Chapter 68: The Job Change System

Day 158 of Life in Another World

The next day, rice planting was being conducted mainly by the agriculture group. Today, the dungeon group’s search was canceled, and they were allowed to relax and take it easy.

Yesterday evening, we received a report from the dungeon team. They had finally defeated the boss of the 10th layer and liberated the transition zone. So, as a temporary break, we are taking the day today as a rest day.

The boss of the 10th level was the “Orc General,” who was so strong that he could not be compared to any other Orcs. –” and everyone was talking about him. There were three Orc fighters and two Orc mages among his followers, and they were also quite strong.

When I asked them how they defeated them, Touya and the others started talking excitedly as if they were reliving the scene.

“The first one was Roa, who surrounded the general with many layers of earthen walls! We completely blocked its movement! –After that, Haruka and I went after the mage, but …… they used fire magic and didn’t let us get close enough.”

“I was able to offset them with my water magic, but now three fighters attacked me.”

“So we melee fighters switched our target to the fighters and left the mage to Sakura and Roa.”

“I immediately assessed them and found that the level of the cronies was around 40.”

“Somehow Touya-kun, Aki-chan and I created a one-on-one situation and defeated him.”

“Huh? Did Akiho also deal with one!?”

“Yes, of course I’m going to fight too.”

“Oh, I see. ……”

I knew that she went to the dungeon every day, but I didn’t know that she was doing close-quarters combat. I wonder if she’s a so-called battle healer.

“The next time I went to a dungeon, I saw two mages, and they were still shooting fireballs at me. We’re getting nowhere, and the earthen walls of Roa are starting to show cracks. ……”

“That’s my water magic! I had a flash of inspiration, I wrapped Touya-kun in a film of water along with his sword and thrust him into it!”

“Ah, I was terrified at the suddenness, but thanks to that, I was able to approach the mage. ――Once you get close, the rest is easy. I cut him down with a single sword stroke, just like a water magic sword!”

“And finally, the big boss, the general. He broke through the earthen wall and came at us with a roar, so I took a backseat as a healer.”

(Somehow, I got excited just by hearing it. Even so, these guys are really adventurous…)

“Me and Roa-chan shot magic all over.”

“Sakura-san, but that slowed him down a lot.”

“I was scared when he came at me with holes all over his body, but he didn’t give a damn. I was able to jump in thanks to the two of you.”

“In the end, I, Haruka, got the head of the enemy general!”

That’s how it went. Soon after I returned home, I was listening to everyone’s stories of heroic deeds. The villagers who were eating around us were also riveted by the story and stopped eating their favorite dish, potatoes, to listen to it.

Even after the conversation was over, they asked a storm of questions, one after another, and the conversation became so lively that it plunged into a big feast. In a world where entertainment is scarce, this kind of adventure tale is the perfect snack for drinks, and everyone was happily chatting until late at night.

The long-awaited reward for defeating the general was a machete, 50 kilograms of the finest marbled meat, and a magic stone the size of a fist.

I immediately tried the meat that day. The meat lived up to its name, and was so tender that it melted in your mouth the moment you put it in. It was so delicious that it was almost heinous.

Normally, I would have closed with, “Congratulations on defeating the boss!” But there was more to this story …….

――That was in the early afternoon today.

It was after lunch today when Touya happened to stop by the church.

After finishing lunch, Rad and his friends went to the church to offer their daily prayers. Perhaps because it was a holiday, Touya happened to be there that day, and he also went along somehow.

Since he usually used the monitor in the living room, he had never bothered to go to church before. We, too, had hardly visited the church since the day it was set up.

“Don’t you pray to the goddess, Touya-dono?”

“Hmm, is it me?”

“Oh, i’ve come all the way here. I thought it would be a good idea to give thanks to the goddess.”

“Yes, that’s right. we should pray once in a while or else I will be punished.”

When I exchanged such an exchange with Rad and casually prayed in front of the goddess statue――that happened.

『I have achieved the derivation condition of the occupation.』

『It is possible to be promoted to magic swordsman. Do you want to get promoted? YES/NO』

Such an announcement flowed into my head. I was stunned by the sudden event for a while, but… I was fascinated by the word “magic swordsman”, which seemed to be really strong, and after wondering what to do, I answered “yes”.

Then, a big change occurs in the status that came to mind.

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Touya Lv41

Villager: Loyalty 97

Occupation: Magic Swordsman <NEW>

Skill: Magic Swordsmanship Lv1 <NEW>

It is possible to imbue the sword with magical power.

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The former occupation of “swordsman” has been changed to “magic swordsman” and a new skill, “magic swordsmanship,” has been acquired. When I actually tried it out, I succeeded easily in making the sword clothed in magic power.

Just by imagining pouring magic power into the sword, a purple aura would form around the sword. The intensity of the color changed depending on the amount of magic power that was poured into the sword.

I made a test cut toward the trees in the forest… but the sharpness increased dramatically, and I felt no resistance when the blade came out.

Then I asked, “Did the effect of swordsmanship Lv 4 disappear?” I asked, but that does not seem to be the case at all. Both the power and handling of the sword have been carried over as they were. I had checked my movements many times, so they were sure.

–――And there was such a hidden event, so it’s hard.

The other Japanese members who had heard this story were also competing with each other to get into the church. Tsubaki was the only one who remained calm, but everyone, including me, rushed out with great anticipation.

But the …… world is not so sweet.

Even if I was in a different world, there was no way I would be allowed to change classes so easily. Speaking of the results first, there was no change in the occupation column except for Natsuki, and there was no revelation or announcement.

“I’m kind of sorry, uhehe.”

“Natsuki, you’re leaking some weird voice for that one.”

“Natsuki-chan, it’s okay!”

“What kind of job did you get, Natsuki?”

“Then, let’s see what the new Natsuki can do!”

Check the status of Natsuki who is looking super smug like that.

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Natsuki Lv27

Villager: Loyalty 96

Occupation: Takumi <NEW>

Skill Technique Lv1 <NEW>

Upward correction is applied to the processing of all materials

Add special effect to finished product: low probability

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Let’s start with the occupation. It had changed into something called a ‘craftsman’, and everyone retorted, ‘This isn’t a profession, is it?’ Well, I guess it means a craftsman with outstanding skills.

Putting the name of the occupation aside, what is noteworthy is its skills. The “Technique Lv1” skill is fully compatible with the “Craftsmanship” skill, and there is no longer any limitation on the materials to be used. Moreover, it seems to have the powerful additional effect of adding a special effect to the finished product.

“Granted special effects? ……”

“It depends on what’s being added, but it clearly looks good.”

“Yeah, it would be great if it could be attached to weapons and armor.”

“Natsuki, please make me a magic wand too!”

“Yes, of course! Leave it to this master!”

I don’t know what kind of effect it will have, but I’m sure it will increase the strength of the village.

“Touya’s becoming a magic swordsman seems to be triggered by the fact that he fought clad in water magic, but what about …… Natsuki’s case?”

“N-no, I’ve just been making furniture lately, okay?”

“The most common way to get a new job is to try something new. It might be due to the fact that she has experienced multiple occupations, right?”

“Haruka has a point.”

“You’ve done a lot of hard work for the village! I’m sure it’s a reward for all your hard work.”

“Thank you!”

It may be as Haruka says. As she recalls, she had a lot of work to do. It seemed likely that she would be promoted to master because her skills in various jobs exceeded a certain level.

“Well, no matter what, two of us were able to change jobs. We also have that possibility.”

“I’m sure that’s a good thing. I’ll train harder and become a great mage, too!”

Thus, it turned out that the village church had a “job change system.”

There may be functions and benefits that we don’t know about yet. We had never visited the church before, but we all agreed that we should drop by more often from now on.

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