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章節 64: Battle Adept

Loki's room was, as always, a mess.

Whether it was the furniture or the various items she had collected, everything was randomly placed and piled up, with no order whatsoever.

Meanwhile, the person in question was nonchalantly sitting on a chair, while another one was placed in front of her.

Loki grinned at Riezel as he walked in.

"Looks like you're a step late, huh?"

Her words caught him off guard for a moment, but he quickly caught on.

"Has Ais already been here?" Riezel asked as he took a seat in front of her.

"She left not too long ago." Loki shrugged. "If you had come a minute earlier, maybe you could've seen how depressed Ais was."

"Seems like she's not satisfied with her own growth..." Riezel furrowed his brow, muttering to himself.

"Well, it is what it is..." Loki tapped the back of the chair with her fingers. "That girl puts too much pressure on herself. Don't know when she'll settle down and stop doing things that worry everyone."

Her tone sounded indifferent, but he could sense a hint of care from it.

"You really spoil Ais, huh..." Riezel sighed.

"Isn't it obvious?" Loki chuckled. "Ais is my treasure, y'know. If she died, I probably wouldn't even want to stay down here. I would've chased her soul all the way to heaven to bring her back."

"Would you really?" Riezel didn't buy her words.

Though this goddess might not have integrity, her equal affection for everyone in the familia was evident. Riezel doubted Loki would sacrifice everyone just for Ais alone.

"When did you start learning to challenge my authority, kiddo?" Loki grumbled. "Anyway, let's drop that topic, and let's talk about you."

She straightened up, focusing her eyes on him. Her eyes, which were squinted before, opened slightly wider.

"Tch, tch, I heard everything from Finn, y'know... Dealing with those strengthened species monsters is a big blow for us, no doubt. But you, kiddo, seemed to handle it like a pro. Finn, Gareth, and Riveria couldn't stop singing your praises, even throwing around ideas for a new alias for you."

In other words, those three top executives believed Riezel might level up this time.

After all, Denatus occurred every three months, and adventurers who leveled up during that time would be discussed at the meeting. Those who leveled up could earn the privilege to be mentioned in the next Denatus and possibly receive a new alias bestowed by various gods.

Even those with existing aliases could be mentioned again after leveling up, giving them the chance to obtain the privilege to change their aliases.

For example, Bete, who once held the alias 'Fenris', only gained the alias 'Vanargand' after another level up.

If Riezel succeeded in leveling up this time, he might have the opportunity to change his alias in the next Denatus. Of course, he could choose not to change it.

However, judging by the intentions of Loki and the three top executives, it seemed like they were all inclined to give him a new alias.

However, Loki seemed a bit displeased about it.

"Is 'Trickster Swordsman' not good enough? I think this alias is pretty cool, y'know?"

On this matter, Riezel chose not to comment.

He couldn't see anything good about it anyway. All he could discern from this alias was Loki's quirky taste in labeling him, proudly declaring to the world that he was her possession.

"Alright, Loki, let's update my status already, okay?" Riezel diverted from the topic, turned away from her, and took off his shirt.

"Yeah, sure, sure~" Loki said while acting a bit difficult. "I just wanna see if you've really grown that much after your first expedition."

She picked up a needle, pricked her fingertip, and began working on his back.

Before long, his new status was revealed.

...

Riezel Brynhart

Level 4

STR: A847 → SSS1277

END: A825 → SSS1258

DEX: S969 → SSS1363

AGI: S971 → SSS1385

MAG: S933 → SSS1392

Lightweight: H → G

Swordsman: H → G

Mage: I → H

...

"Hahh... You've reached the end of Level 4, huh? Why I'm not surprised?"

Loki sighed as she looked at Riezel, who was staring at the parchment in his hand.

"Another SSS-rank in all basic abilities, even the development abilities are all ranked up. Your bullshit growth speed, I really don't know when it will start to slow down."

If she hadn't already gotten used to it, or rather, become numb to it, she would have jumped up by now.

Mainly because Riezel's growth was truly inhuman.

There was no issue with the growth of basic abilities; Riezel had always been like that. Every proficiency improvement in basic abilities had been no less than 500. If he accumulated it over time and delayed updating his status, it was impossible for it to be less than 1000.

But the growth of his development abilities was truly eye-rolling.

Just look at Ais. From the first time she leveled up at 8 years old until now, her first development ability 'Hunter' had been in her hands for eight years, but it stayed at G-rank. It had only progressed two ranks from I-rank.

But Riezel?

The first development ability 'Lightweight' had only been owned for about three months, and by then, it had already caught up with Ais's eight years of achievements.

'Luckily, Ais isn't here, or she would be totally wrecked...' Loki sighed inwardly.

Riezel ignored Loki, who was shaking her head, and focused on reading his current status.

"How's my accumulation of high-rank excelia?" Riezel asked.

It was the most crucial point, and Loki's answer did not disappoint him.

"As you expected, it's already maxed out." Loki chuckled. "Congrats, you can level up, kiddo."

Her answer made Riezel's mouth involuntarily lift up. Sure enough, he could level up and was about to become a Level 5 first-class adventurer.

"It took seven days to reach Level 2."

"Fifteen days to reach Level 3."

"Thirty days to reach Level 4."

"Now, from when you became Level 4, it's exactly been 45 days."

Loki, whether laughing or crying, had a face so twisted that it could be used for street performances.

"Only a month and a half... you've leveled up again. You're a monster among monsters, seriously..."

She couldn't find any other words to describe Riezel's absurd growth speed. What was even more absurd was that not only was he leveling up fast, but each time before leveling up, all his basic abilities were at SSS; the accumulation of latent basic abilities was ridiculously high.

With a few combat development abilities, skills, and magic, his true strength definitely surpassed those at the same level.

According to Finn's report, Riezel could already match a Level 5 when he was at Level 4.

What about after reaching Level 5? Could he possibly contend with Level 6?

Loki dared not think further.

"Okay, c'mon, time for you to level up."

The accumulation of basic abilities had reached its limit and potential, and Riezel had no reason to stay at the current level.

Loki quickly got to work, and his status was soon reset.

...

Riezel Brynhart

Level 5

STR: I0

END: I0

DEX: I0

AGI: I0

MAG: I0

Lightweight: G

Swordsman: G

Mage: H

Battle Adept: I

...

From this moment on, Riezel officially became a Level 5 first-class adventurer.

In just over three months, starting as an ordinary mortal with no extraordinary power, he rose to prominence at an astonishing speed that caught the attention of various gods and evolved into the fastest mortal to reach the first-class adventurer status in history.

"Well, well... Tomorrow's Orario is gonna get lively again it seems..." Loki remarked, relishing in other people's misfortunes.

Riezel's mood was not bad either.

Level 5 might not be considered top-tier in this world, but it certainly made him a significant expert. In the current Orario, the highest-level adventurer was only Level 7, and there was only one of them. Even Level 6 had fewer than ten people.

Excluding those fewer than ten top-tier experts, the strongest among the rest were those at Level 5. Therefore, becoming Level 5 meant that Riezel had truly entered the ranks of experts, and no one would think of him as just a rookie with astonishing growth speed.

'With my current strength, I should be able to protect myself even if I return to the main world, right?' Riezel pondered silently.

However, soon another thing caught his attention.

"Wait, Battle Adept?" Riezel murmured, pondering his new development ability.

Soon enough, Loki's voice chimed in at the perfect time.

"With this level up, you triggered quite a few development abilities, but they're all the same thing you don't need, like 'Healing Power', 'Spirit Healing', 'Abnormal Resistance', and the like. Your skill already has those, and they're even at the highest rank, so there was no reason to choose them before, and there's no reason now."

"Besides these development abilities, the only one worth learning is this ability." Loki said while pointing toward his new development ability. "So, I directly chose it for you this time."

"What's the effect?" Riezel nodded. "I don't think I've heard of this development ability before."

"Don't say you haven't heard of it; I haven't either. It's probably as rare as your 'Lightweight', an ability that only you triggered the learning conditions for..."

Loki struggled not to look at him like he was a monster.

"As for the effect, if my hunch is right, this ability might be an advanced version of 'Hunter'."

'Hunter' was a development ability that enhanced one's basic abilities when encountering monsters one had defeated before.

'Battle Adept', being an advanced version of 'Hunter' naturally had a similar effect.

"If nothing goes wrong, having this development ability in the future, when you encounter enemies you've defeated before, your basic abilities will get a boost."

Loki spoke while raising a finger.

"This boost not only surpasses 'Hunter' but might not be limited to just monsters in the dungeon anymore."

In short, from now on, no matter what kind of enemy Riezel encountered, as long as they were the same kind of being he once defeated, the effect of 'Battle Adept' would be triggered, boosting his basic abilities.

He almost instantly understood the benefits of this development ability.

It was not without reason, the triggering conditions for the 'Battle Adept' effect were not individual-based.

For instance, 'Hunter' triggered its effect based on the type of monster one had defeated. If one had defeated a 'Goblin' once, the next time they encountered another 'Goblin', the effect of 'Hunter' was triggered. If one had defeated a 'Killer Ant', the next time they encountered another 'Killer Ant', the effect of the development ability was similarly triggered.

Following this logic, if 'Battle Adept' was an advanced version of 'Hunter', it meant that as long as Riezel defeated a 'Human', the next time he encountered another 'Human', the effect of this development ability would also be triggered.

This was essentially an omnipotent enhancement ability.


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章節 65: Approaching One Hundred Days

'This is really a blessing in disguise.'

Upon realizing the effects of his newly acquired development ability, Riezel was pleasantly surprised.

Every time he defeated an enemy, the next encounter with the same kind of enemy triggered the ability, boosting his basic abilities.

This was undeniably an excellent development ability.

Originally, 'Hunter' was already a valuable ability, but now having the better version of it, not only did it eliminate the restriction to only monsters, but the enhancement it brought was also greater than that of a 'Hunter'.

This was undoubtedly a stroke of luck. It was not without reason; not everyone could acquire development ability when leveling up.

Take Ais, for example. She leveled up from Level 4 to Level 5 without triggering any development ability.

Given such precedents, Riezel didn't believe he would acquire development ability every time he leveled up. As a result, he was mentally prepared for that.

Little did he know that not only had he acquired a new development ability, but what he got was also a rare and powerful one, similar to 'Lightweight', with conditions that no one else had ever triggered.

The effects were beyond words, truly powerful. If this didn't bring him astonishment, he might incur the wrath of the heavens.

"Another development ability for combat, huh? How do you always manage to trigger these power-boosting abilities?"

Even Loki remarked in amazement.

So far, all the development abilities Riezel acquired were combat-oriented abilities that enhanced his power.

'Lightweight' allowed him to boost 'DEX' and 'AGI' by reducing weight and equipment.

'Swordsman' enhanced all basic abilities by simply wielding a sword.

'Mage' amplified the power, effects, and range of magic.

Adding 'Battle Adept,' which enhanced all basic abilities when facing an enemy of the same kind as the once defeated enemy, Riezel's development abilities, acquired with each level-up, were all combat-oriented.

Thanks to this, he could probably defeat opponents with a higher status just by relying on the enhancement from his development abilities alone, not to mention his astonishing accumulated SSS-rank latent basic abilities.

"I can only say, no wonder you awakened a skill like 'Endless'. Maybe you really have a natural knack in this area that others don't?" Loki seemed to grasp something.

Endless—the skill provided Riezel with three highest-ranked development abilities—Healing Power, Spirit Healing, and Abnormal Resistance. It even boosted the effects of already obtained development abilities.

In essence, this skill greatly boosted various aspects of his development abilities, crucially enhancing his strength. Being able to awaken such a skill was enough to show that he had a natural talent in the development ability aspect compared to others.

'On second thought, does this kid have any shortcomings compared to others?' Loki started to ponder.

No need to dwell on his basic abilities; each time, they were all SSS, crushing all adventurers.

Development abilities were the same, triggered every level up, repeatedly acquiring valuable and rare development abilities.

Not to mention magic; although he only had one magic called 'Almighty', with this magic alone, he could make all mages bow down in awe.

His skill? No need to talk more about it. His three skills—one more ridiculous than the other, one more insane than the next. Without them, there was no way her familia had the current Riezel.

His growth and potential on the 'Falna' were off the charts, unmatched throughout history. Even the strongest adventurer from the Freya Familia, Ottar, couldn't hold a candle to his growth and potential.

Logically, an anomaly like Riezel should have a weakness, likely in combat skills and experience. Even if the hardware quality was top-notch, if the software wasn't up to par, it wouldn't have worked.

Yet, Riezel didn't have a weakness even in that regard. He had just sparred a few times with Ais and picked up bits and pieces of her swordsmanship. His combat experience had skyrocketed from repeatedly diving into the dungeon and battling countless monsters.

It was just absurd.

Was there nothing he wasn't good at?

Loki was in doubt.

It was precisely at this moment that Riezel, who had been staring at the parchment translating his status, suddenly spoke.

"I've been with the familia for three months now, right?"

The sudden question brought Loki back to reality.

"Yeah, three months..." Loki nodded and then sighed. "More precisely, it's been 97 days."

Riezel joined Loki Familia on the first day he arrived in this world, receiving a blessing from Loki. After that, his leveling-up times were countable.

7 days to Level 2.

15 days to Level 3.

30 days to Level 4.

45 days to Level 5.

When they got added up, it was exactly 97 days.

So, it had been 97 days since Riezel joined Loki Familia, and it had been 97 days since he arrived in this world.

"97 days, huh...?" Riezel fell silent for a while, then glanced at Loki. "I might have to leave for a while."

At his statement, Loki raised an eyebrow.

"Leaving for a while?" Loki stared at Riezel. "Where?"

To her question, Riezel's reply was very brief.

"Back to where I was before I came here."

His tone was indifferent.

He didn't forget that the time limit for dimensional travel was one day in the main world, precisely a hundred days in this world. Now, the time limit was approaching, and he had to say a temporary goodbye to this side.

Loki stared at Riezel for a long time, then relaxed her shoulders.

"How long are you going to be away?" Loki asked with an uninterested tone, not delving further into the matter.

This caught Riezel somewhat off guard.

"You're not even asking where I'm going?"

"Does it matter?" Loki shot a glance at him casually. "In our familia, tons of kids are like you, carrying secrets and the burden of unfathomable mysteries on their shoulders."

She had no intention of prying into his privacy; it wasn't important to her.

"As long as you're my kid..." Loki grinned. "What you're up to isn't important. What matters is when you'll be back, kiddo."

Upon hearing this, Riezel chuckled.

"It shouldn't be too long, I think?"

That was the truth.

Though he was returning to his main world according to the instructions of the Dimensional Magic Cube, when he finished his dimensional travel, the time ratio between the main world and the target world of dimensional travel would reverse.

In other words, the scenario where Riezel spent a day in the main world while 100 days had already passed in the world of Danmachi wouldn't occur.

During dimensional travel, the time ratio was based on Riezel himself as the reference point. Therefore, while he was in the world of Danmachi for a hundred days, only one day would have passed in the main world, and vice versa.

This time ratio adjustment remained the same even if he traveled to another world. Even in a world different from his main world, it would still be a hundred days passing on his side while only one day passed in other worlds.

All time ratios worked this way, using Riezel's actual time as the reference to determine time speed. No matter which world he was in, time flowed faster in the world he was in and slower in other worlds.

Considering this, Riezel wasn't worried that upon leaving, everything here would have changed drastically when he returned.

Based on the time ratio, even if he spent a year in another world, only around three to four days would have passed in this world.

Therefore, Riezel answered Loki's question with ease and calm.

"Shortest, a few days; longest, around a month. In short, I'll surely come back." Riezel promised.

After all, this world was the first place where he made a name for himself and the first place where he felt the warmth of 'home and family'.

Even though dimensional travel to the personally selected world required ten times the energy, Riezel would absolutely find a chance to come back.

Typically, accumulating a month's worth of energy was needed for random dimensional travel, so with ten times the energy, that meant accumulating ten months. He would endure, even if it took this long.

Of course, playing it safe, he still set a maximum deadline of one month in this world's time. In terms of the time ratio, after he left this world, if a month passed here, over eight years would have passed on his side.

Over eight years, yet he still couldn't gather enough energy for dimensional travel to the personally selected world? Impossible.

"A month, huh?" Loki breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, that's not too long."

"Yeah..." Riezel smiled at Loki. "Remember to wait for me to come back before going on another expedition; I'm looking forward to revenge."

"No worries~ Every expedition needs a couple of months of preparation anyway. As long as you come back on time, you won't be left behind." Loki said while nodding. "When are you planning to set off?"

"In a few days." Riezel thought for a moment. "I also won't enter the dungeon during these days."

"Then spend some good time with your familia's friends." Loki patted his shoulder. "Remember, they're all here waiting for your return, kiddo."

Hearing her words, Riezel nodded silently.

===

After leaving the divine room, Riezel descended the steps along the central tower.

As he walked, he suddenly came to a halt.

There, in front of the steps, by a window next to the passage, a silent girl stood, gazing at the scenery outside.

*Whoosh—*

A gentle breeze swept in, tousling the girl's golden long hair, making its silky strands sway and flutter.

"Ais?" Riezel unconsciously called out.

It seemed like Ais had just noticed his presence as she turned her head to him after hearing her name being called.

Under the moonlit night, the two locked eyes—one on the steps, the other by the window—creating a strangely beautiful scene.

The breeze continued to caress them both as they remained bathed in the wind, silent for a long while.


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