56. Ability boost




 I wanted to try things out, so I put down another 10,000 piro bill and tried to move away.
 Speaking of which, it's going to be a bird from now on, and that one is pretty fast, so it would be a pain in the ass and a waste of time if I missed it.

 How to beat it exactly so that you don't miss a single one in ten thousand ...... Now what do we do?
 I thought about it for a minute, and then I remembered something.

'Okay, let's go with that.'

 After the decision was made, this time I moved away from the bill and kept my distance.
 After waiting for a moment, holding the gun at the very edge of the distance to be a haggler.

'Five, four, three, two, one--'

 I counted down with my mouth.
 The regular bullet I fired the moment the count reached zero, shot it out the moment the 10,000-pillow bill hatched into a haggler.

'Good.'

 I gave a small pause at the fact that it worked as intended.
 The timing of how long it takes for a haggler to turn into a haggler is pretty much the same, and I've come to know the timing by experience.
 I fired accordingly, and the moment the haggletons appeared, I shot them out.

 The more you pursue efficiency, the more you accumulate attacks in time with the monster's emergence.
 It's the same thing.

 Haglemono dropped the key again, so I picked it up and inserted it in the empty air and made a twisting motion.

 I was sent to a dungeon like ruins, where the same wraiths as before are there.
 I shot a restraining round at the wraiths that were wavering towards me, then jumped into the place where they were restrained and materialized and tore them apart with my hands.

 I knew it was safe because it was restrained, but I wanted to know how hard they were.

'Is he more than a zombie or less than a mummy?'

 I was satisfied because I could get a feel for how hard it was for the most part.

 The wraith disappeared and a glass bottle of red liquid was dropped and we were back in the open air.
 I immediately drank it.

 --The mineral drop will increase by 3 ranks for 10 minutes.

 This time I heard the mineral drop go up three ranks.
 Earlier it was plants, now minerals.
 I'd like to check the verification some more.

     Stars

 After defeating the wraith, a bottle of blue liquid was dropped.
 Drink it without hesitation.

 --The plant drop will be increased by one rank for 10 minutes.

 I heard it.

 Repeated verification gave me a general idea of what to expect.
 First, there are two main types of drops.

 Keys obtained with paper money have the effect of increasing one type of drop by +3 ranks at random.
 Keys obtained in coins will also randomly increase one type of drop by +1 rank.

 It doesn't matter what the face value is, paper money is +3 and coins are +1.
 But even if they're the same color, if you take one plant's, for example, you'll be able to tell if it's a plant that goes up next time.

 Now that we know about the drop, we just need to verify the actual effect.
 We'll need their help: ......

     ☆

 The next morning, the entrance to Terdungeon.
 I came in with Emily and Celeste.

 Emily has a new hammer that she was promptly provided with, and Celeste has a refreshed look on her face, probably because the magic storm has passed.

''What are you going to do?''
Emily, are you wearing that ring?
Yes, sir.
What's your status?

 Emily made her way to the nearby Now Board. Manipulating it with a familiar hand, she produced a second piece of status.

---2/2---
Plant D (+1)
Animal E (+1)
Mineral E (+1)
Magic E (+1)
Characteristic E (+1)
--------- ...

You're up to speed.
Yes, sir.
'I've heard about it, but ...... it really does have that effect.
'Now try these pink sapphire bangles, put them together and see what happens.
Yes, sir.

 Emily, equipped with a ring and bracelet at the same time, operated the Nowboard from scratch.

---2/2---
Plant D (+1)
Animal E (+1)
Mineral E (+1)
Magic E (+1)
Characteristic E (+1)
--------- ...

It's the same: ......
No equipment duplication?
'You're not going to wear a bunch of rings and go to drop A, are you?
'I hope so. Then try this next time.

 I offered her a red potion.
 I take the same potion once, and I know what it will do to you.

"See the same status?
Yeah.

 Emily took a very large drink without hesitation, and immediately afterwards she looked surprised.

'Did you hear that?'
'Yes, I heard you. But is this ...... really?
I'm going to test that today.
I see!

 Emily has come to the point here, while Celeste, on the other hand, is puzzled and unable to swallow the situation because she hasn't been drinking.
 In spite of her, Emily operated the now board with trepidation - with clear expectations.

---2/2---
Plant A (+4)
Animal E (+1)
Mineral E (+1)
Magic E (+1)
Characteristic E (+1)
--------- ...


I'm at ...... drop A. ......

 After both Emily and Celeste had been incensed by the duplication of equipment and medicine effects, they looked at me with respect.

     Star.

 Terdungeon, basement level.
 Emily swung her hammer and jumped at the slime.

 When we met, Emily had been using the tactic of waiting and aiming for an opening after receiving a shot, but she had completely improved her level and was able to surpass the slime's speed to get ahead of it.

 Rushing forward, she dodged the slime's body hit and swung her hammer down from right beside it.
 I just hit the slime and took it down with a single blow.

 With a pop, a bean sprout was dropped from the slime.

''It's out!''
Let's move on to the next one.
Yes, sir!

 Emily found one slime after another and took them down.
 Me and Celeste pushed the magic cart and picked up the dropped sprouts.

'Great, they're dropping 90% of them.
'With those odds, ...... really is drop A.'
Those pills are consumable, but how much do they cost?
'Just ten thousand piro for one - yeah, it's a bit different because it takes a lot of bullets to take it down. Ten thousand piro for the cost, yeah, that's it.
Really?!
'Ten thousand piro and a ten-minute drop up, that's a great effect, but it makes the hunt more impatient.

 I thought as I watched Emily hunt.

'More than that,'
Hmm?

 Celeste looked at Emily with a straight face.

''If you can make it to drop A, it's rather effective only when you get a rare monster.
'Right! It's always a good idea to give them a drop rate before a rare or boss.
"If A can do it, and if he's rare...
Ten thousand pianos is rather cheap.

 Celeste and I nodded at each other.
 Without a doubt, it was a form that made us realize how to use it.

'But Lyota-san is really amazing, I didn't know you could do this.

 Celeste blurted out as there were other adventurers around.
 My drop S explained the whole thing when I entered Lyota's family.
 Celeste listened in a bewildered manner, but shortly afterwards she said, "Are you sure you wanted to osiete such an important thing? In fact, I got upset.
 I said, "Keep it a secret," but I don't think Celeste would divulge it, so that part should be okay.

'Ever since I've known you, Lyota-san has never ceased to amaze me.
I never cease to amaze myself.
But it's fun.
I'm with you on this one.

 Me and Celeste smiling at each other.

"Do you want to try it Celeste?
Me?

 I nodded and handed the red potion to Celeste, pointing to the nearby Nowboard.
 Celeste takes the potion while tilting her head and manipulating the Nowboard.

---2/2---
Plant C (+3)
Animals F
Minerals F
Magic F
Characteristic F
--------- ...

This is me: ......?

 Celeste exclaimed.
 All the drops are F's, "F Final".
 She could suddenly divulge her drop's lowness at times like that.
 That turned into a C all at once, so it was only natural to be immensely disappointed.
 Even if she had seen Emily do that and knew in her head, she couldn't help but be surprised that she would be the one to do it.

'Try to beat the slime, maybe it will start dropping normally.
'Drop ......? Do I drop from the ...... monster?

 Celeste is puzzled, her face saying she hadn't even thought about it.

"Come on,
'Yeah, yeah, I'll try .......'
Then you will wear this.
Emily?

 Before she knew it, Emily came back and took off the ring she was wearing and held it out to Celeste.

'Yes, that's what Emily got from Miss Lyota.
'What Lyota gave me is the family's common property. It feels so much better than that. Mr. Celeste is going to try it too.

 Emily held out more rings.
 Celeste looked at me with a puzzled look on her face.

 I was puzzled for a moment by Emily's offer, but then...

"That's Emily.
'What? What do you mean?
That's what I'm talking about. Celeste, that's what Emily says, and you should try it.
Okay, then: ......

 Celeste put on the ring and checked her status on the Nowboard.

---2/2---
Plant B (+4)
Animal E (+1)
Mineral E (+1)
Magic E (+1)
Characteristic E (+1)
--------- ...

 I was momentarily confused by my drop rate, which had risen to a B. I gulped raw and looked at him with a determined look in my eyes.

 Slimes sprang up at the same time.
 From the ground, from the walls, and from the ceiling.
 As if they were born out of the cave itself, five slimes appeared collectively.

'Soo--inferno!

 In the nick of time, Celeste burned the slime together with her level 3 great magic.
 The ranged magic engulfed the slime and burned it.

 And - Popopopomp!

 A bit lucky for drop B (、、、、) level, sprouts were dropped from all five of them.

......
It's a drop.
As expected, the amount seems to be less than Emily's A.
'Yes, sir. But it was good.
'Oh, good for you, Celeste: ...... Celeste?'
......

 Celeste was dumbfounded, staring straight ahead and pouting.
 Gradually she came back to me and turned around to face me with a jerky movement as if she were creaking.

Mr. Ryota! Emily!

 He suddenly jumped to his feet.

'Thank you, Lyota! Thanks Emily.
Congratulations.
Thank you ...... goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 Celeste sobbed and thanked me over and over again as she hugged me.