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"Wow, I was really surprised. I never thought they would turn out to be purebred young ladies."
The two of them are the granddaughters of the head of the association... After receiving the shocking news from the branch manager, I declined their invitation to come home and returned to my own place a few hours later.
Maki always gave off an impression of being well-bred, but Aki... When I thought about it, Aki seemed to be aware of it too, and her pouting was rather cute.
"It's been a while since I've been home... but it's still inconvenient, isn't it?"
Despite everything, it's been three days since I last came here, but to be honest, I was considering moving out. That's because the nearest dungeon from here is the 'Unlucky Hall,' not a beginner's dungeon. In fact, it takes nearly an hour to walk there, so it's quite far.
Aki, despite appearances, can drive, so she commutes by car. However, I take the train, and it always takes a considerable amount of time. To be frank, it's a bit of a hassle.
The reason I decided to live here is simply because it's close to the 'Unlucky Hall' and the rent is cheap. I don't have any particular attachment to it. In fact, the area became a ghost town after the reality of the dungeon became known, even though it was once bustling due to the appearance of the dungeon.
Originally, this building was renovated for adventurers, but due to the aforementioned issues, the land value plummeted. It was almost being sold at a fire sale price. At the time, I was a new adventurer, struggling even with goblins. I learned that I could reliably defeat the slimes in the 'Unlucky Hall.' I think I decided to live here when the rent had dropped to its lowest point.
Back then, I barely made enough to get by in a month. 10 slimes a day... 2000 yen in earnings, with rent and utilities totaling 40,000 yen. I could barely manage food expenses by going in every day. I allocated my first 'SP' from leveling up to 'Strength,' but I soon realized it didn't make much difference against slimes. So, I started investing in 'Luck,' a possibility that everyone had given up on. However, my 'SP' was only 2, and I didn't feel much difference after one or two level-ups.
Still, after about a month, after pouring 5 levels' worth of 'SP' into 'Luck,' I finally noticed a clear change in my daily earnings.
I could now get 40 'Tiny Magic Stones' in a day.
This was due to the increased drop rate from higher 'Luck' and the slight improvement in my stats from leveling up, which made hunting more efficient. By the time I could routinely hunt 100 slimes a day, I met him.
The first rare monster, the 'Cyan Slime.'
At first, I thought it was a mistake.
It looked very similar to the original blue slime, didn't do anything unusual, and sometimes dropped 'Tiny Magic Stones' when defeated, so it didn't seem special. However, since I had nothing else to do besides hunting slimes, I kept thinking about the conditions for its appearance.
Hunting, hunting, and more hunting.
I kept hunting and hunting.
After defeating it many times, a 'Green Slime' appeared from the smoke of the dead 'Cyan Slime.'
By then, I had started to understand the conditions for its appearance. It would spawn with a certain probability after defeating 100 slimes in a row.
From then on, I continued hunting relentlessly, trying to level up with the meager experience points and allocating 'SP' to 'Luck' to increase the drop rate and spawn probability.
And after three years of perseverance, I finally reached my goal.
Looking back, I think I was doing something a bit wasteful.
After all, if the probability is less than 1%, it's possible that rare monsters won't spawn at all.
The first 'Cyan Slime' probably had an expected value of 1, the same as 'Hobgoblins' or 'Murder Rabbits.' And when it first appeared, my 'Luck' was around 10, so the probability was about 10%. Assuming the expected value halves each time, it would be 5%, 2.5%, 1.25%... If I think about it, no matter how hard I tried back then, the 'Purple Slime' at the fourth stage would have been the limit. ...No, wait? If we assume the expected value halves, 'Luck' at 60 would make it 0.9 at the rainbow stage...
Well, these are all hypotheses.
The decrease in spawn rate might not be exactly half each time, and there could be some margin of error.
"I got sidetracked. ...Anyway, there's no longer any reason for me to continue living in this house. I'd like to visit the slimes again someday and see if the 'Level Gacha' has grown, but not now."
In that case, I should really move.
The things I want to take... there's nothing in particular. I've been using the built-in furniture, and the only important things are my equipment. I haven't planted the 'Golden Seed' yet.
I'll consult with Aki and Maki and ask them to introduce me to a good property near a beginner's dungeon.
I have money, and I can stay at a nearby hotel until I find a place.
Oh, by the way, there's an auction tomorrow. If I act quickly, I might be able to do something by the day after tomorrow?
This building is under the management of the association, so I'll ask the two of them to handle the move-out and cancellation procedures.
"Oh, right."
I need to spin the gacha before I go to bed.
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