Worthless Skill Escape (WN)

Chapter 137

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Chapter 137 – Preparations for Each

Even so, I had broken through to the third floor before the summer vacation.

‘The unique bonus of the Demon King job has increased!’

‘The rank of the Demon King job has increased to S!’

The boss on the third floor was the secret floor boss.

Little Red Riding Hood.

It was a monster that seemed to be a stronger version of the Red Cape I had encountered along the way.

However, it wasn’t as big as other boss monsters.

The Red Cape, with a red ruby in its eye socket, still had a monster-like appearance, but Little Red Riding Hood was an adorable girl who looked like something out of a fairy tale.

However, its attacks were incredibly vicious.

She overrides her buffs with various apples that have been enhanced by the Seven Dwarfs.

The dwarves’ attacks, which were full of synergy, had an astonishingly high firepower that would melt over 80% of HP if it hit directly.

It’s a battle strategy that reminds me of myself in the skill world.

However, resurrecting the dwarves I defeated with the Supreme Green Apple was convenient for gaining experience.

Thanks to the level difference, I’ve also seen my unique bonuses increase several times.

If time allowed, it would have been a good idea to prolong the battle and earn more.

However, the conditions for the appearance of the secret boss are a mystery, so even if I go back down to the third floor, I don’t know if I’ll be able to meet Little Red Riding Hood again.

I fought non-stop for a day and a night until the Demon King’s job rank reached S.

It seems that the higher your job rank, the more skills you need to reach the next rank.

From my experience of getting Usurper and Dungeon Master to S, it seems that the skill required to reach the next rank increases by about 4 to 6 times for each rank increase.

This is consistent with the fact that the SP required to level up a skill in the skill world quadruples with each level up.

The reason it doesn’t exactly quadruple is probably because the gap between the dungeon rank and the job rank decreases as the job rank increases, reducing the correction to the skill level.

If you increase your dungeon rank in line with your job rank, it should be exactly four times.

As you can see, the last time I upgraded my job rank from A to S was the most difficult.

I’m not just talking about the physical and mental toll.

In order to have a worthy battle when upgrading from A to S, the enemy monsters also need to be that strong.

Fighting strong monsters is not only dangerous…

The problem is that even if it’s an S-rank dungeon, there are only a limited number of monsters that are that strong.

So when I drew the secret floor boss, Little Red Riding Hood, I had to make the most of it.

When the god saw me, exhausted and barely able to stand, she seemed to sense the intensity of the battle.

“Y-you…”

She looked quite worried, but I didn’t have time to answer.

Luckily, I didn’t have to worry about Haruka-san noticing my appearance.

Haruka-san only works part-time at the shrine during the week.

First, I changed my current job to “Hero/Demon King/Swordmaster/Usurper/Dungeon Master.”

Next, I left the shrine and went to a secluded corner of a C-rank dungeon near the post-collapse Okutama Lake dungeon.

Using the Dungeon Master’s skills, I created and named the Red Riding Hood I had just defeated.

“You are… Alice.”

Is that a little too simple?

I couldn’t help but feel that it was a little confusing, as it reminded me of Lewis Carroll, but the image of an “eternal girl” is the same.

The person (?!) herself was happy about it, so it must be good.

By the way, Alice’s combat level is 10630.

She is a very cute monster in the shape of a little girl, but unfortunately, she can’t speak.

According to the description, Alice’s real body is not the girl, but the red hood and the cute girl is a decoy to lure humans.

The red hood is placed over the heads of the lured humans… If you were to tell this to a small child, they would definitely cry.

Despite the name Little Red Riding Hood, you are the wolf, aren’t you?

By the way, the drop item of Little Red Riding Hood is the Saint’s Cape.

Its effect “completely prevents the status effects ‘Stun,’ ‘Sleep,’ ‘Petrification,’ and ‘Instant Death.'”

An accessory that works against multiple status effects is incredibly valuable.

Also, most such accessories only prevent a certain percentage of status effects.

The Saint’s Cape, on the other hand, completely prevents four status effects, and not just by chance.

These are the most welcome drops for me as well.

I don’t have to worry about Dark Gazer’s Instant Death Gaze or Grim Reaper’s Instant Death attack, which used to cause me so much trouble.

I no longer have to keep a large supply of replacement puppets on hand.

I’ve also received a large number of Magic Keys for the fourth floor of the post-collapse Okutama Lake Dungeon from the Seven Dwarfs, which Little Red Riding Hood can summon endlessly.

It may be unspectacular, but it’s also huge.

When it was the third floor, I had to defeat the boss on the second floor every time I wanted to get the magic key.

As long as there are enough Magic Keys, I can focus on the fourth floor without worrying.

――Now, I’m ready to tackle the fourth floor.

However, before I set out to conquer the fourth floor, the high school Magic Swordsman in the working world would have the only summer of his high school sophomore year that he would ever have in his life.

Everyone in “Saber Saber,” who had recently prioritized their final exams and refrained from exploring, was excited about the upcoming summer.

“I’m so excited, Yuto-san!”

“How many times did you say that?”

Honoka-chan and I had repeated this kind of exchange many times on the way to and from school.

Even the usually cool Sayuki said,

“I’m kind of nervous. Even though it’s you, Yuto-senpai, I can’t help but think about being seen in a swimsuit by someone close to me.”

She said, blushing a little.

Of course, Haruhara said,

“On the summer beach! Let’s get to know the open-minded older sisters!”

And it was more than annoying.

I was the only one who felt guilty about my different level of excitement, and I had a hard time keeping up with the conversation with the three of them.

――At that time, I had no way of knowing.

The three Saber Saber members were each preparing for their summer with me with their own thoughts in mind.

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