「What’s wrong, Taira?」
Noticing my agitation, Milk asked with concern.
「It’s just that I realized how abnormal my luck is…」
「You only realized that now?」
Hime furrowed her brow at me.
I knew it was high, but I thought it wasn’t anything significant compared to someone at level 500 or 1000.
Can’t they understand this struggle?
I want them to get it.
Ah!
「By the way, Hime, I said I’d share my stats once we officially formed a party, right? Since Milk has now joined Tenka Musou, shouldn’t we check everyone’s stats here?」
「That’s true. Since we’ll be acting together for this investigation, I think it’s a good idea.」
「Yes, I’d like to know everyone’s stats too!」
「Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. It’s important.」
I said, suggesting the idea, and everyone seemed enthusiastic about it.
We entered the waiting tent prepared by the Self-Defense Force for us to take a break and each wrote our stats on a piece of paper, noting only the stats and level without listing skills.
「Alright, I’ll go first!」
Hime declared confidently.
I looked at her note.
The numbers were neat, but her handwriting was a bit distorted, as if she struggled with writing in Japanese.
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Level: 26
Health: 215/215
Magic Power: 0/0
Attack: 101
Defense: 91 (+1)
Dexterity: 131
Agility: 357 (+171)
Luck: 13
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Her agility is so high!?
What’s this? My level is higher, yet her agility is more than double mine.
Especially that plus value. It can’t just be the effect of the Gale Earring, right?
「What’s with that plus value? It’s nearly doubled!」
「My skill, ‘Swift One’, increases my agility by 100 at all times. It’s unfortunate that it doesn’t reflect the effect of the Gale Earring, though.」
So, her agility is already high, and it gets another boost of 100? That’s impressive!
「That’s some sharp abnormality in stats. I’ve never seen values this extreme before.」
「Sharp abnormality?」
「It refers to someone who specializes in one particular stat. When you create a pentagon with stats by halving health and excluding magic and luck, if one stat is significantly higher, it appears pointed, hence the name.」
「So, I’d be considered a sharp abnormality too?」
「Right. Well, everyone’s luck is low, so it’s not included in the pentagon. Now, since Taira is obviously the last to go, I’ll show mine. I’m a bit scared to show mine since I’m the lowest level here.」
Milk pulled out her memo, and her handwriting was still as beautiful as a calligraphy model.
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Level: 13
Health: 60/60
Magic Power: 245/245
Attack: 37
Defense: 35
Skill: 39
Agility: 31
Luck: 5
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Her magic power is absurdly high.
She’s definitely putting in the effort to increase her proficiency, unlike me.
「Your magic power is incredible, Milk-chan. Your base stat is even higher than mine.」
「The low luck is a drawback, but other than that, this is an excellent stat for a mage.」
「Yeah, with these stats, you could probably handle enemies on the 5th floor all on your own.」
Next up was Ayame.
Her handwriting was cute but a bit small, making it hard to read from a distance.
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Level: 24
Health: 75/75
Magic: 292/146 (+292)
Attack: 75
Defense: 58
Skill: 62
Agility: 70
Luck: 9
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「Compared to Milk-chan, mine’s depended on equipment, doesn’t it?」
Ayame said bashfully.
「No, compared to Milk, who can use both unique and compound magic, having such high magic with just wind magic is rare. I think Ayame’s magic power growth is probably higher than average.」
「I had double-digit magic power until I learned drug magic.」
「Yeah, Ayame, you’re doing great. Now, it’s my turn.」
What’s this? Everyone seems to have some impressive aspects compared to me.
If that’s the case, they probably won’t be that surprised when I show mine, right?
I pulled out my note.
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Level: 33
Health: 515/515
Magic Power: 170/170
Attack: 205 (+20)
Defense: 203
Skill: 182
Agility: 181
Luck: 385
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Everyone was silent.
…areh?
Hey, can someone say something?
Then, Hime quietly walked out of the tent.
When she came back, she was holding a lighter.
She took my note, set it on fire, and threw it on a metal trash can nearby.
「What are you doing?!」
「If anyone sees that, it’ll cause a huge uproar. A shredder wouldn’t be enough to deal with something like that.」
「Guess I really can’t tell anyone.」
「Right. When it comes to streaming, it’s fine to mention that you have a sharp abnormality in luck. It’s definitely going to get out somehow. If you keep quiet, people will assume your luck is around 70 or 80. I heard that someone in Germany had a starting luck of about 30, and it caused a stir.」
Wow, a starting value of 30 caused a commotion, huh?
「Anyway, your other stats are high too, right?」
「Yeah. They really don’t seem like the two of you are only 7 levels apart.」
「That’s probably because of that. There’s a sort of fluctuation in stat increases with each level-up, but for Taira, it seems like you keep hitting numbers close to the maximum within that fluctuation.」
My luck was so high that it felt like the word “championship” for Hanshin fans in 2023.
「Taira, with your luck that high, don’t you notice anything in your daily life? Even if it has less impact outside of dungeons, there must be some things, right? Like winning a big prize in the lottery or something?」
「Well, I don’t really do lotteries much anymore because of a childhood trauma related to them. If I had to pick something, it’s that all the girls on my team are cute, but—」
As I said that, Milk and Ayame turned away, and Hime let out a heavy sigh.
「Taira, if you don’t watch it, you might get stabbed one of these days.」
「Oh no, thinking about it, that was sexual harassment, huh? Sorry, I just blurted out what I was thinking.」
「…Sigh.」
Hime sighed again.
I really needed to be more careful with my words.
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