BAMN: Chapter 11/15

Chapter 11: The Expressiveness of Different Worlds

"Did it really succeed just like that?"

Rin was still a bit dazed at this moment. He had thought about gaining more benefits in another world.

But he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

Regardless of the Konosuba world's strength.

But the adventurer skills here, and the mechanism of leveling up by fighting monsters, were indeed of no small help to the current Rin.

"As expected of Aqua."

"Thank you very much!"

Rin quickly sensed the gift from the gods, that ability called Copy.

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[Itoshi Rin]

Race: Half-Demon

Existence Value: 3505

Magic: Energy Cube Production, Pokémon Space, Appraisal

Intrinsic Skills: Adaptability

Unique Skill: Traveler [Broken] (Returnable), Leader, Capturer, Duplicator (Analyzes and copies abilities held by others)

Familiar: Ogerpon

Marked Worlds: Pokémon World, Konosuba World

"Duplicator!"

Looking at the description of Duplicator that appeared in the Unique Skill column.

Rin knew that his Crossing this time was not in vain.

The world's voice of the Cardinal World does not exist in the Konosuba world.

The two belong to different worldviews and cannot influence each other.

But.

Because of the Traveler's Unique Skill, Rin was like an anchor point cast by the Cardinal World into the Konosuba world.

Similar to a signal station, Rin could receive and feedback from the Cardinal World and interact with the world's voice at any time.

This interaction did not only apply to Rin.

It also had an effect on his familiars within a certain distance around him, such as Ogerpon.

Therefore, the moment Rin obtained the copy ability, the Cardinal World analyzed it and made a new judgment.

The final result was that Rin's copy cheat ability disappeared.

In its place was a powerful Unique Skill called Duplicator.

"Let me see the effectiveness of this Unique Skill."

Rin said, focusing his attention on the words Duplicator.

Soon, information related to this skill emerged in Rin's mind.

"The Duplicator's copying is not an instant process."

Rin secretly thought. "It will consume different amounts of time for analysis, depending on the strength of the ability to be copied."

"Only after the analysis is complete can I truly learn the skill and make it my own."

Theoretically, as long as it's not an ability with uniqueness or biological nature, Rin can copy it.

Uniqueness means only one can exist in the entire world.

Biological nature, for example, refers to moves that require a tail, a third hand, or special body organs to release.

Of course, if a biological ability can be solved with magic power.

For example, if spider silk is purely a product of physiological structure, Rin cannot copy it.

Conversely, if the silk is essentially a product of magic power, Rin can simulate it through magic power.

Specifically, the limitations and extremes of the Duplicator are still unclear to Rin due to the short time he has had it.

"I need to find a few targets to test the effect of the Duplicator."

As Rin thought this, Ogerpon gently tugged on his hand.

"What's wrong, Ogerpon?"

("Where are we, Rin?")

Ogerpon had seen similar Western fantasy-style buildings before, back when Rin was still in the village on the edge of the forest.

However, Rin's original village definitely couldn't compare to this beginner city for adventurers.

Compared to the prosperous Axel, that village was completely rural.

"This is the other world we're going to explore next."

Rin stroked Ogerpon's little head and smiled. "Don't worry, I know a bit about this world. Just follow my lead."

"Mhm!"

Ogerpon was very curious about the new world.

The dazzling stalls and the clothing of the passersby made the eyes of the inexperienced Ogerpon sparkle.

"Now, let me think."

"Hmm, first, we'll go to the Adventurers' Guild and register as adventurers."

Rin recalled the Konosuba plot and knew that only by becoming an adventurer and getting a skill card could he truly integrate into this world.

Rin, who possessed the Adaptability Inherent Ability, was not worried about being unable to acquire the Konosuba world's abilities.

However, Ogerpon might have some trouble adapting.

Without Adaptability to integrate into the Konosuba world, Ogerpon would still be using the Cardinal World's system.

And according to the principle Rin mentioned earlier, the strength of the Cardinal World far exceeds that of ordinary worlds.

Although the Konosuba otherworld also has magic factors, and every plant and tree here is also infused with magic, possessing strength and resilience beyond the material world.

However, the magic concentration here is far too low compared to the Cardinal World.

Calculated by the Chaos World rating, it roughly only reaches a medium concentration level.

To put it simply, Ogerpon, who only had a B-rank evaluation in the Cardinal World, would at least be two major ranks higher, reaching Special A, when placed in the Konosuba world.

Rin could also do this, for example, by actively closing Adaptability and then gaining A-rank combat power.

But in that case, Rin wouldn't be able to acquire the new world's power system.

"Oh, right, Ogerpon, in this world, you must control your strength. You absolutely cannot use more than B-rank magic."

"Eh?"

Ogerpon looked at Rin in confusion, only to hear the latter explain. "Our method of crossing over this time is different."

"In the Pokémon World, I entered with my true body."

"But this time, the situation is a bit different from then."

Cutting into the reincarnation ritual that Aqua was in charge of was actually the Cardinal World exploiting a loophole in the Konosuba world's rules, making it treat Rin as one of its own.

Essentially, Rin's action was more like a hidden identity's smuggling.

"I have power I want to obtain in this world."

"So, you must hide your identity as much as possible to avoid being rejected by the rules of this world."

Otherwise, if Rin actively closed the Traveler and stepped out of the framework of the current world, the Konosuba rules would blacklist Rin.

The worst-case scenario would be being driven out, and Rin would never be able to return to the Konosuba World.

A slightly better outcome would be losing the opportunity to acquire the Konosuba World's rules and strengthen the Cardinal World.

Rin didn't want to face either of these outcomes.

"Ponii!"

Ogerpon raised her small hand. ("Ogerpon understands, Ogerpon will be careful!")

"You don't need to be that careful," Rin said with a smile.

"Just control your power to around B-Rank, and that's fine."

"If you really encounter danger, saving your life is definitely more important."

("Ogerpon has a question!")

"Ask away."

("Why B-Rank?")

Ogerpon felt that she was very powerful now, and she wasn't quite sure what level of B-Rank Rin was referring to.

"Hmm…"

"In that case, let me explain simply."

Rin: "First is expressive power. Ogerpon, can you understand?"

("Expressive power?")

"That's right."

Rin explained. "Worlds are different. The Cardinal World is stronger. A rock there might be harder than steel in this otherworld."

"Ogerpon, in the Cardinal World, a normal attack from you can destroy a house."

"This is called B-Rank expressive power!"

"So, here's the question."

Rin pointed to the road beneath their feet and said. "What kind of destruction can your full power cause in this world right now?"

Based on the first level of concentration, it is a major realm division.

Ogerpon, who came to the Konosuba World, is equivalent to a Special A-Rank monster.

And a Special A-Rank strike…

"Things here are very fragile."

Ogerpon wasn't stupid. Her battle intuition was very strong, so she quickly made an accurate judgment. ("If Ogerpon throws one punch, the entire city will collapse.")

A full-power blow from a Special A-Rank is enough to cause earthquake-level destruction to this city.

And this is called Special A-Rank expressive power!

"Do you understand?"

Rin said. "The power you can display in the Konosuba World should appear the same as in the Cardinal World."

("You mean, Ogerpon needs to control her punch to only create a pit a few meters deep?")

"Exactly!"

Rin confirmed. "That's it!"

If it's B-Rank in the Cardinal World, then when entering a new world, it also needs to be controlled to a B-Rank level.

It's not like when Rin traveled to the Pokémon World, where he didn't need to care about expressive power because his true body traversed.

At that time, Rin, who was only E-Rank, directly increased his expressive power by 3 levels to B-Rank in the Lower Chaos World.

The mere Kitakami villagers, in front of B-Rank Rin, were naturally one-punch KOs!

"Worlds have memories. We can trick her, but we cannot use the same method to trick her twice."

Therefore, unless Ogerpon also gains an ability similar to the Adaptability in the future, she should ideally maintain the same expressive power in other worlds as in the Cardinal World.

("Ogerpon understands!")

Ogerpon understood. She was not a Pokémon who would cause trouble for her master.

PS: The setting of expressive power is to balance the power deviation of various worlds. I hope everyone can understand.

Chapter 12: Adventurers' Guild

"Excuse me, could you please tell me where the Adventurers' Guild is?"

Rin stopped a passerby and asked for the location of the Adventurers' Guild, and under their guidance, he found the guild.

The Adventurers' Guild in the city was a rather large building. Before even entering, Rin and Ogerpon smelled the aroma of food wafting from inside.

"Poniii?"

Ogerpon. ("What a fragrant smell, is this a restaurant?")

"The guild here also functions as a tavern. Adventurers can order food here."

While explaining to Ogerpon, Rin led the way and pushed open the guild's large door.

Upon entering the guild, the first thing that came into view was a hall large enough to host a banquet, with neatly arranged long tables.

Although it wasn't yet mealtime, many Adventurer parties had already gathered there, starting to drink and boast.

The bustling sounds made the atmosphere of the entire guild very lively.

"Ah, welcome."

"If you need job introductions, please go to the counter inside. If you need to dine, there are still plenty of empty seats, feel free to sit anywhere."

As soon as the two entered, a female waitress with short red hair kindly greeted them.

Upon seeing the new faces, Adventurers clad in armor, leather, and mage robes all turned to look, their gazes falling on Rin and Ogerpon.

"What is that?"

"A monster?"

"It must be some kind of familiar. It looks so cute."

"Ah, it is indeed quite cute."

Rin didn't mind.

Ogerpon, however, was quite eye-catching.

There are no creatures like Pokémon in the Konosuba World.

The monsters here, apart from the Demon King's army, have almost no intelligence and are purely beasts.

Additionally, familiars in other worlds can generally be understood as summoned beasts.

Among the Adventurers in the guild, there were also summoner professions, but no one had ever seen a familiar like Ogerpon.

"Pon-yo?"

Being stared at by so many people, Ogerpon shyly hid behind Rin.

And this reaction attracted even more attention.

Especially the exquisitely beautiful young girls, who instantly fell in love with Ogerpon, who resembled a small loli.

Unfortunately, they didn't know Rin and didn't dare to directly come up and ask.

"Let's go, Ogerpon."

Rin took Ogerpon's hand.

He ignored the discussions and gazes of the crowd.

The Adventurers had no ill intent. They were purely curious.

Soon, Rin and Ogerpon crossed the hall and arrived at the counter.

There were four counter staff, two of whom were female employees, and the one Rin chose was the mature blonde older sister from the anime.

"Both of you…"

Luna, the counter receptionist, curiously sized up Rin and Ogerpon. "How may I help you?"

Luna originally thought Ogerpon was a human little girl.

There was no way around it. Ogerpon's height was just over a meter.

Converted to a human, she would at most be a seven or eight-year-old girl.

However, upon closer inspection, although Ogerpon's appearance was cute, she could by no means be categorized as human. Instead, she looked more like some kind of intelligent monster.

But considering that Ogerpon was very well-behaved, and this was the Adventurers' base camp, Luna didn't think too much of it, simply assuming she was Rin's familiar or summoned beast.

"I want to register as an Adventurer."

"Ah, a newcomer who wants to join, of course, no problem."

Luna said with a smile. "As long as you pay a 1000 eris processing fee, you can proceed with the attribute detection."

"Processing fee…"

"Cough."

Rin realized he didn't seem to have this world's money.

Fortunately, Rin wasn't as nervous as Kazuma and Aqua, but very calmly took out a dog-headed gold nugget he had dug up in the Great Jura Forest from his spirit space and placed it on the counter.

"We came here from a very far place and have spent all our reserved eris along the way. I wonder if the guild can directly trade with gold?"

Gold is a precious metal in most worlds.

So, to prevent the current situation, Rin specially prepared enough gold, minerals, and gems.

Of course, Rin's dog-headed gold nugget had been processed.

Rin analyzed the magicules concentration in the material, lowering it by several levels before taking it out to exchange for the Konosuba World's currency.

Otherwise, this item in the Konosuba World would only be "some unknown metal that looks like gold."

There was no other way. Worlds are different, and physical rules vary greatly.

Without processing, Rin wouldn't dare to casually take it out.

"Uh, you, please wait a moment."

Luna was startled by the dog-headed gold nugget Rin took out. "I'll get the detection instrument right away!"

Surprised as she was, Luna didn't hesitate for a second to do what needed to be done.

Just as Rin expected, the Adventurers' Guild's functions were versatile. Even appraising gold and treasures could be handled here.

"This!!"

However, Rin soon encountered trouble.

"Such, such a strong magic power reaction!"

Luna looked in surprise at the information displayed on the detection instrument. The curvaceous blonde woman said in disbelief. "It's clearly just a piece of gold, but the magic power contained within it is even more than that in high-concentration magic power crystals!"

"Unbelievable!"

"This, could this be gold dug out from a magic crystal mine?"

Not only Luna, but even the gold shop owner who came to appraise the gold was shocked by this piece of gold.

"Uh, well…"

Rin awkwardly scratched his cheek. Oh no! It seems there's still too much magicules left.

But I did weaken it to the level of a medium chaotic world!

It seemed that even among medium chaotic worlds, there were differences in the amount of magicules they contained.

Konosuba World should be on the lower end of medium chaotic worlds.

"Can it be exchanged?"

"It can be, yes."

The gold shop owner in charge pushed up his glasses and asked, "The question is, which exchange method do you want to choose?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means, do you intend to exchange it as gold, or as a sufficient amount of magic crystal?"

It was the first time the gold shop owner had encountered such a situation.

"Cough, cough!"

Rin understood and asked, "Which is more expensive?"

"Of course, the magic crystal!"

"Alright, then let's sell it as a magic crystal. Thank you both."

Soon, Rin exchanged this gold nugget for about 3 million eris.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 13: Choosing a Profession, Copying Skills

As for the initial 1000 eris, the Adventurers' Guild directly wrote it off as a small change.

However, Rin paid another 1000 eris for Ogerpon's Appraisal.

"Eh?"

"Appraisal for this little one?"

Luna was a bit puzzled, but since Rin wanted to spend the money, she couldn't stop him.

She first handed two cards to Rin and Ogerpon, then explained the essence of Adventurers to them.

"Please look here on the card, isn't there a section called Level?"

Luna: "As you both know, all kinds of things in this world have souls hidden within them."

"No matter what kind of existence, as long as it consumes or kills a creature, that is, terminates some life activity, it can absorb a part of that existence's soul memory, which is collectively referred to as experience points."

"These experience points, generally speaking, cannot be seen by the naked eye," Luna said, "but as long as an Adventurer holds such a card, the experience points they absorb will be displayed on it, and the corresponding level will also appear."

"This is the standard of an Adventurer's strength, and how many targets they have defeated will also be recorded here."

"And as experience points accumulate, all kinds of creatures will suddenly grow rapidly one day. This is what is called a high-strength leap in level."

Simply put, as long as you raise your level, you can gain various benefits, such as obtaining skill points to learn new skills, as well as attribute enhancements and so on.

Rin glanced at his card and found that the attribute values on it were very different from the Cardinal World system he knew.

Well, since there was no reference, Rin didn't quite understand it.

As for Ogerpon, after she touched the card, there was no reaction on the card. It remained blank.

"Huh?"

"Is the card broken?"

Luna felt very confused. She initially thought there was a problem with the card.

But even after changing the card, it was still blank.

Logically speaking, such a situation should never occur.

Even if it was just a summoned creature, or even an otherworldly visitor, they would be appraised for their soul value due to the rules of the other world, and then displayed through the card.

However, Ogerpon's situation clearly exceeded Luna's cognitive scope.

"How strange, I, I've never encountered anything like this."

"This child, who exactly is she?"

Ogerpon is not a creature of the Konosuba world. She is basically an outsider.

To put it in more understandable terms, Ogerpon is surrounded by the laws of the Cardinal World.

This prevents the rules of the Konosuba World from penetrating this protective layer to peek at Ogerpon's information, only treating her as Rin's accessory, an existence considered one with him.

It is precisely for this reason that once Ogerpon unleashes her power, the Konosuba World will implicate Rin and expel them both.

"Perhaps it's because this child is my familiar."

"Even, even if it's a familiar, the card should still…"

Luna mumbled a few words softly, and as it involved Rin's privacy, she didn't delve deeper. "May I see your card, sir?"

"Mm, here you go."

Luna took the card Rin handed her and, sure enough, found the Familiar annotation in his attribute panel.

Ogerpon was not recognized, but Rin was considered one of their own in the eyes of the Konosuba World.

Through Rin, the Konosuba World easily determined Ogerpon to be his familiar.

The Ogerpon familiar noted in the attribute panel was the best evidence!

"It seems this little one is a very remarkable familiar."

Luna didn't delve into it. Prying into others' privacy was unethical.

As a Guild receptionist, Luna was well aware of the principle that speaking too much leads to mistakes and becoming too familiar too quickly leads to trouble.

"Next, please fill in items such as height, weight, age, and physical characteristics on this document."

Next, with Luna's help, Rin filled in all the required information.

"Alright, that's it."

"Now, please touch this stone tablet. This way, you can learn the parameters of your various abilities.."

Luna: "After that, please choose the profession you desire based on the values."

"Is it finally starting?"

The two things Rin most anticipated after transmigrating to the Konosuba World were Aqua's cheat ability and the job system here.

Although he already had the Duplicator with the ability to copy skills, Rin still had a relative yearning for professions.

Because professions could bring attribute increases.

The Cardinal World had given Rin magicules, and the Duplicator had allowed him to acquire skills.

But magicules only affected existence value.

It had little relation to an individual's strength, speed, and other attributes.

Apart from physiological armor and skin, the demons of the Cardinal World relied on various passive traits. There was no setting where higher levels meant more abnormal physical strength.

Rin could only seek this kind of power in other worlds.

And his first stop was the Konosuba professions!

"Your muscular strength, vitality, magic power, flexibility, and agility are all very good."

Luna recommended, "With such attributes, you can directly choose those advanced professions."

The basic attributes brought by a C-rank in the Cardinal World were considered elite in the Konosuba World.

The advanced professions Luna mentioned referred to things like Crusader, Sword Master, Arch Priest, Arch Wizard, and so on.

Rin didn't make a direct choice but carefully asked Luna about information regarding these advanced professions.

Luna, as expected of a professional counter receptionist, patiently and meticulously told Rin the pros, cons, and characteristics of each profession.

"Are you sure you want to become a Martial Artist?"

Luna: "Begging your pardon, but among physical professions, a Martial Artist's defense is inferior to a Crusader's, and their attack is not as good as a Sword Master's."

"Yes."

Rin's final choice was a physical melee profession called Martial Artist.

The reason for this choice was that the attributes a Martial Artist could improve with each level-up were precisely what Rin needed most at the moment.

HP, strength, agility, flexibility…

While a Martial Artist's every improvement was not as good as other advanced professions, it excelled in balance.

In Rin's plan, he could increase his existence value through Ogerpon and other dependents, thereby continuously increasing his magicules.

Just now, when activating the skill card, Rin noticed something.

Every Adventurer, when first changing professions, would accumulate a certain amount of initial experience points.

After all, a person living to adulthood couldn't have never gained experience.

For example, Aqua in the original work had accumulated a large number of skill points when she first became an Adventurer.

The reason for this was that Aqua herself was already very high-level.

Just like Rin now, his stored experience points were over 30,000, roughly 10 times his existence value.

And using magicules to increase the level in the Konosuba World would not make the magicules in Rin's body disappear.

The magic power originally brought by the magicules remained unchanged. Instead, it was as if an extra set of attributes and skills appeared out of thin air, stacking on top of the Cardinal World's attribute panel.

Additionally, the Konosuba World's experience point system was different from traditional online games.

The information obtained from Luna indicated that to reach level 100, approximately 1 million experience points were needed.

Of course, while the maximum level was fixed, due to each person's starting point, choices made, profession, skills learned, and growth potential being different, the gap between two level 100 individuals could be even greater than the difference between a human and a dog.

Leader increases magicules, magicules convert to experience points, which are then used to increase the Martial Artist profession level and gain attributes.

And those skill points can all be used on the most cost-effective skills.

The skills Rin obtained through his copy ability all started at level 1. To improve them, he could only use skill points.

Hmm, these are the rules of the Konosuba World.

I just don't know what changes will occur when I bring these skills back.

However, these things weren't very relevant to Rin. He didn't choose the copy ability for the sake of Konosuba skills anyway.

The Duplicator's true potential should lie in the worlds Rin would travel to in the future.

Copying special abilities from different worlds and making them his own—that was the correct way to utilize the Duplicator.

"Now, please keep your skill card safe, then carefully choose the skills you wish to learn. If you want to take on quests, you can pick the ones you like from the bulletin board."

"Mm, thank you, Miss Luna."

In this short time, Rin had already become familiar with Luna.

Rin left the counter with Ogerpon, took out his skill card, and began to look at the various skills a Martial Artist possessed.

"Before adding points, I'll copy all the skills I can."

Thinking this, Rin chose a long table, ordered some food, and while eating with Ogerpon, he used his Appraisal skill to observe the Adventurers in the hall.

[Defense] [Steal] [Haste] [Cross Slash] [One-Handed Sword Mastery] [Basic Magic]...

Various skills, although mostly low-level, also included Superior Magic skills that required a large number of skill points to learn.

The only pity was that this was just Konosuba's beginner village, and adventurer levels were generally not high...

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Rin noticed a figure in the guild, and he stared at the character panel displayed before him:

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[Name: Yunyun]

Occupation: Arch Mage

Skills Mastered: Superior Magic, Intermediate Magic, Teleportation, High-Speed Chanting, Multiple Casting, Mana Amplification...

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"Superior Magic?"

Konosuba's magic system is different from the commonly perceived fireballs, healing spells, and wind blades.

The [Superior Magic] skill requires 30 skill points and the Arch Mage, a superior occupation.

After learning Superior Magic, an Arch Mage can freely record various powerful destructive spells.

Increasing the skill level of Superior Magic will also increase the power of the corresponding advanced magic.

In short, it's a one-trick pony.

A magician doesn't need to know dozens or hundreds of spells. Instead, they activate a Superior Magic skill and then specialize in practicing certain powerful spells.

This is not a game world. For the same fireball spell, how many you cast, when, and from what angle you cast them all depend on the adventurer themselves.

And such a mechanism was perfect for Rin!

No Arch Mage occupation?

Doesn't matter!

So, Rin didn't hesitate at all and directly copied all the skills Yunyun currently possessed, leaving none behind.

"By the way, since Yunyun is here, what about Megumin?"

Rin wouldn't forget the most powerful Explosion Magic in all of Konosuba.

Soon, Rin found a certain chuunibyo Crimson Demon.

[Duplicator: Copying started... Copying complete!]

Rin gave himself a mental thumbs-up, thinking that this Crossing was truly a huge gain.

More than a dozen occupations, over 100 skills.

Rin even found a fellow adventurer who had switched to a Martial Artist among the crowd and copied all of the Martial Artist's skills, saving him a large number of skill points.

As expected of Konosuba's beginner village, it's full of talent!

The new occupation Martial Artist and the method of converting magicules into experience points to improve basic attributes.

And the Duplicator's Unique Skill, which is a bug.

"Next, let me think about which skills to level up?"

"Over 30,000 experience points, after full conversion, can get me to level 15."

Martial Artist is a superior occupation. In addition to the basic 15 skill points, each level up grants an additional 2 skill points.

Basic occupations have no bonus, intermediate occupations get 1 extra point, and superior occupations get 2 extra points.

This way, the gap between adventurers becomes apparent.

"45 skill points, to be used for skill leveling..."

The number of times different skills can be leveled is limited and will be displayed in the form of lv1, lv2, etc.

When a skill reaches max level, it will display MAX, meaning it has reached its limit and cannot be leveled further.

"Skill points are limited. It's best to use them where they count most."

Rin scanned the skills he already possessed. Excluding non-levelable passive skills, his attention was mainly focused on those skills that provided percentage amplification.

For example, the magic-type [High-Speed Chanting].

[High-Speed Chanting lv1]: Reduces casting time by 10%.

A simple description, but very effective!

It doesn't increase casting speed; instead, it reduces casting time.

A spell that originally took 10 seconds to cast could be shortened to 9 seconds after acquiring this skill.

If it could be raised to lv10, it would be instant cast!

"This skill must be leveled."

Similar to [High-Speed Chanting] was [Multiple Casting].

[Multiple Casting lv1]: Can cast two spells simultaneously.

Raising it to lv2 allows casting 3 spells simultaneously.

Upon seeing this skill, Rin could already imagine the scene of casting hundreds of fireballs at once after combining Chain Fireball (Intermediate Magic) with Multiple Casting.

"So far, things have gone very smoothly."

Rin had no intention of interfering with the Konosuba plot. He needed to grow quickly, and Konosuba's life was too comfortable.

This place was more suitable for Rin to replenish supplies rather than to improve his strength.

You say there are wild monsters to fight in Konosuba?

Rin's answer was — not enough!

The number of wild monsters in Konosuba was too small.

In this world, consuming food that provides a lot of experience points is the best way to level up.

Hunting monsters is more about solving problems and handling requests from people who come to submit quests.

What's more, even if the level is raised to 100, that's only 1 million experience points.

Converted to magicules, it's about 100,000, or even lower.

How exactly it converts will only be determined after Rin fights monsters and levels up in Konosuba, then returns to the Cardinal World.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 14: Wingman Ogerpon

"Next..."

Rin focused his attention on the Martial Artist's skill tree. "Let's see which skills are suitable for me right now."

The Martial Artist occupation belongs to the magic-and-physical training type.

However, compared to a pure ranged mage, a Martial Artist's magic is more often used for support and self-enhancement.

This is quite similar to the spellblades often seen in Western fantasy novels.

"Passive enhancement skills, once learned, are permanently effective. These are good, I'll take them."

"There's no need to add these active skills."

Rin thought to himself. "The lv1 skills copied from others are already enough."

[Strength Enhancement lv1]: Basic strength attribute increased by 15%.

[Robust Physique lv1]: Max HP increased by 15%, HP recovery speed increased by 50%.

[Agility lv1]: Gains a 15% increase in basic agility attribute.

...

Among the Martial Artist's skill tree, what Rin favored were these skills that could increase strength, HP, agility, and recovery speed.

Most of these skills are related to basic attributes.

And basic attributes are obtained by Rin through Konosuba's level-ups, which can reach a maximum of level 100.

Of course, this is only Konosuba's level.

However, Rin will also travel to other worlds to gain more methods of converting magicules into physical strength.

According to Rin's guess, the amplification these skills provide is not just for Konosuba's attribute values, but for Rin himself.

To give a simple example, if the HP gained at Konosuba level 100 is assumed to be 10,000 points.

Then even if Rin maxes out the [Robust Physique] skill, at most it will only increase HP by 1.5 times, reaching 25,000.

Other skills follow the same principle. There is a certain limit.

But!

What if these skills strengthen Rin himself, rather than just the fixed 10,000 HP?

Then, when Rin accumulates through several worlds and increases his vitality to 1 million, the maxed-out stamina skill will bring an additional 1.5 million increase.

This is an improvement beyond Konosuba's professional panel.

It's equivalent to a permanent effect on Rin himself, rather than simply a level 100 character obtained in Konosuba.

"What is there to hesitate about?"

Rin decisively put 9 skill points into Stamina, raising it to [Robust Physique lvMAX].

"This feeling! It's quite something."

At this moment, Rin could clearly feel the surging vitality emerging within his body.

Not only that, Rin's body's recovery ability was also greatly enhanced.

Described in data, it increased basic HP by 150% and basic recovery speed by 500%.

"What an overbearing skill enhancement method!"

Rin clearly felt the power of the Robust Physique skill.

This is an exclusive skill of the superior occupation Martial Artist. Other occupations might have similar ones, but there are certainly differences in numerical bonuses.

Besides that, among the many copied skills, there was one from the Paladin's exclusive skills that gave Rin a huge surprise.

[Life Link lvMAX]: The Paladin's exclusive skill, can bind a teammate, allowing both parties to share HP.

Equally simple and effective.

Life Link, shared HP.

The only drawback is that the method of HP deduction is based on the party that takes the damage.

Between a Paladin and a squishy mage, the former's defense is obviously higher.

But if the mage is attacked, the HP pool will greatly decrease.

In other words, this is like adding a weakness to the Paladin. By continuously attacking the squishy mage, one can bypass the Paladin's armor and defense, dealing direct damage to him.

Of course, the benefits are also obvious.

That is, it can protect companions, prevent accidents, and gain extra HP.

"It seems to add a weakness to the Paladin, but it's not actually the case."

Mages are always in the back, and under normal circumstances, they won't take damage at all.

The Paladin, who is at the front, can instead gain the mage's HP bonus.

So as long as the team's synergy is high enough, this skill can be called a divine skill.

If the front line doesn't fall, the back line won't take damage.

Even if an accident occurs, it can avoid the predicament of losing the main damage dealer all at once, improving the fault tolerance rate.

For the Life Link skill, the first person Rin thought of was naturally his Ogerpon.

Ogerpon, as Rin's subordinate, naturally met the prerequisite of being a teammate.

So, after Rin told Ogerpon about the effect of Life Link, the little one unhesitatingly chose to accept.

("This way, Ogerpon can protect Rin even better!")

Ogerpon was already meant to protect Rin. If Rin had an accident, Ogerpon would definitely go crazy.

Now it's good. With this skill, Ogerpon doesn't have to worry about anyone being dishonorable and ambushing her trainer.

[Link complete, target: Familiar 'Ogerpon']

Rin opened the skill card and found that his health had not received any additional bonus.

Is it because the Konosuba system can't detect Ogerpon's attributes?

Rin thought of this possibility, but he could also clearly feel a certain connection between himself and Ogerpon.

So the health sharing brought by the link existed.

It's just that the method might be a little different from what Rin knew.

Rin didn't delve into these details.

As long as he knew they could protect each other, that was enough.

"Um..."

A mage girl wearing a witch's hat and dressed lightly cautiously looked at Ogerpon beside Rin. "Can I hug her?"

"Pon?"

"Poniii!"

Ogerpon could clearly distinguish between people's good intentions and ill will.

She didn't dislike the humans here.

Because they seemed to like her very much.

"Poniii poniii!"

However, Ogerpon also had her own requirements.

"What did she say?"

The mage girl stood there timidly, both nervous and expectant.

"Girls can, but men can't. They'll be attacked."

Rin didn't want his little darling to be touched by those rough men.

"No problem!"

The mage girl immediately patted her chest and guaranteed, "We'll protect this child well, and we definitely won't let those stinky men get close!"

"Hmm, then there's no problem."

"Poniii!!"

Ogerpon raised her small hand, her adorable appearance instantly captivating countless girls.

"Ah!!"

As expected, the girls in the Adventurers' Guild had been paying attention to Ogerpon for a long time.

Seeing Rin introduce Ogerpon to them at this moment, they immediately gathered around.

For a time, Ogerpon became the beloved pet of all female adventurers, receiving a warm welcome and affection.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 15: I'll Pay for the Drinks!

"Oh dear, oh dear, this is not very moral of you."

Suddenly, a fierce-looking burly man sat in front of Rin.

"Sorry."

Rin showed no sign of backing down. "My Ogerpon is so cute, besides me, she won't let any other man touch her."

"A mere newcomer, yet so bold!"

The burly man wasn't interested in cute things. He just came to greet Rin, the newcomer.

"Two glasses of bubbly here!"

"Your bubbly."

Soon, the waitress placed two glasses of bubbly in front of the burly man and Rin.

The burly man pushed one of them in front of Rin. "Welcome to being an Adventurer!!"

Indeed, just as Rin thought, the other party had no ill intentions. He just came to get to know him.

"Thank you."

Rin didn't refuse. He chose to adapt to the pace of the situation.

In this world, Rin decided to play the role of a novice village Adventurer well, and getting along with the Adventurers here was clearly very necessary.

Moreover, after a month of transmigration, Rin hadn't had a normal conversation with anyone for a long time.

"Gulp gulp gulp~"

Rin downed the bubbly in one go, then slammed the empty glass heavily on the table.

"Bang!"

"Refreshing!"

Rin wiped the foam from his mouth, secretly thinking that it was indeed the bubbly Aqua liked, truly delicious.

"How is it? Pretty good, right?"

The unknown bald burly Adventurer. "This is our Axel's specialty bubbly!"

"It's indeed very good."

After Rin finished speaking, the male Adventurers around him gathered, beginning to introduce themselves.

The Adventurer circle in Axel was just that big.

Most of the people here knew each other.

Whenever a newcomer joined, they would make friends with them, just like Aqua and Kazuma in the original work.

"Miss Luna!"

Finally, after being treated to the third glass of bubbly, Rin also couldn't sit still anymore.

He knew what these old hands were up to.

Nothing more than seeing that he had just received 3 million eris, so they wanted him to treat them to a meal.

But Rin didn't care!

He's a man, after all.

How could he dwell on such minor gains and losses.

Moreover, these eris, to Rin, were just a drop in the ocean.

As long as Rin was willing, he could get a hundred, a thousand such magic stones.

"Today's bubbly, drink as much as you want!"

Rin said, while pulling out a few more dog-head gold nuggets diluted with magicules. "I'll pay for the drinks! I'll pay!!!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Long live the newcomer!!"

"Rin! Rin! Rin!!"

"Hahahahaha~"

Swept up by this group of idiotic Adventurers in the Adventurers' Guild, Rin also immersed himself in this unprecedented joyful atmosphere, starting to drink and chat with them.

Money flowed like water, but the pressure accumulated from transmigration also quickly dissipated.

"No, I can't, I can't drink anymore..."

"I, I've also reached my limit."

"Gugugu~"

Inside the Adventurers' Guild, a group of burly men lay sprawled, only Rin stood there, downing the last sip of bubbly.

Rin casually tossed the wooden mug onto the mountain of stacked wooden mugs. He looked around, sneering disdainfully. "A bunch of weaklings, is that all?!"

Unfortunately, the bald burly man who started it all had already collapsed.

Otherwise, he would have definitely said: 'I'm very sorry, I couldn't satisfy you.'

"Poniii~~"

And seeing that it had quieted down, Ogerpon, from the embrace of the girls, bounced over.

The little one was quite happy.

The older sisters here were not only beautiful but also very gentle, and they ordered a lot of food for her.

Energy cubes tasted good, but they couldn't provide the enjoyment of eating a large amount of meat.

Ogerpon is a Grass-type Pokémon, a magical creature that can survive on water + sunlight.

But she can also eat meat, and even digest fiber, which means living on grass.

"Are you full?"

Rin asked. "If not, you can order some more."

"Pon-yo."

Ogerpon patted her bulging little belly, indicating full satisfaction. ("Everyone gave Ogerpon so much delicious food, Ogerpon likes them!")

"That's good."

Rin was very happy that Ogerpon liked this world.

When he took Ogerpon away from the Pokémon World, he promised her that he would witness more beautiful scenery with her.

Leaving aside the exploration of the Cardinal World's forests for now, Axel, this beginner town, indeed brought much joy to Ogerpon.

"Miss Luna."

"After deducting the cost of the bubbly and settling the bill, Mr. Rin still has 2.4 million eris left."

"Hmm."

Before leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Rin found Luna and settled the previous drink bill. "You don't need to return the remaining eris. Treat the pretty ladies to some of their favorite delicacies."

"Of course, Miss Luna too."

Rin waved to everyone. "Today's my treat, everyone eat and drink freely, don't be polite with me!"

The second batch of dog-head gold was exchanged for a full 4 million.

After deducting the cost of treating them to drinks, 2.4 million remained, which was completely enough to feast the remaining girls.

"Consider it my welcome gift as a newcomer."

"See you next time, Miss Luna, and everyone!"

"Poniii~"

"Thank you for your hospitality, handsome young man."

"Bye bye~"

Generous and handsome.

In just this short time, he had gained the goodwill of almost all the Adventurers.

"Let's go, Ogerpon."

"Pon-yo!"

Leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Ogerpon and Rin returned to the street, and she curiously asked Rin about their plans for later.

"After we finish purchasing supplies in this world, we'll leave."

Rin didn't plan to stay in the Konosuba world. He still needed Ogerpon to increase her magicules by defeating monsters.

Space backpacks, wood and stone materials, seasonings, vegetable monsters, fruit monsters, various meats, and daily necessities, and so on.

It took a full half-day, until nightfall, before Rin finally completed this major shopping trip.

Of the original 3 million eris, only 500,000 were left, showing that the purchasing power of eris was not as high as Rin had imagined.

"Please send two meal sets to the room, thank you."

The two returned to the inn where they were staying. Rin asked the front desk to send food, then lay back on the soft big bed, exhaling deeply.

"Are you tired, Ogerpon?"

"Pon-yo."

Ogerpon was also a bit tired, but she tried not to show it. "Ogerpon can still keep working!"

"Don't push yourself."

Rin stroked the little one's head with a hint of tenderness, then opened his arms and held her in his embrace.

"Poniii~"

Ogerpon was actually not tired at all.

Being with Rin, Ogerpon was happy no matter what she did.

"Rest well tonight, and tomorrow we'll go accept a subjugation quest."

"Ponooo?" ("Are we going to fight?")

Ogerpon said eagerly. ("Ogerpon will do her best!")

"No, absolutely not!"

Rin quickly exclaimed. "You're already terrifying enough with one punch. If you do your best, you might just blow up Axel."

"Pon?"

"Hold back a bit, try to use less force."

"Pon-yo…"

Ogerpon listened to Rin about everything. Whatever he said, that's what it was.

(To be continued.)

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