Let's be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~

Chapter 43.2

I see.

So, they had come here to use the garage dungeon while Haruki just happened to be Sapporo.

The dungeons were managed by the country.

Even if it was on your own property, you couldnt claim ownership of it.

That being said, if it was on your property, you could prevent people from going inside.

But Haruki had no intention of doing that.

There would be no real benefit for him if he tried to keep it to himself.

Youre free to use the dungeon. That being said, Id prefer it if you didnt come in the middle of the night.

Of course. We actually have jobs to do. And so we wouldnt come at night, as it would affect us the next day.

Hahaha.

So you figured out I was unemployed!

In fact, Haruki was able to make a living as an Adventurer, and so he wasnt exactly unemployed.

However, there were very few people who were full-time Adventurers.

Most of them had a stable job and went adventuring during their spare time.

By the way, how far have you gone, Mister Karaboshi?

Ive reached the 5th floor. What about you guys?

Were still on the first. The house centipedes are really hardand our armor

Right. Well, keep trying.

The house centipedes werent lethal.

And so they were great for people who wanted to learn how to deal with enemy attacks.

On the other hand, their scratching attacks tended to wear down your armor.

But these men were carrying greatswords and bows.

And they were part of the self-defense group.

On top of that, they had defeated a stampede once.

There was no way that they were so weak that they couldnt beat the house centipedes.

The reason that they were staying on the 1st floor was because they wanted to continue to hunt without taking any damage.

That being said, their job was to put themselves in danger in order to stop the monsters.

And that wasnt a good fit for the house centipedes.

It might be better for them to fight Black Racoons instead.

While he thought all of this, Haruki didnt think to give them any advice.

He wasnt strong or important enough to make suggestions to other people.

Well, well be going in now.

If we meet inside the dungeon, dont attack me by accident, okay?

Yes. Well be careful.

Haruki had meant it as a joke, but the men nodded with sober expressions.

Why had they become so serious?

Did they mean to actually attack him inside of the dungeon?

Haruki had been attacked by Shikama and his men just recently.

And so he couldnt help but feel uneasy about them.

Once they went into the dungeon and could no longer feel Harukis eyes on them, the men let out a deep sigh.

Ill never get used to seeing that mask. I feel like Ill get cursed too.

Yeah. Why does it look like its floating in the air?

He must be really good at erasing his presence.

What would be the point in doing that if hes wearing that mask?

Uhwhat if that mask is his body?

Thats possible!

Thats possible!

Sasamori, Takakua, and Ina had formed a team after the stampede.

All three of them had Adventurer licenses, but up until now, they werent very active in the dungeons.

The reason was simple. There was no dungeon that was close enough to them.

They went to Chikaho once in a while, but it was still far and it cost money to travel there and back.

Of course, there were some Adventurers who didnt mind spending money to go on such expeditions.

However, not all Adventurers were that passionate.

Some people had only become Adventurers as a way of passing the time. In fact, such people were the majority.

And these three were in that category.

But now that a new dungeon had been created, and a stampede had occurred, they had decided to form a team.

They would level up in the dungeon and hopefully gain enough power to be able to protect the town.

However

They were currently struggling against the house centipedes on the 1st floor.

That didnt mean they were incapable of killing them.

It just meant they couldnt kill them without taking any damage.

The house centipedes had long antennae and legs. And they were also very fast.

And while the men fought with greatswords and bows, they still got scratched.

And when that happened, it wore out their armor.

Maybe I should change to a shortsword

Sasamori muttered as he looked at his own greatsword.

Whys that? Whats wrong with the greatsword?

Everything. Do you know that it basically has the same reach as the house centipede? You get scratched right when you swing.

But at least you can do damage. Most of my arrows bounce off.

Well, you dont get scratched in the process, at least.

Youll still get scratched if you use a shortsword!

That was true.

Sasamori pouted.

Still Thatuhwhats his name?

Mister Mask.

Yes! Mister Mask. Doesnt he hunt with daggers? Maybe its more effective when fighting against house centipedes.

You want to use a shortsword just for dealing with the house centipedes? Thats a bad idea. Dont you know that it will be hard to level up with a new weapon later on when youve already leveled up a lot?

Also, I heard that once you reach the mid-range class, you cant change your weapon no matter how hard you try.

Weapons that were made from dungeon materials were able to choose who wielded them.

The first thing you needed to be chosen was the right level.

The second was proficiency.

It didnt matter how high your level was, you couldnt use weapon types that you had never used before.

In that case, you might think that raising your proficiency would solve everything. But it was apparently difficult to raise once you were a mid-ranking Adventurer.

There was one possible reason for this.

Unless you fought monsters that were stronger than you, you couldnt raise your proficiency enough to be chosen by the weapon.

But when it came to monsters that were equally as strong as mid-rank Adventurers, weapons that were made of earth materials, that anyone could use, did no damage.

This was the reason that you couldnt change weapons after leveling up.

Well, such were the rumors on the message boards.

And so beginners were very careful when selecting their main weapon.

They studied the experiences of their predecessors and chose weapons that were the most efficient.

It was very apparent when you looked at the population of weapon wielders.

What will you do if you reach the mid-rank and decide that you cant use the shortsword anymore? Youll be done for, you know?

Yes, yes. We chose greatswords and bows in order to avoid that.

Thats true, but

But when Sasamori looked at Mister Mask, he couldnt help but wonder.

Maybe its just me. Mister Mask must be special. Perhaps hes not the kind of person you should try and emulate.

Exactly. We should definitely aspire to be like Masatsugu or Shigure instead.

The dungeon wasnt so kind as to create loopholes for them.

That was their conclusion. And with that, Sasamori, Takakua, and Ina started to hunt the house centipedes.

Now, how many pieces of armor would break today