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Volume 13 Chapter 5 Part 6

If we fight and find it a bit tough, then we’ll think about doing something to work around it. But for now, I’ve already revealed what I’ve prepared.

「Hasn’t the difficulty of that labyrinth been lowered? 」 Rutina asked for confirmation.

If the difficulty has been lowered by defeating the surrounding labyrinths, then does that mean we are going to start from an additional fifty floors?

It’s like building a house on top of a house. However, it seems that building a house on top of a house originally meant building a house underneath the original one. Building a roof under a roof is wasteful, but it is possible to build a roof on top of a roof. For example, it is entirely possible that a valuable, beautiful historical building will be covered with a roof to protect it from the wind and rain.

If that’s the case, what about building a roof under a roof? If you have an old, impressive roof but the repair costs are high, you may be able to prevent leaks by building a simple roof under it.

In other words, what I’m trying to say is that it might be okay to start from a lower level with a lower difficulty. It’s a strategy well worth considering.

「Well, by leaving this Labyrinth to us, they can concentrate their forces on the Labyrinth that is probably growing the most, so they will probably go all out from now on. 」

「I see. In other words, if we conquer and defeat the Labyrinth first, we will only receive a minimum of favors from our hated enemy. 」

「Huh? 」

「They conquer the Labyrinth and assign us a Labyrinth with a lower difficulty, so they think we are going to owe them for that, but if we conquer the Labyrinth first, the difficulty of the labyrinth they are working on will be lowered, so they will actually owe us instead! 」

What’s that about? I can understand the logic behind it, though.

「Un. 」

「I don’t intend to ask him to repay the favor by dying though, because I don’t think he would accept it. 」

I’m not worried about that. Or rather, if there was a possibility that the Duke would accept it, that would be nothing short of merciless of you, Rutina!

「That would be difficult. 」

「Yes. I would have preferred if you were a person who lived by love, justice, and conviction. It’s just too much for a commoner. 」

「… 」 No comment on that.

Well, I think it’s a stretch even if he’s not a commoner. I’m not saying that Duke Harz isn’t a commoner, but I can’t really call the Duke a commoner, so I’ll just leave it at that.

「In any case, it would be best to liberate the Labyrinth quickly. Thankfully Roxanne is with us, so it should be fine. 」

Could you stop trying to provoke Roxanne?

「Yes. Leave it to me! 」

Yeah, I knew that was going to happen.

「Well, then, let’s go. 」

There’s no other way around it, so we go to the Yezera Labyrinth and begin our exploration. With Roxanne leading the way, we made steady progress.

Do you think it’s a bit harsh? There’s no way Roxanne and the others would think that way. There was not even the slightest possibility that something like this could happen. I’ve always found it a bit harsh though, but that’s about it.

Great Hero Lv.1
Effects: Increase HP (Large), Increase MP (Large), Increase STR (Large), Increase VIT (Large), Increase INT (Large), Increase SPR (Large), Increase DEX (Large), Increase AGI (Large)
Skill: Overdriving

This is it. The thing I’ve been waiting for has finally come!

I wasn’t really waiting that long though. It just feels like something that was meant to come has finally come. The Hero Job has reached Lv.50 and an Advanced Job has been obtained by me as a result.

I don’t really know what makes a Great Hero different from a regular Hero. I guess it doesn’t really matter. I don’t really understand why an Advanced Job of Mage is called a Wizard as well. An Adventurer is an Advanced Job of Explorer, so I guess Great Hero is just that: an Advanced Job of a Hero Job.

It’s not like there are Demon Lords in this world… no, I wonder if there are? Well, there is one in my house: The Little Demon Lord.

「Let’s go here next. 」

No. I can’t escape the clutches of the Great Demon Lord! I don’t think I can win just by getting the Great Hero Job! Still, getting this job is a big step forward. I mean, just look at this overwhelming list of stat increases!

To begin with, it was quite hard to level up as a Hero; but I finally made it to Lv.50. That’s how powerful the Hero Job is. The Advanced Job version of Hero is Great Hero.

「There’s something I want to try out, so can you take me to a place with fewer monsters for a while? 」

「Yes. Understood. 」

「Again? 」

It feels like Sherry is looking at me as if she wanted to say something, even though Roxanne readily agreed. She’s cold. Actually, isn’t Sherry the final boss?

Well, I’m being careful with Roxanne. Normally, I’d want to test a new Job on a lower floor. That way you can test it safely, reliably, and accurately. I’m not saying on the first floor. In fact, on the first floor it’s not really a real test.

No. In terms of checking the safety of the Job, it might be right to test it on the first floor. I want to do that much on a lower floor. I want to do it on a lower floor, even if just a little. I want to test it safely and reliably, but because I’m thinking of Roxanne, I’m testing it on the 51st floor. I want you all to remember that.

「I was thinking of leaving things over there since it seems there are fewer monsters, but if that’s the case, let’s go. 」

Roxanne led the way. That’s strange. So that means you usually go around places with a lot of monsters? I guess that’s true. I knew that. That means you can lower the difficulty level sufficiently to safely carry out the testing on the same floor.

I tested my new Job for a few battles.

「It’s pretty strong. 」 Sherry gave me high praise.

「That’s true, but I’m not sure if I can use that Skill regularly. 」

「I see. So you might make it your last resort. 」 Roxanne told me.

Is there any benefit to using it as your last resort? There is. Even if it’s a bit of a stretch, if you have a last resort, you can manage even the most difficult situations with it. If you have a secret weapon, it’s okay to push yourself.

I see, that’s what it was. She judged that if I pushed myself, we could still go further, so Roxanne was making a stretch request. I have Skills like Meteor Crash that I don’t normally use. I have shown them to Roxanne. In other words, Roxanne considered them to be my secret weapons.

「The things I don’t normally use require a lot of preparation, and without that I can’t use them when the time comes. It’s not like they’re really my secret weapons. 」

「Yes. Next, let’s go there. 」

Listen up, Roxanne. I’m not pretending. Don’t push it under any circumstances.

By the way, Overdriving feels pretty good to use. First of all, it lasts longer than the Hero Job’s Skill Overwhelming. It lasts for about the time between two magic attacks. This is pretty good. I don’t have to rush anywhere, and I can fight at a leisurely pace. It won’t last until the third attack anyway.

I need to think 「Overdriving」, cast a Spell, the effect of the Spell appears, the phenomenon calms down, then I can fire a second shot, and the effect of Overdriving continues until the spell manifests again. That makes it easy to use.

The STR increase effect also seems to be better than Overwhelming’s. Battle time has been greatly reduced because of it. The monsters on the 51st floor that Miria turned to stone can be turned back into smoke with a single use of Overdriving. Even cleaning up is easy.

The effect that makes monsters’ movements feel slower while it’s active is not as potent as Overwhelming’s. Well, I wouldn’t say it’s softer, but to be honest I think it’s weaker, which is also good. It’s not a good thing to make everything stronger.

With Overwhelming, the speed would sometimes be faster and sometimes slower, and the fluctuations were a bit too drastic. It was like I was getting dizzy.