Chapter 172: For my scientific skill test I opted to use monsters since animal experiments would be too cruel, yet there are no monsters
Day 53 â Morning, White Weirdo Inn.
Today I had another refreshing awakening followed by a sermon. I guess the 5th round was a bit too much? Or maybe the morning return match was an issue?
And in the dining hall I received another sermon, from the girls. It looks like they found out that I had no money to pay for the inn and stayed on the tab. It seems the next payment from the Adventurersâ Guild is going to be confiscated? But itâs only been two days? I, again, wonât be able to live like a rich man, well, the pres paid for my stay, and she is also managing everyoneâs finances, so I canât really complain? But even so, delicious meals are important, you know? Doesnât she always eat plenty every time? Or rather, is she going to be alright, eating so much pumpkin pie? Weight-wise? Iâm not going to actually say that though, thatâs too scary. No, I didnât think of anything? And I totally wasnât looking at the belly? Honestly?
I happen to be on the run. No, wrong, Iâm just heading to a dungeon! Yes, no doubt! Letâs go with that. I mean, she is basically looking over the finances of 30 people, so I canât argue with her? She is our great Ministry of Finances President? Sheâd scold us if we spend too much even if itâs on ingredients or materials? However, lecturing me after eating it with such pleasure is despotism, she probably learned that I bought up all of the extra pumpkins from the villages. But what can I do? Iâm at that age when one wants to make bulk purchases? And in the item bag they are safe and wonât spoil? I mean, didnât she order to make extra pumpkin chips? But they have lots of calories? However, without her money management, most of the girls wouldâve gone bankrupt too? They are shopping too much? Arenât they just like me? How are they in a position to lecture me? Could it be that the rip-off price for multicolor goods was exposed from the presâ account book? Hmm, letâs lower the price. But there is a very real labor cost involved? The person making all of that needs a very high salary? After all, he is penniless even with such ripoff prices? Letâs quietly take all of the money from the weapon store. Actually, the income from the scythes doing deforestation is yet to be discovered! And a bit of profit coming from the Fake Dungeon is a secret too!
If I remember correctly, the dungeon scheduled for today was the one from which the athletic girls escaped on the 48th floor. The reason seems to be that enemies donât die no matter how much they hit them. So they are meatheads too, as I thought.
ăThen, here we go~ă
(Nod nod) (Jiggle Jiggle)
Today I also intend to run some experiments. Spatial Magic popped up, but I have no idea how to use it, so today, following a scientific method, Iâm going to use a highly technical method of wrapping it and clubbing monsters. Since it is a different skill from Teleportation, it should also produce some sort of a different effect. But wrapping myself in it is a bit scary, so for now Iâll wrap it on the Staff, and then hit something. Running tests on animals would be cruel, so itâs monster tests. I already learned my lesson on doing things without rehearsal with atomic disintegration.
I ran through the first floors, hitting things as I go, but was unable to spot any differences. No idea if itâs because I canât properly wrap it, or because there is no actual effect.
ăIâm going to experiment, got it?ă
(Nod, nod) (Jiggle, Jiggle)
Thatâs a good reply. But monsters are annihilated before I get to do any experiments? Eh? Could it be that we arenât communicating at all? But they come running at the first word about snacks or food? In the first place, Armored Pres-san does understand human speech, so sheâs definitely doing this on purpose? Is this a payback for the morning? Or perhaps payback for the previous night? No way, could it be that this is payback for that time when she just came out of the bath?!
As such, I charge towards the monsters. I wonât get to land a single hit unless I hurry as much as I can.
It might be a problem if awkward attempts at slashing produced a Dimension Blade-like effect, so I stick to hitting. Looks like I returned to the origins, huh. One should not forget oneâs humble beginnings. I even screamed ăHyaaha~!ăjust now. I wonder if that also counts as my origins? Thatâs some unpleasant origins, letâs forget them after all.
We make it to the middle floors in one go. Somehow, Slime-san seems to be getting stronger, or rather, something is different about the way it fights, or rather, itâs somehow more smooth? Armored Pres-san never fought seriously until now, I probably havenât seen her make a serious effort until now, so I donât know her true strength or her limits. But now I donât get Slime-san either, and itâs not because of the irregular fighting style or movements? It seems to have become something different. Although its true potential seems unfathomable, it is still far from fighting seriously, I canât help but see another Dungeon Emperor class individual here.
Thatâs why the experiment isnât progressing at all. I barely get to hit any mobs!
And isnât Armored Pres-san sort of trying to compete with Slime-san too? Arenât both of them going way too hard?
And we are already on the 48th floor. The monsters from here on arenât culled, so it is a real middle floor. Not a place for tests or experiments. Real combat.
Or maybe not.
ăGood job, but what about me? I just took a cool stance, and there are no enemies in sight anymore? Completely wiped out? What do I do with this stance? Isnât it pretty cool? Seriously?ă
(Jiggle-Jiggle) (Shake, Shake)
Apparently â no. Looks like the other world still canât comprehend the aesthetics of chuuni. The ineffectiveness of this stance is the good part, you know? Seriously?
TheăGluttony Wraiths Lv 48ă, gluttonous ghosts, that the athletic girls ran away from, disappeared, getting no time for binge eating at all. Really disappearing. They just vanished from a simple stroke of Armored Pres-san sword, and the rest was devoured. Looks like Slime-san was the bigger big eater here. I wonder if they are tasty?
The two of them seem so overly motivated today?
Just whatâs going on?
Are they worried about me or something? After the fight with the Sand Giant, I had a nosebleed, dizziness, and the need to make salisbury steaks on the way, so it had my head spinning. Is that why they are working so hard now? But itâs alright, you know? Because today we arenât having any hamburgers? I wonder, what should I make today? They didnât have them in the morning, but maybe eggs already arrived? Letâs check on the way back.
For now, we foundăDual Robe â Int 50% Up, Dual Castăon the 44th floor, and thenăAnklet of Magic Defence â Magic Resistance Increase (Intermediate)ăwas in the hidden room of this floor. Not bad at all.
But the jackpot is definitelyăDual Robe â InT 50% Up, Dual Castă, 50% buff to InT alone already makes it a great item, but it also hasăDual Castă. That must have the same effect as ăParallel Thinkingăthat I used before. A single spell will be cast twice, any person with a caster-type job will want it. It will increase MP consumption rate, but it will also allow firing the spell in two different directions simultaneously, and a simple twofold increase in firepower is enough of an amazing enhancement.
I have a bad premonition? So yesterday I worked through the night to upgrade Vice President B-sanâs robe with mithril. And since she was saying that itâs tight in the chest I also adjusted it. Adjusting equipment is not easy. I had to take new measurements for that, you know? It was pretty hard? The jiggle of these measurements was something else. Naturally, I got scolded after that.
But MP consumption with thisăDual Robeăis probably going to be quite heavy. Because although Parallel Casting provided me with high destructive power and rapid-fire capabilities, it was very inefficient in terms of mana consumption. It devoured tremendous amounts of MP when I went for all-out bombardments. And curiously enough, the one with the highest amount of MP seems to be Vice President B-san. Even though Iâve never seen her use magic, she seems to be head and shoulders above others in that regard. Is it stored in her chest? Then she must have a colossal voooooooooooooolume! (Cough, Cough)
Aah, as I thought, this Flat Gaze is so calming.
And effects ofăAnklet of Magic Defence â Magic Resistance Increase (Intermediate)ăare more or less alright. But this is a huge discovery!
Until now, there wasnât a single anklet item! In other words, no one is wearing anything on their ankles, because we didnât encounter any items that can be equipped on ankles. See? Isnât it a huge discovery? And it has nothing to do with my tastes? Well, Iâm going to make them, though. Yeah, itâs not like Iâm making such a fuss about this because of my tastes, even though it is? Itâs quite to my liking, so much so that I can hardly contain the desire to rip the armor off Armored Pres-san right this instant and put the anklet on those beautiful ankles of hers? Iâm not going to do that though, because Iâm sure things wonât stop at just putting an anklet on her.
Well, that aside, having one extra equipment slot is extremely advantageous, you know? And since it is legs, a total of two items can be equipped? I prefer when an anklet is on one leg only, but sure enough, equipping them on both legs is possible, this is an amazing discovery! Every moment spent on making them is going to be worth it! This is something that concerns everyoneâs safety and can also boost combat potential. But most importantly, I must put those on Armored Pres-san! With my honor as a high school boy on the line, I will definitely put those on her! Her! Her! (In utter confusion)
Aaah, but I sort of really donât want to make any for the Geeks or the Idiots. I wonder if it would be alright to add chains with iron balls to anklets? That might suit them. I can even add striped clothes that the Geeks seem to like so much.
Aah, as I thought, this Flat Gaze calms my very soul.
We had an unexpected delay, but naturally, I donât regret it at all. Now, onwards to the 49th floor.
My level is still 21, so the 49th floor is a danger zone. We have to proceed slowly and carefully⌠Or so I pretend and dash right in! Wha-! Slime-san, thatâs a false start! You went too early! And Armored Pres-san too, why are you using skills for fast movement even though I said that we must go slow? Why does no one listen to me despite being supposedly tamed? Which reminds me, I told ăDemon Scythesăto deforest the area, but they are somehow leveling up. They are definitely hunting monsters for experience, arenât they? Why does no one listen to what I say? Are they ignoring the master? Whatâs the point of such taming then? Paying for food expenses is all that the master gets to do?
I dashed in, even wrapping the magic, butăDark Panther Lv 49ăalready vanished into the darkness. Well, they did have skills to blend with the darkness, but the darkness with which they just blended is the one from which no one ever returns? I waited, maintaining the stance, hoping that maybe at least one would come out, but they remained in the darkness. Why do panthers capable of diving into shadows get cut and eaten along with those shadows? Itâs the second floor in the row when I do nothing except striking cool poses? This time I went for a bit of an exaggerated one, so holding it is pretty tough? My leg is about to cramp? AAAgh!
After having Armored Pres-san and Slime-san massage my legs, we proceed to the 50th floor. Being the only one who gets the massage feels a bit awkward, so I wanted to massage too, but she is in armor? Maybe I can somehow massage her by utilizing Spatial Magic? T-There was such an option! Looks like I am a genius after all, letâs practice after we get back! I will definitely get through Space and that armor! Definitely!
And thus we reached the 50th floor, where the Floor Master awaits. I felt like Iâm not taking it seriously enough, but this is where the real fight begins. This time it certainly must be the case!
ăThere will be a boss fight on the 50th floor, so prepare yourself, like, seriously prepare yourself, prepare yourself so hard that it starts feeling good? Sort of? Thatâs how hard you should prepare yourself? Kind of?ă
As a master, I have to properly give out instructions. Even though Iâm sure no one is going to listen, I still have to say that, okay? Or rather, donât leave me behind? Wait, I said, why are you leaving when Iâm talking? No, itâs really important, you know?
Iâm just talking about how one might prepare so well, that they feel good about whatâs gonna come? Are you listening? They arenât.
Yeah, letâs go already. They arenât going to wait anyway.