I tell the girls I can finish Charge if I really try, and they stop me.
“I know how you feel, but it took longer than expected to defeat the powered up one. If you keep fighting, your concentration might go down.”
“Yes yes. Defeating normal monsters along the way, and even the rare monsters might be a simple process, but you don’t know if some accident isn’t going to happen along the way. If something happens and your performance isn’t as good, it could cause an accident too. So your exclusives are using their authority to stop you from pushing yourself too much, ‘kay?”
“Yes…”
It’s a little frustrating, but they’re right. But it makes me hang my head because I feel like lately I’ve had to back down every time I’m close to accomplishing my goals.
“Darling, you don’t have to hurry. You achieved your first goal, getting the trophy. It’s okay if it resets here.”
“Yes. You earned the skills and items you were after, so let us return for now.”
“…Yes. I definitely did accomplish something, so I shouldn’t feel down. Sorry Aki and Maki.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“Yes yes, relax. You’re probably worried because you got two Lamia treasure chests, but they’re not guaranteed to appear with your current Luck. If you keep chasing after just one more, you might get bogged down.”
“…Yes.”
Don’t chase too far. Aki’s right.
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We go back to the exit of the second floor, and Aira takes out the house a little far from it.
…Yes, it really is something else. Aira just pulled out a house from the drawstring pouch.
“…That’s quite the sight.”
“Yeah. I pictured one of those box noob houses when I heard about a container house, but this wouldn’t look out of place on an actual street.”
“I made sure to pay attention to the exterior. This will be where an A+ adventurer stays, so it could not be some shabby shack.”
I see Aira’s smug face as she puffs out her chest with pride, and turn to the house again. I can see here and there what looks like surveillance cameras and outside lights, and what looks like a pedestal in the entrance for Enki to keep watch.
We go inside, and I see a bedroom big enough for everyone to sleep and a spacious kitchen. There’s also a bathroom and toilet larger than the house. Hm, It might be small for five people plus three, but I think we can manage.
“What do you think, master?”
“I think it will work.”
“Thank you. Also, it is equipped with a blu ray player for Enki and the others to watch anime.”
‘Goh? Gogo!’
‘Popoh!’
‘Pururu.’
I see. They’ve gotten into kids’ anime lately, and they’ve been watching different genres with Ayane. I watch from time to time too, and apparently Enki’s favorite is form changing super robots. Enki probably feels like it’s like them.
“Let’s square the loot then.”
We all gather in the living room, and Aira lines up the drops.
First, the skills…
Earth-Shaking: 3
Earth-Shaking II: 1
Water Current Control Lv1: 3
Water Current Control Lv3: 1
Wind Magic Lv3: 2
Water Magic Lv4: 2
Earth Magic Lv4: 2
Wisdom of Sorcery: 2
Magic Energy Recovery Lv2: 2
Alcohol Tolerance Lv2: 1
And…
Three golden treasure chests.
Two from Lamia, and one from the powered up Orochi.
“Come to think of it, we have a Destructive Wisdom in stock.”
“Yes. Here it is.”
“Then let me try to Compress it.”
Then I cast True Appraisal on the new Hallowed Wisdom.
Name: Hallowed Wisdom
Grade: Unique
Classification: Skill
Description: A skill with the power of destruction and sorcery.
Hm, it doesn’t go into detail. Let’s see Wisdom of Sorcery while I’m at it.
Name: Wisdom of Sorcery
Grade: Epic
Classification: Skill
Description: A skill with the power of sorcery.
This one too. I guess True Appraisal’s level is too low.
“Aki.”
“Yes yes, I just have to use it.”
“Please do.”
“…Destructive Wisdom is gone and was replaced with Hallowed Wisdom.”
“Okay. Thanks for checking.”
I pat Aki’s head to improve her mood, and she squints. I feel like I’ve been having her do this a lot lately.
Ah, that’s right.
“Aki, do you know what this Alcohol Tolerance is about?”
“The alcohol doesn’t get to your head, and it eases hangovers. And apparently it regulates the level of drunkenness depending on the level. I hear people like this skill because it lets you get drunk, or just enjoy the taste, depending on what you want. But it’s really rare, and doesn’t show up for sale.”
Aki says, speaking more than usual.
“Eh… Then you take it, since you like drinking. I don’t drink that much. And I’ve never seen Aira drink on her own either.”
“Are you sure!?”
“Yes.”
Everyone nods.
“I think it’s a perfect skill for my big sister.”
“Darling, what does it mean to let the alcohol get to your head?”
“When you get too drunk and get sick, and get rowdy.”
“Drinking it because it’s tasty is nice!”
“Well then Miss Aki, here you go.”
“Thanks everyone.”
Let’s hand out the rest…
Ayane gets one Water Magic Lv4, turning it into Water Magic LvMAX. And two Earth magic Lv4, turning it into Earth Magic LvMAX.
Maki gets one Water Magic Lv4, turning it into Water Magic Lv6.
Enki gets three Earth-Shaking, turning it into Earth-Shaking II.
Enril gets two Wind Magic Lv3, turning it into Wind Magic Lv9.
Iris gets Wisdom of Sorcery, and I compress it into Hallowed Wisdom.
I keep Magic Energy Recovery to get Magic Energy Super Recovery, and keep Water Current Control for a golem.
But I think I’ll hold off on it for a bit even after I get Water Current Control LvMAX. I still don’t know how the magic energy I gave to Iris will affect me.
I want to raise the level of Magic Energy Super Recovery at least one more time before I make another golem.
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