After we’re done charging in the second marsh, we head straight to the forest path of the safe zone, and on to the third area. And much like the second, we go directly to the marsh, but Aki climbs over to Enki’s head along the way.
“Hey Shouta, I was doing some thinking.”
“Hn?”
“You don’t need to roll the gacha, you just press the Charge button and you spend levels, right?”
“Right.”
“Then if you defeat an Orochi without using Charge, won’t you get some sweet low level exp from the Lamia?”
“Ah, that…”
I know what she means, but it doesn’t sound too promising.
“Oh, that’s not much of a reaction.”
“Think about it. I’ll get more experience and levels, but Lamias are level ninety at most. They have extra large magic stones, but even if I take one down at level one, I’ll reach level one hundred fifty at most. That means I’ll have to Charge again, and since I’ll end up with an inconvenient level that’s not too low or high, I’ll get less exp from the next Lamia.”
“Ah… I see. I thought it was a good idea.”
“It would be if I could turn one Charge into two, but the monsters are too low leveled. I could’ve tried it with the slime fight the other day, but that would’ve been too big of a strain on Aira and the others, who were keeping the rainbow ones busy…”
“You’ve thought about this a lot.”
“Yeah. It’s precious experience, and it’s always nice to have. Tell me if you come up with something else, Aki.”
“Nihi, yes!”
It would be one thing if I was leveling up without spending them, but I’m spending a fixed amount of levels, and the higher the level, the harder it is to level up.
As I think that, we reach the last marsh. And like before, I finish the rare monsters as soon as they appear, and we take a break.
【Level up】
【Leveled up from fourteen to sixty-seven】
【Level up】
【Leveled up from sixty-seven to one hundred thirteen】
Let’s Charge…
“Let’s take out the powered up one here too. I’ll run around with Enki and Aira, so wait here and rest.”
‘Goh!’
“Oh, me as well?”
“You’re the only one who can collect items like that, so I have to rely on you.”
“It cannot be helped.”
We climb Enki, and follow the wall north towards the exit.
Then we head south, filling previously unexplored parts of the map.
“Master, five to go. How is the map looking?”
“Hn… This area to the east is the most spacious with a concentration of snakes. I’d say the entrance is at seventy percent, the north is at twenty because we just passed through, and this eastern side is only at thirty.”
“I see. Then it should be easy to acquire all the sets of underwear.”
“Is that something to celebrate…? Well, Charge is going well.”
We hit the green snake quota, and follow the smoke. We reach the marsh not long after it does, and it sits in the middle. And as expected, I feel a strong presence.
This is a new powered up one. I need to check its information, so I can’t just immediately take it down.
‘Shaaaaah!!’
The moment it spawns, it senses it’s surrounded by me, Enki, and Enril in the sky, and yells to try to intimidate us. Well, I can’t see it because I have my eyes closed.
“Enki, the head!”
‘Goh!!’
Bam! Clack clack!!
Even with my eyes closed, I can hear the sound of large masses clashing. All my senses are fully activated, and the information that reaches me tells me this Orochi is bigger than the others…
‘Gogo~.’
I listen to this fight for a few minutes, and when Enki gives me the signal to open my eyes, I see Orochi writhing with its head pinned down… No, a huge snake.
“What is this beast…”
It’s twice its normal size. It makes a normal Orochi look like a child. But it’s still powerless against Enki. This powered up monster doesn’t look too threatening with its head pinned down and tail stepped on, as it struggles and hits the ground.
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Name: Orochi
Level: 90
Physical Strength: 900
Dexterity: 1200
Constitution: 675
Agility: 75
Magic Energy: 150
Intelligence: 150
Luck: None
Passive skills: Alcohol Tolerance Lv2
Arts skills: Earth-Shaking II
Magic skills: Water Current Control Lv3
Special skills: Limit Break
Equipment: None
Drops: Orochi skin, spirit meat, spirit sake, random box, Orochi trophy
Magic stone: Extra large
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Sake…
It’s the sort of thing that happens a lot in myths, but I didn’t expect to see items and skills related to alcohol.
“Everyone, you can gather.”
The girls, who are a little far from me, begin filming again, and once they’re happy, I finish off the monster.
【Received Orochi trophy】
【Level up】
【Leveled up from fifteen to a hundred forty-eight】
A hundred forty-eight… Well, it was a powered up one with an extra large magic stone.
Now let’s Charge.
‘Energy remaining 12/15’
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Name: Shouta Amachi
Age: 21
Level: 48
Physical Strength: 12216 (+6057) (+6108)
Dexterity: 12210 (+6051) (+6102)
Constitution: 12152 (+6025) (+6076)
Agility: 12612 (+6255) (+6306)
Magic Energy: 11800 (+5851) (+5900)
Intelligence: 12092 (+5997) (+6046)
Luck: 7896
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Three to go…
That means two hundred fifty-three levels to go. I think I’ll hit that as I fill the map.
Hm… It’s almost three o’clock, but maybe I can do it today if I really try… What should we do…
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