After accepting Shuu’s request, we head to the conference room because Miki wants to talk. Well, if there’s going to be another fever, the association will need to be ready, so we should talk about that.
She’s not here yet, so I tell everyone what I saw with True Appraisal when I checked the skills.
“Aerial Sword Techniques, Harden, and Spectral Detection… They have not been confirmed to exist in the dungeons you frequent, master.”
“We were keeping an eye on the spontaneous crowdfunding that happened, and the boards. We didn’t tell you because we figured you’d be interested.”
“Were you surprised?”
“Yes, thanks for not telling me, it was fun. “
“Yes.”
“Still, they picked skills you don’t have. It was fun watching them discuss what to give you.”
“I also watched, and they had Acrobatics and Mental Haste as possible skills to offer you close to the end!”
“Eh…”
Both are useful, so I kind of wish they added them.
“…Was it because of their budget that they weren’t picked?”
“Apparently. They’ve made a lot of money thanks to you, but skills are still expensive in other dungeons. They couldn’t get that many.”
“I see, too bad.”
It really is.
But still, if they’re on the list of skills that can be acquired in other dungeons, I can probably get them easily. Let’s just look forward to when I go hunt.
“The most normal one out of the three is Harden, but… They probably didn’t get it with battle in mind, like you’re thinking.”
“What do you mean?”
“I assume they were being considerate because you have four fiancees. Although it is not a skill you really need, master.”
“…Hnn?”
I don’t know what she means, but then I see Aki and Maki blushing, and now I think I do.
I see. But that really is none of their business.
“Ahem. As for Spectral Detection…”
“Ah… Are you seeing ghosts?”
Asks a fearful Aki, leading Maki and Ayane to tremble.
“Ah… Who knows. I just got the skill, so I can’t tell the difference between ghosts and other bodies of energy. But there aren’t that many anyway.”
“You didn’t say no.”
“That’s what it says on the explanation. But there’s something I want to try now that I have this skill.”
I focus on my detection skills, and use Compression.
‘Will you use Skill Compression?’
“Use.”
‘Searching for applicable skills.’
‘Applicable skills confirmed.’
‘Compressing applicable skills…’
‘Compression of applicable skill successful.’
‘Compressed SR skills Presence Detection, Organism Detection, and Magic Energy Detection, and UR skills Trap Detection, Spectral Detection, Echolocation, and Magic Energy Orientation into the BR skill Omni Detection. The applicable skills won’t appear in their former rank going forward.’
“Ooh, the echolocation skills got mixed up in there too.”
I was hoping all the detection skills would get grouped together, but Compression included even more.
“Omni Detection? It feels like it would detect everything, as it says… but I was thinking an infrared detection skill would come out.”
“Humans don’t have that ability. Isn’t that a special ability of snakes?”
“I’m happy that you compressed a lot of skills, but you have so many that it doesn’t even feel like they have gone down in number.”
“The skill trade fair is alive and well.”
“Still, it feels easier to use. I had to activate them all separately, but now it’s just one switch.”
Every time I wanted to detect monsters or other things, I had to manually activate the skill I needed, so having that be just one thing is big. It saves effort, and it’s good that I don’t have to think about activating these skills. Also, my abilities have increased to the point where I can handle all the detection skills.
Even in this association with a lot of people, I can use Omni Detection with precise map information to know who is where. It’s like I have a 3D map in my head.
Hum, Miki… is heading this way. I don’t know the person with her. Hana is at the counter in front, probably at an exclusive counter. Shuu is still by the entrance, and I can see his team with him. Are they going to the fourth floor?
“…Ahh. Having all of this in one skill really is convenient.”
“Congratulations!”
“Thanks. I’ll distribute the other detection skills then. Presence Detection II for Aira, Presence Detection for Ayane and Aki, Danger Detection II for Ayane, and Danger Detection for Aki and Maki.”
““““Yes.””””
“Ah, but I’m keeping Echolocation. This skill is kind of tricky without Hearing Strengthening.”
They’re not ultrasonic waves, but it’s a skill to tell apart things around you by vibrations and minute sounds, so it doesn’t do much without the other skill. And as we sort out skills, a knock on the door echoes. I already detected it, but it’s Miki.”
“Come in.”
“Excuse me. Amachi, I wanted to talk before you went to the dungeon… but someone else wants to see you.”
“Me?”
A long-haired woman wearing a hair ornament I recognize and an outfit that’s close to what a miko would wear emerges from behind Miki. She has a dignified feel to her, and I feel nostalgic as she looks straight at me and says something I haven’t heard in a long time.
“I finally found you, big brother!”
“Ueh!? K-Kasumi!?”
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