Worthless Skill Escape (WN)

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Chapter 48 – Being Resolved

‘The S-Rank Dungeon “Shinjuku Station Underground Dungeon” Flood has ended.’

“Oh, so that one’s over too.”

I thought it would be okay since it was just a small flood, but it was an S-rank dungeon, after all.

And it was right under Shinjuku Station, one of the busiest train stations in Japan.

By the way, why not move the station away from such a dangerous place? I know some of you must have wondered that, right?

I thought so, too, at first.

But it would be too expensive to move the entire Shinjuku Station, which serves countless lines, to another location.

And since the station would be out of service while it was being moved, there would be a lot of disruption to economic activity.

Most importantly, there is no guarantee that the station will not become a dungeon after the move.

It is still unclear what kind of places and facilities will become dungeons.

However, it is said that in addition to natural and religious facilities such as natural landmarks, large caves and underground caverns, old shrines and temples, and ancient holy sites, facilities, buildings, and artifacts with complex structures are also susceptible to dungeonization.

If Shinjuku Station, which is so complex that it becomes a dungeon, is moved to another location, the new Shinjuku Station will also become a dungeon.

That seems to be the reason why Shinjuku Station was not moved.

Well, that’s what Serika told me at noon.

“Serika is safe, right?”

If we were members of the same guild at a time like this, I could check with the Dungeons Go Pro guild chat.

The original messaging application on the phone cannot be used in the dungeon because the phone is out of range.

I’m told that the demonstration of installing a base station inside the dungeon was a failure.

…Then we talk about how “DGP” sends and receives guild chats, but that’s not surprising anymore.

It works regardless of the phone’s OS or specs and collects the mana coins that drop when a monster is defeated.

The collected mana coins can also be converted into the currency of each country.

When cashed into currency, an equal amount of mana coins is transferred to each country’s mint.

The mana coins would then be sent to magic power plants, where they would become the electricity that sustains people’s lives.

Thanks to this, Japan’s oil and natural gas imports have been drastically reduced, and its energy self-sufficiency rate has increased dramatically.

Since this is an application that causes such an unexplainable phenomenon, it is no wonder that guild chat is possible without a base station or antenna.

I put back on the Raven Tengu Mask that slipped off during the fight with the Sumo Wrestler.

Back outside the boss room, I found signs of the Rakan survivors behind the corpses.

Thank goodness.

They were still alive.

“It’s over.”

When I called out to them, the Rakan explorers crawled out from behind the corpses.

“Don’t tell me you beat it! The dungeon boss that was level-raised by Representative Tozaki…!”

“Yeah.”

“I-I can’t believe it… But the Voice of Heaven also said that the Flood had ended…”

“You don’t have to believe me. There is a portal at the back. We’ll get out.”

When the Flood is over, the level of the entire dungeon should be restored.

The front of the dungeon will return to the sanctuary, and the broken portals will be restored in time.

But it may take some time, and so far, there is no sign of restoration.

“There may still be some monsters that haven’t been lowered yet. I’ll go out the back while I can. Are any of you injured?”

“No, none of the survivors are injured. Anyone who received even a single blow is dead…”

The woman in the sweatshirt says with a dark look on her face.

“I see. You would at least want to get the bodies back, wouldn’t you?”

“But how?”

“Wait a minute.”

I go to the “DGP” menu and level up a certain skill.

I leveled the Item Box from 1 to 4.

The total SP required to level up is 16800, which is not cheap.

But I have so much SP now that it makes me drool.

Anyway, I wanted to expand the Item Box, and it’s okay if I do it now.

I collected the corpses of the Rakan explorers scattered in front of the boss room and put them into the Item Box.

“W-what’s the capacity of your Item Box!”

The woman was surprised.

“Stop prying. Let’s get out of here.”

“Oh yeah, I’m sorry!”

As one would expect from a member of the Black Guild, she immediately obeyed my orders.

I took the three survivors through the boss’s room and jumped into the portal at the far end.

After a moment’s delay, the night breeze touches my cheeks.

From the park in the city, I can see illuminated skyscrapers and a night sky with only a few stars.

“I-it’s outside!”

“W-we’re alive!”

“Uoooooohhh!”

The three of them collapsed as if their strength had been drained from them.

“Sorry, but I’ll leave the bodies here.”

“T-Thank you very much! Um… can you tell us your name? We will certainly repay you!”

“I just happened to save you. No need to thank me.”

“T-That’s not possible!”

The woman was insistent.

“If you insist, I’ll tell you one thing.”

“W-what is it? I’ll do everything I can!”

“I didn’t want to help Rakan. If you want to thank me, do it on your own, not with the guild. It doesn’t have to be a big thank you. It’s just what you do without being controlled by anyone, without controlling anyone. You can do whatever you can with whatever you have.”

“S-something I can do, is it…?”

“The Rakan that lost Junko Tozaki will probably collapse. But you were saved. You were saved, so please don’t let the Rakan group catch you again and send you to your death. That’s the best thanks you can give me. See you later.”

“Oh, wait…”

I fled the scene with all my Agility at full throttle without hearing an answer.

Am I too cool for my own good?

A former shut-in should not say such things.

They looked at me like they were impressed, but I’m not that kind of person.

After I left the park, I opened my phone.

The traffic app was sending out all kinds of alerts.

It’s like all the things that didn’t reach me because I was in the dungeon came at once.

All JR and private rail lines, especially in Shinjuku, are suspending service across the board.

Police have blocked off Shinjuku Station and Hikarigaoka Park.

“Although the flood has subsided, it is possible that monsters have spilled onto the ground in Ekichika.”

Even though it’s an S-rank dungeon, I think I can at least help kill the monsters now.

First, I should meet up with Serika, who will surely be sent to the dungeon.

While I was thinking about it, I received a call from the person in question.

“Yu-kun! Are you okay?”

The volume was so loud that I took my ear off the phone.

“Yes, I’m safe. Are you okay, too?”

“Not at all over here. It was a small flood, and there were some S-rank parties in the club. From the looks of it, Yuto seems to be safe as well… Wait, could it be that…”

“Yes. I’m the one who crushed the flood in Hikarigaoka Park.”

“It’s a 2-rank up Flood, isn’t it? Why did it stop right after it happened?”

“I was just outside the boss room.”

“Oh, so all you had to do was defeat the boss.”

“Well, it was Junko Tozaki’s fault, but…”

“Eh, what do you mean?”

“I’ll tell you the details later. The only thing is that Junko died after being defeated by the dungeon boss. Rakan’s party is also destroyed, but there are only three survivors. I’ve brought them out of the dungeon, and I need the Association to send rescue personnel to help them.”

“To-Tozaki-san is dead! Fighting the dungeon boss means… the dungeon boss has been level-raised to Tozaki-san’s level, right?”

“That would be the case.”

“And Yuto beat it?”

“Because I had to.”

“Hah, I’m surprised…”

“I don’t think they know who I am because I wore a mask. Can’t you hide the fact that I did it?”

“They won’t believe me even if I tell them… I understand. I’ll keep it that way.”

“Sorry, and thank you.”

“So you owe me three, okay? What should I ask of you?”

“…..”

Apparently, the price of a favor is going to be expensive.

Since the train was not running, I decided to stay in Tokyo.

However, the Shinjuku area was full of hotels with refugees returning home.

I changed into my normal clothes from my Item Box and headed south along the Yamanote Line, searching for hotel vacancies on my smartphone.

I thought it would be an internet cafe at worst, but I was able to get a hotel in Shinagawa.

It’s a nice hotel, but I have a lot of money left over from the Hobbit Sumo Wrestler drop. I’ll allow myself that level of luxury.

It was quite a walk from Shinjuku to Shinagawa, but it was nothing compared to exploring the dungeon.

Newly acquired skills and skills that can now be acquired.

Finally, my SP total exceeded 800,000.

There are so many things I want to think about, but as expected, I am also tired.

I took a shower and rolled over on the bed.

Still curious, I casually opened the “Dungeons Go Pro” menu.

And then,

“Whoa!”

There were more options I hadn’t seen all this time.

An upgrade to the unique skill Escape.

The required SP is…

“640,000?”

No wonder it wasn’t shown before…

“I’m at a loss when it comes to 640,000.”

If I put it all into acquiring normal skills, I can use more tactics and get higher skill values with bonuses.

I don’t know what abilities level 2 Escape would unlock, but would it be worth it beyond the 640,000 SP worth of skills and bonuses?

The 5-second reduction in the escape timer on Escape is significant, but I wonder if I could pay 640,000 for that alone.

For example, if earning efficiency is important, it would take a lot less SP to increase Gain SP Up to 5.

If the Trump Card is applicable to that Gain SP Up, the amount of Gain SP Up can be increased even more.

It is not too late to invest 640,000 in Escape after that, is it?

But Escape probably has an additional effect with every skill level…

I wonder if this extra effect is worth the 640,000 SP….. Oh, I’m in a thought loop. This is not good.

“Oh geez. I can’t think today…”

As I lowered my eyelids, sleep came surprisingly quickly.