arc2 · 107-ch107
Chapter 107: Assessing the Current Situation
After eating dinner, I returned to my room and decided to assess my current situation. My level had gone up by four in this exploration, reaching 16. The drone's level also increased accordingly to 12. I thought I should confirm my status at this point.
First, my own status—
Name: Soramine Sota
Job: Drone Pilot
Level: 16
HP: 58
MP: 2400
Skills Small Drone Unlocked Drone Summon Count +1 Drone Connection Call Storage Auto-Mapping
Drone Info Hayate
Ohh, my MP has increased like crazy. My HP seems to be increasing little by little too, but I don't have a baseline so I don't know how much this is. My strength seems to have increased too—I can easily do push-ups while in a handstand.
I'm pretty sure my university has lectures on combat training and stuff like that. Maybe I'll ask if I can sit in on one sometime.
Next, let me check Hayate's status.
Name: Hayate Lv12
Durability: 200/200
Max Speed: 200
Acceleration: 50
Hardness: 200
Standard Equipment: Telephoto Camera Communication Microphone Data Transfer Function
Additional Units (Unlocked) Flashlight
Skill Points: 80
Hm? It looks like each status has reached its cap. Apparently Hayate can't get any better than this. Well, I could probably raise durability and max speed a bit more using skill points, but that would be a waste, so I'll hold off.
What should I do about additional units? It doesn't look like any new options have been added. Among the current ones, the thermal camera, infrared camera, and speaker seem like they'd have uses... but I'm close to level 20, so I'll wait a bit.
At level 20, I'll probably get a new skill, and the types of additional units might increase. It wouldn't be too late to decide after seeing that.
Alright, now let me check my schedule starting tomorrow. Tomorrow I kept open, so I don't have any particular plans. I'll do some leveling in the morning, then go to the university in the afternoon. The training room should have lots of equipment for measuring physical functions. I should check the changes from my own level up.
Then Tuesday is patrol day. This time I've posted the route on the homepage, so I'll try to follow it as closely as possible. This route is designed to finish in half a day. The afternoon will be more leveling.
And Wednesday is Sato Fisheries' dungeon attack day. They requested the full options, so I'm pretty motivated. The location is Tokyo Skyscraper Dungeon. Starting from the eleventh floor, the goal is to defeat the boss on the twentieth floor. The map is almost complete, so I should be able to guide them via the shortest route.
Thursday is patrol day. I have a lecture at the university in the afternoon. Friday I have nothing in particular. If nothing comes up, I might go see President Yamamoto for the first time in a while. I want to confirm Hayate's performance after leveling up.
I'll keep Saturday open. A live stream request might come in from the Dungeon Agency. Sunday is patrol day. Since it's a holiday, I'm planning a slightly more thorough patrol.
Alright, I've confirmed my schedule for the week. Next, let me check my emails. Oh, there's one from Arihara-san.
Arihara-san's email said he wanted to talk through Hayate, so could I let him know when I activate it tomorrow morning. I immediately replied to Arihara-san, telling him I'd activate it around eight tomorrow morning.
Then, I should email President Yamamoto about wanting to visit on Friday too. I'll also mention wanting to replenish Sticky Bombs and Capture Nets. So far, they've been extremely helpful. I have to thank President Yamamoto for developing those.
Ah, that's right. Maybe I should bring him a gift. Tomorrow I'm planning to go to Tokyo Mouse Park for leveling, so if I can get my hands on some interesting drop item there, I'll bring that along. I think he'd be happier with that than with sweets or something.
Alright, I've finished checking emails, so now I just need to edit Hyakka Ryouran's dungeon attack video. This one took two whole days. I'll go with a three-hour, three-video set like I did with Kokushi Musou.
Now, what theme should I go with... I participated in combat quite a bit this time, so I'll use a lot of explorer-perspective footage. There are some scenes where I got quite close to the monsters, so I think the immersion will be perfect. That means there are a lot of scenes I need to edit, but I just have to do my best on that part. I can't exactly broadcast close-ups of grotesque scenes.
It looks like it'll take a few days to complete, so I'll let Himehana know. And I need to think about the explorer exam too.
If I use Asahi and Hayate, I think I could defeat monsters around E-rank, no, maybe D-rank. Next week also has the monthly explorer exam coming up. Though thanks to Arihara-san's arrangements, I can take it individually.
Normally, the written exam is at the Dungeon Association and the practical exam is at Mount Fuji Dungeon. Of course, all the examinees in this area gather together, but thanks to Arihara-san, I'm specially set up to take it one-on-one with him.
The written exam is waived based on my track record, and for the practical exam, I'm scheduled to dive into Mount Fuji Dungeon alone with Arihara-san. Normally it seems like one examiner is assigned to a group of several people, but apparently he'll handle that somehow. As camouflage, I'm supposed to bring a weapon made of magic iron.
Since it's just for camouflage, anything would have worked, so I plan to ask Arihara-san to prepare a katana. If I end up entering dungeons myself in the future, I'll carry it for self-defense.
And if I can defeat a goblin while I'm personally inside the dungeon, I'll officially become an explorer. However, it'll probably be a while before I actually operate as an explorer myself.
If there ever comes a time when I reveal my true identity, it'll be when I've obtained power that no one can lose to. If such a time comes, I'll proudly begin operating as an explorer.
Thinking that I hope such a day will come someday, I started getting ready for bed with my PC still on.