CH 35

Anteater bear sank to the ground disappearing into particles of light. This was the twelfth time today.

“Good work Zephyrus, isn’t this the fastest ever?”

“Oh, thank you. I’m finally getting used to the real Anteater bear and moving my body around this much.”

Hannah brought me a towel and a drink, which I thanked her for. Currently we’re working hard at Bosspop, it’s been 3 hours already since the first fight. After doing it twelve times I’m finally used to it and no longer take any damage, I also don’t have to use my unique skill anymore. Even Hannah is able to get in a hit or two while I keep it’s attention.

She also got more experience when she hit it than when she stood back so she’s began to participate as well. She has the talent to run up to the boss without hesitation, though even I thought the boss was a little scary.

“I’ll be back with the drops, we’re going to do it again after this right?”

“Nah, my MP is gone. Let’s take a break from bosspop for now.”

Due to the need to use [Hero’s Sword] against the gate to respawn the boss, it’s become impossible for us to continue. My natural MP recovery can’t keep up as the boss fights are ending faster and faster. To recover 15MP in order to use the skill it takes about 30 minutes.

The first battle I used [Hero’s Sword] twice plus [appeal] which takes an additional 5mp. While I’ve tried to defeat the boss with just normal attacks since then, I use [Appeal] every time so it eventually drained my MP.

“Then are we going back?”

Hannah looked at the teleportation circle but I shook my head and pointed in the other direction.

“No, we’re going back that way.”

“Huh? We’re going back through the dungeon? But thats bad manners.”

“Its ok, we’re monopolizing the dungeon right now do nobody is going to come. Besides when we go home we’ll use the circle.”

“H, hmmmm. In that case I guess it’s ok.”

“Our strategy is to kill the boss until my MP is depleted, then we go and kill the smaller monsters in the dungeon until my MP is back, then we kill the boss again.”

Although Hannah did have a point, perhaps in the future I should think about my etiquette more.

“Hey Zephyrus, what’s this bracelet?”

“Huh?”

After depositing the drops inside the item bag Hannah opened the silver chest, pulling out a bracelet.

Huh!?? That’s!

“Whoa! That’s a [guest bracelet]! It’s the rarest drop in the beginner dungeons!”

“Huh? Really? Yay!”

It’s said that the true jackpot of the beginner level dungeons wasn’t something that came in a gold chest but is the rarest silver chest drop. Although there is no such thing as skill scrolls or orbs it’s possible to make use of a skill through equipment.

Such as how the sky series equipment gives me [Abnormal state resistance lvl3]. Hannah’s alchemy bracelet is the same.

Most bracelets are only level 1, so they don’t compare to the skills that come with the jobs. Which is why most of the bracelets are bought and used in order to meet the requirements for a job to appear.

I also spent a large amount of my finances on bracelets during the carriage ride to school. If I’d had my smart phone I could have easily cured my boredom. But instead I ended up spending my time that way.

The guest bracelet is similar to the skill bracelets, it provides someone with the ability to be a guest. What this means is that an additional person is allowed to participate as part of a party without actually being considered a member. Parties can consist of up to 5 members, but the guest bracelet allows more people to join in. This is the reason it’s considered to be such a good drop, although it’s mostly used by baggage carriers.

For instance the [berserker] party was able to enter as a party of 6 because David wore a guest bracelet. The school buys them at a high price and rents them out to students, although they’re free for teachers to use.

However there’s a catch, if you wear the bracelet you aren’t actually allowed to fight, if you fight the bracelet will self destruct. If you cause a school bracelet to self destruct you have to pay a large fine.

We were lucky to come across this so early, as they are very rarely available for purchase.