Vol 1 Chapter 7 (1/2)
1st Volume, 7th Chapter 【The Beastkin Parent and Child】
In just one week, he has become considerably strong.
Can our protagonist pa.s.s the promotion exam? (Author’s note)
——One week has pa.s.sed since I first baited the caterpillars.
Fifth month, second week, the day of the Earth. Overcast weather.
In the familiar room # 205 of Feeder Pops’, I rolled out of the bed after having gotten my eardrums shaken by the sound of 6 bells. (TN: “Big Fat Daddy’s” changed to “Feeder Pops’”)
「Now then——Today is the exam day, huh?」
Before the exam, I checked my status to have a look at the result of the training (stealing) this past one week.
Name: Seiji・Agatsuma
Race: Human
Age: 18
Job: Adventurer (Rank E+)
Unique: Scholar’s Knowledge
Skill(s)
・Thief’s G.o.dly Skill (Riot Grasper) Lv2 (5/50)
・Physical Abilities Enhancement Lv3 (5/150) (TN: Physical Enhancement has been changed to Physical Abilities Enhancement)
・Sword Arts Lv2 (25/50)
・Abnormal Status Resistance Lv2 (1/50)
I think I worked hard.
Four days ago, Rio……Thief’s G.o.dly Skill reached Lv2 which increased the efficiency.
The reason being, the base success rate jumped up to 20%.
However, I expected that the daily usage limit would go up……but it was not the case.
I just wanted to say it.
It was totally against my expectation.
In other words, it decreased.
When I was trying to engage in a battle for the sake of confirmation, a Smagob (same ol’?) appeared in front of my eyes, asking questions. (※Smabog can’t speak; it was an image) (TN: Image was used by the author. Imagination would be more appropriate)
I shut myself in the inn and healed myself with Dario-san’s cooking. I pa.s.sed the entire day living leisurely life.
The daily usage limit of Thief’s G.o.dly Skill depends on the skill Lv. Shouldn’t it increase then?
But no~.
‘Depends on the skill Lv’ means 『decrease』.
*sigh*
……It’s not funny!
Currently, the total success rate is 28% (vs. Smagob).
The daily usage limit decreased but……
At Lv1——(0.17×10=1.70)
At Lv2——(0.28×8=2.24)
At Lv3——(0.39×6=2.34)
At Lv4——(0.50×4=2.00)
At Lv5——(0.61×2=1.22)
I’m not sure if the daily usage limit decreases by 2 every time. The number of successful steals didn’t change much on the first day. If I’m unlucky, it won’t succeed even once. I need tens to hundreds of tries before coming to a conclusion.
It’s the lowest in case of Lv5. I wonder whether reaching Lv5 is a privilege or not. Seriously.
Now then, if the number of successful steals doesn’t increase even after leveling up, wasn’t it justified for me to cry?
——Yeah, I did have such a time.
There is a big difference between stealing 《success rate》, which also includes failed attempts, and 《the number of successful steals》.
The base success rate did increase, however.
Furthermore, the total success rate will further increase with the increase in the Lv of other skills.
What it implies is——I will only play with small fries. I have decided.
With the low success rate, it’s better to go for opponents that are commonly available. The reason being, there is condition that bars stealing the same skill from the same opponent after having failed once.
When the success rate increases, stealing skills from powerful opponents that are rare will be relatively more efficient.
Besides, if I fail at stealing a rare skill from a one-of-a-kind existence, it will disappear.
In a sense, it’s logical.
After the daily usage limited decreased, I was made to recognize it more conspicuously.
Unless the success rate is high, it is better to use Rio…………t Grasper on Smagob rather than wasting precious 《Sword Arts Lv3 (100/150) of a Dragonlord Warrior》.
By the way, it’s just a hypothetical existence. I don’t know if such a creature as Dragonlord Warrior exists.
Why did I have to choose dragon, though?……
Even I feel embarra.s.sed.
Oh well, it’s a natural thought pattern of a battle junky.
‘Pursuing strength is not happiness’……How many times have I heard it in movies?
I want to be the ultimate, the supreme, the strongest existence in the world!
……Just kidding.
However, I want to rank up in the Adventurer’s guild to establish my status in the society.
And to do that, I need strength.
「——Whatever, even if I ignore things such as the daily usage limit, my growth rate is still pretty crazy.」
Take Jig-san for example. He’s a dwarf who has been smithing for all his life yet he’s only Lv4. I, on the other hand, didn’t even know how to swing a sword. In just one week, however, I have reached Lv2.
If someone else were to know, they wouldn’t be able to help but shout ‘f.u.c.k’.
By the way, the skill effect improves drastically when its Lv increases.
When the skill points increase, the effect improves slightly. However, when Sword Arts Lv increased from 1 to 2, I could feel a great change.
Yes, change.
That’s not what I wanted to say.
It felt same as when I acquired Sword Arts for the first time.
In every way, it’s different from learning the skill by training one’s body and polis.h.i.+ng sword technique.
It felt like a strange elation permeating my body.
——Transmitting from the ground to the legs; surging to the waist; rising along the median line, reaching the shoulders——Finally, culminating in the arms.
It would perhaps not manifest to such a degree if I didn’t possess physical abilities to a certain extent.
I was a little confused at the time of Lv up but there was no problem with the movement thanks to Physical Abilities Enhancement. I can now vouch that it complements martial arts.
If Sword Arts ever reached Lv5, wouldn’t it be overspec? At that point, there would be nothing impossible with a sword but at the same time, it would be impossible for the skill to level up anymore.
I better level up Physical Abilities Enhancement simultaneously.
Although my body feels more toned than before, compared to muscular adventurers……it pales.
It’s dispiriting.
What if I fight an opponent who has same skill Lv as me? Victory and defeat will be decided by the difference in physical abilities, right?
In that case……I will be at disadvantage.
By the way, I heard about Lv up from Sheena-san. The adventurers seem to call this phenomenon ‘breaking through the barrier’.
The reason being, Lv isn’t normally recognizable.
According to her, the battle strength of someone who has broken through the barrier is considerably higher than someone who hasn’t.
——Now then, this much monologue is enough.
Having become rank E+, I completed the number of quests required for the next rank up yesterday.
The rank up exam is conducted collectively. A date is fixed after coordinating with all the adventurers taking the exam. I’m screwed.
It’s today.
「Today, I’ll finally rank up to D-, huh?」
If you looked at the people who would be taking the examination……their builds are not in any way inferior to Bal and Zac.
There’s a huge difference in their physique and mine but I have Physical Abilities Enhancement.
……If you looked at them, you might think they’re rank C or B.
Moreover, I visited Jig-san’s shop, as per the promise, and had him make a new equipment for me as I earned enough money this past one week.
As for the Baselard, I whetted it yesterday.
《Soft Leather Armor》——Leather armor forged from tanned leather. Defensive power varies greatly depending on the material used. ※Gigvorg leather