I tell them how after three years of tenacity, I advanced to the beginner dungeon, and I can now fight rare monsters in a row.
“I see. I see… It was tough, uh?”
“Uu, I’m glad your efforts were rewarded.”
Aki saw my trajectory stay pretty much the exact same for those three years. She puts on the older sister act and pats my head, but her eyes are moist.
And after hearing the story directly from me, Maki is moved to tears too.
I wipe their tears with my fingers.
“You two are exaggerating…”
“We’re not.”
“Uu… Shouta…”
“Thanks for crying over me.”
Ah, geez. I’m so happy about their reactions.
I’m just liking them more and more.
“…Hn. So that’s why you were so wary with the Golden Worms. Because you saw rare monsters come after rare monsters.”
“Yes. Well, I doubt there are many rare monsters that spawn more in a row like that.”
“…Sniff, yes. We don’t even have any information on rare monsters coming after rare monsters. Your theory that they won’t spawn without a set amount of Luck is probably true.”
“I hope so. I only fought a General Goblin once, so I don’t know if it always spawns with my current Luck or not.”
Aki then claps her hands like she just thought of something.
“Ah, that’s right. We have to tell you about that General Goblin.”
“Ah, true.”
“Hn?”
Did it spawn in another dungeon?
“General Goblins actually exist in this dungeon as regular monsters.”
“Eh!? They do?”
“Yes. But they’re not as strong as the one you fought. Their levels, stats, and skills are all appropriate for the floors they spawn in, the fourth and fifth floors.”
“Is there data on these monsters?”
“Yes, here.”
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Name：General Goblin
Agility：50
Intelligence：25
Luck：None
Equipment: Iron longsword, full iron armor
Skills: Great Strength
Drops: Random iron equipment
Magic stone: Small
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Uwah, looks so weak…
“It really is a lower grade. No, maybe it’s more like that other one is just strong across the board… But wait, a regular monster has a skill?”
“Yes, skills are not unique to rare monsters. Most have them, other than the weakest ones.”
“Then I could get a ton of them if I hunted these.”
“M-maybe… A mountain of skills… Sounds like a nasty sight.”
I’m now picturing my usual magic stones being replaced by skill orbs. Is that what it would be like?
…No, depending on the drop rate, it could be pretty bad. And I’d end up leaving them on the ground unless Aira picked them up. That’d be a big problem.
“Ah, Shouta. You filled the map of the second floor today, right? Did you see wolves in the hilly area?”
“I saw them from afar before. Biggish wolves, right?”
“It sounds like you didn’t cast Appraisal on them.”
“Eh? No… Ah, are you saying…”
“Yes. They have the primary speed skill Fast Run.”
“Seriously…”
Would I get even faster if I combined it with Swift II?
“Ah, that’s right…”
“The drop rate is about a hundredth the drop rate of a magic stone, but with you hunting them…”
“If we assume there’s a hundred percent magic stone drop rate with a hundred Luck, I think with over eight hundred, that would be an eight percent drop rate.”
But still, even if the drop rates are low, they still drop skill orbs. Could they have a different equation than rare monsters?
“It sounds like a low value, but… You can hunt hundreds of them, right? You’d have a hard time disposing of those.”
“Let’s talk again when the time comes.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s do that…”
I don’t have anything else to ask, do I… Hm…
Ah.
“I just remembered. That General Goblin ran right past me and straight towards Ayane. Do the ones on the fourth and fifth floor do the same thing?”
“I see. If you’re going to fight them with the two of them, you need to know that. This monster is famous for going after weak adventurers, especially ones in the rear and girls. It’s not a problem when it’s alone, but the issue is that they are generally accompanied by goblins under their command, so they can be trouble.”
“Eh… Normal goblins too!?”
“Yes. You’re concerned with hunting a hundred of them, right? What to do…”
“What if you take down the General Goblins and leave the rest to Aira?”
“I’m curious… Your idea sounds good, Aki, and I’ll start with a hundred of those groups of goblins… No, I need to get a feel for the map first…”
I get lost in thought about exploring the fourth floor.
“Haha, there he goes again.”
“Fufu, ah, Aki. It’s getting to be that time, so how about we have lunch?”
“Yes. It’s a little early, but let’s do it… Wait, are we forgetting something?”
“Eh? Ah… Ayane!”
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