Novels by Sun LD

I'd been making my way through Trampada Dungeon alone, and somehow ended up traveling together with another party instead."Haah."I let out a small sigh.I'd wanted to go solo, so why did it end up like this...Looking her over, the silver-haired girl was holding a long staff, which suggested she was some kind of mage. Since magic required advanced study to learn, she was probably from a wealthy family.Surrounding the silver-haired girl were several men, equipped with swords, spears, and shields.It seemed the silver-haired girl had paid the men to form a party with her. Judging from the earlier conversation, that much seemed clear.A party was normally something formed by people who trusted each other, but hiring people with money to form one, while rare, wasn't unheard of.As for me, I just tried to stay as unobtrusive as possible, following along behind them."You're Henri, right?""Y-Yes, that's right..."One of the men toward the back spoke to me. Since it was so sudden, I ende

Monsters weren't the only thing considered troublesome in Trampada Dungeon."Oh."I found myself muttering that.I'd stepped on a teleport trap.Right, Trampada Dungeon had these teleport traps scattered all over the place, and they existed solely to inconvenience the adventurers who came through. Their locations apparently changed from day to day too, which made them nearly impossible to plan around."It's such a pain not knowing where I've ended up..."I groaned at the spot I'd been teleported to.Since the dungeon consisted of endless corridors of near-identical walls, it was hard to get a sense of exactly where I was.If only I could figure out my location right away...Thinking that, I pulled out my map and compared it against my surroundings.Hmm, going by the feel of things, I'd probably been teleported somewhere near the entrance...Since the teleport destination was random, sometimes you'd get lucky and end up near the boss area, but unfortunately, this wasn't one of those ti

◇◇◇◇◇◇Possession of skill [Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Medium] confirmed.[Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Medium] has leveled up to [Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Large].◇◇◇◇◇◇"Oh-hooo!"I found myself cheering all by myself.Having returned to Trampada Dungeon once again, I'd safely made it to the reward area, obtained the first-clear [Book of Learning], and used it right away.Let's see just how much stronger I've gotten — time to test it on some wolves!"Whoa, almost every hit's a critical now."That was my impression as I slashed at a wolf with my knife.It felt like one out of every two attacks was landing as a critical."I wonder if there's anything above Large..."The thought crossed my mind.If I used the [Book of Learning] while at Large, would it grow even further?Alright, time to dive into Trampada Dungeon one more time.◇◇◇◇◇◇Possession of skill [Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Large] confirmed.[Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Large] has leveled up t

"I wonder what would happen if I used the [Book of Learning] one more time?"The thought suddenly occurred to me.Using the [Book of Learning] let you learn the skill [Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Small]. But what would happen if you used a [Book of Learning] while already possessing [Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Small]? That's what I was curious about."I doubt any other adventurer's ever tried this..."Since the [Book of Learning] was a first-clear reward, you only ever got the chance to obtain one, once. So there was no way for other adventurers to test this out.But I could farm the [Book of Learning] as many times as I wanted."Alright, let's head back to Trampada Dungeon."Maybe I'd just get some "Cannot be used" dialog if I tried to use a second [Book of Learning], but I wouldn't know until I tried.Curiosity alone was reason enough to act.◆"Finally made it..."In the reward area of Trampada Dungeon, I stretched out, thoroughly worn out.I'd gotten caught in a telep

The next day, I left home and headed straight for Fassil Dungeon.My goal was wolf hunting.Not that I had any interest in bullying wolves for no reason. I was there to test out my skill.More specifically, I wanted to figure out how frequently critical hits occurred.For that, the number of trials was what mattered most.Since wolves were the weakest monster around, I figured I could hunt plenty of them, which was why I'd come to Fassil Dungeon.◇◇◇◇◇◇Your level has increased.◇◇◇◇◇◇A message popped up with a *ping*, notifying me that my level had gone up.In front of me lay the corpse of a wolf.I must have already defeated more than ten wolves. When I'd leveled up to 2, all it had taken was defeating a single wolf, but apparently reaching level 3 required this many kills.It seemed the rumors were true: the higher your level got, the harder it became to level up further."More importantly, what attack number did the critical hit land on just now?"I muttered to myself while pulli

"If I'm going to test out my new skill, this is really the only place to do it."The place I headed to was Fassil Dungeon, known as a dungeon for beginners.Wolves were the dominant monster there, the first-clear reward was the [Sword of Departure], and it was also the dungeon where I'd first used [Evasion] to pass through a wall.What I wanted to test this time was whether I could actually defeat a monster now that I had a new skill.Until now, my attack power stat had been too low, and since I didn't have any offense-boosting skills, I hadn't been able to defeat even the weakest monsters.But this time, I'd finally gotten my hands on a skill that boosted my attack, something I'd been longing for.So, I figured I'd test whether I could now defeat monsters by going up against wolves, said to be the weakest of them all.◇◇◇◇◇◇**[Physical Attack Critical Rate Up: Small]**When making a physical attack, occasionally triggers a critical hit.◇◇◇◇◇◇I checked the entry for [Physical Attac

8 Years AgoWhen Alois heard that Heinrich had actually met with Karl and begun negotiations, he seriously doubted his own ears."Are you serious? After everything he's done, you're talking things out? Or is this 'talk' just another name for carrying out an execution?""They are talking, Young Master. The Boss is meeting Karl in the neutral zone.""Damn it all."Alois cursed at the information Norbert had brought him."So Father's really determined not to trust me. Damn it."Alois was furious.Even after he had presented overwhelming evidence that Karl had betrayed them, his father still trusted Karl. Was he terrified of Karl's insurance policy? Or was he afraid of the third party monitoring their dealings with Karl? Either way, his father refused to kill Karl.The thought drove Alois nearly mad with frustration."Were you able to wiretap the meeting?""Yes. Here you are."Norbert had finally decided who truly deserved his loyalty. Had he sensed the smell of death around Heinrich? Wel

8 Years Ago"Honestly, that's the first time anyone has said it to me so plainly. Everyone looks down on me for helping the drug business while conducting undercover investigations. Some people even openly tell me to take a drug test. The branch chief shuts those kinds of people up, but even he often asks me, 'Sven. You really haven't crossed over to their side, have you?'""That's a hard position to be in. But I understand what you're going through, and I respect the effort you're making. Let's do this together, partner.""Yeah."With that, Sven got out of the car and entered a café on the street corner.While he was inside, Felix observed the city.Melia City was the capital. And it was also the center of corruption. It was said that the bosses of the drug cartels lobbied the "National Union" government the way firearms manufacturers did."Mr. President. If you wish for your administration to remain stable, I suggest you keep your hands off us."How much of it was true, he did not k

8 Years AgoFelix and Sven entered the Federation in an inconspicuous sedan equipped with fairy communications. Airports were under surveillance, and any agents from the Drug Enforcement Bureau were apparently reported to the drug cartel bosses almost immediately.They crossed the border normally in an ordinary private vehicle.It took longer to reach their destination, but Sven explained that it was the most reliable method.Felix valued the words of those with experience. That had been one of the keys to surviving on the battlefield as well.“Keep one weapon visible in a holster. Keep another hidden on your ankle. The one on your ankle is for a real emergency. A small one will do. If people can see a weapon, they’ll be more cautious. And in the Federation, everyone carries a weapon, so no one will be suspicious of you for being armed.”Felix put that experience to use as well, carrying a .45-caliber magic-powered handgun in his holster and a 9mm magic-powered handgun on his ankle.“

8 Years AgoThe Narcotics Bureau maintained branches throughout the National Union.However, due to a shortage of personnel, very few branches were operating at full capacity.Among them, there was only one exception.It was Palasco, a town located along the border with the Federation.Palasco was separated from the Federation only by a river marking the border, and beyond that it connected directly to a Federation city.As a result, it had become a gathering place for illegal border crossers and smugglers.Felix arrived at the Narcotics Bureau branch in Palasco.“Allow me to introduce him. This is Felix Faust. From now on, he will be participating in investigations within the Federation. It's part of the joint operation with the Federation government known as Operation Fishnet. Please provide him with any information he may need.”“Nice to meet you.”The branch chief introduced Felix to the agents.“And I'd also like to introduce Special Agent Sven Scholt. He's already conducted inve

8 Years Ago“Damn that old man. No matter what kind of deal they made, the other side betrayed him. Why doesn’t he just kill him and be done with it?”Alois complained to Maverick while sitting in the car.“What your father is worried about is that a third party knows the contents of the agreement. If that's the case, his credibility would suffer. Even in the drug business, trust is important.”“If such a third party exists, then they should also know that Karl was the first to break the agreement. They can't pretend otherwise. We have the recording tape, and your ‘Zett’ made quite a spectacle of eliminating the traitors.”“Well, who knows? Maybe that third party only cares whether your father and Karl are alive and doesn't bother checking whether the agreement is actually being honored.”“Damn it.”If Karl were killed by Heinrich, that possible third party would learn that the agreement had been broken. In that case, Heinrich's credibility—and the credibility of the Wolf Cartel—would

8 Years AgoAlois had turned twenty-one, but the only person who celebrated his birthday was Maverick.As a birthday present, she handed him a 9mm magitech pistol."So I've finally reached the point where I carry a gun around."Alois examined the Ernia-made magitech handgun in his hands."It won't hurt to have one. Every cartel executive carries one.""Probably. But I never wanted to become one of those people."The stereotypical drug cartel boss—covered in tattoos, draped in gold jewelry, sporting a beard, and driving expensive sports cars.Alois despised people like that and had never once wanted to become one himself.He was at least grateful that the pistol Maverick had given him wasn't some gold-plated monstrosity favored by cartel bosses."So, you're going to expose the conspiracy to your old man today?""I have to explain why you all went on that rampage. Father is furious. He's convinced that Zett acted on its own. Even worse, he seems to think I've entered some kind of rebell