◇◇◇◇◇◇Agility has increased by 10.◇◇◇◇◇◇I used the *Book of Mastery*, the reward for clearing the Piral Dungeon for the first time, to boost my stats.The day after Guillermo took my shield, I realized there was no point in moping around, so I came back to the dungeon.I’m wearing the *Small Shield of the Stone Colossus* on my left arm. Since then, I’d gone back to the weapon shop and bought a brand-new *Small Shield of the Stone Colossus*.This shield boasts more than enough performance to let me pass through walls.From that day on, I spent my days simply grinding through the Plant Dungeon and the Piral Dungeon.Every time I raised my Agility in the Piral Dungeon, I noticed my clearing speed getting faster.Three runs a day used to be my limit, but more and more days were passing where I still had stamina left even after three runs.So, I decided to increase the number of dungeon runs by one more.I could tell that even just adding one more run made a huge difference in efficienc

"GUOOOOOOOOOOOH!!"The moment I stepped into the boss room, the monster let out a roar to greet me.I compared it to the information posted at the adventurer's guild.Its name was Crystal Giant Soldier.The boss of this Trampada Dungeon, a mutated variant of the Rock Giant Soldier.Where the Rock Giant Soldier looked like it was made entirely of stone, the Crystal Giant Soldier was wrapped in glittering, transparent ore. On top of that, it was about twice the size of the Rock Giant Soldier. Because of its massive body, every step it took sent a heavy *thud* rumbling through the ground and into my ears.The Crystal Giant Soldier rotated its head, which could turn a full 360 degrees, round and round — until it suddenly stopped. The eye-like part of its head was staring straight at me. It seemed to have locked onto me.The next moment, the Crystal Giant Soldier swung its arm straight down.I dodged with a quick step.Just as I expected, since it was such a massive monster, its attack pow

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

◇◇◇◇◇◇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'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