This is the proof that I can rank up
By satisfying the conditions required, Jobs could be ranked up. And the pattern that would appear sowhere on the body, was the proof that the conditions had been t.
The book-shaped pattern that had appeared on my right hand's fingernail was definitely the proof.
Oh, congratulations!
Congrats, Noel
The two of them were applauding , but to be honest, I felt conflicted. I just couldn't help feeling unsatisfied that I had ranked up by killing Goblins.
Well, I'll just be happy about the fact that it didn't appear on my butt.
Since Noel is able to rank up, only Kouga is left out now
Kouga's eyes widened at Alma's an words.
Huh, Alma is also able to rank up?
That's right. Piece of cake
If that's true, show the proof
Huh? Pervert. Can you go die?
What!?
I held my head in my hands as the silly quarreling started again.
Alma, stop tornting the newcor. You're the eldest among us. How about you learn how to act more like an adult?
......Uuu
Kouga, it can't be helped since it looks like you don't know, but the rank up pattern appears in different places for each person. It might have appeared sowhere private so stop thoughtlessly asking others to show it to you
Ah, now that you ntion it, you're right...... Alma, I'm sorry
Alma had a complicated expression on her face as Kouga bowed conscientiously.
You don't particularly need to apologize......
Alma was now looking embarrassed. I sniggered at her funny expression.
Well, Kouga should also be able to rank up soon. So there's no need to worry about being left out
Is it so easy to rank up?
It's not easy at all. But with regards to B Ranks, it has been said that you'll have a high chance of ranking up as long as you have fulfilled the conditions
Of course, it wasn't absolute. There were many Seekers who had fulfilled the conditions but remained unable to rank up. But I was convinced of Kouga's talent.
For example, a Talker's rank up condition is to accumulate 10,000 points of experience from battles where he has used his buffs
How do you earn those 10,000 points?
Based on statistics, one point is earned each ti when fighting an opponent of the sa level. The number of points will increase exponentially according to the strength of the opponent. In other words, it'll take a trendous amount of ti to rank up by only fighting safe battles, but the ti needed can be shortened by fighting in dangerous battles instead
I see. In that case, I should be able to rank up soon. Is that also the reason why you keep challenging very close battles?
That's right. Most importantly, you have your experience from the underground arena, so taking that into account, I believe that it shouldn't take too long for you to rank up
Considering that the pattern had only just appeared for , who was called the big-eater rookie, after fighting for almost a year with barely any rest, it was clear that ranking up was a thorny path. However, it was a condition that could be achieved as long as you were capable of counting, so it was a wall that could be easily overco by those who were not afraid of fighting.
But it was a totally different story for reaching A Rank......
Oh right, I forgot to tell you both. We'll be continuing to explore Abysses from now on, so if you feel any changes in your mind or body, speak up imdiately
Is there so sort of problem?
I nodded when Alma tilted her head.
Abysses are ultimately the Void. Your soul will be pulled over to that side if you stay too long
We'll die?
You won't die but you will develop ntal abnormalities from your soul's nature being changed. Seekers who beco like that are called Dark Seekers
How do we deal with it?
That's easy. All you need to do is have the allies talk to each other. It's an old fashioned saying but the bonds between people are the best barrier to protect your soul. So, unless you're acting solo, you're very unlikely to beco a Dark Seeker, but I thought that both of you should know just in case
Is there any thod to turn them back?
Kouga was the one asking. I shook my head after thinking for a while.
No
I see
As Kouga was making a solemn expression, the sounds of carriages coming from a distance could be heard.
Looks like the collection team has arrived. We can say goodbye to this slly place. Alma, I'm going to rank up after returning to the imperial capital, but what will you do?
......Sorry, wait a little longer
Got it. Let know when you've made up your mind
The ranking up of Jobs was irreversible. Once you decided on which Job to rank up to, you couldn't change it later. Therefore, it was not only Alma, but many Seekers who hesitated over their choices, so I had no complaints about that.
I could make a quick decision simply because I had no choice.
Just like how Appraisers were needed to discover Jobs, their help was indispensable for ranking up as well.
Appraisers were quite special among all Jobs, as their ability did not need to be appraised and was present from the ti they were born. Also, they had no rank up.
Those born as Appraisers were gathered from each municipality into the imperial capital and were given specialized education in the Appraiser Guild.
The main duty of a fully-fledged Appraiser was to help the people in the imperial capital and the various municipalities to discover their Jobs. When they weren't doing that, they would research the Jobs that had already been appraised. The values of the various Skills were also calculated using the data that the Appraisers kept secretly.
The existence of Appraisers was an indispensable part of the people's lives. If all the Appraisers disappeared, the world would be changed completely. For the worse, of course.
But to be honest, I hated Appraisers.
Thank you for coming today, Master Noel Stollen
I entered the Appraiser Guild--a majestic temple-like listone building, and after a long wait, I was led to the room where the person in charge was. In the room was a young Gno woman.
Do you wish to rank up? That's very wonderful. As an Appraiser, I'm delighted to be able to witness your journey through a new door
The Appraiser in charge spoke with a smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes at all.
They held no special interest in people, probably because of the special education that they had received since childhood, and their thirst for knowledge was directed wholly at Jobs. Because of the way they looked at people like they were experintal animals, they were an unlikable group as always.
Well then, I'll inform Master Noel, who is a Talker, of the Jobs that you can rank up to. First is Bard. Next is Tactician. And the last is Monster Tar
What she said was the sa as what I had read up on beforehand.
A Talker had three possible Jobs that he could rank up to.
Bard, a Job that had even stronger buffs using the power of songs.
Tactician, a Job specializing in group battles, and was capable of utilizing a multitude of buffs.
Monster Tar, a Job that could communicate with and ta Monsters.
However, there was only one Job out of these three that I should choose.
First of all, while the strengthened buffs of the Bard were very enticing, it was impossible for to perform my role as a control tower while I was singing. As a result, Bard was out.
Next was the Monster Tar but......it was totally out of the question.
Certainly, there was a certain romance in being able to make Monsters obey you. But taming Monsters also ant that you had to look after them. It was unrealistic to set up the wide space needed to raise them in the imperial capital, which had high land prices. Especially since the stronger Monsters were generally all quite big in size. The food costs alone would be astronomical as well.
More than anything, it didn't feel like there was any aning in purposely adding Monsters when you already had human allies. The way people and Monsters fought were totally different and the effort needed just to make them work together would wear you out.
As a result, Monster Tar was also out.
And so, I inevitably had only one choice remaining.
Master Noel, which Job will you choose? By the way, my recomndation is Monster--
It's Tactician. Tactician please
The Appraiser was trying to say sothing, but I interrupted her and conveyed my intention.
......Tactician. I see, certainly, as a Seeker, you would prefer the more versatile Tactician. But, for the Monster--
It's Tactician. I have no intention of being anything other than a Tactician
......Hmm. But, after all, my recomndation is--
I don't give a damn what your recomndation is. Never mind that and just make a Tactician
As I hurried her in annoyance, the Appraiser cast her eyes down in sadness.
......No matter what?
Yes, no matter what. There's no use arguing about it
......tch
This shitty Appraiser just clicked her tongue at .
The reason why she wanted to beco a Monster Tar was simply because there was very little data on Monster Tars. She was persistently trying to derail my life just because she wanted a new research subject.
This was exactly why I hated Appraisers.
Haaa, understood. Tactician is fine then?
Haven't I already said that so many tis. Please be quick. I'm busy
Then, as your mind seems made up, I'll start the ceremony
The Appraiser opened her arms and began to sing in a language that was different from the common language. I wasn't a specialist so I didn't know too much in detail but it seed to be a song in an ancient Gno language
In the first place, the special Job of Appraiser had originated from Gnos. Therefore, nearly 80 percent of them were Gnos. Appraisers of other races all had Gno blood in their ancestry as well.
This was what the song ant:
I, open a new door inside you. I, open a new door inside you. You, the one who wishes for great power. Turn those eyes to the sea within you. Shine the light of wisdom on the dark water surface. The light will beco a door that opens to the real world. I, open a new door inside you. I, open a new door inside you--
Eventually a blue glow enveloped and a mysterious power welled up from the depths of my body--
Tactician, a B Rank Job from the Talker series. Its trait was a super high modifier to thinking speed.
Originally, the Talker Job's intelligence modifier was already top-class among all Jobs. It had now been further strengthened thanks to this newly obtained trait, and it was now possible to divide my thoughts into multiple pseudo-personalities and even maintain the brain's processing speed while they were all thinking in parallel.
By utilizing this trait, the battle situation could be analyzed from any viewpoint in real ti, so it was possible to derive a prediction of how the battle would unfold with an accuracy that was close to precognition. The ti that could be predicted was extrely short, but was a very fitting trait for a Tactician.
Naturally, it was up to to make the most of this trait in real battles. It would be aningless if I could tell the future with certainty, but was unable to formulate a thod to deal with it. In other words, my cooperation with Alma and Kouga, who were like my arms and legs, would be even more important than before.
Now that my rank up was done, I left the Appraiser Guild and headed to the Seeker Guild. My purpose was to deal with the procedures for creating a clan.
Along the way, a crowd of screaming female fans caught my eye.
Kyaa! So cool! Look over here-!
Let's have a al together! I'll treat!
Excuse ! Could you please sign this scabbard!?
It looked like the person in the center was apparently quite popular with won. The age of the female fans ranged from young to elderly, and they were not all ordinary people, there were so who were clearly Seekers.
Seekers were the people's idols. Every year, the various newspapers in the imperial capital all worked together to survey the people and put out rankings forn you wanted to hook up withand forWon you wanted to be your girlfriend, and Seekers took all the top spots every year.
But the number of them who were also admired by their peers were pretty limited. I got curious and stretched to see the person in the center of the group. Since the surrounding people were all won, I succeeded in getting a look at the person I was looking for quite easily.
It was a young man with lightly curled flaxen hair. His age was in the mid-twenties. He was one head taller than . He had a gentle expression and his eyes looked to be always squinting. The dark blue coat that he had on matched his hair color well. And a long sword was hung on the sword belt at his waist.
It was a man I knew. I see, now it made sense why the won had crowded around him. After all, he was the man who had been ranked number one on the n you wanted to hook up withrankings for three years in a row.
Of course, he wasn't just a pretty face. His strength and title were overwhelming.
The strongest clan in the imperial capital, and 1st Star of Regalia, was Supre Dragon Squad. The na of the young, genius Swordsman who served as their sub-master was known to every Seeker.
Innocent Blade(Resplendent Divine Sword)--Sieg Feinstein
The instant I uttered his na, Sieg suddenly turned his gaze towards .
Oh? Aren't you Noel Stollen?
He clearly said my na in a voice that carried well through the cheering voices. Sieg pushed his way through the won and walked towards .
As I thought, it's Noel. Wow, what a strange coincidence
The calmly delivered bald-faced lie was sufficient proof that I was indeed this man's goal from the very beginning.
And I had a rough idea of the reason behind it.
Noel has finally powered up into Kumoko from Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?, but dont worry, Noel is not going to split into multiple personalities. But a new character has made an appearance already and its the sub-master of the strongest clan! Stay tuned to find out what happens!
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