Bluntgre

110

Day 9 of the event.

To be honest, Rin and I had very little to do today.
Yesterday we already got the key to the trials and finished replenishing our supplies for the upcoming <> event.
I'm not sure what we should do today.
The only thing I can do is collect stardust shards to get a higher ranking, which has become a little less important.
Of course, that itself is okay, but when a big event is coming tomorrow, I don't want to do the same thing as usual.

"Has Nana decided what skill to use in <> event?"

With a cup of creamy coffee in her hand, Rin asked me that question.

"I'm not sure yet, but my level has gone up a lot, so I can put in most of the skills I have that I've been used to in my slot."

Now that I'm over level 70, I have ten skill slots.
The initial two, another two from lv 10 bonuses, and one every ten levels from lv 20 to lv 70.
[Blunt Weapon] [Throwing] [Detection] [Hungry Wolf] [Instant Movement] [Oni no Mai] These six are my core skill that I cannot afford to replace because of my playstyle.
By the way, I only add [Oni no Mai] as my regular skill only after I reached level 60.
Why? Because its buff is short-lived, and it's cool down time.
I tend to save my skill with that kind of cool down because I'm afraid I won't be able to use them at the crucial moment.
As a result, I don't get a chance to use them at all unless I'm in a serious fight, and that kind of fight unlikely to happen happens every once a day or so.
What's more, to learn that skill, it only looking at your status and not your proficiency, so there is no need to nurture other skills.

I didn't want to waste my slot on skills I wouldn't use, which is why I kept them as a spare until level 60. That's when I finally have some free slot.
Thinking back, when I dove into the Monster House for the first time on the second day, I left [Oni no Mai] off because I thought I wouldn't be using it during the event.
The reason why I started wearing it all the time was simply that I had an empty skill slot and an easy-to-handle long-time buff called [Kikoku no Mai]. Today I planned to recharge it, so it can be used for at least 10 minutes in a fight since I know I spent a lot of its charge in the last fight.
I also got a new rare skill called [Utahime no Mai], this time, I'm pretty sure that I will have a chance to use in the raid battle, so I'll give this one priority.

Other than this, the other skills I might equip are [One-handed Mace] [Two-handed Mace] [Two-handed club] and [Barehanded Fighting]. {tln: what is the difference between mace and club?}
Those 11 is my possible choice this time, of course, there's another skill as well, but I want to choose extra carefully for the last 4 slots.

"Should I equip [Barehanded Fighting] with me this time?"
"Yeah, that should be fine. I think it also had a chance to shine this time."

Rin responded cheerfully to my question.
This time, I wanted to bring [Barehanded Fighting] because this skill boasts super destructive power, making it suitable for fighting boss-class monsters.
As long as it's a raid battle with many people, hate will be distributed. At such time, I can find a chance to take advantage of the gap that will inevitably be created and deal tons of damage. {hate; should I explain these terms? It's common slang among MMO player tho}
I think this will be a safer and more effective damage source than going for a high-risk, high-reward move like Meteor Impact.
Moreover, since it had all ten arts available from the start is also serve as a big plus. Though its damage correction is directly tied to your [status increase in the unarmed state.]
In the end, it's a skill that's best used barehanded, but you can equip yourself with specialized weapon like brass knuckles, gloves, and gauntlets.
Though I'm not very proficient with the [Barehanded Fighting] style, I was planning to use it with the [Heavy Metal Gauntlet] again.

Anyway, with this, eight slots were filled.
Of the two remaining slots, the [Two-Handed Club] and [Two-Handed Mace] were scheduled to stay behind.
As for why it's because I don't have any weapon to use with these skills.
I destroyed the [Meteor Impact Zero type], and I haven't gotten a two-handed mace since the Kugel Schreiber. {tln}
I've got some limited edition weapons from the event, but I don't think they'll be able to keep up with this fight.
That's why I plan to leave those two be at home this time.
I'm not that proficient in [One-Handed Mace] either, but I've raised its proficiency to almost 300 and learned a few arts to use with it, so it's still useable.