Chapter 36

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictitious and have no relation to any real entities.

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034＿When I used the magic book...

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As we progressed through the dungeon, defeating the labyrinth bulls, we arrived in front of the boss room. Three parties were waiting their turn. It seemed that the boss on the 5th floor was a popular monster.

"Although it has high defense, its attacks are straightforward and it only appears as a single entity. That's why it's so popular."

Since it only appears as one and is easy to handle, it's relatively safe to hunt. Moreover, the drop rate for rare items varies by monster, and the 5th floor boss has a relatively high drop rate for rare items, making it a well-known lucrative boss. It's what you might call a money-making monster.

While listening to this, we took a break, and it was our turn.

There were no drops. Since the method to defeat this monster is well established, it's unlikely that the entire party would be wiped out.

The boss on the 5th floor is the Labyrinth Great Bull, Level 18.

It's huge, much larger than the regular Labyrinth Bulls.

"Haah!"

Thud. A heavy, deep sound resonated from the depths of my stomach.

"The Labyrinth Great Bull was pushed back, that kid..."

Rosalina is very powerful. Where does such power come from in that slender body?

I swung my mithril greatsword at the side of the Labyrinth Great Bull.

This thing only attacks in a straight line. I thought it was because we fought the regular Labyrinth Bulls in the corridors, but maybe it's a characteristic of this type of monster.

Since we knew the strategy, the Labyrinth Great Bull was easily defeated. There was no trouble, and no one was injured.

"Still, you did a great job stopping the Labyrinth Great Bull's charge and pushing it back."

I asked if I could do it too if I learned the trick.

"It's not about strength, but timing."

"Timing?"

"When the bull comes charging, you just push it back."

She explained with gestures, but it was a genius-level explanation. I only understood that it was about timing.

"A rare Labyrinth Great Bull horn has dropped."

Annelise came over with a large horn.

"One of these is worth 11,000 grils, so it really is a money-making monster."

Even the regular Labyrinth Great Bull hide is worth 3,200 grils. Since the drop rate for rare items is good, if you challenge it a few times, you'll get the Labyrinth Great Bull horn. We got it on our first try, though it's not proof.

The downside is that there are many parties waiting their turn. However, the battle time is short, so the waiting time isn't that long.

After some thought, I decided to proceed to the 6th floor. We still have some financial leeway. We should go as deep as possible while we can. That way, our income will naturally increase.

There is no exploration guild booklet for the 6th floor. It's not sold.

"Annelise, have you explored the 6th floor?"

"I obtained the magic book while exploring the 4th floor and moved my base to the capital, so I haven't explored the 6th floor."

Annelise, who obtained the magic book while exploring the 4th floor, moved her base to the capital and hasn't explored the 6th floor.

From here on, we'll have to map it ourselves. Fortunately, the Explorer job has a mapping skill. With mapping, we shouldn't get lost.

The corridors on the 6th floor are more than twice as wide as those on the 5th floor. The ceiling, which was already high, is even higher, giving a sense of openness. Will large monsters appear, or will we be surrounded by many monsters?

"Well, let's see what comes out."

The monsters on the 6th floor were gargoyles, stone statues of flying demons. That's why the ceiling is so high.

Thanks to the detailed appraisal, it's easy to grasp the characteristics of the gargoyles, but it takes time to read the appraisal results.

"Rosalina, can you buy us some time?"

"Yes, of course."

Rosalina jumped and approached the gargoyle flying quite high.

"Take that!"

Rosalina's fist struck the gargoyle.

The gargoyle's sharp claws were aimed at Rosalina, but she kicked the gargoyle, spun in the air several times, and landed. It was an acrobatic move. I could never do that.

The gargoyle is as hard as its appearance suggests. It remains unharmed even after Rosalina's attacks.

The detailed appraisal also shows abnormally high VIT and a skill called Physical Attack Resistance (Minor).

"I've never seen a monster with skills before."

Since it has high resistance to physical attacks, even Rosalina can't defeat it.

Alright, I understand.

"The gargoyle is weak to magic. Please keep trying."

"Yes, of course."

Fortunately, there is a magic book in the item box. Using this, I should be able to become a magic user. There's a low chance of becoming a sorcerer, but if that happens, I'll ask Annelise for help.

When I opened the magic book, it was written in a different script from what I'm used to in this world. However, I could read it. It seems I have a language cheat.

The script is called magic script, and as I read it, the magic script floated up and flew into both of my eyes. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it was a bit scary.

After waiting for the strange sight of the script floating up and flying into my eyes, the magic book seemed to have completed its role and slowly disappeared.

I brought up the list of available jobs from my status.

There it is! But it's different from what I expected. The job 'Enchanter' was there.

- Enchanter: A user of enhancement magic. Enchanters appear with a 1 in 10,000 chance. They can use the skills Magic Power Enhancement (Minor), Enchant Hard (Minor), Enchant Accel (Minor), and Enchant Fire (Minor). The requirement to obtain this job is to use a magic book.

- Magic Power Enhancement (Minor): +40 MP, +15 INT, +10 MIN. (Passive skill)

- Enchant Hard (Minor): Hardens the target, nullifying all damage. Consumes 8 MP. Effect lasts 10 seconds. Cannot be used for 2 minutes after activation. (Active skill)

- Enchant Accel (Minor): Doubles the target's AGI. Consumes 8 MP. Effect lasts 30 seconds. Cannot be used for 5 minutes after activation. (Active skill)

- Enchant Fire (Minor): Grants the target the fire attribute. When the target attacks, it deals additional fire damage to the enemy. The power of the additional damage depends on the user's MATK. Consumes 10 MP. Effect lasts 5 minutes. Cannot be used for 6 minutes after activation. (Active skill)

Wow, I got the 1 in 10,000 chance. It's not just a 1 in 30 chance for a sorcerer. Why did it come up here?

Although I didn't become a magic user, I did change jobs.

【Job】Enchanter Lv1

【Magic】Magic Power Enhancement (Minor), Enchant Hard (Minor), Enchant Accel (Minor), Enchant Fire (Minor)

【Unique Skills】Detailed Appraisal (Moderate), Item Box (Moderate)

【Job】Enchanter Lv1

【Race】Human

【Stats】

HP=66

MP=175

STR=13

VIT=9

AGI=7

INT=25

MIN=20

DEX=14

ATK=74

DEF=42

MATK=75

MDEF=60

"Ugh..."

The moment I changed jobs, the mithril greatsword felt incredibly heavy. It was a dangerous level of heaviness. I thought my shoulder would dislocate.

I put the mithril greatsword in the item box. It felt like the job rejected the weapon. Thinking I couldn't equip a sword, I tried a steel one-handed sword, but it was still heavy. Even the iron one-handed sword was no good.

I also couldn't equip the steel shield or the iron shield because they were too heavy.

However, the steel chestplate was fine. I could also use the Labyrinth Great Bull hide headgear, Labyrinth Great Bull hide gloves, Labyrinth Great Bull hide boots, and the lucky necklace. It seems I can't equip weapons in the hand slots.

"Annelise, can I borrow your staff?"

"Please use it."

Annelise politely handed me the staff. She's cute no matter what she does.

The staff wasn't heavy. If this wasn't an option, I'd be wondering what I could equip. I'll have to look for Enchanter equipment tomorrow.

【Job】Enchanter Lv1

【Race】Human

【Stats】

HP=57

MP=181

STR=6

VIT=13

AGI=7

INT=26

MIN=21

DEX=9

ATK=18

DEF=66

MATK=83

MDEF=63

Thanks to the armor, my DEF is decent, but my ATK is low. It seems magic users and sorcerers shouldn't rely on physical attacks.

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