Chapter 32: Feeling of Salt
Frey''s mouth dropped open as he heard the assertion from Shinto.
"...Yeah. It''s a rare drop," Shinto sighed helplessly as he looked disbelievingly at Frey.
She had gotten Centripedas Boots, an item which Shinto was eyeing for. For someone else in the party to get the items he wanted, left his mouth with a salty after taste.
Who wouldn''t when you see someone else getting something you wanted?
"Wow...!" Frey said still astonished, "I got something rare? Which, means... This is a good piece of equipment?!" Excitement filled her eyes as she realized the facts.
"Mhm. This is one of the best early game boot-type equipment. Boasting a boost to your movement speed, agility and adding on some nice bonuses to it as well."
"And I got it?!"
Shinto nodded his head, "Yes."
"L-Let me check the item details!"
Going through her inventory, Frey looked for the Centripedas''s boots.
[ Centripedas Boots ]
Rarity: Epic
Defensive Power: 180
Durability: 455/455
*Agility +23
*Movement speed is increased by 7%
*Evasive speed is increased by 5%
*Poison resistance +15%
*The skill ''Poisonous Stomp'' is generated
Boots made from the remains of a centipede-like monster, Centripedas. The boots are made from the shell and exoskeleton of Centripedas, giving it a soft but sturdy feel. The feelers on the boots can help the user evade attacks easier. The sole of the boots may inject venom into the enemy when stomping on them.
Condition(s): Level 6 or above.
Weight: 130
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[ Poisonous Stomp ] [ 75 MP ] [ Cooldown: 7 Minutes ]
Leaps into the air or towards an enemy as you stomp on them, dealing 230% physical damage, along with a high chance (60%) of injecting poison into them when sessfullynding with a stomp.
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"...This item! It''s amazing!" Frey shouted out in awe as she read the item and skill description.
"Right. This item can probablyst you till the twenties or to the forties. Since not many boots in the early stages of the game rival the stats of this," Shinto said as he looked at the exhrated Frey frowning over the boots. He couldn''t remain salty at the sight in front of him.
"It canst until that point?" Frey asked in amazement, "...And I can use these boots all to myself?"
"Of course. Why wouldn''t you be able to use them all yourself?" Shinto asked, a little confused.
"Well... I thought you might want them?"
Shinto let out a cough as he replied, "...Well, I do admit, I want the boots, but you got it fair and square, so it''s only natural you can have them."
True, he may not have gotten what he wanted, but he wasn''t greedy nor jealous of the fact that someone in his party had gotten the item. Maybe it would have been a different story if it was with randos. But, at present, Frey was a person who would be stuck with Shinto, so he wouldn''t lose out on much if Frey kept them.
"R-Really? Thank you so much for letting me have them!"
"Why are you thanking me...?"
"Err... Well, I don''t think I deserve this item? I mean... If it weren''t for you, I would have died!"
"Well, on the contrary, if you weren''t here, I couldn''t have beaten the boss with my damage output. So, it''s nothing too special."
"But I still feel you contributed more in the fight?"
"How so?"
"Um, well... You healed, you debuffed, you stalled for time and you got the monster''s attention when I was in trouble, all I did was punch, kick and whack!"
Shinto was stumped for words when he heard Frey''s reasoning. He hadn''t realized he had done that much. He was just trying to perform his role as a support.
Trying to form a sentence, he spoke in a modest tone, "Aha... Well, all of that would be nothing without those punches and kicks."
Although he contributed a lot, all of that would have been for nought without a DPS. Supports can''t perform their roles at all if they have no one to support. But, as a DPS, they could perform their roles without needing support. One could just tank the fight while drinking potions when their health drops, self buff themselves and the like. If not for this fact, how would solo raids be a thing?
The more Shinto thought about this fact, he realized how he saw supports as a niche. True, he may be grateful for Hikari''s heals and Rie''s buff, but they were only to that point. Would DPS rely on supports if they could just do the tasks themselves?
''...I never really thanked Hikari and Rie properly like how Frey did huh? Next time... I should go and thank them properly.''
He chuckled at the thought. "Thanks, Frey."
"Huh? Why the sudden thanks? I should be the one thanking you for saving me!"
"Haha... Anyways. Besides that boot, did you get anything else?"
"Hmm, nope. Nothing else except for gold, experience and the material I mentioned earlier."
"..I see." He said as he turned to look at the broken marine stone piece, ''I wonder where the other piece is then? Do I have to fight another boss?''
He was unsure what kind of boss he had to fight. Though, with the name ''marine'' in the title of the piece, he could be sure that a water-type boss or something that has an affinity to water would drop something like this. Though, the question is which boss?
"Anyhow~! Now that I said what I got, what did you get?" Frey asked.
"Oh. I got some pretty useless stuff, the venom nds... this sword and... that''s it." He said as he glossed over the broken marine stone piece, it wasn''t yet time for him to tell Frey about it. Quickly, he turned to another matter at hand, "Anyways, now that we''re done with the boss, should we head back out?"
"Aww, we''re not gonna continue fighting?"
"Aha. Well, we''ve just reached to the tens, so we should run a different dungeon or head to a different town to get better items. Not to mention... You should also start doing quests in the Parm before we had to the next." Shinto red at Frey.
"Ack...! Alright... alright... I''ll do them, but you best wait for me!"
"Right, right. Let''s be on our way and head back shall we?"
"Let''s move out!"