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So, I told Mranon Iâd try and get this finished Wednesday night⌠Itâs still Wednesday night somewhere in the universe right?
Just did 13 days straight working, and getting this to you guys was my first priority on my day off đ
âŚand maybe if youâre lucky Mranon will have another chap up later today⌠if not, probably tomorrow. đ
Dissapointing Mermaid.
From Bodeâs adventurerâs guild, we warped to Zabirâs labyrinth.\n
My emotions became depressed, but we hunted demons and recovered my MP.\n
The labyrinth of Zabir is just a relay point, we left it and went to Palmasque.\n
We appeared in the adventurers guild in Palmasque.
âIt looks like this your first time in Palmasque, Miria.â
Miria stands curiously looking out at Palmasque for the first time.\n
Her cat ears are standing upright.\n
Itâs so cute.
âIt is white, desu.â\n
âThe buildings are white and beautiful.â
I put my hand on Miriaâs head.\n
While patting her head, I lightly touched her cat ears.
âSea, desu.â\n
âThatâs right, was Palmasque supposed to be an island?â
Can you hear the waves, do you smell the water?\n
Maybe itâs something only a Diver can notice.\n
Or⌠can you smell the fish?
âxxxxxxxxxâ\n
âYes, desu.â
Roxanne tells Miria off.\n
We should tell her we came to buy mirrorâs, not fish.
âIâll leave it to you.â\n
âI understand.â\n
âWeâll take care of it.â\n
âYes, desu.â
I send off the three of them.\n
I return to Zabirâs labyrinth to recover my MP.\n
The amount of MP consumed for [Warp] seems to have increased because the amount of party members increased.\n
I didnât notice any difference using [Warp] to nearby places, but the difference was made obvious when we came to Palmasque.
How will we get home?\n
Going straight from Palmasque to the house would probably be bad.\n
A relay point might be needed.\n
I need to avoid the mirrors getting broken in a fight, so should I use the recovery medecine?
I returned to Quratar to fill in time.\n
Quratarâs 13th floor can be used to replenish my recovery medicine, but I donât go there, because itâs scary.\n
Instead I fought the Spice Spider boss on the 3rd floor.\n
Thereâs not much danger there if I use Durandal.
The pepper item that is dropped by the Spice Spider is indispensable in my rich eating habits.\n
There might be a better hunting ground for it, but I donât need it that much.\n
After filling in time for a while, I used [Warp] to Palmasque again.\n
When I arrive in the adventurers guild of Palmasque, the three of them were waiting.
âSorry, Did you wait long?â\n
âDonât worry about it, we just got here.â
They have a mirror each.\n
It seems they got them with no problems.\n
We went to Zabirâs labyrinth.
âIâll use medicine to recover before we return to the house. We have mirrors, so we shouldnât look for any demons.â\n
âI understand.â
I stopped Roxanne, who was about to look for prey.\n
After leaving Zabir, we went to our home in Quratar.
My feelings arenât too depressed.\n
It was the right choice to make a stop at the relay point.\n
I can tolerate this much.
âThe raw gemstones sold at the usual price. The mirrors were the usual price as well.â
After putting the mirrors in the store room, Sherry gives me the details as she passes me the money.\n
I thought that the uncut amber wouldnât sell, so I had given them money for the mirrors.
âGood. I wasnât worried, because Sherry is a good negotiator.â\n
âThere are also two orders for amber necklaces.â\n
âFor two?â
Iâm happy to get orders.\n
The amber necklaces have a considerable profit margin.\n
And I can sell two of them.\n
I might not even need the white crystal anymore.
âWhen the bosses wife goes out for meetings, she puts on her amber necklace, and it seems to have attracted attention.â
A walking billboard.\n
I sold her a good quality necklace.\n
If you sell a good item cheaply, you will attract more orders.
âAs planned.â
Sherryâs eyes seem to be looking at me a little coldly, but things have gone as planned.\n
The plan has shown a good outcome.
âOne order is from a lady who serves as a representative on the council committee. She isnât worried about the cost, and wants one of the highest quality. She seems to be quite an influential person and will pay a lot for something of high quality. The bosses wife says sheâll pay 35 gold coins.â
To even find out the amount of money for the saleâŚ\n
Sherry is truly excellent.
âI understand.â\n
âThe second one is an order from the bosses wifeâs friend. Sheâd like a similar necklace to the bosses wife, with a price of around 25 gold coins. I think we should prepare a necklace slightly inferior to the one the bosses wife has.â\n
âWe shouldnât prepare one the same price?â\n
âI told the bosses wife hers was at a special price when I sold it. It would be bad for her if we brought one the same quality. Just slightly inferior should be good and shouldnât cause any problems.â
I see.\n
That sort of thing.\n
As expected of Sherry.
âIt might be difficult to find.â
We need to satisfy the pride of the bosses wife who gave us this business, as well as satisfying the customer.\n
It will be tough.
âIt will be alright. All the amber necklaces are high quality unique items. The colour and sizes are all slightly different. Two that are the same donât exist. We can spin the description of the item however we want.â\n
âAh, you think so?â
Dark Sherry.\n
Sheâs very reliable.
Going to buy the amber necklaces after we sell a mirror will be good.\n
They might not have anything else to sell me yet, but itâs possible some goods have arrived.\n
Itâs worthwhile.
30% discount is only effective when I buy multiple items, so Iâll buy both at the same time.\n
I canât expect him to have uncut amber every time I arrive.
We hunted until evening came, and then left the labyrinth.\n
I ask what everyone wants for dinner as we shop.
âFor dinner, Iâd like to make pot-au-feu with Miria.â\n
âPot-au-feu? That sounds delicious.â\n
âWe wonât need soup then, Iâll make a stir-fry.â\n
âOkay. Iâll also make a dish.â
The pot-au-feu that Roxanne makes is meat and vegetables slowly cooked, and is considerably delicious.\n
If there is pot-au-feu, Iâll be happy.\n
It gives me a chance to make a japanese-style soup.
It probably wonât go well the first time.\n
Even if I fail it will be alright if we have pot-au-feu.\n
If it goes well, we can include it with the pot-au-feu.
After returning to the house, I make the japanese-style soup.\n
I boil some water and stew clams in it with a pinch of salt.\n
Itâs a seafood soup seasoned with salt.
Iâm supposed to make it with seaweed.\n
I donât know what to use instead.\n
Iâm just making it from salt and clams.\n
I stew it carefully over a low heat.
âWell. This should be alright.â
Itâs only salty, but itâs refreshing and a good result.\n
Itâs not bad.\n
Iâm using the dropped ingredients, so there wasnât much preparation required.
We donât have a wooden bowl, so I put it in a cup.\n
I place it on the dinning table.
âItâs very delicious. As expected of Master.â\n
âI havenât tasted this before.â\n
âTasty clam, desu.â
Even though the soup is only salty, the opinion of it is alright?
âHey Miria, if we cook fish with this as well, do you think it will be delicious?â
As well as clam, it should be good to stew other seafood with it.\n
Itâs like cooking in sea water.\n
Miriaâs cat ears react with a twitch.\n
They turned towards me to make certain she heard my comment.
âYes, desu. Delicious, desu.â
Miria answered without needing Roxanneâs interpreting.\n
Trying this with a whole fish might be nice.\n
Iâll make that next time.
The next day I sell a mirror.\n
In the morning I go to the duke, and then reach the 16th floor boss room after that.\n
Thereâs a room with only a door to the front and back.\n
Itâs the standby room.
âThe Clamshell boss is the Oyster Shell. It has a rough shell and itâs offensive power is greater than the Clamshell.â
Sherry gives a description.\n
Reliable.
I prepare Durandal as I listen to Sherry.\n
We head into the boss room.\n
Smoke gathers and two demons appear.\n
Clamshell and Oyster Shell.
The Oyster Shell is another bivalve demon.\n
Itâs one size larger than the Clamshell.\n
Itâs shell is quite rugged.\n
It would be painful to be hit by that.
Roxanne rushed up to the Oyster Shell right at the start.\n
Sherry and Miria also surrounded the Oyster Shell.\n
The Clamshell is my opponent.\n
I move past the Clamshell to take it on from the other side.
The Clamshell might shoot water.\n
I canât let it face in the direction towards the others.\n
I attacked it with Durandal, and it focused itâs attention on me.
Since we are fighting a boss, Iâm using [Fourth job] with Explorer, Hero, Monk, and Warrior.\n
Actually, Iâd like to try without Wizard and [Plating] from Alchemist. I want to fight using Knights defense.\n
Can I get some breathing room like that?\n
Will it be alright even on upper floors if we get in a difficult fight?
No. Am I putting the cart before the horse?\n
Entering the labyrinth, getting experience and becoming stronger, the purpose is to earn money.\n
I want to get more bonus points so I can add them to [Increased Experience] and [Increased Crystallization].\n
I donât need to fight against anyone too tough.
I use [Rush] on the Clamshell.\n
The shell moves.\n
The Clamshell opens itâs mouth and prepares to sandwich me.
I withdraw, and manage to avoid it this time.\n
According to Roxanne, the way the shell opens when itâs going to shoot water, and when itâs going to sandwich is different.\n
I canât tell the difference at all.
I finish it by using [Rush] in rapid succession.\n
I joined the seige on the Oyster Shell.\n
I attack it from the side because Roxanne is handling the front.\n
Miria is to one side, and Sherry is slightly back to the other side, each attacking.
The shell of the Oyster Shell moves.\n
It tries to sandwich Roxanne.\n
Roxxane dodges with a half step.\n
She blocks itâs charge with her shield as well.
It feels peaceful when Roxanne is the opponent.\n
I attack from the back, and the shellfish stops itâs movement.\n
I use [Rush] and drive in Durandal.
The Oyster Shellâs body shakes.\n
It falls to the side.\n
Smoke spouts from the demon.\n
It seems that I gave the decisive blow this time.
When we surround a boss with everyone, itâs not certain that Iâll be the one to give the final blow.\n
When we surrounded the Clamshell before it was Sherry who gave the final blow.\n
Itâs the same thing.
The fact it has a large amount of HP doesnât really matter.\n
The ratio of HP that I do compared to the other three is whatâs important.\n
If I simplify it, if those three combined do half the damage of Durandal, then the probability of me delivering the final blow is 2/3. If the other three can do the same damage as Durandal, then the probability of me giving the final blow becomes half.\n
Later on, it might not be worth using [Increased experience] and [Increased crystallization] against bosses.
If I think about it, is it a good thing?
The smoke disappears and an item is left behind.\n
The dropped item from the Oyster Shell is volley TN: ăăŹăź\n
Is it bird food?\n
I thought it would be an oyster because itâs from an oyster.
âI thought an oyster would be dropped.â\n
âThe oyster is a rarer item, thereâs no helping it if it doesnât drop.â
Sherry teaches me.\n
So there is an oyster?\n
The volley is the usual drop, and oyster is the rare drop.\n
I should have used Cook.
I didnât use it, so thereâs no helping it.\n
If itâs similar to the clam and I need 4, Iâd have to do this fight dozens of times.\n
That might be hard.\n
We obtained the volley, and continued to the 17th floor.
âSherry, what demon is on Harubaâs 17th floor?â\n
âThe Kettle Mermaid. It occasionally uses water magic, and has a resistance to water magic. Itâs weakness is earth magic and thereâs a chance of being poisoned when it attacks you.â\n
âItâs element is the same as the Clamshell? Thatâs good. Roxanne, please find one.â\n
âUm, I think there is a group with both Clamshell and Kettle Mermaid nearby. I donât think there are many, is that alright?â
Roxanne asks.\n
As the floors go up, the maximum number of demons increases as well.\n
Does the chance to find a single demon on a floor also become more difficult?
âI understand. Roxanne freely use your judgement in the future.â\n
âThank youâ
Roxanne guides us.\n
She guides us to a group of one Kettle Mermaid, and one Clamshell.\n
I use [Sand Storm].
The Kettle Mermaid is a disappointing mermaid.\n
Even though itâs called a mermaid. The face and chest of a beautiful woman⌠is not there.\n
It has a long mouth and a distorted clown face.\n
So, itâs a kettle?
It becomes a fish straight away below the neck.\n
Itâs more of a human faced fish than a mermaid.\n
With the face of a clown.\n
It doesnât walk, but instead swims towards us.
Itâs sickening.\n
Also, it has poison.\n
I use earth magic again.
The Kettle Mermaid and Clamshell are defeated with seven earth magics.\n