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"Thank you so much for reminding me of that." Sona said sourly, "Why am I helping you again?"
"Because we're best friends, So-so." Rias used her nickname for Sona from when they were both kids, making the usually stern and uptight girl blush like a tomato.
"…shut up, Ria." She muttered half-heartedly.
The redhead's smile became genuine as she heard her own nickname, mostly used by her brother and father these days, which Sona had given her as a child.
"What do you want to do about Hyōdō-kun?" Sona asked once she regained her composure.
"For the moment, nothing." Rias decided, "He has too much to deal with at the moment with the teachers being idiots. There are still a couple of months before the engagement becomes critical, so I can recruit him sometime in that timeframe."
Sona sighed. "You really are too nice, Rias."
"I am a Gremory." The Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess shrugged indifferently.
"Let's get this game over with." The Sitri Heiress sighed, "We do have school tomorrow, after all."
"It's your move." Rias shot at her with a smile.
The two friends continued their chess game, leaving such heavy topics as they had been discussing to one side for the night.
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Two Days Later
Outside Another Rat Den's Exit
"Jeez, that was ridiculous!" Issei muttered as he removed his armour and stored his swords, "And I didn't even level up!"
Over the last couple of days, he had raided two more Rat Dens, including this one, and had conquered them both. Neither had been hard for him and had actually scored him some nice loot and cash, if not nice EXP.
First, there was the armour he had received for fighting [Boneripper Revived] without the aid of the [Boosted Gear].
[Bloodmetal Greaves]
A set of greaves forged of Bloodmetal, they enhance the effect of any supplementary draconic ability (i.e. not one that can be used in combat) that the user possesses.
Light Armour
- Grants an armour value of 15 to all covered locations.
- All Supplementary [Draconic] skills gain + 5 to all their effects.
Oddly enough, after he received the [Bloodmetal Bracers], [Lesser Draconic Charisma] had the 'Supplementary' tag added to it. It was useful to know that his power was self-updating for new terms and categories.
The second useful piece of equipment was taken from the body of the boss from Den number four, which had held the title of [Burrow of the Rat Horde]. It had been packed with a bunch of Ratman Slaves and Clanrats, with the dungeon boss being a pair of [Clanrat Leaders]. The loot from them had been a useful little bangle.
[Bangle of Protection]
A plain steel ring worn on the wrist. The underside is carved with various runes in Lesser Futhark that invoke protection from a wide variety of magic and physical attacks.
Accessory
- Grants +20 Resistance to [Fire], [Water], [Ice], [Lightning], [Wind], [Light], [Holy] and [Demonic] Magic.
- Grants +20 Resistance to [Piercing], [Slashing] and [Bludgeoning] physical attacks.
As it turned out, you could wear one accessory per arm and one around your neck. Quite why the [Eye of Obscurity] wasn't included in that count had eluded him until he realised that he had essentially made it a part of the [Cloak of Obfuscation], so it didn't count.
And finally, the last piece of equipment he had gathered up had been from the Den he had just cleared out, [Warren of the Detritus Rats]. It had been full of raw materials for making Warplock Jezails, Warpfire Throwers and Ratling Guns, with the [Ratman Porters] grabbing them and shooting at him enthusiastically, if haphazardly, if they spotted him.
On a related note, his [Ambushing] skill had levelled up a lot and he had acquired the [Backstab] and [Stealth] skills. The first just gave him bonus damage when he attacked an unaware enemy and also raised the chance of a critical hit when that happened, while the second increased the chance that he would remain unnoticed.
Anyway, the boss this time had been a [Warplock Engineer] like Teeksqueak, except with much less in the way of crude cybernetic enhancements. After getting hit a couple of times with green electric blasts, he had developed the [Shock Resistance] and [Pain Resistance] skills, which still meant that it hurt like hell. It was hard to say that the loot was worth it, but Issei decided to be magnanimous and say that it was.
[Bloodmetal Cuirass]
A piece of armour designed to protect the chest and back of its wearer, it is made from Bloodmetal. It enhances the power of any defensive [Draconic] skill.
Light Armour
- Grants 30 Armour.
- All defensive [Draconic] skills gain +5 to their effects.
Given that there was no bonus for equipping what he assumed was all of the [Bloodmetal] series, Issei guessed that it wasn't a 'set' of armour. Ah well.
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