Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World Chapter 078

Rod

After breakfast, Sherry does her smithing.

“What is the next thing you should make?”

“A walking stick like a cane? Is it different from my wand?”

I asked as I passed her the boards.

“The wand type cane strengthens the power of magic. The walking stick type cane can be used to beat monsters, as well as strengthening the power of magic a bit. Roxanne said a while ago that priests and shrine maidens will use it if they are in a vanguard position.”
“Ah, so it’s useful for both.”

The price is about the same, so maybe the walking stick is weaker.

For my weapon, I think the wand is better?

In the future I might find a good candidate to use the walking stick type.

Someone using magic, and then attacking a demon with a walking stick that has [MP absorption] might be a good fighting style.

I don’t think I’ll be able to absorb MP with a magic attack.

Even if I put [MP absorption] on my wand, or a walking stick, I don’t think either would recover MP while casting.

“I’ll make it.”

Sherry has the boards, and recites the incantation for the skill.

A walking stick is left in her hand.

“Oh, it’s a success.”

“It’s because Sherry is excellent.”

Making a walking stick from two boards leaves me with a feeling of it being wrong.

I can understand a wooden shield being made from a wooden board.
I can’t help but wonder about the magic that the skill uses though.

“Thank you. The wooden walking stick is a cane that also has physical attack power.”

“Aside from the walking stick, there is also a weapon called the sacred spear that strengthens magic. It’s quite valuable though, and can be hard to get outside the auctions.”
“Oh, there is?”

It might be a good weapon for someone in a recovery job to attack from the rear.

After smithing, I head to the merchants guild.

I confirm it’s the real thing with [Analyze].

“I’d like to use this with the kobold monster card. Is the price for one still around 5,200 nars?”

“Well, it can’t be helped, if you can get it for up to 5,400 nars then I would like it.”

People are still paying 5,200 nars for the kobold monster card.

I need to be tenacious.
I want to get one soon.

The last winning bid for the kobold monster card was 5,300 nars.
I have to pay even more if I want one.

“I’ll get it. You just want one?”
“…that’s right.”

Well, Sherry won’t fail, so I just need one.

Is there a chance of failing when fusing it with the rabbit monster card as well?
One kobold monster card gets me one chance.

The person who bid 5,300 nars last time might not bid anymore.

There’s no choice if I want to be sure to get it.

People buy it for 5,200 nars as well.

If they miss out on the kobold monster card, they can always go hunting for it.

If I think about it, maybe I could have waited a bit?

The amount of other bidders will decrease at some stage.

“Ok, I’ll aim for a kobold monster card for up to 5,400 nars.”

“The goat monster card? The last successful bid was 5,000 nars.The time before last was 5,100. It might cost a bit more to obtain it immediately. It often sells from 4,700-4,800 when it’s cheap, and up to 5,400-5,500 if it’s expensive.”

Luke gives a quick answer.

Sherry is looking at the list of bid results in the waiting room.

“That’s rather high.”
“The wizard is the main fire power in a party.  Increasing magic attack power is the first choice for a party if they have a wizard. Also, parents of wizards are normally quite wealthy. It’s easy to go to upper floors if you have a wizard, so the price of the goat monster card goes up compared to other cards.”

So it’s a card that rich people want?

“I see, so there’s no helping it, I’ll buy a goat monster card for up to 5,400 nars.”
“Ok.”

You’re not going to ask if I’m fine with just one?

I also need more cards for [Incantation interruption], and sacrificial misanga’s, but I only need one goat monster card.

Just one will be fine.

Luke doesn’t need to know that Sherry will succeed every time.
That means I should probably buy extras.

Eventually I will need it on multiple items, so they won’t be useless.

After ordering the kobold & goat monster cards, I leave Luke.

I leave the merchants guild by walking, instead of using the wall.
I go to a nearby weapons shop.

Spear: Steel spear: Skill slots – empty, empty, empty.

Is a steel spear a good item?

There are two with three slots.

“Choose one of these.”

I pass the two to Sherry.

“Um, I’ll do my best.”

Sherry sounds like she’s straining a bit as she answers.
Even if you don’t choose well, I don’t think there is a difference.

“Um”
“If I fail at fusion with this, I won’t be able to remake it.”

She’s muttering in a quiet voice.
I see, she’s worrying about monster card fusion.

“It will probably be alright.”

I pat her on the shoulder, and then turn to the canes.

Cane: Rod: Skill slots – empty, empty, empty.

Is this rod alright?

There isn’t much chance of there being one with an empty skill slot though.
This is enough for now.

In the case of cheap items, displayed in masses, it’s easy to find ones with empty skill slots.

For an expensive, good item, the maximum number of skill slots will increase as well.
It’s hard to find one with large amounts of skill slots if they are just displayed one at a time.

The steel spear only had two available with three empty skill slots.

I worry for a moment as I think about the future.

I go to the weapons and armour shops frequently, so I’ll need to keep in mind to check for good items with empty skill slots.
I’m selling off the items that Sherry makes, so there isn’t any problem coming regularly.

Are the rod and steel spear the best things I can get from mass produced goods?

Sherry gives me the spear she chose, and I buy them both.

I don’t buy a weapon for Roxanne this time.

If I think about it, I’ve bought Roxanne the hard leather jacket, and the amber necklace recently.

“Sorry, this time we are just getting weapons for Sherry & myself.”
“Yes, I don’t mind.”

I comfort Roxanne as I leave the weapons shop.
I can’t buy things for Roxanne all the time.

“At the moment there are no problems with the scimitar.”
“Ok.”

I can’t favor her too much as a master.

Every now and then I need to show a firm attitude.

“We’ll need to increase the amount of party members to strengthen our war potential. I can’t just invest money into equipment.”
“Yes. Certainly.”

I can’t be a sweet master all the time, this world doesn’t allow it.

I can’t pamper you.

“I need to think of our income, I don’t want to be a bad master.”
“You aren’t. Our meals and everything is luxurious.”

I strengthen my resolve.
Dignity, bravery, manliness, I need to put on that kind of appearance.

“A bad, annoying master, wouldn’t that cause someone to look for a new master?”
“Ah…yes.”

Um.
Maybe I’ve become too dignified.

“We’ll probably strengthen Roxanne’s weapon some time soon.”

“Was the one handed sword hanging in the weapons store an Estoc? It looked like a good weapon.”
“…I think that it was a good weapon.”

Did my strict attitude work? Roxanne hesitated for a second.

I think I was able to show off my dignity.

“Ok, we’ll think about it in the future.”

“If Roxannes weapon becomes stronger, the whole party will be helped.”
“Thank you.”

Roxanne will also have her own opinion.
I can’t be too arrogant.

We returned to the merchant guild, and used the wall there to travel to Haruba’s 11th floor.

I hold the rod, and pass the steel spear to Sherry.
Sherry passes me her club.

Kaga Michio Male 17 years old.

Equipment: Rod Leather Shoes Leather Gloves Leather Hat Leather Armour Sacrificial Misanga

Roxanne Female 16 years old.

Equipment Scimitar Leather Shoes Leather Gloves Leather Hat Hard Leather Jacket Wooden Shield

Sherry Female 16 years old.

Equipment:Steel Spear Waterproof Leather Mittens Leather Hat Chain mail Leather Shoes

As expected, the spear isn’t a weapon you can carry around town.

Sherry said that it isn’t a weapon used by a vanguard.

“Since Sherry may need some time to get used to her new weapon, please guide us to somewhere with a small number of demons for now.”

“Sherry, I know the spear isn’t easy to use as a vanguard, but please do your best.”

“Thinking about it again, it’s alright if there is a large number, since my cane has been upgraded as well and it should be an easier fight than before, so I’ll leave it to Roxanne’s judgement.”

First Roxanne guides us to a place with one ant.

It became smoke before Sherry got to it with her spear.

Three.
It was four with the wand, so it’s an improvement.

Next, Roxane leads us to a place with one mino.

I was not able to defeat it before it made it to us.

Roxanne stands in the way of the demon.

Roxanne easily evades the cow.

The Lv11 was defeated.

It’s five? The mino doesn’t have a weakness to any kind of magic.

So far so good.

So if demons on the 12th floor are 1.5 – 2x stronger, then the amount of spells needed would be 8-10.
It should be a reasonably tough fight on the upper floors.

Chapter end