What does this mean at ......?
Yuki's powers are adding up to mine, right?
Does that happen?

　Yuki looked surprised, too.
　I shook my head.

'I don't know, but given the circumstances, I can only surmise that: ...... Let's go back for a moment.'
Are you going back?
'Yeah, I'd like to check if this 'SSS' is the only one here, or if that's the case with the regular Nowboard system. And I've run out of the portable nowboard I brought with me.
Oh, I see. I see.

　We nodded and left that room and went back to the ninth floor.
　We continued back the way we came and used the transporter room on the basement floor to return to the mansion - the vanadium dungeon.

　I turned to Yuki and Banauzim.

'Yuki, go to my test room first. What about Vanadium?
...... (geez)

　The childish spirit remained silent as usual, but squeezed Yuki's hand.

'You're with me, then go ahead.
...... (nationally)

　Vanadium nodded.
　The genie and the slime were accompanied by him, heading to the room first, as if they were close sisters.

　Their backside was smiling, and if nothing else, it made me feel like I wanted to just stare at them for a while.

'Oops, I shouldn't,'

　I went into town and bought a portable now board at the tool store.

　Unlike other items, it's not something I usually use that much.
　Adventurers in this world go around endlessly for production on a daily basis, and it's normal for the level to be canned before you know it.

　And it's the same for us Lyota family members. All of our friends are all canned, and since we don't usually use portable now boards, we don't have many of them on hand at all times.
　I took all of them to Nihonium earlier, and they were all used up and gone.

　So I ran to the tool shop and bought all the portable nowboards I could find, which were also almost completely out of stock for the same reason.

　As soon as I got back to the mansion, I went into the test room.

　In that room, which was made much larger than the basement of the previous mansion because of the haggling, Vanadium was sitting directly on the floor, and Yuki - in slime form - was on his lap.

　It was also smiling, and I thought for a moment that maybe I didn't care about the test today.

'Ah, welcome back,'

　Noticing me, Yuki jumped off Vanadium's lap and returned to her human form.

'You look like a dexterity S.'
Yes, sir.
I'll check it out. Yuki, stay where you are.
I understand.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP SS
MP SS
Power SS
Strength SS
Intelligence SS
Spirit SS
Speed SS
Dexterous SSS
Luck SS
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plants S
Animals S
Minerals S
Magic S
Characteristic S
--------- ...

Oh,

　I couldn't help myself.

　I could see it on the portable now board.
　The dexterity part is really SSS.

　And this ...... is a slightly different notation than the others.

　No doubt, it's a rise influenced by Yuki.

　But it's different from any of the previous increases - or even status changes due to external forces.

　Quicksilver, plus potions and even vanadium dungeon debuffs.

　Those were things that could be followed by a "+" or "-" after the number.

　That's not.
　Just SSS and.

'It's amazing, it's really going up.'
Try other forms.
I understand!

　Yuki was enthusiastic and transformed, one after another.
　Each time I check my portable now board, my same spot becomes SSS in response to Yuki's "S" guy.

　It's as if Yuki's very existence is buffing me.

'I see. But it's still a strange feeling.
Is that so?
Yeah. Vanadium, try lowering my abilities.
...... (nationally)

　Vanadium nodded in his usual way, held up his hand and summoned a cotton wool.
　It was a Vanadium dungeon monster, and it brought my abilities down.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP S (-1)
MP S (-1)
Force S(-1)
Strength S (-1)
Intelligence S (-1)
Spirit S (-1)
Speed S (-1)
Dexterous SS (-1)
Luck S(-1)
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plant S (-1)
Animals S(-1)
Minerals S(-1)
Magic S(-1)
Characteristic S (-1)
--------- ...

　I checked on the portable now board and this time I saw the notations I knew so well.
　All of them had the "(-1)" notation, and the one that went up with the seed went down, and the drop S, which had already been that way since I transitioned to this world, hadn't changed at all.

　I showed this copy to Yuki.

Normally, if you go up, you get a '+' and if you go down, you get a '-'. But Yuki's didn't have anything. That's a little strange.
I see.
What happens when you call ...... Yuki?
What's going to happen?

　Yuki tilted her head, genuinely questioning.

　I think for a moment and say to Vanadium again.

'Get my powers back. Oh, and now turn Yuki's down.
...... (nationally)

　Vanadium nodded and held his hand over me first, then summoned the fluff and sent it flying to Yuki.

　I did it right before, so Yuki accepted the fluff as it was.

　And then the portable now board to Yuki.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP F (-1)
MP F (-1)
Force F (-1)
Strength F(-1)
Intelligence F(-1)
Spirit F(-1)
Speed F(-1)
Dexterous A (-1)
Luck F(-1)
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plant F (-1)
Animals F(-1)
Mineral F (-1)
Magic F(-1)
Characteristic F (-1)
--------- ...

It's gone down.
They're gone... ......

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP SS
MP SS
Power SS
Strength SS
Intelligence SS
Spirit SS
Speed SS
Dexterous SS
Luck SS
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plants S
Animals S
Minerals S
Magic S
Characteristic S
--------- ...

　Using the Now Board on myself, the ability is something I've been used to seeing for a while now, since I've "fully attacked" Nihonium.

'With an A, you can't get it over here?'
I guess so.
SS+S and SSS, huh? I see.
What would happen if they lowered it further?
Let's find out. Vanadium, take Yuki, all F's.
...... (nationally)

　Vanadium called out one fluff after another and hit Yuki with it.

　A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E.......

　I checked each time, but nothing changed.
　But as soon as it became all F.

"--!

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP SSS
MP SSS
Force SSS
Strength SSS
Intelligence SSS
Mental SSS
Speed SSS
Dexterous SSS
Luck, SSS.
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plants S
Animals S
Minerals S
Magic S
Characteristic S
--------- ...

　My abilities had gone a step further, all SSS.