Vol 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)

1st Volume, 3rd Chapter 【The Expert Blacksmith, Jig・Salman】

No matter how strong of a skill it is, stealing is an inhumane act.

Making it unexpectedly difficult. (Author’s note)

「Well then, I would like to receive this delivery of goods quest……」

「Very well. With the herculean strength you displayed moments ago, you shouldn’t have any problem in completing the quest, I believe. The place is located outside Commercial District; it’s located in the east, in Industrial District. I will mark the location on the map. You will receive further directions on site. Also……please don’t forget to pay 1,500 Dalas within one month.」

So the compensation has been duly added. Un, whatever, it was I who broke the table in the end, after all.

At any rate, this Physical Abilities Enhancement skill seems to be Continuous Activation type.

My body is clearly light. My strength has welled up as well. And my speed is remarkably different from before.

While considering possibilities, I call for my status and concentrate my consciousness on the skill.

《Physical Abilities Enhancement》――Enhances physical abilities. Increases the original physical abilities by a percentage. The synergistic effect is similar to that of physical training. If proficiency is high, the gap of physical abilities between races can be surpa.s.sed. Excellent compatibility with martial arts.

Ah, something came up. This……skill is quite useful. Great.

Is it rare? Oh well, its usability will depend on the combination of skills.

In short, the usefulness of this ability……will vary from person to person.

Huh? Have I just raised another hurdle for myself? Another hurdle.

Ahem……This is the story of a protagonist who was reincarnated in another world. The light-hearted story of how he enjoys his life in that otherworld. Please refrain from a.s.sociating excessive expectations.

What a ma.s.sive idiot I am. Where was Industrial District again? East?

It’s all thanks to that muscle balloon……Balloon? Was it? I must thank him.

I have no idea as to how weakened he would be after losing his skill. Well, he was all muscles anyway……so it shouldn’t be that bad.

I mean, if you compare our physique, I’m a frail guy. It was he who struck the table first and almost broke the table.

――The value next to Thief’s G.o.dly Skill has changed to (1/10). Most likely, the proficiency of the skill increases with every success. As it is now, the success rate is unspeakably low.

In order to increase the success rate, I need to increase the total Lv of all my skills combined. In order to increase the total Lv of all my skills combined, I need high Lv skills even if they’re unnecessary. In order to obtain high Lv skills, I need to increase the success rate.

That said, can I really afford to have unnecessary skills with the limit of 10?

If the number of my skills exceeds 10, will they be discarded?……Well, I have just one skill at the moment, so I don’t need to go that far, do I?

For now, I best increase the proficiency of the skill steadily.

Also, whom I steal the skill from is important.

First, I need to confirm whether the monsters possess skills.

Whatever, that I don’t have skills doesn’t mean that I can’t fight.

In the first place, that staff member never said that I should give up. With this physical ability, if I were to get injured by a weak monster……

――Oh well, my priority should be completing the quest.

「Aah, are you an adventurer? Nice to meet you. I’m a merchant called Batteau. Coming to the point, I want you to deliver these packages to an artisan in the Industrial District.」

「I’m Seiji. Nice to meet you, too.」

「It’s quite heavy. Will you……be alright?」

「Can I try it? ……Ho!」

I try to lift one of the cartons. It is heavy, indeed.

However……

「I can carry about two at a time. In total……there are ten.」

「……I’m still not as mature a merchant to be able to judge someone from their appearance, it seems. Here is the map. I have marked the location of the artisan’s workshop. Would you, please?」

「Yes.」

Meanwhile, I check the status of the merchant.

As for the skills, he has Business Ac.u.men Lv2 and Sword Arts Lv1. Sword Arts skill is at the lowest level. It’s only for self-defense, most likely.

How do I visually confirm Business Ac.u.men skill? By witnessing him cracking a big deal?

……No, I don’t intend to particularly steal this skill. I’ll be in trouble if I make stealing a habit.

Thereafter, I made several round trips to Industrial District and delivered the cartons. The quest went smoothly.

When I deliver the last carton and look around for a while, I realize from the exterior of the shop that the artisan is a blacksmith who makes weapons and armors.

So, if I?

Nah, it’s blacksmith we are talking about, right? One who hammers hot iron, who forges steel, who shapes it into a strong sword! Who is black! Who is rough! Whose d.i.c.k is numb!

……This job is no good.

「Excuse me. I was sent here by Batteau-san. I received the delivery of goods quest.～」

There’s no answer.

Is there no one inside?

When I move further in from the sales counter――I reach a place that can be considered the workshop.

「Excuse me――」

――As soon as I say that.

「Don’t come here! I can hear you! 」

There is someone! But they are ‘short’ of my expectations. He’s bearded and considerably shorter than me.

He’s muscular――With this, we have our first dwarf of the series. *A round of applause*

Name: Jig・Salman

Race: Dwarf

Age: 57