Chapter 59

This is a status check for our party members.

"What's wrong, Taira?"

Milk, sensing my unease, asked with concern.

"It's just that I realized how abnormal my luck value is..."

"Now?"

Hime furrowed her brow and said,

"Well, I knew it was high, but I thought it wasn't that significant compared to people at level 500 or 1000. Do you understand this pain? I wish you could understand."

Right!

"By the way, Hime, didn't I say I'd show you my status once we officially formed a party? Milk has also officially joined as a member of the best team. How about we check everyone's status here?"

"That's a good idea. We'll be acting together as a group of four in this investigation, so I think it's a good plan."

"Yes, I want to know everyone's status too."

"Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself ensures victory in a hundred battles. I think it's important."

When I suggested this, everyone agreed.

We entered the tent prepared by the Self-Defense Force for a break and wrote down our statuses on memo paper.

We decided to write only the status and level, not the skills.

"Then, I'll go first."

Hime said confidently.

I looked at her memo.

The numbers were neat, but her Japanese writing was a bit skewed, as if she found it difficult.

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Level: 26

HP: 215/215

MP: 0/0

Attack: 101

Defense: 91 (+1)

Skill: 131

Agility: 357 (+171)

Luck: 13

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Her agility is so high!?

What is this? Even though I'm at a higher level, hers is more than double mine.

The increase is particularly high. It's not just the effect of the Gale Earring, right?

"What's with this increase? It's almost doubled?"

"My skill, 'Swift One,' increases my agility by 100. It's a bit disappointing that it doesn't reflect the effect of the Gale Earring."

Even with her already high agility, adding another 100 is impressive.

"Your stats are like those of a peak anomaly. I've never seen such high values."

"Peak anomaly?"

"A person who specializes in one status is called that. If you plot the stats in a pentagon, excluding magic and luck, and one status extends out, it looks like a peak."

"So, am I a peak anomaly too?"

"Yes. Well, everyone's luck is low, so it doesn't fit in the pentagon. Anyway, since Taira is the last, let's see Milk's status next. She has the lowest level, so I'm a bit scared to show it."

Milk showed her memo.

Her writing is always as neat as a calligraphy model.

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Level: 13

HP: 60/60

MP: 245/245

Attack: 37

Defense: 35

Skill: 39

Agility: 31

Luck: 5

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Her magic value was exceptionally high.

Unlike me, she has steadily increased her proficiency.

"Your magic is incredibly high, Milk. Even the base value is higher than mine."

"Your luck is at the minimum, which is a flaw, but otherwise, it's an excellent status for a mage."

"Right. With this, you can probably fight the enemies on the 5th floor alone."

Next, it was Ayame's turn.

Her writing is cute but a bit small and hard to read from a distance.

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Level: 24

HP: 75/75

MP: 292/146 (+292)

Attack: 75

Defense: 58

Skill: 62

Agility: 70

Luck: 9

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"Compared to Milk, I rely more on equipment," Ayame said shyly.

"No, compared to Milk, who can use both unique and compound magic, having such high magic with just wind magic is rare. I think Ayame's magic growth is higher than that of ordinary people."

"Even I had single-digit magic until I learned healing magic."

"Right, Ayame has worked hard. Well, last is me."

Everyone is so impressive.

If that's the case, maybe showing mine won't shock anyone that much.

I showed my memo.

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Level: 33

HP: 515/515

MP: 170/170

Attack: 205 (+20)

Defense: 203

Skill: 182

Agility: 181

Luck: 385

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Everyone was silent.

...Huh?

Hey, someone, say something.

Hime silently left the tent.

When she returned, she had a lighter in her hand.

She took my memo, put it in a metal trash can, and lit it with the lighter.

"What are you doing!"

"If someone saw that, it would cause a big commotion. It would be scary even with a shredder."

"Guess I can't tell anyone, huh."

"Right, when streaming, I think it's okay to mention that you're a peak anomaly in luck. It will definitely be found out. People will think your luck is around 70 or 80. I remember there was a commotion when someone in Germany, not Japan, said their initial luck was around 30."

An initial value of 30 caused a commotion.

"Anyway, your other stats are also high, right?"

"Yes, they are surprisingly high for a 7-level difference."

"Probably because of that. When leveling up, there's some variation in the increase of stats, but in Taira's case, you might be consistently getting numbers close to the upper limit."

My luck is so high that it's like the word "championship" for Hanshin fans in 2023.

"Taira, with such high luck, don't you notice things in daily life? Even if the dungeon has less influence, there are still various things, like winning a high lottery prize."

"Hmm, I have a childhood trauma with lotteries, so I don't do them much lately. If I have to say something, it's that all the girls in the party are cute—"

When I said that, Milk and Ayame turned away, and Hime sighed deeply.

"Taira, if you don't stop, you'll get stabbed one day."

"Uh, that could be considered harassment if I think about it. Sorry, I just said what I was thinking."

"...Sigh."

Hime sighed again.

I need to be more careful with my words.