Monsters approach us from the front. Three Bitch Butterflies and a Clamshell. There’s also another Clamshell in the second row. Orange magic circle appears under a Bitch Butterfly in the front.
「Sherry!」
「Yes!」
Sherry pokes her spear into the Bitch Butterfly immediately after I call out to her.
She cancels its Skill with the [Chant Interruption] Skill that’s added into her weapon. I’m so glad that we took the time to obtain it, because it’s in the moments like this one that it truly becomes useful to us.
「Here it comes!」
Roxanne tilts her neck to the side immediately after announcing that. While tilting her neck, she takes on the Bitch Butterfly’s attack with her shield. And in the next moment, water gushes in the place where Roxanne’s head was just a second ago. When the water breaks off, Roxanne straightens her neck and moves to the right where she exchanges an attack with the Clam Shell.
The water attack that was aimed at her seemed to be from that one Clam Shell in the second row. While confronting two monsters in the front, Roxanne continued to fend off the attacks of the Clam Shell in the second row. Even in such dire circumstances, Roxanne continues to be as terrifying as ever.
I take out the Bitch Butterflies with six「Breeze Storms」. The battles may have become easier, but that doesn’t mean we can drop our guard down. That said, it’s rare for us to receive attacks from more than two monsters at once, so I finish the remaining Clam Shells off with a 「Sand Storm」.
Because I used so many Spells in one battle, my MP has decreased, but I can always recover it with Durandal. Since I don’t cast Spells when I use Durandal, any combination of monsters is fine, even though having to fight them at close range is definitely going to be troublesome. But as long as the enemies are not powerful enough to kill us in one blow, then I can always make a recovery thanks to Durandal’s 「HP Absorption」. That’s how good of a weapon Durandal is, even on the higher floors of the Labyrinths.
「I’ll be using a sword now.」
I pull out Durandal and instruct Roxanne about the change in our tactics.
I haven’t changed the style of my swordfighting though. To take out a monster, I can simply use Spells until the monster closes in and then finish it off with a sword strike. After all, inflicting some damage by using Spells first is better than doing nothing.
Also, I’m prioritizing crystallization over experience at the moment, therefore I should complement Durandal with magic. As to why I’m not doing so is because I have already issued instructions and it will get confusing if I modify the instructions now.
When I use Durandal, the efficiency of acquiring EXP drops down. Considering the efficiency of acquiring EXP, it’s better to use Durandal only for the purpose of recovering MP.
Nevertheless, 「Rush」is still quite a useful Skill to have.
It’s logical to recover MP using Durandal and use that MP to cast Spells, but when I use Durandal, the duration of battles lengthens. Consequently, the EXP acquired in a given time decreases. So far, I haven’t been using magic along with sword but now, I have to obtain a White Magic Crystal before the slave auction, so that change is pretty much a necessity.
Still, it’s better not to change instructions every single time. If any of the girls ask for the reason behind it, it’ll be hard for me to explain.
Next is the matter concerning Jobs. Four jobs is the limit while using Durandal and 「Crystalization x64」.
「I’ll try my best, desu.」
「I see. That’s great to hear.」
Rather than giving up on her, I raised her spirits with an encouraging praise.
After returning from the Labyrinth and having breakfast, I take out the Amber Necklace. It has been a long time since I last took it out, so looking at it after such a long time actually feels good for my eyes.
「Amber, desu.」
「Oh, do you know about it, Miria?」
「Miria says that it was rarely found where she used to live, but when she fished in the North Sea, she often caught it in her net instead of fish. Everyone except Miria used to get excited upon catching it instead of fish, but she wasn’t particularly interested in it at all. 」
Yeah, because Miria cannot get excited about anything that is not related to fish or fishing, so I can totally see why she would ignore amber when she found it.
「It’s beautiful, isn’t it?」
「Beautiful, desu.」
「If we ever find the one that suits Miria, then I’ll buy it for you.」
「Buy, desu.」
She seems to be pleased somewhat when I said that I’ll buy a necklace for her, but not as pleased as she tends to be upon the mere mention of fish. That being said, choosing which fish to buy every single time is more than a little cumbersome, so if at all possible, then I’d like not to do it.
「Does that mean that we are going to go to Palmasque again?」
Sherry immediately realizes what I intend to do.
「That’s right. Because I have received an order for three more Palmasque Mirrors from Gozer and the Duke.」
「Okay, understood.」
「Well then, Roxanne.」
「Yes. Thank you very much.」