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"Well then, I''ll be in your care, okay?"
(Flap flap)
And so, here we have Azabu-san, the Phantom Mantle I tamed after that incident.
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Name: Azabu-san Race: Phantom Mantle Lv. 9 Status: Possessed Skills: [Levitation Lv. 3], [Night Vision Lv. 3], [Armor Possession Lv. 4], [Wind Magic Lv. 4], [Dark Magic Lv. 2], [Magic Enhancement Lv. 2], [Mental Status Immunity Lv. -] Titles Lena''s Familiar: Proof of becoming Lena''s familiar. Increases (small) the effect of buffs received from the master.
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Azabu-san is possessing the cloak that was my initial equipment.
I''ve asked him to provide magical support and rear guard duty, just like Kageyama-san. This is very reliable.
"Things have gotten lively, so shall we acquire some new support skills?"
I have skill points to spare, so what would be good? I seem to be able to get the Night Vision skill on my own, and Yamada-san and the others are here, so that''s fine. If possible, I''d like something that can buff everyone? If so, these seem good:
[Spent 3 SP to acquire the Encourage skill] [Spent 3 SP to acquire the Command skill] [Spent 3 SP to acquire the Leadership skill]
"Encourage" and "Command" are both skills that increase the stats of party members during combat, and "Leadership" is a skill that allows you to give instructions to familiars and summoned beasts without speaking.
I chose and acquired skills that seem easy to use. I''ll also acquire resistance skills that are difficult to obtain on my own.
[Spent 5 SP to acquire Physical Resistance] [Spent 5 SP to acquire Magic Resistance] [Spent 5 SP to acquire Physical Condition Resistance] [Spent 5 SP to acquire Mental Condition Resistance]
Is this enough? It''s a total expenditure of 29 SP, but it''s a necessary expense. Let''s move forward.
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--Oh? We''ve been hunting monsters for a while, and I hear footsteps? The monsters in this area either float, make a dragging sound like zombies, or make a noisy sound, so none of those apply. Also, these footsteps are human or something close to it... other players? For now, let''s approach while being cautious and trying to eliminate our presence and sound as much as possible....
"..."
It seems to be beyond the corner nearby, I can even hear voices. Let''s observe a little, and if they are players, we''ll kill them immediately.
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"Damn it! I''m still not satisfied!"
"Calm down, Hannes. Getting angry now won''t help, will it?"
"But still! What was with that guy?! He suddenly kills the tutorial NPC, keeps PK''ing, uses children as shields, he''s a mess!!"
I, Hannes--of course, it''s my player name--am upset because I''m still dragging on what happened just 1 or 2 hours ago. The cause of my anger was that guy who appeared suddenly, dressed the same as the beginners everywhere--and that''s probably true--approached the tutorial NPC and killed him as he was.
He was a popular character who had been with us since the beta version, acting and talking no differently from us players, and even gave us advice. Of course, we were stunned. But there was no time for that... without any interval, he then began killing players around him, plunging the place into a whirlpool of chaos.
Even in the midst of that, some people were trying to settle the situation and quickly capture or defeat him, and I was one of them. With the sacrifice of one beta version acquaintance, we were able to bring him into a semi-encirclement. From the time I thought it was over, it was an overwhelming development.
Even with this, I was confident in my gaming skills, but my axe was easily dodged, and in the meantime, I was headshot by a thrown dagger and respawned. Even now, the memory boils my insides--!!!!!
"I also think that person was terrible..."
"Right? Look, Line! Cherry''s saying the same thing, aren''t you childhood friends? How can you not feel anything after being killed in front of your eyes along with a child you were trying to save?"
"I was frustrated too, but what''s the point of saying it now? He doesn''t know where he is now, so he''s restarting the game."
"That''s true, but..."
"Okay, okay, that''s enough. We''ll continue after this dungeon is cleared."
It was the magician Eleanor who said that to arbitrate. Certainly, there''s no point in saying it now, and it''s as they say... But Eleanor also had a demonic look on her face, making her look like a mountain witch--I''m not thinking anything, I''m not thinking anything, so don''t look at me like that............
"I''m sorry for lashing out, please forgive me..."
"No, it''s okay, I understand how you feel."
"That''s right, I had my neck twisted! That''s a trauma..."
"...When my arrow hit a child, I thought my heart would stop."
Certainly, the spear user Kerin and the archer Mira also had a hard time, it''s not just me. Especially Kerin was tragic... He''s still staring into the distance...
"Everyone... yeah! First of all, let''s clear this area for the first time! And next time, we won''t lose!"
"Yeah, next time we meet, we''ll definitely---"
"---Hello, you''re being careless in a place like this."
Just as I heard an unfamiliar woman''s voice, Eleanor''s neck was pierced by a dagger, and behind her, Cherry''s head fell off...