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4th Lap
Chapter 59: Beginning of the 4th Loop
“Sigh…”
On the morning of October 1st, I woke up in my dormitory bed as usual. The radiant moonlight and the brisk night breeze from just a moment ago felt like a lie. The warm bed reassured me that this was reality.
I couldn’t get up for a while, but being down wouldn’t help. In any case, if I don’t identify the root cause of the loop and put an end to it, nothing will change. Well then, let’s give it our best again from today.
Moreover, today is the entrance ceremony. The new students of the junior high school were nervously passing through the gate, and those of us who advanced to the next grade were assigned specific roles to guide them to the auditorium. My duty was to attach ribbons to the chests of those who completed the registration. And I gave a word to a boy who was expected to fall.
“You seem nervous. Okay, take a deep breath. Be careful around the people.”
This time, too, he didn’t fall, and everything went smoothly. I’ve gotten used to this.
Now, about the strategy for this loop:
– First, somehow deal with Senior Camille early on.
– Minimize contact with Charlois.
– Quickly enter the royal capital and focus on gathering information.
That’s it.
Ulrika is on hold. The last six months spent diligently practicing alchemy with her and her family were enjoyable. And although it’s a bit nerve-wracking, if there’s a chance to visit the Elven village, it will surely be even more fun. This time, I want to start as proper friends without complicated relationships like a fake engagement. Even if it progresses further, I need to communicate with her husband and family, progressing through stages with transparency.
Oh well, I’m not good at these things. That’s why even in my previous life, though I had someone like her, I never thought about marriage. I probably wasn’t at the age for that yet… I don’t know for sure since I only have vague memories.
For now, it’s dungeon time starting next weekend. I promptly bought a piece of wood about the size of a fish cake board, scrap magic stones, and crafting tools. This time, in addition to magical tools, there is also alchemy. Let’s go all out from the beginning.
On Saturday, I’ll start with that slime dungeon. Crush magic stones to reach level 3, then hunt mice to aim for an early level 5. For that, the first magical tool I made is Flame Fire Spread. Its effect is “Sprays weak flames over an area. The number of sprays is INT/2, and the attack power is INT/2. MP15.” Since mice usually appear in groups of 2 to 4, you need a minimum of 8 INT. Moreover, they are fast, so you also want to increase DEX for accuracy. The material for the tracking homing enchantment won’t be available until later, so it will have to wait. Be prepared for a close fight in the beginning.
I spent three days making magical tools on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Saturday, I headed to the slime dungeon. I stopped by my parents’ house on the way, bringing a pickaxe, ladle, and sieve. If I’m going to crush magic stones, a pickaxe is enough. Scooping up stones, sorting them, and crushing them repeatedly to reach level 3. After determining the necessary stat distribution, I went for mouse hunting.
Tomorrow, I need to go dragonfly hunting, so I need at least 36 INT. I also want to increase accuracy and DEX. Therefore, I hunted mice tirelessly. Hunting 100 mice would get me to level 7, and theoretically, the numbers would be enough, but for insurance, I pushed a bit harder to reach level 8. Finally, with the inventory function unlocked at level 5, I simply collected magic stones and withdrew.
Well done, me.
Name: Alexi Appel
Race: Human
Title: Appel Trading Company Heir
Level: 8
HP: 20
MP: 400
POW: 2
INT: 40
AGI: 2
DEX: 36
Attribute: Earth
Skills:
– None
– Stone Bullet
– Landscape
– Rock Wall
– Golem Creation
– Spear Technique
– Body Strengthening
Equipment: Casual Clothes, Magical Tool – Flame Fire Spread
Remaining Status Points: 0
Remaining Skill Points: 80
After returning to the dormitory, I crafted the Stone Bullet magical tool, and on the following Sunday, October 6th, I stopped by my parents’ house to return the pickaxe, ladle, and sieve. After registering at the Adventurer’s Guild, I headed to the beginner’s dungeon. At the dungeon entrance, I was caught unprepared, but I managed to infiltrate by making a strained excuse, saying, “I’ll defeat the pillbugs on the first floor.” I should have bought fake equipment to blend in with other adventurers. I quickly descended to the fourth floor, and immediately began crushing dragonflies in the Monster House.
Ah, this is it. Dragonflies are dropping in abundance. Setting magic stones in the hollow of the magical tool sends stone bullets flying according to the planned INT value, and dragonflies fall like coins and feathers. Collect, withdraw, enter again. Crush, collect, withdraw, re-enter. Since I’m solo, I don’t need to pretend to use skills to hide magical tools, and the inventory storage makes collection easy. Without having my experience points distributed, by the time I circled 30 times, I reached level 13, and by 50 times, I exceeded level 14. Encounter with dragonflies is 36 per round, resulting in 1,800 feathers after 50 rounds. When I maxed out the Damascus knife at Akitsu, it required 1,980 feathers, but for ordinary boots, 1,500 feathers should be enough. Once I make one, I can fly anywhere with Flight Fly. If I have two or three, the flight speed increases. Let’s hunt dragonflies again next week.
Name: Alexi Appel
Race: Human
Title: Appel Trading Company Heir
Level: 14
HP: 100
MP: 600
POW: 10
INT: 60
AGI: 10
DEX: 60
Attribute: Earth
Skills:
– None
– Stone Bullet
– Landscape
– Rock Wall
– Golem Creation
– Spear Technique
– Body Strengthening
Equipment: Casual Clothes, Magical Tool – Stone Blast
Remaining Status Points: 0
Remaining Skill Points: 140
Solo looping is too easy, and it’s becoming troublesome. It was commonplace from the middle of the previous loop, but occasionally, it was a hassle when power-leveling with others. Frankly, I’m starting to find Senior Camille annoying too. Maybe I should go hunting in the mountains locally before the internship. But that won’t count as an internship. Well, whatever, let’s think about it later.
After 50 loops, I accumulated a whopping 540,000 gold. With that fund, I purchased a small amount of Holy Silver Mithril alloy and wooden boxes. I promptly introduced an automatic etherealization device. I can’t install a large one like the one in Ulrika’s workshop, but in my previous life, I used a shallow box about the size of A4 with circuits made of Holy Silver alloy. I etherealized and concentrated magic stones and dragonfly feathers. Once I transmute magic stones to Max, there won’t be any worries about running out of MP for magical tools. Alright, with this, the minimum preparations are complete.
Wait for me, Royal Capital. This time, I will finally put an end to the loop.