Master, please don't drop me down after lifting me up .
"You're obviously better as a magician . Bearing four elements . In addition, no-chant and chant shortening are stuff that even professional magicians might not be capable of . Even then, the firepower is lower . And yet, that doesn't seem to be the case at all for you . "
I'm sorry, I didn't even know that chant exists . I might be a BS existence for people who study magic the honest way . After confirming those stuff, we begin the technique development . Now then master, bring me your unreserved opinions .
--30 minutes later
"How's that . So when you're combining them, wait for this timing and do it like . . . this and that . "
--One hour later
"I see, I see . Then the loss would kept at a minimum if I change it like this when invoked right?"
--One and a half hour later
"Niice . Then turn this one . . . "
Master's and my secret move development went way over the time . Master's subordinate even came to pick him up since he was way late, the guy was really mad . Eventually, the subordinate dragged Master with him with teary eyes when he said, 『Eh, just forget about that』 . I'm sorry Mr . subordinate .
There's no training tomorrow, thus I'm gonna accept a quest and train in the dungeon .
Tama-chan's with me after all, if there's some quest that can be done inside the dungeon, might as well do it while leveling up . I'd also like to test my new techniques and our coordination . Now that's decided, to the guild .
Adventurer Guild 10 AM . It's packed with people unlike the sparse times I've been here up until now . I mean, several parties are overrunning the quest board, I can't see anything!? Kuh, being short is hard .
I somehow managed to get in front of the board by slipping through the gaps between the adventurers . Wh, who the heck touched my butt?
Wonder if there's a good quest around~?
<< Rare Mushroom Gathering >> Please gather 『Eggplant Mushrooms』 (smooth elongated mushrooms) dropped by 『Lostshrooms』 in Dungeon Fonbran . Get as many as you can . Reward: 1000 mani for each Date: Evening of the third day Client: Solomon's Pavillion innkeeper ※Please bring the requested item to the client directly and ask for the completion mark .
It seems the client is Donur-san . For now, I'll decide after checking this quest's details . But still, is it an eggplant or a mushroom, what an unclear ingredient . Err, and Eleanor-san is . . . Ah there she is, I'll line up at the queue in front of Eleanor-san's quest counter .
15 minutes later .
"Thank you for waiting . Next one please . . . Wait, Nobusada-san . Are you accepting quest?"
"Actually, I'd like to decide after knowing more about this . "
"Eggplant mushrooms? I think Nobusada-san would be fine on 2F as long as nothing unusual happens . However, you have no choice but to leave the drop to luck . Do you have a map? If you do, I'll mark the place where they group together for you . "
"Oh! I do, I do . That'll really help . Then I'll take this quest . "
"Yes, I've ascertained it here . Be careful okay . "
I even got informed of the places they swarm, must be a good omen . Awright, Tama-chan, let's do our best .
<TLN: If you're reading this novel at any other site than Sousetsuka . com you might be reading an unedited, uncorrected version of the novel . >
We quickly walk toward 2F once we get into the dungeon . Going straight on 1F will get you to 2F . There's really a lot of beginner adventurers on 1F . Or rather, I'm one of them . Oh right, got to set my first class to Thief . Kinda feel like it'll increase the drop rate somehow . Please go up, I'm begging you . My second class is still Otherworlder . I'd love to gain a bit more MP for the magic and technique development .
Sounds of my footsteps echoed in the quiet dungeon . And then a Pawn Dog is standing tall on a passage with no obstructions .
Pawn Dog Lv 3 ＨＰ：１５/１５ ＭＰ：０/０
"Wind Bind!"
GYAUN
Here's a mutt whose hind legs are tied up by a ring of wind and cannot move . Fuhahaha, you shall be become nourishment for Tama-chan .
"Tama-chan, go!"
Tama-chan hurls herself at the mutt with my signal . Do your best Tama-chan . Its mouth and forelegs can still move, so be careful . Afterward, Tama-chan beat up the mutt while I re-invoked the Wind Bind every time it was about to run out . And then, Tama-chan was right below the mutt's chin when it started to stagger .
"Tama-chan, uppercut!"
ZUDOM!
I called it uppercut and all, but it's actually a whole body blow . Well, it's all about feeling . The mutt's HP finally turned zero with Tama-chan's body blow . Good job, Tama-chan . I kindly pat Tama-chan . She's shaking like she's feeling good as I pat her . What's this lovely thing, I wanna take it home . . . . Oh right, I did .
Teretettette~♪ Thief leveled up Tererete~te~tentettere~♪ Tama-chan leveled up
The fanfare's different than mine for some reason! This stuff is way too elaborate, Levellit-sama .
Since it's a body blow, Tama-chan also receives damage depending on the enemy's and Tama-chan's defense . Her HP decreased a bit since she hit some bad part, so I used Heal on her just in case . I wasn't sure if it would work on a monster even though it was a Tamed Monster, but I was relieved to see that she healed just fine .
Afterward, Tama-chan hunted a Pawn Dog that appeared along the way and we went down to 2F .
2F doesn't look too different than 1F, but the atmosphere feels heavier somehow . And it's a bit dim . Since it's the first time I'm on this floor, I put Tama-chan on my shoulder and advance cautiously . Fortunately, I reached the place where the quest monsters group together without any encounter along the way . Looking around . . . . There they are! Mushrooms as tall as a kid, walking around . It's the kind with limbs that's common in stories . However, there's no face, I don't know how to distinguish the front and back . And, one, two, three . . . Seven mushrooms huh .
Tettere~♪ Discerning Magic Eyes leveled up
Lostshroom Lv6 ＨＰ：２４/２４ ＭＰ：２/２ Dungeon-birth fungal genus lost mushroom Lostshroom . They don't have eyes, but they will come attacking you if they detect you . They can link between themselves within a certain range, be warned . The Lostshroom itself is not a food, be warned . There are also specimens that spread poison around .
The info is more detailed than ever, maybe because Discerning Magic Eyes-sensei leveled up . Still, scientific name? or rather, they can link . It probably means to say that Link will turn inactive monsters into active ones if there are same specimens inside the combat range . I assume that Discerning-sensei displayed the info in a way that's easy to understand for me . Still, link-type huh . . . It'll be bad if it turns into a train of monsters .
Since the Lostshrooms are looping their movements, attacking when they're far from us and drawing them here sound like a good plan .
"Tama-chan, wait . "
Tama-chan stands by diagonally behind me . I'll have her evacuate behind a cover if she needs to .
I'm gonna use pure magic without modification this time .
"Fire Arrow!"
Bwoosh, with that sound, a fire arrow flies toward one of the Lostshrooms . It hit a Lostshroom nicely . Just as I thought, the hit rate is higher than the modified one . Not sure how to find out how much damage to death when it doesn't even show it, it's coming straight here either way . I grab my iron sword and ready myself . Unlike before, my posture is that of the Attack Form/Kata .
BRUTTSAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The Lostshroom is charging here while roaring weirdly, where does its voice even come from .
Lostshroom Lv 6 ＨＰ：８/２４ ＭＰ：２/２
Mumumu, the damage is higher than expected . Perhaps fire element is its weakness . I just need to finish it after this much damage . I change into Counter Form/Kata and measure the timing . Right when the Lostshroom is about to headbutt me, I swing my sword toward it . The Lostshroom that was nicely cut in two disappears into particles . With no drop, aphew .
Fire element is their weakness . . . . Then maybe I can kill them all in one fell swoop using Fire Storm? If not, it's highly possible that I can create high temperature blue flame through image modification . Alright, let's give it a try once there's only a few of the separated ones left .
I beat the Lostshrooms one by one along with Tama-chan . When there's only three left, it's experiment time . By the way, the total killed so far is four . One gave red magic stone, and one gave Hen-of-woods (maitake) . Guess I'll make some maitake tempura next time .
I got right outside their sensing range to measure the fire storm range . Doing so had gotten easier since I somehow understood the effective range after Discerning-sensei's level up . Then I invoke the magic once the three Lostshrooms have gone inside the range .
"Fire Storm!"
Torrent of flames roast the mushrooms . I cancel the magic once they had been burned to cinders . The fact that the Lostshrooms cannot move from the swirling fire was a nice miscalculation . The 『Filth sterilization!』 plan is very possible with this . In short, I'm just going with <<Search and Destroy>> .
I turned the cluster grounds into scorched earths as I went around the places Eleanor-san marked . Hahaha, filth sterilization! How sad, this is really extermination . Whoopsie, I got too much into it again . But it feels like I just have to inspire myself like that . I mean, the eggplant mushroom aren't dropping at all . I've burned more than 40 shrooms now, yet just why . Well, I got myself Hen-of-woods, shimeji mushrooms, Fly Agaric and magic stones though . . . . hm? There's poisonous ones mixed in them .
The time is nearing evening already . I also need to tread the way back, guess I'll end it after the next cluster ground . By the way, apparently, Tama-chan receives experience point even if the enemy is killed by my magic . She's growing up nicely . I think she can most likely win against a Lostshroom in a one-to-one fight .
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