I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Discovery

◆ Demon Temple – Guild Room [Lobby] ◆

…The cause has been identified.

During the process of mixing Animate Fetish, Witch Broom, Butcher Shark, and Cursed Coin, the corpse of the Slaughterer that was placed next to them was also swallowed. It’s a case of foreign matter contamination… foreign matter contamination…

So, in a hurry, I reread “Suggestions for Cursed Objects”. Then, yes, it wasn’t written anywhere. The number of bodies, corpses, and cursed items to be added wasn’t specified at all. In other words, I just mistakenly assumed it had to be 1:1:1, but actually, it could be 1:2:1 or 2:2:1 without any problem.

Well, after the success, the number of entries in “Suggestions for Cursed Objects” increased, so it seems to be one of those hidden elements. The success rate apparently drastically decreases depending on the added items.

“This takes courage to call a broom.”

“It doesn’t look like a broom at all!”

“It’s cute… Look, see Aka, it even has a proper seat. Should I ride it sideways? What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“If Mi-chan likes it and recognizes it as a broom, then there’s no problem at all…!”

“Look, it even has a place to hold onto. It’s good… very cute…”

“The design is nice… good sense.”

“Excellent. Out of 100 points, I’d give it 150.”

“It’s strange… I definitely, definitely added a broom…”

“Wow, it’s amazing! Something incredible has been made!”

“That was so monotone…”

“You’re escaping reality!”

Alright, then. Here is the completed broom. Please take a look.

[★★Shark & Destroy! Shark-shaped Hurricane Cleaner!] (Supreme, Mystic, Broom, Slotless)

If you haven’t learned the skill [Broom Control] , you can’t equip this item.

[Curse] When using this equipment’s skill, a sonar sound or suction sound will play.

[Curse] Physical attack power -99%

[Curse] This equipment’s skill must be activated by pressing the button on the main body.

Skill [Item Search] can be used.

Skill [Enemy Search] can be used.

Skill [Item Vacuum] can be used.

Skill [Destroy Hurricane Cleaner] can be used.

…Cute and high-functioning! Searches for hidden items thoroughly! A new product that doesn’t need a cord and can switch between handy and stick types!

Cannot be enhanced – Cannot be destroyed – Registered to: [Mitchell] – Weight: 3.0kg

This takes courage to call a broom. No matter how you look at it, it’s a vacuum cleaner. Thank you very much. The tail part serves as a handle, and the main body looks like a deformed Butcher Shark… no, it’s a broom! It even has a seat on the back to make it easy to ride! And it has a handle to hold onto! A vacuum cleaner… no!! A broom!!!

So, the crucial functions! The mouth part sucks up everything with great force! The sucked-up garbage gets “massacred”, and items or things that can go into an inventory get absorbed into Mitchell’s inventory. Oh, how convenient, how convenient… And the suction sound, that “Gyuaaaaaaaa!!!!” from the Relentless Shark, has been toned down to a cute sound.

“This is a good broom…”

“It’s a vacuum cleaner! Not a broom!!”

“You can use it with Broom Control, so it’s a broom.”

“I’m starting to lose my grasp on what a broom is…”

“Was it Destroy Hurricane Cleaner? I thought it only dealt 1 damage, but it’s stripping some buffs.”

“Oh, you’re right. The exhilaration effect from Eris’s illusion is gone!”

“Seems like it can absorb buffs too. It doesn’t affect me, but it looks like it has a dispel effect. This is excellent equipment for support and debuff roles… thank you, Rinne.”

“I’m glad you like it!”

Sorry, Mitchell. But honestly? It just looks like you’re riding a big whale plushie sideways. It’s so surreal to see a serious-looking woman flying on a big whale vacuum cleaner!! What’s with that gap, it’s too cute!?

“Make sure you don’t hit your allies with it, okay?”

“We need to check the effect range properly. It would be ridiculous to strip the buffs you’ve applied yourself.”

“Is Enchantress a support role for magic?”

“Yes, my attack capability is completely dead, but I can temporarily boost STR and MAG, increase attack multipliers, create barriers to block a few direct attacks, entangle enemies with magical thorns, forcefully change attack attributes to dark, and temporarily grant an aura that absorbs dark attributes. As a trade-off, my HP gradually decreases. Basically, it’s about 0.3% per second.”

“Isn’t that extremely high-performance…?”

“If the tank is in danger, you can temporarily switch by giving the monster the dark attribute and standing there with the dark absorption aura!”

“Isn’t that extremely high-performance!?”

“That’s way too unfair!”

“It takes time to apply the dark attribute, so it’s not as high-performance as you think. If you mistime it slightly, you’ll take the attack before the change and die.”

Wow… Mitchell, isn’t that incredibly high-performance? Her attack capability is completely sacrificed for support and debuffing… I love it! A behind-the-scenes powerhouse role… wait, isn’t that similar to me?! If Mitchell and I team up, Chiyo and the others’ attack power might explode, right?! Oh, but the support roles might interfere with each other, so I’m not sure. The higher value might take precedence if there’s overlap, like with attack multipliers or Big sis’s orders, so we can’t say for sure. If there are four supports, the super buffs would be overwhelming.

“Alright! First, let’s go over what everyone can do, then we’re off to hunt dragons!”

“Only five level 60 dragons and one level 75 dragon have been defeated. If you lose, they completely recover and it starts over. It’s to prevent zombie attacks.”

“There are 80 of them, right?”

“No, 81. The central giant dome has a level 140 dragon that’s supposed to be the strongest. I’d love to fight it just once!”

“We want to know how effective our attacks are!”

“Exactly. I want to know about the top one.”

“Alright, let’s go greet the level 140 dragon first!”

Alright, it’s dragon hunting time!! Napping’s team is going to greet the level 140 dragon first! Yeah, level 140 must be super strong… though I remember fighting levels 272, 321, and 444. But considering that a level 444 whale and a level 140 dragon are probably stronger from an insider’s perspective, the level 140 dragon is likely more powerful.

In this game, levels are kind of just for show. Chiyo-chan is level 30, and I’m level 85, but it’s the level for that race/job, so a level 1 spirit fox isn’t the same as a level 1 slime. There are internal differences.

So what I’m saying is, if a dragon, which doesn’t seem like it levels up much, is level 140, it’s definitely dangerous. Wait… does that mean Chiyo-chan being level 125 back then was actually incredibly high…? Why did she die so easily then?! I have to ask!

“Chiyo-chan, Chiyo-chan!”

“Y-yes?! What is it?”

“Do you remember when you attacked us back then?”

“I’m truly sorry, I was starving at the time…!”

“That’s alright! Back then, Chiyo-chan’s HP… uh… was your vitality at its limit?!”

“Yes… indeed. At that time, my vitality was less than half of what it is when healthy. I only had enough strength to fight.”

“Less than half of ten percent…”

So Chiyo-chan was revived with only 5% HP back then… No wonder she died so easily. Babylon-chan must have adjusted things well to revive her… I appreciate it!!!

“Hey~~. Which dragon are we going to eat first?”

“Shall we eat them from the weakest to the strongest?”

“Woof!!! (Dragons are delicious!!)”

“I’d like to try talking if I get the chance!”

“Oh, that’s right~. Let’s try talking if we can~”

“They may not be a very normal species, but some of them can talk! Hm…? Ghost?”

‘(´；ω；｀)’

“Oh,Oniichan!!! The shield is done!!”

‘It’s here━━━━(゜∀゜)━━━━!!’

“Oh, that’s right, it’s finished! The shield too!”

‘It’s here━━━━(゜∀゜)━━━━!!’

I had forgotten, but we had put two true whales into the “intentional irregularity occurrence test” to make Oniichan’s shield. Actually, it failed 15 times, and Pers-chan gave me 15 [Production Protection Tickets] saying, “I can’t use them, so take them all!” That’s how it finally got completed.

[★★Whaley Shield] (Supreme, Mystic, Knight Shield, Slotless)

[Curse] Puts the wearer in [Berserk] state.
[Curse] Guarding is impossible while in [Berserk] state.
[Curse] Puts the wearer in [Madness] state.
Skill [Emotion: Provoke] can be used.

Hate rate +88%
10% chance to reduce received damage to 1 when taking damage
This shield cannot be destroyed

Guard Performance:
Slash resistance +37%
Blunt resistance +56%
Pierce resistance +40%

…Is this it? My daughter drew on it and said it’s a charm. Apparently, it’s supposed to be a whale… but it looks like a dolphin to me. – A certain knight
…It’s so bad~~! Don’t show that to everyone! – A knight annoyed by his colleague
Cannot be enhanced, cannot be destroyed, weight 5.5kg

‘m9(^Д^)9m’

‘Frioniel activated [Provoke], but there was no target.’

“That… somehow, it’s really annoying!”

“It seems if you use it on a target, it’ll draw aggro!”

“It’s strong. But the emoticon is just, well, something.”

I have a lot to say about this, but it’s strong, so it’s fine! It’s supposed to be a cursed shield that forces the wearer into berserk and madness states, but since those don’t affect Oniichan, there are no downsides! It’s a shield with only benefits! It lacks a card slot, so it can’t be expanded, but… it’s high-performance enough that it doesn’t need one!

‘(´∀｀)’

“You’re happy, good, good. What about this shield?”

‘(´；ω；｀)’

“Time to say goodbye… Didn’t Connor want this? It’s second-hand, but could you take it to Kaku-san? He’s in the exploration team.”

“That’s right! I’m friends with Kaku-san. Shall I send it to him?”

“Send it~. Let’s make more allies happy with gifts~”

“Let’s increase them~!”

“Please do!”

The only one who can use the shield is Oniichan, and it’s practically a complete upgrade, so it’s time to retire Hotate! There’s a Guardian class player named Connor in the exploration team, so he’d be the best one to use it!

“Alright, let’s go! Oh, just in case, I’ll say hi to Big sis and Laura-chan before we leave!”

“Okay, I’ll check the potion lineup downstairs first!”

“The shop on the first floor changes its lineup often~. Don-chan, want to eat?”

‘Woof!! (Food!?)’

“You remember the word for ‘food’, good job. Shall we go?”

‘Woof!!!’

“I’ll grab something light to eat too!”

“Me as well!”

“It’s never light.”

“It is light!! It’s not heavy at all!!!”

‘(´∀｀)’

“See? It’s not heavy, right, Ghost-san!!!”

‘(´゜д゜｀)’

“Oh,Oniichan got his head blown off by Chiyo-chan again… Those two are as usual. Alright, let’s head to room 201. If I go without saying anything, they might sulk like Oniichan does.”

◆ Demon Temple – Guild Room [Room 201] ◆

When I knock on the door, there’s no sound from inside. It seems when a room is in private area mode, no sound leaks out, and this applies to NPCs as well. It’s pretty impressive that NPCs can use these private rooms and make them private areas too. I’m more surprised by that.

“Maybe they fell asleep… If it’s just sleeping, they don’t have to go back to the corpse storage like Lia-chan, they can stay here. So—”

‘Tornado has deactivated the private area of [Room 201] in the Demon Temple’

“We’re a bit late, but I’m here…”

Oh, Big sis replied. It seems the knocking sound does serve as a calling function even when in private mode. Did I wake them up? Well, if they opened the door, I should take a look—

“Oh, wait, don’t open it yet—”

“Hmm… Well, well, well. Screenshot, screenshot, screenshot, screenshot, screenshot…

“Oh, ho…?”

“No, no, it’s not like that! It was in the room…”

“It was in the room, so Laura-chan looked cute wearing it, and I thought I’d like to try it on.”

“Yeah, well, no, it’s not…!!! Ahhhhh!!! Please forget you saw anything!! I’ll take it off, I’ll take it off!!”

“Whoa, sis, you can’t just strip here!”

“Wait, sis! I haven’t finished taking screenshots yet, don’t strip on your own!? Ah, my avatar got deactivated…! Even so, she’s taking off the pirate captain’s battle dress top! Well, that’s…”

“Are you going to forget what you just saw?! Got it!?”

“…”

“Sis took off her top, and now she’s just in a tight dress, but her back… her back!!!”

“Sis, was there a lively cat in room 201?”

“Huh?! A cat?! No, there wasn’t one, but why?”

“I see, I see… Well then, we’re off to hunt dragons. Say hi to Laura-chan for me.”

“Oh, uh, yeah! Sorry again this time, really.”

“No, no! It was a treat. Well then…”

“Hehe. I wonder, sis didn’t notice at all, but that scratch was from… Oh well, sis, it must be tough with a lively cat around. I see, I see…”

“Oh? Are you feeling better now, Rinne-san? You seem quite happy.”

“In room 201, there was a lively pink-colored cat.”

“What…?! Ahhhh!! Ahh~!!”

“A cat…? There was a cat?”

“Yes, there was. Isn’t that right, Rena-chan!”

“I’m more of a dog person myself. I prefer dogs.”

“…It seems Rena-san and I are experiencing a communication error!”

“Pure-hearted Rena-chan is cute too…”

“Hehe… Babylon Online always keeps you on your toes… It’s like, the age rating is 15 and up, so this kind of portrayal is expected! Laura-chan, you’re lucky…”

“Don-chan, is the food tasty?”

“Woof!! (I love the meaty ones! Lots of delicious stuff inside!)”

“Dogs are cute too, right?”

“I prefer cats!”

“Huh, Pers-chan prefers cats? Huh~? Isn’t it the other way around~!”