My excitement slowly shifted into calm thinking.
I finished off the last goblin struggling in the mud with a stone, then caught my breath.
My heart was still pounding, but this wasn't fear—it was exhilaration.
Alright then.
From here on out was where the former sales section chief, Sato Koichi, truly shined.
I sat down on the spot and began thoroughly analyzing my skill in my head. Sorting customer data, drawing up strategy plans—it was the same as my old job.
First, the basic specs of the skill.
・Targets that can be manipulated with [Skill: Rearrangement (Change)] are "monsters," "traps," and "treasure chests."
・[Skill: Rearrangement (Change)] can be used three times for each floor entered.
・Anything moved with [Skill: Rearrangement (Change)] automatically teleports back to its original coordinates after a certain time.
・A "trap" that has been triggered once loses its effect and becomes powerless.
I see.
So the traps I tamper with will reset themselves later.
And once used, they just become junk.
That meant I didn't have to worry about dragging other adventurers into it, and there'd be no mess left behind.
The most important restriction here was "three times per floor."
So I couldn't use it without limit.
That was a pretty severe limitation. Just three moves per dungeon run. Wasting them was not allowed.
The weight of each "move" might actually be heavier than an S-rank adventurer's ultimate skill.
Next, I thought about effective applications.
Let's review today's case.
First move: I "rearranged" a [Pitfall Trap] right under the leader goblin's feet. Result: the goblin fell and died instantly. A huge success. Took out the strongest enemy with zero risk.
Second move: I shifted a [Vine Trap] under another goblin's feet. That worked too. When fighting multiple enemies, just neutralizing one changes the battle a lot.
Third move: I placed a [Bog Trap] in the last goblin's path. That one succeeded as well.
...Hmm.
This wasn't really "swapping." It was a one-sided "placement."
Meaning "where it was" didn't matter at all—only "where I put it" did. The skill let me move any object I recognized to any coordinate I wanted. That was extremely powerful.
For example, if it was just a horde of monsters, instead of trapping them one by one, I could drop an area-type trap like [Poison Swamp Trap] right in the middle and wipe them all at once.
Or, if it was a lone boss monster, I could just place an instant-death trap directly above its head.
"This... could really become broken depending on how I use it."
I found myself muttering out loud.
This skill wasn't just some random gimmick.
With wisdom and ingenuity, I could amplify its effect to infinity. It was a strategic skill.
It had the same thrill as solving a tough shogi puzzle [T/N: Japanese chess problem].
Alright.
My plan was clear.
First, I'd thoroughly explore this floor, and figure out "what" traps and treasure chests were here, and "where" they were. In other words, stock-taking my movable "pieces." That would be my weapon catalog.
Next, I'd confirm the types and positions of monsters. That would be my target list.
Then I'd combine those two sets of info in my head, and work out the most efficient "three moves."
I walked over to the goblin corpses I'd neutralized.
From their bodies, small particles of light floated up and turned into dull gray stones, each palm-sized.
So these were the dropped [magic stones].
I recalled what I'd seen on TV. If I brought these to the guild, I could exchange them for money.
I stuffed the three [magic stones] the goblins left behind, along with their fangs that might sell, into my pockets. The heavy weight felt strangely comforting.
This was my very first "spoils of war."
Not like the retirement money the company gave me. This was earnings I seized with my own power.
I stood up and stared at the passage leading deeper into the dungeon.
I wasn't reckless anymore.
With a clear purpose, I renewed my determination to conquer the dungeon.
First step: stock-taking the "pieces" on this floor.
My footsteps were so much lighter now than when I first came here.