Now, suddenly, what is important in character development?

  Development pn.

  It's important.

  Without it, you'll end up haphazardly developing your character, resulting in a poorly crafted final result .

  Items.

  These are also important.

  With items, you develop your character in various ways and even gain special powers.

  But, I fidently say that there's something even more important thawo.

  Efficy.

  How effitly you gain experience points makes a signifit differen the time it takes to develop your character. If you're defeating monsters in ineffit hunting grounds, leveling up and skill development will take extra time.

  Therefore, leveling up with the highest efficy possible is the true justice.

  So.

  "Liberta."

  "Liberta-kun."

  The two girls are makiremely dissatisfied faces.

  "We're bored."

  I'll cut off their pints without hesitation.

  "Rejected. We're doing three more runs today."

  "Ehhh—"

  "Don't be selfish. You've been improving steadily today too."

  It's been a week since I gave a grand speech about bonus time.

  What have we been doing during that time? Of course, running through the Mochi Dungeon.

  At first, we were thrilled by the dungeon world, enjoying the challenges aied during boss fights.

  At first, we defeated Kagami Mochi as a party and high-fived.

  Once we got used to it, we defeated Kagami Mochi solo and high-fived.

  We grew steadily like that.

  But, the y only sts for the first run.

  By the sed, third, and fourth runs, the boredom starts to pile up.

  The first three days were fine.

  We gained skills, grew steadily, a joy in that growth.

  We also felt like we were experimenting with different ways to fight.

  But by the fourth day, problems arose.

  Both of us could solo Kagami Mochi stably, and when we defeated it as a party, it felt more like a chore.

  On top of that, as rowth slowed dowarted wanting to do other things because it was getting b.

  I mao persuade them to tinue, but we might be reag our limit soon.

  Character development is a repetition of monotonous tasks.

  In FBO, this is quite pronounced, and pyers take on various quests to bat the boredom.

  But unfortunately, all we do is run through the Mochi Dungeon, which has bee a daily grind akin to ascetic practice.

  Nel, who wields the same bamboo spear as me, and Amina, who carries a wooden staff, are already so tired of seeing mochi that they meically defeat monsters and quickly finish off Kagami Mochi in the boss room, showing their desire to get it over with as fast as possible.

  "Another wooden box."

  "Silver boxes or better are really rare."

  "At least we got two."

  The only fun is when we open treasure chests.

  Unlike me, the two of them—or rather, Nel—have incredible luck. In this past week, she's mao get one gold box a silver boxes.

  oal is ten runs a day, and so far, we haven't broken that.

  So, we've fought the boss at least ten times and opened a total of seventy treasure chests so far.

  Hearing one iy might sound low, but the ce of getting a gold box from the weakest boss, Kagami Mochi, is one pert.

  Silver is eight pert.

  The strohe boss, the more these pertages fluctuate, but you see how amazing it is that Nel has beeing high rolls ever since she joined.

  "Ah, more rice water and magic stones."

  "I only got magic stones here."

  And when Nel opens a chest, she usually gets two or more items.

  The items from wooden boxes are only magic stones, rice water, and herbs.

  Silver boxes add rger magic stones and the Mark of the Weak to those three.

  And the one gold box we got had...

  "Ah, this feels refreshing."

  "Nel, move over a bit."

  A cushion that ruins people.

  This is actually a pretty good item.

  A rge white cushion.

  It's an item you only get by defeating Kagami Mochi.

  The effect, as you see, isn't to ruin people but to heal your body with a slight time-based recovery effect when you lie down on it.

  It's like a massage chair.

  Si's sized so that if two kids lie down, there's no space left, I 't use it now, but I've used it at night and attest to its high healing effect.

  "Nel, Amina, show me your stats while lying down."

  "Okay~"

  "Sure~"

  We strictly adhere to taking breaks after each run, including the dungeon key's recast time, so we check our stats during these breaks.

  While lounging, the two of them open their stats and adjust the angle so I see them.

  **Nel** Css 0 / Level 0 Basic Stats HP 0 / MP 0 BP 0 Skill 1 / Skill Slot 1 Spearmanship Css 1 / Level 88

  **Amina** Css 0 / Level 0 Basic Stats HP 0 / MP 0 BP 0 Skill 1 / Skill Slot 1 Staffmanship Css 1 / Level 88

  Yeah, both of them have grown quite a bit.

  For one week, this is pretty goress.

  **Liberta** Css 0 / Level 0 Basic Stats HP 0 / MP 0 BP 0 Skill 1 / Skill Slot 1 Spearmanship Css 1 / Level 91

  The reason my skill level is higher than theirs is because I run the dungeon solo after they leave.

  If you keep at it, even just one more run, you create a gap like this.

  Still, I think Nel and Amina have exceptional skills pared to others their age.

  Even though they're lounging on the cushion now, I tell they're growing at an incredible rate.

  Even though the repetition is starting to wear oheir focus hasn't wavered.

  "Hmm, if only that guy would show up..."

  But to maintain motivation, we need some kind of ge of pace.

  "Liberta, who's 'that guy'?"

  I was thinking that maybe we need a little care, and I actally let it slip.

  Since I said it while carefully looking at their stats, of course, they heard me.

  Nel, who was lying on her back, sat up a little, and Amina, who was lying face down, turned her head to look up at me.

  "A rare monster."

  There's o hide it, so I araightforwardly.

  In FBO dungeons, there's a low ce that regur monsters or boss monsters transform into rare monsters.

  There are no ditions.

  It's pletely random with a low probability.

  "What's that!?"

  "Wait, there's such a thing?"

  "Ah, yeah, there is. Mochi bee Golden Mochi, and Kagami Mochi bee Golden Kagami Mochi."

  The two of them, who didn't know such monsters existed, immediately perked up, their tired eyes now sparkling with excitement.

  "What kind of monster is it!?"

  "It's just a golden version of Mochi and Kagami Mochi. They're a bit stronger, but they're not uable, and their attack patterns don't ge. But—"

  "But?"

  "The drop items and experience points from these two are insane."

  Thinking this might be a good way to ge the mood, I recall the information about Golden Mochi and Golden Kagami Mochi.

  "Are they that amazing?"

  "Yeah, Golden Mochi gives five times the experience of Kagami Mochi, and Golden Kagami Mochi gives thirty times the experience."

  Nel leans forward, her ears twitg.

  She's really looking forward to this.

  Well, Golden Mochi's base experience is 2500, so with the bonus from the Training Bracelet and the higher-level bonus, it easily surpasses the experience gained from Kagami Mochi.

  Golden Kagami Mochi's experience is pletely excessive for our current level.

  "Wait, isn't that amazing?"

  When I share this information, Amina also reacts with wide eyes.

  "It's amazing. And it's not just the experience points. The drops are ioo. Golden Mochi only drops two items, one of which is Golden Mochi."

  "Wait, the monster drops mochi?"

  "Yeah, it's easy to fuse because of the pronunciation, but it's not that. It's gold shaped like mochi."

  "Gold!? As in pure gold?"

  "Yeah, it's pure gold, and it's a great item for selling. But its true value lies elsewhere. If you use it on the boss room door before entering—"

  "Use it? What happens?"

  "Yuarao get at least one gold treasure chest."

  "!?"

  "Not only that, but it works on bosses in other csses too, and you use up to five of them, meaning you have up to five gold treasure chests lined up. The sight of that would be mind-blowing."

  "Gulp."

  The two of them are already excited just imagining the gold treasure chests.

  The thought of lining up five of them makes them swallow hard.

  "And what about the other item!?"

  "Tell us, Liberta-kun!!"

  "The Golden Mochi Dungeon Key."

  "!!??"

  Just this versation alone has signifitly boosted their motivation.

  It's true that having something to look forward toal to strive fives life more purpose.

  "With this key, the number of mohat appear is limited, and there's no respawn, but every mohat appears is a Golden Mochi. Plus, the boss is guarao be Golden Kagami Mochi, and the boss drop guara least three gold treasure chests."

  "Ooooh!!!!"

  What I'm telling them is the absolute truth.

  However, the ces are extremely low, and it takes a lot of runs to even have a ce at getting it.

  "So, what about Golden Kagami Mochi!?"

  "If Golden Mochi is already amazing, then the boss version must be even more incredible, right!?"

  "Right. The items from Golden Kagami Mochi's treasure chests—well, the gold treasure chests—tain four items. One of them is the same as Golden Mochi's, the Golden Mochi, but this one is guarao be in pce of a magic stone. One per chest. Aing Golden Kagami Mochi guara least three gold treasure chests."

  "So much pure gold."

  "Nel!? Keep it together! This is just the beginning!"

  "Huh!? You're right, I almost lost myself there."

  Will telling them this help maintain their motivation?

  The ce of Golden Mochi appearing is 0.03%.

  The drop rate folden Mochi is 5%.

  The drop rate for the Golden Mochi Key is 0.01%.

  If it happens, it's a dream e true, but reality is harsh.

  But it's hard to tell them that.

  I'm starting tret bringing this up.

  Especially Nel, for whom gold is wealth as a mert.

  She was about to drift off into dreamnd, but Amina shook her back to reality.

  Seeing them like this, I 't just stop here.

  I raise a sed finger o the first.

  "Sed, this is also a dungeon key, like the Golden Mochi one. But uhe regur Golden Mochi, the appearae is signifitly higher. Some really lucky people have even mao loop this with Golden Kagami Mochi."

  "Nel, you're drooling."

  "I'm not! Really!!"

  The drop rate for the dungeon key from Golden Kagami Mochi is 5%.

  Ba the day, a gamer friend of mine shouted about looping five times and hitting a jackpot.

  Nel might have a ce to surpass that.

  I heard a slurping sound, but I'll assume it's my imagination and raise a third finger.

  "For me, this is the real deal—the Skill Adva Orb."

  "What's that? Nel?"

  "No way, that's a legendary item, right?"

  Amina didn't seem to know about this item, but Nel, being a mert's daughter, did.

  Her excitement cooled down, but more because she couldn't keep up with reality.

  "It's not a lie. It has a 3% ce to appear in gold chests. By the way, it also has a 5% ce to appear in Kagami Mochi's rainbow chests. And in Golden Kagami Mochi's rainbow chests, it's guarao have one."

  The Skill Adva Orb elevate passive skills, like swordsmanship, spearmanship (whiel and I use), and Amina's staffmanship, to the level.

  For example, swordsmanship bees sword mastery, and spearmanship bees spear mastery.

  "That's the legendary item that the Sword Saint used to reach the level of a swht? And it's in the Mochi Dungeon?"

  "Yeah, it's there."

  That's why the Mochi Dungeon is sidered a cheat-level dungeon.

  It's super rare, but you get iems early on while also leveling up.

  "Liberta!"

  "Y-yeah?"

  "You haven't told anyone about this, right?"

  "Just the two of you."

  "Then don't tell anyone. Not your dad, not your mom, not even Amina! If anyone finds out, we'll be in big trouble."

  I was casually sharing this, but Nel seems to think it's a big deal, so she keeps emphasizing that I mustn't tell anyone.

  Not as a mert, but as a girl.

  Seeing this, I realize I've been carelessly sharing some dangerous information.

  Nel is desperately, almost tearfully, trying to make Amina promise not to tell anyone.

  What should I do? If I tell them about the fourth item, it might get even worse.

  And the rainbow chests have even crazier stuff...