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Chapter 17

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It had been the first status appraisal since the day I registered as an explorer. I felt nervous. I entered the appraisal room and took one deep breath. To prevent the appraisal-use items from being stolen, the usual Onee-san had come along to supervise. That was why I recalled what happened last time and took a deep breath.

Alright, let’s do this! Appraise! It cameeee! I leveled up! I finally reached Lv1!

The increase in status never differed from person to person. In that regard, the dungeon had been fair, like a game. Adding up HP and MP was ten, and the other six stats totaled seven. There had been only one place where differences appeared, martial skills and magic. It was said only that part was completely random.

Even though people’s lives were riding on it, there was a country that conducted tests and published the findings. Although other countries criticized them on the surface, in truth, everyone wanted such data so badly their throats felt dry. For that reason, there had not been any especially severe measures, nor did it become big news. Those things that were also called skills, it was said that if one wouldn’t have something show up by Lv5, it would be difficult to continue as an explorer. Whether someone had calculated this or it was just speculation, I didn’t know.

There was only one thing I could say, having them was more convenient! That skill…

“It caaaaaaaaaame!!!” (Kouta)

“Kouta-kun. Please be quiet inside the guild, okay?” (Receptionist)

I’m sorry!

I immediately apologized.

Even so, I am really lucky! Leaving aside those crazy people who got both martial skills and magic, normally you don’t get that much. But I have something, so it meant I am lucky, right? Moreover, it appeared at Lv1, there is no doubt my future dungeon exploration would progress smoothly.

“So, what did you get?” (Receptionist)

“Uhm, well… There’s no way I’d say that, right?” (Kouta)

“Good. From now on, there will probably be people who try to ask you about your skills and status in a friendly way, but make sure to handle it properly like you just did.” (Receptionist)

It seemed like the Onee-san understood and was just confirming whether I properly recognized it.

Thank you very much.

I gave a quiet nod in return. To say it out loud would be way too embarrassing. The reason this kind of response was necessary was because incidents where people vanished without a trace right after obtaining a rare skill never stopped happening. This was also why registering for “research cooperation” had not been made mandatory. Therefore, the receptionist Onee-san didn’t persistently recommend it either.

I couldn’t suppress the grin tugging at my mouth as I continued the appraisal. After all, in the magic field, the words [Support Magic: All Status Up] were written. If it was support magic, I needed to know its performance. If it had been offensive martial skills or magic, it would have been difficult even to test it. Since it was support magic, all I had to do was check the effect and duration. By coincidence, I was in the appraisal room right now. If I used [Support Magic] on myself and appraised my own status, I should be able to learn the effect. And if I could understand the feeling of when the magic was applied, I could grasp the duration.

How about breaking twigs every few minutes to test it? As long as I could snap them with the same feeling, that should mean the magic was still active, right? Once the magic wear off, it would probably get harder to break them. I wouldn’t really know, but I’d try it once.

I checked the clock.

Shoot, I didn’t bring any twigs with me. It couldn’t be helped. For now, I’d just check the effect…!!? Seriously!? All stats +5… isn’t that too strong!? With my current Strength of 10, that’s 1.5 times as much!? Hah!? Could it be an accident skill that would stop being usable later!? No, +5 is huge no matter how far you went. On top of that, it blesses any kind of style, covering weaknesses and enhancing strengths. This is the ultimate skill that fit my tastes perfectly~.

Huh!? MP decrease by 10!? Is it because of the magic I just used!? With MP consumption of 10… my current max MP was only 17, you know…

When I noticed this, I instantly calmed down.

All that was left was to test the magic’s duration…

“Hey, Kouta-kun, weren’t you keeping someone waiting? Are you alright?” (Receptionist)

Oh no!? I forgot!!

 

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Author’s Note

 

Kouta-kun’s Status

I thought it would get boring if I wrote out every single detail, so I hadn’t included them.

But it was something like this:

Lv1

HP 11

MP 17

Strength 10

Agility 10

Endurance 10

Dexterity 20

Magic Power 10

Spirit 10

Martial Skills: None

Magic: [Support Magic]

DEF 6

MDEF 5

I think this was probably accurate.

 

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