The Skeleton Magician’s Play Diary
Vol. 1 - Ch. 15 - Let's change the group name.

The memoir is being posted at the same time.

Race level increased. 1 SP gained.

Occupation level increased. 1 SP gained.

The [earth magic] level was increased.

Newly learned stone pillar and stone wave spells.

The [earth magic] has reached its growth limit. Evolution is possible.

Consuming 6 SP, [earth magic] evolved into [earth magic].

Newly mastered the spell of the earthquake.

It is possible to acquire [lava magic] from previous action experience.

The level of [water magic] has been increased.

Newly learned water pillar and water wave spells.

[Water magic] has reached its growth limit. Evolution is possible.

[Water Magic] evolved into [Water Ice Magic] by consuming 6 SP.

Newly learned [ice touch] spell.

It is possible to acquire [tree magic] from previous action experience.

Consuming 6 SP to obtain [tree magic].

Newly learned Thorn Whip spell.

It is possible to acquire [Smoke Magic] from previous action experience.

Spent 6SP to obtain [Smoke Magic].

Newly learned heat mist spell.

The level of [fire magic] has been increased.

The level of [wind magic] has been increased.

Newly learned wind pillar and wind wave spells.

[Wind Magic] has reached its growth limit. Evolution is possible.

[Wind Magic] evolved into [Storm Magic] by consuming 6 SP.

Newly learned [storm] spell.

It is possible to acquire [dust magic] from previous action experience.

I spent 6SP to get [dust magic].

Newly learned the Sand Wind spell.

It is possible to obtain [Lightning Strike Magic] from previous action experience.

I spent 6SP to get [Lightning Strike Magic].

Newly learned Thunder Arrow spell.

It is possible to obtain [explosive magic] from previous action experience.

I spent 6SP to get [Explosive Magic].

You have learned [Explosive Magic] spell.

The [dark magic] level has been increased.

The [No magic]level has been increased.

The [summoning technique] level has been increased.

The [Granting technique] level has been increased.

The [magic circle] level has been increased.

Newly mastered the Tomoe magic circle and startup standby.

The [necromancy] level has been increased.

The [spellcasting] level has been increased.

The [trap magic] level has been increased.

The [seance] level has been increased.

The [evil art] level has been increased.

The [Linguistics] level increased.

The [covert] level has been increased.

The [stealthy feet] level has reached its growth limit.

The [surprise attack] level has been increased.

 Yes, this is the result of a two-person hunting Ratman. Well, it's a terrific mess. It's because of the evolution of magic and finally the release of the compound attributes. We've acquired all of them, as we should have. But they are quite a many to make sense.

 Let's look only at the spells that are hard to understand. Enough about Fat Pillar and Fat Wave, right? What does this even mean?

 The two skills are easy to make sense of would-be Earthquake and Storms. . ...although I wouldn't want to use them in the sewers. They sound very useful.

 There are still many spells left to discuss. First up is the [water ice magic] [ice hand]. It looks like a spell to manipulate ice. I think the spell freezes everything that one touches. Hard to use without self-harm!

 The [arboreal magic] is the thorn whip Thornwhip. It is the art of manipulating thorny vines of plants or trees at will. It's like Iris's tentacles plus thorns. It is not as powerful as Iris' tentacles though.

 [Lava Magic] is a molten bullet made from lava. It is a technique to send a lump of lava flying, and although it does not have great distance and speed, it is interesting that it remains for a while after it falls to the ground.

 The [sand magic] is basically Sand Wind. It is a technique that releases wind containing sand that blinds the eyes of the enemy. It's a good effect. The effect lasts quite a long. There may be a use for it.

 [Smoke Magic] is a heat fog or vapour. It is a technique that produces a scorching fog. This is quite interesting. The duration of the technique is also long, so it is necessary to immediately use [wind magic] to blow it away or escape from its range to deal with it. If you don't know how to deal with it, you will be severely burned.

 [Thunderbolt Magic] is Thunder Arrow. It is the art of releasing extremely fast lightning arrows. The power is low, but it is said that it can paralyze the opponents. Because of the speed, it has a high hit rate. I should say it is highly versatile. It will surely come in handy in the future.

 The [Explosive Magic] is a magic bomb. This is a technique that detonates at specified coordinates within a certain range. When this and [trap magic] are used together, there is no way to escape death. Kukuku, I'm looking forward to it.

 I am happy with a large number of new skills available. However, there is one piece of sad news I would like to mention. I have almost run out of SP, which I had abundantly. I still have 8 points left, but it's almost the first time I've been in a situation where I only have a single-digit SP left, so I'm restless.

 "Quiet"

We had made considerable progress in mapping the south side, and further ahead we found a staircase leading deeper underground. Apparently, this sewer was not the end.

 Then I thought, "Let's go down," but from the outlook of the place it looked difficult. At the entrance to the stairway, there were an incomparable number of Rat Man. The number was on a scale that could be described as an army, and it would have been tough for the two of us to rush in.

"Isamu, that's the boss, right?"

"Yeah, no doubt about it."

 There were many Ratmens, and there were even demons that seemed to be bosses along with their servants or companions.

Here are the results of their [appraisal].

Race: Rat Man General Lv30

Occupation: General Lv0

Ability Skill: [Bad Eating]

   [Fang]

   [axe technique].

   [Earth Magic]

   [Dark magic]

   [Muscle strengthening]

   [Defensive reinforcement]

   [Agility Enhancement]

   [Strengthening of the subordinates]

Race: Rat Man Knight Lv20~25

Occupation: Knight Lv0~5

Ability Skill: [Bad Eating

   [Fang]

   [Swordsmanship] or [axemanship] or [bowmanship]

   [Earth Magic]

   [Dark magic]

   [Muscle strengthening]

   [Agility Enhancement]

   [Conductor]

 Um, even the companions of the bosses, who are more than a dozen, are of higher rank than us. And when it comes to Rat Man General, he is even stronger than in "The Trial of the Blue Moon!

 Victory is impossible. Reckless. Even if we go into it, we will only die a dog's death. Jigoro seemed to understand this, too, and his face became cramped. He could enjoy the bad fights, but he didn't like the ones he couldn't win.

"I think we should go back to the base."

"I guess so."

 Let's get stronger and take those three with us before we start over. We will definitely defeat them later. We swore to ourselves and ran home. This was the first time in my FSW history that I backed out from a fight. But I was not ashamed of myself because I knew my limits and I knew I needed to improve.

"We're home."

"Ah, welcome back!"

 Back in the lab, Iris stopped working and turned to me. At the same time, Genjuro stopped spitting threads and Ruby closed her book. Looks like each of us was busy.

"How was it?" Iris asked me.

"We went all the way around the south side," Jigoro said.

"Then we found a staircase leading down." Jigoro added.

"Oh! that sounds great! What did you find there?"

"But there were people guarding the entrance. We gave up and came back." I replied.

"What?"

 Iris was very surprised to hear my self-mocking words.

"What kind of enemy did you have that Isaam-san, who had broken through the 'Trial of the Blue Moon,' would give up!" Iris was shocked.

"Yeah, I'll explain that to all of you now. Everyone, open up the group chat."

Isam: This is the result of today's search.

Genjuro: Mmmm, tough.

Ruby: It's frustrating, but I guess we'll just be a liability now.

Iris: Wow. I didn't know such demons existed... Is there any possibility of them moving from there?

Jigoro: I don't know. He was sitting there with his guts in his hands, but that doesn't prove that he's not moving.

Isam: You're right. I didn't think there was such a monster in my neighbourhood either.

Jigoro: So, what do we do now? It's not like it is going to keep hiding, right?

Isamu: Of course. That's like an army. It would be impossible for one or two people to capture them.

Isam: So I need all three of you to come with me.

Genjuro: Of course, that's fine. But we are not strong enough, are we?

Ruby: Grandpa is right. Like I said before, we'll only be a liability.

Isam: I can't help it. However the result, I need the three of you to somehow increase the bar.

Isamu: Fortunately, it seems that the attackers have moved their riverbanks one field away, and thanks to yesterday's incident in which we got screwed, people are concentrated in the northern mountains and the western forest, where it is easiest to gain experience, is empty.

Isamu: For the time being, I am planning to level up in the sewers and the western forest, and when I have grown up enough, I will challenge the deep undergrounds. Any objections or suggestions?

Jigoro: No objection.

GENJURO: I don't have any either.

Iris: Um, can I have one?

Isamu: What is it?

Iris: I think we should also take the [Linguistics] competence skill because it's too much trouble to do this every time. It's a hassle to use the group chat to talk to everyone every time, and I don't think we should leave the translation to Isamu...

Jigoro: Ah, yes. I agree.

Ruby: I agree.

Genjuro: Ho-ho-ho. I have already acquired it.

Jigoro: What!

Ruby: Grandpa!

Genjuro: See, there are a lot of books here, aren't there? Old books have old-fashioned phrases, and I was able to acquire them by deciphering them.

Isamu: Yeah... that's what I'm talking about...

Iris: Was Isaam's a different method of acquisition?

Isam: It was one of the ten initial choices...

Jigorou: Don't be a dingdong.

Ruby: Oh, yeah! I have something to say too!

Isam: I want to hear it.

Ruby: It's our group's name! Can't you do something about these "Inhuman Brothers"? I think we should have a better name. After all, I am a girl so the name doesn't fit well.

Genjuro: Indeed.

Jigoro: You're so lame.

Isamu: grrrr, I can't say anything about that...!

Iris: But the leader should be Isamu, right?

Jigoro: That's right. I have no problem with that.

Genjuro: No one will complain about that. Right, Ruby?

Ruby: Yeah. Roughly, it was Isamu who put this lineup together, wasn't it? Then it's only natural.

Isamu: Really? Then I'll continue to be the leader. Then what about the group name? I have no sense of naming things.

Jigoro: Are you rooting for me?

Isam: (. ''....)

Genjuro: This, and that, let's put it this way, each of us will suggest something that we think is a good name. I'll go with "Team Inhuman.

Jigoro: ....

Iris: ...

Ruby: Grandpa, that's not quite right...

Isam: Holy shit!

Genjuro: Gumm...

Jigoro: How about 'kurifoto'? I forgot what the myth is, but I believe it means something like a magical world. It fits, doesn't it?

Ruby: I had the same idea, "Tartaros" maybe?

Iris: Um, how about "Night of the Hundred Demons"?

Genjuro: Hoh?

Iris: We were invited by Isaam to join him, right? He brought me here. I think Isamu will continue to recruit demon players. Isn't this perfect for us?

Jigoro: Isn't it good?

Ruby: It feels right.

Genjuro: So is that settled then?

Isam: No, no, you can't recruit a hundred people from quicksand. I'm not equipped to recruit that many people, I'm not.

Jigoro: Then let's make it "Jumayakko". How about we have a fixed number of members, ten, and make it a small elite team?

Ruby: Nice one, that!

Genjuro: I should be strong enough to be called an elite. I'm looking forward to it. But since there are five of us now, why don't we match our levels?

Ruby: I agree!

Jigoro: Yes, that's right. If the numbers don't match, it doesn't look good.

Iris: Isam good too?

Isamu: Okay. So from now on, we are going to have a group name, "Five Demon Knights"..., how about this one?

Jigoro: Ah, sure. Then it's too much trouble, just shorten it and call it "Demon Knights". For now!

Isamu: hmmm... is that ok with everyone?

Iris: Oh!

Jigoro: Hey!

Genjuro: I'm okay with that.

Ruby: I'm going for it!

Isamu: Now that we have decided on a party name, we should be free to go. I'll do [alchemy], what about everyone else?

Jigoro: I'm going back to hunting rats.

Iris: I will go hunting after I finish the production.

Ruby: I'm going to read the book and acquire [magic control] and [no magic] before I go hunting.

Iris: Ruby, why don't you come with me then?

Ruby: Sure! In fact, I was going to ask you.

Genjuro: Well, I'll go with Jigoro-Kun. Is that alright with you?

Jigorou: That's good, old man.

Isam: Okay, we have a course of action. Then, we are dismissed!

 So our group name has been changed to "knight Demons". From now on, we will be playing games with this sign on our backs. As a leader, I am proud of my team.

 Yes, it is still fun to have company. It is not bad to devour book knowledge alone, but there is too little change. It is only by being actively involved with others in this way that we can gain some experience.

"You two better get going."

"Gah-gah!"

"Click."

 Jigoro and Genjuro headed off on a hunt as soon as possible. Iris and Ruby would also be heading out after a while.

 It was not possible this time, but we should all practice fighting as soon as possible. But first, let's work hard on [alchemy]. It's not possible right now, but I hope to gain new skills soon.

 We plan to add a few more associates in the future. But I am somewhat reluctant of adding many people to the team.

Name: Isamu

Race: moving skeleton Lv10 max!

→Abyssal Skeleton Mage Abyssal Skeleton Mage Lv12 up!

Occupation Job: Apprentice Magician Lv10 max!

   → Apprentice Abyssal Magician Lv2 up!

Title Title: Seeker of Reason

   The one who got the title

   Heretics → those who know the abyss → those who dive into the abyss

   retainer supplanting his lord

   ingenious scheme

   The one who has passed the test

Ability skill: SP remaining 8

   Cane] Lv14

   Magic Control] Lv16

   Earth Magic] Lv10 max!→[Earth Magic] Lv0 new!

   Water Magic] Lv10 max!→[Water Ice Magic] Lv0 new!

   [Fire Magic] Lv1 up!

   Wind Magic] Lv10 max!→[Wind Storm Magic] Lv0 new!

   Tree magic] Lv0 new!

   Lava Magic] Lv0 new!

   Dust and Sand Magic] Lv0 new!

   Smoke Fog Magic] Lv0 new!

   [Lightning Strike Magic] Lv0 new!

   [Explosive Magic] Lv0 new!

   [Dark magic] Lv3 up!

   [Emptiness Magic] Lv2 up!

   Summoning] Lv11 up!

   Granting technique] Lv8 up!

   [Magic circle] Lv10 up!

   [Necromancy] Lv8 up!

   [Jutsu] Lv7 up!

   Trap Magic] Lv8 up!

   Seance] Lv3 up!

   [Evil Arts] Lv3 up!

   Archaeology] Lv7

   Linguistics] Lv7 up!

   Pharmacology] Lv7

   Alchemy] Lv7

   Appraisal] Lv10

   Night vision] Lv-

   [Covert] Lv10 max!

   [Sneaky Paws] Lv10 max!

   [Surprise attack] Lv8 up!

   Disable] Lv-

   [Light Attribute Vulnerable] Lv6

   [Vulnerable to blow] Lv10

   Immortal Wisdom] Lv1

   Lv1

   Aura of the Abyss] Lv1

Unique skills

   Blessings of Yifa.