An Adventurer Mom, Who Awakened [Housewife] Skill Through a Login Bonus, Is Making the Most of Her Adventurer Life With the Weekly Flyers She Gets! - Chapter 40

The next potion ingredients were the Mandragora Root from the 53rd floor and the Ash of the Saint from the 61st floor.

And the Acorn Chalice from the 99th floor.

“Looks like it’ll be quite a while before we can get those.”

After all, the Gamma Team was currently only on the 26th floor.

Rare Week had long since ended, and with no flyer events today, Kachua and her companions were leisurely continuing their dungeon exploration.

They decided to take a lunch break in a suitable spot.

The 25th floor where the Moonlight Queen Grass had been was a night-time grassland map but the 26th floor they were on now was a daytime grassland map.

So lunch had a bit of a picnic feel to it.

While eating her sandwich, Kachua suddenly remembered something.

“Ah, come to think of it, I took down quite a lot of Sugoroku Snake, didn’t I? I wonder how my point card is doing.”

“『Quite a lot』is putting it mildly. The Sugoroku Snake were practically wiped out.”

After finishing her sandwich, Kachua cheerfully opened her coin purse and took out her point card.

“Oh, my Monster Points are over 50.”

【Monster Points reached 50! Congratulations! As a commemoration, you will receive an『Up! 10-Point Ticket』useful for adventuring. This time it’s Strength Up! ※ The『Up! 10-Point Ticket』can be used by simply holding the ticket and saying『I’ll use the point ticket.』 Anyone can use it easily!】

As Kachua read the point card, a palm-sized piece of paper fluttered down.

On the paper was written: 【Exciting! Strength Up! 10-Point Ticket.】

It seemed to be made of the same material as the flyers that only she could see, but—

“So this is the『Up! 10-Point Ticket』”

“A piece of paper just fell out of nowhere!”

From the reactions of everyone peeking over, it seemed that the Gamma Team members could also see the 『Up! 10-Point Ticket』.

“Does this really mean it increases Strength by 10 points?” Rick asked Kachua.

“It’s my first time seeing one, so I don’t know, but probably, yes” Kachua replied.

“And it’s a ticket that can be used not just by you, Kachua-san, but by whoever holds it?”

“Seems like it.”

“「「「「…………」」」」”

Aside from Kachua, the four members of the Gamma Team exchanged serious looks with one another.

“This is, so far, the most…”

“Plain” Kachua said.

“Amazing” Ann said.

“Eh?” Kachua was surprised.

“Yeah.”

“That’s right.”

“…It’s scary” the other three agreed with Ann.

“Eh, the 10-Point Ticket is?”

“Of course. Everything you’ve gotten so far from that card has been impressive, but if we’re talking about the single most impactful, this is it.”

For reference, here are the items Kachua had received as rewards from her Monster Points so far:

10 points – Slime Hat

20 points – Candies in the number of “810” (heart)

30 points – Ladle Upgrade (Flame)

40 points – Goddess Statue Warp

50 points – Up! 10-Point Ticket (Strength)

“Why? I mean, when your level goes up, your strength stat goes up too, right?”

As Kachua said, the Strength stat usually increases by about 1–5 points upon leveling up.

“What’s amazing is that this raises your stat value without leveling up at all.”

“I see…” Hearing that, Kachua started to realize that it actually was pretty amazing after all.

“So, Kachua, are you going to use it?” Ann asked.

“That’s right. If Kachua-san, whose level-ups are slow, increased her strength by 10 points, it would make a big difference” Rick said.

Because of her 【Housewife】 skill, Kachua’s experience gain was only one-tenth of normal.

“Wouldn’t it be better for Og-kun, Ann or Rick-kun to use it, rather than a support type like me?”

“But it’s yours to begin with”  Og said.

“That’s right. Even for a rear guard, having more strength makes a lot of things easier” Ann added.

Coming from Ann—who, for a woman, was already quite muscular and strong—this carried weight.

“Um” Laura, who had been silently listening, spoke up.

“If Kachua-san doesn’t mind, I think having one of the frontliners use it would improve the team’s overall strength.”

“That’s true.”

With various opinions flying around, Kachua’s decision was…

“Let’s just hold onto it for now.”

In other words, she was postponing the issue.

“Kachua.” Ann’s gaze was fixed squarely on her.

“I’m indecisive. I can’t decide right away. Look, I’ll put it right here in the pocket inside my coin purse. That way I won’t lose it, so don’t worry.”

For some reason, Kachua said this in a proud tone, and stowed the Up! 10-Point Ticket (Strength) into her coin purse.

“But, just like Laura-chan said, I also think that in the end it’s better if one of the frontliners uses it.”

“…………” At Kachua’s words, the three looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

“So, Kachua-san, are you really fine with that?” Og asked.

“Yes, I’m fine with it.”

“If it’s going to be one of us, then Og’s the one” Ann said.

Og raised his voice in surprise.”M-me?”

“Yes. If you can boost your strength, you’ll become even stronger.”

“Ah, I think so too” Rick chimed in from the side.

Ann turned to him.

“The runner-up would be you, Rick. If you add power to your speed, your range of attacks would increase a lot.”

“Y-yes.”

“Well then, let’s just hold onto it a little longer” Kachua said, but Ann cautioned her.

“That goes for you too, Kachua. Increasing your strength is never a bad thing. You should think about yourself a bit more.”

Ann’s words made perfect sense.

Kachua thought for a moment.

“Hmm, you’re right. Then if I decide, after thinking about it carefully, that I want to use it on myself, I’ll do that.”

“Yeah.”

“I think that’s a good idea” the others agreed.

＊＊＊

After the Monster Point Card’s 50 mark, Kachua expected the next milestone to be at 60…

Tracing along the card with her finger, she saw that there was no usual『Present!』written at the 60 mark.

“Araa”

She slid her finger further to 70, 80, 90…

Apparently, during the Rare-Rare Mushroom Deluxe battle, she had taken down a huge number of Sugoroku Snake, and her Monster Points had somehow reached 100!

Monster Points reached 100! Congratulations!

As a commemoration, you receive a lovely hand mirror!

“Aaa”

The moment she read the words on the card, a small hand mirror dropped down from above.

Kachua hurriedly caught it.

It was decorated with an illustration of『Roa-chan』the mascot character of the Labyrinth City of Loa.

As always, the 【Housewife / Househusband】 skill was very Roa-chan–centric.

The hand mirror she received was neither too small nor too large, and looked fairly easy to use. The handle fit nicely into her hand.

However, since the mirror surface was exposed, Kachua thought,『It might break or get scratched』when suddenly a status board appeared before her eyes.

On it was written:

【This item is enchanted with magic to prevent fogging and breakage.】

“Oh, how convenient” Kachua exclaimed without thinking. It was the perfect feature for a portable hand mirror.

The message on the status board continued:

【Once per year, only one time, the mirror can use a special magic that allows you to talk to the person you wish to meet through it. Try it out!】

“Eh…?”