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Chapter 138 – Approaching Summer
I think I got a decent score on the final exam.
At first, I thought I could throw the test away if I thought about going back to the skill world.
But what if I go back to the skill world and the me of the job world stays in this world?
When I think about it, I can’t be too lax in my second round of high school life.
Well, since it’s my second time and my grades are “not so bad,” I can’t be too arrogant in this world.
By the way, it seems that “I” still hadn’t decided what to do after high school.
College or a job…
This is probably a common question for high school students, but in my case, “getting a job” means making a living as an explorer.
In fact, I have that much ability and accomplishment.
However, if I may venture to express my opinion from the skill world, I think it would be better to go on to higher education if possible.
You can become an explorer later, but it is hard to go to college later.
Well, I’m a successful explorer.
I have saved enough money to live on until I retire.
Still, it is better to have a wide range of other professions.
I can cure diseases and injuries with elixirs, so I can still be an explorer in that sense.
But they may become disillusioned or traumatized by the rough-and-tumble profession alone.
It is possible that public opinion will come to see explorers as dangerous and restrict their access to dungeons.
If that happens, it could be a matter of life and death whether I can do any other work besides being an explorer.
If it were just me, but if I were living with Honoka-chan, it would be even worse.
My experience in the skill world has made it clear that I am not a tough person who would work hard at any job, no matter how hard, if it was for the sake of my lovely wife.
Besides, it’s nice, isn’t it?
I could go to a university with the four of us, “Saber Sabers,” and live campus life as explorers.
That’s something I couldn’t do in the skill world even if I wanted to, so it’s really dazzling.
Putting aside the thoughts of those who have gone before me in life for the young me.
When the summer vacation started, the party exploration increased dramatically.
The trip is scheduled for the second half of August, but until then, we have plenty of time to explore.
We had to put a lot of effort into our exploration.
“That way, Senpai!”
“Ah! Blast Nova!”
My explosive light magic annihilated the Arc Wight.
The ghost of the mage with the black rag, golden crown, and twisted staff was swallowed by the exploding light and vanished.
Ah, I shouldn’t have done that, I thought, but it was too late.
“A single blow to the Arc Wight?”
“That’s amazing, Yuto-san!”
Haruhara and Honoka say as we finish the battle.
“I heard that… magic has a critical hit now, but… is it that far?”
Sayuki puts her finger to her chin, tilts her head slightly, and falls silent.
In order to hide the difference between the disguised job and the original job, I revealed some unique bonuses for Magic Swordsman to the three of them, saying that they had increased before I knew it.
But now, Blast Nova is not due to the Magic Swordsman’s skills.
I used the Demon King’s skill on the spur of the moment.
With the skills of the Demon King, who has an “indescribable” talent for magic in general, I reconstructed the Blast Nova magic.
The outward force of the explosion was transformed into an inward force, and the explosion was rewritten as an implosion.
This way, the explosive power that was originally scattered outward is concentrated in the center of the activation space, dramatically increasing the power of the magic.
This magic, which I named “Blast Nova Implosion,” was created to destroy monsters with high durability that cannot be eliminated by wide-area destruction magic.
It is an original modified magic to attack the fourth floor of the post-collapse Okutama Lake Dungeon.
Neither the skills of the skill world nor the job abilities of the job world can recombine magic at will.
If anything, the abilities in the job world allow for a wider range of magic arrangements in terms of power, range, etc.
The magic skills of the Demon King, who has reached S rank, are truly worthy of the expression “beyond words.”
“…I think I might have figured something out.”
My words are slurred.
In fact, unlike the skills of the skill world, job skills are highly flexible.
Ingenuity and experience can spark new ways of using skills.
“Still, the power of it is…”
Sayuki muttered unconvincingly,
“Sayuki-san…”
Honoka-chan looked at her,
“Y-yes. Well, if the power is decreased, it would be a problem, but if it is increased, it is fine.”
“I know, right? Let’s go next.”
Sayuki swallowed her doubts, and Honoka-chan turned to the other end of the dungeon.
“…Geez, I smell something.”
Haruhara’s mumbling was picked up by my ears, probably due to the effect of the Usurper.
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