01x06 - Trials

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There aren't any monsters, but there's

something about this room that feels off.

It's a waiting room.

A waiting room?

The first floor boss is beyond this door.

So the path to the second floor will open

if we defeat the boss on the

other side of this door?

Yes.

Additionally, only one party can

enter the boss room at a time.

What happens if two or more parties enter?

The boss doesn't appear,

and the door to the next

floor can't be opened.

When there's more than one party,

they must wait their turn in this room.

I see. That's why they call

this the waiting room.

Are you ready?

She's always so eager to fight, but

Since it's called a boss,

it must be strong, right?

We'll be fine.

A lowly first floor boss doesn't

stand a chance against you, Master.

Don't you think you're a little too excited?

Huh?

Looks like no one got here before us.

So it opens automatically.

Shall we go?

Yeah.

If we're lucky, we might get some equipment.

Equipment?

Sometimes there's equipment left behind

if the previous party was wiped out.

What? Should you be calling that lucky?

in the Labyrinth of Another World

Harem

It looks like an ordinary small room.

It's coming.

So this is the first floor boss.

Ood Wood: Lv 1

Here I go.

It's not flinching under our attacks.

How should we attack this thing?

Nice assist.

How was that?

It may only be the first floor,

but it's still a boss.

It didn't go down in a single blow.

Ood Wood: Lv 1

In that case

How about this?

Rush!

It's still standing?

Ood Wood: Lv 1

One more time.

Rush!

Master, you're not hurt, are you?

Nah. How about you?

I'm fine.

Those attacks can be dodged easily

if you're watching closely.

Isn't that actually pretty impressive?

Humans can't move like that.

Is it a skill unique to beast warriors?

Oh, it's a leaf.

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Roxanne

Equipped Jobs

1st Beast Warrior: Lv 6

Effects: Moderate Agility Increase

Minor Stamina Increase

Minor Dexterity Increase

Skill: Beast Attack

Jobs

Warrior: Lv 1

Monk: Lv 1

Explorer: Lv 1

Farmer: Lv 1

Herbalist: Lv 1

Beast Attack?

It doesn't seem related

to how quickly she moves.

Wait, what? She has a new job.

Herbalist?

That's right. Herbalists use

these to make medicines.

Huh

Leaf

So it's like a medicinal herb, then.

More importantly

Roxanne, what kind of skill is Beast Attack?

It's a skill beast warriors have.

I've heard it's a technique that does

a large amount of damage to monsters.

I'm sorry, though. I can't use it.

What? You can't?

Party Job Settings

Item Box

Kaga Michio

Roxanne

Warrior: Lv 6

Effects: Moderate Agility Increase

Minor Stamina Increase

Minor Dexterity Increase

Skill: Beast Attack

Using skills requires you to say

the appropriate incantation.

You don't know the incantation?

No, I can imagine the incantation itself.

But unless you get the pronunciation,

accent, and minor nuances all perfect,

the incantation doesn't work.

Is that right?

In my case, all my incantations are

either shortened or abbreviated.

You're always vulnerable

while speaking incantations,

so it's considered better for a beginner

like me not to rely on my skills.

I see.

Roxanne doesn't seem like a beginner to me.

So the second floor is beyond this portal.

That's right.

Vale Labyrinth, Second Floor

Huh. It doesn't look any

different from the first floor.

Roxanne, can we head back to the first

floor and fight that boss again?

Of course.

Roxanne acquired the herbalist job

by picking up that leaf earlier.

Jobs

Warrior: Lv 1

Monk: Lv 1

Explorer: Lv 1

Farmer: Lv 1

Herbalist: Lv 1

Which means if I pick a leaf, too

Huh?

What?

I'm outside.

So you can't return to the

boss room from the next floor.

Of course. There was even a waiting room.

Um

Crap. She'll lose respect

for me as her master.

I see.

What?

So it can't be done that way.

My experiment yielded intriguing results.

Oh, that was an experiment.

All right. She bought it.

Vale Labyrinth, First Floor

Boss Waiting Room

Let's go.

Yes, Master.

I feel more relaxed the second time around.

That said, I won't let my guard down.

Safety first.

Crap. Is that a spell?

What?

Now!

We managed to beat it somehow.

Yes, Master. Um

What is it?

The magic circle seemed to

disappear as it was being cast.

Oh, that's

because of this sword.

Durandal

Offensive Power x5

HP Absorption

MP Absorption

Incantation Interruption

What an impressive sword you have, Master.

Swordsman: Lv 10

Villager: Lv 5

Monk: Lv 3

Thief: Lv 3

Herbalist: Lv 1

Equipped Jobs

1st Explorer: Lv 13

2nd Hero: Lv 7

3rd Monk: Lv 3

4th Swordsman: Lv 8

Jobs

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Roxanne

There it is.

Herbalist: Lv 1

Skill: Create Herbal Medicine

She said herbalists could make medicines.

Create Herbal Medicine.

I did it.

What? Master, that's amazing.

Don't tell anyone.

Antidote Pill

Antidote?

Do some monsters use poison attacks?

Yes. I've heard quite a few of them do.

I wish someone had told me that sooner.

Thank you for waiting.

Strengthening Pill

Nourishment Pill

Petrification Cure

Paralysis Cure

That's 640 nars for all of them.

Yes, sir.

Anyway, I never get a discount here.

Character Settings

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantation

Bonus Skills

30% Sale Price Increase

Bonus Weapon

Incantation Reduction

Critical Hit Chance

The sl*ve merchant and innkeeper

both offered me a 30% discount.

Come to think of it, the merchant job

had a skill that helps with math.

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Roxanne

Merchant: Lv 1

Skill: Calc

That's right, it's called Calc.

Skills related to haggling might

rely directly on the Calc skill.

Calc

30% Discount

That must be how I performed complex

calculations in an instant.

That explains why my 30%

discount doesn't work here.

It looks like it's all here.

Thank you for your business.

I got some medicine.

There's still plenty of daylight left.

Shall we head back into the labyrinth?

Yes, Master.

Vale Labyrinth, Second Floor

This way. They're very close.

Needle Wood: Lv 2

Lv 2? It must be because

we're on the second floor.

Huh? There's something behind it.

Identify.

Green Caterpillar: Lv 2

Gross! This must be a monster that

starts appearing on the second floor.

I'll handle the needle wood.

Then I'll draw the green caterpillar to me.

Let's see how strong Lv 2 monsters are.

A one-shot?

Well, I guess I've leveled up, too.

As usual, they're not even

close to hitting her.

Unlike the needle woods,

it's easy to differentiate between the

front and back of these creatures.

I can safely attack from behind.

Another one-shot.

Thread

Did two monsters appear just now

because we're on the second floor?

That's right.

Does that mean three will

show up on the third floor?

No.

Monsters start appearing in groups of

three starting on the fourth floor

and in groups of four starting

on the eighth floor.

Then it's probably five on the 16th

floor and six on the 32nd floor.

There they are.

This time it's two caterpillars.

They haven't noticed us yet. In that case

He who strikes first, wins.

Yes, Master.

I'll attract the attention

of the one in front.

All you.

Master, something's coming.

Huh?

It's aiming for me?

Master!

Crap! Roxanne won't make it in time.

Then I'll take the blow.

Thanks for coming all the way over to me.

Now let me return the favor!

I'm sorry.

It circled around into a position that

allowed it to attack both of us at once.

Don't worry about it.

More importantly, those threads are a pain.

Let's prioritize taking out those

green caterpillars first from now on.

You're right.

Vale, Vale Plaza

The question is what we'll do if we

encounter a large number of those enemies.

Since we can't use multi-target spells,

we either have to take them out one at a

time or devise another way to handle them.

If that labyrinth is too dangerous for us,

then we could always travel

to a different, safer one.

But I shouldn't take the easy way out

and get in the habit of running away.

Roxanne.

Master?

Don't stare.

What? Yes, Master.

You see the man standing behind

that building up ahead?

Yes.

What's he looking at?

Um

The trading house I came from.

What is he doing?

He doesn't look like a customer.

He's not a customer,

and he's not here to make a deal.

Identify.

Bandit: Lv 3

Listen to me, Roxanne. That guy

is a bandit.

Vale

Alan's Mansion

Someone's watching this trading house?

Yeah. He was a shady-looking guy,

so I thought I'd let you know.

I appreciate you taking the time to do that.

Sometimes my business earns

me the ire of others,

so it's not unusual, but I'll be careful.

He's not taking my warning very seriously.

U-Um, the person keeping watch

out front is a bandit.

A bandit, you say?

That's right.

How do you know that?

Of course he wants to know.

Normally you can't identify someone

as a bandit just by looking at them.

I may have learned a thing or two while

trying to raise the money to buy Roxanne.

I see. It's not as though I

have no idea who he might be.

This issue is actually related to you, sir.

It's about the young man you sold to me.

The one who committed theft in his village.

Him, huh?

What about him?

He was sold yesterday.

Oh?

He was purchased by a man

accompanied by two others.

He said he needed time to prepare

and would be back tomorrow.

Is that unusual?

It's not as though it never happens,

but now that I think about it,

it did seem a little strange.

The customer had two others with him.

While one of them was asking me questions,

the other was saying something to that man.

Ordinary people have no interest in

the Thief's Bandanna that man stole.

You're saying he had connections

to bandits beforehand?

It's a natural assumption to make.

What's he doing now?

He's in a room in the back.

Can he come and go freely?

Since he's already been paid

for, I no longer own him.

At the buyer's request,

he's in a room without a lock.

Then could he slip out after

everyone's gone to sleep,

open the front door, and let the bandits in?

It's both possible and likely.

How can you be so calm

when you know all that?

Even in the middle of the night,

it's hard to imagine all those bandits

raiding a trading house in the middle of town,

and I have my combat sl*ves, as well.

I don't intend to be beaten

by a bunch of bandits.

I see.

Let's go, Roxanne.

We warned him. It's their problem now.

Though I was sold here as a sl*ve,

I did receive a lot of care, as well.

There was one old woman, in particular,

who was very kind to me.

You're worried about her?

Yes.

Well, Mr. Alan?

Why not hire me as a bodyguard?

Hire you?

That's right.

It'd leave a bad taste in my mouth if

the sl*ve I sold you did you dirty.

And besides,

there's something I want to test.

Master.

Thank you.

It's okay.

In that case, I'd like to hire you.

Regarding your pay

How does 1,000 nars sound?

Naturally, any equipment or intelligence cards

dropped by the bandits you defeat are yours.

We have a deal.

You won't be spotted by the

lookout out front from here.

Then I'll use this door to enter tonight.

I'll be waiting for you.

Um

I'm sorry for being selfish.

I'm the one who suggested

he hire me as a bodyguard.

But I told him the lookout was a bandit.

Oh, that.

I was able to smooth things over,

and I didn't tell her

beforehand not to tell him.

Well, you know.

It's fine. Just be careful in the future.

Your concerns are my concerns, too.

Yes, Master.

Thank you.

Vale, Vale Restaurant

Master.

Master, good morning.

It's nearly time.

Good morning, Roxanne.

I'll be back.

What are you doing?

I'm going with you.

What?

I'm going, too.

Fine, but stay in the

back as much as possible.

Yes, Master.

Vale

Alan's Mansion, Rear Entrance

I've been waiting for you.

Don't be alarmed.

These are my combat sl*ves.

I see.

Mr. Michio, please wait with

us here until they act.

Got it.

Now, then

in the Labyrinth of Another World

Harem