100. WA! It's a job change!!
100. WA! It's a job change!!
The summit of a rocky mountain with a clear, wide-open view of the surroundings.
"Huhuhuhng~"
A bright, cheerful hum that made anyone listening feel good spread on the wind.
But not everyone listening felt good.
"Haa... haa... What's so... fucking... haa..."
Compared to Riner, who was fresh and dry without a single drop of sweat, Ananta was drenched in sweat from head to toe.
She glared at Riner, who had forcibly dragged her to the 30th Floor.
"Haa... damn! Hoo...! What the hell are you planning to do here?"
Riner spun around in place with a twirl.
"I'm waiting for my love~♥"
"...What?"
"To wait for Jang. Ryu. O!♥♥"
Ananta ground her teeth looking at flower-for-brains Riner.
-Kkadudeuk!
"Grrs... wh-what the fuck are you waiting for..."
Riner perfectly understood even the garbled pronunciation.
She drooped her eyebrows and replied.
"Hing... Lately, Jang Ryu-o hasn't been showing up at all..."
So what the fuck about it?
'So what the fuck.'
"What the fuck about it!!"
Riner explained to Ananta, who was boiling with rage.
"That love I gave him back then must've been too much... If I did something wrong, I gotta meet him in person and talk it out..."
"...Haa... haha. But why the 30th Floor...?"
Riner drew a sinister magic circle on her body and swung her hand.
-Whish! Woo woo woong!!
"There's still quite a bit of time left until the 30th Floor resets~"
Ananta swallowed hard at the ominous energy and replied.
"Th-that's why...?"
A translucent barrier formed in the space where Riner had swung her hand.
She pressed her index fingers together and drew a line through the air...
-Jjeoeok~
The air split open, creating an empty space.
It looked no different from just a rocky mountain.
What kind of magic is this...??
As Ananta gaped dumbly, Riner explained.
"Let's wait inside here until Jang Ryu-o comes!"
"??????"
"He might come to the 30th Floor someday? Before the Labyrinth resets, he's gotta come at least once, right?"
No, so... to see Jang Ryu-o just once, she's gonna camp out in front of the 30th Floor boss area?
Using magic like this?
Ananta, with the light gone from her eyes, asked in a hollow voice.
"Yeah... but why'd you drag me along..."
Riner said it so brightly it was impossible to even get mad.
"'Cause I was bored★"
"......... You crazy psycho bitch."
"Hehe~ He'll appreciate me that much, right?"
"That's stalking and a crime, you psycho bitch..."
"Hmph! How rude. It's pure love~♥"
The inside of a carriage that looked ordinary on the outside but sparkled within.
Me and my companions grinned happily, sharing our hoped-for jobs with each other.
"Heeheet! I wonder what'll come out? Warrior's a given, right? I hope it's a legendary hidden job. Like 'Successor of Enox' or something..."
"Please be sage... please please please... huhuhuhu!"
-Tak tak tak tak tak tak
"Priest is enough. I'm a priest. Main God. Please."
The only one looking anxious was Magna.
I tilted my head and looked at Magna.
"Hm? With Divine Power, the odds of it going to another job are low, right?"
"People from The North... are like that..."
From Magna's explanation, it sounded like if only frontline jobs popped up, it could be a big problem...
People from The North usually get frontline jobs.
The sample size is small to begin with.
There's no one from the Church of Light in The North except Magna, so his anxiety made sense.
"It's fine, Magna. The gods will see it too."
"...Thanks, male."
"Oppa! Oppa, what do you want to get??"
Hm, at minimum, I'm taking Swordsman.
With my Circle, maybe Magic Swordsman... or something?
"Definitely frontline. Anything with shortswords or such."
Selana smiled brightly and rubbed her head on my shoulder.
"Oppa's gonna get an amazing job♥"
"Yeah... Feels like he'll get a rare job no one's seen..."
"Looking forward to it, male."
Everyone hyping me up made my heart race for no reason.
If it were me? Couldn't help but think it.
"Don't hype me up too much or you'll be disappointed later."
"Huh? Oppa's smiling? Puhahat! Oppa's excited too?"
"Krrrararara..."
"Ha, such a bright future, I'm jealous~"
I was excited, but not without anxiety.
The source of my anxiety was the trait I had.
[Trait: BUG]
Hm...
Still... I've never suffered a loss from the trait, so I tried to stay optimistic.
"Hope everyone gets something good..."
"You too~"
"Kreeuk! Please!! Goddess niiim...!!"
"Believe..."
Chatting away like that, we'd arrived at the Temple before we knew it.
We all pulled up our hoods and nodded.
"Let's go."
-Nod
As we entered the Temple interior, the contacted priests greeted us.
"May the grace of the gods be with you. We'll serve quietly. Please follow your assigned priests."
O... personal priest assignments even...
We split up and followed the priests across the smooth marble floors.
Heading deep into the Temple, a ornate stone door welcomed me.
The priest slightly opened the stone door and explained in a small voice.
-Kkiiik...
"Don't panic if it gets dark inside. Just place your hand on the job you want."
-Nod...
"May the grace of the gods be with you."
The interior I entered was a small prayer room with nothing special.
Just a benevolent smiling goddess statue standing alone in the room.
Not particularly dark, nothing special...
-Flash!
Suddenly, light burst from the goddess statue and enveloped me.
"Ugh..."
-Wooong...
As the dazzling light passed, my vision flickered.
When I barely opened my eyes, darkness began to spread at my feet.
The darkness covered the room, gradually growing larger...
-Hwaaak
I was left alone in the dark space.
Felt like standing in a pitch-black universe without a speck of light.
Still, for someone who frequented the 0.5th Floor, it wasn't that shocking.
The difference? Not a single point of light?
"It's starting, huh."
Standing alone in the dark space, random thoughts started creeping in.
What job would come...
Chanting frontline job in my heart, a shooting star answered from above.
-Shiwoong~
The blue shooting star didn't fade away down below but flew right in front of me and stopped with a plop.
The blue light spread, taking a square shape.
Wiggly lines drew letters on it.
[Swordsman]
'Nice!'
At least I secured Swordsman.
Honestly, with my trait being what it is, I was worried some weird job would pop up...
"Phew..."
Really relieved. For real. Couldn't stop grinning.
Relaxing and waiting, a purple shooting star fell from above.
"O...?"
Different color from Swordsman. My heart started pounding.
The brighter purple star than the blue one quickly took form, and the letters read...
[Magic Swordsman]
Seeing Magic Swordsman sent chills of thrill through my whole body.
Wanted to scream and jump around.
'This is it!!!'
'Magic Swordsman'... just looking at it strikes a chord in any man's heart.
And the flashing purple light screamed hidden class at first glance.
Felt like it was straight-up tempting me to pick it.
"I'm good..."
Just looking at it filled my belly.
Lifting my head and enjoying my pounding heartbeat, a brilliant golden light flashed above.
"Wha... wha-what?"
Fancy effects in a row. Overwhelming colors that made it hard to keep my wits.
Light that looked superior to Magic Swordsman at first glance!!!
The brilliant golden light dropped right in front of me in an instant, displaying letters.
Couldn't... keep my wits about me.
Is this even allowed?
Hands trembling, I checked the letters...
"...? Huh?"
Huh?
[Porter]
"......"
Is this that cliché?
Became a Porter and turned out the strongest... or whatever.
Otherwise it doesn't make sense. Bursting with light flashier than Magic Swordsman at first glance.
But vague expectations and reality were worlds apart.
From a third-party view, you'd go 'Obviously pick that flashy Porter!'
But as the one who has to choose, it's a life-or-death gamble.
If I pick Porter and it's really just a Porter... just one that carries a lot...
My goal isn't to rule the world as a merchant, it's to get stronger.
Of course, Porter could make me strong enou— no, even that's uncertain.
Driving me crazy. Just tell me straight-up what it does.
If I could compare them...
"Haa... why do this to me..."
Wiping my dry face while staring at the empty sky like my head, a sinister red light flashed between my fingers.
"!!!!!!!!"
It's here. The real job that'll end all my worries.
The red, vicious starlight that makes Magic Swordsman and Porter look mundane.
The red light spun round and round, descending differently.
"Ahh... Are you listening, Goddess? I haven't met you in person, but thank you so mu..."
The red light took shape and displayed letters...
"Th-thank you... tha... ??????"
[Succubus]
???????????????
Huh?
Goddess... what is this?
I'm losing my mind.
This... is a job?