Seeker 303

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Chapter 303. New Skills

"Senpai, have your skills list been updated since reaching level 51?"

"Wait a moment. Let me check now."

I opened the status screen and checked the list of acquirable skills.

▼ Acquirable Skills (All available for 1 skill point)

● Weapons

Spear Attack Power Up (+42) (new!)

Double Thrust

● Magic

Area Protection (new!)

Area Gaia Heal (new!)

Earth Hand (new!)

● General

Strength Up (+1)

Endurance Up (+1)

Agility Up (+1)

Magic Up (+1)

HP Up (Endurance × 9) (new!)

MP Up (Magic × 9) (new!)

Presence Detection

Item Box

Treasure Chest Drop Rate x3

Familiar Strengthening (new!)

Holding Back (new!)

"New skills have indeed appeared. [Area Protection], [Area Gaia Heal], [Earth Hand], [Familiar Strengthening], and [Holding Back]."

"Three new magic skills and two others? I'm curious about [Familiar Strengthening]." 

Kazane noted, and I nodded in agreement.

In addition to upgraded versions of staple skills, five new skills appeared on the list.

As usual, the effects of each skill could only be deduced from their names.

Once acquired, one would somewhat understand the skill's effects from its name.

Currently, I have 3 skill points remaining.

Anticipating new skills at level 51, I kept a few points unused.

I definitely want to acquire [Familiar Strengthening].

Even if I don't know its specifics, it's bound to bolster the Griffin's combat capabilities.

Additionally, [HP Up (Endurance × 9)] is a top-priority skill to acquire.

As for the rest, I'll put them on hold for now.

Having some flexible points can also be meaningful.

With that, skill acquisition is complete.

As a result, my status looks like this.

Comparison is against level 44—when I was frolicking with Sahagin in the underwater city.

Musou Daichi

Level: 51 (+7)

Experience: 1755904/1927788

HP: 432/432 (+96)

MP: 293/336 (+40)

Strength: 42 (+5)

Endurance: 48 (+6)

Agility: 36 (+4)

Magic: 42 (+5)

-Skills-

[Earth Heal]

[Mapping]

[HP Up (Endurance × 9)] (Rank up!)

[MP Up (Magic × 8)]

[Spear Attack Power Up (+40)] (Rank up!×4)

[Rock Bullet]

[Protection]

[Gaia Heal]

[Treasure Chest Drop Rate x2]

[Triple Thrust]

[Item Repair]

[Accuracy Boost]

[Grand Heal]

[Stealth]

[Rock Bazooka]

[Evasion Boost]

[Item Box]

[Tame]

[Stone Shower]

[Heavy Equipment Penalty Negation]

[Area Earth Heal]

[Tunnel]

[Familiar Strengthening] (new!)

Remaining Skill Points: 0

"Senpai, Senpai, Grif-chan is glowing!"

"Huh, really?"

As pointed out by Yuzuki, I looked, and the Griffin's entire body got enveloped in a faint glow.

That glow seemed to get absorbed into Griffin's body before fading away.

I manipulated the status screen again to check Griffin's stats.

From my status screen, I could also view my familiar's stats—

Griffin (Enhanced)

HP: 420 (+70)

Attack Power: 78 (+13)

Defense: 90 (+15)

Agility: 36 (+6)

Magic: 30 (+5)

Weakness/Resistance... None

Special Abilities...《Flight》《Mountable (2)》《Continuous Attack》

"What's this... Griffin's stats increased by twenty percent across the board due to [Familiar Strengthening]?"

Isn't that amazing? Acquiring it was definitely the right choice.

"The Griffin has become really strong... Stats increased by 20% across the board."

""20% across the board!?""

Both Kazane and Yuzuki widened their eyes in surprise.

For us to achieve a 20% increase across the board, we'd need to level up by about ten levels.

Considering the Griffin achieved it with just 1 skill point, it's an incredibly profitable effect.

Just as I was thinking—

"By the way, Daichi-kun, we haven't properly named Griff-chan yet, right? Since we got the enhancement skill, it's about time we give it a name," Kaede suggested.

"Yeah, Senpai. I've been meaning to bring that up."

"Ugh... but do we have to decide that now?"

"You've been putting it off forever. It's not good, Daichi-kun. As the owner, you need to take responsibility and show some awareness."

"Yeah, Senpai. You're so careless about these things."

"Kwak, Kwaa!"

"...Alright, I get it. But I still don't think now's the time to decide. Let's think about it after this dungeon is cleared."

"Absolutely?"

"Absolutely, Senpai. If you break the promise, you're banned from cuddling with us and Windy-san for a week."

"Huh... that... that's terrible..."

I got crushed by despair.

Losing the greatest joy of bedtime was too much. It's just too unfair.

"Ugh, I might not like that either... Daichi-kun, you have to decide! Be strong!"

"Yeah, because we wouldn't like that either. You have to decide!"

"Okay, okay. I'll definitely decide. Rokusō Daichi never lies."

"Kwaa♪"

The Griffin snuggled closer to me.

It seemed very happy.

But is naming the familiar really that important...

Well, getting punished with a ban on cuddling is like a death sentence, so I'll make sure to name it once this matter is settled.

"Ahem, sorry for interrupting while you're busy, but can we move forward?" Naser-san coughed politely, prompting us to continue.

Right, we were in the middle of dungeon exploration... Or rather, we were just at the entrance.

We bowed deeply to Queen Lulu and Nasser-san and decided to move on.

As expected, the door to the room got unlocked.

We opened the door and proceeded down the corridor beyond.

The corridor resembled those inside the pyramid.

Made of plain stone and cramped.

With Kazane leading the way with [Presence Detection], we cautiously moved forward.

We soon reached the second door.

Like the previous room, it was a stone door.

"I'll open it."

Kazane confirmed with a look back, so I nodded from behind.

In response, Kazane nodded and, facing forward again, reached for the door.

There were no traps, and the door opened easily.

On the other side was a room with a similar layout to the previous one.

Apart from the door we entered from, there was another door on the opposite wall.

Unlike the corridor, the ceiling wasn't oppressively low.

What caught our attention were two objects in the center of the room.

"It's treasure chests."

"Yeah, dungeon treasure chests are always so obvious."

Entering the room, Kazane and Yuzuki commented on it.

As the two said, near the center of the room were two treasure chests.