Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

　I grasped the hang of diving, so I once again get into the water .

　I keep collecting fish . There was one with a human-looking face which I made sure to catch . It’s creepy though .

　Occasionally I was disturbed by the likes of a bone fish or sea snakes but there is no problem so far .

　However, if more powerful monsters were to come out it will be tough . Due to interference from the water,【Purple Lightning】or【White Flame】can’t be used . I am shooting【Stone Bullet】but due to water resistance it is very slow .

「Let’s dive deeper . 」

　Making bubbles instead of speaking I dive deeper . Gradually it is getting darker but since I have【Night Eye】my vision is ensured to some extent .

　The depth is about thirty meters . The bottom had rocks, boulders and such, here and there seaweed could be seen .

　There were bright red kelp and blue wakame, so I went for them right away . Kelp and wakame may look similar but they are quite different in nutrition .

　After item appraisal, it has been established that kelp is A rank and wakame is B rank . I shall collect as many as possible .

「…What?」

　Many small fishes cut in front of me all at once . Getting a bad feeling, I hid in the shadows of a rocky area .

　It was the right answer . A huge shark was pa.s.sing by . I don’t feel like I will be able to win a battle against that .

　Let’s quckly find the stairs .

　After about five minutes of search, I discovered a giant octopus .

　Looks like it’s a monster called King Octopus . Level 48 with two skills,【Suction Pad】and【Octopus Ink】 . The first one probably meant that he had more suction power than an ordinary octopus . The latter I suspect to spit ink .

　My level was higher but I could not get careless since I was able to use only one-third of the power I had on the ground .

　I want to avoid it, but something curious was in the immediate vicinity of the octopus . The reef strangely had a b.u.t.ton on it and on the floor was something resembling an iron tile that could open and close .

　Isn’t it leading to the 10th floor?

　I waited in hope that the monster will go away . But it shows no signs of leaving . Guess I’ll have to do it .

　While keeping plenty of distance I swim in front of the octopus . If he will chase after me I will be able to press the b.u.t.ton while pretending to run away .

　…No reaction . Its eyes seem to follow me though .

　It’s useless . Even if I provoke him it’s too calm .

　Then, sensing a strange presence I turn around… And quickly hide behind the reef . A shark came along .

　I think that’s probably the same one I saw not long ago . It’s not a monster and yet it’s dangerous .

「Ah . 」

　For me, that was a nice development . The shark attacked the king octopus . Attaboy, get him!

　I was cheering inside, but very soon I lost view of the battle . Because octopus spit ink and it spread over the vast range .

　Wow, I can’t see anything at all . After a few minutes, water finally returned to its original condition . I was astonished .

　It’s caught?!

　The shark that was so vigorous was caught by squirming tentacles of the octopus . It’s probably already dead .

　If those limbs with a ma.s.sive number of suckers twine around you there is no escape . And it started to devour the shark .

　After all, I won’t be able to get through without defeating him . Should I create a suitable skill?

　Octopus Slayer C . . . . . . 500

　Octopus Slayer B . . . . . . 800

　Octopus Slayer A . . . . . . 1500

　Octopus Slayer S . . . . . . 2500

　I’d like to take S here . Where should I【Grant】it . It’s gotta be the harpoon . It seems that there is good compatibility with the harpoon and only 200 LP were required .

　Without hesitation, I strengthen the harpoon .

「How about this, an exclusive weapon for killing octopuses is complete . 」

　I get behind King Octopus . Even while eating the shark it was wary of me as well .

　Let’s retreat at full strength if it spits ink .

　Slowly . Slowly . Approach . It moved as well, extending one tentacle towards me .

　Take it!

　I try to stab the tip of the tentacle with the harpoon . And immediately King Octopus shows an extreme reaction . It trembles and releases captured shark . Even after that, it kept moving all of its tentacles as if it was in pain .

　Looks like it took an insane amount of damage . As expected of S grade . I felt an urge to push through, but let’s be cautious here .

　*Bushuuuuu*

　It performed an ink attack, so I rushed to the surface while distancing myself from the monster . As expected, it won’t chase me far .

　After visibility will improve I approach again . I’m starting to run out of breath so I would like to finish the battle soon .

　I attack with the harpoon a few tentacles that were stretching to me . It started rampaging again, so using this opportunity I came closer and finished it by striking the head . I was able to safely secure the victory .

　I press the b.u.t.ton on the reef right away . As I thought, the metallic part of the floor has opened, so I proceed there .

　I fall down along with water .

「Ouuch…」

　I crashed into the floor . d.a.m.n, that’s rough treatment . It seems that the gates were opening only for a few seconds and they were about to completely close already .

　Sure, if they stayed open all the time then the 10th floor would be flooded out as well .

　Well, well, so at the 10th floor, we are back to the corridor type . Ahead of me is the straight path that bends to the right further in the deep .

　The walls were of dark grey iron, the surface was clean without any irregularities . There were no enemies in sight, so first I take off my clothes and squeeze them and then take a rest until【Dungeon Portal】is usable again .

　Since clothes take quite a while to dry, I move ahead in the topless state . Am I a naked bandit?

　I walk along the pathway and then turn right when I b.u.mp into the wall . Then, unnaturally, in the middle of the road was standing a stone statue of a dog . Moreover, it had a wide open mouth .

　It gave off a weird feeling so I appraised it .

　Stone Dog, level 200, skill【Red Lazer】it says…

「So it’s a monster . 」

　It didn’t show even the slightest movement but instead, particles of red light started to gather near its mouth . There is no need to even guess, that must be its favorite beam .

　In a rush, I go back the way I came . It takes time to charge so I should make it in time . Well, I didn’t .

　A thin but fast red beam rushes me . Diving to the floor I evade the first attack . The beam had enough power to leave a mark on the iron wall . With physical resistance of the human body, it might be harsh .

　The second beam was coming so I crawled on the floor around the corner . Somehow I managed to successfully get away . But a beam scratched the back of my shoe a bit .

「It melted . Scary . 」

　It’s not a consecutive attack yet the time until the next shot was short . Without a st.u.r.dy armor or a s.h.i.+eld, it’s hard to approach .

　That’s it for today .

　Using Dungeon Portal I returned to the teacher . Seeing my appearance, she goes frolic .

『No way, you came to make love to Olivia?』

「My clothes simply got wet!」

　But indeed I look like a pervert . Since clothes were still wet it’s a bit unpleasant but I put them back on .

『You could have just put a skill for quick drying on clothes . 』

「I’m down to three thousand LP . Unlike some legendary adventurer, I cannot waste them . 」

『Oh yea, that reminds me! For your sake, I came up with ways to gather a lot of LP . 』

「That is a rare concern from you, teacher . 」

『You have a wicked tongue . Well, the contents are a bit silly so it’s fine . For example pus.h.i.+ng each other with b.u.t.tocks, princess carry or kisses… Eh, too stupid? I know, right? Ahahahahah!』

　It’s not . I was silent because I felt that they might be quite effective . Even merely being sandwiched between two cute girls gave a lot of LP .

「Just in case, please share your ideas with me . 」

『You even planning to take notes?　Are you seriously going to try them?』

「For future reference . Just in case . 」

『You little pervert . Fine, then I will tell you what I came up with . 』

　As expected, Master had bold imagination, mine could not even begin to compare . From her mouth, one after another come out profound ways to play that I wouldn’t be able to think up on my own . Without missing even one I write down all of them .

「It was very helpful . I will come again . 」

『I will think up something risky as well . Bye . 』

　 When I parted with the teacher and returned to town, the surroundings were already dark . Looking up, there was a beautiful night sky that immersed me into a fairytale-like feeling . However, I have things to do, so I hurry to the armor shop .

　Arms shops also had s.h.i.+elds and armors but they could not compare to the specialized store after all . I search for a s.h.i.+eld at the shop that had the biggest selection of gear in town .

　The price difference was extreme with numbers ranging from several hundred ria to hundreds of millions . It seems that gear with the cost of several hundred million would have multiple skills attached .

　There is even a gear with magic reflection or stamina recovery from simply touching it . As I was appraising with great interest, a shopkeeper with a small mustache called out to me .

「Is there anything you want?」

「I might make a purchase soon . 」

「I would recommend this . 」

　A small round bronze s.h.i.+eld? Since it’s a recommendation it has to be quite outstanding, so I check it, and it has zero skills . And yet it had a ridiculous price of five million ria .

　Probably he underestimates me because I’m young . Let’s take a jab at him .

「I don’t need it . 」

「It’s not a simple bronze s.h.i.+eld, it’s a work of the legendary master blacksmith Noston . 」

「He must be very famous . But I don’t have spare money to throw away five million for a s.h.i.+eld without any skills . 」

「…Are you in possession of appraisal eye?」

「Something like that . 」

　When I returned the unfriendly answer, the eyes of the shopkeeper completely changed . It didn’t seem like it was because he failed, but more like he was happy .

「If that’s fine with you, how about working here? I don’t mind if it’s only for a short while . 」

「I’m quite busy as well . You want me to appraise items for purchase, don’t you?」

「The appraiser that I hired ran off with money… There are a few items that I want to appraise no matter what, at least for one hour, please lend me your strength . 」

「I also have my plans, I can accept if you don’t mind to postpone it for a while . 」

　If I cooperate he might sell me a s.h.i.+eld cheaper .

「Certainly, please come by when you have time . We will be awaiting you!」

　I have made an arrangement . I had a bit of sympathy for shopkeeper after all .

　Running off with the money, that’s some terrible thing to do . Thinking about that, I guess I’m quite blessed with acquaintances .

　Since there is a lot of kind people around me .

　Though they tend to be a little weird .