Class Change (Patty)

And then, Patty's growth came after a perfectly normal round of fighting in monster territory.

It happened in late February, after the A-Class Tournament had been set for early March.

Ooh, here it came!

So, what kind of class change would she get?

Up to that point, the Beastkin Adelia and Leone had only ever taken the standard evolution path's top-tier classes.

Patty would probably be the same too… or so I'd been thinking, but…

"Oh, it's pick-one. Lyuka, Yuria."

I called over my companions to talk it over.

"… This is… I'm surprised. This early, even…?"

"A-amazing… As expected of the legendary Pamela's daughter…

"As another legendary's daughter myself, I feel a little outshined…"

Lyuka and Yuria were both stunned.

"Hm? What, is it some amazing class?"

"Amazing doesn't begin to cover it. Ogre Goddess… among the Ultimate Jobs, it's one of the very strongest, the best of the best.

"It's said to rival the three great power-classes, Dragon King, Demon Lord, and Seraph, or even surpass them."

"Pamela was counted among the 24 Strongest Garumon in her active days… and her class was 'Ogre Goddess.' After becoming a mother, she's said to have class-changed once more into 'Kishimojin,' a one-of-a-kind legendary class, but that was already after her retirement.

"The same class as the woman called the strongest… that's Ogre Goddess.

"Quite literally, it boasts the strength of a demon god."

"In other words, Ogre Goddess is the only choice. For reference, what about Bull Demon King?"

"… I don't know."

"Eh?"

I'd just heard a rare phrase from Lyuka.

"… This is the first I've heard of it. It's a class that isn't in my knowledge."

"It's my first time hearing of it too. There's no record of it in the system either. It seems it's the first job ever to appear…

"Or else, it's a unique class that belongs to Patty alone."

"E-eeeh… Wh-what should we do? Which one should we pick?"

A unique class belonging to Patty alone… that tugged at my heart.

But could I really pass up a class I already knew was the strongest?

"… Well, I do have something I can say about Bull Demon King…

"Do you know it? It's called Journey to the West."

I gave Lyuka and Yuria a quick rundown of Journey to the West.

Xuanzang headed for Tenjiku to receive the Buddhist scriptures.

He met Sun Wukong, took Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie as his companions, and then confronted the Bull Demon King.

The Bull Demon King lived at the Flaming Mountains and possessed the Banana-Leaf Fan that conjured whirlwinds…

Roughly that level of detail. That was about all anyone really knew about Journey to the West, right? I didn't know any of the finer stuff.

"What's Tenjiku?"

"It's the country called India. India is the birthplace of Buddhism, but Hinduism is the dominant religion there now and Buddhism has died out. In Xuanzang's day, though, I think Buddhism was still around. So he properly received the scriptures and brought them back to Tang, and the story is layered on top of that historical fact."

"I see… It isn't very mainstream in this world. Most likely no Garumon ever told the tale until now, or if any did, it never got published in book form, so it never spread.

"A class that appears in a story, then… could it be part of the Fantasy Princess line? There's a strong chance it's a powerful class…"

Uwaa… I was torn. I just couldn't help being drawn to the unique one… But it'd be way too wasteful to pass up a strongest-tier class on par with Dragon King, Demon Lord, and Seraph… Uwaah, which one should I go with?

"… Patty, which would you prefer? After all, do you think you'd want the same class as your mother?"

"Patty is fine with whatever Naoto-san decides for her～. The same path as Mama is good, and a different path from Mama is also good～."

Patty had taken that kind of relaxed, settled stance.

"Hmmm, hmmm… Lyuka, Yuria, what do you two think?"

"… Personally, the unknown possibility appeals to me."

"I think it's wasteful to let a class we already know is the strongest get away."

"… Yuria, you decided to say the opposite of Lyuka on purpose, didn't you."

"Ah, you noticed?"

Yuria stuck her tongue out. Honestly, she was just too cute.

But… I had to decide this myself, not because someone else told me to.

Which path to take Patty down…

"… All right, Patty, let's try going down a different path from your mother."

"Yes～!"

And so…

I picked Bull Demon King.

And then, at the same time…

Whoa, a new skill. When a skill ranked up, it got promoted on the spot without any display, but for a new skill, the prompt properly appeared and let you pick which one to remove.

For a new skill, you could tap it to check its effect.

"… Strong!"

Small damage was only 10 pt of base attack power. But at 49 hits, that came out to 490 damage.

If that got unleashed with Patty's overwhelming attack power…

This was truly a Demon Art. The destructive power would be extraordinary.

And on top of that, the element could be changed every attack?

Count-based defenses would be reduced to garbage.

There was no doubt it outclassed her current strongest, Ogre God's Great Spirit Strike. An absurdly powerful skill.

Naturally, what I removed was the regular Spirit Strike.

Farewell, Spirit Strike. Thanks for sticking with us all the way from the start.

Value 8000! Bull Demon King really was an Ultimate Job.

One more thing, her Blessing had changed to Bull King's Blessing. The effect was Atk/Def 100% UP.

Oh, that was just plain strong.

And on top of that, the change to her trait was also…

Adelia's Power Boost was an extremely powerful skill, despite being something she'd learned early on.

That was because, with 50% UP versus 1.5x, the 1.5x stacked onto the final multiplier, making it ridiculously strong.

The implication was practically self-evident at this point. After applying Bull King's Blessing, every attack got 1.5x on top!

And now she could use that inexhaustibly.

Griera's Demon Eye of Lightning still ranked above it, so maybe it wasn't that much of a cheat… but…

Eeeh… Ogre God's Great Spirit Strike dealt tremendous damage, and Plantain Fan was 735 damage plus four element choices.

With four elements to pick from, she could cover almost any matchup! And with Haru's Reverse Element on top of that, the damage doubled.

Element effects gave up to 4x damage. Depending on the opponent's element, she could open with a sudden 2,940 damage right out of the gate.

No, no way. This was completely cheat-class. The use count was small, sure, but three uses was more than enough!

Ogrify, Barrier Crush, then attack, and every turn the damage would be guaranteed.

We could practically get by with Patty as our sole attacker.

"S-strong…"

I caught myself reacting like I'd just witnessed the abilities of some mighty final boss.

… No, no, she was an ally.

"Am I strong? Will I be useful～?"

Patty asked, eyes shining.

"… Yeah! You sure are! I don't know how strong Ogre Goddess would have been, but…

"Bull Demon King is absolutely a wonderful class too. With this… under me, Patty, you'll just keep getting stronger.

"Like your mother, no, even more than that. I'll raise you to be the strongest, you'll see!"

So saying, I hugged Patty tight and exchanged a passionate kiss with her.

… And, with Patty's LV reaching 50, that meant it was finally time for…

I felt my crotch stiffen up fiercely.

"Naoto-saaan… I'm so happy～…"

Patty, with a spellbound look on her face, was already rubbing her body against mine.

Aah, geez, I just couldn't wait for tonight…