Chapter 17: Chapter 17 – Tanker or Assassin?

The three bars on Nathan’s left wrist bracelet flashed rapidly. As the minutes slowly turned into hours, the bars continued to blink and refilled themselves until finally, he regained his senses.

[Blue Bar (Mana): 40%]

[Green Bar (Energy): 30%]

[Yellow Bar (Will Power): 10%]

Nathan opened his eyes quickly. He immediately woke up and took a quick moment to adjust his eyes to the darkness that surrounded him.

His heart pounded rapidly as he tried to recall what had happened.

“I fell unconscious right after defeating the boss of this dungeon. Luna, are you there?”

A beam of light spun in front of him, and Luna floated there.

“Master Nathan...” The AI ​​girl looked sad, her tiny body drifting towards Nathan, pressing her holographic body against the boy’s cheek.

“Master Nathan… I’m sorry. Luna couldn’t do anything when you were in danger.” Her crying slowly swallowed the silence in the dungeon.

“That’s fine. I am not dead yet, aren’t I?”

Nathan turned to look at the body of the Rat Warrior, who was lying dismembered near him.

He walked over to the monster, stepped on the monster’s wrist, and grabbed its sword.

He looked at the description of the sword.

[Rotten Iron Sword]

[This sword grew up with someone who dreamed of becoming the best fighter among his people.]

[Grade: Normal]

Nathan squinted his eyes. “What kind of thing is this?”

Nathan gripped the sword. Its blade was full of grit. 

He twirled the sword, throwing a slash forward. He was satisfied and quite comfortable using the sword.

Nathan paid attention to the details of the sword. “Although this sword does not have any attractive features, it is still a sword. And I’m also trained to fight with two swords. I guess the souvenirs aren’t bad either?”

Nathan then split the monster's body and grabbed a Monster Core there.

Nathan gripped the tiny rock with a big smile. “At least this horrible monster still left this thing for me. And-“

Nathan rechecked the notification he received when he defeated the monster.

“Why did I get an experience bonus of up to 550, Luna? Isn’t that too big? And I reached level 11 in one try. Isn’t this too easy? Or?”

“Experience bonuses are often given on several occasions for various achievements. And, of course, in this case, you truly deserved a bonus. Master, you not only killed a monster that is far above your level, but it was also a boss grade monster! Of course, you received bonus experience! If you didn’t, I would be angry with the system! 

Luna is so happy! Your progress is very fast. One, because you got an additional experience for your hunting, and second, because of you… you…. are exceptional... E-he he he.”

“But, as the level increases, the experience required to level up also increases. It seems I’m still too early to be happy.” He sighed.

“Don’t worry, master. As your level increases, you will also be able to hunt stronger monsters, giving you more experience points. You’ll be fine!”

“Okay, let’s leave this dungeon, Luna.”

“Yeah…. Let’s go….”

Nathan turned and walked towards the circular portal that appeared after he had defeated the dungeon boss.

***

Nathan stepped out of the portal and put his feet on solid ground. A gust of night wind instantly brushed against his face, making the layer of mud and blood that covered it slowly dry up.

Nathan found a military figure guarding the dungeon. The man walked up to him.

“Woah, you're already back, kid?” The man raised his eyebrow. He walked past Nathan and approached the dungeon portal.

He was silent for a moment, then turned and walked to Nathan. “Phew… Nice try, kid. You managed to clear the dungeon.” He was about to pat Nathan on the shoulder but halted it when he noticed the extremely dirty state he was in.

“Please take a bath there.” He pointed instead to the emergency bathroom that was nearby.

Nathan nodded. “Thanks, sir.”

“Your friend went camping there. Go, hurry, get to her after that.”

Nathan ran slowly and entered the emergency bathroom, prepared by the military.

He took off his dirty clothes and immediately washed in the shower. The dry mud took some time to completely leave his body.

“Ugh…” Nathan groaned softly.

He felt the scars on several parts of his body.

“The wounds on my body actually healed faster than usual.”

He gently touched the wounds. The slashes of the sword and the claws of the monsters. The wounds were not that deep. They were more than halfway healed already.

“Ta-da...” Luna suddenly appeared beside him.

Nathan turned his body, avoiding Luna’s gaze, which was directed straight at him. He continued his bathing.

“Tell me, Luna. If I were to open a new quest route, what kind of class would you suggest for me to take?”

“Hummu… Hummu…” Luna floated to the side, looking at Nathan’s front body.

Nathan tilted his body to avoid where Luna was looking at him. “Can't you understand that I'm not a spectacle, Luna? Don’t tease me too much, please!”

“E-He he...” Luna chuckled.

After a while, she floated away, avoiding the splashing water, still sitting on her crescent moon.

“Okay…. Luna-Sensei will explain.”

Nathan was still enjoying the splash of water on his body and deliberately prolonged the bathing process. He did it because-

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“The smell of the dungeon lingers on my body. It seems I need to take a longer bath.”

"Not because you’re enjoying my company while you bathe, Master Nathan? Ehi hi hi"

"Quickly explain the answer to my question.”

“Hummu... Hummu...” Luna nodded.

“So~ Master Nathan, do you have any other plans for your preferred fighting style?”

“I like direct combat. I like to use a sword, hammer, or spear. But in the future, I still need a partner or subordinate who can help me do even harder tasks-” 

Nathan was silent. Then he said, “Why do I feel like my task will be that heavy?”

Luna chuckled. “Wasn't that fate, after all the blessings you got?”

“For now, I want to focus on a class that matches the stats I will maintain in the near future. Like, for now, I'm focussing on Strength and Stamina, like what you suggested to me.”

Luna nodded. “Hmmm, Master Nathan. As a sword user, commonly known as the Warrior class, Strength and Stamina are the most important stats. And if you want to focus on those two stats for your next class. I suggest that you pick a tanker or assassin.”

Nathan washed his shampoo-filled hair. He turned to face Luna. “Tanker? I’m not thinking of becoming a tanker. Getting the Berserker class is enough for me.”

“Hummu… Hummu… Then, then… Assassin is the right choice. Because Assassins also use Strength stats, although this class relies more on Dexterity and Agility.”

“Hmmm….” Nathan ended his bath. “I think adding Assassin to the combination of skills I currently have will feel quite weird. But it seems I got an idea about what class I'm going to take after this.” He grinned.

***

Nathan changed his clothes and walked towards where his car was parked. There was a bonfire near there.

Sitting by the bonfire, Edna immediately stood up and ran to him when she noticed his arrival.

“Young master.”

Edna stopped in front of him. She examined Nathan’s face and noticed a wound near his neck.

“Is the wound serious? Let me treat it.”

Edna grabbed Nathan’s wrist and led him to a camping chair by the fire.

He let Edna pour the liquid medicine over his shoulders and neck.

Nathan closed his eyes and accepted her care gratefully.

“Young master, did you manage to clear the dungeon? Did you get into trouble?”

Edna sat beside Nathan. She looked at him with a warm face.

Nathan smiled. “Yes, I managed to clear the dungeon, and I loved it. I really enjoyed my first dungeon. And I also advanced to level 11.”

“Woah…” Edna clapped her hands. “Congratulations… I’m glad to hear that. You really did your best!”

Edna stood up and grabbed the bowl and soup from the pot on the fire.

“I prepared this soup for you.”

Nathan took the bowl. He immediately swallowed the warm soup from the spoon.

The cavities in his stomach seemed to dance as the warm liquid entered him.

“Young master, do you want to go back home and take a rest there?”

Nathan looked at Edna. The girl’s face seemed to glow, reflecting the night’s moonlight. Likewise, her wavy hair was blown by the night wind.

Nathan leaned back. He slowly let go of the tiredness and enjoyed the night air, which was fresh in contrast to what he got in the dungeon.

“No. I’ll just camp out here tonight.” Nathan looked at Edna with a teethy smile.

"I'll be doing another dungeon expedition tomorrow anyway."

Edna covered her lips with the back of her palm. She chuckled, “You always said you wanted to go camping, even though you thwarted my plans every single time, even when I had finished preparing everything.”

“Is that true?”

Edna nodded.

At that moment, Nathan remembered something, and he clasped his hands. A gold coin appeared there.

“Edna, I need you to do something for me.” He showed the gold coin in his hand.

 

Edna tilted her head, trying to inspect the thing in Nathan’s hand. “What can I do for you?”

“I need you to do something to exchange this gold coin for money. I actually have more than this. No one is allowed to know about the source of these coins, and especially not the fact that I am in possession of them.”

Edna brought her face closer. “Young master, I have never seen such a gold coin before.”

Nathan nodded. “I have a large number of gold coins like this.”

Edna raised her eyebrows. “Is that true? Is this the thing Lady Diana left for you?”

“You are really good at coming up with such a conclusion. But I can't answer the question either.”

Nathan handed the gold coin to Edna.

The gold fell when she grabbed it.

“Edna?”

Nathan looked at her face, and at that moment, he noticed something strange on her.

She stared blankly.

“Edna! What’s happening!?”

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