What does the status correction mean?
Hmmm...? Morning...
I stretched out and checked my surroundings and found myself lying in bed, dressed in the same clothes I came back in.
'Ah...I was tired. But I hadn't even bathed in hot water, and it stinks… bath, huh?
I had once thought about the baths. There are public bathrooms, in Slag.
So far, I've given up crying that I couldn't spend the hard-earned money on something so trivial as that.
This time, however, I should have earned a good amount from the last expedition.
...Okay, I'll take a bath today.
After having fun and feeling lighter in body, I changed my clothes, organized the virtual space, and finished preparing myself. I also threw my shield and sword into the virtual space and went for the purchase center.
As expected, the virtual space is too noticeable to operate in broad daylight. I gave up and kept the materials in my hand.
When I presented the materials to the usual affable blonde lady, she surprised me with an open-eyed look.
''It looks like you've had a lot of trouble in a short period of time. You have a goblin mage and....even a night goblin leader?" [A.N - By goblin mage and goblin leader she means their magic stones]
"It's amazing how you can tell just by looking at it."
"I've been doing this for many years, you know."
The lady smiled happily. I wish I was a little older.
"I'll go weighing and calculating, please wait a moment."
I sat down quietly and waited, and in less than ten minutes, she called me again.
She works fast. I'd like to make a certain unwilling receptionist of the mercenary guild roast her nail polish and drink it.
"This time it's 6 silver coins and 60 coppers. The money has been wired to the mercenary guild."
"Wired?"
''Um, yes. You have been placed in the custody of the mercenary guild. If you go to the guild's reception desk to complete the formalities, you will receive the money. If you wait too long, it may become invalid, so please receive it as soon as possible."
"Okay. Thank you."
In other words, it would be a reward for 'destroying an entire flock'.
I wonder how much they'll get me?
With a grin, I went to the guild and met Trisiera at the reception desk.
''Huh? You are here…"
"Finally. Did you get the money?"
"No, I'm going to get it now…"
"Well, then take it right away. You'll have to come with me."
"What, what?"
I received money from the guild's receptionist. Four silver coins.
Considering that it was divided equally among the five of us, was it 20 silver coins that Elliot received?
It seems expensive and cheap at the same time. Well, it's okay as an extra bonus.
Assuming this is 10 silver coins and 10,000 yen per silver coin, that's an income of 100,000 yen. It's definitely goblin fever, isn't it…?
Trisiera hurried us to a mansion with a magnificent gate.
The perimeter was covered with a circular iron fence that refused to allow intruders to enter.
"...Is it safe to enter this?"
When I turned to Trisiera, I rang the doorbell at the entrance as my eyes indicated that I should go as soon as possible.
When the sound of a bzzt!bzzt! resounds, an armed person who looks like a gatekeeper who has been staring at the whole thing turns to me.
"Talk to me before you ring the doorbell… why are you staring at me…?"
"This is Master Emond's house. Isn't that right?"
"Yes, did he call for you?"
I asked Trisiera for help with the chirping.
"There must be a guest named Elliot inside. I am his companion."
"Yeah. Wait a minute."
He tells Gatekeeper B, who hangs out near the door, something, and Gatekeeper B puts his face inside through the door to check it out. It's like a game of message.
After about 10 minutes of waiting, he gives me permission to say, "Okay, come in," and I go in.
"Oh, are you...?"
In what appeared to be a guest room, a middle-aged woman turned to me.
''I am a member of the party that rescued Master Aawinda."
'Well, I am a relative of Aawinda, and my name is Yuksina Emond. Thank you very much for this matter. If it weren't for you, she might not have lived as long as she did."
"No, it was the right thing to do."
"My husband Doltok was so selfish that he wanted to thank you in person and ask you to go to the trouble of coming. It must have been difficult for you to come so suddenly."
"Yeah, well…"
What's the right answer? Somebody help me.
"Please sit down. My husband is having some kind of conversation with Mr. Elliot right now. I'll be back shortly, so please just relax for a while."
"Yes, thank you."
Yuksina shuffled out of the room. Emond, must be a nobleman because he has a last name.
"Hey, Trisiera do you know anything about Master Emond?"
In the room where I was left behind, I whispered to Trisiera, who was standing next to me.
"Speaking of the Emond he is the chairman of a major chamber of commerce. Master Dortok Emond, is currently coordinating the Slag branch of the Emond Trading Company."
The Chamber of Commerce.
So he is not a nobleman, but a wealthy one.
There don't seem to be anything about the difference in status, so it's still better.
"So, why did Master Emond call me here? If he wanted to thank me, the lady already gave me one and I can go home now, can't I?"
"Didn't you hear that Master Dortok wanted to see you? Wait a minute."
"Yes."
I had no choice, so I sat down on the sofa and sipped my first cup of tea in a long time. It's good.
A little sugar in there too, sweet.
I had just finished my second cup of tea and to Trisiera's dismay, a middle-aged, thin man along with Elliot, and Marie walked into the room.
"Hi, Mr. Yohei,"
"Nice to meet you, Doltok Emond. I'm Yohei Chikano, pleased to meet you."
"That's pretty polite. I've heard a few things about you from Aawinda."
"Heh, I hope that didn't come across as weird."
"Have you ever seen her naked?"
"Yeah, that's it."
"No, no, no, hahaha. It's called an accident, I don't blame you."
"Well, that's a relief."
"I'm glad you didn't ask me to take responsibility or anything. So, what can I do for you?"
"Hmm, yeah. There's no need to be so hasty. Thank you so much for saving my little niece. She's finally calmed down, too."
"That's good to hear. But, you know, the circumstances being what they are, I'm concerned."
"Right. Well, I'll tell you in advance that the Chamber of Commerce has no intention of keeping this a secret. Some of you may have some unkind words for Awinda, but it will keep the bugs away."
"Insect repellent, huh?"
"The mere fact that she's a merchant's daughter is enough to attract all sorts of bugs.
Oh. So the bad guy's a pest."
"If that's all you want, then this is what we'd like to do too."
"No, so. I mean, as far as you're concerned, it's not my intention to make you forget about the case in order to keep it under wraps."
"Uh... yes."
So that's it.
If the rumors of the incident spread after a while, this would mean that there would be no motive to bother erasing me.
"Until then, though, I can't be completely relieved. Did you call me to tell me that?"
Thank you very much for your concern...
"Hmm, so. I wanted to thank you, or rather you and Elliot, for your help today. I just wanted to say first that it's not exactly hushed money either."
"Thank you?"
"Yes. I'm not trying to keep you quiet, though I don't want you to go around telling other people about it intentionally."
"Of course. I'm not going to rub salt in the victim's wounds."
"Salt...? That's an unusual expression. But it's interesting. If you put salt on the wound, it still hurts. Is that what you mean?"
"I'm sorry, it's an analogy my parents used to say... The meaning is the same: a cut is painful, but applying salt to it can take advantage of the wound and make it even worse. It's a metaphor for the shameful act of hurting that person."
"I see. Interesting parents."
"Ha. I'm proud of my parents."
I blamed my parents for it on the spur of the moment, but I was proud of them. They were kind to me, even when I was a jerk.
I felt a great deal of sorry for that, though. I feel like I threw half my life away when my parents died.
Dad and mom, I'm in a cold sweat in a different world right now for some reason.
"As for thanking you, it's simple, but how about four gold coins or so?"
"What? is that gold?"
My voice trembled.
Gold? Was a gold coin the equivalent of 100 silver coins?
So, a million yen? That's four million yen?
The income from this goblin defeat, which was also an unbelievable income, but forty times that?
This isn't a trap, is it?
"Not much?"
"Meme-no, I'm not upset. I was upset because it was a unit I'd never kept a part of before."
"I see. Some say it's less for some people because even a gold coin is less amount for saving lives. But this is all I can give now. Please take it."
"Oh, thank you very much."
Maybe it's polite to say no once. But there is no room for that. It will be really annoying if he really withdraws it by any chance. It is a gold coin. I absolutely want it.
"Then take it on your way home. Now, Elliot, I wanted to give you an escort mission regarding Awinda's Auguri Curess."
"It's a great honor, Section Chief."
Elliott replies with a fresh smile. I see he has put this time around to good use.
"So, Elliott-kun asked me if you would like to join him. What do you think, would you accept?" (Emond)
"An escort, sir? As a matter of fact, I have no experience in escorting noblemen. If you still don't mind then I'll do it." (Me)
"No, we're not noblemen." (Esmond)
Doltok waved his hand with a chuckle.
"Well, if you're willing to take it, fine. I'd feel a little better if I were with the one who found and saved Aawinda first." (Emond)
For a group of five people who are personal mercenaries, I feel like they are not much of an escort for a wealthy man.
Especially since they had been attacked by bandits just recently.
Then Elliot seemed to take over the conversation and explain it to them. Doltok sipped his tea and took a breath.
''Of course, it seems that the Emond Chamber of Commerce will have a few personal guards, but at worst we need to be aware that we can protect them on our own."
"...What do you mean?"
"I hesitate to make such a big deal of it, but it seems that one of Mistress Awinda's guards were mixed with the bandits."
"What did you say?"
"You said the guards were decimated, but they had been betrayed. That would be confusing as well." (Me)
So the Chamber of Commerce is now re-identifying the identity of the guards again, but they want to have a little bit of trust by their side on this journey.
"So... but that's even better, then, to let someone of uncertain identity like me, or even me, in. Aren't you afraid?"(Me)
Then Doltok interjected.
"I've known Elliott, for a long time. I trust him to the extent that he wouldn't sell that girl to a bandit. His parties are all slaves, so he wouldn't have any inside information."
���I see."
"Since this Elliot-kun said it would be fine, I trust you too. If anything goes wrong, though, I'll have Mr. Elliot to blame for it."
Doltok stared at my face.
''I understand, Elliot, and I will repay the trust of Master Dortok."
"Well, I'll tell you more about that later."
Aawinda herself didn't come out until the end, but after that, she heard Elliot and Doltok talking amicably, and after less than an hour, she resigned from the mansion.
''Well, that means we'll still have to work together a bit more. I look forward to working with you." (Elliot)
"Yeah, you're welcome." (Me)
I shake hands with Elliott and wander around the city, which is now completely glowing in the sun.
I don't feel like hunting goblins anymore today.
The good news was that there seemed to be a low risk of being buried in the dark because of Aawinda's case.
However, I had to head to another city in that vein.
As I recall, when you go away, you also need to apply for something like the cancellation of your settlement certificate? It's a pain in the ass.
But you may be fortunate to have a connection with a family with a lot of gold to offer you.
Thanks, Elliot.
I can't think of a single thing to do when I say I am taking a break. First of all, I think I should have a quick bite somewhere and then head to the library.
At the library, I pay a silver coin and immediately look up something I've been wondering about. I'm sure there were many things I wanted to look into.
I put the books on the shelves, remembering them one by one.
"Introduction to Job Systems."
"Detailed status and skills."
"The Job Skills Essay".
This is the author of that famous book "Introduction to the Job System" which I first borrowed.
It will take me two hours to read this book.
I had no choice but to do a lot of research today.
The World and Faith.
"The Glory of the Empire and its End"
This is basic knowledge about the world. Understanding religion and history will help you understand the world.
I'm sure.
I'm hoping that I can learn something about the geography of the surrounding area if I find out about the ancient empire, which I heard was so great.
"The Tourist City of Auguri Curess."
This was laid out because there was a book about the city we would be heading to in Aawinda's escort.
It seems to be a tourist city.
Is it big?
The Aristocrats of the Kingdom of Cyres.
It sounds boring, but I thought I'd do some light research on the nobles of the country I'm in.
Knowing the king or something like that might help me go through the trouble in case of a real emergency.
However, this is apparently issued over 20 years ago.
Does that mean it has to be that old to be popular with the public?
It seems to be handled with care.
There's a risk of leaking information to other countries.
Well, first of all, let's take a look at what's involved in the request.
......hmmm.
First of all, the "Tourist City of Auguri Cures".
It's a tourist guide. It's a good place to visit! That's the name of the book.
Oh well.
Auguri Curess means King Curess because "Auguri" means "king" in the ancient imperial language.
It is commonly called the port of Auguri-Curess or the port city. It's a city with a large port.
I don't know if it's true or not, but it's the central city of the Kingdom of Cyres and has the largest population.
It seems that the royal capital is located a little bit farther away, and it seems that the center of administration is the royal capital, and this port city is the center of the economy.
I was getting a little excited to see if I could go here.
After the first few pages of the book, in which he proudly explains the history of Auguri Curees, the book ends with a few notes on some of the sights I liked, as it's completely a tourist guide.
Let's move on, next.
I'd still like to read up on the status description and the more detailed parts of the job system overview that have been bothering me all along.
......
Huh, it feels like nearly two hours have passed just reading the basic status part of the 'Status and Skill Details' and the rest of the 'Job System Overview'.
Once I checked at the entrance, I still did, and they took an additional silver coin.
However, I was embarrassed to be told that I didn't have to come out every single time and that I would be cleared at the end.
Now, status.
I guess the important thing is still from the effect of the "status correction".
Here's a quick summary of what was written
Attack Increases damage when attacking. Also makes you stronger.
Defense Reduces damage when defending. It also makes your body stronger and less likely to suffer injuries such as broken bones.
Agility means you will be able to move faster. It also improves your motor skills.
Endurance enables you to keep your body moving. Also, it becomes easier to recover from fatigue.
Magic aka the power of an attack with magic is increased. Also, his ability to control magic is increased.
Magic Defense Reduces damage from being attacked by magic. Also, some bad statuses can be healed faster.
That's about it.
It is worth noting that all stats have secondary effects.
And even though they are secondary effects, they are all very appealing.
These effects, such as "Strengthen", are said to be reflected at all times, even when you're not in combat.
However, there are many things I don't understand.
These effects are the result of the hard work of the scholars of this world to accumulate and study data, or summarize what is generally said to be the case.
In other words, they are beyond the realm of inference. Moreover, its effects are somewhat vague.
For example, what does it mean to "increase the damage of an attack"?
Does the system chase the enemy for a moment when we attack, with a mysterious power like a skill?
Or does the system intervene in our consciousness and manipulate our bodies so that we can deal damage more efficiently?
There's a lot of mysteries, but in any case, if the status compensation for the attack is high, the same person will give the same attack to you. More damage. This seems to be a no-brainer.
On the contrary, compensation is just compensation, so no matter how much a person with weak muscle strength raises his or her level to achieve a higher status, the original weakness will not become stronger.
However, as a side effect of the "Attack" status, the person's muscle strength will increase.
So it's rarely the case that the "attack" status correction is high but the attack is weak. Unless they are so hilarious that they ruin them.
It's still the secondary effects that I'm concerned about.
I think there are various types of muscle strength, but it seems that the "Attack" status is to increase instantaneous output, the "Defense" status is to prevent muscles from breaking down, and the "Agility" status is to compensate for overall muscle strength in a balanced way.
The main effect, "Endurance", which increases endurance, also seems to strengthen some muscles.
Each of the above 4 corrections makes the muscles stronger in a different way.
Among them, the 'agility' one, which improves athleticism, is amazing.
If you're in a combat position, wouldn't it make you stronger if you boosted it for now?
The other statuses are certainly strong, but this one seems to improve things like nerves and cognitive functions that are hard to train on your own, too.
When you think about it, it's understandable why 'Swordsman' is so popular.
At first, I thought it was because swords are still orthodox weapons, but I guess it's because of the 'agility' in the status compensation.
No, technically speaking, all jobs seem to boost all stats a little bit as you level up.
However, there is quite a bit of bias as to which stats are easier to grow.
The "Swordsman" seems to be a typical job that improves agility well.
By the way, the one that was introduced as a typical job that improves your defense is the Shieldsman.
Instead, it seems that the general popularity of the "shieldman" is not so great, perhaps because its agility is not improved nearly as much.
It seems that they are popular in the army because they are useful in group actions.
I'm sure they'll put you in the toughest spot on the front line, so I'd never use the Shield Shield in an army.
Maybe it's better to keep the fact that I'm using a shieldsman a secret. I'm sure they will put me in a dangerous role soon.
Even though the swordsman improves your agility, there are those who improve their agility by one level after 2 levels and those who don't improve their agility by one level after 5 or 6 levels.
Status also seems to have its own orientation and unsuitability depending on qualities and experience.
How did I do?
When you set up multiple jobs, you can't see which jobs are affecting how much....
Oh well.
I want all the effects of the top four status corrections, and I'd like to use the magic jobs as well. I want to increase the "magic" and "magic defense" from It turns out that I'm not the only one.
The obvious conclusion is that I want to raise them all. Status compensation is important.
And now that I've figured that out, it's good to know!
A less important, but interesting, part of the story was about the creation of jobs.
It seems that the God who gave the job system to mankind can give new jobs to mankind.
This has been said for a long time, and a scholar proved it by observing and studying it during the genesis of the "Kewiltos" job.
Kewiltos is a very popular ball game in this country.
It seems to have caused a huge boom in this country, or rather the surrounding world. A long time ago.
If you could get the ball into the enemy's camp, you would win the game, similar to a football or rugby game. It's still very popular today.
Is the official name of the game Kewiltz Gasum? So, in ancient imperial language, it means "advance, defeat, brave" or "ball".
It's called Kewiltos Ball, but it's so long that many people rewrite it into modern language and call it by its abbreviation.
It's a combination of "brave" and ball game and is called "Yuugi".
Which one to call it differs from country to country, region to region, and from individual to individual, and the two groups are the "Mushroom and Bamboo Wars" on Earth. It's been a long and bitter struggle. Why does it matter?
Well, about that Kewiltos Ball, as it became popular and widespread, at some point the job of 'Kewiltos player' was acquired.
Since Kewiltos Ball itself was developed shortly before that, and there had never been such a competition before, it follows that God saw the craze and added jobs to the game.
So it was widely accepted that "jobs are created anew".
However, the interpretation of this has caused controversy as to whether "God creates jobs to suit the world of man" or "God, who also controls fate, foresaw that such a sport would become popular from the beginning and therefore it was set up from the beginning".
My personal view is that I'm inclined to support the former. I personally don't like the worldview that fate is set in stone from the beginning.
Besides, if it was suddenly acquired at some point, the former would be more natural.
But for someone who believes in the omnipotence of God, it might be hard to accept. Well, it doesn't matter either way.
That's why the job system could be added or even removed, and vice versa.
Could the requirements for job acquisition also fluctuate? What a theory.
I feel that's also possible, personally.
Incidentally, after the new job of "Kewiltos Player" was created, some idiots tried to use the sport's skills on the battlefield, and to my surprise, the profession of "Kewiltos Warrior" was born.
I've heard that the warriors who are avid Kewiltos fans are quick to try to get this, even though the people around them are against it.
Well, I was going to read "The World and Faith" and "The Glory of the Empire and Its End" at the end, but I'm already in quicksand. I'm getting tired. It's almost four hours study time, and I'll get to this at a later date.
In case you're skimming through it, what is believed in this country is polytheism, a religion that has been around since the days of the Empire and A thing. I confirmed that the creator god or something like that is treated and worshipped as the main god class.
The commandments and such seem reasonably loose.
It would be helpful if the doctrine was such that they wouldn't be killed even if they found out they came from another world. Well, it would be good if they don't find out.
I returned the book on the counter and when I walked out, the sun was shining and the city was turning red.
It's more beautiful than the Japanese cities. The setting sun shines on it.
It seems to be hard to live for that, though.
Is it too early to take a hotel yet, and so on, and I began to wander the city again while thinking that.