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Chapter 80
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Chapter 80 – This Time Results (A Rank)
The gears that grind in the boss room come to a halt.
The creaking of the wood fades, but my head bursts with anticipation.
Now it’s time for the fun bonus.
This was the first time I had ever done an A-rank dungeon.
There was no way it could go wrong.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained Skill Burst.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Synergize 10 or more effects from different skills in a single attack.
Reward: Skill Burst
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Skill──────────────────
Skill Burst
In exchange for losing that skill, the effect of the skill is multiplied by 100 once.
The lost skill can never be acquired again.
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“Something very difficult came out of nowhere…”
This is the kind of skill I’d rather not use, even if I’m cornered.
“Skills, did I use 10 of them?”
The most common one was the first attack against the Karakuri Doctor, wasn’t it?
There were the following skills: Archery and the Archery sub-skill, Rapid Fire, Bow Technique and its sub-skills, Shot, and then Sniper, Bull’s Eye, Plunder, and Knockout.
Vanguard Knowledge, Assassination Technique, Deadly Crit and… Oh, and Heaven’s Punishment.
That’s about ten.
‘You have just conquered the Kururi Castle Dungeon!’
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the Book of Principles.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Conquer a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 45 or lower (first time only).
Reward: The Book of Principles
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Book of Principles
When used, it increases the level cap of any non-unique skill to 6.
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“Wow, is there such a thing?”
It is common knowledge among explorers that the skill level cap is 5.
I didn’t think there was a limit-breaking item.
This also makes me wonder what skill I should use it for.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the Book of Secrets, Rapid Scroll.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Conquer a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 25 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Book of Secrets, Rapid Scroll
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Item ──────────────────
Book of Secrets, Rapid Scroll
Gain 100000 SP when used.
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“This is normal.”
…No, it’s not normal at all if you think about it.
It’s an item that gives you 100,000 SP just for using it.
For an ordinary explorer, it’s nothing short of drool-worthy.
If it were sold, it would definitely fetch hundreds of millions of yen.
I won’t sell it because I can’t reveal how I got it.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have received the Book of Wisdom, Scroll of Rupture.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Conquer a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 15 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Book of Wisdom, Scroll of Rupture
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Item──────────────────
Book of Wisdom, Scroll of Rupture
When used, it makes some hidden skills accessible.
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“I’ll have to check this out later.”
Among the skills unlocked by the Book of Wisdom, Scroll of the Beginning, which was obtained by clearing the Tengumine Shrine dungeon the previous two times, was Weapon Throwing.
Other minor weapon skills were also acquired, mostly thanks to the Scroll of the Beginning.
By the way, have I shown you the description of Weapon Throwing?
Skill──────────────────
Weapon Throwing 5
Throwing a weapon causes heavy damage. The damage is proportional to the S.Lv times the attack power of the weapon.
Whether it hits or not, the thrown weapon shatters.
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The damage dealt is quite high because it consumes a weapon.
The “proportional to S.Lv times the weapon’s attack power” seems to take into account not only the weapon’s attack power and skill level but also ability values such as Attack Power and Agility.
Maybe something calculated from the weapon’s attack power x skill level x my ability value, something like that.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the Philosopher’s Stone Fragment.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Conquer a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 5 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Philosopher’s Stone Fragment
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“Wow, I did it!”
This is a joy!
This is the second time I have obtained the Philosopher’s Stone Fragment,
Item──────────────────
Philosopher’s Stone Fragment
Using it removes one of the disadvantages of the acquired skill.
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This item, that is.
The last fragment removed the -50% negative correction to Escape’s attack power.
If things are going in the right direction, the next step would be to remove the -60% negative defense penalty of Escape.
There is also a way to remove the loss of money when Escape succeeds, but it is not difficult to get money at the moment.
However, there are some disadvantages to other skills that could increase their usefulness.
The downside of Demon God Incarnation is that it reduces the maximum HP to 20% while it is in effect.
The disadvantage of the Trump Card is that it can only be activated once every 24 hours.
The disadvantage of Magic Barrier is that it continues to consume MP while it is active.
The disadvantage of the Pseudo-Invincibility Barrier is that it can only be used when MP is at its maximum.
The disadvantage of the Short Teleport is that it cannot pass through dungeon walls.
The disadvantage of Evac is that it cannot be used during combat.
There may be some skills that I will acquire in the future that I will want to use the fragment for.
Unless I am worried about my current strength, it would be okay to hold off.
Ah, yes.
It is also a good idea to use it for the Skill Burst I just acquired.
It’s the one that says, “The lost skill can never be acquired again.”
Well, even if that disadvantage is removed, I will still lose the skill after using it.
By the way, I’m the kind of person who always keeps the seeds that increase parameters in my bag of tricks in RPGs.
Growing up, I learned that it is relatively more effective to use them at a low level when they increase parameters at a fixed value.
The sooner I used the Philosopher’s Stone Fragment and the Book of Wisdom, the sooner I could reap the benefits of the enhanced skills.
But just in case, I come up with a better use for them later.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the skill Hidden Portal Detection.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Solo conquers a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 45 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Hidden Portal Detection skill
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Skill──────────────────
Hidden Portal Detection
Allows the user to locate hidden portals in dungeons. Some of the hidden portals are accessible from the surface.
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“Wow, this is amazing.”
I had never heard of hidden portals before.
If it is possible to get to and from the surface, it is possible to escape the dungeon and continue from there.
The only way to escape a dungeon is to use Evac, but there is no way to restart from the middle of a dungeon.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the Fathom skill.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Solo conquers a dungeon of rank A or higher with level 25 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Fathom skill
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Skill──────────────────
Fathom
You can see the target’s stats.
Ignores status manipulation by skills like Disguise.
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“Here it comes!”
I’d say this is a skill that could be considered superior to Appraisal.
It’s the skill that Kudave, the Phantom Dragon, used to measure my abilities right after I summoned him.
But I don’t think he’s ever “soloed through an A-rank dungeon at level 25 or lower.”
When he came to this world, his ability in the other world was “translated” (by Kudave) and placed in the form of a skill, I think.
With this skill, I can see through the disguised status.
It is one of the skills I wanted to have as a priority.
It may seem like a coincidence that I got this skill, but it is not.
I got Sneak Peek (which allows me to use Appraisal without the other person noticing) as a bonus for completing the “Solo a dungeon of rank B or higher with a level 15 or lower” special condition.
It would be more natural for the same “conquer a dungeon of rank 0 or above at level x or below and solo series” to be Fathom.
If that condition had been “Conquer a dungeon of rank S or higher,” it would have been impossible this time.
‘Confirmation of the fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the skill of Reappraisal.’
Congratulations !!! ────────────
Special Condition Achieved: Solo conquer of a dungeon of rank A or higher at level 15 or lower (first time only).
Reward: Skill Reappraisal
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Skill──────────────────
Reappraisal
Allows the user to view the current status of a target whose status has been viewed at least once. The fact that the status has been viewed is perceived by the target.
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“Oh, isn’t this convenient?”
No, not really.
In the case of monsters, if I see their stats, I will most likely kill them on the spot.
It’s taboo for explorers to peek at other people’s stats, so I can’t openly peek at other explorers’ stats.
Well, I have Sneak Peek, so I can peek without getting caught.
But it would be scary if I accidentally talked about the information I got from peeking at their stats.
Besides, there might be an explorer who can detect even Sneak Peek with a skill I don’t know about.
Even if they don’t know that they’re being targeted with Appraisal, they might be able to detect it in the form of a strange gaze.
The owner of a powerful skill tends to hide its performance.
It is not always possible to know where not to step on a landmine.
I once used Sneak Peek and Appraisal on Junko Tozaki, but maybe I should have been more careful even then.
The only reason it worked was because I was using Stealth and Spying to hide, and I was able to jump into the portal at a moment’s notice.
In fact, the woman said things like, “I felt someone was frightened,” and she almost caught the Sneak Peek, which should have been undetectable.
Despite the level she had reached by exploiting others, she was still a high-level explorer, even if she was corrupt.
However, I don’t think I should not have used Sneak Peek and Appraisal in that situation.
To me, she was my nemesis, and it seemed that she and Serika were at odds with each other.
If there was a possibility that we might clash sooner or later, I should get information about my enemy even if I had to take a risk.
‘Confirmation of meeting the conditions for releasing confidential information.’
“Hmm?”
Secret─────────────────
Reappraisal condition for revealing secret information: You have acquired a skill to fake status, such as Disguise.
Reward: Reappraisal reveals additional detailed information. The following information is revealed.
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Info──────────────────
Reappraisal
If the subject’s status was previously manipulated by a skill such as Disguise, the current status will not be displayed, but the manipulated status will be displayed.
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“…It’s complicated.”
Could it be something like this?
Even if I looked at the target’s status in the last Appraisal, if the other party then hides the status by acquiring Disguise, etc., then I won’t be able to see the current status, is what it says.
That would be true. If that were possible, the Disguise would not work on the person whose status has been seen in the past, even once.
Well, this is only for those who have the rare skill of Reappraisal.
‘Confirmation of meeting the conditions for releasing confidential information.’
Secret─────────────────
Reappraisal condition for revealing secret information: Acquired skills to detect status manipulation, such as Fathom.
Reward: Reappraisal: additional detailed information will be released. The following information is revealed.
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Info──────────────────
Reappraisal
If the subject has previously been shown only the altered status by Disguise or other skills, the current status will not be shown by Reappraisal. If the subject has continued to manipulate the status, the current manipulated status will be displayed.
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“Is there more? Let’s see…?”
What’s different from the information you just saw is whether the first status you saw was real or fake.
The previous one said that even if you first saw a real status, if the other person then manipulated it, you would still see the manipulated status even if you used Reappraisal.
This time, it was when the fake status was first shown.
If the fake status was shown at the beginning, the Reappraisal will show the (current) fake status.
This also makes sense. Otherwise, the Reappraisal would also serve as a ‘detection.’
It took me a while to understand this, but once I did, I thought, “What the hell is this all about?”
‘Confirmation of meeting the conditions for releasing confidential information.’
Secret─────────────────
Reappraisal condition for revealing secret information: Acquired the Archive skill.
Reward: Reappraisal additional detailed information is released. The following information is revealed.
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Info──────────────────
Reappraisal
Even if a person has been shown a manipulated status by a skill such as Disguise, by using the skills that detect status manipulation, such as Archive and Fathom, the person can see the current status that has not been manipulated.
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“Are there more of these?”
I said without thinking, but this seems to be the most important.
The first two pieces of information may have been a prelude to this one.
Even if I was shown a fake status in the past, I can see the current status by combining Archive and Fathom.
In other words, I can Fathom the fake status that was shown to me in the past.
I also have Sneak Peek, so the target can’t detect it.
――I have only had one person use Disguise on me so far.
I’d love to answer that question, but first, let’s talk about the bonus rush.