked the party’s structure. She also thought about her impressions of the party members over the past week.
The Dualblader, a young man, had an inflated ego and a tendency to look down on Jobs that were considered unfavorable. As a result, he would often ignore orders and act of his own accord. Statistics-wise, his offensive capability was high for an Attacker of his level.
The Dark Knight, an adult man, seemed introverted and apparently had a hard time speaking. He was lacking in the technical aspect, but would always move when instructed to do so. When not instructed, however, he would often stop moving altogether.
The Paladin, a woman, was always in a gloomy mood and never spoke, and she was also unskilled. Although she would act if ordered, too-detailed instructions would often confuse her, and if she were to fail to carry them out, she would freeze up.
[The more I think about… everything, the more impossible it seems…]
Stephanie pulled on her spiral-curled peach-colored hair as she looked over the compiled documents. Then, she proceeded to go over the unique and specializing skills, and also the characteristics of Jobs such as Paladin and Dark Knight, but in the end, she still was not convinced that those two would be able to handle the upcoming task.
Stephanie had also been giving the two Tanks as much technical guidance as she could over the past week, but there was no sign of improvement. As such, even if she were to tell them about the Dark Knights and Paladins’ skills and their usage, she could not see them putting any of the knowledge to any use.
[We ought to dial it back to even easier things, then… Perhaps <<combat cry="">> will be enough. And that Attacker’s cocky attitude has got to go…]</combat>
Stephanie spent several hours trying to figure out how to make the party fare better, and when things were starting to get into shape, it was getting late, so she went straight to bed.
The next day, after a peaceful training session in the morning, the dreaded afternoon training came back around. The two Tanks, looking as lifeless as usual, the bad-mood Attacker, and Stephanie exchanged greetings among themselves. They proceeded to teleport to the Swamp layer and commence their exploration.
It did not take long for them to come into contact with several monsters. Stephanie started by shooting <
[…Thank goodness.]
Regardless, Stephanie was relieved to see that Tsutomu was still watching over the team from the sidelines.