Chapter 392 - 392: Clan AOI Formed

"So the two of us become your subordinates. That the idea?"

"Close. A clan is normally equals gathering. This one has a purpose. Track high-level monster movement."

I answered while drinking the shake he bought.

"If we refuse, no World invite either?"

"Of course. I cannot invite you and set that reason aside."

"Is it true you can touch characters in World?"

Oh. What. Back wants that kind of dirty stuff?

Favor up.

"If you have an HMD that meets spec, yes. Get your face close and you can do something like a kiss. You can feel touching a body. You are dirty, man."

"Eh? Ah, no. I just wanted to check if the rumor was true."

Liar.

"History of epileptic seizures? Febrile convulsions?"

"No."

"Me neither."

Liner said to always ask. In the process of tricking the brain, people with that history might be a little at risk.

"Then I can distribute it. Basically do what you want, but do not forget the clan order to investigate high-level monsters. If you beat one, or fight one and cannot beat it, save the combat log and send it."

Both nodded, obedient.

"If it gets really bad, call on clan chat. My login time is short, so a message on the phone before you log in would help."

"I will follow the clan leader. Got it. I have work, so login is mostly night. Weekends are irregular, but I can get on most of the time."

That was TANGE.

"I am a college student, but it is summer break, so I can do what I want. Hearing we are solving World's mystery, I will be logged in close to always."

Idiot.

An idiot I understand.

Reluctant, I started clan AOI with the two of them.

What? No effort in the clan name?

I had no will to put effort in. Nothing to be done.

"Wonderful. AOI."

See. Akie praised it with no holdback. She is devoted, so she would praise anything.

"I like it too. AOI. It sounds cool."

Mm. Nanao, flat praise. Devoted too.

"Simple is good. I like it too."

Oh. Haruki too. Her loyalty is still far from devoted, so the words have weight.

"I do not really understand. Master decided it, so it must be a good name."

Lime probably has no knowledge of naming. I do not need a slime's praise. Whatever.

"I did not think you were someone who would become a clan master. I will keep swearing duty, and give everything for Master. No. For the clan master."

Too much, Mizurii. A comment loyalty does not need. What happens if a Paladin hits devoted.

"Ahem. No, thanks, everyone. From here we go out more than before. Monster hunts, that kind of thing. I may put you through trouble. Follow me."

Oh. Akie and Nanao are teary. What are they moved for.

Haruki's eyes are sparkling.

Mizurii's face tightened.

Lime, normal.

Good. That feel.

"Akie. I want to consult."

"Yes. Anything."

"Right now we are five. Front line is Nanao, the instant-kill Fighter, and Lime, the Master-class Slime Queen."

I glanced at Mizurii.

"New entry, Paladin Mizurii. Unknown, but level is over 50 no matter what. Reliable."

Mizurii nodded like she wanted to say of course.

"The front line is set, I would say."

"Yeah. What I want to consult on is the back line."

"Me, the Healer, and Haruki, the Magician."

I wagged a finger.

"Strongest Healer Akie, and Haruki the freezer."

"Freezer?"

Haruki repeated the word I stuck on her. She like it?

"Nobody at that level can use Absolute Zero, one of the strongest ice spells."

"One more in the back, or maybe mid line, might be good."

"Yeah. What kind would be good."

"Two Magicians and you can use combined magic."

"Ah. That."

I remembered the spell I ate in PvP. Double spell from two Magicians. Power and range more than double.

I thought for a few seconds.

"No. On spell power, Haruki alone is enough. I want a party that can flex."

"A unit that can handle anything, flexible."

"Yeah. For that?"

Akie went quiet. Finger on her chin. Cute. I will fuck her later.

"I have little real combat experience. Is it fine if I answer only from the guide knowledge I got as a first scan card?"

"Fine."

"Then, for a normal class, Priest. Holy attack magic, support magic, and heals. A fair number of monsters are weak to holy attacks, so a Priest would be good."

"Rare class?"

"I do not know every rare class. Diva, a class that sings and causes various effects. Holy Knight, front line, good at holy attacks. Something like that."

"If we aim for a rare class, do we have to pull paid packs nonstop?"

"There is also scanning to add character cards. Paid, but if you boost when it becomes a card, rarity can go up, or a rare class can come out."

That is a spec. I had thought Akie, the childhood friend, was enough for a scan character.

"Wait a bit."

I logged out, hit the site, and looked for info. Set up like a strategy wiki, with stuff the Top Ten and hackers dug up.

Found it.

On scan characters.

In MANHUNT, the AI analyzes the scanned person with its own algorithm and offers several fitting classes. Reports say three at minimum, five at maximum.

A first scan character is fixed R. After that, normal Common cards. Rarely R, and more rarely RR. RR has two reports so far.

You can also pay to boost and raise card rarity. On the first paid boost, an R is guaranteed in the options.

Many reports of RR on the first paid boost.

Rare class rate goes up too. No reports of one on the first try with no payment. The more you pay, the higher the chance of a strong card, and the cost climbs with it.

Five hundred yen the first time, one thousand the second, and reaching the max fifth time costs over ten thousand yen.

I have money, so I could spend it. It feels like something a normie I hate would do. I do not really want to.

You get this feeling?

Clothes at scan time also affect the data a little. Scan a nurse and Healer rate goes up, that kind of thing.

Scan from far away and it says scan failed. You need to be somewhat close. Recent phones all have a 3D camera, so that is probably why.

A gravure photo does not work either, of course.