158 Five Operations
"Strategy meeting!"
"! !! "
As soon as I returned to the living room with Ras and Miroku, I gave the command in high spirits.
Eko's eyes widened, and her ears perked up as she fixed her gaze on me. The reason she did not scream as usual was that she was munching on a big morsel for lunch.
"What's with this all out of the blue? Or rather, who is that man? "
Silvia asked with a questioning look on her face.
"H-He's Miroku-sama. He is the head of the Miroku Style, the supreme samurai of the Land of the Eight Swords... or so you could say."
For some reason, Akaneko answered in my place, looking a little jumpy. She was still awe-struck.
However, that was not the answer.
"I already told you, he's a monster. Right now, Senpai has tamed him."
"What do you mean!?"
Hearing Ras's explanation, Akaneko was taken aback.
I see. Come to think of it, I never explained to her that Miroku was a monster. No wonder she was surprised.
"A monster, is it?"
Next to her, Yukari raised her alert level one notch. Oh, I see.
"Don't worry, he's not as hot-blooded as Anko."
"That wasn't an issue you can just dismiss away as 'hot-blooded'……"
Silvia sighed with dismay. Well, this indeed is what you become when you meet someone for the first time, and they try to kill you.
"Akaneko, you better get used to it while you still can. While I'm busy, you will have Miroku to practice your Sword-drawing skills with."
"WHAT!? "
I thought she would be happy about that...... Akaneko had a look of despair on her face.
"What's wrong? You don't like it? "
"It's not that I don't want to...... but I can't picture myself winning in the slightest."
"……Ehh."
I was surprised. This girl was planning on winning.
I like that awareness. I knew I was right.
However, there is one thing I do not like.
"You thought you could beat me? "
She doesn't have a chance against Miroku, but she does against me? Akaneko's way of saying it sounded exactly like that.
"I honestly think there's still a possibility――"
"――Akaneko."
My guess was right. Then, just as I was about to complain, someone interrupted me.
It was Silvia. She turned unusually serious and spoke to Akaneko.
"Don't get your hopes up at all. Don't think you can reach him. There is so much you don't know. That's the first thing you need to know. Otherwise, you'll suffer more than you should."
It was very persuasive. Akaneko could not say anything back and fell silent.
It was a very serious moment, but I couldn't help but laugh.
"W-Why are you laughing? "
"No, I just thought you've grown up, Silvia."
"……Idiot."
Silvia suddenly blushed and hid her expression with her bowl, pretending to drink the miso soup.
"Hey. Heeey. What about the strategy? "
Oops. Perhaps I've gone too far off on a tangent, and Eko-sama seemed to be annoyed. It's time to get down to business.
I gave one cough to clear my throat and opened my mouth.
"Operation No. 1, holding a Martial Arts camp! "
"Martial Arts, camp? What kind of?"
Yukari raised a fair question. However, the content should be just as the words suggest.
"All those who want to learn Martial Arts skills, come to the camp with me. I'll have you learn everything from Soldier to Dragon King."
"! ? "
I could see that everyone was surprised.
I mean, is it really that surprising?
"By the way, Silvia and Akaneko are forced to participate."
"Umu."
"W-Why should I learn it? "
Silvia nodded naturally, while Akaneko looked puzzled. By the way, I plan to have Renko join us.
"STR, DEX, and AGI, which grow by increasing Martial Arts skills, are all suitable for Sword-drawing. Hence, it is highly efficient. It's worth it to raise them."
"I-Is that so?"
Nobody makes any effort to train other skills than those they specialize in. It's a bad habit of the people in this world.
The stronger you become, the harder it is to gain experience with weaker monsters, which may be unavoidable considering the situation where dying is the end of the road.
"Operation No. 2. I'm looking for people who want to learn Spearmanship, Jojutsu, and Thread Manipulation! "
"……You can't be serious, Master."
Yukari seemed to have noticed.
"Yeah. It can be a servant or anyone else. Anyway, those of them who want to learn, just like Martial Arts, I'll make them learn it, so come with me."
"What are the requirements? "
"That's right. At the very least, I want them to have enough stats to deal with the monsters in the B-Class dungeons."
"Then, as it stands now, only those at the top ranks will be allowed to participate."
"That's all right. You will be the one in charge of calling them, Yukari."
"Understood."
Looks like a couple of servants at the top of the hierarchy will gather here. Ahh, this is nice.
"Operation #3, Eko, let's learn some Axemanship! "
"Yaay! "
"We're going to raise the STR! Great, right?! "
"Yaaffu!! "
I like it. Yaaffu!
And so, let's yaaffu and announce the next operation.
"Operation #4: Training in Hell! "
"…………"
Eh? Somehow things have gone quiet all of a sudden.
"Silvia, Eko. Look forward to it."
"I knew it, damn it! "
"Uh, okay."
When I pointed out the name, Silvia responded with her head in her hands and Eko with a pale face. Poor little things. But if the two of them really want to earn the Kisenshou and the Kongo titles, they can't say no.
Well, it may have been a bit strange to call it hell, I guess. To be precise, it will be a living hell.
"Operation No. 5, repairing the katana and manufacturing equipment! "
"That would be me. But repairing? "
"Yeah. This can only be done by you, Yukari. But I think it will be pretty challenging."
"……Yes, I understand. My arms are ready for it."
How reliable.
"And so, the summer title games will be next."
"Wait a minute! Eh, what about me? Is there anything at all? "
"Nothing in particular. Do whatever you want."
"H-How curt……"
No, no, I wish she could say it's a sign of trust.
She'll get stronger on her own even if left alone. As soon as she finishes developing a cure for Caramelia's addiction, she is bound to be in the title games in no time.
Oh, I'm looking forward to it. How much further will she go? I can't wait to see her again wielding that great sword in the Issenza battle.
"Now the meeting is over. Yukari, go talk to the servants and recruit participants for the Martial Arts camp."
"Very well, Master."
……And so, the gathered group was this.
"I look forward to working with you, Second-sama."
"I also look forward to it, my dear Second-sama."
"P-Please take good care of me, Master."
Cubero, the steward, Lilly, the head gardener, and El, the maid. Plus Silvia, Akaneko, and Renko.
Very intense indeed.
"Yeah, nice to work with you."
I responded, and the three of them said, "Yes! " With a voice full of power.
Everyone lined up in front of me was full of motivation, except for two people. The two individuals were Akaneko and Renko. Akaneko was still not feeling it, saying "But I came here to just learn Sword-drawing," while Renko looked as if to say, "Why do I have to do this now?"
Leaving Akaneko aside, Renko was most likely led into this without knowing what she was about to do.
Most of the time, when I called her normally, she wouldn't come because she was busy with the activities of the righteous R6, so I assume she was tricked into coming by using the name of this girl's beloved Ras and telling her, " Raspberry Bell-sama would like to see you". Renko must be in such a bad mood because of this.
"Alright, let's go."
I called for Anko using 《Monster Summoning》 and had her transfer and summon one after another of the participants in the camp.
Our destination was the C-Class dungeon 『Treo』 ―― famous for being the shortest dungeon in Mobius.
The reason why I chose this place was simple. It was because monsters that match the conditions for learning the 【Martial Arts】 skills appear commonly.
Hunt in a flash and fulfill the conditions to learn the skills in no time. Truly a training camp.
All of them will learn from Soldier to Dragon King during this camp. After that, if they earn experience and raise everything to 9th grade, they will be worthy contestants in the Toushini tournament.
I can't wait.
Let's get on with it and learn it quickly.
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Thank you for reading.
Cheat sheet
Stats details
＜Status Details＞
- HP Hit Points
- MP Magic Points
- SP Stamina Points
- STR Short range attack skill power, strength, physical power.
- DEX Long range attack skill power, dexterity, hit rate.
- AGI Quickness, avoidance rate.
- INT Attack Magic skill power.
- LUK Good luck, critical rate.
- VIT Simple defense.
- MGR Magic defense.
Types of combat skills
Named after shogi pieces (The word in bold is the one being used in this translation). From easier to acquire to harder.
- Pawn/Soldier (Fuhyou)
- Lance(Kyousha)
- Knight (Keima)
- Silver General (Ginshou)
- Gold General (Kinshou)
- Bishop (Kakugyou)
- Rook (Hisha)
- Promoted Bishop/Dragon Horse(Ryuuma)
- Promoted Rook/Dragon King (Ryuuou).
List of Swordsmanship skills
Swordsmanship
- 《Soldier Swordsmanship》 Normal attack.
- 《Lance Swordsmanship》 Piercing attack.
- 《Knight Swordsmanship》 Precision attack.
- 《Silver Swordsmanship》 Strong single-target attack.
- 《Gold Swordsmanship》 Small-range attack to all directions.
- 《Bishop Swordsmanship》 Quick and powerful piercing attack
- 《Rook Swordsmanship》 Rush piercing attack
- 《Dragon Horse Swordsmanship》 Powerful ranged attack in all directions
- 《Dragon King Swordsmanship》 Most powerful range attack, takes time to prepare
List of Shieldmanship skills
Shieldmanship
- 《Soldier Shieldmanship》 Normal defense.
- 《Lance Shieldmanship》 Piercing deflection.
- 《Knight Shieldmanship》 Defense + knockback.
- 《Silver Shieldmanship》 Defense +chance to parry
- 《Gold Shieldmanship》 Ranged guided defense + knockback.
- 《Bishop Shieldmanship》 Reinforced defense (Temporarily boosts VIT and MGR)
- 《Rook Shieldmanship》 Rush attack
- 《Dragon Horse Shieldmanship》 ???
- 《Dragon King Shieldmanship》 Powerful shield attack, takes time to prepare
List of Archery skills
Archery
- 《Soldier Archery》 Normal range attack.
- 《Lance Archery》 Piercing range attack.
- 《Knight Archery》 Precise sniping range attack.
- 《Silver Archery》 Strong single-target range attack.
- 《Gold Archery》 Weaker range attack with added knockback.
- 《Bishop Archery》 Strong piercing range attack.
- 《Rook Archery》 Very strong single-target range attack with scaling % damage.
- 《Dragon Horse Archery》 Powerful Area of Effect piercing range attack.
- 《Dragon King Archery》 Powerful on-impact range attack, takes time to prepare
Types of Magic skills
They use the “Form” or “step” system of martial arts. From lower to higher.
- First Form Regular attack
- Second Form Extended range attack
- Third Form Strong single target attack
- Fourth Form Strong extended range attack
- Fifth Form Extremely powerful extended range attack
- Their cast time becomes longer in this order First→Third→Second→Fourth→Fifth.
Ranking of the skills
From lower to higher, then it changes to the “Dan” system of martial arts, which means Grade.
- 16th class
- 15th class
- 14th class
- 13th class
- 12h class
- 11th class
- 10th class
- 9th class
- 8th class
- 7th class
- 6th class
- 5th class
- 4th class
- 3rd class
- 2nd class
- 1st class
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
- Title
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