Chapter 146
(146) Roo‧Kanga
Translator: Tseirp
Even after opening my status multiple times, the skill that I should have acquired for reaching Jobless Lv90 was not displayed . For now, I listed the other skills I acquired and arranged them before hiding them from my status list .
Well, the Orc Goddess … er, Koshmar-sama mentioned that the Jobless job didn’t have skills in the first place and that somebody intervened with the system and configured the Jobless job .
Perhaps Koshmar-sama or the other Goddesses intervened with the system once again to fix it .
For now, I convinced myself that the 【Jobless skill: 「XXXX」acquired】 notification I received was a bug from that intervention .
Essentially this meant that I lost one skill but my heart was calm .
If I can’t acquire any more skills by continuing to level Jobless, I could abandon the Jobless job without regrets and change my job to something like Sword Saint at the Church and register as an Adventurer in the Adventurers Guild .
I’ll finally graduate from Jobless and take my first step into the life of an Adventurer .
… But then, the reason I didn’t switch my Jobless job now was because I felt that since I’ve already reached this stage, it was fine to wait until I reached Jobless Lv99 and see what kind of great title I can get from reaching the Peak of Jobless . Assuming that Lv99 was the level limit .
“Nevertheless, there sure are very little monsters appearing … ”
“They’ve most likely fled after their danger signals detected the Flat Rats nya . This place would be safe for a while nya . ”
Stella thought of it as a lucky break for us but for me, it was slightly boring . In that previous battle, the fighting was mainly done by Haru and I didn’t get to defeat many of them so I couldn’t make effective use of my 20 times experience points acquisition . Just the numbers were many so Dancer and Singer reached Lv12 but Blacksmith only reached Lv8 and Samurai only reached Lv6 .
I thought this time I would be able to act as the main fighting force but it’s a shame .
Just like Stella mentioned, I could sense the presence of monsters far away but maybe they could sense our presences too as they quickly fled further away .
Well, there’ll be the boss when we reached the boss room so I’ll satisfy myself with the level ups from there .
After spending half an hour not encountering any monsters, we arrived at the very end of the underground fifth floor which was also the lowest floor of the labyrinth .
“This is the boss room nya . ”
The door to the boss room was open .
Inside was a brown-haired monster that stood on two legs ―
“It’s the fighting rat Roo‧Kanga nya . ”
“No, isn’t that a kangaroo?”
It was a kangaroo . Yup, the size was about the same as the ones I saw in zoos .
With its hands ― with its forelimbs covered with red gloves used in boxing, it repeatedly sent jabs in my direction to provoke me .
There was a belt around its waist and it also had another pair of blue gloves hanging around its neck .
The instant I stepped into the boss room, it was as if the sound of a gong rang out . The kangaroo tossed the blue gloves around its neck towards me .
Of course, the boxing gloves bounced off the barrier that separated the boss room and the corridor and didn’t reach me .
However, I understood its intention .
It was probably asking for a match with gloves on .
There’s no way I would go out of my way to fight my opponent in his own ring … I’ll just end it with a Slash here . Just as I was musing that,
“Stella-san, could Roo‧Kanga perhaps be an initiation boss?”
“Initiation boss?”
“A monster that exists as bosses in certain labyrinths . The common characteristic is that they request for special fighting methods and a job will be released if you could win . ”
So there are such kinds of monsters . I didn’t know that .
“Exactly nya . If you win the fight by wearing gloves, the Boxer job will be released nya . However, if magic or other weapons are used, the job would not be granted nya . ”
“I see, a no weight limit, no time limit, weapons ban one-on-one battle . ”
I’ll switch my job to Pugilist if it gets risky . Thinking that, I entered the boss room, undid the strings, fit the gloves and asked Haru to help me tie the gloves .
Throughout that time, the kangaroo stared and waited for us .
It was wary but it didn’t seem like it would perform a cowardly attack .
Even though it’s an enemy, it is certainly praiseworthy .
The same time the strings on my gloves were tightened, the door to the boss room closed .
That meant in order for the door to open once again, either we defeated this kangaroo or all of us get annihilated .
Naturally, I don’t intend to lose .
I slammed the gloves on my fists together and showed a smile .
“Very well, I’ll have a match with you . ”
When I stepped forward, the kangaroo began shifting left and right .
Those movements showed that it had technique .
It wasn’t just a mere kangaroo ― I’ll show it respect and call it by its official name, Roo‧Kanga .
I’ve lived rationally until now (or that has been my intention) . If I played by the books, I should probably use long-ranged attacks like Slash to deal damage to it .
However, this time I wanted to try having a serious boxing match .
“I’m not called Jo (by a group of idiots) just for show!” (TL: Reference to Ashita no Joe, a boxing manga)
I immediately dove into Roo‧Kanga’s chest and punch! punch! as if trying to bore into it but Roo‧Kanga evaded them with light steps and returned with a counter jab .
However ―
(Evasion Step!)
Like Roo‧Kanga, I also evaded it with a light step .
The skill I acquired from Dancer Lv10 was suddenly useful .
“Amazing nya! Neither of them is letting the opponent’s attack reach them nya!”
“As expected of master, it looks like master is enjoying the battle . ”
While Stella was excited, Haru watched the fight with composure .
Ah, it’s getting quite fun .
Just as I was thinking that, Roo‧Kanga distanced itself from me and kicked the wall .
I initially wondered what was it doing but,
“You’re more proficient in kicking rather than punching … you’re telling me that it’s kickboxing?”
Roo‧Kanga silently nodded to my question .
… I was slightly wary of Roo‧Kanga’s kicks but I had thought its main attacks were punches . However, it would probably hurt if I get kicked once I let my guard down .
” … I see, then I’ll also fight seriously . ”
Holding respect for Roo‧Kanga, I replied .
Then I should repay respect with respect and respond to seriousness with seriousness .
I changed my Singer job to the Pugilist job that was reaching the level limit .
My status immediately jumped .
“Well then, I shall fight seriously . I pray that you give me a good fight!”
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The fight was one-sided . Naturally, it was my side .
In addition to being the boss for a labyrinth geared towards beginners, Pugilist was originally a job suited for fist fights .
At the final moment, the strike Roo‧Kanga put its whole body into connected with my left cheek but my counter punch caught Roo‧Kanga’s cheek .
After the punch, Roo‧Kanga collapsed on the spot .
It didn’t stand back up .
It was my win ―Roo‧Kanga took off its gloves with its mouth and with its right forelimb ― or rather, with its right hand, it took off its belt and handed it to me .
However, before I accepted the belt, Roo‧Kanga’s body began to disappear and it and the belt became particles of light together with the boxing gloves on my hands .
What remained were a magic stone, a bright red glove meant for boxing and —
【Ichinojo Leveled up】
【Job: Boxer is now available】
Experience points and a new job .
” … Roo‧Kanga . That was a splendid fight . I would have liked to tame you if I was a Monster-user . ”
As I muttered a few words,
“Ichino-san, it’s impossible to tame labyrinth monsters nya . ”
Stella coolly retorted .
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