For now, we put Katsu and Minami in the nap room.
　I was planning to go in the morning, but I moved it to the afternoon.
　There's no need to get upset about it.
　Everyone's schedule changes, including me, and we do it each time.
　Normally, you would do reports and training that you can do alone or without much impact, but this is different.

"Hmm, I read the proposal from the south, and it's amazing ...... that you completed this in three days.

　We were having a meeting at our desks with documents in hand.

"So this is a project to raise the bar, not just for our party, but for all dungeon testers?
She's good at her job, but she doesn't usually get serious, so when she gets really motivated, she thinks crazy thoughts.
"Oh, if we can do this, we can do it better!

　Before each of you go into the South's nap room .

"At least, I want you to read just this or just this, that is.

　And then a USB memory stick was presented to me with a shaking hand and a shape that looked like it could be used in Instructor Fusio's dungeon.
　I printed out the materials in it and looked through them, and I was impressed by what I saw.
　We can't help but admire the presentation, which is densely packed with explanatory notes and graphs, and it's not an exaggeration to say that her entire experience is condensed here.
　The title of the project is .
　Leveling Up Efficiency Strategy Book Project.
　Although it's called "leveling up", the main point is that Minami proposed to research what is important to raise the status of dungeon testers, such as their status range and speed of rise, or their attenuation.
　Until now, it had only been vaguely thought that training your body, increasing your magic power, and defeating enemies would increase your status.
　Although the title of this article may sound like a gamer's brain, the content of the material that has been created is much more detailed than I expected.
　You will be able to find a lot of information about our attack record, our status increase, and how our growth compared to Sheng Sheng's status and other attachments, as well as the insights and explanations that Minami experienced, which are very convincing.
　The sound of the paper being turned over is the only evidence that the room was occupied for a time.
　And.

"The arena system, I never thought of that one.
Well, there's a lot of multiplayer dungeons to begin with, and individual versus individual battles don't happen very often. Maybe a lot of people just think it's a waste of time to make them.
But it's very helpful to know your ability, not just numbers. A goal is important. In fact, we don't know how good we are until we fight.
It would be good to check the condition of your body that day!

　The arena system was summarized at the end of the document.
　The idea was to make an affordable, minor-down version of the arcade cabinet game that would allow individuals to do this casually, rather than on a large plot of land, although it could be done in the existing training room, where you could fight one-on-one with dungeon testers and the souls in the dungeon. .
　It is true that Kitamiya was right, originally, there was no such thing as a one-on-one situation in a dungeon unless there was something very special about it.
　It's not an exaggeration to say that there is almost no such thing.
　If that were the case, such a system would not be practical and would not seem to have much value.
　But the South seemed to disagree.
　Minami has argued the usefulness of this system from the point of view that combat in a dungeon is a collection of one-on-one combat.
　You'll be facing a succession of enemies, but simply because of the short duration of the battle, only one of them will be able to handle it unless it's a wide area magic or ranged attack.
　Call it a change of pace, but it's certainly a change of opinion.

As the south considers, there aren't many cases where our party can work with a full complement of people. We have our own plans, and even when one or two people are missing, we dive into dungeons. If it's just to break in, we can work individually.

　The part of you that you had secretly given up on, the suggestion of the South made a clear statement and created a desire to have.

But that's only for people with a certain amount of ability and confidence. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do.
Well, with a rearguard like me, it would be reckless to take on the challenge alone, but that doesn't mean I'd feel comfortable using that big training facility by myself.
Well, I've tried to do it alone before, but I didn't feel alone because Mike was there, so I've noticed that recently.

　Of course, working together as a team is important, but individual abilities cannot be neglected.
　It takes ability to work together.
　We gather at the table, put the materials on the table, and we discuss whether it is necessary or not, without touching the drinks.

This is the kind of facility that would be nice to have, isn't it?
It's a casual, private training facility. I guess we can train in secret.
"Just because I'm not good at that monster doesn't mean I can't practice to improve on it. I think it will improve our individual skills as well.
Does it help alleviate some of the aversion to breaking in and fighting, rather than just going live and breathing it in?
That's partly true, but it seems that Minami's real purpose is to collect data.
"The ......... arena is a one-to-one space, where you can collect data on what to defeat and how much experience you can gain.

　There is some variation in soul, but not that much of a range.
　They are evenly distributed with roughly the same abilities.
　So how much damage you do in a melee, how much damage you do to how many enemies, or how much damage you take.
　The south wants to know how much experience you'll gain and how much your status will be improved by that.
　And if your status is high enough, he will try to play you the right combat area.
　More efficient combat equals more efficient work.
　It's funny that the optimal solution for leveling is the highest work efficiency of a dungeon tester in this company.
　Even if dungeons are updated from time to time, the efficiency of dungeon testers may eventually be higher than that of dungeon testers if this is realized.
　This was a proposal that had such potential.

Well, I've been thinking about the positive aspects (advantages), but what do you think the negative aspects (disadvantages) are?

　And so far, I have listed the positive aspects (advantages) that the South envisions.
　Generally speaking, increased efficiency in combat, improved efficiency in raising status, and the satisfaction of combat experience.
　And the other side is.

......... Well, we might not have to worry about the future, but we might have a capability (status) gap. There's a hint of that now. It would then be a kind of status for what level of monster you can beat.
I'm not sure how to describe it. A monster that can be fought in a normal dungeon with coordination, but when it's soloed, it's a different story and will affect the coordination. You need to be aware of that.
It's not easy for people in positions where they can't fight alone. If you are an attacker, it's not so bad, but if you are a supporter like Minami-chan, your offensive power is not as strong as it should be.

　Increasing awareness gaps, discord to the original collaboration, and inefficiency of job-based competency growth are highlighted.


　If that happens, discrimination could begin, not by rule but by tacit agreement.
　The list of insecurities is endless, but we cannot ignore them.
　That can be improved in due course, but these disadvantages are expected in the initial response.
　There is enough flavor, but there is also a bitterness mixed in with the flavor.
　If you start thinking about whether you can accept them or not, or what you can expect to find in the unexpected, you will never stop thinking about it, and you will get heavy.
　I understand that it is necessary.
　But to make this work, I think we need more results.

It's an interesting idea with potential to be effective, but I'm not sure I want to bring it up to Miss Evia.
I think it's a good idea.
"I don't think it's something I would feel comfortable saying. It's the company that makes the facility.
"But I might be able to contribute to the company because of this?

　And the opinions are neatly divided into two halves.
　Me and Kitamiya, who are waiting to see how things go.
　Kaido and Amelia think it would be better to implement it even on a trial basis.
　Both of them have their reasons, and that's why it's difficult to judge.

......... This is the end of the discussion on this story for now. It's going to be a clash of wills from here on out. I guess we should add the proposer, South, to the mix before we talk.
That's true, too.
Huh, yeah. You're a little hot. Amy, I'm going to have a cold drink, if you're up for it.
I think I had some leftover iced tea!
"Then let's have it.

　And there is no conclusion to be drawn here.
　With Minami down for the night, it seems that the decision that further discussion would not be very good was not a mistake.
　When the end is announced, each of you relax your shoulders and take a break.
　You can also smoke a cigarette and take out a cigarette from your breast pocket and light it on your fingertips.

You're getting used to the magic, aren't you?
"Well, you get used to it after a few uses. It's still hard to get used to it thanks to the dragon's blood. It's not funny to Amelia that it's harder to use elementary magic than it is to use great magic.

　It was a casual gesture, but after obtaining the dragon's blood, I tried to light a fire with my usual senses, and it almost resulted in a severe burn on my face.
　The quality of the magic gathered at my fingertips was uncomfortable and I quickly lowered my face back, so I escaped unharmed.
　However, the cigarette in my mouth was not intact and was nearly half extinguished.
　You'll learn the importance of magic management.

I ran into a wall by mistake when I first transformed. That was painful, wasn't it?
What are you doing?

　It is true that it is indeed confusing if you suddenly change your own strength.
　We laugh about our mistakes.
　I open my computer.

Are you making a report?

　Hearing Kitamiya and Amelia chatting in the kitchen, I open one of the files in the computer that has started up.

No, just one more.

　I didn't have a problem with Kaido seeing me, so I just clicked the mouse to see what was different from the earlier proposal.
　I'm going to be able to see the contents of the proposal.

I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one for you.
"?　What does that mean?
This is it.
"What, a clan creation plan?　What's the difference between a party and something else?
Not quite. If the party is an individual activity, the clan is an organized activity. Hey, south guy, that proposal looks pretty darn cute. This one is much worse. He wants to make exclusive contracts with the demon king's business and wealthy families through the demon king's army.

　Clan, a word that is familiar among gamers.
　It means a group of people who have come together to achieve a goal.
　From our point of view, our mission is to build a dungeon that no one else can conquer.
　Minami decided that we needed too many things to deal with it and decided to set up a system to back up our dungeon testers.
　Weapons and supplies, of course, but also magical knowledge, contacts, and sponsoring organizations to gain unknown information.
　I'm going to create an organization to back our party, not the dungeon testers, but our party.
　Naturally, organizing it without permission is a bad idea from the point of view of the Demon King's Army.
　The demon king's army is in charge of backing up the dungeon testers. There's no way they're allowed to organize themselves because they're dissatisfied.
　But that's not the case if that patronage organization is under the control and supervision of the demon king's army.
　The demon king's army doesn't support everything and can't do everything.
　There are possible and impossible, and we want to reach that impossible part, that itchy part.
　The proposal is full of such thoughts.

"Wow, did you think about that, Minami-chan? It's no longer from the perspective of an employee, but of a manager.
When he first joined the company, I told him to take advantage of his experience as a deputy guildmaster in the game, but I didn't know he'd make use of it like this. To be honest, I can only say that he has a wide perspective.

　While I used the dragon's blood to raise our individual abilities, the South is trying to raise our abilities through organizational power.
　The difference in their focus is astounding.

This is where things start to get interesting.

　But I don't feel any fear in what Minami has in mind, but rather, I think it's fun.
　I grinned and shook my cigarette, waiting for Minami to wake up.




　Word of the Day
　It's when you hear the person say it that you feel the difference in imagination.