CH 24.4

Pasifista

「So while carrying out the rehabilitation for Himecchi, we will also look for the realm gate and descend to lower stratum, right?」

After carrying out the class change, Saki’s level is down to one.

The current Saki is a level 1 『Sword Master』, a rare class of the second step fighter branching.

The other candidates for her upgrade change were 『Warrior』, 『Samurai』 and 『Slayer』.

『Warrior』 and 『Samurai』 are archetype second step classes of fighter branching.

In foreign dungeon facilities, 『Samurai』 seems to be considered rare, but in Japan, it is considered an archetype because there seems to be many people who are qualified to become one.

I didn’t know that there were dungeons in other countries too.

『Warrior』 is a considerably strengthened version of 『Fighter』, while 『Samurai』 comes with correction that is specialized more on speed.

『Slayer』 seems to be a kind of rare class that specializes in critical hits.

And Saki’s 『Sword Master』, that was chosen after spending the whole dungeon off day to roll around and ponder about it, is like a rare type of 『Samurai』 that specializes in swords.

The penalty is that it is unable to equip any weapons other than the katana category.

Instead, however, just like how 『Swordsman』 boasts slashing attack power one rank above its step, it seems to similarly have slashing attack power comparable to that of a third step class.

「There seems to be some of our classmates who are steadily descending to the second stratum, after all.」

「That seems to be the case. Our class seems to be pretty outstanding, you see.」

The dungeon map for the first stratum is distributed as a teaching material, so as long as you are able to pinpoint the coordinates of where you are from the random points, you won’t get lost.

It’s not that there’s only one realm gate that connects the stratums, as there are several even in the charted area map alone.

So there’s a need for us, who are adequately conquering the uncharted areas, to look for it on our own.

But well, as long as we don’t go around the same place in circles, I feel like we’re going to eventually find it.

It seems that the number of the realm gates decreases as you descend to the lower stratums, so I have high hopes for the growth of Natsumi’s 『Officer』.

「Come to think of it, the bunch of the Ace party from our class, do you know how high their level is? They don’t seem to be that strong, though….」

「What’s for sure is that none of them have changed classes yet.」

For those who are not a part of our party, the information Interface can see is no more than their name, class and SP value.

If they are still in Novice state, I think they should find it hard to even simply stick their blade into a goblin, so I can’t help but wonder how they beat it.

Wait, if they have weapons on the same level as the ones we received from Mikan-senpai, I do think it’s doable.

「Most likely, rather than accumulating experience, I wonder if they prioritize more in raising funds?」

「Ah, equipment and item power, huh.」

Even in MMO’s and social games, it’s a given for paid items to have broken ability and performance.

In our case, we spend our sen on food, but have been neglecting our equipment or items.

Or rather, we have been trying to match those around us so as not to stand out.

Seiichi seems to have the most vivid firsthand experience, but the might of a magic weapon is on a completely different level compared to normal items.

It looks like the importance of equipment is much greater than I had imagined.

Considering our endeavor from here on, I think there’s a need to arrange suitable equipment for each of us.

At the moment, everyone is playing the role of attacker and beating up the opponents in turns, but there are roles-sharing in a party.

This aspect was also strongly emphasized during the class.

The roles are roughly divided into three.

『Attacker』 is a role that puts emphasis on firepower and is specialized in attacking monsters.

As it serves as the damage dealer, it’s a role that is easy to earn EXP, so everyone seems to want to play this role.

In our party, the main attackers would be Mai and Saki, while the sub-attackers would be Seiichi.

『Tank』 is a role that acts as a shield for your comrades by receiving the attacks from monsters or luring them away.

It seems to be not very popular, but I think this is the role I’m playing here.

『Supporter』 is literally a support member in battle.

Depending on their role, they are subdivided into buffers, debuffers, and nukers.

They are in charge of controlling the battle, or rather, weakening monsters and assisting their allies to fight more easily.

Many supporters seems to be of the 『Craftsman』, 『Officer』, or 『Debauchee (NEET)』 branching classes.

Making it a role that is not particularly welcome in temporary parties that dive into dungeons with no fixed members.

Even though they will be able to use powerful skills when they turn into superior class, they will probably find it hard to handle their tricky abilities.

Healer roles are also counted as supporters since they are few in number.

Shizuka’s 『Miko』 class seems to be popular to play the precious healing role.

「As expected, we should collect materials and make a request to Mikan-senpai.」

As the one playing the tank role, I’d like to have more decent armoring equipment.

「Mikan-chan’s club, they sure have decent skills, don’t they? By all means, I have high hopes in getting acquainted with them.」

「Call her senpai, you dickhead. Show some respect.」

「Y, yea… Mikan-chan-senpai alright.」

「Nuoa~, they are talking about girls again~!」

Mai, groaning like the cry of gnu that lives in savanna, is pointing toward the day after tomorrow.

With her body swaying and her head bobbing, she’s staring at us with somewhat unfocused eyes.

「You’re discussing about turning new girls into your pawns, aren’t you? You licentious beasts~.」

As she goes *Puhaa*, the breath she lets out smells of alcohol.

「Whoa, this girl has emptied out a bottle.」

Seiichi, shaking the empty wine bottle, shifts his gaze to the center of the table.

The PET bottles of juice and tea are still the same as they used to be, but there are three empty glass bottles.

「They have emptied all the bottles we were planning to bring back to our room….」

「Perhaps they thought these were juice.」

Sparkling wine and dry carbonated juice are quite similar.

It doesn’t really matter, but I think that non-alcoholic canned soju is no more than carbonated juice.

I thought it was a product that more or less tricked its consumers, but be that as it may be, there seems to be demand for it

It seems that when you are offered alcohol at a party and refuse, if you have a juice in your hand, you will be looked down on or even made fun of.

It may be non-alcoholic, but it is ultimately a can of soju, it seems to be an item to be used in such an excuse.

「Ura~, you lewd-headed duo~. Listen to me~.」

「Seiichi. Mai is not allowed to drink from now on.」

「In its own way, I think you can say that it’s the same as usual.」

Her being sharp-tongued is indeed the same as usual, but she’s swaying left and right as though she’s about to have a delivery.

Shizuka is slumping and sleeping quietly on the table, while Miharu and Natsumi are both muddle-headed, leaning against each other.

Saki is tipping her glass with both hands and gulping down.

「Ahaha, I’m used to accompany my family in drinking at dinner time since days ago, so…」

She seems to be a drinker, as there seems to be no chance in her complexion.

「All right, got it then. Now sing.」

For some reason, Mai-san starts to give orders.

「There are still some strawberries left. Here, say aan.」

「Yup. Truly a great cause.」

I’m moved by Seiichi’s nice guy act, as he humor Mai, who is obediently being fed even as she shows a smug look on her face.