Once outside the box store, I go to call for Elitia and the other three who were waiting in the square in front of the guild.

''Aricht, thank you for your hard work. I've gone through the moving procedures. After we go up to the next ward for a while, though, the quarters will be dispersed again.
'With all those facilities, I'm sure some people will want to stay in the royal suite.
''Yes, but it's only a rented residence. Reincarnates can stay for free for the first month, but after that you'll have to earn your own money to pay for your room.
'Heh, I didn't think so. You're right, the stable is free, right?
Yes, yes but I wouldn't recommend it. You can't close the door, and, well, it's a stable, so there's a lot of hygiene issues.
'My relatives run a farm, so I know a little bit about the atmosphere - it's amazing. They're living things, so it's just natural.

　I haven't experienced a stable for a day, so I'm not going to sleep without a roof over my head when I'm broke - no, I'll have to be very careful about the amount of money I have left.

'Well, it doesn't look like we're going to be on the road for the time being. I think we're well-funded.
Well you've opened 'that'. In some cases, you won't have to worry about funding.
'You shouldn't tell me that because saying that makes your brother want to feed you, so you better not tell me!
'Misaki-chan, I'm really trying to be independent I have to make sure I don't over indulge Arihito-san.

　Around the 'really' part, Misaki felt she wasn't being trusted and scratched her cheeks. Well, she was the first to abandon her friends and infiltrate another party.

'I don't have any useful skills for exploration in my current state! I think my good fortune might be needed at a critical moment, but...
'Well, if you feel it's dangerous, you can usually spend time in town. You'll have to train individually to raise your level, though.
'That's it, but I'd like to try to find a mate in me too! Eventually we'll have more people and I'll be a bench warmer until it's my turn. Rather than that happening, I'd like to get members together so that we can start with two parties.
I see. So, do you have a potential member in mind?
'I'd like to get together with people who aren't specialized in fighting, but it would be convenient to bring them along from time to time. Then the roles would be perfect! Even if they provide for you when you're not earning any money, you won't feel like a piggyback on them.

　At first, we'll dive like a labyrinth attack member, and when the skills we need come up, we'll replace them with members who have them and deal with them.

　The multiple party concept was still vague, but that would be a good general idea. If we have members who are close to our level in the second party, we can go to the labyrinths that match our level and level up. Only Misaki is level 1, so in her current state, it's hard to raise her level even if she forms a party with me.

　Elitia has also officially become a party member, but the level difference is still a bottleneck.

''I'll usually act as a guest until Aricht and the others reach level 7 or 8. It would have been better to revert back to a guest when I kept the juggernaut...''
'No, not really. When the experience display on my license fills up, when I come back from one adventure and I level up, the display is back to zero. I guess that means that no matter how many powerful enemies you kill, you'll only get one level up.

　In other words, find a demon that's easy to gain experience from, defeat it and leave the labyrinth as soon as the experience bubble is full. In terms of leveling up, that's the most efficient way to do it.

　Elitia's experience level only increased by one bubble, even after defeating the juggernaut. That's probably because Juggernaut's level is 5, which is lower than Elitia's. It's not that it's not easy to level up just because it's a strong enemy, it's more that Juggernaut isn't that much of a struggle if you have a party of level 8.

(The stronger you are, the harder it is to level up. Find a demon that's at the same level and can be hunted consistently... that's probably a good thing. (As your level goes up one level, your strength could jump up.

''I'm sorry, but I'm going to have you be a guest for a while and join the party when we fight strong enemies. If you can manage 'that skill', you won't have to act apart...
Do you think you can handle it?　Even if I discard this sword, it will return to my hands. The cursed sword is not something I can let go of in any way...
'Break the curse or overcome it. I'm sorry to say it's so easy, but I think there's a way. It's partly because I can't do it if I don't think so.
'Well it helps to hear you say that. Because I can't think of anything brighter than what I'm going to be, either.
'Ellie, I'm sure you'll be fine. If you're right, Alihit-san, if there's a curse, there must be a way to deal with it.

　Is it not possible to break the curse with a skill that the miko can learn? If it's that easy, does anyone else have any trouble with the curse?

'Suzuna, when you were helping at the shrine, did you ever do any exorcisms?'
'Yes, I have assisted my father with this once. It sounds like a slightly different form of skill for the 'miko' position.
Well I'm sorry, if I can, but can I see your skills?
'No, I'm sorry it took me so long to show you to the party to let you in. My skills are like this. I've already taken two... oh, you're getting more points.

　Skills Acquired

　Purification: improves the mental state of the party and repels weak spirits.
　Exorcism 1: Cleanses the body of the spirit. The success rate is lower the higher the level of the target.

　Available Skills

　Doomed Arrow: When using the bow, the arrow gains the sacred attribute.
　You will be able to use your bow for a certain number of hits, depending on your level.
　Pray: The success rate of the entire party's actions increases slightly.
　Salt: Apply salt to a certain area to prevent demons from approaching.
　Spiritual Sense 1: Sense the existence of spirit entities that are normally invisible.

　Remaining skill points: 2.



Suzuna, have you ever done archery before?
'Yes, yes ... you've got it all figured out pretty well. Oh, my new skills....
''Minnaka'' isn't a skill that can normally be learned at level 2, right? You're a good archer to begin with, so you're able to learn those skills as well?
If you think you can help me, I'd love to learn.
'Yes. This is going to be useful for a long time to come, so can you take it?

　Suzuna chooses to get 'Minnaka'. It's a 'must-have' rather than a high hit rate, so it will be extremely effective against enemies with high evasion capabilities.

　The "salt heap" will be useful for creating safe zones in the labyrinth, and spirituality sensing will be essential in the labyrinth where there are many spirit-type demons. If you can supplement it with equipment, it's good, but otherwise, being attacked by an invisible enemy is not something to live for.

''I wonder if the 'purification' is always working. I feel calmer when I'm with Suzuna.''
'Well I hope you're right. I'm not exactly sure how it works either.
Suzu-chan was said to be a healer.
''Misaki-chan, that has nothing to do with this or that...''

　I don't think it's irrelevant. Most of the skills are acquired by 'jobs', but some of them come out of personal aptitude, so there may be people who are the same miko but without 'purification'.

　I think the popular skills are common, but Igarashi-san and Theresia also had their own unique skills. I'm too special for everything, I don't meet people in the same position as me first, so it's hard to say that all skills are unique.

(.........wait.... What happens if someone else writes 'middle guard' or 'vanguard'?　(I guess it's not so easy to get accepted after all)

　I don't know how many people have been reincarnated so far, but I was the only one who wrote 'rearguard' and got accepted. My license display isn't normal either, and I don't think the same kind of thing would happen very often.

'Well, more importantly........Aricht. Do you have any of your skills that have always worked?
'I think having me behind you will help you regain your strength on a regular basis I'm sorry if you're feeling restless. I just hope I can disarm it except when I need to.
'Is that...?　Oh ... the license says 'recovery limit'.
Hmm?　No, not on my license....

　It says that "Assist Recovery 1" of "Arihito" is activated. Does that mean that the person being recovered has a different display again?

　When I asked to see Elitia's license, the display looked like this.

　◆Current Status◆.

Elitia's mental state has recovered → calm state
Elitia's health has been restored.

(I don't see my skill name... no, Suzuna's skill isn't named either. Is the display different for the user and the receiver?　(Other people's offensive skills and such will be named, so recovery will be different.

　I wonder how supportive attacks and supportive defenses will be displayed. People don't have time to look at their licenses in battle, so they didn't seem to notice it, but if it's going to be clearly displayed, it's better to be able to hide it at your discretion. It's because if a third party is present while we are in battle, they will know the content of our skills.

''Elitia, is it possible to hide the skills you used for your license so that they don't appear?''
''Yes, if you have the 'Concealment' skill, you can prevent them from knowing what you've done. If it's not a skill, though, some ornaments can replace it.
Are those ornaments pretty valuable, do you think?
Well there's not that many of them out there. If you open the 'box', you'll usually find one.
'Thanks, I hope they find it in the box this time.
Does that cover up the bad things you do?　Your brother thinks badly about it too!
Is that...?　Alihit, I'm sorry, but covering it up will only raise your karma if you don't show up for your license. Don't do anything dishonest.

　That's a shame, I guess I should jokingly say. Elitia and Suzuna seem to be fastidious, so it's probably best not to joke about it. I'm old enough to be their guardian, and I don't want to lose their trust.

　◆ ◆ ◆

　When I returned to the space I had transitioned to from the box store, I found that weapons, armor, ornaments, other items, and coins had been sorted to some extent.

　Without needing to appraise them, I'll have to buy the weapons and other items that are widely distributed. If you only keep what you can use, there is not too much to sort through.

One of these bags is a thousand gold coins, and there were a little over six thousand in all. We removed the shavings, we weighed them on a scale, and from the second bag on, we reduced the number of coins we had to count.
As expected of Igarashi-san. But it must have been hard just to put them in a bag of 1,000 sheets.
'Yes, it's ... it's a great weight. If you put it in the bank, you'd better get a check out for it if you need a bigger sum.

　This is the moment when you realize how convenient paper money is. No, although paper money in an amount equivalent to the value of a gold coin is still a hassle, as the number of bills is large.

(The funds are so plentiful that it's almost numbing my senses.......it's not good. I'll spend boldly when I need to, but usually I'm always thrifty.)

'We bought the shaved coins because they cannot be used unless they are recast. We also have a considerable amount of silver and copper coins, but these are easily damaged, so the number of coins in good condition is not so large.

　The copper and silver coins may be discolored, but they could be minted and used as well. The purchase price was already attached to them. For convenience, we call them 'degraded silver coins', but there are about 4,000 of them and their value is 30 percent. Considering the time and effort required to reuse them, it's just fortuitous that they're worth a price.

I've always wanted to try it. I wanted to spread the gold coins around and say 'treasure!
'I put it all together, so don't open the bag. I don't know when, but I'll call you when I open the box again.
Really?　The magic of money is scary...making it harder and harder to get away from your brother like this........oh, please listen to me!
'If there's any equipment the gambler can use, you'd better pick one. The ones I could use too...
Rear, how about this one?　It's a sling made of a wood called ebony.

　What Igarashi-san had found for me was a sling that was clearly of better quality than the one I'm using now.

　It will not be able to shoot blaze shots, but it seems that 'hit', 'hit ratio' and 'range' are all compensated.

'Congratulations, that's a weapon with one rune slot on it. By inserting a rune into that one, its performance will become even stronger.

　Farma, who has been watching me, speaks to me. She points to the hole in the sling - does that mean this is the rune slot?

''Runes ... is that different from processing with magic stones?''
'Runes are made from magic stones. They are more powerful than ordinary magic stones because they are made by collecting and compressing a lot of magic stones. Even those that would be called crappy stones are sometimes prized when made into runes.
My lance seems to have a slot in it too.

　The spear Igarashi-san brought with her was made of alloy and had corrections for 'strike', 'defense probability' and 'penetration'. It's a type of spear called a cross spear, and it's said to be able to receive enemy attacks with its crossed blades - with this, a shield might not necessarily be necessary.

'It's a good weapon, so for me, I'd recommend switching it out. Oh, there's some armor over there.......isn't this for women?
It's the 'Lady Armor'. It's light in weight and focuses on evasion, so it's often used by women in warrior-type jobs. This one also has an open slot.

　This armor was designed to be perfect for Valkyrie, or perhaps it could be called Valkyrie after equipping it. Even with that, Igarashi-san had a hard time taking the plunge - not unreasonable, it's not a bikini armor, but it has rather a lot of exposed skin.


Because you can't walk around town in this bold armor.
'I don't think that's true but the enchanted equipment is more defensive than it looks, and I'd recommend using this too. It's not as good as my armor, but I think it'll work all the way up to level 5 or so.

　Elitia, who seems to focus on the performance of the equipment, recommended it to Igarashi-san, disregarding the design. Falma-san also arranged a set of head equipment and other items and placed them around the armor, then tapped Igarashi-san on the shoulder.

''If you don't mind, I'd be happy to help you put it on. Don't worry, you might not get used to it at first, but you get used to it when you equip it. You can even wear a cloak (cloak) in town.

'To tell you the truth, there was a time when I admired the sight of a female warrior wearing Lady Armor. I was limited in what I could equip, and it was no different than normal clothing, so...

　So why do you recommend that Igarashi-san equip it yourself, Igarashi-san wanted to say, but he stared at the performance displayed on the appraisal scroll and sighed, haha.

''........I'll try to equip it. Rear-kun, I'll hit you if you say it looks like a cosplay.
'No, no, I won't say never. I look forward to it.
''Well you don't have to be flattered now!　Really!

　As if I was going to lose my embarrassment if I didn't get angry, Igarashi-san and her attendant, Falma-san, transitioned in with their equipment.

　Teresia comes next and shows me a short sword, a shield, and a pair of boots. The boots seem to be made of a material that even Teresia can wear.

　The shield is a type of 'turge' that can be used as armor on the chest of leather armor. Defense, durability, and evasion are all better than the buckler.

　The shortsword has already been modified and can be used for 'wind' type techniques. Its bare performance is also high, and I immediately recommended replacing it.

　Neither of them have a slot, but I'm sure I'll eventually find one with a slot. Although it can't be said to have been greatly enhanced compared to Igarashi-san's, it's important to steadily strengthen it, even if it's only little by little.

''The boots... ah, you can take those off too, right?

　The new equipment called "Chameleon Boots" had the ability to assimilate into the surrounding landscape. If you didn't have to be a full-body chameleon to use it, it would be perfect for a surprise attack.

　Theresia sat down on the floor, bare feet, and changed her boots. The lizard boots I've been wearing for a long time aren't bad in performance, but they're quite used up, and it's harder to lose durability if you change shoes with several spares - if they're the same as normal shoes.

''.........''
Yeah, the color looks good on you. It looks good on you, Theresa.

　Theresia doesn't say anything, but she seems to like her new equipment. But a chameleon, if there are demons like that, will they attack you while you're invisible - that's terrifying.

'How about this cape or something, Suzuna?
'What ... are you sure?　Such a precious thing....
You'd better have a little extra protection, so equip it if you can.

　When I hand her the cape, Suzuna puts it on over her white clothing. Since the cape is also white, the white and red miko-ness of the miko is not spoiled.

''........Ah. Arihito, there's a 'choker of concealment'. It might be a pain in the ass to wear around your neck, but now you can do what you thought you'd do.
I've never worn a choker before.
'Then I'll put it on for you! Please stay put.

　In the meantime, Igarashi and the others, who have finished changing, will come into transition.

''Ah, um.........rear end, we're equipped, but.......''
'Yes, thank you for getting dressed. How do you feel...

　After getting the choker on, I turned around and was left speechless by the sight in front of me.