I tried various holy verses, but I couldn't obtain the healer job.
Well, come to think of it, it's only natural.
If it could be obtained so easily, there would be no need for training in the first place.
After all, holy verses are more like incantations.
However, in this world, both magic and skills are triggered by incantations.
Incantations can't be taken lightly.
There might be an incantation suitable for obtaining the job.
Is there anything else I can try?
"I remember thinking that I could probably do it if I trained to defeat monsters with my bare hands to become a priest."
Roxane gave me a hint as I was pondering.
I thought, "Why didn't you say so earlier, Roxane?" but I couldn't say it out loud.
Can I really do it?
Defeating monsters with bare hands, how much is that?
Roxane might actually be a very scary girl.
But defeating monsters with bare hands is a possibility.
The swordsman job was probably obtained by fighting with a sword.
If you can get the swordsman job by fighting with a sword, it's reasonable to think that you can get a job by fighting with your bare hands.
Fighting with bare hands to become a priest.
Or if that doesn't work, there might be a job like a brawler.
It seems worth trying.
There are various issues.
When it comes to fighting, is it just once, or do I have to defeat them?
If I have to defeat them, do I have to start from the beginning, or just finish them off?
If I have to start from the beginning, do I have to fight alone, or can I form a party?
There's nothing to do but try.
I opened the door to my room.
I put the wooden bucket Roxane returned, put on my backpack, and sheathed the copper sword at my waist.
I was ready to go.
Oh, I haven't formed a party yet.
I thought about forming a party.
"How do you form a party?"
"Well, I think it's a skill for explorers."
"Sure, that makes sense."
I was talking to myself, but Roxane responded.
I thought about adding Roxane to the party.
"Ah!"
Oh, it worked.
Roxane let out a small voice.
I could tell Roxane had joined the party.
Am I in the party by default?
I thought about adding myself to the party, but nothing happened.
Well, I created the party, so that makes sense.
I'm not worried, but it should be fine.
It's reasonable to think that I was already a party member, which is why I could tell Roxane had joined.
"What are the effects of a party?"
"Party members can move together with a movement spell. You can also generally tell which direction they are in if they go out of sight. And it's said that experience is shared."
"Shared, huh?"
Experience points are distributed evenly, I guess.
"When a noble child is born, six people, including the baby, form a party, and the five vassals enter the dungeon. The baby is said to grow through the experience of the five."
Dirty, as expected of the nobles.
"Huh? If that's the case, there's no need for the baby to enter the dungeon as an adult, right?"
"Some people use different groups of vassals. But there are no people who never enter the dungeon."
That makes sense. If you don't enter the dungeon yourself, why level up?
"Is it possible to live off the earnings of vassals sent into the dungeon?"
"Um... Well... That..."
"No, no. I don't intend to send Roxane into the dungeon alone."
After saying that, I realized what I meant.
You could send slaves into the dungeon and live off their earnings.
But that would be difficult.
They would probably slack off and not work.
"It might be useful for raising the level of an explorer, but I haven't heard of such a thing. Items found in the dungeon are supposed to be disposed of by the people present. So sending someone into the dungeon..."
It seems impossible.
"I see. Then, let's go."
"Yes."
We went outside the room.
I locked the door and went down the stairs.
I handed the key to the innkeeper as usual.
As usual. As usual.
"Be careful."
We went outside.
It was as dark as usual.
"Then, follow me for a bit."
Just in case, I took Roxane's hand.
Facing the wall of the inn, I thought about warping.
I went through the wall.
"Eh? Ah, that..."
I pulled Roxane's hand and we emerged in the first level of the dungeon.
Roxane appeared soon after.
"It seems to be fine."
"Eh? Eh? Eh? Is this the dungeon?"
Roxane seemed a bit confused.
But when she saw the surroundings and realized it was the dungeon, her expression became serious.
She had a serious look, the kind of expression she showed when we talked about the dungeon at the inn.
"This is the first level of the dungeon just outside the town of Vale."
"But isn't the dungeon walk supposed to work only inside the dungeon? If it's a field walk, it should work in that place, but it shouldn't work inside the dungeon."
I see.
Field walk doesn't work inside the dungeon.
That makes sense.
Otherwise, there would be no reason for adventurers and explorers to be in the same party. It would be faster to move directly to the dungeon rather than using field walk to the guild wall.
"Sure enough, that's the case."
"Originally, you were an explorer, so you shouldn't be able to use field walk."
Roxane saw my intelligence card, so she knows I'm an explorer.
"This is a teleportation spell."
"I've never heard of it."
Bonus spells don't seem to be well-known.
"There might not be many people who can use it, so keep it secret."
"Yes, yes."
"Thanks."
I convinced Roxane forcefully.
"You're amazing, master."
It was a bit forceful, but she seemed to understand.
Roxane looked at me with a bit of admiration.
"Not really."
Being looked at by a beautiful person isn't bad.
I took a leather hat from the item box and put it on Roxane's head, which made her Inumimi disappear. It's a bit of a waste, but safety first.
I put one on myself as well.
"By the way, the way to use the item box seems a bit different. Is it a different magic?"
"No, it's just an item box."
"I see."
I took out leather mittens and gave them to Roxane.
I gave her a wooden shield when she put them on.
I put on leather gloves and took out a wand, and I was ready to go.
Roxane seemed to make a strange face when she saw the wand, but she didn't say anything.
She probably has some reservations about her master.
"Is a wand a weapon used by mages?"
"Yes, that's what I've heard."
"Do you know if it increases magic attack power?"
"Well, I'm sorry, I don't know the details. I don't have any mage friends."
It seems you can't become a mage unless you're rich.
"Hmm. Do you know about intelligence?"
"Do you mean how smart someone is?"
"No, well, sort of..."
How do I explain it?
"Like intelligence?"
"Does intelligence increase magic attack power?"
"Does being smart increase magic attack power?"
I got a question in return.
She probably doesn't know about stats and parameters.
"Intelligence increases as your level goes up, right?"
"Do you mean the explorer level?"
"Well, that's fine too."
"Even if the explorer level goes up, I don't think it makes you smarter."
It's hard to communicate.
I'll give up on intelligence and ask about something else.
"Hmm. Have you ever been to any dungeons, Roxane?"
"Yes, about three."
"Are all dungeons like this?"
I'm gathering information about dungeons.
It would be hard for her to tell me everything she knows about dungeons, so it's better to ask specific questions.
"Yes, as an explorer, you should know, but..."
"...No, I haven't been to many."
"I see."
Maybe I should have asked her to tell me everything.
"Um, there shouldn't be any monsters in this room, right?"
"Small rooms that can be moved to with dungeon walk don't have monsters. I'm not sure about your magic, though."
"That's fine. This is the room right after the entrance to the first level."
I pointed to the black wall behind us.
It's the wall that leads to the entrance and other levels.
"Yes, that's right."
"Then, I'll go out from here, but I'll need you to help me with some experiments first. I don't think you'll have to fight right away, so don't be too nervous."
"Understood. I'll be fine."
She seems really fine.
Actually, she seems calmer than me.
The experiment I told Roxane about is a simple test.
I want to see what happens when I allocate bonus points to parameter increases through character reassignment.
I haven't tried it before because I've been prioritizing exploration to make money.
First, I'll allocate 99 points to intelligence.
I thought about character reassignment and made the changes.
While I was at it, I noticed the bonus skills.
There were three unlocks in the bonus skills: level limit removal, damage limit removal, and party item removal.
I understand level limit removal and damage limit removal.
Since I'm a low-level explorer at level 27, I don't think they'll be a problem, so I'll leave them alone.
But what is party item removal?
It wasn't an issue when I was solo, but now I'm in a party with Roxane.
There might be some restrictions.
While I was reassigning my character, I checked the party item removal.
The character setting screen refreshed.
It seems some new items have been added.
A new bonus spell called Party Raise has been added.
What is it? Party formation?
Is it about adding someone to the party?
That would be party formation.
I'll check it just to see.
There were changes to the bonus skills as well.
The job setting has changed to party job setting.
It's not checked, so it seems to be unobtained.
I checked it and obtained the party job setting.
It cost 2 bonus points as expected.
I finished the character reassignment and thought about Party Raise.
Since I don't know how to use it, there's nothing to do but try.
It's not a dangerous spell, so I'll give it a shot.
When I thought about it, I realized something was being asked for.
That something is probably an item.
It might be a spell that applies the effect of an item to the entire party.
"Roxane, did anything change?"
"What do you mean?"
It seems there was no change for Roxane.
It seems only the user experiences changes.
That makes sense.
Next, I looked at Roxane and thought about party job setting.
It's impressive that she doesn't have any thief-related jobs.
It means she has never stolen anything in her life.
Beast Warrior Lv6
Effect: Moderate increase in agility, slight increase in health, slight increase in dexterity
Skill: Beast Attack
The Beast Warrior seems to have good effects.
I'll leave it as it is.
Being able to change party members' jobs can be a powerful skill if used well.
Unfortunately, character reassignment didn't become party character reassignment.
"Then, let's go."
"Um, I think it would be better to lend you a magic crystal."
Roxane stopped me as I was about to leave the small room.
"Eh? What?"
"A magic crystal."
"Magic crystal?"
Roxane nodded.
"Um, monsters are made of magic. When you defeat a monster, its magic gradually accumulates in the magic crystal. The accumulated magic can be sold to the guild or temple as an energy source."
"What do you mean by lending it?"
"If you don't have a magic crystal, you won't accumulate magic even if you defeat a monster."
It seems I've made a mistake.
I didn't have one before.
"So, if I have a magic crystal, I'll accumulate magic every time I defeat a monster?"
"Yes."
"Is the magic crystal expensive?"
"Yes, I think it's the most expensive item you can get from the dungeon."
What, really?
"...Is that so?"
"Ah, no. It's expensive, but magic accumulates very slowly. You won't sell a magic crystal many times in your life. If you didn't have one before, it's not a big loss. It's fine."
She seemed to be concerned about my disappointment.
"How do I get a magic crystal?"
"You can find them in the dungeon, or you can buy the remaining magic from the explorer guild."
"Then, I'll buy one later. I didn't see anything like that in the dungeon."
I don't think I saw any magic crystals here.
Or maybe I saw them but didn't recognize them and ignored them.
"Is this dungeon still new?"
"Yes, I heard it's only been a few dozen days since it was discovered."
"Then, there might not be any magic crystals. It takes time for magic to accumulate and crystallize."
It seems I didn't overlook them.
"Is there any other way to make money in the dungeon besides items left by monsters and magic crystals?"
"There are treasure chests."
Oh, so there are treasure chests.
"I don't think I've seen any."
"In a new dungeon, they are rare. If there are any, they are usually on the upper levels."
"Upper?"
"Yes. In the front lines of exploration, where people have just arrived, you might find them."
Not lower, but upper.
I had the image of dungeons spreading underground.
There are many discrepancies.
"Well, never mind. Which way should we go?"
The second level is to the right, but I'm not exploring for that purpose.
Then, let's go to the middle.
When I tried to go outside, Roxane stopped me.
"Master, if there are monsters nearby, it's to the left."
"Eh? You can tell?"
"Yes, I can smell them."
What's that?
"Because I'm a werewolf?"
"Among werewolves, I have a particularly good sense of smell. I'm good at detecting monsters."
"Amazing."
"Thank you."
We went into the left cave among the three passages.
We encountered a Needlewood in less than a minute.
Roxane, amazing.
Good in bed, good in bed, good in the dungeon.
She has it all.
"Really amazing."
"We're here."
"No, wait a bit."
I stopped Roxane as she was about to go to the Needlewood.