Chapter 199 – Part 3

Translation: Charlotte
Editor: Weasalopes

Oops. I almost forgot about my own fight.

The Sasquatch was trying to throw another cold air attack at me.

But I wasn’t afraid of its cold air attack. I had both 【Resist Ice】 and 【Seal Attribute】 active, after all.

The damage I would take would probably be nothing compared to the damage I took when I first fought the Sasquatch.

But this was a good opportunity.

「Seal Weapon Arte!」

Did the spell work?

The Sasquatch was right about to vomit out more cold air, but while it was in the process of doing so, it suddenly stopped.

An additional marker appeared on top of it.

The marker read, “Weapon Artes Sealed”.

The “Attributes Sealed” marker started blinking too.

Oh dear…

It seemed like the effect of that spell was about to expire.

Well then.

I just had to keep feeding the fires that were around the Black Rope tied around its two legs and its neck.

Squeeze.

Squeeze harder!

The decline in the Sasquatch’s HP bar began to accelerate.

A faint whistle-like sound came out through the Sasquatch’s mouth.

But that sound also gradually disappeared.

The Sasquatch went down right as the effects of 【Seal Attribute】 disappeared.

Hmm. That was nice.

Although, “a tough fight” was probably far from sufficient to describe how much effort the fight took!

《【Seal Magic】 Level Up! 》

《Summon Monster 『Senki』 Level Up! 》

《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Oh!

Well, Senki had been contributing a lot in all of the fights.

A level-up would be in order right about then.

The stat that went up with the level-up was VIT.

I put another point into STR.

Senki　Lesser Ogre Lv4→Lv5 (↑1)

DEX　12

AGI　21

INT　6

STR　30 (↑1)

VIT　30 (↑1)

SPI　6

Skills:

Punch　Kick　Throw Object　Block　Evade　Climb　Throw　Self Regeneration [Slight]

Hmm. That was nice.

It was a very good sight to behold.

But that wasn’t the end of all the things I had to take care of.

《Summon Monster 『Ligand』 Level Up! 》

《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Yeah.

Even compared to what I had already been through, it was a really fast level-up!

The stat that went up with the level-up was AGI.

I put another point into VIT.

Ligand　Bat Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)

DEX　14

AGI　19 (↑1)

INT　10

STR　9

VIT　9 (↑1)

SPI　11

Skills:

Bite　Flight　Echolocation　Evade　Ambush　Suck Blood

Yeah. Ligand was quite weak.

But I really had to stop comparing stat numbers.

I had to remember that Ligand could contribute to something very big in the future.

I already had a good grasp around a bat’s Class Changes, after all.

Did they drop any items?

Yep, I got a Snow Beast Stone from the Sasquatch, and a Snow Beast Bone from the Wendigo.

It was a relatively satisfying harvest.

I kept going further along the cave.

I had a feeling I was close to the end of the cave.

It was faint, but I could see a light somewhere in the distance.

The time was slightly past 11 o’clock.

While gnawing on a piece of Portable Food, I changed my Summon Monster team.

It would be bright outside, so I had to change my team while I was still inside the cave.

I would have to recall Telomere and Ligand.

Senki had just reached his level-up, so it was a good time to recall him too.

I summoned Volff, Helix, and Jericho.

If possible, I wanted to train multiple Summon Monsters at a time.

But I knew the monsters in the snowy plains ahead were nasty.

Monsters as strong as the Wendigos and Sasquatches would become very common.

On top of that, I heard monsters similar to Silent Ermines would appear too.

I would have to focus on equipping my Summon Monster team with scouts.

But at the same time, I wanted to have Nias strive some more together with me.

Favouritism?

Well, it was already a bit too late to acknowledge it.

I finally made it out of the cave and went out into a snowy field.

Equipped with winter clothes, I looked around.

The scenery was pure white.

The weather was good, but I still wanted to make sure I wouldn’t go in the wrong direction.

I used 【Magnetic Compass】.

I also used 【Call Monster】 to check my surroundings.

Yep, there were monsters around me.

They were all over the place.

There were plenty of Sasquatches, but all of them in separate locations.

Each one of them was accompanied by two Wendigos.

But they were quite far apart from one another, and from me.

There were small packs of two to four Wendigos too.

They were relatively close.

What about the Silent Ermines?

They weren’t in packs, but they were still all over the place.

I also found out something quite unexpected.

There were Snow Leopards.

And quite a few of them too.

Although there were clearly a lot more of them to the south of the cave. I suppose some of them may have migrated to where I was too.

There were Blitz too.

Although they were mainly distributed behind me.

Looking to the south, I could see many steep snowy mountains towering over me.

I doubted that any of the Blitz would bother to come down and attack me.

Well then.

I started by using 【Call Monster】 on a pack of two Wendigos.

Their levels were relatively low.

With Jericho there, cleaning them all up was easy.

《【Dust Magic】 Level Up!》

《You have acquired the 【Dust Magic】 spell 【Enchanted Dust】!》

《【Ropework】 Level Up!》

《Summon Monster 『Nias』 Level Up!》

《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Come on, Come on…

It really was Class Change season, huh?

Ah, I had to focus on the status screen in front of me!

The stat that went up with Nias’s level-up was INT.

I put another point into DEX.

Nias　Mermaid Lv7→Lv8 (↑1)

DEX　17 (↑1)

AGI　16

INT　21 (↑1)

STR　7

VIT　7

SPI　17

Skills:

Two-handed Spear　Aquatic　Shapeshift　Night Vision　Cursed Song　Water Attribute

《Summon Monster 『Nias』 has cleared the Class Change conditions!》 》

《Please go to the Monster’s status screen to access the Class Change candidates.》

But before that, I had to collect the item drops from the Wendigo’s body on the ground.

Well then. There were other important things to get to.

I used 【Instant Portal】.

There were a lot of monsters around, but it looked like at that moment, there were no active monsters out to get me.

Was I just lucky?

Probably.

Class Change Candidates:

Merrow

Lorelei

Yeah.

There were only two candidates.

Which one should I go for…?

I started by checking the Merrow.

And of course, I had to make sure didn’t forget to use Fusion Identification.

Nias　Mermaid Lv8→Merrow Lv1 (New!)

DEX　19 (↑2)

AGI　17 (↑1)

INT　23 (↑2)

STR　7

VIT　7

SPI　18 (↑1)

Skills:

Two-handed Spear　Aquatic　Shapeshift　Night Vision　Cursed Song　Magic Melody (New!)　Water Attribute

【Merrow】 Summon Monster　Battle Position: Underwater, （Ground）

A mermaid. More specifically, a type of superior mermaid.

Her main means of attack her status effect-inducting songs and her Special Skills.

Suited to underwater battles.  The mermaid can also transform into human form to fight on land.

Cursed Song and Magic Melody can work together to enhance the effects of each skill.

《The target is not an eligible Summon Monster for fusion.》

Yep.

It looked like it was just a normal Class Change.

So, what about the Lorelei?

Nias　Mermaid Lv8→Lorelei Lv1 (New!)

DEX　17

AGI　16

INT　23 (↑2)

STR　8 (↑1)

VIT　8 (↑1)

SPI　19 (↑2)

Skills:

Two-handed Spear　Aquatic　Shapeshift　Night Vision　Wrathful Song

Water Attribute　Dark Attribute

【Lorelei】 Summon Monster　Battle Position: Underwater, （Ground）

A corrupted, half-demon mermaid. More specifically, a type of superior mermaid.

Her main methods of attack are her song-based special skills.

Suited to underwater battles.  The mermaid can also transform into human form to fight on land.

The effects of Cursed Song have been enhanced.

《The target is not an eligible Summon Monster for fusion.  A Class Change is required.》

Hmm…

This one could lead into a Fusion Summon Monster…

Also, what was that about half-demon?

I was looking for something more normal, so…

I went for the Mellow.

How did Nias’s appearance change?

She didn’t look too different… I think?

Ah, I let her go through her Class Change without removing her equipment.

That was careless of me.

Something fell down at Nias’s feet.

It was… Her top?

Yeah.

No doubt about it.

What just happened?

Protagonist　Keith

Race　Human　Male　Racial Lv21

Job　Grand Summoner Lv6

Bonus Points Remaining: 0

Skill Sets:

Sword Lv7　Two-handed Spear Lv6　Club Lv5　Dagger Lv5　Rope Artes Lv6

Staff Lv16　Punch Lv13　Kick Lv13　Joint Lock Lv13　Throw Lv13

Evade Lv13　Block Lv13

Summon Magic Lv21　Spacetime Magic Lv11　Seal Magic Lv2（↑1）

Light Magic Lv12　Wind Magic Lv12　Earth Magic Lv12　Water Magic Lv12

Fire Magic Lv12　Dark Magic Lv12　Ice Magic Lv10　Lightning Magic Lv9

Tree Magic Lv10　Dust Magic Lv10（↑1）　Lava Magic Lv10　Steam Magic Lv10

Alchemy Lv10　Pharmacy Lv8　Glassmaking Lv6　Woodworking Lv9

Synergy Lv15　Appraisal Lv14　Identify Lv15　Discern Lv4　Cold Resistance Lv8

Grab Lv12　Horsemanship Lv10　Precise Manipulation Lv14　Ropework Lv7（↑1）

Jump Lv7　Acrobatics Lv6　Heat Resistance Lv8　Climb Lv8　Balance Lv6

Dual Wield Lv13　Disassembly Lv11　Swim Lv6　Dive Lv5

Physical Reinforcement Lv11　Mental Reinforcement Lv12　Speedcasting Lv13

Magic Effect Amplification Lv11　Magic Range Expansion Lv11

Equipment:

Tokkosho ×2　Staff of Torture ×2　Tonfas of Torture ×2

Capture Rod of Torture ×1　Needlefish Spear ×1

Beltfish Dagger ×1　Snow Beast Mace ×1

Enraged Pickaxe+ ×2　Silver Necklace+ ×1

Spotted Snow Leopard Push Dagger ×1　Gale Tiger Push Dagger ×1　Snow Leopard Bagh Nakh ×2

Plains Lion Bagh Nakh ×1　Fighting Bull Leather Armour+ Set　Einherjar Armguard ×2

Bracelet of Torture ×2　Anklet of Torture+ ×2　Prison Guard’s Black Rope ×1

Rampage Horse Belt+　Rucksack　Item Box ×2

Items:

Survival Knife　Woodworking Set

Titles:

Old Summoner’s Younger Brother　Guardian of the Forest　Knower of the Middle Path

Sea Monster Vanquisher　Guardian of Lapis Lazuli Light　Spell Library　Martial Arts Fighter

Summon Monsters:

Senki　Lesser Ogre Lv4→Lv5 (↑1)

DEX　12

AGI　21

INT　6

STR　30 (↑1)

VIT　30 (↑1)

SPI　6

Skills:

Punch　Kick　Throw Object　Block　Evade　Climb　Throw　Self Regeneration [Slight]

Nias　Mermaid Lv8→Merrow Lv1 (New!)

DEX　19 (↑2)

AGI　17 (↑1)

INT　23 (↑2)

STR　7

VIT　7

SPI　18 (↑1)

Skills:

Two-handed Spear　Aquatic　Shapeshift　Night Vision　Cursed Song　Magic Melody (New!)　Water Attribute

Strand　Sea Snake Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)

DEX　10

AGI　12

INT　8 (↑1)

STR　12

VIT　19 (↑1)

SPI　9

Skills:

Bite　Wrap　Aquatic　Heat Detection　Conceal　Poison

Ligand　Bat Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)

DEX　14

AGI　19 (↑1)

INT　10

STR　9

VIT　9 (↑1)

SPI　11

Skills:

Bite　Flight　Echolocation　Evade　Ambush　Suck Blood