Kaga Michio
Current levels & equipment:
Explorer Lv.12
Hero Lv.7
Warrior Lv.10
Swordsman Lv.8
Equipment:
Durandal
Leather Armor
Leather Jacket
Leather Gloves
To sum it all up, all of my attempts at reciting various chants, prayers and scriptures ended up in failure. Yes, thats right, I was making a fool out of myself for quite a while, and I still didnt unlock Monks or Priests Job as a result, so recovery magic and Skills were still beyond my reach. But I guess I can only blame myself for that. After all, if something as simple and trivial as a prayer was enough to obtain a Job, then it wouldnt require harsh training to begin with, right?
I always thought that prayers and such have nothing to do with magic, however, in this world, spells and Skills are both considered to be a type of magic. Right now, it looks like obtaining literally any Job that has access to healing spells and abilities might be more of a pain than it is actually worth it, but I shouldnt allow myself to get discouraged so easily, especially if its going to help us in the long run. Also, I refuse to believe that training and pilgrimages are the only way of obtaining a Monk and Priest Jobs. Maybe I should ask Roxanne if there really isnt
Now that I think about it, I remember hearing that there is one more way to obtain the Monk Job, the one that was designed specifically for warriors, and it is to defeat monsters with your bare hands. And I dont want to brag, but I think I would more than up for this kind of task.
Hng!!!
Because I couldnt use my sword, I had no choice but to go up close and personal with it, which meant that getting hit myself was inevitable. Thankfully, it didnt hurt as much as I thought it will be, most probably because my levels went up, resulting in me being able to take more punishment now, but the numbing, burning sensation pulsating in the place that was hit by the enemy remained much the same.
Then Roxanne joined me and we attacked the Needlewood together, both from its left and right sides. Faced with a 2v1 scenario, it wasnt able to respond to our strikes fast enough. While Roxanne kept its attention on herself, I stepped a few steps to the back and brandished Durandal. Noticing me, Needlewood waved its wooden fist at me. I blocked its attack with Durandals hilt and then launched a counterattack, cleaving it cleanly in half.
While Roxanne was busy packing the leftover branches into her backpack, I checked the Party Job Settings once again, but much to my annoyance neither I nor Roxanne obtained the Monk Job. So it would seem that simply fighting the enemies with hand-to-hand combat was not enough after all. Maybe we should try defeating them after all?
The thing is, if we were to do that, then I dont know how long a brawl like that would take. Id need to get closer to the enemy than when I was using the Copper Sword, so thats going to literally be a battle where my life will constantly be on the line.
At first, lets try only hitting it with our fists as a finishing blow. But in order to do that, we cannot use Durandal, since it is just too strong and it will kill the enemy in one hit. Copper Sword is out of the question either because its just too weak. Luckily for me, Bonus Weapons Skill has six levels in total, so lets see what we are going to get when I choose Bonus Weapons 5, one level below Durandal.
It gave a weapon called Fragarach. It does not have MP Absorption, but it possesses HP Drain, Chant Interruption and Attack Power 5x, so its not that much of a downgrade, if I am to be honest.
Looks like you have quite a lot of weapons at your disposal, master. This one looks just as strong as your previous one.
Roxanne praised me as she examined Fragarach with curious eyes and her hand on her chin.
Thanks. Ill try using this one next and well see if it makes any difference, okay?
Right!
Following Roxannes guidance, we immediately found our next target. Having her in the Party is so convenient that it is unbelievable. If everything goes well, maybe we could really go to the Labyrinths next level soon. Since all the monsters on this first level die in one hit from Durandals one blow, then as long as we only go one level up we should still be safe.
However, the scariest part about this world is that even with all the things listed above, I still cannot be absolutely sure that everything will go exactly as I planned. It is a world filled with Labyrinths that are actually sentient creatures, monsters roaming the wilderness and a fuckload of Bandits and other villainous scum wherever you go. A world where you can never know what will happen to you next, and that is why it is imperative to keep getting stronger so that when the time comes that the world is going to hit you with a Surprise Motherfucker card, youll just have to hit it back with a No U card and live your life in peace.
But that is a talk for the future. For now, we have to press forward without any regrets, hoping that our plan is not going to backfire on us.