Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (異世界迷宮でハーレムを)

in the Labyrinth of Another World

Harem

Vale Alan's Mansion

The door is open.

Could you handle things here, please?

What?

I've had those who look after the slaves or can't fight gather on the second floor.

I'd like you to protect them.

That was my plan from the start.

I can't expose my customers to anything too dangerous.

The fighting has started.

Someone's coming.

Bandit: Lv 3

It's him.

Given his level, he probably waited for an opportunity to escape and fled here.

Come on, now. Fleeing into that room won't help you.

But this is an opportunity.

Roxanne, stay here.

Yes, Master.

In order to acquire the Mage job,

I tried casting my bonus incantations at random.

Gamma Ray Burst

Meteor Crash

But perhaps due to lack of MP, none of them worked.

There are still some I haven't tested yet, though.

Meteor Crash Gamma Ray Burst Extreme Drop Dead Self-Destruct Equivalent Exchange

There's no way I'm casting Self-Destruct, so the question is what this incantation does.

Self-Destruct

Equivalent Exchange

Judging by the name, it sounds like a spell that trades one thing for another.

And if it is, then it's likely to be HP.

Live

Equivalent Exchange!

In that case, if my target has more HP than me,

Die

I'd probably die.

It was too dangerous to test on monsters whose HP total I didn't know, but...

Identify

Givan

Bandit: Lv 3

Equipment: Copper Sword

I'm a level 3 Bandit, too, and I've got other jobs.

It's hard to imagine I have less HP than him.

Wh-Who's there? Is that you, brother?

This would've been difficult if we could see each other clearly.

In any case, I've gotta do it.

Meteor Crash

Gamma Ray Burst

Extreme Drop Dead

Self-Destruct

Equivalent Exchange

Equivalent Exchange!

This powerfully unpleasant feeling...

I must've lost MP. A ton of it, too.

It worked. It actually worked.

I wish it had failed instead.

What have I done?

Master. Are you all right, Master?

Roxanne, when did you get here?

Mr. Michio, are you all right?

Yeah.

One of the bandits escaped.

I believe he came this way.

What is this?

Crap. He'll definitely find this weird.

Was it a Self-Destruct Orb?

Self-Destruct Orb?

I've heard it's an item that does this to people.

I didn't expect these bandits to have any, though.

I'm not sure what's going on,

but it seems like he didn't figure out I cast a spell.

I've recovered some of my MP.

Master.

Are you sure you're all right?

Yeah, barely.

If I'd run out of HP first,

I would've ended up like that.

Thank you for today.

Here's your reward.

Thanks.

Well, excuse us.

I feel terrible. I need to restore my MP soon.

Um...

I'm sorry this happened because of my selfish demands.

You have nothing to apologize for.

This happened because I insisted on testing Equivalent Exchange.

I need to get to the labyrinth as soon as possible.

I screwed up.

Casting Warp would obviously consume my MP.

How did I fail to realize something so obvious?

I'm an idiot.

Master.

All right. I've recovered completely.

Master, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine now.

Now then.

Mage: Lv 1 Effect: Minor Intelligence Increase Tiny MP Increase Skill: Novice Level Fire Magic Novice Level Water Magic Novice Level Air Magic Novice Level Earth Magic

There it is. Casting Equivalent Exchange was the right choice.

What spells can I cast?

Novice level spells for fire, water, air, and earth.

Roxanne, what kinds of spells do Mages cast?

I've heard there are three types of spells.

Those that damage all targets, those that create walls,

and those that fire orbs.

Huh.

Producing fire is probably an attack spell.

An orb of fire? Or a flaming sphere?

Fiery Orb, Flaming Sphere, Fireball?

So Fireball was right. Let's see.

All right, it worked. I can finally cast spells.

Huh? What?

Master, aren't you an Explorer?

How did you cast that spell?

Don't tell anyone.

Impressive as always, Master.

Fireball!

It didn't go down in one hit.

Well, I'm sure its power will increase as I gain levels.

I'll try making a wall next. Since it's a wall of fire...

Firewall!

I see. That's certainly a wall.

Yes, Master.

This is probably for defense.

That just leaves the multi-target attack.

Since the other two were "ball" and "wall"...

Fire Strike? Fire Attack? Firestorm?

Whoa, I lost MP.

Nothing happened even though I expended MP.

Is it because there were no enemies nearby?

In that case...

Roxanne, let's head to the second floor.

Yes, Master.

Vale Labyrinth, Second Floor

Perfect. There's two of them.

Firestorm!

Dude, magic is awesome.

After that, I learned from various tests that

spells are a combination of elements and form.

In other words,

"Ball" produces a single-target attack.

Ball

Wall

Storm

F i r e

W a t e r

"Wall" creates a defensive barrier.

"Storm" is a multi-target attack.

"Fire," "water," "breeze" and "sand" can be combined with each one.

B r e e z e

S a n d

For example, a wall of water can be produced with the incantation...

Waterwall!

Like that.

Hey, Roxanne. Do you think we can drink this water?

Probably.

I see.

We no longer need to carry around heavy flasks.

Thinking ahead, I'd like to switch from

relying on Durandal to primarily using magic in combat.

Because

I want to protect Roxanne.

She has such a gentle personality and she serves me well.

I can't imagine losing her.

To that end, we should farm experience so we can raise our level.

In the long run, that should reduce our risk.

Master?

I'm thinking about using primarily magic in combat from now on.

It might be an inconvenience, since it'll take us longer to defeat monsters.

It's no problem at all.

Roxanne truly is wonderful.

That said...

This would be easier if my spells were a little more powerful.

You're right. I've heard Mages often carry staves.

A staff, huh?

That's exactly the kind of thing you'd expect a Mage to carry around, but...

The next market day is in four days.

It'll be a while before we can acquire one.

You're right.

Around here, you'd need to go to Quratar to visit a permanent shop.

Quratar?

Yes.

There's a large labyrinth there,

so there are many shops serving Explorers.

It might be worth checking out.

Vale Labyrinth, Second Floor Boss Waiting Room

We're already at the boss room?

There doesn't seem to be anyone waiting.

Shall we attempt the boss?

Let's do it.

Vale Labyrinth, Second Floor

Boss Room

I-I've got a bad feeling about this.

A bug. I knew it.

But I don't have time to be intimidated.

Firewall!

Here I go.

Then I'll attack from behind.

Good work.

Not at all. Thanks to you, we were able to defeat it quickly.

Okay, onto the third floor.