Chapter 214:

Chapter 214:

Dungeon Stampede 2.0 Lodging

The strange dream of another world continued.

Sometimes, when you indulge in a rare long weekend, you might continue a dream, but this one seems unusually long this time...

"I'm considered handsome... but Ridis is a much better-looking guy, right?"

"Aww, come on! That's a nice thing to say! But, coming from you, it just sounds like sarcasm, Salt."

Ridis half-jokingly responds to me, but in the latter half, he slightly seriously warns me, ‘Don't say such sarcastic things.' Hmm, does this mean that the standards of beauty in this world and my original world are different?

"But seriously, what about the scar-faced guy and the buck-toothed shorty, Hylo? Are they considered good-looking too?"

Thinking it would be rude to talk only to Ridis, I ask Hylo this time.

"Hmm...? Well, about them... they have distinctive... no, unique features."

Oh? It seems that even in this world's standards, the scar-faced guy and the buck-toothed shorty aren't rated highly.

"Though, they were once serious adventurers who completed requests properly, despite their current appearance..."

(Did you really have to dig that up...?)

Hylo, the head of the Adventurers' Guild Business Department, begins to talk about their past.

According to him, they were once diligent adventurers, but after suffering serious injuries from a monster, the fear took root in them, and they couldn't take on subjugation requests anymore.

"So, those facial scars are from back then...?"

"Yes, and since then, their personalities have twisted. When newcomers like you join the guild, they tend to hassle them like today. Well, I let it slide because it helps in training overly excited newbies..."

I see, everyone has their history. That scar-faced guy has such a background... Although I get it, being hassled is still quite a nuisance.

"Well, so it's a monster phobia. But hey, there's magic, right? Why not use that to solve the problem?"

"Huh, what are you talking about...?"

"Because ‘spoken words have various effects,' right? Then, why not face a mirror every morning and night and keep saying ‘I'm not afraid of monsters!' to yourself? Wouldn't that be effective?"

"Wha- what...!?"

"Using magic on oneself... Hylo! Salt's come up with something amazing!"

"Ah, this is a blind spot!"

What... so far, you've only used the word spirit magic on others?

Things like ‘I can do it!' or ‘I can handle this!'—self-help books usually have similar stuff written in them...

"Moreover... if I cast a spell on myself saying ‘I'm handsome,' wouldn't I become handsome!?"

"Oh, that’s it! Indeed...!!"

Judging by Ridis and Hylo's reactions, it seems using the word spirit magic on oneself has never been done before. Well, considering its effectiveness, it might have been considered dangerous to meddle with oneself and was forgotten over time, becoming lost magic.

"Hey Ridis, lend me that plate!"

"No, wait! I’m first!"

Level 19 15

RaceHuman?

OccupationTeacher

Attributes

Strength 568 380

Endurance 573 375

Intelligence 603 388

Spirit 612 377

Agility 546 392

Luck 666 496

Futility 282 462

Blessing

[Salt Spirit] Kiyomikami, [Pixie Queen] Sachi no Mitama, [Red Viscous Creature] Junki Mitama

Skill

[Strong Acid 2], [Agility 2], [Disease Resistance 7], [Usurpation], [Mucus 7], [Space 6], [Good Luck 1.4], [Footwork], [Meditation], [Salt 5], [Craftsmanship], [Maggot 2], [Woman], [Martial Arts 6], [Paralysis 4], [Jump 9], [Strudy 8], [Charm]

Title

[Bug King], [Salt Mate], [Salty Guy], [Bug Queen], [Woman Killer], [Bug Friends]

Even with the 1/4 distribution, my level went up by 4!

And my attributes, which should have been capped at the human limit of 500, have easily surpassed that! What... seriously? And there's a question mark next to ‘Human' for my race... How vague can these stats be!?

And no new skill acquisitions... Well, I expected that. But it's a good sign.

It's better to keep growing rather than hitting a ceiling. Though the ‘Race: Human?' part is concerning...

Still, my attributes have entered the unknown 600s, folks!

It's probably premature to hope for ‘unlimited growth,' but it seems feasible to expect to reach around 1000.

And then there's the greatly decreased ‘Futility' and the maxed-out ‘Luck.'

Is this because we combined our efforts to deliver the final blow to the giant black spider, which is typical of team heroes, thus significantly lowering my loneliness score?

"And ‘Luck'... luck has been on my side lately..."

We managed to defeat both the giant red scorpion and the giant black spider, despite everything. Moreover, we were almost unscathed. Given this streak of luck, it makes sense for my luck stat to rise.

As I pondered these things, I wet a towel with bottled water and wiped the faces of the three sleeping companions.

Now, I'm really looking forward to asking them about their levels and skills when they wake up...Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com