I have Became Able to Do Anything with My Growth Cheat but I Can not Seem to Get out of Being Jobless

Chapter 202


(202) Younger sister route 4


Translator: Tseirp


It was the third time I thought that I was about to be done in by monsters .


The first time was when I first fought with Kobolds . At that time, I really thought I was about to die and was extremely desperate . Unlike killing rabbits which I didn’t feel anything, that was when I started considering battle as an exchange of lives . The fear of kill or be killed still occasionally haunt my dreams even now .


The second time was when I fought the Leviathan . That was when I felt my powerlessness . It shattered my confidence that I could do anything into pieces .


And now was the third time .


The octopus monster Gourmand .


I didn’t expect the monster that I thought I could defeat easily to retaliate . I was careless .


I didn’t think that a monster weaker than me could do anything to me .


Just like the proverb a cornered rat will bite a cat, you never know what a cornered monster will do .


” … That’s why I hate this monster . ”


Miri said sulkily .


While having her whole body bathed in black ink .


That’s right, that Gourmand self-exploded the moment it sensed that it was about to be killed . Both Miri and I would be able to withstand a regular explosion . However, it wasn’t a regular explosion . I could say it was more of an ink bomb? The ink inside Gourmand’s body scattered throughout the entire room . There was almost no s.p.a.ce to escape from it .


Furthermore, it self-destructed so I didn’t get any experience points . Like it was stepping on and kicking us while we were down .


“It stinks … just what exactly did it eat to become this smelly . Wait, it was the curry I made that it ate . ”


“Onii, you can use Lifestyle Magic right? Please use Clean … I can’t even open my eyes . ”


“I get it so stop hugging me when you’re all wet with ink!”


Even though she was a Demon Lord her previous life, doing such things really showed that she was just a girl .


I applied the Lifestyle Magic Clean on Miri and did the same on myself to clean us up .


The ink on not just our faces but also our clothes cleanly fell off .


“Onii, to be safe, apply Cure too . The Gourmand’s ink contains toxins too . ”


“Really? … Ah, I heard that octopus ink has a type of strong toxin in it . ”


Although squid ink could be used to make pasta .


“What now? Miri, do you want to challenge another Gourmand one more time? I can teach you how to cook this time?”


“It will take about three days for another Gourmand to appear once you defeat it . So we’ll have to give up . ”


“I see, that’s a pity . ”


“That is the pity here . ”


Miri looked at the deep-fried cricket dish covered in ink and said .


“Even though I went through the trouble to make it . ”


“No, that can probably still be eaten . Clean . ”


I used Clean and removed the ink from the deep-fried cricket .


Then, I picked one and put it in my mouth .


The crunchy sensation spread throughout my mouth .


“Miri, although I understand that you want to bring out the ingredient’s taste, just deep-frying it can’t really be called cooking . If you devise a recipe to maybe deep-fry it with lemongra.s.s or something, maybe the Gourmand will also recognize it as cooking?”


Well, even with that, I don’t think that it would actually want to eat it .


However, I can’t call myself an elder brother if I don’t eat the cooking my younger sister made wholeheartedly so I ate it but I crossed gazes with the cricket when I ate it .


Hah, Miri’s fondness for strange cooking has not changed at all .


“It’s just like Onii said . Although it’s appetizing enough just like this . ”


Miri picked up two crickets and ate them just like that .


She chewed on the crickets and I could hear the crunchiness .


Then, Miri shoved the remaining crickets into my item bag as she pleased .


“Onii, you can eat them when you want to . ”


“Ah … okay . Yup, thank you . ”


I smiled bitterly as we exited the Gourmand room .


However, since there weren’t any monsters until this point, I was worried about the boss room .


“Miri, I want to exterminate some monsters so can we take a detour?”


“Of course . I shall see Onii’s true power . ”


“Miri won’t be fighting with me?”


“But Onii’s 20 times experience would be meaningless if Miri defeats them right?”


Ah, that’s true .


I nodded .


I somehow felt like I was being used by my younger sister .


The room we arrived at under Miri’s guidance had huge seahorse-like monsters flying in the sky .


It seemed like the monsters had not noticed our presence .


“How are they able to fly?”


“Most fish-type monsters on land are capable of flight . ”


” … It’s destroying my concept of fishes . Are there any points to take note of when attacking them?”


“Won’t Onii’s spell defeat them in a single shot? With Pet.i.t Thunder . ”


“You’re right ― Pet.i.t Thunder!”


I took out the Asclepius staff and chanted my spell .


The lightning that flashed from the tip of the staff caught the seahorse-like monster .


【Ichinojo Leveled up】


【Light Magician skill: 「Light Magic II」has skilled up to「Light Magic III」】


【Dark Magician skill: 「Dark Magic II」has skilled up to「Dark Magic III」】


【Sword Saint skill: 「Sword Equip II」has skilled up to「Sword Equip III」】


【Sword Saint skill: 「Sword Afterimage」acquired】


“Onii, you leveled up?”


“Yeah . All my levels apart from Jobless leveled up . Light and Dark Magician reached level 6, Sword Saint to level 4 and Pugilist to level 61 . ”


” … Seriously amazing . Even Advanced Jobs can be leveled up that easily . ”


“What about Miri?”


“Demon Lord didn’t level up but Commoner became level 4 . Help me change job to Apprentice Mage after I level up a little more okay . ”


“You’re fine with Apprentice Mage?”


“Yup . My magical power has mostly been sealed . Raising my MP a little more will widen the scope that I can transfer to so it’s convenient in various ways . ”


I see . Apprentice Mage certainly has skills that raise maximum MP .


Hn?


“Now that you mention it, I recall that Sheena entrusted me with a gem that is meant to seal the Demon Lord’s power but what should we do with that?”


I only thought of it now and asked Miri .


“Ah … Onii can hold onto that for now . It’s not like the seal can be undone even though we have the gem . We don’t know where the other three gems are anyway . ”


“Another three huh . ”


“Yup . And it seems like somebody took one of it away . Although it was located between Florence and Belasra . They left some mysterious message saying ‘Welcome to Centaur Labyrinth’ that didn’t serve as a clue but … what’s wrong, Onii?”


“N … nothing . ”


Even though I denied it, that manner of speech felt familiar .


Or rather, there’s no doubt about it?


It was probably Jofre and Elize who left that ‘Welcome to Centaur Labyrinth’ message behind .


Doesn’t that mean they are holding onto a gem that seals the Demon Lord’s power?


As I was thinking, I sensed presences approaching us .


“Miri ― there . ”


“Stop, Onii . ”


Miri restrained me and looked towards the corner down the path that the presence was coming from .


A group dressed in silver armor ran pa.s.s .


It was a squad of about ten people . A person from that group turned towards us and called out .


“Squad Leader, I sense some presence in that direction . ”


“Are they strong?”


“They are quite weak . ”


“Then leave them be . Our goal has been achieved . We’ll head for the transfer circle . ”


It seems like one of them had Presence Detection .


But, what did he mean by quite weak?


“(I used Status Forgery . The skill capable of altering status can even trick people with greater than Presence Detection II skill . )”


Miri said to me quietly .


“(Silent Room)”


I chanted and blocked the sound .


“Miri, who were those people?”


I asked in a normal tone .


“They seem to be a squad from the Church . I don’t know what they are doing here but we should let sleeping dogs lie . ”


“A squad from the Church huh . They seem like an army . ”


To me, they seemed like the Crusaders we had back on Earth .