Book 1: Chapter 17 (2/2)

「–He has a rare skill? How nice.」

They were correct in that I have a rare skill, but it’s probably not what they imagined.

Meanwhile, adventurers in their 20s and 30s came to the training ground.

「–Uhhmm, been a while.」

「–Get your bodies in shape. We will be out of town for a week from tomorrow.」

「–I am holding a sword for the first time in 4 days.」

Apparently, adventurers who took on escort and harvesting quests were resting in the city for a while. They most likely came here to get their bodies back in shape.

「Not bad, kid.」Raikira-san grinned.

「Do you still want to watch?」Dante-san asked, as he came back.

「Um, yes… Is there a problem?」

「No, I don’t mind. There are many things you can learn just by observing. I and Raikira are going out for a little. I’ll come pick you up later. You’re within the guild, so no problems will occur.」

「Thank you.」

「Okay. Let’s go, Raikira. We have to carry the shopping bags that Non and Mimino bought.」

「Aight.」

And the two left.

Dante-san didn’t ask me anything. I’m sure he is waiting for me to open up. Which just makes it that much harder.

I remained alone in the training ground. It’s a place where I set foot for the first time, but I didn’t feel lonely. Rather, I simply watched how high rank adventurers fought, and wondered about the skills they had.

I still felt somewhat guilty about learning skills with 【World Ruler】 because it felt as though I was stealing the effort of others. However, it was absolutely necessary if I wished to survive in this world, and moreover, I realized that having a skill is not good enough. How well you can handle it is the main point.

It’s the same thing Joseph-san told the trainees.

If you are given a skill, you can suddenly become stronger. However, if you are over-reliant on it, you will suffer serious injuries. If you are an adventurer, over-reliance might just get you killed.

(Right now, I just have to learn.)

I kept my eyes peeled.

Such an opportunity doesn’t come by often.

I have to learn as much as possible.

-【Leg Strength Enhancement★】 【Hearing Enhancement★】 【Grip Strength Enhancement★】 【Flexibility Enhancement★】 【Power Burst Enhancement★】

-【Sword Technique★★】 【Spear Technique★★】 【Axe Technique★★】 【Archery Technique★★】 【Dagger Technique★★】 【Close Quarters Combat Technique★★】 【Kicking Technique★★】 【Shield Technique★★】 【Sprinting Technique★★】 【Hardening Technique★★】

-【Support Magic★★】

−【Curved Archery Technique★★★】 【Dancing Sword Technique★★★】

I think this was about all I learned. I was aware of the 3-stars. There may have been some skills that got +1 and became a higher star skill, but the difficulty of confirming that lies in my lack of understanding.

And this was probably all that I have learned before today.

-【Eyesight Enhancement★】 【Physical Strength Enhancement★】 【Back Muscle Strength Enhancement★】 【Abdominal Muscle Strength Enhancement★】 【Dexterity★】 【Mana Control★】 【Mana Enhancement★】 【Magic Aptitude Enhancement★】 【Stamina Enhancement★】

-【Convenience★】

-【Prayer Technique★】

-【Immunity Enhancement★★】

-【Great Sword Technique★★】

-【Fire Magic★★】 【Flower Magic★★】 【Earth Magic★★】 【Healing Magic★★】

Despite prayer technique being a “technique” skill, it has a special position of being a 1-star.

「No point in having skills, if you don’t use it…」

I continued observing.