ch201-ch220 · 212-ch212
Chapter 212: I Can't Hear You
"Ah, my level went up."
"Oh my, so it did. 【Status】.... What a coincidence. It seems mine went up too."
The date has turned over—it's Sunday.
The afternoon's adventuring is in its final stretch.
Name: Kasugano Haruki
Job: 【Charge Shielder】【Charge Spearman】【Scout】
Lv: 34
HP: 2475/2550
MP: 99/680
Strength: 136
Endurance: 170
Agility: 119
Magic: 68
Skills: 【Gate】【Charge・Shield・High】【Charge・Shield・Armor Enhancement・Shield・High】【Charge・Shield・Shield Shock】new【Charge・Shield・Strength Up・High】【Charge・Shield・Endurance Up・High】【Charge・Shield・Agility Up・High】【Charge・Shield・Magic Up・High】new【Charge・Spear】【Charge・Spear・Weapon Enhancement・Spear】【Charge・Spear・Strength Up】【Charge・Spear・Endurance Up】【Charge・Spear・Agility Up】【Charge・Spear・Magic Up】【Charge・Spear・Aiming】【Presence Concealment】【Presence Detection】【Scouting】【Night Vision】
Skill Points: 1
Name: Watanabe Kasumi
Job: 【Spear King】【Naginata User】【Long Spearman】
Lv: 35
HP: 2170
MP: 700
Strength: 164
Endurance: 140
Agility: 115
Magic: 70
Skills: 【Equipment Weight Reduction】【Weapon Enhancement・Spear・High】【Weapon Enhancement・Naginata】【Slash】【Deflection】【Counter】【Weapon Enhancement・Spear】【Spear Mastery】【Aiming】......
Skill Points: 2
So I'm Level 34 now, and Kasumi-san should be Level 35.
It's no coincidence, either—we just finished beating the most Sand Golems we have all day—no, the most we've ever beaten. It makes perfect sense.
"That makes 2 points... I'll be taking 【Javelin】, then. I'd love to try it out right away, but this is a good stopping point for today. I've gotten a little tired."
A new skill, huh...
As for me, I took 【Charge・Shield・Shield Shock】 to try out, but I don't think it did much of anything to golems.
They freeze for an instant, seem to go "did something just happen?"—and then come attacking again. The only one shocked was me. A sad skill.
This level-up gave me another point, but I haven't decided what to take yet.
I do have to be careful now...
"Indeed. There were so many of them. It seems we fought for nearly two hours. Ah—the metal ones we beat at the start have already been absorbed by the dungeon, it seems."
Nearby, Sand Golem wreckage lies so thick there's hardly a place to step.
But farther out, only the occasional big lump lies scattered here and there.
It seems our flirting went a bit too far—golems from all over this floor came surging toward the summit...
As for what we did: we were talking about how much I like Kasumi-san, and she started going 'I can't hear you'...
So I shouted it, over and over, with the feeling of wanting it heard all the way from the summit down through Floor 33... and this happened.
For the record, Kasumi-san was shouting 'I can't heeer you!' in an even bigger voice...
Still, golems aren't supposed to be able to hear, right?
Dust clouds were rising from way below us, so it took me by surprise.
Well, nearly all of them were Sand Golems—I'm exhausted, but uninjured.
If it ever got dangerous, I wouldn't even need the 'Left Hand Gate'—I could just flee into the 'Gate to Floor 34'.
For metal, there were two that looked iron-ish, I think?
There was also some blackish stone-like one, but we seem to have crushed its magic stone, and it's been absorbed by the dungeon—nothing left of it.
"The wreckage that remains means golems that still have their magic stones—in other words, still have life in them. They may still move, so let's collect them with due care."
"Oh, but I'm tired. Let's ask everyone else to extract the magic stones. They can be souvenirs too—how about we just sever the arms and legs cleanly and toss them through the 'Left Hand Gate'?"
We've been dealing with Sand Golems since this morning, and I'm done.
Let them do it.
"Let's do that. It's about time Shiraishi-san got off work, and while it was tomorrow's plan, a rehearsal of the 'Magic Parfait Operation' might be just the thing."
Depending on Shiraishi-san's reaction, she might end up extracting the magic stones herself—and if so, the parfait would come after the leveling, and the 'magic parfait' would become an illusion.
Though with Shiraishi-san's slender 【Healer】 arms, extracting even a Sand Golem's stone solo would be a tall order.
Mia-san would end up fussing over her...
"In any case, I'm so glad Shiraishi-san said she'd do it."
What she agreed to was researching the ultimate parfait, though.
"Whoa. What is THIS!? This wasn't here just now, was it? I finally got things cleaned up..."
We're hooome—and we brought souvenirs, tooo!
The workshop space where the mountain of cardboard boxes from this morning had finally vanished...
And into it, a massive delivery of Sand Golems.
Perfect timing, isn't it?
Even Mia-san has to be delighted at this, right?
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"Isn't this just a little cruel? I'm sorry. I really can't do it. I'm eating my parfait facing the wall, so somebody please do something about it, okay?"
Shiraishi-san really can't do it herself, it seems.
Cruel, huh... Well, looking at a golem with its limbs wrenched off, I suppose that's a normal reaction.
I don't think they feel pain, though.
They shouldn't be able to hear anything either...
But for things that are supposed to be emotionless dolls, they sure came attacking with gusto.
I don't get it.
Anyway, I'll leave this to Aikawa and Mia-san, and Kasumi-san and I will stay off to the side so the EXP concentrates on them.
Soushi is in the kitchen.
I wonder if the EXP will reach that far?
He's the one working the hardest, and it's a shame he can't level up.
Also, what he's making is dinner, so no parfaits will be served.
Parfaits come after the meal.
"Level 19. Didn't quite reach 20. But this is amazing. I'd already given up on leveling, you know... From now on I can use 【Heal】 on the grandpas without holding back! Ah, don't I also have to pick the job I'll take on Floor 20? Am I allowed to decide that myself?"
Once every collected Sand Golem was processed, Shiraishi-san's level went from 16 to 19.
It didn't reach Level 20, Kasumi-san's stated condition for challenging Floor 20, but since we intend to raise her to 30 anyway, no problem.
Her days off tomorrow and the day after are booked, so the question is how far we can raise her in that time...
"On the contrary, we'd be troubled if you DIDN'T decide it yourself. Shiraishi-san, the simple fact that your level has risen and your MP has grown is a happy thing in itself..."
Even if Shiraishi-san reaches Level 30 and takes a high-rank recovery job, honestly, there's hardly any benefit for us.
We don't plan on getting hurt, and Kasumi-san won't allow anything dangerous.
At most, it creates peace of mind—'whatever happens, Shiraishi-san is here.'
But even without any benefit to us, the impact on the outside world would be immeasurable.
After all, 【Heal・High】 can mend even broken bones in an instant.
Of course, limbs won't grow back unless it's the 【Saint】 herself—but rumor has it even 【Heal・High】 can reconnect ligaments.
Many 【Healer】s can't level up the way Shiraishi-san couldn't, so holders of high-rank recovery jobs can be counted on one hand.
Even one more would make a real difference.
From now on, she'll be able to save even more people.
The real reason Kasumi-san is so keen on the 'Magic Parfait Operation' is probably THIS side of it...