Loop Mob – A Mob’s Interdimensional Travel Caught in a Loop

Chapter 74: Fire Attribute Dungeon

From then on, I stopped all considerations and embarked on serious power leveling. On the following 26th, we headed to a high-level fire attribute dungeon a little away from the capital. Since it’s a rugged mountainous area and conquering it is difficult due to the terrain damage caused by magma, not many adventurers visit here. We boarded the same shared carriage as yesterday and flew into the mountains after entering the forest once. Probably no one saw us.

This dungeon also allows a panoramic view. While unleashing Blizzard from above, I descended through the layers. It was a good thing I had collected plenty of Fire Rat tails in Marole. The Fire Rat Max equipment nullifies everything emitted by monsters like breath and magma heat.

The boss is Blaze Dragon. In the previous loop, I defeated this monster several times to present a special magic stone to Ulrika on her birthday.

“Now, Luca-sama, switch to this wand.”

“O-okay!”

What I handed over was a short staff enchanted with water attribute enhancement. He swung the staff towards the dragon.

*Kyudododododo.*

What he unleashed was a machine gun version of Stone Bullet Lv6. It’s a skill that continuously fires Lv5 Rock Bullets with continuous MP consumption. Normally, earth attribute skills are inferior to fire attributes, so their power is halved, but with water attribute added to the skill with the staff, the attack power is doubled. Furthermore, with increased INT, the power is further boosted.

*Gaaaaaah!*

The Blaze Dragon goes berserk, scattering breath attacks towards us like a swarm of insects. However, we are immune to flames, so it doesn’t hurt us at all. I’m starting to feel sorry for it. Since I feel pity, I join in with Blizzard to swiftly finish it off.

The crimson giant disappears with a dying scream, leaving behind the eerie Blaze Dragon Ruby. Luca-sama admires it while saying, “Wow.” Since it’s a special occasion, I’ll give it to him as a commemoration. I’ll secretly enchant it later. Both yesterday and today, we made quite a profit. It’s okay for me since I have inventory space, but Luca-sama might need to open an account with the commercial guild for his share.

After that, it became a loop festival. Luca-sama might be the adventurous type, after all.

And so, days pass by in the blink of an eye. While I continue to appraise people at the academy, I still haven’t found any notable individuals. However, there has been some progress.

“Would you like to join us again today?”

At first, it was just the two of us coming to the cafeteria, but after a while, we made friends to eat with. In the corner of the cafeteria, there were students with earth attributes gathered.

They were the children of lower-ranking nobles from the middle school to the high school. In other words, only Class B is made up of earth attributes. Furthermore, the nobles of Class A, who are above the rank of earl, dine in the salon reserved for upper-class nobles. There are no earth attributes in Class C, the commoner class. Earth attributes are unpopular everywhere. Wealthy merchants don’t force earth attribute children into noble academies with large sums of money, and scholarship students probably receive preferential treatment in other attributes. It seems that earth attributes rarely pass the exam. The reason I stand out in Class C is partly because of my position as a transfer student, but also because of my earth attribute.

Earth attribute students are all hard workers. Some of them are even scheduled to inherit their family’s estate as the eldest child, but everyone is diligently studying with their future career paths in mind after graduation. If attributes and skills are not valued in society, then they have to work hard elsewhere. They’ve been helping each other out, teaching and exchanging information about job prospects. They warmly welcomed me, a commoner, and Luca-sama from Class A into their group. For Luca-sama, who will be navigating the noble world after nearly six years of academy life, these connections will surely be useful.

And there was another reason they accepted Luca-sama.

“Hmph. So, you’re the one Royk mentioned, a person named Alexi.”

One day, I was accosted by a third-year student in the corridors of the high school division. Even without appraising him, I immediately knew who he was. Louisson Laquell, a red-haired youth who closely resembled Count Laquell and Luca-sama, and is the next in line to become the next Count Laquell. He exudes the characteristic heat of fire attributes and the insufferable arrogance typical of nobles. Come to think of it, this guy was at the “Tower”. The Magic Ministry of this country, known as the “Tower”, is divided into the Magic Department for studying magic circles, the Magic Training Department for training military mages, the Magic Tool Department for creating magical tools, and the Granting Art Department, which used to be the Alchemy Department. I feel like there was a guy like him in the Magic Training Department. Well, there are mostly such fellows in the Magic Training Department, so you could say he’s a mass-produced type, but not completely wrong.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. Your Excellency’s reputation precedes you.”

I stepped aside to the end of the corridor and took a submissive posture, bowing my head respectfully. There’s no benefit in opposing this kind of person. The skills of the Lehman era and the “Tower” era come in handy.

“It seems like the son of a country bumpkin merchant ingratiated himself with his uncle and rose to become his foolish brother’s attendant. Filthy earth attributes are indeed repulsive. As the name suggests, one should not sully our household with mud.”

He said what he wanted to say and then left. What’s up with that guy? He’s even more unpleasant than the count. I see, now I understand why the treatment at the count’s mansion was so bad. That guy Royke seemed to be Louisson’s lackey. Well, if he’s the next head of the family, then if I want to serve for a long time in the future, I’ll have to follow his wishes and be under his umbrella. It can’t be helped, I suppose.

“As for Louisson-sama…”

The members of the earth attribute group speak vaguely from there. Luca-sama too. And more or less, everyone seems to have had similar experiences. The noble society is harsher on earth attributes than commoners. I thought I learned that at the “Tower”, but it’s a world of strength competition. It’s still better than I expected.

But now, my fighting spirit has been ignited. In March, there will be the end-of-term exams and the school-wide mock battles. Just you wait, Louisson. I’ll make your teeth chatter with the power of the earth attribute.