“Wait a second.”
Amane-san activated her Appraisal skill and began checking my status.
“Your class is Cleric and… Eh? You’re a cleric!? And, your level is five…”
Just like how I used Clairvoyance, she worked through my status with her skill, reading out each line from top to bottom as she deciphered it.
Then, halfway through, she paused.
“Your magic power is… no, wait. Where’s your magic power? …What is Burial Power?”
It seemed that the stat called Burial Power was just as unusual as I thought. Come to think of it, the viewers had sounded confused about it earlier too.
> Yeah, that’s exactly where you’d get stuck lol
> What the heck is that stat?
> Even an S-rank hasn’t seen it before?
> It sounds kind of weird too
> Yeah… that’s gotta be a bug
“Did you defeat the orc with this [Cremation] skill…?”
Amane-san compared the orc’s scattered bones with the information in my status window, trying to piece together what had happened.
Considering the remains were nothing but charred fragments, that was probably the most reasonable conclusion.
Still, it made me think all over again.
Just what kind of standard were my stats based on, anyway?
One thing was certain—my abilities didn’t seem to follow the same rules as those of normal adventurers. The viewers kept joking that it was probably just some kind of bug, but… was it really something that simple?
Well, there wasn’t much point in overthinking it.
I think things will just happen as they’re meant to.
“This [Return] skill… could it be some kind of teleportation ability…? But more importantly—why don’t you have any healing skills…? You’re supposed to be a cleric after all…”
“…So it really is strange, huh?”
“It is strange.”
Hearing it said so bluntly made it sound like I was the strange one.
Didn’t feel great, honestly.
I’m just a perfectly ordinary middle-aged guy.
“Maybe you’re actually—no, that can’t be right. Your class definitely says Cleric… I even wondered for a moment if it might be a Unique Class, but…”
A Unique Class?
What’s that supposed to be?
> Oh, the ultra-rare class people say only five exist in the entire world.
> Does that even really exist? Never seen one.
> I’ve only ever heard rumors about it.
> I know about Hero and Demon Knight though
> Yeah, those two are SSS-rank classes
Heh~. So people like that actually exist in this world huh. I had no idea.
Still, I am a clearly a cleric.
Apparently this class is a bit uncommon among dungeon explorers, but it is still just a perfectly ordinary background job—basically a pretty normal NPC class.
“Does anyone know this stat? Burial Power?”
Amane-san turned toward the camera, directing the question to the countless viewers who were watching her stream.
With that many people tuned in, surely at least one of them should recognize it.
“…Yeah, it’s definitely a bug.”
Apparently not. Looks like no one had ever seen or even heard of it before.
“Oh, right! I can’t just stand around wasting time here!”
Amane-san suddenly snapped back to her senses, reacting to the flood of comments racing through the chat.
Now that I thought about it, she had seemed to be in a hurry earlier.
“Mister, that stat of yours is pretty strange. You should go consult the Guild Headquarters about it at least once!”
“Eh? Y-yeah… you’re probably right.”
“See you! Ah—if I don’t hurry, other explorers will get here!”
She gave my shoulder a quick pat, then dashed off at incredible speed, racing straight for the exit of the room where the orc had appeared.
> Maybe an emergency quest popped up.
> Probably one of those first-come, first-served ones.
> It’s pretty rare to see it in a beginner dungeon.
> The competition’s probably brutal. It’s just right that she hurry.
> I wonder what kind of quest it is.
> It’s an investigation quest. Apparently, something strange is happening in this dungeon right now.
> Oh, did you come over from Satsuki-chan’s channel?
> Yeah, I got curious about this Mister lol
> Maybe the orc on the first floor was because of that anomaly.
> Either way, Mister, you should probably leave the dungeon for now.
The viewers were getting pretty fired up all on their own.
Before I knew it, the number of simultaneous viewers had climbed to thirty-four.
Hmm…. So there are emergency quests like that, huh.
Dungeon exploration really feels like it’s borrowed the best parts from all kinds of games. Maybe it’s designed that way on purpose—making it easier for people to get used to it.
“Well… I guess I’ll stick to the plan and leave the dungeon for now.”
Even if my level had gone up and my HP had been restored, I am still, without a doubt, a beginner. Beating that orc earlier had been a complete fluke. If someone asked me to do the same thing again, I honestly couldn’t say whether I could pull it off.
To be honest, I was incredibly curious about Amane-san. But if I followed her, I’d probably just slow her down. Charging without a plan into a dungeon where something strange is already happening is just asking for trouble.
“Since I’m at it… maybe I should try that [Return] skill I learned earlier.”
From the description, it sounded like an escape-type ability.
It said that it will let me return to a designated location.
Hmm, I guess I’ll try imagining my house the same way I did when I activated my other skill. Hopefully that works.
| 《 No destination point has been set. Activation cancelled. 》 |
A warning chime sounded, and a glowing text appeared in midair.
So this skill needs some kind of setup first, huh?
Maybe it requires marking a location beforehand or something. Looks like I can’t just teleport somewhere by imagining it.
“Figures it wouldn’t be that convenient. Oh well… guess I’ll just walk back…”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
Just as I turned towards the entrance to head back, a piercing scream came from deep within the dungeon.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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