Only My Dungeon Equipment Levels Up! (SSS-Rank Weapons)

I looked at the Soldier’s Gauntlet I was wearing and chanted.

“Status!”

A status window appeared in front of me.

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Name: Mikenju Kenya

DP: 100 pt

Occupation: Alchemist

・Alchemy Lv9: 100 pt to the next level

(Can perform alchemy on Rank E weapons nine times a day)

◆ Equipment

Weapon : 【Iron Sword Lv2】

Head : 【Soldier’s Helm Lv9】

Body : 【Soldier’s Chestplate Lv9】

Hands : 【Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv9】

Feet : 【Soldier’s Greaves Lv9】

◆ Status

Attack Power: 0 (+14)

Defense Power: 0 (+10)

Agility: 0 (+10)

Intelligence: 0 (+10)

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This is my current status, visible since the day I first equipped items.

Even on the easiest floor, my stats struggle in solo play.

It’s like a game status.

But there is one thing missing from this status screen.

That is, my own level.

So how does one get stronger? There are two ways.

One is to equip items from the dungeon.

The other is to raise the level of your occupational skills, which can be done with DP (Dungeon Points).

DP is earned by clearing dungeon floors.

So, in this dungeon, only equipment and occupation determine all stats.

“If only my occupation were a swordsman or something… The rare job of an alchemist turns out to be this useless.”

Occupations can affect stats or enhance equipment capabilities.

Swordsman and hero are examples.

There are also blacksmiths who craft equipment from materials and priests who heal wounds.

Occupations cannot be changed.

They are automatically assigned the moment the status is displayed. Sometimes, no occupation is even given.

So, whether one succeeds as an explorer is largely determined by the occupation, and in other words, luck.

I obtained the world’s first occupation as an alchemist.

At that time, I was filled with anticipation.

I was even welcomed as a rare job and had been in guilds with heroes…

But as a useless job, I was discarded.

It’s understandable.

I was recruited with high expectations, but what happened?

I could only alchemize weapons of the same Rank E (lowest rank) to raise their level.

That’s all.

Even if I desperately raised the skill level, the number of alchemies per day only increased…

There were no changes in stats or abilities.

Now, I’m still equipped with Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv9 and Iron Sword Lv2 that were enhanced with that power.

In other words, I now gain a total of +10 attack power from the gauntlets and +4 power from the iron sword.

“If only I had a Rank D weapon, I might earn more on the third floor.”

Rank E equipment is practically useless compared to Rank D.

However, acquiring Rank D equipment, like the Knight series, would cost nearly half a million yen.

A poor high school student like me can’t afford that…

“There’s no use wishing for what I don’t have. I need to save up and buy at least one Rank D equipment. That way, I might be able to reach a higher floor. I need money…”

Kenya spread nine Soldier’s Gauntlets on the spot.

Then he began alchemizing them one by one.

Level Up♪ Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv2

Level Up♪ Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv3

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Level Up♪ Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv9

“Alright!”

A level-up sound like from a famous game echoed in his mind.

The sound was exciting no matter how many times he heard it.

But how many times has he leveled up alchemy today…

With this, he completed the Soldier’s Gauntlet Lv9.

The alchemy count per day is fixed at nine, so this is the end.

“With this, it’s ten thousand yen! What was worth five thousand yen is now doubled! Truly alchemy.”

Alchemizing to Level 9 results in higher resale value for the equipment. It’s the only advantage of this occupation.

“With this, I’ve managed to scrape by this month, and moreover…”

The Dungeon Points, called DP, reached 100.

This was achieved by earning one point for clearing the second floor.

Combined with the points I had saved up, I finally reached 100.

What I can do with these points is…

“Let’s see, will it be a demon or a serpent? Please!”

Raise the level of my occupation skill.

My occupation’s only skill is alchemy.

It required 100 pt to level up this skill.

Until now, leveling up to Lv9 only increased the number of alchemies per day.

Hoping for something to change, I prayed to an indifferent god while raising the skill level.

‘Skill Level Up♪ Reached Lv10. Alchemy rank increases to D rank.’

“Eh?”

With this announcement, Kenya’s world changed.

The world of the poor and useless high school student, Mikenju Kenya, changed.

A useless job? A worthless job?

No, ‘Alchemist’ is a genuine rare job leading to the strongest.

The only person in the world who can grow and create equipment with their power.

‘When additional alchemizing an E-rank equipment +9, it evolves to a D-rank.’