"Negative skills...... is this"
"Yes. It's unusual, isn't it? I don't know anyone else."
Cocor laughs.
"Because of this, I've become so level. Instead, I can't get you into any party."
I'm confused.
"Wait, what the hell is that... What exactly does that skill do?
"The effect of this skill is incredibly simple. When the other members of the party kill the monster… they see it as something I have killed. Must."
"A party member...?
Some skills, like [Grant Effect Sharing] or [Blessed God of Fraternity], approximate that effect to all those who register for a party from the status screen.
Does that mean Cocor's [first-class usurper] also has that kind of skill?
But I'll shake my neck.
"Does that make any sense? I don't feel particularly negative either...... Items usually drop, don't they?
"The item is, yes… the problem is, it's an XP Kill Bonus"
"Ah..."
I finally realize.
Defeat the Monster to gain the Experience you need to level up.
If someone in the party knocks them out, they get all the experience, but only those who kill them get more experience than the others.
The one called Kill Bonus, the amount of which is about three times the experience a member gets.
This is why it's so easy to get a level as much as a combat position at the same party.
But......,
"Is it your skill to monopolize the Kill Bonus within the party?"
"Yes. Haha... that's a terrible skill, isn't it? It's obvious, but with me, it's harder for me to raise the level of a party member. Swordsmen and magicians alike, as much as they recover."
That would happen.
I ask terribly.
"So what's your level..."
"As you can imagine. I've taken away the experience of all the parties I've ever had, and I've gotten this far."
With a bitter laugh, Cocor says.
"I'm a cleric even with these skills, so I used to be in a party before. We always have a party to recruit for recovery jobs. By the time I ran out, I was already getting more and more levels with every adventure. I can't wait to get past the other members' levels. Well, then they'll kick me out more or less quickly."
……
"While I was repeating that, I started being called as a helper in boss fights and such. Because high level recovery jobs are rare...... Boss Monster Kill Bonus is amazing, isn't it? Normally, I don't think it's going to be easy to get to a level from some point on, but in my case, that's not true... and when I realized it, it was going to be like this."
……
"Really, I'm embarrassed. Even though it was the others who were trying."
Cocor nodded and said it backwards.
I open my mouth wondering what kind of voice I spoke.
"You were... No, but I get it. Because I've been a nuisance to party members too. But... if you look, you're gonna have a party to accept, right? I rarely have a high level cleric, and I have a lot of skills. If you want to level, you can do it without a cleric."
It would be a much better situation than me.
But Cocor answers powerlessly with his eyes down.
"Haha, thank you. But... I guess not. That's not the problem. Good luck defeating the monster will surely piss anyone off if they take most of their experience to me for nothing behind them. So... even if they put me in some party, they'll kick me out again as soon as they are."
I can't say anything to Cocor anymore.
Negative skills are an emotional problem, too, if you ask me, you might be right.
Even I just got sick and tired of my little item drop earlier.
"Besides... [the usurper of the ranks] also has clear disadvantages. With this skill, even if the skilled person has [EXP] or [Drop Rate Increase] system skills, they will no longer be judged. It would be a very useful skill if it were normal, but because of me..."
"... hmm?
I was thinking of words of comfort, and I hardened up there.
Even if you have [Drop Rate Increase] skills, you won't be judged?
Then give me a break...
"I, in fact... came to this dungeon to defeat my boss"
……
"Did Mr. Alvin know? There are rumors that the boss of this dungeon drops items that erase his skills. I really want it... If only this negative skill disappeared, I could be a normal adventurer, too! Don't bother anyone, don't get kicked out of the party, to a normal adventurer..."
……
"So, um, it's an impudent favor... Mr. Alvin. Will you join me in defeating the boss? I was actually going to do it on my own, but that's just what I'm feeling tough about in a cleric solo... This is still level [80], and I am confident in my Adventurer (Player) skills! Seems like Mr. Alvin is pretty high level too, and I'm sure the two of us can defeat him as normally as a boss in a small dungeon like this! Of course you're going to take away your experience, so you don't have to throw me a party. The reward is also, I will give all the rest to Mr. Alvin as long as I have the item. So..."
"Mr. Cocor!!
"Hih!? Yes?
I didn't think so, I was grabbing Cocor's shoulder.
Honestly, I didn't hear much of the story.
Ignore everything that's been going on, I say.
"Will you throw a party with me!?