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Chapter 217: Panda
"Here."
Soushi holds out his memo pad.
【Warrior】
【Swordsman】
【Short Sword User】
【Katana User】
【Spearman】
【Long Spearman】
【Short Spearman】
【Naginata User】
【Shielder】
【Club User】
【Staff User】
【Scout】
【Hunter】
【Mage】
【Water Mage】
【Fire Mage】
【Wind Mage】
【Chef】
【Miner】
That's not much of an increase, is it.
Well, Soushi did say he'd go 【Water Mage】, so maybe it doesn't matter?
He did say he'd think about it if 【Monk】 or 【Knight】 showed up, though...
"Here. This is mine."
Ah—a bear sticker has been peeled off Aikawa's memo pad...
【Warrior】
【Light Warrior】
【Swordsman】
【Short Sword User】
【Spearman】
【Scout】
【Acrobat】
【Mage】
【Chef】
【Miner】
【Monk】
【Light Armored Warrior】
【Dancer】
Fewer than Soushi's, but I suppose this is what normal looks like.
Aikawa, who said she wanted 【Shielder】 or 【Staff User】, didn't get them—and Soushi, who said he wanted 【Monk】, didn't get 【Monk】. Typical.
Neither of them got 【Knight】, huh...
Tough luck.
But Aikawa not getting 【Shielder】 is because she's an evasion type.
Proof: three different "Light" jobs showed up.
Same as me.
You don't get 【Shielder】 unless you receive attacks with a shield—of course.
"You're not taking 【Monk】, then?"
"Hmm. 【Monk】 has hands-down the best stats of any entry-class job, but once you go high-rank, the skills are dead weight, right? I already got my evasion skill from dancing, so... what do you think?"
"It does have that precious HP recovery skill, but you're right, you never hear of anyone taking Monk as a sub."
There was supposed to be a skill like 【Natural Recovery・HP】.
But its weapon enhancement is 【Body Enhancement】 only—strengthening the arms and legs, with the range differing from person to person.
"But Aikawa's 【Partial Beast Transformation】 and the 【Monk】's 【Body Enhancement】—wouldn't those have synergy?"
Soushi brings that up.
Hmm... would they?
"【Partial Enhancement】—you mean this?"
Aikawa holds out her right hand and changes it.
"Those claws are terrifying! So your hands can transform too... wait, huh? White?"
Sharp claws covered in white fur—what is that?
"Maybe when I hit Level 20? Both my hands can 'beastify' now. And they're all white somehow. A polar bear, maybe?"
Huh? Weren't her ears black...?
"Show us your ears too."
"Ehh? You won't laugh? 【Partial Beast Transformation】."
The round ears that pop out on top of her head are black...
"Black."
"Yep, black."
White and black... this is...
"Panda?"
"Hah?"
"Pfft."
...She got seriously mad at us for laughing too hard.
"We're doing another lap! And this time I'M fighting the General!"
"...Yes, ma'am."
Glad she's motivated.
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"Eh? Me too? We're going TODAY? Really? Big sis has a parfait date planned after this, you know..."
"Soushi and Aikawa have both decided their sub-jobs, so Shiraishi-san, please as well. You don't have to decide your sub-job today—just seeing what jobs appear would be plenty. Shall we go?"
Soushi and Aikawa chose 【Water Mage】 and 【Monk】 as their sub-jobs, respectively.
Plus, once Shiraishi-san takes her sub-job, we can leave the 'Left Hand Gate' parked on the deeper floors.
"Then I shall escort Shiraishi-san. Everyone else, please handle the clearing."
If Kasumi-san is the escort, no worries.
Though I'll snipe the bow users with thrown spears just in case.
"Okay~! I'll show you all how much I've grown!"
Aikawa's beastified claws have 【Weapon Enhancement・Dance】 and 【Body Enhancement】 stacked on top—she feels like she's gotten twice, three times stronger.
Though she'd been using a rental spear right up until then, so she struggled a little with the difference in reach.
With MP conservation in mind too, apparently the sword stays her main from now on.
She'd already asked Mia-san for a curved sword, after all.
That mysterious evasion skill 【Avoidance】—attacks simply don't land while she's dancing—felt a bit overpowered, but apparently it's hopeless against sure-hit skills like 【Aiming】.
Up in the 40s floors, skeletons use skills, so that's something to watch for.
It's a dance evasion skill, so supposedly it can apply to us through 【Dance・Stage】—but the evasion won't take effect unless we dance too, which is a bit...
"If Shiraishi-san's with us, better to leave that to Haruki and have us circle around as escort too, right? Though we probably won't even get mopping-up work. Aikawa's on buff duty."
Soushi, meanwhile, hasn't gotten the hang of his 【Water Mage】 skills yet.
Opposite of Aikawa—he seems to have trouble using them alongside 【Cooking】.
It's not activating skills in sequence—it seems he needs both skills running at the same time.
Simultaneous skill activation being his hurdle—same as me.
"Eh? It's already decided that we're going? Wh-what am I supposed to do? I can't fight! Floor 20 is that place, right? There are orcs that use magic, and orcs that shoot arrows at you, right?"
"It's all right. Whatever comes flying, I will shoot it down without fail. If you'd just close your eyes for a moment, it will be over quickly."
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"Let's see... Ooh, lots came up. The last time I took a Job on Floor 10 was back at the hiring exam, so it's been quite a while since I've seen this."
"Come to think of it, we never asked your preferences. Was there a job you'd hoped for?"
Kasumi-san dispatched the General in a flash; Shiraishi-san is checking her results now.
We're collecting magic stones.
It's not that Shiraishi-san can't handle blood—she's facing away so she won't look this way.
"Never gave it a moment's thought. Among these, the standouts are 【Trap User】 and... no ice among the magic jobs. Was ice only in high-rank jobs? Hmm, maybe this 【Gambler】? Ah—【Chef】 is here too! With this I can make my own parfaits! This is it, this is it! Decided! I'm quitting the Association and opening a parfait shop on Floor 1!"
Ah...
Well, jobs are a personal choice, after all.
Though it WOULD be a problem if she goes and picks some high-rank 【Chef】-line job at Floor 30...
So Shiraishi-san is on the Floor 40 course too, huh?
Still, 【Gambler】—what does this woman even DO in the dungeon normally...