CH 85

Chapter 85 The Party That Turns Into a Cheat

「This time, I want to explore the lower floor without anyone getting in the way. The materials from the ore area and meadow area are valuable, but we’re going to pass through them.」

「「「Yes.」」」

There are many places on the lower floors where we can earn money efficiently.

If it’s a place with many adventurers, we might get into trouble and have to stop the exploration again.

Our status has been greatly strengthened after a deadly battle with the ants.

Jink (14)

Level: 147 (21/1470)

Job: Adventurer (S)

HP: 1470/1470

MP: 1931/1931

Skills: Swordsmanship 85, Spearmanship 1, Body Strengthening 110, Unarmed 19, Fire Magic 7, Wind Magic 20, Water Magic 101, Earth Magic 24, Recovery Magic 52, Enchantment 74, Presence Detection 3, Alchemy 21, Etiquette 5, Appraisal 10 (Max)

Gift: Item Box (Extra Large)

Others: Titles (Tragic Illegitimate Child, Mental Breaker), Aptitude list

By defeating the Queen Ant… my level, which had been stagnating recently, increased significantly.

During the battle, I used Swordsmanship, Body Strengthening, and Water Magic, so the skill levels went up significantly.

The aptitude E Presence Detection was also forcibly trained when I jumped into the enemy territory alone, so the level went up from 1 to 3.

As for the skills that I don’t usually use that much… I made an effort to improve them during the slime leveling with the maids.

As an enchanter, I can let other people use the skills I have, so I want to actively raise the skills I can raise from now on.

Ian (18)

Level: 121 (743/1210)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 1210/1210

MP: 842/842

Skills: Swordsmanship 47, Body Strengthening 38, Wind Magic 126, Water Magic 27, Earth Magic 26, Arithmetic 41, Speechcraft 37, Etiquette 24, Material Appraisal 10 (Max), Dismantling 32

Gift: Item Box (Medium)

Others: Titles (Qualarute’s Prodigy, Murderer), Aptitude list

Esther (12)

Level: 85 (342/850)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 850/850

MP: 101/101

Skills: Spearmanship 94, Polearms 37, Body Strengthening 14, Recovery Magic 8, Wind Magic 61, Etiquette 5

Gift: Item Box (Small)

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

Ian and Esther also have leveled up significantly.

Not only their Wind Magic, which they used in the ant battle, but other skills also have improved.

Nina (12)

Level: 97 (294/970)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 970/970

MP: 250/250

Skills: Swordsmanship 31, Body Strengthening 21, Shieldmanship 52, Water Magic 2, Earth Magic 1, Farming 2, Cooking 67

Nina’s level also has increased significantly, but unlike us, her aptitude for the combat system is low, so there’s a big gap in the skill growth.

She strongly wishes to remain as a party member and work with us, so it seems that she’s concerned about the difference in our skill levels.

Well, I can buff her with enchantment, so as long as she is in my party, there’s no problem even if her skill levels are low.

Nina has a high-level cooking skill, so I think she doesn’t need to worry about the difference in combat skills….

After burning Elliot-kun with fire magic to boost the mood, we hurriedly passed through the cave floors and meadow floors and came to the stairs leading to the 26th floor.

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It only took us two days to get here, partly because we didn’t do any mining or hunting on the way.

It’s insane even from my point of view, so I have to keep it a secret from Mona-san….

The reason we were able to carry out this crazy forced march was probably because we were able to use the golems more easily than before.

Thanks to this, we were able to get through the cave area with almost no breaks in between.

Now I can participate in the battle while controlling the golems, so we didn’t get exhausted due to getting our blood drained by the blood bat like last time….

「I’m getting hungry, and I don’t want to rest on the ice floor, so let’s take a break here. We couldn’t eat gelato last time, so I’m going to make a lot this time!」

「It’s a sweet and cold dessert, right? I’m looking forward to it~ ♪」

That’s right, Nina.

I’m dying to eat it because it’s been a long time.

If I teach Nina how to make it, I’ll be able to eat it easily in the future, so I’m going to get a lot of ice!

「I’ll go to the 26th floor for a little bit and secure some ice. The three of you should stay here and prepare the meals.」

It would be safer if all four of us moved together, but the 26th floor is an extremely cold area.

I have a certain degree of resistance as a former Japanese, but Quall and Rosalta don’t have four seasons.

That’s why the three have never experienced the freezing cold.

I can let them experience it now, but it’ll take time to put on and take off their winter clothes, and it would be easier for me to go alone.

「Whoa!? This is seriously bad.」

When I got down to the 26th floor, I was hit by a blizzard so fierce that I couldn’t even see five meters ahead of me.

I didn’t take any measures to protect myself from the cold, so the cold pierced my body.

「Rather than the monsters, getting lost in this kind of environment is scarier. I’m glad that my Presence Detection has leveled up.」

From now on, when we enter the 26th floor, let’s give everyone the presence detection buff.

After all, if someone gets lost, it’s going to take a lot of time to find them…

I also mustn’t forget to distribute food and hot water.

In the unlikely event that someone gets separated, if they’re not prepared, they might freeze to death before we can reunite….