ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 53
53 2nd Floor① Aoi PT
―SIDE: Houkuren――
We had already spent three hours exploring the 2nd floor of ABYSS. If it were a weekday, we would return to the transfer area after this, but today, we would continue. I didn’t feel much physical fatigue, probably due to the level-ups we got during class. The threat level of the monsters we encountered had also decreased, and we were able to explore very stably.
“How’s everyone’s physical condition?”
Our leader, Souji, turned around and asked about our condition. Since we were in uncharted territory, Souji was being cautious.
“I’m fine.”
“I’m okay too.”
“I’m surprisingly doing well.”
After hearing our responses, Souji proposed, “Let’s continue for another two hours.”
Two hours… that would make it a total of five hours. Normally, our bodies would be exhausted after walking for five hours, but strangely, I didn’t feel any fatigue. Was it the blessing of leveling up?
Level….
I suddenly thought to take out my magic crystal terminal (portal) and display my class rankings.
25.[1-D] [Nobiz] Shouma LV.1 [2F]
The information about Shouma, which hadn’t been updated since enrollment, was displayed. Of course, student information was updated in real-time. The reason it hadn’t changed was that Shouma hadn’t leveled up at all.
From Souji and Hou’s conversations, I knew that Shouma was secretly working hard as an explorer. But that was irrelevant. The fact that a LV.1 student, who was at the bottom of the overall ranking, was trying to compete with us solo was ridiculous.
And that idiot was trying to impress girls, even giving them his own recovery potions. Considering Shouma’s achievements, he shouldn’t have had that much money to spare. Was he trying to curry favor with girls?
I couldn’t believe it…!
He always called me a flirt, but he was the same. Even Houkuren-san, who was bad-mouthing me, was giving recovery potions to that early-riser, Sakaki. What was he thinking? Did he think any girl would do? I really hated that about him. It was as if he had a useless, unnecessary thing attached to his crotch!
…Just thinking about it made me angry.
Flirt. Flirt… If that’s what he wanted to call me, I’d show him what a real flirt looked like. I’d even ask Souji to join me, and we’d go on a date right in front of him. I’d get close to him, wrap my arms around his neck, and see what kind of face he’d make!
“…Wait, what am I thinking about?”
Using others for my own gain was exactly what Shouma meant by “flirt.” I was being bad even to Souji. I shook off my delusions, slapping my face with both hands.
―And then, it happened.
“What’s going on?”
“This is…”
“My magic crystal terminal (portal) is shaking…?”
“―Job change, is it?”
We all sensed that our magic crystal terminals (portals) were shaking. When I looked at the screen, I saw the words “[Nobiz/★★★]” and “[Job change possible]” displayed in large letters.
“Is this a Job Master…?”
“I’ve acquired the Skill 【Tracking】! Could this be [Nobles]’ last Skill…?”
Tracking――? I was told by Soushirou, and I checked my status on the spot.
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[Phoenix Crimson Wing (Ootori Kureha)] LV.4
[Nobles / ★★★]
Total 【72】
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Physical Strength 【12】
Vitality 【10】
Technical Skill 【15】
Agility 【15】
Intelligence 【15】
Luck 【5】
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[Personal Skills]
○Tsundere ★★★
○Fickle ★★☆
○Dull Sense ★☆☆
[Passive Skills]
○Battle Sense ★★★
○Quick Mouth ★☆☆
○Guts ★★☆
[Command Skills]
○Mapping +[03] ★☆☆
○Tracking [05] ★☆☆
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I still can’t understand these Personal Skills… What part of me is Tsundere, anyway? Fickle and Dull Sense are almost all bad traits, aren’t they!?
○Tsundere ★★★
[Cannot be honest with the person you have romantic feelings for. ★The higher the level, the harder it is to be honest. Increases all stats by 10% for each person you have romantic feelings for.]
○Fickle ★★☆
[Easy to develop romantic feelings for someone of the opposite s*x. ★The higher the level, the greater the effect. Increases Intelligence by 20% for each level.]
○Dull Sense ★☆☆
[Probabilistically invalidates mental manipulation. Reduces fear from pain. ★Increases by 20% for each level / becomes Dull Sense.]
The effects are also ridiculous. It’s like they’re trying to make me look good on paper, but I can’t be happy about it!
○Battle Sense ★★★
[Increases preemptive attack rate and attack speed. ★Increases by 20% for each level.]
○Quick Mouth ★☆☆
[Shortens the cool-down time for Command Skills. ★Reduces by 3 seconds for each level.]
○Guts ★★☆
[Receive a fatal attack and revive with a probability. ★ Level +1. +30% revival]
The passive skill is still decent. It’s possible that the speed at which I fire my bow is due to the skill effect of 【臨戦】. When I encounter a monster, I sometimes think too much and shoot my bow quickly, which might be considered a preemptive attack. However, I don’t have an attack-type command skill, so I’m not sure about the effect of 【早口】. The same goes for 【ガッツ】. It says “probability of revival” but honestly, I don’t want to receive a fatal attack in the first place.
○ Mapping + [03] ★ ☆ ☆
[Displays information within a 300m radius on the map of the magic crystal terminal (Portal). ★ Level +2]
○ Search [05] ★ ☆ ☆
[Displays bio-signals of the exploration layer on the map of the magic crystal terminal (Portal). ★ Level +2]
The remaining two command skills were acquired when I leveled up [ノービズ] to ★. Both are support skills, but I think they’ll be useful for ABYSS exploration.
The problem is the new job change function that’s been announced. I’ve heard about it, but is it okay to choose it right away?
“Whoa! Options have appeared!”
“Eh!? Did you already choose, Souji-kun!?”
“Unbelievable…”
“I mean, we have to do it eventually, and it’s not like it’s a bad thing…”
“What are the options displaying?”
“Ah, this is it”