December 14, 2025

Tamer 13

Chapter 13: The 4th and 5th Floor

TL : Cnine

ED/PF :

Part 1

「Bugya」

「All right. Level up.」

　It’s been five days since I secretly joined the “high-rank explorer” club. And today makes it two weeks since I became an explorer.

　After defeating my eighteenth orc of the day, I finally reached Level 70, the requirement to enter the 4th floor.

　It still didn’t feel real. Growth this fast… it shouldn’t be possible. Unprecedented. Impossible. Unreal.

「The 4th floor next.」

　According to what I’d read online, the 6th floor and above were the true hunting grounds of high-rank explorers.

　And once people reached that level, they began hiding everything, their stats, the depth of the dungeon they dive, their real strength.

　Since the Dungeon Association refuses to make public the stats of high-rank explorers or the floors they operate on, there was no information at all about monster tamers above Level 50.

　Because of that, I have no idea what skill I’d learn next, and I have zero intel on the 6th floor and the floor following that.

　First, I’ll test things on the 4th floor. If it feels safe, I’ll move on to the 5th floor.

　The 6th floor aside. I honestly didn’t know whether a Level 70 rear guard class could survive there solo, I'd like to confirm that later.

「Sigh, It really stings that the Aomori Dungeon is so deserted that there isn’t even proper information about the 4th floor.」

　Once people hit middle-rank, most of them abandon this place and head straight for Tokyo’s Ueno Dungeon.

　So there was no information at all about the 4th floor of the Aomori Dungeon. I didn’t even know what kind of monsters might appear.

　If another dungeon offers more accurate floor data and higher buyback prices for magic stones, then of course everyone would aim for the Ueno Dungeon.

　There was no reason to risk your life in a deserted dungeon.

　But things weren't that simple for me. I've got a secret. My finances were tight. And since I still live at my parent home, I have no choice but to explore only the dungeons I can reach by commuting.

「Status」

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　Status

Name： Sakura Kikyo

Occupation： Monster Tamer

Lv：70　↑20

HP：276　↑102

MP：401　↑125

SP：39

Skill

Monster Taming19　Monster Recovery7　Monster Enhancement7　Monster Fusion　Monster Reborn

Monster Evolution

Tamed Monster

GoblinLv70　SlimeLｖ70　GoblinLv70　SlimeLv69

GoblinLv69　GoblinLv69　GoblinLv69　GoblinLv69

GoblinLv69　SlimeLv69　SlimeLv69

EXP to next level: 70696

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　Up until now, every ten levels meant learning a new skill — without fail. But at level 60, nothing appeared. At level 70, still nothing.

　Maybe I’ve reached the limit of what this occupation could offer. Or maybe I’m simply not strong enough yet.

　On top of that, my stat growth has started to slow down.

　I’d assumed that after level 50, my HP would rise by six or seven points per level, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

　Perhaps it would change if I push even further, but I won’t know unless I try.

「Preparations complete. Get moving, we’re heading to the 4th Floor.」

　I bossed around the goblins strapped to my legs — a.k.a. Quintuple Gob legs — and we zoomed straight up to the 4th Floor.

◇◇◇

「Oh? So this place has ogres, huh?」

「GOGAAAH!?」

　The moment the ogre saw me — goblin-covered legs armed with Quintuple Gob legs and the Quadra Gob-Sli club in hand — it stiffened and even took a cautious step backwards.

　Standing nearly 2.5 metres tall, the ogre was a demon-shaped monster, its body packed with thick, tempered muscle.

　Its strength surpassed that of an orc, and it moved with surprising speed for something so massive. There were no reports of ogres appearing in the Ueno Dungeon, but their existence had been confirmed in both the Morioka and Sendai Dungeons.

　So this was an ogre… And yet it was visibly shaken the moment it laid eyes on me.

　… Was my current appearance really that terrifying?

「Eh, whatever, cha—」

　Before I could even finish my sentence, the goblins stuck to my legs as Quintuple Gob legs had already hit the turbo button.

　That’s my monsters for you. They understand exactly what I want before I even say it.

「Take this.」

「Bebuu!?」

　My perfectly timed swing sent the ogre flying, and it vanished into smoke on the spot.

　Just like the orcs lately, it went sailing off like it had been hit by a dump truck. For a split second, I almost felt sorry for it.

　…Then I remembered. Yeah. That was me.

「Hm. 722 EXP, huh.」

　So that's make 38 per ogre.

　Yeah, better than orcs, I guess, but not by much. They were not that strong, and they’re massive for no reason.

　Totally useless for crafting gear, not worth taming either.

「Alright. When you find the stairs, head for the 5th Floor.」

　I gave the goblin my order and pushed forward through the 4th floor.

　Every time an ogre spotted me, they’d freak out, and I’d just swat them into smoke like it was no big deal.

　Judging by the size of the magic stones, they’d probably sell for a decent price, but since I couldn’t sell them right away, I had the goblin in charge of collection pick them up.

　After that, we found the stairs to the 5th floor and hurried up once again.

◇◇◇

　The 5th floor felt overwhelming in its vastness compared to the earlier ones.

「Big monsters might show up here.」

　Now that I’d reached high-rank explorer level, I figured I’d manage, but I still stayed cautious, just in case.

　I told the goblins acting as my legs to walk, and we began moving forward at a slow, careful pace.

「Man, I really should’ve caught more monsters.」

　That way, I could’ve sent some of them out to scout ahead...

　But what’s done is done. I’ll explore the 5th floor first and think about reconnaissance later.

「My level should be high enough. Unless some absurd, irregular monster shows up, I should be fine.」

「Gyagyah!」

「Yeah, yeah, you’re ugly, so pipe down.」

　The goblin in charge of collecting magic stones chirped up, so I gave it an answer.

　Like always, I had zero idea what the goblin was yapping about, so I just replied with whatever sounded right at the time.

　Seriously, talking back properly to an unintelligible green monster? I’m basically a saint among monster tamers. They should make a statue of me.

「Gya! Gya!」

「Yeah, yeah, ugly, ugl--- Ow!? What the heck!?」

　I was gently trying to calm the noisy goblin when my back suddenly felt like it’d been stabbed with a mini needle.

　I turned in a panic, and there it was. A tiny monster, no bigger than ten centimetres, flying just above my line of sight.

「A pixie huh.」

　There was no doubt — this thing was the source of the pain. It had definitely hit me with some kind of magic.

　Pixies were well-known monsters that appeared around the 4th and 5th floors of dungeons, specialising in magical attacks. Its size matched perfectly.

　It was said that encountering this monster on the 4th or 5th floor was a bad news.

　The reason was simple: because it looked like a beautiful 10-centimetre-tall girl with wings, most people hesitated to attack it.

「Die.」

「Gyapi!」

　The moment I realised the enemy was a pixie, I swung my Quadra Gob-Sli club.

　It couldn’t be helped. That magic attack hurt. I’ll admit, I hesitated for just a split second because of how it looked. That’s all.

　The pixie was crushed in a single blow.

　Too weak.

　Or… Maybe I’ve just over-levelled like an idiot. Honestly, I didn’t even know the recommended level for this floor, so I’ve got no clue if that thing was trash or I’m just built differently.

　But hey, magic-type monsters are usually squishy. Even ogres were getting one-shot, so it was obvious that a pixie never stood a chance.