Chapter 289 Part 2
「Keith, does she have any weapon skills?」
「Nope.」
「An earring or a ring might be better for her. A necklace would need to be short enough to be seen clearly」
「Then I’d like to leave that to you…」
「I’d rather you make that decision.」
So I have three options, huh?
How do earrings and rings compare to each other?
When it comes to modifiers to Magic Skills, rings come out on top.
But when worn as a pair, earrings provide more advantage.
Though earrings are very likely to fall off from one’s ears during a fight, especially after receiving a strong attack.
As far as earrings are concerned, it’s always best to wear the same jewel on both ears.
Multiple jewels can be fitted into a ring, but they cannot be expected to complement each other like those on a necklace would.
So, how about a necklace?
A short one wouldn’t get in the way…
In the way of what?
In the way of her chest, of course!
It looks like it’s going to stand out because you can’t just put it away inside a piece of chest armor.
It can be reinforced with up to five jewels.
Well, we can work with that.
To be honest, I’m not completely sold on any of my options.
The jewels on each of the bases of the Silver Necklace I’m wearing can be easily switched around.
It’s convenient because that allows me to easily rearrange the equipment of my Summoned Monsters as well, you know?
「Can it be changed so that jewel base can be shared?」
「It’s just a necklace. But this girl really stands out.」
「Alright.」
What jewels do I have set on my necklace now?
Two Topaz, two Opals, and a Tsavorite in the center.
【Equipment: Necklace】 Silver Necklace+ Grade C+ Rarity 3
M・AP+19 Weight 1 Durability 100
A necklace made with a silver net chain.
Its net chain makes it very light. However, its durability is low.
Reinforced with magic.
[Custom]
Empowered by a Tsavorite fitted into the necklace’s base.
Empowered by Opals fitted into the necklace’s base.
Empowered by Topaz fitted into the necklace’s base.
※Slightly reduces Spell MP consumption, intensifies the set jewels’ special effects, intensifies Skill adjustments.
I also used 【Appraise】 on it.
Is the Magic Skill adjustment thing a little too high?
Its durability is low.
Well, that doesn’t change the fact that I have to repair it every time before it breaks completely.
And what does Kiyohime look like once her gear is finished?
The upper half of her body is now covered by a leather jacket made from Phantom Horse Hide.
It looks like her chest is being forcibly tucked inside, but it might be just my imagination.
She has only a reinforced headband protecting her forehead.
Her arms are protected by a pair of Bull and Horse Arm Covers right off-the shelf.
Well. this should be good enough, right?
We should be able to look at her without any difficulties.
How much was it?
I paid for all this with one Magic Stone.
Of course, that was more than enough to pay for this gear.
But it seems that the excess can be used to fully cover the rest of the upfront payment I made for the jewelry processing work, so that’s nice!
This has taken a little bit longer than expected, but shall we get going?
I recall Kiyohime.
The lineup is Volff, Zangetsu, Helix, Kyokuya, and Kotohogi.
Last night, Kotohogi stood out in their restless behavior.
Today it’s the complete opposite.
This guy…
It’s like they have two faces.
Well, today there will be some battles as we move out, so I can hope for some Level Ups.
I want you to do your best.
What is Adele’s lineup?
White Horse, White Wolf, Golden Fox, Fighting Falcon, and Red Fox.
She seems to be in high spirits with those two foxes on each shoulder.
Her Red Fox Fo-chan is Level 7.
A Class Change may be on the horizon.
I can already tell what she’s going to turn it to.
I definitely know it.
It will be a Silver Fox.
No doubt about it!
And what is Irina’s lineup?
Battlehawk, Battlehorse, Black Wolf, Orthros, and Imp.
Is her Imp Level 6?
She wants to use it for a Monster fusion, doesn’t she?
She’s definitely going that route.
What could Irina’s Imp, Nightwing, turn into?
Since she already has a Black Wolf, she could fuse them into a Werewolf right?
Raise a Viper and make a Lamia, or maybe a Big Spider to make an Arachne?
Well, going for a Werewolf seems like her easiest path.
It looks like she has plenty of interesting options to choose from.
It was only 7:50 AM when we left the Silent Bamboo Woods.
I’m a little late!
Naturally, I’m going to make up for it.
《Summoned Monster 【Kotohogi】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
We suddenly came across a herd of Racchango.
Only 10 minutes have passed since we departed, and you’re already leveling up!
Quickly as always, I see!
Kotohogi’s SPI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose VIT as their second stat increase.
Kotohogi Imp Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 21
INT 21
STR 2
VIT 3 (↑1)
SPI 22 (↑1)
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magic Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Small]
Light Attribute Dark Attribute
Hmm.
I wonder why…?
Kotohogi is still quiet.
Playing dumb, are we?
I wonder what’s up with that.
They actively participate in battles, and also provide a lot of support.
『It looks like there are a lot of players around the area portal.』
『We’re fighting all over the place!』
That’s right.
Since they are hunting grounds, you can escape to the area portal at any time.
That’s why we’re able to steadily earn experience points.
I’m persistently targeting Majins.
I want to pick this up where I left off last night.
It’d be nice if I could cut down even a part of that group of Demons.
Can we beat those Slave Beast – Turtlesnakes?
I’d like to do that if possible, but taking them down is going to be really tough unless I can bring a large group of players to the fight…
「Let’s go west. Let’s try to reduce the number of Demons who follow the group at its very end as much as possible.」
『Did you continue doing that last night, Keith?』
「I did.」
『I hope their numbers stay low.』
That’s right.
I hope these mobs, who we’ve gone through such pains to keep at low numbers, haven’t been revived.
But oh well, if that happens, I’ll just use them to earn more experience points.
Yeah.
No matter what, we’re on this together!
《Summoned Monster 【Kotohogi】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
Again?!
This time, in addition to a herd of Racchangos, there were some Majins riding on their Airavatas.
It took some time, but we got great results from that battle.
Not only Kotohogi, but Irina’s Imp Nightwing seems to have leveled up as well.
Oops, let’s take a look at those stats.
Kotohogi’s AGI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose STR as their second stat increase.
Kotohogi Imp Lv2→Lv3 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 22 (↑1)
INT 21
STR 3 (↑1)
VIT 3
MEN 22
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magic Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Small]
Light Attribute Dark Attribute
By the way, how should Kotohogi’s growth be?
There may be another option for me to fuse them into, though there’s also the possibility of simply letting them evolve normally.
Well, for the time being, let’s aim for a Class Change, okay?
I can’t help but worry about which way to go with Kotohogi.
All that’s left is to just go with the flow.
Things are a little different from yesterday.
It’s not just the number of players.
Just take a close look at the groups of three Lesser Gryphons.
Some of them are lured into battle by other players using a certain tactic…
That is, an ambush using an Instant Portal..
Then, all of them engage in a fierce battle.
Even though their surprise attack was successful, their opponents were still Majins riding on Lesser Gryphons.
They’re not easy opponents, but it’s not like these players are fighting something they had never seen before.
It looks like they have certainly gathered enough fighting power to be expected to win this battle.
They’re not in such an inferior position that they would need someone to help them.
That seems about right.
But isn’t this bad for us?
It’s gonna get rough if our share of the prey gets hunted by others!
We can’t have that.
We have to go settle for a hunting ground quickly!
《Summoned Monster 【Kotohogi】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
We are finally on the western edge of the W5 map.
Aren’t there a lot of Racchango herds led by Majins riding on Airavatas out here?
We’ve come across those quite often so far today.
No Exorcising Priests feels nice, though.
I find those Exorcising Priests, Clowns, and Birds quite troublesome.
The Fire Breathers were easy to deal with, though.
Kotohogi’s SPI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose VIT as their second stat increase.
Kotohogi Imp Lv3→Lv4 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 22
INT 21
STR 3
VIT 4 (↑1)
MEN 23 (↑1)
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magic Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Small]
Light Attribute Dark Attribute
Kotohogi’s Level Up is nice, but…
Adele is smiling broadly, so I wonder what happened?
Ah, but I can see the reason for that clearly.
The two foxes sitting on each of her shoulders.
Kii-chan, the Golden Fox who has been here for a long time.
And the other is Fo-chan, who has just now become a Silver Fox just like Ninetails.
That’s great, Adele.
The two foxes are skillfully chasing one another atop of Adele’s upper body.
Though their tails are touching some weird places.
I hear a voice inside me that speaks to me.
It says 『Don’t go near there.』
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