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章節 225: Second Return

Before leveling up, Riezel's power in his normal state was roughly equivalent to lower-middle Level 6.

When he used strong attack mode, he could consistently fight opponents at a higher level, making his strength equivalent to lower-middle Level 7.

Now that he had leveled up, he could easily surpass someone at the limit of Level 6 in his normal state, rendering him invincible at this level.

Likewise, when he used strong attack mode, his ability to fight someone at a higher level allowed him to easily surpass someone at the limit of Level 7, making him invincible at this level.

What did this mean?

'I'm already stronger than Ottar…?'

Riezel felt a slight surge of excitement.

It was worth noting that Ottar, the ultimate weapon of Orario, represented the limit of Level 7.

Aside from MAG, the rest of Ottar's basic abilities had reached S, nearly making him an all-around S-rank adventurer.

Such capability was undoubtedly the limit and pinnacle of Level 7.

Unless someone, like Riezel, could break through their limits and raise their basic abilities to SS or SSS, no one in Level 7 would surpass Ottar in status.

If Riezel could easily overcome the limit of Level 7 and become invincible at this level, wasn't this basically like being able to effortlessly defeat Ottar and become the strongest in Orario?

'No, it's not that easy...'

Riezel suddenly became calm, his excitement died down.

As someone familiar with the original work, Riezel knew that Ottar's strength was not to be underestimated. He also knew that the limit of Level 7 was merely a surface-level measure of power and did not represent Ottar's full abilities.

One must remember that Ottar also possessed magic and skills.

Considering this, Ottar's strength was clearly far beyond what was apparent, especially since one of his skills could significantly enhance his power.

Although the nature of his magic hadn't been revealed in the original work and Riezel didn't know it, the skill had already been mentioned. Just this skill alone could give him power far exceeding his current level, not to mention his unknown magic.

From this perspective, claiming that Riezel was already capable of easily defeating Ottar was too early.

'Not to mention Ottar, even against Finn, I might still have a chance of failing.'

Finn also possessed various types of magic and skills.

Riezel had learned one magic from Finn, so he knew well that even though Finn wasn't Level 7, if he found himself in a tough spot, he could unleash incredible power surpassing his current level.

In the original work, only two adventurers were explicitly mentioned as capable of challenging beyond their level.

One was the protagonist of the original work, while the other was Ais.

The protagonist could break through the limits of his status, reaching an SSS in one basic ability before leveling up, while the other four basic abilities all reached SS. With such high proficiency in basic abilities, he managed to successfully challenge and surpass higher-level opponents while still at Level 1 and Level 2.

Ais, on the other hand, possessed the overpowered enchant magic, Ariel, which granted her power far exceeding her current level. When using this magic, her strength became equivalent to Level 6, even though she was at the limit of Level 5.

Both of them were adventurers who could consistently fight opponents beyond their level.

However, under certain conditions, some adventurers also had the potential to challenge beyond their level.

Finn was one of them.

If pushed into a difficult situation, triggering the effect of his skill and then using the magic that Riezel also knew, Finn could likely burst forth with strength far exceeding his current level.

Perhaps this was why the Loki Familia was regarded as one of the strongest familias in Orario, alongside the Freya Familia, even though the Freya Familia had a Level 7 while the Loki Familia did not.

Moreover, Riveria, while also just Level 6, was known as the strongest mage in Orario. With the power of her magic, even Ottar might be destroyed instantly.

Of course, if they really fought, Ottar wouldn't give Riveria the chance to release her magic and would never foolishly stand in place to be attacked.

In short, Riezel felt it was better not to underestimate Ottar.

With Finn, the captain of the Loki Familia, still holding such trump cards, and Ottar, the captain of the Freya Familia, capable of extraordinary bursts of strength when push came to shove, Riezel knew he needed more time to grow and improve his status to surpass them with absolute certainty.

With such a thought, Riezel finally calmed down.

For now, he was confident he had nearly invincible power of Level 7, so there was no doubt about this.

It was the same in strong attack mode and fast attack mode.

In fast attack mode, his speed had already far exceeded ordinary adventurers at Level 7, reaching another realm beyond.

Unfortunately, aside from speed, his other abilities were quite average, roughly equivalent to upper Level 7, which was actually still decent.

'Whatever, let's just focus on adapting to my current power over the next half month.'

With that, Riezel stretched his body, tidied up, and immediately left the guesthouse, embarking on his journey once more.

===

In the span of half a month, time had flown by in the blink of an eye.

During this half month, Riezel had been traveling leisurely, like a true wanderer.

He stayed wherever he went, ate wherever he was, and enjoyed rare moments of freedom and ease.

During this time, he seemed like an ordinary person—so ordinary that even his sword had been stored away in the storage space of the Dimensional Magic Cube, leaving no one aware that he was a swordsman.

By now, he had mostly adapted to his current power and achieved all his objectives in this world.

In other words, he was ready to return.

At this moment, Riezel walked along a small-town street, listening to the bustling sounds of street vendors while quietly waiting for the time to return.

Soon, as the transparent cube in his mind began to spin, he finally reached the moment of return.

[The time limit has reached zero, dimensional travel is about to conclude, initiating inspection.]

[User detected possessing unique powers of this world and will return with the user after dissolving the consciousness body.]

[User detected carrying unique items of this world and can return with the user by consuming dimensional energy.]

[A list of unique items has been compiled, please proceed with your selection.]

[1: Resurrection Medicine (5)]

[2: Hermit (4)]

[3: Ubuyashiki Family's Jade (1)]

[4: Mechanical Doll - Yoriichi Type One (2)]

[5: Mechanical Doll - Yoriichi Type One (2)]

[6: Mechanical Doll - Yoriichi Type One (2)]

[7: ...]

And so, the familiar list of items appeared before Riezel.

As Riezel glanced at it, he raised an eyebrow.

'Hermit was already assimilated with the Dimensional Magic Cube the last time I finished dimensional travel, so it should be ready to use at any time, right? Why do I have to pay again?'

Riezel was initially puzzled but then realized.

'Could it be because Hermit was upgraded to first-class special equipment?'

If that was the case, it made sense.

Before the upgrade, Hermit was merely second-class special equipment, so when he took it out of the world of Danmachi, it consumed only dimensional energy to assimilate second-class special equipment.

However, now that Hermit had been upgraded to first-class special equipment, it naturally required extra energy for assimilation.

If not for this, he could easily exploit it by taking unique items from a certain world and bringing them to another, mixing them with the unique materials of that world, and thus obtaining the unique materials without paying for them.

It was clear that the Dimensional Magic Cube wouldn't have such a loophole, so for this return, Hermit needed additional dimensional energy for reassimilation.

'Four units of dimensional energy, huh? It seems like it's accounting for the energy used in the world of Danmachi.'

Riezel remembered that the last time, assimilating Hermit in the world of Danmachi had consumed only two units of dimensional energy.

As for Fool, being first-class special equipment, it had consumed five units of dimensional energy.

Now, with Hermit upgraded to first-class special equipment, it needed four units of dimensional energy to be taken away.

It seemed cheaper by one unit compared to Fool, but he thought it was unlikely that Hermit was inferior to Fool. In terms of power and performance, the current Hermit was certainly better than Fool.

For this reason, Riezel estimated that, including the two units of dimensional energy consumed before the upgrade, the current Hermit should be worth six units of dimensional energy.

"Not gonna lie, this is quite user-friendly..."

Riezel muttered before glancing at his remaining dimensional energy.

[Dimensional Energy: 190]

After spending half a year in the world of Demon Slayer, the Dimensional Magic Cube had collected a total of 180 units of dimensional energy.

He remembered that before dimensional traveling to this world, he had 40 units of dimensional energy remaining.

However, after using 30 units for the travel, he was left with 10 units.

Given this, after adding the collected 180 units of dimensional energy, his total now amounted to exactly 190 units, setting a new record.

After confirming the amount of his dimensional energy, Riezel quickly selected the items he needed to take with him.

[Resurrection Medicine (5)]

[Hermit (4)]

[Ubuyashiki Family's Jade (1)]

Riezel used a total of ten units of dimensional energy to take these three items with him.

Originally, he wanted to take all the Yoriichi Type Ones in his possession as well, but after a moment's thought, he realized that he could easily create these dolls himself later.

Moreover, since taking one would require two units of dimensional energy, if he wanted to take hundreds of them, could he really afford it?

After considering it, he decided to leave the mechanical dolls behind and just take Hermit, the resurrection medicine gifted by Tamayo, and the Ubuyashiki family's jade gifted by Kagaya.

[Dimensional Energy: 180]

Seeing his remaining dimensional energy, Riezel nodded in satisfaction and ended his selection.

[Selection completed, starting execution.]

[Item assimilation successful.]

[Dimensional travel concluded, initiating the return protocol.]

In the next moment, Riezel's body became intangible, turning transparent until it disappeared without a trace.

In the small town, people continued to come and go on the main street, caught up in the constant hustle and bustle of vendors and their calls.

However, none of them noticed Riezel's departure, nor did they sense any anomaly.

It was as if the young man who had suddenly vanished in the middle of the street had never been there as they continued their peaceful, ordinary lives.


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章節 226: A Change of Mind

Truthfully, the second return felt no different compared to the first one.

It was like waking from a dream, living a life previously unknown, and upon opening his eyes, he had a moment of uncertainty about whether he was in reality or another dream.

Staring at the somewhat familiar ceiling and the somewhat familiar room, Riezel lay quietly for a long time before finally speaking.

"Back, huh…"

As reality gradually settled in, the dream-like sensation receded, fading with the now calm and transparent cube in his mind.

Only then did Riezel silently sit up, canceling the magic he had cast on himself called Veil Breath—a green protective magic that increased the target's resistance to physical and magical attacks.

He had used this magic on himself before the dimensional travel to ensure he had protection and wouldn't completely lose his defense during his journey to another world.

Now that he was back, the magic was still in effect, as if to reassure him that no one had tampered with his body while he was asleep.

Although nothing had happened to his body, it didn't mean his body hadn't changed at all. Whether it was the noticeably stronger power or the subtle, sun-like pulsating fiery breath, everything indicated that he had undergone another transformation, a rebirth of sorts.

Moreover, such a change occurred in just one day according to this world's time.

In a single day, Riezel had returned with newfound strength.

"Not bad..."

Riezel confirmed once again that Hermit was indeed in the storage space of the Dimensional Magic Cube. With a faint smile, he gazed at the first-class special equipment he had created, renowned as a divine sword in another world.

After stretching his body a bit, Riezel got out of bed.

Having gone through dimensional travel, he had come to understand some things.

For this reason, he wanted to have a good chat with Yui.

===

A day felt like it had passed a long time for Riezel, who had undergone dimensional travel for six months, but for this world, it was quite brief.

At this time, the Frenzel family was still dealing with the aftermath of the War Festival.

For Riezel, the War Festival had been an event from half a year ago, but for the Frenzel family and the people of this world, it was only a couple of days ago.

At this point, the people of Undine were still chatting excitedly about the various battles that had taken place during the festival.

Riezel himself was the hot topic of conversation, with countless people discussing him and recognizing him as a Sword Master and Tactical-Class Magician, marveling at his achievements and strength.

Marquis Phillip Charlier from the royal capital had also been here the day before, acting as a negotiator in hopes of persuading Riezel to return to the royal capital to receive ennoblement from the kingdom.

Demon Swordsman Jill Dardis, who had been wiped out on the spot by Riezel's Decomposition Magic, was now nothing but a name.

However, the defeat at the War Festival and the incident caused by the Demon Swordsman had successfully caused Alderman, the former head of the Frenzel family and Yuri's father, to lose his composure.

At this moment, he was still sulking and hadn't come out of his room yet.

Under these circumstances, Riezel had already given Yuri a heads-up, so after a day, when he came out of his room, no one at the Frenzel residence found his appearance particularly strange.

As Riezel walked through the hallway, no one seemed surprised by his presence.

"Lord Riezel."

"Sir Brynhart."

Like before, the knights and servants passing by greeted Riezel with respect, bowing their heads as soon as they saw him.

Riezel had finally grown accustomed to this and no longer felt as unnatural or uneasy about it as he once did.

After all, during his six months in the world of Demon Slayer as the head instructor of the Demon Slayer Corps and an honored guest of the Ubuyashiki family, he had been treated with such respect wherever he went.

Over time, he had gotten used to it and no longer felt any inexplicable feelings about it.

Riezel nodded to those who greeted him as he made his way to Yuri's office.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

After walking for a while, Riezel finally arrived at the office door and knocked on it three times.

"Come in."

Yuri's voice immediately came from inside the door without even asking who it was. Her tone suggested she probably thought the visitor was a subordinate coming to report on the War Festival's follow-up work.

Riezel smiled and pushed the door open, stepping into the office.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yuri sitting at a rather luxurious desk, holding a piece of parchment and seemingly reviewing some documents without even lifting her head.

Marilyn, standing beside Yuri, greeted Riezel as he entered.

"Mr. Riezel."

Marilyn's greeting made Yuri lift her head.

"Oh, it's you?"

Yuri put down the parchment, her previously cold face and demeanor melting away like snow to reveal a beautiful smile.

"I thought it was someone coming to report on the War Festival's wrap-up."

"Well, it seems I'm interrupting you then..." Riezel glanced at the pile of parchment on the desk. "Maybe I should come back later."

Riezel turned to leave, but Yuri stopped him.

"It's alright, I was about to take a break anyway."

Upon hearing this, Riezel didn't find anything wrong with Yuri's words, but Marilyn raised an eyebrow slightly.

'A break? When did you ever say you were going to take a break? Before this man entered the room, you had been handling work with a cold face and demeanor. Aside from sleeping, you hadn't considered taking a break even once.'

Although she thought this, Marilyn didn't dare to say it and silently stayed by the side, acting like a statue.

Unfortunately, it seemed Yuri wasn't planning to let her off the hook.

"Marilyn, bring the tea."

Yuri gave the order without turning around.

"...Yes."

Marilyn complied and, as usual, shot a look at Riezel without a trace of emotion.

'What did I do?'

Riezel thought confusedly as he saw Marilyn's gaze on him.

"Okay, have a seat."

Yuri pushed aside the papers on the desk, smiled at Riezel, and gestured for him to sit down.

Seeing this, Riezel had no choice but to sit.

Soon, Marilyn wheeled in a cart from the tea station by the office and served a cup of red tea to both of them.

As the steaming tea was placed in front of Riezel and Yuri, its aroma wafting up, changing their expressions.

Yuri looked relaxed and content.

As for Riezel, his expression was more like he was facing a monstrous flood.

'Seriously... this tea isn't going to be so ridiculously sweet that it melts my tongue, is it?'

As Riezel watched his tea and pondered seriously, Yuri picked up her tea, took a sip, and then spoke up.

"So, how are you? Is your injury better?"

Before the dimensional travel, Riezel had told Yuri that he would stay in his room for a day without the need to eat or drink, leading her to believe he was resting to recover from his injury.

During the War Festival, Riezel's hand had been slashed while trying to protect Yuri from Jill, after all.

However, since Yuri didn't know that Riezel had actually healed his injury with Dia Fratel long ago, she thought he was staying in his room to recover.

As a result, upon seeing Riezel again, Yuri immediately asked about his condition.

"Nah, it's already healed. Nothing serious." Riezel quickly brushed off the topic.

"Um, that's good..." Yuri's expression relaxed a lot, then joked, "If something happened to you, I'd probably feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"You're joking. It was just a slash on the hand, not like it got chopped off." Riezel smiled slightly. "Besides, you're the savior who saved my life to begin with, so if something like that did happen, I'd gladly accept that since it'd be like repaying the favor."

At his words, Yuri gave him a look of anger, clearly not liking his way of thinking.

"Since you're fine, that's good..." Yuri took another sip of her tea before casually asking, "What are you planning to do today? Still practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard like you used to?"

"Nope." Riezel calmly shook his head. "For now, I'll put aside the sword stuff."

Due to mastering the 'Total Concentration - Constant' of the evolved Sun Breathing, it could be said that he was always training, even when he was doing nothing.

As a result, there was no need to specifically practice swordsmanship to improve his status any further.

From now on, he wouldn't need to train as desperately as he had before, and when he practiced swordsmanship, it would likely be to refine his sword techniques or the sword forms of his breathing styles rather than to improve his status.

Moreover, he had also recently gained a lot of insight from top-tier swordsmen in the world of Demon Slayer, so he didn't need to worry about swordsmanship for now.

Even if he wanted to train, it would probably focus on magic, which he had rarely used in the world of Demon Slayer.

Nevertheless, this could also be set aside for now.

Since he had only recently reached Level 6 and his current body was just beginning to adapt, there was no need to rush into magic training.

"Is that so?"

Yuri put down her cup of red tea and smiled.

"In that case, why don't you go check out the library here?"

At her suggestion, Riezel's heart stirred, and even Marilyn beside her seemed to have something to say about it.

Obviously, the 'library' Yuri referred to was no ordinary library.

She talked about the library of the Frenzel family's main residence, which housed the entire collection of swordsmanship and magic books the family had collected since its founding.

Such a precious library, and yet Yuri offered it as casually as if she were inviting someone to check out a book after school.

Riezel knew Yuri was suggesting this for his sake.

After all, from her perspective, he had only recently declared his intention to become a Sword Saint and break away from Jinas's influence. Seeing that he had recovered from his injury, she decided to offer him access to the library to provide some support.

Riezel understood this well, which caused him to look at Yuri with much gentler eyes.

However, he wasn't here for the Frenzel family's library, nor was he here to discuss how to become a Sword Saint with Yuri.

He only wanted to say one thing.

"Yuri, I plan to return to the royal capital."

Yes.

Riezel had changed his mind and intended to return to the royal capital.


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