Loop Mob – A Mob’s Interdimensional Travel Caught in a Loop

Chapter 93: Plebeville Boot Camp

Three days since we arrived at the flying monster dungeon in Plebeville.

“Hahaha! Bullseye! Take that! Stone Blast!”

“Fall, you winged pests! Rock Bullet!”

“I won’t lose either! Flame Storm!”

His Highness, Luca-sama, and Professor Laquell were all cheering. By the way, the attendant is a water attribute healer, so he’s at a disadvantage against the wind attribute flying monsters. He’s enduring it patiently. But he also looks eager to shoot. I understand how he feels. As you level up more and more, you can use stronger skills more freely.

This is an advanced dungeon, and it’s the type where you can see the entire floor. If you don’t defeat the enemies that appear quickly, you’ll soon be surrounded when reinforcements are called in, which is scary. Moreover, since the enemies are flying types, they gather quickly. It’s quite frightening to challenge them without a plan. Flying enemies are difficult to defeat in the first place. In the vanguard, your reach is limited, and using a bow consumes arrows. If you rely on magic skills, you have to worry about running out of MP. But with “advantageous attribute” and “area attack skills,” and enough DEX to ensure accuracy. The last one requires leveling up, but anyway, my theory is to keep pushing forward with multiple attack skills.

We calculate our remaining MP as we go as far as we can, then return and take a break. After we recover, we attack again. Oh man, we’re racking up quite a haul. Also, we casually pick up scattered items and coins, pretend to move on ahead, and I, as the rear guard, secretly collect the leftovers.

His Highness has reached Lv4 with Pebble Stone Bullet and Stone Blast. This is his first area attack skill with pebble stones. Luca-sama, unable to pierce tough individuals with Stone Blast, uses Lv5 Rock Bullet. This is an enhanced version of Pebble Stone Bullet. And Laquell-sensei, who didn’t want to be left out, finishes off the leftovers with Lv5 Flame Storm. He’s also pleased to have learned an area attack skill. Although they should have mastered non-verbal casting, it seems they still want to say the names of their techniques. Since no one else is here but us, everyone is indulging in their chuunibyou fantasies.

“You all seem to be having fun…”

The attendant, Rene-san, clenches his Flail with an envious expression. Seriously, why is it that healers always want to come forward and fight? I always thought water attributes were associated with gentle people.

After finishing our attacks for the day, we return to the base camp, a fortress called Fort, near the dungeon.

“Your Highness, regarding the requests you initially made. First, I reproduced the report submitted to Professor Laquell in the training ground. Second, once Your Highness and Luca-sama have studied the magic books for Rock Wall and Landscape again and trained in this dungeon, I will soon be able to do the same thing as I did in the training ground. Third, the same goes for the earth attribute magicians from the Ministry of Magic and others with earth attributes.”

“Hmm. I didn’t expect to see such progress in less than a week of training.”

“Alexi, I was honestly surprised when you mentioned skipping grades, but now I’m surprised by the abilities you’ve hidden.”

“I’m glad I’m an earth attribute. Thank you, Alexi.”

Everyone thanked me one after another. Well, my job here is done. Once I skip a grade in the midterm exams, let’s head to Arcart. I have to charm Luca-sama, who will surely be smiling shyly from now on. There’s no discrimination against earth attributes in Arcart. And unlike the uniform curriculum of the noble academy in Lachine, the smart kids can learn freely. Luca-sama seemed to have a lot of fun with his classmates in the previous loop. We should just study abroad already!

“Now, onto the next request.”

Wait, what?!

The prince’s request is not only to nurture other earth attributes but also other attributes. What a luxury, this prince. Does he think commoners are disposable? As I struggled to keep my poker face, with a bitter expression…

“Of course, for someone like you who has achieved so much, I must properly reward you. If you have any wishes, you should speak up.”

“Really?! Actually, I want to study abroad in Arcart with Luca-sama right away.”

“Huh, me?!”

Uh-oh! A ticket to Arcart has arrived in record time!

I considered the fact that in Arcart, regardless of status, advanced learning is readily available for those who desire it. And through these dungeon attacks together, I’ve come to understand Luca-sama’s keen intellect. There’s surely tremendous potential there. Considering his age, it’s better to study abroad early. So, I smoothly transitioned into business talk. Don’t underestimate my closing skills.

However, Luca-sama’s expression remained unchanged.

“Alexi-kun. I appreciate your consideration for Luca, but his older sister is already studying abroad in Arcart. Our family circumstances aren’t that favorable.”

Come to think of it, he mentioned something like that in the previous loop too. But in reality, there was hardly any contact.

His sister was enrolled in the academy, but she seemed to be more of a fiancée to a nobleman in Arcart, undergoing bride training. She resembled Luca-sama’s mother, and even at school, she tied her blue hair high and wore perfect makeup, immersed in her entourage and socializing. She was a typical noble daughter.

“…I understand. However, Arcart is large in scale and has a free school atmosphere. As long as we focus on our studies and achieve good grades, there shouldn’t be unnecessary interference. I’ll also look out for him. Luca-sama, please consider it.”

“…Okay.”

Well, I guess I’ll just have to gradually persuade him from now on.

After dinner, while everyone was relaxing in the fortress’s living room, I was busy in my room working on reports. For earth attributes, the best places to earn money would probably be the Tonbo in Malor and the flying monsters in Plebeville that we’re currently attacking. Fire attributes are the natural enemies of earth attributes. So the Golem Dungeon on the outskirts of the capital is a perfect hunting ground not only for earth attributes but also for fire attributes. Since the footing is poor on the first floor, I think it’s best to bring earth attributes, but fire attributes tend to look down on earth attributes the most. Can they really cooperate well?

Wind attributes are strong against water attributes. I recommend the amphibian dungeon in Malor for them. I hope they learn Flying Fly. Swift reconnaissance, information dissemination, and high-speed logistics will be essential for national strength. And although they are water attributes, they are undoubtedly strong against fire attributes. The fire attribute dungeon in the capital is very lucrative.

There are many other dungeons, floors, and monsters worth targeting. I’ve visited almost all the dungeons in the country, so I know, but there are still dungeons that haven’t been fully explored and hunting grounds suitable for vanguard jobs.

The next morning, I submitted it to His Highness. And then,

“I’ve summarized it briefly, but this is information I personally gathered, so it doesn’t cover everything. I hope you can use this as a basis, buy maps at the Adventurer’s Guild, examine the appearing monsters, and then formulate a strategy.”

His Highness and Professor Laquell were impressed as they read the report.

Defeating only safe enemies on safe floors and bringing back the same materials in bulk. Such thinking was unheard of in this world until now. In the first loop, I hunted a large number of Pillbugs in the beginner’s dungeon and was ridiculed as a Pillbug guy behind my back. However, tedious leveling up is part of the game. I’m the type who waits until I have all the weapons, armor, and consumables before moving on, an enthusiast for sure. Surely, there are some in this world who like that kind of thing too. Especially earth attributes.

Furthermore, after the two of them read the report, Luca-sama and the attendant Rene also read it. Rene clenched his fist. This guy is motivated. I could see him laughing triumphantly against a Blaze Dragon in my mind.