Everyone praises Enki and the others for their great fight, and I decide to distribute skills with what we got on the third floor and what everyone has in mind. Iris doesn’t have a limit, but Enki and Enril can only have eight.
First, I compress two Physical Strengthening Lv5 into Physical Super Strengthening Lv1, and take a peek with True Appraisal.
Name: Physical Super Strengthening
Grade: Epic
Classification: Passive skill
Description: Dramatically boosts physical abilities. Effect is increased with level.
Hm, nothing specific. Who should learn it…
Ayane has Physical Strengthening Lv4, and Aira Physical Super Strengthening Lv1. And Aki and Maki have none…
“Ah, would Iris get strong with it?”
‘Puru? Purupuru.’
‘Popo, popopo.’
They say we won’t know until we try it.
Well, unlike Enki and Enril, I can see Iris’ stats. Let’s hope it works.
“Learn it then. And tell me if it does nothing.”
‘Purururu!’
Next, two Grappling Lv5. I had Enki learn this to fight the powered up one… I have Grappling Lv6, but I don’t plan to use it for now. Aki has Lv4, but I think that’s low on the priority list. Maybe I should have Enki learn it after its efforts in that fight.
Let’s try Compression again.
‘Applicable skills confirmed.’
‘Compressing applicable skills…’
‘Compression of applicable skill successful.’
‘Compressed SR skill Grappling LvMAX into UR skill Combat Techniques Lv1.’
“Ooh.”
Sounds cool!
“Hou, Combat Techniques?”
“Do you know it, Aira?”
“Yes, I have seen a rare monster who had it in the high rank dungeon.”
“So it didn’t drop?”
“No. I thought it was a monster exclusive skill, but it seems I was wrong.”
“I see. Enki, take this one.”
‘Gogo!’
I check Enki again.
Name: Enki
Grade: Unique
Core: Golem core IV
Material: Iron and steel
Magic energy: 1600
Skills (8/8): Physical Resistance V, Chaotic Strength, Rampart IV, Combat Techniques, Automatic Recovery IV, Iron Sand Control Lv1, War Cry II, Earth Shaking III
Combat arts skill: Dynast claw
…Hnn!?
“Enki, you learned a combat arts skill!?”
‘Goh? Goh…?’
I guess it wasn’t aware.
Actually, can Enki not see its stats? I didn’t know.
“No way. That’s great!”
“Congratulations Enki!”
“Congratulations!”
‘Popo!’
‘Pururu!’
“Hm… Congratulations are in order, but what is said skill?”
“Dynast claw.”
“I see. It most likely took the combat skill of the Kamui it defeated. After all, this is how combat arts skills are generally acquired.”
“Really? Not from treasure chests?”
“That is rare. Leaving aside the difficulty of defeating them, the most reliable way of getting combat arts skills is to defeat rare monsters who have them. It is said that if the skill and your talent are a match, there is a high probability you will learn it.”
“I see… So your combat arts skills…?”
“Yes.”
So the three I got from gacha could have come from treasure chests, and there might be rare monsters who have them.
Crimson Sword is one thing, but I don’t want to face something with Purple Lightning Arrow or Bladeless Sword… They’d be strong for sure.
“Wait, since you’re asking, does that mean you can’t see Enki’s combat arts skill?”
“Yes.”
“So you couldn’t see the Kamui’s?”
“No, I could see that.”
“Eh? But I can see both the Kamui’s and Enki’s. And I still can’t see yours.”
“I assume the difficulty to see through humans and monsters is different, and the same goes for artificial life forms such as Enki.”
“I see…”
It’s possible to see a target’s skills with Appraisal Lv2. Aki and Aira have Lv4, and Maki and Ayane Lv3. If everyone could see the Kamui’s combat arts skill, the conditions must’ve been pretty lax.
But if you need something higher than True Appraisal Lv5 to see someone else’s combat arts skills… It might take a while.
“Master, the Kamui had another combat arts skill. Vacuum Slash if I remember correctly. It seems to match Enril perfectly, so perhaps it learned it.”
“Eh, let me have a look.”
Name: Enril
Grade: Unique
Core: Golem core IV
Material: Wind and lightning magic armor body
Magic energy: 1600
Skills (8/8): Physical Resistance V, Automatic Recovery II, Fast Run III, Swift III, War Cry II, Pursuer IV, Storm Control Lv1, Wind Magic LvMAX
Combat arts skill: Vacuum Slash
As everyone looks expectantly, I see Enril does have a combat arts skill.
“…It’s there.”
‘Popo? Popopo?’
Enril looks puzzled, as everyone celebrates.
But the already strong Enki and Enril now have combat arts skills… I need to try harder to not be left behind.
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