Lonely Attack on the Different World (WN)

Chapter 350

Day 82 – Evening, White Weirdo Inn

The reports came in from everyone who tried out the new mass-produced armor that was distributed this morning. There appear to be no issues to speak of. With further refinement, enhanced enchantments, and mithril upgrades, they should reach the level of mid-tier dungeon gear.

As expected, when it comes to equipping thirty people, we can’t rely on drop items alone, we have to manufacture gear. I gouged them on swords during this morning’s distribution, so now it’s time to move on to spears and hammers. Shields can wait, surprisingly everyone’s already got decent ones, and bows can come after that.

Thanks to the computational design powers of ?Wisdom? and technical capabilities coming from its precise high-speed control over ?Magic Hands?-san, the level of our home-industry has skyrocketed. To the point where Alchemy started lagging behind. That has allowed us to produce higher-tier equipment… And yet even full-body armor can’t match the level of that ballroom dress.

No matter what I do, plain iron just can’t compete, it can’t surpass the fabric woven from magically inscribed threads, made by coating iron wire with powdered magic stone and turning it into mithril. Even mithrilized, it still falls short.

After all, the enchantment effects can’t even compare, neither in quality nor in quantity. I could probably craft higher-level gear with cloth-based materials instead, but the moment you get hit by a stronger weapon with higher base stats and effects, what you’re left with is just a thin sheet of iron wire. That’s way too dangerous.

?Even if I attach the cloth to the back of an iron plate, it doesn’t work… is it interference? Or maybe magic absorption? They don’t seem to be conflicting, so separating them might fix it? …Ahh, maybe I should be making innerwear instead? Nah, either way, it can’t compete with the sheer surface area of that dress. Ah~, in that case, let’s try cloaks first.?

I haven’t touched the Dungeon Master’s drop or the item in the hidden room yet, but that can wait. They just seem like a huge load of trouble.

The item in the hidden room was?Aegis Shoulder Guard – ViT PoW 50% UP, Auto-Protect, Physical/Magic Protection(EX), Reflection, Absorption, Shield Slash, Shield Bash, +DEF?

A shoulder shield is a shield-shaped shoulder pad that extends almost to the elbow, L-shaped to protect the collarbone too. No spikes, so you don’t need a mohawk to wear it. You don’t see them often since they can’t be worn with armor-type gear, but sometimes novice adventurers in cloth or leather armor wear them. There’s shoulder guards, elbow pads, sometimes chest plates and knee guards, there’s even something called a waist shield, apparently. It can be equipped even at low level, so I considered buying some once, but from what I remember, they were all totally useless, just got in the way, and not a single nice enchantment.

But this one? This one’s a jackpot. That said, the moment I tried it, I knew I couldn’t use it. Under normal circumstances, it’s good gear, but ?Auto-Protection? it’s dangerous. The MP consumption is massive, and despite claiming to be ?Automatic? every single movement is reported directly into your mind, and it responds to commands. If it activates mid-battle when your defense can’t keep up, the ?Auto-Protection? still demands conscious control. Without ?Wisdom?, not even I, with ?Parallel Thought?, can use it. It’s a massively inconvenient piece of equipment. But if you can control it and have the MP, it’s incredibly powerful. Still, equipping it would lead to?Magic Wrap?shrouding the effect as well… Better seal it away.

Then there’s the Dungeon Master’s drop: ?Orb of Life – Transmutation, Body Refinement through Alchemy and Arts of Lovemaking, Requirement: Alchemist, Great Sage?., Body Refinement part is suspicious enough already, but with Arts of Lovemaking the sketchiness is off the charts! This is an invitation to stop being human, a trap for someone like me, a human! Sure, it might boost physical stats, but it’s a dangerous item that might turn you into an enhanced human or an immortal cultivator. And while I do have Alchemist, I don’t have Great Sage, so I can’t use it anyway, and even if I could, it would be a serious problem for a human! That thing is absolutely getting sealed!

?Speaking of Great Sage, that would be Vice Pres B, huh. But she doesn’t have an Alchemist either, and if that dangerously jiggly girl got into body modifications and bedroom techniques, it would be a serious crisis for the entire world! Honestly, a threat to every guy in existence. She’s already a bouncy hazard as it is! Ah… wait… Ahhhh, I forgot to learn ?Holy Magic?!?

Great Sage is a hybrid High-tier job combining Archmage and Saint, and magic can often be easily learned by using ?Holding?… If I had learned ?Healing Magic?, it would’ve wrapped under ?Magic Wrap? too, possibly preventing my self-destruction, but because I had ?Regeneration?, I didn’t bother learning healing spells!

Le’ts learn it. That might be the most effective way to suppress self-destruction. And once I do, I’ll be able to craft?Recovery? gear too.

So the drops can wait. I wasn’t able to prevent self-destruction completely, but at least it didn’t trigger a full meltdown. If it had dragged on, it probably would’ve, but ?Regeneration? kept up just enough. The wounds from the dark sword healed slowly, but the self-inflicted damage was being properly regenerated. Thanks to stat boosts to VIT and INT from my gear, I survived the Dungeon Master battle, which means overgearing isn’t the answer right now, learning healing magic comes first.

For now, let’s maintain the current state while preparing for my skill levels to rise by boosting my overall stats with equipment to keep myself combat-ready. That’s all I can do, train and build up my endurance for long fights.

It’s no different from when I lived in the Evil Forest. Back then, I also fought on the edge, always looking for shortcuts to ensure survival. In the end, I’m still the same. That’s what I remembered there, in the forest where I was supposed to die. Somewhere along the way, I found something I wanted to protect, and I guess I got greedy. I never thought about getting stronger or gaining the power to fight. As long as I could kill, that was enough.

?Alright, Status?

NAME: Haruka Race: Human Age: 16 Level: 24 (Up)

Job —

HP 433 (18 Up) MP 519 (31 Up) ViT 369 (11 Up) PoW 377 (12 Up) SpE 520 (30 Up) DeX 505 (29 Up) MiN 506 (26 Up) InT 550 (30 Up) Luk Max (Limit Break)

SP 2017

Martial Arts:?Path of the Staff Lv MaX?(Up) ?Uncanny Dodge Lv 8?(Up) ?Magic Wrapping Lv 9?(2Up) ?Kyojitsu Lv MaX??Instantaneous Movement LvMax?(Up) ?Fluidity Lv 7?(Up) ?D?jutsu Lv 1? ?Adamantine Fists Lv 5?(2Up) ?Random Attack Lv 5?(2Up) ?Limit Break Lv 3?(New 2Up)

Magic:?Atomic Manipulation Lv 2? (Up)?Teleportation Lv 8?(Up) ?Gravity Lv 8?(Up) ??Holding? Lv 9?(2Up) ?Elemental Sorcery Lv 7? ?Wood Magic Lv 9?(2Up) ?Lightning Magic Lv 9? ?Ice Magic Lv 9? ?Alchemy Lv 8?(2Up) ?Spatial Magic Lv 6?(2Up)

Skills:?Health Lv MaX? ?Sensitive Lv MaX?(Up) ?Body Control Lv MaX?(Up) ?Swift Foot Lv 9?(Up) ?Taming Lv 9??Improved Detect Presence Lv 7?(Up) ?Mana Mastery Lv MaX?(Up) ?Erase Presence Lv 9? ?Stealth Lv 9? ?Concealment Lv MaX? ?Empty Mind Lv 9?(Up) ?Physical Damage Negation Lv 5?(Up) ?MP Absorption Lv 7?(Up) ?Regeneration Lv 9?(3Up)?Rush Lv 8? ?Air Walk Lv 8?(Up) ?Extreme Velocity Lv 9? ?Rajingan Lv 6?(Up) ?Lewd Arts Lv 5?(New 4Up)

Titles:?Hikikomori Lv 8? ?NEET Lv 8? ?Loner Lv 8? ?Grand Mage Lv 6?(Up) ?Swordmaster Lv 6?(2Up) ?Alchemist Lv 7?(Up) ?Sex King Lv 5?(New 4 Up)

Unknown:?Wisdom Lv 5?( Up) ?Jack of All Trades Lv 9? ?Muppet Lv MaX?(Up)

Items:?Staff of the World Tree? ?Plain Clothes?? ?Leather Gloves?? ?Leather Boots?? ?Cloak?? ?Rajingan? ?Soul Ring? ?Item Bag? ?Bracelet PoW?66% SpE +65% ViT +38%? ?Black Hat??Circlet of Wisdom?

I probably leveled up from clearing that last Dungeon and defeating the Dungeon Master, but even when I fought in the forest, I didn’t feel much of a difference. ?Maybe I leveled up??,that was about the extent of it, just a faint feeling. In other words, the increase was minor.

Overall, pretty much everything went up, but the boost was subtle enough that with my increased InT, I could still keep it all under control, so I probably just didn’t notice. Some areas definitely went way up, and I definitely did notice, that includes those kinds of things mainly, but if you start dwelling on it, you’ve already lost.

That said, I have no memory of using it during battle, so what exactly did this skill ?Limit Break? break through to hit level 3? Then again… I do have a pretty good idea. Every night, actually. I mean, if you’re a Highschool Boy, the moment you go in, of course you’re going to break through all kinds of limits! And I did. Yeah, I broke through a lot.

?Atomic Manipulation?, which I haven’t touched since I sealed it, has leveled up too. It really must be a molecular-level manipulation skill. With ?Holding?, I can lock down space, stop movement, ignite, freeze, and it probably all linked to adjusting molecular vibration frequencies.

And despite never once engaging a monster in hand-to-hand combat, ?Adamantine Fists? is now level 5. Yeah… those pro wrestling showdowns with Dungeon Emperor-class opponents apparently did count as martial arts.

Also, all my athletics-based skills have gone up across the board, is it thanks to the ballroom dancing and the training sessions with Dancing Girl-san? Well, no way to confirm it.

And then, there are plenty of ways to verify this one, but even without any verification it’s pretty obvious.?Lewd Arts Lv 5? and?Sex King Lv 5?. And even ?Regeneration? went up three whole levels, now at Lv 9. …Well, yeah. I did put in the work.

Suspicious ?Muppet? is already at Lv MaX… Ahh, I know who’s the culprit, but I’ll just play dumb. Even if it got promoted to a higher form, controlling it would be a nightmare. I’ve got a feeling it’s one of those types, so it might actually be easier to handle, but if I’m wrong, it’ll be a disaster. Probably best to hold off until I hit a wall.?Holding? went up by two levels too, which just makes me even less sure. If it turns out to be that one, it’s quite a problem?

At this state, new equipment’s out of the question. I’ve got no confidence I can manage the added effect skills, well, not entirely none at all, but it’s far too faint. That shoulder guard requires external mounting because of the auto-defense, but seriously, shoulder pads over a cloak? And sure, it’s called a cloak, but it’s more of a robe with a hood. With a shoulder shield on top of that… Would that even look right? Kind of gives off ?Battle Mage? vibes?

Final tweaks to the armor, new mass-production models for spears and hammers, magic shields for the culture clubs’ girls, and prototype cloaks and robes for everyone, plus redesigning the defensive undersuits. At the same time, I’ve got to build the magic-stone-powered washing machine and refrigerator, along with Nap-san Mark II and the hybrid Nap-san prototype. If any of that gets mixed up, it’ll be chaos!

?I’m starting to think maybe I should release some halberds after all. Everyone’s already pushing into the upper three digits in PoW anyway, so maybe it’s time to make better use of all that strength~?

Oh? Looks like someone’s coming? Well, it’s actually just Armored Pres-san and Dancing Girl-san?

Damn, they thought this through!

Turns out they went and bought two leather jumpsuits, yep, front-zip, top to bottom, real deal leather suits that scream lady spy with that tight, bondage-vibe aesthetic. Technically it’s equipment, but I had sold them to the weapons shop because of certain issues. Seems they found them and bought them back. Great minds think alike, huh? That’s right, it’s a nightmare to get off!

Putting it on is hard enough, but getting someone out of it is next to impossible!

?Wait, that’s cheating! Damn it, a perfect fit with no gaps for tentacles to slip through?! H-Hey, no, what are you, ooh myyyy, I guess?~?

With the design being sort of inspired by the catsuit, the suits cling so tightly, following every curve, that there’s virtually no gap to exploit. I at least need to undo the zippers to stand a chance, but the tiny sliders, the one weak point, are perfectly guarded. Funny thing is, that zipper is actually the first of its kind in this world, a prototype I made on a whim. But it was so labor intensive and expensive that zippers never caught on here. And now, this priceless, one-of-a-kind fastener, attached only to this leather suit, won’t budge. It’s a shame, really. If only it could be undone, something wonderful might happen. Instead, the highschool boy remains trapped, manhandled through the leather gloves, subjected to utterly scandalous treatment, leaving him not just furious but also very obviously affected.

I’m thrilled to finally see my masterpiece again, the one I reluctantly had to let go because it had only a single opening and was just too secure, and yes, I am recording this. But still, this is too much. Since it’s technically an equipment piece, it’s been enhanced with effects, so not even ?Vibration Magic? gets through. And with so little exposed skin, ?Sensitivity Increase? barely applies at all. The high-neck design I went with really came back to bite me.

And that zipper, it only goes down as far as just below the navel. Structurally, that’s the limit of its range. Getting that suit off is a near-impossible feat. But it has to come off, or the Highschool Boy won’t last much longer.

Locking holds on each other we are grappling fiercely, but outnumbered, I can’t even maintain a favorable position, let alone turn the tables. So I’m being thoroughly dominated. I’d originally designed that leather suit, tight as a cat suit and nearly impossible to remove, for the day a glamorous female spy might appear. But I ended up selling it off, thinking it was too difficult to remove. Who would’ve thought that, after all that, it would come full circle, returning to me now for such a catfight, meowing and thrashing? What a strange fate for those leather suits. And yet, even though they are now worn by an enemy, there’s no way I could bring myself to destroy them. These are the suits I painstakingly handcrafted, dreaming of a sexy female spy. I simply cannot destroy those dear Leather Suits!

Those leather suits are packed with Highschool boys love, dreams, and hopes, and on top of that, they are now packed with something even more marvelous! But, but I can’t open theeeem

After days of hardship, tireless effort, and enduring struggle, Leather Suit-san presented itself, and as he etched its radiant form into memory, the Highschool Boy collapsed. Even as he fell, he was made to rise again, only to collapse once more, even an endless Highschool Boy is nearing his limit! He had dreamed the impossible dream, of one day unzipping that zipper with his own hands, and made it all for that fleeting hope, and now, he’s about to collapse, unable to realize that dream. Regrettable.

(*Thud* Sex King L O S E!)

Incidentally, all ten of the prototypes are apparently here at this inn. Yeah, the rest were bought by the girls. (*Flop*)