The fact that when the four people with negative skills got together, they had some kind of synergy and had the strongest party.

"[Coverage of the Jealous God]...?

It was a skill name I had never heard of.

Probably as rare a skill as Cocor's [prime usurper].

Melina says like she's sick of it.

"Because of this negative skill, I can't have a party. That's why I do solos even though I'm a magician. I chose my current profession because the other seven skills are for the Mage, but I think this would have been better if I had created skills to die for, but for the solo."

"Um... what kind of skills is that?

Cocor, who had been listening quietly for a long time, asked, trying to get himself on.

Melina begins to explain as a little distracted when she turns her attention to a cleric girl her age.

"First of all, all the parameters of myself and all the members who signed up for the party will increase by 10%."

"10%!?

I accidentally raised my voice.

"is, you're too broken... And I can't believe it's all the parameters."

Skills that raise the status of other members of a party are few but several.

But it works so well that I've never heard of 10% of all parameters.

For example, only 5% STR (muscle strength). This would still be a powerful enough category.

"What the hell is negative about that?

"Of course that's not all. Once a party member, including myself, kills a monster, all of the person's parameters are reduced by 3%. By the way, this effect is an inhibitory effect (debuff) that duplicates every time you kill it."

"... Huh?

I now raise my voice like a shriek.

As a debuff, it has only a smaller effect than All Status Decreases and Small.

But... duplicate?

"Uh, well..."

"You're almost out of elevation when you kill three bodies. It's negative from the fourth body."

……

The number of monsters you usually defeat in a single adventure ranges from a dozen to a few dozen. Depending on the policies of the dungeons and parties, it is not uncommon to exceed a hundred bodies.

When that happens, the benefits of the upward effect will soon disappear, and the status will in no time break the original figure.

No, on the contrary.

"No way if you defeat about forty bodies on your own, you get zero STR (muscle strength) or VIT (endurance)!? What happens when the parameter is zero!?

"... no, it's not going to be zero in the first place. Since 3% of the reduction rate refers to the current value, not the original value, the reduction rate also decreases when the parameter drops. Forty kills, maybe 70% less at best."

"Oh well."

"Besides, it's a debuff, so it disappears over time."

Then maybe it's not that bad a negative skill.

Melina nods to affirm it, too.

"As a matter of fact, the parameter reduction itself is not that problematic. 'Cause rarely do you lose your stats as much as you get in the way of combat."

"Then..."

"But in the end, this skill ruins the party."

Melina keeps pushing us.

"This skill has a third effect. It's about forfeiting the Experience Kill Bonus from the person who kills it"

"Me, confiscation? You're gonna lose your experience?

"No, it won't go away. The forfeited portion will be distributed equally to other party members. In a way, it's worse than being confiscated."

……

"What do you think happens when this goes with the second effect? No one at my party will actively attempt to kill a monster. Naturally, as the kill bonus passes to others, it goes down to its status."

……

"This is very dangerous. An imitation that does not stab a monster to kill someone else is rampant and definitely leads to an accident. I'm a guard, so no matter how many kills I'm prepared to lose, I can't even assist with the avant-garde. The crisis of party collapse was experienced many times. I was eventually kicked out, and there were times when members got out of themselves in a sinister atmosphere. … that's the skill."

Listening to Melina - I was feeling something in the corner of my head that caught me.

Kill bonus distributed to other party members?

Then, for a moment...

"Okay? I'm not the one who should throw a party. Both myself and my party buddies are going to be in danger. It's a skill that won't activate if you're not partying, so stay solo until you defeat the boss..."

"Me, Mr. Melina!!

All of a sudden, Cocor embarked on a massive journey to Melina.

To the witch girl who makes her eyes black and white, the priest girl tells her to ignore completely what has been going on.

"Will you party with us!?