Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

Episode 607: Port Cities and the Effect of the Curse

"... so, that wooden plaque, you know what it does?

That's what I asked Diego.

Since then, we've gone back to Diego's house.

Capitan has his own inn, but there was talk of moving the base from Diego to this house, so once he's removed the inn, he's just back to get his stuff.

When it comes to why we move our base here, it's because we're partying on that labyrinth expedition for now, and because we also have the common purpose of working out our needs.

Well, I'm simply saying that that would be a lot easier.

It's a hassle to get in touch with someone who says they're away from home.

Luckily the room is still spare, which means there are no problems, he said.

In such a house, Diego was now dazzling with something like a thick drawing.

Next to it is a wooden plaque, which compares it to the drawings.

What I asked, of course, is the effect of that wooden plaque...

"... you can't. I don't know. This text isn't in the drawings. It's similar to the texts of" barriers "and" fixed "and other spatial systems... but the details are different"

I said that with my hands wide open like Diego threw a teaspoon.

"So you're saying you can't find out what effect it has?

"Well, don't be. There's actually only one way to add an effect to labyrinth weapons. However, it's a good thing that you don't know what works so well... it's a hard place to end up."

"What do you mean?

"Uh, I mean. For example... a wooden plaque with the effect of" Increased Endurance "... This kind of thing is called an additional curse, but suppose there was such a thing. So, suppose to grant that effect to labyrinth weapons. But most of the time, nothing seems the same. Besides, how do you tell if your endurance has increased without knowing its effects?

"... I see. I mean... well, it doesn't really break strangely, but I think I can see it somewhere."

"Right. Additional curses with the effect of" Endurance Increase "have actually been found, and are in this drawing. I'm pretty sure someone made sure of that. And I guess I realized exactly what you said. But I have to repeat that over and over again to be sure. Look, look, look behind this drawing..."

Parallax the drawings that were said and offered, and if you look at the last one, you can see that a large number of different texts are listed under the table of contents that says "Unknown Effects."

For once, it says that there are various annotations next to each of the texts, and there is a possibility of this effect because this happened at a time like this... I guess I still don't want to finalise just the information written there.

The wooden plaque we found this time could be something similar.

"In some cases, it was surprisingly easy to understand when I actually added it."

I raised my optimism with Diego.

"For example?"

When I ask, I answer after a little thought.

"The color of the weapon changes, I wonder what's easiest to understand. The effect appears clear on the appearance. There are quite a few additional curses for" Color/Pattern Changes ". However, there are many variations, and there is a good chance that something new will be discovered in the future... see, around here."

That said, the drawing Diego opened depicted a picture of the weapon before it actually changed and after it changed.

Sometimes the colors simply change, it seems that patterns mimicking the flames appear, waterball patterns, paintings as if they were paintings, and so on.

Sure, there's endless possibilities with this... but honestly you won't need it.

I don't have the desire to wear it flashy.

I am satisfied with my whole body being pitch black.

Occasionally, I get a little anxious that a skeletal mask and a pitch-black robe only make me look like a bad guy, but the coordination called all-body black is a relative measure among adventurers.

Anyway, it has the advantage of making it plain and treasured that dirt is difficult to understand.

An adventurer's weapon, however polite it may be, is something that gets dirty.

That's better if you can keep it as discreet as possible.

The client is mainly a dirty guy, which can change the evaluation of the request itself if he thinks that his heart certificate is poor.

Often dressed as plain as a handyman, that's why.

Conversely, newcomers prefer a flashy outfit.

Well, on the contrary, there are few outfits that you can tell from anywhere about the famous.

In that case, it's easier to come in with a request if you're dressed to know you are, or because they don't sell you fights, for that reason.

Either way, I tell Diego.

"With this kind of effect, is the price cheap after all?

"Oh. You just have to paint it normally. The advantage is that it won't peel off compared to when painted, so it's not that there's no demand at all...... And, of course, in the case of" Unknown Effect ", the added curse has little value. Sometimes it's bad."

"Oh, isn't it just a positive effect? It's a spell."

"That's the thing. Typically, there are things like" Health and Magic Loss "and" Headache "and" Abdominal Pain ". That's really just a curse. Nobody wants to dare curse the Labyrinth Armor they got."

"I guess so... in the first place, if you don't get the labyrinth martial arts, you don't even know the effect of this wooden plaque..."

"If you're exploring the Labyrinth of the Daughters of the Sea God, you'll find one or two of the Labyrinth weapons sooner or later, so if you're going to try it, you can do so. After the middle tier, the odds would have been high. The deepest is the deepest... but when you get that far, it's very difficult for the boulders to fight..."

"Let me ask you something, if you were to go, how much power would you need?

"There will be more than three gold classes. But..."

"I see, you can't"

Both Capitan and I are bronze.

I can tell you Diego is about as strong as a silver class too... but either way, it's impossible.

Well, if the Capitans don't spare anything, they may approach the gold class...

Either way, we don't need to get to that point at the moment.

You won't think about it.