When My Room Turned Into A Dungeon Rest Stop Volume 2 Chapter 5 Part 3
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Translator: “GigiSmile” Editor: ”Weasalopes”
We had already been in the dungeon since the morning.
「Aggghh!」
Caught off guard by the giant rat that had just appeared, I let out a cry. That was turning out to be my role within the party. In an instant, Deet and Ria felled the monster.
「I-it startled me.」
「You’re too easily surprised, Thor.」
「Not much I can do about that. We don’t have monsters or anything like them in Japan!」
According to Deet and Ria, someone of my level and status, with the equipment that I had, should be able to kill a giant rat with ease.
I casually checked what my status was today.
[Name] Suzuki Tooru
[Race] Human
[Age] 21
[Occupation] Unemployed
[Level] 10/∞
[Health] 36/36
[Magic] 52/52
[Attack] 124
[Defence] 98
[Strength] 20
[Intelligence] 35
[Agility] 21
[Skill] No maximum growth Person Appraisal Lvl 3/10
The reason my defence had increased so rapidly might have been because I was wearing steel-capped boots in addition to a helmet.
Be that as it may, it was a mystery why wearing a school swimsuit increased someone’s defence more than wearing shoes with steel plates in them.
Incidentally, I had tried out my Person Appraisal on Ria before, but at that point I was only at a skill level of 1, so I hadn’t been able to see any further than her age.
Now my Person Appraisal skill level had risen to 3.
According to Deet, there were some skills that progressed along with your level, and some that progressed as you used them.
‘Person Appraisal’ might have been the kind that progressed as your level went up.
Well, for now, I’ll try it on Ria or Deet.
Which of them shall I try it on? I’ll go with Deet. It was easier for me to see Deet’s status than it was for me to see Ria’s.
I heard from Deet what a status check involves.
[Name] Deet Macaron
[Race] High Elf
[Age] 221
[Occupation] Sorceress
[Level] 48/49
[Health] 72/72
Deet’s status appeared as an image in my mind.
Oh! I was now able to see as far as her health.
This is useful. If my Person Appraisal skill level goes up, I’ll be able to see Deet’s abilities whenever I want.
Huh? Her level’s gone up by 1? If I remember correctly, her maximum level was originally 47…… Her maximum level went up to 49 when she kissed me twice, but her actual level should be 47.
It must have gone up by 1 after that.
Come to think of it, Deet had been tapping away at the computer night and day until she had dark circles under her eyes.
Wait. In that case, maybe she levelled up quickly, and I……
W-well, that’s all right.
I’ll check Ria’s status next.
[Name] Aria Eldlux
[Race] Human
[Age] 18
[Occupation] Knight
[Level] 32/56
[Health] 139/139
The image of Ria’s current status floated into my mind.
As I’d thought, my Person Appraisal skill now allowed me to see as far as someone else’s health.
So Ria’s occupation is ‘knight’, after all. She did say she was part of a military noble family…
She seemed to be a lower level than Deet. Her maximum level was 56.
Huh? Come to think of it…… I did kiss Ria once, too.
「Ria, do you have a minute?」
「Sure. What’s up?」
Ria was in the vanguard of the party. As she answered, she was still keeping watch in all directions.
「Did your level limit go up by 1 recently?」
「Huh? How did you know that?! Sir Thor, do you know something…?」
「The truth is……」
As I was about to answer, I heard a frightening shout from Deet, who was protecting the tail end of the party.
「Thoooooooooooooorrrrr!」
I looked behind me to see that Deet’s beautiful almond eyes and cute mouth had taken on the expression of a jealous demoness.
「Oh, um, it’s because I have the Person Appraisal skill. Ria, you showed me your level limit before, but I got the feeling that it had gone up.」
「O-oh, I see…… I wish I knew why that was.」
It’s because you kissed me.
♦︎ ♦︎ ♦︎
It seemed that every level of the Dungeon of Yomi looked different.
The fifth level, which was where we were now and which was connected to my apartment, was pretty orthodox, with a maze-like layout. On this level, there were various monsters who would attack us using brute force, with no regard for strategy.
Deet, who had come and gone through the dungeon numerous times, insisted that she knew the correct way up to the fourth level.
We did actually make it to the fourth level, but we had to walk nonstop for about four hours.
「I-is this the shortest route?」
「It is. Wasn’t it quick?」
Walking for four hours, all the while worrying about monsters, was pretty tough.
I doubted that it was really the quickest route, but Ria was surprised by how fast it was.
「It might well have taken me almost a whole day to get down to the fifth level and reach your apartment, Sir Thor.」
Not only was Deet a high level, she also appeared to be highly skilled at dungeon exploration.
But I was already at my limit.
「In any case, shall we rest for a bit? It’s past the time when we’d normally have lunch.」
「That’s true. If we walk a little further, we’ll reach a watering place, so shall we head there?」
「How many minutes will that take?」
「Maybe an hour.」
「Are you kidding me?」
I’m going to have to build up my stamina.
On the fourth level, we were passing between the roots of an enormous tree. Here, the dungeon had stone walls like on the fifth level, but there were lots of places where the walls had been destroyed by the tree roots and the path had been swallowed up by earth and sand. Walking through it was tricky, but we had no alternative.
「There are fewer monsters here than on the fifth level, but if you get sent flying in battle, you could end up impaling yourself on a protruding tree root. So don’t let your guard down even if you’re fighting a low-level monster.」
「You’re joking, right?」
Deet pointed up a side path. In the area illuminated by my head-torch, I could see scraps of clothing attached to a protruding root, and below it, a skull.
「I’ll be careful.」
「I’m glad to hear it.」
We carried on walking in silence.
She said before that it would take us about an hour, but we’ve already been walking for an hour and a half.
Deet entered a slightly larger room. The roots inside this room had been carefully pared back with a blade.
「This is much easier to walk on.」
「This is the watering place. Look!」
Following the direction of Deet’s gaze, I saw a sculpture of a lion carved into the stone wall. Clear water was flowing from its mouth and pooling on the stone base.
「Oh, is this the watering place? But don’t monsters come here?」
「In places where there’s water that humans can drink, lots of people tend to gather, so monsters are cautious and don’t approach them. But some levels are filled with monsters that aren’t afraid of humans.」
I see. So that’s why there aren’t any monsters here.
When I approached the fountain to get a drink of water, I realised that there were several people sitting stiffly in the corner of the room.
「P-people from the other world…」
From their swords, canes, and other equipment, I could tell that they were adventurers. Well, we’re in the middle of a dungeon, so that’s only natural. They must be taking a break.
Deet and Ria looked over at them. Deet ignored them, while Ria gave a slight bow in greeting.
As I was drinking, I spoke quietly to Shizuku, who was at my feet.
「Th-they look strong, don’t they?」
「Y-yes, Master.」
「Since you’re a precious white slime, it might be better if they don’t get a good look at you.」
As I went to hide Shizuku in my shadow, Deet said, 「It’s all right. Conflict with other parties is forbidden by the Adventurer’s Guild. Don’t you start anything either, Thor, or you’ll end up with a bounty on your head.」
「Oh, I see. So that’s the system, huh?」
「Besides, they’re not very strong.」
「Huh? Really?」
That wasn’t what it looked like at all. There’s even a guy with a big cross-shaped scar on his face…
「If you don’t believe me, Thor, why don’t you check one of them using your skill?」
Oh, yeah, I have that ability! The statuses of unfamiliar people from the other world…… I really wanna see them!
「Oh, but not the little red-haired guy at the very back of the group.」
「Why?」
「He’s probably a bandit, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he has a skill that lets him sense others’ skills. He’d realise that you were using your skill against him, Thor.」
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