"No, I don't want to talk about my stunts. More than that, look at this! How about this knife? STR (muscle strength) may not be up to level [80] cleric Sama, but if it's firepower, you can't beat it, can you?
"Sounds like a pretty good rare weapon... but I guess you didn't steal someone's boss drop."
"Excuse me! I found this on the fiftieth floor of the ancient dragon temple myself!
"Did you go all the way to the fiftieth floor by yourself... What level is Mr. Teto on?
"[55] Yes."
"Oh. You were higher than me or Alvin."
"I'll tell you what, it's not really something you can do that way about embezzling kills, so you almost earned your own experience."
"If it's that high, it's usually more efficient to hunt monsters."
"But then why did you lie like that?
"It's, uh..."
When I was listening to such an exchange.
A single blue lizard monster appeared before me.
"Ah, it's Aqua Salamandra. Good for you. I'm going to shoot the Debuff from" Agility Loss/Small. "
"Oh."
I looked around a lot, but I can finally verify with this.
When I approach Aqua Salamandra, I poke that less agile monster around with my sword. If you reduce your HP too much, you won't be shooting debuffs, so you have to add or subtract them.
"Guh."
With the ringing voice, Aqua Salamandra spewed bubbles.
It's a debuff for "Agility Loss/Small". When I take it without avoiding it, I immediately knock the blue lizard out of its weak spot.
Looking back inside the effect, Teto had already just opened his status.
"Take a look at your brother, too. You don't have a debuff icon at your place, do you? Instead of mine...... that?
Teto snaps his neck.
"... that's crazy. How come you don't even have a Debuff icon at my place? Brother, just avoid it... and you didn't, did you? I wonder why...... hmm? Hmm?
Teto frowns and stares at the status screen.
"What is this EXP!? Why are you in so much? I didn't even kill you...... what, my status isn't fucked up!? This, someone's skills? Yes, what the hell happened..."
"I knew you didn't even have The Curse of the Jealous God on Cocor. Now we're clear."
Melina closed her status screen.
Then tell Teto, who is still confused.
"Tet. You, come into this party"
"... Huh? No, you just came in."
"You did. No, it's not... so, no, stay with me the whole time!
"Oh, what...!?
Look away as Teto was upset when he heard.
"Oh, sister...? I don't care if you say so suddenly, I..."
"That's enough, this exchange. I'm officially asking if I could be a member."
"Heh? What, that's what you mean? Surprised, no more."
Then Teto says suspiciously.
"Before good and bad. - I wonder if you could explain why we're suddenly talking like that. What does this weird status or experience have to do with what your sisters were talking about?
"Fine. I'll explain from the beginning."
Melina speaks out.
First of all, we all have negative skills.
"... to? What, all of them? Not just your sister?
"Yes. First, Alvin would have said that we met in this dungeon. We all came to this dungeon for an example boss drop."
"... it was. Speaking of which, you said you were throwing a party on an ad hoc basis."
"Yes, I just don't know why we had a party... because our negative skills are meshing well. Miraculously."
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"Maybe it's easier to explain it from Cocor's skills"
To Melina's words, Cocor nods and opens his mouth.
"My negative skills say [the usurper of the ranks]. The effect is that - if the same party member kills the monster, they will see it as something I have killed. All EXP kill bonuses go into me, and even if the person who kills has [Drop Rate Up] or [Golden Luck] skills, they will no longer activate"
"That's a rare skill. Oh well... that's why your sister was so level. I don't know... that's an awesome, hateful skill."
"Yes, it was a skill that I hated so much"
Cocor laughs powerlessly.
Teto seemed to immediately understand the meaning of Cocor's negative skills.
"But... then why were you two supposed to throw a party with Mr. Cocor?
"Maybe I should explain my skills next."
Melina says.
"My negative skill is [blessing of jealous gods]. The effect is first to increase all parameters of all party members by 10%. Then when someone from the party, including myself, kills a monster, I'll grant that person the Curse of the Jealous God and redistribute the kill bonus equally to everyone except that person."
"Something's a complicated effect. But now I know why my status is up. And... well. The object of the effects of [Blessing of the Jealous God] will always be Mr. Kokol thanks to [the usurper of the ranks]."
"Yes, it is. I can give everyone else the Kill Bonus that I'm going to monopolize, so I said yes and asked Melina to come into the party."
"I see."
Teto seems quite conjecturable and immediately understands how it went with minimal explanations.
What do you mean, "The Curse of the Jealous God"?
"It's a debuff that reduces all parameters by 3%. Every time I kill you, I duplicate you."
"Duplicate. The rate of decline is no big deal, but that sounds pretty nasty. Mr. Cocor has a high original status, and I'm sure he can use Grant Effect Erase (Clear), but still............ Hmm? Is that it?"
So, Teto snaps his neck.
"That kind of split doesn't seem to have the debuff icon on Mr. Cocor... you're pretty sure it's a debuff, right?
"Yes."
"Then why... no, you don't. It's not Mr. Cocor. If it's a debuff, it should stick to me. But I don't have it."
In a confused way, Teto continues.
"Speaking of which, it doesn't even come with Aqua Salamandra's" Agility Decrease/Small ". Why is [mummy stealing] no longer effective...?
"It's not gone. Instead, the debuff is disappearing because it's working."
"Huh...?
"[Mummy Stealing] had an extra effect."
"Yeah...... Depending on the rate of party rewards, the effect of the Debuffs increases or decreases"
"Alvin. If I could tell you your negative skills,"
I exhale and say one thing to Tetto as he turns his gaze.
"My negative skills aren't as rare as these two. - It's just [drop rate reduction - special]."
"What... yeah eh!?
Teto rounded his eyes and made a voice as if he couldn't believe it.
"[Drop rate reduction - special]!? Not small or inside!?
"Oh."
"Wow... I'm a little incredible. I can't believe someone became an adventurer while having such terrible skills..."
I'm a little hurt.
"But... well. Thanks to that skill, this party has a reward rate of…"
"Oh. I'm not sure about the formula for [mummy stealing], but with at least one negative skill in [special] rank, it sounds like Debuffs in the" Small "rank can be disabled"
"So... neither" Agility Decrease "nor" Curse of the Jealous God "were attached."
The reduction rate of the Curse of the Jealous God is lower than the Decrease in All Stats/Small.
Is it "small" or less as a rank?
"That, but... I knew it was crazy"
"Hmm?"
"Mr. Alvin, were you not normally dropping items or coins when you defeated Aqua Salamandra now, or when you defeated the Marman herd? [Special] Rank should reduce the drop rate by about 80%, right?
"Mr. Teto."
Cocor says with a laugh.
"Have you forgotten my skills?
"Huh...? Oh, [first-class usurper]! Will Mr. Alvin's [drop rate reduction/special] no longer be judged!
"This party was the first time Cocor and I met. I asked him to throw a party for me."
It shouldn't be that long ago, but it feels as if it was a long time ago.
"When Teto comes in, his skills just go around the corner."
"If you ask me, I will."
[Drop Rate Decrease - Special] is for [Primary usurper].
[Primary usurper] to [blessing of the jealous god].
[Coverage of the Jealous God] to [Mummy Stealing].
[Mummy Stealing] to [Drop Rate Reduction - Special].
Each takes the form of a negative effect being eliminated.
"That's not all."
Melina says.
"A 10% increase in all stats or the debuff nullification effect of the Small rank has not disappeared. It's more of a negative skill."
"Synergy......"
Cocor shrugged small.
When you notice our gaze, you say pompous.
"No, that, that compatible skills enhance each other's effectiveness, right, Synergy? [Incorrigible] and [Leeward Formation]? [Hidden] and [Surprised Congregation]? Even with negative skills, there's a synergy."
You're absolutely right.
All four skills had combined resulting synergies (synergies). To the point of striking off the negative effects and being positive.
"That's why, Mr. Teto"
I say to Teto, who was out of place.
"We need your skills. No, as just a bandit job, no one is more talented than you. Would you come into our party?
"! So, I..."
"I don't trust parties. I know how you feel. I have negative skills, too. Not once or twice have I been given my palm back by the people I trusted. But... that's why you believe us when we were in the same situation?
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"Even until this adventure is over. With you, I want to challenge the boss of this sunset cave. At this high average level, there's probably no other party with so many skills. I'm sure these four will win whatever gimmick they had. As you said, there's no guarantee you'll really get an item to erase your skills. But... why not bet on the possibilities? For the rest of us."
It was Tet, who had been silent for a while - but eventually he nodded small at me when he raised his gaze as a snack.
"Ok...... fine"
"Right. Good."
"But if I betray you, I'll be an undead monster and go cursing you"
"I can't prevent a" Curse "-based debuff without you. We have to make sure it doesn't happen."
"What's that?"
With that said, Teto laughed small.
"I was wondering what would happen, but you and Alvin have spoken up."
"I think you're getting kind of good at it, it's a little complicated..."
"I don't mean to..."
I'm just asking sincerely.
"Oh, yeah. Collect Aqua Salamandra drops! If you don't hurry up, you'll disappear."
That's what I'm saying, Teto runs for a small run.
Holding some coins and items that were scattered in storage... and then the movement stopped.
I look seriously at one of the items in my hand.
"What's up?
"This... I wonder if Aqua Salamandra dropped it"
What I had in my hand was a round parchment.