The Evolution of A Goblin

The Evolution Of A Goblin To The
Peak
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Modern Life
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1. Volume 1
1. Chapter -1 - Discord and Map
2. Chapter 1 - I've become a goblin
3. Chapter 2 - [Soul Blood Earring]
4. Chapter 3 - Training and Eating
5. Chapter 4 - Undead Skeleton Mage
6. Chapter 5 - Loot and Relaxation
7. Chapter 6 - Fighting Kobolds
8. Chapter 7 - Sealed door
9. Chapter 8 - Boss Battle
10. Chapter 9 - Kobold again
11. Chapter 10 - Evolve Kobolds
12. Chapter 11 - First Evolution: High End Goblin
13. Chapter 12 - Strength of the High End Goblin
14. Chapter 13 - Leaving the Sanctuary
15. Chapter 14 - Red Fur Bear concede
16. Chapter 15 - Yuko
17. Chapter 16 - Special Quest
18. Chapter 17 - Getting to know the Merchant
19. Chapter 18 - Ladros City
20. Chapter 19 - Registration
21. Chapter 20 - M-master?
22. Chapter 21 - Registration in Ladro Institute
23. Chapter 22 - Examination
24. Chapter 23 - Three spells
25. Chapter 24 - Rank 1 Mage
26. Chapter 25 - Escort Quest
27. Chapter 26 - Triggering a quest two times in a row
28. Chapter 27 - Abnormal People
29. Chapter 28 - Underground
30. Chapter 29 - A Strong One
31. Chapter 30 - Evening Grass acquired!
32. Chapter 31 - As long as they are breathing it's still passable
33. Chapter 32 - It's been a while!
34. Chapter 33 - Is this the demon that the boy talked about?
35. Chapter 34 - Battling the Red Woman
36. Chapter 35 - Completing the quest
37. Chapter 36 - [Vajra Sword Saya]
38. Chapter 37 - Going back to Ladros City
39. Chapter 38 - Start of Class 1
40. Chapter 39 - Start of Class 2
41. Chapter 40 - Affinities 1
42. Chapter 41 - Affinities 2
43. Chapter 42 - Inner Spell
44. Chapter 43 - Physical Strength Subject
45. Chapter 44 - Battle Start!
46. Chapter 45 - Mini-tournament
47. Chapter 46 - Alice's match
48. Chapter 47 - Alice vs. Bryan 1
49. Chapter 48 - Alice vs. Bryan 2
50. Chapter 49 - Semi Finals 1
51. Chapter 50 - Semi Finals 2
52. Chapter 51 - Finals
53. Chapter 52 - Another Day
54. Chapter 53 - Hunters
55. Chapter 54 - Mystical Light Cherry
56. Chapter 55 - Encounter in the Desolate Woods
57. Chapter 56 - Saving the damsel
58. Chapter 57 - Interrogation
59. Chapter 58 - The Great War
60. Chapter 59 - Commandments
61. Chapter 60 - Meeting Lumilia
62. Chapter 61 - Lumilia's Quest
63. Chapter 62 - Into the Dungeon
64. Chapter 63 - Cl.u.s.ter's change
65. Chapter 64 - Undead Cyclops
66. Chapter 65 - Fighting the Undead Cyclops
67. Chapter 66 - Next Quest
68. Chapter 67 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: Start
69. Chapter 68 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: [Monster Orb
Release]
70. Chapter 69 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: [Bestrou]
71. Chapter 70 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: The Appearance
of the Commandments
72. Chapter 71 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: Julius Reinhar
and Carmilla Rybentatores
73. Chapter 72 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: [Destruction
Ground Volcano]
74. Chapter 73 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: Souta versus
Gredi and Vince
75. Chapter 74 - Battle for the Mystical Light Cherry: Quest
Complete!!
76. Chapter 75 - Back in the Ladros City
77. Chapter 76 - Side Story: Yuko
78. Chapter 77 - Getting rich
79. Chapter 78 - Monster Tide 1
82. Chapter 81 - Finally
83. Chapter 82 - Second Evolution: Goblin Corruptor
84. Chapter 83 - Special Test
85. Chapter 84 - I'll capture the red flag of other class
86. Chapter 85 - What about I join your group?
87. Chapter 86 - What a coincidence
88. Chapter 87 - Ahh! This is Bad!
89. Chapter 88 - The Top 3 Ranker, Yuriko
90. Chapter 89 - Yujin vs Yuriko
91. Chapter 90 - Fierce Battle: The Top 10 Ranker of the First Year
92. Chapter 91 - Fierce Battle: Randolf's strength
93. Chapter 92 - Fierce Battle: The Strongest Team
94. Chapter 93 - Fierce Battle: Bryan vs Johnson
95. Chapter 94 - Fierce Battle: You don't need to go that far!
96. Chapter 95 - Fierce Battle: Interruption
97. Chapter 96 - Fierce Battle: Gathering
98. Chapter 97 - Fierce Battle: 5 minutes
99. Chapter 98 - Fierce Battle: I didn't say you could touch her
100. Chapter 99 - Fierce Battle: Level 9 [Shadow Bind]
2. Volume 2
1. Chapter 100 - End of Special Test
2. Chapter 101 - Quest Complete
3. Chapter 102 - In the near future
4. Chapter 103 - Visiting Cl.u.s.ter 1
5. Chapter 104 - Visiting Cl.u.s.ter 2
6. Chapter 105 - Visitors
7. Chapter 106 - Assassins
8. Chapter 107 - The Appearance of the most powerful student
9. Chapter 108 - What a tiring day
11. Chapter 110 - If you have any problem just ask me
12. Chapter 111 - Is this what they called fate?
13. Chapter 112 - Meeting the Gale Group
14. Chapter 113 - Lumilia's problem
15. Chapter 114 - Wanting to grow
16. Chapter 115 - Departure
17. Chapter 116 - Miss Asvares
18. Chapter 117 - Gripin City
19. Chapter 118 - Who the hell have the guts to disturb my Yuko?
20. Chapter 119 - Punishment
21. Chapter 120 - It's because he is Souta Ieshi
22. Chapter 121 - You don't have strength but you have me here
23. Chapter 122 - I've decided
24. Chapter 123 - Chain Quest: Preparing
25. Chapter 124 - Chain Quest: Getting the man back
26. Chapter 125 - Chain Quest: Knocking out the guards
27. Chapter 126 - Chain Quest: Let the festival begin
28. Chapter 127 - Chain Quest: Killing the knights from Vidrato
Family
29. Chapter 128 - Chain Quest: Elite Knights
30. Chapter 129 - Chain Quest: Vs. Madan
31. Chapter 130 - Chain Quest: I don't have any plans or agendas
32. Chapter 131 - Chain Quest: Quest 3
33. Chapter 132 - Chain Quest: I don't have any choice
34. Chapter 133 - Chain Quest: Monster Potion
35. Chapter 134 - Chain Quest: What are you doing here?
36. Chapter 135 - Chain Quest: Arrival
37. Chapter 136 - Chain Quest: Ice Dome
38. Chapter 137 - Chain Quest: Randolf vs. Gregory
39. Chapter 138 - Chain Quest: Please help me!
40. Chapter 139 - Chain Quest: Souta vs. Gregory 1
45. Chapter 144 - Chain Quest: Declaration
46. Chapter 145 - Movements in the dark
47. Chapter 146 - Returning
48. Chapter 147 - Healing
49. Chapter 148 - Visit
50. Chapter 149 - Meal
51. Chapter 150 - Jimmy's visit
52. Chapter 151 - Agreement
53. Chapter 152 - Me too
54. Chapter 153 - Fan club?
55. Chapter 154 - Fan Union Club
56. Chapter 155 - Cultural Festival
57. Chapter 156 - You're afraid
58. Chapter 157 - Courage
59. Chapter 158 - New party member
60. Chapter 159 - First Quest
61. Chapter 160 - Jared's Story
62. Chapter 161 - Departure
63. Chapter 162 - Planning
64. Chapter 163 - Fersch Dukedom
65. Chapter 164 - Gathering Quest
66. Chapter 165 - Leave it to me, class rep!
67. Chapter 166 - Dark Vine Eater
68. Chapter 167 - This is weird
69. Chapter 168 - Diary
70. Chapter 169 - You're under arrest!
71. Chapter 170 - I will smoke out the mastermind
72. Chapter 171 - We're going to rampage
74. Chapter 173 - Come, Yuko
75. Chapter 174 - Grandmaster
76. Chapter 175 - Going Outside
77. Chapter 176 - Evolution
78. Chapter 177 - Dark Vine Stinger
79. Chapter 178 - Souta vs. Ranny
80. Chapter 179 - Ranny's tears
81. Chapter 180 - Thanks for giving me a lesson
82. Chapter 181 - Vs. Dark Vine Stinger
83. Chapter 182 - Team fight against the Dark Vine Stinger
84. Chapter 183 - Harvesting the souls
85. Chapter 184 - Going back to Ladros City
86. Chapter 185 - New Captain of the explorer group
87. Chapter 186 - I'll take the six of you
88. Chapter 187 - Team
89. Chapter 188 - Start of Outdoor Training
90. Chapter 189 - Team up
91. Chapter 190 - Ignorant people
92. Chapter 191 - Hunting
93. Chapter 192 - Black Orc
94. Chapter 193 - Challenges and Tasks
95. Chapter 194 - Let's take a look at the Adventurers Guild
96. Chapter 195 - Don't disappoint me, my students
97. Chapter 196 Meeting
98. Chapter 197 Clearing Dungeon Part 1
99. Chapter 198 Clearing Dungeon part 2
100. Chapter 199 Arrival
3. Volume 3
1. Chapter 200 The Deadly Sins
2. Chapter 201 Six-Circle
3. Chapter 202 Bloodstone
4. Chapter 203 Too weak
5. Chapter 204 Vs. Six-circle officer
6. Chapter 205 Spirit Power
7. Chapter 206 Using everything
8. Chapter 207 Reinforcemen
9. Chapter 208 The Overwhelming Power of the Flame Master
10. Chapter 209 I'm now stopping the outdoor training
11. Chapter 210 Side effec
12. Chapter 211 Bountiful Rewards
13. Chapter 212 Mutated Goblin Corruptor
14. Chapter 213 Visi
15. Chapter 214 Bringers of Calamity
16. Chapter 215 Dark Oculus
17. Chapter 216 Frontpage
18. Chapter 217 Departure
19. Chapter 218 Meeting
20. Chapter 219 How did she appear here with them!?
21. Chapter 220 This will be a tough week
22. Chapter 221 Planning
23. Chapter 222 Rank 1 Battle Mage
24. Chapter 223 Meeting Princess Alea
25. Chapter 224 At least, S-rank
26. Chapter 225 Thoughts
27. Chapter 226 Mid-level Dungeon
28. Chapter 227 Shadow Cloak
29. Chapter 228 Four Arm Troll
30. Chapter 229 Killing the Four Arm Troll
31. Chapter 230 Exiting the dungeon
32. Chapter 231 - Welcome...!
33. Chapter 232 - Monster Lord of Destruction
34. Chapter 233 - Impress me! Show me what you learned in human
and demi country!
35. Chapter 234 - Restore
36. Chapter 235 - How about letting me fight all of them?
37. Chapter 236 - Battle of the Second Evolution Monsters 1
38. Chapter 237 - Battle of the Second Evolution Monsters 2
39. Chapter 238 - Blessings
40. Chapter 239 - Another hint
41. Chapter 240 - vs. Yuko 1
42. Chapter 241 - vs. Yuko 2
43. Chapter 242 - Quest Complete!
44. Chapter 243 - Rewards
45. Chapter 244 - Returning to Eternal Empire
46. Chapter 245 - Legion
47. Chapter 246 - Resting
48. Chapter 247 - I'll tell you my plan
49. Chapter 248 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Entrance
50. Chapter 249 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Into the Boss room
51. Chapter 250 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: White Jade Spider
52. Chapter 251 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Release
53. Chapter 252 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: The Two Shielders
54. Chapter 253 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Decision
55. Chapter 254 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Treasures
56. Chapter 255 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Complete Universal
Grade Artifact
57. Chapter 256 - Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon: Exiting
58. Chapter 257 - Saya's Decision
59. Chapter 258 - Saya's past
60. Chapter 259 - Advancement Exam
61. Chapter 260 - Fireworks
62. Chapter 261 - Divination
63. Chapter 262 - Are you willing to bet on me?
64. Chapter 263 - Meeting of the Dark Oculus
65. Chapter 264 - Inner Consciousness
66. Chapter 265 - Legion Building
67. Chapter 266 - Deal
68. Chapter 267 - Invitation
69. Chapter 268 - Commotion
70. Chapter 269 - Yanagi Shina
71. Chapter 270 - Agreement
72. Chapter 271 - Baits
73. Chapter 272 - Noble Party
74. Chapter 273 - Preparation
75. Chapter 274 - Let the war begin
76. Chapter 275 - I'm happy
77. Chapter 276 - Improvement
78. Chapter 277 - Everyone is paying attention
79. Chapter 278 - Do you wanna see a nuke?
80. Chapter 279 - Journey of Despair: Start of Show
81. Chapter 280 - Journey of Despair: [Shadow Bind]
82. Chapter 281 - Journey of Despair: Don't give up your hope
83. Chapter 282 - Journey of Despair: Hope
84. Chapter 283 - Journey of Despair: How do you feel?
85. Chapter 284 - End of Battle
86. Chapter 285 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Prologue
87. Chapter 286 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Dawn of Chaos
88. Chapter 287 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Flame Power
89. Chapter 288 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Great Teleportation
Spell
90. Chapter 289 - Collapse of the Ladros City: The Flame Master
91. Chapter 290 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Control Room
92. Chapter 291 - Collapse of the Ladros City: [Descent of the Binding
Apostle]
93. Chapter 292 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Sealing Spell
94. Chapter 293 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Franco vs. Rein
95. Chapter 294 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Traitors
96. Chapter 295 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Battling Wesler
97. Chapter 296 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Rank 2 Battle Mage
98. Chapter 297 - Collapse of the Ladros City: The Master of Traitors
99. Chapter 298 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Target!
100. Chapter 299 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Brando vs. Kan
4. Volume 4
1. Chapter 300 - Collapse of the Ladros City: District Three
2. Chapter 301 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Bryan vs. Kin 1
5. Chapter 304 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Spirit Synchronization
6. Chapter 305 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Artificial Living
Creature
7. Chapter 306 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Homunculus
8. Chapter 307 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Dark Emperor
9. Chapter 308 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Underground King
10. Chapter 309 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Deal
11. Chapter 310 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Vs. Seven Circle
Officers
12. Chapter 311 - Collapse of the Ladros City: [Soul Blood Mode]
13. Chapter 312 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Hunting the Seven-
circle officers
14. Chapter 313 - Collapse of the Ladros City: Killing Another Seven-
Circle Officer
Chapter -1 - Discord and Map
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If you want to see the map just join the discord. I will also post there the
character ill.u.s.tration in the future.
For now, I made the map of the entire Giza Continent. Only large kingdoms
and countries are recorded on the map.
The maps of other continents are still in progress so I hope you understand it.
That's all, and thank you! I hope you enjoy reading the story.
Chapter 1 - I've become a goblin
The stars glistened in the night sky as a young man finds himself deep in the
final moments of his favorite virtual reality game, Battle Worlds Online. The
game had taken the entertainment world by storm, quickly rising to the
highest played game worldwide.
The view-screen flashed with yet another mission successful notification; a

common sight for the young man. His notoriety as Battle Worlds Online's
Rank 1 player was a well-hidden part of his private life. His secret known by
only a few close friends. They urged him to reveal himself to the world and
join a game club, but he flatly rejected them all. The true joy of this game
was not found in the fame or the wealth, but in the escape to a world where
anyone can be whatever and whoever they want to be.
His name was Souta Ieshi but those who inhabit this world knew him as
Blood.
Oblivious to the danger that was soon to approach him, Souta prepared to log
out and stretch his legs, as the capsule he had been confined to for several
hours now was starting to take its toll. As he reaches for the logout option, his
screen filled with "error" symbols in large bold red text. Desperation and fear
filled Souta's heart as he attempted to force the logout, however it was
already too late. The capsule that Souta resided in experienced an
unprecedented surge of power, shooting electricity through his body. A
blinding white light illuminated the room as the capsule exploded.
With a boom that shook his apartment complex, Souta was dead
To cover up the failure of the machine, the media was silenced, not allowing
a whisper of the events that had caused the death to come to light. Soon,
Souta and the incident would be forgotten and become a nameless statistic, an
integer.
"Argh!"
A moment passed as the throbbing pulse within the creature's head started to
subside. He felt as if his entire body was on fire and his head had been struck
with a metal bat.
"Damn! It hurts!" He placed his hands in the hard, brown dirt and slowly
pushed himself into a seated position.
"Huh? Where is this? What the hell happened?" As his eyes began to clear,
he found himself focusing on the environment around him. Wooden torches
cast shadows on the high stone walls. The room itself was poorly lit, but he
could still see enough to determine that he wasn't anywhere familiar. The
damp air felt heavy in his lungs, thickened by the scent of wet earth and dust
and his mouth was filled with the taste of iron.
"Dungeon?" He couldn't remember where he had gotten the word but as

foreign as it sounded to him, it felt that it was the most appropriate word to
describe his surroundings.
He gathered his strength and stood up, noticing that the torches that lit the
room were still a foot or two above his line of sight.
A grimace spread across his face as his eyes drifted to the floor where he
could see a pair of dark-green covered feet; each one matched with five
grotesque toenails covered with filth and dirt.
"Huh? What am I?!" His confusion grew as he lifted each foot, staring at his
soles, calloused from walking without any footwear. He turned his attention
to the rest of his body, noting that his entire body was covered in the dark-
green skin. It clung desperately to his bones, as his gaunt figure which has
obviously suffered from extreme malnourishment didn't have much muscle
on it. He rubbed his hand along his chest, feeling the rib bones pressing
against the flesh as if it were trying to escape his body. His hand continued
up to his head, pressing against his scalp as the last of the headache subsided.
Not only was he green, skinny, and weak, but he was also bald! This was not
his day.
A light blue screen appeared before the creature, mildly startling it. He
glanced over the information on the interface.
Name: <unnamed>
Race: Goblin
Level: 1(0/100)
Class: «none»
Health: 10/10
Stamina: 3/3
Mana: 2/2
Strength: 3[+]
Agility: 6[+]
Dexterity: 4[+]
Intelligence: 1[+]
Vitality: 5[+]
Free attribute point(s): 3
Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab]
Skill point(s): 1
"I guess I just don't have a name." He had hoped that he would at least have
something he can call himself, but now was not the time to come up with a
name. Getting as much information about himself as possible was much more
vital.
Next was his race. "Goblin. Well, that helps I guess." Having the knowledge
of at least what he was soothed his anxiety slightly.
Quickly reading through the stats, he noted that outside of his health, none of
the numbers were double digits. Even with the little knowledge he possessed,
he still could easily tell that he was a very weak monster.
He continued down the list, stopping on the skills section. "Skills?" the
creature thought aloud. Another screen appeared atop the first, seemingly
closer than the larger information interface.
[Dash] Level 1: Increase the movement speed by 10% when running on a

straight line. Stamina cost: 2
Proficiency: 0%
[Stab] Level 1: Increase the piercing effect by 10%. Stamina cost: 2
Proficiency: 0%
As far as skills go they seem fairly basic and with only 3 stamina, they could
only be used once before he would be exhausted. However, they are the only
skills he has, so they will have to work.
Seeing as he currently had three free attribute points and one free skill point,
he had to think wisely about how to use them. Scratching his barren head, he
thinks to himself that he doesn't have enough information on his situation.
"I'll just hold onto these for now." he decides.
The goblin swiped at the information screens, causing them to disappear from
his view. He searched his immediate surroundings for a weapon of any kind.
After settling on a rock that was just larger than his fist, he made his way to
the worn wooden door on the far side of the room.
The door groaned loudly as it gave way to his tiny green hand. The rough
wood matched the rest of the room, having seemingly not received care in
several years. He had entered a long hallway that stretched into the darkness
from his left to his right. It appears to have been decorated similarly to the
room he had just left, with lit torches sporadically placed in metal sconce.
The flames on the torches seemed to be ready to die out at any moment, but
continuously held on, maintaining the low level of light in all directions.
Turning to his left, he silently crept along with the dirt and rock floor,
keeping a low profile as he followed the corridor.
The long, dim passage came to an opening. The creature carefully searched
the dimly lit room from the entrance of the corridor. The goblin's beady eyes
darted left and right, finally settling upon a shifting shadow in the middle of
the room. The light from the flames revealed a dull, off-white complexion
clad in leather armor. The dull shine of iron came from the mysterious
creature's hand.
The goblin's breathing became slow and calm. The skeleton soldier's defense
was much tougher than his and fighting would be impossible without a
weapon. As he reasoned in his mind, his heart began to beat faster, his blood
rushed through his body, and his mind filled with delight. He knew it would
be almost impossible to win, but his instinct lifted his body and moved his
hands to clutch his rock tightly. 'Let's do this!' he thought as he rushed
towards the skeleton, letting out a feral goblin howl.
The green monster threw his stone with all his might, splintering the skeleton
soldier's barren skull with a sickening crack. The skeleton stumbled from the
force of the blow, opening an opportunity that would be perfect for the quick-
witted goblin to take advantage of. While the skeleton was off-balanced, the
goblin leaped into the air, using all of his weight to kick the skeleton to the
ground. Once fallen, the skeleton was barraged with a flurry of goblin
punches, each one echoing the sound of snapping bone throughout the room.
As the skeleton attempted to rise again, the goblin would use as much force
to kick the berated soldier back onto the ground, allowing the goblin to
quickly unleash another round of blows upon the fallen victim.
A cold sensation shot through the spine of the goblin. Reflexively, the green
monster jumped back as far as it could as the wind from the blade of the
skeleton's wild swing sliced through the air a hair's breadth away from the
creature's green flesh. The goblin had sensed that he was weak, but even after
landing several powerful blows which caused his hands to tingle from
numbness, the soldier was still alive. The skeleton was now coated with dirt
from the floor where it had been lying and cracks had formed on the left side
of the skeleton's head where the rock had hit it. Several pieces of the skull
had fallen onto the floor from being struck by the goblin's fists.
The skeleton soldier found its way to its feet and staggered its way towards
the goblin. The goblin backed away from the creature, hoping for another
opening to attack. As the skeleton soldier lifted his blade into the air, the
goblin seized the opportunity to rush the skeleton, disrupting its swing. The
iron sword crashed heavily against the stone, ringing loudly into the
corridors. The goblin kicked at the inside of the skeleton's knee with all his
might. To his surprise, instead of feeling the resistance of the skeleton
soldier's bones, the goblin's foot pressed against the joint, causing the lower
leg to become dislodged from the upper leg. The skeleton once again fell to
the ground, where the goblin rushed to the skeleton's skull and stomped as
hard as he possibly could onto the creature. With another dry crack, the skull
gave way to the goblin's foot.
A dinging sound pierced the goblin's mind and a screen appeared before him.
You have earned 52 Experience for defeating a skeleton soldier.
Experience (52/100)
A heavy sigh escaped the goblin's lips as he fell back onto the now-
disintegrating soldier. His stamina had all been used up, causing his body to
refuse his command to get up. After a few minutes of rest, the goblin arose
and inspected the sole remaining artifact of the skeleton's existence. The iron
sword felt heavy in the goblin's hands. As he looked over it, a notification
appeared over it.
[Rusty Sword: +10 damage. Durability: 2/5]
The Goblin inspected the worn blade and led both hands to the hilt where he
gripped tightly onto the cloth-wrapped handle. He waved the box away and
lifted the blade onto his shoulder where he could carry it comfortably. As he
started to continue through the room to the opposite side of the room from
whence he arrived, another ding echoed in his mind, revealing another
translucent box in his path.
Quest(s) Received:
Survival: Survive for 5 days
Reward: 200 Exp. 1 AP (Attribute Point)
Raiding: Complete the dungeon
Reward: 100 Exp and 1 SP (Skill Point)
The goblin sneered at the box. If he was this exhausted from fighting just one
skeleton, how could he hope to clear the entire dungeon. The battle had
highlighted his weakness. Against one skeleton he would be at an advantage
due to his speed, but if there were more then he would be as good as dead.
The goblin decided he would use his attribute points to boost his power.
As he finished his thought, the attribute list appeared before him again. He
placed his first two points into strength sending a surging force throughout
his body. His muscles had definitely felt stronger after allocating just those
points, however, he hesitated before placing his third point on strength. Inside
his little green body, he could feel that he would need more than just strength.
His eyes wandered to his intelligence stat. He scoffed to himself, thinking it
absurd to waste points on intelligence when he could be even stronger,
however, the feeling refused to fade. Slowly, the goblin's bony finger hovered
towards the [+] on his intelligence.
As he pressed the button, his mind felt as if it was splitting open. He dropped
to the floor on his knees and grunted in pain. Thoughts, ideas, and memories
that felt out of place, yet familiar flooded into his mind and a single name
sounded through them all. 'Souta Ieshi'.
As the pain subsided, the goblin could recognize his own thoughts again. He
was Souta Ieshi. He had died and from his experience this far he could tell
that he was no longer in the world he once knew. He fell on his butt with a
mixed expression on his face as he had come to realize that he had been
reborn into another world as a goblin. He held his head in his hands and
curled up in the corner of the room.
His thoughts raced at breakneck speed. 'How could this have happened? This
can't be real! I can't be a goblin, they're so weak!'
Puzzled by his predicament, Souta struggled to grasp the reasoning behind
his situation. After a few minutes of panicking, doubting the reality of his
situation, and finally bargaining with himself, Souta cleared his mind and
took a deep breath. Souta slapped his face with both hands, filling his ears
with a hollow "pak". If he didn't get a hold of himself, he was doomed to die
in this dungeon.
Souta opened his stat window again and sneered in dissatisfaction. Although
goblins were known to be weak, it was much more despairing knowing that
those low stats belonged to him. He sighed and waved away the window. He
reminisced of when he was playing his games. This world reminded him
most of his favorite game of all, Battle Worlds Online.
In the game, there are players from all over the world, but most player
characters belong to one of three groups, the humans, demi-humans, and
monsters. It wasn't often that someone chose a monster character. The
beginning is extremely difficult since most monsters start off with weak stats
in comparison to the other two. Humans and Demi-Human characters had
fixed stats that increased gradually as they leveled up. However, monster
characters didn't have fixed stats, instead, they had to grind as hard as they
could to evolve into stronger versions of themselves, as long as the character
didn't die, they could even become as strong as a field boss.
"Evolution." The concept was firmly in Souta's mind, however, a fog seemed
to cover any details of how it worked.
Souta closed his eyes and focused on his next evolution. As he thought, the
name of his evolution seemed to come to him through the void of his
newfound information. He needed to become a Hobgoblin.
Souta cleared his head, now focused on his quest to become strong enough to
evolve. More information was coming to him, but it was becoming harder
and harder to sort out what it meant. The fog felt as if it was slowly returning
to his mind, taking information with it. 'The intelligence stat!' he thought. By
using the intelligence stat he was able to get his memories back, but with as
little intelligence as he currently has, he can't hold onto all of it. As his mind
continued to slip back to that of a goblin, he swiftly opened up his attribute
menu again. In the name field, he struggled to put in his name. 'It's a new
start, a new life. I could name myself anything I want.' His thoughts pressed
against him, but at that moment he knew that he could only choose one name,
his name. The name that his mother and father had given to him as a
celebration of his life and the name that he had kept hidden from the world
until his death. The tiny fingers pressed hurriedly on the keys and confirmed
his entry. Even as a goblin, there was one thing he shouldn't forget. His name
is Souta Ieshi, in his world and in this one.
Souta picked up the sword at his side, his mind now calmed to its original
state. He felt as if he had forgotten something, but wasn't sure what it could
be. Bits and pieces of information swirled about his head, making derailed
trains of thought that would continue to cycle.
Now armed with a sword, executing his skill [Stab] would be possible. This
would make fighting mildly easier, however, the main issue still existed, he
had no idea where he is.
Souta breathed a silent prayer of thanks to the system for giving him a way to
survive and slowly stepped into the corridor, pressing forward through the
dungeon.
Chapter 2 - [Soul Blood Earring]
Souta checked the exp that he received from killing the skeleton soldier.
Level: 1(52/100)
He only needed to kill one skeleton soldier before he levels up.
He stood up and armed himself with a short rusty sword that he got from the
skeleton soldier. He looked ahead and saw that there were two paths in front
of him.
He pondered what he should choose. In the end, he decided to go to the left

path. He couldn't describe it but this dungeon was somewhat familiar to him.
It feels like he came here before.
He walked carefully as he stepped forward and entered the left path. The path
was dark and the torches on the walls could barely illuminate the area.
He already guessed that this was the dungeon of an undead monster. The boss
of this dungeon must be a powerful skeleton knight or mage. If it's a lich then
there's no way that he could conquer this dungeon within five days. Lich was
a powerful undead and it's level hover between thirty to forty. It was a boss-
type monster that can be found in a mid-level dungeon or high-level dungeon.
He wasn't sure if this was a high-level dungeon just from seeing one skeleton
soldier. But... the system wouldn't give him such a low reward if this was
really a high-level dungeon. It must be a low-level dungeon if he would
receive such reward. One must know that the higher the reward the more
dangerous the quest.
Souta saw a corpse of a goblin laying down in the pool of blood. He had an
idea that the group of goblin tried to invade this dungeon but were killed in
the process. That's must be the reason why his body(goblin) was inside this
dungeon when he woke up.
"This smell is making me puke." Souta pinched his nose. The goblin smells
like a rotten fish. It's not his first time smelling this kind of thing.
Virtual reality could make people feel like they were really in another world.
The game could copy a person's five senses and Souta would set it to the
maximum so that he could really feel that he was in another world. He could
smell the blood, feel the wind, and saw the bloody scene inside the game like
they were real. The other people would at least turn off their sense of pain or
red blood but he hadn't. When someone cut him in the game he would feel
extreme pain, and when he cut someone in the game he would see the bloody
scene that he made.
He ignored the corpse as he walked ahead of it. Then, he saw a wooden door
five meters away from him. He slowly approached it while carefully looking
if there were any traps.
He placed his palm on the door and slowly pushed it. He took a peek inside
and saw that there were three skeleton soldiers inside the room.
"Three at the same time? I could handle it as I have a sword now and could
use the skill [Stab]." Souta muttered while looking at the sword in his hand.
He went inside the room without making any sound. He doesn't want to alert
the skeleton soldiers yet. He needed to swiftly take out one of the skeleton
soldiers to decrease the burden of fighting them.
He observed the three skeleton soldiers as he clenched his fingers around the
handle of the sword.
"One... Two... Three... Go!"
Souta pounced at one of the skeleton soldiers. He quickly raised his sword
above his head and swiftly swung it down at the skeleton soldier.
Bang!!
"Die!" Souta then pulled back his sword and used [Stab].
Swoosh!!
Bang!!
The tip of the sword hit the forehead of the skeleton causing various cracks to
appear.
The skeleton soldier fell down but Souta knew that it was still alive. He still
hasn't heard the system prompt inside his head yet.
He raised his feet and heavily stomped the skeleton soldier on the ground. He
then once again slashed the sword in his hand on the skeleton.
The bones in the neck of the skeleton weren't sturdy enough to stay till when
a metal like a piece of sword crashed into it. The bones cracked and the skull
was separated from the body as it rolled on the ground. The cracks on the
forehead of the skeleton spread out before it crumbled down.
All of this happened in just a few seconds.
[You've received 51 exp from killing Skeleton soldier!]
[You've level up!]
[All attributes increased by 1!]
[You've received 2 attribute points!]
[You've received 1 skill point!]
Souta was sure now that he eliminated the first skeleton soldier. He then saw
the other two skeleton soldiers charging at him.
One at his left while the other one was at his right.
Two on one, huh?
The skeleton on his left side slashed its sword.
Swooosh!!
"Ha!" Souta raised his sword and parried the sword of the skeleton soldier.
Then, he threw a punch on the rib cage of the skeleton.
Bang!
He then quickly crouched down as a sword passed above him.
"That's close!" He tripped the skeleton soldier with his foot before he
smashed his elbow on its skull.
Bang!
He doesn't have time to finish the skeleton soldier as the other skeleton
already made its way in front of him.
"Ha!" Souta shouted as he forcefully swung his sword.
Clang!
Both his and the skeleton soldier's sword collided causing a metallic sound to
echoed in the whole area.
Souta was forced back by the skeleton soldier's strength. His level was lower
than skeleton soldier so it was natural that the stats of the skeleton was higher
than him. He knew that his strength was weak that's why he needs to rely on
his sword. The added damage of the sword was enough to cause a crack on
the skeleton even if it wasn't a blunt weapon.
He gritted his teeth and bent his knees.
Swoosh!!
He used the skill [Dash] as he charged straight towards the skeleton while
pointing his sword at it.
Clang!
His sword crashed the few ribs of the skeleton soldier. He then grabbed it's
spine as he kicked the feet of the skeleton.
Bang!
The skeleton was smashed on the ground and when he was about to finish it,
he senses someone behind him.
"Hmm?"
He immediately rolled his body sideways.
Clang!
He lifted up his head and looked ahead. He saw the other skeleton soldier and
he squinted his eyes.
He dashed and slid on the ground while slashing his sword on the knee of the
skeleton soldier. He then kicked the ground as he flew in the mid-air. Along
with the force of gravity, he elbowed the skull of the skeleton soldier causing
it to crack.
He ignored the system prompt as he quickly moved his body and dashed to
the other skeleton soldier.
"This is the end!" He smashed his elbow on the skull of the remaining
skeleton soldier with all of his might.
Bang!
The skeleton soldiers slowly turned into ashes fading in the air as it leaves its
weapons.
"Ha~" Souta breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the system. He slumped
down on the ground as his tense muscles finally relax.
He looked at the system interface and saw that he level up to 2. He still needs
to kill two skeleton soldiers before he level up to 3.
Level: 2(105/200)
"I'm extremely tired!" Souta muttered as he looked at the rough ceiling.
"Let's rest for an hour."
Souta moved his body at the corner of the room. He leaned his back on the
walls while pondering his next move.
He lifted his head and observed the whole room. The whole room was wide
and dark. There's only one lantern at the center of the ceiling that could
barely illuminate the entire room. He looked around and found that there
were other four lanterns at the corner of the room but there's no light coming
out of it.
"This is...? A secret room!!" His gamer sense was tingling right now. He had
an idea that this was a secret room. There's no doubt about it. He just needed
to solve this puzzle.
He immediately got up and observed the whole room. He felt a sense of

nostalgia. It feels that he was familiar with this room but he couldn't
remember if he went here before in the game.
After a dozen minutes, he found something.
He was standing in front of the walls while tracing his palm at the cold wall.
"This is the secret door but I couldn't open it..." He rubbed his chin while
looking at the wall in front of him. He then looked back at the four lanterns at
the corner of the room. An idea came into his mind as this was familiar to
him but he couldn't remember where he completed this dungeon.
He lit up the four lanterns of the room and it illuminated the whole room but
nothing happens.
"Hmm...? There's still one thing that I need to do."
He looked up and extinguished the fire on the lantern on the ceiling, the first
lantern that was lighting up the room.
Boom!!
Suddenly, the ground shook.
Souta looked back and saw that the secret door was slowly opening.
"As I thought..."
He walked forward and saw a dark narrow path. He didn't think twice as he
directly stepped forward. He felt the mana here in this room was too dense,
making his chest heavy.
He tapped the walls and found that this was no ordinary rock. The mana here
made the walls harder than the rest making it a precious stone called Mana
Stone. From the looks of it, it looks like a high-grade mana stone, no, he
thinks that these walls shouldn't be called stone.
After walking for five minutes, Souta arrived in front of a metal door. He
opened it and looked inside the room.
There's nothing inside the room except a golden treasure chest in the center of
the room. The treasure chest was emitting golden light.
Souta's eyes lit up when he saw the golden treasure chest.
He approached it and slowly opened the golden chest. There's a lone silver
earring with black orb as its design inside the chest.
"This...?" He finally remembers what it is. This earring was one of his pieces
of equipment in the game. One of his powerful set in the game, the [Soul
Blood Earring].
He's lucky that he found this in the early game.
He picked it up and directly wear it on his ear.
"Ah!" He felt an overwhelming power went inside his body.
[Soul Blood Earring]: A powerful Universal Treasure. It could harvest the

soul of every creature to increase the wearers' power.
Skill 1: [Harvester of the Soul]: It could collect the soul of every dead
creature. Soul collected: 0/100.
Skill 2: (locked)
Effect: +10 strength, +10 vitality, +10 intelligence
Souta looked at the detailed information of the [Soul Blood Earring]. He still
couldn't use skill 2 as it needs the other pair of earrings. The [Harvester of the
Soul] was a skill to collect the soul of every dead creature. He couldn't
directly collect the soul of a living creature. He needs the soul of a newly
killed creature that hasn't left its body. If he collected 100 souls he could use
it to increase one of his attributes by 10 but every time he uses it the soul
requirement gets higher.
"This earring feels nostalgic..." Souta said with a smirked on his face.
It's time to harvest the soul inside this dungeon.

Chapter 3 - Training and Eating
Souta was much more powerful now than before. A single piece of Universal
Treasure gave him the power up above his level. Universal Treasures were
the highest grade treasure that can be found in the whole cosmos.
He stood up and picked up his sword. With the stats he had right now, he
could probably conquer this dungeon in just a single day. Well, it all depends
on the size of the dungeon.
"I should get the other skills for now to increase my battle prowess." He
rubbed his chin as he looked at the sword on his hand.
"First, I would try to acquire the [Sword Mastery] skill. To acquire it, I need
to swing a sword a thousand times in a proper form." He said as he fixed his
posture. This was the same in the game.
Swoosh!!
He began to swing his sword.
"One... Two... Three... Four..."
...
After a few hours, Souta finished swinging his sword and he successfully
acquired the [Sword Mastery] skill.
He sat on the ground as he tried to catch his breath. The muscles on his arm
were sore and he could barely move it.
"This will boost my fighting power."
He felt that this was really out of this world. When he acquired the skill, he
felt he already became well versed in using swords. In the game, it will only
increase the players' damage when using a sword. Also, some of the sword
skills require the [Sword Mastery] skill.
[Sword Mastery] Level 1: The most basic level of the Swordsman. At this
level, a person could be truly said a Swordsman. Effect: +20% damage when
using a sword.
Souta picked up the sword and played with it. He really felt that he was a real
Swordsman right now. With this, he could accurately pinpoint his [Stab] to
the bones of the skeleton. He wouldn't need to worry about not hitting the
bones when he used [Stab]. Before he was reluctant to use the skill [Stab] as
he was worried that his sword would pass through the body of the skeleton,
so he mostly used his fist and elbow. But now, he doesn't need to worry as he
had the [Sword Mastery] skill. The combination of [Sword Mastery] and
[Stab] was great.
The added damage of the [Sword Mastery] and [Stab] was enough to pierce
an iron not to say the bones of the skeleton.
"Am I really in the game or not?" He said with a sighed. He doesn't have any
information, all he had was the [Soul Blood Earring]. This was proof that he
was inside the game world.
What if he died? Gamers never died right? They only respawn.
He doesn't have the guts to try this. He still doesn't want to die and he had
many things that he wanted to do. He wasn't afraid of dying, the thing that he
was most afraid of was the unknown. No one knew what will happen if
someone dies.
"And one of that is to finish this game." He said with a smirked on his face.
This was a super difficult game as he would finish it without dying. This was
not the same as a virtual game when he died the system will only give him a
penalty.
He couldn't help but tremble while thinking about this.
He could dominate the game at that time because of his powerful set, unique
skill, and his super high level. If he was really inside the game, he wanted to
know the date right now. He wanted to know what version he starts.
He could already recall most of the things in the game, which must be
because of the added 10 intelligence of the [Soul Blood Earring]. But the
problem was that he couldn't remember anything outside the game except his
real name.
"Hmm...?" Souta saw something while he was looking at his stats. He found
that his exp increased while he was practicing.
"So training can also increase a person's level here. It must be because this
body wasn't an avatar anymore but my real body."
The increase in exp was low compare to what he gets from killing the
skeleton soldiers.
Suddenly, he felt his stomach growling. He still hasn't eaten a single meat
ever since he transmigrates into the body of the goblin. He forgot that he had
to eat to survive. His head was only filled with leveling up and forgot one of
the most important things, the food.
"The monsters here in the dungeon were only undead. I couldn't eat
something like that, plus when the undead died their body withers." He said
in a low voice. There's no animals here or other monsters. Monster? There's a
corpse of the goblin inside this dungeon.
He exited the room and went to the corpse of the goblin that he found before.
He looked at it with a frown on his face. "I'm going to eat this! I don't have a
choice but to eat this to survive, I still want to finish this story!"
He carried the corpse inside the room. He felt nausea just from the thought of
eating this goblin. His face contorted in disgust.
He suddenly recalled that there were torches everywhere inside this dungeon.
He would at least cook the meat of this goblin before he eats it.
He chopped the meat of the goblin and roasted it to the point that he couldn't
recognize that it was a slice of goblin meat.
Chomp!
Souta directly bit the meat and quickly gulp it. He felt that he was going to
puke the meat. He closed his eyes and erased those thoughts inside his mind.
"Souta eat, if you don't eat you won't survive!" He said to himself. He felt
that he was about to cry just thinking that he would eat this every day. Souta
thought that he should find a way back home. He doesn't want to stay here in
this place living like this.
...
Souta rest for a few hours before he exited the room. He was going to
conquer this dungeon.
He tried to collect the soul of the dead goblin but as he expected the soul
already left its body. The soul will leave the body after three hours when they
died. It means that the goblin died more than three hours from now.
Huh? He just remembered that he practice sword for a few hours and that
took most of his time.
Still, those skeleton soldiers. Those skeleton soldiers still had their souls on
their bodies that's why they could still move like a living creature.
A necromancer had that kind of skill. They could call the soul from the hell
back to the living world to serve them.
But he couldn't collect the soul of those skeletons if he hadn't defeated them.
He still needs to defeat them to weaken the link of soul and body so it makes
it easier to collect their soul.
"Okay, it's time to finish this," Souta said in a low voice as he played the
sword in his hand. After getting the [Sword Mastery] skill, he really felt that
he was an experienced swordsman.
He exited the room and went to conquer the dungeon. He met a lot of
skeleton soldiers on his way but with his current stats, those skeletons were
not a problem. He could defeat them easily with his 16 points of strength,
plus his 20% added damage when wielding a sword. Ten points of strength
was a big gain for a goblin like him. Every time a goblin level up its
attributes only increase by one point, so ten points were equals to ten level
up.
The skeleton soldiers weren't his match at all. They became his exp pot to
further increase his level. By the time he arrived in front of the Boss room,
he's already level 6. At this point, it's already hard to level up as he already
needs a large amount of exp.
It took him one day before he managed to arrive in front of the boss's room.
Since fighting for a whole day left him tired, he's going to take some rest.
"I want..." Souta slowly closed his eyes and took a little nap.
He woke up exactly four hours after he fell asleep.
"Ah!" He yawned and he looked around his surroundings. He didn't think that
he would fell asleep. He only plans to rest for a few minutes before going to
fight the boss of this dungeon.
He looked at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Goblin
Level: 6 (453/1,300)
Class: «none»
Health: 40/40
Stamina: 20/20
Mana: 34/34
Strength: 20 (10+10)[+]
Agility: 11 [+]
Dexterity: 8 [+]
Intelligence: 17 (7+10)[+]
Vitality: 20 (10+10)[+]
Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab], [Sword Mastery]
Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul(Soul collected: 31/100)]
Skill point(s): 6
'It's enough.' Souta nodded while looking at his stats. His stats were enough
for this Boss battle.
He also managed to collect the souls of those skeletons. He collected a total

of 31 souls from those skeletons. He still needs a lot of souls before he could
use the skill to increase his attributes.
"Okay, let's do this." Souta took a deep breath while closing his eyes. After a
while, he opened his eyes with a will to fight.
It needs a party of players to take down a dungeon Boss. But Souta always
fought alone in the game. He doesn't have any party members at all. All he
need was himself.
He raised his hand and put his palm on the cold metal door. He pushed it
opened and took a peek inside the Boss room.
Woosh!
A cold wind brushed his face.
Souta took a step forward and entered the room without hesitation. He
couldn't see anything as it was too dark.
Suddenly, the torches around the walls lit up and it illuminated the entire
room.
The room was circular, it doesn't have the four corners of a normal room. At
opposite of his direction, there, a skeleton wearing a black robe. The skeleton
was two meters in height and it's emitting a very ominous aura. On its left
hand, there's a black staff with the black orb at its tip.
With one look, Souta immediately knows what it is.
"Undead Skeleton Mage!"

Chapter 4 - Undead Skeleton Mage
"Undead Skeleton Mage!" Souta looked at the skeleton which was standing
in the center of the room.
Seeing this, he finally remembers where he was. At first, he wasn't sure

where he found the [Soul Blood Earring], but now that he saw the Undead
Skeleton Mage memories of this dungeon came into his mind.
He remembered that this dungeon was called Undead Sanctuary.
Undead Sanctuary was a very large dungeon. It consists of 12 low-level

dungeons, 6 mid-level dungeons, and 3 high-level dungeons. The ruler of this
place was the powerful undead inside the high-level dungeon.
He's currently inside one of the low-level dungeons. People didn't know that
this place was hiding a Universal treasure because they don't expect that one
of the low-level dungeons here was hiding the real treasure of this sanctuary.
They thought that all the good items were inside the high-level dungeons.
At that time, the players already cleared all the low level and mid-level
dungeons and they were preparing to clear the high-level dungeon when
Souta accidentally opened the secret door. They wouldn't expect something
like that inside the low-level dungeon.
The one in front of him was the Undead Skeleton Mage, one of the bosses of
the low-level dungeons here in the sanctuary. If he wasn't wrong this undead
level was between 15-20. A powerful opponent for the current him.
A cold wind strongly blew over him.
"Not good!" Souta quickly turned around and found the door closed on its
own.
"Looks like I'm trapped here." a wry smile appeared on his face while looking
at the Undead Skeleton Mage.
The Undead Skeleton Mage's eye socket flashed with red light and its aura
grew stronger.
"It's coming." Souta murmured as he braced himself.
He quickly checked his equipment. He had a sword and leather armor. These
were the only equipment he found in this dungeon this fits his current body.
Some of the skeleton soldiers dropped a gauntlet, helm, and boots but those
things were too large for him. It would make him uncomfortable if he forces
himself to wear those types of equipment. This was not like in the game that
he could just click the word "Equip" and it would fit him nicely.
"Let's do this."
The Undead Skeleton Mage lifted up its staff and the black orb emitted a
strange white light. A fireball at the size of the human head formed on its left
side and it quickly threw the fireball at Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta moved his body and avoided the fireball. He then charged at the
Undead Skeleton Mage.
When the Undead Skeleton Mage saw Souta avoided its attack, it raised its
staff higher. Two fireballs formed on its side.
"Oh~" Souta increased his speed as he moved in a zigzag pattern so that the
Undead Skeleton Mage couldn't easily aim the fireball on him.
Swoosh!
Souta moved swiftly and in just a few seconds, he arrived in front of the
Undead Skeleton Mage. He knows that this undead was weak in close combat
battle.
Tap!
The Undead Skeleton Mage quickly tapped its staff on the ground. A barrier
formed around the undead and it quickly expanded like a balloon.
Souta saw this and he quickly stopped on his track. He jumped backward
while slashing his sword against the barrier.
Clang!
"It finally uses a skill," Souta said in a low voice as he observed the undead.
The undead pointed its staff at Souta. Several fireballs appeared around the
undead and it quickly flew towards Souta.
[Fire Ball Dance]
Souta moved his body swiftly as he jumps side to side to avoid the fireballs
raining down on him.
Bang!
He got hit by one of the fireballs. It pushed him back by one meter.
His HP decreased by 10 points in getting hit by one fireball. He had a total of

40 health points and it's pretty low compared to his HP when his avatar was
demi. Monster type avatar was really weak at first.
If he doesn't have the [Soul Blood Earring], then his health points would
decrease by half leaving him only 20 points. In other words, if he doesn't
have the Universal treasure with him the Skeleton in front of him could two-
hit kill him.
There were so many fireballs shooting in his direction. No matter what, he

had to avoid getting hit. He would undoubtedly die when three more fireballs
hit him.
Swooosh!
Swooosh!
"Shit!" Souta run as fast as he could around the room. He pulled back his arm
and throw his sword on the Skeleton Mage.
Swooosh!
Clang!
The sword flew at a high speed and crashed on the barrier around the
Skeleton. It fell on the ground without damaging the Skeleton.
The fireballs stopped shooting and he knows why. The Undead Skeleton
Mage could only use one skill at a time. It couldn't use [Flame Barrier] and
[Fire Ball Dance] at the same time.
Souta used wouldn't let this chance go. With a stomp of his feet, he dashed
towards the Skeleton Mage using the skill [Dash].
He picked up his sword and smashed it on the barrier.
Clang!
He didn't give up as he continued to slash his sword producing a loud sound.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
After a few slashes, he noticed the crack formed on the barrier. He smiled
widely as he increased his pace in slashing his sword.
The Skeleton Mage tapped its staff on the ground.
The barrier flashed dimly and it expanded.
Ohm!
"Ah!" Souta shouted as he used the skill [Stab]. His sword pierced through
the barrier and he slashed it downwards.
The barrier was shattered like a fragile glass.
A red light glowed in the eye socket of the Skeleton Mage when the barrier
broke. It raised its staff in the air and dozen fireballs slowly formed.
Souta quickly moved his body and dashed towards the Skeleton Mage. Once
again, he throws his sword on the Skeleton.
"It's different this time!"
Clang!
The sword hit the Skeleton causing it to lose its focus. The red light on its eye
socket glowed brighter.
It caused a change in the fireballs forming in the air. The fireballs spin faster
and it grew bigger.
"Ah!" With a boom, Souta jumped and kicked the Skeleton Mage.
Souta noticed the fireballs were going wildly. He immediately ducked down
and grabbed his sword.
Boom!
Dozens of fireballs exploded in the air. It produces a powerful shockwave

that swept the area around it.
Souta was knocked back two meters away because of the shockwave.
He gritted his teeth as he stood up. That shockwave cost 5 health points. If he
was directly hit by that then he would lose most of his health points.
He used the skill [Dash] and arrived in front of the Skeleton Mage in just a
second. He launched a barrage of attacks on his opponent.
Stab!
Stab!
The Skeleton Mage swung its staff.

Souta saw this and he grabbed the arm of the Skeleton. He couldn't afford to
get knockback once again as there's already fireball forming above the
Skeleton.
He lifted up his sword and used it to blocked the staff.
Bang!
Although the Skeleton Mage was weak in frontal combat, its level was still
higher than him. The damage he took was 7 points.
"Argh!" He groaned in pain as he felt that his arm was going numb from
taking that hit. His health points were less than 20 and two more hits were
enough to take him down.
He lifted up his feet and kicked the Skeleton sideways.
Bang!
"You wouldn't get away from me!" He shouted as he tightened his grip on the
arm of the Skeleton. Once he leaves the front of the Skeleton, those fireballs
in the air would start bombarding him.
Stab!
He swung his sword like a madman trying to butcher his enemy.
He engaged the Skeleton in frontal combat. He dodges and attacks at the

same time trying to maximize his damage.
"Argh!" He was hit on the head and it caused him to loosen his grip on the
arm of the skeleton.
The Skeleton Mage waved its arm and jumped backward.

Souta wouldn't let it go easily just like that. He quickly stood up and used
[Dash] to chase the Skeleton Mage.
The speed of the Skeleton was slow compared to him who's using a skill to
increase his speed.
Swoosh!
He grabbed the robe of the Skeleton and once again use [Stab]. He only has
one-fourth of his total Stamina. He couldn't carelessly use his skill anymore.
"Just die!!" He shouted as he madly waved his sword.
Clang!
After a few slashes, the sword broke into pieces.
Souta tightened his fist and launched a barrage of punches on the rib cage of
the Skeleton.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He added 5 free attribute points to his strength attribute.
Strength: 25 (15+10)[+]
He pulled back his fist and shot a powerful punch on the Skeleton.
Bang!
The rib cage of the Skeleton was shattered.
Bang!
Souta didn't stop his punch and he threw another powerful punch one after
another.
He didn't stop until he heard the system prompts inside his head.
[You've received 1,972 exp from defeating the Undead Skeleton Mage!]
[You've level up!]
[You've received 2 free attribute points!]
[Congratulations on completing the Raid mission!]
[You've received 100 exp!]
[You've received 1 attribute point!]
He sighed in relief when he heard the system prompts in his head. He fell
down on the ground as he was too tired from fighting the "Boss" of this
dungeon.
He lay down on his back as he looked at the prompts. He received a lot from
conquering this dungeon.
He was now a level 7 Goblin and a few more levels were enough for him to
evolve.
Goblins had a lot of evolution path. The most basic ones were Hobgoblin and
High Goblin. He already crossed out these two from his evolution path. If he
doesn't have the [Soul Blood Earring], he would be forced to choose between
these two but now it's different.
He recalled one hidden evolution of the Goblin from the forum.
A powerful and extremely well-versed Goblin. The requirements for this

evolution was that one of his stats must have reach 50. With [Soul Blood
Earring] in his arsenal, he doesn't need to worry about 50 stat points.
The High End Goblin.
Its evolution depends on the stat that you choose.
Souta couldn't help but smirk thinking about his future growth.
Chapter 5 - Loot and Relaxation
Souta stood up and walked towards the Undead Skeleton Mage.
The Skeleton was slowly crumbling and withering, vanishing into the air like
a bubble.
There's still light in the eye socket of the Skeleton. It still has its will this
time.
"W-Why?"
Souta frowned when he heard a voice directly in his head. It was a language
that he didn't recognize but he still could understand it as the Skeleton was
directly talking to his mind.
"We... didn't do anything... Why invade... us...?"
It was then that the Skeleton vanished and disappeared into thin air.
"Why...?" Souta muttered in a low voice. He understood that this was

different from the game. The "Boss" was not a mindless monster just like in
the game. They had their own will and thoughts. They weren't a 2d character
anymore.
From their perspective, Souta was a monster that invades their home and kills
their brethren without reason. They were just living here peacefully and he
kills them, more like, he massacres them.
"I should be careful from now on." He said in a low voice as he squatted
down and harvest the soul of the "Boss" using the skill [Harvester of the
Soul].
He then closed his eyes and said, "Thank you for your patronage, the only
thing I could do is I will always remember your help in increasing my
strength... but I will not stop, I will conquer this whole dungeon!"
He really couldn't help it. At first, he was seriously treating this as a game.
He fought and kill them for the sake of becoming stronger. It seems that he
needs to think through his every action now.
He rubbed his chin and started to think about this whole dungeon.
Undead Sanctuary. There's a total of 12 low-level dungeons here on the upper

floor of the sanctuary. Six of them were occupied by the undead and the other
six were occupied by monsters.
He saw a corpse of a goblin inside this dungeon. It seems that the other
dungeon which was occupied by goblins were going around here on the
upper floor trying to conquer every dungeon.
It was different in the game. The monster here didn't spawn out of nowhere.
The monster increases their numbers through breeding and that's what
happened to the dungeon which was occupied by the monsters. There's
nothing that could restrict them here so they could go out of their respective
dungeon.
That's also the reason why Souta fought the "Boss" with a fifty percent
chance of winning. He couldn't grind in the same dungeon as the monster
didn't spawn like it did in the game.
Their numbers grew exponentially and at the same time, the "Bosses" of the
dungeon grew ambitious. They started to fight on their own and fought each
other trying to conquer each other's dungeons.
Once they know about his situation they will target this dungeon. Well, it
doesn't matter to him as this will give him a reason to kill them. Once they
attack him, he will not hold back at all and retaliate with his full strength.
Speaking of killing...
He hasn't felt anything at all when he defeated those skeletons. It just like
when Humans kill ants or insects. They wouldn't treat it as killing. A human
would only treat someone as a murderer when someone kills their own
species.
Still, it doesn't feel anything like that when fighting the skeleton. It only feels
like he's fighting a dummy. But it's not the same as fighting a humanoid
monster. Those monsters have the vibe of humans and it was entirely
different compared to skeletons.
Souta then shook his head hardly putting those gloomy thoughts in the back
of his head.
"Stop thinking about things like this! I will do what I do normally and
nothing will change. If someone helps me I repay them."
Souta smirked and turned his attention to the staff on the ground. There's also
the black robe of the Undead Skeleton Mage.
"What a nice reward! A piece of Yellow equipment!"
He smiled widely as he checked the details of the staff. He held the staff in
his hand.
[Staff of Undead(Yellow)]: It's a staff made negative energy. +20 mana, +10
magical damage, +5 intelligence. Durability: 8/10
[Undead's robe(Yellow)]: A robe formed when the dead rises from the grave.
+10% magical resistance, +5% physical resistance, +5 intelligence.
Durability: 8/10
He had a satisfied smile on his face when he saw the equipment. With its
durability, it was enough to last until he went to the surface. Yellow
equipment was enough for the current him.
There were different grades of equipment, artifact, and treasure. The lowest
grade was Colorless and the highest was Universal. The grade of the sword
that he was using before was Colorless.
Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Red, Dark, and lastly the Universal
was the grade of equipment from weakest to strongest.
In the game, all of his equipment was Universal grade treasure. The most
powerful one at that. Because of this that he became the most dominant
player around the world. He conquered countless dungeons at that time to
complete his set of equipment.
Souta stood up and wield the staff in his hand. He played with it for a while
before he stopped. The robe was too large for his current 1-meter size so he
couldn't wear it this time. He still needs to evolve first before he could wear
it.
Staff, huh? He looked at the staff in his hand.
Back then, he was a powerful Battle Mage. His class was versatile too all
ranges, be it melee or long-range.
He doesn't plan to change it. He will also become a Great Battle Mage in this
lifetime. This class was a powerful class that he used before when he was still
Blood.
A Goblin becoming a Great Battle Mage was certainly the things he's looking
forward in the future.
For now, he still wouldn't be able to get a class as the requirements for
getting the Mage class could only be found on the surface.
He shook his head and went to the back of the room. When he saw nothing
there, he sighed in disappointment.
It's impossible for a chest containing gold coins to appear out of nowhere. He
should be content by what he received.
There's only a door leading down to the middle floor here. The middle floor
was impossible for him right now. The mob there were only slightly weaker
than the "Boss" here. The "Bosses" downstairs were level 35-40. They were
too powerful that even if he finishes his evolution he wouldn't stand a chance.
He could barely kill a level 15-20 monster so he shouldn't think about the
middle floor for now.
"Okay, let's sleep for now." He said as he sat down and leaned his back on
the walls. He falls asleep quickly as he was too tired from fighting the
"Boss".
...
Souta woke up exactly six hours after he sleeps. He stood up and checked his
surroundings.
"I'm still here, I thought that was a dream."
He yawned and stretched his body for a while. Picking up the staff and robe,
he went out of the dungeon.
He stood outside and looked at the bright ceiling. The place outside the
dungeon was like a forest on the surface. Trees scattered around and there's
river silently flowing. There were crystals emitting light in the whole place.
"So much for the name Undead Sanctuary..." He muttered as he turned

around and looked at the tunnel behind him. This was where he came from.
For him, this was the same as the Newbie Village or Town in the game.
This place was truly beautiful. A person wouldn't associate this place to
Undead if they don't know its name. It's true that only six out of twelve
dungeons were undead but that's not the same for the dungeons below.
The dungeons below were truly dark and composed of powerful undead.
He walked ahead and squatted down in the riverside. He drinks a mouthful of

water to satiate his thirst. He hasn't tasted water since yesterday.
"Hu~ it's too good!"
Words of satisfaction escaped from his mouth. It feels like he hadn't tasted
any water for a very long time.
"I already miss going into hot spring... Ah~ earth-chan I miss you..."
He stepped in and he slowly submerged his body in the water. This time he
fully intended to relax.
If his memory was right, there's only fish in this river. There's no monster
here so he could peacefully relax here.
"Oh right! There's fish here! I also need to stack food in my stomach!"
He went to the surface and looked at the water. He observed and watched
silently before he found his target.
Swooosh!!
In an instant, he jumped down towards his target like a lion hunting their
prey.
With his current stats, it was easy for him to catch it in bare hands.
"Gotcha!"
He raised his hand and looked at the fish that he caught.
"Hahaha! This wasn't enough! I still need more!"
He once again dives down and caught fish with his own two hands.
It's not that bad to relax before he meets the monster here in the sanctuary.
Chapter 6 - Fighting Kobolds
"Hmm... Although I've just arrived here yesterday, it feels like I haven't eaten
seafood for a long time."
Souta muttered as he bit the roasted fish in his hand. He still has a general
idea of how to make fire without using magic.
"I've already increased my Intelligence attribute but I still couldn't remember

my past." He looked at his stats while eating.
He could only remember that he came from earth and played the most
popular game, Battle World Online. When he first came here, his memory
was hazy. He slowly remembers things from the past every time he increases
his Intelligence attribute.
"It sucks being a monster with low intelligence."
Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming behind him.
"Hmm...?" He slowly turned his head and looked behind him. He saw five
kobolds coming out of the bushes. They were armed with sword and spear.
Shing!
The kobolds pointed their weapons on his back.
'Oi! Oi! Why are you pointing that on me? Do you really want to die that
much?'
One of the kobolds opened its mouth and said something that he couldn't
understand.
"#[email protected]"
'This humanoid dogs?! I couldn't understand what they are saying!' Souta
frowned hearing this.
There's no subtitles or speech balloon in his vision like in the game. If that's
really the case, then he wouldn't understand a single thing in this world. No,
there's an exception... and that's the Undead Skeleton Mage he fought before.
But, it's different as the Undead Mage talked to his mind directly like some
sort of telepathy. Well, he couldn't understand the logic behind it.
It seems that he needs to learn the language of this world first. He just hope
that he still has time to learn that. It's important to learn it because he
wouldn't be able to converse to other races without learning a language.
Ah! There's an item that will greatly help him.
He recalled one of the most powerful and advanced countries in the world,
the Mechanic Country. The Mechanic Country had that technology. A
technology where he could freely converse to other people even without
knowing their language. That technology could translate thousands of
languages around the world.
"I'll just get it at that time." He muttered as he slowly stood up and faced the
kobolds.
The kobolds were still saying things that he couldn't understand. The kobolds
got fed up with him as he didn't even reply to their question.
They raised their weapon and swung it downwards aiming at his head.
Souta saw this and moved his body sideways dodging the sharp weapons. He
then picked up the [Staff of Undead] and drew a little distance to the kobolds.
"It's a fight, right? Okay, I will give you what you want!" Saying this, he
charged straight on the five kobolds in front of him.
Metallic sounds echoed in the area near the river.
Souta ducked down and used his feet to kick the knee of the kobold. He then
moved his hand and swung the staff.
Clang!
One of the kobolds protected its comrades by blocking his staff.
Swoosh!
The remaining three kobolds rushed at him and stabbed their spear in his
direction.
Seeing this, Souta rolled backward avoiding the sharp end of the spears.
'They have a good combination and I praise that but... that's all' He used
[Dash] and quickly zoomed the distance between him and the kobolds.
He swung his staff with greater force than before.
Bang!
One of the kobolds tried to block him but was pushed backward by his
strength. The kobolds were pushed back to their comrades.
Souta smirked and he once again used [Dash].
Swooosh!
He arrived in front of them in an instant and it caught to kobolds off guard.

He raised his feet and swept the kobold in front sideways.
Bang!
The kobold flew and crashed in the tree causing the leaves to fall.
Souta followed up by swinging his staff to the kobolds.
Bang!
The kobolds were hit in the head. It loosened its grip on the sword. Then a
heavy foot bent its body before flying a few meters away.
He moved his body as he threw his staff on the other kobolds. He then kicked
the sword to the air before he jumped and caught it.
Putchi!
Blood spurted out from the neck of the kobold.
It was so fast that the other two kobolds didn't see it clearly. They were
shocked that one of them got slain by a mere goblin. There were five of them
but they couldn't even handle a single goblin.
Two of them were down and one was dead. Only two kobolds were left.
Souta landed on the ground and looked at the remaining two kobolds with a
smirked on his face. When he caught the sword in the air, he quickly used the
skill [Stab] and slain the kobold.
[You've received 63 exp for defeating a Kobold!]
There's only one system prompts in his head. It means that the other two were
still alive. They were unconscious.
"It's time to finish this." Souta waved the sword and dashed towards the two
kobolds.
Series of prompts ringed inside his head.
...
Souta cleaned the bloodstains on his body in the river. He also cleaned the
sword that he will use.
He just recalled that this river was near the dungeon of kobolds. It's not that
surprising that he met them here as he already guesses it before.
If this was the same as the game then it's really shocking to see the monster
inside the dungeon walking out of it.
"Should I go there?" He rubbed his chin and looked at his reflection on the
water.
"Probably not..."
The monsters inside the low-level dungeon were 30 to 50. But... It's different
now the kobolds could increase their numbers by breeding. So the monsters
inside the dungeon were higher than fifty.
He wouldn't be able to conquer it with his condition. It's possible if he

finishes his first evolution.
That's it! He decided that he will increase his level first by conquering the
other six dungeons where undead lives, no, it's five now as he already
conquered the first one.
He rubbed his chin as he tried to recall a dungeon that has a lot of loots that
could bring him benefits.
After a few minutes of thinking, he decided that he would go to the dungeon

where ghouls reside. By the looks of it, it seems that he doesn't need to go to
the surface to get the basic Class needs.
There's no other treasure inside the dungeon before because there's a secret
room there where one could find the Universal Treasure [Soul Blood
Earring]. But it's different from other dungeon, he could find skill books and
knowledge there. Back then, some players even found Spirit fruit.
Speaking of loots, the upper floor couldn't be compared to what's on the

middle floor. The loots there were abundant and all of these were free to take.
He doesn't have any competitor here cause he's the only one here beside the
monsters.
Oh! He's also a monster.
Souta stood up and hanged the [Undead's robe] on his shoulder. On his left
hand, there's the sword and the staff was on his right hand.
"Okay, let's conquer and evolve as fast as we can!"
Souta shouted even though he's the only one here.
...
Putchi!
A dog head flew in the air and sprayed blood on the area below.
"I forgot that I'm close to the kobolds dungeon." Souta sighed and gripped his
weapon tightly.
He used [Dash] and crashed the enemies in front of him, giving him a bunch
of exp.
He didn't show any mercy to these kobolds that want to take his life. He
killed them as if he was harvesting exp just like in the game.
Blood flow on the ground and it turned the green grasses into crimson blood
color.
Today, the kobolds lost ten men.
"Hu~ it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
Souta said as he turned around and leave the scene. Sinking a sharp blade into
the flesh of a living being made him feel nausea. This was not a game
anymore that he could ignore killing them. It's a different feeling when he's
killing the undead as those were originally dead.
He rested the staff on his shoulder as he walked leisurely towards the
direction of the ghoul's dungeon.
After a few minutes of walking, he arrived in front of a dark cave.
The dark cave was releasing a very dark aura. It was like he was back inside
the skeleton's dungeon. The only difference was this dungeon was releasing a
stinky smell.
"It stinks here!" Souta frowned as he pinched his nose.
The ghouls were rotten creatures. It's different from skeleton soldiers that
don't have any piece of flesh. These ghouls smell was really bad as its flesh
was rotten and there's even a worm crawling inside their body.
That's what he remembered inside the game. His knowledge of the game was
really helpful to him.
"Well, let's go inside now."
Souta took a step forward and entered the cave.

Chapter 7 - Sealed door
"Good." Souta looked at his stats and nodded. His health, mana, and stamina
were full. He loses too much health and stamina in the battle yesterday. When
someone was not resting, a player's ordinary recovery rate was 1 per hour but
when they're sleeping their recovery would increase by five times.
In other words, it would become 5 her hour. He only had 42 health so eight
hours of sleep were enough to get his health back to full. It's also the reason
why some of the players will choose to go to an inn before they log out.
Players wouldn't be able to move once they choose the activate the function
sleep in the game that's why they have to log out.
"Well, let's enter..." Souta shook his head and stepped inside the cave.
...
This dungeon was different from the last dungeon. The floor, walls, and
ceiling were made of stone bricks. It looks like an abandoned underground
base or labyrinths.
The torches on the wall were organized neatly so Souta could see more
clearly in this place.
Souta looked ten meters away from him. Five ghouls were standing there
without doing anything. He could clearly see their rotten flesh.
He brandished his sword and dashed forward.
Swooosh!
"Die!!" He roared as he waved his sword.
The head of the ghouls flew and crashed in the ceiling. Thick blood scattered
everywhere.
Souta ignored this and he kicked the body of the ghoul that he beheaded.
Bang!
The headless ghoul crashed on the two ghouls on the left side. It immobilized
the two ghouls. The other two ghouls roared as they charged at him.
Souta pulled back his sword and used the skill [Stab].
Putchi!
The sword pierced through the body of the ghoul.
He lifted up his feet and kicked the ghoul, at the same time pulling out his
sword.
He then moved his other hand and swung the staff.
Bang!!
He didn't stop as he swung his sword again.
"Die!!"
...
It took him a minute before he defeated the five ghouls. With his current
stats, he could defeat these monsters without any problem.
Souta looked at the paths in front of him. He frowned as he tried to recall

where's the Boss room.
"Ah! I remember now! It's in the front!"
Since the boss was on the path ahead, he decided to finish the left path first.
He's saving the boss for the last. That's really the way.
He would get the other good things here before fighting the boss. The things
on the left path were a treasure containing skill books that he needs to get a
class. While the right path was a room full of more than twenty ghouls.
Even though he knew that the right path was a room full of ghouls, he would
still enter it as he needed exp and soul the most right now. He wouldn't let it
escape his grasp. Those exp and soul were all his possession. Not now,
maybe later after he kills them.
"The basic requirements to get the class..."
He moved forward and kill some of the ghouls on his way until he reached a
sealed metal door.
He was familiar with this door. A sealed door where treasure chest lies
behind it. Characters were neatly carved in the metal door. Below the
characters were things that he knew.
A coin, book, fish, and a bed.
He couldn't understand the meaning of these characters.
"Ah~ I really need to learn how to read and write in this world," Souta
muttered with a sighed. If he wasn't familiar with this dungeon then he
wouldn't be able to get the treasure inside this sealed door.
If he was in the game, the system would translate these words for him.
He sighed with a helpless expression. He then rubbed his chin as he began to

delved back into his memories. Some parts of his memories were fuzzy,
covered with thick fog.
After a few minutes, he opened his eyes and looked at the characters.
"If I'm not wrong these characters... It means 'It wears a coat to keep its skins
in working order. Transport you to other realms without a magic portal."
That's what he found in his memories. It's strange that he could look back in
his memories like a book.
"If I were to answer this back on earth then I would answer Virtual Capsule,
but it's not in the choices below. Well, I know the answer because I already
tried this back then."
He stepped forward and pressed the book on the door. He then took a step
backward as he waited for the door to open.
After a few seconds, he heard a metallic sound stirring inside the door before
it slowly opened. It revealed a dark room without any torches.
Souta smirked as he looked inside the dark room. If he picked the wrong
answer then it would activate a trap to kill him. He died many times because
of the trap back in the game.
He took a step inside the dark room. A golden treasure chest was laying in
the middle of the room. The darkness couldn't hide the golden treasure chest
completely.
He squatted down and slowly opened the golden treasure chest. Inside the
chest were two black books.
These two black books were the skill books that he wanted to acquire. He
could also get these books in the academy on the surface or some mysterious
guy that sells skill books. Well, there were many ways to get the basic skill
required for basic class, and going into the dungeon was one of these.
Souta held it in his hands. A row of words appeared in his vision, as soon as
he touched the books.
[Do you want to learn Mana Manipulation skill for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
[Do you want to learn Fireball spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
He had 8 skill points and learning these two skills would leave him 4 skill
points. He received 1 skill point every time he levels up and 4 skill points
weren't a loss to him if he could learn these two skills.
'Yes,' Souta said mentally. He then saw his skill points decreased by four.
Knowledge about the two skills was poured inside his head. It made him
slightly lose his balance.
[You've learned Mana Manipulation skill!]
[You've learned Fireball spell!]
Souta took a deep breath when he read the words. He's one step closer before
he could get a class.
The requirements for the Mage class were simple. A player needs to learn the
skill [Mana Manipulation] and five magic spells for the class Mage. He
already learned one magic spell. He just needs to learn four more spells to
complete the requirements to Mage class.
But that wasn't important now. What bothered him was the strange feeling
when he learned the skills. The knowledge of the skills that were poured in
his head.
Souta raised his hand and it emitted a dim blueish light. He could somehow
control the mana inside his body. There's no function like this in the game.
The players thought that [Mana Manipulation] skill were useless. For them,
and him, this skill was only a requirement to get the class Mage and learn
other spells.
The feeling of this strange energy inside his body made him felt like nothing
could defeat him.
He could freely control the mana inside his body. He could use it to coat his
fist, legs, or his whole body when fighting an opponent.
"Really... This is making me excited." He said with a grin on his face. He's
looking forward to going to the surface.
...
After he finished settling his things, he went back and go to the crossing
paths before.
He finished the left path and time to exterminate the ghouls on the right path.
First, he looked at his newly acquired skills.

[Mana Manipulation] Level 1: A skill that will let you control your mana. No
cost
[Fireball] Level 1: Creates a fireball that attacks the enemy. Mana cost: 5
These were enough for him. Undead was weak against fire, light, and holy
type skills. This lessens the difficulty of this dungeon, no, the boss. He
wouldn't use the [Fireball] against ordinary ghouls as he only had 36 mana.
He would save it to finish the boss easier.
At the very least, he wouldn't suffer like when he fought the Undead Skeleton
Mage before. He had a higher chance of beating a boss with additional fire
type skills.
He hummed as he walked forward. He was in a good mood right now.

There's no doubt about this but the other dungeons contain skill books. He
would plunder them later and get the Mage class.
After a few minutes of walking, he arrived in the center of a wide room.
Bang!
The only exit behind him was closed and the walls slowly opened revealing a
large number of ghouls inside.
"Grrraaa!!"
The ghouls looked at him with bloodshot eyes. They revealed their sharp
nails and teeth.
Shiiing!!
Souta brandished his sword as he slowly turned around to face the ghouls.
He smirked and said, "Don't disappoint me! Just give me a lot of exp!"
Chapter 8 - Boss Battle
Souta turned his body in the air while slashing his sword.
Putchi!
The heads of the ghouls fell on the ground with a loud 'thud' sound.
Souta landed and he quickly moved his body around the wide room.
He didn't get to close to the walls as he knows that there's a trap there. If he
gets one meter close to the walls he will activate the trap. The walls, ceiling,
and floors will sprout metallic spike that could kill him easily.
Souta swiftly moved his body as he avoided the ghouls from all sides.
Swiish!
He cut the arms the ghouls in front of him before he swept it with his staff.
Bang!
"Ten down..."
With every wave of his hand, parts of ghouls flew in the air. He cleanly cut
their bodies into two before smashing it with his staff.
He crushed the ghouls brutally without a hint of mercy. He slash, slash, and
slashed his sword until he cut them down.
In just ten minutes, he finished all the twenty-eight ghouls.
He sat down on the ground while panting heavily. Fighting almost thirty
ghouls cost him large amount of stamina. He even took some scratches on his
body.
"I'll rest for an hour..." Souta muttered as he lied down on his back. He
looked at the ceiling with a blank expression.
Grrrr!!
The door slowly opened as the ground shook slightly. It revealed a path to go
back to the entrance.
"Huff... Just twenty more souls and I will be able to use the effect of [Soul
Blood Earring]." Souta muttered while looking at the interface in front of
him.
Just a little bit more and he will be able to increase one of his attributes using
the effect of his earring. The effect of [Soul Blood Earring] was permanent,
so even if he unequip it his stats will stay the same.
When you're a goblin it doesn't matter if you level up or not, what matters
was the evolution. The attributes only increased by one and it didn't even
make a difference in powers.
"Haa~" Souta wiped his sweat using the [Undead's robe]. He doesn't have an
inventory so he couldn't store the equipment he found in this dungeon.
"I will be fighting the boss soon..."
He recalled that the boss here was the Great Undead Summoner. A boss-type
ghoul that could summon tens of ghouls in an instant. He guessed that this
will be enough for his [Soul Blood Earring].
He will also level up to 8 if he could kill five or more ghouls.
He closed his eyes and fell asleep. He dreamed that he was Blood, fighting
hundreds of enemies in the near Great War.
...
He woke up after 3 hours of sleep. He sat on the ground and rubbed his eyes.
"I fell asleep..."

He looked at his surroundings and found that he was still in the dungeon.
How careless of him to sleep in a dungeon full of ghouls.
He stood up while grabbing his weapons, the staff, and the sword. He then
exited the room after he finished checking his condition.
He arrived at the intersection and went to the path where the boss lies. He just
checked his stats and this was enough for him.
Soon, he met five ghouls.
He didn't hesitate as he directly charged ahead while brandishing his sword.
"Finish the battle in an instant... Do not waste stamina."
Putchi!
The heads of the ghouls flew in the air as their bodies stopped moving.
Souta turned his head and looked at the body of the ghouls. He then waved
his sword and the blood on it splattered on the ground.
"Just a little bit more and I will level up."
He walked ahead and found a huge metal door.
"A boss room, huh?"
He placed his palm on the door, feeling the cold metallic surface of the door.
He put more force in his hand and pushed the door open.
Swooosh!
Cold wind burst out of the room. It brushed his face and felt a chill on his
body.
"It's cold here..." He muttered and looked at the robe that was hanging on his
shoulder. Placing down the staff, he grabbed the robe and wrapped it on his
body.
"Okay, let's do this!" Souta took a deep breath and said to himself. He
unconsciously emitted a faint killing intent as he stepped inside the room.
The room was so wide. It's circular like the room of the Undead Skeleton
Mage. There were no torches on the walls as it was covered in ice. On the
ceiling, there's a crystal that gives off light.
Souta saw the figure of a two and a half meter ghoul in the center of the
room. Below its feet, a large magic circle was drawn on the ground. The
magic circle was emitting a faint white light.
It was the boss of this dungeon, the Great Undead Summoner.
"Another long-range boss..." He muttered while looking on the gigantic

ghoul.
He could feel the dense mana in this room. After learning the [Mana
Manipulation] skill, he became sensitive to the mana in his surrounding.
The boss moved its head and looked at him deeply. It then roared loudly that
shook the entire room.
ROAR!!
Souta smirked as he saw seven ordinary ghouls emerge from the ground.
"An exp pot, huh?"
He bent his knees and threw himself on the ghouls.
Boom!
In just a second, he arrived in front of the ghouls. He used [Stab] and pierced
the body of the ghoul. He didn't stop as he headed to the next ghoul and
smashed it using his staff.
Bang!
The boss took a deep breath and Souta noticed it. Souta quickly rolled
sideways as the boss used its own skill.
[Air Wave]
A powerful gust of wind that could tear Souta's flesh shot out from the mouth
of the boss. The wind didn't hit anything before it crashed in the walls
causing it to shake a few times.
"What a powerful skill..." Souta said in a low voice while looking at the
damage it caused. He then turned his head and looked at the boss with a smile
on his face.
*Ding!*
[Quest triggered!]
[Boss fight]: defeat the dungeon boss and conquer the dungeon. Rewards:
400 exp, 1 attribute point, and 1 skill point.
Souta read the quest with a smile on his face. He turned to the ordinary
ghouls and used [Dash]. He quickly kills one of the ghouls before jumping in
the air. He could see that there were another seven ghouls emerging from the
ground.
He opened his palm and shoot [Fire ball].
Bang!
"You're not the only one who has skills..." Saying this, Souta aimed his sword
downwards as he fell down while piercing the head of the ghoul.
He quickly stood up as the rest of the ghouls were rushing at him.
This was the strategy of this boss. While the boss was charging the [Air
Wave], the ordinary ghouls were going to rush at its enemy.
[Summoning], [Air Wave], and [Berserk Ice Shot] were the skills of this
boss. Once a player grasped the boss's fighting style, they could eliminate it
easily.
He runs in circles while slashing the ghouls. He kept moving his arms as he
just slashed and smashed everything in front of him.
Then, he heard a familiar sound in his head.
*Ding*
[You've level up!]
'Level 8, huh?' He thought as he jumped in the air and barely avoided the [Air
Wave].
He used the head of the ghouls to run before jumping towards the boss. He
slashed his sword on the back of the boss.
Swiiish!
The boss grew angrier as it threw him rapid punches.
Souta jumped side to side barely dodging the punches of the boss. He shot
[Fire ball] once again and it hit the face of the boss.
Souta turned around and leave the boss. He proceeded to kill the ordinary
ghouls.
*Ding*
[You've collected 100 souls!]
He heard a system prompts on his head. He looked and saw that he collected
100 souls. When he was about to use the souls he collected the boss used the
most powerful skills in its arsenal.
[Berserk Ice Shot]
Ice blocks with the size of a human head kept coming straight at him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta got hit on his shoulder and stomach.
"Argh!"
He gritted his teeth as he used the 100 souls to increased his Agility attribute
by ten.
*Ding*
[You've used the soul you've collected!]
[Agility increased by 10!]
Souta felt cold energy entered his body and it increased his ability.
[Agility: 23]
'This will be enough...' He took a deep breath while checking his attribute
and...
Swooosh!
He disappeared from his position and appeared ten meters away. He moved
so fast that the ghouls couldn't even see him.
He turned around him used [Stab] repeatedly, piercing all the bodies of the
ghouls.
The boss grew angrier at this. It once again cast [Air Wave] as [Berserk Ice
Shot] was cooling down. A powerful gust of wind went straight forward on
Souta.
Souta turned his head and looked at the incoming powerful wind. When the
powerful wind was about to hit him, he once again vanished.
The boss was stunned at this. It then noticed that Souta was running.
[Dash]
Souta increased his speed with the skill [Dash]. When he was ten meters
away from the boss, he jumped in the air and used [Stab] on the face of the
boss.
Roar!
The boss roared and waved its hand. Souta maneuvered himself in the air and
landed in the ghoul's hand.
[Fire ball]
The fireball exploded in the face of the boss. Souta followed up by stabbing
his sword.
[Stab]
*Ding*
[Proficiency reached!]
[Your skill Stab level up to two!]
Souta was surprised when he saw the system prompts. He didn't think that he
would be able to level up his skill in just two days. Normally, it would take a
week or two to level up a level 1 skill to 2 without using skill points.
'Luck is on my side!' He smirked as he used the strengthened [Stab].
Putchi!
Dark red blood gushed out from the neck of the boss.
"Die!" Souta roared as he used [Fire ball] until he run out of mana.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
All of the fireballs hit the head of the boss. The head of the boss was covered
in thick gray smoke.
Thud!
Souta landed in front of the boss and waved his sword and staff.
"AHHHH!!!"
"JUST DIE!!" He waved the two weapons in his hands trying to kill the boss.
In just a minute, he threw more than a hundred blows.
'For the final phase!' Souta pulled back his sword before stabbing it madly.
[Stab]
*Ding*
[You've received 1,830 exp for defeating the Great Undead Summoner!]
Souta breath a sighed of relief when he heard the system prompt. Then, he
was filled with bewilderment. He hasn't finished the mission. He already
killed the boss.
Soon, he found the answer as he heard a low growl behind him.
The ghouls were still here. He wouldn't be able to complete the mission until
he kills all of them.
He turned around with a tired expression as he faced the ghouls.
"Ah~ I need to make it quick... I want to rest."

Chapter 9 - Kobold again
[Congratulations on completing the Boss fight mission!]
Souta lied down after he heard the system prompts. Fighting the boss and
ghouls at the same time took almost all of his stamina. Plus, he also drained
his mana pool. He only had 1 mana reserved in his mana pool.
Well, he also gains a lot this time. Unfortunately, the ghouls weren't wearing
any sort of armor so he couldn't pick any decent items from their body.
"Well played Souta..." He said to himself as he looked at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Goblin
Level: 8(2,725/3,500)
Class: «none»
Health: 29/44
Stamina: 3/22
Mana: 1/38
Strength: 27(17+10)[+]
Agility: 23[+]
Dexterity: 10[+]
Intelligence: 19(9+10)[+]
Vitality: 22(12+10)[+]
Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab], [Sword Mastery], [Mana Manipulation]
Spell(s): [Fireball]
Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul. Soul collected: 18/200]
Skill point(s): 6
He used the souls he collected to increase his agility attribute. Right now, all
of his stats were balance except the dexterity. Dexterity and agility were
somehow connected as he wouldn't be able to control his speed properly
without raising his dexterity.
[Harvester of the Soul]. This skill was a cheat. It's one of the reasons that he
got stronger in the past.
The souls that he needs to use the effect of the skill got higher. Currently, 200
souls were what he needed. To get this amount, he needs to at least conquer
one or two dungeons. There were many opportunities to obtain souls in this
world. There's no shortage of war in this world. Just by standing in the
middle of a battlefield, he could get thousands of souls in just a few seconds.
A small war was participated by two countries. And the battlefield of this war
was enough for him to increase his stats by a few times. Hundreds of
thousands of people participated in a war of this scale.
Back then, the players gave him a nickname 'Wanderer of War'. It was
because he always appeared on different battlefields around the world
plundering the souls of the dead people. It was especially in the Great War
where all countries join the battle. There were at least billions of souls there.
He walked throughout the whole continents. Nothing could stop him at that
time.
Souta put those memories in the back of his head. He then looked at his stats
once again. Just a little bit exp and he's going to level up once again. He's
slowly reaching the level cap before evolution and his stats weren't enough
for the requirements. It seems that he needs to use his free attribute points to
raise his stats.
Souta closed his eyes and pondered what he should do next. After getting out
in this sanctuary, he will try to determine what version he's currently. There's
a probability that the future he knows was different. There's a reason for that
and that's because of the existence of players. Every day millions of players
were doing an ordinary quest and some of them were doing hidden quest or
main quest. Sometimes, it could determine the future of a kingdom.
There was once a war between two countries and five of the top 10 guilds
join one side. The outcome was inevitable. The side that the player joined
won the war.
While thinking this, Souta fell asleep because of tiredness.
...
Souta woke up after sleeping for almost eight hours.
"Ah~"
He yawned and stretched his body before he got up. He, the legendary player
of Battle World Online, start his day in another world.
"I want to wash my body..." He looked at himself full of dirt.
He exited the dungeon and sneakily went to the river to wash.
On his way, he met the corpses of both kobolds and goblins. He sat down and
checked the body of the goblin.
"It seems that they were killed recently..." Souta muttered as he stood up. The
souls were still here so they didn't die that long. The souls will leave the body
after 3 hours so he could guess what happened here.
It only means that the kobolds and goblins engaged in a battle based on their
wounds and the surrounding. The battle was not small at all. At least it
involves half of the force of a whole dungeon. He could see it because there
were fifteen dead bodies here not including the kobolds. If he added it, then
there's a total of twenty-six dead bodies here.
"I want to relax for a while but it seems that I don't have the time," Souta said
in a low voice as he turned his head to looked at his left side. This was the
direction of the dungeons where goblin and kobold lives.
He collected the souls of the kobolds and goblins before he left.
...
Clang!
Clang!
The kobolds and goblins were fighting. It was a large scale battle involving
twenty monsters. It looks like the battle already starts half an hour ago
because of the corpse scattered on the ground.
Souta was looking down on the battle on top of the tree. He could predict the
outcome of this battle. The kobolds were pushing the goblins.
He waved his hand and collected the souls of the dead. He easily collected
more than fifty souls this time. He guessed that it's time to increase his exp.
He couldn't just watch everything while collecting souls leisurely. He also
needs the exp to level up.
He opened his stats and looked over. His health, stamina, and mana were full.
He would use a little bit of his stamina to kill all the kobolds this time.
He didn't hesitate anymore as he directly jumped in the air towards the battle.
He brandished his sword and stab it on one of the kobolds.
The kobolds and goblins were startled at his sudden appearance.

Souta smirked and threw himself towards the kobolds. He didn't give them
the time to regain their composure as he sliced one of the kobolds in half.
Putchi!
The leading kobold roared angrily and shouted on its comrades. The rest of
the kobolds came back to their senses.
Souta slashed his sword on the leading kobold. The leading kobold held its
spear tightly and blocked the sword aiming at its neck.
The two exchanged blows causing sparks to flew around them.
Souta took a step back as he was quite surprised at the spear skill of the
kobold in front of him.
'At least level 2 mastery, huh?' He thought. The kobold in front of him had a
higher mastery of weapon than him. He once again clashed against the
leading kobold.
Souta waved his sword faster than before. He also out more strength. He
would dominate the kobold in front of him with his high stats.
In just a few seconds, the two exchanged dozens of blows.
Cracked!
Souta's sword was shattered and the leading kobold smiled at this. Souta
opened his palm and the handle of the sword slipped off. The kobold felt
something was wrong but it couldn't figure out what's wrong.
Souta slightly opened his mouth and said, "[Fire ball]" Flame burst out of his
palm and exploded in the face of the kobold.
Boom!
The kobold couldn't dodge it as their distance to each other was one foot. It
was impossible to dodge with its stats.
Souta already knew that the sword was on the verge of the collapse before the
battle. He could see the details of his equipment he register in his system as
'equip' so he could that the durability of the weapon he uses.
Souta clenched his fist tightly and threw a powerful punch on the stomach of
the kobold.
Bang!
He threw another punch on the face and hurriedly picked a sword on the
ground.
[Stab]
The sword pierced the neck of the kobold. It quickly drained its life and drew
its last breath before falling on the ground.
[You've received 118 exp for defeating a Kobold Warrior!]
'Eh!' Souta was surprised when he saw the words 'Kobold Warrior'. So this
kobold wasn't ordinary kobold, that's why it could exchange blows with him
for a long time.
The level 2 [Spear Mastery] was great. It could suppress his skills like that. If
not for his scheme he wouldn't be able to kill it with just his level 1 [Sword
Mastery].
Souta hurriedly shook his head. It's not the time to think about that. There's
still kobolds left here and he needs to kill them first.
...
Souta killed the rest of the kobolds easily. He waved his hand and collected
the souls of the dead. He then turned his head to the goblin in front of him.
The goblin was saying something he couldn't understand.
'What the hell? I don't understand what this guy's saying!' Souta thought
while looking on the goblin that kept blabbering something he doesn't
understand.
Should he kill them? No, they're important to reduce the numbers of the
kobolds and the other inhabitants of the dungeon here.
The numbers of the living creature here were greater than it was in the game.
The kobolds that died this time were greater than fifty. He recalled that he
collected only thirty souls back in the first dungeon, the dungeon of
skeletons.
If he was chased by huge numbers of monsters with his current state then he
could only flee on the surface.
Souta frowned and looked at the goblin in front of him. He will let them
fought the kobolds until the kobolds took heavy casualties. It was then that he
will strike.
He guesses that it happened because he killed those ten kobolds yesterday.
Since he couldn't converse with them, Souta decided to leave now. There's no
point in staying here.
He turned around and leave the place quickly with his skill [Dash].
He was going to check the situation of the other dungeons, especially the
orcs. They were the ones with the most power here on the upper floor of the
sanctuary.
Chapter 10 - Evolve Kobolds
In just a few minutes, Souta arrived in the area near the Orc's dungeon.
The orcs were the most powerful monsters here in the upper floor of the
sanctuary. Their stats were naturally higher than the other monsters of the
same level.
Pure strength. They only use their brute strength in a fight. They don't have
any skills at all.
But it's different to an evolve orc. The evolve orc have higher stats and could
use skills. The combat power of the boss of this dungeon was higher than
anything else on the upper floor. Even he wouldn't dare to enter that dungeon
with his current stats.
Souta was hiding on the top of a tree. He was observing the dungeon
carefully.
Three orcs came out of the cave. The orcs had huge bodies. They were three
meters tall and have bodies full of fat. They were armed with a huge butcher
knife. They were literally what people called pig head.
Souta felt that they were oozing out power greater than kobolds and goblins.
One orc could fight three goblins on the same level.
'Still, hunting in a pack, huh?' He thought as he saw the three orcs entered the
woods. They were probably going to hunt foods here.
The orcs weren't moving suspiciously and it seemed that they only hunt the
wolves from the other dungeon. There's no war going on in this place and
they didn't try to invade the other dungeons.
"Good boy..." Souta muttered and then continued observing for half an hour.
When he confirmed that there's nothing wrong, he turned around and left.
He also checked the other dungeons this time. The hornet and slime's
dungeon were still silent. They didn't even come out of their base.
After that, he came back to the kobold's dungeon. He waited in the tree and
half an hour later five kobolds came out of the dungeon.
Souta silently moved his body and he followed behind the five kobolds.
Ten minutes later, he saw an opportunity. He quickly jumped out of the

bushes and sliced the neck of the kobold.
"One down..." Souta smirked and turned his head to the remaining four
kobolds.
They kobolds clenched their weapon and charged straight.
Tch!
Souta faced them as he moved the sword in his hand faster than anyone
present here.
[Stab]!
[Stab]!
Putchi! Putchi!
The four kobolds stopped charging. They stood silently and looked on their
chest. They saw a small hole on their left chest.
Spat!
Blood flow down in their mouth and they fell on their ground without any
signs of life.

Souta made a hole in their chest using his skill. Now that [Stab] reached level
2, it was now faster and stronger than before. A single [Stab] could kill two
kobolds easily. The only problem was that it consumed two stamina per use.
He checked his exp percentage and found that he was about to level up once
again. If he could conquer the kobold's dungeon then he would reach the
level requirements of the first evolution. He would also gain enough souls to
increase his stats.
"Evolution, huh?" He quite interested in his evolution and he wasn't going to

deny it. After all, his character in the game was a demi. A demi doesn't have
any evolution like monsters. They were already born stronger than the
monster like goblins, kobolds, slimes, etc. If his character was demi or human
then he already cleaned up the upper floor in this sanctuary.
He wanted to experience the effect of evolution. According to the players, the

effect of evolution was great. Their powers wouldn't increase twice but thrice.
It's not a simple increase in stats.
With a wave of his hand, he collected the souls of the kobolds and left the
scene.
...
One day had passed quickly.
The battle between kobolds and goblins were heating up. The casualties on
two sides could amount to a hundred men.
Souta collected all the souls and increased his strength attribute. He killed
some of the kobolds that left the dungeon. This let him reached level 9 easier.
Now, he needs 5,600 exp to level up to 10. Kobolds were not enough, he also
needs the goblin here or the other monsters. He needs the soul of the goblins
and kobolds to reached the requirements in evolution.
He was quite surprised at the numbers of the kobolds. He estimated that their
total number was higher than two hundred. This number gave him a surprise.
This surpassed the numbers of what a low-level dungeon could hold.
But what surprised him the most were the goblins. The number of goblins
exceeded the number of kobolds. As expected of a goblin, their fertility rate
was higher than any normal monster. The only problem was they were not
that of a great fighter.
Right now, the forces of kobolds and goblins were fighting in front of him.
More than a hundred monsters participated in this battle.
Sounds of swords clashing echoed in the whole area. The numbers of goblins
were greater than the kobolds but the kobolds fighting abilities were higher.
"What a great battle?" Souta observed the surroundings while fighting some
kobolds.
He's taking it easy. He didn't reveal his abilities here as he just wants to
plunder the souls here. Sometimes he would kill goblins and kobolds
sneakily. He's slowly increasing his exp and souls here.
Souta crossed swords in one of the kobolds. He then looked around before he
slashed the neck of the kobold.
Putchi!
[You've received 67 exp for defeating a kobold!]
He moved to another kobold and killed it.
[You've received 52 exp for defeating a kobold!]

"It's enough..." Souta muttered as he silently left the battlefield without
anyone knowing.
"It's time to visit the kobold's dungeon..."
...
Souta run passed in the woods and arrived in front of the kobold's dungeon.
He saw twenty kobolds leaving the dungeon. They were armed with a sharp
weapon. What caught his attention were the four kobolds in front of the
group. The four kobolds were emitting a very extraordinary aura that no
ordinary kobolds could emit.
"An evolve kobolds...!" Souta muttered under his breath. The four were
evolve kobolds. They were much difficult opponents than ordinary kobolds.
"But they were still at the early stage of first evolution..." Souta squinted his
eyes. If he could see their levels, they were probably between 11 and 14. 15
and 20 were the levels of the low-level dungeon.
"Huff..."
Souta took a deep breath and gripped his sword tightly. He also took out his
staff and he slowly bent his knees.
He was going to take out one or two in an instant to decrease his burden in
fighting them all at the same time.
Boom!
Souta speed was so fast that he arrived in front of the group in an instant. He
moved his hand and his sword flew slicing the neck of the evolve kobold.
Putchi!!
[You've received 174 exp for defeating a High Kobold!]
The kobolds were surprised. They couldn't react at all as Souta's sword sliced
one of their comrades.
He then smashed his sword on the kobold on his left side. Before they could
regain their composure, Souta killed another kobold.
Roar!
One of the evolve kobold roared angrily at him. It slashed its sword on him.
Clang!
Souta blocked it using the staff. He felt the force of the kobold behind the
attack. He was surprised that they were equals in strength.
"Damn!"
He jumped backward as he saw that the other two evolve kobolds rushed at
him.
Swiiish!
He threw his staff in the mid-air and opened his palm widely. He fired three
fireballs consecutively.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The fireballs exploded in front of the two evolve kobolds.
Souta used this chance and kill two ordinary kobolds swiftly. He ignored the
system prompts in his mind as he turned around and left.
"Grrrr!!" The three evolve kobolds growled angrily and started to chase him.
...
Souta entered the woods faster using [Dash]. He then hid his body on the top
of the tree. It was hard to spot him in the tree because of the color of his skin.
The exp he received from killing a high kobold was high. He would get more
than five hundred exp if he killed the remaining three high kobolds.
Swooosh! Swooosh!
Souta turned his head when he heard the sound of moving fast like a wind.
He saw the kobolds went straight to the direction of the battlefield.
"Hey!" He raised his sword above his head and threw it towards the kobolds.
Swiiish!!
A kobold turned its head and it felt a strange sensation in its chest.
A sword pierced its chest.
The kobold looked up and saw Souta charging straight.
"Good!" Souta grabbed the handle of the sword and kicked the body of the
kobold, pulling out the sword from its chest. He then turned around and used
[Dash].
The ordinary kobolds couldn't follow him. Only the three evolve kobolds
could react to his speed.
Before they could stop him, Souta already sliced the neck of the ordinary
kobolds. He a series of sound in his head.
"Graaaa!!" The three kobolds threw themselves at him and slashed their
weapon.
Souta slightly shifted his body as a spear passed beside him. He then waved
his sword to the attacks of the two evolve kobolds.
Clang!
"Come!" Souta moved his faster and clashed against the evolve kobolds.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Souta didn't back down at all even he took some deep cuts on his body. He
fought all with all of his strength.
He forced the two evolve kobolds away and grabbed the sword of the other
evolve kobold which was aimed at his head.
"Argh!"
Blood flows out of his hand when he grabbed the blade of the sword. Souta
smirked and said, "Gotcha!" He then used [Stab] two times and made a hole
on the body of the evolve kobolds.
[You've received 181 exp for defeating a High Kobold!]
Before he could turn to look at the other kobold, a spear pierced his left
shoulder.
"Argh!!"
Souta groaned from the pain he felt. Lifting up his left hand, he forcefully
grabbed the spear on his shoulder before he threw his sword on the other
kobold. He then turned his head to the kobold who stabbed his shoulder. He
grabbed tightly the spear and didn't let it go even when the kobold pulled it
away.
Souta opened his palm widely and grabbed the face of the kobold. He cast
[Fire ball] consecutively until he heard the system prompts.
He then released his grip on the face of the kobold. He pulled out the spear on
his shoulder and jumped in the mid-air.
Swooosh!
He looked down and saw the remaining kobold looking at him with fear.
"Once you start to feel it you're bound to lose..." Souta said before putting his
strength on his arm before forcefully throwing the spear.
The spear traveled in the air going straight towards the kobold.
Swooosh!!
The spear nailed the kobold on the ground. It drew its last brew looking at
Souta.
[You've received 192 exp from defeating a High Kobold!]
Souta sat down on the grass. He lost one-fourth of his health from this battle.
He could actually end it faster if he uses [Stab] but he wants to reserve it
because he was going to fight the boss today.
He rested for a few minutes and left after collecting the souls.
Chapter 11 - First Evolution: High
End Goblin
Souta went back to the battlefield. The battle was still ongoing and the
goblins gained the advantage. They were pushing back the kobolds. He
knows why they could push back the kobolds.
He just killed the reinforcement of the kobolds. A powerful reinforcement at

that. If that group of evolve kobolds arrived here then it's going to be hell for
the goblins.
New souls went towards his earring. Just a little bit more and he would be
able to increase his stats. His exp also was 90%, a few kobolds or goblins
were enough to level up to 10.
Today. He's going to evolve today.
Souta felt his blood boiling thinking about evolution. Feeling the excitement
building up, he charged towards battle while brandishing his sword.
He ignored his wounds and he used [Stab] three times.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The force behind his skill was powerful that it killed several kobolds. Some
of the goblins got caught up and died.
The kobolds and goblins were startled when several of their comrades died
easily. They took a look and saw a little goblin armed with a sword. The skin
of this goblin was darker than a normal goblin. The posture and aura were
overwhelming to be called amateur in battles.
They know one thing for sure. This goblin was a veteran fighter. And a very
powerful one at that.
Souta followed it up by raising his other hand. He fired [Fire ball] until he
drained most of his mana. One fireball wasn't enough to kill a kobold or
goblin.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several explosions appeared in the middle of the battlefield. It slightly shook

the ground.
The kobolds and goblins were shocked. They didn't understand how a fireball
suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The fireballs were not that powerful but
with several fireballs, it could threaten their life.
...
Souta heard a notification in his mind saying that the soul he collected
reached the limit. 300 souls were the maximum he could collect. It was
impossible for him to exceed this limit until he uses it.
[Harvester of the Soul. Soul collected: 300/300]
He didn't hesitate and used the souls to increase his strength attribute. Cold
soul flow in his body transforming into energy and it increased his strength.
He felt his muscle building up solidly. His muscle was densely packed and it
was filled with strength. The strength he could exert was greater than before.
He turned his head on the kobolds and goblins with a smile on his face.
"Now, it's time to grind some exp."
He dashed forward killing any monster he met.
The battle continued and he killed the kobolds and goblins without mercy.
The goblins were shocked when they saw him killing their comrades. They
thought that he's gone insane killing everyone in the middle of a war.
Slash!
Slash!
Slash!
His killing continued for half an hour until the kobolds and goblins showed
their fear. They were different from the undead who doesn't fear death. They
were living creatures that could feel the word death. It was different when
they were fighting someone on their level. They could see that they had a
chance of winning but Souta was different. They know that everyone who
approached him died.
The kobolds and goblins started to run. They tried to escape as Souta chased
after them.
...
The battlefield was turned into blood-red color. It got dyed completely. The
corpses of goblins and kobolds were scattered across the whole area.
The whole area was devoid of any sound. The kobolds and goblins that
managed to survive escape this place. So, right now, there's no one here
except for him.
Well, they will come back later after they calm down. They will realize they
he's exhausted and easy to kill right now.
"I thought that I will need to exp of the boss to level up."
Souta was covered in blood looking on the crystal attached to the ceiling.
Actually, he was looking at the interface in his vision.
[You've level up!]
[You've reached level 10!]
[Opening up evolution path!]
[Processing information...]
*Ding*
[Three evolution path detected!]
[High Goblin]
[Hobgoblin]
[High End Goblin]
[Pick one of the evolution paths!]
Souta didn't hesitate and picked the High End Goblin.
*Ding*
[Strength reached fifty!]
[It will take one minute to finish the evolution!]
A white light appeared and it covered his body like a cocoon. Souta felt warm
energy covered him. It felt comfortable contrary to his convulsing muscles.
He didn't felt pain at all.
When he was about to fell asleep, he heard the system prompts.
*Ding!*
[Evolution completed!]
[High End Goblin: A very rare species of goblin that lived since ancient
times. They were powerful and extremely versed in all kinds of fighting
styles.]
*Ding!*
[All stats increased by 15!]
[Health increased by 50!]
[Stamina increased by 50!]

*Ding*
[From now on your Agility, Dexterity, Vitality, and Intelligence attributes

will increase by 5 every level while your Strength attribute will increase by
8!]
[You've learned the inherent Goblin's Language!]
[All skills level up!]
*Ding!*
[Traits detected!]
[Extraordinary Body]
[Night Vision]
[Alloy Body]
[You can pick one of the traits!]
Souta read the notification one by one. The increase in his stats and powers
were great. The increase in his stats every level was higher. Also, all of his
skills level up to 2 and the [Stab] reached level 3 in advance.
The benefits of the evolution of a monster type character were really great
just like what they said in the forum.
Then, he looked at the traits. He pondered while looking at the three traits. He
could only choose one of the three.
[Extraordinary Body] was focused on his strength and recovery rate.
[Night Vision]. As the name it says, he could see clearly in the dark with this
trait. It was important as most of the dungeon doesn't have any light.
[Alloy Body] were most focused on the defensive abilities of his body.
All the three traits were great but sadly he could only choose one. In the end,
he chooses the [Extraordinary Body]
[Extraordinary Body]: Increase the recovery rate by two times. +10 strength.
Once again, he felt his strength increased by a notch. He then quickly opened
his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: High End Goblin
Level: 10 (0/9,100)
Class: «none»
Health: 126/126
Stamina: 88/88
Mana: 70/70
Strength: 75(65+10)[+]
Agility: 39[+]
Dexterity: 26[+]
Vitality: 38(28+10)[+]
Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab], [Sword Mastery], [Mana Manipulation]

Spell(s): [Fireball]
Trait(s): [Extraordinary Body]
Skill point(s): 7
He looked on his stats with a satisfied expression. This will do for now. He
picked the strength attribute because he knows when he got the class his other
attributes will catch up to his strength attribute quickly.
First, he will balance the dexterity attribute to the agility attribute using the
effect of [Harvester of the Soul]. It's easy to level up with his current level
but once he passed 20 it will become harder.
Souta moved his eyes and looked on the left side of the interface. He could
see his figure standing there. The figure of a little goblin before became taller
and grew short black hair. His build wasn't huge, it's perfectly balanced. His
pupils changed into gold color after he evolves. His skin also became darker.
"My face..."
His face was slightly similar to his face before. He looked like a goblin with
the blood of an Asian. Black hair with round eyes but his pupils were golden
in color.
"Argh!"
Suddenly, he felt his head hurt slightly. When he recalled his past face his
head felt like it was about to split. "I still couldn't remember anything." He
said with a frown on his face. He could only recall the basic things but his
family and his social stature he couldn't remember those things at all. He
couldn't even remember if he has a friend back on earth.
"Why? My intelligence is higher but why I can't remember it at all..." He

muttered in a low voice. His breathing became ragged as he clenched his fist
tightly. His power was boiling up like it was about to explode.
Pak!
A loud sound echoed.
Souta slapped himself on the face to calm himself. He then took a deep breath
and he closed his eyes.
Inhale!
Exhale!
After repeating this cycle a few times, Souta opened his eyes. His eyes were
clear and his heart rate became normal again. He was calm as water now.
Let's worry about something like that later. He wanted to do something after
evolving.
And that was conquering the dungeon like what he always did in the game.
He's going to try his newly gained abilities to the boss there. After evolution,
his health, stamina, and mana recovered.
Be prepared dungeon boss... As I was going to raid your precious home.
But before that, he collected the souls of the dead first. The evolution
prevented him from taking the souls as it was blocked by the white light
before. Now, he could see the souls increasing from the interface.
He then walked to the direction of the kobold's dungeon.

Chapter 12 - Strength of the High
End Goblin
Tak!
Tak!
Footsteps echoed inside the dark cave. The area was silent and the footsteps
could be heard clearly.
Souta was walking straight to the direction of the dungeon boss. He then
stopped on his track and looked ahead with a smile on his face.
A group of kobolds came out of the shadow. They were holding sharp
weapons such as sword and spear.
Souta gripped his sword tightly. He fixed his posture and he raised his sword
at the level of his eyes. His muscles bulge out as he stabbed his sword in front
of him.
[Stab]
It was so fast that the kobolds only felt a gust of wind. They couldn't follow
his movements at all.
Drip!
The kobolds looked down and saw a hole in their chest. The kobolds on the
back were also caught in the attack. The only ones who were safe were the
ones on the left side.
Blood flows out of the mouth of the kobolds as they fell on their knees and
drew their last breath. One by one those kobolds who took lethal damage fell
down.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The other kobolds were frozen in fear. They didn't know what happened just
now. Fear was slowly spreading in their heart. All of them gulped at the same
time.
Souta lowered his sword and looked at the kobolds five meters away from
him. A simple basic skill [Stab] grew this powerful. The skill could create a
powerful force that travels in the air. It was powerful that it could even pierce
a metal bar.
He could attack anyone within ten meters from him. A level 3 skill was really
different. It was the major realm of every skill. Once a skill reached level 3, a
great upgrade will occur and the effect and power of the skill will greatly
enhance not just by two times but by five times.
Crack!
Souta noticed something in his interface. The durability of the sword

decreased by one. The sword of this level couldn't handle it when someone
used a skill at the level of 3. If Souta wants a weapon that wouldn't break
easily then he should find Yellow or Blue grade equipments. Most of the
weapons here in the low-level dungeon were just Colorless grade equipments.
"Well, there are so many swords scattered in this place," Souta said as he
glanced on the swords scattered on the ground. These were the weapons of
the dead kobolds.
He turned his attention back on the remaining kobolds. He once again did the
same posture and executed the skill [Stab].
Swooosh!
Holes appeared on the bodies of the kobolds at the same time. The kobolds
couldn't even react to his skill.
Crack!
The sword in his hand cracked. The crack quickly spread and it crumbled
down.
"Hu~"
Souta closed his eyes as he heard a series of sound in his head. Before his
attributes were one digit at that time. His Intelligence attribute was merely
one at that time. But now his attributes reached thirty or more. His attributes
increased by one every level up when he was a simply normal goblin.
"Well then, let's go to the boss room," he said and he picked one good sword
on the ground. He then walked ahead and stopped in front of a metal door.
The metal door was huge depicting the boss of this dungeon.
"This is the boss room where the Kobold's leader resides," Souta muttered as
he raised his hand and slowly pushed open the metal door.
Inside the wide room, a kobold wearing full body equipment was sitting on a
throne. A leather armor, pair of a gauntlet, leather pants, and black gloves.
The kobold was holding a spear in its right hand.
Beside the kobold, were another four kobolds kneeling on the ground. It has
the same pose when someone was kneeling or seeing a king. Well, that
kobold was the king of this dungeon.
Souta's eyes twinkle when he saw this. Yellow grade equipment. It has the
same level of the robe and staff that he looted from the Undead Skeleton
Mage.
He directly walked inside the room while he's stretching his body. He said
with a smirk, "I'm getting excited over a set of Yellow equipment." Then, a
notification ringed inside his head stopping him from moving.
*Ding!*
[You've entered the boss room!]
[Quest triggered!]
[Boss Battle]: Defeat the boss and conquer the dungeon. Rewards: 400 exp, 1
attribute point, and 1 skill point
Souta accepted the mission without hesitation. Actually, he could decline a

quest like this. A quest of this type will only appear in a given situation.
There's also the other type of quest that came from the NPC. That type of
quest has a penalty. The penalty will be either somebody was dying or some
will be put in jail. It depends on the quest a player pick. When a quest was
about a medicine bringing in time it means that the player needs to deliver the
medicine or else the NPC who had a sickness will die.
The four kobold guardian stood up and pulled out their sword while the
leader just watched them with interest.
"You know, these four aren't enough," Souta said as he slowly walked
towards the four kobolds.
One of the kobolds charged with a sword in its hand. It swung its sword
powerfully. Souta slightly shifted his body and he tightened his fist before he
threw a punch on the stomach of the kobold.
Bang!
The punch was strong and fast that the kobold flew away and crashed in the
wall behind the boss. The power behind the 75 strength attribute was so
strong that it could crush a normal monster.
Souta quickly turned around and faced the three kobolds. The three kobolds
were rushing straight at him. They reacted fast when they saw their comrade
crashed in the wall.
Swooosh! Swooosh! Swooosh!
Souta avoided the sharp weapons aiming to cut him. He stepped backward
while dodging the attacks and he slowly raised his sword.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three kobolds were pushed backward as a hole appeared in their bodies.
Souta just used [Stab] consecutively and it easily killed the three kobolds.
Thud!
The kobolds fell with a loud sound. Blood slowly formed beneath their
bodies.
Several notifications ringed in Souta's head. Souta then looked towards the
boss of the dungeon.
This boss was a High Kobold, just like kobolds he killed before. But this
kobold was stronger than those newly evolve kobolds. The boss monster was
naturally stronger than the other monster even if they were in the same
species. The boss was three to five times stronger and its health was higher
than the rest. A boss wasn't called a boss for nothing.
"I've already killed two dungeon bosses," Souta muttered while looking on
the boss. He could already kill a dungeon boss when he was still an ordinary
goblin. This boss was not much different from the other boss. He was much
stronger now and he could handle a boss easier with his stats.
The boss slowly stood up and grabbed the spear on its side. It exudes an aura
of a veteran warrior that undergoes hundreds of battles.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and dashed towards the boss. In just a second, he
arrived in front of the boss. Gripping the handle tightly, he slashed his sword.
The boss the spear and parried the sword. Then, it quickly stabbed its spear.
[Fast Stab]
Souta tightened his muscles and swiftly moved his hand blocking every
attack of the boss.
'Level 2 [Spear Mastery], huh?' Souta thought while blocking every stab of
the spear. He focused his eyes on the moving spear of the boss.
Swooosh!
He moved his hand and grabbed the spear. "Caught it!" He smirked and used
his strength to raise the spear in the air. The boss didn't let go the spear and it
was pulled in the air.
"Ahhh!"
Souta shouted and he smashed the boss in the ground.
Bang!
Spider web like cracks appeared in the floor.
Souta raised his sword and slashed it down. The boss learned from before so
it let go the spear and rolled sideways avoiding the slash.
Swooosh!
The boss pulled himself up and jumped backward. It saw Souta rushing at a
fast speed.
"This is the end!" Souta raised his sword and used [Stab] consecutively.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He made several holes in the body of the kobolds. Some of the attacks were
blocked by the leather armor. Some wear in the neck, shoulders, and arms.
He always wanted to try this but he couldn't before as it needs a lot of
stamina. He would only use [Stab] three to five times in a battle. But now, he
could freely try it with as he had a lot of stamina.
Souta purposely attacks the part that wasn't covered in armor, still, some of
his attacks hit the armor. He still couldn't control the level 3 [Stab] when
using it consecutively with his Level 2 [Sword Mastery].
Souta only stopped his movements when he heard the notification in his head.
[You've received 1,598 exp from defeating a High Kobold!]

[Congratulations on completing the mission Boss Battle!]
The health of this boss was much higher than he expected. He consumed
more than half of his stamina in using level 3 [Stab]. It was much sturdier
than the two bosses he fought before. At least he killed this boss faster than
the rest.
"Let's stop thinking about." Souta shook his head and he squatted down in
front of the corpse of the boss. He placed down his sword and started to loot
the dead body.
[Bear's glove](Yellow): A gloves made from the hide of a giant bear. Effect:
+5 dexterity, +20 health. Durability: 14/15
[Rock Gauntlet](Yellow): A gauntlet made from the pure rock and high
mana. Effect: +5 vitality, +20 health, +10 mana. Durability: 12/15
[Kobold's Armor](Yellow): An armor made from the hide of a High Kobold.

Effect: +20 health, +20 stamina, +5% physical resistance. Durability: 8/15
[Kobold's Pants](Yellow): A pants made from the hide of a High Kobold.

Effect: +20 health, +5 agility, +5 damage resistance. Durability: 9/15
Souta wore gloves, gauntlets, and pants. The armor was huge for him and it
was uncomfortable to move. If he wasn't feeling uncomfortable he would
wear it even if it was loose on him. He was afraid that it would hinder his
movements or bother him in a battle. The pants was also huge on him but
after he made an adjustment it fitted him.
"Hmm... What should I do now? I should finish all the dungeons here in the
upper floor before leaving the sanctuary."
Chapter 13 - Leaving the Sanctuary
One week had passed since Souta's evolution to High End Goblin.
He completed the [Survival] mission which he needs to survive for five days.
Well, if he failed in completing the mission it means that he died. He already
expected it to complete this mission easily. If he was on the middle floor then
he would die without even killing a single monster.
After becoming a High End Goblin, it became easy for him to complete the
rest of the dungeons here on the upper floor. He spends his week in
conquering all the remaining nine low-level dungeons. Although he level up
quite a lot this time and increased his stats higher he still wouldn't dare to go
down on the middle floor. The monsters there were completely different from
the monster in the upper floor. A person will truly know why this place was
called Undead Sanctuary once he/she goes down there. The Undead Lich,
Death Knight, Greater Ghouls, Bone Tiger, etc. were a monster that can be
found on the middle floor. Their levels were completely higher than the
monster here on the upper floor. If he wasn't wrong the highest level of
monster here was 19. And that level was average on the middle floor.
If all the undead here got out of the sanctuary, the undead would be able to
destroy a few weak countries out there on the surface.
He became level 16 after conquering the whole upper floor of the Undead
Sanctuary. His status became quite pleasing in his eyes especially his strength
attribute. His strength attribute was now over one hundred. He could now
literally punch a hole through iron without taking any damage.
He also collected enough souls to use the effect of the [Harvester of the
Soul]. He used it twice and increased his dexterity and intelligence. He finally
balanced his agility and dexterity. This made him even faster.
He used the souls in his intelligence because he got himself another spell. He
got himself two spellbooks from the dungeons that he raided. He learned [Ice
shot] and [Light Heal] by using four skill points. In truth, he found three skill
books but the other one was also [Light Heal]. Unfortunately, the [Light
Heal] cannot be used in one's self. In total, he already learned three spells. He
only needed to learn two spells and he would reach the requirements to get a
class.
Currently, Souta was bathing in the river. He was cleaning the wounds on his
body that received from invading the Orc's dungeon. The power of orcs
wasn't something he couldn't take lightly.
"Ah~ I will go out of this place tomorrow." He muttered with a satisfied

expression. He already cleared all the dungeons here so it's normal for him to
go out. His stats weren't enough to go down on the middle floor so he will get
himself a class first. A mid-level dungeon was housing two hundred level
20+ monsters. He would stand a chance if he has a class and some powerful
skill but unfortunately for him, he still doesn't have any class even if he's
already level 16 and his skill was pretty much the basic ones.
"It sucks here!" He said as he looked up on the ceiling. He then stood up and
went to the shore.
He picked his equipments and wore it. He hung his sword on his waist while
the staff was on his back.
"Let's exercise first," Souta said as he did some exercise. Based on his
experience, he knew that training or practicing could increase his exp.
He then practiced swordsmanship to increase his proficiency. He did not only

trained sword skills he also trained his other skill to increase proficiency. The
system didn't have a function to see the proficiency of skills. It was the same
in the game.
After training, he roasted a fish and then ate it. He was happy that he learned
the [Fire ball] spell. Using this spell he could create a fire to cook his meal.
He doesn't want to eat any raw meat at all. It tastes bad.
"Hahaha! It tastes great!" He said as he bit a mouthful of roasted fish. It didn't

have any seasonings but for him, it was good compared to the meat of goblin
and kobold.
"This is the only time that I could truly relax my tense muscle."
He could relax as he knew that there's no other monster here in the upper
floor except himself. He doesn't need to worry about the monster attacking
him when he was sleeping. For the past week, he was tense and couldn't relax
properly. He was serious in keeping himself alive.
"If I could get some alcohol then it would be perfect! Ahhh~ thinking about
alcohol really made me want to rush in the city!"
After enjoying his meal, Souta fell asleep. He could finally sleep
comfortably.
...
Souta woke up exactly after eight hours. He does some maintenance on his
equipment before he packed up his belongings. Well, he only has equipments
as his belongings and the skill books. He would sell these skill books in the
city. In the game, after a player learned a skill the skill book or spellbook
would vanish into the air.
"Let's go!"
He went to the center of the upper level. It was in the middle of the woods.
There were no trees anymore as it was replaced by a huge flat rock. The
surface of the rock was smooth and it contains a bit of magical power.
He went around and found stairs leading to the top. He walked to the top and
found a huge magic circle on the ground. The magic circle was carved on the
surface of the rock. It was a high-level teleportation spell.
"I wonder what will those people do once they knew that I've arrived in the
real world of Battle Worlds Online," Souta smirked as he extended his feet
and stepped inside the magic circle.
He waited for a while but nothing happens.

"Huh? Why didn't a prompt appear asking if I want to exit this place?" Souta
muttered with a dumbfounded expression. He thought that it would work
once he stepped inside the magic circle. Well, that's only in the game. It was
completely different in the real fantasy world.
He then rubbed his chin, pondering what he should do. He lifted up his head
and looked on the ceiling. He could burst out the ceiling if he was level 60+
but with his level, he couldn't do that. A level 60+ character could destroy
landmass.
An idea came into his mind. He recalled that he has the [Mana Manipulation]
skill.
He squatted down and placed his palm on the surface of the rock. He closed
his eyes and felt the mana inside the rock. He controlled his mana and he
flowed it to the magic circle.
Shiiiing!
The magic circle emitted a dim light. The more mana he poured in the magic
circle the more brightly it became. Then, he felt the ground shook slightly. It
was then that he opened his eyes and saw the magic circle glowing in red
light.
Shiiiing!
The light got stronger and it swallowed him. When the light disappeared he
was also gone.
...
Souta opened his eyes. He saw the magic circle beneath. It was glowing with
red light. After a few moments, the magic circle turned back into an ordinary
magic circle. It was covered in soil and grass so he couldn't clearly see the
magic circle anymore. He could only see the rough outline before because it
was emitting a red light.
It was the secret path to go down in the Undead Sanctuary. The player
accidentally discovered it back then. But now there's no player to discover the
place anymore. It would become his farm site in the near future.
He stood up and looked around him. This place was full of graveyards. He
could even see some zombies around him.
"Curse Cemetery, huh?"
The place above the Undead Sanctuary was called Curse Cemetery. It was
also a place full of undead and one of the forbidden zone. It was located near
the edge of the Giza continent.
It was daylight now so the zombies were quite weak. A powerful monster
over level 50 would only appear at midnight.
"Luckily, it's morning!" Souta said as he turned his head.
On the other side of this place, he saw the sea. A body of water, the Great
East Sea. Over there was another huge continent, the God's Continent.
Players also called it Earth Continent. They called it Earth Continent because
of the living being there. The mythology of earth were living there. The
Norse Mythology, Greek Mythology, Gods of Egypt, Japanese Shinto,
Chinese mythology, etc. All of them were in the God's continent.
He recalled that he became a Hero of Athena back then. He became part of

her Hero when he was trying to capture his mount.
But Souta's destination wasn't there. It takes a lot of time to go there without
any preparation. He also doesn't have any boats or sh.i.p.s. So he will go to
the nearest city to acquire a class. He would also study the language of this
world.
"I wonder what version it is right now," Souta muttered in a low voice.
-End of Volume 1-
Chapter 14 - Red Fur Bear concede
Souta placed his left hand on his and felt the bag he made. Inside it was the
precious stones that he looted in the sanctuary. Mana stone, gold, silver,
platinum, etc. were all inside the bag. He will use this stone as a currency to
enter the city.
Even though some of the countries in this continent were quite advance they
still haven't changed the currency system. The currency system was arranged
base on the magical value. It was arranged like this; copper coin -› gold coin
-› silver coin -› platinum coin. Copper and gold have low magic conductivity
so their value was lower than silver and platinum. In this world, where magic
reigns the value of gold dropped.
"A piece of silver and gold is enough for the city guards to let me pass,"
Souta said with a smile on his face. Then, he saw four zombies ahead of him.
"It seems that I need to exit this place first before I could relax!"
Souta dashed towards the four zombies while brandishing his sword.
"Graa!!" The four zombies noticed him as they growl with a coarse voice.
Souta imbued his mana on his sword and slashed it.
Putchi!
[You've received 57 exp for defeating a Zombie!]
Souta heard several sounds in his head as the four zombies were cut in half.
Their upper body slowly fell on the ground.
"Still this is good," Souta said while looking at the sword in his hand. Since
leveling up the [Mana Manipulation] skill, he could now use his mana to
strengthen his sword. There were no features like this in the game. It's pretty
convenient if he was to say it.
Boom!
The ground shook heavily. It felt like someone was approaching. The air
became heavy and turned cold.
Souta turned his head and saw a three-meter tall undead. He frowned and
muttered, "A gigantic zombie, huh?"
A gigantic zombie was an evolved form of an ordinary zombie. It has a huge

body and a powerful strength. But it's speed was still slow as the ordinary
zombie.
"If it's midnight then I would meet an undead more powerful than this," Souta
said as he poured his mana on his sword.
The Curse Cemetery was more terrifying when the darkness covered the sky.
Terrifying undead would start appearing one by one. Compared to those
undead this undead here was too weak. It's like comparing an ant to an
elephant.
Thud! Thud!
The loud footsteps of the gigantic zombie shook the ground.
Souta fixed his posture and he poured his mana in his sword. The sword
glows dimly as it contained his mana.
"I will finish this easily!"
He said before he used [Dash] appearing in front of the gigantic zombie in

just a few seconds. He then executed the [Stab] skill.
The gigantic zombie lifted up its arm and tried to block Souta's attack.
Boom!
The power behind [Stab] pierced the palm of the gigantic zombie. The force
continued and made a huge hole on the chest of the zombie.
The skill [Stab] added with mana was much stronger than before. It could
even pierce the tough defense of the gigantic zombie.
Souta stopped in front of the gigantic zombie before pulling back his sword.
Pouring his mana, he thrust his sword forward.
Swiiish!
It was a normal stab without the usage of skill. He could stab his sword
without skill but if he uses the skill its firepower and penetration were
stronger than normal stab.
Swiiiish! Swiiish! Swiiish!
Stabbing his sword like a madman made the gigantic zombie fell backward.
Bang!
"For the finishing touch!" Souta kicked the ground and once again executed
the skill [Stab].
Bang!
The force behind the skill burst the head of the gigantic zombie. It staggered
backward before it fell on the ground.
[You've received 198 exp for defeating a Gigantic Zombie!]
The soul inside the undead went straight to the [Soul Blood Earring]. He just
needs to activate the skill and all the souls of the undead that he defeated
would come inside his earring. No, he's already activating it ever since he
wore the item.
Souta looked around and saw a few zombies wandering aimlessly.
"I need to get out of this place before it gets dark." Saying this, he dashed
forward to the direction of the woods. He wouldn't survive this place if it gets
dark. It wasn't a forbidden place for nothing.
...
After a few hours of running, Souta finally stopped. He was exhausted and
there's only a few stamina left within him. Even with [Dash] skill, he still
hasn't left the Cursed Cemetery. The skill consumed almost all of his stamina
as he was using it nonstop.
"I need to rest for a few minutes." He said while gasping. He was closed to
the woods. Once he entered the woods, he wouldn't meet any undead there.
The Curse Cemetery was a very large place. It was like a city of the undead.
This place was 600 kilometers in diameter. That's why no person would dare
to enter this place if they weren't sure that they could get out before it gets
dark. Thousands of undead will swarm those people when the night falls.
Back then, the top ten guilds formed an alliance and invade this place. It was
a grand battle between the players and undead. Thousands of players fought
the countless army of undead here in the night. That battle promoted
thousands of players to a higher level. It was at that time that they discovered
the Undead Sanctuary.
There's a lot of good items and skill book here. There's also a cursed weapon
here. But Souta didn't have time to find those things. He had limited stamina
and couldn't fight for a long time. He couldn't afford to fight the undead here
with his current stats and equipments.
Souta looked at his stamina and said, "I think this is enough to get out of
here." He then stood up and started running.
Using [Dash] to increase his running speed. After a few dozens of minutes,
he made a decision to use his free attribute points.
He had thirty-one free attribute points. These were enough to increase a few
of his stats by ten. He added ten points to his vitality attribute. Vitality was
connected to his health and stamina. So by increasing vitality, he could
increase his stamina.
Vitality: 68(58+10)[+]
He tapped the "+" in his mind to add ten points.
Vitality: 78(68+10)[+]
He felt warm energy entered his body. It decreased his tiredness by a little
amount.
"Hu~" Souta took a long breath before he continued adding free attribute
points in his stats. He added ten free attribute points in his agility attribute.
His agility became...
Agility: 79[+]
Before it was sixty-nine but now it became seventy-nine. He only had eleven
free attribute points and he doesn't have any plan to use it for now. With a
"boom" he dashed faster than before.
Swooosh!
He met some zombies that tried to block his way. He sliced those fools
without hesitation but he avoided the evolve zombies as it would take him
some time to kill those evolve zombies. Luckily, it was daylight and he could
everything around him. So he could differentiate those zombies even if it was
far.
He already met ordinary zombie, gigantic zombie, slick, and toxic ghoul. He
naturally avoided the gigantic zombie, especially the slick and toxic ghoul.
Those two undeads were much more powerful than the gigantic zombie.
Their level was between 30 - 40. Instant death would await him if he went to
their direction.
He was already running for an hour now. Then he saw the woods ahead of
him.
"I can see it!" Souta smiled burst out from the ground. He controlled his
mana and imbued it in his feet. This increased his speed once again but the
consumption was high. He was using mana in [Dash] already.
...
Souta stopped as soon as he entered the woods. He leaned his back on the
tree and took a deep breath.
"Hu... That was tiring..."
He lifted up his head and looked at the trees around him. If there's some fruit
then he would take it. Unfortunately, he doesn't find anything. Well, the fruit
was not the only edible thing here in the woods. There's also those wild
animals and monsters.
He lifted up his head and looked at the sky. The sun was setting down and in
just an hour, darkness will cover this entire place.
"Let's go!"
He doesn't have the time to rest. He needs to find a place to stay for a night
and some food.
Suddenly, a snake thrust forward trying to bite him. It revealed its sharp
poisonous fangs.
Souta reacted by grabbing his sword on his waist and slashing it on the snake.
The snake was sliced in half. The snake didn't even feel the pain in its death.
[You've received 39 exp for defeating a Toxic Snake!]
"A toxic snake, huh?" Souta muttered while looking at the carcass of the
snake. The poison of the snake could paralyze a level 20 monster.
He crouched down and picked it up. This was going to be his dinner for
tonight.
...
Souta was hiding in the bush thinking about what he should do. There's a
cave in front of him. He could stay inside there comfortably. But there's one
problem and that was the wild boss.
There's a Red Fur Bear that was living in that cave. It was one of the
powerful monsters in the forest. In the game, its level was between 20 - 40.
"Okay I will check its level first," Souta muttered as he stood up and walked
towards the cave. He brandished his sword and gripped it tightly. He looked
in his stats and saw that he still have twenty mana and eighteen stamina left.
'This is enough as long as I do it swiftly.' he thought.
ROAR!!!
A powerful and loud roar shook the entire cave.
"A skill, huh?" Souta's brows knitted tightly and he started to circulate his
mana inside his body. He poured it in his sword as he prepared himself.
Boom!
A three-meter tall figure came out of the cave. The red fur bear looks
dominating. It deserves the title one of the powerful monsters here.
'Swiftly without any sound,' Souta dashed towards the red fur bear. In just a
second he was beside the bear. He pulled back his sword and used [Stab].
Bang!
The sword pierced the thick hide of the bear. Blood flow out and dyed the
soil.
This attack surprised the bear. It didn't think that Souta would attack
immediately. Souta turned around as he poured mana in his feet.
Bang!
He kicked the wound he gave to the bear.
Roar!
The bear roared in pain and it swept out its arms towards the perpetrator.
Souta raised his arm and guard against the attack.
Bang!
Souta gritted his teeth as he felt the shock of the attack. Cracks formed in his
gauntlet. His health decreased by twenty points in just a single attack. Its
firepower was greater than anything he fought before.
"Once again!"
Souta jumped and poured his mana in his sword. He then noticed that the arm
of the bear was heading towards him. He grinds his teeth and executed [Stab].
Putchi!
Bang!
His sword pierced the eye of the bear. Blood drip on the ground while Souta
was smashed on the ground creating a small crater.
Roar!
The red fur bear roared angrily as the sword was stuck in its eye.
"Argh!" Souta spat a mouthful of blood before turning his head to looked at
the red fur bear. It was shallow. If he put more force in his attack he would
have reached the brain of the bear.
Swooosh!!
He ignored the pain and charged towards the bear. He could only use two
spells with his remaining mana.
[Ice Shot]
A block of ice smashed the wound on the feet of the bear. He then jumped in
the mid-air and shoot [Fire ball] towards the roaring bear.
Bang!
"Just die!!" Souta roared and when he was about to push the sword deeper a
system prompt ringed in his mind.
*Ding!*
[The Red Fur Bear conceded!]
[Congratulations on acquiring your first pet!]
"Eeehhhhhh!!!"
Chapter 15 - Yuko
[Congratulations you've acquired your first pet!]
"Eehhh!"
Souta stopped his and twisted his body in the mid-air before he landed on the
ground.
"This...?"
He looked at the system prompts that he received. He didn't expect that he

would acquire a pet this time. Now that the bear was registered in the system
he could see the details of the bear.
Pet/Mount(1/1):
=Red Fur Bear Level 21[♀]= A powerful bear with blood-red fur that lives
deep in the forest. An evolve species of Mountain Bear. Like to eat fruits and
honey.
'A level 21, huh?' Souta thought while looking at the interface. It means that
this bear just evolves recently.
He actually got himself a pet on his way to the Hebrei Kingdom. He had a
plan to level up first before getting his pet in the God's Continent. His pet in
the game was a powerful dragon that was sealed a long time ago. She's
Hydra, a Nine Head Hydra. He got that pet when he was doing a quest for
Athena back then.
He could let her be but he decided that it's better to have a pet than nothing in
his current situation. The system would register those monster who submit to
the players but there's a limit. Only those who have tamer class have higher
limit than the other class.
The limit of a normal player was three while the normal tamer was five. The
limit as the tamer levels up its class.
Souta shook his head and turned around to face the bear. He looked at the
bear who was groaning in pain.
"Is this really my pet...?"
He stepped forward and placed his palm on the head of the bear. He said,
"Stay still, it will hurt for a few seconds." He then grabbed the handle of the
sword that was stuck in the eye of the bear. He forcefully pulled it out as
blood spurted out from the eye of the bear.
[Light Heal]
Souta immediately casted [Light Heal] to stop the bleeding. He once again
casted it until the bear stopped groaning in pain.
The bear looked at him with fearful eyes as she lowered her head. She
carefully stuck her tongue out and lick his hand.
"From now your name will be Yuko," Souta said as he caressed her red fur.
While caressing her red fur his thoughts were flying. He recalled the pets he
had in the game. Those were powerful monsters that could destroy a city. All
of them could put up a fight with top players. They could even kill those
players in one on one battle.
There's one player who's class was Divine Tamer. That player has a monster
ranch of different powerful monsters. That player contacted him and wanted
to buy his pets. Unfortunately, he declined as he had a hard time getting those
pets. He wouldn't exchange them for anything.
Souta shook his head and looked at the dark cave. "Let's go!" Saying this he
walked forward and enter the cave.
Yuko lifted up her head and looked at her master. She followed behind as
both of them enter the cave.
The cave was quite deep so he didn't explore it anymore. He was tired the
muscles on his legs were aching because of running nonstop. It was morning
when he left the Undead Sanctuary but now it's already dark. It took him
more than nine hours before he managed to exit the Curse Cemetery.
He leaned his back on the walls and closed his eyes. He quickly fell asleep as
both tiredness and exhaustion hit him.
Yuko quietly looked at him. She was still fearful of him because of what he
did to her. She slowly moved her huge body and went beside Souta. She kept
him warm with her thick fur as she also fell asleep.
Pet/Mount(1/1):
=Yuko Level 21(Red Fur Bear♀)=
...
Battle Worlds Online, was the most popular game that millions of people
played this game. It was a mix of fantasy and futuristic world.
A world with different cultures was all around for the player to explore.
Sword, Gun, Magic, Mecha, etc. were inside this game. The players could
pick from hundreds of races and jobs to start from.
That's the Battle Worlds Online.
There's a legendary player called Blood in the game. He was called the most
powerful player in the Battle Worlds Online. He doesn't have any guild or
joins any party. His skill combination, precise intuition, and his perfect
control over his character skills were all above the other players.
A man wearing a black sleeveless long coat with silver linings. The front part
of his collar was extended on his back fluttering in the wind. His left arm was
covered in silver-colored armor while on his right arm was the same armor.
He wore grey pants with the same design as his coat. On his hand, he was
holding a huge scythe. The scythe looks ominous with its design as there
were eyes on the blade of the scythe.
The man jumped down from the top of a tall building and waved the scythe to
the huge army in front. Every time he waved his scythe people would die.
The souls of the dead went to his earring and the corpses would also
disappear. It was the cause of his powerful weapon, the [Flesh Eating
Scythe].
He was called the most brutal person as he didn't even let a corpse and soul
leave easily. He was standing on the top-ranking ever since the launch of the
game. The only thing that limits him was the level cap of each version.
...
Souta opened his eyes and it was already morning.
"A dream..."
He looked around and saw that Yuko was cuddling him. He stood up and
patted her.
"Hu~" He still hasn't fully recovered all the stamina and mana that he lost
yesterday. The basic recovery rate of health, stamina, and mana was one per
hour. When sleeping it would increase by five times. Sleeping for a few hours
was enough if he was still a goblin with low health, stamina, and mana but
now it wasn't enough as he had more than a hundred.
It seems that he will stay here in the woods this time.
Souta turned his head as he felt Yuko moved. He looked at her as Yuko also
looked at him. Yuko stood up and went deep inside the cave. Souta looked at
her with a curious gaze. He doesn't know what she intends to do.
After a few moments, Yuko came back and she presented a bunch of fruits in
front of him.
"Hmm... You are giving this to me?" Souta looked at the fruits.
These fruits could help him recover his stamina as it has that effect. But
there's something that caught his attention. He reached out his hand and
picked up a green fruit with white dots.
"This is Green Mana Fruit...?" Souta looked at the fruit on his hand. He didn't
think that Yuko has this kind of fruit. Oh? She loves fruit as it was written in
the description.
Green Mana Fruit was a fruit that could increase a person's mana. Yes,
increase, not recover. It means that it could increase his mana pool.
Souta looked at Yuko and said, "Alright, I will take this." He then bit the
Green Mana Fruit in his hand.
*Ding*
[Your mana have increased by 20!]
It was hard to find a fruit like this one in this world. It was also hard to
cultivate this kind of fruit and only a few people have this kind of skill. Even
he only ate a few back in the game.
Yuko looked at him with teary eye. She really doesn't want to give him those
fruits as it was her treasure. She felt pain as she saw Souta eating the fruits
she collected for a long time.
Souta looked at Yuko and said, "You can have the rest."
Yuko tilted her head as she couldn't understand what he was saying.
"You can have the rest," Souta repeated and pushed the fruits to her.
This time, Yuko vaguely understand his words thanks to the master and pet
contract in the system. She moved her big hands and grabbed the fruits. She
then stood up and went deep in the cave.
Souta guessed that she hide the fruits back. He stretched his body and exited
the cave. The sun rays hit his body and he felt warm energy coursing through
his body.
"At most, it will take me a month before I arrive in the Hebrei Kingdom."
If he could fly or have that airship of Mechanic Country it would be easy for
him. The distance between the Hebrei Kingdom and the Curse Cemetery was
large. Without any sort of transportation, it would take him a long time to
travel between kingdom. Actually, there were few villages nearby but he
doesn't know their language so it will be hard to communicate.
Only large kingdom such as Hebrei Kingdom sells the technology of

Mechanic Country. He would buy the communicator there first and find a
way to learn the other spell. He wouldn't be able to receive a quest if he
couldn't understand their language.
He would also know what version if he go there and gathered some news
about the powerful countries.
Chapter 16 - Special Quest
Souta rest for a whole day. He just stays inside the cave and he let Yuko hunt
the food for the two of them. Yuko was one of the powerful monsters here so
he doesn't need to worry about her getting in trouble.
"Let's continue our journey," Souta said as he stood up and stretched his
body. It was morning and the weather was nice. It's perfect for traveling.
He turned around and looked at Yuko. "Yuko, come on! Let's go!"
Yuko followed behind him quietly.
Souta has a plan. He recalled that there were valuable things in this forest.
Every place of this world has something that's valuable. Especially with his
current strength, he needs those things as long as it could help him a little.
Souta followed his memories and walked for about one hour before he
stopped. Yuko also stopped and looked at him with a confused expression.
She was wondering why did he stop all of a sudden.
Souta ignored her and carefully looked at his surrounding. Towering trees
were around them and it still the same as before.
'Hmm...? Okay, I get it,' he then ducked down and pressed his palm on the
grass. He then felt a stone hiding beneath the grass.
This stone was different from normal stone as characters that he couldn't
understand were carved in the surface of the stone. There's a red dot
protruding in the center of the carvings.
Souta smiled and looked around him. He noticed a flickering light hiding in
the tree fifteen meters away from him. He pressed the red dot and slowly
raised his hand. He showed the stone to the flickering light.
The flickering light vanished from his sight and he felt someone appeared
behind him. Souta slowly turned his head and saw a strange creature behind
him.
It has the same height as him when he was still an ordinary goblin. It was a
humanoid creature that has a furry lower body and two goat horns on its
head. It was a Great Lumb. A special type of monster that can only be found
in a forest. It didn't have great combat skills but it has great magical powers.
In the game, if a player encounters this creature they will receive a special
quest. Those special quests were easy to do and have a high reward.
The Great Lumb opened its palm. Souta understood what it meant so he
placed the stone on top of its palm. It then turned around and started to
walked.
Souta followed the Great Lumb without hesitation. He gesture from behind
and Yuko started to walked. She was confused and didn't know what's
happening.
Swooosh!!
Suddenly the atmosphere changed. Souta looked around and found that they
were in front of a beautiful lake. He then heard a system prompt in his head.
*Ding!*
[You've entered the Secret Ground of the Great Lumb!]
[Quest triggered!]
[Give Me]: the Great Lumb wants you to give him your treasure. Rewards:
???
Souta read the quest that he received. He just needed to give the Great Lumb
his treasure. Just like what the forum said. The quest was easy but the reward
was still unknown.
He picked up the bag that was hanging on his waist. He opened it and
revealed the precious stones that he got from the Undead Sanctuary. These
stones were valuable. It has a high price in the market.
He gave all the stones to the Great Lumb. But he still hasn't heard that he
completed the quest. It means that it wasn't enough. He took out the three
skill books and also gave it but it wasn't enough.
"I could get this anywhere. The most important is to complete the quest."
Souta said in a low voice as he grabbed the staff on his back. He gave it to the
Great Lumb.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations for completing the mission "Give Me"!]
[You've received a skill "Blessing of the Great"!]
Souta sighed in relief when he heard the notification. He doesn't know what
to give if it still wasn't enough. No, he would give his leather armor or his
pants. Thinking about this, he read the notification.
He was surprised as he received a skill from this quest. This simple quest
gave him a skill? So that's why it called a special quest. The only downside of
this quest was he could only do it once. Well, he couldn't learn the same skill
twice.
There's no other player here. So he was thinking that he could monopolize all
the special and hidden quests here.
"7hgy#kw&#5"
Souta looked up as he heard the Great Lumb saying something he couldn't

understand. It felt like it was important.
The Great Lumb stopped speaking and it quietly waved its hand.
Suddenly, he was back in the middle of the forest with Yuko. He looked
around and saw that everything was still the same. It felt like that meeting the
Great Lamb was a dream.
"Hu~"
He shook his head and checked the details of the skill that he received.
[Blessing of the Great]: The power of the Great Lumb. It enhances all the
abilities of the user. Effect: +5 all stats, +20 mana
It's equal to one level up in High End Goblin. Well, this was enough for him
as it could also help him.
"Let's go Yuko!" Souta said as he started to walk. Yuko quietly followed

behind him.
...
The Great Lumb looked in the sky and said quietly, "The great change will
start just like in the prophecy. I don't know whether it's good or bad that they
brought you here in this world.
"The flames of destruction will slowly consume the whole world. Even the
Gods will not be able to escape it. So what will you do Ieshi's savior?"
...
The two traveled at a very slow pace as Souta get the other things that he
could sell. They ate together and sleep together. They would also hunt
together. Even though he couldn't understand what she was saying it was
enough for him. Traveling with someone was better than traveling alone. It's
not boring, to begin with.
In the game, he preferred to travel alone as he knew that it was only a game.
He could vaguely recall that he had friends outside the game. And he would
help those friends of his sometimes in the quest in Battle Worlds Online.
A week had passed before they managed to get out of the forest. They
experienced many things together this week.
"Finally!" Souta exclaimed as he looked at the vast grassland in front of him.

He was riding on the back of Yuko and he could see far away.
"Good! Yuko, go ahead!" Souta said as he patted Yuko's head.

Roar!
Yuko roared in response to Souta. She then charged ahead at full speed. Her
speed was slower than him but it was enough for him.
She could only vaguely understand his words but this was enough for him.
"Hmm?" Souta saw a small village. He squinted his eyes and patted Yuko.
"Yuko, stop!"
Yuko stopped and she lifted up her head and looked at him with a confused
expression. Souta got down and caressed her fur.
"It's okay, it's just a village."
Souta said and observed the village. The distance between him and the
village was far. If he walks it would take him a few minutes.
Yuko looked at Souta and followed behind him. Every time that Souta took a
step forward she would also step forward quietly behind him.
The village was quite lively. There's a reason for that. A merchant arrived
here and was selling things from a large city and kingdom. The villagers
always look forward to when a merchant caravan would arrive. They were
looking forward to the things that the merchant brought.
"A merchant, huh?"
Souta turned around and face Yuko. He caressed her head and said, "No
matter what happens, don't attack anyone."
Yuko tilted her head in confusion so he repeated his words. After he

repeatedly said the same words, it was only then that Yuko understood what
that means.
"Good, good girl." Souta smiled and patted her head. He then turned around
and walked towards the village with Yuko.
...
"Ahhh!!"
"Monster!!"
"A monster is attacking us!!"
The villagers shouted at the same time. Their voices echoed in the whole
village. The villagers started panicking especially the women. The men
quickly went to their house and armed themselves with sharp weapons.
The merchant raised his eyebrows when he heard those words. He stood up
and called his guards.
"Hey! Can we check it?"
The female guard nodded and called her comrades. Soon three more guards
approached the merchant.
A man wearing an armor stepped forward and said, "Sir, a Red Fur Bear was
in the entrance of the village!"
"A Red Fur Bear? Let's check it, if we can kill it we could get some money
by selling it." The merchant said.
They arrived at the entrance and saw a huge bear with red fur. It looks
dominating as it has a scar on its left eye. In front of the bear was a man with
dark green colored skin. He was wearing a pair of gauntlets and leather
armor. On his low body was a pants made from High Kobold's hide.
"A Demi...?" The merchant said when he saw Souta. He turned his head and
shouted on the villagers, "Shut up! Is this your first time seeing a Demi!"
As a merchant that traveled from one place to another, he has seen a lot of
different races. It not his first time seeing other races.
The merchant walked forward and took out something from his neck and put
it in his ear. It looks like an earphone.
Souta widened his eyes when he saw this. This was the communicator that
would let him converse to other races even if he couldn't understand their
language.
"Good!"
Chapter 17 - Getting to know the
Merchant
Souta smiled inwardly when he saw the communicator from the merchant.
The merchant was a fat man wearing luxurious clothes. Although the
merchant was looking like that, Souta knew that he was as strong as him.
With the merchant wearing the communicator, he would be able to converse

with them.
'Okay, let's ask if he's selling a communicator.' Souta thought as he walked

forward to the merchant.
Yuko followed behind him quietly. She glared at the people around them but
she still followed Souta's order so she could only glare at these people.
The merchant looked at the female guard beside him and said, "Brianna, lend
him your communicator."
Brianna, the female guard, nodded and removed the communicator on her
neck. She then threw it towards Souta.
Souta caught it and placed it on his neck.
The merchant saw Souta walking towards him. He checked if the

communicator was running before he opened his mouth and asked, "I'm
Jimmy of the Lanny Corp. and who are you, sir?"
The merchant called himself Jimmy. Jimmy asked Souta with a polite tone. A
demi who could tame a Red Fur Bear was hard to find. Souta was
extraordinary in his opinion and worth befriending.
"I'm Souta Ieshi and this is my partner Yuko." Souta introduced himself and
Yuko to the merchant named Jimmy. He then goes straight to the point, "Do
you have another communicator? I can pay for it."
"Oh?!" Jimmy was surprised but he didn't show it on his face.
The fact that Souta knew the existence of a communicator means that Souta
came from a large city or kingdom. A rural village could hardly get news
from those countries. It didn't have any access to advance technology.
Airship, communicator, automatic vehicle, etc. couldn't be found in a rural
village like this one. People of this village didn't even know what's airship.
"I'm sorry, the only thing I brought were the items that were approved by the
Mechanic Country." Jimmy shook his head in regret.
"Is that so?" Souta could understand that. The Mechanic Country and the
other powerful countries don't want to sell their technology to rural villages
and small countries. 'A weak country should stay a weak country' was what
they say. Those who violated this would be completely destroyed. There was
once an ambitious merchant that sell their technology here and there. That
merchant and the place he sells the technology vanished in one night.
"Sir Ieshi, do you mind if I ask where do you come from?" Jimmy walked
beside Souta and asked. He waved his hand to his guards and nodded. The
guards help the crowd calm down.
Souta turned his head and saw a beautiful female wearing a silver-colored
b.r.e.a.s.tplate. He felt his blood rising from his body. He gulped
unconsciously.
"S-sir Ieshi?" Jimmy called him as he saw Souta was in daze.
"Huh?" Souta turned to look at Jimmy.
The instinct of a goblin was something he couldn't imagine. The instinct to

engage in s.e.x.u.a.l intercourse with a beautiful female. This was something
he didn't expect. He hasn't met a single female ever since he came here. No,
actually he met a female kobolds, goblins, and other monsters. He just
couldn't differentiate with their appearance. Also, Yuko was a female bear.
Biting his tongue slightly to calm down his nerves, Souta asked Jimmy.
"What is it?"
"Where do you came from?" Jimmy repeated his question while looking at
his female guard. It seemed that he guessed what Souta was thinking.
"I just came out of the Deep Woods and luckily I managed to tame a Red Fur
Bear." Souta came while looking around the village. This village was much
worse than a newbie village.
"Oh?" Jimmy turned to look at the Red Fur Bear behind Souta. He then
turned back his gaze to Souta and asked, "Where do you plan to go now?"
"Border city of Hebrei Kingdom, Ladros city. I plan to enroll in the Ladro
Institute." Souta said.
"Carriage?"
"I'm sorry, since you know the communicator, you must have seen the
automatic vehicles. I'm just an ordinary merchant so I don't have the luxury to
buy those things." Jimmy said with an apologetic tone.
"It's okay," Souta nodded in understanding. The three great countries were far
away here so they have no influence here.
Jimmy glanced at Souta. He was sure that this demi really know the things
inside the huge kingdom and countries. To even know the Institute of Ladros
city.
The two talked for a while. Jimmy offered Souta to join them as they were
also going to the Hebrei Kingdom. Souta agreed to him. This will slow down
his journey but it's worth befriending a merchant. He could get inside the city
without much inspections with a merchant backing him up.
...
At night...
Souta, Jimmy, and the guards were around a bonfire. They were roasting
some meet that they hunted this afternoon.
"Good!" Souta exclaimed as he bit a mouthful of meat in his hand. He
reached his hand towards Yuko. Yuko looked at the meat and his hand before
she opened her mouth and bit the meat.
"Eat well." Souta smiled and patted Yuko's head.
"You really treat your pet well," Jimmy said while looking at their
interaction.
"It's not that bad," Souta answered with a smile. He recalled the time he met
Yuko. Both of them tried to kill each other at that time.
"It's really rare for someone to be a tamer."
It's rare for someone to become a tamer. The fact that finding some monsters
were dangerous so no one would take a tamer lightly. The tamer also needs to
provide his/her pet its meal.
"What course do you plan to take in Institute?"
"Mage," Souta replied without hesitation.
He could learn a lot of basic spells in the Institute. He would become a full-
fledge mage once he learned two more spells. He wouldn't changed his class
no matter what. He was the most familiar with this class. He would become
just like what he was in the game or maybe stronger.
"Then, I would congratulate you in advance that you pass the entrance
examination," Jimmy said.
"Hahaha, thank you!" Souta laughed and asked while looking at the guards,
"By the way, what rank are they?"
Jimmy looked at his guards before he answered, "They were the Rank D
adventurers that accepted my quest."
"Rank D, huh?" Souta observed the guards or the hired guards.
The Adventurers Guild was a very influential faction. In terms of influence,

the guild had more influence than the three great countries. The main base
was situated in the Nivari Kingdom.
Adventurers were divided into eight ranks. S rank was the strongest and F
rank was a newbie. The power of a D rank Adventurer was much stronger
than the current Souta.
"So they are powerful, huh?" Souta said in a low voice while looking at the
five of them.
Two of them were female and three were men. The woman that has honey-
colored hair was the leader. She has long silky hair that dr.a.p.ed down to her
back. Wearing a silver-colored armor was the proof that they weren't ordinary
Adventurers. An Adventurers would be called a veteran once they became a
rank D.
"Hahaha, of course, I wouldn't hire them if they weren't powerful." Jimmy

laughed at Souta's words. He then turned at the female guard and said,
"Brianna, this is Souta. He will join us in our journey so get to know each
other."
"Hello, I'm Brianna, leader of the Gale Group." The leader introduced herself
as Brianna.
"I'm Souta, an aspiring mage," Souta said while looking at her honey-colored
eyes.
Then, the rest of the Gale Group introduced themselves. By the way, Gale
Group was the name of their party.
"I'm Tidor, oh? An aspiring mage, huh? You can ask our mage some
questions if you like, right Tim?" Tidor was a huge man wearing full plate
armor. He's almost two meters in height. Black hair, black eyes, and his sharp
feature make him popular in women.
"Ah! I don't know." Tim said with a lazy tone. He was a short man wearing a
red robe with blue linings. His black hair almost covered his brown eyes.
"I'm John," A man with cat ears introduced himself. He was wearing leather
armor and black pants. There's a dagger hanging on his waist. It seemed that
he was a rogue.
"Hello, I'm Jane," She had a shoulder-length black hair and was wearing
glasses. She had a beautiful face unfortunately the scar on her left cheek ruin
it.
"You were lucky that you found a young Red Fur Bear! The ones I know
were five meters tall!"
"Yeah, that must be a level 39 a.d.u.l.t Red Fur Bear."
"Level 39?"
"Nothing forget about that."
"Hahaha, you're quite a funny guy Souta!"
They talk for a whole night and got to know each other.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning before the sun rises. He stood up and did
some morning exercise to warm himself.
He found that the hired guards were awake. It seemed that they were used to
this lifestyle. As expected of an Adventurers.
He woke Yuko and went to hunt food. She wasn't included in the food that
Jimmy provided. After all, she was just a pet and her master should be the
one taking care of her.
If Souta became a tamer rather than a mage, then he would be able to open up
the inner world to store his pet. But sadly, he doesn't have any plan to become
a tamer.
"I might neglect you once we go to the city," Souta said as he caressed
Yuko's head.
"Muu..." Yuko looked at Souta with her one eye. It seemed that she
understood what he said.
After they finished hunting food for Yuko, they went back to the village.
"Come on, let's go Souta!" Jimmy shouted.
"Alright, alright," Souta sighed and smiled.
Today was the day that they will leave this village and will go to the Hebrei
Kingdom. It will take two weeks to go there using the carriage.
And so two weeks had passed and they arrived at their destination.
Chapter 18 - Ladros City
Battle Worlds Online was the most played game in the world.
There, there's a legendary player called Blood. The players and NPC called
him in many titles. The "Solo Player", "Mysterious Gamer", "One Man
Guild", "Perfect Armory", "Commander of Mechanic Country", "Athena's
most love Hero", "Demon Annihilator", "Pioneer Player of the Mars
Archipelago", and "Master of Nine Headed Hydra" were the nicknames that
players and NPC gave him.
"Solo Player" as he prefers to raid a dungeon alone. He doesn't join a party

nor join a guild, even the guilds of his friends. He even created his own guild
with him the only member.
"Mysterious Gamer" as no one knew his true identity except his friends. Even
the various game clubs tried to recruit but to no avail, they failed.
"One Man Guild" because he's the only member of the guild that he created.
He even won a guild war with just him alone.
"Perfect Armory" was because all of his equipments were Universal

Treasure. All his equipments were skill holder.
"Commander Mechanic Country" was because he became a commander of

the most powerful country in the continent. No other player managed to raise
in rank in this country.
"Athena's most love Hero" was because he's the first one that maxed a
goddess affection rate. He received the most gentle affection from a goddess
of Greek mythology that caused many players to hung their jaw.
"Demon Annihilator" was because, in the war against the demons, he once
fought a single army on his own and annihilated the demons.
"Pioneer Player of the Mars Archipelago" was because he's the first player
that stepped foot in the unknown lands. He explored the unknown lands as
the Commander of Mechanic Country.
The "Master of Nine Headed Hydra" was because he managed to make the
famous hydra to become his pet.
His deeds were something that no other players could do. He was the player
that stood at the top of the rankings. He was recognized as the number one
player in the Battle Worlds Online.
And now the legendary player transmigrated into the real world of Battle
Worlds Online. He somewhat became a goblin much to his dismay.
Even then, the legendary player was like the other players. He suffered from
getting killed in a high difficult quest. He even failed some of those.
Now that he came to this world, he would do his best to survive this brutal
world full of danger.
"We're here!"
Souta opened his eyes at Jimmy's voice. He took a peek outside and saw the
thirty-meter walls of Ladros city. It was just a border city but the looks of it
could be compared to the capital.
"Don't worry about it, I will handle the procedure," Jimmy said to him with a
wink.
"Thanks for the trouble." Souta smiled wryly. He was thankful to Jimmy for
this. He then glanced at the line and sighed.
The line was long and it will take a long time before they could enter the city.
Many people enter and exit the city every day. Different races coming from
different places.
After half an hour, Souta, Jimmy, and the rest managed to enter the city.
"We will part ways here!" Jimmy said to him.

"Yeah, I'm very thankful for your help!" Souta thanked Jimmy as he slightly
bowed his head.
"No need to mind it, I also received something good from you. Don't forget to
come to me if you've got something good, I'm always in the Lanny Group!
Don't forget that!" Jimmy said with a laughed. It's true that he received goods
from Souta. Souta gave him something that he found in the Deep Woods. It
was pretty valuable.
"I know, I'll go now," Souta said to the Gale Group. He then gives back the
communicator to Brianna, which she lent him back then.
"Thanks."
"Yeah, good luck!" Brianna, the leader of the Gale Group, said.
Tidor and the rest of the Gale Group also bid farewell to him. They got closer
to each other in their two weeks of journey. Then, they parted ways just as
planned.
...
"Yuko, we will find a shop and buy a communicator first," Souta said to
Yuko who was following behind him.
Yuko as a Red Fur Bear gathered some attention to the folks here. It's rare for
someone to be a tamer so some people paid attention to him, the tamer of a
Red Fur Bear.
Souta ignored those eyes as he looked around the city.
The Ladros city was the same back in the game. It was a bustling city that
looks like it came out of medieval period. Houses made of bricks were built
side by side. People of different races were walking around the city.
This city was divided into five districts. District 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. He was
currently in district 1 and this place was full of different kinds of shops. The
weapon, armor, potion, clothes, foods, etc. were all around the place.
Soon, Souta found a shop. He turned to look at Yuko and patted her head.
"Stay here for a while, I'll just buy something inside."
Souta turned around and entered the shop. He quickly goes to the counter and
asked, "Do you have a communicator here?"
The salesman couldn't understand him. He tapped his neck to activate the
communicator.
"I'm sorry sir, what is it again?"
Souta pointed on the communicator that was attached on the neck of the
salesman and asked, "Do you have communicator here?"
"Ah, yes sir, we have two types of communicators here. The non-magical and
magical one." The salesman said with a smile.
"Okay, give me one of magical." Souta nodded and took out a silver coin
from his pocket. He sells some of his items to Jimmy before so his wallet was
filled with coins.
"Please wait for a moment, sir!" Saying that, the salesman went to get the
product.
After a few moments, he came back with a palm-sized box in his hand.
"Here, sir!"
Souta opened the box and saw a black palm-size object with white button,
attached to it was a black circular wire. It was different from Jimmy's
communicator that had an earphone. This communicator was using magic to
send the information in his head. He just needed to insert his own mana and it
will activate on its own.
"Good, I will take it!"
"Thanks for buying, sir!"

...
"Sorry for the wait, Yuko!"
Souta came out of the shop and looked at Yuko.
"Muu."
Yuko lowered her head and looked at him. Souta looked back at her with a
questioning gaze. It took him a while to understand her.
"Ah, you really like it when I pat your head."
Souta patted her head and Yuko released a blissful sound.
"Unn."
"Well, let's go. I'll let you eat anything you want."
The two continued their tour around the city. Souta went to the inn that has a
ranch so Yuko could stay with him. He checked in for 200 copper coins for
one night. He paid for a whole month of stay using the coins he got from
Jimmy.
Leaving Yuko in the ranch, Souta went to the Adventurers Guild to register
as an adventurer. He needs to have a way to get an income for enrollment in
the Ladro Institute.
Arriving in front of the wooden door of a large building. This was the Ladros'
city Adventurers Guild branch. As a continental faction, the Adventurers
Guild had many branches in different cities throughout the whole continent.
From the door, Souta could hear the noises inside the building. Stepping
forward, he entered the building. The first thing he saw was a wide hall that
was full of different people laughing and chatting in a round table, there were
also in the corner who seemed to be waiting for their party members. Some
people looked at him and some didn't bother looking at him as they know that
different kinds of people always enter the guild every day.
Souta looked around and didn't see the Gale Group. It seemed that they were
not here in the guild. After confirming that, he went in front of the
receptionist.
The receptionist was a beautiful middle-aged woman. She has a porcelain

skin, brown eyes, and her brown hair was tied in a bun.
"Hello sir, what can I do for you?" The receptionist asked him in a polite
tone.
"Hmm... I want to register as an adventurer." Souta replied to her question.
"...wait for a moment, sir." The receptionist said before she opened up the
drawer below and took out a piece of paper. She placed it in front of him and
said, "Please fill up this first."
Souta glanced at the paper and frowned. He couldn't understand what's

written on it. He looked at the receptionist and embarrassedly said, "Umm... I
couldn't understand it."
With the help of the receptionist, Souta managed to fill the paper. He already
planned before what he should write in his information.
The receptionist patiently told him every rule of the adventurers. She
explained every important part of being an adventurer to him. Souta listened
to her as he knew that it was her job to explain that to every newly joined
adventurer.
...
It was late at night when he came back to the inn.
He was in the ranch feeding Yuko some meat that she likes. While doing that,
he arranged the information that he gathered in his head.
He was sure that it was version 1. There's nothing huge that happened in the
world base on the information that he gathered.
Version 1 was a version that every player would explore the continent. They
would do anything they want and do some quest on their way. It was also
called "Free to Explore". Nothing big happens in this version.
The beginning of chaos was the opening of version 2. It will start with the
"Demon Invasion", "Rise of the Mechanic Country", "Age of Exploration",
"War of Titans and Giants", "The Death Plague" etc. All of these were big
events that shook the entire continent. The power balance will shift many
times and war will spread. Even the three great countries were forced to
move.
It will start with small scale war and then it will gradually spread and before
anyone become aware of it, the whole continent was already in war.
Souta was only familiar in the quest that he did. He didn't know the full
details of the other events as he was busy gathering his equipments at that
time.
"Hmm... After this, should I try to find the pair of [Soul Blood Earring] so
that I could unlock its other skill."
Chapter 19 - Registration
Souta woke up and he slowly opened his eyes. He found himself being
covered by red fluffy fur. It was none other than Yuko.
"Hmm... Good morning, Yuko." Souta said and he stretched his body. Yuko
lifted up her head and licked his cheek. Lately, she came to like licking him
on his cheek.
"Ah, stop that," Souta said as he patted her head to make her stop. Yuko
stopped as soon as he patted her head. She closed her eyes and enjoy his
patting.
He looked around and found himself in the ranch. Inside one of the rooms of
the supposedly pet. It seems that he fell asleep here yesterday while thinking
about what will happen in the future. He didn't even go to his room inside the
inn.
"I will feed you later just stay here for a while," Souta said to Yuko. He
already had a plan for today. He needed to go to the library and get some
books about the languages of this world. He needed to learn to write so that
he wouldn't fail in the entrance exam of the academy.
"Uu." Yuko looked at him with teary eyes. It seemed that she didn't want to
stay here where she couldn't even move her huge body. After all, this place
was too small for her.
"Okay, okay, I won't forget to bring you the meat that you like," Souta said as
he forces himself to smile. He then stood up and went inside the inn.
The middle-aged woman wearing a simple clothes looked at him with weird
eyes. She was the owner of the inn.
Souta looked at her and smile wryly. He could guess what she was thinking.
He, after all, slept in the ranch with his pet.
He sat down and ordered breakfast. While waiting for the breakfast to arrive,
he took out a card from his pocket. This was his Adventurer's ID. A simple
identification card that confirmed him being an adventurer.
A picture of him was in the upper left part of the card. Beside it was his
information and his rank. He was a Rank F adventurer as he just joined the
guild yesterday. He needs to complete various quests to acc.u.mulate merits
and raised his rank.
After a while the waitress brought his order, he placed his card back and
focused his attention on the food.
"Here's your order, sir." The waitress said as she placed down the meals that
he ordered on the table.
"Thank you." Souta thanked the waitress and turned his attention to the meals
before him.
"It's really good compared to those things that I've eaten in the Undead
Sanctuary," Souta muttered as he recalled that he needed to eat the raw meat
of a goblin before just to survive. The first few days were a nightmare for
him.
"Ah~ I'm really glad that I've survived."
...
Souta left Yuko in the ranch and he went into the library.
He paid the entrance fee and entered the library. In this place, a person needs
money to get an access to information. Only in a country like this have a
library. Among all the countries in the continent, only the three great
countries and Mechanic Country were advance enough that they don't need a
library. All the information was digitalized.
Souta looked around the countless books inside this huge library. All sorts of
information were in this place. The books were arranged neatly. It seems the
owner always took care of the books in the library. He then found the book
that he wanted.
Raising his hand and picking up the book. He opened the book and read the
first few pages of it.
Suddenly, a familiar sound ringed in his mind.
*Ding*
[Do you want to learn Nurman Language for 1 skill point? Yes/No?]
"....ehhh?!" Souta was surprised when he saw the words written in the
interface.
Learning a language for a skill point? This... This wasn't in the function. In
the game, all the languages were automatically translated by the system so
the players could use their system points for something like this.
It's really different now. He doesn't know what other function the system
hide. At first, he couldn't see the level of other creatures and also the
inventory. He couldn't use the most convenient inventory. Then, he could
earn exp by practicing or training. It's really a wonder how the system
changed after he came here.
Souta calmed down and he rubbed his chin. He pondered the pros and cons of
using skill points to learn the Nurman Language. Nurman Language was the
universal language of this world. A lot of races knew how to speak Nurman
Language. Learning this, he could quickly go to the Ladro Institute and take
the entrance examination.
The examination consists of two types of exam. The written exam and
practical exam. He doesn't need to worry about the practical exam as he
already knew how to cast a spell. The only problem was the written exam. He
doesn't know how any language of this world except the language of the
goblin.
He doubted that those people would understand him if he uses the goblin's
language. The humans and demi only killed the monsters they wouldn't try to
communicate to them. Only those strong monsters have the right to do so.
Otherwise, they would kill any monsters. Luckily, he looked like a demi so
there's nothing to worry. There were hundreds of humanoid races here in the
continent and there were also those halflings so people guessed that he was a
halfling of some unusual race.
'Yes.' Souta mentally said and he used 1 skill point to learn the Nurman
Language. Knowledge about the Nurman Language was poured in his mind.
After a few seconds, Souta opened his eyes. He really wondered how can he
learn something just by using a skill point.
Souta smirked and said, "I'm out here." He will speed up his plan now that he
learned the Nurman Language.
Since he doesn't have any business here, he left the library. The librarian
looked at him with suspicious eyes. Well, he just entered the place and
quickly leave. Who wouldn't find it weird?
...
Souta exited the library and went straight to the Adventurers Guild. He would
take a quest now to earn some money before taking the entrance examination
of the Ladro Institute.
He walked to the quest board and looked at the quest that he could take. He
was a Rank F adventurer so he could only take the Rank F quest. The guild
wouldn't permit it if he took a quest beyond his rank.
Souta saw a lot of quests on the board. Monster Subjugation, Escort, Herb
Picking, Finding the Missing Person, Investigation, etc.
"For now, I'm still a Rank F adventurer so I couldn't take some good quest."
Souta took the Herb Gathering quest. He placed it in the counter and the
receptionist registered the quest he took in an object that looks like a
computer.
"Okay, good luck in your first quest, sir." The receptionist said with a smile
on her face.
Souta nodded and heard a sound in his mind.
*Ding*
[Quest triggered!]
[Herb Gathering]: Pick up 5 Green Silk Grass. Rewards: 100 exp
"Hmm...?" Souta looked at the system with a surprise expression. To think

that he would receive a quest like this. It must be triggered because he
accepted the quest from the guild. Other than that he couldn't think of any
reason.
Getting the rewards from the guild and the system was a happy thing for him.
He would earn money and exp at the same time.
"What is it, sir?" The receptionist asked as she slightly tilted her head.
Souta came back to his senses when he heard her voice. He shook his head
and turned to look at her. When he turned to look at her, he saw the deep
valley between her chest. He unconsciously gulped because of this. His
instinct was once again rising.
"Sir?"
"Ah, nothing." Souta quickly turned around. This body of his was too eager.
He quickly left as he doesn't want to become a pervert. It seems that he

needed to visit the red light district this night to calm himself.
Souta walked back to the ranch and let Yuko out.
"Come, we have a quest," Souta said while opening the gate.
Yuko came out of the ranch and she quickly licked his cheek as soon as she
saw him.
"Stop that," Souta patted her head before he closed the gate and tell the owner
that he will leave to do some quest.
Souta and Yuko leave the city using the east gate of the city. The city has
four gates. The north gate was located in district 2, the south gate was located
in district 3, the west gate was located in district 4, and lastly, the east gate
was located in district 1.
After falling in line for a few dozen minutes, Souta and Yuko walked out of
the gate. He just showed his Adventurers ID and the guards let him leave the
city.
"Let's go, Yuko! I will let you play this time!" Souta said to her and he started
to walked forward. Yuko looked at him for a while before she followed him.
The quest was simple Herb Gathering. He doesn't need to fight any monster.
In the game, this type of quest was called repeated quest. It was because a
player could complete this quest over and over again.
He just needed to find a Green Silk Grass. It was a basic ingredient needed in
concocting health recovery potion.
Souta and Yuko walked one kilometer away from the city. They were in a
grassland. The scene here was very beautiful and the air was fresh. In this
place, he could find the Green Silk Grass.
"Okay, Yuko! You can play around here! Just don't wander too far!" Souta
said as he crouched down and began looking for the grass.
"Muu." Yuko looked at him as she tilted her head. She walked beside him
and copy him.
"Oi! What are you doing?" Souta turned his head and asked.
Yuko looked back at him. The two of them looked into each other's eyes.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and he ignored her as he continued looking for the
grass.
Chapter 20 - M-master?
Souta received his reward in the guild for completing the quest. At the same
time, he heard the system in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Herb Gathering quest!]
Right now, 100 exp was too little for him. Well, he couldn't do much as he
only accepted a Rank F quest. If he accepted a higher rank quest then the
reward would be higher.
"Thank you for your effort!" The receptionist said with a smile to him.
"That's nothing," Souta replied as he turned around and went to the quest
board. He looked at the request there and pondered what he should do.
In the end, he picked the Monster Subjugation quest before turning back to
the receptionist.
"You want this quest, sir?" The receptionist looked at him with doubtful eyes.
"Yeah." Souta nodded. He just placed the quest in hunting the slime in the
outskirt of the city.
"You know sir, it's hard to kill a slime without magic." The receptionist said
worriedly. It's her job to give advice to the adventurers that took a quest here.
"Yes, I know that." Souta nodded at her words. He knew that a slime was
hard to kill without magic. But he... He could use three spells; the [Fire Ball],
[Ice Shot], and [Light Heal]. His spells were enough to kill a slime.
Also, he doesn't need to use spells to slay a slime. He knew the weakness of
the slimes. With his passive skill [Sword Mastery], he would be able to
destroy the core of the slime. A slime would instantly die if its core was
destroyed. It's not a secret as many people know this already.
It's not his first time hunting a slime. Back in the Undead Sanctuary, he
conquered a dungeon full of slime and even took down an evolve slime.
"Okay sir, but be careful..." The receptionist said before she recorded the
quest that he took.
"I know that," Souta smiled wryly as this woman was too worried about him.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Monster Subjugation]: Kill ten slimes and retrieve its core. Rewards: 300
exp
'Oh?!' The rewards were much higher than before. As expected of a Monster
Subjugation quest.
After that, he exited the Adventurers Guild and patted Yuko.
"Let's go, we have another quest!"
"Muu..."
"Hahaha!" Souta laughed at her voice. It lacks enthusiasm. It was like she
forcing herself.
"Well, you know that we will be able to rank up after we completed nine
Rank F quests including this," Souta said while holding the Monster
Subjugation quest paper.
A Rank F adventurer needed to complete 10 Rank F quest before they rank

up to Rank E. Then, the Rank E needed to complete fifteen Rank E quest.
Above that, the Rank D was much different than lower ranks. A Rank D
adventurers were already called veteran adventurers. To increase their rank,
people needed strength and merits. Completing various quests wasn't enough
to rise up in rank.
"Muu." Yuko tilted her head at his words.
"Well, I'll tell you more while we walk," Souta said as he began to walked.
He noticed that the people around were looking at him with a weird gaze. It's
strange that he was talking to a monster that couldn't understand him.
'How can they understand the connection between Yuko and Me?!' Souta
thought. Suddenly, an idea came into his mind.
What if he let Yuko wear a communicator? Wouldn't she able to talk that
way.
"Yuko, let's go!" Souta laughed before he quickened his pace.
Yuko dragged her huge body as she followed him behind.
...
Souta removed the communicator on his neck.
"Come here." He said to Yuko as he lifted up his hand and made a gesture to
come.
Yuko looked at him with confusion before she stretched her neck to him.
"Damn, your neck is too thick! I couldn't even put the communicator!" Souta
cursed as he sighed. It seems that he needed to add some wire to that it could
fit her size.
"Muu." Yuko looked at him sadly. She thought that Souta was angry at her.
Souta ignored her and rubbed his chin. He muttered, "Anything is good as
long as it could fit her neck."
He looked around him and do something that Yuko couldn't understand. She
just watched him pick up as different kinds of grass.
Souta looked at her and said, "Why don't you hunt some slime while I'm
finding a strong enough grass so we could complete the quest faster?"
Yuko just looked back at him.
Seeing this, Souta sighed and took out the quest paper. He pointed at the
picture of a slime on the paper. "Here, defeat this and take out the core!"
Yuko nodded her head. It seemed that she understood what he meant but
Souta was really doubtful about that.
...
"Finally! I've finished modifying it!" Souta exclaimed in a loud voice as he

raised the communicator above his head.
He looked around and saw Yuko running towards him.
"What?!"
He was surprised when he saw her. After all, she was holding a slime in both
of her hands. One on the left and one on the right.
She stopped in front of him and opened her arms showing the two slimes. She
then lowered her head as if waiting to be praised.
"This...?" Souta was speechless. He brandished his sword and stabbed the
slime in the core.
The slime disintegrated leaving only the core.
"Muu!!" Yuko was shocked when she saw him killed the slime. She thought
that he wanted to play with slime so she brought them here. She never
thought that he would kill them.
"I order you to hunt them. Well, it doesn't matter." Souta sheathed his sword
and picked up the core.
"Well, let's think about that later. Let's see this first." Souta said and he
showed the communicator to Yuko.
Yuko looked at it before she sniffed it.
"Come let me put it on you," Souta said and he carefully put the
communicator on her neck. He picked a tough grass before so that it could
support the communicator on her neck. It will not snap easily.
"Here, and it's done!"
Souta looked at the communicator on her neck with a satisfied expression.

His effort wasn't in vain. It fitted her right.
"Come on, try saying something..." He spoke eagerly.
"Muu..." Yuko was confused.
"What?! What's wrong with this communicator? Ah, I forgot this is a magical
one. I need mana to activate."
Souta put his hand on the communicator and controlled his mana. He poured
a little amount in the communicator.
Yuko couldn't control her mana. She couldn't even manipulate it. In the
battle, she always used brute force to dominate her enemies.
The communicator lit up as it started functioning.
"Come... Say something!" Souta said with a smile.
He waited for a while before he heard a small little voice coming out of her.
"M-master...?"
"Oh!! It works! It works!" Souta laughed loudly. Although he couldn't

understand it, it seemed that she pronounced some word. From now on, he
would be able to communicate with her.
It just that this communicator needs mana to work. If it didn't receive mana it
will stop functioning. It seems that he needs to buy a non-magical one. But it
needs a battery. It would drain his wallet.
Well, if he could communicate with her then it's worth all the money.
"Okay, let's finish the quest and buy communicator as soon as possible,"
Souta said before he turned around leaving Yuko with a dumbfounded
expression.
After a few minutes of walking, Souta found a slime.
"Let's finish it quickly." He brandished his sword and rushed towards the
slime.
Swoosh!!
He didn't even let the slime react as he pierced its jelly body directly to its
core. With the level of his [Sword Mastery], he could accurately pinpoint the
core of the slime.
Souta didn't stop and continued to hunt more slime. He only stopped when he
collected ten slime cores. With this, the quest was complete. He just needed
to report it to the guild.
...
Souta went back to the guild to report.
"You've finished it?" The receptionist asked him.
"Well, the slime was not that powerful. As long as you've found its core, you
can kill it." Souta said as he placed the ten slime cores on the table.
The receptionist counted the cores before she gave him the reward. She also
recorded the quest that he did to his ID.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing a Monster Subjugation quest!]

Souta ignored the system prompts and picked up his Adventurers ID. He then
exited the Adventurers Guild.
Souta went to the shop and bought a communicator for Yuko. He spent his
money on this as it was important to him. He also bought a lot of meat for her
as he knew that she was hungry right now.
...
Another day had passed and nothing big happens. The city was still lively
and there were new people that's coming in and out of the city every day.
Chapter 21 - Registration in Ladro
Institute
"Souta, don't forget what I taught you. This is what you will need in the near
future." A faint image with a male voice spoke.
"I understand, grandpa," Souta answered. Then, he noticed a large machine

shaped circle. It's white and has a transparent glass surface.
"What is this?" Souta asked.
"It's called Virtual Capsule, you play and be number one in this game."
"All right..."
"You will understand everything someday."
...
Souta woke up just before sunrise. He looked around and saw that he was in
his rented room.
He stood up and did some warm up exercise before going to the bathroom to
wash his face.
After he washed his face he went down for breakfast.
"Good morning!" Souta greeted the owner when he saw her. He first orders
food before sitting in the vacant chair.
A few minutes later, the meal was served by the waitress at the top of his
table.
"Thanks for the food!"

He didn't even have a second thought before he ate it. The cooked food was
very different from what he ate when he was in the Undead Sanctuary.
What he ate there were kobolds and goblins flesh. When he thought about it,
he did cannibalism. He was a goblin and he ate goblin flesh. He had nothing
to say about it as he had to eat anything to survive.
He had finished his breakfast a few minutes later. He drank water and
thanked the food.
Then, he got up and paid for the food before he came out. He went to Yuko
and fed her.
"Just be here Yuko. I'll be back later, too." Souta said before leaving.
Yuko just stared at her back.
...
Today is the day Souta will register with the Ladro Institute. He must register
before getting the entrance examination.
"It's better than what it is in the game!" Souta said as he gazed in front of a
large building.
This building was the Ladro Institute. The best and most popular school in
the city of Ladros. Many have completed their studies here which have
become popular throughout the country. Some of them became the city lord
and the leader of the royal guard.
Souta is in front of a large gate with the inscription "Welcome to the Ladro
Institute".
He no longer hesitated and he quickly entered the Ladro Institute. There were
many students inside the school. Different breeds of creatures can be found
here. The beast, the human, and even the elves were here.
He went around the place before finding the place where he would register.
Souta walked over and stopped in front of a man. The man was wearing a
dark blue colored coat and it has a white pattern on its end. He had blue hair
at shoulder's length.
Souta approached the man before he said, "Sir, I will register here to get the
entrance exam."
"Just ask the lady over there at the counter." said the man.
Souta nodded and said "thanks" before looking at the counter. He saw a
beautiful woman with brown hair and brown eyes.
He approached the woman and repeated what he had said to the man earlier.
The woman understood what he was saying so she took a piece of paper and
placed it in front of him.
"Please, fill this up first." said the woman to Souta.
Souta nodded before taking the pen and writing his information on the paper
that the woman had given him. After he wrote his info he handed over the
paper to the woman.
The woman glanced at the paper before looking at Souta. She opened her
mouth and spoke. "Sir, you have to pay 100 gold coins for the entrance
examination."
Souta put his hand inside his pocket and took out his purse. He counted the
coins before he placed the coins on the desk.
"Thank you for registration sir, you can come back in a week for the entrance
examination." The woman smiled after giving her the money. He gave Souta
a role. "That's the stab, don't lose it because you need it in the examination."
"Thank you!"
Souta first toured the institute before leaving. He had one week to do what he
needs. The test will cover the history of the city and the country. He wasn't
worried about it cause he knew the history of this country. For other people, a
week was a time given to them to prepare for the exam but for Souta, it's his
chance to raise his rank as an adventurer.
...
Souta went to the store first and bought the meat and fruit that Yuko likes.
Yuko didn't really eat the fruit. She just kept it like a treasure. Even he doesn't
know why she likes keeping fruits.
"I'm back!"
Yuko yanked Souta and the two of them fell to the floor. He patted Yuko's
head so she stopped.
Sniff! Sniff!
Yuko turned her attention to the bag that Souta was carrying. She quickly
opened it and picked up the fruit inside the bag. She picked up the fruits and
hid them before returning to Souta.
"Hahaha, do you like it?" Souta laughed at what Yuko had done. He even
thought that Yuko wouldn't hesitate to exchange for some fruits.
"M-master..."
Souta heard Yuko's gentle voice. It was a little girl's voice.
"Is 'master' the only word that you know?" Souta said as he patted Yuko's
head.
"Master ..."
Yuko stuck out her tongue and licked his cheek.
He had already given the food he had bought to Yuko. He sat down to the
side and watched Yuko eat.
He confirmed something since the first time he meets a person in this world.
The people here in this world were not bound by any computers. They were
not artificial intelligence that has limited actions. The talks and laughs
between Jimmy and the Gale Group were the proof of it. An artificial
intelligence wouldn't be able to do that.
Their conversation. It's not scripted like in the game. They have their own
thoughts and intentions that do not belong to artificial intelligence. If so, then
this world will run into a future he does not know. Being a game, all moves
of the NPC were limited. They just do what they were program to.
It looks like he needs to be careful about his next step. He will understand
and observe what will happen before he made a move. Well, it's not that
those powerful people will notice him as he was too weak right now.
First, he will enter the Ladro Institute to become a Mage. His ability will be
greatly enhanced when he became a Mage. It's not just the increase in stats.
He will also have a specialty and the Mage's skill tree will open up for him.
That's why it's important to have a class.
Also, now was the right time for the second evolution. He contemplated the
next evolution of the High End Goblin. His first evolution was focused on
strength attribute. After a few minutes, he thought of the path that he will
take.
"This will be good for my next evolution." Souta couldn't help but smile.
Level 20 was the level where the difficulty in leveling up was starting to
increase. The exp required to level up were more than fifty thousand. There's
also a change after a player reached level 20. The next evolution wasn't level
30 but level 40. Twenty levels are needed before he can evolve again.
Level 40 was the level cap of version 2 in Battle Worlds Online. This was
also the beginning of the players' ability to change the game's story started to
appear. This level already has the potential to become a top rank adventurer.
It's was especially to the monster type player. The change in level 40 was no
small feat for the monster type player. This level was the start and they will
slowly catch up with the other players. The increase in abilities was
incredibly huge to those monster type players.
Before all those things, Souta needed to raise his adventurer rank first. To
make that happen, he needed to complete ten Rank F quest.
"Have you finished your meal? Let's go out now, we will do some quest."
Souta said to Yuko who was cleaning her red fur.
Yuko stopped what she was doing and looked at Souta. Even though she has
a communicator, Souta was still having difficulty communicating with Yuko.
After all, the only word that she knew was master.
Souta stood up and patted his clothes before he approached Yuko. Hee
grabbed Yuko's soft fur and repeated his words.
"Let's go now, Yuko. I know you want to get out of this place, right?"
Yuko stared at Souta's face. After a few seconds, she stuck out her tongue
and licked Souta's face.
"Stop! Stop doing that! I will always tell you that I don't like it!"
...
Both of them went to the Adventurers Guild and took a quest.

Chapter 22 - Examination
"Souta, don't put your real name on it use your name if something real
happens." A man with a faint image said.
"Why?" The boy asked.
"You will know when the time is right. Just remember that our family was
one of the strongest in ancient times." The man calmly told the boy.
"Ieshi? But I have never read Ieshi in Japanese history." The boy looked at
the man in doubt.
"I'm not from this country. I'm from a far distant place. Go ahead and play."
The man looked at the cloud before he said.
"All right, grandpa."
"Blood? Is this your chosen name here in this game?"
"Yes."
"Next time when something similar happens then use your real name, Souta
Ieshi. There will be people who will help you because you are an Ieshi."
"I understand."
"No matter what happens don't forget what I had said today."
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. He quickly got up and took a shower.
Afterward, he came down and ordered breakfast.
"The same as always." He said loudly for the waitress to hear.

The waitress understood what he was saying so the waitress went inside the
kitchen.
After a few minutes, the waitress came out with Souta's order. She put the
food on the table.
"Thanks for the food!"
He quickly eats his breakfast. He's in a hurry because today was the exam day
at the Ladro Institute. Right, today the test will be held. He cannot be late on
this test because it depends on whether he enters or not.
Since it's the examination day, this only means one week had passed.
A lot of things happened this week. One of these was Souta becoming a Rank
E adventurer. During this time he completed ten quests that needed to rise in
rank. He has an outstanding record. The completion rate and completion
speed were high. He quickly finishes the quests he had taken.
Within a week, he already became a Rank E adventurer. He completed the

quests he had taken with Yuko. The Rank F quests are easy to complete so
it's not surprising that he completes it within a week.
After he finished his meal and paid the bill, Souta went to Yuko and he fed
her the delicious food that she likes.
"Just stay here, for now, I will quickly finish the test," Souta said to Yuko
while patting her head.
"Muu." Yuko stopped eating and she looked at Souta.
"Okay, I will bring you back the fruits that you like so much." Souta smiled
wryly at her.
...
He changed his clothes and went to the Institute to take the exam. He arrived
in the place twenty minutes before the exam.
He opened the door and stepped inside. There, he saw a lot of people were
already in their seats.
The other examinees looked at him and he just ignored those gaze. He took
out his stab and looked at his seat number.
"Seat 52, huh?"
He looked around and found his seat in the back. He sat there and observed
his surroundings. The people here were too tense as he could see sweat
forming in the forehead, even though the weather was quite cold today.
The whole room was devoid of any sound as nobody dared to make a noise
here.
Turning his head to the left side, he saw a beautiful girl seating beside him.
She has beautiful silver hair that dr.a.p.es down to her shoulders onto her
back. Her golden pupils that have a hint of red were like a piece of expensive
gem. She was wearing a simple white blouse and a black mini skirt with red
linings.
Souta could feel some sort of strange aura coming out of her. Yeah, it was
really weird. It feels that was not her true appearance and she's concealing her
real identity.
The girl noticed his gazed so she turned her head and looked at him in the
eyes.
"What is it?" She asked with a cold tone.
"N-nothing..." Souta gulped and turned his head. He was captivated by those
beautiful eyes of her. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves.
After thirty minutes, a man with short orange hair wearing a black coat
entered the room. He walked straight to the table in front which was reserved
for the examiner.
He placed down the bunch of paper he was carrying on the table before
looking around.
"Cough... I'm John Myer your examiner in written exam." The man cleared
his throat and introduced himself. "There are seventy examinees in this room
so don't cause any noise as you all could overwhelm me."
Some of the examinees sighed in relief when they heard his words and tone.
They were glad that he's not a strict person like the other examiner. It feels
like a huge burden has been lifted off their shoulders.
"As you have known, the entrance exam has two types. The written and
practical exam. You need to pass these two for you to enter the institute."
John, the examiner, said while looking at every people's face inside the room.
"Alright, we will start the written exam now."
John placed a stack of papers on the desk of the people in the front row.
"Take one and pass the rest to your back."
The examinees started to pass the test paper around. In just a minute, all the
people here were holding a test paper.
"The passing score is 70 and below that is fail so answer it carefully. You all
have two hours to answer the test, that's it and good luck." John said before
sitting down in the front. He was observing every examinee looking out for
cheaters.
Souta turned his attention to his test paper. He read it silently.
'I don't know some of the questions but it will not hinder me.' he thought
when he finished reading all the questions. He will still pass the test even
though there's a question that he doesn't know the answer. After all, the
passing score was 70.
Time passed by quickly and one by one the examinees finished answering
their test papers. And he, Souta, was the first one who finished answering the
test. Everyone looked at him but he knew that he had only answered all the
questions that he knows. Why would he answer a question he doesn't know
the answer? So some of the questions in his test were blank.
"Since you've all finished before the time, you can go now to take the
practical exam," Jhon said as he arranged all the test papers.
The girl beside Souta stood up as soon as the examiner said those words.
Souta looked at her as she leaves the room. He then also stood up and leave
the room. The others followed them and went to the place where the practical
exam will be held.
The practical exam where the place were examinees going to showcase their
skills and abilities.
...
They were in a very wide place. Dummies for practicing close combat were
neatly arranged at the corner. There were also weights and shooting targets
here. This place was one of the training grounds of the Ladro Institute.
Those things that needed in training were all made from tough materials. It
couldn't easily break or shatter.
Even using a yellow equipment wasn't enough to break those things here in
the training ground.
The examinees were gathered in the center of the training ground. In front of
them was a man wearing a black tank top. His muscles were bulging out of
his clothes.
"Yo! I'm the one that's going to test you." The examiner said with a smile on
his face. "I'm going to record your abilities here and check if you're really
eligible for the institute."
Souta knew that as long as a person knew some skills or have enough
firepower that person will pass the exam. It's a simple test to check the
potential of a person.
Right now, he has three spells in his arsenal. [Ice Shot] and [Fire ball] were
enough for this kind of test.
"Who wants to go first?" The examiner asked while looking at the examinees.
"Me." Souta raised his hand while walking to the front.
"Okay, as long as you've hit me that's enough. I will give you one minute."
The examiner said with a smirk. He then placed an alarm.
Souta nodded and the other examinees took a distance away from the two.
"I'm going," Souta smirked and he dashed towards the examiner. He doesn't
need to defeat the examiner, he just needs to showcase his abilities. He knew
that even if he used his full power he wouldn't be able to defeat the examiner.
Souta opened both of his palms and casted two spells simultaneously.
[Fire ball]
[Ice shot]
The two spells went straight towards the examiner. He was surprised for a
second but he quickly regained his composure. He lifted up his thick arm and
waved it towards the two spells.
Bang! Bang!
The fireball and ice exploded in his arm. But it didn't leave any scratches at
all.
Souta expected so he once again dashed towards the examiner using the skill
[Dash].
"You are going for close combat." The examiner looked at Souta who arrived
in front of him.
"Of course, after all this is my specialty," Souta said and he threw a powerful
punch containing his mana.
Swooosh!!
The examiner tilted his head and avoided the punch. Then he noticed a light
above him. He looked up and saw two fireballs going straight at him.
"Good!" The examiner smiled and took a deep breath. Powerful mana burst
out of him. Pouring his mana, he blew the two fireballs away. He then
quickly waved his arm towards Souta.
Souta bent his body barely avoiding the arm of the examiner. He kicked the
ground and using his feet as a medium, he casted [Ice Shot] twice. He then
opened his mouth and [Fire ball] came out.
"This level of control...?" The examiner crossed his arm before him to
blocked the spells.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta was about to attack again when a powerful aura swept out. He then saw
a fist appeared in front of him.
"You're still smiling, huh?" The examiner said as his fist was going straight to
Souta's face. The shadow of his fist slowly covered Souta's smirk.
Suddenly...
Ringgggg!
A sound of alarm echoed in the whole training ground.

Chapter 23 - Three spells
Ring!!
The sound of alarm echoed in the whole area.
The fist of the examiner stopped an inch away from Souta's face.
"That was close..." Souta whispered before he moved away from the
examiner. He patted his clothes before looking back at the examiner. He
asked, "Did I pass the exam?"
He knew that he doesn't necessarily need to defeat the examiner. He just

needed to showcase his skills and if his performance was good he would
automatically pass the exam.
"You're good but whether you pass or not you will know it later." The
examiner said with a smile. He was impressed by Souta's ability and he
wouldn't deny it.
He then turned around and looked at the rest of the examinees. He opened his
mouth and said, "Alright, who wants to go next?"
"I'll go!" A cold voice sounded.
Souta turned his head to look. He saw the girl with long silver hair. She's the
one seating beside him in the written exam before.
"Be prepared as I will give you one minute." The examiner said as he walked
towards the center of the room.
The girl distanced herself from the examiner. She just stood straight at her
place while waiting for the signal of the examiner to start the examination.
The examiner set the alarm before giving her a go.

"Go!!"
The girl lifted up her right hand and her magic power flared up.
[Freeze]
The floor beneath the girl's feet quickly turned into ice. It spread out and the
examiner observed the spell before he jumped backward.
[Ice Spike]
Sharp spike that was made of ice burst out of the ground.
The examiner looked at the spike coming at him. He imbued his mana in his
hand before waving it.
Bang!
His force shattered the spike and he looked at the girl that was continuously
casting magic spells.
'The quality of this spell is much better than the boy before.' He thought as he
landed on the ground causing the ice to break into countless tiny particles.
The boy before was a fighter that was an expert in managing his spell. He
knew how to utilize it perfectly. And this girl was a textbook example of a
magician.
[Cold Wind]
Cold and powerful wind swept out in the area. The examiner raised his mana
to protect himself from the cold wind.
"It's time for me to attack."
He took a deep breath and roared loudly that shook the entire ground.
[Tiger's Roar]
Boom!
The examinees who're watching the fight covered their ears. They felt their
strength leaving their body.
[Ice Wall]
A wall of ice appeared in front of the girl but it was shattered immediately
when it made contact with the sound wave.
Boom!
The examiner burst forth towards the girl leaving a trail of smoke behind
him.
[Ice Blade]
A blade made of ice formed in the mid-air and the girl grabbed it before
launching towards the examiner.
Bang!
The blade and the fist collided creating a loud sound.
"Oh? So you know close combat!" The examiner was slightly surprised at
this development. He didn't expect the girl to know close combat.
Ring!
The alarm sounded. It means that one minute had passed since the battle
started.
The ice blade disappeared in the hand of the girl and she turned around and
left like nothing happened.
The examiner looked at the girl's retreating figure and shook his head. He
then turned to the rest of the examinees and said, "Okay, next!"
Souta peered at the girl. He didn't expect that she was that strong. The magic
spells that she cast were much more powerful than his magic spell, and it
seemed that she was still hiding her real strength.
He tried to recall if there's someone that's proficient in ice magic in the

powerful influential figure in the game. He recalled a lot of people that we're
proficient in ice magic but nothing looks similar to her.
...
It took one hour to finished the examination. Not all the examinees
demonstrated skills like Souta and the silver-haired girl. But there were also
others that show skills not losing to Souta. Some of the beast folk
demonstrated strength surpassing Souta.
John came inside the training ground. He went straight to the examiner and
whispered something in his ears.
"Sir John, the one in the written exam, have finished checking your papers.
Now, with me here, we will show you who passed the entrance examination."
The examiner said in a loud voice.
John stepped forward and opened his arm, and a semi-transparent screen
appeared in the mid-air. It was made of magic.
Names of examinees were written on the screen.
Souta and the other examinees checked the words that were written on the
screen. In just a few moments, Souta found his name.
As expected, he passed the entrance examination.
The other examinees look dejected. They were the ones who didn't pass the
exam.
"For those who pass the exam, come with me!" John said before he turned
around and left.
Souta and the other examinees who passed the exam followed John. Souta
looked around and just as he expected the silver-haired girl also passed the
exam.
Thirty out of seventy examinees passed the exam. They were cut above the
other and all have superb skills.
The group entered a door and inside there was another wide area. It was as
wide as the training ground. This was the stadium of the Ladro Institute. This
place could host more than twenty thousand people at the same time.
At the front, on the stage, there was a group of people who were standing on
the stage. They were all wearing a black coat with black pants.
"You can pick your major course," John said to the examinees.
The people on the stage said their class.
"Swordsman!"
"Brawler!"
"Healer!"
"Mage!"
It was until that Souta heard his main class that he started to move. He looked
up and saw a middle-aged man with short blonde hair. He was a professor of
mage students at Ladro Institute.
Souta was major in magic spells so it's only natural that he's taking the mage
course. The silver-haired girl also took the mage course.
He looked around and saw that the other people were already forming their
own group. He then looked at his own group and found five people, including
him and the silver-haired girl, took the mage course out of thirty examinees
who passed the exam.
"I'm Bargan, one of the professors in mage course." The middle-aged man
introduced himself first. He added, "Follow me!" before he started walking.
Bargan toured them around the Institute before they went to the mage
building. He explained a lot of things about the Institute and history about
how it was built.
The group went inside a room. The room was huge and at the corner were
spell books piled neatly.
"This is the gifts of the Institute to all of you so pick three spell books there
and learn it," Bagan said to them with a smile on his face. "The Institute is
generous to its students so don't worry about it. As long as you study
earnestly it's okay. And the Institute will not hesitate to provide you more
resources."
This was what Souta was waiting for. The free gifts of the Institute. This was
what he wanted. The spell books to complete the requirements in getting a
class.
Thanking Bargan for the gifts, the other three went to check the spellbooks.
Souta noticed that the silver-haired girl wasn't checking the spellbooks. She
was just standing there on her position looking at the spellbooks.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Do you also want to check the books?"
The silver-haired girl turned her head and looked at him. She slowly opened
her mouth and replied, "No, I'm okay with leftover."
"I see..." Souta nodded and turned his attention to the spellbooks.
He didn't hesitate anymore as he went there and checked the spell books one
by one.
Most of the spells we're basic spell just like his [Fire Ball], [Ice Shot], and
[Light Heal]. There were a few high-level spells. But, all of these were in the
range of Tier 1 spell.
Well, even if there's a Tier 2 spell here he wouldn't be able to learn it. It was
because only those that promoted their class to level 2 class would be able to
learn it.
Mage was just a level 1 class. There were a lot of paths after the mage but he
would choose the path he chose in the game. Mage becoming a Battle Mage
then a Great Battle Mage.
In the end, he picked the [Agility Boost], [Strength Boost], and [Mud Slide]
spells.
The two spells that he picked were buff spells that he needed. Back in the
game, he was proficient in buffing himself while adding debuffs to his
opponent. He got stronger while his opponents got weaker. Even those
abnormal status wouldn't affect because of his different kinds of buffs he
casted on himself.
Well, he was experts in different styles as a Great Battle Mage.
"These three are the ones I choose," Souta said while looking at Bargan.
Bargan looked at Souta and then at the spellbooks that he choose. He was
wondering if Souta was planning on taking a support type mage.
He was wrong at that Souta was planning on supporting himself.

Chapter 24 - Rank 1 Mage
Souta finished choosing the spellbooks. He picked the spell that's suitable for
the current him.
The silver-haired girl picked random spellbooks after they finished picking
their own spellbooks. She wasn't that excited like the other people. More like,
she doesn't show her emotion.
"Okay, now that you've chosen your own spellbooks it's time to measure your
body for the uniform," Bargan said. He turned his head and added, "Don't
worry you don't have to pay anything."
The group walked out of the room as they followed Bargan.
"Hello, since we're all in the mage course I hope I got along with everyone."
A boy wearing a simple white shirt and black pants said. He has short spiky
black hair and some strands of his hair fell on his forehead. He has pitch-
black eyes and his build was average, not too thin and also not too bulky.
"I will start with myself. I'm Bryan Dagruel, I hope we got along." The boy
introduced himself as Bryan Dagruel.
"I'm Joshua, I've been living here in Ladros city ever since I was born."
"I'm George, it's really my dream to enter the Institute."
The other two introduced themselves. George was a beast folk specifically, a
rabbit people. Joshua has dark brown skin and he was also not a human. He
was a wood elf.
There were many types of elves in the whole continent. The high elf, wood
elf, sea elf, mountain elf, dark elf, etc. They were very proficient in
controlling their mana and have a high mana pool.
Souta then turned his head to the silver-haired girl. He saw that she was
staying silent. He sighed and opened his mouth, "I'm Souta, I just arrived here
in the city last week."
Then, the silver-haired girl opened her mouth and said, "I'm Alice."
"That's good, I hope we all get along," Bryan said with a smile.
"We're here!" Bargan's voice sounded.
The group arrived in front of the two rooms. One for the girls and one for the
boys.
"You can go inside the room and someone will assist you there. You will get
your uniform next week and you will start attending in class." Bargan said to
them.
Souta, Bryan, and the rest nodded and went inside the room designated for
boys. While Alice went to the room beside it. It was the room for the girls.
In the room, they could choose whether the uniform could enhance their
mana or a defensive uniform.
Souta has chosen the one that could enhance his mana.
After half an hour, all of them finished measuring their size. They come back
in a week to get their uniform and start their class.
"Okay, you can go now don't forget to come back next week," Bargan said to
them.
"Yes, sir Bargan," Bryan said enthusiastically.
Souta, Alice, and the other just nodded their head.
"Good." Bargan nodded and left.
Bryan looked at them and asked, "Do you want to eat something? We can use
this chance for us to know each other."
"I have another plan for today," Alice said before she turned around and left.
"Sorry, I also have something to do." Souta smiled wryly at Bryan.
"I understand..." Bryan nodded and looked at the other two. "How about the
two of you?"
George and Joshua looked at each other before they nodded at Bryan.
"That's good." Bryan smiled widely.
...
Before coming back to the inn, Souta didn't forget to buy Yuko the food and
fruits that she likes so much.
He gave the fruit and meat to Yuko before he went to his room.
He closed the door and took out the three spellbooks he got from the Institute.
"Okay, I will start." Saying this, he opened the spellbooks and he heard
system prompts inside his head.
*Ding!*
[Do you want to learn Agility Boost spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
[Do you want to learn Strength Boost spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
[Do you want to learn Mud Slide spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
'Yes.' He said mentally and used six skill points for learning the three spells.
*Ding!*
[You've learned Agility Boost!]
[You've learned Strength Boost!]

[You've learned Mud Slide!]
The knowledge about the three spells was poured in his head. About the
structure and composition of each spell.
Other people would need to read and studies the content of the book before
they could understand its spell structure. Understanding the spell structure
didn't mean that they could cast the spell. They still need to build it in their
mind for them to cast it.
But Souta was different, just using skill points he would understand all the
content of the book and even cast it without a problem. But getting skill
points was hard. Apart from leveling up, he could only get it from the quest
he received. In the latest version of the game, the level cap there was level 80
and it means that a player only gets 80 skill points from leveling up.
Soon, another system prompt pop in his head.
[You've reached the requirements for Mage Class!]
[Do you want to become a Mage? Yes/No?]
'Yes.' Souta said without hesitation.
*Ding!*
[Getting the class Mage...]
*Ding!*
[You've successfully become a Mage!]
[Strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 10

points!]
[Intelligence attributes have increased by 20 points!]

[Mana pool increased by 50!]
[Magical damage increased by 100%]
[Magical resistance increased by 100%]
[Mana recovery increased by 10!]
Souta sighed when he read all the system prompts. His magical damage was
much more stronger now. Before his spells couldn't damage the examiner but
now he was sure that he could damage him.
But this wasn't all the benefits he received in getting a class. There's also the
skill tree of Mage class. With him becoming a Mage, he would be able to
unlock its skill tree.
*Ding!*
[Please choose your attribute!]
[Darkness]
[Light]
[Fire]
[Water]
[Earth]
[Wind]
[Choose one of the elements and you would be able to use its skill tree!]
Souta didn't hesitate and select the [Darkness].
[You've unlocked Darkness Element Skill Tree!]
A skill tree appeared in front of his vision. Various spells were still locked
but he would be able to unlock it with enough skill points.
Looking at this familiar skill tree, a smile appeared on his face.
He could see a single spell from the lowest part of the screen.
It was the [Shadow Bind] spell. Above it were three more spells that were
still dark. The requirements to unlocked it was leveling the [Shadow Bind] to
level 5 spell.
[Shadow Bind] was a spell that could restraint and slow down his target. It
uses the target's shadow to bind them.
He tapped the [Shadow Bind] spell and a prompt appeared.
*Ding!*
[Do you want to learn Shadow Bind spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
"Yes."
*Ding!*
[You've learned Shadow Bind spell!]
He once again tapped the [Shadow Bind] spell.
[Do you want to level up Shadow Bind spell for 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
Leveling up a skill to level 2 needs 2 skill points and leveling it up to 3 needs

3 skill points. That was the pattern of leveling up a Tier 1 spell.
He used all of his skill points to level up the [Shadow Bind] spell to level 5
and unlocked the three spells above it. Unfortunately, he doesn't have any
skill points to learn it.
Ever since he came here in this world, he earned a total of 31 skill points. He
used 8 for his first three spells and one skill. Last week he used 1 skill point
for learning Nurman Language. Lastly, today he used the remaining skill
points to learn four spells and leveling one spell to five.
He earned most of his skill points in leveling up and the quest to conquer the
dungeon. Rank F and E quest in the Adventurers Guild could give him more
exp than the quest in conquering the dungeon but it doesn't give him skill
points.
Although the exp rewards in conquering a dungeon were 100, it still has a
skill point as a reward so it's better. It only if he was conquering low-level
dungeon. If it's about conquering a mid-level dungeon then the reward he
would get was higher. 5,000 exp was the minimum reward plus the skill
points and free attribute points. After all, the bosses in low-level dungeons
were just ordinary monsters in mid-level dungeons.
Souta shook his head once he became a Rank D adventure, this thing will not
be a problem for him. The reward has at least one skill point. It's better than
nothing.
He checked his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: High End Goblin
Level: 17
Class: Rank 1 Mage - Darkness
Health: 246/246
Stamina: 148/148
Mana: 260/260
Strength: 138 (128+10)[+]
Agility: 104 (99+5)[+]
Dexterity: 91 (86+5)[+]
Intelligence: 105 (95+10)[+]
Vitality: 103 (88+15)[+]
Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab], [Sword Mastery], [Mana Manipulation], [Blessing of

the Great]
Spell(s): [Fireball], [Ice Shot], [Light Heal], [Agility Boost], [Strength

Boost], [Mud Slide], [Shadow Bind]
Trait(s): [Extraordinary Body]
Skill point(s): 0
He was satisfied in the improvement of his status.
He was a Rank 1 Mage. He would be able to rank up by learning 3 spells of

his specialty and upgrading one spell to level 10. Once he rank up, his stats
would increase once again.
Every class has 3 ranks and promoting to rank 3 was a requirement to

upgrade a class to a higher class.
Well, he doesn't need to worry about this for now. The institute gave him
another one week so he would use this time to complete some quest.
Chapter 25 - Escort Quest
Souta stretched his body as he finished getting a class. He checked his
equipments and nodded.
He then went downstairs to Yuko. Yuko was in her room taking a good rest.
"Come let's go." Souta shook Yuko's body.
"...muu..." Yuko slowly opened her eye and looked at Souta.
"Yuko, we'll leave this city and do some quest," Souta said to her.
Yuko stood up and licked his face.
Souta planned to get some of his equipments this week. Getting a piece of
Dark grade equipment was enough. Dark grade equipment was just lower
than Universal grade equipment.
The [Vajra Sword Saya].
He had a lot of equipments back in the game and [Vajra Sword Saya] was
one of his weapons. Aside from [Flesh-Eating Scythe] and [Hell Fiend
Spear], the [Vajra Sword Saya] was his favorite to use.
It was also the easiest to get among his other powerful weapons. It was within
the vicinity of the Hebrei Kingdom so a week of time was enough for him to
get it.
For his current style, [Vajra Sword Saya] was suitable for him.
"Come let's go!" Souta patted Yuko and opened the gate.
Yuko kept licking his cheek. She showed no sign of moving away from him.
"Hahaha, I've gotten stronger once again. I could easily defeat you now."
Souta said as he laughed.
Since she was his pet, he would train her to become powerful. He doesn't
want her to stay at her level forever.
...
Both of them left the inn. They went to some shops and bought the food they
need. Then, they went straight to the Adventurers Guild.
Like always, a lot of people gathered inside the guild. Some of them were
drinking and some were laughing.
Souta went straight to the quest board. He looked at the quest board looking
for a suitable quest.
"This is good." He lifted his hand and picked up an escort quest. He then
went straight to the receptionist.
"I want this quest."
The receptionist nodded and she recorded the quest that he picked. She
recorded it in a machine that looks like a computer.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Escort]: Escort a merchant to Bullmar village. You will fail if the merchant
died. Rewards: 500 exp
The reward was only exp for a Rank E quest. Skill points would only appear
in Rank D quest or above Rank D.
...
Souta was going to the Bullmar village that's why he picked an escort quest.
He just needs to protect the merchant and he wasn't the only one who
accepted this quest. There were also other adventurers going to the Bullmar
village.
Souta picked up his luggage. "Sadly, I don't have inventory." He then turned
toward Yuko and said, "Let's go."
Both of them went to the gate of the city. It took them a few dozen minutes
before they arrived near the gate.
"Is that it?" Souta saw carriages lining up near the gate. He walked towards
the carriage with a red falcon symbol. It was the symbol of the merchant that
he was going to escort.
A huge man wearing a leather armor saw him walking. "Oh? So I'm going to
work beside the tamer of Red Fur Bear."
Souta smiled wryly at the man and asked, "Where is the owner?"
"He's inside." The man replied while pointing at the carriage behind him.
"Thanks!" Souta thanked the man and knocked on the door of the carriage.
Knock!
Knock!
After a few knocks, the door opened and a short man came out. He has curly
hair, a long beard, and a thick mustache. He was a dwarf.
The dwarf looked at Souta for a while before he nodded. He then looked at
the adventurers gathering near the carriage and said, "Since all of you are
here, we will leave now."
The adventurers nodded at the dwarf before they packed their belongings.
The man before walked towards Souta and extended his hand. "I'm Jack, a
Rank D adventurer, I hope we get along during our quest."
"Me too, " Souta shook hands with Jack. He added, "I'm Souta, a Rank E
adventurer."
Jack laughed and looked back at the other adventurers before shouting,
"Guys, we're doing a quest with the tamer!"
"Hoo!!"
The adventurers shouted. They were excited because they were doing a quest
with the tamer. Souta was quite famous in the circle of adventurers. He
always brings Yuko with him when he entered the guild. So a lot of people
knew him and his pet.
Souta smiled wryly while scratching the back of his head. He then called
Yuko to come.
Yuko walked forward with small steps. He introduced her to the adventurers.
"This is Yuko, my partner. We're counting on you."
"Yeah. We're also counting on you this time."
One by one the adventurers introduced themselves. There's a total of eight

adventurers that was going to escort the dwarf. Three Rank D and the rest
were Rank E including Souta.
The dwarf peeked at the window and said, "I'm counting on you guys until
we reach Bullmar."
"Yeah, leave it to us!"
They started packing and went inside the carriage.
"Is everyone aboard? In that case... Let's go!"
...
The carriage was being pulled by a lion horse. It's a horse that has a lion's
hair around its neck. It was stronger than a normal horse. So one lion horse
was enough to pull a carriage.
But the lion horse didn't know how to fight like a real lion. So the people only
used it to pull carriages.
"So you went to Ladros city to enter the Ladro Institute."
"Yeah, that's the gist of it." Souta nodded at Jack.
"Then, why did you become an adventurer?" Jack asked.
The other adventurers just listen to their conversation. Sometimes butting in

making everyone laughed.
"Well, I need money in the institute so I became an adventurer," Souta

replied to Jack's question.
"Life is really hard, huh?" Jack said as he looked outside through the
window.
"Yeah." Souta nodded and he also looked outside. He reached out his hand
and patted Yuko.
Yuko was walking outside the carriage. She couldn't fit inside this place so
she had to walk outside.
"Sorry about this Yuko," Souta said to her.
"M-master..." A small voice escaped from her mouth. She then turned her
head and looked around.
"Grrr!!"
Souta knew that something was wrong when she was acting like this.
"There's an enemy!" He shouted.
Jack knocked on the front wall of the carriage. He told the dwarf to stop
moving because there's an enemy.
"You sure about this?" Jack asked while getting out of the carriage.
"Yeah, Yuko is the one who sense them." Souta nodded and he also exited
the carriage.
The other adventurers followed suit. They pulled out their own weapons and
looked around them. They were inside a small forest so trees were all over
the place.
A few silhouettes appeared in their vision.
"As I thought." Jack frowned when he saw this.
"Terror Wolf," Souta said in a low voice when a pack of wolves walked out
of the shadows. He grabbed the handle of his sword and pulled it out.
"Go! Yuko!" Yuko dashed forward as soon as he shouted. The huge bear
charged straight to the pack of wolves.
Terror wolf was just a low-level monster. In the game, their level was
between 1 - 10. Some players wouldn't even bother killing these wolves.
They were no match against a level 21 Red Fur Bear.
"Graa!!" Yuko roared as she waved her arms towards the wolves.
Bang!
Two wolves flew and crashed in the tree. A loud cracking sound could be
heard from their bodies.
She grabbed the wolf in front of her before smashing it on the ground.
Bang!
The impact caused the dust and smoke to shot up in the air.
Swoosh!!
Two wolves jumped on her back and bit her flesh.
Souta just watched her fight while holding a sword. He wanted her to gain
more battle experience. She was a level 21 Red Fur Bear. A pack of wolves
was nothing to her.
The other adventurers were fighting the other wolves. Looking around, Souta
estimated that the number of wolves was more than thirty.
But this number wasn't a problem for a Rank D adventurer.
Jack was killing wolves left and right. He didn't even use his weapon. The
blood of the wolves coated his fist.
He then turned back his attention to Yuko. Just like before, she was still
rampaging but there were some bite marks on her body.
"Hmm..." His mana started to circulate around his body and the aura around
him slowly changed. He focused his attention on the wolves that fighting
Yuko.
[Shadow Bind]
The shadows of the wolves moved upwards and strangled their bodies. All of
a sudden, the five wolves in front of Yuko stopped moving.
The level of his [Shadow Bind] was 5. The wolves had no way out of this
even if they were an evolve wolves. A level 5 [Shadow Bind] could restrain a
total of twenty-five targets. Every level, it increases by five.
Hais... With a sighed, Souta walked towards Yuko. He placed his palm on her
body and casted [Light Heal].
"That's enough Yuko."
Souta raised his sword and walked towards the wolves.
The wolves couldn't do anything as the [Shadow Bind] was restraining their
movements. They watched Souta kill them one by one.
"One... Two... Three... Four... And five! All of your soul will become a
nutrition to make me stronger."
Chapter 26 - Triggering a quest two
times in a row
Souta turned around after he killed the wolves. He noticed that Jack and the
others were looking at him.
"What?"
"As expected of a student of Ladro Institute." Jack praised him.
The other adventurers nodded at his words. They saw how he bind those
wolves using magic. They only thought that he was a swordsman but to think
that he was also a mage. Nothing less from the one who passed the entrance
examination of Ladro Institute.
"Back then when I was young, I also took the entrance exam of Ladro
Institute sadly I failed," Jack said.
"You took an exam...?" Souta looked at Jack.
"Yeah, it was ten years ago." Jack nodded at Souta. "Well, enough talking
let's go back now."
They packed up and went back to the carriage to continue their journey. It
was late at night when they arrived in Bullmar villager. They settled
themselves in the plaza of the city.
Bullmar village was a prosperous and huge village. More than five thousand
people lived here in Bullmar village. But compare to Ladros city that have a
population of fifty thousand people, this village was small.
This village was close to the kingdom so it receives some of its benefits.
The Adventurers Guild had a branch in this village so Souta and the rest of
the adventurers could record their quest here.
"Thank you, I'll give you your rewards and I hope that I can work with all of
you again. Bye!" The dwarf said to Souta and the other three adventurers.
The remaining adventurers, such as Jack, would continue to escort the dwarf
to the next village.
They would stay here and sell some of the dwarf's products before they leave
this village.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Escort quest!]
Souta heard the system prompt in his head telling him that he completed the
quest.
"I hope I can see you in Guild War," Jack said to them.
"I hope too." Souta nodded and he patted Yuko. Both of them left and went to
the nearest inn.
The Guild War that Jack was talking about was the tournament of the
Adventurers Guild. Countless adventurers would go to the Nivari Kingdom to
participate in this tournament. Rank D to the highest rank were all going
there to join the tournament.
There's no solo battle in this tournament. All the fights were group battles.
It was a chance for the other adventurers to raise their rank. Also, the rewards
in the tournament were huge.
It held every year in Nivari kingdom.
Souta was laying down on Yuko's fluffy fur. He was trying to recall every
quest in this village. The quest related to the [Vajra Sword Saya].
Actually, he could go down in the underground and get the [Vajra Sword
Saya] but that wouldn't do at all. He wanted to maximize his benefits and get
some quest along the way.
After a few minutes of thinking, he stood up.
Yuko lifted up her head and looked at him with confusion in her eyes. It was
like she's asking him 'why did you get up?'.
"Let's go Yuko! We will go to the Adventurers Guild!" Souta said to her.
"Muu."
...
Souta went to Adventurers Guild and completed his quest. The receptionist
recorded his quest in his card.
"A few more quests and I'll meet the requirements to promote to D rank,"
Souta said while looking at his adventurer's card.
He then looked at the quest board and picked up the herb gathering quest. He
walked back to the receptionist and placed the quest on top of the desk.
The receptionist picked the quest and read it. She then looked back at him
and said, "The one who made this quest have a little request. He wants to
meet the one who accepted this quest."
"Okay, " Souta nodded his head. He knew this already and the quest was
connected to the place where he found the [Vajra Sword Saya] in the game.
"Please wait here for a moment, sir!" The receptionist said with a polite tone.
Souta just stood there in the corner waiting for the man who made the quest.
He crossed his arms in front of his chest and closed his eyes.
The receptionist sighed in relief when she saw him waiting patiently.
After a dozen minutes, the receptionist called him.

"Sir, this way please..."
Souta opened his eyes and saw the receptionist. She guided him in a closed
room. There, he saw a man in his forties looking well. He has short white hair
and a wrinkled face.
"Good evening, sir. I'm Mark the one who made the quest." The man stood
up and introduced himself.
"I'm Souta, an adventurer!" Souta replied and sat down in the chair opposite
of the man.
The receptionist bowed down and left the room.
The room was devoid of any sound as no one said anything. Souta was the
one who broke the silence.
"I need to find the Evening Grass, right?" Souta said to Mark.
Mark nodded in response.
"But Evening Grass is not something that can be found here," Souta said.
Evening Grass can be found in a place rich in dark energy like Curse
Cemetery.
"But there is a place where Evening Grass grow in this village," Mark replied
to him.
'There it is!' Souta smirked inwardly.
"I'll tell you where it is if you really accept the quest," Mark said to him. He
proposed a condition that Souta shouldn't tell anyone about this.
"I understand, I will not tell anyone about this," Souta said while closing his
eyes.
"Good. Go to my shop tomorrow morning, I'll warn you don't wander in the
night. They only attack the outsiders." Mark nodded before he stood up. He
didn't forget to tell Souta the meeting place before he left.
At the same time, Souta heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Herb Gathering]: Mark asked you to bring him the Evening Grass. Rewards:
5,000 exp, 5 free attribute points
Souta smiled and he opened his eyes. There's still one quest that he wanted to
get before meeting Mark.
"Sir, don't wander in the night." The receptionist warned him before he left
the guild.
...
He went out of the guild and met with Yuko. She was always waiting for him
when he goes inside the guild. It was the same in Ladros city.
"Let's go! There is a place that we need to go first!"
Souta and Yuko went to the southern part of the village. It was a place where
slum lives.
He told Yuko to hide and he concealed himself behind a box. He looked at

the dark sky while waiting for someone to appear.
The players called this event encounters. An event where a player would
accidentally encounter a special person. That person would give them a quest
with high rewards.
But what he was doing was not accidental encounter. He's waiting for that
person to appear and make it look like an accidental meeting.
Back then, he's the one who triggered this quest. This quest led him to the
[Vajra Sword Saya].
After a few minutes of waiting, Souta heard a sound of crying.

'Here it is!' Souta smirked before he stood up and patted his clothes. He
waited for a few moments before he walked forward and turned in an alley.
Pak!
He bumped there into someone. The figure who bumped on him fell on the
ground.
"Sorry..." Souta apologized and saw a little boy.
The boy has tears in his eyes. He has short black hair and big black round
eyes. He was wearing ragged clothes full of dirt.
"Boy, why are you crying?" Souta asked while helping the boy.
"Mister, thank you!" The boy thanked Souta for helping him.
"It's okay, but why are you wondering this in this place? It's already dark and
children should stay in their home." Souta asked the boy with a hint of
concern in his voice.
He noticed that the boy have bruises all over his body. He lifted up his hand
and casted [Light Heal].
The boy felt a warm energy entered his body. He looked and saw that the
bruise on his body was gone.
"Thanks, mister!" He looked at the man in front of him. He doesn't know

what happened but he knew that this must have done something to heal his
bruise.
Souta smiled and he patted the head of the boy. He asked, "Can you tell me
why you're wandering here at night?"
The boy hesitated first before he explained.
At first, he and his sister were living here in this village peacefully. His sister
was the one who took care of him after their parents died. She did all kinds of
jobs to raise him.
But one day, everything changed. His sister started to act differently. She was
always in daze and muttering some words. Last month, he personally
witnessed his sister killed a man using a strange sword. A demon with horns
appeared behind her.
After that day, his sister didn't show up. She didn't leave any trace so he
doesn't have any idea where to find her.
"A demon possessed my sister and took her. I don't know where my sister is
but I saw it with my own eyes. A demon possessed my sister. Do you believe
me, mister?"
"Yeah, I believe you. There's really a demon in this world." Souta nodded
with a smile.
The boy looked at Souta and recalled that he was a mage. The people didn't
believe him when he told them that a demon took her sister. They just told
him that his sister got tired of taking care of him. That's why she left.
"Um..." The boy looks like he wanted to tell him something.
"What is it?" Souta asked.
"Can you help me find my sister?" The boy asked him to help him find his
sister.
"Sure, the sword that your sister was holding at that time. I came here to
retrieve it." Souta said to the boy.
"Really, mister!" A bright smile appeared on the face of the boy.
"Yeah." Souta nodded.
*Ding!"
[Quest Triggered!]
[Rescue]: Find and rescue the sister of the boy. Rewards: 10,000 exp, 10 free
attribute points, 2 skill point
'2 skill points, huh?'
Souta smiled and said, "You don't have to call me mister, just brother will
do."
"Okay, thank you, brother!" The boy smiled at him.
A pair of deep red eyes gleamed in the shadows. It looked at Souta with
crazed eyes.
Chapter 27 - Abnormal People
Souta finally noticed that the rewards were higher than before. It only means
that the difficulty was higher.
2 skill points were one of the rewards of the quest to rescue the boy's big
sister. It means that this quest was harder than conquering a low-level
dungeon. Conquering a low-level dungeon only gave him 1 skill point.
"It seems that getting back that sword is not that easy, huh?" Souta said in a
low voice.
Tak! Tak! Tak! Tak!
A sound of footsteps echoed in the dark alley. No other sound can be heard
except the sounds of footsteps.
Souta turned his head and saw a figure of a man approaching him and the
boy. The man has deep red eyes that gleamed in the dark.
He frowned and observed the man. The man was walking in unsteady steps.
It feels like he would fall any second and white liquid was flowing down
from his mouth.
"What's this? This is not an undead..."
Blood vessels pop out in the forehead of the man. The man gritted his teeth
before pouncing towards Souta.
"Yuko!!"
Souta shouted and a huge bear appeared in the corner. Yuko stood up and
pinned down the man on the ground.
"Argh!! It hurts!! It hurts!!" The man groaned in pain as a huge bear was
pinning him down.
"Don't move," Souta said to the boy before he approached the man.
He squatted down and observed him. He was sure that it was not undead. The
man has berserk energy around his body. This energy drives him wild and
insane. This led him to attack Souta.
Souta suddenly recalled what Mark said before.
"I'll warn you don't wander in the night. They only attack the outsiders." was
what he said.
There's no scenario like this in the game. Also, the boy saw a demon behind
his sister before she disappeared.
Souta knocked the man unconscious using his fist. He looked at Yuko and
said, "You can let him go now, you did a good job today."
Yuko then turned around and growled angrily. Souta also turned his head and
saw a dozen figures in the shadows.
"This is bad, there is something wrong in this town."
Souta raised his hand and the shadows beneath the figures burst out of the
ground. It moved quickly and restrained everyone.
[Shadow Bind]
"Let's go Yuko!" Souta turned around and he carried the little boy on his
shoulder before he left.
"W-what's happening, brother?" The boy was fl.u.s.tered.
"I don't know." Souta shook his head and made a turn in the alley.
There were people there waiting for him. Souta clenched his fist and
restrained those people using [Shadow Bind].
Souta ran over those people while Yuko smashed them on the walls with her
thick arms causing them to fell unconscious.
'If I'm alone I could just jump over the roofs but Yuko is here with me.' Souta
thought while glancing at his back.
Yuko was following him. Every step that she made caused a loud sound
attracting other people.
Souta smiled wryly at this. He then ran at the direction of the carriage of the
dwarf, the plaza.
...
Just like what he expected, the carriage was also under attack by those
abnormal people. The three adventurers who left with him were also here.
Jack was knocking unconscious those people with the help of the other
adventurers.
"Damn! What is wrong with these people?"
Jack cursed loudly as he delivered a blow to the stomach of a crazed man.
Bang!
The man was knocked back to the other people before falling unconscious.
"They keep coming!"
"There's no way end!"
Then, they saw a huge bear behind the crowds. They were familiar with this
bear.
Souta circulated his mana around his body. With a "boom" he rushed towards
those abnormal people.
"Smash them, Yuko!"
Yuko roared and followed him. She smashed those people that tried to stop
him. She kept waving her hands while following behind Souta.
"Help them!" Jack shouted as he rushed towards the abnormal people to make
a way for Souta and Yuko.
"Hoo!!" The other adventurers followed Jack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta waved his arm and smashed the abnormal people in front of him.
Those people flew away knocking the other abnormal people.
He speed up and broke through the group of abnormal people.
"Hoo~" Glancing back at the abnormal people, Souta went directly to Jack.
"I have a plan," Souta said to Jack.
"Tell me," Jack replied.
"I will stop all of them, I will need you and the others to knock as many as
you can before they break free from the restraint." Souta explained his plan to
Jack.
"Can you really do that?" Jack asked with a doubtful expression. There were
more than a hundred abnormal people here and Souta told him that he could
stop all these abnormal people.
"Why would I lie in this situation?" Souta replied as he shrugged his

shoulder.
"Hahaha, good, as long as you stop them! I can knock them out easily!" Jack
laughed loudly. He then looked at the boy on Souta's shoulder. "By the way,
did you kidnap that child?"
"No, I just met him and the abnormal people attack us all of a sudden." Souta
shook his head. His expression turned serious and said, "I will start now..."
He placed the boy on the ground telling him to wait. He then focused his
attention on the abnormal people. Jack, Yuko, and the rest of the adventurers
were defending the carriage. The abnormal people kept coming in all
directions.
His magical energy flared up and reached the peak. With a waved of his
hand, he casted [Shadow Bind] consecutively. He felt that he consumed more
than half of his mana.
Casting [Shadow Bind] consumed 10 mana. Using it consecutively drained

half of his mana.
Swoosh!!
Hundreds of shadows burst out of the ground.
Seeing this, Jack and the rest stopped moving. They watched as the shadows
bind every person in the whole area.
"Go!"
They regained their senses when they heard Souta's voice.
"Hahaha, let's finish this!" Jack laughed and he charged at the group of
abnormal people.
Souta didn't sit idly as he rushed towards those people. He looked at Jack
who was knocking unconscious those people left and right.
He asked, "I thought you would kill them. Why did you let them live?"
"Someone came and warn us before but we didn't heed his warning," Jack
said while punching the abnormal people. He added, "He came and request us
not to kill them. We didn't kill them as we also didn't heed his warning
before. We all treat his warning like a joke but... look now."
"Who's that man?" Souta asked.
"The village chief came to us after you left," Jack said. "I'll tell you more
later after we finish this."
Souta nodded at his words. He rushed towards the abnormal and chopped the
back of their neck knocking them out.
...
It took them half an hour before they knocked all those people out.
It was tiring to hold back while fighting against many people at once. So Jack
and the rest were gasping as beads of sweat formed in their forehead.
"Thank you for your effort, everyone!" The dwarf came out of the carriage
and thanked them for their effort.
A green man was following the dwarf. This man gathered everyone's
attention.
"Village chief!" One of the adventurers called out.
'So that's village chief.' Souta thought as he observed the man.
The man has a green colored skin. Some part of his body has green scales and
a green long tail was moving on his back.
The village chief noticed Souta and exclaimed, "Oh! A brethren!"
"Eh...!" Souta was surprised that the village chief called him his brethren.
Well, it's not that surprising as both of them have green color skin.
"You're a halfling, huh?" The village chief said after he observed Souta. He
noticed that Souta doesn't have a tail and scales so he thought that he was
only a half-reptilian and half-human.
"Uh... Yes..." Souta smiled wryly. It's fine for them that they misunderstood
his race.
A High End Goblin was a rare species of a goblin and only a few people have
seen it. They were almost extinct because of the constant killing that humans
and demis did in the past. Those rare species can only be found in those
forbidden areas.
"Thank you for helping these people!" The village chief thanked him.
"I'm also an adventurer also, can you please tell why is this happening?"
Souta said. Even though he formed a speculation in his head, he still wanted
to hear it from the village chief's mouth.
"Yeah, can you tell us what happened to them that made them like that?" Jack
asked while glancing at the unconscious people.
The village chief looked at their face before he started to narrate them what
happened.
All of this started two months ago. Back then, the residence of this village
started to disappear. Day by day received many reports about the
disappearance of their husband, child, neighbor, etc. Every day one or two
people would vanish. It happens every night. It was strange that no one found
them.
About a month ago, he received a report about people going crazy attacking
other people. It was like a disease that slowly spread out in the village. But
they didn't attack the people living here in this village they only attack the
outsider.
When he looked at those abnormal people it feels like those people wanted to
attack them but they were holding back. It feels like someone was telling
them to attack people but they resist it against the people here in this village.
They let it all out when outsiders came here.
Many people got infected by this strange disease. They attack and killed
every outsider that came here. He sent a report to Hebrei Kingdom to help
them fight this strange incident. But no one came, up until now the Hebrei
Kingdom didn't even bother to investigate this incident.
Those people went wild during night and they would forget everything that
happened the next morning. It was really weird. Right now, half of the village
folk have that kind of disease.
"Half? The population of this village is five thousand and half of that is..."
Jack said with widely open eyes. If that's really the case then they would have
to fight more than a thousand people and what happened this time was just
the first wave.
"Come to me, to my house. They wouldn't go there." The village chief said.
He led the group to his house.
They should not expect the help of Hebrei Kingdom. A village like this
wasn't even drawn in the map of the continent. For huge countries and
kingdoms, this kind of village could disappear at any time. It was either by
the monster tide or strange disease like this one.
Souta looked back and saw that Yuko and the boy were following him
quietly.
He was sure of one thing. This incident happened because of the [Vajra
Sword Saya]. The difficulty of the quest was many times harder than in the
game.
This world was going into the future that he doesn't know. There were no
players to investigate and complete the incidents like this one. There were no
adventurous players that would discover weird things left and right.
He even wondered what's happening in the other village right now.
It seemed that his sword, the [Vajra Sword Saya], was taking the route of
"hard to get".
Chapter 28 - Underground
Souta, Jack, and the rest arrived in the village chief's house. The house was
quite wide so it could hold all of them including Yuko.
The group listened to the story of the village chief. The story about the
mysterious possession or what they called disease spreading in this village.
"Based on what you said it started two months ago... and from my analysis, it
will take another month before all of you become like those people," Jack
said to the village chief.
"I also thought about that but what can we do about it... There is no point as
we could only wait for the people of Hebrei Kingdom to arrive." The village
chief said with a sad expression.
"I don't think I've heard this kind of disease at all nor I've seen something like
this." Jack shook his head. He wouldn't be able to help if he knew nothing
about it. He was an adventurer expert in fighting, not a doctor.
"It's hard to dispatch a knight. The kingdom only uses them in war or other
big situations. If this situation got worse to the point that it could harm the
kingdom, only then they would dispatch a force to eliminate the threat. First
of all, this village wasn't a part of Hebrei Kingdom. That's the reason why
they wouldn't send a force to help." The dwarf said. As a merchant, he knew
a thing or two about the affairs of the kingdom.
"Boy, tell them what you know!" Souta said as he patted the little boy's back.
His words gathered everyone's attention. All of them turned their heads and
looked at Souta.
"What do you mean?"
"Did this boy know something?"

Souta shook his head and said, "It's better if you hear it directly from him.
Come on boy tell them what you told me before."
The boy lifted up his head and looked at Souta. Souta nodded when he saw
the look of the boy. The boy didn't hesitate anymore and he began to tell
them what he told Souta before.
"There's something like that?!"
"A demon? A monster from legend!"
"I've heard that there's no demon right now. The ancient civilization
destroyed them all."
Various exclamation sounded after they heard the boy's story.
Even Souta, the owner of the [Vajra Sword Saya], doesn't know the origin of
the sword. He only knew that it was a piece of Dark grade equipment.
Suddenly, the village chief bowed before them and said, "Please help us solve
this case. I'll give you anything that you want."
The village chief begged them to find the boy's sister. After listening to the
story of the boy, he was now sure that the sister of the boy and the demon the
boy saw that day was the culprit in this incident.
The culprit why all these people were going insane was because of the
demon.
"We don't know the strength of the demon so it's better to check it first before
we promise you," Jack said and the rest of the adventurers nodded.
They wouldn't accept a quest that easily. They couldn't determine the
difficulty of this quest so they couldn't accept it easily. There's a reason why
the Adventurers Guild divided the quest into different ranks.
The village chief looked at Souta with hopeful eyes. Souta was still the one
who hasn't decline him.
But Souta wasn't looking at him. He was looking at the prompt that received.
[Quest Triggered!]
[Elimination]: Find and eliminate the cause of this incident. Rewards: 15,000
exp, 5 free attribute points, 2 skill point
[Savior]: Don't kill anyone and help them regain their senses. Rewards: ???
Looking at the quest, Souta felt that he really was quite lucky today. He didn't
expect that he would receive more quests and the rewards for these quests
were as high as the previous quest.
But the difficulty was also high. He doubted that he could finish this quest
with this current strength. He also had to hold back as once he killed one of
those people he will fail the quest.
Souta accepted these quests without hesitation. He then looked at the village
chief and said.
"I'll do what I can to help..."
"As expected of my brethren, a really good heart." The village chief felt like
he was about to cry from Souta's reply.
"Oi oi! Souta, do you know what kind of danger lies in this quest?" Jack said
to him.
"I have a vague idea," Souta replied.
"No, you don't have any idea what a demon is..." Jack said.
"If a demon is really here then they would be long dead," Souta said
seriously.
He received a lot of feats in the game and one of these was the "Demon
Annihilator". He received this feat from annihilating an army of demons. So
his knowledge about demons far surpasses the people present in this place.
Also, he knew that there's really no demon here. That was just the [Vajra
Sword Saya].
"Don't worry I know what I'm doing..." Souta said.
Jack nodded when he saw how serious he was.
"Anyway, let's rest for now. Let's continue this later." Souta shook his head
and said.
"Yeah, I will prepare your room for now." The village chief said.
"No need, I will sleep with Yuko," Souta said before he walked towards
Yuko. He preferred to sleep in her fluffy fur.
Just like what the village chief said before, the abnormal people didn't enter
his house.
The group fell asleep quickly as they were quite tired from what happened
this night.
...
Souta woke up before the sunrise. He felt a heavy feeling pressing on his
chest. He looked down and saw that Yuko was hugging him tightly.
He removed her hands and stood up. He looked outside and found that
everything went back to normal. Only the traces of fight can be seen outside.
The abnormal people were already gone.
"Oh? You're up..." A voice sounded behind him.
Souta turned around and saw Jack. He nodded at him before turning back to
look outside.
"Are you really planning to help them? You don't know what danger lies
here." Jack said as he walked beside Souta.
"I just want to eliminate the cause of this incident," Souta said. Then, he
turned around and walked toward the bathroom.
Jack looked at Souta's back without saying anything.
...
Souta washed his face and thanked the village chief for letting them in. He
ate the breakfast that the village chief made before he left the house with
Yuko.
He went to the shop of Mark. Mark was a herbalist and he made some
medicine using his knowledge. That's why he needed the Evening Grass.
He found that the shop was still closed. Nevertheless, he knocked on the door
before he entered the shop.
"Oh? You're here. It seems that you've heeded my warning yesterday." A

man with white hair greeted him.
"Nn." Souta sat down in a chair and said, "Let's talk about the quest. I want to
complete it quickly."
"How about some tea?" Mark said to him.
"No, I want to go there right now," Souta shook his head as he declined the
tea that Mark offer.
"Okay, wait here for a few minutes," Mark said before he went inside the
room.
"Good." Souta closed his eyes while waiting for Mark.
After a few moments, Mark came out with a small bag. He looked at Souta
and said, "Let's go!"
Souta nodded and walked behind Mark.
...
Mark led him to an abandoned church in the village.

Souta looked around the church. Moss already covered the entire walls and
ceiling of the church. It seems that no one was maintaining this church for
almost ten years.
At the back of the church, Mark opened a secret compartment that will lead
someone under the ground.
"There are other paths but this is the safest among all the paths," Mark
explained to Souta. He then gave the small bag to Souta.
"Just put the Evening Grass inside the bottle there in the bag," Mark said
while Souta opened the bag and saw a transparent bottle.
"I just need to put the grass here," Souta muttered as he closed the bag and
hung it on his waist.
"Be careful there, although it's the safest this place there are still dangers
lurking in the dark," Mark warned him. Of course, there's a danger
downstairs, if not Mark would go down personally and he wouldn't place a
quest in the Adventurers Guild.
"Yeah, I know." Souta nodded at Mark. Just looking at the rewards, he could
vaguely guess the difficulty of a quest.
"I'll go now," Souta said and he turned to Yuko. He asked her to stay here
with Mark. She was too big to fit inside the narrow path. She wouldn't be able
to move comfortably and she would only become a burden if she followed
him downstairs.
...
The underground was an abandoned place and it became a dungeon. A place

where Vajra Sword Saya stayed. He doesn't know the lore of this village but
he could guess that this was a prosperous city before it became the Bullmar
village.
He raised his hand and tapped the walls made of bricks. The bricks were still
sturdy despite its looks. The floor was wet and sticky.
"Graaa!!"
A pair of deep red eyes appeared in the darkness.
"Just like what I expected, some of them are here..." Souta said with a laugh.
It seemed that there was a type of abnormal people that live here
underground. They didn't return back to normal even though it's morning.
"Come, It's getting exciting this way, the power of the Vajra Sword exceeds
my expectations!"
Back in the game, the only person that [Vajra Sword Saya] possessed was the
sister of the little boy before. The existence of abnormal people wasn't
present in the game.
Chapter 29 - A Strong One
Souta dashed forward and the figure also charged at him.
Swoosh!!
Souta ducked down to avoid the hands of the figure before he delivered a
blow to the stomach of the figure.
Bang!
The figure flew away and Souta chased after it. He chopped the neck of the
figure knocking it down.
"It's harder to hold back against this kind of people," Souta said in a low
voice while looking at the unconscious man.
He won't kill anyone in this place. It's not that he's against killing someone.
It's just that he still retained a part of his humanity and want to avoid killing
as much as possible. If it comes to the situation that he needed to kill
someone then he won't hesitate and he will do what he needed to do. Also,
the quest this time was asking him to save them from the possession of the
[Vajra Sword Saya], not to kill them. Help them regain their senses and
clarity. Release them from the grasp of the Vajra Sword.
"I wonder if the Vajra Sword can possess me," Souta muttered before turning
to look at the dark path.
There was some grass on the floor but this was not the Evening Grass.
Evening grass looks like an ordinary grass but it has a different color. There
were blue dots across the leaves of the grass.
The unusual energy here was getting thicker the more he got deeper in the
underground.
"Then, I will turn here and..." Souta stopped as he saw five figures with
gleaming red eyes.
"Here they come..." He clenched his fist and charged straight to the five
figures.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
...
"Hu~ really, they attack anyone who enters this place," Souta said as he
wiped the sweat forming on his forehead.
There were locked rooms everywhere. This place was really an underground
base built for sheltering people but who knows how long people abandoned
this place.
He walked to the end of the corridor, and he found that one of the rooms was
not locked. The door had been left half-open, and the lock was broken.
He noticed some scratch marks on the door. He reached out his palm and
traced the scratch marks.
"There's no dust..." Souta muttered. Just from seeing the marks, he could
guess that someone made this recently. Maybe a few days ago.
He slightly pushed the door open, only to find rows of tables placed in the
corner of the room. Transparent bottles with an unknown liquid were neatly
arranged on top of the tables along with strange devices. Opposite of it was a
cabinet full of books which were covered in dust.
Picking up one of the transparent bottles, he shook it a few times. The orange
liquid inside the bottle emitted a dim light. The light wasn't that bright but in
this dark room, it was extremely noticeable.
"A monster potion, huh?"
A monster potion was a potion that will let someone borrow the power of a
monster. But it comes with a side effect due to harnessing the beast's energy.
Beast energy or also called Best feram by ancient people. Powerful and
destructive energy that monster uses. A monster that could harness beast
energy was a dangerous individual and countries would use forces to
eliminate those monsters when it appeared in their territory.
Only level 40 monsters have this kind of power. Once he reached level 40 he
would be able to use beast energy or best feram. But that's far in the future.
"The side effect of this potion is something I don't want to experience." Souta
shook his head and then he placed the bottles inside his bag. He could sell
these potions or used this in an emergency.
He then walked towards the books.
The books were covered in thick dust. He reached out his hand to pick one
book.
He used his other hand to wipe the dust off the cover of the book. He saw the
characters that he couldn't understand.
"It's not a nurman language, huh?" He said in a low voice and opened the
book.
He saw a humanoid creature. A man with a horn sticking out on the side of
his head. He has red hair and a pair of deep red eyes. The sclera was black
and the pupils were red. Black stigmata were on the forehead of the man.
If he wasn't wrong this was one of the ancient races, the Vajra race. But even
when he spent more than ten years playing the Battle World Online, he still
hasn't met one Vajra race.
Souta frowned and he closed the book. He placed it inside the small bag that
Mark gave him. He will have a time to study it later after he finished the
quests here.
He exited the room and a thick stench hit Souta.
"What's this smell?" Souta said as he pinched his nose. He walked forward
and saw two pathways. One on his left side and one on his right side. And
behind him was a path going straight to the surface.
Souta looked at his left side and said, "If I'm not wrong there's an Evening
Grass in this direction."
He walked forward while looking around. When he looked at the walls, his
gaze was attracted by something. The walls were filled with scratch marks. It
looks scary like some beast was rampaging here recently.
Soon, he reached the end of the path. There's another path on the right side,
and there's a half-opened door on the left side. The wooden door was slightly
twisted and it was also full of scratch marks.
He approached the door and pushed it open without hesitation. Inside it, was
a wide room filled with grass. At the center of the room, he could see a grass
with blue dots. At the back, he could see a figure with crimson eyes.
The man was exuding a very dangerous aura. This man was clearly different
from those abnormal people.
"Ho~ of course, I wouldn't get the Evening Grass that easily. It wouldn't give
me such a reward if those weaklings are the one guarding it." Souta said with
a smirk. He stepped forward and revealed himself to the man.
Souta attracted the attention of the man as soon as he walked forward. Souta
clenched his fist as his magical energy started rising at a fast rate.
The man gritted his teeth and veins pop up on his arms. Souta didn't stop as
he continued to walk forward with a smirk on his face.
Boom!
A gust of wind swept out the whole room as both of them collided against
each other in an instant.
Souta smiled and he once again dashed towards the man. He coated both of
his fists with mana.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

He launched a barrage of powerful punches containing great force behind it.
But it only causes the man to stagger backward.
The nails of the man grew longer and sharper. He swung it towards Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta slightly bent his body backward and the sharp nails passed in front of
his face. He twisted his body and took a distance away from the man.
But when he looked up, he already saw the man was rushing straight at him.
[Shadow Bind]
The shadow beneath the man moved. It emerges from the floor and strangled
the man.
Souta opened both of his palms and casted [Fire Ball] and [Ice Shot]
simultaneously.
Boom!
He then placed his palm on the floor before looking at the man covered in
smoke. He knew that he would not be able to defeat that man with just that.
[Fire Ball] and [Ice Shot] were just a level 1 spell.
"Graaa!!"
The man roared loudly and it swept the smoke and dust around him. His aura
was continuously rising. It also snapped the shadow that was binding him.
"You're finally getting serious, huh? Then allow me to show you a bit of my
power." Souta said with a smile. He then used [Agility Boost] and [Strength
Boost] to buff him up.
[Agility Boost] was a spell that could raise the target agility by 10. It has a
time limit of ten minutes. During this time his agility attribute would increase
by ten points. It was still a level 1 spell so the increase in attribute was quite
low. If he levels it up the added attribute and time limit would increase.
[Strength Boost] spell was the same as [Agility Boost] spell. The only
difference was that it increased the target strength instead of agility.
He cannot stack up these spells. Even if he used it on himself once again the
added stat wouldn't increase. These two spells consumed ten points of his
mana.
"Good, this is enough."
Souta looked at the man, and the man also looked at Souta.
After a few seconds, the man rushed straight at Souta. But before he reaches
Souta he stopped. He looked down and saw his foot was sinking in mud. He
was confused. He knew that there's no mud in this grassy room.
[Mud Slide]
"I've already prepared it before," Souta said before dashing towards the man.
In just a second, he arrived in front of the man and pulled back his fist. Souta
poured his mana on his fist and threw it on the stomach of the man.
Bang!
Pulling back his other fist, he threw another powerful punch.
Bang!
"Argh!"
The man groaned and he raised both of his hands.
"I won't let you!"
[Shadow Bind]
Once again the shadow emerges and strangled the man. It restrained his
movements.
"Good, let me finish this," Souta smirked as he clenched both of his fists.
Chapter 30 - Evening Grass
acquired!
Boom!
The man flew away and crashed in the wall of the room creating a spider web
cracks on it. Debris of rocks fell on the ground and it caused the smoke to rise
up.
Souta looked at the man with a frown. After a few moments, he opened his
mouth and said, "Still conscious, huh?"
He bent his knees and launched himself towards the man like a rocket.
Bang!
The man suddenly lifted up his head and looked at Souta. He clenched both
of his fists and collided with Souta.
Boom!
"You're really good. Unfortunately, the quest said the I need to save everyone
including you. If I only didn't accept the quest then I would kill you right here
because you're giving me trouble right now." Souta said as he used more
force and pushed his fist against the man.
"Graaa!!!"
The man roared in front of him and his aura burst out. He managed to resist
Souta's strength.
"Good," Souta smirked and his mana flared up.
Boom!
A figure flew away and landed on the ground. It was Souta.
Souta looked up and saw the man rushing at him. He hurriedly moved
sideways avoiding the man.
Bang!
The fist of the man missed Souta and it went straight to the ground. But
before it reaches the ground, the ground suddenly turned into mud. His first
sunk through the mud deeply.
"And follow up by [Shadow Bind]," Souta casted his spell once again.
He grabbed the face of the man and casted the [Fire Ball] spell.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The flame exploded on the face of the man. Souta gritted his teeth and he
smashed the man on the wall.
Bang!
Souta removed his hand and observed the man. The made was convulsing
like he has some sort of sickness.
The shadows moved and restrained the man.
"This is enough, with his current strength he wouldn't be able to escape

easily," Souta said before he turned around.
He looked at the Evening Grass in the center of the room. It was still standing
there like nothing happened.
Souta approached it and he squatted down. He opened his bag and took out
the transparent bottle that Mark gave before.
He carefully pulled the grass and placed it inside the transparent bottle.
"Okay, I just need to get out of this place," Souta muttered as he placed back
the bottle inside the bag. He then stood up and exited the room.
"Oi! Oi! You people really wouldn't let me leave this place peacefully."
He saw a group of abnormal people waiting for him outside the room. They
were crammed together on a narrow path. There were so many of them that
he could not see a way out of this except fighting them.
"If I didn't get a class before coming then I would truly be in trouble," Souta
said before he casted [Shadow Bind] repeatedly.
Luckily, he learned a spell that could restrict the movement of a target, or else
he would be having a hard time this time.
Swoosh!!
Souta gathered his mana on his fist before throwing it towards the people in
front.
Bang!
The abnormal people couldn't do anything about it. They could only watch
Souta knocked them out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several bone-cracking sounds echoed in the whole area.
It's not that he couldn't break their bones. As long as he doesn't kill anyone he
will not fail the quest. It will be fine if he beat them close to death.
"Even if I break your limbs it's fine as long as you're still alive!" Souta
smirked as he used his strength to smash the abnormal people.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He threw powerful punches in all directions. He doesn't need to aim at all as

there were so many of them.
...
On the surface...
"Hey, do you think your master will be okay?" Mark looked at Yuko and
asked.
"Muu." Yuko looked at him and she tilted her head.
"What am I doing, talking to a bear?" Mark shook his head. He should have
put a quest for more than two people.
He knew that some of the people with a strange disease were living
underground. Although those people wouldn't attack the residents of this
village, there's always an exception to rules. If they, the residents of the
village, came down then the people with a strange disease wouldn't hesitate to
attack them.
"Your master looks like a strong man so he should be fine, right?" Mark said
in a low voice that only he could hear.
Several footsteps sounded behind him. Mark turned around and saw the
village chief with other adventurers.
"Village chief!!" Mark was surprised to see the village chief here in this
place.
"Mark. Is Souta the one who accepted up your request?" The village chief
asked.
"...Yeah..." Mark nodded in response to the village chief's question.
"And he's there right now?" The village chief pointed on the stairs leading to
the underground base.
"Yes, but why are you here village chief?" Mark nodded and asked the
village chief while glancing at the adventurers behind the village chief.
"They... They are the ones who will help us." The village chief said while
looking at Jack and the rest of the adventurers.
"Help us...?" Mark looked at the village chief with confusion in his eyes. He
doesn't know what the village chief was saying.
"Yes, help us save the village." The village chief said.
Mark turned his head and observed the adventurers behind the village chief.
Jack and the other adventurers accepted the village chief's request. They
didn't accept it to help the village but they accept it to help Souta. They will
go there and see for themselves if there was really a demon here. If there's
really a demon then they would take back Souta with them and report it to the
kingdom. The kingdom wouldn't sit back if they knew that there's a demon
here close to their territory.
Jack stepped forward and asked Mark how long Souta has been underground.
"About 30 minutes," Mark replied to Jack's question.
Suddenly, Yuko moved forward and stopped in front of the stairs leading to
the underground base.
This gathered everyone's attention. They focused on Yuko wondering what

she's up to.
"What she's doing?" The village chief asked.
"I don't know." Mark shook his head.
"Maybe her master is coming now," Jack said with an unsure expression.
After a few moments, Jack's words came true. Souta really came out. Yuko
greeted him first as she wrapped her huge body around him.
He just finished putting those abnormal people in their place. They wouldn't
be able to bother him even if he went there a second time. Still, he knew that
that's not all the abnormal people. He knew that the strong one must be beside
the host of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
After hugging Yuko, Souta noticed the village chief and Jack. He looked at
Mark and asked, "What are they doing here?"
"They are here to help you."
Before Mark could answer him, the village chief opened his mouth first and
answered his question.
"We're here to help you. Once we see if there's really a demon then we would
force you out with us." Jack said with a serious expression.
"Oh..." Souta didn't know what to say in this situation. He didn't think that
Jack was that close to him.
"Well, suit yourself." Souta shrugged his shoulder before giving the small
bag to Mark.
Of course, he took the book he picked first before giving the small bag to
Mark.
Mark received the small bag and took out the transparent bottle inside it. He
inspected the grass inside it. "Good, this is really the Evening Grass."
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Herb Gathering quest!]
[You've received 5,000 exp and 5 free attribute points!]
[Experience points reached!]
[You've level up!]
[Strength attributes have increased by 8!]
[Intelligence, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 5!]
He levels up from the exp he received from this quest. He was now a level 18
High End Goblin. Two more levels and he will reach the level requirements
for the next evolution. But it will take him more time to reach that level.
After all, he played the game for ten years and all he reached was level 80.
His leveling speed was quite fast. He's been here for a month and he almost
reached the level cap of version 1.
It's easy to level up from 1 to 10 as the exp needed was quite low. But after
that, especially level 20 and above was really hard to increase level even by
one.
He knew the pattern of the exp system. It was the Fibonacci system. That's
why after level 20 it will truly be hard to level up.
Souta turned his head to the village chief and said, "Well, we'll submit it first
to the guild."
The village chief nodded and Souta left with Mark.
"So what should we do?" One of the adventurers asked.
"Let's wait for him," Jack said as he shrugged his shoulder.
"That's a good idea."
...
Souta and Mark went to the guild to submit the completion of his quest.
Chapter 31 - As long as they are
breathing it's still passable
Souta, Jack, and the rest were in front of the pathway that leads to the
underground base.
"Shall we go now?" Asked Jack.
"Let's go!" Souta nodded at him and the rest of the adventurers also nodded.
"Good luck! I hope you return well." The village chief said with a nervous
expression. He and Yuko would wait here outside.
"Well, I wouldn't return if I don't finish it." Souta shrugged his shoulder and
he walked downstairs.
"Let's go!" Jack said to the rest of the adventurers and they followed Souta.
The village chief and Yuko looked at their back with a worried expression.
...
They reached the underground and there was a split in the road. The corridor
on the left was open, and the one on the right was close. A lock wooden door
was blocking their way.
Before, Souta went straight to the left road, but now that he came here to
subdue the host of the Vajra Sword, he would take the road on the right.
"Where should we go?" Jack asked Souta. He asked Souta because he knew
that Souta came here before.
"Here." Souta pointed at the locked wooden door.
"Let me do it." One of the adventurers stepped forward. He was the one
expert in this kind of situation. He was a scout and was an expert in opening a
lock. With his skills, he could detect some traps.
Souta made a way for the adventurer. He just watched the man opened the
lock in just a few seconds.
"Good job!" Jack said.
"Don't worry about it! That's not a problem for me!" The scout said.
"Good." Souta nodded and stepped inside.
Perhaps it was their imagination, but once they entered the corridor, it felt
like someone was observing them.
The atmosphere here was clearly different from the other corridor. A chilly
wind would sometimes caress their faces.
'This atmosphere? It felt like I enter a mid-level dungeon...' Souta thought.

But only he knew that the strength of the abnormal people was far enough to
become a mid-level dungeon.
They walked for a half minute before red letters started surfacing around
them.
"I'm warning you! Don't come here!"
"I don't want to kill you!"
"We don't want to kill someone!"
"It's not us! It's a demon!"
"You should go back now!"
"I know, you also want to become like us, don't you?"
Some of the words appeared on the walls, some were on the ceiling, and
some were on the floor.
Souta stopped when the red words appeared. He looked around and read the
words.
'The abnormal people are warning us.' Souta thought. This scenario wasn't in
the game at all. Ever since he came here in Bullmar village, he discovered
many things that can't be found in the game.
"What's wrong with this?"
"Are they warning us?"
The adventurers started to discuss among themselves. The red words spooked
them but as an adventurer, they have their own fair of experience. They
quickly regained their composure.
"Let's go!" Souta shook his head and he continued to walk straight not
minding the red words around him.
Then, words appeared in front of him saying "You'll regret coming here in
this place".
'You're wrong, I'll regret it if I don't get that [Vajra Sword Saya].' Souta
thought as a grin slowly appeared on his face.
He felt funny that they were threatening him. Do they really think that they
could easily kill him? They should at least know it from the abnormal people
that he took down before.
He wouldn't go down without taking some of them with him. At least he

would take the mastermind behind this, the [Vajra Sword Saya], with him.
He thought that he should threaten them too. If they don't give the Vajra
Sword then he would beat them half to death.
'Well, let's leave it like that and see it for myself.' Souta shook his head and
continued to walk.
...
At the end of the corridor was another split road. One was a stair going
deeper, and the other one was dark there's some words painted on the walls.
The words were different from those threats.
Unlike the words, before that was written in nurman language, these words
were written in an ancient language.
"So where should we go now?" Jack asked him.
"Let's go here first." Souta went to the left side where the ancient characters
were written on the walls.
Actually, the path downstairs was the one that will lead him to the Vajra
Sword but there's something here in this road that he needed to take.
"Okay, let's go." Jack nodded at him.
They walked for half a minute before the found themselves in front of a metal
door.
The metal door was left half-opened and there was a key inside the keyhole.
The scout walked forward attempting to push the door open but Souta
stopped him before he could do so.
"Don't." Souta grabbed the wrist of the scout.
The scout looked at Souta with confusion but he didn't resist and let Souta
opened the door.
Souta walked forward and wrapped his fingers around the doorknob. He
pulled it in, closing it tightly.
He knew a trick about this door. If he opened the door just like that then it
would lead them to a room full of traps that could kill all of them, but if he
closed it and used the key to open the door then it would lead them to another
room.
He couldn't forget those vicious traps that killed him in the game. He got
careless in the game thinking that it was an ordinary door but who knew that
it hides some sort of secret room. If not for him accidentally closing it and
using the key then he wouldn't discover the secret room.
Souta sighed and he twisted the key before pushing the door open.
Inside the door was a room with a single table in the center. A cabinet filled
with books was on the left side of the room. Opposite of it was another
cabinet but above there were transparent bottles with green liquid inside. And
old papers were scattered across the floor.
"This is it..." Souta muttered as he entered the room without hesitation. He

directly walked towards the cabinet on the left side of the room.
He tapped his chin and tried to recall where was that item that he wanted.
After a few moments, he squatted down and pick up the red book without
title in the cover.
Actually, this was not a book. The book was just a cover to hide the item
inside.
Souta opened the book and saw a silver amulet with a silver string.
'Good, a blue equipment.' Souta was satisfied with this. He picked the amulet
and wore it around his neck. This amulet was higher than all of his
equipments except the [Soul Blood Earring].
He registered it in the system as equip and saw its details.
[Amulet of Psychic](Blue): An amulet that was made of dark stone and

psychic serpent's scale. Effect: +20 vitality, +10% energy resistance, +50
health, +3 health recovery. Durability: 15/20
He checked his stats and nodded. The resistance and recovery rate was the
most important things in the effect of the amulet.
Energy resistance has more worth than magical resistance. It was because
magical resistance could only resist those mana related skills and spells. But
the energy resistance could resist all types of energy such as mana, best
feram/beast energy, ki, etc.
Souta stood up and went to the bottles with green liquid inside.
Jack and the rest of the adventurers were already checking all the corners of
the room if there were some sort of treasure here.
Jack saw Souta and he asked if he knew what's the green liquid inside the
bottle.
"You can divide it yourself, this one was an antitoxin potion. It can increase
your resistance by one hundred percent for five minutes." Souta said before
he picked up three bottles and placed it inside his pocket. Three was enough
for him and he will share the rest with others.
"After you're done, we will continue deeper," Souta said as he leaned his
back in the walls.
Ever since they walked this path, they haven't met a single abnormal people.
They only warned them through the writings on the walls. Even Jack and the
rest of the adventurers talked about why they haven't met a single abnormal
person here.
It will get serious once they go deeper. That's what Souta thought. It was
strangely calm and peaceful here but he knew that it was just a calm before a
storm. Although there's no scenario like this in the game, he could still guess
that the strong abnormal people were deeper, close to the Vajra Sword.
It took them five minutes before they settled down.
"Are you done?" Souta asked them.
"Yeah..." The adventurers nodded at him.
"Then, let's go!" Souta turned around and left.
...
The group went downstairs and the scenery here was different from the floor
above.
The ceiling was high and the area was wide compared to the floor above. The
place looks like a mining area and carts specialized for moving pieces of
rocks were around. Also, the density of the energy here was quite high even
those people who were not sensitive in energy would feel it.
"This place is really creepy..."
"Yeah, I haven't been to a place with a chilly atmosphere like this one."
"Of course you haven't because you're only taking a quest near the kingdom."
The adventurers talked to each other in a low voice.
Suddenly, the scout shouted.
"They are here!!"
The adventurers stopped talking and quickly brandished their weapons. Their
expression quickly changed into a serious one.
"Oh?" Souta looked ahead and saw several pairs of red eyes in the dark. He
opened his mouth and said, "Guys, we will not kill anyone so you shouldn't
use a weapon that could easily kill them." He paused for a moment before he
added, "Well... if you're having a hard time holding back then it's okay if you
break one or two of their limbs. As long as they are breathing then it's still
passable."
Chapter 32 - It's been a while!
Jack rushed forward in the group of abnormal people. He clenched his fist
and threw a very powerful punch.
Bang!
Three abnormal people flew because of the power behind his fist. A few of
their bones broke as they crashed in the walls.
"I will stop holding back!"
Jack stretched out both of his hands and grabbed two abnormal people in the
head. He smashed them together before kicking them away.
Bang!
He once again grabbed one abnormal person and used the person to bashed
the other abnormal people.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The scout moved swiftly as he appeared behind the abnormal people and
chopped the back of their neck knocking them out.
The other adventurers too were doing their best to knock those abnormal
people down.
The battles started in this wide place. The adventurers were facing more than
a hundred of abnormal people. Bone cracking sounds echoed in the whole
area.
The abnormal people have simple movements so they were easy to predict by
the experienced adventurers. Even though they were easy to predict if a
veteran adventurer got surrounded by a hundred of them then the outcome
would be the adventurer's defeat.
After a few dozen minutes, the adventurers knocked out hundred of abnormal
people but the abnormal people kept appearing with more numbers than
before.
They started to show the signs of exhaustion as sweat flowed down from their
bodies. Nevertheless, they didn't stop moving and continue to beat those
abnormal people.
Boom!
A loud sound crashed behind them as one of the adventurers crashed in the
walls. It shook the ground a few times as smoke rises up and covered the
area.
Jack and the other adventurers stopped moving. They turned their head and
looked at the adventurer that was embedded in the wall.
"How...?"
"What happened?!"
Souta turned his head and saw a strange one in the middle of the abnormal
people. That one was giving off a different aura and vibe compared to the
other abnormal people.
"It's the same as that one," Souta muttered as he recalled the one he fought
when he was trying to get the Evening Grass. The one that gave him trouble.
A strong abnormal person.
"We have a strong one here," Souta said to Jack and the rest of the
adventurers.
They all looked ahead and saw the man with a black veins popping out on its
forehead. Just looking at it, they immediately knew that this one was a strong
one.
The man was panting heavily while looking at them with crazed eyes.
"Jack follow me let's finish this quickly," Souta said before he dashed
towards the man. He lifted up his hand and casted [Shadow Bind].
The shadows strangled the other abnormal people so that they could not
bother him while they finish the strong one.
"Okay." Jack nodded and followed behind Souta.
He saw Souta clashed against the strong one. They exchanged dozen of blows
within a few seconds.
When Souta ducked down, he jumped above Souta and punched the face of
the strong man.
Bang!
The strong man didn't fly away because the shadows were grabbing his limbs.
He couldn't escape even if he wanted.
"Let's finish this!"
"Yeah!"
Souta pulled back his hand and Jack too. Then both of them delivered a
devastating blow on the stomach of the strong one.
"Argh!" The strong man's body bent backward as he received the fist of Souta
and Jack.
The man fell down on the ground with a loud "thud" sound.
"Now, let's finish the others..." Souta said as he turned his head and looked at
the rest of the abnormal people.
"You're right, let's finish it quickly," Jack said with a smirk.
Both of them rushed and best those abnormal people.
...
After half an hour, they finish putting all the abnormal people down. They
checked the other adventurers and found that they only received some bruised
in their bodies.
They still have the energy to continue deeper.
"We are good!"
"Yeah, we still have enough power to knock dozen of those people!"
"Good!"
The group continued to walk forward.
Souta looked around as they walked deeper.
Trolleys were everywhere and it was carrying huge boulders of rock. The
railway was already covered in rust. It's hard to determine how long it has
been since someone left them here.
'I don't think there's precious stone here.' Souta tried to recall if there were
any good items here or any other things as long as it could give him some
money.
"What's really this place?" Jack looked curiously around him.
He knew what was the railway and it uses. It was common in the eastern part
of the continent where the Mechanic country lies. But here in the southern
continent, it was pretty rare.
"The Mechanic Country is a newly founded country so why is this railway

here," Jack muttered while looking at the rusty rails.
He's right. The Mechanic Country was founded twenty years ago after the
brutal war of the calamity desert. The country rises too quickly and in just a
mere twenty years it could be compared to the three great countries. It was so
fast that it bothered the surrounding countries beside it.
This will lead to the event that Souta knew. The Rise of the Mechanic
Country. In this event, the Mechanic country will become unstoppable and
will truly rise to the ranks of the three great countries.
But this base has the technology of the Mechanic country. It seems that the
ancient civilization was quite advance than he could imagine.
Souta glanced at Jack. Even though he played the game for ten years he still
knew nothing about the ancient civilization. The chaotic era before this fake
peace era of the three great countries.
He only knew that the ancient civilization fought the demons and pushed
them out of the continents.
...
The more they go deeper the wider the place becomes. There were many
small paths on each side of the place but Souta knew that place was just like a
maze.
Soon, they reached the end of the path. The area was wide and it was filled
with hundreds of abnormal people. There were fifteen noticeable auras in the
group of abnormal people. They have the same aura as the one they fought
before.
These fifteen were the strongest among these abnormal people. There's no
doubt about it.
Behind the abnormal people was a girl wearing a simple pink one piece dress.
She was different as she looked at them calmly with those blood red eyes. In
her hand was a simple plain looking sword. It was a one-handed sword and
the color of its blade was different from a normal sword. The blade has a
deep red color and there's a black orb attached on the handle of the sword.
Except for these two characteristics, the sword looked plain.
Souta remembered this sword. It was one of the most familiar weapons to
him, the [Vajra Sword Saya]. A dark grade weapon.
"Hmm... I finally see it after a long time." Souta said with a smirk and he
circulated his mana around his body. He turned to Jack and the other
adventurers and said, "I'll leave all of them to you and I'll fight the
mastermind in the back."
"What?! Wait-wait... what are you saying?" Jack couldn't understand what
Souta meant in those words.
"That girl in the back is the sister of the boy before. Do you remember the
boy before right?" Souta said while pointing at the girl with a sword in her
hand.
"Yeah, I remember that boy." Jack nodded and he looked at the girl in the
back. "So that's his sister. Wait!! How did you know that is her sister?"
"Easy, the boy asked me to save her sister so I let him describe her
appearance..." Souta shrugged his shoulder before pointing at the girl. "And
that girl matches the one that the boy described."
Actually, Souta didn't ask the boy about the appearance of his sister. He just
knew it in the game. Because in the game the only enemy here in the
underground base was the host of the [Vajra Sword Saya] and that was the
girl.
He just made the excuse so that Jack wouldn't be suspicious of him.
"I see..." Jack believed his words. He looked at his opponents the hundreds of
abnormal people including those strong ones. He looked back at his comrades
and asked, "Can all of you still fight one more time?"
"Yeah!"
"We don't have any problem!"
"As long as there's a reward, we would do this!"
"We're all adventurers!"
The adventurers replied to him with confidence in their voice.

"Okay, then let's do this!" Jack shouted as he raised his fist in the air.
"I'm going first!" Souta smiled at this and he charged forward in the group of
abnormal people.
He looked at his stats and saw that he have a total of 18 free attribute points.
He allocated 5 to his intelligence attribute, another 5 to strength attribute, and
divided the 8 points to agility and dexterity attribute.
Then, he casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] on himself.
'Good this is enough!' Souta clenched his fist tightly and with a boom, he
charged toward the girl leaving a trail of smoke behind.
The girl looked at Souta and she slowly raised the sword in her hand.
Swoosh!
Souta pulled out his sword and collided against the girl.
Clang!
"Hehehe, it's been a while, [Vajra Sword Saya]. The true owner of the sword
is here." Souta grinned.
Chapter 33 - Is this the demon that
the boy talked about?
Souta and the girl fought at the high-speed battle. Both of them were fast and
extremely well versed in using swords.
In just a few seconds, both of their swords collided hundreds of times. It was
unbelievable for a village girl to show a power rivaling Souta.
In terms of stats, both of them reached over one hundred.
Souta slashed his sword horizontally and the girl quickly parried his attack.
Souta frowned and he jumped backward taking a distance away from the girl.
It's been five minutes since their battle started and in these five minutes, he
hasn't even managed to scratch the girl. Both of them were just attacking and
defending, no one managed to hit each other.
Souta took a deep breath and gripped the handle of his sword tightly. The
durability of the sword he was holding fell by three points from that exchange
blows.
"Stronger than before, huh?" Souta muttered as he fixed his posture. He knew
why an ordinary village girl could go toe to toe with him in a battle. The
added stats of a dark grade equipment could even make a child beat an
a.d.u.l.t. Especially the dark grade [Vajra Sword Saya].
The added stats of the sword was even higher than his incomplete universal
grade treasure.
A universal grade treasure that could only increase his stats by ten points? Is
that even a universal grade?
There's a reason why the [Soul Blood Earring] was a universal grade treasure,
and it was because of its skill, the [Harvester of the Soul]. The added stats
using the soul was permanent. Even if he tossed the earring away, the added
stats would still be left to him. It was unlike that [Vajra Sword Saya] that
once the girl let go of the sword, her stats would go back to the normal stats
she has before equipping the sword. Also, there's another skill the [Soul
Blood Earring] holds. Once he got the other pair of the earring he will be able
to use its other skill.
"Here I go..." Souta charged at the girl and casted [Shadow Bind].
The shadows moved and were about to restrain her when she emitted a
strange aura and disintegrated the shadows.
She looked at him in the eyes and slowly raised the Vajra Sword. The blade
of the sword emitted a bright crimson light.
"A skill...?" Souta opened his eyes widely and he immediately turned his
head and shouted, "Cover yourself!"
He casted [Shadow Bind] and pulled those abnormal people down on the
ground. He doesn't want anyone to die as it would fail his quest.
He then turned his head back to the girl. The crimson light got brighter and
Souta pointed his sword at her. He casted [Fire Ball] and [Ice Shot]
simultaneously.
The girl just slowly slashed the sword in his direction. It was a simple move
but the spells he casted disintegrated immediately.
Swoosh!!
The crimson light got closer to him. It illuminated the whole area in crimson
color.
"Damn!"
Boom!
A huge explosion occurred that shook the whole area. It caused some rocks in
the ceiling to fall down. Thick smoke and dust swept out and covered the area
of the explosion.
"Souta!!" Jack and the other adventurers shouted as they covered their eyes
with their hands.
After a few moments, all of them put down their hands and all they saw was a
huge crater with smoke coming out of it.
The girl looked at the thick smoke before she waved her sword.
The force from the sword blew away the smoke revealing the bloody figure
of Souta.
Souta smiled wryly at this. He luckily managed to get out of that attack with
just a little damage. Still, that little damage took half of his health points.
The power of that skill was something that he wouldn't underestimate even if
a village girl was the one firing it.
The girl has low base stats so she couldn't bring out the power of the Vajra
sword. If she really could do that then he wouldn't survive that attack just
now.
"I guess this will do for now..." Souta looked at his left arm. The skin of his
arm was gone and he could see his bare flesh covered in blood. It was
disgusting if he was to say it.
He only took this amount of the damage because of the preparation he did
before. He placed [Mud Slide] in front of the girl so as soon as she stepped
forward and slashed her sword her foot sunk through the mud. He then used
[Shadow Bind] to pull her down so the trajectory of the slash was slightly off.
After that, he used the skill [Stab] on the ground four times before slashing it.
He shot the boulder in front of him to block the attack of the girl.
Even with all that it still took his left arm. He couldn't leave because the other
people will die if he avoided the attack.
"Tsk! Not bad!" Souta threw the handle of the sword on the ground. His
sword broke from the collision and he used his left arm to block the attack
after the sword broke.
"Jack! Give me your sword!" Souta shouted.
Jack came back to his senses when he heard Souta's loud voice. He gripped
his sword and threw it towards Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta caught the sword and quickly used [Dash] to zoom in the distance
between him and the girl. He then used [Stab] four times in a row.
Swooosh!
Swooosh!
The girl lifted up her sword and parried his attacks.
...
"Graaa!!" The abnormal people growled loudly as the shadows that were
binding loosen.
They grabbed the shadows and tear them apart. They all looked at Souta with
crazed eyes.
"Guys! Let's stop them!" Jack shouted as he charged towards the group of
abnormal people.
"Don't interfere in their fight!"
"I won't let you!"
The scout and the other shouted as they rushed towards the abnormal people.
"I will show you why I become a Rank D Adventurer!" Jack shouted as he
released a very powerful mana.
He grabbed the head of the abnormal person and smashed it on the other
people.
Bang!
Jack looked up and saw two strong abnormal people going down straight at
him.
"Good! Come!" Jack pulled back both of his hands and clashed against the
strong abnormal people.
Boom!!
They did everything they could to stop those abnormal people. Even those
strong ones were stopped by them.
...
While Jack and the others were fighting those abnormal people, Souta was
fighting the host of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
"I just need to separate the sword from her." Souta closed the distance and
slashed his sword.
Metallic sound echoed in the whole area. Sparks flew each time their sword
clashed.
"Bind her!" Souta jumped and casted [Shadow Bind].
The girl simply cut the shadows in half.
Swoosh!
Then, her foot once again sunk down in the mud. She raised her sword and
she was about to stab it on the ground when Souta once again casted [Shadow
Bind].
"You're quite lucky that it's only a level 5 spell. If [Shadow Bind] is a level
10 spell then you wouldn't be able to cut it with your current powers." Souta
smirked and used [Stab] quickly so that she would not have a time to cut the
shadows.
The girl wanted to jump away but her right foot was deep inside the mud. She
parried his sword attack but then the shadows bind her arms.
Slash!
A cut appeared on her right arm. It caused her to loosen her grip on the
sword.
Souta used this opportunity to smashed the Vajra Sword in her hand. But
before he could smash the Vajra Sword, the girl opened her mouth widely
and screamed.
This was no ordinary scream as there was force behind it.
Souta gritted his teeth and raised his injured left hand to block her attack.
Blood burst out of his left hand as the veins inside it exploded. He didn't stop
and smashed the Vajra Sword out of the girl's hand.
Clang!
The sword flew in the mid-air before it fell down piercing the ground halfway
in.
At the same time, the girl and the other abnormal people stopped moving.
It was because Souta managed to separate the girl from the sword. The [Vajra
Sword Saya] was the one who's influencing the other people through the
body of the girl, the host of the sword. So the link between them snapped the
moment the sword got separated from the girl.
"Ho~" Souta took a long breath as he lowered his hands.
The girl fell down and Souta caught her before she reaches the ground. He
looked around and saw the other people falling down like a domino.
Thud! Thud!
"Is it over?" Jack looked around.
"Nice, it was hard to fight them without using a skill to kill."
"At last..."
"Yes!!"
The adventurers started discussing among themselves. Their tone was

different from before. It has a hint of happiness.
At the same time, Souta heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Rescue quest!]
[You've received 10,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, and 2 skill points!]
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Savior quest!]
[You've received 15,000 exp and 3 skill points!]
Souta checked the rewards that he received and felt quite satisfied with it. He
then noticed something.
"Hmmm...?"
He only completed two quests and he received a total of four quests before.
He finished the herb gathering before and now he completed the other two. It
means that he still hasn't fully completed the other quest.
He checked the quest and was surprised.
[Elimination]: Find and eliminate the cause of this incident. Rewards: 15,000
exp, 5 free attribute points, 2 skill points]
"Eliminate the cause...?"
Souta quickly turned around and saw the sword was emitting a crimson light.
The aura was stronger than before.
"Oi oi! This is not in the game!"
A silhouette of a woman appeared before the [Vajra Sword Saya]. The figure
of the woman was red and it has two horns sticking out on the side of its
head. It has no face and doesn't have genitals but its figure was like a woman.
"Is this the demon that boy talked about? But this is clearly not a demon!"
Chapter 34 - Battling the Red
Woman
A figure of a woman appeared before the Vajra Sword. Her skin was red in
color and there were two horns sticking out on the side of her head. She has
no genitals and face.
She was emitting a powerful energy to the point that people could see it with
their own two eyes. It was red in color and looked like blood vessels that
were pulsing in the air.
"What the hell is this?!" Souta looked at the figure of the woman before the
Vajra Sword.
If he wasn't wrong the Vajra Sword doesn't have a skill like this one. It only
has three skills and that was the [Crimson Moon], [Cross Moon], and
[Possession]. The [Crimson Moon] was the skill that the girl used before, and
[Cross Moon] was a combat arts just like the first skill, while the [Possession]
was a skill that will increase the user's stats.
"Jack! Be careful this one is different from before! Be ready to wake up

everyone and take them away from this place!" Souta said in a loud voice.
His eyes didn't leave the woman for a single second. He was wary at this
unknown woman who appeared out of nowhere.
The woman reached out her hand and grabbed the handle of the Vajra Sword.
She slowly pulled it out and roared in a loud voice.
"Raaaaahhh!!"
The roar shook the entire ground as debris of rocks started to fall down.
"Should I test her out?" Souta muttered and he looked at his stats.
Health: 164/336
Stamina: 81/148
Mana: 120/280
He lost too much health from the attack before and he consumed his stamina
because he was fighting none stop since morning. There's only 120 mana left
in his mana pool and for him, this was enough to finish some low-level boss.
He could still fight with these stats. Souta lifted up his head and looked at the
red woman. He slowly took a step backward and placed the girl in the corner.
The girl was the host of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
He then bent his knees and threw himself towards the woman.
He gripped the sword tightly in his hand and swung it toward the red woman.
Swoosh!!
The red woman slightly bent her body backward and avoided his sword by a
hair's breadth. She then waved the Vajra Sword in front of her.
Clang!
Souta pulled back his sword quickly and used it to block the Vajra Sword. He
felt his hand getting numb when his sword and the Vajra Sword collided.
Tap!
Souta kicked the ground and jumped away gaining a distance. He observed
the red woman with his eyes.
From that little exchange, he knew that the red woman was a strong
opponent.
He received 10 free attribute points and 5 skill points from completing the
two quests. He didn't think that he would use these points as soon as he
received it.
He added 10 free attribute points to his intelligence attribute. Warm energy

flow in his body as it made him a little bit stronger than before. His mana
increased because of the increased in intelligence attributes.
He then quickly checked his skill tree. There were three skills above the
[Shadow Bind] spell. They were the [Shadow Spike], [Shadow Blend], and
[Shadow Ball].
[Shadow Spike] spell was an attack spell that could pierce the target's body.
He could create a total of five shadow spikes with this spell and every level
the spikes increases by five. Just like the other spells he had there's no
cooldown using this spell.
[Shadow Blend] was a spell that will let him hide his body in the shadow.
The darker the place the more he blend in the shadows. He could hide in the
shadows for five minutes and once he attacked or took damage the
camouflage will be gone. Every usage drained ten of his mana points. The
time limit will be longer as the level increases.
[Shadow Ball] was a spell that throws a ball of shadow and he could teleport
to the position of the ball of shadow anytime. It cannot be casted repeatedly.
Once the [Shadow Ball] was gone only then that he could cast another
[Shadow Ball]. As long as the ball was in the field he could not cast it again.
Every time it levels up the number of the ball of shadow that he could throw
increases.
All of these spells consumed ten mana points per usage.
Above these three spells were four locked spells. He needed to level up one
of these three spells to level 5 before he could unlock those spells above.
He used 2 skill points to learn the [Shadow Spike] spell and another 2 skill
points to learn the [Shadow Ball] spell.
"This will be enough..." Souta nodded and said loudly, "Jack! Wake up the
rest and take them out of here!"
"But... are you sure you can fight her alone?" Jack asked him unsurely. He
was sure that the red woman was strong just from seeing the red energy that
was seeping out of her body. He still couldn't believe what she was seeing
only those strong people's energy could be seen with n.a.k.e.d eyes. Their
energy was so thick and dense that people could see it in their own eyes.
From his experience, only those Rank C and above could do this.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure I can do this," Souta replied with a grin while
looking at the red woman. "I'm going to start... Here I go!"
Jack and the other adventurers looked at Souta who was battling the red
woman. Jack actually wanted to help Souta fight but from his tone, it seems
that Souta wanted to fight the red woman alone. They will have a chance to
defeat it if they fought together but if they do that who's going to protect
these people. If he wanted to help Souta then he should wake up these people
as quickly as possible.
"Let's wake them up!" Jack shouted at his comrades.
The adventurers looked at each other and nodded. They went and started to
wake up every people in this area.
"Hello! Are you there?" Jack said while shaking the body of an unconscious
man.
The man slowly opened his eyes and looked at Jack. "Where am I?" He asked
in a low voice. Just from the way he speaks, Jack could tell that the man was
tired.
"Hold it for a while! Help me wake up everyone and leave this place!"
Jack knew that these people would become a burden to Souta if they stayed
here in this place. It will be hard to fight that red woman if he still had to
protect these people.
...
Souta raised his injured left hand and opened his palm. He casted [Shadow
Ball] towards the red woman.
A palm-size black ball flew over and speed up straight to the red woman. The
[Shadow Ball] still could damage an opponent tho it was close to nil.
Swoosh!
The red woman shifted up her body slightly and the black ball passed over
her.
"Good!" Souta suddenly vanished in his position and appeared in the position
of the black ball behind the girl.
Swoosh!
He quickly swung his sword as soon as he appeared behind the red woman.
The red woman noticed his arrival and she managed to react quickly by
lifting up the Vajra Sword to block his attack.
Clang!
Souta then raised his feet and launched a powerful kick at the belly of the red
woman.
The red woman saw this as she moved her other hand and caught his feet.
Bang!
Souta then aimed his palm on her head and casted [Shadow Bind] on her. The
shadows moved upwards attempting to strangle the red woman.
The red woman pushed him away and slashed her sword towards the
shadows around her.
Souta looked at her as he landed on the ground and casted [Mud Slide].
Casting a spell like this was a very crucial thing as it could save him
sometimes and it could also create an opportunity to attack his opponent.
[Shadow Ball]
Three seconds was what he needed before the black ball disappeared. The
black ball needed to disappear first before he could cast this spell once again.
"Raaah!!"
The red woman screamed before she jumped in the mid-air dodging the black
ball. She raised the Vajra Sword above her head and swung it down on him.
Swoosh!!
The sword only hit the air as Souta disappeared into thin air. The red woman
turned around but a sharp object pierced her belly.
Putchi!
She looked down and saw five black spikes burst out of the ground and
pierced her body.
"[Shadow Spike]," Souta smirked and dashed towards the red woman. He
gripped his sword tightly.
"Graa!!" The red woman ignored the spike in her belly as she crossed swords
with Souta.
In terms of strength, Souta knew that he wasn't the red woman's match. Just
from exchanging a few blows, he could already feel the numbling sensation
in his hand.
He jumped backward and the red woman chased after him. Suddenly, she
stopped and Souta revealed a wide smile.
"Oto... Do you know that I've already place [Mud Slide] across the whole
place here?" Souta smiled widely as he rushed towards the red woman.
"Well, it's not that you understand what I'm saying."
"Grr!!" The red woman swung her sword towards the approaching Souta.
Since she couldn't evade, she would just fight him head-on.
Clang!
Souta gritted his teeth as blocked her attack. He saw cracks forming on the
blade of his sword. He waved his injured left hand.
[Shadow Ball]!
[Shadow Bind]!
[Shadow Spike]!
The shadows beneath the red woman burst out. It strangled her limbs and
pierced her body.
Putchi!!
The red woman ignored her wounds as she looked at Souta with crazed eyes.
"Good!" Souta pulled his sword and executed [Stab] repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Holes kept appearing in the body of the red woman. Despite that, there's no
blood that was pouring out of her wounds. There were many strange creatures
in this world so Souta thought that everything would be possible with her.
After a few moments, Souta stopped as the spells that he casted dissipated
into thin air.
"Huff... Huff..." He was extremely tired and he drained his mana to zero. In
his current condition, he couldn't even cast a single spell.
Jack looked at Souta and saw the situation. Some of the people already left
this place but there were still people left here. It was because they have
injuries that they couldn't stand on their own.
Jack sighed as he thought that Souta won the battle. Then he noticed
something from the red woman.
"Souta!! She's still alive!!" He shouted as he stood up and rushed towards
Souta.
Swoosh!!
Souta lifted up his head and saw the red woman slowly stood up. Even after
all that she still stood up.
"Haha, this is bad..." Souta smiled wryly at the red woman.
"Graa!!" The red woman charged at him with great speed. She was still fast
even though she has an injured body.
Bang!
Jack appeared in front of Souta and shot a punch at the red woman. He
quickly followed it up by kicking.
Bang! Bang!
"Huff..." Souta took a deep breath and looked at the red woman that was
battling Jack.
After a few moments, he saw an opportunity and he immediately threw

himself on the red woman.
[Stab]!
His sword pierced the shoulder of the woman. The red woman grabbed the
sword and her body shook as Jack delivered a powerful blow on her belly.
"Grr!!"
She raised the Vajra Sword. She was about to slash it when an arrow pierced
her wrist.
Putchi!
Jack and Souta turned their head. Both of them saw that the other adventurers
were going to help them fight.
"We already wake them up!"
"They said that they will go up on their own!"
"Yeah, they said that they will help each other and they don't need us there as
you need us more than them."
A grin slowly formed on Souta's face. "Okay, let's finish this one."
Chapter 35 - Completing the quest
Souta crossed sword with the red woman. Jack and Souta were the ones
fighting in the front while the other adventurers provided support to them.
Jack and Souta jumped backward and several arrows flew straight to the red
woman.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
The red woman just blocked those arrows using her sword before charged
towards Souta and Jack.
Jack stepped forward while swinging a double-handed sword in his hands. He

borrowed this sword from one of the adventurers so that he could fight in
front.
The red woman shifted her body as the sword passed beside her. She then
slashed her sword towards Jack but Souta blocked it.
Clang!
Jack let go of the double-handed sword that was embedded in the ground and
launched a punch at the red woman. He followed it up by kicking her away
so that he could pull out his sword.
Bang! Bang!
The red woman retreated five meters away and Souta chased after her.
Souta was actually worried about the skills of the [Vajra Sword Saya]. Just
one skill and he would be done for. But he guessed that she couldn't use it in
her current condition.
Souta launched a fierce sword attack on the red woman. He kept swinging his
sword in all directions but the red woman still managed to block all those
attacks.
Clang!
Souta was pushed back as the red woman parried his attack. The red woman
then swung her sword horizontally.
Swoosh!
"Oto..." Souta ducked down and the Vajra Sword flew above him. Then,
another arrow flew over and hit the chest of the woman.
The timing was really good. As soon as he ducked down the archer shot an
arrow precisely.
The red woman was about to pull out the arrow in her chest when Souta
kicked her knees causing her to stumble forward.
It was at that time that Jack appeared and tackled the red woman.
Bang!
The red woman flew five meters away before she rolled on the ground.
"Good follow up." Souta nodded at Jack and he gripped his sword tightly. He
jumped in the mid-air attempting to stab the red woman in the ground.
But the red woman opened her mouth widely and an ear piercing sound came
out of her mouth.
"Raaaaaahhh!!"
The scream was a sound attack that could damage him.

Souta raised his left hand and the sound waved hit him.
Bang!
Blood burst out of his wounds and Souta just gritted his teeth. He was pushed
back by the sound attack. He clenched his fingers around the handle of the
sword and threw it toward the red woman.
Swooosh!!
The red woman rolled sideways avoiding the sword. She quickly stood up
and raised the Vajra Sword in front of her.
Souta landed on the ground as several arrows once again flew towards the red
woman.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
The red woman looked at the arrows and she quickly moved the sword in her
hands. She blocked all the arrows without letting a single one hit her.
Souta picked up his sword and looked at the red woman with a frown. It was
really hard to fight without using a magic spell. He only has [Dash] and
[Stab] that he could use in this fight. The other spells were crossed out in his
mind as he doesn't have any mana left in his body.
It seems that he needs to work out some of the combat arts that don't use
mana. He already planned to get it in the institute but he didn't expect that he
would fight an opponent like this when getting the [Vajra Sword Saya]. This
quest greatly exceeding his expectation and the difficulty was higher. If he
went to get it before becoming a Rank 1 Mage then he wouldn't be able to
finish this quest.
It seems that he needed to prepare himself when getting his other equipments.
The difficulty of getting those universal treasure was higher than this one.
Also, he would postpone his plan to get the other pair of the [Soul Blood
Earring].
Souta shook his head and focused his attention on the red woman.
The red woman was walking while staggering. She clearly doesn't have any
strength left in her. It will not be long before she collapses on the ground.
"She's tired..."
Souta turned his head and saw Jack walked beside him. He nodded his head
in response to Jack's words.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Another load of arrows fire through the air and went straight to the red
woman.
"Graa!!" The red woman roared loudly and quickly cut those arrows but
unlike before some of the arrows managed to get passed her defense and hit
her limbs.
"Let's go Souta, let's finish it!" Jack said to Souta before he started running
towards the red woman with a double-handed sword in her hands.
Souta smiled while looking at Jack's figure. He then also dashed towards the
red woman.
Jack swung his sword horizontally but the red woman stepped back avoiding
the sword. She then quickly zoom in the distance between them and slashed
Jack.
A large cut appeared in the left part of Jack's chest and blood spurted out of
it. He ignored his wounds and let the sword in his hands fell on the ground.
Clang!
He gritted his teeth and grabbed the wrist of the woman. He opened his
mouth and shouted, "Now, Souta finish her!!"
The red woman was about to turn her head to look back when a sword
pierced her chest.
Putchi!!
"Good, now you can die!!" Souta grinned and he swung his sword down
cutting the red woman in half.
The red woman looked at him even though she doesn't have any eyes Souta
knew that she was looking at him.
Putchi!
"Graaa!!" The red woman roared loudly as her body slowly dissipated into
thin air leaving only the sword with a crimson blade.
Souta, Jack, and the rest of the adventurers sighed in relief when they saw the
red woman faded away.
At the same time, Souta heard a prompt inside his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Elimination quest!]
Although the fight was hard the reward was great. It gave him another 2 skill
points and with this, he could learn the [Shadow Blend] spell in his skill tree.
But he wouldn't do so.
He already achieved the first requirements to become a Rank 2 Mage.

Learning 3 skills of his specialty "Darkness" was the first requirement. The
other one was leveling up one of the three spells to level 10 and once he
completed that he would become a Rank 2 Mage. His [Shadow Bind] spell
was already level 5 and he just needed to level it up to ten.
Souta looked around and saw Jack sat down on the ground while grabbing the
cut on his chest. In that last attack, Jack didn't dodge the attack of the red
woman even though he could do so. He chooses to receive it so that he could
grab the red woman.
Souta then noticed that he didn't receive any prompt or exp from killing that
red woman. He checked his system once again and confirmed his thought. He
really didn't receive anything from killing the red woman. If that's really the
case then she was still alive.
Souta turned his head and looked at the [Vajra Sword Saya]. It looks like that
red woman was the incarnation of the will of the Vajra Sword. The will of
Vajra Sword was connected to the skill [Possession] of the sword.
Back in the game, when he used the [Possession] skill the will of the sword
was taking his body but that's really not the case as he was still the one
controlling his body. It was only written in the description that the Vajra
Sword would possessed him. His stats would only increase in the game when
using the skill but he doesn't know what will happen right now that
everything became real.
He should avoid using the [Possession] skill of the sword for the time being.
It will become troublesome if the Vajra Sword really possessed him.
Souta walked forward and grabbed the handle of the Vajra Sword.
"At last, my dark grade equipment..." Souta muttered as he traced the crimson
blade of the sword. It was really a beautiful blade.
He hung the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist before he turned to look at
Jack.
"We should go up now!" He said to Jack and Jack nodded in response.

"We will go first to see if there are people here in this place." The scout said
to the two.
"Okay!"
The scout turned around and said, "Let's go, guys!" They went upstairs to see
if there were other people here in this place.
Souta walked at the girl and carry her on his back. She was still unconscious
and it will take one or two days before she wakes up. She was the host of the
Vajra Sword so she took more mental damage than the rest of the people. She
was also the first one to become an abnormal person.
"Let's go up!"
Chapter 36 - [Vajra Sword Saya]
Souta met with Yuko on the surface. This time she couldn't help him in this
quest as she couldn't even enter the underground base. If she could join the
fight she would be a great help to him as she was stronger than Jack in terms
of strength but her skills were lower than him. Even with that, just her
strength would be great in knocking down those abnormal people as she
could knock those people with a single strike.
Souta looked around and saw hundreds of people laying down on the ground.
The villagers who did not become abnormal people were helping them.
From the corner of his eyes, he saw the boy from before. He approached him
and called him.
"Hey, boy!"
The boy turned around and saw Souta. Then, his eyes widened as he saw the
person on his back. That person was his sister.
"S-sister...!" The boy was shocked. After the people in the village came here
he also went here to find his sister. He wandered around and couldn't find her
sister among those people. He thought that he would not meet his sister
anymore.
"Oi oi! Don't cry in front of me. Tell me where are your house and I'll help
you?" Souta said to the boy when he saw his watery eyes.
The boy wiped his eyes and nodded at Souta.
"Good." Souta turned his head and saw the village chief was talking to Jack
and the rest of the adventurers.
"You already know that there are abnormal people down there, right?"
"Yeah, but I didn't think that the mastermind would there."

"At least you should have told us everything you know before we get down
there."
Souta will leave the talking to Jack. He would leave this place for now as he
doesn't want someone to bother him.
He looked in the sky and squinted his eyes. It was afternoon as the sun was
up at the peak and it's quite got right now. He stepped forward and said,
"Yuko, let's go!"
...
The boy guided Souta in their house. The house was small and made of
woods. Just from seeing this, he could guess that they were not doing well.
Souta entered the house with the boy while Yuko waited outside. He placed
the girl on his back on the wooden bed.
"Don't worry she's fine, she will wake up after one or two days."
Souta said as he sat down in the vacant chair and sighed. The battle before
was really great that it drained his mana and stamina. Also, he injured his left
arm. It would take a week before he could use it in a battle.
"Thank you, brother!"
He heard the voice of the boy. He lifted up his head to look at him.
"Don't worry about it, well do you have any bandage here?" Souta asked the
boy.
"Yes, we have some here!" The boy immediately went to the drawer and took
out bandages. He handed it to Souta.
"Thanks..." Souta received the bandages from the boy. He stood up and
asked, "Where's your bathroom?"
The boy pointed at the bathroom. Even though Souta was acting like this he
still did what Souta said. After all, he was their savior and without him, he
wouldn't be able to meet his sister.
Souta washed his left arm and dried it before he wrapped the bandages
around his left arm. Washing his wounds gave him unbearable pain and he
could only grit his teeth.
After that, he went outside of the house and sat beside Yuko.
She licked his cheek and Souta let her be. He doesn't have the strength to stop
what she's doing as all he wanted right now was to rest.
He looked at the blue sky and said, "Do you know Yuko that I'm a powerful
person in this world before? At that time, people called me the top ranker."
Yuko just looked at him with a confused expression.
"Actually, I'm quite scared when I first arrived here, no, even now I'm still
scared about everything. I just hid it deeply in my heart and treat all this as a
game to lessen it." Souta paused for a moment before he continued, "I don't
know what am I or why am I here. Even though I could clearly remember the
'me' in the game, I still couldn't remember the 'me' on earth. I only remember
my name and some basic things in the past."
"Muu." Yuko tilted her head as she couldn't understand what he was saying.
Souta found it weird that he couldn't clearly remember his past. It seemed
that something important happened on the earth before he came here.
Although he couldn't remember he still felt that it was very important to him.
"Let's stop thinking about gloomy things!" Souta shook his head. He then
grabbed the handle of the sword on his waist and pulled it out.
Shiing!!
This sword was the dark grade weapon, [Vajra Sword Saya]. It was a very
powerful weapon among all the dark grade equipment.
The blade of the sword was really beautiful with its crimson color. He
registered it as "equip" in the system so that he could saw its details.
Souta felt a huge increase in his stats by requiring the [Vajra Sword Saya]. It
was especially great in his dexterity and agility stats. The increase was
enormous to the point that he was a hundred percent faster than before, no,
more like two hundred percent faster.
[Vajra Sword Saya](Dark): A powerful sword from ancient times. It's said
that it was the sacred sword of the Vajra Race. But no one really knows its
origin.
Effect: +200 Agility and Dexterity attributes, +50 Intelligence and Strength
attributes, +50% physical damage, +80% energy resistance
Skill 1: [Crimson Moon]: It created a moon-like slash that could heavily

damage the target. Plus 100% physical damage.
Skill 2: [Cross Moon]: It could create a cross slashed in the mid-air and the
user could control it in any direction. It deals true damage and corrupts the
target energy pool. Cost: 50 mana
Skill 3: [Possession]: The will of the sword will possess the host and it will
greatly increase all the attributes. Effect: +50% to all stats and abilities when
activated.
As expected of one of the most powerful dark grade equipment. With these
stats, it could make the user became stronger multiple times. Just like what
happened to that girl. She's just an ordinary village girl but when she used the
sword it made her strong enough to go fight him toe to toe.
Luckily, her movement was that of an amateur and it's very predictable. She
was just so fast and could react instantly to his every attack. She wouldn't be
able to injure his left arm if not for him protecting the other people. Even
with the skills of the sword wasn't enough to defeat him as long as Souta
could predict its trajectory.
The strange red woman too. Her strength was strong but it's not to the point
that it was overwhelming. He felt that the added attributes of the sword didn't
work on her. If that's really the case then she would become stronger than the
rest of them and will not have any chance to defeat her.
He wouldn't want to use the skill [Possession] because he doesn't know
whether it was the same in the game that it will only increase his stats or like
the abnormal people here that the will of the sword controlled them.
This was the only sword he could use right now as the yellow grade sword
that he used before only have one durability points.
Durability point. After red grade equipment, the dark and universal grade
equipments doesn't have any durability points. A person could only break this
grade of equipment by fulfilling certain requirements.
Back in the game, there was a certain guild that used all their resources to
fulfill all the requirements needed to break the equipment of the guild master
of their rival guild. Fulfilling the conditions was really hard as sometimes it
can only be found on other continents.
"It's all worth it." Souta smiled and he hung the sword on his waist. He then
stood up and patted his clothes.
Suddenly, the door behind him opened and the boy came out. He looked at
Souta before he bowed his head.
"Thank you, for saving my sister. Although I couldn't repay you now, but
someday surely I will repay everything for what you did to us." The boy
thanked him from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't worry about it." Souta smiled and waved his hand before he turned
around. "Let's go, Yuko."
Yuko looked at the boy before she followed behind him.
"Someday, huh?" Souta muttered and he looked in the sky. He doesn't know
if the boy could really do it or not. Well, it doesn't matter to him as he didn't
do it for him or his sister. He only did it for the quest and the [Vajra Sword
Saya].
Souta and Yuko went to the inn that he checked in yesterday. He hadn't slept
in this inn last night because of the appearance of the abnormal people.
Now, he could finally relax his tense muscles.
Chapter 37 - Going back to Ladros
City
Souta woke up early in the morning. He groaned as he felt the pain on his left
arm. He carefully stood up and went to wash his face. He didn't forget to
clean the wounds on his left arm before he left the room.
He went downstairs and ordered a meal for his breakfast. He noticed that the
waitress was acting weird as she kept looking at him. She didn't even ask him
to pay his bill.
He guessed that the village chief told them that he was one of the saviors of
the village. That's why she's acting like that.
Well, he's going to leave this village later so it doesn't matter to him if they
knew it or not. It's not that he's not used to it. Back in the game when he
became the Commander of the Mechanic Country, a lot of people respect him
and kneel to him. Even the nobles of those weak countries bowed down their
head in front of him.
After he finished his breakfast, he exited the inn and went to Yuko. He fed
her some foods before they went to the plaza.
He saw the carriage of the dwarf was still here and the adventurers we're also
here. They were preparing their things before they go to the next village. He
looked around and didn't saw any carriage except the carriage of the dwarf. It
seems that there's no other merchant that arrived here except for the dwarf.
He actually wanted to take an escort quest going to the Ladros City. That way
he will receive some exp even it's too low.
He walked forward and talked to the adventurers. Since they were going to
leave, he talked to them. It's not bad to get to know other adventurers as it
will also benefit from it. From their conversation, he got to know that they
drunk last night. They wanted to invite him but they found that he's already
resting.
The dwarf then came out and talked to him. He thanked him for helping the
adventurers in protecting the village last night from the abnormal. He let
Souta picked one of his merchandise. Souta accepted it and picked a yellow
grade sword.
"It's okay, I hope you accept my quest sometimes." The dwarf said to him
with a smile.
"Yeah, I will do that." Souta nodded at the dwarf.
"From your strength, it's not that long before you become a Rank D
adventurer." The dwarf said as he closed the door and locked it. Inside this
door was his products that he was selling.
"Rank D... Well, I'll prepare myself for the promotion quest." Souta said as he
rubbed his chin. It's easy for him to complete the Rank D promotion quest
with his current strength. Especially now that he has the [Vajra Sword Saya]
in his arsenal.
Thinking about the Vajra Sword, Souta couldn't help but caressed the sword
that was hanging on his waist.
"Where's Jack?" Souta looked around and asked. He hadn't seen Jack this
time.
"He's still sleeping inside the carriage. He got drunk last night and he kept
asking if you're going to join the party." The dwarf said as he rubbed his
beard.
"I will go now, just thank him for me," Souta said and he waved his hand.
"Okay, I will tell him that." The dwarf nodded.
...
Souta and Yuko went around the village. They bought everything they
needed because they were just going to walk their way to Ladros City.
There's no other merchant here so he couldn't do some escort quest. Also,
there's no public transportation here in this place. This place wasn't advanced
enough to have that kind of transportation.
All the villagers that he met were looking at him with respect. They all treat
him too well and some of the shops even let him took a thing that he wanted
for free. He, saving the village spread out really fast and in just one day
almost everyone in the village knew that he was one of the saviors.
"It's pretty convenient, right Yuko?" Souta smiled as he got free things from
the shops. They even gave Yuko some foods and fruits that she likes. It made
her happy when she received it.
After that, they went back to the inn and packed his luggage.
He organized his things in his room before he checked out. He found that the
village chief was waiting for him outside the inn.
"Oh? What's up?" Souta said as he was quite surprised that the village chief
was waiting for him outside.
"I just want to thank you for saving this village." The village chief said in a
polite tone.
"Ah! About that? Don't worry about it, I already got what I want." Souta said
as he waved his hand.
He already got the [Vajra Sword Saya] and that's enough for him. That was
the only reason why he came here in this village. If not for that, he wouldn't
even bother himself coming here when the class would start this week. Also,
he received a lot of skill points this time and that let him learn the two spells
from his skill tree. The benefits of this quest were higher than when it was a
game. That alone was enough for him.
"Wait!!" The village chief stopped Souta from leaving.
Souta turned his head and asked, "What do you want?"

"I hope you accept this little money from saving our village!" The village
chief took out a small pouch and handed it to Souta.
"Hmm..." Souta recalled that the village chief said that he would do anything
as long as they save the village. He's not going into details about that but he
will gladly accept the money they gave him.
"Okay." Souta reached out his hand and opened the pouch. He saw that it was
full of gold and silver coins. He was satisfied with it as this was enough for
the tuition fee in the Ladro Institute.
"Thanks for this!" Souta thanked the village chief and placed the pouch inside
his pocket. He then turned around and called Yuko.
"You can visit this village anytime you want and we will treat you with
hospitality." The village chief bowed his head towards Souta.
Souta walked away and he raised his left hand. "Okay, I'll remember that. If
you really want that then build a house for the monster so that Yuko can sleep
comfortably."
"Thank you! May God bless our race!" The village chief once again bowed
down his head.
"Thanks!" Souta walked away with Yuko.
'Our race, huh?' Souta thought as he looked on the horizon. If the village
chief only knew that he's not from the same race and knew that he was a
monster then his attitude towards him would also change.
He knew that it's only a matter of time before they knew that he was a
monster. The unique energy of the monster, the beast energy, or what they
called best feram. At level 40 he would gain that energy and everyone would
know that he's a monster. It's the inevitable truth that he already knew a long
time ago.
That's why he's going to take all the quests in the institute first. No, he's going
to learn without using the system. He will try if he could learn a skill without
using the skill points. He's going to use his time in the institute to learn all the
things that he needed to know.
The village chief straightened his back and looked at the figure of Souta. His
eyes filled with respect and admiration.
"Good luck! I hope you help a lot of people on your journey!" He muttered in
a low voice.
...
In the carriage, Jack woke up when Souta left. He stood up and felt dizzy.
"Ah! Damn!" He cursed as he exited the carriage and saw that everyone was
preparing to leave.
"Where's Souta?" He asked one of the adventurers.
"Him? He already left a while ago." The adventurer answered his question.
"Damn! That guy! Leaving without saying anything!" Jack cursed.
"Actually, he bid farewell to us saying that he will go back to the city." The
adventurer said while scratching the back of his head.
"Ahhh!! Then, why didn't you wake me up?" Jack opened his eyes widely at
the adventurer's words.
"Well, you're sleeping here with a satisfied expression so we thought that we

shouldn't bother you." The adventurer smiled wryly.
"Damn!! Why would you do that?!"
...
It took Souta and Yuko two days before they arrived in Ladros City. The city
was the same as before. Well, it's only been four days so it's unlike that
something will change the city.
They went straight to the inn and left there his baggage before they go to the
adventurers guild. He still has three days before the class start so he's going to
use this time to complete some quests.
Just like that, three days have passed quickly.
It was his first day at the Ladro Institute as a student.

Chapter 38 - Start of Class 1
Souta woke up early in the morning. He sat on the bed and looked outside the
window. As expected a lot of people were already awake at this time. They
already start another day of their life even before the sun rises.
"What a good morning..." Souta stood up and stretched his body. This was
the start of his class at Ladro Institute so he couldn't afford to be late on his
first day. He doesn't want to leave a bad impression on his first day.
After that, he went to wash his face in the bathroom. He also didn't forget to
change to bandages on his left arm. The wounds were already closed and
Souta guessed that it would take two days before it completely healed.
He then wore a normal white shirt and black pants. He knew that he will get
the uniform of the Ladro Institute so he couldn't wear the normal leather
armor that he always wore. The uniform of the Ladro Institute was a yellow
grade equipment and it has the same grade as his armor. Even though they
were of the same grade the attributes he added from the uniform were higher
than his leather armor that was made of High Kobold's hide.
He looked around and found the Vajra Sword in the corner of the room. He
picked it up and hung it on his waist. There's no weapon ban in the Ladro
Institute and every student could bring their own weapon in the Institute. The
Institute didn't forbid it as the Institute didn't only teach knowledge but also
skills on how to fight and defend themselves. In this world, it's natural for the
children to know some fighting skills.
Right now, he only used bandages to wrapped the crimson blade of the sword
as it doesn't have any scabbard. He planned to go to a weapon smith and
asked a custom made a scabbard for the [Vajra Sword Saya].
After he checked his things thoroughly, he went downstairs to have his

breakfast.
"The same as always!" Souta said as he sat down in a vacant chair. He waited
for a while before the waitress came out with his order.
The waitress placed down his order on the top of his table. While placing
down his order, she opened her mouth and asked him a question.
"You've been out for four whole days, where have you been?"
Souta shrugged his shoulder and replied, "Well, some escort quest to the
village around the city."
"Escort quest, huh? It's really hard to become an adventurer." The waitress
said.
"At first it's hard but once you get used to it you will find it enjoyable as you
will see many things that you wouldn't see in a city like this," Souta said as
he picked up the fork and spoon. "Thanks for the food!" He said before he
dug down the food that he ordered.
"Enjoy your meal." The waitress said before she left.
...
Souta exited the inn and went to the ranch. He found Yuko there and fed her
breakfast.
"Yuko, I'll be going to institute so be a good girl and stay here for a while."
Souta looked at Yuko who was munching her food. He reached out his hand
and patted her head causing her to whimper comfortably.
He smiled before he stood up. He turned around and departed.
The city was already filled with different kinds of people early in the
morning. They have different traits and skin color. Actually, only this part of
the city was filled with people as this was close to the market and adventurers
guild. It's not like this in the residential area of the city where the folks live.
The Ladros City was divided into five districts and each district has its own
huge market and residential area. The population of the city surpassed fifty
thousand excluding the adventurers who didn't have permanent living
quarters. Actually, Ladros City was one of the smallest city in the whole
kingdom and have the lowest population. After all, this city was just a border
city.
The Hebrei Kingdom was a large kingdom and it was founded three hundred
years ago. It was drawn in the continental map and only huge countries or
kingdoms have the right to be drawn there. They were not like small
countries or kingdom that can be easily destroyed by some large monster tide
or terrorist group.
The Hebrei kingdom has a total of one hundred twenty cities around its
territory and border cities were the smallest cities in the whole kingdom,
having a population of fifty thousand and only ten thousand of them were
military force. The other cities have a population surpassing one hundred
thousand comparing to border city it's twice as huge as the border city.
There's a reason why Ladros City was famous throughout the whole
kingdom. It was because of the Ladro Institute. Ladro Institute was one of the
greatest institutes in the whole southern part of the kingdom. It produces
many powerful people such as the Captain of the Royal Guards.
The only reason why Souta knew the ins and outs of the Ladro City was
because he did some quests here in the game. If he wasn't wrong it was about
the time when the demon invades the continent.
...
Souta entered the weapon shop. He looked around and saw many colorless
grade equipment and some of them were yellow grades.
He approached the salesman and said, "I want to order a custom made
scabbard for my sword."
"A scabbard, sir?" The salesman was a man with purple color skin. He has a
furry purple tail sticking out of his back and his ears were pointed just like an
elf.
He must be a half-moon elf and half-beast folk. It's not pretty rare to see a
hybrid in huge kingdoms.
"Yes, a scabbard for this one." Souta nodded as he raised the [Vajra Sword
Saya].
"Please wait a moment, sir." The salesman said before he went inside a room.
After a while, he came back with a dwarf.
The dwarf looked at the sword in Souta's hand and said, "What a good
sword."
"Yeah." Souta nodded. If the dwarf knew that it was a dark grade weapon he
would believe his eyes. It was pretty rare to see a dark grade weapon even in
a huge kingdom such as this one.
"Can you entrust your sword on me for a while? I will measure its size so that
I can make a perfect scabbard for your sword." The dwarf said to him.
Souta nodded and handed his sword to the dwarf. He's actually reluctant to
hand the Vajra Sword as he knew that there's a chance that the dwarf would
be possessed just like those abnormal people in the Bullmar village. But
when he thought that he already defeated the red woman he gave up his
thoughts.
He just needed to raised his guard in case the same thing happened. He was
sure that he would be able to handle it easily. He would be able to separate
the sword from the dwarf in this distance without having much problem.
"You can do it here," Souta said with a serious expression.
"Hey, I'm not going to run away with your sword." The dwarf felt that Souta
didn't trust him.
"I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about different things." Souta shook
his head.
"And what is it?" The dwarf asked.

"Nothing," Souta replied and didn't say anything more than this.
The dwarf also didn't say anything. He just went to get his measuring
equipments and proceeded to do his thing.
After a few minutes, the dwarf finished measuring the size of the scabbard.
He gave back the sword to Souta and he talked to Souta about the quality of
the scabbard.
The highest grade of equipment that the dwarf could make was blue grade. A
blue grade equipment was enough for now.
They proceeded to talk about the prize of the scabbard. Souta accepted the
price for twenty gold coins.
"Okay, it will take three days to make that scabbard so you can come back
after that." The dwarf said and he waved his hand.
"Okay." Souta nodded and exited the shop. He then heads straight to the
direction of the Ladros Institute.
It took him half an hour of walking before he arrived at the gate of the
institute.
He looked up at the huge gate before he directly entered the institute. He

went to the building where he would receive his uniform.
...
Knock! Knock!
Souta knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A voice sounded inside the room.
Souta grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. He saw that there were
other students lining up to get their uniforms.
"Oi! Souta!"
Souta turned his head when he heard someone called his name. He found that
Bryan, the one he met in the entrance exam, was in the line with the other
new students of Mage course.
"You all came here pretty early, huh?" Souta said as he walked towards the
group.
Bryan noticed that Souta's left arm was covered in bandages. "Oi! What
happened to you this week that you receive that kind of injury."
"It's actually nothing, it's just that something unexpected happened in the
quest that I was completing." Souta shrugged his shoulder.
"Ah! You're an adventurer too!" Bryan raised his voice when he heard
Souta's words.
"You too?" Souta looked at Bryan.
"Yeah, I'm also an adventurer even though it's Rank E," Bryan said as he took
out his Adventurer's ID.
"Well, I'm also an E Rank," Souta said.
"Okay, I've decided let's do some quest together," Bryan said as he raised his
right arm in the air.
"Suit yourself." Souta shrugged and he looked around.
Alice was also here. She was pretty noticeable because of her beautiful
appearance but not everyone could approach her as she's giving everyone a
cold look. Only this guy, Bryan, have the guts to talk to her.
Even though they only met two times Souta could guess that Bryan was a
simple and straightforward person.
He talked to Bryan and the other while waiting for their uniform.
Chapter 39 - Start of Class 2
After waiting for a few minutes, it's time for Souta and the rest to receive
their uniform.
A faculty member assisted them and they received their uniform without any
problem.
Souta, Bryan, Alice, and the rest of the mage course students received their
uniforms and quickly changed into it.
Souta changed into a white long sleeve and on top of it was a dark blue coat
with linings partnered with a blue checkered tie. On his lower body was dark
blue pants with black shoes. He was also wearing a dark blue small robe with
a wand symbol on the left part of its chest signifying that he was a mage
student.
All of these were yellow grade equipment.
Souta smiled and thought that this looks good on him. He exited the changing
room and found that Alice already changed into her uniform.
The girls' uniform was the same as the boys except for the mini skirt.
"Already, finish I thought that girls take more time changing clothes than
boys." Souta started a conversation with her.
"Don't put me together with other girls as I'm different from them." Alice
glanced at him and said in a cold tone.
"Well, suit yourself if you really think that way." Souta shrugged his shoulder
and leaned his back on the wall. He saw that Alice started to walk away. He
opened his mouth and asked, "Hey, where are you going?"
"To the class." Alice gave him a simple reply.

"We should go together with the rest," Souta said. He felt that this girl wasn't
a talkative type. It felt that she's not comfortable talking with other people.
Talking with other people? He's a master in that and if he was to say it all
players were master. Always talking to NPC and asking them if they need
help just to get a quest. That's what all players in Battle World Online did.
One would be lucky if the one they ask was an NPC with a deep background.
That way they would get a high difficulty quest with rich rewards.
Ten thousand players were enough to take all the quest in a single city as big
as this one. The players would wander around the city asking every people
they met if they could help.
Now that Souta thought about it, he felt that their attitude was extremely
weird from the perspective of NPC. Helping others without even asking for a
reward and completed those quests at the risk of their lives. It's not that the
players wouldn't receive a reward. It was the system that rewarded them just
like what happened in the Bullmar village. The village chief thought that he
was only doing this to help them not for any rewards but he doesn't know that
Souta would receive an exp, skill points, and free attribute points for
completing such quest.
He couldn't help but grin when thinking about this stuff.
Alice frowned when she saw Souta grinned. 'He must be thinking about some
weird things.' She thought.
Then, the door opened and Bryan and the rest of the mage student came out
of the room. They saw that Alice and Souta were waiting for them outside the
room.
"Sorry for the wait." Bryan smiled wryly when he saw the two waiting for
them.
"Don't worry about it," Souta smirked.
"Hmph!" Alice snorted as she turned her head.

"Yosh! Let's go to the class!" Bryan said with a hint of excitement in his
voice. He was eager to learn something new in this institute.
He then took out a paper in his pocket. This was the map of the Ladros
Institute that he drew.
"Okay, I've found it just follow me guys!" Bryan said in a loud voice. He
began to lead everyone to the direction of the class.
"What a simple man..." Souta said with a laugh. He then followed Bryan
while putting both of his hands inside his pocket.
"Hmph! What an idiot!!" Although Alice said those words, she still followed
behind them.
Souta just laughed at her words.
They left their clothes before in their locker room. Every student here has
their own locker and inside it was the things that the school gave them.
Notebooks, books, and pens. All of these were provided by the school and it
was included in their tuition fee. Also, they didn't just receive a single piece
of uniform. They all received three pairs of it.
...
After a few minutes, the group arrived in front of the classroom. They could
see that there were students inside the class.
Bryan stepped forward and knocked on the door without hesitation.
Knock! Knock!
After a few moments, a middle-aged man opened the door and looked at
them. He has short blonde hair and yellow color pupils. His build was
average but he was taller than Souta and the rest of the group. He was
wearing a black shirt and black pants with six pockets. On top of his shirt was
a dark blue robe with a wand symbol on the back.
Souta remembered that this man was called Bargan and he's also the one who
assisted them after they passed the entrance examination. He felt that Bargan
was quite familiar to him.
"Although all you know me I would still introduce myself once again,"
Bargan said while looking at their face one by one. "I'm Bargan, a teacher of
the Mage course and your teacher from now on."
"Yes, thank you, teacher Bargan!" Bryan said in a loud voice.
'He didn't tell us his surname.' Souta thought. He really felt that Bargan was
familiar to him.
"Come, I will introduce all of you to the other students of class 1-B," Bargan
said to them with a smile and he moved his body to the side so that everyone
can enter the class.
"Okay, thank you, teacher!" Bryan said and he directly entered the class
without hesitation. He was quite excited right now.
"Haha, what an enthusiastic guy we have here!" Bargan laughed.
Souta, Alice, and the rest entered the class after Bryan. Starting with Bryan,
they introduced themselves one by one in front of the class.
"I'm Bryan Dagruel, a human and I hope I can learn new things here and get
along with everyone!"
"I'm Souta, a halfling..."
"Alice..."
The students inside the class weren't surprised that there were new students
coming into the class. Four entrance examinations would be held every
month in the institute. The new students would be divided into class 1-A to
class 1-I. And this was the time for the class 1-B to received new students.
The next batch of the new students would go to the class 1-C. It's a repeated
cycle.
Souta, Bryan, Alice, and the rest of the new students sat down in the vacant
seat on the back.
Bargan started talking after everyone settled down. He started talking about
the introduction and all the lessons that he will teach this year. Also, what
should they expect in the class. He also explained the grading system of the
institute.
Souta listened to every word that came out of Bargan. He was quite interested
in learning the structure of the spells. He took down some important
information on his notebook.
"Oho, I'm quite excited to learn all that," Bryan said eagerly.
Souta smirked at his words. Bryan was sitting on his right side while Alice on
his left side. He was between the two and the rest of the new students were
beside Bryan. It seems that they became close with Bryan easily. Well, with
Bryan's personality he wouldn't doubt that Bryan could get along with
everyone in the class in just a week.
At the end of the discussion, Souta finally recalled who was Bargan. Bargan
Hevifield, the Fire Master of the Melosa War. Twenty years ago, when the
Melosa country was trying to expand their territory Bargan became famous as
he singlehandedly pushed back the army of Melosa in the western part of
Hebrei Kingdom. He was called Fire Master because of his incredibly
powerful fire attribute magic. And in version 2 of the game, he defended the
Ladros city from the demon along with the chairman of the institute and the
city lord.
'I would learn more with this kind of teacher.' Souta grinned when he thought
about this. It would be great if Bargan would personally teach him one on
one. That way he would learn more about magic.
Alice noticed that he was grinning once again. She really didn't know why
would he always smirk or grin. Who knows what kind of things he was
thinking.
...
The bell rung and Bargan dismissed the class.
"Oh! Finally! It finished!"
Some of the students came toward Souta and the rest and asked them
different questions. Bryan and the two new students were the ones who
answered most of the questions. Some of the students asked Alice but she
ignored them.
Souta stretched his body and slipped away from the crowd.
"I should buy some fruits for Yuko."

Chapter 40 - Affinities 1
"Will you believe me if I told you that magic is real, Souta?"
"I won't... if I see it with my own eyes then I would believe it, grandpa!"
"Earth is too brittle and feeble. The things here were too fragile and weak. It's
easy to break them. So using magic in this world could even destroy a whole
city and that was just a tier 1 spell."
"What are you saying, grandpa? Does magic really exist?"
"Hmm... I won't tell you, just remember everything that I said and you will
understand it one day."
"Okay, grandpa!"
"If a two tier-2 spell user fought here in this world then they would destroy
the whole continent of Asia. That's how brittle this world is. You know a tier
2 spell user is not even that powerful. The energy here is too thin that's why
this world isn't as strong as any other world. If you used an ordinary [Fire
Ball] spell here it will burn all the surrounding houses here. The energy and
heat coming from it are too strong for this world. I think even a slime would
do a massacre in this world as there is no weapon that could stop it except the
nuclear bomb."
"Then, grandpa what level is powerful to you?"
"That's a good question, I think it will be the level of Amaterasu and

Susanoo. Their level would be considered god-like here as they could easily
destroy this world."
"But grandpa they are really a God. I've learned it in school."
"Hoho it seems that you're studying well."

"Of course grandpa, I'm listening well to my teacher."
...
Souta woke up with sweat forming on his forehead. He felt that he dreamed
something important but he couldn't recall it.
Lately, he kept having a dream and that dream was important for him. He
would understand why he was here in this world or how did he come in this
world. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember it as soon as he woke up.
"It would answer all my questions once I remember my dream," Souta

muttered to himself. He shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of
his head.
He stood up and prepared himself for the class. He went to the bathroom and
washed his face before he wore his uniform.
He went downstairs and ordered a meal for his breakfast.
"That uniform...?" The waitress was surprised to see him wearing the uniform
"Looks good on me, right? I've passed the examination so I'm a student at
Ladro Institute." Souta laughed at her reaction.
"I'm surprised..." The waitress muttered.
"The same as always," Souta said with a smile on his face.
"Good luck on your studies." The waitress said to him.
"I will." Souta nodded his head.
After that, Souta left the inn and went to Yuko. He fed her some foods before
he went straight to the institute.
...
Souta was on his way to the institute when he met Bryan.
"Oi! Souta!"
Souta turned around and saw Bryan running towards him. "Good morning!"
He greeted Bryan. He then said, "You're up early, huh?"
"Of course, I would always wake up before the sunrise." Bryan patted his
chest feeling proud.
"I see, I forgot that you're an adventurer. An adventurer always woke up early
and do various jobs so that they can earn more money." Souta said as he
walked forward.
"We can do quest together if you want," Bryan said as he walked beside
Souta. "We're of the same rank so I think it's good that we party sometime.
No, we must party as we're also classmates!"
"I don't even know how strong are you and you're saying that you want to
party up with me," Souta said as he cast a glance at Bryan.
"Huh? How can you be like that? You don't even trust your classmates."
Bryan complained at him.
"Okay, let see... We don't have a class on weekends, right?" Souta rubbed his
chin.
"Yeah, why?" Bryan tilted his head in confusion.
"If you're strong enough you can help me in doing something," Souta said to
him. Since he was level 18 now and he would reach the level requirements
soon, he needed to prepare for his next evolution and complete all the other
requirements.
He already has a suitable race for his next evolution. It's still a goblin but it
was much stronger than before. He planned to keep evolving as a goblin until
he reached the level of the progenitor. That way he would be able to control
all the goblins and he would build a kingdom of goblins. All the other species
of goblin would worship him like a God and they would do everything that
he wanted.
If he wanted to build a kingdom of goblins then it would be suitable for him

to establish it in the Dark Forest. Because if he created it in the eastern or
western part of the continent the human and demi countries would stop him.
But creating it inside the Dark Forest would lessen his influence because of
the Monster Lord living there.
There's no shortage of Monster Lord's in this world. Especially in the Dark

Forest, the largest forest in the whole continent, where a lot of powerful
monsters live. Even the Three Great Country would hesitate to go through
that forest. So he would be having a hard time if he wanted to dominate the
other monsters.
"Yosh! I can't wait for it!" Bryan said excitedly.
"I don't even know how strong you are..." Souta said.
"Hahaha, don't worry about it. I'm quite strong and you will see it later."
Bryan laughed as he patted his own chest.
"Well, let's talk about that later." Souta shrugged his shoulder. He was
wondering if Bryan could really help him. That way he would be able to
complete all the requirements of his next evolution.
...
The two arrived in their class and Bryan quickly talked to their other
classmates.
Seeing this, Souta sighed and he sat down in his seat beside Alice. Alice was
already sitting in her seating without saying anything. She's just waiting for
the teacher to come here and start the class.
He just glanced at her before he took out his notes and waited for the teacher
to come in.
After a few minutes, Bargan entered the class.

"Okay class, sit down," Bargan said as he placed down the book in his hand
on top of the table.
The students sat down in their own seat and the class became silent. All of
their eyes were focused on Bargan.
"Today, we will check your magical aptitude." Bargan took out a first size
transparent orb from his pocket and placed it on the top of the table. "We will
thoroughly check how large is your mana inside your body and your affinities
to elements using this device. This device is called Magical Scanner and it
was developed by the Red Crystal Empire, one of the Three Great Country."
Everyone looked at the transparent orb on top of the table. Some of them
knew what it is and some were not.
Bargan looked at them before he continued, "Every creature in this world

have affinity to at least one element. It doesn't matter if you're a human, demi,
or even monster. As long as you're a living creature you have an affinity to
one element."
Everyone nodded at his words. They already knew this thing as this was the
basic thing.
"You're affinity will decide your future path of becoming a mage. Of course,
not all people followed their affinity. For example, the city lord of Ladros
City, Jarvan Detrios. His affinity is dark element but he decided to take the
path of the light element opposite of his affinity. It just you will need double
effort if you want to master a spell that is not your affinity. Although City
Lord Jarvan's affinity isn't light element, he still became a powerful City Lord
of Ladros City." Bargan paused for a moment before he added, "One more
thing, the effect of your skill will be fifty percent more powerful if you cast a
spell of your affinity."
Souta rubbed his chin. He wondered what his affinity and he was interested
to know it. In the game, there's no such thing as affinity at all. Every player
could learn every skill and spell as long as they met the requirements. They
could even pick their own specialty once they got a class.
"About the energy capacity of each person. We will also check it today. We
will know how large mana you can store up in your body. There are some
races that are born with large energy capacity in their bodies. Such as
Witches, Magical Humans, Elves, Mermen, etc. and there are some that aren't
born with large energy capacity like Barbarians, Dwarves, Giants, etc."
Souta knew about it. Those races that weren't born with large energy capacity
have other traits. Some were born with super strength and some were born
with super speed.
"But don't worry about it even if you have low energy capacity as it can be
trained. With proper training, a person can expand their capacity and store
more energy in their bodies."
In Souta's case, he will just add some free attribute points to his intelligence
attribute and his mana capacity will increase.
Chapter 41 - Affinities 2
"Alright, now that I've finished explaining the details, we will start measuring
your energy capacity and affinity," Bargan said as he clapped. "We will start
with the first row. Do you understand?"
""Yes, teacher!!"" The students said at the same time. Their voice echoed in
the whole classroom. They couldn't hide their excitement.
"I'm first." A petite girl stood up. She has shoulder-length blue hair. Her skin
was white as snow and her blue eyes were like a crystal of ice. She wears a
white big ribbon on the back of her head. She has a blue thick tail sticking out
in her back. Her height was low as she was even shorter than Souta who was
a goblin. For your information, Souta was the shortest among the boys in the
class. She was the class representative of class 1-B, Lumilia Von Asvares.
"Good, come here!" Bargan nodded at her.
Lumilia walked forward and stopped in front of the transparent orb.
"Just place your hand on top of it and gather your mana." Bargan's voice
sounded beside her.
She nodded before she raised her right hand and placed it on top of the
transparent orb. She closes her eyes and circulates her mana.
The transparent orb emitted a white light as soon as it made contact with her
mana.
"It's okay to remove your hand now," Bargan said to her.
Lumilia slowly opened her eyes and removed her right hand. She saw some
changes in the transparent orb. There were two things inside the transparent
orb and both of them were color blue. One was like a whirlpool of water
while the other one was a solid crystal. And on top of these two were the
glittering stars.
"These two things were your affinities," Bargan said while pointing at the
two things inside the transparent orb. "You have two affinities and they are
Water and Ice. And the small stars in the orb are your magical capacity."
"So teacher what is my magical capacity?" Lumilia asked Bargan. She

wouldn't know what's her magical capacity just by looking at these stars.
"A big star like this one is equal to fifty mana and this medium-size star is
equal to ten mana while the smallest one is equal to one mana," Bargan
explained to Lumilia. "So counting these stars, we would know how large
your magical capacity."
There were six large stars, two medium-size stars, and seven small stars. It
means that her magical capacity was three hundred twenty-seven. She could
store three hundred twenty-seven mana inside her body.
As expected of a demi. They really have a large magical capacity compared

to a goblin like Souta. Well, they all have different starting points. Back in
the game, a human character was stronger in the first version. It was because
the stats added to every level.
A human and demi's added stats were fifteen per level while the ordinary
goblin was one per level. The difference was so large that it was impossible
to catch up to them without evolution. But not all goblin was weak. Out of all
monsters in the whole world, the goblin was a monster that has a lot of
subspecies. And most of them were very powerful and brutal.
Back in the Great War, there was even a record that three Goblin
Executioner, a higher species of a goblin, killed an a.d.u.l.t dragon and ate its
flesh. It was recorded in the library of the Three Great Country. Humans and
demis feared this higher species, no, they all feared all the monsters that's
why they hunted and killed them when the monsters were still in their first
evolution. Even a simple slime was fearful enough as long as it reached the
level of higher species. Consuming a whole country was a feat of a really
powerful slime in ancient times.
...
One by one the students measured their magical capacity and got to know
their elemental affinities. The students' magical capacity was between two
hundred and three hundred. And most of their affinity was one and some of
them were two like the class rep.
Should Souta say as expected of humans and demis? Their starting point was
clearly higher than the monster. No, there were some exceptions about that,
like dragons. Dragons were born powerful compare to the other monsters but
their evolution was complicated and they would evolve once every twenty
years. Other talented monsters would keep evolving in those twenty years
and gained the power to slay them. Not every monster evolve as some of
them stay in their lowest form and died of old age or in battle. Only a talented
monster kept evolving and become a higher species of their kind.
At this time, Alice stood up as it was her time to measure her magical
capacity and affinity. She walked forward and stopped in front of the
transparent orb. Without saying anything, she raised her right hand and
placed it on top of the transparent orb. She poured her mana on her right hand
and the transparent orb emitted a white light.
After a few moments, Alice removed her hand and looked at the transparent
orb.
Souta looked curiously at her result. He was interested in her as he felt that
she was different from the other students in his class.
The result was Alice have darkness and ice affinities, and her magical
capacity was four hundred forty-eight. It was the highest recorded in their
class. Her reserves were higher than all the students here in the class.
"Oh!!"
"What?!"
Various exclamation sounded in the whole class. They were surprised that a
new student has a higher magical capacity than the rest of them. Even Bargan
was surprised when he saw this. He knew that she was talented but not to this
extent.
Alice was now the top in the class in terms of mana capacity. The second was
Lumilia, the class representative.
"Darkness, huh?" Souta muttered. In the entrance examination, Alice only

used ice attribute spells. She didn't even use any other type of spells.
Alice turned around and went back to her seat beside Souta. All the students
looked at her and Alice ignored them by closing her eyes.
"That's a good result you have there," Souta said and he stood up. "I guess it's
my turn."
Actually, he didn't need to measure his magical capacity as he could see it in

his system. Even with the added effect of the Vajra Sword he only has three
hundred eighty mana. If not for the Vajra sword his mana would be two
hundred eighty. He would only do this because of the affinity.
"Good luck, Souta!" Bryan said to him.
Souta walked leisurely and placed his hand on top of the transparent orb. He
controlled his mana using the skill [Mana Manipulation] and the orb emitted
the same light as before.
Alice who was sitting in the back slightly opened her eyes. She looked at the
orb in front of Souta before she once again closed her eyes.
"That's good you're the second highest here!" Bryan's voice sounded.
Just like in the system his magical capacity was the same in the transparent
orb. Souta was quite surprised that this transparent orb could accurately
measure a person's magical capacity. It could even compare to the system in
terms of measurement.
With this, Souta was the highest before Alice and the third was Lumilia as
her magical capacity was only three hundred twenty-seven. Everyone looked
at him just like what they did to Alice.
Souta saw that his elemental affinity was darkness. Yes, only darkness. The
darkness almost turned the whole orb into black.
'Darkness? Is it because of my specialty?' Souta wondered. He already
guessed it before but to think that his specialty was really his affinity.
"Well, that's a good result." Souta shrugged and he turned around.
"Not much..." Alice said.
Souta looked at her and couldn't believe that she talked to him. There must be
something wrong in her head. He shrugged his shoulder and sat down. He
said, "That's already passable for me."
Souta then turned to his right side and patted Bryan's shoulder. He said, "If
it's lower than my result then I wouldn't bring you in my quest this weekend."
"Ah? What are you saying? This is not related to my combat prowess. It's just
a measurement." Bryan complained.
"Hahaha! I know!" Souta laughed. He noticed that everyone was looking at

him and then at Bryan.
They were wondering if Bryan was like him and Alice that have a high
magical capacity. Thinking about this Souta couldn't help but smirk. He was
wondering what would be their reaction if they knew that he only have a two
mana capacity a few weeks ago.
Bryan stood up and walked straight towards the transparent orb. He couldn't
hide the excitement in his face.
The orb emitted a light as soon as he placed his hand on top of it. He then
looked at Bargan asking if it was okay to remove his hand or not.
"You can remove your hand," Bargan said.
"Okay," Bryan said and he placed down his hand in his side.
Everyone looked at his result. Both Souta and Alice have a high result so they
couldn't help but think that Bryan was like them.
And the result didn't disappoint everyone. His mana capacity was even higher
than Souta.
Four hundred eleven was his mana capacity. It wasn't that shocking anymore
as Alice was still higher than him but still... over four hundred mana capacity
was surprising.
And the result of his affinity even shocked Souta who was looking in the
back. Everyone opened their eyes widely when they saw Bryan's elemental
affinities.
Alice who was in the back also opened her eyes widely. She couldn't believe
what she was seeing.
"Four... Four affinities...!" Souta didn't think that Bryan had this kind of
ability.
Chapter 42 - Inner Spell
"Four affinities?!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw the result. Bryan has four affinities
and that were Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Wood.
"This is...?" Bargan was stupefied. His eyes opened widely and his mouth
hung open. He looked at Bryan and the orb back and forth.
Only a few people have four affinities and Bargan knew it. All those people
were extremely powerful individuals. A mage with four affinities was
destined to become an influential figure in the future. As long as there's a
person that guided him then he would stand at the top someday.
"Hehe, to think that I would meet a person like him here..." Souta laughed
and tried to recall if there's a person named Bryan Dagruel back in the game.
But to no avail, he couldn't remember a person that has the name Bryan
Dagruel in the game.
'This is really something else... The future I know maybe not the same as the
future here.' Souta thought with a grin on his face. The present time was
going in a direction that he doesn't know.
Even Alice who was always silent was showing a surprised expression on her
face.
Bryan turned around and went back to his seat under the gaze of all students
in the class.
"How is it? I have a good result, Souta!" Bryan said with a smile.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that." Souta smiled and he closes his eyes. The result
was really surprising.
Alice glanced at Bryan with a frown on her face.

The students started murmuring to each other while looking at Bryan. They
were talking about his four affinities.
"Silent!" Bargan said in a loud voice causing the students to stop talking. He
then continued, "Okay, next."
The person beside Bryan stood up.
"Good luck!" Bryan said to him.
"Y-yeah!" The person smiled wryly. He didn't think that he would get a good
result. He's okay as long as it's not bad.
...
After half an hour all of them finished measuring their mana capacity and
affinities. All of them have more than two hundred mana reserves and that
was good news to Bargan.
They would be able to cast various spells if they have more than two hundred
mana reserves in their body. It was enough to last one battle.
A tier 1 spell consumed five to fifty mana per usage. That's why in their
current level their mana reserves were enough. They would be able to
increase it through training hard until they reached the level where they could
cast a tier 2 spell.
...
At lunch break, Bargan went to the principal's office. He reported the

students that have talent in his class to the principal.
"Hmm... Is that true? A person with four affinities appeared here in our
institute." A middle-aged man with white hair and beard said. He had white
fox ears and tails.
He's the principal of the Ladro Institute, Azrim De Reigan. If Bargan was the
most powerful mage in the institute then Azrim was the most powerful
fighter in the Ladro Institute.
"Yes, principal. Also, three among the new students have astonishing battle
prowess and skills." Bargan said as he placed three files on the table of
Azrim.
"Good, as long as the students show willingness to learn then we will not
hesitate to teach them and provide them with proper resources," Azrim said
as he picked up the files and looked at it.
It was the information about Bryan, Alice, and Souta. Only the basic things
were written in the files as they have no information about the background of
the three students. It means that they weren't the people of this kingdom.
"We don't care about their background as long as they have a skill," Azrim
said and he turned his head to the other man in the room. He asked, "Jess,
what about you?"
Jess was an elf with blue skin. To be precise he's an ocean elf. Ocean elf was
a species of elves that lived in the depths of the ocean. Some people called
them mermen or elves of the ocean but only they knew that their origin was
an elves not mermen.
"Two of the new students of the swordsman course show great talents," Jess
said as he also the files of the new students on top of the table.
"Hmm..." Azrim picked it up and looked at it one by one.
"Our shield course also have new talented students." A man with a huge build
stepped forward. He was wearing full plate armor.
"Train them well," Azrim said before he closed his eyes.
""Yes!!""
...
"What should I eat today?" Souta stood up and stretched his body. He felt
tired from sitting for a few hours without doing anything.
"Let's go to the cafeteria, Souta!" Bryan stood up and said.

"Okay..." Souta nodded then he looked at Alice. "Want to join us?"
"I'm fine, I brought my own lunch," Alice said to him.
"That's unfortunate," Souta said and he shrugged his shoulder. He wouldn't

force her if she doesn't want to join them.
He exited the room with Bryan and the rest of the new students. They bought
lunch in the cafeteria and ate it there. While eating, the group talked about the
affinities that Bryan has.
"See, then you wouldn't have any problem if you bring me in your quest?"
Bryan said as he nudged Souta's side.
"Well, I remember that was only a measurement and it didn't show our
combat skills," Souta said as he rubbed his chin.
"Hahaha, you don't have to be envious in my result. You can just praise me."
Bryan laughed loudly.
'This guy probably doesn't have any idea how great it is to have four
affinities.' Souta thought as he looked at Bryan who was laughing loudly.
He rubbed his chin. This upcoming weekend, he was going on a journey to

complete the requirements of his second evolution. His destination was the
forest between Hebrei Kingdom and Mali Country. There he would find the
Rotten Venomous Green Apple.
Yes, the one he needed was a rotten one. It was one of the requirements of
the evolution that he choose. The other one was the flesh of the undead
higher than level 20.
Souta shook his head and said, "Let's go back now, the class is going to
start."
"Oh? That's right, I forgot about that!" Bryan said.
They went back to their classroom and after a few minutes, Bargan came and
he started the class.
...
"Once a person learn a magic spell, the spell would be imprinted in their
inner consciousness. A person would build up the structure of the spell and
imprint the magic circle in their inner consciousness. The inner consciousness
is like the soul of a person but it is also different from the soul. It's inside our
mind and we would build the spell there so that we could cast it easily."
Bargan explained about the spells to the students.
One of the students raised her hand. She was the class representative,
Lumilia.
"What is it?" Bargan said to her.
"Teacher, we could already cast a spell even without imprinting it in our

inner consciousness," Lumilia asked.
"Yeah, all of us could cast magic even without imprinting it in our inner
consciousness." Bargan nodded at her.
"Then, what's the difference between the two spells," Lumilia asked with a
confused expression.
"The spells that people imprinted in their inner consciousness is called inner
spell. It was two times more powerful than normal spells. Also, you can make
it more powerful by modifying it and arranging the magic sequence in your
inner consciousness. You will not need to build the structure of the magic
circle when casting a spell. After all, you already have the structure of the
magic circle in your inner consciousness." Bargan paused for a moment
before he continued, "A normal person could only imprint four magic circle
in their inner consciousness. But it is not the same for everyone. Like me, I
have imprinted seven magic circles in my inner consciousness. The only
problem is that the more you imprinted a magic circle in your inner
consciousness the harder the process becomes."
"Okay teacher, I understand." Lumilia nodded at Bargan as she sat down in

her seat.
Souta listened to Bargan's words carefully. He doesn't have any idea what's
an inner consciousness or imprinting the magic circle. A spell wasn't like a
combat skill that could be enhanced through training or repeated use. The
thing was... he could enhance the spell by using skill points and he doesn't
need to build a magic circle when casting his spells. He just thinks about the
spells and the magic circle would automatically pop up.
Souta closed his eyes. The structure of every spells that he learned was in his
mind. It was forcefully put inside his mind when he used the skill points to
learn it.
In Bargan's description, the inner spell was like the same as the spells that he
used. He doesn't need to build up the structure of the magic circle to cast the
spell.
Then, what if all of his spells were inner spell and it was already imprinted
into his inner consciousness by the system. That's why he didn't need to build
up the magic circle when casting a spell.
If it's really like that then he already has nine inner spells. After all, he could
cast all of his spells with just a thought.
He just needed to enter his inner consciousness to confirm his guess.

Chapter 43 - Physical Strength
Subject
Souta, Bryan, Alice, and the rest of the students were inside a fifty meters
wide room. It was the meditation room of the Ladro Institute.
All of them were sitting in a lotus position with their eyes closed.
Today, Bargan taught them how to enter inside their inner consciousness.
Getting inside the inner consciousness was the basis of being a mage. A lot of
adventurers already knew how to enter their inner consciousness a long time
ago.
Souta confirmed his thoughts. All the spells that he learned using the skill
points were already imprinted in his inner consciousness. He could see the
structures of every spell that he have inside.
So that's the reason why he could cast a spell with just a thought. It was
impossible to cast a spell with building up the magic circle except if a person
already built it inside his/her inner consciousness.
Bargan said that he only has seven magic circles inside his inner
consciousness but Souta has nine magic circles, and it will increase more in
the future as he still has many spells in his skill tree that he hasn't learned yet.
After a while, Souta opened his eyes. Not just him but also the other students.
They saw Bargan standing in front of them.
"Next time, I will teach you how to build a magic circle inside your inner
consciousness. It is different than building it outside to cast a spell. It is also
many times harder and it will consume a lot of your mental strength." Bargan
paused for a moment before he continued, "Remember to choose your inner
spell wisely because you can't build an unlimited magic circle in your inner
consciousness. It told you that normal people could only build four or five
magic circles. The difficulty is not that high if it's only your first and second
magic circle but for the third and above it's hard. Also, it's better if you
choose a spell related to your affinity that way it will become stronger."
'Would I be having a hard time if I build a magic circle manually without the
help of the system?' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin. Since he already has
nine magic circles in his inner consciousness then building up another magic
circle without the help of the system would give him difficulty higher than
Bargan.
He still would try it if he can. It's not gonna harm him anyway so why not try
it. He's really grateful that he has a system in this world. Without it, he would
still be an ordinary goblin trying his best to survive in the Undead Sanctuary.
Speaking of Undead Sanctuary, Souta planned to came back there after he

reached his third evolution and gained the best feram. There were still a lot of
treasures there especially in the deep floors where the high-level dungeons
reside.
He was really lucky that he found the [Soul Blood Earring] easily. No one
would notice that there was a secret door in that path as the door was made of
the same materials of the walls. Many dungeons have dead-end so people
wouldn't become suspicious of that path. Also, no one would have thought
that by extinguishing the light of the lantern they would be able to open a
secret door. Of course, no one would extinguish a light in a very dark place
like dungeon.
...
"Dismiss, you can go to your other class," Bargan said to them before he
exited the room.
"Ah! I forgot that we have another class. I thought magic is our only subject!"
Bryan exclaimed loudly.
"Ah? Are you an idiot? You thought we only have a magic subject just
because you enter the mage course." Souta smirked at Bryan.
"It's not that! I actually knew it before but I was too excited in learning magic
that I forgot about it." Bryan complained at him.
"That's what you call dumb, right Alice?" Souta smiled at Alice.
"Hmph! Don't ask me something that you already know." Alice snorted but
she still replied to him.
"See... Even Alice knows that you're a dumb one." Souta looked at Bryan and
shrugged his shoulder helplessly.
"Even you Alice... " Bryan looked at the two with a helpless expression. He
doesn't know how or when these two got close that they could pick up on
him.
"Well, let's go to other class now," Souta said as he stood up and patted his
uniform. He placed his hand on his chin and said, "If I'm not wrong, our next
class is... physical strength and other course will be joining us."
"Physical Strength? I'm confident with my physical power. Did you see what
I did in the entrance exam, Souta?" Bryan said while showing his muscles.
"No, I forgot about everyone's match except Alice," Souta said bluntly. He
then heard Alice harrumphed at the side.
They went to the changing room and changed their uniform. The boys wore
fitted pants and a navy blue tank top while the girls wore a tight blue shirts
and black leggings.
...
The mage class 1-B students went to the training ground of the institute. They
remembered this place. This place where the physical examination held. Here
in the training ground, they met the students of the shield course.
Souta rubbed his chin while looking at the students of the shield course. Most
of them have huge build and males. There were only six females among the
forty-seven students of shield course class 1-A. All of them were armed with
different size shields.
"Whoa! That's hot!" Souta said in a low voice while looking at the girls of the
shield course. He could see that the girls of the shield course have abs.
Alice tied her long silver hair in a ponytail and she turned her head. She saw
Souta casting a glance on the girls of the other class.
"What are you looking, Souta?" Bryan suddenly said beside him.
"Nothing. You wouldn't understand it even if I tell you." Souta shook his
head and turned to look at the man in the front.
The man has cat ears and tails. He was wearing a white jersey. This man was
their teacher in this subject. He was holding a thin notebook in his left hand.
He was not as huge as the other students in the shield course. He was only a
head taller than Souta but he was the most powerful person here.
"I could guess that he was going to test our strength." Souta grinned and he
stretched his body.
"Test our strength?" Bryan looked at Souta.
"Yeah, he's going to test our strength." Souta nodded at Bryan.
"Quiet! Don't talk in front of the teacher!" Lumilia, the class rep, shouted
when she saw her classmates talking to each other with a loud voice.
"I don't know what test it is but I'm sure it's related to physical strength. Well,
it doesn't matter as I'm going all out anyways." Souta ignored the class rep
and said while stretching his body. He was quite excited in doing some
exercise. He hasn't used his strength ever since he obtained the [Vajra Sword
Saya].
Thinking about the Vajra Sword, Souta couldn't help but caressed the sword
on his waist. The [Vajra Sword Saya] was inside the custom made scabbard
that he ordered.
He found a figure blocked his vision. He looked up and saw that it was the
class rep, Lumilia.
"What is it, class rep?" Souta asked her.
"Can you talk without raising your voice?" Lumilia looked at him with a
fierce expression. Then, she looked at Bryan and said, "You too!"
"Huh?" Souta turned his head and looked at Bryan. "Did I talk that loud?"
"...yeah." Bryan just nodded. The class rep always reprimanded him when he
was talking out loud in the class. It was not the first time that class rep
reprimanded him.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "Okay, I get it, I'm just excited."
Then, he found that Lumilia was still in front of him.
"What?"
"Nothing!" Lumilia shook her head and she walked away.
Souta looked at her back and said, "What a weird girl..."
"I know." Bryan agreed in his words.
"Okay! Everyone look at me!" A voice sounded in the whole training ground.
Souta turned his head and saw that it was the teacher.
"I'm Alex Ventilorna, as you can see I'm a cat person and your teacher in
physical strength subject!" The man introduced himself as Alex Ventilorna.
"This is our first meeting so I don't have any idea who's strong among you so
I will test you!"
"Looks like I'm right," Souta smirked when he heard the words of Alex.
Alex opened the thin notebook in his hand and said, "We have three hours so
list down all your names here in this notebook. Separate the female and
male."
He handed the thin notebook in the student nearest to him.

After a few minutes, all the students finished listing down their names in the
thin notebook.
Alex looked at it for a while before he closed it. He looked at the face of his
students before he opened his mouth and said, "I will create a mini-
tournament and the one who wins all the battle can do what they want in my
subject. I will arrange your name and after this, we will start immediately so
prepare yourself."
His words shocked everyone. They didn't expect such a thing to happen in
physical strength class. They started to murmur among themselves.
"What?"
"A tournament?"
"We're going to fight?"
No one anticipated this thing even Souta. Souta only guess that the teacher
was going to test them but he didn't know how would he do that. He didn't
expect that it was through a tournament.
Souta stopped moving as he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Tournament]: Fight and win in the tournament. Rewards: (Base on your

ranking)
"Oh? Then, I really shouldn't hold back." Souta grinned.

Chapter 44 - Battle Start!
"Just you know this is a physical strength subject so any usage of mana is
forbidden," Alex said to the students with a serious expression.
"But teacher we're a mage..." A girl from the mage class said. If they didn't
use mana then they were bound to lose in this fight. A mage without mana
was pretty much a trash.
Alex raised his eyebrows at the words of the girl. He opened his mouth and
said, "Huh? What are you saying? I just said that this is physical strength
subject so it's natural that all of you will use your physical strength, not
magical strength." He paused and looked at everyone's face before he
continued, "This is not a magic subject. This is physical strength subject. Did
you get it? Just from the name of the subject, one would understand what
we'll do so why ask such a question."
Souta smirked inwardly. Physical strength was not a problem for him as his
strength stats were even higher than his intelligence stats.
"A mage should at least have some physical power. What will you do once
you drained your mana? Wait for your opponent to kill you? or wait for
someone to rescue you? You should've at least have the physical strength to
run away so that you wouldn't become a burden to your comrades... if you
have some." Alex said in a loud voice.
"Well, that's true..." Souta said in a low voice. If the mage doesn't know how
to defend himself when he runs out of mana then he/she was going to become
a burden to his/her comrades.
Alex clasped both of his hands and said, "Okay, we will start the battle so be
prepared." He then turned around and placed a blackboard in front of the
class. He listed the matches of the tournament on the blackboard.
Souta, Bryan, Alice, and the rest of the students looked at the list on the
blackboard.
"My battle..." Souta turned his head and looked at the class rep, Lumilia. "Is
with a class rep and it is the first match."
Bryan also looked at the class rep. He saw that Souta will fight Lumilia in the
first match.
"What about you, Bryan?" Souta asked Bryan who was looking at Lumilia.
"Hmm... How to say this... It's not from our class." Bryan said. He doesn't
know who's the one he's gonna fight. The name was unfamiliar to him so he
could guess that it came from the shield class.
Souta then turned his head to Alice and asked, "What about you Alice?"
"Hmmph! The same as him." Alice closed her eyes. She seemed that she's not
going to answer if he asked another question.
Souta smiled wryly at her response. He then shook his head and looked at the
students of shield class. He knew that they have an advantage among the
people of his class as he knew that shield class was tackling physical strength
than magical. They were focused on strengthening their body.
If a mage was going to fight without mana then he/she was bound to have a
hard time. It was because they were not trained that way. Fighting close
combat wasn't easy for a mage who preferred to fight long range.
While Souta was thinking about this thing, Lumilia was observing him. After
all, she was going to fight him in the first match.
She was the third daughter of the Asvares family. Asvares family was a noble
family of the Gripin city, the neighboring city of Ladros City. She inherited
some of the sword skills of her family so she knew how to fight in close
range despite being a mage.
'Just what is that guy thinking? Looking at other class when he knows that
he's going to fight me.' Lumilia thought.
Most of the students in the mage class were nervous. It was especially to the
students who were going to fight the student of the shield class. It was easy to
understand why they were nervous. After all, they were going to fight the
people who trained physically in a physical battle when they were a mage.
...
"I will not meet you in battle," Bryan said to Souta.
"Yeah, I'm from a different bracket." Souta nodded as he looked at the list of
matches. "If we somehow meet then it's going to be the final battle."
"Yeah, I will fight you and show you my strength," Bryan said with an
excited expression.
"But before that, you have to defeat Alice first. You know that..." Souta
smiled at Bryan.
It's true that Bryan will meet Alice if they both win their upcoming matches.
They were in the same bracket after all.
But Souta knew that it's not easy to win as they were going to fight without
using mana. It's a big disadvantage for the mage.
Souta looked at Alice. He saw her fight with the instructor in the entrance
examination and he knew her fighting style. If that's all, then she's not going
to win in this mini-tournament.
...
The students went to the side as the match was going to start. This place was
the training ground so there's a wide space here than could be occupied by
thousands of people.
It's natural that a training ground was huge. It was because they need a wide
space, especially for the mage if they wanted a mock battle or spar.
They also placed the equipments for training at the side, such as a dummy,
shooting targets, and weights.
Before they knew it, some of the teachers and students of other courses of the
institute came here to watch the battles.
"Oho~ it seems that Alex is doing it again." A man with fox ears and tail said
while looking at the students. He was wearing a simple white shirt and black
pants. His black coat was wrapped around his waist.
He was the teacher of the sword class 2-C, Kanda Yulong.
"It's not that bad to check the skills of his students." A woman with long
green hair nodded at his words. She was wearing a navy blue coat and skirt.
On top of her coat was a robe with the same color as her coat. She was the
teacher of the mage class 3-A.
Both of them knew that Alex always does this in his class. It became famous
in the whole institute and a lot of people came just to watch this mini-
tournament.
"Sadly, it's the student shield and mage class."
"Yeah, the mage is at a disadvantage in this kind of fight."
"What was it before? A brawler and lancer?"
"Yeah."
The two talked while waiting for the battle to start. The other teachers came
forward and joined their conversation.
...
The battle between Souta and Lumilia was going to start.
"It's time..." Souta stretched his arms as he stepped forward. He removed the
bandage wrap in his left arm and moved his arm, familiarising himself to the
feeling that he could use his left arm in a battle.
"I can use this but I shouldn't overdo or else the wounds will open again,"
Souta muttered while looking at his left arm.
"Good luck, Souta! Beat the crap out of that class rep!" Bryan shouted as he
cheered for Souta.
"Eh...?"
Souta turned his head to looked at Bryan. Not just him but the other students
also looked at Bryan. Even Lumilia looked at Bryan with a frown on her face.
"...Did I say something wrong?" Bryan looked at everyone and was

wondering why they were looking at him.
Souta shook his head and walked to the center. He looked at the approaching
Lumilia and he smiled at her.
Alex looked at the two of them before he stepped forward and said, "You do
anything to knock down your opponent as long as you do not use your mana.
Any of you can surrender if you felt that you can't fight anymore. I will be
your judge and referee at the same time so I will give you five minutes to
fight. Do you understand?"
"Yes, teacher." Lumilia nodded her head with a serious expression.
"Yeah." Souta grinned as he cracked his knuckles.
Lumilia looked at the sword that was hanging on Souta's waist and asked,
"Teacher, can we use a weapon?"
"Yeah, as I said before you can do anything as long as you don't use your
mana." Alex nodded his head.
"Okay." Lumilia nodded and she walked to the side and picked up her sword.
It was a beautiful sword with a blue gem on its handle.
Souta thought that her sword wasn't meant battle but instead it was meant for
display. Though, it was more beautiful than his sword he knew that it was
just a blue grade sword.
"Let the battle start! You can fight to your heart's content." Alex said as he
started the battle.
Lumilia readied herself and she exudes a fierce aura like a lion looking at its
prey.
"Good, let's finish this quickly!" Souta grinned and he charged towards
Lumilia while using the skill [Dash].
He opened his palm attempting to grab Lumilia's face.
...
Yuko was in the ranch. She was looking outside with a dazed expression.
Lately, master didn't bring me out to play. He seems very busy with
something that I can't understand. He only came here when he's going to give
me a meat or fruit.
Ah~ master where are you? I want to play outside.

Chapter 45 - Mini-tournament
"He~" Souta charged towards Lumilia. He reached out his right hand and
opened his palm attempting to grab her face.
"So fast!" Lumilia was shocked when she saw him instantly appeared in front
of her. She quickly reacted by shifting her head sideways barely avoiding his
hand.
Swoosh!!
"Kuh! What a speed?!" Lumilia gritted her teeth. Suddenly, she felt a pain in
her side.
Bang!
Souta kicked her side and Lumilia was flung away.
Swoosh!
Lumilia rolled on the ground a few times before she stopped. She held her
side and looked at Souta with a frown.
She couldn't believe what's happening right now. Her nameless classmate
was overwhelming her with boundless strength. She felt that Souta wasn't a
student of mage class but instead a brawler. She was quite confident with her
skills since she practiced sword skills when she was a child.
'I finally understand why he didn't bother himself to look at me, his
opponent.' Lumilia finally understood why Souta was only looking at the
student of shield class because for him she wasn't his opponent. She was
arrogant to think that she could fight someone with low-level skills.
...
The students watching from the sidelines were surprised when they saw
Souta's speed.
"Is he really a mage?"
"Yeah, I really doubt if he's mage!"
Only the first year doubted if he's really a mage. The other people were just
shocked and surprised. They knew that in this institute the mage will have to
train their bodies to the point that they could rival some of the strength base
class. It was just surprising to see a first year to have this kind of speed when
he's just a new student.
...
"Both of them are your students, right?" Kanda, the teacher of sword class 2-
C, turned his head and asked the man beside him.
"Yeah." Bargan nodded his head while looking at the battle between Souta
and Lumilia.
"That boy showed some impressive speed rivaling some of my students who
excelled in speed," Kanda said as he turned his head and looked at Souta.
"I don't about that until now as he was one of the new students," Bargan said
in response. From the information he gathered, Souta was an adventurer and
that proves his close combat skills.
"A strong new student, huh?" Kanda muttered and he casted a glance at
Bargan.
...
Souta walked towards Lumilia and said, "I'm not going easy on you just
because you're a girl. Remember on the battlefield there's no girl or boy
there's only life or death. So do not expect your opponent to go easy on you
because of your gender."
Lumilia gritted her teeth and she slowly stood up. She pointed her sword at
him.
"Oh? Still fighting." Souta grinned and once again he dashed toward her.
Swoosh!!
In just a second, he arrived in front of her.
Lumilia slashed her sword horizontally.
Swoosh!!
Souta quickly moved aside dodging the sword before he delivered a powerful
blow on her belly.
Bang!
"Kuh!!" Lumilia felt the pain in her belly. She kicked the ground trying to
distance away from Souta.
Souta chased after her and lifted up his feet. He kicked her stomach and she
flew ten meters away from him.
"Guh!" Lumilia spat a mouthful of blood. She stood up and she looked at
Souta with a fierce expression.
"Oh?" Souta was surprised to see her face. Judging from her expression, she
clearly doesn't have a plan to surrender.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and he scratched the back of his head. "After all the
things that I've said before I'm still doing this. Well, it doesn't matter as this is
just a mock battle."
Lumilia doesn't have any idea what's he's saying.
Souta looked at her and he stepped forward causing Lumilia to flinch. He

increased his pace and Lumilia readied herself. She gripped her sword tightly.
Swoosh!
Souta stopped in front of her and threw a punch, and Lumilia slashed her
sword in response to his punch, but Souta opened his palm midway and
grabbed her sword.
"Wha-" Lumilia was shocked when she saw him grabbed her sword. She
could see blood come out of his hand.
While she was busy looking at his hand, Souta pulled back his other hand and
threw a punch on her stomach.
Bang!
He then released his grip on her sword and grabbed her wrist. He followed up
by chopping the back of her neck knocking her out.
"Wha-" Lumilia didn't even manage to finish her words as she lost her
consciousness. She fell down but before she reached the ground Souta caught
her.
Souta checked if she was really unconscious before he sighed and placed her
on his shoulder. He walked to the corner ignoring the gazes around him.
Everyone watched him placed Lumilia in the corner.
'I said that I wouldn't show her mercy but in the end, I still show her mercy.'
Souta thought as he stood up and patted his clothes.
"The winner of the first match is Souta!!" Alex's voice sounded in the whole
training ground.
"That's it, huh?" Souta glanced at Alex before he went towards the direction
of Bryan and Alice.
"You didn't show mercy, Souta!" Bryan said to him.
"Ah? I showed her mercy in my opinion. If not, then she would at least be put
in the hospital with a few broken bones." Souta shrugged his shoulder. He
caressed the sword on his waist.
Actually, that was a cheat. With the added stats of the [Vajra Sword Saya],
his stats were two times higher than his base stats. It's not surprising that she
couldn't react in time. After all, his dexterity and agility were 295 and 308
respectively.
Also, Souta guessed from the battle before that she wasn't that proficient in
close-quarter combat. Although she has high magical power her physique
was too weak. A Rank F Adventurer was even stronger than her.
'Still, the first year students here in the institute are stronger than some Rank
D Adventurer.' Souta thought. This was what he concluded after comparing
the strength of the two. It just that the student here don't have much
experience, unlike those adventurers.
...
"That's something from a mage class student," Kanda said while looking at
Souta.
"Yeah, his speed isn't something that ordinary mage students could possess."
Bargan nodded.
"What about his mage skills? You're his teacher, right?" Kanda asked. He
was curious if Souta's mage skills were higher than his close-quarter combat.
If that's the case then Souta would be able to put up a fight to those third year
students.
"I don't know, I'm still discussing them the basics. I think it will be a month
before we went to practical." Bargan shook his head.
...
"Oh? A strong first year appeared." A man with shoulder length black hair
said. He has pitch black eyes and his skin was pale. He's Rein Ventogram, the
top ranker of the Ladro Institute.
"If I'm not wrong when you were still a first year you won this tournament,
right Rein?" A man with rabbit ears and tail said. He has messy red hair and
his build was average but one could see some scars on both of his hands. He's
called Zac Triton, one of the top ranker of the Ladro Institute.
"Don't talk to me, you trash!" Rein snorted.
"As usual, your attitude is really bad." The man laughed at his words.
...
Souta noticed that some people were watching the tournament. He looked
around and noticed some powerful presence that didn't bother to hide their
aura.
"It seems that this tournament is more famous than I could imagine," Souta
said in a low voice.
"Yeah, a lot of teachers and students came here just to watch the
tournament." Bryan nodded at his words.
...
The second match already started and it was between a girl from shield class
and a boy from the mage class. It was a one-sided battle from the girl of the
shield class. The boy from the mage class was beaten black and blue to the
point that Alex sent him to the clinic.
As time passed by the people in the training ground kept increasing. The
words about the mini-tournament quickly spread around in the whole
institute.
Souta saw how powerful were the students of the shield class compared to
him as most of the students who won the match came from the shield class. It
was really a sight to see. It feels like they were bullying the students of the
mage class just because magic was forbidden to use in this tournament. He
was pairing himself to the people who won their match inside his mind.
After the fourteenth matches, it was time for Alice to fight.
"Good luck, Alice," Souta said to her.
"Good luck, Alice! Beat them up just like what Souta did before! Show them
what you've got! Beat them! Defeat them!" Bryan said in a loud voice as he
raised both of his hands in the air.
Alice turned her head and looked at them fiercely. "Oi! Stop doing that your
ruining my concentration!"
"Oh?! She talked!!" Souta said.
"Oh?! She talked!!" Bryan said.

Chapter 46 - Alice's match
It was Alice turn to fight. She was going to fight a male student of the shield
class. Her opponent almost reached three meters in height.
Alice walked forward with a calm expression. She observed her opponent's
movement.
The man stopped in front of Alice and he raised his huge shield in front of
him.
...
Souta rubbed his chin as he doesn't have any idea who's going to win this
match. He doesn't know the abilities of both fighters so it was hard to predict
what's going to happen.
"Go! Alice!" Bryan cheered for Alice using his loud voice. It's not just him
cheering for Alice but their other classmates also were cheering for her.
Souta turned his head and said, "Bryan, keep quiet..."
"Why?" Bryan looked at him.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and shook his head. For now, he's going to ignore
Bryan and will only focus his attention to the match.
...
The whole area became quiet as Alex stepped forward in front of the two
fighters. He turned his head left and right to look at the two fighters and
asked, "Are you two ready?"
"'Yes!"" Alice and the man from the shield class nodded their head
simultaneously.
"Good, now let the match begin!!" Alex shouted as he officially started the
battle between the two.
Whoosh!
Alice took out a small pipe in the pocket of her leggings. The length of the
pipe was just five inches and its color was red.
"Release!"
Alice shouted and the red pipe started to transform. The pipe grew longer and
a sharp blade appeared at its tip. Black metal dragon coiled around the pipe
up to the blade and red gem appeared in the center of the triangular blade.
In just a moment, the small pipe became a spear.
Her opponent was surprised when he saw this scene. He subconsciously took
a step back.
...
'Oi! Oi! That's an orange grade weapon and it has compression ability!' Souta
was surprised to see that she have an orange grade weapon.
His guessed was right. It seems that she's not an ordinary person. Orange
grade and red grade weapons were already a weapon of a commander or
general in a small country. But that's not the case here in a large country.
Even ordinary nobles could possess two or three red grade weapons.
The fact that she took out an orange grade weapon easily and show it to the
public means that she has a higher grade weapon in her arsenal.
Souta looked at the sword on his waist. The [Vajra Sword Saya] looked
ordinary compared to other weapons. The handle and the scabbard of the
Vajra sword were pretty lame. The crimson blade was the only thing that
differentiates it from the rest.
"Whoa! What's that?!" Bryan exclaimed.

"That's a spear," Souta answered him.
"No, that's not it. How did that happen?" Bryan shook his head.
"It was because of the compression ability of the weapon." Souta sighed and
said.
"Compression? what's that?" Bryan asked him. He really doesn't know how
did that spear appear.
"Damn! You're really an idiot!" Souta cursed at Bryan's ignorance.
He looked around and saw that the students and teachers were not that
surprised. They already knew that some weapons have that kind of ability.
They were just surprised to see that she possessed that kind of weapon.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and said, "I don't know how it works but compression
is an ability that compressed large objects into a small item. Some of the
weapons possessed an ability and only a few have compression ability."
In the game, the players didn't care if the weapon has compression ability or
not. It was because all the players have inventory and compression or not that
didn't matter as they would store all the items in their inventory.
"I see..." Bryan nodded.
'Did he really get it?' Souta thought.
...
Whoosh!
Alice waved the spear in her hand and looked at her opponent. She stepped
forward and clenched her fingers tightly around the spear.
Her opponent observed her every movement. He guarded tightly and prepare
for her attacks.
Alice didn't hesitate and charged towards the man. She raised her spear and
stabbed it three times.
"Here she comes!" The man saw this and he raised his shield to blocked her
attacks.
Sparks flew out from the collision of the spear and the shield.
"Kuh!" The man felt her power from those three attacks. He was pushed back
one meter away from Alice.
'I could defeat him by continuing this!' Alice thought and she stepped forward
while stabbing her spear at the same time.
The man moved his shield and blocked her spears. The spear caused a few
cracks to emerge from the surface of the shield. After all, his shield was just a
blue grade weapon.
She quickly moved to his side and waved her spear.
Swoosh!
The man followed her movements with his eyes so he reacted quickly when
she appeared beside him. He tightened his grip on his shield and moved it to
his side.
Bang!
'Not good! My shield wouldn't be able to handle a few more strikes!' The man
thought and felt trouble with her higher grade weapon.
Alice didn't stop and she continued stabbing her spear.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Grr... I don't have a choice." The man gritted his teeth and his aura flared up.
He bent his knees and charged towards Alice.
[Shield Charge]!
"Combat arts!!" Alice was surprised when she saw this. She moved her body
and jumped to the side dodging the man's attack.
Whoosh!
Alice struck the man with her spear when he passed at her side. She wouldn't
let this chance to knock her opponent.
[Shield Bash]!
Clang!
The man parried her spear using a skill.
...
"Oh, right. Combat arts aren't forbidden in this tournament." Souta muttered
as he rubbed his chin.
The shield class really has a huge advantage in this tournament. They could
use all their skill, as it only consumes their stamina just like his [Stab] and
[Dash], while the mage class couldn't use any of their spells in this
tournament. It was pretty easy to win against a mage who couldn't use their
spell.
But if the mage knew how to handle close-range weapons and have combat
arts like him. Then, they could fight a melee class to a stand off.
...
"Not good!" Alice hurriedly jumped away from the man while pointing his
spear at him in case he chased after her.
[Shield Charge]!
The man didn't hesitate to use his combat arts once again.
Alice prepared herself for the clash. She took a deep breath and also charged
towards the man.
Whoosh!!
The man was surprised when he saw Alice intending to clash at him when
he's using his combat arts.
"Naive!" He smirked and continued his way towards her.
Clang!!
Both of them collided causing a loud metallic sound to echoed in the whole
area.
Alice was getting pushed back by the power of the man. 'Should I use it?' She
thought before she shook her head.
She took a deep breath and pulled back her other hand. She then threw a
powerful punch towards the shield.
Bang!
The man stopped for a moment and Alice used this opportunity to stabbed her
spear on the ground. When the man continued to move forward he noticed
that he wasn't moving from his position.
"What?!" The man was shocked when he saw this.
Alice jumped in the air and twisted her body. She raised her feet and used her
own combat arts.
[Repulsion Kick]!
Bang!
The man was pushed back and Alice landed on the top of his shield.
"This is the end..." Alice said before he punched the man on the forehead.
She then used [Repulsion Kick] on his arm to loosen his grip on the shield.
Bang!
Once again she used [Repulsion Kick].
Bang!
"Guh!" The man was pushed back three meters away and his shield wasn't in
his hand anymore.
Whoosh!
Alice quickly pulled out her spear and charged towards the man. She waved
it towards him and struck his stomach.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
She continued to launch her attack until the man fainted.
The man fell down on the ground with a loud "thud" sound.
Alice looked at the man and the spear in her hands started to go back to its
item form. She placed it back in her pocket before she turned around and left.
"The winner of this match is Alice!!" Alex's voice sounded in the whole area.
...
"That was a good fight," Souta said to Alice.
Alice nodded and sat down in the corner.
Souta glanced at her before he began to think about her fight. The man before
was stronger than Lumilia so it's natural that she drained her stamina in the
fight. Stronger than Lumilia doesn't mean that he's overall stronger than her.
If mana wasn't forbidden to use in this tournament then Lumilia would be
able to knock him down easily.
He started to think about what sort of combat arts does the other students of
the shield class had. He only has two combat arts and that was the [Dash] and
[Stab]. The next time the institute presented a skill, he will pick a combat arts
for himself. He doesn't need a spell as he already has a skill tree.
Chapter 47 - Alice vs. Bryan 1
Souta watched the tournament matches. He evaluated all the combat prowess
of the participants based on what they showed in the matches.
He also has a guess of Bryan's strength. In Bryan's match, he showed strength

and speed that's not normal for a mage student. The power of his punches was
strong and his speed was fast that he overwhelmed his opponents in just two
minutes.
Should he say that Bryan gained this power as an adventurer? Just like him,
Bryan was very proficient in close combat much stronger than Alice, and he
entered here in the institute to learn magic.
He also saw a stronger fighter in the shield course. Especially the one that
was called Brando. Brando was a tough fighter and his defense was
extremely hard to breakthrough. If he wasn't wrong Brando was the strongest
fighter here in the tournament. Of course, if the magic wasn't forbidden here
then Lumilia and Alice would be able to match him.
Now that the first round of the tournament was finished, it's time for the
second round. They were going to fight those who won their first battle.
Alex gave them five minutes to prepare before they start the first battle of the
second round of the tournament.
...
Zac, the sixth top ranker, turned his head to Rein, the second top ranker, and
said, "Now that we have a bit of understanding in their strength, wanna bet to
me? As a second rank in the institute you possess great amount of points, am
I right?"
"I said don't talk to me! you trash!" Rein snorted and looked at the
participants.
"Haha, I still have a lot of points here! What should I do with this?" Zac
laughed awkwardly as he looked at the object that was attached on his wrist.
The object looked like a wristwatch and this item was a private property of
the institute. Their points and information were recorded in this piece of
technology. They could also use this item to challenge the other students here
to raise their ranks and earn points.
The points could be used to redeem spell books and combat arts. The students
could also use this to get a teacher to teach them a skill or spell one on one,
some of the students used these points to rent a living quarter here in the
institute and some used it to use the training ground on their own.
There were many uses of points here in this institute. All in all, these points
were like the currency of the Ladro Institute.
Souta and the others were still new here so Bargan hasn't prepared the items
for their use.
"Ah~ what a wonderful display~"
Zac heard a feminine voice at his left side so he turned his head to look.
Turning his head, he saw a girl wearing the uniform of the institute. She has
long lilac-colored hair that was tied in a ponytail. Her left eye was color blue
while the other one was red. She's Yanagi Shina, the rank number one across
the whole institute. The strongest students here in Ladro Institute.
"I didn't think that she would come here..." Zac muttered in a low voice. He
knew that this girl has some screw loose in her heads so he wouldn't bother
associating himself to her.
He shuddered as he recalled those people that she destroyed. Across the

whole institute, she dominated everyone ever since she enrolled here. Even
Rein wasn't her match at all.
To think that this small tournament would attract her attention. He knew that
she didn't even watch the other tournaments that Teacher Alex made in the
other class but now... she really come here.
'I wonder who's the unfortunate person that attracted her attention.'
...
The second round of the tournament started. The battle was fierce and
intense. It exhausted some of the students that don't have huge stamina.
Although some of them won the battle, they couldn't participate in the next
round because they don't have much stamina. They don't have enough time to
recover their stamina as Alex only gave them five minutes. So some of them
could only surrender.
Every battle the crowd that was watching the tournament grew larger.
While the second round was ongoing, Souta noticed that Lumilia woke up.
He patted Bryan's shoulder and said, "I'm going to check if she's okay."
Bryan looked at Lumilia and nodded his head. He then closed his eyes to
recovered some of his stamina.
"Hmm... Really good..." Souta looked at Bryan who was resting before he
shook his head. He turned his attention to Lumilia and slowly approached
her.
Alice who was also recovering her stamina slightly opened her eyes and
glanced at Souta's back.
After a few moments, she shook her head and opened her mouth, "I can't, this
form of mine is too weak. I can't use my full strength."
She looked up at the matches. If she won her next match then she would face
Bryan. She glanced at Bryan wondering if she could win against him in her
condition.
From the matches before, she knew that Bryan's physical strength was higher
than her and his close combat skills were extremely good that he could rival
Souta.
...
Lumilia slowly opened her eyes. She saw her classmate's worried look. She
was wondering what happened and she was about to ask them when she
recalled that she fought her male classmate in the tournament.
"Are you okay, class rep?"
"...I'm fine..." Lumilia held her head as she sat up and looked around her. It
seems that the tournament was still ongoing.
She clenched her first tightly when she recalled her fight. She was knocked
down in round one and she couldn't even fight back against that man.
That's a huge humiliation for her.
She's the third daughter of the Asvares family and she must show that she
wasn't weak. She wouldn't forget why she enrolled in this institute.
"Don't force yourself." One of her female classmates said in a worried tone.
Lumilia heard her classmate's words. She shook her head and thanked them.
She said that she's fine now and the don't have to worry about her.
"Yo! You okay?"
She heard a man's voice beside her ears.
She turned her head and saw the man who defeated her before. He was called
Souta Ieshi, if she's not wrong.
"I-I'm fine... You don't have to worry about me." Lumilia crossed her arms.
"I'm glad, I just get a little excited earlier because I haven't fought someone
for a long time," Souta said to her. Actually, it's only been a few days since
he fought the red woman. He just got out of hand this time as he wanted to
test his power against the students here in Ladro Institute.
"I see..." Lumilia frowned as she looked at him.

Little excited? She's thinking if he's a battle maniac or not. Yeah, the attitude
he showed in the fight was different for his usual self. Normally, he's just a
quiet student that only talked to Bryan and Alice. He doesn't have any friends
either except for those two.
How did she know this?
Of course, she's the class representative so she thought that she needed to
observe her class. She at least needed to understand the attitude and
personality of her classmates. After the measurement of their mana capacity
and their affinities, she focused her attention on these three. Bryan, Alice, and
Souta, those three friends have potential that surpassed her.
She knew about the rules of the institute. The points were the most important
things here. And she needed Bryan, Alice, and Souta if she wanted to
compete with other classes.
Next week, their teacher would introduce them the usage of points. She
already asked some of the upperclassmen so she has an idea about it. If a
student wants to get a powerful spell or combat arts they needed points. They
could even learn those high-level spells that the principal and Bargan knew.
The institute has thousands of spells and combat arts. It's not the most famous
institute in the whole kingdom for nothing.
"What's wrong?" Souta's voice snapped her out of her daze.
"N-Nothing..." She looked up at him and shook her head.
"Really?"
"Really!" Lumilia stood up as she patted her clothes. She turned her attention
to her classmates and talked to them.
Souta just watched her talked to their other classmates assuring them that
she's fine.
"Hais..."
He sighed and put his hands inside his pocket before he looked at the match.
He looked at the board and saw that it was nearing the third round and his
fight was next.
He walked forward and looked at the name of his opponent. From what he
remembered, this man wasn't that strong. He could easily handle his
opponent.
"I wonder if I could get some skill points in this quest. It doesn't matter even
if I don't get exp, as long as I get some skill points. Then, it worth it."
Chapter 48 - Alice vs. Bryan 2
Souta rubbed his chin as he pondered which one should he cheer. He looked
at Bryan and Alice back and fort.
"What?!" Alice noticed his gaze. She looked at him with a frown.
Souta lifted up his hand and raised a thumb in front of her. He smiled and
said, "Good luck!!"
"...what?!" Alice took a step back as she pondered what he was doing.
Souta didn't answer her. He just closed his eyes and ignored her presence. He
could see it all. The students of shield class and mage class.
All the strong fighter and weak fighter in the stage. They couldn't completely
conceal their power to him. Among all the participants here, only a few
people weren't breathing heavily. One of them was him, the other one was the
student from shield class, Brando. The other one was Bryan. And lastly, his
classmate called Jin.
Jin was suspicious as he was hiding his true strength. He finished his fight but
surrendered in his second match. He didn't even break a sweat from that.
Right now, he was just leisurely watching all the battles in the sidelines.
Souta didn't know the reason why Jin's hiding his real strength, but now that
he got an idea about it he will not forget Jin's name and face.
Then about Bryan and Alice's match. From his perspective, he could see that
Alice's breathing was already heavy clearly different from Bryan.
Souta opened his mouth and said, "You'll be having a hard time. It's better to
surrender if you can't handle him."
Alice looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze. After a few moments, she
opened her mouth and said, "What do you mean?"
Souta shifted his eyes to her and replied, "Can't you see it? You're already
tired from your previous battles but Bryan is different. Although you could
put up a fight you will not win this battle."
Alice's eyebrows knitted together from his words. She turned her head to
looked at Bryan. She understood what Souta meant.
"Well, it's only my opinion." Souta shrugged his shoulder.
Bryan approached them and asked, "What you're talking about?"
"We're discussing how to defeat you. Alice was just asking me for advice."
Souta replied.
"What?! Why are you discussing that!!" Bryan said in a loud voice as he
looked at Alice and Souta.
"Of course, we'll discuss it after all you're pretty strong," Souta said.
"Hehe, well you can take your time." Bryan laughed as he scratched his
cheek.
'Damn! This idiot! He thinks I'm praising him!' Souta cursed inside his head.
Souta shook his head and asked, "You will fight Alice in the next battle?"
"Yeah." Bryan nodded and he looked at Alice. He clenched his fist in front of
him and said, "Let's both do our best!!"
Alice looked at Bryan in the eyes before she turned around. "Yeah."
Souta smiled looking at Alice's back. He guessed Alice wouldn't surrender

easily from her reaction.
'Now they will consume some stamina in this fight. It will be easy for me to
win this. The only problem is that Brando.' Souta turned his head and looked
at the students named Brando.
Brando was a two-meter tall man. He has short brown hair and reptilian eyes.
Some part of his body has green scales. From the looks of it, he was probably
a halfling of beast kin. He was armed with a one-meter silver-colored shield
with black linings at its side.
...
After a few minutes, Alex called Bryan and Alice's name. It's time for their
battle.
"Good luck, Alice! Do your best to tire him!" Souta said to Alice.
"I know! I will knock him down and your next!" Alice replied as she turned
her head.
"Oi Souta! Why are you only cheering for her?" Bryan complained to him.
"Ha!! It's already clear that she's more tired than you!" Souta said.
"So I'm stronger than her..." Bryan mumbled.
"I'm not saying that. I'm saying that her opponent was stronger than you
fought in your matches!" Souta said as he patted Bryan's shoulder.
"Huh? What's with that?" Bryan said in a loud voice.
"Damn! Don't talk just go!" Souta pushed Bryan's back.
"Ah!" Bryan stumbled forward as Souta pushed him. He looked at his side
and saw Alice.
...
Souta looked at the two who were facing each other. Alice was wearing a
cold face and Bryan have a cheerful smile on his face.
"Now, I could only hope that they put up a good fight..." Souta murmured as
a grin appeared on his face.
...
The crowd was excited to watch the battle between Alice and Bryan. They
saw them defeat their opponents with their strength but now they will face
each other.
Even the teachers were eager to watch this battle. After all, they knew that
unlike the other students these two were quite strong in their own ways.
"Ever since the first battle, this one will be the fiercest," Kanda said while
looking at the two.
"Hmm... But Bryan has the advantage." Bargan said.
"Yeah, but also Alice. Her weapon is an orange grade, after all. If she could
properly utilize its strength then she have a chance to win this match." Kanda
said.
...
Bryan was standing five meters away from Alice with a smile on his face. He
was excited to fight Alice as she was strong.
"Prepare yourself, Alice. I will not hold back." Bryan said with a hint of
excitement in his voice.
"Me too, I will not hold back." Alice nodded.
She then took out a small red pipe and it transformed into a spear. It was her
orange grade weapon.
Bryan's was just a blue grade gloves. His gloves were black in color and it
has five black gems in the back of his palm.
Alex looked at the two of them and nodded his head. He opened his mouth
and said, "1... 2... 3... Battle start!!"
Bryan immediately rushed towards Alice as soon as Alex gave the signal. He
pulled back both of his fists and when he arrived in front of her he threw a
barrage of punch.
Alice took a step back and waved her spear blocking all the punch of Bryan.
"Huff..." Alice took a deep breath before she lifted up her feet and launched a
kick at Bryan's side.
Bang!
Bryan crossed his arm beside him and blocked her kick. He opened his palm
attempting to grab her feet but Alice already pulled back her feet.
'Bryan is strong... Among all the students here he's the one that could match
up to Souta.' Alice thought as she gained some distance.
She gripped her spear tightly and executed a combat arts that she hasn't used
before.
[Triple Stab]!!
Bryan opened his eyes widely. He gritted his teeth and waved his hands
quickly to block her attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan was surprised by the power of her attacks. He could feel a numbling
sensation in his hands. He knew that he couldn't afford to block her attack. If
that's the case then he would avoid her spear.
"Strong... Just like what Souta said." Bryan muttered in a low voice. He
smiled and once again dashed towards Alice.
Alice calmly looked at Bryan and when he entered her strike zone she
stabbed her spear.
Swoosh!!
Bryan ducked to avoid her spear. He then rolled to the side before he threw
himself at her.
Alice gripped her spear tightly and clashed against Bryan.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Both of them traded blows against each other. From the looks of it, a person
wouldn't think that they were students from mage class. They fought like they
were an expert in close-quarter combat.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Blow after blow they continued to attack each other.
"Ah!" Alice shouted as she executed [Repulsion Kick].
Bang!
Bryan flew five meters away before he stabilized himself. He lifted up his
head and looked at Alice.
Alice also looked at Bryan and she moved her spear at her side while her
other hand was in front of her. She then placed her pivot foot in front and her
expression calmed down.
She exuded a fierce aura as she maintained her position. She waited for
Bryan to attack her.
Bryan smirked when he saw her like that. He knew that she was preparing to
launch a powerful attack.
In that case, he will also attack her with his own combat arts.
He made a grabbing motion in the air and a flame emerged from his palm.
The flame coated his fist.
...
'Oi oi, that's high-level combat arts!' Souta was surprised that Bryan knew
high-level combat arts. Souta only knew two combat arts and that's only
common arts.
To produce flames without using mana. With just this, Souta already guessed
that it was a high-level combat art.
To create a natural phenomenon without using energy. It can only be

achieved by using combat arts.
...
"Let's go!" Bryan said before he charged towards Alice. He clenched his fist
which was covered in flames. He then threw it at Alice.
"[Blazing Strike]!!"
Alice clenched her teeth and executed her own combat arts.
"[Berserk Spear]!!"
Boom!!
Both of their collided and it shook the ground.

Chapter 49 - Semi Finals 1
Boom!
The ground shook and a gust of wind swept out as Bryan's and Alice's attack
collided against each other.
Smoke and dust shot up and covered the two.
Swoosh!
The crowd was waiting for the dust to clear up so that they could see the
outcome of the match. They patiently waited while looking at the thick
smoke.
"Well, that's not bad." Souta sighed as he shrugged his shoulder. He already
knew the outcome of the fight. To think that Alice would put up a fight like
that with little words. She exceeded his expectations during this battle.
After a few moments, the smoke dissipated and it revealed the two
participants. Bryan was standing and his fist was covered in blood, and Alice
was lying on the ground. Her breath was ragged as she stared at the ceiling of
the training ground.
"Huff... I... won..." Bryan said between his breath. He slowly turned his head
and looked at Alex.
Alex saw Bryan looked at him so he declared that Bryan won the battle.
"Hmm... I lose..." Alice muttered in a low voice. She turned her head and
looked at Bryan before looking at Souta. She wondered how Bryan going to
fight Souta in his current condition.
Bryan was exhausted while Souta was still full of energy. Ever since the first
match, Souta hasn't met anyone that could put up a decent fight to him. So it's
natural that he still has a lot of energy left.
...
Souta looked at the time and saw that there were still ten minutes left before
Bryan's next match. With this time, Bryan would recover a bit of his strength.
Souta delayed his match and he didn't finish it quickly so that Bryan would
recover. He needed Bryan's strength to probe Brando so that he could widen
his understanding of Brando's power.
He already concluded that he would fight Brando in the finals. If Brando was
stronger than he expected then the fight would become trouble for him. If not,
then he would win the tournament and received the rewards of the quest.
If not for the quest then he wouldn't even bother himself with this kind of
tournament. He wouldn't even receive benefits from winning.
He smiled and approached Bryan. "You're stronger than I expected."
"See... I told you before that I'm strong." Bryan said as he showed his
muscles.
Souta shook his head and turned to Alice. He extended a hand and said, "That
was a good fight."
Alice looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. She then turned her
gaze on his hand.
"Don't hesitate..." Souta said.
"Yeah, yeah, you're strong too Alice!" Bryan said at the side.
"Hais..." Alice sighed and took Souta's hand. "...thanks."
Souta shook his head before he helped her stand up.
The three chatted for a while as they went to the corner.
Alex looked at the three before he said the next match.

"It seems that there are quite strong first year in this batch."
...
The tournament continued and it entered the semi-final.
Bryan won his match and Brando too. These two were going to face each
other in the semi-finals.
Unexpected things happened, Souta opponent in semis quickly surrendered as

soon as the match started. This was outside of his expectations. He planned to
delay the battle until the last seconds but his opponent surrendered without
putting a fight.
Souta glanced at his opponent as he walked towards Alice and Bryan. He will
remember his face.
Yujin Drune was the name of his opponent. He was also a student of Class 1-
B.
"Hmm..." Since both of them were classmates, there were a lot of

opportunities to interact. He would know something about him in the future.
He shook his head and he was greeted by Bryan.
"Hoho, you enter the finals Souta! Wait for me and we will fight in the
finals!" Bryan said enthusiastically.
'You're going to lose in your next match and that's without a doubt.' Souta
thought as he looked at Bryan. He knew that Bryan was exhausted but Bryan
was still cheerful despite his condition.
"Go..." Souta pushed Bryan's back.
"Right, I'm gonna win this and show you my power," Bryan said as he raised
his fist before he went towards the center.
"Do you think he will win?" Alice asked while looking at Bryan's figure.
Souta glanced at her. He was surprised for a moment that she took the
initiative to talk. He shook his head and answered her question.
"No."
He looked at her and saw that she wasn't asking why he thought that Bryan
wouldn't win so he added, "You can think of this. We're Mage and we're
forbidden to use our mana in this tournament so we have a huge
disadvantage. Bryan couldn't use his mana and he's clearly tired after your
battle. If he's going to fight without any of those disadvantages then he will
probably win this fight."
"Then, why?" Alice asked.
"Why?" Souta repeated her.
"Why are you encouraging him to win even though he won't win this battle?"
Alice elaborated her question.
"Hmm... Why..." Souta rubbed his chin and decided to tell her his reason.
"It's because he will help me grasp the strength of his opponent. With his
strength, he still could put up a decent fight. Well, it doesn't matter as I'm
going to win in the end."
Alice looked at him and saw his carefree expression. She opened her mouth
and said, "You're pretty confident in your strength."
"It's not that I'm confident in my strength. It's just that I know clearly how
powerful am I. I know my weakness and strength so I know if I could defeat
someone or not." Souta said as shrugged his shoulder.
"Never mind that, the fight is going to start."
"Hmm..."
...
Bryan was looking at Brando with a serious expression. Even though he said
that he was going to win this fight, he still knew that his opponent this time
was strong, unlike his previous opponents.
Brando was a tall man with a large build. He has short messy brown hair and
blue eyes. Some parts of his body have green scales indicating that he was a
half-beast. He was armed with a meter silver-colored shield. Just like Bryan's
gloves, his shield was also blue grade.
Brando smiled and said, "I saw your fight before. I will say that you're strong
and it's making me eager to fight you."
"Me too," Bryan said with a smirk. He then clenched his fists tightly.
Both of them waited for Alex to start the match.
"1... 2... 3... Go!!"
Bryan disappeared from his position and instantly appeared in front of

Brando. He pulled back his fist and threw it towards Brando.
"Ah!!"
Brando was surprised but he quickly reacted by moving his shield.
Clang!!
When he blocked the punch of Bryan, Brando immediately used his skill
[Shield Bash].
Bang!!
"Argh!!" Bryan flew away and crashed on the ground. He wiped the blood on
his mouth and a shadow covered him. He looked up and saw that Brando was
going straight at him.
"[Shield Smash]!!"
Bryan quickly moved his body sideways to avoid the attack.
Boom!!
Brando smashed his shield and it hit the ground. Spider web cracks appeared
on the ground.
Brando looked up and saw that Bryan was gone. Then, he felt something on
his back. He tightened his grip on his shield and waved it behind him.
Swoosh!!
Unfortunately, Bryan reacted as fast as him so Bryan avoided the shield.
"Argh!!" Bryan raised his fist and smashed the ground.
Boom!
Smoke and dust shot up in the air.
"Not good!" Brando quickly waved his shield to disperse the smoke but
Bryan was faster than him.
"What?!" Brando felt a pair of hands grabbed his waist. He turned around
saw that Bryan was grabbing him with a smirk on his face.
"I finally got you!" Bryan said with a smile.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
...
"Hmm... Brando's going to release his full power." Souta muttered while
looking at the two.
"What do you mean by that?" Alice asked him.
"Do you really think that's Brando's full strength? No, that's not his full
strength! In his previous battle, he hasn't released his full strength, you can
see that by seeing how he breathe and how tired he is! In the battle, it's okay
if you overestimate your opponent but you must never underestimate them! It
will cause your downfall!" Souta said.
"Hmm..." Alice glanced at Souta's face. After a few moments, she opened her
mouth, "Is it coming from your experience or not?"
Souta lowered his eyes and looked at her.
"You can also say it like that."
...
[Shielder's Aura]
Brando emitted a greenish aura. This skill was one of the important combat
arts of a shield class. It raised the user's defense by one hundred percent and
damage reduction by twenty percent.
Although it was a low-level skill, the effect was higher compared to other
high-level skills.
Brando turned his eyes to Bryan. He opened his mouth and slowly said, "It
would be great if you could use your spell but unfortunately you can't, so
there's no doubt that you will lose against me."
"Hehe, then I can only use my combat arts." Bryan smiled. Even in this
situation, he could still smile.
"You will not be able to damage with my [Shielder's Aura] on," Brando
stated.
Chapter 50 - Semi Finals 2
"Hmm... I will try if I could learn that skill late." Souta muttered in a low
voice while looking at Brando who was emitting a greenish aura.
He knew the effect of [Shielder's Aura], so it will help him in his quest. If he
could learn that skill then there's a possibility that he could learn the skill of
other classes.
Thinking about other classes, he couldn't help but recalled Yuko. He would
try to learn the skills of Tamer class later. If he learned it then he would be
able to launch a combination attack with Yuko.
He grinned thinking about Yuko.
Alice looked at him and saw him grinning. She wondered why he's always
like that. Grinning without any reason.
She shook her head and put those thoughts out of her mind. She focused her
attention on the fight before her.
...
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bryan fiercely attacked Brando using both of his hands.
"Ah!!"
He threw several punches and Brando received it without taking any damage.
"Stop wasting your time!" Brando said and he used [Shield Bash] to pushed
Bryan away.
Bang!
"Argh!" Bryan rolled on the ground a few times before he stopped. He

opened his eyes and looked at Brando.
"I said before that you will not be able to damage me with that kind of
attack." Brando paused for a moment before he added, "I always want to
become the greatest shield. I came from the Green Mythril Turtle Family. My
family always boasted that they have the toughest body but I'm just a
halfling. I don't have their tough body. I just train nonstop ever since I was a
child to become the greatest shield."
"Why are you saying this to me?" Bryan asked as he slowly stood up.
"I'm just saying this so that you understand that I'm different from your
previous opponents. I'm not gifted like other people. I acquired this strength
through hard work." Brandon said. "Well, I'm going to start now."
As soon as he said those words, he dashed towards Bryan.
"Argh!!" Bryan gritted his teeth and he clenched his fist tightly. Flames
emerged and coated his fist.
Brando raised his shield and it emitted a blueish light.
"[Titanium Crash]!!"
A shield and a first collided causing a shockwave to swept out in the whole
area. The floor beneath them cracked and debris of rocks flew away.
Boom!!
The crowd covered their eyes as they were afraid that dust would go inside
their eyes.
The teachers and the rankers used their mana to protect them from
shockwaves.
Boom!!
Souta waved his hand and he controlled his mana. His mana protected him
and Alice, also the students behind them.
"Really powerful..." Souta muttered while looking at this scene. The students
here really have strong combat arts while he only had [Dash] and [Stab].
...
Alex looked around and saw that some students didn't know how to control
their mana so he took the initiative to protect them.
"What a troublesome first year..." He waved his hand and he emitted a large
amount of mana. The mana covered the entire area and protect everyone from
the aftershocks of the battle.
Souta and the rest who were using their mana stopped when they saw Alex
covered the whole battleground with his mana.
"What a dense and powerful mana..." Souta muttered. He could see Alex's
mana with his own two eyes. The mana was so dense that he could see it with
his own eyes.
The teachers here in the Ladro Institute were unfathomable. They were not
the teacher of the most famous Institute for nothing.
...
[Blazing Strike]!!
[Titanium Crash]!!
Boom!!
The ground continued to shake as the two used their combat arts without
minding their surroundings.
Boom!!
"Argh!!" Bryan was pushed away. Blood flew out of his mouth. 'It's hard to
fight without using mana.' He thought while looking at Brando.
Brando didn't escape their clashed unscathed. He took a few burn marks in
his body but it was not as bad as Bryan's wounds.
"I admire you. If you can only use your mana then you would have a chance
to defeat me." Brando said as he slowly walked towards Bryan.
Brando stopped in front of Bryan and he slowly raised his shield. "Let's fight
again..." He said as he brought down his shield towards Bryan.
Bryan clenched his fist and used [Blazing Strike] once again.
Boom!!
Shockwave swept out like ripples in the air as both of their attacks collided.
"Give up, now," Brando said as he used his strength to push down his shield.
"Argh, I will not fall down easily!" Bryan gritted his teeth as he pushed the
shield using his fist.
...
'That's right Bryan, struggle until the end. Tire him out, so that I could defeat
him without any efforts.' Souta looked at the two with a smirk on his face.
If he saved more stamina in this tournament, Souta would complete some

quest after the class.
He doesn't want to drain his stamina.
"Hmm... To think that Bryan would last for a long time is out of my
expectations." Souta said. He still couldn't accurately grasp the strength of
Bryan.
He looked at Alice and asked, "If you win your fight against Bryan, then how
long do you think you can last against Brando?"
"You're not asking me if I could win..." Alice looked at Souta with cold eyes.
She couldn't believe that Souta already assumed that she would lose to
Brando.
"Yeah, if you could use your mana then I'm going to ask if you could win but
unfortunately not," Souta said.
"Hmph!" Alice snorted and turned her head away.
...
"Fall down!!" Brando roared as he used every strength he has to bring down
Bryan.
Boom!!
A large explosion occurred. It was larger than before as thick smoke blocked
the vision of the crowd.
The crowd couldn't see what's happening. They just waited for the smoke to
disperse to see the outcome of the match.
...
Bargan closed his eyes and said, "The fight was already finished."
"Yeah, that was a good fight." Kanda nodded his head.
...
"They showed us some spectacular fight. This shows that some first-year
could already pull down those weak second year." Zac said.
"You're weak too." Rein commented at the side.

"Oi, I'm the sixth rank so I'm not that weak." Zac smiled wryly as he
scratched the back of his head.
...
After a few seconds, the smoke slowly dissipated.
Everyone saw Brando was still standing holding his shield while Bryan was
knocked out.
"Huff..." Brando breathed as he looked at Bryan then at Alex.
"Brando win the match!!" Alex declared that Brando's win.
Brando smiled and he raised his fist in the air.
The crowd clapped because of the great fight he showed.
...
Looking at this Souta couldn't help but smile. He closed his eyes and felt the
surroundings.
"Okay, I'm next. I'm not going to show any mercy as I'm gonna knock him
out as fast as I can." Souta muttered as he crossed his arms.
"Can you really do what you said?" Alice asked him.
Souta looked at her and said, "If Brando is stronger than what he showed in
this fight then I would only have a few problems but I already expect that, but
if he's three times stronger then that's really a problem."
"You really have a lot of confidence in yourself," Alice muttered.
"Anyway, you became talkative today, huh?" Souta looked at her with a
smile.
"..." Alice looked at him with widened eyes before she turned her head.
"Don't mind me, let's just help Bryan," Souta said as he approached the
unconscious Bryan.
The clerics also approached Bryan and they checked his condition. After
learning that Bryan didn't receive any grave injuries, Souta left. He let Bryan
rest there to recover his strength.
...
Souta checked the time and saw that there's still time before the finals. He
turned his head and saw that Brando was trying to recover his strength as fast
as possible.
"That's not bad..."
He stretched his body to ready himself before the match.
Alice took a distance away from Souta as he was the center of everyone's
attention. After all, he was one of the fighters in the finals so a lot of people
were eager to watch his fight with Brando.
Souta looked at his stamina in the system and saw that he still have a lot left.
He would try to reserve his fight in this battle.
...
"Get ready, fighters!" Alex's voice echoed in the whole area.
Brando who was resting in the corner opened his eyes. He looked at Souta
before he picked up his shield and stood up.
Souta saw Brando's look and he smiled. "He~ it's already time, huh?"
He then walked to the center and faced Brando. The distance between them
was five meters.
Brando has a serious expression while Souta was looking as if he was amused
by what's happening.
"Try to struggle as much as you can," Souta said to Brando.
"1... 2... 3... Go!!"

Chapter 51 - Finals
"Try to struggle as much as you can! Let me see your strength or else you
will fall easily!" Souta said to Brando.
Naturally, Brando wasn't the only one who heard his words, the audience too
heard his words.
"Oi oi, that's some cheeky first year," Zac said then he recalled a certain
individual. He turned his head to Rein and said, "You remind me of him.
You're trash talker too, right?"
"Don't compare me to him! You sc.u.mbag!" Rein said with an annoyed tone.
"Ah~ I can't wait to see it~"
Zac turned his head and saw that Yanagi, the number one, was still here. It
seems that she's much more excited than usual.
"Don't tell me..." He turned his head and looked at the two contestants of the
finals.
...
"Hahaha, so he's like that!" Kanda laughed when he heard Souta's words.
"Hmm... I'm still not familiar with my students so I don't know much about
their personality." Bargan said as he closed his eyes.
...
"Hais..." Souta sighed when he heard the audience started to murmur. He

could hear some of them were saying some mean things to him.
"I'm just saying the truth why won't they believe it... Anyway..." Souta
grinned at Brando. He slightly bent his knees and crouched on the ground. He
looked at Brando and said, "Be prepared! You don't know what will happen
next!"
Brando was looking at Souta with a frown on his face. He wanted to rush
towards him but his intuition was telling him that's not a good idea.
Something was wrong about this Souta.
He tightened his guard as he observed Souta's every movement.
Then...
He widened his eyes as Souta instantly appeared in front of him. He tried to

raise his shield but Souta was faster than him. 'My body's to slow to follow
his movements.' He thought.
The plus 200 agility and dexterity of the [Vajra Sword Saya] wasn't for
display. If he displayed the full speed of his stats then only a few first years
would be able to follow his movements, but that's only followed him with
their eyes as their body and reflexes were to slow to follow him.
"He~" Souta opened his palm and grabbed Brando's face.
"Fall down."
He then smashed Brando on the ground.
Boom!!
"Go!" Souta tightened his grip on Brando's face. He raised him once again
before he smashed him on the ground.
Boom!!
"Ha!" Souta's muscles bulge out and he threw Brando in the air. He then
followed him in the air.
"I told you to prepare!" Souta said as he raised his arm in the air before he
brought it down smashing Brando.
Swoosh!!
Boom!!
"Argh!" Brando crashed on the ground creating a small crater. He spat a

mouthful of blood.
Souta wouldn't stop at all. He's going straight to Brando intending to destroy
him.
Bang!
As soon as his punch landed on Brando's face, he quickly took a distance

away. It was because he saw that Brando used the [Shielder's Aura].
...
"He hasn't used any combat arts at all. His abilities were surprising." Kanda
was surprised when he saw this. He finally understood why Souta had the
guts to say something like that before the match.
"Not just his abilities. He does everything with absolute confidence and you
can see it in his face." Bargan said as he looked at Souta's smirk.
...
"He's more on the fighter side. He's not using any flashy combat arts. He's a
textbook fighter." Zac said while looking at Souta. To be frank, if he didn't
know that Souta was a mage he would think that he's from the fighter class.
"Ah, beautiful."
He heard Yanagi's voice at his side. He rubbed his temple and thought that
this would become a problem. Every person that she got interested in was
destroyed to the point that they quit the institute and hole up in their room.
The only one who persisted until the end was Rein, the rank number two.
'I wonder what will you do once Yanagi pursue you...' Zac thought while
looking at Souta.
...
"That's why I surrendered..." Yujin, the one who surrendered before fighting
Souta, said. He had a feeling that Souta's physical abilities exceeded those of
the other class and it's true. His decision wasn't wrong at all, if he fought
Souta then he would suffer great injuries.
He wasn't a fighter but a swordsman who's using magic. It would be

inconvenient for him if he would fight without using magic. He's also not the
type of person to fight even if they saw that they don't have a chance to win.
He will only fight someone if he saw that he have a fifty percent chance to
win, lower than that he wouldn't bother himself.
...
Brando stood up as he wiped the blood on the mouth. He looked at Souta and
said, "You will not be able to damage me without using combat arts."
"Ah, is that so? Let me tell you something. You're much slower than I am so
you wouldn't be able to avoid my attack." Souta said as he opened his palm
looking at Brando with an amused expression.
"I don't need to avoid your attack," Brando said. He's talking so much so that
he could recover a little bit of his strength. He wanted to avoid direct
confrontation with his current condition.
"It's true that with your [Shielder's Aura] most of my will be ineffective, but
it's not that you're not taking any damage at all. If my punches before were
damaging you forty, then with your skill on you only took five damage. Do
you know what it means?" Souta knew what Brando was doing. He's just
letting him do what he wants, for now.
"I don't..." Brando replied.
"It means that if I punch you hundred times using that five damage then the
damage you took would acc.u.mulate to the point that you couldn't handle it.
Also if I just targeted your head then do you think you can hold out a hundred
punches only aiming at your head." Souta pointed at his head as he patiently
explained what he was saying to Brando.
"..." Brando didn't know what to say anymore. He knew that Souta's words
were right. The difference in their speed was large. He could follow Souta
with his eyes but his large body was too slow to react, so even if he could see
Souta's movements it was pointless if he couldn't even defend.
"Okay, let's stop talking, I will start now." Souta shrugged his shoulder and
he started to walk towards Brando.
Brando tensed his muscle and expand his senses. He took a deep breath and
braced himself.
The whole training ground was devoid of any sounds as no one dared to talk.
They just focused their attention on Souta.
Tap!
Tap!
Tap!
Souta's footsteps echoed as he slowly walked towards Brando. Souta opened

his mouth and slowly said, "Actually, I don't want to use this at all but I don't
have a choice now, do I?"
Brando subconsciously took a step back. He then saw that Souta was already
gone.
"Wha-"
Swoosh!!
"I'm here..." Souta appeared behind Brando. He grabbed the handle of the
[Vajra Sword Saya] and pulled it out of its scabbard.
Shiing!!
He quickly slashed Brando's back using the [Vajra Sword Saya].

Putchi!!
"Argh!!" A large cut appeared on Brando's back. His blood flew in the air and
some splattered on the ground.
Souta quickly sheathed his sword. He looked around him. It seems that some
people with sharp eyes saw the abilities of his sword. He pulled out his sword
and placed it as fast as he could but he couldn't escape the eyes of those
powerful teachers. Some of them would gain some idea about his sword.
Souta turned around and walked away.
Alex then declared the winner of the tournament.
At the same time, Souta heard a familiar sound in his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Tournament Quest!]
[You've received 5,000 exp, 2 free attribute points, and 1 skill point!]
'Nice, a skill point!' Souta was glad that he received skill point in this quest.
Although it was only one, it was still better than none. It didn't matter to him
if he doesn't receive exp or attribute points. There were many ways to earn
exp. Just farm outside the city and you will earn a huge amount of exp. That's
also the case for attribute points. Just find some rare fruits or potions to
increase your attributes. But skill points were different, it could only be
earned by completing a quest.
...
"To think that everyone forgot his sword," Kanda said. He was the teacher of
the Sword Class 2-C, so he instantly guessed just from one slash how
proficient Souta in using the sword.
"Yeah, it's the first time he used his sword, and you see it too, right?" Bargan
said.
"Yeah, that's not an ordinary sword. It could pierce through the [Shielder's
Aura] like a thin paper." Kanda nodded. He looked down at the sword that
was hanging on his waist. He felt that the quality of Souta's sword was higher
than his sword.
"What about his sword skills?" Bargan asked.
"It's high... I couldn't even believe that he enrolled in the mage class. His
sword skill is already at the level of my students." Kanda said in disbelief. In
terms of proficiency in using sword skill, Souta was without a doubt higher
than any first-year students.
After all, Souta's [Sword Mastery] was level two.

Chapter 52 - Another Day
The audience slowly left the training ground as the tournament was finished.
They remembered those students who showed great potential in this
tournament. They won't forget it. The ranking was going to start soon and the
second and third year couldn't wait to see who's going to rise in the first year
batch.
Only the students of Shield Class and Mage Class were left in the training
ground.
Alex gave Souta the authority to do anything wanted in his subject. He could
even skip the class and only participate in the exams.
Right now, the students of Mage Class and Shield Class have a bit of
understanding to each other after the tournament so they would grow closer
in the future.
...
Alex said something about their next class before he dismissed the class.
Souta stood up and patted his clothes. He looked around and saw Bryan in the
back.
"Come on Alice, let's check Bryan," Souta said to Alice before he walked
towards Bryan.
Alice reluctantly followed behind him.
...
"Are you okay?" Souta asked Bryan who just woke up from his deep sleep.
"Yeah, it's just hard to move my body," Bryan replied as he tried to move his
arms.
"Remember to rest, you will join me in my quest this weekend, right?" Souta
said to him so that Bryan wouldn't do any reckless stuff.
"Ah, I forgot about that! Don't worry, I will be back into full force at that
time!" Bryan said with a smile.
Souta turned his head and looked at Alice. He asked her. "Do you want to
join us, Alice?"
"...I'm not an adventurer." Alice hesitated before she answered him.
"It doesn't matter," Souta said. "Well, I won't force you if you really don't
want."
"Hello!" A voice came behind them causing them to turn their head. They
saw Brando standing beside them.
"What do you want? Do you want another match?" Bryan said carefully. He
was alerted by the sudden appearance of his opponent who defeated him.
"Childish!" Alice commented at the side.
"I'm Brando Hylott, I will train harder and defeat you the next time we fight,
Souta," Brando said with a smile as he raised his fist and clenched it tightly.
Souta looked at Brando before he smirked. "Good, I will wait for it."
"Me too, I will beat the two of you next time." Bryan joined them.
"Haha, you can come at me anytime you want." Souta laughed.
"I will go now, see you later." Brando bid farewell to them before he left.
Souta looked at Brando's back and said, "He's the same as you, Bryan."
"Huh? Same?" Bryan didn't understand what he was saying.
"Forget about it, you wouldn't understand even if I tell you." Souta shrugged.
He turned his eyes to Alice and said, "He ignored you, you know?"
"Huh?" It was Alice turn to be surprised. "Why would that matter?"
"You don't get it, he didn't ignore me and Bryan so it means that he
acknowledged our strength but you..." Souta said as he raised his finger and
shook it in front of her.
"So you're telling that I'm weak." Alice's tone turned colder.
"Haha, I'm not, Brando is the one. So train and defeat him next time." Souta
laughed.
They talked for a while before they left the institute.
...
Souta went to the market first to buy something for Yuko. There's still some
time left so he would try to finish some lower rank quest.
He gave Yuko the food he bought in the market before the went towards the
Adventurers Guild. He picked up some herb picking quest and finished it
quickly.
He went back to the inn when the sky was already dark. He placed the [Vajra
Sword Saya] in the corner of the room before he lay down on the bed.
"Ah~ I'm tired." Souta gazed at the ceiling as he stretched his body across the
bed. It really feels good to lay down on a soft bed if you're tired.
"The next thing I will do is to fulfill the requirements for the second
evolution." This weekend Bryan will join his party and help him complete the
requirements under the guise of Adventurer's Quest.
Both of them will travel to the place between Melosa Country and Hebrei
Kingdom. The journey will take one and a half-day before they arrived there.
The place between Melosa Country and Hebrei Kingdom was a forest called
Desolate Woods. It became a battlefield when Melosa Country waged a war
against Hebrei Kingdom. On the outskirts of the Desolate Woods was dry
land. It was in that place when Bargan singlehandedly pushed back the army
of Melosa Country. That time Bargan's name shook the whole kingdom. He
was later called the Fire Master as his fire magic was too powerful that it
could even destroy a city.
He needed Bryan's help to get the Rotten Venomous Green Apple. This apple
was very lethal to those level 20 and below but since it's in the requirements
he doesn't need to worry about the effect. The apple was inside the low-level
dungeon there and it was guarded by a powerful undead. The dungeon wasn't
entirely a low-level dungeon, its difficultly hover between the low-level and
mid-level dungeon. It was because of the boss of the dungeon. If he wasn't
wrong it was the level 30 Undead Cyclops.
The other requirement for his next evolution was the flesh of level 20 and
above undead. Since the boss of the dungeon was a level 30 undead, he
doesn't need to worry about the requirements.
"It's time for the second evolution." Souta couldn't help but grin about his
next evolution.
It's still version 1 but he could exceed level 20. He guessed that he could
reach level 30 before version 1 end. The demon would start to appear in the
early part of version 2 and some countries would fight among each other. It
would start to get chaotic in version 2. But since he could exceed the level
cap there's nothing to worry about.
Level 40 was enough to finish the quest in the upcoming version that's why
the level cap of version 2 was 40. If a player exceeded level 40 then they
would easily finish the quest of version 2.
But he joined the Mechanic Country in the game when it was still in version
1. He hasn't left the Mechanic Country until the latest version that's the
reason why he became the commander of Mechanic Country. Almost half of
the quest that he did in the game was related to the Mechanic Country.
He became the commander because of his deeds when the Mechanic Country
expand their territory in the three neighboring countries.
...
The next morning, Souta went downstairs to have breakfast. After that, he fed
Yuko her breakfast before he went straight to the institute.
It's still early so he went to the cafeteria and bought coffee.
"Hu~" He went to the classroom and drink his coffee there.
After a few minutes, Bryan and Alice arrived.
"You're early, Souta!" Bryan said.
"Yeah, good morning!" Souta nodded and greeted the two.
"Morning," Alice replied as she sat down in her seat beside Souta.
Souta turned to Bryan and asked, "How's your injury?"
"Well, as you can see..." Bryan smiled as he flexed his muscle. "...I'm fine!"
"Be prepared. We will meet at the Adventurers Guild tomorrow morning."

Souta said.
"Okay." Bryan nodded.
"Ah, remember to go there 6 am. I will leave you behind if I found that you're
not there." Souta added.
"What?! You will leave me behind! How can you do that to your friend!"
Bryan exclaimed loudly causing their classmates to turned their heads to look
at him.
"Don't mind him, he's just hit his head." Souta smiled wryly and said to his
classmates.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and took a sip of his coffee. "At least, the coffee here
is good, just the right taste for my taste bud."
He closed his eyes and silently enjoy the taste of the coffee. He heard Bryan
was talking to his seatmate. Bryan was a straightforward type of person.
He then slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Alice who was beside him.
Alice was silently looking outside the windows while supporting her head
with her hand.
"Silent type, huh?" He muttered before he took another sip of the coffee.
"Good."
After a few minutes, Bargan came and started the class. The students listened
carefully to Bargan's lectures.
While Souta was looking at the words that Bargan wrote on the blackboard,
he heard something.
Souta looked over and saw that Bryan was sleeping in the middle of the class.
It seems that he's still tired because of the battle yesterday, so he didn't bother
Bryan and let him sleep there. Souta went back to listened to Bargan.
Bargan also was ignoring Bryan as he continued his lectures.
But...
There's one classmate that couldn't tolerate this kind of behavior.
"Excuse me, Teacher Bargan but Bryan is sleeping." Lumilia pointed at

Bryan.
"Haha." Souta laughed lightly as he guessed what type of person Lumilia is.
Chapter 53 - Hunters
The next day, Souta woke up early in the morning. He quickly went to the
bathroom to wash his face, then he went downstairs to have breakfast.
After that, Souta went to the ranch to fed Yuko.
"We're going out, Yuko. I will introduce you to my classmate." Souta said
while looking at Yuko who was eating her breakfast.
"Mu." Yuko looked at him for a second before she went back to eat her food.
Souta smiled looking at her.
...
Souta and Yuko arrived in the Adventurers Guild and found that Bryan was
already there waiting for him.
"Yo! Bryan!" Souta called Bryan while he raised his hand.
"Oh! Souta... W-What's that?" Bryan said while pointing at the huge bear
behind Souta.
"This... She's Yuko, my partner." Souta said.
"Don't tell me... Your the rumored Tamer!" Bryan said while looking at
Yuko.
"Ah! Hmm... Yeah." Souta could only nod his head. He tried to recall if there
were any other tamer in this city and found none in his memory.
Most of the tamer could be found in Ambrosie. Ambrosie was a powerful

country that was situated in the north of the Forest of Light. It was a country
were people didn't discriminate monsters as most of them were tamers. This
was also the reason why other countries, who suffered from the monster tide,
were isolating the country. They tried to bring down the Ambrosie many
times but unfortunately for them, Ambrosie's army was extremely powerful.
"Ooh! I didn't think that you're a tamer, at all." Bryan said in amazement as
his mouth turned into an "O" shape.
Souta noticed that the Adventurers Guild was strangely quiet this time. He
asked Bryan about this.
"Ah! I think someone said that the hunters are here!" Bryan replied.
"Hunters..." Souta rubbed his chin. He looked at Bryan and asked, "Are you
sure that it's the hunters?"
"I don't. I only heard it while standing here." Bryan tilted his head.
"Okay, wait for me here!" Souta said before he approached one adventurer.
"Can you tell me what's happening?" He asked the adventurer.
"There's a sighting of Basilisk with monster orb near the city so the hunters
came here to subjugate that monster." The adventurer said.
"Thank you!" Souta thanked the adventurer before he turned about but the
adventurer called him.
"Hey!"
Souta turned around and looked at the adventurer. "Is there something
wrong?"
"You're a tamer, right?" The adventurer asked Souta.
"Yeah." Souta nodded in response to his question.
"Be careful. Don't offend them. The hunters have deep hatred on the
monsters. One wrong move and they will kill your pet." The adventurer
warned him.
"Okay, thanks for the warning. If they come at Yuko then..." Souta's voice
turned colder. "... I will kill them all."
...
Souta went back to Bryan. "Let's go!" He said as he picked up his luggage.
"Yosh!" Bryan raised his fist up in the air.
Yuko just followed behind Souta without making any sound.
'Hmm... Should I try to hunt that Basilisk? But... with this force, I don't think
it's possible.' Souta thought as he turned his head to look at Bryan and Yuko.
All the monster that gained monster orb was level 40 and above. The beast
energy the monster orb produced was extremely potent to the point that it
could kill an ordinary human or demi(level 1-5) just by making contact with
the beast energy. It was poisonous to those lower life forms. It was one of the
reasons why those countries tried to exterminate monsters.
No ordinary human or demi could escape alive once they made a contact with
level 40 monster.
'Even if we could hunt it. There's no time left because the hunters could leave
the Adventurers Guild anytime.' Souta thought. He doesn't have time to deal
with level 40 monster as it will need a lot of time and preparation to hunt it.
Also, the hunters will get angry at him if he stole their job. It will give them a
reason to trouble him.
The hunters were a specialist in dealing monster. They were the force of
Adventurers Guild that only took the monster subjugation quest. To become a
hunter a person needed to become a Rank B adventurer. In other words, each
one of them was powerful in their own right. It's not something that a monster
who only undergo first evolution like him could handle.
The hunters were also the problem of the monster character players in the
game. The hunters chased those players until they die. It was also the reason
why monster players banded together and attack the main guild of the
Adventurers Guild in the Nivari Kingdom. It was chaotic in the Nivari
Kingdom at that time as the players killed every NPC they saw. It only
stopped when the S Rank Adventurer annihilated the players.
Souta shook his head and removed those thoughts in his mind. Right now, his
priority was to complete the requirements of his second evolution.
"Say, Souta. Where would we go now?" Bryan asked him with an excited
expression.
"The Desolate Woods," Souta replied.
"Eh!!" Bryan exclaimed then he asked, "What it is?"
"Hais..." Souta sighed he then said, "The forest between Hebrei Kingdom and
Melosa Country."
"That's it!" Bryan said as he understood where they would go. He then tilted
his head and looked at Souta. "Isn't that place pretty far?"
"Yeah, that's why we would miss the class if we took longer than what I
expect," Souta said.
"Ehhh! I don't want to miss the class! Come let's go finish it quickly!"
...
Yesterday, Souta took the escort quest to the village near the Desolate
Woods, so they don't need to walk. They had a smooth journey as they didn't
encounter any bandits on the way. It took them one and a half-day before
they arrived in the Dry Gulch Town.
Dry Gulch Town was the largest town in this area. It has a population more
than ten thousands. Many humans and demi visited this place and some huge
corporations even went their way here to sell their merchandise. Since this
town wasn't part of any country or kingdom, the merchants used this chance
to expand their business here. The tax here was lower compared to those
huge countries and kingdoms. They would export products from other
countries to this town, so it's not easy to guess why this town was more
advanced than other towns.
"Oh? So this is the Dry Gulch Town!" Bryan exclaimed when he saw the
bustling town.
There were people everywhere and shops. It looks like a city than a town. A
lot of people turned their heads to looked at him. It was rare to see a tamer in
this place. All of them focused their attention on the group of one human, one
demi, and one monster.
"It's nice, right?" Souta said as he stepped forward and entered the town. He
ignored the gazes of the people around him.
"Let's go!" Bryan was excited as he rushed forward.
"Let's check in an inn first," Souta said to Bryan.
Bryan turned his head and said, "I know."
Both of them checked in an inn and left their luggage there before they went
inside the Adventurers Guild. The Adventurers Guild looks the same as the
one in Ladros City. They have the same looks and materials, and even the
interior part of the building was the same as the one in Ladros City.
Souta opened the door and looked inside the guild. The saw many round
tables that were full of different people laughing and chatting. Some of them
were looking at the quest finding a quest suitable for them, and the others
were talking to the receptionist.
Souta and Bryan stepped inside the guild. Some of the people glanced at
them while the others didn't bother looking at them. They knew that a lot of
different people came in and out of the Adventurers Guild.
"First, we need to let the receptionist record our quest," Souta said as he fall
in line.
"Okay." Bryan nodded and followed him.
They needed the receptionist to record the escort quest that they completed. It
will help them have a good record in their Adventurers ID. It will increase
their completion rate and some of the people will personally make a quest for
them. Just like some of the nobles that have personal adventurers. Those
nobles didn't make a request to the guild but they instead personally request
those adventurers that they trust. The rewards of their quest were much
higher than normal, so a lot of adventurers wanted a noble to hire them.
...
Souta and Bryan sat down in a vacant chair. Souta noticed that some of the
adventurers were acting strangely. They were restless while talking about
something.
Bryan wasn't that sensitive in his surrounding so he doesn't have any idea
about the strange atmosphere.
"Wait here!" Souta said to Bryan before he stopped up and approached the
table beside him.
"Did something happen here?" Souta asked the three adventurers.
The three adventurers looked at Souta before they looked at each other.
"You know there's a sighting of Mystical Light Cherry."
"What?!" Souta exclaimed loudly when he heard the words "Mystical Light
Cherry".
Chapter 54 - Mystical Light Cherry
"What?!"
Souta was surprised when he heard when the words "Mystical Light Fruit".
He looked at the three adventurers and once again asked if it's really the
Mystical Light Fruit.
The three adventurers looked at each other for a second before they replied.
"Well, you see... It's just a rumor but we think that it's true."
The one in the center looked around and carefully said, "You see... A lot of
higher rank adventurers are gathering here so it's probably true. Even some
nobles from Melosa Country are here."
"I see... " Souta nodded at them and once again asked them. "So, can you tell
me where they saw the Mystical Light Cherry?"
"Desolate Woods." They answered his question in a simple way.
"Okay, thanks for telling me." Souta thanked them before he left.
...
Souta rubbed his chin and pondered what he should do.
It was probably true that the Mystical Light Cherry was in the Desolate
Woods. If those nobles were involved here then they must have silenced the
one who saw it and spread the words. Since the person who saw it was
nowhere to be found, the other people thought that it was just a rumor with
no clear evidence.
It will be hard dealing with those nobles but since they came from the Melosa
Country, Souta wouldn't hold back at all if they bothered him. The nobles
from Melosa Country were hard to deal if he was staying in the Melosa
Country, but since he was staying in Hebrei Kingdom and the distance
between them was huge, he doesn't need to worry about them causing trouble
for him.
His priority right now was to get the Rotten Venomous Green Apple.
If he had energy left after he acquired the fruit then he wouldn't mind taking
the Mystical Light Cherry for himself. Also, Bryan and Yuko were here with
him so he could probably save more stamina in completing that low-level
dungeon. He needed to save his strength if he wanted to compete for the
Mystical Light Cherry. The battle for the cherry was going to get chaotic as
nobles were involved.
Mystical Light Cherry was a type of fruit called Mana Fruit. It could greatly
enhance the consumer's mana capacity and mana manipulation. The
consumer's senses over mana will increase greatly.
If Souta wasn't wrong, the Mystical Light Cherry could increase a person's
mana capacity by one hundred and also level up the mana manipulation skill
by one. The only problem was that a person will only receive the full benefits
of the fruit if they consumed it for the first time. If someone who ate the fruit
before consumed the cherry then they will only receive half of the benefits.
For subsequent use, the effect of the fruit will lessen until a person wouldn't
receive any benefits.
...
Souta left the Adventurers Guild and saw Bryan and Yuko waiting for him.
"What did you do?" Bryan asked him curiously.
"I just talk to some adventurers there," Souta replied.
"I know that. I see you talking to them for a while so I decided to wait
outside. Say, what are you talking about?" Bryan asked him.
"I'm just gathering information about our quest," Souta answered him.
"Yosh! So how is it? I'm ready to depart any time to complete the quest."
Bryan said with an excited expression.
"We're departing tomorrow morning. We just arrived here, so we need to rest

first then we can go all out tomorrow." Souta said.
"Aw! Why? I wanted to complete it soon. I don't want to skip class you
know." Bryan complained.
"It's important to rest," Souta said and he called Yuko.
Souta and Yuko walked away.
Bryan looked at them as he dropped his shoulders. He reluctantly followed

behind them. He doesn't know what quest it is so he couldn't complete it
alone. If he only knew the quest then he would go out to complete it this
night.
The three of them went back to the inn. Bryan and Souta sat in the vacant
table before they ordered their food.
"Enjoy yourself, sir!" The waitress said as she placed the food that they
ordered on top of their table.
""Thanks!!"" Souta and Bryan thanked her at the same time.
Souta looked at the food and placed his palm together. "Thanks for the meal!"
"Oho! It looks delicious!" Bryan said while looking at the meal with stars in
his eyes. He licked his lips before he began to eat his food.
Souta looked at Bryan and said, "We will go to the Desolate Woods 6am, so
wake up early. We will investigate the outskirt of the woods to see if there is
something wrong."
"Why?" Bryan looked at him with a question mark all over his head. He
couldn't understand why they need to investigate the woods first.
"To see how many opponents we have and also to see the danger lies in the
woods. We don't even know how powerful our competitors." Souta explained
to Bryan.
Bryan could only nod his head. He couldn't understand what Souta was
saying.
"Hais..." Souta sighed and he pinched his nose bridge. He knew that Bryan
didn't understand him. He just needed to keep Bryan and once the battle
started that's Bryan's stage. Bryan could help him greatly in battles.
He lifted up his head and looked at Bryan. "I will count on you when the
battle starts."
"Yeah, you can count on me!" Bryan said as he patted his chest.
Souta and Bryan finished their meal before they went to their own room to
rest.
Souta stretched his body and took off his clothes. He then lied down on the
soft bed. He looked at the ceiling and took a deep breath. He relaxed his
muscles and he slowly felt tired.
"Ahhh~" Souta yawned as drowsiness hit him.
He placed the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his side before he closed his eyes and
fell asleep.
...
Souta woke up before 5am. He sat up and looked around the room. It was still
dark outside.
"Ahh~" He stood up and he stretched his body. He crouched down and did
some exercise.
After that, Souta went to the bathroom and washed the sweat on his body.
...
"Ho~ that was a good bath," Souta exclaimed.
He picked up a towel and used it to dry his hair. He then went downstairs and
ordered a meal for his breakfast.
Souta heard someone coming down. He turned his head and found that it was
Bryan.
"Yo! Bryan!" Souta greeted him.
"Good morning, Souta!" Bryan replied and he sat down in the seat opposite
of Souta.
"Your early, huh?" Souta said.
"Yeah, I always woke up before six," Bryan said. He was used to waking up
early. "What was it called again?"
"Body clock," Souta said.
"Yeah, that's right! It's body clock!" Bryan nodded at him.
"Here's your order sir!" The waitress came. She quietly placed his order on
the table.
"Okay, thank you!" Souta thanked her.
Bryan looked at Souta's meal and asked, "Where's mine?"
"Huh?" Souta looked at him with a confused expression.
"Where's mine?" Bryan repeated what he said.
"Huh? You just came here! Why are you thinking that I would order a meal
for you?" Souta asked him.
"Eh? You didn't?" Bryan looked surprised at Souta's words.
"Of course, why would I bother myself to order your meal if I don't even
know what time will you wake up?" Souta said as if it was expected. He
picked up the spoon and began to eat his meal.
"Ehhhh?!" Bryan had no choice but to accept his defeat. He ordered a meal
for one person with his shoulder dropped.
...
After they finished having breakfast, they went to Yuko to give her her
breakfast.
Souta was holding a cup of coffee while looking at Yuko who was eating her
breakfast. He took a sip and looked in the sky. The sun was already shining
brightly in the sky.
"Hmm... I feel that something is going to happen." He muttered while looking

at the blue sky.
"Oho! Yuko's quite a good eater!" Bryan said as he continued to give Yuko a
slice of meat. He was clearly having fun as Yuko ate every meat he threw at
her.
"You're having too much fun," Souta said to Bryan.
"What's wrong with that?" Bryan replied. His focus was still on Yuko.
"Hais... You know that you need the owner's permission if you want to play
with his pet." Souta said as he took a sip and glanced at Bryan.
"Ehhh?!! Is that so?!" Bryan exclaimed as he turned his head and looked at
Souta with widened eyes.
"Hmm... I guess so." Souta smiled and he didn't further explain it to him.
"Hurry up with that. We'll go now."
"O-Okay!!" Bryan replied.
...
After 30 minutes...
"Yosh! Let's go!!" Bryan shouted with both of his hands above his head.
"Hmm!" Souta smirked as he walked forward.
"Mu." Yuko followed behind Souta.
The three of them walked to the direction of the Desolate Woods.

Chapter 55 - Encounter in the
Desolate Woods
"So this is the Desolate Woods," Bryan muttered while looking at the vast
forest in front of him.
"Yeah. Be careful a lot of powerful monsters inhabited this forest." Souta said
to Bryan.
"Yeah, yeah." Bryan nodded.
"First, we will scout the outer area of the forest," Souta said. "Come, follow
me." He walked forward and entered the forest.
"Okay." Bryan nodded and he followed Souta while looking at his

surroundings.
Yuko was also observing the surrounding around her. Her senses were higher
than a human and a goblin. Her level was also higher than Souta and she was
in her second evolution, so it's not that surprising if her stats were higher than
Souta.
When Souta met her for the first time, he knew that this bear was much
stronger than him. Her stats were clearly higher than him and he was
exhausted at that time because he ran over 600 km that day. In fact, Yuko
would be able to kill him that day if she only used her trait skill. He didn't
have much stamina to move his body that day. She just underestimated him
and it caused her downfall.
Souta's group walked for a few minutes before Souta stopped. Souta looked
at them and raised his hand signaling them to stop.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked curiously.
"Shh!!" Souta placed his finger on his mouth and he pointed at the bushes
twenty meters away from them.
Bryan looked ahead and saw a two meters tall spider.
The giant spider had eight sharp-pointed limbs. It has a hard exoskeleton that
looks like a metal plate and its color was glossy black. It shone brightly as the
sun rays hit the exoskeleton.
"What's that?" Bryan asked in a low voice while looking at the giant spider.
"Grr..." Yuko growled in a low voice. She felt danger coming out of that
giant spider.
"That's a Black Tusk Spider," Souta said and he explained to them what it is.
Black Tusk Spider was a powerful monster that inhabited the Desolate
Woods. The spider hunted their prey using their sharp limbs. They rarely
used their web in battle as they mostly used it in building their nest. Their
level was between 20 and 39, just like Yuko, a Red Fur Bear, the Black Tusk
Spider was a second evolve species.
Souta explained to them that it was most likely a male Black Tusk Spider
because of its size. The female Black Tusk Spider was larger than the male
ones. It was also stronger and it possessed traits that males don't have.
"So what should we do?" Bryan asked.
"Wait here for a while. I will scout the area first. If it's the only monster here
then were gonna hunt it." Souta said.
"Okay." Bryan nodded his head.
"Yuko, you also wait here." Souta looked at Yuko. He then turned at Bryan
and added, "If I attack it then you can also start attacking."
"Okay." Bryan nodded.
"Good." Souta was satisfied that Bryan was following his command. He was
worried that Bryan would suddenly attack the spider but fortunately, he was
worried for nothing.
Swoosh!!
Souta jumped in the branch of the tree and looked around. He moved to the
other tree to see the area around him clearly. He moved in a circle around the
Black Tusk Spider.
"Okay, good. There's no other monster here." Souta muttered before he

looked at the Black Tusk Spider.
He opened his palm and silently casted [Shadow Bind].
Swoosh!!
The spider was surprised when the shadow beneath move. The shadow
strangled the limbs of the spider.
Bryan who was hiding in the bushes jumped forward when he saw Souta
casted a spell.
"Ah!!" He gathered his mana on his fist and threw a punch on the abdomen of
the spider.
Bang!
Souta followed Bryan as he threw a punch towards the spider.
Bang!
He then grabbed the handle of his sword and pulled it out. Since no one was
here, he could freely use the Vajra Sword.
Kiek!
The spider broke free from the shadows. It quickly moved its limbs and it
aimed at Souta's head.
Swoosh!
Souta tilted his head and sharp limbs grazed his cheek. He tightened his grip
on the handle of his sword and swung it.
Putchi!
His sword sliced the limbs of the spider like a hot knife cutting through a
butter.
Kiek!
The spider screeched loudly as it felt the pain from its limbs.
"Hmm?" Souta saw flames behind the spider and he jumped away. He saw
Bryan used the [Blazing Strike].
Bang!
The spider flew away and it crashed in the trees.
Souta quickly chased after the spider. He raised his sword and threw it
towards the spider.
Swoosh!!
The sword pierced through the body of the spider.
Pak!
In an instant, Souta arrived as he grabbed his sword and swung it upwards

slicing the body of the spider in half.
*Ding!*
[You've received 478 exp from defeating a Black Tusk Spider!]
Souta heard the system prompt in his mind while putting back his sword in
the scabbard.
"I hardly do anything from that," Bryan complained.

"Yuko didn't even move. It's better if you save your strength for the
upcoming battle." Souta said to him.
"Okay. I hope we finish this quest soon." Bryan's shoulder dropped.
"Don't be disappointed with this. There's a lot of monsters here so don't

worry. You will fight later even if you don't want it." Souta smiled.
...
Souta's group wander around the outer part of the Desolate Woods for about
an hour. They hunted down every monster that they met.
Souta was using the Vajra Sword without minding his surrounding. He did it
because he wanted Bryan and Yuko to save their strength as much as
possible. Also, he did it because of the exp he will receive from killing those
monsters.
The monsters were getting stronger the deeper they went in the Desolate
Woods.
But Souta wasn't bothered by this because he saw traces of battle here. From
the looks of it, they were using magic and sword. It seems that the people
who were after the Mystical Light Cherry fought here.
"We're getting closer..." Souta muttered.
"Closer?" Bryan looked at Souta asking what he meant by that.
"Closer to the dungeon. We will get a rare fruit there in the dungeon to
complete the quest." Souta explained to Bryan.
"Ah, I see..." Bryan nodded.
"Whew~" Souta wiped the sweat on his forehead. He looked up at the sky.
"We should find some food for lunch."
"Ah! You're right, Souta! Now that you mention it. I notice that I'm hungry."
Bryan looked at his stomach and he caressed it.
Yuko's ears twitched. She turned her head on her left side and growled
angrily.
"Graaa!!"
Souta and Bryan stopped talking when they heard her.
"What's wrong?" Bryan asked.
Souta ignored him and he looked at Yuko. He jumped in the tree beside her
and followed her line of sight.
He then saw a girl with long green hair. The girl was wearing a white outfit
that looks like a robe. Behind the girl was a group of people wearing a black
hooded robe. The group of people was chasing after the girl.
"Is this some sort of encounter?" Souta muttered. He didn't move and just
observed the scene. He waited for a while to see if he would trigger a quest.
After five seconds, Souta hasn't heard any prompt inside his head.
"Huh? Why? I don't want to bother myself if this wouldn't give me a quest."
Souta sighed.
"Huh? That's a girl! Let's go save her, Souta!"
Souta turned his head and saw Bryan beside him. 'Is Bryan some kind of hero
of justice?' He thought while looking at Bryan's face which was filled with
concern for the girl.
"Hais... Suit yourself." Souta sighed and said. He looked at Yuko and said,
"Yuko, go help her."
Roar!!
Yuko roared loudly and it shook the trees around her. She then rushed
towards the group of people wearing a black robe.
"Yosh! I couldn't turn away when I see someone in need." Bryan said before
he disappeared.
"Hmm... I will just watch them." Souta said as he crossed his arms. He then
leaned his back in the tree behind him and looked at them with an amused
expression.
...
Roar!!
The group of people including the girl stopped moving when they heard the
roar of some wild monsters.
A huge figure emerged from the trees. It was the wild Red Fur Bear.
The giant bear looked at them with fury in her eyes. The bear opened her
mouth and once again roared loudly.
Roar!!
"Let's kill this bear quickly before we capture the girl."
"Okay."
"Let's go!"
The group of people talked to each other. They agreed to rid the bear first
before they capture the girl.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
They moved and surrounded the huge bear.
"Grr!!!" Yuko rushed towards the person in front of her and waved her hand.
"What's happening?!" The girl was shaking. She subconsciously took a step
back while looking at the huge bear that appeared.
Chapter 56 - Saving the damsel
Roar!
Yuko roared loudly as she charged towards the group of people wearing a
black hooded robe.
"Let's kill this monster quickly!"
"Yeah!"
They quickly move around and surround Yuko.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
A dagger fell out of their sleeve and they grabbed it before attacking Yuko.
Yuko grabbed a huge boulder on her side and threw it.
"Dodge!"
The hooded people quickly jumped sideways to avoid the boulder.
Boom!
Yuko saw them avoid the boulder. She turned around and faced the one
behind her.
She stepped forward and waved her hand towards the hooded man.
Swoosh!!
The hooded man bent his body barely avoiding her attack. "That's close..." He
muttered while looking at Yuko warily. He understood that this Red Fur Bear
was strong and knew how to fight.
"Bombard it using magic!" He shouted before he jumped backward.
Roar!
Yuko charged towards them but they just avoided her maintaining a distance
away from her.
"Stop the monster for a second!"
Five hooded people then charged and clashed with Yuko.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
While the five hooded people we're exchanging blows with Yuko the other
five from the back casted their magic spell.
But before they threw their spells at Yuko, Bryan appeared with flames
coating his fist.
Bryan threw his punch towards them.
Boom!!
...
"Hmm... These people are quite strong." Souta muttered while looking at the
people who were exchanging blows at Yuko. Even he wouldn't dare to take
Yuko's blow head-on. Her strength wasn't something he could ignore.
"Don't tell me they are nobles from Melosa Country," Souta said. He heard
from the adventurers in the guild that nobles from Melosa Country came here
for the Mystical Light Cherry.
"These troublesome nobles..." Souta sighed. He too was killed by the army of
those nobles back in the game when he was doing a quest concerning them.
That's why right now, he doesn't have a plan to solo all the quest. He planned
to build a team and train them to avoid getting killed. He knew clearly how
dangerous the quest that he will take in the future. While taking those
difficult quest he died at least once.
...
Boom!
"I will take you!" Bryan said and his mana flared up. He moved his hands and
casted a magic spell.
"[Lightning Edge]!!"
Lightning crackled and it formed like a blade at the side of both of his wrist.
"[Lightning Boots]!!"
He casted another spell. Lightning crackled around his feet.
"Okay, let's do this!" Bryan smiled and charged towards the group of hooded
people.
Swoosh!!
"Wha-" The group of hooded people was shocked. They found the Bryan was
already gone. They slowly turned their head behind them and saw that Bryan
was already standing there with his back towards them.
Crackle!!
Suddenly, they felt pain all over their body.
"Ahh!!"
They groaned as they found that they couldn't move at all. Their
consciousness was fading slowly as their vision began to blur.
They gritted their teeth and was preparing to attack Bryan but he was already
gone.
Crackle!!
"Ahh!!"
They screamed as they fell down and lose consciousness.
...
"[Lightning Boots]..." Souta muttered in a low voice. This spell was more
effective in raising the agility and dexterity attribute than his [Agility Boost]
spell. He could see it that those people could barely react to Bryan's speed.
This was the first time he saw Bryan used a magic spell. Bryan always used
combat arts before so Souta doesn't have any idea what type of mage Bryan
is.
[Lightnight Edge] also wasn't an ordinary spell. It's a powerful spell that has
high damage and could paralyze the target. It was perfect for subduing the
target's alive.
"It seems that Bryan is going to the path of Battle Mage..." He patted his
clothes and walked towards Bryan.
...
Bryan looked at the green-haired girl that looks like 13 years old girl. He
smiled and asked, "Are you okay?"
"...um." The green-haired girl didn't know what to say.
Bryan turned his head and looked at Yuko. It seems that she was done in her
business too. He turned back his head to the green-haired girl.
Bryan smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. I'm just here to
help you."
"...why?" A simple question escaped out of the green-haired girl's mouth.

"Um... I say do I need a reason to help other people." Bryan said gently.
"Cough... Cough..." Souta coughed when he heard those cringy words. Those
words made him shiver. 'What the hell?! Is he some kind of real-life hero?!'
He thought.
Bryan turned his head and saw Souta. "What's wrong, Souta? Did you catch a
cold here?" He asked when he saw him coughing.
"N-Nothing..." Souta shook his head.
He then focused his attention on the green-haired girl. He narrowed his eyes
while looking at her green color pupils.
"...um." The green-haired girl subconsciously took a step back.
"Oi Souta! Don't scare her." Bryan said to Souta when he saw the green-
haired girl getting scared.
"You're too kind." Souta sighed and he turned around. He saw that Yuko was
already behind him. He reached out his hand and patted her head. "Good job,
Yuko."
Bryan squatted down and asked the girl. "How many people are chasing after
you?"
The green-haired girl shook her head.
Souta joined them. "Then, why are they chasing after you?"
The girl lowered her head as she didn't dare to meet his eyes.
"Hmm..." Souta narrowed his eyes. It seems that the girl knew why those
people were after her. She just doesn't want to answer him as there was a
chance that he will get involved in her affairs.
'I smell a secret quest from this girl. Okay, there's value in keeping her.' Souta
rubbed his chin and grinned.
"Stop Souta!" Bryan stopped Souta and he patted the girl's head and said,
"Don't worry, if you don't want to tell us then we will not force you."
"Well..." Souta shrugged his shoulder. He then looked around and said, "Let's
go now."
"Okay." Bryan nodded his head. He then asked the girl. "Do you want to
come with us? Don't worry we will protect you."
"I promise I will not harm you," Souta said from the side. He decided that it's
worth keeping her beside him.
"...O-Okay." The girl nodded meekly.
"Yosh! Let's go now!" Bryan said as he raised his fist above his head.
"Yuko, Let's go!" Souta said as he started to walk.
Bryan, Yuko, and the green-haired girl followed him.
...
Souta stopped after walking for a few minutes.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked him.
Souta glanced at him and said, "I forgot something. Wait for me here."
"Huh?" Bryan looked at him with a confused expression.
The green-haired girl also looked up at him.
Souta ignored them and he patted Yuko's soft and fluffy fur.
"Yuko, stay here for a while."
"Mu..." Yuko looked at him meekly.
"Okay, I will go now." Souta smiled and said. He then jumped in the tree.
"Wait, Souta! Where are you going?" Bryan shouted.
"Wait for me here!" Souta's words echoed as he disappeared.
"Jeez... That Souta." Bryan complained. He looked at the girl and Yuko. "I
guess we will wait here for a while."
...
The group of hooded people slowly regained their consciousness.
"Ouch! My head hurts!"
"What happened?!"
"That girl managed to escape!"
"Argh!"
"We need to find her or else the boss will..."
They complained as they felt the pain on their body. They couldn't even
move properly with their condition. They recalled what happened before and
cursed the one who helped the girl.
"That f.u.c.k.i.n.g tamer!"
"Why did he help that girl?!"
They thought that Bryan was the tamer. He didn't saw Souta before so they
thought that Bryan was the master of the Red Fur Bear.
Suddenly, their shadows shot upwards and bind their bodies.
"Argh!!"
"What the hell is this?!"
"F.u.c.k!!"
"Darkness element spell, Shadow Bind?!"
"What's that?!"
"A spell perfect for binding!!"
"We're done!"
"Hahaha, we're going to die!"
Various exclamation sounded as they tried everything they've got to free

themselves from the shadows.
Tak! Tak! Tak!
A sound of footsteps echoed causing them to stopped moving. They turned

their heads but the shadows moved and prevent them from seeing the person's
face.
They could only see the lower body of the approaching person. They don't
have any idea about who it is.
"W-Who's that?!"
One person got a courage and asked while stuttering.
"Hmm... That doesn't matter. I want to ask you some questions so you better
answer me honestly." The person said in a monotonous tone.
From the tone of the voice, they guessed that this was a man. They kept their
mouth shut.
"Hmm... If you're going to keep quiet then let me do this..." The man grabbed
his sword and swung it towards the person near him.
Putchi!!
A head of a person flew in the sky. The headless body spurted out blood like
a fountain.
The people beside him opened their eyes widely. They looked at the headless
body of their comrades with wide eyes. Fear started to seep deep in their soul.
Gulp!
They subconsciously gulped and when they were about to turn their heads
towards the man, the shadows that were binding them tightened around their
body.
"Okay, I will ask a question so think carefully before you answer."
The person's voice was cold that it made them shuddered in fear.
"Why are you chasing that green-haired girl?"

Chapter 57 - Interrogation
"Why are you after that green-haired girl?" Souta asked the hooded people in
a cold tone.
"N-No...!!" One of the hooded people shouted.
Suddenly, a red line appeared in the center of his body. Slowly, his body split
into two. He had a surprised expression as he drew his last breath.
The whole place turned quiet once again. All the people looked at their
comrades with a mixed expression.
Souta looked at them with cold eyes. He could see none of them died when
Bryan saved the girl. Bryan was an honest and straight forward man. Souta
doesn't think that Bryan would intentionally kill someone, so he has to clean
up this mess as these people saw Bryan's face and Yuko.
"I'll ask once again. Why are you chasing after the girl?" Souta repeated his
question.
The people only lowered their heads and looked on the ground. After a few
moments, one of them opened his mouth and said, "Our boss will kill us if we
tell you..."
Souta frowned and he once again waved his sword.
Putchi!
This time he killed two people at the same time. Their heads shot up in the air
and landed on the ground, spewing blood all over the place.
"Me too..." Souta said and he turned his head to the remaining hooded
people.
He approached them as he tightened his grip on his sword. He then slowly

raised it and swung it.
Putchi!
Putchi!
Putchi!
This time he didn't kill them. He just sliced their limbs apart so that they
wouldn't think of escaping here. Also, the [Shadow Bind] spell was going to
disappear soon.
"Argh!!"
"It hurts!!"
"Help me!!"
They groaned as they tried to move their body. They felt all kinds of pain but
still, their lips were tightly shut. They didn't tell Souta anything no matter
how many times he asked.
Souta looked in the sky and said, "Okay, we're running out of time." He then
smiled at them. "Do you know what that means?"
Souta charged towards them with a cold grin on his face.
Putchi!
Putchi!
Putchi!
...
"Still not giving up?" Souta muttered while looking at the piled of corpses
around him. He slowly turned his head and looked at the remaining two
people.
The two people wanted to run away when they saw him look at them. Their
face contorted due to what they just saw. They don't think that they will
survive this time.
Souta deliberately left the two of them alive. It was because he wanted to
extract information by torturing them.
He lifted up his feet and walked towards one of them.
The hooded man struggled to move his body.
"Ahh!! Don't come here!"
Souta lifted up his sword and stabbed the man's body. It was an ordinary stab.
He didn't use the skill [Stab] as it could kill the man in front of him. He also
deliberately missed the man's vital parts.
"Argh!!" The man screamed at the top of his lungs. The pain he felt was
extreme to the point that he just wanted to die.
Souta stabbed and twisted his sword in the man's body causing a loud scream
to escape out of the man's mouth.
After a few minutes, Souta stopped. He turned his head to the other one and
asked, "Do you want to tell me? I can let you live if you tell me what you
know."
"I-I know that you will still kill me even if I tell you." The man replied while
stuttering.
"Hmm? I see, then how about this." Souta paused for a moment before he
grinned and asked, "Do you want me to torture you or not? I will bring you to
my house and will torture you every day until you collapse, then heal you
before I repeated it."
The man was terrified by what he heard. "Y-You're a monster!!"
Souta smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm a monster. I mean it, literally."
"..." The man opened his mouth widely. He couldn't process what just Souta
said.
In the end, the man submitted to Souta. He opened his mouth and said,
"Okay, I will do what you want."
"Good." Souta nodded and he swung his sword to kill the other man alive. He
doesn't need to keep the other man alive anymore.
Souta then placed his sword back in the scabbard before he focused on the
remaining hooded person.
"Why are you after that girl?"
"Um... I don't know many things as the boss hid a lot of things from us."
"I understand." Souta nodded.
"That girl's name is Cl.u.s.ter. She came from one of the Three Great
Countries, the True God's Holy Kingdom." The man paused when he saw
Souta contemplated.
'True God's Holy Kingdom...?' Souta rubbed his chin.
He didn't think that he would make contact with one of the Three Great
Countries this early. The Three Great Countries was one of the reasons why
the Gods from the Gods Continent haven't invade the Giza continent. The
Pope of the True God's Holy Kingdom, the Emperor of the Red Crystal
Empire, and the Leader of the Purple Cloud Dynasty were powerful enough
to match Zeus, Odin, Susanoo, Shiva, Lugh, Ra, etc. from the Gods
Continent. The Three Great Countries were the pillar of the whole Giza
Continent and in the future, the Mechanic Country would join their ranks.
To think that girl came from one of the most powerful countries on the whole
continent. She must be hiding some sort of secret of the True God's Holy
Kingdom. That must be why these people were after her.
Souta nodded and said, "You can continue."

"The boss said that he wants something from her. Cl.u.s.ter is hiding
something the boss wants but I don't know what it is." The man said while
looking on the ground.
"What's your boss's name?" Souta asked.
He tried to recall the organization against the True God's Holy Kingdom.
There were many organizations that were trying to put down the Three Great
Countries, but if he knew the leader then he would be able to know the power
of the organization that was after the girl.
"Curdova, that's the name of our leader." The man replied.
"Curdova? Are you sure that it's Curdova?" Souta asked.
"Yeah." The man nodded.
Souta was surprised as he doesn't recall any NPC that has the name Curdova
back in the game. It means that it's not that powerful organization.
No, this was not a game anymore. There were many unknown factors that he
didn't know in this world.
"What's your aim?" Souta asked.
"The boss wanted to bring down the True God's Holy Kingdom." The man
replied.
Souta already guessed their motives so it's not that surprising. Nonetheless, to
bring down the True God's Holy Kingdom was not something that could
easily be achieved. Supposedly, they have a plan and the girl called Cl.u.s.ter
was connected to that plan.
Really... This must be a hidden quest and Souta must trigger it no matter what
happens.
"I will ask one last question," Souta said. "Tell me the formation and secret of
your organization."
"Our base is hidden in the mountain between the Melosa Country and the
Barbarian Kingdom. We have our boss and our seven executives are the core
of our group. Our boss and the seven executives are powerful individuals."
The man explained the details of their organization to Souta.
Souta listened to the man without saying anything. He finally understood the
power of their organization. Their organization wasn't that powerful as it was
only a small size group. They only have a hundred people in their group but
their ambition was so high. They think that they could bring down one of the
Three Great Countries with only a hundred people. Souta guessed the reason
why they have such confidence was because of the girl.
Although, they were only a small size organization Souta guessed that the
boss and the seven executives were powerful enough to go against the True
God's Holy Kingdom.
"Okay, I understand you can rest now." Souta paused for a moment and
asked, "Do you have any last words?"
"Huh...? Last words..." The man looked at him with a dumbfounded

expression. He then took out something from his robe and gave it to Souta.
Souta received the item and saw that it was an ordinary necklace. The
necklace has a pendant with a picture within it. The man, a woman, and a girl
were smiling in the picture.
"This...?" Souta looked at the man with a questioning gazed.
"Find the girl in the picture and gave her the necklace. She's my good
daughter. Tell her that I love her." The man said.
Souta stopped for a moment as he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!!]
[Finding]: Find the girl in the picture and gave her the necklace. Rewards:
20,000 exp, 5 free attribute points, and 3 skill points.
'Oi oi, 3 skill points for this quest!' Souta was surprised. He took a deep
breath to calm himself.
He looked at the man and asked, "Okay, I've decided that I will not kill you.
I'm in a good mood today."
"No, I already told you the secret of our organization so the curse is already
spreading in my body." The man shook his head.
"I see..." Souta nodded in understanding.
The man had a curse in his body. Once he told someone the secret of their
organizations the curse will spread in his body and kill him.
"Can you tell me where is your daughter?" Souta asked.
The man shook his head and said, "I don't know where she is. My family
suffered from the suppression of the True God's Holy Kingdom. My wife
died and my daughter disappeared. I don't know if she's still alive but I have a
feeling that she's really alive."
"I see... Don't worry about it your daughter is alive. I will find her." Souta
said as he placed the necklace inside his pocket.
Since he received the quest to find his daughter, his daughter was still alive.
"Kill me now." The man said. His face was already pale due to the curse.
"I understand." Souta nodded and he raised his sword above him before he
swung it down.
"I hope you don't forget your promise." The man said as the sword separated
his head from his body.
Putchi!!
"Hais... This ending really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I shouldn't have
asked about that." Souta sighed and looked in the sky.
Chapter 58 - The Great War
"Sorry, it took longer than it needed." Souta apologized to Bryan after he
came back. He cleaned the bloodstain on his body. That's the reason why he
took a long time.
"I'm curious... What did you do?" Bryan asked Souta with a curious
expression.
"It's not that worth mentioning." Souta waved his hand and walked beside
Yuko. He stretched out his hand and patted her head.
"So where should we go, Souta?" Bryan asked. Souta was the only one who
knew their exact goals, so he needed to depend on him.
"We will go back to the village and come back this night," Souta said.
"Huh?" Bryan exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Souta asked him when he heard Bryan's loud voice.
"Why?" Bryan said one word. He was asking why they should go back to the
village.
"I said before that we will scout this area first," Souta said as he shrugged his
shoulders.
The girl called Cl.u.s.ter just looked at their interactions. She didn't know
why but she felt afraid of Bryan and Souta. She didn't know why but she felt
a powerful presence behind the two. It was especially towards Bryan.
Souta noticed her looking at Bryan with slight fear in her eyes. Although it
was just a second, it didn't escape his eyes.
"Oi, what's your name?" Souta asked the girl. He asked her name to avoid
suspicion in case he blurted out her name.
"Um... Cl.u.s.ter." The girl replied in a low voice.
"Oh! So your name's Cl.u.s.ter, huh? You don't need to worry now, I will
protect you." Bryan said as he patted his chest.
"...thank you for saving me!" Cl.u.s.ter hesitated for a while before she bowed
her head and thanked Bryan and Souta.
'Cl.u.s.ter, huh? It felt familiar to me...' Souta thought while looking at her.
He smiled at her and said, "My name's Souta Ieshi and this guy is Bryan
Dagruel, a comrade of mine."
Bryan smiled and patted his chest proudly.
Something caught Cl.u.s.ter's attention in Souta's words. She tilted her head
and said, "From Ieshi Clan?"
"Ieshi Clan? What's that?" Souta asked her when he heard her mentioned
Ieshi Clan. It was the first time he heard a clan in this world that has the same
surname as his.
"Um... They are a family with the power to see the future." Cl.u.s.ter lowered
her head and said in a tiny voice.
"I see..." Souta nodded in understanding. It was the first time he heard that
someone has the power to see the future in this world. Even in the game, he
hasn't heard it at all. Especially, the Ieshi Clan. He looked at her and asked,
"So where are they?"
Cl.u.s.ter shook her head and said, "They are an ancient family and some
people said that they all died in the Great War."
'So that's why I didn't know about the Ieshi Clan.' Souta thought. The
happenings in the Great War was still a mystery even to him. He only knew
little details about it.
"Where did you learn about that?" Souta asked.
"In the place where I lived. There's a lot of books there and I don't have
anything to do, so I kept reading books." Cl.u.s.ter replied to him.
"Hmm..." Souta guessed that it was the books from the True God's Holy
Kingdom. It's within his expectations that the Three Great Countries have
some records of the Great War. After all, they were founded for a few
thousand years ago.
Souta squatted down and asked, "Can you tell me more about the Great War
later? I'm curious about what happened in that war."
"...okay." Cl.u.s.ter nodded.
'This girl really has some value.' Souta smiled contently.
...
Souta's group including Cl.u.s.ter went back to the village. They met some
monsters on their way out but Souta and Bryan eliminated it. They
successfully got out of the forest without having any problem.
The group was walking in the market looking for something valuable.
"What should we do now, Souta?" Bryan asked Souta with a bored

expression.
"Rest," Souta replied while checking the fruits that were on the stall.
"Rest?!" Bryan couldn't believe what he heard.
"Yeah, rest." Souta nodded and he bought the fruits that he picked. "It's
important for an adventurer to be cautious. It's also important if your energy
is full."
"Yeah, yeah." Bryan dropped his shoulders. He was clearly bored and was
itching for some action.
"Hais... You really don't get it." Souta picked up the fruit he bought from the
plastic bag and placed it close to Yuko's mouth.
Yuko looked at the fruit for a moment before she opened her mouth and bit
the fruit. She ate the fruit in just a second, so she looked at Souta and opened
her mouth as if she was asking him to feed her.
"Here." Souta picked another fruit from the plastic bag and put it inside her
mouth.
"Mu." Yuko happily ate the fruit that he gave her.
Bryan looked at him and Yuko back and forth. "...sucks to be you." Then, an
idea came into his mind. "Ah! I know! Maybe I will tame a monster myself
and raised it to become the strongest! Hahaha!"
Souta looked at Bryan with a dumbfounded expression. "Oi, how did you
come to that conclusion?"
"I saw how Yuko fought, so I think I should tame some monster for myself.
Then, I'll become a tamer too." Bryan laughed.
"Do what you want. I'll tell you that it's not easy to raise a pet." Souta said
and he continued to feed Yuko the fruits that he bought.
...
Souta's group went back to the inn. They rent another room for Cl.u.s.ter.
She's a girl so Souta thought that it's not a good idea to let her stay with him
or Bryan.
Bryan rested in his room while Souta called Cl.u.s.ter to come into his room.
Cl.u.s.ter came in his room and Souta asked her about the Great War.
Cl.u.s.ter told him everything she knew about the Great War. Her knowledge
about the Great War was limited but this was enough for Souta.
Twenty Thousand Years Ago, the demons tried to destroy the world. Various
races joined hands to repel the demons. It was said that the technology of
ancient civilization was more advanced than the current technology in the
current era. They have different powerful weapons and the people from
ancient times knew how to create the Universal Grade Equipment. They also
have connections to many different worlds. They used that force to pushed
back the demons from the edges of the world.
That's the normal story of the Great War which was passed down through
generations.
But... From Cl.u.s.ter, the story was quite different.
The demons were searching for something that's why they launched an
invasion. They were looking for a door, an entrance to a different realm. It
was because they said that the world, no, the whole cosmos was going to end
soon. The Ieshi Clan also said that the world was going to end in the near
future.
Of course, the other races didn't let the demons roamed in their territory, so
they forced back the demons.
Then... Something entirely different appeared all of a sudden. It caused chaos

in the whole cosmos. They thought that the end was coming, so the demons
joined hands with other races. Cl.u.s.ter didn't have much information about
this part, so her description was vague. But Souta understood that all the
forces of the whole cosmos suffered great casualties. The Ieshi Clan
disappeared, the Founding Gods of the God's Continent died, the Supreme
Dragon God died, the Vajra race was annihilated, powerful leaders of
Humans and Elves died, and also the progenitors of different monsters died.
Souta was shocked when he heard this. All those powerful existence died
from unknown existence that came out of nowhere. He was curious about
what really happened that day.
"Really... This world is getting interesting. There's really a lot of things that I
haven't know in this world." Souta's mouth cracked into a smile.
He looked at Cl.u.s.ter and said, "You can rest now. Thanks for telling me
this."
"...no, you saved me so it's natural that I help you." Cl.u.s.ter shook her head.
She then hurriedly left his room.
Souta looked at her retreating back before he lay down on his bed. After
fulfilling the requirements of his next evolution, he would try to acquire more
combat arts so that he could level it up to two in his next evolution.
He rested for a few hours before he got up and went to Bryan's room.
Knock! Knock!
"Bryan we're going to depart now. Prepare yourself we're going deep in the
Desolate Forest." Souta said.
"Okay!!" Bryan replied in a loud voice.
Souta then went to Cl.u.s.ter and said the same thing.
In just a few minutes, Souta, Bryan, and Cl.u.s.ter went out of the inn to fetch
Yuko.
The group departed and went to the Desolate Woods.
The sky was dark and the night breeze was cold. Soon, they were going to
meet a lot of people after the Mystical Light Cherry.
It seemed that it's going to get chaotic in the Desolate Woods tonight.
Chapter 59 - Commandments
Souta brought Cl.u.s.ter with him. He was afraid that she would run away
once he left her in the village. He wouldn't let a valuable person like her leave
easily. He would squeeze some benefits out of her before he let her go.
Souta's group arrived in the inner part of the Desolate Woods. The trees
around this part were ten to twenty meters tall, and all of the trees had brown
and gray color leaves. It made them looked like withered trees, but this was
its natural color. This was the reason why this forest was called Desolate
Woods.
"The atmosphere is different than the outer part of the woods," Souta
muttered while looking around his surroundings.
"Whoa! This is the first time I see this kind of tree!" Bryan exclaimed while
looking around the trees in wonder.
Cl.u.s.ter was also looking around quietly. It seemed that she was still
holding back in front of Bryan and Souta. She didn't want them to think badly
of her.
"What's with this forest, Souta?" Bryan asked Souta.
"Hmm... This forest is called Desolate Woods. A lot of powerful monsters

inhabited this forest but the most dangerous was the Giant Nova Boa and the
Mountain Back Crocodile." Souta paused as he turned his head and looked at
Bryan. "These two monsters were the overlord of this forest. If we somehow
meet these two monster then we have to run as fast as we can. With our
current strength, we would not be able to defeat it, because these two
monsters are monsters that already created its monster orb. In other words,
these two are powerful enough to crash the four of us with the use of best
feram."
"What is a monster orb?" Bryan asked with a curious expression.

"Huh...?" Souta looked at Bryan with wide eyes. He couldn't believe that
Bryan didn't know the monster orb at all. He couldn't help but sigh at Bryan's
ignorance. "Monster orb is the core of a powerful monster. It is also the
source of strength of the monster and the reason why the monsters are
powerful. The monster orb can be fetched at a high price in the market. It can
be sold by a hundred thousand platinum coins. The energy inside the monster
orb is more potent than the energy inside the mana stone and essence."
He patiently explained the monster orb to Bryan. "Do you know the light in
Ladros City?"
"Yeah." Bryan nodded.
"The reason why those bulbs across the street light up are because of the
monster orb. One monster orb is needed to light up all the lights in the whole
city for one week. If a person would monopolize a single monster orb then it
would take a few months even a year before that person consumed all the
energy inside the monster orb." Souta explained to Bryan. The monster orb
was also the reason why the human and demi hunted down the monsters.
"I see." Bryan nodded.
"I can't believe you didn't even know this." Souta sighed.
...
Souta's group walked for a few dozen minutes before they met some monster.
The monster was a carnivorous plant. The plant was three meters tall. It was a
powerful monster but with Souta and Bryan, it didn't look like one.
All the monsters that they met all died by the teamwork of Souta, Bryan, and
Yuko.
The trees became twisted like everything around them was changing. The
area around them was completely covered in brush and branches.
Souta asked Bryan to clean the area.
"We will rest here for five minutes." Souta picked up a decent place to rest.
Of course, he scouted the area within it before he settled with this place.
Souta's group sat down and they leaned their back on the trees.
"This is such a weird forest," Bryan said in a low voice.
Souta ignored Bryan and he looked at Cl.u.s.ter. He noticed that she wasn't
gasping or out of breath. It seems like she really holds some power inside her.
There's also a possibility that she didn't know about this power and only those
higher up of the True God's Holy Kingdom knew.
Souta shook his head and put his hand inside his bag. He took out fruit and
bit it.
"This is good," Souta said as he looked at the fruit that looks like an apple on
his palm.
"Gulu gulu!"
He heard a sound beside him, so he turned his head and saw Yuko was
looking at the fruit on his hand with drool on her face.
"Really." Souta smiled wryly and he took out another fruit for her.
Yuko swallowed the fruit with a happy expression.
Looking at her expression, Souta smiled and patted her head.
After a few minutes, they packed their things and began to move forward.
They trek towards the eastern part of the inner woods. The surroundings were
dark, so their pace was quite slow.
While they were walking they heard a sound of metal clashing against each
other.
Yuko's ears twitched as she looked at the direction where the sound came
from.
"That's the sound of fighting," Souta muttered. Then, he turned his head and
looked at Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter. "Don't make any noise. We're going to check
it."
"Okay," Bryan replied.
Cl.u.s.ter just nodded her head.
"Good. Follow me." Souta nodded in satisfaction at their reply. He walked

slowly towards the sound.
Souta's group saw thirty people battling each other. Those people were
powerful especially the two people who were fighting in the center. Both of
them were wearing a full plate of silver-colored armor. The only difference
was the symbol that was engraved in their chest.
The symbol in their chest indicated that they were the knights of the nobles.
The symbol represented the family they supported.
Souta turned his head and looked at his group. He slowly opened his mouth
and said, "A lot of people were going to fight in this place, so we better avoid
them. This time we only came to check the strength of each group, but we
can see from their force that we wouldn't stand a chance if we fought them
head-on. Also, their numbers were greater than us."
"Yeah, they are strong. I wanted to fight them." Bryan said while looking at
the people who were fighting against each other.
"Don't worry about it, you will get a chance to fight later," Souta assured
Bryan. It's true that Bryan would have a chance to fight later in the dungeon
they were heading.
"Let's go now," Souta said.
The group turned around and quietly left the area, but they didn't know that a
figure was hiding in the trees was looking at them.
...
Somewhere in the forest...
Two people wearing a black robe were walking leisurely. Their black robe
wasn't an ordinary robe. The robe looks like the one that those priests from
the church wear. The robe had red linings and a symbol of a hand holding the
world was imprinted in the back. Behind them were the corpses of various
monsters.
"Ah~ poor little monsters. You sacrifice your lives for the greater goods of
people. Oh, God! Please guide these monsters towards the paradise!"
A man with long blonde hair said. The man has red pupils and part of his
bangs covered his left eyes. He had a tattoo of red arrow pointing downwards
below his left eye, and below that arrow was the "Love" word written in
cursive form.
The man was looking at the corpses of the monsters with intoxicated
expression.
The other figure was a woman. She has long black hair that was tied in a
ponytail. Her skin was pale and her pupils were crimson in color.
She looked at the man with annoyance and said, "Stop that! We just kill them
because they attack us, that's all. We wouldn't even bother them if they didn't
attack us."
"What are you saying, Carmilla? All the things here were created by the
Supreme Creator, so it's natural that we show them our love." The man said.
"Hais... I shouldn't have partnered with you in this mission." The woman
called Carmilla sighed. She then stopped moving and turned her head on her
left side.
"Hmm...? What's wrong, Carmilla?" The man asked when he saw her strange
expression.
"A group of people is coming," Carmilla said.
The man also turned his head and saw more than twenty people came out of
the bushes. The people were wearing a full plate armor indicating that they
were knights of a noble household.
Carmilla and the man looked at the knights with a curious expression.
A young man in his twenties stepped forward and looked at the two with
arrogance. He was wearing luxury clothes for nobles. He was the master of
the knights.
"I'm Ransen De Rougen, the third son of the Rougen Family!" The young
man introduced himself. He looked down at the two and ordered them. "You
two, tell me who you are and why you are here!"
Carmilla and the man looked at each other.
"I'm asking you! Don't you know me! I'm the son of Jasvin De Rougen! I'm a
noble lineage, so don't you dare ignore me! Are you also here because of the
Mystical Light Cherry?!" Ransen grew angrier when he saw the two people
in front of him ignored him.
Carmilla laughed at his words. She opened her mouth and said, "Mystical
Light Cherry? We're not here for something as low as that fruit. We have
hundreds of that in our base."
"You!! How dare you!! Draug!" He raised his voice and called his most
powerful knight.
"Young master. We should not-" Draug said but Ransen interrupted him. He
wanted to tell what type of monsters were behind the two unknown people.
The corpses of the monster behind the two weren't ordinary at all. Every
corpse of monsters was a powerful one that could even give him, a knight,
some trouble.
"I'm your master, so you should just follow my instruction without saying
anything!" Ransen said.
"Yes, young master!" Draug bowed and pulled out his sword.
The rest of the knights also pulled out their swords. They pointed their sword
at the two people.
"Now tell me, who you are and what's your goal here?" Hansen looked at the
two people with a smirk.
"Fine, I'm going to tell you. After all, I never told a lie before." Carmilla
stepped forward. Her mouth curved into a smile. "Commandments of the
God's Words. Representing the Truth commands, Carmilla Rybentatores."
"And I'm Julius Reanhar, representing the Love of the Supreme God." The
man opened his arms widely as he turned his head to look in the sky.
"We're here to retrieve the corpse of a God." Carmilla smiled at them with a
gentle expression.
"What?!" Everyone was shocked when they heard their introduction. They
subconsciously took a step back. Fear started to appear in their hearts.
Their grips on their weapon loosen and it fell on the ground.
If Souta was here, he too would be shocked. It was because the God's Will
was currently in the Desolate Woods.
If someone said the God's Will cult then the priest of the True God's Holy
Kingdom would burn those people. The True God's Holy Kingdom target
among the three Bringer of Calamity Group was the God's Will cult. The
people from the True God's Holy Kingdom despised the God's Will cult. It
was because of the inhumane things that God's Will did saying that it was for
the Supreme God.
God's Will was one of the three Bringer's of Calamity. They were called like
that because every time they appeared in public something bad happens. It
was either annihilating a country or causing a strange phenomenon in the
world.
If the three Great Countries were the good camp, then the three Bringer's of
Calamity was the evil camp.
The Commandments, the Deadly Sins, and the Zodiacs were the most
powerful terrorist group that could go toe to toe to the three Great Countries.
The Commandments of the God's Will were active in both Giza and God's
Continent, while the Deadly Sins were active in the God's Continent. Lastly,
the Zodiacs were active in the Giza Continent. Each of them was a
powerhouse of their own that could even bring down a god.
...
Souta stopped and looked in the starry sky, "I sense something terrible."
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked him when he saw Souta stop.
"Nothing." Souta shook his head.

Chapter 60 - Meeting Lumilia
"N-Nononono!" Ransen, the young noble, looked at Carmilla and Julius with
fear in his eyes. He fell down on his back as he kept repeating the same word.
There's not a hint of arrogance in his presence enemy, it was instead replaced
by fear.
Beside him were the corpses of his proud knights. All the powerful-looking
knights were now lying on the pool of blood without any signs of life.
"Ah~ God! Please forgive these sinful people! The Supreme God loves all the
creatures equally!" Julius said as he put his palm together and looked in the
starry sky.
"Tsk! Don't mind that idiot!" Carmilla clicked her tongue while looking at
Julius in annoyance. "Do you know that we wouldn't even bother insects like
you if you didn't attack us? It's all your fault that your knights died and also
your fault that you will die. Anyone who goes against the Supreme God will
die. And going against us is equivalent to that, so it means that no matter
what you say today I will not let you live."
"Nonononono, please forgive me! I will do anything that you want! Just don't
kill me!" Ransen pressed his forehead on the ground as he begged Carmilla to
spare him.
"Actually, I can see it in your eyes before that you have the intention to kill
us. You can't hide those things to us, the representatives of the God's Will, as
we are sensitive to any malicious things." Carmilla slowly walked towards
Ransen. "If you didn't show that intent to kill maybe your knights were still
alive right now."
"Please, I will not do it again!" Ransen begged for his life until the end. Tears
and snots were flowing down on his face. There's not a hint of noble
demeanor in his presence.
"Goodbye, and may God guide your poor soul," Carmilla said as she raised
her hand and her nails grew sharper. She swung it down on Ransen's neck.
Putchi!
...
Souta's group was heading towards the dungeon in the eastern part of the
inner woods.
While they were walking, Souta noticed that Yuko's ears kept twitching. He
carefully glanced at his surroundings and noticed that someone was following
them behind. That person was silently following them above the trees.
Souta looked at Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter before he said, "Bryan, Cl.u.s.ter.

Someone is following us."
"Wh-" Bryan was about asked when Souta interrupted him.
"Don't shout or else that person will notice that we knew about its presence,"
Souta said as he narrowed his eyes at Bryan.
"O-Okay." Bryan nodded at him.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, the person that was following him disappeared.
"Hmm...? It seems that he already left." Souta said while looking at the
position of that person before he/she disappeared.
"Eh! That person is already gone?" Bryan look surprised.
"Yeah, maybe that individual noticed our strange behavior. No, it should be
your strange behavior Bryan." Souta said.
"Eh! Why?"
"You shouldn't look at that person's location repeatedly as it will give that
person our plan." Souta explained to Bryan.
"Okay, I get it now." Bryan nodded.
Souta then looked at Cl.u.s.ter and asked, "Do you know how to fight?"
Cl.u.s.ter shook her head in denial.
"I understand. Don't worry if something happens Bryan will protect you."
Souta said as he assured her. Cl.u.s.ter was physically fitted. Her stats were
quite high but the only problem was that she doesn't know how to defend
herself, that's why she could only run when those people chased her before.
Cl.u.s.ter meekly nodded her head. It seems that she was ashamed that she
couldn't even protect herself.
"Okay, let continue."
Souta's group continued to walk deeper through the Desolate Woods. Here in
the inner parts of the Desolation Woods, battling was present everywhere.
Souta's group sometimes felt the ground shook and sometimes the could hear
a loud explosion.
...
Souta's group arrived in the river. They walked towards it but Souta felt
someone appeared behind them.
Souta glanced at Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter. It looks like these two didn't felt the
presence of that person. He then looked at Yuko and saw that she was aware
of that person.
"Let's go." Souta took a deep breath and grabbed the handle of his sword.
He quickly pulled out his sword before he turned around and threw it towards
the location of that person.
At the same time, Souta saw the face of that person. It was a middle-aged
man with short white hair and a white mustache. He was wearing the clothes
of a butler.
Swoosh!!
The Vajra Sword quickly tore the air as it went flying straight to that middle-
aged man.
"Wha-" The middle-aged man revealed a surprised expression. He quickly

pulled out the sword that was hanging on his waist and parried the Vajra
Sword.
Clang!
Souta bent down his knees and charged straight while using [Agility Boost]
and [Dash] at the same time. He then jumped in the air when he was close to
his sword and grabbed it.
[Stab]!
[Stab]!
[Stab]!
In the mid-air, Souta threw the skill [Stab] towards the middle-aged man. He
wouldn't let this middle-aged man escaped.
The middle-aged man was shocked as he couldn't even move because Souta
was blocking all his escape routes.
Tugh!
Souta landed in front of the middle-aged man and pierced his palm on the
tree using the Vajra Sword.
"Argh!" The middle-aged man groaned and his weapon fell on the ground. "I
got careless." He said while looking at Souta's face.
"Fred!" A girl appeared behind them. She raised her sword and pointed it at
Souta. "Release Fred and I will forget about this!"
Souta turned his head and looked at her. If this middle-aged man was a butler
then this girl was a maid. The maid has long blonde hair that was tied in a
bun.
"Souta!"
Bryan, Cl.u.s.ter, and Yuko approached Souta. They were surprised when
they saw him suddenly attack someone.
"What happened?" Bryan asked while looking at Souta and the middle-aged
man back and forth.
"This man was the one following us," Souta said as he looked at the middle-
aged man in the eyes. He gripped his sword tightly and twisted it.
"Argh!" The middle-aged man screamed when Souta twisted the sword that
pierced his palm.
"You! Release him!" The girl shouted at Souta.
"Release? Don't make me laugh. You don't have the right in your current
situation." Souta sneered at her. "You should understand your current
situation first. If you continue to show that kind of attitude in front of me then
I will kill this man."
"I-" The girl didn't know what to say.
"In the end, your just all talk," Souta said as he twisted his sword.
"What happened here, Fred? Jusmin?" A feminine voice sounded behind

them.
"You!!" Bryan exclaimed when he saw the person who just arrived here.
Souta grew curious so he turned his head and saw that person.
That person was a petite girl with shoulder-length blue hair and blue color
pupils. She has thick long blue tails sticking out in her back.
She's Souta's classmate, Lumilia Von Asvares, also the class representative of
Mage Class 1-B.
"What are you doing here, class rep?" Bryan asked Lumilia with a curious
expression. He didn't even hesitate when he asked her.
"Souta? Bryan? Why are the two of you here?" Lumilia asked the same
question.
"We're adventurers so we both doing a quest here. What about you?" Bryan
replied.
Souta didn't say anything and he just observed them. He could guess why
Lumilia was here. It seems the rumor about the Mystical Light Cherry
reached the Ladros City. She was a noble so it was natural that she would
receive such information.
Bryan and Lumilia talked about why they were here. Then, their conversation
shifted to Cl.u.s.ter. Bryan explained to her how they met Cl.u.s.ter and saved
her from those strange people.
Lumilia observed Cl.u.s.ter's appearance when she heard that Souta and
Bryan saved her.
"Um... Young miss." Fred said with slight hesitation.
"What is it, Fred?" Lumilia turned to look at him.
"Do you know them?" Fred asked.
"Yes, they are my classmates." Lumilia nodded her head.
"Um... Then, can you please tell them to let go of me?" Fred smiled wryly.
After all, Souta's sword was still embedded in his palm.
Souta heard him, so he looked at Lumilia and nodded. He pulled out his
sword causing blood to spurt out of Fred's palm.
"What really happened here?" Lumilia asked Souta.

"Hmm... There's someone following us but that person suddenly disappeared.
Then, I sensed that someone was behind us so I quickly attack that person."
Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder. He's telling them that he couldn't help
it.
He sat down and sheathed his sword. He supported his head with his palm
and said, "Okay, in return to what I did to him. I will heal him."
Lumilia looked at Souta and asked, "Do you know healing spell?"
"Yeah, just a simple [Light Heal] spell." Souta nodded at her. "Okay, let me
see your palm."
Fred looked at Lumilia asking for confirmation.
Lumilia nodded her head.
"Thanks." Fred smiled wryly as he stretched out his palm in front of Souta.
"It's okay." Souta shook his head and used [Light Heal] on his palm.
Chapter 61 - Lumilia's Quest
Souta used [Light Heal] on the palm of Fred. He stopped the bleeding of the
wounds before he took out something from his bag. This was a potion to
completely heal the wounds.
His skill was only a basic heal skill. It couldn't completely heal any wounds,
so to completely heal any wounds without leaving a scar a potion was
needed.
"No need." Fred shook his head as he declined the potion that Souta gave.
"We also have some potion. No need to use a potion in such shallow
wounds."
"Okay." Souta nodded and he placed back the potion in his bag.
"So your name is Cl.u.s.ter?" Lumilia looked at Cl.u.s.ter and asked while
patting her head.
"Yes." Cl.u.s.ter nodded meekly.
"Where are your parents?" Lumilia asked her in a gentle tone.
Cl.u.s.ter replied by shaking her head.
"I see... I'm sorry for asking such question. It must be hard for you." Lumilia
said as she gently caressed Cl.u.s.ter's head.
Souta looked at Lumilia with a surprised expression. Her tone was different
from the usual. She was always putting up a cold front and a strict tone, so it
was surprising to see this side of her. He guessed that she was like that
because she was seriously taking the responsibility of a class representative in
the Institute.
Suddenly, a group of people appeared before them. Those people were

wearing leather armor and pants. They were also armed with sharp weapons.
They were bandits without a doubt.
Souta just looked at these bandits without saying anything. In fact, he knew
that a lot of people were coming in this direction but he got distracted when
he listened to Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter's conversation.
Bryan, Yuko, Lumilia, Fred, Jusmin, and Cl.u.s.ter stopped moving. They
turned their heads to looked at the bandits.
Lumilia glared at the bandits. "Who are you?" She opened her mouth and
asked them in a cold tone completely different from the one she used on
Cl.u.s.ter.
The bandits looked at them with a grin on their face. They looked at them as
if they were prey that fell in their traps.
"Oh!" The leader of the bandit stepped forward and looked at Lumilia with
lewd eyes. He didn't even bother hiding his desire. "From the looks of it,
you're a noble, right?"
"What if I am?" Lumilia replied in a cold tone. She placed her hand on the
handle of her sword.
"We're finally going to enjoy some noble after a long time, boys!" The leader
said as he looked at Lumilia up and down.
"Yeah!"
"Boss! At least let me enjoy the maid first!"
"Boss! That little girl, can you give her to me? I have a thing for little girl!"
The bandits said in a burst of laughter. They already think that the girls here
were their property.
...
Souta looked at the bandit leader and Lumilia. He doesn't know what got the
bandit leader's interest in Lumilia. Is it a body? No, Lumilia's b.o.o.b.s were
close to none existence and she doesn't have that great curves. If Souta was to
say it, Lumilia looks like a child, a loli to be precise.
Souta would prefer the maid over Lumilia. He could see the curves and those
well-endowed chests of her through the maid outfit.
He shook his head and removed those thoughts in his mind. He looked at
Bryan and thought that he should teach reality to him.
'Okay, I will show him how to handle a situation like this, so he wouldn't
make any mistake again.' Souta thought as he nodded to himself.
Souta knew how Bryan think, so he guessed that Bryan would let these
bandits go.
Ah~ how shallow.
...
"You started it!" Bryan said as his mana flared up. He clenched his fist
gathering his mana around it.
"Otto, don't you see that you're at disadvantage here. We have numbers here.
You can't hope to defeat us!" The bandit leader said with an amused
expression. "We're going to slowly enjoy those girls, right boys?"
"Yeah!!"
"This sc.u.m!" Jusmin gritted her teeth as she pulled out her sword.
"Stand back, young miss! I will protect you!" Fred said as he stepped forward
in front of Lumilia.
"You don't have to worry about me, Fred. I can protect myself." Lumilia said
as she pulled out her sword.
"Hmph!" A sneered sounded.
All of them looked at Souta who stood up while patting his clothes.
"I'm grateful... Just like what the maid said before, you're just a lowlife
sc.u.m." Souta looked at the bandits and slowly approached them. He stopped
in front of the bandit leader. "So..."
Bryan, Yuko, Cl.u.s.ter, Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin just followed Souta with
their eyes.
"Huh?" The bandit leader placed his hand on his ear as if he couldn't hear
what Souta was saying.
"...I will not have any second thoughts in killing you." The [Vajra Sword
Saya] in Souta's hand emitted a red aura.
[Cross Moon]!
Swoosh!!
A red light flashed and everyone saw a red line in the body of the bandits.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Slowly their upper body fell down on the ground. The face of the bandits
showed an expression of shock. It seems that they couldn't believe what
happened to them.
Spurt!!
The lower body spurted out fountains of blood in the mid-air. The whole area
was dyed in a blood-red color.
Cl.u.s.ter was terrified when she saw the bloody scene. She quickly turned
around and covered her ears.
"Eik!" Jusmin felt a little dizzy witnessing such a gore scene. She's just a
maid that have knowledge about fighting, so she hadn't seen someone kill
people like this.
"He's not an ordinary student. From his reaction, I could see that it's not his
first time killing people." Fred narrowed his eyes as he looked fiercely at
Souta.
Lumilia subconsciously took a step back while she covered her mouth with
her hands.
After all this were their first time seeing someone killed like this in front of
them, so it's natural that they felt nausea because of the gore scene.
Souta ignored them as sheathed the Vajra Sword. It was his first time using
the skill of his sword. It feels different from using the skill he learned.
Souta closed his eyes and heard a sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[You've level up!]
[Intelligence, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 5!]
Finally, Souta reached level 19. Just one more level and he will reach the
level requirement for the second evolution.
"Souta!!" Bryan walked towards Souta and grabbed his collar.
"Hmm..." Souta looked at Bryan with plain eyes. He saw that Bryan was
clearly angry at what he did to the bandits. "Why?" He asked in a plain tone.
There's not a hint of emotion in his voice.
"Why did you kill them?" Bryan asked him in a loud voice.
"You know the reason why," Souta replied as he shook his body and fell on
the ground.
"But... You don't have to kill them." Bryan said as he gritted his teeth and
clenched his fists tightly.
"Is that what you always do in your quest? When you met a bandit did you
always let them live?" Souta said stood up while patting his clothes. He
turned to look at Bryan's eyes and continued, "You know that the bandits you
let go before didn't stop in what they are doing. Because of you they killed
and r.a.p.e more people, you know?"
"But..." Bryan lowered his eyes.
Souta narrowed his eyes when looking at Bryan. He then sighed and
shrugged his shoulder.
"Okay, let's go now."
Bryan's attitudes didn't really bother him. In fact, he actually liked it. This
kind of attitude was the one that would lead him in getting more quest. Like
before, if Bryan didn't insist on helping Cl.u.s.ter then Souta wouldn't know
about the Great War.
He's just testing if he could influence Bryan easily... But it seems that's not
necessary for him. Souta decided that he will do things in the shadows
secretly.
Souta turned to Lumilia and asked, "You Class rep, what are you going to
do?"
"Um... Young miss, we should go now. This man is dangerous. I don't like
that feeling." Jusmin whispered to Lumilia.
"Young miss, we should ask him for help. His strength would help us in a lot
of ways." Fred whispered.
Fred and Jusmin have different opinions. One was afraid of Souta because of
what he did, while one thought of taking advantage of Souta's strength.
"Young miss... If we don't get it, you know what will the lord say." Fred
continued to persuade her.
Lumilia frowned when she remembered her father, the family head of the
Asvares Noble Family.
She gritted her teeth and slowly opened her mouth, "Um... S-Souta..."
"Hmm... What is it?" Souta titled his head with a confused expression.
"Um... I want to ask you... If you can help us..." Lumilia stuttered. She wasn't
used in asking other people for help.
"Hais... Speak clearly." Souta sighed.
Fred was the one who stepped forward and bowed his head, "We request you
if you can lend us your strength to get the Mystical Light Cherry!"
"Hmm...?"
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!!]
[Gathering]: Help Lumilia's group in acquiring the Mystical Light Cherry.

Rewards: 20,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, 5 skill points.
Chapter 62 - Into the Dungeon
Souta was surprised when he received a quest.
[Gathering]: Help Lumilia's group in acquiring the Mystical Light Cherry.

Rewards: 20,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, 5 skill points.
'Five skill points...!' Souta was surprised to see 5 skill points as rewards. The
difficulty of this quest was clearly higher than all the quest that he did before.
He turned his head and looked at Lumilia's group. He wondered if he should

accept the quest or not.
Accepting the quest means that he wouldn't acquire the Mystical Light
Cherry, but he would get five skill points. That's a lot of skill points.
"Okay, I'll help you but first you have to help me first." Souta nodded at them
and stated his condition. If he hadn't asked them anything in return then they
would grow suspicious of him.
"Thanks for accepting our selfish request, but I have a question," Fred said
politely.
"Do tell me," Souta said in response to him.
"How should we help you?" Fred asked carefully.
"Hmm... We will enter the dungeon later and just protect Cl.u.s.ter." Souta
said as he rubbed his chin.
"Is that all?" Fred took a glance at Cl.u.s.ter and asked Souta.
"Yeah, Bryan and I will become too busy in fighting so we need someone to
protect Cl.u.s.ter."
"Then, I'm curious about this Red Fur Bear."

"Ah! Her? She's Yuko, my partner! Yuko say hi to them!"
"Mu."
...
Souta turned his head and looked at Bryan. Bryan was looking on the ground
while his fists clenched tightly.
Souta approached him and patted his back. He said, "Don't worry about it, I'm
just testing you if you're going to change your perspective in life. But don't
worry, that okay, just do what you think is right."
Souta left after he said those words to Bryan.
Yuko looked at Bryan before she followed Souta.
Cl.u.s.ter lifted up her head and looked at Yuko and Souta's back. Then, she
turned her head and looked at Bryan.
...
Souta talked about the detailed information of the Mystical Light Cherry to
Lumilia.
Souta, Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin were around the Map of the Desolate
Woods. They were looking at the map with a serious expression.
"Where is the exact place of the fruit?" Souta asked.
"We don't know the exact place but the fruit was said to be seen in this part,"
Lumilia said as she drew a circle in small part of the northern woods.
Souta looked at the map with a scrutinizing gaze. After a few moments, he
opened his mouth and said, "We should go around this part to avoid the nest
Titan Hornets. We shouldn't use our energy in fighting these monsters as we
need to fight the other people that came here for the fruit."
"Other people?" Lumilia looked at Souta.

"Huh? Do you think that you're the only one who came here for the fruit?
There are people who came here with the same reason as you. They are
competitors. We have to fight and defeat them if you want to get the Mystical
Light Cherry." Souta said in a cold tone.
"...yeah." Lumilia lowered her head and nodded.
Souta guessed that Lumilia didn't know anything at all. She just came here
because she heard about the Mystical Light Cherry. She didn't even bring
knights in her quest like the other nobles that came here.
"Hais..."
Souta sighed helplessly. It seems that Lumilia was innocent in outside world
affairs.
To think that the strict class rep didn't know this. It seems like he
overestimated her.
"Okay, let's finished what we came here first," Souta said as he stood up.
"Thanks." Fred also stood up and thanked Souta.
"You can save your thanks after we get that fruit." Souta glanced at him and
said before he left.
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin looked at his back.
"Is he really your classmate, young miss?" Justin asked Lumilia in a low
voice.
"Yeah, from what I see he's the strongest in our class." Lumilia nodded.
"Young miss, if I'm not wrong your class is Mage Class, am I right?" Fred
asked.
"Yes, we're from Mage Class. He showed a power not befitting any mage in
our class. He even defeated the students from Shield Class without using any
spells." Lumilia explained to them.
...
The group walked for an hour before they arrived near in front of the
waterfalls.
"Is this where the dungeon resides?" Bryan asked as he looked at the forty-
meter tall falls.
"Yeah, it's behind that falls." Souta nodded as he observed Bryan. It seems
that Bryan recovered now. His mental capacity was high and it looks like he
experienced the same thing before.
Souta doesn't know what Bryan experienced before that made him like that.
Bryan seems bent on saving everyone that needs help.
Souta looked at Cl.u.s.ter and said, "Cl.u.s.ter, stay behind Lumilia. She will
protect you."
Cl.u.s.ter nodded her head and she stood beside Lumilia.
Lumilia looked at Cl.u.s.ter and patter her head. "Don't worry, I will protect
you."
"Thank you." Cl.u.s.ter nodded meekly.
"Follow me," Souta said as he stepped forward and let the water fell on his
body.
The rest of the group followed Souta behind.
Behind the waterfalls, they saw a wide cave. It was so wide that Yuko could
move inside the cave freely.
Everyone's clothes were wet because of the waterfalls.
Bryan looked around and saw Jusmin's bra through her maid outfit. When he
saw her bra, he quickly turned around and looked deep in the dungeon.
Souta noticed it so he looked at the girls and said, "You should dry your
clothes first. Bryan couldn't even concentrate when you're showing such
things to him."
Lumilia, Cl.u.s.ter, and Jusmin looked at their body and saw that their wet
clothes were sticking close in their body.
"Young miss!" Fred exclaimed as he removed his coat and placed it on

Lumilia.
"Thank you, Fred!" Lumilia said with a hint of redness in her cheeks as she
glanced at Bryan and she saw him looking at the cave, then at Souta, and saw
him looking at her. "You!!"
"You, what? I couldn't even see what's there even if you don't hide it." Souta
said to her.
"You!!" Lumilia blushed and she didn't even know what to say anymore.
"Young miss is still in her growing phase, so she would grow into a fine
woman after a few years." Jusmin stepped forward and said while looking at
him fiercely.
"Then, complain to me after a few years or after she got the same body as
yours," Souta said as he turned around and shrugged his shoulder.
Jusmin covered her chest with her hands when she heard Souta's words.
Yuko stepped forward and stuck out her tongue. She licked Souta's cheeks.
"Stop that! I will give you some fruit." Souta said as he patted Yuko's head.
He placed his other hand on his bag and took out a fruit. He gave the fruit to
her so that she would stop.
He then walked beside Bryan and placed his hand on Bryan's shoulder. He
placed his mouth near Bryan's ear and whispered, "After this quest, you
should come with me to the Red Light District? I will pick the best woman
for you."
"I-" Bryan was about to decline when Souta interrupted him.

"Don't worry it's my treat." Souta patted Bryan's shoulder.
...
The group went inside the dungeon. Souta lit up a torch and he let the none
combatants hold the torch. The area inside the cave was wide so they were
not cramped in a small narrow path like any other dungeons.
The road was dark and they could barely see what's inside the cave.
After walking for a few minutes, they saw crystals on the ceiling that was
emitting light.
"Beautiful," Jusmin exclaimed when she saw the crystals on the ceiling.
"Yeah, it's pretty." Bryan nodded at her words.
Souta didn't have any reaction except that he thought that these crystals were
convenient. These crystals were nothing compared to the crystals the lit up
the Undead Sanctuary.
Souta looked behind him and said, "You can throw the torches. We don't
need them anymore." Souta knew that at this point they didn't need the
torches.
"Okay." Cl.u.s.ter nodded and she threw the torch that she was holding. She
was a non-combatant so Souta gave her a task before to hold the torch.
"Hmph!" Jusmin also threw the torch that she was holding.
"Also, be careful," Souta warned them as he knew that they will meet
monsters when they go deeper in the dungeon.
Bryan, Lumilia, and Fred nodded at his words. They prepared themselves to
fight the monsters.
Soon, they met three giant snakes. The snakes were ten meters long and they
have green scales.
"Let's kill it quickly," Souta said as he pulled out the Vajra Sword.
"Okay." Fred nodded at him.
Souta and Bryan charged towards the three giant snakes, and Fred followed
behind the two.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
The snakes attacked Souta but he easily avoided it.
Bang!
He then slashed his sword at the snakes. His sword easily broke through the
scales of the snake.
Putchi!
Red blood spurted out of the cut he gave to the snake.
Souta then jumped in the air and he twisted his body. He followed it up by
waving his sword towards the head of the snake.
Putchi!
The snake was cut into two cleanly.
...
Bryan pulled back his fist and he gathered his mana.
Boom!
He jumped in threw a powerful punch on the head of the giant snake.
Bang!
He landed on the ground and flames coated both of his fist. He bent his knees
and threw himself at the snake.
[Blazing Strike]!!
Boom!
The snake was pushed back. It took damage from that punch.
Suddenly, Bryan saw a sword flew in the air straight to the eye of the snake.
Putchi!
The sword pierced through the eye of the snake and Souta appeared.
Souta grabbed the handle of the sword and he pushed it deeper.

Chapter 63 - Cl.u.s.ter's change
Souta turned around and saw that Lumilia and Fred already finished the other
giant snake.
"Let's go now." Souta took a glance at the corpses of the giant snake before
he started to walk. He could sell them but he doesn't have enough hand to
bring them back to the village. Even then, the giant snake was too large for
him and it would take a lot of people to bring back a single giant snake. Also,
he wouldn't get much coins if he sells this type of snake.
"Okay."
The rest of the group followed Souta. They didn't know what's Souta's goal
here so they could only follow him. Fred even asked Bryan what's Souta's
goal, but even he didn't know what's Souta's objective here in this dungeon.
...
The group continued going deeper into the dungeon. They only stopped when
they saw two pathways in front of them.
"What should we do now, Souta?" Bryan asked Souta.
Lumilia, Fred, Jusmin, and Cl.u.s.ter also turned to look at him.
Souta rubbed his chin and closed his eyes. He tried to recall the right way
here.
"Hmm... Where should I go?"
After a few moments, Souta opened his eyes. He finally recalled what's in
these two pathways.
These two pathways lead to the boss's room. There's not that much different
except the type of monster. The monsters on the left side was an undead
while on the right side was not undead.
"Let's go this way." Souta pointed at the left path.
"Okay." Bryan nodded at him.
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin don't have that much opinion regarding this
matter. They will all leave this to Souta.
There's a reason why he chooses the left path full of undead creatures. A
spellbook was hidden in the secret room here in the left path and Souta
wanted it. He could sell the spellbook for a huge amount of money after he
learned the spell. It will give him an allowance for two months.
...
The group entered a wide space and saw more than fifty undead blocking the
way. The atmosphere turned into a cold one completely different from before.
The smell of rotten meat spread in the air.
Lumilia, Jusmin, and Cl.u.s.ter pinched the nose when they smelled it.
Souta took a deep breath and clenched his sword tightly. The atmosphere
here was the same when he entered one of the low-level dungeons in the
Undead Sanctuary. The scent and cold air were the same.
"Let's go!"
Souta shouted as he dashed towards the group of undead. Although they were
low-level undead he would still get a decent amount of exp if he killed them.
"Graa!!"
The undead noticed him, so they turned their attention at him. All of them
opened their mouth revealing sharp fangs.
Swoosh!!
Souta arrived in front of them and he used the skill [Stab] consecutively.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Several small holes appeared in the bodies of the undead in front of him.
Bryan jumped above Souta. Bryan's fists were covered in flames.
[Blazing Strike]!!
Bryan threw a powerful punch causing a huge explosion to occur in the back.
Fred looked at Souta and Bryan. He opened his mouth and said, "I'll go,
young miss." He then brandished his sword and charged towards the group of
undead.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
He swiftly moved his body from side to side whole dodging every undead.
He did this while waving his sword to cut the undead.
Putchi!
Putchi!
Souta stopped attacking the undead when he saw Fred. He was surprised at
Fred's sword skill. Fred's mastery over the sword was higher than him.
"As expected of a butler of a noble family. He clearly possesses some skill to

prove himself."
Now that Souta thought about it, he recalled that when he threw his Vajra
Sword before. Fred reacted quickly to parried his sword.
Souta turned his head to looked at Lumilia and the rest. Lumilia was standing
in front of Cl.u.s.ter and Jusmin while holding her sword in front of her. If
some undead passes through Bryan and Fred, she was the one who's going to
fight it.
Souta slightly bent his knees and launched himself towards the group of
undead.
"Let's go, Saya!"
He waved the Vajra Sword left and right cutting the bodies of the undead like
a butter. He was getting impatient because the undead kept coming.
"Get down!!"
Souta shouted and Fred and Bryan looked at him. They quickly got crouched
down in response to his words.
[Cross Moon]!!
Souta executed one of the skills of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
Swoosh!!
A red light swept out in the whole area and it cut every undead in front of
Souta.
The system prompt kept ringing in his head.
"Huff... There's still more!" Souta inhaled deeply and shouted. He once again
dashed towards the remaining undead in the back.
Bryan and Fred also joined the fight.
...
It took them a dozen minutes before they cleared all the undead in this area.
The undead have numbers more than Souta estimated.
At first, only fifty undead appeared but as the fight goes on the undead kept
appearing until they reached more than a hundred in numbers.
"That's a lot of undead," Fred commented while looking at the dead bodies.
Souta glanced at the girls and saw Jusmin was covering Cl.u.s.ter's eyes. He
opened his mouth and said, "Ignore it if you can't stomach it."
Lumilia nodded at his words. "Let's get going, Jusmin."
...
The group went deeper. They met undead in their way but its number was not
the same as before.
After half an hour of walking, Souta and the rest arrived in the middle part of
the dungeon. The area here was wider and there's a lot of undead here.
Souta, Bryan, and Fred worked together to get rid of all the undead in the
place. It took them ten minutes to completely finished all the undead.
Souta looked at his group and saw that they were showing signs of
exhaustion, so he let them rest here for a while.
"Rest here," Souta said to them. He then walked around the area.
Lumilia looked around the area and noticed a huge metal door at the side.
"What's with that door?" Lumilia asked.
Souta walked towards it and placed his palm on the cold surface of the door.
Behind this door was the spellbook that he wanted.
On top of the huge metal door, was a line with a red light. It looks like a bar
and the red light was the power that operated the mechanism inside the door.
Bryan also walked towards the metal door. He pushed the door with all of his
might but the door didn't budge an inch.
"I can't open it."

Bryan said and he tried to punch the door.
Bang!
His punch didn't even leave a dent on the door.
"You wouldn't be able to open the door inside the dungeon easily," Souta said
to Bryan.
Cl.u.s.ter also walked towards the door and placed her palm on the surface of
the door.
"Cl.u.s.ter!" Jusmin called her but Cl.u.s.ter ignored her.
Lumilia and Fred looked at Cl.u.s.ter with a curious expression.
Souta noticed that Cl.u.s.ter's eyes were lifeless. It was different from her
usual expression. It feels like someone was taking over her body and
controlling her.
He took a step back and observed her. He wondered what she will do and he
was also curious about the secret she's hiding.
A magic circle appeared in her palm. Then, the red bar above the door shone
brightly before they heard the metallic sound inside the door indicating that
she opened the door.
Cl.u.s.ter suddenly loses her consciousness. She fell down and Bryan, who
was beside her, caught her before she landed.
Bang!
The huge metal door slowly opened and revealed a dark room.
"What?!" Souta was shocked when he saw this. The way she opened the door
was different from what he knew.
"How did she do that?"

He tried to recall if there's another way to open the door but unfortunately, he
couldn't think of anything.
The only way to open this door was too filled the red bar using the bodies of
the undead, but Cl.u.s.ter did it in her own way.
How?
Souta doesn't have any ideas on how she did that.
He stepped forward and looked at Cl.u.s.ter on Bryan's arms. He checked her

pulse and found that she was just unconscious.
"What happened, Souta?" Bryan asked him while looking at Cl.u.s.ter with a
hint of concern in his eyes.
"She's fine. You don't have to worry about her."
Souta said to him. He then entered the dark room behind the door. He used
his [Fire Ball] spell to create light.
The light from the fireball illuminated the whole room. Souta saw a bunch of
equipment on the ground. The grade of the equipment ranges from Colorless
to Blue grade.
The one that caught his attention was the normal-looking chest at the back of
the room. This thing was hiding the spellbook that he wanted.
"Okay, let's check it out," Souta said as he stepped forward.

Chapter 64 - Undead Cyclops
Souta squatted down and placed his hands on the side of the chest before he
opened it.
Inside the chest, he saw a thick black book. The book looks ordinary and it
doesn't have any titles indicating what's written inside this book.
The [Undead Light] spell.
A spell where he could shot a dark light. If the target was undead, they will
only lose their energy. But if it's not undead, the target will lose their life
force and the life force will go to the user. And if the target died using the
skill, then the target will become undead.
The user will be able to use the life force he/she collected to increase the
damage of his/her attack and defense.
The spell can only target one person at a time. It will increase by leveling up
the skill. It also can not be used while using another spell.
Souta smiled looking at the spellbook on his hand. This spell was a Tier 2
spell. It means that he couldn't use his skill points to learn this skill as he only
had a low-level class. Tier 2 spell was for those who have mid-level class and
Tier 3 spell was for those who have high-level class.
But Souta didn't have a plan to use skill points to learn this skill. He will try
to learn it manually. After he learned the spell, he would also try if he could
imprint it in his inner consciousness making it an inner spell just like the rest
of his spell.
"Souta, what's that?" Lumilia asked him from behind.
Souta glanced at her and said, "It's a spellbook."
"Hmm... Is that the reason why you came here?" Lumilia nodded and asked.
"Nope, I don't even know that this spell is here in the first place," Souta
answered her. He said this because he wanted her to know that he doesn't
have any idea about what's inside this room. It will be suspicious if he knew
what's inside the locked door.
"I see... So what's your reason?" Lumilia nodded and asked what's his
objective in this place.
"The Rotten Venomous Green Apple," Souta replied. Since they were already
here and they will know his goal when they arrived in the boss room, Souta
decided to tell her.
"Did real Venomous Green Apple grow here?" Lumilia asked him with wide
eyes. She heard about the Venomous Green Apple, so she had an idea about
it. Then, something came into her mind. "Rotten?"
"Yeah, it decayed because of the negative energy of the undead that is

guarding the Venomous Green Apple. That's the reason why it became a
Rotten Venomous Green Apple." Souta explained to her.
"That's unfortunate..." Lumilia said as she lowered her head. She knew that
the value of the Venomous Green Apple was greater than the Mystical Light
Cherry, but since it was a rotten one the value became less than the cherry.
"Well, the client still wants it so what could I do?" Souta shrugged his
shoulder.
"I see..." Lumilia recalled that Bryan said that they came here because of the
quest.
Clap!
Souta clapped his hand to gathered everyone's attention and said, "You can
pick anything that you wanted here. We could bring all of this equipment so
pick the thing that you only want."
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin just stayed in their place. They were not interested
in some Blue grade equipment.
But Bryan was different, he wasn't a noble and he didn't have money to buy
his own set of equipment. All the money he earned was for paying the
institute.
Bryan was excited when he saw a lot of equipments on the ground. He went
around to looked at the equipment with an excited expression.
"You can pick anything you want Bryan. You can also sell it." Souta advised
to Bryan.
"Okay." Bryan nodded as he continued to check every equipment on the

floor.
Souta looked around and picked up some Blue grade equipment. He then
called Yuko and hung those equipments in her back.
"Good! We will earn a few hundred gold coins for these equipments." Souta
nodded with a satisfied expression.
Souta looked at his stats and saw that [Harvester of the Soul] only need a few
more souls before he could use its effect once again. The souls of the
monsters, bandits, and the undead that he killed before almost filled the bar.
Just a little bit more and his stats would increase once again.
His base stats were mostly in balance right now. His strength attribute would
increase than any of his attributes because he picked it when he evolved into
High End Goblin. His agility and dexterity attributes were catching up
because of the [Harvester of the Soul]. And his intelligence attributes were
also increasing because of his class. The only thing he lacks was a skill to
increase his vitality attributes.
...
The group waited for Cl.u.s.ter to regained her consciousness. She woke up
after thirty minutes since she opened the door.
Souta didn't ask her how she managed to open the door because he thought
that Cl.u.s.ter doesn't have any idea about that. Even if she knew that side of
her, she will keep silent about it because she already hid why those people
from before were after her. Naturally, she doesn't want to talk about it.
Lumilia also didn't ask about it. Since she didn't ask about, naturally Fred and
Jusmin wouldn't ask too.
Bryan was different. He was just amazed and praised Cl.u.s.ter because she
managed to open the door that he couldn't open.
"Okay, we will go now," Souta said to them while glancing at Cl.u.s.ter.
Cl.u.s.ter was beside Jusmin still feeling weak. It seems that she exhausted
her strength in opening the door.
Souta then looked at Jusmin. "You stay beside Cl.u.s.ter." He planned to

quickly kill the boss, the Undead Cyclops, with this group. He, Bryan, Yuko,
Lumilia, and Fred will attack the boss. He knew how powerful the boss, so
even with this group it would take some time.
"Yeah. I will protect her." Jusmin nodded and she patted Cl.u.s.ter's head.
"Good." Souta nodded.
...
Souta led them to the boss room. Their journey wasn't smooth as they met
some undead on their way to the boss room. Since all of them were fighting
except for Cl.u.s.ter and Jusmin they easily eliminated those undead.
Half an hour later they arrived in front of a wide space. The area of the boss
room was wider than any other part of the dungeon here. The distance
between the ceiling and the floor was twenty-five meters.
Souta and the rest looked inside and saw a five-meter tall undead standing in
the center of the room. This was the boss of this dungeon, the Undead
Cyclops. Beside the Undead Cyclops was a tall rock and on top of it was a
small tree without any leaf. They saw only saw one fruit which was hanging
in one of its branches.
"So that's the Venomous Green Apple..." Jusmin said in wonder while
looking at the green apple.
"Yeah, and that's my goal." Souta nodded and turned his attention to Yuko.
He approached her and took the equipments that were hanging on her back.
He then placed it on the ground. He did this so that Yuko could fight without
restraint.
"Jusmin, stay out of the fight," Lumilia said to Jusmin.
"Yes, young miss." Jusmin nodded at her.
"You can go now," Souta said as he patted Yuko's back.
Roar!
Yuko roared and she charged towards the Undead Cyclops.
The Undead Cyclops noticed her so it turned its body and faced Yuko.
Boom!
The two clashed causing a loud sound that echoed in the whole room.
"Here I go!" Bryan clenched his fist as he bent his knees and charged towards
the Undead Cyclops.
Lumilia closed her eyes and she gathered her mana in her palm. She then
casted a spell towards the Undead Cyclops.
[Water Blade]!!
A blade made of water shot towards the back of the Undead Cyclops.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
[Shadow Bind]!!
Souta also used his spell to restrict the movements of the Undead Cyclops.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fred also charged as he joined Bryan and Yuko in battling the Undead
Cyclops. While Lumilia and Souta provided them support using their spells.
[Agility Boost]!!
[Strength Boost]!!
Souta casted his support spell on Bryan, Fred, and Yuko. He looked at them
before he pulled out the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist.
He looked at Lumilia and said, "I will join them, you can continue supporting
us using your magic."
Lumilia nodded and she casted [Water Bomb] spell.
Bryan, Fred, and Yuko took a distance away from the Undead Cyclops and
Lumilia's spell exploded.
Boom!!
"Continue!!" Souta shouted. He knew that the Undead Cyclops wouldn't die
that easily. The boss was a powerful undead. It possessed the power to carry
the level of this dungeon higher than the low-level dungeon, so it wouldn't
die easily.
They nodded at him before they launched themselves at the boss of this
dungeon.
Chapter 65 - Fighting the Undead
Cyclops
[Quest Triggered!]
[Boss Battle]: Defeat the boss and conquer the dungeon. Rewards: 5,000 exp,
2 free attribute points, and 1 skill point.
The rewards of this quest were higher than the previous quest he did in the
dungeon. It was because the level of this dungeon wasn't entirely a low-level
dungeon. It's level hover between the low-level and mid-level dungeons.
"Hmm... I will get another skill points that's what matters." Souta smiled.
...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A loud sound echoed in the whole room as Yuko exchanged blows with the
Undead Cyclops.
Yuko was getting pushed back by the power of the Undead Cyclops when
Bryan appeared above her and shot a powerful punch at the enemy.
[Blazing Strike]!!
Bryan's flaming fist hit the face of the Undead Cyclops. The undead was
pushed back a little bit by his punch.
Swoosh!!
The undead waved its hand towards Bryan but Yuko blocked it for him.
Bang!
"Thanks, Yuko!" Bryan smiled and he casted [Lightning Boots] and
[Lightning Edge] spell.
Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!
Fred moved behind the undead and executed his own combat arts.
[Rippling Slash]!!
White energy coated his sword before he swung it at the back of the Undead
Cyclops.
Putchi!
A large cut appeared on the back of the undead. The undead felt the power of
the slash, so it turned around and shot a kick towards Fred.
Fred noticed it, so he quickly reacted by moving his body sideways. He

avoided the kick and launched a counter-attack.
[Rippling Slash]!!
He slashed the feet of the Undead Cyclops.
Putchi!
Suddenly, the Undead Cyclops roared in a very loud voice. The roar shook
the entire area.
Roar!!
Bryan and Fred covered their ears as both of them took a step back.
"Damn, it's crazy strong!" Bryan looked at the Undead Cyclops with
eagerness in his eyes. "Let me try it for a second."
Souta looked at Bryan when he heard those words. He nodded and called
Yuko. "Stay back, let Bryan hold the undead for a while."
"Are you sure?" Fred went beside Souta and asked.
Souta just nodded his head while looking at the Undead Cyclops.
The Undead Cyclops started to emitted strange black energy. It was color
black and everyone could see the energy with their own eyes. It then gathered
the energy in its eye.
Ohm!
It formed a ball of black energy and it was getting stronger every second.
Boom!
The black energy shot a beam towards them.
...
"Get down!" Souta said as he pushed Fred to avoid the black beam at all
costs.
Bryan also jumped away to dodge the beam.
Lumilia took Jusmin and Cl.u.s.ter with her.
Boom!!
A loud explosion that shook the entire room occurred. Thick smoke and dust
covered the area of the explosion. Some of the crystals on the ceiling started
to fall down. It looks like the entire place was going to crumble down.
Souta knew that this place wasn't going to crumble with just one attack of
that level. This place was built to hold the boss here, so it could even take the
strongest blow the boss could give.
"What power!" Fred exclaimed looking at the explosion.
[Water Barrier]!!
Lumilia casted a barrier to protect Cl.u.s.ter and Jusmin from the falling
debris.
"Damn, what a strong one!" Bryan charged towards the Undead Cyclops
without hesitation. He jumped in the air and aimed his palm on the undead.
[Thunder Shock]!!
[Lightning Ground]!!
[Glowing Flame]!!
Bryan casted his attacking spell at the Undead Cyclops. Flames and
Lightning appeared one after another and it looks like it was going to devour
the undead.
The Undead Cyclops ignored the damage it took and attack Bryan. It
launched a barrage of punches towards him.
Bryan swiftly avoided all the punches of the undead with his speed. He
clenched his fist tightly and he jumped towards the face of the undead.
Swoosh!
Bryan smirked and casted a powerful spell [Burst Flame].
Boom!!
...
"Whoa! That packs a lot of power!" Souta exclaimed looking at Bryan's show
of power. To think that Bryan holds this much power was something he didn't
expect. Souta would say that Bryan with mana and spell was five times
stronger than the Bryan in the tournament.
Souta shook his head and said, "But that's enough now, let's go!" He patted
Yuko and let her join the fight.
Suddenly, Lumilia shouted from behind.
"Back down!!"
Bryan heard her voice so he took a distance from the Undead Cyclops.
Yuko who just joined the fight was forced to back down.
[Water Serpent]!!
A huge serpent made of water formed behind Lumilia. Lumilia pointed her
fingers at the Undead Cyclops and she controlled the serpent to attack the
undead.
Swoosh!!
The serpent speed was high as it quickly arrived before the undead. The
serpent moved above before it got down and clashed on the face of the
undead.
Boom!!
"Follow up! [Water Bomb]! [Water Blade]!"
Lumilia showed her powerful spells. The power of her spell could be
compared to Bryan's spell.
She then crouched down and placed both of her palms on the ground.
[Greater Ice Spike]!!
Spike made of ice burst out of the ground. The area of effect of this skill
could cover the whole space of this room, but she didn't do it because she had
her comrades here.
The spike pierced the huge body of the Undead Cyclops.
"Whoa! Your crazy strong too, class rep!" Bryan exclaimed in a loud voice.
Boom!!
Suddenly, the spikes were shattered like a fragile glass.
All of them focused their sight on the Undead Cyclops. The undead was
releasing a very powerful aura right now. The aura caused ripples in the air.
The Undead Cyclops' body expanded and it became seven meters tall. Its eye
turned red in color and red veins started to pop up around its body.
"What's that?" Jusmin looked at the Undead Cyclops. She was worried about
the one who's fighting such a monster.
"It still have so much power!" Fred exclaimed as he covered his eyes with his
hand.
"Tch! A good one!" Bryan clicked his tongue when he saw that the Undead
Cyclops still holds a power they couldn't expect.
Lumilia just looked at the undead as she bit her lower lips.
Souta knew what's that. It's the [Berserk Mode] skill of the Undead Cyclops.
It will activate when its health goes down to one fourth.
"It's our time, Yuko!" Souta shouted and he waved his sword.
Roar!
Yuko roared and charged towards the Undead Cyclops in response to his
words.
Souta followed behind Yuko and he used [Dash] to increase his speed. He
also used [Agility Boost] and[Strength Boost] on himself.
Swoosh!!
He jumped above Yuko and looked at the Undead Cyclops. He aimed his
sword at the undead and executed [Stab] consecutively.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Undead Cyclops felt the power of his attack, so it turned its attention on
him. It swung its huge arm towards him.
Souta smirked as he gripped his sword tightly. He then executed the skill of
the [Vajra Sword Saya].
[Cross Moon]!!
The red light of the Vajra Sword and the huge hand of the Undead Cyclops
collided.
Boom!!
Blood burst out of the hand of the undead. The flesh of its hand slowly
crumbled under the power of the Vajra Sword.
Souta then twisted his body in the air and swung his sword.
Putchi!
The huge hand of the Undead Cyclops fell down on the ground with a loud
"thud" sound.
At this time, Yuko arrived in front of the undead. She increased her speed
and tackled the huge undead in front of her.
Bang!
She then moved both of her hands and smashed the Undead Cyclops.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yuko saw that her attack wasn't doing any damage to the undead, so she
opened her mouth and a ball of fire formed.
[Burning Shout]!!
A flame swept out in the whole area and it almost hit Souta.
Souta was shocked when he saw this. It was his first time seeing Yuko used
her trait skill.
He smiled and said, "Good girl, Yuko! Keep it up!"
After a few moments, Yuko stopped her trait skill.
Souta saw the area was burned and the Undead Cyclops was still moving.
Although it was moving, Souta knew that it would fall anytime.
He dashed towards it and waved his sword like a madman.
Slice!
Slash!
He only stopped when he heard a sound in his mind.
[You've received 1,891 exp from defeating the Undead Cyclops!]
[Congratulations on completing the mission Boss Battle!]
[You've received 5,000 exp!]
"It's done," Souta said as the Undead Cyclops fell in the ground. He checked
the system first before he went up to the tall rock.
He picked up the Rotten Venomous Green Apple and placed it inside a

container.
"That's mission complete," Bryan said as he walked towards Souta.
"Yeah, thanks." Souta nodded and thanked him. He packed the container
inside his bag.
"I hope you don't forget what you promise to young miss," Fred said at the
side.
"Don't worry, I will help you." Souta grinned at him. He wouldn't abandon a
mission that will give him 5 skill points.
Chapter 66 - Next Quest
Souta packed the container inside his bag. He stood up and said, "You can
rest here. After we rest, we will head to get the Mystical Light Cherry for
class rep."
Bryan and Fred nodded at him. They sat down and tried to recover their
energy as fast as possible.
"How about you?" Jusmin asked him.
"Me, I'm going to see what's this undead," Souta said as he walked towards
the Undead Cyclops.
Lumilia just looked at him before she closed her eyes.
Souta sat down in front of the Undead Cyclops and sliced a piece of its meat.
He placed it inside the other container that he bought.
It's one of the requirements for his next evolution, the meat of the level 20
and above undead.
Now that he acquired all the materials needed for his next evolution, the only
thing he needed was to level up to twenty. He doesn't need to worry about
that now as his priority was to complete Lumilia's quest. The rewards of her
quest were the highest all of the quest he received ever since he came here in
this world.
He will undergo evolution once he finished this quest. After that, he will
focus on leveling up his class. Currently, he was just a Rank 1 Mage. To
promote to Rank 2 Mage, he needed to level up once of his specialty to level
10. Leveling up a spell was completely different from leveling up a combat
arts like his [Stab] skill. It was different from combat arts that could be
trained to level up.
The spell was made up of a magic circle. He needed to know how to build up
a magic circle without relying on his system. This was the reason why he
enrolled in the Ladro Institute.
...
The group rested inside the boss room for almost an hour.
They recovered some of their energy in this time, so Souta lead them out of
the dungeon.
"Ho~ that undead was crazy strong," Bryan said after they got out the
dungeon.
"Don't worry about it, you have the potential to surpass it," Souta
commented.
Lumilia agreed at him. She knew that Bryan had four affinities and only
powerful people possessed four affinities. In the future, Bryan would become
one too with proper training.
"Okay, prepare yourself. Our opponent this time isn't some mindless undead."
Souta clapped and said. "The battle this time will be hard, harder than
conquering the dungeon, so be prepared. The nobles from both Hebrei
Kingdom and Melosa Country will be our opponents. Also, some of the high-
level adventurers will be there to get the Mystical Light Cherry."
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin nodded with a gloomy expression. They knew that
it will become a fierce battle if the nobles from other countries were involved
in this fight.
"Bring it on," Bryan said with a smile. He was excited to fight strong people
from another country.
"But something is strange here..." Souta said as he looked around.
"Something is strange?" Bryan looked at Souta with a questioning gaze.
Souta looked at them and asked, "Are any of you familiar with this forest?"
"No, this is my first time here." Bryan shook his head.
"We came here before but we didn't enter this deep," Fred said.
Souta nodded in understanding. He opened his mouth and said, "In the books,
they said that we shouldn't enter the inner part of the Desolate Woods if we
don't have enough strength."
"Yeah, why?" Jusmin nodded and asked.
"In this part of the forest, there's a lot of powerful monsters. Two types of
these monsters even possess a monster orb. So why we haven't met those
monsters?" Souta carefully said to them.
"Do you mean..." Fred looks like he understood what Souta was saying.
"Yeah, I think someone with enough power came here and killed those
monsters," Souta said.
"But, why? Mystical Light Cherry is nothing to someone that powerful." Fred
asked.
"I don't know their reason but it seems that we need to be extra careful in
getting the Mystical Light Cherry," Souta said.
Fred looked at Lumilia and asked, "Young miss, what should we do?"
Lumilia lowered her head. She was having a hard time deciding what to do.
She couldn't let Fred and Jusmin to be put in danger because of her decision.
"Don't worry, young miss. No matter what you do I will support you." Jusmin
said.
"M-Me too... Don't worry about me. I don't want you to worry about me. I
can run anytime and I'm confident about this." Cl.u.s.ter slowly raised her
hand and said meekly.
Souta smiled looking at them. He opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry
about it. When the time comes, I will do anything to get that Mystical Light
Cherry for you."
Lumilia lifted up her head and looked at him in the eyes.
"Hahaha, yeah we will help you." Bryan laughed and said.
...
Somewhere in the forest...
"Ah~ where's the one that will become a sacrifice for our God," Julius said
while looking around at his surroundings.
"We will arrive there soon," Carmilla replied to him.
These two people were the commandments of the God's Will cult.
They came here to retrieve the body of a certain god from ancient times.
They didn't know have much information about that god as a lot of
information about the ancient era was gone. Only a few pieces of information
were passed down and a lot of people treated that information as a sacred
treasure.
"For the love of our god. We must complete this mission as soon as possible."
Julius said.
"Naturally, we couldn't afford to fail this mission," Carmilla said. She then
stopped moving and looked in the sky. She opened her mouth and said,
"Someone is coming here."
"He~ more sacrifice," Julius said as he opened his arms widely.
"They didn't even bother hiding their aura." Carmilla smiled.
With her power, she could sense people who didn't bother to hide their aura a
few kilometers away. Especially, those people clearly had hostility while
coming in this direction. So it's not that surprising that she felt those people.
Carmilla shook her head and said, "They didn't even realize that they will
only become a sacrifice if they went here."
...
A middle-aged man was heading towards the Desolate Woods at a fast speed.
The middle-aged man had an angry expression on his face. He has blonde
hair that was comb behind his head. His pupils were gleaming with an intent
to kill.
"How dare you kill my son?" He said with an angry expression.
A few hours ago, he sensed that the life force of his son disappeared in the
Desolate Woods so he quickly flew towards it. He had a special bloodline
where he could sense the life force of his descendants and know their
location. Those descendants of his could provide him their power through his
connection with them.
He was going to kill the one who killed his son. He couldn't contain his rage
anymore.
...
Back in the Dry Gulch Town.
"What the hell is this?!"
"Head, a lot of nobles died in the inner part of the Desolate Woods according
to some adventurer that went there."
"The heck! This is bad!!"
The Head of the town received a report that a lot of people with backgrounds
died in the Desolate Woods.
The Head was shocked when he received such reports. Since this town was
closest to the Desolate Woods, the backer of those people would naturally
question him about this.
He needed to come up a with report and know the truth about their death in
the Desolate Woods.
"This is getting bad. Something is happening in the Desolate Woods." The

Head gritted his teeth.
He stood up and looked at his assistant and said, "Prepare my armor, I will go
there myself to investigate it."
The assistant nodded and bowed his head before he left.
The Head looked at his assistant's retreating figure before he walked towards
the window and looked at the direction of the Desolate Woods.
Suddenly, he sensed a powerful aura coming to his direction.
"Hais... They are here. I need to come up with an excuse." He couldn't help
but sigh. He knew he was no match about those powerful nobles from large
countries.
He could only curse those idiot second generation that only relies on their
parents.
"Damn, who would have the guts to kill those idiots!"
...
Souta and the rest stood in their place with wide eyes.
In front of them were the bodies of dead monsters, demis, and humans. The
whole area was dyed in red because of the blood of dead creatures.
"This...?" Jusmin covered her mouth with her hand. She was shocked by
what's in front of her.
"Young miss..." Fred muttered as he turned his head and looked at Lumilia.
Lumilia swallowed her saliva. To think that what Souta said before was true.
Souta observed the corpses around them and he even saw monsters with a
monster orb. There's even a people wearing a knight armor.
"Hahaha, this is bad news." He could only smile wryly at this scene. He had
an idea of how powerful the person that could do this violence.
Chapter 67 - Battle for the Mystical
Light Cherry: Start
"What should we do, young miss?" Fred asked Lumilia with a concerned
tone.
"I-" Lumilia hesitated to answer him and when she was about to reply Souta
interrupted her.
"Don't worry, the person who's capable of doing this wouldn't have an
interest in a mere Mystical Light Cherry," Souta said. He clearly knew that
those powerful people wouldn't get an interest in a fruit that will not give
them any benefits. For them, the benefits they will receive from Mystical
Light Cherry was close to none. They wouldn't even feel the increase in their
strength even if they consumed a dozen of it.
"What if we met those people?" Jusmin interjected. What she was worried the
most was Lumilia's safety.
"If we somehow met them, then don't do anything that will get in their
nerves. We should just leave them and do nothing." Souta said. As long as
they don't offend those people then they would be safe.
He could see from this scene that these people didn't die without fighting.
These people and monsters all died with one strike on their necks. Although
they died with one strike, Souta could see that there's proof of other skill that
was launched. Trees were burned and shattered ice was on the ground.
In other words, these people attacked first before they died with one strike.
"As long as we don't attack them then we're good," Souta added.
"O-Okay..." Lumilia nodded then she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
When she opened her eyes, a determination could be seen flashing in her
eyes.
Souta turned his attention to Bryan. He slowly opened his mouth and said,
"Don't do anything. Just keep quiet for a while."
"I know." Bryan nodded at him.
"Ignore those bodies. We will go now." Souta said to them.
...
The group walked for half an hour before they arrived in the part where the
Mystical Light Cherry ripened.
"We're here in the rumored part of the forest where the Mystical Light Cherry
ripened," Souta said to the group. "Here in this place, there's a chance that
people who are after the Mystical Light Cherry will only attack us once we
got the cherry in our hands."
"Okay, I'm itching to fight someone," Bryan said with a smirk on his face.
"Bryan, don't start attacking people. We will see first if they are enemies or
not." Souta said to Bryan sternly.
"Yeah, if you want to help young miss then do that." Jusmin backed up
Souta.
"I know." Bryan smiled awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Cl.u.s.ter, stay beside Jusmin. Don't wander around." Souta said to Cl.u.s.ter.
"Mn... Don't worry about me..." Cl.u.s.ter said in a low voice. She gripped the
hem of her clothes while looking at Souta straight in the eyes.
"Good." Souta smiled when he saw her eyes. It seems that he doesn't need to
worry about her.
Boom!
A loud booming sound echoed in the whole area and it was followed by a
huge explosion.
Souta, Yuko, Lumilia, Bryan, Fred, and Jusmin looked up. They saw a huge
mushroom of smoke rose up in the air.
"As expected some people are already fighting for the cherry," Souta
muttered.
From the looks of it, the battle already started and it looks like its been a
while since it started. There's also a possibility that some people got the
Mystical Light Cherry.
"Let's hurry!" Souta said before he started to run towards the direction of the
explosion.
Yuko followed him without hesitation.
"Okay." Bryan nodded and he also ran towards Souta.
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin looked at each other before they followed behind
Souta.
...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A man wearing a full plate armor was breathing heavily. His armor had a lot
of dent and cracks in it.
He slowly raised his arm and wiped the blood on his mouth. He took a deep
breath and said, "They're quite strong, master."
"I know. I'm having a hard time too, so can you please shut up and focus on
killing them." A young man with long black hair said with an annoyed
expression.
He was a young noble from Melosa Country and in front of him were his
knights. The one they were fighting were the Wood Eater Apes.
The Wood Eater Apes was one meter in height. Although, they weren't that
tall their power was something else. Their level was between 20 and 39. It
means that these apes already evolved twice.
The Wood Eater Apes live in a pack and they were rarely seen alone. Even
when they were hunting, they were still forming a group. Even if their prey
was weaker than them.
These Wood Eater Apes were the ones that were guarding the Mystical Light
Cherry. To get the cherry the humans and demis needed to defeat the apes
and the leader of the pack.
The leader of the pack was a powerful ape that already formed its own
monster orb. It means that the leader was level 40 and above.
"Young master, they are too strong." The man in full plate armor said.
"Shut up! Just go and take the fruit!" The young man shouted.
"I understand, young master." The man in full plate armor nodded and raised
his sword in the air. He shouted, "Let's go, guys!"
...
Souta and the rest hid in the bushes. They observed the fight between these
knights and apes.
Souta was quite shocked when he found that the one who's guarding the
Mystical Light Cherry was a monster that formed its monster orb.
The Earth Crawler Ape was the leader of the pack of the Wood Eater Ape.
The Earth Crawler Ape was a three-meter tall ape with brown fur. Its arm
was large and muscles were bulging.
"What should we do, Souta?" Fred asked Souta. He knew that he could count
on Souta in this kind of situation. He saw before that Souta had confidence in
getting the Mystical Light Cherry, so he will bet on it. He knew that his
young miss wouldn't ask Souta for advice even when they were classmates.
"We will wait here for a while. Let them fight each other." Souta said in a
low voice. He then turned his head and looked at Bryan.
"I know." Before Souta could even say anything, Bryan already answered
him.
"It's good that you understand it." Souta nodded with a satisfied expression.
They watched how the knights fought the powerful Wood Eater Apes. The
apes have an advantage in terms of physical abilities but the knights' skill was
better than apes. Also, their teamwork clearly surpasses the apes and it led the
knights to defeat a lot of apes.
But there's a problem. The numbers of the ape were greater than the knights.
Souta could guess that the knights would lose their strength and would die
soon. Also, the Earth Crawler Ape wasn't even moving.
After a few minutes of fighting, another group of knights appeared in the

scene. It seems that these two groups knew each other so both of them
decided to cooperate and kill the apes first.
While they were watching the knights fought the apes, Souta heard several
footsteps behind him.
"Hmm...?" He quickly stood up and looked behind. He saw a group of

adventurers coming at this direction.
Souta looked at Lumilia then back at the adventurers. The distance between
them wasn't that large, so it's impossible to run. The clash between them was
inevitable.
"Fred, come here. The rest stay away." Souta picked the most rational one
among the group to come with him.
Fred didn't answer him immediately. Instead, he looked at Lumilia first and
when he saw her nod, he stood up.
Souta looked at Bryan and said, "Bryan, don't do anything." He then looked
at Lumilia. "Class rep, I'll leave them to you."
"Okay." Lumilia nodded at him.

...
The adventurers stopped five meters away from Souta and Fred.
The adventurers looked at Souta and Fred up and down. They could see that
Souta was an adventurer like them but Fred was different. Fred was a butler
of a noble house and they could see it in his outfit.
After they finished assessing Souta and Fred, they looked behind them. They
saw three girls, one boy, and a bear. They determined that Cl.u.s.ter was a
noble from the way the girls were protecting her.
"Why are you here?" Fred opened his mouth and asked the adventurers.
Before the adventurers arrive here, Souta said that he will be the one that will
talk with the adventurers.
"Hmm... I will ask you the same question why are you here." A man with a
huge build stepped forward.
While Fred and the adventurers were talking to each other, Souta was
observing them from top to bottom. Their weapon, height, build, clothes, and
feet.
According to what he saw, these people weren't the ones who killed the
monsters and nobles back there. Their weapons wouldn't leave the same mark
like those people.
"Really, I'm getting too worried about the people who killed those people and
monsters," Souta muttered with a grin on his face. He then slowly raised a
thumbs up in the air. He said, "It's okay! We can go all out now!"
Light Cherry: [Monster Orb
Release]
"Bryan, you can go now!" Souta shouted. The clash between his group and
the other people that were after the Mystical Light Cherry was inevitable.
He got worried because of the people who killed those monsters. But now, he
thought that he doesn't need to worry about it.
He then turned his head to Jusmin and said, "Protect her. It's going to get
chaotic now."
Justin nodded her head and she pulled Cl.u.s.ter to her chest.
Souta jumped above the tree and saw that a lot of people were coming. The
fight broke out in all areas.
...
"Ah!" Bryan charged towards the adventurers as soon as Souta gave him the
signal.
Swoosh!
He gathered his mana on his fist and shot a powerful punch.
The adventurer saw it. He grabbed the axe on his back and swung it towards
Bryan.
Bang!
Both of their attacks collided causing the earth to shook.

Another two adventurers moved their body and appeared in both of Bryan's
side. Both of them quickly pulled out their weapons and waved it towards
Bryan.
Clang! Clang!
Bryan saw a figure in front of him. It was Fred. He smiled and said,
"Thanks!"
After Fred blocked those attacks, Fred stepped forward and slashed his
sword.
Every time their weapon clashed, sparks flew out.
Fred's sword skill was overwhelming the two adventurers in front of him. He
waved his sword with a speed surpassing the two adventurers.
"Guh!"
"Argh! This guy!"
The two adventurers could only defend with their life on the line.
...
Bryan looked at Fred who was fighting two adventurers at the same time. He
lifted up his hand and casted several spells.
[Lightning Edge]!!
[Lightning Boots]!!
[Scorching Hand]!!
Lightning crackled and flames rose up covering his hand.

"Okay, let's do this." Bryan smiled.
The adventurers pulled out their weapons and their mana flared up. Three of
the quickly ran forward in the direction of Fred. These three wanted to help
their comrades to defeat Fred.
"I won't let you," Bryan said as he disappeared from his place.
Crackle!
He appeared in front of the three adventurers.
"Attack him!" One of them shouted and launched his sword skill.
[Sword Slash]!!
The other two followed suit and executed their own skills.
[Glittering Slice]!!
[Darting Stab]!!
Bryan moved his body left and right dodging the attacks with a speed that
they couldn't comprehend. He then proceeded to punch the three adventurers
in the face with his [Scorching Hand].
"That's the high-level spell [Lightning Boots] and [Lightning Edge]!!"
One of the adventurers recognized the spell that Bryan used. They
subconsciously took a step back.
The leader of the group of adventurers was a young man with long black hair
that was tied in a ponytail. He has fox ears and tails.
The leader took a step forward and brandished his sword. He controlled his
mana and poured it in his sword.
Swoosh!!
He instantly appeared in front of Bryan and swung his sword.
"So fast!" Bryan quickly reacted and he moved his body sideways. He then
lifted up his feet and launched a powerful kick at the leader.
Bang!
The leader blocked it using his free hand and once again swung his sword
towards Bryan.
Swoosh!
Bryan swiftly moved his hand in front of him and the sword and his
[Lightning Edge] collided.
Bang!
Both of them took a distance to each other.
"You're strong. I can see that you're an adventurer. What's your rank?" The
leader asked.
"You're crazy strong too. But I'm just an E Rank." Bryan replied with a smile
on his face.
"With your strength, you're just an E Rank. Why don't you join us and I will
help you rank up to D Rank?" The leader opened his palm and he invited
Bryan to join him.
"Unfortunately, my answer is no," Bryan said.
"That's really unfortunate." The leader said and he dashed straight to Bryan.
Bryan lifted up both of his hands and clashed against the leader.
Lumilia who was in the back lifted up both of her hands above her head. Her
magical power rose up to the peak.
The leader stopped for a moment when he felt Lumilia's mana. He looked
around and saw her in the back.
"Stop her!" He shouted while pointing his sword at Lumilia.
Suddenly, a fist crashed into his face.
Bang!
He flew away and crashed in the tree.
"You should focus on your opponent when your fighting someone," Bryan
said.
The other adventurers snapped out of their dazed and dashed towards her.
"I will help you." Souta, who was observing the other battles in the area,
looked down at Lumilia. He silently casted [Shadow Bind] to stop the
movements of the adventurers.
Swoosh!!
"Argh!"
"What's this?!"
The adventurers panicked when their shadows suddenly bind them.
"[Freezing Point]!!" Lumilia finished casting the high-level spell that she was
preparing.
The temperature suddenly drops and the wind blew strongly. The ground
started to turn into ice and all adventurers turned into an ice sculpture.
Bryan stopped moving and looked at the scene with wide eyes. He was
shocked that the area around him turned into ice.
This was the power of a Tier 2 spell. Everything around Lumilia turned into
ice except her comrades. Precisely it was one hundred meters around her. The
spell even stopped the other fights in the area around them.
Lumilia fell down on her knees. The Tier 2 Spell [Freezing Point] drained
almost all of her mana in her mana pool.
"As expected of class rep, she have Tier 2 Spell in her sleeves," Souta
muttered. Even he doesn't know any Tier 2 Spell. All the spell he had were
only a Tier 1 Spell for his Low-level Class.
He then casted the spell [Shadow Spike] to broke the ice.
Bang!
The spike pierced through the body of the people that were turned into ice. It
painlessly killed all those people without even fighting back.
Souta shook his head as he heard several system prompts inside his head.
"Now, that the fight here concluded, let me see the Mystical Light Cherry."
Souta stood up while patting his clothes. He looked at the Mystical Light
Cherry from his position and saw that it was still there.
The [Freezing Point] spell didn't even leave a scratch to it. The Earth Crawler
Ape protected the cherry from any harm.
Souta called Bryan and let him see the Mystical Light Cherry.
"I want you to steal the cherry when there's an opportunity," Souta said to
Bryan. He looked at Fred and said, "The butler and I will distract the Earth
Crawler Ape later. Lumilia, you stay with the maid and Cl.u.s.ter. You will
immediately take them once Bryan got the cherry."
Souta explained his plan to them. He and Fred will distract the Earth Crawler
Ape while Bryan will steal the cherry. The plan was to let the Ape fought the
other people first.
"Do you have a question?" Souta asked as he looked at their face one by one.
Lumilia shook her head and went beside Jusmin and Cl.u.s.ter. She doesn't
have much mana left, so Souta left her with Jusmin and Cl.u.s.ter.
"Yuko, you stay with them and don't let anyone approach them," Souta said
to Yuko.
"Mu." Yuko lowered her head in front of Souta.
Souta smiled and he patted her head. He knew that she wanted a pat when she
lowered her head in front of him.
"Good girl."
...
Roar!!
The Earth Crawler Ape roared loudly and it shook the whole area. The ape
emitted a reddish aura and the orb on its chest glow brightly.
The reddish aura swept out like ripples in the air.
All the people who felt it stopped for a moment. This energy was different
from mana. This energy was much more destructive and violent than mana.
Yuko felt fear looking at the Earth Crawler Ape. The Ape was finally using
its beast energy.
"This is Best Feram." Fred shuddered when he felt the beast energy in the
surrounding.
"The legendary energy of a monster that's more powerful than mana that we,
humans and demis, use," Lumilia muttered while looking at the ape. Her
instinct was telling her to run away.
"This is really something else." Souta smiled wryly looking at this scene.
This made him want the monster orb more. He was truly looking forward
when he formed his own monster orb and use the beast energy.
The Beast Energy was suppressing the mana in the whole area. It made the
people, who had low control in their mana, hard to cast a spell.
The Earth Crawler Ape roared once again and the orb in its chest emitted a
black line. The black line stuck on the body of the ape and it became a black
tattoo. The air of the ape was continuously rising without stopping.
"Oi! It's even know the [Monster Orb Release]." Souta said as he gripped the
[Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist.
[Monster Orb Release] was a skill of a monster that releases the full potential
of the monster orb. The overall stats of the monster will drastically increase
once they activate this skill.
Roar!!
The people who were near the ape felt the suppression in the air. They started
to tremble as fear and despair seep in their hearts.
The ape turned its head to the people who were fighting the Wood Eater Apes
before.
Thud!
The ground shook slightly every time the ape took a step forward.
"No way..." They could only watch as the ape approached them slowly.
Light Cherry: [Bestrou]
The Earth Crawler Ape used the [Monster Orb Release] skill. The appearance
of the ape drastically changed. Its brown fur turned into blood-red color as jet
black tattoo emerged in its body.
Roar!
The Ape roared loudly and it shook the entire area. It was followed up by
ripples of beast energy in the air.
The group of knights was trembling in fear. They couldn't do anything but
watched the Earth Crawler Ape approached them. They were the nearest
group that was closed to the Mystical Light Cherry and they also killed most
of the Wood Eater Ape.
Actually, the Earth Crawler Ape wouldn't even move. But Lumilia [Freezing
Point] spell triggered the ape to move. It sensed the danger behind that spell
and it caused the ape to move.
The other groups who were fighting each other stop when they felt the Tier 2
Spell and it was followed up by the transformation of the Earth Crawler Ape.
Including Souta's group, there were more than five groups in the area around
the Mystical Light Cherry. They were all closed to the Mystical Light Cherry.
Some of them were adventurers from Hebrei Kingdom and the other were
Nobles from Melosa Country. The Nobles from Melosa Country have great
animosity to the people of Hebrei Kingdom because of what happened in the
past. They became a laughing stock at that time. Their boasted powerful army
was pushed back by one person.
If the Nobles from Melosa Country were given a chance then they would take
it just to get revenge on Hebrei Kingdom.
Since the adventurers here were working for the people of Hebrei Kingdom,
the Nobles from Melosa Country would try to get rid of them. They wouldn't
let any force of the Hebrei Kingdom get the Mystical Light Cherry.
That's the reason why the fight broke out in all areas.
But now it stopped... It was because of the transformation of the Earth

Crawler Ape.
The transformation led them to realize that no matter how much they killed
each other they wouldn't be able to acquire the Mystical Light Cherry as long
as the Earth Crawler Ape was still alive.
...
Souta, Bryan, and Fred were hiding on the top of the tree. They were
watching how the battle will unfold. Their number was less than all the
groups in this place.
Lumilia, Jusmin, Yuko, and Cl.u.s.ter were hiding far away from this place.
They were preparing themselves to run away as soon as Bryan get the
Mystical Light Cherry.
"As I said before, we will wait. We're not going to fight that monster head-
on. We're just going to distract it for you Bryan." Souta said while looking at
the ape.
He knew that their power wasn't enough for the Earth Crawler Ape. No
matter what they did they wouldn't be able to defeat it. His plan was only to
distract the ape and Bryan would do his job.
"Okay, I know my role. I just need to steal that cherry, right?" Bryan nodded
and glanced at the Mystical Light Cherry.
"Yeah, but you need to run away as fast as you can after you stole the
cherry," Souta said.
"Okay." Bryan nodded as he rubbed his palm together.

All the nobles and adventurers' attention was going to turn to Bryan once he
stole the cherry. Also, the Earth Crawler Ape would chase after him.
That's why Souta asked him if he knew another spell that could raise his
speed other than [Lightning Boots]. He replied to Souta by saying that he still
has more spells that he hasn't show, so there's no need to worry.
...
The ape charged to the group of knights.
The young noble from Melosa Country was scared and he fell down on his
butt.
"Ah!! Stop that monster!!" He shouted while pointing at the Earth Crawler
Apes with fear painted on his face.
The leader of the knights looked at his comrades. He raised his sword and
stabbed it on the ground.
Boom!
He imbued his mana in his sword, so his mana exploded snapping up his
comrades.
"Don't be afraid, we're the proud knights of..." The leader of the knights
shouted and he pulled out his sword before he charged towards the ape.
"Ah!!"
The rest of the knights also charged towards the apes. All of them gathered
their mana in their weapons to make it more lethal.
The Earth Crawler Ape opened its mouth and it gathered its beast energy
before it roared loudly towards the group of knights.
Boom!
The roar dispersed all the mana that the knights gathered. The roar had beast
energy in it so when the roar clashed with the mana they gathered, the mana
got scattered.
"Since, we're weaker than that monster! Don't use any mana or spell! Just use
our combat arts!" The leader of the knights shouted.
[Knight's Will]!!
All of them activated their skill. Their speed and strength increased greatly
when they activated their skill.
The ape arrived in front of them and shot a powerful punch.
Bang!
[Metallic Body]!!
The leader of the knights went in front of his comrades and blocked the
punch using his sword. He used his combat arts to increase the defense of his
body.
"Argh!"
He was pushed back three meters away. The sword in his hand formed a
cracked and he felt his hand going numb.
"Strong..."
He said before he spat a mouthful of blood. Just from one punch, he took so
much damage.
"Surround!"
The rest of the knights formed a circle around the Earth Crawler Ape. All of
them used their combat arts and attack the ape at the same time.
[Sword Light]!!
[Double Stab]!!
[Piercing Wave]!!
Several combat arts hit the body of the Earth Crawler Ape. The ape lifted up
its hand and covered its face. It let the combat arts hit its body.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Suddenly, the ape swung its free arm and grabbed one of the knights. It raised
the knight up in the air before it smashed it on the other knights.
Bang!
This one move caused the other knights to stop moving. They all looked at
their comrades.
The ape lifted up both of its hands above its head before it smashed the
ground.
Boom!
The ground shook heavily and it threw the balance of the knights. The
knights fell down one by one before they got swept by the arm of the ape.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
...
The other groups, who were watching the fight from the sideline, decided to
step forward and took the initiative to steal the Mystical Light Cherry.
While the knights were fighting the Earth Crawler Ape, another group of
knights stepped forward to help them.
"I'm Gredi, a knight of Yuven family. What family do you serve?" The leader
of the knights asked the other one.
"I'm Vince, a knight of Giran family. Thank you for helping us." The leader
of the knight of Giran family thanked the other leader for helping him.
"Don't worry we're all came from Melosa Country. It's okay if your the one
who got the Mystical Light Cherry but no matter what happens, we wouldn't
let the people from Hebrei Kingdom get it." Gredi said and he dashed
towards the Earth Crawler Ape.
"You're right! We wouldn't let those people from Hebrei Kingdom acquire
the cherry." Vince said and he also charged towards the ape.
Both of them was the leader of the knights in the group, so they have some
skills that could injure the Earth Crawler Ape.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two leaders, Gredi and Vince, led the group to combat the Earth Crawler
Ape. The two took the frontline and fought the ape side by side. Their power
and teamwork were great that they managed to injure the Earth Crawler Ape
in just a few blows.
While they were fighting the ape, a group of adventurers from Hebrei
Kingdom went around to take the Mystical Light Cherry.
"Hehe~ were quite lucky." One of the adventurers with a bow behind him
said with a laughed.
"Yes, boss. We would earn a lot of money from this cherry." His comrades
nodded at his words.
Their group silently went around and slowly approached the Mystical Light
Cherry. All of them were quite excited as they got closer to the cherry.
When they were twenty meters away from the cherry, the boss dashed with
all of his strength and in just a few seconds he arrived in front of the cherry.
He quickly stretched out his hand and plucked out the fruit from the tree.
"I got it."
He smiled while looking at the small fruit in his hand.
Roar!!
A powerful roar echoed behind him. The Earth Crawler Ape ignored the
knights in front of it and just went to the adventurer with high speed.
It caused him to quickly turned around and run as fast as possible.
"Stop attacking the monster and focus on getting the Mystical Light Cherry."
The two leaders of the knight shouted. Both of them saw that an adventurer
stole the fruit from the tree.
The knights followed the command of their leader and they quickly chased
after the adventurers.
While the adventurers were running, their shadows suddenly shot upwards
and strangled their bodies. It's not just the adventurers, the knights and the
ape also were bound by their shadows.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
"What the hell?!" The boss of the adventurers shouted when his shadow bind
him.
"Wha-" He was about to use his force to break free when a figure appeared in
front of him.
The figure was clad in lightning and flame. It was none other than Bryan.
Bryan arrived in front of the adventurer before he shot a punch towards the
stomach of the adventurer.
Bang!
He then quickly took the Mystical Light Cherry from the hand of the
adventurer.
"Got it!"
Bryan smiled before he turned around. Before he could run, a shadow

covered him. He looked up and saw a huge boulder of rock flying toward
him.
Swoosh!!
He rolled sideways barely avoiding the boulder of rock. He lifted up his head
and saw the ape was running in his direction.
The Earth Crawler Ape was extremely powerful that a simple spell like
[Shadow Bind] wasn't enough to stop it.
"Not good." Bryan looked around and found that the adventurers already
surround him.
These adventurers also possessed some power as they could break free from
level 5 [Shadow Bind] in just a few seconds.
"There's no other choice."
Bryan said as he disappeared from his position and reappeared in front of the
nearest adventurer. He reached out his hand and grabbed the adventurer and
threw it at the other adventurer.
Bang!!
Bryan's speed and power were greatly enhanced because of the various spells
that were casted on him. Souta also casted his [Agility Boost] and [Strength
Boost] on Bryan.
...
The Earth Crawler Ape and the knights were going to stop Bryan when their
shadows moved upwards once again.
The ape simply shrugged the shadows and broke free from it.
But the knights were different they weren't as strong as the ape so it would
take a few seconds before they could get themselves free from these shadows.
"The heck!" Gredi said as he grabbed the shadows and tore it apart.
"Who's the caster?" Vince looked around trying to find the caster of the
[Shadow Bind] spell.
Both of them knew that Bryan wasn't the caster of this spell. Since Bryan was
fighting the adventurers, he couldn't cast a spell to stop them.
At first, they thought that it was Bryan, but now it was the second time. It
was impossible for Bryan to be the caster.
Suddenly, the area shook.
Boom!
They turned their heads and saw that the Earth Crawler Ape was charging
reddish energy in front of its mouth.
The ape opened its mouth widely and a red ball of energy formed in its
mouth. It spun like a razor before it expanded.
The atmosphere in the surrounding area dropped as the ape charged its
energy.
...
Souta who was about to kill the knights with Fred stopped when he saw the
ape charged the beast energy. He immediately shouted at Bryan.
"Get down Bryan!!"
"Duck down!!"
Fred also shouted at the top of his lungs. He knew what's the Earth Crawler
Ape was doing. The ape was charging the monster's unique and powerful
skill, the [Bestrou].
[Bestrou] was a powerful attack skill of a monster. Only monster that formed
its monster orb can use this skill. The monster will gather their beast energy
or best feram and shot it like a powerful beam. The power behind [Bestrou]
was devastating and it could even destroy a large part of a huge city.
The Earth Crawler Ape shot the beam towards Bryan.
Swoosh!
Light Cherry: The Appearance of
the Commandments
The red energy that was spinning like a razor expanded before it shot out.
Swoosh!!
The red beam flew straight towards Bryan.
Bryan turned his head when he heard Souta's and Fred's voice. He saw a red
beam flying towards his direction.
He placed his hand in front of him and quickly casted a spell.
"Protect me, [Lightning Barrier] and [Burning Wall]!!"
A two-layer wall appeared in front of him. It was made of lightning and

flame. These were just a Tier 1 Spells. He knew that this level of spell wasn't
enough to stop the incoming attack.
Bryan raised both of his fists and launched a barrage of punches on the
ground within a second.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He created a crater and jumped inside before he casted another defensive

spell. He didn't stop by casting one spell, he casted several defensive spells at
the same time to ensure his survival.
All this happened within a few seconds.
The adventurers around him were still looking at the beam. They didn't notice
what Bryan did at all as their mind was going blank from the pressure they
felt.
The red beam swallowed them before it exploded. The two spells that Bryan
casted in the surface didn't even last a second from the beam.
Boom!!
The ground shook heavily as a mushroom of smoke and dust rose up in the
sky.
The trees and the rocks in the area around the explosion disintegrated. Some
of the rocks were thrown in the sky and fell down with a loud sound creating
small craters in the area.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta used his hand to covered his eyes as a gust of wind was blowing
strongly. He couldn't control his mana to protect him because of the best
feram.
His [Mana Manipulation] skill was just level 2, so he couldn't do complicated

things with his mana like creating a barrier. The least he could do was cast a
low-level spell. He couldn't properly control his mana when there's a best
feram suppressing the mana in the area around them.
"Argh! What a powerful attack!" Fred gritted his teeth and he focused on
protecting himself.
He protected himself by using the defensive spell that he knew. A single low-
level spell was enough to stop the powerful gust of wind.
Vince and Gredi, the leaders of the knights, went to their young master and
protected them. Their priority this time was to protect their young master or
else their lord would punish them. In the worse case, their lord would kill
them for not having the strength to protect their young master.
...
Lumilia, Jusmin, Cl.u.s.ter, and Yuko was stared when they saw a huge
explosion.
"What's happening?" Jusmin muttered as she hugged Cl.u.s.ter tightly to her

chest.
"I don't know but even at this distance..." Lumilia said while looking at the
explosion.
Their distance from the battlefield was quite far. But still... They could feel
the aftershock of the battle from this distance.
The battle there must be quite intense.
Lumilia looked at that direction with concern in her eyes. She doesn't have
any idea how Bryan and Souta could handle a fight like this.
"Don't worry, young miss. They will come back with the Mystical Light
Cherry." Jusmin said to Lumilia when she saw her look.
"No, I'm not worried about the Mystical Light Cherry anymore." Lumilia
shook her head and said. "I'm more worried about their well being."
"Fred is there and also they are your classmates." Jusmin while thinking
about something. She added, "Young miss... Can I ask what they are usually
in class?"
"Hmm...?" Lumilia was a little bit surprised at her question. She looked at her
and asked, "Curious about them?"
"...yeah." Jusmin nodded at her.
"Hmm... Since I'm the class rep I know a little bit about my classmates.
Bryan is always in the limelight. He's always active, lively, and friendly. If
I'm to say it, I think most of our classmates are already his friend." Lumilia
told her what she thinks about Bryan. She recalled something so she added,
"He's also doing what he wants and never care about what others say about
him. He sometimes sleeps in class, so as a class rep I have to reprimand him."
"Hmm... Then what about the other one." Jusmin nodded and asked about
Souta.
"...I've got to say that he's always with Bryan and Alice. At first, I think that
he's not an impressive individual. He's blank, always living in the shadows of
Bryan. But..." Lumilia paused for a moment. She clearly had hesitation about
what she's going to tell.
"But...?" Jusmin looked at Lumilia as she tilted her head.
Cl.u.s.ter was listening to their conversation silently in Jusmin's arms.
Lumilia looked down and started to tell Jusmin what she thought about Souta.
"Lately, in the mini-tournament in our class. Souta shown a terrifying side of

him. He usually going along with Bryan but in the tournament... He defeated
everyone with his overwhelming strength. Also, the way he killed those
bandits before...
"I think that he is the opposite of Bryan. He doesn't show any remorse in
taking lives. He's doing everything with rational thought and he could plan
everything calmly even when there's an unknown powerful opponent waiting
for him. He also wouldn't hesitate to use those who are close to him as a
tool."
Lumilia recalled what happened in the tournament. She remembered what

Souta said at Alice at that time. He instigated Alice to used strength to tire out
Bryan so that in the upcoming fights he wouldn't have any problems. That's
what also he did when Bryan fought Brando from Shield Class.
"What I don't understand is why is he helping us? I can understand it if it's

Bryan but Souta... I don't think he's the type to help people without any
benefits."
Jusmin looked at Lumilia and said, "Is it because we help him in clearing the
dungeon?"
"Clearing the dungeon? No, Bryan and Souta can do that with their own
power. They don't need our help to clear the dungeon." Lumilia said as she
shook her head.
"The only thing I could think of is that he wants the favor of a noble like you,
young miss..." Jusmin said.
"No, I don't think that he will care about that." Lumilia shook her head.
...
The whole area was covered in smoke and dust. This blocked everyone's
vision in their surrounding. At most, they could only see ten meters in front
of them. Beyond that was nothing but dust and smoke.
Cough! Cough!
Souta coughed as he patted his clothes. He wrinkled his eyebrows and waved
his hand.
Swoosh!!
The smoke around him was blown away.
"Fred, are you there?" Souta said while looking around him with a wary
expression.
"Yeah, I'm here."
A reply came behind Souta. Souta turned his head and looked at Fred. He
opened his mouth and said, "Stay where you are. I'm just going to check
something."
Souta was about to leave when a thunderous roar echoed in the whole area
once again. The roar blew the smoke and dust in the whole area.
Souta and Fred saw a huge crater. It was thirty meters in diameter and ten
meters in depth.
"What happened to Bryan?" Fred asked while looking at the crater.

"I don't know," Souta replied. He really doesn't know if Bryan survived that
attack or not. Well, it all depends on Bryan.
At the very least, he would get the Mystical Light Cherry along with his
corpse if Bryan didn't manage to survive the attack to complete his quest.
Suddenly, Souta felt something behind his head. He quickly crouched down
and a blade passes over his head.
Swoosh!!
Souta grabbed his sword and turned around while swinging his sword at the
same time.
Clang!
He saw the one who attacked him was the leader of the knights. He frowned
and silently casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost].
"You're the comrade of the man who stole the cherry, right?" Gredi, the
leader of the knights, asked him.
Souta didn't answer him but he took a glanced at Fred and found that the
other knight also attacked Fred. Luckily, Fred had some skills and managed
to put up with the knight.
Souta kicked the ground and took a distance from the knight leader Gredi.
Gredi chased after him but Souta used [Stab] four times in a row.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Gredi swiftly parried all of Souta's attack. His sword then emitted a blue light
and he waved it towards Souta.
A blue slash tore the air and it went straight to Souta.
Souta gritted his teeth as his Vajra Sword emitted a red light.
[Cross Moon]!!
The red slashed tore the blue slash easily. It didn't stop at all as it flew
straight towards the knight leader Gredi.
[Cross Moon] was an equipment skill of a dark grade weapon. It wouldn't

lose to a low-level skill like that.
Gredi was shocked when he saw his attack disintegrated. He quickly regained
himself, so he raised his sword and attempted to block the red slash.
Boom!!
...
Fred was at a disadvantage fighting a knight leader like Vince. Their fight
was one-sided. Vince was the one who's attacking while he was the one who's
defending.
He was just a butler of the Asvares family that known some combat arts and
spells.
He could only focused on blocking all the attacks of Vince. He couldn't see
any opening and Vince surely wouldn't let him do what he was thinking.
He wanted Souta to help him but he saw that Souta was also fighting a
knight.
"I could only do this." He muttered when a voice sounded in the whole area.
"Ah! That was close! I thought I'm gonna die!"
The fight stopped when they heard a loud voice. They turned their heads only
to found Bryan's bloody figure.
Vince and Gredi were shocked when they saw that Bryan was still alive. Both
of them thought that he died from the [Bestrou] of the Earth Crawler Ape.
Bryan's body was full of wounds and he was covered in blood. At his hand,
he was still holding the Mystical Light Cherry.
"Oh! Souta and Butler!" Bryan exclaimed when he saw Souta and Fred.
"Are you okay?" Fred asked.
"Yeah, fine." Bryan nodded.
"You should say no," Souta interjected.
Then, the Earth Crawler Ape saw the Mystical Light Cherry in Bryan's hand,
so Bryan became the target once again.
"Bryan, get out of this forest as fast as you can!" Souta said as he ignored the
knight leader and dashed towards the Earth Crawler Ape. He wanted to ask
how did Bryan survive that attack but he knew that it's not a time for that.
[Cross Moon]!!
He used [Cross Moon] as he knew that this was one of the skills that could
give the Earth Crawler Ape a damage.
Bang!!
The red slash hit the body of the Earth Crawler Ape.
Gredi and Vince saw this, so they were going to stop Souta and let the Earth
Crawler Ape kill Bryan. But when they were about to move a strange voice
sounded in the whole area.
Souta stopped moving and also the Earth Crawler Ape.
"Ufufu! What a fascinating scene this is? A bunch of people are trying to kill
each other for a mere Mystical Light Cherry! Oh God! What happened to the
people nowadays? Have they lost your guidance?"
"Ignore them. I don't want to waste any more of my time."

Souta opened his eyes widely and his jaw almost drops when he saw the two
people that appeared. His mind was thinking of a plan to get out of this place
as soon as possible.
Why? Why are they here in this sort of place?
The Commandments of the God's Will.

Light Cherry: Julius Reinhar and
Carmilla Rybentatores
Souta's mind went blank at the appearance of the two people. He couldn't
understand why would they appear at this place and at this time.
The appearance of these people.
The Commandments of the God's Will.
One of the three organizations that frightened the whole world.
Back in the game, the Commandments of the God's Will made a debut in
version 3 of the game along with the other two evil organizations. It was at
the time when Mechanic Country waged a war in its neighboring countries.
In the past, he clashed many times with the Commandments of the God's Will
and the Seven Deadly Sins. He was familiar with their power and knew that
even at his peak he wouldn't be able to slay one of the Commandments.
He only managed to subdued the Commandment of Patience with the help of

other commanders of Mechanic Country. Three commanders of the Mechanic
Country were needed to subdue a single Commandment.
That's how terrifying the Commandments.
Souta observed the two people. He remembered their face and he recalled
their powers.
One man and one woman.
The man was Julius Reanhar, the Love Commandment of the God's Will. He
was a man with long blonde hair and part of his bangs covered his left eye.
His red pupils were gleaming with power and there's a tattoo of a red arrow in
his left eye pointing downward. Below that arrow was the "Love" word
written in cursive form.
He was a human with power rivaling that of a God. He doesn't have any
special powers but his spells were all above Tier 3. It was enough to wipe out
the whole Desolate Woods.
The woman was Carmilla Rybentatores, the Truth Commandments of the

God's Will. She was a beautiful woman with long black hair that was tied in a
ponytail at the back of her head. Her eyes were also crimson in color but hers
was darker than Julius. Her skin was pale that it looks like she didn't have any
blood flowing in her body.
She was a high vampire that has the power to control her blood and used it as
her weapon. The thing that people need to watch out about her was her
regenerative power. Also, she was extremely versatile in terms of combat.
She could fight in long-range, mid-range, and close range.
Souta was warier about her than Julius.
But... The question was why are they here.
What's their goal in this forest?
Is it Cl.u.s.ter?
No.
If that's the case, then they wouldn't bother coming here in this area and they
will directly go to Cl.u.s.ter's position. Also, the people from before didn't
have any connection to God's Will at all. The people who were after Cl.u.s.ter
was just a small organization, not a colossal group like God's Will.
But he couldn't eliminate that possibility. There's a chance that they were
after Cl.u.s.ter. If they're really after her, then he wouldn't be able to do
anything.
He knew Carmilla. Since she was the Truth Commandments, the thing that's
coming out of her mouth we're always the truth. She wouldn't tell a lie.
So, should he ask her or not?
Nope, there's a chance that it would make her displease and killed him
instantly.
Souta looked at Bryan and said, "Bryan, don't move no matter what happens."
"Why?" Bryan asked him as he couldn't understand what's happening. He

doesn't have any idea who's those two people.
"Just do it. Don't ask me, I will explain everything later." Souta said with a
grave expression.
"O-Okay." Bryan nodded his bloody head. His face was full of blood. Souta
doesn't have any idea how he could move in such condition.
Fred quietly listened to Souta. Since Souta thought that the people who
appeared were dangerous, it must be so.
The Earth Crawler Ape gazed at the two people. Its instinct was telling it to
run away as fast as possible. These two people weren't the prey. Instead, they
were the hunter.
Vince and Gredi, the knight leaders, slowly went back to their young masters
while looking at the two people with a frown in their faces.
"Gredi(Vince) why did you stop?!"
The two young masters asked their knights. They also don't have any idea
about the strange atmosphere since the two people appeared.
"Hmm...? Why are you looking at us?" Julius asked them as he tilted his head
in confusion.
"I said ignore them. We need to accomplish our goal." Carmilla said to Julius
with annoyance in her voice. "Let's go." She added before she walked
towards the spot of the tree of the Mystical Light Cherry.
Her actions made the ape displeased. The Earth Crawler Ape roared angrily
and dashed towards Carmilla. Its best feram was focused on pressuring her.
Roar!!
"Hmph!" Carmilla snorted and she waved her slender arm towards the ape.
Swoosh!!
The head of the Earth Crawler Ape flew in the mid-air before it landed on the
ground with a loud "thud" sound. Its face revealed a shock expression. It
looks like the ape couldn't understand how it died.
The lower body of the ape spurted out a large amount of blood. The blood
spurted like a fountain as it dyed the ground in blood-red color.
"Don't bother me." Carmilla frowned in displeasure. She then held her pale
hand as she continued to walk towards the tree of Mystical Light Cherry.
Fred, Bryan, and the two knight leaders were shocked when they witnessed
how Carmilla killed the Earth Crawler Ape with a single wave of her hand.
They finally understood how dangerous these two people.
They couldn't even defeat the Earth Crawler Ape but this woman just waved
her hand and the ape died just like that.
"Bryan, Fred, slowly get back. We already accomplished our goal so we need
to go back now." Souta said while observing Carmilla and Julius.
Fred and Bryan just nodded their head. They wouldn't dare to say something
in the presence of these two powerful people.
They slowly move their feet not daring to make any sound. They followed
what Souta said.
Vince and Gredi, the knight leaders, noticed what Fred and Bryan doing.
They wanted to stop them but they were extremely wary of the unknown
people who had unfathomable strength.
"How pitiful this little creature. Why did you attack us, the messenger of the
Supreme God. You know that only death awaits for those people who got in
the way of the Supreme God." Julius said with a pitiful expression while
placed his palm together and looked in the sky.
Carmilla and Julius stopped moving at the same time. Both of them looked in
the sky.
"It seems that we have a guest coming here. How wonderful it is. You people
here are lucky that you will witness how we take the body of a God." Julius
said to everyone with a smile on his face.
Souta frowned when he heard Julius's words.
Body of a God? It seems that was their goal here in Desolate Woods. To
think that such a secret was lying here in this forest.
He also understood what the first part means. It seems that people were
coming here to stop them. Nope, the information wasn't enough to conclude
that the people were coming here to stop the commandments. He only knew
that someone was coming here.
"Once I give the signal, run as fast as you can, Bryan, Fred," Souta said in a
low voice.
Fred and Bryan nodded their head in understanding.
"Julius, you deal with them. I will pick up the body of the God." Carmilla
said before she turned around and walked towards the tree of the Mystical
Light Cherry.
"Okay, I know what should I do. All of this is for the love of our Supreme
God, the creator of all things." Julius said with passionate expression.
Suddenly, a booming sound echoed in the sky. A shadow fell down from the
sky and crashed on the ground. It was followed up by three more figures.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Souta, Fred, Bryan, and the two knight leaders were startled. They raised
their hand to cover their eyes from the gust of wind.
Swoosh!!
The wind blew strongly and it blew away the smoke and dust.
Souta and the rest saw a man with blonde hair which was comb upwards. His
orange pupils' were gleaming with uncontrollable anger.
"Are you the one who killed my son?" He asked with clear anger in his voice.
He didn't even bother hiding his dominating aura.
Boom!
His aura caused the earth to shook. The earth trembled like it was afraid of
the man.
He was the head of the Rougen Family, Jusvin De Rougen. A powerful noble
hailed from the Melosa Country.
Behind him were two middle-aged men and one man in his early twenties.
They were the head of the Dry Gulch town, his assistant, and his best friend.
They came here to investigate why a lot of nobles died in this place.
"Your son? Hmm... I don't know about that but... There's a chance that he's
already in our Lord's Kingdom. I'm sure that he's happy there with the
presence of our God." Julius said as he put a finger in his lips.
"Lord's Kingdom? What is that? Tell me or else I will kill you!" Justin said in
an angry tone.
"It means that he's dead. Our God already took him because he's such a good
child. So, do you want to meet our God in his kingdom?" Julius said as he
looked at the sky and opened his arms widely.
Souta who was watching at the sideline didn't know what to say. He knew
that this was the chance to escape as these people were going to fight here in
this place. If they were too close then the aftershocks of the battle were going
to affect them.
He silently glanced at Bryan at the corner of his eyes.

Light Cherry: [Destruction Ground
Volcano]
"It means that he's dead but I think that he was happy in the presence of the
Supreme God," Julius said with an assured expression.
"You!!" Jusvin looked at Julius with an angry expression. His blueish aura
flared up and the people could even see it with their bare eyes.
...
'Even I don't know if their Supreme God truly exists or not.' Souta thought
when he heard Julius' words.
He knew that the people of God's Will worshipped the Supreme God or the
Creator of the Cosmos. They would do anything for the Supreme God.
He looked at the corpse of the Earth Crawler Ape. The ape died because it
wanted to protect the Mystical Light Cherry Tree from Carmilla.
He wanted to get its monster orb but... it's too dangerous.
...
"Are you the one who killed all the people here?"
A middle-aged man stepped forward and asked. He was the Head of the Dry
Gulch Town.
Although, he was only the Head of a town he possessed incredible power.

The Dry Gulch Town wasn't a simple town. A lot of people coveted this town
but the Head managed to protect it from those greedy people.
"No, I'm not. Carmilla is the one who did it." Julius adamantly shook his
head. It seems that he really wasn't the one who killed those people.
"By Carmilla... Do you mean that girl?" The Head of the Town looked at
Carmilla's back.
"Yeah, yeah, don't bother her, or else you would die too." Julius nodded his
head at the Head's question.
"Rommel, I have a bad feeling about this." The other middle-aged man said
to the Head. He was Alfred, the friend of the Head.
"Yeah, I have the same feeling too." Rommel, the Head of the Dry Gulch
Town, nodded at Alfred's words. "But..." He turned his head and looked at
Jusvin who was filled with anger.
He knew that Jusvin's son died in this expedition and the one who killed his
son was in front of him. If he was in Jusvin's position, he too wouldn't let this
chance to kill the one who killed his son.
Jusvin's aura reached the peak and he charged towards Julius with a speed
that no normal human could possess.
Boom!!
In just a second Jusvin arrived in front of Julius. He pushed back his fist and
gathered a large amount of mana. He then threw it at Julius' face.
Bang!!
Julius flew and crashed in the trees behind him. The powerful punch of
Jusvin parted the trees in the whole area.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Julius held his cheeks as he slowly stood up. He looked
in the sky and saw thunder crackling above him.
Boom!!
The lightning fell down in his direction with a powerful momentum.

"Ufufu, shall I fight back or not." Julius laughed and he moved both of his
hands in circle.
Then, a blue magic circle appeared in the air. It turned into a barrier and
blocked the lightning in the sky.
Boom!! Boom!!
The lightning continued to descend in his direction but the barrier blocked all
of it. It didn't even leave a scratch to the barrier.
"Die!!"
Jusvin roared and he launched another powerful spell.
Crackle!!
A dragon made of lightning formed beside him. The dragon was one hundred
feet in length and it possessed extremely destructive power. It was a Tier 3
Spell called [Call of the Lightning Dragon].
"Ufufu! What a fascinating spell you have!" Julius opened his arms widely in
madness. Several barriers appeared around him in an instant.
"The heck with this. We're still here." Souta cursed when he saw that spell.
He knew how powerful that spell and the range of that spell. He turned
around and shouted, "Bryan, Fred! Run!!"
Bryan and Fred snapped out when they heard his voice. They were stunned
by the power of Jusvin. The level of this battle was entirely different than
what they usually saw.
"Damn!!"
Fred shouted as he turned around and ran as fast as possible. Bryan also
followed Fred.
Souta used [Agility Boost] on the two to increase their running speed. The
battle of this scale was going to wipe out this whole inner woods. He needed
to get out of this place as soon as possible.
The two knight leaders saw Souta, Bryan, and Fred fled away from the
battlefield. They carried their young master and followed them.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
...
Boom!!
Boom!!
Several huge explosion that shook the entire forest occurred in the inner
woods.
Jusvin opened his palm and aimed it on Julius. Then, a beam of lightning shot
out from his palm towards Julius.
Swoosh!!
Julius smirked and created a barrier to block the lightning. He dodges and
blocked Jusvin's attack. At this time, he didn't even attack at all. All he did
was block and dodge.
Rommel, the Head of the Dry Gulch Town, and Alfred flashed.
Both of them appeared beside Julius.
The two decided to help Jusvin subdue this man. They knew that it was going
to be a problem once the woman joined the battle, so they thought that they
needed to defeat Julius as soon as possible.
Rommel pulled out the giant sword on his back. It was a one and a half meter
long sword. A red grade weapon.
Blueish energy covered his sword.

[Dominating Earth Slash]!!
He used high-level combat art against Julius.
Alfred pulled back both of his fists and activated his combat arts.
[Fierce Hundred Punch]!!
He shot a barrage of punches towards Julius.
Both of their combat arts directly hit Julius' body.
Boom!!
Julius' body flew away and crashed in the trees one hundred meters away
from Rommel and Fred.
A huge shockwave swept out in the area and the trees were uprooted.
Suddenly, the trees stopped in the mod air. It moved and aimed towards
Rommel and Alfred.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
One by one it flew towards them with a speed breaking the air around.
Boom!!
Rommel and Alfred prepared themselves for the upcoming clash when they
heard a voice behind them.
"Let me."
Jusvin who was at the back controlled the [Call of the Lightning Dragon]
spell. The spell swallowed the trees that were flying towards Rommel and
Alfred.
The trees disintegrated within the body of the lightning dragon. It didn't even
last a second when it turned into ashes.
...
The assistant just simply watched the battle. He turned his head and looked at
Carmilla who was ignoring the battle.
He thought that it should be better to ignore her for a while as the priority
right now was to defeat the man.
He placed both of his hands together and prepared to cast a large scale spell.
He gathered his mana around his palm and quietly built the magic circle.
...
"Go!"
Jusvin pointed at Julius' direction as he commanded the dragon to attack it.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, all of them heard Julius' voice.
"Hahaha, it's my turn now. I'll let you meet our God. Come up and destroy
everything [Destruction Ground Volcano]!!"
Boom!!
The ground beneath Jusvin, Alfred, and Rommel cracked like a spider web.
The cracks spread quickly before the ground split into two.
"This is bad!" Jusvin muttered as he casted protection spell on his body.
Alfred went in front of Rommel and used powerful defensive combat art.
The three of them saw a red light coming out of the pit.
Boom!!
Volcanic rocks burst out of the ground. The burning rocks covered the whole
sky.
...
Souta, Bryan, and Fred felt the shock waves of the battle. Even at their
distance they still could felt the pressure coming out of the battlefield.
They were running when the ground shook heavily. The shaking was
extremely powerful that it uprooted the towering trees. Then, they heard a
loud booming sound.
The three of them looked up and saw huge boulders of rock covered the sky.
The rocks were burning and it filled with powerful momentum that could
destroy anything.
This scene was the same when a volcano exploded. The same natural disaster
and Julius, the Love Commandments of the God's Will, was creating that
scene.
Fred's face was painted with fear. It was his first time seeing something like
this, so his emotion overwhelmed him.
Bryan was looking at this scene with an amazed expression. To think that
people were capable of this much destruction was beyond him.
Souta looked at Bryan with a satisfied expression. Bryan was really

something if this didn't make him afraid. But... Fred was different. Fred was
just an ordinary butler in the house of Asvares.
"Don't worry about it. We're getting out of this place with class rep." Souta
said to Fred.
"..." Fred snapped out of his daze when he heard Souta's voice. "That's right,
young miss need to get out of this place!" He muttered to himself.
...
The people from the Dry Gulch Town woke up when the ground shook. This
town was near the Desolate Woods, so even the people here felt the
aftershocks.
All of them went outside of their house in a panic. They thought that it was
an earthquake but what they saw outside filled their hearts in fear.
They saw huge boulders of rock covered the sky. The rocks reach the peak
and it scattered in all directions like a fountain. This puts the people in the
town in panic.
"Wha-"
"Are we going to die?"
"Whaaaa!!"
One by one the people of the town started to panic. They could see it with
their own eyes that those huge burning rocks were going down straight in
their direction. Those rocks were going to crush this city without a doubt.
"What hell is happening there?"
"The atmosphere there is really bad!"
Some sane people looked at the sky with a frown. They don't understand
what's happening. They only knew that something bad was going on in the
Desolate Woods. They knew that there's no volcano there, so it's impossible
to think that it was a natural disaster.
Not just the people of Dry Gulch Town saw this scene, but also the people
from different towns and villages near the Desolate Woods.
All of them saw this scene.

Light Cherry: Souta versus Gredi
and Vince
Souta's group was running towards the direction where Lumilia and the rest
stay.
Souta noticed that someone was following them. He stopped and looked
behind him. He saw the two knight leaders were following him.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked him when he saw Souta stopped all of a
sudden.
"The knights are following us," Souta said while looking at the approaching
knights. The knights were carrying their young masters.
"Bryan, Fred. You can go now. Leave this to me." Souta said with a serious
expression.
Bryan looked at Souta for a while before he nodded. "Okay, I understand."
"Take care," Fred said.
The two of them continued their way to Lumilia and the rest. Bryan was
injured, so Souta didn't let him fight anymore, and Fred was unstable. He was
afraid and he wouldn't be able to hide it in front of Souta.
"Okay, let's do this," Souta said as he stretched out his limbs. He then took
out a mana potion from his bag. He drank it without a second thought. He
already lost a large amount of mana from casting buff to Bryan and Fred
before.
He prepared himself for the arrival of the two knight leaders.

Before that... Souta looked at the direction of the big battle. He knew that it's
only a matter of time before Julius killed those people.
Julius' level was entirely different from the family head of some noble family
and the head of a town. It needed several generals of the Melosa Country to
stop a single Commandment.
...
Vince and Gredi, the knight leaders, stopped when they saw that Souta was
waiting for them. They looked around and saw that it was only Souta. They
thought that the other two already left with the Mystical Light Cherry.
They placed down their young masters and looked at Souta with a wary
expression.
"You! What are you doing? Tell me where's the Mystical Light Cherry!" One
of the young masters pointed at Souta and asked him.
"Yeah, tell us if you want to live." The other one said.
"Hmm... What a spoiled young noble." Souta said with an amused

expression. He slowly pulled out the [Vajra Sword Saya].
"Young master, stay back," Vince said as he stepped forward to shield his
master.
"We're going to finish this quickly," Gredi said and he silently gathered his
mana.
"Hmm... Finish me quickly. That's something else, you know." Souta casted
[Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] on himself. He only has half amount of
his mana left in his mana pool.
He then raised his hand and casted...
[Shadow Bind]!!
Their shadows burst out and tried to bind the two knight leaders, but the
knight leaders weren't ordinary people. Both of them swung their sword,
which was filled with mana, at the shadows.
Swoosh!!
They continued to swing their sword until they cut all the shadows.
"Ah! Gredi(Vince)!"
They turned around and saw that the same shadows were strangling their
young master.
Another shadows burst out of the ground in the form of a spike. The shadows
went straight to the two young masters but Vince sliced the shadow spikes
with his sword.
Vince looked at Gredi and said, "You deal with him. I'm going to protect
them."
"Okay." Gredi nodded and he charged towards Souta.
"He~" Souta slashed his sword.
Metallic sound echoed each time their weapons collided. Sparks flew out and
Souta was slowly getting pushed back.
Several small cuts appeared in his arms and chest. The knight leader Gredi
was better than him in the sword fight. He couldn't afford this to continue.
"Ah!" Gredi shouted as he slashed his sword towards Souta.
Swoosh!!
"Argh!" A huge cut appeared on Souta's chest. It spurted out blood but he
ignored it and took a distance away from Gredi.
Souta knew that fighting an injured knight leader wasn't going to be easy with
his current strength. The [Sword Mastery] of Gredi was higher than him by
two levels.
Gredi gripped his sword tightly and he chased after Souta.
Suddenly, his foot sunk in the ground.
Souta smirked at this and a red light covered the Vajra Sword in his hand. He
swung it towards Gredi who couldn't move in his position.
He already prepared the [Mud Slide] spell all over the whole place. Only he
knew where it is and no one else. This was his advantage against the
opponent who was clearly above his level.
If the two knight leaders weren't exhausted from fighting the Earth Crawler
Ape then it would be a different matter.
[Crimson Moon]!!
Vince was about to help Gredi when Souta casted another [Shadow Bind] and
[Shadow Spike]. The spells casted by Souta caused Vince to stop.
Spurt!!
Gredi tried to block the attack but the attack was powerful and it broke his
defense. It left a huge cut on his chest, the same as Souta.
He gathered his mana and smashed the ground.
Boom!!
He kicked the ground hard enough so that he could get out of the [Mud Slide]
spell.
Souta opened his palm and aimed it at Vince. He shot the [Shadow Ball]
spell. He then gripped his sword tightly before he slashed the air in front of
him.
[Cross Moon]!!
Cross slash flew towards Gredi who was distancing himself from Souta. He
raised his sword in front of him to block the slash.
This was the other equipment skills of the [Vajra Sword Saya]. [Cross Moon]
was a long-range skill and it could travel very fast. Souta could also control
the direction where it's headed.
Bang!!
"Argh!!" Gredi gritted his teeth as pain assaulted his body. "This guy is
strong." He muttered.
Souta prepared himself to cast the [Crimson Moon]. When he suddenly

vanished from his position. He replaced the [Shadow Ball] that flew towards
Vince.
Swoosh!!
"Wha-" Vince was surprised when he saw this. He didn't expect that Souta
would appear beside him. He didn't prepare himself at all for this
development.
He was just going to avoid the [Shadow Ball] but Souta appeared in its place.
"Surprise." Souta grinned as he swung his sword using the skill [Crimson
Moon]. He aimed it at the neck of Vince, attempting to kill him with one
strike.
Swoosh!!
Vince reacted quickly by moving his body sideways. Still, the sword sunk in
his flesh drawing out a huge amount of blood.
He was cut from his left shoulder down to his belly. It wasn't a simple injury
at all. If he couldn't treat it in time then there's a possibility that he would die
even with his extraordinary physique.
Vince gritted his teeth and shot a kick to retaliate.

Swoosh!!
Souta raised his hand and he blocked the attack. He flew out but he managed
to stabilize himself in the mid-air before he landed on the ground.
He held the cut on his chest and felt the blood flowing out nonstop.
He looked at Vince and charged at him but Gredi appeared in front of Vince.
Gredi faced Souta in a sword fight once again.
[Shadow Bind]!!
[Shadow Spike]!!
[Shadow Ball]!!
Souta casted his spells consecutively while exchanging blows with Gredi. He
knew that he wouldn't be able to beat Gredi in a sword fight. He needed tricks
to defeat someone at Gredi's level.
Gredi have to protect the two young master while also protecting himself
from Souta's spells.
Vince didn't have enough to protect others with his condition. He got careless
and that nearly took his life.
[Cross Moon]!!
[Cross Moon]!!
Souta used the skill of his sword. Red slash flashed and it flew towards the
two young masters.
"Damn!" Gredi cursed as he knew that Souta was deliberately targeting his
young master. He gripped his sword tightly and he collided at the red slash.
Boom!!
The other slash went on the ground and before it exploded. It caused the
smoke and dust to shot up. The smoke covered Gredi and the two young
masters.
Souta bent his knees and threw himself while casting [Shadow Ball] towards
Vince.
Swoosh!!
He used the skill [Dash] to increase his running speed. In just a second, he
arrived in front of the thick smoke.
He pulled back his hand and used [Stab] repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several holes appeared as he kept stabbing his sword nonstop. He felt his
sword sunk in the flesh of Gredi. It's not just Gredi, the two young masters
were also stabbed by his sword.
Souta followed it up by using [Crimson Moon].
Swoosh!!
He didn't even need to see if they died as the system prompts sounded in his
mind. He blinked towards the [Shadow Ball] that he casted before.
Swoosh!!
He saw that Vince was already waiting for him to appear. Souta expected this
so he quickly slashed his sword.
Clang!!
"Hmm...?" Souta stopped moving and he looked up. He saw a four-meter

rock flying towards their direction.
He quickly jumped back to avoid the burning rock. Vince also jumped away.
Boom!!
Boom!!
Boom!!
It's not just one explosion that occurred but numerous explosions happened at
the same time. The burning rocks from the sky were falling down and it was
destroying the whole forest.
Boom!!
Boom!!
Souta looked up in the sky. He then placed back his sword in its sheath. He
looked at Vince once more before he left.
"See you later. I've already completed my quest here."

Light Cherry: Quest Complete!!
Bryan and the rest were waiting for Souta outside the Desolate Woods. It's
dangerous inside the woods right now as the burning rocks were falling down
all over the woods. It was destroying the woods.
They had a concern looked in their face as they waited for Souta to appear.
Lumilia asked what happened there but Bryan and Fred didn't give her an
explanation. They said that it's better if Souta said it as he's the one who
really knew what's happening there. Even Fred wanted to tell her what
happened but he didn't know the exact thing that occurred there.
Lumilia didn't have a choice but to wait for Souta even though she was
extremely curious about what transpired there.
She could see that Fred, her butler, was trembling and Bryan was covered in
blood. This only made her curiosity reached its peak.
...
Souta was dashing through the forest with all of his might. Every second the
ground shook as the burning rocks crashed deep in the ground.
He held his chest as he felt his blood flowing out of his wounds. While his
other hand was holding his bag tightly. He wouldn't let it go no matter what
because the Rotten Venomous Green Apple and the flesh of a level 20 above
undead was inside it.
He run passed every tree as his speed increased with the help of his skill
[Dash]. He could feel it, his stamina was running out at a very fast speed.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
"It's not that bad. I've gained more this time." Souta muttered.
...
He arrived outside of the Desolate Woods. He was greeted by a red fluffy fur.
"Hmph!!"
His face was buried in the red for as Yuko hugged him tightly. He tapped
Yuko's hand as he felt the pain in his wound from being pressed tightly by
her.
It took him a while before he managed to get out of Yuko's embrace.
"Huff... Huff..." Souta gasped and he turned his head to his side. He saw that
Lumilia and the rest were looking at him.
"Mission complete," Souta said as he smirked at them.
Bryan laughed and Lumilia sighed in relief. Fred and Jusmin smiled at this.
Bryan raised his hand which was holding the Mystical Light Cherry. The
quest this time was hard and there were many unknown factors that appeared
but they still managed to accomplish their objectives.
Bryan gave the Mystical Light Cherry to Lumilia without hesitation.
"Is it really okay for me to receive this?" Lumilia asked with slight hesitation.
She knew that she didn't even help in getting the cherry and without Bryan
and Souta they wouldn't be able to acquire the cherry. The Mystical Light
Cherry should belong to Souta and Bryan, not her. Even without her help or
Fred's help Bryan and Souta would regardless acquire the cherry. This was
the reason why she hesitated.
"It's okay, that's part of our quest. You should help us sometimes in the
future." Souta said to her.
"O-Okay." Lumilia nodded at him.

It was then that Souta heard the system prompt inside his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the quest Gathering!!]
[You've received 20,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, and 5 skill points!!]
Souta smiled when he saw this. He had 4 skill points left and added with 5
skill points, he now had a total of 9 skill points. He could use it to level up his
[Shadow Bind] skill to six but he decided to postpone it until he went back to
Ladros City.
Lumilia saw his smile. She then bowed her head and said, "Thank you for
helping me. I will not forget this debt."
Souta snapped out of his daze when he heard her. He waved his hand and
said, "Don't mention it."
Lumilia smiled at his actions. She didn't know what's his real objective this
time but he helped her and that's all she needed to know. She thought that
Souta didn't receive rewards for helping her, so she decided that she will pay
him back in the future.
"We're grateful for what you did for our young miss." Jusmin and Fred
stepped forward and also thanked him.
They also thanked Bryan causing him to smile awkwardly while scratching
his cheeks.
Cl.u.s.ter watched this scene silently.
Souta felt two hands circled around his waist. He looked behind and saw that
it was Yuko. Yuko stuck out her tongue and licked his cheeks.
Souta patted her head and let her do what she wants. He then remembered
something. He looked at Bryan and asked, "Bryan, I want to ask something."
Bryan turned to Souta and said, "What is it?" He doesn't have any idea what
he's going to ask.
"How did you survive from the [Bestrou] of the Earth Crawler Ape?" Souta
asked. He was curious about this. He wanted to know how did Bryan survive
that powerful attack. If he was in Bryan's position at that time, he knew that
he wouldn't be able to defend that attack from the Earth Crawler Ape. He
would be forced to use the [Possession] skill of the Vajra Sword if he was in
that position.
"I don't know too... At that time, I thought I was a goner but..." Bryan
frowned as he tried to recall what happened at that time.
"But?" Souta looked at Bryan while caressing Yuko's head.
"Some power flowed inside my body. It gives me strength and I felt the world
slow down, so I managed to cast some defensive spell but that wasn't enough.
That unknown power protected me." Bryan told Souta what he felt and did at
that time.
Souta frowned at his answer. He rubbed his chin and thought that Bryan
wasn't an ordinary person. It seems that Bryan holds some secrets within his
body.
Ah~ I smell the scent of a hidden quest.
He remembered the time in the game when he always talked to his

colleagues(NPC) in Mechanic Country just to get their quest. When he was
low rank at that time, he helped his captain and commander. It's okay if he
parties with NPC because an NPC wouldn't get a share of reward in the quest.
Just like the time when they subjugated the Patience Commandment, he
wasn't solo at that time, he was with the other commander of the Mechanic
Country.
He's a solo player in the game but that doesn't mean that he wouldn't interact
with people. He just didn't party with any other player as he wanted the
rewards on the quest on himself. If he doesn't interact with people(NPC) then
how would he get a quest. He wouldn't get a hidden quest if he only took
quest from Adventurers Guild. He needed to interact with various NPC and
raised their affection points to know their secrets. After he knew their secrets,
the NPC would give them a quest but not all NPC would give a quest.
Suddenly, a strange energy swept out in the whole area.
Souta and the rest stopped. They turned their head and looked at the Desolate
Woods. They saw a shocking scene that occurred in front of their eyes.
The grass and trees withered one by one. The green leaves started to fall from
the trees and it loses its life. The soil on the ground dried up and the birds that
were flying away slowly fell down.
The strange energy snatched all life within the Desolate Woods. All the life
force of the whole forest gathered in a single point within the inner woods.
"What's that?" Fred muttered with a stunned expression.
"Let's get out of this place," Souta said with a grave expression.
"Yeah, I feel uneasy about this." Bryan nodded.
"Young miss." Jusmin looked at Lumilia.
Lumilia looked at Jusmin and nodded. "Yes, we should go now."
Yuko picked up Souta in her arms before she ran away.
"Oi! You can put me down. I can run on my own." Souta said as he patted
Yuko's hand.
Lumilia and the rest looked at each other before they followed Yuko.
A loud neigh of a horse echoed in the whole area. It shook the hearts of
everyone who heard it. Everyone felt their life was going away when they
heard the neigh.
Lumilia and the rest felt pain from hearing this neigh. The strange energy was
sucking their soul away.
Souta looked back and saw a pale color horse and a man with a pale color
armor in the sky. The horse and the man were exuding a very powerful aura.
The aura surpassed the limits of a mortal body.
Carmilla and Julius were looking at the armored man from below.
"Ufufu, I didn't expect that this one would be alive after so many years of
being sealed, so that's the reason why the Authority hasn't appeared at all,"
Julius said with a passionate gaze.
"As expected... He's really a powerful man." Carmilla observed the horseman
from top to bottom. "But his power deteriorated from being sealed for twenty
thousand years."
Julius smiled and he opened his arms widely. "Let's take him with us."
Souta couldn't hear their conversation. He was outside of the Desolate Woods
and those people were in the inner woods of the forest.
Since Souta couldn't see the noble head and the Head of the Dry Gulch Town.
It means that they already died at Julius' hands.
Soon, the ground shook once again as the two commandments fought the
armored man.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The aftershocks of their fight were truly devastating. Souta and the rest could
even feel it even when they were outside of the Desolate Woods.
"So that's why..." Souta muttered while looking at the fierce battle behind
him.
Chapter 75 - Back in the Ladros
City
Souta's group arrived in the Dry Gulch Town. They saw that the town was in
ruins. Boulders of rock crushed the plaza and the houses of the residents here.
People were panicking all over the whole town.
The Head of the town was nowhere to be found, so no person could guide
them in this time of crisis.
Souta knew that the Head of the Dry Gulch Town died at the hands of Julius
Reinhar, the Love Commandment of the God's Will.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "We should go now. We wouldn't be able
to properly rest in this place."
Lumilia looked back at Jusmin and Fred. The two nodded at her before she
agreed at him. She then opened her mouth and said, "Actually, we brought a
caravan here."
"Really?" Souta looked back at her. If she really has a caravan then that good
news.
"But I don't know if it's still here," Lumilia said with a slight hesitation.
"Okay, let's check it first." Souta nodded at her.
The group went inside the Dry Gulch Town. The effects of Julius spell was
really devastating. It even destroyed most of the houses here in the Dry Gulch
Town.
The inside of the town was a sight to behold. Corpses were scattered
everywhere. Blood dyed the ground. Some people were crushed into
mincemeat. Some were burned because of the fire that came from the rock.
The boulders of rock crushed the house and it includes the people that lived
there. Some houses had smoke rising in it because of the burning rocks.
Some of the people were plundering the merchandise of some shops. Chaos
spread in the whole town as no one had the authority to command these
people anymore. With the loss of their leader, the people of the town
panicked.
Even now, the people were still in a state of panic because of the vibrations
from the battle of the two Commandments and the Pale Hors.e.m.e.n. Every
minute the ground would tremble twice of thrice.
Bryan had a blank expression on his face when he saw this scene.
Souta noticed Bryan's look, so he said, "Bryan, ignore them. We're injured
too, so don't try to help them. Even if you really wanted to help, you would
not be able to because of your condition right now. If you collapse you would
become a burden."
"...I know." Bryan opened his mouth and said.
Souta looked at everyone's face and sighed. If they were feeling nausea from
something like this, then they wouldn't be able to handle the future version
where the whole continent was in the war.
The first big event that will hit this continent was the Demon Invasion. This
event was really brutal as the demon would mercilessly slaughter those
people from small countries. Those small countries that weren't included in
the map will be annihilated.
Those small countries and the towns or villages that weren't under the
protection of large countries were slaughtered by demons. It was truly brutal
considering that hundreds of millions of people perished at the demon
invasion.
Souta's group arrived at the place where Fred parked their caravan.
They saw that the place was still up. The problem was that it looks like some
people ransacked the place.
They went inside the lot and found that the caravan was gone. As expected,
some people already took it away.
"With the state of the town, it's only natural that people will take whatever
caravan they saw," Souta said with a sighed.
Fred and the rest couldn't help but nod their head at his words.
"Let's find a place to stay." Souta suggested to them.
"Let's do that," Lumilia said. She knew that Souta and Bryan were exhausted
and they needed a lot of rest before they could regain their energy.
Souta's group went around the town and found an abandoned house. They
decided to stay for a night inside the house.
Jusmin stayed up as she guarded the house while everyone was resting. Even
though she didn't have enough power, she still could wake up everyone when
some people enter the house.
Souta and Bryan collapsed when they relaxed their tense muscles. They were
too tired and exhausted from all the things that happened today. They
instantly fell asleep when they laid down.
Also with their current condition, they wouldn't be able to go to another town.
They needed rest more than anything.
Lumilia didn't ask Souta about what happened in the forest as she knew that
he needed rest right now. Her questions could wait until tomorrow.
"What a tough day it is," Lumilia muttered while looking outside the window.
She then opened her bag and took out the Mystical Light Cherry.
She raised it in front of her face and looked at it with a dazed expression.
After a few moments, she sat down in a lotus position and took a bite of the
Mystical Light Cherry. She decided to eat the cherry right now and see its
effect on her body. She slowly digested the nutrients of the fruit inside her
body.
"I hope I could gain my father's recognition..."
...
Souta and Bryan woke up at noon. They went downstairs and found that
everyone was already awake.
"It hurts... My whole body..." Bryan complained. The wounds that he

received was far greater than Souta. He was lucky that he was still alive after
taking the [Bestrou] head-on.
Souta ignored Bryan and he walked outside. He jumped on the rooftop of the
house and looked at the direction of the Desolate Woods.
The Desolate Woods dried up. All the trees inside it withered and there's no
trace of life anymore in the woods. It truly fitted the name, Desolate Woods.
"The battle was over," Souta muttered while looking at the forest.
"Since a big event happened here in this place. One of the Three Great
Countries will send people to investigate this place."
The True God's Holy Kingdom was the one that's closer to this place, so he
thought that they were the ones who were going to investigate this place
along with the countries near this place.
"The Pale Horseman..." Souta muttered as he recalled what he saw yesterday.
The Pale Horseman was sealed inside the Desolate Woods for twenty
thousand years. Only the people from God's Will knew this information.
They wanted something from the Pale Horseman and that's the Authority of
the Creator.
Later, they will turn the whole continent upside down just to find the other
three Authorities.
Souta rubbed his chin and remember that the Red Horseman was still alive,
but the other two weren't. The two Authorities were passed down to other
people that suited its power.
He doesn't know much about the Authorities. He only knew that it was a
special power and those people that wield it was extremely powerful.
Souta shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind.
He went back inside the house and found that Jusmin already prepared the
food. As expected of a maid, he could count on her with things like cooking.
It seems that Fred woke up early in the morning to hunt some wild animals. It
was hard to find food in this town now that people were packing up.
He noticed that Lumilia's aura changed. He guessed that she consumed the
Mystical Light Cherry and this made her aura grow stronger.
...
Souta's group traveled from village to another village until they found a place
where the place wasn't affected by the battle in the Desolate Woods.
It took them a whole day before they found a proper place. There they bought
a carriage using Lumilia's money.
Well, she had a lot of money so it's not a problem for her.
They stayed in that village for a night before they continued their journey to
the Ladros City. While on their way, Lumilia asked him what happened in the
Desolate Woods.
Souta explained to them that the two people that appeared were part of the
God's Will cult. They were shocked when they heard this. They heard the
rumors about how terrifying the God's Will cult.
He explained how those two people killed the nobles inside the forest. This
incurred the wrath of some noble family from Melosa Country. Also, the
Head of the Dry Gulch Town came there with the noble head. They fought
the two people from God's Will cult.
Souta said that he identified them because of the symbol in their clothes, the
symbol of a hand holding the world. That's the symbol of the God's Will cult.
Lumilia, Fred, and Jusmin gasped from his story. They finally knew what
danger they were facing in that place. They would die easily if they made one
wrong move.
At the end of the day, Souta's group arrived in Ladros City. It feels like they
haven't been here for a long time due to what happened in the Desolate
Woods.
"We're back!!" Bryan exclaimed loudly.
"The class already started this morning, so we missed one day of class,"
Souta said. He looked down at his bag with a satisfied expression. He gained
a lot from this quest.
-End of Volume 2-
Chapter 76 - Side Story: Yuko
My name is Yuko Ieshi.
I'm a Red Fur Bear.
I pick "Ieshi" as my surname because that is master surname. I think it would

be great if I have the same surname as my master.
Actually, I'm afraid of my master. Master is scary when he is angry.
The scar on my left eye.
My master did that.
Master stabbed me in the eye when we first met. Remembering that scene
still gives me goosebumps.
That day when master tried to kill me scared me to death. I saw master was
tired that day so I thought I could bully him. But I didn't expect my master
was strong even though he was tired.
I tried to defend with all my might but master was attacking me without
stopping. He's inflicting wounds in my soft body left and right.
"Yah!! I don't want it! I don't like it! Stop! It hurts!!"
I shouted at that time but master couldn't understand me.
Then, I remember a powerful move that my mother taught me before she left.
It is...
Acting cute...
I looked at master with teary eyes as I lowered my head in front of him. Even
though I was afraid of him, I still look at him in the eyes.
I thought I was gonna die at that time. I silently curse my mother for teaching
that move. I closed my eyes preparing myself.
...but after a long time, nothing happens.
I opened my eyes and looked at my master's face. Even though he still has
that stoic face of his, he must have thought that I'm the cutest bear in the
world.
Hmph!
Hmph!
I'm the cutest bear in the world and it's a loss if he would just kill me. So that
day master abducted me.
I'm sorry mother for cursing you. Your move helped me this time.
He even gave me a name.
Yuko. That's me... What a wonderful name. It's suitable to a cute bear like
me.
Hmph!
You think I would forgive you in what you did to me just by giving me a
name.
I'm not an easy bear.
Then, one day he gave me tons of fruits and meat. I couldn't help but gulped
when I saw this.
Hmph!
I shall forgive you for stabbing my eye this time.

...
Although our first meeting was a disaster, I come to love my master. After
that, my master always give me tons of fruits and meat.
He always petted me and I love that feeling.
I only don't like is that he's letting me stay in this cramped space. Ah~ it's
frustrating that I couldn't move freely in this place.
I waited for master to came back here every day. Even though he's gone from
morning to afternoon, I still wait in this cramped space.
Lately, master and I went to a faraway land. That place is full of dangerous
people.
I don't like this feeling.
I don't want this but master is here, so I should hold myself.
Master came to fight a monkey. That monkey was dangerous and I got scared
while looking at it. The energy it was releasing was suppressing me.
I could hardly breathe under the suppression.
I stayed with three girls at that time, so I couldn't get to watch master's figure
when he was fighting.
These three little girls what's their relationship to master. Hmm? I want to
know that and ask them but they couldn't understand me and I couldn't
understand them in return. This language barrier I'm going to break it.
I waited here for a long time and when master came back. Master had injury
and since I love master I decided to carry him.
"Yuko!!"
Oh? Master is early. Master! I'm hungry hurry up and feed me!
"Yuko! We're rich now!"
Hmm? I still couldn't understand master's words but I think it wouldn't be that
long before we could have a proper conversation.
Still, I could understand master's words vaguely. It must be because master

loves me so much.
Chapter 77 - Getting rich
Souta woke up in an unfamiliar ceiling.
"Ah~" He yawned and he stretched his body. He felt strangely refreshed. It

feels that something heavy was gone.
It's been two days since the battle in the Desolate Woods.
"Morning~" A sweet voice came beside him.
Souta turned his head and saw a beautiful mature woman lying beside him.
The woman has long white hair, white cat ears, and tail.
'Ah right, I stayed in a brothel.' Souta thought. He stayed here to vent out his
feelings. He wouldn't be able to control his l.u.s.t if he doesn't let it out.
"Good morning," Souta replied to the woman. He then stood up and wore his
clothes.
"You're quite wild, despite your stature." The woman teased him.
Souta could only smile wryly at her words. His height wasn't something he's
proud of. For a goblin, he would consider himself a tall one but compare to
humans and beastkin he was considered a short man.
It's true that once they entered the room, he became a different person. He let
his l.u.s.t consumed him yesterday night. He did everything to the woman
just to satisfy his desire.
"I haven't done in a long time," Souta said and he placed five gold coins on
the table. "Your tip."
"Thanks, you can visit me again and I will give you a good time." The
woman said seductively.
"Okay, I will also bring my friend, so you can recommend me to some of
your friends at that time," Souta said as he exited the room.
He actually wanted to bring Bryan with him but once they entered the Ladros
City Bryan disappeared like bubbles.
"With that innocent looks, I bet he will faint when he saw a woman's n.a.k.e.d
body," Souta muttered in a low voice.
...
He went to the market to buy Yuko some fruits and meats that she likes.
After that, he went to the ranch and fed Yuko.
He was going to skipped class today. He had other things to do, so he will
worry about the class later.
He smiled as he imagined Lumilia's face when he skipped class. After all, she
reminded him and Bryan to not skip class before they parted yesterday.
After he fed Yuko, he went inside the inn and took his bag with him. He
opened his bag and saw the things inside.
He took out two containers containing the Rotten Venomous Green Apple
and the flesh of the level 20 above undead.
"These two are for my evolution," Souta said then he took out a greenish orb.
This was the monster orb of a level 40 monster. Back then, when he was
trying to get out of the Desolate Woods, he found a corpse of a monster that
possessed a monster orb. So he took his time to get the monster orb.
"With this, I will get rich," Souta muttered as he held the monster orb in his
hand. He could feel the best feram inside the orb. The powerful energy of the
monsters.
With this, he wouldn't need to worry about money. He was really lucky that
he found that monster.
"I will also form my own monster orb once I've reached level 40," Souta said
and he placed back the monster orb inside the bag.
He picked up his sword and exited the room.
...
He went outside with Yuko. He wondered where should he sell this monster
orb. If he handled it wrong then a lot of people were going after his monster
orb. So he should be careful and shouldn't let any other people know the
monster orb.
There were two merchants that came in his mind. It was Jimmy and the
dwarf.
Jimmy was the merchants that he met when he was traveling towards Ladros
City. He's one of the first people that Souta met in this world.
If he wasn't wrong, Jimmy was a member of the Lanny Group, a huge

business corporation.
The other one was the dwarf from the Bullmar Village. He took the escort
quest at that time to go to the Bullmar Village. It was when he goes
underground with Jack and the other adventurers to save the village. He's real
objectives at that time was the dark grade weapon [Vajra Sword Saya].
After that, the dwarf gave him some of his merchandise as a few for helping
him repel the abnormal people.
These two merchants were the ones that came into his mind. He met a lot of
merchants in Ladros City but these two were different.
"Since I don't know where the dwarf is, I should go to Jimmy," Souta
muttered. He decided to go to Lanny Group as he doesn't even know what's
the dwarf's name. So how would he find him if he doesn't know what's his
name.
Souta turned around and face Yuko. He patted her head and said, "I'm going
to buy a mansion for myself and farm for you with the money that I will
receive. You don't have to stay in that cramped place."
"Mu." Yuko let out a comfortable sound.
"Hehe~ good girl. I'm going to spoil you. Hahaha after all I'm rich now."
Souta laughed.
Yuko opened her eyes and looked at him with a confused expression. She
was wondering why did he laugh all of a sudden.
"Let's go now." Souta turned around and said.
Yuko followed behind him quietly.
...
The two arrived in front of a huge building after walking for a dozen minutes.
In front of the building was the name of the corporation written in bold
letters.
The building had six floors in total and it was filled with employees wearing
a black coat as their uniform.
"It's huge..." Souta muttered as he walked towards the door and slowly
opened it.
Inside the building, he saw many stuff that was fetched at a high price. It
looks like a modern reception. The receptionist was handling things with
computers. The employees could even talk through with their earplugs.
'Damn, I should not call myself rich anymore.' Souta thought as he walked
towards the receptionist.
"What can I do for you, sir?" The receptionist asked in a polite tone. She has
long brown hair which was tied in a bun. Her height was quite tall for a
woman and her uniform fitted her.
"Where is Jimmy?" Souta asked directly.

"Um... Can you wait here for a moment sir?" The receptionist asked him.
Jimmy was one of the higher-ups of the Lanny Group and it's not like every
people could meet him.
"Okay. Tell him that Souta is here." Souta nodded at her.
The receptionist looked at him wondering if he really knew Jimmy. She held
her earplug and said something. She seemed to be talking to Jimmy through
her earplugs.
After that, she faced Souta and said, "I will lead you inside, sir."
Souta nodded at her. He saw another woman came in the counter and
replaced the receptionist.
The people inside who were dealing business with the corporation looked at
Souta. They were wondering if he's a VIP as he could go in the upper floors
and met one of the executives of the corporation.
Souta doesn't have any idea that Jimmy was one of the executives of the
Lanny Corporation. He only knew that Jimmy was a part of this group. Well,
it doesn't matter to him as long as he could earn benefits through his
connection.
The receptionist guided Souta in front of one of the rooms on the top floor.
This was Jimmy's office.
The receptionist gently knocked on the door and said, "Sir, I brought him
here."
"Okay, thanks." A voice sounded behind the door.
Souta knew who's voice was that. He grabbed the handle of the door and
directly opened it. He saw Jimmy sitting on the chair at the back of the room.
"Good room," Souta commented as he looked around the room.
"Right?" Jimmy laughed at his words.

Souta knew that the things here came from the Mechanic Country. Jimmy
wouldn't sell those things that he got from the Mechanic Country or else he
would be hunted down.
Mechanic Country's technology was advanced and it gave them an advantage

in war. The power of those flying vehicles, mechanical armor, long-distance
communication device, and powerful advanced weapons. All of these
dominated the countries around the Mechanic Country.
It was overwhelming. The power of Mechanic Country's army with their

advanced weapon.
"How long it had been since we first met?" Jimmy said.
"Hmm... Two weeks since I enrolled in the Institute." Souta said.
"Hahaha, you're quite famous nowadays. I've heard the rumors about the
Tamer of the Red Fur Bear. That's you and Yuko, right?" Jimmy laughed.
"Well, no comment about that," Souta said then he took his bag from his
back. "I have an offer to you."
"Oh~ tell me what it is?" Jimmy's expression turned into a serious one. When
it comes to business Jimmy was always serious.
"Here." Souta took out the monster orb in his bag and placed it on top of
Jimmy's table.
Chapter 78 - Monster Tide 1
Souta took out a greenish orb from his bag and placed it on top of Jimmy's
table. The orb was emitting a greenish aura.
"This..." Jimmy was stunned when he saw this. He looked at Souta asking for
confirmation.
"Yeah, it's a monster orb." Souta nodded and asked, "How much can you give
me for this?"
"Five hundred platinum coins but it depends on the quality of the monster
orb," Jimmy said with a serious expression.
"Okay." Souta nodded at Jimmy. He knew that it would depend on the level
of the monster. If the monster was powerful then the monster orb it possessed
would fetch a high price.
Actually, five hundred platinum coins were a large amount of money. He

could buy a lot of things with this money. A hundred copper coins were equal
to one gold coin.
100 copper coins -> 1 gold coin
100 gold coins -> 1 silver coin
100 silver coins -> 1 platinum coin
There were many things he could with this amount of money. It was enough
to buy his own villa and even vacation house in the other country.
"You really brought something nice. I'm not wrong to get your favor at that
time." Jimmy laughed and broke the serious atmosphere.
"Of course, I wouldn't arrive here on time if you're not here. Also, you did all
the things for me to enter the city." Souta said as a matter of fact. If were not
for Jimmy then it would take a lot of time before he could enter this city. Just
from that fact, he could see that Jimmy was an influential person.
"Anyway, do you really want to sell this to me?" Jimmy shook his hand and
asked.
"Yeah." Souta nodded his head.
"Okay, I will give five hundred platinum coins right now as a downpayment.
I still need to verify the quality of the monster orb." Jimmy said.
"Okay." Souta nodded. He knew the market price of the monster orb. If
Jimmy cheated him about the prize of the monster orb, then he wouldn't do
any business with Jimmy anymore.
This was just the first transaction and he would bring more in the future. He
would stop if he saw that Jimmy wasn't trustworthy and he would find
another merchant to handle things about his loot every time he did an
expedition in a dangerous place.
Jimmy opened the drawer in his table and took out a paper. He signed it with
a pen before he gave it to Souta.
"Here, give this to the receptionist and she will give you the amount written
in that," Jimmy said.
"Okay, thanks." Souta nodded and he took the paper.
He bid goodbye to Jimmy and exit the room.
"Don't forget to come back here if you found some goods like this monster
orb." Jimmy's voice sounded as he closed the room.
Souta went downstairs and gave the paper to the receptionist.
The receptionist took the paper and looked at it. She was stunned when she
saw the amount of money written in the paper. She knew that Souta went
upstairs to talk to one of the executives.
She processed the paper and give Souta the money.
"Thanks," Souta said as he took the money before he exited the building.
Inside the building, Jimmy was looking at Souta through the window.
"Who's that lad? To think that he would sell you a monster orb." A voice
sounded behind him.
"That's Souta, a good lad," Jimmy replied.
"Will he bring more benefits to our corporation or not?"
"That depends on us. As long as we show that we're trustworthy then he will
continue providing us something good." Jimmy said.
"Is he really that good?"
"That sword on his waist... You see I've discerned that it is a red grade
weapon or maybe higher than that." Jimmy said.
"Hmm... If he has something like that on himself then he's no ordinary man."
"Currently, he's an ordinary man but I wonder in the future. Let's see how
high he could reach with his potential." Jimmy said as he rubbed his chin.
"You know the news about the Desolate Woods."
"Yeah, it was frightening. What about that?"
"Souta was there when that happened and he somehow survived that
calamity," Jimmy said with a smile. "Let us help him this time. We will block
all the information that he went there so that those countries wouldn't bother
him in his study."
...
Souta met Yuko outside the building. Both of them went around the town.
"Yuko, we're rich now. Just pick anything you want and I will buy it for
you."
"Mu."
Souta bought a three-story house and lot for himself in the residential district
of district 1. It cost him 20 platinum coins for this house.
This house was for him and Yuko. He also would build a huge ranch so that
Yuko could move freely.
...
Just like that one week had passed and Yuko's ranch was complete. He hired
experts so that it would finish with less time being consumed.
Yuko was happy with her new home. Souta even stock up a large number of
fruits for her.
In this time, he also received another 100 platinum coins from Jimmy. He
was satisfied with this and Jimmy didn't let him down.
The ranking in the institute already started and Souta didn't bother himself
about this. Other people were excited about this but he was different. He
didn't care about that if it wouldn't give him any quest.
All he cared about was the quest. As long as there's a quest he would be
motivated to do some trivial things like that.
Also, about Cl.u.s.ter. Souta, Lumilia, and Bryan talked about it. They
decided to let her stay with Lumilia for a while. Actually, Souta wanted to
recommend his house but he thought that it would be inappropriate for a girl
of her age to stay with him. Also, Lumilia and Bryan would think about
something if he said that.
Cl.u.s.ter was hiding some secrets about the True God's Holy Kingdom and
Souta wanted to get that. He wouldn't let Cl.u.s.ter go easily without knowing
that secret.
He will let her trust him to the point that she would be willing to diverge her
secret when he inquired. He and Bryan visited her every day in Lumilia's
apartment.
The news about what happened in the Desolate Woods spread out like
wildfire this week. A lot of people talk about this piece of news.
Souta said to Lumilia and Bryan to keep quiet about the incident in the
Desolate Woods. He doesn't want to gather attention right now. Although he
prepared what he would say in case some people come and ask him, he still
doesn't want to bother himself about that. It's too much trouble when those
people were eyeing you.
The higher-ups of every country around the Desolate Woods focused their
attention on the forest. The battle of that scale wasn't going to be ignored. A
lot of nobles and adventurers died in this incident and some of the towns
around the forest were destroyed. It gathered the attention of all countries.
They naturally send out people to know the truth about the calamity in the
Desolate Woods.
And just as Souta expected, the True God's Holy Kingdom also sent out an
elite squad to investigate.
...
Souta wore his uniform and went downstairs. He cooked breakfast for
himself before he ate it. He then went out and bid farewell to Yuko.
On his way, he met Alice.
"What a coincidence," Souta said to her.
"Nnn. Yeah." Alice nodded her head.
"You really don't talk too much," Souta said as he walked beside her.
"I wonder about that," Alice replied to him.
"But not anymore," Souta said with a grin.

Both of them entered the institute and they went directly to their classroom.
They found that Lumilia was already inside the classroom. As expected of
class rep she always went to the class before anyone else.
Lumilia looked at the two of them for a while before she averted her gaze.
"Good morning, class rep." Souta greeted her as he walked towards his seat.
"G-Good morning." Lumilia greeted him back.
"Is there something wrong, class rep?" Souta asked him.
"Nothing. I'm just wondering why you always go early in class." Lumilia
shook her head.
"Hmm... I came here so that I could have a coffee. The coffee here is good."
Souta looked at her and said. He placed down his bag on his seat before he
exited the classroom.
Lumilia and Alice looked at his back.
Souta went to the cafeteria and bought a cup of coffee. He then went back to
the class and found that Bryan was already there.
"Oi! Souta, good morning." Bryan greeted him.
"Good morning," Souta replied as he sat down on his seat.
Suddenly, they felt their Adventurer's ID vibrated. The magic circle that was
imprinted in the ID activated.
Then, they heard a siren outside of the school.
"Warning! A Monster Tide has appeared in the outskirt of the Gate 1 of the
city!"
"All available adventurers should gather to the Adventurers Guild and help
fight the Monster Tide!"
A warning issued throughout the whole city.
"Oh? what perfect timing to level up to twenty." Souta mumbled.

"Warning! A Monster Tide has appeared in the outskirt of the Gate 1 of the
city!"
"All available adventurers should gather to the Adventurers Guild and help
fight the Monster Tide!"
A warning was issued all over the whole city.
Souta stood up when he heard the warning. He looked at his side and saw that
Bryan was looking at him.
He understood what Bryan wanted to do by looking at his eyes. He smiled

and nodded at Bryan.
Bryan nodded in return.
Souta then quickly turned around and exited the classroom. Bryan followed
him behind.
"W-Wait!! The class..." Lumilia stood up and wanted to stop them but she
found that both of them were already gone.
She could only sigh and went back to her seat.
...
Since it was early, the gate of the institute was still open. The guard would let
students enter and exit the institute as long it didn't pass eight o'clock.
On their way to Adventurers Guild, Souta and Bryan met a lot of adventurers
going towards the Adventurers Guild. It's natural that they heard the warning.
There's also a group of city guards heading towards the Gate 1. They were
going to repel the monster tide with the help of the adventurers.
The people around them didn't care about that. It looks like they trust the city
guards to defend the city.
Souta and Bryan arrived in the Adventurers Guild. Both of them entered the
guild and saw a lot of adventurers taking the monster tide quest.
Souta and Bryan all took the quest.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Monster Tide]: Kill the monsters that are going to attack the city. Rewards:
Depends on the number of monsters that you have slain.
Souta nodded when he heard the system prompt inside his head. He received
a lot of monster tide quest back in the game. A lot of players joined the
monster tide quest because the rewards for this quest were something good
especially to those who had high merits in the quest.
The two went to Gate 1. They looked ahead and saw a large group of
monsters. Their numbers surpassed one thousand and the scout estimated that
its number reached five thousand.
Souta looked at the monster tide and saw a lot of familiar monsters.
"A disaster-level monster tide, huh?" Souta muttered in a low voice.
A disaster-level monster tide was the lowest level of monster tide. It means
that the monsters that formed the tide were just low-level monsters. The level
of the monsters in this tide was between 10 and 40. The strongest one was the
monster who just formed their monster orb.
There were three levels of monster tide. The disaster-level, calamity-level,

and the catastrophe-level.
The calamity-level monster tide wasn't going to be easy like this one. The
higher-ups of the city guard would join the battle and sometimes the city lord
would be forced to take action. Even the branch guild master of the
Adventurers Guild would join the battle.
Then, the catastrophe-level monster tide was worse. Ladros City wouldn't
even be able to defend such level of monster tide. It needed the force of the
whole Hebrei Kingdom to stop it because a monster lord was leading such
monster tide.
"What the hell!! There are so many monsters!" Bryan exclaimed at his side.
Souta looked at Bryan and said, "I thought that you don't want to skip class."
"Yeah, I don't." Bryan nodded his head.
"But why?" Souta asked.
"Hmm... I thought that should join this fight and help defend the city against
the monsters." Bryan replied.
"Nnn..." Souta focused his attention on the monster tide.
...
In the classroom...
Bargan was in front of the class and was doing a roll call. He found that
Bryan and Souta were absent once again.
He looked at Lumilia and asked, "Where are Bryan and Souta?"
"Um... Sir... They are adventurers so they probably went out to fight the
monster tide." Lumilia hesitated at first whether she should tell it or not.
"...They didn't even say to me that they are going to join the battle." Bargan
said with a sigh.
"Um... Teacher, what should we do?" Lumilia asked.
"Don't worry about it they are adventurers so they should be responsible,"

Bargan said as he waved his hand. "I'll deduct their points later."
"You too should experience a real battle as it would make you strong." He
said to the whole class.
Alice looked outside the window and wondered what they were doing right
now.
...
The guards already formed their formation. They were the vanguard of this
group while the adventurers were going to cut down the number of the
monster from the side.
The guards were wearing full plate armor like a knight. They were exuding a
fierce aura and intense killing intent. They were ready to clash at any time.
The adventurers were different from the guards. They were lively and
chatting with a happy expression. They were talking about the rewards of this
battle and what they're going to do with it. As an adventurer, it's not the first
time they join a fight in the monster tide.
Only those Rank E adventurers had a nervous expression. They were

trembling at the sight of more than a thousand monsters ahead of them. Their
party members assured them that it's gonna be okay. They just needed to be
careful and watch out for monsters that were coming behind them.
Souta turned his head and looked at the adventurers.
At the back, he saw a group of five people wearing orange grade armor. They
were the hunters of the Adventurers Guild. The hunters were the ones who
were going to deal with the monster with a monster orb.
Orange grade? Even some noble household couldn't brought out that high
grade armor. These adventurers we're definitely not normal at all.
'Luckily, I didn't bring Yuko here.' Souta thought. He knew that these people
hated monsters to the bones.
"Well, let's wait for the signal," Souta said.

"Yeah, I can't wait for it," Bryan said with an excited expression.
"Is this your first time seeing a monster tide?" Souta asked.
"Yeah, what about you?" Bryan nodded and asked him the same question.
"Yeah, it's my first time too," Souta said. He's not lying. This was his first
time seeing a monster tide since he transmigrated into this world.
Souta recalled something. He opened his mouth and said, "If we performed
great in this battle, there is a chance that the guild will promote us to Rank
D."
"Really?" Bryan asked.
"Yeah." Souta nodded while looking at the monster tide.
The monster tide was slowly getting closer to the city. It was now one
kilometer away from the Gate 1.
"Prepare yourself!!" The guard captain shouted.
The guards tapped their chest in response. They slowly advanced forward and
was going to clash with the monster tide.
Souta looked at Bryan and said, "Let's go."
"Okay." Bryan nodded at him.
The adventurers followed the guard behind. They split up into two groups.
The left wing and the right wing of the formation. They were responsible for
cutting down the monster from the side.
When they got closer to the monster tide, guards charged towards the monster
tide without any hesitation. They raised their shield and sword.
Roar!!
The monsters roared angrily at the group of city guards. They dashed forward
to kill those impudent city guards.
Boom!!
There were many types of monsters in this tide. Terror wolf, kobold, troll,
orc, and ogre were among the tide. Even their evolve form joined the tide.
The guards smashed their shield at the monsters that pounced on them before
swung their sword.
Putchi!!
The number of guards was only five hundred but each one of them could
fight three monsters at the same time. Even though they were outnumbered
they could still put up a fight against the monsters. Plus, the adventurers were
helping them from the side.
Souta and Bryan rushed towards the monsters.
[Agility Boost]!!
[Strength Boost]!!
Souta casted two buff spells on himself. He pulled out the [Vajra Sword
Saya] on his waist and slashed it at the monster in front of him.
Putchi!!
The monster was sliced into two. Its body spurted out blood.
"I need to kill a lot of monster in order to raise my rank," Souta mumbled as
he kept slashing his sword in every monster that he saw.
He moved his body swiftly. Jumping from side to side dodging every attack
while waving his sword. Every time he waved his sword, a body of a monster
flew in the mid-air.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, a loud explosion occurred in the back and it shook the entire
ground. Strange energy swept out like a ripple in the air. It brought down the
mana in the air.
Boom!!
Souta stopped when he felt it. He looked in that direction and guessed that the
hunters were fighting the monster with a monster orb.
"I should hurry up before they could kill that monster," Souta muttered and
he casted [Shadow Bind] spell.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Then, he swung his sword around him killing all the monsters in the vicinity.
Putchi!!
Souta smiled his filled the soul requirement. Back in the Desolate Woods,
some of the corpses there already passed the time limit of three hours so he
couldn't collect all the souls there.
He only managed to fill up the souls when he came back to the Dry Gulch
Town. There, he collected the souls of the dead one and used the effects of
the [Harvester of the Soul] two times.
But here was different...
All the souls of the monsters kept flowing in the [Soul Blood Earring]. If they
managed to kill all the five thousand monsters here, then Souta would be able
to collect five thousand souls.
Ah~ that's good...

[Shadow Spike]!!
The shadows burst out of the ground and it pierced the bodies of the
monsters.
Putchi! Putchi!
Souta continuously heard the system prompts ringing inside his head. The
souls and exp were being filled up quickly.
He used the effect of the [Harvester of the Soul] two times back then in the
Dry Gulch Town. He increased his intelligence by twenty using the souls that
he collected.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Souta charged towards the group of kobolds and used [Crimson Moon] skill.
Swoosh!!
A red light flashed and it crashed the group of kobolds.
Boom!!
He changed his target as he knew that those kobolds were already dead. He
jumped in the mid-air and looked around him. In his position, there's a lot of
adventurers. He doesn't want to accidentally kill one of them when he's going
wild.
Souta landed down and bent his knees. And with a "boom" he charged
through the army of monsters in front of him.
[Dash]!!
[Cross Moon]!!
The adventurers around looked at Souta with a surprised expression on their

faces.
"Oi! Oi! Where is that man going?"
"What he is planning?"
"He's breaking the formation!!"
Bewildered voices sounded in the group of adventurers. They were stunned

when they saw Souta charged in the middle of the monster tide alone.
[Shadow Bind]!!
Souta waved and slashed his sword against the monsters. Some of them died
and some survived.
He followed this by casting [Shadow Spike]. It took the lives of those who
survive.
[You've received 130 exp for defeating Kobold Warrior!!]
[You've received 182 exp for defeating High Orc!!]
[You've received 156 exp for defeating High Orc!!]
[You've received 127 exp for defeating Terror Wolf!!]
Souta ignored the sound he heard in his mind. A shadow covered his whole
body.
He looked up and saw a three-meter tall wolf heading towards him. He

moved his body sideways to dodge the wolf.
Boom!!
The wolf crashed in his previous position. It even hit the other monsters in
the area.
"That's an Ashen Wolf!" Souta exclaimed and he narrowed his brows. He

gripped the sword in his hand tightly and circulated his mana around his
body.
Ashen Wolf was a three to five meters tall wolf. It has gray-colored thick fur.
Its level was between 20 and 39. It was a powerful monster and its greatest
weapon was its speed.
The power and speed it showed just now weren't at the level where Souta
could fear it. Its level was probably between 20 and 25.
Swoosh!!
A figure shot out of the smoke. It was the Ashen Wolf.
Souta shifted his body quickly to avoid the wolf and when it passed beside
him he swung his sword.
Swoosh!!
His slash missed as it only hit the air. The wolf speed was really
extraordinary that it could even avoid an attack that close.
Souta lifted up his left hand and casted [Shadow Ball] spell. He then used
[Crimson Moon] skill around him.
He killed the weak monster around him. He doesn't want them to bother him
when fighting this Ashen Wolf.
Swoosh!!
He instantly disappeared and appeared near the Ashen Wolf. He exchanged

position with his [Shadow Ball].
The Ashen Wolf was caught on surprise.
The sword in Souta's hand emitted a red light. He then swung it towards the
Ashen Wolf.
[Cross Moon]!!
The Ashen Wolf reflexes were fast. It even managed to move its body
slightly to avoid fatal wounds.
"Tsk!!" Souta clicked his tongue when he saw that. He then felt that the other
monsters were coming. He waved his left hand and casted [Shadow Bind].
It was to stop them for a few seconds. This number of seconds was enough to
finish the Ashen Wolf.
He casted [Shadow Ball] at his side before he charged towards the Ashen
Wolf while using [Dash] skill to increase his speed.
Howl!!
The Ashen Wolf didn't back down and it charged forward to clash against
him.
Swoosh!!
The Ashen Wolf opened its mouth widely and revealed a row of razor white
sharp teeth. It attempted to bite Souta's neck.
Souta teleported back to the [Shadow Ball] spell that he casted before causing
the Ashen Wolf to bit the air. Then, a shadow burst out of the ground and it
caught the wolf off guarded.
As soon as Souta exchange position with [Shadow Ball] he quickly dashed

towards the Ashen Wolf once again. He pulled back his hand and he arrived
in front of the wolf. He then used [Stab] skill.
His sword pierced the mouth of the wolf.
A hole appeared in its body. Blood spurted out of the hole like a fountain.
*Ding!*
[You've received 397 exp for defeating the Ashen Wolf!!]
Suddenly, he felt pain in his left hand. His brows narrowed down as he turned
his head to look. He saw another Ashen Wolf was biting his hand.
"Argh! That hurts!" Souta cursed as he lifted up his feet and kick the wolf.
Bang!
The wolf flew and shadows chased after it. It strangled the body of the wolf
before a spike burst out of the ground and pierced the wolf.
Putchi!!
'A lot weaker than before.' Souta thought then he felt several presences
behind him.
He then grinned as he felt the soul that he collected reached the limit. He
quickly used the effect of the [Harvester of the Soul] to increase his vitality
attribute by ten.
His vitality attribute was the lowest of all attributes that he had. He only had
the base stat of 93 and the added 10 attributes of the [Soul Blood Earring], he
had 103 vitality in total.
Right now, he used the effect of [Harvester of the Soul] to increase it by ten
making it a total of 113 vitality.
It was unlike any other of his stats that could be raised by his [Vajra Sword
Saya]. The added stats of the Vajra Sword was focused on increasing his
speed.
"Hmm... Let's do this!" Souta said with a smirk on his face. He casted several
[Shadow Bind] to restrained those wolves.
He used 6 skill points to level up the [Shadow Bind] skill to six.
Shadows burst out and chased after the wolves. The wolves moved their
bodies swiftly and avoided the shadows. But some of the wolves were
caught.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Souta grinned and he poured his mana on his feet before he slightly bent his
knees.
Boom!!
He launched himself in the pack of Ashen Wolves.
...
Bryan was fighting the monsters in his own way. He casted buff spells on
himself left and right making him extremely powerful.
[Lightning Boots]!!
[Lightning Edge]!!
[Scorching Hand]!!
Bryan charged in the group of evolved orcs. The orcs were five meters tall
and it was two meters taller than ordinary orcs. They were armed with huge
butcher knives.
The orcs slashed their weapons at him.
Bryan gathered his mana in his fist and used [Blazing Strike].
Boom!!
Bryan was pushed back and he launched himself once again. He threw a
punch in the nearest orc.
Bang!!
He then took a step back and found that some of the orcs were already behind
him. He lifted up his feet and kicked the orc.
Bang!
"Oho! They are crazy strong..." Bryan said with a smile. He then raised both
of his hands in the air.
"Burn them, [Flare Burst]!!"
A huge ball of flames formed above his hand. Bryan threw it towards the
group of orcs in front of him.
Boom!!
A huge explosion appeared as the flames swallowed the orcs and it burned
their body.
Suddenly...
Putchi!!
A huge cut appeared on Bryan's back. The orcs behind him cut his back and
his blood splattered on the ground.
"That hurts!!" Bryan then turned his attention on these orcs. Since he
managed to deal with the others, he could now focused on these groups.
He grinned as he gathered his mana in his fists.
...
The guards were pushing the monsters in the front while the adventurers were
cutting the monsters on the side. Despite the numbers of the monsters, the
guards and adventurers managed to thin them down.
Right now, they already killed more than a thousand monsters in just a few
dozen minutes.
The hunters were fighting the most powerful monster in the monster tide.
Their fierce battle caused the monsters around them to die.
Souta jumped in the air and saw this scene. The [Bestrou] of that monster
even caused the weaker one to die in the explosion. Since the hunters were
fighting in the back of the monster tide, it caused the monster tide a lot of
casualties.
The souls once again reached the limit of what he could gather. He once
again used it on his vitality attribute.
He doesn't need to use it in his strength as his race would increase it as long
as he levels up. His intelligence would increase with his class. So, right now
he needed to increase his dexterity, agility, and vitality attributes with the
effect of [Harvester of the Soul] to balance his stats.
Currently, there's no problem with agility and dexterity attributes as the

[Vajra Sword Saya] managed to increase it to the point it surpassed all of his
other attributes.
It leaves him with the vitality attribute. His vitality was currently lacking. He
experienced it before. He knew that if the [Bestrou] hit him at that time not
Bryan then he would die without a doubt.
After this, Souta would gather all the skills that he knew before he evolves to
increase the benefits he will receive from evolution.
Chapter 81 - Finally
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the quest monster tide!]
[Calculating rewards...]
*Ding!*
[You've received 50,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, 3 skill points!]
*Ding!*
[You've level up!]
[Intelligence, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality have increased by 5!]
*Ding!*
[You've reached the level requirement for the next evolution!]
Souta heard a series of sounds in his head. The rewards he received from this
quest was plenty. He was satisfied with the result.
He now fulfilled all the requirements that he needed to evolve. He could

undergo evolution any time he wanted.
Souta looked around the place. The corpse of monsters was all around the
place. Almost five thousand monsters died in this battle.
Their side also suffered some casualties. Some of the adventurers and guards
died in this battle. A group of people was handling the carcass of the
monsters. The hunters took the monster that they killed. They wouldn't give
the body of a monster with a monster orb to anyone.
All the souls became a nutrient to increase Souta's stats. With all the souls
here, Souta managed to use the effect of the [Harvester of the Souls] five
times. All of these went to his vitality attribute.
Souta stretched his arms and felt pain all over his body. His arms, chest, and
legs were covered in small cuts and bite marks.
With all the monsters here, Souta wouldn't be able to avoid their attack if all
of them attack at the same time.
Souta walked towards the gate. The healers built a tent beside it to treat the
wounds of the adventurers and guards. There's a long line of people waiting
to be treated.
"Souta!" A familiar voice sounded behind him.
Souta turned around and was surprised by what he saw.
"Wha-"
Bryan was covered in blood. His body was full of wounds. His wounds were
worse than Souta. It seems that he fought recklessly this time again.
Souta could only sigh at Bryan's look. He wondered how Bryan survived like
this as an adventurer.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked as he tilted his head in confusion.
"Nothing." Souta shook his head.
Both of them fall in line. A lot of people suffered injuries in this battle, so the
line was quite long.
"Ah! I remember something!" Bryan exclaimed.

"What is it?" Souta asked with a bored expression.
"What do you plan to do to the ranking?" Bryan asked him.
"Hmm... Let's see..." Souta recalled the ranking battles that were happening
in the institute. A lot of students were participating in this battle. They were
eager to raise their ranks.
Souta looked at his wrist and saw a device that looks like a wristwatch. It was
a device that recorded students' rank and points. A kingdom like this couldn't
produce a technology like this.
"Hmm... Influence of the Mechanic Country..." Souta muttered as he looked

in a far distance place. The Mechanic Country was slowly revealing its
technology.
"Souta?" Bryan looked at Souta with a confused expression.
"Ah! Sorry. About your question... I plan to participate this time to gather
some points." Souta paused for a moment before he continued, "There's a
combat arts that I want."
The points that the students could be exchanged for foods, skills, house, or
anything in the institute except life. They could even use points to kick out
other students or teachers. But the amount needed for that was tremendous.
"Hmm! What is it? Tell me!" Bryan put his face closer to Souta.
"You're too close." Souta grabbed Bryan's face and pushed him away. "You
will know it later."
"Eh!! Why?!" Bryan put up a long face at Souta's answer.
"Hahaha, I will not tell you. Just wait and you will know it in time." Souta
laughed.
Both of them chatted until their turn to be treated. Souta went inside the tent
first. The cleric there applied medicines first in his wounds before casting a
healing spell. His treatment only took a few minutes.
After Souta, it was Bryan's turn. Bryan's treatment took half an hour before it
finished because some of his wounds were deep.
...
It was already afternoon when Souta and Bryan came back to the institute. It
was lunch break, so both of them went straight to the canteen.
"George! Joshua!" Bryan waved his hand when he saw their classmates.
Souta glanced at the two before he bought lunch. He opened his mouth and
said, "You can go and talk to them. Let's talk later in class."
"Okay." Bryan nodded. George and Joshua were the students that joined the
class at the same time as him and Souta. He, George, Joshua, Souta, and
Alice were from the same batch.
Souta received his lunch. He looked around and saw class rep, Lumilia, with
her friends. He wanted to talk to her but he was not close to their classmates.
He wasn't Bryan that always talk nonstop and almost made the whole class
his friends.
Lumilia lifted up her head and saw that Souta was looking at her.
"Mila! Mila! Mila!" A voice called her nickname repeatedly.
Souta smiled at her before he averted his gaze.
Lumilia snapped out when the voice beside her grew louder. She looked at
the girl with purple long hair beside her. Her hair was curly at the end. She
was Lynn Yaoli, a student of Mage Class 1-B.
"What is it, Lynn?" Lumilia asked her.
"What are you looking at?" Lynn asked and she followed Lumilia's line of
sight and saw Souta. "Oh? That's Souta!"
"Souta!" Another classmate called Nayo said as she turned her head and
looked at Souta.
"Do you have a grudge at him, Mila?" Lynn asked Lumilia carefully.
"Why?" Lumilia asked back.
"Um... You know, what happened in the tournament..." Lynn said with some
hesitation.
"Ah! That... No, I don't have any grudge regarding that matter." Lumilia
shook her head.
"I see... Don't you think he's kinda cool?" Lynn asked as she lowered her
head.
Lumilia and Nayo looked at Lynn with a surprised expression.
...
Souta continued to look for a vacant place when he saw Alice's figure from
the corner of his eyes.
As usual, she was eating alone. Hmm... There were no classmates of them
that talk to her. Only Bryan and Souta had the guts to talk to her despite her
cold appearance.
He approached her and asked, "Is this free?"
Alice looked at him before she nodded.
"Thanks," Souta said as he placed down his lunch on the table before he took
a sit.
The two didn't talk about anything. They just enjoyed their lunch without
saying anything.
...
Two months had passed quickly. Nothing big happens these two months.
In the institute, Souta became active in the ranking battles. He joined the
battle left and right increasing his ranking among the first year. A lot of
people were watching this event and they wonder who is going to reign the
top.
The teachers, the second year, third year, and the fourth year were all
watching how the battle will be concluded. It became chaotic when Souta
joined the rank battles.
He defeated students left and right without stopping. He only stopped when
he reached the top 20 in the whole first year. It was because he gathered
enough points. He earned a decent amount of points as he didn't experience a
single defeat. There were quite a few opponents that gave him trouble like
Brando and Bryan. Bryan challenged him to a duel every week and Souta
always defeated him. Brando challenged him once again to test his strength
but he found that Souta was on an entirely different level when he's using his
mana.
Souta rent the training ground using his points for a whole day. That day,
Souta learned all the "mastery" skills of all weapons except the guns.
There'no guns here. It was only available in the Mechanic Country.
In the end, he acquired the skill [Weapon Mastery]. The weapons under this
skill were Sword, Lance, Spear, Scythe, Bow, Dagger, Staff, Axe, and Mace.
He acquired all the "mastery" skill of these weapons. It means that as long as
he equipped any of these weapons there's a plus 10% damage to his basic
attack.
For his remaining points, Souta exchanged it for some combat arts. He barely
managed to learn three combat arts. These three combat arts were [Cat's
Speed], [Air walk], and [Triple Muscle Hardening].
Souta and Bryan visited Cl.u.s.ter in Lumilia's apartment almost every day.
Souta could feel it that he was getting closer to Cl.u.s.ter. Cl.u.s.ter wasn't
restraining herself with them anymore. She was a lively little girl. Just a little
bit push and Souta would be able to know her secret.
Souta didn't just train in these two months. He also cleared the low-level
dungeon around the Ladros City. He earned a decent amount of exp, free
attribute points, and skill points in all of his expeditions so far. He also got
some skill books in the dungeons and the most important thing that he found
was the [Pet Bestowing Skill].
With this, he could give Yuko some of his skills.
...
Souta took Yuko with him. Both of them went out of Ladros City and found a
cave.
"It's finally time..." Souta muttered as he grinned.
He opened his bag and took out the Rotten Venomous Green Apple and the
flesh of an undead. The scent of these two things quickly struck his nose.
"It stinks!!" Souta pinched his nose and he grabbed the apple.
"Finally, the long-awaited moment."

Chapter 82 - Second Evolution:
Goblin Corruptor
Souta ate the Rotten Venomous Green Apple and the flesh of a level 20
above undead.
*Ding!*
[You've opened up one evolution path!]
*Ding!*
[Processing complete!]
[Name: Goblin Corruptor]
Souta didn't hesitate and choose to evolve to Goblin Corruptor.
[It will take five minutes to finish the evolution!]
A white light emerged out of his body and covered him like a cocoon. Souta
felt tired all of a sudden. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
...
Souta slowly opened his eyes. The cocoon started to have a crack. The crack
spread out quickly and the cocoon turned into dust.
He felt that a lot of time had passed but he knew that it was only five
minutes.
*Ding!*
[Evolution Complete!]
[Goblin Corruptor: A very rare species of Goblin that have the power to
corrode living beings.]
[All stats increased by 30!]
[Health increased by 50!]
[Stamina increased by 50!]
[Mana increased by 50!]
[Health recovery increased by 10!]
*Ding!*
[From now on your Agility, Dexterity, Vitality, and Intelligence attributes

will increase by ten every level while Strength attribute will increase by
fifteen every level!]
[All of your skills have level up!]
Souta heard multiple sounds in his head. The increase in his stats was great
and from now on every time he leveled up the added stats weren't five and
eight. It was now ten and fifteen.
He only had one health recovery rate but now it increased by ten. It means
that had a base of eleven health recovery and it would be multiplied by two
because of the effect of his trait [Extraordinary Body].
Then, his skills. All of his skills, no, precisely its combat arts, increased by
one level. The weapons under the skill [Weapon Mastery] became level two
while the sword became level three.
He didn't manage to level up his [Sword Mastery] to level three in these past
two months. Leveling up skills through training was harder than he could
imagine. Two months wasn't enough to level up a level two skill to level
three.
Well, it all makes sense to him. His [Sword Mastery] skill was already on par
with the second-year students of the Ladro Institute, and they achieved that
level by training for more than a year. Souta could level it up using skill
points, but he wouldn't do that. He would save his skill points for his spells.
Increasing the levels of spell would make him closer to Rank 2 Mage.
His [Mana Manipulation] skill was now level three while his [Dash] skill was
also level three. Lastly, his [Stab] was now level four.
His [Dash] now could increase his speed by twenty percent when running in a
straight line. While his [Stab] had a thirty percent penetration effect and plus
forty physical damage. It could now pierce through the hardest materials and
defensive spells or skills.
Also, his newly learned skills had an increase in level. The [Cat's Speed],
[Air Walk], [Triple Muscle Strengthening], and [Pet Bestowing Skill] became
level two.
[Cat's Speed] was a combat arts that boost the user's speed for ten minutes by
thirty agility and dexterity. It consumed four stamina per use. Now that it
increased in level, the time limit increased by five minutes while the added
stats increased by ten.
[Air Walk] was a combat arts that let him stepped on the air. This combat art
took him more to learn than the rest. There's a limit to this art and that limit
was that he could only take five steps in the air per use. It has a cooldown of
five minutes before he could use it again.
[Triple Muscle Strengthening] was a combat arts that increased the power of
his muscles. It greatly focused on his defense, damage reduction, and vitality.
[Pet Bestowing Skill] was art that will allow him to pass his skills to Yuko at
the cost of losing one of its levels. If he passed his [Stab] to Yuko then the
[Stab] would lose one level. If he passed a level one skill then the skill would
be gone.
Souta was satisfied with this but he knew that there's still more.
*Ding!*
[Traits detected!]
[Mana Build]
[Alloy Body]
[Night Vision]
The [Alloy Body] and [Night Vision] was on the choice once again. The only
difference was the [Mana Build]. [Mana Build] was a trait of a monster that
increase their magical resistance by fifty percent.
Souta chooses the [Night Vision] this time. The [Night Vision] would be
replaced by some random traits the next time he evolved just like what
happened to [Extraordinary Body].
*Ding!*
[You've learned the Goblin Corruptor's trait skill!]
[Corruption]: Every basic attack was added by one hundred percent damage
to every living creature.
This was the trait skill of the Goblin Corruptor. As long as his opponent was
a living being then his damage was one hundred percent stronger. Of course,
it would not affect the undead or golems.
In this world full of living creatures, this trait skill was valuable.
Souta's appearance didn't change that much. Only his hair grew longer and
his height didn't change.
"What the heck?!" Souta cursed when he found that he didn't grow taller at
all. He wanted to become a tall, dark, and handsome goblin but... It seems
impossible now that he was still short.
"Damn! If I could edit my appearance just like in the game then I would have
done that since the beginning!"
*Ding!*
[You've level up!]
[You've level up!]
[You've level up!]
[Agility, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality attributes have increased by 10!]
Souta level up three times from all the exp that he stocks up in these two
months. He reached level twenty-three from all the exp he received.
Souta grinned and looked at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi

Race: Goblin Corruptor
Level: 23
Health: 536/536
Stamina: 318/318
Mana: 630/630
Strength: 279(219+60)[+]
Agility: 373(173+200)[+]
Dexterity: 360(160+200)[+]
Vitality: 218(208+10)[+]
Skill(s): [Dash] Level 3, [Stab] Level 4, [Weapon Mastery], [Mana

Manipulation] Level 3, [Cat's Speed] Level 2, [Air Walk] Level 2, [Triple
Muscle Strengthening] Level 2, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level 2
Spell(s): [Fireball] Level 1, [Ice Shot] Level 1, [Light Heal] Level 1, [Agility
Boost] Level 1, [Strength Boost] Level 1, [Mud Slide] Level 1, [Shadow
Bind] Level 6, [Shadow Spike] Level 1, [Shadow Ball] Level 1
Trait(s): [Extraordinary Body], [Night Vision]
Blessing(s): [Blessing of the Great]
Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul], [Crimson Moon], [Cross Moon],

[Possession]
Skill point(s): 28
Souta was satisfied with the improvement of his stats. His base stats now
were all over one hundred. Some of his stats even reached two hundred. It
was a great improvement for him.
He grinned widely since version 2 was going to start soon. He needed to level
up his [Shadow Bind] spell to rank up his class. His preparation for the
upcoming version 2 was ongoing. The battle there was fierce and a lot of
powerful people were going to make a move.
"The Demon Invasion, huh?" Souta murmured. There's a lot of opportunities

when the demon attack. Also, he was going to run around the battlefield to
collect the souls of the dead.
Souta noticed that there's a change in his appearance. He thought that nothing
changed about him.
He looked down at his hands and saw the color of his hand turned black. It
turned into pure black. His nails grew sharper and it has a crimson color. The
color of his hands faded when it almost reached his elbows.
He could see his red veins through the color of his hand. It was throbbing and
it looks terrifying.
"These hands didn't look normal..." Souta said while looking at his hands. So
the [Corruption] trait skill was coming from these hands.
Souta ripped apart his clothes and used it to cover both of his hands. He was
going back to the city and he needed to hide the appearance of his hands to
the public.
Suddenly, a pain assaulted his head. He fell down on his knees and grabbed
his head.
"Argh!"
Souta screamed loudly as he couldn't handle the pain.

"Hmm... So you're a monster, huh? It's quite intriguing..." A feminine voice
sounded in his mind.
Souta gritted his teeth and looked at the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist. He
could see the [Possession] skill flickering in red light in the system.
The [Vajra Sword Saya] took the chance when he was recovering his
memories to take over his body.
He gripped the sword with great effort before he threw it. The Vajra Sword
crashed in the walls.
"Argh!"
Souta looked at the sword before he loses consciousness.
Roar!!
Yuko roared and approached Souta. She looked at him who was unconscious.
She hugged his body tightly.
Chapter 83 - Special Test
Souta slowly opened his eyes. He found that he was still in the cave. He was
lying in Yuko's fluffy fur.
He slowly stood up and held his head. He still felt a little bit of pain in his
head. He looked at Yuko and saw that she was sleeping.
"Thanks, Yuko!" Souta said as he caressed her head.
"Mn." Yuko opened her eye when she felt his hand.
Souta looked around and saw the [Vajra Sword Saya] on the ground.
"This...?"
Souta recalled what happened before. The [Vajra Sword Saya] tried to
possess his body back then. The voice of a woman echoed in his mind back
then. It means that the red woman that he fought before was still living inside
the [Vajra Sword Saya].
This was what he feared before. The [Vajra Sword Saya] taking his body.
There were no settings like this in the game. The difficulty of real-life was
many times harder than in the game. There were many things he could do in
this world and he wasn't restricted anymore, but the danger was clearly
higher.
"I really shouldn't lower my guard in front of the sword," Souta said in a low
voice. He sighed and shook his head.
He then approached the sword and hesitate whether he should grab it or not.
In the end, he grabbed the sword and he heard a strange laugh in his head.
"Ufufufu..."
Souta could only smile wryly at this. He placed the sword on his waist and
looked around.
Yuko approached him and stuck out her tongue. She licked his cheeks.
Souta smile at her and he walked towards the entrance of the cave. He saw
that it was already dark outside. It seems that he was unconscious for a few
hours.
...
The two went back to Ladros City. Souta immediately went to the market and
found a blue grade white gloves. He bought it for one hundred gold coins.
He doesn't want anything to see the appearance of his hands. People would
start thinking that he had a relation to a monster especially since he was a
Tamer.
Souta and Yuko went straight to their house after Souta bought ingredients
for dinner.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. He wore his clothes and picked up the
[Vajra Sword Saya]. He went downstairs and a meal for his breakfast.
Two days had already passed since he evolved into a Goblin Corruptor. He
only cut his hair to match the length he had before evolving. It would be
strange if his hair grew longer in just one day.
"Hmm... Should I hire a maid? Cooking took a lot of my time." Souta

muttered while cooking. He doesn't want to waste his time in cooking. He
should've in the institute right now enjoying the taste of the coffee.
He really likes the taste of the coffee in the institute. It's perfect to have that
in the morning.
He prepared fried rice and egg for his breakfast. After that, he called Yuko,
and both of them ate their breakfast.
He then bid farewell to her before he exited his house and walked towards
Ladro Institute.
He arrived at the Ladro Institute and went straight to the cafeteria. He bought
a cup of coffee before he went to the class.
In the class, Souta found that Alice was already in her seat. Bryan was not
here and the class rep was also in her seat.
"Morning class rep. Morning Alice." Souta greeted Lumilia and Alice before
he sat down in his seat beside Alice.
"G-Good morning." Lumilia was in a daze and he called her, so it surprised

her a little. She looked at him and said, "Tell me first, if you're going to visit
Cl.u.s.ter."
"Okay." Souta nodded at her as he placed his coffee on the top of his table.
He grew closer to Lumilia in these two months. She could be considered his
friend.
"Morning." Alice glanced at him before she went back to look outside the
window.
Souta looked at her and smile. Alice too was slowly opening towards him and
Bryan. He and Bryan were the only people that Alice talked in class. She
wouldn't even talk to other people except him and Bryan.
He took a sip of his coffee and he turned his eyes on Lumilia. In the past two
months, Lumilia joined the ranking battle and she managed to raise her rank
up to rank 40 in the whole first-year division. She got stronger in these two
months and the Mystical Light Cherry really help her in her mana control.
Alice was different from her. She didn't strive to become the top ranking. She
just maintained her rank in the top 60. She clearly has power but she lacks
motivation.
Bryan was the most active in their class in the ranking battles. Almost every
day Bryan would fight two or three people. Currently, Bryan's rank was
higher than Souta. Bryan was rank 12 among all the first year in the institute.
While Souta was thinking about the rankings, the door was slammed open. It
was Bryan's doing.
It caused the class rep to stood up and pointed her finger at him.
"How many times do I have to tell you that don't open a door like that?!"
"Sorry, sorry about that, class rep." Bryan apologized as he scratched the
back of his head with an awkward expression.
"Hais... " Lumilia could only sigh helplessly. She knew how difficult to
handle Bryan. The problem student of their class.
Bryan walked towards his seat and greeted Souta and Alice. "Yo! Souta!
Alice!"
"Morning." Alice glanced at him before he once again looked outside the
window.
"Do you have a plan after the class?" Souta asked him.
"Nope," Bryan replied quickly.
"Then, we will visit Cl.u.s.ter later," Souta said to him. Since Bryan said that
he doesn't have any plan then he had no reason to refuse him.
"Okay. I will buy a cake for her." Bryan nodded and said. He then held his
head with both of his hands while saying, "Ah! I remember that I don't have
any money left! I haven't taken a quest for a while now!"
"Don't worry about it. I will pay for it." Souta said with a sigh.
George and Joshua entered the room. Bryan chatted with them giving time
for Souta to enjoy his coffee alone.
"It's a lively class..." Souta said as he took a sip of his coffee.

Soon, the sound died down as teacher Bargan entered the classroom. The first
thing he said stunned the whole class.
"We're going to have a special test." was what he said.
The class became loud as various voices sound left and right.
"What?!"
"You didn't tell this to us before!"
"Teacher, what's the meaning of this?"
No one could understand anything as they were all asking at the same time.
Lumilia stood up and tried to stop the class but everyone ignored her.
Souta looked at his left side and saw that Alice wasn't commenting. He then
turned to his right side and saw Bryan looks like a monkey.
"Ohohoho!" Bryan raised both of his hands in the air. It seems that he's
having fun with this situation.
"Pft! A monkey..." Souta managed to hold back his laughter. He shook his
head and took a deep breath.
The class was still giving their opinions. Bargan was in front of the class
waiting for the students to calm down while Lumilia was trying to say
something but her voice got overwhelmed by the class.
"Okay, I'll help you this time. It's hurting my ears so I should stop them."
Souta muttered as he closed his eyes and crossed his arms in front of him.
The atmosphere around him got colder as he released his mana. He's trying to
put pressure on everyone's shoulder. His [Mana Manipulation] skill was level
3 so he could at least do this much.
The classroom turned quiet as they felt the pressure that Souta was trying to
put up. They turned their head and looked at Souta in the back.
Souta slightly opened one of his eyes and looked at them. He opened his
mouth and said, "Don't talk at the same time. You can raise your hand if you
want to ask a question."
No one say anything. They just looked at Souta.
Lumilia looked at Souta and slightly bowed her head. She's thanking him for
handling the class.
Bargan smiled as he saw that everyone went silent. He forcefully coughed to

gather everyone's attention.
"Cough! Cough!"
The students looked at Bargan, and Bargan didn't let them ask anything. He
opened his mouth and said, "I will explain everything. This test is different
from all the tests that you took before. The Mage Class 1-B will take the
quest along with the other classes. This test will determine the points that you
will receive per month."
Souta smiled when he heard this. It's a battle between classes this time, not
the individual battles of the ranking.
Chapter 84 - I'll capture the red flag
of other class
The students of the Mage Class 1-B were in the middle of the mountain. They
were in the place outside of Ladros City. A private place owned by the Ladro
Institute.
It's not just that Mage Class 1-B was here, all the first-year students of the
Ladro Institute were present in this place along with their homeroom teacher.
The Mage, Shield, Brawler, Lance, Sword, and Healer Class were all here in
this place. They were looking at each other with a wary expression. Everyone
outside of their class was going to become their enemies in this special test.
The higher years wanted to watch the special test of the first-year, but they
have their own test too. They were curious who's class is going to stand at the
top after this special test.
The first-year this time was quite strange. Each of them possessed their own
quirk that made them stand out.
Souta observed every class silently. It was a class battle and it's the first time
that the first-year students will take a special test. He noticed some strong
people from the other classes. They were the top 10 in the ranking of the
first-year students. It's not that all the powerful students were in the top 10.
Just like him... He's confident that he could fight those students who were in
the top 10 with his current strength. Also in his class, there were students that
could put up a fight with him. He noticed that a few of his classmates
shrugged off the pressure that he did before.
Bargan stood in front of the Mage Class 1-B and slowly explained the rules
of the special test. Souta and the rest of the students listened to Bargan
without making a sound.
The special test revolves around capturing the flag of other classes. Every
class will be given one red flag. They needed to protect it from the other
classes.
If a class loses their red flag then they will lose 100 class points.
If a class manages to acquire the red flag of other class then they will receive
50 class points.
Of course, this was not the only way to receive class points. The other way
was to capture the leader of the class. Capturing the leader of the other
classes wasn't going to be easy. They needed to guess who was the leader
first before proceeding to capture the leader.
Each class was given twenty handcuffs and once they used one handcuff they
could never use it again. It means that each class only has twenty chance to
capture the leader of other classes. If they somehow capture the wrong
person, then they will only lose 10 class points. But if they capture a correct
person, then they will receive 20 class points.
The class will not be the one to decide their leader. The institute will be the
one to decide that. Each student will receive a message in the device on their
wrist and they will know if they're the leader or not. It will be the student's
choice if he/she wanted to reveal the content of the message. They could hide
the name of the leader this way if no one in the whole class knew who's their
leader.
Since this was the first special test, all the classes have 500 class points. It
means that they will receive 500 private points every month. They can use
these points however they wanted.
Souta thought that he should put more effort this time. He exchanged most of
his private points in the three combat arts that he recently learned through
rigorous training that he did in the past two months.
After Bargan explained the details of the special test, the students of the
Mage Class 1-B felt the device on their wrist vibrated. They looked over and
saw that they receive a message.
Before they could look at the content of the message, Bargan opened his
mouth and said something.
"You can talk to yourself and prepare for the test. You can check the position
of your red flag in the device. The test will start in thirty minutes, so prepare
yourself and devise a plan." Bargan turned around but he stopped moving. He
remembered something so he turned his head and looked at them. "If you
have any questions, you can ask me. I'm in the teacher's tent."
"Thanks, teacher Bargan," Lumilia said to Bargan. She then looked at her
classmates and said, "Everyone may I have your attention."
The students of Mage Class 1-B didn't have a choice to refuse her. Lumilia
was the class rep, so she's responsible in keeping the class together. Also,
everyone knew that they were going to devise a plan for this special test.
Lumilia was satisfied when she gathered everyone's attention. She opened her
mouth and asked, "Can you please check the message you receive just now?"
Everyone followed the class rep. They looked at the message that they
received. Lumilia also checked the message that she received. She found that
she wasn't the leader this time. She somehow felt her burden lightened. She
doesn't know if she could protect herself from other classes if she's the leader.
But deep inside her heart, she still wanted to become the leader. She wanted
to do everything for this class.
Souta looked at the message that he received and found that he wasn't the
leader. He actually wanted to be a leader and let every class know it, so that
he would become the target. He wanted to test his newly acquired strength
this time.
He was now a Goblin Corruptor, not a High End Goblin. A High End Goblin
could increase one of his chosen stats, while the Goblin Corruptor was an
enemy of all living creatures. A super-rare type of goblin that lived in ancient
times. It has the power to deal more damage to any living creatures in the
world.
A Goblin doesn't have any traits. It was ordinary and weak. It's only
redeeming quality was its ability to adapt. His first form was that of an
ordinary goblin.
Next, was the High End Goblin. He would be forced to evolve into a
Hobgoblin if he didn't found the [Soul Blood Earring] at that time. A
Hobgoblin was only a better version of an ordinary goblin.
He desperately needed strength back then in the Undead Sanctuary. When he

evolved he chose the strength attribute, so he was a strength type goblin. He
could choose one of the stats that he had at that time but he chooses the
strength stats. It was because he wanted to balance his stats. He decided to
leave the strength stats to his race.
Choosing two stats as a High End Goblin? That's impossible. A lot of

monster type players did that in the game but nothing happens even if they all
reach 50 in all stats. If it's possible, he still wouldn't done that. He needed
strength more than anything at that time, so delaying his evolution would
make him easier to kill. One more thing, the soul of the monsters in the upper
floor of the sanctuary wasn't enough for him to reach 50 attributes in all stats.
Reaching 50 in strength already made him conquered three dungeons. Also,
the souls he needed every time he uses the effect was getting higher.
To reach all 50 in his every stats, he needed to go down to the middle floor or
exited the Undead Sanctuary. But that's also impossible... He's just a normal
Goblin that doesn't undergo any evolution. The monsters on the upper floor
were nothing compared to the middle floor. He would be killed instantly the
moment he stepped his foot there.
Then, the Curse Cemetery outside the sanctuary. It was also a bad idea to go
there with his current strength as a goblin. The same thing will happen to
him.
Next, is his current form, the Goblin Corruptor. Since he would mostly fight
living creatures he decided to pick this as his second evolution.
As for his third, he will think about that later in the future. There's a lot of
time before he reached the level requirements of his third evolution.
"Souta!"
"Souta!!"
Souta was deeply thinking about something when Bryan called his name
loudly. He snapped out of his thoughts at Bryan's loud voice. He looked
around and found that everyone was looking at him.
Souta smiled awkwardly and asked, "What is it?"
"The class rep is asking for your opinion," Bryan whispered to his ears.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "I'm sorry class rep. I'm just thinking about
something."
"That's okay. Then, what do you think should we do in this special test?
Maintain our class points or capture the red flag of other classes to increase
our class points?" Lumilia shook her head and then she asked him about the
special test. She valued Souta's strength, so she asked for his opinion.
"Hmm... I think we should increase our class points by capturing the red flag
of the other class." Souta rubbed his chin and said.
"So do you have a plan?" Lumilia followed up with a question of her.
"Nothing much. We should just let some people protect the red flag while the
other people capture the flag of the other class." Souta said. Then, his mouth
curved into a smile. "I'll capture the flag for our class, so you can focus on
protecting our red flag."
Chapter 85 - What about I join your
group?
Souta said that he had a plan to collect the red flag of other classes. He knew
that it was never going to be easy but he still wanted to try it. He's itching to
test his power right now.
Lumilia stared at him before she nodded her head. She closed her eyes and
seemed to think about something. After a few moments, she opened her eyes
and looked at everyone.
"It's reassuring that Souta, one of the strongest in our class, is planning to
contribute to our class," Lumilia paused for a moment before she continued,
"Then, we will divide our class now. The first group will protect our red flag
while the second group will focus on gathering the red flag of other classes."
Bryan raised his hand and said, "Me too, I wanted to fight other classes, so I
think I will help Souta in gathering the red flag."
Lumilia looked at Bryan for a while before she opened her mouth and said,
"Okay, for those who wanted to gather the red flag you can raise your hands."
Souta turned his head and looked at Alice who was silent beside him. She
didn't even utter a single word ever since they arrived here in this place.
"What do you plan to do? Do you want to stay here or join us?" Souta asked
her.
Alice looked at him for a second before she replied, "I will stay here. I think
your planning to do something that will gather everyone's attention. I don't
like it when everyone's paying attention to me."
"Okay, I understand." Souta nodded at her.
He could see that she doesn't like it when she's in a limelight. She doesn't
want any attention. She preferred to be alone, or more like a silent place. But
there's a possibility that he was wrong. He really doesn't know her but it
seems that she's a good person. That's what he concluded from the past two
months.
Souta looked around and saw that eighteen people volunteer to collect the red
flag with him.
Lumilia was surprised to see her friend. "Lynn, you wanted to gather the red
flag!"
"Um... Mila, you know why I'm joining this group." Lynn lowered her head
and said in a tiny voice that only she and Lumilia could hear.
"Ah!" As if something struck Lumilia's head, she turned to look at Souta.

Coincidentally, she met his gaze but she quickly averted her eyes after a few
seconds.
She took a deep breath and looked at Lynn. "I understand it. I will support
you, Lynn."
"Thanks, Mila, you really are my friend!" Lynn jumped and hugged Lumilia.
"Are you really sure about that, Lynn?" Nayo asked with a grin on her face.
"You've said before that you're interested in him but nothing happens in the
past two months. You're just watching his ranking battle every time he
fought."
"Don't mention it." Lynn shook her head heavily and tinged of redness could
be seen forming in her cheeks.
"But I'm worried..." Nayo said as she looked down.
"About...?" Lynn tilted her head in confusion.
"Of course, it's you. I'm worried about you." Nayo said as she looked at
Lynn.
"Thanks." Lynn thanked her.

"No, that's not it. I'm worried about different things." Nayo shook her head.
"And what's that?" Lumilia, who was watching her friends, asked.
"You know. I've also watched Souta's fight and I've got one thing to say. He's
too brutal in his every battle. It doesn't matter if you're a girl or not. All of his
opponents suffered the same thing." Nayo said with a worried expression.
Lumilia recalled what Souta said when they fought in the mini-tournament.
"I'm not going easy on you just because you're a girl. Remember, on the
battlefield, there's no girl or boy there's only life and death. So do not expect
your opponent to go easy on you just because you're a girl."
Lumilia still remembered his words clearly at that time. She looked at Nayo
and said, "That's not it. I think that Souta is a good person."
"See, what are you saying, Nayo? Even Mila thinks that Souta is a good
person!" Lynn said to Nayo.
"He doesn't have any friends except Bryan and Alice. He also doesn't talk to
any of our classmates." Nayo said.
"Still... I think that he's so cool." Lynn said with a hint of redness in her
cheeks.
"Hais... You're hopeless. If you really like him then I will support you." Nayo
said as she placed her hand on Lynn's shoulder.
"Thank you, Nayo!" Lynn said with a smile.
...
"George, Joshua, you're going to join us?" Bryan said in a loud voice.
"Yeah, yeah, I wanted to test my new spell against the other classes," George
said as he clenched his fist tightly.
"Me too," Joshua said as he smiled.

Everyone started to talk about what they wanted to do in this special test. The
whole class got noisy as everyone was talking to their friends.
Lumilia then raised her voice to gather everyone's attention. "Everyone!"
Everyone stopped talking and they looked at Lumilia.
When Lumilia gathered her classmate's attention, she opened her mouth.
"Then, what should we do about the class leader. Should we keep quiet about
it or not?"
"Class rep, I think we should let the class leader decide it." One of her
classmates raised his hand and said.
Lumilia knew that if the class leader kept silent about it then there's a high
chance the other classes would not know about it. If the whole class knew
about the class leader then there's a possibility that the information will be
leaked to other classes.
"Okay, I understand." Lumilia nodded her head. She then looked at everyone
and said, "I will count one to ten. If the class leader wants to reveal
himself/herself then you should just raise your hand. If you don't want then
you don't have to respond. Just stay in your position."
The whole class shut their mouth and they waited for someone. In the end, a
man raised his left hand in the air.
They looked over and saw that it was Yujin Drune. Yujin was a man with
long black hair that was tied in the back of his head. He had sharp features
and his build was average. His ears were pointed like an elf and there's a long
black tail sticking out behind him.
A half-elf and half-beast kin.
The one who surrendered when in the semi-finals before. He's opponent at
that time in semi-finals was Souta but he surrendered before even fighting
Souta. He knew his limits so he thought that there's no point in fighting a
match that he couldn't win.
"So, you're the class leader?" Lumilia looked at Yujin.
"Yeah, I'm the class leader. I will stay here and protect the red flag." Yujin
nodded and said.
"Are you sure? It's harder to capture you if you're going to wander around
this mountain." Lumilia asked and suggested something to him.
"Nope, I'm going to stay here. I'm quite confident in my skills." Yujin said as
he gripped the sword on his waist.
"Oh~" Souta looked at Yujin with an amused expression. He looked at the

sword on Yujin's waist and thought that he was a magic swordsman.
There's no magic swordsman class in this institute, so Yujin joined the Mage
Class. He must be pretty confident in his sword skill that's why he decided to
join the Mage Class. If he found that he's lacking in terms of sword skills
then he would have joined the Sword Class instead of the Mage Class.
'One of the rare class, Magic Swordsman.' Souta thought. He guessed that's
the reason why Yujin surrendered before even fighting him. It must be
because he saw the couldn't saw himself against Souta without using the full
potential of his class.
"Okay, I understand." Lumilia nodded her head then looked at the students
who volunteered to gather the red flag of other classes. She opened her mouth
and said, "We will divide you into three groups since there are eighteen of
you."
Souta immediately raised his hand and said, "If possible I wanted to fight
alone."
"Eh...?" Lumilia was surprised when she heard his words. She didn't think
that Souta would fight alone.
"What are you saying, Souta?" Bryan said from the side.
"Okay, then I will change my condition. If possible I don't want a lot of

people in my group." Souta said as he opened his palm.
"Um..." Lumilia then looked at Lynn before looking back at Souta. "Then, we
will divide you into five groups. Each group consists of four people except
for your group."
"That's okay for me." Souta nodded.
"I'll join you, Souta!" Bryan raised his hand and said in a loud voice.
"Nope, that's not possible." Souta shook his head. He doesn't want Bryan to
join him this time. He wanted to fight the enemy alone, so why would he
bring someone who's a battle maniac.
"No." Lumilia also shook her head. Souta was strong and Bryan too. If the
two join in one group then the strength of the gatherer group would be
focused on Souta's company. She wanted to distribute the strength of the
group equally not focus it in one company.
"Then, what about I join your group?" Lynn shyly raised her hand while
looking at Souta.
Chapter 86 - What a coincidence
Souta looked straight at Lynn's purple eyes.
Lynn averted her gaze quickly when she saw Souta looked at her. She fiddled
her purple color hair.
"Um..." She hesitated whether she should say something or not. In the end,
before she could say something Souta interrupted her.
"Wait!" Souta walked towards her and stopped in front of her. He put his face
closer to her and narrowed his eyes. He opened his mouth and asked, "Why
do you want to join my group?"
"I..." Lynn lowered her head not daring to meet Souta's gaze. She didn't know
what to say right now that Souta asked him.
Lumilia stepped forward between them. She looked at Souta and said, "Souta,
she just wanted to help you. I'm sure that Lynn will not burden you."
"I'm not worried about that." Souta stepped back and replied to her. He
glanced at Lynn before he sighed. "Okay, fine. It's okay."
"Really?" Lynn looked at him with bright eyes.
"Thanks, I will help you with everything I can," Lynn said with a happy
expression.
"I don't need your help. I just wanted one thing from you. And that is don't
get in my way no matter what happens." Souta said to her.
"Okay, I understand." Lynn nodded and flashed a bright smile at him.
"Good." Souta nodded at her with a satisfied expression.

"Thanks." Lynn once again thanked him.
"Hais..." Nayo sighed while looking at this scene. She looked at Lumilia and
said, "She's hopeless. She couldn't even see the reality anymore."
"Eh...?" Lumilia was surprised at Nayo's words. She couldn't understand what
Nayo meant by that.
"You too..." Nayo turned her eyes at Lumilia.
"Me? Why?" Lumilia pointed at her nose.
...
The group that will gather the red flag of other classes was divided into five
teams. The remaining people will stay in their position and protect the red
flag. They couldn't change the position of their red flag, so they didn't have
any other choice but to protect it.
Souta's team was the only team that has two people as its members. Souta and
Lynn were the only members of this team.
Their team target was the strongest class in the first-year. It means that all the
Class 1-A were his target. He wanted to test his strength that's why he will
target the strongest.
Bryan's team was different Souta let them do what they wanted. Bryan could
handle himself as Souta knew how powerful Bryan is.
Souta advised the remaining three teams to hunt the Healer Class. It's easier
to hunt down support class other than the combat class like Mage and
Swordsman. But it's still not going to be that easy.
Just like Mage Class, there's a subject in Healer Class which was teaching
self-defense skill. Also, there were still a few people that knew combat skills
in Healer Class, just like the number 5 in the Institute Ranking.
While they were planning about the special test they saw Bargan walking
towards them. They stopped talking and looked at Bargan. They knew that
the special test was going to start soon.
Bargan looked at them for a while before he opened his mouth and said, "The
special test is going to start. Follow me, I will lead you to your red flag." He
then turned around and left.
Lumilia looked at Bargan's back before she faced her classmates and said,
"Everyone let's go!"
Bryan, George, and the rest of the students of Mage Class 1-B nodded their
heads. Under the lead of Lumilia, they began to follow Bargan to the position
of their red flag.
Souta turned his head and looked at the other classes. He saw them following
their homeroom teacher. The position of each class was unknown to him. He
just remembered where they were heading as it will give him a bit of
understanding of each position.
Lynn, who was beside Souta, saw him looking at the other classes.
"W-What are you looking at?" She stuttered while asking. Her courage comes
from her wanting to talk to him.
Souta heard Lynn's voice, so he looked at his side and saw her. He was a little
bit surprised that she was still here. He looked up and said, "You're still
here?" He was shorter than her, so he had to raise his head to look at her eyes.
He was at her eye level. His height was short but on the same level as
dwarves. He was still higher than them.
"Um... Yeah... We're in the same team, so I thought I should follow you..."
Lynn said as she lowered her head and didn't meet his eyes.
"I see... Then, let's go." Souta nodded before he started to walk and followed
his classmates.
Lynn looked at his back and quietly followed him.
'Damn, I'm really short.' Souta cursed in his mind. He glanced at Lynn who
was following him.
Since Lynn was watching him, she saw Souta looked at her. She immediately
lowered her eyes and asked, "Um... Is there something wrong?"
"Nothing." Souta shook his head. "I just thought that you're quite tall for a
woman."
She was a little bit surprised at his words. It's true that Souta was shorted than
her but she wasn't bothered by it. She thought that it was cuter that way.
"I'm just average in height." She said in a low voice. Although she said it that
way, Souta still heard it.
"Tsk." Souta clicked his tongue.
"I'm sorry, that was rude of me." Lynn quickly apologized.
"It's okay." Souta shook his head.
In terms of height, he was the smallest in his class. He was even smaller than
some of the girls in his class like Alice and Lynn. But he was taller than
Lumilia and the rest of the girls.
Soon, the class arrived in front of the red flag. There were three tents beside
the red flag.
"Class..." Bargan said and everyone looked at him. He then added, "This is
the Mage Class 1-B's red flag. Protect it with all you've got. I have high
expectations of you. I want you to score the highest."
"Yes, teacher. We will do our best to win this special exam." Lumilia said.
"Am I right, everyone?"
"Yeah!!" Everyone shouted.
At the same time, Souta heard a sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest triggered!]
[Special Test]: Score the highest score in the special test of the Ladro
Institute. Rewards: 10,000 exp, 5 free attribute points, 3 skill points
"Really... What a great timing. Since I already plan to test my strength with
the students here, I will go out now and bring our class to the 1st place."
Souta grinned widely. There's no reason to hold back now.
Lynn looked at Souta. She heard him muttering something. She opened her
mouth and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Souta remembered that Lynn was beside him. He replied, "Nothing. I'm in a
good mood today. You better not hold me back. If you want you can also
watch me from the sideline."
"O-Okay, I will try my best," Lynn said as she clenched her fists and raised it
in the air.
"Good." Souta nodded with a satisfied expression.
Bargan raised his hand above him before he opened his palm. He looked at
his students and said, "The special test will start now. You have 1 hour before
the special test end."
He gathered his mana in his palm and he shot it in the sky.
Boom!!
Boom!!
Boom!!
It was followed by several explosions in the sky. These explosions were the
signal that the special test has started.
Souta looked in the sky. This was a hint. Those explosions revealed the
position of the other class. Every homeroom teach shot those energy in the
sky as a signal but this was also a hint.
He then noticed that Bargan was gone. No one noticed him leave. As
expected of a teacher of Ladro Institute and the Flame Master of Melosa War.
Souta looked at Alice and said, "You're going to stay here."
"Yeah, I prefer it that way." Alice nodded at him.
Lynn looked at Alice then at Souta. She knew that Alice was only talking to
Bryan and Souta. She wondered what kind of relationship they have.
"Okay, we will go now," Souta said as he stretched his arms.
"Our team too will go now," Bryan said.
The other teams also announced that they were going to leave.
"Okay, everyone be careful." Lumilia nodded at them and said.
Bryan and the rest of the group nodded before they turned around and went
into different directions.
Souta and Lynn were the only ones left in the camp.
Lynn looked at Souta and asked, "W-What should I do now?"
Souta looked at her and said, "Come here."
Lynn looked at Souta when he said those words. She shyly went beside him.
"Here?"
"Good luck, Lynn!" Nayo said to Lynn.
"Good." Souta hugged her waist and he bent his knees. He gathered his mana
in his feet.
"Eik!!" Lynn was stunned when Souta wrapped his arm around her waist.
But then...
Boom!!
"Ahhh!!" She screamed as she found herself up in the air.
Souta jumped in the air with Lynn in his arm. He looked around the whole
place. He recalled where the other explosion came from.
"There, I found it!"
[Air Walk]!!
Souta launched himself towards the north.
...
In the camp of the Shield Class 1-A, they heard a booming sound in the sky.
The sound was getting closer every second.
Boom!!
A figure crashed on the ground creating a small crater. Smoke and dust
formed around the crater.
Brando frowned and he gripped the shield in his hand tightly. He looked
around him and said, "Everyone, prepare yourself."
They saw a silhouette stood up in the smoke. The smoke slowly dissipated
and it revealed a person.
"What a coincidence. I didn't think that this is your class's campsite."
"Really, what a coincidence, Souta," Brando said with a wry smile.

Chapter 87 - Ahh! This is Bad!
Souta was stepping through the air using the combat art [Air Walk]. His
speed was so fast that he could barely hear Lynn, who was screaming, from
his arms.
Lynn didn't expect this development at all. She thought that they were just
going to the other classes in a normal way, not this one.
Swoosh!!
Souta finally saw the campsite of a certain class. He saw the red flag of that
class in the center area of the campsite.
He bent his knees and stepped into the air.
Boom!
He launched himself towards the campsite with a speed greater than before.
Before he crashed on the ground, he released Lynn from his arms and casted
[Shadow Bind] to catch her.
"Ahh!!" Lynn fell down fifteen meters above the ground but before she
reached the ground, the shadows on the ground burst out and caught her.
"Hu~ I'm safe." Lynn was about to complain when she heard a loud booming
sound. She turned her head and saw that Souta crashed at the campsite of this
class.
The shadows that were around her slowly disappeared.
Thud!
"Ouch!" Lynn fell down on her butt. She doesn't have time to worry about
this as she stood up and patted the dust on her clothes.
She looked around and saw a few familiar faces. She saw Brando the
strongest shielder in the whole first year. It means that she was at the
campsite of the Shield Class 1-A.
...
Souta looked at everyone from the Shield Class 1-A and grinned widely.
"I'm sorry Brando. I'm going to snatch your class red flag." He said.
"It's not going to be that easy, Souta," Brando replied as he activated his
[Shielder's Aura].
Brando's classmates too prepared themselves for the worse outcome. There's
no one among their class who didn't know Souta. Souta was the one who won
in the mini-tournament before, trampling their whole class even with a
handicap.
"Let me see the power of your class."
They subconsciously took a step back as Souta lifted his foot and gently
stepped forward. Then, Souta's mana flared up and at the same time,
hundreds of shadows burst out of the ground.
The students of the Shield Class 1-A jumped as the shadows chased them.
They waved their shields on the shadows.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some of the students managed to repel the shadows but some weren't.
Brando looked around and shouted, "Ashley, Crane, Freddy, come with me!
We will stop Souta! I'll leave the others to you, Jake!"
He then rushed towards Souta with a serious expression on his face. He knew
it. He knew that Souta was stronger than him. He knew it more than anyone
else. But he still needed to Souta from capturing their red flag.
"Souta!!" Brando charged forward and used [Shield Bash].
"Entertain me, Brando," Souta said with a smirk on his face. Brando's shield
zooms the distance between them in an instant.
When the shield was about to hit Souta, Souta vanished and the shield only
hit the air.
Brando quickly looked around and saw Souta ten meters away from him.
Souta smiled and said, "The spell [Agility Boost] and the combat arts [Cat's
Speed] are both skills that can increase a person's speed. If I combine these
two with [Dash] then..."
Swoosh!!
Brando was stunned as he found Souta appeared in front of him. He wanted

to raise his shield but he was too late.
A fist crashed into his cheeks.
Bang!!
Brando flew five meters away. He twisted his body in the air and landed on
the ground safely. He looked up and saw that Souta chased after him.
Souta was about to punch Brando when he saw a small round shield flew in
the air. It flew straight towards him.
Souta moved his body sideways and the small round shield passed beside
him.
Swoosh!!
"That was close," Souta said with a smile.
He looked ahead and saw a man with a huge build. The man had messy green
hair and green pupils. Souta knew that he was the one who threw that small
round shield. He was Freddy, one of the strongest students of Shield Class 1-
A.
Souta aimed his palm at Freddy and casted [Shadow Ball].
Swoosh!!
A shadow flashed above him. It was Ashley of the Shield Class 1-A. She was
a tall woman with dark skin. She was holding a shield that was half of her
size.
Souta looked up and saw her shield emitted a green light. A giant green
shield materializes in front of her.
[Defensive Strike]!!
Souta quickly bent his knees and jumped backward to avoid the giant energy
shield. It was then that he noticed a strong beside him. He followed it and
found that the string was attached to the small round shield before.
"You can't avoid this." Freddy smiled and he pulled the string.
Swoosh!!
The shield flew back to Souta with speed greater than before.
"Really, what a teamwork." Souta smiled and when the two attacks were
about to smash him he suddenly disappeared.
Boom!!
Ashley, Fred, and Brando were stunned when they saw this. They didn't see
Souta move at all. It was impossible that they didn't even see his figure blur.
It was like a bubble that vanished into thin air.
Bang!!
Fred felt a pain in his back. Someone just smashed his back. He turned his
head and saw Souta behind him.
"I see..." He muttered before he flew away and crashed in the tree.
Bang!!
"Fred!!" Brando and Ashley shouted at the same time.
Souta smiled at the two. He then heard a sound behind him. He turned around
and saw a man larger than Brando. He was Crane, the second most powerful
man in the Shield Class 1-A.
"Okay, let me test something on you."
Souta said as he activated the [Triple Muscle Strengthening] skill. He could

feel that his muscles grow tougher and stronger.
Crane charged towards Souta with his shield.
Souta stood on his position and he slowly pulled back his hand. He clenched
his fist tightly and waited for Crane.
Swoosh!!
Crane swung his shield when he arrived in front of Souta. And Souta
responded by throwing his fist.
Boom!!
A loud sound echoed in the whole area as a gust of wind swept out in the
surroundings.
Souta was pushed back five meters away. He felt a numbling sensation on his
fist.
Crane's shield has formed a dent on its surface.
"That hurts," Souta said as he opened and closed his palm. He then turned his
head and saw that every student of the Shield Class 1-A was around him.
"Hmm... This is getting good."

Souta squatted down and placed his palm on the surface of the ground. He
lifted up his head and said, "Don't blame me."
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Countless spikes that were made of shadows burst out of the ground. It first
appeared beside Souta then it spread quickly.
The student of the Shield Class 1-A immediately jumped away when they
saw the spikes.
But...
Something grabbed their foot. It was the [Shadow Bind] spell.
"Ah!!" The students screamed as the spike pierced their bodies.
Putchi!
Putchi!
Putchi!
Souta then launched himself towards the students who managed to escape
from his attack.
His schoolmates were still alive. He wouldn't kill them in Institute property or
else he would face severe punishment for killing his schoolmates. If he was
going to kill someone, he would do it outside of the institute or city.
He didn't pierce their vitals parts.
Souta fought the remaining students with his bare hands. He didn't even cast
a spell this time to help him. He wanted to test how far he could do with only
his physical ability.
He moved his body swiftly and he threw powerful punches to the students of
the Shield Class. He had great confidence in his physical ability, so he didn't
back down at all in close range combat against the Shield Class.
The Shield Class, who boasted to have the toughest body in class, even took
great damage from Souta's punches.
...
After a few minutes, Souta was the only one who was standing at the
campsite of the Shield Class 1-A.
The students of the Shield Class were all lying around the place. They were
either couldn't move or unconscious.
"Argh!" Brando tried to move his body but unfortunately, he couldn't. He felt
great pain all over his body.
"He's so strong..." Ashley lifted up her head and saw Souta's figure before she
loses her consciousness.
Souta was in the center of the campsite holding the red flag of the Shield
Class 1-A.
Blood flows down from his mouth. He lifted up his hand and wiped it out. He
turned his head and looked at Lynn.
"One red flag acquired." He said as he smiled at her.
Lynn's cheeks turned red when she saw his smile. She turned around and held
her cheeks with both of her hands.
'Ahhh! This is bad! He is so cool!'

Chapter 88 - The Top 3 Ranker,
Yuriko
Souta wiped the blood on his mouth while looking at the Shield Class 1-A.
This class was the weakest class among the class 1-A of the first year. The
rank of the strongest student of this class was over thirty. They didn't even
house a single person from the top 10 ranking.
It was different from the other class 1-A that houses the top 10 rankers. The
power of this top 10 rankers was on different levels. They could even defeat
some of the second years with their own strength.
Souta shook his head and walked towards the red flag of the Shield Class 1-
A. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the red flag before he pulled it out.
He turned his head and looked at Lynn who was watching him from the side.
He smiled and said, "One red flag acquired."
Lynn's face turned red. She quickly turned around and held her cheeks.
"Ah! This is bad! He is so cool!' Lynn thought when she saw Souta fought
the whole Shield Class 1-A.
"What's wrong, Lynn?" Souta asked her with a confused expression.
"N-Nothing." Lynn faced him and said. She fixed her clothes and asked, "So,
what should we do now?"
Souta walked towards her and gave her the red flag of the Shield Class 1-A.
"Here, hold this for a while."
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded and she received the red flag from Souta.
"Then, let's go to the next location," Souta said as he looked up in the sky. He
still could remember the position of other classes.
"Eh! Right now?" Lynn said. She then remembered what happened before
and her cheeks turned red.
"Yeah, we only have one hour, so we need to gather the red flags as much as
we can," Souta replied to her.
"Alright, I'm ready now," Lynn said as she straightened her body. She
prepared herself.
Souta looked at her and nodded his head. He went beside her and wrapped his
right arm around her waist.
Lynn's face was turning red because she could feel his arm around her waist.
[Air Walk]!!
Souta bent his knees and jumped in the air. He turned his head and saw
Lynn's eyes were tightly shut.
He opened his mouth and said, "Grab tightly."
"O-Okay," Lynn said while her eyes were close. She then hugged Souta
tightly.
Souta looked at her. He could her feel her soft body tightly close to his body.
He then stepped in the air and charged towards the west.
This time he was going to hunt the other Class A.
The power of his attack was one hundred percent higher than his normal
attack before. It was because of the effect of the [Corruption] trait skill that
he gained from evolving to Goblin Corruptor.
The [Corruption] trait skill was really good. It will help him a lot in his future
battles.
Souta hoped that the class they were heading was a Class A.
...
In the teacher's campsite...
All the homeroom teacher of the first year were present in this camp. They
were watching how the special test will unfold this time.
They were using a crystal orb that projects what's happening in the special
test. This device also came from the Mechanic Country.
Everyone saw how Souta soloed the whole Shield Class 1-A. The Shield
Class 1-A didn't even manage to send a team to collect the red flag of other
classes. Before they could do that, Souta appeared and defeated the whole
class alone.
There's no hope for Shield Class 1-A anymore in this special test. Most of
them were unconscious, while the remaining students couldn't even move
their bodies.
Lando, the teacher of the Shield Class 1-A, looked at Bargan and said,
"You've been blessed with a good student this time."
"Yeah." Bargan nodded at his words. He was proud that the other teachers
were praising his students. There's no teacher who wouldn't be proud when
someone was praising their student. It's the same for him. He just didn't show
it on his face.
Lando was a man with short orange hair and strange legs. His legs were
larger than normal people. It was also green in color. He was a demi-human.
To be precise it was a grasshopper.
Grasshopper folk has a powerful ability. Their jumping ability was so

powerful that they could jump a hundred meters in the sky in an instant.
Lando was one of the powerhouses of the Ladro Institute.
Lando stepped forward and said, "I'll withdraw my class. They couldn't
continue this special test with their current condition."
The administrator of the special test nodded his head. He was a teacher of the
second year. He opened his mouth and asked, "Are you sure? Quitting means
that your class will not get any points in this special."
"Yeah, I'm sure. My students will understand it." Lando replied.
"Okay, I will respect your decision." The administrator nodded his head. He
then declared that the Shield Class 1-A was out of the special test.
Bargan smiled while watching Souta's team, Bryan's team, and the remaining
three teams. He saw that the other classes also dispatched a group to gather
the red flags of their opponents.
The teachers watched the battles with their own eyes. They were evaluating
each student that they saw potential.
Right now, several battles were happening in the mountain. When a gathering
team arrived at the campsite of the other classes, it will always lead to a
battle.
Bargan moved his eyes and looked at the other projection.
He saw a man in the projection. A man with shoulder-length dark purple hair.
He had average build and there were six orbs attached on his forehead. These
orbs were also his eyes. He also had two sharp fangs. His nails were sharp
and the hair on his hand was unusually long. It looks like a gray color fur.
He was a demi-human. A redback spider. His name was Gyron Dwein. He

was the top 1 ranker of the first year. They came from the Brawler Class 1-A.
Behind Gyron was three people. There were his teammates and they were
tasked to collect the red flag of the other classes.
Gyron looked around and said, "Take the red flag. This Sword Class 1-C was
done."
His teammates nodded at him before they went to the red flag and pulled it
out. They already collected two red flags.
Their group defeated the whole Sword Class 1-C. Their battle was one-sided
even though they have a clear disadvantage in terms of numbers.
The power of the top 1 ranker was entirely different from the rest of the first
year.
...
At the campsite of the Mage Class 1-B...
Lumilia, Alice, Yujin, and the rest of the class were defending the red flag of
their class.
A few minutes ago, a team from the Sword Class 1-A arrived in their camp. It
leads to an all-out battle against the team from the Sword Class.
The worse thing was that the one who was leading the Sword Class was the
top 3 ranker of the first year.
The Sword Class didn't even try to hide. They just walked forward like in the
park towards their campsite.
"Yuriko... The top 3 ranker..." Lumilia muttered when she saw a woman with
long pink hair that was tied in a ponytail.
Yuriko was human. She had a voluptuous body like that of a mature woman.
'This is bad.' She thought. She then looked at the four people behind Yuriko
before she looked at her classmates. Their numbers were higher than the
opponents but she wasn't sure if they could defeat the top 3 ranker with the
group she had.
Yujin stepped forward and said, "Class rep, I will hold her for a while. You
and the rest of our classmates deal with her comrades."
"Are you sure?" Lumilia asked.
"Yes, I can hold her for a while." Yujin nodded his head. "Five minutes is my
limit." He added.
"Okay, I understand." Lumilia nodded her head and told her classmates that
they will fight the other three while Yujin was going to stop the top 3 ranker.
They needed to knock out her comrades within five minutes. It will be bad if
the other class arrived here while they were battling.
'In terms of sword skills, I know that I'm not a match for her. But... I'm not a
pure swordsman. I'm what they called magic swordsman.' Yujin took a deep
breath and he slowly pulled out his sword from its sheath.
Shiing!!
Yuriko looked at him before she looked around. She found that Yujin was the
only one that was going to fight her. She opened her mouth and asked, "Hey,
are you the only one who's going to fight me?"
"Yeah, is there any problem with that?" Yujin said.
"No." Yuriko shook her head and she pulled out the one edge sword that was
hanging on her waist.
"Then, let's see how you're going to fight me alone!"
Randolf, a student of Mage Class 1-B, was sitting beside their red flag. He
was watching the scene in front of him a smile on his face. He found this
situation quite amusing.
Chapter 89 - Yujin vs Yuriko
Yujin slowly raised his sword while observing his opponent's movements. He
knew that this fight wasn't going to be that easy. But he didn't have to defeat
his opponent this time. He just needed to stall her for a few minutes. If that's
all he had to do then it's not a problem to him.
He narrowed his eyes as a fierce aura burst out of his body. His sword was
clad in blueish energy called mana.
Yuriko also pulled out the sword that was hanging on her waist. She looked
at him and said, "You have a good form. There are really a lot of interesting
people in this class. First, is that Souta, then that noisy Bryan. And lastly
you... Are you going to show me a combat style that doesn't suit your class?"
"Yeah, those two are insanely strong but why would you include me in
them?" Yujin asked.
"Why you say?" Yuriko placed a finger on her lower lips. "It's because your
not a typical mage like the rest of your class. You can see it in the upper
classes that the one who holds the power is the one who fought differently
from their class."
"I understand that. Then, what about you?" Yujin asked. He knew what he
was doing he's trying to stall time by talking to Yuriko.
"You will know it once we exchange swords." Yuriko smiled widely at him.
"Do you think that I didn't know what you're trying to do here?"
Yujin smiled wryly at this. To think that Yuriko noticed what he's trying to
do. Then, there's no other choice but to stop her through force. He gripped his
sword tightly and prepared himself.
"Here I come. Try to stop me as much as you can." Yuriko said before she
dashed towards Yujin.
Swoosh!!
[Burning Blade]!
[Power Boost]!
[Speed Limit]!
Yujin quickly casted his buff spell on himself. [Power Boost] increased his
overall strength and [Speed Limit] increased his speed and flexibility.
Flames emerged and it coated his sword. This was the [Burning Blade] spell.
It was another buff spell that will add burning damage to his basic attack.
Yuriko arrived in front of him. She smirked as she swung her sword.
Yujin raised his sword and blocked her swing.
Clang!!
"What a good spell you have there." Yuriko smiled at him. She used her
mana and poured it in her sword.
Yujin frowned and he pushed his sword.
Shiing!!
He then slashed it at her.
Clang!!
Clang!!
Clang!!
The two exchanged swords and every time their sword collided sparks flew
out.
Clang!!
Clang!!
Clang!!
They continued to swing their swords for a whole minute and Yujin felt that
every second Yuriko was pushing him. He knew that he was at a
disadvantage when it comes to pure sword skill.
Small cuts started to appear on his body as he couldn't block all of her
attacks. He was now focusing on blocking all of her attacks without having a
chance to fight back.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
"Haha, how is it?" Yuriko laughed while slashing her sword at the same time.
Swoosh!!
Yujin ignored her attack as her sword cut his chest. He gritted his teeth and
used this chance to forcefully swing his sword.
"What?!" Yuriko was surprised at this. To think that Yujin would use this
tactic on her. But she was different.
She quickly took a distance away from him and avoided his slash.
Yujin held the wound on his chest and he pointed his sword at Yuriko. His
mana flared up as he casted a spell.
[Fire Arrow]!!
An arrow made of fire formed at the tip of his sword. It flew towards Yuriko
at high speed.
Swoosh!!
Yuriko shifted her body and avoided the [Fire Arrow]. She then widened her
eyes as she quickly turned her head behind her.
"What?!" She saw the arrow turned around and it flew towards her once
again.
She jumped and found that the [Fire Arrow] was chasing her. "Hmm... A
homing spell, huh?"
"Eat this!" Yujin casted another spell.
[Lightning Arrow]!!
[Wind Arrow]!!
[Ice Arrow]!!
All of these spells were the same as the [Fire Arrow]. All of them were a
homing spell.
Yuriko swiftly moved her body as she dodges every arrow that comes after
her.
"I will stop these annoying arrows." She gripped her sword and it emitted a
blueish light. She turned around and faced the arrows.
[One Slash One Kill]!!
She slashed towards the arrows and a blue energy wave flew out of her sword
and it crashed the arrows. The blue energy wave instantly disintegrated the
arrows the moment it collided.
The blue energy wave didn't stop and it flew straight to Yujin.
Yujin reacted quickly by jumping at the side to avoid the blue energy wave.
Swoosh!!
Yujin frowned when he saw a deep gully on the ground which was caused by
Yuriko's combat arts. The destructiveness of her combat arts wasn't what he
expected.
Yuriko's purple eyes were focused on Yujin. She slowly opened her mouth
and said, "I'm getting serious this time, so be prepared."
...
Lumilia and the rest were fighting the three comrades of Yuriko when the
students from Mage Class 1-C appeared at their campsite.
Lumilia divided her classmates into two groups. One was going to stop the
three comrades of Yuriko while the others were going to fight the students
from the Mage Class 1-C.
The situation was getting worse every second now that another group
appeared that was after their red flag.
Luckily, the Mage Class 1-C didn't have any top rankers in their class.
Lumilia sent out five people to hold the people from Mage Class 1-C.
Lumilia casted the [Water Bomb] spell and it caused a huge explosion. She
then turned her head and saw that Yujin will not be able to hold any longer.
She was the one who was commanding the class and she didn't have time to
focus on one battle.
Currently, Alice was fighting one of Yuriko's comrades in one on one fight.
Alice was in rank 60 and her opponent was in rank 47.
Alice was holding her orange grade spear while facing a petite woman with a
long sword.
The petite woman was Rindo and she was the top 47 ranker in the whole first
year. She was a small woman with shoulder-length pink hair. Her pair of pink
eyes match the color of her hair and the fur in her hands and feet. Two sharp
fangs could be seen in her mouth. She was clearly a halfling with these
features of her.
"A rank 60 ranker is going to stop me alone?" Rindo asked while looking at
Alice.
Alice didn't reply to her. She just gripped her spear tightly and charged
towards Rindo.
Swoosh!!
Alice arrived in front of her and she raised her spear.
[Triple Stab]!!
She used her combat skill immediately as soon as she got close to her
opponent.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Rindo moved her petite body and she dodges the attacks that Alice used. She
then lifted up her long sword and slashed it.
Clang!
Alice moved her spear and blocked the sword. She then raised her foot and
launched a kick.
[Blade Shock]!!
Alice stopped her foot and she quickly took a distance away from Rindo. She
saw everything that was five meters close to Rindo was slashed in half
including the ground.
'I will fight her as a mage this time.' Alice thought and she waved her hand.
[Freeze]!!
The ground beneath Alice quickly turned into ice. It spread quickly until was
in front of Rindo.
Rindo jumped in the air and shot a sword waved to destroy the ice on the
ground.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
But before she landed on the floor she saw ice spikes burst out of the ground.
[Ice Spike]!!
Rindo placed back her sword in its sheath. She then grabbed the handle of her
sword.
When the spikes were about to pierce her body, she executed another of her
combat arts.
[Drawing Style: Whirlwind Slash]!
Dozen of sharp wind flew out of her sword and it destroyed the ice spikes
that Alice casted.
Bang!!
The sharp winds flew straight towards Alice.
Swoosh!!
Alice frowned and she once again waved her hand.
[Cold Wind]!!
A cold and powerful wind swept out in the whole area. It clashed the sharp
winds that Rindo threw.
Boom!!
Lumilia saw that Alice could handle the top 47 ranker on her own. She was
glad at this as she didn't need to worry about her and send her classmates to
help her. It would reduce their forces if she sent out more of her classmates to
fight.
Also, she didn't have any force to send. If that's really the case, then she
would be forced to fight instead of commanding her classmates.
She controlled her mana and casted a spell.
[Water Serpent]!!
She was supporting the battle of her classmates with her magic. That's all she
could do now. Then, she turned her head and saw that Yujin couldn't handle
Yuriko anymore.
"The other students are stronger than I imagined. I miscalculated." Lumilia

muttered and she decided to focus her strength in helping Yujin fight Yuriko.
She hoped that Alice and the rest could defeat their opponents soon even
without her help.
Suddenly, a voice sounded...
"It seems that our class is in trouble. Do you want me to help you Yujin?
But... If you only use that then you would be able to fight longer and defeat
her. You're just like me hiding his strength when it's unnecessary."
Chapter 90 - Fierce Battle: The Top
10 Ranker of the First Year
Souta was standing in the middle of the campsite of the Mage Class 1-E
while holding their red flag.
He looked in the sky and wondered how the other classes were doing. He
already collected four red flags in total. He doesn't need to worry about his
class red flag. As long as he kept gathering red flags at this pace his class will
score the highest in this special test.
Turning his head, he saw Lynn was holding the four red flags in her hands.
Lynn approached him and said, "This is our fifth red flag."
"Yeah, let's increase our pace in gathering the red flag of the other classes."
Souta nodded and said. He stretched out his hand towards her.
Lynn grabbed the red flag that he was holding. She took it from him as Souta
gave her the task to hold the red flags that they collected while he was
fighting.
"You're incredible, Souta!" Lynn said while looking at all the red flags in her
hands.
"Hmm...?" Souta turned his head and looked at her with a questioning gaze.
"I couldn't do this alone. You're strong and powerful. You can do a lot of
things that I couldn't do." Lynn said as she lowered her head.
"Hmm... There's a lot of things that I couldn't do. If I could do anything then I
wouldn't bother myself to enroll in this institute." Souta paused for a moment.
Then, he added, "Also, you're helping me hold that flags. I couldn't fight
them if I have to hold that flags."
"Really?" Lynn looked at him with bright eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, so don't think about anything else," Souta said.
"Okay, I will follow you." Lynn nodded at him.
"Let's go now," Souta said as he looked in the sky.
"Okay," Lynn said as she stood beside him.
Souta wrapped his right arm around her waist before he jumped in the air and
used [Air Walk].
'This will be great if he's carrying me in a princess carry.' Lynn thought as she
lifted up her head and looked at Souta's face.
Souta looked at her as he felt her gaze on him. He opened his mouth and
asked, "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing," Lynn said as she shook her head. She then smiled happily and
thought that this was not bad at all.
...
Bryan, George, Joshua, and Clyde were together in one group. Clyde was the
one who's commanding the group even though Bryan was stronger than him.
Everyone knew what's Bryan's personality. He was reckless and always got in
trouble. He's not suited to command a team with his personality.
Bryan also knew that he wasn't suited to become a leader. He also found it
boring to command other people. That's why Clyde took charge of the group.
He was stronger than George and Joshua. Also, he wasn't a reckless person
like Bryan. So he's quite suitable for it.
Currently, they already have two flags of the Lance Class 1-E and Healer
Class 1-D. Bryan was strong among the first year as he was the top 12 ranker.
He could handle a group of people who ranked below 100.
"We've already got two flags," George said with a smile. He was a man with
white hair and rabbit ears. He's one of the beast folk. He was an expert in
using earth magic and crowd control spell.
"Yeah." Joshua nodded at him. He was a man with dark skin tone and long
pointed ears. He was a wood elf that lives in the northern part of the
continent. He's an expert in using wind magic and buff spell.
He was holding the two red flags that they collected.
"It all thanks to Bryan." Clyde gave the credits to Bryan. He's a human just
like Bryan. He's an expert in using dark magic just like Souta.
"Hehehe, don't worry about it." Bryan laughed awkwardly as he scratched the
back of his head.
"You are really the top 12 ranker of the first year," Clyde said.
"That's nothing compared to Souta. I'm sure that Souta already gathered a lot
of red flags." Bryan replied with a serious expression.
George and Joshua looked at each other when they heard him mentioned
Souta. They smiled wryly and sighed.
They knew that Bryan wanted to defeat Souta out of all people. He admired
Souta's strength the most. In the ranking battles, he fought Souta a lot of
times but he never experienced a single win. He was always training to
surpassed Souta but Souta was getting stronger and stronger.
"Yeah, Souta's power is entirely on a different scale than us." Clyde could
only agree at his words.
Souta was their classmate, so they have a vague idea of how strong Souta is.
But that's only vague. They don't know how powerful he is currently as Souta
didn't even use his full strength when he was fighting in the ranking battle.
And he still managed to reach the top 20.
"Maybe, he could fight the top 1 ranker," Joshua said.

George and Clyde looked at Joshua when they heard his words. They could
imagine what was going to happen if Souta fought the top 1 ranker.
"No, your underestimating Souta. I think Souta is stronger than the top 1."
Bryan said as he placed his finger on his chin. He recalled what happened
back then in the Desolate Woods. He smiled and clenched his fist. "But... I'm
going to train harder and defeat him! That's my goal now! I want to fight and
defeat Souta!"
"That's Bryan for you," Joshua said with a smile.
"Hahaha, as expected of our rank 12." Clyde nodded.
George suddenly grabbed Clyde's wrist and said, "Wait!" His rabbit ears were
twitching as he heard several footsteps coming towards their direction.
Clyde looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"They're coming." George looked up and said with a serious expression.
"They...?" Joshua said.
"I don't know but I know that it's a group of four people like us," George said
as he shook his head.
"Then, it's a battle," Bryan said with a smile on his face.
"Of course, we couldn't avoid that." Joshua nodded at his words.
"Every class is our opponents in this special test so it's unavoidable," Clyde
said.
They prepared themselves for the upcoming battle. After a few moments,
four people appeared in front of them. It seemed that this group already
detected them before, so it's not going to work if they turned around.
But one person in the group surprised them.
A man with a small build and short brown hair. He had brown eyes matching
his hair color and bear ears. He was Johnson McGill of the Brawler Class 1-
B. The top 10 ranker of the first year.
Johnson smiled when he saw Bryan. He opened his mouth and said, "It seems
that we met again, Bryan."
"Yeah, I'm quite lucky that you're the one who's going to fight me," Bryan
said with a wide grin on his face. He clenched his fist tightly as he couldn't
wait to fight the man in front of him.
Clyde looked at Bryan and asked, "Are you sure you can handle him,
Bryan?"
"Yeah, I can," Bryan said as the determination to win ignited in his eyes. He
will do everything he could to defeat the top 10 ranker.
Clyde knew that Bryan got defeated the last time he fought Johnson. There's
a reason why Bryan, who like to fight strong people, stayed in top 12 ranker.
It was because he got defeated by those twelve people in a one on one battle.
"Okay, I'll leave him to you, Bryan." Clyde nodded and said before he faced
Johnson's comrades. He, Joshua, and George were going to fight Johnson's
comrades.
"Give me those red flags first." Johnson smiled and dashed towards Joshua
who was holding the two red flags.
"No! I won't!" Bryan quickly moved his body in front of Joshua. He pulled
back his fist and threw it towards Johnson.
Johnson also threw a powerful punch towards Bryan.
Boom!!
Both of their punch collided. It caused a strong gust of wind to be swept out
in the area around them.
...
Back in the Mage Class 1-B campsite.
Lumilia, Yujin, and Yuriko heard someone said, "It seems that our class is in
trouble. Do you want me to help you Yujin? But... If you only use that then
you would be able to fight longer and defeat her. You're just like me hiding
his strength when it's unnecessary."
They turned their head and saw a man with shoulder-length dark purple hair
that was styled on either side. He has sharp dark purple eyes that strike fear to
anyone and he has slim and muscular body.
He was Randolf Fein, a student of Mage Class 1-B.
Randolf opened his palm and said, "Do you want me to help you, Yujin? If
you want then let me see it."
"What are you saying, Randolf? We're in the same class, so it's natural that
you help us." Lumilia said.
Randolf turned his eyes to Lumilia. After a few moments, he took back his
eyes and looked at Yujin once again.
Yujin kept his mouth shut. He didn't have a plan to answer Randolf.
"Hais... At least I know that you have that power in you." Randolf sighed and
said. He then stood up and patted his clothes. "Well, let me handle this one.
Top 3 ranker, right? Then, show me how powerful a top fighter of this
institute."
Chapter 91 - Fierce Battle:
Randolf's strength
"Top 3 ranker, right? Then, show me how powerful a top fighter of this
institute!" Randolf looked at Yuriko and said with a grin on his face. He took
a stepped forwards. "Stand back, I'll handle her."
Yujin frowned while looking at him. He didn't know how Randolf knew
about that power of his.
"Oi! Randolf, are you going to fight her alone?" Lumilia asked with a hint of
concern in her voice.
Randolf glanced at her and said, "There's nothing to worry about me. You
should be worried about my opponent."
Yuriko frowned when she heard those words of his. She grunted in
displeasure and clenched her fingers around the handle of her sword tightly.
"Those are big words," Yuriko said in a serious tone.
"That's nothing," Randolf said as he shook his head.
Suddenly, Yuriko swung her sword towards Randolf who was acting like he
could defeat her.
[One Slash One Kill]!
A blue energy wave flew straight towards Randolf. This was the combat arts
that Yuriko used before against Yujin.
"Hehe~" Randolf grinned widely and he slowly lifted up his hand. He opened
his palm and grabbed the blue energy wave.
Bang!!
"Wha-" Yuriko was stunned when she saw this scene. Randolf used his bare
hand to block her skill. The worse thing was he didn't really block it but he
grabbed it.
Lumilia was also shocked. She didn't think that Randolf could block Yuriko's
skill like nothing. To think there's still a classmate of her that could rival the
top students of this institute.
'He knew something from me. And he possessed this power.' Yujin frowned
deeply while looking at this scene. He then heard a voice inside his head.
"Let's defeat that arrogant man together, Yuyu! Use me!"
Yujin ignored the voice in his head. He focused his attention on Randolf.
Randolf tightened his hand and crushed the blue energy wave into tiny
particles. He smirked and looked at Yuriko with an amused expression.
"You!!" Yuriko gritted her teeth and charged towards Randolf.
Swoosh!!
In just a second, she arrived in front of Randolf. She swung her sword in
front of him but Randolf caught her sword between his thumb and index
finger.
She knew it. She knew that this man was stronger than the man she fought
before. The very moment that Randolf crushed her attack before, she
instantly knew that he was powerful.
That's why she wasn't surprised when she saw Randolf caught her sword
using his fingers.
Yuriko lifted up her feet and kicked Randolf's side.
Bang!!
Randolf flew away and crashed into a huge boulder of rock.
Boom!!
The dust and smoke shot up in the air. It covered the area around Randolf.
"Huff... How about that?" Yuriko said as she looked at the smoke with a grin
on her face.
Soon, they saw a silhouette stood up from the smoke. Randolf walked out of
the smoke and he revealed himself to Yuriko.
Randolf still has that smile on his face. He opened his mouth and said, "I
guess, it's my turn now."
Yuriko subconsciously took a step back. She's finally getting nervous and she
understood that Randolf was the same as the two people that rank above her.
Before, she only thought that he was a little bit stronger than her. Her mind
subconsciously denied the fact that Randolf was entirely above her level.
Randolf took a step forward and he slowly lifted his hand. He opened his
palm and aimed it at Yuriko.
"Prepare yourself." He said with a smile and his mana flared up.
[Fierce Wind Wave]!!
Boom!!
A powerful and fierce wind shot towards Yuriko. Her body was pushed away
like a paper and was smashed into the trees behind her.
But it wasn't enough to stop her momentum. She continued to crash in the
trees until she was one hundred meters away from Randolf.
All the trees in the direction of the attack were smashed. They were uprooted
and turned into tiny pieces.
Yuriko was at the end without consciousness. She passed out with just one
attack of Randolf.
"So, this is the top 3 ranker," Randolf muttered with a hint of disappointment
in his voice. He then turned around and went back to where he was sitting
before.
Yujin and Lumilia widened their eyes. Their eyes were full of disbelief and
amazement. They didn't think that Randolf, who was just an ordinary
classmate of them, would defeat the top 3 ranker of the first year, Yuriko.
"How...?" Lumilia turned her wide eyes at Randolf. She looked at him from
top to bottom. This man who looks ordinary was hiding this strength.
The defeat of the top 3 ranker, Yuriko, stopped the battles around the
campsite of the Mage Class 1-B.
Yuriko's three comrades were still stunned because of what happened to

Yuriko.
Rindo forgot that she was fighting Alice. Her mind went blank when she saw
Yuriko was passed out.
Alice frowned looking at this. She charged forward and swung her spear at
Rindo's side.
"Argh!" Rindo snapped out as she felt the pain in her side. She then turned
her eyes and saw a fist in front of her.
Bang!
Alice punched her using her full strength. She then lifted her feet and
launched a powerful kick at her stomach.
[Repulsion Kick]!
Bang!
Rindo flew a few meters away and rolled on the ground before she finally
stopped. She looked at Alice and said, "Y-You coward." She then fell
unconscious.
"It's your fault for looking away when you're fighting me." Alice snorted
before she turned around.
Yuriko's remaining comrades took the unconscious Yuriko and Rindo away.
They decided to retreat because their main combatant, Yuriko, got defeated
by an unknown student from the Mage Class 1-B.
Lumilia sighed at this. They could now focus their strength on the other class
that was attacking them. She glanced at Randolf as she wondered why he was
concealing his strength.
...
In the teacher's campsite.
All the teacher was stunned when they saw the fight between Randolf and
Yuriko.
The woman who was rank 3 in the whole first year versus the man who didn't
participate in the ranking battles of the first year.
At the end of the battle, the man won. He defeated the rank 3 using his own
power.
All the teachers thought that Randolf was going to lose and he would only
put up a slightly good fight. But they never thought that Yuriko would lose to
a man who didn't have a rank. It never occurred in their mind that some of the
students were still hiding their real strength.
They thought that everyone wanted to fight and gain points. It was because
they could redeem any spells and combat arts in the library with a certain
amount of points.
Even Randolf's own teacher was shocked by what he displayed. Bargan didn't
even know that Randolf was hiding his real strength.
"You're students are really something. They even defeated my best student."
Jess, the teacher of the Sword Class 1-A, said to Bryan with a sighed.
"Yeah, each one of them surprises me," Bargan said with a nod. He wondered
why Randolf decided to fight Yuriko. If he was really hiding his power then
there's no need for him to interfere in the battle. He could just stay back and
watched how the situation will unfold.
The projection only transmitted the views from the battlefield. It could not
transmit the sounds on the battlefield, so they could not hear what they're
talking about.
"Really good." Jess murmured as he looked at Randolf's protection. He

hesitated for a second before he opened his mouth and said, "That spell..."
"Yeah, that's a tier 2 spell, and judging from his casting speed it's an inner
spell." Bargan said and he paused for a moment before he continued, "There's
also a possibility that he could cast a tier 2 spell with that speed and that's not
his inner spell."
"It means that he's a genius just like that Yanagi from the higher year," Jess
said as he looked at Bargan.
"There's a possibility." Bargan nodded.
...
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Souta was carrying Lynn in his arm as he traveled in the mid-air using the
combat arts [Air Walk].
"You're amazing, Souta. We already gather seven flags. There's no doubt that
we will score the highest in this special test." Lynn said in an excited voice.
"Yeah, yeah." Souta nodded at her.
A few dozen minutes had passed since the test started and they already
managed to collect seven flags in total. The test was going to end soon and if
they continued it at this pace. There's a chance that they will score the
highest.
He could only trust Bryan to collect two or three flags. That's enough for him
and his class to score the highest.
Suddenly, Souta stepped on the air in front of him and he changed his
direction.
"Ahh!!" Lynn was surprised at this sudden development. She could only
scream and tightened her arms around Souta.
Swoosh!!
A palm-sized rock flew towards him and Souta immediately descend down to
avoid the rock.
Bang!
Souta descended with powerful momentum. It shook the ground and it caused
a few trees to shake. He lifted up his head and saw a few figures walking
towards them.
Chapter 92 - Fierce Battle: The
Strongest Team
Souta was in the mid-air with Lynn when he saw a palm-size rock flying
towards him.
The rock was so fast that it tore through the air.
Souta stepped in the air and descended down on the ground with a speed
greater than the rock.
Boom!!
Souta crashed on the ground creating a small crater. Thick smoke and dust
covered the small crater.
"Cough... Cough..." Lynn coughed from all the smoke and dust in the area
around her. She gripped the flags in her hand tightly.
Souta placed her on the ground and said, "Hold the flags tightly. Don't let
them go no matter what happens."
"Okay, I will do my best." Lynn nodded at him. She lifted up her head and
looked at his figure.
"I'm going to beat them and get their flags." Souta stood up and he patted his
clothes. He walked out of the smoke and saw a team of five people waiting
for him.
At the center of the team, he saw a man. He was familiar with this man. That
man has shoulder-length dark purple hair and gleaming dark purple pupils.
There were six looking orbs that were attached on his forehead. It was his
eyes. His nails were as sharp as a sword and there's fur that covered his hand
up to his wrist.
This man was the top 1 ranker of the first year, Gyron Dwein. The one who
stood at the top in the ranking battles of the first year. He was called as the
strongest first year.
The four people behind him were the top 14, top 23, top 24, and top 32.
A woman with long black hair and black pupils was the top 14. She has cat
ears and tail sticking out behind her. She's May, a demi-human, the top 14
ranker.
Mark was a man with a huge build. He had sharp features and brown hair that
was comb upwards. He was the top 23 ranker of the first year.
A man with a short height and slender figure yet masculine at the same time
was the top 24. He had gray color hair matching the color of his pupils. He
was Bonny and he was a demi-human. To be precise, it's a werewolf.
Sena was a tall woman with long blonde hair. She had an hourglass figure
and she looks more mature than her actual age. Her sharp eyes were looking
straight at Souta. She was the top 32 ranker of the first year.
This team was the strongest team of the whole first year. They were all top
rankers and had a power that could fight anyone.
The Brawler Class 1-A was called the strongest class in all first year. It was
because almost all the higher rankers were in that class. Their class was
consist of powerful fighters of the first year.
Bonny looked at Souta and observed him from top to bottom. He opened his
mouth and said, "Souta Ieshi, a student of the Mage Class 1-B. Also, he is the
top 20 ranker."
Gyron looked at Bonny and asked, "Is that really him?"
"Yes, he's that Souta," Bonny nodded while looking at Souta.
"So that's him." Gyron nodded and he also observed Souta with his eyes.
Who doesn't know Souta among the first year? Souta was famous across the
whole institute. Even the higher year knew his name. Even though some of
the students didn't know what's his appearance, at the very least they still
heard his name.
His name was heard when he became the champion of the mini-tournament.
Despite the odds that he couldn't use his mana and spell, he still won and
defeated the students from the Shield Class 1-A.
"So he's the friend of that noisy Bryan?" May asked as she narrowed her
eyes. She was the top 14 ranker, so she naturally knew who's Bryan. Bryan
once challenged her to a duel in the ranking battles but she got defeated.
"They are classmates after all," Bonny replied to her.
"He's stronger than him. Bryan challenged him again and again but he never
won against Souta." Mark added.
They naturally knew who's Bryan and Souta. Bryan and Souta were higher
than them in ranking, so they fought them. Mark, Bonny, and Sena fought
Souta before and the result was... they suffered an utter defeat.
Souta was the student who didn't experience a single defeat in the ranking
battles of the first year and he still managed to reach the top 20. When Souta
was still active in the ranking battles, he challenged those who were higher
than him left and right. He only stopped until he reached the top 20 for
unknown reasons.
Even the top 1 ranker suffered a defeat once from the top 2 ranker. Gyron, the
top 1 ranker, fought the top 2 ranker five times and he won four out of five
matches. It means that there's a defeat in his record, unlike Souta who hasn't
suffered a defeat in the ranking battle.
Souta didn't say anything. He just observed the group and saw the top 23
ranker was holding a bunch of red flags in her arms.
"Seven flags..." He muttered in a low voice. Since it comes to this, then he

will fight and steal those flags.
"Huff..." Souta took a deep breath and he slowly circulated his mana around
his body.
"What? Want to fight us?" Mark said in a loud voice when he felt Souta's
mana. He looked around him and felt confident. They outnumbered him.
"Where is the other one? If I'm not wrong she's still behind you." Gyron said
as he looked at the smoke behind Souta.
"Don't worry about her. You should be worried about yourself." Souta said as
he grinned widely. He felt his blood boiling.
This is what he wanted. To test his power against strong people. He just
wanted to test how could he fare against the top students of the first year with
his current strength.
"Mark give that flags to Sena. May, Bonny, fight him. After that, fight him
too, Mark." Gyron gave orders to his comrades.
"Okay." Mark nodded and gave the seven flags that he was holding to Sena.
Sena received the red flags from Mark. She was the lowest rank in their
group and they were about to fight Souta who once defeated her before.
"[Agility Boost], [Strength Boost], [Cat's Speed], [Triple Muscle

Strengthening]." Souta casted his buff spells and combat arts.
He knew that this battle wasn't going to be an easy one like the previous
battles. If he fought these people at the same time, then the chances that he
could win this fight was less than fifty percent.
He grinned widely as he felt the increase in his power. Souta lifted up his
hand and casted [Shadow Bind] spell.
Swoosh!!
Gyron frowned before he looked down and saw his shadows moving.
"Jump!" He quickly jumped away and the shadows tried to capture him.
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Swoosh!!
Sena, May, Mark, and Bonny followed his command and they jumped in the
air. They saw their shadows moved towards them at a fast speed.
May and Mark managed to avoid the shadows but Sena and Bonny weren't
fast enough. The shadows bound their limbs tightly so that they couldn't
move it even an inch.
"Hmph!" Gyron snorted as he waved his hand towards the shadows that were
binding his comrades.
[Power Chop]!!
His combat arts was powerful that it sliced the shadows into tiny pieces.
Sena and Boney fell on the ground and both of them thanked Gyron for
helping them.
""Thank you, Gyron(Dwein).""
"Don't mention it." Gyron shook his head and said, "You can help Mark and
May if you want."
Mark and May attacked Souta from either side. Souta moved his hands
quickly as he parried their attacks.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
May and Mark were students of the Brawler Class and both of them were
high ranking ranker. They were confident in their close combat arts but
against Souta, they were acting cautiously like a different person.
Of course, they will. After all, Souta defeated them one-sidedly in the ranking
battles.
Among the five of them, only Gyron and May were the people that Souta
hadn't fought before.
Soon, Bonny joined the battle and they were able to match Souta well.
"Really good."
Souta once again casted [Shadow Bind] and he followed it up by casting

[Shadow Ball] spell.
May, Mark, and Bonny dispersed. They tried to surround Souta in all
directions.
But...
"[Shadow Spike]!!"
...
In the teacher's campsite...
Almost all the teachers were now watching the fight between Souta and the
strongest team of the Brawler Class 1-A. But some of them were still closely
watching their students.
They were all waiting for the good intense battle to start and right now it
happened.
Souta versus the strongest team of the first year. Who's going to win? The
two groups managed to collect seven flags and the group who won this battle
will get the other group's red flags.
Chapter 93 - Fierce Battle: Bryan vs
Johnson
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan and Johnson were trading blows. In just a few seconds, they
exchanged dozens of punches.
"[Blazing Strike]!"
Bryan shouted as his fist was covered in flames. He threw it towards

Johnson's face.
Swoosh!!
"[Blazing Strike]!"
Johnson smiled and he threw his fist that was covered in flames. He used the
same combat arts that Bryan used.
Both of their punch, the same combat arts, collided against each other. It
caused an explosion to appear and flames swept out in the small area around
them.
Boom!!
"Bryan!!" Joshua shouted when he saw this. He wanted to come forward but
his opponent didn't let him.
"Joshua, focus on your opponent! Don't let anything distract you!" Clyde said
to Joshua.
"I understand." Joshua nodded with a grim expression.
Joshua, Clyde, and George were fighting Johnson's comrades. Their

opponents weren't an easy one and they were placed into a standstill. It was
because their battle wasn't going to decide the outcome of this match. They
knew that it's Bryan and Johnson's battle. The one who won in this battle will
get the flag of the other team.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Two figures shot out of the smoke in the two opposite directions. They were
Bryan and Johnson.
"For a Mage, you are too good in close combat," Johnson said to Bryan with
a smile. He was a powerful fighter from Brawler Class 1-B.
He once fought Bryan before in the ranking battle and he defeated Bryan at
that time. So he knew that Bryan's strength improved by a large margin since
their battle.
If it's the Bryan before then he wouldn't be able to fight him like this. Bryan
couldn't handle his power before, but now it seems that he could.
"Your improvement. Your growth. It's too fast." Johnson said as he clenched
his fist tightly. He finally understood that Bryan has a chance to defeat him
with his current strength.
"I've trained every day until I pass out from exhaustion, after all," Bryan said
with a grin on his face.
"Then, let's see who's stronger. You or me!!" Johnson said as he dashed
towards Bryan.
"That's what I wanted!" Bryan casted his [Lighting Boots] and [Lightning
Edge] spell.
"[Rock Body]!" Johnson activated his combat arts that could increase the
toughness of his body. He then arrived in front of Bryan. Flames emerged
and coated his fist. He threw it towards Bryan.
"[Blazing Strike]!"
Bryan grinned widely at this. He casted a spell called [Scorching Hand]. He
then met Johnson's attack with his own.
Bang!!
Bryan managed to grab and stop Johnson's fist. He quickly lifted up his feet
and kicked Johnson's side.
"Hmph!" Johnson used his free hand to blocked the kick.
Bang!!
He then stepped forward and grabbed Bryan's collar. He lifted him and
smashed him on the ground.
Bang!!
The ground cracked like a spider web. Johnson was about to follow it up
when lightning hit his body.
Bang!
"Argh!!" Johnson flew away and crashed in the trees.
Bryan quickly stood up and raised his hand above his head.
[Lightning Strike]!!
Lightning fell down on Johnson's body. But Johnson threw a punch towards
the lightning.
[Ground Breaking Fist]!!
His attack managed to disperse Bryan's [Lightning Strike] spell. He then

threw another punch.
Boom!!
Bryan rolled on his side to avoid the attack. The ground beside him exploded
as the force of the punch crashed the ground into tiny pieces of rocks.
[Ground Breaking Fist]!!
Johnson threw another powerful punch at Bryan.
Bryan kicked the ground and he arrived in the mid-air. He raised both of his
hands and casted [Lightning Strike].
Bang!!
Johnson's body was struck by lightning. He could only grit his teeth as he
watched Bryan threw another spell at him.
"Another one, [Lightning Strike]!"
Johnson pulled back his fist and used [Ground Breaking Fist] to scatter the
lightning that was going to strike him.
Boom!
He pulled himself out of the ground and activated another combat arts.
"[Great Steel Body], [Muscle Booster]!!"
These two combat arts were skills that could increase a person's overall stats.
Johnson then jumped in the air. In an instant, he arrived in front of Bryan. He

grabbed Bryan's collar and delivered a blow in his stomach.
Bang!
"Argh!" Bryan spat a mouthful of blood. He then grabbed Johnson's wrist. He

was still using the spell [Scorching Hand] so he could burn Johnson just by
grabbing him.
He yanked his arm before he threw him on the ground.
Boom!
Johnson crashed on the ground and it created a small crater. Johnson quickly
rolled his body on the side as Bryan punch landed on it.
He quickly sprung on his feet before he charged towards Bryan with a grin on
his face. He wiped the blood on his mouth with his hand.
"You're the best, Bryan!" Johnson said.
"You're crazy strong!" Bryan said as he charged towards Johnson.
Boom!
"One..." Bryan punched Johnson's chest and he took a blow on his face. He
was about to fall but he forced himself to throw another punch.
Bang!
"Two..." Bryan gritted his teeth as blood flow down from his mouth. He
received another blow on his chest and face. Clenching his fist tightly, he
threw another punch on Johnson's chest.
Bang!
"Argh!!" Johnson spat a mouthful of blood. He was getting tired and he felt a
numbling sensation in both of his fists.
'This guy! He's forcing himself to fight back!' Johnson thought when he saw
that Bryan threw another punch aiming at his chest.
"If you wanted to fight that much then I will give you the fight that you
wanted so much!!" Johnson shouted as he threw another punch.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two people force themselves to fight as they continued to throw punch
one after another. They didn't try to avoid the punches of their opponents.
They just focused their mind on attacking each other.
"Twelve!! This is the final attack!!" Bryan shouted as he threw another blow
towards Johnson's chest.
His fist flew straight to Johnson's chest.
Bang!!
It caused a ripple on Johnson's flesh as the fist landed on his chest. This
punch was stronger than any other punches before. It was many times
stronger than the eleven punches that Bryan threw before.
This combat arts was called [Twelfth Down Punch]. This was the combat arts
that Bryan redeemed using all the points that he collected. Just one combat
arts and all his points that he collected when he rank up to top 12 were gone.
This combat arts targeted one part of the opponent's body. All twelve punches
were aimed in one part that the user decided, and when the user threw the
twelfth punch, the power of the previous eleven punches was added to this
last punch making it more deadly.
It took him a month before he could finally use this combat arts in a battle.
Johnson flew and crashed into several trees before he rolled on the ground.
"Huff... Huff..." Bryan was breathing heavily as he looked at Johnson. He

was exhausted and he would fall any seconds.
Johnson lifted up his head and looked at Bryan. His mouth broke into a smile
and said, "Ah~ what an unfortunate day. Congratulations, you've won,
Bryan..." He then fell unconscious.
Johnson's comrades were stunned when they saw that he lose against the top
12 Bryan. Their mouth was agape as they looked at the unconscious Johnson.
Bryan turned his head to look at Clyde, George, and Joshua. He opened his
mouth and said, "I'll leave..." He couldn't finish his sentence as he coughed a
mouthful of blood.
Clyde immediately knew what he meant. He bent his knees and charged
towards Johnson's three comrades. He caught them off guard and used this
chance to snatched their flags.
"Good job, Clyde!" George exclaimed when he saw this.
Joshua also charged at the opponents to distract them. They exchanged a few
blows before Clyde opened his mouth.
"Are you sure you want to continue fighting us?" Clyde asked. He then
pointed at Johnson and said, "Johnson is unconscious. You should bring him
back to your camp and get treatment. It's for his sake."
With this, the opponents have no choice but to retreat. They carried Johnson
before they left.
Clyde, George, and Joshua breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this. They
immediately checked if Bryan was alright.
"I'm fine, I just need to rest," Bryan said to them with a wry smile. He doesn't
what to become a burden to his group that's why he fought with all of his
power.
"I'm surprised that you won against the top 10 ranker," Clyde said.
"That's Bryan for you," Joshua said.
"Is that mean that Bryan is the top 10 now?" George asked.
"No, this is a special test, not the ranking battles. So, Bryan is still the top
12." Clyde shook his head and explained.
"That's unfortunate," George said with a sighed.
"Well, thanks to Bryan we got ourselves three more flags," Clyde said with a
smile.
"We have five flags now and the test will end soon," Joshua said as he looked
in the sky.
"We should go now before other groups appeared," Clyde said.

Chapter 94 - Fierce Battle: You
don't need to go that far!
Souta grinned widely. If he fought these people alone then the chances that
he could win were less than fifty percent.
It was only his estimation based on what he saw in the ranking battles and his
stats. There's a chance that these people grew a lot stronger compared to
when they were still fighting in the ranking battles.
Souta jumped away while casting the [Shadow Bind] spell. He then followed
up by casting the [Shadow Spike].
Gyron waved his hand and the shadows turned into tiny particles of energy. It
faded in the air as the wind blew. He then looked down and saw spikes
bursting out of the ground. He lifted up his feet and stomped it on the ground.
[Titan's Stomp]!!
Cracks appeared beneath his feet and it spread quickly along with the force
behind his stomp. It disintegrated the spikes as the cracks continued to spread
on the ground.
Gyron, the top 1 ranker, was canceling all the spells that he casted. He's the
one who protected May, Mark, and Bonny from his attacks. While these three
were the ones who kept attacking Souta without care as they knew that Gyron
was protecting them.
Souta landed on the small crater and Lynn was looking at him there while
holding the seven flags that he collected.
He waved his hands towards the three as he casted [Shadow Bind] and
[Shadow Spike].
The three jumped in the air and Gyron handled his two spells like it was
nothing.
Gyron looked at Souta and said, "What is he planning to do?"
"Don't tell me he wanted to run," Sena said at his side. She was getting bored
as she was the one who was carrying the flags that they collected.
"I couldn't see it in his eyes. He doesn't have that intention." Gyron shook his
head and something came into his mind. "Ah! So that's how it is... He wanted
his partner to get away first."
"Nnnn..." Sena looked at Souta with her eyes. "Then, what should we do?"
"Don't worry about it, as long as we capture Souta then that girl will be an
easy prey," Gyron said.
"Lynn, you're too close on the battlefield. It will affect me." Souta said as he
carried her in one hand and aimed his free hand towards his opponents.
He casted [Shadow Ball] before he jumped away.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded as she understood what he meant. She tightened her
grip in the flags that she was holding. She knew that this was the target of
these students.
Swoosh!!
They were in the mid-air and Lynn finally got a clear view of who was
chasing after them. She was surprised when she saw the team.
"T-That's the top 1 ranker...?" Lynn muttered in a nervous tone.
"Yeah." Souta nodded at her.
"Ugh!" She was familiar with them and especially Gyron. Gyron was famous
in the whole institute for being the top 1 ranker.
"Don't worry about it. I will deal with them. Just hide for a while." Souta
looked at her and assured her.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded her head.
Both of them landed on the ground thirty meters away from Gyron and his
comrades.
Souta released Lynn and said, "Just remember what I said."
"I will do my best. I will not disappoint you." Lynn said with a serious
expression.
"Good," Souta smirked then he vanished from his position.
Swoosh!!
He reappeared behind Gyron and Sena. It shook the two people as they didn't
see this coming. Souta never used this spell when he was fighting in the
ranking battles, so they didn't know that he could teleport to the ball of
shadow that he casted.
"Wha-" Gyron turned his head and saw Souta behind him.
"Hello." Souta gathered his mana on his fist before he threw it at Gyron.
Gyron wasn't the top 1 ranker for nothing. He quickly raised both of his
hands and blocked Souta's punch.
Bang!
"Argh!" Gyron gritted his teeth as he felt a powerful force pushing him away.
He felt the taste of iron flowing into his mouth. He shouted, "Sena!!" He then
flew ten meters away from Souta.
The power behind Souta's punch was greater than he expected. Of course, he
was a living being and the trait skill [Corruption] could increase Souta's basic
attacks against any living creature, so it's natural that he felt the power from
this punch of Souta.
Also, Souta's [Triple Muscle Strengthening] and [Strength Boost] skills were
still in effect.
That's what Souta wanted. To separate Gyron from Sena who was carrying
their flags.
While Gyron was away Souta could focus on Sena. Souta quickly turned his
attention to Sena and waved his hand.
He casted [Shadow Bind] and [Shadow Spike] spells to distracted Gyron and
the other three for a few seconds. Even one second was enough for Souta.
Sena turned around and waved the flags toward Souta.
Souta crouched down to avoid it and placed his palm on the ground beneath
Sena.
[Mud Slide]!!
The ground turned into a muddy pit and Sena's feet slowly sunk down.
"What the!!" Sena tried to move away but something strangled her feet. She
looked down and saw the shadows.
Souta opened his palm and casted [Shadow Ball] towards May, Mark, and
Bonny. He then grabbed Sena's neck. He then raised her up and smashed her
in the ground.
Bang!!
Souta then shifted his head to the side and a fist passed beside his face. It
grazed his cheeks and he felt the force behind her fist.
He opened his mouth and said, "You've gotten stronger..." He then raised her
up once again before he smashed her on the ground.
Bang!!
Her gripped on the flags loosen and it all scattered around the place.
At this time, Gyron arrived beside Souta. He clenched both of his fists tightly
and launched an attack on Souta.
[Wind Smash Combo]!!
Gyron threw a barrage of punches at Souta in every direction.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta moved his hands quickly as he tried to block all the punches.
Unfortunately, he couldn't. Some of the punch slipped in and landed on his
stomach, chest, and face.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
'As expected of top 1 ranker. He's on a different level than the rest of the
students here.' Souta thought as he continued to move his hands to block the
punches coming from Gyron.
He then vanished from his position and reappeared in the [Shadow Ball] that
he threw before.
But...
May, Mark, and Bonny were already waiting for him there. The instant that
Souta appeared there, they quickly attacked him without hesitation.
May coming in front of him, Mark coming on his side, and Bonny coming
behind him. They attacked with all they've got as they used their powerful
combat arts.
Souta ignored Mark and Bonny. He focused himself on defending against

May's attack. She was the strongest among the three of them and her attack
wasn't something he could ignore like the other two.
May threw a powerful punch towards his face.
Swoosh!!
Souta tilted his head to avoid the punch. He raised his right hand and grabbed
her wrist. Then, pain assaulted him from his back as Bonny's kick landed on
his back.
He pulled May towards him as he took another blow.
Bang!!
The blow was aimed on his liver. Souta felt the taste of blood inside his
mouth. He gritted his teeth and tightly grabbed May's wrist. Using his left
hand, he grabbed her face and tightly gripped it.
"Argh!!" May writhed in pain as she grabbed Souta's wrist. She used her all
of her strength in her grip on his wrist.
She's really strong as Souta felt his hand going numb from how tightly she
gripped it.
Bang! Bang!
Once again Souta felt Mark and Bonny attacked him. He gritted his teeth and
freed May's left hand. He then used his right hand to lift her.
"[Shadow Spike]..." Souta muttered as he lifted May's body.
"Don't tell me...!!" Mark opened his eyes widely when he saw this.
"Stop that!!" Bonny shouted as he gathered all of his mana to stop Souta.
"Huff..." Souta took a deep breath and smashed May on the [Shadow Spike]
on the ground.
Putchi!!
The spikes pierced through her limbs. It caused May to screamed painfully.
"AHHH!! MY ARMS!!! IT HURTS!! HELP ME!!" May screamed with tears

forming in her eyes. Every time she moved her body extreme pain assaulted
her.
Souta looked at her and gathered his mana on his hand. He knocked her out
unconscious. It seems that she didn't have that much experience in battle if
that pain could make her lose her composure.
"Souta Ieshi!!" Mark shouted at him. His face distorted from the anger he
felt.
Swoosh!!
Bonny threw a punch but Souta grabbed his fist and delivered a blow on his
stomach.
Bang!
"You!! She's a girl and this is just a test!! You don't need to go that far!!"
Bonny shouted with clear anger in his voice while holding his stomach.
"Huh? I don't care about that." Souta looked at him and said.
Interruption
He glanced at the unconscious May and added, "Well, it's not that I killed
her. She's just unconscious and the spikes didn't hit her vital parts. The healer
of this institute could heal her in just a day. Well, I'll stop the blood from
flowing out."
'Well, it's a quest and I will get my skill if we score the highest, so no bad
feelings.' Souta thought as he shrugged his shoulder and looked at Bonny and
Mark.
If he received the rewards of this quest then his total skill points would be
enough to level up his [Shadow Bind] spell to level 10. And then, he would
be able to raise the rank of his class.
He tried a lot of things in the past two months to see if he could level up his
spell but unfortunately, it was harder than he thought. There's only one way
to level up a spell and that's to modify the structure of the spell. In these two
months, this was the only way he found to level up his spell.
Modifying a spell wasn't an easy feat. He asked Bargan about it and Bargan
answered that it was extremely hard that even he didn't dare to modify a spell.
He said that only those people who undergo deification could modify and
create a spell. It was because even if the spell that a person modified
malfunctioned and exploded in their inner consciousness, the said person
wouldn't take any injuries.
If Souta modified a spell and it exploded in his inner consciousness then he

would lose his mind and soul. It will destroy anything that was inside him
including his soul. It will only leave his body intact.
A mortal's inner soul was too fragile and it will easily crumble if something
happened inside.
To cast a spell, a person needed to build the structure of it inside their inner
consciousness. There's no trial and error if a person only has one chance. If
the spell wasn't complete then they would die because of the effects of
malfunctioning.
That's why only people who undergo deification could modify a spell. No
matter how many spells exploded in their inner consciousness, they could just
ignore it.
Souta shook his head and circulated his mana on his body. These people
didn't even know what he did to the Shield Class 1-A and the other classes.
They all suffered the same thing by him.
[Shadow Bind], [Shadow Spike], and [Shadow Ball] were his favorite Tier 1
spells. He already planned it. To promote to Rank 2 Mage, he will level up
his [Shadow Bind] spell to level 10, and to promote to Rank 3 Mage, he will
level up his [Shadow Ball] spell.
He spikes on May's body disappeared and he used [Light Heal] on her to stop
the blood. If her blood continued to flow out, then she would take serious
damage. He doesn't want that to happen as he would have to take
responsibility for that and the institute would issue a punishment for him.
He wanted to knock her out. So no matter what method it is then he would do

it except for killing. He had [Light Heal] and he could use it as first aid, so he
went to the extreme methods to immobilize a person that he knew.
Even if she woke up now, she wouldn't be able to fight because of her
condition. If she did, then her condition will worsen.
"It's done," Souta said as he patted his clothes. He stood up and looked at
Mark and Bonny. The two didn't attack him as they knew that he was healing
May with his spell. "I've already stopped the blood and I didn't hit her vitals.
You can let the teachers check her later and finish the healing process."
Souta then grinned at them and said, "I'll let you experience what she
experienced. Ah, don't worry I will also heal you. You will not die. I don't
want the institute to punish me, after a-"
Suddenly, he widened his eyes and bent his body forward.
Swoosh!!
A fist passed in front of his face. He heard the sound of it tearing the air.
"That's close..." Souta muttered and he looked over and saw that it was
Gyron. Gyron didn't even let him finish his sentence.
Souta balled his fist before he threw an ordinary punch towards Gyron.
Bang!
Gyron simply blocked his punch and once again threw another powerful
punch.
Souta ducked down and glanced at Sena. He saw her picking the flags that
were scattered on the ground.
"I didn't say that you could do that..." He placed both of his palms on the
ground and casted [Shadow Bind] and [Shadow Spike].
These spells will distract Sena for a while. In this second, Gyron threw a
punch.
Bang!!
"Argh!!" Souta received a blow on his stomach. He flew away and crashed on
the trees.
Boom!!
"Ouch!" Souta said as he stood up and patted his clothes. If this was a life and
death battle, he wouldn't look away from his opponent. He would've died just
now if this was a life and death battle. But this wasn't and he knew it. That's
why he could look away and used it as his advantage.
Gyron frowned while looking at his attitude. He clenched both of his fists
tightly and said, "Follow me. This guy is strong." He then dashed towards
Souta.
[Wind Smash Combo]!!
He launched a powerful barrage of punches at Souta. Every punch contained

a hundred percent of his strength.
'This again...' Souta thought as he tried to block all the punch. Some of the
punches slipped in his guard.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta stomped his feet on the ground and casted [Shadow Spike].
Black spikes burst out of the ground.
Gyron jumped in the mid-air to avoid the spikes and he gathered his mana on
his hand. He waved it towards the spikes.
[Power Chop]!!
The spikes broke down like a fragile glass. It dissipated into thin air.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Mark and Bonny charged on Souta's both sides.
"You really wouldn't give me any chance." Souta smiled wryly at this. He
looked at his stats and saw that he used half of his mana. He had 630 mana in
his mana pool and he used half of this in this special test. Luckily for him, all
of his spells only consumed 5 mana per use except for the [Shadow Bind]
spell that needed 11 mana to use.
He didn't have any mana potion as his bag was left in his locker in the
institute. Well, even if he brought a mana potion here, he wouldn't use it for a
mere special test. His life wasn't at stake in this battle, so he could take it easy
without using any potions.
Gyron watched Mark and Bonny fight Souta. He looked at Sena and said,
"Sena, check May first before that." Although Souta said that May wasn't in
mortal danger, he still couldn't calm his nerves.
"Understood." Sena nodded and she stood up. She approached the
unconscious May with haste and checked her condition. After she finished
checking May, she looked at Gyron and said, "Her breathing pattern is
normal and her wounds aren't bleeding. She's safe for now."
Gyron sighed when he heard this. He looked at Souta and gathered his mana.
He could now focus his attention on fighting Souta.
He bent his knees and charged towards Souta who was currently fighting
Mark and Bonny.
Boom!!
Souta defended himself from Gyron's attack. He crossed his arms in front of
him and blocked Gyron's attack while ignoring the other two.
Bang!! Bang!!
Souta spat a mouthful of blood as the two attack him from behind. He
glanced behind him and casted [Mud Slide] on the ground.
He then kicked the ground to distance himself but Gyron chased after him.
Gyron wouldn't let him run away.
Souta looked at Gyron who was chasing him. He then used [Air Walk] to
move his body away in the mid-air.
Swoosh!!
He stepped forward and in an instant, he arrived in front of Mark and Bonny.
"I will deal with you first," Souta said as he threw a punch towards Mark.
Mark reacted and raised his arms in front of him.
Bang!
He managed to block Souta's punch but he felt his bone cracked from the
punch that he received.
"He's too strong..." Mark muttered as he looked at Souta with a frown on his
face.
Bonny lifted up his feet and launched a powerful kick towards Souta's
stomach.
Souta bent his body and he avoided the kick. He then grabbed Bonny's legs
and smashed him on the ground.
Bang!!
He then looked in the sky and saw countless arrows made of ice raining on
him.
"A Tier 2 spell...?" He frowned while looking at this scene. He knew that
Gyron and the others were from Brawler Class and they currently fighting
him. They don't have the time to cast this spell. It only means that other
classes interrupted him.
Gyron also looked in the sky and saw the countless arrows.
The arrows rained down on the whole battlefield. It covered the whole sky
and it fell down with high speed.
Gyron went beside Sena and May. He used a defensive combat arts to protect
them.
"Let me borrow you for a while." Souta lifted up Bonny and used him as a
shield.
The arrows made of ice landed on Bonny's body. It caused him to cried out in
pain.
"Huff..." Souta took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He concentrated and
heightened his senses.
After a few moments, he opened his eyes and sighed. His [Mana
Manipulation] skill was too low to detect where the caster of this spell is.
Suddenly, Lynn shouted, "Souta, in the northeast part, thirty meters away
from you..."
Souta looked at her and smiled. He then grinned and said, "So, you're hiding
there... I'm going to finish you first since you wanted attention that much."
Gathering
Countless arrows made of ice fell from the sky. This spell has a slow effect
and every arrow was filled with mana that's why this spell was dangerous.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta raised Bonny's body and used him as a shield. He turned his head and
looked at Lynn in the eyes.
Lynn suppressed herself to not move her eyes. She met Souta's gaze with her
own even though she was embarrassed. She wanted him to believe in her.
Lynn's senses were unusually sharp the moment she was born. Especially, her
awareness over energy like mana. She was very confident in this ability of
hers. She wanted to make herself useful to Souta even once.
'Believe in me, Souta! Please!' Lynn prayed in her mind. She saw Souta
looked at the direction that she said. She was nervous, wondering if Souta
would believe her.
Souta released Bonny from his grasp as he decided that if Bonny took any
more damage then his condition would worsen just like May. He turned his
head and looked at Gyron who was protecting Sena and May. Then, at Mark
who was defending against the arrows from the sky.
"Thanks for protecting me!" He gripped Bonny and threw him towards Mark.
"Here's your friend! If he wakes up later tell me thanks for protecting me!"
"You!!" Mark looked at him with clear anger painted on his face. Souta was
treating everyone here like a disposable tool that he could get rid of any time
he wanted.
Souta then turned his head to the direction that Lynn pointed. He charged
towards it without hesitation. He wouldn't doubt her for something like this.
Ever since he started to gather the flags of other classes, Lynn didn't say
anything. She just watched him quietly from the sidelines. But now, she said
something to him. It only means that she wanted to make use of herself to
him.
He bent his knees and launched himself towards that direction. He moved his
body from side to side to avoid the arrows, but there were too many arrows
he couldn't dodge them all.
Some of them even pierced his body. Since this was the case, Souta used
[Dash] and ran in a straight line. He ignored the arrows that were falling on
his body.
When he was closer to the caster of the tier 2 spell, Souta jumped in the air.
He saw the caster was a slender man with long blonde hair. The man had
pointed ears and soft skin. He was no doubt an elf. This man was none other
than the top 2 ranker, Irlin Woodnyte.
Souta was about to cast a spell towards Irlin when two figures appeared
beside him.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Souta was caught off guard and the two figures threw a powerful punch on
his stomach.
Bang!!
Souta was thrown on the ground and it slightly shook the ground. His body
was deeply embedded in the hard rock.
Gyron and the others looked over. They saw Souta crashed on the ground.
"Hmm... The others are here." Gyron muttered and he looked at the direction
where Souta came from. He saw three people.
The man in the center was the top 2 ranker who once defeated him, Irlin
Woodnyte. The other two were the top 4 ranker and the top 5 ranker.
The top 4 ranker was a man with a large build. Although his build was like
those of a brawler class, this man was a full fledged mage. His short black
hair and sharp black eyes were gleaming with intent to fight. He was Grunge
Hyun, of the Hyun clan from the royal capital of the Hebrei Kingdom.
The top 5 ranker was a woman with a voluptuous body. Her long black silky
hair fluttered as the wind blew. Her brown eyes were staring at the place
where Souta crashed. She was holding a long silver staff in her right hand.
She was Ailene Carnain.
These three people were from the Mage Class 1-A. The true force of the
Mage Class. The people who attacked Souta's class were just another group
of the red flag collector just like Bryan's group to his class.
Ailene opened her mouth and said, "That man, he's really something. Even
though we surprised him he managed to counter us in that instant."
"Yeah, I saw in the ranking battles how he beat some of our classmates."
Grunge nodded at her words.
His right hand and Ailene's left hand were bleeding. When they appeared
beside Souta, Souta quickly pulled the [Vajra Sword Saya] that was hanging
on his waist. The moment they threw a punch towards him, Souta knew that
he couldn't avoid it as he just used [Air Walk] so he slashed his sword on
their hand to reduce the force of their punch.
Ailene tapped her staff on the ground and casted [Heal] on herself and
Grunge. This spell was the advanced version of [Light Heal], so their wounds
immediately stopped bleeding.
Grunge looked at his right hand. He opened and closed his palm before he
stretched it. He then said, "It's good, I can use this hand in a fight."
"His strength is stronger than his rank..." Ailene said in a low voice while
gazing at the place which was covered in smoke and dust.
Irlin stopped his spell as it was draining too much of his mana. He glanced at
the place where Ailene was looking and shook his head.
He looked at Gyron and said, "To think that man would trouble you this
much, Gyron. I guess you haven't improved since the last time that we
fought."
"Hmm... You wouldn't understand it if you haven't fought him. I already

acknowledge his strength and you will experience it too since you are here."
Gyron said to Irlin. He acknowledged how powerful and tricky Souta is.
He wondered if he will lose all of his flags in this situation. May and Bonny
were down. They couldn't help him. He could only count on Sena and Mark.
Gyron sighed and he closed his eyes. He then heard several footsteps.
Opening his eyes, he saw a lot of people coming to this place.
"It seems that we have other visitors."
All the powerful fighters of the first year arrived in this place. They came
from different class and they all have one goal in this place. And that was to
gather all the red flags that other classes gathered.
Irlin looked around and smirked. "It seems that it's going to be a battle of the
class. We will see who's going to win in the end." He was also surprised to
see the other classes arrived in this place. But this wouldn't stop him from
achieving his goals.
Ailene removed her gaze from the place where Souta crashed and she looked
at the newly arrived people. She opened her mouth and said, "It's going to get
a little chaotic."
"Hehe, that's fine for me. I wanted to fight them all." Grunge laughed lightly.
"Mark, Sena, prepare for battle. No, just focus on protecting yourself. I will
go all out." Gyron said to his two comrades.
The top 1 up to top 30 was here in this place except for a few people. Most of
the people that arrived here were powerful on their own. They could handle
themselves in the upcoming fight.
Since the people here were from different classes, they were also surprised to
see everyone that arrived here in this place.
Irlin looked at everyone and said, "Too bad, Yuriko is not here. If she's here
then it would be nice as the top 1 and top 2 are present in this place."
He didn't know that the top 3 ranker Yuriko got defeated by Randolf when
she was attacking the Mage Class 1-B. He would be shocked if he heard this
in the future. An unranked person defeated the only top 3 ranker of the first
year.
Lynn hid herself carefully. She didn't dare to utter any kind of sound. She
was afraid that these people would take the flags that she was holding.
Nevertheless, she was stunned when she saw the powerful first years arrived
in this place one by one.
But she never focused her attention on them. She looked at the place where
Souta crashed with a worried look. She wanted to go there herself but she
managed to hold back. She knew it, that once she revealed herself those
people would target her because of the amount of red flags that she was
holding.
She remembered what Souta said to her before. No matter what happens don't
let go of the flags and he will think about how to deal with the opponents.
'Souta left these flags in my protection and he trusted me. So I know that he
will do something about them.' Lynn thought.
Souta was still lying down on the small crater while resting on his hand. He
lifted up the [Vajra Sword Saya] and muttered, "Is it okay for me to use this?"
He was hesitating whether he should use this sword or not. It's true that if he
used this sword he could handle most of the students in this place but there's a
risk. What if the sword tried to take over his mind once again?
"Well, I hope you don't attack me, Saya."

Chapter 97 - Fierce Battle: 5
minutes
Souta was lying on the ground while looking at the [Vajra Sword Saya] on
his hand. He opened his mouth and said, "Oi! Red lady, are you there?"
After a few moments, he hasn't heard anything at all. There's no reply and it
seems that this sword wasn't going to bother him for a while.
He then tried to call her once again but to no avail, she hasn't responded at all
to his call. He wanted to know what her stance. If she was his enemy or ally.
In truth, he doesn't want her to become his enemy as the sword was useful to
him. It gave him a large boost to his stats and the equipment skill really help
him in his expedition on the Desolate Forest.
He wouldn't be able to defeat the knight leaders if not for the equipment skill
of the sword and the added stats. No matter how much he predicted his
opponent's movement if his stats were too low compared to his opponent then
he wouldn't be able to react fast enough. Before he could react he would
receive a blow from his opponent.
That's what will happen if the gap in stats was too large.
"Hmm...?"
He then averted his attention and heard a lot of people in his surrounding.
"Something is happening around me. Hmm... That's favorable for me as well

as I don't need to go to their class to collect their red flags." Souta muttered
and he slowly stood up. He patted the dirt and dust on his clothes.
He then felt the ground shake. It only means that the battle already started
and he could only hope that they didn't discover Lynn.
Swoosh!!
The gust of wind blew the thick smoke that was covering this area. It
revealed him to the rest of the people in this place. But most of them didn't
have time to look at him as they were busy fighting each other.
"Hmm... What are you doing? Since you all are ignoring me, then let me
collect your red flags..." Souta muttered and he placed his hand on his chin.
He swept his eyes over the people that were present here. He counted the
people that were holding the flags since they were his target.
Gyron, Mark, and Sena glanced at him wondering what he would do in this
situation. But they have no time to watch him as their opponent attacked
them.
Gyron jumped away to create a distance from his foe. He was fighting the top
2 ranker Irlin and some of the students from other classes. He got his hands
full of these people just Irlin alone was giving him a hard time and now other
people joined the battle to take him down.
Some of the other students decided together that taking him down would be
important if they wanted to collect the red flags, so they decided to work
together. But some of the students didn't want that as they knew that they
were next once they managed to take down the top 1 ranker. That's why
Gyron was fighting a lot of people at the same time.
Irlin who was launching spell at Gyron didn't even notice Souta. He was too
busy trying to take down the top 1 ranker who defeated him. Even with the
help of other people, he still couldn't catch Gyron at all.
"Tsk! This trash!" Irlin clicked his tongue while looking at the people who
were attacking Gyron.
Ailene was the one who noticed Souta, not Grunge. Grunge was enjoying
himself while fighting other students at the same time. She tapped her staff
on the ground and created a barrier around herself.
She then waved her staff and the floor around her quickly turned into ice.
And once again she casted another barrier around her.
"This is enough..." Ailene muttered before she turned her head and looked at
Souta. She saw Souta eyes were looking at every people here in this place.
She wondered what he was planning to do.
Souta looked around and muttered, "If Bryan is here, then he would join the
battle without hesitation. Well, me too..." He started to circulate his mana
around his body. He looked at his sword one more time. He was actually
reluctant to use this sword after what happened last time when he evolved.
"Huff..."
He took a deep breath and slightly bent his knees. With a "boom" he charged
towards the nearest person who was holding the red flags.
Swoosh!!
"I got you," Souta said as he grinned and slashed his sword towards the man.
"Wha-" The man was surprised when he saw Souta appeared in front of him.
He tried to move away but it was too late. The sword was already on its way
towards him and he knew that he couldn't avoid it.
Putchi!!
"Argh!!" A large cut appeared in the chest of the man. Blood spurted out of
the wound on his chest.
Souta moved his hand and grabbed the red flags on the man's hand. He
forcefully yanked out the flags out of his hand. He then lifted up his feet and
kicked the man's chest.
Bang!
The man flew away and crashed on the ground.
This alerted the people around the place. They all stopped moving and looked
at Souta who was holding the red flags that he snatched from the man.
Souta looked at them and he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Let's fight
and see who will win."
He slowly raised his palm and casted [Shadow Bind] spell along with
[Shadow Spike] spell.
"Hmm...?" Irlin looked on the ground and immediately jumped. "Jump!!" He

shouted to his comrades.
Ailene jumped in the air and pointed her staff on him. She gathered her mana
and casted a spell.
[Mana Bullet]!!
Dozen small blueish balls appeared beside her. The blueish balls shot towards
him quickly.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Souta threw the flags that he was holding in the sky. He then swiftly avoided
the [Mana Bullet] spell that Ailene casted.
"Oho, that's dangerous you know..." Souta said as he then swept his eyes in
the area around him. He found another student who was holding red flags.
He charged towards that student while using [Dash] skill. In just a moment,
he arrived in front of the student. Souta used [Shadow Bind] and slashed his
sword. He then grabbed the flags and kicked the student away from him.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, he ducked down as a fist passed above his head. Souta glanced and
saw Grunge, the top 4 ranker of the first year.
He slashed his sword horizontally but Grunge took a step back and avoided
his sword easily. He gripped the red flags that he was holding tightly before
he threw it towards Grunge.
Grunge stepped aside to avoid the flags and he launched himself towards
Souta.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, he found his feet being stuck on the ground. Grunge looked down
and saw that the ground turned into mud.
[Mud Slide]!!
"I will fight you later." Souta smiled at him before he turned around and
charged towards the student who was holding the red flags.
His target this time was the students who have red flags. Souta doesn't want
anyone in this place to collect the red flags. He will avoid any fight except for
those who have red flags.
His [Shadow Bind] and [Shadow Spike] spells knocked a few of students that
gathered in this place. It removed the weaklings from the strong, so only
people who possessed some power were standing in this place. All of them
were top 1 to top 30 ranker and a few ones who were saved by their comrades
just like those people who were holding the red flags.
Irlin frowned at this and said, "After him!!"
Ailene and Grunge looked at Irlin and nodded their heads. They chased Souta
who was running around the battlefield.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Irlin casted a spell to stop Ailene and Grunge's opponents. He will handle
these people but he was worried that Gyron would attack him. He turned his
head and glanced at Gyron. He found that Gyron was fighting the other
students.
"Haha, catch me if you can." Souta laughed as Ailene and Grunge chased him
with all of they've got.
He moved around and jumped on top of the tree before he jumped down
again. The two people were having a hard time to follow his movements.
While he was running around, he picked up the flags of the Brawler Class 1-
A that we're scattered on the ground.
'What is he planning to do? Did he run around just to get the red flags or did
he have another motive? I couldn't tell at all.' Ailene thought as she was
trying to guess what's his motive behind his action.
"You!! Come back here and fight me!!" Grunge shouted at the top of his
lungs. He opened both of his palms and casted a spell towards Souta.
Swoosh!!
"I will fight you later," Souta replied with a laughed and moved his body to
avoid the spell. "So, wait for it. I will fight you with my full power."
Remaining time before the test ends: 5 minutes...

Chapter 98 - Fierce Battle: I didn't
say you could touch her
Swoosh!!
Souta arrived in front of a man who was holding the red flags. He tightened
his grip on his sword and waved the Vajra sword towards the man.
Putchi!!
Just like before, Souta took the red flags on the hand on the man. Souta
grinned before he kicked the man away.
Bang!!
The man flew and crashed into the trees. It caused the trees to shake and the
leaves to fell on the ground.
"Just a little bit more," Souta muttered as he looked at the students who were
holding the red flags. There's only a few of them left. He would be able to
knock them down with the remaining time that he has.
Souta felt the mana fluctuations in the air. It was too dense, so he looked up
and found himself being cornered as different spells were casted towards his
direction. He finally incurred the wrath of the students here in this place.
"There's too many of them..." Souta said in a low voice when he saw this
scene. He looked at every corner where he could cast his [Shadow Ball]. In
the end, he gave up on using [Shadow Ball] spell. At least one or two spells
would hit the [Shadow Ball] if he casted it in any direction. The spell will
explode and it will lose its effect to switch position with the user.
Then, avoiding the spells...

There were too many spells to avoid, so he knew that it's futile if he tried to
avoid the spells. The spells covered all the escape routes that he could think
of.
Since this was the case, he had no choice but to block this using his body. He
had an object that could take these spells without getting a scratch. And that's
the dark grade weapon [Vajra Sword Saya].
...
Irlin glanced at his at the three unconscious people in front of him. He just
defeated his opponents at this time. He turned his head and saw that Souta
was being cornered by the students.
He looked around and found something. He knew that Souta would be having
a hard time with a lot of people targeting him, including Ailene and Grunge.
"Hehe~ so that's your plan, huh?"
...
"Okay, let's do this..." Souta said with a smirk on his face. He moved his left
hand and threw the red flags that he was holding in the sky.
Swoosh!!
He tightened his grip on the sword and it emitted a red light.
When a ball of fire was close to him, Souta quickly waved the sword in his
hand.
[Cross Moon]!!
A red light flashed and it hit several spells in the mid-air.
Boom! Boom!
It caused the spells to explode in the mid-air even without hitting their target.
"Ha!!"
Souta waved the Vajra sword once again. It caused several explosion to
occurred in the mid-air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Souta slashed the sword with intent to eradicate all the spells that were
heading towards him. He continued waving it in every direction.
Still, some of the spells slipped on his guard and it landed on his body. No
matter how strong he is, he still a first-year student and he couldn't block
countless spells that were aimed at his body in every direction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a few moments, Souta was still standing on his place with a few
wounds on his body. Everyone was looking at him with widened eyes. They
were surprised when they saw how he slashed those spells.
"Really..." He smiled and looked down on his hand. He saw that his hand was
trembling. It was because he used the equipment skill of the [Vajra Sword
Saya] in a short amount of time.
This is the side effect of using the equipment skill of the sword continuously.
Souta looked at his stats and saw that he still have a lot of health points and
stamina but his mana was less than half of his total mana.
'This is bad, without mana I would have a hard time fighting all the students
here.' Souta thought while looking at his stats. Well, it would only give him
some trouble. It's not enough to defeat him as he was confident in his
physical ability.
If he was a pure mage, then he would truly lose against these students as a
pure mage was dependent on the amount of mana he had.
Right now, Souta's stats were balanced so even if he drained his mana he still
could fight using his physical ability. He still has combat arts to use even if
he couldn't use his spell. This was important to him.
Currently, Souta doesn't know a lot of spells. He only knew a couple of it but
the specialty spell he knew was only three. The [Shadow Bind], [Shadow
Spike], and [Shadow Ball] spells were the spells that came from the skill tree
of darkness specialty. It would only increase while raising the rank of his
class.
"Okay, I will use all of my mana without holding back," Souta said in a low
voice as his gaze swept around the students in the area.
Grunge and Ailene recovered from the shocked they felt. Grunge clenched
his fist and he gathered his mana. He raised fist and aimed it at Souta.
"Explode, [Burst Ground]!!" He shouted as he casted a spell towards Souta.
Souta glanced on the ground before he quickly rolled to the side. The ground
that which he was standing earlier exploded. Flames burst out like a fountain.
Boom!!
Souta looked at this spell with a frown on his face. That was dangerous. The
grade of that spell was closed to tier 2 spell. He would lose a large amount of
his health if that spell hit him.
"Ah, let finish you right now." Souta looked at Grunge and said with a grin.
He gripped the sword tightly and dashed towards Grunge.
Swoosh!!
[Dash]!!
Souta used [Dash] skill to increase his speed.
Suddenly, a wall of emerged from the ground in front of Grunge.
[Wall of Stone]!!
Ailene casted it as she knew that Souta targeted Grunge, her comrade. She
wouldn't let Grunge fight Souta alone. She knew that Souta wasn't an easy
opponent just from what he showed before.
Souta continued to dash forward even when the wall appeared in front of
Grunge. After a few moments, he arrived in front of the [Wall of Stone] spell.
He waved the sword and the wall was sliced in half.
Swoosh!!
The upper part of the wall fell down on the ground with a loud "thud" sound.
Behind the wall was Grunge.
Souta saw Grunge smiling at him while opening both of his palms. Grunge's
mana was fluctuating highly. He was ready to cast a spell at any time.
"That's..." Souta frowned while looking at it.
[Air Burst]!!
The air gathered on Grunge's palm. It turned into a ball of wind before it shot
towards Souta with powerful momentum.
"I already expected this, you know." Souta grinned and he raised his left
hand. He watched the timing and speed of the spell before he waved his left
hand.
Boom!!
The ball of wind crashed the ground behind him and it caused a deep pit.
Souta managed to divert the spell using his left hand but it was not without
consequences. The skin on his left hand was grazed. The people around him
could see his bare flesh.
Grunge was shocked when he saw this. He looked at Souta's hand in a daze.
Souta used this chance to slashed his sword.
Swoosh!!
A large cut appeared on Grunge's chest but Souta wasn't done yet. He slashed
his sword once again and another cut appeared on Grunge's body.
"Argh!!" Grunge groaned as a large amount of blood spurted out of his chest.
"This is what you want right?" Souta kicked Grunge in the air. He looked up
at Grunge and chased after it.
Swoosh!!
With a jump, Souta appeared in front of Grunge. He pulled back his left hand
and clenched his fist.
"[Shadow Spike]..." Souta muttered as black spikes emerged from the ground
and then he threw a powerful punch on Grunge's body.
Bang!!
Grunge flew and crashed in the ground which was full of spikes. The ground
trembled as his body crashed with powerful momentum.
'It hurts...' Souta complained in his mind. He still could bear the pain he felt
on his left hand. Well, it's not the first time that he experienced this.
Before, when he was fighting the red lady of the Vajra sword, he once
sacrificed his left hand to save the people. That injury was more serious than
this one.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"Kyaa!!"
"I know that something was wrong when he tossed those flags in the air. But
luckily I noticed that it was heading in the same direction."
Souta turned around and saw Irlin, the top 2 ranker, was approaching Lynn.
Lynn was holding a bunch of flags in her arms. Irlin's mana was fluctuating
as he approached Lynn.
'This is bad! That guy, Irlin, is the top 2 while Lynn is just an ordinary
student. She would be easily defeated if they fought.'
"Huff..." Souta took a deep breath and hold his breath. The grin on his face
slowly vanished and it was replaced by a cold one.
He slightly bent his knees and his muscles bulged out.
"[Agility Boost], [Strength Boost], [Cat's Speed], [Triple Muscle

Strengthening], [Dash]..."
Souta used his combat arts and spell as he charged towards Irlin with all of
his strength. He used all of his stats without holding back.
Boom!!
It was so fast that in just two seconds Souta arrived beside Irlin. He opened
his palm and tried to grab Irlin's face.
"I didn't say that you could touch her. I'll kill you, you know?"
Chapter 99 - Fierce Battle: Level 9
[Shadow Bind]
"So fast!!" Ailene was surprised when she saw his speed. To think that Souta
didn't even use his full speed when she was chasing him.
She turned her head to where Souta was heading and saw her classmate, Irlin
the top 2 ranker, and a girl with purple color hair. The girl was holding a
bunch of red flags.
"So that's how it is..." Ailene muttered as she finally understood why Souta
was throwing the red flags. Souta wasn't just randomly throwing those flags.
He was throwing it towards his partner and that partner was that girl with
purple hair.
This man surprised her again and again. Really incredible.
...
Irlin's mana flared up as he was going to attack Lynn.
However, just as Irlin was about to cast a spell his expression changed
slightly.
He stopped moving as he felt someone at his side. He felt danger coming

beside him.
Souta arrived beside Irlin in just a few moments. He opened his palm and
reached it out towards Irlin's face.
"I didn't say that you could touch her. I'll kill you, you know." Souta said in a
cold tone.
"S-Souta...!" Lynn looked at him with a surprised expression.

Swoosh!!
Souta grabbed Irlin's face and smashed him on the ground. He continued to
move forward while gripping Irlin's face.
Boom!!
It created a one-meter deep and two-meter wide scar on the ground. The trees
that were in their way were uprooted and crashed into tiny pieces.
"R-Release me!!" Irlin tried to say something to Souta. He raised his hand
and grabbed Souta's wrist. He felt extreme pain as Souta was using his body
to open up the ground.
"Hmph!!" Souta snorted as he tightened his grip and gathered his mana on his
palm.
"Argh!!" Irlin felt extreme heat on Souta's hand which was gripping his face.
The burning sensation he felt was becoming unbearable.
"[Fire Ball]..."
Souta casted the very first spell that he learned in this world. Since he was
gripping Irlin's face and he used his palm to cast the spell. The spell
immediately exploded as soon as it appeared.
Boom!!
He then threw Irlin away before casting another [Fire Ball] spell.
Irlin crashed on the ground and his face was covered in smoke. Then, a ball
of fire flew towards his body and exploded.
Boom!!
...
Ailene and other students looked at this with a stunned expression. They
watched how Souta took care of the top 2 ranker of the whole first year just
like that.
"He's strong..." Gyron muttered while looking at Souta's figure. He already

knocked two out of five people that were trying to pull him down. Right now,
Sena and Mark help him handle the remaining three. It was because they
wanted him to restore his energy.
"I thought before that I'm the strongest first year in this institute but it seems
that I was wrong." He said in a low voice.
The other students subconsciously took a step back when they saw Souta
turned his head to look at them. They gulped as Souta grinned widely.
Souta swept his gaze at everyone and slowly opened his mouth. "I will beat
everyone here."
He provoked everyone. If he did this then some of them would step back and
some were not. He wanted to decrease his opponent this time as he was
exhausted and he was about to fall any second right now. The wounds that he
received before were bleeding and it made him lose his strength faster than
before.
He was only trying to put up a strong front to intimidate some of them as he

knew that he couldn't intimidate everyone here, like that top 1 ranker who
could go toe to toe to him if he didn't use the Vajra sword.
Suddenly, he felt a warm feeling on his back.
"Hmm...?"
Souta turned his head and saw Lynn using [Light Heal] on him.
[Light Heal] was a spell that wasn't effective to the caster. It could only heal
the wounds of other people except for the caster. Above this spell was the
advanced version called [Heal]. It could do the thing that [Light Heal]
couldn't.
Lynn wasn't a powerful fighter or mage but she at least knew several basic
spells. She didn't study seriously before and didn't listen to Bargan's lectures.
She was regretting it right now.
She regretted that she didn't have enough strength to support Souta. All she
could do was watch Souta fought and get injured.
"Since they've found me, I don't need to hide anymore. I'm sorry. I couldn't
help you." Lynn apologized to him.
Actually, she was holding herself back when she saw Souta receiving wounds
from his opponents. She really wanted to help him and treat his wounds but
she knew that she has a role to fulfill. And that's collecting the red flags that
Souta gave her and protect it. Also, even if she rushed towards him at that
time she knew that she didn't have the strength to help him. She would just
become a burden to him and that's what she didn't want to happen.
Souta smiled at her and said, "You don't have to apologize. I already said
before that I will deal with this alone."
He turned around and patted her head.
"E-Ehh...." Lynn blushed from the sudden contact. Her face turned red as she
lowered her head.
"Thanks, this is enough for me." Souta thanked her and removed his hand. It's
really hard to pat someone who's taller than you. It became awkward.
Well, that doesn't even matter now as most of his wounds stop bleeding. His
wounds weren't completely healed. [Light Heal] was just first aid. It couldn't
completely heal wounds like these as it could only use to stop the bleeding.
At least he avoided her healing his left hand. His deep wounds and blood
were covering the true form of his hand. Even though it hurts like hell, he still
could injure it.
The blue grade gloves that he was wearing were gone. The glove on his right
hand was safe. The only problem was his left hand.
"I know some spell and these will help you." Lynn shook her head and said.
She then casted a buff spell towards Souta.
[Lesser Strength]!
[Reinforce Energy]!
"This... This will help me a lot. You can go now bring those flags away,"
Souta said as he stretched his arm. He was feeling better now that Lynn
casted low-level buff spells on him.
Suddenly, everyone heard a loud whistling sound and it was followed by an

explosion. Everyone looked up and heard a voice.
"Remaining time on special test. One minute..."
The voice wasn't loud nor soft, strangely every student in the whole mountain
heard it. The voice was imbued with mana and a special auxiliary spell. It lets
a simple voice be heard throughout the whole mountain.
"Really, what a good timing..." Souta smiled wryly when he heard the voice.
He knew what will happen next.
He turned to Lynn once again and said, "You can go now, you will become
the target." He said these words with a serious expression on his face.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded her head as she tightly gripped the red flags in her
arms.
Since she was holding most of the red flags in this place, she will become the
target of every class. It will become a battle to defend her within one minute.
As long as she kept holding these flags then it would become the points of
their class as soon as the special test ends.
'Protecting Lynn for one minute is not a problem for me.' Souta grinned
widely. His intimidation before wasn't going to be effective in this situation.
They were going to stake everything just to get the flags from Lynn.
"Everyone let's work together and take the red flags from her!" Ailene
shouted and this what she wanted.
Everyone nodded their heads at her words. All of them have a gloomy
expression in their face. It was because the girl behind Souta was holding
more than ten red flags.
Souta used his skill points to raise the level of [Shadow Bind] spell to level 9
leaving him four skill points left. He then quickly casted it before anyone
could approach Lynn.
[Shadow Bind]!!
Several shadows burst out of the ground.
Ailene and the other quickly jumped away but they noticed something
different. The shadows were many times faster than before so it bound all of
their feet. They didn't manage to escape as this was out of their expectations.
"What??" Ailene was surprised at this then she waved her staff to break the
shadows but she noticed that it was tougher than before.
She lifted up her head and looked at Souta. She saw him grinning while
looking at them.
"Not good!!" She guessed that Souta was about to do something about them.
"All of you are staying here." Souta casted [Shadow Spike] spell.
Putchi!!
Putchi!!
Several spikes burst out of the ground and it pierced their feet. All of them
screamed in pain.
"In this special test, we win." Souta looked at them and said. They wouldn't
be able to follow Lynn since he injured their feet. They wouldn't be able to
run properly with a hole in their feet.
Gyron who was watching at the sideline sighed at this. He knew that Souta's
class was going to take the highest score in this special test.
"It seems that I still need to train harder and catch up to his strength." He
muttered in a low voice while looking at Souta's figure. He just waited for the
special test to end.
After a few dozen seconds, a loud bell rang in the whole mountain.
It only means that the special test ends.

Chapter 100 - End of Special Test
A loud bell rang in the whole mountain.
The students stopped fighting as they looked up in the sky.
Souta sighed and he fell down on his knees. He was exhausted and his body
was covered in bruises. His left hand was covered in blood and his skin was
gone.
"Huff... that took most of my strength," Souta said in a low voice while
gasping.
He managed to test the limit of his strength in this special test and he knew
that he could fight several first-year students at the same time with his current
stats.
He guessed that he could probably match those second-year rankers. But he

wasn't sure what rank he could fight.
The students here in the Ladro Institute was powerful. They were even
stronger than those Rank E to Rank D adventurers. It was especially to the
third and fourth-year students. That's why most of the students that graduated
here become influential people in the country like the city of the Ladros city
and the Captain of the Royal Guard.
Ailene looked at Souta for a few seconds before she turned her head to her
comrades. She went beside Irlin and Grunge who was heavily injured. She
casted [Heal] on them to stopped the bleeding of their wounds.
"Next time, we will win. We greatly underestimate him this time." She said in
a low voice while healing her comrades. That last spell of Souta took her in
surprise.
The students went to help their injured comrades. Suddenly, a group of

teachers appeared before them. They brought the healers of the institute with
them.
They help and treat the students who suffered injuries in this special test.
One of the healers approached Souta. Souta looked at the man who was
wearing white clothes and shook his head. "You can heal the other first. I can
handle myself."
"Are you sure?" The healer asked him then he looked at Souta's bloody left
hand.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I could still use this hand and it's not that deep." Souta
nodded his head and looked at his left hand.
"Okay, I will heal you later." The healer said to Souta before he turned
around and left to heal the other students.
Souta looked at the healer's retreating figure. He then heard footsteps coming
from behind, so he turned his head and looked at it. He saw Lynn walking
towards him with flags in her arms.
"Um... Souta, are you okay?" Lynn asked him with a concerned look.
"Nope, I'm not okay as you can see," Souta replied to her and he slowly stood
up.
"I-I'm sorry for asking, t-then let me help you." Lynn walked beside him and
held his hand.
"It's okay, I could still walk." Souta shook his head. He then smiled at her and
said, "Let's go to our campsite. I'm sure the others are waiting for us."
Lynn looked at his face before she nodded. "Ah, yes. I think Mila is worried
about us."
"Mila?" Souta looked at her with a questioning gaze.
"Ah, our class rep. I called her Mila." Lynn explained to him.
The two talked to the teachers here saying that they will go back to their
campsite. The teachers agreed to them and let them go back to the Mage
Class 1-B campsite.
Souta glanced at Lynn. He could see that she was excited to go back to the
campsite. He opened his mouth and said, "You're quite excited to go back."
"Yeah, I want to show Mila the flags that you collected," Lynn said with an
excited expression while looking at the flags in her arms. She wanted to tell
Lumilia how cool Souta when he was fighting someone. The scene where
Souta protected her from Irlin kept repeating in her mind.
"It's true that I collected those flags alone but without you, I wouldn't be able
to gather a lot of flags." Souta shook his head and said. If he fought alone
then it would be a different story. He had to hold the flags while fighting the
enemy that was after it. The difficulty was harder if Lynn didn't join his
group.
"E-Eeeehhh!!!" Lynn was surprised when she heard his words. She lowered
her head as her face turned red. "I-I didn't... d-do anything..." She said in a
tiny voice while stuttering.
"You did something." Souta paused for a moment before he continued, "You
hold the flags, that's all. Haha!" He then laughed at her.
"Mmm... You're teasing me." Lynn puffed her cheeks. She then remembered
something. "I did something, I help you stop the bleeding of your wounds."
As soon as she mentioned this, she looked down at Souta's left hand. She
opened her mouth and asked, "Are you really okay?"
"That, really I forgot about that..." Souta lifted up his left hand and said,
"This? Yeah, I can handle this. I will treat it back at the campsite."
"Do you want me to cast a healing spell on you?" Lynn offered.
"It's okay, don't waste your mana for something like this." Souta declined her
offer. He wouldn't let anyone bothered his left hand.
"It's not a waste if I could heal your wounds," Lynn said.
"Nope, I could handle this." Souta shook his head. He really wanted someone
to treat his left hand but that would reveal its creepy form. So he could only
grit his teeth and bear the pain he was feeling.
"I see..." Lynn lowered her head in disappointment. She just wanted to help
him and nothing else.
Souta glanced at her and sighed. "Fine, you can heal the other wounds except
for this left hand."
"R-Really?" Lynn looked at her.
"Yes." Souta nodded at her.
The two of them walked for a dozen minutes before they arrived at the
campsite of the Mage Class 1-B. There they saw their homeroom teacher,
Bargan, was helping clean the campsite. All the campsite was a battlefield
because that's where the red flag of each class stood.
It's not just Bargan was here, the healers and cleric of the institute were here
and they were healing the students of other class here.
Souta looked around and saw the girl named Yuriko among the injured
people. Yuriko was the top 3 ranker and it's not easy to injure someone like
her. He wondered who caused her to look like that.
Lynn looked at him and saw him looking at the injured students. She looked
there and didn't saw Bryan and Alice. These two people were the ones that
come to her mind when she thought that Souta was looking for somebody.
Lynn knew that Souta was always with these two. If not Bryan, it was Alice.
Souta turned his head and saw that the red flag of their class was still in its
place. It means that no one managed to take their red flag.
"Hmm...?"
He frowned at this. The top 3 ranker was injured in their campsite. If she was
here then it means that her target was the red flag of their class.
The question is... who among his classmates was capable of stopping the top
3 ranker of the whole first year? Not just stopping her, it even inflicted heavy
injuries on her body.
Just who is capable of this feat among his classmates? Is it Bryan? No, Bryan
wasn't here so it's literally impossible. Is it Alice? Hmm... There's a
possibility.
Souta shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his head. He
will learn the answer to his question later as he's going to ask the class rep
about what really happened here.
He looked at Lynn and patted her back. "You can go now to teacher Bargan
and let him count the flags that we collected," Souta said.
"Yes, I will do that." Lynn nodded at him before she ran towards Bargan.
Souta looked at her figure before he shook his head. He went inside one of
the tents here and asked the cleric for some bandages.
He will cover his left hand using the bandages.
...
Lumilia noticed Lynn running towards Bargan with a bunch of red flags. She
knew that her partner was Souta, so she looked around and didn't find Souta.
She didn't know that Souta was just inside one of the tents bandaging his left
hand.
After a few minutes, she saw Lynn finished talking to Bargan and gave the
red flags to him. Lynn then approached her with hurried steps.
Before Lumilia could say anything, Nayo who was beside her said something
first.
"Lynn! Where's Souta? What did you two do to get that many red flags?"
Nayo said as she placed her hand above her eyes and looked around trying to
find Souta. She quickly gave up when she didn't see Souta. She turned her
attention to Lynn and checked her body. "And looking at you, you still
looked the same. You didn't have a single scratch on your body."
"Ehehe~ actually, Souta was the one who did most of the work. I'm just in the
sideline watching his battle." Lynn said with a wry smile.
Chapter 101 - Quest Complete
"That's nice. I wish I'm in your position. I don't want to fight." Nayo said as
she looked down at her body. She showed her bruises on her that she received
when she's fighting the students from other classes that were after the red
flag.
Lynn didn't have a single scratch on her body while she has bruises all over
her body.
"I wish I could do something," Lynn said as she lowered her head. This time,
she couldn't do anything.
"...Lynn" Nayo looked at Lynn and she noticed the gloomy atmosphere
forming in her. She smiled and patted Lynn. "You can do better next time.
I'm sure that anyone will fall in love with you if you seriously chase your
love."
Lynn looked at Nayo and smiled. "Thanks, Nayo."
Lumilia walked over and asked, "Where is Souta?"
"Um... I think that he went inside the tent to clean his wounds." Lynn replied
to Lumilia as she looked behind her and tried to find Souta.
"Hmm..." Lumilia nodded her head and she looked at Lynn. She asked,
"Then, how is it?"
She was surprised when she asked this because Lynn suddenly grabbed her
shoulders.
"You know, Mila! Souta was super cool when he fought all the top rankers
alone." Lynn said with an excited expression. She then lowered her head and
said in a shy tone. "I-I think I'm in love with him."
"Eh...!" Lumilia was stunned when she heard Lynn's words.

"Ehhhh!!" Nayo was shocked beyond words. She then immediately shook her
head and said, "Isn't that too fast! You're only with him with just one hour! I
bet you and Souta didn't even talk to each other!"
"That's not it, Nayo! I really think that I love him! Also, we talk a lot before!
He even saved me from the Irlin guy!" Lynn said to Nayo. She was really
acting like a maiden in love, no, she already said that she was in love. So
she's really a maiden in love.
"Really, I couldn't do anything to you. I just don't want you to get hurt." Nayo
said with a sigh. This friend of hers was really helpless. She then recalled
something that Lynn said. "W-Wait! Did you just say that Souta fought all
the rankers alone?!"
Lumilia also looked at Lynn. She wanted to ask this but she got distracted
because Lynn said that she's in love with Souta.
"Yeah, isn't that cool? He fought the top 1 alone and even beat them." Lynn
said with a proud expression.
"Eh! Why are you proud with the things that you did not do?" Nayo looked at
Lynn with a tired look.
"Ehehe" Lynn scratched her cheeks.
"Still, that's pretty impressive, no, that's impressive," Lumilia said with a hint
of amazement in her voice.
She knew that Souta was strong and have the potential to be the top 1 ranker
if he fought seriously, but not to the point where he could fight the rankers at
the same time and still managed to beat them.
She turned her head and looked at Randolf. Randolf was the man who
defeated the top 3 ranker Yuriko with just one spell.
She wondered who is stronger among the two of them. Souta or Randolf.
...
After a few minutes, the other group that was tasked to collect the red flags
came back to the campsite.
Bryan's group brought back three flags and it was pretty amazing. The other
two groups brought one red flag each while the remaining group didn't
manage to collect a single flag.
Souta and Lynn collected a total of twenty-one red flags. This shocked
everyone and didn't dare to believe when Lynn said this. They even asked
Bargan for confirmation. It means that their class managed to collect a total
of twenty-six flags.
In other words, they already secured first place with just this number. Almost
half of the total number of flags was in their possession. There's a chance that
one of the class managed to collect the remaining flags. But Souta thought
that was impossible. It was because he recalled that he didn't manage to get
all the flags on the battlefield before, so if he added those flags then all the
flags he has would have exceeded the half of the total amount of flags.
There's no one who could get those flags under the protection of those
rankers easily. Even Souta took several wounds in that battle.
...
Souta finished cleaning his wounds and bandaging his left hand. It took him a
while because of the pain he felt went he cleaned his left hand.
"Oh~ it's complete." Souta wiped the sweat on his forehead. He then heard
someone calling him.
"Souta, are you there?"
Souta turned his head and guessed that it was Bryan because of the voice. He
stood up and said, "Yeah, why?"
"Teacher Bargan is calling everyone," Bryan replied from the outside the
tent.
"Okay, I'm coming," Souta said as he exited the tent.

Everyone gathered outside of the camp and they went towards the place
where every class gathered before. The institute was going to announce who's
class has the highest in all classes.
And just like what Souta expected their class was the highest among the other
classes. They scored a total of one thousand four hundred points. It was
overwhelming as the second place only got five hundred points in total.
Everyone was happy as they score the highest in the special test but they
knew that it was all thanks to Souta gathering more than twenty-one red
flags.
'Naturally, it's all worth it, my effort that is.' Souta closed his eyes and
smirked. At the same time, he heard a system prompt in his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the quest Special Test!]
Souta smiled while looking at this. Just a little bit more and he would be able
to promote his class to the second rank. His firepower would increase greatly
at that time and his ability as a mage.
Right now, he learned three spells from his specialty darkness. All of this was
just the basic spell of a tier 1 darkness attribute spell. His class rank would
increase as long as he kept using his skill points in his specialty. He doesn't
need to learn all the spells available in his skill tree. He just needed the most
important ones which will help him greatly in the future.
He used most of his skill points in leveling the [Shadow Bind] spell to nine. It
leaves him 4 skill points and right now he received 3 skill points as a reward
for the quest that he completed. It needed 10 skill points to level up the
[Shadow Bind] spell to ten. It means that he still needed another 3 skill points
before he could level up his spell.
3 skill points wasn't a problem to him. One week was enough and he would
get 3 to 5 skill points. Well, it depends on how busy he is this upcoming
week.
'Hmm... I will free up my schedule this week, so I could focus myself on

getting skill points.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin.
"Hmm...?" Souta snapped out of his thoughts as he noticed that something

was wrong. Looking around, he saw that most of the teachers and students
were looking at him.
"I didn't break any rules in the special test."
Souta tried to recall if he did something wrong. He tried to guess why they
were looking at him like that.
It's true that he didn't break any rules. It's just that his combat style was too
brutal and merciless. Some of the students were afraid to look in his eyes
because of what happened in the test.
"That's not it, It's not because of that."
He then guessed that it was because of his performance in the special test.
He fought the rankers that came after him alone using his overwhelming
strength. Even the top 1 ranker didn't manage to escape unscathed against
him.
Hmm? That's wrong. It's the opposite. They're the ones who are after him.
"You're becoming more and more famous." A feminine voice sounded beside
him.
Souta turned his head and saw that it was Alice. Alice really grew closer to
him as she's initiating a conversation to him. Before he was the one who
would talk first and she merely responded to him. But now, it's different they
could talk like a friend.
"I wonder about that." Souta shrugged his shoulder as he looked around him.
He saw that the people he fought before were looking at him. Gyron, Sena,
Mark, Bonny, and the rest of the rankers. Souta raised his hand waved at
them.
May quickly looked away she saw this. She recalled what Souta did to her
before and this made her trembled in fear.
"What did you do to them?" Alice asked when she saw that some of the
students showed fear at Souta.
"I just beat them," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder. Alice and Souta
continued chatting.
Lynn from the side just looked at Souta and Alice who are talking to each
other. She wanted to join the conversation but she didn't have the courage to
do so.
Chapter 102 - In the near future
The students went back to the Ladro Institute along with their homeroom
teachers. The Mage Class 1-B received a large amount of points as they score
the highest in the special test.
With these points, Souta and the rest could redeem two or more combat arts
or spell. Well, it all depends on the grade of the spell or combat arts that they
will redeem.
Souta was planning to exchange the points he received for some high-level
combat arts. He also has a plan to let Bargan privately teach him about spells
and combat arts. Hiring a teacher to become a student's private tutor cost a lot
of points.
It was really a good decision that he enrolled in Ladro Institute. Surprisingly,

he earned a lot in this place.
Right now, Souta was a level 23 Goblin Corruptor. He's slowly getting
stronger through the equipments and the skills that he learned. Next time, he
planned to acquire some passive skills that will increase his overall combat
abilities.
There were many ways to get skills. First, was to buy it from a merchant.
Second, was to learn it in the institute. Third, was to learn it from the skill
tree. And lastly, was to acquire it from the dungeons. But it was hard to get
high-level skills from the dungeon as most of the skills that can be found in it
were the most basic ones just like his [Fire Ball], [Light Heal], and [Ice Shot]
spells.
In the past two months, Souta acquired a lot of skills from raiding the
dungeons. Unfortunately, most of it was basic skills. He placed these skill
books inside his house. He could sell these skill books if he doesn't have any
money left in his pockets.
The [Undead Light] spell that he acquired from his expedition in the Desolate
Woods was in his house. He still hasn't learned it. He was still having a hard
time building the spell structure manually that's why he focused on the
combat arts that he redeemed in the past two months.
There's still time before version 2. He guessed that he would be able to reach
level 30+ before the start of version 2. Maybe, midway of the thirties and if
he focused on leveling up he could probably reach the peak of his second
evolution.
He will focus on his third evolution when version 2 starts. He also has a plan
to go back to the Undead Sanctuary when he reached his third evolution.
It's true that he got the [Soul Blood Earring] there in the sanctuary, but that's
not all the treasure that can be found there. There were orange and red grade
equipments in the middle-level and high-level dungeons in the sanctuary.
Also, skill books and some high-level potion that could drastically increase
his stats.
He also began to wonder why a universal treasure such as [Soul Blood

Earring] was inside one of the low-level dungeons in the sanctuary, and
there's no treasure in the boss room of the high-level dungeon in the
sanctuary. All they could see there was a huge metal door. A lot of players
tried to open it before but no one managed to do it. They also made a hole at
the side of the door and looked at the placed behind the door.
What they found was nothing. Yeah, nothing. It was as if the door was stuck
there.
Souta shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his head. He will
eventually know it when the time comes. In the future, he will go back there
in the Undead Sanctuary.
He looked at Bargan who was saying something in front of the class.
"Okay, class. Dismiss." Bargan said as he picked up the book on the table and
exited the classroom.
"Eh...!" Souta exclaimed. He looked around with a surprised expression only

to find that everyone was packing their things, reading to leave the
classroom.
He got absorbed in his own thoughts that he forgot about time. He didn't
think that the class would end just like that and the only thing that he heard
from the teacher was "Okay, class. Dismiss".
"Let's go, Souta."
Souta heard a voice from his side. He looked over and saw that Bryan was
calling him. He forgot that he will go to Lumilia's apartment to visit Cl.u.s.ter
with Bryan.
"O-Okay." Souta nodded at Bryan and then he stood up. He looked at Alice
who was beside him and said, "Well, I'll go now. See you, tomorrow."
"Okay." Alice looked up at him and replied to his words.
Souta nodded and he exited the classroom with Bryan.
Alice looked at his figure and wondered what's up with these human and
demi.
"Is this really the right decision?" She muttered in a low voice. She recalled
the things that happened before she arrived on this continent. It was really
tragic as a lot of people died because of her.
'Sebas, you said that I should live a happy life in this land but I wonder about
that.' Alice thought as she turned her head to look at the window. A lot of
people died to make her happy, but the question is... Is she really happy in her
current life?
She tried to isolate herself and live a normal life here on this continent. She
encountered different types of people in this land but she hasn't made a single
friend. It was because she was unconsciously distancing herself from the
people.
Sebas, her guardian, also said before that she should make a lot of friends.
But she didn't have a single friend here. No, two people came into her mind.
These two were Souta Ieshi and Bryan Dagruel. These two people were the
same yet different at the same time.
Bryan Dagruel was a man with the potential to become a powerhouse in the
future. Even in her place, a person with four affinities was pretty rare. He was
noisy and stubborn man. He also treats everyone as his friend, including
Alice. He's an adventurer and he always sleeps in class when he did some
difficulty quest. He rarely skips class.
Souta Ieshi was a mysterious man in her opinion. He's a demi but she couldn't
guess if he's a beastkin, elves, dwarves, etc. She doesn't have an idea about it.
He was strange and have a vibe of a veteran warrior if he's serious. He was
also an adventurer like Bryan. Also, that sword of his was not an ordinary
one. Alice could feel that it was higher than her orange grade weapon.
There's one more thing about him that she wanted to know. His last name
Ieshi. She wanted to know who are his parents and what his connection to
that ancient clan. The knowledge about the ancient clans in this continent was
close to nothing. The institute didn't have a single information about it.
Fortunately, her family has a long history and it was included in the history of
the Great War a long time ago, so it preserved some of the information of the
Great War.
When she thought about these two people, her mouth subconsciously curved
into a smile.
"It's not that bad." She said in a low voice.
...
Souta and Bryan were walking towards Lumilia's apartment. Today, they
were going to visit Cl.u.s.ter.
Souta actually changed his mind. He doesn't want to visit Cl.u.s.ter with his
current condition. He just wanted to lie down on his bed and rest for a whole
day. It was tiring to fight a lot of first-year students at the same time.
"Um... How did you receive that injury?" Bryan asked while looking at his
left hand which was covered in bandages.
"There were strong people from other classes, so I fought them and naturally
received an injury when I was fighting them alone." Souta lifted up his left
hand and explained it to Bryan. He then looked at Bryan and said, "By the
way, I heard from George that you fought the top 10 ranker and won."
"Yeah, that guy was crazy strong. I wanted to fight him again." Bryan said
with a smile as he clenched his fist tightly. He was eager to fight another
strong opponent.
'Bryan's improvement is faster than I could imagine.' Souta thought. Bryan's

improvement was a big surprise to him. Although, he already guessed it
before it still surprised him when he actually saw it. If he didn't have a system
maybe Bryan would surpass him easily.
This man, Bryan Dagruel, has four affinities and if he utilized it perfectly.
Then, in the near future, he would become one of the powerhouses.
But there's something bothering him.
And that's he couldn't remember Bryan's name in the game. There's no doubt
about this that Bryan wasn't in the game. Or Bryan died before he became a
powerhouse.
Bryan's backstory, Souta wanted to know it and so the quest about it. That's
the most important thing, the quest that he will give.
Chapter 103 - Visiting Cl.u.s.ter 1
A middle-aged man with short white hair and beard. He had white fox ears
and tails. He was the principal of the Ladro Institute, Azrim.
Standing in front of him was Bargan and the other teachers of the first year.
Azrim looked at them and opened his mouth. "So how is it?" He asked.
Bargan stepped forward and placed a stock of paper files on the table in front
of Azrim.
"Another unusual student showed unbelievable strength," Bargan said.
Azrim looked at it the paper files and picked one file. He read it before he
looked at Bargan.
"Souta Ieshi? He's from your class. What can you say about him?"
"He's like Yanagi Shina when she first showed here in our institute. He
dominated the special test and fought several rankers at the same time."
Bargan replied to Azrim.
"He fought several rankers at the same time? If it's true then he's like her.
Fighting several rankers of the first year and could still win." Azrim rubbed
his beard. He smiled and added, "The next special test is not limited to year
level. It will become a fight between the lower year and higher year. If he still
dominated the second year then he's really like her."
Azrim then looked at the other teachers and asked, "What can you say about
him?"
Jess, the teacher of the Sword Class 1-A, stepped forward and said, "Just like
what Bargan said that Souta is really like Yanagi. He is also brutal to his
opponent and didn't have any hesitation to do it."
Yanagi Shina was the current top 1 ranker in the whole institute. It means that
she was the strongest student here. She enrolled in the institute two years ago.
Back then, she also didn't show interest towards the ranking battles. Her rank
back then was lower than Souta.
But in the special test, she showed her power. She brutally beat the rankers
alone. It was then that her name shook the entire institute. Since then, she
showed an interest in the second year students. She challenged them and
brutally beat those senior of hers. She even caused some of the students to
drop out of the institute because of fear towards her.
She continued to grow stronger and beat everyone until she becomes the top
1 ranker of the whole institute. A lot of students feared her and isolated her
because of this.
In the Grand Tournament, she showed her overwhelming power in front of

the whole kingdom and beat the students from other schools, academy, and
institute. After that, various nobles proposed marriage to her, even the 5th
prince of the kingdom wanted to take her hand.
But the thing that happened next was out of everyone's expectations.
She brutally beat those people including the prince. Even with that incident,
no one dared to take revenge against her. It was because she's the most
precious student of the Ladro Institute. The Ladro Institute valued its students
the most and it wouldn't let any outside force interfere with the life of their
students. It was especially the case to those people who were in the top
ranker. They were protected by the institute.
It was then that she was called the strongest student of Ladro Institute in
history.
"I understand." Azrim nodded then he asked, "Do you have the orb of the
battle?"
"Yes, it's here." Bargan nodded and placed a palm-size black orb on the table.
Azrim took the black orb and looked at it for a while. After a few seconds, he
placed it down and asked, "What about his background?"
"Still unknown. We don't know where he came from." Bargan replied.
"Hmm... Just like Yanagi, huh?" Azrim said as he rubbed his beard.
One of the teachers stepped forward and said, "Principal, Yanagi Shina,
snuck in the special test area to watch the first year."
"That happened?" Azrim looked at the teacher that said those words.
"Yes, Principal. I saw it too. It seems that she's interested in one of the first-
year students." Jess also said.
"That girl..." Azrim sighed and he rubbed his temples. "That girl is at it again
and who's the fortunate individual?"
"Hmm... I can't think of a person that fitted her." Jess said.
"I think that it's Souta," Bargan said.
"Really?" Jess looked at Bargan with a surprised expression.
"Yeah, I saw her in the mini-tournament watching Souta's match." Bargan

looked at Jess and said.
"If that's true then it will become a problem." Azrim turned around looked at
the window. "His strength is currently not enough to defend against her, so I
want you all to use anything that you have to stop Yanagi in case she take
action."
"Yes." Bargan and the rest of the teachers nodded their heads at his words.
They wouldn't let Yanagi approach Souta this soon. They don't want him to
meet the same ends as those people. He showed potential and they wouldn't
let her break him.
Azrim nodded and took another paper file. He looked at it and he opened his
mouth. "Randolf Fein? Another one from your class? What about him?"
"He defeated the top 3 ranker with one strike. His current strength is still
unknown to us. But I could say that he's as strong as Souta or maybe stronger
than him." Bargan said.
"Hmm... Another one." Azrim nodded and looked at the picture of Randolf in
the paper file.
...
Souta and Bryan arrived in front of Lumilia's apartment.
"Hello, Lumilia!" Bryan said while knocking on the door.
Lumilia went home first. She didn't go together with Souta and Bryan
because she said that she wanted to clean her room first. Souta thought that it
was natural so he agreed to her without hesitation. If he's coming to her
apartment it's natural that she should clean it first before she let him inside.
"I'm coming." A voice of a girl sounded beside the door. The girl sounded
happy and excited at the same time.
Souta and Bryan looked at each other. They were familiar to this voice, so
they instantly guessed the owner of the voice.
After a few moments, they heard the sound of unlocking the door and it
slowly opened. From inside, a small girl peeked outside. When the girl saw
Souta and Bryan, she flashed a bright smile.
"Brother Souta and Brother Bryan!" She sounded happy at first but it changed
when she saw their wounds. "W-What happened?"
Bryan was about to say something when Cl.u.s.ter quickly rushed inside the
room saying, "Sister Mila! Brother Bryan and Brother Souta are injured!!"
"She's just surprised..." Souta smiled at this and he opened the door. He
removed his shoes and went inside the room.
"O-Okay." Bryan nodded and he also removed his shoes before he entered
the room.
The two of them grew closer to Cl.u.s.ter because almost every day the two
of them visited her in the past two months. Although they got closer, Souta
could feel that she was still hiding something from him. And that was her
background.
...
Lumilia walked out of her room and saw that Souta and Bryan were already
inside. She was wearing casual clothes and not her usual uniform.
"Look, Sister Mila, Brother Bryan and Brother Souta are injured." Cl.u.s.ter
said as she pointed her finger at Souta and Bryan's injury.
"You're talking about this?" Souta smiled and he lifted up his left hand which
was covered in bandages. "I fought a lot of strong people in the institute. We
needed to defeat a lot of people in our special test, so I have to fight them."
"That's right, it was exciting!" Bryan said with a hint of excitement in his
voice. "I wanted to fight them again."
"Then, why isn't Sister Mila injured?" Cl.u.s.ter tilted her head slightly and
asked.
Bryan looked at Lumilia and wondered why she wasn't injured.
Souta looked at Cl.u.s.ter and said, "It's simple. Do you want to know?"
"Yes, yes." Cl.u.s.ter nodded her head.
"Yeah, yeah." Bryan also nodded his head.
"It's because she's weak. I protected her in the special test. I defeated a lot of
strong people so that those people wouldn't come to her." Souta said with a
smile on his face. He then looked at Lumilia. "Right?"
Lumilia's mouth twitched when she heard this. She wanted to rebut but she
remembered that Souta was powerful and her strength was nothing to him, so
she shut her mouth.
"Is that right?" Bryan looked at Lumilia and asked with confusion. He
thought that Lumilia was strong because she's the leader of the class.
"No, that's not it. Don't listen to what he says." Lumilia sighed and said. She
then turned around and went into the kitchen. "What do you want? Tea or
coffee?"
"Tea!!" Cl.u.s.ter said as she lifted up her hand.
"Tea!!" Bryan said as he raised his hand above his head.
"Coffee..." Souta said as he stood up and patted his clothes. He followed

Lumilia in the kitchen while thinking about something that happened in the
special test.
Chapter 104 - Visiting Cl.u.s.ter 2
Souta stood up and looked at Bryan. "Play with Cl.u.s.ter for a while, I will
ask class rep some things regarding the special test this morning."
"What is it?" Bryan asked.
"You're in the collecting group before so you don't know what happened at
the campsite," Souta said.
"Oh, right! I forgot about that." Bryan said then he looked at Cl.u.s.ter with a
big smile on his face. "What do you want to play, Cl.u.s.ter? Today this
brother of yours will accompany you."
Souta nodded in satisfaction. He then went inside the kitchen. There, he saw
Lumilia was preparing their tea and coffee.
"Class rep," Souta called her as he approached her.
Lumilia looked behind when she heard someone called her. She saw Souta
walking towards her. "Is there something wrong? Do you want to change
your drink to tea?"
"Coffee is fine," Souta said as he looked at the coffee that she was preparing.
He closed his eyes and smelled the aroma of the coffee. "That's good."
"Then, do you have something that you wanted to ask me?" Lumilia said
while looking at Souta. This was the only reason she could think of why
Souta followed her in the kitchen.
"Hmm... Can you tell me what happened at the campsite on the special test?"
Since she said so, Souta decided to ask her directly.
"Ah, that. You're the reason why our class' score was the highest. I'm
thankful for your effort on behalf of our class." Lumilia thanked him
sincerely. She always wanted her class to defeat the other class and become
the number one class, in that way she and her classmates would receive a lot
of points.
With this, they would be able to increase their combat power by redeeming
various skills from the institute. She wanted to get into top rankers because
she wanted the protection of the institute.
"Don't worry about it," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder. "Then, can
you tell me what happened at the campsite while I was away?"
"There's a lot of things that happened at the campsite. So what do you part do
you want to know?" Lumilia said and asked him about the specific details. As
a class rep and the one who's commanding the class, she was aware that a lot
of battles happened at their campsite.
"Hmm..." Souta rubbed his chin and said, "Then, what happened to the top 3
ranker Yuriko? Explain to me everything."
"That..." Lumilia was surprised but she immediately regained her composure.
She knew that it was strange that they managed to repeal the top 3 ranker
along with her comrades. She thought that Souta saw Yuriko in their
campsite and their red flag, so he must be wondering how did they manage to
defend the red flag against her.
"Yuriko, the top 3 ranker, appeared in our campsite along with her comrades
after you left..." She began to narrate what really happened at the campsite.
At first, Yujin tried to stop Yuriko. It was a plan to defeat Yuriko's comrade
while Yujin was fighting her. But the problem was Yuriko was stronger than
they could imagine. She defeated Yujin in just a few minutes and someone
unexpected appeared before them. It was Randolf Fein.
Randolf showed his overwhelming power and defeated Yuriko in one strike.
"Randolf did that...?" Souta couldn't believe what he heard from Lumilia's
mouth. Randolf defeated Yuriko in one strike? That sort of thing happened at
the campsite?
"Yeah, everyone was shocked too when they saw it," Lumilia said as if she
still couldn't believe that a seemingly delinquent classmate of her defeated the
top 3 ranker.
"That man...?" Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin. It seems that there were
still students who didn't bother in showing their true power.
He needed to be wary of Randolf as he doesn't have any idea how powerful

he is. He wondered if he would probe him or not in the future. Well, it all
depends if he showed that he's a dangerous individual.
In the game, he couldn't recall any person that resembles Randolf.
"Okay." Souta nodded at her and he went back to Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter.
Lumilia turned her head and looked at Souta's figure.
...
"I want to play with Yuko, Brother Souta." Cl.u.s.ter said to him as soon as
he arrived.
"Hmm...?" Souta looked at her then at Bryan.
"She said that she wanted to play with Yuko," Bryan said with a wry smile.
"Okay, let's ask class rep." Souta smiled and said. There's no harm if he let
Cl.u.s.ter play with Yuko. Also, he forgot to buy some cake for Cl.u.s.ter.
They could go to the market on their way to his house.
Souta, Cl.u.s.ter, and Bryan talked for a while before Lumilia came. She
brought the coffee and tea that she prepared.
She gave the coffee to Souta and tea to Cl.u.s.ter and Bryan. Bryan and
Cl.u.s.ter took their tea and took a sip at the same time.
Souta smelled the aroma of his coffee before he took a sip of it. "It's good as
usual." He commented.
Even though Lumilia was a noble she still knew how to brew good coffee and
handle her daily necessities well. If it's other nobles then they would only
depend on their servant in things like this.
He opened his eyes and looked at Lumilia. "Class rep, we're going to bring
Cl.u.s.ter in my house. She wanted to play with Yuko."
Lumilia looked at the Cl.u.s.ter who has a bright smile on her face before she
nodded her head. "Okay, I will come along too."
"You sure?" Souta asked as he knew that Lumilia hasn't been to his house.
When he brought Cl.u.s.ter to his house to play with Yuko before Lumilia
didn't come along with him. Only Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter knew the location of
his house.
"Yeah." Lumilia nodded at him.
"Hahaha, don't be surprised if you see Souta's house." Bryan laughed at the
side.
"Yeah, yeah, Brother Souta's house is huge." Cl.u.s.ter said with a laugh.
Souta just smiled and he didn't deny it because it's true. His house was big
and it cost him a lot of his money that he got from selling the monster orb to
Jimmy.
Lumilia looked at Souta and she didn't saw him deny it or agreeing to it, so
she thought that it was true.
After they finished their drinks, the group went out of Lumilia's apartment.
"Yay! We're going to Yuko!" Cl.u.s.ter exclaimed while hopping in a happy

manner.
Souta glanced at her and thought that she was nowhere close to the Cl.u.s.ter
that they first met. At that time, Cl.u.s.ter was silent and shy. She rarely
talked to him and Bryan. But now, she could smile like that in front of him.
"We're going to the market first, Cl.u.s.ter," Bryan said with an excited
expression. It looks like he was the child here other than Cl.u.s.ter.
"Really?" Cl.u.s.ter looked at Bryan with sparkling eyes.
"Yeah, yeah. Souta will buy anything that you like." Bryan assured her that
Souta will buy anything for her.
"Why me?" Souta heard his name being mention by Bryan so he asked.
"It's because you're rich. A rich man." Bryan said with a confident
expression.
"The hell is that! Class rep is a noble, so why don't you ask her." Souta said
as he glanced at Lumilia who didn't say anything.
"Well, her house is small compare to yours," Bryan replied to him as a matter
of fact.
Lumilia's mouth twitched when she heard Bryan's words.
"So that's the reason why you think that I have more money than her," Souta
said while nodding his head.
"Yeah, is it wrong?" Bryan looked at him and asked.
"Nope, your correct." Souta simply nodded his head.
The corner of Lumilia's mouth once again twitched when she heard Souta's
words.
Souta looked at her and asked, "What's wrong class rep?"
"...I'm just wondering how rich you are." Lumilia smiled and said. She knew
that Souta was just teasing him, so she decided to go along with him to avoid
it.
"You can't fathom it with that mind of yours," Souta said with a smirk and he
crossed his arms in front of him.
"..." Lumilia wanted to say something but she decided to stay silent as her
decision to go along with him was wrong.
After walking for a few minutes, Souta, Lumilia, Cl.u.s.ter, and Bryan arrived
in the market.
"Whoa! I want this Souta!" Bryan exclaimed as he pointed at the shining

green gem in the stall.
"What are you a child?" Souta said to him.
"Whoa! I want this Brother Souta!" Cl.u.s.ter exclaimed while pointing at the
strawberry cake.
"Okay, how much it is?" Souta nodded and he walked towards her. He took
out her wallet and asked the salesman.
"5 copper coins, sir." The salesman replied to him.
"Okay, I'll take three of it." Souta nodded and took out one silver coin.
Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from his side.
"Souta!"
Chapter 105 - Visitors
Souta heard someone called his name. He looked over and saw a man with
huge build. He has short brown hair and sky blue eyes. He was Brando Hylott
from the Shield Class 1-A.
"Oh? Brando! How are you?" Souta greeted Brando with a smile.
"I'm fine. How about you?" Brando replied as he walked towards Souta. He
noticed that Souta was with Bryan, Lumilia, and a little girl.
"I'm fine," Souta said and he turned his attention to the salesman. He received
the paper bag that contained the strawberry cakes.
Brando had many bruises in his body. After all, Souta defeated him before in
the special test.
"Hello, Bryan and Asvares." Brando greeted Bryan and Lumilia then he
looked at the little girl with long green hair. He wondered who's this little
girl.
Cl.u.s.ter hid behind Lumilia and carefully looked at Brando. Since she didn't
know him, she was shy and wary at the same time.
Bryan smiled at this and said, "She's Cl.u.s.ter. We're taking care of her."
"I see..." Brando nodded his head in understanding.
Souta who finished buying the strawberry cakes joined the conversation.
"How's your injury?" He asked Brando.
Brando looked at the bruises on his body before he replied, "It's okay, the
healers from the Institute healed most of the heavy injuries in my body
leaving only the bruises."
"That's great," Souta said.

"Do you have something to do?" Bryan asked Brando.
"Nothing, why?" Brando replied to him as he slightly tilted his head.
"Then, do you want to join us? Actually, we're going to Souta's house."
Bryan asked Brando even though it wasn't his house.
Brando looked at Souta and asked, "Is that okay?"
Souta pondered and thought that there's no harm if Brando was going to join
them. He looked at Lumilia and asked, "Is that fine with you?"
"It's okay, it's your house after all," Lumilia replied to him as she patted
Cl.u.s.ter's head.
"You heard her," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder.
"Thanks, then I will take your offer." Brando thanked them with a smile.
Lumilia looked at Brando and never thought that Souta and Bryan were his
friends. He wasn't surprised that Brando was Bryan's friend because most of
their classmates were Bryan's friend, but what surprised him was Souta. In
the class, Souta would only talk to a few individuals and it's pretty rare if he
would talk to someone else besides Alice and Bryan.
It's already rare that Souta would talk to someone in their class, then what
about the other classes.
Souta and Bryan knew Brando well. Back in the ranking battles, Bryan
challenged Brando a lot as Brando defeated him in the mini-tournament
before. While Brando challenged Souta in the battle for the same reason.
Ever since then, the three of them became close and always talked when they
met each other.
Souta and the group went to the best shop to buy some fruits and honey for
Yuko. He wouldn't forget something important.
"Honestly, I got scared when Souta appeared in my class' campsite," Brando

said with a sighed. He knew from the ranking battles that Souta was many
times stronger than him, that's why he trained harder for the past months.
He wasn't prepared to fight Souta in the special test, so he's planning to avoid
their class at all cost, but who would have thought that Souta was going to
appear in front of their campsite.
"Haha, that's nothing." Souta laughed lightly.
"It's okay if it was only Bryan but you Souta... It was a different matter."
Brando sighed helplessly as his shoulder dropped down. He wanted to get
stronger not just for himself but for his class too. A lot of people were
ridiculing his class saying that they were not fitted to become a class 1-A.
Their class was the weakest among all of class A in the Institute.
"Ha, so you're telling me that you can handle me," Bryan said as he smiled
deviously.
"Of course, if it's you I still have a chance." Brando didn't back down.
"Haha, then let's fight and see if you can do it." Bryan laughed.
"Stop it, you two. Both of you know that you can't win against me." Souta
said as he walked between them.
Lumilia just simply listened to their conversation. Cl.u.s.ter was sticking

close to her as there's a new face in their group.
Suddenly, Souta stopped walking as he felt the presence of someone

following him.
"Hmm...?" Souta quietly looked around his surroundings. He tried to guess

who's following him.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Lumilia asked him when he suddenly stopped

walking.
Bryan and Brando too looked at him with a questioning gaze.

Souta looked at them and he took a deep breath. He slowly opened his mouth
and said, "Don't be surprised about what I'm going to say."
Lumilia, Bryan, and Brando nodded at him. They noticed his serious
expression, so they thought that what's his going to say next was important.
"Follow me, I'll tell you while walking," Souta said in a low voice and he
started to walk.
Lumilia held Cl.u.s.ter in her arms as she followed Souta closely.
Bryan and Brando followed him closely so that they could hear what he's
going to say.
After a few moments, Souta opened his mouth and said in a low voice.
"Someone is following us."
Lumilia frowned when she heard his words. She looked down at Cl.u.s.ter
with a worried expression. She then asked, "How many?"
"Five or more," Souta said to them.
"Hmm... That many people are following us but I still couldn't notice them. It
means that they have some skills. I want to fight them." Bryan commented
and grinned widely.
"I felt that they are powerful. With skill like this, I think you wouldn't stand a
chance against them." Souta said.
"Is this true, Souta?" Brando asked from the side.
"Yeah, I think it would be good if you go now," Souta said to Brando.
"I will stay here. I'll gladly help a fellow schoolmate of mine." Brando replied
to Souta.
"Oh? Then, thanks." Souta was surprised at Brando's words. To think that
Brando would choose to stay here despite knowing that someone was
following them.
It seems that he needed to place Brando in the bracket of a good guy.
"Let's go here." Souta went inside the restaurant. He thought that if he went
inside the place where a lot of people stay those people wouldn't show
themselves. Also, if someone went inside this place, Souta would be able to
mark them and remember their face.
Lumilia, Cl.u.s.ter, Bryan, and Brando just nodded their head and followed
Souta with asking any questions.
Souta was the strongest among them and he knew how to handle this kind of
situation, so they followed him like a leader. Also, Lumilia and Bryan would
follow him and know that he wouldn't bring them any harm from their
experience in the Desolate Forest.
Souta's group went to the second floor of the restaurant and there they sat in
the vacant table. No one said anything and they sat silently sat in their seat.
Souta rubbed his chin and he looked outside the window. He wondered why
someone was following them and he wanted to know what's their purpose.
He couldn't clearly determine their number as some of them were quite

skilled in stealth. If not for his good intuition, he wouldn't be able to notice
that someone was following him.
If these people were following them then they clearly have a target. Souta
guessed that it was Cl.u.s.ter. He thought that the people who were after
Cl.u.s.ter found her. It's not that surprising as Souta didn't bother himself in
disguising her.
It was only a possibility. He wasn't sure if she's really the target. There's only
one thing that he was sure and that's these people were quite strong.
Souta noticed that something was wrong. There's no waiter that ask them
about their order even when they were just sitting here for a while now.
He turned around and saw two people wearing black cloaks in front of them.
Bryan and Brando immediately stood up and put up their guard when they
saw this.
A commotion started, so the people in the other tables turned their heads to
watched them. They all looked at the two people wearing black cloaks and
Souta's group who were facing them.
Souta was still sitting in the chair while observing the two people. The person
on the right side was grinning and his presence wasn't that much, but the
problem was the person on the left side. The person on the left side doesn't
have any presence at all.
If Souta weren't going to focus his senses then he would be able to sense the
man's mana.
'This man could hide his mana this well. Compare to the other one this one is
more dangerous.' Souta thought and he focused his eyes on that person.
Then, the person on the right side lifted up his hands. He pulled down his
hood and revealed his face to the rest.
Souta saw the man's face and was surprised. He smiled and said, "I should
have killed you at that time. Well, I won't let you go this time."
He suddenly pulled out the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist and used
[Crimson Moon] skill immediately.
Swoosh!!
Chapter 106 - Assassins
The man pulled down his hood and revealed his face to the rest. He smiled
and said, "Long time no see brat."
Bryan and Souta revealed a surprised expression as both of them knew this
man.
Souta smiled and said, "I should have killed you at that time. Well, I won't let
you go this time."
He then quickly grabbed the handle of the Vajra sword and pulled it out. He
used the [Crimson Moon] skill.
Swoosh!!
Bryan quickly reacted as he went beside Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter. He took the
two away as he knew that Souta was going to fight here in this place.
Brando was stunned as he doesn't know what's happening. He didn't even

know who's this man and had no idea what's their relationship.
The other man pulled out a dagger and quickly stepped forward in front of his
comrade. He raised his dagger and blocked Souta's attack.
Boom!!
The man managed to block his attack, so Souta quickly turned to Brando and
shouted, "Brando, protect them you're a shielder, right? Then, it's your job to
protect them!"
Brando nodded and went beside Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter. Lumilia took
Cl.u.s.ter in her arms as she took a distance and casted defensive spell.
Bryan knew what to do in this kind of situation. Since Souta asked Brando to
protect the rest, he had to fight now.
Souta once again used [Crimson Moon], but his attack was blocked by the
man once again.
"Damn!" Souta cursed as he gathered his mana and casted [Agility Boost],
and [Strength Boost]. He narrowed his eyes as he observed the two figures in
front of him.
The man who blocked his attack was wearing a black cloak. His figure was
muscular and his feature was sharp with a scar on his right eye. He was
armed with a sharp dagger and Souta guessed that it was an orange grade
weapon.
Souta knew the other man. That man was Vince, the knight that he fought
before in the Desolate Woods. And now this man came to kill them.
He then heard a sound in his head.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Protect]: Protect Lumilia from the assassin that came to take her life. Time
limit: 5:00 Rewards: 20,000 exp, 6 free attribute points, and 3 skill points
'Hmm...? So their target is class rep, not Cl.u.s.ter.' Souta thought. He knew
that Lumilia's apartment was protected by Institute, so these assassins
couldn't enter there easily. They must have thought that this was a chance
since only he, Bryan, and Brando was here. Also, they wouldn't be able to
fight well because of their injuries.
"This is getting bad," Souta muttered in a low voice. He accepted the quest
without hesitation. Well, it's class rep he was talking about.
One of the customers here stood and approached them. He was going to say
something when his head flew in the air.
Putchi!!
His blood spurted out like a fountain.

The whole place turned quiet as no one dared to utter a single word.
In the next moment, their face was painted with fear and they screamed
loudly. Fear consumed their hearts as they started to panic.
"Ahh!!"
"Help!!"
Brando and Bryan opened their eyes widely at this scene.
Lumilia covered Cl.u.s.ter's eyes with her hands. She doesn't want her to see
this scene.
The man with a dagger looked at them with an annoyed expression. He

opened his mouth and said, "So noisy!" He then waved the dagger and blue
light swept out towards the other customers.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, Bryan appeared in front of them and casted defensive spell. He

wasn't going to let other people die.
Boom!!
Souta glanced at Bryan then he used [Cat's Speed] and [Triple Muscle
Strengthening]. He then dashed towards the man with a dagger.
Souta slashed his sword several times but the man simply parried all of his
attacks.
"An assassin attacking his target openly, are you an amateur or not?" Souta
mocked the man while slashing his sword.
"Don't worry, all of you will die here." The man said while blocking Souta's
attack.
Souta frowned as he felt his wounds opening up. This was really not a good
situation for him. He just fought this morning, so his stamina and mana
haven't recovered yet.
The man blocked his sword and quickly launched a powerful punch.
Swoosh!!
Souta moved his body and he managed to avoid the punch. He then saw the
man stomped his feet on the floor.
Crack!!
The floor cracked before it collapsed.
Boom!
"Damn!" Souta found himself falling on the first floor. He adjusted his body
and used [Air Walk].
In just a second, he arrived on the second floor and clashed again with the
man with a scar on his face.
...
Vince was surprised and thought that they would be able to kill Souta
quickly. He didn't think that Souta would grow this powerful in just two
months.
He shook his head and looked at Lumilia, their target.
After he survived in the calamity, he didn't go back to Melosa Country

immediately. He first rested in the Dry Gultch town and saw Souta's group
there. He observed them and found that Lumilia was a noble of an opposing
country and Souta was her guard at that time.
He then went back to his country. He reported what happened there and his
lord was enraged. They lost a lot of people there and wanted to take revenge,
so they hired an assassin to kill the opposing people and that's Lumilia.
Even though Lumilia wasn't the culprit of the calamity, she was still there.
Lumilia's group prevented everyone from taking the Mystical Light Cherry.
Vince's group didn't even manage to bring out some benefits in the Desolate
Woods but instead, they suffered heavy casualties.
His lord just wanted to vent his anger. All the other things were just an
excuse.
"It's all their fault. Yeah, it's all their fault." Vince muttered to himself while
looking at Lumilia.
...
Several figures broke the window and entered the second floor. They were all
wearing black cloaks. They stood up and looked at everyone.
One of the figures stepped forward and said, "Kill everyone here
immediately. The city guard will arrive in this place soon."
Brando activated all of his combat arts that could increase his strength. He
knew that he wasn't strong and if one of these people could match Souta then
he was sure that he couldn't handle them alone.
Suddenly, a figure flew and crashed in the pillar of the room.
Boom!
It shook the whole area and cracks started to spread around.
Brando looked at it and was surprised when he saw that it was Souta.
"Brother Souta!" Cl.u.s.ter shouted worriedly.
"Ouch!" Souta groaned in pain as he won't a mouthful of blood. He stood up

and patted his clothes. These people were too strong for his current condition.
If he wasn't injured in the first place, then he would be able to put up a decent
fight.
He looked at his mana and saw that he could only cast his spells seven more
times. His stamina wasn't going to last too.
"The hell with this! There are five more assassins!"
Souta cursed when he saw another five people wearing black cloaks. He
glanced at Lumilia's group and at his opponents. He assessed that they were
at a disadvantage in number and also in strength.
"There's no choice but to do this," Souta muttered as he casted [Shadow

Bind] spell. He then circulated his mana around his body.
The black figures quickly move their body and dodged the shadows that were
trying to bind them.
He then used [Cross Moon] to destroy all the pillars of the room.
Boom!!
"Brando! Protect class rep and Cl.u.s.ter!" Souta shouted at them.
"What about Bryan and the other people?" Brando replied to him.
"We don't have time to worry about them!" Souta said as the ceiling
collapsed.
Debris of rocks fell down and crashed the ground. Some of the rocks crushed
the customers into meat paste. The black figures immediately jumped out of
the window while Vince and the man with a scar on his right eye casted
defensive spell as they were far from the window.
"Damn! That brat!" Vince cursed as he looked at Souta.
Souta looked down and he slashed the floor beneath him. He jumped down
on the first floor.
He doesn't care about the other people in this restaurant. As long as they
survive, it's okay for him. Souta wasn't worried about Bryan as he knew that
guy has some sort of luck in this kind of situation. He guessed that he will
found Bryan later who miraculously survived.
He landed on the first floor and he also destroyed the pillars. He wanted this
whole building to fell down and it will give him some time.
But the black figures who went outside through the window saw him.
Two of them immediately went inside the first floor and threw a powerful
punch at Souta.
Souta tried to block the punch but the enemies were faster than him even with
all of his buffs.
Bang! Bang!
"Argh!" Souta flew and crashed in the wall. He was gasping as the bandage
on his left hand was now blood-red in color. 'Damn! This is bad! The special
test this morning drained my mana and stamina!' He cursed in his mind. His
hands were trembling and sweat kept pouring. His vision was getting blurred.
'Do you want me to kill them for you? Just let me borrow your body.' A
sweet voice sounded in his mind. Souta knew that it was the [Vajra Sword
Saya].
The two figures slowly approached him.
'Okay, I'll let you borrow my body.' Souta lifted up his head with great effort.
He looked at these people with a smile but the next second his smile turned
stiff because of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
'I've changed my mind, ufufu.' The [Vajra Sword Saya] laughed in his mind.
'You kidding me, right?!' Souta looked at the two figures who arrived in front
of him.
"Just die!!" The two figures took out daggers in both of their hands before
they raised it above their heads.
Souta closed his eyes and cursed the Vajra sword in his mind. He saw a red
figure in his mind laughing at him.
'Damn! You f.u.c.k.i.n.g sword!'
But after a few seconds, he still hasn't felt anything. He opened his eyes and
saw the two figures didn't have their heads anymore.
Their heads fell down and rolled on the ground. Their eyes were widely
opened as they couldn't believe that they died.
"Ah~ no one could kill him in my presence, only I could do that." A feminine
voice sounded.
Souta saw a woman approached him. The woman arrived in front of him and
held his cheeks.
"Ah~ You're amazing, marvelous, wonderful, incredible- ah~ I love you. I

like you. I want you to myself but you're still not ripe. I'll let you go for now.
But after this, in the next test, I will crush you!"
Chapter 107 - The Appearance of
the most powerful student
'Who is this girl?' Souta thought while looking at her.
The girl has long lilac-colored hair that was tied in a ponytail at the back of
her head. Her eyes have different colors. Her left eye was blue in color while
the other one was crimson red.
She's wearing the uniform of the Ladro Institute. Her bust wasn't big nor
small, it's a normal size. Her skin was smooth and as white as snow.
She was beautiful, more than any woman that Souta saw.
'Whoa! It's my first time seeing these eyes...' Souta was amazed when he saw
her eyes. He then recalled what she said before and shivered. He opened his
mouth and said, "W-What did you say?"
"Ah~ you didn't hear it clearly. Okay, I will repeat it for you." The woman
placed her mouth near his ear and said, "I love you. I want you to myself.
Even now, I'm holding myself for taking you. I know, you're still not ripe."
"Hah? That's not what you said before." Souta frowned as he looked at her.
'There's something wrong in her head.' He thought when he heard her words.
"Ufufu, it seems that you are listening to me. I like it." The girl flashed a
seductive smile at him.
"Anyways, help me stand," Souta said as his body was embedded deep in the
walls. He couldn't move well because of his injuries and tiredness.
Since this girl was wearing the uniform of Ladro Institute, he thought that she
was here to help her fellow students.
"I don't want to." The girl said as she just looked at him without doing
anything.
Souta was stunned. He was about to say something when the ceiling above
them collapsed.
Boom!!
"But don't worry, I won't let anyone get you. I will kill those people that
dared to hurt you. Only... Only I could do that! Ah! I won't let anyone! Those
rights are mine!" At the end of her sentence, her tone changed, and her
breathing speeds up.
'Damn! This girl is bad news!' Souta cursed in his mind and wondered who
this girl is.
"Hmph!" The girl looked up and her magical power exploded.
Boom!!
Her aura swept the debris of rocks that were falling.
Souta was shocked when he saw this. He started to think if this girl was really
just a student. Her power wasn't something a student could possess.
Just who the hell is this crazy girl?
...
The fall of the building naturally caused a commotion. The people in the
vicinity looked at this curiously and wondered what happened that caused
this building to fall.
"What happened here?"
"I don't know. I just heard a loud explosion and when I looked the building
was falling."
"Let's call the city guard."

"They will handle this kind of thing."
The people around started whispering to each other. Then, they saw three
people wearing black cloaks walked towards the site.
The man in the center looked around and saw two people in the center. A
man and a woman. He didn't know the girl but the man, he knew him well.
Their employee said that it's one of their targets.
"So he's still alive." He muttered in a low voice. He glanced at his

surroundings and decided to finish this quickly before the city guard arrived
here.
Suddenly, a man burst out of the debris of rocks. The man has short spiky
black hair and black eyes. He was Bryan Dagruel.
"Oh~ I thought I would die," Bryan said as he wiped the blood on his
forehead. He looked around him and saw Souta with a girl that he didn't
know.
"Souta, what are you doing?" He opened his mouth and asked Souta.
Souta lifted up his head and looked at Bryan. "Oh? Bryan, you're still alive."
"Of course, I wouldn't die easily." Bryan smiled and said. He then looked at
the girl in front of Souta and asked, "By the way, who's that girl?"
"She?" Souta glanced at the girl in front of him and shook his head. "I don't
have any idea who she is but I think she's our ally this time."
The girl glanced at Bryan before she turned to Souta. She slowly opened her
mouth and said, "Ufufu, not ours but yours."
'Damn! This crazy girl! Where the hell did she pop out!' Souta cursed inside
his mind. He didn't let it showed on his face. He just simply smiled while
looking at her. "Hehehe."
"Ufufu." The girl also smiled while looking at him.

'Okay, I'll ignore her for now.' Souta thought as he closed his eyes. He doesn't
want to look at her for now.
At this time, Brando and Lumilia emerged from the debris of rocks with
Cl.u.s.ter. Both of them were covered in bruises as they protected Cl.u.s.ter
from harm.
"Are you okay, Cl.u.s.ter?" Lumilia looked at Cl.u.s.ter and she gently asked.
"Yes, I'm fine but you and brother..." Cl.u.s.ter said as she looked at Lumilia
and Brando who protected her.
"Don't worry about us. We're fine." Lumilia smiled and she patted Cl.u.s.ter's
head.
"Yeah, don't worry. We're going to protect you." Brando said as he flashed a
bright smile to Cl.u.s.ter. He then looked around with a frown on his face.
They survived but the other customers in this place weren't as lucky as them.
'Just who the hell are those people?' He thought.
Vince and the man with a scar on his face emerged from the ground.
"That f.u.c.k.i.n.g brat!!" Vince cursed loudly while holding his head. He felt
pain on his head as a huge rock fell on it before.
"Where the f.u.c.k is he?!" The man with a scar on his face gritted his teeth in
anger.
The people wearing black cloaks were stunned when they saw that Souta's
group survived without a single casualty.
The man that looked like the leader gritted his teeth. He opened his mouth
and shouted, "Kill them all, we need to finish them! We can't afford to fail
this!"
"Yes!!" All of them pulled out their sword.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, the woman beside Souta appeared in front of him.
"Wha-" The man was surprised when he saw this. He couldn't understand
how this girl appeared in front of him. She was so fast that he couldn't even
saw her moved.
"I've heard it, you know. You wanted to kill my precious S-Sou... Ah~ I can't
handle it anymore. Just saying his name... makes me... Ah~" The girl said in a
strange tone. Then, she stretched out her hand to grab the man but the man
jumped backward.
"What the hell is this girl?" The man said while looking at the girl.
"You!! I'll smash, crush, break, and destroy you, ugly bastard!!" The girl
shouted and her mana burst out of her body.
Boom!!
Her release of power shook the entire ground and a powerful gust of wind
swept out in the whole area.
Her aura suppressed every person in the vicinity. It was so powerful that
weak people couldn't even breathe under her aura.
"Argh!!" The man that looked like the leader gritted his teeth as he tried to
endure the pressure. The air around him was tightening. The pressure were
focused on him and his comrades. He opened his mouth and said, "Let's abort
the mission. Let's find another opportunity."
They thought that it would be an easy mission as Souta and the other were
injured, but who would have thought that this girl would appear out of
nowhere and help Souta's group.
"Hmph! You will not get away!" The girl snorted and waved her hand. It was
followed by a dense mana that swept everything out. It was so dense that
people could see it with their own eyes.
Boom!!
The dense mana swallowed the people who were wearing black cloaks. Not
just them but the other people who were watching this got caught up in the
aftermath.
Boom!!
It caused several explosions in the area around them. It destroyed a few

building and the people started to run in panic. Obviously, they don't want to
die in this place.
"So powerful..." Brando covered his eyes as he stood in front of Lumilia and
Cl.u.s.ter.
"Ahhh!!" Bryan shouted as the explosion swallowed him. He was closed to

the man with the scar on his face and Vince, so he got caught up in the
explosion.
...
Smoke and dust-covered some parts of the destroyed buildings. The whole
area was in ruins as more than ten buildings were destroyed.
"Damn! The crazy girl is powerful!" Souta muttered while looking around
him. He was safe and sound. Not even dust reach him despite the powerful
explosions around him.
The girl protected him well. Only him as Bryan's condition right now was
unknown.
Brando placed down his hand and looked at the girl with long lilac-colored
hair. "Just who is this girl?"
Lumilia looked at the girl and gulp. "I remember those features. That hair
color, that eyes, and that face. There's no doubt about this."
"Do you know her?" Brando asked.
"Yeah, I think she's the current Top 1 Ranker of the whole institute. The one
who dominated the Grand Tournament and beat the Royal Prince. The most
powerful student of Ladro Institute in history..."
"Yanagi Shina."
Chapter 108 - What a tiring day
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the quest "Protect"!]
[You've level up!]
[Agility, Dexterity, Vitality, and Intelligence attributes have increased by 10!]
[You've received 1 free skill point!]
Souta looked at the system prompts that he received. He already finished the
quest since this unknown girl already killed all the assassins. But to think that
not even five minutes have passed before the helper arrived.
He also found that he levels up from the exp that he received from this quest.
He was level 24 right now and it will take a long time before he level up once
again. After a few more levels, his level will reach the middle level of the
version 2.
Well, right now Souta has 11 skill points in total. It was enough to level up
his [Shadow Bind] spell to level 10. If he does that then he would be
promoted to Rank 2 Mage. His strength would increase once again.
Souta shook his head and put all these thoughts in the back of his mind. Right
now, he wanted to go back to his house and rest. This day was pretty tiring
even to him.
"Argh!"
He gritted his teeth and tried to move his body out of the walls. In the end, he
didn't manage to get out of the walls. His body was still embedded deep in
the walls.
"Damn! This is hard!"
Souta cursed as he loosened his muscles and lay there comfortably. He closed
his eyes and clear his mind.
"This is not bad... I'm sure the city guard will come here later." He muttered.
He then heard a sound that someone was talking to each other. Opening his
eyes, he found Lumilia, Brando, and Cl.u.s.ter. They were talking something
while observing the unknown girl.
'These people are now comfortably talking to each other while I'm here stuck
in the walls. Damn! After all the things I did to protect them.' Souta thought
while looking at the three of them. He opened his mouth and said, "Oi! Can
you guys help me get out of here?"
Lumilia, Cl.u.s.ter, and Brando turned their heads when they heard his voice.
They found him stuck in the walls.
"Brother Souta!!" Cl.u.s.ter broke free from Lumilia's arms and rushed
towards Souta with a concerned look on her face.
Brando also rushed towards Souta when he saw his condition. It was worse
than he imagined.
Cl.u.s.ter arrived in front of Souta and tried to pull him out.
"Argh!! Brother!! I'll pull you out!!" She tried her best but she couldn't do it
with her strength.
"I'll handle this," Brando said with a smile as he patted Cl.u.s.ter's head.
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside his ears.
"What are you doing to m-my... S-Sou- him?"

Brando was surprised when he heard this voice. He quickly turned around
and saw Yanagi Shina behind him.
"Ehhh...!!"
Brando subconsciously took a step backward. He slowly opened his mouth

and said, "I-I'm just helping my friend."
He was nervous as he was talking to the number one student of the Ladro
Institute. He didn't know why she was here but she helped them in this crisis.
Cl.u.s.ter hid behind Brando when Yanagi appeared. She didn't know this
woman, so she was quite wary of him. Actually, she was wary of Brando too
but he saved her this time.
Yanagi knitted her brows and said, "Don't worry about him, I will take care
of him."
Souta who heard this opened his mouth, "Oi! Brando, don't listen to her. Just
help me get out of here."
"Eh?" Brando didn't know what to do as Yanagi was emitting a fierce aura.
He didn't know what she would do if he didn't follow her. He looked at Souta
and said, "I'm sorry, Souta. I will let her take care of you."
"Oi! I'm your friend, right? At least help me get out of here." Souta looked at
Brando with wide eyes.
"Good." Yanagi looked at Brando and she flashed a beautiful smile at

Brando.
"Um... M-Miss Shina, what will you do to Souta?" Brando carefully asked
Yanagi.
"Don't call me that! Use "lady" when you're talking to me!" Yanagi said with
an annoyed tone. "Only Souta can say my name directly..." She said in a low
voice that only she could hear.
"Okay, Lady Shina..." Brando nodded at her.

'Shina... It feels familiar... Don't tell me she's Yanagi Shina.' Souta thought
and was stunned when he realized that this girl was Yanagi Shina of the
Ladro Institute.
Her appearance was different from what he knew in the game. In the game,
Yanagi Shina was a famous NPC in this kingdom. She lost her left eye in the
demon invasion and because of some unknown skill, her lilac-colored hair
turned into silver color. Her appearance when he saw her in the game was
really different when she was still in the Ladro Institute.
The players of the Hebrei Kingdom called her Goddess of Hebrei. She
created her own group that only consist of a powerful woman. The king of
the kingdom permitted her, so she led her group to roam around the kingdom
to help kill the demons.
In the end, she fell in the event where the Zodiac, one of the Three Bringers
of Calamity, attacked the whole continent. It was really tragic at that time
when the Zodiac attack the continent. Several large countries and kingdoms
fell in that event. Even the Three Great Countries suffered heavy casualties at
that time.
The Zodiac only have twelve members but each one of them possessed power
rivaling that of a God.
Souta stared at Yanagi Shina as he recalled what happened in the game.
...
Souta and the rest heard several footsteps coming towards their direction. All
of them turned their heads and saw people wearing silver plate armor and
helmet. They were the city guards of Ladros City.
The city guards looked at them before they approached them. They
recognized Yanagi Shina as the most precious student of the Ladro Institute.
"What happened here, Lady Shina?" The captain of this squad asked Yanagi
in a polite tone.
"Hmph! It's just some insects that tried to kill my Souta." Yanagi snorted and
replied to the captain.
The captain smiled wryly and understood that he would not get any
information from her.
"Um..."
The captain turned around and saw a petite girl with blue hair and blue eyes.
The girl was Lumilia.
"Sir, I'm Lumilia Von Asvares from Asvares Family. I will recount what
happened here to you." Lumilia introduced herself first as she wanted the
captain to know that she was a noble lineage so that he wouldn't doubt her.
There's another reason why she did that. It was because she doesn't want
these city guards to bother Souta and the rest for information.
Lumilia started to recount what happened here without missing a single

detail. The captain listened to every word that came out of her mouth.
While Lumilia was talking with the captain, Souta was having a hard time as
Yanagi kept looking at him.
Yanagi sat down in front of him and started on his face. This action made
Souta uncomfortable.
'Damn! What's wrong with this girl?!' Souta cursed inside his mind.
After a few minutes, Yanagi stood up and patted her clothes. She clasped his
cheeks and said, "I'll go now. If I stay here anymore, close to you. Then, I
think I wouldn't be able to hold myself back. I might devour you."
"Right, just go now," Souta said as he ignored the second part of her words.
It's better to ignore the words coming out of this crazy girl.
Yanagi turned around and disappeared like a bubble. Her presence also
disappeared, so Souta was sure that she already left.
He sighed in relief and called Brando to help him. This time, Brando help
him quickly.
The city guards asked them a few questions before they let them leave. But
Souta, Brando, Lumilia, and Cl.u.s.ter didn't leave immediately as they knew
that Bryan was buried underground.
They waited for the city guards to clear the place and they found the
unconscious Bryan. They went to healers with Bryan to get some first aid.
...
"Damn! Who's that girl? She's so powerful. I thought I would die this time."
Bryan said in a loud voice. His body was covered in bandages as he was the
one who received heavy injuries among them.
"That's the most powerful student of the Ladro Institute," Souta said with a
tired expression.
"Really." Bryan looked at him.
"Yeah, yeah, she's the one," Souta said.
After walking for a few minutes, the group arrived in Souta's house. They
entered there and rest for a while. They didn't have the energy to play because
of what happened.
Really... What a bad day, yet good at the same time.
It was bad because Souta was tired enough because he drained his mana and
stamina. It was good because he received a lot of skill points in just a single
day.
Souta prepared a room for Bryan and Brando in his house. They protected
Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter so they were quite tired. He let them rest so that they
could recover a bit of their strength.
Cl.u.s.ter went to Yuko and played with her while Lumilia was guarding her.
Souta walked outside and sat beside Lumilia who was watching Yuko and
Cl.u.s.ter. He didn't say anything as he simply watched Yuko.
After a few seconds, Lumilia opened her mouth and asked, "How are you?"
"I'm fine. I'm just tired as I exhausted my mana and stamina." Souta replied
to her.
"Then, what about Brando and Bryan?" Lumilia asked.
"They...? Bryan's injury was grave so he needed the rest the most. I'm
surprised that he could even talk with that kind of injury." Souta explained to
her Bryan's condition.
He let Bryan drink some of his recovery potions to speed up his recovery. But
he only used low-level potions, not the medium-level potions, so it would
take a few days maybe a week before Bryan recovered. If it was a medium-
level potion then Bryan would be jumping and laughing right now. Well,
Souta wouldn't use it for something like this. Those medium-level potions of
his were reserved for emergency use for Yuko and him, not other people.
"I see..." Lumilia nodded at him and she waited for him to explain about
Brando. She will buy potions or pills later to help the two recovered.
"Brando... Hmm... I've got to say that his condition is worse." Souta said as
he looked up in the blue sky.
"Worse?" Lumilia glanced at Souta as she couldn't understand why Brando's

condition was worse than Bryan.
How was Brando's condition worse compare to Bryan who almost died?
"I can see it. He's trembling, he's scared, and he's afraid. I can see all of it in
his movements." Souta said as he closed his eyes but he still continued
explaining, "His face is pale and he's holding himself back not to puke. He's
physically better than Bryan but mentally. It's his first time seeing people
brutally killed in front of him."
With regard to this kind of thing, Souta thought that Bryan was used to seeing
that scene. Even Cl.u.s.ter was better than Brando. Well, after they
experience the calamity in the Desolate Woods who wouldn't toughen their
mind. This was the reason why Souta concluded that Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter's
background was deeper than Brando.
Then, what about him? Souta doesn't know what he's like in the earth as he
could only remember vague images up until now. Right now, if Souta was to
say it he would admit that he's cold-blooded. He felt nothing when he
massacred those bandits and he even used their soul to strengthen himself.
All the people he killed would lose the chance to be reborn again as their soul
became a nutrition in his body.
Souta opened his mouth and added, "If he couldn't come up with himself then
his mind will break."
"Then, what should we do?" Lumilia asked him. She remembered how many
corpses they saw in the Desolate Woods. She still couldn't forget that scene.
She sometimes wondered at night how lucky they were at that time.
Souta shook his head in response to her question. "Nothing, he himself

needed to do this."
"Souta, how did you get so strong?" Suddenly, Lumilia asked this question
out of nowhere.
Souta looked at her and wondered why she asked that. He recalled before that
she needed the Mystical Light Cherry to increase her strength. It seems that
some internal fight was happening in their family.
"I don't know, I just didn't give up to any challenges that I face," Souta
replied to her questions.
Actually, he didn't know how he would reply to her question, luckily

something came in his mind.
Only he knew the real answer and the reason why he's strong was because of
the system. If he didn't have the system then he was sure that he was still in
the Undead Sanctuary. That's why he's trying his best to learn combat arts
and spells without the help of the system so that there's a skill that he could
call his own hard work not the work of the system.
Souta shook his head and he stood. "I'm going inside the house. If there's
anything you can ask me. I'm in the first room on the second floor."
Without waiting for her reply, Souta went inside the house.
"Okay." Lumilia nodded and she gazed at his retreating back.
...
Souta went to the last room on the first floor. This room was the room where
he placed the potions and pills that he collected throughout his journey. He
also bought some of these potions and pills for emergency use.
He approached the red potions that were stock in the cabinet. He got these
potions from the money he got from selling the monster orb.
He reached out his hand and picked one of the middle-level potions. He
opened the lid and drunk it without hesitation.
After a few seconds, he felt warm energy circulating inside his body. He
noticed that his wounds were healing rapidly. The healers that the city guard
brought only used [Light Heal] to him and the rest of the victim. If he wanted
to completely heal his wounds it would cost money.
That's the same in the institute. They would only use healing spells until they
were sure that they will survive from the injury the received. That's why
Souta, Bryan, Brando, and the rest of the students weren't completely healed
after the special test.
Points were needed if they wanted to fully recover.
"Hmm... It's good. If someone attack us right now. I could probably repel
them." Souta said and hope that someone attacks them. Well, it will trigger
another quest and that's what he wanted. That's why he didn't let Lumilia
leave quickly. Since she was the target he wanted her to stay by his side in
case someone attacks her.
"Hahaha, what a lucky girl. She already gave me a lot of quests. I will
squeeze out all the quest that I could trigger from her." Souta laughed before
he stood up and locked the door.
After he locked the door, Souta sat in the center of the room. He closed his
eyes and looked at the system.
"I guess it's time to promote my class."
He had 11 skill points in total and he only needed 10 skill points to level up
the [Shadow Bind] spell to level 10.
Without hesitation, he used 10 skill points to level up his spell. As soon as the
[Shadow Bind] spell hit the level 10, a system prompt sounded in his mind.
*Ding!*
[You've fulfilled the requirements for promoting the Mage Class!]
[Do you want to rank up you're class to Rank 2? Yes/No?]
'Yes...' Souta said in his mind without hesitation.
*Ding!*
[You've successfully rank up to Rank 2 Mage!]
[Intelligence attributes have increased by 30!]
[Strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 20!]
[Mana pool increased by 80!]
[Magical resistance increased by 100%!]
[Mana recovery increased by 15!]
[Spell power have increased by 100℅]
Souta felt the increase in his stats and mana. It was a pleasant feeling
knowing that he got stronger.
He checked his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Goblin Corruptor(2nd Evolution)
Level: 24
Health: 596/596
Stamina: 348/348
Mana: 790/790
Strength: 314(254+60)[+]
Agility: 403(203+200)[+]
Dexterity: 390(190+200)[+]
Vitality: 248(238+10)[+]

Muscle Strengthening] Level 2, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level 2
Trait skill(s): [Corruption]

[Possession]
Skill point(s): 1
Next, to promote to Rank 3 Mage he needed one of specialty to reached level

10. He decided that he will use the [Shadow Ball] spell to promote to Rank 3
Mage.
He would be able to cast multiple shadow balls at the same time if he levels it
up. It would help him a lot of he could teleport to many different shadows. It
would also help him divert the attention of his enemies that knew the effect
of this spell.
Souta lifted up his hand and silently casted the [Shadow Bind] spell. The
floor turned into pitch black color and several shadows that look like
tentacles sprouted.
The atmosphere of this spell was entirely different when it was level 9. Souta
was sure that even the top 1 ranker of the first year Gyron wouldn't be able to
escape this binding spell.
Before in the special test, Gyron was just wiping his [Shadow Bind] spell
easily. The assassins too did that. But now Souta was sure that this spell
would be able to bind Gyron for several seconds.
Even though it's a tier 1 spell, it's still a level 10 spell. Plus, all of his spells
were one hundred percent more powerful than before because he became a
Rank 2 Mage. Its effect was closer to a tier 2 spell.
Chapter 110 - If you have any
problem just ask me
Souta could feel the difference of level 10 [Shadow Bind] spell. He could
control these shadows like a part of his body.
Really, what a strange setting. There's no function like this in the game.
He clenched his fist and canceled the spell. The floor turned back to normal
and the shadows dissipated into thin air.
Souta stood up and picked up the bag that he always brought in his
adventurer's quest.
He reached out his hand towards the potions and pick the bottle with orange
liquid. This was the monster potion that he acquired in the underground base
when he was trying to get the [Vajra Sword Saya].
He lifted it up and observed it before he placed it inside his bag. He was

already a Rank D Adventurer so he would start taking difficult quests, and
perhaps there's a situation that he couldn't handle with his current strength
like before when the assassin came to kill Lumilia. He needed to bring this to
him all the time in case something bad happened.
Souta also placed middle-level health potion and middle-level mana potion in
his bag. With his current health and mana, it would require his this level of
potion to recover a large amount of his mana and health.
The only thing he needed right now was the potion that could recover his
stamina. Unfortunately, that type of potion was pretty hard to acquire even at
this large kingdom.
Suddenly, an idea came into his mind. Souta recalled that Jimmy was an
influential merchant. He had a lot of connections across the whole kingdom
and the neighboring countries. If it's Jimmy, Jimmy could acquire it for him.
Souta just needed to invest a large amount of money in this.
"Well, that's not a problem for me," Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
...
Souta exited the room and went to his room on the second floor. He picked
up a pair of gloves there and changed the gloves that he was wearing.
He fought several battles this day and his gloves were in tottered. Also, the
glove on his left hand was gone. The only thing that was covering his hand
was the bandage that he wrapped.
He went outside the room and bought drinks for Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter. He
saw that Cl.u.s.ter was sleeping on Yuko's soft and fluffy fur.
"When did Yuko let her sleep on her like that?" Souta wondered when he saw
this scene. He only knew that when he brought Cl.u.s.ter here in his house,
she was only playing with Yuko.
He smiled and he approached Lumilia. He reached out his hand that was
holding a glass of fruit juice to her.
"Here."
"Thanks." Lumilia received the glass of fruit juice. She looked at Cl.u.s.ter
with gentle expression.
"She fell asleep, huh?" Souta muttered in a low voice.
"Yeah, she's tired after what happened this day. She's just a child yet so many
things have happened to her." Lumilia said with a somewhat sad expression.
"Hmm..." Souta glanced at Lumilia before he asked, "Then, do you want to

find her parents? But I'll say something first. If we started to look for
Cl.u.s.ter's family, we naturally would get the attention of the group that
targeted her. So if you choose that path be prepared for the worse scenario."
"Um..." Lumilia didn't know what choice to choose. She wanted to help
Cl.u.s.ter find her family but it would gather the attention of the organization
that was after her. She didn't have enough information to know the name of
that organization and their hideout.
"You know it's not easy to fight that organization. Even my strength right
now isn't enough. Also, even if you reported it to the city guards, we wouldn't
get their help because we don't have any evidence or proof." Souta paused for
a moment before he added, "That's why you don't need to worry about her
right now. Just keep on training until you acquired enough strength. Well, if
you're in the top ranker you can go in that organization's hideout anytime you
wanted because the top ranker was protected by the institute. Unfortunately,
we don't know where their hideout."
Lumilia lowered her head and gazed on the ground. She was digesting
everything that he said.
"Ah, I forgot to tell you one thing," Souta said as he looked up in the sky. The
sky was slowly getting dark and the wind was getting chilly.
Lumilia tilted her head as she looked at him while waiting for what he was
about to say. She wondered what's he's going to say to her.
"Those people before weren't after Cl.u.s.ter. They were after you so be
careful. I advise you to keep looking at your surroundings and report it if you
found strange people." Souta said with a serious expression.
"Why...?" Lumilia was stunned when she heard that those people were after
her, not Cl.u.s.ter.
"That man before was the knight I fought in the Desolate Woods. He also
survived that calamity and came here for revenge." Souta paused for a
moment then he glanced at Lumilia. "Well, since you're noble, he thought
that we are your subordinates. So be careful there may be more of them."
Lumilia looked down as there's a lot of things that in her mind. Her problem
in her family and now this assassination.
While she was thinking about things she heard Souta's voice.
"Don't worry about it. If you have any problem just ask me and I will help
you with everything I've got. Just ask me sincerely and I will do it for you."
She lifted up her head and saw Souta's retreating figure. She tightened her
grip on the glass of fruit juice and muttered, "Thank you..."
After two hours, Souta woke up Bryan and Brando who were sleeping in his
house.
"It's already dark. You can go back to your house now." Souta said in a loud
voice.
Lumilia and Cl.u.s.ter were behind him watching him woke up the two.
"Ah, five more minutes..." Bryan muttered as he used the blanket to covered
his head.
Souta sighed when he saw this he reached out his hand and grabbed Bryan's
wounds. He gripped it tightly so that Bryan would feel the intense pain.
"Ouch!!" Bryan cried out in pain as he jumped off the bed.
"Okay, next is Brando..." Souta said.
Brandon was easy to wake up. He wasn't Bryan that wanted to stay here to
rest.
Bryan and Brando went to their home, while Souta walked Lumilia and
Cl.u.s.ter to Lumilia's apartment. He was worried that some people would
attack once again.
"Thank you." Lumilia thanked him as she slightly bowed her head.
"Don't worry about it. Remember my words before. If you have any problem
just ask me." Souta shook his head and said to her. He then looked at
Cl.u.s.ter and patted her head. "Be a good girl, alright?"
"Yes, I'll listen to Sister Mila." Cl.u.s.ter nodded her head.

"Good." Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "I'll go now."
"Yes, thank you," Lumilia said.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. He pushed himself into a seated position
and looked outside through the window.
He stood up and went to the bathroom to wash his face. After that, he went
downstairs and prepared breakfast for him and Yuko.
"Hmm... I will start accepting those difficult quests."
He muttered while cooking fried egg and fried rice. He was already a Rank D
Adventurer so he would start accepting those difficult Rank D Quest that will
give him 1 skill point per quest.
With his current rank, that's the maximum skill point he could get from Rank
D Quest. It will be a different matter if it was a Rank C and above quest.
He had breakfast with Yuko before he departed and head straight to Ladro
Institute.
...
Inside the institute, Souta found that a lot of students were glancing at him
from time to time.
He went to the cafeteria and bought a coffee before he went to his classroom.
He found that Alice and Bryan were already in their seat.
Souta entered the classroom with coffee in his hand. "Good morning, class
rep!" He greeted Lumilia and he walked towards his seat.
"Ah, good morning Souta." Lumilia greeted back.
Souta placed the coffee in his hand on top of his desk before he sat down. He
looked at Bryan and saw that he was sleeping soundly. Then, he turned his
head to Alice and asked, "What's wrong with our class?"
The class went silent ever since he arrived here. They were all looking at him,
Bryan, and at Lumilia.
"There are rumors about you fighting some assassin yesterday after class,"
Alice replied to him. It seems that she was listening to the class.
"Yeah, that's true. Those assassins are strong. I couldn't even defeat them on
my own." Souta said to her before he took a sip of his coffee.
Lynn who was beside Lumilia looked at Souta with a concerned look on her
face.
"See? I already said that Souta is fine." Lumilia said to Lynn in a low voice.
"I really was worried about him. Ah, Mila why are you together with him
yesterday?" Lynn asked. She recalled that Souta and Lumilia were together
from the rumors that she heard. Also, they were in a restaurant...
"Eh... Um..." Lumilia was surprised at her question.

Chapter 111 - Is this what they
called fate?
The door opened and Bargan went inside. He placed the book that he was
holding on top of the table.
"Good morning class." He greeted everyone.
Everyone stood up and said, "Good morning teacher Bargan!"
"Cough!!" Bargan coughed and looked at the back. Precisely he was looking
at Bryan who was sleeping on his desk.
Everyone turned their head and saw Bryan who was sleeping without a care
in his surroundings.
Lumilia knew that she needed to handle this kind of thing as the class rep.
She turned her head and saw that teacher Bargan was still looking at Bryan.
She actually doesn't want to disturb Bryan because of what happened to them
yesterday. Bryan got injured because of her that's why she felt guilty about it.
Lumilia opened her mouth and said in a loud voice. "Bryan! Teacher Bargan
is already here! Don't sleep in class!"
Souta who was beside Bryan nudged him but unfortunately, Bryan was in
deep sleep. He wouldn't wake up easily just by someone nudging him, so
Souta opened his palm and grabbed Bryan's wounds to wake up him
forcefully.
"Ouch!" Bryan screamed as he stood up. He held his side and felt intense
pain coming from his wounds.
"What the-"
He found that everyone in the class was looking at him. He doesn't have any
idea as he was sleeping, so he looked at Souta and asked, "Souta, what's
happening?"
"You know that it's not good to sleep in class when there's a teacher." Souta
simply said.
"Yeah. Then, why didn't you woke me up before?!" Bryan asked Souta. If
Souta woke him up before Bargan came then this situation wouldn't happen.
"I wouldn't do that. I just wanted to see you get scolded." Souta said with a
smirk on his face.
"You!! Traitor..." Bryan took a step back and looked at Souta with wide eyes.
He asked in a trembling tone, "Are we really friends?"
'These two... They really have to talk while everyone is looking at them!'
Lumilia thought as veins pop up on her forehead. She gritted her teeth and
said, "Souta and Bryan be quiet! Teacher Bargan is already here!"
"Oi! Bryan, you're too noisy. You're making class rep mad." Souta said as he
sat down on his seat like nothing happened.
"..." Bryan didn't know what to reply to Souta's words. In the end, he smiled
wryly and said, "Good morning, teacher Bargan."
He then sat down on his seat while scratching the back of his head.
Bargan sighed helplessly. He knew that Bryan was always like this and he
never expected him to change that easily. Bargan slowly opened his mouth
and said, "If you're not feeling well, you can rest in the infirmary."
He at least knew that something happened to them yesterday after class. That
news spread in the institute like a wildfire and right now almost everyone
knew it.
"Really?" Bryan asked with a hint of expectations.
"Yes." Bargan nodded at his words.

"Then, I'll go now," Bryan said before he stood up. He picked up his bag and
he exited the classroom without care about his surrounding.
Bargan looked at Bryan's back and shook his head.
"Okay, let's start the class."
...
Lunch break...
Souta stood up from his seat and said, "Let's have lunch together Alice. Let's
also check Bryan."
Alice lifted up her head and looked at Souta. "Okay."
Souta walked out of the classroom and Alice followed him.
At the front row of the class. Lynn grabbed Lumilia's arm when she saw that
Souta and Alice leave together.
"Mila, what should I do?" Lynn said with a worried look.
"I don't know." Lumilia shook her head. She doesn't have any idea what
advice should she give to her friend.
"But you said you know him..." Lynn looked at Lumilia with a teary
expression.
"Yeah, but what can I do?" Lumilia nodded and asked. Since there were
rumors that she, Souta, Bryan, and Brando were together yesterday when the
assassins attacked them, she just explained herself to Lynn that they were
friends.
Of course, she explained that it was because of the little girl named Cl.u.s.ter.
...
"Where are we going?" Alice asked Souta. She found that the path that they
were taking was not heading towards the canteen.
"We're going to the Shield Class 1-A," Souta replied to her question.
"Hmm... Why?" Alice nodded and asked why they were going to that class.
"I'm going to check if Brando is fine," Souta said.
"I see..." Alice nodded her head and she didn't ask another question.
Souta glanced at her when he found that she didn't ask why they were going
to Brando's class. It seems that she heard that Brando was together with them
yesterday after class.
"Oh...?"
Souta found it interesting that she was listening to the rumors. It looks like
she was listening to the class in her seat quietly.
If that's the case, then he didn't have to explain it to her. She's not Bryan that
would still ask it even though he heard it before.
After a few minutes of walking, Souta and Alice arrived in front of the Shield
Class 1-A.
Souta stepped inside the class while Alice just waited in the corridor.
As soon as he stepped inside the class, the whole Shield Class 1-A gone
silent. All the students were looking at him without saying anything.
"Um... Do you want something here in our class?" A tall muscular girl stood
up and asked Souta. She had long black hair that was tied on the back of her
head. Her skin was tan and her black eyes were looking at him with
uncertainty.
Souta looked around the class and he didn't saw Brando here, so he turned to
the girl that asked him a question. He looked at her from top to bottom and
asked, "Are you the class rep here?"
"Y-Yes, I'm Chiffon, the class representative of the Shield Class 1-A." The
girl gulped and she introduced herself. She wanted to turn around right now
when Souta looked at her from head to toe. She was nervous talking to the
man who destroyed their whole class alone in the special test.
According to the rumors, Souta did not only obliterate their class in the
special test. He also defeated various top rankers alone making him the
strongest first year. According to the assessment of the special test, there's
currently no first year that could fight Souta in an equal match. It would take
various top rankers to subdue him. His power level wasn't only the level of
first-year students.
"So you're the class rep. Where is Brando?" Souta nodded and asked her.
"...He's absent." Chiffon replied to his question.
"I see... Thanks." Souta nodded and thanked her before he turned around. He
was about to leave the classroom when Chiffon called him.
"Ieshi!"
Souta stopped and he turned his head to look at her. He saw her looking at
him in the eyes.
"What is it?" He asked. He wondered if she wanted something from him or

not.
"Um... Is it true that some people attack you and Brando yesterday?" Chiffon
hesitated at first before she asked. She had no way to confirm this rumor as
Brando was absent today. Their teacher also didn't say anything about this
incident. She wanted to know the truth about why Brando was absent today.
"Yeah, it's true. Some weird people attack us out of nowhere." Souta said
before he exited the classroom without waiting for her response.
...
"How is it?" Alice asked him as soon as he came out of the classroom.
"Brando is absent," Souta said as he looked back in the Shield Class.
Brando's injury wasn't that worse. In terms of injury, Bryan's injury was
worse among the rest of them. He was knock out yesterday as he got caught
up in Yanagi's attack. Still, Bryan managed to go to the institute despite his
heavy injuries.
Souta knew that physical injuries weren't Brando's problem. It's about his
mental health. It seems that what happened yesterday was still bothering him
up until now.
"Don't think about it. Let's just go now and have lunch." Souta said as he
shrugged his shoulder. He started to walk towards the direction of the
canteen.
"Fine," Alice said and she followed him from behind.
...
In the principal's office...
Yanagi Shina was standing in front of the principal, Azrim De Reigan.
Azrim looked at Yanagi with a frown on his face. He placed the paper files in
his hand on his table.
Tugh!
A loud sound echoed in the whole room as the stock of paper landed on the
table.
"Yanagi, can you tell me the reason why you are in that place yesterday?"
Azrim asked Yanagi with a serious expression.
"I'm just shopping yesterday and found that my schoolmates were being
bullied by some unknown people, so I decided to help them." Yanagi smiled
and replied to him.
"Are you sure that's what you're doing? You're not following Souta Ieshi,
right?" Azrim said as he stared deeply at Yanagi's eyes.
"Um... It's just a coincidence that I met Souta there." Yanagi smiled brightly
and said. "Is this what they called fate?"
"How did you know him? I'm sure that you don't have any acquaintance in
first-year students." Azrim asked her. "Also, I've heard a report from the
teachers of the first year that you snuck in the special test yesterday. What
will you say about that?"
"Tch!! Those damn teachers. As I thought, they are going to be in my way

from pursuing Souta..." Yanagi clicked her tongue and said in a low voice
with an annoyed expression.
"I can hear you, you know?" Azrim said with a sighed.
Chapter 112 - Meeting the Gale
Group
A week had passed since the assassination incident in the shopping district.
The incident gathered a lot of attention across the whole city. Unfortunately,
they didn't have a way to know the culprit's goal as Yanagi Shina killed all of
them.
Several people died in this incident. The city lord and the institute
compensated the family of the victims.
It was really a tragic event.
The three people who were involved in this incident were outside of the
Ladros City. The three of them were clearing the low-level dungeons in the
vicinity of the city.
Shing!!
Souta pulled out his sword from the body of a five-meter tall spider and he
placed it back inside its sheath.
This huge spider was the boss of this low-level dungeon.
In their current level, Souta and Bryan wouldn't have a problem clearing this
level of dungeon alone.
"That's too easy..." Souta muttered as he looked around him. There's a lot of
dead spiders in his surrounding.
He then heard a familiar sound in his mind saying that he received a skill
point for clearing this dungeon.
"Yeah, there's no challenge." Bryan nodded with a sighed. He really hope that
he could fight some tough opponents in this dungeon. Unfortunately for him,
all the monsters here were too weak.
The only monster that could put up a fight here was the boss but even then, it
was still too easy for Bryan and Souta. The boss only has the power of a top
20 ranker of the first year.
Souta and Bryan only cleared low-level dungeons. Even though they could
easily clear a low-level dungeon, they still haven't touched a single middle-
level dungeon at all. Why? It was because the middle-level dungeons were
housing the monsters that formed their monster orb. That level of monster
could easily obliterate them.
The difference between low-level dungeons and middle-level dungeons was

huge.
Souta turned his head and looked at the person that came with them. He
opened his mouth and asked, "How is it, Brando?"
"Yeah, I'm starting to get used to it," Brando said as he nodded his head. He
was absent the day after the assassination incident. On that day, he was
thinking about a lot of things. And when he came back into his mind, he
already decided to become an adventurer like Souta and Bryan. He thought
that he would become stronger by following their footsteps.
On that day, he saw it with his own two eyes that Bryan and Souta didn't have
any fear in their eyes when they faced those people. It's like they were used to
a life and death battle.
Well, if you saw the power of the commandments would you still be afraid of
some mobs? Nay!
"Good." Souta nodded. He was shocked when Brando came to him and asked
to join his party as Brando wanted to become an adventurer. At that time,
Souta wondered what kind of things went inside Brando's mind that he
suddenly wanted to become an adventurer.
Brando could take this level of quest despite being a Rank F Adventurer was
because of Souta and Bryan. Souta and Bryan were both Rank D Adventurer.
In the adventurer circles, their rank could be considered a veteran adventurer.
In the monster tide two months ago, Souta and Bryan's achievements were
worth mentioning, so the guild promoted the two of them to Rank D
Adventurers.
"Let's go out now," Souta said before he turned around.
"Okay, we already did what we came here." Bryan nodded and said. He and
Brando followed Souta behind.
...
Bryan and Brando bid farewell to Souta after they finished reporting the
quest that they did.
"I'll go now, Souta. Let's party sometimes." Bryan said as he raised his hand
above his head. He then turned around and left.
"Yeah, let's do that." Souta nodded at him.
"Thanks for accepting me in your party," Brando said as he slightly bowed

his head.
"Don't mention it." Souta shook his head.
"Okay, I'll go now," Brando said with a smile.
"Be careful," Souta said before he turned around and went inside the
Adventurers Guild.
He walked towards the quest board and looked at it. He wondered what quest
should he take right now for him and Yuko. He would start training Yuko so
that she could form her own monster orb.
If she managed that, then she would become a great asset to him in the future.
"Hmm... A quest for Yuko..." Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.

Suddenly, someone called his name from behind.
"Souta!!"
Souta turned his head and saw a group of five people. "Oh? Brianna?" He
exclaimed when he saw them and recalled that they were the Gale Group.
They were the party that was with Jimmy at that time when he came out of
the Deep Forest.
The Gale Group approached him. Brianna, the leader of the group, smiled
and said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you, Souta?"
"I'm fine. How about you?" Souta smiled and asked while looking at the rest
of the group.
"We're doing fine. We are now a Rank C Adventurers."
The one who said those words was Tidor. A huge man wearing a full plate
silver armor. He's almost two meters in height.
"I see... Well, I'm a Rank D right now." Souta smiled and said.
"Hahaha, I know. You've become famous these days. A tamer of the Red Fur
Bear. We heard a lot of rumors about you." Tidor said as he patted Souta's
shoulder. "You've grown a lot since the last time we saw you."
"Grown?" Souta looked at Tidor with a confused expression. "You know, I

haven't gotten taller since the last time." He felt that Tidor was teasing him.
"No, I'm not talking about that." Tidor shook his head and said, "I'm talking
about how you've become stronger in just a few months."
Everyone from the Gale Group nodded their head. When they first saw Souta
they could easily guess his power level judging from the mana he's emitting.
But now it's different, Souta wasn't emitting mana out of his body. It means
that he gained full control over his mana.
At that time, Souta's [Mana Manipulation] skill was only level 1. He could
only do limited things with his mana at that level but now, he could even use
it to protect himself or pressure those who are weaker than him.
"Ah, that? Well, I've been training a lot from these past two months." Souta
explained to them that he was training nonstop in the Ladro Institute.
"So you've passed the entrance examination?" Tim asked. He was a short
man wearing a red robe with blue linings. His black hair almost covered his
brown eyes. He was the mage of the Gale Group.
"Yeah, I'm currently a student of the Mage Class 1-B," Souta said to them.
A woman with shoulder-length black hair and glasses on her eyes. She had a
beautiful face and a scar below her left eye across her cheek ruin it. Her name
was Jane.
Jane looked around and asked Souta, "I'm wondering... Where's Yuko?"
Since Souta was here, she thought that Yuko was also here but she hasn't seen
Yuko outside the guild either. It seems that Souta didn't bring Yuko with him.
"Yuko? She's in my house, guarding it." Souta replied to her.
"Since you're here in front of the quest board, you must be picking a quest.
Am I right?" Jane smiled and asked him.
"Then, how about we party up and take the quest together." Jane proposed to
him that they should party up just for once.
"That's a good idea. Right, captain?" Tidor laughed and looked at Brianna.
"Mm, it's really a good idea." Brianna gently smiled.
Tidor looked at Souta and asked, "How about it, Souta? Are you in?"
"Okay, but not now. How about a week later?" Souta nodded and said. If he's
going to take a quest with Rank C Adventurers then he'll take those quest for
Rank C with high rewards. Also, it's already late and he had to go to the
institute tomorrow.
"Sure, we have a lot of free time." Brianna smiled and nodded at him. They
knew that Souta was a student at Ladro Institute, so they understood that he
didn't have a lot of free time.
Souta bid farewell to the Gale Group before he went back to his house. He
planned to take a quest for Yuko but something came up, so he had to
postpone it. Well, it doesn't matter as he will bring Yuko with him in their
quest.
...
It was already dark when someone rang Lumilia's doorbell.
Lumilia was currently eating dinner with Cl.u.s.ter.
Lumilia heard it and wondered who is it. She turned her head and looked at
the clock. This whole apartment was Ladro Institute's property. If the guard
let this person in then it must be someone she knew.
She stood up and walked towards the door. She grabbed the doorknob and
opened it only to found Fred and Jusmin outside.
"Fred, why are you here?" Lumilia asked as she opened the door and made a
way for Fred to enter. It was then that she noticed that Fred had a gloomy
atmosphere around him.
"What's wrong with Fred, Jusmin?" Lumilia looked at Jusmin and asked.
"Young miss... We came here to pass you this letter from our lord." Jusmin
lowered her head and she reached out her hands towards Lumilia. There was
a white letter in her hands.
Chapter 113 - Lumilia's problem
Lumilia looked at the letter that Jusmin was holding. She received it and
looked at Jusmin and Fred. Both of them were looking on the ground not
daring to look at her eyes.
"From father..." She muttered and she opened the letter. She spread the paper
and read the words written in the paper.
"This..." After she finished reading it, the letter fell down on the ground. She
couldn't believe what she had read just now. She opened her tremblings lips
and said, "But I'm still trying my best here in the institute..."
"Something came up in the family and lord asked us to bring you back..."
Fred said as he lowered his head. He knew that there's nothing he could do as
he was just a mere butler of the Asvares Family.
"I understand..." Lumilia said as she bit her lower lips and clenched her fists
tightly.
"I'm sorry, young miss. We couldn't help you." Jusmin apologized to Lumilia.
"It's okay. It's not your fault." Lumilia lifted up her head and forced out a
smile at them.
...
The next day...
"The cultural festival will start next month, so you lot needed to prepare for
your project," Bargan explained to his students the cultural festival.
This month the students were going to enjoy being a normal student. There's
no battle that will happen and the institute forbid the duel this month. Still,
they could learn spells or combat arts here. The institute only forbids battles,
not learning or training.
They could still rent the training ground to train their skills.
Right now, the students were trying their best to increase their strength even a
little, so this kind of announcement stunned them.
Bargan smiled at them and said, "You've all worked hard, so let's enjoy a
normal life this month. No more fighting. I'll let you talk to decide what
you'll do at the cultural festival."
He picked up the book on the table and exited the classroom. He gave time to
his students to talk about things and will let them decide what will they do at
the festival.
Everyone started to talk about the cultural festival. Everyone has different
suggestions, so it was hard to decide what will they do.
Souta noticed that Lumilia was silent. It seems that she wasn't in the mood for
this kind of thing. She's not in her usual self. Usually, she will be in charge of
this kind of situation and she will handle this professionally like she always
did.
"What's wrong with her?" Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
Alice who was sitting beside him glanced at him. She saw him rubbing his
chin and knew that when he rubbed his chin he was thinking deeply about
something or planning wicked things.
...
"Mila! Mila!"
Lumilia snapped out of her daze when she heard someone called her name.
She looked up and saw that Nayo and Lynn were looking at him with concern
in their face.
"What's wrong, Mila?" Lynn asked her with a worried expression.
"Nothing." Lumilia shook her head and didn't say anything more than that.
"If you say so..." Nayo said while looking at Lumilia. She was still bothered
by the fact that Lumilia wasn't in her usual self. Since Lumilia didn't want to
talk about it, she naturally has to respect her decision as her friend.
"If you have any problem you can always talk with us," Lynn said to Lumilia.
'It's useless to talk about this. No one can help me.' Lumilia thought as she bit
her lower lips. If she's only stronger and managed to secure the top 10 ranker
then the institute would help her, but now... It seems impossible.
Lynn looked at Nayo and saw her shaking her head. It means that she
shouldn't bother Lumilia or else it would make her angry.
"Let's leave her for now. We will take in charge of the class and when she's
back at it we could leave it in her hands." Nayo said to Lynn.
"You're right," Lynn said as she took a glanced at Lumilia once again.
Lumilia recalled Souta's words a week ago. At that time, Souta said that if
she has any problem she could ask for his help and he will help him with
everything he got.
...
The class decided to continue the discussion tomorrow as they didn't manage
to come up with something today. They were still eliminating those things
that were impossible to do.
Bryan wanted to make a tournament where he's the final boss.
What kind of idea is that? So Lynn and Nayo eliminated this idea making
Bryan throw a tantrum. Well, some of the students of Mage Class 1-B didn't
deny that idea. Some of them wanted to do what Bryan said like Randolf.
That mysterious guy who defeated Yuriko in one strike. Since this guy likes
Bryan's idea, it almost made Souta manipulate Bryan to probe this guy's
strength but he holds himself back as there's no point in doing that. Bryan
could hardly defeat the top 10 ranker Johnson, so he wouldn't be able to draw
out Randolf's true strength. It's possible if he would fight Randolf in person
but would that guy agree to him.
So at the end of the discussion, they didn't manage to come up with anything
possible so they will continue it tomorrow.
While packing his things, Souta saw a figure approached him. He lifted up
his head and saw Lumilia.
Alice and Bryan who was sitting beside Souta also looked at Lumilia.
"Do you want something, class rep?" Souta asked her.
"Can I talk to you for a minute, Souta?" Lumilia asked back as she lowered
her head.
"Okay." Souta nodded his head.
"Thank you." Lumilia thanked him before she turned around and exited the
classroom.
Souta looked at her back and wondered what she's going to say.
Bryan looked at Souta and asked, "What's wrong with class rep today?"
"I don't know," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder and followed Lumilia
outside the classroom.
...
Outside the classroom...
"So what is it?" Souta asked as he looked around and saw the no one
followed him and Lumilia here.
"Um... Can I leave Cl.u.s.ter in your care?" Lumilia hesitated at first before
she managed to ask him.
"Okay. I'll take care of her." Souta nodded at her.

Lumilia looked up at him with a surprised expression. She was surprised that
Souta agreed to her without hesitation even though he didn't know the reason
why she's leaving Cl.u.s.ter.
She slowly opened her mouth and asked, "You will not ask the reason?"
"Hmm... Do you want me? Okay, why are you leaving her to me?" Souta
nodded and asked her like she wanted.
"Actually, I'll go back the Gripin City this weekend, to my family. I couldn't
bring Cl.u.s.ter with me because of some private matters, so I wanted you to
take care of her while I'm gone." Lumilia said in a sad tone and she lowered
her head.
"Weekend? Actually, I'm taking a quest this weekend so I'm not free at all."
Souta said to her that he didn't have free time.
"Wha-" Lumilia was stunned. She didn't know what to do right now.
"Did you forget about Bryan? You can leave Cl.u.s.ter to her. Don't worry
about it Bryan could handle himself. Also, once I'm finished with the quest
I'll quickly go and fetch her from Bryan." Souta said as he assured her.
"Right? I forgot about him." Lumilia said in a low voice. She was actually
reluctant to leave Cl.u.s.ter with Bryan. She wasn't sure if Bryan knew how to
take care of a child.
"Don't compare Cl.u.s.ter to other children. It's true that Cl.u.s.ter is a child
but she's different from other children. Remember when we first met her. Up
until now, she hasn't told us why those people were after her or how she
managed to escape in the Desolate Woods where thousands of monsters live."
Souta said to Lumilia. He looked at Lumilia and saw that she didn't say
anything. He sighed and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry about it, I'll talk to
Bryan."
Souta then walked away from her.
Lumilia lifted up her head and looked at Souta's back.

"You said..."
Chapter 114 - Wanting to grow
Souta walked back towards his class and saw Bryan preparing to leave the
classroom. He looked around and found that Alice was gone. It seems that
she already left.
"Bryan!!" He turned to Bryan and called him.
Bryan looked around when he heard someone called his name. He found that
it was Souta. "What's wrong, Souta? Do you want something from me? I'll
tell you I don't have any money."
"No, I don't care about money. I have a lot of money." Souta shook his head.
"Then, what is it?" Bryan asked as he tilted his head.
"About Cl.u.s.ter. You see, class rep is going back to her home so she needed
someone to take care of Cl.u.s.ter. I'm busy so can I leave her to you?" Souta
explained to him Lumilia's situation.
"Cl.u.s.ter? Okay, leave her to me and I'll protect her." Bryan said as he
patted his chest.
It seems that Bryan understood what he's saying.
Souta nodded in satisfaction. He smiled and said, "Thanks, that's all."
"Okay, I'll go now! I still have something to do after class!" Bryan said as he
bid farewell to Souta while waving his hand. He then ran towards a certain
direction of the institute.
"Sure, be careful on your way," Souta said as he placed his hand inside his
pocket. He then saw a person blocked his way.
"Hmm...?"
It was Nayo. She was Lumilia and Lynn's friend. She was standing straight in
front of him while her hands were resting on her waist. She had a serious
look on her face.
Souta instantly guessed why she's blocking his way. She wanted to know
where's Lumilia or what did they talk about. Maybe both of them.
Before she could say anything, Souta opened his mouth first.
"Where's Lynn? I thought that you two are always together." Souta asked as
he looked around and he didn't saw Lynn.
"...She have some business." Nayo said, then she shook her head. "That's not
it..." She looked at Souta and asked, "Where's Mila, and what did you two
talk about?"
"If she didn't leave she's still there..." Souta said as he pointed his finger on
the left side where he just came from. He knew that Nayo was worried about
Lumilia as Lumilia was really out of character today. "For your second
question... I will not answer it. If you wanted to know it, you can ask her
directly." He said seriously.
"That..." Nayo didn't know what to say now that Souta said it like that.
"You're her friend, right? Just ask her directly." Souta said to her before he
left since there's nothing to do in this place.
He guessed that the internal battle of Lumilia's family was getting worse. It
raised up to the point where she needed to go back.
Well, that's only his guess and there's a possibility that he was wrong. But
that's how the plot always moved, right?
...
Bryan was standing in front of Bargan. Both of them were in the training
ground of the institute.
"Are you ready?" Bargan asked Bryan.

"Yes, I'm ready." Bryan nodded with a serious expression.
"I will train you harder than you can imagine," Bargan said seriously.
"Yes, I want to grow stronger and protect my friends," Bryan replied to him.
Bryan used his points so that Bargan would teach him privately. Here in the
Ladro Institute, every student could use their points on anything in the
institute except for a few things like buying the life of students or teachers.
In this case, he used his points so that he could get a teacher to teach him
privately.
Bryan wanted to get stronger because he saw how weak he is when the
assassins attacked them. He couldn't do anything at that time to protect the
people. If not for Yanagi, all of them would die.
"Come, show me your full power," Bargan said as he lifted up his hand and
taunted Bryan.
"Okay," Bryan shouted as his mana flared up to the peak.
Boom!
He then went straight to Bargan while pulling back his fist.
"Too weak." Bargan smiled and he grabbed Bryan's fist easily. He tightened
his fist and smashed Bryan on the ground.
Boom!!
"Argh!" Bryan spat a mouthful of blood as the floor cracked like a spider
web.
"Use every spell that you know or else I will knock you out," Bargan said
before he kicked Bryan.
Bang!
Bryan flew and rolled on the ground a few times before he stopped. He
looked up at Bargan and used the spells that he knew.
[Lightning Boots]!!
[Lightning Edge]!!
[Scorching Hand]!!
...
"Teacher!!"
A woman with long green hair and pupils turned around when she heard
someone called him. The dark blue robe she's wearing couldn't conceal her
voluptuous figure. She was Sabrina, the teacher of the Mage Class 3-A.
Sabrina saw a student wearing a small dark blue robe. The student has long
purple hair and purple eyes. The robe indicated that this girl was a Mage
major.
She observed the girl in front of her and asked, "What do you want from
me?"
"I want to use my points and help me get stronger!" Lynn said in a loud
voice.
"You want to use your points." Sabrina looked at Lynn from head to toe.
"Yes, I wanted to catch up to someone I admire," Lynn said with

determination in her eyes.
"You know, that getting stronger wouldn't let you become closer to the man
you admire," Sabrina said to her.
"I know... but I still want to fight beside him... I want him to acknowledge
me..." Lynn said as she clenched her fists tightly. She wasn't the type of girl
who pursued strength but this time... It took a lot of time before she managed
to decide that she wanted to grow stronger. Not just for him but for herself
too.
"Okay, I've seen your determination." Sabrina smiled at her.
"Really?" Lynn looked at her with bright eyes.
"Yes, what's your name, girl?" Sabrina asked her.
"Lynn Yaoli, a student from Mage Class 1-B!" Lynn replied in a loud voice.
"Mage Class 1-B...?" She recalled that this class was the talk of the institute
in the past few days because of what happened in the special test. A single
student of Mage Class 1-B dominated the whole special test.
Souta Ieshi, yes that's the student's name. The student who showed
overwhelming might in the special test that shook the whole institute. Right
now, almost every person in the institute knew his name.
And this girl in front of her was a classmate of that person. Hmm? It looks
interesting.
"A lot of points are needed to hire me, you know?" Sabrina squinted her eyes
and said.
"Yeah, I will use everything I've earned," Lynn replied to her with a serious
expression.
Actually, she has a lot of points because all this time she only used it to buy
food in the canteen. She didn't even redeem a single skill all because she
thought that it's not that important to her. But everything changed ever since
she saw his fight. She thought that it would be awesome to fight beside him.
So she decided to use all the points she has to get stronger.
"Then, it's good. Follow me." Sabrina nodded before she turned around and
started to walk away.
"W-We're going to train now?" Lynn asked.
"Yes, I thought you wanted to get stronger." Sabrina glanced at her from
behind and said.
"Yes." Lynn nodded at her.
"Then, follow me. Don't complain because I will train you harshly." Sabrina
said.
"Yes!" Lynn nodded and followed behind Sabrina. 'Just wait and I will be
able to stand by your side.' She thought.
...
Bryan and Lynn were not the only ones who asked a teacher to teach them
privately. The other students also were beginning to use all kinds of tricks
they knew to train.
Some of them asked the people outside the institute to teach them while the
other used points like what Bryan and Lynn did.
Yujin, Brando, and many other students asked some of the teachers to train
them.
Everyone was training hard despite the upcoming cultural festival. Well,
everyone knew that after this festival it would start another special test that
wasn't limited to year level. It means that they will have to fight their seniors
if necessary.
The next special test was going to be a huge battle between the first year and
their senior. It was going to be an all-out battle.
...
Souta looked in the blue sky and muttered, "It seems that a lot of people are
busy today."
He shrugged his shoulder and went to the market to buy something for Yuko.
Of course, he wouldn't forget Yuko's favorite fruit and honey. It was an
important part every day he went back to his home.
"After this, I'll take some herb gathering test or monster subjugation," Souta
muttered as he walked towards the direction of the market.
Chapter 115 - Departure
Days had passed quickly and now it was weekends. It was the day where
Lumilia's going back to Gripin City, the neighboring city of Ladros City.
Lumilia's family, the Azvares family, was a prominent noble family of Gripin
City.
Lord Asvares, Lumilia's father, was the famous Earl of the Gripin City. He
had a large influence that could rival the city lord in the Gripin City.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. It was 5 am in the morning so the sun
wasn't up yet. It was still dark outside the house. He reached out his hand and
opened the window.
Swoosh!!
The cold breeze of the morning gently blew on his face.
"Hu... It's cold." He commented as he wrapped the blanket around his body
tightly.
Souta has a lot of things to do today, so he pushed himself out of the bed and
went straight to the bathroom. After he finished brushing his teeth and
washing his face, Souta went downstairs and prepared his and Yuko's
breakfast.
"This is enough..." Souta looked at the food he prepared for Yuko with a
satisfied look. He then went to Yuko's room and woke her up.
"Yuko, we have a quest today so you need to get up now and have breakfast,"
Souta said while shaking her huge body.
Yuko slowly opened her eyes and looked at Souta. She stuck out her tongue
and licked his cheeks when she saw that it was him.
"Okay, stop that. I've already prepared your breakfast." Souta said as he
patted her head.
After he gave Yuko her breakfast, Souta also ate his own breakfast. He then
prepared a coffee for himself as he wouldn't forget this.
He never misses a single coffee every single day. Souta likes drinking coffee
especially when it's morning and the surrounding was chilly. It felt good to
warm up his body by drinking warm coffee.
...
Souta was washing the dishes when he heard someone rang his doorbell.
Ding dong!
"Wait! I'm coming!" Souta shouted as he washed his hands and head out.
When he opened the door he saw, Lumilia with Cl.u.s.ter.
Souta smiled and said, "Come here."
Lumilia shook her head and said, "I needed to go now, so I'll leave Cl.u.s.ter
to you."
Souta started at Lumilia before he nodded. "I understand, I'll bring her to
Bryan."
Well, Lumilia didn't know where is Bryan's house so she could only leave
Cl.u.s.ter to Souta.
"Thank you." Lumilia slightly bowed her head and thanked him.
Souta knitted his brows while looking at her.
"W-What is it?" Lumilia asked when she saw Souta frowned. He had a cold
expression on his face and that's surprised her. He was looking at her with
those cold eyes.
Souta raised his hand and opened his palm. He then slowly opened his mouth
and said, "I'll say this one more time. If you have any problem you can ask
for my help sincerely and I will help you to the extent of my strength."
"I..." Lumilia's mouth was left open as she couldn't say the next words she
wanted to say. In the end, she just thanked him from the bottom of her heart.
"Thank you very much." It's not bad to know that there were people that
wanted to help her.
"Too bad. You lost your chance to get my help." Souta said while looking at
her.
Lumilia flashed a bright smile and said, "I appreciate your will. Thanks for
that, I'll go now."
"Okay. Come here, Cl.u.s.ter." Souta nodded before he turned his attention to
Cl.u.s.ter.
Cl.u.s.ter nodded at him and she stood beside him while facing Lumilia.
Lumilia squatted down and patted Cl.u.s.ter's head. He gently smiled and
said, "Don't give brother Souta and Bryan some trouble. Behave like a proper
girl."
"I understand sister Mila." Cl.u.s.ter nodded her head as she grabbed
Lumilia's hand. Her eyes were getting wet and her cheeks were turning red.
'Don't give trouble? Actually, I wanted trouble as there's a possibility that I

could trigger a quest.' Souta thought when he heard Lumilia's words.
"Okay, I'll go now." Lumilia stood up before she bid farewell to Cl.u.s.ter and
Souta. She then turned around left.
Souta and Cl.u.s.ter looked at her back until they couldn't see her. They
entered his house and gave Cl.u.s.ter some hot drinks that could warm her up.
It's pretty cold outside, after all.
Souta went into his room and wore his adventurer's clothes. Leather armor,
leather boots, body bag, and pants. All of his equipments were blue grade
except for his earring and sword. These two were different as they were
universal and dark grade respectively.
Going downstairs, he saw Cl.u.s.ter was still drinking the tea that he gave her.
He sat in the opposite direction of her and said, "I have a quest right now, so
I'll leave you to Bryan. You got it?"
"Mn." Cl.u.s.ter nodded at him and said, "Will sister Mila come back?"
"I don't know. You see I offered her my help before but she declined." Souta
shook his head before he stood up. For him, Lumilia lost her only chance to
get help from him as he was about to depart for his quest right now.
Speaking of quest, he didn't know what quest the Gale Group took. He let
them picked the quest that will bring them the best rewards, so he doesn't
have any idea at what type of quest they will do. Only the Gale Group knew.
Well, it doesn't matter as he will know it once he arrived in the Adventurers

Guild. He could only hope that the quest they picked will really bring him
skill points.
He shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his head. He
looked at Cl.u.s.ter and he noticed that the cup of tea was empty.
Souta stood up and said, "Let's go Cl.u.s.ter. Let's meet Bryan."
"Okay, Brother Souta." Cl.u.s.ter nodded at him and she stood up.
Souta glanced at her and he went towards Yuko while Cl.u.s.ter followed
him.
"Yuko!" Cl.u.s.ter ran towards Yuko and she hugged her soft body.
"We're going now, Yuko," Souta said and he picked up Cl.u.s.ter in his arms.
He raised her and placed her above Yuko so that she was riding her.
"Yah! Go Yuko!" Cl.u.s.ter exclaimed happily as she raised both of her hands
in the air.
Souta looked at her and said, "Grab tightly, or else you will fall."
"O-Okay." Cl.u.s.ter nodded and she grabbed Yuko's fur.
"Good, follow me Yuko," Souta said and he walked away. Yuko followed
him quietly.
...
After walking for a few minutes, the group arrived in front of Bryan's house.
Bryan's house was just a normal looking house made of wood. Souta
approached the door and knocked on it.
"Bryan! It's me, Souta!" Souta said in a loud voice so that Bryan could hear
him.
Cl.u.s.ter went down from Yuko and stood beside Souta.
After a few seconds, Souta didn't hear Bryan's reply. He grabbed the handle
of the door and tried to open it. He found that it was locked inside and
guessed that Bryan was still asleep.
Souta sighed and he looked at Cl.u.s.ter. "It seems that Bryan is still
sleeping." He said.
"What should we do, brother Souta?" Cl.u.s.ter asked as she slightly tilted her
head.
"Of course, I'll wake him up. Stand back and cover your ears, Cl.u.s.ter."
Souta smiled and said to Cl.u.s.ter.
Cl.u.s.ter nodded at him and she went beside Yuko and covered her ears
using her hands. She looked at Souta with a worried expression on her face.
"Huff..."
Souta took a deep breath and slowly gathered his mana. He controlled it
towards his throat before he shouted.
"BRYANNNN!!!"
His shout shook Bryan's entire house. His voice was filled with mana and it
became powerful and louder than his usual voice. With the level of his [Mana
Manipulation] skill, Souta could do this much.
[Mana Manipulation] skill was really a great skill. Back in the game, it was a
useless skill as they couldn't feel the mana there. This skill was only for
design and a requirement for the Mage Class.
Souta finally understood why the game was unbalanced and there's a lot of
useless skill. It was because the game was created base on the true magic
world.
The players were complaining back then about why there's no loot in some
dungeons. It was because those dungeons were just the breeding place of
some monsters. It's natural that it doesn't have any skill books or weapons
when the monsters were just wolves, slime, etc. who don't use it.
Despite all the complaints, the developer didn't change it at all. It was
because the game made it look like this world.
Souta wanted to know who developed the game. Creating that game means
the developer knew what will happen here and know the existence of this
world.
While Souta was thinking, the door opened and it revealed Bryan with a
worn-out look.
"Oh? Souta and..." Bryan looked at Souta with a tired expression then at
Cl.u.s.ter. He then recalled what they talk about a few days ago. "I forgot that
Cl.u.s.ter is going to stay here in my house."
"Don't forget it," Souta said as he rubbed his temple.

Chapter 116 - Miss Asvares
Souta and Yuko went towards the Adventurers Guild after he left Cl.u.s.ter in
Bryan's care. He doesn't need to worry about her as Bryan will do everything
for Cl.u.s.ter. That's the kind of guy Bryan is.
After walking for a few minutes, Souta saw Tidor and Jane of the Gale Group
waiting for him in front of the Adventurers Guild.
If he could only use message here just like in the game then he already sent a
message to these two. Ah, no, even if he could use the message it was pretty
useless as he couldn't use message on NPC. They were not NPC now, still,
they don't have a system so they wouldn't be able to receive his message.
He recalled they use different things from message. If he wasn't wrong it was
Talisman and Rune.
Tidor and Jane were looking around trying to find him. Then, Tidor saw his
face and he revealed a smile. He raised his hand and waved it as he called
Souta's name.
"Souta!!"
Souta approached the two with Yuko behind him. "Sorry, I made the two of
you wait." He apologized to them.
"It's okay, you don't need to worry about it, " Tidor said to him.
"Yeah, you don't need to apologize," Jane said and she shifted her gaze to
Yuko who was standing behind Souta. She stepped forward and approached
Yuko. "Still, you brought Yuko with you. You've gotten taller Yuko, unlike
your master."
Souta's mouth twitched when he heard those words. He took a deep breath
and calm himself down. There's no point in getting angry about it as she was
just stating the truth. If she's not telling the truth then he had a reason to get
angry at her.
Is this what they called "the truth hurts"?
Yuko lowered her head and Jane caressed her head. She could still smile
brightly despite the scar on her face.
Souta looked at her for a while before he turned his attention to Tidor. He
asked, "So what type of quest did you take?"
"Hm... A bodyguard quest." Tidor replied to his question.
"A bodyguard quest?" Souta looked at Tidor.
"Yes, it's a type of escort quest. We will guard a noble this time and escort
her to the Gripin City." Tidor explained to him.
Souta nodded at him. So it's an escort quest. The only difference was that
they need to stay beside their employer all the time. In an ordinary escort
quest, the adventurers will only protect the employer until they reached the
designated place that was in the contract.
"I understand. Shall we head now?" Souta nodded and asked as he glanced at
Jane who was still patting Yuko's head.
"Okay." Tidor nodded at him and he shouted at Jane. "Jane, we'll go now."
"Okay, okay," Jane replied to a smile on her face.
The three of them along with Yuko walked towards the meeting place, the
west gate of the city. It took them a dozen minutes before they managed to
arrive at the west gate.
"We're here," Tidor said to them.
Souta looked around and saw a lot of caravans in front of the huge thirty-
meter tall gate. This place was bustling as there were many people going in
and out of the gate.
"So which caravan we'll escort?" Souta asked as he looked at all the caravan
here.
"There, the blue one! Brianna and the others are already there. I can see them
already!" Jane exclaimed as she pointed at the blue caravan.
Souta looked and saw the blue caravan that Jane pointed. He stopped on his
feet as soon as he saw the blue caravan.
Tidor looked at him and asked, "What's wrong, Souta?"
"Nothing." Souta shook his head and sighed.
Really, this coincidence really happened sometimes.
He looked up and walked towards the blue caravan. He saw Brianna, Tim,
and John waiting for them beside the blue caravan.
"Souta. You even brought Yuko with you." Brianna said to him.
"Of course, Yuko is my partner after all," Souta replied to her.
"Okay, I'll introduce you to our employer," Brianna said to Souta.
Brian walked towards the blue caravan and knocked on the door. She opened
her mouth and said, "Miss Asvares we're all here. Also, the other one is here."
The other one she mentioned was Souta. Of course, Souta wasn't a member of
their group. He just partied them this time as they wanted to do a quest
together with him. Also, to deepen their relationship. Adventurers tend to
party up together to build up mutual trust through the quest.
The employer this time haven't seen Souta at all. It was because Souta wasn't
with the Gale Group when they took the quest. Also, Souta had to meet the
employer to formally sign up the contract of this quest.
After a few seconds, the door of the caravan opened, and a short petite girl
with shoulder-length blue hair and blue eyes came out of the caravan. The
girl has a thick blue tail indicating that she was a demi. Her skin was white as
snow and she has a beautiful face. She was wearing a blue dress that matched
the color of her hair. Though her figure was that of a child, she exuded a
mature charm and cold demeanor.
The girl looked at Brianna then at Souta. Her eyes opened widely and her
mouth was slightly agape when she saw Souta's appearance. She was beyond
shocked and didn't think that they would meet this soon.
"S-Souta!!" A feminine voice escaped from the girl's mouth with a hint of
surprise.
"Eh...!" Brianna, Tidor, Jane, and the rest turned their head and looked at
Souta with a questioning gaze.
The people inside the carriage too cried out. It seems that they also knew
Souta.
Souta saw everyone looked at him. He lifted up his hand and scratched his
head. "Ah, you see. The Noble Miss Asvares actually is my fiancee."
"Eh!!" Everyone exclaimed when they heard his words.
"W-What are you saying, Souta?" The girl lost her composure for a moment
there, but she immediately regained it.
"It was a joke," Souta said to them.
"Eh! You're joking?" Tidor looked at him with wide eyes.
"That's a joke. I really thought that she's your fiance when you said it with
that kind of face." Jane said with a sighed.
"Ho~ I nearly have a heart attack just now," Tidor said as he patted his chest
in relief.
"That joke just now and couple it with that look on your face made me
thought that you're not joking. That's bad, Souta." Tim said to him.
"Fine, fine, I won't do it again," Souta said as he scratched his head in

annoyance. He then explained, "This girl, Lumilia, is my classmate in the
Ladro Institute. We're from the Mage Class 1-B."
This noble girl in front of Souta was none other than Lumilia Von Asvares.
"Oh? So she's you're classmate." Tidor said from the sideline.
Souta then reached out his hand in front of Lumilia and said, "Let's just get to
it. Class rep, give me the contract and I will sign it."
"O-Okay." Lumilia nodded her head before she glanced inside the caravan.
"Jusmin, give me the contract." She said.
"Oh? So you're with Jusmin and Fred?" Souta said as he peeked inside the
caravan. Since he knew these people, there's no need to act reserved.
"Young miss this is the contract." Jusmin gave a piece of paper to Lumilia.
She then looked at Souta and said, "You! Souta! That joke just now wasn't a
good one saying that you're young miss fiance. What if the lord hear us? You
will not say anything when we arrive there."
"Okay, fine, young Jusmin," Souta said as he raised both of his hands in the
air.
"You!!" Jusmin glared at Souta.
Souta ignored her and he looked at Lumilia. This was the first time he saw
her like this. She looked like a proper noble this time with her beautiful blue
dress. Also, the atmosphere around her was different from her usual one.
Is this was they called the Aura of Nobility? So she's full on noble mode this
time around.
"Is there something on my face?" Lumilia asked him when she saw him
starting on her face.
"You're different from 'you' who visited me this morning," Souta said to her.
"Ah, that..." Lumilia looked down at the paper in her hands and she gave it to
Souta. "Here, please sign this up."
Souta picked up the paper and read it with his eyes. He then glanced at
Lumilia, "Is there a bonus gold? After all, I'm your classmate."
"No, we're fair here. Actually, it's the opposite. Since young miss is your
classmate we should have a discount for hiring you as our bodyguard."
Jusmin said to him in a loud voice.
"Bla-bla-bla, what a noisy maid?" Souta said as he picked up a pen and

signed the paper since he didn't saw anything wrong with it.
As soon as he sign it, he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Bodyguard]: Protect Lumilia from any harm that will befall her until she
finished her objectives in the Gripin City. Rewards: 10,000 exp, 5 free
attribute points, and 3 skill points
'Hmm? Objectives... I need to protect her until she finished her goals in
coming back to Gripin City.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin. 'First, I
need to know what her objectives. Maybe, I could help her so that I could
speed up the quest.'
Souta then looked up in the direction of the Gripin City. He placed his hand
on the handle of the sword on his waist.
'I need information. I feel that something big is going to happen today in this
quest.'
Chapter 117 - Gripin City
Souta felt that something big is going to occur in the Gripin City. He always
trusted his intuition, so he had to prepare himself. There's no harm to him
even if he was wrong.
He rested his hand on the handle of the [Vajra Sword Saya] that was hanging
on his waist.
Since the reward for this quest will give him 3 skill points, it wouldn't bring
him that much trouble. With his current strength, he could handle the quest
that will give him 3-5 skill points. He wasn't worried about this at all, he's
worried at what's waiting for them in the Gripin City.
He rubbed his chin and wondered why the reward for this quest was 3 skill
points. Considering what happened before, if that person from Melosa
Country sent another batch of assassin then it was surely stronger than before,
so the difficulty increases.
Souta shook his head and decided to think about these things later when he
encountered it.
"It looks like your quite close to them, Souta? You even know the name of
the maid and butler." Tidor said.
"Yeah, they employed me before so this was not the first time," Souta replied
to Tidor as he gave the paper back to Lumilia.
"You should go back inside now," Souta said to Lumilia.
"Souta, do you want-" Lumilia didn't even manage to finish her sentence as
Souta interrupted her.
"Don't worry about me. I'll do my job, you'll do yours." Souta said as he
turned around and walked towards the carriage behind the blue exquisite
caravan.
He knew what Lumilia was about to say. Although he wanted information, he
still declined because of the Gale Group. He doesn't want to ignore the group
as they were in a party right now.
It's important to improve his relationship with other adventurers. Especially

to those higher rank than him.
In Lumilia's case, she was his classmate so there's a lot of opportunities to

improve their relationship, but the Gale Group was different. Adventurers
tend to travel from another place to another because of their job.
Lumilia looked at Souta's back before she shook her head.
Brianna stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry for his action. I'll talk to him
later."
"No, it's okay. That's not a problem for me. Shall we go now?" Lumilia
gently smiled and asked Brianna.
"Understood." Brianna nodded her head and she called her group. They went
inside the carriage and their carriage started moving as they followed the blue
caravan in front of them.
Yuko was on her four limbs. She's walking beside the carriage Souta was.
With her body, she couldn't fit inside any carriage so she had to walk.
Traveling to Gripin City from Ladros City will take ten hours using this kind
of carriage and caravan.
...
Souta picked up one of the fruits that he brought here. He stretched out his
hand and Yuko ate the fruit in his hand.
In case something bad happened Souta was already prepared for it. He
already bought middle-grade mana potions and health potions. There were
also some pills that could temporarily increase his stats even for a whole one
minute.
He used several platinum coins to acquire these potions and medicine. He
managed to get the potion that could temporarily increase his stamina regen
through Jimmy's help.
"Are you Miss Asvares friend?" Tidor suddenly asked him.
"Hm..." Souta pondered what's his answer in Tidor's question while rubbing
his chin. He asked himself if she was his friend. When he found an answer he
looked at Tidor and replied, "Yeah, I'm her friend."
He remembered the time when he and Bryan visited Cl.u.s.ter. Yeah, she's his
friend.
'Hmm... Since I could say that she is friend maybe I could help her even
without a quest. But, well, quest is important to me so she should ask me to
help her since she's my friend... or not? Should I force her? Argh! What
should I do?' Souta rubbed his head with both of his hands. He's having a
hard time deciding whether he should help Lumilia or not. Quest was
important to him since he could earn skill points with it.
'Well, let's decide it later when we arrived in the Gripin City.'
Brianna, Tidor, Jane, and the rest of the Gale Group just looked at Souta with
a dumbfounded expression. They were wondering what he's thinking.
...
Just like that they smoothly arrived in the Gripin City. Since the route from
Ladros City to Gripin City was inside the kingdom, the people who were
traveling in this route didn't need to worry. The adventurers were constantly
receiving a quest to clean up this route, so there's no need to worry about
bandits and monsters.
The group safely arrived in the huge gate of the Gripin City. The gate was
almost forty-meter tall. The whole Gripin City was larger than a border city
just like Ladros City. The population of this city was larger than any of the
border cities in the whole kingdom of Hebrei.
"We're finally here," Tidor exclaimed while looking at the huge gate of the
city.
"Yeah." Souta nodded as he lifted up his head and looked in the sky.
It was past dusk and the surroundings were getting dark as the lights in the
city started to light up one by one.
Souta then looked at Brianna and asked, "So, what should we do now?"
"Our task is to guard Miss Asvares until she finished what she had to do here.
In other words, we'll become her personal bodyguards." Brianna replied to
his question.
'Hmm... There's really something wrong with Lumilia's family. If there's not
then why would she hired adventurers to become her bodyguards. Can't the
knights in her family do that?' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin. He shook
his head and looked at Brianna.
"What is it?" Brianna asked him when she saw him stared at him.
Souta opened his mouth and asked, "Are we going straight to Lumilia's
mansion or not?"
"That...? Souta, I advise you that don't say Miss Asvares name that lightly
here in this city." Brianna said solemnly.
"What if I don't follow your advice? What will happen to me?" Souta asked
back.
"Nothing." Brianna smiled and replied to him.
It seems that she's copying him. Making a joke like that.
"You got me there." Souta laughed and said, "Then, what about my previous
question?"
"That? Of course, we're going to Miss Asvares mansion." Brianna replied to

him. She then looked at Tidor and Jane. "Tidor, Jane, have you explain the
plan to Souta or not?" She asked the two.
"Ah...?! I forgot about it when I saw Yuko." Jane smiled awkwardly.
"Ehehe! Me too." Tidor laughed as he scratched the back of his head.
"Sigh..." Brianna sighed when she heard their reply. She then looked at Souta
and briefly explained what they have to do in this quest.
They will escort Lumilia to her quarters and guard her room. From there,
Brianna tasked two people to guard the door of Lumilia's room. The next
morning, they will go with Lumilia when she visited her father. Of course,
they don't know what will the two talked about.
Well, a lot of people will visit the Asvares Family starting today. And their
job was to protect Lumilia from any harm that will befall her.
But all of that doesn't answer Souta's question about why don't the knights of
Asvares family guard Lumilia instead of them?
'Really, I hate politics the most. I should just do my job and help Lumilia if
she somehow needed my help.' Souta sighed and thought that things were
getting complicated.
After a few minutes of waiting, Souta and the others managed to enter inside
the Gripin City.
Lumilia's caravan quickly went towards the direction of the Asvares mansion.
In the carriage, Souta looked around the city. It was his first time coming
here in the Gripin City. He didn't even go here in Gripin City when this was
still a game, so he doesn't know the ins and outs of this city. Just from this, he
already has a disadvantage when a battle broke out.
This world was too big, so it was impossible for him to explore it alone.
There's even those unknown continent that only the people from ancient
times knows.
Also, the Hebrei Kingdom wasn't a small country. It was a large country that
has more than one hundred huge cities.
Souta tried to memorize everything that he saw here in this place. The path
that they have taken and he also took note of the huge mansion he saw in
their way.
"We're here in the Asvares mansion."
After a few minutes, they arrived at their destination. Souta and the Gale
Group got down from the carriage as Lumilia, Jusmin, and Fred too.
Souta stood beside Yuko and looked around his surroundings. The yard of
this place was too wide and there's a huge white mansion in the center of the
field. Around the mansion were four exquisite three-story houses that were
connected to the white mansion. In front of the mansion was a huge fountain
along with the beautiful trees beside the road.
'So this is where Lumilia lives?'

Chapter 118 - Who the hell have the
guts to disturb my Yuko?
Currently, Souta was in the room that Jusmin prepared. Lumilia asked Jusmin
to prepare a room for everyone here. They were inside one of the houses
beside the mansion.
Brianna gave a task to Tidor and John to guard Lumilia's room. They
changed places every three hours so that the other people could rest.
While staring outside through the window, Souta heard a knock on the door
of his room. He turned his head and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Tidor. Souta, it's time." Tidor said behind the door.
Souta immediately understood it when Tidor said those words. It means that
Tidor and Jane's shift has finished and now it's Souta's time to be on guard
duty. He will guard Lumilia's room and protect it from any possible intruder.
"Okay, just wait for a minute," Souta replied to Tidor before he pushed
himself out of the bed. He fixed his clothes and he picked up the Vajra sword.
He hung it on his waist before he opened the door.
He saw Tidor waiting for him outside the room. Yuko was sitting beside the
door as her huge body couldn't fit inside the room, so she just stayed here
outside the room. Souta felt pity when he saw her sleeping on the cold floor.
"So, how is it?" Souta asked Tidor as he patted Yuko's head to wake her up.
"Nothing strange. But it's too weird this way." Tidor replied to him with
uncertainty. He doesn't have any idea what's going to happen in this place.
Souta looked around first before he said, "Yeah, we don't even know what's
going to come here. Well, let's not worry about it. Let's just do our job."
"You're right, we will just smash everything that is in our way." Tidor nodded
at him.
"I'll go now," Souta said to him.
"Okay, be careful." Tidor nodded his head.
Souta walked away and Yuko followed from behind. They were heading
towards Lumilia's room. On their way, Souta spotted a lot of knights
patrolling around the area.
'The security was tight and the knights have decent power level so what are
they worried about.' Souta thought while looking at the knights. He could
sense that these knights were stronger than the knights he fought in the
Desolate Woods. Even he would be able to take them out on his own.
Is it because of the assassin? Did they manage to know who's behind that
assassination? But even if they knew that that doesn't answer all the
questions.
Souta has tons of questions that he wanted to know the answer for him to do
better in this quest. Suddenly, an idea came into his mind.
'Maybe, it's about the other nobles. After all, Brianna said that a lot of people
will visit the Asvares Family this week.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin.
If the other nobles were really involved in this, then this made this situation
more complicated.
Since this was getting more complicated the more he thought about it, Souta
shook his head and decided to remove those thoughts in his head. If those
noble were going to come and prevent him from completing his quest, all he
had to do was beat the shit out of them.
Thinking about this, Souta's mouth curved into a smile.
"Politics? I'll crush it with brute strength."
...
After a few seconds, Souta and Yuko arrived in front of Lumilia's room.
Souta stood in front of the door and he slowly raised his hand before he
knocked on the door.
"Class rep, it's my shift this time. I just wanted to let you know that I'm here."
Souta said before he stood on the side.
Souta and Yuko were on duty at this time. The Gale Group treated Yuko as
another person that's why Souta and Yuko were alone here. A two-man group
of monsters.
Souta and Yuko stayed outside of Lumilia's room for three hours before Jane
and Brianna exchanged places with him and Yuko. Nothing happened this
time except for the patrolling knights that wandered in this area.
Souta wondered if the security here was really this tight. He went back to his
room with Yuko.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. After washing his face, Souta went out
and met the Gale Group.
"Did something happen when I was asleep?" Souta asked Brianna.
"Nothing unusual happened," Brianna replied to him.
Souta nodded at her and said, "I'll go out to check somethings."
"Okay, we'll guard Miss Asvares in your place." Brianna nodded at him.
Souta and Yuko went to Lumilia. He said the same thing to her and Lumilia
agreed. She didn't have any problem with him going out to the market.
...
In one of the rooms of the Asvares mansion...
A middle-aged man with long blue hair was standing in front of the window.
He was a tall man and he had blue eyes that were staring at Lumilia's room
through the window.
He was none other than the lord of this mansion, Ursus Von Asvares. Also,
he's Lumilia's father.
He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "How're my children?"
Suddenly, a voice of a man replied to his question.
"They're fine my lord. The Vidrato, Burnfieth, and the Fryedim family will
arrive soon."
"I really didn't think that Lumilia would incur the wrath of the nobles from
Melosa Country," Ursus said and he paused for a moment before he
continued, "It's been twenty years since we managed to repel Melosa's army.
Really, what a timing Lumilia. Now that of all times."
"Then, what should we do my lord?" Someone asked Ursus in a polite tone.
"Right now, there's nothing we could do. The nobles here are pressuring us so
that they could get a piece of that thing. They wanted us to sell it to them and
they will help us in dealing with those nobles from the Melosa Country."
Ursus massaged his temple as things were getting complicated this time.
"Tighten our security and defend our treasury. Also, put some people to know
what my children are doing."
"Understood my lord!" The person in the shadow said before it vanished.
Ursus sighed and said, "What a troublesome children I have? They only
brought trouble to this family."
...
Souta and Yuko arrived in the market after walking for a few minutes. The
shopping district in this city was larger than the one in Ladros City.
Souta observed the shopping district and thought that there's nothing wrong
in this place. He also tried to find if someone was following him but he didn't
discover any people that were following him.
'Ah~ class rep, why this complicated quest only has 3 skill points as a
reward?'
He sighed and thought that he's putting thinking too much about Lumilia's
problem. It's not his problem, to begin with. But well she's his friend so he
will help her solve her problem with his power.
A lot of people in this place were giving Souta a glance. It was because of the
Red Fur Bear behind him. It's like it was their first time seeing a tamer
walking around like this.
"Yuko, ignore them," Souta said as he continued walking while looking

around him. Then, Souta saw a coffee shop from the corner of his eyes. "Oh?
Lucky. Let's go Yuko."
"Mu." Yuko followed him closely from behind.
Souta went inside the coffee shop and ordered one cup of coffee while Yuko
waited outside the shop. He felt pity about Yuko because of her size she
couldn't enter inside this place.
"If I'm the king of this kingdom. I will not let these people who build small
doors. Yuko couldn't even go inside a coffee shop." Souta muttered to
himself.
If he somehow became a king, then he will create a law that forbids people
from building a small door. He doesn't want Yuko to always wait outside.
He then wondered if Yuko evolved maybe she will grow smaller. If she's
smaller then it's good but if she grew larger than she is currently it would
become a problem.
Souta rubbed his chin and muttered, "Maybe, it's time for me to create a
summoning circle. After this quest, I will start finding the recipe to create it.
Since I could learn all skills regardless of class, maybe it will work out."
If that really works, then Souta would be able to summon Yuko anytime he
wanted like a proper tamer.
'Okay, I've decided that after this I will prioritize it more than anything for
Yuko.' Souta laughed while rubbing his chin.
The other customer here in the cafe looked at him as if they were looking at
an idiot. After all, they could hear that Souta was murmuring something.
After a few seconds, the waitress arrived in front of Souta and said, "Um...
Sir..."
Souta snapped out of his thoughts when he heard someone talk to him. He
looked up and saw the waitress with his order.
"Here's your order, sir." The waitress said with a professional smile and she
placed his order on top of his table.
"Thanks." Souta thanked her before he took a sip of it. "Hmm... It's good but
it couldn't match the one at Ladro Institute."
Suddenly, he heard a commotion outside the cafe. He quickly stood up when

he heard a familiar roar.
"Yuko! That's Yuko's voice. Who the hell have the guts to disturb my
Yuko?!" Souta's face contorted in anger. He accidentally crushed the cup of
coffee that was in his hand due to his anger.
Chapter 119 - Punishment
It's his second day here in this city and someone made a move to Yuko. He's
already living for a few months in Ladro City and he hasn't met someone
made a move to his precious bear.
Did this mean that Ladro City was better than Gripin City?
Souta knitted his brows. The roar he heard was definitely from Yuko. The
people from here were really testing him.
He stood up from his seat and walked towards the exit with a frown on his
face.
Outside the cafe...
Souta saw a group of knights surrounding Yuko. He looked at the emblem on

their chest and saw that it came from a different noble family.
Five knights were all pointing their sword at Yuko. Yuko was roaring at them
trying to intimidate them. A lot of people were looking at this scene as if they
were watching a movie. None of them tried to stop the knights.
These nobles... were really making him angry. They didn't know their limit
and thought that everything was for them to take.
Souta exhaled and muttered, "[Shadow Bind]..."
Suddenly, the whole ground turned into black. Everyone was stunned when
they saw this scene but the spell wasn't finished yet.
In the next moment, several shadows burst out of the ground and strangled
the limbs of the knights.
"What's this?"
"Is this the bear skill?"
The knights tried to break out from the shadows but it only made themselves
worse because the more they struggle the tighter the shadows become.
"Ugh!!"
"Argh!! H-Help me!!"
All of them groaned in pain as they felt their limbs were going to snap at any
moment.
The people who were watching this quickly move away afraid of going the
same experience just like those knights. The pitch-black ground gave an eerie
feeling that something was about to come out of it.
"Yuko..."
A voice sounded in the whole place. All of them turned over to look and saw
a short man with dark green skin. The man had short black hair with golden
color pupils.
This man was Souta Ieshi.
Souta walked beside Yuko and patted her head. "Don't worry about it Yuko. I
will handle the-" He didn't even manage to finish his sentence when he saw a
bloodstain on Yuko's fur at the corner of his eyes.
"What is this?!"
He checked it and found that Yuko had a small cut on her waist.
A man with blonde hair stepped forward with a frown on his face. He was
wearing exquisite clothes. There's no doubt about it that he's the young lord
of these knights.
The man opened his mouth and said, "Are you the owner of this bear? How
much-"
Boom!!
Suddenly, Souta aura exploded. A gust of wind swept out in the whole area.
He slowly turned around and looked at them with wide eyes.
"Hehe~ You can go to hell now." Souta laughed as he grinned widely. Then,
several shadows burst out of the ground and bound the young noble. He
didn't need to hear what the young noble was about to say as he could guess it
from the first word.
"What's the meaning of this... Hmpf..." The young noble said before a
shadow covered his mouth so that he wouldn't be able to say anything again.
This was the power of the level 10 [Shadow Bind] spell. This spell was
clearly different when it was still a level 9 spell. It evolved after it became
level 10, so its power was close to a tier 2 spell, no, its power was already in
the realm of a tier 2 spell because of the plus 100% increase in spell power
when he became a Rank 2 Mage.
"Yeah, what's the meaning of this?" Souta walked towards the young noble
and asked with a smile on his face.
He was boiling in anger right now. Yuko was just waiting for him and they
did that to her.
They cut her!
It's a different matter if Souta and Yuko did it first. He will not get mad over
it but judging from the scene he saw before and the condition of the knights it
seems that Yuko didn't fight back. If she fought back then there's a high
chance that Yuko would be able to defeat these five knights.
Souta frowned as he felt several eyes on his. He looked around and clenched
his fist.
"Settle down."
Boom!!
Several shadows burst out of the ground. It stood straight forming a circle
around him so that the other people couldn't see what's happening here.
This [Shadow Bind] spell of his was different from the other. He could
control these shadows like a part of his body.
"My attitude depends on how you treat me and the people close to me," Souta
said to the young noble. Even Souta knew that he wasn't a good person like
Bryan who pursued justice more than anything.
Souta knew that his hands were dirty as he already killed hundreds of living
creatures in this world. He's not going to make an excuse as he knew that no
matter what's your excuse he still killed a living creature even if it's only an
accident.
No matter what excuse a person have, killing is killing. A person still took a
life and that will not change anything.
The young noble opened his eyes widely when he saw Souta's face. He
finally realized what he was about to face. He wanted to scream but he
couldn't because of the shadow covering his mouth.
Souta took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. "Okay, I'm calm now. I
will not kill you but I'll punish you."
The first part of his words made the young noble sighed in relief but the
second part made his face turned pale. He struggled with all of his got but he
didn't have sufficient strength to break free from the shadows.
"Break..." Souta said in a cold tone and the shadows that were binding the
young noble and knights tightened.
He wouldn't kill them as it would give him a lot of trouble if he killed them.
There's a lot of witnesses in this place, so even if the city guard arrested him.
The people here knew that the young noble started this whole mess, not
Souta.
If it comes to worse then Souta would just use his money to bail himself out
after all he didn't kill anyone in this place. Even if the one he beaten was a
noble, Souta knew that he wouldn't stay in jail for a long period. They would
just get his information and asked him a question about the incident.
It tightened to the point that it crushed their bones.
"Argh!!" The knights screamed as several bone-cracking sounds echoed in

the whole area.
"You people shouldn't have disturbed me when I'm having a coffee," Souta
muttered as he turned around and canceled the spell.
The young noble and the knights fell down on the ground with a loud "thud"
sound. All the bones in their hands and legs were broken.
All the people in the area were looking at him with fear in their eyes. They
heard the scream of the knights when Souta broke their bones.
Souta ignored those gazes and he went inside the cafe. He paid the bill of the
coffee that he ordered before and the cup that he accidentally crushed.
Souta glanced at the young noble and the knights one more time before he
turned around and started to walk.
"Let's go, Yuko."
Yuko ran after him.
...
The young noble that Souta beat was a spoiled brat. There's no doubt about it.
It's pretty rare to encounter this type of person. Souta encountered a lot of
young nobles in Ladros City but they never mention Yuko to him.
This city was really testing him.
After a few minutes, the city guard arrived in the scene. They found the
injured noble and knights. All of them have broken bones. They asked some
of the people around the area and understood that a tamer was the one who
did this.
Souta was already gone from the scene so they couldn't found him.
...
Souta went back to Lumilia's mansion. There, he saw that the Gale Group
was doing their job in guarding Lumilia.
"Souta, you're back." Tidor waved his hand when he saw Souta.
"Yeah. I'm here." Souta nodded with a smile.
"Oh? What happened to Yuko?" Jane saw the small cut on Yuko's waist so he
asked Souta.
"It's just that someone didn't know their place so I teach them some lesson."
Souta shook his head and said. He didn't say anything more than this.
"I see..." The Gale Group nodded their head. They didn't ask anymore since
Souta look like he didn't want to explain it to them.
Souta saw their worried look, so he smiled at them and said, "Don't worry
about it, it's merely a brat. Even if they went back to me, I will beat all of
them including his father."
Chapter 120 - It's because he is
Souta Ieshi
Souta used [Light Heal] spell on Yuko's wound.
While he was cleaning Yuko's wounds, Souta heard footsteps coming from
behind. He didn't need to turn around to know who is it.
Souta opened his mouth and asked, "What is it?"
"The one you beat is the son of an influential man in other city," Lumilia
said. "The news already spread out and everyone knew that a man with a Red
Fur Bear was the one who did it."
"I don't care about who's that man. Even if he's a king, I still beat the shit out
of them. All of them are the same to me." Souta replied to her.
"They'll come back you know," Lumilia said to him.
"Tell them I'm looking forward to it. Yeah, I can't wait for it." Souta grinned
as there was a chance that it could trigger a quest. He's truly looking forward
to them coming back to him.
"That man is my fiance..." Lumilia revealed some information to him.
"I see..." Souta replied without turning around to look at her. On the surface,
he looks calm but deep inside Souta was shocked by what he heard.
That man was her fiance? Too much coincidence was happening recently.
Lumilia just looked at Souta's back. She couldn't guess what was on his mind.
Suddenly, a knight approach them and said, "Young miss, the lord wanted
you to come and meet him."
Lumilia looked at the knight and said, "Understood, go tell my father that I
will go there."
"Yes, young miss." The knight bowed before her before he left to tell
Lumilia's father what she said.
Lumilia looked at the knight before she shifted her attention to Souta. She
opened her mouth and said, "I'll go now. I still have something I need to do."
Souta turned his head and looked at her. He asked, "Do you want me to escort
you?"
"No, just continue cleaning Yuko's wound. I'll just ask Brianna and the rest."
Lumilia shook her head and said to him.
"Are you sure? You know, I'm currently one of your guards." Souta asked her
just to be sure. Lumilia hired him, so he thought that he should do something
for her.
"Hm. I'm sure." Lumilia smiled before she turned around and walked away.
Souta stood up and looked at her back. The corner of his mouth curved into a
grin.
This pattern... The fiance, the father, and the nobles. Souta was starting to
understand what's happening in this mansion. All of them were connected to
each other but there's still some unknown piece to complete the puzzle.
In other words, Lumilia came back here to meet her fiance. But why? This
timing... Is it about the incident in the Ladros City? Have they already
finished the investigation and identified the corpses of those assassins.
If that's the case then Lumilia's father already knew that she was the target of
a certain noble from the country of Melosa.
If Lumilia's father really knew about it then it's natural that he called Lumilia
back to the mansion.
But... Why is the fiance coming here at this time? Is it a coincidence? No, at
the very least Souta didn't think that it was a coincidence.
Then, there's a possibility that the other nobles were moving as well. From
the information Souta had, he knew that a lot of noble was going to visit
Asvares Mansion because of some unknown reason, and that reason was
Souta wanted to know.
Nevertheless, they were going to stripped Lumilia's freedom out of her. That's
what Souta could guess and she will not be able to go back to Ladro Institute.
'If I could trigger a quest then I will surely...' Souta thought and another idea
comes into his mind. From Lumilia's action before, Souta guessed that she
doesn't want to get married to that noble. If she loves him then she would be
concerned about his well being.
"Okay, I will talk to her later," Souta said with a smile. "Hahaha, there will be
a lot of drama in this quest of mine. Well, that doesn't matter as I will get skill
points."
...
Lumilia was wearing a blue dress while walking in a huge hall inside the
mansion. In front of her was Jusmin who was guiding her and behind her was
Brianna and Jane who was guarding her.
Soon, they arrived in front of a huge door. The door wasn't an ordinary one. It
was made from rare materials and the design was carved by famous sculptors.
A mere tier 1 spell wouldn't leave a scratch to this door.
Jusmin stepped forward and gently knocked on the side of the door.
"My lord, young miss has arrived," Jusmin said in a polite tone through the
door.
No one said anything. Everything was silent at this time.
After a few moments, a metallic sound echoed in the door as it slowly

opened.
Lumilia turned her head and looked at Brianna and Jane. She said, "Wait for
me, I'll talk to my father."
"Understood." Brianna and Jane said at the same time.
Jusmin took a glance at Lumilia with a worried expression. Lumilia smiled at

her in response before Lumilia went inside the room.
Inside the room, Lumilia saw two people sitting in the chair from the
opposite side of the table.
The man on the left side was a middle-aged man with long blue hair and blue
eyes. He was Lumilia's father, Ursus Von Asvares.
While the man on the right side was a chubby middle-aged man with short
blonde hair and yellow color eyes. He was exuding a fearful aura around him.
He was none other than the head of the Vidrato Family, one of the influential
families in the neighboring city of Gripin.
The two men turned their heads when Lumilia entered the room. The two of
them observed her for a while before Ursus, Lumilia's father, opened his
mouth and said, "This is Gregory Vidrato, the head of the Vidrato Family.
Also, he's the father of your fiance, Lumilia."
"Good day, father and lord Vidrato." Lumilia greeted them in a polite tone.
"Nn." Gregory nodded his head while looking at Lumilia.
"Currently, your fiance couldn't come here because of some accident," Ursus
said.
"Yeah, some pretentious adventurer dared to harm the next heir of the
Vidrato family," Gregory said in annoyance as he tapped his finger on top of
the table. "Really, those adventurers are like that of the barbarian race. All of
them are bold enough not knowing who they are offending."
Lumilia just looked at them and didn't say anything. She knew the one who
did that to the heir of Vidrato family.
Just then...
Ursus looked at Lumilia and said, "Lumilia, I've heard that one of the
adventurers that you hired fit the description of the man who assaulted your
fiance."
Lumilia subconsciously gulped when she heard her father mention it.
"Really?!" Gregory stood up when heard it. He looked at Lumilia as if he was

eager to know if it was true or not.
Lumilia tried to think of a way to hide the truth but then she understood that
she couldn't hide it anymore. The knights were patrolling around the mansion
from time to time and it's natural that they will saw Souta and the Gale
Group.
'If he pushed me to the corner, then I have no choice but to reveal it.'
She took a deep breath and nodded her head.
"That's right. He's a tamer of the Red Fur Bear but I know that the one who
started it was Ostar." Lumilia said to them.
Ostar was the name of Lumilia's fiance, the heir of the Vidrato family.
"Bring him to me immediately, I've got to teach that pretentious adventurer

some lesson!" Gregory's aura exploded when he heard Lumilia confirmed it.
His aura shook the entire room.
Lumilia felt being pressured just by standing in front of the lord of Vidrato
family. Although Gregory looked like a fat merchant he was still a powerful
man that was currently leading the whole Vidrato family.
"You can't..." Lumilia said while gritting her teeth.
"Why?!" Gregory shouted and it shook the whole room once again. The mana
that he was releasing was reaching its limit.
"Calm down, that's my daughter you're talking to." Ursus looked at Gregory
and said. He slightly released his own mana to counter the mana Gregory was
releasing.
Gregory looked at Ursus before he sat down. He said, "I'm sorry for the
sudden outburst. It's just that man harm my son."
"Yeah, I understand it." Ursus nodded his head in understanding. He then

looked at his daughter and asked, "So can you tell us the reason why you said
that words?"
Lumilia took a deep breath while she closed her eyes. After a few moments,
she opened her eyes and look at them with a serious expression.
Lumilia slowly opened her mouth and said, "It's because he is Souta Ieshi
from Mage Class 1-B."
Chapter 121 - You don't have
strength but you have me here
"What did you say?" Gregory once again raised his voice. He didn't even
know who's that brat so what's the point in telling his name.
"Lumilia, explain what's that Souta Ieshi man that you said," Ursus said.
"You may not know it but I know him too well," Lumilia said and she paused
for a moment before she continued, "He's my classmate. He's the top student
in Ladro Institute and currently the famous strongest first-year student who
rivaled Yanagi Shina's deed when she was still a first-year student."
"He's your classmate?" Ursus looked at Lumilia in the eyes and asked. He
was stunned when he heard that man also was a student of Ladro Institute but
what shocked him the most was that Souta was the top student.
"Yes." Lumilia nodded her head and added, "Did you know that the Ladro
Institute is very protective of its top students. You shouldn't lay your hands
on him if you don't want to face the Ladro Institute's wrath."
Ladro Institute was well-known for supporting its top students. The incident
where Yanagi Shina beat the royal prince was still fresh in everyone's mind.
No one dared to take revenge on her because they know she had Ladro
Institute's full support in her back. As long as she wasn't at fault she could use
Ladro Institute name.
That support was really Lumilia's goal in enrolling in the Ladro Institute. She
wanted Ladro Institute's support no matter what so that she could attain her
freedom. Unfortunately, she didn't even manage to enter the top 10 with her
current strength. She tried her best to increase her strength in the past few
months, but then she realized that there were tons of stronger people in the
whole kingdom and the gap between them was too large.
If she could only enter the top 10 ranker then she would receive the Ladro
Institute's attention and protection.
And if Souta could really rival Yanagi Shina's deeds, then there's no doubt
about it. The Ladro Institute was going to back Souta in case Gregory laid his
hands on him.
A single noble family like Vidrato Family was like an ant to the power of the
Ladro Institute. Four to five teachers were enough to bring down his whole
family. No, if those all-powerful people came on his door then he would be
gone.
Bargan Hevifield, the Flame Master of the Melosa War. The man who
singlehandedly pushed back the Melosa Army in the outskirt of the Desolate
Woods twenty years ago.
Sabrina Lon Divan, the Magic Caster of Destruction. A woman who

graduated from Ladro Institute. She once fought the legendary S-Rank
Adventurer on her own to a standstill. She was famous for her AOE spell that
could take thousands of monsters in an instant.
Jess Blueleaf, the man that was called the Blue Flash. He an exiled ocean elf
and wondered in the continent. In the chaotic period, he fought a lot of
powerful people and became a famous swordsman. In the end, lost to Bargan
and he followed Bargan at that time.
Lastly... Azrim, the principal of the Ladro Institute. The demi who was called
to matched a God from the God's Continent fifty years ago. This demi was
well-known in the whole continent of Giza as the Raging White Fox.
Ladro Institute was like a factory that nurtured high-quality products in the
whole kingdom.
"That..." Gregory opened his eyes widely when he heard her words.
Top student of Ladro Institute? Could rival Yanagi Shina's deeds? If all of
these were true then it's impossible to touch Souta without getting himself
burned.
The scariest part about Ladro Institute wasn't it overall power but its various
connection over the whole kingdom. The Ladro Institute nurtured a lot of
students and some of these students become an influential figure in the whole
Hebrei Kingdom.
Just like the captain of the royal guard. That man was extremely powerful
and he doted the students of Ladro Institute.
If Gregory touched the Ladro Institute's top students, then he would gather
the attention of all those scary people. It's not worth getting on the bad side of
those people.
"Are you saying the truth?" Ursus asked. He couldn't believe what he heard
just now. The top student of the Ladro Institute was an adventurer. He
thought that it was impossible for that guy to become a top student if he
couldn't focus on his study.
"If you don't believe me, then you can ask him and check his device,"
Lumilia said while pointing the device on her wrist that record their
information.
This device could also track the student's whereabouts so that the Ladro
Institute could send force if something bad happened.
With this, they would understand that they couldn't touch Souta. In fact, they
should curry his favor in case he became a big shot in the future.
"..." Ursus and Gregory couldn't say anything. They have no other choice but
to believe Lumilia's words.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go now father, " Lumilia said before she bowed
and left the room.
Actually, Souta wasn't even in the top 10 ranker of the first year. Bryan's rank
was even higher than him but he was recognized as the most powerful first-
year student. It was because in the special test he alone dominated the whole
test. He fought several rankers alone and still managed to beat them.
Even if it wasn't a ranking battle that feat alone made him acknowledged as
the most powerful first-year student that rivaling Yanagi Shina's deeds. Some
of the people in the Ladro Institute were already comparing Souta Ieshi to
Yanagi Shina when she was still a first-year student.
"Wait, stay here. I've something important to tell you." Ursus stopped
Lumilia from leaving.
"I'll leave now." Gregory glanced at Ursus and said before he stood up.
"Take care, Lord Gregory," Lumilia said to Gregory in a polite tone.
...
Outside the room, Jusmin, Brianna, and Jane looked at Lumilia with a
worried expression. They heard lord Gregory's loud voice and aura from the
outside. They could feel that he was angry at something.
After a few seconds, the door opened and Gregory left the room. They all
looked at Gregory and saw his face with a frown.
They wondered what really happened inside.
...
Souta turned his head and looked in the direction where he felt the outburst of
mana. It mana outburst didn't last long as it immediately disappeared.
He recalled that's the direction where Lumilia was heading before. It seems
that something happened for a moment there.
He shook his head and looked at Yuko. He smiled and said, "It's fine now, it
will fully recover tomorrow."
"Mu." Yuko stuck out her tongue and licked his cheeks.
"Good girl, good girl." Souta smiled as he patted her head.
He then heard footsteps behind him. He turned his head and saw a chubby
middle-aged man with blonde hair.
The middle-aged man stopped walking and looked at Souta.
Souta also looked at the man and felt a hint of killing intent but it
immediately vanished.
After a few seconds, the middle-aged man averted his head and started
walking once again.
"That man... I'm looking forward to it." Souta smiled while looking at the
back of the man. There's no doubt about it. That was killing intent.
With that look and aura, Souta could guess that man will make a move
tonight.
"I guess I will trigger another quest tonight... probably... I'm not sure..." Souta
rubbed his chin as he muttered. Once again, he heard footsteps behind him.
He guessed that it was Lumilia and the other because of the number of
footsteps.
He turned his head and saw that it was Lumilia and the others. He was right
so he patted Yuko and said, "Let's go Yuko, let's continue our job."
The two followed Lumilia.
...
It was late at night when it's Souta's time to guard Lumilia. Souta was fully
armed tonight because he guessed that man he saw this afternoon will make a
move.
"Souta, are you there?" Lumilia said from inside the room.
"Yes, I'm here," Souta replied to her.
"Once you go back to the institute, can you keep this a secret from Lynn and
Nayo?" Lumilia said.
"I understand but..." Souta said as he looked at the door. He then leaned his
back on the door and continued, "Are you sure about this? You're not going
back."
"I... I don't know what I should do... Recently my father managed to acquire a
bottle of Crystal Flame Bee honey and the other nobles wanted to get a piece
of it. They also knew that I'm the target of the nobles from Melosa Country.
They used this chance to pressure our family to hand the honey. In exchange,
they will help us from the problem of the nobles from Melosa Country."
Lumilia decided to tell him the problem she was facing.
Souta lent her his ears as he listened to everything she said.
The two of them were leaning back on the door. They were separated by a
single piece of metal.
Souta looked up at the starry night as the cold breeze of night gently blew on
his face.
After a while, Souta opened his mouth and said, "You've been hit by reality,
huh? If you don't want it then reject it."
"But I don't..." Lumilia didn't manage to finish her sentence as Souta

interrupted her.
"You don't have power but you have me here." Souta grinned as he said.
"Yuko is also here. Just ask me and I will help you with all of my power.
That's the problem with nobles, you're too dependent on your parents. You
can't make a choice on your own. You have to at least think about yourself
before you follow others."
'Did I say everything right? I could vaguely remember those words from my
old world.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin.
Chapter 122 - I've decided
Souta understood why there's a lot of nobles visiting this place. It was
because they wanted the Crytal Flame Bee Honey. The effect of that honey
was something that couldn't be compared to the Mystical Light Cherry.
A drop of that honey could increase a person's stats by fifty and mana pool by
two hundred. The added stats will decrease by five every subsequent use of
the Crystal Flame Honey and the mana added will decrease by ten. It means
that it could increase a person's every stats by two hundred seventy-five in
total.
Even Bryan would be able to match him if Bryan consumed those honey. It
could even make a normal person match those lower ranking in the institute.
"If you really don't want to get married then I suggest you start living on your
own. Don't let those things tied you up like a slave." Souta said. "Of course
I'll help you if you ask me."
"Can I really live on my own?" Lumilia asked.
"If you have the will, you can do it," Souta replied to her before he stood up
and grabbed the handle of the [Vajra Sword Saya]. He said, "Well, we have
some visitors now so we can continue our chat later after I take care of this."
Lumilia was confused when she heard his words.
Souta patted his clothes and he slowly pulled his sword out of its sheath. He
then looked at the ten figures in front of him. All of them were wearing black
cloaks and mask. They were also armed with sharp weapons.
"These people..." Souta looked at the people who were wearing black cloaks.
He couldn't feel any intention to kill from these people.
Maybe they were an expert that could completely hide their bloodl.u.s.t or
not. If they were an expert then they don't need that much people. Ten people
appearing at the same time in front of the door and they deliberately let Souta
saw them. Maybe, their target wasn't Lumilia at all.
'That fat man in the afternoon...' Souta guessed that it was the fat man that he
saw this morning. But why? He tried to recall anything that he did ever since
he arrived in this city.
"So that's how it is..." Souta smirked as he rubbed his chin. He guessed that
the young noble he beat before was a relative of that fat man.
It all make sense if its this way. That fat man came here to discuss the
marriage but fiance didn't manage to come because Souta broke all the bones
from his four limbs. Then, Lumilia's father knew that one of the adventurers
that his daughter hired fitted the description of the man who assaulted the
fiance.
While Souta was thinking through things, one of the figures dashed towards
him. The figure threw several daggers towards him.
Souta looked at it and he simply moved his body sideways to avoid the
daggers. "Crush them, Yuko." He said in a low voice.
Roar!!
Yuko roared loudly when she heard Souta. She dashed towards the group of
people wearing black cloaks.
Souta glanced at her before he focused his attention on the figure in front of
him.
The man pulled out two swords underneath his cloaks and charged towards
Souta.
Clang!! Clang!! Clang!!
Souta exchanged blows with the man and realized that this man was weaker
than the assassin that attacked them before. He was sure now that these
people were the fat man's subordinates.
First, if the fat man was the person who sent the assassins to kill Lumilia
before, then he would understand that these people were weaker than those
assassins. So he wouldn't send a people of this level which was weaker than
the previous assassin.
But there's something that's bothering him. These people didn't have a tiny bit
of bloodl.u.s.t in their aura. It feels like they were not here to kill him.
If so... Then why did they come here? Just to beat him? No, there's a missing
piece that he couldn't get to complete this puzzle.
[Agility Boost], [Strength Boost], [Cat's Speed], and [Triple Muscle

Strengthening].
Souta used all of his buff spells and combat arts that could temporarily
increase his stats for a short amount of time.
'I will subdue them.' Souta decided to not kill them so that he could get more
information out of them. They were not a professional assassin so they
wouldn't be able to endure his interrogation.
The figure in front of him quickly waved his swords in left and right.
Swoosh!!
Souta quickly took a step back and found that the wall was just behind him.
Since there's no time to dodge, Souta used his sword to block the attack on
his right side.
He then gathered his mana on his left hand and caught the sword with his
bare hand.
The man stopped for a moment when he saw what Souta did.
Souta grinned before he lifted up his feet and kicked the stomach of the man.
Bang!
The man flew a few meters away before he crashed on the ground.
Souta could coat a part of his body with his mana to strengthen it. He could
do this with his level 3 [Mana Manipulation].
He was about to dash towards the man once again when he noticed that
something's wrong. There were ten people in total that appeared here but only
one person attacked him.
Souta moved his eyes and found that the remaining nine people were fighting
Yuko alone. He frowned and when saw it but he decided to watch it.
It will be a good chance to give Yuko some battle experience in fighting

humans and demis.
Souta turned his head towards the man that he knocked out only to found that
man was gone.
"Hmm...?"
Suddenly, a black figure flashed behind him with two sharp swords in his
hands. The figure was about to slash his sword when shadows burst out of the
ground.
It was so fast that it bound the figure in an instant.
Souta turned his head and looked at the figure. "Stay here for a while." He
said as the shadows covered the figure's mouth.
Souta shifted his attention to Yuko and the remaining nine people.
...
Lumilia heard a sound of fighting coming from outside. She was worried
about Souta, so she opened the door and saw that Souta was sitting on the
ground while watching Yuko fought nine unknown people.
"W-What are you doing, Souta!" Lumilia opened her mouth and asked. She
then noticed the man beside Souta.
The man was tightly bound by several shadows. There were several blood
holes on his body and it looks like some of his bones were broken. The man's
nails were plucked out and scattered on the ground. The skin on the leg of the
man was taken off as blood was flowing out of it.
Lumilia opened her mouth widely when she saw such a gore scene.
"Shh!" Souta looked at her and placed his finger in front of his lips. "Come
here, I'll tell you what happened."
Lumilia nodded her head and she walked beside Souta. She was disturbed by
the scene beside Souta.
Souta glanced at her and he noticed that she was bothered by the sights
beside him, so he waved his hand and several shadows emerged from the
ground. The shadows covered the man's whole body so the Lumilia couldn't
see this sight anymore.
Souta looked around and guessed that the patrolling knights will arrive in this
area after a few minutes. He already memorized the time were the knights
were patrolling, so these people too.
"W-Why don't you help Yuko?" Lumilia asked as she lifted up her head and
looked at Yuko who was fighting nine people at the same time.
"Hm. That's a good question. The answer to that is I wanted her to gain some
experience in fighting humans. I will let it be and only finish it when the
knights are going to arrive." Souta said as he watched the battle.
Yuko already took several cuts on her body. The people that attacked them
weren't as powerful as the assassins before, so it's not a problem to her.
This morning he overreacted when some random noble guy cut Yuko's side,
but now Yuko has several cuts on her Body Souta didn't even do anything.
He just continued watching her fight.
Well, for him the incident this morning was different from here. They were
relaxing this morning and those guys disturbed them, so it's natural to punish
them. Right now, it's training time. It's natural to receive wounds and injuries
when you're in a battle.
"I'll tell you something before the patrolling knights arrived." Souta paused
for a moment before he continued, "These people are from the Vidrato
Family. Gregory that fat man sent these people to kill Yuko. They knew that
they couldn't kill me because of the Ladro Institute behind me that's why they
shifted their attention to Yuko."
"What?" Lumilia was stunned when she heard Souta's words. To think that all
the warning she said was in vain. Gregory still dared to trouble Souta despite
knowing that he had Ladro Institute in his back.
"You know, I'm hypocrite. I'm not a Saint." Souta's tone turned colder. The
atmosphere around him started to change. He slowly opened his mouth and
said, "I've decided, I will kill them all."
Chapter 123 - Chain Quest:
Preparing
Gregory greatly underestimated him and Yuko. He thought that these people
were enough to hold him off and kill Yuko. He should have at least brought
someone who was at the level of the assassin before.
'I will get you back for this. I will collect your soul and you will become my
nutrition.' Souta thought as he grinned. He then stood up and patted his
clothes.
The patrolling knights will arrive here soon, so Souta decided to finish this
immediately.
"That's enough Yuko!" Souta said in a loud voice and it gathered the attention
of the people who were wearing black cloaks.
The ground beneath Souta's feet immediately turned into shadows. The
shadows spread quickly and it emerged from the ground.
Swoosh!!
The people who were wearing black cloaks were caught off guard.
Souta followed it up by casting [Shadow Spike]. It pierced their bodies like a

piece of paper. He knew that they were still alive so he used [Crimson Moon]
skill to completely kill them.
It was at this moment when he heard the system prompts in his head.
"Come here..."
He grabbed one of the people on the neck. This person was the only one he
left alive. Souta didn't need to know the truth from this man as he already
interrogated the individual that he killed before. He only needed the
knowledge of this man, he's the witness that Gregory sent these people after
him. So when he attacked someone from the Vidrato family he had a good
reason for it.
"Just fall asleep," Souta said as he knocked out the man. He will protect this
person and used him to pressure the Vidrato family.
He then heard a voice behind him.
"I didn't think that he will send out his people to attack despite all the things
that I've said to him," Lumilia said as she looked at the man that was in
Souta's arms.
"Hmm...? Can you tell me more about that?" Souta looked at her and asked. It
seems that she's the reason why the Vidrato family knew about him being a
student of the Ladro Institute.
"Okay..." Lumilia nodded at him and she began to narrate what happened in
the meeting room.
Souta just listened to her story until the patrolling knights arrived in the
scene.
"I see... I appreciate your help." Souta said as he thanked her. He and Lumilia
turned their heads when they heard several footsteps.
They found that some of the knights approached them. The knights asked
Souta various questions and Souta cooperated with them. While these knights
were asking Souta some questions, some of the knights were cleaning the
scene.
The knights took the man from him. Souta didn't say anything as he let them
took the man. He already has a plan to take back that man before he departed.
Souta shook his head and looked at Yuko. "Come here, Yuko!"
Yuko run towards him when he mentioned her name. She stuck out her
tongue and licked his cheeks.
"Good job, good job, that's my girl." Souta hugged her in return and used the
[Light Heal] spell to close some of her wounds.
"Um..." Lumilia looks like she wanted to say something.
Souta turned his head to the side to look at Lumilia. He smiled and asked,
"What is it? Have you made your deci-" Souta didn't manage to complete his
sentence as Yuko moved her huge body and blocked his vision.
"Oi! Yuko! We're talking here. Just sit here for a while." Souta looked at
Yuko and said while pointing at his side.
"Mu." Yuko dropped her shoulders when Souta raised his voice. She quietly
sat at the spot that Souta pointed.
"Don't worry, I will buy you a bunch of fruits that you want later." Souta
gently smiled as he patted her head.
"Um... Souta..." Lumilia looked at Souta with a serious expression. It seems

that she finally decided what she should do.
Souta looked at her. He just simply looked at her and didn't say anything. He
just waited for what she was about to say.
"I've finally realized it! I don't want to be bound by my family but I can't do
anything on my own! Please, Souta! Lend me your strength!" Lumilia said as
she raised her voice.
Souta waved his hand and used his mana so that her voice couldn't travel far
in the knights' area.
"Very well, I'll help you to the best of my ability," Souta said as his mouth
curved into a grin.
At the same time, he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Chain Quest Triggered!]

[Lumilia] Quest 1: Leave the Asvares Territory within an hour. Reward:
1,000 exp, 2 free attribute points, and 1 skill point
Souta smiled inwardly when he found that the quest he triggered this time
was a chain quest. To think that this was Lumilia's chain quest.
If he completed all the quest in chain quest then he would earn a high amount
of skill points and free attribute points. The only problem was the final quest
of the chain quest. It was harder than all the quest that he took since he
arrived here in this world.
The chain quest usually consisted of three quests but some of the chain quests
have more than ten quests in it.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "Prepare yourself immediately. We will

leave this place right now."
Since the quest said that they should leave this place within one hour,
something will happen in this place if they don't leave.
"R-Right now?!" Lumilia was shocked when she heard that Souta already
planned to leave this place right now.
"Yeah, I thought you've resolved yourself?" Souta said while looking at her
eyes.
"..." Lumilia took a deep breath and she nodded her head at Souta. Her eyes
were burning in determination.
"Go back to your room and change your clothes," Souta said as he pointed at
her room.
Lumilia looked down at her clothes and found that she was in her pajamas.
She hurriedly went back to her room to change her room.
Souta looked at her back and shook his head. He then turned his head
sideways and found that the Gale Group was walking towards his direction in
haste.
"What happened here, Souta?" Brianna asked him as she looked around the
place.
"I've heard that some people attack you," Tidor said as he looked in a
direction where the knights were cleaning a pool of blood on the ground.
They were in their room when they heard the knights were talking about this
incident, so they immediately came here to check if everything's all right.
"Yeah, some people attack us but they were too weak to kill me." Souta
nodded at Brianna and said. He looked at them with a serious expression and
said, "We'll leave this place."
"Can you tell us the reason why?" Brianna asked him.
"It's not a problem for me," Souta said as he looked around and tried to sense
if there's someone eavesdropping on them. When he found none he began to
talk in a low voice.
"Lumilia came here to annul her engagement but she couldn't do so because
of the current situation of the family. A lot of nobles are eyeing the Asvares
family, including those from the Melosa Country..."
Lumilia decided to flee from her engagement from the young master of the
Vidrato family. Since she was really the target of the nobles from Melosa
Country, if she left her family then those nobles will focus on her. It took her
all of her wills before she managed to resolve herself. She decided to trust her
classmate, Souta Ieshi, the only one who was willing to help her in this whole
city.
Souta told them everything that he knew.
"Then, all we have to do is to safely escort her back to Ladros City to

complete her quest?" Tidor asked.
"Yeah, that's the gist of it." Souta nodded at him. He then recalled something.
"Also, don't worry about the payment. If Lumilia doesn't have any money in
her pocket, then I will be the one that will pay all of you."
"You're a good classmate, Souta," Tidor said as he patted Souta's back.
"Not everyone will do anything for their classmates." Brianna smiled and
said.
"I wonder about that... At least I know one person that will help anyone in
need without hesitation." Souta replied to them.
...
The news traveled fast and Gregory immediately knew that his plan failed.
"Damn! I've greatly underestimate that brat." Gregory said angrily as he

smashed his table into pieces.
Since he knew that Souta was the strongest first-year student, he thought that
his power level was just slightly stronger than the people he sent. That's also
the reason why he sent ten people just to get rid of that bear.
He never thought that Souta's strength was higher than he could imagine.
"Lord, one of the people we sent is still alive. What should we do?" Gregory's
assistant asked him.
"Kill him! We don't want to let anyone know about our involvement in this or
else we would see the power of Ladro Institute." Gregory said. Then he
added, "That Institute is full of monsters that we can't afford to fight."
...
Souta looked in the sky and said, "This will be a long night."
Chapter 124 - Chain Quest: Getting
the man back
"Souta, don't tell me... You like Miss Lumilia!" Tidor said as he looked at
Souta with wide eyes.
Brianna, Jane, John, and Tim turned their head and looked at Souta as if they
wanted to know if it's true.
Souta sighed and said, "I wonder about that... But who knows what will
happen in the future."
He then patted Yuko's head and said, "I currently don't have someone like
except for Yuko."
"That's too bad... I really thought that you have..." Tidor dropped his
shoulders.
"Really, if you're already like this to a girl who's just your classmate, I
wonder what can you do if you found someone that you like," Jane said to
him.
"I don't know about that... But if I'll use Yuko as a reference then I'm
prepared to annihilate the Adventurers Guild, so that those hunters wouldn't
give Yuko some trouble." Souta said to them.
"You're really something. Not everyone can say the same words as you do."
Brianna smiled wryly and said.
"It's easy to say, hard to do. I could even say that I could even kill those gods
for Yuko." Souta said and he shook his head. "Well, let's prepare now. I've
still got something to so wait Lumilia here."
He didn't even let the Gale Group question him as he already started running.
"Yuko! Stay here for a while!"
Souta left those words before he vanished into thin air.
Brianna, Tidor, Jane, and the rest of the Gale Group could only stare at the
place where Souta disappeared.
...
Souta was hiding in the bushes. He tracked the footprint of the knights and it
led him in the underground base of the Asvares mansion.
"Underground? I guess that all the noble's mansion has an underground

base." Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
All the intruders that they caught were placed in the bas.e.m.e.nt. They didn't
hand it in the hands of the city guards at all.
"I only have one hour to leave this place, so I will take back that man
quickly," Souta said. He then looked around and only saw two knights
guarding the bas.e.m.e.nt.
He took a deep breath and silently clenched his fists.
The two knights were talking to each other. They don't have any idea that
Souta was going to attack them.
Suddenly, shadows burst out of the ground and strangled their bodies.
"What the-" The knights were about to shout when the shadows covered their
mouths and eyes.
Souta did this so that they wouldn't know that he attacked them.
Swoosh!!
Souta jumped out of the bushes and he charged straight to the two knights.
He gathered his mana in both of his fists and he swiftly knocked out the two
knights.
Bang! Bang!
The shadows disappeared and the two knights fell down on the ground.
"Sleep well." Souta looked down at the two unconscious knights and said
before he went down in the bas.e.m.e.nt.
He wouldn't kill these knights because there's no enmity between him and the
Asvares family. Also, these people were Asvares family's knights. He
wouldn't kill them for no reason because he doesn't want Lumilia knew that
he was killing the knights of their family. It would leave a bad impression on
her.
Souta walked downstairs until he found a corridor that has jails on each side.
At the end of the corridor, he saw the knights were locking up the man inside
a jail.
Souta bent his knees and charged towards the knights while casting [Shadow
Bind] at the same time.
Swoosh!!
"Who the hell are you?!" One of the knights asked with an angry expression
as Souta arrived in front of him.
Souta delivered a powerful blow on his stomach, directly knocking him on

the wall.
Bang!
Souta then lifted up his feet and kicked the jaw of the other knight.
Bang!
The knight directly lost his consciousness when Souta kicked his jaw. He fell
on the ground as his armor made a loud metallic sound.
"It's done..." Souta said and he looked at the unconscious man who was
wearing a black cloak. He was about to carry him when he heard an ear-
piercing sound coming from behind.
Shiiing!!
He quickly coated his body using his mana and went inside the jail.
A powerful gust of wind passed by in the corridor and crashed in the wall.
Boom!
It caused a small explosion as the wall got destroyed and the debris of rocks
shot up.
"Ah~ this skill is really too loud."
Souta heard a voice echoed in the corridor. He checked the unconscious man
and carried the man in one hand.
He then grabbed the handle of the [Vajra Sword Saya] before he pulled it out.
Tak!
As soon as he stepped out, the ground turned black and it spread immediately
in the whole area. Several shadows that look like tentacles emerged from the
ground.
"Go..." Souta muttered as he looked at the man who was wearing silver
armor. This man was also a knight of the Asvares family but he was stronger
than the level of the normal knights.
"This is cheating right. I don't have enough space to avoid those things." The
knights smiled wryly while looking at the countless shadows around Souta.
He then looked at Souta's face and said, "But still to think that you're the one
behind this is out of my expectations."
"You know, I'm the one who caught this guy but why you knights are acting
like you're the one who caught him," Souta said as he lifted the man in his
hand. He showed it to the man and added, "Well, let's finish this."
The shadows around Souta stretched out and went straight towards the
knight.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
The knight knew that he was at a disadvantage if he's going to fight Souta in
the bas.e.m.e.nt. So he decided to retreat towards the surface.
Swoosh!!
"Hmm? He..." Souta noticed that the knight went on the surface. That knight
knew that there's nothing good that will happen if he fought Souta here in the
bas.e.m.e.nt.
Souta placed back the Vajra sword in its sheath. He then looked up in the
ceiling before he lifted up his hand. He made a grabbing motion in the air as
his mana flared up.
...
On the surface...
The knight noticed that something was wrong. He bent his knees and quickly
jumped in the air.
After a few seconds, several shadow spikes burst out of the ground.
"If I didn't notice it, then that spikes are currently drilling inside my body."
The knight said with a sigh while looking at the shadow spikes. "If I'm not
wrong, he's just a D-rank Adventurer but the power he's showed could be
compared to those who are at C-rank."
He landed on the ground and he tightened his grip on his sword. He looked at
the path towards the bas.e.m.e.nt and heard loud footsteps.
"He's here." The knight smiled wryly as he used several combat arts that
could temporarily increase his strength.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes widely and once again jumped in the air as
several shadow spikes burst out of the ground.
He then saw tentacles like shadows stretched out towards him with high
speed.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
The knight waved the sword in his hand while using combat arts.
[Three Fold Slash]!
"What?!" The knight was shocked when he saw that he didn't manage to cut
the shadows in half. He only managed to push it away from him.
'This guy really has the power of a C-rank Adventurer despite having his rank
lower than that.' He thought.
D-rank Adventurers were already called veterans. Their powers were already
decent enough to do some difficult quest.
C-rank was quite sought in the Adventurers Guild because of their power
level. They could handle those monsters that were going to form their
monster orb. In other words, they could fight the monsters that undergo first
and second evolution.
B-rank was a powerful adventurer. Some of the B-rank Adventurers joined

the elite group of Adventurers Guild called Hunters. They were powerful
enough to match the monster that has a monster orb.
The knight carefully landed on the spikes while tightly gripping his sword,
and then he saw a ball of shadow heading towards him.
Swoosh!!
He shifted his body to the side and the ball of shadow passed beside him.
Suddenly, a sword pierced through his body.
"Ugh!" He spat a mouthful of blood as he looked down at the sword on his

chest. He then turned his head and saw Souta grinning behind him. "H-
How?"
"Ah~ it's really good if your opponent didn't know the effect of your spell."
Souta beamed a bright smile as he slowly pulled out the Vajra sword on the
knight's chest. "Hmm... Don't worry, I won't kill you. I don't want Lumilia to
hate me after all."
He then proceeded to smash the nape of the knight using the handle of the
sword. It knocked down the man and Souta used [Light Heal] to stop the
bleeding.
"Okay, let's go now," Souta said before he disappeared.

Knocking out the guards
Souta arrived in front of Lumilia's room and saw that she already finished her
preparation.
"Who's that man, Souta?" Brianna asked him while looking at the
unconscious man that he was carrying.
"This?" Souta lifted up the man and said, "This man is one of the people who
attack us. The one behind that attack is probably going to send some people
to silent this man, so I'm going to protect him as I wanted him alive."
"So that's how it is." Brianna nodded at his explanation.
She knew that if Souta wanted to open the assassination to the public he
needed at least some evidence, and this man was the proof of it. As long as
this man was still alive there's some value to him.
Souta turned his head to John and said, "Can you hold him until we leave this
city?"
"Okay, leave him to me." John nodded at him and took the man from Souta.
He took out a rope from his bag and tied the man so that even if the man
woke up he wouldn't be able to give them some troubles.
Probably the man too would realize that his lord was going to dispose him
when he woke up. The man knew his lord well more than the rest of them.
"Good, let's go now." Souta nodded and said to them.
The Gale Group nodded at him. They were already prepared to leave this city
with him.
"But what about Jusmin and Fred?" Lumilia asked him. She was concerned
about her maid and butler the most in this kind of situation.
"It's better if they don't know our plan. If your father knew that those two
cooperate in our plan then there's no doubt that your father would punish
them." Souta explained to her what's better for her maid and butler. "You
don't want to lose their job, right?"
"..." With him saying all of this, Lumilia couldn't help but agree to him. She
understood that Souta was right and she doesn't want to implicate those two
in what she was going to do.
"Follow me, we're leaving through the main gate," Souta said as he started to
walk. They couldn't jump through the wall because of Yuko, so Souta
decided to leave through the main gate.
The Gale Group and Lumilia nodded at him. They followed behind him.
...
After walking for a few minutes, the group arrived in front of the main gate.
They haven't met any patrolling knights in their way because Souta already
memorized the path they were taking and their duty, so the group arrived
smoothly in front of the main gate.
Currently, the group was hiding in the bushes looking at the six knights
which were guarding the gate. Normally, only four knights were guarding
this gate but due to the attack they slightly tightened their defense.
"Let's go. We'll talk to them first if we can't then we'll take them down."
Souta looked at them and said. He carefully explained his plan to them.
If they failed to talk to the knights then they'll breakthrough by force. Souta,
Yuko, and the Gale group will take the knights. Souta could leave one of the
knights one each member of the Gale Group because he knew that they were
not C-rank adventurers for nothing.
Even if the level of these knights was higher Souta trusted them to take care
of it. After all, they were not going to become a C-rank Adventurers if they
were weak.
"Okay, John will stay with Lumilia and the man," Souta said to them.
"I understand." John nodded at him.
"Good, let's go now," Souta said as he stood up and approached the main
gate.
Lumilia and the rest of the Gale Group simply followed him.
The knights blocked their way. One of the knights of opened his mouth and
said, "Young miss, we couldn't let you leave the mansion because there's a
possibility that some people will attack you once again."
"I have my guards with me, there's no need to worry about me," Lumilia said
to the knights.
"We will not let you pass here, young miss. We can't afford to trust them to
protect you with their life." One of the knights said.
"Why? Is that my father's order?" Lumilia asked the knight.
"Yes, young miss. Please forgive us." The knights bowed their heads and
said. When they looked down they saw that the whole ground was black even
if the light shone on it it was still black.
"Hmm? What's this?" The knights were confused and then they saw
something moving on the black ground.
Several shadows burst out of the ground and bound their limbs immediately.
Bang!
As soon as the shadows bound them, Souta swiftly chopped the nape of the
knight. He instantly knocked out a knight within a second.
Brianna and the rest of the Gale Group quickly moved their bodies and
knocked out the knights one by one.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One by one, the knights fell down on the ground without consciousness.
Souta controlled the shadows so that their armor wouldn't cause a loud sound
when it hit the ground.
"This was easier than I thought," Tidor said as he wiped the sweat on his
forehead.
"Yeah, it's because they lowered their guard that's why they couldn't react
when I casted my spell," Souta said to Tidor. He then turned around and
waved his hand.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several shadows burst out of the ground and it headed towards the direction
of the tree on the side of the road.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three daggers flew towards Souta's direction at high speed.
Souta controlled some of the shadows and it blocked the daggers. He

squinted his eyes and saw a figure flew in the sky and vanished.
"He managed to escape," Souta muttered and he looked at the shadow-like

tentacles that went towards that unknown person. He noticed that the shadow
was sliced into tiny particles.
"Who the hell is that?" Tidor commented while looking at the direction where
the unknown person disappeared.
"That one is powerful," Tim said. In that exchange, he managed to see a bit of
that unknown person's strength. He detected that person's magic power was
two times stronger than his magic power.
"Yeah, but he understood that he couldn't fight us on his own. That's why he
decided to retreat." Souta nodded at Tim's words and said. He then looked at
the three daggers that pierced his shadows.
'Blue grade weapon? That person could throw away a weapon of this caliber
easily.' Souta thought as he pulled out the daggers. He checked these daggers
and didn't find anything wrong so he decided to keep it for himself.
The shadows around him started to dissipate into the thin air as Souta
canceled his spell. A level 10 spell was really useful. A spell for binding
could use for protecting himself.
At level 10, he could control all the shadow-like tentacles that he made like
his own body. It was easy to use it more than the other spells that he had in
his arsenal.
Souta shook his head and said, "Let's not worry about that. We should go
now."
"You're right, Souta." Tidor nodded at him.
"Tim and Tidor, you should go now. Hurry up fetch some carriage." Brianna
said as she looked at her two teammates.
"Okay, we got it." Tidor and Tim nodded at her before they started to run.
Tidor and Tim were going to fetch a carriage for them while Souta and the
rest were going to check if someone was following them.
Souta was sure that right now Lumilia's father was going to receive the news
about her running away from the mansion. Of course, he knew that Lumilia's
father wouldn't let her leave this place easily. After all, that fiance of hers and
father-in-law was also here in this city. He wouldn't want to lose face. That
thing was what those nobles value the most.
Souta was planning to use Lumilia as bait while those two prepared what they
need to leave the city.
"Let's go now." Souta looked at Lumilia and the rest before he said.
"Let's do this." Brianna, Jane, and John nodded strongly. They were
determined to help Lumilia in her problems. Also, Souta promised them a
huge amount of rewards if they help her.
Lumilia was oblivious to these things. She didn't know that Souta already
promised to reward the Gale Group if she somehow couldn't give them
money.
Souta glanced at her and noticed that she was nervous. Her hands were
trembling nonstop and it was pretty noticeable.
"Worried about it?" Souta looked at her in the eyes and said.
"Y-Yes," Lumilia replied to him.
"Is this your first time going against your family's decision?" Souta asked her
in a serious tone.
"Nn." Lumilia simply nodded her head.
Souta smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, everything will be alright." He
then patted her shoulder and added, "The class rep I knew is always
composed and strict, not this nervous and girly type."
Lumilia started at his back as his words resonated in her head. She then took
a deep breath to calm herself.
"Okay, let's do this."

Chapter 126 - Chain Quest: Let the
festival begin
Ursus was sitting in his office while looking outside through the window.
"Hmm... Someone really dared to sent an assassin in my territory." He

muttered as he tapped his finger on the table in front of him. "I needed to
know who is it as soon as possible."
"My lord!!" Suddenly, his assistant called him in a hurried tone.
Ursus frowned as he turned his head and looked at his assistant. "What is it?"
He asked.
"Young miss left the mansion forcefully. They even brought the captured
man with them." The assistant carefully explained to Ursus what really
happened.
"That... That child left the mansion at this time of crisis." Ursus couldn't
believe what he heard this time. Lumilia just left the mansion when there
were people that were trying to kill her.
"Wait... Something is wrong here." Ursus stopped and realized something. He

looked at his assistant and asked, "You said that they brought the captured
man with them, right?"
"Yes, my lord!" The assistant replied to him.
"Then, why would they bring that man with them?" Ursus tried to think of a
reason why they brought that man with them.
He thought that maybe they already knew who sent those people. There's a
large possibility of that but it still didn't answer the question of why would
they leave the mansion.
While Ursus was thinking through things, someone knocked on the door.
Knock! Knock!
Ursus looked at the door and his assistant walked towards it. After checking
the identity of the person, the assistant turned towards Ursus and said, "My
lord, Lord Gregory's subordinate is here and he's requesting an audience."
'Gregory?' Ursus shook his head and replied, "I'll allow it. Let him in."
"I understand, my lord." The assistant bowed his head and grabbed the handle
of the door. He slowly opened it and a man wearing a silver plate armor
under the dark brown hooded robe entered the room.
"Why are you here, Jesly?" Ursus asked the man named Jesly. He knew that
Jesly was Gregory's direct subordinate.
"Lord Ursus, here." Jesly bowed and he took out a piece of yellow paper from
his robe and place it on top of the table.
"Talisman... Long-distance sound transmission..." Ursus recognized that the

piece of yellow paper was a talisman for long-distance communication.
He waved his hand and poured his mana in the talisman. The talisman
emitted a yellow light indicating that Ursus activated it.
Ursus opened his mouth and said, "Gregory, what are you planning to do?"
"I've heard that your daughter left your mansion. I only wanted to say that I
can help you in finding your daughter." Gregory's voice sounded through the
talisman. His voice seems that he found this situation amusing.
'How did he know about it? It's only been a minute since I've received the
news about it.' Ursus thought when he heard Gregory's words. He decided to
keep this about himself.
"How about it? If you agree to it I will help you, since your daughter is the
fiancee of my son." Gregory said through the talisman.
"Okay, I'll allow you." Ursus nodded his head as he agreed to Gregory.
"Thanks... I'll quickly immobilize my troops and search for them in the whole
city. Also, you can keep the talisman so that I can easily report to you if I
found something." Gregory said before the light in the talisman vanished. It
indicates the connection between the two talismans vanished.
"Good day, Lord Ursus. I'll go now." Jesly bowed his head and left the room.
After Jesly left, the assistant looked at Ursus and asked, "My lord, why did
you agree to him?"
"I'll go with him for now. We will send people to track my daughter but also
Gregory's subordinate. I wanted to know what he's planning." Ursus said as
he tapped his finger in the table and looked at the talisman.
He knew that Gregory wanted to marry his son to Lumilia because Gregory
wanted to get a piece of that Crystal Flame Honey. That honey was too
valuable and he wanted to get on Ursus's good book.
"I will see it later if he's planning something," Ursus muttered in a low voice.
"My lord, I could only think of one reason why lord Gregory is going to help
us." The assistant opened his mouth and said.
Ursus looked at him and asked, "And what is it?"
"I think it's because of that adventurer that beat his son." The assistant replied
to him.
"What the- that man... He's planning to do that to a top student of the Ladro
Institute." Ursus realized it as well. He knew that Gregory was not a man to
let bygones be bygones. "Gregory, if you're really planning to take him out,
then I wonder where did you get the guts to do so."
That institute wasn't the most famous institute in the whole Hebrei Kingdom
for nothing. All the teachers have at least have a record of killing more than
one monster that has a monster orb. That's the prerequisite requirement for
becoming a teacher of Ladro Institute.
The weakest teacher there was as strong as a B-rank adventurer.
There's no point in getting in the bad terms with that institute.
...
While Tidor and Tim were fetching a carriage, Souta and the rest managed to
leave the Asvares mansion smoothly.
Souta asked Brianna and John to rent a room in a random inn. After that,
Souta bought a huge black robe and used it to cover Yuko's huge body.
He let Yuko hide in the bushes at the side of the road while Souta, Jane, and
Lumilia went inside the room that Brianna and John rented through the
window. They didn't let anyone see Lumilia. Also, Souta didn't let anyone
saw Yuko hide in the bushes because it would reveal their identity.
He knew that the knights would just need to ask someone if they saw a huge
bear and they would instantly locate their place.
Why would Souta bother himself in going inside the room through the
window? It was because even if the knights asked the owner of the inn, the
owner only knew that two people were inside that room. Also, the owner
wouldn't forget that John and Brianna was a man and woman, so they would
misunderstand what they were doing inside the room.
But Souta knew that all of this wasn't enough. This plan could only buy him a
few minutes as he knew that his plan was full of holes. But this was the only
thing that he could think right now in this situation.
...
"We'll leave this place soon." Souta looked at them and said.
"Yeah, we'll wait until Tidor and Tim get a carriage." Brianna nodded at him.
"I just hope they complete their task as soon as possible," Souta said he then
stood up from his seat and looked at the window.
Lumilia looked at him and she opened her mouth. "What about Yuko?" She
asked.
"Her? She's okay for now." Souta replied to her. He lifted up his hand and
opened the window. "I'll check the things outside for a while so wait for me
here." He said before he jumped outside through the window.
Swoosh!!
Souta went on the rooftop of the inn and looked around the vicinity. He saw
the Adventurers Guild building. Souta's figure vanished and reappeared in the
next house before he once again disappeared.
After a few seconds, he was on the top of the Adventurers Guild building.
This building was the tallest in the area so he could clearly saw the whole
place.
He frowned and saw a group of knights were asking the people around this
place if they saw them.
He then heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest 1 completed!]
[You've received 1,000 exp, 2 free attribute points, and 1 skill point!]
[Quest 2 unlocked!]
[Lumilia] Quest 2: Defend against the Elite Knights of the Asvares family
and Vidrato family. Rewards: 20,000 exp, 7 free attribute points, and 5 skill
points
Souta's brows knitted together while reading the quest 2 of Lumilia's chain
quest.
Elite knight?
"This is going to be a problem," Souta said in a low voice. He knew that an
elite knight was a powerful knight at the level of a C-rank adventurer.
If it's one elite knight then it's not a problem for him but to think that a group
of elite from the two noble families were going to hunt them down.
"So that's why this quest have the reward of 5 skill points..." Souta nodded to
himself and understand that fighting elite knights from the two noble families
was worth 5 skill points.
"And this is just the quest 2, then I wonder if those family head will make a
move in person in quest 3."
Souta squinted his eyes and he looked up in the sky. The sky was clear and he
could clearly saw the shape of the moon.
Defend? Then, they were going to attack Souta's group. If that's the case...
Souta will initiate the attack first.
After a few moments, he smirked and he stood up. "Okay, let this city
become the battlefield. You people wanted to fight... me too I wanted to fight
stronger people that could give me high rewards."
Boom
His magic power flared up to the peak and it shook the entire building. Every
people in the area noticed the outburst of his mana. They looked up and saw
him.
'Come, brave knights of the Asvares and Vidrato family. Show me what
you've got and let me complete my quest so that I could get that 5 skill
points.' He thought as his hands trembled in excitement.
Souta opened his arms widely and grinned while looking down at the masses
below him.
"Let the festival begin!"
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The roof beneath Souta's feet turned into black and it spread quickly. Several
tentacle-like shadows burst out of the ground.
Chapter 127 - Chain Quest: Killing
the knights from Vidrato Family
Souta decided to not wait for the knights to attack them. He will be the one to
initiate it.
Souta grinned and several tentacle-like shadows emerged from the ground.
All the people in the area noticed the spike of his mana including Lumilia,
Brianna, John, and Jane.
They opened the window and looked outside. They saw Souta on top of the
Adventurers Guild with a grin on his face while looking down on the masses.
Around him were several shadows that were moving slowly.
"What the hell is he doing?!" Brianna shouted and she looked around only to
find that the knights were focused on Souta.
She frowned and turned to Lumilia. "Miss Asvares, we're going to help Souta
so stay here for a while." She then looked at John and Jane. "Let's go, you
two."
Brianna then jumped through the window and the two followed her.
Lumilia sighed and looked at around the room. The unconscious man that
Souta took was still here. She decided that she'll guard this man until Souta
and the rest finished what they were doing.
...
Yuko who was hiding in the bushes lifted up her head when she felt her
owner's magic power. She wouldn't forget this magical signature. It was from
the one and only master of hers.
"Mu...?"
She thought that it was the signal to come to where her owner is. She slowly
moved her limbs and went out of the bushes.
She then looked at the direction where she felt Souta's magic power before
she ran towards it at full speed.
...
Souta gathered the attention of every people in the area including those
knights from the two noble families. Of course, they recognized Souta's face
and looks.
He was one of the adventurers that Lumilia hired.
"What the hell is that boy doing up there?"
"Is there some show here?"
"I don't know, but I heard he mention festival starting today."
"I don't know but he looks suspicious."
"Yeah, and the thing is he's standing on top of the Adventurers Guild."
The people started murmuring to each other about Souta. They talked about
all kinds of things they could think of regarding Souta.
...
Souta slowly opened his mouth and said, "Go, we'll create a party right now."
The shadows around him flew straight towards every knight in the area.
Everyone was shocked when they saw Souta launched an attack against
several people.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

The knights managed to repelled his shadows using their sword but some of
the knights got caught up.
"Break!" Souta said as he closed his palm and the shadows around the
knights tightened. It crushed the bones in their arms and legs.
Crack!
A bone-cracking sound echoed in the whole area.
The whole area was silent as the people were shocked when they saw what
did Souta do to those knights that he caught.
After a few seconds, a woman screamed and ran away from the scene while
holding her head.
"Ah! Help!"
Her scream became the trigger that snapped everyone out of their daze. They
started to panic as everyone ran in all directions with hurried footsteps.
"These are just ordinary knights. Where are the elite knights?" Souta
muttered while looking at the knights below him. The thing was that these
knights were from the Asvares family. That's why he couldn't kill them.
He didn't have any plan to kill a knight from Lumilia's family. He would only
knock them out or injured them to the point that they wouldn't be able to fight
him again. Well, either way, the wounds that he gave them could be healed
using a tier 2 healing spell.
Souta bent his knees and flew towards the west using [Air Walk]. He was
absolutely calm right now as he got carried away and started a fight before
the Adventurers Guild.
He didn't want to bother those folks in case the branch Guild Master
appeared. As long as he didn't bother the Adventurers Guild, it would be fine
even if he rampaged throughout the city. He didn't want to be demoted to E-
rank.
Also, he was sure that the Gripin City's Adventurers already knew him
because he was quite a famous adventurer right at the moment.
A demi with red fur bear.
So he thought that they would give him some space while doing a quest here
in this city. By giving him space means that they wouldn't bother him.
"He's trying to escape!" One of the knights shouted while looking at Souta.
"Follow him! Don't let him escape!" The knights followed Souta but some of
them stay in this place to help their fallen comrades.
Souta glanced at them and he didn't increase his speed so that they could
catch up to him. He continued ran until he was five hundred meters away
from the inn that he rented. On his way, the knights that were following him
increased in numbers.
Right now, more than thirty knights were following him. Twelve of these
knights were from Asvares family while the rest came from Vidrato family.
He could differentiate them because of the difference in armor design and the
crest.
Suddenly, Souta stopped moving and he just stood straight in one of the
rooftops of the houses in this area.
There were still those ignorant people that were watching the knights and
Souta from the sideline.
Souta looked down at the knights and said, "Let's stop playing tags. From
now on let's fight seriously."
Several shadows emerged from the ground and it flew towards the direction
of the knights at high speed.
The knights knew this spell so they easily repelled the shadows but none of
them managed to cut it in half.
Souta then stomped his feet on the roof and casted [Shadow Spike]. The
spike burst out of the roof and it continued to spread until it reached the
position of the knights.
"Jump!" One of the knights shouted while looking at the spikes that were
rising up from the ground.
The knights didn't have a choice but to jump in the air to avoid the spikes on
the ground.
Suddenly, they saw Souta in front of them in the mid-air.
"W-What?"
They were surprised to see him appeared in front of them in an instant.
"Vidrato family? I will annihilate you..." The corner of Souta's mouth

stretched out into a smirk. He grabbed his sword and used the [Crimson
Moon] skill.
Swoosh!!
The three knights from Vidrato family were sliced in half. They were the
ones closest to Souta so they couldn't react in time when Souta activated his
skill.
The knights on the back barely blocked his attack. They received wounds on
their bodies as they couldn't completely block that attack.
These knights were just normal knights. They didn't have enough power to
compete to the C-rank adventurers.
Souta and the knights landed on the ground. He canceled his spell as he didn't
want to waste any more mana. Although he has mana potions in his pocket,
he still wanted to save it for the upcoming battles with the elite knights.
Souta looked at the knights and said, "Come, I will take all of you."
The knights looked at Souta and they raised their sharp swords. They were
wary of him as they saw him killed three knights easily.
"If you're not going to come then I will..." Souta said as he charged towards
the nearest knight on his left side.
Swoosh!!
In just a second, he appeared in front of the Vidrato family knight.
The knight was slightly surprised at this but he quickly regained his
composure and slashed his sword towards Souta.
Souta shifted his body sideways and the sword passed beside him before he
grabbed the wrist of the knight. He then stabbed the Vajra sword in the
knight's chest.
"I'm sorry if you want to blame someone then blame that lord of yours for
trying to kill Yuko," Souta said before he waved his sword and the knight
was sliced into two.
"Ah!"
Souta heard a shouted behind him. He quickly turned his head and saw three
knights charged at him in unison. He looked at the crest in the chest part of
their armor and saw that they were from the Asvares family.
"[Cat's Speed] and [Triple Muscle Strengthening]" Souta activated the

combat arts that could temporarily increase his power and speed.
The three knights arrived in front of him and immediately slashed their
swords.
Souta simply blocked all of their attacks with his sword. He moved swiftly as
he appeared behind the three knights and threw a powerful punch in the face
of one of the knights.
He then lifted up his feet and swept them all using his feet.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The threw knights flew and crashed on the ground.
Souta chased after them as he wouldn't give them a chance to recover. He

knocked them out one by one using his fist.
He wouldn't kill the people from Lumilia's family, only have one target this
time. It was to decrease the force of the Vidrato family by killing all the
knights that they sent after him.
"Let's see, if you're going to make a move after I kill all of your
subordinates," Souta muttered with a smirk on his face while looking at the
rest of the knights around him.
Chapter 128 - Chain Quest: Elite
Knights
Souta swept his eyes at the remaining knights around him. He counted their
numbers and found that the number of knights was twenty-three. Fifteen of
them came from the Vidrato Family while the rest were from Asvares
Family.
The civilian already left this area when the battle between Souta and the
knights started a few minutes ago, so right now they were the only people in
this place except for the few ones that choose to stay.
Souta guessed that the one that stayed here have some power to protect
themselves. They have the confidence to do that that's why they choose to
stay in this place.
He clenched his fingers around the handle of his sword and he slightly bent
his knees. Souta was about to charge towards the knights of the Vidrato
Family when an oppressive aura hit him.
Boom!!
"They finally arrived..." Souta muttered as he turned his head and saw two
groups of knights.
They were the elite knights of Vidrato and Asvares Family. They were
emitting a powerful aura that could rival his own.
"It's legit... They really are powerful to the point that each one of them could
rival my own." Souta smiled while looking at these newly arrived knights.
The elite knights of Asvares Family had five people in their group while the
Vidrato family have seven members.
'This number is sufficient to take me down but the Gale Group will arrive
here soon. I just have to hold on for a few minutes.' Souta thought while
observing the elite knights.
It's quite lucky that they didn't send out more of them. The two families only
sent out one squad.
'But we'll they wouldn't be able to take me down easily.' Souta smirked as he
circulated his mana around his body and he tightly gripped the Vajra sword in
his hand.
"There's no need to hold back."
Souta casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] on himself. He then

stomped his feet on the ground and several tentacle-like shadows emerged.
The knights quickly pulled their sword and tried to cut down the shadows.
But they didn't manage to.
The shadows were tougher than they imagined, they didn't think that they
couldn't cut those shadows.
After finding out that they couldn't cut the shadows, the knights quickly
moved their bodies and jumped away.
"Quickly restrain him!" One of the elite knights of the Asvares family
shouted.
Two of his comrades used their combat arts that could increase their power
and speed.
Swoosh!
In an instant, the two of them appeared in front of Souta. Both of them

slashed their swords at him.
Souta stepped back and raised his sword to block their attacks.
Clang! Clang!
Souta was pushed back as he felt the power from that attacks.
Then, the Vajra sword emitted a red aura. Without wasting any second Souta
used the [Crimson Moon] skill.
The two knights already anticipated it when they saw the red aura around the
sword, so they managed to avoid the skill.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly, black spikes emerged from the ground. It was about to pierce the
body of the two knights when the spike broke into tiny particles.
"What?!" Souta was surprised when he saw this. He jumped backward to gain
some distance and he looked around. He saw one of the knights in the was
casted a spell.
"[Light Barrier]..." The knight muttered while looking at Souta.
The shadow attribute spell was weak to light and holy attribute spells. So a
level 1 [Shadow Spike] broke immediately when it made contact with the
[Light Barrier].
'Really, the difficulty increased when a knight that could use light attribute
spell appeared.' Souta thought while glancing at the knight that could use
light attribute spell.
It seems that he needed to prioritize eliminating this knight. But the problem
was that this knight came from the Asvares family so he couldn't kill him.
Souta squinted his eyes and glanced at the elite knights of the Vidrato family.
These knights were just watching him and the knights from Asvares family.
He wondered why they didn't attack him up until now.
'Just what are they planning?' Souta thought.
...
The group of elite knights that Asvares family sent has five members. The
two knights were ten meters away from Souta while the remaining three were
in the back.
One of the knights in the back stepped forward and asked, "Where's young
miss Lumilia? Where did you hide her?"
The knight frowned when he saw that Souta just glanced at him and remained
silent.
"Do you know that it's a crime to kidnap a daughter of a noble?" The knight
said in a loud voice.
Souta smiled when he heard the words of the knight. He said, "So you're
saying that it's fine if it's not a noble."
"I didn't say it..." The knight gritted his teeth.
"Fine, but you know that I'm just following the order of your young miss,"
Souta said and he opened his arms. "You know, I'm an adventurer and I will
always follow what the quest that I've taken, and right now your young miss
wanted to leave this city." Souta recalled something so he added, "But I'm not
an assassin that will do everything for money."
'Money couldn't make me move but it's a different matter when we're talking
about skill points.' Souta thought.
"So you're saying..." The knight seemed to know what Souta what about to
say.
"Yeah, she doesn't want to be tied by her family. She has her own life why
must you people force her to marry someone she doesn't like." Souta slowly
said to the knight. He then shrugged his shoulder and added, "So my job right
now is to let her escape from this city."
"Even if it means going against the whole Asvares family?" The knight did
while looking straight into Souta's eyes.
"Who cares about that? I'm just doing my job, that's all." Souta answered
back as he opened his palm as if feeling helpless.
"Then, how about we pay you triple than the money that young miss paid?"
The knights gave him an offer.
"I'm sorry but I'm still in the middle of my job. We will talk later after I
completed this job." Souta said as he smiled.
"There's no point in talking to him. My squad will handle this so stay out of
it."
Suddenly, an elite knight from the Vidrato family said.
The elite knight of the Asvares family looked at the one from Vidrato family
and nodded. "I'll leave it in your group."
He then looked at one of his comrades and said, "Ray, go back to our lord
and report what this adventurer said."
"Understood." The knight nodded and he quickly left the area.
The elite knights of the Asvares family stepped back and currently, they
didn't have a plan to attack him.
Souta glanced at them and knew that they were going to wait for the order of
Lumilia's father. Since they knew that Lumilia left on her own, they knew
that they should report it to their lord.
They don't have any idea that Lumilia's father already knew what's happening
here. He just wanted to know why her daughter chose to leave the mansion.
'Right now, I don't need to worry about them. I need to take care of these
knights from Vidrato family.' Souta thought as he shifted his gaze to the elite
knights of the Vidrato family.
One of the elite knights of the Vidrato family stepped forward and pulled out
his sword. He said, "You know Our Lord forbids us from killing you but Our
Lord also said that we have to make sure to break the bones from your
limbs."
"Why don't you try it and see if you can really do it?" Souta smirked and he
casted [Shadow Bind] without hesitation.
Several shadows emerged from the ground and it quickly chased after the
elite knights from the Vidrato Family.
The sword of the knight before emitted a blue light. The knight slashed it
towards the tentacles-like shadows.
[Six Fold Slash]!!
He used a combat arts and managed to repel all the shadows that were
coming towards him and his comrades.
The knights from the Asvares Family were shocked when they saw this. They
focused on the knight's face and recognized him.
"That's Madan...!"
Madan was one of Gregory's direct subordinate. He was stronger than elite
knights as his power was just a bit weaker than B-rank Adventurers.
"To think that Lord Gregory would even send out one of his direct
subordinates..."
The knights from the Asvares Family were stunned and didn't know why
Gregory sent Madan out here.
"The difficulty once again became harder. Well, that doesn't matter to me as
your power is still in the realm of C-rank." Souta said with a smirk and he
continued to cast spells.
[Shadow Bind]!
Even though Madan was powerful, he still couldn't cut the shadows of the
level 10 [Shadow Bind] spell. Only those who entered the realm of B-rank or
monster that formed monster orb could break this spell.
The best he could do was to fend it off using brute force or counter it using
light attribute spells.
Chapter 129 - Chain Quest: Vs.
Madan
Souta jumped backward as the two knights from the Vidrato Family chased
after him. He casted [Shadow Spike] but they just smashed it with their
swords.
Really, he couldn't use a tier 1 level 1 spell against this kind of opponent.
Also, it could hardly damage the elite knights.
The two knights arrived in front of Souta and slashed their swords at him.
Souta quickly moved his body and barely avoided their attacks before he
waved his sword at them.
[Crimson Moon]!
The two knights stopped to blocked Souta's skill and Souta took this chance
to gain some distance away from them while casting the [Shadow Bind] spell.
The tentacles-like shadows flashed as it went towards the other five knights
of the Vidrato Family. Of course, Souta didn't forget to send some of the
shadows to the two knights that blocked his attack.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
The knights scattered in the area as the shadows chased after them. They
knew that they couldn't cut these shadows with their own strength.
But Souta found one knight heading toward him at high speed. This knight
was Madan, one of the direct subordinates of Gregory.
He had short blonde hair and blue eyes. He had sharp features that could be
considered handsome in the human race.
Souta gripped his sword tightly and he slashed it in front of him when Madan
appeared.
Clang!
Madan reacted quickly by raising his sword to blocked Souta's sword. He

already anticipated that Souta will slash in front when he appeared.
But what happened next was something he didn't expect.
"What?!"
His feet suddenly sunk into the ground. He glanced down and found that the
concrete floor before turned into a pool of mud.
"[Mud Slide]... Didn't expect it, right?" Souta grinned as he used his free
hand to deliver a powerful blow on Madan's stomach.
He then grabbed Madan's arm, which was holding a sword, before Souta
slashed his Vajra sword.
Swoosh!!
A large cut appeared on Madan's chest and a huge amount of blood spurted
out of it. His purple grade armor couldn't do anything against the dark grade
sword of Souta.
Actually, Souta was going to cut his neck off but he changed the trajectory of
his sword because he saw a three-layered barrier that appeared on it. A small
barrier like that was hard to break. The caster made it smaller because they
wanted to clearly avoid being cut in that place because if they made the
barrier covered Madan's whole body, then the Vajra sword would simply
shatter it like a piece of fragile glass.
They sacrificed the other place so that Souta couldn't kill Madan in an instant.
What a smart move if Souta was to say it.
The barrier must be the work of the other elite knights.

Souta was about to stab Madan in the chest when Madan headbutted him.
Bang!
Souta staggered backward while slashing his sword but it was blocked by a
barrier. The other knights controlled the barrier.
"Shit!" Souta cursed as he used [Cross Moon].
The red light flashed from the sword and the barrier expanded to blocked it
but it didn't last a second before it broke into tiny particles.
But a second was enough for Madan to get out of the pool of mud. Madam
distanced himself and looked at his broken left hand.
Even though he jumped away Souta still managed to get his left arm.
He took a deep breath as he felt intense pain in his body. He looked at Souta
and asked, "How?"
He wasn't expecting to get an answer from his question. It's just that he
wanted to shift his attention out of the pain he was feeling right now.
His purple grade armor was of no use when it comes to defense against
Souta's sword. There's only one explanation to this, and that was Souta's
sword was higher grade.
There's no way that Souta's strength was higher than him because, from the
earlier clashed, it gave him a bit of understanding of Souta's strength. With
various buffs, Souta's strength was only a bit lower than him.
He circulated his mana and found that it became hard to control. He opened
his eyes widely and looked at Souta.
"That skill before can corrupt the target's mana pool..." Madan muttered as he
recalled how that skill got his arm. If he knew about this earlier then he could
have dispersed that red light when it seeped into his arm using his mana.
Souta took a deep breath and casted [Shadow Bind]. He held his forehead and
felt that it was bleeding. After all, Madan poured his mana on his forehead
when he headbutted Souta before.
"Hoo~" Souta exhaled and he observed the knights of the Vidrato Family. He
didn't manage to kill Madan, the strongest one among them, so he knew that
they would be wary about the [Mud Slide] spell.
'That was careless on my part.' Souta thought. Luckily, they still didn't know
about the [Shadow Ball] spell so he would only use it when he got another
opportunity to kill Madan.
Madan looked at his comrades and said, "Be careful when you got close to
him. He had a spell that could turn the concrete floor into a mud."
"Yes, sir!" The knights answered him in a loud voice.
"It's really a problem when you don't know your opponent skill. Be wary,
maybe he still have a skill that he haven't use." Madan said to his comrades.
He thought that Souta was just an ordinary C-rank Adventurer that's why he
got careless and thought that they would be able to take him down easily but
he was wrong.
"[Knight's Will]," Madan muttered as his body exerted a white aura around
him. This skill could increase his attack damage and speed.
"[Sword Aura]," The sword in Madan's hand was coated by blueish energy.
This sword skill could increase the sharpness of his sword. Also, his attack
damage.
"Lastly, [Strength Reinforcement]," Madan said as he activated all the

combat arts that could increase his strength. His power right now was a little
bit lower than those B-rank.
The skill that Souta used before was problematic to a mage who used their
mana in the battle as it could disrupt the flow of mana inside a person's body.
Luckily, he was a knight, not a mage.
Among the fifty direct subordinates of Gregory, he was one of the weakest.
Because his strength was below B-rank. He only became a direct subordinate
of Gregory because he had the potential to reach that level of strength.
"Let's do this!" Madan shouted as he dashed towards Souta.
Souta knitted his brows and controlled the tentacles-like shadows to distract
the other knights. He doesn't want them to bother him in battling Madan
because it would become a trouble if they ganged him up.
He then charged towards Madan.
Souta and Madan exchanged blows at high speed. Every time their swords
collided, a spark flew out between their swords as a loud metallic sound rung
in the whole area.
Every second, small cuts started to appear around Souta's body. He knew that
in terms of overall abilities the knight in front of him was higher than him.
He couldn't do anything but defend against Madan's barrage of attacks. Even

defending was hard for him as some slipped in his guard and cut his body.
Souta even tried to use the same tactic once again but Madan already knew it
so it didn't work. Madan avoided all the mud that he created on the ground.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Souta opened his eyes widely as another two knights appeared on his left and
right side.
Since he focused on trying to fight Madan, he could hardly have a time to

control the tentacles-like shadows to distract the other knights. So it's not
surprising that they managed to get passed from his shadows.
...
Ursus frowned when he heard the report of his subordinates.
"I know that my daughter left the mansion on her own but I didn't think that
it's because of the engagement, "
Ursus muttered as he tapped his finger on top of the table.
"If we annul the engagement then Gregory would face us. I know his
temperament as he wouldn't tolerate it if my daughter is the one who broke
the engagement. He valued their family face after all. But... what if Gregory's
son is the one who annulled the engagement..."
Ursus shook his head and thought that was impossible. Gregory wanted to
take some of the Crystal Flame Honey, so he wouldn't let his son cancel the
engagement.
"I don't want to make another enemy, so I'm going to personally visit my
daughter and have a talk with her," Ursus said as he stood up from his seat.
Suddenly, the door opened and his assistant came in.
"My Lord, the captain of the city guard is here. He wanted to talk to you
about the happenings in the city."
Chapter 130 - Chain Quest: I don't
have any plans or agendas
Roar!!
A loud roar echoed in the whole area that shook the ground. It startled every
knight including those knights that were about to attack Souta.
Madan looked at his two comrades that stopped and he shouted, "Don't be
distracted in front of an enemy!!"
The two knights regained their composure. They bent their knees and took a
distance away.
But they were already too late.
Two large cuts appeared on their chest. It spurted out a large amount of blood
before the tentacles-like shadows emerged on their feet and strangled their
bodies.
Souta smiled as he knew that Yuko arrived to help him in this situation. With
Yuko's help, he would be able to last longer and killed some of the knights of
the Vidrato Family. Also, the Gale Group would arrive soon so he doesn't
need to worry unless there's an unexpected thing that will appear to help the
knights.
"Die!" Souta looked at the two knights and closed his palm. The tentacles-
like shadows that were restraining them tightened.
"Argh!!"
The two knights groaned in pain as the shadows around them tightened
threatening to crush their bodies.
"Free them!!" Madan immediately moved his body and rushed towards Souta
to save his two comrades. He jumped in the air and slashed his sword.
"[Six Fold Slash]!!"
Six flashes of light when towards Souta at high speed.
Souta looked at it and squinted his eyes. He raised his palm and several
tentacles-like shadows appeared. He controlled these shadows and it blocked
Madan's skill.
Boom!!
Madan continued to push forward the shadows that were blocking his way.
His power was really great and it almost reached the realm of B-rank.
Souta frowned and his shadows tightened up around the two knights. He
gripped his sword as he prepared himself to clash against Madan once he
passed through the shadows.
It was hard to kill the elite knights than the ordinary knights that he killed
before. Their body was tougher and their strength was higher, so it was hard
to crush them using [Shadow Bind] spell, which was a spell for binding
opponents.
If he was a Rank 3 Mage then his [Shadow Bind] spell would have enough to
easily crushed these elite knights.
Souta saw the other four knights of the Vidrato Family dashed forward to
help their two comrades.
"Yuko!" Souta shouted and Yuko charged towards the four elite knights.
He knew that Yuko couldn't match that four elite knights on her own. At the
very least, she would last two minutes from the four elite knights and that's if
she used every strength she had.
Roar!
Yuko roared loudly and she used her trait skill. She opened her mouth widely
and a ball of flames formed. It spun like a razor before it expanded.
[Burning Shout]!!
She used the trait skill that she gained as a Red Fur Bear. It was a powerful
attack and an AOE skill.
The flames spread wide enough to the point that the four elite knights have
no choice but to face her skill. They couldn't avoid the flames because of its
wide range.
Two of the four elite knights turned around. They used combat arts to
increase their defense before placing a barrier in front of them. They used
combat arts because even if the barrier collapsed they still have protection
around them.
They were going to defend against Yuko's trait skill while the other two
knights will rescue their comrades.
The flames hit the barrier they erected and they endured it for their comrades.
...
Souta opened his left palm and a black ball formed on top of it. He then
canceled the [Shadow Bind] that was holding Madan.
"Wha-" Madan was surprised when the tentacles-like shadows suddenly

vanished into thin air but he quickly regained his composure as he saw Souta
threw a black ball of energy in front of him.
He reacted quickly by shifting his head to the side and the black ball of
energy passed beside his head.
Swoosh!!
'As expected of him. He still managed to avoid it in that range.' Souta thought
and he waved his sword towards Madan.
Madan also swung his sword and both of their swords collided causing sparks
to flew between their swords.
Clang!
Souta and Madan pulled back their swords before they clashed once again.
They were so fast that every time they swung their swords it was followed by
a gust of wind.
Just like last time, Madan suppressed Souta in sword fights.
Souta's [Sword Mastery] was level 3 and Madan was suppressing him. It
means that he was higher than Souta in terms of pure sword skills. It just that
Souta has an advantage in basic attacks like this. The added damage of his
[Sword Mastery] skill stacked up with his [Corruption] traits. That's why he
could damage Madan even with normal attacks. Plus, the sharpness of the
[Vajra Sword Saya] was higher than any sword.
If not for all of this, Souta wouldn't be able to hurt someone at Madan's level,
who was clearly above him, with his normal attacks.
Every second, small cut appeared on Souta's body. The blue grade leather
armor that he was wearing was in tottered.
"Sir Madan, we've managed to rescue them!" The two knights shouted as
they managed to rescue the knights from the tentacles-like shadows.
"Good," Madan muttered as he smiled and slashed his sword at Souta.
"Good." Souta also smiled at Madan as the sword an inch closer to his face.
But something unexpected happened...
His sword slashed the thin air as Souta vanished in front of him.
"What the..." Madan was stunned he recalled Souta's smile.

'Teleportation spell, but he was looking at him when he vanished.' Madan
thought as he tried to figure out how did Souta vanished.
A tier 1 teleportation spell called [Blink] was a spell that could teleport the
user to a dozen meters away from his position. Also, he could only teleport to
the place that he was looking at.
But Souta was looking straight at Madan's eye, so it was impossible to use
[Blink].
It only means that Souta used different teleportation spells.
Madan recalled the black ball of energy that Souta threw before.
'Damn! Then, he's targeting my subordinates.' Madan thought as he gritted

his teeth and he turned around.
"Ugh!"
He felt a warm feeling forming in his mouth. He looked down and saw
Souta's sword on his chest.
"Argh!"
Madan groaned and spat a mouthful of blood. He looked up and saw Souta
was grabbing two of his comrades in their neck.
Slowly, the tentacles-like shadows rose up from the ground. It slowly

strangled the bodies of the two knights.
"Let them go!" Madan said as blood flow down from his mouth. He then
raised his hand and grabbed the sword that was on his chest.
He was about to pull it out when he felt something.
Thud! Thud!
He fell on his knees as he felt his heart thump wildly. The world he was
seeing was slowly turning around and his whole body was slowly going
numb.
"W-What's happening to me?" Madan said with great effort. The temperature
of his body was rising and then it will go down.
He gritted his teeth and lifted up his head. He looked at Souta with clear
anger in his eyes. Suddenly, his vision turned completely red like a blood. He
felt intense pain coming from his eyes and it followed up by blood flowing
out of it.
"Argh!!"
Madan screamed as he held his head using both of his hands. He then heard a
female voice whispering beside him.
"Give your body to me and you will not feel any of this pain. I assure you in
my name that you will no longer feel pain once you entrust your body to me."
"Get the hell out of my head!!" Madan screamed as he continued to hear the
voice of a woman in his head.
Souta turned around when he heard Madan's loud voice.
"Hmm...? So that how it is..." A smile appeared on Souta's face while looking
at Madan. He then closed his palm and the shadows tightened around the
bodies of the two knights behind him.
Crack!
A loud cracking sound echoed behind him. The shadows crushed all the
bones of the two knights and killed them.
Souta ignored it as he walked towards Madan.
"You know, there's a crazy will inside that sword so you shouldn't have hold
it," Souta said before he grabbed the handle of the [Vajra Sword Saya] and
pulled it out.
He looked at the sword and said, "You've unconsciously activated the

possession skill when you hold it, or maybe the will inside the sword help
you. Just what are you planning, Saya."
Suddenly, a voice rung inside Souta's mind. "Ufufu, I'm just helping you
defeat him. I don't have any plans or agendas."
Souta didn't expect that the [Vajra Sword Saya] would reply to his words. It
was truly unexpected that it caught him off guard.
'I'll worry about you later.' He shook his head and looked at Madan who was
breathing heavily.
Chapter 131 - Chain Quest: Quest 3
Souta looked down at Madan who was gasping for air. It seems that the
[Vajra Sword Saya] broke him down.
He noticed that veins were popping out of Madan and blood was flowing out
of his eyes.
'You don't have a system like me that could use the equipment skill of
weapon as soon as I wield it. You don't have any idea that you activate the
[Possession] skill of the Vajra sword.' Souta thought while looking at
Madan's pitiful appearance.
"I won't let you suffer anymore," Souta said in a cold tone as he slowly raised
his sword.
"I don't want to die..." Madan muttered as he gripped something from his
chest. It was a pendant that has a picture of his family.
He recalled the face of his wife, daughter, and his two-year-old son. He didn't
think that this would become his last mission.
"Claire, Cyndi, Romi, I'm sor-"
He didn't even manage to finish his sentence as Souta swung his sword.
Putchi!
Madan's head flew in the mid-air and it splattered blood on the ground.
*Ding!*
[You've received 4,613 exp for defeating Elite Knight "Madan"!]
Souta sighed when he heard the system prompt in his head. When Madan
said the name of his family members, Souta hesitated for a moment there.
"I just hope that you don't confront me in your next life," Souta muttered to
himself.
He was going to take down everyone that blocked his path and there's no
exception to it even if you have families or not. Souta wasn't an entirely evil
person, even he still has humanity in his heart. Even if it's just a little amount
of kindness, Souta treated a few selected individuals with affection. Well, that
individuals can be counted in both hands.
'Yuko, Yuko... Yuko... Hmm... Who else? I think I will include class rep next
to Yuko.' Souta thought as he looked at his hands.
He then shook his head and put those unnecessary thoughts in the back of his
mind. He crouched down and grabbed the pendant on Madan's neck before he
yanked it off.
"If I met your family then I will give then a special service of mine. If they're
lacking money then I'll give it to them." Souta said to Madan's corpse before
he turned around.
He recalled the quest that he received in the Desolate Woods. He still has to
complete but he doesn't have any idea where he would start in this huge
continent.
He saw that Yuko managed to defeat the two elite knights because of shock
when they saw how Souta killed Madan. She received a few injuries on her
body while she was fighting the two elite knights.
The remaining two elite knights were looking at Madan's headless body with
widened eyes. They couldn't believe what happened before their very own
eyes.
After a few moments, both of their mana burst out of their bodies as they
recklessly charged towards Souta.
"Ahh!! I'll kill you!!" The screamed at the top of their lungs. They waved
their swords at Souta aiming to slice his neck.
"Too predictable... You think that you would be able to kill me when you're
just charging at me without any sort of plan." Souta said to the two elite
knights while closely avoiding all of their attacks.
The two knights let their emotion overcome them and they recklessly waved
their sword at him. They didn't have any proper form so how would they
caught Souta in that situation.
Souta sighed when he saw them didn't listen to his words. The Vajra sword in
his hand emitted a red light.
Ohm!
Souta moved his body forward while dodging the attacks of the two elite
knights before he waved his sword.
[Crimson Moon]!
The heads of the two elite knights flew in the mid-air before it landed on the
ground with a loud sound.
Normally, two elite knights would be hard to kill at his current level but they
lost their composure, so Souta managed to kill them easily.
*Ding!*
[You've received 3,507 exp for defeating an Elite Knight!]
[You've received 3,289 exp for defeating an Elite Knight!]
Souta looked down and examined his body. He didn't receive any grave
injuries, so he could fight another big battle.
Yuko approached Souta and lowered her head in front of him.
Souta looked at her and he lifted up his palm. He then placed it on her
forehead and used [Light Heal] to close the cuts that she received.
He thought that he should try to get the spell that would let him heal himself.
An advanced version of [Light Heal], if he wasn't wrong he remembered that
the top 5 ranker Ailene Carnain used this spell.
"I will try to get it in the institute," Souta muttered then he shifted his
attention and looked at the elite knights of the Asvares Family.
These knights back down when he said that Lumilia left the mansion on her
own. They also simply watched him killed the elite knights of the Vidrato
Family. He doesn't know if they have any plans but at this time, he heard a
familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest 2 Complete!]
[You've level up!]
Souta nodded in satisfaction when he saw that he level up when he received

the rewards from the quest. He finished this quest without receiving heavy
injuries and he was glad at that.
Before when he triggered a quest with 5 skill points as a reward, it was a

quest to snatch the Mystical Light Cherry. That quest was hard because of the
monster that was guarding the cherry but it was killed by the
Commandments. To think, that the appearance of a Commandments would
raise the rewards of the quest.
If it was a quest to escape from the Commandments then the rewards would
be more than 20 skill points. But it was a different matter if it was a quest to
defeat the Commandments.
[Quest 3 unlocked!]
[Lumilia] Quest 3: Don't let the knights capture Lumilia. Protect her at all
costs until you leave the city. Time Limit: 30 minutes, Rewards: 25,000 exp,
10 free attribute points, and 7 skill points.
[Note: If Lumilia didn't manage to leave the city within the time limit, you
will fail the quest as the city guards will intervene.]
Souta carefully read the quest that he received this time.
'7 skill points?' He thought this quest would become the hardest quest that he
triggered.
There's also a note and time limit so it means that either the Asvares Family
or Vidrato Family will make a large scale move to stop Lumilia from leaving
this city. Also, it means that Tidor and Tim finished their task in getting a
carriage.
"I need to go to Lumilia as soon as possible..." Souta muttered as he looked

up and saw the knights of the Asvares Family looking at him.
But he felt something wrong around him.
He heard Yuko growled beside him, so he looked around and saw dozens of
knights arrived at the scene.
The group of knights consists of elite knights and ordinary knights. Their
number exceeded fifty people. Thirty of it were just ordinary knights while
the rest were elite knights.
"To think that man would send out this force," Souta said as he smiled wryly.
He saw that the crest on the chest part of the armor was the crest of the
Vidrato Family.
It seems that Gregory really hated him to send this much force.
"Get ready, Yuko. We're going to break through and go to class rep." Souta
said as he took out a blue bottle from his pocket.
He removed the bottle cap and drank the mana potion to restore some of his
mana, he then took out a red bottle. He also drunk it like the mana potion.
This red potion was a health potion that could recover his health points.
"Ho~"
Souta exhaled as he felt a warm feeling inside his body. The cuts on his body
were closing rapidly until he felt that all the small cuts on his body were
gone.
"Okay, I'm ready to fight another battle."
Souta smirked and tightly gripped the Vajra sword in his hand. He observed
the knights and his mana flared up.
The knights were looking at Souta and then they made a way as a middle-
aged man with long blue hair stepped forward. He was exuding a fierce aura
of a veteran fighter that experienced countless battles.
The knights of the Asvares Family bowed their heads when they saw the
middle-aged man.
"My Lord!!" All of them said at the same time.
'My Lord...?' Souta thought then he realized who this man.
"Don't tell me..." He didn't think at all that this man would appear before him.
Chapter 132 - Chain Quest: I don't
have any choice
'Why the hell is Lumilia's father here?' Souta thought as he tightened his
guard and observed Ursus's movements.
"Grr!!" Yuko growled at Ursus as her instinct was telling her that Ursus was a
very dangerous person. She walked in front of Souta and looked at Ursus
with an angry expression.
Souta patted Yuko's head and told her that it was fine. She didn't have to
protect him.
Souta then looked at Ursus and said, "I'm sorry to tell you that class rep is not
here."
Ursus simply looked at him and didn't say anything to him.
Souta felt like he was a prey standing in front of a top predator and that said
predator was looking at him.
He felt being oppressed just by standing in front of Ursus Von Asvares. The
man who managed to get a Crystal Flame Honey from the powerful monster.
Souta knew the locations were the honey can be found. The closest to this
kingdom was the mountain between Hebrei Kingdom and Zomus country.
The monsters that could produce the Crystal Flame Honey were the Colossus
Burning Bees. These monsters were already at third evolution which means
that their level was above level 40. To think that Ursus managed to snatch a
bottle of honey from more than a hundred bees means that he was above level
60.
He was a man that could go toe to toe with a monster that undergoes fourth
evolution such as the Queen Bee of the Colossus Burning Bees. But it's only
Souta's speculation as there's a possibility that Ursus was stronger.
'The difference in power is too large. Buff spell and combat arts are no use.'
Souta thought.
It was at this time that Ursus opened his mouth and said, "I already know
where my daughter is and my knights are already on their way to surround
the inn."
Souta was stunned when he heard those words. If that's really the case, then
he should hurry up and go to Lumilia to prevent the knights from capturing
her.
"Then, why are you here? Do you want to fight me, a junior?" Souta asked
and thought that Ursus would personally capture him.
"No, you're ten years early to fight me. You're not at my level." Ursus shook
his head.
'Oh? Ten years... I've played the Battle Worlds Online for ten years and
become one of the commanders of the Mechanic Country. I could easily
defeat a single noble head like you when I'm Blood.' Souta thought and he
felt amused at what Ursus said. Right now, he doesn't have a level cap so he
was sure that he would get stronger than Blood within just a few years of
time. He doesn't need ten years at all.
Ursus once again opened his mouth and said, "I won't fight you as I don't
want that enormous institute to chase me. I came here because I wanted to see
the power of the strongest first-year student of that institute. After all, my
daughter praised you a lot."
Souta already knew it. Lumilia said that she revealed that he was a top
student of the Ladro Institute to Gregory and her father to prevent Gregory
from taking revenge.
He then looked at the dead bodies of the elite knights around Souta and
added, "I've visited that Institute a few times ago, and from what I saw that
you're really the strongest first-year students as your clearly stronger than
your the previous batch but not the current top 1."
"Hm... It seems that you're just here to watch me defeat these knights." Souta
smirked and said as he looked at the knights of the Vidrato Family. He was
only joking as he knew that with his current power it was impossible to
defeat all these knights and elite knights.
"That's impossible just let yourself be captured so that you wouldn't

experience hardship," Ursus said as he looked at Souta.
"Oi! Did you know that defeating them and escaping from them is a different
matter? So did you really think that they will manage to capture me." Souta
said with a smile. He knew the truth that even escaping from the elite knights
of Vidrato Family was hard for him.
Against this much number, it was hard to escape much more defeating them.
Then, a man with a terrifying aura stepped forward. He was holding a sword
and looked at Souta with rage.
"You, how dare you kill my junior?" He said as his face contorted in anger.
He was also a direct subordinate of Gregory. The five of Gregory's
subordinates came here in this city with Gregory and one of them died while
chasing one adventurer.
His name was Aldine Gropus. A powerful knight of the Vidrato Family. He
was a tall man with short brown hair and black eyes. He had a scar on his left
cheek that made his appearance looked fierce.
He couldn't take it all. He wanted to rip Souta apart. Right now, he was with
Foud, one of the direct subordinates, to capture Souta.
Foud was a man with average height. He had a lazy look on his face. He had
black cat ears and tails. He stepped forward and stood beside Aldine. He
looked at Souta with those lazy eyes.
'Are they the leader of this squad?' Souta wondered while looking at these
two knights.
Aldine and Foud then released their energy with a powerful momentum that
shook the ground beneath them.
Boom!
A huge gust of wind swept out and it blew the dust in the area around them.
"This...?!" Souta opened his eyes widely when the two direct subordinates
released their aura.
These two auras were clearly stronger than Madan. This made the escape
more difficult.
"That's why I said that you wouldn't be able to escape," Ursus said as he
turned around and started to walk away. He was going to where his daughter.
"I don't have any choice but to use this," Souta said as he took out a bottle
with orange liquid from his pocket. The smile on his face vanished and it was
replaced by a cold expression.
"Yuko, I will handle them. You can watch me on the sideline." Souta said as
he patted Yuko on top of her head.
Yuko looked at him with a worried expression before she followed his order.
She stood behind him as watched her owner took the cap of the bottle.
Tak!
Souta threw the bottle cap on the side and he took a deep breath.
Aldine wanted to rush towards Souta but Foud grabbed his wrist. He looked
at Foud and asked, "Why?"
Foud shook his head and said, "My instinct as a cat person is telling not to
approach that man. You will be in trouble if you approached him carelessly."
"You're right. He's the one who killed Madan after all." Aldine nodded his
head. He took a deep breath to calm himself and he started to activate all the
combat arts that could increase his power.
"[Power Strike], [Piercing Reduction], [Reinforce Recovery], [Knight's Will],
[Body Power Times Three]..."
Foud looked at Aldine who was preparing himself and shook his head. He
looked at Ursus and asked, "Lord Ursus, can I ask something before you
leave?"
Ursus turned around and looked at Foud. "Tell me."
Foud glanced at Souta and asked, "Lord Ursus, do you have any idea what
that potion is?"
Ursus squinted his eyes and looked at the potion in Souta's hand.
"Orange liquid? I can't think of any potion that possessed that color, but I
have a bad feeling about this." Ursus said then something came into his mind.
"In this era, there's no current orange potion but in the last... Don't tell me..."
"It seems that you've guessed it correctly. This is a monster potion that I've
found in an underground base." Souta said as he drunk the orange liquid from
the small bottle.
This was the monster potion that Souta found in the underground base when
he was completing the quest to acquire the dark grade weapon [Vajra Sword
Saya].
Boom!
The ground shook as Aldine charged towards Souta at a very fast speed. He
opened his palm and tried to grab Souta's face.
Aldine's speed was so fast that he covered a distance of fifty meters in an

instant.
Souta lifted up his head and looked at Aldine in the eyes who was just an
inch closer to him.
Suddenly, something exploded from inside Souta's body. A huge powerful

energy came inside his body and it swept out the whole area.
Boom!
It was a powerful burst of energy and it pushed Aldine away from Souta. The
energy became so dense that everyone could see it with their own eyes.
The mana that Souta was emitting was really terrifying. Its blueish color
slowly turned into a blood-red color. The atmosphere became heavy as
everyone felt the pressure in the air.
"A legendary potion from one thousand years ago that could let the user
borrowed the monsters special energy. The monster potion from the legend."
Ursus said while looking at Souta. "But do you really think that there's no
side effect in using that kind of potion?"
Monster Potion
"What the hell is this?!" Aldine was shocked when he saw this. Not just him,
everyone was feeling the same as his.
"A potion from legends..." Foud muttered when he heard Ursus words.
"ARGH!!"
Souta screamed as he started to emit the beast energy around his body. The
beast or best feram was contradicting the mana inside his body and it was
extremely painful for Souta.
*Ding!*
[Converting mana into beast energy!]
[Processing...]
"DAMN!! IT HURTS!!" Souta screamed at the top of his lungs. His veins
were popping on his forehead and neck. He didn't hear the system prompts
that rung in his head.
It felt like someone was eating him from the inside. Blood started to flow
down from his mouth. Souta then felt a burning sensation inside his body. It
became too hot that he felt that he was inside a huge oven.
The excruciating pain that he felt from converting his mana was unbearable.
In the end, the mana inside his body disappeared and it was replaced by a
berserk beast energy.
With a powerful wave, Souta's body exerted an energy wave in the

surrounding area as it successfully converted all the mana inside his body.
[Processing complete!]
[All abilities have increased drastically...]
[Attack power has increased by three times...]
[Every spell will use best feram and it will multiply the spell power by three!]
Souta heard several system prompts inside his head. He ignored it and looked
at the knights who were looking at him with a nervous expression.
He looked down at his hand and saw a reddish energy around it. He opened
and closed his palm to get himself familiarize with the beast energy.
The beast energy was hard to control, unlike mana that originates from
nature.
Ursus looked at Souta and said, "If you think that this enough, then you're
underestimating Gregory."
Souta looked at Ursus when he heard him say something. Souta responded by
saying, "You shouldn't worry about that. I will handle him when the time
comes."
"Hmm..." Ursus hummed before he turned around and said, "Let's go!"
"Yes, My Lord!" The knights of the Asvares Family nodded their heads.
They followed Ursus from behind.
Ursus and his knights left leaving the group of knights of the Vidrato Family
on the site.
"Shit! Why the hell did he have that kind of potion?!" Aldine grunted as he
wiped the sweat forming on his forehead.
"Hmm..." Foud, the most logical one, took out a piece of yellow paper from
his pocket. It was the talisman for long-distance communication, the
transmission talisman.
He poured his mana in it and the talisman emitted a dim yellow light.
"What is it?" Gregory's voice sounded.
"My Lord, the target Souta Ieshi showed a legendary potion that gives him
the strength of the monster," Foud reported what happened here to his lord.
"What?!" Gregory was surprised when he heard Foud's words. "Ursus is

there? And he's the one who verified the authenticity of the potion."
"Yes, My Lord. Lord Ursus appeared here and he left the target alone. Right
now, we're going to engage the target in combat." Foud said while observing
Souta's movements.
"Right now, just how powerful is that brat.?" Gregory asked.
"Hmm... Just by the aura alone, he's as strong as a monster that has a monster
orb." Foud reported Souta's power level based on his observation.
"Level of evolution?" Gregory asked a simple question.
"Third evolution..." Foud replied after comparing Souta's aura to the monsters
that he saw before.
"If that's the case then you and Aldine are not enough to defeat him," Gregory
paused for a moment then added, "Call the other knights that I tasked to
capture the other adventurers. I'll prevent Lumilia from leaving the city."
"I understand, I don't think we'll be able to hold him that long with our
current strength," Foud replied to Gregory.
"That's enough, the effect of that potion wouldn't last that long. If you can't
handle him then I'll personally take care of him after I secure Lumilia."
Gregory assured Foud.
"I understand, My Lord. I'm going to cut the transmission now." Foud said as
he saw that Souta was looking at him. Precisely, the talisman that he was
holding.
Souta looked at Foud and said, "Hmm... That's a transmission talisman."
This type of talisman was useless to players as the system have a message
and call function, so the players didn't need the talisman to communicate with
each other.
"I'll take that..." Souta said as he disappeared from his position.
Swoosh!!
Foud was surprised when he couldn't follow Souta's movements with his
eyes.
"Brace yourself, we're going to hold this man."
He shouted and he felt something behind him. He followed his instinct and he
crouched down.
Swoosh!!
A sword passed above him and it produced a powerful shockwave.
Boom!!
Foud looked back and he rolled his body to the side. 'This guy... He's
planning to kill me with that strike.' He said in his mind and he took out his
sword.
"Oh? That's good..." Souta praised Foud for dodging his attack. A powerful
and dense beast energy covered the whole area around the knights.
Boom!
It suppressed the weaker energy like mana, so the knights who have low
control over their mana would be able to use it properly.
"Argh! The heck with this, you're stronger than a monster that formed a
monster orb recently. Is that really the power of the legendary potion?" Foud
cursed while looking at Souta. He gripped his sword and a white light
covered his sword.
"[Wind Slash]!" He slashed his sword and a wind blade flew out.
Swoosh!!
The blade went straight to Souta but a tentacle-like shadow sprouted on the
ground. It blocked the skill easily.
"Attack him!" Aldine shouted and he dashed towards Souta. He used every
power that he had to launch a powerful punch.
The other knights didn't stay idle as all of them launched their skills at Souta.
Several shadows rose up from the ground and it covered Souta's body like a
cocoon. It protected him from the skills of the knights.
Souta heard several loud sounds as the skills of the knights landed on the
shadows around him. He opened his palm and casted [Shadow Bind] spell.
Ohm!
The whole ground turned black and it spread one hundred meters diameter
with Souta as the center.
The knights stop firing their skills as they saw more than a hundred tentacles-
like shadows slowly rose up from the ground.
"What the hell...?" Foud muttered while looking at this scene.
The ordinary knights lost their will to fight when they saw this. They
subconsciously loosen their grip on their swords. One by one it fell on the
black ground causing a metallic sound to echoed in the whole area.
Fear slowly seeped in their hearts and it consumed their will to fight.
"This is many times stronger than before."

"We're all going to die..."
They muttered to themselves while looking at the towering shadows around

them.
The shadows extended up to twenty meters in height and its thickness was
three meters to the root, and it gradually thinned down to the tips of the
shadows.
Within the one hundred meters diameter black ground, more than a hundred
huge shadows rose up. Each one of these shadows possessed terrifying
strength that could easily crush the knights.
"This is the power of the [Shadow Bind] spell when you use beast energy
instead of mana. The only problem is that it's harder to control." Souta
muttered to himself.
The beast energy was a dominant and berserk energy. That's why it could
suppress the calm and peaceful mana. But not anyone could control this
powerful energy, only the monsters have the strength to control this. In the
past, a lot of humans and demis attempted to use the beast energy and a lot of
them failed to do so.
But not all of them failed...
The result of their attempts was the monster potions and the use of some
technology using beast energy. The energy that the whole city used was
coming from monster orbs. It was also the fruits of countless experiments of
humans and demis in the past.
They succeeded in transferring the beast energy in the body of humans and
demis using the potions, but there were a lot of problems. The bodies of
humans and demis weren't compatible to the power of beast energy. The
beast energy was trying to destroy the mana pool of the person that consumed
the monster potion. That's why the side effect of this potion was that the
consumer of the potion will permanently lose a portion of his mana pool.
But that's okay for Souta as he was a monster in the first place. It's just that
his current form couldn't handle the power of the beast energy. Second
evolution monster didn't have enough strength to fully control it.
The shadows opened and he peeked outside. Souta grinned and controlled the
shadows.
All the shadows stopped moving and it went straight to the knights.
The screams of the knights echoed in the whole area as the shadows strangle
their bodies.
Chapter 134 - Chain Quest: What
are you doing here?
The sounds of sword clashing echoed in the whole area. The one who's
fighting here were Brianna, John, and Jane of the Gale Group.
Brianna, John, and Jane were fighting the knights of the Vidrato Family.
When they felt Souta's outburst of energy before they immediately went to
help him but on their way, a group of knights from Vidrato Family blocked
their way.
It led to a battle between the three of them and the elite knights of the Vidrato
Family. They were Rank C Adventurers so ordinary knights were no match to
them.
"[Banshee's Cry]!!"
Jane shouted loudly and it echoed throughout the whole area. Her voice
contained some mysterious voice that slows down the movements of the
knights.
[Banshee's Cry] was a tier 1 spell that could slow down the target's
movement speed by 20%.
"Damn! Be careful! This spell decreased our speed!" The leader of the squad
of these elite knights said to his comrades.
Brianna charged forward and she waved her sword at the leader of the elite
knights.
Clang!
Despite his movements being slowed down, the leader still managed to block
her attack.
"Another one!" Brianna didn't stop at one strike. She continued to attack the
leader of the elite knights without hesitation.
The leader of the elite knights passively blocked her attacks. He couldn't do
anything because of the debuffs that were cast on him and the other knights.
Suddenly, Brianna's sword and John's dagger emitted a white glow. Both of
them weren't surprised at this. They knew who's the one behind this and that's
their comrade Jane.
"[Increase Sharpness] and [Bleeding Attack]!" Jane casted a spell that helped
Brianna and John. She was a support-type mage so most of her spells were
buffs and debuffs which could increase her comrade's fighting ability or
decrease their enemy's fighting ability.
"[Burst Slash]!" John disappeared and he reappeared on the back of the elite
knight.
A large cut appeared on the chest of the elite knight and it spurted out a large
amount of blood.
[Stealth]!
John slowly blended in the surroundings as he used his combat arts. He was
the scout of the Gale Group. An expert scout that knew the essence of it and
understood the meaning of his class.
He knew his weakness and understood that he wasn't fit for close combat
battles. He was better of finishing enemies with a sneak attack on their blind
spot.
Brianna was the main damage dealer of the Gale Group. The combination of
her sword and speed were fearsome. She was holding every elite knight here
with Jane's support. That alone was enough to say that her power was slightly
stronger than elite knights.
While she was holding all the elite knights, John would sneak attack the
knights that leave their guards open.
It the tactic of their group with just the three of them. If Tidor and Tim were
here then it would greatly change everything in this battle.
Tidor was the tanker of the group. The shielder class that always took the
frontline in every battle. He experienced a lot of life and death situations that
toughened up his body.
While Tim was the burst-type mage of the Gale Group. Unlike Jane who only
knew support spells, Tim knew different types of damage spells. AOE or
burst spell that could kill any opponents at his level with just a single
combination of it.
They were the true Rank-C Adventurers and if they were in a party. The
strength they would show was stronger because of their combination, so they
could defeat opponents that were higher level than them.
Boom!!
Suddenly, the ground shook heavily like an earthquake hit the whole city. It
stopped the Gale Group and the elite knights from fighting because of the
heavy tremor of the ground.
They don't have any choice but to grab on something near them to balance
their footing.
The Gale Group and the elite knights looked up and saw towering black
tentacles from far away. Then a powerful wave of energy swept out coming
from that direction and it hit all of them.
Swoosh!!
"This...? Best feram?!" Jane recognized the energy that swept out in all
directions. She felt the disturbance in her mana pool. Although it became
weak because of the distance, she still felt it.
"Best feram? Monster..." Brianna glanced at Jane when she heard her
mentioned the word "Best Feram". She then looked at the direction of the
huge tentacles and muttered, " Just what is happening there?"
"Souta is in that direction..." John whispered while looking at the towering

tentacles.
Not just them who felt and saw it but also Tidor and Tim. Up to the gate of
the city, they could clearly saw the emergence of the black tentacles that
wiped out a part of that city.
They saw how those tentacles smashed the huge buildings in that direction.
Even at this distance, they felt a slight trembling of the ground.
"Really... What's that?" Tidor muttered in disbelief while looking at the

scene.
"That's Souta's spell..." Tim said as he recognized the black tentacles. "But it
somehow feels different..."
"Well, yeah it's different. You can also see it, right? The size! It is larger than
what he showed before." Tidor said to Tim as he emphasized the word 'size".
"I know that... but I'm talking that it's not mana that he is using to cast that
spell," Tim said with an annoyed expression.
...
The city lord of the Gripin City was also watching this chaotic scene with his
own eyes.
"Report. What's happening there?" The city lord opened his mouth and
asked?
"Lord, an adventurer used monster potion according to our agent who saw it."
A voice answered him from behind. This voice came from the city lord's
assistant.
"Monster potion? The recipe of that potion is gone but sometimes a bunch of
adventurers managed to acquired it in some dungeons or ruins." The city lord
muttered in a low voice. "I've given Ursus 30 minutes to wrap this up. I will
not intervene and the damage that they created will be paid by Ursus. That's
what he promised to me."
"Evacuate all the civilians and don't let any of them die. I don't want someone
innocent to die in this incident." The city lord said.
"Yes, My Lord. The city guards are now evacuating the civilians from all the
battlefields in the city." The assistant reported.
"If this doesn't end in 30 minutes then I'll personally stop this chaos." The
city lord said.
...
Souta was standing alone on the battlefield. He canceled the [Shadow Bind]
spell and all the huge tentacles-like shadows dissipated into thin air.
He managed to kill all the knights of the Vidrato easily. They didn't expect
this to happen at all as they thought that they would be able to hold him but
the reality wasn't that fair to them.
It's true that Souta received the best feram from the potion that he drunk and
everyone thought that he was as strong as a monster that formed their
monster orb recently.
But he was clearly stronger than them because of his spell. All the monster
that they fought were just using their trait skills and once they knew the
monster's trait skills, they could create a plan to counter it but Souta was
using a spell.
If a person used best feram to cast a spell then the power of the spell would
multiply by three because of the usage of the stronger energy. It means that
all of Souta's spells were currently three times stronger. And the knights
didn't expect this at all. Before they could think it through, Souta crushed
them.
"Ugh!"
Blood flowed down from his mouth. Souta lifted up his hand and wiped the
blood.
'Even though I'm a monster my body still couldn't handle the best feram.'
Souta thought as he felt a stinging pain all over his body.
"Ufufu, I wonder what will happen if everyone knew that you will gain this
power once you evolve to a higher lifeform." A playful voice sounded in
Souta's mind.
"You don't need to think about me. I will handle it when that time comes."
Souta snorted then he looked at Yuko, "Plus, I think that Yuko will evolve
first before me."
"Ufufu, That's what scary about you... You're not afraid of those stronger than
you and you don't care about them. It feels like you are sure that you will
reach their level or even surpassed them someday." The playful voice replied
in his head.
"Well, thanks for the compliment," Souta said in his mind and he shook his
head.
"Ufufu, what a scary monster you are..." The voice in his mind giggled. "It
seems that you have a visitor."
"Souta!" A voice sounded behind Souta.
Souta turned his head and looked behind him. He saw a person that he didn't
expect that would appear here.
"What are you doing here?" Souta asked.

Chapter 135 - Chain Quest: Arrival
Lumilia was in a bad situation right now as the knights of Vidrato and
Asvares Family were around her. They didn't even leave some space for her
to escape.
The knights surround the whole inn and blocked the door.
"Young miss, don't resist anymore. You will not gain anything from leaving
the city." A young knight of the Asvares Family said to Lumilia.
"So you're asking me to marry someone I didn't even know!" Lumilia replied
in a loud voice. "I will not go back to the mansion no matter what happens."
"Then, we will use force to bring you back." The young knight said to
Lumilia.
"Did my father order you that?" Lumilia asked as she narrowed her eyes.
She glanced at the window and thought about what she should do to escape
from these knights. The door was blocked by the knights and there were
knights surrounding the inn from all directions. They basically cornered her.
Also, the man that Souta kidnapped before was also in this room. He was still
unconscious.
"Yes, we have no choice but to obey your father's order." The young knight
said to Lumilia in an apologetic tone.
"I'm sorry too..." Lumilia said before she casted a spell.
[Water Serpent]!!
A serpent made of water materialized and it blew the ceiling of the room.
Boom!!
Lumilia jumped to the hole that she created on the ceiling of the room.
"Quick, catch young miss!" The young knight shouted. They rushed inside
the room and saw that it was covered in smoke.
The young knight then saw the hole in the ceiling. "Damn! The young miss
escape from the roof! Look out for her!"
"Don't worry the lord is there that's why I didn't position any of the knights
there." The knight of the Vidrato Family.
"By Lord, you mean..." The young knight turned his head with widened eyes.
"Yes..." The knight of the Vidrato Family nodded.
...
Tap!
Lumilia landed on the roof and saw someone waiting for her on the roof. She
saw a chubby man with short yellow hair and yellow color eyes. This man
was none other than the head of the Vidrato Family, Gregory Vidrato.
"Nice try, Lumilia," Gregory said with a smile.
"W-Why are you..." Lumilia muttered in disbelief while looking at Gregory.

She subconsciously took a step backward.
"Why I'm here? Hmm... Of course, it's to prevent you from leaving this city.
You're the fiancee of my son, after all." Gregory said as he placed his finger
on his chin. "Of course, there's that... I also want to see the face of that young
man when his plan goes awry because of my appearance here."
Gregory then shrugged his shoulder and said, "He should be honored as a
family head like me personally make a move just to stop his plan. He should
be content about that."
'I'm in trouble right now. There's no way I could escape with him chasing
after me.' Lumilia thought as she tried to rack her brain to find a way to
escape.
"Wait!" Gregory said and he placed his hand inside his pocket. He took out a
piece of yellow paper. This paper was emitting a dim yellow light.
"Hmm... What's wrong, Foud?" Gregory asked. He talked to the person from
the other side of the talisman while looking at Lumilia.
After a while, they finished talking and Gregory placed back the talisman in
his pocket.
"Tsk! I miscalculated! To think that brat have something like that! Foud and
Aldine aren't enough to capture him. I should've brought Grino instead of
these trashes. Grino could even kill a monster with a monster orb alone."
Gregory said in an annoyed tone. He then took a deep breath and added,
"Well, it doesn't even matter. Even if he have that power boost, he still
couldn't match me with that strength."
Lumilia listened to their conversation the whole time. Well, she couldn't
avoid it as their voice was loud as if they were telling her to listen to them. So
she clearly understood that Souta used some potion to boost his power to the
next level.
She also heard that her father has appeared before Souta. Really, this was
getting more complicated and difficult.
There was also the city guard. She was wondering what happened to the city
guard, why they didn't appear until now. She didn't know that her father
already talked to the city lord about this.
While they were thinking some things, a burst of powerful energy interrupted
them. It gathered everyone's attention.
Boom!
Suddenly, they heard a loud booming sound and it was followed by a small
earthquake.
"What the hell?" Gregory said in an annoyed tone as. His brows tightened
together as he turned his head and looked behind him.
Lumilia looked at the distance where she heard the booming sound and saw
the gigantic black tentacles that were larger than normal houses. She was on
the rooftop so she could clearly see it and also thanks to the moonlight she
could see the black tentacles at night.
"That's Souta's spell...?" Lumilia murmured and she glanced at Gregory.
She slowly took a step backward but she found that her feet were frozen.
'In an instant, I didn't even saw him casted a spell.' Lumilia thought as she
tried to break free but a sudden chill hit her body.
Swoosh!!
The ice on her feet started to spread across her legs. She couldn't even move
her body.
'So this is the power of the head of the Vidrato Family.' Lumilia thought as
she gritted her teeth.
"I'm going to let you sleep for a while," Gregory said while still looking at the
dissipating huge tentacles. He didn't even bother looking at Lumilia. "Come
here, take Lumilia and I'll take care of that brat. How dare he killed my
subordinates!"
The knights of the Vidrato Family one by one appeared on the rooftop of the
inn.
"Handle her with care. She's my son's fiancee." Gregory said.
"Yes, My Lord!!" The knights nodded their heads.
Gregory felt the talisman in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and asked,
"What's wrong, Foud? What happened there?"
But the one who replied to him wasn't Foud at all. It was a completely
different person.
"Hello, hello, by Foud, you mean the knight. He already left and give this to
me." A voice of an unfamiliar man sounded in the talisman.
"Who the hell are you?" Gregory asked in an angry tone. His aura was
leaking out of his body. He then recalled the only person that could steal the
talisman from Foud in that place. "Don't tell me you are..."
"Ding-Dong! Correct! I'm Souta Ieshi, Rank-D Adventurer at your service!

Well... Prepare yourself... I'm coming over there." Souta's voice sounded
happy but it slowly turned cold over the end.
"Hahaha! You're so funny!" Gregory laughed when he heard Souta's words.

"Do you really think that you could defeat me with your power boost? I've
already kill dozen of monsters that have monster orb on my own and your
weaker compare to them, so how are you going to defeat?"
"I can't answer your question but well it will work out in the end," Souta said.
While Gregory was talking to Souta, the knights approached Lumilia. They
were going to capture her.
'Damnit! I couldn't move my body in this ice!' Lumilia cursed inside her head
as she couldn't even move her fingers in her current situation.
Suddenly, a voice sounded in the whole area.
"Mila!!"
"Class rep!!"
Lumilia heard those familiar voices and thought that she was hallucinating.
The knights looked up and they saw a group of people in the air heading
straight at them.
"Stop them!" The knight shouted as he pointed at the group of people.
But they were too late...

Boom!!
The rooftop exploded as debris of rocks shot up in the air. Smoke and dust
covered the whole area.
"Class rep, bear with it for a while!"
Lumilia heard a voice before a large amount of flames swallowed the rooftop
including her.
When the ice around her melted the flames immediately disappeared like
nothing happened.
"Is this the only reason why you brought me here?"
"No, we have to secure class rep first."
"Ah~ that's too much trouble. You see the fat man before. That man is strong,
I couldn't defeat him with my current strength."
Lumilia heard the voice that felt like they were quarreling against each other.
She couldn't see clearly because of the smoke but she remembered those
voices.
"Bryan, Randolf, stop talking and do your job properly. We need to get Mila
first."
A loud voice feminine voice stopped the two. And Lumilia was familiar with
this voice. This voice was coming from her friend, Nayo.
"Guys-"
Lumilia was about to say something when a powerful gust of wind swept out
the smoke and dust.
Gregory looked at the newly arrived people and said, "I don't care who you
are but I'll take care of you after I finished talking to the brat here."
He was still talking to Souta through the talisman.

"Let's stop talking as we need to prevent this man." Randolf chuckled as he
looked at Gregory who was looking down at them.
Chapter 136 - Chain Quest: Ice
Dome
"I changed my mind..." Gregory said in a cold tone while looking at Randolf.
Then, he looked at Lumilia and added, "I'm going to crush your hope. You
think these people are enough to save you from me. You're wrong, I'll
personally take care of you!"
"Hoho~ someone's talking highly." Randolf laughed as he looked at Gregory.
"My Knights!!" Gregory said in a loud voice.
"My Lord!!" All the knights replied in unison.
"Capture all of them!" Gregory commanded his knights.
"Yes, My Lord!!" The knights replied when they heard the order of their lord.
They bent their knees and jumped on the roofs of the houses around them.
All of them pulled out their swords and looked at Lumilia and the rest. They
were ready to attack them at any time.
"Why are you here, guys?" Lumilia asked as she turned her head and saw
Nayo, Bryan, Randolf, Lynn, George, and Cl.u.s.ter.
"We're here to take you back, class rep? You know we couldn't properly plan
the cultural festival without you." Bryan replied to her with a smile on his
face.
"That's right, Mila. We're here to help you." Nayo and Lynn said to Lumilia
with concern in their voice.
"How did you-" Lumilia didn't manage to finish her sentence as Bryan
interrupted her.
"Cl.u.s.ter told me that you will never come back. So I asked why and she
showed me a letter from your father." Bryan said with a proud expression.
"Oi! Why are you proud of that?" Nayo said as she looked at Bryan on the
corner of her eyes.
"I see..." Lumilia nodded as she glanced at Cl.u.s.ter. It seems that Cl.u.s.ter
picked up the letter that she threw in the trash can. Still, she's glad that they
came here because they were worried about her. "But... Why did you bring
Cl.u.s.ter?"
"She said she wanted to come so I let her," Bryan said as he shrugged his
shoulder.
Lynn and Nayo didn't think that they would found their friend being cornered
by the knights. They didn't know what happened but they knew that they
have to save Mila from the knights.
They came here to talk to Lumilia. They didn't expect any fight at all. Only
Bryan expected that to happen. In the end, Bryan was right, battles were
everywhere in the city when they arrived here.
All the students of the Mage Class 1-B were here. When they arrived in the
city, battles were already happening. They asked some people and found that
Lumilia got kidnapped and the knights were trying to find her. But what they
found here was the opposite. The knights were the real enemies and the
rumors going around the city were all fakes.
The students of the Mage Class 1-B split up. The other students went to the
other battlefields while Bryan and the rest went here luckily they found
Lumilia.
"You have the guts to talk in front of me, Gregory Vidrato! My knights attack
them!" Gregory said in an arrogant tone while looking at them as if they were
trash.
"Yes, my lord!" The knights replied to Gregory before five knights stepped
forward and charged towards Bryan's group.
"Hmph! Quit talking big!" Randolf snorted and he waved his hand towards
the five knights.
[White Flash]!!
A white light flashed brightly and it caused everyone in the vicinity to cover
their eyes including Gregory. It was so bright that they couldn't see what's
happening around them.
Randolf then appeared in front of the defenseless five knights. These knights
were covering their eyes from the white light.
He opened his palm and a blueish energy blade appeared.
[Mana Blade]!
Randolf grabbed the blade and swung it towards the five knights but
something happened.
A wall of rock rose up from the ground and blocked his blade.
Bang!
"Tsk! As expected of that fat man. This skill isn't enough to stop him."
Randolf clicked his tongue when he saw that his attack failed.
"Hais... Why did I come here?" Randolf sighed and said to himself. He
recalled that Bryan asked him to come with him because they needed
manpower. He came along because he was curious and he also has nothing to
do.
The wall cracked and it turned into tiny pieces of rocks. It then shot towards
Randolf with high speed.
'Why didn't that Bryan ask Souta? I thought they are friends.' Randolf thought
as he moved his body swiftly and avoided all the rocks that were thrown at
him.
Suddenly, spikes burst out of the ground. It went straight at Randolf.
'I thought that something interesting would happen here but it just these dumb
knights and noble. Well, it's true that this fat man is strong but I wouldn't
enjoy fighting him if he's this weak at his age.' Randolf thought as he sliced
all the spikes with his blade.
He then jumped and saw two fireballs on his left and right side.
[Water Blade]!!
Randolf simply shot two blades made of water to his left and right side.
Boom! Boom!
The water and fire collided and mist spread in the whole area.
Swoosh!!
'I can't be helped. I'll let them owe this time around.' Randolf thought as two
knights appeared from both of his sides and one in the front.
He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Actually, I'm not a full-fledged mage.
I'm an all-rounder." Randolf clenched his fist and shot a punch to the knight
in front of him.
[Hundred Impact Punch]!
His fist looks slow and it didn't even reach the knight. It hit the air but it
caused ripples in the air and it distorted the space.
Boom!
A loud booming sound echoed in the whole area and it shook the ground
heavily. The three knights that were about to attack Randolf flew towards
Gregory along with the force of the punch. Their bones were all broken and it
would need a high-level healing spell to completely heal them.
"This..." Gregory was surprised when he saw this. But he quickly regained
his composure and casted a defensive spell.
[Ground Barrier]!
[Armor Reinforcement]!
A barrier made of rocks formed around Gregory and it protected him from
Randolf's attack. It covered him like a cocoon to protect him in all directions.
Boom!
The earth shook heavily as the attack landed on the barrier. The barrier
crashed on the roof and the floors below it until it landed on the ground.
Boom!
The inn started to crack and it slowly fell burying the Gregory on the ground
floor of the inn.
...
Inside the barrier, Gregory had a deep frown on his face. The barrier was too
hard as Randolf's attack only made a dent on it. Even that powerful skill
couldn't shatter Gregory's barrier.
'That man is stronger than I expected. The skill that he used is a high-level
combat arts called [Hundred Impact Punch]. To think I would see this kind of
arts from a mere nobody like him.' Gregory thought as he gritted his teeth.
"What's wrong? Did you have some problems there? Don't worry I will come
there and your problem will increase." A voice sounded through his talisman.
The talisman was still connected to the other so he still could hear Souta's
voice from the other side.
"Problem? There's no problem here." Gregory snorted and he cut the

connection of the talisman so that he couldn't hear Souta's annoying voice.
...
Randolf observed it and he opened his mouth. He said, "Get ready, he's
coming."
Lynn and Nayo took Lumilia while George and Bryan were going to protect
them from any knights that attack them.
"Continue moving forward. We're going to stall them." George said.
"What stall? We're going to defeat them." Bryan corrected George's words.
"Quit talking like that, you can't defeat him anyway," Randolf said with a
smirk while looking at the two.
Boom!
A powerful magical energy burst out beneath the debris of rocks. The rocks
were thrown away and shot off in a distance.
Randolf waved his hand and a barrier around him that protected him from the
rocks. He squinted his eyes and saw Gregory was releasing a very large
amount of mana which was visible to n.a.k.e.d eyes.
"Ho~ it looks like he's finally taking this seriously. Well, if it's me you can't
fight me without getting serious, or else you would suffer the consequences."
Randolf looked at Gregory with an amused expression. 'I don't want to fight
this man. I only fight those geniuses. I'm an artificial genius, after all.' He
thought.
...
Lynn, Nayo, Cl.u.s.ter, and Lumilia were moving forward but something
appeared before them.
Boom!
A wall of ice rose up from the ground blocking their way. The wall continued
to rise until it became a dome that covered the whole area. The place that it
covered wasn't a small area but a large one that has five hundred meters
diameter.
It covered the whole battlefield and it means that everyone wouldn't be able
to leave this place as long as the barrier was still there.
Randolf, Bryan, and George looked up at the ice that was covering the sky.
Gregory and the knights also looked up at the dome.
"This spell... Father..." Lumilia muttered while looking at the barrier.

Chapter 137 - Chain Quest: Randolf
vs. Gregory
A huge dome made of ice and it spans five hundred meters diameter.
Lumilia was familiar with this spell and the mana around it.
"Father..." She muttered in a low voice and knew that they wouldn't be able
to shatter this barrier that her father made.
No one at their level has the power to break this high-level spell. Even if they
work together they would only be able to put a dent on it. Even if they used
the highest fire element spell that they knew, it was all futile.
"[Scorching Hands]..." Bryan muttered and flames covered both of his hands.
He then jumped in the air and threw a powerful punch on the barrier.
[Blazing Punch]!
Boom!
His punch was powerful but Bryan only managed to put a scratch on this
enormous barrier.
"It's so hard..." Bryan said and he saw his fists were bleeding.
Lynn and Nayo were shocked when they saw that Bryan's punch couldn't do
anything on the enormous barrier.
"This... The mana flowing in this barrier is immense and tremendous." Lynn
said as she placed her palm on the barrier. She was always sensitive to
energy, so she felt the vast magical power that formed this barrier.
It was two times the amount of mana she has. She measured her mana pool
before and the result was that she has three hundred fifty-two mana in her
mana pool. So three hundred fifty-two times two was equal to seven hundred
four. That amount of mana was stored in this single spell.
Actually, Ursus used less mana in casting this spell. It just because this spell
was Ursus inner spell that Lumilia felt that it was stronger than normal.
"How can we shatter this spell?" Nayo said.
"We can't this is father's inner spell. An inner spell consumed less mana than
a normal spell, so my father could cast this spell several times." Lumilia
replied and she shook her head.
This was also the reason why all of Souta's tier 1 spell only need an amount
that's less ten mana except for the [Shadow Bind] spell. Of course, the players
were included in it.
"Haha, feel despair. You wouldn't be able to escape." Gregory laughed while
looking at them as if he was mocking them.
"We'll leave this place. Don't worry class rep, all of Mage Class 1-B are here
to get you back." Bryan said as he assured Lumilia.
"Yes, we're all leaving here." Lynn nodded at Bryan's words.
"Sister Lumilia..." Cl.u.s.ter looked at Lumilia with a worried expression.
Randolf looked at them and said, "Are you sure about that? From what I can
see we have no chance to defeat this guy."
"Are you our comrades right? So why are you saying that." Nayo looked at
Randolf and said.
"Well, I'm just stating the truth. It would be better if that Yujin guy joined us.
Our chances would increase if he used that power." Randolf said as shrugged
his shoulder.
"Yujin..." Lumilia muttered and recalled her classmate that fought the top 3
ranker Yuriko in the special test.
"Yeah, that Yujin will be a great asset if he actively used his power." Randolf
nodded at Lumilia then he turned his head to Gregory.
"That guy...? How strong he is?" Bryan became curious when he heard that
Yujin have some sort of secret power.
"If he used his power then he could defeat you instantly with your current
power," Randolf replied to him.
"Really? I wanted to fight him. I will surely fight him next time." Bryan said
with an excited expression.
Suddenly, a red light flashed in front of them and it followed by intense heat.
Soon, they saw a sea of flames heading towards them.
"So he couldn't hold it anymore," Randolf muttered as he patted his shirt.

"Let me handle this."
He took a step forward and all of his mana burst out of his body. Randolf
slowly opened his mouth and said, "If we're talking about the inner spell then,
I too have an inner spell."
Randolf lifted his right hand and a large amount of mana gathered on his
palm.
[Decaying Earth Wave]!
Transparent ripples appeared in Randolf's hand. It spread out and when it

made contact with the flames, the flames disappeared. Even the ground
started to have cracks and it eventually dried up.
The buildings in front of Randolf fell down because all the things that made
contact with the ripples will experience the strong corrosive power of the
spell.
"That... A tier 3 spell..." Gregory muttered when he saw the power of this
spell. He was surprised when he found that this brat knew a tier 3 spell.
"Really... I didn't think that I would be forced to use tier 3 spell against these
children." Gregory gritted his teeth and he casted his own tier 3 spell.
[Flame Cyclone]!
Flames appeared and it whirled around until it became a cyclone. Flames

covered the entire sky and it shot towards the transparent ripples that Randolf
casted.
Boom!
A huge explosion happened in the middle of the area that destroyed hundreds
of houses inside the dome. The shockwaves swept out and it ruins hundreds
of houses until it hit the ice dome.
Bryan, George, Nayo, Lynn, and Lumilia casted a defensive spell to protect
themselves from the explosion.
"Class rep!" Bryan shouted as he stood in front of Cl.u.s.ter.
"I know..." Lumilia gritted her teeth and casted several defensive spells.
"Argh! That guy is too reckless. He said to leave it to him but he caused this
huge explosion." Nayo endured the pain as the shockwaves destroyed the
barrier that she created.
"We can't blame him. Randolf is the only one who could fight that man."
Lynn said with a helpless expression. It's really lucky that Randolf joined
them in going to this city.
She didn't expect this at all. All the students of Mage Class 1-B were here
except for Souta. She heard from Bryan that Souta was working as an
adventurer so he should be doing some quest right now.
Boom!
Smoke and dust covered the whole place and it leaves nothing. It blocked
everyone's sight so they couldn't properly see what's in front of them.
The place inside the dome was in ruins. All the houses were gone and the
debris was scattered all over the place. Luckily, there's no civilian in this
place. Ursus wouldn't cast the [Ice Dome] spell if there were some civilians
left in this area.
There's no safe place in kind of explosion, in fact, the ice dome helped
contain the explosion, or else the shockwave would do more damage in the
city.
"Cough... Cough..." Lumilia coughed as she found herself lying on the

ground. She covered her nose and looked around her.
"Ugh!
She coughed a mouthful of blood. The red blood splattered on the ground.
She then noticed that someone moved from the corner of her eyes.
"Who's that?"
She squinted her eyes as she couldn't clearly see because of the thick smoke
but she saw a silhouette of a little girl.
"Cl.u.s.ter!"
Lumilia immediately pushed her body out of the ground. She went towards
the silhouette and found that it was really Cl.u.s.ter.
Cl.u.s.ter was unconscious but her body was twitching nonstop. Lumilia
didn't know what to do so she casted some healing spell but it didn't work at
all.
"Let me..." A voice of a man sounded behind her.
Lumilia didn't even need to turn her head to know who's this person.
Randolf walked towards with injuries all over his body.
"You're injured..." Lumilia said while looking at his figure.
"Don't worry about this. This is nothing to me." Randolf said and he placed
his palm on Cl.u.s.ter's forehead. "[Calm Heart]..."
Slowly, Cl.u.s.ter's body stopped twitching. Lumilia sighed in relief when she
saw this. She recalled that the one who saved all of them was Cl.u.s.ter.
...
When all of the barriers that they casted shattered and they were thrown on
the ground along with the houses, Cl.u.s.ter showed strange movements.
"Damn! It's too strong!" Bryan shouted and he was swept out. His body flew
away and crashed on the dome.
"I'm sorry, Mila." Lynn gritted her teeth and her barrier broke before she was
smashed on the dome.
It was followed by Lumilia, George, and Nayo. All of them couldn't do

anything against this. They were the nearest to the collision so they really felt
the powerful impact of the two tier 3 spells.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At that time, Cl.u.s.ter was left standing alone. The shockwaves, flames, and
the powerful winds couldn't reach her body at all.
Cl.u.s.ter's eyes were lifeless. She opened her mouth and said in a monotonic
voice, "Calculating. The. Magic. And. Power."
After a few seconds, she waved her hands and said, "Protect."
A blueish barrier formed around them and it protected them from any harm.
...
Lumilia has a lot of questions in her mind but since Cl.u.s.ter was
unconscious she could only swallow it.
"Thank you..." Lumilia muttered in a low voice. She then lifted up her head
and looked at Randolf. "Is everyone okay?"
"For the meantime," Randolf replied with a smile on his face.
Chapter 138 - Chain Quest: Please
help me!
"Everyone is safe for now." Randolf paused for a moment then he added,
"You're all quite lucky that you survive from the impact despite how close
you are from the collision of the two tier 3 spells."
"Yeah..." Lumilia knew that it wasn't luck. That powerful impact would kill
them if not they would receive heavy injuries that could be healed by a tier 3
healing spell.
If not for Cl.u.s.ter they wouldn't survive with little injuries.
So this was the reason why Souta was interested in Cl.u.s.ter's origin. She has
a mysterious power that was hard to explain.
"I'll tell you that I couldn't cast another spell. I used all of my mana." Randolf
said to Lumilia while looking around.
That tier 3 spell consumed most of his mana. Although that spell was his
inner spell he still consumed most of his mana in his mana pool. His mana
pool wasn't as vast as those veterans. He was just a first-year student and
have a lot of room for development.
"Really, this feeling is irritating," Randolf commented as he felt a little dizzy.

This was the side effect of draining all of his mana in his mana pool.
With this, he would be at a disadvantage if he fought the fat man. Well, he

was at a disadvantage from the very beginning. That fat man was clearly a
higher level than them.
Swoosh!
The wind blew strongly and the thick smoke that was blocking everyone's
vision slowly disappeared.
They finally get to see what happened around them and how badly the impact
damages the whole area in the [Ice Dome].
Lumilia looked around and she saw Bryan, Lynn, Nayo, and George lying on
the ground.
"It hurts so much..." Bryan said in a loud voice as he grabbed his broken right
arm. His arm broke when he crashed on the dome before.
"It's hard to move," George said as he used every fiber of his muscles to sat
on the ground.
"I'm sorry George, you're injured because of us." Nayo apologized to George.
She sat on the ground and looked at George who has injuries all over his
body.
"It's okay." George shook his head. He protected Lynn and Nayo when the
flames swallowed everything.
"Everyone, do you really think that we would be able to escape from this
barrier?" Randolf looked at them and asked.
"I'm sorry everyone, it's all my fault." Lumilia apologized to everyone and
she lowered her head in front of them.
'I'm an all-rounder and I could protect myself even without using mana but I
don't think I could handle it if I have to protect all of them.' Randolf thought
and he glanced at Bryan. "Really, I didn't expect that we're fighting a
veteran."
"You shouldn't do that. As the one who bears the name Asvares shouldn't
easily bow her head in front of everyone." Suddenly, a voice sounded and it
gathered everyone's attention.
Lumilia and the rest turned their heads and saw Gregory was looking down
on them.
Gregory shifted his eyes on Randolf and said, "You, you're one dangerous
fella. Because of you, I've lost my knights."
In the collision of the two tier 3 spells, Gregory didn't protect his knights so
most of his knights died in the impact of the powerful spells. Those who
survived were in critical condition that they would die if someone didn't help
them.
The knights of the Vidrato Family didn't have Cl.u.s.ter to protect them, so
their fate was sealed when the two powerful spells clashed. They were also
close to the collision, so there's no doubt about it that most of them died.
Randolf looked at Gregory with a frown on his face. He was observing

Gregory's facial expression.
"You, do you really think I couldn't counter a tier 3 spell? I'm not the head of
the Vidrato Family for nothing." Gregory mocked Randolf. He then smiled
and added, "But well, you're pretty impressive for someone at your age.
Unfortunately, you fought against me."
"Of course, I'm outstanding and you don't have to tell me that," Randolf
smirked as he shrugged his shoulder. He then planed his hand on his left ear.
'Can you kill this man?' He said in his mind.
'Yes, master... but you don't have to worry about it you're classmates are
heading in that direction.' A small voice replied to Randolf's question.
'Hmm? My classmates...? I don't think they have the power to stop this man.'
Randolf said in his mind with a confused expression.
'Yuin Drune, the one who held the lost power, and Souta Ieshi who currently
have best feram in his body.' The voice answered Randolf.
'Oh? That Souta Ieshi is here?' Randolf was surprised when he heard Souta's
name.
'Yes.'
'Hmm... Then, you don't need to move. With the combination of those two,
they could handle this man.' Randolf couldn't help but grin when he thought
the combined power of Souta and Yujin.
"Oi! Did I say anything funny?" Gregory frowned when he saw Randolf
smirked.
"Nothing." Randolf shook his head. 'How did that Souta have the best feram?'
He asked in his mind.
The voice explained how Souta get the power of the monster and Randolf
understood it.
"You all are pissing me off!" Gregory said in a loud voice and his magical
power exploded.
Boom!
His magical power pressured everyone in the vicinity. The atmosphere felt
suffocating for the people who don't have much strength left in their bodies.
"I'm going to take you and you will marry my son," Gregory said while
looking at Lumilia. He took a step forward and slowly approached Lumilia.
According to his plan, his family would be tied together to the Asvares
Family and he would get a piece of that Crytal Flame Honey. Then, he would
help the Asvares Family fend of the other family and the nobles from the
Melosa Country. Maybe, he will receive another Crystal Flame Honey from
Ursus if he did great.
"Why can't you understand that it's all for your family and your own good? I
will help you fend off those nobles from Melosa Country. It's all for your
own good." Gregory said while looking at Lumilia.
"You! You're saying that it's for her own good. If you really want to help her
then you can do that without having her marry your son. I bet you just want
something from her." Bryan said as he tried his best to stand up and looked at
Gregory.
"Yeah, Bryan is right, why can't Mila decide things on her own? It's her life
so you don't have the right to force her." Lynn said as she looked at Gregory.
"Let's just face the reality that all of you couldn't do anything to me." Gregory
frowned and he waved his hand.
Bryan and Lynn were pushed back heavily and both of them once again
crashed on the dome.
Bang! Bang!
"Ah! We're taking Mila back!" Nayo rushed towards Gregory.
Swoosh!
"It's futile." Gregory simply waved his hand and Nayo crashed on the dome
just like Lynn and Bryan. He then looked at Randolf and asked, "Are you
going to attack me like them?"
"Nope." Randolf shook his head and smirk. He waiting to watch the show
that's going to unfold. He knew who's going to arrive, so he was quite excited
to see this.
'Really, I'm really glad that I come here.' He thought as his grin widened. The
amusing things will happen in just a minute. 'I wonder what face will you
make when you experience defeat from someone several years younger than
you.' He thought while looking at Gregory.
Gregory started to advanced towards Lumilia. Every step that he made rung
inside Lumilia's head.
Lumilia tightened her grip on the unconscious Cl.u.s.ter. She then recalled
what Souta said before.
"You don't have power but you have me. If you have any problems just ask
me and I will do everything." His voice sounded in her mind.
"I-I'm not going to marry your son!" Lumilia stuttered at first but her voice
became louder at the end.
"Huh? What are you saying?" Gregory stopped on his track and looked at
Lumilia.
"I don't want to marry your son! I don't want to be bound by my family!"
Lumilia stopped for a moment and she added, "I'm going to make a decision
for myself for the very first time! I'm going back to Ladros City! I'm going to
join the cultural festival with everyone! I want to continue studying and get
stronger! So..."
She took a deep breath and shouted, "PLEASE HELP ME! SOUTAAA!!!"
"You're still-" Gregory was saying something when he heard a familiar voice.
"Good job." A voice of a man sounded.
Gregory looked up as he heard the voice came from above.
"At last, they are here." Randolf grinned widely.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several figures crashed on the ground creating small craters and causing the
dust and smoke to form around.
Lumilia lifted her hand to covered her eyes. She used her free hand to
embraced Cl.u.s.ter in her chest.
Swoosh!!
The wind blew strongly and the smoke started to disappear.
"S-Souta..." Lumilia looked up and saw Souta.
In front of her were her classmates. Not only Souta, but everyone from the
Mage Class 1-B was here.
Chapter 139 - Chain Quest: Souta
vs. Gregory 1
All Ursus did was casting the tier 3 spell [Ice Dome]. After that, he didn't
provide any assistance to Gregory in capturing his daughter. It's because
someone appeared before him.
He was standing on the rooftop of a tall building while looking at the dome of
ice that he created and opposite of him was a man.
The legendary man and the one who was entitled hero was standing in front
of him.
"You know that it's my family's affair. So why are you here of all people?"
Ursus asked the man in front of him.
The man in front of Ursus was a tall man with an average build. He has short
messy blonde hair and yellow eyes. He was wearing a navy blue coat on top
of a white shirt and wearing pants with the same color of his shirt.
He was the one who was called the Flame Master, Bargan Hevifield. One of
the most powerful people in the Ladro Institute and a man who was
acknowledged as the Hero of the Melosa War.
"I'm not here to fight. I'm just here to protect my students in case something
happened to them." Bargan said as he sat down and looked at the dome.
"Yah, you've made quite a scene, casting a tier 3 spell in the middle of the
city. Did you talk to the city lord about this? You wouldn't cast this spell in
the middle of the city without the city lord's permission at all."
"By students, do you mean the top students?" Ursus asked while looking at
Bargan.
"I wonder about that..." Bargan replied to him leisurely.

"My daughter is not a top student so I know that. Her power isn't that great,
so the institute would send a person like you just to protect her. The institute
also wouldn't gain anything from her." Ursus said to Bargan. It didn't really
matter if Bargan was showing that relaxed attitude in front of him. He knew
that even if there were dozen of him, he still wouldn't be able to defeat
Bargan.
He guessed that he needed thirty of his power level before he could fight
Bargan and that's only fighting him on equal ground, not defeating Bargan.
To defeat him, he needed fifty of his power level but only two would survive
at that battle.
That's how powerful the Flame Master.
"Whoa, you're saying bad things to your daughter..." Bargan looked at Ursus
with a smile on his face. He then added, "The institute is not protecting her
for you. The institute decided to protect her because it wanted to get a good
impression on the students with the potential to reach the top."
"By that... You mean that Souta." Ursus understood what Bargan mean.
"Yes, since Souta is serious about taking Lumilia back to the institute. The
institute responded by helping him so that he would get a good impression of
the institute. You could say that we're investing." Bargan explained to him.
"Also, Souta is not the only student that have potential here. Actually, four of
them are present here that have the potential to surpass me, including Souta."
"I see... So that's the reason why... Those four students appeared here to get
my daughter back to the institute. That's why the institute sent you here."
Ursus understood all of it.
"You're correct. I'm here to protect them. By protect, I'm mean it as

protecting them from dying not babysitting them." Bargan paused for a
moment before he continued, "I will only prevent them from dying. Even if
they lost their battles it's okay. They needed it to grow stronger."
Suddenly, both of them stopped as they felt something inside the dome.
Bargan squinted his eyes and his senses passed through the [Ice Dome]. He
muttered, "Tier 3 spell..."
Not just him, Ursus felt it too. The power of the tier 3 spells inside the dome.
Both of them felt the collision of the two tier 3 spells.
Bargan lifted up his hand and he gathered his magical power on it. He then
made a grabbing motion but he stopped midway.
"Hmm...? Interesting," Bargan smirked when he felt what happened inside

the dome. He knew that something protected the students in his place.
"Really, the students of Ladro Institute are incomparable. To think that he

even knew a tier 3 spell." Ursus said.
"That's not really the case, they are special and I'm sure you will understand it
someday," Bargan replied to him.
...
"S-Souta..." Lumilia looked up and saw Souta in front of her. Her other
classmates were here but she focused her attention on Souta.
"Good job. You've followed my advice, so you don't need to worry about it.
Leave everything to me and I will handle this." Souta turned his head at
Lumilia and said.
He then looked at Yujin, Alice, and his other classmates including the Gale
Group, and said, "I'll handle this. Go help Lumilia and the others."
"Are you sure?" Alice looked at him and asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I will defeat this guy." Souta nodded and he looked at
Gregory.
"I understand." Alice nodded at him then she walked towards Lumilia.
Yujin also nodded at him and didn't say anything. Their other classmates
went to help Bryan, Lynn, Nayo, and George.
The Brianna, Tim, and Jane too help the injured ones. Before coming here,
Souta helped them first but they saw the huge explosion, so Souta used the
beast feram in protecting all of them.
"S-Souta..." Lynn muttered when she saw Souta's back in front of Lumilia.
She then looked at Lumilia who was looking at Souta's back. She recalled
what Lumilia said when before Souta and the rest appeared here.
"I see..." She said in a low voice and looked at her hands. 'I wonder if Souta
will save me if something happened to me.' She thought.
'Oh? So he wanted to fight him alone?' Randolf was amused at Souta's

decision. He didn't think that Souta would win at Gregory even with the
power of best feram.
Best feram wasn't enough to defeat Gregory but if that Yujin joined the battle
and used the lost power, then there's no doubt that they would win.
But if Souta has something in his sleeve that could replace Yujin, then he
would be fine in fighting Gregory alone.
'I can't wait to see what you will show.' Randolf thought with a smirk on his
face.
He could see the best feram flowing out of Souta's body nonstop. Of course,
it would flow out as Souta didn't have the monster orb to contain the best
feram. It will continue to flow out until he runs out of energy and drained
himself.
...
Souta looked at the system while taking out two bottles of mana potion. He
drunk it and felt a burning sensation inside his body as the mana was turning
into best feram.
[Lumilia's special quest triggered!]
[Boss]: Fight and defeat Gregory who is preventing Lumilia from leaving the
city. Rewards: 50,000 exp, 15 free attribute points, and 10 skill points.
He triggered this special quest when Lumilia asked him to help her. In this
special quest, Souta just needed to defeat Gregory.
The rewards were amazing. To think that he would received so much quest
from Lumilia. Ever since the incident at Desolate Woods, he was always
triggering quest from her.
"You're really my lucky star, class rep." Souta grinned and said.
"E-eh!!" Lumilia was surprised when she heard Souta's words.
Alice too was surprised when she heard Souta's words. She took a glance at
his back.
"I can't believe this! You choose them instead of my l.u.s.trous family!"
Gregory said with a hint of anger in his voice. He looked at Lumilia and
didn't understand why she chose these people over his family.
Souta stepped forward and closed his eyes. After a few seconds, he opened
his eyes, and a smile formed on his face.
"Sure, that's not a bad deal." He said in a low voice and he focused his
attention on Gregory.
Since Souta was going to fight, everyone brought the injured people away
because they don't want to get caught in the aftershock of the battles.
"Rejoice, Gregory." Souta pulled out the [Vajra Sword Saya] and stabbed it
on the ground. He looked at his system and saw that he had 85 free attribute
points.
He added fifty of this to increase his intelligence attribute. Increasing his

intelligence attribute means that his mana would increase.
He then allocated the remaining thirty-five to his vitality, so that his body
would be able to handle the best feram. With his current condition, he would
collapse after a few minutes.
"Now, I can finally take you on," Souta said to Gregory with a serious
expression.
Boom!
His aura increased drastically to the point that it matches Gregory's aura.
The Vajra sword emitted a dark red color aura and it coated the entire sword.
The dark red aura spread out and Souta absorbed it in his body.
"Saya, let me borrow your power?"

vs. Gregory 2
The [Vajra Sword Saya] emitted a dark red energy. The energy spread on the
ground beneath Souta's feet.
Boom!
Souta's aura skyrocketed and it reached the level of Gregory. He was using
the [Vajra Sword Saya]'s ultimate skill. The [Possession] that he hadn't tried
before. This was the first time he was using this skill ever since he acquired
the Vajra Sword.
Souta's pupils turned into red color and his body slowly absorbed the energy
that the sword was emitting.
"W-What's this?" Gregory subconsciously took a step backward when he felt

Souta's energy reach his level.
"Have you forgotten who am I?" Souta said and he slowly lifted up his hand.
The sword trembled and it slowly changed form. The simple one edge blade
became a blade that has an exquisite design. The handle didn't change as it
still looks the one that came from katana but it only has a black orb on the
pommel of the handle. There's a white long cloth that was attached to the
black orb.
Then, a huge upper body of a woman materialized behind Souta. The body
was red in color and it has one pair of horns sticking out on the side of her
head. The woman didn't have eyes but she has a nose and mouth. Her mouth
seemed to be laughing at everyone and her whole body was semi-transparent.
It was the corporeal body of the red woman inside the Vajra Sword.
Everyone took a step backward when they saw this scene. This scene of the
red woman behind Souta was giving them some creepy feelings. They
couldn't help but felt goosebumps from seeing this.
Alice and Lynn looked at this in daze. They were the closest to Souta so they
felt the rise of his aura and this strange phenomenon that was happening right
now.
Alice then regained her composure and she quickly took Lynn away. She
knew that this place was going to become the battlefield for Souta and
Gregory.
"Let's get out of here," Alice said as she carried Lynn in her arms.
"What's that?" Lynn asked while looking at Souta.
"I don't know." Alice shook her head.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
After the next moment, the red woman shrunk down to normal body size. She
opened her arms and hugged Souta from behind. Then, her figure fused with
Souta's body.
"I thought class rep said it to you." Souta grabbed the handle of the sword and
slowly pulled it out.
He lifted up his other hand and bit his thumb. Then, he placed his thumb on
the red blade of the sword and rubbed his blood on the blade by drawing a
line on it.
'Ufufu, contract complete.' A playful voice sounded in Souta's mind
Shiing!
"I'm going to show you what it means to take me, Souta Ieshi, with his dark
grade weapon." Souta then raised the sword above his head and the sword
exerted a powerful force.
Ohm!
It caused a dark red ripple in the air and the [Ice Dome] collapsed. It broke
like a fragile glass from the top and every tiny piece of it sprinkled down.
The [Ice Dome] reached its limit after it contained the power of the two tier 3
spells. It collapsed as soon as some powerful energy made contact with it.
"Impossible! A mere student, wielding a national level weapon?" Gregory

was alarmed. He was now losing his composure as he felt that Souta's power
really reached his level. No, Souta was even stronger than him right now.
"I've never heard such a thing!" He tried to denied what Souta said just now.
He was in a state where he would lose his sanity at any moment.
"Of course, up until now, I didn't meet a worthy opponent to use the full
power of this sword," Souta said and he pointed his sword at Gregory.
"The Vajra Sword, Saya..." Souta paused for a moment before he continued,
"The sacred sword of the ancient Vajra race that annihilated countless
demons in the war twenty thousand years ago."
'Ufufu, your lying... Do you want me to tell you about my origin?' Saya
laughed in his mind.
"You! Why must you get in my way?!" Gregory shouted as he charged

towards Souta.
"I don't know, it's just that you're in the way of my quest," Souta said and he
charged towards Gregory.
Swoosh!!
In an instant, he appeared in front of Gregory. He then swung his sword but

Gregory saw this and managed to avoid getting slash.
Gregory then took a distance away from Souta before picking up any random
sword on the ground. He coated his sword using his mana to strengthen it so
that he could exchange blows with Souta.
Souta chased Gregory and he didn't let him escape this place. He thrust his
sword forward.
Swoosh!
Gregory reacted quickly and blocked his thrust using his sword. His sword
cracked from that collision.
There's no way that an ordinary blue grade sword would last long against the
dark grade sword that released its power. At best, a normal blue grade sword
wouldn't last longer than five strikes. Since Gregory was strengthening it
using his mana it would last longer than five strikes.
Souta continued to slash his sword at Gregory, while Gregory could only
passively defend himself from Souta.
Souta didn't even give him a chance to attack as he would shatter Gregory's
sword. Once Souta shattered Gregory's sword, Gregory would back down and
picked another sword.
Gregory jumped back and lifted up his hand above his head. He opened his
palm and casted a powerful tier 3 spell.
[Downfall Flaming Rocks]!
A huge magic circle appeared in the sky. It emitted a dense magical aura and
after a few seconds, hundreds of flaming rocks emerged from the magic
circle. The rocks fell down with powerful momentum.
Souta ignored those flaming rocks on the sky as he charged towards Gregory.
He then used [Crimson Moon] skill.
A dark red light flew out of his sword and it went directly towards Gregory.
Swoosh!
Gregory knew that he couldn't avoid it in time, so he chose to block the skill
with his sword.
Bang!
"Argh!" Gregory couldn't completely block the skill using a blue grade
weapon. His sword broke and the red light flashed on his right arm.
He then felt something wrong with that skill. The red energy was seeping
inside his body.
"What the hell!"
He realized that this energy was corrupting his mana pool. He quickly
circulated his mana and expelled the red energy out of his body. With the
level of his control over his mana, he could expel the red energy, unlike
Madan who didn't notice it until the last minute.
But he still lost a little bit of control over his mana even though he managed
to expel the red energy out of his body.
"Damn, that brat!" Gregory cursed angrily. He looked at Souta with intense
rage.
The flaming rocks were just above the two.
Souta casted [Shadow Bind] and hundreds of towering tentacles-like shadows

rose up from the ground.
Although the [Shadow Bind] spell was powerful, it's still a tier 1 spell so it
wasn't a match of a tier 3 spell of Gregory.
'If you want to make [Crimson Moon] and [Cross Moon] stronger, just used
best feram and my energy along with it. Don't just randomly use the skill as
you fit. There's a proper way to use every skill in the world.' A feminine
voice sounded in Souta's mind.
Souta nodded his head and he looked up above him. The tentacles-like
shadows were getting destroyed by the falling flaming rocks above him.
He gripped his sword tightly and dashed towards Gregory.
Swoosh!
"You still want to fight?!" Gregory gritted his teeth when he saw Souta
rushed at him. "If I only brought my armor and powerful knights here, you
people wouldn't have a chance to win."
Souta swung his sword which was coated with dark red aura.
Swoosh!
Gregory jumped away quickly and managed to avoid getting slash by Souta
but Souta chased after him without hesitation.
Souta charged toward Gregory and thrust his sword forward. He used [Stab]
skill along with it.
Swoosh!!
Gregory once again jumped backward to avoid Souta's sword but he was
wrong to do that. The [Stab] combat arts was already at level 4 so it has a
range of five meters. Also, the piercing effect of this skill was quite high.
Added with Souta's boosted strength, it pierced Gregory's shoulder. Blood

spurted out of his wounds. Gregory could avoid getting hit if he moved his
body sideways.
"Argh!" Gregory groaned in pain as he looked at Souta with rage in his eyes.
Souta took a deep breath and he continued to clash against Gregory. His body
couldn't handle the best feram and the [Vajra Sword Saya]'s power at the
same time.
Plus, he found that the percentage added of the [Possession] could be

increased. A normal [Possession] skill could increase his overall abilities by
fifty percent.
He knew that the fifty percent increase of his abilities wasn't enough to defeat
Gregory, so Saya offered him a deal to greatly increased his powers more
than the added fifty percent.
vs. Gregory 3
"We better get going," Brianna said while looking at the chaotic scene.
Powerful shockwaves were sweeping out the area every second. Gregory and
Souta's battle was many times higher than their level. They were taking
damage just by standing near the battlefield of the two.
"That's right." Jane nodded and looked at everyone from Mage Class 1-B.
She opened her mouth and said, "Let's get out of this city. All of you are Miss
Lumilia's classmates, right? In that case, help the injured ones and leave this
place immediately."
By injured people, Jane was talking about Bryan, Lynn, Nayo, Cl.u.s.ter,
George, and Lumilia.
Everyone looked at her and nodded their head in agreement. Gregory was
using a powerful tier 3 spell while Souta was using best feram and dark grade
sword so their battle was fierce. It's only a matter of time before they get
caught up in Souta's battle.
Since all the students of Mage Class 1-B were here, they could easily carry
six injured people with their numbers.
"Souta..." Lumilia muttered as he looked at Souta's figure who was fighting

Gregory alone.
She was in the back of Alice. She couldn't move her body well, so Alice has
to carry Lumilia in her back.
"You don't need to worry about Souta. He will not fight an individual like
that man if he knew that he didn't have a chance to win." Alice said when she
heard Lumilia's voice. "Also, Souta is only fighting him so that you could
leave the city, am I right? If that's the case, then we better leave as soon as
possible."
"Your right..." Lumilia nodded at Alice's words as she knew that Alice was
right.
Brianna and Jane lead the way while the students followed them from behind.
John stayed in the rear so that he could protect them if someone attacked
them.
John looked at Randolf and Yujin who stayed. He opened his mouth and
asked, "You two, are you planning to stay here?"
"Nope, I just wanted to watch the show in front of me," Randolf said with a
smirk on his face. He then turned to John and added, "You can go now. I
don't need you to protect me. I can protect myself."
"Okay." John nodded then he looked at Yujin. When he saw that Yujin wasn't
saying anything, John turned around and followed the group.
Randolf looked at John before he turned his gaze at Yujin. "So what are you
planning to do here? Do you also want to watch the fight like me or not?"
Yujin looked ignored Randolf and he instead focused his attention at Souta
who was fighting Gregory.
"Ignoring me, huh? I also didn't expect that Souta's sword is a dark grade
weapon. If he didn't have that sword to stop that noble head, then are you
going to use your power." Randolf said as he looked at the battle.
Every second the ground will tremble and a powerful gust of wind will
follow after that. Sometimes the wind possessed heat that could melt down
ordinary folks.
Yujin turned his head when he heard Randolf mentioned his power. He
knitted his brows and stared at Randolf's face.
"If you're not going to use it then you will not be able to fight me or Souta.
Even Bryan could defeat you with your current normal power." Randolf
slightly turned his head and looked at Yujim from the corner of his eyes. "Am
I right, spirit user?"
"As expected you know it." Yujin finally opened his mouth. "But how did
you know it?"
"How? It's simple I can see the spirit particles around you." Randolf said as
he pointed at his own eyes. "You should use it because you will not be able to
master that power without using it. That's why you couldn't completely hide
the spirit particles from my eyes."
"Even the teachers didn't know about it. Don't tell me you have..." Yujin said
as he realized something from Randolf's words.
"Yes, I have special eyes." Randolf nodded with a grin on his face.
If Souta was here, Souta would be shocked if he heard this information. Spirit
User or Spirit Contractor was one of the super rare classes in the Battle World
Online.
A Spirit Contractor uses the spirit that they contracted as a source of power.
Most of their strength came from the spirit. The contractor will grow stronger
along with the spirit and will learn a unique skill suitable for their class.
Souta knew some powerful players that have the Spirit Contractor class. They
were in the top 100 global rankings of the game.
Boom!
The ground shook heavily as a huge explosion occurred.
[Exploding Earth]!
Gregory casted another powerful spell and the ground beneath Souta
exploded.
Souta jumped in the air and he controlled his best feram to block the
explosion. He then tightly gripped the Vajra sword and charged his energy on
the sword.
The sword emitted a bright red light and Souta thrust it towards the explosion
beneath him.
He only created a barrier using best feram to stall Gregory's spell. He knew
that it wasn't enough to stop a tier 3 spell so he had to create an attack that
could match the spell.
Souta poured a huge amount of best feram and the [Vajra Sword Saya]
energy in the sword before he used the [Crimson Moon] skill.
A huge red crescent energy clashed against the tier 3 spell that Gregory
casted and it caused another huge explosion.
Boom!!
Everyone in the city right now could feel the burst of power and the
trembling of the ground. The aftershocks of the battles woke up every citizen
of the Gripin city.
"This is bad... He's too strong." Gregory said between his ragged breath. His
body was full of wounds as he couldn't completely avoid Souta's attack.
Although, he knew how to fight using a sword. Gregory would say that he
wasn't an expert to it as his expertise was casting powerful spells. But to think
that a mere student was suppressing him with swords skill was out of his
expectations.
He still practiced the way of the sword longer than Souta, so how? It's
because of that dark grade sword. Even he, the head of the Vidrato family,
didn't possess a dark grade weapon at all.
He couldn't handle Souta's aggressive fighting style.
Swoosh!
Gregory felt Souta appeared behind him. Souta couldn't completely hide his
presence because of the powerful energy leaking out in his body. Souta didn't
have a monster orb so he couldn't contain the best feram in his body.
That's the reason why Gregory could sense his position easily.
Swoosh!
Gregory bent his body forward and a red blade passed above him. He
controlled his mana and coated his body.
He quickly turned around and launched a powerful kick at Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta anticipated his attack so he managed to avoid it easily without any

problem.
"I got you."
He opened his left hand and quickly grabbed Gregory's leg.
"Damn!" Gregory cursed as Souta pulled him while thrusting the Vajra sword
at the same time.
Swoosh!!
Gregory looked at the sword and he swiftly moved his hand. He changed the
direction of the sword, which was heading towards his chest, by hitting it on
the side.
The sword pierced his left shoulder and he avoided fatal injury. He then
clenched his fist and shot a powerful punch at Souta.
Bang!
Souta received the blow on his face. He felt a taste of iron inside his mouth.
His gripped on Gregory's leg loosen, so Gregory forcefully pulled his leg and
used the momentum to launch a kick using his other feet.
Bang!
Souta flew and crashed on the ground creating a crater filled with smoke and
dust.
"Argh! That hurts!" Souta cursed under his breath. He looked at his
exhausted body and found that his blood was oozing out in some of his pores.
Really, his body couldn't take the pressure of the best feram and the Vajra
sword.
The deal that he made with his sword was to increase the added percentage to
his abilities by one hundred percent.
A normal [Possession] skill of the Vajra sword could increase his overall
abilities by fifty percent and this fifty percent wasn't enough to defeat
Gregory so Souta made a deal with his sword. And that was to increase the
added percentage by one hundred percent in exchange for his lifespan.
A normal goblin has twenty years lifespan. So, Souta has twenty years
lifespan but it grew larger when he evolved into High End Goblin and Goblin
Corruptor.
Both of his evolution increased his lifespan by ten years. It means that
evolving into High End Goblin increased Souta's lifespan by five years and
the Goblin Corruptor too.
Saya, the Vajra sword, took these ten years in exchange for power and Souta
agreed to her condition. He doesn't need to worry about it because once he
evolved into a higher life form, his lifespan will increase great. It was
especially the case in his next evolution because, in this evolution, Souta will
gain his own monster orb.
"Saya..." Souta muttered as he looked up.

vs. Gregory 4
"Huff... Huff..." Gregory was gasping as blood flow down from his mouth.
He looked down at the sword that pierced his shoulder.
"This is a dark grade sword... A weapon of national level."
He muttered while looking at the sword. Slowly lifting up his hand, he

grabbed the blade of the sword.
He was about to pull out the sword when he felt something invading his
mind.
"Argh! Damn! This sword!" Gregory cursed and endured it before he finally
pulled out the sword on his shoulder.
"A dark grade weapon is really different from other weapons."
He knew that he wouldn't be able to use this sword. The energy of this sword
was damaging his mana pool. If he wasn't fighting Souta, he would try to
control this sword but now, he doesn't want to do it because he would only
exhaust himself.
Also, since the owner was Souta, Souta could control this energy at will so if
he continued to hold this sword, Souta could manipulate the energy to utterly
destroy him. And that's what he was avoiding to happen.
...
Souta pushed himself out of the ground. He waved his hand and his energy
dispersed the smoke around him.
He looked at the system and saw that he only has ten minutes to finish the
quest. He knew that Lumilia already left with his other classmates, so he
doesn't need to worry about her. He only needed to defeat Gregory and
follow her.
But there's one thing that in his mind. And that's Lumilia's father, Ursus Von
Asvares. After casting a tier 3 spell [Ice Dome], Ursus didn't show his
presence nor move to stop Souta and Lumilia.
"I need to wrap this up quickly," Souta muttered in a low voice and he wiped
the blood on his mouth.
He looked around and saw Gregory was standing thirty meters away from
him. And the [Vajra Sword Saya] was embedded on the ground beside
Gregory.
"The Vajra sword..." Souta muttered as he squinted his eyes and looked at
Gregory.
He knew the reason why Gregory wasn't using the Vajra sword. It was
because whoever held it would feel the sword controlling their body. It was
also the reason why Souta didn't care if someone took his sword.
'You can control the sword by using the energy that I provided in your body.'
A feminine voice sounded in his mind.
"Control?!" Souta was surprised when he heard her words. It's the first time
he heard that this sword has this function.
The [Vajra Sword Saya] was stronger than it was in the game and also more
dangerous. Because the will inside the sword was sentient and could do other
things than what it was in the game.
"Okay." Souta nodded his head and he opened his palm. He controlled his
energy inside his body.
He felt the presence of the Vajra sword. Even if he closed his eyes, he could
sense the location of the sword with the energy that was connected to him.
"This is really helpful." Souta couldn't help but smile. He opened his palm
and the Vajra sword flew towards his hand.
Swoosh!
Souta grabbed the sword and without hesitation, he dashed towards Gregory.
Gregory braced himself and he casted another spell.
[Blazing Earth Wall]!
A ten-meter tall flaming wall rose up from the ground in front of Souta. Its
width was thirty meters.
Souta bent knees and jumped over the wall but the wall showed some
movements.
Ohm!
The ten-meter tall flaming walls grew taller and it became a thirty-meter tall
flaming wall.
"What?" Souta was surprised. He was going to crash in the flaming wall, so
he swung his sword in the wall.
[Crimson Moon]!!
[Crimson Moon]!!
He used the equipment skill [Crimson Moon] repeatedly and the flaming wall
showed cracks on it.
"For the finishing touch." Souta pulled back his hand and thrust his sword
forward.
[Stab]!
He used [Stab] skill and his sword pierced through the flaming wall. The
piercing effect of this skill was high, so once the flaming wall showed cracks
on it he could easily shatter it with [Stab] skill.
Swoosh!
Souta passed over the walls and he found that Gregory was already gone.
"Hmm...?" Souta frowned and he quickly turned around while casting

[Shadow Bind] and [Shadow Ball] at the same time.
Towering tentacles-like shadows rose from the ground. The shadows were
like Souta's body at all so he could sense when it made contact with an
unknown object. He would be able to immediately knew Gregory's position if
one of the shadows touched Gregory.
"Gone...?" Souta squinted his eyes and he looked in the sky above him. He
tried to find if Gregory was in the air but Gregory also wasn't in the air.
He then felt a slight tremble on the ground beneath his feet. Souta opened his
eyes widely and he immediately switched position with the ball of shadow
that he threw before.
Swoosh!
Just one second after he vanished, the ground exploded and a pillar of flame
stood on it.
Boom!
"That was close..." Souta muttered in a low voice while looking at the pillar
of flame.
That was a high-level combat arts called [Ground Bursting Strike]. He would
suffer heavy injury in his body if that skill hit him.
After a few moments, the pillar of flames dissipated and Souta saw Gregory.
He knew that Gregory was also tired like him and both of them wouldn't be
able to last any longer.
Souta glanced at his system and saw that he only have seven minutes left to
complete the quest.
"I'll defeat you," Gregory muttered while looking at Souta with a serious
expression. He wasn't fighting to capture Lumilia anymore, he was fighting to
defeat Souta. He doesn't want to suffer a loss from a mere student.
He would lose his face that way and he wanted to avoid that.
...
In the distance, Randolf and Yujin were watching the battle.
"This will decide the battle. Even if that fat man won the battle, he still
wouldn't be able to stop Lumilia from leaving the city." Randolf commented
while watching the battle.
He could say that there's no point in continuing this battle. Even if Souta lost
or won, Lumilia would still be able to leave this city. It's already decided that
it's Souta's overall victory.
Yujin glanced at Randolf when he heard Randolf's words. He nodded and

said, "...yeah, he did have any knights with him so who's going to stop class
rep. Even if there are some knights they wouldn't be able to prevent class rep
from leaving this city."
After all, the students of the Mage Class 1-B were with Lumilia and the C-
rank adventurers.
Randolf looked at Yujin and asked, "Are you not going to leave? I guess that
the city guards would be coming here soon."
The reason why he knew that the city guards were going to come here was
because of his mysterious guard. That guard of his reported that the city
guards of his were preparing themselves to come here anytime.
Randolf also heard from his guard that the city guard didn't dare to come
here. He guessed that the city lord has some deal with the nobles that's why
the city lord didn't interfere with this chaos.
That deal was only not to interfere with the noble's work. The city lord
wouldn't do anything within a time. Of course, by doing nothing it also means
that the city lord wouldn't help the noble capture Lumilia.
The city lord was only watching this scene like a passerby.
"What about you?" Yujin asked back as he looked at Randolf in the eyes.
"Hehe, I will watch this fight until the end. It's interesting that way." Randolf
laughed.
...
"We're going to move after five minutes. Tell the guards to prepare
themselves." The city lord said as he placed both of his hands on the back.
He was looking at the battle from the city lord mansion at the center of the
city. He could clearly see the battle in his position so he knew that the battle
was going to end soon.
"Yes, My lord." The assistant bowed his head before he left.
The city lord glanced at his assistant before he looked at the battle.
He opened his mouth and muttered, "I didn't expect that a student has full
control over a dark grade weapon. This piece of news soon would shake the
whole kingdom and everyone will know that students have a dark grade
weapon."
...
"I'm going to finish this," Gregory said and he took a deep breath. He then
raised both of his hands and opened his palms.
His magic power spiked up and he gathered it on his palm. A huge orange
magic circle formed on his palms.
[Red Striking Shot]!
A red beam shot out from the magic circle and it flew straight to Souta. The
force behind this attack was devastating and if Souta took it head-on, Souta
would be half dead.
Souta looked at this tier 3 spell with a serious expression on his face. He
lifted up his hand and pointed his finger at it.
A red ball of energy formed on the tip of Souta's finger. The red ball spun
like a razor and it expanded before it shrunk.
[Bestrou]!
After charging, it shot a powerful beam towards Gregory.

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Souta pointed his finger at Gregory and a large collection of red energy began
to gather at the tip of his finger. It continued to grow, collecting more and
more energy from Souta body each passing second.
The colossal amount of energy engulfed the air around Souta and began to
whip around uncontrollably, the force behind it rivaled that of Gregory's tier
3 spell.
The [Red Striking Shot] spell was a powerful inner spell of Gregory. He
always used this to sure kill a monster with a monster orb in the past. It's a
fire attribute spell that has a temperature that was close to a planet's core.
The debris of rocks around Gregory began to melt and the air was producing
a powerful heatwave that could turn ordinary people into dust in just a
second. Even if the rocks were strengthened by the mana in the air, it
nonetheless melts because of how close it was to Gregory.
"Just go down!!" Gregory shouted and he launched a powerful flame beam

towards Souta.
Swoosh!!
Souta stood on the ground as he prepared himself. He never took his eyes off
the flame beam that was heading at his direction.
The massive gathering of best feram on the tip of his finger reached its
critical point. A moment later, it shot towards Gregory's spell without any
delay. The blast was so powerful that the rocks disintegrated in its path and
the wind whipped outwards at high speed.
Souta poured all of the best feram in his body and shot the condense energy.
This attack was called [Bestrou], a unique powerful attack of the monsters
that brought terror to humans and demis.
BOOM!!!
The two beams collided and it resulted in a powerful explosion that shook the
entire city. The ground and the air produced ripples and it distorted
everything that made contact with it.
...
'Master, you in danger!'
Randolf heard a voice inside his head. He replied by saying "I know" before
he took a distance away with Yujin.
He and Yujin stood side by side and created a barrier around them. Randolf
created a powerful barrier but he knew that it still wasn't enough to protect
them from the shockwaves.
"Alophy..." Yujin muttered in a low voice and a palm-size girl materialized

on his shoulder.
The girl was wearing a simple knee-length green dress. She has shoulder-
length blonde hair and around her were sparks of white lights. She was
Alophy, the spirit of Yujin.
'There it is... The spirit...' Randolf glanced at the spirit on Yujin's shoulder
with an amused expression.
"Alophy, let's do this..." Yujin said and he raised both of his hands.
"Yes, Yujin!" Alophy replied to him and her powers spiked up.
[Spirit Aerial Three Layered Barrier]!
They created a powerful three-layered wind barrier to protect them from any
harm. A three-layered barrier formed around Yujin and Randolf.
"Fuse..." Yujin said and the barrier that he erected fused to the barrier that
Randolf created making it more powerful.
"Still..." Randolf then looked at Souta. "I didn't think that Souta could use
[Bestrou] even though it's only a borrowed power from the potion."
...
Ursus and Bargan who was watching the fight from the distance were startled
when they saw this scene.
Bargan stood up and he patted his clothes. He opened his mouth and said,
"These two are going to destroy the city. They didn't care about their
surrounding at all, they just wanted to defeat the opponent in front of them."
"The city lord will be forced to make a move if this continued." Ursus nodded
and said.
"I will minimize the aftershock of their attacks. I need to clean the mess that
my students made." Bargan said before he vanished into thin air.
"One of the most powerful people of the Hebrei Kingdom..." Ursus muttered
as he turned his head and looked at the huge explosion. "Still... How did that
Souta use [Bestrou]? Even though he has the best feram in his body, it still
hard to use it. There's no record of that in the past era."
...
The whole city turned bright and the darkness disappeared. Even the dark sky
lit up because of the explosion.
Alice and the rest stopped when the ground shook heavily. It was followed by
a very loud booming sound. Then, the whole area turned bright as if a sun
shone on the sky.
Even though it's night, the whole city was as bright as noon.
Boom!!
Alice and the rest turned their head and saw the unbelievable scene in front of
them.
"How could Souta fought on that scale?!" Joshua muttered in disbelief. The
scale of the battle was several times higher than theirs.
"Souta..." Lumilia whispered Souta's name with a concerned look on her face.
She wasn't stunned at the scale of battles because she witnessed the power of
the commandments. She saw how a single spell destroyed the Desolate
Woods and the villages near it. Even that unknown power that took the life
force of every living creature in the Desolate Woods was terrifying.
There's a saying that if a person saw the power of the Bringer of Calamity,
their point of view in power scale will greatly change. They would
understand that there were people that reached the level where they could
obliterate a country on their own.
Alice glanced at Lumilia before she turned her head at the huge explosion.
"I see..."
...
Bargan appeared close to the explosion. He looked at the bright explosion

and he squinted his eyes.
The heat waves were of high temperature and the ground continued to
tremble nonstop. Everything was being obliterated by the powerful explosion.
"Really, to think that Souta would manage to match a noble head using the
power he couldn't properly control..." Bargan smiled wryly before he opened
his arms widely.
"Well, let's stop this."
He circulated his magical power inside his body.
Swoosh!!
He made a grabbing motion and the explosion was blocked by something. It
didn't pass through Bargan as it was contained by his energy.
It didn't damage anything outside of the battlefield.
"This level of heat is nothing to me. I'm not called Flame Master for nothing."
Bargan muttered as he easily contained this level of explosion.
Back in the war against the Melosa Country, he was the man who burned
down everything in the outskirts of the Desolate Woods. He literally brought
down a small sun at city size and obliterated most of the Melosa Army.
His power was close to God.
"Hmm...?" Bargan then noticed something. He turned his head and smiled. "I
see... How loyal..." He said then he aimed his hand at it.
...
After a few moments, the explosion stopped and the whole area was filled
with smoke and dust.
The entire ground was wiped out as it became a desolate place. There's no
building left after the explosion as all the buildings here were obliterated.
Even the rocks and concrete roads turned into a piled of ash.
Cough! Cough!
"Are you okay, Yujin?" Randolf coughed and asked. He couldn't clearly see
because of the thick smoke and dust in the surrounding.
"Somehow..." Yujin replied and he created a wind around him to blow the
smoke and dust.
"I'm sorry, Yujin." Alophy flew around and apologized to him.
The barrier that they erected before was destroyed. It was shattered by the
powerful explosion. The explosion was stronger than they imagined. It was
because Bargan contained all of the explosion in this place.
Randolf was forced to asked his guard to assist him. His guard casted a secret
barrier around them that lessen the force of the impact when their barrier
shattered. They still haven't escaped unscathed from the impact. They
received a few bruises on their bodies.
'Thanks, you save me there.' Randolf said in his head.
'It's nothing, master.' A voice replied to him in his head.
"Who won?" Randolf looked up and asked.
Yujin heard Randolf's words so he looked up to see who won the battle. He
was also curious about who won the battle.
They waited for a few moments before the wind dispersed the smoke and
dust.
The saw Souta who was standing alone on the battlefield. His figure was
covered in wounds and both of his arms were burned. He was breathing
heavily and there's no bloodstain on his body. He wasn't even sweating.
His sweat and the blood on his body evaporated because of the high
temperature. It's also thanks to the high temperature that all of his injuries
closed.
"Huff... Huff... Huff..." Souta was gasping and he slowly placed the Vajra
sword on its sheath. He reached his limit and he depleted his stamina.
The best feram inside his body was gone. There's nothing left inside him even
mana. He drained all the energy he has in this fight.
"I won... Until I leave this city, I will not go down." Souta muttered as gritted
his teeth. He gulped and he felt thirsty. His throat was dry.
'You don't have to worry about your body. If you leave it to me, I'll follow
your classmates.' A feminine voice sounded inside his mind.
Declaration
"I can't... move my body..." Souta said as he tried to move his body with all
of his got but unfortunately, he just fell on the ground.
With a loud "thud" sound his body hit the ground causing him to groan in
pain.
"Ah... Damn!" Souta cursed and he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing Lumilia's special quest!]
'It's worth it.' Souta said inwardly when he saw the rewards that he received
from fighting Gregory.
The battle was so hard that he had to use all of his trump cards. He only had
one monster potion so the next time he fought someone he couldn't handle, he
wouldn't be able to use it once again. He would only depend on his dark
grade weapon.
Since he didn't hear a notification indicating that he killed Gregory only

means one thing. And that's Gregory was still alive. But Souta was sure that
Gregory was like him- exhausted, tired, and full of injuries.
'My level is quite lacking to take the other [Soul Blood Earring]. But I
benefited a lot in this quest, so my power will increase after this. I will
provide a time to take it next time.' Souta thought that he had to get the other
earring to increase his power.
Right now, he could only use the [Harvester of the Soul] skill of the earring.
He couldn't use its second skill because he needed the other pair to use it. To
reach the level of universal equipment, he needed the complete pair of
earrings.
'Okay, I have received fifteen free attribute points.' Souta thought to use this
to increase his vitality attribute. If he increased his vitality attribute, his health
will grow, and also he would gain stamina.
These two were connected to the vitality attribute after all. He would gain
strength to leave this city.
That's it, he was going to allocate his fifteen free attribute points to vitality.
When he was about to use his free attribute points, Souta heard something.
...
"I miscalculated the power of the explosion..." Yujin said as he checked his
body and found some wounds.
"I'll heal you, Yujin," Alophy said as she flew around him and casted a
healing spell on Yujin.
Randolf looked at it and asked, "What about me? I need healing too."
"Hmph! I only heal Yujin. I can see that you're not gravely injured, so you
can move without healing." Alophy snorted as she glanced at Randolf on the
corner of her eyes. She then went back to healing Yujin's small wounds.
"What a bratty spirit..." Randolf commented when he saw her attitude

towards him.
"I can hear you, you know?!" Alophy said in a loud voice.
"Haha, tell how old are you?" Randolf laughed and asked. He was curious
about the age of this spirit.
If he wasn't wrong the spirit race, secluded themselves in the Dark Forest
thousand years ago. Since then, no humans and demis saw them. They also
didn't show themselves to humans and demis after that.
"You know, it's rude to ask that question to a lady?" Alophy said as she
looked at Randolf.
"Lady? From what I can see you're just a brat." Randolf said to her as a
matter of fact.
Alophy was about to say something when Yujin stopped her. Yujin sighed
and said, "She's ten years old now. I've found her when she's still a newborn
spirit."
"I see..." Randolf nodded his head and understood why she wasn't that
powerful compare to the spirit that he read from the books.
If this spirit grew from the Dark Forest alongside the other spirit, then she
knew the special power of spirit and she would be able to use it better.
Because the other spirit there will teach her how to use spirit power. Right
now, she couldn't properly use it.
Alophy hasn't met a single of her brethren ever since she was young.
"Yujin! Why are you telling him my age?!" Alophy complained to Yujin.
"Let's forget about it." Yujin shook his head and he looked at Souta who was
lying on the ground.
"You should go and help him," Randolf said from the side.
Yujin glanced at Randolf and when he was about to walk towards Souta,
Randolf grabbed his wrist. He turned to Randolf and asked, "What?"
"Shh!" Randolf placed his finger in front of his mouth. Then, he pointed at
something and said, "Look over there."
"Hmm...?" Yujin followed Randolf's finger and saw a huge bear with red fur.
The bear was approaching Souta with unsteady steps. There were burned
marks in some part of the body of the bear as its fur was also burned. It seems
that this bear took some heavy damage.
"What's that bear?" Yujin asked when he saw the bear.
"A red fur bear," Randolf answered Yujin's question.
"I know that. I mean what is that bear doing here in this place, in the middle
of a city." Yujin said as he rephrased his words.
"Look... The bear is in front of Souta. I wonder what it's going to do?"
Randolf said.
"Maybe it's going to eat him," Alophy said while watching the scene on
Yujin's shoulder.
"Isn't that bad?" Randolf looked at them and asked.
"Yeah, let's help him." Yujin nodded and said.
The red fur bear arrived in front of Souta. The bear sniffed Souta before she
opened her mouth and gently bit his tottered clothes.
Of course, this red fur bear was Yuko, Souta's beast companion, but they
were oblivious to it. They don't even know that Souta have a beast
companion.
"The bear bit him! Yujin, the bear bit him!" Alophy shouted when she saw it.
"I know, I saw it, " Yujin said to his spirit.
"Wait, take a closer look. It's not biting him." Randolf said to the two.
Yujin and Alophy stopped talking as both of them focused their attention on
the bear. They saw the bear raised up its head and placed Souta on it back.
Alophy was shocked when she saw this scene. Her eyes and mouth turned
into an "O" shape. Then, she looked at Yujin and shouted, "Yujin! The bear is
taking your classmate as food reserve!" She said those words while throwing
her small fists on Yujin's face.
Randolf looked at Alophy and said, "Is that kind of thing always comes in
your mind or not?"
"You! Are you mocking me or not?!" Alophy said in an angry tone as she
pointed her finger at Randolf.
"I'm just asking you..." Randolf replied to her with a plain expression.
'"Stop! The bear is leaving with Souta in its back!" Yujin stopped the two
from arguing as he pointed at the bear who was walking away with Souta.
Randolf and Alophy turned their heads and found that the bear was leaving
with Souta.
Swoosh!
Alophy flew up in the air and looked at Yujin. She opened her mouth and
said, "Come! Let's follow the bear Yujin! If we follow it there's a chance that
we find its other victims!"
After saying that, she flew to follow the bear.
Yujin sighed while looking at her figure. He had no other choice but to
follow her.
"Haha, let's go." Randolf laughed and said.
...
Souta sighed when he saw that Yuko was fine. He didn't have to worry about
her and himself. Since she was here, Souta was sure that Yuko would protect
him from any harm.
'You're lucky that you have a loyal pet.' Saya's voice sounded in Souta's head.
"Yeah, I am." Souta nodded at her words. He then closed his eyes and waited
for Yuko to bring him out of the city.
'I'm wondering where did learn my name?' Saya's question sounded in his
head.
"Where did you become so talkative?" Souta avoided her question by asking
something.
'Ufufu, your so good at changing the topic. Actually, I have a lot of questions
for you and I makes me interested in you. That's why I let you use my power.'
Saya laughed in his mind.
"You will eventually know it in the future if you continue to follow me,"
Souta replied to her.
Suddenly, a loud voice of a man sounded in the whole city.
"I'm Ursus Von Asvares..."
...
Souta heard the loud voice so he perked up his ears and waited for Ursus'
next words.
'What the hell is this man trying to do right now?' Souta thought as he tried to
think if Ursus has some backup plan if Gregory lose.
"I apologized for what happened here in the city. It's all because my daughter
did something unfavorable..." Ursus announced.
...
The students of the Mage Class 1-B stopped in their tracks when they heard
the loud voice.
"Father..." Lumilia muttered as she looked up in the sky.
"Asvares?"
"That's class rep's father!"
"The most influential man of the Gripin city!"

Alice, Nayo, and the rest knew that the voice came from Lumilia's father
because of his name. They weren't familiar with Lumilia's father but they
knew his name because her father was somewhat famous.
Ursus's voice sounded in the whole city as he declared, "From now on, I'm
expelling my daughter, Lumilia Von Asvares, from the household of Asvares
Family. From now on, she has nothing to do with this family. I'm cutting all
of her ties in this family."
Everyone heard Ursus's announcement. This announcement shocked

everyone in the city.
...
'Ufufu, He knew that if his daughter left the city, she will be targeted by
people that are after the Crystal Flame Honey, so he cut all her ties with him.'
Says chuckled.
"I know," Souta said to her. "But there's something more to it."
Chapter 145 - Movements in the
dark
Ursus declared to the whole city that he cut all of his ties with Lumilia. It
means that from now on, Lumilia doesn't have anything to do with Asvares
Family. She also lost her qualification to inherit the family.
It's not surprising for Souta that Ursus did this. Ursus called Lumilia to come
back to the mansion because some of his competitors might target her.
"If he really is concern for her daughter then why would he let her marry a
man that she didn't even like," Souta muttered as he couldn't understand
Ursus's reason.
'Ufufu, that's just how nobles are from the present and the past. They aren't
really concern about liking or not, all they thought is that feeling can be
cultivated in time. Pretty annoying, right?' Saya's voice sounded in Souta's
head.
"Yeah, it's annoying. I really couldn't understand what's coming in the head
of those nobles." Souta nodded at her words.
Then, Souta heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest 3 completed!]
*Ding!*
[Lumilia's Chain Quest completed!]
[You've received Grade A- score!]

[Calculating the bonus rewards...]
*Ding!*
[Calculating completed!]
'Damn, it's all worth it. All my efforts in helping class rep didn't go in vain.'
Souta breath a sighed of relief when he saw the notification in his mind.
Completing the quest 3 means that Lumilia managed to leave the city on
time.
The rewards for this chain quest were enormous that he could level up one of
his skills to a high level. The class promotion was just in Souta's sight.
'Someone is following us.' Souta heard Saya's voice in his mind.
Souta immediately stopped thinking about points as he was surprised by what

he heard from Saya.
"Really?" Souta asked to make sure of it because he hasn't noticed anything

wrong around him.
'Ufufu, if you want to believe me then believe it, if not then it's not a problem
for me.' Saya chuckled while saying those words.
'What is it? Was what she's saying a true or not?' Souta thought as he closed
his eyes. He tried to guess if Saya was saying the truth or not.
'Okay, I'll believe her. But if someone is following me who would follow me.
Is it someone from Gregory's knights, Asvares knights, or maybe the city
guards are finally making a move?' Souta closed his eyes and tried to think of
an answer to his question.
Vidrato's knights were annihilated by the clashed of the two tier 3 spells
before. But what if there's someone that was still alive and right now that
knight was following him.
Hmm...? That's impossible because if it's really from Vidrato Family then it's
going to attack him right now in his most vulnerable time. Souta was
exhausted and couldn't move his body, the knights of the Vidrato Family
wouldn't let him go if they found him like this.
Souta eliminated the knights of the Vidrato Family in the choices.
The answer was one of the two, the knights of the Asvares Family or the city
guards.
But Souta didn't know that three people were following him, two humans and
one spirit.
...
Somewhere inside the Gripin city.
Gregory was walking in a dark alley with unsteady steps. His blood was
dripping on the ground nonstop.
He was only supporting himself as he could barely walk with his current
condition. His battle with Souta took a toll on his body and the [Bestrou] that
Souta used gravely injured him. If he didn't escape in time, he would be lying
on the ground now.
"Huff... Huff... Damn!" Gregory was gasping and he held the wound on his
chest. He doesn't have any mana left in his energy pool to cast a spell. After
all, he casted several tier 3 spells in the battle against Souta.
After walking for a few steps, Gregory fell on his knees and he coughed a
mouthful of blood.
Cough! Cough!
His blood splattered on the ground dyeing it in crimson color.
"Why? Why didn't Ursus help me? I didn't sense his presence after he casted
the tier 3 [Ice Dome Spell]." Gregory muttered as he found this strange.
Why Ursus disappeared after casting a single tier 3 spell?
It was the question in Gregory's mind. He felt something was off now that he
realized it. Something... That something prevented Ursus from making a
move personally.
'Is it the city lord?' Gregory immediately put this thought out of his mind.
He knew that Ursus was a powerful man that could go against a monster that
undergo fourth evolution. The city lord of the Gripin city wasn't Ursus match
in one on one battle.
In the circle of nobles, Ursus was a powerful one among them. If Gregory's
power was at the middle tier, then Ursus was at the top tier.
Then, he remembered Souta's identity.
"The Ladro Institute?!" Gregory exclaimed. He recalled that Souta was the
top 1 first year of the Ladro Institute.
"They secretly send someone to protect him. T-They knew that Souta could
handle me alone so they didn't bother stopping him, but they knew that it was
too early for him to fight someone at Ursus level so they prevented Ursus
from interfering in his fight." Gregory muttered as he understood what was
happening.
"Damn! That Ladro Institute! They used me to sharpen their top student! I
will remember this! Souta Ieshi! I will take my revenge soon and no one will
be able to stop me!" Gregory cursed under his breath.
He lost a lot this time. A lot of his knights died including his direct
subordinates, also his face. He would become a laughing stock in the circle of
nobles of they knew that a first-year student beat him in a battle.
Suddenly, he felt extreme pain burst on his chest.
"Argh! W-What?!" He looked down and saw a blade passed through his chest
from his behind.
"Ugh!"
He spat a mouthful of blood and he tried to turned his head to look at the
culprit behind him.
The culprit pulled back the blade and he fell on the ground with a loud "thud"
sound.
"Argh!" Gregory groaned in pain and he turned over. He saw the appearance
of the one who stabbed him.
He saw a beautiful girl with long lilac-colored hair that was tied in a ponytail.
She's heterochromia, a person with different eye colors. Her left eye was blue
while her right eye was color red.
"You!!" Gregory was surprised when he saw the appearance of the girl in
front of him.
"Ufufu, I was about to let you go but I heard you mention my dearest Souta's
name." The girl chuckled as she lifted her hand and covered her mouth. She
then waved the blade in her hand and the blood on the blade splattered on the
ground.
"Y-You're-" Gregory looked at the girl with wide-open eyes.
He knew the girl in front of him. Who didn't know her in this kingdom? She
was the only person who dared to beat the prince of this kingdom. The most
famous student of the Ladro Institute, Yanagi Shina.
"Shh! Please be quiet..." Yanagi placed her finger in front of her lips and
gesture him to keep quiet.
"No! I will not..." Gregory shouted and was backing down but Yanagi
stopped her.
Yanagi moved her body forward and swiftly stabbed her blade on Gregory's
throat.
"Argh!" Gregory felt intense pain as Yanagi twisted the blade. His vision was
blurring and his consciousness was seeping out of his body.
If he wasn't gravely injured then he would be able to fight Yanagi Shina.

Unfortunately for him, he experienced a fierce battle before.
He was full of regret as he didn't expect that this would happen. Dying like
wasn't in his plan. He only came to this city to strengthen the engagement of
his son and Lumilia.
"I... don't want... to die like... this..." Gregory forced out these words out of
his mouth. He lifted up both of his hands and grabbed the blade.
"You deserve to die like this after doing that to my Souta~ Ah, I'll kill you,
no, I'll torture you first~," Yanagi said as she breathed frantically. Her chest
heaved up and down.
Suddenly, her expression turned serious. She was looking at Gregory as if she
was looking at trash. She slowly opened her mouth and said, "Well, I'll kill
you now."
Followed by those words, she swung the blade in her hand.
Putchi!
Gregory's head flew in the mid-air before it landed on the ground while
splashing blood on it.
"Ah~ I wanted to torture you but I need to move now, so count yourself
lucky," Yanagi said to him before she placed her palm on Gregory's body.
Her magic power slight rose and flames appeared on Gregory's body.
"Goodbye to you~" Yanagi leave these words as she vanished into thin air.
Chapter 146 - Returning
Lumilia and Lynn have a worried expression on their face as they waited
were waiting for Souta outside the Gripin city.
"Don't worry about Souta, he's strong," Bryan assured them that Souta will
come back.
Lumilia and Lynn knew that Souta was strong and if not for him they were
now in Gregory's hands, but they still couldn't help but be worried about him.
Especially after they felt the powerful aftershocks of the battle.
"Yeah, Bryan is right. Souta is strong and you already saw it, right? You
would only get in his way if you go there." Alice glanced at them and said.
She agreed in Bryan's words.
Lumilia, Lynn, Bryan, Nayo, and George could now move their bodies.
While waiting for Souta and the other two, the student that knew healing
magic healed them.
The only problem was that Cl.u.s.ter was still unconscious. No matter what
healing magic casted on her she wouldn't wake up.
Naoy stared at Lumilia and felt that her friend somehow change but she
couldn't tell what change.
She slowly opened her mouth and asked, "Mila, what happened to you and
Souta here in this city?"
Naoy question gathered everyone's attention, especially Lynn. All of them

perk up their ears waiting for her answer.
"I-" Lumilia was about to answer Naoy's question when a huge bear walked
out of the city gate.
All of them looked over to looked at the huge red bear. They saw a person
lying on the back of the bear. They were wondering why a bear came out of
the city gate.
"Yuko!!" Lumilia and Bryan exclaimed at the same time. They knew the
name of this red fur bear without a doubt. And this bear was Souta's beast
companion.
George, Nayo, and the other looked at the two who know the bear.
"Mila, you know that bear?" Nayo asked as she pointed her finger at the bear
that was slowly walking towards them. "Oi! Is that bear coming in our
direction?"
"Eh...! That's Souta!!" Lynn said with a surprised expression as she

recognized the person lying on the back of the bear.
Souta who was on Yuko's back looked up at his classmates. He smiled and
said, "I finally made it. I'm out... I leave everything to you, Yuko..." He then
closed his eyes and fell unconscious.
"Souta!" Lynn shouted as she ran towards him with a concerned look on her
face.
"Grr!!" Yuko growled at Lynn with an angry expression stopping Lynn in her
tracks. She looks like she was going to attack Lynn if she took a step forward.
"Stop!" Bryan stepped forward as he grabbed Lynn's wrist. He looked at

Lynn and shook his head.
Lynn looked at Bryan with a confused expression.
"She is Yuko, Souta's beast companion," Lumilia explained as she slowly

walked towards Yuko.
"She must be wary about you, Lynn, since this is her first time seeing you,"
Lumilia said to Lynn as she stretched out her hand and patted Yuko's head.
"Of course, she would be wary to anyone she didn't know since her master is
injured. She just wanted to protect her master from strangers, that's all." Alice
said from the side.
Lynn glanced at Alice and then she looked at Lumilia. "Mila, you mean this
is not the first time that she saw you?" She asked.
"Of course, Yuko already know class rep two months ago," Bryan was the
one who answered Lynn's question.
Lynn, Nayo, and the other looked at Bryan as if they were asking him to
continue.
Bryan looked at them and he was wondering why they were looking at him.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Bryan, they wanted you to continue," Alice said from the side.
"Ah! So that's how it is. I understand now." Bryan exclaimed as he

understood why they were looking at him.
"Well, Souta and I were doing a quest when we met class rep. That's how she
got to know Yuko." Bryan made a simple explanation for them to understand.
"I get it now. In that quest, all of you met this girl called Cl.u.s.ter. Since
Cl.u.s.ter didn't have a place to stay, class rep let her stay in her apartment.
That's the reason why this girl, Cl.u.s.ter, knew class rep went back in her
home." George said to them.
"Yeah, that's the gist of it." Bryan nodded at George's words.
"I've recovered enough mana to cast a healing spell so I will heal Souta first,"
Lumilia said to them.
"No, you need a rest so I will be the one that will take care of him," Jane said
as she walked forward with the other member of the Gale Group.
"Rest assured, Jane knew some healing spells," Tidor said.
The only people that could approach Souta were the ones who knew Yuko. If
not, Yuko will show aggressiveness to anyone that she didn't know within a
certain distance.
"So that's Souta's beast companion." A voice sounded causing the group to
turned their heads.
They saw Randolf and Yujin came out of the city gate. Randolph and Yujin
were looking at the unconscious Souta while approaching the group.
"We thought that bear is taking him to its nest," Randolf said with a
mischievous smile on his face.
"Since we're all here, we should leave this place." Yujin looked at everyone
and suggested.
"Yeah, you are right. Let's go inside the carriage." Brianna nodded at his
words.
Everyone packed their things and went inside the carriage. They have three
carriages. The Mage Class 1-B brought two carriages here in the city while
the other one came from Tim and Tidor.
They immediately left the area after they got inside the carriages. Yuko had
to walk on her own because her body was too huge to fit inside the carriage.
Jane healed Yuko's wounds so that she wouldn't have any problem in walking
by herself. Also, Souta was on her back as she refused to separate from him.
Since Yuko was Souta's beast companion, they didn't take Souta from her as
they knew that Yuko wouldn't harm Souta.
...
A lot of people saw them leave the city but no one dared to stop them
because they don't want to get caught in the trouble that was happening in the
city. They know the scale of this chaos wasn't something that they could
easily stop.
Two noble families were involved in the trouble that was happening in the
city.
The guard of the city gate didn't stop Lumilia and the rest from leaving the
city because of the city lord's order. They wouldn't interfere in any person
that was involved in the trouble. If any of them interacted with the people that
were causing trouble will be met with punishment.
Just like that, the battle in the Gripin city concluded.
Ursus lifted his head and looked on the horizon. He wondered what will
happen now. He felt that an event that will shake the entire country will be
coming soon.
"This feeling of mine... I hope it's not true." Ursus muttered as he shook his
head. He turned around and faced his subordinates.
"Help the city guards in cleaning the damage in the city!" He ordered his
knights to help the city guard.
"Yes, my lord!" The knights said in unison before they turned around and left
to complete the task that Ursus gave them.
Ursus then looked at his assistant and said, "Come with me, we're going to
the city lord mansion to discuss some important things."
"Yes, my lord." The assistant bowed his head.
...
Bargan sitting on top of the walls of the Gripin city. He was hiding his
presence so that no one could notice him.
He smirked and looked at his students who were heading towards the Ladros
city.
"Hahaha, this batch of students is exceptional. They are prone to trouble.

Well, it's my duty as their teacher to protect them from any harm." Bargan
laughed as he looked at their carriages.
The power and talent of his students were high that some of them could
already match the second-year students of the Ladro Institute.
He then turned his head to look at the space beside him.
A man wearing black cloak was lying down beside him. This man was the
man that Souta was protecting before. He kidnapped the man from the
bas.e.m.e.nt of the Asvares mansion. Souta forgot the existence of this man
when things escalated to something he couldn't control.
"You're lucky that you are useful for my student's next step," Bargan said
while looking at the man.
He didn't know that Gregory was already dead. He didn't have any idea that
Yanagi snuck here in Gripin city and Gregory died in her hands.
Bargan then stood up and patted his clothes. "I need to catch up to my
students." He smiled and he picked up the unconscious man.
Swoosh!!
In a blink of an eye, Bargan was gone. He already left the city and followed
his students to the Ladro Institute.
Chapter 147 - Healing
"Hmm...?" Souta slowly opened his eyes and found that he was in his room.
He pushed himself into a seated position and saw Yuko sleeping on the floor
beside his bed.
"How did-" Souta was about to say how did she manage to get inside his
room when he saw the door was gone and the walls on each side were also
gone.
"Damn! She forced herself to get inside my room."
He was stunned at this sight but he immediately calmed himself down.
"Really... Yuko, you worry yourself too much." Souta muttered as he gently
smiled at her.
He then looked at his body and saw that he was covered in bandages. Souta
stretched out his hands and felt his muscles aching.
"This is enough..." Souta said and knew that he could still move his body
properly. He grabbed the bandages on his left arm and tore it apart.
Souta saw that his wounds weren't completely healed. He knew the reason
why. To completely heal his wounds he needed a tier 3 healing spell.
He received his injuries from a tier 3 spell, so the energy from this spell was
preventing the lower-tier spell from healing the injuries that he received.
Also, the injuries that he received didn't only come from Gregory's tier 3
spell. The best feram and the [Vajra Sword Saya]'s energy contributed in
damaging his internal organs and mana pool.
It's already lucky that he could properly move his body.

He looked at his system and found that he only had a total of seven hundred
ten points of total mana. Before using the monster orb, he had a total of nine
hundred ten mana in his mana pool. It seems that his mana pool took damage
from channeling best feram.
"What a waste... But I've gained a lot of skill points from that quest and it is
enough for me." Souta said as he forced himself to stand up.
"Hmm?"
He paused and he looked up as he heard footsteps coming from the hallway.
After a few moments, a little girl with long green hair appeared in his vision.
The girl revealed a surprised expression when she saw him. It then changed
into a smile and without hesitation, she ran towards him.
"Brother Souta! You're awake!" The girl said with a happy expression on her
face. She ran around to avoid Yuko's huge body before she arrived in front of
Souta.
"Cl.u.s.ter, where are they?" Souta smiled at her and asked her. By 'they', he
meant Bryan and Lumilia. Those two were the only one who's taking care of
Cl.u.s.ter. One of the two was here with Cl.u.s.ter.
"Ahmmm!" Cl.u.s.ter opened her arms and she hugged Souta's body tightly
causing him to groaned in pain. She buried her face in his chest.
"Ouch!" Souta exclaimed as he raised both of his hands above his head. He
just tore the bandage on his left arm so he avoided direct contact with
Cl.u.s.ter. He was worried that she would hug his bare wounded arm.
Yuko woke up from the commotion. She stood up and hugged Souta.
"Ah! Yuko!" Souta screamed as the three of them fell down on the bed.
Crack!
The bed made a loud cracking sound as it couldn't handle their weight at the
same time.
"Argh! It hurts!" Souta felt his wounds opening up.
Cl.u.s.ter skillfully slipped out of them. She stood on the side as she jumped
with a smile on her face.
"Yay! Yuko and Brother Souta are playing! I wanted to play too!" Cl.u.s.ter
said while hopping.
"Yuko! Stop! Someone help me!" Souta shouted for help as he couldn't get
Yuko off him with his current strength.
...
Souta took spent a lot of his stamina before he managed to escape from
Yuko's killer hug.
"Huff... Huff..." Souta was on his knees. He was breathing heavily as his
sweat kept dripping on the ground.
"Damn! Yuko, I know you're happy that you saw me woke up but I hope you
control yourself more... You're killing me." Souta said with a haggard look
while glancing at Yuko.
"Mu." Yuko looked at him with teary eyes. It seems that she wanted to play
with Souta.
"Later, let's play later after I've recovered," Souta said.
"Cl.u.s.ter?" He then turned his attention to Cl.u.s.ter.
"What is it, Brother Souta?" Cl.u.s.ter looked at him as she tilted her head to
the side.
"Where are Bryan and class rep?" Souta asked her. Neither Lumilia and
Bryan were here in his house.
"Brother Bryan and Sister Mila? Hmm..." Cl.u.s.ter made a pondering

expression as she placed her index finger in her lips. She then flashed a bright
smile and said, "They leave me here to take care of you."
"What?!" Souta was surprised when he heard her answer. "Those two left you
here in a place where there's an injured person... Damn! It seems that I need
to teach them some lessons." He muttered as he rubbed his chin. He then
recalled that Cl.u.s.ter was used to being alone because Lumilia always left
her alone in the apartment.
"Okay, I understand they are in the institute." Souta nodded and he recalled
something. "Oh? The cultural festival is near so the class rep have a lot of
things that she needed to do. I completely forgot about it because of what
happened in the Gripin city."
"Brother Souta?" Cl.u.s.ter called him.
"Hmm?" Souta looked at her and wondered what she's going to say.
"Sister Mila said that I could go to the institute on the day of the cultural
festival." Cl.u.s.ter said with a hopeful expression.
"Oh, right? The institute will let an outsider come inside." Souta exclaimed.
Just like the other schools, the institute didn't let an outsider inside the gate.
They would only let people that will enroll in the institute.
"Really? Can I really go?" Cl.u.s.ter looked at him with a star in her eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, you can go at that time." Souta nodded his head.
Souta, Bryan, and Lumilia were like Cl.u.s.ter's guardian so Cl.u.s.ter felt that
she have to ask the three of them if she wanted to go to the cultural festival.
"Stay here and behave nicely," Souta said as he looked at Cl.u.s.ter and Yuko.
After seeing Cl.u.s.ter nodded her head, he went downstairs.
...
Souta went inside to the room where he stocked all the potions that he
collected ever since he came in this world.
He picked a mid-grade healing potion and removed its cap. Without

hesitation, Souta drunk it.
Souta felt a warm energy coursing through his body.
"Hu~"
He exhaled and he felt that his body was getting lighter. But his injuries still
didn't show any evidence of closing.
"A mid-grade potion isn't enough but I could feel the changes in my body. Its
effect is better than any tier 1 healing spell." Souta commented as he looked
at the other mid-grade healing potion in this room.
He took a bunch of mid-grade healing potions before he left the room. Souta
went to the bathroom and poured the mid-grade healing potions on the
bathtub.
After pouring the mid-grade healing potions on the tub, Souta removed his
clothes and the bandages on his body. He then soaked himself on the tub full
of mid-grade healing potion.
"Ah~ it feels good soaking in healing potions," Souta muttered with a look of
satisfaction on his face.
"The only problem is that it's too expensive."
Souta looked at his side and he picked up one mid-grade healing potion. He
removed the cup and drunk it.
Right now, he was soaking himself in a bathtub full of healing potions while
drinking healing potion himself.
"Potions are really too bland. They should make it sweeter." Souta
commented. He felt that his injuries were slowly closing.
Souta has nothing to do so he looked at his system and saw some notification.
"Ah, this...?"
[Congratulations on completing the Bodyguard quest!]
"So the Gale Group already passed the completion in the Adventurers
Guild..." Souta nodded in understanding. It seems that Lumilia used her
savings to reward the Gale Group.
"But where is my reward? I've contributed a lot in that quest so I should have
received some coins from her" Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
'Ufufu, I thought that you help her out of your own without thinking about
money.' A voice sounded in Souta's head.
"How?" Souta asked as he looked around and didn't saw the [Vajra Sword
Saya] in the bathroom. If he wasn't wrong, the sword was still in his room.
'You know that after I ate your life force, we are connected to each other. I
can feel you and you can feel me.' Saya's playful voice rung in his head.
"The heck is that!!"
...
He soaked himself for about two hours before he got up and dried himself
with a towel. Some of his wounds closed but some were not.
...
Souta found that Lumilia and Bryan were already here in his house. Two
other people came along with Bryan and Lumilia.
They were Lynn and Nayo.

Chapter 148 - Visit
Lynn and Nayo came with Bryan and Lumilia. They followed the two as they
wanted to see if Souta was fine.
"Souta, are you alright?" Lynn rushed towards him and asked him with a
concerned look on her face.
"Yeah, I've pretty much recovered thanks to all the potion that I've collected."
Souta nodded at her.
"Are you sure?" Lynn asked him as if she wasn't convinced at his answer.
"Lynn, you can see that Souta is fine. If he's not then he still lying on the bed.
You worry too much." Nayo patted Lynn's shoulder and said.
"Yeah, Nayo is right. You don't have to worry about it." Souta assured her.
"But..." Lynn was about to say something when Nayo patted her shoulder
once again.
"Souta knew his body better than you," Nayo said and she revealed a playful
smile while looking at Lynn.
"Don't tell me... You already saw everything in-"
Nayo didn't manage to finish her sentence as Lynn covered her mouth.
"Stop! Nayo! I know, I know!" Lynn said as her face was turning red.
Souta smiled looking at them. He then turned to Bryan and asked how many
days have passed since the battle in the Gripin city.
He knew that traveling from Gripin city to Ladros city will take half a day of
time. And when Souta woke up he already found himself in his house in the
Ladros city. It seems that days already passed since he passed out.
"Two days?" Bryan said before he looked at Lumilia and asked the same
thing. He wasn't sure if his answer was correct so he looked at the person
who probably knew the right answer.
Lumilia sighed when she saw Bryan look at her. She really didn't know if
fighting was all the things that Bryan know. She then nodded her head at him
indicating that Bryan was right.
"Two days, Souta." Bryan smiled and said to Souta with a somewhat proud
expression.
'Two days...' Souta rubbed his chin and thought that a lot of things already
happened in the institute.
Suddenly, Saya's voice sounded in his head.
'Why didn't you ask me that question? I know the answer too so why? Can
you tell me the reason?'
Souta ignored the voice in his head and he wondered what happened in the
institute. He still couldn't understand why Ursus didn't make an appearance at
that time. Ursus just cut his ties with her daughter, Lumilia, and nothing else.
After causing such commotion, why wouldn't he finish it himself?
'Ah, I couldn't think of any reason...' Souta thought and he shook his head. He
then felt his stomach growling.
"I'm hungry..." Souta muttered as he caressed his stomach.
"It's natural as you haven't eaten a single piece of meat for the past two days,"
Nayo said as a matter of fact.
"I-I'll cook something for you, Souta," Lynn said while stuttering.
"What about me Lynn? You really wanted Souta to taste your homemade
meal..." Nayo said with a mischievous smile on her face.
"N-No, that's not it... I-I'll cook for everyone." Lynn's cheeks flushed as Nayo
continued to tease her.
"Oho~ are you a great cook?" Bryan asked them as he gained an interest in
their conversation.
"Yeah, Lynn is a great cook. Lynn's lunchbox is always prepared by Lynn

herself. And her lunch is always good." Nayo said to Bryan with a proud
expression. "I'm feeling hungry just by imagining it."
"S-Stop that, Nayo. You're embarrassing me in front of Souta." Lynn

whispered to Nayo's ear.
"Embarrass? You should be proud of it, Lynn." Nayo said to her.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Lynn. I'm hungry, anything will do." Souta
suddenly said as he walked and sat down on a vacant chair.
Lynn was in dazed for a moment. She placed her hand on her chest and said,
"Y-Yes, leave it to me. I'll use all of my cooking knowledge to prepare a food
that you will like." Her tone got louder through her sentence.
"Oh? Someone's fired up." Nayo laughed lightly.
"Okay, I'll wait too. I'm going to judge if you the food you cook is better than
Souta." Bryan said as he sat down on a sofa.
Nayo her head and ignored Bryan. She lifted her head and looked around her.
"Still, to think that you, Souta is living in a huge house like this one on your
own."
"I'm an adventurer and I'm earning a lot through accepting quest. I've worked
hard to earn all the money I have." Souta said as he looked around at his
house. He let out a gentle soft sound as if he exhaled all the trouble that he
experienced in his life in this world.
"What?! I'm an adventurer too but why your house is different from mine?!"
Bryan was shocked when he heard Souta's words.
"That? I'm taking higher level of quest so it's not surprising that I've earned a
lot of money more than you." Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder.
Actually, the money that he used to build this house came from the monster
orb that he sold to Jimmy.
"Damn! The receptionist didn't let me take high-level quests at all. Why?"
Bryan cursed and he looked like he was grieving over something.
"Well, you should continue to take quest after quest. If you think you've
experienced enough, you should talk to the receptionist and ask her about the
promotion quest." Souta explained to Bryan about the adventurer's ranking.
Nayo listened to their conversation and she looked at Bryan with a surprised
look. She slowly opened her mouth and said, "Don't tell me you didn't even
know that even though you're an adventurer..."
"Yeah, what's wrong with that?" Bryan looked at her and asked with a plain
expression.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked a question. It's me. It's my fault." Nayo
decided to give up as she couldn't fathom Bryan.
"Huh? Why?" Bryan was confused when he saw her reaction. He looked at
Souta asking for an explanation but Souta shook his head.
"I can't help it. it's Bryan after all..." Souta said with a sigh and he turned his
head sideways. He saw that Lumilia was looking at Cl.u.s.ter and Yuko.
Nayo followed his sight and she saw Yuko. She recalled how aggressive
Yuko on the people that approach Souta that day.
"I can't believe that you're capable of taming a monster..."
Souta glanced at her when he heard her words. "Well, I also don't believe it."
He replied to her.
"I'll tell you a secret." Bryan suddenly said.
Nayo looked at her with a curious expression. "And what is that secret?"
"Actually... Yuko is richer than any of us here." Bryan said with a smug look
on his face.
"Huh? Even more than Mila." Nayo said to him. She couldn't understand
what he meant.
"Class rep is broke. She didn't have any money left in her pocket anymore
and used it to pay the adventurers from helping her. Also, she didn't have any
connection with her families that why she's a poor person right now." Bryan
said.
His words caused everyone to look at him, including Lumilia. They just look
at Bryan without saying anything.
After a few moments, Souta opened his mouth and said, "I see... So, that's the
reason why class rep didn't reward me for completing her quest."
Souta nodded as if he finally understood a big mystery.
"I'm sorry about that. I will pay you back next time." Lumilia said as she
lowered her head. She didn't dare to meet Souta's eyes because she was
ashamed. Souta helped her and she couldn't even pay him back for everything
that he did for her.
"No worries about. I'm just joking." Souta looked at her and said.
"WHAT?!!" Bryan's loud voice shook the entire house. He looked Lumilia
and said, "You didn't pay Souta in the quest. How is that possible? It seems
that I need to be wary about the quest since there's a chance that class rep's
quest is including in that."
"You idiot! I help class rep on my own will. I didn't say anything her
rewarding me." Souta looked at Bryan and said.
Nayo looked at Bryan with a deadpan expression and said, "So what's the
secret you're going to tell me?"
"Ah, I forgot about that." Bryan smiled wryly as he scratched the back of his
head.
"Tell me now. Don't delay it anymore." Nayo grew impatient.
"Okay, okay. Actually, the house beside Souta's house is Yuko's home."
Bryan said.
"W-what did you say?!" Nayo was shocked when she heard it.
"I said that Yuko have her own big house," Bryan said to her once again.
"That big house there is Yuko's..." Nayo said as she pointed her finger at the
huge house outside.
"Yes, it's Yuko's house but I think that it's a storage house," Bryan said. Well,
Yuko didn't have things that she wanted so Souta stored most of her meat and
fruits inside her house.
Chapter 149 - Meal
Souta, Bryan, Lumilia, Cl.u.s.ter, and Nayo were sitting around a long table.
They were chatting and laughing.
"Please wait, I'll prepare the meal," Lynn said as she placed plates in front of
their seat. She then went back to the kitchen to fetch the other things they
needed.
Nayo stood up and looked at them. She said, "I'll help Lynn in preparing."
"Okay, thanks." Souta nodded at her and thanked her.
"Oh~ I can't wait. It smells delicious." Bryan said with an excited expression
on his face.
Souta looked at Cl.u.s.ter and noticed that she was quiet. It seems that she
was wary at Lynn and Nayo. Well, she was always like that in the presence of
a stranger.
Cl.u.s.ter already trust Lynn and Nayo because of what happened in the
Gripin city. The two got injured while trying to help Lumilia, so Cl.u.s.ter has
a good impression of them. It's just that she was close to them that's why she
could act like how she usually was.
For Souta, it's just a matter of time before Cl.u.s.ter opened up to Lynn and
Nayo.
Souta smiled before he shook his head putting those thoughts at the back of
his head. He looked at Lumilia and asked, "Class rep, may I ask a question?"
"Hmm?" Lumilia lifted up her head and looked at Souta. She tilted her head
as she didn't know what Souta was going to ask.
"I just wanted to ask if the news about the Gripin city spread out in this
place." Souta calmly explained to her what he wanted to know.
"Yeah, I know about it. All the people are talking about you Souta." Bryan
suddenly said in a loud voice.
"It's natural..." Souta said to him in a calm tone. He knew that the people
involved in that incident were going to be the talk of the town so he wasn't
surprised when he heard it.
He looked at Lumilia as if telling her to say what she knows.
"Um... The news about the battle spread quickly in just a day and right now.
Almost all people of the Hebrei kingdom knew about the incident in the
Gripin city." Lumilia patiently explained everything she knew to Souta.
Souta listened to her calmly while assessing all the information that he
received.
He heard from her that after that incident the city guards found Gregory's
lifeless body in the dark alley of the city. This news shocked him it seems
that someone killed Gregory after he escaped from that last exchange of
skills.
Just who? Who would dare to kill a noble head?
This piece of news shocked everyone not only him. The city guards tried to
investigate it and they found nothing.
The members of the Vidrato Family blamed Souta for it but luckily s lot of
witnesses saw him leaving the battlefield after the powerful explosion.
The city lord and Ursus denied the news that Souta killed Gregory. Both of
them provided an explanation and evidence to support their testimony. They
posted the autopsy report on Gregory's body.
In the report, Gregory died because of a small blade that pierced his heart and
Souta didn't have that kind of weapon when he fought Gregory. Also, there's
no way that Souta could conceal such weapon with his clothes at that time.
A lot of people saw Souta left the city so they knew what kind of clothes he
was wearing. Also, his clothes were in tottered. It's really impossible for him
to conceal it.
That's not the only thing. Souta was also injured at that time to the point that
his beast companion needed to carry him just to leave the city.
Then what about the thing that he used best feram in a fight against Gregory.
The city lord and Ursus also said the truth about this. About the monster
potion from the past era. They also said that some of the students fought
Gregory before Souta and forced him to use a powerful tier 3 spell.
Once this news spread, the name of the people that fought Gregory became
famous. Especially Randolf who held Gregory on his own.
Hearing the news from Lumilia's mouth, Souta felt that something was off.
What about the fact that he used the dark grade weapon against Gregory?
Why hasn't he heard it at all?
Souta looked at Lumilia and Bryan's face. He looked at them with a serious
expression and asked, "What about my sword? Is there a news about it?"
"Hmm...? I think there's none." Lumilia pondered for a moment before she
replied to him.
"Yeah, that sword of yours is truly marvelous. I saw it release a powerful

energy when you fight that fat man." Bryan said as he recalled the battle that
day.
"Now that you mention it, I've seen it too," Lumilia said to him as she looked
at Souta's waist trying to look at the sword that he always brought with him.
But she found that his sword wasn't on his waist.
'Hmm...? Bryan and Lumilia didn't know that [Vajra Sword Saya] is a dark
grade weapon. It must be because they haven't seen the activation of dark
grade weapon in their entire life. But those people...' Souta thought as he
rubbed his chin.
Ursus and the city lord weren't going to make a mistake by thinking that it
was just an ordinary sword. They must have watched the battle from a certain
distance. They must have recognized the power of the dark grade weapon that
even Gregory recognized as a national grade weapon.
So why would those two...
'Someone is manipulating it from behind the scenes.' Saya's voice sounded in

his mind.
'I guess it too, but who would manipulate it. Is it the person who secretly
killed Gregory?' Souta has many questions in his mind but he knew that he
couldn't found an answer to it by thinking it through.
By the time that he snapped out of his thoughts, he found that the meal was
already ready in front of him.
He looked around and saw that Lynn, Lumilia, and the rest were looking at
him.
"Okay, thanks for the food." Souta smiled and said. He then picked up the
spoon and fork. "Let's dig in."
Everyone smiled at this and they also began to eat their food. They eat their
meal happily while chatting. The atmosphere was bright and sunny that it
made everyone put a smile on their face.
Nayi noticed that Lynn kept glancing at Souta. She smiled and looked at
Souta.
"Hey, Souta?"
"Hmm...?" Souta turned to look at her and he slightly tilted his head.
"How is the food that Lynn cook? Is it delicious?" Nayo asked him a question
about food.
"N-Nayo!" Lynn was surprised. She grabbed Nayo's hand trying to stop her
but Nayo didn't let Lynn stop her.
"Tell me your thoughts about it?" Nayo asked.
"Hmm... It's delicious. Better than what Souta made." Bryan was the one who
answered her question.
"I'm not asking you! I'm asking Souta!" Nayo looked at Bryan and said in a
loud voice.
"Why did it have to be Souta?!" Bryan asked with a confused expression.
"You have to think it for yourself. Sometimes it's not bad to exercise your
brain." Nayo said as she pointed at Bryan's head.
"What are you saying? I'm always using my brain in class so why should I
use it when I'm relaxing!" Bryan said in a loud voice.
"What the hell?!! You're really an..." Nayo was speechless when she heard
his words. It's not just her, everyone was dumbfounded when they heard
Bryan.
"Hehe, Brother Bryan is an idiot." Cl.u.s.ter giggled lightly in a cute way.
"What?! Why?" Bryan looked at everyone.
Souta glanced at them and sighed. He slowly opened his mouth. "Well, it's
good just like what Bryan said."
"I-I'm glad that you like it." Lynn sighed in relief as she placed her hand on
her chest.
"See, I told you." Nayo looked at her and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Nayo." Lynn thanked her friend.
"If it's for my friend. I'll do it." Nayo said as a matter of fact.
Souta looked at them and smiled. "Stop chatting, let's finish our food first."
"Souta is right." Bryan nodded and he dug his meal.

After a few minutes, all of them finished eating their food.
"Ho~ that was good." Souta exhaled as he patted his stomach.
"Yeah, it was good." Bryan nodded in agreement while patting his stomach.
Lynn stood up and said, "I'll do the chores."
Souta looked at her and shook his head. "You don't need to. I can do that
later."
"N-No, I'll do it," Lynn said to him as she gripped the hem of her skirt.
Souta looked at her and sighed. He shrugged his shoulder and said, "You're
stubborn... Well, if that's what you want I'm not going to stop you."
"T-Thank you." Lynn bowed her head and she picked up the plates.
"I'll help you." Lumilia stood up and said.
Souta glanced at Lynn and he heard a voice in his head.
'You're not that dense to not notice it. I'm sure that you know that girl have
feelings for you.'
"I know," Souta said as he looked at the ceiling.

Chapter 150 - Jimmy's visit
Souta found Yuko sleeping in his room.
"If you're that tired you should've returned to your house." He smiled gently
while looking at her.
Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from behind.
"I wonder when will I get my own pet."
Souta looked over and saw that it was Bryan. He smiled and said, "You could
tame a slime anytime, you know?"
"Slime, I don't want that. I want something cool like a dragon." Bryan said as
he imagined himself riding on a huge dragon.
"Dragon? Do you know that dragon is one of the strongest monsters in the
world? It's difficult to tame a dragon." Souta said and he paused for a
moment. "Anyway, you're too weak to tame a dragon. Even if all of us
combine our strength it still isn't enough to injure a dragon."
"That's what I want! A strong and cool pet!" Bryan smiled proudly.
"Slime is not that bad. In ancient times, there were giant slimes that could
swallow a whole city as big as Ladros city." Souta said to him.
"Really, is that true?" Bryan looked at him with a hopeful expression.
"Yes, all the monsters have the potential to grow stronger," Souta said with a
sigh.
'Yeah, you are correct. Monsters are the creature that has strong battle
prowess than any race in the world. That's why humans and demis always
formed a party just by subjugating a single powerful monster. Also, monsters
have contributed a lot in the war twenty thousand years ago.'
Souta opened his eyes widely when he heard Saya's voice in his head. 'Do
you know the history of the war twenty thousand years ago?' He asked her.
'Yeah, I'm not stuck in this sword at that time. The progenitors and the
monster lords showed their fearsome fight ability in that war. They defeated a
lot of those unknown creatures who came out of nowhere.
'They were always on the frontline showing off the power of the best feram.
They were fearsome, fearless, and overwhelming that even scared the demis
and humans at that time even though all of them were fighting the same
unknown creatures.
'No other race dared to take the role of the vanguards in the alliance of the
cosmos except the monsters. Even those gods and deities felt fear of the
power of the monster lords even though they were on the same side. Even a
monster lord of the goblin race, slime, trolls, and orc contributed a lot in that
war.
'You know that as long as a monster reached the evolution of the monster
lord they will gain an overwhelming power that will put other races into
shame. Unfortunately, most of the monster lord perished in that war along
with the founding gods of God's continent and the deities of the Giza
continent. Even the demon race suffered great casualties as several of their
demon king and emperors died.'
'I see... then do you know about the Ieshi clan?' Souta asked as he was
curious about this.
'They are the ones who predicted that tragic war and said that the whole
universe will crumble. After that, they secluded themselves in an unknown
place. The current era right now didn't know about what really happened at
that time.' Saya said with a serious tone in her voice. 'That sacred family that
all races respect suddenly vanish saying that they will think about a way to
escape the end.'
'Can you tell me more about it?' Souta asked her.
'Ah~ I'm getting sleepy. I need to charge my energy so that when you fight
someone above your level you can borrow my power.' Saya said with a yawn.
'Hey! Wait, I'm still not finished asking a question.' Souta said in his head. He
found that Bryan's face was close to his face.
Bryan was staring at him in the eyes without blinking.
"Oi! What are you doing?" Souta subconsciously took a step back when he
saw Bryan's face.
"I'm looking at you because you were in deep thoughts. I'm guessing what's
in your mind." Bryan said to him.
"So did you guess what's in my mind?" Souta asked and he sighed.
"Hmmm? I think you're lying to me about the powerful slimes." Bryan

answered him.
"Oi! I'm not lying to you. That's the truth." Souta said.
"Yeah, Bryan you're really an idiot. If you're listening to class you would
know that Souta is right."
Souta and Bryan turned their heads at the same time and saw Nayo.
Nayo opened her mouth and continued, "Souta is not lying. There are slime
that could swallow a whole city. But I'm not sure if those slimes are still
alive."
Souta shook his head. It's not that there were no slimes that could swallow a
city in this era. It's just that the humans and demis were killing them before
they could evolve and grow stronger.
That's the role of the adventurers. The government was placing a quest to
hunt down slimes and other monsters saying that they were getting close to
the city and it going to be harmful if they let them alive. That's why there's no
shortage of monster subjugation quest.
"Oh! So it's only in the book." Bryan said with a hint of disappointment in his
voice.
Souta and Nayo looked at Bryan without saying anything. They knew that
whatever they say right now wouldn't enter Bryan's head.
"Souta!"
All three of them turned their head and saw Lumilia with Lynn.
"What is it?" Souta asked them.
"Cl.u.s.ter is tired and she wanted to rest so we're going back," Lumilia said
to him.
"I see..." Souta nodded at her and then he looked at Bryan, Nayo, and Lynn.
"What about the three of you?"
"We're going with Mila," Nayo replied.
Lynn nodded at Nayo's words.
"Okay, I'll go home too," Bryan said the same thing.
All of them bid farewell to Souta before they left his house. He even said that
he'll go to class tomorrow and he will help them in preparing the class for the
upcoming cultural festival.
"I couldn't fight using my full power this time," Souta muttered as he couldn't
channel his mana in his current condition.
This was also the side effect from using the monster potion.
He wouldn't be able to use his mana for a week.
As long as he didn't have a monster orb in his body to contain the best feram,
then his body would suffer if he used best feram. An ordinary energy pool of
a person wasn't enough to contain powerful energy called best feram. That's
why the monster formed a monster orb to get a better control of it.
"Well, it's a good chance to relax and loosen up from all the fighting that I've
done." Souta sighed as he walked back to his room and lie down on his bed.
He closed his eyes and after a few minutes, he fell asleep.
'Ieshi clan... Most of the people forgot them. And now I've found someone
who bears the surname Ieshi. A monster named himself after that clan's
name. I will eventually find the truth if I stick with him.' Saya's voice
sounded.
...
Ding-Dong!
"Ahn~" Souta slowly opened his eyes when he heard his doorbell rung. He
yawned and pushed himself into a seated position.
"Hmm? It's already late so who's ringing the doorbell."
Souta muttered as he rubbed his eyes. He wanted to lie down but he forced
himself to stand up. He walked downstairs to open the door.
"Wait! I'm coming!"
He shouted to let the person know that he was coming to open the door. He
arrived in front of the door and peek to see who's behind it.
He saw a familiar chubby man. Jimmy from the Lanny corp. Behind Jimmy
were two people that look like his bodyguard.
Souta grabbed the handle of the door and he opened it when he saw that it
was Jimmy.
"Good evening, Souta Ieshi." Jimmy quickly greeted him when Souta opened
the door.
"What brought you here, Jimmy?" Souta asked while rubbing his eyes. He
was sleepy and he wanted to lie down on his bed.
Jimmy was about to say his goals in coming here when Souta stopped him
from saying.
Souta raised his hand and gesture him to stop. "Nevermind that, we'll talk
inside." He shook his head and said while opening the door.
"Thanks for the invitation." Jimmy smiled and thanked him.
"Don't worry about it," Souta said as Jimmy and his bodyguards stepped
inside Souta's house.
He then closed the door and guide Jimmy to the living room.
"You can sit comfortably there. I'll prepare some coffee." Souta said as he
pointed at the sofa.
"Okay." Jimmy nodded and he sat down on the sofa while his two
bodyguards stood behind him without saying anything.
Souta glanced at Jimmy before he went to the kitchen to prepare the coffee.
He wondered what's Jimmy's goal in coming here. This was the first time that
Jimmy visited him in his house.
It must be about the incident in the Gripin city.

Chapter 151 - Agreement
"What do you think of him?" Jimmy asked his two bodyguards while looking
at Souta who was preparing the coffee.
"I couldn't feel anything from him." One of the bodyguards replied to Jimmy
while the other one nodded at his words.
"Right, he's currently vulnerable. I've got to say that it's the effect from
drinking the monster potion." Jimmy nodded and explained to them. He knew
the power of his two bodyguards could rival those C-rank adventurers.
"Still, I couldn't believe that the boy I met three months ago would become
this strong," Jimmy said as he looked at Souta with a serious expression.
The simple boy he met in that small village was now one of the precious
students of the Ladro Institute. His guess wasn't wrong when he made a
decision to block all the information about Souta and the rest of his
companion regarding that incident in the Desolate Woods.
When he met Souta at that time, Souta was weaker than average D-rank
adventurers but right now, he could go toe to toe to a C-rank adventurers.
And when using a monster potion, Souta could even defeat Gregory of the
Vidrato family.
"But... Did he really defeat Gregory Vidrato with just a monster potion?" One
of the bodyguards asked while looking at Souta with a doubtful expression.
"That's what the intel says," Jimmy answered his bodyguard's question. "You
will understand that he is different from others when you fight him. The
pressure he is emitting feels like he fought countless battles."
Countless battles? Of course, Souta fought inside the game for ten years. He
fought countless powerful creatures and defeated them.
Souta suffered several losses and he died a lot of times. But he used this to
get stronger and stronger until he became the top 1 ranking in the game.
The two bodyguards didn't say anything as they just started at Souta.
...
"Here's the coffee."
Souta said as he placed a cup of coffee in front of Jimmy. He then sat down
on the sofa and looked at Jimmy.
"Thanks," Jimmy said as he took a sip.
"How is it?" Souta asked as he leaned his back on the sofa.
"It's good." Jimmy smiled and said.
"Yeah, so can you tell your reason for coming here?" Souta nodded and asked
with a serious expression.
Jimmy looked at Souta for a few seconds before he answered. "I'm thinking if
you have any monster potion left."
"Monster potion?" Souta raised his eyebrows. He understood now why

Jimmy came here. Jimmy was a merchant and a monster potion would earn
him a lot of money.
"Yeah, I wanted to buy it if you have some." Jimmy nodded at him.
"I'm sorry Jimmy, I don't have any monster potion left. Also, if I have some
of it I wouldn't sell it to you. I'm sure you already guess the reason why."
Souta said before he took a sip of coffee.
Jimmy tapped his finger on the table and he opened his mouth. "Yeah, your
planning to use it as your ace in case you fought someone above your level."
Just like what happened in the Gripin city. Souta fought Gregory who was
above his level so he used the monster potions.
"Actually, I'm planning to go to your place after I've recovered from the side
effect of the potion. I'm thinking if you could provide me some monster
potion with your connection." Souta paused for a moment before he added,
"With your connection, it's not a problem to you, right? I'm sure you will find
some monster potion in the underground market. So why bother asking me?"
"I see..." Jimmy nodded his head. He smiled and said, "About your question...
I'm thinking that if you have some monster potion we could turn it into
money. If you want some monster potion, I could provide you some but don't
get your hopes high. The monster potion is a rare potion, after all. Up until
now, we couldn't find the recipe to produce it."
"Okay, I'm willing to pay the price for it as long as you can provide it to me,"
Souta said in a calm tone.
"Good. That's not a problem to me but I have one condition." Jimmy said as
he raised one of his fingers.
"What is it?" Souta asked and felt that it was natural. If Jimmy didn't ask
anything, he would become suspicious about Jimmy's motive in coming here.
"You know, you've become famous these days. A lot of people heard your
feat in defeating Gregory." Jimmy said to him.
"So..." Souta raised his eyebrows while looking at Jimmy. He somehow

guessed what Jimmy was trying to say.
"I wanted to use your name. You will become the adventurers of the Lanny
corporation in papers only. Everytime you will go on an expedition, you will
bring the name of the Lanny corporation." Jimmy explained to him what he
wanted.
"I see... So it's your true goal for coming here. The monster potion is just a
diversion." Souta understood what Jimmy really wanted in the first place.
"Haha, you're really perceptive." Jimmy laughed lightly.
"But your condition... I would lose a lot from this. I'm sure that you know it."
Souta pointed out one thing that he couldn't understand.
"That's why if I somehow find a monster potion I give it to you for free. Also,
if our group found dungeons or ruins, we wouldn't hire any adventurers to
explore it. We would instead hire you to explore it." Jimmy explained the
benefits that Souta will receive.
"Hmm..." Souta rubbed his chin and started to think if agreeing to Jimmy's
condition was truly beneficial to him.
"You can answer me later," Jimmy said to him.
"No, I agree to your condition." Souta shook his head and said.
Actually, he liked the way Jimmy treated him. So if he didn't agree to

Jimmy's condition there's a possibility that their relationship would become
stagnant. He would lose his value to Jimmy and Jimmy would lose his value
to him.
That's how it is.
"Are you sure? You can think about it for a day." Jimmy said while opening
his palms.
"Yeah, I'm sure about it." Souta nodded at him with a serious expression. He
just needed to carry the name of Lanny Corporation in his expedition and
that's not a problem for him. He was sure that Jimmy would bring him a lot of
benefits in the future.
"Good. I'm glad that you agree to it." Jimmy smiled and he reached out his
hand.
"I'm glad too." Souta smiled and he shook hands with Jimmy.
The two of them finally reached an agreement where it would benefit the two
of them.
Jimmy smiled and looked at Souta before he took a sip of his coffee. "Still,
I'm surprised that you could already walk after drinking the monster potion."
The people who drunk the monster potion suffered extreme pain in their
bodies. The wounds that they received wouldn't completely heal unless the
healer casted a tier 3 healing speak to treat it. The mana in their energy pool
would decrease permanently and they would train again if they wanted to
reach their previous level. Lastly, they wouldn't be able to use mana for one
week after drinking the monster potion.
"Well, I've bath myself in a pool of middle-grade healing potion while

drinking healing potion," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulder.
"That's expensive... I'm sure that Ladro Institute would permit it if you skip
class for one week. You're injured, after all." Jimmy said when he heard
Souta's words.
"Yeah, I could do that but I wanted to help everyone in the cultural festival.
This is my first time attending such festival." Souta explained to him.
"Cultural festival? Oh, that's right I forgot about it." Jimmy recalled one of
the festivals of the Ladro Institute. "If I have time I will come and visit your
class at that time."
"I look forward to it," Souta said with a smiled on his face.
"Well then, I'm going now," Jimmy said before he stood up.
"Okay, I'll walk you to the door." Souta also stood up. He walked ahead and
Jimmy followed him from behind. The two bodyguards didn't say anything as
they just followed Jimmy.
After a few seconds of walking, they arrived in front of the door and Souta
opened it.
Jimmy fixed his clothes and he looked at Souta. He said, "I'm going now."
"Yeah, don't forget the monster potion." Souta nodded and said.
"Don't worry. I won't forget it." Jimmy smiled before he stepped outside and
his two bodyguards followed him.
Souta looked at Jimmy's figure and he walked toward his mailbox. He opened
it and found a newspaper inside it.
"Who ordered it? Maybe class rep..." Souta muttered as he picked the
newspaper and saw the news on the back of the newspaper.
He saw his face and name on the news. It was the news about him defeating
Gregory Vidrato in the Gripen city.
"My face..."
Souta couldn't help but sigh when he saw his face in the newspaper. He then
looked on the next page and saw a news that caught his attention.
"The Mechanic Country..." He muttered while reading the news.
The news was about the Mechanic Country destroying a few small countries
that used the communicator without Mechanic Country's permission.
Finally, the Mechanic Country was going to show its fangs to the whole
world. The overwhelming technology that will shake the entire continent will
bare its fangs to the large countries in the Giza Continent.
Those audacious countries that underestimate the Mechanic Country will

suffer first from the first ripple of change. Those countries have the guts to
use Mechanic Country's technology without permission, so the Mechanic
Country will destroy their countries without mercy.
"Hehe, the world is going to change soon and I needed to prepare myself."
Souta laughed as he knew how dangerous the version 2 of the game.
In this version, he died countless of times because it was really chaotic in

version as it was the start of the Demon Invasion. So he needed to prepare
himself so that he wouldn't die. He wouldn't let repeat what happened to
himself in the game as he couldn't afford to die in his current condition.
Chapter 152 - Me too
This news was foreshadowing the rise of the Mechanic Country. A powerful
country that will soon reach the level of the Three Great Countries.
The Mechanic Country will soon become a powerhouse in the Giza Continent
and it will contribute a lot in the war against the demon.
But first... Before the Rise of the Mechanic Country event, the Demon
Invasion will come first before everything. This was also the start of the
chaotic era and the version 2 of the game.
Before the version 2 started, the demon will start to appear in the southern
part of the continent. The Listen Wastes will experience it first before any
country in this world. And when the version 2 started, the demon will surge
the countries in the southern part of the continent and it will spread up until
the Hebrei Kingdom.
Souta frowned since he knew that he only had four months left before the
start of version 2.
"Four months is enough for me to rank up my class but evolution... " Souta
muttered as he closed the newspaper. He smiled and went inside his house.
"Well, let's see if there's some unexpected factor that will happen in these
four months."
All the points he earned in the Gripin city could be used to level up one of his
spells, but to reach level 10 and promote to Rank 3 Mage? It still wasn't
enough.
If he triggered another quest like that once again, Souta wouldn't hesitate to
use his lifespan. Although, it was a pity if his lifespan decrease. It was still
worth it if he survived the version 2.
What would he do to his lifespan if he was weak and he could die at any
moment in the version? It's better to increase his power right now than to
save his lifespan as he knew that once he reached his third evolution or battle
mage class, his chances of surviving the Demon Invasion event will increase.
He also knew that his lifespan would greatly increase once he evolved
because a monster with a monster orb was completely different than those
lower-level monsters. Their overall stats were higher than ordinary and their
lifespan was many times higher than normal monsters.
These monsters brought fear and anxiety to the whole city of humans and
demis. Their existence alone was capable of that.
Souta closed the door and he went back to sleep so that he could go to class
tomorrow.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning when he felt a wet feeling on his face.
Then, a soft wet thing passed on top of his face.
"Ah, what's that?" Souta opened his eyes and quickly pushed himself into a
seated position. He looked around and found that it was only Yuko.
Yuko looked at him and she opened her mouth widely. Then, she gently bit
his clothes and pulled him.
"You're hungry..." Souta muttered as he stood up and followed Yuko. He

recalled that Yuko was sleeping when he, Bryan, and the rest ate the food that
Lynn cooked.
He followed Yuko inside her house. There, she pointed her mouth towards
the closed storage room. It seems that he was right when he guessed that
Yuko was hungry.
"Okay, I'll open it." Souta sighed and he walked towards the door. But he
found that the key that was hanging on top of the door was gone.
"Where is it?"
He looked around and found the key beside his feet.

"This...?" Souta squatted down and picked up the key. He turned his head and
glanced at Yuko. "Did you try to open the door with this key?"
"Nn." Yuko whimpered in a very small voice. It seems that she understood
Souta's words.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I'm just surprised that you managed to learn
it." Souta smiled gently at her. He then shrugged his shoulder and said,
"Well, with your limbs. It looks like you can't put it inside the keyhole."
"Mu." Yuko tilted her head while looking at him.
Souta laughed and he turned around. He then opened the door.
"Stay here for a while. Let me prepare it for you."
...
After he finished preparing Yuko's meal, Souta went inside his room and
wore his uniform.
He then hung the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist like he always does.
"Okay, I'm ready to go."
He guessed that it will take more than a week before the monster potion that
Jimmy promised to him will arrive. After all, the monster potion was a very
rare potion that can only be found in unexplored ruins and dungeons. It's not
surprising that Jimmy will have a hard time finding it even with the help of
his connections.
Souta shook his head and put those things in the back of his mind. It's not his
problem how Jimmy acquired the monster potion for him. The only thing he
cared about was that Jimmy kept his promise to him.
'You really integrated yourself in the city of humans and demis without
getting yourself found out that you're a monster.' Saya chuckled while Souta
was looking at his reflection in the mirror.
"It's not that hard as long as you know their culture but..." Souta paused for a
moment before he added, "Once I've formed my monster orb, the difficulty in
hiding my identity as a monster will increase."
'I know. I'm sure you realize it that those people from the Ladro Institute will
be able to sense the best feram.' Saya said in his head before she laughed like
she always does. 'Ufufu, I'm waiting for it.'
Even if Souta evolved to his next evolution he wouldn't be able to hide his
best feram from those powerful teachers in the Ladros Institute. At the very
least, he needed to reach their level before he could hide it from them.
"Well, it doesn't matter to me. I will leave this place and head to the God's
Continent after I've evolved." Souta muttered while looking at his face in the
mirror.
'Ufufu, that's a good decision as there are monsters there that are treated as
gods by the people living there. Just like the four sacred beasts; the Azure
Dragon, the Vermillion Bird, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise. Those
four are like gods in that continent.' Saya praised him for his decision to go
there in the God's Continent.
Souta already had a plan to go there, after he settled all the things here in the
Giza continent. Because he had to free the Nine-headed Hydra, which was his
pet back in the game.
It will be a huge help to him as the Nine-headed Hydra was a monster that
undergo the fifth evolution. In other words, its level was above level 80.
'Ufufu, listening to you. It feels like you're sure that you will evolve into a
higher species of a goblin.' Saya laughed in his head. 'You are truly a
confident goblin.'
Goblin? Right now, Souta didn't understand what he is or why did he have a
system in the real world.
Souta shooked his head and went downstairs.

He bid farewell to Yuko before he went to the Ladro Institute.
...
Souta arrived inside the Ladro Institute and found that every class was busy
preparing for the upcoming cultural festival.
After walking for a few minutes, Souta arrived in the cafeteria. He bought a
cup of coffee and found that a lot of students were glancing at him from time
to time.
"That's Souta..."
"Really?"
"The one who fought Lord Gregory and defeated him."
"Damn! How could a student be that powerful?!"
"If I'm not wrong there are only ten students in the Institute that could fight
those at the level of Lord Gregory?"
"Yeah, you're right about that. They are the top 10 students in the power
ranking of the Ladro Institute."
"So you're telling me that Souta, a first-year student is at that level!"
"No, haven't you heard the news at all. Souta used the monster potion to fight
Lord Gregory."
The students started to murmur to each other while glancing at Souta. They
didn't dare to look at his eyes as they were afraid that they will tick him off.
"I truly become a famous person just from that incident," Souta muttered as
he smiled to himself. He ignored those students and left the cafeteria.
...
He arrived inside his classroom and his classmates greeted him.

"Good morning, Souta!"
"We heard from Bryan that you're fine now!"
Souta smiled at them and greeted them back. The Mage class 1-B was
preparing for the upcoming cultural festival.
He sat on his seat after he placed down his bag. He turned his head to his side
and looked at Alice. He opened his mouth and said, "What you did there was
out of my expectation."
Alice looked at him and smiled beautifully before she replied, "Me too."
Souta was stunned when he saw her face.
"What the-" Before he could finish what he was going to say, Saya
interrupted him.
'Stop, I know what you are thinking. I bet you are thinking about visiting the
red light district before.
'Ufufu, what a naughty goblin you are. No, I think that all goblins are
naughty.'
Chapter 153 - Fan club?
It's the first time Souta saw Alice smile like that.
Souta took a deep breath to calm his nerves. He had to admit that Alice's
beauty was out of this world, especially when she smiled.
'Her beauty could even rival Athena.' Souta thought as he recalled the
goddess that he swore to serve back in the game.
Back in the game, he joined Athena's faction when he came to the God's
Continent. Joining a faction of a God or Goddess has its own benefits. Those
chosen ones were called by different names. Hero, Apostle, etc. Each god has
different names for their chosen people.
In Athena's case, she called her chosen people Hero. So he was called
Athena's hero and throughout the years he became Athena's most loved hero
because of his deeds. The chosen people would be able to use the power of
their God and Goddess that they serve.
It became popular among the player of the Battle World Online as countless
players joined the faction of different gods and goddesses. Almost all the
player have their own Gods, be it from the God's Continent or the Giza
continent. Becoming one of the chosen people of the gods could boost the
stats greatly.
Receiving the grace of the gods or blessings of the gods. It was the same as
his current blessing, the [Blessing of the Great]. This was one of the most
basic blessings that players could acquire. The only problem was that the
stats it gave weren't that much.
'Athena? As in that child that became the Goddess of Wisdom and War in
Olympus?' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
'Child? It seems that you know her.' Souta wasn't surprised that Saya knew
Athena. He already knew that Saya was still alive at that time when the war
broke out twenty thousand years ago.
'Nope, I only know those gods and goddesses from that continent. I'm
familiar with them but from your words... It seems that you know her
appearance. Have you seen her before? A goblin like you?'
'No, I've only saw her statue before.' Souta replied to her.
'Ufufu, just from that statue... How suspicious.' Saya laughed.
"What's wrong, Souta?"
Souta snapped out when he heard a question directed at him. He looked up

and saw that it was Alice.
"Nothing." Souta shook his head and said.
'I hope you understand it Yuko.' He said in his mind. It seems that he's going
to be late this time as he was planning to visit the red light district after class.
Souta looked at Alice and asked, "How's the class doing about the cultural
festival?"
"That? Well, the class rep is giving it her all." Alice said as she looked at the
front of the class.
"Hmm..." Souta also looked at her and saw that Lumilia was writing down
important things that they needed to do to complete their preparation.
Lumilia was placing a task on some of their classmates. She was giving
orders while writing down at the same time.
"I'll go, maybe they needed more manpower." Souta stood up and said while
patting his clothes.
"Okay." Alice nodded at him and she rested her head on her hand while
looking at Souta's figure.
'I'll try to do better from now on. I'll try to live up from Sebas's expectation.'
Alice said inwardly as she slowly closed her eyes.
...
"Class rep, I only managed to get this much," Joshua said as he showed the
blacks curtains in his arms.
Lumilia looked at the curtains in his arms and counted it.
"One, two, three, four."
She then wrote it down and tapped her pen on the table while thinking about
what she should do.
"It would have been nice to have five or six black curtains." She muttered in a
low voice. She then looked at Joshua and said, "You can place it there. We
still have one week so try to find another curtain."
She recalled something and she added, "We still have enough funds. Ask
Nayo about it?"
"I understand but..." Joshua nodded and he looked around trying to find
Nayo. "Where's Nayo?"
"She's in the second year building," Lumilia answered his question.
Souta just looked at her managing things. He only opened his mouth when he
saw everyone left to do their task.
"Class rep, is there anything I can do?"
Lumilia looked over and saw that it was Souta who called her. She then went
back to look at the notebook on top of the table. She opened her mouth and
asked, "How are you?"
"I'm fine. You already saw it yesterday, right? So why bother asking?" Souta
smiled and said.
"Ugh... I-I'm just trying to make sure of it." Lumilia said as she lowered her
head. She didn't even try to look at his face.
"Well, do you need some help?" Souta asked her while trying to look at her
notebook. Although he knew what their class was going to do, he still didn't
know the full details of it.
Their class was setting up a theatre play. To do this, they needed a lot of
materials to set up the stage. They also need to sew the clothes of the actors
and actresses.
The story they were going to play was about a certain man who saved a
princess from the hands of an evil dragon.
'What an overused story... They should have used the story of a certain man
that transmigrated into another world and became a monster.' Souta thought
inwardly. What he didn't know was that this story was also overused on earth.
Well, it didn't seem bad at all to do things like this sometimes.
"We need some plywood," Lumilia said and she explained the size that they
needed.
"Okay, you can leave it to me," Souta said and he left the classroom.
Lumilia turned her head and looked at his back before she sighed deeply.
...
"So where should I find a plywood?" Souta muttered while looking around
him. He pondered if he should ask the higher year about it or not.
"Okay, I'll ask them." Souta made a decision. He continued to walk until he
saw a female student blocked his way.
Looking at this girl, Souta knitted his eyebrows and said, "What are you
doing?"
The girl in front of him has green hair that was tied in twintails. She had
green eyes and snow-white skin. Her height was the same as his, No, she was
taller than him by a few millimeters. She had two dark cherry color antenna
sticking out on her head. Just looking at this, Souta knew that she wasn't a
human. She's a demi and it looks like she was an animal type. Maybe, an
insect demi.
"Um... Can I borrow a bit of your time?" The girl asked while she kept
fiddling her fingers.
Souta raised his eyebrows and tried to guess what she was thinking. He
observed her movements and didn't found anything wrong.
"Before I agree with you, can you tell the reason?" He asked her while staring
at her eyes.
"I'll talk while walking." The girl said as she lowered her head.
"Okay, lead the way." Souta nodded his head and looked at her with a serious
expression.
The girl bowed her head before she started to walk and Souta followed her
from the side.
"Lord Souta, first of all, I'm going to introduce myself first." The girl said in a
polite tone.
Souta nodded at her as he ignored the word "lord" before his name. He
decided to let her finish first before he says something.
"I'm Jeanne Livenest, the Vice President of the Souta's Union Fan Club." The
girl introduced herself as Jeanne.
Her words caused Souta to stopped on his track. He turned his head and
stared at Jeanne's face with a dumbfounded look on his face.
"W-What did you say?!" Souta asked her while stuttering. He feels that he
misheard something.
"I'm Jeanne Livenest, the Vice President of the Souta's Union Fan Club. It's
nice to meet you, Lord Souta." Jeanne lowered her head and said in a polite
tone.
'Damn! I didn't hear it wrong! I really had a fan club!' Souta said inwardly
before he went deep into his thoughts, 'Hmm...? I'll need to visit them to see
if they are valuable or not. I know there are some fan clubs that brought harm
to their idol and I don't want that to happen.'
Souta looked at Jeanne and asked, "What class and year are you?"
"I'm from the Brawler Class 3-C," Jeanne answered him in a polite tone.
"3-C? You're my senior? Then, you don't need to be that polite when talking
to me." Souta said to her. Brawler? From her looks, she didn't seem to be the
type who preferred to fight with bare knuckles.
Looking at him, it seems that Jeanne guessed what Souta was thinking.
"I'm a demi, a bullet ant to be precise, Lord Souta," Jeanne opened her mouth
and said.
'Paraponera? One of the strongest demis who are famous for their unrivaled
strength among the other demis.' Souta thought.
Chapter 154 - Fan Union Club
Paraponera? Souta was having a hard time imagining that this girl in front of
him was proficient in hand to hand combat.
Most of the paraponera were using their powerful strength in fighting that's
why a lot of them choose to become a brawler or any other class that was
proficient in fighting bare-handed.
A one-year-old paraponera could already lift ten times of its own weight.
Their strength would grow stronger with their age. Even a noncombatant of
their race was powerful.
Souta glanced at Jeanne and asked, "Then, where are we going right now?"
Jeanne smiled and said, "We're going to our headquarters. The room of the
Souta's fan union club."
"Okay, I'm also curious about this fan club. I wanted to see it with my own
eyes." Souta nodded and said.
"Thank you, Lord Souta. I won't disappoint you." Jeanne thanked him while
bowing her head.
"No need for that. You're my senior so you can call me Souta." Souta said
and he waved his hand.
"T-Then, I'll call you S-Souta," Jeanne said with a slight hesitation.
"I'll also call you Jeanne," Souta said to her. He then noticed that Jeanne
stopped walking.
He looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing..." Jeanne's face was turning red. She shook her head and
hurriedly walked forward.
'You! You did it on purpose, right? You tease her for your amus.e.m.e.nt.
You're evil.'
Souta smiled as he ignored the voice in his head. He then stepped forward
and followed Jeanne.
...
The two arrived in front of a classroom. There's nothing worth mentioning

about the appearance of the classroom. It looks normal like any other
classroom in this institute.
"We're here," Jeanne said to him.
Souta simply nodded his head. He sensed several presences inside the
classroom and guessed that they were the members of the fan club.
'Nothing is wrong.' He said to himself in his head.
Jeanne stepped forward and she slowly opened the door. She then stepped
inside followed by Souta.
Souta looked around the classroom and found that all the members of his fan
club were girls.
They noticed someone opened the door so they turned their head to look at it.
But they were stunned when they saw the person beside Jeanne, the Vice
President of Souta's fan union club.
Souta looked at them and they looked at him with wide eyes. Their mouths
were hanging and they forgot what they were doing.
"Yo!" Souta smirked and he greeted them with a simple "Yo" word.
After a few moments, they snapped out of their daze.
"Ah! S-Sir Souta is here!"
"I-Is this for real?! Am I not seeing things?!"

"W-What should I do?!"
"V-Vice President! Is that really S-Sir Souta?!"
"Yes, I brought Souta here to show him our fan club." Jeanne nodded and
said with a proud expression.
"Vice President, you did a good job! You really deserved to be the Vice
President!"
"But!!" They then grabbed Jeanne's collar and pulled her.
"Hey! Hey! What are you doing to me? I'm your Vice President!" Jeanne said
as she began to panic.
One of the girls looked at Souta and said, "You can sit anywhere you want S-
Sir Souta but... let us borrow Vice President for a talk!"
Souta nodded his head as they watched them with an amused expression.
"Vice President! We already talk about this!"
"Yeah! Why are you call Sir Souta by his name? And with a casual tone?!"
"Why did you get ahead of us? We decided that we're all in this! So why?!"
...
"I-I'm sorry Sou- eh!" Jeanne was about to say his name when she felt an
ominous aura behind her. "I'm sorry Sir Souta for showing you such shameful
sight."
"No, it's okay. I did enjoy it a lot." Souta said to her. He looked around and
said, "What did I say before? You can call me Souta. No need to be polite."
"But..." Jeanne hesitated as she glanced at her comrades who were emitting
an ominous aura.
'You are really an evil goblin. You're actually enjoying this.'

Souta ignored the voice in his head and said, "I'm going to get angry if you
kept refusing it."
"Thank you, then I'll call you Souta." Jeanne bowed her head and she looked
at her comrades with a mocking expression as if she was saying "See that! I
already got his permission to call his name".
The members of the fan club gritted their teeth in frustration while looking at
their Vice President.
"Haha!" Souta laughed while looking at them. It caused everyone to look at

him.
All of them look at him with a confused expression on their face. They were
wondering why he's laughing.
"I'm not mocking you. I just found that all of you are close to each other."
Souta explained to them. He then asked, "So who's the president of this fan
club?"
The girls, including Jeanne, looked at each other before they answered him.
"Sir Souta, we don't have a president in our club. The Vice President is the
one who's doing everything for this fan club, without her we wouldn't be able
to create this club at all." They answered him in chorus as if they practice this
speech.
"Hmm...?" Souta raised his eyebrows when he heard their words. He opened
his mouth and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Sir Souta, the position of the president is vacant." They answered him.
"Vacant? How is that possible?" Souta at them with a questioning gaze.
"Sir, it became possible with Vice President here." They replied to him.
"Then, why did she not become the president of this club?" Souta asked him
the most important question for him. He was also curious about why did they
leave the position vacant when there was a suitable person for this position.
But their answer left him dumbfounded.
"We all think that only your fiancee have the right to become the president of
the fan club." They said to him in chorus.
"Eh...?" Souta subconsciously took a step back. He took a deep breath to

calm himself and asked, "Fiancee? I don't have something like that. More
like, I don't have the luxury to enjoy such things."
"Yes!!" They said simultaneously while cheering silently when they heard
him that he doesn't have any relationship.
Souta smiled and talked to them for a while. He checked their logs and found
that the club currently has twelve members including Jeanne.
They said that this club was open to the student, like them, that admired him.
Ever since he showed here, they started to admire him. They collected any
news and information about him. The latest news about Souta drove them
mad to the point that they created this club. The news about him fighting
Gregory gave them a shock. A student managed to fight and defeat the head
of a noble family. This piece of news greatly increased their admiration for
him.
...
When everyone knew that Souta was looking for a plywood, they
immediately went out and provide him what he needed.
"Thanks for helping me." Souta as he looked at the plywood that he was
carrying. With the help of everyone, he easily managed to get a plywood.
"No, Sir. It's our pleasure to help you. Feel free to ask us when you need
something." The girls said to him in a polite tone.
"Thanks, I'll visit you if I have time," Souta said as he waved his hand at
them. He then turned around and left.
'They were pretty good, huh? They managed to get plywood within five
minutes.' Souta thought with a smile on his face.
He arrived in the class and gave the plywood to Lumilia. Lumilia tasked
some of the people to cut down the plywood.
The Mage Class 1-B was starting to build the stage they will use in the play.
They had one week to finish all of this.
...
"Boys! do your part!"
"Who do I ask for a clothing material?"
"We're making a good progress, huh?"
"Can I get some clips?"
"Sure."
"Perfect! We're finished with this one!"
Every class was busy preparing for the cultural festival. Each one has
different things, some will have a theatre play while the others were going to
sell their food specialty.
The cultural festival of the Ladro Institute was one of the famous events in
the Ladros City. This day the institute will open its gate to every citizen of the
city. Since the day the cultural festival was announced, fighting was
forbidden on school grounds. No more challenging other students. This was
the only festival that they will experience the life of normal students devoid
of any fighting or battles.
After this festival, everything will go back to before. Fighting, training,

special test, and outdoor training. All of it will come once this festival was
over. That's why the institute didn't remove this from their program. They
wanted their students to relax and stopped thinking about battles, even if it
was only a few weeks.
Days had passed quickly. In just a blink of an eye, six days had passed and
tomorrow was the opening of the cultural festival.
"One, two, three..." Lumilia counted the curtain on the corner. "It would've
been nice to have five."
"Well, it's the last day so getting materials is an all-out war." Souta looked at
her and said. He was lucky that he had the assistance of his fan club or else it
would take him a lot of time to get those materials.
"We're here." A loud voice sounded.
Souta and Lumilia turned their heads and saw Nayo and the rest. Nayo was
one of the actresses in their play. Her role was the main female lead in the
story. She was with Bryan, Lynn, and George. All of them were actors and
actresses of the play.
"Let's wait for the others," Lumilia said.

Chapter 155 - Cultural Festival
Souta woke up early in the morning. He got home late at night because he
visited the red light district yesterday.
Souta yawned as he stretched his arms before he stood up and went to the
bathroom.
He brushed his teeth and washed his face.
'You're an evil goblin. A very evil one.'
He heard Saya's voice in his head and he ignored it. He doesn't want to bother
himself at this time.
Well, he knew why she was complaining at him. He brought the sword in the
red light district and let her hear do the deeds with the woman there. She
watched him having s.e.x with the woman there.
Souta shook his head and he exited the bathroom. He wore his uniform and
checked his appearance. Today was the start of the cultural festival and it will
last for three days.
After the festival, they will go back to training to improve their fighting
abilities. Also, the start of the outdoor training.
He didn't know the full details of this outdoor training as Bargan only
announce it to them. Bargan didn't give them enough details to know what
will happen in this training.
After this festival, he would fight ranking battles to earn some points and
exchanged it for skills. He knew his strength and was sure that he could
dominate the ranking and become the top 1 ranker.
He fought the top 1 and above ranker in the special test so he was sure about
that. There's only something that he was wary about. And it's the people who
choose to hide their strength like Randolf who fought Gregory before.
Souta wasn't even sure if he could defeat Randolf in a one on one battle. He
heard from Lumilia and the others how Randolf fought Gregory. And he had
one thing to say about it. Randolf's power level was high to the point that it
exceeds first-year students.
Using a tier 3 spell? Damn! Just by this feat, he could say that Randolf was
really a powerful person. He tried to recall if Randolf resembled some of the
powerful people in the game, but he didn't remember anyone that has
similarities to him.
Another secret character that has an unknown background. Souta was itching
to know this but he was sure that no one would give important information
about one's self easily.
He too was like that. He wouldn't tell anyone that he was a monster unless
time calls for it.
Souta hung the [Vajra Sword Saya] on his waist before he went downstairs.
He gave Yuko her breakfast before he left and went to the Ladro Institute.
...
On his way to the institute, Souta saw a lot of people going inside the
institute too. Even some adventurers visited the famous institute for fun. They
were going to visit one of the most famous institutions in Hebrei Kingdom.
Just looking at their face, Souta could see that they were enthusiastic. Every
corner inside the institute, he could see a group of guards patrolling around.
Even some teachers were patrolling around. They will be able to handle it if
some trouble occurred here as all of them were powerful.
Each guard have the power of C-rank adventurers while the teachers have the
power that could rival those monsters that have a monster orb. Not only that,
because of the existence of the Principal and other high-level teachers no one
would dare to cause a commotion here.
The institute will naturally tighten their security on this kind of occasion.
Souta went to the cafeteria first to buy a coffee before he went to his class.
Holding a cup of coffee, Souta entered his class and saw that everyone was
ready.
The preparation was already complete.
Most of the tables and chairs had been moved to the back of the classroom
and stacked up to make space. The remaining table had been put together
with white tablecloths on top to make it seem like lunch tables.
Posters about their theatre play were plastered on the walls, and accessories
about it were placed around. They also placed a booth outside so that if they
wanted to buy a souvenir, they could buy it in the booth.
The blackboard and the area in the front of the classroom were cut off. They
were going to use this place as a temporary kitchen where they would prepare
the food.
While this wasn't perfect by any means, Souta didn't find any significant
problem.
"Brother Souta!!"
He looked over and found that Cl.u.s.ter was here. Oh right? He forgot that
he had to tour Cl.u.s.ter around the institute.
"I'll tour you around so wait for a while," Souta said as he patted Cl.u.s.ter's
head.
"Yes, yes, Brother Bryan will also come with us." Cl.u.s.ter said with a happy
expression.
"Bryan?" Souta looked at her and he rubbed his chin. "If I'm not wrong Bryan
is one of the actors so I think it is impossible."
"Nope, nothing is impossible with me!" A loud voice interrupted him.

It was Bryan.
Souta looked at Bryan with a questioning gaze.
"You see, Souta. I can do anything I want as we will only perform twice this
day. So I have a lot of spare time to do anything I wanted. Hahaha!" Bryan
laughed loudly as both of his hands were resting on his waist.
"I see... So how many hours do you have before you the start of your play?"
Souta nodded and asked him.
"Two hours from now, the class rep said it to me. But I have to go back early
because we have a rehearsal." Bryan said to him.
"Okay, then let's go now," Souta said and he went to Lumilia saying that he
will tour Cl.u.s.ter with Bryan.
"Um..."
Souta heard a small voice coming from his back. He turned his head and saw
a girl with long purple hair.
It was Lynn.
"C-Can I join your group?" Lynn asked him as she kept fiddling her fingers.
"Hoho~ it seems that someone wanted to join the strongest group. Do you
have what it takes to join us?" Bryan looked at Lynn and said.
"Eh...! Um..." Lynn didn't know how to answer Bryan's question.
'What the hell is this guy saying?' Souta thought as he shook his head and
looked at Lynn.
He wasn't the only one who was embarrassed by Bryan's action, everyone
from the Mage Class 1-B too. It's not a secret from everyone that Lynn has
feelings for Souta. They didn't need to hear it from her mouth as they could
clearly see it with their own eyes. Lynn's action and movement indicated that
she has some sort of romantic feelings for Souta.
But this guy...
Bryan was an idiot one. He didn't even realize why Lynn wanted to
accompany their group. Everyone could only sigh and thought that it was
Bryan so they could expect it from him.
Souta opened his mouth and said to Lynn, "You can ignore that idiot. But I
already promised Cl.u.s.ter that I'm going to accompany her today so if it's
okay for her, you can come too."
He then looked at Cl.u.s.ter and patted her head. Cl.u.s.ter looked up at Souta
and nodded her head.
Souta smiled and said, "It seems that Cl.u.s.ter is fine with you joining us."
"Really?" Lynn beamed a bright smile as she looked at Souta's face.
"Yeah." Souta nodded his head at her.
Lynn sighed in relief and she flashed a beautiful smile at him.
"Okay, you've passed, you can join us," Bryan said from the side.
...
Souta, Lynn, Cl.u.s.ter, and Bryan excited the classroom and they began to
walk around. They visited every class to see if they did some interesting.
They walked around for an hour before they stop for a break. Cl.u.s.ter was
sweating and panting so Souta decided to stop first.
"You're weak! Too weak, Cl.u.s.ter! But don't worry about it because Brother
Bryan is here! I'll train you until you become a strong girl!" Bryan said in a
loud voice while looking at Cl.u.s.ter.
"Stop it, Cl.u.s.ter is still too young!" Souta said to Bryan then he looked at
Cl.u.s.ter. "Ignore this idiot. I'll bring you some water."
Cl.u.s.ter nodded his head at him. She sat on a chair and tried to catch her
breath.
Souta then looked at Lynn and asked her, "How about you?"
"W-Water is fine," Lynn replied to him as she was surprised that Souta asked
her.
"Apple juice for me," Bryan said even without Souta asking him.
Souta ignored him and he went towards the nearest store. He fall in line and
waited until it was his turn. He looked at the store and found that it was built
by Mage Class 1-A. He recalled those students that he met in the special test.
After a few minutes, it was Souta's turn.
"Good morning, sir. What's your orde-" The girl in front greeted him with a
smile but it quickly turned into a shock when she saw that her customer was
Souta. She was Ailene Carnain, the top 5 ranker of first-year students.
"Hello, I want four bottles of water." Souta waved his hand and said to her
with a smile.
"Hurry up mom, they only have 5 pieces of spicy special barbeque." A voice
of a little boy came from behind him.
Souta glanced at them before he looked at Ailene and said, "Also, I wanted
all the spicy special barbeque you have here."
...
Souta received his order and turned around. He looked at the little boy with a
smug expression.
'The vilest creature in the universe! You're the epitome of evil!'
He smirked as he heard a voice inside his head.
The little boy and his mom looked at Souta with a stunned expression.
Chapter 156 - You're afraid
'Evil? You can say it like that but I'm clearly not a good guy after all I've
done just to get stronger.' Souta said to Saya in his mind.
Just to get stronger, Souta killed and used people for his own benefits. He
even devoured their souls to get stronger. He placed his hand inside his
pocket and grabbed the circular pendant.
Souta glanced at the mother and child before he went back to Bryan, Lynn,
and Cl.u.s.ter.
While walking, Souta opened the pendant and stared at the picture in it. A
man, a mature woman, and a little girl were smiling in the picture.
The little girl in the picture has black hair that was tied in twintails. She had
pitched black eyes but the center part of it was color brown.
He still had a quest that he hasn't finish. In this quest, he needed to find the
little girl in the picture and gave her this pendant. He also had to tell her her
father's last words.
What about the father of the girl? Souta already killed him back in the
Desolate Woods. The father was one of the people who were chasing after
Cl.u.s.ter.
'Are you really planning to find the little girl in the picture?' Saya asked him.
"Yeah, there's nothing wrong about it. Her father gave me a quest so I will
finish it." Souta nodded and said to her.
'Quest? Even if you will not get any benefits from it! You already know what
will happen if that girl in the picture know that you're the one who killed her
father.' Saya said to him.
"Yeah, I know it. It's the truth. I will not run away from it. If she asked me
how her father died, I will tell her that I killed him." Souta muttered in a low
voice that only he and Saya could hear.
'There's no doubt that little girl will try to kill you if she knew it.' Saya said.
"Yeah, that's for sure. She have the right to know how her father died so I
will tell her if she asked me. But it's her entire decision if she wanted
revenge." Souta said and his tone slowly turned into a cold one. "If she comes
at me full of killing intent, then I will not hesitate to do what I need to do."
'You're strangely out of character today. Is there something in your mind

that's bothering you?' Saya asked him after she heard his words.
"Nothing." Souta shook his head and he placed back the pendant inside his
pocket.
'Also, you're acting strange this week. I've been observing you for a long time
so I know if you're thinking about something.' Saya said to him.
'What do you mean?' Souta asked him.
'This week. You've been coming to the red light district every day. I know
that you only visited the red light district after you've experienced a life and
death situation to vent your stress.' Saya explained to him what she found
strange in him. She pointed at something. 'Look at you. Your hands are
shaking.'
Souta looked at his hands and saw that Saya was right. His hands were
trembling and sweating.
'You're afraid. But I don't know why you are afraid.'
Souta took a deep breath to calm himself. He was afraid of the upcoming
events as he knew that there was no safe place in this world once chaos broke
out.
'Use this festival to relax yourself and forget your problem. In the first place,
that's the purpose of this festival. To let the students experience the life of
normal students.'
"Right, I'll do that." Souta nodded his head with a solemn look.
...
Souta gave the bottles of water to his company. Cl.u.s.ter, Lynn, and Bryan,
the three of them also received the spicy special barbeque that Souta bought.
He opened the cap of the bottle and drunk the water inside before he looked
up at the blue sky. He then suddenly felt something coursing through his
body.
"Hmm...?"
Souta closed his eyes and found that his mana began circulating inside his
body. It seems that he could finally use his mana once again.
"What's wrong, Brother Souta?" Cl.u.s.ter asked him with a worried

expression as she saw his look.
Lynn and Bryan also looked at Souta and found him with his eyes closed.
After a few moments, Souta opened his eyes. He looked at them with a smile
on his face and said, "I've just recovered. The side effect of the monster
potion is gone. I can finally use my mana once again."
"Oh! That's a good news! We can finally spar against each other!" Bryan said
"You can leave it at that. Let's spar later." Souta said to Bryan.
Bryan, Cl.u.s.ter, and Lynn was happy for Souta. They were glad that he
recovered his strength.
"Let's continue," Souta said to them and everyone agreed to him.
The group continued to walk around the institute visiting the other class.
They experience and saw various things that other classes made. In the later
part, Bryan left because the theatre play was going to start soon and he
needed to prepare.
Cl.u.s.ter grew closer to Lynn and Souta was happy for her that she made
another friends. He smiled and thought that this was not bad.
Enjoying time like this was not bad at all.
...
In the harbor near the Maria country, the country in the eastern area of the
Melosa country. A group of five people arrived. Three of them were women
and two were men. All of them were wearing the same black hooded robe
with red linings. It had a symbol of a red-eye on the back of the robe. There
were words written in unknown language above the red-eye.
One of the women stepped forward and pulled out her hood. It revealed her
flawless face without a hint of any scratch. She had pure white hair and red
pupils. Her black lips curved into a smile.
"We're finally here in the Giza Continent! Disperse and accomplish the task
of the Sin!"
She said and the four people behind her vanished.
If Souta was here he would instantly know that these people were the
subordinates of the Seven Deadly Sins, one of the Three Bringer of Calamity.
They were the high ranking officers of the Seven Deadly Sins.
...
Somewhere in the God's Continent.
A group of ten people was inside a dark and wide place. The atmosphere in
this place was heavy and chilly. Each one of them possessed unrivaled
strength.
They were the ten commandments of the God's Will.

In front of them was a terrifying creature that existed twenty thousand years
ago. The pale armor man that appeared in the Desolate Woods. Beside the
pale armor man, was a horse with pale color flames over its body.
The armored man and the horse was tied using a very special chain.
Carmilla, the Commandment of Truth, stepped forwards. She opened her

mouth and said, "We've already acquired one of the four Authority. We only
need three and we'll be able to make our wish a reality."
"This man is powerful. I wouldn't be able to capture him if I was alone."

Julius, the Commandment of Love, said from the side.
Capturing this man alive was a hard task even for commandments like him.
He knew that the power of the user of an Authority was no joke at all. If he
made one wrong move, he knew that he would suffer great consequences.
"Finding the other three Authority is going to be a hard task. But we have to
accomplish it if we want to make our wish come true. We must have
patience." The Commandment of Patience said.
"The two original hosts of the Authorities died in the war twenty thousand
years ago. Since the hosts were dead, the Authorities found another
compatible hosts. And we have to find those hosts." The Commandment of
Faith said.
Finding the hosts of the Authorities in this universe was an extremely

difficult task even for them. They were only lucky that this armored man was
still alive when they checked his burial site. Up until now, they only managed
to locate the three original hosts of the Authority. Two were dead, the other
one was in their possession, and the last one was unknown.
"We have to find the Authorities even if we have to turn this world upside
down." The Commandment of Repose said.
Carmilla looked at them before she opened her mouth and said, "All of us
need to make a move, or else we won't be able to find the Authorities."
"Hahaha, Carmilla is right. We're going to show the world how God loved
them." Julius said as he laughed.
They had to find it. Because time was running out until the next judgement
day.
The era was changing and the powerful organization in the dark was starting
to move. The Seven Deadly Sins, the Commandments of the God's Will, and
lastly, the Twelve Zodiacs. All of them will bring calamity and chaos in this
world.
The gods will once again experience the changing era.
~End of Volume 3~
A/N: Thank you guys for following my work despite the bad grammar. I
thanked everyone who encouraged me and gave me some tips. I will try to
improve my work in the next volume. I hope you keep following this work.
Next is the volume 4 of this novel. A lot of things will happen here and the
Version 2 of the game will start in this volume.
Some people were asking if there's a romance. Of course, mark my word you
will see it in the next volume.
Also, some people ask me if I'm going to dump all the characters when Souta
go to God's Continent. I'm only going to say that all of them will have an
important role in the future events of the story. So keep reading as we're
going to slowly uncover the background of these characters and their role in
the future.
Chapter 157 - Courage
Metallic loud sounds echoed in the whole area as two figures were clashing
against each other. Sparks flew everywhere every time their weapons
collided.
Both of the fighters were armed with metallic gauntlet and gloves.
Bargan, Bryan, Lumilia, and Alice were on the corner of the training ground
watching both fighters clashed against each other.
Souta swiftly moved his body from side to side. He was one of the two
fighters in the center.
He stepped forward and threw a powerful punch.
Swoosh!
His opponent was a very agile woman. She had a flexible body and good
reflexes that put Souta down several times. She was the Vice President of the
Souta's fan Union club, Jeanne Livenest.
Jeanne clenched her first and she also threw her punch towards Souta. She
wasn't at Souta's body, she was just using her punch to block all of Souta's
attack. Using her attack as a defense and it was very effective.
Both of their fists collided and it caused a powerful gust of wind.
Souta knitted his eyebrows as he was pushed back. He felt that both of his
arms were going to snap if he continued doing this.
A huge shadow covered Jeanne's body. Jeanne looked up and saw Yuko
above her. She quickly moved her body to the side and Yuko slammed the
ground with her huge body.
Bang!
Jeanne pulled back both of her fists as she appeared in front of Yuko. She
launched powerful punches causing Yuko to flew and crashed on the ground
leaving a trail of smoke from behind.
Looking at this, Souta raised both of his hands in the air and said, "I've lost.
Your strength is more than I could handle."
Jeanne was a paraponera, a demi famous for their powerful raw strength. He
was no way to match her brute strength with his current stats. Although he
knew that he wasn't Jeanne's match, he still couldn't believe that she was
stronger than he imagined.
She could overwhelm him just by using her raw strength. He and Yuko
wouldn't stand a chance against Jeanne.
"No, it's my pleasure to accompany you in your training," Jeanne said. She
then smiled and praised him. "Still, I think that your strength is very
impressive. I wouldn't be that long before you catch up to me."
"That's right, your strength is enough to defeat most of the second-year

students in this institute. I personally think that you would be able to rank in
the top 20 of the second year." Bargan stepped forward and said. It wasn't
that long since Souta enrolled in the institute. He personally saw the
tremendous improvement of Souta's strength with his own eyes.
"I see..." Souta nodded his head and he looked at his palm. Without using the
[Vajra Sword Saya], it was hard to match the higher students of the Ladro
Institute.
"Since you've used your points to hire to personally instruct you, I will teach
you some skills to improve your taming ability," Bargan said to him.
Souta lifted up his head and looked at Bargan when he heard Bargan's words.
"Taming ability?" Souta asked.
"Yes, I'll impart you some of my skills." Bargan nodded at him.
"Damn! I want to have a pet too." Bryan said with a hint of jealousy. He
didn't have a pet so this skill was useless to him.
Souta asked the institute to let Yuko enter the school ground and the institute
agreed to it. Well, they wouldn't decline Souta's request because they knew
that Souta's pet, the Red Fur Bear, was part of his strength. It would be a
waste if he didn't train his taming ability.
"Ever since the special test, Souta's strength showed huge improvement. His
growth is terrifying." Alice commented from the side. She saw a lot of
geniuses in her homeland but she never once saw someone who was like
Souta.
Lumilia glanced at Alice and she placed her hand in front of her chest. She
felt her heart beating wildly. She knew that if she didn't train for herself.
These people around her were going to left her.
'I need to do my best. I'll catch up to them.' Lumilia said to herself as she
gave herself a bit of courage to chase after her friends.
...
Jeanne looked at Bargan and Souta before she said, "I'm going to rest for
now."
Bargan nodded at her while Souta thanked her for accompanying him in his
training.
Jeanne bowed her head before she walked to the side and picked up a bottle
of water. She opened the cap and drunk that water inside the bottle.
She looked at Souta with an admiring gaze. She was sure that Souta was
going to be a powerhouse in the future. She wasn't wrong at all, Souta was a
man of focus who only looked at the goal in front of him.
She admired those traits of him. He even fought Gregory, a noble head, just
to save his classmates.
"Next year, I'm sure of it that he would be able to dominate the whole
institute," Jeanne muttered with an excited expression on her face. She was
sure of it as she knew the power of the top ranker of the third-year students.
She was Jeanne Livenest, the top 23 ranker of the third-year students. The
daughter of the tribe leader of the Paraponera race in the Hebrei Kingdom.
She looked at Souta's friends and asked, "I'm in a good mood today, do you
want me to train you?"
"Sure." Bryan agreed to her without hesitation.
Lumilia and Alice looked at each other before they nodded.
...
Two weeks had passed since the cultural festival of the Ladro Institute. Souta
managed to dominate the first-year ranker in these two weeks. He was now
officially the top 1 ranker of the first-year students of the Ladro Institute.
He earned a lot of points from becoming the top 1 ranker. He used his points
to Bargan and he used his remaining points to buy some skills suitable for his
fighting style.
Actually, he could manually learn the skill in his skill tree if he had the
spellbook of it. The only problem was that even if he learned this skill he
wouldn't be able to lit up the skill in his skill tree. He still needed to used his
skill points to lit it up and upgrade it so that he could promote his class rank.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. It's weekends so he didn't have any
classes.
"I'll visit Jimmy to check if everything is ready," Souta muttered as he pushed

himself out of the bed. He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash
his face.
After that, he went downstairs and prepared himself a cup of coffee.
"The outdoor training is going to start next week."
Next week, the whole first-year will train around the vicinity of the Hebrei
Kingdom. They will experience various things and encounter a lot of things
in this training. They would also learn a lot of things.
The institute hoped that the first-year students could handle themselves in this
training.
"Outdoor training. The adventurers are like that. The institute wanted the
students to have a real battle experience, not just a mock battle. They wanted
to know how the students would fare against this."
Souta said in a low voice before he took a sip of his coffee.
'A lot of students will experience hardship in this outdoor training. People
who didn't experience life and death battle will have a hard time adjusting.
They aren't used to living in the wild so you know what will happen in this
outdoor training.' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
"Yeah, I don't think that our class will have a problem with it," Souta said and
he stood up. He went to Yuko's house and prepared her breakfast.
'Yeah, a goblin like you originally lived in the wild so you wouldn't have a
problem with it. Also, after what you experience in the Desolate Woods and
Gripin City it's hard to think that you will experience hardship in this outdoor
training.'
"Okay, let's go to Lanny corporation," Souta said before he bid farewell to

Yuko.
...
Souta arrived in the Lanny corporation and he asked the receptionist about
Jimmy.
"Please wait for a moment, Sir." The receptionist said to him in a polite tone.
"Okay." Souta nodded at her and he just stood on his position waiting for
Jimmy. Its been two weeks and he haven't heard anything from Jimmy. It
seems that finding the monster potion was hard.
After a while, the receptionist told him to follow her.
Souta followed her and she brought him in front of Jimmy's office.
"Sir, I've brought him here." The receptionist said in a polite tone through the
door.
"Good job, you can come in Souta." Jimmy's voice sounded behind the door.
Souta looked at the receptionist and thanked her before he went inside
Jimmy's office.
Chapter 158 - New party member
Souta went inside the room and saw Jimmy comfortably sitting on his seat.
Souta sat opposite of Jimmy.
"I going to visit you tomorrow but I didn't think that you would come here on
your own accord. It seems that you really need the monster potion now."
Jimmy said to him with a smile on his face. He opened the drawer on his desk
and placed the bottles with orange liquid inside it.
"Three bottles of monster potion. It seems that you've used your power just to
get ahold of these three bottles of monster potions." Souta said as he picked
up one bottle and looked at it.
After verifying that it was really a monster potion, Souta placed it back on the
desk.
"Here, I've done to so you can enter inside the Lanny Corp and go to my
office without bothering yourself. Just show this to receptionist." Jimmy said
and he placed an ID on top of his desk.
"You've bother yourself," Souta said as he took the ID and looked at it. This
ID showed that he was a member of the Lanny Corp and he was the captain
of the explorer group at that.
Captain? It means that he was the leader of the people who went to an
expedition for the Lanny Group. He also have an access to some ruins and
dungeons that Lanny Corp owned.
"You can pick your own subordinate that you will lead among my
subordinates. You can call me if you want to go to an expedition or not. Well,
I will not force you as you just have to bring the name in any of your
expedition." Jimmy said as he leaned back on his chair.
"This is pretty good." Souta nodded and he looked at Jimmy in the eyes.
"Give me the details of the ruins and dungeons that Lanny Corp owned. I will
decide to clear some of the dungeons if something got my interest in your
possession."
"Okay, I'll prepare it for you. I will deliver it in your house." Jimmy agreed to
him. He's favoring Souta too much even though Souta's power level wasn't on
the top.
He saw something different on Souta. Different from the other people. A lot
of people still didn't realize Souta's tremendous potential that placed him
above other people. He's betting on that potential that he saw in Souta.
While those people didn't realize his potential, Jimmy was going to find
Souta so that when Souta grew into a powerhouse he will get a lot of benefits
from it. Surely, based on Souta's attitude he wouldn't forget Jimmy.
"Okay, thanks for this," Souta said as he knew what Jimmy was thinking. He
wasn't against it as he knew that he would also receive a lot of benefits from
partnering with Jimmy.
"It's nothing. I'm doing this for my future." Jimmy said with a smile.
'Future? I don't think that you will continue to invest in my once you know
that I'm a monster. I'll squeeze out all the benefits I could take from you
before I leave this continent.' Souta said inwardly while looking at Jimmy.
'Ufufu, you are really a scheming bastard. Pretending to be a demi and lying
to everyone that you know.' Saya chuckled. She then added, 'I have to say
that you should distance yourself from your friends. It's for your own good.
Once they've realized that you're a monster, I wonder how many of your so
called friends will stay beside you.'
'I don't need them to stay by my side. I also don't need their protection. I will
handle it on my own with my own powers, that's all.' Souta said to Saya in his
mind. He took a deep breath and pulled out something from his pocket.
He placed a thin yellow piece of paper on top of Jimmy's desk.
"A talisman?" Jimmy said when he saw the piece of yellow paper.
"Yeah, a transmission talisman to be precise. I wanted your help to get me a
pair of this so that this piece of paper will become useful to me." Souta said.
"Okay, that's easy but where did you find this talisman?" Jimmy nodded and
asked him.
"I got this talisman from one of Gregory's subordinates. It lost its connection
to its other pair. It only means one thing, the other pair of this talisman was
destroyed." Souta explained to Jimmy.
"I see..." Jimmy looked at Souta with a serious expression and asked, "I just
wanted to ask one thing from you. Do you have any idea who killed
Gregory?"
"I can't think of anyone right now. I also doubt that its the Ladro Institute."
Souta said as he rubbed his chin.
"Yeah, I also think too. Ladro Institute wouldn't kill anyone that easily with
investigating what happened there. You should probably be wary of your
surrounding. A lot of nobles still think that you're the one who killed
Gregory." Jimmy warned him to be careful of his surrounding. He knew that
those nobles were still pushing the blame on Souta despite the evidence in
front of them that Souta really didn't kill Gregory.
"Nobles? it will be hard to make a move with a lot of eyes watching me."
Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin. He then looked at Gregory and asked,
"What about you? Do you think that I'm the one who killed Gregory?"
"No." Jimmy simply said to him.
"You didn't even hesitate, why is that?" Souta asked with a curious
expression.
"Based on my understanding of you, I think you understand the consequences

you will experience if you killed the head of a noble family in public. You're
a smart man, I know you wouldn't do it. At the very least, you will only kill
Gregory if no one is watching." Jimmy said as he smiled while looking at
Souta in the eyes.
"You're right at all. I wouldn't kill Gregory inside a city while everyone was
watching. After all, I don't want to make an enemy of those nobles." Souta
nodded and said to Jimmy.
He wouldn't do such a dumb thing while his power level was too low. Souta
would only do it if he has enough to confront those hungry nobles. Those
nobles would gather together if someone threatened them.
"Is there anything that you want?" Jimmy asked him one last time.
"Nothing. I'll contact you if I have something on my mind that need your
help." Souta shook his head and said.
"Well, if you say so..." Jimmy looked at Souta before he closed his eyes and
crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"I'll go now," Souta said before he stood up. He picked up the three bottles of
monster potion on the table.
"I will contact you again," Jimmy said.
"I'm looking forward to it," Souta said before he left Jimmy's office.
...
One day later...
"Okay, I have someone I need to introduce to you," Souta said as he looked at

Bryan and Brando.
Ever since Brando become an adventurer, he's always doing a quest with
Bryan and sometimes with Souta. Right now, Brando was an E-rank
adventurer.
"Who is it?" Bryan asked him with his face full of question marks.
"Both of you know her. From now on, she will join us in some of our quests."
Souta said to Bryan and Brando.
Bryan tilted as he didn't have any idea about the new member of their party.
Brando just simply wait for the new member to come.
After a few minutes, the new member if their party arrived.
"Class rep?!" Bryan exclaimed when he saw the person who arrived.
"Yeah, she's going to join us. Class rep didn't have any source of income after
her father cut all ties with her so she decided to become an adventurer like
us." Souta explained to them.
"I see... So that's why..." Bryan nodded as if he understood it.
"Our party consisted of one C-rank, one D-rank, one E-rank, and one F-rank.
I'm the highest rank and class rep is the lowest. Still, we could take some
difficulty quest with the level of our party. I think that the Adventurers Guild
will let us." Souta said to them.
"Oh? It's for another quest." Bryan said with an excited expression.
"I'm going to ask the two of you if your fine with class rep joining our
party?" Souta looked at them and asked.
"Yeah, I'm actually excited that class rep will join us in our adventure,"
Bryan said.
"I don't have any problem with it," Brando said to him.
"Thank you guys for accepting me. I'll do my best to help all of you." Lumilia
stepped forward and said to the two.
"Good." Souta nodded in satisfaction when he saw this. Their party was
pretty good. Two tanks, two damage dealer, and one long range attacker.
The tanks were Yuko and Brando. The two damage dealer were Souta and
Bryan, while Lumilia was the long-range attacker with her spells.
Chapter 159 - First Quest
"Me and Bryan will boost the two of you so you can easily reach D-rank,"
Souta said to Brando and Lumilia.
"Boost?" Bryan tilted his head as he couldn't understand what Souta meant.
Souta looked at Bryan and he explained it in simple words that even Bryan
could understand, "It means that we will help them in their quest. With their
power level, it's not a problem for the Adventurers Guild to promote them to
D-rank as long as they finish the prerequisite number of quest."
"Okay, I understand it." Lumilia nodded as she understood what he meant.

She looked at her party and was quite surprised when she saw Brando with
them. She didn't expect that Brando was already joining Bryan and Souta in
their adventurers.
She wondered when they get so close to the point that they formed a party.
Yeah, Souta always dominated Brando's class in tests and special test. If it
was those spoiled brats, they would harbor hate towards Souta who always
beat their class alone.
There's still one week before the outdoor training so Souta was planning to
finish some quest in Adventurers Guild. He would try to earn some skill
points and later level up one of his spells.
Just a little bit skill points and he would be able to upgrade one of his spells
to level ten. If that happens, Souta would be able to rank up his class to Rank
3 Mage.
'I should prepare for my evolution next.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin.
He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt that Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia
were staring at him.
"What's wrong?" Souta opened his mouth and asked them.

"You're the leader of our party so I'm going to ask what should we do right
now," Bryan asked him with stars in his eyes. He wanted to go on an
adventurer right now with his friends.
Brandon and Lumilia nodded at Bryan's words.
Souta sighed as he knew what's in Bryan's mind. Well, it's not a problem for
him as Souta was already planning to finish some quest today.
"Okay, let's go to the Adventurers Guild and picked up some quest there,"
Souta said.
"Yosh!" Bryan exclaimed with an excited face. He can't wait to finish some
quest.
Souta and his co. went towards the Adventurers Guild and they arrived there
after walking for a few minutes.
...
Adventurers Guild was still the same. A lot of people came in and out of the
guild's door, people were laughing and chatting inside, and some were on the
corner waiting for their party to show up.
Since Souta was somewhat famous in the circle of adventurers, a lot of

people greeted him when they saw him entered the guild. Almost every
adventurer that stayed here in Ladro City knew Souta.
"Oh, Souta! You're here again! How about we drink sometimes?"
"We should take a quest together sometimes! I wanted to see your partner in
action!"
By partner, they meant Yuko. He's the only tamer here in Adventurers Guild
so everyone wanted to take a quest together with Souta.
"Haha, next time. I still have to teach my party the essence of adventurers."
Souta smiled and said to them with a wry smile.
"Party? You've added one person to your party!"
"You said before that Yuko is enough for you and you didn't need a party! So
why change your mind?"
"I sometimes thought that you Souta, only enroll in the Ladros Institute to
take some of the students there to create your own party!"
"Haha, a lot of things happened," Souta said to them.
"Souta, do you still have a plan increase your party member? Me and my
brother decided to join a suitable party for the two of us."
"I don't have any plan right now, my hands are full taking care of these three.
I'll notify you when I decide to expand my party." Souta replied.
"Okay, you here that brother!"
"Yeah, yeah, I hear that brother!"
Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia just listened to him talked to every adventurer.
They simply followed him from behind while some of the adventurers were
looking at them.
'I never thought that Souta who only talked to Bryan and Alice in class could
talk to every adventurers here at the same time.' Lumilia thought as she
looked at Souta's back.
Souta arrived in front of the quest board.
"We're here. Let's take a look at all the quests here."
Brandon, Bryan, and Lumilia stood beside Souta. They looked at every quest
that was on the board.
"Souta, let's do this quest!" Bryan said as he pointed his finger at one of the
quests on the board.
"Let me take a look." Souta read the description on the quest and he felt that
he lost some of his energy today.
The quest that Bryan wanted to do was a monster subjugation quest. And the
monster that they needed to subjugate was the Lava Slime that appeared in
the mountain near Ladro City.
It seems that the Lava Slime picked Bryan's interest. After all, Souta and
Nayo forced the knowledge about powerful slime inside Bryan's head before.
"You, you just wanted to tame it and make it your own pet," Souta said as he
looked at Bryan with a tired expression.
"What's wrong with that?!" Bryan complained to him.
"Everything is wrong. I really couldn't argue with you." Souta massaged his
temples and said, "My decision is we're not taking that quest."
"Why?!" Bryan pushed his face closer to Souta. He looks like he was about to
cry.
"Do you know how strong is a Lava Slime, huh? The core of the Lava Slime
is a monster orb so you should understand how strong it is." Souta explained
to Bryan.
"Isn't that great? The stronger the slime the better it is for becoming my pet."
Bryan said.
"No matter what you say I'm not changing my decision. In the first place, I'm
only a C-rank adventurer so the Adventurers Guild wouldn't permit us in
taking that quest. A monster of the level is for B-rank adventurers." Souta
explained to Bryan.
Bryan slumped down his shoulders in disappointment. He understood that he

was only a D-rank adventurer, not B-rank.
Brando patted Bryan's shoulder and said, "It's okay, wait till you reach B-rank
and I'm sure that Souta will permit you."
"Brando! You're really my friend! As my thanks, I will fight you later!"

Bryan said as he hugged Brando.
Souta ignored them and he focused his attention in finding a suitable quest
for them.
If it was in the game, Souta would prefer to go alone. This time was different,
he could die anytime. Souta wouldn't want to die so he will bring anyone that
could help him in his quest.
Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia possessed decent powers. They could help him
in his quest with their strength.
"Hmm...?" Something caught Souta's attention. He reached out his hand and
picked a quest.
He read the quest description and found that this quest was strange. The
description was not detailed enough for him to understand the danger of the
quest.
There's also no rank requirements in this quest. It seems that the quest giver
was desperate for it.
Souta looked back at the adventurers in the guild and asked, "Do you know
about this quest?"
The adventurers looked at the quest in his hands before they replied to him.
"Yeah, the quest giver is pretty desperate."
"With little rewards, they are asking us to investigate their lord so we

naturally left this quest there."
"No one will bother themselves with a quest with such low rewards even
though the difficulty is high."
That's right, the quest was about the lord of a certain land near the Hebrei
Kingdom. The quest giver was asking to investigate the lord of their land as
he was the most suspicious suspect from the recent killings in their land.
Souta closed his eyes and he rubbed his chin. After a few moments, he
opened his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll take this quest."
"You okay, Souta? The reward is too low for that quest!"
"I think you should pick another quest!"
"It's enough for me." Souta shook his head and said. He then walked towards
the receptionist and placed the quest in front of her.
"I'd like to take this quest," Souta said to her with a serious expression.
Lumilia and Brando looked at each other and sighed. They have no choice
but to follow Souta.
"Oho~ we're going to visit a lord. I hope that lord is strong enough to
entertain me." Bryan smirked and said with a somewhat arrogant expression.
"Hey, we're going to investigate the lord, not fight the lord." Souta glanced at
Bryan and said.
"Sir, the one who posted this quest has one condition." The receptionist said
to Souta.
"And what it is?" Souta raised his eyebrows.
"He wanted to meet the one who accepted his quest." The receptionist
answered his question in a polite tone.
"Meet the one who accepted his quest?" Souta was a little bit surprised when
he heard it. This also confirmed one thing. And that this quest was really
special.
Chapter 160 - Jared's Story
Souta agreed to the condition of the quest without hesitation. He wasn't after
the money of the quest. He was after the skill points and exp rewards of the
quest that he will receive from the system.
Material rewards weren't that important to him. He still had a lot of money
and he had a high-grade sword and artifacts.
The dark grade [Vajra Sword Saya] and the incomplete universal artifact, the
[Soul Blood Earring], were enough for his current level.
Yeah, it's enough to dominate those people who were at the same level as him
but those people who were higher level than him. It's still not enough. That's
why he needed to train his fighting abilities and skills. He also needed to
learn more combat arts to maximize the benefits that he will receive in his
evolution.
"I understand, Sir Souta. I'll immediately notify the person in charge to let the
quest giver know that you accepted the quest." The receptionist said to him in
a polite tone.
"Okay, we'll wait here." Souta nodded at her before he turned around and
looked at his party.
"Let's wait here for a while."
Brando, Lumilia, and Bryan nodded their head at him. But Brando has some
doubts about his decision.
"Are you sure we should take this quest?" Brando asked Souta with slight
hesitation.
"Yeah, it's a good opportunity for us to show our skills," Souta said and he sat
down on a vacant chair. If this quest was really as good as he imagined then
they would not be able to avoid a battle.
"Fighting? I thought that we only need to investigate the lord of the land."
Lumilia asked him.
"Do you really think that we could avoid fighting?" Souta asked as he looked
at Bryan, Lumilia, and Brando.
"Um..." Lumilia didn't know what to say after he asked that question.
"No, that's what I wanted," Bryan answered him with an eager look. This
battle maniac seems like he really wanted to fight the said "lord".
Souta sighed and he looked at Lumilia and Brando with a serious expression.
"We are adventurers. We can't avoid fighting all the time. There are bandits
and monsters everywhere in this land, so do you really think that we can
avoid them?"
"No, that's why we should fight them and teach them a lesson," Bryan
answered him once again.
"Bryan is right. The wilderness is not as peaceful as inside the city. There's
no law in the wilderness so anyone can do what they wanted." Souta's tone
suddenly changed as it turned chilly. "Be prepared to fight all the time or else
it would cost your life. Remember this, this world isn't as nice as you
thought."
Lumilia opened her eyes wildly when she heard those cold words coming out
of Souta's mouth. She suddenly recalled what happened in the Desolate
Woods two months ago. Back then, Souta was like a cold-blooded murderer
when he mercilessly killed those bandits.
She lowered her head and looked down at her feet. She wondered what
happened to Souta in the past that build up this mindset.
Souta was thrown into this world without his memories. He didn't have
anything in him except the memories of when he was playing the Battle
Worlds Online. He had nothing at that time, really nothing. Everything was
blank.
Everything began in that cold and dark place. He subconsciously treated this
world like a game even though deep inside him he knew that this world was
different from the world that he knew. And he could die anytime if he didn't
strengthen his will.
No one could save him but himself. That's why Souta killed everyone in that
dungeon and even ate the bodies of the goblins like him just to survive. He
did everything he could to survive in that brutal place full of undead and
monster.
That's also the reason why Souta was extremely fond of Yuko. She was the
first creature that Souta treat as his family as he knew that he had no real
family in this world. His family was gone and he couldn't even remember
their face.
At that time, he was happy when he found someone that he could share his
burden. He was not alone anymore as Yuko was there for him. He always
talked to her even though he knew that Yuko could barely understand his
words. But that's enough for him to keep himself from getting insane.
Souta experienced something that these people who grow up in a city

wouldn't understand.
'I hope I could help you like what you did for me.' Lumilia thought as she
gently bit her lower lips.
...
"Sir Souta. He's here." The receptionist notified him that the quest giver had
arrived.
Souta stood up and said, "Okay, guide me to where he is."
He knew that this place wasn't a good place to talk about confidential things.
He took a lot of confidential quests in the game, so he knew that right
procedure about it.
"Please, follow me, sir." The receptionist nodded before she turned around.
Souta turned his head and looked at his party. "Let's go. We'll know more
about this quest after we talk to the quest giver."
Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan nodded before they stood up.
The receptionist guided him in one of the rooms inside the guild.
...
"We're here, sir." The receptionist bowed her head before she left.
Souta thanked her before he opened the door and went inside with his party.
Inside the room, he saw an old man with short white hair and white mustache
sitting in a chair. He was wearing a normal black shirt and black pants.
Nothing outstanding and worth mentioning in his appearance. He was just an
ordinary old man.
"Good morning." The old man stood up and greeted them in a polite tone.
Souta smiled in return before he sat down opposite of the old man.
Lumilia and co also sat beside Souta after they exchanged greetings with the
old man.
"First of all, I'm going to introduce myself." The old man said with a smile
before he introduced himself. "I'm Jared, a residence of the Fersch
Dukedom."
"I'm Souta Ieshi and this is my party." Souta introduced himself and his party
members to the old man in front of him.
Then, his expression turned serious. He looked at the old man straight in the
eyes and asked, "So can you tell me more about the quest? I wanted to know
everything that you knew."
Jared gulped as he felt something pressing down on his shoulders while

looking at Souta.
'This young man isn't an ordinary person.' He thought and he was glad that
this person was the one who accepted his quest.
"Okay, I'll tell you about it. That's why I wanted to talk to you." Jared said
before he took a deep breath and began to explain everything he knew to
Souta.
The Fersch Dukedom was thirty kilometers away from the Ladro City. Jared
traveled from his hometown to a huge country just like Hebrei Kingdom. He
did it because he wanted to stop the madness that was happening in his
hometown. And the most suspicious person was the current lord, Duke
Ransen.
He didn't want to place a quest in the Adventurers Guild in his hometown

because the lord could easily know that he was the one who gave that quest.
If that happens, he knew that he would also die.
No one could go against their lord in his hometown. So the lord easily shut
down all the quest about the recent killings in their dukedom saying that he
will be the one to investigate it.
But after two months the killings in the land didn't stop. In fact, it grew
worse. The Guild Master of the Adventurers Guild in the Fersch Dukedom
couldn't take it anymore. He personally issued a quest to investigate it but
what transpired on that day was something that everyone couldn't imagine.
The thirty adventurers that took the quest died on that night. Every citizen of
the Fersch Dukedom experience fear and anxiety. At the same time, they
began to suspect their lord but they don't have any evidence in their
suspicion. So they couldn't do anything about it.
An idea came inside Jared's head at that time. That was to travel to the
nearest large countries and issued a quest about it. He didn't tell anyone about
his plan because if the lord knew his plan he would die too just like what
happened to his son.
"Okay, I've heard it all," Souta said as he rubbed his chin. He pondered the
things that he should do after hearing the story from the old man's mouth.
He shook his head and decided to think about it once they arrived in the
Fersch Dukedom. He had to hear the story about the other people there to
verify the words of the old man.
"Old man, we're going back right now to your hometown so I need to sign the
quest to it," Souta said as he ended the conversation. He then stood up and
turned around.
Chapter 161 - Departure
Souta left the Adventurers Guild after signing the contract. He told Jared to
come back here after an hour as they will depart at that time.
The outdoor training will be held next week so Souta had to finish this quest
as soon as possible. Just by looking at the quest he received in his system, he
could already tell the difficulty of this mission.
[Quest Triggered!]
[Investigation]: Investigate the truth of the recent killing in the Fersch

Dukedom and stop the perpetrator. Rewards: 20,000 exp, 8 free attribute
points, and 5 skill points
5 skill points... Souta always based the difficulty of a quest on the rewards.
So the difficulty of this quest was between the level of the Gripin City and
the Assassination at the Ladro City.
He probably doesn't need to use the monster potion that he received from
Jimmy.
After walking for a few seconds, Souta stopped on his track, and he looked
back at his party members.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Bryan asked him when he saw that Souta looked at
them.
"Be prepared as this quest is harder than you think," Souta warned them with
a serious expression.
Yeah, this quest was difficult for their current level. It's not that they don't
have a chance to complete it, they still have a chance but that chance was
lower than fifty percent.
But that's only if the three of them were going to do this quest alone. If Souta
included himself, then the chances would go up to fifty percent.
Souta also have a lot of ace in his sleeve in case that he really fight that Duke.
He was sure that he could win any battle in that Dukedom as long as there
were no unexpected factors that appeared in this quest.
The Duke of the Fersch Dukedom wasn't as strong as Gregory. In fact, this
type of land doesn't have a chance to prevent any of the huge countries in
their surrounding.
They were weak. This type of land was only the beginner town if this was
still a game.
In the past, when the Melosa Country tried to expand its territory, it burned
down all the small kingdoms, dukedoms, cities, and countries in its
surrounding area. Even if they bonded together, their forces were still
insufficient to push back the army of the Melosa Country.
They were just fodders in front of a powerhouse country like Melosa.
Even at the time when the demon invaded this continent, these small
countries were the first to go down as they didn't have a chance to fight back
at all.
"Pack up your things. Weapons, equipments, and potion that could help you
survive in case of an emergency. It's one of the most important things that
you must never forget if you're going to take a quest." Souta said to them.
Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan listened to every word that's coming out of his
mouth.
One must not forget the basic things all the time as it will help you survive.
"Do you understand?" Souta asked them and they nodded their heads in
return.
...
Souta and co. went to the Ladro Institute, and there they contact their
homeroom teacher, Bargan. They asked for a permission to leave in case they
didn't manage to complete their quest on time.
Bargan gave them his permission to leave. He knew that he couldn't stop
them as they were adventurers and that's also one of their sources of income.
He asked them to promised one thing. And that's they were going to abandon
their quest if they didn't manage to complete it before the outdoor training.
Souta and the rest didn't have a problem with it so he promised Bargan.
Bargan didn't worry about them as he knew the extent of their strength. Also,
he was assured that they would come back safely. Why? Because Souta was
with them. Souta has a lot of ace in his sleeve that even Bargan couldn't. He
just simply show it off when something unexpected happens.
Monster potion? Dark Grade Sword? Even Bargan couldn't guess if Souta
was still hiding something. He's not going to be surprised anymore if Souta
brought out another dark grade equipment.
Bryan, Lumilia, and Brando got stronger in the past few weeks. Their
strength showed great improvement and was slowly catching up to the top
rankers of the first-year students, especially Bryan.
Bryan was currently the top 5 ranker in the first-year students and Souta
thought that if Bryan was given another month, he would likely become the
top 2 ranker, second only to Souta who was currently the top 1 ranker.
Bryan's fighting style was very similar to Souta's. Even though both of them
were mages, they charged in the frontline and fought in close-range combat.
An all-rounder like him.
Bryan was already proficient in using fire and lightning attribute spell due to
Bargan's teaching. These two attributes, the fire and lightning, were one of
the most destructive attributes compared to the rest of the elements.
Bryan's potential was extremely high, possessing four elemental affinities.

That's why Souta valued Bryan.
Brando and Lumilia also showed great improvement. They were now the
current top 28 and top 35 ranker respectively. They were focusing on
mastering their own fighting style. And once they got a hold of their own
fighting style, their strength would vastly increase to the point that they could
reach the level of Bryan's current strength.
And Souta, despite he didn't focus on his level this time. His strength right
now was higher than the time in the Gripin City. His taming ability grew
exponentially high in these past two weeks. Souta could call himself right
now a full-fledge Tamer.
He also confirmed one thing. And that he couldn't gain another class in the
system. It was really unfortunate that he couldn't receive the benefits of the
class in the system just like the Mage Class where he received a lot of
benefits every time he increased its ranks. Well, he doesn't any restrictions
just like in the game where he could only learn skills that were designated to
his class, so he didn't have any problem with it.
It was all due to Bargan's teaching. Despite being a powerful fire attribute
mage, Bargan still knew a lot of things. After all, in the game, Bargan's level
was 90. A typical boss-type character.
"Really... This batch of student this time is full of surprises." Bargan smiled
as he looked at the back of Souta's group.
"I wanted to see how far can all of you reach."
...
After one hour, everyone finished packing their things. They only brought the
basic things that they needed in every quest. Their weapon, set of equipment,
and potions.
All of them arrived in front of the Adventurers Guild and waited for the old
man Jared to arrive.
Souta was wearing a simple blue grade leather armor and pants. On his arms
was a pair of white gloves with the same grade as his armor. Hanging on his
waist was the dark grade [Vajra Sword Saya].
Bryan was wearing a chain mail and dark blue color pants. He didn't have any
weapon except for the fighting gloves that he was wearing. Hanging on his
neck was a golden necklace that could enhance his defense power.
Brando looked like a proper shielder with his full plate dark silver colored
armor. On his right hand was a huge and heavy shield. This shield was his
only weapon and its grade was purple grade. A grade above blue grade.
And lastly, Lumilia's blue hair was tied on the back of her hair with a blue
ribbon. She wore a long high collared black top. And on her lower body was
a simple fitted pants of the same color. On top of her clothes was a small dark
blue robe.
She was armed with a sword on her waist and a wand in her hand. She was
not an expert in sword fighting but she knew some moves so she could
defend herself if her opponent got close to her.
Everyone was ready to depart anytime.
Souta looked at Lumilia and saw that her hands were shaking. It seems that
she was nervous as this was the first quest and her debut as an adventurer.
"Class rep..."
Lumilia lifted up her head and she looked at him.
"You're nervous, right?" He opened his mouth and asked Lumilia.
Lumilia was stunned when she heard him. She was nervous and Souta was
right. She wanted to deny it but she thought that she didn't need to act tough
in front of him. She timidly nodded her head at Souta.
"I see..." Souta nodded and he gently smiled while looking at her. "That's
natural as this is your first quest but if you're going to compare it to what we
experience in Desolate Woods. This quest is nothing. You probably haven't
realized that the people we met there were an existence that you never wanted
to meet again."
Souta was right and Lumilia knew it. She knew about the Three Bringer of
Calamities. The three most powerful evil organizations in this world.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
They waited for a few dozen minutes before the old man Jared arrived.
"I'm ready. I also prepared the caravan we're going to use to go to the Fersch
Dukedom." Old man Jared said to the group.
"Then... What are we waiting for? Let's go now." Souta said with a smirk on
his face.
Chapter 162 - Planning
Souta and co. went to the caravan that the old man Jared prepared. They
immediately departed as soon as they got inside the caravan.
Souta looked at the old man Jared who was driving this caravan. He had a lot
of questions about the Fersch Dukedom and right now was the perfect time to
question the old man Jared.
"Old man, can you tell me more about the Fersch Dukedom?" Souta asked
the old man Jared.
Jared looked back at Souta. He slowly opened his mouth and asked Souta,
"What do you want to know?"
"Hmm... Let's see." Souta rubbed his chin as he pondered what he should ask,
"How about you tell me about your Duke?"
Old man Jared sighed before he began to tell everything he knew about his
lord to Souta.
Caedmon Freindinjer II was the name of the Duke of the Fersch Dukedom.
He was a benevolent and kind lord to his subjects. He treated everyone with a
smile on his face and he was the one who personally trained his soldiers. He
was also the most powerful person in their whole Dukedom. Even with the
killings started in their Dukedom, Caedmon was still the same.
Old man Jared started to become suspicious of his lord when Caedmon didn't
let the adventurers from the guild take any quest regarding the incident. He
shut down any information regarding the incident and he personally took
action to investigate the killings in their Dukedom. The result was the Duke
couldn't find the perpetrator of the incident.
It's very suspicious. Why would the Duke shut down all the quest related to
the incident? Anyone would find it strange why the Duke stopped all the
quest related to the killings that were happening in their land.
There's nothing strange when Souta couldn't remember this quest. After all,
millions of players were doing quest every day in the game so it was
impossible for him to know every quest that they do. There were a lot of
things that he didn't know in this world.
"Is it possible that the Duke is handling things because he doesn't want his
subject to be involved in his situation?" Lumilia opened her mouth and asked.
Her questions gathered everyone's attention.
"What made you think so?" Souta asked her. He then added, "It's okay to tell
your opinion. Maybe, we could guess the reason behind it if we all think
together."
"I'll pass. It's making my head hurts." Bryan shook his head while waving his
hands at the same time.
Lumilia nodded at Souta before she said, "If the Duke is really kind just like
what Sir Jared said then there's a possibility that he's facing some kind of
trouble. If he told anyone about it maybe the one who knew the truth will be
forcefully involved in his problem. Let's just take a look at the adventurers
that died. If I'm not wrong, I recall that Sir Jared said that thirty of them
died?"
Old man Jared nodded at her words indicating that Lumilia was correct.
Thirty adventurers died after they accepted the quest about the killings in
their land.
Lumilia then looked at old man Jared and asked, "Sir, can you tell us what the
Guildmaster did after he issued that quest?"
"The Guildmaster?" Old man Jared glanced at Lumilia before he answered

her question. "I think that he left the Dukedom saying that he will try to
contact the main guild to send some high-level adventurers."
"I see... I understand what you are trying to say, class rep." Souta nodded and
said to Lumilia. He realized that something was happening in the dark and
the Guildmaster also realized it after the adventurers that he sent died.
Normally, if the Adventurers Guild was facing some kind of trouble, the
Guildmaster wouldn't leave the guild at all. He will stay there and sent out a
messenger to the neighboring guild to ask for help.
It seems that the Guildmaster already sent out the messenger but all of them
died so the Guildmaster decided to depart and asked assistance from the other
Adventurers Guild from the neighboring nations or cities.
"There are also other possibilities that could happen," Lumilia said to him.
"And what's that?" Souta looked at her and asked.
"The Guildmaster got involved and got to know the perpetrator behind the
killings. After knowing that, he realized that the problem was something he
couldn't handle so he departed." Lumilia paused for a few moments before he
added, "Also, there is a possibility that he perished after discovering the truth.
The news about him departing is false and maybe the Duke is the one who
spread this news so that people wouldn't start panicking by the sudden death
of one of the most powerful people in their land."
Souta smiled and was glad that he brought her in his party. She was a noble
lineage so she undergo intense training when she was still a child. There were
some things that she could do that he couldn't.
'From all the information that we have, let's see the extent of her knowledge.'
Souta said inwardly. He looked at Brando and Bryan and gestured them to
listen.
Brando nodded his head while Bryan just looked outside the caravan. He was
thinking about how strong the Duke.
Souta then looked at Lumilia and asked her, "Then, where do you think we
should start our investigation?"
"First, before we reach the Fersch Dukedom we should split up with Sir
Jared," Lumilia said, and before Souta could ask why she said her reason for
suggesting this action.
"The Duke probably knew that his subjects are suspicious of him so anyone
that entered the Fersch Dukedom with adventurers could easily guess the
reason why. The Duke have many subordinates and he must have asked them
to monitor all the people that will enter his territory, especially to those
unknown people like us.
"So we'll enter from the different gate to avoid such suspicion. We'll also
spread the words from our fellow adventurers in that land our goals. We will
tell them that we're only passing by in that place as we plan to head to the
other country. That way, we could give everyone an impression that we'll
immediately leave that place.
"After that, one of us will fake a sickness so we could stay there for a few
more days. We also couldn't do that and say that we're going to rest in that
place for a few days. There are lot of things that we could do but that's the
most effective way that I could think of right now.
"Then, we'll start gathering information from our fellow adventurers that
stayed there. About the people that died, we have to get their information as
we could discover one or two things about the perpetrator.
"About the Guildmaster, we have to act quickly and contact the people who
are close to him, especially his assistant. And lastly, we'll have to investigate
the Duke's mansion."
Souta raised up his hand and signaled her to stop. He rubbed his chin as he
processed all the information that he received from her.
After a few seconds, Souta looked at her and said, "Okay, we'll follow your
suggestion. If you have something in your mind you can tell me."
Lumilia sighed in relief when she saw that Souta was listening to her. She
took a deep breath before she said, "I think that we should investigate it and
you, Souta, should be the one to do it. You're the most capable person among
us so I think that you could do it. It would begin once we found what the
Duke is hiding. We wouldn't need to gather information from other people
once we learn the Duke's secret."
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking from the beginning." Souta looked at her
and smirked.
It's true that the shortcut to all of this was investigating the Duke's mansion
and finding his secret. They wouldn't need to trouble themselves from
gathering information.
But that's the hardest part of this quest.
"Then, what should we do?" Brando suddenly asked.
"Be prepared as a fight could break out anytime," Souta answered him
without hesitation. He wouldn't forget to tell them those words.
"Um... Souta..." Lumilia called him while looking at him with hesitation in
her eyes.
"What's wrong, class rep?" Souta asked her and thought that she have
something in her mind that could help their quest.
"Can you please stop calling me 'class rep' when we're not in the institute?"
Lumilia asked him as she lowered her head.
"Huh? What's wrong with that class rep? You're our class rep so it's natural
that we called you class rep." Bryan looked at her and said.
"This... It's different. I'm not technically your class rep when in our party,
plus Souta is the leader of our party." Lumilia said as she looked down at her
feet.
"Okay, I'll call you Lumilia outside the institute." Souta smiled and said. He
then glanced at Bryan wondering why this guy was an airhead.
Chapter 163 - Fersch Dukedom
Souta followed Lumilia's suggestion so before they reach the Fersch
Dukedom they split up with old man Jared.
Old man Jared went inside the dukedom with caravan while Souta and co
went to the inside from the other gate of the dukedom.
"We're here," Souta said to his comrades as he looked up at the fifteen-meter

tall gate of the dukedom.
The people that were going in and out of the dukedom could be counted in
two hands. It wasn't a famous place so this sight was natural for this
dukedom.
Souta and co. went forward before the guards stopped them on their track.
"Who are you? And where's your identification ID?" The guards asked them.
They looked at their face and found that they were not from here.
Souta looked at his comrades and said, "Show them your adventurer's ID."
He then took out his ID and showed it to the guard. Lumilia, Bryan, and
Brando followed his instruction and showed their ID to the guards.
The guards took a look at their ID. They found that Souta and co were just
adventurers.
"I'm a C-rank adventurer from the Hebrei Kingdom and this is my party,"
Souta said to guards as he introduced himself and his party members.
"C-rank?" The guards were surprised when they found that Souta was a C-
rank adventurer. There were only a few C-rank adventurers in their dukedom
so it was surprising to see a C-rank adventurer coming in their land.
"Sorry to bother you, Sir. And welcome to Fersch Dukedom. I hope you
enjoy your time here." The guards bowed their heads and said politely. They
gave back the IDs in their hands to Souta and co.
The guards finished checking their identity so it's not a problem for them let
to them inside the dukedom.
"Okay, thanks," Souta said and thanked them before he started to walk. He
stepped inside the dukedom along with his comrades.
Brando turned his head and glanced at the guards. He then looked at Souta
and asked, "Why are they polite to us? Their attitude towards us turned
completely one hundred eighty degrees."
"It's not that surprising. I'm a C-rank adventurer and we're from the Hebrei
Kingdom. The power level in a land like this is actually low as most of the
people that reach the level of C-rank went to the huge countries like Hebrei
Kingdom." Souta paused for a moment before he added, "Small territory like
this one is very weak. They were all afraid of the power of the large countries
and the people there. C-rank in Hebrei Kingdom isn't a very big deal but here
in this place, they became someone powerful."
"There are countless C-rank in Hebrei Kingdom and even the elite guards of
the noble households have the power of a C-rank," Lumilia added. The C-
rank was just the minimum power to become an elite guard in noble
households. She knew this because she was the daughter of a noble head.
"I see..." Brando nodded his head in understanding.
"That's also one of the reasons why a place like this wouldn't grow into the
level of Hebrei Kingdom. The C-rank wouldn't be able to contain themselves
and head to the large countries for more benefits." Souta said to them.
"Those large countries are silently pressuring every small country near them.
Silently taking every valuable treasure in front of them. That's why no
countries right now rose to the level of large countries. No, there's one
country..." Lumilia didn't even manage to finish her sentence as Souta said
the answer before her.
"The Mechanic Country. Twenty years ago since the Mechanic Country was
founded and in that time they managed to reach the level of the large
countries. And right now it is one of the most prominent countries in the
entire Giza Continent." Souta said.
"Let's talk about that later. We should find an inn first before we worry about
something else." Souta shook his head and said to them.
"Okay, let's go!" Bryan said.
Souta looked up in the dark sky. It took almost twelve hours of their time
before they arrived in this place.
Traveling using caravan or carriage was really too slow. If he was in the
Mechanic Country, he could use those advanced technologies like on earth. It
would only consume one or two hours of their time before they in this place
if he used that technology.
'I'm not in the Mechanic Country right now so there's no point in thinking that
things.' Souta shook his head and decided to focus on upgrading his Mage
Class so that he could learn a high-level spell from the skill tree. If he had the
teleportation spell then this wouldn't become a problem.
Regarding this, Souta had two choices. One was to learn it manually while
the other one was to learn it by using skill points.
Lumilia stopped walking and she turned her head. She glanced at the guards
of the gate. She heard the guards talking about them.
"Those people came from Hebrei Kingdom!"
"Yeah, we should report this to our lord!"
"Why they are here to our land?!"
"I don't know. They are adventurers so I think it's related to their quest."
...
The group checked in inside the inn nearest to the city gate. After checking
in, Souta and the rest head towards the Adventurers Guild of this dukedom.
The vibe of the Adventurers Guild here in Fersch Dukedom was the same as
in the Ladro Institute. As expected of the Adventurers Guild, no matter what
place it is they were still the same rowdy bunch.
Souta smiled as he could hear the loud voices of the adventurers outside of
the guild.
"The adventurers never change." He said in a low voice before he opened the
door and stepped inside the guildhall.
The group entered the guild and the adventurers inside glanced at them for a
second before they went back to chatting to each other. Well, Souta and co
were new faces here so they were a little bit curious about them.
From time to time, they would glance at Souta and co. They saw that these
four people were wearing adventurers' clothes and were young at the same
time. But they immediately got bored when they found that Souta and co
didn't even greet them.
'Well, they were just brat.' All of them thought and they didn't bother
themselves anymore.
Souta looked at his party and said, "Find a vacant chair and sit there."
Lumilia and Brando nodded at him before they looked around. Bryan simply
followed the two without asking any questions. Well, Souta asked him to
keep quiet and don't say any unnecessary things while they were here in his
place. He's just following Souta's instruction.
Souta went to the quest board and looked at all the quests that were posted on
the board. He saw one quest that he could do inside this land.
He picked it up and looked at the details of the quest.
The quest was about materials gathering quest. The quest said that he could
find the materials in the sewer of this land.
Souta closed his eyes and decided that he will do this to avert the things that
they will do inside this land. They were going to investigate the lord so this
quest was suitable for the fake front.
They already took the Duke's attention the moment that they entered this
place. They wouldn't be able to avoid it if someone monitor their movements.
This quest was the perfect excuse when they started to investigate the Duke's
mansion.
Souta smiled and he went towards his party who were sitting around at a
round table. He placed the quest on top of the round table.
"What's this?" Bryan asked.
"A quest," Souta replied to him.
"I see... We're going to make this our front. I guess coming from the Hebrei
Kingdom really gathered the attention of the Duke." Lumilia said as she
looked at the quest on the table.
"I want the three of you to complete it while I'll go to the Duke's mansion and
investigate him," Souta said in a low voice that only his party could hear. He
also used his mana to distort the sound that coming out of their table. He
could use his mana to amplify his voice so it's natural that he could distort the
sound using his mana.
Mana has a lot of uses as long as a person could properly control it.
"Okay, we'll do it. I don't want to get bore so I want to do something and this
quest is perfect to quench my boredom." Bryan said as he looked at the quest
Souta looked at Bryan and Brando before he said, "Bryan, Brando, you'll
follow Lumilia's instructions while I infiltrate the Duke's mansion. Did you
two get it?"
"I understand Souta. I'll follow Lumilia." Brando nodded at his words.
"Me too. I don't have anything against it." Bryan said.

Chapter 164 - Gathering Quest
"Then, we'll follow Lumilia plan and you will pretend that you're sick,
Souta?" Brando looked at Souta and asked for confirmation.
"Yeah, I'll pretend and will sneak inside the Duke's mansion at night." Souta
nodded at Brando.
Souta then stood up and went on the receptionist. He submitted the quest said
that they will finish it tomorrow. It's just a simple material-gathering quest so
Souta could leave it at his party.
Taking this quest, Souta received the quest in his system.
*Ding!*
[Your party triggered a quest!]
[Gathering]: Gather three blue lamp herb and two night chili grass. Rewards:
5,000 exp, 5 free attribute points, and 3 skill points
"Oh?" Souta was surprised when he saw the notification in his mind.
So that's how it is...
Souta, Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia was officially in a party right now. To
create a party, they needed four people and they meet the requirements. Their
party was recorded in the Adventurers Guild just like the Gale Group.
In any case, this was a good news to Souta. Because he will receive the quest
in the system as long as any of his party members take any quest. Also, he
would receive rewards from the system if they completed it even without his
help.
Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia just needed to complete this materials gathering
quest and he would receive the rewards of his system.
'If I expanded my party and all of them take different quests at the same time
then I would receive all the quest and rewards from my system.' Souta said
inwardly as he rubbed his chin. Thinking about this, Souta couldn't help but
smirk.
This gave him another reason to expand his party.
Before, only three of them were in a party so Souta wouldn't receive the quest
that Bryan and Brando took. But it was different now. Give him one month
and Souta would be able to promote his class to a higher tier class. And that
class was the Battle Mage.
The skills points that he will receive this month will experience a change and
Souta was looking forward to it.
"What's wrong, Sir?" The receptionist asked Souta with a confused

expression when she saw him grinning to himself.
"Ah, nothing." Souta snapped out of his thoughts when he heard her voice.
He shook his head before he turned around.
He went back to his seat and talked with his party about his plan while
listening to the conversation of the adventurers around them.
After listening for a while, Souta and his party heard a shocking news.
"Did you take the quest to investigate about the murders?"
"No, I wouldn't take a quest like that. Remember what happened before?
Thirty adventurers and five of them are C-rank but all of them still died."
"That quest is not something that we D-rank could handle."
"Yeah, it's not something we could handle but a lot of our fellow adventurers
still took the quest."
"That's understandable. After all, some of the victims are their family
members or friends."
Souta and Lumilia looked at each other when they heard the adventurers'
conversation. There's no doubt about it. This was about the recent killings
that were happening in this dukedom.
But how...
Taking that quest means that the Duke took back his words and let the
adventures investigate the killings in their dukedom.
"Let's talk to them," Souta said before he stood up and approached the table
of the adventurers that were talking about the murders.
Bryan and Brando were about to stand and follow Souta but Lumilia stopped
them before they could do so. She looked at them and shook her head.
"Souta can handle it on his own. You don't have to be present when he talked
to them." Lumilia said to the two.
Brando nodded before he went back on his seat. Bryan also sat down when he
saw Brando sat back.
"I heard your conversation. Can you tell me more about it?" Souta said to the
adventurers and he showed his adventurers' ID.
The three adventurers looked at him from head to toe before they took a look
at his ID. They were surprised when they saw that he was a C-rank
adventurer and was stationed in the Hebrei Kingdom.
"What do you want to know?" The adventurers asked Souta.
Souta sat down before he opened his mouth and said, "I want to know more
about the killings. I just arrived here in this place and your conversation took
my attention."
"I see... You're a C-rank and you must be confident in your strength but I
advise you to don't let yourself be involved in this situation." One of the
adventurers said with a solemn expression to Souta.
"Don't worry, I'll leave this place in a few days. I'm just interested in the story
about it." Souta said as he assured them. He didn't forget to mention that he
will leave this place. It's important because if someone asked these
adventurers they would know that Souta didn't have a time to be involved in
this case as he would leave this dukedom in a few days.
"A lot of people already died in this case. Even C-rank adventurers aren't an
exception from this. All of it started a few months ago." The adventurers
began to narrate what happened to Souta.
Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan's table were near them so they could hear what
they were talking about.
Souta listened to their story and found that their story was the same as old
man Jared. It seems that old man Jared wasn't lying to them as all the things
that he said were exactly the same as these adventurers.
"From your words, the Duke shut down all the quest related to the case but he
took it back this morning, am I right?" Souta asked the adventurers in front of
him.
"Yes, that's right. The Duke took it back this morning. Dozens of quest
related to it were posted on the quest board this morning but now... you can
see it. There's nothing left anymore." The adventurer shrugged his shoulders.
He then cursed the adventurers who took the quest. "They are all idiots!"
"Why?" Souta asked the adventurers with a simple look.
"You can see it right! There's something wrong here, something wrong in this
place! Why would they accept such a strange quest? Did they want to die?!"
The adventurers cursed loudly.
"Yeah, it's really a strange case." Souta couldn't help but nod at the
adventurer's words.
"See... Even you find it strange. So don't ever think about investigating it. I
advise you to leave this place as soon as possible. This place is different from
before." The adventurer said to Souta.
"Thanks. I'll pay for your drinks." Souta said and he placed a few silver coins
on top of the table before he stood up.
"Hoho~ you're a good man. Thanks for this and I hope you heed my words."
The adventurers laughed and thanked him.
Souta waved his hand at them before he went to his party. He looked at them
and said, "Let's go. We're going to rest so that we have enough strength for
tomorrow."
Lumilia and the others nodded at him. They went back to the inn.
...
Souta was looking at the Duke's mansion through the window in his room.
The cold breeze of the night gently blew his face.
After a few moments, Souta grinned and muttered, "Just what are you hiding
there. I can't wait to discover it. No matter what I will discover your secret."
This quest was very crucial to him because once he received the reward of
this quest he will have enough points to level up his spells. No, just the quest
he just received was already enough for him.
'What do you think about this place?' Saya asked him in his mind.
"What's the point in asking me that question?" Souta shook his head and he
closed the window.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. He washed his face and stayed inside his
room. He waited for a while until Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan knocked on his
door.
"Come in," Souta said as he glanced at the door.
Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan went inside his room. They were wearing their
adventurers' outfit.
He looked at them and asked, "Do you know what you're going to do?"
"I know," Lumilia and Brando answered him at the same time.
"Yeah, we just need to finish this quest," Bryan said with an excited
expression. He couldn't wait to do the quest.
"You two will follow Lumilia's instruction," Souta said to the two with a
serious expression.
"Y-Yes!" Bryan replied as he straightened his body.
"I'll do my best to help Lumilia," Brando said as he glanced at Lumilia before

he looked at Souta.
After talking to Bryan and Brando, Souta turned his attention to Lumilia. The
corner of his mouth curved into a smile.
"I will leave everything to you, Lumilia. Don't disappoint me. I will wait for
your return."
"I... I'll do my best and bring you a good result!" Lumilia hesitated at first but
she managed to gather her courage and said these words to Souta.
"I'll wait for it. I'll go to the Duke's mansion after you left." Souta said before
he turned around.
"Be careful, Souta. Don't let them get you." Bryan said and he exited the
room with Brando.
"Be careful." Lumilia looked at Souta's back and said. She then followed the
two.
...
"Everything is ready... I just hope that they can handle it on their own." Souta
muttered as he looked at his party members from the window of his room.
Chapter 165 - Leave it to me, class
rep!
"I hope that they could handle it on their own," Souta muttered before he
closed the window and lied down on the bed.
'Do you even trust them? They are your party members, right? It's just a
simple material-gathering quest so they will complete it in no time.' Saya's
voice sounded in his head.
Simple material-gathering quest? If this was really a simple material-

gathering quest, Souta wouldn't be this concern for them. The rewards for this
quest were 3 skill points and it could threaten them based on their power
level.
Well, it's not that Souta didn't trust them. Bryan was strong, Brando was
tough, and Lumilia was smart. They could probably handle this level of
difficulty on their own. It's just that he didn't know what's inside in the sewer
that increased the difficulty of this quest.
"It's a test for them. If they couldn't handle this level of difficulty then they
are not worth it, no matter how high their potential." Souta said to Saya.
'Ufufu, what a good leader you are...' Saya laughed.
...
"Let's go to the Adventurers Guild first," Lumilia said to Bryan and Brando.
"What are we going to do there? I want to do finish the quest as soon as

possible." Bryan said with a sighed. He thought that they would go to the
sewer and finish the quest but it seems that Lumilia had different plans for
them.
"We lack information right now so we're going to gather it first," Lumilia
answered Bryan's question.
"Lumilia is right Bryan. We didn't even know how to get in the sewers in this
dukedom. Information is valuable to every quest." Brando nodded at
Lumilia's words.
"Okay." Bryan nodded with a tired expression.
The three went to the Adventurers Guild. Lumilia asked the receptionist
about the quest and the receptionist explained to her the entrance to the sewer
in this place. After she finished gathering information about the quest,
Lumilia decided that it was time for them to head into the sewer.
"Based on the information that the receptionist told me. There are ten
entrances towards the sewer and we just need to enter the nearest one in our
location." Lumilia explained to Bryan and Brando.
They didn't know the exact location of the materials and all they know was
that it was in the sewer. Even the receptionist didn't know the exact location
of the materials so Lumilia had no choice but to roam around the sewers until
they find the materials.
She also asked the receptionist if there were dangers in the sewer. The
receptionist told her that the danger of the sewer wasn't that high. The
monsters that inhabited the sewer were just the toxic rats and grim toxic rats.
The Toxic Rats weren't that powerful as they were just a non-evolve monster.
It means that they were just a lower life form of a monster. The weakest form
as it didn't even undergo an evolution. And Grim Toxic Rats was the evolved
form of the Toxic Rats.
Lumilia, Bryan, and Brando were strong enough to handle a dozen of these
monsters on their own. The first evolution monster was too weak for them. It
wasn't even a problem for them.
"Okay, I wanted to fight those monsters right now. I hope they will entertain
me." Bryan said with an eager look on his face.
"I'll leave all the monsters to you Bryan." Lumilia looked at Bryan and said.
"Leave it to me!" Bryan said as he patted his chest.
Lumilia then looked at Brando and showed him the ill.u.s.tration of the
materials that they needed to complete the quest.
"Memorize the appearance of the herb. The two of us will focus on finding
these herbs." Lumilia said to Brando.
"I understand. We can't count on Bryan for something like this." Brando said
as he looked at the ill.u.s.tration of the herbs that Lumilia was holding.
"Yeah. Fighting is the only thing that we can leave to Bryan." Lumilia
nodded at his words.
"And he's a genius at that to the point that he could defeat the two of us
together," Brando said with a wry smile.
"Hehe~ you two are flattering me." Bryan laughed while scratching the back
of his head.
Brando looked at Bryan and sighed. He knew the reason why Bryan have a
lot of failed quest in his record in the Adventurers Guild.
"Let's stop talking and head towards the sewer," Lumilia said to the two.
Bryan and Brando nodded at her. Souta said to them that they needed to
follow her instruction and Lumilia will be their leader in this quest.
...
After walking for a few minutes, Lumilia and the rest arrived in front of the
entrance of the sewer.
The entrance was just a small hole that could fit one person. The inside of the
sewer was pure black as it didn't have any light inside.
"Lit up the torches," Lumilia said to Brando.

Brando nodded and he followed her instruction. He lit up two torches. One
for him and one for Lumilia. Bryan didn't need this one as he was the one
who's going to fight the monsters.
"Here." Brando then give the other torch in his hand to Lumilia before he
jumped down on the hole.
"Here I come." Bryan also jumped down without hesitation.
Lumilia sighed as she looked at the torch in her hand. She felt something was
wrong in this quest but she couldn't figure out the reason why.
In the end, without any other choice, she jumped down on the same hole.
...
The three of them were inside the sewer. Darkness covered the entire area
and they could barely discern their surroundings even though they have
torches.
The sewer was wider than they expected. Rotten stench suddenly hit their
nose as soon as they got those.
"What's that smell?" Bryan complained as he pinched his nose.
Lumilia took out of towels in her small bag and she slightly poured some
water on it.
"Here, use this to cover your nose," Lumilia said as she gave Brando and
Bryan the towels.
"As expected of class rep. You're reliable." Bryan smiled as he took the towel
in her hand and used it to cover his nose.
"Stop talking. Focus on your surrounding." Lumilia said as she placed the
torch near the walls. She found that the walls were covered in thick moss. It
seems that no one cleaned this place for a long time.
"Why they aren't cleaning this place? They shouldn't let it be covered in
moss." Brando commented as he placed his hand on the moss and felt it. He
discovered that this was just an ordinary moss. Nothing's wrong with it.
"According to Sir Jared, the current Duke is a humble and kind man. He is
also a great leader of this dukedom. But it seems the duke couldn't focus on
any other things such as this as his entire attention is on the murders that are
happening in the dukedom." Lumilia said her thought on this matter. She
moved her head and looked at the path in front of her.
She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go now."
Brando and Bryan nodded at her. Bryan was walking in the front while
Brando was in the back of the group. Lumilia and Brando were carefully
looking at their surroundings. They don't want to miss the materials that they
needed.
After walking for a few dozen steps, Bryan, Lumilia, and Brando stopped
moving. They heard a loud screeching sounds. It was very loud and it echoed
in the whole place. It sounds like the rats were wailing and dying.
Brando gripped his shield. He then moved his feet and stepped on a sticky
substance.
"What's this?" Brando squatted down and he moved the torch in his other
hand. He saw a red substance on the ground.
"Blood?" He placed down his shield and touched the red substance. He was
wearing a glove so he didn't have a problem if this was a poison.
With a closer look, Brando confirmed that this was really a blood.
"What is it, Brando?" Lumilia asked Brando when she saw him found
something.
"Blood..." Brando replied to her with a serious expression.
"Don't tell me... they are killings each other. That's why they managed to
survive in this place that lacks food." Lumilia said in a low voice. She then
turned her head and looked in the direction where she heard the loud
screeching sound.
"Did you hear it? The sound is getting louder." Bryan said as he looked at
Lumilia and Brando.
"Now that you mention it..." Lumilia and Brando looked at each other after
they heard Bryan's words. Then, the two of them turned their heads.
The grounds started to shake and the stench of blood flooded the entire area.
The screeching sounds grew louder and louder to the point that it could hurt
their ears.
"Bryan!" Lumilia shouted at Bryan.
"I know. Leave it to me class rep." Bryan smirked as he started to emit a very
powerful aura. Flames emerged and it coated both of his hands. He then lifted
up both of his hands and aimed it in front of him. "This darkness is in the
way. I will light up the area first so please bear it for a while."
Chapter 166 - Dark Vine Eater
Bryan smiled as it was finally his turn to show his worth to his comrades. He
opened both of his palms and flames emerged from it.
He looked ahead of him with an excited expression and waited for a while.
After a few moments, dozen toxic rats appeared and it's rushing towards them
at a fast speed.
A ball of fire formed on top of his palms and Bryan threw it towards the toxic
rats that appeared.
[Flame Blast]!!
The toxic rats didn't stop at all, they just kept rushing forward until the ball of
fire that Bryan threw exploded.
Boom!
The entire area shook heavily and the flames swallowed the toxic rats and
burned them into ashes. But it didn't stop at all. The flames swept out and
since they were in an enclosed space, the flames rushed towards them.
Brando reacted quickly and he immediately stood in front of Bryan. He raised

his shield in front of him and his aura spiked up.
[Protector's Shield]!
A giant green shield materialized in front of him and it protected them from
the flames. The power of the flames grew stronger because they were inside
the sewer. The moss on the walls and the ceiling amplify the power of
Bryan's spell.
It continued to burn and was spreading quickly.
"Let me..." Lumilia said as she casted a water-based spell to stop the flames
from spreading. She was about to say something to Bryan when the entire
area shook once again.
Boom!
"What the hell?!" Bryan exclaimed as he looked ahead. He only saw darkness
but he could feel something was moving towards them.
"This...?" Lumilia looked at Bryan then at Brando. She opened her mouth and
said, "Let's turn around. The monsters are coming and they are not our goal."
"Good." Brando nodded before he turned around and started to run. He

readied his shield in front of him in case some monster appeared.
"I thought that I'm going to fight the monsters," Bryan said as he looked at
Lumilia.
"Yeah, you're going to fight the monsters but not in this way. We need to
complete our goal first before you can do what you want." Lumilia said to
Bryan before she started to run to catch up to Brando who ran first.
"O-Okay." Bryan didn't have a choice but to follow her words.
Brando looked behind and saw that Lumilia and Bryan were following him.
He continued to move forward and he only stopped when he saw three paths
in front of him. One on the front and the other two were on the left and right
side of him.
He looked at the left side and heard a sound of water in it. He then shook his
head and thought that he's not the one who should decide this.
Lumilia and Bryan arrived behind Brando. They saw the three paths in front
of them and understood why Brando stopped.
"We should go on the left path," Lumilia said to the two. She explained to
them that they have a high chance to find the herb that they needed in a place
with water.
The night chili grass and blue lamp herb wouldn't grow in the place without
water. So there's a high possibility that they would find it there. That's not all,
the toxic rats mostly build their nest near the watery place.
"Hurry up!" Lumilia said in a loud voice as she glanced at her back. The
monster that was chasing them was getting near.
Brando rushed forward without hesitation. He ignored everything and he

simply just followed Lumilia, the acting leader of their party.
"If you see any rats just smash them, Brando!" Lumilia said to him as she
followed Brando from behind.
"What about me? I want to smash those rats too." Bryan said while running
beside Lumilia.
"You. You're going to fight the monster behind us once it catches up to us."
Lumilia said to Bryan.
"Yes! But... Why do we have to wait when I could fight it right now?" Bryan
said happily then he asked a question at Lumilia.
"No, I always say that fighting is not our goal in coming here. We are here to
gather the materials for our quest." Lumilia said with a serious expression.
Fighting was the only thing in Bryan's mind right now and she couldn't help
but prevent him from disrupting the plan.
"Okay, I understand." Bryan nodded as he shut his mouth. He quietly

followed Brando and Lumilia.
After a few minutes of running, Brando shouted. "Lumilia, we're here! The
toxic rats here have enormous numbers! Also, look at the side! You will see
the night chili grass and the blue lamp herb!"
Lumilia looked ahead and saw more than a hundred toxic rats in front of
them. She glanced at the side and confirmed that Brando was right. The night
chili grass and blue lamp herb were here.
The toxic rats made a loud screeching sound when they saw Lumilia, Bryan,
and Brando. The sounds echoed in the whole area and it nearly caused
Lumilia and the rest to lose their focus.
"Sound attack!" Brando muttered and he rushed forward. He circulated his

mana around his body. His shield emitted a blue light. "Brace yourselves!"
[Ground Shield]!
He smashed his shield on the ground and several spikes burst out of it and
pierced the body of the toxic rats.
"I'll handle this!" Brando said as he charged towards the toxic rats.
Lumilia nodded at him and she turned her head to Bryan. "I'll leave the
monster in the back to you, Bryan."
"Yes, you can count on me." Bryan smiled as he simply stood on his position
while waiting for the monster that was chasing them to show up.
"Good." Lumilia then went towards the night chili grass and blue lamp herb
on the side. She began to gather it and placed it inside a transparent bottle.
Bryan couldn't hide his excitement in fighting this unknown monster. He

looked at his surroundings and saw that it was quite wide so he could
rampage here all he wanted.
The space between the ceiling and the floor was fifteen meters, and its width
was ten meters. This place was enough for him. He just needed to be careful
since Lumilia was gathering the materials behind him.
He decided to move forward so that even if he fought here, Lumilia wouldn't

get caught up in the aftershock of his battle. He just hoped that this unknown
monster was powerful enough to fight him.
After a few moments, the unknown monsters didn't disappoint Bryan as it

revealed itself.
The monster had a five-meter tall black furry body. Its red eyes were
gleaming in the dark. It has a pair of sharp fangs that could easily tear apart
an iron. It has three pointed vines sticking out in its back. Its two-meter long
tail was covered in black spikes.
"Whoa! What the hell is this monster?!" Bryan exclaimed while looking at
the ominous appearance of the monster in front of him.
Lumilia turned around and saw the figure of the monster in front of Bryan.
She was stunned when she saw this. Because the receptionist told her that
toxic rats were the only type of monsters that inhabited the sewer. The
receptionist didn't even mention the existence of this monster to her group.
All the time, she thought that the monster that was chasing them was the grim
toxic rat, the evolved form of the toxic rats. But it looks like her assumption
was wrong. She failed to think that another type of monster would appear
here aside from the toxic rats.
Her mind started to think of all the possibilities why this monster appeared
here.
"Why is a dark vine eater here in this place?!" Lumilia muttered with a
stunned expression. She didn't expect the appearance of this monster here in
the sewer.
The dark vine eater was a second evolution monster. It means that it was
stronger than the grim toxic rats who were the evolved form of toxic rats.
"Not good... I need to finish this as soon as possible." Lumilia thought and
she focused her attention on the materials that she needed to complete the
quest.
One of these monsters wasn't a problem. But what if dozen of them

appeared? Lumilia thought that she should increase her pace.
"Here I come!" Bryan smirked while looking at the dark vine eater. He
slightly bent his knees and launched himself towards it.
Boom!
...
Souta was sitting comfortably in his room. He stretched out of his hand and
picked up the cup of coffee on the table. He took a sip of it before he looked
outside.
"I wonder what's happening down there?" He muttered.
'If you're that curious, then why don't you check them out?' Saya's voice
sounded in his head.
"Nope, I don't want to waste my time babysitting them," Souta replied to her.
He was just curious about why the quest has a reward of 3 skill points.
He emptied his cup before he stood up and wore a brown robe. A grin
appeared on his face.
"It's time to infiltrate the Duke's mansion... I'm looking forward to seeing that
secret of his."
Chapter 167 - This is weird
The dark vine eater looked at Bryan with its gleaming red eyes. The three
vines on its back stretched out and went straight at Bryan.
Swoosh!
It was fast but Bryan managed to react quickly and dodged all three vines.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan looked at it and saw that the vines managed to pierce the thick floor.
These vines were bad news.
"I need to avoid it at all cost or else..." Bryan muttered as he looked at the
dark vine eater with a serious expression.
The dark vine eater also looked at Bryan. It then roared before charging at
him.
Swoosh!
In just a second, the dark vine eater arrived in front of Bryan. It swung its
sharp claws at him, attempting to decapitate him.
Bryan jumped in the air to avoid the sharp claws. He then gathered his mana
in both of his fists. Two balls made of fire formed above his palms.
[Flame Blast]!!
The two fireballs landed on the body of the dark vine eater before it
exploded.
Boom!
The flames swallowed the whole body of the monsters but Bryan knew that it
wasn't enough to defeat it.
Lightweight crackled around Bryan's body.
[Light Edge]!
[Lightnight Boots]!
Bryan charged towards the monster but he stopped midway and jumped to
the side.
Swoosh!!
Sharp vines burst out of the floor. These vines didn't stop at all as it chased
Bryan.
"This..." Bryan moved his body swiftly as he avoided the vines.
When he turned his head he saw the face of the dark vine eater closer to him.
Bryan could feel the rage in the eyes of the monster.
Bryan smirked and his mana spiked up. He opened his mouth and shouted,
"Class rep! Brando! Brace yourselves! I will use a powerful spell!"
Lumilia looked at Bryan before she casted a water barrier around her. Brando
casted a spell that could raise his defensive abilities. They prepared
themselves as they knew that Bryan was going all out in fighting that
monster.
The dark vine eater opened its huge mouth and tried to bit Bryan.
Bang!
"That's close!" Bryan muttered as he jumped backward and the vines began to
chase him once again.
While avoiding all the vines, Bryan started to build the spell structure. He
hadn't mastered this spell so he couldn't cast it easily like the other spell that
he had.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Luckily, Bryan wasn't a typical mage. An ordinary mage would cast a barrier
spell first before they cast an offensive spell. Unlike any other mage, Bryan
was agile and an expert in close range combat.
As for barrier spell? Bryan didn't even know a single barrier spell. Also, he
doesn't need it at all. His buff spells were enough for him. He was a genius in
terms of fighting so he could build a spell while avoiding the vines of the
dark vine eater at the same time.
Looking at Bryan, Lumilia had to admit that she couldn't do it. It's true that
she learned some fighting skills when she was a child, but it wasn't enough to
do what Bryan was doing right now. Casting a spell that consumed a few
seconds while avoiding was impossible for the current her. Souta was the
only one who could match Bryan in this skill.
What she didn't know that all of Souta's spells were an inner spell. Souta
didn't have to build the structure of his spell just like what Bryan was going.
That's also the reason why Souta could easily casted any spell.
If Souta was here, he would also say that he couldn't do what Bryan was
doing right now. He could only do it because the spell that he was casting
was all inner spells.
Lumilia was just a normal mage and nothing outstanding to it. She was just a
bit stronger than some of her peers. She wasn't like Bryan, Souta, and
Randolf that could dominate the entire first-year students if they wanted it.
That's why she will push herself to catch up to the people around her. She
doesn't want to get left behind.
Brando looked at Bryan and he ignored all the toxic rats in front of him. He
used [Shielder's Aura] to increase his defensive abilities and used the [Rock
Body] to toughened his flesh.
After a few seconds, a magic circle appeared in front of Bryan. He finished

building the magic circle of the spell he was going to cast.
"Settle down!"
Bryan smirked as he pulled back his fist. He then punched the magic circle in
front of him.
[Thunderous Flaming Roar]!!
A huge pillar of flames with lightning in it shot towards the dark vine eater.
This spell was one of the most powerful tier 2 spells that were in the Ladro
Institute. He managed to learn this spell in a short amount of time thanks to
teacher Bargan.
The entire area shook heavily and everything was swallowed by flames and
lightning. The water on the floor quickly evaporated. Even the toxic rats in
the back weren't an exception to this.
The people on the surface even felt the ground trembling. They thought that it
was an earthquake.
Lumilia casted another barrier spell when she saw that the barrier she casted
before couldn't handle the intensity of the [Thunderous Flaming Roar] spell.
She held her bag tightly to avoid it getting burnt.
They came here for nothing if she loses the materials that they needed to
complete the quest.
Smoke covered the whole place and it blocked everyone's vision. They could
hardly see anything with the thick smoke in the whole area.
Cough! Cough!
"Did it go down?" Bryan muttered as he looked around at his surroundings.

He cautiously took a step forward to check if he managed to take down the
dark vine eater.
The temperature of this place was high because of the spell he just used. It
was also hard to breathe because of the thick smoke around him.
"Cover your ears!" Bryan shouted before he took a deep breath.

Lumilia and Brando heard his words so they covered their ears with their
hands. Even without seeing Bryan, they could guess what's in his mind.
Bryan imbued his mana in his vocal cords before he shouted.
"GO AWAY!!"
The sound waved pushed out all of the smoke in the area and it revealed the
body of a dead dark vine eater. Bryan learned this thing from Souta. After
Souta woke him using this, he asked Souta to teach him how to use mana.
Lumilia and Brando looked over. They sighed in relief when they found that
the dark vine eater was dead.
"I've gathered all the materials that we need. We can leave this place."
Lumilia said to Brando and Bryan.
Bryan and Brando nodded at her. This fight was already enough to for Bryan.
He could properly hold himself now that he fought some monster in this
place.
"This is good. If you're a little bit stronger then I'll praise you more." Bryan
smiled as he looked at the body of the dark vine eater.
If he compared the power of this dark vine eater to Yuko, then Yuko was
stronger than the dark vine eater. Even if both of them were second evolution
monsters, Bryan wouldn't hesitate to say that Yuko was stronger.
He knew how stronger Yuko. He was always there when Bargan was training
Souta to improved his taming ability.
"Ah~ I wanted to have a pet too. Then, I can also do that summon thing! Tch!
That's so cool!" While thinking about Yuko, Bryan remembered that he
doesn't have a pet. He was desperate to have a pet.
"Forget it. Forget it." Bryan repeatedly said to himself while holding his
head.
Lumilia and Brando looked at each other before they sighed. As expected of
Bryan.
Suddenly, the ground shook once again. It interrupted Bryan's thought.
"What the hell?!" Bryan exclaimed as he looked around and felt that
something was coming in the front.
Lumilia's expression turned serious. She tightly held her bag in her chest
while Brando stepped in front of her and raised his shield.
"Just what is it right now?" Brando said as he prepared himself.
After a few moments, a monster appeared in their sight. It was the dark vine
eater. But it wasn't alone. Behind it were several dark vine eaters. It was hard
to count how many monster have appeared because of the darkness. But one
thing was sure... And they were in trouble.
Bryan, Lumilia, and Brando opened their eyes widely when they saw this
scene. Just how did all of these monsters appear here in this place?
...
Souta was hiding in the bushes inside the duke's mansion. He was wearing a
dark red robe and a mask to conceal his appearance in case someone saw
him.
"Strange... This is weird." He muttered to himself while looking around.
'Yeah, this is really weird.' Even Saya agreed to his statement that the duke's
mansion was weird.
The security here wasn't that tight. In fact, the people that were guarding this
huge mansion could be counted in two hands. This was the duke mansion so
the security here should be tight. But it seems that it was the opposite here.
"Let's go further."
Chapter 168 - Diary
Souta found that something strange was happening inside the duke's mansion.
The people that were guarding the duke's mansion could be counted in two
hands. This place should have the tightest security in this dukedom. So why?
He could only think of one reason.
That was the people that were guarding the duke's mansion were the most
loyal subordinate of the duke or else the duke wouldn't let them guard here.
As there's a possibility that the guard will discover his secret. That's why the
duke didn't let anyone guard this mansion.
"If it's like this... It's easy to sneak inside." Souta said in a low voice. It's not
that he's complaining. That's to this, it made his work easy than he thought.
He suddenly stopped as he saw that the soul he got in his earring increased. It
increased by two souls. It seems that someone died right now. If he turned
back now and roam around the dukedom. There's a possibility that he will
find the culprit.
'Should I go back or not?' He pondered what he should. It was then that

Saya's voice sounded in his head.
'You're here so you should finish what you have to do first. Also, the chances
of you finding the culprit in this huge place is left than fifty percent.'
Souta looked over and saw the guards were gone. It's time to proceed
forward.
Souta stood up and swiftly went beside the duke's mansion. He looked up and
saw the window on the second floor of the mansion was open.
He climbed up and when he saw that there's no person inside, he entered the
room through the window.
"What's with this room?" Souta muttered as he looked around the room.
The room looks normal. It has a simple bed and a table on the side but the
interior design of the room was exquisite. As expected of the duke's mansion.
Different books were neatly arranged in the corner of the room.
Souta walked towards the table and placed his finger on top of his. The dust
was already formed on top of the table.
"Did they forget to clean this room?" Souta muttered a question. He didn't
think that anyone would forget to clean this room.
He stretched out his hand and picked up a notebook on the side of the table.
Souta patted the dust on it before he opened it.
"I'm Soraya, a maid inside the duke's mansion. The maid here has different
roles and my role is to take care of the duke's children. I like this job of mine
as the children are kind and understanding."
Souta found that this was the diary of a maid that took care of the duke's
children. He continued to read the rest.
"Today, I felt that something changed in this place. The duke got a sickness
and the rest of his family. Of course, they didn't let the people know this.
Only the maids and some of the guards knew the condition of the duke and
his family.
"All of them are showing the same symptoms. The duke's personal doctor
checked the condition of the duke and his family.
"And the result was stunning... The doctor said that he didn't know the
disease of the duke and his family. The doctor hasn't encountered this type of
disease for the rest of his life. Even the healing spell didn't show any effect.
"Some of the maids like me showed an expression that they will leave the
duke's mansion. They are afraid that they will catch the same disease. They
don't have money so it's natural to feel that way. Me too, I wanted to leave
this place but I'm concerned about the well-being of the children."
Disease? Souta read it once again and didn't say anything about the
symptoms of the disease. In the end, she was just an ordinary maid and didn't
have much knowledge of the duke's disease. That's the reason why she didn't
bother herself taking it down in her diary.
'Next page... I think I have an idea about it.' Souta heard Saya's voice in his
mind. He turned to the next page and continued to read the diary along with
Saya.
"Today, a miracle happened. The duke and his family recovered from their
illness. It was so sudden that they could already walk and talked like a normal
person. Everyone was happy for them including me.
"Today, I've received a news that some of the people in the dukedom were
killed. All of their internal organs were gone. I got scared when I received
this piece of news but then I remembered that I'm in the safest place in this
dukedom so I don't have to worry about myself. I'm sure that all the guards
were going to capture the perpetrator in no time."
Souta frowned when he read this passage. It seems that the killings in this
dukedom weren't ordinary. The internal organs of the people that died were
gone. No sane person will do this. Even Souta will not do this to the person
that he killed.
He will not hesitate to kill his enemy but taking their internal organs and
using them for some kind of ritual. That's insane.
'You're disgusting you know. What you did to the people that you kill was
even worse than this. You're taking all of their soul and preventing to live
another life. That's the worse for me. You're sending them into oblivion.'
Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
Souta ignored her and he continued to read the diary.
"Today, some of the maids that stayed here left the mansion. I don't know
why. They just suddenly leave without telling anyone. At the same time, the
killings in the dukedom appeared in my mind.
"Today is the duke's first wife's birthday. The maids were preparing for a
banquet. Everyone should be happy on this occasion but I found that they all
have the same plain face. They don't show any emotion including the duke's
children. It's weird.
"It's weird... Everything is weird. I don't want to stay here anymore. Right
now, only five maids were working here in the duke's mansion. The rest of
the maids were gone and I didn't even hear anything about them. It's
impossible for them, including my roommate, to leave without saying
anything.
"I'm going to leave this place... Actually, I found the duke's wife eating my
roommate in the bas.e.m.e.nt of the mansion. It scared me. Even now while
writing this I couldn't get that thing out of my mind... I'm packing up my
things and will leave this place tonight."
The diary ends in that passage.
Souta closed the notebook and placed it back on top of the table.
"Soraya, thanks for the information." He muttered in a low voice and thought
that the maid was dead. If she knew that, there's no way that the duke will let
her leave this place. The same must be said from the rest of the maids here.
They were all dead.
But Souta gained a lot of information from this diary.
The guards hid the thing that all people that died in the killings didn't have
any internal organ at all. They were brutally killed.
"So why are they taking put all the internal organs? Also, why the made
vanished in this mansion." Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin. He then
recalled something that he read in the diary.
The bas.e.m.e.nt. The place where the maid saw the duke's wife eating her
roommate.
Souta walked towards the door and he decided to know everything now that
he's here in the duke mansion. Everything will come into light as long as he
discovered the key information in these killings.
He placed his ear on the door and tried to sense if there were people in the
hallway. After making sure that no one was in the hallway, Souta opened the
door and exited the maid's room.
This mansion looked deserted. It feels different inside than outside the
mansion. The atmosphere here was chilly.
Souta stopped on his track as he felt the ground slightly shake. If he wasn't
focusing on his surroundings, Souta wouldn't be able to sense it at all.
He frowned and looked outside the window. He guessed that the tremors
came in the underground and the cause of it was his party members.
"It seems that something is hiding there in the ground," Souta muttered and
he shook his head. He ignored the tremor in the ground and focused on the
task in front of him.
...
Souta checked all the rooms on the second floor. He discovered that all the
rooms here were abandoned for a long time now. No one was living here on
the second floor of the duke's mansion.
He went downstairs and checked the first floor of the mansion. This place
was the same as the second floor. There's no sign of people living here except
for the two rooms.
The duke's room and the wife's room.
Also, the children that were mentioned in the diary. Souta couldn't find them
at all.
Chapter 169 - You're under arrest!
Souta wondered where are the people that living here in this mansion. He
hasn't seen anyone here in this place. In fact, Souta hasn't encountered a
single person.
The wife and the children were all gone.
"So, the question is where are they?" Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
He turned his head and looked outside through the window.
"Did the guards knew that the duke's family were gone?"
Souta looked down at his sword and asked, "What is it? Did you guess the
reason behind this?"
'Um... I'm not sure but...' Saya said.
"But, what?" Souta looked at the sword with a questioning gaze.
'You have to see it for yourself. There's one place that you haven't check yet.
And that is the bas.e.m.e.nt where the maid saw the duke's wife eating her
roommate.' Saya said to him.
"Okay, I'll go there. Also just spit out what you have in your mind." Souta
nodded and sighed as he walked towards the door.
'If I'm right, then this case is worse than you thought. Only if I'm right.'
Souta raised his hand and fixed the position of his mask. He carefully hid his
mana inside his body so that no one could detect him. The guards here
weren't strong enough to sense him. Only people with special abilities like
Lynn could detect his presence.
"That girl, Lynn. Maybe I could bring her to my party. If she could enhance
her ability then she would be able to help me in my future quest." Souta
muttered as he walked towards the bas.e.m.e.nt.
Lynn's sense was unusually high. Back in the special test, she pinpointed the
one who casted the tier 2 spell. If she knew some sensory spell and combat
arts, she would become a great sensory type mage.
She would become a great asset to him if she managed to improve her
abilities. A radar that could detect anyone could bring huge benefits when the
war comes.
If Souta wasn't wrong the pope of the True God's Holy Kingdom was a
sensory type mage. He could sense anyone within the radius of ten thousand
kilometers around him.
If Cl.u.s.ter was really a part of the True God's Holy Kingdom, it's hard to
imagine how she managed to escape from the pope's surveillance. Cl.u.s.ter
possessed a power that was unknown to him, Souta thought that she used it to
escape from the pope.
'If it's that girl. I'm sure that she wouldn't decline you. I think that she will be
happy if you invited her to your party.' Saya said to him.
"I'll try it later."
...
Souta arrived in front of the stairs. The stairs were heading to the
underground bas.e.m.e.nt of the mansion. Darkness covered everything in the
bas.e.m.e.nt.
Just by standing in front of it, Souta could already feel the ominous aura in
this place. The pressure that this place was giving to him was unreal.
"This energy and this pressure..." Souta muttered with a surprised expression.
He couldn't believe it. He felt being pressured even though he was standing
on the outside.
'Cast your buff spell... It's useless to use mana inside. You wouldn't be able to
cast it once you step inside the place.' Saya said to him.
"That's a good idea." Souta nodded and he started to cast all the buff spells
and combat arts that he knew.
[Agility Boost]!
[Strength Boost]!
[Triple Muscle Strengthening]!
[Cat's Speed]!
The guards outside the mansion wouldn't be able to detect him even though
he used mana. The reason for that was the energy coming out of the
bas.e.m.e.nt. It's harder to detect his mana if he's near the stronger energy.
Souta thought that this room was a special one. He couldn't sense this energy
when he was outside the room.
He looked around trying to find the switch to open the light but
unfortunately, he couldn't. There's no light in the bas.e.m.e.nt. It's all up to the
night vision traits that he has.
Souta took a deep breath and he pulled out the [Vajra Sword Saya] from its
scabbard. He then went downstairs.
The stench of blood attacked Souta's nose as soon as he stepped inside the
bas.e.m.e.nt. It feels that a lot of people died in this place.
Souta looked around and saw that the bas.e.m.e.nt was surprisingly wide. He
could even fight someone in this place.
The floor and the walls of the bas.e.m.e.nt were covered in red moss. With a
closer look, Souta found that it was blood.
"Let's see what's hiding here."
Souta muttered as he ignored the other room and head towards the direction
where the energy was coming.
After a few seconds, Souta saw a wide room. The atmosphere in this place
was heavy and suffocating. At the center of it was an ominous existence.
"That's..." Souta opened his eyes widely when he saw the creature in the
center of the wide room.
Suddenly, the entire bas.e.m.e.nt began to tremble. The ceiling, floor, and the
walls were shaking nonstop.
'It's not the time yet so leave quickly!' Saya said to him.
"I know." Souta quickly turned around and left the room. He ran as fast as he
could.
In just a few seconds, he arrived outside the bas.e.m.e.nt. He checked his

mask if it was still intact. He then packed all the things that he needed such as
the maid's diary before leaving the duke's mansion. This was the evidence
that he needed to prove that the duke was not the same person anymore.
The trembling only stopped when Souta exited the duke's mansion. It put all
the guards around the mansion in panic. They roam around the mansion but
no one dared to enter it.
Souta knew the reason why. It seems that the duke forbids anyone from
entering the mansion without his permission.
He ignored them and he went to the town. With all the things that he got from
the mansion, Souta was sure that he would be able to complete the quest once
he gave all the evidence to old man Jared.
Just a little bit more and he's going to complete it.
Souta turned into the alley and found two people lying down on their
stomachs. They were covered in fresh blood.
From the looks of it, they just died. Souta approached the corpses and he
turned them around.
"Haha, damn! They really took the organs of the victims." Souta laughed
when he found that these two corpses don't have any organs at all. The culprit
took all the organs of the victims for that existence in the bas.e.m.e.nt of the
duke's mansion.
'Someone is coming!' Saya warned him in his head.
Souta quickly stood up and was about to leave but it was too late.
The woman who saw him screamed loudly and pointed at him.
"Kyaa! Someone killed a person!"
"What?!" Souta was stunned when the woman thought that he's the one who
killed these two people. Well, it's not that surprising considering his outfit.
He was wearing a mask and robe. He's trying to conceal his identity.
In just a few seconds, a lot of people arrived on the scene. All of them have
the same thoughts in their mind. They thought that Souta was the culprit
behind the killing in their dukedom.
The guards also arrived and pointed their weapons at Souta.
So fast? Their response was too fast. Did someone set this up?
'Leave Souta! With your strength, it's not a problem! You're wearing a mask!
They still haven't know your identity!' Saya shouted in his head.
Souta looked at the people around him with a calm expression. He didn't
show any signs that he will leave this place.
'What are you doing?' Saya asked him in bewilderment. She couldn't
understand why Souta was doing this.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see who have the guts to turn all the people here
into a sacrificial lamb," Souta answered her with a smile on his face.
"You're under arrest! Don't resist or else we'll use force to subdue you!" The
guards shouted at him.
"Don't worry, I won't resist," Souta said to the guard. He then looked at the
corpse and said, "I'll tell you, I didn't kill them. All of them didn't have
internal organs. If I'm the one who killed them then where's the internal
organs of these dead people."
"Still, we're taking you with us. You're the most suspicious person here." The
guards said to him.
...
Boom!
Boom!
"Go down!" Bryan shouted as he shot powerful flames towards the dark vine
eaters.
Since Bryan wanted to fight someone that badly, Lumilia gave him a task to
fight this monster while she and Brando were leaving the place.
Bryan agreed to her without hesitation. It was finally his turn to move and
fight the monsters.
Brando was running in front of Lumilia. If someone appeared before them,

Brando would be able to protect Lumilia. The two were going up to the
surface while Bryan was fighting the monster.
"Is it really okay to leave Bryan there?" Brando asked Lumilia.
"It's fine, Bryan is not that weak that he would go down in fighting some
second evolution monsters," Lumilia replied to Brando. She was leaving
some trail behind so that Bryan could follow her once he finished fighting all
the monsters.
She also didn't forget to tell him that he should go back as soon as possible.
He should not drain his stamina in this place. This was only a side quest in
this dukedom. They still have to finish their real quest so draining one's
stamina wasn't advisable.
She knew that Bryan wouldn't understand it that way. She understood how's
Bryan's mind work. That's why she told him that they would fight a stronger
culprit in the killings once Souta finished his investigation.
And it works, Bryan said that he would come back as soon as possible to not
let Souta hog all the battle on the surface.
Chapter 170 - I will smoke out the
mastermind
"Don't you ever think of escaping from us?" The guards warned Souta with a
grim expression.
"Well..." Souta's expression turned cold in an instant. The atmosphere turned

chilly.
Even though he was wearing a mask and the guards couldn't see his face.
They still could feel the heavy pressure he was releasing. It feels that some
heavy risks were placed on their shoulders. That kind of feeling.
The guards subconsciously took a step backward. They gulped their saliva as
they felt that Souta could easily kill them right here.
"Y-You, don't try it!"
The chilly atmosphere disappeared in an instant. Souta sighed and removed

the mask on his face. He then said, "Relax, I'm not planning to escape. I just
wanted to tell you that I'm not the one who killed these two people. They
don't have their internal organs anymore. The killer must have taken them so
if I'm the killer why don't I have their internal organs."
"You have a point there but we still need to investigate you. I hope that you
cooperate with us." The guards said to him. They still haven't lowered their
weapons as they knew that Souta was a very dangerous man.
"Well, I'll cooperate with you. I already show you my face so there's no point
in escaping right now." Souta nodded his head at the guards. He then squinted
his eyes and said, "but I have one condition."
"Do tell us." The guards said.
"I don't want you to touch me a part of my body. You don't have that rights.
If you can abide from that then I'll follow you." Souta said to them with a
cold look.
"Y-You're just a-" one of the guards was about to say something bad to Souta
but the captain of the guards stopped him.
"Shut up!" The captain of the guards looked at his subordinates. He then
looked at Souta and agreed to him.
He knew that Souta's power was above from any of them. Even if they work
together to subdue him, it still wouldn't be enough to stop Souta. That's the
feeling he got from Souta
'Just who is this young man? It seems that he's not the culprit but I get the
feeling that he knew this case better than us.' The captain if the guards have a
lot of questions in his mind. He shook his head and thought that he would ask
Souta later. He didn't know what's happening in their land right now.
The captain of the guards shook his head and asked his subordinates to clean
the crime scene.
'What are you thinking?' Saya asked him in his head.
'I'm trying to smoke out the mastermind behind this. I'm sure that he will
make a move soon. You saw that creature in the bas.e.m.e.nt right?' Souta
said to Saya in his head.
'Yeah, what about it?' Saya asked but she immediately took back her question
as she realized something. 'If the owner of that monster in the bas.e.m.e.nt
knew that you're investigating the scene then he will surely put you down.'
'Yeah, the owner will try to silence me. After all, the preparation is near to
completion. It's just a matter of time before everything goes down in this
Fersch dukedom.' Souta said to Saya.
'I don't think so. At most the owner will send some lower life forms, like dark
vine eater to silence you. They only know that your power level is C-rank but
they didn't know the specifics of your skillset.' Saya replied to his words.
'I know that. The owner is hiding carefully in the dark while controlling every
pawn that he had so I doubt that the owner will personally show.' Souta said
in his head as he shrugged his shoulder.
'If you know that, why do this?' Saya asked him. What she couldn't
understand was why Souta was letting these people capture him.
'Well, I'm sure that Lumilia will figure it out. I will leave the rest to them
while I'm going to find the mastermind. It's a win-win for me and them. They
will receive a lot of benefits when solving this case.' Souta grinned
maliciously.
In Souta's case, he doesn't need to solve it anymore. He already knew what's

happening in this dukedom and he just needed to find the mastermind behind
the killings.
"Let's go now." The captain of the guards looked at Souta and said.
"Okay." Souta nodded and followed the guards leisurely.
Since there's nothing to watch anymore, the folks slowly disappeared when
Souta and the guards left the scene.
'Although, there's a low chance. I still hope that the mastermind will visit me.
I will know it instantly if I saw the mastermind's appearance.' Souta thought.
...
[Thunderous Flaming Roar]!
A sea of flames and lighting swallowed several huge monsters. It toasted

several dark vine eaters in front of Bryan.
"I'm not done!" Bryan shouted as he raised both of his hands in the air. A
lightning ball formed on top of his left palm and a fireball formed on top of
his right palm.
"Fuse!"
Bryan put them together and a powerful energy swept out the entire area. It
shook the ground heavily. The ball of lightning and fire was emitting
powerful mana fluctuations.
"This is it! Go down all of you!"
He then threw it towards the dark vine eaters.
[Lightning Flame Sweeper]!
A powerful explosion occurred and it made the entire ground tremble. The
entire area was wiped out. A huge gully appeared in front of Bryan after the
huge explosion.
After a few moments, rocks started to fall. The entire place was crumbling
and if Bryan doesn't leave he would be buried alive here.
The aftershocks of the explosion were felt on the surface. The people there
were shocked when the ground tremble and huge cracks appeared. Smoke
appeared between the cracks and the temperature started to get high. They
felt heat coming out of the floor. The people quickly run in panic.
"Huff... Huff... Huff..."
Bryan was breathing heavily as he drained almost half of his mana in this
battle. He took out a blue potion from his pocket and drunk it.
"Really, this taste never changed," Bryan complained as he threw the bottle
on the side. He looked up and saw that the ceiling was collapsing.
"I need to leave this place!" He shouted before he turned around and run.
...
Lumilia and Brando were on the surface. Both of them managed to safely
leave the sewer.
Lumilia looked down with a worried expression on her face.

"Don't worry about him. You said to me before that Bryan is strong so
believe in him. Plus, he's still holding back his power." Brando said to her
when he saw her worried look.
"You're right. If he used his full strength then I'm afraid..." Lumilia nodded
and she took a deep breath to calm her breathing.
Suddenly the ground shook and they heard a loud booming sound coming
from the underground.
Both of them were caught off guard so they fell on their butt.
"What the-" Brando cried out when he saw huge cracks started to appear on
the ground.
"Bryan is serious right now," Lumilia muttered as she stood up and patted her
clothes.
Then, the two of them saw smoke coming out of the cracks on the floor and
the heatwave coming out of it.
"What's wrong with Bryan? We're just talking about him holding back his
power and now this..." Brando was speechless. If they created more damage
anymore then they would have to pay for it.
The floor beneath their feet was five feet thick and Bryan just blow it up with
the aftershock of his attack. Plus, the concrete floor wasn't just an ordinary
road. It was made from high-quality stone that huge kingdom used to create
their roads.
This was the only thing that makes the Fersch dukedom the same as the huge
countries. In history, before the Fersch dukedom was founded here this place
was once a huge country. However, after it fell the Fersch dukedom replaced
it and it didn't manage to catch up to the level of the previous country. Their
improvements became stagnant throughout the time because of the
suppression they received from their neighboring countries.
"Let's go. Now that Bryan is serious this place is turning bad." Lumilia said to
Brando.
"Turning bad?" Brando looked at her with a questioning gaze.
"Yeah, the Adventurers Guild don't know about the dark vine eater in the
sewers. In their records, the monsters in the sewers are only toxic rats and
grim toxic rats. But now..." Lumilia said to him.
"I understand. It means that someone purposely hid those monsters there,
right?" Brando realized what she was trying to say. "Also, did those monsters
have any relation to the killings in this place?"
"I don't know. It is impossible for the dark vine eater to kill those people. If
the dark vine eater is going to kill someone then it would eat it. It will not
leave the body in the alley." Lumilia said to him. Still, she was wondering
why there was dark vine eater in the sewers of this dukedom.
Chapter 171 - We're going to
rampage
Lumilia and Brando went straight to the Adventurers Guild. They didn't even
wait for Bryan cause they know that he was not in danger.
Lumilia and Brando entered the Adventurers Guild. They saw the adventurers
here were having a commotion.
The adventurers turned their heads and looked at the two.
"Speaking of the devil. You two there, do you know that you're leader was
captured by the guards?" The adventurers said to them.
"What?!" Lumilia and Brando were shocked when they heard it. They
couldn't believe it at all so they approached the adventurers.
"What happened?" Lumilia asked them.
The adventurers looked at each other. It seems that Lumilia and Brando didn't
know about this news. One of the adventurers opened his mouth and said,
"You see. The guards captured your leader. If I'm not wrong his name is
Souta."
Lumilia and Brando confirmed it when they heard Souta's name. They asked
why the guards captured Souta.
"Your leader became the suspect of the killings that happening here. They
saw him looking at the body of the dead people. The guards are currently
investigating him. I'm going to warn you... The people here are getting
restless and wanted to know who is the culprit." The adventurers said to them
with a serious expression.
"You mean..." Lumilia looked at the adventurers as she realized what they
were trying to say.
"Just one word from the duke and he could pin all the blame to your leader.
The people here would have no choice to believe it. Only a few people like
us, adventurers, knew what's really happening in this land." The adventurers
said to her.
"Can the duke really do that?" Lumilia asked them with an uncertain look on
her face.
"The folks here are afraid because they haven't caught the culprit for a long
time and every other day some people will die. If they haven't found the
killer, it will cause a panic in this whole land. Also, the duke is showing
suspicious action and if he wanted to clean his name he will forge evidence
and pinned all of it to your leader." The adventurers said to Lumilia and
Brando with a gloomy expression.
"I understand..." Lumilia nodded and thanked the adventurers for informing
them.
"This dukedom is done. The kind and humble duke became suspicious and
the guild master isn't showing himself." The adventurers said with a sigh.
They didn't even know what to do anymore.
'This became a problem but...' Lumilia thought as she massaged her temple.
She has a question in her mind and that's why would Souta let the guards
capture him.
If she wasn't wrong about him, Souta would certainly not let himself be
captured by the guards. Maybe she was wrong, Souta has a plan that she
didn't know.
'What should I do?' Lumilia kept repeating this question to herself. She didn't
know what she should do in this situation.
Brando looked at Lumilia and shook his head. He stretched out his hand and
patted her shoulders.
"What is it? Do you have something in your mind?" Lumilia asked Brando
when she felt his hand on her shoulder.
"You should not think deeply about it. We should accomplish the task in
front of us. I'm sure that Souta is fine giving his current strength. I think he
formed a plan after seeing what's inside the duke's mansion." Brandon said in
a low voice that only he and Lumilia could hear.
Lumilia took a deep breath and sighed. Brando was right. She's thinking too
much about this matter. Souta gave her the task to lead this party. She
thought that she had to do this flawlessly but the opposite happened to them.
A lot of unexpected things appeared that were outside of her plan.
She thought that she should take this calmly and she shouldn't rush things like
she did before. She recalled Souta's advice before.
'Always prepare for the worse outcome.'
"Fine, let's submit the quest to the receptionist first. Then, we will wait for
Bryan before we discuss what should we do." Lumilia said to Brando.
"Okay, let's do that." Brando nodded at her.
The two went to the adventurers guild and submitted their quest. Lumilia
gave the herbs that she gathered in the sewers.
"Also, the sewers have a problem. There are dark vine eaters there and it
would become a problem to other adventurers if you didn't update your
information." Lumilia said to the receptionist.
The receptionist was stunned when she heard Lumilia's report. She couldn't
believe what she heard right now. She asked Lumilia, "Can you please tell me
in detail?"
"Okay." Lumilia nodded at her.
The receptionist took Lumilia and Brando inside one of the rooms in the
Adventurers Guild. No one will bother them in this place.
"Miss, you can start now." The receptionist said to Lumilia as she prepared a
notebook and pen. She will record Lumilia's report regarding this discovery.
"My team went to the sewers and we immediately found the toxic rats that
you mentioned before. We fought and took down those toxic rats but we
sense a powerful presence approaching us. We all thought that it was only the
evolved form of the toxic rats, the grim toxic rats. But we're all wrong."
Lumilia paused for a moment before she continued, "What we found there
was entirely another monster, the dark vine eater. Right now, my teammate is
still fighting the dark vine eaters in the sewers."
"Are you sure that it's fine to leave your teammate there?" The receptionist
asked with a doubtful expression.
"Don't get me wrong. My teammate is strong. Although he is a D-rank

adventurer, he still have a power of a C-rank adventurer." Lumilia said to the
receptionist.
"Then, the report about the earthquake..." The receptionist said as she
recalled the recent earthquake in some part of the dukedom.
"Yes, it's probably my teammate." Lumilia nodded at the receptionist.
"Then, how many dark vine eaters do you think are there in the sewers?" The
receptionist asked a question.
"Hmm... I don't know but from what I saw... Their number surpassed ten. It
seems that it's been a while since they took the sewers as their nest." Lumilia
answered the receptionist's question.
"I see..." The receptionist nodded her head and she took down all the
information that Lumilia said.
"I have a question," Lumilia asked her.
"What is it?" The receptionist placed down her pen and looked at Lumilia.
"How did the dark vine eater manage to get inside the sewer? Is there some
secret passage that leads to the sewer outside the city?" Lumilia asked the
receptionist.
"There's none." The receptionist simply answered her question. "The guild
will form a group that will investigate it. Thanks for your information. Also,
we'll compensate you for the wrong information that we have. You can wait
in the reception while I submit this report."
"Good. Then, what about the damage to the city?" Lumilia nodded and asked.
"We'll also cover it for your party." The receptionist answered her.
"Thanks. That helps a lot." Lumilia said before she stood up. She bid farewell
to the receptionist before she left with Brando.
She and Brando waited for a while until the receptionist came and gave their
compensation. A thirty gold coins was all they received from the
compensation and they received one gold coins for the quest that they just
finished.
"So where should we wait for Bryan?" Brando asked Lumilia.
"Let's wait for him here. I'm sure that Bryan will go here if he didn't found us
in the inn." Lumilia answered Brando.
"I see." Brando nodded and he looked in the sky. He felt something bad was
going to happen. His instinct as a demi was telling him that a storm will
occur here.
Not just him, Lumilia too was feeling restless.
...
Souta was sitting alone in the jail. The guards didn't have any plan to placed
him in jail at all but something unexpected happened. One of the higher-ups
said that they should place him inside the jail in case Souta decided to escape.
Souta wasn't against this and he simply cooperated with them. Right now, he
was sure that the mastermind behind the killings noticed him. That's why they
put him in jail.
"Really, what a good choice..." Souta grinned to himself. He finally

understood that it wasn't only the duke. It seems that the other people besides
the duke was being controlled too by the mastermind.
This whole dukedom was being controlled by one person.
'The preparation is already complete. So I think the mastermind will make a

move soon. If not this day, it should be tomorrow.' Saya said to him.
'Yes, at that time, I'm going to disrupt the process.' Souta replied to Saya.
Suddenly, Souta heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Material-gathering quest!]
It seems that Lumilia and the rest managed to complete the quest. It's within
his expectations. Souta knew that they could handle this level of difficulty. If
it was in the past, then they wouldn't be able to complete it.
"This is enough..."
Souta smirked and he closed his eyes. He focused his mind on the contract
between him and Yuko.
'Yuko, stop eating and prepare yourself. We're going to rampage.'

Souta looked at all the skill points that he earned in the past few months. He
saw that he earned enough skill points to level up one of his spells to level 10.
He earned most of this from the fight in the Gripen City. On that day, he
received more than ten skill points. All the fight and the quest that he did was
worth it.
Souta didn't even care about reducing his life spans. He knew that if he
wouldn't risk it then there's a possibility that he would die in the next version.
Well, if he was going to say it ten years of his life span couldn't be compared
to the skill points that he received. He needed skill points the most so he
couldn't help it.
After the cultural festival, Souta grind the quest in the Adventurers Guild
every day. He will complete two or three quests that have the reward of one
skill point each. Sometimes, he couldn't find any quest in the Adventurers
Guild that have the rewards of skill points.
He understood it as he was still a C-rank adventurer. The highest reward that

he could earn in this rank per quest was three skill points. Sometimes, if he
was lucky enough he would be able to get a quest that has the rewards of four
skill points. Unfortunately, he wasn't lucky. All the quests that have high
rewards came from Lumilia. If not for her, Souta wouldn't be able to get
those skill points.
If it was in the game, Souta would call Lumilia the quest giver. A type of
NPC that gave a lot of quest to the players.
'What are you going to do? I felt that you contacted Yuko... Is it too early to
escape from this jail?' Saya's voice made Souta snapped out of his daze.
'I know that... If I know the identity of the mastermind then I wouldn't stay
here.' Souta said to Saya. He was after one thing... And that was the quest to
fight the mastermind. His quest here was only to investigate the duke and
nothing else. Since he finished investigating the duke, he only needed to find
old man Jared to finish this quest.
Souta rubbed his chin and wondered if Lumilia would give him that quest. If
he could trigger it then it's great. He would fight that mastermind to free this
dukedom from the mastermind's hands.
But first, Souta had to level up his spell.
He looked at his surroundings and saw that it was quiet. The prisoner on the
other jails was unusually quiet.
'Don't bother me for a while.' Souta said to Saya before he closed his eyes. He
looked at his system and saw that he had 55 skill points. It was enough for
him. He pondered for a while what spell he should level up.
He had only two choices. The [Shadow Spike] and the [Shadow Ball] spell.
These two spells came from the system so he could only use these two to
upgrade his class rank. If he used his other spells like [Mud Slide] or [Light
Heal] then he would be able to promote his class rank.
If he level up his [Shadow Ball] spell, Souta would be able to cast several
balls at the same time. It would help him a lot and his battle style would
improve. But if he level up his [Shadow Spike] spell, Souta's firepower
would increase greatly. It wouldn't be limited to the ground. He could spam
[Shadow Spike] in any direction.
Currently, Souta's crowd control ability was high. The level 10 [Shadow
Bind] spell could hold down all the C-rank. It could even hold a monster with
a monster orb for two seconds. It would increase as he was going to promote
his class today.
Picking from these two spells was hard.
In the end, Souta picked the [Shadow Ball] spell. This spell has a lot of use
than the [Shadow Spike] spell. Plus, he would unlock more skill in his skill
tree once he was promoted to Rank 3 Mage.
Without hesitation, Souta used 54 skill points to level up his [Shadow Ball]
spell to level 10. A system prompt sounded in his head.
*Ding!*
[You've fulfilled the requirements to promote the Mage class!]
[Do you want to promote your class to Rank 2? Yes/No?]
'Yes...' Souta answered simply and several system prompts sounded in his
head.
*Ding!*
[You've successfully ranked up to Rank 3 Mage!]
[Intelligence attribute has increased by 40!]
[Mana pool has increased by 100!]
[Magic resistance has increased by 100%!]
[Mana recovery has increased by 20!]
[Spell power has increased by 100%!]
*Ding!*
[Magic resistance has reached the first threshold!]
[You've gained the blessing 1st Tier Spell Immunity!]
[You're now immune to all 1st tier spell!]
*Ding!*
[You're Mana Pool has reached the first threshold!]

Souta felt his a warm energy coursing through his body. It was seeping to
every fiber of his muscle.
The increase in his strength was tremendous. His magic resistance right now
was so high that he was immune to all tier 1 spells. No matter what kind of
spell it is as long as it was a tier 1 spell, Souta wouldn't received any damage
to it. The only downside of it was even if his ally casted a tier 1 buff spell to
him, he wouldn't receive it because of his resistance.
Luckily, he could turn off the blessing [1st Tier Spell Immunity] that he
received. If not, then it would be a disaster for him. All the buff spell that he
knew would be ineffective to him.
His mana pool was over one thousand so he gained something from it. The
increase in his mana recovery. Currently, his recovery was 66 per hour. Back
then, his mana recovery was only 1 mana per hour. So comparing it to his
mana recovery right now, he could say that he improved a lot. The mana
recovery would increase by five times when he was resting so he could
recover all of his mana in just a few hours of sleep.
Souta smiled and he looked at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Goblin Corruptor(2nd Evolution)
Level: 27
Health: 766/766
Stamina: 433/433
Mana: 1110/1110
Strength: 374(314+60)[+]
Agility: 453(253+200)[+]
Dexterity: 440(240+200)[+]
Vitality: 333(323+10)[+]

Muscle Strengthening] Level 2, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level 2, [Summoning]
Level 1, [Transfer Energy] Level 1, [Pet Resonance] level 1
Trait skill(s): [Corruption]
Blessing(s): [Blessing of the Great], [1st Tier Spell Immunity]
Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul: 673/1,300]
Skill point(s): 1
Souta looked at his stats with a satisfied expression. To think that he would
come this far in just a few months since arriving in this world.
He was sure that he could dominate anyone at his level. He was strong to the
people at C-rank level but comparing his strength to B-rank, he was still
weak.
His other attributes were far from the first threshold so he doesn't need to
think about it right now.
His next goal was to promote to Battle Mage class. Promoting to Battle Mage
Class would change everything to Souta. It was the starting point to dominate
those higher-level creatures so couldn't wait for it.
After a while, Souta opened his eyes and grinned. He looked down at his
hand before he raised it.
A ball of shadow formed on top of his palm and it flew outside the jail. He
was right, he could control this ball of shadow like an extension of his body,
just like the [Shadow Bind] spell.
Souta smiled and he closed his eyes. He focused on controlling the ball of
shadow. It was his first time using it, so he couldn't control it properly.
Suddenly, the ground shook heavily and everyone in the Fersch Dukedom
felt an oppressing aura pushing them on their knees.
"It comes at the right time. I could hardly hold myself back right now." Souta
said as he stood up and looked at the small window on the top of the jail.
...
The powerful best feram swallowed the whole Fersch Dukedom. It

suppressed all the mana inside it. The ordinary people fell on the ground and
lose their consciousness.
It agitated all the dark vine monster in the sewers. One by one, they emerged
from the ground and they caused chaos in the Fersch Dukedom.
Everything in the Fersch Dukedom changed in an instant.

Chapter 173 - Come, Yuko
The powerful best feram suppressed the mana inside the whole Fersch
Kingdom. It greatly decreased the firepower of all the mage inside the
dukedom.
The ordinary people didn't have the strength to fight back against this strong
and berserk energy. They fell on their knees as they were having a hard time
breathing. Everyone began to panic at this point. They don't know what's
happening right now.
"W-What happened?!"
"H-Help me!!"
"My son!!"
Several screams asking for help rang around the whole Fersch dukedom. The
adventurers who have a certain resistance tried to help the ordinary people
but their numbers were too low to help all the people in the dukedom.
The guards too were helping the people but even then... It still wasn't enough.
The Adventurers Guild immediately immobilized a party that will help the
people in the dukedom. Their response was fast but what happened next was
outside of everyone's expectation.
Boom! Boom!
The ground trembled and countless dark vine eaters emerged from it. They
made a hole on the ground and came out of it. It caused destruction in any
part of the dukedom. Everyone was stunned when they saw this.
Without waiting for them to regain their senses, several dark vine eaters
killed the guards and adventurers. At this point, the other guards and
adventurers snapped. They pulled out their weapons at the same time and
tried to fight the dark vine eaters.
Lumilia and Brando looked around at their surroundings with a gloomy

expression.
In just a few minutes, the whole Fersch dukedom changed. Everything inside
the dukedom was chaotic. The adventurers and the guards were trying to fight
back against the dark vine eater. But they were at a disadvantage because of
the best feram that was covering the whole dukedom. Plus, the numbers of
dark vine eater was more than they could handle.
"Best feram? And this level of energy... It was stronger than Souta when he
used monster potion back in the Gripen city." Lumilia muttered as she felt the
suppressing energy of the monster in the atmosphere.
"Are you sure?" Brando asked Lumilia. He wasn't present in the battle in the
Gripen city so he didn't know how fierce the battle that happened there. He
didn't even know how powerful Souta when he was using the best feram.
"Yes... This best feram is entirely on a different level." Lumilia nodded at

him. This was the terror of the monster. She wouldn't be able to properly use
her mana if the monster was powerful.
Boom!
A dark vine eater emerged from the ground and appeared before them.
Brando immediately raised his shield and used a combat arts that he knew.
[Shield Bash]!
He smashed his shield on the huge body of the dark vine eater.
Bang!
Lumilia pulled out her sword and charged towards the dark vine eater. With
her level of power, the best feram in the atmosphere could prevent her from
using any kind of spell. If she pushed herself to use a spell, then there's a high
chance that it would only explode in front of her.
Swoosh!
She arrived at the side of the dark vine eater and slashed her sword. Her
sword managed to cut the body of the monster.
Roar!
The dark vine eater roared in anger. The three vines on its back stretched out.
It flew towards Lumilia as it wanted to stab her to death.
Brando appeared in front of her and blocked those vines using his shield.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Thanks. I'll leave the defense to you." Lumilia said before she jumped over
Brando. She then aimed her sword at the dark vine eater before she stabbed it
in the eye.
[Lightning Stab]!
Blood spurted out as her sword pierced the eye of the monster. The monster
roared in anger and it swept out its tail but Brando was here blocked any
attack of the dark vine eater.
Brando reacted quickly and blocked all the incoming attacks that came from
the dark vine eater.
The combination of the two was exceptional as they managed to kill a single
dark vine eater in just a minute.
"Luckily, I knew some sword arts of my family," Lumilia said with a sigh.
She was thankful that she learned this skill when she was a child. She knew
that without her mana she wouldn't be able to defeat a single dark vine eater.
But Brando was here. She knew that Brand would be able to protect her
against the attack of the monster.
"Huff..." Brando exhaled and said, "The power of the dark vine eater is
stronger than I imagined. I could only use combat arts but without buff spells,
I wouldn't be able to fight against many dark vine eaters."
Lumilia glanced at Brando before she looked around at her surroundings. She
still could see a lot of dark vine eaters rampaging across the whole Fersch
dukedom.
Boom!
The ground suddenly shook and a dark vine eater burst out.
Swoosh!
The monster flew in the air without any signs of life. A figure flew in the air
and grabbed the body of the monster. The figure then threw the monster on
the ground.
Boom!
The impact created a small crater on the ground.
"That's..." Brando was surprised when he saw the figure.
"Bryan!" Lumilia exclaimed as she recognized that this person was none
other than Bryan.
"Oh, you two are here!" Bryan turned his head and looked at them with a
surprised expression.
Lumilia and Brando approached Bryan. Lumilia glanced at the dead body of
the dark vine eater and asked, "You're still fighting."
"Yeah, they kept coming at me," Bryan explained to them that even though
he took down a lot of dark vine eaters a lot of them were still alive.
Bryan fought and defeated more than twenty dark vine eater on his own in
the sewers. But he found that their numbers wasn't decreasing at all. No, in
fact, their numbers kept increasing.
He was retreating when the best feram suppressed all the mana in the whole
land. Countless monsters appeared before Bryan and he didn't have a choice
but to fight with his bare hand.
"I see..." Lumilia nodded and she noticed that Bryan was covered in bruises
all over his body. Blood was flowing out in some of his wounds.
"Where is Souta? I thought that he is going to investigate to duke's mansion."

Bryan asked as he didn't saw Souta with them.
Brando and Lumilia looked at each other when they heard his question.
Lumilia smiled wryly and explained to him what happened to Souta.
...
"What?! Souta was captured!!" Bryan exclaimed in a loud voice. "What are
you waiting for?! Let's rescue him right away!!"
"Bryan, do you think that Souta needs our help?" Lumilia asked Bryan a
simple question.
"Yes, why?" Bryan simply answered her question.
Brando and Lumilia sighed when they heard his answer. Brando said, "You
see, Souta could have escaped from the guards with his strength but why he
didn't try to escape?"
"Brando is right. From our information, Souta was wearing a mask at that
time. He even removed his mask to let the guards know his identity. That
way, even if Souta escape from them they could easily post a wanted poster
about him." Lumilia added.
"Oh, you are right. But why Souta let the guards capture him?" Bryan asked
as he tilted his head in confusion.
"I don't know but Souta formed a plan in his mind after discovering the secret
of the duke." Lumilia paused for a moment as she looked at the dark vine
eaters. She then said, "So right now, we only need to focus on the problem in
front of us. I think defeating these dark vine eaters would help Souta."
"Oh! I see..." Bryan nodded and he looked around. He smiled and said,
"Then, let's quickly finish all these monsters at once."
...
Every prisoner inside the jail was causing a commotion. They don't have any
idea what's happening in the dukedom. Some of the weak prisoners lose
consciousness due to the pressure of the best feram.
"Hey, you!!" One of the prisoners shouted at Souta.
Souta lifted up his head and pointed at his nose. "Me?"
"Yes, you. You have a sword there and it seems that most of your belongings
are with you. Why the heck the guards didn't confiscate those things?" The
prisoner said to Souta in a loud voice.
"Hmm..." Souta smiled as he rubbed his chin. "Maybe, they are afraid that
I'm going to kill. After all, I threatened them not to touch me."
"What are you saying? Use that and help us escape from these cells!" The
prisoner said to Souta while pointing at the sword on Souta's waist.
"Why should I do that?" Souta smiled as he stood up and looked at the

prisoners. He then patted his clothes while saying, "Well, I won't help you as
all of you don't have the qualification."
Suddenly, a crimson red light glowed on the upper part of Souta's shoulder.
The crimson light passes through his clothes. And with a simple looked
everyone could see that the crimson light was the face of a fierce bear.
"Come, Yuko," Souta said in a low voice and the crimson light glow brightly.
After a few moments, a loud roar echoed in the whole jail.
Roar!!
Chapter 174 - Grandmaster
A loud and powerful roar shook the entire jail as a huge red bear appeared
beside Souta.
Bang!
Yuko simply swung her claws and the cell broke like a fragile glass.
Souta grinned as he stepped out of his cell. He patted Yuko's back and said,
"Good job."
Every prisoner was stunned when they saw this scene. Their jaws were hung
open as they couldn't believe what they saw. A huge bear materialized out of
thin air.
Then, one of the prisoners recognized Souta's profession.
"A-A tamer?!"
"You mean the class that could control a monster?!"
"Yeah, that's a tamer!!"
All of them looked at Yuko and Souta with a shocked expression. The
prisoner in front of Souta's cell couldn't say anything. He could only look at
Souta with wide eyes.
"Mu..." Yuko looked at her surroundings with a tense expression. She felt
pressure from the dense best feram in the air.
"Don't worry..." Souta said to Yuko.
The skill he used just now was called [Summoning]. It was a skill where he
could summon his pet to his location. If the pet didn't want to be summoned
then he wouldn't be able to summon his pet. That's the only condition of this
skill. As long as the pet was willing then the owner could summon the pet
anytime.
He learned this skill from teacher Bargan. Even though fire attribute spell
was Bargan's specialty he still knew a lot of things outside his specialty.
Souta had a tattoo on his shoulder. The tattoo looks like Yuko's face but it
was more fierce and violent. He could summon Yuko through this tattoo
without any problem. This tattoo linked Yuko and Souta through the contract
they possessed.
Bargan explained to Souta the importance of this tattoo. Souta could do a lot
of things with this just like the [Summoning] skill he used. If it got stronger,
he could communicate with Yuko without any problems.
"Well, well, well, can I kill all the prisoners here?" Souta said with a smile
while looking at the prisoners' faces.
The prisoners gulped their saliva when they heard his words. All of them
looked at Souta with a nervous expression. They don't want to die.
Once again, the ground shook heavily and three monsters emerged from the
ground. Two of these emerged from the prison cells of the prisoners and the
remaining one emerged in front of Souta and Yuko.
The monsters had a five-meter talk furry body. It has a pair of red gleaming
eyes and a pair of sharp fangs that could tear apart any iron. It has three
pointed vines on its back. These vines were stretchable and the monsters used
these vines for offensive attacks. Lastly, the monsters have a two-meter long
tail that was covered in black spikes.
These monsters were called dark vine eaters.
"W-What's this?!" A prisoner was scared when a monster emerged from the
ground. He didn't have a way to escape this because they were inside the
enclosed cell.
"I don't want to die!! Help me! Help!!" He shouted as the dark vine eater
opened its mouth. Then, it bit his waist into half.
Blood splattered on the ground the dark vine eaters eat the prisoner.
Panic spread through the whole prison in an instant. The appearance of the
dark vine eaters brought terror to the prisoners here. They shouted and called
the guards but it seems that the guard wasn't here. No matter how loud they
shouted, the guards wouldn't be able to hear them.
"Hmm..." Souta lifted his head and looked closely at the dark vine eater in
front of his face.
"Graaaah~" The dark vine eater slowly opened its mouth revealing sharp
teeth and fangs. Its red eyes were looking at Souta.
Souta smirked and said, "Yuko..."
Suddenly, the head of the dark vine eater crashed on the ground.
Bang!
Blood splattered and it created a small crater. A loud sound rang in the whole
area as the head of the dark vine eater crashed on the ground.
Roar!
Yuko roared as she smashed the head of the dark vine eater repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every hit that landed on the head of the dark vine eater shook the ground.
The dark vine eater struggled but tentacles like shadows hold the body of the
monsters. It prevented the dark vine eater from moving.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yuko continued to smash the head of the dark vine eater until it died. Just
like that, they managed to kill the monster of this level.
"You've grown stronger." Souta smiled as he patted Yuko's back.
Yuko looked at him. She then stuck out her tongue and licked his cheeks.
Souta stopped her and he looked at the scared prisoners. One of the prisoners
took his attention. He frowned and looked at the prisoner.
The prisoner was a middle-aged man with messy hair. The man had a pair of
furry ears on the side of his head. The color of his skin was dark purple. He
was a half-moon elf and half-beast kin.
His clothes were in totter. His body was covered in wounds and blood.
Souta felt a fierce power inside this man. The power of this prisoner was
stronger than him. He didn't think that he would meet a man this powerful in
this dukedom.
He approached the cell of the man and asked, "Hey, who are you?"
The middle-aged man lifted his head and looked at Souta in the eyes. "Who
are you?" He asked back.
Souta frowned deeper when he heard the middle-aged man. He then smiled
and said, "Oh, I forgot that I should introduce myself first. Forgive for my
rudeness. I'm Souta Ieshi, a Rank C Adventurer from Hebrei Kingdom."
"C-rank? Hebrei kingdom? That's a powerful country." The middle-aged man

muttered. "What are you doing here in this small dukedom?"
"I'm here to complete a quest that I took. The quest is about to investigate the
duke of this dukedom." Souta answered with a smile on his face.
"You? Do you have any idea what's happening in this place?" The middle-
aged man asked with a serious expression.
"Yes, I know but I currently don't have any idea who's the mastermind,"
Souta replied to the middle-aged man.
"Me? I'm Djalvin Grumiyn, the current Grandmaster of the Adventurers

Guild." The middle-aged man introduced himself.
Souta was surprised to find the Grandmaster of the Fersch dukedom's

Adventurers Guild in prison. From his information, the Grandmaster left the
Dukedom and hasn't shown himself until now. To think that the Grandmaster
was a prisoner.
"Are you lying?" He asked.
"Do I look like I'm lying?" Djalvin asked while looking at Souta in the eyes.
"No." Souta shook his head. He then rubbed his chin and pondered what
should he do with this man. In the end, Souta decided to free the grandmaster.
Shiing!
Souta used the vajra sword to cut down the cell and the chains binding the
grandmaster.
"I freed you, so answer one of my questions." He said to the grandmaster.
"And what do you want to know?" The grandmaster asked back as he stood
up and stretched his body.
"I wanted to know why you got caught," Souta said as he placed the vajra
sword in its sheath.
The grandmaster stepped out of his cell before he explained to Souta how he
got caught.
A month ago, when the grandmaster was going to leave the Fersch dukedom
to send a request for help to the neighboring Adventurers Guilds someone
ambushed him outside the dukedom. Before this, the grandmaster sent a
messenger to ask for help but those people never came back. Since he didn't
have a communication talisman to report to the other guilds, he had no other
choice but to personally ask for help.
Outside of the Fersch dukedom, a monster with a monster orb appeared

before him. With his power, the grandmaster wouldn't have any problem
fighting it but there were dozens of dark vine eaters. Those monsters attacked
him at the same time without caring for their lives.
In the end, he loses and got captured by a man wearing a mask. It must be the
master of those dark vine eaters. The man said that it was not the right time to
kill him and he's a reserve in case something unexpected happened.
This was one of the problems in the Adventurers Guild in a small land. The
main guild didn't have them as their priorities so they don't have any sort of
communication. If this was the Adventurers Guild of the Ladros City, it will
have a talisman that could easily contact other branches of the guild and the
main guild.
"So you're one of the important ingredients..." Souta exclaimed when he

heard the grandmaster's story.
"Ingredients...?" The grandmaster looked at Souta with a questioning gaze.
"Yeah, haven't you realize it. That man is a tamer like me and he knew some
dark evolutionary path." Souta paused for a moment before he added, "He
will use the organs of humans and demis to evolved his monsters and you,
you're a B-rank Adventurer. An organ of a B-rank must be precious to him."
"Important? Then, why would that man put me here with other prisoners if
I'm that important to him?" The grandmaster said.
"Well, I guess that he doesn't need you right now as you're just a reserve."
Souta grinned then he opened his arms widely, "Can you feel this best feram?
This is the energy of a monster evolving to fourth evolution. The monster is
undergoing evolution right now and this is the right moment to disrupt him."
"You mean..." The grandmaster opened his eyes widely as he realized what
Souta was trying to say.
"Yes, I'm going there to stop the evolution and I wanted you to help me,"
Souta said to the grandmaster.
Chapter 175 - Going Outside
"You're a B-rank adventurer so you could go toe to toe to some monsters with
a monster orb. You will handle that monster while I'll handle the tamer."
Souta said to the guild master.
He knew that the guild master was a B-rank adventurer. The prerequisite
requirement to become a branch guild master was to have the power of a B-
rank. That's the minimum power level if one wanted to become a guild
master.
"Can I trust you?" The guild master asked Souta with a serious expression.
He still didn't know if he could trust Souta or not.
"You don't have a choice but to trust me or else this dukedom will fall," Souta
said as he shrugged his shoulder.
The power of the B-rank adventurer was important for this mission. If Souta
wanted to take down the tamer then he needed to have at least one B-rank
beside him to hold that monsters.
Souta knew that the guild master wasn't a match to a monster that undergo
fourth evolution. That's why he planned to disrupt the evolution. No, even at
the current power of that monster the guild master still didn't have a chance to
defeat it.
A single B-rank wasn't enough to defeat a monster at the peak of the third
evolution. In the game, the third evolution monster was between level 40 -
60. So defeating it was impossible for a mere B-rank. They needed at least a
party of B-rank to defeat a monster at the middle level of third evolution, and
three parties consisted of B-rank to defeat a monster at the peak of third
evolution.
A single A-rank was needed to fight this level of monsters. But it still wasn't
enough to defeat it. Well, it all depends on the skills of the adventurers and
the type of monster.
But from the guild master's story, it seems that he already fought this monster
before when he got captured. The power of the guild master must be between
B-rank and A-rank.
Looking back at that monster in the bas.e.m.e.nt, Souta thought that the
monster didn't show its true prowess to the guild master.
Well, the guild master was clearly at a disadvantage at that time and the
tamer must have launched a surprised attack to injured the guild master.
"I understand. I'll fight that monster." The guild master nodded his head.
"You'll fight that monster while I'm going to fight the tamer. I wanted to see
his taming skills and compared it to mine." Souta said.
Judging from the guild master's current condition, Souta thought that the
guild master could only fight that monster for ten minutes. He also
considered that the monsters in the bas.e.m.e.nt weren't at its peak because
they would disrupt its evolution. These ten minutes were enough for Souta to
handle the tamer.
Suddenly, Souta heard footsteps that disrupted his thoughts. The guild master
and Yuko also heard it.
"I'm wondering where are the guys that will silence us but now they are
here," Souta said as he smiled as he looked at the hallway.
"Those dark vine eaters from the back?" The guild master looked at the back.
The two dark vine eater were eating the corpses of the prisoners. These
emerged at the same time with the dark vine eater that Yuko killed.
"Kill them. And I'll handle these people." Souta said before he stepped
forward and pulled out his sword. His shadows spread out and it covered the
entire floor.
After a few moments, a group of guards appeared in Souta's vision. At the

same time, the shadows on the floor burst out and bound the guards with high
speed.
The guards didn't expect this at all. They thought that the prisoners were
inside their cells.
"Is that it? The tamer really asked these weak people to silence me and the
guild master." Souta muttered as he slowly approached the guards. He was
doubtful if these people were really in cahoots with the tamer.
He looked at them from top to bottom before he asked, "Who asked you to
come here? If you answered my question truthfully then I'll let you live. If not
I'll kill you painfully."
The cold expression of Souta scared the shit out of the guards. They began to
tremble and sweat heavily. They said everything they know to Souta.
...
Souta fixed his clothes and looked down at the lifeless body of the guards
with a cold expression. He was right. These people were here to kill him and
the guild master.
"They thought that I'm going to spare them. If I'm Bryan, I will spare them
but I'm not him." He muttered and he looked back. He saw the guild master
looking at him.
"You're quite merciless." The guild master said.
"Yeah, I agree with that." Souta nodded and he asked, "Do you prefer the
other way?"
"Nope, who knows how many people they killed?" The guild master said as
he shook his head. He wasn't going to spare those people too.
The guild master was an adventurer so he must have killed a bunch of people
before. The work of an adventurer revolved around killing. The bandits and
monsters were the usual targets of the adventurers.
Souta smiled and he looked behind the guild master. He saw the carcass of
the two dark vine eaters.
It seems that the guild master already killed the two dark vine eaters. As
expected of a branch guild master, he could effortlessly kill someone at this
level.
"Let's go towards the duke mansion. The monster is inside there." Souta said
to the guild master.
The guild master nodded his head. Both of them went outside of the prison
and the chaos in the dukedom.
Countless dark vine eaters were rampaging around the whole land. It feels
like this was a monster tide. But Souta and the guild master knew that the
tamer was the caused of this chaos.
Souta glanced at the guild master and said, "Wait for me here. I'll leave Yuko
here with you."
The guild master looked at the red fur bear before he nodded his head to
Souta. He actually wanted to ask what Souta's going to do but he held himself
back.
[Shadow Ball]!
Souta opened his palm and a black ball of shadows formed on top of his
palm. He then vanished leaving the ball of shadows with them.
...
Souta appeared in the middle of the city. He was on top of a small house.
Earlier when he promoted his class, Souta casted the [Shadow Ball] spell and
the ball went outside of the prison. He controlled the ball of shadow to go
here in this place.
He looked around and ignored those monsters that were causing destruction.
"That's old man Jared's house if I'm not wrong." Souta muttered as he looked
at the small house in front of him.
Before he separated with old man Jared, Souta asked the old man Jared's
house so that they could contact him after he finished his quest.
Thud!
Souta jumped down and landed in front of the house. He raised his hand and
opened the door.
"Old man! I'm here, Souta!" Souta shouted so that the old man would know
that he arrived. He still didn't even know if old man Jared was still here in his
house as there's a possibility that old man Jared would evacuate because of
the chaos in the whole dukedom.
After a few seconds, Souta didn't heard old man Jared's reply. He didn't have
a choice but to stepped inside the house.
Inside the house, Souta found old man Jared lying on the ground. It seems
that he loses his consciousness because of the dense best feram in the
atmosphere. His frail body couldn't take the berserk power of the best feram.
Souta squatted down and placed his palm on top of old man Jared's forehead.
"Wake up..." He muttered as he poured his mana inside the old man Jared's
body to protect him from best feram.
"It's harder than I thought..." Souta muttered as he felt that his mana was
dispersing because of the best feram.
He took a blue potion in his pocket and drunk it without hesitation. He then
poured a huge amount of mana to counter squeeze out all the best feram
inside old man Jared's body.
A huge amount of mana was needed to counter small amount of best feram.
This place was quite far from the duke's mansion so the best feram here
wasn't as dense as in the mansion.
Souta could still counter it with his level of mana control.
After a few moments, old man Jared slowly opened his eyes. The first thing
he saw was Souta's face.
"You're quite lucky old man. You would die if not for me." Souta grinned
and said to old man Jared.
Old man Jared pushed himself in a seated position and asked, "What
happened to me?"
"You lose your consciousness after the best feram swallowed the whole
dukedom. Your body couldn't take it and you would die if you let yourself
expose to best feram." Souta paused for a moment before he added, "One
hour. If you let yourself frail body expose to best feram you would die within
one hour."
"Wha-" Old man Jared was surprised when he heard Souta mentioned that he
was going to die.
Chapter 176 - Evolution
"Am I going to die?" Old man Jared muttered with a blank expression.
"Yes, if I didn't help then you would surely die after one hour," Souta said to
old man Jared with a serious expression.
"Thanks for your help. But what happened to the city?" Old man Jared looked
at Souta with a grateful expression.
"Hmm... That's a good question. I want you to prepare yourself." Souta said
as he walked towards the window and opened it. He added, "A group of dark
vine eaters attacked the whole Fersch dukedom. The other people experience
what you experienced just now. They were unconscious and the monsters
were free to attack the defenseless people of this dukedom."
He explained everything to old man Jared, including what he found in the

duke's mansion.
Old man Jared opened his eyes widely while listening to his explanation. He
still couldn't believe what's happening in the dukedom.
"That..." Old man Jared muttered with a dazed expression. Souta told him
that the duke was gone and someone was controlling him. The city became a
sacrificial den for the monsters of the tamer.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Investigation quest!]
This was Souta's purpose in coming here. He wanted to finish his report and
get the rewards before fighting the mastermind.
Souta looked at old man Jared and said, "I already completed my quest to
investigate the duke and I've given you my report. After this, I'll wait for my
rewards as you promised."
"Okay." Old man Jared looked down at his feet and was feeling hopeless.
Souta looked down at the old man and said, "What will you do? You're
homeland is getting destroyed by some unknown person. Everything in this
city will be gone after this incident."
Old man Jared slowly lifted up his head and asked, "Is there a way to avoid
this?"
Souta grinned inwardly when he heard old man Jared's words. He slowly
opened his mouth and said, "No, there's no way to stop this."
Old man Jared felt something when he heard Souta's words. He felt hope
contradictory to Souta's words. Souta said that there's no way to stop this but
he felt the opposite.
He grabbed Souta's foot and said, "C-Can you do it? P-Please, h-help us..."
He said those words with the hope that Souta will help him.
Souta looked down at old man Jared and said with a cold look, "What will
you give me in return?"
"I..." Old man Jared was lost in thoughts.
"Everything... Give me everything that you have." Souta said with a cold
expression.
'You're like a demon.' Saya commented.
...
Ohm!
In an instant, the dense best feram in the atmosphere was sucked by the
creature inside the duke's mansion.
"It started!!" The guild master exclaimed as he looked up at the duke's
mansion with wide eyes. The worse thing was starting right now.
He turned his head and looked at the red fur bear beside him. He saw that the
red fur bear was also looking at him.
"Do you understand me?" The guild master asked.
Yuko just tilted her head in confusion. She didn't know what this guy was
planning to do.
"Ah, There's no use... I should probably go there alone." The guild master
sighed as he massaged his temples. He looked at the ball of shadows that
Souta left.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, the ball of shadows was replaced by Souta's figure.
"You are here!" The guild master exclaimed when he saw Souta appeared.
"Yeah, yeah. We should move now." Souta said as he turned his head to look
at the duke's mansion.
He also felt it too. The best feram in the atmosphere was sucked by the
creature in the bas.e.m.e.nt of the duke's mansion. The monster must be
starting the evolution. It would take a whole five minutes to complete the
evolution so Souta and the guild master had to disrupt it right now before the
monster finished its evolution.
"Yeah, this is getting worse." The guild master said with a frown on his face.
"Yuko, follow me," Souta said as he dashed towards the duke's mansion.
Yuko followed behind him without hesitation.
The guild master looked at Souta's back. He actually wanted to ask what
Souta did but he knew that he had no time to ask a question as the monster
was undergoing evolution right now.
...
Souta and the rest arrived in the duke's mansion. The guards around here
were lying down on the ground. They were closed to the monster so they
probably lose their consciousness when the best feram burst out.
Souta looked at the guild master and asked, "Are you a close combat type or
long-range type fighter?"
"Me? I'd prefer fighting in melee." The guild master replied to him.
"Okay, then can you create a hole on the ground towards the monster there,"
Souta said as he pointed at the ground.
"I understand. That's the fastest way to go there." The guild master nodded
and looked down. He took a deep breath and his muscle budge out.
Swoosh!
He jumped in the air and focused his attention on the ground.
[Air Walk]!
The guild master used the combat arts [Air Walk]. He stepped in the air and
used this to throw his body towards the ground.
Boom!
The guild master tore through the hard rocks. His fist easily made a hole on
the ground as his body continued to move forward, destroying everything in
his way.
Looking at this, Souta grinned and he jumped down on the hole that the guild
master made.
Yuko followed her master without hesitation.
Thud!
Thud!
Souta and Yuko arrived in the bas.e.m.e.nt with a loud sound. He found the
guild master in front of him while looking at the thing in the center of the
room.
That thing was a huge white cocoon with roots scattered around the room.
The roots were thumping with dense energy inside it. It was overflowing with
a powerful aura.
Souta recalled this white cocoon. When he evolved before, a white cocoon
covered his body too and it also took five minutes to complete his evolution.
The only difference was that this evolution was pumping a large amount of
best feram inside the white cocoon.
He thought that this was the same for all monsters and he was right. The only
difference was the energy output. This monster was undergoing its fourth
evolution so the power it possessed was tremendous.
The monster that was evolving right now was the Dark Vine Stinger and it
was going to evolve to Terror Vine Devourer. The Terror Vine Devourer was
a very powerful and ominous monster that devoured humans and demis
internal organs.
Souta knitted his bows tightly before he said, "Guild master, I'll leave it to
you. Just focus on stopping the evolution. I'll handle the rest."
The guild master nodded before he charged towards the white cocoon. But a
huge figure appeared blocking his way.
This figure was none other than the dark vine eater.
Souta quickly moved his body after he casted his buff spells and combat arts.
Swoosh!
In just a second, he appeared beside the dark vine eater. He opened his palm
and grabbed the vines on the back of the monster.
Souta threw it towards the mid-air and Yuko chased towards the dark vine
eater.
Yuko smashed the dark vine eater on the ground causing a spider web crack
to formed on the ground.
Boom!
She landed on top of the dark vine eater. Yuko held it down before she
opened her mouth and a ball of fire formed.
It spun quickly and gathered more energy before she launched it towards the
dark vine eater at point-blank range.
[Burning Shout]!
Yuko used her trait skill to kill one dark vine eater that Souta threw at her.
...
"Stop them!!"
Souta and the guild master heard the desperate voice of a man. They ignored
it as more than ten dark vine eaters appeared in front of the guild master
blocking his way towards the white cocoon.
"Haha, I will not let any of you interfere with my plan."
'Do you think that this number will be enough to stop me?' Souta thought as
he wrapped his fingers around the handle of the vajra sword. He quickly
pulled it out and used [Crimson Moon] skill.
Swoosh!!
A red clean line appeared on the body of the dark vine eaters. After a few
seconds, their upper body fell and the blood splattered on the ground,
creating a small pool of blood.
"What?!!"
Souta stopped on his track as he knew that no one would block the guild
master's way anymore. He turned around and looked in the direction where
the voice coming from.
He saw a man wearing a full plate silver armor. The man has a long sword
hanging on his waist. The symbol on the right chest of the armor indicated
that he was a knight of the duke's family.
Souta smirked and said, "I see. So that's why you managed to kill the duke
and control his body using the power of Dark Vine Stinger."
Chapter 177 - Dark Vine Stinger
"So you're the master of all these monsters," Souta said as he looked at the
man with a grin on his face.
The man looked at Souta with rage in his eyes. His eyes didn't stay longer on
Souta as he was focused on the guild master.
"Damn! If I only know that you two will block my way... I would've killed
you before." The man cursed as he gritted his teeth. He was feeling restless as
he prepared this evolution for a very long time. He couldn't afford to fail this
time.
Once he has a pet of fourth evolution monster, he would become unrivaled in

the small kingdoms and countries. A fourth evolution was a realm closer to
the monster lord.
"You wouldn't be able to stop the guild master with me blocking your way."
Souta looked at the man in the eyes and asked, "Tell me what you feel right
now? Do you feel nervous, scared, or... rage?"
"You! I'll kill you and everyone in this place! For disrupting my plan, I'll take
all of your life! I'll leave my pets to eat your body!!" The man opened his
arms widely and dozens of dark vine eaters appeared behind him.
Yuko and Souta looked at all the monsters behind the man with a serious
expression. No matter how powerful they are, they still couldn't handle it
several dozens of dark vine eaters attack them at the same time.
Souta gripped the vajra sword tightly and channeled his energy inside it.
He was going to charge towards the man with Yuko when a powerful roar
shook the entire place.
Boom!!
Even without looking, Souta guessed that the guild master did a good job in
disrupting the evolution of the dark vine stinger into terror vine devourer.
The face of the man contorted in anger as he watched the scene in front of
him. He didn't think that all the man that he prepared would crumble like this.
Even though he was writhing in rage, he still didn't charge to stop the guild
master. He knew that Souta and the red fur bear would block his way.
He could only watch as the white cocoon formed a crack on its surface. The
cracks spread quickly before it broke into tiny pieces. It then faded into thin
air.
What revealed was a huge furry body of a monster, the dark vine stinger. It
has the same appearance as the dark vine eater and the only difference was
the vines on its back.
The vines were rooted in the golden color orb on the back of the monster.
The vines had the same color of the orb and it was covered in thick dense
best feram.
Somehow, the best feram around the dark vine eater was highly unstable. It
must be because it didn't finish its evolution and it took severe internal injury.
Despite that, the power of best feram was still a problem to Souta and the
guild master.
The dark vine eater stretched out its hands and smashed the ground.
Boom!
The guild master simply looked at it with a serious expression. He slightly

turned his head and glanced at the mastermind behind all the happenings in
their dukedom.
He shook his head and looked back at the dark vine eater. He slowly opened
his mouth and said, "Ranny... The duke trust you as his right hand to protect
the whole dukedom but who would have thought that you're the one who
would kill him and bring destruction to the Fersch dukedom"
That's right. Ranny was the name of the mastermind. He was the commander
of the knights of the duke's family. He was also the one who was tasked to
protect this place from invaders and other disasters.
"Damn! I don't care about that! Do you know what that duke did to me?!"
Ranny shouted at the top of his lungs.
The guild master shook his head and he focused his attention on the powerful
monster in front of him. His muscles bulge out as he opened his palm and
charged towards the dark vine stinger.
Swoosh!
He grabbed the neck of the monster and launched himself in the air.
Boom!
They hit the ceiling of the bas.e.m.e.nt but the guild master used [Air Walk]
to step on the air. This increased his power and they broke the ceiling of the
bas.e.m.e.nt.
The guild master used his pure brute strength to shattered the thick ceiling. It
was impossible for normal adventurers but the guild master was veteran B-
rank for a long time. His power was close to those A-rank adventurers.
They rose one hundred meters above the ground. The dark vine stinger
opened its mouth and a condensed best feram formed in it.
'[Bestrou]? No good?!' The guild master released his grip on the neck of the
monster and he quickly shifted his body to the side.
The dark vine stinger shot a powerful beam and the guild master saw it
coming so he managed to avoid it easily.
Swoosh!
The beam shot on the town and it caused a powerful explosion that destroyed
dozen of houses around the Fersch dukedom.
Boom!
Everyone in the dukedom was shocked when the explosion appeared. The
ground heavily shook and a powerful shockwave swept everything around
the explosion.
Lumilia, Bryan, and Brando who were helping the adventurers fight the dark
vine eaters around the dukedom stop moving as the huge explosion stunned
them.
"This..." Lumilia muttered with a surprised expression. The destructive power

of that explosion rivaled the things that happened in the Gripin city.
The shockwave swept out and Brando stood in front of them. He blocked the
shockwave that destroyed several houses in the vicinity.
"Damn! This is bad!" Brando gritted his teeth as his blood flow down from
his mouth.
Boom!
Boom!
Several shockwaves once again swept out but it came from different
direction. The one from before came from the huge explosion but these
shockwaves came from other direction.
Lumilia turned her head and looked at the duke's mansion. She saw a monster
and a person clashing at high speed that caused all these shockwaves. She
wondered who's the one fighting that powerful monster. If it was Souta, she
would be able to recognize him immediately.
She immediately looked at Bryan and Brando and shouted, "We need to get
out of here as soon as possible! The danger of staying inside the dukedom
increased several times!"
The scale of this battle was the same as the one in the Gripin city. No, there's
a possibility that this one was higher. The dark vine eaters rampaging around
the dukedom didn't matter anymore. It would also die if it stayed in this place
and received those shockwaves.
This dukedom was small compared to the Gripin city so if the battle
continued this dukedom was likely to get destroyed along with its citizens.
"What about the people?!" Bryan asked Lumilia.
"We'll rescue them. We'll carry one person each and leave this place. We also
need to notify the other adventurers about the danger." Lumilia replied to
him.
"Okay." Brando nodded at her.
Lumilia knew that they couldn't rescue everyone in this dukedom. It wasn't
the same as the Gripin city where the city guards were protecting the civilian
from any harm. This time, they lacked the manpower to help the people in
need as the guards and the adventurers could barely kill those dark vine
eaters. Also, the power level of the people here was low compared to the
people in the Gripin city. Such difference made the casualties higher.
She bit her lower lips until blood flows down.
'Souta, I'm sorry I could not help you this time.'
...
Boom! Boom!
The guild master threw several powerful punches on the furry body of the
dark vine stinger.
The vines on the back of the dark vine stinger stretched out and it shot
towards the guild master.
[Compact Muscle]!
[Flesh Boosting]!
The guild master used combat arts to increased his overall stats and swiftly
avoided all the vines. A simple barrier spell wouldn't work against this type
of attack.
The power of best feram could shatter the spell made of mana easily.
The guild master rushed to the side of the monster and he pulled back his fist.
[Wind Grinding Blow]!
Winds spun around his fist and he threw it towards the side of the dark vine
stinger.
Bang!
Suddenly, the guild master felt pain at his side as the dark vine stinger swung
its tail at him.
He flew at high speed and crashed inside the duke's mansion.
"Argh!"
He spat a mouthful of blood. All the powerful shot that he launched could
barely damage the dark vine stinger. He knew that he was no match against a
monster that was on the verge of evolving into fourth evolution.
The dark vine stinger was already injured because of the failed evolution.
Despite this, the guild master was still not a match for this powerful monster.
"Really, a party of A-rank is needed to subdue this monster. I'll hold this
monster for as long as I can." The guild master muttered as he patted his
clothes and stood up. "I'll leave Ranny to you, Souta."
Chapter 178 - Souta vs. Ranny
"Damn! Everything should be gone! This whole dukedom! I'll destroy it!"
Ranny swore to himself.
Souta ignored him as he stared in the hole. Every second, the whole area
would shake. He guessed that it would only take a few minutes before this
whole place crumble.
The pressure of the battle above the ground brought heavyweight on Souta
and Yuko's shoulders. Not just the two of them, Ranny and the dark vine
eaters beside him felt it too.
'This man is a powerful tamer that could control a monster on third evolution
and he was also powerful enough to become the commander of the duke's
knight.' Souta thought as he looked at Ranny. He was assessing Ranny's
power level in his mind.
His strongest monster, the dark vine stinger, was busy fighting the guild
master. Souta didn't have to worry about it. He only needed to be wary of
Ranny's other abilities.
Actually, Souta wanted to move the battlefield to the other place but he didn't
so because he knew that a tamer at his level could instantly summon his pet at
his side. If Ranny did that, Souta would be alone to fight the dark vine stinger
as the guild master wouldn't be able to come at his side easily.
That's why Souta could only endure the pressure of the battle above them
while fighting this man named Ranny.
He looked at Ranny's arms, legs, and neck. He didn't saw any tattoo or crest
that could summon his pets beside him.
This was a good news to Souta.
It seems that Ranny didn't use his body as a medium to summon all of his
pets. He must have placed all those crests in an object. That way, Ranny
could still summon his pet using that object. There's a con in placing the crest
of a pet in an object and that's once you lose it you wouldn't be able to use it
anymore. Before a person could create a crest of the same pet the object must
be destroyed first.
A pet could only produce one crest at a time.
But Souta was sure that does not apply to the dark vine stinger. The dark vine
stinger was his powerful monster so Ranny must have placed its crest
somewhere in his body.
Souta opened his mouth and said, "Yuko, I'll leave all the monster to you."
"Mu." Yuko looked at him and she nodded her head. She couldn't understand
his language but she understood his intent through their connection.
"Damn! I'll make you pay the price for stopping me!!" Ranny shouted at the
top of his lungs as his face was filled with madness. He opened his arms
widely and more than a dozen dark vine eaters charged towards Souta and
Yuko at the same time.
Souta jumped backward while Yuko jumped forward.
She rushed forward and bit one of the dark vine eaters on the neck. She then
grabbed it and smashed it towards the other dark vine eaters.
Bang!
The vines stretched out above and it shot down towards Yuko.
[Pet Resonance]!
Looking at this, Souta activated one of his tamer skills. Once this skill was
activated, Souta and Yuko would share their five senses.
The sense of touch, smell, hearing, sight, and taste.

Not only this, the [Pet Resonance] skill could also share their energy with
each other. It means that Souta could borrow Yuko's mana and Yuko could
borrow his mana.
Souta was in the back and saw the vines that were heading towards Yuko's
back at high speed. Since he activated the [Pet Resonance] skill, Yuko saw
the vines through their shared senses.
She moved to the side and avoided the vines. The vines pierced the ground
and Yuko grabbed it.
She used her brute strength to pull it towards her. The dark vine eater wasn't a
monster that has powerful brute strength like a red fur bear. They couldn't do
anything as Yuko pulled them towards her.
Yuko was a red fur bear that has over 30 levels. Her strength couldn't be
compared back then when she just met Souta. She was just a low-grade
second evolution monster back then. It means that her level was between 20-
26, but right now she was a powerful mid-grade second evolution monster.
Her level was between 28-34.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The dark vine eaters flew towards Yuko and she smashed them on the
ground.
Bang!
She then opened her mouth and a ball of fire formed in it. It spun around
before she shot it towards the dark vine eaters.
[Burning Shout]!
A wave of flames swallowed the dark vine eaters. The monsters roared in
pain as their furs were getting burned.
Souta smiled and he dashed forward. He jumped over Yuko and head straight
towards Ranny.
"I'll take you." He said before he used [Crimson Moon] skill.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Ranny shifted his body sideways and he avoided Souta's skill easily. He then
pulled out the sword that was hanging on his waist before he charged towards
Souta.
Souta and Ranny exchanged blows with high speed. Souta wasn't surprised at
Ranny's sword skills. Ranny was the commander of the knights of the duke's
family so he naturally has skills.
Clang!
Souta took a distance away from Ranny. From their exchange sword, he
understood that Ranny had the power of a C-rank adventurer and was
stronger than the elite knight from the Vidrato family.
He frowned and he poured his mana inside his sword before he charged
towards Ranny.
Swoosh!
"I'll kill you! I'll feed you to my pet!" Ranny shouted as he swung his sword
at Souta.
Clang!
Souta used everything that he had in that swing and it caused Ranny's sword
to formed a crack on its surface.
"What?!" Ranny was surprised when he saw this. His sword was a blue grade
sword and to think that it would form a crack just from that exchange.
He glanced at Souta's sword and saw that nothing happened to Souta's sword.
It only means that the grade of Souta's sword was higher than his.
[Knight's Aura]!
[Hunting Down]!
Ranny used his combat arts to strengthen his body. Just like Souta, he already
guessed Souta's strength.
His muscles bulged out as he charged at him with a powerful momentum.
Boom!
Souta braced himself and he received Ranny's charged attack.
Bang!
He gritted his teeth as he felt Ranny's powerful strength. Souta looked at his
remaining free attribute points. He still had 94 free attribute points.
In terms of overall strength, Ranny was higher than Souta. But the gap in
their strength was not that high. Souta could still close it if he used his free
attribute points.
Strength was the only thing that Ranny could defeat Souta. In terms of
agility, Souta was slightly higher than Ranny. If Souta didn't have the [Vajra
Sword Saya] then Ranny would be able to defeat him easily.
It's a didn't question if Souta could properly use his spells. Under the pressure
of the best feram, Souta could hardly cast any spell at all. Once his mana left
his body, the best feram would disperse it.
If he wasn't under the pressure of best feram, Souta could easily finish this
fight now that he was a Rank 3 Mage.
Swoosh!
Souta crouched down as a sword passed above his head. He then moved his
feet and launched a kick towards Ranny's knees.
Ranny saw it and he easily moved out to avoid Souta's kick. Then, he swung
his sword aiming at Souta's neck.
Swoosh!
Souta then raised his sword and blocked his opponent's sword.
Clang!
He then used 40 free attribute points to increase his strength. While he used
the remaining 54 free attribute points in his agility and dexterity.
Souta felt a warm energy coursing through his body and strengthening every
fiber of his muscles.
He gained the strength to match Ranny so he used it to pushed Ranny's

sword.
"Wha-"
Ranny revealed a surprised expression as he felt Souta's strength increased to

the point that it could match his own.
Souta pushed Ranny's sword and a red aura coated the blade of his sword. He
slashed his sword in the air.
[Cross Moon]!
The cross slash in the air flew towards Ranny. Ranny took a step back but the
cross slash chased him.
Swoosh!
"Damn!" He cursed as he looked at the cross slash that was chasing him. He
tightly gripped his sword and slashed it towards the cross slash.
[Raging Thunder Slash]!
He used a powerful combat arts to counter Souta's [Cross Moon].

Boom!
Both of the attacks collided causing a huge gust of wind to sweep out. Smoke
and dust shot up in the air covering the area ten meters around the explosion.
Ranny looked around him and saw that Souta was gone. He was about to turn
around when he felt pain on his back.
Spurt!
A huge amount of blood spurted out of his back as Souta cut through his
armor. He was focused on the cross slash that was chasing him that's why
Souta managed to get behind him.
"Argh!" He groaned in pain and he slashed his sword while turning back at
the same time. He didn't think that Souta would use that skill to distract him.
Swoosh!
Chapter 179 - Ranny's tears
"Argh!"
Ranny screamed in pain as his hand flew in the air. His hand landed on the
ground and it dyed the ground in red color.
"This is the end," Souta said as he looked at Ranny with a cold expression.
He aimed the tip of his sword at Ranny's chest and stabbed it.
Putchi!
The vajra sword pierced Ranny's heart.
"Hahaha!"
Ranny looked at Souta and laughed. Madness filled his face and Souta
thought that he snapped out. But he was wrong.
Putchi!
Vines burst out of the ground and it pierced his legs. Souta quickly pulled out
his sword from Ranny's chest but Ranny grabbed him preventing him from
pulling out.
"I got careless..." Souta muttered before he headbutted Ranny.
Bang!
Ranny loosened his grip on Souta and Souta used this chance to pulled out
the vajra sword. He then swiftly slashed the vines on his legs.
Swoosh!
But before he could leave, several dark vine eaters launched their vines at
Souta.
Souta moved his hands swiftly as he cut the vines that were attacking him. He
knew that he wouldn't be able to avoid all these vines with his injured legs.
He gritted his teeth as forced himself to cut all the vines but unfortunately for
him, he couldn't do so. The vines were attacking him in all directions.
Putchi!
Some of the vines managed to pierce his arms and legs. Then, Souta felt a
powerful energy behind him. He looked back and saw Ranny grinning at him
while aiming his palm at him.
"[Grand Piercing Ray]!" Ranny shouted as a powerful beam shot out of his
palm. The beam flew towards Souta.
Souta was shocked when he saw this. To think that Ranny would risk his
energy pool just to kill him. Casting a spell under the pressure of the best
feram could damage a person's energy pool.
Only people who were close to dark vine stinger's level could use their mana
to cast a spell. That's why Gregory could still use his mana when he was
fighting Souta in the Gripen city.
Well, it doesn't matter to Ranny at all. Cause Ranny was going to die as Souta
stabbed his heart a moment ago.
Souta gritted his teeth as he forced himself to move his body.
Swoosh!
"Argh!" He tried his best but the beam still hit his stomach and made a hole
in it. Then, the vines bound his arms and legs.
Souta spat a mouthful of blood as he didn't have the strength to get away
from the vines. This was what he got for getting careless.
He looked up as he felt a powerful energy above him. The energy he felt was
overwhelming and just by sensing it, Souta felt chills all over his body.
He then looked back at Ranny.
"Y-You're trying to die with me," Souta said and Ranny laughed loudly.
"I don't care about it! I just wanted to destroy this whole dukedom!" Ranny
looked up and waited for a while. The smile on his face disappeared and what
appeared was a melancholic expression.
The dark vine stinger was charging a powerful [Bestrou] and it was going to
shot it towards the ground, the bas.e.m.e.nt where Souta and Ranny were
fighting.
With the power of [Bestrou], there's no way that Souta and Ranny would
survive. Not just them, every living creature that was close to duke's mansion
will die.
"What the heck?!" The guild master looked at the dark vine eater with a tired
expression. He was exhausted and could barely move his limbs.
He stood up and took a deep breath. He prepared himself to clashed against

this monster once again.
"How did Ranny managed to raise a monster this powerful?" He muttered

while looking at the dark vine stinger who's charging a powerful [Bestrou] in
its mouth.
It took him a few seconds before he realized that the dark vine stinger wasn't
aiming at him. The monster was aiming towards the ground, no, the
bas.e.m.e.nt.
"That's...? What the hell are you thinking Ranny?!" The guild master shouted
as he charged towards the dark vine stinger.
...
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a wave of flames swallowed Souta's body and it burned down the
vines that were binding him.
He gritted his teeth and endured the flames as he knew where the flames
came from.
After a few seconds, a furry arm wrapped around his chest and pulled him.
"Argh!" Blood came out of Souta's mouth and glanced at Yuko who was
trying to escape with him. The chances of them surviving this attack was too
low. Even if they survive, Souta and Yuko would take a very long time
before they could recover.
"I can't die here!" Souta shouted while looking at Ranny. He refused to die
like this. Everything that he did was for his survival. It was for him to survive
in future events.
Because of one mistake, everything will fall apart. That's the same for Ranny.
Ranny got careless at the cross slash and forgot Souta. It led him to be
stabbed in the chest by Souta.
"Vanessa... I'm coming now..." Randy muttered in a low voice. He ignored

everything as he simply looked up in the sky. He closed his eyes as tears drip
down from his eyes. He recalled the beautiful face of his wife, Vanessa.
Ranny was an ordinary teenager at that time when he met Caedmon.

Caedmon wasn't the duke at the time. Ranny was an aspiring knight and he
had a talent for it. His family recruited Ranny.
One morning, the Caedmon saw Ranny training his swordsmanship early in
the morning. He was amazed at Ranny's skill and decided to join his training.
After that, both of them became friends. As time passed by, Ranny grew
stronger and his rank rose up quickly. He became a captain of a small squad
of knights at a young age.
One day, when he was patrolling in the gate he met a girl named Vanessa, the
girl who's going to become his wife in the future. At first, he only admired
her but after a few years, he fell in love with Vanessa. He confessed his
feelings to her and fortunately, Vanessa accepted his feelings for her.
It took five years before the two of them got married to each other. The
previous duke died at that time and Caedmon became the next duke of the
Fersch dukedom. Caedmon also married his fiancee at that time.
They were living a happy life and no problem occur in the Fersch dukedom.
Ranny continued to protect the dukedom with his strength. Their land
continued to prosper until some of the large countries around them pressured
their dukedom. Caedmon did his best to make their dukedom a large country
but they got bullied. A lot of merchants stopped coming to their lands.
They got isolated and no country was on their side. Their allied countries
broke the alliance as they don't want to get offend the large countries.
Caedmon did everything he could and the people in their land supported him
including Ranny.
And one day, the folks in their land discovered an unknown ruin.
Ranny led a group of trained soldiers to the unknown ruins. There, he

discovered the inheritance of a powerful tamer from ancient times. He hid all
the doc.u.ments containing the tamer's research in his group and no one knew
that he got it.
He trained his ability and became a full-fledged tamer to the point that his
improvements in his sword skills become stagnant. He thought at that time
that this power was to protect his wife Vanessa and the whole Fersch
dukedom. He got an ambition where their dukedom would become a large
country. He wanted to use his power to protect this dukedom from those large
countries.
Ranny was ready to tell Caedmon about his tamer ability. He wanted to get
back to those countries who bullied them using his powers, but something
horrible happened to him. When he got back to the duke mansion after his
training he saw Caedmon and his wife having an affair.
At that time rage filled his heart. He wanted to kill both of them but he
managed to calm himself down. He thought why should he help Caedmon if
he's doing that to his wife behind his back.
After a few days, his wife, Vanessa, hung herself leaving a letter to Ranny.
Ranny read her letter and understood everything. He cried like a baby for the
first time in his life. His wife doesn't have to die. If she personally said it to
him, Ranny would forgive her. They will leave this land and live a life far
away from this dukedom.
But it was impossible now.
It was the start of his change. Ranny decided to take down the duke along this
dukedom that he worked hard to protect. He wanted to destroy everything
that Caedmon owned just like how he threatened his wife.
From the letter, Caedmon threatened Vanessa that he would fire Ranny if
they didn't do it.
To think that the duke that everyone admired could do horrible things like
this one.
It was unforgivable.
He would destroy everything with his power.
...
Souta looked at Ranny's sad face and saw tears drip down from his eyes.
Suddenly, the ceiling exploded and a powerful beam shot down like a pillar.
And Souta heard a voice in his mind.
'Ufufu, you're always telling your party to not underestimate their opponents
but you're the one who underestimated your opponent.' Saya laughed in his
head. 'Let me take over and I'll handle the rest.'
Souta's pupils turned red as he emitted a powerful red aura.

Chapter 180 - Thanks for giving me
a lesson
Ohm!
Souta's pupils turned red and his body emitted a fearsome crimson aura.
Then, a figure of a woman with a pair of horn materialized behind him. The
woman behind him wasn't a physical body. It was made of pure and dense
energy.
Ohm!
The woman seemed to be laughing at the state of Ranny. She then opened her
arms and hugged Souta from behind. Her body fused with Souta and it
increased his power greatly.
Boom!
A powerful beam broke the ceiling easily. The whole ground was shaking
nonstop and everything seemed to slow down.
"Vanessa... I'm sorry..." Ranny muttered as he looked at the powerful beam

that going down towards the whole place. He already accepted his death and
he would embrace it without hesitation.
[Quicksilver]!
Souta waved his hands and a silver orb appeared in his hand. The silver orb
expanded and it swallowed everything.
All the things inside the silver orb have their speed slow down by half, no, it
feels like the time slow down inside the silver orb.
The debris of rocks and the beam slowed down including Ranny. But there's
an exception to this and that's Souta.
Souta released the vajra sword in his hand and he looked at both of his palms
with a surprised expression. The vajra sword simply floated beside him.
"This...? What the hell is this body?" Souta's voice was different from his
normal one. Right now, the voice of a woman resonated every time he spoke.
Saya, the will inside the [Vajra Sword Saya], was the one who's controlling
Souta's body.
She felt that all the spells that Souta knew were imprinted in his inner soul. It
means that all of Souta's spells were an inner spell. Not that she mentioned it,
she recalled how Souta spammed the [Shadow Bind] and [Shadow Spike]
spells in the Gripen city.
"How did Souta imprinted all these spells in his inner consciousness?" Souta
muttered with a surprised expression on his face.
Saya couldn't believe what she discovered inside Souta's body. A normal
person wouldn't choose any spell as their inner spell. They would only choose
a powerful spell that was compatible with their fighting style as their inner
spell.
Imprinting three magic circles in a person's inner consciousness was already

hard but Souta's inner consciousness had a total of nine magic circles. Nine
magic circles in one's inner consciousness weren't that surprising. In ancient
times, there were people capable of imprinting nine magic circles in their
inner consciousness. What shocked Saya was Souta didn't care about it. It
feels as if... as if Souta could imprint all the spells that he knew in his inner
consciousness.
"Well, let's not think about it for now." Souta shook his head and placed all
this thought in the back of his mind. He then looked at Ranny.
He opened his palm and grabbed the handle of the vajra sword beside him.
Thud!
He then turned around and looked at Yuko. He pushed her away and placed
the tip of the vajra sword on her chest.
[Power Absorption Shield]!
Swoosh!
A three-layered barrier formed around Yuko. It will protect her from any
harm. This barrier was a tier 3 spell and Saya was sure that this spell was
enough for Yuko to not die from the power of [Bestrou].
"5 seconds left..." Souta mumbled as he looked at the [Bestrou] that was
shooting down towards them.
More than this, Saya would lose control over Souta's body like what
happened in the Bullmar village. That's why most of the people that she
possessed in the Bullmar village were attacking other people like a zombie.
The energy that she stored inside the sword was quickly disappearing because
of her constant use of powerful spells like [Quicksilver] and [Power
Absorption Shield].
He simply swung his sword and blood spurted out of Ranny's neck.
Putchi!
Souta looked up and took an orange potion in his pocket. This orange potion
was a monster potion.
He threw it in the air and slashed it. The potion was cut in half and the orange
liquid was absorbed by the vajra sword.
"This is enough..." He muttered and pointed his sword above him and
charged powerful energy.
Ohm!
A red energy spun on the tip of the sword like a razor. This was no ordinary
energy as there was a huge amount of best feram spinning inside it.
It expanded and it shrunk before Souta shot it towards the [Bestrou] above.
[Heavenly Crimson Ray]!
A soon as Souta shot this powerful spell, the [Quicksilver] spell disappeared.
Everything went back to normal speed.
Boom!
The [Bestrou] and the [Heavenly Crimson Ray] spell collided causing a
distortion in the air. Powerful waves of energy sent ripples in the surrounding
area before it caused a huge and powerful explosion.
Boom!
The explosion swallowed a huge part of the Fersch dukedom. Everyone

around the land saw this huge explosion. Even the village near the dukedom
saw it from far away.
A huge mushroom of smoke and dust rose up. Everything in the diameter of
five kilometers was annihilated. The explosion corrupted the mana in the air
and every that inhaled it will experience intense pain in their mana pool.
...
Lumilia, Brando, and Bryan saw a blinding light in the duke's mansion before
they heard a deafening sound. It was followed by an enormous explosion that
could swallow up the whole Fersch dukedom.
The ground shook heavily and it didn't stop at all. Cracks formed on the floor
before it collapsed.
"Whoa!" Bryan looked up at the explosion with an amazed expression.
Brando and Lumilia felt the explosion was sucking all the mana and air in the
vicinity around the explosion.
"What's happening...?" Lumilia muttered as she felt a huge amount of mana

was being sucked by the explosion.
"Souta, just what did you do?" Brando muttered while looking at the
explosion.
...
Swoosh!
"Huff... Huff..." Souta was standing alone in the pile of rocks. His chest was
heaving up and down. He was exhausted and tired. His body was full of
wounds.
He waved his hands and casted a powerful healing spell.
[Revitalize]!
The wounds in his body started to close at a rapid pace. After a few seconds,
all grave wounds in his body was gone. Despite being a powerful healing
spell, there were still a few wounds and bruises over his body. It couldn't
completely heal the wounds caused by [Bestrou] of the peak third evolution
monster.
"I'm done, I'll leave it to you. I already minimize the damage of the explosion
so the Fersch dukedom is still standing up..." He paused for a moment before
he added, "I'm going to sleep for one month to recover my strength. I hope
you're still alive after I woke up. Don't become overconfident in your skills as
there's a lot of powerful creatures in this world. I know that you understand
it."
Souta closed his eyes and he fell to the ground.
After a few moments, he opened his eyes. Souta stood up and patted the dust
on his body. Saya was not controlling his body anymore.
"Damn!" Souta cursed out loudly. Because of his one mistake, this happened
to him, Yuko, and Saya. He should have decapitated Ranny at that time when
he have the chance.
He was mad at himself as he became overconfident in his skills and abilities

that led things to become like this.
"Argh! F.u.c.k!" Souta heavily stomped his foot on the rocks beneath his feet.
Bang!
Souta then took a deep breath to calm himself. He lost his composure there.
"I still need to do something..." He said as he turned his head and looked at
the thick smoke around him. The smoke was poisonous to ordinary people
but it seems that Saya did something to his body so that it would not affect
him.
The smoke slowly disappeared as the wind blew strongly. What appeared
was the huge body of the dark vine stinger.
"Thanks for saving me, Saya. And thanks for giving me a lesson today."
Souta said as he stretched his arm and he grabbed the handle of the vajra
sword.
He looked at the dark vine stinger with a cold expression on his face. He
knew that this monster was severely injured. Because of that explosion, the
monster received grave injuries in its body. Also, when Ranny died its inner
consciousness took some damage as the contract was forcefully destroyed by
killing Ranny.
The monster orb on its back has a crack on its surface.
The dark vine stinger was too weak right now but for Souta's current strength
it was still a strong opponent.
The chances of him defeating this opponent were fifty percent. The best
feram in the air was thin and Souta could cast his spell with this condition.
"Okay, let me handle you," Souta said while looking at the dark vine stinger
and he took out a red potion in his pocket. It took the cap and drunk it
without hesitation.
After drinking one potion, Souta took another and drunk it again. He kept
doing it until he runs out of health potion.
Chapter 181 - Vs. Dark Vine Stinger
Souta looked at the injured dark vine stinger with a gleam in his eyes. His
body was exuding a heavy bloodl.u.s.t. It's the second time ever since he
came here in this world that he seriously wanted to kill his opponent
immediately. The first time was when someone hurt Yuko in the Gripen city.
About Saya, Souta will forget it for now as his priority was to kill this
monster.
[Pet Resonance]!
Souta activated the skill and he immediately knew that Yuko was fine
because of their shared senses.
"Let me borrow your mana for a bit, Yuko," Souta muttered and a huge
amount of mana gushed fort in his body.
[Transfer Boost]!
He then activated his skill [Transfer Boost] that will increase the energy he
took from Yuko by twenty percent.
[Summoning], [Pet Resonance], and [Transfer Boost] were all skills that
Souta learned from his teacher, Bargan. These three skills could help him and
Yuko a lot when they were fighting an opponent stronger than them.
Souta's body was overflowing with energy. He tightly gripped the vajra
sword and channeled the remaining energy of the sword into his body.
Ohm!
The color of his aura turned crimson. The killing intent in his eyes didn't
trouble his reasoning at all.
"Graaa..." The dark vine eater lifted up its bloody head as it felt Souta's
bloodl.u.s.t. It looked at Souta and rage-filled its whole body. This man in
front of him was the one who killed its master.
The ground crumbled as it took a step forward.
"Huff..."
Souta inhaled deeply and he slightly bent his knees. He imbued a large
amount of his energy in his legs as he ignored the defense in his upper body.
His upper body right now wasn't protected by his energy, so one hit from the
dark vine stinger and Souta was gone.
"Stay here for a while, Yuko." Souta launched himself towards the dark vine
stinger leaving these words to Yuko. Yuko could observe him through their
resonance skill so she didn't have to worry about him.
Boom!
Souta arrived in front of the dark vine stinger in just a second. It was not
surprising because he put all of his strength and energy into his legs.
"Ah!"
He shouted as he shifted his strength and energy into his left arm. The air in
his legs disappeared as it went in his left arm. At the same time, he heard a
system prompt in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Proficiency reached]!
[You've leveled up the skill Mana Manipulation to level 4!]
He used the momentum of his speed to launched a powerful blow on the

stomach of the dark vine stinger.
Boom!
Ripples appeared on the body of the monster as Souta's punch landed on it. It
flew in the air at high speed.
Souta looked at the dark vine stinger before he turned his head at Yuko. He
opened his palm and left a [Shadow Ball] beside her so that he could instantly
arrive beside her after his fight against the dark vine eater.
Tentacles like shadows formed in front of him and Souta used it to launched
himself towards the dark vine stinger.
Swoosh!
Souta was thrown in the air and he used [Air Walk] to increased his speed.
Swoosh!
After a few seconds, he catches up to the dark vine stinger.
Roar!
The dark vine stinger roared angrily as the vines on its back stretched out and
shot towards Souta.
Souta casted the [Ice Shot] spell and he stepped on it. He jumped and avoided
the vines. He then used [Air Walk] to launched himself towards the dark vine
stinger.
Bang!
He couldn't continuously use [Air Walk]. He could only use five steps in the
air and he needed to wait for five minutes cooldown time.
Souta changed their trajectory and he launched both of them towards the
ground.
Swoosh!
"Bryan! Lumilia! Brando! Come here!!"
He shouted as he stepped in the air and to increased their speed. They were so
fast that they tore the wind in their wind.
[Shadow Bind]!
Tentacles like shadows formed around Souta's body. The tentacles bounded
the limbs and vines of the dark vine stinger. He couldn't cast a spell inside a
creature's body because it was protected by their inner consciousness. The
only creatures who could do this were the gods, deities, or any other creatures
at their level.
They continued to go down at a very fast speed. They were like a meteor
that's falling on earth.
Swoosh!
Souta frowned and he waved his other hand. He casted the [Shadow Spike]
spell. Several black spikes formed on the ground.
With their speed and height, Souta was sure that the dark vine stinger would
at least take some damage from it. No, with its condition the dark vine stinger
would suffer heavy damage from this fall.
Swoosh!
Souta stopped in the mid-air as he used [Air Walk]. The dark vine stinger
continued to fall until it reached the ground.
Boom!
The impact it caused was massive enough to shake the dukedom. It sent
ripples on the ground that caused the debris of rocks to shot up in the air.
Some part of the land collapsed as it buried everything in the sewers.
Thud!
Souta landed on the ground safely as he looked at the dark vine stinger in the
middle of a huge crater with a diameter of fifty meters.
"As expected of a peak third evolution monster," Souta commented as he saw

that the dark vine stinger slowly stood up on its feet. He couldn't afford to get
careless against this kind of opponent.
He wondered what happened to the guild master who fought this monster. He
didn't know if the guild master was still alive or not.
A powerful rank B adventurer wasn't enough to defeat a peak third evolution

monster despite it being injured because of its failed evolution.
His [Spike Spike] spell could barely pierce its tough body. A level 1 tier 1
spell wouldn't be able to pierce the powerful body of a monster like dark vine
stinger. It has limited capabilities and it couldn't do much.
If [Shadow Spike] spell was the one that Souta chooses to level up to ten,
then it would have the power to pierce the tough body of the dark vine
stinger.
"Really... This monster is stronger than Gregory." Souta smiled and he

poured his energy inside the vajra sword. He then raised his left hand and his
shadows expanded. The whole ground turned black.
Swoosh!!
Several tentacles like shadows rose up from the black ground.
"Go!"
The tentacles shot towards the dark vine stinger. The monster roared in
response and used the vines on its back to deflect the tentacles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The vines were so fast as it blocked all the tentacles like shadows that Souta
casted.
"As expected, it still not enough," Souta muttered as he channeled his energy
in the vajra sword. The sword was exuding a powerful crimson energy.
He charged towards the dark vine stinger without hesitation. He had only one
target and that's shattering the monster orb on the back of the dark vine
stinger.
The monster orb already had a crack on its surface. It would easy for Souta to
shatter it using a powerful dark grade weapon like [Vajra Sword Saya]. The
dark vine stinger couldn't use best feram at this moment, that's why Souta
was sure that he could break the monster orb if he got close to the dark vine
stinger.
Roar!
The dark vine stinger roared powerfully as it destroyed the tentacles in the
whole area. Then, several tiny wasps came out of its body. The wasps flew
towards Souta at high speed.
"Parasitic wasps..." Souta muttered when he saw dozens of tiny wasps

heading in his direction.
This didn't surprise him as he already guessed that Ranny has these wasps.
Ranny used these wasps to control the duke and his family.
[Cross Moon]!
Souta slashed in the air in front of him and the crimson slash flew towards the
wasps.
Swoosh!
It killed the wasps but not all of them. Some of the wasps continued to fly
towards Souta.
Souta swiftly moved his body and dodged the wasps while slicing them apart.
If one of these wasps managed to enter Souta's body, it would try to control
his brain.
"F.u.c.k off!"
He shouted as he stomped his foot on the ground and several spikes burst out
piercing the body of the wasps.
Souta then heard a familiar loud voice.
"SOUTAAAA!!"
He immediately back off and a figure covered in flames crashed into the
ground in front of him.
Boom!
The flames spread out and swallowed the wasps. It burned them into ashes.
"You're late." Souta sighed and said.
Two figures appeared behind him. They were Brando and Lumilia.
"That's our target, right?" Brando asked as he looked at the ominous dark
vine stinger. He subconsciously gulped as he felt the bloodl.u.s.t it was
emitting.
"That's a dark vine stinger. A powerful monster at third evolution level."

Lumilia muttered while looking at the huge body of the monster in the center
of the crater.
"Yeah, we will kill it." Souta nodded at them.
"Oh~ that is a powerful monster. Can I tame it?" Bryan stood up as flames
were around him. He looked at the dark vine stinger with an excited
expression.
Chapter 182 - Team fight against
the Dark Vine Stinger
"You can't do that. Why? because we'll kill it," Souta said to Bryan.
"Ah, that's a shame." Bryan sighed in disappointment. His expression

immediately changed as he stood up and stretched his arms. "Well, let's fight
it."
"Brando, I'll leave the defense to you. You just have to focus on blocking that
monster's attack." Souta stepped forward and said.
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll properly do my job as a shielder." Brando said as he

gripped his shield tightly in his hand.
The dark vine stinger roared before it charged towards their direction.
Boom!
"Let's get it on." Bryan grinned and he also charged forward to meet the dark
vine stinger head-on.
Souta didn't stop Bryan from attacking the dark vine stinger. He was
confident that Bryan could go toe to toe at the dark vine stinger's current
condition.
He glanced at Lumilia and said, "Lumilia, I'll leave the supporting role to
you. Support us with your spells. Don't be afraid to cast a spell. If you see a
hole in its defense, do not hesitate to attack it."
"I understand. I'll do my best." Lumilia nodded at him with a serious

expression.
Swoosh!
A figure passed above their head and crashed into the rocks behind them.
Boom!
They looked back and saw that it was Bryan.
"Ouch! That hurts..." Bryan said as he slowly stood up. He patted his clothes
and looked at the dark vine stinger with a smile on his face. "As expected of
this monster. It's a powerful one."
Souta sighed and he shook his head. He opened his mouth and said, "I and
Bryan will attack it from both sides." He then bent his knees and launched
himself towards the dark vine stinger.
Swoosh!
[Cross Moon]!
Souta shot his equipment skill while he charged towards the dark vine
stinger. He saw the vines deflected his attack easily.
Bang!
He then jumped from the side as Brando rushed forward with his tough body.
[Shielder's Aura]!
Brando emitted a blueish aura that strengthened his flesh and muscles.
[Triple Frame Shield On]!
Three transparent shields materialize beside Brando. These shields flew

towards the dark vine stinger and pounded its body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan flashed on the life side of the monster with flames and lightning
around his body. He placed his hand in front of him and charged a powerful
attack.
The vines on the back of the dark vine stinger stretched out and attempted to
stab Bryan.
Brando controlled the three transparent shields and it went in front of Bryan,
blocking the vines of the dark vine stinger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cracks appeared on the surface of the three transparent shields of Brando.

The strength of the dark vine stinger was unbelievable as it managed to
cracked Brando's shields just like that.
Three water serpents flew above Brando and it powerfully chomped the limbs
of the dark vine stinger. It was Lumilia's spell.
The dark vine stinger roared angrily as it opened its mouth and bit the water
serpents. It then grabbed the other serpent on its body before it shredded it
into tiny pieces.
It looked at Bryan but Bryan already finished his preparation.
"[Grinding Flame Spear]!" Bryan shouted as he smashed both of his hands on

the body of the dark vine stinger.
Ten-meter long flaming spear formed beside Bryan's hands and it shot
towards the dark vine stinger.
Boom!
The flaming spear managed to pierce the tough body of the monster. It then
exploded causing a powerful explosion that shook the entire area.
Boom!
The dark vine stinger was thrown away by Bryan's skill. It was thrown
towards Souta's position.
Looking at this, Souta smiled. He was already waiting in his position.

Crimson energy burst out of the vajra sword as he readied himself.
He then used [Crimson Moon] and slashed the body of the dark vine stinger.
A red line appeared on the body of the dark vine stinger and it spurted out a
huge amount of blood.
Souta turned around and he once again slashed his sword at the body of the
dark vine stinger.
Swoosh!
He moved his hand swiftly as he continued to slash the vajra sword

repeatedly.
"Just die!" Souta roared as he used everything he's got to slash his sword.
In just a few seconds, he swung his sword a hundred times. He felt his arm
getting numb from the constant used of his force to swing his sword hardly.
But this didn't stop him at all.
Souta continued to slash his sword madly.
The dark vine stinger groaned in pain as it received everything that Souta
threw. It raised its bloody hand and swung it towards Souta but three
transparent shields blocked its hand.
Bang!
"Okay, I've finished casting it," Bryan said as he jumped in the air and casted
a powerful spell.
[Stunning Lightning Piercer]!
He raised both of his hands above his head and four huge lightning arrows
formed above him. He then swung his hands downwards and the four
lightning arrows shot down.
It pierced the four limbs of the dark vine stinger before it released a bolt of
powerful lightning that stunned the dark vine stinger.
Then, waves of water hover above it. The waves of water turned into a ball of
water and it shrunk.
"Compress!" Lumilia closed her palm and the ball of water shrunk down into
a palm-size ball. She then brought down her hand.
[Great Hydro Bomb]!
Souta jumped backward as the ball of water fell on the dark vine stinger
before it exploded.
Boom!
A huge pillar of water cropped up as the ball of water exploded. The ground
shook heavily as it collapsed creating a twenty-meter deep gully.
The dark vine stinger was still moving despite taking all those powerful spell
combinations.
Brando and Lumilia gritted in frustration as the monster was still alive. While
Bryan was looking at it with an amazed expression.
Souta inhaled deeply before he jumped down. He landed on the head of the
dark vine stinger.
"I'll finish this..."
Tentacles like shadows rose and bound the body of the dark vine stinger.
He knew that this monster wouldn't last long as it suffered a serious injury.
But he will not let it die on itself. He wanted to kill it quickly because he
didn't know what would happen if this monster fought back, after all this
monster was still a peak third evolution monster.
Brando, Lumilia, and Bryan watched as Souta slashed the vajra sword at the
dark vine stinger's body. They wondered what happened to Souta as they felt
that he was somewhat... desperate.
Putchi!
Souta stabbed, slashed, and swung the vajra sword at different angles. Blood
kept spurting out of the deep cut on the dark vine stinger's body.
"Damn!"
He roared and stabbed the vajra sword on the monster orb in the monster's
back.
The monster orb cracked and it spread out before the vajra sword pierced it.
"GRAAAA!!!"
The dark vine stinger roared painfully as its monster orb got shattered. For a
monster with a monster orb, this was the most painful thing. Their level
would regress and it would take a few months before it restored its monster
orb.
"Just lie down and let me kill you."
Souta then stomped its head and stabbed the vajra sword in its eye. He then
heard a familiar sound in his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations for completing the quest Savior!]
[Calculating the rewards...]
[You've gained 30,000 exp, 15 free attribute points, and 9 skill points!]
*Ding!*
[You've gained 77,560 exp for defeating the Dark Vine Stinger!]
*Ding!*
[You've level up!]
[Your Agility, Dexterity, Vitality, and Intelligence attribute had increased by

10!]
[Your Strength attribute had increased by 15!]
[You've gained 3 free attribute points!]
[You've gained 1 skill point!]
"Tsk! Too low!" Souta clicked his tongue when he saw the exp that he
received from killing the dark vine eater. Today was not his lucky day.
The exp he could receive from killing a third evolution monster was between
twenty thousand and one hundred thousand. But this dark vine eater was a
peak third evolution monster. He should've received more exp than this.
Well, he didn't have a choice but to accept. This was out of his expectation.
Killing a peak evolution monster and a powerful tamer in this dukedom. The
combined exp from killing Ranny and his monster made Souta broke through
level 28.
It was really hard to level up at his current level and it will continue to get
harder. He needed more than a half-million exp just to increase his level by
one.
Souta placed back the vajra sword in its sheath. He then looked at Lumilia
and asked, "Do you have health and mana potion?"
"Yes." Lumilia nodded and she took one red and blue potion in her pocket.
She jumped down and gave the potions to Souta.
"Thanks..." Souta thanked her as he removed the cap of the bottles and drunk
it without hesitation. He then sat down on the corner and said, "Let's rest here
for a while. The body of this monster is valuable."
Chapter 183 - Harvesting the souls
Souta sat down on the corner to rest for a few minutes. He leaned his back on
the rocks and sighed.
This was a bad yet good day for him. Bad, because he underestimated his
opponent and almost died. Lucky, because he got a lot of exp, free attribute
points, and skill points. It was really good that he took this quest back in the
Ladros city.
Lumilia walked to his side and casted a healing spell towards him to heal the
bruises in his body.
[Heal]!
Souta glanced at her and thanked her.
Lumilia just smiled and shook her head in response. This was the only thing
she could do for her. She didn't know how Souta fought that monster on his
own.
Souta closed his eyes as he let Lumilia heal the bruises in his body. He
recalled the fight today and started to reflect on the mistake that he did. He
started to simulate in his mind how he fought Ranny and the dark vine
stinger.
He also recalled how Saya controlled his body and injured the dark vine
stinger. Those powerful spells that she used were still in his mind. The only
problem was that he couldn't cast it. The magic circle of the spell
[Quicksilver] and [Damage Absorption Shield] was too complicated for
Souta.
His spell was only a tier 1 and he was trying to jump to tier 3 without
learning the tier 2. He still needed to master the structure of tier 1 and tier 2
spells before he went to tier 3 spells. That's the reason why Souta enrolled in
the Ladro Institute, to learn the basic and advanced way of casting spells.
Right now, Souta was too dependent on his system. He wanted to cast a spell
without the help of his system. He wanted to manually learn it as he was
currently casting a spell without knowing its structure.
Bryan looked at the corpse of the dark vine stinger and asked, "What should
we do with its corpse?"
"I don't know. Let's wait for Souta's instruction." Brando said as he glanced at
Souta who was resting in the corner.
"Damn! Souta is really awesome, right? How could he fight this monster on
his own?" Bryan said with a grin on his face. He could imagine in his mind
how fierce Souta and this monster's battle based on the shockwaves from
before.
"Yeah, even though it was severely injured and was close to death. We still
have difficulty in killing it." Brando couldn't help but nod at Bryan's words.
If the dark vine stinger was in its peak condition then Brando wouldn't be
able to block a single attack from it. Maybe, the pressure was all it needed to
suppressed Brando.
'I still need to toughen my defense so that I could block an attack from this
level of monster.' Brando thought as he clenched his fists.
After a while, Souta opened his eyes and used the [Summoning] skill to
summon Yuko.
Yuko appeared beside him with a tired expression. Souta borrowed all of her
energy before so it was natural that she felt exhausted.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "You can stop healing me."
"I understand." Lumilia nodded at him and she looked at the corpse of the
dark vine stinger. She then asked, "Do we have to bring its whole body or
not?"
"Yes, we'll bring its whole body. I'm sure that some of the people in this
dukedom will let us borrow some caravan." Souta said as he stood up. He
looked at Yuko and patted her head.
"You did a good job today. Just rest for a while." He said to her.
He then walked towards the corpse of the dark vine stinger and looked at it.
The monster orb of this monster was shattered but it was still valuable. The
fragments of it contained a little bit of best feram.
"Brando, Lumilia. Help me gathered the fragments of its monster orb." Souta
looked at the two and instructed them to gather what he needed before he
called Bryan.
"What is it?" Bryan asked him.
Souta looked at Bryan's face and changed his mind. He looked at Lumilia and
said, "Lumilia, come here."
Lumilia walked towards Bryan and Souta and wondered why Souta called
him.
"Change with Bryan. Bryan, you go there and help Brando gather the
fragments of the monster orb." Souta said to Bryan.
"O-Okay." Bryan just nodded his head and walked towards Brando. He took
a look at the fragments that Brando gathered.
Lumilia just looked at Bryan before she turned her head and looked at Souta.
She opened her mouth and asked, "So what is it?"
"I want you to help me find the tamer's body. I think that we can found
valuable things in his body. Also, it's important to have his body with us so
that we could show it to the citizen of this kingdom." Souta said to her.
"Okay, so where are we going to start?" Lumilia nodded and asked him an
important question.
"We'll go there in the destroy duke's mansion," Souta replied to her and he
recalled something. "Also, we need to check if the guild master is still alive.
After all, he's the one who helped me hold the dark vine stinger."
"Guild master is there?" Lumilia was surprised when she heard Souta's
words.
"Yes, he did a good job in fighting the dark vine stinger." Souta explained to
her how he met the guild master in the prison. He also explained to her what
really happened in this dukedom and who's the mastermind behind the
killings and this incident.
"So everything is going according to that Ranny's plan. What he didn't expect
is your stronger than ordinary rank C adventurer." Lumilia said to him as she
understood his explanation.
"Yeah, he didn't think that I could easily escape from prison and freed the
guild master." Souta nodded at her.
Ranny greatly underestimated him at that time and he also underestimated

Ranny which almost killed him. Luckily for him, Saya saved him. He was
really glad that he took the [Vajra Sword Saya] in all of his equipment in the
game.
He wanted to take the other [Soul Blood Earring] but he was glad that he took
Saya first than the universal grade equipment.
Souta felt that the [Vajra Sword Saya] was a universal grade weapon with
Saya in it. In the game, Saya couldn't do this so it felt that it was an ordinary
dark grade weapon. But right now, his view of his sword slowly changed.
Saya became an important part of his survival in this world. He greatly

appreciated her help.
'I should ask what she wanted later. Maybe, I could do something for her.'
Souta thought as he glanced at the sword that was hanging on his waist.
"Is there something wrong, Souta?" Lumilia asked him when she saw him
looking at his sword in daze.
"Nothing." Souta shook his head and he walked towards the battle site.
There's no hint of mana in this place anymore. The atmosphere in this place
was chilly and terrifying. This was the result of the best feram of a powerful
third evolution monster.
He glanced at Lumilia and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, the atmosphere here is weird and It slightly felt difficult to breathe."
Lumilia shook her head and explained to him what she's feeling but she didn't
have a problem with it.
Souta nodded his head as he could understand her. She's having a hard time
because of the lingering best feram in the air. A lot of time had passed so the
corrupted air wasn't thick anymore but it could still corrupt their mana pool if
they stayed here for a long time.
While they were walking Souta describe the appearance of the guild master
and Ranny to Lumilia.
He then saw something in his system. The [Soul Blood Earring] kept
flickering in his system. He opened it and saw that the soul requirement was
already complete.
[Harvester of the Soul: 1,300/1,300]
He couldn't take any soul because it reached its limitation. He needed to use it
first before he could gather souls.
He understood why he only received that rewards from fighting Ranny and
the dark vine stinger. It was because a lot of people died in this dukedom.
When he was in the dukedom, Souta only has 673 souls in his earring.
He didn't hesitate and used this to increase his intelligence attribute by ten.
His based Int attribute was now 360. If he added the attribute that he received
from his equipment, he had a total of 420 Int points.
It was not that bad. If his based attribute reached five hundred points, then he
would unlock the threshold rewards just like what happened to his magic
resistance and mana.
As soon as he used the stored souls to increase his attributes, the souls in the
surroundings were sucked by his earring.
[Harvester of the Soul: 884/1,400]
He was shocked when he found this. It means that the number of people who
died in this place exceeded one thousand. And he still hasn't gone to the place
where his earrings couldn't reach. It implies that Souta could gather more
souls if he roamed around the dukedom.
Souta shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his mind. He
and Lumilia had important things to do and that's finding the body of Ranny
and the guild master.
Chapter 184 - Going back to Ladros
City
Souta and Lumilia found Ranny and the guild master's body. Luckily for
them, the guild master was still breathing. They quickly poured a healing
potion in his mouth and casted healing spells so that the guild master won't
die.
They did everything they could just to kept the guild master alive. Luckily,
the guild master was a strong person and he managed to survive despite his
grave injuries all over his body.
His right arm was gone and he had a large hole in his stomach. Some of his
organs took damaged in the process. His mana pool was severely damaged
because of the dense best feram and corrupted air. It was one of the most
problematic wounds in his body.
If they delayed the treatment further, there's a high chance that the guild
master will lose all of his mana. He would go back to zero and he needed to
train once again to increase his mana capacity.
But that's not Souta's problem anymore. Souta just wanted to save him as
thanks for his help in fighting the dark vine stinger. But if he could somehow
help him later then Souta would do it.
He wouldn't forget anyone who helped him even if it's not intentional.
As for Ranny, he was already dead as he received the exp from him even
though Saya was the one who killed him.
...
He came back with Lumilia and found that Yuko was sleeping in the corner.
Souta smiled as he looked at her sleeping face.
"Souta! We've already finished gathering the fragments!" Bryan shouted
when he saw Souta.
"Good job, give the fragments to Lumilia." Souta nodded and said. "You and
Brando will help me move the corpse on the surface."
"Okay." Bryan and Brando nodded at him and they give the fragments that
they gathered to Souta.
They proceeded to carry the corpse of the dark vine stinger to the surface.
They also didn't forget about the guild master and Ranny's corpse. They
called the adventurers from the guild and told them that the guild master with
them.
They got to know that everything's done.
...
After one day...
"Thank you for saving this dukedom... Just like what I promise, everything
that I owned will be yours." Old man Jared said while kneeling in front of
Souta. He was thankful for Souta's help.
"Good. Name it in my name and I'll let you borrow it." Souta said while
looking down at the old man Jared.
When he saved old man Jared, Souta received another quest from him. And
that quest was to save this whole dukedom from the mastermind. That's what
he wanted as he really didn't care about the old man Jared's property.
"R-Really?" Old man Jared lifted his head and looked at Souta.
"Yeah. Just don't forget that everything that you owned is mine. I'll visit this
place one day and take everything that's mine." Souta said before he turned
around and left the old man Jared's house.
Everyone in the whole Fersch Dukedom knew that their duke was dead and
the one who's controlling him was the commander of his knights, Ranny.
They were shocked when they found the truth. They couldn't understand how
could Ranny do that thing to his lord.
The folks were ignorant of Ranny's backstory. They thought that Ranny was
evil from the beginning and didn't know why he killed the duke and his
family.
No one knew about this thing including Souta. Ranny buried all the reasons
he had with him. He didn't tell anyone about this as he didn't need their
sympathy.
The guild master explained this to every citizen of this land. He was still
weak but he could walk properly with his condition. He just couldn't fight
anymore as he was as weak as ordinary people. It would take a few months,
maybe a year, before he could recover his strength.
Souta stopped walking as he turned his head and looked at the sky. He
wondered how they were going to restore this dukedom to its peak. The
damage it took was tremendous and the casualties were massive.
More than half of the dukedom was destroyed and only a few houses stood
still after the incident. The guard's force was reduced to half and it's the same
for the Adventurers Guild. The worse thing was that the duke and his family
were dead all along without them noticing it.
The Fersch dukedom lost their leader and the citizen doesn't have a leader to
lead them anymore. Luckily, some of the nobles in the dukedom bonded
together and help the folks.
The Adventurers Guild also helped the people.
"Well, the outcome is not that bad. They are quite lucky that they are still
alive." Souta shook his head and said. He continued to walk around the
dukedom while looking at his system.
He managed to fill the soul requirements yesterday. He managed to fill it two

times as the casualties were tremendous as the incident yesterday greatly
reduced the population of the Fersch dukedom.
Souta used the effect to increase his Intelligence attribute making to 380
points in base form, and if he added the stats of his equipment to this then he
would have a total of 440 points of Int.
The souls that he needed right now before he could use the effect was 1,500
souls. After a long time, the effect of this would become hard to use that's
why he needed the other part of the [Soul Blood Earring].
He then went to the city gate and there he found Lumilia, Yuko, Brando, and
Bryan waiting for him with a carriage.
Souta smiled as he walked towards them and asked, "Did you wait that
long?"
"Not at all." Lumilia shook her head.
"Yes, I got bored waiting for you," Bryan said with a bored look on his face.
"..." Brando didn't know what to say as Bryan and Lumilia have different
answers. He didn't know whose side he will take.
Yuko simply stuck out her tongue and lick Souta's cheeks. Souta patted her
head in response as he looked at Bryan and Lumilia. He decided to ignore
their answer as he went to the carriage and checked the corpse of the dark
vine stinger.
"Did you finish what you need to do?" Lumilia walked beside him and asked.
"Yeah, they wanted us to stay here for a day and treat us for saving their
dukedom but I decline. We still have outdoor training so we can't delay
anymore." Souta explained to her.
"I see..." Lumilia nodded her head and she turned her head to looked at the
city behind her.
Souta earned something from Ranny's body. Ranny had some skill books and
orange grade equipment that could enhance the fighting capability of his pets.
But he didn't know where Ranny got it.
He will come back here in the future to investigate it. He wanted to know
how an ordinary knight got a powerful tamer's ability to the point that he
could cultivate a peak third evolution monster.
...
The group went back to the Ladros city. It was already dark when they
arrived in the city. They immediately went to Lanny corp and sell the corpse
of the dark vine stinger.
Jimmy was quite surprised when Souta called him late at night. He
immediately went down from his office when he heard that Souta brought a
corpse of a dark vine stinger. They talk for a while and Jimmy decided to buy
the corpse for 5,000 platinum coins which everyone agreed.
Souta gave one thousand platinum coins to each member of his party. Brando
and Lumilia said to him that they didn't do that much help to receive such
rewards but Souta said that he wouldn't be able to kill the dark vine stinger on
his own. If not for their help, Souta alone would die fighting it.
With Souta saying those words, they reluctantly received the platinum coins.
They said that they would train harder to increase their strength so that they
could help him in their quest.
Bryan didn't have a problem with it. He was happy that he received a huge
amount of money for the first time in his life. He couldn't help but think
about the things that he could do with this much money.
Before going home, Souta gathered everyone in a restaurant.
"First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for doing a good job in our quest,"
Souta said to them with a smile on his face.
"Oh!!" Bryan shouted before he started to eat the food on the table.
"Oi! Bryan! Souta is still saying something!" Brando nudged Bryan's

shoulder.
"Don't worry about him. It doesn't matter if he listened or not, I think that he
will forget it later." Souta said to Brando as he shook his head.
"Oh! Your right." Brando nodded.
Lumilia smiled while looking at this scene. She thought that this life wasn't
that bad.
"Brando, Lumilia, listen well," Souta said with a serious expression.
Brando and Lumilia looked at him as their expression turned into a serious
one. They understood that Souta was going to say something important.
"All of you know that we're going to have outdoor training in the next day,"
Souta said to them and the two nodded their head in agreement.
Souta took a deep breath before he took out a map in his bag. He opened it
and show it to the two.
"Two weeks from now after our outdoor training we're going to this place,
the Forest of Eternal Light. We're going to enter and clear a dungeon there
and that dungeon is called the Dark Light of Eternal."
This dungeon where the other part of the [Soul Blood Earring] resides. A lot
of monsters inhabited that forest and a huge elf country also reside in that
forest.
Chapter 185 - New Captain of the
explorer group
"The Forest of Eternal Light...?" Brando and Lumilia were shocked when
they heard his words. The two of them know the Forest of Eternal Light, the
largest forest next to Dark Forest.
The Forest of Eternal Light was one of the largest forests in the whole Giza
continent. A lot of powerful monsters and tribes inhabited this large forest.
The country of the wood elves resides there. They were the most dominant
race that lives in the forest except for the few fifth evolution monsters.
The Forest of the Eternal Light was in the north of the Melosa country and
Septiz country, two large countries in the Giza continent.
"We're going there...?" Lumilia still couldn't believe that they were going to
that famous forest.
She heard a lot of tales regarding that forest. The Goblin Executioner of the
legend, the Troll Overlord, the Mad Glutton Orc, and the Mountain Back
Spider. These four monsters were a monster at the level of fifth evolution
monster. Currently, no adventurers managed to subdue them as even a party
consist of A-rank Adventurers was wiped out by one of these monsters.
In the end, the council of the Eternal Empire, the country of the elves, forbids
people to come into the monster's territory as there were rumors that a
monster lord was supervising the four fifth evolution monsters. Also, there
were tales that some people saw other fifth evolution monsters in the forest
other than the four mentioned monsters.
"Yes, we're going to that place," Souta said to them with a serious expression.
Based on what he knew in the game, Souta knew that these rumors were true.
In fact, ten monster lords were supervising the forest of Eternal Light, and
their army was composed of powerful monsters. The Eternal Empire knew
the truth that's why they forbid anyone from hunting those powerful monsters
as it would incur the wrath of the monster lords.
The Eternal Empire was the first one to be attacked once the humans and
demis incurred the wrath of the monster lords. The Eternal Empire would fall
immediately when those monster lords attack.
On the surface, everyone thought that the Eternal Empire was the most
dominant race in the Forest of Eternal Light but everyone was wrong. Only
those higher-ups of the Eternal Empire knew this information.
There were dozens of hidden dungeons in that forest and Souta wanted one of
them. He wanted to acquire the other [Soul Blood Earring] there.
"That place is extremely dangerous, right?" Brando asked Souta.
"Yeah, that place is dangerous for us but we just need to be careful and
follow me," Souta said to them with a serious expression. "That's why... All
of you needed to increase your strength in the upcoming outdoor training."
"Oh, is there a lot of powerful people there?" Bryan commented when he

heard their words.
"Yeah, those people could easily end your life in an instant that's why you
need to train harder." Souta nodded and said to Bryan.
"Okay, I'll keep training to increase my strength and defeat you!" Bryan said
as he patted his chest.
"That's a good goal you have there." Souta smiled. They went back to eating
their food before they returned to their home.
...
Souta and Yuko went back and immediately rest. Souta lied down in his bed
and just stared at the ceiling.
With his leveling speed, Souta thought that it would take 6-8 years before he
managed to get the strength he had in the game. A year hadn't even passed
since Souta arrived in this world. He would experience a lot of things before
he got back to his peak.
The Giza continent, the God's continent, the Mars archipelago, the Demon's
land, the Ruin's Desolate Land, Vulcan's ring continent, and the Frozen
Continent. These seven continents of this world have a lot of godlike
creatures that no other world could match. This world was massive that it
could fit these seven large continents.
There were a lot of things that were waiting to be discovered and the sub-
worlds, also called small worlds. These small worlds were literal small
worlds. They were called like that because the energy in those worlds was too
thin that's when people in this world went there, they could easily dominate
those small worlds. Just the energy release from a God-level creature could
easily destroy those worlds.
Souta thought that Earth was one of the small worlds out there. If that was the
case then Souta could find a way back home but he wasn't entirely sure if he
wanted to go back there. He only had a few memories of his self back on the
earth.
"I'll just do the way I always do things... I'm going to start it by getting my
equipment back." Souta muttered as he closed his eyes and thought that in his
next expedition he will gather the materials that he and Yuko needed for their
evolution.
The strength of their party wasn't enough and Souta knew it well. They were
just weak creatures that were living in this world. He recalled that Jimmy
would give him a team that he could do in his expedition. He thought that it
was the time to form it.
The Dark Light of Eternal dungeon was extremely dangerous. It was a huge
labyrinth full of traps and monsters. He needed manpower to clear that
dungeon so that he could get the other [Soul Blood Earring].
He thought that even if they increased their strength in the outdoor training, it
will be insufficient to clear it that's why he would bring some force of the
Lanny corp. Well, it all depends on the improvement of everyone's strength.
Maybe, they could surprise Souta after the outdoor training.
It seems that he needed to visit Jimmy before their outdoor training. He

wanted to know if some capable people were available in Lanny corp. He
also needed to see the owned dungeon of the Lanny corp.
After a while, Souta stood up from his bed. He couldn't sleep at all as a lot of
things were coming into his mind once he closed his eyes.
He left his house and walked straight to the red light district. He stayed there
this night.
...
Souta woke up early in the morning. The sun hasn't risen yet.
He pushed himself into a seated position and found himself in the red light
district. Souta turned his head and looked at his side. He saw a tanned-skin
woman with cat ears and tails sleeping beside him.
He stretched his body before he stood up and wore his clothes. Souta opened
his wallet and took out two gold coins. He placed the two gold coins on top
of the desk at the corner of the room.
"My tip..." Souta muttered as he looked at the sleeping woman on the bed. He
then shook his head and exited the room.
He was planning to go to the Lanny corp first before he headed to the

institute.
While he was walking, Souta felt that Yuko was trying to communicate with
him through their contact. He forgot that he went out in the middle of the
night without notifying her.
She must be worried about him. Maybe, she was just hungry and couldn't
open the storage room.
'Wait for me and I'll bring some delicious food to you.' Souta said to her in
his mind through their contract. It's some sort of telepathy through their
master and pet contract.
After walking for a few minutes, Souta arrived in front of the Lanny corp. He
looked up at the huge building thought that the name of the Lanny corp was
spreading quickly in the whole city. After all, he brought a peak third
evolution monster and it was under their name. Well, it was in their
agreement.
He entered the door and he strode towards the receptionist. The receptionist
knew Souta so she immediately called Jimmy.
Jimmy already introduced Souta to the workers of the Lanny corp so they
naturally knew Souta was one of the hired adventurers of the Lanny corp.
And Souta was one of the captains of the explorer group.
After a while, Jimmy arrived and asked Souta. "Hey, what made you come
here?"
Souta looked around and thought that he should beat the point. "The ID you
gave to me said that I'm a captain of an explorer group of the Lanny corp."
"Your saying..." Jimmy realized what he was trying to say.
"Yeah, I wanted to form my group and pick some of your people as my

subordinates." Souta nodded and said.
"I see... So you wanted to form your group... I will immediately call some of
my people and you can pick anyone that you like." Jimmy rubbed his chin
and said to Souta.
"Can you make it faster? I still need to go to the institute." Souta suggested to
him. He couldn't afford to be late as the outdoor training was going to start
today.
Jimmy nodded and he walked towards the receptionist. He said, "Call every
explorer that is available. I wanted them to come here as soon as possible...
Oh? Don't call anyone who are in a team."
"I understood, sir." The receptionist nodded at Jimmy.
Chapter 186 - I'll take the six of you
Jimmy looked at Souta and said, "Let's wait in the back. They will go there."
Souta nodded at him and Jimmy led him to the back of the building. There's a
wide space at the back of the building.
"Let's wait for them here," Jimmy said and he walked to the vacant chair. He
sat there and Souta also sat beside Jimmy.
Jimmy glanced at Souta and asked, "Why did you want to create your
group?"
Souta looked at the wide space before he answered, "I wanted to go to the
Forest of Eternal Light."
"Forest of Eternal Light...?" Jimmy was shocked when he heard Souta's

words. He took a deep breath to calm himself before he asked another
question. "Why do you want to go there?"
"Hmm... That's a good question." Souta smiled and said, "I wanted to go
there because I wanted to get an item there."
"Do you know how dangerous that forest is?" We don't even have a branch in
the Eternal empire there." Jimmy said.
"Yes, I know how dangerous that place that's why I wanted to borrow some
of your people to help me," Souta replied to him with a serious expression.
"What item?" Jimmy asked then he shook his head and said, "No, don't tell
me the answer. I just wanted you to bring something that will benefit the
Lanny group."
"That's simple... I could easily do that." Souta said with a confident

expression. He just needed to bring the Lanny corp in his expedition.
"Haha, that's what I like about you." Jimmy laughed when he heard Souta's
answer. He didn't doubt Souta at all. Souta was the man who best the head of
the Vidrato family and the one who brought the body of a third evolution
monster.
He leaned on the chair and said, "I'm really glad that you brought a peak third
evolution monster to Lanny corp. Say where did you get it?"
"In a place called Fersch dukedom. That monster almost destroyed the whole
dukedom. Luckily, we're there to stop it and with the help of everyone
including the guild master their Adventurer's Guild, we've managed to kill it
at the cost of thousands of innocent lives." Souta said to Jimmy as he looked
up at the sky and recalled the battles that he experienced there.
"A small dukedom that is not affiliated with any large country... They
certainly didn't have the manpower to stop a monster of that level. Every year
dozens of them fell because of the monster tide. Some of them fell because of
some disease." Jimmy said in a low voice. He understood well that a lot of
people were dying every day because of a monster's attack.
He slightly turned his head and glanced at Souta in the corner of his eyes.
"Do you know why monsters attack humans and demi's nation?" He asked.
"Why? Is it because humans and demis are attacking them and reducing their
numbers without any reason." Souta said as he looked at Jimmy in the eyes.
"...That's the reason of the people of Ambrosei," Jimmy muttered when he

heard Souta's words.
The Ambrosei was a country in the north of the Forest of Eternal Light. A
country that was called a paradise for tamers. Most of the people that lived
there were tamers. They believe in the saying that if you don't invade a
monster's territory, the monster will not attack anyone. That's true and
everyone knew it. But humans and demis couldn't help it at all. They could
do a lot of things with the monster's corpse especially those powerful ones.
Just like what the Lanny corp could do with the corpse of the dark vine
stinger. They could create various potions using the organs of the monster.
They could also create armors and weapons using the wide and sharp vines of
the dark vine stinger. It will be enough to craft a high-grade purple grade
weapon.
"No, they have a reason and that's they are afraid of the monster growing
stronger to the point that they couldn't deal with it... Just like the Dark
Forest." Souta said to Jimmy.
"That's..." Jimmy was surprised when he heard Souta's answer. Souta was not
entirely wrong at all.
The Dark Forest was the largest forest in the whole Giza continent and it was
a forbidden land. It was a land that the three great countries agreed to not let
any humans and demis wondered around it. All vicious and powerful
monsters reside there. The monsters inside the Dark Forest grew to the point
that the three great countries have to fear them. The monster lords were the
ones who managed that huge land.
The human and demi countries don't want any other place to become like the
Dark Forest. That's why they were slicing down some of the strong monsters
across the whole continent.
"Humans and demis are a bunch of greedy creatures. They invade a monster
territory just to steal their possession like precious fruits. It's humans and
demis fault why monsters are attacking them." Souta said with a serious
expression. He was included in those greedy creatures and he wouldn't deny
it as it was the truth.
Jimmy looked at Souta before he asked, "Is that your perspective as a tamer?"
"No, I'm just saying the truth but you couldn't deny it. Also, for some
monsters humans and demis are a delicious meal." Souta said to him.
...
After a while, more than thirty people arrived in a wide space. They stood in
front of Souta and Jimmy.
Jimmy stood up and looked at the people. He opened his mouth and said in a
loud voice. "I'm sure that all of you know me so I don't need to introduce
myself but the man beside me..."
Souta then stood up as he knew that Jimmy was going to introduce him to
these people.
"He is Souta Ieshi, a new captain of the explorer group under Lanny corp's
name. He is also a first-year student of the famous Ladro Institute. As you
know, his name shook the entire kingdom when he fought the head of the
Vidrato family." Jimmy introduced him to the people.
The people were surprised to find that man here. They heard rumors about
him having a Red Fur Bear and his one hundred percent completion in his
quest in the Adventurers Guild.
Now that they saw him in person, they realized that he's the same man as the
one who was ill.u.s.trated in the newspaper.
"You were called here because he wanted to form his group. He will pick
some of you but I'm not entirely sure how many he needed in his group."
Jimmy said.
The people were slightly surprised when they heard his words. They looked
at each other and realized that all of the people present here were the people
that didn't have a group.
Souta looked at them and said, "I don't want a lot of people in my group so I
will pick a few people among you." He then looked at Jimmy and asked,
"Can I test them?"
"You can whatever you wanted. Their rank is at least C-rank." Jimmy nodded
at him.
Souta nodded in response and he looked at the rest of the people. "Okay, I'll
start by eliminating some of you."
Boom!
The mana in his body burst out and Souta focused it on the people. The
atmosphere suddenly changed and it became suffocating. He used his mana
to pressure the people that were here. His [Mana Manipulation] skill was
level 4 so he could control it to some degree to press the people on the
ground.
Jimmy looked at Souta with a stunned expression. 'You've reached this level
in just a few months? How frightening!' He thought while looking at Souta
who was releasing his mana and directing it to the people.
Thud! Thud!
Six people fell on their knees as they were caught off guard by Souta's energy
release.
"Out..." Souta looked at the people who fell before he looked at the remaining
people. "We still have a lot of people." He already expected this outcome
when Jimmy said that they have the power of C-rank.
He stopped releasing his mana and said, "Try to resist it as much as you can."
He then took a step forward and the floor turned black.
It was swallowed by shadow and several tentacles-like shadows wrapped

around their body. It tightened around their body as they tried to use their
strength to free themselves from the [Shadow Bind] spell of Souta.
Everyone tried to resist with all of their might but no one managed to break
free from Souta's [Shadow Bind].
In the end, Souta waved his hand and the shadows disappeared like a bubble.
He looked at them and pointed at seven people.
"I'll take the six of you in my team." He said with a smile while looking at
them. He knew that these people were quite capable as he noticed that his
pressure didn't manage to make them sweat for a little bit.
Chapter 187 - Team
These six people were exceptional and Souta saw it. They didn't break a
sweat with his pressure and they almost break free with his [Shadow Bind]
spell.
Now that Souta was a Rank 3 Mage, his level 10 [Shadow Bind] spell could
hold down the third evolution monster for a few seconds. It's not worth
mentioning to the peak third evolution monster that he fought in the Fersch
dukedom.
Also, if given more time Souta was sure that they could break the [Shadow
Bind] spell. It seems that the power of these people was close to B-rank. He
guessed that if they trained hard for a few months they would become a full-
fledged B-rank.
Souta looked at Jimmy and said, "Dismissed everyone except for the ones I
choose."
Jimmy nodded at him before he looked at the people and said, "Everyone,
you can go now except for those six people. You don't need to wait for me."
Souta and Jimmy waited until all the unnecessary people left. Only Souta,
Jimmy, and the six people were present in this place.
Jimmy looked at the six people with a serious expression and said, "From
today onwards, all of you will be under Souta's wings. He's your captain so
treat him with respect."
Souta smiled and he waved his hands. "Don't worry about it. I just wanted
you to follow my instruction in our expedition. You can start introducing
yourself."
The six people exchanged glances and a man wearing a gray tank top stepped
forward. His physique was large and his height was almost two meters. He
had brown skin and two antennae on the top of his head.
'Some sort of insect demi?' Souta wondered while looking at the man.
The man looked at Souta and said in a polite tone, "I'm Jagret, an adventurer
working under the Lanny corp's banner. Mostly, my position is fighter other
than tank. It's my pleasure to meet you, captain."
Souta smiled and said, "Nice to meet you too, Jagret." He then looked at the
remaining five people.
A matured woman with shoulder-length chestnut-colored hair stepped

forward. She was wearing black tight clothes and knee-length black boots.
Her clothes showcase her curves and s.e.xiness. She had two daggers hanging
on her waist. A tail with black fur was sticking out of her back.
"I'm Charise, a new worker here in the Lanny corp. My position is a scout
and a ranger. I'm looking forward to the expedition of our team." The
matured woman introduced herself to Souta with a seductive smile on her
face.
"I'm also looking forward to our expedition," Souta said to her and he looked
at the remaining four people.
Three of them looked at each other and nodded. The three of them stepped
forward as they decided to introduce themselves at the same time. One of
them was female while two were male.
The female looked at Souta with a serious expression. She was a tall woman
with a voluptuous body. Her long black colored hair was tied in a ponytail at
the back of her head. Two swords were hanging on her waist. She had a cold
look on her face.
"I'm Donna, a samurai." She simply said with a serious expression. After she
introduced herself she stepped back.
Then, one of the men looked at Souta with a smile. He was holding a long
staff. He had long green hair and pointed ears. There's no doubt that he was
an elf.
"I'm Evren, I'm well versed in nature attribute spell. Mostly supporting spell
and healing spell, but I know some offensive spell. It's nice to meet you,
captain." The elf introduced himself in a polite tone.
"It's nice to meet you, Evren," Souta replied to him. Four people already
introduced themselves so there's two more left.
"I'm Finsi, a wanderer, and I applied here in the Lanny corp. My position is a
shielder." A man stepped forward and said in a loud voice. He was short but
his physique was large. His muscles were bulging out of his clothes. His
features were sharp and he had a thick beard.
Souta smiled and nodded at him. He then looked at the remaining man.
"Ah, let's do this..."
A man stepped forward with a bored look on his face. He was tall but his
body was not large. One could say that he was thin if they didn't look at him
properly. One of his ears was pointed and one was a normal ear. His pointed
ear was full of earrings. His greenish eyes were slanted and look fierce. His
hair was mohawk and its color was green.
He looked like an ordinary punk of a modern world but Souta couldn't deny
his strength. This man was a strong person.
"I'm Ginvi and I'm a Mage. To be precise, an earth attribute Mage." The man
introduced himself to Souta. He narrowed his brows while looking at Souta
and said, "I say that your strong but I think that it's not enough to get above
me."
"Oh...?" Souta looked at Ginvi with an amused expression. He grinned and

said, "You are not convinced..."
"Yeah, I'm doubting your strength..." Ginvi looked at Souta and grinned. His
fighting intent was leaking all over the place. It seems that he really wanted
to fight Souta right here in this place.
"Everyone stand back!" Souta shouted and he looked at Ginvi with a smile.
"Let's make it fast!"
He took a step forward and the ground turned black. Ten black balls
materialized beside him and it scattered around the whole field.
"What's that?!"
Ginvi looked around the black balls before he looked at Souta. He didn't
know what's the purpose of those black balls if it's not going to attack him.
He better avoided those black balls as he didn't know what it could do.
He saw Souta looking at him with a grin on his face. He gritted his teeth as
his mana flared up. He then stomped his foot on the ground and spikes made
of rocks burst out of the ground.
[Ground Spike]!
Swoosh!
Souta suddenly vanished and Ginvi didn't saw him move. "Teleportation?!"
Ginvi turned around and saw Souta five meters away from him.
Souta smiled and thought that he had great advantages over most of the
people here in this world. He knew a lot of different spells and knew what it
could do and its effect.
From the lowest tier to highest tier spells, Souta knew a lot of it. That's why
he could guess some of his opponent's spells. While his opponent didn't have
any idea what's his spell at all.
"Let me show you something..." Souta said with a smile and he quickly
looked at his skill tree.
Above the [Shadow Ball] spell there were two spells and it was the same for
the [Shadow Spike] spell. But he wasn't looking at those four spells. Souta
was looking at one spell at the corner of his interface.
He unlocked it when he was promoted to the Rank 3 Mage. This spell was
called [Gravitational Ball]. It was a high-grade tier 2 spell.
He had 11 skill points left and he used 2 skill points to learn this spell.
*Ding!*
[Do you want to use 2 skill points to learn this spell? Yes/No?]
'Yes...' Souta said in his mind without hesitation.
*Ding!*
[You've successfully learned Gravitational Ball spell!]
The skill points that he needed to learn this spell was the same as the tier 1
spell. That's why Souta wouldn't waste any of his skill points to level up his
tier 1 skill. He will use this spell to promote his mage class to a battle mage
class.
Before he couldn't learn any of the tier 2 spells in his skill tree because it was
locked as his rank class was too low. But right now, he managed to unlock
one tier 2 spell when he promoted his rank class.
The magic circle of the [Gravitational Ball] spell was imprinted in his inner
soul. Souta could easily use this spell right now.
Ginvi just looked at Souta as he didn't know what Souta was planning to do.
He didn't know any of Souta's spells or how he managed to use teleportation
to avoid his attack.
"Damn! This is irritating!" Ginvi cursed and he rushed towards Souta without
any care. He was annoyed at the fact that Souta was still looking at him with
a smile on his face.
Souta opened his palm and a palm-sized black ball formed on top of it. The
black ball floated around Souta.
Pieces of rocks floated around Ginvi and it turned into sharp spears. He
pointed at Souta and said, "Go, [Piercing Earth Spear]!"
He then crouched down and placed both of his palms on the ground.
"[Ground Quake]!!"
The ground beneath Souta's feet split up and the sharp spears flew towards
him at high speed.
Swoosh!
Under everyone's gazes, Souta flew in the air and he stopped in the mid-air.
He looked down at Ginvi from above. There were many uses of the
[Gravitaional Ball] spell and one of them was to fly.
This spell used 5 mana points per second and it will decrease as long as he
level up this spell.
Souta opened his mouth and said, "Do you still want to continue or not?"
"Yeah, I wanted to continue our battle. Do you think that you can defeat me
easily just because you can fly?" Ginvi said to Souta with a grin.
"Yeah, I could defeat you but I think it will not be that easy," Souta replied.
Both of them looked at each other with fierce looked. Their aura was rising
and it was enveloping the whole area.
"Stop! If you want to fight do it somewhere else. Don't fight here in the
Lanny corp's land." Jimmy said to the two with a serious expression.
Chapter 188 - Start of Outdoor
Training
Souta looked at Jimmy and he slowly descended on the ground.
Jimmy was right. This place was not the right place to fight. He didn't want to
destroy some of the things here because he knew that his fight with this man
Ginvi wasn't going to be easy.
He dispelled his spell as the color of the ground turned back to normal but the
ground was still opened because of Ginvi's spell before.
Ginvi also stepped back. He looked at Souta and said, "Let's fight, later. If
you want me to acknowledge you then defeat me."
"Haha, I'll fight you later as long as you want." Souta laughed as he said. He
then looked at the people that he picked one by one.
"I wanted all of you to train your skill and keep improving. Our first
expedition is at the Forest of Eternal Light so prepare yourself. If you're
afraid of going there then you can quit right now." Souta said to them in a
loud voice.
The seven people didn't say anything. They just looked at him silently.
"Good, no one wanted to quit. I'm impressed. Then, we'll meet here two
weeks later at the same time. Also, I'll bring my Adventurer's party at that
time so prepare yourself." Souta said to them with a satisfied expression.
These people were strong.
He thought that Bryan would be happy to meet them especially the one
named Ginvi. He will arrange a spar between them after the outdoor training.
...
Souta dismissed them and he walked inside the building with Jimmy.
Jimmy called some people to fix the ground that Ginvi destroyed.
Souta looked at Jimmy and said, "I'll go now."
"Wait..." Jimmy stopped Souta and he took out a piece of yellow paper in his
pocket.
Souta received it and found that it was a transmission talisman.
"I already imprinted my talisman there so you can contact me anytime,"

Jimmy said to him.
"Good, thanks for this. I'll contact you if I need anything." Souta thanked
Jimmy before he turned around and left the Lanny corp building.
He looked at the transmission talisman. He still has two transmission

talisman in his pocket. Jimmy gave it to him before when he asked him to
look for a talisman to pair the one that he got from Gregory's subordinate.
In other words, he had a total of three transmission talismans.
Souta bought some food for Yuko before he went back to his house. He gave
her her breakfast and changed his clothes to his uniform.
...
He arrived in his classroom and found that Bargan was already there. It
seems that he was already late for a few minutes. The business that he did in
the Lanny corp took a lot of his time.
"You're here, Souta. I thought that you will skip class at this important
event." Bargan said when he saw Souta entered the classroom.
"I'm sorry about that. I finished some business before coming here." Souta
bowed his head to Bargan as a sign that he was sorry for being late. He then
went to his seat between Alice and Bryan.
"Okay, class now that everyone's here please prepare yourself. Go to the
gymnasium and you will learn something about the outdoor training." Bargan
said to his students.
...
The students gathered at the huge gymnasium of the institute. All the first-
year students were present here in this place. They were divided by their class
and their homeroom teachers were at the corner watching them.
Souta looked at the stage and saw a middle-aged man with short white hair
and a beard. He had fox ears and a furry tail. He was the principal of the
Ladro Institute, Azrim De Reigan.
He smiled as he knew that this man was a powerful person. He was a top
fighter in the whole Hebrei kingdom.
He looked at his side and saw that Alice was looking at Azrim with a serious
expression.
"Do you know Principal Azrim?" Souta asked her.
Alice glanced at him when she heard his question. She then shook her head
indicating that she didn't know that man.
"I see..." Souta nodded and he looked back at the principal.
All the students were looking at the principal waiting for his words.
After a while, Azrim looked at the first-year students as he slowly opened his
mouth and said, "First-year students... I'm Azrim De Reigan, the principal of
the Ladro Institute."
All the students could hear his powerful voice as he imbued his mana in it.
His voice resounded throughout the whole gymnasium.
He paused for a moment as he looked at each class. Azrim then added,

"Today is the day of your outdoor training. All of you will stay outside the
kingdom and no one will be permitted to return to the kingdom. Anyone who
gave up on the training will be expelled. We don't need weak-willed person
here in Ladro Institute."
Everyone was surprised to found that the students who gave up will be
expelled instantly. No matter the reason as long as no accident happened they
will be expelled.
"That's all, I hope no one gave up. Your advisory teacher will explain the
rules of the outdoor training to you." Azrim said before he turned around and
left.
...
Bargan was standing in front of the Mage class 1-B. He looked at his students
and saw some were tense.
"Everyone listen to me! Our class will head towards the eastern part of the
Hebrei kingdom. We will start our outdoor training at that place along with
other classes." Bargan said and he explained the rules to his students.
The students will not receive any help from their students. Each class will
choose two sites to train in the area. They could choose a forest, mountain,
village, etc. as long as they were not inside the Hebrei kingdom or near the
other huge countries they could choose any place.
If they wanted something they have to earn it. If they wanted to sleep in an
inn they have to earn their own money. They have to do this for one week
and three days.
They have to do some tasks so that they could earn some points. They could
also ignore the task but for those students who wanted points, they could do
it.
In this one week and three days, they have to finish a challenge every day.
That challenge was their training to improve their strength. They had to
complete it or else they will face some punishment.
"We, teachers, are just an observer so we will not help any of you but if have
any question you can ask them," Bargan said to them and he paused as he
recalled something in his mind. "By the way, the teacher is also the one who's
going to give you the points. We, teachers, are tasked to observe a class that's
not our own. In other words, I'm not going to observe your class."
He then smiled and said, "Don't disappoint me, everyone. I've got high
expectations for the rest of you."
'My new spell [Gravitational Ball] will be useful in times like this.' Souta
thought as he grinned.
Alice glanced at Souta and saw him grinning while looking at teacher
Bargan. She turned her head and looked at teacher Bargan. She found nothing
and she was wondering why Souta was grinning.
A teacher walked in front and stood beside Bargan. A man with short black
hair and black cat ears looked at the Mage class 1-B with his cat pupils. He
was Alex Ventilorna, their teacher at physical strength subject.
"I'm the one who was tasked to observe you and I'm also the one who will
grade each of you, so give everything you've got in the outdoor training. I
hope you're strength increase well." Alex said to them in a fierce tone.
"Teacher Alex is the one who's going to grade us... Then what about teacher
Bargan?" Alice muttered in a low voice.
Souta glanced at her as he heard her words. He smiled and said, "You don't
need to worry about it. Just focus on completing the challenge and everything
will be okay."
"If you say so..." Alice said as she tried to guess what's the challenges that
they will face in this outdoor training. Just like everyone, she will try her best
to improve her skill and ability.
The first-year students went to their designated site outside of the Hebrei
Kingdom. They don't have money, potions, weapons, and high-grade
equipment. They have to earn their own money if they wanted to sleep in an
inn. They have to hunt their own food and cook it themselves if they wanted
to it something.
They have to survive and endure the challenges for one week and three days.
...
Somewhere in the Giza continent...
A woman wearing a black robe and red linings was looking down at the piles
of corpses on the ground. Her robe had a symbol of a red eyes at back part of
it.
She crouched down and picked up a crimson gem. She raised it and observed
the crimson gem.
"We already acquired three of it. Two more and we will complete the task
that the Sin gave to us." She muttered as she looked behind her.
A man with long silver-haired appeared. The man had a flawless face and
pale skin. His pair of crimson eyes were gleaming with anger.
"Oh? You're still alive. I thought that you're dead." The woman exclaimed as
she looked at the man with an amused expression.
"Give back that stone to me!" The man shouted as he charged towards the
woman.
Chapter 189 - Team up
The man rushed towards the woman with a powerful aura.
"You know, that you're too weak to fight me." The woman said with a sighed
and she waved her hand.
Boom!
A powerful energy flew out and smashed the man. The man crashed into
several houses.
Smoke and dust covered the area around the houses.
The woman looked at it with an amused expression. She opened her mouth
and said, "You're weak and you're no match for me. You know it too, right?
So I'm wondering why are you bent on taking this stone back to me?"
The man walked out of the smoke and dust with rage in his eyes. He gritted
his teeth and said, "It took me twenty years to create that stone and a bitch
like you will take it from me! Do you except me to just give it to you?!"
The woman smiled and said, "You're a vampire so twenty years of time isn't
that much to you. You should've handed this stone to me from the
beginning."
"You!! I'll kill you!! Don't you know that stone is important to a vampire like
me!!" The man shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Yeah, I know it but... Everything is for the Sin." The woman's expression
turned cold. "Under the name of the Seven Deadly Sins, I will take your life."
Her body emitted a fearsome red aura. The ground began to shake under her
presence.
Swoosh!
The woman disappeared in her position. She then appeared behind the
vampire.
"What?! Blink?!" The vampire was shocked and he turned around. But his
head flew in the mid-air, splattering blood on the ground.
The woman looked at the head of the vampire. She raised her hands and shot
a ball of energy towards the head.
Boom!
The head exploded as the woman burned the body of the vampire. She made
sure to kill the vampire.
"This vampire was too arrogant for his own good. If he only let go of this
precious stone then I would have let him live." The woman muttered in a low
voice. "The vampires right now were still living in past. They thought that
they were the same noble creature back a thousand years ago. They should've
faced the reality that they were on the brink of extinction because of those
three great countries that were leading the entire continent."
Suddenly a voice sounded behind her. "Don't say anything to vampires...

Remember that Lord Cryus, the right hand of Gluttony, is a vampire."
The woman turned her head and saw four figures appeared. The four figures
were wearing the same robe as hers.
She opened her mouth and said, "I know that... but Lord Cryus isn't arrogant
like this weak vampire. Even though he possessed great strength, he still acts
politely."
"Well, we all know that there are far more terrifying beings in this world."
One of the figures said.
The woman smiled and said, "There's two more left. We need to accomplish
it quickly so that we could return."
"Yeah, the other one is in the Ibish village. It's near the Night Light Forest."
"What about the last one?"
"It's near that village."
"Oh? So we don't need to travel that far after we took the next stone."
...
The first-year students traveled for a whole day along with their teachers
before they arrived on the outskirts of the Hebrei Kingdom.
They passed the border of the kingdom. Currently, they were in the
wilderness between the Hebrei kingdom and Mali country.
There's a huge forest called Night Light Forest in this part of land. It was
separating the Hebrei kingdom and Mali country.
Souta thought that some of their challenges involved in that forest. He looked
at the front and saw that teacher Alex, their teacher at physical strength
subject, was standing in front of them. He then saw the other classes were
moving in other directions.
'Just what is the institute planning in this outdoor training?' Souta thought
while looking around. It feels like they were starting from nothing except
their equipment. And the institute also forbids them from selling their
equipment, clothes, and weapons.
That's why Souta only brought his basic equipment. The [Vajra Sword Saya]
was hanging on his waist like always. All of his equipments were recorded
and they need a valid reason if it disappeared.
It's too strict. The Institute was making sure that everyone wouldn't break the
rules.
He then heard teacher Alex coughed to gathered their attention. Souta and the
rest of the students of Mage class 1-B looked at teacher Alex.
"Look at this..." Alex said as he placed a transparent orb on the ground. The
orb emitted mana and it shown brightly.
Swoosh!
A huge map of this land materialized in front of them. This was the map of
the area between Hebrei kingdom and the Mali country. There was a huge
circle on the map.
"This is the site. Every student is forbidden to leave this circle. Everyone who
left will be disqualified and disqualification means... Being expelled." Alex
explained to them with a serious expression.
Everyone subconsciously gulped when they heard Alex's words except for a
few students.
"I have an idea of what they wanted to do here in this outdoor training..."
Randolf muttered with a smirk on his face. He still looked carefree despite
the tense atmosphere.
Yujin just looked at the map without saying anything. His sharp eyes were
focused on the things on the map.
Bryan had an excited expression on his face. He couldn't wait to start the
outdoor training and increase his strength. His priority here was to increase
his strength and nothing else. Lumilia and Souta force him to remember these
words.
Well, Lumilia had the same goal as Bryan. She wanted to increase her
strength. She understood that this was a good opportunity to increase her
strength and ability before their expedition in the Forest of Eternal Light.
Compared to the Forest of Eternal Light, this place was child's play.
Alice looked at her classmates and she guessed who was going to have a
problem or not in this outdoor training. Randolf, Souta, Bryan, and the others
were not bothered by the fact that they don't have anything except for their
equipment. In fact, they were actually looking forward to this outdoor
training.
'Well, I'll try harder this time.' Alice said to herself. She looked at the map
and saw teacher Alex pointing something inside the huge circle.
"In this circle, there are thirty-seven villages, twenty-two dukedoms, and four
small kingdoms." Alex swept his eyes across the Mage class before he said,
"You can go anywhere and you can also pick one of these places to become
your base of operation."
"Hmm...? Teacher Alex didn't give us any information about those places. It
seems that we needed to gather the information ourselves." Lumilia said.
Alex heard her words. He turned his head and looked at her. He said, "That's
right, everything will be up to you. You can only count on yourself in this
training. Also, I'll divide your class into ten groups."
'It's hard. I can't talk to other people.' Alice couldn't help but sigh. She hoped
that she was grouped with her classmates that could talk to strangers. If she
didn't then she could only try her best.
'I will try my best to talk to other people now.' She said to herself.
Alex prepared something in front of them. The students of the Mage class 1-
B will pick a piece of paper inside a jar. Inside the piece of paper, a number
was written on it. This will decide their groupings.
'It's random now. I just hope that enter Bryan or Souta's group.' Alice
thought. Bryan and Souta were the only people that she could talk to among
her classmates. Lumilia was talking to her sometimes but she wasn't that
close to her just like how she talked with Souta and Bryan.
...
One by one, the students of the class pick a piece of paper.
Randolf looked at the paper in his hand with a smirk on his face. He then
crumbled it and said, "I'm number four so those people who took the same
number come here."
Alice looked at Randolf then at the piece of paper in her hands. Her number
was three so she wasn't in Randolf's group. She felt that Randolf was going to
show his power in this training.
"Number one, come here! All the number one! We're going to crash
everyone!" Bryan shouted with a laugh.
'As always, he's so noisy.' Alice thought as she glanced at Bryan. She then
heard a voice behind her.
"Number three. Please come here."
She turned her head and saw that it was Lumilia. It wasn't that bad as she was
a number three. She shook her head and strode towards Lumilia.
"Mila, I'm in your group," Lynn said with a bright smile as she approached
Lumilia.
"I'm glad that you're in my group." Lumilia smiled and she looked around,
"What about Nayo?"
"Nayo? She's in Bryan's group." Lynn replied to her.
"I see..." Lumilia nodded her head.
Alice approached her and said, "I'm also number three."
Lumilia and Nayo turned their heads and saw Alice. They were surprised that
Alice was in their group.
"I see..." Lumilia smiled at her and she looked around.
Their class had forty-eight people in their class and it was divided into ten
groups. It means that each group has at least four people. Two groups with
four people while the rest have five people in their team.
She was going to ask about it but stopped when she heard a voice.
"I'm in your group."
Alice turned around and saw that it was Yujin.

Chapter 190 - Ignorant people
"I'm in your group..." A voice of a man sounded in their ears.
Lumilia, Lynn, and Alice turned their head and saw Yujin walking towards
their direction with a serious expression.
"You're here. It's reassuring that you're in my group." Lumilia said to Yujin.
"It's nothing," Yujin said as he shook his head.
'This team is quite good.' Alice thought and she looked at the other team of
her class. Her classmates already formed their group.
She then saw Souta raising his hand while looking at teacher Alex. She
looked around him and saw that he still hasn't formed a team. She wondered
why.
"What is it, Souta?" Alex asked as he saw Souta wanted to ask a question.
"Teacher, I'm just wondering how will you grade us. Whole class, team, or
individually?" Souta asked teacher Alex.
"Hmm...? That's a good question but don't worry about it. The institute
already thought about it. I will grade you individually, your team, and your
contribution to your class." Alex answered his question.
"In other words, we don't need to compete against each other," Souta
muttered as he rubbed his chin.
"That's the point of it. You don't have to compete against each other as this
event is focused on improving the strength of students like you." Alex said to
him. "But the institute still gave the task to complete and it's not a mandatory
one. If you want to get points then you could complete the task given by the
institute."
"Thanks for answering my question teacher." Souta thanked him and he
rubbed his chin. Although teacher Alex said that it was not a competition, the
other classes were already treating this outdoor training like one.
Since Bryan and Lumilia were in his class he could advise them to focus on
improving their strength but this wasn't the same for Brando, who was in the
Shield class 1-A. He just hoped that Brando wouldn't forget their goal in this
outdoor training.
"One more thing... I'm a tamer so I want to ask if I can summon my pet."
Souta looked up at teacher Alex.
Alex nodded at him and said, "The institute already approve of it so you can
use your pet anytime you want. It's a part of your strength after all."
"I see... That's good." Souta grinned as he rubbed his chin. He wouldn't
summon Yuko right away. He would only summon her if he needed her.
Alice simply listened to Souta and Alex's question and answer. Since this was
training, she will also try to improve her strength just like everyone.
Improving one's strength wasn't a bad thing.
She then saw Souta walking towards them. Alice looked at her team and
thought that Souta was really heading towards their team.
Souta smiled and he showed his number to them. "I'm also number three."
Alice was right. Souta was really a member of team 3. Their team
composition was pretty good. If Bryan took Lynn's place and Randolf took
her place then it was the most solid team in their class. Well, the individual
capability was high but in teamwork, she didn't have any idea.
"S-Souta, you're in number three," Lynn said while stuttering.
"As you can see, I'm in team 3." Souta smiled and he looked at every member
of this team. He was surprised when he saw the members of this team.
Lumilia, Lynn, Alice, and Yujin. This was a pretty solid team if he was to say
it.
"All of you formed your team so I'll leave now. You can handle the rest and I
hope you did well in this training." Alex said to them before he turned around
and left. He left without saying another word.
...
"What do we do now?" Souta looked at Lumilia and asked.
Alice, Lynn, and Yujin also looked at Lumilia when they heard his question.
"For now, let's talk to other teams in our class. Since it's not a competition,
maybe we could help each other." Lumilia said to her team members.
Souta smiled when he heard her answer. He will leave things like this to her
as he knew that she will do better. She knew the purpose of this outdoor
training.
She naturally became the leader of this team.
As expected of the class representative of the Mage class 1-B.
"Let's do what class rep said. We're here to improve our abilities not to fight
against each other." Souta said to her. He then looked at Yujin, Alice, and
Lynn.
They didn't have a problem with it so they agreed to Lumilia's decision.
...
They gathered their classmates and proposed to travel together. Lumilia also
explained to them that it will not be a problem if they traveled together.
Everyone agreed with her.
"That's good. I'm glad that everyone understood me." Lumilia said as she was
glad that everyone agreed to her.
"Now that everyone agreed to travel together, can you tell us your plan?"
Randolf suddenly said from the side.
"Why do you need to know it? Even if you know it I think you will not
understand it like me!" Bryan said to Randolf.
"Ah." Randolf looked at Bryan and he shook his head. "I'm not an idiot like
you. I need to know her plan so that I could act accordingly to it."
"Me? Idiot?" Bryan pointed at himself as he asked Randolf.
"You don't realize it?" Randolf looked at Bryan with a surprised expression.
He then looked at everyone and said, "Everyone in our class knew it so I'm
wondering why you didn't realize."
Bryan looked at his classmates and said, "Hmm... I recall Alice, Souta, Nayo,
and class rep said that I'm an idiot. I thought that they were joking at that
time."
"I only said the truth..." Alice commented from the side.
"I'm sad to say that Alice is right. I know it hurts but that's the truth and you
should accept it." Nayo said.
"Okay, stop. Class rep has something to say." Souta said as he stopped the
topic about Bryan being an idiot.
"Thanks." Lumilia thanked Souta before she looked at her classmates. She
slowly opened her mouth and said, "I don't have a concrete plan for now but I
think we should go to the nearest town first to see how the other classes
approach this outdoor training. The problem is we don't have any money right
now so I think that we should hunt some monster first to sell it to the town we
will find."
Some of their classmates were shocked when they heard that they will hunt a
monster. They didn't have any real battle experience like Souta, Randolf,
Bryan, Lumilia, Yujin, and Alice so they were surprised when they heard it.
"That's a good plan. We should find a place to stay for tonight before making
a concrete plan." Randolf paused for a moment before he added, "I'm also
quite curious about what other classes think about this outdoor training."
"Hunting monster? it's easy!" Bryan said with a proud expression and he was
excited at the same time.
"Haha." Randolf laughed and he looked at his classmates. He saw some of

them have a calm expression and the rest have a tense expression on their
face.
He smirked and said, "You lot think that you haven't experienced a life and
death situation. Think about it carefully living is hard as you can die any time
without you knowing about it. Also..."
"Also..." Everyone waited to finish his sentence.
"Even though you're not part of a big battle in the Gripin city, your presence
was still there. If Souta didn't manage to defeat that fat nobleman, do you
think that all of you would be here in this place?" Randolf paused for a
moment before he added, "The answer is NO. Do you think that the institute
would defend a mere student like you? Of course not, they will only protect
those top students who deserve their protection."
Everyone understood what Randolf was trying to say. Everyday life was like
fighting a life and death battle. They just didn't think about it too deeply just
like what happened to the Gripin city. They thought that Gregory wouldn't
kill them because of their status as a student of the famous Ladro Institute.
But when they thought deeply about it. Gregory was bent on taking about
Lumilia at all cost. He already loses his face and he would kill anyone that
blocked his way just like how he tried to kill Souta at that time.
"Do you understand it? Well, this training isn't for those spoiled children.
You have to understand how life works and should know how to provide
your own necessity because if you're too dependent on your parents or backer
you will regret it one day once they couldn't provide what you need... Or once
they die." Randolf said to them with an amused expression. It's pretty
interesting to slap the reality in the face of these ignorant people.
"Adapt and become versatile," Alice commented from the side in a low voice.
She understood what Randolf said because this happened to her before
coming here on this continent.
Chapter 191 - Hunting
Everyone from Mage class 1-B decided to follow Lumilia's plan after they
heard Randolf's words. It opened their eyes and they realized that they were
like children in front of Souta, Bryan, and the rest of the people who had a
life and death battle.
Well, Souta could understand them. When he just arrived here in this world,
Souta afraid at that time. He was afraid to fight and was afraid of this
terrifying world. But Souta didn't want to die, that's why he fought and tried
everything that he's got in every quest that he got. He's always trying his best.
That's really simple. If his classmates didn't want to die, then they have to
fight for it. They have to earn it in their own power.
Randolf just smiled as he took a glance at Souta and Lumilia. He never

thought that Souta would take Lumilia under his wings after that battle in the
Gripin city. Souta became her caretaker, that's what Randolf feel about them.
But never did he except that Lumilia would show this much improvement.
What he didn't know that Lumilia was doing everything she's got to get her
father's approval. She went to Desolate Woods with her butler and maid to
get the Mystical Light Cherry.
She personally experienced the calamity that happened in that place. The
place that became a forbidden place after that calamity, the Desolate Woods.
The True God's Holy Kingdom forbids any people from visiting that place.
...
They went traveled through that wilderness and found a village after three
hours of walking. The village was quite large as it has a population of five
thousand people.
They didn't immediately go to the village. They did a scout first and found
that some class beat them to it. The group decided to leave since they don't
have any plan to compete with each other.
Randolf looked back at the village and saw that the other classes took the
same tactics like them. They were also moving in class not team. The other
class was talking to the village chief.
He then looked at Lumilia and asked, "Class rep, why don't we stop and wait
for them to leave?"
"It's better if we leave cause I don't want to get involved with other classes in
this outdoor training. We'll train ourselves and for people who want to
increase their points they could just do the task that the institute gives."
Lumilia shook her head and said.
"I see... You really wanted to train and not to show off like other students."
Randolf said as he smirked and looked at the village one more time.
"But... The institute didn't give us any task at all. I wanted to do it soon."
Bryan said with a disappointed expression.
Everyone was surprised when they heard his words. Not that Bryan
mentioned it, they don't have any idea about the task. Teacher Alex didn't tell
them about it.
Lumilia sighed and pointed at the device on her wrist. "Have you forgotten
about this thing? I think the institute will give us the task and challenges
through this device."
This device was given to them by the institute for free. They could check
their points and initiated a ranking battle with other students. They could also
check the top rankers in this device.
"Right, teacher Alex said that the institute will give a challenge every day
throughout the whole outdoor training," Randolf said. "So let's wait before
doing some big move."
"We should find a place to stay for tonight. If the institute gave the challenge
later at night then we would suffer." Lumilia said to them.
"Well, we should find another village and hunt monsters as well," Souta said
and he looked at the rest of the classmates, "I'm going to hunt monsters for
my team, not for all of you. We're moving as a class but that doesn't mean
that we would provide you everything. We'll only give you information and
that's all, you can do the labor work on your own."
...
Lumilia memorized some part of the map that teacher Alex showed. She
couldn't memorize all of it so she only memorized a part that she decided as
their base.
After walking for another hour, they arrived on the outskirts of the Night
Light Forest. They decided to hunt monsters first before they went to the
nearest village.
She said to her classmates that they will meet at this place after they hunted
monsters. This was going to become the money to pay for the inn.
Lumilia, Souta, Lynn, Alice, and Yujin strode inside the Night Light Forest
cautiously.
"We shouldn't go deep in this forest. It's too dangerous." Souta said to his
group. Everyone knew it and he explained the danger of it to his classmates
before departing.
Night Light Forest was a huge forest between the Hebrei Kingdom and Mali
country. The monsters that inhabited this place were powerful and dangerous.
The third evolution and fourth evolution monsters can be found here in this
place. In the Adventurers Guild records, there were five fourth evolution
monsters in sight. Two black dotted spiders and three flood poisonous
serpents.
'This place is too dangerous for students. Their power level is too low to fight
the high-level monsters here.' Alice thought as she looked around but then
she recalled that teacher Alex was observing them.
She thought that not only Alex was watching them. The other staff of the
institute must be here to prevent the death of the students. They will only
show themselves if the student was on the brink of death. After all, they were
not babysitters.
...
They walked for a few minutes and they immediately five orcs. Four of these
orcs were high earth orcs, the second evolution of orcs. While the remaining
one was a black orc, another second evolution of orc, but this evolution path
was different from the high orcs. It was much stronger as it was a rare
evolution of orcs.
Lumilia's group hid in the bushes as they observed the five orcs.
Souta frowned as he saw that these orcs were organized. The black orcs were
issuing orders to the other orcs.
'I couldn't understand them. After all, I only knew the Goblin's language
among the other languages of monster.' Souta thought as he heard the orcs
saying something. He would learn their language in the future after his
evolution.
He looked at his team and asked in a low voice, "Let's hunt them."
"T-They look strong..." Lynn said.
"Don't worry, with our team we could handle it," Souta assured her. He then
looked at Lumilia, Alice, and Yujin, "You ready to go?"
"Anytime. Leave the black one to me." Yujin said to him as he took a swift
glance at the black orc.
"I'll handle the normal one," Alice said to them.
"Okay, I'll help you with it." Souta paused for a moment before he added,
"Lumilia, Lynn, stay here and look out to see if there are monster heading
here."
"I understand." Lumilia and Lynn nodded at him. Lynn had high sensory
ability so he could leave it to her.
...
Alice, Souta, and Yujin jumped out of the bushes and they immediately
rushed towards the orcs.
Souta dashed towards one of the orcs and he imbued his mana in his fist. He
then threw it towards the stomach of the orc.
Bang!
The orc flew but several tentacles like shadows burst out of the ground and
grabbed the orc. The tentacles pinned down the orc on the ground.
He could pin down everything every orc here as his [Shadow Bind] skill
could even hold a third evolution monster for a few seconds. But he didn't do
it because he wanted to see Yujin and Alice's strength.
Souta walked towards the orc and he stepped on its head. He then looked at
Alice and Yujin's fight.
Swoosh!
Alice took out a pipe in her pocket and it transformed into a spear. This was
her orange grade weapon.
The three orcs looked at her with an angry expression. The orcs were armed
with a huge butcher knife. Two of these orcs dashed towards her and it swung
the huge knives in their hands.
Swoosh!
Alice lifted her feet and kicked the two huge knives.
[Repulsion Kick]!
[Repulsion Kick]!
Her feet deflected the knives easily. She then moved her body forward as she
gripped her spear tightly.
[Swift Strike]!
Her spear pierced through the arms of the two orcs. It skewered their arms as
their weapons fell on the ground causing a loud metallic sound to rung out.
Then, a shadow covered her body. She looked up and saw the huge body of
the orc heading towards her.
She quickly pulled out her spear and jumped away.
Bang!
The orc crashed on the ground and it resulted in a small crater on the ground.
'I'm going to fight three orcs? Then, Souta is fighting one orc. I thought that
he would divide these four orcs to the two of us.' Alice thought while looking
at the three orcs. 'That man scammed me...'
Chapter 192 - Black Orc
'Ah, that man... I want to complain but I couldn't do it...' Alice said inside her
head. She took a swift glance at her surroundings. She saw Souta watching
her while one orc was pinned down by his feet.
'If he helped me finish these orcs, then we would be able to save a lot of time
and stamina.'
Alice puffed up her cheeks. She then shook her head and put those thoughts
in the back of her mind.
She tightened her fingers around the spear before she looked at the three orcs
in front of her. She saw the hole in the arms of the two orcs was closing
rapidly. It's healing speed was visible to n.a.k.e.d eyes and it's quite
incredible to see it like this.
"Really...? Their healing speed is incredible." Alice muttered and she

circulated her mana around her body. She guessed that she's going to take this
a little bit seriously.
The orcs roared angrily and it charged towards her at high speed.
Swoosh!
Alice looked at the three orcs calmly and she tapped her spear on the ground.
[Freezing Ground]!
The ground beneath her feet turned into ice and it spread quickly, freezing the
soil.
The three orcs were surprised when Alice froze the ground. They could stop
anymore as they went straight towards Alice. The ground was slippery and
they were having a hard time controlling their footing.
Alice squinted her eyes and she once again tapped her spear on the ground.
[Chilly Wind]!
A cold and powerful gust of wind burst out of Alice's body. The chilly wind
hit the bodies of the orcs directly lowering their body temperatures.
"Last one..." Alice muttered as she looked at the three orcs with cold eyes.
She pointed her spear at them and casted a water-based spell.
[High Water]!
Tiny balls of water appeared on the tip of her spear. It then shot towards the
three orcs. It wet the bodies of the orcs and in just a second they turned into
an ice sculpture.
The [High Water] spell had a component that could speed up the freezing
process of an object. That's why the orcs quickly turned into ice after it got
wet by the [High Water] spell.
Alice walked towards the orcs and looked at it closely. She then looked at
Souta and said, "These orcs are still alive but I think that they will die in five
minutes. No, three minutes, and they are gone."
Souta smiled as he lifted his feet and brought it down heavily on the nape of
the orc under him.
Bang!
The orc instantly loses its consciousness. Capturing a second evolution

monster at this level wasn't a problem for him. Souta thought that this
monster had just evolved. Maybe that's the reason why it was too weak.
He looked at it and shook his head. With a wave of his hand, he canceled the
[Shadow Bind] spell.
He strode forward and stood beside Alice. He observed the frozen orcs with
his own eyes. Alice was right, these orcs were going to die in just a few
minutes.
"Don't destroy the body, we still need to sell them," Souta said to Alice as he
slightly knocked his fingers on the ice sculptures. It was hard so he knew that
it's not going to break as long as no one smashed it.
"Let me try this..."
He then gathered his mana on his fingers and flicked the ice sculpture.
Bang!
Souta looked at the ice sculptures and nodded with a satisfied expression.
These ice sculptures could handle the shockwave from Yujin's battle. He then
turned his head and watched Yujin's fight against the rare species of an orc.
Alice looked at Souta before she opened her mouth and asked, "Why don't
you help him? It will save us a lot of time."
"You're smart so I think you will realize it why I didn't want to help Yujin
and why I left three orcs in your care." Souta looked at her in the eyes and
grinned widely.
"...you want to test us?" Alice replied to him.
"That's correct. I want to see a little bit of your strength." Souta said to her
before he went back to watch Yujin's fight.
Bang! Bang!
Yujin moved his body from side to side as the huge butcher knife passed
beside him. He grabbed the handle of his sword that was hanging on his
waist.
[Blue Slash]!
A blue line appeared on the chest of the black orc. It then spurted out a huge
amount of blood.
Yujin stepped forward and pointed his sword at the neck of the black orc. But
he saw the black orc waved the huge butcher knife. He didn't have a choice
but to back down.
Swoosh!
A blade wave shot out of the butcher knife after the black orc waved it. The
blueish energy wave flew towards Yujin.
"What?!" Yujin was surprised when he saw this. He knew that he couldn't
avoid it so he raised his sword and prepared himself to receive the attack.
Boom!
"That's..." Alice was a little bit surprised when she saw this. She didn't expect
an orc to use a skill.
Souta glanced at her and said, "That's not surprising at all. Some of the
monsters developed intelligence depending on their evolution. A monster
lord could build their kingdom so it's not possible for monsters to try to learn
a skill."
Before they attacked the group of orcs, the black orc was ordering the other
orcs. From this, they could see that the black orc possessed intelligence. A
smart monster was much more terrifying than those monsters who only
fought on instinct.
"Now that you mention it... You're right." Alice could only accept his
explanation. Souta was probably right as he was a tamer.
She recalled the stories about the monster lords, the most dangerous monster
in the whole universe. A monster lord could unite all the monster in its
territory.
In the Giza continent, all the countries here didn't dare to offend a monster
lord. The monster lords here were leaving peacefully and didn't show
themselves in the humans and demis. While in the God's continent, some of
the monster lords were treated as gods and deities. Sun wukong, Fenrir,
Jormungandr, Yamata no Orochi, etc... were all monster lords that possessed
great strength.
Swoosh!
The black orc jumped as it created distance to Yujin. The cut in its chest
healed and it left no scars.
"Huff..."
Yujin exhaled as he barely blocked that attack. He greatly underestimated this

black orc. He frowned and said, "I'll take this seriously."
His aura skyrocketed all of sudden as his sword emitted a blueish aura. Yujin
took a deep breath and charged towards the black orc.
The black orc roared and it also charged towards Yujin.
Bang!
Both of their weapons collided causing a huge gust of wind to swept out in
the surrounding.
Their weapons collided at high speed. The black orc had impressive skills to
be able to match Yujin's sword skills.
Yujin stepped back as the butcher knife passed in front of him. He then
swung his swords upwards.
[Three Fold Lightning Strike]!
Lightning crackled on his blade and it strikes the body of the black orc. He
then stabbed its hand and casted a spell using his free hand.
[Wind Cutter]!
Sharp winds shoot out from his hand and it sliced down the black orc's armor.
"This is it!" Yujin muttered as he grabbed his sword using both of his hands.
He then pierced the chest of the black orc.
[Point Black Explosive Stab]!
Yujin's sword pierced the heart of the black orc. He then twisted it and it
exploded.
Boom!
The black orc roared loudly as he drew its last breath. It died as its heart
exploded under Yujin's skill.
"With this, you will not be able to regenerate." He muttered as he slowly

pulled out his sword. The black orc fell on the ground without any sign of
life.
Zzzzz!
Suddenly, the device on the students' wrist vibrated. Lumilia, Lynn, Yujin,
Alice, and Souta looked at their wrist at the same time.
They saw that the institute send the challenges and their task.
Souta looked around and said, "Don't think about the quest. Hurry up and
bring out the orcs out of this forest. There's a chance that the last roar of the
black orc was calling for reinforcement."
Lumilia, Lynn, Yujin, and Alice looked at him when they heard his words.
"All of you are strong so bring back the corpses of the orc!" Souta instructed
them.
Yujin hurriedly brought the black orc's corpse to Alice's side. Lumilia and
Lynn also went beside Souta. Alice then waved her hands and the ground
turned into ice. She also froze the black orc and the orc that Souta took down.
She moved forward as she created a path of ice.
"Let's go!" Souta shouted and he pushed the orcs. It easily moved because of
the frozen ground. They didn't have to carry the corpses with this. Yujin,
Lumilia, and Lynn followed Souta.
Chapter 193 - Challenges and Tasks
Souta looked at Yujin and said, "I'll leave this thing to you." He pointed at the
frozen corpse.
"What are you going to do?" Yujin asked Souta as he glanced at the frozen
corpse.
"Me? I'm going to check if there are monsters in the vicinity." Souta replied
to him as a black ball materialized around him.
"Okay, I hope you come back in one piece." Yujin nodded at him.
Souta just smirked at him as he didn't say anything. He floated on the ground
and looked down at his team members.
Alice, Lumilia, and Lynn paused for a moment when they saw him floated
but Yujin told them what he's going to do.
He shook his head and he opened his palm. A ball of shadows appeared on
top of it. It then flew towards the direction of the meeting place.
"Okay, I could escape anytime with this," Souta muttered as he turned his
head towards the opposite direction, in the deep place of the Night Light
Forest.
Boom!
He then felt a heavy pressure pressing him on the ground. Souta descended as
he knew that it was dangerous to fly above this forest.
"That's dangerous but I managed to see a glimpse of the monsters," Souta

muttered. He saw dozens of orcs coming in this direction. It seems that his
guess was right. That black orc really called reinforcement.
He then looked above and thought that the monster who pressured him was a
monster at the third evolution as there's no way that a second evolution
monster could pressure him. The pressure only disappeared when he
descended so he guessed that it was an aerial type monster.
"I'll hold these group of orcs for a while," Souta muttered and the ground
beneath his feet turned into black. Several tentacles like shadows emerged
from it.
Holding these monsters was not a problem for him as he could escape
anytime in case something dangerous occurred.
After a few seconds, more than twenty high earth orcs and four black orcs
appeared before Souta. Their face was filled with rage.
"Go..." Souta said and the tentacles flew straight towards the group of orcs.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Some of the orcs got caught but most of them managed to avoid the tentacles.
Their movements were fast for their huge body. Especially, the black orcs'
movements were swift and their bodies were agile. It's hard to imagine a five-
meter huge body could move like that.
The four black orcs jumped in the mid-air and they swung their weapons.
Then, a blue wave shot out from their weapons. It went towards Souta at high
speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The tentacles went in front of Souta and it protected him from the attack of
the black orcs.
"Their level is high... Maybe higher than me." Souta muttered while looking
at the four black orcs.
The difference between the black orcs strength and the high earth orcs
strength was huge, even though both of them were second evolution monster.
It's the same for goblin species, Souta was stronger than the normal evolution
of goblin, the hobgoblin. Hobgoblin didn't have any special traits like
[Corruption].
One was a normal evolution path while the other one was a rare evolution
path.
Bang! Bang!
The four black orcs landed on the ground and they charged at Souta in
different directions. The four black orcs arrived in front of him and red aura
coated their butcher knives.
"Hmm...?"
Souta frowned when he saw this. The black orc that Yujin fought didn't use
this skill. He then quickly moved the tentacles like shadows in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The four black orcs swung their weapons heavily and it landed on the
tentacles like shadows causing a powerful gust of wind to swept out. Cracks
started to form on the ground.
"Get down..." Souta muttered as several tentacles like shadows formed

behind him and to shot towards the four black orcs.
The four black orcs immediately jumped away when they saw this.
"See... You've possessed intelligence. I wonder who's the one commanding

you. I want to meet that monster. Maybe, I could negotiate with your leader."
Souta smirked and said even though he knew that the black orcs couldn't
understand him. That's the same for him, he couldn't understand the language
of the orcs.
Souta turned around and raised his right hand. He said, "See you."
Souta disappeared in front of the black orcs. His presence and aura were gone
and the black orcs didn't know how he did that.
After a few seconds, the tentacles dissipated into thin air.

The black orcs frowned before they turned their heads and looked at their
subordinates. They saw that the tentacles that were binding their subordinates
also disappeared.
...
Souta teleported back to the meeting place. He already did his job in delaying
the group of orcs. He actually wanted to meet who's the one commanding
those orcs but he thought that they would not be able to understand each
other so he denied it.
By the time he arrived in the meeting place, some of their classmates were
already here. Bryan and Randolf's group also finished hunting some
monsters.
Lynn and Lumilia walked towards him when they saw him appeared.
"A-Are you alright, Souta?" Lynn asked him with a worried expression.
"As you can see I'm fine. I don't have any injuries." Souta replied to her and
he looked at the five frozen corpses of the orcs.
"I'm glad," Lynn said with a sigh of relief.
"There's nothing to worry about me facing those orcs. I wouldn't have a

problem even if there's a dozen of them." Souta shook his head and he
walked towards the frozen corpse.
"Souta, have you read the challenge and task?" Lumilia asked him as she
walked beside him.
"Oh, right! I completely forgot about it." Souta exclaimed and he looked at
the device on his wrist. He read the content of the message of the Ladro
Institute.
Challenge {Team}: A group must establish a base of operation.
Challenge {Solo}: One person must hunt three second evolution monsters.
(1/3)
Task:
1. Defeat one team from a different class in a fight. (50 points)
2. Defeat one class in a fight. (500 points)
3. Defeat three teams from different classes in a fight. (300 points)
They say that it was not a competition but looking at the task, Souta thought
that it was inevitable. Competing with other classes couldn't be stopped.
The reward points could drool other students. They could buy some skill
books and spellbooks by getting these points.
But it wasn't mandatory... Everyone could finish this outdoor training without
completing the task but the challenge was a different story.
Souta looked at Alice and asked, "You already complete the solo challenge,
right?"
"Yeah, thanks to you leaving those three orcs to me," Alice replied to him.
"Ah, I should've at least hunt two orcs when I stopped the group of orcs,"
Souta said with a sigh. Well, the challenge today was easy and their team
could complete it later.
"Haha, in the end, this training is still a competition!" Randolf laughed

loudly. He looked around and saw that some of his classmates have wounds
on their bodies.
Souta glanced at him and said, "Stop Randolf, don't worry about them. Let's
wait for the others before we go to the village."
"Haha, fine..." Randolf laughed and he looked at his teammates. "Don't

expect help from me in the solo challenge. I don't need to carry all of you in
this outdoor training."
The staffs of the Ladro Institute were watching their movements. They even
knew that the students already hunt some monsters and knew how many they
have hunted.
...
After half an hour, some of the students that went out to hunt monsters have
arrived at their meeting place.
They were out of breath and tired at the same time. They clearly experience
hardship inside the Night Light Forest. Fighting low-level monsters should be
easy for these students who haven't experienced such battles, it was too hard.
They could barely move under the killing intent of these ferocious monsters.
"It's really good that no one dropped out in our class." Lumilia stepped
forward and said to everyone. She looked at the sky and said, "It's getting
dark so we should probably go to the nearby village."
Everyone agreed to her as some of them were already tired and wanted to
rest.
"If you want to finish this outdoor training then you have to complete the
challenge that the institute gave to us," Souta said to them before he turned
around and left.
Alice, Lynn, Yujin, and Lumilia looked at each other before they followed
him. The rest of the class started to move as well.
...
The group arrived in a village called Ibish village. The Ibish village was a
large size village. It has ten thousand population.
The Mage class 1-B entered the village. Souta told them to sell the corpses of
the monster in some merchants or the Adventurers Guild. But he didn't prefer
to sell the carcasses on the Adventurers Guild because of the lower price.
Souta's team went around the village and they sold the five corpses of the
orcs to a merchant. It's good as they earned some money to rent rooms in an
inn for three days.
As for food, Souta didn't want to expend their money to buy it. There's a lot
of low-level monsters that they could hunt outside the village.
After selling the orcs' bodies, they rent two rooms. One for the boys and one
for the girls. He then gathered everyone in his room.
"Do you want to earn points in this outdoor training or not?" He asked his
team members with a serious expression.
Chapter 194 - Let's take a look at
the Adventurers Guild
"Do you want to gather points in this outdoor training or not?" Souta asked
his team members. He looked at their eyes with a serious expression. The
challenges that the institute gave to them were easy. He could complete it
whenever he wanted.
"I don't care about it. I'll just go with the majority." Alice replied to him as
she crossed her arms.
"I got it." Souta nodded at her and he looked at Yujin, Lynn, and Lumilia. He
didn't need to ask Lumilia at all. He already knew her answer so that leave it
to Lynn and Yujin.
"It's fine for me. I wanted to test my skills and fighting other students is a part
of training too." Lumilia answered.
"M-Mila..." Lynn looked at her friend. She actually doesn't want to fight but
it seems that all of her teammates wanted to fight other classes.
Lumilia looked at her and placed her mouth closer to Lynn's ear. She
whispered, "I thought that you wanted to fight beside Souta. That's the reason
why you started to train, right?"
"B-But... I'm still weak." Lynn said with a downcast expression.
Souta heard her words. He looked at her and said, "You're not weak. It's just
your fighting style isn't compatible with your talent. You'll get stronger if you
change it."
Lynn wasn't compatible with burst type mage. She was too kind and probably
couldn't kill a person. She was suited more at support type mage or sensory
type. If she trained her skills, she will become great in both types.
"R-Really?" Lynn asked with a doubtful expression. She thought that Souta
was just putting good words so that she wouldn't felt down.
"I'm not joking. I'm going to explain it to you later." Souta said to her with a
smile. He then looked at Yujin with a serious look.
Lumilia stood up and said, "I'm going to get water." She walked towards the
door and stopped. She turned her head and glanced at Lynn and Souta. She
then opened the window and exited the room.
Alice was looking at Lumilia from the corner of her eyes. She followed
Lumilia's line of sight.
"Hmm..." The corner of her mouth curved upward.
"Fine, we'll gather points," Yujin said with a sigh. He leaned his back on the
wall and looked at the ceiling. "We have to get stronger so we have to do it."
"Good... That's a good decision." Souta said as he couldn't help but grin.
There's another reason why he wanted to complete the task. And that's
because several quests pop up in his system when he received the challenges
and tasks of this outdoor training.
This was the reason why Souta like the special events in the institute. He
could earn a lot of points by defeating other students. In this quest, he didn't
need to place his life on the line.
Alice then opened her mouth and asked, "What should we do now? I already
finish the solo challenge."
"Hmm...?" Souta rubbed his chin before he said, "Let's make this place our
base of operations to complete the other challenge. Then, everyone will go
out to complete the solo challenge."
He looked at Alice and added, "If you don't want to go, you can stay here.
After all, you already complete your solo challenge."
"I'll go. I have nothing to do here." Alice shook her head and said.
"Okay." Souta nodded at her. "We have to do the challenges every day so
tomorrow please woke up early in the morning. We'll complete our challenge
then defeat the other class."
"You make it sound easy," Alice said to him.
"Um... Souta is strong. He fought several classes on his own in the special
test before." Lynn said to Lumilia.
"Haha, don't be like that Lynn. The other classes are training hard so we don't
know if their improvements are high or not." Souta laughed and said to Lynn.
Lumilia then entered the room. She gave everyone a glass of water. Everyone
thanked her for the water.
"Hu~"
Souta exhaled after he drunk a glass full of water. He looked at Lumilia and
said, "I'll tell you our plan. After I explain it, tell us your opinion."
"Okay." Lumilia nodded at him. She then took out a towel and gave it to
Souta.
"Thanks..." Souta took the towel in her hands and wiped his face. He then
proceeded to explain his plan to her which she agreed.
...
Late at night...
Souta, Lumilia, Yujin, and Lynn already finished their solo challenge. They
didn't have a problem with it except for Lynn. Lynn was quite nervous when
she fought a single ferocious wolf.
Lumilia, Yujin, and Alice were watching her fights while Souta was coaching
her. He was teaching her as she loses her composure. Because of this the
ferocious wolf almost injured her. Luckily, everyone was watching her so
they managed to decapitate the ferocious wolf before it catches Lynn.
It took them almost three hours before they managed to complete their solo
challenge. Well, they got delayed because of Lynn. Souta didn't blame her
because he knew that she was timid. He patiently coached her on how to hunt
monsters.
"I-I'm sorry everyone you got delayed because of me." Lynn bowed her head
in front of her teammates.
"It's okay Lynn..." Lumilia said to her friend with a concerned look.
Alice and Yujin didn't say anything. They just glanced at Souta who was
looking at Lynn.
"I'm going to say the truth..." Souta said as he massaged his temples. "Your
performance was bad. Too bad. Your trembling in front of an opponent that
you could defeat. You are not thinking of defeating it. You don't have any
guards. You're full of holes."
Lynn lowered her head as she looked down on her feet. She felt her heart
tightening every time she heard the words that came out of Souta's mouth.
"You're a mage, am I right? So you should know the basic fundamentals of

being a mage." Souta looked at Lumilia and asked, "Teacher Bargan thought
it to us, right class rep?"
"...Yes," Lumilia replied to him in a low voice.
"You're a trained mage so you could handle that level of monster," Souta said
to her. He then sighed when he saw Lynn's eyes getting wet.
"Okay, this is outdoor training. I don't want to hear any complaints coming
from you. I'm going to train you." Souta said and he turned around.
Lynn opened her eyes widely when she heard Souta's words. She lifted her
head and saw Souta's back. She then smiled and said, "Yes, I'll do my best."
When Souta was reprimanding her, she felt pain. Her heart was tightening.
When she thought that Souta was disappointed in her, she felt like crying.
She's supposed to show her good side to Souta.
"Okay, let's go back to rest," Souta said as he started to walk. He rubbed his
chin and thought what class was compatible with Lynn. Support type or
sensory type. Maybe, hybrid but it will become harder and it will depend on
her talent.
He should ask her if she still has points. That way she could redeem some
spells and skills that would compliment her talent.
'Well, self-defense comes first. She will not be able to complete this training
if she didn't know some fighting skills.' Souta thought as he took a swift
glance at Lynn's direction.
Yujin looked back at the corpse of the monster that they hunted. He pulled it
towards the village.
...
They entered the Ibish village and met Randolf's group.
Randolf looked at Souta and said, "I know you. You're planning to take those
points, am I right?"
Souta just glanced at him and didn't say anything. He walked away without
saying anything to Randolf. Lumilia, Alice, Yujin, and Lynn followed Souta
from behind.
"Haha, battles... In every big battle, you're always involved. You can't hide
it." Randolf laughed as he walked outside the village. He then added, "Be
careful of this village..."
...
After one day...
Souta's group has already finished their challenges for today. Their challenge
was the same as yesterday, the only difference was that they had to hunt five
monsters today.
It was already noon when they finished their challenges.
"Let's rest here for a while," Souta said to his teammates. Everyone agreed
with him. Well, they knew that Lynn was tired and she needed to rest to
recover some of her energy.
"Are you fine, Lynn?" Lumilia asked her friend with a concerned look.
"Thanks for worrying, Mila. I'm fine. I could handle it." Lynn said to Lumilia
with a wry smile.
Souta looked around. He noticed something so he asked Lumilia, "This is a

large village, am I right class rep?"
"Yeah, why?" Lumilia nodded at him and asked.
At this time, Yujin opened his mouth and said, "So you noticed it too..."
"Yes, you could barely saw any people wandering around this village," Souta
said.
"You're right. I'm wondering too why..." Yujin said as he looked around.
"Now that you mention it... We're too busy yesterday to notice it." Alice
nodded at them.
"Do you want me to go to the Adventurers Guild and gather some

information?" Lumilia suggested to Souta.
"Nope, we'll all go there. The institute didn't forbid us from taking any quest.
We could earn some money from taking quests there." Souta stood up and
said, "Let's take a look. Don't worry about the task. We can complete it
anytime since there's no time limit."
Chapter 195 - Don't disappoint me,
my students
Souta and the rest went to the Adventurers Guild. When they entered the
guild, they noticed that the people here could be counted in one hand.
The silence was present in the atmosphere. No one was uttering any words.
When Souta's group entered the guild, they just glanced at them.
"Even here... This is much worse than the Fersch dukedom." Souta
commented as he felt the cold atmosphere in the air.
"Yeah, terrible things happened there but the adventurers there were lively
unlike here." Lumilia nodded at his words.
"Mila, Fersch dukedom? Where's that place?" Lynn asked Lumilia in a low
voice.
Lumilia didn't know how to explain it to Lynn. Lynn still didn't know that she
was a member of Souta's party.
"Oh, right? Since all of you were here. Do you want to become an
adventurer?" Souta looked back at them and asked with a smile. "You can
enter any town or city easily using Adventurer's ID. It's not that bad to have
it."
"If it will help us then why not," Yujin replied to him.
Souta smiled then he looked at Alice and Lynn. "How about the two of you?"
"I'll register too..." Lynn said.
"Fine, if it will not cost me anything," Alice said.
"Good. Follow me." Souta said and he turned around. He walked towards the
receptionist and asked, "I want to register these three as an adventurer."
He then showed his Adventurer's ID to the receptionist. The receptionist

looked at it and saw that Souta was a C-rank adventurer. She was surprised at
first but she immediately regained her senses.
"Please wait a moment sir." The receptionist said in a polite tone and she took
out three pieces of paper from the drawer beneath her desk. She placed it in
front of them and told them to fill up the information.
"S-She's acting politely in front of Souta," Lynn whispered in Lumilia's ear.
"Nothing is surprising about that. Souta is a C-rank adventurer and C-rank

adventurers are respected in this field of work. They are just below B-rank
who could hunt third evolution monster." Lumilia explained to Lynn.
"You know a lot about Souta, Mila," Lynn said.
"Well, I'll tell you that I'm a member of his party. I got expelled by my father
so I don't have any income so I decided to become an adventurer." Lumilia
patiently explained to Lynn with a wry smile. She felt guilty about hiding it
from her friend.
"Really? That's good, Mila! I wanted to join Souta's party too." Lynn said
with a bright smile. She already imagining herself joining Souta's party.
What she didn't know that ever since Souta discovered her sensory ability, he
was already planning to train and recruit her into his team. If she knew that
Souta valued her then maybe she wouldn't be able to sleep at night because of
excitement.
"Lynn! Lynn!"
Lynn snapped out of her thoughts when she heard someone calling her name.
She looked and saw that it was Souta.
"Come here, you need to write your information here," Souta said to her.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded and she went beside Yujin and Alice.
Souta looked at them who were writing down their information on the piece
of paper. He then turned to the receptionist and asked, "Do you know what's
going on in this village? We just came here yesterday so we don't have any
information. I just felt weird about not seeing other people."
"That...? This village is like this, to begin with. Every month some of the
people vanished. No one knew the reason why but there's a rumor that some
powerful monster was guarding this village in exchange for people." The
receptionist explained it to him.
The people that were staying here rarely go out of their house. They were
afraid that they were going to become the next sacrifice.
But why they didn't leave this village. The receptionist also explained it to
Souta. She told him that because a lot of monsters came out of the Night
Light Forest. Those monsters destroyed the other neighboring village but this
village was under the protection of some unknown entity.
The guild master personally investigated this but he came out nothing. He
didn't found anything useful in his investigation.
"I see... So that's the case..." Souta nodded and thanked her for giving
information to him.
Lynn, Alice, and Yujin finished what they were doing. They gave their
papers to the receptionist and the receptionist started to process their
information.
"Please, wait a moment. It will take a while before the machine generates
your ID." The receptionist said to them in a polite tone.
"Okay, we'll wait here." Souta nodded at her. He then rubbed his chin and
processed the information he just received in his mind.
Suddenly, the door was slammed opened and Bryan came inside full of
bruises.
"Souta!!" Bryan shouted at the top of his lungs.

Souta turned his head and looked at Bryan from top to bottom. "Why are you
like that?"
"Me? Ah, this..." Bryan looked down and saw that there's some bloodstain on
his clothes. "My group went out to complete the task. We fought several
teams and managed to defeat them. But then, George noticed that we're the
target of all teams."
"Wait..." Souta raised his hand and stopped Bryan from saying anything.
"Bryan, can tell us what happened? Explain to us what you experience..."
Lynn, Lumilia, Yujin, and Alice looked at Bryan with a serious expression.
They didn't think that Bryan would attack the other classes first. Well, if they
think about his personality, they could only say that it was within their
expectations.
Bryan loves fighting, a battle maniac. So when they received the task about
defeating other teams, Bryan must have thought to go there immediately and
fight other teams. Luckily, George was in his group and stopped Bryan from
going there.
"Well, this morning... We head out to find other classes. We found them and
fought them. I defeated them but George noticed that our team are the targets
of all teams. He asked one of the people that we defeated and found that their
task was to defeat us Mage class 1-B..." Bryan paused and he knitted his
brows. He tried to recall what George said to him before coming here.
"Hmm....."
"What is it?" Souta asked him.
"Wait, I forgot what George said to me..." Bryan said. Then, he exclaimed, "I
remember now! George didn't say anything about it. It was Nayo! Ah~ how
could I forgot about it."
Everyone sighed at Bryan. They already expected it.
"Bryan, what did Nayo say?" Souta asked as he massaged his temples.
"She told me to tell you that our class became the target of the whole first
year. The reward points are high." Bryan said to them.
Everyone was shocked when they heard his words. Their class was the target
of every class in this outdoor training.
"Bryan, is that real?" Lumilia asked him with a surprised expression.
"That's what she told me," Bryan said to her with an innocent expression.
"Ah, If that's true then hundreds of students will attack us relentlessly," Souta
said as he rubbed his chin. He then looked at Bryan and asked, "Where are
your teammates?"
"They are resting in their room," Bryan replied to him.
"Can you tell her that I'm going to talk to her later? I want to hear the story
from your teammates." Souta said to him.
"Okay." Bryan nodded and he left the guild.
Souta looked at his teammates and saw that they were contemplating what
they heard just now. He looked at Lumilia and asked, "What's your opinion
about this Lumilia?"
"I think that the institute will not issue a task to defeat a single class but when
I think about what happened in the special test... It's possible." Lumilia said
to them.
In the special test, their class dominated everyone. No, it was right to say that
Souta was the one who dominated them. Their gap from the second place was
too wide.
"I also think that we shouldn't need to worry about that," Lumilia said to
them.
"And why is it?" Souta asked him with a smile.
"Well, the other class needed to adopt in this life just like Lynn. It will take
her a few days before she got used to living like this. Hunting monsters isn't
that easy after all." Lumilia glanced at her friend. "But... We received training
from the institute. We possessed the power to hunt them but were not used to
fighting monsters. So we have three or four days before they attack us."
"Good." Souta nodded at her. He was satisfied with her explanation. Every
student just needed to get used to hunting monsters. After they adopted,
hunting some second evolution monster was not a problem for them.
...
Bargan who was watching the other class smiled. He opened his mouth and
muttered, "I wonder what will you do... My students... I even used my
authority to change the task so don't disappoint me."
Chapter 196 Meeting
"I trust my students that they could handle this level of pressure," Bargan
muttered with a smile on his face. He knew his students well. He observed
them for almost a year so he naturally knew them.
Information? He already memorized all the information about his students.

Their attitude in the class, exam, or special exam. He took note of that. He
even recorded what skill or spell that his students redeemed. Not just that, he
also knew who used points to hire a personal teacher, like Yujin who hired
Alex, and Lynn who hired Sabrina.
That's why he knew well that his students could handle this pressure. This
wasn't even a pressure to begin with. The students of the Mage class 1-B
could even handle the pressure of Gregory's full-blown aura while fighting
Souta at that time. At that time, the shockwave of that fight could even injure
them but they still came and help Lumilia. They even fought some of the
knights.
Their classmate was Souta Ieshi, the one who carried everyone in the special
test. After the special test, their class was called the strongest class in the
whole first year. Right now, they have to prove it. They didn't become the
strongest class because Souta was their classmate.
They have to prove that they become the strongest class because they have
the power, the strength, and the courage to face anyone.
"If you manage to pass this trail then you're truly the strongest class in all
first year," Bargan muttered.
...
"Then, how about we attack them right now?" Yujin suggested to them.
"We could do that but I want Lynn to familiarize herself with her role," Souta
said to him.
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience." Lynn bowed her head as she apologized.
"No worries... We'll take it slowly. We know that they are going to come at
us so we don't need to worry about the task. We'll focus on improving
ourselves these days." Souta said to them.
"I think that Souta is right. We could finish the quest and defeat the other
teams when they come at us." Lumilia agreed at his words.
"I don't have a problem with it," Alice said from the side.
"Yeah, for now, we should focus on the challenges. I think that the difficulty
of the challenges will increase tomorrow." Souta said to them. This will not
become a training if the challenges will stay the same.
"Sir, the IDs are complete." The receptionist called Souta.
Souta turned and looked at the receptionist. He looked at the three IDs on top
of the desk. He took it and gave it to Lynn, Alice, and Yujin. The three of
them were F-rank adventurers, the lowest rank.
The receptionist was about to tell them about the adventurers but Souta
stopped her. He said that he will explain it to them in her place.
"So I'm an adventurer now," Alice muttered while looking at her adventurer's
ID.
"Yeah, what do you feel about it?" Souta glanced at her and asked.
"Nothing," Alice replied to him with a plain expression.
"Well, your rank is low so it's not worth celebrating," Souta said as he shook
his head. The players in the game were boasting when they become
adventurers.
...
Randolf's group was outside the village. They just finished their challenges.
Randolf frowned while looking at the village. He opened his mouth and said,
"This village is dangerous. Some powerful entity is observing every people
that went inside the village."
Someone was watching them inside the village and that couldn't escape his
sharp senses. He knew well if someone was watching his movements.
"Tch!" He clicked his tongue and said, "Just what the hell is the institute
doing right now. Did they investigate every village here before or not?"
He thought that the Ladro Institute was arrogant that they placed the outdoor
training in this place without investigating it. Even though this was just
villages, dukedoms, and kingdoms, some of these forces could potentially
harm them.
...
Souta and his group went outside the village. He looked at everyone and said,
"Since this is outdoor training, why don't we train?"
"What do you mean by it?" Alice looked at him and asked.
"I mean it like that. All of you come at me and attack me at the same time."
Souta said as the corner of his mouth curved upwards.
Everyone was surprised when they heard his words. They didn't think that
Souta would ask them to fight him at the same time.
Souta fought them on his own. He trained them while training himself. He
fought them without using his spells. He was overwhelmed by their power.
After that, he let them fight each other but he didn't include Lynn with their
training. He was going to train her personally.
He asked her what training she did. Lynn explained to her that Sabrina was
the one who's teaching her. She also explained how Sabrina trained her.
Souta understood that Lynn knew some powerful spells but it seems that she
couldn't cast it easily. She's having a problem building the structures of a
spell.
Lynn told all the spell that she knew to Souta without hesitation. She was
happy that Souta was personally teaching her.
From her words, Souta understood that Sabrina was slowly building her into
a hybrid mage. Different from him, a mage who could fight close combat.
Sabrina was going to build her into a sensory type and support type mage.
He told her to keep training her sensory ability as it was important for her.
After saying all the things to Lynn, Souta fought Yujin in sword fights. He
got overwhelmed by Yujin's pure skill in just a few seconds.
He just realized that Yujin was a master swordsman. In-game terms, he

would say that Yujin had level 5 [Sword Mastery] skill.
Souta couldn't win at all. He had to use his high stats to fight Yujin on equal
ground. But he guessed that Yujin was still hiding his strength. He heard
from Lumilia that Randolf said that if Yujin worked with Souta at that time,
they could defeat Gregory.
...
In terms of pure strength, Souta was higher than his teammates. His mana
capacity and control was higher than any of them.
If it was sword skills, then Yujin would win without any doubt.
If it was their senses, then Lynn was higher than any of them.
Alice had high strength but Souta was still stronger than her. Her stats were
well balanced.
He had a good grasp of everyone's strength. Lumilia could probably

command them and used their strength well.
...
Later at night, after confirming Bryan's report from his teammates, Lumilia
gathered everyone from her class. She explained to her classmates that they
were the target of all classes.
Everyone was stunned by what they heard. They couldn't believe it at all but
Bryan's team gave the evidence so they could only accept it.
"We should work together at this time. We're the target so stay in this village
and complete the challenges. Don't wander far away from the village because
there's a chance that you will be attacked." Lumilia paused for a moment as
she looked at her classmates. "Don't worry we have a few days before they
attack us. Prepare yourself for the worse. This is nothing compared to what
we experience. Trust everyone and we will complete the challenge and get a
huge amount of points."
"I can't wait for it. I wanted to fight them as soon as possible." Bryan said
from the side with an excited expression.
"Hehe, so we're going to fight all of them," Randolf said with a laughed and
he glanced at Souta. "I'm sure that Souta likes it too."
"I wonder about that..." Souta replied with a smile on his face.
"I will ask one more thing. Does anyone have a problem with me
commanding the whole class?" Lumilia asked everyone in a loud voice as her
eyes swept around.
"No, I don't have a problem," Bryan said without hesitation. The leader of the
other teams also agreed with her.
"I don't have a problem but I want to ask a question," Randolf said as he
looked at Lumilia with a smirk.
"What is it?" Lumilia asked.
"If I'm not wrong, Souta is the top 1 ranker of the first-year students. So why
don't you leave the commanding position to him?" Randolf asked Lumilia as
he took a swift glance at Souta.
"Class rep is the leader because she is the class rep, am I right?" Bryan asked
Nayo as he tilted his head in confusion.
"...Just listen to them." Nayo sighed and said to Bryan.
"If I leave the commanding position to Souta, then Souta wouldn't be able to
monitor the whole battle and command us at the same time." Lumilia looked
at Souta and said, "I'm planning to use Souta's power and defeat the other top
rankers. Nope, I'm planning to use all of you to defeat all the other first-year
that are going to attack us. I'm going to make use of everyone's strength
including you, Randolf, to win. That's all."
At the end of her sentence, Lumilia turned her head to Randolf. She was
serious as there's not a hint of bluff in her words.
"Use me... What a good choice of words..." Souta muttered and his mouth
curved upwards.
"Haha, fine... I like it. You're going to use someone who is stronger than you.
Okay, I'll leave it to you." Randolf laughed.
...
Three days had passed quickly...

Chapter 197 Clearing Dungeon Part
1
Cluster was in Lumilia's room alone. Lumilia's dorm was protected by the
Ladro institute so she was safe.
Lumilia and Souta stocked foods and water for her. They couldn't bring her to
the outdoor training and it was the only thing they could do for her.
"I wonder when they will come back... I'm getting bored here." Cluster
muttered with a sad expression. She laid down on the bed and tightly hold her
pillow.
"Ah~ I want to play with Yuko." Cluster puffed her cheeks. She was
extremely bored inside this room. "Even brother Bryan aren't here. What am I
suppose to do?"
She wanted to go out but Souta and Lumilia said that she shouldn't go out
alone because it was dangerous for her. She knew it. That's why she didn't
dare to leave this room.
"Hurry up and come back here!"
...
Three days had passed...
Early in the morning...
There's a change in the event. The challenges that they receive grew harder.
The challenge today was that they needed to clear one monster nest. In other
words, they had to clear one dungeon.
Clearing a dungeon was different from hunting three to five monsters. They
didn't know what's inside a dungeon or what will happen there.
"They probably will not right now. It could be this night or tomorrow."
Lumilia said to them.
"Yeah, the challenge today is entirely different from yesterday." Souta

nodded at her words.
"We should ask for a detailed map of the dungeons here in the Adventurers
Guild," Lumilia suggested to them.
"Let's do that. We're not familiar with the area around the village that much."
Souta said to her. Even in the game, he wasn't familiar with this part of the
land. His main focus in the game was the part around the Mechanic city. He
knew that place very well like the back of his hand.
"So we're not going to train today?" Yujin suddenly asked Souta.
"If we still have a time later," Souta replied to him. He felt that his [Sword
Mastery] was going to reach a new height with him practicing with Yujin. He
learned a lot from Yujin in these past few days.
"Okay, I actually wanted to try some skills that I just comprehended," Yujin
said as he looked at the sword on his waist.
Souta turned his head and looked at Yujin when he heard his words. Judging
from his words, it seems that Yujin learned some sword skills.
"You will have a lot of time to try it later." He said to Yujin before he started
to walk towards the Adventurers Guild.
Alice and Lynn who was sitting stood up. They followed behind Souta as
they looked around the village. The village was still the same as before.
The people that were living here rarely came out of their house. They only
came out when they were going to buy something. They were the only people
who were going in and out of the village. Even the merchant that came here
didn't stay too long.
It feels that this was a ghost town. Souta tried to investigate it but he found
nothing. He couldn't understand what monster was protecting this village and
taking those people.
This village was really a mysterious one. There's no shortage of mysterious

things in this world and right now he's the only player that would actively
complete all these quests.
If this was still in the game, thousands of players would wander around the
continent and triggering a quest like this one.
During these three days, Souta earned some skill points by completing the
challenges. He also earned some of it through completing the quest in the
Adventurers Guild.
Not only that, but he also received the rewards when Lumilia took and
completed a different quest with Lynn. He also received some from Bryan
and Brando. The party system was really good and beneficial to Souta.
But the problem was that he couldn't get anything from Alice, Lynn, and
Yujin as they were not a part of his party. He couldn't rashly ask them to join
his party as it could backfire him if they didn't like it.
...
The group arrived in the Adventurers Guild and Lumilia requested for a map
in the dungeons around the Ibish village. The receptionist complied and gave
them the map of the dungeons around the village.
After that, Souta asked the receptionist if there's an available quest related to
clearing the dungeon. In this way, he could get two birds with one stone.
Completing the challenge will give him some rewards and that's the same for
completing the quest.
After taking the quest, the group immediately exited the Adventurers Guild.
They shared their map with their classmates. In times like this, they have to
help each other.
Souta pointed at the dungeon that they were going to clear. It was to avoid
two teams going to the same dungeon.
Everyone was adapting to this kind of life. They were getting used to it. By
the end of this outdoor training, they could probably support themselves. But
living like this was hard.
...
Souta's group arrived in front of a dark tunnel. This was the dungeon that
they were going to clear. According to the records of the Adventurers Guild,
the monster that inhabited this place were the armored ants.
The armored ants were just a first evolution monster. They were weak but
their numbers were overwhelming. Even the Adventurers Guild couldn't
accurately detect their numbers.
"Ready to get in?" Souta glanced at his teammates and asked.
Lumilia, Lynn, Yujin, and Alice nodded their head at him. They all have a
serious looked on their face. This was the first time they were going to enter a
dungeon so it's natural to feel that way.
Souta entered the dungeon and the rest of his teammates followed him. It was
dark but it wasn't a problem for Souta who had night vision trait. He could
clearly see the whole tunnel.
The tunnel was quite wide and large caused the armored ants were huge.
The atmosphere inside the dungeon was different. The moment they entered
it, they felt thousand eyes looking at them.
"S-Souta... They are looking at us." Lynn said as she hugged her body while
looking around.
"Can you tell me which direction?" Souta asked her.
Lynn shook her head and said, "They are all over the place. I felt them
looking at us from every direction."
"I see... Given their numbers I think that's normal." Souta nodded and said to
them. "We're going ahead."
The group walked for a few minutes and they arrived in front of a double
path.
"Lynn, what do you think about these paths?" Souta asked Lynn about the
two ways in front of them.
"Um... I think this one is the dangerous way... I felt ominous presence deep
inside it." Lynn said as she pointed at the left path.
"Okay, we're going there." Souta said as he walked towards the left path. He
then stopped as he noticed that his teammates were looking at him with a
surprised expression. He sighed and explained, "The presence that Lynn
sense must be the queen. If we want to clear this dungeon then we had to kill
the queen of the armored ants."
They understood what Souta was trying to say.
"It's coming..." Yujin said in a low voice as he pulled out his sword. He
turned his head and looked at the back with a fierce expression.
Suddenly, a loud screeching sound echoed in the whole tunnel.
Everyone opened their eyes widely as they felt killing intent in all direction.
Lynn shivered as she felt the killing intent in the air. She subconsciously took
a step back but someone grabbed her shoulder. She looked back and saw that
it was Souta.
"Don't lose focus! The moment you lose focus you already lose! Just do you
role and everything will be alright." Souta said to her.
"T-Thanks..." Lynn said as she lowered her head. Her cheeks was slowly
turning red.
"No! No!"
She then recalled that they were in a dungeon. She shook her head and took a
deep breath to calm herself. Her expression turned serious as she looked
around. She was ready to support her teammates.
After a few seconds, no ants were still coming at them.
"Why?" Alice looked around and wondered why those armored ants weren't
attacking them.
"They were just trying to scare us. I think that Souta is right. That way must
be where the queen is. They become aggressive the moment Souta stepped
there." Lumilia explained to them.
"You have a point... So what should we do right now? I'm fine with fighting
them as I wanted to test my skills." Yujin turned to Lumilia and asked her.
Lumilia looked at Souta and she looked like she wanted to ask for his
opinion.
Souta smiled and he glanced at Yujin. He said, "If you want to stay here then
stay here. I'm sure that you can handle it yourself."
"Okay, I'll do what you say." Yujin nodded his head.
Souta looked at Alice and Lynn and said, "Let's go."
The group went deeper in the tunnel and after a few minutes they heard a
sound of fighting behind them.
Chapter 198 Clearing Dungeon part
2
Yujin swung his sword at high speed. His sword was coated with his mana. It
sliced the bodies of the armored ants easily.
He then put back his sword in its sheath. He held the handle with a calm
expression while looking at the armored ants in front of him. He couldn't see
their appearance clearly because of the darkness but he could grasp their
movement through the sound they were making.
Dozen armored ants then rushed towards him.
"[Drawing Sword Techniques]..."
Yujin slowly pulled out his sword and when the armored ants arrived in front
of him, he pulled it at high speed. The air vibrated because of his sheer speed.
Swoosh!
The thick armor of the ants was sliced like a piece of paper. It easily broke
apart and dozen armored ants fell at the same time.
"[First Strike: Speeding Slash]..."
Yujin fixed his posture and waved his sword. A small figure materialized on
his sword. It was his spirit, Alophy.
"Jin, you're strong... I think you could defeat that arrogant Randolf if you use
my power." Alophy said to Yujin with an excited expression.
"Why do you want me to defeat him?" Yujin sighed and asked Alophy.
"That man is a pervert. He looked at me as if I'm a valuable possession."

Alophy said in an annoyed tone.
"Pervert?" Yujin glanced at Alophy as he couldn't understand the meaning of
her words.
"Yeah, yeah, defeat that man for me. I wanted to see his despair look."
Alophy nodded her head like a chicken.
"Let's talk later... They are already here." Yujin said as he turned his head and
tightly gripped his sword. The armored ants were going to come at him once
again. Just like what Souta said, they have an enormous advantage in terms of
numbers.
...
Souta and the rest met a large number of armored ants on their way to the
queen's room.
It's already been twenty minutes since they entered this dungeon. They found
that this dungeon had a lot of paths like a maze. Luckily for them, Lynn could
sense the presence of the ant's queen. It was a huge advantage to them.
When the ants realized that Souta's group was going towards the queen, an
enormous amount of armored ants kept coming at them without stopping.
Alice and Souta were killing those armored ants left and right while Lumilia
and Lynn kept heading towards the queen's room. The two didn't need to
fight at all as their role was to guide them towards the queen's room. They
could leave all the battle to Alice, and Souta.
After a few minutes, Lumilia suggested to change their formation. She placed
Souta in front to protect Lynn while she and Alice were in the back as the
number of ants that appeared in front of them grew larger. Much larger than
the ones in the back.
"They are weak but their number is unbelievable!" Lumilia said as she kept
slashing the armored ants with her sword that were charging towards them.
"I could only agree with you," Alice muttered as she pierced the armored ants
using her spear.
Their coordination was great as they managed to build up some trust in each
other in the past few days.
The two of them were stopping the armored ants on the back. While Souta
was in the front slicing every ant. He was moving forwards with Lynn's
instruction.
The system prompts kept ringing in his head as he killed every ant in his way.
The exp he received from one armored ant wasn't that high but it was better
than nothing as their number wasn't low.
The souls of these armored ants kept surging into his earring. Their souls
were filling up the earring and Souta would be able to use the effect of
[Harvester of the Souls] if they killed a little more armored ants.
"Souta, we're close," Lynn shouted at Souta so that he could hear her words.
Souta paused and asked her, "Can you sense the distance?"
"I couldn't accurately sense it but I estimate that we're fifty meters away from
the queen," Lynn said to him.
"Good job." Souta smiled as his mana started to cover his body. He then bent
his knees and charged forward.
Boom!
He rushed ahead while sweeping out all the armored ants in front of him. The
bodies of the armored ants were torn apart as Souta effortlessly swung his
sword.
"Hmm...?" Souta squinted his eyes as he saw a wall in front of him. There
two paths on both of his sides but Lynn sensed that the queen was fifty
meters straight.
He looked back and saw that he already run twenty meters and a little bit
more he would get that ant queen. He imbued his mana in the vajra sword
and slashed the thick walls.
Boom!
The walls crumbled down under his sheer power. Souta didn't want to go
around just to meet the queen. He would create his own path towards the ant
queen.
"Class rep, I'll leave the rest to you!" Souta shouted before he went forward.
"I understand!" Lumilia replied as she dashed in front of Lynn and protected
her from the armored ants. She could leave the back to Alice as she knew that
Alice wouldn't have any problem with a bunch of armored ants.
"I wanted to help too, Mila," Lynn said to her friend.
"It's okay. You already help us by finding the ant queen." Lumilia replied to
her friend as she casted a spell that killed the ants in front of her.
...
Swoosh!
Souta arrived in a wide and dark space. At the center of the place, a five-
meter tall ant stood while looking at Souta.
This was the ant queen of the armored ants. A second evolution monster at
the moment.
"Okay, bring out all the ants here." Souta grinned and said. A second
evolution monster was nothing to him.
Although he could easily kill a second evolution monster, he still couldn't kill
a third evolution monster with his strength. The disparity between the second
and third evolution was so large. That's why some of the players called the
third evolution monster the "true monster".
The ant queen screeched loudly and numerous ants poured out of every path.
[Triple Muscle Strengthening], [Agility Boost], [Strength Boost], and [Cat's

Speed]
Souta used his spells and skills that could increase his stats. Without waiting
for them, he rushed towards the ants and started his massacre.
As time passed by the armored ants gradually decrease in numbers.
After half an hour, the ant queen was the only one left in front of Souta. All
the armored ants have been killed by him. Piles of monster carcasses blocked
all the escape path of the ant queen.
"Just die..." Souta muttered as shadows emerged from the ground and bound
the body of the ant queen. He walked towards the ant queen and used
[Crimson Moon] skill to kill it.
He then heard several notifications in his mind indicating that he completed

the quest. For completing the challenge, the Adventurers Guild's quest, and
clearing the dungeon. He received one skill point for each quest.
"That was tiring..." Souta muttered with a sigh. He drained a quarter of his
stamina by swinging his sword nonstop. He could still fight the other students
with his remaining stamina. He was sure about it.
He looked at his system and saw the rewards that he received. A bunch of
skill points, free attribute points, and experience points.
With his total skill points, Souta could level up the [Gravitational Ball] to
level 4. It was good for him. He knew that he would become a Battle Mage
first before he reached the level requirements of his next evolution.
He also should gather the materials he needed for his next evolution. He will
leave it in his expedition in the Forest of Eternal Light. That way he would be
able to prepare his and Yuko's third evolution.
Speaking of leveling up, in the past few days of hunting monsters and
completing the quest, Souta found himself close to leveling up once again.
He guessed that his level would increase by the time before they finished the
outdoor training.
The expedition in the Forest of Eternal Light was important for him. He
would get the other part of the [Soul Blood Earring] and the evolution
requirements for him and Yuko.
...
Souta's group went back to the Ibish village after they completed their
challenge. It was a whole lot of experience for the students as this was their
first time clearing a dungeon, though it was a low-level dungeon.
Lumilia, Lynn, and Yujin waited for their classmates as they prepared
themselves for the attack of the other class. While Souta didn't stay with them
as he wandered around the dungeons that his classmates cleared to collect the
souls of the dead monsters.
He managed to fill up the soul requirement. Without hesitation, he used it to

increase his Intelligence attribute making his base Int 390 points.
His earring was filled halfway because of the enormous amount of souls. If
the challenges were to clear a dungeon every day then Souta would collect all
the souls of the monsters that his classmates killed.
...
Several figures were flying through the sky at high speed. They were tearing
the air with their sheer speed. The direction they were heading was the Night
Light Forest.
In just a few hours, they would reach their destination.

Chapter 199 Arrival
Souta went back to Ibish village after finishing collecting all the souls. He
was with other groups that just finished their challenge.
Everyone gathered under Lumilia's order.
"We didn't know when they would attack so we could only prepare ourselves.
I'll select some people to patrol around the village so that we would know if
the other classes approached us." Lumilia explained to everyone.
Everyone didn't have a problem with her idea as they trusted her as their class
rep. They knew Lumilia wouldn't let their class to suffer a defeat. She would
do everything in her power for their class to become victorious. That's not all
as they also trusted their powerful classmates like Souta, Bryan, Yujin, and
Randolf.
Yujin was listening to her words with his eyes closed. He recalled the battle
he had with Yuriko, the top ranker he fought in the special test. If her skill
didn't improve then he could easily defeat her with his current strength.
Well, he knew that it was impossible for her to not improve. Most of the
students here entered the Ladro institute to learn and increase their strength.
That's only normal for students.
Souta was looking at Lumilia who was explaining everything to their

classmates. She improved greatly ever since he met her. Not just strength but
also her mentality and spirituality.
'It's not that bad that I entered this institute. I experienced a lot of things in
that place. I should value those things...' He thought as he smiled. He was
looking forward to what he would experience in the future in that place which
was called Ladro institute.
It was past three o'clock and they still haven't seen any signs of other classes
coming to the Ibish village. The team that was patrolling around the village
changed with Bryan's team.
It was around five o'clock when they saw several teams from other classes
coming towards the Ibish village. The patrolling team immediately went out
to report to Lumilia and the other students.
Lumilia and the rest weren't surprised when they heard the report of their
classmates. They already expected this outcome.
"Finally, I hope that they provide me some challenge," Randolf said as he

stood up from his seat. He gathered his teammates and walked outside the
village.
Lumilia took a deep breath before she looked at her teammates and said,
"Let's go."
Lynn, Souta, Alice, and Yujin nodded and followed her from behind. They
arrived on the outskirts of the Ibish village.
Lumilia swept her eyes and counted the enemy teams that appeared. "Fifteen
teams. They have fifteen teams." She muttered.
That was higher than what she expected. She expected that only a few teams
would dare to attack them at first. At most some of them would wait for other
classes to attack the Mage Class 1-B before they also attack. Also, some of
them would wait until the Mage Class 1-B exhausted their energy.
The Mage class 1-B only has ten teams. In terms of number, their class was at
disadvantage. But that's not a problem for her. The individual prowess of her
classmates was high.
Lumilia looked at Randolf's team and said, "Team Randolf can I leave those
three teams in the front to your team? No, I'll leave it to you."
"It's time... Guys, don't be hard on yourself. Just fight someone you can
handle." Randolf walked forward and said to his teammates.
After walking for some time, he turned his head and glanced at Lumilia. She
really didn't give him a chance to refuse.
Lumilia then looked at her classmates, "Joshua, fetch Bryan's team from the
west part of the village. Change position with them and monitor if there are
teams that are going to attack us from that direction."
Joshua nodded at her and left with hurried steps.
Souta looked at Lumilia and asked, "What should I do? I want to hurry up
and complete the task."
Lumilia looked at him and pondered what she should do. In the end, she said,
"Okay, I'll let you go there. After you complete the first and third tasks you
can go back. It's better if you reserve your energy for big fights."
"What about us?" Lynn suddenly asked Lumilia.
Lumilia glanced at her and said, "Lynn stay here with Yujin and Alice.
Fifteen teams aren't a problem for them. You should wait here until the other
teams come forward."
"I could wait," Yujin said as he sat down as he watched Randolf's team
fought.
Alice just glanced at them without saying anything. Her instinct was telling
her that something bad will happen but she couldn't find how the other class
would give them a problem.
'Maybe, the rumors about the monster protecting the Ibish village.' She turned
her head and looked at the village behind.
Lumilia and Lynn looked at Souta who was dashing towards the other groups
from the left side. Lumilia then looked at her other classmates and command
three teams to handle the people on the right side.
She just hoped that no one attacked them from the back.
...
Randolf looked at the three teams that were rushing towards them. He smiled
and said, "Don't hold back if you don't have enough power. You are not like
me."
Dense and heavy mana started to come out of his body. The atmosphere
changed as Randolf grinned devilishly.
"Suffer and accept your defeat." Randolf slowly raised his hand and opened
his palm. He then closed it and several balls of flame formed behind him.
"[Twelve Circle of Flame Sphere]... Have a taste of tier 2 fire attribute spell."
He waved his hand and the balls of flames shot out towards the three teams in
front of him.
The three teams immediately scattered to avoid the balls of flame.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Randolf's teammates knew what they were going to do. They quickly rushed
to the side and casted their own spell to disrupt their enemy.
Boom!
...
On the other side of the battlefield, the ground was color black as several
tentacles sprouted out of the ground.
Souta was standing alone in front of several teams with his hand in his
pocket. He didn't show any sign that he would pull out his sword. He doesn't
have to against this level of opponent. [Shadow Bind] spell was enough to
handle them.
His mouth curved upwards as the tentacles behind him stretched out and shot
towards his opponents.
His opponents jumped backward and used their skill to deflect the tentacles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

They distanced themselves thirty meters away from Souta. From that
exchange, they could guess that Souta was a strong person.
Then, suddenly something came into their mind. This spell was familiar.
There's only one person in their batch who used this type of spell.
And that is...
"That's Souta Ieshi, the strongest first-year!" One of his opponents identified
his looks.
"What?! The current top 1 ranker?" His comrade screamed.
"Yeah, I've seen his fight in the ranking battles before. There's no doubt that
it's him." He nodded at his comrades with a gloomy expression. Their plan
was to avoid Souta at all cost and defeat the other teams from the Mage class
1-B.
This way they could complete the task without fighting Souta but who would
have thought that the one who would come would be Souta himself.
Souta smiled widely as he guessed what they were thinking. They were
planning to retreat and avoid fighting him. He stepped forward and black
spikes burst out of the ground. It was followed by the black tentacles.
When they saw Souta launched an attack, they didn't hesitate anymore to turn
around. But they saw Souta behind them when they turned around.
"I know that all of you are wondering why I suddenly appeared here, right?
Well, I'm not going to tell you." Souta said to them as he slowly walked
toward them.
He casted [Shadow Ball] spell at the same time he casted the [Shadow Bind]
spell. He just concealed it using the black tentacles. That's why they didn't
find the black ball at all.
"You can attack the next so let me complete my task first," Souta said and
several tentacles flew towards his opponents in all directions.
He knocked out all the students using his spell. At the same time, he heard
the system prompts inside his head. But something transpired. The device
didn't change the status of his task even though he completed it except for
task number two.
"What the hell happened?" Souta wondered and suddenly he heard a

deafening sound.
Boom!
The ground shook and it caused the dust to shot up in the air. Smoke covered
a certain part of the battlefield.
Lumilia, Lynn, Alice, and Yujin who were watching the battle looked at this
with wide eyes. They only saw something fell from the sky and that's all.
"W-What happened, Mila?" Lynn asked Mila with a concerned look.
But before Lumilia could answer her question Lynn fell on her knees.
"Gwaaaak!!"
She vomited all the things that she ate this morning.
Lumilia, Yujin, and Alice turned their head to look at her. They didn't
understand why Lynn suddenly vomited. They asked her if she was fine but
Lynn couldn't answer their question.
Lynn was shivering as tears poured out of her eyes. She was scared and she
slowly turned her head to looked at the smoke. She pointed at it with her
trembling hand.
"M-Mila, s-something is there... I-It's terrifying... We have to escape. S-

Souta..." Lynn said with great effort before she once again puked.
Chapter 200 The Deadly Sins
Thick smoke and dust covered the whole area. It blocked the vision of the
students who were watching the battle and those students who were fighting.
No one knew what happened as they only felt the ground shook before the
thick smoke swallowed the entire area.
Six figures crashed in the vicinity around the Ibish village. All of them
possessed enormous power that could wipe out the entire village easily.
"Ufufu, what a lively place..." A soft laugh echoed in the whole area and
everyone heard it.
"This power..." Randolf widely opened his eyes before he grabbed the two
students who were close to him. He took them with him as he jumped fifteen
meters away.
He sensed the terrifying power of the person that arrived. "Stay here and don't
move..." Randolf said to his teammates. He knew that he could never defeat
this woman with his current strength. This woman was many times stronger
than Gregory.
A woman walked out of the thick smoke. She was wearing a black hooded
robe with red linings. It had a red-eye symbol on the back of the robe and
there were words written in unknown language on top of it.
She pulled down her good and revealed her flawless white face. She had long
pure white hair and gleaming red pupils. Her black lips curved into a smile.
Yujin, Alice, and Lumilia looked at the woman with widely opened eyes.
They didn't know where and who's this woman. They doubt that she was a
staff of the institute based on her clothes.
The woman turned her head and looked at Lynn who was kneeling on the
ground. She narrowed her brows before she slowly opened her mouth, "You
can sense my power even though I'm not releasing it."
Lynn shivered the moment she heard the woman's voice. She didn't dare to
look at the eyes of the woman.
"I see..." The woman said as she smiled.
Lynn then felt that the power that she sensed from the woman disappeared.
She lifted her head and slowly looked at the woman while trembling.
"Can you still feel it?" The woman said with a seductive smile.
...
Souta was watching the woman from the back. He was thirty meters away
from the woman. He glanced at the students that he just fought and told them
to not make any movements that could provoke the woman.
The students agreed with him as Souta added that the woman wasn't the staff
of the institute. Well, Souta was sure about it because he could see that red-
eye symbol on the black robe of the woman.
He knew that symbol. He would never mistake it for someone else. That
symbol signifies one of the bringers of calamity in this world and that
organization was called...
The Deadly Sins.
The Deadly Sins was a powerful organization in this world. They were one of
the organizations that the three great countries wanted to eliminate the most.
They were famous for burning down countless towns, villages, cities, and
countries across the world. No one knew what's the real goal of this terrifying
organization.
The top leaders of this organization were called the Sins who symbolized the
Seven Deadly Sins. Each leader symbolized one sin and they possessed god-
like powers that commoners couldn't imagine.
Each leader has their own force. They were divided by different ranks based
on their power levels. From eight-circle to the first-circle. The eight-circle
was the right hand of the Sins. They were the strongest second to the Sins
while the first-circle were the weakest.
Souta didn't know what rank this woman but he could guess that she was
five-circle or six-circle. He wasn't sure as the woman didn't show her full
powers.
The problem was that five-circle or six-circle officers of the Sins were
already powerful for them. No one in the entire first year could defeat this
woman. No, he should rephrase it as no students could fight this woman in
front of him. Only a few teachers in the Ladro Institute could defeat this
woman.
He didn't think that this woman was alone because five-circle or six-circle
wouldn't move alone. She must have at least five or seven teammates.
Souta glanced at Randolf and saw that Randolf was also looking at him. Both
of them knew that even if they worked together they wouldn't be able to
defeat this woman.
'What should I do?' Souta asked himself. He glanced at his system and found
that he didn't trigger any quest.
'I'll wait for a moment...'
...
The woman looked at them with an amused expression. She then released her
power that made the ground tremble.
Boom!
Yujin, Lumilia, and the rest turned pale when they felt the woman's power.
Souta, Randolf, and Alice frowned deeper when they felt it. They were the
only students who could retain their calmness in front of this powerful
woman.
'This... Six-circle...' Souta was sure that the woman was a six-circle officer of
the Sins.
'As powerful as knights...' Alice thought as she looked at the woman with a
deep frown on her face.
'Damn! She's as powerful as those old monsters!' Randolf cursed inwardly.

He could only grit his teeth in front of the woman's power.
'Master... Do you want me to help you?' A voice rang in his mind. Randolf
shook his head and replied, 'No, the staffs are close. I don't think that the
institute couldn't handle this problem. Also, I don't think that you can solve
this problem. One more thing... Can you tell if this woman had comrades?'
'Five people crashed in the vicinity of the village.'
Randolf immediately received a reply in his head. Five people as stronger as

this woman was really a huge problem. He didn't know how the institute
would solve this problem.
If something goes wrong, he would let his subordinates take him away.
"As will clean this place quickly as I need to accomplish my task here." The
woman opened her mouth and said in a cold tone. She then looked up and
saw five figures appeared around her.
The five people were wearing white clothes. They were all armed with sharp
weapons.
She frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
The rest of the students just watched them without moving. They were
stunned by the power of this woman.
"We're the corps guardian of the Ladro Institute. Why are you interfering
with the institute?" One of the five people introduced themselves and asked
the woman.
"Ladro Institute? What's that? I don't know it. Well, it doesn't matter as I'll
wipe out this village." The woman paused for a moment before she added,
"By the way, I'm Frels, a six-circle officer of the Gluttony. Remember the
name of the woman who'll kill everyone here."
As soon as she said those words, she arrived in front of one of the corps
guardians of the institute. Dense and powerful mana coated her hand as she
swung it towards the neck of the guardian in front of her.
Swoosh!
Before her hand touch the neck of the guardian, the other four guardians
moved and blocked her hand using their weapons.
"Too weak... Everyone's going to die. We won't leave any witnesses." Frels
smiled as she added more power in her hand and pushed back the guardians.
Bang!
One of the guardians looked back at the students and said, "Evacuate! We're
stopping the outdoor training!"
Frels smiled at his words before she raised her left hand and said, "[Curtain of
the Dark]..."
A black dome slowly covered the whole area around the Ibish village. Right
now, no one would be able to communicate outside of this place. Also, the
people from the outside wouldn't felt the mana fluctuations inside this place.
They would only saw that it was a normal village. It was a camouflage barrier
that could isolate everything that will happen here from the outside.
"Lumilia! Alice! Yujin! Lynn! Leave this place!" Souta shouted as he looked
at the black dome in the sky.
The other students run away in panic as soon as they heard his words,
including the students that Souta fought.
But something happened...
Frels stomped her feet and tentacles like shadows burst out of the ground.
The tentacles shoot towards the students that were running away at high
speed.
"F*ck! A dark attribute mage!" Souta cursed as he knew the spell that the
woman casted. He gritted his teeth and casted his own [Shadow Bind] spell.
The ground turned black and black tentacles rose from the ground. These
tentacles were darker in color than the [Shadow Bind] of Frels. The black
tentacles moved as it strangled the tentacles that were going to attack the
students.
"Leave this place!" Souta shouted at the top of his lungs.
Lumilia carried Lynn and started to follow Souta's words. Alice and Yujin
followed Lumilia.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Souta felt something on his side.
"Watch out! Souta!" Randolf warned Souta.
Souta turned his head and Frels grabbed his neck. She crashed him on the
ground as she continued to move forward with a serious look on her beautiful
face.
Bang!
Souta felt extreme pain as Frels as dragged him on the ground to create a
deep pit. After a few seconds, Frels stopped as she looked at Souta in the
eyes.
Black spikes burst out of the ground and it tried to pierce Frels' body. But her
body was covered in her mana. A level 1 [Shadow Spike] spell couldn't
scratch her.
"The spell you casted before is a [Shadow Bind] spell, am I right?" Frels
opened her mouth and asked him. She then looked around the black ground
and black tentacles before adding, "But yours is different from mine. Yours
could rival mine even though you're weak. Can you tell me how did you
modify such tier 1 spell?"
Chapter 201 Six-Circle
"Can you tell me how did you modify your spell? Or maybe you found a
book containing a modified [Shadow Bind] spell..." Frels asked him with an
icy tone as she looked at the black spikes that were trying to pierce her body.
She raised her other hand and pinched one of the black spikes. The black
spike broke into tiny pieces as soon as she pinched it.
"This one is not a modified spell. So I think that you only found a book
containing a modified [Shadow Bind] spell as you are too young to modified
a spell on your own." She commented and glanced at Souta.
"Grrr..."
Souta grabbed her hand and tried to push Frels away but she was too strong
for him. He silently casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] spells. He
also activated the [Cat's speed] and [Triple Muscle Strengthening] combat
arts.
He then kneed the stomach of Frels and pushed her away. He managed to
break away from her because the woman named Frels was clearly
underestimating him. She was caught off guard by the sudden increase of his
strength.
Souta quickly stood up and jumped away but when he looked up he saw Frels
was already in front of him.
"You will not get away from me," Frels said as she stretched out her hand
trying to grab Souta's neck once again.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The five guardians appeared and stopped her from grabbing Souta's neck.
Two of them appeared beside Souta and pushed him away while the other
two appeared beside Frels. The remaining one guardian was behind her.
"Tsk!" Frels clicked her tongue in annoyance as powerful blueish mana burst
out of her body. It pushed everyone out of her.
Boom!
The corps guardians were too weak in front of her. They didn't have a chance
to fight her. She was a dark attribute mage but she was fighting them in close
range. That's how confident she was in front of these weaklings.
If she was fighting as someone as strong as her then she would stick to the
classic fighting style of a mage but unfortunately, these people couldn't make
her do that.
"I'll crash everyone here..." Frels said in a cold tone. She raised her hand and
opened her palm above her.
[Dark Dominance]!
A huge black ball containing enormous energy formed on top of her palm.
Frels looked at them with a grin before she closed her palm. Then, the huge
black ball shoots powerful rays towards the students.
The five corps guardians turned pale at this sight. They quickly moved their
bodies to block those rays.
Boom!
Frels smirked as the huge black ball above her continued to shoot powerful
beams one after another.
The five corps guardian blocked her attack with every bit of their powers.
They used all of they've got just to protect the students from those beams. It's
their job and they will do it at the cost of their lives.
That's just how the institute trained them. Dare-to-die warriors.
After a few seconds, Frels stopped attacking as she felt explosions occurred
in the village. She turned her head and saw grey smoke rising from the
village. She could also feel several huge mana fluctuations and the mana
signature of her comrades.
"They are busy fighting..." Frels muttered and she looked at the five corps
guardians before asking, "You have other comrades?"
Currently, the five corps guardians were full of wounds. They could barely
move their bodies as they blocked all the attacks of Frels. They didn't let any
beams harm a single hair of the students but all of it was in vain if they were
going to die.
Because if they die, Frels would also kill the students.
One of them looked back and saw that the students were quite far away. But
they knew that's not enough. They had to hold on for a while to secure the
safety of the students. They also received a report that Alex was going to
arrive soon.
Alex was one of the first-year teachers of the Ladro Institute. He possessed a
power stronger than them, the corps guardian. He was their hope.
Three minutes and Alex was going to arrive.
...
Souta looked at the village. It seems that the comrades of Frels were fighting
something there. It should be the Guildmaster of the Adventurers Guild. He
could also guess that the other corps guardians were blocking Frels'
comrades.
He shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind. This wasn't
the time to think about those things. The most important thing here was that
he could leave this place alive. He didn't get any quest so he should leave this
place as fast as possible.
Earlier, when the five corps guardians were blocking those powerful beams,
Souta started to run away. He could only hope that Lumilia and the rest could
survive. He did everything but that woman was too powerful for him.
What he didn't know was that Frels' interest was focused on him.
Suddenly, he felt a magical fluctuation behind him. He quickly jumped as a

black beam flashed and caused an explosion in his position before.
Boom!
"That's close..." Souta muttered while looking at the explosion. He then saw a
small black ball flew out of the smoke. He widely opened his eyes and
quickly turned around.
That small black ball was the [Shadow Ball] spell. It seems that the woman
named Frels wanted to know the secret of his modified spell.
But then... The speed of this woman was too fast for his eyes to follow. The
moment that Frels appeared in the black ball's position she disappeared.
He felt someone grabbed the side of his face. Souta could only guess that it
was Frels. No, he was sure that it was Frels.
'Too fast... She already settled those corps guardians!' Souta was surprised
when he thought this. Then, his body was smashed on the ground.
Bang!
A black ray shoots forward and hits the position of Souta causing a loud
explosion.
Boom!
Frels just stood in her position and waited for the smoke to disappeared. Her
beautiful smile never left her face the entire time she was fighting Souta. She
was amused by the fact that Souta was like an ant in front of her. No matter
how he boosted his power, he still wouldn't be able to match her.
After a few moments, the smoke disappeared along with the dust and Frels
saw Souta lying on the ground.
His body was full of wounds as blood stained his clothes. Souta was
breathing heavily as he felt pain all over his body.
'Ah, damn! This woman is too strong for me!' He cursed inwardly. He sat
down with great effort and saw Frels looking down at him.
Souta swiftly glanced at his surrounding. He was trying to find a way to

escape from this woman's hand. He wouldn't die here no matter what
happened. He would do everything to survive.
'Should I call Yuko...' He immediately shook his head and put those thoughts
away. Even Yuko couldn't do anything in this situation.
Souta decided to struggle till the end. If he's going to die then he wouldn't let
himself to die easily. At least he would give some trouble to this woman
named Frels.
"Ah, I'm sorry Yuko..." He stood up and wiped the blood on his mouth.
"If you tell me how did you modify your spell then I'll going to give you a
swift death," Frels said to him with an amused expression. It seems that she
liked torturing people.
"F*ck you! I did it on my own!" Souta cursed at Frels before he revealed a

wide grin.
Frels' eyes turned cold. Her smile disappeared as it was replaced by her icy
looked. Her aura was boiling and it's on the verge of an explosion.
'Come on, let me see the true power of a six-circle officer of the Deadly Sins.'
He taunted the woman with a smirk on his face. He was ready to face
everything.
Frels slowly lifted her hand and she pointed her finger at Souta. "Kill him."
She said in a very cold tone that made Souta shivered. Her killing intent was
thick that made everyone in the village shivered.
The huge black ball or [Dark Dominance] spell in the mid-air shoots a black
beam towards Souta.
Swoosh!
The black beam was so fast and Souta barely avoided it. He was still hit by
the explosion it caused behind him.
Boom!
Souta used the power of the explosion to increase the distance between him
and Frels. He was tapping the ground and casting [Mud Slide]. He knew that
it wouldn't do anything but he still had to try.
Once again, the huge black ball shoots a black beam.
Souta saw it and he quickly moved his body sideways. He jumped and casted
[Shadow Bind] to protect him and blocked the explosions.
"That's close."
He said with a sigh of relief. If that beam directly hit his body then he
wouldn't be able to stand up. This was the first time he faced this kind of
situation ever since he arrived in this world.
He smirked while looking at Frels. He knew that Frels wouldn't easily kill
him. She must've wanted to know how he could modify the [Shadow Bind]
spell.
'You wouldn't kill me...' Souta couldn't help but revealed his white teeth to
Frels. He already finished his preparations. He would show everything to this
woman so that she would hesitate to kill him.
'It's time to show you the level 10 [Shadow Ball] spell.'

Chapter 202 Bloodstone
Souta opened his palm and a small black ball appeared on top of it. He did
this while watching the movements of the woman named Frels, a six-circle
officer of the Deadly Sins.
Frels just looked at the small black ball on top of his palm. She opened her
mouth and said, "[Shadow Ball]?"
'This woman really knew the tier 1 dark attribute spell. [Shadow Ball] spell is
already a rare spell across the continent but she still guessed it with a single
glance.' Souta thought while looking at the expression of Frels. If she knew
the [Shadow Ball] spell, then she must've been aware of its effect. The
teleportation effect of the [Shadow Ball].
"You thought you would be able to escape with that spell..." Frels said while
looking at him. She lifted her hand and the huge black ball in the mid-air
once again shoots another beam.
Swoosh!
Souta quickly threw the black ball away and teleported to avoid the beam. As
soon as he teleported he looked up and saw another black beam flying in his
direction.
"Damn!"
He swiftly moved his body from side to side as the black beam chased after
him at high speed. Everything exploded when the black beam passed. It
destroyed the ground and trees.
Frels suddenly stopped launching an attack. She squinted her eyes as her
vision was blocked by thick smoke and dust. She imbued her mana in his
hand and waved it.
Swoosh!
Her power blew away the thick smoke and dust and it revealed the devastated
land. Her attacks caused this much destruction.
Her frown grew deeper when she saw the scene in front of her. She saw
seven small black balls floating around the devastated land.
"That's too much [Shadow Ball]..." Frels cursed loudly as she didn't expect
that Souta's [Shadow Ball] spell was also a modified one. She gritted her
teeth as he mana burst out of her body.
Blueish mana swept out in the surrounding area. It detected any object that
was moving.
"You really wanted me to kill you!!" She shouted as she turned her head. She
sensed that Souta was heading towards the village.
Without "boom", she quickly flew towards Souta's position at high speed
leaving a trail of smoke behind.
The huge black ball shoots all the seven small black balls in case Souta
teleported here. After making sure that everything's done, the huge black ball
followed Frels.
Randolf looked at them with a serious expression. He watched them leave

before he turned his head and looked at corps guardians.
He opened his palm and casted a healing spell.
"This is the only thing that I could do." He muttered before he looked in the
sky. He recalled what that woman said to Souta. "So he's using a modified
spell... That's why his spell is powerful for a tier 1 spell."
...
The comrades of Frels were fighting the other corps guardians around the
Ibish village. Several explosions occurred in the whole village.
The Guildmaster of the Adventurers Guild was helping the corps guardians in
fighting one of the six-circle officers of the sin. Their battle attracted some
attention of the other adventurers and folks here.
They don't know what's happening as powerful people were battling across
the Ibish village. They destroyed several houses and killed some people
because of the aftershocks of the battle.
"What's their goals?" Souta muttered while looking at the huge explosions in
the Ibish village. No matter how much he thinks he couldn't guess the goals
of these six-circle officers.
He looked up and saw that cracks appeared in the sky. Someone was trying to
break the barrier that covered around the Ibish village. He guessed that it was
the teachers of the institute.
If he's talking about the teachers, the first one that comes in his mind was
Alex. Alex was the one who's grading their class and he's the closest to their
class. The corps guardian quickly arrived here the moment that these six-
circle officers appeared here. He guessed that they were the ones who were
giving information to the teachers.
That's why they could easily record the monster that they hunted.
Souta arrived in front of the village but he felt someone rushing at him at
high speed. He turned around and saw Frels flying towards him. Her mana
was bursting out of her body. It was terrifying and he felt his hair stand on its
end.
Swoosh!
In a split second, Frels arrived in front of him and grabbed his neck. Souta
didn't have a time to avoid her. She was too fast and too strong for him. All
he could do was to trick her but it also didn't work.
Frels dragged him and crashed into several houses in the Ibish village.
Boom!
Suddenly, Frels stopped as she looked in the sky and the barrier that she
casted broke into tiny pieces. She felt someone powerful arrived here but that
still couldn't stop them from completing their goal.
A figure was going straight towards the village in the sky. It was like a
meteor that was falling towards the earth. Then, a figure flew out of the
village and collided with the figure in the sky.
Boom!
The two figures collided several times in a few seconds. Every time they
collided it caused a ripple in the sky.
Souta moved his eyes and looked in the sky. He guessed that it was teacher
Alex. One teacher wasn't enough to stop all these six-circle officers.
Frels moved her eyes away from the fight in the sky and she looked at Souta
in the sky. She opened her mouth and said, "I told you that you wouldn't be
able to escape. That man who's fighting Vanji will suffer a defeat soon.
Although he's powerful he still wouldn't be able to defeat Vanji with his
current strength."
Vanji was the name of the man who's fighting Alex in the sky. Vanji was also
a six-circle officer of the Deadly Sins.
"Hahaha, f*ck you! I wouldn't tell you anything!" Souta laughed as he

grabbed the hand of Frels. He tried to yank it off but her hand was firm on his
neck.
The ground slowly turned into color black. Several black tentacles rose and
strangled Frels' body.
Frels just looked at it before she focused her attention on Souta. "You
wouldn't be able to do anything to me. No matter how many spells you have,
accept the truth that you're too weak compare to me."
She then tightened her grip on his neck.
Suddenly, a red pillar rose from the middle of the Ibish village. A ground-
shaking energy swept out in the whole area.
Souta was shocked when he saw it. He finally understood the goal of these
people. He slightly trembled while looking at this scene.
The Bloodstone... was the thing that comes to his mind.
All the pieces come together in his mind. The mysterious monster that
protected this village from the beast tide. That mysterious monster was a
vampire and it possessed bloodstone.
That's what their goal here. They wanted to take the bloodstone.
Souta took a deep breath and his expression turned calm.
Frels frowned when she saw his calm looked. She was about to say
something when she felt something on her side.
She quickly moved her other hand and swung it towards Souta.
Swoosh!
Black tentacles covered Souta's arms like a piece of armor. He then raised his
arm and it used to block Frels' hand.
Then, black beams shoots around and it caused a powerful explosion.
Boom!
Frels then loosened her grip on his neck and she covered her arms in front of
her chest. Then, a red ray shoots out of the smoke and went straight to her.
Boom!
A huge mushroom of smoke rose in the sky.
Souta gritted his teeth and the black tentacles covered his whole body like a
cocoon. Everything happened so fast. He could barely saw what happened.
The tentacles that were protecting him broke into tiny pieces. Souta was
pushed back as the explosion hit his body.
Swoosh!
Frels flew in the sky and she waved both of her hands. It dispersed the thick
smoke in the area. She looked around and saw that the corps guardians that
she defeat were here.
She frowned and the huge black ball suspended beside her. It shoots several
beams towards the corps guardians.
The corps guardians used their buff spells and combat arts to increased their
overall stats.
...
Souta stood up with great efforts. His body was full of wounds and blood was
flowing out of it. He suddenly felt someone casted a healing spell on him.
"Souta!!"
He turned his head and saw that Lumilia, Yujin, Lynn, and Alice were here.
Souta opened his mouth and asked, "Why are you here? I already told you to
leave..."
"How can we leave you when you're facing such a dangerous situation? I'm
here to help you." Lumilia said to him.
Souta was about to say something but he stopped when he saw her serious
looked.
Chapter 203 Too weak
Souta sighed and asked, "What can you do?"
Lumilia stopped for a few seconds after she heard his words. She then opened
her mouth and said in a low voice, "I don't know but I wanted to help you..."
"Fine, but we're not going to fight. We're going to leave this place as soon as
possible. I came here to distract that woman but she could easily pinpoint my
position." Souta couldn't help but nod when he saw Lumilia's serious look.
He wanted to decline her help but he couldn't do so.
"We're going to leave?" Alice who was watching from the side suddenly said.
"Yeah, we're no match for them. We're just a student and couldn't match them
in terms of power." Souta answered her. He then looked at Yujin and Alice
and said, "Still... I didn't think that the two of you would come here even
though it's dangerous."
"Well, I just wanted to help my friend," Alice said in a low voice as she
turned her head to the side not daring to look at Souta's eyes.
"Never thought that the word friend would come out of your mouth," Souta
commented as he looked at Yujin.
Yujin shrugged his shoulder and opened his palm. If these girls wanted to
help Souta and he left then what would become of him. He would become a
laughing stock. He unwillingly followed them in this place.
"Let's not talk anymore. We should use the chaos to escape from this place."
Souta said to them.
"Souta, someone is here..." Lynn suddenly said with a terrified expression

while pointing above.
Souta, Yujin, Alice, and Lumilia opened their eyes widely and they looked up
at the same time. The four of them knew that Lynn's senses were incredible.
They wouldn't doubt her for something like this.
They saw a black figure of a woman. The figure looked like Frels but it had
no eyes and mouth. It looks like a mannequin. It had a pitch-black color.
"That's a [Doppelganger] spell..." Souta muttered in a low voice while

looking at the black figure.
"[Doppelganger]...?" Lumilia muttered.
"[Doppelganger]. A powerful tier 2 spell. It possessed fifty percent power of

the user's full strength." Alice explained to them who doesn't know
[Doppelganger] spell.
Souta nodded at her words. Alice was right. That figure above was a
doppelganger without a doubt.
He was a little bit surprised when Alice explained this spell. He didn't think
that she knew this rare dark attribute spell.
Compare to the [Dark Dominance] spell, this [Doppelganger] was weak. If

Frels got serious and used the true power of the tier 3 spell [Dark
Dominance] then she would be able to raze this village to the ground easily.
She was holding back because they haven't got the bloodstone.
Souta was sure that every living creature here would die once the six-circle
officers got ahold of that bloodstone.
"Run!" He shouted and everyone followed his words without hesitation.
The black figure didn't care about anyone. It only chased after Souta.
Swoosh!
...
In the other part of the village...

One of the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins was fighting a powerful
vampire. The battle was fierce and the six-circle officer couldn't easily finish
the battle because the vampire was using the bloodstone to boost its strength.
Hundreds of civilians already died because of the battles that were happening
around the village. The Guildmaster tried his best to protect them but a single
six-circle officer blocked him. That's what all it takes to stop a branch
Guildmaster.
No one expected that this will happen. In this world, only the Deadly Sins
know the movement of their organization. No person in the world knew this
other than them.
"Haha! Die! Die! Die!"
Frels laughed madly as she rained down black beams towards the corps
guardians that blocked her way.
Before Randolf left, he healed the wounds of the corps guardians. He knew
that he couldn't handle Frels with his own power. Plus, he knew that Yujin
and the others went to Souta's location.
There's a lot of unexpected factors in this event. The appearance of this

powerful group and the bloodstone of the vampire that was hiding here in this
Ibish village. Randolf actually was interested in the bloodstone of the
vampire but with this group wanting to get ahold of it he knew that he had to
step back.
It was still not the time to show what he could do.
...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta collided with the black figure several times. Since the doppelganger
only has fifty percent strength of the user then Souta and the other could
handle it.
A huge serpent made of water flew in the sky before it descended down at a
higher speed. It widely opened its mouth.
Souta looked up before he elbowed the face of the black figure then he kneed
it on the stomach. After that, he felt pain in his side and found that the black
figure kicked him. He just gritted his teeth and grabbed the leg of the black
figure.
"Here we go!"
He roared as he threw the black figure away from him. Then, the huge water
serpent went down and crashed the black figure.
Boom!
Souta was holding on the thought that Frels wouldn't kill him even though
she always said that she's going to kill him. At least he's not going to die until
she extracted how he modified his spell.
He frowned and said, "Alice! Yujin! Your turn!"
Alice and Yujin flashed from both sides. Both of them went to the side of the
black figure and attacked it at the same time using their weapons.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
While they were fighting Souta and the rest were bringing the black figure
slowly away from Frels. It was a good tactic considering Frels' attitude
towards him. If they destroyed the doppelganger easily then Frels would
ignore the corps guardians to hunt him down.
Their coordination was good as they could handle the doppelganger of Frels.
Lynn was tracking the movement of the black figure while Lumilia was
casting spells to support Yujin and Alice who were fighting the black figure
in close combat.
Frels was a dark attribute mage just like Souta but if her strength was reduced
to half. They could handle her to some extent if they fought her in close-
range combat.
While they were fighting the doppelganger, Lynn sensed something
terrifying. She quickly turned around and shouted, "SOUTA!! BEHIND!!"
Souta was surprised when he heard her words. He didn't doubt her so he
quickly jumped away without looking behind him but it was too late.
Putchi!
A hand pierced his stomach from behind.
"Argh!"
Souta spat a mouthful of blood as he looked down at the hand on his

stomach. The hand was covered in his blood. He then heard a voice behind
him.
"I came here to check the one who's fighting Frels' doppelganger but I didn't
expect that it was just a group of kids. Well, it's surprising to see a girl who
could sense me."
Souta's vision was getting blurred. He opened his mouth and a huge amount
of blood flow out. His body was getting numb. He saw an exquisite red stone
on the hand on his chest.
With a single look, Souta guessed that it was the bloodstone. He slightly
moved his eyes and saw that the red pillar in the center of the village broke
down. They already killed the vampire.
"SOUTAAA!!!" Lynn shouted with a terrified expression when she saw a

person pierced Souta's stomach.
Alice and Lumilia stopped from moving as they turned their head and saw a
shocking scene. Lumilia turned pale when she saw Souta. Her mana burst out
of her body as she quickly rushed towards him.
"Wait! Don't act recklessly!" Alice tried to stop Lumilia but Lumilia already
dashed towards Souta. It was too late to stop her.
Yujin, who still maintained his calmness, looked at Alice and said, "Go! I'll
handle this doppelganger!"
Alice nodded at him with a gloomy expression. "Be careful." She said before
she dashed towards Lumilia.
...
The man behind Souta was Gilven, one of the six-circle officers of the
Deadly Sins. He slowly pulled out his hand on Souta's stomach.
Souta fell to the ground with a "thud" sound. He closed his eyes and
contacted Yuko through their connection.
'Let me borrow your strength Yuko. Also, don't worry about me. I will get
out of this situation alive.'
Gilven looked at the battle in the sky and sighed, "This certainly become a
troublesome situation. I'm afraid that after this the huge countries will
investigate who's the culprit behind this event. I should start cleaning up all
the witnesses here."
His battle with the vampire brought him some trouble because of the
bloodstone but he still handled it and killed the vampire. He was different
from Frels and his other comrades. He just wanted to finish this mission as
soon as possible.
Gilven felt some movements and saw a blue-haired girl and purple-haired girl
rushing towards him. It was Lumilia and Lynn.
Lynn was the closest to Souta so she's the first one who arrived. Lynn quickly
kneeled down in front of Souta. Tears were pouring out of her eyes. She
ignored Gilven who was standing in front of them.
'This girl managed to sense me. She has a great sense and if she trained it she
would become a famous sensory type mage in the future. I should kill her
quickly to prevent her from becoming a famous person.' Gilven thought while
looking at Lynn. He then removed his eyes from Lynn and saw Lumilia in
front of him.
"You will pay for what you did to Souta!!"
Lumilia brandished her sword and swung it towards Gilven. Gilven in return
simply blocked her sword with his hand. He then saw Lumilia lifted up her
hand and a huge water serpent formed above her.
The huge water serpent opened its mouth and rushed towards him.
Gilven squinted his eyes and he said, "Disperse..."
Soon after he said those words, powerful dense mana erupted out of his body.
It destroyed the huge water serpent easily.
He then grabbed Lumilia's sword and pinched it. The sword broke into tiny
pieces like a fragile glass.
"Hmm...?" Gilven sensed some movements behind Lumilia. He moved his

other hand and pushed Lumilia.
Lumilia flew like a rocket and crashed into Alice who was behind her.
Bang!
"You're letting your emotions control your body. That's not a good sign if you
wanted to become a great mage in the future." Gilven said before he stepped
forward.
Swoosh!
In a split second, he arrived in front of Lumilia and Alice. Alice quickly

threw her spear in the air and used a combat arts that she knew.
[Ground Burrowing Spear]!!
The spear rotated in the air and it aimed towards Gilven's head. After one
second it flew towards him generating powerful momentum.
"Too weak..." Gilven snorted as he raised his hand and simply grabbed the
spear in the air. He then used it to stab Lumilia who was in front of him.
"Ugh!"
Lumilia groaned in pain as blood flows out of her mouth. Her eyes still didn't
leave Gilven's face. She opened her mouth and shouted, "LYNN!! TAKE
SOUTA AND LEAVE THIS PLACE!!"
"Oh~ so you think you can hold me back?" Gilven looked at Lumilia and
asked. He then slowly pulled out the spear out of her stomach but Lumilia
grabbed it before he could do so.
"You're in the way of a good show."
He moved his free hand and grabbed Alice's hair who was behind Lumilia.
He yanked her out and smashed her on the ground.
Bang!
He then stepped on Alice's back so that she couldn't move. After taking care
of some nuisance, he finally focused his attention on Lumilia.
"Is that boy worth it?" Gilven asked Lumilia. He then slightly glanced at the
sky and saw the battle was still ongoing. He just checked if he could delay
the cleanups.
When he found that Lumilia wasn't replying to him, he once again asked her,
"You're sacrificing yourself so that he could live. Is he worth it?"
Lumilia smiled and said, "He saved me before so I owe him my life. If he's
going to survive at the exchange of my life then why not. I will gladly offer
my life."
"Fine... I'll kill you." Gilven yanked the spear using his great strength. But
when he was about to stab Lumilia, someone grabbed his hand.
"You!!" Gilven turned his head and saw that it was Souta.
[Possession]!
[Pet Resonance]!
[Transfer Boost]!
Souta was looking at Gilven with extreme bloodlust. His killing intent was all
over the whole area.
Gilven was stunned. He felt that he was standing in front of a monster that
killed countless creatures.
Chapter 204 Vs. Six-circle officer
'Just how many people did this man killed in his life?' Gilven thought as he
felt Souta's dense killing intent. He couldn't help but shivered.
He felt like he was a small prey standing in front of a very ferocious monster.
To think that a kid could make him feel like this.
Everyone in the village felt the dense killing intent that Souta was emitting. It
caused everyone to stopped and looked in their direction. They felt that a
tough individual appeared in the scene. Even the other six-circle officers of
the Deadly Sins felt it.
Silence surface on the whole battlefield. The dense killing intent was like a
heavy boulder that pressed on everyone's shoulder.
...
Randolf who was outside of the Ibish village felt the killing intent. He turned
his head and looked at the village. He was startled by the fact that someone
could produce this bloodlust.
He then saw the birds in the Night Light Forest flew away. It even disturbed
the animals and monsters that were living in the Night Light Forest.
"Just what is happening there?" Randolf muttered in a low voice.
...
"What's happening?" Bryan said and he saw Nayo fell. He quickly moved
and caught her body before she landed on the ground.
He was exhausted and his body was full of wounds. Even now he could felt a
stinging pain in his wounds. Bryan fought the powerful person that appeared
along with the corps guardians.
Luckily, the captain of the corps guardians was here and stopped everyone
from getting killed by that powerful person. Then, while they were fighting
that powerful person another person appeared and injured the captain of the
corps guardians.
They were at a disadvantage as two six-circle officers were in front of them.

But the Guildmaster of the Adventurers Guild appeared and helped them in
fighting the six-circle officers.
The Guildmaster was a powerful B-rank adventurer so he could fight the six-
circle officer to some extent. But there's still no hope on winning. Even the
Guildmaster and the captain of the corps guardians knew that their opponents
weren't serious in fighting them.
That's just how powerful a six-circle officer of the Deadly Sins. If a seven-
circle officer was here then, everything would end in an instant benefitting
the name of the bringers of calamity.
At this moment, everyone stopped from fighting as they felt the intense
bloodlust in the air. The two six-circle officers frowned when they felt it.
They thought that their battle disturbed the powerful monster that was living
in the Night Light Forest.
This was also the reason why they don't dare to use their full strength as it
could gather the attention of the powerful monsters that were living in the
Night Light Forest.
"I'm going to pass out at any moment..." Bryan muttered as he looked at the
unconscious Nayo in his arms. "Souta, class rep, Alice, and everyone I hope
that you're fine..."
...
Alice, Lynn, and Yujin were looking at Souta was a dazed expression. This
was the first time they saw him like this. Even when Souta fought Gregory,
he wasn't this mad. They felt suffocated just by looking at his figure.
This was the first time ever since he came into this world that he got this
angry. He didn't know why but he felt that he had to at least punch the face of
this guy.
"S-Souta... I-Is that you?" Lumilia asked him with a stunned expression.
"Yeah, leave everything to me. I'll guarantee that will not die in this place.
None of these trashes will kill you." Souta replied to her with breaking eye
contact with Gilven. "You should remove your foot from her body."
Gilven subconsciously took a step back as he yanked his hand out of Souta's
grip. In his sight, Souta was emitting a very dark aura that could frighten
anyone. He also saw a materialization of a black monster with a pair of horns
in Souta's aura.
Souta then turned his head and he stretched out his hand. He patted Lumilia's
head and said, "Don't worry, just help Alice. Leave this to me."
Without waiting for her reply, Souta opened his palm. In a split second, he
disappeared and he reappeared in front of Gilven. He quickly grabbed
Gilven's face and threw him away.
He knew that even with his power boost he still wasn't a match to a six-circle
officer of the Deadly Sins. The difference in their overall power was still
large.
Both of them crashed on the ground leaving a trail of smoke from behind.
It was at this moment that Yujin snapped out of his daze. He quickly turned
around and found that the doppelganger disappeared into thin air. No, it was
more like dispersing into tiny particles.
"It left..."
Boom! Boom!
Gilven woke up and realized that his strength was still higher than Souta. He
regained his composure and shot a powerful punch towards Souta's stomach.
Bang!
Souta didn't know what comes to his mind when he decided to fight this man.
He should've left and he could do it with his power.
He wouldn't receive any benefits from doing this.
He had no quest to fight or save these people.
He's only putting himself in danger by doing this.
Despite all that, Souta was fighting this six-circle officer of the Deadly Sins.
If Saya was awake, she would say that it's not his character.
Souta crashed in several houses before he stopped. The crimson tattoo on his
shoulder glowed brightly. After a few moments, Yuko appeared before him.
Yuko was carrying three bottles with orange liquid inside them.
"Ah, I'm frustrated... I'm going wreck this guy..."
He stood up before he took the three bottles and placed it in his pocket. He
then said to her, "Yuko, help Lumilia and the rest. I'll leave them to you."
"Mu." Yuko nodded at her before she left.
"Damn! This will become a valuable experience for me!" Souta shouted as he
took an orange bottle in his pocket. He swiftly removed its cap and drunk the
orange liquid. This monster potion should be his ace when he suffered an
accident in the Forest in Eternal Light. But he drunk it today just to fight this
guy.
Before the best feram exploded out of his body. Gilven launched a series of
powerful punches at him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gilven grabbed Souta's face and threw him in the air. He then opened both of
his palms and lightning crackled on them.
[Sparkling Shock]!
Powerful lightning flew towards the sky and when it was about to hit Souta,
Souta raised his hand and best feram erupted out of his body like a volcano
eruption.
The process of converting his mana into best feram was still the same. It was
very painful but since he experienced it before, Souta could grit his teeth and
it wouldn't bother him anymore.
Even though Souta created a dense best feram in front of him, Gilven's
[Sparkling Shock] spell still managed to break through it.
Boom!
The lightning hit Souta's body causing a powerful explosion in the sky.
Gilven slightly bent his knees and with a "boom" he arrived in front of Souta.
He grabbed Souta's legs and threw him on the ground.
Bang!
"Argh!" Souta spat a mouthful of blood as he crashed into the ground

creating a small crater. He felt weak even with the best feram in his body.
The small hole in his stomach was draining his stamina at a high rate.
"Monster potion is useless... Even with that you still wouldn't be able to
defeat me much less kill me." Gilven said while looking down at Souta. He
slowly descended and watched Souta stood up. His mana coated his mana
and he was emitting fighting intent.
"Huff... Huff..." Souta stood up with great effort. Even with the power of best
dream couldn't do anything against this man. He could already fight Gregory
with this much power. Plus, his base stats this time was higher than in the
past.
He lifted his hand and wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth. He
glanced at his system and directly level up his [Gravitational Ball] spell to
level 4.
Luckily, he completed all the quest that he received from the past few days,
or else he wouldn't have any skill points to upgrade any of his spells.
Gilven looked at Souta as he clenched both of his fists. The mana in his body
went in both of his hands. He wanted to end Souta in his next attack.
Souta checked the souls that he collected and found that it was full. Without
hesitation, he used it to increase his Int attribute by 10. After he used it, more
souls surged up in his earring and completed the soul requirement. Once
again he used it to increase his Int attribute.
The Ibish village was a large-size village as it had a population of more than
ten thousand. But right now, Souta was sure that the population was
decreased by half because of the battle that happened across the village.
Souta didn't forget to use his free attribute points to increase his vitality by 40
points. He did this so that he could last a little longer while fighting this six-
circle officer.
"This is the end..." Gilven said as he slightly bent his knees. The floor
beneath his feet cracked. After a few seconds, he charged at Souta at a very
high speed.
"I'll show you the unorthodox fighting style of a true dark attribute mage..."
Souta muttered as the ground turned black and several huge tentacles rose.
Furthermore, he scattered ten [Shadow Ball] spell across the battlefield.
After that, four black balls appeared on his back. These black balls were the
[Gravitational Ball] spell.
Chapter 205 Spirit Power
Swoosh!
In a split second, Gilven arrived in front of Souta. He pulled back his hand
and threw it towards Souta's chest.
He easily pierced Souta's body before so he thought that he could do it again.

Plus, this blow was many times stronger than before.
Souta jumped back as he controlled the black tentacles to block Gilven's fist.
Gilven's fist destroyed the tentacles that were blocking it easily.
Two of the four black balls in Souta's back moved. It went in front of him and
the gravity tried to push Gilven away. It decreased the power of his punch to
a great extent. While the other two black balls pulled Souta away from
Gilven.
Everything happened in an instant. It caused Gilven to missed his target.
Boom!
His punch destroyed the ground in front of him. The ground shook heavily as
the floor collapsed.
"I miss?" Gilven looked up and he saw that Souta was already gone. He then
felt someone behind him. He quickly moved his body away while turning
around.
But when he looked behind, he found nothing but black tentacles flying
towards him. Gilven waved his hand and dispersed the black tentacles.
Once again, he felt someone approaching him from behind but when he
turned around he found that Souta was already gone. He gritted his teeth as
he raised both of his arms and smashed the ground causing the ground to
collapse.
Boom!
The ground shook heavily as it exploded and everything around Gilven was
destroyed. He then looked up and saw Souta pointing his finger at him in the
mid-air.
"Just go down!" Souta shouted as he slightly moved his body away and the
sun rays hit Gilven's body causing him to closed his eyes.
He was using his [Shadow Bind] spell and [Shadow Ball] spell to the full
extent. The tentacles were hiding all the black balls that he scattered before.
Using this, he teleported to each black balls to confused Gilven's strength.
A large collection of red berserk energy formed on the tip of his finger. It
spun like a razor and it created spark sharp energy around it.
[Bestrou]!!
The red ball of energy expanded before it shrunk. Then, it shoots towards
Gilven.
The four gravitational balls behind Souta rotated at high speed and increased
the gravity around Gilven by eight times. The power of the four gravitational
balls stocked up causing it to increase the gravity by eight times. This was all
it could do considering that it was level 4. It will grow stronger in the future
once he level it up.
Along with the increase of gravity, the [Bestrou] arrived in front of Gilven at
a speed faster than before. The [Bestrou] smashed Gilven to the ground.
"AAAH!!!" Gilven shouted as he used a powerful combat arts to meet the

[Bestrou] above his head.
[Dominating Dozen Killing Fist]!!
The two attacks collided causing a very huge explosion that swallowed half
of the village. The ground into nothingness creating a huge and deep pit in
the village. The shockwaves of the explosion annihilated every structure
inside the village including the Adventurers Guild.
A lot of people died without them knowing what happened to them. The
casualties were so high as ordinary people couldn't hope to survive this
explosion.
Alice, Lumilia, Lynn, and Yuko were already outside of the village. All of
them were injured especially Lumilia. Lumilia already passed out because of
her injury. Lynn was trying to heal her while giving her some healing potions
that they bought in the Adventurers Guild.
Alice looked at the sight of the destruction with a blank expression. She
looked at Lynn who was trying to heal Lumilia before she glanced at Yuko,
Souta's beast companion.
Even though Yuko didn't fight, Alice felt that Yuko was exhausted. She then
turned her head and realized that Souta was borrowing her energy so that he
could fight those people.
"Really... You people are so..."
Various things were coming into her mind at once. She felt complicated as
she remembered what happened to her before arriving here on this continent.
The tragedy of her past.
...
Alex who was fighting one of the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins
looked at the explosion. He knitted his eyebrows and muttered, "Is that
Souta?"
He wasn't if he was just imagining things but when he recalled the incident in
the Gripen city, he finally realized that the person that was fighting the other
six-circle officer was Souta.
"He's using another monster potion?!" He was shocked when he felt the huge
concentration of best feram in that place. To think that Souta would use that
potion once again.
Based on the mana signature that he felt, Alex guessed that Souta's opponent
was still stronger than Souta. The mana density of Souta's opponent was
higher than the chaotic best feram in the atmosphere.
He wanted to go there and helped Souta but his hands were already full
because of the powerful enemy that he was facing.
Alex looked at his opponent with a serious expression.
...
Frels was looking in the direction of the huge explosion. The houses around
her disappeared because of the shockwave of the explosion.
She squinted her eyes and recalled that Gilven was in that direction fighting
the kids. She even dispelled led her [Doppelganger] spell and left everything
to him. But it never occurred in her mind that those kids could fight Gilven.
So what really happened in that direction.
"Hmm... Interesting, I felt the power of a monster there so the question is

who appeared and fought Gilven? Is it related to that intense bloodlust
before?" Frels chuckled as she slightly turned her head and looked behind
her.
The five corps guardians were lying on the pool of blood. No one knows if
they were still alive or not except for Frels.
"I should go there..."
...
Gilven was still standing in the deep crater. His look was fierce and still the
same. He only took some damage from that [Bestrou] and it was not life-
threatening.
Still, the best feram managed to seep into his bones and slowly disrupted the
mana in his body.
"That brat... His control over his spell is exceptional... Much higher than me...
Even I couldn't do it the way he did it." He muttered while looking around.
The ground was still color black and several black tentacles rose up from it
every second.
Suddenly, Souta appeared beside him. He tightly gripped the vajra sword in
his hand. If Saya was awake he would make another contract with her to
increase the power that he will receive from the [Possession] skill.
Unfortunately, she wasn't awake.
He poured a huge amount of best feram in the sword and used the [Crimson
Slash] skill of the sword.
The crimson color slash flashed but Gilven still managed to react. He raised
his left arm and used it to block the [Crimson Slash].
Bang!
The power of the [Crimson Slash] spell tore apart the sleeves and gloves of
Gilven. Gilven's equipments were all orange grade equipment. It was already
an achievement that Souta managed to destroy it.
"Hmph!" Gilven snorted as he moved his right hand and grabbed Souta's
face. He then smashed him on the ground.
Boom!
Yujin was left in the village. He didn't leave even though Lumilia, Alice, and
Lynn left. He stayed here and watched the battle between Souta and Gilven.
Currently, the Souta and Gilven's figure was colliding several times in the
mid-air. They were trading blows at high speed. Souta was very tricky as he
fully utilized the effect of the [Shadow Bind], [Shadow Ball], and
[Gravitational Ball] spell. Not just those spells, Souta was even using the
[Mud Slide] spell and other basic spells.
In terms of overall power, Gilven was stronger than Souta but the problem
was that he couldn't land a clean hit at Souta. At this moment, Souta was
really glad that he chose [Shadow Ball] to level up to ten instead of [Shadow
Spike] spell.
Yujin didn't know what training Souta did to have that kind of mastery over
his spells. He's using several spells simultaneously and controlled them to do
different things.
Without Alophy's power, Yujin wouldn't be able to follow them with his
naked eyes. They were too fast for him.
"Alophy, you know what to do," Yujin said while looking at the earth-
shaking battle.
"I know... You'll reveal your power for that guy. I'm not sure if he's worth it."
Alophy grumbled annoyingly. Despite that, she still followed Yujin's words.
A white shiny magic circle appeared beneath Yujin's feet. The magic circle
produced a very calm and stable mana.
Yujin took a deep breath and raised both of his arms. He slowly opened his
mouth and said, "Great spirit of the world. Come and heed my words."
[Spirit Essence: Heart of Lion]
[Spirit Vitality: Resonating Pulse]
The magic circle shone brightly as Yujin casted spirit spells that he knew.
The bright light gathered Souta and Gilven's attention.
"S-Spirit Magic!?" Gilven was shocked when he saw this. He shortly

recognized the peaceful energy that it was producing.
On the other hand, Souta was stunned as he felt the stinging pain on his body
caused by the monster potion slowly disappeared. He also found that the hole
in his stomach was slowly closing. Not just that, the strength he possessed
was increasing to a higher level.
'Spirit buffs... So this is the power that Randolf said when he talked to Yujin.'
Souta thought as he checked his body.
Chapter 206 Using everything
"Y-You're a spirit contractor!?" Gilven was shocked as he couldn't believe
what he was seeing.
A spirit contractor was called to the people who used the power of the spirits.
They were powerful and famous in ancient times but some countries become
greedy and wanted to gain their powers for themselves. They launched an
attack in various places and hunted those spirits.
Everyone thought that the spirits were gone extinct after that incident.
Nobody thought that they were living in the forbidden Dark Forest all along
under the wings of a monster lord.
Souta knew this information because when the player managed to access the
Dark Forest. Many of the players, including him, across the world venture
into the famous Dark Forest. There they found the spirits deep inside the
Dark Forest. At that time, some of the players changed their class into a rare
class called Spirit Contractor.
He also acquired a spirit there but he sold it as he didn't want to change his
class at that time.
"Hehe~ to think that I would find such a rare person here. A spirit contractor.
I wanted to see the rumored power of spirits." Gilven laughed as he looked at
Yujin. It seems that he forgot that he was fighting Souta at the moment.
Souta quickly gathered the best feram in his body. He charged towards
Gilven and used the [Crimson Moon] skill.
It caught Gilven off guard as he was focused on Yujin who showed his spirit
power. A small cut appeared on his back as Souta's skill landed on it.
Without waiting for Gilven's response, Souta grabbed the back of Gilven's
head and smashed it on the ground.
Bang!
"It's tough..." Souta muttered as he dragged Gilven away from Yujin while
slashing his sword at the same time.
He only managed to cut Gilven with the buff given to him by Yujin. This was
a great achievement for him. It's good to know that he could wound his
opponent.
He finally had a chance to defeat Gilven. He frowned and thought about the
buff that Yujin used. From his memories, the effect of the buff would only
last for three minutes.
This power wasn't permanent so he had to quickly finish it.
"Argh!" Gilven roared in anger as he felt his back receiving small cuts. One
small cut was nothing to him but if it accumulated to thousands then even he,
a six-circle officer, would fall.
He used his overwhelming strength to pushed himself out of the ground.

Once they got in the mid-air he turned around and launched a powerful punch
towards Souta.
Boom!
Souta flew away and crashed into the debris of rocks. Gilven was about to
chase after Souta when a small cut appeared on his arm.
"What!?"
He moved his eyes and saw Souta beside him. He stretched out his hand to
grab Souta but the same thing happened again. Souta vanished into thin air.
At the same time, hundreds of black tentacles rose from the ground.
"SOUTAAA!!"
Souta heard the voice of teacher Alex so he turned his head. He saw teacher
Alex fighting one of the six-circle officers in the sky.
"Souta! You're the only one who could fight among the students so... Please,
protect them! Protect your classmates! I know that it's bad for a teacher to put
his student in danger! But please protect them... I can't protect everyone..."
Alex shouted with a coarse voice. He felt desperate at this moment. He didn't
know what he could do to help his students.
"This..." Souta was unsure whether to agree to him. He could barely one of
the six-circle officers with his power boost not to mention protect all of his
classmates.
There were six-circle officers in the village. Two were fighting the
Guildmaster and the captain of the corps guardians. The other one was
fighting teacher Alex. Gilven and Frels were the other two. The remaining
one was unknown.
The unknown one must be killing the member of the corps guardians.
"I couldn't protect everyone... I could barely protect my teammates right now
so how could I..." Souta said in a low voice.
At this moment, Gilven stood up from the ground and he was watching Souta
with a serious expression. He knew that he couldn't easily kill Souta as Souta
was very tricky.
"Then, protect those you can protect with your strength. I'm not going to say
that you have to protect everyone as it is my responsibility but protect at least
a few of them..." Alex said and he received a powerful blow on his stomach.
He crashed on the ground creating a huge crater.
Suddenly, Souta heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[You've triggered a quest!]
[Protect]: Fight the six-circle officers and protect the students from dying.
Delay the six-circle officers until the reinforcement arrived.
Time Limit: 1 minute.

Failure: Death
Rewards: ???
Souta read the system and was shocked. The reinforcement of the Institute
will arrive here in one minute. It means that he had to protect students and
fight the six-circle officer within one minute.
Boom!
He quickly closed the interface and looked down at Gilven. Gilven was
activating every combat arts that could increase his fighting prowess. It
means that he finally turned serious in fighting Souta. No, he was going to
kill Souta.
With his current strength, Souta was sure that if he wanted to leave he could
leave. These people wouldn't be able to do anything to him... But that's
leaving everyone here to die.
Souta took a deep breath to calm himself. He started to circulate the best
feram in his body.
Suddenly, he heard Yuko in his mind, asking for help. The best feram erupted
out of his body as he dashed outside the village.
"Fine... I'll accept the quest..."
"Hmm...?" Gilven frowned as he looked at Souta who was leaving out of the
village. He was about to follow him when Souta appeared beside him.
"F*ck!"
He cursed as Souta grabbed his neck and dragged him out of the village. He
was tricked once again. He thought that he was prepared for Souta's trick.
Yujin looked at them and sighed. He once again casted his spirit spell and
buffed Alex and the other who was fighting the six-circle officers.
...
Outside the village, Souta saw Frels in front of Alice and the rest. He released
Gilven in his hand and casted [Shadow Bind] spell along with [Shadow Ball]
spell.
He used [Dash] to increase his speed.
Frels turned her head and she felt someone approaching at high speed. She
was surprised when she saw that it was Souta. She was about to cast her spell
but Souta arrived in front of her.
Souta used [Crimson Moon] before he grabbed Frels clothes and threw her
away. Then, Gilven appeared beside him and smashed him on the ground.
Bang!
Alice and Lynn were shocked as they couldn't follow what's happening in
front of them. They just felt a strong power bursting out causing the ground
to shake heavily.
"You people really are challenging me!" Souta shouted as Gilven was
dragging him on the ground. He kneed Gilven on the stomach and slashed his
sword.
Bang! Bang!
'Damn! A six-circle officer was nothing to me in the past! I could easily kill
them in one hit but now they are giving me a problem!' He took out a bottle
from his pocket. He drunk it without hesitation.
"Another monster potion!?" Gilven was shocked when he saw Souta drunk it.
He thought that Souta turned insane from fighting him.
Frels knitted her eyebrows when she saw this. To think that man would try to
drink two monster potions in one day.
Does he understand what he's doing?

Does he think that he would survive drinking two monster potion?
"ARGHHHH!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!" Souta screamed as he felt intense pain all
over his body. He was about to pass out because of the pain but he just gritted
his teeth. He could only endure it for the power that he will receive.
Blood started pouring out of his pores as the atmosphere became heavier and
suffocating. The best feram was present and it was dominating the mana in
the air. No, it was dispersing all the mana.
Right now, no low-level magician could cast a spell under this best feram. It
was negating all the weak energy in the air.
"We have to go now..." Alice said to Lynn.
Lynn didn't hear Alice's words as she was looking at Souta with a worried
expression.
Alice stretched out her hands and grabbed Lynn's shoulder. "We have to go
now! We would only get in Souta's way!"
Lynn snapped out as she gazed at Alice in the eyes. After a while, she nodded
her head.
Under the pressure of the best feram, they left the area so that they wouldn't
get in Souta's way.
...
"We have to finish him..." Gilven said with a gloomy expression.
"Well, if we just waited for the effect of the potion to disappear we could
easily kill him. I don't think that we would be able to fight after taking two
monster potion." Frels replied to Gilven as she shrugged her shoulder.
"Suit yourself... I'll kill him," Gilven said to Frels in a cold tone before he
dashed towards Souta.
Boom!
"RAAAAHHH!!!" Souta roared and he slightly bent his knees. With a
"boom" he launched himself to meet Gilven.
Boom!
Two figures collided causing a powerful explosion.

Chapter 207 Reinforcemen
Two figures crashed into each other. One of the figures had a powerful
crimson-colored aura covering his body. While the other one had a blueish
aura coating his body.
Bang! Bang!
The two figures continued to crash into each other producing powerful
shockwaves to swept out in the whole area. The aftershocks of their collision
stirred the atmosphere and it produced extreme winds like a wave of water.
Almost everything in the area around them was destroyed. Even the ground
collapsed because of their sheer strength.
Right now, total destruction swallowed the whole Ibish village. The Ibish
village was annihilated. Almost ninety percent of the people that were living
here died.
In the mid-air, the two figures collided once again. After collided for a dozen
times, the crimson and blue figure retreated five meters away from each
other.
Souta tightly gripped the vajra sword in his hand. He looked at Gilven with a
serious expression. Even now, he still felt intense pain all over his body. It
was like someone was drilling his internal organs and pouring boiling water
in it. Then, the heat would disappear, and extreme cold would appear.
It was hard to describe the pain that he was feeling.
"I have to hold on for one minute..." Souta said to himself. He knew that his
body couldn't handle this much pressure at once. If Yujin didn't use spirit
power, Souta was sure that he was dead right now.
The effect of drinking two monster potions at once was extreme.

Gilven didn't know that the reinforcement of the Institute was coming. He
had no idea at all. He moved his eyes and glanced at Frels.
He saw Frels nodding at him with a serious expression. Frels was going to
join the fight to kill Souta.
The two of them moved at the same time.
When Souta saw this he also moved his body. He charged towards Frels, who
was a mage, but Gilven intercepted him.
Bang! Bang!
Once again the two of them collided. The collision between Souta and Gilven
were as loud as thunders roaring in the sky. The duel between the two
became fierce as they started the most dangerous close combat...
Bang! Bang!
Gilven was determined to kill Souta. Therefore, he exerted his utmost effort
since the beginning of their collision. And Souta responded by using
everything he got...
Souta became dejected as most of his strike got offset by Gilven. The
powerful best feram was disrupting the air flows and corruption started to
appear. Even so, Gilven didn't care about it. Gilven fought countless third
evolution monster. He even fought some fourth evolution monster. It was not
going to work against him as long as Souta didn't penetrate his mana
protective shield.
Mana protective shield was a barrier that only powerful creatures in the world
possessed. It offset everything that came from weak creatures such as Souta.
The monster didn't have the mana protective shield but they have a beast
barrier.
The monster would gain this trait once they reached the fourth evolution.
That's why no matter how strong a third evolution, they don't have any hope
in defeating fourth evolution monsters. That's the same for humans and
demis.
Still, the best feram that Souta possessed right now was as dense as the fourth
evolution monster even though he doesn't have the traits and stats of that
level of monster. Only the best feram reached the level of fourth evolution
not him.
Well, it was still enough to pierce Gilven's mana protective shield along with
the added power of Yujin. The spirit power was a strong type of energy
higher than mana.
Gilven and Souta exchanged blows at high speed causing sparks to fly out
between them.
Suddenly, Souta looked up in the sky and saw a huge black ball whirling
around. The ball flew towards him creating a disturbance in the air.
"...[Shadow Desolation Ball]!?" Souta recognized the spell in the sky. He

checked his surrounding and found that the [Shadow Ball] spells that he
scattered before was gone.
It must be the work of Frels. That six-circle officer really calculated his
escape route and blocked all of it. No, not all of it as Gilven was still in front
of him.
"Damn! That woman!"
He guessed that as long as he got closed to Gilven, Frels wouldn't launch that
powerful spell. So he flew towards Gilven and wrestled with him in the air.
He didn't dare to retreat as he knew that Frels would attack him once he did
that.
This was the only choice that he had.
Gilven was pretty confident in fighting Souta in close combat. Both of them
threw their most powerful to each other but Souta was very agile. He moved
his body from side to side to avoid getting hit critically.
...
Outside of the village, Randolf was standing while watching the fierce battle.
He felt the aftershocks of the battle and the pressure of the best feram.
He didn't care about it as he knew that he wasn't going to fight.
"So that's Souta. He's really a reckless person. To think that he would try to
fight these people." He muttered while shaking his head. He didn't think that
Souta was this kind of person but what could he say right now. Souta was
fighting those people for the lives of his friends.
"Bloodstone... A vampire was cultivating that dreadful stone in this village.

No one would ever imagine it."
...
"Hmmm...? Where am I?" Lumilia slowly opened her eyes. She looked
around and saw that she was in a grass plain with Alice, Lynn, and Yuko.
Yuko? She gazed at Yuko and recalled what happened before.
"Where is Souta?!" Lumilia quickly asked Lynn and Alice with a concern
look on her face.
Lynn just lowered her head and didn't answer Lumilia's question.
Lumilia turned to Alice asking the same thing.
Alice pointed at the direction of the village and said, "Souta is still fighting
those people."
"What?!" Lumilia turned pale as she recalled how powerful those people. She
supported her body as she tried to stand but she was still weak.
Lynn moved and she supported Lumilia.
Alice turned silent when she saw Lumilia's expression. She looked down at
her feet and asked herself.
Have I changed?
The gap in their strength wasn't that large. The only difference was that Souta
wasn't afraid of taking a risk in fighting a higher level opponent. To fight a
higher level opponent, Souta was taking the risk of drinking the monster
potion. The drawback of this potion was something that other people
wouldn't want to experience yet Souta drunk it without hesitation. He even
took two monster potions.
Alice raised her head and saw Lumilia watching the battle. "I will not hesitate
anymore..." She muttered in a low voice as she also watched the battle.
"W-We have to help him... I-I can't let him..." Lumilia said while trembling
she felt her eyes getting wet. She felt the weakness she experienced from
Gripen city.
Souta was always helping her. She thought that she grew stronger but reality
slapped her. She doesn't want it. She doesn't want to become a person who
always received help from others. At least she wanted to try to help others...
"If I only had monster potions... What can I do?" Lumilia gritted her teeth in
anger. She doesn't want to experience this feeling anymore. She recalled that
she still had a lot of money left.
Using that money, she would buy something that could help her in an
emergency situation like this one. Skills and spells. She would try to acquire
those to increase her powers. She would not limit herself anymore.
Determination burned in her heart. She didn't know that at this moment she
finally unlocked her potential that opened up her path to the peak. Later on,
she would realize that this was the turning point of her fate.
That day when he pulled me out of the grasp of my family and changed my
fate - Azure God of the East.
...
Blood splattered as Souta managed to penetrate Gilven's mana protective

shield. In return, he took a deep wound on his chest and back. Comparing his
injuries to Gilven, he would say that he would die because of his injuries if he
didn't treat it.
No matter how many monster potion he drunk, he still wouldn't be able to

defeat Gilven. A true higher-level opponent. His current power was just a
temporary one. It's not permanent.
The four gravitational balls behind Souta disappeared. Without these black
balls, Souta wouldn't be able to float in the mid-air.
He fell down and crashed on the debris of rocks on the ground. Souta sighed
as he looked at the huge black ball in the sky. The black ball slowly
descended down towards his direction.
"It's a pity... I wanted to know how you modified the [Shadow Bind] and
[Shadow Ball] spell." Frels said as she shook her head.
Gilven just looked at Souta on the ground.
"Am I going to die without knowing my past and my real identity...?" Souta
muttered to himself as his vision was getting blurred. He then saw a figure
descended in front of him.
"It's okay. Listen to my words." The figure said with a grin on his face.
The figure in front of him had short messy blonde hair. He was tall and had
an average physique. He was wearing a black pants and a long sleeve shirt of
the same color. On top of it was a small dark blue color cloak.
This person didn't have a presence at all. Gilven and Frels couldn't sense him
at all. They couldn't understand how this man appeared before them without
them noticing him.
When Souta saw this figure he couldn't help but laughed. At the same time,
he heard a notification in his mind indicating that he completed the quest.
But that's not important...
The reinforcement of the Institute was one person only. But this person was
more than enough. Why? Because he's the strongest.
The Flame Master, Bargan Hevifield.
Chapter 208 The Overwhelming
Power of the Flame Master
Bargan lifted his hand and pointed his finger at Souta with a faint smile on
his face.
Souta's body was bathed in a warm white glow. This glow was rejuvenating
his body. The extreme pain in his body slowly disappeared. He wanted to
close his eyes and rest but he heard Bargan say something.
"Don't sleep. I'll teach you something."
Souta forced himself to stay awake. He was wondering what Bargan was
planning to teach.
Gilven and Frels just looked at Bargan with a serious expression. They
couldn't imagine how this person managed to slip in their senses. Even at this
moment, they don't feel anything about Bargan. They felt that he was just an
ordinary person.
That feeling made it worse for them. No matter how much they think about it,
a normal person wouldn't arrived in this place. They could only think of two
things about this unknown man. The first one was he was wearing equipment
that could hide his presence. The other one was that this man was stronger
than them and have high control over his mana to the point that he could hide
under the eyes of six-circle officers.
Bargan lifted his head and looked at the huge black ball with a faint smile. He
slowly opened his mouth and said, "This one is a bother. Disappear."
He then pointed his finger at the huge black ball in the sky. After a few
moments, crimson-colored flames started to appear on the surface of the huge
black balls.
In just a few seconds, the flames swallowed the huge black balls before it
dissipated in the thin air.
"...!?" Frels watched this scene in horror. [Shadow Desolation Ball] was a
rare and powerful dark attribute spell. It could even annihilate a city larger
than Gripin city.
"How!?" Gilven opened his eyes widely in shock. His brain started sending
him danger signals. He realized that this man was much stronger than them.
Seven-circle, no, even seven-circle officer couldn't easily offset Frels'
powerful spell. Eight-circle officer? No, he didn't even know how powerful
an eight-circle officer so he couldn't compare it.
Souta knew that Bargan was powerful but seeing it like this still shocked him.
He guessed that teacher Bargan could fight him when he was still Blood.
'His title is no joke at all. The Flame Master, one of the most powerful figures
in the whole Hebrei Kingdom, Bargan Hevifield.'
Bargan ignored the two six-circle officers. He turned his head to the left and
right before he closed his eyes. After a few seconds, he opened his mouth and
said, "The corps guardians really did their jobs. They are really the guardians.
They protected every student unfortunately all of them died except for the
captain."
Souta heard his words and was shocked to found that all corps guardians that
arrived here sacrifice their lives just to protect the students.
"I greatly appreciated their sacrifice to protect the students. I will visit and
apologized to their family later on." Bargan mumbled as he looked in the
bright sky with a melancholic expression.
He could see three figures in the sky. The figures were flying towards this
direction at high speed. After a few minutes, the three figures crashed in the
ground creating four small craters.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thick smoke and dust covered the entire area but Bargan snapped his fingers
and it dispersed the smoke and dust in the surrounding. It also revitalized the
energy of every student that was affected in the battle.
Bargan then moved his eyes to the people in front of him. One of them was
carrying Alex like a piece of trash.
He looked at Alex and said in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry I'm late." His
expression quickly changed as he revealed a faint smile before clapping his
hands.
Clap!
The sound echoed in the whole area and Bargan opened his mouth before
saying, "Okay, students I'll show you something that you never saw before.
Please watch carefully because I'll show you the power of a strong one."
His voice wasn't that loud but it reverberated across the whole area.
Frels and the rest of the six-circle officers frowned when they heard Bargan's
words. They felt that Bargan was underestimating them.
One of the six-circle officers stepped forward. He's a tall man and had a
fierce look. He lifted Alex in his hand and said, "I'll kill him if you make a
single move."
The smile on Bargan's face grew wider. He opened his mouth and said, "Do
you feel displeased because you felt I'm underestimating all of you? Don't get
the wrong idea here, I'm not underestimating you, I'm simply stating the fact
that all of you are weak. Too weak to touch a single part of my body."
The six-circle officer was furious at his words. He coated his hands with his
mana and he brought it down towards Alex's neck.
"Watch this..." Bargan said as he opened his palm and waves of flames burst
out of his hand.
The other six-circle officers quickly jumped to avoid getting hit by the
flames. The other one just stood in his position and lifted Alex. He was going
to use Alex as a shield.
But Bargan didn't stop. The waves of flames continue to move forward. It
then swallowed Alex and the six-circle officer.
Frels, Gilven, and the rest of the six-circle officer looked at this scene with a
gloomy expression. They felt the energy of their comrades disappeared.
"ARGH!!" A roar sounded from the waves of flames.
Frels and the rest were familiar with this voice. This was the voice of their
comrades. They turned their heads and looked at Bargan. They saw that
Bargan still have that smile on his face.
After a few seconds, Bargan closed his palm and the flames disappeared.
Swoosh!
Everyone was stunned by what they saw including Souta. The scene revealed
the figure of the six-circle officer. His body was burned and was slowly
turning into ashes while Alex was lying on the ground as if nothing
happened.
"If you continue to practice to control your mana, one day you will reach my
level. My flames only burned those who I wanted to burn." Bargan paused for
a moment as he pointed at the land beneath Alex. "Look at that piece of land.
My flames didn't leave a single trace of it and it didn't even burn it."
'F*ck! That's insane! It feels like turning off the friendly fire in the game!'
Souta was stunned as he marveled at the scene in front of him. The game
didn't have a function where the players controlled their mana. That's why
everyone thought that this skill was useless.
"O-One hit and that level of control over mana..." Frels was trembling when
she saw the shocking scene. Her comrades felt the same. All of them realized
that this man was a powerful one that stood at the top.
The body of the six-circle officer was twitching beside Alex. Alex couldn't
move his body but he knew that this man was still alive but he will die within
a few seconds as all of his internal organs were burned. It's hard to heal this
kind of wound even for a tier 3 healing spell. It would need a tier 4 healing
spell to aid this man.
"For the next lesson, I'll show you the power of those who stood at the top,"
Bargan said as he moved his eyes towards the remaining six-circle officer.
"Damn!" Frels quickly turned to Gilven and said, "Give me the bloodstone!
I'll use it!"
Gilven quickly threw the bloodstone towards Frels. Frels stretched out her
hand and took the bloodstone. She then poured her mana in it.
Boom!
Powerful and dense bloody color energy erupted out of her body. A gust of
wind swept out in the whole area. It blew the dust and small rocks around.
Frels squinted her eyes and said, "This person is so strong. We don't have a
chance to defeat him. How the hell such a powerful person appeared in a
place like this one!? Hold him and I'll leave this place."
Gilven and the rest nodded their head with a serious expression.
Bargan simply opened both of his palms and said, "All of you will fall here.
Don't even dare to leave this place."
Frels quickly flew in the sky like a meteor while the remaining six-circle
officers dashed towards Bargan. They didn't need to take a hostage as they
knew that it was useless. Considering Bargan's control over his mana, it was
useless to take baggage with them.
Flames started to appear around Bargan's body. He ignored the other six-
circle officer as he focused his attention on Frels who was trying to leave.
"You won't get away." Bargan made a grabbing motion in the air.
It caused Frels to stopped in the mid-air.
"How?! HOW?!"
Frels was stunned. She couldn't believe that this man could easily stop her.
She's using the bloodstone so she thought that she would be able to leave but
she still underestimated the power of the Flame Master.
"Burn," Bargan said one word and everything exploded like fireworks.
Chapter 209 I'm now stopping the
outdoor training
The six-circle officers turned into charcoal as Bargan's flames swallowed
their whole bodies.
"H-How...? I-I... have... the... b-bloodstone..." Frels muttered as she looked at

the crimson-colored stone in her hands. Her body was slowly crumbling
away. She couldn't feel anything from her body. The same thing was
happening to the rest of the six-circle officers. Two of them died on the spot
as soon as the flames landed on their bodies.
She the only one who could speak among the six-circle officers, thanks to the
power of bloodstone.
To think that they would fail this mission. It was unforgivable to the Deadly
Sins.
"Huff... We... will... c-come back... you... shouldn't stop... our... mission..."
She muttered with great effort. The crimson-colored stone fell on the ground
along with her hand.
The black robe she was wearing was slowly dissipating into thin air.
The six-circle officers didn't have a chance to fight at all. They suffered an
overwhelming defeat today.
Bargan Hevifield, the Flame Master, showed his power to the students this
day. As one of the most powerful figures in the whole Hebrei Kingdom, the
students could rarely see such a figure showed his power.
"It will take an army of your level to stop me..." Bargan said before he
walked towards Alex.
"Grr..." Souta who was watching this scene gritted his teeth. The extreme
pain once again assaulted his body. His muscles were twitching
uncontrollably. It was painful.
The best feram were seeping into his mana pool. Cracks started to appear in
his mana pool as the best feram suppressed all the mana in his body. The
cells on his body were dying one by one as it couldn't take the power of the
best feram.
'It hurts... I'm suffering more pain than those people! Damn!' Souta lifted his
head and he looked at the six-circle officers with madness in his eyes.
Suddenly, the energy in his body exploded.
Boom!
Countless black spikes burst out of the ground. Not just black spikes, black
tentacles also rose from the ground. All of Souta's spell started to appear
around him.
"Argh!" Souta screamed but his eyes were still on the six-circle officers. He
raised his hand with great effort and some of the black spikes pierced the
bodies of the six-circle officer.
Bargan appeared in front of Souta. The black spikes couldn't do anything to

his body. He lifted his hand and tapped Souta's forehead with his fingers.
"Sleep..." Bargan muttered and Souta lost his consciousness. The spells
around Souta also disappeared. He shook his head and said, "You're too
reckless for your own good. I don't know how will this affect your body."
Before he fell Bargan caught his body. He then placed Souta on the ground
and started to heal his wounds.
"Bargan, you're here." Someone called Bargan from behind.
Bargan slightly turned his head and saw that it was the captain of the corps
guardians. "I'm sorry that I couldn't save your subordinates." He said in an
apologetic tone.
"No, don't be sorry. I'm sure that they were grateful that you save the
students. Their sacrifice wasn't in vain." The captain of the corps guardians
shook his head and said. He then looked at the unconscious Souta. "Is that
Souta? The one who used the monster potion."
"Yes, and it's bad this time as he drunk two potions," Bargan replied to him.
"Two potions? That's insane..." The captain if the corps guardian couldn't
believe what he heard.
"Well, it was thanks to that that he could delay the enemies from killing
everyone," Bargan said with a calm expression.
"We don't know the effect of drinking two monster potion. Some people don't
even drink monster potion because they were afraid to face the backlash of
the potion. Even I wouldn't want to experience that feeling again." The
captain of the corps guardians said with a gloomy look in his eyes. From his
tone and his words, it was like he was saying that he drunk a monster potion
before.
"Well, what could I say this student is very special. I could see in his eyes
that he was afraid but he's fighting it." Bargan said as he shrugged his
shoulder. He then added, "We can just hope that he will recover from his
injuries. From what I could see, his mana pool and cells were severely
damaged."
"Mana pool? That's right, every person who drunk monster potion suffered
the same consequences." The captain of the corps guardians said while
watching Souta's face. "We owe this time. If not for him the casualties will be
great."
His expression turned into rage and said, "But who are these people? Their
strength isn't ordinary. They killed the vampire that was hiding beneath the
village."
"I saw the symbol on their robes..." Bargan glanced at the captain before he
said, "If I'm not wrong, that's the symbol of one of the bringer of calamity,
the Deadly Sins. A famous organization that brought fear in the whole
continent."
"The Deadly Sins...!?" The captain of the corps guardians was shocked.
"What are they doing here!? Every movement of that organization some
kingdom and countries will disappear!"
"Yes, it seems that the stone there is a bloodstone. Never in my entire life, I
saw a bloodstone. This is the first time I saw it but there's no reason to doubt
the words of these people. We need to handle it carefully." Bargan explained
to the captain with a serious expression.
The captain turned his head and looked at the corpses of the six-circle
officers of the Deadly Sins. He saw a hand on the ground holding a crimson-
colored stone.
He strode forwards and carefully looked at the crimson stone. He narrowed

his eyes and felt an enormous amount of energy inside it.
Bloodstone was a super rare stone that vampires created using the blood of
countless creatures. According to the rumors, anyone who possessed it would
gain immense power. But from the looks of it, Bargan easily subdued these
people even with the possession of bloodstone.
So the captain didn't think much about it.
"If a powerful person used that then it would become a problem. That woman
before used the bloodstone and I felt that her strength increase by two-fold."
Bargan said as he shook his head. "Also, I think that woman didn't know how
to fully utilize the power of the bloodstone as she wasn't a vampire."
"You're right... Our knowledge about this stone is close to none. We have to
do further research about it." The captain said. He then sat down and sighed.
He was exhausted and he wanted to rest right now but the situation didn't let
him rest.
After a while, he stood up and said, "I'm going to check the students and give
them first aid."
"You should have done that from the beginning," Bargan said as he smirked.
He then turned around and looked at Yujin who was approaching. "Do you
have any injuries that need healing?"
"I'm fine, my wounds already closed. It's not grave so you don't have to
worry about me." Yujin said as he shook his head. He looked around and
found the five corpses of the six-circle officers and Alex resting on the
ground.
He found a corner and sat there without saying anything. He then closed his
eyes and rest for a while. He was sure that the outdoor training would be
stopped today as most of the students need treatments.
...
Lumilia, Lynn, Alice, and Yuko arrived after Bargan finished healing Souta's
external injuries. They quickly went towards Souta with a worried
expression.
"T-Teacher? How is Souta?" Lumilia asked Bargan without taking off her
eyes at Souta's face.
Lynn and Alice looked at Bargan waiting for his answer.
"I've done everything that I could. I'm not proficient in healing spells but I
managed to close most of his wounds. Later, I'll let an expert take a look at
his condition." Bargan slowly explained to them Souta's condition.
Souta's condition was very sensitive right now. He's vulnerable. Bargan
couldn't even find a single speck of mana inside Souta's body. It's not his
expertise Souts he didn't dare to do anything inside his body. One wrong
move and it would worsen Souta's condition.
He then smiled and assured them, "Don't worry, I will not let him die on my
watch. I will call someone to check his condition later."
Lynn and Alice sighed in relief when they heard his words but Lumilia still
have that worried expression on her face. She was blaming herself. If she was
stronger then Souta wouldn't have to consume two monster potions.
Yuko just sat beside Souta while looking at his face. Sometimes she would
open her mouth and lick his face. It seems that she was trying to wake him
up.
"Then..." Bargan stood up and picked up the bloodstone on the ground. He

observed it as he squinted his eyes. He was wondering what makes this stone
very special.
After a while, he took a deep breath and opened his mouth, "I'm Bargan
Hevifield. Under the authority that was given to me by the principal, I'm now
stopping the outdoor training."
His voice wasn't that loud but every first-year student across the whole region
heard his announcement.
He had a worried expression on his face. Despite defeating the henchman of

the Deadly Sins, Bargan didn't know how would they react at this situation. If
the bloodstone was really important in their organization, then they will come
and retrieve it back. Even he wasn't fully confident in fighting the Deadly
Sins head-on.
Their Hebrei Kingdom would probably fall if the Deadly Sins launched an
all-out attack towards the kingdom.
If Souta knew what he was thinking then he would say his opinion without
hesitation, the percentage of Hebrei Kingdom collapsing against an all-out
attack of Deadly Sins was one hundred percent. There's no doubt about it.
The Deadly Sins could plummet the whole kingdom.
One huge country like Hebrei Kingdom wasn't enough to handle the calamity
brought by the Deadly Sins. It needed the help of the great countries if they
wanted to fend off an all-out attack of the Deadly Sins.
Souta wasn't joking at all. He personally experienced the power of Deadly

Sins when various countries tried to attack their base in the Giza continent.
At that time, Souta was the representative of the Mechanic country. As a
commander of Mechanic country's army, he naturally had thousands of
subordinates so he brought them.
Chapter 210 Side effec
"Souta! Souta!"
Souta slowly opened his eyes as he heard someone calling his. He rubbed his
eyes before he looked over and saw an old man with white hair, mustache,
and beard. Beside the old man was a woman wearing a maid uniform.
"Grandpa...? What's wrong?" Souta asked as he pushed himself into a seated

position.
The old man in front of him was his grandpa, Kryvon Ieshi. His grandpa was
the only member of his family. His dad and mom were gone.
Souta heard from his grandpa that they died in an accident before. About this
incident, Souta heard that grandpa took him as he doesn't have any family
left. It means that Kryvon Ieshi and Souta Ieshi weren't blood-related at all.
Kryvon looked at Souta with a deep gaze before he said, "Let's have
breakfast..."
"You should've just ask sister Mai, instead of coming here," Souta said as he
glanced at the woman in maid uniform.
This woman was called Mai. She was the head maid inside this huge
mansion.
Souta was the sole inheritor of Kryvon's riches. He was living a normal life
here despite having so much wealth. He could do anything with his money
and Kryvon wouldn't stop him. Kryvon only has one request for him. And
that was to train his fighting ability and learn all kinds of martial arts in the
world, including those weapon-based martial arts.
He didn't have much ambition unlike other people in the world.
Souta only wanted to live a carefree life and enjoy it to the best of his ability.
That's why he enrolled in a public school as he felt bored socializing with
those arrogant young masters. Those people were always flattering him trying
to get in his good shoes. He never likes that kind of atmosphere. Just staying
near them, he felt that he was going to puke.
He hid the fact that he came from a rich family when he enrolled in a public
school. At that time, he already had an idea of how much wealth his grandpa
possessed. His grandpa, Kryvon Ieshi, was one of the richest men in the
world.
He's the father of virtual technology on earth. He's also the sole developer of
the famous VRMMORPG Battle Worlds Online.
"I just wanted to see you before you go to the Ieshi clan," Kryvon said to him.
"Oh? So this is the day..." Souta muttered as he turned his head and looked
outside the window. He knew the existence of the supernatural in this world.
All the myths were true and his grandpa explained it to him when he was still
a child.
Ever since he was a child, Kryvon gave everything to Souta except the love
of a family. Kryvon was giving him wealth and extreme training, both
physical and mental.
"Yeah, I lose another ten years of my life as I send them your appearance so
that they would know you once you arrive in that place." Kryvon paused for a
moment before he added, "Oh, right! I need to place my mana signature in
you for insurance."
Bzzzz!!
Souta's vision suddenly turned black. Everything fell apart as he felt extreme
pain in his body.
"AHHH!!" Souta screamed as he found himself in a familiar room. The

ceiling looks exactly the same as his house in Ladro City. No, this was his
house. There's no doubt about it.
Suddenly, he saw a petite figure of a girl flashed and stretched out her arms.
The girl hugged him while Souta was dumbfounded.
He was about to push the girl away when he felt his shirt getting wet. Souta
moved his eyes and saw the familiar blue-haired girl. This girl was none
other than Lumilia.
He could only smile wryly and raised his arms before wrapping it around her.
He rubbed her back while thinking about the things that happened to him.
The appearance of the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins. It brought chaos
to the whole Ibish village. Him drinking two monster potion on that day.
Closing his eyes for a moment, he found that his mana pool was empty. It's
dangerous but Souta was glad that his teammates were fine.
After a while, he felt Lumilia stopped moving in his chest. He looked down
and asked, "What's wrong Mila?"
"...nothing." Lumilia slowly separated from him while rubbing her eyes. She
looked at Souta's body before asking, "Do you feel anything?"
"Yeah, I don't have any mana," Souta answered her as he placed his palm in
front of his chest. There's not a single speck of mana in his body.
"I see... The experts said that you're fine and your life isn't in danger. It's just
that they don't know how to fix your mana pool." Lumilia said with a
downcasted expression.
"So that's how is it..." Souta nodded as he rubbed his chin. He glanced at his
system and saw the situation he was facing.
Mana: -1,050/1,110 (Severely damage mana pool)
These numbers were written in red color. The negative indicated his bad
condition. But something bothered him while looking at this. If he removed
the negative, the number didn't have the same value. Why is that?
He looked at Lumilia and asked, "Do you have a mana potion?"

"Yes, but it didn't work on your condition. The expert tried to let you drink
and bathe in mana potions but the mana that entered your body disappear like
a bubble without leaving a trace." Lumilia said as she handed him a blue
potion.
"Let's me see it..." Souta removed the cap and drank it without hesitation.
Closing his eyes, he found that Lumilia's words were right. The mana
vanished in his body.
He then looked at his system and saw something changed.
Mana: -1,049/1,110 (Severely damage mana pool)
His conjecture was right. Mana potion would help him recover but it needed
tons of potion before he could use mana again. But something wasn't right, he
felt that he wouldn't be able to completely recovered just by using mana
potions.
"How is it?" Lumilia asked him as she tilted her head.
"You're right but mana potions could help me to a certain degree." Souta
nodded at her.
"Really?" Lumilia looked at him with wide eyes as if she couldn't believe his
words. The experts already said that mana potions wouldn't help him recover
his mana.
"Yeah, do you think I'm joking?" Souta smiled and asked her.
"But the experts said..." Lumilia didn't manage to finish her sentence as Souta
interrupted her.
"Who would you believe me or those people?" Souta asked her. He didn't
wait for her answer as he patted her head and added, "Don't worry about me.
So tell me-"
Suddenly, the door burst open as a huge body of a bear entered the room. The
bear had red fur all over its body. It had a scar on its left eye. This bear was
none other than Souta's beast companion, Yuko.
Boom!
Yuko strode forwards and she pushed Lumilia away from Souta. Ignoring
Lumilia, she quickly wrapped her arms around Souta. She then opened her
mouth and licked his face.
"Mu." Yuko was clearly happy now that Souta was fine.
Lumilia just looked at Yuko with a dumbfounded expression. She didn't

know whether to laugh or not.
Souta patted her back and asked Lumilia, "How long did I sleep? Also, can
you tell me the details of what happened after I passed out?"
"Two and a half weeks..." Lumilia answered him seriously and she slowly
recounted the things that happened when he passed out.
Souta listened to her while Yuko was sticking her body to him like a glue. He
couldn't do anything about it so he let her hug him while listening to
Lumilia's words.
He learned from her that Bargan stopped the outdoor training after what
happened in the Ibish village. Well, Souta expected it considering the death
of all the corps guardians in that area.
After that, they brought him to the institute and let the experts checked his
condition. They healed all of his wounds but they couldn't repair his damaged
mana pool. Also, the institute hid the fact about what happened in the Ibish
village to avoid panic in the kingdom. They didn't tell anyone about the
Deadly Sins as it could terrify the citizen in the kingdom.
The name Deadly Sins wasn't a joke at all.
After listening to Lumilia, Souta has more questions in his mind. What
happened to the bloodstone? Did the institute take it or not? The problem was
that the group that appeared there was none other than the Deadly Sins.
Souta was sure that this was not the end. The Deadly Sins will come back to
take the bloodstone and the group that will come here was much stronger
than last time. Probably a group of seven-circle officers. Maybe, they would
send an eight-circle officer if they knew about the true strength of Bargan.
He already changed the future. If Souta wasn't in the outdoor event, he was
sure that everyone would die. Lumilia, Lynn, Bryan, Nayo, and the rest
would die.
Maybe, that's the reason why Souta haven't heard Yujin, Alice, and Bryan in
the game. They would probably die in that event.
The future is slowly turning to the path that he doesn't know. He should
prepare himself and complete his equipment set.
Chapter 211 Bountiful Rewards
Two weeks had passed since the incident in the outdoor training. Souta
finally woke up from his coma.
Souta separated himself from Yuko and took out the transmission talisman.
He recalled that he didn't have any mana in his current condition so he looked
at Lumilia and asked, "Can I borrow your mana for a while?"
"For what?" Lumilia slightly tilted her head.
"I couldn't activate this talisman as I don't have any mana so I need yours."
Souta explained to her what he's going to do and Lumilia agreed to him after
hearing his words.
He quickly held her hand and saw her looking at their hands with a dazed
expression. He shook his hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing!" Lumilia hurriedly shook her head. She then took a deep breath
to calm herself.
After a few seconds, Souta felt her mana entering his body. He hurriedly
poured the mana into the transmission talisman before it disappeared in his
body.
The talisman emitted a dim yellow light indicating that he activated it.
"Jimmy... It's me, Souta." Souta said to the transmission talisman.
"S-Souta...? Souta! Are you really Souta!? When did you wake up?" Jimmy's
loud voice echoed throughout the room.
Souta knitted his eyebrows and he said, "Lower your voice... I'll tell you that
I just woke up but I have a question for you."
Jimmy inhaled deeply on the other side of the talisman. After he calmed
down he said, "Okay, tell me your question."
"What happened to the team that I formed in your corporation? Also, can you
tell them that I'll meet them in two days? I need to settle some things first."
Souta spoke normally while looking at Lumilia. He didn't know if he already
told her about this or not.
"Hmm...? About that... I already told them what happened to you so they
were waiting for you to come here and start the expedition." Jimmy spoke to
him through the talisman.
"I'm fine now so you don't have to worry, I will continue the expedition as I
don't want to delay it anymore," Souta said to him.
The expedition in Forest of Eternal Light was very important to him. He

would be able to complete the Universal Item called [Soul Blood Earring]. It
will become his ace in the near future. Plus, he will start retrieving the
requirements for his evolution and Yuko's evolution.
The third evolution was a turning point for every monster. Once they reach
this level, they will become a true monster.
Also, the demons will start to appear here in the next few months.
Souta explained to Jimmy what happened to him. He didn't include the things
that the institute hid in the public but with Jimmy's connection, he was sure
that Jimmy knew about the appearance of the Deadly Sins.
After he finished talking to Jimmy, Souta saw Lumilia's confused expression.

It seems that she didn't know that their expedition included those adventurers
from the Lanny corps.
"I tell you about it..." Souta sighed and he slowly explained it to her. He
didn't leave anything as he told her everything about it.
"I see... So, in other words, we'll go to the Forest of Eternal Light with them."
Lumilia nodded at him.
"Yes, that's the gist of it." Souta looked at the window and asked, "Where are
Bryan, Lynn, and Alice? Also, Brando?"
"They? They were at the institute. I skip class today to take care of you."
Lumilia responded to him.
"Hmm... Do we have food here?" Souta inquired her as he felt hungry. His
whole body was covered in bandages. His smell was quite bad. He guessed
that no one dared to wash his body.
"No, but don't worry, I'll cook something for you," Lumilia said hurriedly
before she stood up and left the room.
Souta just watched her back before he looked down at her swinging blue tail.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab it but he quickly regained
his composure so he stopped himself.
"Well, it's time to check the rewards that I received from that incident," Souta
muttered as he focused his attention on the interface in his vision. He saw
various notifications in his system.
[You've completed the quest!]
[Do you want to receive the rewards? Yes/No?]
'Yes.' Souta said in his mind without hesitation.
*Ding!*
[Processing the grade...]
[Processing completed!]
[You've received Grade S score!]
[Calculating the rewards...]
*Ding!*
[Calculating completed!]
[You've received 2 level up cards, 2 skill level up cards, 300,000 exp, 40 free
attribute points, 15 skill points, and one-time use best feram skill card!]
*Ding!*
[You've received 10 skill points for defeating an enemy 20 levels higher than
you!]
[You've received 10 skill points and 2 random cards for defeating an enemy
40 levels higher than you!]
Souta was shocked when he saw the rewards that he received. He wasn't
surprised by the fact that he received tons of exp, free attribute points, and
skill points. He was surprised by the fact that he received the cards as his
rewards.
The cards were implemented in version 2 of the game. It shouldn't have

appeared here in version 1.
He knitted his eyebrows and rubbed his chin. He pondered how did this
happen. He couldn't think of any reason except for his S-grade score in the
quest. The quest was to fight the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins and
save the students from dying.
He guessed that no one managed to trigger this quest in the game. Even if
they trigger it, the fact that the level cap of version 1 was level 20 restricted
the power of the players. Maybe, that's the reason why no one managed to get
an S-grade score in a quest as hard as this one.
Maybe, all the functions of the game from version 1 to the latest were already
in the system. He only needed to explore it.
If that's the case, then he would be able to receive those 'rewards' if he

completed some 'condition' just like in the game. The 'rewards' that he
mentioned were the cards. The cards have different types.
The level-up card. A type of card that increases the player's level by one.
The skill level-up card. Just like the name of this card, it increases the level of
any skill of the user.
The one-time skill card. It let the user borrow the skill that was written in the
card for a certain period without any backlash.
The skill card. It was different from the one-time skill card. It was also
different from the physical skill book in the world. It could use to learn the
skill that was written in it without using any skill points.
And those achievement cards which have different purposes.
These cards can be acquired by completing high difficult quest, secret quest,
chain quest, some by conquering high-level dungeons, etc. There were tons
of ways to acquire these cards but all of them were difficult and needed great
effort to accomplish one quest.
He received 2 random cards by defeating an opponent 40 levels higher than

him. It was an achievement that's why Souta received cards and skill points.
He also would be able to receive rewards once he managed to clear his first
high-level dungeons.
There were tons of ways and Souta will slowly acquire it one by one.
Killing 40 levels higher than him wouldn't be possible at higher levels. Souta
could only do it because of the power of the monster potion. In truth, the
monster potion would become ineffective to him once he reached the third
evolution where he could acquire the power of best feram.
The side effects of drinking two monster potions were violent and extreme.
He felt that he doesn't want to experience it anymore. He was just lucky that
he was a monster and the side effects weren't as harsh as those from humans
and demis.
Souta received a total of 35 skill points and it was a huge harvest for him. He
still has 7 skill points so he had a total of 42 skill points including the one he
received today. It seems that Bryan, Brando, and Lumilia completed some
quest while he was out.
His [Gravitational Ball] spell was level 4. He upgraded it when he fought
those six-circle officers. The skill points that he needed to level it up to ten
were 45. He only needed to complete some C-rank quest in Adventurers
Guild to earn 3 skill points. This way, his way towards the mid-tier class was
close.
He would become a Battle Mage soon. A Battle Mage was a higher class of a
Mage. A class was just like a monster. It had different evolution paths but in
class case, it was called higher class.
Mage has different higher class paths. One was Battle Mage, which Souta
was familiar with the most. It was a class which expertise in using spells at
close-range combat. Sorcerer class was a higher class of mage who didn't use
a magic circle to cast a spell. Instead, they were using the power of words to
create a spell. In short, they were chanting. There's also an Elite Mage class.
A higher class of mage with the same pattern as a normal mage. The only
difference was that the spell power was many times higher than a normal
mage. This path also leads to the path of the Archmage class.
But Souta didn't want another class as he wasn't familiar with those. He still
wanted to become a battlemage as he knew this path like the back of his
hand.
Based on his current progress, he will become a battlemage in the Forest of

Eternal Light and it will become the place where he could test his power.
Souta couldn't help but grin while thinking about this.

Chapter 212 Mutated Goblin
Corruptor
In fact, Souta could already level up his spell to level 10 with the help of the
[Skill-level up cards] that he received. He just didn't do it because he thought
that it would be such a waste to use it at this time.
He would be able to upgrade his class anytime.
Souta rubbed his chin as he thought about the reason why he would postpone
the promotion of his class. He could do it right now and his strength would
greatly increase even though he couldn't use mana at the moment.
The Battlemage class was entirely different from the Mage class. A mage
class couldn't hope to defeat a battlemage class. The firepower and overall
stats were higher than the mage class. Also, Souta would be able to gain the
skill of the battlemage in his skill tree. Skill, as in combat arts that was
related to the battlemage of his specialty.
These combat arts would help Souta greatly now that he couldn't use mana.
'I'll think about it later...'
Souta shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his mind. After
clearing his mind, he looked down at his body.
He grabbed the bandages, which were wrapped around his body, and tore it
apart. The pieces of the bandages scattered around him as it slowly fell on the
bed.
The wounds that he received in his fight were almost gone. His recovery
abilities shocked everyone including Bargan and those powerful teachers
from the Institute. His injuries were grave and he was about to die at that time
if Bargan didn't treat him in time. Dozens of his bones broke into several tiny
pieces, his skins were churned, his muscles were ripped apart, his cells were
dying one by one, and his mana pool almost broke. All of these were because
of him taking two monster potion.
Truthfully, some of the teachers lose their hope in him because of his internal
damage. Even though his external wounds were closed the injuries he
received inside were too severe. But none of them expected that his recovery
ability was exceptional. Day by day his wounds were healing on its own.
They didn't know that Souta's recovery ability increased by five times when
he's resting. That's one of the reasons why he woke up in just two weeks
while other people would take a month or two before they woke up.
Sometimes they would just die like that.
Souta wasn't shocked by it. Instead, he was shocked when he saw his hands.
The color of his hands was the same as the color of his skin, dark green.
How?
The color of his hands was supposed to be black with red veins. But right
now, it turned back to his normal skin tone.
Souta hurriedly looked in the system and found that he didn't have
[Corruption] trait skill anymore. What appeared in the trait was the [High
Energy Resistance Body] trait skill.
This means that his basic attack would turn back to normal. The one hundred
percent increase in damage was a great help to him in his battle. He wouldn't
be able to easily slay those monsters if he didn't have this trait skill. But now
the [Corruption] trait skill was gone just like that.
Souta glanced at his race and saw that it changed.
Race: Mutated Goblin Corruptor
He mutated during his battle with the six-circle officers or because of

drinking two monster potions.
Drinking two monster potions was the answer he was looking for. Because of
the strong best feram that seeped in his body at that time, his cells, bones, and
muscles got destroyed. A normal goblin corruptor couldn't handle the power
of the best feram even though its a monster. There was a reason why the
second evolution monsters didn't have a monster orb.
But Souta regenerative ability exceeded everyone's expectations. His muscles

and the cells in his body mutated to adapt to the high energy like best feram.
It builts the [High Energy Resistance Body] which could protect him from
the suppression of best feram and mana of higher-level creatures. Not only
that, it somehow increased his overall stats by a large margin.
"It's not bad..." Souta muttered while looking at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Mutated Goblin Corruptor
Level: 30
Health: 926/926
Stamina: 483/483
Mana: -1,049/1,110 (severely damage)
Strength: 589(429+60)[+]
Agility: 540(340+200)[+]
Dexterity: 527(327+200)[+]
Vitality: 473(463+10)[+]

Muscle Strengthening] Level 3, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level 2, [Pet
Resonance] level 2, [Transfer Boost] level 2
Bind] Level 10, [Shadow Spike] Level 1, [Shadow Ball] Level 10,
[Gravitational Ball] level 4
Trait skill(s): [High Energy Resistance Body]
Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul], [1st Tier Spell Immunity]
Skill point(s): 42
Souta was delighted when he saw the huge increase of his stats. The fact that
he became a mutated goblin corruptor was out of his expectations. It never
comes to his mind that he will become a mutated species.
Some of his skills also level up. His [Dash] became level 4, his [Cat's Speed]
became level 3, his [Triple Muscle Strengthening] also became level 3, his
[Pet Resonance] became level 2, and lastly, his [Transfer Boost] became level
2. All of the skills above unexpectedly level up after his battle with the six-
circle officers.
With these, his combat prowess increased once again.
Souta didn't have any problem except that he couldn't use his mana for the
time being.
His level also increased from the huge amount of exp that he received. He
was halfway through the third evolution. He rubbed his chin and thought
about his expedition. If everything went well in the Forest of Eternal Light,
Souta guessed that he will level up two or three times in that place. If he had
enough time and stay there for two months then he was sure that he would be
able to reach level 40, the turning point of every monster.
But Souta didn't have a plan to farm for one month. He was a greedy person.
Just exp wasn't enough for him. He wanted to earn skill points and free
attribute points at the same time. Well, it's true, that he would be able to level
up faster if he stayed in the Forest of Eternal Light and grind exp there but his
skill points would become stagnant. If he was going to do that, Souta
shouldn't have left the Curse Cemetery. He should've stayed there and hunted
the countless undead there.
Skill points were important as it could level up the skill and promote his
class. If he stayed in the Curse Cemetery, he wouldn't be able to promote his
class to Rank 3 Mage as the only thing he would earn there was exp. He
wouldn't be able to contend against the people who's level was higher than
him. He would be having trouble fighting someone close to his level.
A quest was very important in the game called Battle Worlds Online. People
who were only killing monsters to level up wouldn't be able to fight the
players who were exploring the different functions of the game. The only
thing that they could boast was their high level. Their overall stats were low
as the other players of their level have high class and high-level skills.
Souta closed his eyes for a moment before he opened it once again. He stood
up and threw a punch in the air. He followed it by throwing another punch.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Not bad..." He could feel that he was fine and could fight someone at his
level. Knowing this was enough for him. He then stretched his body as he
looked at the interface in his vision.
He used the two [Random cards] without hesitation. A [Random card] would
transform into any other card randomly. It depends on a person's luck if they
would receive a good card or a bad card.
"Level up cards..." Souta muttered and two different cards appeared in his
vision.
[One-time Dark Dominance skill card] x1
[200k exp card] x1
These two cards appeared. Souta was disappointed by what he got. He

quickly used the [200k exp card] and he heard a sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[You've level up!]
[You've gained 2 free attribute points!]
[You've gained 1 skill point!]
[Strength attribute increased by 15!]
[Agility, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality attribute increased by 10!]
"Oh! I level up again..." Souta was slightly surprised at this. He glanced at the
exp bar in the corner of his eyes. He saw that he wasn't imagining things. He
really levels up to 31.
He had 2 level up cards in his system so he needed to level up to 38 before

using those level up cards.
There were different types of [Exp card] but Souta still preferred the [Level
up card] over the [Exp card]. If he was still someone stuck at level 10 then
this [Exp card] would help him much better than [Level up card].
There were [200k exp card], [300k exp card], [500k exp card], [1m exp card],
and lastly the [5m exp card]. If he could pull the [5m exp card] then why not.
Souta would gladly receive but for the rest... But it was extremely difficult in
getting that [5m exp card]. In the game, not even once he managed to acquire
such a card.
Chapter 213 Visi
[One time use Dark Dominance card] was the other one Souta received.
[Dark Dominance] was a tier 3 spell that six-circle officer Frels used in the
battle. It was a huge black ball that shoots beams towards the target.
This will help him when he's in danger.
Despite the fact that he couldn't use his mana, Souta was satisfied with the
increase in his overall abilities. Most of his skills level up after fighting the
six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins.
Souta decided that he wouldn't use the [Skill-level up card]s for the time
being. He will use it after he became a Battlemage. He only needed 2 skill
points and he will promote his class to Battlemage.
Now, it's time to prepare himself for the expedition in the Forest of Eternal
Light, one of the largest forest on the whole continent. The forest that housed
several powerful monster lord.
He knew that those monster lords wouldn't make a move unless he openly
provokes them. He knew the limits of his strength so even if he rampaged
there. The monster lords wouldn't even care about him. The power he
possessed wouldn't even bother those powerful creatures.
In front of them, Souta was just a weak goblin.
He closed his eyes and felt the [Vajra Sword Saya] at the corner of his room.
He was connected to this sword so he could feel it even if it was far away. He
also could control it using his energy but right now, he doesn't have a shred
of energy in his body.
It seems that Saya was still sleeping. It hasn't been a month since the incident
in the Fersch dukedom. But it feels that a lot of time had passed because of
the things that happened in the past weeks.
Souta stretched his body and he opened his wardrobe. He wore a normal
black shirt and Lumilia enter the room with food in her arms.
"Here, I prepare this. I hope it suits your taste." Lumilia said as she placed the
food on the small table at the corner.
"Thanks..." Souta said as he sat down and began to eat the food that she
prepared.
Lumilia just watched him eat the food with a gentle expression on her face.
Then, something flashed in her mind.
"Oh...?"
Souta turned his head and asked, "What's wrong, Lumilia?"
"I forgot that Cluster is sleeping downstairs." Lumilia stood up and hurriedly
went down. "I'll wake her up. It's time for lunch so she should eat too."
"Cluster is here...? Hmm... She must be bored in Lumilia's apartment." Souta

muttered before he shook his head and went back to eating his food.
It's been a few months since he met Cluster in the Desolate Woods. He still
had no idea why those people were pursuing her and what's her connection
with the future event of this world.
There were many unknown variables in this world that he didn't know yet.
After a few moments, he heard Cluster's loud voice.
"BROTHER SOUTAAA!!" Cluster shouted as she ran towards Souta's room.
"Don't run, Cluster!" Lumilia said to Cluster.
Cluster arrived in Souta's room and she looked around. When she saw Souta
at the corner, she quickly jumped towards him saying, "BROTHER
SOUTAAA!!"
Souta quickly moved his body to the side and he caught her. His meal would
fell if Souta didn't move his body.
"Mnnnn..." Cluster rubbed her cheeks in his chest.
Souta looked at her with a smile on his face while rubbing her back. It's hard
to imagine that Cluster would hug him when he met her at that time. At that
time, she was wary about him and doesn't want to talk to him but now... The
difference was wide.
She grew closer to him to the point that she thought of him as her real
brother.
"Cluster, Souta isn't fully healed so don't do that..." Lumilia said as soon as
she saw Cluster tightly hugging Souta.
"It's okay," Souta said while looking at Lumilia with a wry smile on his face.
Cluster turned her head and looked at Lumilia. "See! Even brother Souta said
that it is okay so why are you stopping me, sister Mila?"
"..." Lumilia was speechless when she heard Cluster's words.
...
Bryan, Lynn, Alice, Yujin, and Brando arrived at Souta's house after class.
They were surprised when they found that Souta was awake. The experts said
that Souta would wake up after a month or two but he still woke up.
No one knew that Souta's recovery ability would increase by five times when
he was resting or sleeping.
"I'm glad that you're fine, Souta," Lynn said with a sigh of relief. She was
worried about him when she heard from teacher Bargan that Souta was in
grave condition. She couldn't even sleep well when she thought about his
condition. That's why she always came to his house to take care of him.
Lynn and Lumilia were the ones who took care of him while he was out.
Bryan, Alice, Yujin, and Brando would only visit him every day to check his
condition. Bryan even wanted to help the two but he didn't know what to do.
That's why Lumilia and Lynn rejected him when he offered to help Souta.
"Oh? You're awake Souta! Do you feel anything in your body?" Bryan asked
Souta without minding the people around him.
"Yeah, I'm fine now." Souta nodded at Bryan as he sat down in his bed.
Yuko who was at his side placed her head on his lap. She looked up at Souta
asking him to pet her head.
Souta gently smiled as he caressed her head.
"Mu~" A satisfied tiny voice escaped from Yuko's mouth as Souta pet her
head. She closed her eyes and enjoyed him petting her. She didn't care about
the other people in this room. All she knew was that Souta would only pet
her. She alone has this rights, no other creatures except her could do this.
Lynn looked at Yuko's comfortable looked before turning to Souta's hand.

She wanted Souta to do that to her too but she didn't have the courage to say
it.
"Me too, I want brother Souta to pet me too!" Cluster opened her mouth as
she raised her left hand. Without waiting for Souta's reply, she jumped
towards him but Bryan stretched out his hand and caught her in the air.
"Don't bother Souta, I have something to say to him. I'll pet you if you want."
Bryan said to Cluster before he focused his attention on Souta.
Lumilia, Alice, and Brando turned to Bryan wondering what he wanted to

say. From Bryan's looked, they could guess that it was something important.
But they were talking about Bryan. His thinking was different from them.
Souta also looked at Bryan with question marks in his head.
"You said you're fine so let's fight. I wanted to test my improvement against
yours." Bryan said in a loud voice.
Everyone didn't expect him to say something useless but this... what could
they expect from Bryan. They have nothing to say about this as they looked
at him with a blank expression.
"Not at the moment... I have a lot of things to do so we'll postpone it." Souta
shook his head and declined Bryan's request.
"Why?!" Bryan looked at him with a grieved expression.
"I said that I have something to do," Souta said. He actually wanted to test his
current combat prowess without using mana but he needed to manage his
things and the people in Lanny corp.
"Bryan! Stop it! Souta just woke up so he's not in a condition to fight!"
Lumilia said to Bryan with anger in her voice.
"Lumilia is right, Bryan? You shouldn't try to fight him at his weakest. I'm
sure you want to fight him in his full strength but now is not the time."
Brando followed up Lumilia's words as he placed his hand on Bryan's
shoulder.
"Oh...? I don't want to fight Souta when he's weak. Okay! I will wait till you
recover Souta!" Bryan exclaimed with a big smile on his face.
Yujin who was watching from the side finally opened his mouth. "Bryan
become the top 2 ranker of the first year four days ago so it's understandable
that he wanted to fight you. He already solidified his position as he defeated
the other top rankers several times."
"Hmm?!" Souta was surprised when he heard Yujin's words. He looked at

Bryan with widely opened eyes.
"Hehe! It's not bad. Souta, you're the only opponent I have." Bryan said with
a laugh.
He didn't expect that Bryan's strength would already surpass the top ranker
before him. The improvement of Bryan's strength was terrifying. This was
pure talent, completely different from Souta who depends on the system.
"Good. Good." Souta laughed lightly and he looked at Lynn, Alice, and
Yujin. "You register as adventurers in the Ibish village right? If you want to
continue being adventurers why don't you join my party?"
Chapter 214 Bringers of Calamity
Somewhere in an unknown place...
A man wearing a black robe with red fur on its collar. On the back of the robe
was a symbol of red-eye. This was the symbol of the Deadly Sins, one of the
bringers of calamity.
The man had an average height and his built was average too in terms of
humans scale. His hair was messy and it had the color of a chestnut. His
brown eyes were looking outside the land, observing the movements of every
creature that was living in this place. He had thin facial hairs. It seems that he
didn't even care about it.
It was dark and the room didn't have any light but the moon shone as if to
give him vision in the land that he was observing. The cold breeze of the
night blew on his face making him frown.
He stretched out his hand and pick a piece of meat from the table beside him.
He quickly placed it inside his mouth and started to chew on it.
He was one of the upper echelons, nine-circle, and the seven deadly sins. He
was called Esquin Georagnisus, the Gluttony sin of the seven deadly sins.
The word gluttony brought terror in the whole world. Not just this world but
thousands of sub-worlds knew what gluttony meant.
Esquin was one of the seven most powerful people in their organization. The
man that brought fear to gods and deities.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door of his room.
Knock! Knock!
"Enter..." Esquin said in a deep tone. Even without looking around he already
knew that the person on the door was his subordinates. His power and senses
were above the norm.
A man wearing the same black robe entered the room. He bowed towards
Esquin as a sign of respect towards the high deadly sin. Even though he was a
powerful seven-circle officer, he still didn't dare to stand in front of the
deadly sin. Their status and power were different. The deadly sin was like a
god.
He lifted up his head and saw that his lord was looking outside the window.
He still didn't receive the permission to speak so he didn't dare to utter a
single word or else he would die.
"Hmm..." Esquin slightly turned his head and looked back. "Speak." He gave
his permission to his subordinate.
"Lord, the group of six-circle officers that were task to get the bloodstone
failed their mission." The seven-circle officer said with a careful expression.
"Hmm...? They failed?" Esquin turned around and looked into his
subordinate's eyes.
"Yes, my lord." The seven-circle officer nodded and he gulped with a

nervous expression.
"I see... I guess that some large countries discovered them and annihilated
them, am I right?" Esquin picked another piece of meat on the table and ate it.
"Yes, my lord." The seven-circle officer nodded his head.
"Those people are arrogant and they believe that our organization is the
strongest... I ordered them to move quietly but what did they do? They failed
miserably at the cost of their lives. If our organization is the strongest like
they thought then we wouldn't need to hide." Esquin said with a sigh. Even
he, one of the strongest people in the Deadly Sins, didn't dare to fight those
large countries openly especially the three great countries of the Giza
continent.
He knew that even if their organization could fight one of the great countries,
those people would gather people from other countries to fight them. It means
that any large countries would unite together just to bring the Deadly Sin
down.
"It's not the time to fight them in an all-out war. We still need to observe the
happenings in the other continent especially the Demon's land. The demons
are gathering their armies at the moment. It seems that they will make a move
this time." Esquin muttered in a low voice before he turned around.
"The demons...?" The seven-circle officer shivered when he heard his lord
mention the demons.
The demons were undoubtedly the greatest force in this world. They were the
only race that dominated a whole continent.
"Then... What should we do, my lord?" The seven-circle officer asked

carefully while taking a peek at his lord's face.
"We don't need to do anything. We will watch as demons bring chaos upon
this world. I don't know their goals but it seems that they will invade the Giza
continent. I will give you a task to bring back those bloodstones." Esquin said
with a calm expression. Even the Deadly Sins couldn't predict what will
happen in this world.
"Yes, my lord. I will retrieve the bloodstones at any cost." The seven-circle
officer nodded with a respectful expression. He then left after Esquin gave
permission.
After a few moments, Esquin squinted his eyes as he looked in the horizon.
"It seems that those people from God's Will made a ruckus in the Giza
continent. But we need those bloodstones so I don't have a choice but to take
it back. Well, the demons will divert the attention so I think that it's fine."
The demons and the God's Will were making a move. But something was
bothering him... and that was the organization called Zodiac, one of the
bringers of calamity like them. The Zodiac was keeping their heads low and
didn't bother showing themselves in the public.
The Zodiac only has twelve members but the power of this small group made
them became one of the bringers of calamity. The Zodiac made an
appearance nineteen years ago. That day, they brought chaos to the whole
Giza continent to the point that they offended the three great countries.
The Zodiac fought the three great countries and they got defeated with the
combined effort of the great countries. The problem was that the great
countries didn't manage to kill or capture any member of the Zodiac.
Some rumors said that the Zodiac was amassing the manpower that they
lacked. They said that the Zodiac was creating an army to handle the three
great countries.
Their small numbers was one of the Zodiac's disadvantages. That's one of the
reasons why the three great countries managed to defeat them.
...
Lynn, Alice, and Yujin looked at him with a serious expression after they
heard Souta's words.
This was Souta's plan from the beginning. Their capabilities were too high for
him to let them go. He would grab them and integrate them in his party like
what he did with Bryan and the rest. Lynn's sensing ability, Alice's combat
ability, and lastly Yujin's spirit power.
He was slowly going to change their mind about monsters and that's Yuko's
role. But from the looks of it, it seems that they didn't have any hatred in
monsters like other people. Souta just needed time before they could accept a
monster.
Of course, if some of their friends and family members died because of the
monsters then they wouldn't be able to stand beside Yuko. Well, it all
depends on their personality.
"I'll gladly accept it and join your party. In fact, I'm happy that you invite me
to join." Lynn accepted his invitation without hesitation. She wanted to join
Souta's party ever since she became an adventurer. She wanted to stay by his
side in his adventure. But the only problem was that she didn't know if Souta
would accept a weak person like her.
"Good." Souta nodded at her with a smile on his face. He already knew her
answer even before asking such question but he still had to ask her to avoid
misunderstanding.
He didn't hate Lynn but he also didn't like her. He didn't have any romantic
feelings for her like what she feels towards him. He also didn't want to hurt
her feelings by rejecting her immediately. That's the reason why Souta acted
like he didn't notice her feelings for him even though she was expressing it to
the point that everyone in their class knew that she like him romantically.
Some of their female classmates even called him a dense person.
If Souta was going to have a relationship, then she was one of the candidates.
That's why he still hasn't laid his hands on her. He also didn't want to treat her
like a prostitute in the red light district. If really wanted that, Souta was sure
that he could sleep with her with a little coaxing.
If she changed her mind on him? Then, that's fine for him. Souta didn't want
someone that could easily change her feelings. Especially if he revealed the
fact that he was a monster. He doesn't want someone who only accepted the
good side of him.
He wouldn't deny it that he was cold-blooded against his enemies. He

wouldn't hesitate to kill his opponents even though it was a child or a woman.
Souta turned his head to Alice and Yujin. He didn't say anything as he just
waited for their answer.
After a few moments, Alice sighed and said, "Fine, fine, I'll join your party.
Of course, I have a condition."
"State it," Souta said with a cool expression. He already expected it so he

wasn't surprised when she had a condition.
Alice crossed her arms in front of her chest and slowly opened her mouth. "I
want you to give me free will. I will join your party but you can not force me
to do something that I don't want to do."
"Okay, that's easy." Souta nodded with a smile while rubbing his chin. He
then asked, "But what are the things that you don't want you to do? Tell me in
advance, so that I can avoid it."
Chapter 215 Dark Oculus
"I'm just joking but I accept your condition," Souta said as he waved his
hands. He then turned his attention to Yujin.
Yujin looked around and found that everyone was gazing at him. Oh right?
Every person here was a member of Souta's party except the child.
He shrugged his shoulders and sighed deeply. "Fine, I'll join your party with
the same condition as Alice. I'm a busy person after all and I couldn't always
join you in your quest."
"Good. I have no problem with it." Souta smiled and nodded with a satisfied
expression on his face. Taking Alice and Yujin to his party was a good choice
and he knew that he won't regret it. Their power was no joke at all.
"Me too! I wanted to join your party, Brother Souta!" Cluster raised her hand
while jumping.
"Okay, but not now." Souta nodded at her before he stretched out his hand
and patted Cluster's head.
"Ehhh!? Why!?" Cluster cried out. She doesn't want to be left out by her
brother and sister. She doesn't want to stay in Lumilia's room alone for a
whole week. It feels as if she was in jail or a hostage.
Yuko slightly opened her eyes as she felt that Souta's hand left her head. She
looked up and saw Souta was patting Cluster.
"Mu." She raised her hand and wrapped it around Souta's hand.
"Oh...?" Souta looked at Yuko and he smiled gently. He used his other hand
to pet her.
"Souta, I've been wondering this for a while..." Bryan said as he placed his
finger on his lower lips while glancing at the ceiling.
Souta raised his eyebrows as he focused his attention on Bryan. He didn't
expect much since this was Bryan. He naturally lowered his expectation to
prepare himself.
"What's the name of our party? The other parties in the Adventurers Guild
have their own names like Gale Group or Twisting Sand Group, so I've been
wondering why don't we have the same cool name." Bryan said with an
innocent smile.
Now that Bryan mentioned it, everyone stopped and gazed at him. All of
them realized that they didn't have a name for their party. They only called it
Souta's party. Even those people from the guild also called them Souta's
party.
"Nice, Bryan!" Brando raised a thumbs up towards Bryan. He also wanted to

have a name for their party other than Souta's party.
"Bryan is right. I think that we should name our party." Lumilia said while
looking at Souta. She wanted to know his opinion about this.
Lynn, Alice, and Yujin didn't join their discussion. They were new members
of the party so they thought that they shouldn't join a meeting as important as
this one. They didn't know that Souta didn't care about whether they just join
the group or not.
"Okay, I'm fine with naming our party." Souta shrugged his shoulder. He
didn't care about the name of his party. In the game, his IGN was a simple
word "Blood". It was not good nor a bad IGN. It was an average IGN that a
lot of people used but he used the authority of his grandpa to make it his own.
Of course, Souta couldn't remember it.
He used this word as his IGN because of the time when he fought in the game
and saw the realistic scene of blood figures of people.
That's the same when he first arrived here in this world. If he wanted a cool
name, he wouldn't use his name when naming himself in the system.
"So what should we name our party? Do you have something in your mind?"
Lumilia asked him. She was acting as if she was his assistant or secretary.
"Nothing, I'll leave it to you." Souta shook his head as he didn't want to
bother himself from naming his party.
"Okay, I have something in my mind," Bryan said and everyone looked at

him. He then smiled and said, "What about The Greatest Fighting Group?"
"Oi! That's not good Bryan, Lumilia is a mage, and almost everyone here!"
Brando said to Bryan.
"Oh, you're right! Then, what about you?" Bryan nodded as he looked at
Brando.
"Hmm... Then... Dark Oculus. Well, I based it on Souta's element. As he is

our leader I think it fits the name of our party." Brando said as he turned to
Souta.
"Don't ask me. Ask class rep, I'm fine with anything." Souta simply shrugged
his shoulders before he went back to parting Yuko's head.
"Oh? I like it. It sounds cool. It feels like we're a group of villains." Bryan
said with a satisfied look on his face.
"I'm fine with it but how about you three. Are you fine with that name?"
Lumilia nodded and asked Lynn, Alice, and Yujin who were staying silent on
the side.
"I don't have a problem with it so why not," Yujin replied to her.
Alice and Lynn also agreed with the name of the party.
Clap!
Souta clapped and gathered everyone's attention. He swept his eyes across the
member of his party before he opened his mouth and said, "From now on, our
party will be called Dark Oculus. Thanks to Brando's insight, we all agreed to
the name that he bestowed on our party."
"It's nothing... I'm just thinking about the reputation of our party if Bryan
named our party." Brando said with a smile.
"I guess it's time to tell you our next quest." Souta nodded before he looked at
Lumilia and said, "Class rep, no, I will call you Lumilia from now on. It's
unbefitting for me, the leader, to call you class rep."
"I understand." Lumilia agreed to him. Also, she always wanted him to
change what he called her. Souta calling her name directly wasn't a problem.
"Good. Lumilia, fill them up about our next quest." Souta said to her. He
already explained to her his plan after Jimmy's call so he will leave the
explanation to her.
Before Lumilia could say anything, Cluster complained.
"Brother Souta! You're going to leave me again here!? I don't want that! I
want to join your party!" Cluster complained at him.
Souta looked at her and assured her, "Don't worry, we'll bring you."
"Really?" Cluster looked at him with stars in her eyes.
"Yes, I promise that we'll bring you." Souta nodded at her.
"Yay!" Cluster jumped around in happiness. She doesn't want to stay here
alone so she was happy that she could join their group.
"Is that really okay?" Lumilia asked Souta with concern looked on her face.
"Yes, don't worry about it," Souta spoke with a serious tone.
After saying those words, Lumilia didn't ask anything when she heard his
tone. She thought that Souta had a plan to keep Cluster safe in their journey.
Souta could understand Cluster. He knew that she was bored staying here
alone while they were out completing a quest. If he let it be then there will be
a time when she was going to leave them without saying anything.
Also, he doesn't plan to bring her to the dungeon. He was only going to bring
her to the Eternal Empire while his party was completing the dungeon in the
Forest of Eternal Light. Well, he didn't say anything about bringing her into
the dungeon.
Lumilia explained about the expedition to the Forest of Eternal Light to

Bryan, Brando, Alice, Lynn, and Yujin. She didn't forget to tell them about
Souta's contract with the Lanny corp.
...
Lumilia and the rest left Souta's house after staying for a few hours. Souta
told Lumilia to submit the report in the Adventurers Guild about their party
so that the guild could update the information of their party.
With that, Alice and the rest were officially a member of his party. And his
party's official name was Dark Oculus that Brando came up.
After they left, Souta went to the storage room, the room where he stocked all
the potions that he bought outside. This room was full of different kinds of
potions.
He went to the row where he placed all the blue potions also called mana
potions. One by one, he removed the cap of the mana potions.
He drunk it until there's no mana potion in this room. He even consumed his
reserved mid-grade mana potions.
Since there's nothing to do, Souta exited the room and locked the door. He
always locked because he doesn't want Yuko to enter this room and shattered
the bottles of potion.
He then called Jimmy and asked him to deliver boxes of mana potions to his
house. Souta included the mid-grade mana potions in his order. He had a lot
of money in his pocket so he doesn't need to worry about his bill.
...
Two days had passed quickly while Souta was trying to recover his mana but
he found that two days weren't enough to completely recover his mana.
"Hu~ it's time to meet those people from Lanny corp. The expedition into the
Forest of Eternal Light will start... I can't wait to complete my universal grade
earring." Souta said with a smirk while stretching his body.
Chapter 216 Frontpage
In the past two days, Bargan and Souta's classmates visited him in his house
when they heard that he woke up. Souta didn't forget to thank them for
visiting him.
What surprised him was that Randolf visited him. Randolf just looked at his
condition and said some mysterious words before leaving.
He couldn't understand what Randolf was trying to say. He tried his best to
recall if he heard Randolf's name in the game but unfortunately, nothing
comes to his mind.
That attitude and personality of Randolf were familiar to him, and that smug
look was familiar to him. He just couldn't remember anything person that has
the same name and looks as Randolf in the game.
After that, a middle-aged man visited him yesterday noon. He didn't know the
middle-aged man but when the man introduced himself he easily understood
it. The middle-aged man was none other than the Guildmaster of the
Adventurers Guild branch in the Ibish village.
Since the Ibish village was destroyed, the Guildmaster couldn't stay there
anymore and remained as Guildmaster of the Adventurers Guild.
Ninety percent of the citizen of Ibish village died in that incident so there's no
point in staying there. He visited Souta to thanked him for holding back two
six-circle officers alone. He was thankful at Souta.
...
He didn't have any news in the institute but when he heard what happened
there while he was gone he was surprised. His party members, no, his
classmates' power was skyrocketing as they dominated the ranking battles.
The fact that their class took the first and second rank was satisfactory but the
other students of the Mage class 1-B were catching up to the top rankers.
Their class was becoming the strongest class in the whole first year without a
doubt.
After experiencing the life and death situation in the Ibish village, somehow
the students of the Mage class 1-B changed. Their skills were refined to a
higher level and it caused their battle power to rose to the next level. Their
worldview widened as they understood what it means to stand beside death.
They matured at different angles, except for Bryan who was used to trouble.
In these past two days, Souta tried to recover his mana by drinking mana
potions but unfortunately, he couldn't. Two days weren't enough for him but
Souta wasn't bothered by this fact. Because he could promote his class
anytime he wanted using the skill points and skill-level up a card that he got
from the quest.
At the very least he wanted to save his skill-level up card. He just didn't use
his skill points now as it wouldn't make a difference in his fighting power
because he couldn't use his mana.
Just one escort quest was enough for him to complete it. The escort quest
towards the Forest of Eternal Light.
...
Souta was having a coffee when Lumilia came to his house with Cluster.
"How is it?" Souta asked Lumilia before he took a sip of coffee.
"I've finished what you ask me to do," Lumilia replied and she placed a piece
of paper on Souta's table.
Souta placed down his coffee and looked at the paper. This paper was the
escort quest that he needed. He doesn't want to travel towards the Eternal
Empire without having a quest. It's better if he got a quest to maximize the
benefits that he will receive.
"Lumilia take Bryan and the rest with you. You will complete this quest
while I'll take another escort quest with the members of the Lanny corp."
Souta said to her after he finished reading the contents of the quest. He then
added, "Well, it's to maximize the benefits that we will receive."
He knew what's in her mind so before she could ask him, Souta answered the
question in her mind.
Lumilia didn't have a choice but to agree to him after she heard his words.
Souta emptied his cup of coffee before he stood up and said, "Let's go, I have
to meet the people of the Lanny corp."
"I understand." Lumilia nodded at him while looking at his face. She was
trying to guess what's in his mind.
...
Souta and Lumilia parted ways. Souta brought Yuko with him towards the
Lanny corp while Lumilia brought Cluster to meet with Bryan and the rest.
Souta arrived in the Lanny corp with Yuko. The receptionist quickly guided
him to the space behind the building.
Jimmy and the six people that he chose were already waiting for him.
"You're here. I already explained what you're going to do to them." Jimmy

said when he saw Souta. He greeted him and looked at the six people.
"Good." Souta nodded with a satisfied expression. He turned his head to the
six and observed them with his eyes. It seems that he wasn't wrong in picking
them. The aura they gave off this time was different than the first time that he
met them.
They grew stronger. There's no doubt about it. They were going to become a
B-rank soon if they keep improving their strength.
"Good morning, captain." A man with a huge physique greeted Souta. His
skin was brown and he had two antennas sticking out of his forehead. His
name was Jagret.
"Good." Souta nodded and he swept his eyes across the six people in front of
him. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Jimmy said to me that he
already informed you about our quest this time. Am I right?"
"Yes, captain!" The five people replied to him at the same time.
"I know, I know." A man with a bored look said. He was tall and he didn't
have a huge body like Jared. One of his ears was pointed and one wasn't. His
pointed ear was full of earrings. His greenish eyes were slanted and looked
fierce. His hair was mohawk and its color was green. He was called Ginvi.
This man was the one who fought Souta before.
These six people were shocked when they first heard from Jimmy that they
were going to the Forest of Eternal Light. That forest was extremely
dangerous for their current power level. They thought that Souta was out of
his mind for picking that place as their first quest but when they heard from
Jimmy that Souta was serious, they could only accept this fact.
In fact, until now they were against in going to that place but it was Jimmy's
decision. Jimmy told them to follow Souta's order and he was their first
priority.
"You know what to do. Have you prepared your things? We're leaving
today." Souta said to them with a serious tone. Despite lacking mana, he was
emitting heavy pressure in the surrounding area.
"Yes, captain!" They said at the same time.
"Hmm... The members of my party will join our expedition." Souta said to
them before he turned around.
"Captain, the members of your party are students am I right?" Ginvi opened
his mouth and asked Souta.
Souta paused and he slightly turned his head. He looked at Ginvi in the eyes.
"Yeah, they are students like me. Why?"
"I'm not sure if they are as strong as you or not. I want to know if they were
going to become a burden or not." Ginvi raised a question with a grin on his
face.
"You don't have to worry about them. Besides, I trust my party members than
you. I don't even know if you're going to use your mouth in battle or not."
Souta responded with a cold look on his face. He then waved his hand and
turned around.
"You!!" Ginvi hissed as veins pop up on his forehead. He was about to leap
towards Souta but Jagret and a dwarf named Finsi stopped him.
Souta ignored those people. He doesn't have a problem with his subordinates
except for that Ginvi. No, that's not a problem to begin with. He could control
that type of person through force but Souta decided to take it easy.
Jimmy walked beside Souta and asked, "Did you read the news?"
"News?" Souta looked at Jimmy with question marks in his head. He had no
idea what's in the news because of what happened to him.
"Here. Read this." Jimmy pushed the newspaper on his side.
Souta looked at it as he took a bottle of potion in his pocket. He removed the

cap and drunk it in one go. After that, he swept his eyes on the front page of
the newspaper.
"The student who used two monster potions to stop the member of the Deadly
Sins...!?"
His mind went blank when he read the front page of the news. His picture
was also printed at the corner of the newspaper.
'Who the hell would release this information?' Souta knitted his eyebrows
before he looked at Jimmy.
"I've sent some people to investigate who release this information but we
couldn't find anything. All the leads disappeared from a certain noble family.
That noble family is a powerful family across the whole kingdom. They have
a lot of connections and the Lanny corp is like a small mouse in front of
them. But I personally think that family don't know about this. Someone just
used their name." Jimmy said with a serious expression.
"What's the family name?" Souta asked.
"The Freis Family," Jimmy said.
"If it's that family then they wouldn't do it," Souta said as he looked at the
newspaper.
If the public learned about the incident in the Ibish village, then a lot of
problems will occur. Especially for him... The fact that he woke up in just
two weeks from drinking monster potions was a huge topic.
"Ehe~ some people are targeting me behind my back. I wonder who did I
offend this time." A grin formed on Souta face.
Chapter 217 Departure
The Ladro Institute hid the incident of the Ibish village from the public. It
would bring various troubles to the kingdom. The fact that the institute fought
the Deadly Sins and killed its people were already a huge case.
The citizens of the kingdom will feel restless at the thought of Deadly Sins
attacking their kingdom. The Deadly Sins attacking a huge kingdom wasn't
new. There were cases when the bringers of calamity causing destruction in
the huge kingdoms or countries. This was the reason why the citizens felt
nervous and scared at the same time. No one could guarantee their lives with
such people attacking their kingdom.
"Just who would release such news to the public...?"
Souta continued to read the news and he didn't found anything related to the
bloodstone.
It seems that the people who release this news were afraid to publicize the
bloodstone. Of course, they were anxious to release such news. It would
cause the citizens to panic if they knew that the Deadly Sins' goal was in this
kingdom.
Then, the story about the incident in the Ibish village. It told that Souta
fought two people from Deadly Sins on his own after consuming two monster
potions. The news also included the casualties and damage towards the whole
area. The death of the corps guardians and the destroyed Ibish village.
The news was written like it didn't care about what Souta did. But Souta was
having a problem with such details of him released to the public. The fact that
he woke up after two weeks was released to the public bothered him.
He wasn't even going to be surprised if the King of the Hebrei kingdom asked
him to come to the Royal Capital.
His body became a valuable research material. He was sure right now that the
attention of the people who were researching about the best feram was on
him. They must be dying to know how he could survive and recover easily
from drinking two monster potions.
Souta looked at the next page and saw a small article about his fight with
Gregory. There's also about what happened in the Fersch dukedom. He
pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"The person who wrote this is trying to gather the attention of the whole
kingdom to me. Of course, it will not work immediately but in the future..."
He knitted his eyebrows in displeasure.
"Do you think it's better if you lay low for a while?" Jimmy suggested to him.
"Nope, I will continue without caring about them." Souta shook his head. He
wouldn't change his plan just because of some news.
"But that's..." Jimmy didn't manage to finish his sentence as Souta interrupted
him.
"I'm dancing in their palms? Well, I wonder about that." Souta mumbled
while rubbing his chin. It's true that if he got into the Forest of Eternal Light,
the person who wrote this will probably write another article about him. If
this continues, then he would gather the attention of the citizens in the whole
kingdom.
He doesn't know what's the goal of that person but he was sure that it will be
revealed once he gathered the attention of the whole kingdom.
If that person wants to play, then Souta will play with that person without
hesitation. In fact, he will make it easy for that person.
He will sweep out all the low-level dungeons in the Forest of Eternal Light.
He knew the position of the dungeons with his knowledge from the game. It's
possible for him to sweep it with his current strength.
Souta wanted to know what plan they have for him if he somehow gathered
the attention of the whole kingdom.
But that's not the problem right now. Souta was curious about how the Ladro
Institute will handle this problem for him. Will they help him or stayed silent
about this incident? Will they block those people that were interested in
Souta or not? Or the Institute itself will launch a research about how he
managed to recover from taking two monster potions?0
"This is bad," Jimmy said with a sigh.
"Yeah, but don't think about it." Souta nodded and said to Jimmy. He then
read the rest of the news in the paper.
The other news was about the Mechanic Country. The Mechanic country just
wiped out the surrounding small countries and kingdoms around it. It was the
most dominant country in the western part of the continent.
The news was about how the three large countries around it joined forces to
pushed back the overwhelming army of the Mechanic country. The Sy,
Rhine, Distrok, and Mechanic countries were separated by a forest called
Boundary Woods.
Souta knew that this was the beginning of the rise of the Mechanic country.
No one would be able to stop its rise. It would reach the level of the three
great countries in the future.
He then looked at the other news in the paper. The other news was about how
the prime minister of the Zomus country died. The Zomus country was
situated in the south of the Hebrei kingdom. It was one of the large countries
in the eastern part of the continent.
The rest of the news was about the situation of the other large countries.
There was chaos in some cities. It was the starting point of how the
destruction engulfed the whole continent.
If there were players in this world, then they would be able to somehow stop
it or decreased the casualties. Just like what happened in the Fersch dukedom.
If Souta and the rest didn't kill the peak third evolution monster then the
monster would wipe out the entire dukedom.
Souta closed his eyes and only opened it after a while. He took a deep breath
and returned the newspaper to Jimmy. He was anxious about the future and
he couldn't help it. Other people were looking forward to the future but him...
Souta was afraid about the destruction that will swallow the entire world.
He needed to do everything he could to survive.
Souta looked at the six people behind him and said, "I'll give you five
minutes to prepare your things. Meet me at the north gate of the city."
After that, Souta bid farewell and went to the Adventurers Guild. He wanted
to take a quest towards the Eternal Empire but there's none on the quest
board. Well, it's understandable as it was far away from Hebrei kingdom.
Luckily, he found an escort quest towards the Septiz country. This quest was
enough for him as they were going to pass Septiz country first before they
arrived at the Forest of Eternal Light.
...
Souta met with the members of his party in the north gate of the city.
"Yuko!" Cluster jumped around and hugged Yuko's body. She rubbed her
cheeks on Yuko's fluffy fur.
Souta looked at them with a smile before he turned his head to Lumilia.
Bryan, Yujin, Alice, Lynn, and Brando were packing their things in the
carriage.
"How is it?" He asked before he took a glance at the carriage behind Lumilia.
"It's fine, we can handle this quest," Lumilia said in response and she also
looked at the carriage behind her.
"I'll leave them to you. Don't let Bryan do some stupid things." Souta said to
her.
"I understand. I'll keep an eye on him." Lumilia nodded her head.
"Also, protect Cluster." Souta moved his eyes on the side to look at Cluster
who was hugging Yuko.
"I know." Lumilia nodded. Even if Souta didn't say it, she will protect Cluster
from any harm that could befall her.
"If you have any problem just shoot a spell in the sky. I'm just behind you so
I could help you somehow." Souta spoke with a serious expression.
"If we ever encounter things that we couldn't handle I'll immediately ask for
your help," Lumilia replied to him with a bitter expression. She looked down
at her feet and hoped that will not happen. She doesn't want Souta to use
another monster potion. She doesn't want to see him lying on the bed with a
painful look.
That's why she tried to improve her strength in the past two weeks that Souta
was out. She also bought herself a set of purple grade equipment from the
money she got from selling the peak third evolution monster. She wanted an
orange grade weapon or equipments but it's hard to find it without proper
connection.
After a while, Lynn and the rest approached Souta and Lumilia.
"I heard from Lumilia that you're not joining us in this quest," Brando said as
he wanted to confirm it from Souta himself.
"Yeah, I have another quest with the members of the Lanny corp but that
doesn't mean that I'm not going to Eternal Empire. You're just going there
first." Souta explained to them and everyone understood his words. He then
looked at them and added, "Follow Lumilia's words. She will command you
and don't do things without informing her. Especially you Bryan, don't run
around fighting monster left and right."
"I know. I know." Bryan replied to him.
Alice and Yujin looked at Lumilia. They felt that Souta was favoring her
more than the other members of the Dark Oculus.
Souta bid farewell to them and they left. He waited for a few minutes before
his subordinates arrived. They quickly settled the things with their contractor
and left.
Lumilia also asked for leave in the institute. Three weeks leave. This was
enough to settle the things in the Forest of Eternal Light. Souta already
calculated the time they will consume in their travel.
Even though Souta carefully planned it, there's a lot of unexpected factors
that will get in their way in their expedition.
Chapter 218 Meeting
Azrim, the principal of the Ladro Institute, was looking at the newspaper with
a gloomy expression. After a while, he placed down the newspaper and
looked at the people in front of him.
"Who would release such sensitive information to the public!?" His tone
contains a little bit of rage.
The people in front of him were the strongest of the teachers of the Ladro
Institute. Any person here could overwhelm the group of six-circle officers
that Bargan fought in the Ibish village.
"The lead stop to the Freis family." Jess an ocean elf and the friend of Bargan
replied to Azrim.
"I don't care about those noble families. Let them be. But if they got carried
away then I'll be the first one to crash their respectable families." Bargan said
as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. He looked at the people in this
room before he added, "It's easy to crash those noble families. But if I do so it
will decrease the good reputation of the Ladro Institute. Well, I just hope that
they don't force me to make a move or else some of the city will be erased in
our map."
Although he said those words casually, the people in this room could feel the
seriousness in his tone. They didn't doubt Bargan at all. Bargan was capable
of erasing a whole city in a few seconds.
Azrim looked at Bargan and nodded his head. He then forcefully cough to
gather everyone's attention.
Cough!
"Then, onto the next topic. What should we do with the bloodstones that we
found?" He asked as he swept his eyes.
They didn't found one bloodstone on the site instead they found five
bloodstones. It was a huge loss for the Deadly Sins as they lost five
bloodstones.
Jess opened his mouth and said, "The royal family wanted to take custody of
the bloodstones. No, they are requesting us to transfer the bloodstones to
them."
"I agree with that. Those bloodstones could bring us unwanted problems but I
suggest transferring three bloodstones first." Sabrina, a woman with long
green hair and green pupils, said. She was wearing a dark blue robe with gold
linings. Her clothes couldn't completely hide her seductive body.
Before anyone could ask, Sabrina opened her mouth and said, "The
bloodstones are rare materials that even the royal family couldn't get ahold of
it. So I want to take this once in a lifetime opportunity to study the
bloodstones."
"Sabrina is right, we should let some expert in our institute study these
bloodstones. There are many mysteries surrounding these stones and I
personally wanted to know it too. Besides the temporary increase in power, I
wanted to know its other uses." Bargan agreed with Sabrina's words. This
was a rare opportunity.
"The problem is that no matter as long as the bloodstones are in this kingdom
the Deadly Sins will surely come back to retrieve it," Jess said as a matter of
fact. In fact, everyone expected that the Deadly Sins will come to take the
bloodstones.
If they one have one bloodstone, there's a chance that the Deadly Sins will
ignore it. They were sure that the Deadly Sins will not let five bloodstones go
out of their hands.
"It's better for us don't you think. If three bloodstones are in the royal capital
and the other two are here, then they will divide their forces if they come to
take the bloodstones." Azrim said as he swept his eyes in the people in the
room.
Their meeting lasted for thirty minutes. They had various topics but the most
important thing was the bloodstones and the Grand Tournament.
The Grand Tournament. In this tournament various institute, school, and

academy will send their representative to fight. It was one of the largest
festivals in the whole kingdom that will be held in the royal capital.
The winner of this tournament will receive glory, honor, money, skills,
resources, etc. If a person wanted to rise in ranks then they have to win this
tournament. The royal family will do a favor to fulfill the winner's wish to the
extent of their powers. Of course, the winner couldn't make excessive wishes
such as killing some people or becoming the next king of the kingdom.
In the last Grand Tournament, the Ladro Institute won due to the outstanding
performance of Yanagi Shina. Without her, the Ladro Institute wouldn't be
able to take the first place.
They will start choosing the representative in the next few weeks. This will
become a fierce battle among the students of the Ladro Institute. All of the
students have the right to join this tournament.
Many students dreamed of representing their institute in this huge

tournament. It's time for them to showcase their powers in the whole
kingdom.
If some nobles got interested in one of the students sometimes they betrothed
their child to the students that they choose.
Azrim and the rest of the people in the room didn't doubt that Yanagi Shina
will once again represent the Ladro Institute. She was the strongest student
that could even defeat some of the teachers so they didn't need to doubt her
prowess.
Azrim sighed and tapped his finger on the table in front of him. After a few
moments, he opened his mouth, "The higher-ups of various institutes,
schools, and academies will talk about the Grand Tournament in the Royal
Capital so we needed to go there. When we got there, we will also present the
three bloodstones to the royal family. Bargan and Jess, you two will stay here
to protect the bloodstones and the students if something bad happened."
"I got it. I don't have a plan to travel so I'll just stay here." Bargan said with a
bored expression as he leaned his back on his chair.
"They aren't going to leave immediately, Bargan. They still have to prepare
the things that they needed. Also, the date of the meeting isn't decided so they
will stay here for a while." Jess said to Bargan.
"I don't care," Bargan said as he closed his eyes. Something came to his
mind, so he opened one of his eyes and looked at Azrim. "Oh, right! Yanagi
wanted to follow Souta in his quest so I stop her and locked her up in the
basement."
"That girl..." Azrim sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. Yanagi didn't
change at all. Her target this time was the most prominent first-year student
Souta Ieshi. He was afraid that Yanagi would break Souta. That's why he was
keeping her away from Souta.
He lifted up his head and asked Bargan, "Does she know Souta's
destination?"
"I don't think so," Bargan said as he shrugged his shoulder.
In the basement of this building, Yanagi was locked up in a sealed room. She
couldn't escape from this place no matter what she does. Bargan casted a
powerful barrier and sealed this room so that even if she used her powers she
wouldn't be able to escape.
Yanagi was sitting at the corner of the room with a grim expression. She
couldn't find any fault in this barrier around the room. She crossed her arms
in front of her chest and closed her eyes.
"That old man is dead... He's stopping me from seeing S-Souta... What's
wrong with that!? I should beat him to death!"
...
Souta and the Lanny corp members arrived at the Septiz country. It took them
three days before they arrived in this huge country that could rival Hebrei
Kingdom.
Their travel wasn't as smooth as they imagined. They faced countless

monsters and bandits on their way towards this country. The six people from
Lanny corp showed their combat prowess to Souta by annihilating a group of
monsters. Souta wasn't the type of person that will leave everything to his
subordinates so he cleaned up some of the bandit's nest on their way. He also
let Yuko fought those bandits so that she grows stronger.
Not only Souta fought monsters and bandits but he also took some of the rare
herbs that he found on his way. If sold it, then he would earn a fair amount of
coins. Maybe, there's a herb gathering quest that needed this type of herb.
He also consumed a large number of mana potions in these past three days.
He already emptied the box that he brought. It's a hassle to bring things like
this on their travel. It made him recall the time when he still had inventory in
the game where he could store hundreds of potions.
The Dark Oculus group arrived in the Septiz country first. Just like Souta,
they also faced monsters and bandits but the number they faced was higher.
It's not going to be a problem to them considering their combat prowess.
Only those B-rank and third evolution monster could handle them.
Souta's physical power was considerably good. He was really glad that he
took strength when he evolved into High End Goblin. When he fought the
bandits, Souta found that he could defeat an ordinary C-rank with just his
physical power.
Chapter 219 How did she appear
here with them!?
In the Septiz country, Souta met Lumilia's group. They stayed there for a
night before they left quickly towards the Eternal Empire.
When Souta arrived in that country, he quickly went to the Adventurers Guild
to find a quest. His escort quest was only up to this country so he completed
it the moment he arrived in the Septiz country.
After he finished picking a quest, he went out to restocked the mana potion in
the carriage.
In the next morning, they departed out at six o'clock. The people from Lanny
corp didn't have a problem with this.
After two days of traveling, the group finally arrived in the Forest of Eternal
Light. The same thing happened in these two days. They fought monsters and
bandits on their way.
Souta already earned enough skill points to promote his class to battlemage
class but he stopped himself from doing so. He didn't have a lot of free time
in the Septic country so he decided to postpone his promotion until they
reached their destination.
'This is still the same as the game.' Souta thought while looking at his
surroundings.
Towering forty to fifty meters trees were all over the whole place. The sun
rays couldn't even reach the ground as it was blocked by the thick and dense
leaves of the trees. Different types of plants were growing on moist soil.
Some were harmful and some weren't. Various sounds were echoing in the
whole area and the reason for this was the small monsters. Sometimes, a roar
could be heard from the area.
"This is my first time coming to this place," Jagret muttered while looking
around in wonder.
"So pretty..." Charise exclaimed with stars in her eyes. She had shoulder-
length chestnut-colored hair. She was wearing a black tight shirt and on top
of it was a glossy black leather armor. In her lower body, she was wearing
simple black shorts and knee-length boots. Two daggers were hanging on the
side of her waist and she had a black tail sticking out from behind.
This was still a beautiful place if one was to ignore the danger of this place.
'I just hope that we don't encounter trouble.' Souta thought as he squinted his
eyes. He took out a map of this place from his bag. He opened it and swept
his eyes across the map.
He commanded the one who's driving this carriage. He told the shortcuts
towards the Eternal Empire. Of course, he picked the safest route.
"Captain, did you come in this place before?" Jagret asked Souta when he
saw him telling the driver the paths towards the Eternal Empire. Just from
listening to Souta's words, he felt that Souta lived in this place for a year or
two to know this place that well.
"Nope, I just did some research about this place for a while," Souta replied to
him.
"I see..." Jagret nodded and he looked at Souta with a deep gaze. The map
was not perfect. No matter how much Souta study it, he would never know
the ins and outs of it without personally experiencing it.
He turned his head and looked at his comrades. All of them have the same
thoughts about Souta. They didn't understand how Souta knew this place like
the back of his hands if this was his first time in this place.
They didn't know that Souta came to this place many times in the game to
finish his quest. At that time in the game, this place was very chaotic. The
monster lords were active and they helped in fighting back the demons army.
That's the same when the bringers of calamity were rampaging throughout the
continent.
They continued their journey as they followed Souta's instructions. Even

though it was the safest route that Souta knew, the group still faced monsters.
Yes, they only faced monsters. They didn't encounter any bandits in the
Forest of Eternal Light. Well, it's understandable as this place was full of
powerful monsters. First, second, third, and fourth evolution monsters were
walking around this place. If the bandits encountered third or fourth evolution
monster then there's no doubt that they will die, except if they have the
strength of a B-rank or A-rank.
Fifth evolution monsters were very rare. If the bandits were lucky enough
they would encounter this level of monster. Even A-rank wasn't enough to
fight a fifth evolution monster. An A-rank would only be served as cannon
fodder against it.
'Ah, I should've given Lumilia a transmission talisman so that I could

communicate with her easily.' Souta thought as he recalled that Lumilia and
the rest didn't know the shortcut towards the Eternal Empire.
He decided to give her the transmission talisman in the Eternal Empire.
After traveling for two days, the group finally arrived at the famed Eternal
Empire, the country of elves. The Eternal Empire was smaller than Hebrei
Kingdom but unlike Hebrei Kingdom who's cities were far from each other,
the Eternal Empire was one huge city that houses more than five million
people.
Souta's group entered the huge gate after they waited for a while. All the
guards were elves. The Eternal Empire didn't employ other races. They
wouldn't leave the task to protect their country from other races. That's why
all the guards and army were elves, unlike the Hebrei Kingdom that will
welcome anyone as long as they have talent.
Normally, it would take seven to eight days to travel to the Eternal Empire
from the Hebrei Kingdom. That's if they used a normal Lion Horse but the
carriage Souta was in was different. It was using a different and faster
monster than a normal carriage.
The monster that they were using was the Hyper Silver Jaguar. It could easily
run at the speed of 600-800 mph. Its top speed could reach 900 mph and the
fastest recorded Hyper Silver Jaguar run 957 mph. Of course, the Hyper
Silver Jaguar wouldn't reach that speed while pulling a heavy carriage. That's
why it could only run for 500 mph while carrying a heavy carriage. Also
counting the bumpy road, they wouldn't be able to drove that fast even
though the Hyper Silver Jaguar could pull the carriage at the speed of 500
mph. It also needed to rest for thirty minutes every three hours of nonstop
run. Then, it needed to sleep for seven hours at night.
"We're finally here! I'm tired and I wanted to rest! Captain, what's your
plan?" Ginvi said with a tired expression as he glanced at Souta.
"This place is amazing..." Charise muttered while looking at her surrounding.
Treehouses were all over the place. She could see many beautiful structures
that she couldn't find in the Hebrei Kingdom.
At the center of the empire was a huge two hundred meters tall tree. It was an
ancient tree and the elves treated it as a sacred object. It's branches covered a
part of the empire. Below the ancient tree was a castle where the royal family
lives.
"Yeah, you couldn't find this many people at once in Hebrei Kingdom,"
Evren said to Charise. He's an elf so he was proud that his comrades find this
place amazing. Despite being an elf, it was still his first time coming to
Eternal Empire. Some people said that this place was a haven for an elf like
him so he was looking forward to seeing this place with his own eyes.
"We'll find an inn first. I'll introduce all of you later to my party members
after they arrived here." Souta replied to him while looking around. This
place was full of different people.
"What about the quest?" Jagret asked.
"I'll submit it to the Adventurers Guild later," Souta answered his question.
The group went out and find an inn. They rented four rooms. One for the
three girls and one for the three boys. The two remaining rooms were
reserved for the members of the Dark Oculus.
After that, Souta went to the nearest Adventurers Guild. He didn't bring the
members of the Lanny corp with him. He was here to submit the quest and
meet his party members.
This place has dozens of Adventurers Guild branch. One branch couldn't
handle all the adventurers in the Eternal Empire. That's the reason why there's
a lot of guild building in this place.
The Eternal Empire was divided into five districts. The east, west, north,
south, and central district. Each district has someone to manage it with the
exception of the central district. These people were called district leaders.
They were the ones that the emperor assigned to handle the affairs of their
respective district.
Souta arrived in the nearest Adventurers Guild. He knew that Lumilia and the
rest will come here after they finished their quest. Based on the path that they
were taking, they will enter the Eternal Empire at the same gate that Souta
used.
He submitted the quest to the receptionist and he received the rewards from
the guild and the system for completing the quest.
After that, he exited the guild and waited for his party members outside the
guild with Yuko.
Souta was sitting outside the guild with Yuko's head resting on his lap with
his eyes closed. He was checking the system while waiting for the members
of Dark Oculus.
His skill points were enough for him to promote his class. He advanced it
later at night after he finished the things that he needed to do.
'Another power boost.'
This maybe the reason why Souta could wait for Lumilia and the rest without
getting bored at all.
Some of the people looked at Souta and Yuko. They just looked at him and
didn't bother him. A tamer wasn't unusual in the Eternal Empire after all
Ambrosie country was just in the north of the Forest of Eternal Light.
Ambrosie was a country of tamers.
After waiting for a few dozen minutes, Souta heard someone called his name.
"Brother Souta! Yuko!"
Souta slowly opened his eyes and looked over. He saw Cluster running
towards him while waving her small hands. Behind her were the members of
Dark Oculus.
"Eh!?"
He saw someone familiar with him beside Bryan and Lumilia. That person
was an elf and she was a girl. Her height was the same as Souta. The elf girl
has long blonde hair and bangs that covered a part of her forehead. She was
wearing a tight green outfit that featured the curves of her body. On her back
was a bow with an ordinary appearance.
Following the elf girl was another elf that looked like a middle-aged man. His
presence was weak and he was wearing a butler outfit.
'How did she appear her with them!?' Souta wanted to shout this question. He
could only look at them with a blank expression while trying to hide his
shock.
He was familiar with this elf girl when he was still playing the Battle Worlds
Online.
Chapter 220 This will be a tough
week
'Why is that fake boob princess with them?' Souta thought when he saw the
elf girl walking together with his party members. He was familiar with this
elf girl. He was wondering how did they get to know the elf girl.
Did they know the elf girl's identity?
Souta looked at Lumilia's face and understood that she didn't know the elf
girl's identity. If Lumilia knew it then she wouldn't be able to smile like that.
It's possible if it was Bryan as he was an idiot but for Lumilia... She would
mind it.
The elf girl was the daughter of the emperor of the Eternal Empire, princess
Aleaphine Zarkanan. Aleaphine, in short Alea, was the famed fake boob
princess back in the game. The players called her fake boob princess for one
reason.
That big boobs that Souta was seeing at this moment were certainly fake
ones. Alea roamed around the continent searching for a way to make her
boobs bigger. She doesn't want to wear that fake boobs anymore. She was
frustrated and desperate.
One time, she arrived in the Mechanic Country. She found Souta a
commander at that time. She asked him if there's a technology that could
enhance the size of her breast.
Souta furrowed his brows and pinched the bridge of his nose. He doesn't want
to remember that part of his life. This elf girl was also speaking strangely that
made the other people left her.
He could even remember the time when she gave him a quest to find a
technology to enhance her breast. Of course, Souta failed it as he didn't find a
way. Well, if she let someone experiment with her body then he was sure that
some genius would be able to accomplish what she wants.
Although this elf girl was weird, Souta couldn't deny her strength. Princess
Alea will become a huge force of the Eternal Empire in the future when war
broke out in the whole continent.
How did this happen? was the question in Souta's mind.
He patted Yuko before he stood up.
"Brother Souta!" Cluster jumped and she opened her arms.
Souta hugged her before he placed her on the ground to play with Yuko. All
this time, he was observing the movements of his party members and this
fake boob princess.
He opened his mouth after a while. "Lumilia... Who's that?" He asked while
glancing at Alea. He asked this question to avoid suspicion. This was the first
time he met her so he shouldn't know her identity. Even the citizen of the
Eternal Empire didn't know the appearance of princess Alea so how could he,
a person from another country, knew the appearance of the princess.
Every time princess Alea showed herself in the public, she always wore a
veil. She also didn't use the paddings in her breast. So anyone would be
having a hard time to guess that she was princess Alea.
Before Lumilia could answer Souta's question, Alea strode forward and
looked at Souta from head to toe.
"Oho~ so you're the great leader of these people," Alea said with a faint smile
on her face.
'Damn, I don't want to talk to this person.' Souta grumbled inwardly. He still
asked her, "Who are you?"
"I, Alea, the Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon, descend upon this land
from the castle of the Blood Moon. As you are the leader of the Dark Oculus,
I shall permit you to call me Princess Alea." Alea said while striking a
strange pose.
Souta looked at her with a blank expression on his face. After a while, he
sighed and said, "Fine, I'll call you Alea."
"Ehhh! You... Ahem! Fine, I, Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon, permit
you to call me by my name. Now, tell me your name and I will remember it."
At first, she was shocked when Souta directly called her name but she
quickly regained her posture. As expected of the Princess Aleaphine of the
Eternal Empire.
"Hmm... I'm Souta Ieshi the leader of the Dark Oculus. Also, a student of the
Ladro Institute from the Hebrei Kingdom." Souta decided to tell her his name
as it wouldn't harm him. In fact, it would be good for him if he could
establish a connection with the famed princess.
"Hmph! Be grateful. I shall remember your name leader of the dark army of
the Oculus." Alea said to him.
"Thanks." Souta knew her personality so he thanked her to avoid any

problem even though there's a lot of problem in her words. Dark army?
Oculus? His group should be Dark Oculus so why did it change when she
mentioned it.
"Oho~ it seems that you understand the greatness of I, the Princess of the
Twilight Blood Moon." Alea laughed lightly as she was satisfied at Souta's
reply.
"Oh, merciful and great Alea. This humble one is thankful that he met the
Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon." Souta said.
"Oho~"
Lumilia, Yujin, Brando, and Alice were shocked when they saw this scene.
Even the elf butler that was following Alea was shocked that Souta could
humor the princess.
Souta just ignored the "Twilight Blood Moon Princess" and "Castle of
Twilight Blood Moon" words. They racked their brains but no matter how
much they think about it, no Castle of Twilight Blood Moon that could be
found on this continent. At first, they thought that it was just a small country
but the butler said that they don't need to mind Alea's words.
They don't know that Alea was a real princess just like what she says. The
Castle of Twilight Blood Moon that Alea mentioned was the Imperial Palace
of the Eternal Empire.
But there's one person who believed everything that Alea says. His name was
Bryan Dagruel. He was the one who's listening to Alea's words and believe
everything like an innocent young boy. Well, everyone expected it so they
didn't care about explaining it to him.
Souta learned from Alea that they met Lumilia and the rest outside the
Eternal Empire. Lumilia and co. were heading towards the Eternal Empire
when they met a bunch of second evolution monster. They could easily
handle the strength of a second evolution monster but the monsters have an
enormous advantage in terms of numbers.
Luckily, Alea and the butler were closed to them. They help Lumilia's group
in pushing back the group of monsters. Thanks to them, they safely arrived in
this place.
Knowing that they help Lumilia's group, Souta once again thanked Alea.
Then, they went to the Adventurers Guild and submit the completion form of
their quest. Souta received the rewards from the system. He was satisfied
with the result of their journey towards the Eternal Empire. They also got to
establish a foundation in their relationship with the princess of this empire.
"We will meet again if fate permitted it," Alea said to them before she turned
around and left.
The butler bowed towards them before he followed Alea.
Souta just looked at their back without saying anything. He knew that this
princess always wandered around the empire under that name. She was
always composed when she showed herself to the public as a princess but as
an adventurer she was different.
That's her real personality.
The princess that everyone knew was just a facade that she created to pleased
every citizen of this empire. In truth, she was a willful princess. And she
loved adventures the most.
"Let's go..." Souta shook his head and he turned around.
They went back to the inn and he introduced everyone to the people of Lanny
corp. Lumilia, the acting leader of Souta's group, slowly introduced every to
the Lanny group. Jagret too introduced themselves. They carefully held Ginvi
to avoid confronting Souta's party members while Souta's group was trying to
shut Bryan's mouth for the same reason. All of them didn't want trouble to
occur. It's also a sign of respect for their leader, Souta.
No problem occurred so Souta proceeds to take out a huge map of the Eternal
Empire. He placed the map on top of the table.
"Everyone, I'll tell you my plan," Souta said as he swept his eyes across the
people in the room.
They nodded at him and gathered around the table to look at the huge map.
Souta draw small circles in some part of the map. He slowly opened his
mouth and explained to them what did this mean, "These small circles are the
low-level dungeons. As you can see, there's a lot of dungeons around the
Eternal Empire. We will clean them first.
The Dark Oculus will move without me and that's the same for the Lanny
group. We'll divide ourselves into three groups so we could clear the dungeon
faster. I'll move alone so don't be lazy. If I know that I clear more dungeons
than you guys, then I'll show you something that you don't want to see."
This was Souta's plan. He wanted to clear all the low-level dungeons as fast
as possible so that he could get those skill points from the system. He wanted
to take the available skill points first before he went to the dungeon where the
[Soul Blood Earring] resides.
That dungeon, the Dark Light of Eternal, was a high-level dungeon where a
third evolution monster lived. He at least wanted to raise their chances in
defeating the third evolution monster.
"This will be a tough week," Souta said as he looked at the map with a frown
on his face.
Chapter 221 Planning
Actually, Souta wasn't going to clear the dungeons alone. He was with his
beast companion, Yuko.
"So, our group are going to clear low-level dungeons?" Ginvi stated as he
glanced at Souta with a frown on his face.
"Yes, after we clear all low-level dungeons we will clear the mid-level
dungeons." Souta nodded and explained.
"Sou-captain, based on your words... after we clear the mid-level dungeons,

we will clear high-level dungeons next," Lumilia said as she understood what
Souta was trying to do.
"Yes, we still need to go back to the Ladro Institute so we will clear the
dungeons as fast as possible." Souta nodded and didn't deny the fact that they
had to clear the high-level dungeon.
Everyone was stunned when Souta acknowledge the fact that they had to
clear a high-level dungeon. They knew the danger of the high-level
dungeons. A third evolution monster was living in a high-level dungeon.
A high-level dungeon had different danger levels. Yellow danger level was a
high-level dungeon that houses at least 1 third evolution monster. This was
the least dangerous out of all high-level dungeons in the world.
Next was the orange danger level. This dungeon houses 3 to 5 third evolution
monsters. To clear this dungeon, people need at least five parties consisting
of B-rank adventurers.
The third danger level of high-level dungeons was the red danger level. It
was one of the most dangerous dungeons that low-rank adventurers knew.
This level of dungeons houses at least 10 third evolution dungeons. There
were some cases that this level of dungeons houses 15 third evolution
monster. In this case, people need 2-3 A-rank adventurers to clear this
dungeon. If they don't want any casualties then they had to form a group of
A-rank adventurers.
The information above the level of red danger dungeon wasn't accessible to
C-rank adventurers. The information about the fourth evolution monster
would terrify the masses so the countries hid this information.
The dungeon of Eternal Light was just an orange danger level dungeon. Souta
knew that even with the combined power of Dark Oculus and Lanny corp,
they wouldn't be able to clear it. He was just going to the secret room and get
the other [Soul Blood Earring].
Once he got the [Soul Blood Earring], then this expedition would be
completed. He would gain the power to go toe to toe with a third evolution
monster if he combined the power of a universal grade equipment [Soul
Blood Earring] and the class Battle Mage. With this, he doesn't need to rely
on the monster potion.
"You're insane captain, do you think we have the power to clear a high-level
dungeon?" Ginvi said while sweeping his eyes to everyone in the room. He
didn't think that they could clear a high-level dungeon with a group of C-rank
adventurers.
"You're wrong at that. We even fought a third evolution monster before. We

also survive a situation where the power of third evolution is nothing." Souta
said to Ginvi confidently. He was right, the members of the Dark Oculus
survived several dangerous situations. The incident in the Desolate Woods
where the commandments appeared was one of that. Even a fifth evolution
monster would be easily killed by one of the commandments of the God's
Will.
Souta wasn't exaggerating it. All of these were a matter of fact. None of these
were lies. Even the battle in the Gripen city was much more dangerous than a
high-level dungeon. Gregory, the head of the Vidrato family, could easily kill
a normal third evolution monster with just his base strength. If Gregory
equipped his high-grade armor and weapons, then Souta wouldn't be able to
win that battle.
The latest incident was in the Ibish village. The danger of that incident was
extremely high.
"Just follow my orders and don't ask anything," Souta said to them
confidently. He was sure that if nothing goes wrong then they would be able
to complete it without any problems.
He then proceeded to explain the rest of his plan to the people in this room.
Souta asked them if they were confident in their strength and they answered
him that they were good. So he divided the Dark Oculus into two and that's
the same for the Lanny group. It was to increase the efficiency in clearing
low-level dungeons.
All of them have the power of C-rank so Souta was confident that they could
clear low-level dungeons. In fact, he even want them to soloed low-level
dungeons alone but he stopped himself from doing so. It was to avoid
accidents.
They would only group together when they were clearing mid-level
dungeons. And once they were going to the high-level dungeon, they would
move as one.
Ginvi looked at the members of Dark Oculus with doubt on his face. Some of
the members of Dark Oculus were low-rank so it's only natural that he
doubted their strength.
He raised his hand and brushed his green mohawk hair. He was about to say
something when Jagret patted him on his shoulder.
"Don't, we don't need to trouble ourselves. Also, they will become our
comrades when we go to the high-level dungeon." Jagret said while shaking
his head.
Ginvi looked at the rest of Lanny group and saw that they agreed to Jagret.
He turned around and clicked his tongue.
"Tsk!"
"Wait, I need you to do something," Souta said to the Lanny group.
Jagret turned to Souta with a confused expression. He thought that their

meeting was complete and they could go back to their room.
"Register yourselves in the Adventurers Guild as part of Dark Oculus group. I

needed you to do that first." Souta said to Jagret. He then saw everyone's
confused expression. It seems that they couldn't understand why they needed
to join his party when all of them were a member of Lanny corp.
"It's better that way. You're my subordinate so you have to join the Dark
Oculus." Souta simply said these words to them. He wanted them to join the
Dark Oculus so that he could earn skill points and free attribute points when
they completed a quest and cleared dungeons.
All of this arrangement was to maximize the benefit that he will receive from
his party, the Dark Oculus. He will receive the rewards from the system each
time his subordinates completed a quest. He already had a plan to expand the
Dark Oculus group. He wanted to get as many skill points as possible before
he evolved into a third evolution monster.
If he was a human or demi, Souta could continue like this but he was a
monster. Is there a country here in Giza continent that could tolerate a
monster forming a large group in their territory? The answer was obviously
no.
If it's on the other continent then it's possible. The other continents have
different cultures. Some powerful monsters were treated as gods and some
were treated as demons. Well, it all depends on the culture and history.
With Souta saying those words, the Lanny corp couldn't reject his proposal.
They don't have a choice but to join Dark Oculus.
He dismissed everyone and they went back to their rooms except for Lumilia
and Cluster. Souta had something to give to Lumilia.
Lumilia casted a long side glance at Souta before she asked, "Will it work?"
"Hmm... You mean my plan?" Souta turned his head to her.
Lumilia nodded at him and she looked at Cluster who was looking outside
through the window.
"Cluster will stay here. She doesn't need to go with us in clearing dungeons."
Souta paused for a moment before he added, "If everything works out then
we would reap a lot of benefits in this expedition. We could increase our
strength vastly through the things that we will get in the dungeons."
Lumilia nodded her head when she heard that it could increase her strength.
She wanted to increase her strength badly as she wanted to fight beside
Souta. It was her goal in getting stronger. She wanted to help the one who
helped her.
They would get a lot of things in dungeons be it skill books, money, or

equipment. Sometimes they could get rare materials or mana fruits.
Souta put his hand in his pocket and took out a piece of yellow paper. "Here,
take it." He said while stretching out his hand towards Lumilia.
Lumilia received the yellow paper and looked at it. "Transmission talisman?"
"Yes, it's a transmission talisman. It would be troublesome if I couldn't

contact you." Souta said as he lay down on the bed. Just like what happened
before, he couldn't tell them the shortcut towards the Eternal Empire.
Luckily, they met princess Alea or else they would fail the quest.
He just looked at the ceiling. After a few minutes, he turned his head as he
didn't hear any words from Lumilia. He saw that she was looking at the
talisman in daze.
"Oi! What's wrong, Lumilia?"
His voice snapped out Lumilia in her thoughts. "Huh?" She looked around
and saw Souta and Cluster.
"Is there something wrong?" Souta asked her as he slightly tilted his head. He
doesn't know what's in her mind.
Lumilia lowered her head a tinge of redness appeared in her cheeks. She
grabbed Cluster's wrist and hurriedly left the room.
"Let's go, Cluster!"
"W-Wait!"
Souta just looked at their backs with a dumbfounded expression. He didn't

understand what happened for her to leave like that.
He smiled after a while and shook his head. He checked his system and
thought that it was the right time to promote his class.
Chapter 222 Rank 1 Battle Mage
He had enough skill points to upgrade his class to a higher tier. He smiled
knowingly that his power would increase greatly after he promoted his class.
He didn't need to delay it anymore just to fight someone in the dungeon
stronger than him and he will let other delay time just to promote his class.
He still had 2 skill-level up cards in his system. He will use it to promote his
next class to rank 2.
Souta looked at his spells with a serious expression. He will use the
[Gravitational Ball] spell to promote his class.
Without further ado, Souta used his skill points to level up the spell.
[Gravitational Ball] level 4 > 10
He then heard a familiar sound in his mind. He looked over and saw several
messages in the interface.
*Ding!*
[You've fulfilled the requirement to promote to a higher tier class!]
[You've opened up four classes!]
[Battle Mage]
[Elite Mage]
[Sorcerer]
[Wizard Knight]
Souta saw four different class above the mage in the interface. He didn't need
to think twice as he chooses the Battle Mage class without hesitation. He was
familiar with this class the most so he chose this without a second thought.
He didn't need to risk himself in choosing another class that was unknown to
him. It was not entirely unknown to him but their fighting style was
incompatible with him.
He didn't think that he would do well if he chose a class other than the Battle
Mage. He doesn't want to train himself just to grasp the fighting style of the
other class. It would waste his time.
[Do you want to promote your class to a higher class Battle Mage? Yes/No?]
'Yes.' Souta quickly answered in his mind. After he answered the question, he
heard several system prompts in his head. At the same time, warm energy
from an unknown source rejuvenates his entire body. The energy seeped into
every fiber of his muscles.
*Ding!*
[You've successfully promoted your class to Battle Mage!]
[Intelligence attribute has increased by 100!]
[Mana pool has increased by 300!]
[Health has increased by 100!]
[Stamina has increased by 50!]
[Energy resistance has increased by 100%!]
[Physical resistance has increased by 100%]
[Health recovery has increased by 10!]
[Stamina recovery has increased by 10!]

[Spell power has increased by 100%]
*Ding!*
[All level 10 tier 1 spells have the power of a level 1 tier 2 spell!]
[All level 10 tier 2 spells have the power of a level 1 tier 3 spell!]
[All Weapon Mastery levels have increased by 1!]
*Ding!*
[Your health has reached the first threshold!]
[Your health recovery has increased by 20!]
[You can now regenerate a missing finger!]
[You can regenerate a missing limb in the future if you reach a certain
threshold!]
*Ding!*
[You've gained the skill Weapon Caster!]
[Your spell power will increase by 10% if you're holding a weapon while
casting a spell!]
Souta read the messages in the interface one by one. This was the reason why
Souta wanted to promote his class to Battle Mage. The increase in level to his
[Weapon Mastery] skill was great. This alone boosted battle power to a
higher level. This class wouldn't be called a Battle Mage if one didn't know
how to handle a certain weapon.
The other classes that focused on the spell power didn't have this kind of
benefit. But the increase in their mana, intelligence attribute, and spell power
was larger than Battle Mage.
Wizard Knight class was the same as Battle Mage but it was focused on close
combat. The stats increased in other stats other than intelligence were than
Battle Mage but the increase in mana was lower than Battle Mage. One could
say that the Battle Mage was a balanced class.
Moving to energy resistance, this is much better than magic resistance that he
received when he raised his rank as a mage. The magic resistance could only
resist spells made of mana so it couldn't resist other types of energy but
energy resistance was different, it could resist mana and other types of energy
just like the best feram of the monsters.
In other words, Souta could probably endure the pressure of the best feram of
a third evolution monster.
Promoting his class to Battle Mage also increased his physical resistance.
This is one of the things that he didn't receive when he was promoting his
rank as a Mage. A Battle Mage was required to fight close-quarter combats in
some cases so they have at least physical resistance in their bodies.
Moving to the large increase in his spell power. Looking at this point, Souta
could call himself a tier 3 magician as his level 10 [Gravitational Ball] could
rival those tier 3 spells. This was a good start for him. The power of this spell
was undoubtedly powerful. He could control the gravity around him to a
certain degree using this spell. It can be used as a support or offense. It could
do a lot of things. That's why Souta used it to promote his class to Battle
Mage.
Then, the [Weapon Caster] skill that he received. Every mid-level class has
unique skills like this one. In the case of Battle Mage, [Weapon Caster] was
its unique skill. Souta wouldn't be able to level up this skill using skill points.
This skill was entirely different from other skills that he had.
[Weapon Caster] would grow powerful as long as he promoted his class to a

higher rank. That's the only way to level up this skill.
Souta checked his stats and used his free attribute points to make the end of
his attributes into 5 and 0.
The next is...

*Ding!*
[Please choose your specialty!]
[Darkness]
[Water]
[Wind]
[Fire]
[Earth]
[Light]
[Lightning]
[Ice]
"Huff..." Souta chose [Darkness] without hesitation. He didn't need to think

twice to pick [Darkness] once again. He was sure that if he picked another
specialty then his affinity would increase. He would become a double affinity
like some of his classmates.
The problem was Souta didn't have any idea what will happen if he chose
another element so just like in the game he chose the [Darkness]. Plus, there's
an advantage if he chose [Darkness]. He would receive benefits as he chose
two [Darkness] as his specialty.
*Ding!*
[You've gained innate physique - Shadow Body!]
[You can now easily learn shadow type combat arts!]
Just like in the game, he received [Shadow Body] after he chose [Darkness]
as his second affinity. This innate physique was highly compatible with his
current class.
Szzz!
Souta knitted his brows as he felt something changing in his body. He

couldn't explain the feeling but it was unpleasant. It took a few minutes
before the unpleasant feeling disappeared.
After that, a system prompt once again rang in his head.
*Ding!*
[The Skill Tree of the Battle Mage and Mage have fused into one skill tree!]
"Oh!" This is what Souta was waiting for.
The new skill tree of the Battle Mage class. New spells and skills will be
available for him to learn. His battle prowess would soar into new heights
once he learned the right spell or skill for him.
He opened the interface of the skill tree with an excited expression. Every
gamer would be excited to see new skills that they could learn and he wasn't
an exception.
Above the [Gravitational Ball] spell were three other spells.
[Doppelganger]
[Dark Cloud Hunting]
[Shadow Dispersion]
All these spells were tier 2 spells. His class was Battle Mage, a mid-level
class, so it's natural that the spells that available in the skill tree were tier 2
spells. He smiled looking at these three tier 2 spells. Above these spells were
another bunch of spells but he needed to learn the spells below before he
could unlock the spells above.
At the side of the spells were combat arts for Battle Mage class.
[Shadow Cloak]
[Shadow Step]
These combat arts were the same. To unlock the combat arts above, Souta
needed to learn these first. Well, he used most of his skill points in leveling
up [Gravitational Ball] spell so he didn't need to think about these for a
moment. It was enough for him to see the familiar skill tree.
Souta took a deep breath and looked at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Race: Mutated Goblin Corruptor(2nd Evolution)
Level: 31
Class: Rank 1 Battle Mage - Darkness
Health: 1,190/1,190
Stamina: 616/615
Mana: -430/1,610 (severely damage mana pool)
Strength: 555(495+60)[+]
Agility: 600(400+200)[+]
Dexterity: 590(390+200)[+]
Vitality: 535(525+10)[+]
Skill(s):
Active: [Dash] Level 4, [Stab] Level 4, [Cat's Speed] Level 3, [Air Walk]
Level 2, [Triple Muscle Strengthening] Level 3, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level
2, [Pet Resonance] level 2, [Transfer Boost] level 2
Passive: [Weapon Mastery], [Mana Manipulation] level 4,
Spell(s):
Tier 1: [Fireball] Level 1, [Ice Shot] Level 1, [Light Heal] Level 1, [Agility
Tier 2: [Gravitational Ball] level 10

[Possession]
Skill point(s): 4
Souta nodded in satisfaction while looking at his stats. He couldn't help but
recall what he experienced ever since he came into this world.
"Hays..."
He stood up and stretched his body. At first, he doesn't have any feelings in
this world. He just wanted to survive even if it means destroying everything
but now... he felt that his feelings were changing.
"Well, it's not that bad."
Souta smiled and he opened the door. He contacted Yuko through his
connection and said that he'll be back tomorrow morning.
"Let's see the elves in the red light district. I want to test the stamina recovery
if it really increased."
Chapter 223 Meeting Princess Alea
"Hmm...?" Souta slowly opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling. He
recalled that he visited the red light district last night.
He looked over and saw two busty blonde elves sleeping at his side. One
wasn't enough for him as he went wild yesterday night. He still recalled how
did it without care about the elves.
"...I got carried away." He muttered before he stood up and wore his clothes.
He picked up his things and hung the vajra sword at his waist. If Saya was
awake he was sure that she would complain about why he brought her in this
place with him. Souta couldn't help but revealed a smile while recalling that
scene in his mind.
He then placed a few coins on the table and left. He contacted Yuko and said
that he was on his way towards the inn.
...
Souta was stretching his body while walking towards the inn. He got stronger
after he promotes his class yesterday but he couldn't bring out the full power
of the Battle Mage class as he couldn't use any mana.
This lowered his battle prowess to a certain degree. He couldn't even coat his
fist or body with mana to strengthen himself.
"I wonder if I could get my hands on the spring of life there," Souta muttered
as he turned his head in the direction of the huge castle at the center of the
empire.
If he could get his hands on that famed spring of life then he was sure that it
would regenerate his damaged mana pool.
Souta knitted his brows and rubbed his chin. He was pondering if he should
contact princess Alea or not. Maybe, he should trigger those large-scale
quests and completed it to raised his favorability towards the Eternal Empire.
The problem was that he couldn't easily complete those quests. Even if he
triggered it, it would take a month or two before he could raise the
favorability of the royal family to the point that they could reward him a drop
of spring of life.
No, no, his strength wasn't enough to complete those quests. He would easily
die at the hand of those high-rank criminals in the Eternal Empire.
He should be content with the mana potions.
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.
"I see... So you want to get the famed spring of life in your grasp, great leader
of the dark force."
Souta turned his head and saw princess Alea with her butler. He nodded his
head at her as he didn't deny that he wanted the spring of life.
"Even though you're the great leader of the dark force, I, Princess Alea of the
Twilight Blood Moon, didn't think that you could acquire such precious
things. At the very least, you needed great achievements or impressed me
before you could get the precious spring of life." Princess Alea said to him in
a strange tone.
Souta listened to Alea's words but he felt the butler's gazed on his body. He
felt a chill run down on his spine. He suppressed himself to look at the butler.
He could understand the feelings of the butler. The spring of life was a rare
treasure of this empire. Not anyone could get their hands on it, even the
nobles of this empire couldn't get it easily. They must receive the permission
of the emperor or else they won't get it no matter what they do.
The Spring of life was the spring at the roots of the ancient tree at the center
of the Eternal Empire. It was very potent and natural healing water. It could
even regenerate missing limbs and enhanced their fighting strength. It could
also cure poison and curses.
In terms of effectiveness, it could rival the high-grade holy water of the True
God's Holy Kingdom in curing poison and curse.
So it was natural to feel wary of Souta when he knew that Souta wanted to
get the spring of life.
"It's just a whim. I don't think I could get the spring of life with my
condition." Souta said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Hehe, just like the saying know your limits... The spring of life is too much
for a person of your status." Princess Alea said.
It sounded arrogant but Souta knew that she was right. He doesn't have status
and power so he couldn't get the spring of life. If he had the power then
there's a chance that the royal emperor would give it to him just to curry his
favor.
There's another method to get the spring of life but the risk was much higher
than sneaking inside the royal palace of the Eternal Empire.
"I know." Souta opened his arms with a helpless expression. If he was strong
then he wouldn't care about the spring of life. For weak creatures spring of
life was valuable but for the strong creatures, it was the same as normal
water. They wouldn't feel anything upon drinking it.
"Oh, great leader of the dark force may this princess ask a question?"
Princess Alea looked at Souta.
"Tell me." Souta slightly knitted his eyebrows as he looked at Alea in the
eyes.
"Tell me, why do you want the spring of life?" Princess Alea said to him with
her princess facade. She emitted the aura of nobility, a true princess.
'It seems that she's also wary of me after I mention the spring of life.' Souta
thought while looking at Alea. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why do you
want to know?"
"You don't need to know the reason. So will you answer my question or not
Souta?" Princess Alea replied to him. Her usual tone changed and she directly
called him in his name. The aura of a princess was overflowing. It feels like
she was a different person.
'This is the princess that everyone knew.'
Souta looked around as he felt the space around him closed. He glanced at the
butler and saw him isolated this place using his mana. This butler had the
power of an A-rank adventurer. He was powerful considering that he was just
a mere butler but what could he expect from the Eternal Empire. The Eternal
Empire was a powerful country that could rival Hebrei Kingdom.
Even the butler and maid from the royal palace of Hebrei Kingdom had the
power of a B-rank and A-rank adventurer. It's not surprising at all.
The butler closed the space so that they could avoid eavesdropping. It was to
prevent information leaks.
Souta sighed after a while. He shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "I
want the spring of life to recover my mana pool. You can check my condition
if don't believe me."
There's no point in lying so Souta said the truth to the two.
Princess Alea glanced at her butler and the butler stepped forward in
response.
"Please forgive my rudeness." The butler said before he placed his palm on
Souta's stomach. He poured his mana while closing his eyes only opening it
after a few seconds.
"Princess, it's true. His mana pool is severely damage. There's not a single
speck of mana inside his body. The least he could do is to control the mana in
the air." The butler said before he stepped back. He wondered what Souta did
to caused his mana pool to become like that.
Before they could ask what happened Souta already opened his mouth, "I
drank the monster potion and it damaged my mana pool in return."
Princess Alea and the butler were stunned when they heard his words. In this
era, only a few people would dare to drink the monster potion.
They believe his words as they knew that drinking a monster potion could
damage a person's mana pool. It was the effect of borrowing the energy of the
monster.
"How about you come with me? I'm sure that Lumilia and the rest will be
glad to meet you." Souta said as he changed the topic.
"Hmhm... Great leader, I, Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon, will gladly
accept your proposal." Princess Alea turned back to normal. The oppressive
feeling around her also disappeared.
Princess Alea could rival those B-rank adventurers while her butler rivaled
the famed A-rank adventurers. These two alone could defeat the group that he
brought into this empire including him.
Souta could fight Princess Alea if he could use his mana sadly his mana pool
was damage. He had the power of a weak B-rank after he advanced his class
to Battle Mage. He still could fight veteran B-rank like the Guildmaster that
helped them in fighting Deadly Sins or the Guildmaster of the Fersch
Dukedom branch.
Souta and Princess Alea arrived and they saw that Bryan and the rest were
outside the inn. They already wore their equipments.
"Oh? Souta and the princess!" Bryan exclaimed when they saw him and Alea
walking side by side.
Lumilia and Lynn looked at Alea who was walking at Souta's side.
Yujin looked at Souta and sighed, "I think another trouble will come. I
shouldn't join this party."
Alice who was at the side saw the look of the two. Her mouth unconsciously
curve upward. She didn't know that she slowly lowering her guard against her
comrades. She was getting closer to them without her noticing it.
Chapter 224 At least, S-rank
"Don't tell them about my condition. They didn't know it. They don't need to
worry about trivial things." Souta said in a low voice to Alea who was
walking beside him.
Princess Alea was surprised when she heard that Souta's comrades didn't
know that his mana pool was damage. She nodded her head at him and
replied that she wouldn't tell anyone about it.
"I sense another trouble. If this help increased my strength then why not."
Yujin sighed as his shoulders drop. He felt that this group was prone to
trouble. It was fine if they were not the ones to start it or they didn't do any
bad things. As long as they were right he wouldn't mind fighting other
people. He would even use his spirit power to defeat such person.
Alice glanced at Lumilia and Lynn and she saw their look. 'They got jealous.'
She thought as her mouth curved upward.
"Where's Jagret and others?" Souta approached them and asked.
"They are still in their room preparing to head out," Lumilia answered him
while glancing at Alea.
"Okay, I'll go and say something to them before they leave," Souta said as he
patted her shoulder and went inside the inn.
Since they knew Alea, Souta didn't have a problem leaving her in his
comrades. They could strengthen their bonds with just a simple talk.
Souta went upstairs and enter the room that Jagret rented. He saw Jagret,
Ginvi, Charise, Donna, Evren, and Finsi preparing themselves. They were
packing up mana potions and healing potions.
They turned their heads when they heard someone entered the room without
knocking. They went back to their things after they saw that it was Souta.
"Do you require something in your expedition?" Souta asked them. If they
need something, Souta would get it for them. They would satisfy their needs
just for them to clear dungeons as many as they could.
"No, captain, we have everything we need in clearing the dungeons." Jagret

stepped forward and replied to him with a smile on his face.
"So, how will you divide this group into two?" Souta asked as he looked at
everyone in the room.
"I'm with Ginvi and Finsi," Jagret replied while looking at his two comrades.
Ginvi was the half-elf guy with mohawk style hair. Finsi was a short guy with
a thick beard. He was a dwarf.
"Good composition." Souta nodded. Jagret was the damage dealer of the
group while Ginvi and Finsi were the mage and tank of the group. They could
fill up their weaknesses.
The other group was Charise, Donna, and Evren. They didn't have a tank in
their group but they have powerful attacks. Charise was a ranger, Donna was
a samurai, and Evren was a mage. They could easily kill a second evolution
monster with their combination attack.
"Good. I'll go now, I hope you bring me good news." Souta said as he looked
at Jagret in the eyes.
"We won't disappoint you, captain," Jagret replied to him with a serious
expression.
...
Lumilia didn't have a time to ask Souta where he went as he already entered
the inn. She puffed up her cheeks as she looked at the inn in displease.
"Princess Alea, what are you doing with Souta?" Bryan asked Alea. He was
the only one among them who believe that Alea was a real princess.
"I'm just talking to him about the..." Alea was about to say the spring of life
but she stopped as she recalled that Souta asked her to keep it a secret from
his party members. "Hmph! You don't need to know the affairs of your
leader! If he wanted to tell you about it then he would speak on his own."
Lumilia and Lynn narrowed their eyes when they heard her words. They
grew curious about what Souta did with her. This only amplifies their
curiosity. They wanted to ask but from Alea's looks, she wouldn't tell them
about it.
Lynn didn't know that she already knew Souta's secret. Her senses told her
that Souta didn't have a mana in his body. She thought that everyone knew
this so she didn't say anything about it.
Alice sighed while looking at these two girls in their group. She glanced at
Yujin and saw that Yujin was also looking at her.
Yujin opened his arms with a helpless expression as if saying that they should
let them be.
While they were talking they heard someone called Bryan.
"Bryan! Is that you!?"
Lumilia and the rest turned around and saw three people approaching them.
They looked at Bryan and wondered why he knew these three people.
The three people walked forward and stopped in front of Bryan. They looked
at him with widely opened eyes and asked, "Bryan, is that really you? This is
me, Hexan, number six!"
Bryan tilted his head to the side. He lifted his hand and scratched his cheeks
before smiling wryly. "I'm sorry, I don't know any of you."
The man who introduced himself as Hexan was wearing a simple leather
armor and pants that every adventurer wear. The other two were wearing the
same thing as Hexan.
Hexan was a tall man with light blue skin. He had two furry ears and a tail.
His eyes were sharp and his eyebrows were thick.
They were shocked when they heard that Bryan didn't know them.
"I'm Yvrin, number ten, do you remember me. You're the one who named
us." A short man with grey spiky hair stepped forward and introduced himself
in front of Bryan. His arms and neck were covered in green scales.
"I really don't remember any of you," Bryan replied to them. He looks like he
really didn't know the three people in front of him.
Lumilia, Brando, Lynn, Alice, and Yujin just looked at them without saying
anything. The words of these three people shocked them but they managed to
hold their curiosity.
The three people looked at each other and they dropped their shoulders.
"He didn't remember us Hex."
"Yeah, it seems that he forgot about what happened in that place, Yv."
Bryan just looked at them as he didn't know what to say to these three people.
They knew him but he didn't know them. He tried to remember their face but
nothing comes to his mind.
At this moment, Lumilia stepped forward and asked the three people,
"Excuse me, may I know who are you to Bryan?" She decided to intervene as
she saw that Bryan wasn't lying when he said that he didn't know these three.
"Who are you?" They asked Lumilia as they didn't answer her question. The
three of them looked at her from head to toe. They just realized that Bryan
was with these people.
After a while, they looked at Bryan and smiled. "You've found your
comrades Bryan. I remember when you always said that you want friends
when were still a child." Hex said as he rubbed his eyes.
"You don't need to worry about us." The man who called himself number six
nodded. "If you didn't remember what happened seven years ago then it's
fine. We're glad that you're living a happy life."
Bryan was speechless. Lumilia and the rest too were stunned. These three
were acting as if Bryan knew them.
The remaining one patted Bryan's shoulder and said, "I'm number seven, you
always called me brother seven in the past. I'm glad to see that you're fine.
Treasure your new found comrades."
Bryan nodded at him with a dumbfounded expression. He wanted to talk to

these people but he couldn't say anything. He couldn't open his mouth.
Number seven added, "But I'll warn you. They are still looking for you,
number one. Be careful and watch out if you don't want them to destroy your
peaceful life. Once they found you, they will hunt you down and bring you
back to that place. After all, you're the greatest creation, the masterpiece.
They want you."
Hex smiled at everyone and bowed, "Thank you for becoming Bryan's
comrades. We will not bother you anymore."
They then left after bidding farewell.
Lumilia, Alice, Brando, Yujin, Alea, and the butler looked at their back. The
things that they heard were hard to process.
"Who are those people?" A familiar voice sounded behind them.
Lumilia looked over and saw Souta. She regained her posture and replied,
"They said that they knew Bryan in their childhood but Bryan didn't
remember them."
"Hmm...?" Souta squinted when he heard her. He then felt someone tugged
his shirt. He slightly turned his head and saw Lynn full of sweat on her
forehead. She was trembling as if she saw some terrifying creature.
"What's wrong Lynn? Are you okay?" Souta quickly placed his palm on her
forehead and asked her.
"I-I'm fine, S-Souta..." Lynn shook her head and she slowly said while
trembling, "But those people are strong... It feels I'm standing in front of
three powerful monsters. It's different. The energy in their body is different.
It's mana but there is something is else..."
"Did you feel their power?" Princess Alea joined the conversation.
Lynn slowly nodded her head.
"Those three. This Princess and her butler could only feel the power of that
man who called himself number ten. He's at least as strong as my butler but
the other two... We couldn't feel anything out of them. There are two reasons.
One is that they are normal people while the other one is that they are
stronger than us. At least, S-rank level." Princess Alea said seriously while
looking in the direction where the three went.
Chapter 225 Thoughts
"Hex, the energy inside Bryan's body is too weak." Number seven said to
Hex.
"Yeah, but that doesn't matter, he's living a peaceful life right now. If he
couldn't remember what happened seven years ago then he also forgot his
powers." Hex said with a serious expression.
"That's the reason of the accident seven years ago. Bryan's power is
enormous that could rival the gods and deities. Below gods, no one can kill
him. S-rank, SS-rank, SSS-rank, and Hero-rank are nothing to his powers."
Yv said in a low voice that only the three of them could hear.
The two agreed at Yv's words. They could clearly remember what happened
seven years ago. The incident where Bryan lost control of his powers. Bryan
was like the leader of that place. Hex, Yv, and Seven admired Bryan more
than anything.
At that time, Bryan gathered the force of everyone. He slowly became the
leader of the people there, the numbers. He was silent and rarely talk to them
except for important things. He was different from Bryan at present. Hex, Yv,
Seven, and the people there grew closer as time passed by. They treated each
other as family. No, they became a family and Bryan gave them a name.
They trusted each one of them unconditionally.
Bryan planned to break free but the people in white clothes anticipated it.
That's the start of tragedy.
"God-rank...?" Hex muttered in a small voice.
The power levels of the Adventurers Guild became the power levels of the
Giza continent. It was widely known around the whole continent as almost
every country has Adventurers Guild in them.
"Let's change the topic." Yv smiled as he felt the gloomy atmosphere. "What
do you think about Bryan's friends?"
"Too weak. Just like the current state of Bryan but... that doesn't matter as
Bryan chose them as his friends. Power and status don't matter if they really
treat him as their friend." Number seven replied.
"But do you really need to warn him? What if other people heard it?" Yv
asked number seven.
"I don't care about that. We're strong. My senses are not wrong. You know
what I've gone through. I could detect if there's a god nearby or someone is
listening to us." Number seven said seriously.
"What about his friends?" Yv asked while glancing at number seven.
"They don't have any idea about it. Even if they are curious about Bryan's
past they wouldn't find anything related to him. After all, we even manage to
hide under the watchful eyes of the three great countries." Number seven
replied.
"Seven is right. You don't need to worry about them learning Bryan's past.
Bryan didn't remember his past. Even if he somehow regain it, it's up to him
if he's going to involve his friends in the tragedy that happened seven years
ago." Hex said with a gloomy expression. "Don't report Bryan to the higher-
ups. Let him live in peace."
"They are going to find it out if Bryan's is staying here in Eternal Empire.
After all, they are desperately searching for him until now."
"Bryan is an adventurer right now. There's a chance that he only came here
because of his quest. If he's staying here in Eternal Empire, we would know it
a long time ago."
"Hays... I still can't believe that we would meet Bryan today."
"Yes, I'm shocked too. I thought that Bryan died at that incident."
"No, do you think someone of his caliber going to die that easily? His power
would help him in any kind of situation. Even if he looked like a C-rank
adventurer, nothing could kill him under the level of God."
Meaning, even if they tried to kill Bryan at this moment, they wouldn't
succeed because of Bryan's dormant powers.
"The Project Godslaying... The artificial... lord..." Hex muttered as his eyes
narrowed and the aura around him turned cold.
...
"What?!" Souta was surprised when he heard Alea's words. Those three
people were powerful enough to rival those of A-rank and above.
S-rank was at least level 60 in the game. They were powerful enough to
before a commander of a large army and Souta was level 50 at that time when
he became a commander in the Mechanic country.
"Are you sure?" Souta asked Princess Alea with a stern look.
"Yes, my butler and I couldn't sense their energy." Princess Alea glanced at
her butler before she nodded at Souta.
If Alea says so, then Souta could only believe her. She had a power of B-rank
and her butler was A-rank if they couldn't sense the power of those people
then they would be only stronger than Alea or normal people.
They were not normal people and Souta was sure about that. One of them
was an A-rank while the other two must be stronger. They were wearing like
an adventurer. They can't become an adventurer if they were normal people
without powers.
Hmm...? Souta was having a hard time believing it. If he was here when
those three talk to Bryan, he would be able to guess their status based on how
they act.
Also, Lynn said that they were strong. He trusted her senses so he was sure
about it. But the problem was how powerful was the other two. S-rank? SS-
rank? SSS-rank? Or maybe a Hero-rank?
Souta turned to Lynn and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Y-Yes..." Lynn nodded with a pale expression.
"Can you tell me who's stronger the one we fought in the Ibish village or
those three?" Souta asked her while looking at her eyes with a serious
expression.
"I don't know... The people in the Ibish village were releasing their power but
these people are different... Their whole body was shrouded in dense magical
energy and behind it... It feels like someone was looking back at me." Lynn
said with trembling. It feels like she was looking at Bargan but Bargan's
energy was like a calm water.
"I see... Thank you, you can rest for now." Souta nodded at her and looked at
Lumilia.
Lumilia quickly understood what his look meant. She went beside Lynn and
help her sit down. She gave her a bottle of water.
Souta rubbed his chin. Lynn couldn't accurately sense a person's power level
if they were trying to hide it. But it was enough to estimate a person's power
level. Souta guessed that those people were stronger than the six-circle
officers that they fought in the Ibish village.
As expected, Bryan was hiding some huge secret. He was involved in

powerful people so it must be a huge secret.
If Bryan was to give him a quest, then Souta would help him without
hesitation but looking at Bryan, he felt that he wouldn't receive a quest.
Hmm...? What should Souta do?
"Captain!!" Jagret and his group called Souta.
Souta shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind. He
moved his feet and approached them.
They said that they were going to clear the dungeons now. They bid farewell
to Souta and the rest of the Dark Oculus before they left.
"I'll go now." Princess Alea suddenly said.
"Yes, thanks for accompanying me," Souta replied to her.
Princess Alea then bid farewell to the rest of the Dark Oculus. She just went
with Souta as she heard him that he wanted the spring of life. After
confirming that he wouldn't try anything wrong, she left with her butler.
She left after leaving words such as "They will meet again if fate permits it"
or "They should raise the reputation of the Dark Oculus and they would be
able to stand on equal grounds".
...
Souta glanced at Bryan. He was going to ask what happened later. He wanted
to hear the story from his mouth, not another person. Maybe, he could get a
hint if his story was related to any big event in the future.
He looked at Alice, Yujin, and Brando who were silently watching the things
unfold in their eyes. He decided to ask their opinions later. It's important to
know the opinions of different people so that Souta could guess what they
were thinking. He also would be able to visualize what happened.
Souta walked beside them and said, "Be careful when you're clearing
dungeons. The Forest of Eternal Light is different than the forest in the Ibish
village."
"Yeah, we'll follow your words." Alice nodded.
"Also, bring the things that you will find in the dungeons. Some of them are
precious and we could sell it." Souta said to them.
His words piqued Yujin's interest. Yujin glanced at Souta and asked, "How
will we divide the spoils?"
"We'll gather everything first and divide it after we finished clearing the
dungeons. Also, you could hire porters in the Adventurers Guild to help you."
Souta explained to him. Something came to his mind so he added, "The spoils
of Lanny group is different from ours. It's written in the contract that the
things that they will find are them. Well, it's realistic that they should own
what they found so I don't have any problem with it."
"Porters?" Alice and Yujin nodded at him.

Chapter 226 Mid-level Dungeon
"Yeah, if you want help you can hire porters in the Adventurers Guild." Souta
explained to them. He also explained the porter's job in the dungeons.
"I see... I'll keep that in mind." Yujin nodded and went into deep thought.
After a while, he looked at Souta and asked, "What if I found something that
I like inside the dungeon?"
"Bring it back and we'll talk about it later," Souta said. They were part of the
same group called Dark Oculus and he was the leader of this group. His
words carried meaning in their group. Their policy was different even though
they were moving separately.
Before dividing the spoils, they will gather it first and let everyone take a
look at it. If someone took an interest in some of the spoils, they could pick it
but Souta will deduct what they will get after they sell all the spoils. It all
depends on how precious the object.
Also, the group decided that they will not sell any potions that they will find
in the dungeons. Potions were important so they will not sell it just like how
he stock up potions in one of the rooms in his house.
They talked for a while until Lynn recovered. They checked their things and
found that everything's fine. They didn't forget anything. They have all the
basic needs in clearing the dungeons.
"Alright! I guess it's time to show how powerful I am!" Bryan said
enthusiastically. He was excited to raid a dungeon and fight the monster
there.
"Don't be that excited. We're just clearing low-level dungeons today. If you
want to fight a strong monster then wait until we go to mid-level dungeons."
Brando said to Bryan. He too was excited to see what they will find in the
dungeons.
"Yujin, Alice, I'll leave Lynn to you." Souta looked at the two and said.
"Yeah, you can leave it to us," Yujin said while Alice just nodded her head.
The three of them were in the second group while Lumilia, Bryan, and
Brando were in the first group. They were the ones who decided on these
pairings.
Lumilia, Bryan, and Brando were part of Souta's party's first members. They
already knew the fighting style of each other well so they could create a
combination of attacks and defense without planning.
Lynn, Alice, and Yujin were in the second group. Their cooperation was not
as good as the first group but they have decent power and skills that could fill
up what they lack. Besides, Souta trusted Yujin's spirit power.
He was sure that Yujin could defeat him easily with spirit power when his
class was just a simple mage. It was undoubtedly that Yujin had the power of
a B-rank adventurer if he utilized the power of his spirit.
"Okay, I'll go now. Don't forget to prioritize your safety. I don't want to bring
back a corpse in the Ladros City." Souta said with a laugh.
"Don't worry Souta, we won't die in low-level dungeons," Bryan said

confidently.
"That's right, we won't die easily. You can leave those low-level dungeons to
us." Brando smiled as he patted Bryan's shoulder.
Alice, Lumilia, Yujin, and Lynn smiled from the side. They were assuring
Souta to leave the low-level dungeons to them.
"Fine..." Souta sighed and he looked at Lumilia. "About Cluster..."
"I understand." Lumilia quickly said as she knew what he was going to say to
her.
"Good luck," Souta said as he turned around and left.
Lumilia and the rest looked at his back until they couldn't see him.
...
Souta gave his ID to the guards of the gate as he wanted to leave the empire.
The guards were listing everyone that enter and exit the Eternal Empire. This
was one of their duty as the guards of the empire.
While waiting, Souta was listening to the conversation of the elves near him.
"The Founding Festival is coming soon! I can't wait for it!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm excited!"
"We would see the royal family at that time! I can't wait to see the princess!"
"Me too!"
'Founding Festival? Oh, the day that the Eternal Empire was founded. I
should let Cluster celebrate the festival here. This is a rare occasion so I
should let her have some fun.' Souta thought as he smiled.
Cluster was always staying in Lumilia's house and Souta felt bad about it.
She doesn't have that much freedom luckily Bryan and Brando always visited
her to play. They sometimes brought her to Souta's house for her to play with
Yuko.
After waiting for a few minutes, Souta managed to exit the empire. He
walked into the forest before he summoned Yuko at his side.
"Mu." Yuko hugged and licked his cheeks as soon as she appeared.
"Stop!" Souta patted her head to stop her from hugging him. A huge bear was
hugging an evolved goblin that wasn't even a five feet tall.
"In this week, we'll gather the needs for your evolution and mine," Souta said
while looking at Yuko. He already decided what path Yuko would take in the
future. He recalled the fearsome bear monster in his memory.
For Souta's evolution...

He would take the path of the strongest goblin that he knew. His first
evolution was the High End Goblin. His second evolution was Goblin
Corruptor but he mutated. He lost the [Corruption] trait skill but he gained
another trait skill. His stats also increased greatly because of his mutation.
As for his third evolution... What traits would be suitable for his combat
style? He preferred evolution that could increase his mage power but the
shaman powers of goblin required him to chant. He doesn't want to chant
while fighting so that leaves him to close combat prowess.
Goblin Executioner. A goblin who could rival the dragons. Of course, if the
dragon were at monster lord level then it could easily kill the goblin
executioner. Dragons were monster too so it undergoes evolution just like
any other monster. The only difference was that a dragon already have a
monster orb the moment it was born. Adult dragons were at the level of fifth
evolution. That's why dragons were one of the powerful monsters in the
whole world.
What evolution would lead him to Goblin Executioner? Hmm... Souta closed
his eyes and only to open it after a while.
"Okay, I've decided..." Souta's mouth curved into a smile. He patted Yuko's
head and started to walk. "Let's go, Yuko."
...
Five hours had passed since Souta and Yuko departed to clear the dungeons.
The two of them clear several dungeons easily. Low-level dungeons weren't a
problem to Souta and Yuko. Even Yuko could solo low-level dungeons
easily.
They hunted all the monsters that were living inside the dungeons and traps
of the low-level dungeons couldn't even damage Souta and Yuko.
A simple arrow made of wood wouldn't be able to pierce Souta's defense and
Yuko's thick hide.
Even the spikes on the ground didn't have an effect on their bodies.
Yuko and Souta could easily crush the rolling boulder of rock.
In short, nothing could stop them in low-level dungeons. Even the monster
here couldn't do anything to them as the strongest monster here was just a
first evolution monster. He could already clear the low-level dungeons when
he was just a High End Goblin back in the Undead Sanctuary.
Souta burrowed all the loots that he gained in the dungeons. He will take it
back later. The reason why he didn't hire a porter was that a porter could slow
him down. Their speed in clearing dungeons was fast.
Souta was standing in front of a dungeon with Yuko. Both of them were
looking at the dungeon with a serious expression.
The dungeon in front of them was a mid-level dungeon.
"Huff..." Souta took a breath and said, "Yuko, let's go."
"Mu." Yuko nodded and she followed Souta.
Both of them entered the mid-level dungeon.
Ever since he came into this world, this was the first time that Souta entered a
mid-level dungeon. He never dared to go inside the mid-level dungeons in the
Undead Sanctuary as he knew that a single monster there could kill him at
that time. But it was different now, his class was already a Battle Mage and
he was at his second evolution. In addition, he had the cards in his arsenal.
He could use it in an emergency situation.
He was sure that he had the power to clear a mid-level dungeon on his own.
Swoosh!!
The cold wind of the dungeons blew softly and Souta felt a chilly sensation
all over the place.
"I only know that this is a mid-level dungeon but I don't have any idea what
type of monster inhabited this place," Souta muttered as he strode forward
and Yuko followed him from behind.
The path was dark but Souta didn't have a problem with it as he had night
vision. He could clearly see what's in front of him.
"Well, well, well, I'm excited to see what will I find here."
Chapter 227 Shadow Cloak
In the game, the weakest monster in the mid-level dungeon was level 18 or
level 19. Souta and Yuko could one hit this level of monster.
He strode forward while looking at his surrounding. The chilly atmosphere

here was nothing compared to the atmosphere when he fought the six-circle
officer of the Deadly Sins. The ferocious aura of the six-circle officers that
made Lynn puke was terrifying.
That kind of aura couldn't be compared to a mere mid-level dungeon.
After walking for a few minutes, Souta and Yuko saw two wide paths in front
of them.
He could remember the position of the dungeons and some precious things
inside it but he couldn't remember the monster that inhabited it. He didn't
have a photographic memory so he could only prepare himself to counter any
kind of monster.
He wondered if there were skills that could help him remember the things
that he saw.
"Let's go to the left." Souta as he moved his feet and strode towards the path
that he chose.
The path became wider and some sort of rock formation was in the ceiling. It
feels that they were inside a cave. The brick walls were gone and the floor
too.
Souta narrowed his eyes as he crouched down. He placed his palm on the
floor and found the soil was wet.
"Hmm...? Maybe some kind of monster that uses water or the monster
brought water here... I still couldn't guess it." Souta muttered in a low voice.
They haven't met a single monster ever since they enter inside this dungeon.
Souta raised his palm and looked at it. His brows knitted together as he saw
what's in his palm.
"Red water... No, this is blood." Souta guessed as he brought his palm close
to his nose and took a sniff.
He was right... The soil was full of blood.
The blood wasn't dry...
Suddenly, he heard Yuko growled.
"Hmm?" Souta lifted his head and saw a huge shadow ten meters away from
them.
The shadow was a figure of tall and bulky green creatures. It was holding a
huge hammer in both of its hands. It looks fierce and it has two huge fangs.
"A troll..." Souta said as he stood up and patted his clothes. He looked at the
blood-red eyes of the troll and said, "Yuko, I'll let you handle it."
As soon as he said those words, Yuko who was at his side quickly rushed
towards the huge troll.
Roar!
The troll roared and rushed forward to intercept Yuko.
Swoosh!
The troll raised his hand and brought down the axe in his hand towards
Yuko's neck.
Clang!
The axe broke into several tiny pieces as it made contact with Yuko's neck.
Yuko ignored it and opened her mouth widely. She then bit the neck of the
troll while taking it down using her entire weight.
Bang!
Blood spurted out from its neck. The troll tried to struggle but Yuko pushed
him to the ground with all of her might. A second evolution Red Fur Bear
that was close to its third evolution was clear powerful than the troll.
Yuko easily overpowered such opponents using brute strength.
The troll roared angrily as it punched Yuko and swung the other axe in his
hand.
Yuko pinned it down and flames started to appear in her mouth. She then
opened her mouth towards the face of the troll.
[Burning Shout]!
Flames swallowed the body of the troll along Yuko's body. She had high
resistance to flame as her evolution was related to it.
After a while, the troll stopped struggling as it drew its last breath. It died
easily at Yuko's hands.
Souta nodded in satisfaction as he watched her battle. A colorless grade

weapon wouldn't be able to scratch Yuko's body at all. It was a different
matter if the troll knew how to control its mana and imbued it in the axe.
"Good job." Souta walked forward and patted Yuko's head.
"Mu." Yuko closed her eyes and enjoyed his patting.
"Let's go," Souta said and both of them continued to move forward. He
couldn't use his spells. It will be hard to fight someone as strong as him if he
couldn't use it.
[Shadow Ball], [Shadow Bind], and [Gravitational Ball] were useful in any
kind of situation. The fact that he couldn't use these spells was troubling him.
That's the reason why he's hesitating to enter this dungeon.
Souta stopped and looked at his skill tree. He ignored the spell branch as he
couldn't use it in his condition. He focused his attention on the two shadow
type combat arts on the side of the interface.
[Shadow Cloak] and [Shadow Steps] were the two combat arts that were
available to him. He could unlock other combat arts if he learned these two.
He saw the [Shadow Steps] combat arts in the list of arts in the Ladro
Institute but he couldn't find the [Shadow Cloak] in their list. It was not an
offensive combat arts but rather it was a defensive and buff combat arts.
The [Shadow Cloak] was a type of armor that could absorb 500 damage
points at level 1. It could also strengthen the attributes of the user to some
extent. While using this art, the power darkness attribute spell and combat
arts would increase by ten percent.
Souta used two skill points without hesitation to learn this combat arts.
*Ding!*
[Do you want to learn Shadow Cloak using 2 skill points? Yes/No?]
Yes.
*Ding!*
[You've learned Shadow Cloak!]
Knowledge about the [Shadow Cloak] poured into Souta's mind.
After a while, Souta felt like he could easily use this art. The system was
amazing. It could pour the knowledge of a certain skill in his mind to the
point that he could easily use it. It felt like he was using the [Shadow Cloak]
for a long time. It was really a strange sensation.
Souta shook his head and used the [Shadow Cloak]. The shadows in his
surrounding swirl around his body and formed a black cloak. Black particles
were falling from the cloak every second. Before it touches the ground the
particles disappeared into thin air.
He looked at his hands as he closed and open his palms. He felt his stats
slightly increased. Well, looking at his system all of his stats have increased
by 10 points. It wasn't that large compared to his 500+ total attributes but it
wasn't that bad. The main point of this skill was its defensive properties and
increased in power of darkness spell and combat arts.
The black cloak disappeared as Souta canceled it. It consumed 1 stamina per
2 seconds so Souta wouldn't activate it easily. He had 600+ stamina so he
could only use it for twenty minutes. And that's if he just stood up without
doing anything.
His stamina recovery wasn't that great compared to his health and mana
recovery. So he couldn't use it without fighting strong opponents.
...
Souta and Yuko continued to move forward. They met ten trolls including the
one the Yuko killed before. Both of them hunted all the trolls that they met.
Nothing could stop them.
The trolls were getting stronger and stronger as they continue to move deep
in the dungeon. At some point, Souta and Yuko stopped moving as they saw
twenty armed second evolution trolls in front of them.
Walls appeared behind them and it made sure that they wouldn't escape.
The killing intent of the trolls flooded the entire room. They looked at Souta
and Yuko with bloodshot eyes.
"It's not a problem for us," Souta muttered as he turned his head and looked
at the figure behind the huge trolls that were blocking their path.
Behind the twenty trolls, a small troll holding a staff was looking at them
with a grin on his fierce face. It was a troll shaman. It used its power to create
a wall behind them.
"Yuko, let's finish this as soon as possible." Souta grinned as he brandished

the vajra sword and dashed towards the group of trolls.
Roar!
Yuko followed him with a deafening roar.
...
Outside of the mid-level dungeon where Souta and Yuko entered.
Thud! Thud!
A huge green creature stood in front of the entrance of the dungeon. The
green humanoid creature was seven-meter tall. It has huge bulky and ripped
muscles. Ragged cloth covered its lower body.
The green humanoid creature had a dark green fist-size gem on the center of
its chest. Its golden-colored pupils were looking straight in the dungeons. It
feels as if it could see through what's happening deep inside the dungeon.
Its teeth were as sharp as a blade and it had pointed ears. Its long glossy black
hair was braided from roots to its ends. Black tribal tattoo covered its body.
This creature was a Goblin Executioner.
A fifth evolution monster.
A monster that could terrify countless humans and demis with one look was
standing outside the mid-level dungeon.
Behind the Goblin Executioner were various types of green-skinned

monsters.
Chapter 228 Four Arm Troll
A Goblin Executioner was standing outside of the mid-level dungeon that
Souta and Yuko went in. The power it possessed surpassed that of the six-
circle officers. It could easily crush the skulls of those six-circle officers like
nothing.
"Boss, why are we here?" One of the green-skinned creatures behind the
goblin executioner asked.
"I'm here to bring back a mere goblin to the lord." The Goblin Executioner
said as he glanced at his subordinates behind him. He didn't want to come
here to meet a mere goblin that doesn't even possess a monster orb but it was
his lord's order so he could quietly follow it.
He wondered what his lord saw to that goblin.
"Boss, do you want us to go inside and bring that goblin here?" His
subordinate asked him in a polite tone. His subordinates were already at the
level of fourth evolution.
"No, let's just wait here. That goblin will eventually exit this nest of trolls."
The goblin executioner shook his head. He sat on the ground as he started
deep in the dungeons.
A third, fourth, and fifth evolution monsters were intelligent enough to

converse with another monster. No, that's the wrong words. At their level,
they learned the monster language to converse with any type of monster be it
orc and dark vine eater. As long as it was a monster they would be able to
understand it.
A monster language was different from humans and demis. The monster have
their own unique language just like their best feram. It was entirely different
from the language of humans and demis. Every monster naturally learned the
monster language when they reached their third evolution. This was one of
the reasons why third evolution monsters were called true monsters.
"Boss, a group of trolls is approaching us. They asked why are we in their
territory." His subordinates said to him.
"Hmm...? Right? This place is Jarkal's territory, the troll overlord." The
goblin executioner muttered as he removed his eyes from the dungeon and
looked in the sky.
Normally, a fifth evolution monster wouldn't leave their designated territory.

But this was a special occasion. Someone ordered him to take a certain
goblin.
The Troll Overlord naturally noticed the existence of a fifth evolution

monster in its territory. If this was low-level monsters, humans, or demis the
troll overlord would ignore it. A monster at their level didn't need to eat as
their body was self-sufficient. That's why they rarely got out of their nest and
bothered other creatures.
Thick and dense best feram started to leak out of the goblin executioner's
body. Veins bulge out of his arms, legs, and forehead. His whole being was
full of fighting intent.
"Come, Jarkal!!"
...
Souta and Yuko already killed the twenty trolls and troll shaman. It took five
minutes before the two of them killed all the trolls. If Souta had [Shadow
Bind] then he could easily kill these unfortunately he couldn't use his spell.
He checked the corpse of the trolls and didn't find any valuable things.
"There's nothing here," Souta said as he stood up and went towards the troll
shaman. He crouched down and checked its body.
"The staff..."
He found that the staff was a blue grade weapon. It could raise the spell
power of the holder by five percent. Not bad for a blue grade weapon. He
could sell it later.
"Oh? Two mana potions..."
He also found two mid-grade mana potions in the pocket of the troll shaman's
robe. Souta drunk the two mana potions without hesitation and he saw the
changes in his system. He would be able to use his mana soon and he was
looking forward to that day.
Souta and Yuko continued to move after Souta check the corpses of the trolls.
There's no trap in this dungeon. The second evolution trolls weren't
intelligent enough to place traps in the nest. All they knew were hunting and
fighting. If there's an intelligent troll, then Souta would know it immediately.
The left path was the nest of the troll. There's no trap here so they could live
here in this place. While the other path, the right path, was a place full of
traps. And that's if Souta wasn't wrong. There's a chance that his conjecture
wasn't correct.
Souta shrugged his shoulder and muttered, "I'll just clear this place first
before I go there."
He walked forward and guessed that they were closed to the leader of the
trolls. They met powerful trolls on their way and both of them annihilated all
the trolls without sparing a single troll. From colorless grade equipment, the
troll's weapon was getting stronger as they continue to move forward.
Yellow grade and blue grade weapons were the ones that the trolls used in the
deep dungeons. Also, every troll here was at the second evolution stage. They
were powerful enough to annihilate a normal party of C-rank adventurers,
unfortunately, Souta and Yuko were powerful. All of them died after they
faced the two-man group of a goblin and a bear.
They also found some health potions and mana potions while hunting the
trolls in the dungeon. Souta drunk all the mana potion that they found in this
dungeon. He was eager to recover his mana pool as soon as possible for him
to show the true power of a Battle Mage class.
Souta and Yuko arrived in a very wide place. This was the widest space that
they saw in this dungeon. The place approximately had thirty meters in
diameter. At the center of the place, five trolls were standing while looking at
them with bloodshot eyes. Their killing intent flooded the entire area. All of
them were armed with sharp weapons.
Souta ignored the four trolls as he focused his attention at the troll in the
middle of the group. He narrowed his eyes while looking at that troll.
The troll at the center of the group was different from the other troll. It was
larger and bigger than the four trolls. It also has four arms and its sharp fangs
were sticking out of its mouth. Veins were bulging out of its thick muscles.
Each of its hands was holding sharp weapons like sword, axe, or spear.
The Four Arm Troll.
One of the rare species of trolls.
"So a four-arm troll is the boss of this dungeon...?" Souta muttered as a grin
formed on his face. This troll should be closer to third evolution. A level 35-
39 monster was the boss of this ordinary mid-level dungeon.
This species of trolls was boasted their powerful strength.
"Yuko, let's go! I'll leave the other trolls to you!" Souta said as he bent his
knees and launched himself towards the four arm troll.
Swoosh!
Souta arrived in front of the four arm troll and he slashed his sword
horizontally. The four arm troll growled before he lifted up the sword in his
hand to blocked Souta's slash.
Clang!
A loud metallic sound echoed as the vajra sword and the four arm troll's
weapon collided.
'A purple grade sword...?' Souta thought as he took a looked at the four arm
troll's sword. It seems that the four weapons in this troll's hand were purple
grade weapon.
A sword in the upper left arm, a saber in the upper right arm, a spear in the
lower left arm, and an axe in the lower right arm. And on that of these, all the
weapons were purple grade.
Swoosh!!
The four arm troll pushed Souta away before thrusting the spear in his hand.
[Cat's Speed]!
Souta quickly activated one of his skills before tilting his head to the side,
avoiding the tip of the spear.
That was close. This four arm troll was an experienced fighter.
Souta twisted his body in the air and landed on the ground. He looked up and
saw that the four arm troll was already in front of him. The four arm troll
swung the axe in his hand towards Souta at high speed.
He tightly gripped the handle of the vajra sword before he swung it towards
the axe of the four arm troll.
Clang!
He managed to parry the attack of the four arm troll. The four arm troll
shifted his body weight as he moved his body. He then thrust the spear in his
hand, aiming at Souta's head.
Souta already anticipated this move of the troll. After he parried the troll's
attack, he stepped out of the four arm troll's spear range.
The tip of the spear stopped closed to Souta's nose.
"Heh~" Souta grabbed it using his free hand and pulled the four arm troll
towards him. He then used [Dash] to close the gap between them before he
used the [Stab] skill.
No matter how tough the body of the four arm troll the [Stab] will still pierce
its defense. The [Stab] was already a level 4 skill and its piercing effect was
high so it could easily penetrate the body of a second evolution monster.
Chapter 229 Killing the Four Arm
Troll
Roar!
Bryan jumped in the air as he raised both of his hands above his head. He
gathered his mana above and a huge ball of flames formed.
"Eat this!!" He roared and threw the huge ball of flames towards the group of
monsters.
Swoosh!!
The ball of flames landed on the ground and it caused a huge explosion that
burned everything within thirty feet diameters.
Brando and Lumilia covered their eyes using their hands as the hot wind
swept out in the surrounding area.
"There's a lot of monsters!" Brando complained as he brought down his huge

shield in front of him. This shield was a purple grade weapon that he bought
using the money he got from selling the carcass of the third evolution
monster.
"We need to hide... We couldn't exterminate all these monsters with just the
three of us." Lumilia said while looking at the countless monsters in front of
them.
They were clearing the low-level dungeons one by one and after they clear
the last dungeon, they saw a huge group of monsters outside the dungeons. It
felt like those monsters were running away from something more terrifying
deep in the Forest of Eternal Light.
Ordinary monsters, first evolution monsters, and second evolution monsters

were present all over the place. They had enormous numbers and Lumilia
thought that this was a monster tide.
That's right a monster tide but there were three levels of monster tide. The
disaster level, the calamity level, and lastly the catastrophe level monster tide.
The disaster level monster tide consisted of monster of level 1 - 40. The
strongest monster was level 40 a monster that has just reached the third
evolution stage. A monster that has a monster orb and could use the best
feram. It was a disaster. That's why they called this disaster level monster
tide.
But there's no third evolution monster in this group. It means that this
monster tide wasn't a threat to any city out in the world. They could easily
repel this monster tide. Lumilia felt lucky that there's no third evolution
monster or else they wouldn't be able to last this long.
"Let's go back to the dungeon and close the entrance," Brando said as he
slowly stepped back while repelling the monsters that pounced at them.
"Bryan! I'm counting on your firepower! Shoot a powerful spell!" Lumilia

shouted towards Bryan. A magic circle appeared on her feet and two giant
serpents made of water formed above her. The serpents attack the nearest
monsters.
Boom! Boom!
The monsters keep coming at them nonstop. There's no use in fighting all of
then. That's what Lumilia decided.
"Got it." Bryan nodded as he threw a punch at the monster in front of him.
After that, he lifted his feet and kicked another monster.
Bang! Bang!
Lightning crackled in Bryan's left hand while flames coated his right hand.
"Let's do this..." Bryan grinned as his mana rose to its limit.
On the other side...

Alice, Yujin, and Lynn were experiencing the same thing. They were fighting
countless monsters that appeared out of nowhere. They didn't know what
happened to cause such disturbance in the Forest of Eternal Light.
Alice was killing monsters left and right. She couldn't count how many
monsters she slay this time. And that's the same for Yujin.
Both of them were slaying monsters like a madman to protect Lynn. Lynn
was also casting all the spells that she knew. Her role wasn't to fight the
monsters but to support Alice and Yujin.
"Damn! There's no end if we keep fighting like this!" Alice said as she
glanced at Yujin.
"Yeah, we need to fall back and find a safe place!" Yujin nodded at her words
as he slashed the monster in front of her using his sword. It was useless even
if he used his spirit power. He would only waste his stamina if he did that.
Even with his full power, he wouldn't be able to annihilate all these monsters
that kept coming at them.
"...but where do we find a safe place here?" Lynn asked with a tired look. Her
mana was decreasing at a very fast speed. She could also sense that the
number of monsters here was more than one thousand.
"...dungeon," Alice muttered as she thrust her spear in front of her and
pierced the body of two monsters.
"Yes, we should go back inside the dungeon and sealed the entrance." Yujin
nodded and he used a powerful combat arts to kill the group of monsters in
front of him.
Their idea was the same as Lumilia's idea. The only safe place here was
inside the dungeons. Even if that dungeon has monsters inside it they didn't
have a problem with it. As long as it was a low-level dungeon then it would
be a safe place for them. They could just exterminate all the monsters inside
the low-level dungeons.
...
Putchi!
A small hole appeared at the chest of the four arm troll as the vajra sword
pierced it.
Souta quickly jumped backward as the axe of the four arm troll smashed right
at the place where he had been.
Bang!
'For the finishing touch...' Souta said in his mind as he slashed his sword.
[Crimson Moon]!
A red slash flew out of his sword and hit the body of the four arm troll. Ever
since he fought the troll he hasn't used any skill so this took the troll off
guard.
[Crimson Moon] was an equipment skill that didn't require mana to use it. It
only required a specific amount of stats and he would consume some of his
stamina. It's the same as combat arts. While the other equipment skill of the
vajra sword [Cross Moon] required mana to use it.
Bang!
Souta didn't let the four arm troll regained his posture. He used [Dash] to
zoom the distance between him and the four arm troll. He then slashed the
vajra sword and slice the arm of the four arm troll which was holding the axe.
Blood spurted out like a fountain and the arm of the four arm troll fell on the
ground dying it in red color.
Argh!!
The four arm troll screamed in pain. It waved all the weapons in his hand but
Souta anticipated it so he deflected the weapons of the troll before he slashed
the neck of the four arm troll.
"This is the end..." Souta muttered as he slashed his sword horizontally.
A red line appeared on the body of the four arm troll. After a few moments, it
spurted out a fountain of blood.
A familiar sound rang in his head. He was sure that the four arm troll died
and the soul in his earring also increased.
"Huff..." Souta exhaled as he turned his head and saw that Yuko already
finished fighting the other four trolls. It seems that Yuko could fight four
second evolution monsters at the same time. She fought and eliminated four
monsters alone at her level. But she took some wounds on her body.
"Good job." Souta praised her as he patted her head. He could see that Yuko
was exhausted from fighting monsters. It was understandable as they were
clearing dungeons for five hours.
[Shadow Bind] spell would be enough to handle all of these monsters.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use his mana.
Souta looked around and saw a room on the other side of the area. He entered
it and found troll babies. The babies were crying silently as they knew that all
the adult trolls that protected them died.
"Hays..." He sighed and closed the room. He would let them survive and
increased the number of trolls here. It doesn't matter to him as long as they
increase their number and after they reach a certain number Souta will
decrease them by killing all the adults.
Oh? That's a good idea...
Well, it all depends on them if they could survive without getting killed by
any monster here in this world.
At least, Souta gave them his mercy by sparing them.
Yuko looked at Souta with a tired expression. She wanted to rest for a whole
before they continued clearing dungeons. She didn't know that Souta planned
to go back to the Eternal Empire after this.
Boom!
Suddenly, the whole area shook heavily. Then a heavy pressure of best feram
flooded the entire dungeon.
Souta and Yuko shuddered as they felt the intense pressure of best feram.
Even though Souta has energy resistance, he still felt pressure by the best
feram in the atmosphere.
This best feram was the strongest energy he felt ever since he came into this
world. He couldn't compare it to Bargan as Bargan's mana didn't even
fluctuate when he defeated the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins. It means
that Bargan didn't even need to use half of his powers to defeat those people.
He was simply swatting ants with his palm.
The best feram in the atmosphere was thick and dense. Souta and Yuko could
hardly move their body under the pressure.
"Stronger than third evolution..." Souta grumbled in frustration. He was sure

that the best feram was coming from a monster higher than a third evolution
monster. He saw the ape in the Desolate Woods and saw the power of the
dark vine stinger in the Fersch dukedom. Both of them were at the third
evolution stage. Also, the dark vine stinger was a monster at the peak of third
evolution. But the best feram of that monster wasn't as strong as this one.
The troll babies in the other room were already lying on the ground without a
hint of consciousness. Even though they were monsters, they still wouldn't be
able to handle the pressure of the best feram that was coming from a higher
existence. Just like how Souta suffered from drinking the monster potion and
took the best feram when he wasn't supposed to have it at his current level.
"Damn! Just what is happening right now!? I don't know anything about this
event!" Souta gritted his teeth in anger.
Chapter 230 Exiting the dungeon
Jagret and the rest of the members of Lanny corp run as fast as they could
towards the gate of the empire. Behind them was a group of monsters
numbering more than one thousand.
"Damn! Why are we so unlucky!?" Ginvi screamed as he moved his feet as

fast as possible.
"We need to get close to the gate," Donna said while gripping the katana on
her waist.
"I can see it! The gate! We're safe!" Jagret yelled as he saw the gate of the
empire ahead of them.
All of them increased their pace as they dashed towards the gate of the
Eternal Empire. The city guards of the empire were looking down at the
numerous monsters behind them on top of the walls of the empire.
Adventurers were lining up below the walls as they prepared themselves to

clash with the monsters along with the city guard of the empire.
When numerous monsters approached the city, the guards would send a
warning to the entire city and will quickly prepare themselves to handle the
monsters.
The Adventurers Guild will send out a quest to help defeat the monsters to
protect the city. They will receive rewards based on their contribution in
fighting the monsters.
Jagret, Ginvi, and the rest were just fifty meters away from the gate. The
monsters behind them were fifty meters away from them.
The distance was enough so the city guards casted various spells and rained it
down on the monsters. Flames, water, lightning, light, etc were raining down
on the place behind the Lanny group.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Damn!" Ginvi cursed as he used everything he got to run while ignoring the
explosions behind him.
When they were twenty meters away from the gate, the Lanny group stopped
and turned around.
"It's time to get back to those monsters! We're not at disadvantage anymore!"
Ginvi laughed as he faced the monsters behind him. He gathered around
mana in his hand and casted a powerful spell.
Jagret, Donna, Charise, Evren, and Finsi also faced the monsters along with
the adventurers from the guild.
"Ah! Let's show these monsters to never approach the empire!!"
"Yeah! Let's hunt them down!!"
"Let's see who's going to hunt the most monster?"
...
"Princess... Look at this..." Princess Alea's butler stretched out his hand
towards the princess.
Princess and butler came back to the palace after they departed with Souta
and the Dark Oculus.
Alea who was wearing a long blue dress looked at her butler's hand. In the
butler's hand was a newspaper. She took it and asked, "What's in the news?"
If this was not important then she would ignore it. The Eternal Empire was
trying to defend its walls from the monster so she didn't have time for useless
things.
"Look in the news at the back." The butler said in a polite tone.
"Hmm..." Princess Alea stared at her butler's eyes before she opened the
newspaper and read the news written in it. There was an article in the
newspaper about Souta and it caught her attention.
"Souta... The leader of the dark force...?"
She silently read the article and found that Souta was a man who drank two
monster potions to save his classmates from an evil organization.
"What do you think, princess? Is the Souta on the news the same Souta that
we met?" The butler asked with uncertainty in his eyes. There's no picture of
Souta in the news so he wasn't sure if that Souta was the same.
All they knew was a man named Souta drunk two monster potions and
recovered faster than any people who drunk the same potion.
"I think it's the same Souta as in the news. When I was with him, I couldn't
sense a hint of mana in his body. It's possible to completely hide it if he had
great mana control but I think that isn't the case with him." Princess Alea
spoke slowly.
"Do you mean..." The butler lifted his head and looked at Alea.
"Yeah, he couldn't use his mana, and I think that's the effect of drinking two
monster potions." Princess Alea said and a beautiful smile broke on her face.
"If he's really the same Souta then he's quite lucky that losing mana is the
only side effect that occurred in his body. Some people were left crippled
after drinking a monster potion."
Tap! Tap!
A beautiful elf approached Alea hurriedly.
"Princess, The emperor is calling you."
"Father?" Princess Alea was a little bit surprised. She nodded her head and
wondered why her father was calling her. "Lead the way."
The elf guided her to the throne room and Alea entered the room after
announcing her arrival to the emperor.
The elf and the butler didn't enter with Alea as they don't have the right to do
so. They were just attendants of the palace so they couldn't do anything they
want.
Inside the throne room, Alea saw the upper echelons of the empire were also
present in the room. Her face turned serious as she knew that the matter this
time was a serious one as her father called her and the upper echelons of the
empire. Her siblings were also present in the room.
Alea took a deep breath as she glanced at the grim expression of the upper
echelons. She then turned her eyes towards her father, the emperor of the
Eternal Empire.
A handsome man with long blonde hair was sitting on the throne. He looked
like a young man but he was more than a hundred years old. He was wearing
a white cape with golden embroidery. A greenish formal clothes that have the
same design and on her body was a greyish pants.
He was Eidnas Zarkanan, the current emperor of the Eternal Empire. He was
a powerful man that reign the entire empire.
"Listen... I will only say it once so listen carefully." The emperor opened his
mouth and said in a dignified tone. The emperor slowly narrated what
happened.
While listening to the emperor's words, Alea's face grew worse. She was
stunned by what she heard.
She understood was countless monsters were flooding the walls of the
empire. The reason was that the goblin executioner and the troll overlord
were fighting in the deeper parts of the forest. All of the monsters below the
third evolution flew away in fear. They couldn't handle the extreme
aftershocks of the battle.
But why was those two powerful monster fighting to begin with? Those two
monsters were living peacefully inside the forest and no one bothered them
but who would have thought that they would fight today.
"We wouldn't bother ourselves with their affair. We will just protect the
empire and eliminate all the monsters that tried to attack the empire." The
emperor said in a loud voice.
Everyone here knew that the fifth evolution monsters here were under the
wings of monster lords. They wouldn't do anything that would provoke those
powerful monsters so they would just let them fight and protect the empire.
Of course, if they approached the empire, the emperor wouldn't hesitate to
give an order to fight them.
...
Souta gritted his teeth in anger and he smashed his fist on the wall of the
room.
Bang!
A lot of things already transpired even though it wasn't even a year since he
came into this world. It seems that trouble was approaching him intentionally.
"Shit! What is happening outside!?" Souta cursed loudly as he stomped his

foot on the ground.
Why is everything not going according to his plan?
Boom!
A loud booming sound echoed in the entire dungeon. The whole dungeon
was shaking as if it was afraid of the deafening sound outside.
"Shit!" Souta looked at the ceiling and he tightly knitted his brows as he saw
the cracks on it.
The cracks spread out like a spider web across the walls and ground.
"Let's go, Yuko!" Souta shouted and he ran towards the exit of the dungeon.
In truth, he was planning to stay here until the commotion outside stop before
he exited this dungeon with Yuko. He knew that it was extremely dangerous
outside as he didn't know what monsters were fighting.
Souta and Yuko had to exit the dungeon because the dungeon would collapse
at any moment. He doesn't want to be buried alive and that's why he was
going to leave despite the risk outside the dungeon.
Various scenarios were appearing in Souta's mind. He was trying to guess

what's the cause of this event. He was also racking his brain on how to get out
of this situation alive.
The exit of the dungeon was already in Souta and Yuko's sight. They didn't
notice that the pressure disappeared and the loud booming sound vanished.
Souta was focused on leaving this dungeon that's why he neglected the
changes in his surrounding.
Bang!
"Daaaaamn! Let me!!"
Cracks continued to spread out as Souta and Yuko jumped towards the exit of
the dungeon.
The two landed on the ground leaving a trail of smoke. Souta quickly turned
his head and saw the dungeon collapsed. He felt pain as this was a mid-level
dungeon. He didn't even manage to bring out the loots of the dungeon.
It was at this moment that he noticed that something was wrong. It was too
silent. He slowly turned his head and saw the scene behind him.
Chapter 231 - Welcome...!
Souta opened his eyes widely when he saw the group of monsters behind
him. He was horrified at the scene where everyone was above the second
evolution stage.
He subconsciously gulped while looking at the various monsters in front of

him. But the two monsters in front made him feel hopeless upon seeing it.
The two monsters were the goblin executioner and the troll overlord. Both of
them were fifth evolution monster. In the game, a fifth evolution monster was
level 80+. It was an extremely powerful enemy and ally.
A nightmare in the eyes of humans and demis. They could easily raze a city
on their own.
Back in the game when Souta was still Blood, he could fight and defeat a
fifth evolution monster in a one on one fight without any problem. He could
finish the fight in just a few minutes. Of course, that's if his opponent was a
new evolved monster. If it was a veteran fifth evolution monster at level 90+
then Souta would have a problem dealing with it. He wouldn't be able to
escape unscathed fighting that kind of opponent. And that's if Souta didn't use
all of his power.
All of Souta's equipment was universal grade, the highest grade of equipment
in the whole universe. Some people also called it indestructible artifacts.
Every universal grade item, equipment, or weapon in the world came from
the primordial era, the era before the war twenty thousand years ago. Since
then, there's no record that universal grade artifacts being broken or shattered.
In fact, even if low-level creatures fought the universal artifacts would suffer
damage but it would miraculously recover after one day.
No one knew the reason why. They only said that it must be some lost secret
method of the ancient powerhouse back in that era. They even said that
universal item grade wasn't the highest but until now they didn't find any
artifacts that were higher than universal grade artifacts.
Speaking of Souta's universal artifacts, all of it has equipment skill and if

Souta simultaneously used it then he would be able to kill a fifth evolution
monster in an instant.
The strength of the [Soul Blood Earring], the power of souls.
The power of the [Flesh Eating Scythe], the gluttony.
Every universal artifact possessed great power. That's why Souta was bent on
collecting his equipment set in the game. He would gain unrivaled power
once he got ahold of his equipment set. No, one below gods would be able to
fight him at that moment even though he had a low level.
Back at the moment, sweat formed on his forehead as he saw the two fifth
evolution monster. The goblin executioner and the troll overlord.
'Don't tell me... They are the cause of that earthquake.' Souta said inwardly.
He didn't dare to utter a single sound or move an inch from his position. He
knew very well that he was in a very dangerous situation.
The two fifth evolution monsters have some wounds in their bodies. Their
blood was dripping on the ground from their wounds. With this, Souta was
sure that they were the ones who caused that earthquake.
They were injured. Yes, they were injured, and despite knowing that Souta
still didn't dare to lower his guard. That f.u.c.ker, the fifth evolution monster,
was extremely powerful to the point that it could kill Souta in just a single
slap. No, he would die before the slap landed on his body. This level of
monster could effortlessly kill a six-circle officer so he didn't have a chance
to defeat it.
Even if these two monsters were on death's door, Souta still wouldn't be able
to do anything to them. The fifth evolution monster was entirely different
from the third evolution monster where he could somehow wound them.
"Mmnnn..." Yuko whimpered beside Souta while looking at the monster. She
was afraid of the aura of these creatures and Souta could understand it.
Souta patted her head and said, "Don't worry. We won't die in this place."
Behind the goblin executioner and the troll warlord was a group of monsters
above second evolution. Souta wouldn't be able to defeat the weakest monster
in this group.
The goblin executioner stepped forward and looked down at Souta. It's huge
body completely blocked Souta's vision. Its seven meters body stood in front
of Souta like a strong pillar.
This goblin couldn't be called tall anymore, he's a giant. Seven meters for a
goblin executioner. Yuko couldn't even reach his chest if she stood up.
This goblin became huge because of his past evolution. It was related to body
strengthening and maybe he mutated like him in some way. A normal goblin
executioner wasn't a large as this one. A normal executioner was just a two-
meter tall goblin. This one was just exceptional.
Back in the game, this goblin executioner was a famous goblin that rampages
throughout the battlefield when the demons reached this place.
The shadow of the goblin executioner covered Souta's entire body.
Thud!
The troll overlord stepped forward and said something to the goblin
executioner.
The goblin executioner replied by saying, "I don't know, It is lord's order."
When Souta heard it, he understood that the goblin executioner didn't care
about him and Yuko. It seems that the monster above him was ordering him
to bring Souta and Yuko.
Souta didn't need to think twice about it. He quickly understood that he
somehow piqued a monster lord's attention. It means that he was the cause of
this incident. He didn't need to blame anyone.
A butterfly effect... Something like that.
'The chances of getting out of this place is close to none.' Souta thought while
looking at the goblin executioner.
The troll overlord glanced at Souta before he said, "I'm going now. Don't you
dare cause any more problem in my territory?"
When he found that the goblin executioner came here because of a lord's
order, he stopped preventing the goblin from doing something on his
territory. Well, all the monsters in this world respected and followed the
monster lords. Even if the troll had another lord, he still wouldn't stop the
goblin as it was under a lord's direct order.
That's how powerful and respected a monster lord in the circle of monsters.
The troll overlord left without saying any nonsense. Souta and Yuko could
only watch him leave.
The goblin executioner pointed his finger at Souta and said, "You, come with
me." He then turned around without waiting for Souta's reply.
Souta sighed in relief when he heard those words. He learned the basic goblin
language when he evolved into High End Goblin back then so he understood
the goblin executioner's words who spoke such language.
The third and fourth evolution monsters around were all glancing at him as if
he was a rare animal. They were wondering how he caught their lord's
attention. A weakling like this one piqued their lord's attention.
Souta and Yuko just walked forward without minding those looks. The two
of them followed the goblin executioner. Just one wrong move and Souta
knew that they were going to die.
Just one third evolution monster was enough to destroy him and Yuko in his
current condition. And right now, dozen of monsters encircle him. Souta was
sweating heavily as he was too nervous.
...
The group walked for almost thirty minutes deep in the forest. Souta couldn't
follow the time as he was too busy looking at the powerful monsters around
him. He couldn't rest easy while being surrounded by these monsters.
He was paranoid... He was in his weakest condition and this happened of all
time.
The goblin executioner stood in front of a thirty-meter tall tree. He released

some of his aura.
Ohm!
Souta and Yuko felt overwhelming pressure in the atmosphere just by

looking at the aura of the goblin executioner. They were not the target but
they could still felt the heavy weight that was pressing their shoulders.
A fifth evolution monster was really on a different league.
After a few moments, the roots of the tree moved. It opened a path leading
underground. The path was so wide that it could fit the seven-meter tall
goblin executioner.
This path led to the place where a monster lord resides.
Souta subconsciously gulped while looking at this. From his memory, he

recalled that there were ten monster lords in this forest. Each one of them
secretly managed a part of the forest. He just couldn't recall who's monster
lord manages the goblin executioner.
"Let's go!" The goblin executioner glanced at Souta and said. He then went
down with heavy steps.
Souta and Yuko followed him. The underground place was so deep and it
took them twenty minutes of walking before they arrived in a very wide
place.
"Welcome to the monster world...!"

Souta squinted his eyes as the light shone brightly. The whole place was like
the one in the Undead Sanctuary. The crystals on the ceiling were shining
brightly and it gives off 'the sun' vibe of this place.
This whole place was a another huge ecosystem that looks like another world.
Different types of monsters were all over the place.
Chapter 232 - Monster Lord of
Destruction
[You've entered a Great Labyrinth, the House of a Monster Lord!]
A familiar sound rang inside Souta's head.
Countless different monster could be seen around the place. Some of the
monsters here were rare species that could hardly found on the surface.
Souta and Yuko didn't stop moving as both of them continued to follow the
goblin executioner.
Rare plants and trees also stood around the place. If humans and demis got to
know a place like this then they would try to get their hands on these
resources. Special fruits and herbs that could sell for dozen platinum coins
were here just like a normal plant.
These fruits or herbs could increase a person's energy capacity, strength, or

agility. Every plant has its own use. Some plants could help a person's
healing ability while some were poison.
This place was rich in energy. That's why some of the rare plants sprouted
here.
If Souta wasn't used to seeing a treasure stove like this then his greed would
consume him and create a trouble in this place. Other people wouldn't be able
to control their l.u.s.t and desire but Souta was different. This level of
treasure was nothing to him. His equipment set was still unrivaled.
The treasure of the number one player of the game wasn't a joke at all. His
total possession surpassed those from large kingdoms and countries.
Well, Souta would be lying if he said that he's not tempted at the things that
he saw here in this place. Those things could increase his strength so he
wanted to get his hands on those fruits and plants.
He and Yuko would benefit greatly if they could freely eat those things just
like other monsters in this place.
The monsters around stopped what they were doing as they glanced in
Souta's direction. They were talking to each other but Souta couldn't
understand them. [Goblin Language] was the only language that he knew. He
didn't grow up in this place so he was ignorant of the world of monsters.
Souta shook his head and remove those unnecessary thoughts in his mind. He
was going to meet a monster lord so he should prepare himself. If he angered
the monster lord then he should bid goodbye to his life.
This place was so huge that it took them another twenty minutes of walking
before they arrived in a huge castle-like place.
"We're here! You're going to meet our Lord!" The goblin executioner said in
a warning tone.
Gulp!
Souta gulped as he nodded his head. He stretched out his hand and patted
Yuko telling her not to worry.
'I won't let you die here in this place...'
Souta and Yuko entered the castle-like structure. They were standing in front
of a huge exquisite golden-colored door. The door opened on its own and the
two entered the room after they heard someone said, "come in".
Those two words were flawless. It contained some sort of power that calm
him down. Souta and Yuko naturally move their feet and stepped inside the
room as if they were used to entering this room. No, some strange power was
pushing them inside the room.
Souta opened his eyes and faced everything. The ceiling that came into his
view was very high and very broad. The walls were predominantly white
with golden decorations and highlights. The red carpet ran down the center of
the room. Around it was powerful monsters above third evolution.
At the throne at the center of the room was a figure. It was a figure of a small
girl with long chestnut color hair that was tied in twintails. Her two reptilian
eyes were observing Souta's movements. There's a faint smile on her face that
showed her sharp fangs.
A blue-colored gem was embedded on the center of her forehead. At the side
of the blue-colored gem was a pair of black small horns. The ears of the small
girl were like the ears of a fox. One could see scales below her eyes. The
small girl wasn't an ordinary person. Her figures showed that she was a demi
but her features showed otherwise. Especially, the gem on her forehead and
at the center of her chest.
The gem was none other than the famed monster orb of monsters.
The small girl was wearing revealing armor that covered her private parts.
Black with silver decoration armor that looks like a dragon covered her body
parts.
Souta opened his eyes widely when he saw the appearance of the small girl
that was sitting on the throne. Memories of the game flooded his entire mind.
He recalled the events that happened in the game that was related to the
character in front of him.
One of the most famous monster lords. The most active and distinguished
monster lord in the game was this small girl.
Raeshka, the monster lord of destruction, the destruction queen. One of the
most powerful monster lords in the entire forest of eternal light. There were
ten monster lords in the forest of eternal light and Raeshka was in the top 3 in
terms of fighting ability of all the monster lords in this place.
A monster lord rarely involved themselves in the affairs of humans and

demis. But Raeshka was different from other monster lords. At chaotic times,
she brought out her force and fought the demons to a standstill. She even
fought one of the ten commandments of the God's Will.
Souta could clearly remember when she fought a commandment in a one on
one battle. That battle shook the entire continent as the humans and demis
once again understood the power of the fearsome monster lord. But even
then, she still couldn't defeat the commandments of the God's Will.
The monster lords were gods and deities of monsters. They were at the same
level. They were the counterpart of gods and deities in this world.
And the commandments were at the level of gods and deities.
The battle between one of the commandments and Raeshka was so fierce that
it burned down several countries on this continent. It was one of the
memorable fights in the entire game history.
Souta wouldn't be able to forget that scene. Even his full power back then
wasn't sure if he could fight her on equal ground.
"You really looked like a demi-human!" Raeshka exclaimed as soon as she

saw his face. "Your facial structure didn't resemble any goblin corruptor like
you."
Of course, Souta's face looked like the one he got in the past when he was
still a human. It was different from the goblin in this place. The only
difference was that the color of his skin was dark green. If he changed his
skin tone, then Souta would even doubt that he was a goblin.
Raeshka stood up and she floated towards him. She stopped in front of him as
she looked straight at his eyes. "You may be able to fool the humans and
demis but you will never be able to fool higher level of a monster like me. I
could sense the bloodline that's flowing in your veins. The bloodline of a
goblin. You will never be able to hide it."
A higher level of monster was sensitive to other monsters. They could easily
guess the level of evolution of other monsters and types of species with just a
single look.
"..." Souta didn't say anything as he let the other party do whatever she
wanted. It's still not the time to negotiate with her.
"Ever since you enter this forest you already piqued my interest. I saw a
monster living with humans and demis as if he was one of them. I have a lot
of time so I busied myself observing that certain monster." Raeshka said as
she went back to her throne. "You know what I found...? That monster is
really living with humans and demis as one of them. The people around him
didn't have an idea that he's a monster. What a freak!?"
Souta knew that she was talking about him. There's no monster that was
living in the humans and demis as one of them except for him. He even knew
the language of humans and demis.
"I'm curious why would a goblin like you live with humans and demis? I
want to know what's in your mind. Can you satisfy my curiosity?" Raeshka
smiled as she asked Souta in a tone that she wouldn't let him leave this place
if she wasn't satisfied by his answer.
"...I don't know... I just live with them. The other goblins in my tribe died so I
went with humans and demis. I tried to learn their language so that I could
converse with them. Everything is for me to survive." Souta replied to her
with a serious expression. Of course, he was lying to her. He wouldn't say
that he was a human in his past life that's why he tried to live with them. He
wouldn't say that he learned the language of humans and demis with the help
of the system.
Chapter 233 - Impress me! Show me
what you learned in human and
demi country!
"...You don't know...?" Raeshka frowned while looking at him. After a while,
a smile appeared on her face and she said, "Tell me what you experience in
human and demi country? I want to hear stories about them."
Souta breathed a sigh of relief after he found that Raeshka's attitude was still
the same just like in the game. He knew what he should do to leave this
place. He just needed to be careful of his next move. After all, he doesn't
want to die in this place.
He slowly narrated what he experienced to Raeshka. From the part where he

met Jimmy up to the time when he arrived in the Eternal Empire. Souta
patiently told her what he experienced. He only left a few things such as his
system from his story.
"Oh..." Raeshka listened to his story with interest in her eyes. The story about
a monster living in human kingdoms was pretty interesting. Souta was the
first monster that she knew who was living among humans and demis without
being found out as monsters.
Well, Souta's appearance was a big factor in why the humans and demis
didn't think of him as monsters. His facial structures resembled a human more
than a goblin. His appearance will not matter once he evolved into the third
evolution. He wouldn't be able to hide his best feram forever. Powerful and
sensitive humans would be able to detect it once he had best feram in his
body.
It took more than two hours before Souta finished his storytelling. He even
told the details of his adventure to Raeshka. He told her everything in his
journey.
"Oh? So you're saying you are strong but I don't see it." Raeshka asked while
looking at Souta. She slightly tilted her head as she was confused. She
couldn't understand why Souta said that he was strong even though she
couldn't feel anything from him.
"Of course, for you I'm weak," Souta said as he shrugged his shoulders with a
helpless expression.
No matter how powerful a second evolution, it was still weak compared to a

monster lord. Even if Souta was at the fourth evolution stage, he was still an
insect in front of Raeshka. There's not much difference between the second
evolution and the fourth evolution for her. She could easily squash all of
them.
"But... Among the second evolution monster in this place, I think no one
would be able to defeat me." Souta said confidently as he glanced at her
reaction.
"Oh? You're that confident. If what you told me is true then you really
possessed some skills. You have the body of a monster that could evolve and
you also have the skills and abilities of humans and demis." Raeshka said as a
faint smile appeared on her face. She rested her chin on her hand before she
added, "Let me see how strong is a monster that is living with humans and
demis. From what I could see those monsters are all weaklings."
She was talking about the monsters that submit to tamers. No tamer got to
own a monster lord in history so for her, those monsters were all weak.
Everything was weak below monster lord. Even the divine tamer in the game
didn't own any monster lord. The divine tamer only possessed several fifth
evolution monsters.
Well, the nine-headed hydra that Souta had in the game was also a fifth
evolution monster. It was just a fourth evolution monster at first but hydra
evolved throughout their journey.
'What if I tamed a monster lord this time?' A question entered Souta's mind
while looking at Raeshka. Maybe, he could let Yuko evolve into a monster
lord but the problem was that he doesn't have much knowledge about tamer.
At least, he had experience in evolving his pet into the fifth evolution stage in
the game.
He shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind. There's no
point in thinking about things that he wouldn't be able to achieve with his
current strength.
"I'm extremely confident in my fighting skills and experience," Souta said to

her. He was confident that he could easily defeat a normal second evolution
monster but for those rare and powerful second evolution monsters, Souta
wasn't sure if he could win without taking injuries.
There's a huge risk in fighting the monster of this place. Their body was
enhanced to the limit using the resources of this place so they were far
stronger than the monsters on the surface.
"I see that you're confident in your strength. Humans and demis are confident
and arrogant. They influenced you for you to have the same kind of attitude."
Raeshka spoke slowly as she removed her eyes from Souta and glanced at the
monsters behind him. "Call all the strongest second evolution stage monster. I
will create some fighting feast to liven up our boring lives."
A fourth evolution monster bowed and nodded at her words.
Souta took a deep breath as he knew that he had to satisfy Raeshka's

curiosity. He looked around and said, "Okay, I'll fight anyone but I don't
think I'll be able to show you my true strength with my current condition."
"Oh, right? From your story, you damaged your mana pool by taking a
monster potion." Raeshka exclaimed as she recalled his story. "That's what
you get from borrowing the power of best feram when your body shouldn't
have that kind of power. You know that it's too early for a second evolution
monster to have the best feram so why take it when you already know its
effect?"
"Well, due to certain circ.u.mstances I was forced to take it. I told you before
that I don't want to die. So this is just a small price for me to survive that
calamity." Souta replied to her with a serious expression.
He wasn't lying to her every time he told her his experience.
"Hahaha, what a funny guy we have here!!" Raeshka suddenly laughed

loudly while holding her stomach. "Don't lie to me. You got attached to those
humans and demis. You fought to protect them not to protect yourself. From
your story, I could feel that you are close to them. You can easily escape but
you didn't. You know deep inside yourself why you fought those people."
Souta tilted his head in confusion when he heard her words. He could indeed
avoid those fights but he didn't do so.
He fought and took the risk because of the quest rewards. That's what he
thought all along but it seems that he was growing attached to his life in
Ladros city. He didn't understand it at first but he felt glad when he found that
his classmates were fine after that fierce battle.
Souta looked down at his palm and thought, 'Did I really fought to protect
them? Protect? I'm not suited for this kind of thing. I still prefer to demolish
the people that got in my way.'
"Accept it already, a monster like you wanted to live together with humans
and demis. Deep inside yourself, you must want to become a human or demi
like them so that no problem will occur regarding your true identity."
Raeshka said with a faint smile on her face while looking at Souta's
expression.
"Nope, I just felt it was quite inconvenient living as a monster in human and
demi's country. You know, I needed to mind my movements every time so
that no one would be able to discover that I'm a monster." Souta nodded as he
shrugged his shoulder and opened his palm. He still rejected the thoughts that
he fought for the sake of other people.
"I see that you couldn't accept it..." Raeshka said in a deep tone as she looked
straight at his eyes. She then shook her head and said, "Well, it doesn't matter
as you will understand what I'm saying someday in the future."
"I will understand it someday...?" Souta muttered in a low voice as he slightly

turned his head and glanced at Yuko who was staying silent behind him. It
seems that she's following his words.
The door behind him opened and a fourth evolution monster entered the
room. The monster bowed its head and said, "My Lord, I already called all
the second evolution stage monster. They are the strongest monster in this
place."
"I see... Good job." Raeshka smiled and she stood up after she heard the
report of her subject. She looked at Souta and said, "They are here! I'll give
you a chance to showcase yourself in front of a monster lord! Impress me!
Show me what you learned in human and demi country!"
Her voice couldn't hide the excitement in her tone. She really wanted to see
some action coming from an unknown variable like Souta.
"Let's go! It's time to watch some interesting things after a long time!"
Raeshka then walked past Souta and left the room leaving those words.
Souta looked at her back and sighed. He then took a deep breath and
muttered, "I guess I have no choice but to demolish the monster in this place.
I'll let them see the power of a battle mage. I'm counting on you, Yuko."
Chapter 234 - Restore
Souta followed Raeshka with Yuko behind him. He didn't have a mana so he
will count on Yuko's mana. He had [Pet Resonance] skill so he could borrow
Yuko's mana and her senses. It was a skill of a tamer that could let him
combine his and her strength.
If Souta level up this skill then he would be able to borrow her stats and add
it to his own after a certain point.
Even though Yuko's mana pool wasn't large as his it was still enough to cast a
few dozen spells.
Souta and Yuko went outside and saw Raeshka standing in front of countless
different monsters.
'There are more than a million monsters under Raeshka's rule.' Souta thought
as he recalled how her force fought back the demons that invade this place.
This force was enough to invade a huge country like Hebrei kingdom. Every
army of a monster lord could rival those of a huge country and this was one
of the reasons why no one dared to provoke a monster lord.
But the problem was that the most powerful monster didn't live in the Forest
of Eternal and instead, they could be found in the infamous Dark Forest, the
largest forest on the entire continent. Also one of the forbidden areas on the
continent.
Powerful and vicious monsters live in Dark Forest. According to the founder
of the Adventurers Guild, the number of the monster lord in that place
exceeded the number of the monster lord in the Forest of Eternal Light. Third
and fourth evolution stage monster could be found anywhere in that place. If
one didn't possess the power of an S-rank, then they wouldn't be able to last
that long in that place full of monsters.
Of course, this information wasn't made to the public.

In the past, countless human and demi countries tried to force their way to
that forest but no one managed to own it. Those countries were annihilated in
a single night by an unknown monster.
"I'll set up an arena where you will fight the goblin corruptor here!" Raeshka
said to her subjects as she pointed at Souta who just got out of the castle. "I'll
reward anyone who managed to defeat him so try your best to show him your
powers! Try your best to impress me and I'll fulfill one of your wishes to the
limit of my powers!"
All the monsters in the view looked at Souta. They observed this unknown
goblin corruptor. This was the first time they saw him in this place so they
were unfamiliar with him. Also, this unknown goblin corruptor went out of
the castle of their lord. It seems that their lord was close to this goblin.
"Am I included in that?" Souta asked as he pointed at his nose.
Raeshka turned her gaze at him and nodded, "Yes, you are included. If you
successfully defeat all the challengers then I'll fulfill one of your wishes."
"Then, do you have a plan to let me go?" Souta asked her.
"No," Raeshka said without hesitation.
"I see..." Souta nodded and he turned his head to the monsters before he said,
"Then, my wish is to leave this place. I want you to let me go and safely leave
this place after I defeated all the challenges."
"Are you sure you want to leave this place? This is a paradise for monsters.
No humans or demis would be able to hunt monsters in this place. All the
monsters under my protection are safe in this place." Raeshka said to him in a
deep tone. "You must know that your human and demi friends will someday
found your true identity. You will be hunted by their country. You can forget
them and stay in this place."
"Hays... I think you wouldn't be able to understand it even if I tell you. I told
you before that I'm doing it for my survival but that's not all. I'm doing it to
strengthen myself. I don't want to stay in this place where my safety is
guaranteed. I wouldn't grow stronger and I want to experience the true nature
of this world in my own two hands. That's all and one day I'll become a
monster lord like you." Souta said as he looked at his own two hands. It's true
that this place was safe but that's only until version 1 ends.
The demons will attack this place in the future and if he didn't grow stronger
at that time he will become a cannon fodder. There's an event where Raeshka
will be forced to fight a commandment. He got to say that this place will
become a battlefield in the future.
He also wouldn't be able to take a quest in this place or hunt monsters if he

was under Raeshka's rule. His growth rate would slow down if that happens.
Even if he could hunt monsters in this place, he would still have a hard time
triggering a quest in a place like this one. If he didn't get a quest Souta
wouldn't be able to get a skill point so his rank promotion would stop at his
current stage, Rank 1 Battle Mage.
He wouldn't replace a short time of peace for this. He would prefer to

undergo a dangerous quest so that he could get stronger. He doesn't want to
let his life be in others' hands.
"If that's what you want then I'll fulfill it. That's if you successfully defeat
them." Raeshka said as she glanced at Souta's face. She felt overflowing
confidence coming from Souta. She couldn't even understand where his
confidence coming from.
She didn't mock him for saying that he'll become a monster lord one day.
Countless monsters wanted to become a monster lord but only a few
monsters managed to do it. She knew how hard and how long it takes for her
to become a monster lord. She didn't have an idea at that time in the past that
she will become a monster lord.
"Okay, I'll believe in you." Souta nodded and said in a low voice. He didn't
need to doubt the words of a monster lord. She also didn't have a reason to lie
to him. Monsters were different from humans and demis who would lie all
the time.
Monsters were simple-minded creatures. For them, strength was everything.

If a monster was strong then other monsters would worship that strong
monster. If a monster was weak then the strong monster would consume it.
That's all. It wasn't as complicated in human and demi countries where people
were scheming to each other.
Rumble!
The ground trembled and an arena slowly rose up from the ground. The rows
of monsters split up as they surrounded the huge arena.
Souta felt the best feram in the atmosphere moving nonstop. He moved his
eyes and saw Raeshka waving her right hand. It seems that she was the one
who created the arena in front of them.
'A monster lord is really unfathomable. I couldn't see the depth of her
strength.' He thought while looking at her.
A chair made of rare stone emerged from the ground and Raeshka sat on it.
She then glanced at Souta and said, "You can go now."
Souta nodded and he moved his feet. He strode forward and entered the
arena.
Tap!
He lightly tapped the ground with his feet and found that the stage was made
of pure solid mana stone. It was hard as it contained an enormous amount of
energy that strengthened it to the limit.
'So it's fine if I go all out.' Souta thought as he swept his eyes across the
second evolution monsters. He knew that they were his opponents as he was
also a second evolution monster. Raeshka wouldn't let a third evolution
monster fight him. She wasn't that kind of individual.
"They are your opponents," Raeshka said as she pointed at the group of
second evolution monster.
'I'm right.' Souta's mouth curved upwards. He could feel and sense that all of
these second evolution monsters were at the peak. They reached their limit
and were about to evolve.
He moved his eyes and met the eyes of these monsters.
Black Orc, Freezing Monkey, Two-tailed Salamander, Berserk Kobold,

Flame Wings Pigeon, White Stripe Wolf, and Three eyes Crocodile. Souta
could even see a goblin corruptor like him.
All these monsters were at the second evolution stage. They were at the peak
and were powerful among the other second evolution monster.
"Oh right? I forgot that you're going to show me the power of a monster that
learned human and demi's skills!" Raeshka exclaimed and she vanished from
her position. She then reappeared in front of Souta.
"Eh...!" Souta subconsciously took a step back when Raeshka appeared in

front of him.
"Here... I'll repair your mana pool so that you could show me your full
potential and let me watch an entertaining show." Raeshka stretched out her
hand and she tapped Souta's forehead with her finger.
Ohm!
Souta felt her energy entered his body. Despite being best feram, his body
didn't reject this powerful energy. It means that Raeksha has fully controlled
her best feram to the point that it wouldn't harm anyone if she didn't will it.
Just like how Bargan controlled his flames.
Swoosh!
Souta felt his mana pool being repaired at high speed. Energy started to form
and took a shape inside his body.
After one minute, Raeshka removed her finger on his forehead. She smiled
and went back to her chair.
"Okay, I'm expecting a good show. If you don't impress me then you'll face
the consequences."
Chapter 235 - How about letting me
fight all of them?
Alea was looking at the monster tide with a frown on her face. She was
thinking if the monster before was connected to this monster tide.
She met Bryan and the rest when dozens of second evolution stage monsters
were attacking them. She didn't hesitate and help them fend off those
monsters. That's how they met.
At that time, she didn't think much about it but now that a monster tide
appeared she couldn't help but connect the two incidents.
Their empire detected a clash of two fifth evolution stage monsters. A clash
of two powerful monsters shook a part of the forest. That's why the weaker
monsters fled away in hurry.
'I still think that there's more to it.' Alea thought as she turned around and
entered the palace. Her butler followed her without saying anything.
She will try to investigate what really happened.
...
Souta felt mana flow through his body from his mana pool. It feels good
knowing that he had mana flowing in his body.
"Ah~ this feeling... It feels nostalgic." He groaned as he opened and closed

his palms enjoying the feeling of mana. More than two weeks had passed
ever since he damaged his mana pool. It was frustrating when he couldn't
even use his spells.
He already expected this to happen. For Raeshka, fixing his mana pool was a
simple thing and it's not worth mentioning. She only fixed his mana pool so
that she could watch an entertaining show.
There's no need to get work out and be dramatic in fixing his mana. It was a
simple thing to her. She didn't even need his thanks. A goblin corruptor that
could use mana was still nothing to the level of the monster lord.
If she didn't fix his mana pool then how could she watch the full power of a
monster that knew human and demi skills?
'A simple thing for her but a great thing for me. She didn't even care that she
fixed my mana pool.' Souta couldn't help but sigh. "Hays~ what a great
disparity..."
There's no need to be dramatic or big fight just for him to restore his mana
pool. Raeshka's whim fixed his mana pool. As simple as that.
He then shook his head and focused his attention on the task in front of him.
He was about to say something when he heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Battle of the Second Evolution]: Defeat all the second evolution monsters
and become victorious. Show the world that you're the strongest second
evolution monster. Unrivaled at your level.
Rewards: 10,000 exp, 6 skill points, and 10 free attribute points
'What a good timing...?' A smile formed on Souta's face. It was already in his
plan to show off but to think that he would receive a quest at this moment.
This gives him more reason to trash all of his opponents.
Plus, this was the first time he's going to use his newly gained strength. He
wasn't going to lie by saying that he wasn't excited to test his strength. In fact,
he was eager to test his strength at this moment more than anything. He
already upgraded his class before but he didn't have a chance to test his test.
This leaves his frustrated before.
'These monsters only worth 6 skill points...? Too bad, that's quite
disappointing considering that they are the strongest second evolution stage
monsters in this place.' Souta thought as the grin on his face grew wider.
"Who wants to go first and fight this goblin?" Raeshka asked as she glanced
at her subordinates.
The higher rank monsters were also present. They were curious about the
second evolution stage goblin that piqued the attention of their lord. All of
them have the same question in their mind. How did this lower rank creature
gain the interest of their lord? They wanted to find the answer to this
question.
"I will go first." A three-meter tall black orc stepped forward. The black orc
was holding a massive butcher knife. He was one of the strongest second
evolution orcs in this place.
"Fine. If you defeat him I'll fulfill one of your wishes." Raeshka nodded and
said to the black orc in a plain tone. She then turned her head and looked at
one of her higher rank subordinates. "Don't let anyone die in my watch."
A fourth evolution monster called Elder Treant bowed at her. Elder Treant
was a powerful monster that has the characteristics of a tree. The only
difference was that a treant could bleed with crimson color blood like any
other monster.
The treant of this world shook the knowledge of the players of the treant.
They bashed the developer for not staying true to their knowledge of treant
and created their own treant. What they didn't know was that the treant they
knew was just fake.
Souta just glanced at the Elder Treant. With this level of monster guarding
the battle, he knew that even if he tried to kill his opponents he would still
fail because of this Elder Treant.
The Black Orc entered the stage and stood in front of Souta. He tightly
gripped the massive butcher knife in his hand. Pressure started the leak out of
his body.
'This one is a strong monster... If I didn't have a mana I would have a

problem dealing with this one using my physical strength.' Souta thought
while observing the black orc ten meters away from him.
"You can start fighting... I'm getting bored here." Raeshka said with a bored
expression.
Boom!
A fierce aura suddenly burst out of the black orc's body. He dashed towards
Souta at high speed. He was excited to defeat Souta and get the favor of his
lord.
Swoosh!
He arrived in front of Souta and swung the butcher knife in front of Souta.
The Elder Treant who was watching the battle heightened his senses. If Souta
couldn't block the attack then he would save Souta. For him, a fourth
evolution monster, the movement of a lower existence was too slow in his
eyes.
Souta shifted his body to the side as the butcher knife passed beside him. He
avoided it at hair's length before clenching his fist and he gathered his mana
in his fist.
Bang!
He threw a punch on the side of the black orc and it disrupted the form of the
orc. This punch was stronger than his normal punch as he added his mana in
his fist.
"Ah~ I missed this feeling. Punching someone with mana coating my fist."
Souta muttered with a grin on his face.
Roar!
The black orc roared and his muscles bulge out of his body. He used his trait
skill [Dominant Body] that strengthened his muscles by three-fold.
"It will not work against me," Souta muttered as the ground turned black and
tentacles rose from the ground.
Swoosh!
The tentacles moved quickly and it strangled the body of the black orc. The
black orc didn't expect this at all. He tried to break free from the tentacles
around his body but no matter how much he tried he couldn't break away.
Souta's [Shadow Bind] spell could even bind a third evolution monster for a
few seconds so how could a second evolution monster break free from this
spell easily.
"You lose," Souta said as the tentacles around the black orc tightened. He
then walked forward and stopped in front of the black orc on the ground.
He raised one of his feet and stomped the head of the black orc. He knocked
out the black orc and looked at every second evolution stage monster.
"Oh!? That's not a trait skill or trait of a goblin corruptor. That's a spell of the
humans and demis." Raeshka said after she saw the black tentacles around the
body of the black orc.
Monsters fought using their traits and trait skills but Souta was different from
them. He was a monster that was using the spells and skills of the humans
and demi-humans.
'If Souta continued to evolve and become a higher existence while practicing
the spells and skills of humans... Then... In the future, he would become a
terrifying existence much worse than a monster lord.' Raeshka thought while
looking at Souta with a deep gaze.
There were humans and demi who become powerful with the use of spells
and skills. If Souta managed to reach their level while evolving then in the
future he would become a powerful existence.
There's a possibility that he would become stronger than her.
Souta turned his head to Raeshka and asked, "You want me to show my full
potential, right? Then, how about letting me fight all of them at the same
time? I think that you'll like my performance."
"Oh? Are you sure about it?" A smile appeared on Raeshka's face as she
asked Souta. She didn't expect that Souta would request to fight all the
second evolution monster at the same time. Well, she wouldn't decline him as
she found his suggestion an interesting one. It would make this battle more
entertaining.
"Of course, I also wanted to test my strength against them," Souta said to the
second evolution monsters as he rested his feet on the body of the black orc.
He glanced at Raeshka and added, "One more thing. I'll add Yuko into my
group. I want her to experience fighting the monsters in this place."
"Sure, fight them to your heart's content. As long as it would entertain me

then it's good." Raeshka said as she leaned her back on her chair. Things were
getting interesting.
Chapter 236 - Battle of the Second
Evolution Monsters 1
Raeshka looked at her subordinates and said, "This goblin is underestimating
all of you! You can go and fight him at the same time! Just defeat this goblin
with everything you've got!"
Roar!
The group of second evolution monsters roared loudly that shook the entire
area. Their immense aura was bursting out of their bodies and it made the
ground tremble.
They were going to show Souta the defeat. He underestimated them so it's
natural that they show him his powers. Morals? There were no morals
between monsters. They were going to fight him at the same time just like
what their lord said.
Just follow the words of their lord. That's it. Nothing more and nothing less.
"Pretty interesting..." Souta commented with a smile on his face. He then

added, "Yuko, come here with me. You'll also fight them and show them
your powers."
Roar!
Yuko roared as she smashed the ground while looking at the group of second
evolution monsters. If her master wanted her to fight them then she will
follow his order and fight them without any fear. All of this was for her
master to praise her and pat her.
"Come." Souta taunted them without showing any fear. He was excited to use
his power after a long time.
Roar!
The whole area was flooded with the monster's battle intent. Normal human
and demis wouldn't be able to handle this level of pressure.
A one-meter tall monkey with light blue color fur pounced at him. Not just
the monkey but the other second evolution stage monsters also pounced at
him.
Souta smirked as the ground turned black and dozens of black tentacles rose
from the black ground.
[Shadow Bind]!
The monster already expected this spell as they saw it before so they quickly
moved their bodies away and surround him and Yuko.
Souta controlled the black tentacles as all of it stretched out and shoot
towards the monsters around him.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
"You can go, Yuko. Just be careful and don't let anyone of them defeat you."
Souta said to Yuko. He was confident that Yuko could match one or two of
these monsters. He just needed to watch her so that these monsters couldn't
overwhelm her with numbers.
Honestly, he thought that only a few monsters would fight her as Raeshka
said that they only needed to defeat him not Yuko.
Roar!
Yuko roared in response to his words before she charged towards the group
of second evolution stage monsters.
The black tentacles supported her by separating her opponents from other
monsters. It was distracting the monsters that she wasn't going to fight. That's
the only thing Souta would do for her. It's up to her to defeat her opponents.
Bang! Bang!
Yuko pounced on the giant crocodile in front of her. She wrestled with the
crocodile using her full strength but the crocodile possessed a strength that
could match her.
Roar!
She turned her head as she felt extreme pain in her shoulder. What she saw
was a wolf with white stripes biting her right shoulder.
While she was distracted the crocodile bit her arm that caused her to groan in
pain. She opened her mouth widely and flames shoot out towards the
crocodile.
[Burning Shout]!
The giant crocodile was forced to release the arm that it bit. Yuko's trait skill
didn't do that much damage to the crocodile because of its thick skin.
Yuko grabbed the wolf on her back and she smashed it on the ground. She
then raised both of her arms and heavily smashed it on the wolf.
Boom!
The rest of the second evolution monsters were softly avoiding the black
tentacles left and right. Only a few slow monsters got caught by the black
tentacles.
A two-tailed salamander opened its mouth widely and waves of flames shoot
out of its mouth. The waves of flames flew towards Souta at high speed.
Swoosh!
Souta felt the heat behind him so he turned around. He also felt the flames
that passed through some of his tentacles. Before seeing what was behind
him, he already had an idea about what it is.
After he turned his head towards the sea of flames, he felt cold on his side.
The Freezing monkey just used its trait skill called [Cold Wind].
A cold wind that could freeze people shoot at Souta's side.
The Flame wings pigeon ten meters above the surface also used its trait skill
called [Flame Slash]. The pigeon strongly flapped its wings and flame blades
flew out of its wings.
Three different monsters used their trait skill to finish Souta. Their attacks
were in different directions so Souta would be having a hard time protecting
himself. Also, he couldn't avoid these attacks as he would enter the attacking
range of the other monsters if he moved from his position. If he didn't move
from his position then these attacks would hit his body.
So what's he's going to do? Move the black tentacles and used it to protect
him.
"...I don't have a choice, do I?" Souta exhaled and said while looking at the
monsters that were attacking him.
Swoosh!!
The sea of flames arrived in front of him and swallowed his whole body. The
[Cold Wind] of the freezing monkey landed on his body and it caused a
reaction with the sea of flames. The [Cold Wind] trait skill has moisture in it
so when flames collided with it, it created a mist that covered the entire area
around him.
Then, the flame blade caused an explosion as soon as it landed on Souta's

body.
Boom!
The explosion slightly shook the ground and it blew the mist away. The
smoke caused by the explosion replaced the mist that was covering the area.
"Oh? That's good! It seems that he was stronger than what he told me in the
story!" Raeshka said with an amused expression when she saw what
happened. She heard Souta's story before from his mouth so she had an idea
about his strength but to think that he was stronger than what he told her
amused her.
Moments like this one entertain her. She thought that it would be a boring
match if Souta's capabilities were what he told her.
"It's really fun to watch it personally than just listened to the story." She said
with a smile on her face.
What she didn't know that a few days ago Souta was as strong as the Souta in
his story. He just undergoes a class advancement recently so his overall
strength grew stronger. He didn't include the time in the Eternal Empire in the
story as nothing worth mentioning happened there.
He also couldn't say that he advanced his class to Raeshka. It was a secret to
this world that he had a system. He doesn't want to be hunted by large
countries. Many countries would be interested in him if they knew that he
had a system power. He would become a specimen or lab rat to investigate
what's the system in his mind. They would try anything to understand what is
the system and Souta didn't want that to happen.
If the large country, especially the three great countries, saw something they
couldn't understand they would try to grab ahold of it. If that thing could
bring them power then they would try everything to acquire it. That's just
how human and demi's mind works.
Souta too was like that... And he knew it. He's a hypocrite. Everything for his
benefits.
...
The other high-rank monsters were also surprised when they saw what
happened to Souta. They finally had an idea why their lord was interested in
this goblin.
Swoosh!!
The smoke slowly dissipated and everyone saw that Souta was standing in his
position before without a hint of scratch in his body. He was unscathed after
taking those three trait skills. The only difference was that there were ten fist-
size black balls floating behind him in a circle.
Souta slowly swept his eyes across the monsters around him. The aura around
him was calm but everyone could feel the invisible pressure around him. Just
by standing in his position, he was pressuring everyone.
It was because he was unscathed after those three attacks. They didn't even
understand what happened except for the higher ranking monsters. They also
didn't know the purpose of the ten fist-size black balls behind Souta.
"Let me increase its power first," Souta muttered as he pulled the vajra sword
out of its sheath. He had a [Weapon Caster] skill that he received when he
advanced his class to Battle Mage before. The effect of this skill was that the
power of his spells would increase by 10% if he was holding a weapon. The
catalysts that mage always used were excluded in this.
"Argh! I'll defeat you!!" The Freezing monkey yelled as it pounced at Souta.
Of course, Souta couldn't understand him. His language was different from
Souta.
Swoosh!
The Freezing monkey pulled back its fist before throwing it at Souta's face.
Souta didn't even try to avoid the punch of the monkey. He just looked at it
with a grin on his face.
Bang!
The fist of the Freezing monkey stopped before it could even reach Souta's
face. The monkey was confused as it couldn't understand how Souta stopped
its fist without doing anything.
Souta slowly opened his mouth and said, "Well, I could guess that you're
confused. But the answer to the question in your mind is the [Gravitational
Ball] in my back.
"With this, no one of your level would be able to reach me. Do you finally
realize why I'm confident in calling myself the strongest second evolution
monster? No one could defeat me at the same level as me. Only those higher
existence could defeat me but I doubt that they could even defeat me when
they were still at my current level."
Chapter 237 - Battle of the Second
Evolution Monsters 2
In the game, there's a limitation in each version. No one would be able to
level up beyond level 20 and no one would be able to promote their class to
mid-level class. The players will get stocked at level 20 and Rank 3 low-level
class. That's the cap of version 1 of the game.
But Souta currently didn't have those limitations. He could level up beyond
level 20 even though it was still version 1. His class also advanced to a mid-
level class like Battle Mage.
He also had a universal grade artifact with him and a dark grade weapon.
This made his overall power become something that couldn't be matched by
other monsters of the same level. The only ones who could match him were
the players, unfortunately, there's no player in this world besides him.
Overkill. One word to describe how strong he is compared to the second

evolution monsters.
The Freezing monkey was confused as its fist stopped before it could reach
Souta's face.
"Go back..." Souta muttered and the monkey flew away before crashing on
the ground creating a small fissure on it.
Boom!
The [Gravitational Ball] spell was a versatile spell that could do both
attacking and defending. Souta could use the ten fist-size black balls to
control the gravity to a certain degree.
As for how Souta escaped the three trait skills of the second evolution
monsters. He could give the credits to the black balls behind him.
Using the gravity powers of the black balls, Souta created a field around his
body that repelled anything that grew closer to him at the range of eight
inches.
When the sea of flames swallowed Souta's body, the gravity field around him
kept the flames from touching his body. The same thing happened to the
[Cold Wind] and [Flame Slash] trait skills. The three trait skills didn't even
land on his body, that's why it didn't hurt Souta at all.
The range was small so the power was concentrated and it grew to the point
that it couldn't be pierced unless someone was stronger than the second
evolution monsters. Plus, the [Gravitational Ball] was a level 10 tier 2 spell,
and Souta's level 10 tier 2 spell could rival those tier 3 spells.
He was also holding a weapon in his hand so the power of his spell increased
by ten percent. There's no way a mere second evolution monster could pierce
the field created by the [Gravitational Ball] spell.
It was a perfect defense for this kind of opponent.
In the game, a [Gravitational Ball] spell couldn't be controlled to this degree.

It could only control the gravity to go up and down, back and forth, and left
and right. It couldn't be controlled like his own body.
"Now, let me show you how powerful I am," Souta said as the smile on his
face grew wider. The mana on his body started to circulate.
...
"What an arrogant little goblin?" A fifth evolution monster called Great

Horned Lion King said while looking at the battle.
"Nope, he's only saying the truth. I remember that you're not as strong as him
when you're still a second evolution lion. In fact, I'm not even as strong as
him at that level." Raeshka said as she glanced at her subordinate. She then
added, "He attained the power of humans and demis. He combined the power
of those creatures with his goblin body. It created an unrivaled existence. I
wanted to see him evolve into third evolution and use the power of best feram
along with the power of humans and demis. It would be entertaining to watch
him grow stronger."
"It would be great if we could add him into our force." The Goblin
Executioner said while looking at Souta with interest in his eyes.
It was the first time he saw a dominating second evolution goblin. He knew
that the goblins were weak creatures in their first few evolutions. So it was
truly a sight to see a goblin like him crushing other monsters easily.
Raeshka just glanced at the Goblin Executioner without saying anything. She
too wanted to keep Souta in this place and add him to her force but she
already gave her words that he could leave this place if no one managed to
defeat him among the second evolution monster of this place.
'Hmm...? How could I make him to willingly stay in this place?' Raeshka
thought as she continued to watch the battle. 'He's intelligent compared to
other second evolution monsters. Is this also the effect from living with
humans and demis?'
...
Yuko used her strength to carry the giant crocodile and smashed it on the
wolf.
Bang!
She then raised her head and saw ice particles forming into spikes above her.
After a few seconds, the spikes shoot towards her.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
She rolled her body to the side and avoided the ice spikes. She was about to
turn her head to find the monster that shoots it but she felt pain on the side of
her stomach.
Roar!
A dinosaur-like creature with a huge head called Snowprey was biting her
side. It was the one who shoots those ice spikes at her.
Yuko opened her mouth and bit the neck of the Snowprey in response.
You bit me, I bit you.
She then wrapped her arms around the neck of the Snowprey and lifted it up.
Bang! Bang!
Yuko smashed the Snowprey on the ground repeatedly. She only stopped
when she felt the Snowprey released its jaw on her side. After that, she
stomped the neck of the Snowprey and opened her mouth widely.
[Burning Shout]!
Flames burst out of her mouth and it swallowed the head of the Snowprey.
Boom!
Yuko looked at the other monster around her. The mana inside her body burst
out of her body. She didn't have great mana control like her master but she
still could somehow use it to strengthen her attack and defense.
[Pet Resonance]!
Souta activated a skill that could let him shared his senses with his beast
companion. He could also share his mana with her if she exhausted her mana.
If he level up this skill, then he could even combine his skill with her to
create a new powerful skill.
Most of the tamer like him tamed a small flying monster that could scout or
survey the area stealthily.
Souta knew that her performance was great as she already defeated a few
second evolution monsters. He had a skill called [Pet Bestowing Skill] which
he could use to bestow or transfer his skill or spell to his beast companion.
He wondered if there were skills of spells that he could transfer to Yuko so
that she could grow stronger.
He will try to learn more skills in the future before he evolved and once he
evolved he will transfer those skills to Yuko. He will try to find a skill in the
institute that was compatible with her style.
While Souta was contemplating what he should do in the future, the monsters
around him were attacking him nonstop. They were trying to break his
defense.
Flames, ice spikes, water blow, wind cutter, etc. were all flying towards him
but none of those trait skills managed to pierced the gravity field around him.
Souta glanced at them and thought that he should end this battle. He tightly
clenched his fingers around the handle of the vajra sword as he poured his
mana in it.
He swiftly slashed the sword in his hand to the nearest monster.
Putchi!
Blood spurted out and the freezing monkey fell down on the ground. Souta
avoided hitting the vital parts of the freezing monkey. If he intended to kill
the monkey then the elder treant would stop him. He wouldn't be able to kill
anyone under the watchful eyes of the elder treant, a fourth evolution
monster.
[Cat's Speed]!
[Agility Boost]!
He silently activated the combat arts and spells that could increase his speed.
He then stepped forward and used [Dash] skill.
Souta arrived in front of the giant lizard. He used the [Crimson Moon]
equipment skill to damage the lizard.
Boom!
His skill knocked out the giant lizard easily. He couldn't knock it out if he
used a simple [Crimson Moon] skill. But if he coated the sword with his
mana and added it to the skill, the skill would grow stronger. Saya taught him
this technique last time when he was fighting Gregory. At that time, he used
the best feram to strengthened his attacks.
Swoosh!
A sword stopped behind Souta before it could cut his back. A goblin
corruptor was the one who's holding the sword.
"I told you. It's futile." Souta turned his head and looked at the goblin
corruptor. He smiled and pointed his finger downward.
"...?" The goblin corruptor looked down and saw tentacles emerging from the
black ground.
Swoosh!
The tentacles bound the goblin's feet. It then smashed the goblin repeatedly
on the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Hehe~ let me end this farce." Souta laughed maniacally as he opened his
arms widely. Countless black tentacles emerged from the ground along with
his laugh.
He used his [Shadow Bind] spell to the limit as it drained a lot of his mana.
Then, countless black spikes burst out of the ground. The [Shadow Spike]
spell was a very useful spell. It would pierce the body of the monster that has
a weak defense just like the freezing monkey and goblin corruptor.
"Go down!" Souta grinned widely as the ten fist-size black balls on his back
flew in the air.
Boom!
Chapter 238 - Blessings
"Mwahaha!" Souta laughed as the ten black balls on his back flew in the sky.
Raeshka and the rest of her higher rank subordinates watch this scene with
interest. They haven't seen a monster using the skills of humans and demis in
their entire life. To think that it would make a monster this strong just by
learning those skills.
Ten black balls flying in the sky only means one thing. Souta lost his gravity
field around his body. The black balls were the ones that maintained the
gravity field around him so if he used the black balls for other things he had
to cancel the gravity field around him.
He doesn't have a powerful defense that could reflect anything. It was a

chance to damage Souta.
The black tentacles moved swiftly as it bound several monsters. The

monsters didn't have a chance to rest at all as they moved their bodies as fast
as possible to avoid the black tentacles. They understood one thing ever since
the battle started. Once the black tentacles got them, they wouldn't be able to
escape from its grasp.
After a few moments, black spikes burst out of the ground one by one. It
wasn't as powerful as the black tentacles but it was enough to wound some of
the monsters.
The monsters with thick hide and skin such as the three-horned crocodile
ignored the black spikes. A simple level 1 [Shadow Spike] spell wouldn't be
able to pierce its tough skin. It's if Souta level up this spell to 10 but Souta
didn't have a plan to do that for now.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Blood was spurting everywhere as the black spikes managed to wound some
of the monsters. Surely, it was those monsters that got caught by the black
tentacles. They wouldn't be able to avoid the black spikes in the grasp of the
black tentacles.
"Everything will end." Souta laughed as the ten black balls in the sky
controlled the gravity.
Bang!
The flame wings pigeon crashed on the ground as the gravity increase by
several times. The pigeon moved its head and looked at Souta from the
ground. Its eyes contained resentment and fear.
Souta walked towards the pigeon and raised his feet. "Sleep." He said before
stomping the head of the flame wings pigeon.
The ten black balls increased the gravity in the whole area. It decreased the
movement speed of the monsters that let the tentacles captured them.
Roar!
The monsters roared in agony as the black tentacles chased after them. They
finally realized that they couldn't defeat Souta with their strength. They felt
that they weren't fighting a second evolution monster like them.
Souta's power was entirely different from theirs. They could only admire the
strength he possessed as no one managed to touch him in this battle.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
One by one the black tentacles captured all the second evolution monsters in
the whole area.
'This battle drained a quarter of my mana.' Souta thought while looking at the
monsters on the ground. He was the winner of this battle. He overwhelmed
all the second evolution monsters.
Using the power of the gravity nonstop drained quite a bit of his mana. He
wouldn't be able to use this in a long battle, for now... In the future, if he
increased his mana capacity he would be able to use this in a long time battle.
In version 2, he must go to the frontline to fight countless demons and
gathered their souls. At that time, his [Soul Blood Earring] would shine the
most among his equipment. The souls that he could gather in that battle
would exceed one million. His stats would experience a great increase at that
time.
'Still, these monsters lack intelligence... They just attack me without planning
anything.' For him, this was one of the reasons why they lose to him. If they
have overwhelming power then fighting like that was fine but they were
weak. Fighting a stronger opponent without any plan was like asking the
stronger opponent to slaughter them.
"You won the battle. I'm not going back on my words. You have my
permission to leave this place anytime. It's up to you to decide when you will
leave." Raeshka smiled as she looked at Souta with an amused expression.
She was satisfied with his performance. In fact, he greatly exceeded her
expectations. To think that a mere goblin would become the strongest second
evolution monster.
She admitted that she wasn't as strong as him when she was at his level. She
was just a normal monster at that time. Souta was the strongest second
evolution monster that she saw in her entire life. Even the subordinates of the
other monster lords would be no match to him. From what she saw, Souta
could literally overwhelm any second evolution monsters in this world.
She also saw that Souta wasn't even using everything. It means that he still
have hidden a part of his power. He could even fight a weak third evolution
monster but he wouldn't be able to defeat it.
Souta and the rest of the Dark Oculus fought a peak third evolution monster
before, the Dark Vine Stinger. They only managed to defeat it because the
guild master stopped it from evolving and it caused the dark vine stinger to
receive a heavy wound. Saya also destroyed the monster orb of the dark vine
stinger.
If Saya didn't injure it then it could still kill Souta easily even if he promoted
his class to Battle Mage.
Souta knew it too that his current strength wasn't enough to defeat a third
evolution monster. A third evolution monster has a monster orb. Plus, a third
evolution monster have a skill called [Monster Orb Release] which amplified
the power of the monster by several times. He couldn't even match Gregory
with his current strength so how could he defeat a third evolution monster.
He could defeat a third evolution monster if he promoted his class to a higher
tier. But that's impossible, he would need a great amount of skill points to
promote his class.
From his calculation, he would evolve first before he earned the right amount
of skill points that he needed to promote his class.
A combat arts and spells were needed to promote his class. He was a Battle
Mage after all not a pure mage class.
"Thanks for keeping your words," Souta said as he bowed his head in front of
Raeshka. It's natural to respect the monster lord. He did it because he doesn't
want her subordinates to turn their hostility to him.
"I will leave this place later. I will rest for a while."
He said before he looked at Yuko and called her. He healed the wounds that
she received from fighting the other monsters.
Raeshka smiled while watching the two. She slowly opened her mouth and
said, "I have a proposal to you."
Souta raised his brows as he looked at Raeshka. 'It seems that she wouldn't let
me leave this place easily.' He thought as he carefully watched her
expression. He was trying to guess what she was thinking.
"Hmm... I want you to fight another battle. Of course, I will reward you if
you win the battle." Raeshka said while looking straight into his eyes.
"Are you not satisfied with my performance?" Souta asked her in a polite
tone.
"I'm satisfied. You even exceeded my expectations. It's my first time seeing a
monster like you so I want to watch you more." Raeshka replied to him. She
still had that faint smile on her face.
"So what is it?" Souta asked her without changing his expression. He still
didn't know her motive for her proposal.
"I want you to fight one of the second evolution monsters again," Raeshka
said to him.
"But I already defeat them so what's the point in fighting one of them if they
couldn't even defeat me when they were working together?" Souta asked her
as he was confused. He couldn't understand why she wanted him to fight
another second evolution.
"I'll give one of them my blessings and you will have to fight that chosen
one," Raeshka said these words that shocked the other monsters around them.
Souta opened his eyes widely when he heard her words. He was shocked
beyond words.
All the god-level creature in the universe could bless any creature below
them. But there's a limit to it as they couldn't bless anyone. Souta didn't know
the limit of the blessing as no player managed to reach the level of the god.
Even those monster character users didn't reach the level of the monster lord.
The reason was that the level limit at the latest version was 80.
It means a fifth evolution stage to monster character users and SSS-rank to

humans and demis.
Any creature that was blessed by a god-level existence could use the power
of blessings at will. If activated it will amplify the power of the blessed
creature by several folds. The increase in power depends on the creature that
gives the blessing. There were other factors to it but the blessed creature
would possess a power that was above its level.
In the game, he received the blessings of the goddess Athena. He received her
most powerful blessings and Souta used it to dominate his opponents along
with the rest of his universal grade equipment.
Chapter 239 - Another hint
In the game, the blessing that he received from the goddess Athena was one
of his aces. It was a great help to every big battle that Souta faced in the
game. Without it, he wouldn't be able to win most of his battles.
When he was fighting the demons, the commandments, the deadly sins, and
the zodiacs the blessings greatly helped him. Even though he wasn't at their
level the blessings helped him shortened the gap in their powers.
He wouldn't be able to fight them in a one on one battle. Several huge

countries would work together just to subdue a single person from the bringer
of calamity.
A blessing differs from each god-level creatures. It all depends on the power
and abilities of the creature. Raeshka was the monster lord of destruction.
Destruction wasn't just a title for her. Instead, it was her specialty as her
powers were related to destruction. Also, she was in the top 3 strongest
monster lord in the Forest of Eternal Light. Her destructive powers were
higher than most of the monster lord in this place befitting the name monster
lord of destruction.
So the monster that received her blessings will gain some of her
characteristics. The overwhelming destructive powers of the destruction
queen.
A god-level creature wouldn't give its blessings to any creatures because of

some limitations. That's why Souta was shocked when he heard that Raeshka
would give her blessing to a second evolution monster. Normally, a god-level
creature would only give their blessings to their trusted subordinates or the
strongest subordinates.
In the game, Souta completed a lot of Athena's quests before he became one
of her heroes. If a person becomes the hero of the goddess Athena, they will
receive her blessings. He worked hard just to become one of her heroes to
receive the blessing of a god but a second evolution monster would receive a
blessing just like that. On Raeshka's whim, a second evolution monster would
gain the power to fight the higher rank existence.
He only knew basic things about the blessings so he didn't know what
Raeshka was thinking for her to give her blessings just like that.
'I will fight the chosen monster and it will be a tough fight. At most, that
chosen monster would gain the power of a third evolution monster that didn't
have the power of monster orb.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin. He was
calculating the rewards in fighting such a monster.
When he said that the chosen monster didn't have the power of the monster
orb, he meant it as fighting a weak third evolution monster that wouldn't use
the [Monster Orb Release] skill.
A third evolution monster's level was between 40 and 59. A weak third
evolution monster was between 40 and 45. It was a newly evolved monster
that didn't fully grasp the power of the monster orb.
"What is it? Do you agree in my proposal or not?" Raeshka asked Souta when
she saw him didn't answer her proposal immediately.
"Wait... Can I ask what rewards will I received?" Souta asked in turn.
"Anything. You can ask anything to me." Raeshka said without hesitation.
"I see..." Souta nodded as he rubbed his chin. Then, what if he said that he
wanted to receive her blessings? Will she give it to him or not?
Nevertheless, he didn't want to receive her blessing. It would cause a

commotion in the county of humans and demis if they knew that he had the
blessings of a monster lord. The government would easily identify that it was
a blessing from a monster lord because he would gain the power of best
feram.
Yeah, even though he was a second evolution monster he would be able to

freely control best feram using the blessing of the monster lord.
He couldn't think of an explanation to say to the government if they discover
that. It wouldn't work even if he said that he saved their subordinates or not.
It was a fact that no monster lord would willingly give their blessings to a
demi who would use it to slaughter the monsters.
If it was a god or deity then Souta would receive the blessing without
hesitation but from a monster lord. It was like digging his own grave as he
currently didn't have a plan to leave this continent.
'Then...' Souta unconsciously grin as he lifted his head and looked at

Raeshka. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Yeah, I agreed to your
proposal. Now I will state what I want if I won the battle."
"Good. State what you want..." Raeshka said as the smile on her face grew
wider. She just wanted to watch a fight that would entertain her.
...
"Fine... I agree to your condition." Raeshka nodded after she heard the
rewards that Souta wanted.
"My lord! That's!" The fifth evolution subordinates of Raeshka exclaimed.

They didn't agree to the reward that Souta said. No, they didn't even agree
that their lord would give her blessing to the second evolution monster.
The blessing of their lord wasn't for a mere second evolution.
"I don't care about what you are thinking. I just want to watch something I
haven't seen before." Raeshka said in a cold tone as she glanced at her
subordinates.
Her subordinates shut their mouth seeing her getting angry. They bowed their
heads and asked forgiveness. They would respect the wish of the lord of the
monsters.
Raeshka raised her hand and healed all the second evolution monsters. She
also helped Souta recover the mana that he drained in the battle.
Souta sighed in relief when Raeshka healed Yuko's wounds and recovered his
mana. It seems that she only wanted to see him fight using his full strength.
The battle among the subordinates of Raeshka started. The winner of this
battle will receive her blessing and everyone fight for it. They were just a
second evolution monster but they were given a chance to receive a blessing
so they were excited about it.
Souta was watching the battle on the side. The winner of this battle will fight
him.
"Hmm...? Oh, I forgot something." He recalled something in his mind. He

turned to Raeshka and said, "Can I call someone? Don't worry I won't tell
anyone about this. I promise it in my name, Souta Ieshi."
"...what!? You're an Ieshi?" Raeshka looked at Souta with wide eyes. She
then shook her head. "No, that's not possible... The Ieshis are all humans.
There's no demi in their family much less a monster."
'Ieshi? I've been hearing this clan name more recently. Just what the hell is
this Ieshi clan? I didn't hear anything about them when I was playing the
game.' Souta frowned when he heard her words. He should try to gather
information out of her mouth in the meantime.
He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Forget it. I don't want to talk about it. Also, you can do what you wanted to
do just now." Raeshka said as she went back to watch the battle.
'It seems that I won't get any information from her. If she said that she doesn't
want to talk about that topic then I couldn't do anything regarding it. I can't be
helped I don't have the same status as her.' Souta secretly thought as he
glanced at Raeshka.
He first heard the Ieshi clan from Cl.u.s.ter when he met her. He didn't think
that he would hear it again from Raeshka, a monster lord. Just like Cl.u.s.ter,
Raeshka thought that he was a member of this clan when she heard his
surname.
He clearly heard that Raeshka mentioned the Ieshi clan. There's a lot of
mystery surrounding this clan and Souta grew curious about it. First, it was
only Cl.u.s.ter. Cl.u.s.ter said that she read some records of it in her country.
Then, Raeshka knew some information about this clan.
Souta wanted to know it but he couldn't force it out of her. He was too weak
to do that. Truthfully, he was lucky that Raeshka didn't kill him. If it was the
other monster lords, they would kill Souta.
'Ieshi clan. A clan that have the power to predict the future. A long time ago,
they predicted that the world will fall.' This was the only thing that Souta
knew about the mysterious Ieshi clan. This world was the strongest world out
there in the universe. The mana density in this place was one hundred times
higher than the second higher world.
The people of this world called this world the central world. They called this
world like that because of simple things... This world was like the center of
all the world in the universe.
This world is at the top.
But the real name of this world was Imperium.
Speaking of sub-worlds, some of the sub-world have a mana density one

thousand times lower than the Imperium world. A single piece of rock from
Imperium world would become a priceless treasure in those kinds of worlds.
If this world fell, the other world would follow suit.

Chapter 240 - vs. Yuko 1
What if he claimed that he was a member of the Ieshi clan? No, that won't be
plausible. He didn't know anything about them except that they could predict
the future.
He also didn't know the extent of Raeshka's talent about the Ieshi clan. She
said that it was a clan of humans not demis so it was impossible that a
monster like Souta was a member of the Ieshi clan. Plus, he already told her
before that his tribe died and he was the sole survivor of that goblin tribe.
Huff...
Souta took a deep breath as he tried to calm himself. He shouldn't rush it. He
would eventually find the truth in the future as long as he continued to
increase his strength. At least, he knew that Raeshka knew something about
the Ieshi clan. If he gained the power to rival hers then he would ask it to her
again in the future.
But what if he was related to the Ieshi clan? He have a strange feeling that he
couldn't explain every time he heard it. If he was a member of the Ieshi clan,
he would try to uncover its mystery. He wanted to know his identity more
than anything. His identity that he forgot, the Souta of earth.
'I know that Raeshka have information about what happened twenty thousand
years ago... She's a monster lord and she must have lived through different
eras.' Souta glanced at the battle while rubbing his chin. 'There's also the
other monster lords... I could also ask the spirit race in the Dark Forest. The
most important thing is the three great countries. I didn't doubt that they held
information regarding the war twenty thousand years ago and why did the
Ieshi clan disappear?'
He had tons of questions in his mind that he wanted to know the answer but
he knew the truth that he wouldn't be able to get it at this moment.
Souta had a lot of things that he needed to watch. After version 1, several big
events at the continent level will occur at the start of version 2. At the start of
version 2, the Demon Invasion event will occur. The demon invasion wasn't
limited to the Giza continent. The demon launched an attack on the two
continents, the Giza and the God's continent. At the end of version 2, will be
the start of the event called Rise of the Mechanic Country. The forces of the
two continents were still trying to push back the relentless attacks of the
demons. On the other side of the Giza continent, the Mechanic country was
wager war to all of its neighboring countries. The huge countries around it
started to make a move and joined forces to take down the Mechanic country.
In version 3, the War of Titans and Giants, the Commandment of Patience,

and the Gluttony of the Gods were the big events that will happen in this
world. The demons were still on the continent and were fighting some of the
huge countries. The War of Titans and Giants and the event Gluttony of the
Gods will occur in God's continent while the Commandment of Patience
event will happen in the Giza continent in the later part of version 3. In this
version, Souta went to God's continent and become the hero of Athena. He
fought the titans and giants in the war. He became one of the strongest heroes
of Athena.
And then, the Gluttony of the Deadly Sins appeared and brought chaos along
with the rest of his force. The Gluttony killed numerous gods in the battle
before leaving the continent.
In the Giza continent, the Commandment of Patience demonstrated power in

several countries. Souta came back and joined the subjugation force of the
three great countries. Only then they managed to stop the Patience.
The flames of war swallowed the whole continent. The Giza continent was
divided into two parts by the Dark Forest in the center of the land. The
western part of the continent was fighting the commandment while the
southern part was fighting the demons.
About the version 4 and version 5 of the game... He didn't need to think about
it. Version 3 was just the introduction of the power of the Deadly Sin and the
Commandment.
Souta wanted to tell this to other people but would they believe him? No,
they won't it would only invite himself trouble. They would ask how did he
know about it? If he said that he had the power to predict the future then they
wouldn't believe it. In fact, if someone believes it they would connect him to
Ieshi clan. He knew well how the mind of those government officials works.
They would try to own him or he would become a lab rat. Without any
power, he couldn't reveal this to any people.
He shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind. He decided
that he won't tell anyone about it. What if he was really a member of the Ieshi
clan? He didn't even know if they were still alive in this world or not so how
could he ask for their help. It wouldn't be wise to risk his life to things that he
wasn't certain.
"Hmm...?"
Souta forgot that he had something he needed to do. Raeshka already agreed
to it so he placed his hand in his pocket and took out a piece of yellow paper.
This piece of yellow paper was the transmission talisman.
He was sure that Lumilia and the rest were already looking for him and Yuki.
It was dark and he hasn't come back so they were worried about his
condition. He had to tell them that he was alive.
ROAR!!
Suddenly, the monsters around him roared and it shook the ground beneath
his feet. It seems that someone won the battle and receive the blessings of
Raeshka.
Souta looked over and smiled. As expected she won the battle of the second
evolution monsters.
The winner of the battle is the Red Fur Bear, Yuko.
He asked Raeshka to let Yuko participate in the battle to receive her

blessings. He said that he will ask Raeshka to blessed Yuko if he won the
battle so why not let Yuko participate in the match. If Yuko won then Souta
would have to fight her. And if Souta won, Raeshka didn't need to blessed
Yuko as she already received her blessings.
That way, Raeshka didn't need to waste another slot of her blessing for
entertainment. Also, this was the reason why some of her subordinates were
against in letting Yuko participate in the battle. They thought that only
Raeshka's subordinate has the right to receive her blessings.
"Child, come over here and I'll heal you," Raeshka said to Yuko as she
gestured her to come over.
Yuko went in front of Raeshka. Her body was full of open wounds with
blood leaking out of it.
Raeshka pressed her palm on Yuko's head and the best feram in her body
flow in Yuko's body. Yuko's wounds slowly closed under Raeshka's power.
"You have to fight Souta after this. You don't need to hold back and I'm sure
that Souta also wanted you to fight him using the power of blessings."
Raehska said to Yuko while healing her wounds.
Souta knew that Yuko received the lowest blessing of Raeshka but it was
enough for her to match his fighting power. He was excited to fight her as he
wanted to know the extent of her power using the blessing of Raeshka.
Yuko receiving a blessing from the monster lord was more reasonable than
him receiving the blessing. The humans and demis would be able to accept it
but if he received it then he was sure that he would also gain a lot of enemies
in the Hebrei country or any country on this continent.
After a while, Raeshka finished healing Yuko's wounds. She also recovered
her stamina so she was ready to fight at any moment.
"It's your turn to fight, Souta..." Raeshka said as she glanced at Souta. "Give
it your best shot. Fight each other as if you want to kill your opponent. Don't
worry no one will die here so you can go all out."
Souta nodded and strode on the stage where he would fight Yuko. He looked
at Yuko with serious eyes. She was emitting a powerful aura that could rival
those of higher rank than hers.
Raeshka already activated the blessing that she gave to Yuko. It was Yuko's
first time using it so Raeshka had to help her. This was Souta's advantage in
this battle. Yuko didn't have a grasp of the power of blessing.
"You can start the battle..."
Souta heard Raeshka's voice and at the same time, he heard a sound in his
mind.
*Ding!*
[Blessing]: Yuko received a blessing from a monster lord and you had to
fight her. Defeat Yuko and show the monster lord that your power is
unrivaled in the second evolution stage.
Rewards: 40,000 exp, 13 free attribute points, 9 skill points

Chapter 241 - vs. Yuko 2
'Damn! Just a little bit more and the rewards could match the rewards when I
fight Gregory!' Souta said inwardly after he saw the rewards from the fight.
This will become a tough fight for him. His battle power still couldn't match
that of Gregory.
He took a deep breath and slowly circulated his mana around his body. He
casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] without hesitation. He also
activated [Cat's Speed] and [Triple Muscle Strengthening] combat arts.
Souta used all these skills because he felt that Yuko's power was beyond his.
He needed to prepare himself and carefully planned out how he will defeat
Yuko. The rewards he will receive from this quest wasn't small.
"Don't hold back, Yuko! Show me your power!" Souta said to Yuko as bent
his knees and charged towards her.
ROARRR!
Yuko roared and it made the ground trembled. Her aura was overflowing out
of her body. It was as if she couldn't control it.
Boom!!
Thick and dense best feram exploded out of her body. It flooded the entire
area and it somehow shook Souta who was charging towards Yuko.
She raised her body and prepared to intercept Souta but Souta stopped and
brandished the vajra sword.
[Cross Moon]!
A red slash flew out and went straight to Yuko. Yuko just opened her mouth
and used her trait skill [Burning Shout]. A sea of flames came out of her
mouth and it covered the entire arena. This was several times stronger and
heavier than her normal trait skill.
The sea flames swallowed the red slash and it disappeared.
Swoosh!!
"Damn! Yuko..." Souta couldn't help but cursed when he saw that the flames
swallowed his skill. He knew that the best feram in her body amplified her
trait skill to the point that it could kill him if he didn't do anything.
He waved his hand and ten fist-size black balls appeared behind him. It was
the level 10 [Gravitational Ball] spells.
Ohm!
The gravitational field immediately formed around him and it tried to deflect
Yuko's powerful trait skill.
The Elder Treant who was watching the battle quickly created a barrier
around the stage. The firepower of Yuko's skill was very destructive as it
took the characteristics of their lord, the destruction queen.
Swoosh!
The lower rank monsters would get caught up in the aftershocks of their
battle if the Elder Treant didn't create a barrier.
The flames dissipated and Souta was still standing in his position without a
hint of a scratch. Somehow the [Gravitational Ball] managed to protect him
from Yuko's attack.
"Shit! I don't know if the gravitational field can last against her attacks!"
Souta said as the ground turned black and several black tentacles rose. He
also scattered [Shadow Ball] spell around the field for insurance. He could
instantly escape from danger using this spell.
The black tentacles moved and it stretched out towards Yuko.

Swoosh!!
Yuko growled and a large concentration of best feram gathered in her arms.
She waved it towards the black tentacles.
Boom!
Her powerful attack destroyed the tentacles but she couldn't destroy all of
them. She jumped in the air to avoid the tentacles and once again used the
[Burning Shout] trait skill.
Bam!
"Yuko's trait skill became a super AOE skill after using the blessing of a
monster lord," Souta muttered as he saw that the flames swallowed
everything inside the barrier. He couldn't escape so he could only defend
himself.
Once again, the gravity field protected him from being burned by Yuko's
skill.
'Five, no, three more burning skill and it would break the gravity field around
me.' Souta thought as he dashed towards Yuko without hesitation. He
couldn't win in a long-range battle. Although he was a mage he didn't have
spells to end someone quickly. Most of his spells were crowd control to help
him in his battle.
Yuko raised her left arm when Souta arrived in front of her. She brought it
down along with the large concentration of best feram.
Swoosh!
Souta saw it and he quickly moved his body to the side.
Boom!
The ground collapses as her attack destroyed it.
"The f.u.c.k!! Her strength stat also increased to the point that she could
destroy me in five hits!" Souta cursed as he glanced at the destroyed arena.
He clenched his finger around the vajra sword and swung it towards Yuko.
Bang!
"What the!?" Souta opened his eyes widely as he saw that the blade of his
sword didn't cut her body. The best feram around her body was protecting her
like his gravity field.
Swoosh!
Yuko swung her other arm at Souta but Souta disappeared from his position
and reappeared behind her.
Swoosh!
He just needed to avoid her attack if her attack was so powerful. The
[Shadow Ball] spell was great for escaping and avoiding.
"Close combat it is..." Souta said as a black cloak formed around his body.
The [Shadow Cloak] would increase the power of darkness attribute spell and
combat arts by ten percent. With this, his [Gravitational Ball] and [Shadow
Bind] spells would last longer.
With the help of [Gravitational Ball] spell, he engaged in a close-quarter

combat with Yuko.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He slashed Yuko with the intent to defeat her. A large concentration of mana
was coating the vajra sword while using the [Crimson Moon] and [Cross
Moon] skills.
He slashed his sword at Yuko like a madman and every time Yuko launched
an attack he would teleport to her blind spot using the [Shadow Ball].
As expected, Yuko's fighting skill wasn't that great. She always dominated
her opponents using brute strength. Her movements were predictable.
Swoosh!
Yuko swung her arm once again and Souta ducked down to avoid it. He then
slashed his sword at her belly before teleporting on her back.
'Good, I already broke her best feram armor.' Souta nodded inwardly as he
gathered his mana in his sword before slashing it at her back.
Swoosh!
Yuko turned around to face him while Souta stepped back in case she
attacked him. She moved her feet and chased after him but she felt her feet
sink on the ground.
"Mu?" She looked down and saw the ground turned into a pool of mud.
Souta saw an opportunity. He slashed his sword and used [Cross Moon] skill.
Bang!
The red slash landed on Yuko's huge body before it exploded. He then
teleported behind her and repeatedly swung his sword. Souta had [High
Energy Resistance] so he could somehow cast a spell under the pressure of
Yuko's best feram. If she was a true third evolution monster that used the
[Monster Orb Release] then Souta would have a hard time casting a spell.
Yuko looked at the pool of mud and opened her mouth. A large amount of
flames burst from her mouth.
"Not good," Souta said as he immediately stopped slashing his sword. He

quickly jumped away but the flames still swallowed his whole body.
Boom!
Raeshka was watching the battle with a smile on her face. She could see that
Yuko was stronger than Souta but not that much. She couldn't overwhelm
Souta with pure strength.
Souta's strength, speed, and attack were weaker than Yuko but his spells were
tricky. Yuko couldn't even touch him.
"If she could hold him then she could easily defeat Souta but Souta had that
teleportation spell which is interesting," Raeshka commented while watching
the battle.
By watching the battle, she could deduct that Yuko lacks battle experience.
Her movements and attacks were predictable. She mostly handled everything
using brute strength. She was clearly stronger than Souta but too bad for her
Souta was an expert in fighting monsters. He knew how to position himself
and attack in the blind spot. He was utilizing Yuko's weakness to his
advantage and that's commendable.
"She won't win this battle. The blessing has a time limit as it couldn't be used
infinitely." Raeshka said as she looked at Souta.
Boom!
The gravity field around Souta broke but the [Shadow Cloak] absorbed some
of the damage that he received from Yuko's trait skill. He consumed a large
amount of his mana by using the gravity field nonstop. He was also using
[Shadow Ball] and [Shadow Bind] spells repeatedly.
Swoosh!
Yuko emerged from the flames in front of him and it caught Souta off guard.
Before he could switch with his [Shadow Ball], Yuko's paw was already at
his side.
Bang!
The [Shadow Cloak] around him broke into tiny pieces and he spat a
mouthful of blood. He flew away and disappeared before crashed on the
barrier.
Yuko quickly turned around when she saw him disappeared. But she found
that Souta wasn't behind her. Souta always teleported behind her but now it
was different.
A red slash landed on her body from above.
Bang!
Souta landed in front of her and he used [Stab]. He pierced the best feram
around her body. After that, he used [Crimson Moon], [Cross Moon], and
[Stab] respectively. He didn't stop and continued to launch an attack like a
storm until Yuko went down.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After some time, the vajra sword fell on the ground. Souta didn't have the
strength to move his body nor grip the dark grade sword. His ribs were
fractured in that one attack and he loses more than half of his health points.
Yuko's attack was much more lethal than he expected. If he didn't have the
[Shadow Cloak] then he would go down in one attack.
Cough! Cough!
Souta fell on his knees as he coughed a mouthful of blood. "Damn, Yuko...

She's far stronger than me using the blessing and... she hasn't fully grasp its
power... If she fully controlled the power of blessing... I alone wouldn't be
enough... to fight her..."
He was just lucky this time that Yuko was still familiarizing herself with her
strength. It was still her first time using the power of blessing, after all.
Chapter 242 - Quest Complete!
Huff... Huff...
Souta was breathing heavily. He raised his arm and wiped the blood on his
mouth. He looked at Yuko who fell down on the ground.
"I'm sorry, Yuko." He mumbled while looking at her figure. At the same
time, he heard a familiar sound in his head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the quest Blessing!]
Souta ignored the notification in his mind as he focused his attention on

Yuko. He was concerned about her condition as he knew what he did to her.
At the same time, he was glad that she gained a power that surpassed his
own. She just needed to master it and she would be able to wreck him easily.
He lay down on his back and looked at the ceiling which was full of shining
crystals. He gained a total of 15 skill points in this unexpected event. It was
not that bad as Yuko gained a blessing.
Raeshka wouldn't be able to take back her blessing from Yuko. If she wanted
another take back her blessing then Yuko would have to die. That's the only
way for Raeshka to take back her blessing. That's why most of the god-level
creatures only gave their blessing to their most trusted aides.
But Souta didn't need to worry about Raeshka killing Yuko. She wouldn't go
back on her words. He knew her personality so he didn't doubt her.
He could say that he earned a lot this time. From system points to material
things as he was the one who won the fight. Just like what they have agreed
on, Souta would receive all the things that he requested.
Resources, materials, and one artifact. He didn't make an excessive request
this time as he knew that the blessing that Yuko received was far more
amazing than these material things. He also knew that Raeshka's subordinates
would get angry at him if he tried to take advantage of this situation. He
didn't want to gather the hostility of various third, fourth, and fifth evolution
stage monsters. He would die the moment he stepped out of this place if they
become angry at him.
Suddenly, a warm energy covered both of their bodies. Raeshka was healing
both of them. She looked at Souta and said, "You know you're lucky that you
won the fight but... I'm still amazed that you managed to keep up with her
even though the difference in power is large."
Raeshka was right. The difference in their power was too large. To defeat
Yuko, Souta used everything in his arsenal. He launched countless powerful
attacks before he took down Yuko. But Yuko only used one attack to heavily
injured him. The difference could be seen from that.
For him, Yuko was a wild boss. Her power was already a boss power of
version 2 of the game. He just knew Yuko's attack pattern and that's one of
his advantages in this fight.
"Also, that weapon of yours and the equipment you're wearing at this
moment. Those equipments of yours became the reason why you won the
battle. Yuko didn't have equipment while you have. I should have given her
some equipment before the battle to make it fair but that's not important right
now." Raeshka said as she one by one listed down his advantage in the battle.
"The important thing is that I'm satisfied by what I saw. Both of you managed
to fascinate me. It's been a while since I felt this feeling."
She was right. Yuko didn't have the equipment to increase her stats and
power while he had various useful equipments. It seems that Souta needed to
find some armor for her.
The dark grade [Vajra Sword Saya] was already a huge advantage for Souta.
Souta closed his eyes and recalled the battle in his mind. He was taking down
Yuko's weaknesses and was planning to help her eliminate her weaknesses.
Battle experience, skills, and some equipment. She couldn't rely on her brute
strength forever.
After a few minutes, Souta looked at the system and saw that his health
points were full. He sat down and took out a piece of yellow paper. Before he
could call Lumilia, Yuko won the battle and he forgot that he would call
Lumilia as Raeshka suddenly mentioned the Ieshi clan.
...
Lumilia, Lynn, Bryan, and the rest of the Dark Oculus were worried about
Souta and Yuko. It was already dark and Souta still didn't come back.
One more thing, the monster tide occurred and this was one of the reasons
why they were worried about Souta. If this was an ordinary day, they would
only think that Souta was still clearing low-level dungeons but the monster
tide appeared. No matter how powerful Souta and Yuko are they wouldn't be
able to eliminate all those monsters.
The group was in Souta's room. They thought that Souta was in his room
before so they checked inside the room and found that he was not inside the
room. At that time, they found that Souta hasn't come back since he left to
clear the low-level dungeons.
In the end, they decided to stay in his room to wait for his return.
"Souta and Yuko... I hope they are fine." Lynn said with concern in her tone.
"You don't need to worry about him. Souta is strong and smart. I'm sure that
he's fine." Bryan looked at Lumilia and said.
Lumilia was pacing back and forth in Souta's room. A lot of things were
coming into her mind and she didn't know what she should do. She wanted to
call Souta using the transmission talisman but she was afraid to bother him.
What if he was fighting someone and her call distracted him? She wouldn't be
able to forgive herself if that happens.
That's the reason why she didn't dare to call Souta using the transmission
talisman. She knew that Souta was clearing the dungeons so she couldn't call
him.
"Bryan is right. Worrying like that wouldn't make a difference." Yujin said to
Lynn and Lumilia.
"Even if you say so..." Lynn muttered as she looked down.
"We could only believe in Souta," Alice said from the side as she crossed her
arms in front of her chest.
"Souta said this before if he was gone you're the one who would command us
so calm down, Lumilia," Brando said to Lumilia.
"Though it's not official, Souta already treats you as his right hand. If he had
a plan he would always tell you that plan before us." Yujin added.
Lumilia looked at them and she was about to say something when she felt a
magical signature in the transmission talisman inside her pocket. She knew
that Souta was trying to connect to her talisman.
"Wait... Souta is contacting us." She said to the rest of the Dark Oculus. She
then took out the transmission talisman and poured her mana in it.
Yujin, Alice, Brando, and the rest were confused but when Lumilia took out
the talisman they quickly understand that the two have a way of contacting
each other.
Bryan was the only one who didn't know the talisman.
"See... He even gave you a talisman to contact him." Brando said as he

shrugged his shoulders.
Lumilia glanced at him and Brando shut his mouth. After a while, she heard
Souta's voice coming from the talisman.
"Lumilia, tell the others that I'm fine. I will return with Yuko in the morning.
I don't think we would be able to return at this time."
"Okay, they are here and they heard your words," Lumilia replied to Souta.
"We're waiting for your return."
They talked for a while and Bryan joined the conversation. They didn't ask
what happened to Souta or if he needed help. They knew that Souta wouldn't
hesitate to call them if he needed their help. He was a man who knew his
shortcomings very well.
If Souta didn't ask for their help means that he could handle all the problems
on his own without their help.
After they talked for a few minutes, Souta closed the connection as he
stopped running his mana in the talisman.
He knew that they cleared several dungeons including the Lanny group. He
also heard from them that a monster tide occurred while they were clearing
dungeons and it disrupted their pace.
He stood up along with Yuko and saw that his rewards were already beside
Raeshka. Raeshka smiled and said, "Actually, I don't want to let you go. I
wanted you to join my ranks but a promise is a promise. If you want to leave
this place you can leave but if you want to stay in this place I'll give you a
force of your own. I'll also let you lead the bear tribe in this place. Both of
you will become a leader of a tribe."
"Thanks for your generosity but I still wanted to leave this place and enhance
my strength on the outside world. Only then I would be able to grow
stronger." Souta said in a polite tone as he bowed his head in front of
Raeshka. Yuko followed Souta's lead and bowed her head.
"I hope you visit this place and tell me interesting things that you found in the
human and demi country in the future," Raeshka said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will come back here in the future," Souta replied to her.
"Bid farewell later. It's not like you're going to leave at this time, right?"
Raeshka asked him as she slightly tilted his head.
"Yeah, it's dangerous on the surface when it was dark. Plus, I need to check
the things that you prepared for me."
Chapter 243 - Rewards
Souta was checking the things that Raeshka prepared for him. The fruits that
could increase his strength, materials for evolution, and one artifact were the
things that he requested if he won the battle.
The artifact has an effect that could hide the energy in his body. So if he had
the best feram this thing would help him hid the best feram in his body but it
couldn't hide the best feram under the watchful eyes of powerful humans. The
SSS-rank and Hero rank would be able to detect his best feram. It means that
he wouldn't be able to hide his energy in front of Bargan who was at the Hero
rank.
There were some exceptions to this rule. If an S-rank or SS-rank sensory type
appeared they would be able to sense the best feram in his body.
He also wouldn't be able to use best feram if he was wearing this artifact. The
artifact effect would disappear if he uses best feram.
Souta looked at the artifact in his hand. This artifact was only a piece of
orange grade equipment and that's why it could hide his energy from
powerful people.
The artifact was a jade color bracelet that has small blue gems around it.
He equipped it and checked its stats in the system.
[Bracelet of Silencing](Orange): A bracelet of an ancient witch who

wandered around the continent while hiding her powers. She secretly
kidnapped children from different countries and used them for her
experiment.
Effect: +60 Intelligence, +30 Vitality, +100 health, +200 mana, and +5 mana
regen
Passive skill: It can hide the wearer's energy from the senses of the people.
This have a limit as it can't hide the wearer's energy from level 80 creatures
and above.
'Good. I'm satisfied with this artifact.' Souta nodded inwardly while looking
at the bracelet on his wrist. The added stats were great. As expected of an
Once Souta evolved, he planned to leave towards the God's continent. He

wouldn't let the powerful people in the Hebrei kingdom sensed his best
feram. But he still has a plan to visit small kingdoms, dukedoms, or cities on
his way to the other continent and that's why he needed this bracelet which
could hide his best feram from their senses.
He didn't need to worry about small kingdoms, dukedoms, or cities. The

strongest people in that kind of place were only B-rank. Sometimes, they
would produce an A-rank or S-rank powerhouse but that's very rare.
Just like in the Fersch dukedom. The strongest person there was the guild
master of the Adventurers Guild and the guild master was only a B-rank
adventurer.
Souta could call himself a B-rank at this moment. He had the power of a B-
rank as he was a tamer. Yuko's power was also his power. He had a [Pet
Resonance] skill that could create a bridge between them at which they could
share their senses and energy. By energy, he meant that if Yuko used the
power of blessing he could borrow the best feram in her body through their
shared senses.
Actually, Souta could use this skill before in his battle with Yuko. He could
borrow her energy through this skill and Yuko could also borrow his energy.
It was a risky move but he was sure that Yuko would let him borrow her
power but that beats the point of him wanting to test the true extent of his
power. Plus, it was unfair for Yuko if he borrowed her power in a fight
between them.
He didn't want to take advantage of her kindness in a battle between the two
of them.
Let's move to the other rewards, the materials for evolution. He didn't need to
worry about the materials for his and Yuko's evolution. All the materials were
in front of him.
Exploding chili cherry, grand blue ash, and the fur of a flaming head ape
were the materials for Yuko's third evolution while the blood of a thirty
different third evolution monsters, blood dry ginseng, and the thousand vein
leaves was for Souta's third evolution.
He was halfway through the third evolution and it was still version 1. It was a
great start for the upcoming version 2 events.
'I've accomplished one of the reasons why I've come in Forest of Eternal
Light.' Souta thought and he moved his eyes to the remaining rewards. A
variety of fruits were in his vision. All of these fruits could enhance any
creature's body.
He stretched out his hand and picked a red apple fruit. He felt heat coming
out of it and thought that ordinary people wouldn't be able to eat this fruit.
This fruit was called flame resistance fruit. It could increase a person's flame
resistance to a high level. Any person who ate this fruit would be able to
handle two thousand degrees celsius without using any energy to protect their
body.
Nothing will happen if the same person ate this fruit. It wouldn't increase a
person's flame resistance for a second time. It means that a person would only
receive benefits if they ate this fruit for the first time.
"Good..." Souta smiled and he bit the red apple fruit in his hand. If a person
wanted to go to the Vulcan's Ring Continent then they needed this fruit. The
average temperature in that place was one thousand five hundred degrees
celsius.
*Ding!*
[Flame Resistance has increased!]
After he ate the red apple fruit, Souta picked another fruit. He ate it without
care for his surroundings.
*Ding!*
[Your Mana has increased by 20!]
[Your Strength Attribute has increased by 10!]
[Your Agility and Dexterity had increased by 10!]
[Your Defense has increased!]
[Your Water Resistance has increased!]
[Your Lightning Damage has increased!]
[Your Fire Damage has increased!]
[Your Stamina has increased by 50!]
Souta stopped eating the fruits as he turned his head to Yuko. He opened his
mouth and said, "You can eat these fruits. It would enhance your body."
Yuko tilted her head while looking at his face. After a while, she understood
what he was saying. She opened her mouth and ate one of the fruits on the
ground.
Souta smirked as he looked at Yuko. He then shook his head and went back
to eating the fruits. There hundreds of fruits on the ground. Souta and Yuko
would only waste the other fruits if they ate all of this. Souta planned to bring
this back for the members of the Dark Oculus. He didn't forget them when he
told Raeshka the rewards that he wanted.
The system prompts kept ringing in his head as he continued to eat various
types of fruits.
*Ding!*
[Your Vitality has increased by 20!]
[Your Defense has increased!]
[Your Energy Resistance has increased!]
[Your Health has increased by 50!]
[Your Darkness has increased!]
[Your Physical Damage Resistance has increased!]
[Your Strength has increased by 40!]
[Your Magical Resistance has increased!]
[Your Poison Resistance has increased!]
[Your Cold Resistance has increased!]
[Your Physical Damage Resistance has increased!]
[Your Dexterity has increased by 30!]
[Your Agility has increased by 25!]
Various fruits with different effects kept entering Souta's mouth. He only
stopped eating the fruits after he felt that he was full.
"Damn! Yuko..." Souta glanced at his side and saw that Yuko was still eating
the fruits. He wouldn't stop her as he knew that she would grow stronger by
eating these fruits.
He smiled gently and shook his head. He looked at the changes in his stats in
the semi-transparent screen in his vision.
Health: 1,170 » 1,740

Stamina: 605 » 675
Mana: 1,490 » 1,782
Strength: 495 » 570
Agility: 400 » 548
Dexterity: 390 » 495
Intelligence: 530
Vitality: 525 » 610
This was Souta's base stats without the added stats of his equipment and
weapon. Credit to these fruits, he managed to increase all of his attributes
except for Intelligence. He couldn't find any fruits that could increase his Int
attribute in the fruits that Raeshka prepared for him.
Well, that doesn't matter to him as he was satisfied by the huge increase in his
stats. His stats weren't the only things that improved, his defense, resistance
to various elements, and elemental damage also improved.
"Don't eat everything. You will not receive any benefits if you eat the same
fruit again and again." Souta stood up and said to Yuko. He patted his clothes
and looked around.
Raeshka was gone as she already went back to her castle. The other monsters
were gone too.
"It's time to say goodbye," Souta muttered as he looked at the huge castle in
front of him. Thinking about the things that happened this time, Souta
couldn't help but smile. An unexpected event like this wasn't that bad as he
thought.
He walked forwards and entered the castle. Inside the castle, he requested an
audience to the monster lord.
Souta talked to Raeshka and he bid farewell to her. He was sure that it was
already morning on the surface so he had to leave this place.
Chapter 244 - Returning to Eternal
Empire
Souta and Yuko left the dungeon where Raeshka lives. The treasures inside
that dungeon were something that normal people couldn't imagine. It greatly
exceeded the treasury of huge countries like Hebrei Kingdom and the Eternal
Empire.
However, if someone wanted to take all those treasures they would have to
face countless first, second, and third evolution monsters. Also, a battalion of
fourth evolution monsters with dozens of fifth evolution stage monsters.
After that, they would have to face the monster lord, the destruction queen.
If they wanted to clear this dungeon and take all the treasure inside it, they
would need a god-level powerhouse in their party. A powerhouse that could
match the destruction queen who was famous for her destructive power. An
ordinary god-level powerhouse wouldn't stand a chance against Raeshka.
Back when a monster lord rampage in the continent, humans and demis sent a
party consist of god-level powerhouses to stop the monster lord.
The difference in power between monster lord and god of humans and demis
was large. A newly evolved monster lord could easily destroy a newly born
god. That's why to conquer this dungeon several gods were needed to fight
Raeshka as she wasn't an ordinary monster lord. She was a creature who
could contend with the fearsome commandments of the God's Will cult.
In ancient times, a monster lord who was called Monkey King wreaked havoc
in God's Continent. The Monkey King defeated several gods but was stopped
by the joined forces of gods from the Heavenly Palace.
Souta looked back at Raeshka's dungeon. After a few moments, he turned his
head and started to walk away. Yuko followed him quietly with a bag on her
back. This bag was full of fruits that Raeshka prepared as Souta's rewards.
He stretched his arms and said, "I'll go towards the Eternal Empire at full
speed. Yuko, just hold those fruits and wait for me to summon you."
"Mu." Yuko nodded her head as if she understood his words.
"Good..." Souta smirked as he activated [Cat's Speed] and [Agility Boost]

spell. He slightly bent his knees and with a "boom" he charged towards the
direction of Eternal Empire.
Swoosh!
He then used [Dash] to increased his speed as he was running in a straight

line. His speed was greater than yesterday. The difference was huge and it
was all thanks to the fruits that he ate before.
Souta could also use his mana to increase but he didn't do so. He didn't want
to attract the attention of some monsters in this forest. In fact, some of the
monsters already sensed him but they ignored him as Souta quickly leave
their territory.
...
"Lord, is it really alright to let that goblin leave?" The goblin executioner
asked Raeshka in a polite tone.
Raeshka was sitting on her throne with her eyes closed. She slowly opened
her eyes when she heard her subordinate's question. She smiled and replied,
"It's fine, he'll come back. I can see it in his eyes. And I'm looking forward to
that day."
After she answered her subordinate's question, she rested her chin on her
palm and she once again closed her eyes.
She had a feeling that his return wasn't that far.
...
Souta arrived in front of the gate of the Eternal Empire. Sweat was forming
on his forehead and he wiped it with his hand. He tried to arrive at this place
as fast as possible so it drained some of his stamina.
"I'm going to summon, Yuko." He muttered as the crimson tattoo on his

shoulder glow. After a while, Yuko appeared before him.
Souta then contacted Lumilia using the transmission talisman to let everyone
know that he was in the empire and was going to arrive at the inn. Lumilia
said to him that the Lanny group was looking for him. She said to them that
he hasn't returned and informed them that they could continue clearing the
dungeons while Souta was away. She explained to the Lanny group why he
hasn't returned and the Lanny group could only accept her explanation.
"You did a good job. I'm going to cancel the connection so wait for me in my
room. Call the others too." Souta said as he stopped pouring his mana in the
talisman. He walked towards the gate with Yuko beside him.
He showed his adventurer's ID to the guards and entered the empire with
Yuko. He didn't summon Yuko at the inn because he didn't want trouble. The
guards always recorded who enter and exit the empire so if the guards got a
word the there's a monster in the city that didn't have a permit to enter, he
would face punishment.
He had to follow the rules of the Eternal Empire if he wanted to stay here
peacefully.
Both of them entered the empire without any problem. Souta and Yuko didn't
go to another place as they headed straight towards the inn. He was quite
excited to meet them as he brought them souvenirs from Raeshka's dungeon.
Well, they wouldn't know that these fruits came from a dungeon of a monster
lord.
After a few minutes, both of them arrived at the inn. Souta let Yuko rest as
they haven't got a sleep since yesterday. They were quite tired even though
their stamina and mana were full.
Souta entered his room and found that everyone was there. It seems that
Lumilia followed his words and called everyone in his room. What a good
girl...
"S-Souta... You...!!" Lynn opened her eyes widely when she saw Souta.
Souta glanced at her and said with a smile on his face. "I have a fruitful
encounter so I'm back to my full strength."
He knew that Lynn managed to sense his mana in his body. Yesterday, she
couldn't sense anything from him as his mana pool was severely damaged at
that time. He didn't have a single speck of mana in his body yesterday but it
was different now. His mana was clearly stronger and much denser than the
last time he showed it.
'I will equip the [Bracelet of Silencing] later. I have to explain to her so that
she wouldn't be surprised if she couldn't sense my mana.' Souta thought as he
remembered the artifact that he requested.
He moved his head and swept his eyes at the members of the Dark Oculus.
Lumilia, Lynn, Bryan, Brando, Alice, Yujin, and Cl.u.s.ter were all looking at
him. They were waiting for him to say something as the leader of the party.
"First, look at this. I have a bunch of mana fruits. You can have these fruits to
enhance your body." Souta said as he placed a bag of fruits in front of them.
"I see... So my senses are not wrong. These are real mana fruits." Yujin said
as he picked one fruit and looked at it.
Alophy, his contracted spirit, appeared on his shoulder. She appeared because
she sensed the mana fruits. She was a spirit so she was quite sensitive to these
things.
Everyone knew that he was a spirit contractor so they were not surprised
when Alophy appeared. They only looked at her with a curious gaze. They
haven't seen Alophy before and only heard it.
"Jin, this one is a Freezing Heart Fruit. It could greatly enhance your cold
resistance." Alophy said as she recognized the fruit in Yujin's palm.
"Woah! I've only read some of the fruits here in the books! I didn't think that
brother Souta would found these fruits!" Cl.u.s.ter exclaimed as she looked at
the fruits.
Clap!!
Souta clapped his hands as he gathered everyone's attention. When everyone

looked at him, Souta opened his mouth and said, "All the fruits inside the
huge bag are precious fruits. They are hard to find."
Lumilia looked at Souta with a worried expression. If those greedy nobles

knew that Souta had these precious resources then they would trouble him,
just like what those nobles did to her dad when he got that honey. She didn't
want the same thing to happen to Souta.
Souta felt her gaze so he glanced at her and said, "I know what you are
thinking but I think that no one among us would tell someone that we have
these mana fruits."
He knew the personality of the members of Dark Oculus so he didn't need to

worry about information leaks unless someone was pretending. He'll
probably grow mad when his comrades betray him. If that happens he could
only blame himself for trusting them and he will kill the one who betrayed
him without mercy.
But the idea of him killing his teammates leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He
could only hope that no one would betray him.
"I'll give ten fruits to each of you and we'll place the rest in our treasury,"
Souta said to them. He didn't plan to give everything to them as he had other
plans for the fruits.
"Treasury? Do we have treasury?" Brando asked Souta with a confused

expression. He was one of the founding members of the party but he didn't
recall them having a treasury.
"No, we don't but we will build it after we return to Ladros city," Souta
answered Brando's question.
Influence and power were all the things that he needed. He will expand the
Dark Oculus group into a legion.
Chapter 245 - Legion
Souta explained to them the real value of the precious fruits that he brought.
"I have a plan in my mind... You see these fruits...."
Lynn was speechless as she covered her mouth with her hand. She couldn't
believe what she heard from Souta's mouth. Souta said that he could buy half
of a city if he changed these fruits to coins. The infrastructures around the
city were included in it.
Souta calculated the true value of a single city from the huge countries. The
soldiers, buildings, and houses were all included in his calculation. After he
finished his calculation, he estimated that he could buy half of a city from
huge countries using these fruits.
Lumilia was still shocked even though she had an idea about the true value of
these fruits. She looked at the bunch of fruits with a frown on her face. She
couldn't hide her concern regarding these things. If Souta had a plan then she
wanted to hear it to ease her worries. She knew that the value of these fruits
surpassed the assets of the Asvares family.
"Damn!! Just what did you encounter in the forest, Souta!?" Brando blurted
out as he took his hands away from the fruits. Now that he knew the true
value of the fruits, he became afraid to touch the fruits.
"What!? If you have that amount of money you can do anything that you
want!!" Bryan exclaimed when he heard Souta's words. He started to imagine
what he could do if he had that amount of money.
"No, money isn't enough for a person to do anything in this world. You need
power. If you have power money would naturally come to you." Souta
replied to Bryan in a serious tone. Power was everything in this world. The
three great countries became great countries because they have the power that
could dominate the huge countries on this continent.
Yujin knew that these were mana fruits so he wasn't shocked at Souta's
words. He already guessed it when he saw a bunch of mana fruits. He and
Alophy knew a lot of things about mana fruits. That's why they easily
recognized the mana fruits.
Alice was looking at the mana fruits with a plain expression. It wasn't her
first time seeing a bunch of rare mana fruits. She was curious about how
Souta managed to acquire these mana fruits. If her knowledge wasn't wrong it
was hard to acquire these fruits. Just like that Dark Light Mango. Based on
her knowledge that fruit was heavily guarded by a fourth evolution stage
monster called Yin Yang Elephant.
The question was how Souta managed to acquire these fruits?
She could see that he was exhausted but didn't have any injuries or wounds in
his body.
"Okay, each of you can have ten mana fruits. Just like what I've said before
we'll put the rest in our treasury." Souta said as he looked at everyone.
"C-Can we really have ten of these fruits?" Brando asked as he looked at

Souta with doubt in his eyes. He couldn't believe that Souta would give out
things that have a high value.
"Yeah, I'm not lying when I said that you can have ten mana fruits. But
there's a condition... And that's I want all the things that we will get in the
dungeons in this place." Souta replied to Brando.
"The value of the treasures in low and mid-level dungeons couldn't be

compared to the value of these mana fruits. Do tell us what's your plan? I'm
sure that you have a plan in your head." Yujin spoke as he glanced at Souta at
the corner of his eyes.
'Yujin is right. Souta wouldn't earn anything by exchanging the fruits to the
treasures in low-level dungeons.' Lumilia thought as she silently agreed to
Yujin's words.
"Don't underestimate the treasures in low-level dungeons. Sometimes an

adventurer would find orange and red grade equipment inside those low-level
dungeons." Souta replied to Yujin. "But that's not the point here... I want all
of you to eat ten mana fruits and enhance your strength. Because I want to
expand the Dark Oculus party into a legion."
"Expand our party into a legion? What does that mean?" Bryan asked as he
slightly tilted his head. He couldn't understand what Souta mean by
expanding their party into a legion.
"That's... I see... So that is your plan?" Yujin slightly raised his eyebrows. He
finally understood what Souta was trying to do.
Souta looked at Lumilia and said, "Lumilia, explain to them what is a legion."
"Understood." Lumilia nodded before she faced everyone. She started to

explain the difference between a normal party and a legion.
A legion was a bigger size of a party. For a party to become a legion, they
needed at least one B-rank adventurer in their party. The said party would
request an expansion in the Adventurers Guild. The Adventurers would
approve of it after they check that they completed all the requirements to
become a legion.
A base of operation was needed in Legion. As the Adventurers Guild would

send people to install the quest board in their base and handle the reception.
The reception of a legion was handled by the people from the guild. It was to
avoid cheating by saying they completed the quest even though they haven't
done it.
The advantage of a legion was the quest. Adventurers without affiliation to

the legion couldn't accept that quest.
Legion has a rank. At rank one, a legion could have a maximum of fifty
quests a week in their quest board. Five of these quests were B-rank quest
involving powerful people and monsters. A bounty quest would be posted to
it. A bounty quest involves killing or hunting people that have a bounty in
their heads.
One more thing, a legion could select their hunting ground in the guild. The
guild would forbid any adventurers from hunting inside the selected area.
Most of the nobles would prefer to ask the legion than a normal party of
adventurers. For those who didn't know it, the quest from nobles has high
rewards.
The thing that Souta wanted in the legion was the quest. Owning fifty quests
a week was a huge benefit for his system. It means that he would earn exp,
free attribute points, and skill points even though he wasn't the one who
completed it. As long as it was completed by his legion members he would
receive the rewards from his system.
But first, they needed one B-rank adventurer in their party...
After Lumilia's explanation, everyone understood what is a legion. But

something was bothering them. They don't have a B-rank adventurer in their
party at this moment.
Then, they realized something as they all turned their heads and looked at
Souta.
Souta knew what they were thinking. He nodded his head and said, "That's
right, I'm planning on taking the test to become a B-rank adventurer once we
return to the Ladros city. I think I have the strength to become a B-rank
adventurer."
"You mean... You're as strong as a guild master." Brando said in shock.
Bryan looked at Brando then at Souta when he heard Brando's words.

"What?! You have that kind of power!!"
Bryan was shocked as he recalled from his memory in the Fersch dukedom
that the guild master there fought a peak third evolution monster.
"Not quite. All the guild masters of Adventurers Guild are veterans. The
guild master in Fersch dukedom is a veteran B-rank adventurer. It means that
he's powerful among the B-rank adventurers. A top contender of B-rank,
that's what a guild master is." Souta shook his head while replying to Bryan
and Brando.
"I understand everything. As the main party of the leader, we need to grow
stronger to match the power of the leader. It would solidify our status to the
new member of the legion." Lumilia paused for a moment before she added,
"That's why we don't need to hesitate to receive the mana fruits from Souta.
All of this is for the Dark Oculus."
"That's right! Jin, take those fruits! I want it!" Alophy said in a happy tone to
Yujin while pointing at the mana fruits.
"Souta gave it to me not yours," Yujin said to his spirit, Alophy.
"Jin!! Why are you like that!? We already said in the contract that what's your
is mine and what's mine is yours!!" Alophy complained to Yujin as she
squirmed on his shoulder.
"Um... What about me, brother Souta?" Cl.u.s.ter raised her hand and asked
Souta. She felt that she wasn't included in their group.
"You'll also get ten mana fruits," Souta said with a smile. He stretched out his
hand and patted her head.
"Yay!!" Cl.u.s.ter hopped around the room in excitement.
'I'll let her join the legion later.' Souta thought while looking at Cl.u.s.ter.
"But I needed to pass the exam first. If I failed the promotion exam then all
the plan is for nothing. I needed to prepare myself first." He said to everyone
with a serious expression. That's why he will get the other [Soul Blood
Earring] to increase his strength.
Chapter 246 - Resting
"The question is how confident are you in passing the promotion exam?"
Yujin asked as he turned his head to Souta. He wanted to know if Souta could
really pass the promotion exam. Because if he failed the promotion exam, he
wouldn't be able to take the promotion exam in six months. That's the rule of
the Adventurers Guild.
"I'm one hundred percent confident in passing the promotion exam," Souta
replied to him. He didn't wait for Yujin to ask another question. "Don't forget
that I'm a tamer. Yuko's strength is also my strength. We enhance our
strength by eating those mana fruits. If we combine our strength at this
moment, we could even defeat an ordinary B-rank adventurer and that is
enough. It means that the combined power of ours is enough to rank us to B-
rank."
That's if Yuko didn't use her blessings. Souta didn't want Yuko to reveal her
ace. He wanted to hide it so that if he fought his enemies, they would be
surprised by the power of Yuko.
He knew that someone was targeting him in the Hebrei kingdom after his
information was pasted in the newspaper. That's why some of the researchers
in the kingdom wanted him to become a test subject in their research. They
wanted to know how he recovered quickly from taking two monster potions.
'Right, if those people knew that I'm trying to set up a legion, I'm sure that
they will hinder me. Those nobles are a pain in the ass.' Souta thought as he
forgot that he was talking to Yujin.
"Souta!"
He snapped out of his deep thought after he heard Yujin's loud voice. "I'm
sorry, something just came to my mind." Souta apologized to Yujin and he
asked what he was talking about.
Yujin sighed and asked, "I'm asking why are you sure that the combined
power of Yuko and you are enough to pass the promotion exam?"
"As you can see... I brought back those mana fruits. It only means that Yuko
and I finished filling ourselves with those mana fruits." Souta said as he
opened his arms widely.
'He's still hiding something. There are many holes in his story. If he doesn't
want to say it then I will not pry anymore.' Yujin thought as he turned his
attention to the mana fruits in his palm.
"Okay, let's talk about it later. I wanted to know what's the dungeon that you
have cleared yesterday." Souta said to them as he changed the topic of their
conversation. The plan to expand his party wasn't complete. He will talk
about it with Lumilia later.
"Here." He threw a pen to Lumilia and Yujin. Souta then went to the drawer
and took out a huge map. He placed the map on the table and looked at the
place of the dungeons that he drew before.
"I've cleared all these dungeons yesterday." He said as he crossed out five
low-level dungeons and one mid-level dungeon on the map.
Lumilia and Yujin stepped forward. They crossed out the dungeons that they
have cleared yesterday. It seems that it would take them five days before they
managed to clear all low and mid-level dungeons.
"You'll clear dungeons today, right?" Souta asked as he looked at the two.
Lumilia and Yujin nodded at his question. That's what their plan, to begin
with. The Lanny group already left the empire to clear the dungeons si they
had to clear some dungeons too.
"We will have a meeting later with the Lanny group about the dungeons. I
think we need to speed up our pace in clearing dungeons." He said as he
looked at everyone in the eyes. "That's it for today, you can pick up ten mana
fruits."
Everyone took ten mana fruits each including Cl.u.s.ter. They talk for a while
before they went back to their room to prepare themselves for clearing the
low-level dungeons.
Souta lay on the bed and closed his eyes. He was mentally exhausted as a lot
of things happened yesterday. He needed to rest as he was quite tired.
...
Souta woke up after sleeping for five hours. It was enough for him. He stood
up from his bed and hung the vajra sword on his waist.
"I wonder if Lumilia and the other are back." He muttered as he exited his
room and went to Lumilia's room. His guess was right, they were already
here.
"Oh? Souta..." Lumilia turned her head to Souta. She was arranging the loots
that they've got from clearing low-level dungeons while Cl.u.s.ter was
sleeping on the bed. Lynn was also in the room.
Souta entered the room and he sat in front of the loots. "Low-grade potions,
low-grade weapons, and armors. There are also spellbooks and skillbooks."
He muttered as he checked the loots.
He then looked at Lumilia and asked, "How many dungeons did you clear
today?"
"We cleared six dungeons while Yujin's group cleared seven dungeons,"
Lumilia replied to him.
"Hmm..." Souta rubbed his chin and he glanced at his system. She was right,
they cleared a total of thirteen low-level dungeons today. One low-level
dungeon was equal to one skill point.
"We could clear more but some of the dungeons are already cleared," Lumilia
said to him.
"It's natural. We're not the only adventurers in this world. Some of the
adventurers are taking the material-gathering quest while some are taking the
monster subjugation quest and some of them are clearing the dungeons like
us to gather the loots inside it." Souta replied to her as he stood up and sat in
a vacant chair.
"S-Souta... Can I have a spellbook there?" Lynn asked with hesitation in her
eyes. She heard what Souta said this morning. All the treasures that they got
from clearing the dungeons were his property.
"Hmm...? What spellbook?" Souta asked back as he slightly raised his

eyebrow.
"Here. It seems that Lynn wanted to learn this spell." Lumilia said as she
gave the spellbook to Souta.
Souta looked at the spellbook in his hand. "[Raise Shock]..." He muttered.
This spell was a support type spell that could raise the magical attack of a
target by five percent. The target's magical attack would increase for five
minutes. The user couldn't cast the same spell on the target as the effect
wouldn't stock up. The user could only cast the spell on that target after the
effect of the spell disappeared.
It consumed twenty mana points per cast.
"It's good... You can have it. You're planning on becoming a full support
mage, right?" Souta asked Lynn after he read the details of the spell.
"N-No..." Lynn said in response as she lowered her head not daring to look at
his eyes.
"Eh...? Why?" Souta was surprised when he heard her answer.
"Actually, Lynn knew some attack spell. In the institute, she hired teacher
Sabrina to teach her." Lumilia said to him.
"I see... Well, it's good. Sabrina could rival an SS-rank adventurer. Her magic
is powerful enough for people to call her Magic Caster of Destruction. You
would learn a lot from her." Souta nodded and said to Lynn. He knew Sabrina
as she was quite famous among the players as a beautiful and seductive
mage.
In the past, Sabrina fought an S-rank adventurer on her own to a standstill.
But that was in the past, her current strength right now was SS-rank.
She hasn't reached her limit yet. In the future, she was one of the people who
would stand beside Yanagi Shina, a future god of the Hebrei Kingdom. She
would become a Hero-rank just like Bargan in the fight against the Zodiacs.
Unfortunately, Yanagi Shina and her force would fall under the hands of the
Zodiacs including her.
"But don't forget that you have a talent for supporting," Souta added.
"Y-Yes... Teacher also said the same thing. She said that I would shine if I
become a support mage than an attack mage." Lynn replied to him.
"Just do what you feel suitable for you. But if you want to ask me, I still want
you to become a support mage." Souta said to her as he stood up. He looked
at them and said, "We'll call the Lanny group. I wanted to record the
dungeons that they've clear."
"Understood." Lumilia nodded and she stood up. Lynn did the same thing.
The three of them exited the room leaving Cl.u.s.ter who was sleeping on the
bed.
Souta called everyone to his room including the Lanny group. He said to
Lumilia and the rest to hide the information about him getting the mana
fruits. He doesn't want anyone to know about this. It was too soon for the
Lanny group to know about the mana fruits.
He was sure that the Lanny group would report it to Jimmy. He had a plan in
his mind regarding this so he will leave it for later events.
Lumilia crossed out the dungeons that they've clear today. The Lanny group
did the same thing. They also crossed out the dungeons that were already
cleared from the beginning.
Chapter 247 - I'll tell you my plan
Five days had passed and the group managed to clear out the low and mid-
level dungeons. His guess was correct. They already cleared out the dungeons
in five days.
He knew that there were still dungeons around the Eternal Empire. They only
cleared all the dungeons that Souta knew. Souta couldn't remember every
dungeon in this place as he didn't have an eidetic memory.
If he could only remember everything then it would be great. Just like the
other universal or dark grade equipment of other top players like him. He
could remember the ability and name of those equipments but he couldn't
recall where they found those high-grade equipments.
If he could only remember where they got it then it would be great. He could
give those equipments to his comrades.
He also brought the things that he burrowed five days ago. He didn't manage
to bring it back because the Goblin Executioner got in his way. It wasn't that
he was displeased at that encounter. In fact, Souta was grateful as he earned a
lot in Raeshka's home. The most promising thing was that Yuko received a
monster lord's blessing.
Lumilia and the rest ate the mana fruits and absorbed its effect. Their body
grew stronger as Alophy helped them picked the mana fruits that were
suitable for them. For Brando, Alophy helped him find fruits that could
enhance his defense and vitality. She had a lot of knowledge about mana
fruits so they trusted her.
But Souta still didn't know how much their strength has improved. He was
asleep for two weeks and he heard from Lumilia that they were training to
become stronger while he was out. He was alone in clearing dungeons so he
didn't have a time to check the progress of their strength.
Souta didn't know that Bryan's strength already surpassed the top 1 ranker of
the first-year students. The others were catching up to him but if they wanted
to ask Souta about who's the strongest person in the Dark Oculus. He would
answer everyone that Yujin was the strongest.
He clearly remembered that Yujin utilized Alophy's power quite well in the
battle in Ibish village. Based on his aura and energy at that time, he could
rival a B-rank adventurer. The only problem was that Yujin wouldn't
necessarily reveal his power to the public unless it was an emergency
situation just like what happened in the Ibish village.
About the loots that they've got in clearing low and mid-level dungeons? It
was enormous. The amount of things that they've gathered couldn't store in
one room. So Souta decided to sell some of it to the merchants around the
Eternal Empire. It was then that he recalled that Jimmy was planning to set
up a branch here in this empire so he called him using the transmission
talisman.
They've got an agreement that they will give it to the Lanny group and Souta
would get the money from Jimmy after he returned to the Ladros city. The
Lanny group will stay here in the empire and will not return with Souta. They
will wait for the people of Lanny corp to arrived here so that they could help
out in setting up a branch.
They also have to guard the loots that they've gathered and the one that Souta
gave to them.
Souta didn't talk about his plan in expanding his party into a legion to Jimmy.
He will only talk about it after he promoted his adventurer rank to B-rank. He
was sure that the Lanny corp would become his sponsor as he was their
employee in papers. He had that to make sure that the Lanny corp would
become his sponsor not only Jimmy but the entire Lanny corp.
In these five days, Souta earned managed to fill the soul in the [Soul Blood
Earring]. He used it to increase his Intelligence attribute. He also earned a lot
of skill points, free attribute points, and exp.
From their constant grinding, Souta managed to level up to level 33. Clearing
dungeons, completing the quest from the Adventurers Guild, and hunting
monsters. By repeating this for five days Souta leveled up to 33.
He was getting closer to his third evolution. He only needed five levels as he
had two level-up cards in his arsenal. He didn't have any problem as he and
Yuko already have the requirements for their third evolution.
He did another to strengthen Yuko in the past few days. He used his skill
points to level up the [Pet Bestowing Skill] to level 10.
Tamer class was one of the classes in the game that needed a lot of skill
points. A lot of players hate this class because of they didn't grind skill points
they wouldn't be able to grow stronger. One of the reasons why the tamer
needed a lot of skill points was the [Pet Bestowing Skill].
[Pet Bestowing Skill] was a skill that could give the pet the skill of the
owner. As they know, the pet couldn't use the system so they couldn't buy
skills from the skill tree. There's also no command that the pet will learn
skills from skill books. The only things they had were the traits and trait skills
they got from their evolution.
But using this [Pet Bestowing Skill], Souta could give his skill to Yuko. At
low level, Souta's skill would disappear if he gave it to Yuko but if the skill
was at level 10 Souta wouldn't lose anything but skill points.
His skill set was like a shop for Yuko. He could have his skill at the cost of
skill points just like how he bought his skills from the skill tree in the system.
If he gave his level 4 [Dash] to Yuko, it would cost him 4 skill points. He
could also give her 1 or 2 levels of [Dash] but it couldn't exceed level 4 as
this was the maximum level he attained in this skill.
Yuko received [Dash], [Cat's Speed], [Triple Muscle Strengthening], and

[Shadow Cloak] from Souta. He only gave her two levels of each skill. If he
raised those skills that he gave her then he wouldn't have a skill point for his
spell and skill.
By receiving four combat arts from Souta, Yuko's strength rose to a higher
level. He was sure that he wouldn't be able to keep up with her if she used her
blessing with these skills.
She was slowly becoming a monster that was stronger than him and Souta
would make it sure that she would become one of the strongest monsters in
the future.
Back to him, using skill points Souta level up the [Shadow Cloak] skill to
level 3. He finally realized that he was lacking in terms of defense when he
fought Yuko. She easily shattered his [Shadow Cloak] and injured him in one
hit.
What if he fought someone as strong as her and have more experienced in

combat? There's no doubt that he would fell instantly.
That's why he level up his [Shadow Cloak] skill. He also bought [Shadow
Step] a movement skill and [Dark Cloud Hunting] spell. He also level up
these two skills to level 3.
[Dark Cloud Hunting] was a high-grade tier 2 crowd control and buff spell.
This spell created a black mist with fifty meters diameter around the caster.
The black mist lowered the opponent's senses, magical damage, physical
attack, and movement speed by ten percent at level 1. It also enhances the
caster's darkness attribute spell by ten percent.
If he level it up the debuff that the enemy received will increase, the buff that
the caster received will increase, and also the range of the black mist will
increase.
It was a spell good for his [Shadow Bind] spell. The tentacles would be able
to bind his opponents easier with the debuff coming from this tier 2 spell.
After doing all these things, Souta stopped using his skill points. He would
use the remaining skill points later in the Ladros city. He still didn't know
what's the test for becoming a B-rank in that branch.
The promotion exams of Adventurers Guild were different for each branch.
Each guild has its own exam but the essence of it was still the same. For B-
rank, Souta just needed to prove to them that he had the power of a B-rank. If
he wanted to become an A-rank, he just needed to prove to the guild that he
had the power of an A-rank.
...
Souta, the Dark Oculus members, and the Lanny group were all in a single
room. They were having a meeting about the dungeon that they were going to
clear.
They completed their goals by clearing low and mid-level dungeons for five
days straight. Right now, their target was the high-level dungeon where the
[Soul Blood Earring] resides.
The Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon was an orange danger level dungeon. It
means that 3 to 5 third evolution monsters reside in that dungeon. Their
chances of clearing this level of dungeon was too low.
"Everyone, listen up. I'll tell you my plan." Souta said as he grinned widely.
Chapter 248 - Dark Light of Eternal
Dungeon: Entrance
Souta told the layout of the Dark Light of Eternal to everyone first. He
explained to them that this was the only thing that he knew in this dungeon.
This was enough for everyone to know some of the dangers hidden inside this
high-level dungeon.
In case they ask how did he know the layout of the dungeon, Souta said that
he scouted this dungeon yesterday after he cleared the mid-level dungeons
with Yuko.
He only scouted it which means that he didn't know the ins and outs of the
dungeon. Even though Souta knew this dungeon in the game, there's still a
possibility that it was different in this world. He encountered a lot of things
different from the game so he was prepared if something happened.
"So I'm going to ask you, captain. What are our chances in clearing this high-
level dungeon?" A man with mohawk style hair asked him. He was Ginvi, the
earth attribute mage of the Lanny group.
"Less than fifty percent..." Souta replied to him without a second thought. He
already knew that their chances in clearing this dungeon were low. Their
power level was low to complete this dungeon. They were only at the peak of
C-rank.
But... The players in the game could clear this dungeon.
Before everyone could say something to him, Souta opened his mouth and
said, "If any of you don't want to participate then you can go now and leave
this place. I will not do anything to you. But once we entered the dungeon
and someone broke the formation and didn't follow the orders then you will
face the consequences."
With that, Souta managed to shut up the mouth of those who wanted to
oppose to this mission. Well, it only came from the Lanny group. The Dark
Oculus will follow Souta as they trusted him.
"Tsk!" Ginvi clicked his tongue.
Jagret patted his shoulder and looked at Souta. "We'll follow you, captain.
After all, you're the one who chose us in your group."
When Souta and the rest arrived in the empire, Souta said that he didn't have
a plan to clear the high-level dungeon but now, it changed.
Their chances of clearing this orange danger level dungeon grew higher as
the Dark Oculus members enhanced their strength with the help of the mana
fruits that Souta gave to them.
To think that he was planning on completing an orange danger level dungeon

on version 1. It couldn't help it as they have the power of version 2 players.
"I know my limits so I wouldn't enter an orange danger level dungeon if we

didn't have a chance to clear it," Souta said to them. He then took a deep
breath and said, "Lumilia will be the one who will command us in this
dungeon raid. We will launch a full raid in this high-level dungeon and
plunder everything."
He turned to the Lanny group and said, "Before you complain let me say
something. I wouldn't be able to command you because I'll join the
battlefield." Slowly the corner of his mouth curved upward. He grinned
widely while looking at them before he said, "I'll plan to annihilate
everything that got in our way of conquering that dungeon."
His excitement was overflowing. He couldn't help it because he would be

able to complete his universal grade equipment. The stats of the earring will
undergo a huge change once he managed to get the other part.
Right now, the earring only gave him +10 of his three attributes. It was
nothing compared to his sword that raised his stats by 200.
No one would be able to stop him from getting that earring.
"Okay, I'll take no for an answer. You can go back now and pack the things
that you need in raiding dungeons." Souta dismissed them but he remembered
something. "One more thing, please remember that a high-level dungeon is
twenty times larger than the mid-level dungeon. We will stay in that dungeon
for one or two days."
It's only natural that an orange danger level dungeon was larger than mid-
level dungeons. That dungeon houses more than 3 third evolution monsters.
The third evolution monsters were the raid boss of this level of dungeon.
In the game, the dungeons have level restrictions. If a player's level was too
high, then he wouldn't be able to enter a low-level dungeon. But for low-level
players, there were no level restrictions for them. They could enter high-level
dungeons.
There's also a player capacity for each dungeon. For a low-level dungeon, the
maximum player that could enter it was six. For mid, it was sixteen. And for
the high-level dungeon, it was twenty-four.
But in this world, there were no restrictions. He could do anything in this

world. He even visited a brothel and have intercourse with the people of this
world. In the game, no one would be able to do it.
They left Souta's room but Lumilia was stopped by Souta. He was planning
to expand her knowledge about this high-level dungeon. She was their
strategist so it was important for her to know it.
The Lanny group was displeased with her. They didn't complain because of
Souta's words. They weren't familiar with Lumilia so how could they trust
their life to a mere student.
The Dark Oculus didn't have a problem with it. They knew that Souta always
left the commanding position to Lumilia and head into the battlefield. For
them, Souta prefers to fight than commanding his comrades.
Souta told everything he knew about the monsters that inhabited the Dark
Light of Eternal Dungeon. It was important so that she wouldn't waste her
time trying to know the traits and characteristics of each monster.
He also didn't forget to tell her each member of Lanny group. He explained
their class, skills, and abilities to Lumilia so that she would be able to
command them. At least, she knew what they could do.
He also told her the strategy of players in clearing dungeons. The players had
various strategies in clearing dungeons. He was sure that it would open up
her world.
After telling her everything, Lumilia left Souta's room.
"I always raid dungeons before but now..." Souta muttered as he looked at the
door. If this was a game, Souta would rush inside the dungeon without care.
Even if he died many times, he will continue to enter the dungeon until he
cleared it and gathered all the treasure inside it.
But now, he understood that his power alone wasn't enough. That's why he
was slowly gathering trusted comrades to fill his weaknesses.
Souta lay on the bed and closed his eyes. 'Yuko, stay here for a while. I will
summon you when we arrive in the dungeon.' He said through his connection
with Yuko.
...
They finished preparing their things and they gathered in the Adventurers
Guild. They took monster subjugation and herb gathering quest. They would
complete it in the Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon.
After that, the group went to the Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon. On their
way, they faced some monsters and they killed them.
Two hours later, they arrived in front of the dungeon.
Souta looked at the Dark Oculus and Lanny group before he said, "Check the
things that you need. Placed the potion where you could easily take it out. We
don't know what will happen inside so it's better that we prepare ourselves
than rushing inside without a plan. I'll just summon Yuko."
The group followed his words while Souta summoned Yuko beside him. Her
power would be a great help in clearing this dungeon.
This dungeon was in the depths of the Black Belly Gully. A huge gully
between the territory of two monster lords. It has a length of one kilometer
and a width of one hundred meters. Its depth was greater than five hundred
meters.
Before arriving here, they faced more than fifty second evolution monsters
and one hundred first evolution monsters. They also saw some third evolution
but they turned around so that they wouldn't face such monster.
It was a tough journey...
After a while, they finished checking their equipments. They stood in front of
the dungeon with a gloomy expression. The air coming from the dungeon
was giving them an ominous vibe.
Souta gripped the sword on his waist before he said, "Let's go." He stepped
inside and the rest followed him.
This dungeon was entirely different from the dungeons that they have cleared
before. The ceiling was high and the walls on each side were wide. The
seven-meter Goblin Executioner could freely walk inside this dungeon.
It also gives them a hint on what's monster inside the dungeon.
The walls and ceiling have blue veins that were emitting light so they don't
have to light their torches in this dungeon.
Yujin placed his palm on the walls and said, "This is a crystallization of
mana. A phenomenon in which the mana in the air solidified. It could fetch a
high price in the market. Just how the hell the Eternal Empire didn't discover
this dungeon."
Souta just glanced at Yujin. The Eternal Empire wouldn't bother this place as
it was between the territory of two monster lord. Only the higher-ups of the
empire knew that there were monster lords in this forest.
"Souta! In front!" Lynn shouted as she sensed a presence in front of them.
"Oh? They are already here... We just enter the dungeon so why not let me
look at it for a while." Souta said as a grin formed on his face while looking
at the four-meter tall monsters in front of their group. "Lumilia, I'll leave the
commanding position to you. Now, everyone let's murder these creeps."
Dungeon: Into the Boss room
"That's it. They are not even enough for my warm-up." Souta said as he
looked at the body of the dead monsters on his feet.
He was the only one who fought these monsters. All it took was a single
strike from his sword to take down one monster. In just a few seconds, he
massacred a group of second evolution monsters.
The Lanny group just looked at Souta with a blank expression. They felt that
Souta was too excited to clear this dungeon. They knew that he was strong as
they traveled with him for one week and saw his strength but this time he was
different.
The members of the Dark Oculus could feel it too. Lumilia didn't have a time
to give a command to the others as Souta annihilated all monsters in just a
few seconds.
"Tsk! Weaklings." Souta clicked his tongue as he walked forward and said,
"Come on, let's go!"
"Souta! Why didn't you leave some for me!? I want to fight too!! Don't hog
all the fun, Souta!!" Bryan complained as he followed Souta.
...
They went deeper inside the dungeons and fought more than a hundred
second evolution monsters. They continued to move forward until they
arrived at the intersection path.
They stopped here and rested for a while. One hour had passed since they
entered the dungeons so they consumed some of their stamina. Plus, they had
to decide which path they will take.
Lumilia placed the map of this dungeon on the ground. She received this
from Souta when they talked before.
"We're here in this part of the dungeon," Lumilia said as she drew a small
circle on the entrance of the dungeon. She then pointed at the four huge
rooms of the dungeons and said, "These places where the third evolution
monsters reside. I suggest that we clear the other monsters before confronting
them."
"What's this blank space?" Ginvi asked as he pointed at the blank space on
the map.
"I said that I scouted this dungeon before. I didn't have the power to explore
this dungeon so I only drew what I saw." Souta explained to them. The map
that he drew wasn't complete. It was to avoid suspicion.
"Okay, we're going to discuss which path we will take," Lumilia said as she
slowly looked at the face of the people around her.
"According to captain's report, the path on the left has countless spider
monsters."
She said as she pointed at the map and they followed the path. This path leads
to one of the four big rooms where a third evolution monster resides. No, in
fact, all three paths lead to the four big rooms. They were all interconnected
to each other. This whole dungeon was like a huge maze.
Also, there was a huge amount of room in this dungeon. And inside one of
the rooms was a secret room where Souta could get the other [Soul Blood
Earring].
"I think that we should clear all the spiders first and check the rooms before
we subjugate the third evolution monster." Lumilia slowly explained to them
why they have to clear all the monsters in the area around the third evolution
monster's room.
They were going to clear it because there's a chance that these monsters will
bother them once they started to fight the third evolution monster.
Actually, the path that Souta drew on the map was the safest path in this
dungeon. He didn't include those paths that require solving puzzles.
"Captain said that he planned to clear this dungeon, am I right?" Jagret asked
Lumilia as he took a glance at Souta.
Lumilia nodded in response to his question.
"Don't tell me, that we're going to fight all four third evolution monsters,"
Jagret said with a serious expression.
"Yes, that's the only way to clear a dungeon, right? If you have a way to clear
this dungeon without fighting those monsters then tell me." Lumilia said as
she slightly tilted her head while looking at her. She couldn't understand why
this man asked such an obvious question.
"That's the reason why captain said that we're going to stay here for a few
days. We wouldn't be able to kill four third evolution monsters in a single
day. We don't have that kind of strength." Ginvi said as he lay down on the
ground and looked at the ceiling. The blue veins on the ceiling were
thumping just like blood vessels.
Souta looked at everyone before he stood up. He stretched his body and said,
"Let's go. I wanted to take down one of the 4 third evolution monsters."
"Me too. I wanted to fight those strong monsters that could let me enjoy the
thrill of battle." Bryan said with an excited expression. He and Yuko
hurriedly followed Souta.
"Those battle maniac..." Brando said with a deep sigh. He and the others were
worried about the battle but those two were looking forward to it.
Damn! The difference was large.
Brando looked at Lynn, Alice, Yujin, and Lumilia before he said, "Let's
follow those two. We're lucky that we have someone like them in our party.
Their attitude and personality could easily dissipate the nervousness in our
body."
"Y-You're right... They're amazing." Lynn said.
...
Putchi!
Blood spurted out from the body of a huge spider as Souta sliced its body into
two.
"Lynn, cast healing spell to Brando! Bryan, leave that position to captain and
Yuko! They can handle that on their own!" Lumilia commanded them and
they followed her words. She then turned to Lanny group and said, "Jagret
and Charise, back off! Give Ginvi a space to cast a spell! It will help you
annihilate the spiders!"
"Tsk! I guess I'm really needed in this group." Ginvi said with a grin and he
circulated his mana around his body. He then raised the staff he was holding
and cast a spell.
[Ground Solid Shot]!
The debris of rocks in the area flew towards the group of spiders.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After that, Jagret and Charise quickly attack the remaining spiders with the
help of the other members of the Lanny group.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Alice was thrusting her orange grade spear nonstop. Her sharp spear pierced
the body of dozen spiders.
"The monster is getting stronger." She muttered as she continued her killing
spree.
Swoosh!
Souta jumped backward and Yuko opened her mouth widely. Then, a sea of
flames burst out of her mouth heading toward the group of spiders.
Boom!
The flames disappeared and it left churned corpses and ground. Smoke was
coming out of the burned body of spiders.
The [Burning Shout] trait skill of Yuko finished the battle on Souta's part.
After eating mana fruits, her strength grew to a higher level. Her trait skill
was as strong as a high-level tier 2 spell.
Souta waved his sword and the blood on it splattered on the ground. He then
turned towards the others. "Everyone is trying to preserve their strength in the
upcoming fight against the third evolution monster." He muttered and the
ground turned black.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several black tentacles rose and bind the spiders. Everyone took this
opportunity to annihilate the spider as they used their powerful skills and
spells.
"All of you don't need to hold back, just do what Bryan is doing. We have a
lot of time. We could rest anytime if you want so don't you dare to hold back
or else it will backfire on us." Souta said to them. "You too Lumilia, don't be
considerate to them. You can order them to use their most powerful skill or
spell."
"I'm sorry... I'm quite nervous because this is the first time we're going to
fight a third evolution monster at its peak." Lumilia apologized to him. She
still couldn't forget the scene in the Desolate Woods and Fersch Dukedom.
Souta looked at her for a while before he swept his eyes across the people
here in this area. He then sighed and said, "After all the things we've gone
through I thought you would get used to it. Well, it's natural to be nervous
when you're going to fight a strong opponent but don't let the nervousness
distract you."
Clap!
"We'll rest here for one hour. After that, we'll enter the boss room and fight
the third evolution monster. Prepare yourself, everyone." He clapped and said
in a loud voice.
Lumilia sat down as she leaned her back on the wall and lowered her head.
Lynn sat beside her and said nothing.
The Lanny group was silent as they checked their weapons and armors. All of
them were serious as they knew their next opponent.
Brando looked around before he opened a bottle of water. After he drunk it

he looked at Souta and asked, "Captain, can I use those potions that we got in
the last room?"
"Ah, those defense enhancing potions? Yeah, you can use it." Souta nodded
at his question.
"Thank you, captain." Brando smiled as Souta gave him his permission to use
those potions.
Dungeon: White Jade Spider
Brando was glad that Souta would let him used the defense enhancing potion
that they've got from the last room. He wasn't sure if he could tank the attacks
of a third evolution monster.
He wasn't the only tank of the group. The Lanny group also had a tank named
Finsi. Finsi was a powerful shielder and had a lot of experience in fighting
monsters.
The two of them would take the frontline and protect everyone from the third
evolution monster's attack. It was their job as shielder of the party.
'If only I'm a pure-blood demi-human then...' Brando thought as he glanced at

his greenish palm.
His mother was a human and his father was a pure-blood turtle man. Because
of that, he didn't inherit the natural talent of the turtle man. The ability to
deploy a powerful shield, the [Hardmode Shell Protection]. The innate ability
of the turtle demi.
If the Paraponera demi(ant demi) boasted their natural brute prowess, the
turtle demi like Brando boasted their ability to block powerful attacks.
'Well, I just need to work as hard as I can to improve myself and one day I
will show that everyone that I can protect someone too.' Brando smiled as he
lifted his head and looked at the ceiling. He was fortunate that he got to know
Souta and others in the institute.
...
After one hour, Souta stood and patted his clothes. He looked at everyone and
said, "We'll raid the boss room so prepare yourself. We'll follow Lumilia's
command and there's no exception to that. Do you understand me, Bryan?"
"Ah, eh... Yeah." Bryan was surprised when Souta mentioned him. He
scratched his cheek as he nodded at Souta with a wry smile on his face.
Well, it's natural if they consider her personality to rush at the monster on
sight. Souta could tolerate it if they were fighting second evolution monster
as Bryan could fight ten or dozens of those monsters at the same time but this
time was different... They were going to fight a third evolution monster.
The mages checked their pocket to see if they have mana potions while the
shielders checked if they have health potions.
After finding that everything was ready, the group stood in front of the huge
metallic door with blue veins on its surface. Blue veins were thumping like
blood vessels.
Souta and others wouldn't be able to destroy this metallic door with their
current strength. This door was strengthened by the dense mana and best
feram of the third evolution monsters that were living in this dungeon. After a
hundred years or more, the stones and rocks in this place would become rare
materials that needed to forge orange and red grade equipments due to its
exposure to the dense energy in the atmosphere.
"Let's do it."
Everyone placed their palm on the surface of the door and pushed it. The
door made a metallic sound and it slowly opened. It revealed a huge and wide
room. The room was covered in thick webs. Five meters above the ground
was a six-meter white spider with a black color gem on its back. Its eight
long legs were as sharp as a sword and its eight red eyes were gleaming in the
dark.
It was a third evolution monster called White Jade Spider.
Souta was familiar with this monster. He saw this type of monster in
Raeshka's third evolution force and he subjugated hundreds of these monsters
when this world was still a game.
Powerful pressure was gushing out of the spider's body. The pressure made
everyone gulped in nervous except for Bryan who was looking at it with
excitement in his eyes.
When Souta saw the eagerness in his eyes, he called Bryan. "Bryan, listen to
Lumilia's words."
"Ah, I know..." Bryan snapped out his thoughts as he nodded at Souta. He

took a deep breath to calm his nerves.
"Damn! That monster is a bad news!" Ginvi said as he looked at the huge
white spider inside the dark room.
Huff...
Lumilia closed her eyes before she took a deep breath. After a while, she
opened her eyes and gazed at the body of the huge white spider.
"Shielders, use the defense enhancing potion and attack the monster. Souta
and the rest of the damage dealer will attack the monster from both sides
while the shielders are distracting the monster. Mages and support will stand
by." Lumilia issued a command as she saw the huge white spider turned its
head in their direction. She knew that Souta gave them his permission to use
the potion so she will not hold back and used everything they have to defeat
the terrifying monster in front of their eyes.
"Understood." Brando and Finsi drunk a bottle of defense enhancing potion.

Both of them raised their shields and charged towards the six-meter tall
spider.
The white spider revealed its big and sharp fangs. An ear-piercing screech
escaped from its mouth.
Shiiiiiiiirk!!
At the same time, the best feram in its body exploded. Dense and thick
energy flooded the entire room in just a few seconds.
"Brando, Finsi, don't stop! Gather its attention!" Lumilia shouted as she saw
that the two stopped from charging towards the spider. "Souta, attack the left
side! Bryan, Donna, Charise, I'll leave the right side to the three of you!"
Brando and Finsi snapped out when they heard Lumilia's loud voice.
"Damn! This is scary!" Brando shouted as he jumped in the mid-air and used
his combat arts.
[Shielder's Aura]!
[Knight's Will]!
"And..." Brando took a deep breath. "[Taunting Shout]!!"
He shoots a sound wave towards the white spider. The white spider shook
when the sound wave landed on its body. It turned its head and looked at
Brando.
"I've gathered its attention!" He shouted as he braced himself from the

possible attack of the spider. A three-layered transparent shield formed in
front of him. It was his [Triple Frame Shield On] combat arts.
The huge white spider moved its sickle-like legs and swung it at Brando.
Finsi, the other shielder of the group, smashed his shield on the ground.
[Towering Earth Formation]!
Layers of rocks rose from the ground. It created a tower-like rock formation
around the battlefield. It was a good choice of skill. They were small while
their opponent was huge. They have a geographical advantage with this.
The only problem was the webs of the spiders around the room.
While Brando and Finsi were taking the attacks of the spider, Souta and the
rest of the attackers went to their position.
"Souta, Bryan, use flames to burn the webs!!" Lumilia shouted while looking
at them. She was observing the battle along with the support and mage.
"Yuko, burn it," Souta said as he dashed towards the side of the spider at high
speed. The reason why Lumilia left that part to Souta was that because of
Yuko. Souta was a tamer so Yuko was part of his strength.
Yuko opened her mouth widely and used her [Burning Shout] trait skill.
Flames burst out of her mouth and it swallowed the webs in the area around
them.
Swoosh!
[Agility Boost]!
[Strength Boost]!
Souta dashed towards the spider before pulling out the vajra sword on its
sheath. Looking at the performance of the spider, he could guess that this
spider wasn't at the peak of its evolution stage. In game terms, he could
estimate that the spider had the power of a level 45 to 50 monster of its type.
Pretty weak compared to the third evolution monsters of Raeshka.
'They won't have any problem in casting spell unless this monster used its
release state.' Souta thought as he gathered his mana on the blade of his
sword and shoots crimson slash towards the spider.
Boom!!
"[Grinding Flame Spear: Fire Dance]!!" Bryan roared as he used a powerful

tier 2 spell.
Ten-meter long flame spears formed around him. The spears flew in any
direction burning everything into ashes. It even destroyed the rock formation
that Finsi created for them.
Boom! Boom!
Sounds of explosions reverberated in the Dark Light of Eternal dungeon.

"Lynn, Evren, cast healing magic and buff spell at our two shielders,"
Lumilia said as she squinted her eyes and observed the movements of the
monster.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded as she gathered her mana and lifting the staff in her
hand before casting the healing spell.
[Radiant Heal]!
This spell was a healing and buff spell. It could recover the lost 300 health
points and increase the recovery speed of the target by fifty percent for three
minutes. It could also increase the defense of the target by five percent for
three minutes.
"Thanks." Finsi grinned as he felt the effect of the spell on his body before he
pounced towards the spider.
"Let's go!" Brando shouted as he raised his shield and gathered his mana to
strengthen it.
Finsi and Brando were taunting the spider to avoid it from targeting the
damage dealer on the side.
Dungeon: Release
Charise, Donna, and Bryan were attacking the spider from the opposite side
of Souta. They were doing everything they could to damage the spider.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
[Cripling Slash]!
Donna used her powerful combat arts and it cut the body of the spider. Blood
spurted out from the wounds like a fountain.
"Haha, burn [Grinding Flame Spear]!" Bryan laughed as he jumped in the

mid-air and shoots powerful flame spears towards the wound of the spider.
Dozens of flame spears landed on the body of the spider causing a small
explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The spider screeched and it turned its attention on the three people that were
attacking it from the side.
"Bryan, Donna, Charise, look out! Lynn, I'll leave it to you!" Lumilia warned
the three people who were attacking the spider nonstop. She tapped her staff
on the ground casted a barrier spell on the three people.
"[Speed Up]!" Lynn casted a spell that could increase their speed so that the
three people could avoid getting hit by the sickle legs of that spider.
The white spider swiped its front legs in Bryan's direction. Bryan, Charise,
and Donna quickly jumped away while a barrier appeared in front of them.
Swoosh!
"Hmm...?" Souta waved his hand and used [Agility Boost] on the three
people. It was to help them escape the attack of the spider.
"Brando, Finsi, it's your turn!" Lumilia shouted as she circulated her mana in
her body.
"Yeah! [Triple Frame Shield On]!!" Brando and Finsi used the same skill and
six transparent shields appeared around them.
"Go!!"
The six shields in the mid-air flew in front of Bryan, Donna, and Charise.
These six shields were here to delay the impact of the attack of the giant
spider.
Swoosh!
The leg of the spider crashed on the protective shields in front of the three. It
didn't last long before it broke into tiny pieces.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan, Donna, and Charise flew away before they crashed into the walls. A
large cut appeared in their chest as blood spurted out of it.
"Argh!"
"[Heal]!!" Lynn and Evren quickly casted healing spell on the two. It was
their job to heal those who were injured. If they didn't cast a barrier to reduce
the power of the attack then the three would suffer heavy wounds.
Lumilia gritted her teeth in frustration. She opened her mouth and said,
"Souta, hold down the spider! We're going to bombard it! Brando and Finsi
prepare to retreat! Yujin, Alice, Ginvi, bombard it with powerful spell after
Souta back down!"
"It's finally my time..." Ginvi grinned as he gathered his mana in his staff.
"Understood." Yujin and Alice did the same thing. They prepared themselves
to attack the spider.
"Go down," Souta said in a cold tone as he raised his hand and dozens of
black tentacles rose from the black ground.
The tentacles stretched out as it bound the eight legs of the spider. It would
only last for a few seconds but for him, it was enough to inflict some damage
to the spider.
Shieeek!
The giant spider screeched as it tried to break the black tentacles around its
eight legs.
[Shadow Ball]!
Souta opened his palm and a black ball flew out above the giant spider. In
just a second, he appeared in the position of the black. Then, ten black balls
formed on his back.
Boom!
The ten black balls were the [Gravitational Ball] spell. It increased the gravity
around the spider to the limit. It caused the spider to crashed on the ground
creating a huge crater.
Souta looked down at the spider as he activated his skills. [Triple Muscle
Strengthening], [Shadow Cloak], and [Cat's Speed]. Since the gravity in this
area was several times higher than normal, his speed of fall became faster and
he increased it by using [Air Walk] to stepped in the air.
Swoosh!!
He gathered his mana on his sword and charged a powerful attack. When he
arrived on top of the spider, he slashed his sword downwards.
Boom!
A loud sound echoed in the whole room as Souta's attack landed on the head
of the giant spider. The ground shook heavily and the debris of rocks shot up
in the mid-air.
"Again!" He roared as he once again slashed his sword at the head of the
spider. He continued to use [Crimson Moon] skill.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Attack!!" Lumilia shouted as she casted [Water Bomb] spell. Yujin and
Alice followed her as they casted their own spell towards the spider.
"Oi! Captain is still on the head of that monster!" Ginvi said as he glanced at
Lumilia. He couldn't understand why they would launch their spell when
Souta was still there.
"Don't worry about it, just use your powerful spell to bombard the spider!"
Lynn said to him as she continued to cast her spell.
"Argh! I'll do it." Ginvi gritted his teeth before he used his spell.
[Hundred Earth Bullet]!
[Earth Spike]!
Yuko opened her mouth and flames burst out of it. It headed towards the
body of the spider.
When the spells were about to hit the spider, Souta disappeared from his
position and reappeared beside Yuko. Before he attacked the spider, he left a
[Shadow Ball] beside Yuko so that he could retreat immediately.
Lumilia knew Souta's spell so she didn't have a problem attacking the
monster as she knew that he would teleport away in time. Furthermore, she
was the commander of this group so she was observing the movements of her
comrades, not just the action of the giant spider. It was natural for her to see
that Souta left a shadow ball beside Yuko.
BOOOOOM!!
A loud explosion erupted as the spells landed on the giant spider. Powerful
gust of winds swept out and the ground shook heavily.
The difference in the element of the spell caused a chain reaction that resulted
in multiple explosions swallowing the whole battlefield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Souta waved his hand and his mana formed a barrier around him and Yuko to
protect them from the shockwaves of the explosion.
He glanced at Lumilia's position and saw them doing the same thing. "As
expected, she's a good strategist compared to me." He muttered as he turned
his head in the direction of the giant spider.
"Use health potions for those who took damage and use mana potions for
those drained their mana!!" Lumilia commanded as she took out a bottle with
blue liquid inside it. She drunk it without hesitation to recover her mana.
"Roger!"
Ginvi, Yujin, Alice, Lynn, and Evren took out their mana potion and drunk it
at the same time. This was one of their advantages in this battle. They could
recover their mana and health through potions. They could also increase their
stats temporarily using different potions.
Boom!
Suddenly, a powerful wave of energy erupted from the direction of the giant
spider.
"This is the hard part in fighting monsters..." Souta muttered as he squinted

his eyes. He already told this part of the battle to Lumilia before coming here
so she knew what they need to do.
Dense best feram flooded the entire room restricting the mana in the air. In
other words, they wouldn't be able to use their mana outside their body.
Bang!
The barrier that Souta created using his mana crumbled into tiny pieces under
the pressure of best feram. He could only cast his spell and couldn't do
anything using his mana.
The same thing happened to Lumilia and the rest. Their shields broke into
tiny pieces.
If they didn't consume the mana fruits to enhance their strength then Souta
wouldn't dare to subjugate a full power third evolution monster. Just this
pressure alone would be enough to decrease their fighting strength to
ordinary people.
Swoosh!
A powerful gust of wind swept out in the area and it blew the smoke away. It
revealed a giant white spider with dark red energy seeping out of its body.
Ohm!
The body of the giant white spider expanded. It became an eight-meter tall
spider instead of a six-meter tall. Black spikes appeared on its black and dark
red tattoos were appearing on its body at the same time.
"What the f.u.c.k!? It's several times stronger than before!!" Ginvi exclaimed
while looking at the monster.
"So this is the reason why humans and demis are afraid of monsters..."
Lumilia muttered and before she looked at her comrades. "Go to your
position and prepare yourself! We're going to take this monster down!"
"Understood but... I don't know if I could block an attack from that monster."
Brando nodded as he went in front of the giant spider with Finsi. He was the
shielder of the group so his defense was higher than the rest of his teammates
but he didn't know if his defense was enough to block the spider's attack.
"Don't worry, you'll protect us and we'll protect you," Lumilia said as she
narrowed her eyes.
"Here it is, the [Monster Orb Release]... One of the greatest strengths of a
monster." Souta said while looking at the spider with a small grin on his face.
Dungeon: The Two Shielders
The [Monster Orb Release] was a skill of a monster where they release the
full potential of their monster orb. This skill amplifies the strength of the
monster several times and it doesn't have a side-effect on their body.
The difference between the third evolution monster and the second evolution
was so wide. It was because of the [Monster Orb Release] skill. Souta's
power was overwhelming for any second evolution monster but he always
says that he couldn't subdue a third evolution alone.
Why?
Because of this skill... A cheat skill of the monster race that terrified the
human and demi world.
Even though Souta's power reaches the realm of the B-rank, he still didn't
have the confidence to go against the third evolution monster alone.
This was one of the reasons why humans and demis formed a party to subdue
a single third evolution monster. The overwhelming power of the third
evolution monster couldn't be compared to one or two B-rank adventurers.
Shiieeek!!
The giant spider shrieked as the energy in the air grew denser. A normal
person would die in this atmosphere.
It then turned its attention towards the puny people who dared to invade its
home. The spider was just living here without hurting anyone but this group
of people attacked it suddenly.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Brando and Finsi appeared in front of the spider and smashed their shields at
its head.
Bang! Bang!
"I'll join too!!" Jagret roared as he jumped in the air and his sword shoots a
white beam towards the head of the spider.
Boom!
Evren, Ginvi, Lynn, and Lumilia casted their buff spells to support the three
people who were in front of the giant spider. They focused their supporting
spells on them as they needed it the most. Barrier spells, defense boosting,
attack boosting, recovery, and heal.
Not just that, the three also drunk various potions that they've got in this
dungeon. All of it was for them to take the front in fighting the third
evolution monster.
Lumilia glanced at Alice and Yujin before she said, "I'll leave them to you."
"Okay." Yujin and Alice nodded at her words before they brandished their
weapons. Both of them dashed towards the giant spider.
Five people clashed with the giant spider in the center of the room. The two
shielders were blocking the attack of the spider with the help of the spell
from the mages.
They exchanged blows at high speed causing the ground to shake every time
they collided.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Brando and Finsi were doing their jobs as tanks with everything they could.
They were heavily injured every time they clashed with the spider's attack but
the mages healed them at the same time they took damage.
Becoming a meat shield was a painful job. They were the ones who received
the attacks for their comrades in arms. Receiving injuries and healing then
receiving once again. This cycle repeated for more than half an hour.
Their mental health was on the verge of breaking down. They felt that
someone was torturing them.
Boom!
The giant spider fell down as Bryan and Donna managed to land a heavy hit
at the joint of the spider's leg.
"Attack!!"
Yujin, Alice, Jagret, and Charise jumped towards the head of the spider to
crushed it. All of their attacks were focused on this spot so it became the
weak point of the spider after taking hundred of attacks.
The giant spider looked at them and opened its mouth widely. A large
concentration of best feram was gathered on it.
"It's [Bestrou]! Prepare yourself!!" Lumilia shouted as she casted a spell to

protect everyone. Lynn and the other mages also did the same thing.
"LEAVE IT TO US!!!"
Brando and Finsi jumped in front of them with their shields. Both of them
took out a potion in their pocket and drunk it.
"Damn! This is the last potion that I have!" Brando cursed.
"Yeah, me too!" Finsi nodded at his words.
The ball of energy on the mouth of the spider expanded and shrunk before it
fires towards them. A beam of best feram shoots towards the two shielders at
high speed.
"Here it comes!!"
Various barrier spell appeared in front of the two shielders. Black tentacles
stretched out from the ground and it covered the two shielders.
The beam collided with the barriers and it collapsed after a few seconds. The
barriers were crushed like fragile glass.
After that, the beam disintegrated the black tentacles that were protecting the
two shielders.
"ARGHHH!!"
Brando and Finsi screamed as they took the [Bestrou] with their shields. They
tightly gripped their shields as if their life depends on it.
Ohm!
Suddenly, ten black balls appeared behind them. The black balls created a
gravitational field around them to push the [Bestrou] away but it also didn't
last long.
While they were trying to block the [Bestrou], Souta and the other who have
healing spells were using it on the two shielders.
"Forget blocking! Focus on changing the direction of the beam!!"
"Argh!!" Brando and Finsi used every strength in their body to deflect the
beam.
Swoosh!!
They managed to change its direction as the beam flew towards the walls and
exploded while Brando and Finsi flew in the opposite direction. Before they
crashed into the walls, black tentacles caught them.
Still...
The explosion that was caused by the [Bestrou] devastated the entire room.
This room was too small for the explosion caused by [Bestrou]. The entire
room trembled and countless debris of rocks shoots in all directions.
Souta quickly cast [Shadow Bind] around the explosion to decrease its power
but it easily disintegrated the black tentacles around it.
'Alophy, I'll use some of your power.' Yujin said in his mind. He gathered the
spirit power in his hand and shoots it towards the explosion. Just like Souta,
he wanted to decrease the power of the explosion. It was to avoid some
casualties in their group.
"Everyone!!"
Lumilia commanded the mages to cast a barrier around the explosion. They
drunk another mana potion and used their spells.
BOOOOM!!
Smoke and dust covered the entire room but it didn't matter to Bryan and the
rest of the attackers. They weren't bothered by the blast as Lumilia and the
other managed to contain it to some degree. No one was heavily wounded
except for the two shielders.
"Let me hunt you down!!"
Bryan shouted as he cast a powerful tier 2 spell. Donna and Charise used
their combat arts to injured the giant spider while Alice and Jagret executed
their skills perfectly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fierce battle continues...
"Yuko, join the battle," Souta said as he patted Yuko's head who was
standing beside him. He used [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] on her.
ROAR!
Yuko roared as she charged towards the giant spider without fear. She used
the skill that Souta gave to her. The [Triple Muscle Strengthening] and [Cat's
Speed].
"Now, let's see what should I do..." Souta muttered as he tightly gripped the
vajra sword in his hand. He looked at his system and saw that he didn't have
that much mana and stamina.
This battle was draining everyone's mana and stamina. If their potions last
longer then they were going to win the battle but if they used all of their
potions before they could kill the spider, then there's no doubt that they were
going to lose.
No, they weren't going to lose. Yujin would be forced to use his spirit power
before that happened and the same could be said for Yuko.
"Ah~ it's troublesome. The earring is in the path beyond this boss..." Souta
sighed as he took out a mana potion and drunk it. He turned his head and saw
Lynn giving some health potions to Brando and Finsi. It was a matter of time
before the two joined the battle once again.
"I really pity those who take tank as their role. I should make an effort in this
fight too. Everyone is lively today."
He muttered with a sigh before he bent his knees. With a "boom" he launched
himself towards the giant spider.
...
One hour had passed before they managed to take down the boss of this
room, the White Jade Spider. A powerful third evolution monster but
certainly was not the strongest among them. In fact, compared to the third
evolution monster subordinates of Raeshka, this one was weak.
Everyone was laying on the ground as they were tired from fighting for more
than an hour. This was their first time participating in a raid like this.
Fighting a single monster for more than an hour was a brand new experience
to these people.
"We won!" Brando said as he laughed lightly.
"Yeah, we won!" Finsi said as he glanced at Brando. He raised his fist

towards Brando.
Brando looked at it before he smiled and bumped it with his own fist. He then
laughed with Finsi.
"Hahaha! We won!! We hunt down a third evolution monster!! That damn
monster!!"
In this battle, the two of them grew closer and felt that they became friends.
They understand each other as they knew that they overcame a painful
experience from taking all the damage of their comrades.
Dungeon: Decision
"That was hard! I thought I was going to die." Brando said with a sigh. His
body was full of wounds and his armor was tattered.
"I never thought that fighting a third evolution monster would be this hard.
They are one stage higher than the second evolution monster but why are
they so strong?" Finsi said while looking at the ceiling of the room. His
condition was the same as Brando.
"Hahaha, that monster is so strong! I want to fight someone at this level in the
future!" Bryan said with an eager expression. He enjoyed the battle against
the giant spider even though he suffered heavy injuries. The thrill of fighting
someone he didn't know he could win was fun for him.
"Well, Souta is right. With our power, we could take down a third evolution
monster after a fierce battle." Yujin said as he drunk a health potion. He then
took out another potion before giving it to the two shielders who did their
best.
"Thanks!" Brando and Finsi received the health potion from Yujin. They
drunk it without hesitation after thanking him.
"Lynn, are you okay?" Lumilia asked Lynn with a concerned look on her
face. Lynn looks tired and exhausted. Her face was pale and it seems that she
drained her mana.
She recalled how Lynn kept casting her spells to help everyone in the battle.
She was also the one who healed Brando and Finsi when they got injured.
Lynn who was leaning on the walls turned her head and looked at Lumilia.
She slowly opened her mouth and said, "I-I'm fine, M-Mila. It just that I
didn't have mana left in my mana pool."
"I still have mana potion," Lumilia said as she took out a mana potion in her
pocket. "Here, take this."
"Thanks, Mila. W-What about Souta and Yuko?" Lynn asked while stuttering
as her eyes wandered around trying to find Souta and Yuko.
Lumilia smiled and said in a gentle tone, "Don't worry about him. Souta is
strong and smart. His condition is better than any of us."
'Lynn is really a kind girl. Even at her condition she still has a time to worry
about others.' Lumilia thought as she helped Lynn drink the mana potion.
"Damn! That monster is the strongest monster I've ever faced in my life!"
Ginvi spoke as he leaned his back on the walls. He took out his health potions
and give it to his comrades. Charise, Donna, and Jagret needed it the most.
He was a mage so he was fighting on the back. He was far from danger so he
didn't need that much health potions.
"Still... You're captain's classmates, am I right?" Ginvi asked as he looked at

Lumilia's direction.
Lumilia raised her eyebrows when Ginvi asked her a question. She nodded
her head in response to the question.
"You're all from mage class, right? But I can't see them being a mage." Ginvi
said as he glanced at Brando, Bryan, Yujin, Alice, and Souta.
"Ah... T-They are special. If I'm not their classmates I will not believe that
the course that took in the institute was mage." Lumilia replied as she slightly
scratched her cheeks. Her classmates were weird. They were mage but they
fought like they were not a mage.
"Oi! I'm from the shield class. I'm not their classmates, just schoolmates."
Brando said as he heard their conversation.
"So, your normal, I thought you're a mage acting like a shielder," Ginvi said.
Souta was listening to their conversation silently. He was looking at their

condition with a grave expression. This battle was worse than he thought.
He underestimated the bosses of this orange danger level dungeon.
He thought that they could clear this dungeon with their strength but after
seeing the battle he realized that it was not enough. They were not strong
enough to clear the Dark Light of Eternal Dungeon.
There were four raid bosses in this dungeon and they defeated one of the
bosses. If his memory was right, the remaining three bosses were stronger
than the White Jade Spider. They used a lot of potions in fighting the third
evolution monster so they don't have that much left.
All the preparation that they did was only enough for the White Jade Spider.
Even if Yujin used his spirit power or Yuko used her blessing it would only
be enough for the second boss.
Currently, they don't have any means of fighting a third evolution monster
repeatedly. At their current strength, they needed a large amount of potions.
"Ah~ we're not going to make." Souta sighed as he looked at the ceiling of
the room. He decided to abandon his goal in clearing this dungeon. He only
needed to take the [Soul Blood Earring].
He stood up and patted his clothes. He turned his head and looked at the
corpse of the White Jade Spider. This spider would fetch a higher than the
Dark Vine Stinger that he sell to Lanny corp. Well, the monster orb of this
spider was still intact while the monster orb of the Dark Vine Stinger was
shattered because of Saya.
'Should I try to learn how to process the corpse of a monster?' Souta thought
while looking at the dead giant spider. After a while, he shook his head and
walked in front of the group.
Lumilia, Ginvi, Lynn, Bryan, and the others turned their head at him.
"Everyone did a great job in fighting the White Jade Spider. You all did your
best but... I think we shouldn't clear this dungeon." Souta said to them with a
serious expression.
"What do you mean, captain?" Jagret asked him.
"I said that we're not strong enough to clear this dungeon. We're just a bunch
of C-rank adventurers trying to clear a dungeon above our level." Souta said
as he looked at Jagret in the eyes. He then looked at the faces of his comrades
and added, "Our potion isn't enough. We wouldn't be able to handle a second
third evolution monster. Plus, the remaining bosses are stronger than the
White Jade Spider.
"We almost died at the hands of the White Jade Spider so how are we going
to handle a monster which is stronger than that dead spider." He said as he
pointed his finger at the dead spider.
"Captain is right. I suggest that we retreat first. We can't handle that monster
as Brando and Finsi almost died when they took the [Bestrou] before."
Lumilia agreed to Souta's words.
"Then, we came here for nothing," Donna said.
"Nope, have you forget the market price of a fully intact body of a third
evolution monster," Ginvi said as he glanced at Donna.
"Ginvi is right. We'll get hundreds, no, thousands of platinum coins if we sell
this White Jade Spider. We'll talk about the distribution later." Souta said as
he waved his hand.
"Then, are we going back now?" Lumilia asked.
"No, we'll get a lot of things in the path beyond this room. We'll only stop
when we reach another boss room." Souta said to them. This way he will get
the other [Soul Blood Earring]. "But for now, let's rest."
"Hu~ I thought we're going to venture out at our current condition." Brando
sighed in relief as he relaxed his tense muscles.
Souta sat on the corner and closed his eyes. He wasn't going to rest as he was
observing the movements of the Lanny group. Up until now, he still doesn't
trust the Lanny group.
If they got swayed by the corpse of the White Jade Spider, then this was the
right moment to attack. Cliche things like this happened all the time because
some of the people couldn't control their greed for money.
The corpse of the White Jade Spider was a bait. A bait that was large enough
for people to drool while looking at it.
Lumilia, Bryan, and the rest of the Dark Oculus were sleeping. The moment
was right. They could just tell that the Dark Oculus died while fighting the
third evolution monster and no one will suspect them.
The moment they tried to betray him, he would not hesitate to cut their bodies
in half. He would even plunder their souls to become a nutrition for his
growth. If he had his [Flesh Eating Scythe] then he wouldn't even leave their
bodies alone.
...
Five hours had passed and everyone woke up. Souta was glad that they didn't
betray him. Well, there's no loss for him if they betray him. In fact, he would
gain a lot as he would take their share from this expedition and the previous
expeditions.
Everyone recovered some of their strength from sleeping five hours. They
opened their bags and took out the foods that they brought.
But Souta stopped them...
"Did you know that the meat of a third evolution monster is beneficial to us?"
Souta paused for a moment before he added, "If it's your first time eating a
meat of a third evolution monster then the benefits that you'll receive will be
higher."
"I know. I saw my dad eating a slice of meat from the third evolution
monster. I couldn't eat it as I was too weak at that time. The meat will
become a poison to the people who didn't have enough strength. Their body
wouldn't be able to handle the intense energy in the meat but some chefs in
the capital knew a process where they could decrease the energy inside the
meat." Lumilia explained what she know to everyone.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"As expected of a noble's daughter. She knew high-class meat. I'm

impressed." Souta praised Lumilia while clapping.
Lumilia lowered her head as a ting of redness formed on her cheeks.

Dungeon: Treasures
"Ah, don't worry about the price of the corpse. A small amount of meat is
nothing to this giant body. They wouldn't be able to notice it. We could also
say that they got damaged in the battle." Souta said to them as he opened his
arms. He then turned around and looked at the giant spider, "Well, let's get to
work."
He approached the corpse of the spider under the eyes of everyone and slice a
piece of meat using the vajra sword. Everyone helped him and cooked the
meat of the spider. After they cooked it, they ate it.
This was everyone's first time eating the meat of the third evolution monster
except for Alice. But Alice didn't tell them that she ate the meat of the third
evolution monster in her hometown. She acted like she never has eaten it
before.
"Hu~" Souta nodded with a satisfied expression. The savory meat of this
giant spider was amazing in its own way. Not just the taste, his stats also
increased by eating this meat.
All of his stats increased by twenty-five points. It was a great improvement

for him. But in the future, if he ate another meat of the third evolution
monster then the benefits that he would receive were not as great as this one.
"Here!" Souta said as he gave some meat to Yuko.
"It's so good!!" Bryan said as he put a piece of meat in his mouth.
After they finished eating, Souta went on top of the giant spider. He was
looking down at the black-colored gem on its back. It's the monster orb of the
White Jade Spider. Its size was as huge as the ball of basketball.
"This thing is the strength of the monster and also the weakness of the
monster." He muttered as he squatted down and touch the monster orb. Just
by touching the monster orb, Souta felt that the best feram inside it was
preventing him from using his mana. It was disrupting the flow of mana
inside his body.
The energy inside this orb was enormous. No wonder a lot of people wanted
to get their hands on a monster orb.
"Really bad," Souta commented as he squinted his eyes while looking at the
monster orb. He slowly removed his palm on the orb and was feeling excited
knowing that he would gain this power in the future.
Simply looking in the future, he would have the strength of a player from
version 3 while it was still version 2. That way, he would be able to wreak
havoc in the demon army.
"Let's forget it."
He shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his mind. Souta
looked at his comrades and asked, "Everyone, are you ready?!"
"Yes!!" Brando, Bryan, and the rest replied to him in a loud voice.
Yuko also stood up and walked beside Souta. She knew that they were going
to leave this room right now.
"We're going to check our reward from taking down this White Jade
Monster," Souta said with a wide grin on his face.
Behind the ground was an opened metallic door. They came inside this room
through that metallic door. In the opposite direction of this room was another
huge metallic door. If the group wanted to explore the rest of the dungeon
then they needed to go through it.
Besides the two huge metallic doors, there was another small door at the side
of the room. In the game, the players would rally towards it to check their
rewards quickly after killing the raid boss.
But this time, Souta and the rest could actually check the treasures inside the
room. There were no restrictions in this "real world" unlike in the game. But
he didn't do so as it would distract his comrades who were fighting the giant
spider.
"This is what I'm waiting for," Ginvi said with an excited look. Charise and
Donna looked at each other and smile.
Souta turned around and walked towards the small metal door. Everyone
followed him from behind.
He pushed the door and it revealed a room full of thick white webs. He was
surprised as he saw the egg of the spider at the ceiling of the room. At the
center of the room was a small tree with fruits hanging on it. Below the tree
was the spoils from defeating the giant spider.
"This...? So the spider is protecting this egg." Lumilia exclaimed when she
saw the egg.
"The egg is a consolation prize..." Souta muttered while gazing at it. In the
game, there's no egg inside this treasure room. But... How the hell did that
huge spider placed this egg inside this small room?
"Step back." He said to his comrades and black tentacles emerged from the
ground. It covered the tree and the treasures inside the room.
Yuko used the [Burning Shout] trait skill to burn the egg along with the webs
inside the room.
Boom!
Now that the room was clean, they could enter the room without being
bothered by those sticky webs.
"Shit! You're a merciless person you know that." Ginvi commented while
glancing inside the room.
"You too," Souta replied with a smile before he entered the room. The
temperature inside the room was quite high, maybe because of Yuko's trait
skill.
He canceled the [Shadow Bind] spell and the black tentacles that were
covering the tree and the treasures dissipated in thin air.
"Oh? It's really what you call treasures!" Souta commented as he checked the
treasures on the ground. There were tier 1 and tier 2 spell books and some
powerful combat arts.
"Let me see. Let me see." Bryan sat down beside him. Lumilia and the rest
followed and started to check the treasures.
Twelve tier 1 spells
Five tier 2 spells
Fifteen combat arts
Thirteen mid-grade mana potions and five low-grade of the same potion
Thirty mid-grade health potions and twenty-one low-grade of the same potion
Five defense enhancing potion
Three strength enhancing potion
Fifteen permanent strength enhancing potion
Three kilograms of silver ore
Five and a half kilograms of gold ore
Twenty blue grade weapons and thirteen armors of the same grade
Seventeen purple grade weapons and five armors of the same grade
One orange grade weapon
Three health spirit apple

Lumilia wrote down the treasures in her note one by one. They would divide
it fairly according to everyone's contribution in the battle.
As the leader of the group, Souta has the right to choose one treasure that he
wanted from their spoils. He rubbed his chin as he looked at the treasures in
his eyes.
He didn't care about tier 1 and tier 2 spellbooks. He had skill tree and points
in the Ladro Institute. He could redeem one or two tier 2 spells with his
remaining points. Of course, he checked the spell first before deciding that he
didn't want it. If there were rare and useful spells for him then he would take
it.
The silver ore and gold ore didn't pique his interest. He had a lot of platinum
coins in his wallet so a bunch of silver ore and gold ore didn't matter to him.
The equipments grade was too low for him. Blue and purple grade? He could
buy dozens of this with his money. The orange-grade weapon was no use to
him. His current weapon was a dark grade and he was about to complete his
universal grade artifacts. Plus, the weapon was a bow. His bow mastery in his
[Weapon Mastery] skill was one level 2. It would decrease his fighting
strength if he switched his weapon to bow.
In fact, no one among his comrades uses this type of weapon. Brando was
using shield, Yujin was sword just like him, and Alice was spear. Also,
Lumilia, Lynn, Ginvi, and Evren were all using staff or book as catalysts to
strengthen their spells. The rest was using swords and daggers.
In the end, Souta chooses the health spirit apple. These fruits would
permanently increase his health points so he chooses it. He could get the
permanent strength enhancing potions if he had a lot of money in the market.
He could buy it in any large countries so it doesn't interest him that much
compare to this fruit.
After that, they divided the spoils fairly. The ones who got the permanent
enhancing potions were Bryan, Charise, Donna, Brando, and Finsi. Of
course, they also got some of the combat arts and equipment.
Lynn and the rest of the mages took the spell books and some weapons.
There were high-grade staff and book catalysts and it's important for their
class.
After some thought, Souta decided to buy the orange-grade weapon since
they were going to sell why not buy it using his own money. He would give
them some money later after they returned to the Eternal Empire.
Everyone was satisfied with what they got in the treasure room.
"Next is the path beyond this door."

Dungeon: Complete Universal
Grade Artifact
"Okay, let's split up," Souta said as he looked at their face. He then explained,
"There's no dangerous monster in this dungeon at our current power so I
suggest splitting up and clear the path ahead before plundering all the
treasures."
"I see... You really out down the mission in clearing this dungeon, captain."
Lumilia nodded while looking at the map on the ground. "I agree with the
captain's suggestion so we'll form a group of three just like the time when
we're clearing low-level dungeons."
"True, despite being low-level monsters their numbers are high so it would
pose a problem if we're going to move alone." Jagret nodded and said his
opinion.
"Our goal right now is to clear the path towards the boss's room. We wouldn't
stand a chance against a monster that's stronger than the White Jade Spider so
forget about clearing this dungeon. Our target right now is to plunder the
treasures before the boss's room." Souta said. His real target was the [Soul
Blood Earring].
Even if they got the dozens of potions from the treasure room, he thought that
it was still not enough. If they have two B-rank adventurers aside from Yujin
and Yuko, then Souta would give it a chance.
The groups were the same when they were clearing low-level dungeons.
After that, they split up and went to different paths inside the dungeon.
"They're gone..." Souta looked back and said in a low voice. Yuko who was
beside him looked behind as she slightly tilted her head.
"Mu."
"Let's take the universal grade treasure," Souta said as the corner of his mouth
curved upward. He then turned around and strode forward. Yuko quietly
followed him while gazing at his back.
On their way, Souta and Yuko fought more than fifty second evolution
monsters. They were also spiders but this one was different than the spider
before the first boss.
They were spiders that had sharp poisonous fangs so Souta and Yuko had a
hard time. After all, the nearest boss was also a spider-type monster but it
was poisonous and smaller. This was the reason why Souta didn't want to
fight another boss.
The second boss was something that they couldn't defeat. The poison it
possessed was so strong that it could kill a B-rank adventurer within an hour.
Their healing spell wouldn't be able to cure poison. After all, healing magic
could only cure wounds and injuries not detoxify poison.
A C-rank adventurer wouldn't last more than half an hour under the poison of
the boss. To defeat it, they needed someone who knows high-level
detoxification spells. It was difficult to fight it without any detoxification
spells as the boss has an AOE poisonous skill. Its web also has fire resistance
characteristics so it was pretty hopeless if they were going to fight it.
After half an hour, Souta arrived in the secret room of the secret room. Of
course, he knew the puzzles surrounding the secret room. He was the one
who completed and obtained the treasure in the game after all.
He also levels up from killing all the monsters in this area. He was now a
level 34 Battle Mage.
Good. Just a little bit more and he would be able to reach level 40 but before
that, he had to maximize the benefits that he will get from forming his legion.
A lot of skill points were waving at him.
"Finally, we're here."

Souta and Yuko were standing in the corridor of the room. The room was
small and dark but Souta had night vision so the darkness didn't bother him.
On the center of the room was a golden treasure chest.
"Pretty big chest for an earring," Souta said with a hint of excitement in his
voice. He couldn't hide his own excitement as the other [Soul Blood Earring]
was just in front of him.
"Yuko, guard this room and wait for me." After saying that to Yuko, Souta
strode forward and stood in front of the golden treasure chest. He lifted his
hand and caressed the earring on his left ear.
Huff!
He took a deep breath to calm himself before he raised both of his hands and
opened the golden treasure chest. Inside the chest, he saw a small silver-
colored earring with a black orb as its design.
Ohm!
The earring inside the chest glows dimly as if it was greeting the earring that
Souta had.
Thud! Thud!
Souta felt the [Soul Blood Earring] in his ear throbbed. Then, he heard small
voices that he couldn't recognize.
"This...?"
He was slightly surprised but he already expected it. Just like the [Vajra
Sword Saya], this pair of earrings were slightly different in the game.
Stretching out his hand, he picked the earring and pierced his earlobe. He
registered the earring as "equip" in his system. Then, he heard the same
throbbing sounds.
Thud! Thud!
[You've completed the Universal Grade Artifact "Soul Blood Earring"]
[You've unlocked all the skills of the Universal Grade Artifact "Soul Blood
Earring"]
[You've gained Soul Eye!]
[You've gained Soul Ear!]
[The radius of the skill Harvester of the Soul has increased by two
kilometers!]
Souta frowned as he covered his ears with his hands. He was hearing
different voices in his head. The voice was full of hatred and malice.
"Damn! These are the voices of the souls inside the earring!!"
He gritted his teeth and raised his hand in the air. He smashed the ground
repeatedly as the voices inside his head grew louder.
"Damn! These puny souls are bothering me!!" He screamed loudly as he

found that covering his ears was useless.
All the souls inside the earring were breaming in anger, rage, fury,
desperation, and various mixed emotions. The emotions were focused on
Souta, the one who bound them. The one who didn't let them die in peace.
They were suffering inside this small earring. They felt they were in hell.
For them, Souta was the evilest being in the whole world.
Souta was about to snap when he heard a familiar feminine voice inside his
head.
'Ufufu, that look on your face is quite interesting...'
He opened his eyes widely as he knew the owner of this voice. At the same
time that the familiar voice appeared, the voices of the souls disappeared
inside his mind like a bubble.
"Hu~ you save me there, Saya." Souta said with a sigh of relief. The owner of
the voice was none other than the being inside his dark grade sword.
'I warned you before that what you're doing is something extreme. Taking the
souls is something that even gods didn't want to do. If a word of this got out
then you will face the wrath of countless gods.' Saya's exasperated voice
sounded in his mind.
"I don't care. Who are they to me anyway? All of it was to prepare myself for
the worse." Souta replied to her as he stood up and patted his clothes.
'That's what I'm saying. Still, to think that you would have a complete
universal artifact is outside my expectations. Do you know how many
universal grade artifacts are in this world?'
"Fifty, no, maybe a hundred," Souta replied as he took a bottle of water and
drunk it.
In the game, his equipment set was all universal grade. The top 20 players in
the game had one or two universal grade. The three great countries also
possessed powerful universal grade. He just didn't know how many artifacts
they have.
The three bringers of calamity and some of the gods in the other continent
have their own set of universal grade.
He knew a lot of universal grade equipment and its uses, the only problem
was that he didn't know how to get it except for his own set. If he only knew
it then he would get it no matter what to increase the strength of his forces in
the future.
'Plundering the souls is a sin.'
"And who decided that damn thing? I'll kill that person so no one could say
that it's a sin anymore! Rules? I created my own rules!"
'Well, we're always the ones who decided those things to limit ourselves. So I
couldn't complain about you.'
"Still, I had to thank you. I didn't know what to do with the voices inside my
head. It felt like their emotions are seeping in the fibers of my body." Souta
said as he glanced at the system to check the changes in the artifact.
'I have my own circ.u.mstances and one of that is I can't afford to let you die
at this moment. I want to confirm something if you are really the one.'
Souta ignored her voice as he focused his attention on the system.
[Soul Blood Earring](Universal): A powerful universal treasure created from

the soul and body of the True Ancestor to collect the souls of every living
creature in the universe.
Skill: [Harvester of the Soul]. It could collect the wandering soul of in the
surrounding area.
Soul collected(Left Piece): 892/1,700
Soul collected(Right Piece): 0/100
Skill: [Soul Blood Mode]. Infused the souls inside the earring to the wearer's
blood to generate a power surpassing the limit of the user. The blood of the
user will become a medium of the souls in exchange for the usage of soul
power.
Consumed 200 souls every one minute if activated.
[Soul Eye]: Let the user have an eye that could see the wandering souls in the
area.
[Soul Ear]: Let the user have an ear that could hear the voices of the
wandering souls.
Stats effect: +100 all stats, +100% resistance to all abnormalities
"With this, I could go toe to toe with a full power White Jade Spider..."
Dungeon: Exiting
Souta was sure that he could go toe to toe to the White Jade Spider while
using everything that he had. [Possession] and [Soul Blood Mode] could
boost his power to match that of a monster that used the [Monster Orb
Release].
The added stats of the [Soul Blood Earring] wasn't that great if he compared
it to the [Vajra Sword Saya]. The thing that made this a universal grade was
the skill to harvest the souls. In the long run, he would surpass the added stats
of the vajra sword as long as he gathered souls.
Plus, the stats increased through souls was permanent compared to the vajra
sword the once he unequipped it the added stats will disappear.
If he had the [Soul Blood Mode] from the beginning then he could utterly
destroy Gregory without using his ten years of his lifespan.
He accomplished his goal in coming into this forest full of powerful

monsters. Nothing much interested him in this dungeon now that he had a
complete universal grade.
"Next is to gather enough souls to fill the right piece of earring," Souta
muttered as he walked out of the room.
Yuko looked at him with a concerned look. She wanted to go inside the room
when she heard his scream but she recalled how Souta said to guard the door.
He smiled and ruffled her head before saying, "It's okay, everything's all
right. You have your own ace and I just gained my own."
He needed to go back to Ladros city and establish the Dark Oculus Legion.
They will become the third legion in the Ladros city. He was looking forward
to it.
'Just what did you do while I'm sleeping? You've grown stronger also your
pet is many times stronger compared to the last time I saw her.' Saya asked
Souta after watching him and Yuko defeating a group of second evolution
monsters easily.
"I did everything in the last month! Do you even know that I've fought
someone from Deadly Sins? Those damn six-circle officers are getting
c.o.c.ky! I've got to destroy them someday!" Souta said to her with a hint of
anger in his tone.
'Explain everything to me. We have a lot of time.' Saya said to him in a calm
tone.
Souta slowly told her what happened to him. He even included the things
about Raeshka. He told her everything that he knew and didn't hide anything.
He began to trust after she saved him from the Dark Vine Stinger in the
Fersch Dukedom. Also, he would go insane if she didn't help him when he
was feeling the souls inside the [Soul Blood Earring].
'Eh... What?! You!! Yuko gained a blessing of a monster lord!!'
Even Saya was shocked when he told her the details of his adventures. She
was flabbergasted and dumbfounded by what she heard. Souta's journey
while she was sleeping was extraordinary.
Fighting people from the famous criminal organization and drinking two
monster potions to hold back those people.
Going to the home of a monster lord and gaining her approval.
Convincing the monster lord to say that he was the most powerful monster at
his level.
Letting the monster lord give blessing to his companion.
Taking down a third evolution monster with a party C-rank adventurers.
Lastly, completing the universal grade artifacts.

All of these feats were remarkable for the people at his current level. She
never knew someone at his current power level did the same thing in her
entire life. Even the last owner couldn't do it when he was as strong as Souta.
'You really are the...'
"What?!" Souta stopped walking as he asked Saya.
'Nothing. Did you feel that you're slowly changing? I know that you're a
selfish and brutal person but now... Can you tell me, why did you fight the
criminal organization? I want to know your reason. You didn't get anything
from that battle. You were coma for two weeks and a lot of people are eyeing
you right now.
'I know a little bit of you. So I want to know your reason. From my
understanding of your personality, you wouldn't do anything that wouldn't
benefit you.'
Saya asked him intensely.
"Tsk! That question again. I'm tired of hearing the same question again and
again." Souta clicked his tongue in annoyance. Raeshka asked him the same
question before but he vaguely answered her. In truth, he didn't know how to
answer that question. All he felt was rage at that time when those six-circle
officers cornered him and his friends.
He walked beside Yuko and noticed the notification in the system. The souls
in his earring kept increasing every seconds. After a while, he reached the
limit of the right piece so he unhesitatingly used it on his intelligence
attribute.
The souls only stopped coming after he increased his intelligence attribute by
three times.
"This is good. The range expanded greatly. I could now gather souls easily
with this." Souta muttered while looking at his stats in the system.
'Of course, it would increase.'

"Hey, Saya. Do you know true ancestor?" Souta asked Saya after reading the
details of the [Soul Blood Earring]. Just by getting the other piece of earring a
lot of changes happened to it.
"[Soul Eye], huh?" He lifted his head and muttered. He saw the souls around
flying towards him at high speed. The souls of the monsters were screaming
as the earring sucked them.
"Soul. Soul. Soul. Soul." Souta rubbed his chin as he recalled some lore that
he read in the game. In the other continent, there was a tribe that didn't use
mana. Instead, they were utilizing the power of their souls. Is that tribe
connected to the true ancestor?
'Where did you hear that words?' Saya's tone turned serious. It seems that true
ancestor was a big shot in the past.
"Hmm...? What do you mean?" Souta asked Saya. He was in his own
thoughts so he forgot that he was talking to her.
'I said where did you hear that words?' Saya asked seriously.
"From Raeshka..." Souta replied without a second thought. He did it so that

he could bluff Saya by saying that he heard it from the monster lord.
'Ufufu... That child knows something... It's getting interesting.' Saya laughed
and her tone turned back to her usual one.
Listening to her, it seems that he wouldn't receive an answer to his question.

He didn't have any expectations so he continued to walk forward with Yuko
but then... He heard Saya said something to him.
'Ancestors are noble vampires that reached the realm of gods but True
Ancestor is a title given to the noble vampire that has the strength to protect
and destroy the whole vampire race. True Ancestor is the lord of all
vampires, the one above the vampire gods.'
Souta stopped walking when he heard her words. He asked once again but
Saya didn't reply to him. She just stays silent all the way to the entrance of
the dungeon.
True Ancestor? He heard these words in the past but he didn't even know if
who's the current true ancestor of the vampires. No, even the ancestor
vampires that he fought in the game didn't mention their true leader. It was as
if the true ancestor didn't exist anymore.
Just how strong was that being? The being who ruled the ancestor vampires.
Is it as strong as a commandment? Or a deadly sin? Maybe a king of gods
like Zeus or Odin?
'So the [Soul Blood Earring] are made of true ancestor's body... Maybe, the
ingredients to create universal grade equipment are not material things but the
body of powerful god-level creatures.' Souta thought as he exited the
dungeons with Yuko.
The Lanny group and Dark Oculus were already at the entrance waiting for
him.
"C-Captain is here!" Lynn exclaimed as she felt Souta and Yuko's energy.
She was still not accustomed to calling him 'Captain'.
"Captain, you're here! We're getting bored while waiting for you!" Ginvi
complained when he saw Souta exited the dungeon.
"Yeah, yeah," Bryan nodded with a bored look.
"Then, let's return to the empire. Our spoils that we got here are good
enough." Souta said with a sigh while waving his hand. This was enough for
him. He didn't need to clear this dungeon anymore. He could acquire tier 3
spell books, orange grade weapons, and some high-grade resources but that
doesn't matter to him anymore. He just wanted to rest and go back to the
empire to prepare for the founding of his legion.
"We already prepared everything so we're ready to leave anytime," Lumilia

said to him. Their spoils were neatly arranged to the corner with the corpse of
the White Jade Spider.
"Good." Souta nodded with a satisfied expression.
The group departed and they arrived in the empire before dawn. Their group
became the center of attention as soon as they entered the gate of the empire.
After all, they brought back a corpse of a powerful third evolution monster.
Chapter 257 - Saya's Decision
With the increase of 100 points to all of his attributes, Souta's strength rose to
the next level. This time he was sure that he would pass the advancement
exam of the Adventurers Guild.
Swoosh!! Swoosh!!
Souta was slashing his sword in a refined manner just like Yujin. He was
training his sword skill so that when he evolved the level of his mastery
would reach a higher level.
After half an hour of practicing, Souta stopped as he sat down on the ground.
"It's not enough... I felt that my sword skill become stagnant these days." He
muttered while looking at his hand. It seems that he really needed to look for
a teacher to teach him sword mastery.
He rubbed his chin as he tried to recall how many points he had in the
institute. He used his points for Bargan before and Bargan teaches him about
tamer.
"Should I use my points to hire some private tutor?" Souta whispered as he

glanced in the sky while rubbing his chin. There were dozens of sword
teachers in the institute and Souta had someone in his mind. Jess Blueleaf,
Bargan's good friend and the teacher of the sword class.
'Do you want me to teach you?' Saya's voice suddenly sounded in his head.
"Huh? You, teaching me?" Souta looked at the sword with a confused
expression.
'Yes, I will teach you.' Saya replied to him.
"Souta!"
Souta turned his head as someone called him. He saw Lumilia walking
towards him with a towel and bottle of water in her hands.
"Oh, thanks." He thanked Lumilia as he used the towel to wipe the sweat on
his face.
"No problem, practicing sword skill again?" Lumilia shook her head and
asked.
"Yeah, I need to grow stronger," Souta replied to her as he looked down at

his hands. He then looked at her and changed the topic. "What's the
situation?"
"Ahem..." Lumilia forcefully coughed and her tone changed into a serious
one. "We managed to sell some of the weapons and armors that we got in
clearing dungeons. We earned five hundred forty five silver coins by selling
the blue grade equipment and below."
"Hmm... That's good." Souta nodded as he rubbed his chin. He then turned at
her and said, "The Lanny corp promise me to buy the White Jade Spider for
one thousand and two hundred platinum coins. So I want you to divide the
rewards to the people who participated in the raid. After that, you can give
the lanny group's part to them. They are your priorities. The matter of Dark
Oculus we could handle it later."
"Understood." Lumilia nodded and she gazed at Souta in the eyes before
asking. "Do you have a plan to break your contract with the Lanny corp?"
"Nope," Souta simply answered her question without saying his reason.
They could probably earn more if they put the White Jade Spider in an
auction house but Souta didn't do so because he had a contract with Lanny
corp. Most of their spoils were sold to the Lanny corp because of their
contract. From the outsider's standpoint, they could only guess that Lanny
corp deployed Souta here to hunt this monster. They didn't have any idea that
Souta and Lanny corp didn't have a master and subordinate relationship.
They were just using each other. The Lanny corp was using his name and
fame while Souta was using their people and properties for his own use. If the
Lanny corp wanted Souta to do something for them, they couldn't force him
if he declined their request. Souta was free to move according to his will. The
contract didn't bound him to work for Lanny corp.
"I see." Lumilia nodded and she didn't ask any more questions about the
Lanny corp.
"I was thinking that I should take the advancement exam in this country so
that when we returned we could focus ourselves on establishing the legion,"
Souta suggested as he glanced at her. He opened the bottle and drunk the
water inside it before giving it back to Lumilia.
"That's a good idea but..." Lumilia sat down beside him before she continued,
"the exam is different to each branch of the guild. We didn't have any idea
what's the advancement exam in this country."
"Don't worry about it. I'm confident that I have a power of B-rank so I will
pass the advancement exam." Souta answered her confidently. All it matters
was his strength. If he didn't have the strength of a B-rank Souta wouldn't
pass the exam even if he took the exam from different countries.
"I see, our party is getting larger." Lumilia nodded and said. If Souta said that
then she could only believe in him.
"Yeah, so I think you should try to upgrade your power too. Build up your
magic capacity so that you can cast dozens of tier 2 spells. It's important, you
know?" Souta looked at her face.
"Yeah, I'm working on it but I think that it will take a few months, unlike
Bryan who is about to reach B-rank," Lumilia said with a sigh.
"Don't compare yourself to him. Bryan is a freak with four elemental

affinities. His tier 1 spell could even rival some of the weak tier 2 spells."
Souta said as he closed his eyes.
"The same thing could be said to you. You said it yourself that you're a B-
rank." Lumilia said with a sneer.
"Tsk!" Souta clicked his tongue as the wind blew past his face making his
hair flutter. "We've come a long way."
"Yeah, I didn't even imagine that we would form a party when first saw you
in the class. I thought that this year would become a normal school for me but
thanks to you I've experienced a lot of things that I haven't experienced
before." Lumilia said as a beautiful smile flashed on her face. "I'm bound by
my family. I thought that I would never be able to escape from it but I've
gained my freedom. In truth, I was hopeless at that time when my father
called me."
"Haha, I can see it in your face. You're quite hopeless." Souta said with a
laughed.
"Don't laugh at me. Mmmm, I'm being serious here." Lumilia puffed her
cheeks in embarrassment.
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you. When I first saw you, I thought that you're
just a cheeky noble brat." Souta said to her.
"Huh? I'm not a cheeky brat!" Lumilia looked at him with wide eyes.
"I mean, you're always stopping Bryan from sleeping. Calling teacher as if
you're a leech." Souta said as he opened his arms while shaking his head.
Lumilia's face turned red and she lowered her head. She slowly opened her
mouth and said in a tiny voice, "So that's what you're impression of me, huh?
I'm just trying to fulfill my role as a class rep so you can't blame me for that.
I've been learning to follow the rules and be a disciplined person since I was a
child."
"Hahaha, what can I say? I'm only saying the truth." Souta said as he stood up
and patted his clothes. "I'll continue my training so I won't go back with you."
"Okay, I'll tell them that you're training. I will be back to bring your lunch."
Lumilia said as she stood up.
"Thanks." Souta thanked her as he held the vajra sword in his hand tightly.
"No problem. Don't push yourself too hard." Lumilia shook her head and left
after leaving these words.
Souta gazed at her back while thinking about the things that happened before.
All of them grew stronger. At their current strength, they would be able to
defeat him if he had the same strength when he first arrived in the Ladros
city. At that time, their power was just D-rank.
But now, in just a few months, they grew up close to B-rank.
Well, it was also thanks to them that he was able to earn a lot of skill points.
If he stayed in the Undead Sanctuary he wouldn't be able to become a battle
mage in just a short amount of time.
'You're worried about her.' Saya said suddenly.
"Nope, I trust them. I don't need to worry about them. Oh, right? You said
that you're going to teach me, right?" Souta recalled what Saya said before.
'Yeah, I confirmed that you're worthy of becoming my partner. Do you know

the past wielder of the vajra sword?' Saya asked him.
"Nope," Souta shook his head.
'Then, do you know the Zomus country?'
"Yeah, it's the large country below the Hebrei kingdom. Why you ask?"
Souta nodded.
'The founder of that country is one of my past wielders, the Black Edge
Zomus.'
"What?!" Souta was shocked when he heard her words.
'All the people that wield the vajra sword are great people that either become
a king of a country or become a hero. And I'm the one who taught them their
skills. So I've decided that your worthy of becoming my partner. I will impart
you some skills that will help you in your journey.'
Chapter 258 - Saya's past
"You! Are you serious?!" Souta was shocked. He didn't even know that Saya
could teach him skills. If he knew this from the beginning then he would ask
her.
'Yes, I'm serious. I want to teach you some skills that will help you in your
adventure. I'm sure that you will become a great person in the future just like
my past wielder, no, even without me you will still become an influential
figure. You're a future powerhouse.' Saya said in a serious tone.
'So the past wielders of vajra sword are all big shots. It seems that I have to
look into it later so I could gain more information about Saya.' Souta thought
as he rubbed his chin.
'Well, I'm sure that you won't let go of me.' Saya suddenly said in a tired tone.
"Of course, you're the best weapon I currently have so even if you don't want
it I will use you to slay my enemies," Souta said as a matter of fact.
'You're the first monster who wielded me and the first person I saw that will
not succ.u.mb to my power. All of my past wielders are great people but they
couldn't handle the effects of using my powers. They lost themselves and
become mindless people that will slaughter everyone in their sight.'
"Hmm...? So the people that you possessed in the ruin when I first saw you
are..."
'Yeah, they couldn't handle my powers. They lost their ability to think after
taking in the energy of vajra. The same thing happened to my past wielders.'
Saya answered him.
"I see... So why are you in that ruins?" Souta asked a simple question.
'Me? Oh, the people from the Zomus country sealed me in that place but the
seal weakened with the passage of time. That ruins was a research lab seven
hundred years ago but they abandoned it because the energy of the vajra is
corrupting their mind.'
"I get it. So that's the reason why you are in that place. Still, three hundred
years ago, huh? My parents aren't even born at that time." Souta understood
everything why she was there in the ruin.
Saya's energy was pure of malice and hatred. This was the reason why most
of the people that held her lost their mind. Overused of her energy could
decrease a person's lifeforce.
"So that's the reason why you told me that you will take ten years of my
lifespans when you let me borrowed your power. You calculated my power
and the energy that I will borrow, and you came to a decision that I will lose
ten years of my lifespan. You said that it was a contract and you will take my
lifespan in return for borrowing your energy."
'Yes, I didn't even take your lifespan. The energy that you borrow caused you
to lose your lifespan. It wasn't because I took it.'
Souta contemplated for a while before he opened his mouth, "Hmm... Your
energy is like poison. Just like an undead's energy. Don't tell me you're
undead."
'I don't think it's the right word to use but I also can't deny that I have
properties of an undead. Hays... It's a long story...'
"Tell me. I have a lot of time." Souta said.
'I will make it short as I don't want to talk about but since I've decided to
support you I will tell you some of my past.' Saya said in a tired tone.
'A long long time ago, I'm the sole survivor of the noble vajra clan. Everyone
died except for me so I'm the only person left in my race. I thought that I
would be able to revive our clan but the other races treated me badly. Yeah,
they killed me. I don't even know why or how but I was filled with anger and
hatred at that time.
'The next thing I found was that my consciousness was inside the sword. I
saw a man wearing a black robe in front of me. That man was looking at me
with disappointment in his eyes. He then left without saying another word.
'Later on, people called me [Vajra Sword Saya]. I became a dark-grade

weapon. My corrupted energy turned everyone into a mindless killer. That
time, I found that the first man that I saw ever since I woke up was a famous
blacksmith and he was also an evil necromancer that brought terror to the
continent.'
Souta could feel her emotion in her words. He never heard her like this. Her
tone was different from normal.
"Thanks for telling me your past." In the end, Souta could only thank her for
trusting him to the point that she told him her past.
'Ufufu, do you pity me now that you've heard my past? What if I'm bluffing
and just trying to get your pity? What would you do?' Saya laughed as she
asked Souta in a seductive tone.
"I believe in what you said," Souta said strongly. According to the
information that he gathered from Cl.u.s.ter before, Ieshi clan vanished and
the vajra race was annihilated along with the other dominant race at that time.
'...Anyway, let's stop talking about my past. I will start teaching you right
now.'
"...Fine, tell me everything that I need to do." Souta smiled as he gripped the
sword in his hand. He wondered how Saya would teach him sword skill.
'Sit down comfortably and close your eyes.' Saya said in a strict tone.
Souta followed her words as he sat down in a lotus position before closing his
eyes. This was the best position for him when meditating.
Ohm!
Suddenly, he felt that he was sucked by something unknown. His whole body
felt weightless and he couldn't sense everything that was happening around
him. He felt that he was in a completely different place.
Nevertheless, Souta didn't open his eyes without Saya's permission. She was
going to become his teacher from now on so he had to follow her instruction.
After a while, he heard Saya's words saying that he could open his eyes.
Souta slowly opened his eyes and found that he was in a place. He was
standing in the middle of an endless black space with small stars around it.
"What is this place?" He muttered as he looked down. He saw endless black

space below him but for some reason, he didn't fall towards it. Raising his
feet, he tapped the ground using his shoes. He felt that there was an invisible
floor that made it possible for him to stand in this place.
"This is my inner consciousness." Saya's voice sounded.
"Hmm...?" Souta looked up and saw the same red figure that he fought in that
underground place. This figure was none other than Saya herself.
"This is my inner consciousness," Saya said once again.
"Why are we here?" Souta asked while looking around.
"Of course, I'm going to train you. I can't materialize in the real world so I
had to pull you into my inner consciousness. Before you ask a question why
are we here let me tell you something..." Saya said as she stopped Souta from
asking questions.
Souta was feeling weird looking at the red figure with no face except for the
mouth. 'Is this really the appearance of vajra race? No, no, that's not
happening. She just looked like that because of negative energy.' He heavily
shook his head.
"People who reach a certain level of strength wouldn't train their skills in an
open ground. It was because they have a power to alter the map. Destroying
mountains, creating oceans or islands are all possible with people who reach
higher levels. Imagine a powerful water user training beside the empire."
Saya said to him.
"Yeah, a flood will swallow the empire if something wrong happened." Souta
nodded at her as he understood her point. Yeah, if he was a powerful
swordsman then his simple slash could generate a powerful shockwave. So
he couldn't practice like he usually does.
"That's the reason why most of them will train their skills in their inner
consciousness. Do you get it?"
"Yeah, still... This is your inner consciousness...? It's different from mine."
Souta said while looking at the glittering stars around the space.
"Of course it's different. I died in the past so my inner consciousness got
destroyed. All the stars that you see in this place are all fragments of the
spells that I imprinted in this place." Saya explained to him.
"I see... So that's why I've been feeling some energy towards those glittering
stars." Souta nodded and he looked at Saya. "So what should we do?"
"Of course, I'm going to fight you in this place. Don't worry I will not kill you
because if I kill you here it will affect your real body." Saya said as she raised
her finger. "One more thing, one hour in real world is equal to five hours in
this place."
"Hmm...? 1:5 ratio. It's not bad." Souta said and tightened his grip on his
sword.
"Ufufu, come and attack me." Saya chuckled and a sword formed in her hand.
Chapter 259 - Advancement Exam
Souta was standing in front of the Adventurers Guild. Behind him were the
members of the Dark Oculus and Lanny group. They were here to watch him
and support him in his advancement exam.
"I didn't think that you would try to become a B-rank at this moment,
captain," Ginvi said from the side as he combs his mohawk style green hair.
"Yeah, but I think you'll pass the exam without any problem, captain," Jagret
said.
"Yohoo! I wanna take the exam too!" Bryan said with an excited expression.
"It's too early for you Bryan. Come back if you have the same power as
captain." Brando said to Bryan while shaking his head.
"Brother Souta! Good luck! I'm cheering for you!" Cl.u.s.ter said as she
raised both of her hands in the air.
Souta smiled and said, "Let's go." before he entered inside the guild building
with the rest of his comrades. During the past two days, his skill had grown.
He could feel that his sword skill was improving with Saya's tutelage.
He still hasn't learned any powerful skill as Saya was training his sword
mastery but it was enough for him. Her inner consciousness was different
from him, no, it was different from all weak people. The time in Souta's inner
world was the same as the time in the real world. There's no difference but
the time in Saya's inner consciousness was five times faster in the real world.
She said that creature that reached god-level has this kind of inner
consciousness. In other words, Saya was a god being she died.
This was the reason why the wielders of the vajra sword were all skilled
fighters.
The adventurers inside the guild turned silent when Souta and the rest entered
inside. All of them looked at Souta's group and started to murmur.
"Hey, is that the group who subdue a third evolution White Jade Spider?"
"Yeah, yeah, I heard that they are all C-rank!"
"What?! Is that possible?! A group of C-rank subduing a level of that

monster!!"
"Maybe, they saw that White Jade Spider was injured when they found it!"
"But they said that they killed it inside the dungeon!"
"They only got lucky!"
"Nah, I don't think so. If you're here the other day then you will find that they
had a record of saving a small dukedom from a third evolution monster. So
it's their second time killing that level of monster."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, I couldn't believe it too."
"Ignore those people," Souta said to his comrades as he strode towards the
reception. His comrades simply followed him.
"Um... I want to take an advancement exam for B-rank?" Souta said to the
receptionist as he placed his adventurer's ID in front of her.
The beautiful elf receptionist was surprised when she heard Souta's words.
She snapped out of her thoughts when Souta called her once again.
"Um... C-Can you please wait for me? I need to talk to the management about
this." The receptionist said to him.
"Okay." Souta nodded as he understood her job. She needed to report this to
the one who handled the advancement exam so that they could record it.
The receptionist left after taking Souta's ID. If Souta passed the exam then
they needed to change his rank in his ID so it's natural that Souta has to give
it to her.
Souta didn't have a problem with it. He was sure that he passed the condition
to take the exam. He had a clean record of one hundred percent rate in
completing all the quest that he took.
He talked to Lumilia and the rest while waiting for the receptionist. The
adventurers around were quietly talking about him.
After a few minutes, the receptionist returned with a man with wolf ears and
tail.
"So you're the one who's going to take the exam?" The man asked Souta.
"Yes, I'm the one," Souta said as he observed the man. His senses told him
that this man was either at the peak of C-rank or B-rank. As expected of the
branch in Eternal Empire.
"We have a simple test in this branch to see if you're qualified to become a B-
rank or not." The man turned and said, "Come follow me at the back of the
guild."
Souta nodded and followed him. Lumilia and the rest also went with them.
"Oi! A B-rank test!! This is interesting!! It's rare to see a B-rank test!"
"Yeah! Let's watch too. It's been four months since I've seen someone take
the advancement exam in this branch!!"
"Time to see if that brat is a B-rank or not!!"
The rowdy adventurers started to talk to each other. They were breaming with
excitement as they followed Souta's group.
...
Souta and the rest arrived in the huge arena behind the guild's building.
Powerful barriers were erected all over the place. It was to protect the
structure of this place and prevent the exam from causing casualties. The one
who created these powerful barriers was the guild master of this branch. The
guild master was a powerful peak A-rank mage.
'An A-rank was just a butler of princess Alea. It's not that much.' Souta
thought but he knew that he had no way to defeat an A-rank with his current
power. He didn't even have a way to crack these barriers.
"So what's the test?" Souta turned to the man.
"Simple. You need to defeat this monster." The man said before he clapped.
"Hmm...?"
Souta looked at the arena and the gate at the side slowly opened. Then, a
powerful third evolution monster called Gleaming Stripe Lion appeared on
the stage. Thick chains were restricting the movements of the three-meter tall
lion.
Lumilia and the rest of the Dark Oculus were shocked. They didn't expect
that the test was to defeat a third evolution monster.
"Relax, that's not a real third evolution monster," Souta said to his comrades.
"What do you mean?" Bryan, Brando, and Lynn were confused at his words.
"It's simple. Look at the forehead of the lion. You can see that the monster
orb is gone. The guild probably took it out so the lion couldn't muster the
power of best feram at that condition." Alice said.
"Yeah, Alice is right. You have keen eyes. I'm sure that you notice it too
Lynn." Souta spoke mildly.
"I see. So that's why I felt that it was different from White Jade Spider." Lynn
breath a sigh of relief.
"Also, the eyes of the lion are lifeless. It's the eye of a dead creature. Must be
an undead." Lumilia added.
"Yes, nevertheless, this would pose a problem to people below B-rank."
Souta nodded before he looked at the man.
The man said, "You can go inside the stage. After that, I will release the
chains that are binding the movement of that lion."
"Okay." Souta nodded as he followed the man's instruction.
...
Hundreds of adventurers gathered in the arena to watch Souta's advancement

exam. They were excited as they watched Souta entered the stage.
Souta looked at the giant lion in front of him before pulling out the [Vajra
Sword Saya] on its sheath.
'You can handle it, right?' Saya's voice sounded.
"Yeah, it's not a problem for me," Souta said in a low voice as he circulated
his mana inside his body. He could handle this monster without using
[Possession] and [Soul Blood Mode]. It would be overkill if he used those
two.
"I heard that you're a tamer. You can summon your pet if you want." The
man said to Souta.
"It's okay. I'm fine on my own." Souta shook his head and said.
"Well, I'll release the bindings." The man nodded and the chains around the
giant lion started to break. After a few seconds, the lion was free.
"It's not bad." Souta grinned widely as ten blacks balls appeared behind him.
Then, a black cloak formed on top of his leather armor.
[Gravitational Ball] and [Shadow Cloak]
The lion quickly charged towards Souta at high speed. Despite its huge body,
it could run this fast.
Swoosh!
The lion raised its huge paw and swung it towards Souta.
Souta jumped backward and the paw crashed on the ground creating a small
fissure.
Bang!

Strengthening]
Using these skills at the same time, Souta zoomed the distance between him
and the lion in just a second.
Swoosh!
"Eat this." Souta gathered his mana in the sword and swung it. A red slash
appeared on the cut the body of the giant lion.
The lion was undead so it couldn't feel any pain. It opened its mouth and tried
to bite Souta. But Souta already expected it so he used [Air Walk] to move
his body in the mid-air.
Swoosh!
"Let me finish this." He landed on the ground fifteen meters away from the
giant lion.
The lion was about to charge toward Souta but it stopped. It felt its body
became heavy for some reason. It didn't know that the ten gravitational balls
were above, increasing the gravity several times.
Then, the ground turned black and several black tentacles rose.
'Ufufu, is this your favorite spell? Do you like tentacles?'
Souta ignored her and used the spell that he didn't use before.
[Dark Cloud Hunting]!
A Black mist spread out and covered the entire stage. This spell reduced the
opponent's senses, magical attack, physical damage, and movement speed
while it increases the caster's darkness attribute spell by thirteen percent.
Chapter 260 - Fireworks
[Dark Cloud Hunting] was a spell Souta didn't use when he was fighting the
White Jade Spider because Lumilia and the rest were going to experience the
debuff of this spell as well. He didn't want to decrease their fighting power by
using this so he chose to not use this spell.
The caster was the only one immune to this spell. Well, Yuko was immune to
it as the spell recognize her as a caster because of her connection with Souta.
The black mist spread around and blocked the audience's vision. They didn't
have any idea what's happening on the stage.
Souta squinted his eyes as he looked at the giant lion. "I should finish this as
soon as possible. Let me use it for a moment, Saya." He said as the black
tentacles shoot towards the lion.
The lion moved its body left and right as it avoided the black tentacles. It was
fast but after one minute, the black tentacles managed to grab the lion's feet.
The lion was about to smash the tentacles with its paw but it found the dozens
of black tentacles were already around him. All the escape paths were
blocked so it didn't have a choice but to fight.
The black tentacles wrapped the body of the giant lion. It couldn't do
anything against it.
Souta looked at the giant lion with a cold look while pointing his sword at it.
He slightly bent his knees and gathered a large amount of his mana in his
sword.
'How about training your sword skills here?' Saya suggested.
"No, I don't need to train here. It will only waste my time." Souta said before
he charged towards the giant lion.
Boom!
The lion only saw a red flash before several lines appeared on its body.
Swoosh!
Souta was already behind the giant lion placing back the vajra sword in its
sheath. He glanced back and saw the giant lion crumbled down. The black
mist and the rest of Souta's spell disappeared.
The audience saw Souta standing at the center of the stage behind him was
the chopped body of the giant lion. Everyone turned silent seeing this scene.
They didn't think that Souta would decapitate the giant lion in that short
amount of time.
'Do you think that they sense it?' Saya asked him.
"Nope, I tried my best to contain my power so only A-rank and above would
be able to sense it," Souta replied to her while looking around the arena.
When Souta arrived in front of the giant, he activated [Possession] and [Soul
Blood Mode] skill to maximize his damage before canceling it once again
after destroying the giant lion. Without the help of his equipment, he wouldn't
be able to finish this lion so fast.
Souta smiled and strode towards the man.
The man smiled and congratulates him. "Congratulations, from now on you're
a B-rank adventurer. That's an amazing performance."
"Yeah, thanks." Souta thanked the man.
The man was stunned at his performance. He didn't think that Souta would
fail this exam. He just thought that it would take a while before Souta defeat
the giant lion but no one thought that it would become a one-sided fight.
"Right? Your adventurer's ID is in the reception. You can take it as we

already changed the information in it." The man said to him.
"Oh? Thanks." Souta said. He bid farewell to the man before he left.
At the corner of the arena hiding among the adventurers, Alea was standing
while looking at Souta's back.
After Souta left, she opened her mouth and said, "What do you think?"
"Hmm... Powerful, my lady. I couldn't clearly see it because of the black mist
but I speculate that he had the power of veteran B-rank." The butler at her
side said in a low voice that only Alea could hear.
"...That Dark Lord sure is something. He said before that he was looking for a
way to restore his mana pool so he was this powerful when he had his mana."
Alea muttered before she turned around and silently left. "I had a bad feeling
about it. Come, I wanted to greet them."
The butler turned his head and glanced at Souta's comrades.
"You're going to let them meet her."
...
Souta and the rest exited the guild. They congratulate him for passing the
exam without any problem. All of them were happy for him.
"In truth, it's a hard fight. If that last attack didn't work then I would face a
battle which I wasn't sure if I'm going to win." Souta explained to them. He
consumed some of his mana in that battle. Well, it's natural as he activated all
of his spells at the same time.
"We couldn't see anything because of that black mist," Brando said as he
opened his arms.
"That's right, Souta! What was that black mist?!" Bryan asked.
"Black mist? Ah, that's my spell." Souta replied to Bryan.

"So you put everything in that strike?" Yujin suddenly asked.
Souta glanced at Yujin with a surprised expression and asked, "Did you see
what's happening inside?"
"Yeah, Alophy helped me." Yujin nodded.
"I see... I used everything in my last strike so if it didn't work it would

become a problem for me. Luckily, that monster isn't a real third evolution
monster." Souta said. He used [Possession] and [Soul Blood Mode] in that
last strike. If that didn't work, then he would have to fight that giant lion
using these two skills and he doesn't want that to happen.
It wasn't the time to let the masses know that he had those skills. How could
he surprise his opponent if they already know his skills? Using these skills at
the right time would bring him a great advantage in a battle.
Plus, it was fun to reveal his skills if his opponent thought that he was going
to lose. Looking at their stunned expression as he overturned the battle using
these skills was great.
"Oh, right? There's a festival today." Souta said as he looked around.
"Yeah." Lumilia nodded at his words.
Souta smiled and he patted Cl.u.s.ter's head. "You can play. Let's enjoy this
festival as we're going to leave tomorrow."
"Yay! Yay! Let's play!" Cl.u.s.ter hopped around while raising her hands in
the air with a smile on her face. She couldn't hide her joy when she learned
that she could play at the festival.
"Captain, we're going back," Jagret called Souta.
"Sure." Souta nodded and the Lanny group went back to the inn. They still
have a lot of things that they needed to finish.
"Let's go!!" Bryan shouted.

The Dark Oculus went around and tried everything that this festival offered.
They play and taste the foods that they could only find in this empire. It was
fun for everyone.
Time had passed quickly and night came. The Dark Oculus group was
standing in front of the inn while watching the fireworks.
The fireworks shoot in the sky and exploded creating a vibrant light in the
dark sky. The different colors and sizes of the fireworks reflected in
everyone's eye. It scattered into the tiny glittering sparks illuminating the sky
with different colors.
The loud sound in the sky and the cheer of the people around were all they
could hear.
It was beautiful.
Cl.u.s.ter was jumping around clearly excited about this.
'It's beautiful and sad at the same time.' Alice thought while gazing at the
colorful sparks in the sky. For the first time, she was glad that she came to
this continent.
"So pretty," Brando whispered while looking at the sky.
"Is that a spell or not?" Bryan muttered as he sat down and lean his back on
the walls. He was wondering if the fireworks in the sky were caused by a
spell or not.
Souta looked at the sky in dazed. It was his first time seeing fireworks or
attending festival in this world. It was a foreign feeling for him.
Lynn turned her head and looked at Souta who was gazing at the sky. She
pressed her hand on her chest and smile. 'I'm getting closer. I want to stay
like this. I hope I would be able to get closer to you.' She thought while
looking at Souta with adoration in her eyes.
Lumilia saw Lynn's expression and sighed. "I'm sorry..." She mumbled to
herself.
"Tsk! It's not that bad. I'm glad that I join this group." Yujin clicked his
tongue before he closed his eyes. He heightened his sense of hearing as he
enjoyed the cheer of the people around him and the sound of the fireworks in
the sky.
He thought that this group didn't have a goal at first but he was wrong.
Everyone in this group was growing stronger day by day and they were going
to catch up to him.
He thought that they were playing adventurers but not. They were all serious
about it.
"Good, it's time for me to work hard too."

Chapter 261 - Divination
"See you later!!"
"Farewell, Dark Lord and his subordinates."
The Lanny group and Alea were bidding farewell to Souta and the rest. Alea
was here because they met her after the fireworks. She joined their group and
became their guide in this empire. She knew a lot of things in this empire so
they found the things that Souta didn't find when they were touring around.
Everyone was happy so it was fine but... something was bothering him. Souta
was bothered by one thing and that their last stop. It was ominous. He could
clearly remember everything that happened in that closed room.
"Later," Souta said while glancing at Alea. The carriage moved forwards and
grew farther away from the empire. They were the bodyguards of this
carriage as they took this escort quest before they left.
"My lady, they left." The butler said to princess Alea.
"Yeah, the Dark Lord. All of them are going to face calamities soon. They are
standing in a thread that could snap out at any moment." Alea said as she
recalled what happened at night.
"We couldn't see everything because of the rules. We're going to suffer
consequences if we tried to peek again." Alea said before she closed her eyes.
"Furthermore, she couldn't see anything. Her condition grew worse after
seeing them. It seems that her powers are taking a huge toll on her body."
"Why did you let them meet her, my lady?" The butler asked Alea in a polite
tone.
"At first, I was just curious in their group but after observing them for a few
days I found that they are moving forwards at a faster rate," Alea said in a
deep tone.
"What do you mean, my lady?" The butler asked.
"I couldn't say it but you will know what I mean in the future. This is the
third time we saw people like them this year." Alea said.
"The first is Gandy and the second is Randolf's group." The butler said as he
recalled those people.
"Oh, right? I forgot that Dark Lord is the one who held the sins using monster
potions. News about it is circulating but I think that they will face it soon."
Alea said as she placed her index finger in her lower mouth.
"It's bad. Too bad."
...
Souta was sitting inside the carriage with his comrades. They were all silent
as all of them were thinking about yesterday night.
Alea brought them to meet a woman. That woman had to power of

divination. He was stunned when he heard that the woman had that kind of
power.
"You can enter the room one by one. The power of lady fortuna is limited.
The darkness is too strong for her so be careful. So who's going to enter the
room first?" Alea looked at them.
"Me!" Bryan raised his hand before he asked while tilting his head. "But what
should I do inside?"
"Just follow lady fortuna's word and she will show you the right path of the
brave ones," Alea answered his question.
Bryan entered the room and saw a beautiful woman with long black hair. The
woman was wearing a black robe and her eyes were all white. It seems that
she was blind.
"Hello, are you blind?" Bryan asked the obvious question as he sat in the
vacant seat in front of the woman.
The woman ignored him as she muttered words that Bryan couldn't
understand.
"What? I can't understand it. Speak in a language that I can understand."

Bryan said while scratching his cheek. He didn't know how to talk to this
woman who was saying something that he couldn't understand.
After a while, the woman lifted her head and she had a stunned expression on
her face. She slowly opened her mouth and said in a coarse voice, "Y-You
should be careful... You already meet them and they are going to notice you...
soon... but someone's changing everything... be careful."
"Oh! So you know our language. That's great. I'm Bryan Dagruel, an
adventurer." Bryan smiled and introduced himself.
"Everything changes. You shouldn't come here. It's bad just be careful on
your way." The lady said in a deep tone before she coughed heavily.
Souta was waiting outside the room along with his comrades. He couldn't
hear and sense anything inside the room. He didn't have any idea what's
happening but he felt bad about this. His instinct was telling him that it was a
bad news.
After a while, Bryan came out of the room while scratching the back of his
head. "Oh man, I couldn't understand that lady. She's saying weird things
about me."
The next one who entered the room was Brando.
Brando sat in front of the woman. He looked at her white eyes curiously. He
didn't say anything as the woman was chanting some strange spell. He could
feel the strange atmosphere of this room.
After a while, the woman stopped chanting and said, "It's the same. A small
turtle without shell running around getting devoured by a black monster. Be
careful... You should find some trustworthy friends."
"Hmm... What do you mean by that?" Brando asked the woman.

"Just like the person before. Your destiny is shifting to the part that I couldn't
see. You should've died but you survived so I don't know what will happen to
you." The woman said.
'Person before? Bryan... This woman is looking at our destiny. I couldn't trust
her words but still, I couldn't refute her words.' Brando thought. There's a lot
of people that have divination ability but most of them were frauds.
After Brando, Lumilia entered the room. She already had an idea of what's
happening here because of Brando. She wasn't excited because she thought
that it was the same as the last one that she met. Powers like this weren't
trustworthy. It's full of holes but well it's not bad listening to some of it so she
might get along with it.
"You'll receive everything from him. Money, fame, honor, and power." The
woman suddenly said.
"Huh?" Lumilia was confused as she tilted her head.
"Accept him or denied him. Kill him or save him." The woman said.
"What do you mean? Who's him?" Lumilia asked.
"I don't know the answer to that question. I'm not omniscient. My abilities are
limited. It's just a clue from countless future paths." The woman said while
shaking her head.
"It's okay, I didn't expect anything from coming here. Still, thank you for
giving me some words." Lumilia stood up and bowed her head in front of the
woman. She then left the room while thinking about the words of the woman.
As soon as she left the room, she glanced at Souta. The first thing that came
to her mind was him.
'Kill him or save him?' Lumilia thought before she shook her head.
Lynn was the next person that entered the room. She's the type of person who
believes in this kind of thing so she's quite excited, unlike the three people
that enter first.
'I see... They don't have any idea that there were people in the past that have
that kind of power. The power to look in the future.' Souta thought while
looking at their reaction.
The information about that clan was lost and only a few people in this world
know that they existed in the past. The information about twenty thousand
years ago was few. So it was natural that Lumilia and the rest didn't know
about it.
Souta got to know it because of Cl.u.s.ter. He didn't even know about that
clan if she didn't tell him about it.
Inside the room, Lynn was sitting while looking at the blind woman who was
muttering words that she couldn't understand.
"Your end is near. You'll only suffer if you don't leave this world." The
woman said.
Lynn tilted her head with a confused look on her face. 'My end is near? I will
die.' She thought.
"He needs you."
"Um... Are you talking about Souta? I don't know if he needs me... b-but if
that's the case then I will gladly lend him my hand." Lynn said as she smiled
gently. She will not hesitate to help Souta if he was in trouble.
"You will not get anything from him."
"I know... I'm not asking for anything. I just want to stay beside him and
that's enough for me." Lynn said as she pressed her hand in her chest. She
knows it herself that she just an ordinary person with no special ability that's
why... She's fine if she could just stand beside him.
...
After Lynn, Souta entered the room. The woman opened her eyes widely
when Souta sat in front of her.
Souta looked around the room. The atmosphere in this closed room was
completely different. He felt countless eyes looking at him and it's making
him shivered.
There's some sort of invisible pressure around the woman. It was different
from powerful people that he knew. Different from the pressure that the six-
circle officer emitted.
"You!! You're darkness itself... I couldn't see anything but there are countless
strings of fate around you connecting to the people of this world." The
woman said with a surprised tone.
"I don't care about that. Future can be change but I want to ask your name.
You know Alea wouldn't tell me your name no matter how much I asked
her." Souta said as he ignored the woman's words. Listening to Bryan and
Brando's words, the words of this woman were too vague.
He already proved the future can be changed. He knew the future because of
the game but it was slowly changing because of his actions.
"Me? You don't need to know someone as insignificant as myself." The

woman said.
"Tsk! Then, do you know the surname Ieshi?" Souta clicked his tongue in
annoyance and asked.
"I don't know such thing. I'm just a simple woman that has the power of
divination." The woman shook her head.
"Useless... Can you give me a more detailed explanation like this country will
be attacked by the ten great bandit gang?" Souta asked her impatiently. He
shouldn't expect to receive some information from her.
"No..." The woman shook her head.
"Hays..." Souta sighed. He wanted to interrogate the woman more but the
pressure was getting heavier.
Cough! Cough!
The woman coughed heavily as blood poured out of her mouth. She loses her
strength so Alice and Yujin didn't received her divination.
Chapter 262 - Are you willing to bet
on me?
He didn't care about that woman's divination. It was too vague. Did she
expect everyone to solve the mystery in her words? Tsk! What a bad woman?
He knew what will happen in the future so vague divination like that didn't
interest him.
'Tsk, she said that I'm the darkness itself... Well, it's not bad as my specialty
is dark attribute spell.' Souta comforted himself.
The thing that bothered him was the pressure of that woman. He wanted to
ask some questions to her but the pressure was getting heavy for him.
'You couldn't trust divination of that level. In the past, no one even looked at
them unless they have the bloodline of the Ieshi clan in their veins. The Ieshi
clan is the only person that could be trusted when it comes to divination.'
Saya said to him in his head.
'Is Ieshi clan really that trustworthy?' Souta asked her.
'Yeah, their prediction is one hundred percent accurate but there are some
rules and restrictions to their bloodline power. But I don't know about it as
I'm a member of the Vajra race, not a member of the Ieshi clan.' Saya replied
to him.
'One hundred percent accurate? That's insane!' Souta was stunned. He

couldn't believe that powers at all.
'That's why most of the people in this world didn't dare to offend them. Just
like what you said before, the future can be changed. The Ieshi clan uses their
power to change the future of their enemies in the shadows.' Saya said to him.
'That's terrifying...' Souta was speechless. Yeah, it would bring him a great
advantage if he could accurately predict the future movements of his enemies.
He would be able to corner anyone. Just by thinking about it, Souta felt a
chill in his spine.
He doesn't want to face an opponent like that. Luckily, the Ieshi clan was
gone.
But what's the restriction of their powers. He wanted to know it but he lacks
information.
'Let's forget about it.' Souta said while shaking his head.
'Fine, I'll bring you in my inner consciousness.' Saya nodded at him.
'Good.'
Souta nodded and was brought to Saya's inner consciousness. He continued

learning the way of the sword under her tutelage.
...
The group traveled for five days before they arrived in the Hebrei kingdom
and one day travel towards the Ladros city.
In these six days, Souta was training with Saya every time he had a time. He
would only stop when he was going to eat or bandits were attacking their
carriage. He managed to grasp the basics of her sword style and it leads him
to learn the [Cross Moon] and [Crimson Slash] skill. These two skills were
equipment skills of the vajra sword. He could use it as long as he was using
the vajra sword but now... He could use this skill even when he was using
another sword.
He easily learned it because he was using this skill every time he fought.
Under Saya's guidance, he grasps it in just five days in her inner
consciousness.
In fact, it was stronger than the equipment skill because he learned its
essence. He couldn't level up the equipment skills but he could level it up if
he learned it. That's why it was stronger than the equipment skills.
At the moment, his [Crimson Slash] and [Cross Moon] skills were level 2. He
would be able to level it up if he continued practicing it.
Also, during his training with Saya his [Sword Mastery] under his [Weapon
Mastery] skill has gone up.
[Sword Mastery] Level 4: The most basic level of the Swordsman. At this
level, a person could be truly said a Swordsman.
Effect: +30% damage when using a sword.
It was good, he was slowly approaching Yujin's level. He guessed that

Yujin's [Sword Mastery] level was level 5.
Souta was considering telling his comrades about this training method. He
could bring them into Saya's inner consciousness to train so that they would
be able to grow stronger quickly. It's bad if he's the only one who's strong in
their legion.
Lumilia immediately went to the Ladro Institute to report to Bargan that

they've arrived while Souta went to the Lanny corp to negotiate with Jimmy.
He was also going to receive money from the loots that Jimmy bought to him.
The two of them were sitting around a small table with tea prepared for them.
"You've gained a lot this time, Souta," Jimmy said with a laugh.
"Yeah, we even took down a third evolution monster. That's a great

achievement. The name of Lanny corp is slowly spreading." Souta said.
"I should thank you for it." Jimmy laughed happily. He received a lot of
benefits this time. More and more people will know the Lanny corp.
"So what about your investigation about who published that news about me?"
Souta's tone turned serious as he changed the topic of their conversation.
"This is bad. We got information that various nobles are opposing you. I
didn't have concrete evidence but I'm sure that they are the ones who
manipulated the news." Jimmy said as he took a sip of his tea.
"Tell me about those nobles. I need to prepare something in case they got out
of hand."
"There are seven families who are targeting you. Four are baron families, two
are viscount, and one is count. They are the ones who said that Souta was the
one who killed Gregory." Jimmy explained to him their households one by
one.
"They are angry at me for opposing and fighting a noble like them. They felt
that they will lose their face if the person who took down a noble is roaming
around the kingdom without getting punished." Souta sighed deeply. "What a
narrow-minded people~ They can't hurt my other classmates who help
Lumilia because some of them are sons and daughters of nobles like them."
Vidrato household was a viscount family, their head was Gregory Vidrato but
now Gregory was gone. He died at the hands of an unknown person.
Jimmy just looked at Souta. He didn't say anything as he watched him

process the information that he gave.
Souta closed his eyes as he contemplated what he should do. 'Should I bare
my fangs to those seven families? They are troublesome.' He thought but he
quickly put down this idea.
The combined power of the seven noble families was no joke. If he wasn't
careful he would face an army of C-rank and dozens of B-rank. If it grew
worse, then those heads will join but he highly doubted it. Those people were
as strong as Gregory and some of them were stronger than him.
It was easy for them to crush him at their current strength. They didn't do it
because they were wary about the stance of the Ladro Institute.
But if he let them do what they want then they would prevent him from
establishing his legion.
The festival was coming and the principal of the Ladro institute was going to
leave the city for the meeting of the Grand Tournament. There's still time so
he would train the Dark Oculus to become a B-rank so that those people
wouldn't be able to pressure him.
In case, a war occurred he would be able to fight back.
After a while, a grin formed on Souta's face as he opened his eyes and looked
at Jimmy. He asked, "Are you willing to bet on me?"
Jimmy was taken aback when he saw Souta's expression. He warily asked,
"Bet on?"
"Me, no, are you willing to bet on my Dark Oculus Legion?" Souta's grin
grew wider.
"What do you plan to do?" Jimmy frowned as he asked with a serious

expression.
"I'm going to crush those noble families. I'm going to wage war with them
using the legion that I will create." Souta said as he looked at Jimmy
intensely.
"W-Wait!! You will form your own legion!! And you want to fight those
nobles openly!!" Jimmy was dumbfounded when he heard what Souta wanted
to do. "Are you out of your mind?!"
"I will handle them. You just need to support me, no, you need to bring the
entire Lanny corp to support me in establishing my legion as I'm sure that
those people would stop me." Souta said to him. "You can leave the war to
me. It's my specialty, after all."
"I can't make a decision alone. I have to talk to other executives." Jimmy
said.
"It's fine. I'll give you a week. After that, I will establish my legion without
your support or not. I hope you don't regret your decision at that time." Souta
said as he stood up and left the room.
Souta didn't become a commander in Mechanic Country for nothing. He was

knowledgeable about war and special about the noble war. Should he say,
legion war. That's the only way that the kingdom will permit fighting inside
its territory.
He already calculated the time of the establishment and how those nobles will
react. He will make the first move and will surprise them.
"Hehe~ I will take everything from you damn nobles."

Chapter 263 - Meeting of the Dark
Oculus
A group of people wearing black cloak arrived at the Gigantis Kingdom, the
huge country at the corner of the continent. All of them were gazing at the
kingdom.
"Hmm...? What should we do in this continent?" One of the people asked his
comrades.
"We're going to take back the bloodstone, Pavoni." Someone answered his
question.
"I see... Oh, right! I forgot that the group who was tasked to collect the
bloodstone failed." Pavoni said in a tired tone.
"They failed. All of them died. And the one who prevents them from
completing their mission was the Hebrei Kingdom so we're here to finish
their mission." Someone said.
"Tsk! Those six-circle officers are worthless. They are making us work like
this." Pavoni clicked his tongue in frustration. He actually didn't want to
come here but he had no choice since it was the order of the Sins.
"Don't complain, Pavoni. We're all here because of the order." A deep voice
sounded.
"Tsk! Don't get c.o.c.ky just because you have a blessing, Yuvn!" Pavoni
shouted.
The one named Yuvn ignored Pavoni. He looked at the group of people
around him and said, "We're going to complete this mission no matter what.
Stake your life and we're going to massacre everyone who got in our way us."
"We have twenty-five seven-circle officers here so we don't have to worry.

Also, five of the seven-circle officers received blessings from the Gluttony
Sin. With this much force, we could even burn down a country in this
continent." A feminine voice echoed in the area.
Yuvn looked at the woman and said, "Don't let your guard down. You know
the every large country has a god protecting it. That's one of the requirements
to become a large country in this place."
"Then, what about the great country?" The woman asked in a seductive tone.
"I don't know but a great country is as powerful as our organization. They are
the reason why we couldn't roam in this continent." Yuvn said. "All the upper
echelons of the great country are god and deities."
"Our target this time are in the large country not great country so there's no
need to bother about it," Pavoni said.
"At least we need to a plan. We can't just go there and attack them. We don't
have an eight-circle with us." Yuvn said at Pavoni while glancing at him.
"We have ten small bases in this continent and one of them is close to this
country. We'll go and gather their force." The woman said as she turned her
head and looked at the Gigantis country.
...
Souta and the rest attend the supplementary class in the institute after they
returned. They needed it because they were gone for almost one month.
The topic of the class was about the nature energy also called as Mana. Souta
listened attentively as this was one of the lessons that he wanted to hear. Plus,
Bargan was the one who's explaining to them.
Bargan explained to them how mana affects the things in this world and their
uses. He also connected it to combat arts and spells. Combat arts was
different from spells. It was martial arts. A person could use any combat arts
without mana but they could also use mana along with it to enhance its
power.
The spell couldn't be trained like combat arts. The things that matter the most
in any spell was the magic circle. Without a magic circle, people wouldn't be
able to cast a spell.
Bargan taught them different magic circles. All spells were classified into
four tiers and each tier was divided into four ranks.
Tier 1 spell was the most basic spell in the whole universe. The magic circle
of this spell wasn't complicated and it was easy to build it using mana.
Usually, the color of the magic circle of tier 1 spell was yellow but there was
some occurrence in which the caster used higher mana so the color changes
based on the color of the caster's mana. It was the same for the other tiers.
The mana was originally colorless but it changes the moment it entered a
person's body. It changes based on the affinities of the person to the elements.
Souta's mana was color black but it changed when he used Saya's energy
which was color red.
Tier 2 spell was the spell that was stronger than tier 1. The magic circle of
this spell was color orange. To build this magic circle, a person needed an
amount of mana higher than the tier 1 spell.
Then, the Tier 3 spell. It was a powerful spell clearly different from the two
tiers below. The offensive spell of this tier was powerful enough to wipe out
an entire city. In some cases where the mana density was low, it could
potentially destroy anything. All the sub-world forbids anyone from using
this level of spell as it could demolish everything on the surface of a huge
continent. Its color was red.
Lastly, the tier 4 spell which was terrifying. The energy required to build its
magic circle was tremendous. The weakest tier 4 spell was still ten times
stronger than the tier 3 spell. It was called the destroyer of the world and its
magic circle was color white.
A person couldn't build a higher tier magic circle without learning the lower
tiers. Because the foundation of the tier 2 magic circle was the same as the
tier 1 spell and the foundation of the tier 3 magic circle was the tier 2 magic
circle.
Each tier was divided into four ranks; the inferior rank, mid rank, high rank,
and the super rank.
Bargan also said that the power of each spell varied on the power of the
caster. If he, a powerful person, used the tier 1 spell [Fire Ball] then it could
produce a power rivaling that of the tier 2 spell. But the was a limitation to it
if he carelessly poured a large amount of mana into the tier 1 magic circle
then it would explode. Also, there was a limitation to how much tier 1 magic
circle can hold mana.
That's why it was important for them to train how to properly control their
mana.
Souta learned a lot of things just by listening to Bargan's lecture.
...
After the class, Souta gathered everyone in his house. He was going to tell
them important things.
Lumilia placed a thick pile of paper on the table in front of them. "I've
already done everything. We just need to apply for the change of our party to
a legion. Also, the headquarters of our legion was needed."
"My house will become our headquarters. I'll hire some people to renovate
this house. All of you will stay here." Souta said as he picked up the papers
and looked at it one by one. Lumilia really did a great job in completing this.
Yujin opened one of his eyes and looked at Souta before asking. "So when
you're going to pass the request? You're already a B-rank so there's no
problem in it."
"Yeah, I'm going to pass the request to the guild next week. Also, we're going
to open our legion for recruitment that day. The maximum person that can
join the lowest rank legion was fifty."
"Next week...? Why? We could already pass the request today, right?"
Brando asked him with a confused expression.
"Yeah, but I'm concerned about the nobles in this kingdom." Souta nodded at
him.
"Hmm... So that's how it is. The news about you is problematic. We don't
know how the Deadly Sins will react but..." Yujin understood his concern
immediately. "What can you do in this week? If you pass the request next
week then it's the same. Three days will be needed before we received an
answer from the guild if they approve of creating our legion. Also, if
somehow the nobles couldn't prevent us from creating the legion then I'm
sure that the legion under them will wage war to us."
"Yeah, the nobles will not be able to prevent us from creating our legion no
matter what," Souta said to him in a serious tone.
"How sure are you?" Yujin asked as he looked at Souta's eyes.
"I'm one hundred percent sure. Those damn nobles will not be able to stop
me." Souta replied to him.
"I see... Then, I don't need to worry about it. So tell us what we need to do.
I'm sure you have a plan in your mind, right?" Yujin leaned his back on the
walls while Alophy appeared on his shoulders.
"I want you to increase your strength as fast as possible in this week. If
possible I want you to reach the level of B-rank."
"What?! One week is impossible... What could we do in just one week?"

Brando was surprised when he heard that Souta wanted them to reach B-rank
in just one week. Some people couldn't even reach B-rank in their lifetime
and Souta just said that they have to reach B-rank.
"You are all talented people. All the students of the Ladro Institute have the
potential so you don't need to worry about it. You can reach it."
"I'm sure that I can reach your level of power in just one week but I'll try my
best, Souta! This is challenging!!" Bryan said with an excited expression.
"Yeah, one week isn't enough. That's why I have this." Souta said as he
placed the vajra sword on the table.
Chapter 264 - Inner Consciousness
"What's that?" Bryan looked at the sword.
"That's a sword, you know?" Brando said as he nudged Bryan's shoulder.
"I know that you know!!" Bryan said in a loud voice.
"What do you mean, Souta?" Lumilia asked as she looked at the sword before
turning her eyes to Souta. She didn't know how his sword connected to their
topics.
Souta hesitated for a bit before he opened his eyes. He decided to tell them
one of his secrets.
Everyone opened their eyes widely as they listened to Souta's explanation

about the sword. They couldn't believe what they were hearing. He explained
to them the time difference inside the sword and the real world.
"What?! So this sword has that ability!!" Yujin was shocked as he gazed at
the sword intently.
"Yeah, that's why I said that we could pull it off. My plan to raise your
strength in just one week." Souta nodded at him.
Yujin took a deep breath to calm himself. After a while, he opened his mouth
and said, "I guess that's the reason why your growth is so fast." He recalled
that Souta already has that sword the moment he entered the institute.
'Eh...! That's not it... Well, I'll leave it to his imagination.' Souta thought as he
smiled at Yujin.
"Hooo!! I want a sword like this too!!" Bryan shouted as he stretched out his
hands towards the sword but Souta quickly placed the vajra sword back in his
waist.
"That's..."
Souta turned his head and saw Alice was still looking at the sword with wide
eyes. It seems that this ability surprises her. It's not bad to look at her
Alice was stunned as she knew what it meant to have that kind of ability. She
looked around and understood that everyone didn't have an idea what it
means to have that ability.
That ability was only from a god-level powerhouse. She knew it too well.
From Souta's explanation, she could guess that world was inner
consciousness but Souta was not at that level where he could alter the time in
his inner consciousness.
She guessed that there was a god inside that sword. Also, the time ratio was
1:5. It means that the god inside the sword was a powerful being among the
gods. The newly formed god could only alter the time in their inner
consciousness to the ratio 1:2. She remembered that her teacher before have a
ratio of 1:3 in her inner consciousness.
Still, it couldn't match her father. The time ratio in her father's inner
consciousness was 1:15. He was the most powerful being that she knew in
this world. Her father could realize his inner consciousness in the real world.
If an ordinary person received his blessing then that person could match the
B-rank of this continent.
"So we're going to try to reach B-rank using this ability... I hope you try your
best." Souta said to them and they nodded at him in response to his words.
Their eyes were filled with determination to support him.
If they grow stronger then it would greatly help Souta in fighting those damn
nobles.
"I will go to the guild with Yujin, Lynn, and Alice. They have to pass the C-
rank adventurer first." Lumilia said to Souta.
"I'll leave it to you. Just make it quick and we'll start training right away."
Souta paused for a moment before he added, "Tomorrow, we'll use our points
in institute to redeem spells or combat arts. Everything that could increase
our strength is good."
"Understood." Lumilia stood and looked at the three, "Let's go and finish it
quickly."
"It can't be helped." Yujin sighed as he stood up.
"O-Okay! I'll do my best today." Lynn said.
Alice followed them without saying anything. She was glancing at the sword
from time to time. She was curious about the sword.
After they left, Souta stood up and looked at Bryan and Brando. They were
the only ones that were left in this room.
"This room is too small. Let's go down in the yard." Souta said to them as he
exited the room.
"Oho! It's training time!" Bryan shouted as he followed Souta downstairs.
Brando simply followed them.
...
Souta, Bryan, and Brando arrived in the yard of Souta's house. The two didn't
know what they should do so they looked at Souta intently.
"Sit down." Souta instructed them as he also sat down on the ground before
waving his hand.
Ohm!
Ten black balls appeared above him and it flew on top of the three people.
Brando and Bryan looked at it. They were about to ask him about this but...
Boom!
The gravity increased several times. The black balls created a gravity field
around them. It will try to push down any objects or creatures that entered
inside this field.
"This gravity field will strengthen our body while we learn combat arts or
spells in the sword," Souta said to the two. He felt as if one huge boulder of
rock was pressed on his shoulder. The weight was equal to one ton. Every
fiber of his muscles was being pushed down on the ground.
The grass around them was being crushed on the ground because of the
intense gravity around them. The strong gravity was damaging the soil and
grass but Souta didn't care about it.
"Oh, Yuko come here. You'll train with us." Souta said as he saw Yuko
walking on the corner.
Yuko tilted her head and she entered the gravity field. Her steps created a
small crater on the ground because of her weight and the heavy gravity. It
took her a few dozen seconds before she arrived beside Souta.
It was hard to move under the heavy gravity field.
Then, Souta pulled out the vajra and said, "Place your hands on the sword. I'll
bring you to the other place."
Bryan and Brando followed his instruction. Yuko did the same thing as them.
She placed her paws on the tip of the sword.
Ohm!
Suddenly, they found themselves in the middle of black space with countless
stars glittering around it.
Bryan and Brando looked around in amazement. This was their first time
coming to a place like this. The inner unconscious of a former god
powerhouse was different from mortals.
"Stop dawdling around. We're here to train not to play." Souta said as he
clapped his hand to gather everyone's attention.
Saya didn't want to show herself to the other people except for Souta. She
was simply observing them in the dark while communicating with Souta if he
needed something. After all, this place was her inner consciousness so Souta
couldn't do anything.
'Can you give us a little bit of energy?' Souta said to Saya.
Their consciousness was only in this place but it somehow connected to their
real body that's why if they died here their real body would take damage.
Since their consciousness was only here, they don't have energy. So Souta
had to ask Saya to let them accest the energy in this place.
There's still a lot of things Souta didn't know about god-level powerhouse.
'Yeah, I've placed a little bit amount of energy in your body. You will not be
able to feel it but if you concentrate you will be able to sense that tiny amount
if energy. Train yourself to control that energy it will help all of you control
your mana well.' Saya said to him.
'Okay, thanks.' Souta replied as he closed his eyes. After a few minutes, he
opened his eyes. It's true. The amount of energy inside his body was too little.
He explained to Brando and Bryan about the energy and told them to practice
controlling it.
"Are you sure, Souta? I couldn't sense anything." Brando asked him as he
couldn't sense the energy inside his body after concentrating for a few
minutes.
"Yeah, I already sense it. Also, you're not a mage so your not sensitive to
mana as you hardly practice it. So it's understandable that you can't sense it."
Souta said to Brando. He then said, "I'm going out for a but to wait for
others."
"Okay," Brando nodded and he looked at Bryan who didn't respond.
Bryan's concentration was on another level. Even if Souta shouted Bryan

wouldn't even hear it.
Souta smiled and he contacted Saya saying that he wanted to leave her inner
consciousness.
...
In the real world, Souta opened his eyes.
"Hu~ this will be a tough week." He muttered as he stood up with great

effort. The gravity field was still around the area.
After an hour, Lumilia and the rest return and the three successfully became a
C-rank adventurers. If they reached B-rank in the training then Souta would
let them take the B-rank exam.
Their ranks should be closed to him. After all, they were going to be an
executives in the legion so their adventurer's rank should be higher than the
newcomer.
"Brando and Bryan are already there."
Souta guided them and they went inside Saya's inner consciousness.
Chapter 265 - Legion Building
One week had passed since the group trained in the inner consciousness of
Souta. They were confident in their newly gained strength.
This training couldn't be done without the help of a god-level powerhouse.

This was their huge advantage compared to the other people in this world.
They could access an inner consciousness of a god.
It was a privilege that only a few people in this world could receive. Even
those great nobles didn't have something like this.
The group completed their preparations and right now they were going to
move to the next part of the plan. They had to pass the request for forming a
legion.
The headquarters of the Dark Legion was completed. Souta hired some
experts to renovate his house to a five-story building.
"Today, this will be our home," Souta said while looking at the building in
front of him. He used most of his money in creating this building. He also
bought barrier stones to set up a protective shield around this building.
"Oho! I don't have to stay in my small house!!" Bryan said with excitement in
his voice. He was thrilled to live in a big building like this one.
"Yay! I'll live with everyone! I will not be left alone in Sister Mila's room!"
Cl.u.s.ter was excited for a different reason.
"You know Cl.u.s.ter, we're students so we have to go to institute and you

will be left alone here," Brando said to Cl.u.s.ter.
"At least, Yuko is here." Cl.u.s.ter replied as she stuck out her tongue.
"Let's enter and pick our room," Souta said as he stepped forward and entered
the building.
Lumilia and the rest looked at each other before they entered the building.
As soon as they stepped inside the building, they saw a huge and wide hall.
Quest boards were placed on the corner of the hall but it didn't have a quest in
it yet. Round tables were placed around the hall and there's the reception at
the side of the hall. It looks like the hall of the Adventurer's Guild. Stalls
were placed around and Souta planned to sell potions and other necessities
using these stalls.
They went up to the second floor. The second floor was the floor for the
newcomers who want to stay in this building. It was reserved for them. There
were fifteen rooms on this floor in total.
The third floor was the same as second floor. It has the same purpose too.
The group went to the fourth floor. This floor looks like the same as the first
floor but it was different. The floor was divided into three parts. The first
parts were the rooms while the second part or the middle part was the hall
and lastly, the third part was the reception and treasury.
This floor was for the high-ranking members of the legion. B-rank and above.
Of course, there was an exception to it and they were the original members of
the Dark Oculus, the founding members.
Souta told Lumilia how he wants to establish a point system in his legion and
she did everything on her own. Actually, the plan of this entire building was
her idea. She thoroughly planned this building.
The point system was the same as the institute. The adventurers would
complete a quest and every time they completed a quest they will gain points.
They could exchange it for various potions or anything inside the treasury be
it mana fruits, weapons, spell books, combat arts, or armors. Anything as
long as it exists inside the treasury, they could exchange it for points.
At first, she rejected his idea of creating a point system as they wouldn't gain
anything from it but Souta insisted that he wanted it so she could only follow
him.
She wouldn't understand him if he said that he wanted to receive points from
his system. This point system was to encourage the newcomer to complete a
quest so that Souta would receive points from his system every time they
finished a quest.
It's a win-win situation for him. Material things exchange for points in his
system.
The fifth floor was the same as second and third floor. This floor was also for
high-ranking officers and the rooms of the founding members were here.
Souta's room was also here.
Everyone picked their room on the fifth floor. After that, they brought their
things and start arranging it inside their private room.
"Okay, everything's complete now. We just need to pass the request." Souta
clapped as he gathered everyone's attention.
"Let's head to Adventurers Guild," Lumilia suggested. Today was the day
that they will request to change their party to a legion so they had to make it
quick.
"Right," Yujin nodded.
"Y-Yeah, I hope everything will work out," Lynn said in a concerned tone.
"Don't worry, nothing can stop us," Souta smiled at her as he assured her that
everything's according to plan.
"I'm ready. We can go there any time." Alice said to them. Her attire was that
of purple-grade leather armor and white tight jeans of the same grade.
Brown-colored boots and silver color armguards.
"Sure, let's go." Souta nodded as he turned his head and looked at the object
that was wrapped in bandages. He needed this thing to make sure that nothing
stops him.
Also, his contract with Jimmy was approved. The other executives of the
Lanny corp. decided to support him. He didn't know what Jimmy did but it
was a great work making everyone support him.
Well, it doesn't matter if the Lanny corp. supported him or not. He still has a
lot of backup plans and one of these was this object.
...
The group went to the Adventurers Guild. Everyone from the Dark Oculus
was here.
As soon as they entered the guild, they gathered the attention of everyone's
eyes.
"Oh, it's Souta!"
"I haven't seen you for a few weeks!"
"Oi! Oi! Souta, I heard that you're a B-rank now."
"Where did you go?"
"Oi! Didn't you know that he went to Eternal Empire?"
"For real?"
"Yeah..."
Souta ignored those voices as he walked towards the reception. He opened

his mouth and asked the receptionist, "Can you call the Guildmaster? I
wanted to talk to him."
"Please, wait for a moment, sir." The receptionist said in a polite tone before
she left.
"Hmm...? I thought that you're going to pass the request." Yujin asked Souta.
"Yes, I'm going to give it to the Guildmaster. Don't worry about me, just
focus on your exam." Souta replied to Yujin.
After a few minutes, the receptionist came back and called Souta. She guided
him to a room on the second floor of the building.
Yujin, Brando, Bryan, Alice, Lumilia, and Lynn were left at the reception.
They still have other things to accomplish to complete their goals.
Souta could leave them alone without worrying about them. They've grown
stronger in the past week. They were much stronger compared to the time
when they subdued the White Jade Spider. They were different from before.
"Don't worry, we'll finish it with a bang!" Bryan said confidently.
...
Souta was in a room alone with a middle-aged man with short silver-colored
hair. The man had sharp features and he was exuding the pressure of a
veteran warrior that fought countless fights.
This man was none other than the Guildmaster of the Adventurers Guild of
Ladros city, Francis Graevu. He was a B-rank when he was an active
adventurer ten years ago but he stopped exploring dungeons when he reached
A-rank. After that, he took the role of Guildmaster of this branch.
"I want to congratulate you for becoming a B-rank," Francis said to him. He
was observing the young man in front of him. He heard various rumors about
him but it was his first time seeing the famed Souta personally.
The young man who fought and defeated Lord Gregory, the head of the
Vidrato family.
The man who saved the Fersch dukedom from destruction.
The man who held the six-circle officers of the Deadly Sins before the Flame
Master arrived.
The man who subdued a third evolution White Jade Spider using a party full
of C-rank.
His achievement in battle was so high that the Ladro Institute valued him to
the same level as Yanagi Shiina.
Right at this moment, that young man was officially a B-rank adventurer.
Reaching the realm of the strong fighter.
A fighter who was strong enough to join a party of B-rank to subdued a third
evolution monster. Normally, that was the case. A party of B-rank adventurer
would be the one to subjugate a third evolution monster but Souta defied the
impossible.
This was the first time that this ever happened in the history of Adventurers
Guild. A fifteen C-rank adventurer taking down a full-grown third evolution
monster called White Jade Spider was impossible if he was to say it.
"Thanks, that was nothing," Souta replied in a polite tone.
"So can I know the reason why do you want to meet me, the Guildmaster?"
Francis asked Souta as his tone changed into a serious one. His expression
too became fierce while looking at Souta.
"Hmm... How should I say it? I have come here to make a deal with you."
Souta grinned widely.
Chapter 266 - Deal
"Deal?" Francis asked him as he raised his eyebrows. He then said, "Tell me
about it.
"You see, I'll create my legion today," Souta said.
"What...? Hmm... You're a B-rank right now so you must've thought that it's
better if you upgrade your party to a legion." Francis was surprised at first but
he quickly regained his posture as he found this thing natural. "You must
have rejected to factions, right?"
"Yes, I rejected them. I want to create my own legion." Souta replied to him.
There were several factions in the Adventurers Guild and Hunter was one of
those factions. Hunter was a faction in the Adventurers Guild that was
focused on taking monster subjugation quests. Their rewards were ten percent
higher if they took that type of quest.
They were an expert in taking down monsters. They also possessed

knowledge about the habits and abilities of different types of monsters in the
world.
Currently, the Explorer, Hunter, and the Sweeper were the most dominant
faction in the Adventurers Guild. The Explorer was an expert in exploring
dungeons in the world while the Sweeper was an expert in killing. Hunting
down bandits and bounty criminals was their expertise.
Only, B-rank and above were the ones who could join this type of faction.
The world of B-rank adventurer was entirely different from C-rank and
below.
There were still a lot of adventurers that rejected joining the factions and
create their legions. It was especially the case for those people who were
under the wings of noble families.
"You will create your legion so how it is connected to the deal? I don't think
that there's any problem with you creating a legion. I'm sure that you've
already completed the requirements." Francis asked him as he was confused
why Souta wanted to make a deal with him.
"You know, sometimes fame can invite trouble and I'm experiencing it right
now. Some of the nobles in the kingdom still thought that I'm the one who
killed Gregory. Maybe, they are not mad because I killed him but they are
mad that I have the guts to confront nobles." Souta explained to Francis his
situation.
"I see... I understand everything. I don't think I have the reason to help you
regarding this matter. They will use their connection to prevent you in
forming your legion so you have no other choice but to join the factions."
Francis said to him.
It's true that if Souta wanted to join a faction in the guild, then those nobles
wouldn't be able to stop him. Those large factions didn't even care about the
thoughts of nobles in this kingdom. In fact, they would welcome a young
man like Souta with open arms.
"That's why I wanted to make a deal with you. You will use your connection
to prevent those nobles from meddling with the affairs of Adventurers Guild
in this kingdom." Souta said as he took out the object which was wrapped in
bandages on his back. He placed it on top of the table before slightly pushing
it towards Francis.
"Take a look at this."
Francis looked at Souta before focusing his attention on the object in front of
him. He stretched out his hand and removed the bandages.
What he saw was an exquisite bow. A bow that was made in rare materials
was presented before his eyes.
"This...?" Francis was shocked as he turned his eyes to Souta.
"That's right. That bow is an orange-grade weapon. I also know that you use a
bow as your weapon so I will give this to you if you help me." Souta smiled
as he explained to Francis. He then raised his index finger and said, "That's
not all. I will give you to three mana fruits if you successfully prevent those
nobles from meddling."
Everything was set in stone. Now, it's up to Francis if he wanted to take the
present before his eyes. Orange grade weapon was rare even in a large
country such as this one. Only large families and great people have this kind
of weapon.
This grade of weapon could already become a national treasure of some small
country.
"Now, I wanted to hear your answer as I will pass the request today after this
meeting." Souta grinned widely as he looked at Francis eagerly.
"I don't think those nobles would stop even if I stopped them from
meddling," Francis said.
"Yes, they will not stop and I'm sure of it. They will bring down the legion
that I will create as soon as possible but that's within my expectations. Do
you think I will just let them do that even though I know that they will attack
me? No, I will not them do what they want so you just have to complete what
I want and I'll handle my own things." Souta said with a wide grin on his
face. "Also, aside from the troubles, fame can bring you some benefits. I've
gained various achievements through my own efforts so I'm sure that a lot of
adventurers would want to join the legion that I will create."
"I see..." Francis nodded as he looked down at the orange-grade bow. After a
while, he gazed at Souta's eyes and said, "Fine, I'll help so don't forget what
we talk about here."
"Yes, I'm the type of person that always keeps his words. I will sure to bring
you three mana fruits after I created my legion." Souta said as he stood up.
Francis just looked at Souta's back without saying anything. After Souta left,
he sighed. "What a terrifying person? I'm sure that he had another plan if I
didn't accept his condition."
He felt that Souta didn't care if he accepted his deal or not. Souta was just
making sure so that an unexpected situation wouldn't occur.
Suddenly, a cat person slammed the door opened.
"Guildmaster!!"
Francis looked at the cat person with annoyance. "What is it?" He asked.
...
Souta went back to the hall of Adventurers Guild. There's an uproar in the
entire guild. Everyone was shocked as they murmured to each other.
He smiled as he knew the cause of this commotion.
"It seems that you three successfully pass the examination." He said as he
looked at his three comrades.
"Yeah, it's not a problem to me," Bryan said as he patted his chest.
"We could do this much." Yujin simply said.
Alice just looked at Souta.
Bryan, Yujin, and Alice easily passed the advancement exam and
successfully became B-rank adventurers. The three of them were sure that
they reach the realm of B-rank so Souta let them take the advancement exam.
With another three B-rank adventurers in his legion, Souta was sure that the
nobles would hesitate to attack him. This will give him an opportunity to
initiate an attack instead of the one being attacked.
Brando, Lynn, and Lumilia didn't take the quest as their level of power were
slightly lower. Also, their powers were just for supporting to they will have a
problem if they take the exam.
The exam in this branch was to show everyone the destructive power of the
B-rank by destroying hard blocks of metal in one shot so this exam put those
support class at disadvantage. Those blocks of metals were used to create the
tough walls of the city. It was also the basic materials for creating purple-
grade shields and armors.
Brando was a great tanker. He could even take an attack from a third
evolution monster to some degree but he didn't have great attack power so he
couldn't destroy the hard blocks of metal in one shot.
This was the reason was some of the adventurers went to another branch to
see if the advancement exam there was suitable for their class.
"Good. I'm satisfied. I've also finished my talk with the guildmaster." Souta
said to them while ignoring the gazes of the people around them.
He then went to the receptionist and requested to create a legion. This also
shocked the surrounding adventurers.
"What?!"
"Souta wanted to create a legion?!"
"Damn! His legion is going to become a strong one as three of his party
members just become B-rank adventurers!!"
"I think I'm going to join his legion!!"
"Yeah, if we join now then we would become a high-ranking officer in the

future once the legion grows stronger!!"
"I think we should wait for his requirements! I'm sure that Souta wouldn't let
anyone join his legion just like the other legions!"
"Yeah, at rank 1 only fifty people can join his legion so it's first come first
serve!"
"Damn! It will cause a ruckus knowing that Souta will create his legion!!"
After talking to the receptionist, Souta left the guild with his comrades. He
was sure that this news will reach the ears of those nobles.
He had three days before he knew if the Adventurers Guild approve him in
establishing his legion. But he didn't need to worry about it. He made various
plans to make it happen.
"Next, is the publicity of the point system in our legion," Souta muttered with
a smirk.
Chapter 267 - Invitation
Three days had passed since Souta pass the request to the Adventurers Guild.
Today will be the day whether the guild approves of him creating his legion
or not.
But Souta wasn't worried about it. He already prepared various plans so if it
didn't work out then the influence of those nobles was greater than he
imagined. Maybe, he underestimated them too much but Souta's policy was
to overestimate his opponents, not the opposite.
In these past three days, the members of the Dark Oculus dominated the
entire ranking of the first year in Ladro Institute. They outclassed all other
students in their year level.
They acc.u.mulated hundreds of points so that they could redeem various

spells and skills in the institute.
After the class, the group gathered in Souta's house, no, all of them were
living here so it was their house.
"There's no need to worry about it. My plan is perfect." Souta said as he

assured his comrades.
Lumilia entered the room with cups of coffee in her hands. She placed it on
the tables and Souta quickly took it.
"Good." Souta nodded with a satisfied expression as he took a sip of coffee.

He then placed down the cup of coffee in his hand before he said, "We'll
place recruitment post in front of our base. We just have to recruit anyone
regardless of their ranks."
"Then, are you not worried that our legion would become full of F-rank
adventurers?" Brando asked Souta.
"Nope, there's no need to worry. The rules of our legion will put them out of
our legion. They wanted benefits because of the system points, right? So I
will make them work hard for it." Souta said before he glanced at Lumilia.
Lynn, Yujin, Alice, Brando, Cl.u.s.ter, and Bryan turned their heads to
Lumilia.
"Ahem! I will explain the rules." Lumilia said as she forcefully coughed
because she was slightly embarrassed when everyone looked at her suddenly.
"The first rule is that no one should disobey the words of the commander of
the legion. Ordinary members shouldn't complain to the words of the high-
ranking officer. Also, if they have some complaints about the other members
they should consult the vice-commander.
"The second rule is that the members of the legion should complete the quest
quota or else they will be kicked out of the legion."
F-rank members of the legion should complete seven F-rank quests a week.
E-rank should complete five E-rank quests a week.
D-rank should complete three D-rank quests a week.
C-rank should complete one C-rank quest a week.
B-rank should complete one B-rank quest a month.
This rule will be updated when A-rank and above joined the legion.
Lumilia paused for a moment after he explained the two rules. She then
added, "The third rule is that no one could reject if the party leader wanted
you to join the expedition. The expedition is a must in this legion so no one
could reject it."
"The fourth rule, no one should fight in the headquarters. You will be
punished heavily by the legion commander. They should settle it in the arena
on the back of the building."
Everyone listened to Lumilia's words. They imprinted the rules in their mind.
"The legion commander is me and the vice-commander is Lumilia. So, you
better not call me captain anymore." Souta said to them as he raised his index
finger.
"What?! Souta, I wanted a cool position too!!" Bryan complained loudly.
"Haha, don't worry. The founding members of the legion would have a high
position. After all, this party is the main force of our legion. The others are
just extras." Souta laughed lightly as he explained to Bryan.
Ding!!
Everyone turned their head as they heard the ring of the doorbell.
Souta looked at Lumilia and she shook her head in response. She didn't know
about it.
"Oh? Maybe, it's the Adventurers Guild." Bryan said with an excited
expression.
"No, the guild will not come to our doorstep. We're not that special to have
that kind of treatment." Lumilia shook her head.
"Okay, I'll take a look," Brando said as he stood up and left.
"Do you think it's from the Lanny corp?" Yujin asked Souta.
"Nope, we've reached an agreement so they will not bother us until we

publicize our legion. The condition they put for helping me is that I should
reserve ten seats in my legion for their people." Souta explained to Yujin and
everyone. He picked his cup and the coffee. "Hu~ so good. I should buy a
coffee shop sometimes." He exhaled with a satisfied expression.
"The Grand Tournament will begin what do you plan to do with it?" Alice
suddenly asked him a question.
"Grand Tournament? Hmm... I still haven't decided if I wanted to join or not

but I recommend all of you to join the tournament. It will boost our
reputation if you ranked high in that tournament." Souta replied to her. If he
received a quest to participate in the Grand Tournament then he will join.
"I will join that tournament. I wanted to know how strong the people from the
other institutions!" Bryan said as he raised both of his hands in the air.
"It's simple. They are strong but not that stronger than Yanagi Shina." Souta
said to him. Then, he looked at Alice, Bryan, and Yujin, "If you want to
participate then the elimination round will begin in the next ten days."
"I see... If I have a chance I will participate in the tournament." Alice nodded.
After a while, Brando entered the room. He looked at Bryan and said, "Bryan,
you have a letter."
"Me?" Bryan was confused as he received the letter in Brando's hand.
Lumilia, Lynn, Yujin, and Alice simply looked at the letter in Bryan's hand
while Souta was confused about it. He gazed at the letter and saw a seal of a
noble household.
"Noble...?" Souta asked.
"Y-Yes, Bryan knew the Princess of the Venreita family and the Princess of
the Suvblivan family," Lynn replied to him. It seems that everyone here knew
this information except him.
"What?! How?!" Souta was shocked when he heard her words.
"You know... When you were in coma after fighting in the Ibish village,
Bryan together with us took a quest. We incidentally save the two of them
while doing the quests, no, in fact, Bryan was the one who saves them."
Lumilia explained.
"...that's an event" Souta muttered as he held his head with both of his hands.
That f*cker Bryan, he was hogging all those quests to himself. First was
Princess Alea, now another two princesses.
If he was in Bryan's position then, he would be able to perfectly utilized it to

get closer to those people who have high influence.
...
Randolf was sitting inside a dark room while having a tea. He had a faint
smile on his face as he took a sip of his tea.
"What a wonderful day it is... That Souta keeps entertaining me in this

kingdom. The genius that this kingdom have..." He said in a low voice as he
looked outside through the window.
"So you wanted to fight him, master?" Suddenly, a voice asked him from
behind.
"Yes, I have a dream. I wanted to fight those geniuses. I wanted to know if an

artificial one like me can keep up with them." Randolf said while taking a
glance at the man that just arrived.
"I see... but don't forget our goals. You must get it no matter what." The man
said to Randolf.
"No worries, I will complete it, no, we will complete to break free from the
hands of those bastards. They thought that they could control me.... They are
dreaming! I will not let anyone control me!" At the end of his sentence,
Randolf's tone changed. He was agitated while thinking about those people
who controlled his life.
"Yeah, me too. Master, we've been oppressed for a long time. Your parents
entrusted me to protect you so I will do everything that you wish." The man
said to him.
"But what can we do? Those people are the ones that created me. Until now,
the parasites are still trying to gain control of my body." Randolf sighed
deeply.
"So when will we execute our plan?" The man asked Randolf.
"Soon, I can feel it. The right time to execute our plan will come soon.
Remember, the words of the divinator in Eternal Empire?" Randolf replied as
he looked at his reflection on the tea.
"Yes, she said that we will get an opportunity to accomplish our goals this
year. It's up to us if we could see that opportunity or not."
"Yes, now thinking about the things that happened in the past few months... I
could finally put the puzzle together so I have an idea of what's that
opportunity she's talking about." Randolf said as a grin appeared on his face.
The man gazed at Randolf's back with a worried expression. He knew that
Randolf was suffering but he didn't have the power to help him.
Chapter 268 - Commotion
Souta looked at Bryan intensely. He was wondering why Bryan was always
the one who encountered this kind of thing. The same thing happened to
Cl.u.s.ter.
He thought that he only met Cl.u.s.ter because he was with Bryan.
This person who always triggered this kind of event...
"W-What?!" Bryan subconsciously took a step back when he saw the look on
Souta's face.
Souta sighed and patted Bryan's shoulder. He said, "The next time you took a
quest you must always inform me. I can't leave good things in your hand
alone."
"E-Ehhhh! S-Souta, do you like princesses?" Lynn asked as she

misunderstood what Souta meant.
"Yeah, I love meeting them..." Souta nodded with a serious expression then
he noticed that everyone was looking at him with a dumbfounded expression.
"Ehhhhhh!!"
Everyone opened their eyes widely as their jaw almost reach the floor
because of Souta's answer.
"You have a princess fetish? Damn, now I understand... That's some high
settings you've got there." Brando nodded in understanding.
Lumilia and Lynn simply couldn't believe what they heard from Souta's
mouth.
H-He actually said that he likes princesses. Isn't that mean that he was jealous
that two princesses have taken an interest in Bryan?
"I didn't think that you're the type of person that likes princesses? I thought
that you only want to get strong like Bryan..." Yujin muttered while looking
at Souta.
"I see... Sometimes, I saw Souta grinning without any reason and I found it
weird. But I guess he must be thinking about a princess." Even Alice join the
conversation.
'You've said something that you shouldn't have said.' Saya said to him.
"Hmm...?" Souta rubbed his chin and thought about what he said. He placed
himself in his their position and understood why were they looking at him
with that face.
"I see... I understand your concern everyone but I think that it's different from
what you're thinking." Souta said to them calmly.
"You already admit it, Souta. It's okay, I sometimes hope that I meet some
beautiful princess and rescue them like a knight in shining armor." Brando
said while nodding his head.
"Brando, don't place me together with you? I'm just thinking that it would be
great if I could get close to a princess and used her influence." Souta replied
to him.
"Oi! That's worse, Souta!" Brando pointed his finger at Souta. He then heard
a small voice behind him.
"Ah, it must be great to become a princess..."
He saw that it was Lynn imagining about her being a princess and Souta
rescuing her from bandits. "Snap out of it, Lynn! Oi! Lynn! Didn't you hear
it?! Souta just wants to use the influence of the princess! He's the worse!"
...
After a few minutes of hard work, Brando managed to calm everyone. He

sighed and said, "Bryan, have you read the letter?"
"No." Bryan shook his head.
"Okay, give it to me Bryan. I'll read it for you. I doubt you can understand the
letter from a princess." Souta said as he stretched out his hand.
"Souta! That letter is for Bryan! I see so you're still want to get closer to the
princess, huh?" Brando said to Souta and he saw Bryan give the letter to
Souta. "Oi! Why are you giving it to him?"
"Good." Souta nodded at Bryan as he ignored the noisy Brando from the side.
He opened the letter and read it.
Everyone looked at Souta as if waiting for him to tell them what's written
inside the letter. They were all curious about the letter from the princess.
After a while, Souta looked at them and said, "We're invited. The princess
invited us to her birthday party and wanted to thank us for saving her."
"When?"
"In five days at her mansion," Souta replied and he added, "Of course, we
couldn't reject the invitation from the princess so I'll go there with Bryan."
"Oi! I think that Bryan is the only one invited to the party."
"Nope, the princess said that Bryan could bring his friends. And I'm Bryan's
best friend so I think I should accompany him." Souta said with a serious
expression as he rubbed his chin.
'This is the perfect timing...' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
'Yeah, the timing is so great that I'm feeling my blood boiling at this moment.
But before that, I should complete my plan.' Souta couldn't help as a grin
formed on his face.
'You should consult Lumilia about your plan.' Saya suggested.
'I'm planning on doing that. I should talk to Jimmy after this. After all, we're
all on the same boat.' Souta replied to him and found that everyone was
looking at him with a blank look.
"That's what I'm saying. His grin, he's scheming again." Alice said.
"Can you tell us what you're thinking about the princess, Souta?" Brando
asked.
"Lumilia, I'll tell you my plan later so let's visit the Adventurers Guild,"
Souta ignored them as he turned to Lumilia. He then stood up and patted his
clothes.
"Understood." Lumilia nodded when she saw that Souta was planning
something. It's probably related to the party of the princess.
"Just wait here, everyone. I'm going to the Adventurers Guild with Lumilia."
Souta said as he left the room and took out a piece of yellow paper. He
poured his mana in it and it connected to the talisman that Jimmy had.
"Souta, what's wrong?" Jimmy's voice sounded in the talisman.
"I want you to gather information about the birthday party of the daughter of
Venreita family." Souta paused for a moment. "Gather information and tell
me about it later. I'll head to the Adventurers Guild so I'll disconnect it."
After he said those words, Souta disconnected his connection to Jimmy's

talisman.
'Hmm...? Venreita family is a duke household and Souta's enemies are from
nobles household too. I can see what's he's planning to do.' Lumilia thought
as he followed Souta. She came from a noble household too so she knew the
influence of the duke family, one of the strongest families in this kingdom.
...
Souta and Lumilia arrived in the Adventurers Guild. The people inside
simply looked at them as they knew why they were here.
Souta strode to the reception and asked and his legion. The receptionist gave
him a stock of paper piles and a letter on top of his it. He smiled while
looking at it, as expected the Guildmaster and Lanny corp. really did a great
job.
Lumilia went to his side and took the stock of paper. She gave the letter to
Souta. "Here."
Souta opened the letter and read it in a loud voice, "Congratulations, Souta
Ieshi. The Guild formally acknowledged the creation of your legion, the Dark
Oculus legion. Good luck, we have high expectations for you!"
At the same time after he read the letter, the adventurers inside the guild
roared loudly. They started to congratulate him for officially forming his own
legion. They even asked him the requirement but Souta simply said that they
will know it later.
"You can drink in Drunker Pub, freely. I'll handle the bill." Souta said before
he left.
"Ohhhhhh!!"
The adventurers inside the guild shouted excitedly because of Souta's words.
Everything was moving according to his plan.
...
The next day, Lumilia and the rest of the Dark Oculus woke up early in the
morning. Today will be a busy day for them because they were going to
accept the new recruits.
The people from the guild arrived at the headquarters of their legion. They
were the one who was tasked to handle the quest here so that no one could
cheat.
Lumilia posted the rules of the legion and the requirement to join the legion.
The whole circle of adventurers was in an uproar when read the requirements
to join the Dark Oculus legion.
"Anyone can join as long as you are an adventurer. From F-rank and above
are can freely join the Dark Oculus." was what it says in the requirements.
There's no problem with the requirements but the rules were... They have to
complete a quest every day. It was bad if they were low rank as they had to
clear more quest.
A lot of people hesitate as they don't have a plan to overwork themselves.

Taking a quest every day was simply too much for low-rank adventurers like
then.
But...
When they saw the points system of the Dark Legion, their hesitation
vanished. Lumilia also posted everything that was inside the treasury of the
Legion including those mana fruits.
They simply take the bait and apply to join the legion.
Everything that Lumilia and the rest did was according to the plan.
At this moment, Souta was still sleeping in his room. He was tired and
exhausted last night. He had to give the promise mana fruits to Guildmaster
and also talked to Jimmy personally about the birthday party of the duke's
daughter.
Francis was satisfied that Souta kept his words. He got three mana fruits and
an orange-grade weapon. It was hard to get this weapon. It took him most of
his money to buy it from the hands of his Lanny group.
Don't underestimate the amount of mana fruits that he received from

Raeshka, the monster lord of destruction. Comparing an orange-grade
weapon to her was nothing. She even had a universal-grade weapon in her
treasury.
After that, he went to the red light district before he went home.
Boom!
He heard a loud explosion coming from the yard. He knitted his brows as he
stood up.
"Damn! So noisy!" He said with an annoyed expression while scratching his

head. He looked outside and saw a group of people there wearing the uniform
His eyes opened widely as he hurriedly went downstairs.
'Why are Jeanne and the rest are here?' Souta thought as he increased his
pace. From his understanding of her, Jeanne wasn't the type of person that
will not initiate a fight. Especially, if it was in his territory.
Chapter 269 - Yanagi Shina
Souta arrived on the scene and saw a heterochromia girl with lilac-colored
hair. This girl was familiar to him as he still recalled the assassination
incident.
The most powerful students of the Ladro Institute, Yanagi Shina.
Yanagi was standing in front of Brando who was full of bruises over his
body. Bryan was lying on a small crater on the side. Behind her, was several
unconscious adventurers of various ranks.
Just by looking at it, Souta immediately guessed that Yanagi beat these
people including Brando and Bryan. They were no match for the strongest
student. Even though, Bryan and Brando grew stronger their power was still
not a match to a person who will reach god-level in the future.
She turned her head and saw Souta looking at her. A wide smile formed on
her beautiful face as soon as she caught Souta's figure in her field of vision.
Souta shivered as he subconsciously took a step back. He didn't know what

this girl wants from his legion. Is she here to join the group?
"Oh, you're here my dear Souta~," Yanagi said in an alluring tone as she
strode towards him.
Gulp!
Souta was nervous as he watched Yanagi in front of him.
Yanagi placed her face close to Souta as she looked at his eyes. "You're the
most beautiful person that I've ever seen in my whole life. All the people in
this world are no match for your beauty."
Suddenly, she threw a punch at Souta's face. Souta evaded her fist easily
thanks to his quick reflexes that he honed every day.
"What should I do? I want to destroy you but I can't waste such a person like
you. The other people broke easily before I could even have a chance to
enjoy myself." Yanagi said in a charming tone as her mana spiked up.
Boom!
She launched several kicks and threw powerful punches but Souta evaded all
of it as he quickly used [Agility Boost] and [Cat's Speed].
He then began to counterattack her as his mana covered his entire body. It
enhances his physical abilities by several-fold. This was one of the things that
he learned in the past week.
The two exchanged blows and everyone simply watched them with their
mouth agape. They don't know how it started but they started to enjoy the
battle in front of them.
At some point, they were cheering at Yanagi and some were cheering at
Souta.
Lumilia, Lynn, Yujin, and Alice simply watched the battle with a
dumbfounded expression. They were here before it started so they knew
everything.
Yanagi arrived here and she didn't fall in line. She simply heads straight to
Brando and asked about Souta. Brando said that she had to follow the rules so
Yanagi beat him. The other adventurers and Bryan join the battle but they
were utterly defeated.
After some time, Yanagi managed to pin Souta's hands. She looked at him
with a faint smile on her face.
"W-What do you want?" Souta asked as he couldn't remove his hands from
her grip. He was using every strength in his body but he just couldn't break
free out of her grasp.
She's strong. Much stronger than he imagined. He was clearly no match even
though he was using everything. If he used [Possession] or [Soul Blood
Mode] he could break free but he didn't want to reveal his ace against her at
this moment.
Peak B-rank, no, A-rank. Souta estimated her strength based on what he
experienced today and the assassination incident before.
"What I want? I want you so can you give yourself to me~" Yanagi Shina
said as she moved her face forward and placed her red lips on top of Souta's
lips.
Hmph!
Everyone was shocked at this sudden development. Lumilia and Lynn

quickly moved their bodies as they charged at Yanagi. They wanted to stop
Yanagi from defiling their precious legion commander.
"Stop, Yanagi!!"
A loud voice echoed and everyone froze. A heavy pressure pressed on

everyone's body that prevented them from moving.
A hand grabbed Yanagi's collar and removed her on top of Souta's body.
"T-Teacher Bargan...!" Souta was surprised to find Bargan here.
"I'm sorry for the trouble, Souta. This girl disturbed the opening day of your
legion." Bargan apologized to him. At the same time, the pressure on
everyone's body disappeared.
"Teacher Bargan is here. We are safe for now." Lumilia sighed in relief. She
doubts that they could stop Yanagi if she was to rampage in this place.
"S-Souta's kiss..." Lynn muttered while looking at Souta. She was jealous.
"Ah, put me down, you dumb old man! You'll pay for this! I'm just playing
with my dear Souta! There's nothing wrong with it!" Yanagi wagged her arms
and legs in the air as if she was trying to break free from Bargan's hand.
"Playing? You call that playing? Okay, I will lock you once again in the
bas.e.m.e.nt!" Bargan said as he looked at Yanagi. He then threw her in mid-
air and flames covered her entire body.
"NOOO!!! Old man, I'll kill one day!" Yanagi's voice echoed as Bargan
sealed her movements using his flames.
"Once again, I offer my apology as Yanagi always goes out of control,"

Bargan said to Souta.
"No need for that..." Souta said as he stood up and wiped the saliva on his
mouth. "I did enjoy it quite a bit. Testing my strength against the strongest
students is pretty enjoyable. Still, the disparity is large."
Lumilia and Lynn sighed. They were shaken when they heard the first part of
his words.
"I doubt that you enjoy that small exchange. You could literally demolish this
whole place if you use your skills." Bargan said while looking around at the
damage in the surrounding area.
Souta glanced at Lumilia and Lumilia nodded her head even without listening
to his words. She already knows what he wanted.
She stepped forwards in front of the adventurers that wanted to join the
legion and said, "Due to some problems we will resume the recruitment three
hours from now. We will fix the damages and pay the people who got caught
in the battle."
The adventurers understood that some problems occurred so they don't have a
choice but to turn back and return later after they settled everything.
"Ouch! I feel that some of my ribs have cracks in it!" Bryan said as he
groaned in pain.
"That chick is the strongest in our institute after all. She's famous for
unbridled action." Brando said as he stood up and patted his armor.
The two of them didn't have a chance to show their power as Yanagi knocked
them out easily.
"Teacher Bargan, why are you here?" Souta asked Bargan.
"I'm here to pick this girl," Bargan said as he pointed at the girl inside the ball
of flames above his head. "She said that she will not cause trouble and will
simply join your legion but I didn't think that this would have happened. I
shouldn't trust her words."
"Wait!" Souta raised his hand in front of Bargan. He checked his ears before
asking, "Can you please repeat what you said before?"
"I'm here to pick this girl," Bargan said as he looked at Souta with a confused
expression.
"No, not that. What's her reason for coming here?" Souta shook his head and
asked.
"She said that she will join your legion," Bargan replied to him.
"Okay, we'll talk about it. Lynn, please escort Teacher Bargan to guest room
also prepare some coffee for us." Souta said to Lynn.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded her head.
Souta smiled and he turned to the group of people that were wearing the
uniform of Ladro Institute. He was familiar with this group.
The girl in front of the group has green-colored hair that was tied in two tails.
She had green eyes and snow-white skin. Her height was higher than him by
a few millimeters. She had two dark cherry-colored antennas sticking out of
her forehead.
Her name was Jeanne Livenest, the Vice-President of the Souta's Union Fans
Club. She was his senior in Institute.
She had dark circles in her eyes and she looked haggard. She slightly opened
her mouth and said, "U-Um... I-I'm sorry, Souta."
Souta tilted his head in confusion. He couldn't understand why she was
apologizing to him. "Can you explain to me what happened?" He asked her in
a calm tone.
She told him everything without hiding a single thing from him.
Basically, when Yanagi discovered their fan club she went straight to their
club room, and when she found out that there's no president in the club and
its rule. She said that she will become the president. Of course, the other girl
rejected it so Yanagi used force to submit them.
When they knew that Yanagi wanted to come here, they tried to stop her but
she was too strong for them as they knew that she would just bring trouble.
No one could stop her among the entire group.
Souta sighed as he massaged his temples using his fingers. He the raised his
hand and said, "It's okay, I'm not angry or anything."
Brando was looking at Souta with a deadpan expression. "Oi! Souta, don't tell
me you want to create your harem here in legion?"
Chapter 270 - Agreement
Souta, Lumilia, Bargan, and Yanagi were sitting around the table.
Yanagi couldn't do anything because Bargan was restraining her. Although

she was the strongest student, she still couldn't match the strongest teacher.
Lynn entered the room with cups of coffee in her hands. She placed the cups
on the table and gave them one coffee each.
"Hm... Miss Shina, Teacher Bargan said that you came here to join the
legion. Is that right? I'll let you join the legion but I have a condition." Souta
looked at Yanagi and asked while tapping his finger on top of the table.
If he could get Yanagi to his legion then it would be a great way to strengthen
their legion. But she was a double edge sword. At this moment, no one in the
entire legion could handle her so she would do anything that she wanted.
Souta doubt that he could order her. If someone tried to order her then that
person would face her wrath. It would even lead to the destruction of their
legion.
"Call me Yanagi!" Yanagi said to Souta as if she was giving him an order.
Souta sighed when he heard her words. This girl was crazy and there's no
doubt about it.
'Ufufu, I thought that you like a beautiful girl like her.' Saya chuckled.
'There's a limit to it, you know? And this girl's personality is out of bounds. I
don't care how beautiful she is.' Souta replied to her.
"Yanagi, can you talk politely to Souta?" Bargan said to Yanagi.
"Shut up, Old man! I'm talking with my dearest here so don't butt in!! You're
an annoyance! Can you please go out!" Yanagi said in an angry tone, then she
turned to Lumilia who was sitting beside Souta. "Also, why are you sitting
there beside my dearest?! I'm the one who's supposed to seat beside him!"
Lumilia was scared but she remembered that Bargan was here. She took a
deep breath and said, "It's my position as I'm the vice-commander of the
legion and Souta is the commander of the Dark Oculus."
"Huh?! Then, I'm gonna be the vice-commander so get out of that seat..."
Yanagi said to Lumilia in a cold tone. Pressures were seeping out of her
body. "Ufufu, If this old man isn't here then I'll shred you into tiny pieces...
You too, my dearest, I'll tear you in the same way..."
'Damn, this so scary!' Souta thought while looking at Yanagi who had a faint
scary smile on her face. She was still beautiful even when she's angry.
"Yanagi, I'll lock you in the bas.e.m.e.nt," Bargan said and Yanagi closed her
mouth but she was gazing at Souta and Lumilia with a scary looked.
"Okay, we're done here. I don't want to talk anymore." Souta said as he
closed his eyes.
"Fine, we'll leave." Bargan nodded as he stood up and looked at Yanagi.
"Ufufu, that's what I like, you're not brave enough to fight me even though
you know that you're weak. Keep struggling, Souta." Yanagi chuckled as she
covered her mouth with one of her hands.
"Let's go, Yanagi. We'll leave." Bargan said.
"No, you can leave on your own old man." Yanagi shook her head as she
smiled while looking at Souta.
"I can force you to leave. Souta already said that he doesn't want to talk to
you." Bargan said to Yanagi.
"No, I'll stay here," Yanagi said strongly.
Suddenly, Souta opened his mouth and said, "I'll let you stay here if you
agree to my condition."
"No, I'll do what I want and that's the way of my life," Yanagi said.
"Hays... Negotiation failed. You can go now, Teacher Bargan." Souta said
with a deep sigh.
"Fine." Bargan nodded as he realized what Souta was trying to do here. "Let's
go, Yanagi." He grabbed Yanagi's collar and flames appeared on his hand. It
slowly swallowed Yanagi's entire body.
"No, leave me alone old man," Yanagi said but Bargan ignored her words as
he controlled the flames to surround her body.
In the end... Yanagi gave in.
"Okay, fine, I'll agree to my dearest condition so let go of me old man!"
Bargan looked at Yanagi with a serious expression. "You agree, right? You
can't take it back." He then took out a piece of brown paper in his pocket and
threw it in the air.
The piece of paper glows brightly as it gives off powerful concentrated

energy.
"T-That's the God's Contract! You deceive me old man!" Yanagi roared
angrily as she knew the meaning of that piece of paper.
"You are right. That is certainly the God's Contract. I got it after meeting the
Gods that oversees our Hebrei Kingdom." Bargan nodded while looking at
the shining piece of paper on the ceiling of the room.
Then, Souta laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, I'll tell you my condition. You will listen to my orders as I'm the
commander of the Dark Oculus legion. Also, you better not call me my
dearest. Just listening to it makes my ear tinged. That's all."
The God's Contract was a contract that gods gave to their subordinates. It was
a symbol of authority and if a person uses it the god that owned the said
contract will hear their agreement.
There's no backlash if they broke the contract but the god will know that
someone broke a contract under his/her rule. It was up to that God to bring
punishment to the one who didn't follow the agreement.
It was also a sign of disrespect towards the god of heard the agreement if they
broke the contract. If Yanagi or Souta wasn't afraid to displease the god in
this kingdom then they could break the contract anytime.
But Yanagi was a citizen of this kingdom. She will not be able to escape if
the people in this kingdom heard that she disrespected their god. It was
entirely different than beating up the prince of the kingdom.
But who knows what this crazy girl will do?
"Teacher Bargan, I hope you keep Yanagi in check. With her personality, I
know that she will break the contract if I just said a simple word that she
didn't like." Souta looked at Bargan and said. He wasn't assured even with the
contract so he had to do things this way.
"Then, why bother taking her in your legion if you didn't like her?" Bargan
asked.
"She's strong so she had her own worth," Souta replied with a serious
expression. This was the thing that he wouldn't deny.
He will take this gamble. He just hopes that Yanagi will follow his orders.
He wouldn't use her if he could handle the problem as he doesn't want to owe
her even though she's part of his legion. He would only order her if he was in
a situation that he couldn't handle. With that plan in mind, Souta planned to
let her free under the condition that she wouldn't harm anyone in the legion.
"Don't underestimate her. She's much worse than you imagine. If you didn't
prepare yourself you'll regret it." Bargan said.
"I know it very well. I'll prepare myself." Souta nodded at him.
Bargan shook his head and said, "I'll take her first. With her current
condition, she'll not listen to anyone."
Souta turned his head to Yanagi and saw her chest heaving up and down. She
was breathing heavily and he could hear her gasp.
"...ah~ I'll call you, S-Souta... S-Souta..." Yanagi kept muttering his name.
"Is she always like that?" Souta asked.
"Nope, she only became like that when she's near the person she has taken an
interest in," Bargan said in response to his question. He grabbed Yanagi's
collar and said, "See you later, Souta. I'll go now."
"Thanks for visiting, Teacher," Souta said as he slightly bowed his head.
After Bargan and Yanagi left, Souta and Lumilia sighed at the same time.
Is this the right choice? Souta asked himself as he looked at his reflection on
the coffee. Yanagi could bring benefits to his legion and she could also
destroy his legion. It's only a matter of time before he realized the things that
he did this time.
He turned his head to Lumilia and asked, "What are your opinion on letting
Yanagi join the legion?"
"It's risky. We don't know what she will do in our legion." Lumilia replied to
him.
"Yeah, it's bad. What do you think about my decision?" Souta nodded and
asked her.
"It's bad. Letting someone like her is bad for the legion. We could let her join
us but currently, we don't have the means to stop her in case she goes out of
control." Lumilia said to him. "But I couldn't deny her strength. She had a
power greater than all of us."
"Well, for now, teacher Bargan is handling her so we should do everything to

strengthen ourselves. Yes, that's right. If you don't want Yanagi to oppress
you then you have to work hard to increase your strength." A wide grin
formed on his face.
"Here we go again. A training maniac." Lumilia sighed while looking at him.
Chapter 271 - Baits
After that, Souta talked with Jeanne alone. She expressed herself by saying
that she also wanted to join the Dark Oculus legion. The other members of
the fan club followed their vice-president and said the same thing.
"Please, let us join your legion, Lord Souta!!"
Souta rubbed his chin while looking at them. There's no doubt that these girls
will follow his orders. All of them admire him so he could use them. They
were better than those adventurers.
'You can train them slowly and they will become loyal to you...' Saya said to
him.
'Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I could train them so they are better than
those adventurers.' Souta nodded while rubbing his chin. "Okay, I'll reserve
some seat in the legion for you so all of you had to register in the
Adventurers Guild."
They were surprised to see that Souta agreed to them. They were happy from
the bottom of their hearts.
Souta coughed forcefully to gathered their attention.
"Sorry, we're being rude." The girls quickly apologize to him. They were just
happy to the point that they couldn't hold their emotions.
They were thinking about living in the headquarters. Living in this building
means living under the same roof as Souta. Just thinking about it made them
shivered in excitement.
"All of you, read the rules of this legion. Also, don't forget to register. For
those who have an adventurer's ID should help those who don't have one. I
will wait this afternoon so you better make it quick." Souta said before he bid
farewell and entered the building.
...
One day later, Souta filled the maximum members for a rank 1 legion. They
couldn't accept any more members because they reach their limits.
The point system of the legion shocked every adventurer in the whole city.
They don't have any idea why Souta created a system where he wouldn't
receive any benefits. Jimmy and Francis even question his decision but Souta
simply shrugged his shoulders at them.
They didn't know that the point system was for Souta's own benefits. No one
knows about it except for himself.
Souta consulted Bargan about Yanagi after their class. He asked to guard her
in the next five days because he had a plan and there's a chance that she will
shatter his plan.
Bargan agreed to him and said that he will let her free after five days so he
should prepare himself to face Yanagi at that time.
After that, Souta begins his domination plan in the institute. He began to
challenge the second-year students.
After a few weeks of silence, he finally bares his fangs on the higher year. All
the teachers and some of the students expected it. Well, Souta didn't have
someone who could match him in his year level so they thought that he
would move up to challenge higher year students but he stopped.
He stayed low-profile for a few weeks but now he finally showed himself to
the public.
Today, a lot of students and teachers gathered in the stadium. They gathered
here to watched the infamous Souta.
Souta was a notorious first-year student. He was infamous for his brutal way
of fighting as he maimed most of his opponents. They know that he was an
experienced fighter who wouldn't hesitate to decapitate his enemies.
Normal students who didn't experience life and death battles would hesitate if
they were going to maimed people or not. It's hard to get past the willingness
to brutalize without batting an eye.
Most of the teachers knew this fact. Well, he's a legendary person in the
institute because of his deeds in the Ibish village. The one who helped Alex
and the corps guardians in fighting the Seven Deadly Sins officers was him.
On the center of the stage, Souta was standing there while he held the neck of
a second-year student. The second-year student was the top 82 ranker in the
whole second year.
"Tsk!" He clicked his tongue as he threw the girl outside the stage. He then
patted his clothes and looked at the referee.
The referee gulped and announce the winner of the battle.
The winner of this ranking battle is...
"SOUTA IESHI!!"
The crowd was silent. They were speechless as they saw the rising of the
first-year student called Souta Ieshi. In just one day, Souta defeated dozens of
second-year students.
He was the most dominant student in the first year batch.
Some of the second-year students were afraid when they thought that Souta
was going to challenge them next. Of course, no one wanted to fight a brutal
fighter like him.
Souta looked down at the device on his wrist and checked the points that he
received from defeating second-year rankers.
He was going to use these points for Teacher Bargan. Bargan couldn't keep
Yanagi all the time that's why he planning to use points to Teacher Bargan.
Just a little bit more time and he will create a place for her to rampage, the
noble's territory was a good place.
The plan was perfect.
Souta left the stage while thinking about his vicious plan that will make the
nobles trembled in fear.
"That first year is really good. He's going to dominate the second year batch
in no time." A man with pair of rabbit ears and tail said while watching Souta
walked away. He has messy red hair and his build was average but everyone
could see the scars on his arms.
His name is Zac Triton, the top 6 ranker in the whole Ladro Institute. It
means that he was the sixth strongest student in the entire institute.
"The Grand Tournament is close. Maybe he's after the seat in the
tournament." A girl with long black hair which was tied in a ponytail said
from the side. She had pointed ears and chestnut color pupils. Her eyes were
sharp and she had white skins. Her loose uniform couldn't completely hide
her curves.
She was Laciet Syxn, the top 5 ranker in the whole Ladro Institute.
"Grand Tournament? I think there's no point if we join the tournament or not.

Yanagi Shina is enough to conquer the tournament." Zac said with a deep
sigh. With Yanagi in the tournament, he didn't have a chance to become the
champion.
"That's why you couldn't increase your rank. You give up too easily. Also,
isn't this a great chance to test our skills to each other?" Laciet said to Zac.
"That's why you are trash! Trash should just go and rot in hell! You will lose
your position in no time!" A man with shoulder-length black hair commented
from the side. He has pitch black eyes and pale skin.
He's Rein Ventogram, the top 2 ranker in the whole institute. He was also
called Shina's rival but never once did he won against her.
Zac and Laciet turned their heads and saw that it was Rein.
"You're here too, Rein. Are you interested in him?" Zac ignored Rein's words
and asked him.
"Yeah, he's better than you trash! He would surpass trash like you if had
more time before the tournament!" Rein answered his question.
"As foul-mouthed as always," Laciet said with a sigh.
Although he was foul-mouthed they couldn't deny his powers. He was the
man who was just below Yanagi in the top ranking. There's no doubt that he
was strong. He always proved it when he fought someone.
"Heh~ I wonder about that. Even if I'm like this, I'm still the top 6 ranker."
Zac smiled.
"Top 6 is trash. You're content at top 6, damn! You're a hopeless person!"

Rein said in a loud voice.
"It's too early for him to compete against us... He's not Yanagi who could do
the impossible." Zac said to him in a calm tone.
"Hahaha, you're underestimating him! That's laughable! Underestimating

someone showed how arrogant you are as a person! I'm warning you that if
he joins the tournament he will destroy trash like you!" Rein laughed as he
turned around. He then glanced at Zac and said, "You shouldn't
underestimate anyone number six. I'm telling you this as the top 2, the person
who is four ranks higher than you."
Zac squinted his eyes as he looked at Rein's back.
"Ignore him," Laciet said.
...
Souta went back to the HQ of the Dark Oculus. He noticed that his skill
points rose. It seems that the newly recruited members of the Dark Oculus
began to complete the daily quest of the legion.
He turned his head as Lumilia entered the room with a pile of paper in her
hands. She placed it in front of him and said, "I called everyone."
"Good." Souta nodded as he looked outside the window.
After a while, everyone arrived. The original members of the Dark Oculus
were inside the meeting room.
The one who started the meeting was Lumilia. "A lot of people are eyeing our
legion."
"It's within our expectations. After all, we posted the mana fruits that we have
in the public eyes. Mana fruits are valuable resources and everyone wants to
get a hold of it." Yujin said.
"We should tighten our guard in the treasury as we gathered the eyes of those
criminal organizations," Alice said while looking at Souta.
Souta simply took a sip of his coffee. He didn't say anything as he enjoyed
the taste of this delicious coffee that Lumilia brew.
Everyone looked at him as they waited for him to say something.
After a few moments, Souta placed down the cup in his hands. He slowly
opened his mouth and said,
"Those twenty mana fruits that I placed in the treasury are bait. Criminal
organizations and nobles will come after us and it will bring us countless
quests and... in the end, we're going to bring all of them down."
Chapter 272 - Noble Party
"As you know, Yanagi Shina joined the legion. We will prepare a suitable
battlefield for her. I will use her overwhelming strength to help us defeat the
incoming enemies." Souta said to them.
"Yanagi Shina... What a troublesome person? She's strong but how should we
handle her." Yujin sighed when he thought how unbridled that girl.
"You can leave her to me. I'm currently thinking about how could I handle
her. After all, we couldn't always rely on Teacher Bargan to handle a member
of our legion." Souta said as he tapped his finger on the table.
"Just by thinking about our plans, I felt that we would create chaos in this
city," Brando said.
"You just felt it. The moment Souta decided to publicize the twenty mana
fruits, it's been determined that chaos would chase our legion." Alice said as
she looked at Brando.
"I-Isn't that bad?" Lynn said with a worried expression.
"Yes, it's bad. But it will bring us a lot of opportunities." Souta said. "The
twenty mana fruits that I publicize are rare among the other mana fruits. I
received information from Jimmy that some of the criminal organizations are
already moving in the dark. They are planning to invade this place and take
the twenty mana fruits."
"Oh? Then, we will fight them, right? I wonder if they are strong." Bryan said
with an excited expression when he heard that someone would invade this
building.
"Of course, they are strong. That's why we should tightened our guard in the
next few days. But I doubt that they will attack us immediately. At least they
will thoroughly prepare themselves if they are going to attack us." Souta said
as he glanced at Lumilia.
Lumilia nodded and added, "I already spread the rumors about Yanagi Shina
joining our legion. This piece of news will lessen the chances of the attack in
the next few days."
"I see... So that's your plan." Yujin nodded in understanding. He then glanced
at Souta and asked, "When we are going to attack the nobles? That's your
goal, right?"
Something bad will going to happen in this city and every faction sensed
those movements in the dark.
The twenty mana fruits were the highest grade mana fruits that Souta had so
countless forces in the dark were eyeing the fruits.
Ursus, Lumilia's father, faced the pressures of the other nobles when he got
the honey. It reached the point that he had to marry off her daughter to some
nobles to have an ally.
But the fruits that Souta have in his legion were much valuable than that
honey.
They could easily predict what will happen to the Dark Oculus legion. They
will become the prey of the hidden predators in this kingdom.
'Prey, me? A prey? That's ridiculous.' Souta laughed inwardly.
'Ufufu, the other forces would be surprised if they knew that you wanted
them to attack your legion. I can't wait to see their despair as you show them
who's the real predator.' Saya chuckled.
Souta was quite excited as he knew that it will bring him a lot of high-level
quests.
What they don't know was that the real predator was coming to the Hebrei
Kingdom.
...
Four days had passed quickly in the blink of an eye. In these days, Souta and
the rest trained in Saya's inner consciousness. They learned new spells and
skills making them grow stronger. Also, their proficiency in their skills
increased by a whole level to the system terms.
In the institute, Souta raised his points and defeated the top rankers of the
second year. The only things that were left untouched were the top 10 and
above rankers of the second year.
Absolute dominance occurred every time Souta stepped inside the stage.
At this moment, no one thought that there's a second-year student that could
fight Souta on equal ground.
Three days ago, Bryan, Yujin, Alice, and Brando showed their fangs on the
higher year. They began to challenge the second year just like Souta.
This shocked everyone. The power of those four people exceeded everyone's
expectations. The entire second-year students grew restless because of the
constant challenge from the first-year students.
Just like that, Souta's group stunned everyone in the institute. Their fame
spread throughout the entire institute and everyone knew their names.
Move to the preparation of the plan... The plan was complete and they were
preparing to execute it.
Souta, Lynn, and Bryan arrived at the birthday party of the duke's daughter.
"Hmm...? This is good." Souta said as he looked at the glass of wine in his
hand.
"You shouldn't drink, Souta," Lynn said to him.
"Don't worry, with our strength this wine wouldn't be able to damage my
liver even if I drink alcohol every day for fifty years," Souta assured Lynn.
"T-That's not it," Lynn said as she lowered her head and looked on the floor.
"Ah, I'm bored." Bryan suddenly said from the side.

The three of them were wearing formal clothes. They were currently inside
the guest room of the Venreita family.
"This is part of our plan. You would be able to fight soon so don't worry."
Souta said to Bryan.
"Really? Yes, I can't wait for it." Bryan said with a wide smile on his face.
"Haha, you're too simple." Souta laughed.
Then, the door opened and a girl wearing an exquisite dress entered the room.
She had long yellow hair that was tied in a bun behind her head. Her ears
resemble that of a boar's, partnered with her brown-colored pupils in contrast
to the color of her hair.
This girl was the daughter of the Venreita family, Silvia Venreita.
Behind her was a beautiful girl at the same age. The girl was wearing blue
dress, the opposite of her red color hair which dr.a.p.ed down to her shoulder
and back. Her sapphire-colored pupils focused on Bryan, Souta, and Lynn
who were inside the room.
She was Leila Suvblivan, a daughter of a duke just like Silvia.
"I'm glad that you came here. How are you, Sir Bryan?" Silvia asked Bryan in
a gentle tone.
"I'm bored," Bryan replied to her.
'This idiot! How can he reply like that to her?' Veins pop up in Souta's
forehead when he heard Bryan's reply. He then glanced at Silvia's expression.
'Luckily, it seems that the girl is not bothered by his reply. It seems that she's
interested in Bryan. Hoho~ I could use this to my advantage.'
Then...
"If you're bored you can leave this place right away!" Leila said with a frown
on her face.
"Leila, you can't say those things to our savior," Silvia said to Leila. She then
turned to Bryan and said, "I'm sorry for Leila's rudeness. She's just mad
because her fiance is liking another woman."
"Don't bring that man in our conversation!" Leila said in a loud voice.
"It's okay. Ah, I'm hungry." Bryan waved his hands and felt his stomach
growled.
"Don't worry, there's a lot of food at my party. You can eat anything that you
want there." Silvia said in a gentle tone.
"Really? I'm looking forward to it." Bryan smiled.
"Oh? I forgot to introduce myself to your friends." Silvia said as she turned to
Souta and Lynn.
"I'm Silvia Venreita of the Venreita household," Silvia said in a polite tone as
she lifted up the side of her dress to show her etiquette. "And this is my
friend, Leila Suvblivan of the Suvblivan household."
Souta stood up and he slightly bowed. "Greetings to you Lady Silvia and
Lady Leila. I'm Souta Ieshi, a student of the Ladro Institute, also the
commander of the Dark Oculus legion."
"I-I'm Lynn Yaoli, a student of the Ladro Institute and a member of Dark
Oculus legion." Lynn copied Souta's manner with a stiff move. She was
fl.u.s.tered as she wasn't used to greeting someone like this.
"Hmph!" Leila harrumphed as she turned her head.
"Nice to meet you," Silvia said with a beautiful smile.
"No, it's our pleasure to meet you." Souta shook his head and said in a polite
tone. He lifted his head and looked at them with a faint smile on his face.
"Then, let me guide the three of you to the hall," Silvia said to them.
"Sure," Bryan simply nodded his head.

"It's our pleasure, Lady Silvia," Souta replied to her.
Silvia guided them to the huge hall. The ceiling was high and exquisite
chandeliers were hanging on it. People wearing formal clothes were already
present.
Souta could easily recognize that they were nobles with just a glance. The
elegance and etiquette that they showed weren't something that commoners
have.
The people inside the hall turned their heads and looked at Souta's group. The
main character of this party was escorting three unknown people so it piqued
the attention of every noble in this place.
"We're here," Silvia said to them.
"Thanks for escorting us, Lady Silvia," Souta said to her in a polite tone.
Lynn also thanked her.
"Oh, this place is huge!" Bryan exclaimed as he looked around.

Chapter 273 - Preparation
The members of the Dark Oculus legion were shocked when the vice-
commander gathered them.
The members already formed their own party in the legion to help each other
in completing the required test for their ranks. They got close to each other
easily as they cleared every quest that they took.
Everyone was wondering why the vice-commander gathered them in the hall.
They were murmuring to each other until Lumilia and the rest arrived.
Lumilia walked forward with Alice, Yujin, and Brando behind her. She then
faced the group of adventurers in front of her and said, "Silence!"
Everyone stopped talking as they felt the power within the vice-commander's
voice.
"I'll tell one thing. We will have a war against the noble families." Lumilia
said with a serious expression.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard her words. They just joined
this legion and a legion war was going to erupt quickly. It's not even a month
had passed and things quickly escalated to legion war.
"What?!?"
"The hell is happening?!"
"Also, we're fighting nobles!!"
"Isn't that a bad idea!!"
Everyone murmured and the entire hall grew were filled with their voices.
"Noisy! You should've known this from the start! We publicized the mana
fruits so do you think those greedy nobles wouldn't do anything to us!"
Lumilia poured her mana in her throat so that everyone could hear her voice.
"For those who will not participate will be expelled in the legion and for
those who will participate in the legion war will receive potion depends on
your contribution in the war."
"WE WILL PARTICIPATE!!"
Jeanne and the rest of the members of the fan club said at the same time using
strong tone. This was their time to shine. They were going to show Souta that
they were useful.
The fan club divided itself into three groups consisted of five to six people.
They help each other in completing their comrade's quest and it's quite easy
for them. Their power level was at the level of D-rank and C-rank while their
leader, Jeanne Livenest, was a full-fledge B-rank in terms of firepower.
"Also, we will stop the required quest for two weeks. In these two weeks, you
forget about the required quest and focus on the legion war. If the legion war
got concluded in one week then all of you will have a free one week."
Lumilia added as she looked at the ceiling.
She didn't have to worry about this building. This building was made of
metals that were needed to forge purple-grade armor or weapons. Of course,
those metals were just the basic materials for a purple grade. It's easy to find
these metals and Souta found a mine of these metals the other day. Still, to
perfect the purple grade they still to find materials like Wyvern teeth or claw,
Frenzied Troll's spinal, etc. Those items were the main materials for creating
a purple grade. If they used lower grade items then they would only be able
to create a high-quality blue grade weapon even with the usage of those
metals.
"W-We will join, too!!"
"Yeah, we will not lose anything!!"
"If the legion got destroyed then we can just go back to being an ordinary
adventurer!"
One by one the adventurers agreed to join the legion war.
"Good. Prepare yourself." Lumilia nodded as she furrowed her brows.
According to Souta's words, they have the support of Adventurer's Guild in

this legion war. They will be able to prevent outside forces from interfering in
the upcoming war.
She knew why the Adventurer's Guild was helping them. The Guildmaster
received the orange grade bow from Souta along with three mana fruits.
Originally, the profits that they will get from selling the orange grade bow
will be divided into thirteen parts. Lumilia and the rest of the Dark Oculus
agreed to give their parts to Souta. After all, they received ten mana fruits
from him, and those fruits were much more valuable than their small part in
To fully owned the bow, Souta made a deal with the Jagret and his five
comrades. He decided to give them valuable mana fruits and they accepted it
without hesitation.
Why?
Because mana fruits were so rare that they wouldn't be able to find it in the
market or underground market. Plus, the orange grade bow was divided into
thirteen parts so the money they will receive wouldn't be enough to match a
single mana fruit that could permanently increase a person's strength.
"I will stay here and protect this place along with Yuko," Brando said to
Lumilia in a low voice.
"Yes, I'm counting on you. You are the greatest shield of our legion so I'll
leave the role of guarding our home to you." Lumilia nodded and said.
"You can rest assured that I'll do my best."
...
The nobles quickly guessed that they were commoners when they saw how
Bryan act. They wondered why Silvia invited a bunch of commoners to her
birthday party.
'Hmm...? They are looking at us as if we are trash.' Souta thought while

observing the movements of the nobles. He couldn't help but grin when he
thought about what will happen today.
"I'll leave them to you, Leila." Silvia turned to her friend and said.
"Huh? Where are you going?" Leila asked as she widened her eyes.
"I'm going to call father," Silvia replied to her.
"I see. You can go and call your father." Leila nodded.
Silvia then turned to Bryan and bid farewell saying that she will call her
father.
Souta went to the corner and called Bryan and Lynn. "Don't wander around.
The party haven't begun so don't make unnecessary movements."
"Okay." Bryan nodded at him while scratching the back of his head. He
wanted to eat some food at this moment but he had to follow Souta's words.
Lynn nodded and she silently stood beside Souta.
"Hmph! At least you know what to do!" Leila snorted as she glanced at them.
Souta ignored her as he doesn't want to make an enemy out of her family.
Also, he knew that she wasn't that bad. If she really didn't care about them
then she will leave this place and let the other nobles mocked them.
He glanced at the nobles and he heightened his senses. He could hear that
they were talking about him.
"Why did Miss Silvia invite those commoners?"
"I don't know!"

"Do you want me to trash those commoners?"
"Shh! You will not be able to do that with Miss Leila beside them!"
Souta crossed his arms in front of his chest and closed his eyes. He doesn't
need to worry about these fools. They were weaklings that only knew how to
depends on their parent's power.
After a few minutes, Silvia arrived with a middle-aged man. The middle-aged
man possessed a fierce aura around him. This man was Silvia's father, Duke
Franz Venreita.
Duke Franz opened his mouth and started the party with his speech.
While watching the Duke, Souta asked Bryan how did he save Silvia and
Leila. There should be powerful bodyguards beside the two girls so how the
heck a C-rank adventurer could help them at that time.
Lynn was the one who answered his question. She told him that the two girls
run away so they don't have any bodyguards with them.
"Haha, spoiled brats! They still didn't know how cruel the outside world is."
Souta lightly laughed.
Suddenly...
"Also, I'd like to thanks these people for saving my daughter. I, Franz
Venreita, thanked you from the bottom of my heart for saving my daughter.
May I know who you are?" He still didn't know who's Souta and Lynn. He
only knew Bryan because her daughter was talking about him all the time.
Souta, Lynn, and Bryan looked at Franz when they suddenly received the
gratitude of a duke. They looked at each other and Souta motioned Bryan to
introduce himself first.
"Um, I'm Bryan Dagruel, an adventurer and a student at Ladro Institute."

Bryan introduced himself in simple words while scratching his cheeks.
Just a simple introduction for commoners as he didn't know the noble's

etiquette. He couldn't express himself elegantly like the nobles.
Everyone wanted to laugh because of his lame introduction but they held it
because the duke was talking to them. They don't want to displease him.
"I-I'm Lynn Yaoli, a C-rank adventurer and a student of Mage class 1-B of
Ladro Institute," Lynn said while she lowering her head. She was shy that
everyone was looking at them.
Souta sighed when he heard his comrade's introduction. He shook his head
and stepped forward.
"I am Souta Ieshi, the commander of the Dark Oculus legion, a full-fledged
B-rank adventurer. I'm a first-year student at Ladro Institute and currently,
the top 1 ranker of the whole year." Souta paused for a moment before he
added, "You may not know me but I'm the one who fought Gregory Vidrato
in the Gripin city."
His etiquette was perfect like a nobleman. He was different from Bryan and
Lynn who didn't know noble's etiquette.
"Oh? So you're that famed student of Ladro Institute. I didn't think that I
would meet you here." Franz said as he squinted his eyes and observed Souta.
"Haha, I'm just here to accompany my people to the party of Lady Silvia."
Souta laughed lightly.
Chapter 274 - Let the war begin
Everyone was surprised after they heard Souta's introduction. They ignored
his etiquette. His words drown anything to the point that they ignored anyone
except his words.
Who didn't know the one who fought Gregory Vidrato and defeated him?
This topic spread around the circle of nobles. Everyone talked about the
person who defeated a noble head a few weeks ago. It was a hot topic and a
lot of arrogant nobles were mad at that person who opposed Gregory.
They didn't think that person himself would come to a party full of nobles.
Souta Ieshi was a big name among the younger generation. Some of the
people were comparing him to Yanagi Shina saying that he would become as
powerful as her.
What they didn't know that Yanagi was strong even without proper
equipment while Souta has dark grade sword and a universal-grade artifact
with him. That's the difference between the two.
Even Silvia and Leila were shocked when they heard Souta's introduction.
Now that he mentioned it, his name was familiar to them. But it was out of
their expectation that Souta was the one who defeated Gregory.
"Good. I hope the three of you enjoy my daughter's birthday party." Franz
smiled as he raised the glass of wine in his hand.
"Thanks, we'll have fun." A smile formed on Souta's face.
With that, the party officially started.
Bryan was hungry so Silvia guided him to a table full of expensive foods and
meals.
"Oh? It's my first time seeing these foods. Is it delicious?" Bryan exclaimed
as he wiped the drool on the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, please enjoy yourself." Silvia smiled.
"Thanks for the food." Bryan smiled happily as he began to place the foods
that he chooses on his plate.
Souta wanted to laugh seeing Bryan like that. The nobles were disgusted with
the way he ate his food.
"How about you, Lynn? Do you want to eat?" He turned to Lynn who was
beside him and asked.
"N-No." Lynn shook her head. "I'm fine like this."
Souta nodded and he stayed beside her watching the nobles talked to each
other. No one approached them because of his reputation.
A few minutes had passed and the music in the hall changed. The nobles
started to dance elegantly.
"This atmosphere is not to my liking," Souta muttered to himself. He

preferred a normal party more than a formal one like this. This kind of party
was boring for him.
Well, might as well do something.
He turned to Lynn and asked, "Do you want to dance, Lynn?"
"Eh! Um..." Lynn was stunned and her face flushed instantly. She lowered
her head and said, "B-But I don't know how to dance..."
"Don't worry, I also don't know how to dance. Since we're here might as well
try it." Souta said as he smiled.
"O-Okay." Lynn nodded as she slowly lifted her hand.
"Good." Souta nodded and grabbed her hand. "Just follow my lead. I thinking
dancing is easier than practicing combat arts."
"..." Lynn didn't know what to say. She just followed Souta as she felt her
heart thumping wildly.
Souta and Lynn danced while holding each other. Lynn was simply following
Souta's instructions while Souta was copying the movements of the nobles
around him.
Movements like this weren't complicated for him. He could easily learn it just
by watching the nobles around him.
"How about it? Are you nervous?" Souta asked Lynn with a smile.
"Um... Yes..." Lynn slightly nodded her head. She didn't dare to look at his
eyes. This was the first time she got this close to Souta. She was happy and
anxious at the same time.
"Forget anyone. Take a deep breath and look into my eyes. Perceive the
movement of my feet." Souta calmly said to her.
Lynn followed his instruction as she took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
She then lifted her face and looked straight into his eyes.
Suddenly, a commotion occurred.
Souta and Lynn stopped as they turned their heads.
"Why are you doing this to me?!" Leila shouted with an angry expression.
"Why? There's no reason, I'm just doing what I wanted to do!" A handsome
man said to Leila in a cold tone.
"You are engaged to me so don't bring any woman in this party of nobles!
Also, you're tarnishing your family name and my family name by doing this
kind of this!" Leilia shouted with a mad look. She was furious at her fiance
who brought a commoner girl to a party even though he had her as his
fiancee.
"Oh? I didn't see that I would see a drama at this party. It's out of my
expectations." Souta exclaimed while watching the two argued.
Leila's fiance was a son of a duke. They had a name to preserved but this man
brought a commoner woman to Silvia's birthday party.
The other nobles were simply watching them an interest in their eyes.
Souta looked at the time and smirked. The time has come and he was sure
that the preparation was complete. He guessed that it's time to create a
ruckus.
He strode beside Leila and asked, "Oho? What's happening here?"
"Shut up! It's not your business!" Leila shouted at Souta.
"I see... So that's why you're angry at commoners. Your fiance has another
woman and it's a commoner. Hahaha, ridiculous." Souta laughed at her. He
then looked at her seriously and said, "You shouldn't blame all commoners if
you're angry at one commoner. Ah~ what should I do?"
"You!!" Leila glared at Souta and veins pop up on her forehead.
"You know who am I right? I'm an adventurer. You can hire me if you want."
Souta raised his finger and said to her.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
A group of nobles stepped out and said to Souta, "The business of nobles is
beyond your capabilities commoner! You should've stayed at your pitiful
house!"
"Haha, I see that you finally stepped forward. I thought that you're a coward
because you haven't come to me even though I'm waiting for you!" Souta said
with a wide smile on his face.
This group of nobles was the one who was scheming at him. The one who
publicize his name as the one who held the Seven Deadly Sins officers.
He received information from Jimmy that these nobles were also invited to
Silvia's birthday party. That's why he insisted on attending this party because
he wanted to meet these people personally before he crashed them.
"You dare to call us cowards!! You bastard!!" The nobles shouted angrily at
him.
'Easily swayed by emotion... Too weak.' Souta thought while looking at these
nobles with cold eyes.
The center of attention shifted to Souta and the opposite nobles. It was an
unexpected development for the other people in this party.
"Yeah, you greedy cowards wanted to take the mana fruits in my legion,
right? Do you want it? Then, fight me declare a legion war against me, Souta
Ieshi." Souta taunted the nobles in front of him.
"I'm the heir of the Boleyn and you dare to mock me!" A man said to Souta.
His voice was full of rage.
"Do you have an authority to declare war against me? If not then shut your
mouth!" Souta continued to taunt these nobles.
"Fine, then I, Jagron Boleyn, declared a legion war against this vile man in
front of me!" Jagron said to Souta. His retainers were trying to stop him but
Jagron didn't listen to them.
Then, another noble stepped up and asked, "What's your stake in this war?"
This man was Souta's enemy too.
"Me? I'll give you everything inside the treasury of my legion including those
twenty mana fruits if you win against me," Souta replied to that man. This
man was much more calmer than Jagron.
"Then, I will also declare a war against the Dark Oculus Legion." The man
said with a serious expression. "Everyone here is a witness so you have to
keep the agreement."
"Souta Ieshi will accept all of your war challenges against my Dark Oculus
Legion. If I win I will take everything from you. Everything that you have
will be mine." Souta declared to everyone in this place.
All the people in this place heard their agreement. They were looking forward
to watching the war between their forces. Some of the people were already
talking about how Souta will lose this war.
Of course, from their point of view, Souta was a foolish person who accepted
the war challenges of different noble families. Isn't that insane? They could
understand it if Souta only accepted one challenge at a time but out of their
expectations, he accepted everything.
Even the duke couldn't believe what he heard. He was simply watching them
with his eyes. He wanted to know why a lot of people praised this young man
so much.
He looked down at the transmission talisman on his hand and said, "Do you
hear that? Your sons declared a war against that infamous Souta."
Suddenly, they heard Souta laughed. Everyone paused as they wondered why
he was laughing like that.
"HAHAHA!!"
Souta opened his arms widely and threw a transmission talisman in the mid-
air.
"You hear that my cute subordinates. They declared a war against us so we

better fight back. So I, the commander of the Dark Oculus Legion, gives his
permission to destroy our enemies."
Everyone opened their eyes widely when they heard his words. The meaning
of his words.
Chapter 275 - I'm happy
Yujin was holding swords in both of his hands. He was standing alone in the
middle of the ruined building. Smoke and flames were coming out of the
debris of rocks and woods.
"Too easy." He muttered as he looked in the sky. He then heard someone

called him from behind.
"Deputy Yujin, we finished our job here."
Yujin nodded and said, "Let's go back now. Gather everyone and retreat."
Yujin, Bryan, Lynn, Brando, and Alice were all deputies of the Dark Oculus
Legion. Their ranks were below Lumilia who was the vice-commander of the
legion.
All the members of the legion had to follow the orders of higher-ranking
officers.
"The timing is right, we've crippled most of our enemies. In just two or three
days we could win this fight." He muttered before he left with his
subordinates.
The Dark Oculus Legion divided themselves and launched an attack on the
nobles that declared war on Souta. Actually, they were already waiting at
their enemy's headquarters. They just waited for Souta's signal to attack.
And the moment that Souta accepted all the war challenges, they quickly
launched an attack on several bases of the nobles.
Yujin's group, Alice's group, and the fan club simultaneously stormed the
enemy's HQ according to Lumilia's instruction. It was so sudden that the
enemy didn't have a time to defend themselves. They could only watch as the
group destroyed their building.
Lumilia was watching everything from the sideline. She was listening to the
reports of her subordinates.
"Vice-commander, Deputy Yujin and the fan-club retreated."
"What about Alice?" Lumilia asked.
"Deputy Alice is facing the enemies B-rank." Her subordinates said with a
gloomy look.
"I see... Send one party to help Alice. No, tell Yujin and his group to help
Alice eliminate the enemies B-rank." Lumilia instructed her subordinates.
She then turned her head to the horizon with a concerned look. Currently, the
double-edged sword of the Dark Oculus Legion was rampaging in that
direction.
...
"Ufufu, it's been a while since I've managed to release my power." A

heterochromia girl laughed while looking down at the group of adventurers.
She was floating in the mid-air above the building. Her powerful aura was
leaking out of her body.
Boom!
The group of adventurers on the ground gritted their teeth. The power of this
girl was beyond their imagination. She was too strong for them.
"Let me enjoy this moment of destruction," Yanagi said with a faint smile on
her face. She shoots a powerful beam towards the huge building below her.
The beam flew towards the building at high speed and the adventurers
quickly jumped away to avoid getting caught in the explosion.
BOOM!!
The ground trembled as a giant mushroom of smoke rose in the sky.

Everyone in the vicinity of the city felt the shockwaves of the explosion.
...
Two figures collided repeatedly causing a gust of winds in the surrounding

area. Sparks flew every time their weapon collided.
Clang! Clang!
After colliding several times, the two figures took a distance from each other.
"Huff... Huff..." Alice was breathing heavily as she tightened her grip on her
spear. Her opponent this time was a strong B-rank adventurer.
But... She was different now. She was much several times stronger than she
was in the past weeks.
"It's time to get serious," Alice said as she gathered her mana on the tip of her
spear.
At the same time, the atmosphere around her changed. Her opponent could
feel the changes in Alice.
[Sonic Thrust]!
Her opponent opened his eyes widely as Alice instantly appeared in front of
him.
Swoosh!
Alice was so fast that an ordinary B-rank couldn't follow her speed when she
used this combat art.
In just a second, she created a hole in the body of a B-rank adventurer.
This combat arts was a powerful combat arts from her homeland. She was
trying to learn it a long time ago but she only succeeded a few days ago in
Saya's inner consciousness. It increases her attack power by tenfold and her
speed by twelvefold. The only downside was that she couldn't change the
trajectory of her attack.
"I'm as strong as a veteran soldier in my homeland," Alice muttered as she

smiled. The spear in her hands turned into a small pole before she placed it in
her pocket.
This was the [Compression] ability of her spear.
"Deputy Alice, we received a message from Vice-Commander."
"Continue," Alice said as she turned to her subordinate.
"The message said that Deputy Yujin was heading in our direction ten
minutes ago. Meet up with him and continue the plan."
...
In the Venreita's mansion...
Everyone was looking at Souta with a surprised looked. They understood the
meaning of his words. To think that his forces were ready to attack.
He planned everything. He expected that Jagron and the others would

challenge him in this party so he set up his army in advance and when the
war started they quickly launched an attack.
Souta was terrifying. He was taunting everyone and used his mana fruits as
baits so that they would challenge him. He already calculated what will
happen to this party and their reaction to his mana fruits.
The rumors about Yanagi joining the group and this party prevented the
nobles from acting. They prepared themselves for the party. At the same
time, they hesitated when they heard Yanagi's name. They couldn't easily
attack without preparation if Yanagi really joined the Dark Oculus Legion.
So, Souta set up everything in advance so that the war would start today and
he will have a great advantage.
About the innocent citizens? There's no need to worry about them. The
Guildmaster was the one who will handle it and Souta was prepared to pay
for everything that they demolished. Of course, the property of his enemies
was excluded in this.
"It's not my fault, you know? You're the one who challenges me to a legion
war. Also, you should blame yourself and your family. You picked a fight
with me and underestimate me." Souta's expression turned serious as he
looked at the mad nobles in front of him with chilly eyes. "You should face
the consequences. Tell your subordinates to tightened their guards in the next
few days. I will personally launch an attack."
Jagron and the other nobles' complexion were pale. After hearing Souta
words, they realized that Souta set them up. They could imagine what was
happening to the legion under their family.
If Souta won the legion war then he will take everything they have including
their mansion and money. His parents would get angry at him and will punish
him. The worst-case scenario was that he will lose his position as heir of their
family.
They looked around and saw that the other nobles were watching Souta
humiliated them. They gritted their teeth in anger and their mana spiked up.
Swoosh!!
The audience took a step back as they saw that Jagron and the rest would
resort to violence.
"You!! I'll defeat you right here and take back my honor!"
"Eh...?" Souta tilted his head. From their words, it felt that Souta was the
villain here when he was supposed to be the victim.
He then raised his finger and warned the nobles.
"You should know that this place is the mansion of the duke and yet you're
flaunting your weak mana like that. That's a sign of disrespect towards the
duke."
Jagron and the others paused. They quickly hid their mana inside their body.
They almost lose themself in front of the duke.
"But if you really want to fight me, you can ask Lord Franz to give his
permission." Souta smiled as he spoke to Jagron and the rest. "Let me warn
you. I'm strong and from my estimation, you wouldn't last a minute against
me."
"Tsk! You'll pay for this!!" Jagron clicked his tongue before he turned around
and left. The other nobles followed him.
Souta looked at their back with a cold tone. If he wasn't inside the duke's
mansion, he would have already sliced the head of those brats.
"Let's go, Lynn." He looked at Lynn and said.
They went to the side and he picked a glass of wine.
Bryan and Silvia approached them. Leila also walked towards them. She
managed to calm down thanks to Souta's show.
"I thought that a fight would break out." Bryan looked disappointed as he said
those words. It seems that he wanted those people to attack so that he would
be able to fight back.
"They will not do that. They are afraid of Lady Silvia's family." Souta said as
he glanced at Silvia.
"You! Is this the reason why you come to this party?" Leila asked Souta in a
loud voice.
"Hmm... I will leave it to your imagination. You see, I'm quite happy that
everything went according to my plan." Souta smiled as he raised the glass of
wine in his hand before he drunk it.
Chapter 276 - Improvement
The atmosphere at the party changed even though the commotion was gone.
The reason why this turned out like this was Souta. His presence became a
huge boulder to the hearts of the nobles in this place.
He was not afraid to fight any nobles that tried to harm him. He will even
fight back brutally and schemed devilishly.
From time to time, the nobles would glance in Souta's direction. They were
wary at him. Their guards against him were the highest.
Only Silvia and Leila were the nobles around Souta's group.
"I'm sorry Lady Silvia for doing this to your party." Souta apologized to
Silvia. Her impression of him would become low if he didn't apologize after
making a scene like that.
"No, it's okay. I don't care about trivial things like that." Silvia said as she
slightly shook her head.
"Then, I'll go to the balcony to enjoy my drink," Souta said to Bryan, Silvia,
and Leila. Since his presence was a bother here, he will go outside so that
they could enjoy this party.
He's doing this for those three people. Bryan, Silvia, and Leila wouldn't be
able to enjoy this party if everyone was watching Souta's movements.
"I'll go too," Lynn said.
"Okay." Souta smiled at her and he walked towards the direction of the
balcony. Lynn followed him without making a noise.
"Sir Bryan, are they in a relationship?" Silvia asked Bryan while looking at
Souta and Lynn's back.
"No." Bryan shook his head without hesitation.
"From the looks of it, I think everyone could guess that they are in a
relationship," Silvia said.
"No, if you see our vice-commander you would understand it," Bryan replied
to her. He picked a piece of meat and placed it inside his mouth.
Suddenly, someone asked him...
"What kind of person is your commander?"
"Father!" "Lord Franz!" Silvia and Leila were surprised. The duke was
standing behind Bryan.
"Oh? I didn't sense your presence at all. You're a strong one dude. I want to
fight you someday." Bryan exclaimed when he found that there was a person
behind him.
"That's the duke, you know?" Leila turned pale when she heard Bryan's rude
remarks.
Silvia held Bryan's head and said, "Please forgive us, father!"
"Haha, don't mind it. I just want to know what kind of person your
commander?" Franz laughed and asked Bryan again.
"Strong. Limitless. Vicious. Smart." Bryan said these words one by one as he
described Souta.
"I understand. Then, what do you mean by strong?" Franz nodded and asked.
"Souta is strong. He's the only person who always defeated me. I never saw
anyone defeat him. In the institute, no one could defeat Souta. He defeated
everyone in the institute." Bryan replied to him. "I want to catch up to him
someday."
Silvia and Leila simply listened to his words.

"What about limitless?" Franz asked as he raised his eyebrows.
"Souta's strength is improving every day. There's not a time when his strength
stopped increasing. I think that Souta is twenty times stronger when I first
met him." Bryan explained to Franz.
"If your words are correct then that Souta is too weak a few months ago
before the enrollment in the institute," Franz said. "Then, why do you think
that he's a vicious person?"
"You don't want to see Souta's angry. It's terrifying. I don't like this side of
him. He will kill anyone who got in his way. When we're doing an escort
quest, Souta would always massacre everyone in the bandit's base." Bryan
said with a serious expression. "In the institute, all the second-year students
are afraid of him. He will brutally beat anyone knowing that the institute will
heal them."
"I see... For people who don't experience life and death battle would have a
hard time to get past the willingness to maimed people with hesitation." Franz
then thanked Bryan. "Thank you, I understand a little bit of his personality
based on your words."
Franz turned around and left under the gazes of the three people. 'So he's
different than Yanagi. He's much more dangerous.' He thought.
From his information, Yanagi was a carefree person. She will do what she
wanted. If she wanted to beat a person then she will beat a person. But Souta
was different. He had ambition and Franz could see it just by Souta
establishing a legion which Yanagi didn't do.
Souta was a schemer which makes him more dangerous than Yanagi.
...
"How is it?" Souta asked while holding the transmission talisman.
"We managed to destroy four legions of the nobles. Alice, Yujin, and Jeanne
defeated the enemies B-rank. I think that they wouldn't be able to join the
battle anymore." Lumilia's voice sounded through that talisman.
"I see... Then, what about Yanagi? I'm worried about her action." Souta
asked. He still couldn't control Yanagi. He didn't even know if she would
follow his instruction.
"For now, she's fine. She's fighting the B-rank party from the count's family."
"Then, it's good. The count's family is the strongest force among the seven
noble families so it will greatly decrease our burden if she defeated those
people." Souta said to him as his brows knitted together. Without Yanagi
Shina, the Dark Oculus Legion wouldn't stand a chance in a head-on battle
against the count's subordinates.
A party of B-rank adventurers who had a record of subduing twelve third

evolution monsters was dangerous for them. If Yanagi would handle them
then he didn't need to worry.
Legion War is a war among the adventurers at the stake of something they've
agreed on. The Adventurers Guild was the one who handles this war among
adventurers. They were also the ones who decided the winner of the war.
The winner will be decided by the legion who destroyed all of the opponent's
base. The destruction must be one hundred percent. Or if the other legion
annihilated all the members of the opponent's members.
In this case, Souta's opponents were under the wings of the noble families.
They were a troublesome legion that has B-rank in each headquarters.
Souta bid farewell and he canceled the connection on his talisman.
"Do you think we could win?" Lynn asked him.
"Yeah, there's no doubt about it. But we will face some trouble before we
could win." Souta replied to her. Now, that he cornered those nobles. It will
get tricky this time.
There will be a time when he had to fight. He will use everything to destroy
those nobles.
"Hmm..." Lynn stayed silent as she started at Souta's face.
Souta looked at the system. His level was 35 at this moment. He was getting
close to level 40 so he should prepare himself when that happens.
He should raid those dungeons and ruins that will help him in the future. He
also planned to get the skills that will truly help him in future battles.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Level: 35
Class: Rank 1 Battle Mage
Health: 2,040/2,040
Stamina: 825/825
Mana: 2,262/2,262
Strength: 790(630+160)[+]
Agility: 888(588+300)[+]
Dexterity: 835(535+300)[+]
Vitality: 760(650+110)[+]
Skill(s):
10, [Pet Resonance] level 2, [Transfer Boost] level 2, [Shadow Cloak] level
3, [Shadow Step] level 3, [Crimson Moon] level 3, [Cross Moon] level 2
Spell(s):
Tier 2: [Gravitational Ball] level 10, [Dark Cloud Hunting] level 3
Class Skill(s): [Weapon Caster]

[Possession]
Skill point(s): 59
This was his first time looking at his system ever since he met Raeshka in the
Forest of Eternal Light. The changes surprised him a bit but he expected it.
His skills mostly grew by one level because of all the training that he did in
Saya's inner consciousness.
He had the [Blessing of the Great]. The effect of this blessing wasn't that
great but Souta planned to stock it. It will become a great help to him if he
increases its level by meeting those Great Lumb who gives this blessing.
'Then, let me check the quest.' Souta checked the quest interface.
[Legion War]: Seven Noble Families declared a war against your legion.
Defeat them and show how powerful your legion is.
Rewards: ??? (Depends on your contribution in the war)
[Material Gathering]: Pick up the Blue Stripe Grass on the Dorgun Hill.
Rewards: 500 exp and 2 free attribute points
[Monster Subjugation]: Defeat ten slimes in the Ladro plains.
Rewards: 1 skill point, 200 exp, and 2 free attribute points
There were a lot of quests. It's the quest that his legion members took. They
couldn't finish it because of the Legion War today.
He was looking forward to the day they completed all these quests for him.
Chapter 277 - Everyone is paying
attention
The party ends and Souta's group left after thanking Silvia and her father.
A lot of people witness the agreement between the two parties so Souta had
to win this legion war no matter what.
...
In the next morning...
The legion war grew intense. A lot of B-rank adventurers emerged from the
opponent's team. It brought pressure to the deputies of the legion.
They also tried to launch an attack at the headquarters luckily, Lumilia saw
their plan and managed to counter them.
The Dark Oculus Legion wasn't as strong as the opponent's legion. Lumilia
avoided direct contact with the opponent's main force as she used tactics to
eliminate the fodder of the enemy. They were slowly cutting down the forces
of the enemy.
The Dark Oculus only has eight people that have the power of the B-rank.
Two of these were Jeanne and a girl named Wako. Wako was also a member
of the fan club and Souta's senior in the institute. She was rank number 78 in
the ranking of the third year.
While their enemy has more than twenty B-rank adventurers at their disposal.
Also, their numbers were ten times higher than the Dark Oculus Legion who's
rank was 1.
They have many disadvantages but the first attack lessened the burdens of the
members in this war. It greatly reduced the forces of the enemy leaving only
a few capable ones.
Souta, Lynn, and Bryan were standing on the city walls watching the battles
around the city. The adventurer's staff were all over the city to protect the
civilians.
Souta took out the transmission talisman and poured his mana inside it.
"What's the situation, Lumilia?"
"Jeanne's team is doing good. They are pushing back the enemies. Yanagi
too, she's fighting the entire count's forces alone. The problem is with Yujin
and Alice. Six B-rank cornered them and they couldn't retreat at this
moment." Lumilia said.
"I see... We're here so you don't need to worry. Tell me, the locations so that I
could send Bryan there." Souta said to her.
Lumilia gives him the detailed location of the battles.
"Good." Souta nodded and he turned to Bryan. "Bryan it's your time to fight.
Just go in the east. If you run in that direction for five minutes you will see
Alice and Yujin. Help them defeat the opponent."
"Haha, finally!! I'm looking forward to it!" Bryan laughed excitedly as he

charged towards the direction that Souta pointed.
Souta looked at Bryan's figure and smiled. He could leave those B-ranks to
Bryan. If he joined forces with Alice and Yujin, then they would be able to
take down those six B-ranks.
Yanagi was the greatest spear of the legion. She was handling the most
difficult opponents for the legion. If she wasn't here then their chances id
winning this legion war was fifty percent.
What concerned him is that she's too obedient. He had a bad feeling about
this. He should prepare himself when he met her later.
"So, what should we do, Lynn?" Souta smiled as he glanced at Lynn who was
staying beside him.
...
A lot of people were interested in the Legion War so they were watching
through the projection of an orb.
They were watching and observing if the Dark Oculus Legion truly deserved
its reputation.
For them, this battle was going to be the turning point of the Dark Oculus
Legion. If they won then their reputation and status would skyrocket instantly
in the whole kingdom. And if they lose then they wouldn't be able to rise.
They would lose their credibility and the people who trust them.
Some of the teachers of the Institute were observing the battle. They were
secretly cheering for them to win. Not just them, some of the big names in the
kingdom were also paying attention to this battle.
In the future, this battle will be called the Start of the Legend.
Inside a huge mansion in the Gripin city, a man was watching the projection
in front of him. The man looks like he was in his thirties. He had long blue
hair and blue eyes.
"What are you watching, father?" A voice came from his side.
"I'm watching the battle of your sister. She'd grown stronger." The man
replied without turning his head.
"Hmm...? So, my little sister can finally stand on her own." The newly
arrived man said with a faint smile on his face while glancing at the
projection. "To think that their small party at that time would grow this much
in just a few months to the point that they possessed twenty mana fruits. Just
what did they do in these months?"
"They could even rival the noble families at this moment." The father said
before he asked, "How is it?"
"I'm finally done. We could fight back this time." The man said.
...
In the Ladro Institute, the principal, Bargan, and other high-level teachers
were watching the projection inside the principal's office.
"Bargan, you're students are at disadvantage. They wouldn't last long." The
principal said while he glancing at Bargan.
"Yeah, they are too weak to fight several B-rank at the same time. They are
doing great by holding six B-ranks. That alone earned my praise." Bargan
replied as he focused his eyes on the projection.
"I didn't think that the first year this time would be this extraordinary." The
principal said. "Let's see how well they handle it."
...
Yujin and Alice were fighting a party of B-rank adventurers. The

coordination of their opponents was great and they could hardly fight back.
The only thing they could do was defend with all of their strength.
"It's hard," Alice said as she wiped the blood on her mouth.
"They are blocking all our escape routes," Yujin said. He tightened his grip
on the two swords in both of his hands.
The party composition of their enemies was incredible. They have a shielder,
mage, two swordsmen, a rogue, and an archer.
"Tsk! They are too stubborn." Alice clicked her tongue and she charged
towards them.
Boom!
The shielder went in front of her to intercept her attack but Alice kicked the
ground to move sideways. She then thrust her spear at the blind spot of the
shielder.
Clang!
She saw that one of the swordmen blocked her spear. She gathered her mana
in her spear and used a combat arts.
[Dozen Piercing Strike]!!
She thrust her spear repeatedly at incredibly high speed.
The swordman tried to parry her skill but it was so fast for him. Some of her
strikes landed on his body.
"Hmm...?" Alice was about to pierce the chest of the swordsman when she
noticed something. She quickly stopped moving forward and jumped
backward.
Swoosh!
An arrow covered in flames crashed on the ground causing a small explosion

on it.
Alice looked up and saw ten giant ice spikes above her. She then raised her
hand and casted a barrier spell to protect herself.
Boom!
"Alice!!" Yujin glanced at Alice.
"Don't look away from your opponent!" The swordsman slashed his sword
horizontally.
Yujin moved his feet and slightly adjusted his position. The spirit on his body
was watching his opponent and telling him where's the attack so he could
avoid it based on her instruction.
'Good job, Alophy.' He praised Alophy before he slashed his sword towards
his opponents.
While exchanging blows with the swordsman, Yujin heard Alophy's voice
inside his head.
'Jin, behind!!'
He shifted his body and avoided the sword in front of him but a dagger
pierced his right shoulder.
Yujin gritted his teeth and kicked the woman who stabbed his shoulder. After
that, he took a distance away from the swordsman and rogue woman.
But as soon as he was five meters say from the two, dozens of flame arrows
rained down in his direction.
"This is bad," Yujin said as his hands flashed and blocked all the arrows that
were going to hit his vital spot.
He knew that he couldn't block all the arrows so he only deflected those who
were going to land on his vital points.
BOOM!!
A loud thunderclap echoed in the whole area.
"What's that?" Yujin looked up and saw a ball of flames with lightning on it
heading towards their direction like a falling meteor.
Alophy answered his question.
"Alice, we have a reinforcement!!" Yujin shouted with a smile. This

reinforcement was enough to change the tide of this battle.
He was actually going to use his spirit power if there's no reinforcement.

Luckily, it seems that those people finished their tasks and arrived here.
"Dodge!!"
The six B-ranks quickly jumped away as the meteor-like figure crashed on
the ground causing a powerful explosion that destroyed several structures
around them.
BOOM!!!
The ground shook heavily as if there was an earthquake. A figure was

standing in the middle of the twenty-meter diameter crater.
The figure has short spiky black hair and pitch-black pupils. He was wearing
gray-colored leather armor. His weapon was a pair of purple-grade gauntlets
that raised his physical attack greatly.
"I'M HERE!! So, where's my opponent?" Bryan said as he looked around.

Chapter 278 - Do you wanna see a
nuke?
"Oh? Alice, Yujin!" Bryan saw Alice and Yujin who have bruises on their
bodies.
"Don't worry about us. It's hard to fight six B-ranks with only two of us."
Yujin waved his hand as he stood up and grabbed his sword.
"Yeah, they are disrupting our skills so we couldn't land a direct blow at
them." Alice agreed to Yujin's words. It was hard for the two of them to fight
a whole party without the help of support.
Their subordinates were fighting the low-rank of the opposite side so they
couldn't rely on their support. Plus, their opponent was B-rank. A D-rank and
C-rank adventurers wouldn't be able to match B-rank. The difference in their
skills and experience was high.
"Okay. Then, I'm going to start." Bryan nodded and he turned to the six B-
ranks who were looking at him with a wary look.
His mana spread out and it covered his entire body greatly enhancing his
overall abilities.
"Just go and we'll adjust according to your movements," Yujin said as he

knitted his brows and looked at their opponents.
"I'll take the mage and the archer," Alice said in a cold tone as she focused
her attention on the two people behind the group.
She slightly bent her knees and held the spear using both of her hands.
"Good." Bryan grinned widely as he charged towards their opponents.
Boom!
Flames covered his right fist and lightning crackled around his left fist.
Swoosh!
"You will not get past me!!" The shielder quickly moved in front of Bryan.
He held his shield tightly in front of him.
"Hahaha, it's fine. Just let me enjoy this battle!!" Bryan laughed before he
launched a series of powerful punch on the shield of the tank.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"What a power?!" The shielder gritted his teeth as he felt the power of
Bryan's attack through his shield. He was getting pushed back.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a figure flashed at his side. He turned his head to look but Bryan's
fist landed on his face.
Bang!
He crashed on the ground causing a small fissure on it.
"Stop her!!"
The two swordsmen shouted and went towards Alice who was dashing
towards the mage at incredibly high speed. The two arrived at her side but
Yujin shoots a long-range sword slash at them.
"Damn!"
The two swordsmen cursed as they blocked Yujin's attack. They could only
watch Alice advanced forward.
The mage turned pale when he saw Alice moving in his direction. He hurried
cast barrier spells around him.
[Sonic Thrust]!
The tip of the spear crashed on the barrier and cracks quickly appeared on the
barrier.
"You're going down," Alice said in a cold tone before she pulled out her
spear and thrust it repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The rogue dashed towards Alice to help the mage. She knew that her
comrades wouldn't be able to handle Alice in a close-range combat.
[Silent Step]!
The rogue appeared behind Alice and she stabbed her dagger aiming at
Alice's back.
But Alice already expected it so she easily avoided her attack.
The dagger hit the barrier and it was the final decisive blow so the barrier
broke into tiny pieces of particles.
Bang!
"Go down," Alice said as she swept her spear.
Swoosh!
The rogue barely avoided her attack by shifting her body to the side but Alice
wasn't done yet. Her feet landed on the side of the rogue causing her to fly
away and crashed on the ground.
"Argh!!" The rogue spat a mouthful of blood.
Within this time, the mage tried to create a distance away from Alice.
"You will not get away!" Alice tightened her grip on her spear. She then
threw it towards the mage.
[Ground Zero Spike]!!

The mage widened his eyes as the spear pierced his stomach.
Boom!
He was nailed on the ground.
"Times ten!! [Grinding Flame Spear]!!"
A loud voice echoed in the whole area as dozens of flaming spears formed in
the sky above the battlefield.
BOOOMM!!!
The huge flaming spears shot down causing a powerful explosion that shook
the entire city.
It was so heavy and chilly. The entire area was filled with a tremendous
amount of heavy mana.
Smoke and dust were blocking the vision of the people in this place. They
could hardly see anything because of it. It placed everyone who was
depending on their eyesight at a disadvantage.
"One down," Alice muttered as she pulled out her spear on the body of the
mage.
"Let's clean this up." Yujin's voice echoed. It seems that he already finished
his opponents.
...
"Sweet..." Souta looked in the direction of the explosion with a smile on his
face. "Bryan is not holding back at all."
He was walking leisurely with Lynn at his side. The entire place was like a
ghost town as they couldn't see any people in the street. The Adventurers
Guild really did a good job at this.
After a few minutes of walking, the two arrived in front of a five-story

building. This building was another headquarters of their opponent.
Two people were guarding the gate of the building. From their looks and
aura, Souta could guess that they were just a C-rank adventurer.
They were nothing. Even Lynn who was a support could probably defeat
them in a one on one battle.
Also, the building was protected by a huge barrier around it just like their
building.
Souta observed the building as he called Lumilia. "Hello, Lumilia. I'm here in
front of the base in the northeast with Lynn. We're going to increase our
contribution by destroying it."
"W-Wait!!" Lumilia was startled when she heard Souta's words.
"Is there a problem with it...?" Souta asked as he looked at the talisman in his
hand.
"No, it's just that there is a group of B-rank party heading in that direction,"
"Okay, there's no problem with it." Souta nodded as he cut the connection
and placed back the talisman inside his pocket. He then turned to Lynn and
said, "You've heard her Lynn. Can you sense them using your ability?"
"I-I'll try." Lynn nodded at him. She closed her eyes and tried to sense
everyone around her. The energy of the B-rank was higher than ordinary
people so she could easily differentiate if one was a B-rank or not.
After a few moments, Lynn opened her eyes and shook her head.
"I see... They are not in your range so it means that it will take a while before
they arrive here, right?" Souta asked as a wide grin formed on his face.
"R-Right. They've noticed us, Souta." Lynn said as she saw the two guards
pointing at them.
"Do you wanna see a nuke?" Souta asked her.
"Nuke?" Lynn tilted her head in confusion as she couldn't understand what he
meant by nuke.
"Fine, I'll show it to you," Souta said as he looked at the guards.
The number of the people at the gate increases. The two guards must have
notified the people inside the building.
"I haven't say anything..." Lynn said in a low voice. Suddenly, she turned her
head and looked at the fifth floor of the building. "S-Someone strong is on the
fifth floor."
"I see... Thanks for giving this vital information." Souta nodded as he raised
his hand.
...
The projection changed to Souta cause it seems that this will become an
interesting scene since the leader of the Dark Oculus Legion finally makes his
move.
For the people who were watching the projection, this will be the most
exciting part for them. The leader of the Dark Oculus Legion was quite
famous but only a few people understand his battle style. Some people said
that he was a powerful mage, some said that he was a great fighter, while the
others said that he was a competent leader who could lead anyone to
subjugate a third evolution monster.
"A group of B-rank will arrive in his position so he better retreat while he had
a chance." A man commented while watching the projection.
"I wonder about that. When he fought Gregory he only had the power of C-
rank but now he's clearly a B-rank fighter. I wanna see him fight someone so
that we could have a better understanding of his power." A middle-aged man
with blue hair and eyes said.
Everyone was watching his movements. They saw him slowly raised his hand
and ten black balls appeared behind him. Then, the crimson tattoo on his
shoulder glows brightly.
"What is he doing?"
"Hmm... It's hard to guess. We couldn't feel his energy through the projection
after all."
...
Souta grinned and said, "Come down and destroy everything, Yuko!!"
ROAAAARRR!!!
Yuko appeared in the sky with a deafening roar that shook the entire sky.
[Pet Resonance]!!
He activated his skills and transferred a large amount of his mana to Yuko
who was falling down towards the five-story building in front of him.
The mana concentrated around Yuko was like a powerful barrier. It was so
dense that everyone could see the crimson color mana around her.
"Brace for impact, Lynn."
The ten black balls rotated in the sky and it increased the gravity by several
times so Yuko gained a speed greater than he could imagine.
Swoosh!!
"Hahaha, this is great!" Souta laughed.
Yuko flashed towards the five-story building like a rocket. Then...
BOOM!!
Chapter 279 - Journey of Despair:
Start of Show
"Hello, what's wrong, Lumilia?" Souta took out the transmission talisman as
he felt that Lumilia was trying to call him.
"Souta, what's your chance if you're going to fight those B-ranks?" Lumilia
asked him.
"Hmm...? Fifty, no, forty percent," Souta replied to her while looking at the
thick smoke and flames in front of him. The five-story building was gone. It
became a ruin in just a few seconds.
The explosion was so powerful that it instantly shattered the barrier around
the building. It was simply devastating. Even the B-rank inside the building
couldn't predict that the power of this explosion was so high.
As expected of Nuke Yuko.
"Then, you have to leave that place and rendezvous with Jeanne and her
group," Lumilia said.
"Why?" Souta asked her as a strong wind blew and it cleared the smoke and
dust in the surrounding area. He could see the adventurers lying on the
ground full of blood.
"I'm the strategist so you should follow my instruction. If you're not fifty
percent sure if you could defeat those B-ranks then it's better that you pull
back. I'm not going to send you to fight a battle where's your chances of
losing are high." Lumilia said in a loud voice.
"I'm saying if I'm fighting alone. You see, Lynn is here and also my partner
Yuko just arrived here and brought terror. What an amazing scene!" Souta
said to her as he glanced at Lynn then at the direction of the building.
A figure of a bear was slowly standing in the middle of the ruined building.
Its eyes flashed before it looked in the sky and roared powerfully.
ROAAAAAR!!
The roar shook the entire area and it swept the flames and dust like a gust of
wind. The mana of the bear spread out before it shrunk back coating Yuko's
body.
"I've got to say that our chances in winning this battle are higher than you
imagine," Souta said in a low voice as he squinted his eyes while staring at
Yuko's figure.
The structures behind him trembled strongly and crack formed in the glasses
inside any structures. Some of the glasses were shattered because of Yuko's
powerful roar.
"Fine... I'll leave it to you. Report to me once you're done." Lumilia sighed.
"Thanks," Souta said before he cut the connection. He placed the talisman
inside his pocket and said, "Lynn, heightened your senses. We're going to
finish this one before the others arrived."
"O-Oooh!" Lynn nodded at him before she took a deep breath. She was going
to do her best to support Souta and Yuko.
Grrr!!
Yuko felt her body was numbing. The impact of that fall was so hard for her.
She was lucky that she had a tough body so she endured that powerful
impact.
She noticed some movements in the rubble in front of her. A figure of a

woman with bob-cut brown hair rose from the fragments of rocks.
Cough!
The woman coughed heavily as blood flow out of her mouth. She then
noticed something. She moved her eyes and saw a huge bear standing in front
of her.
"What!?"
The woman quickly took a distance away from the bear while aiming her
palm at it.
"[Water Bullet]!!"
Several small concentrations of water shot through the air. The bullets landed
on Yuko's body creating a loud sound but it didn't do much damage to her.
Her natural defense simply deflected most of the bullets.
A tier 1 spell isn't that strong for Yuko's current defense.
'This is bad. I need to get away from this. I couldn't fight because of my
injuries.' The woman thought while holding the wounds on the side of her
stomach. She would be able to give Yuko a trouble if she wasn't injured.
Yuko looked at her with her gleaming eye. She then took a step forward.
[Agile Burst]!
[Swift Feet]!
'I need to leave this place as soon as possible.' The woman quickly casted
spells that could increase her speed when she saw the bear stepped forward.
She then...
Thud!
She bumped into a person and she fell down on her butt.
"Ouch!"
She looked ahead and saw a man with dark green skin. He had short black
hair and his pair of golden-colored pupils were glowing.
The man was holding a sword with a crimson blade while looking at her with
a wide grin.
The woman's complexion changed when she saw the man. Behind her was a
powerful bear and in front of her was a man. Judging from his aura, he wasn't
weak.
She realized who's the man in front of her. There's one man who's known for
being a tamer and powerful combatant at the same time. Most of the
adventurers in the Ladro City know that Souta was a tamer and his pet was a
Red Fur Bear.
He was none other than Souta Ieshi, the commander of the Dark Oculus
Legion.
"You can struggle all you want but I think it's futile," Souta said before he
slashed his swords towards the woman.
Blood spurted out.
...
The group of B-ranks arrived at the scene and what they saw was a total
annihilation. Their comrades were lying on the pool of blood. Everything was
ruined.
"Ramie!!" A B-rank swordsman hurriedly went in front of a woman. This

woman was the one who was assigned to guard their base.
"Ramie!!" The swordsman looked at the woman named Ramie with a worried
expression. He turned his head and looked at his comrades.
A woman with a priestess's clothes stepped forward. She was the healer of
their party. "Let me heal her." She said in a serious tone.
"I'll leave her to you." The swordsman said and the healer went beside them.
The shielder of the group looked at them and said, "We're all in a bad
situation."
"Yeah, the forces of our enemy are already in the city. Everyone didn't expect
that a legion war would occur and the enemy is already waiting for it." The
mage of the group nodded at the words of shielder.
"This city became the battlefield. It never occurred to us that a legion war
could be this bad." The shielder said while looking around.
Most of the time in the legion war, each participant would try to feel the
movements of their enemies first. They would send some people to the base
of their enemies but what's happening right now was different. The only thing
they could do was gather their forces and defend against the possible attack
of the enemies.
They didn't even have a time to investigate or gather information about their
enemies.
"Uhm..." Ramie slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and saw her
comrades around her. "Everyone, you're here."
"Don't worry, we'll protect you." The swordsman said to her with a gentle
expression.
"I'll heal the others too." The healer said to them. The C-rank members of
their legion were still alive. She could save them if she healed them at this
moment.
"Here." The mage took out a mana potion and gave it to the healer. He knew
that healing all these people would consume a large amount of her mana.
After half an hour, everyone woke up because the healer gave them first aid.
They gave them healing potions so that they could walk alone without the
help of others.
"The enemies must be gone after they attack the base." The shielder said to
them.
"I will fight them." The swordsman said with rage in his eyes. He couldn't
forgive those people who hurt his precious comrades.
Suddenly, they stopped talking and looked at the ground. The floor turned
black in an instant before several black tentacles rose.
[Shadow Bind]!
"Enemy attack!!" The shielder shouted as he tightly gripped the shield on his
hand.
"Damn! You will pay for it!" The swordsman roared angrily before he pulled
out his sword and began to attack the black tentacles.
"We need to get out of here!!" The mage shouted at his comrades.
"Why?" The shielder asked.
"Look above us." The mage said as he looked in the sky. "No, it's already too
late. So that's why..."
Everyone followed his line of sight. They saw several layers of barrier
forming around them.
The shielder and mage understood why no one was attacking them. They
thought that the enemies already left but they were preparing to imprison
them using barrier spells.
Then, a black mist filled the space inside the barrier. It was the worse
scenario for them. The enemies wanted to eliminate them at this moment.
"Stay close to each other!! Don't leave anyone's line of sight!" The shielder
shouted as he instructed his comrades.
"We don't know how our opponents will attack us but prepare yourself for the
worse!" The mage opened his mouth.
Creepy silence enveloped everyone as no one dared to utter a single sound.

After a few moments, they heard faint howling sounds. It feels that someone
was whispering in their ears.
"Welcome to the journey of despair!"

[Shadow Bind]
Lynn slumped on the ground after casting several barrier spells. She drained
her mana by casting these powerful barriers that could hold a few B-ranks for
half an hour.
This was by far the best barrier spell that she casted in her entire life. This
was the result of her training.
"Thanks for the hard work." Souta smiled as he gave her some mana potions.
"No, I'm glad that I could help you." Lynn shook her head.
"Stay here and continue to pour your mana in barrier spells. Yuko and I will
handle the rest." Souta said to her.
"I'll do my best," Lynn said to him with determination in her eyes.
'It's too early for you to see what will happen next.' Souta thought as he
walked beside Yuko.
'You're being considerate to her feelings. It's a good improvement.' Saya said
to him.
He doesn't want to show Lynn what will he do to the people inside the
barrier. She had to take it step by step if she wanted to get used to brutal
scene. Her mind wouldn't be able to handle it if she skips a step.
He knew how kind Lynn is so if she suddenly saw a brutal scene much less if
he was the one who did it.
Then...
She will be traumatized and Souta doesn't want that to happen. That's why
he's keeping her away from the meantime.
His opponents have several B-rank in their forces so he didn't want to fight
them in a head-on battle. They will undoubtedly lose unless Yuko used her
blessings. That's why Souta had to get tricky to defeat those B-ranks.
Well, he already had a plan in his mind.
Souta and Yuko entered the barrier and Lynn closed it after they've gone
inside.
...
The shielder and his comrades were looking around with a wary expression.
The thick black mist was blocking their vision so it was hard for them to
make a move in this situation. They didn't even know the abilities and skills
of their opponents.
"This mist decreases our strength and senses..." The mage opened his eyes
widely as he realized the effect of the mist.
He waved the wand in his hand and casted wind magic to blow the black
mist.
Swoosh!!
The wind blew the black mist but it was futile. The black mist still covered
them after a few seconds. No matter how much he used wind magic, the
black mist will appear again and again as long as they were inside the range
of the spell.
[Dark Cloud Hunting] was a spell that could enhance the caster's ability and
decrease the opponent's ability at the same time. It was a powerful spell of
Souta that he unlocked after promoting his class to Battle Mage.
"It's useless to blow the black mist." The mage said while gritting his teeth.
He then waved his hands and casted buff spells to his comrades.
"Leader, the one who attacked me is the commander of the Dark Oculus
Legion." The woman named Ramie said to the shielder. Her expression was
bad but she could now handle herself compared to when they found her.
"That man! So he decided to move..." The shielder was surprised at first but
he understood that no one could easily defeat a B-rank except for the founder
of the Dark Oculus Legion.
He understood it himself that the newly established legion didn't have that
much manpower so Souta needed to make a move himself to decrease the
burdens of his subordinate.
"I will never forgive that man." The swordsman said with anger in his eyes.
"Shh! I hear something..." The rogue in their party said.
Everyone shut their mouth and perked up their ears. They heard faint howling
sounds like someone was whispering in their ears. It coming in every
direction so it was hard to pinpoint it.
Every second the voices grew louder. Voices of people grieving and crying
were all over the place.
It shook the heart of the people that heard it.
"We wouldn't get anything if we stayed in this place. I think we should send
some people to look around to see if the enemies are here." The rogue
suggested to them.
"Fine, but who will lead the force?" The shielder asked.
"I will lead the other rogues." The rogue replied to his leader.
The shielder and the rest agreed to him. Then, the rogue departed to check the
area around them. He brought five people in case something happened to
them.
"What do you think will happen to us?" The shielder asked the mage.
"I don't know but I have a bad feeling about the voices. The voices are real,
they are not illusions." The mage shook his head. "I'll try firing some spells."
The mage stepped forward and casted a series of powerful spells.
[Wind Cutter]!
[Gust Blade]!
[Gale Bomb]!
The spells landed on the barrier and caused a loud explosion. The explosion
shook the entire area but nothing happened to the barrier. His spells didn't
even manage to scratch it.
"Just like what I thought. We wouldn't be able to shatter this barrier." The
mage said. They healed and woke everyone for half an hour so the enemies
prepared this barrier in that time so there's no doubt that this barrier was
tough.
He could create a barrier as strong as this one if he prepared it for half an

hour but it was hard to use it to imprison his enemies.
"I understand so reserve your mana. We need your strength." The shielder
said to him.
After a few minutes, the rogue and the rest came back.
"There are no people but I could feel that someone is watching us within this
thick black mist." The rogue said while shaking his head. "Also, I've found
that this barrier is one hundred-meter in radius with us the center of it."
The area inside the barrier was huge. They could instantly guess that this
place was like a maze of death. Creepy things were lurking around in the
shadows watching their movements.
They could break this barrier by combining their strength but what if the
enemies were waiting for them to exhaust their strength by breaking the
barrier. Just one wrong move and it will lead to their doom.
While they were talking several black tentacles emerged from the ground.
They quickly moved away as the tentacles stretched out towards them.
"Everyone retreat! Move away from these vile things!" The shielder and
mage shouted at the same time.
The black tentacles moved and targeted the weakest members of their group.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The swordsman and the rogue swiftly moved from side to side as they tried to
cut the black tentacles.
But the problem for them was that the number of black tentacles. No matter
how much they cut it another one would just emerged from the ground.
"There's no end to it, Frankie," Ramie said to the swordsman.
"It doesn't matter. Just move back to away from these tentacles!" The
swordsman named Frankie said as he slashed his sword left and right.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
One of the tentacles managed to grab one of their C-rank members. The
tentacles pulled the man away.
"Argh!!"
"Help me!!"
"Frankie, help!!"
"No!!!"
The voices of their comrades echoed as the tentacles broke their defense and
took the weakest members of their group.
The black tentacles weren't a problem for B-ranks as they could easily avoid
it but for C-ranks... It was a nightmare for them.
Frankie widely opened his eyes as he watched the black tentacles took his
comrades one by one. The scream and cry of his comrades rung in his head.
"AHHH!!"
He roared as he tried to help his remaining comrades.
Before everyone realized it they got separated into two groups. The shielder's
group and Frankie's group.
"We've got separated from, leader. This is bad. Splitting us is the true motive
of our opponent." The mage said with a pale expression. He gritted his teeth
and said, "We should've gone all out from the start. This wouldn't happen if
we weren't too cautious."
He looked at them and took a deep breath. Their force was still great as they
have four B-rank in their group. Ramie, Frankie, the healer, and he were all
B-ranks. They were a force to reckon in the circle of adventurers. Plus, there
were seven C-rank adventurers with them.
If they anticipated the opponent's movement then they could win this fight.
In this battle, he realized one thing. By splitting their group means that their
opponents wanted to avoid a direct battle against them. It means that they
have a chance to win if they could find their opponents and force them to
fight.
"We need to find our leader as soon as possible." The healer said with a pale
expression. It seems that she too understood the plan of their opponents.
"Yeah, they will attack one of our groups." The mage nodded with a gloomy
look.
In the mid-air close to the barrier, Souta was looking at them with a wide grin
on his face. He drunk a bottle of mana potion and said, "It seems that they
treasure their comrades, right?"
'Ufufu, what an evil goblin you are...' Saya chuckled at his words.
"I admit it. They are strong but... hehe~ what about if I break their mind...
Can they still show those skills of theirs? This is just the beginning of this
show."
Don't give up your hope
The people who were watching the projection couldn't see anything inside the
barrier because of the black mist that was blocking their vision.
It was a disappointment because they were looking forward to it but they

couldn't do anything. They were just watching through the projection so their
senses couldn't detect what's happening inside the barrier.
Well, if they were personally watching it maybe they could see what's inside
using their powerful senses. Unfortunately, the projection didn't have
powerful senses like them.
It couldn't even copy the sounds of the battle. All they could watch was the
live video.
"What do you think will happen, Bargan?" Azrim, the Principal of the Ladro
Institute, asked Bargan.
"Souta will defeat them," Bargan replied to him.
"All those B-ranks? You're telling me that he could defeat them." Azrim
raised his eyebrows at Bargan's words.
"Souta has always been like this. He's fighting opponents and his chances of
winning are low but you know what happened in the end? He always prevails
in the end." Bargan paused for a moment before he added, "He will not win
by fighting them head-on so he had to create a situation where he could
defeat them and that's what's happening inside that barrier."
"You really know your student." Azrim smiled as he looked at the projection.
"Yeah, I'm always observing them so that I could know what style fitted them
the most. Just because they are in a mage class doesn't mean they have to
become a textbook mage. They have to master a style that fitted them to
increase their combat prowess to a higher level." Bargan said to him. What he
wanted the most was to help his students increase their power and unlock
their hidden potential so that they could become great figures in the future.
"You're serious about your job. Is it because of that?" Azrim said as he

glanced at Bargan's expression.
Bargan didn't say anything as he simply watched the projection.
...
"Hmm...? That swordsman and shielder are pretty strong." Souta muttered as
he saw them handled that [Shadow Bind] that could hold a third evolution
monster for a few seconds.
'They are stronger than you physically. But in terms of spells, you are still
stronger than them. That's what makes you special. You're B-rank in physical
strength and you're also B-rank at magical strength.' Saya said to him.
"So let's slowly break them," Souta said as he drunk another mana potion.
Casting [Dark Cloud Hunting] and [Shadow Bind] repeatedly drained a
quarter of his mana.
'And how will you do that?' Saya asked.
"I will break their mind first before I break them physically," Souta replied to
her as the corner of his mouth curved upwards while looking at his prey.
...
"We need to move and meet the others." The shielder said to his comrades.
The situation they were facing was bad and it will only get worse if they
couldn't meet with Frankie and the rest.
"Don't worry about them, leader. Frankie is the strongest person in our group
so we should be concerned for our well-being." The rogue said to shielder.
"Yeah, you are right. If our enemies are going to attack then it will be our
group. I'm sure this is the reason why our enemies separated us from them."
The shielder nodded.
Suddenly, several black tentacles emerged from the ground once again.
"Don't panic! We can handle it! We got caught off guard before but now
we're ready to face it!" The shielder shouted as he smashed his shield on the
black tentacles.
The rogue swiftly moved his body as he slashed the tentacles using the sharp
dagger in his hand.
After one minute, the relentless attack of the black tentacles stopped. They
were prepared so no one got caught in their group. The same attack won't
work on them again.
Although they managed to protect the C-ranks, they still haven't solved the
problem.
What could they do in this kind of environment?
They couldn't see anything with black mist around them. If the rogue was two
meters away from the shielder then he wouldn't be able to see him because of
how thick the black mist around them.
Not just them, Frankie's group was also attacked by black tentacles that
emerged from the group. Just like the shielder's group, there are no casualties
to them this time.
"Everyone's fine," Ramie said to them.
"I'm glad." Frankie sighed in relief when he heard it. He doesn't want to
repeat what happened before. That's why he will do his best to protect his
comrades.
"It's here again. The voices." The mage said while glancing around with a
wary expression.
The crying and grieving voices in the surrounding area give them chills. It
feels cold and ominous at the same time. Their instinct that they honed in
their adventures was telling them that something dreadful will happen.
Suddenly, the voices changed. Malice and hatred were overflowing and
everyone could feel it. They could feel the extreme pain in the voices around
them.
It feels like countless pairs of eyes were looking at them. The weak-willed
person wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Damn! Get out of my mind!"
The mage turned his head and saw his comrades holding his head. It seems
that they couldn't take what's happening at this moment.
"Hey, take a hold of yourself. I'll get you out of this place." Frankie said as he
grabbed the shoulder of his comrades.
Their morale plummeted without them noticing it.
Looking into the darkness around them, they felt like they were slowly
sinking into the endless abyss which they couldn't escape no matter what
happens. They felt that it was seeping into their pores.
Lalala~ Lala~ Lalala~
Everyone was shaken as the voice of a girl sounded in the area around them.
"Who's there?! Show yourself you coward!!" Frankie shouted angrily when
he heard a voice of a girl.
"This is... A strong person is watching us in the darkness..." The mage

muttered with wide eyes.
Fluctuations of high energy appeared in front of them. It was followed by a

huge red slash heading in their direction.
"DODGE!!"
Frankie and the rest of the B-rank jumped away to avoid the powerful
crimson color slash.
"Argh!!"
Frankie and the rest looked behind and saw some of the C-rank members
didn't manage to avoid it. They saw the arms and legs of their comrades on
the ground, spurting blood.
"My arms!!"
"H-Help me! My legs are gone!!"
The C-ranks members screamed as they looked at their body parts on the
ground.
"Damn! If it's not for this black mist then I would be able to detect the
attack!" The mage cursed as he punched the ground in frustration. He never
felt useless as a mage before.
The others were about to help their comrades when several black tentacles
emerged from the ground once again.
"Damn!!" Frankie shouted as he charged towards the black tentacles to cut it

down. He wanted to destroy it as soon as possible and helped his injured
comrades.
"Wait! Frankie! Don't go!" The mage tried to stop him. He gritted his teeth
and lifted the wand in his hand.
[Lightning Blast]!!
A ball of lightning formed above him and it began to strike everything around
them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several small explosions occurred around them. Since he couldn't sense their
opponents, he could only strike everything so that their opponents wouldn't
have a chance to get close to them.
"Hurry up and use heal potions to injured people." He said to his comrades in
a loud voice. Then, he realized something.
"So that's how it is..."
He looked around him with wide eyes. The sounds of the explosion weren't
that loud. It was as if something was interfering with the sound in the air.
"The mana... How could I forget it..."
So this was the reason why their leader hasn't heard them even though they
were creating a commotion here.
"Tsk! I finally understand the trick behind this. I know how to counter it."
The mage said as a smile formed on his face.
"You really are our great mage!" Ramie smiled while giving potions to their
injured comrades.
The healer glanced at the mage and saw something terrifying.
"I'll counter..." The mage said as he gathered a large amount of mana in his
wand. Suddenly, he heard someone's voice in his left ear.
"Please... Be... Quiet... Don't... Give... Them... Hope..."
Swoosh!
The mage felt chills as he turned around but his hand which was holding the
wand flew in the mid-air.
He was caught off guard. He was basking in pride as he understood the trick
of his opponent but he didn't expect this to happen.
"Huh?"
He looked at his hand in the mid-air with a confused expression. His brain
hasn't registered that his arms were gone.
When he comes to his senses, he screamed loudly as he felt the extreme pain.
The lightning above him disappeared as he fell on his knees.
"ARGGGHHH!!"
The healer and Ramie stared blankly at the mage. They only saw a figure clad
in black energy disappeared into thin air. The energy of that figure was so
dark.
At the same time, they heard some singing.
"Oh, don't give up your hope~ you will lose yourself~"
The creepy voice made them sunk towards the abyss.

Hope
"Argh!! My arm!" The mage groaned in pain on the ground. His blood kept
flowing out of his wounds.
Ramie and the healer were about to stand up and help him when they saw
countless black spikes burst out of the ground.
The two of them carried two people in each other's hands before they jumped
away. They closed their eyes as the spikes spread out and pierced the body of
some of their comrades.
This was the only thing they could do. They only have two hands so they
couldn't help everyone.
"Argh!!"
The mage groaned as some of the spikes hit his body but then he realized that
it couldn't pierce deeply.
This was only a level 1 tier 1 spell [Shadow Spike] so it could hardly damage
a powerful B-rank.
"I need to do this..."
Flames appeared in the mage's hand and he grabbed his arm to stop the blood
flow by burning it. He could attached his hand later as long as one day hasn't
passed.
ARGGGHHHH!!
He gritted his teeth as he burned his wounds. Then, he saw a black ball
floating in front of him.
"W-What's this...?"
Swoosh!
Souta appeared in front of the mage while using [Shadow Cloak]. He grabbed
the neck of the mage before he pulled out his tongue.
"You don't need this."
After saying those words, Souta threw the tongue on the ground and stomped
on it.
The mage looked at Souta with fear and hatred. He didn't think that this man
would cut his tongue. He then saw Souta moved his left hand and placed it on
his left eye.
"You also don't need this one," Souta said in a cold voice as he plucked the
left eye of the mage.
The mage realized one thing. And that's Souta wouldn't kill him. He will
torture him like this. He wanted to beg but there were no words that were
coming out of his mouth.
Slowly his hatred disappeared and despair replaced it. It was slowly seeking
into the depths of his body.
Without him realizing it, tears flow out of his eye. He was crying.
The man in front of him showed his brutal side to their party and everyone
will experience it.
Souta's hand moved towards his right eye. At this point, his mind was already
blank. He loses himself to despair.
Putchi!
Souta threw the mage on the ground after gouging both of his eyes. He then
placed his eyes closed to him.
"Infinite shadows dancing in the darkness." He muttered before he
disappeared and black tentacles once again rose from the ground.
...
Hays!
Lumilia sighed as she turned in the direction where Souta was fighting with a
concerned look.
She didn't know what will happen but she could only place her trust in him.
Everything was moving smoothly according to their plan. They already

destroyed sixty percent of their enemy's bases. It was only a matter of time
before the Adventurers Guild stepped forward and stopped this war.
"Just like what Souta said, this battle will show everyone in the kingdom the
power of our Dark Oculus Legion," Lumilia muttered while looking at the
map in front of her.
This was the result of everyone's training. They could defeat and match some
of the B-ranks in this kingdom. This placed the power of their Dark Oculus in
mid-tier.
With this much power, they could even invade small dukedoms without any
affiliation to a large country like Fersch Dukedom.
"After this war, our legion will gain fame. I think that Souta will expand the
legion into rank 2 after this. That way, we could accept members once again."
Lumilia said before she sighed. "Tons of paperwork will come to me after
this... I should hire an assistant."
She thought that this was not bad compared to her situation before.
"I just have to work harder so that Souta will not be bothered by the legion's
affair."
...
Frankie, Ramie, the healer, the rest were shocked when they saw the mage.
They held their breath as the mage laughed to himself like a crazy person.
His eyes were gouged out and his arms were gone. He was lying in the pool
of blood.
"What happened to you?!" Frankie shouted as he shook the body of the mage.
The mage ignored him as he smiled tirelessly. Blood kept pouring out of his
mouth.
"...horrible," The healer said as she covered her mouth.
Ramie placed her hand on Frankie's shoulder. "Let's go, Frankie. We couldn't
do anything."
"I'll close his wounds." The healer said as she sat beside the mage. She had a
painful look as she watched the state of their respectable mage.
"Just what did you experience..."
They couldn't imagine what the mage experience that caused him to become
like this.
She could heal his wounds but she couldn't do anything about his mental
state.
"Damn it!!" Frankie roared loudly. He was frustrated. If he only followed the
mage's words then this wouldn't happen.
"Shhh! Don't shout. It's your hope."
Frankie, Ramie, and the healer heard an unfamiliar voice. They quickly raised
their guards and saw a crimson-colored slash heading towards the direction of
the mage.
"Arghh!" Frankie tightly grabbed his sword and stood in front of the mage.
After charging his mana in his sword he swung it towards the slash.
[Counter Wind Slash]!
Both skills collided causing a shockwaves to be swept out in the surrounding

area.
"Damn you!!" Frankie managed to destroy the red slash with his skills.
But before he could turn to his friends, several black tentacles once again
emerged from the ground.
While he was busy with [Shadow Bind], Souta appeared beside the healer.
"Your hands... I don't need it." He grabbed the collar of the healer and swiftly
sliced her hands using the vajra sword.
"You!" Ramie quickly pulled out her dagger and pounced at Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta threw the healer away and clashed with Ramie.
They exchanged high-speed blows. It's no wonder that they could handle
[Shadow Bind] spell. They were skilled fighters.
After a few seconds of exchanging blows, Ramie managed to cause small

cuts around his body.
'You should retreat now. If that swordsman come here then you would suffer
heavy injuries.' Saya said to him.
'I know.' Souta replied to her. That's why he was doing this because he knew
that he wouldn't last in a head-on battle against them.
Knowing that he couldn't finish Ramie, Souta disappeared using the [Shadow
Ball] that he scattered around the field.
"Fall and accept your fate... Mwahaha!" His voice echoed as he vanished into
thin air.
She quickly turned to her remaining comrades only to find that all of them
were gone including the healer. Their painful scream reverberated in her ears
like a curse.
She slumped on the ground with a blank expression. She was losing her hope.
"Ramie!" Frankie went beside her and asked if she was fine. He was holding
the mage in his arms.
"No... What should we do, Frankie?" Ramie looked at him.
"Don't give up. We can do this." Frankie said to her with a firm expression.
His eyes were brimming with determination to defeat Souta.
"I hope so..." Ramie said in a low voice.
...
The shielder and his group didn't know what happened to Frankie's group.
They have no idea that their whole group was on the verge of breaking down.
In the past few minutes, black tentacles kept appeared and they have
managed to defend themselves from it.
A spell like this wasn't enough for B-ranks like them. It would take more to
defeat them.
The shielder and his comrades were slowly advancing forward while paying
attention to their surroundings. They don't know when the black tentacles will
appear so they could only look around.
Suddenly, their body felt heavy as the gravity increased by twenty times. It
was trying to push them on the ground.
Boom!
"What now?!" The shielder shouted as he looked left and right.

Swoosh!
A huge figure crashed on the center of their formation from above. It caused
an explosion that blows everyone away.
"Argh! What happened?"
The rogue and other B-rank pushed themselves out of the ground. The impact
of the explosion scattered their group. They don't even know where the C-
rank members.
"Shit!"
The shielder stood up and saw a huge figure of a bear in the middle of a
crater.
The bear was emitting a fierce aura that rivaled the third evolution monster
they faced in the past.
The aura was so dense and thick that it looks like it was distorting the space
when in fact it was only pushing away the weaker energy.
"The hell!!"
"Where did this monster comes from?!"
The shielder and his comrades looked at the bear with fear in their eyes. With
their current situation, they don't have a chance to win against a third
evolution monster.
The energy in her body gathered in both of her hands.
"Oi! Oi! This is no ordinary monster! This monster knows how to control its
energy!" The shielder said when he saw the pure energy formed on the bear's
arms.
ROAR!!
Yuko roared as she activated [Cat's Speed] and [Triple Muscle

Strengthening] before she pounced towards the shielder.
She was going to show them the despair of fighting absolute strength.
Souta who was observing everything in the mid-air grinned.
"Crush their hope and smile. Leave only despair, Yuko."

How do you feel?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several powerful shockwaves swept out the entire area inside the barrier. It
was followed by heavy earthquakes that changed the land formation.
If Souta was to describe it, he was going to say that it was violent. Yuko was
using her blessing to destroy everything inside the barrier.
To think that she was capable of this much destruction was beyond his
comprehension. He didn't expect that she would be able to fully control her
blessing without him noticing it.
"Hm?"
Souta noticed that cracks started to appear on the barrier around them. Even
Souta would have a hard time breaking this barrier that Lynn prepared for
half an hour with every bit of her mana.
Boom! Boom!
After several shockwaves, the cracks spread out in the whole barrier. It was
going to break at any moment. The only reason why it could hold was that
Lynn was pouring her mana into this barrier.
"That girl..." Souta smiled wryly as he imagined Lynn's face while trying to
fix this barrier.
'You're not going to stop, Yuko?' Saya asked him.
"Nope, this is a good chance to settle this problem. I'm pretty confident that I
could handle the leftover." Souta shook his head before he forced his
attention at Yuko.
'Ufufu, you're fighting them now that you've broken their will and mind.
What an evil goblin you are...' Saya said with a laugh.
Boom!
The barrier was shattered into tiny pieces as it couldn't hold the extreme
power inside it. The particles dissipated into thin air.
'Yuko, stop using your blessing.' Souta said to her through their contract.
Yuko couldn't understand his words but the contract transmitted his intent to
her.
Yuko quickly stopped using the power of blessing as soon as Souta's intent
was transmitted to her mind. This was to avoid the prying eyes of other
people.
The people inside were beaten to a pulp by Yuko. They will not be able to
fight anymore. They were physically and mentally exhausted.
"Let me finish what I started..." Souta muttered as he slowly descended on

the ground using the power of gravity.
...
"Ah."
Lynn fell on her knees as the barrier that she worked hard to build collapses
in front of her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Souta."
She said to herself as she closed her eyes and imagined his disappointed
expression. She turned pale just by thinking about it.
Although the barrier collapsed, Souta's spell, the [Dark Cloud Hunting] spell,
was still in effect. She wanted to go inside but she held back herself because
she remembered Souta said to wait for him in this place.
"Still... I'm very curious about what's happening there. I could feel
tremendous energy but that's all." Lynn said to herself.
She will try to increase her mana capacity next time so that the barrier that
she'll create would grow stronger.
Hays...
Lynn sighed as she tied her long purple hair into a ponytail.
"I will watch this place in case someone appeared and disturbed Souta's
battle." She said to herself as she stood up and patted her clothes. She then
drunk mana potions to recover some of her mana.
...
"I'll protect you..." Frankie tightly hugged the mage's body to protect him
from getting injured.
Ramie covered her eyes as she crouched down to balance herself. The
shockwaves were causing powerful earthquakes that changed the land
formation.
"What's happening...?"
She couldn't believe what she was seeing. The loud cracking sound in the
area made her look up into the sky. The shockwaves were sweeping the black
mist so before it formed again she caught a glimpse of the state of the barrier.
The barrier was going to collapse at any moment.
"The barrier... We can leave this place, Frankie." Ramie said to Frankie who
was carrying the mage in his arms.
"Why?" Frankie looked back at Ramie and asked.
"There's crack on the barrier," Ramie replied to him and the barrier broke
creating a loud sound.
Bang!
The barrier around them was shattered into tiny particles like a fragile glass.
As soon as the barrier collapsed, the shockwaves in the surrounding
disappeared too.
The area turned silent after a few moments and the black mist got thicker
once again.
"The barrier is gone..." Frankie muttered while looking around.
"Yeah, but the black mist is still here," Ramie said in response to his words.
Swoosh!!
A huge figure was heading towards them from above.
Frankie and Ramie looked up as they felt it. It was different from the one that
they've faced before.
"Move!!"
The two of them jumped away to avoid getting hit by the huge figure.
Boom!
The figure crashed on their position before causing the ground to tremble.
While they were in the mid-air, black tentacles appeared once again. The
tentacles aimed at them before it stretched out trying to bind them.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Frankie!" Ramie looked at Frankie while pulling out the daggers on her
waist.
"Yeah, I know." Frankie nodded as he held the mage in one arm before
pulling out his sword with his free hand.
Suddenly, Frankie and the mage were pushed towards the ground as the
gravity increased by twenty times.
Bang!
The two of them crashed on the ground as the black tentacles flew towards
them.
"Frankie!!" Ramie shouted with a worried expression. She then saw the
figure who crashed on the ground move towards her.
After a closer look, she found that this was the bear from before. It means
that Souta Ieshi, the commander of the Dark Oculus Legion, was here in this
place.
She stepped on the black tentacles to jumped away but the tentacles
dissipated into thin air.
"Wha-"
She was surprised at this. She didn't think that the opponent could instantly
dispel the spell that they casted.
Swoosh!
Yuko appeared in front of her and gathered her mana in her arms. Ramie
simply crossed her daggers in front of her to block Yuko's attack. She knew
that she couldn't dodge it in this distance.
She was wrong... Everything that will happen was out of her expectations.
Souta appeared behind her and pushed her towards Yuko. Yuko then threw a
powerful punch aiming at her stomach.
Bang!
Ramie spat a mouthful of blood as she flew and crashed on the ground
creating a fissure in her path.
As soon as her body stopped moving, black tentacles rose around her and
bound her limbs. Finally, the [Shadow Bind] managed to get Ramie. She
wouldn't be able to break it easily with just her strength.
"Switch."
Souta vanished from his position and he appeared in the space above Ramie.
"Hehe~" He fell down and stabbed the stomach of the girl with his sword.
After that, he twisted it so that the girl would feel intense pain.
Just like what he expected, Ramie screamed at the top of her lungs.
"ARRGGGHH!! IT HURTS!!"
Frankie turned his head and saw Souta stabbing his sword at Ramie. He
placed down the mage and said, "Stay here for a while. I'll rescue Ramie."
He then charged towards Souta's direction at high speed.
Swoosh!
Souta looked at him as he knitted his brows. He opened his mouth and said,
"Yuko."
Roar!
Yuko roared and she intercepted Frankie by throwing a powerful blow and
Frankie swung his sword in response.
Boom!
Both of their attacks collided causing a huge gust of winds. The energy
spiked up creating sparks the flew around them.
Both of them took a distance from each other. Frankie realized that he
couldn't easily get past and rescue Ramie.
"You! What happened to our leader?" Frankie asked as he tightly grabbed his
sword using both of his hands.
"Leader? Ah, they give up. They felt despair when they saw Yuko's true
strength. It's thrilling to watch them fought someone they couldn't win."
Souta replied to him with a smile. He then twisted his sword causing Ramie
to scream in pain.
"RAMIE!!" Frankie shouted but he didn't charge forward. He knew that the
bear would simply stop him just like before.
"Are you sure that you need to pay attention to me?" Souta said as he pulled
his sword and pointed at the person behind Frankie.
"What?" Frankie turned around and saw black tentacles wriggling around the
mage's body.
"Crush it." As soon as Souta said those words the black tentacles around the
mage tightened. It shattered the bones inside the mage's body.
"ARGH! IT HURTS!" The mage screamed painfully.
Suddenly, Yuko charged forward and swung her paw at him.
Bang!
She caught him off guard as her full power swing landed on his face. Frankie
flew into a distance before he rolled on the ground.
Yuko chased after him as she jumped towards him attempting to smash his
head into smithereens.
Frankie saw it and he rolled to the side barely avoiding Yuko's feet.
Boom!
"Just give up," Souta muttered in a cold tone as he watched Frankie fight
Yuko. The black tentacles around Ramie tightened and it slowly squashed her
bones one by one.
Her painful scream reverberated in the whole area. It greatly distracted

Frankie who was busy fighting Yuko. The screams of his friends echoed in
his ears like a curse.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

Due to him being distracted Yuko beat him one-sidedly.
"No, my friends... Let them go..." Frankie said while lying on the ground. His
body was full of wounds.
"Today's show is complete so please give me a big applause," Souta said as

he clapped.
Yuko looked at Souta and thought that he was praising her so she copied him
and clapped too.
Clap! Clap!
Souta strode towards Frankie who was reaching his hands towards Ramie. He
slowly raised his sword and stabbed his hand.
"Argh!" Frankie groaned in pain as the sword nailed his hand.
Souta squatted down and looked at Frankie's eyes with a grin on his face. He
slowly opened his mouth and asked, "How do you feel? What do you think?
Fun? Joy? Despair?"
Chapter 284 - End of Battle
Souta stood up and patted his clothes. He also wiped the blood that got on his
body.
'Ufufu, that's quite a show.' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
"Yeah, it was a masterpiece," Souta replied to her as he placed back the vajra
sword in its sheath before drinking mana potion.
'I really like it you know. This show somehow satiated my boredom.' Saya
chuckled.
"What can I do? I'm going to lose if I fought them head-on so I defeated them
one by one and show them despair to break their mind." Souta said as a smile
formed on his face. He then rubbed a part of his neck and recalled what he
did before.
He let Saya possessed his body and used her voice to instilled fear in those
people. At first, he wasn't sure if his plan would work but in the end, they
succ.u.mbed to their fear. He let them lose their composure so that he could
chip them away easily.
'Let's do it again.' Saya said to him.
"Yeah, next time I will show you a show without a shred of salvation." Souta
agreed to her words.
'Ufufu, I like it.' Saya laughed faintly at his words.
...
Lynn was looking at the black mist intently as she waited for Souta and Yuko
to come out. While waiting for them, she was looking out at her surrounding
in case some people appear and disturb Souta.
After a few minutes, Souta and Yuko came out of the black mist.
"Souta! Yuko!" Lynn smiled as she went towards the two. She then lowered
her head and said, "I'm sorry, Souta. I couldn't keep the barrier."
Souta glanced at her and said, "You don't have to apologize. It was
unavoidable as Yuko used her full power that broke the barrier. Our
opponents this time are strong so Yuko had no choice but to use her power."
"I-Is that so?" Lynn glanced at Souta.
"Yup, so don't think about it. Everything works fine in the end. As long as it
produced good then it's fine." Souta smiled as he patted her shoulders.
Lynn just lowered her head as a tinge of redness formed on her cheeks.
"I need to report this battle to Lumilia," Souta said as he took out
transmission talisman. "Hello, Lumilia. We've finished those B-ranks. You
don't have to worry about them."
"O-Oh, that's good. We could win this war." Lumilia's voice sounded in the
talisman.
"I'm going there with Yuko and Lynn so prepare a cup of coffee for me. I
wanna relax this time." Souta said as he yawned and stretched his arms.
"Understood. I will prepare it immediately." Lumilia replied to him.
"Let's get going. I'm sure you wanted to rest too Lynn. We've traveled from
the party to this city after all." Souta said.
...
Souta's group left so the black mist slowly dissipated as Souta canceled his
spell. It was draining his mana by using this for a few minutes.
As soon as the black mist disappeared the people who were watching in the
projection saw the state of the land. They were stunned, surprised, and
shocked at the same time.
Horrifying scene was what revealed in their eyes.
Everything was destroyed and part of the land was dyed in red. The blood of
Souta's opponent flooded the land. Severed hands and legs of his opponents
were everywhere. Eyeballs were rolling on the bloody ground. The smell of
blood filled the entire area.
The Adventurer Guild's staff who were handling the legion war was horrified
by this bloody scene. They quickly went towards it and to handled this scene.
Even though Souta was gone, they still could feel the chilly atmosphere in the
air. Some of the staff puked after seeing the scene. This was their first time in
their life seeing such a scene which makes their stomach turned upside down.
It was different from the past legion war where they would only saw people
got beaten up. The scene in front of them was entirely different from that, it
feels like Souta brutally tortured his enemies until they lose their minds.
They turned their heads in the direction where Souta left.
"He's crazy..."
It was a warning. A warning to the people who didn't know their place. Souta
left them a warning that he could be brutal when he needed it.
"That Souta is no joke! He's as crazy as Yanagi Shina!"
"He's the real deal!"
"Yanagi and Souta in the same faction! Everything will turn crazy!"
Someone of the people who were watching the legion war in projection said.
"Eh, father... Are you we could leave sister in that man?" A man in his early
twenties asked.
"...Yeah, probably." A man with long blue hair said as he glanced at his son.
This man was Ursus Von Asvares. In short, Lumilia's father. While the other
person was the heir of the Asvares family, Milan Von Asvares. He is
Lumilia's older brother.
"Let's visit her sometimes," Milan said to his father.
Ursus stayed silent as he ignored Milan's words.
In the Ladro Institute...
"Just what did he do inside that barrier?" Azrim said with a sigh as he
massaged his temple. He heard a lot of rumors that Souta was brutal in the
ranking battle. Now that he saw this bloody scene in the projection, he finally
understood why the second-year students were afraid of Souta.
"I don't know," Bargan replied to him while shaking his head. He didn't have
an idea what Souta did inside the barrier that caused such a scene.
"Damn! Another crazy student is making a name outside the institute!" Jess
said. He was Bargan's friend and also a teacher at Ladro Institute.
...
One day had passed and the Adventurers Guild declared that the Dark Oculus
Legion won the legion war.
They demolished and defeated every member of the opponent's group. They
didn't have a chance to fight back and group themselves in this war. It was a
one-sided battle.
The name of Dark Oculus Legion spread throughout the whole kingdom.
Some of the adventurers in the other country even received the news about
the rising legion in the Hebrei Kingdom.
This battle silence all the opposition nobles. They couldn't do anything to
stop the rise of Dark Oculus Legion.
Souta and his deputies name also got famous in the whole kingdom. The
group of students of Ladro Institute defeated the powerful legions of the
nobles.
The Dark Oculus Legion only have a few B-ranks in their legion but they
managed to overwhelm their opponents who possessed more than forty B-
ranks. Well, Yanagi Shina beat half of these B-ranks on her own. Even the A-
rank of the count's family got beaten by her.
This battle placed their legion in the top Rank 1 Legion.
At the same time, the Ladro Institute increased its fame once again. Even the
other large countries noticed this institute. After all, Souta and the rest were
all from this institute so it piqued the interest of other people.
Now that the Grand Tournament will begin, a lot of people was placing their
bet on the Ladro Institute more than the Royal Academy. Aside from Yanagi
Shina, the other students of Ladro Institute got famous like Souta.
They even said that Souta would beat those people from other schools and
academies easily just like how he beat those B-ranks in the legion war.
Souta was having a coffee in his office. He had a carefree smile on his face.
In front of him was the Guildmaster of the branch guild in this city. Francis
looked at Souta and said, "Congratulations Commander Souta for winning the
legion war."
"Thank you, guildmaster. I really appreciate your help." Souta smiled back at
Francis.
"We're currently in the process of collecting your rewards. We will deliver it

to you in the next two days." Francis said as he placed a piece of paper in
front of Souta.
Souta looked at Lumilia who was standing at his side. She nodded and picked
the paper. After a while, she opened her mouth and said, "Commander,
everything is prepared. According to this contract, we will receive
everything."
"Okay." Souta nodded at her. If she said that the contract was fine then it was
fine. "Then, give the guild master the files to promote our legion."
"Understood." Lumilia nodded before she took out paper files and placed it in
front of the guild master.
"I will quickly process your request. I'm sure that the main guild will approve
of your request." Francis said to Souta with a smile. He didn't even check the
paper files in front of him.
"Thanks. I will wait for the good news." Souta said before he took a sip of his
coffee.
They talked for a few minutes before the guild master left the room.
Everything went smoothly and there's no problem with the legion.
"We're rich. From the seven noble families... We shut their mouth with our
strength. Now, our legion is even richer than your family, right Lumilia?"
Souta said as he walked towards the window and looked outside.
"Yes, our current wealth surpassed the wealth of a normal noble family."
Lumilia nodded at his words.
Chapter 285 - Collapse of the
Ladros City: Prologue
"About our legion members..." Souta asked as he glanced at Lumilia who was
standing behind him.
"I've already calculated the reward and give them points according to their
contributions in the legion war," Lumilia replied to his question.
The legion members were happy and excited because they won the war. At
first, they weren't sure whether they could win or not but in the middle of the
battle they found that their group has a huge advantage and was on the lead of
the war.
They received points and it made them go wild. They could use it to redeem
various things in the treasury of the legion. They were delighted that they
didn't need to use their money to buy potions, weapons, and armors. They
could just stock up their points and redeem high-grade weapons in the
treasury.
The points system of the legion did a good job in encouraging the members
to take several quests.
"I see. Good job. If you want something. Just tell me." Souta nodded with a
satisfied expression.
"Then, how about we hired some blacksmith, Souta?" Lumilia suggested to

him.
"Blacksmith?" Souta muttered as he rubbed his chin.
"Yes, we don't have someone who could repair the member's weapon in our
legion. The members of our legion are going out to the weaponsmith in the
market to repair their weapons." Lumilia explained to him.
"I understand the problem." Souta nodded and he looked at her before he
added casually, "I'll leave it to you. I'm sure that some of the blacksmiths out
there wouldn't decline our legion. Also, include the repair to the points
system."
"Leave it to me," Lumilia replied with a serious expression.
He smiled and he left his office. He went straight to his room before he lay
down on the bed.
"Let's see.."
Souta looked at his system and saw the system notification that he received
before. He took down a group of B-rank after all so he was expecting good
rewards for him.
[Congratulations for completing the "Legion War" quest!]
[Processing the rewards...]
[Processing complete...]
[You've received 100,000 exp, 10 skill points, and 15 free attribute points!]
This was a pretty decent reward for him. After all, he defeated a group of B-
ranks with Yuko and Lynn. He wondered what would be his rewards if he
soloed those B-ranks.
[You've level up!]
[Strength attribute increased by 15!]
[Agility, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality attributes increased by 10!]

'Oh? Level up...' Souta looked at his stats with a satisfied smile on his face.
He was level 36 and was close to level 40. Just a little bit more and he would
be able to reach the level limit of his second evolution.
He will try to participate in the Grand Tournament and trigger the quest.
That's one of a big quest with lots of rewards. He recalled that some of the
players in the past join the big tournament in some large countries and reap
huge rewards.
If everything goes well and he became the champion Souta would be able to
level up once again according to his estimation. He also thinks that he would
get skill points sufficient for him to promote his class and level up some of
his skills.
The problem was Yanagi Shina. She was the strongest participant in this
tournament in the whole kingdom. Not just her, the top 5 rankers of the Ladro
Institute were undoubtedly powerful to keep him in bay. Their powers were
either at the peak of B-rank and A-rank.
Also, the top students of other schools and academies were strong too.
There were only a few days left before the elimination of the Grand
Tournament starts.
Souta decided that he will try to level up his skills in this short amount of
time. He couldn't depend on his level alone. A high level wasn't enough. If he
met someone who possessed a number of skills which was higher than the
level of his skills then he would lose.
Just like Bargan. He was the strongest Hero-rank that Souta knew in the
entire game without the power of blessing as his skills were on an entirely
different realm than other Hero-rank.
"About the nobles..."
Souta didn't need to worry about them. He gave them a warning. Also, if they
got out of hands the institute will not stay still watching them face their
demise.
...
The next day, the Adventurers Guild approve of their request. They
announced that the Dark Oculus Legion was now a Rank 2 Legion. It was an
official announcement that everyone expected.
The legion could now accept more members and the quest that they will post
on their quest board will increase by three-fold.
Souta left the affairs of the legion to Lumilia, his vice-commander. He felt
bad about leaving all of this to her but she said that it was fine.
Lynn, Yujin, Bryan, Brando, and Alice formed their own party with Lumilia's
help. Their party was an independent one which could take quests even
without their help.
Jeanne and Wako of the fan club group will be promoted to deputy rank once
they become B-rank adventurers. Souta and Lumilia recognized their strength
in the Legion War as they defeated some of the B-ranks so they decided to
promote them once they reach the appropriate rank.
Yanagi Shina has her own special rank in the legion. She was the Ace of the
legion. She was an independent faction on her own and will not listen to the
instructions of anyone except for the commander.
Jagret, Ginvi, and the rest of the Lanny corp came back and joined Souta's
legion. After all, Souta promised Jimmy to reserved ten seats in his legion for
the Lanny corporation. An additional four people came with them as the
original Lanny corp in his party were only six.
Souta went to Adventurers Guild to find the Gale group but he heard from the
other adventurers that they were in another country doing some quest.
The Gale group was the party that Souta met along with Jimmy. They also
helped him in the incidents of the Gripen city which shook the entire
kingdom. He wanted to invite them to his legion.
How unfortunate. Too bad they were in another country. He will try to invite
them later if they come back to this city so he decided to reserve some seats
for them in his legion.
B-rank?
According to Souta's evaluation, he still wasn't a match to Gregory. Gregory

was entirely different than B-rank as he exclaimed that he defeat third
evolution monster on his own before.
That's what Souta wanted to avoid. The noble head personally making a
move was simply bad for him. Luckily, he had Yanagi Shina and the Ladro
Institute on his back as a deterrent force to keep them in check.
Souta shook his head and he stood up. He walked toward the window and
looked on the ground. He saw that the legion was busy. A lot of people were
applying to join the legion as it became a Rank 2 Legion today.
They also didn't need to go to class today. The institute was going to focus
itself on the upcoming Grand Tournament that will be held in the Royal
Capital City of the Hebrei Kingdom.
A lot of students were busy preparing themselves for the elimination round in
the next few days. Precisely, the elimination round will begin after four days.
It will last for seven days.
"The formation is too quick..." He muttered before he turned around and

wore his clothes. He then hung the vajra sword on his waist and exited the
room.
...
A man with light green color hair and pupils was standing on top of a huge
boulder of rock. He was wearing a black robe on top of a maroon long-sleeve
shirt. His skin was pale and he had dark circles around his eyes. His name
was Yuvn, a seven-circle officer of the Seven Deadly Sins.
In front of him were the members of the Seven Deadly Sins like him.
He slowly opened his mouth and said in a deep tone, "We're to invade the
Hebrei Kingdom so prepare yourself. No matter what happens we will take
back the bloodstones. That's our priority."
"So what's our plan?" A feminine voice sounded.
"We will divide this group into two. One will attack the airship that will go
towards the capital while the other will retrieve the bloodstones from that
Ladros City." Yuvn said as he explained his plan to his comrades. "We've
also done our investigation regarding this kingdom. I've estimated the current
force of this kingdom and I've got to say that the military prowess it
possessed is high."
"So?" Pavoni asked with an irritated look.
"Well, that wouldn't be able to stop us. The group that will attack the airship
will need to be wary of Azrim, he's a powerful existence. And the group that
will attack the city will need to be wary of Bargan, that man is troublesome."
Yuvn said with a serious expression.
Pavoni grinned and said, "We're going all out."
"Yeah, we're going to crush everyone and retrieve the bloodstones! We will
sacrifice the people in that city!"
Ladros City: Dawn of Chaos
Today was the day of the elimination round of the Grand Tournament. A lot
of students were preparing themselves for this tournament.
"Souta, we're going out. We will come to institute later." Brando said to
Souta. He was going out to market with Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter to buy
something. Also, she wanted to play outside so they came with her.
"Okay, I'll wait for you there so protect her." Souta nodded at him. He agreed
to them to bring her out. He was sure that she was getting bored playing in
this building. Well, she will come to the institute later so that they could
watch the elimination round.
"Don't worry, Bryan and I are pretty strong. We will not let anything happen
to her." Brando said as he smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, I will protect Cl.u.s.ter." Bryan nodded.
Souta glanced at her who was beside the two and said, "Cl.u.s.ter, don't leave
their sight."
"Okay, I'll behave." Cl.u.s.ter said as she raised both of her hands in the air.
"We'll go now. See you later, Souta, Lumilia, and Lynn." Brando said to them
as he turned around.
"Bye-bye Brother Souta, Sister Lynn, Sister Mila!" Cl.u.s.ter waved her
hands before she followed Brando.
"Bye!" Lumilia waved her hand with a smile on her face.
"See you later, Cl.u.s.ter!" Lynn said to her.

The three left the room leaving Lumilia, Lynn, and Souta in the office room.
Alice and Yujin were downstairs looking at the new members in their legion.
They were counting the quest that the members completed to see if they fill
the quota. While Jeanne and Wako were already in the institute.
Souta looked at Lumilia and asked, "Are you going to stay here?"
"Yes, I will not participate in the elimination round as I have a lot of things to
do here," Lumilia replied to him in a gentle tone. "I'll go there later and watch
the elimination round."
"I see..." Souta nodded and he turned to Lynn.
"Um... I'm going to help Mila here." Lynn said with a fl.u.s.tered look.
Souta smiled before he shook his head.
"What's wrong, Souta?" Lumilia asked him as she slightly tilted her head.
"Nothing..." Souta replied to her and he closed his eyes. In the past few days,
he trained with everyone so he was quite confident in the Grand Tournament.
"I'll prepare some coffee for you," Lumilia said as she looked at his table and
saw that he didn't have a coffee. She, no, everyone in their group knew that
Souta liked drinking coffee when he was relaxing.
"I-I'll help too..." Lynn said while stuttering.
Souta opened one of his eyes and said, "I'll look forward to it."
Lumilia and Lynn left the room to brew some coffee for him.
'I think your overall power is enough to place you in the top 10 of the Ladro
Institute.' Saya's voice sounded in his head.
"Yeah, I think too. My skills have grown stronger because of our training.
Not just me, the others also grow stronger. Their speed of growth surpassed
my expectations." Souta replied to her as he stared at the ceiling.
'Ufufu... Don't worry about it. I still haven't taught you my powerful skill set.
You should focus on your current skills and when I saw that your strength is
enough I will pass it to you.' Saya replied to him.
"That's reassuring..." Souta smiled lightly.
...
"Brother Brando! I want to eat that!" Cl.u.s.ter said as she tugged Brando's
sleeve while pointing at one of the stalls on the street that was selling street
food.
"...Fine, I'll buy one for you," Brando said as he walked towards the stall with
her.
"I want one too..." Bryan said as he walked beside them.
Brando looked at Bryan with a blank expression and said, "Oi! You have a lot
of money, right? Use your money!"
"Ah...? But I will use it to repair my purple-grade armor. I will also use it to
buy some purple-grade artifacts." Bryan said.
"Damn! YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY! Five copper coins wouldn't do

that much as you have more than a thousand platinum coins!" Brando said
loudly with an angry looked.
"O-Okay..." Bryan could only agree to him.
The three tour around the city and they did everything that Cl.u.s.ter wants.
They tried all kinds of foods and snacks in the city. They also went to the
playground and some tourist spots in this city. Cl.u.s.ter rarely experienced it
so they spoiled her today.
"What's that place?" Cl.u.s.ter said as she pointed at the street with different
colors of light.
"That's..." Brando was hesitating if he should answer her or not.

"Ah, that's Red Light District. Souta always go there." Bryan simply
answered her question.
"Ah, Souta always go there!! What the- even though he had those girls in the
legion?!" Brando couldn't believe what he heard from Bryan.
"Um... Brother Souta always goes there? Then, let's go. I want to see what
kind of place Brother Souta always goes to." Cl.u.s.ter said to them with a
smile on her face.
"NO! WE WILL NOT GO THERE!" Brando shouted and he looked at

Bryan, "It's your fault, Bryan! Souta will kill us if he knew this! Damn! I
don't want to die!"
...
Souta went to the Adventurers Guild after he drinks the coffee that Lumilia
and Lynn prepared for him.
A lot of students were registering to the elimination round of the Grand

Tournament to test their skills. They were not expecting to win the
tournament at all. They just wanted to see how far they could go with their
current skills and spells.
Souta went to the faculty and found Teacher Bargan.
"Teacher, where's Yanagi?" He asked Bargan.
"Yanagi? She's in the bas.e.m.e.nt. Why are you looking for her?" Bargan
answered and asked him?
"Well, I just want her to complete some quest in the legion," Souta replied to
him.
"Okay, I'll notify her once I go there," Bargan assured him.
"Thanks." Souta thanked him before he turned around and left the faculty
room.
The bas.e.m.e.nt of the Institute. The Institute forbid anyone to go in that
place except for Yanagi. That place was her home and confinement area after
all. She was confined there every time she does something that could bring
trouble to the institute.
Because of her personality, the principal didn't let her live in the dorm along
with other students. There was a case in the past where she beat everyone that
was living in the dorm.
Yanagi Shina was the principal's adopted daughter. The principal found her
years ago in living in the dungeon full of monsters alone. She didn't even
know the common language of humans and demis as she lived her life inside
the dungeon.
When she first met the principal, she tried to kill him just like how she killed
the monsters that were living in the dungeon. But the principal was stronger
than her so she couldn't kill him. That way, the principal discovered her
potential and talent so he took her. He taught different things to her including
the common language of humans and demis.
He was also the one that gave her the name Yanagi Shina. He named her after
his unborn daughter that died along with her wife.
Souta went to the arena and he heard a loud sound of the bell. The sound of
bell rung across the entire Ladros City.
"Hmm...?" Souta frowned as he was familiar with this sound. This signal was
the signal when monster tide appeared in the outskirts of the city.
"A monster tide appearing at this time is quite bad...!"
Suddenly, several powerful explosions shook the entire Ladro City. The
eruptions of flame pillars broke the joyful atmosphere of the city. It was so
sudden that it made everyone stunned.
BOOM!
A monster tide appeared and now several powerful explosions occurred

across the city. Just what did it mean?
In the future when people looked back at the history of the world, they will
find that this day was the last day of peaceful life before the flames of war
swallowed everything.
The 12th of May, 2038th year of the Three Sun Calendar, marked this day as
the beginning of the war in the whole world between the Three Great
Countries and the forces of the Three Bringers of Calamity. It was known
throughout the world as the Dawn of Chaos.
The day was filled with joy and happiness but no one knew about the
calamity that will hit the entire kingdom and surely, the entire world.
On this fateful day, countless people will die without knowing how they died.
The tallest structures in the city that once stood tall will be reduced to
rubbles. The proud buildings of Ladro Institute will be razed to the ground
along with the body of the students which all over the place.
This was also the day when the countless powerful factions noticed the
extreme potential of the Dark Oculus Legion.
The Dawn of Chaos...

Ladros City: Flame Power
Ding!!
The signal of the Adventurers Guild echoed throughout the whole city. Every
adventurer heard this sound so they couldn't help but look in the direction of
the guild.
Bryan, Brando, and Cl.u.s.ter stopped moving as they heard the loud ringing
sound.
"What's happening, Brother?" Cl.u.s.ter asked with a worried expression.
"Monster tide...!" Brando muttered with a frown on his face.
"Oh, monster tide. I will be able to fight again." A wide smile formed on
Bryan's face.
Brando looked at Bryan and said, "Bryan we can't go there with Cl.u.s.ter so
we need to leave her in the legion first."
"Oh, right! I forgot about that! Don't worry, Cl.u.s.ter!" Bryan said as he
patted his chest.
...
"A monster tide... And from the sound of it, it seems that more than a
thousand monsters appeared." Souta muttered as he silently circulates his
mana around his body.
The Adventurers Guild was summoning all the adventurers in the city to help
in clearing the monster tide in the South Gate.
Ding!!
Ding!!
Ding!!
Another alarm signal rang in another direction of the city.
"What?!"
Souta opened his eyes widely when he heard the alarm signal.
'Three alarm signal plus the signal before... This city is surrounded...' Saya's
voice sounded in his head.
"This is bad... There's four monster tide. The North, South, East, and West
Gate needed protection." Souta muttered and he looked around him.
The students were confused at the alarm sound. Some of them didn't know
the alarm of the Adventurers Guild while the others knew it. Slowly the
words about the monster tides spread in the whole campus.
In just a short amount of time, almost everyone knew that countless monsters
surrounded the entire city.
But then something worse happened...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several explosions arose in the city. Everyone felt the ground beneath their
feet vibrated and it made the buildings trembled heavily.
"What...?" Souta was stunned when he heard the deafening sound of

explosions.
He then felt hundreds of souls went to his earring. It means that hundreds of
people perished in those explosions.
"Just what the hell is happening right now!"
...
Several people wearing black robes landed on the roof of the tall building in
the city.
"We're here..." Yuvn said in a low voice as he surveys the whole city with his
own two eyes.
"Hehe~ let's kill everyone." A crazed smile formed on Pavoni's face.
"Disperse!" Yuvn said as he flashed towards the direction of the Ladro

Institute.
Five people followed him and four people went towards the sky. The
remaining people went around the city before they used their skills and spells
to cause destruction.
Huge fireball, hundreds of sharp ice, powerful winds, and lightning spears
crashed around the city causing powerful explosions that killed hundreds of
innocent people in an instant.
Boom! Boom!
This shook everyone in the city. The adventurers and the city guards gathered
in the four gates of the city to clear the monster tide. So only a few city
guards could check the explosions.
But before they could do that another batch of explosions occurred in

different places in the city.
Boom! Boom!
All of them were seven-circle officers of the Seven Deadly Sins, one of the
Bringer of Calamity. They were powerful people that reached SSS-rank and
above.
The four seven-circle officers arrived one thousand meters above the Ladros
City. Their powerful energy burst out of their body and every people in the
city felt it. They felt the cold and chilly energy of the four officers in the sky.
All the B-rank and above instantly guessed the power of the invaders. They
knew that a fierce battle will occur in this huge city.
Bargan, who was in the faculty room of the Ladro Institute, tightly knitted his
brows as he felt the powerful energy above the city. He exchanged glances
with the other teachers before he burst out of the room and head straight into
the sky.
The other teachers also went out to check what's happening in the city. They
couldn't ignore those powerful explosions.
Swoosh!
Bargan opened his eyes widely as he saw a huge magic circle in the sky.
"That's... A teleportation spell..."
He recognized the magic circle in the sky. He needed to stop it as he knew

that these people were going to summon their comrades.
Suddenly, a ten-meter tall fireball appeared in front of him.
This surprised him but he quickly regained his posture. Using fire spells
against him was no use. He was not called flame master if he couldn't control
this level of fire spell.
"Hmph!"
Bargan snorted and the giant fireball split into two. He didn't have a time for
this play as he had to stop those people from completing the teleportation
circle.
He went past it but the two fireballs exploded.
Boom!
The four people ignored the explosion as they continued to cast the
teleportation circle. Their mana was flowing towards the huge magic circle
above them.
Ohm!
The smoke disappeared and Bargan was standing in the mid-air without a
scratch on his body.
'My guess is right. Those people that are casting the teleportation spell could
cast that fireball.' Bargan thought as he looked around him and saw six
people wearing black robes around him.
"That robe... I recognize it." He said as he pointed at the person who looks
like the leader of these people.
Yuvn, the leader of the seven-circle officer, opened his mouth and said, "Yes,
we're from the Seven Deadly Sins."
Boom! Boom!
Another batch of explosions occurred from the city. At the same time,
powerful energies erupted in all directions.
Bargan glanced at the city and saw that the city became a battlefield. The
subordinates of the person in front of him were fighting the teachers of the
institute and the forces of the city lord.
'I need to finish this as soon as possible.' Bargan said inwardly as the
powerful energy he hides in his body erupted like a volcano.
Boom!
Yuvn and the other seven-circle officer squinted their eyes as they saw the
enormous amount of energy that Bargan was emitting.
"I can't believe it. This guy is too powerful." Yuvn said as he felt like he was
standing in front of a fierce predator.
He and the other seven-circle officers prepared themselves.
"Go."
Suddenly, the energy around Bargan turned into a sea of flames as he dashed
towards the four mages in the sky.
Swoosh!
Two seven-circle officers appeared in front of Bargan. They shoot powerful

beams at him.
"Tsk!" Bargan clicked his tongue and he controlled the flames around him.
The flames collided with beams and it caused a huge explosion.
Then, another two people appeared beside him. They were armed with sharp
swords.
"Oh?" Bargan glanced at them and he waved his hands. The flames at his side
flew towards the two people that shoot beams at him.
The two officers quickly created a barrier to protect themselves from

Bargan's flames.
Swoosh!
The two people beside Bargan slashed their swords at him.
Bang! Bang!
Their sword collided with the flame barrier around Bargan. Then, Yuvn
threw a powerful punch behind Bargan.
But it was also blocked by flame barrier.
"Damn!" Yuvn gritted his teeth. Even his punch couldn't pierce Bargan's
barrier.
"I will burn all of you," Bargan muttered in a cold tone. "One hundred
percent flame power..."
The heat around him rose.

Yuvn opened his eyes widely as he shouted, "Retreat and protect yourself!"
Boom!
The swords of the officers melted before it turned into ashes. Not just their
weapons, their clothes too started to turn into ashes.
Yuvn and the other seven-circle officers retreated as they covered their
bodies with their mana. At the same time, the two officers above them casted
buff spells to increase their defense and attack.
The flame barrier around Bargan expanded.
Yuvn and the others drunk fire resistance potions before creating a barrier
around them to protect themselves from the expansion of Bargan's flame
barrier.
"Shit!!"
Their skins were slowly being burned even though they have barriers around
them. With their powerful bodies, they could even leisurely swim in a pool of
magma but Bargan's flame was on a different level.
"Five thousand degrees celsius..."
[Scorching Day Sun]!
A cold voice sounded in the whole area as the seven-circle officers saw
Bargan standing in a fifty-meter ball of flame.
This guy just turned an orange-grade weapon into ashes...
...
Souta was looking at the fight above the city with a serious expression. The
people that were attacking the city were the Seven Deadly Sins.
From their energy, Souta could guess that they were seven-circle officers.
This level of officer was extremely bad.
Four people one thousand meters above and six people were fighting Bargan.
That's already ten. Also, the people were fighting the teachers around the city.
Souta's expression was getting worse as he realized what's happening. The

only officers that could command this number of seven-circle officers were
those that possessed the blessing of their lord, the Deadly Sins.
But he didn't care about that because he knew how powerful Bargan. He was
worried about how many seven-circle officers that have blessings were here.
...
The city lord was looking at the battle in the sky with a gloomy look. He
could clearly see what's happening in the battle.
"Bargan is holding back. This entire city is holding him back. He is

controlling the heat so that no civilian would turn into ashes."
That was the reason why the people below couldn't feel the heat of Bargan's
flame. He was fighting those seven-circle officers and at the same time, he
was controlling his powers so that no innocent people would die.
Ordinary people would turn into ashes if Bargan fought without minding his
surrounding.
Ladros City: Great Teleportation
Spell
A man with short gray hair was observing the battle in the sky above the
Ladros City with sharp eyes. He had a thick beard and mustache with the
same color as his hair. He was the City Lord of the Ladros City, John Mos
Rinsy.
Even though that battle in the sky was fierce he still couldn't feel Bargan's
energy. He could only feel the dense energy of his opponents. Well, he knew
the reason why.
Normally, the mini sun that Bargan created would be enough to turn any
ordinary people in the city into ashes, no, even D-rank and C-rank would die.
But none of it happens.
Why?
Because Bargan was controlling his energy not to cause distraction on the
city.
"Activate the city barrier. Bargan wouldn't be able to defeat those people if
we got in his way." The city lord instructed his assistant. He then looked at
the city which suffered a heavy blow from these people.
The city became a battlefield. The teachers of the Ladro Institute were
working together to fight those people who were wearing black robes. Each
one of the people wearing black robes possessed a strength greater than S-
rank.
"Protecting citizens is our top priority. Squad One to Four go and help the
citizens to evacuate in a safe place. Squad Five to Ten go and help the
teachers in fighting those people that are wearing black robes." The city lord
paused for a moment before he added, "I'll go too and commander of the city
guards will come with me. The citizens need our strength at this moment."
Their opponents were strong so the forces of the Ladros City needed to work
together. They also needed to contact the neighboring city to send
reinforcement.
He knew it very well. The forces of the Ladro Institute weren't enough as
some of the strong teachers followed Azrim to the Royal Capital.
They were short on people.
...
The ground continued to vibrate as the teachers of the Ladro Institute worked
together to fight the seven-circle officer of the Seven Deadly Sins. Every
moment a few citizens will get caught up in the battle and died just like that.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Even in the Ladro Institute Souta could feel the shockwaves of the battle
around the city. Then, a familiar sound rang in his head.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Battle in the Ladros City]: A group of officers of an organization called

Seven Deadly Sins launched an attack on the Ladros City, a city under the
rules of Hebrei Kingdom. Help the forces of the kingdom in pushing the
officers of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Rewards:
One-circle officer = 1,000 exp
Two-circle officer = 2,000 exp

Three-circle officer = 3,000 exp and 1 free attribute point
Four-circle officer = 5,000 exp and 2 free attribute points
Five-circle officer = 10,000 exp, 1 skill point, and 5 free attribute points
Six-circle officer = 20,000 exp, 3 skill point, and 8 free attribute points
Seven-circle officer = 50,000 exp, 5 skill point, and 15 free attribute points
Seven-circle officer(with blessing) = 80,000 exp, 8 skill points, and 30 free

attribute points
Oi! Oi! This means that the Seven Deadly Sins sent out a large force to attack
the Ladros City. Luckily, there's no eight-circle officer, or else it would
become a disaster.
An eight-circle officer was the people of Seven Deadly Sins that could
literally bring disaster in any land. They were dispatched if the Seven Deadly
Sins were going to take down gods. Other than that, they were not going to
show themselves in other missions.
"I just finished dealing with the nobles... These people really didn't want to
give me a time to rest." Souta said as he gritted his teeth.
With his current strength, Souta wouldn't be able to fight five-circle officers
and above. He could only fight the six-circle officers before because he drunk
two monster potions. Even with that, he almost died at their hands.
'What are you going to do?' Saya asked him.
'Me? I'm going back to legion to organize our group.' Souta replied to her as
he placed his hand on the handle of the vajra sword.
Suddenly, he saw a barrier slowly covered the entire city leaving Bargan and
the other seven-circle officers on the outside. The defensive capabilities of
this barrier were so high that it could last thirty minutes under the mad attack
of a god-level powerhouse.
More than thirty monster orbs of a fourth-evolution monster were activated.
The energy inside these monster orbs was used to create the barrier around
the city.
This barrier wouldn't last that long. One day was the maximum time before
the barrier drained all the energy in the monster orbs. This was for emergency
use and the time has come to use it.
"This way Teacher Bargan would be able to fight those people without
minding his surroundings," Souta muttered and he saw another barrier formed
around the Ladro Institute.
"What the-" He widened his eyes as he looked at the barrier covering the
institute. Black balls formed behind him and Souta launched himself in the
sky.
Swoosh!
He thought that he would be able to get out of the barrier but he was wrong.
He was too late. The Ladro Institute isolated itself and he was stocked inside
the institute along with other students and teachers.
Or so he thought...
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Barrier]: A group of people hijacked the barrier device of the Ladro Institute.
They have some intention in the Ladro Institute. Break the barrier device and
free the students and teachers from the Institute.
Rewards: 20,000 exp, 10 free attribute points, and 8 skill points
Another quest high-level quest! Souta stopped moving as he looked at the

quest that he just received. This quest was different than the quest before as
this one had fixed rewards. As long as he breaks the barrier device he would
be able to receive the rewards.
Still... He would fight an enemy higher than his current level. This maybe the
first time that he will fight someone seriously since he gained the [Soul Blood
Earring].
'You're shaking, Souta.' Saya's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
Souta took a deep breath to calm his tense muscles. He was nervous and he
couldn't help it. The five-circle and above could kill him.
'Don't worry, Souta. I'm your partner. If you can't handle it then leave your
body to me. I will fight them in your stead.' Saya calmly said to him.
"Thanks. I'm fine." Souta said as he looked down at the institute as he slowly
descended on the highest building. He then took out the transmission
talisman and called Lumilia.
"Hello! Souta! Where are you?!" Lumilia's voice was full of concern as she
asked him his position.
Souta smiled before he replied, "I'm fine. Can you tell me where are you and
what's the situation there?"
Lumilia and the rest of the Dark Oculus Legion were in the South Gate of the
city. They entered the city before the barrier was erected leaving the monsters
outside the city. Right now, they were helping the citizens along with other
adventurers.
Bryan, Brando, Cl.u.s.ter, Yanagi, and Souta weren't with them. Some of the
core members of the legion weren't with them.
"I get the gist of your situation." Souta paused for a moment before he added,
"Listen Lumilia, I'll leave the commanding position to you. I'm inside the
Ladro Institute and as you can see I'm stuck here."
"Yeah, I can see the barrier around the institute." Lumilia nodded her head.
"I'm going to find the barrier device and break the barrier here."
"Why would you do something like that?"

"Some organizations took the barrier device and isolated the institute. I don't
know their objectives but I guess that the Deadly Sins are here to retrieve the
bloodstone."
'Even in ancient times, this level of organization is powerful enough to

dominate a whole country.' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
"So prepare yourself Lumilia. This is not the whole force that the city is
going to face. They will come down to us without doubt." Souta said sternly.
"I understand. Be careful, Souta." Lumilia said with her voice full of concern.
"You too. I'll go there once I've finished my objective here." Souta said to her
as he canceled the connection. He placed back the talisman in his pocket
before he stood up.
"I'll finish this as soon as possible."
He dashed towards the direction of the control room.
...
"It's complete!"
The four seven-circle officers that were casting a large teleportation spell
grinned.
The enormous magic circle above them glowed brightly.
Ohm!
Bargan looked at it with a gloomy expression. "I'm too late." He muttered as

he turned to the six people around him. They were full of injuries and blood.
Their clothes were in tottered.
Their looks were in contrast to him who didn't have an injury in his body.
Three of them were releasing energy that surpassed their level of energy.
Their power increased by several times and they managed to hold Bargan for
a few minutes.
"I didn't expect that three of you have the power of blessing. You've managed
to catch me off guard. Well, I'm mad right now."
Ladros City: The Flame Master
The giant magic circle above the Ladros City glowed brightly. It emitted
dense energy as the four seven-circle officers that build it activated its effect.
Ohm!
All the seven-circle officers on the ground looked up. They knew that their
comrades succeeded in casting the [Great Teleportation] Spell. Now, they
only needed to take care of Bargan, the most powerful person in this city, and
everything will be done according to their plan.
A girl with long black hair was looking at the sky with a faint smile on her
face. She wore a light makeup and black color lipstick. Her black robe
couldn't hide her seductive body.
She was Frammie, a high-level seven-circle officer of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Currently, she was standing on top of a small building. When they've arrived
here, she was the one who didn't cause destruction in the city. Her role wasn't
to gather the attention of the strong people here. Gathering attention? That's
the role of her comrades of who were currently fighting the teachers of the
Ladro Institute.
Her role in this operation was to create a gateway to this city inside the
barrier.
"It's time..." Frammie muttered as she widely opened her arms and her mana
burst out of her body.
[Connecting Transportation Gate]!!
A magic circle that was emitting crimson color light formed beneath her feet.
Then, a huge portal formed just below the barrier of the city.
This portal was connected to the [Great Teleportation] Spell that the seven-
circle officers outside the barrier casted.
Everything was going smoothly for them.
Using the teleportation spell as a lure so that Bargan would try to stop it.
Then, six officers would stop him and connecting the teleportation spell in
case the city lord activated the city barrier. It's within their calculations.
After a few moments, countless people wearing the black robe of the Seven
Deadly Sins.
Three thousand one-circle, one thousand two-circle, eight hundred three-

circle, five hundred four-circle, three hundred five-circle, and fifty six-circle
officers came out of the giant portal.
The forces of the Seven Deadly Sins descended on the city with
overwhelming momentum.
The city lord, the adventurers, the nobles, and the other small factions in the
city looked at this scene with a pale expression. The Seven Deadly Sins was
serious in wiping out this city.
"This... Souta is right." Lumilia muttered while looking at the people of the
Seven Deadly Sins.
"What should we do, Mila?" Lynn asked Lumilia with a concerned look on
her face.
Lumilia took a deep breath and said, "We'll have no choice but to fight
them..." She needed to command the Dark Oculus Legion and helped the city
fight those people.
She only has Lynn, Alice, and Yujin with her. So the strength of their legion
wasn't that high. She didn't know what she could do but she will try her best.
The Lanny corporation also mobilized its forces they prepared themselves to
fight those people along with the other forces of the city. Even the
organizations behind the black market were planning to help everyone in
fighting the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins. They had no choice but to help
as the Seven Deadly Sins were going to kill everyone in this city including
the criminal organizations that were lurking in the shadows.
...
Boom! Boom!
Bargan moved his body nimbly as he chased the six seven-circle officers
while shooting powerful flame beams.
Yuvn and the two seven-circle officers who possessed blessings were trying
to fight Bargan while protecting their comrades who didn't have the power of
blessings.
Powerful explosions and shockwaves continued to rush out in the

surrounding every time they shoot their attacks. The battle in this place was
on an entirely different level than the battle in the city.
Everyone that was below SS-rank would perish because of the high
temperature and the shockwaves in this battle.
Boom! Boom!
The mini sun behind Bargan shoots an enormous ray of flames. Yuvn and the
other moved their body quickly and they barely avoided the Bargan's attack.
The ray of flames went into the distance and it disintegrated a whole
mountain ten kilometers away from the city. The flames turned everything
into ashes including the monsters that were living in that mountain. No one
managed to survive including those third evolution monsters.
The monsters which were left outside the city and couldn't enter the city
because of the city barrier were long gone. The moment Bargan used the
[Scorching Day Sun], the monsters quickly died and turned into ashes. The
only reason why the people inside the city didn't die was because of the city
barrier that could hold its own against the attack of a god-level powerhouse.
"This guy is too strong. He could fight us who possessed the power of
blessings." Yuvn said with a grave expression while looking at Bargan.
Bargan was fighting them alone with just his own strength. It's unbelievable.
He wouldn't believe it if someone told him about it but reality proves him
wrong. Bargan was fighting three people who were using the power of
blessing.
"You're too naive if you thought you could defeat me using the blessings of
your god," Bargan said sternly. His mana was fluctuating heavily around him.
"Tsk! We never thought that we could defeat you." Yuvn replied to him.
Yeah, his words were right. Ever since he gathered information about
Bargan, he realized that he couldn't defeat him. That's why he brought to
other people that have the power of blessing and the other three seven-circle
officers to help him hold Bargan back.
"Hmph!" Bargan snorted as he flashed towards Yuvn and the rest. An intense
concentration of flames formed around his fist and he threw it towards Yuvn.
Swoosh!
The two people who had blessings went in front of Yuvn and blocked
Bargan's powerful attack by combining their energy together.
Their blessing was much more powerful than normal blessings. It was
because the Seven Deadly Sins were more powerful than ordinary god. Their
god was at the peak in terms of strength in the god-level. Still, it wasn't
enough to push back Bargan who was said to be the strongest man below
god.
Without the blessing, they would die at Bargan's hand long ago.
Yuvn lifted up his feet and kicked Bargan. Bargan stepped backward and the
two people at his side threw a punch in his direction.
Bang! Bang!
Bargan grabbed both of their fists and saw Yuvn closed the distance in an
instant. He quickly released the fists of the two people before flying above
them.
As soon as he flew above the three people the other three seven-circle
officers who didn't have blessings cast several powerful spells in his
direction.
Bargan waved his hand and the mini sun created a heatwave that forced
everyone to create a barrier. The heatwave caused the spells to exploded in
the mid-air even before reaching him.
Boom!!
"Go," Yuvn said as he charged towards Bargan. The other two flew to the
side and they were going to corner Bargan.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bargan exchanged high speed blows at them before he noticed a high mana
fluctuation above him. He glanced upward and saw that the four people who
casted the [Great Teleportation] spell were casting another spell.
Yuvn didn't let this chance slipped away as he launched a series of powerful
attacks along with his comrades.
Bargan was caught off guard as the flame barrier around him crack under
their mad attacks. After a few moments, the barrier was shattered as it turned
into tiny particles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yuvn and the other two's attack fiercely landed on his body causing a series
of small explosions around him.
[Weakening Exploding Fatal Punch]!
Bargan spat a mouthful of blood before gritting his teeth and waving his
hands. The particles of the flame barrier moved and gathered into a small ball
of flames above them.
"Not good. An inner spell." Yuvn knitted his brows when he saw this he tried
to move away along with his two comrades but they were too late.
[Heavenly Flame Core Bomb]!
In an instant, Bargan casted a high-level spell even without forming its magic
circle.
Boom!
The spell exploded above them as the sea of flames rushed out in every
direction. It formed a circle that swallowed everything at the diameter of
three kilometers.
A large crimson ball formed in the sky above the Ladros City. A three-
kilometer flaming ball emitted a blinding light like a sun that could burn
anything.
Although the size of the explosion was only three kilometers, all the creatures
within ten kilometers died instantly, and the heat could be felt within eighty
kilometers diameter with the crimson flaming ball as the center.
The neighboring cities of the Ladros City felt the vibration on the ground and
the intense heat in the atmosphere.
In the Gripin City, everyone looked up and saw a crimson ball of flames far
away from their city. Everyone realized that something big was happening in
the direction.
"That's... the direction of the Ladros City..." Ursus muttered in shocked as he

looked at the crimson ball of flames in the sky.
Ladros City: Control Room
All the people inside the city felt heavy vibration as a blinding lightly erupted
above the city. The aftershocks of the explosion were dangerous. Luckily,
they were inside the city barrier, or else they would die with the exception of
a few powerful individuals in the city.
After a few moments, the giant ball of flames disappeared and it revealed
Bargan's figure along with the rest of the seven-circle officer.
Huff!
Bargan lifted his hand and wiped the blood on his mouth. He was breathing
heavily and he had burn marks on his body.
'This is the reason why I don't want to use my inner spell close to me.' He
thought as he glanced at the figures of the seven-circle officers. Bargan's
inner spell was so powerful to the point that it became a double-edged sword
to him.
In normal circ.u.mstances, he could cast this spell and control it so that he

wouldn't receive any damage but this situation was an emergency. If he didn't
use his inner spell then he would be put at disadvantage.
Still, it's been a long time since he fought someone that could make him used
his max power. These people from Seven Deadly Sins were really strong. He
couldn't imagine how powerful the Sins.
Yuvn and the rest of the seven-circle officers were full of burn marks all over
their bodies. Yuvn's left hand was slowly turning into ashes. His comrades
were suffering the same condition as him. In fact, their condition was worse
than him.
The temperature of the area around them was so high. It was higher than the
temperature of the magma. The extreme atmosphere dissolved any creatures
around them. No one could survive this harsh environment unless they were
above A-rank.
"Too strong... Even with blessing..."
There was a hint of fear in his eyes but it quickly disappeared when he
recalled their objectives.
The four people who casted the [Great Teleportation] spell were lying on the
surface of the city barrier. Half of their body was burned into crisp. Their
power wasn't enough to completely block Bargan's attack so they suffered.
Bargan didn't care about them. He knew that they were going to die and their
injuries wouldn't heal easily unless there was an S-rank healer in their group.
But from what he saw, he could guess that there's no healer in the seven-
circle group.
He slightly opened his palm and flames burst out of his body. These flames
have healing properties so it could heal some of his wounds to a certain
degree. Still, it's not enough to completely heal all of his injuries caused by
his inner spell.
Yuvn opened his eyes widely when he saw this. "This guy has healing
ability! Hurry up and disrupt him!" He shouted before charging towards
Bargan at extremely high speed.
"Hmph!" Bargan snorted as also charged towards them. He was afraid of

fighting them. He knew that he had the upper hand in this battle.
Boom! Boom!
They wrestled in the sky at extremely high speed.
...
Souta arrived at the control room of the Institute. He saw that some of the
remaining teachers were already here. They were talking to each other.
"Teacher, what happens here?" He asked as he approached the group of seven
teachers.
The teachers turned their heads when they heard a voice behind them. They
find Souta, the top 1 ranker in the first year, walking towards them.
"Oh? Souta, what are you doing here?" One of the teachers asked.
"I came here to check why did the institute activate the protection barrier
around it. I want to leave this place and check my legion. So what happened
here?" Souta replied to them. Even though he had a general idea about what
occurred here he still had to ask to avoid suspicion.
They didn't immediately answer his question. After a while, they decided to
answer him. He was a student of this institute, after all. So he had the right to
know what happened here and maybe Souta could help them.
"We don't know what happened nor we know who activated the barrier." The
teacher paused for a moment before he added, "This door to the control room
is locked. Our ID didn't work so we couldn't open this door."
"Hmm..." Souta walked in front of the metallic door and looked at the
rectangular object beside the doorknob. He then turned to the teachers and
asked, "Teacher, can I borrow your ID?"
"Here..." One of the teachers passed his Teacher's ID to Souta.
They were the weakest teachers in this institute but their strength was still at
the peak of B-rank. Clearly higher than the group of B-rank that Souta fought
in the legion war.
Receiving the ID, Souta recalled that group of B-rank. In one on one battle,
he wouldn't be able to win against them. Ramie and him exchange blows at
that time and he was the one who received injuries.
Well, Souta didn't kill them. They were not bad people. If they didn't treasure
their comrades, Souta wouldn't be able to use that trick against them.
If they didn't care about their comrades then he would kill them even if he
had to use [Soul Blood Mode] and [Possession] at the same time.
Either of these two choices the result will be the same. That fight became a
warning to the people that have some ideas against his legion.
Souta shook his head and placed those thoughts in the back of his mind. It's
not the time to think about those things.
"Let me see..."
He placed the ID that he received in front of the rectangular object. The

rectangular object was a device used to verify the ID of the teachers. It will
check the magical runes that were imprinted in the ID if they have the
authority to enter the control room.
After a few moments, the verifying device emitted a red light indicating that
they didn't have the authority to enter the control room.
"See... We couldn't enter the control room. Every student didn't have the
authority to enter the control room, so only teachers could enter it. There's no
exception to it." One of the teachers explained to Souta.
"Someone changed the verifying method. I don't think that we could enter the
control room using the normal method." Souta said while shaking his head.
His knowledge about this was close to none. He could hardly build a magic
circle without the system's help so how could he write the runes inside the
verifying device.
He stood up and said, "We should find someone who is experts in runes." He
then glanced at the control room. He knew that it was impossible for them to
forcibly enter this room.
This room was filled with layers of barriers. A B-rank like him couldn't break
it. The teachers too wouldn't be able to break it as they were only a peak B-
rank.
Oh? He recalled one person who have the power above B-rank. If he wasn't
wrong that person was in the bas.e.m.e.nt according to Teacher Bargan.
It's time to find Yanagi Shina.
He wondered what she was doing at this moment.

Ladros City: [Descent of the
Binding Apostle]
Souta looked at the barrier as he tightly knitted his brows. He wondered if
there were teachers who could forcibly shatter the barrier in the control room
as most of the teachers left to fight the Seven Deadly Sins.
From his quest, he knew that someone stole the barrier device inside the
control room. Surely, the people who stole the device already left but he still
wanted to find some clue inside the room.
The Seven Deadly Sins wouldn't do things like this. If they were going to
snatch the bloodstone they would simply snatch it while killing everyone who
got in their way. They wouldn't activate the barrier device.
Also, from the information of the quest, he could guess that there's another
organization here besides the Seven Deadly Sins.
'Jeanne, Wako, and Yanagi are here.' Souta thought as he rubbed his chin. He
could get Yanagi here to shatter the barrier but she was uncontrollable.
"Most of the powerful teachers left the institute to deal with the invaders."
One of the teachers said with a helpless expression.
"We should split up and find suspicious people in this place," Souta
suggested to them.
"The elimination round started today so a lot of people are here." One of the
teachers said to Souta.
Souta understood them. The Institute was opened to outsiders to watch the
elimination round today so people could easily sneak inside this place.
"We should check every people but it's hard." Someone said.
"Well, I'll leave it to you so do everything silently," Souta said before he

turned around. He will leave this thing to them as he will try to settle this
problem using his own method.
"Okay, leave this to us. We'll protect the students here." The teachers said to
him.
Souta didn't say anything as he left the area around the control room. He hid
his aura using the artifacts that he got from Raeshka.
BOOM!
The ground shook as an explosion occurred in the school ground. Souta

stopped as he turned his head.
"They appeared... I don't know if it's the Seven Deadly Sins but I think that
it's just a diversion." He whispered before he moved his body.
'I think that this is a diversion too. Those people wouldn't easily show
themselves. They must have guessed that the teachers are planning to
investigate the people here.' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.
Boom! Boom!
Several explosions erupted across the school grounds. The ground vibrated
heavily and it caused a panic among the civilians. The student council helped
the teachers and calming down the civilians.
They gathered everyone in the training ground while some of the teachers
and student council members investigated what's happening in the school.
In the bas.e.m.e.nt of the institute, a girl with long lilac-colored hair was
sleeping on the soft bed.
She was Yanagi Shina.
Her defenseless body while sleeping was alluring. Her pajama acquainted her
bewitching body.
"Hmm...?"
She slowly opened her eyes. She pushed herself into a seated position as she
looked around her room. The vibrations woke her up.
"What's wrong with this place...?" She mumbled as she felt powerful energy
on the surface. Judging from this, she could guess that some powerful people
were fighting above.
"Who dared to disturb my sleep?!" She frowned as she said in an angry tone.
She then took a deep breath to calm herself. After that, she stood up and
looked at her reflection in the mirror.
"Ufufu, It seems that I'll be able to enjoy myself once again."
She removed her pajama and wore her school uniform.
"Let's see, what's happening..."
She left the room and walked towards the stairs. As soon as she opened the
door she saw a man from her dreams.
Souta Ieshi was standing in front of the door while looking at her with a
"Oh? S-Souta, are you here to sneak in my bed?" Yanagi raised her eyebrows
and said in a seductive tone. She then turned around and added, "Fine, I'll go
back to sleep so that you can sneak in my bed."
It took Souta a few seconds before he came back to his senses. "Damn! I'm
not here to do that! Why would you think like that?!"
Yanagi stopped walking as she slowly turned around and looked at Souta
with wide eyes. "Eh...? That's the only reason I could think... Is there any
reason?"
Souta took a deep breath to calm his anger. He really couldn't reason with this
girl. After a while, he opened his mouth and asked, "What do you want from
me?"
"I want you." Yanagi stepped forward and said with a faint smile on her
beautiful face.
"Why?" Souta asked with an exasperated expression. He decided to confront

her today so that he would know what she really wanted.
"Hmm...?" Yanagi pressed her finger on her lips and said, "I couldn't describe
it... My instinct is telling me that you're different from other men. I'm
recalling my childhood when I'm looking at you. You're fierce but weak... I
don't why but I felt that you're a powerful predator and it's driving me crazy."
Souta was shaken but he didn't show it on his face. He recalled that she lived
in a dungeon full of monsters when she was a child. It's possible that her
instinct felt that he was a monster but there's no definitive proof so she
couldn't tell that he was a monster.
'This is bad. Should I kill her?' Souta looked at her with sharp eyes. He then
shook his head and put those thoughts in the back of his mind.
A grin appeared on Yanagi while looking at Souta.
"That's it... You want to kill me? Why? Ah~ it's beautiful you're like a
monster."
She clearly felt that faint killing intent from Souta. It didn't make her angry.
In fact, she grew more excited. She wanted to grab him and destroy him at
this moment.
'This girl is sharp.' Saya said with a serious tone.
Souta sighed as he ignored Yanagi and said, "Help me this time and I'll do
one thing for you."
"Anything?" Yanagi put her face closer to Souta. She had stars in her eyes as
she was imagining what she would do to him.
"Eh...? If it's within my power..." Souta could only agree to her.
Yanagi licked her lips and said, "Fine, you can order me around and I'll
follow you. Just don't forget our deal or else I'll punish you."
"Okay." Souta nodded and he took out a transmission talisman in his pocket.
"Here."
"A transmission talisman...? Yey! I can easily contact you with this!" Yanagi
smiled as she held the transmission talisman in her hand.
'This girl... What could I say? She's like a child that got her toy right now.'
Souta was dumbfounded when he saw her expression.
"Okay, I'll tell you what's happening..."
He patiently explained what's happening to Yanagi without missing anything.
"So, I want you to go to the control room and check the things there. I'll
contact you using the talisman." Souta said to her.
"Fine, that's easy," Yanagi replied to him as she brushed her hair to the side.
"Then, let's go."
Souta turned around and left. He hurriedly went to the tallest building in the
institute.
Swoosh!
Yanagi looked at his back with a seductive smile. She strode forward and
turned her head in the direction of the control room.
"I'm looking forward to it."
On top of the building, Souta could see the situation of the Ladro Institute.
The Institute became a battlefield but the people who were attacking the
institute weren't a member of the Seven Deadly Sins.
What's going on?
The people who were attacking the institute were a group of teachers and
students.
Boom! Boom!
Three figures were colliding at one figure covered in flames. Every time they
collided it would produce powerful shockwaves. The deafening sound of
explosions spread everywhere.
The impact waves blew everything around them creating several fissures on
the churned ground.
Bang! Bang!
After a few minutes, the figure covered in flames turned around and attack
the other three people who were shooting powerful spells.
[Heavy Artillery Flaming Bullet]!
Bargan shoots a powerful spell to counter the three people who didn't have
the power of blessing. He decided to deal with these three if he wanted to
finish this battle as soon as possible.
Swoosh!
He then turned around to look behind him. He didn't even check if his spell
hit the three people because the people who had blessings were already
behind him.
"Tsk! You're persistent!" Bargan clicked his tongue as he collided with the
three people once again.
His opponents were full of grave injuries while he took light injuries. It was
not life threatening.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

After colliding for a hundred times, Bargan's flaming hand pierced the body
of a seven-circle officer.
Cough!
The seven-circle officer coughed a mouthful of blood as he looked at Bargan

with madness in his eyes.
Danger!
Bargan quickly pulled his hand as he felt danger coming from the man in
front of him. No, it's coming in all directions.
Yuvn looked at this scene before he scattered his blood. He then created a
magic circle in front of him.
"Come and offer your blood to the Sins. Apostle of dusk shall borrow the
power of the venerate Sins. We shall use this dark grade artifact as a vessel
for your power."
"Come down!"
[Descent of the Binding Apostle]!

Ladros City: Sealing Spell
Yuvn threw an exquisite necklace in the mid-air. The necklace emitted a
blinding red light.
Ohm!
Bargan frowned as he tried to move away but the seven-circle officer in front
of him emitted the same red light along with the rest of the seven-circle
officers.
"What's this?!"
A red arc of lightning burst out and it flew towards Bargan. Bargan quickly
created a flame barrier but the lightning flew around the barrier as if it was
trying to restrain him.
"Sealing spell...?!"
He was shocked as he realized what these people were trying to do. His
power erupted out of his body but he found out that no matter what he did he
couldn't moved out of the red lightning arc.
"Hahaha!" Yuvn laughed madly as red lightning burst out of his body. He
looked at Bargan and said, "This our plan! We will seal you!"
At this moment, the red lightning erupted and grew thicker. It swallowed
everything within three kilometers. The dark-grade necklace disintegrated
into tiny particles, releasing boundless energy to seal Bargan.
This artifact was a one-time use dark grade artifact. It could seal anyone
under the god-level for one month at the cost of all the energy of seven-circle
officers. Normally, only god-level could use this artifact but the Seven
Deadly Sins used several seven-circle officers to activate this item. It has a
drawback and that's the seven-circle power level will decrease by two levels.
Well, it all depends on the power of the person who was being sealed. If he
was at god-level then this seal would only last for a few hours at most but if
he was a demigod then it would last for a few days under the condition that
he resisted inside the seal all the time.
Demigod was a person who undergo deification but eventually failed making
them reach the place between mortals and gods. That's the demigod. Half-god
and half-mortal.
The seven-circle officers didn't care about the loss of power. They just have
to seal the thorn in their plan, Bargan Hevifield.
Yuvn and the rest breath a sighed of relief when they saw that they
successfully sealed Bargan. With this, no one would be able to prevent them
from completing their objectives.
They moved their eyes and looked down at the city which was covered in
barrier. They could leave everything to their comrades as they don't have the
strength to fight. Their body was full of injuries and their mana was drained.
Also, their power levels which were at the Hero-rank and SSS-rank decreased
by two levels.
To recover their lost strength, they would have to train again to reach their
original power level before they used the dark grade sealing artifact. But it
will take them a large amount of time before they could reach their original
strength. It could take them more than ten years and maybe they will not be
able to regain it in their lifetime. Well, it all depends on their talents.
"We've used to one-time dark grade artifacts in this mission."
They used the other dark grade artifact to link the teleportation spell inside
the barrier. The barrier isolated the city so the space attribute spell wouldn't
be able to do anything. Unless they have formed a connection in the barrier
any space type spell will be rejected so they have to use a dark grade artifact
to forcefully established a connection inside the barrier.
...
Lumilia was standing on top of the legion building along with Lynn, Alice,
and Yujin. They were surveying the battlefield which was the entire city.
"The battle in the district one is the fiercest in all battlefield. The city lord, the
guild master, and the high-level teachers are currently fighting the high-level
members of Seven Deadly Sins in that area." Lumilia said as she squinted her
eyes. She then opened a map of the entire city.
She drew a circle around the district one with red pen before she added,
"From the fluctuations of energy, we could guess that the casualties in that
area are high. I've estimated that eighty percent of people in that area are
already dead."
"That's horrible..." Lynn muttered as she imagined the scene in that place.
"We're at district three and the battle here isn't the largest among the rest of
the district," Yujin said as he glanced at the map.
"The forces of the Seven Deadly Sins are slowly advancing. They are killing
everyone and we must help the civilians evacuate in this place." Lumilia
paused for a moment before she added, "We will gather every and cooperate
with the city guards in protecting the citizen."
"At this rate, we will lose. Everyone in this city will die. We don't have
enough manpower." Alice said seriously.
"Yeah, I'm sure that the city lord already requested reinforcement in our
neighboring city. We just need to hold on." Lumilia said with a gloomy look
on her face.
"So what are your orders? Souta was inside the barrier of the institute so
you're the only one who can give us orders." Yujin said as he turned his head
and glanced in the direction of the Ladro Institute.
"I'll divide the legion into three groups. You will lead the first group, Yujin.
And you will lead the second group, Alice." Lumilia said as she pointed at
district four and two on the map. "Alice I'll leave the district two to you and
Yujin district three. You two know what you should do."
"Okay." Alice nodded at her.
"Sure, leave it to me. If there's any problem I'll contact you using the
transmission talisman." Yujin said as he turned around and left.
Alice glanced at Lumilia and Lynn before she left without saying anything.
She could leave this district to them.
After the two left, Lynn looked at Lumilia and said, "How about me, Mila?"
"You and I will stay here. We'll contact the various forces in this district and
help them clear the Seven Deadly Sins' members in this area." Lumilia said.
She planned to gather the adventurers that weren't part of their legion and
also the forces of the nobles in this district. This was the only thing they
could do in this situation. If they didn't cooperate then everyone will die.
...
"Hehe~ I didn't expect that you're a traitor, Teacher Franco."
A man wearing the uniform of the institute said with a laugh. He strode
forward as both of his hands were in the pockets of his pants. He had
shoulder-length black hair. His eye color was pure black and his skin was
pale as if he didn't have blood in his body.
He was Rein Ventogram, the Top 2 Ranker of the Ladro Institute. The most
powerful student next to Yanagi Shina.
Rein stopped in front of a man wearing a lab coat. He squinted his eyes and
he glanced at the bloodstain on the man's white coat.
"You're a teacher, right? So why did you kill those second years behind you?
If you don't answer my question I'll personally kill you on behalf of those
students that you killed." Rein said in a chilly tone as his killing intent burst
out like a raging tide.
Franco grinned as he held his face before he combed his hair with his fingers.
"Hahaha! I never betray anyone! From the beginning, seven years ago I
applied here with a plan in my mind!" He laughed before he glanced at the
students who were lying on the pool of blood behind him. "Also, I didn't kill
them. I just fatally injured them and if they don't receive medication within
two hours they will die. I never want to kill a student from Ladro Institute.
After all, I've grew fond of this school after teaching for seven years."
"Tsk! You're a sc.u.m! You will tell me your plan after I've beat you!" Rein
grinned as several magic circles appeared behind him.
Franco quickly jumped away as a pair of orange grade gauntlets covered his
fist. 'He wouldn't cast those spells. There are students behind me.' He thought
before he glanced behind him. He then opened his eyes widely as he saw
several layers of barrier were covering the students on the pool of blood.
"Shit! He already created a shield to protect them! So fast!"
Franco cursed as he crossed his arms in front of him and several spells landed
on his body causing several explosions that destroy the place around them.
Boom! Boom!
Smoke and dust shot up and clouded the area. It blocked Rein's vision to a
certain degree.
"Not a problem to me." He muttered as he tapped his feet on the ground and
used [Ground Sensing Vibration] spell.
"Oh? He's here!"
After he casted the spell, Rein took a step back as layers of barriers formed
around him and Franco came out of the smoke.
Swoosh!
Franco quickly zoomed the distance between them and threw a powerful
punch at Rein.
'Master Randolf waited for this opportunity for a long time so I'll stop
everyone who got in his way!'
Ladros City: Franco vs. Rein
Boom!
Franco and Rein took a distance to each other. Franco knew that if he wanted
to win against Rein he had to fight him in a close combat but Rein had a
powerful barrier around him.
Rein was a powerful mage and he was taking the path to become an
Archmage. That's why Rein wasn't strong in close combat. In the institute,
Rein was called Magic Artillery because of his expertise in spell which was
higher than some of the teachers in this school.
Multi-tasking. Rein was famous for casting ten spells at the same time. It was
a powerful ability that only a few people gained.
"If you let me be I will promise that I will not kill any students here. Oh,
right... We haven't killed a single student since the start so I hope you turn a
blind eye to this." Franco said to Rein as he fixed his orange grade gauntlet
on his fist.
"Ah, what are you saying, trash? You already hurt the students here and that's
enough for me to beat you! You don't want to kill?! F*ck that shit!" Rein said
as he raised his middle finger.
"You're really a foul-mouthed person..." Franco sighed and grinned. "Well,

it's my job to prevent people so don't blame me for raising my hand against
you."
"Haha, don't make me laugh!" Rein laughed as several magic circles appeared
behind him.
Different elements of spell shoot towards Franco like a missile.

Swoosh! Swoosh!
Franco nimbly moved his body from side to side.
Boom! Boom!
He launched himself towards Rein and gathered his mana in his fist.
[Thunderous Sky Punch]!
Rein sneered as he cast several spells.
[Agility Boost]!
[Strength Boost]!
[Acceleration]!
[Quick Step]!
These spells increased his speed and strength. After casting it, Rein moved
away and Franco's attack landed on his previous position causing a small
crater on the ground.
Bang!
Then, several thorn vines emerged from the ground. The vines moved
towards Franco as it tried to strangle him but he was faster than these vines.
He charged his mana in his fist and threw dozens of sharp punch that
disintegrate the vines.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
'This guy is really good. He's using buff, attack, and defense spells at the
same time.' Franco thought as he glanced at Rein who was twenty meters
away from him.
Rein felt something as he turned his head to the side. He saw a white beam
heading towards him.
"That's..."
Although he was surprised, he still managed to avoid the white beam. The
beam landed on his previous position causing a powerful explosion.
"Tsk! They even have the control of the defensive mechanism." Rein clicked
his tongue as he glanced at Franco who was smiling at him. "Damn! If it's
like this then there are dozens of traitors in the institute..."
The defensive mechanism was an array of spells around the Ladro Institute.
The Institute only activated this array if there's an intruder. This was the first
time that the defensive mechanism was used as there's no opportunity to use
this in the past. No one would dare to sneak inside the Ladro Institute.
"This whole place is at my side, Rein. You will not be able to defeat me."
Franco said with a vicious smile.
"Hmph! A trash is still a trash no matter what you do!" Rein snorted as he
removed his left hand from his pocket. On his palm was a thumb-size silver
orb.
The defensive mechanism shoots several beams at him.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Rein simply vanished from his position and reappeared in the mid-air.
"[Quick Flash]... [Float]..."
He looked at Franco with cold eyes as he closed his palm and the silver orb
emitted blinding light. After a few seconds, he opened his palm and the silver
orb grew into a fist-size orb with golden linings. This is an orange-grade
weapon. A catalyst for magicians.
His clothes changed to a golden-colored light armor with a black cape on his
back. He was a mage but his attire was for knights.
"Rejoice, Franco! I will defeat you with my full strength! Prepare yourself!"
"That's a set of orange grade equipment...!" Franco said with wide eyes.
...
Souta frowned as he watched the battles around the institute. The student
council was trying their best to fight those traitors.
The student council president was fighting a teacher. The rank 2 was facing a
teacher. While the other rankers were facing students and teachers. The
student council called the teachers and students who caused this chaos a
traitor.
Judging from the position of the battles he could guess that the traitors were
preventing the other people from coming into building C3.
'That place... What they are hiding?' Souta thought as he squinted his eyes.
He was wondering what's the objective of these traitors. It seems that they've
planned this for a long time.
"Ufufu, I like this scenery." Yanagi laughed while watching the battles.
Souta glanced at her and said, "Let's check the control room first."
"Okay." Yanagi nodded her head.
The two left quickly as they run towards the control room. After one minute
of running, they've arrived in front of the control room. Some of the teachers
didn't leave and were guarding the control room.
"Oh? Souta, you're here!"
Souta glanced at Yanagi and she nodded at him. He then said, "Please step
aside, Yanagi will open the room."
The teachers stepped back as they watched Yanagi stood in front of the door.
She slowly raised his hand and threw a simple jab at the door.
Bang!
A loud sound echoed as her jab landed on the door but they found that her
attack didn't leave a scratch on the door.
"Oh? It's not enough." Yanagi raised her brows as she looked at the door with
interest in her eyes. "It's tough but old man's barrier is tougher than this."
She pulled back her hand and gathered a large amount of mana in her fist.
Ohm!
Sparks flew out as the mana in her hand flow around her fist like a water.
'Surely, A-rank.' Souta sighed in his mind when he saw this. Mastering this
ability was the proof that she reached A-rank.
To reach B-rank a person needed to prove their strength or mana. There's no

definite realm in this rank. As long as one person could fight B-rank then
they were B-rank. But A-rank was entirely different than lower rank. If lower
rank was just physical strength or magical strength then A-rank was about the
transformation of a person's mana.
Liquefied mana was the realm of A-rank. Condensing the mana into liquid
form was the requirement to reach A-rank. This liquid mana could amplify
the user strength greater than the gaseous form of lower rank.
In the game, Souta didn't care about this as he couldn't control mana but now
he paid attention to these details as it could potentially increase his strength.
The trash [Mana Manipulation] spell in the game became one of the most
important skills in this world.
The mana barrier created by liquefied mana was tougher than the one from
gaseous mana. Not just the barrier, if this used as an offensive skill it would
deal great damage to the opponents.
In their year level, Bargan didn't teach them about this. It was too early for
them but Saya was already teaching this to him when he was training in her
inner consciousness. That's why the first thing that she taught him when he
brought Bryan and the rest was mana sensing. She was already preparing him
to condense his mana.
He was slightly familiar with this. When he drunk two monster potions, the
mana in his best feram turned into liquefied form. Actually, his energy will
naturally be formed as long as he evolved but he still decided to train this so
that he could fight people higher level than him. There's no demerit in
training his mana control.
Seeing this, he confirmed that Yanagi was really an A-rank but he didn't have
an idea about her accurate power level. Is she at the peak? Or not? Maybe,
she already solidified her mana making her an S-rank.
"He~" Yanagi grinned as she threw her fist at the door.
Boom!
Sparks flew out and spider web cracks formed on the surface of the door. A
huge gust of wind swept out the dust around her.
Crack!
After a few moments, the door broke down like a fragile glass but they saw
that the door was still intact.
Yanagi didn't destroy the door. She only shattered the barrier around the
control room.
The teachers were about to approach the door when Yanagi threw another
punch.
Boom!
This time the punch destroyed the door and everything in front of the control
room.
Ohm!
A powerful mana swept out coming from the control room.

Souta couldn't help but gulped when he felt this heavy mana.
"Ehe~ I like this development! Hey, is it okay for me to destroy that person?"
Yanagi looked at Souta and asked while pointing at the control room.
Ladros City: Traitors
Souta immediately understood that the person inside the control wasn't
someone to be trifled with. He gulped and glanced at Yanagi who was
looking at him with an excited expression.
"Can I?" Yanagi had stars in her eyes. If she didn't have a deal with Souta,
she would have gone and fight the person inside the control room.
Before he could answer her the person inside the room said something.
"It's hard to use the defensive mechanism without an assistant. If there's

someone who could help then you wouldn't be able to come here."
A silhouette could be seen in the smoke. After a few moments, the person
came out and revealed her appearance. She was a tall and s.e.xy woman. Her
waist was thin but her bust was small.
"Teacher Sun!"
"Why are you...?!"
The surrounding teachers were stunned when they saw the woman. They
couldn't believe what they saw.
The teacher named Sun glanced at the teachers and apologized, "I'm sorry
everyone. I actually like this place but we had other plans. Don't worry, we
won't kill anyone."
'She's controlling the defensive mechanism alone...? So that's the reason... I

thought that the mechanism didn't work properly...' Souta thought while
looking at the woman. He silently placed his hand on the handle of the vajra
sword.
"We're lucky that the other teachers are either with the principal or fighting
the people in the city," Sun said as she looked at the barrier in the sky.
"Do it, Yanagi. I'll leave her to you." Souta said as he knew that this teacher
will stand in his way if he wanted to complete the quest in his system. He was
sure that Teacher Sun was with the group of people who got the barrier
device.
"Ehe~" Yanagi chuckled as her mana started to seep out of her body. In just a
few seconds, the entire place was filled with her mana.
"Well, it can't be helped." Sun sighed as she glanced at Yanagi and Souta.
Boom!
Yanagi suddenly charged forwards and dragged Sun's face on the ground
with powerful force. They crashed into the building at the side causing vast
destruction on their path.
The battle between two A-rank started.
Souta glanced at the battle one more time before he strode inside the control
room.
"This...?"
He found that the defensive mechanism was already destroyed. It seems that
Teacher Sun didn't want them to use the defensive mechanism against her
group.
"There's no use. We couldn't use this to help fight back those traitors."
He sighed as he massaged his temples. He knew that if the people who

weren't familiar with the institute invade this place then it wouldn't cause this
much damage. The group of people who attacked the institute knew the ins
and outs of this place like the back of their hands. It was really a troublesome
group.
Souta turned around and found that the teachers were in a daze. They still
couldn't get over that there were traitors among them.
"Fulfil your responsibility as a teacher..."
He then left before they could react to his words. He just wanted them to help
the other people who were fighting the traitor. If they helped then it would
make his quest easier.
...
Swoosh!
Souta arrived at the battlefield in the area of the third-year students. At this
moment, more than ten battles were happening in this place.
"They are really preventing people from going deeper in the third-year area."
A grin appeared on Souta's face. He was about to charge forward when he
heard Saya's voice in his head.
'Behind you, Souta!'
He trusted her so he jumped to the side as soon as he heard her voice. He

turned his head and saw a figure crashed on his previous position.
Boom!
A person walked out of the smoke. He was a tall man with a large physique.
He has short spiky orange-colored hair and orange eyes. This man was
Wesler, the top 11 ranker in the whole institute.
Souta looked up and saw a woman above Wesler.
The woman was wearing a katana. Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail.
She was wearing a mini skirt with black stockings and a blouse of the
institute. The shoulder part of her blouse had an eagle symbol.
He knew it. Those students who had an eagle symbol on their uniform was a
member of the student council and this woman was the current student
council president, Mai Reviry.
Mai slashed her katana but two people appeared beside Wesler and blocked
her attack.
Clang!
Mai took a distance from them and glanced at Souta. "Are you okay, junior?"
She asked him.
"I'm fine," Souta replied to her as he waved his hand. He then saw another
two figures appeared beside Wesler. This group of people was in the top
rankers of the institute.
The top 11, Wesler.
The top 14, Yaosi.
The top 17, Cyndi.
The top 20, Clandis.
The top 21, Duan Kun.
They were all big shots of the institute and it seems that their strength was
stronger than what they've shown before. If their strength wasn't stronger than
their rank then Mai, who was at the top 4 could destroy them easily.
"Even you, Cyndi! Why are you doing this?!" Mai shouted at the woman
named Cyndi. Cyndi was also a member of the student council. She was her
secretary.
"I'm sorry, president." Cyndi apologized to her.
"Enough talk!" Yoasi said as he charged towards Mai. He shot a punch full of
mana at her.
Boom!
Mai easily dodged his punch by shifting her body to the side. The power
within the punch created a crater on the ground.
Boom!
The five people surrounded Mai and begin to launch fierce attacks.
'You're not going to help her?' Saya asked Souta.
'Nope, it's better for me if she hold these people.' Souta replied as he turned
around. He thought that he could easily leave this place but he was wrong.
Wesler who was fighting Mai turned around and dashed in his direction.
"Junior, behind you!" Mai shouted as she warned Souta about Wesler. She
then received a lightning arc from her opponents.
Boom!
"Hmm...?" Souta slightly turned his head. He saw the top 11 rushing at him
like a madman.
He then heard a sound in his mind and a semi-transparent screen appeared in

front of him.
*Ding!*
[Quest Triggered!]
[Help]: Mia, the student council president, urgently need help. She's fighting
five strong foes. Lend her a hand and defeat at least one of her opponents.
Rewards: 10,000 exp, 4 skill points, and 8 free attribute points
Souta ignored it as he quickly pulled out the vajra sword and poured his mana
in it.
Bang!
Wesler's fist collided with his sword that created small shockwaves around
them. Wesler frowned when he saw this so he took a distance away from
Souta to observe him.
"Oh...? You're really strong, first year." Wesler said as he looked at Souta
from head to toe. Everyone in the institute knew the infamous first year who
made a name for himself in various incidents. The most recent incident was
the Legion War.
He couldn't let his guard down against this man.
Souta looked over at Mia and saw that she was doing good in fighting four
people. "Hey, Miss President I'll handle this man." He then turned to Wesler
and asked, "You're rank 11, right? If I defeat you then I could probably
dominate the third year..."
"Hey, Wesler! Do you need help?" Cyndi asked.
"No, you just focus your attacks to defeat the President. As long as you defeat
her..." Wesler shook his head.
Suddenly, Souta launched himself at Wesler with a wide grin on his face.
"What are you babbling about?! You'll die if you don't focus on your
opponent!"
He opened his palm and tried to grab Wesler's face. Wesler was surprised at
Souta's aggressive nature but it didn't prevent him from avoiding his
opponent's attack.
Swoosh!
"That's close..." Wesler said while looking at Souta's palm beside his face.
Using his other hand, Souta pulled out the vajra sword and slashed it at
Wesler.
Swoosh!
Wesler saw it so he quickly crossed his arms in front of him. He gathered his
mana to cover his upper body.
Boom!
The slash blasted him on the nearby building.
[Agility Boost]!
[Strength Boost]!
[Cat's Speed]!
[Shadow Cloak]!
[Gravitational Ball]!
Souta activated his combat arts and spell as he chased after Wesler who
crashed in the building. He planned to finish this battle as soon as possible.
He wouldn't give his opponent a chance to fight back.
"Ehe~ just lie down so that you won't suffer."
"Wesler!" Clandis shouted as she ran towards the two but Mia blocked her
path by sending powerful sword waves.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Mia landed in front of her and said, "You won't be able to help him. I don't
know what's your goal but my duty is to protect this institute and capture the
traitors."
Ladros City: Battling Wesler
Mai raised her mana to the limit. She placed back her sword to its sheath and
hold the handle while looking at her opponents with sharp eyes. She was
going to strike anyone that comes forward.
Yoasi, Cyndi, and the rest just looked at her warily. They couldn't be careless
when fighting someone as strong as the student council president. They
silently poured their mana into their weapons.
Since no one wants to come, then Mai would be the one to chase them. She
tightened her grip on the handle of her sword and slowly pulled it out.
[Drawing Sword Technique: Lion's Slash]!
She slashed her sword horizontally and an image of a giant lion materialized
behind her creating a powerful slash.
"Shit!"
Yoasi cursed as he quickly jumped away to avoid the attack.
"High proficiency combat arts?!"
The other three too tried to dodge the slash.
Shiing!
An ear-piercing sound echoed in the surrounding area as the slash drew

closer to Yoasi's group.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta moved his body as fast as he could. He was slashing his sword at high
speed but Wesler was trying to overpower him.
"Hehe, you're quite strong yourself, first year." Wesler laughed as he

launched a barrage of punches at Souta.
[Cripling Combo]!
The situation turned upside down. Souta was forced into a defensive position.
He had no choice but to defend himself from his opponent's fierce attack.
'So this is the power of the top ranker...' He thought while trying his best to
block the punches of his foe.
Wesler's strength was indeed powerful. It was much stronger than Jeanne and
Wako who were quite powerful among B-ranks. These were the kind of
people he was going to face in the Grand Tournament. If it's like that then he
felt that he was underestimating the tournament.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta couldn't block all the punches so some slipped inside and landed on his
body. Luckily, he had [Shadow Cloak] to absorb the damage made by his
opponent.
[Shadow Bind]!
The ground turned black and dozens of black tentacles rose. The tentacles
quickly stretched out towards Wesler who was overpowering Souta.
"Not bad," Wesler said with a smile before he raised both of his hands and
smashed the ground.
[Earth Shock]!
Spider web cracks formed on the ground and after a few seconds, boulders of
rocks burst out of it.
Boom!
Souta jumped away as he used [Crimson Moon] and [Cross Moon] to destroy
the boulder of rocks that were flying in his direction.
Bang! Bang!
Wesler disabled his [Shadow Bind] using this. The boulders crashed the
black tentacles one by one like a piece of paper.
"Increase..." Souta muttered as he controlled the [Gravitational Ball] behind

him to increase the gravity around him.
This was to decrease the power behind the boulders that were shooting from
the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yoasi, Cyndi, and Clandis were clashing with Mai. The speed of their attacks
was so high that it generated gust of wind every time they slash or swing their
weapons.
Duan Kun suddenly turned around and dashed towards Souta but Mai
appeared in front of him. He was surprised but he still swung his dagger at
her.
"Don't think that you could get away from me," Mai said coldly as she
slashed her sword.
Mai was fighting four top-ranked alone but this was enough for her compared
to the last time. Wesler was the highest rank among them so with him gone,
she could fight these four people on equal grounds.
Still, she didn't think that these people were hiding their true strength.
She slashed down her sword at Cyndi but Yoasi appeared and blocked her
sword.
Clang!
The other two also appeared beside her and attack her with their weapons.
She twisted her body and kicked Duan Kun who was at her left side. Then,
she crouched down and avoided Clandis' spear.
"Hmph!"
She placed back her sword in its sheath and used her combat arts.
[Drawing Sword Technique: Gale Cutter]!
She spun around while slashing her sword at the same time producing sharp
winds that could cut metal objects.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The four quickly moved away to avoid her attack but the sharp winds still
managed to cause a few cuts on their bodies.
Mia glanced at Souta and saw that he became passive at his battle. He could
only defend himself against Wesler's relentless attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta felt his arms getting numb from blocking Wesler's fierce attack. He
suddenly lifted his feet and launched a powerful kick but it was easily
blocked by Wesler.
"That pack some power but I'm different from those B-ranks that you fought
before," Wesler commented before he increased the speed of his punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta couldn't block it at all. He received everything before he flew away and
crashed into the building.
Boom!
Dust and smoke shot up in the mid-air as some of the pillars fell down.
"Damn! This third year is strong..." Souta muttered. He didn't stand up
immediately as he observed his surroundings first.
'You don't stand a chance against him. His strength and speed are stronger
than you.' Saya's voice sounded in his head. 'You should borrow my power.'
"In terms of stats. He's higher than me but I still haven't use the full strength
of my skills and spells." Souta said as he stood up and patted his clothes. He
then opened his palm and casted [Shadow Ball].
The black balls slowly moved around and went to the other rooms.
"He's a brawler so he will rush here on his own if I didn't come at him. Plus,
he's preventing people from going in the third year area."
He said and used [Mud Slide] to turn the floor into a pool of mud. This spell
would at least prevent Wesler for 0.1 seconds. It was just a level 1 tier 1 spell
so he didn't have a great expectation for this spell.
If it was him this spell wouldn't work at all as he had [Tier 1 Spell Immunity].
Well, even if he didn't have that immunity, a tier 1 spell could hardly have an
effect on his body just like the other B-rank powerhouse.
"This is to keep him busy for a few seconds..." He said as the ground turned
into black and dozens of black tentacles rose up. He then drunk mana potion
before casting another spell.
"For the final touch..."
The ten gravitational balls above the building spun around and created a
chaotic gravity field. The gravity was messed up because of this. Each area
has different gravity levels and directions. Some were going up and down and
some were going left and right.
"It's time..." Souta muttered as he looked at his system. He found that he had
197 free attribute points. He divided the 150 points to Strength, Agility, and
Dexterity Attributes. And the remaining 47 points to Intelligence Attribute.
Strength: 645»695
Agility: 598»648
Dexterity: 545»595
Intelligence: 630»677
Vitality: 660
This was enough to fight the Wesler but he doubted that this was sufficient to
fight those high-rank officers of the Seven Deadly Sins. Well, he didn't have
to worry as he still had [Vajra Sword Saya] and [Soul Blood Earring] at his
ace.
'What are you doing?' Saya asked him.
"I'm just preparing myself to destroy that man," Souta replied to her. Even
though she could possess him, she couldn't see the interface in his mind.
He concluded that he was the only one who could see this interface even if
other people possessed his body. Well, they could only possess his body, not
his soul. That's why he guessed that his system was bind to his soul and he
could still see it even if he transferred his soul to another body.
There's a lot of mystery behind his system. He will try to investigate it in the
future if he had enough power to dominate strong people.
Outside the building...
Wesler was looking at the place where Souta crashed with a serious
expression.
Suddenly, he saw black tentacles came out of the smoke and the area around
him got heavier.
"What are you trying to do? Don't tell me..." He quickly gathered his mana
and charged forward.
He endured the chaotic gravity field as he moved forward while the black
tentacles were trying to stop him.
If Souta wanted to move towards the third-year building, he had to stop him.
That was his job given to him.
'What can you do aside from using my powers and that universal grade
equipment?' Saya asked.
"Hm... Let's see..." Souta smiled as he looked at his system. He had 76 skill
points. It's time to use these skill points that he and his teammates earned in
the past few battles.
[Dark Cloud Hunting] Level 7
[Shadow Cloak] Level 4
He level up these two skills to level ten. His skill points decreased by 72
points just to level up these two skills, leaving him a total of 4 skill points in
his system.
*Ding!*
[You've fulfilled the requirements to promote your class into the next rank!]
[Do you want to promote your class into Rank 2 Battle Mage? Yes/No?]
"Yes, promote my class..."
*Ding!*
[Congratulations!]
[You've successfully promoted your class into Rank 2 Battle Mage!]

Ladros City: Rank 2 Battle Mage
[You've successfully promoted your class to Rank 2 Battle Mage!]
[Intelligence Attribute has increased by 100!]
[Strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality Attributes have increased by 50!]
[Mana Pool has increased by 300!]
[Health has increased by 100!]
[Stamina has increased by 50!]
[Energy resistance has increased by 100%!]
[Physical resistance has increased by 100%!]
[Mana Recovery has increased by 40!]
[Health Recovery has increased by 10!]
[Stamina Recovery has increased by 10!]
[Spell Power has increased by 100%!]
[Attack power has increased by 50%!]
*Ding!*
[Weapon Caster's level has increased by 1!]
[Your spell power will increase by 15% if you're holding a weapon while
casting!]
[You've unlocked the Rank 2 Battle Mage's class skill: Combat Mage!]
[Increased attack power by 15% when fighting an opponent within twenty

meters!]
After a long time, Souta finally promoted his class to Rank 2 Battle Mage. It's
all thanks to his legion and all the quest that he did in the Eternal Empire. All
the rewards acc.u.mulated and when he looked at it he found that it was
enough to promote his class rank.
His class skill [Weapon Caster] level up from advancing his class. He also
gained another class skill called [Combat Mage]. It was important to him who
always fight in close range combat befitting of the class Battle Mage.
His battle strength was boosted to another level. Just by promoting his class,
he could defeat some of his opponents that he couldn't defeat before. Not just
his stats that have increased, everything about him increase including his
spell power.
Since he level up two of his skill into level ten, he managed to unlock a few
skills in his skill tree. Souta looked at all the skills that he unlocked in the
skill tree.
[Doppelganger]
[Shadow Dispersion]
[Dark Shooting Ray]
[Dark Light Shield]
[Night Overlord's Aura]
[Transforming Shadow Barrage]
The two below were high-level combat arts. He had to choose one combat
arts and one spell in his situation. The skills that he will choose will become
his foundation to promote to Rank 3 just like the [Dark Cloud Hunting] and
[Shadow Cloak] in Rank 2. Well, Souta already had a plan in his mind to buy
all the combat arts in the skill tree. The combat arts will get stronger if he
evolves so it would only bring him benefits.
He used his remaining points to learn the [Night Overlord's Aura] and
[Transforming Shadow Barrage].
*Ding!*
[You've successfully learned "Night Overlord's Aura" skill!]
[You've successfully learned "Transforming Shadow Barrage" skill!]
"Damn! It feels so good. I feel overflowing energy inside me." Souta let out a
soft voice as he looked at the ceiling.
'Just what are you...!?' Saya was dumbfounded as she felt that his body was
changing rapidly. His mana pool was expanding and his strength was
growing.
"You see. I don't need to borrow your powers... against this level of
opponent." Souta smirked as he placed back the vajra sword in its sheath. He
wasn't going to wait for his opponent to come here. He's going to finish it
quickly as fast as possible.
He raised his hand and made a grabbing motion. The gravity around the
whole area tightened. It was suffocating.
Wesler who was outside the building stopped moving. He felt the air was
trying to crush him into meat paste.
"What the-"
He was shocked as he found that he couldn't move his body. He gritted his
teeth and roared angrily as his mana burst out of his body trying to break free
from the gravity field.
Boom!
"Souta!!" Wesler roared as he managed to move but his body was stressed
because of the harsh gravity.
Swoosh!
He charged forward in the direction of the building. He didn't know how this
spell grew stronger but he wouldn't be able to last long if this keeps up. The
power behind this spell was already at tier 3 but now it grew stronger.
"Two minutes... If I couldn't defeat him in two minutes I will lose." He

muttered but he found that he couldn't move his feet.
He didn't know what happen or how this spell grew stronger. Maybe, Souta
wasn't using his full strength from the beginning and he was just playing with
him, a top 11 ranker.
"Huh?"
He looked down and found a black tentacle circling his left leg. He gathered
his mana on his fist and he was about to rip the black tentacles on his leg
when he heard footsteps coming from the building.
He moved his head and saw Souta walked out of the thick smoke while
patting the dust on his clothes.
"You!!"
Souta looked at Wesler in the eyes and grinned before he said, "Let me test
my strength with you... I'm curious how long you can last against me."
"Don't underestimate me, Souta!" Wesler shouted as he ripped the black

tentacle before he pounced at Souta.
"Good." A wide smile formed on Souta's face as he gathered his mana on his
fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two exchanged high-speed blows to each other. Every time they threw a
punch a huge gust of wind would follow.
"This...!"
Wesler opened his eyes widely as he found that Souta was overpowering him.
"This can't be...!"
He continued to throw punches while ignoring Souta's punches which were

landing on his body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After one minute, he was slowing down as his body couldn't handle the
gravity field. He knew it. There's no doubt that he was going to lose against
this first year. But he wouldn't let himself go down without doing anything.
So he quickly transferred all of his remaining mana in his right fist.
[Dominating Draconic Punch]!
Boundless might was within his fist. The air and the gravity field were
shattered the moment he threw his fist in Souta's direction.
He was sure that if Souta took this punch he would receive heavy damage. A
full-power attack from a top 11 ranker could gravely injure Souta.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, he saw Souta vanished in front of him like a bubble. His punch
miss and the force behind it destroyed the building.
Boom!
The building exploded as the debris of rocks flew in the sky.
"Too bad. It didn't hit me."
A voice sounded beside Wesler's ear. He knew this voice was from Souta. He
was just shocked to find that his last attack didn't even land on his opponent.
"This can't be..."
Wesler was shocked but he immediately regained his senses as he found that
the gravity field was gone. He shattered it in his last attack.
He had a chance.
That's what he thought...
Souta pulled back both of his hands as black smoke covered his fists. The
gravity field worked again and constricted
"Let me try it on you..."
[Transforming Shadow Barrage]!
Several punches landed on Wesler's body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The [Strength Boost], [Shadow Cloak], and [Triple Muscle Strengthening]

were still active so the power of this combat arts grew several times.
Wesler couldn't do anything as the powerful punches of Souta were hitting

his body nonstop.
The ground collapsed and shockwaves were sweeping out in the whole area.
"This is the end..." Souta said as he threw another punch on Wesler's

stomach.
"Argh!"
He flew away and crashed into the building that he destroyed.
Boom!
Souta canceled all the skills that he was using to preserve his mana and his
stamina. This battle was just the beginning. He couldn't afford to drain his
mana and stamina this time.
"With my current strength, I could fight a high-level B-rank powerhouse. If I

used my hidden cards, I could probably fight someone at rank A."
He muttered as he glanced at his stats.
Name: Souta Ieshi
Level: 36
Class: Rank 2 Battle Mage
Health: 2,340/2,340
Stamina: 925/925
Mana: 2,856/2,856
Strength: 905(745+160)[+]
Agility: 998(698+300)[+]
Dexterity: 945(645+300)[+]
Vitality: 820(710+110)[+]
Skill(s):
10, [Pet Resonance] level 2, [Transfer Boost] level 2, [Shadow Cloak] level
10, [Shadow Step] level 4, [Crimson Moon] level 4, [Cross Moon] level 3,
[Night Overlord's Aura] level 1, [Transforming Shadow Barrage] level 1
Spell(s):
Tier 2: [Gravitational Ball] level 10, [Dark Cloud Hunting] level 10
Class Skill(s): [Weapon Caster II], [Combat Mage]

[Possession]
Skill point(s): 0
...
In the red light district...
A group of ten people wearing a red robe and silver mask was standing on
top of the building while looking down at the three people on the ground.
"We found her..." One of the people said in a plain tone. Their attention was
focused on the little girl behind the two men.
"Stay back, Cl.u.s.ter," Brando said with a serious expression. He was

looking warily at this group of people who appeared out of nowhere.
"Who are you?" Bryan opened his mouth and asked. His instinct was telling
him that these people were dangerous.
"You don't need to know. You just have to give that little girl to us."
Ladros City: The Master of Traitors
"Ehe~" Yanagi laughed lightly as she shoots a powerful beam.
Sun easily avoided her attack and she quickly zoomed the distance between
her and Yanagi. She then gathered her mana in her hand and waved it at her
opponent.
Swoosh!
Yanagi grabbed her hand before it reached her.
"Die!"
She said as she opened her palm and a magic circle appeared on top of it.
[Desolate Wind]!
Winds gathered and formed a spinning ball on the of her palm. The winds
were producing sharp winds. These winds were disintegrating any objects
around it.
"Not on my watch." Teacher Sun smiled as a light blue aura appeared around
her.
[Grace of Nature]!
She then pulled out her hand and used her other hand to cast a spell.
[Glorified Thunder Sparks]!
Thunder clashed against powerful winds and it caused huge explosions that
shook the entire area. The ground collapse and rocks buried the bas.e.m.e.nt
under the teacher's building.
The control room was gone, no, the entire building was long gone. It got
destroyed the moment they started fighting. They were fighting in the
teacher's district between the first year's area and the main building.
The Ladro Institute was vast to the point that it could house several tens of
thousands of people. The arena in the middle of the institute alone was
enough of that praise. It has a maximum seating capacity of seventy thousand
people.
The Institute was divided into four parts. The main building or what they
called the principal's area and then there's first, second, and third-year area.
The arena was situated in the middle of these four areas. Each area has its
own representative building, training ground, and other necessities.
Also, the first, second, and third-year area was divided into different districts.
Mage, Brawler, Shielder, Swordsman, Archer, etc.
The battle between Teacher Sun and Yanagi Shina could be felt in the entire
first and third-year areas. The vibrations in these two places were high.
Everyone in these two places could feel the heavy energy that the two were
releasing.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"This girl is really strong... As expected of the top 1 ranker of Ladro

Institute." Teacher Sun said with a faint smile on her face while fiercely
attacking Yanagi.
This girl was the only problem in her group.
All the teachers that A-rank and above left the institute to protect the city. So
the remaining teachers here have a battle power of B-rank at which couldn't
post a problem to their group. Except for this girl, Yanagi Shina.
"Is this everything that you've got? Let me enjoy this battle!" A wide grin
formed on Yanagi's face as she tried to block Teacher Sun's attack.
But Teacher Sun's fist stopped in the mid-air.

She then felt pain on her side. She found that Teacher Sun kicked her.
Bang!
She flew away and crashed into the debris of rocks.
Boom!
Teacher Sun opened her palm and aimed at the debris of rocks before casting
a spell.
[Lightning Ray]!
Boom!
Several powerful spells were falling like rain as it destroyed everything in the
surrounding.
"Die, trash!" Rein roared as he lifted up the orb on his palm and it emitting a
blinding light.
[Trinity Shock]!
[Call of Wood Lives]!
"Two tier 3...?" Franco looked at this with a serious expression. He hurriedly
took out a pendant in his pocket and drip his blood on it.
Several blueish barriers formed around him. This was the artifact given to
him by his master.
He had no choice but to use it as he knows that he wouldn't be able to escape

unscathed against two tier 3 spells.
Ohm!
Countless thick woods emerged from the ground and it flooded the entire
around within a two hundred meters in radius. It destroyed several buildings
that stood straight on the second-year area.
Flame, Wind, and Earth spun around at high speed above Rein. After a few
moments, the three elements fused together creating distorted white ball
energy. The white ball of energy was fluctuating wildly before it shoots an
arc of white energy beam on the woods.
Boom!
"I don't know what will happen to this place after this battle," Souta muttered
while the ground kept vibrating due to the battles across the entire institute
ground.
The battles kept growing and destroying the institute. The defensive
mechanism was gone so he couldn't use it to erect a barrier to protect each
area of the institute.
"President Mia is holding those four on her own. Defeating one of them is
enough for her." Souta said as he turned around.
He didn't want to help her anymore as he didn't want to deplete his reserved
mana and stamina. Fighting someone at Wesler's level would drain a quarter
of his mana.
He would at least used his powers to complete his quest. Speaking of a quest,
Souta looked at his system and checked the rewards that he received.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations for completing the quest "Help"!]
[You've received 10,000 exp, 4 skill points, and 8 free attribute points!]
Souta nodded with a satisfied expression. He had another 4 skill points that
he could use. This will help him a lot.
He smiled and went deeper into the third-year area.
There's no battle in this area. Although this place was quite far from the
battles, he still could feel the vibration on the ground.
The quest that he was going to clear was [Barrier]. He needed to find the
barrier device that erected the barrier around the institute. Since the traitors
were preventing anyone from entering the third year area, he guessed that the
device was here.
'You're hopeless. If you train properly your [Mana Manipulation] then you
would be able to easily find the device that's providing mana in the barrier.'
"Hmm...? You can find it?" Souta asked as he glanced at the sword on his
waist.
'Yes.' Saya nodded.
"Good. Then, can you tell me where it is?" Souta smiled. He doesn't have to
search every place just to find that barrier device.
'Listen well. If you've trained your [Mana Manipulation] to the higher levels,
you're sensitivity to mana will increase along with it. In this case, you would
be able to sense the bridge of mana that's connected to the barrier. If you
follow this bridge you would find the device or the one who created the
barrier at the end of it.'
Souta listened to her explanation without interrupting her.
Saya continued, 'If you sever this bridge then the barrier wouldn't be able to
receive a mana from the device or the people that erected it. But severing this
bridge is a taxing thing to do. You need a great amount of mana to do it. Your
mana should be three times higher than the mana in the bridge.'
"I see." He nodded as he understood her words. "Well, severing this bridge
didn't mean that I could shatter the barrier, right?"
'Yes. The barrier would only lose its mana supply but it still have the same
defense. The only problem is that it wouldn't last long as it didn't have mana
to keep its existence.'
"Fine. I will focus on training it next time." Souta paused for a moment and
asked, "So where's the end of that bridge?"
'Just keep moving forward. It's in that direction and you will eventually find it
as long as you walked forward.' Saya replied.
"Thanks." He grinned before he slightly bent his knees. With a "boom" he

charged forward at high speed.
Swoosh!
After a few minutes, he stopped as he heard Saya's voice in his head.
'It's here.'
Souta saw a man with his back facing him. He landed twenty meters away
from the man. At the same time, he heard Saya's voice once again.
'That man, no, that classmate of yours have the barrier device.'
He furrowed his brows as he looked at the man's hand and saw the barrier
device. Saya was right. This man really has the barrier device. If he could
break it, then he would be able to complete his quest but he doubted that this
man would let him do that.
The man slowly turned around and faced him. This man had shoulder-length
dark purple hair. He had sharp eyes of the same color that strike fear to
anyone and he has a slim yet muscular body.
"So you came, Souta." The man said with a smile on his face.
"What are doing here, Randolf?" Souta asked in a deep tone while looking at
his classmate.
"Good day, Souta. I have the feeling that you will be the one who will come
here." Randolf said lightly as he glanced at the barrier around the institute. He
then raised the barrier device in his hand and said, "You came here for this,
right? Come and get this from me."
Really... Unbelievable. Snatching that device was worth 8 skill points. Two
times than fighting Wesler.
It only means that Randolf was stronger than the top 11 ranker of the
institute.
Ladros City: Target!
"The enemies are slowly breaching the defense line in districts two and four."
Lumilia frowned while listening to the reports of her subordinate. She looked
at the map with a serious expression.
District one became a fierce battlefield of people above A-rank. Sending

lower rank people there was simply asking them to massacre the
reinforcement. So Lumilia wouldn't focus her attention on that district.
Their group should focus on fighting those low-level enemies instead of

thinking about high-level enemies. The district two and four became the
battlefield for them. The enemies were trying to massacre everyone in that
city but Lumilia sent Yujin and Alice along with other adventurers to help the
people out there.
Dark Oculus Legion was too weak compared to the group of enemies. Their
numbers were too small. That's why Lumilia and Lynn contacted the powers
of this city to help them, the nobles. Not just them, she also contacted Jimmy
and the big company in this city.
With their combined forces, she was sure that they could hold for another one
hour.
"So... what would you do?" Jimmy was silently staring at the map asked with
a gloomy look. Beside him were the other owners of big companies like
Lanny Corp.
Lumilia didn't have the power to call them here. She was just the vice-
commander of the legion. Although, they were quite famous she still didn't
have enough influence to move these big companies. That's why she asked
the Lanny Corp, the partner of their legion, to call these big groups.
The nobles were a different story. Jimmy called them but they didn't come
here. It means that they have no plan to cooperate in their group.
Those prideful nobles really were giving them a problem even at a time like
this. They only said that they will help the city in their own ways. They will
not get in their way.
"We'll clean district three first," Lumilia said as she looked at the people
beside Jimmy.
"What about our forces in district two and four? Are you saying that we'll
leave them there?" Yaso, the owner of the biggest weapon company in this
city, said with an angry tone.
"I'm not saying that we should abandon them. I'm saying that we should
prioritize clearing district three over the other district. We should establish a
base of operations and this district filled all the requirements." Lumilia
paused for a while as she pointed at the map before she continued, "There's a
few enemies inside this city and that's the most important thing. If we don't
have a base of operations then we would have a hard time against them. No,
our doom would come earlier."
"Yeah, she's right. It's easier to clean this district more than the other districts.
Also, we need to set up defenses so that we could last until the reinforcement
arrives." Jimmy said as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"But..." Yaso tightly clenched his fist. His company was in district two so he
wanted to retake that district more than anyone.
"Don't think about anything else. We're going to fight for our survival. Your
wealth is nothing to our enemies." Lumilia said in a grave tone. She wanted
them to understand the severity of their situation.
It's not that she didn't want to help district two and four. In fact, she really
wanted to send people there to help Yujin and Alice but that would make
clearing district three harder.
"Group yourself and start helping the city guards who were fighting the
enemies in this district. Every five minutes send a report. If we don't receive a
report we will consider your group as gone." Lumilia said to them. She was
acting as the strategist of their alliance. Well, Jimmy was the one who
nominated her for this position.
"Mila, the ones who are fighting strong opponents are Teacher Jess and
Teacher Sabrina," Lynn said as she looked up.
"I know. We would avoid getting caught up in their battle." Lumilia said with
a serious expression.
Teacher Jess and Sabrina along with the high-rank officer of city forces were
fighting the seven-circle officers of the Seven Deadly Sins in this district.
They could only rely on them to push back the strongest enemies.
...
In the bas.e.m.e.nt of the arena...
A man with short smooth blonde hair was walking down the stairs. He was
wearing a black jacket and pants. His jacket had a Seven Deadly Sins symbol.
"This is the right place...? I'm sure that the sensing talisman was pointing at
this place." He muttered as he continued to walk leisurely. He then looked up
and said, "Still, they were going all out... and here I am finding the
bloodstones."
Hmm...?
He felt something covered the entire bas.e.m.e.nt.
What?
He raised his hand and placed his palm on the wall.
"A barrier...? Really, they are too late for that. Maybe, they want to imprison
me in this bas.e.m.e.nt."
He felt a high-level barrier in this bas.e.m.e.nt. He had no way out of this

place.
"Well... should I go all out."
A smile formed on his face and his energy started to spread out in his
surroundings.
...
"Go away, Bryan. Take Cl.u.s.ter away and go to the legion!" Brando shouted
at Bryan while raising his shield in front of him.
"But..." Bryan looked at Brando.
"Leave this to me. We need help." Brando said while looking at the two
people in front of him. They took down the other people but these two were
different from the rest. They were strong.
"Okay. I'll be back to help you." Bryan said before he turned around and
carried Cl.u.s.ter in his arms. He then left after glancing at Brando one more
time. "Be careful, Brando! Don't push yourself too hard!"
The two people have large physiques. They were two meters tall and their
bodies were oozing dense energy.
"I think I could buy them a time until they reach the legion," Brando muttered
to himself as he controlled his mana and covered his shield. "I need to protect
them... cause I'm a shielder!"
The two people wearing red robes looked at each other.
"Who wants to go first?"
"I'll pass, Kan. I wouldn't be able to contain myself once I start fighting. I'm a
berserker, after all."
"Fine. Leave this to me. You just go there and capture that little girl, Kin."
One of the two stepped forward and looked at Brando with mocking eyes.
"I'm your opponent this time. Well, that's from your perspective but from my
perspective, I don't consider your power level as my opponent."
"You won't know it until you try," Brando said sharply. These people were
different from the people that were attacking the city. He didn't know why
they wanted to capture Cl.u.s.ter.
The other one turned around and said, "I'll go now and capture that little girl,
Kan."
"No, you don't!" Brando roared as he charged towards the man named Kin.
Swoosh!
"Keke, I'm your opponent." Kan moved in front of Brando to intercept him.
He then threw a punch aiming at Brando's head.
Brando quickly raised his shield and blocked the punch.
Bang!
...
"I really want to fight a genius like you, Souta," Randolf said as he raised the
barrier device and added, "If I give this to you, will you fight me?"
"No, I will not fight you. Also, I will not call myself a genius." Souta replied
to him.
"I see... It's unfortunate. So, come and get it to me if you have the power!"
Randolf smiled as his energy burst out of his body. It quickly spread around
the entire area.
Boom!
Souta's expression changed as he felt his aura. The strength of this aura was
five times higher than Wesler who he fought before.
Randolf was filled with an intent to fight. He was sure that even if he got that
barrier device, Randolf wouldn't let him go easily.
Suddenly, the energy around Randolf compressed before it exploded. Like a

water, it flooded Souta and everything around him.
'This... A liquefied mana...?' Souta opened his eyes widely as he felt the mana
around him trying to crush him into a meat paste. It was suffocating. If he
didn't have [High Energy Resistance] then he would be having a hard time
moving under this pressure.
This man deeply hid his power. To think that he was much stronger than the
top students of this institute. Just what did he want in this institute? He
wouldn't learn anything in this place to begin with. It seems that there's more
story behind this quest.
Randolf looked at Souta and said in a cold tone. "Heightened your senses.
Don't get distracted for a single moment."
Swoosh!
'Souta!' Saya's voice echoed in his head.
Souta's eyes constricted as Randolf appeared in front of him in an instant.
A large concentration of mana formed around Randolf's hand. The mana

moved and it turned into a blade.
BOOM!!
Ladros City: Brando vs. Kan
Clang! Clang!
Kan fiercely launched an attack at Brando. Every time his fist collided on
Brando's shield, a loud metallic sound would echo in the whole area. It gust
of wind would follow after that.
Clang! Clang!
'This guy is too strong...' Brando gritted his teeth as he tightly held the large
shield.
He couldn't stop that man called Kin. It was useless. He thought that he
would be able to stop them on his own but he was just arrogant. He got
conceited that he reached B-rank quickly. He let it get on his head.
[Shielder's Aura]!
[Knight's Will]!
He activated to skills of his that boosted his power and defensive.
Kan raised his eyebrows when he saw Brando's skill activation. He smirked
and increased his pace in punching the shield.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Blueish light covered the shield before Brando charged forward.
[Shield Bash]!
Kan punches it one more time but the shield reflected the power causing him
to flew five meters away from Brando. He twisted his body in the mid-air and
landed on his two feet.
He lifted his head and looked at Brando but he found him already in front of
him.
"Oh...?"
[Triple Frame Shield On]!!
Three semi-transparent shields formed beside Brando. These shields could

attack and defend at the same time.
Two shields moved on Kan's side and it smashed him. It was trying to crush
him into a pile of meat.
"Kiki." Kan laughed as his mana burst out of his body. It gathered on both of
his arms and he pushed the shields away from him.
"Tsk!"
Brando clicked his tongue when he saw this so he controlled the remaining
shield to smash Kan from above.
Swoosh!
The shield flew at high speed and it was about to crash on Kan's head. Kan
looked at it with a smile on his face. He lifted his feet and transfer some of
his mana in it. He then launched a kick the moment that the shield arrived
above him.
Bang!
Cracks appeared on the shield and it quickly spread around it. After a few
moments, the shield crumbled down like a fragile glass. Its tiny particles
faded into thin air.
[Charge]!
[Shield Spike]!
[Swift Tackle]!
Brando tackled Kan with his shield. The surface of his shield had spikes on it.
These spikes pierced his opponent's skin causing blood to splash.
"You're getting ahead of yourself," Kan said plainly and flames covered his
left arm. He launched a powerful punch while ignoring his wounds.
[Burning Earth Crushing Fist]!
Brando squinted his eyes as a blinding light erupted from Kan's fist. It was
followed by the intense heat that almost burned his skins. He could feel a
large concentration of mana in front of him. He understood that Kan's was
going to launch a powerful and stronger skill.
But what could he do? He knew that he wouldn't be able to avoid it. With his
speed and Kan's speed, there's no doubt that Kan was faster than him by a
mile.
So he could only block this attack. He could only trust his partner in this
situation.
Boom!
Brando gritted his teeth as he felt the powerful energy collided with his
shield. He poured his mana in the shield to make it stronger.
He felt that his bones were being crushed. Blood flows out of his pores as the
impact threw him into the building.
Swoosh!
His body flew as it destroyed the walls before he finally stopped deep inside
the building. He was embedded on the ground with the walls and pillars
cracking down.
"Argh!" He groaned in pain as he spat a mouthful of blood. He felt his body

aching as he tried to stand up.
Sob! Sob!
Brando heard a faint sound of crying. He turned his head to the side and saw
a woman.
The woman was trembling while curling up on the corner of the room. Tears
kept pouring out of her eyes while trying to hold back her voice.
She was afraid. The things that were happening in this city were out of her
imagination.
He remembered that he was in the red light district. Of course, some people
haven't managed to evacuate on time. They could just wait here for their
death.
'She's just a p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e. She didn't have the power to protect herself.' He
thought. Right, he was a shielder. He would protect her even if she was a
p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e.
He gritted his teeth as he stood up with great effort. "Don't worry, I'll protect
you so you should go out and leave this place." He said as he narrowed his
eyes.
The woman raised her head and looked at Brando.
Brando smiled wryly and said, "I'll buy some time. You should leave this
place as soon as possible."
The woman watched Brando left with a dazed expression. After a while, she
wiped her tears and nodded, "T-Thank you..."
...
Kan felt the ground vibrated and a wave of mana in the outer area of the red
light district. He looked in that direction and smiled, "It seems that Kin
already found them."
He was sure that Kin wouldn't have any problem in capturing that little girl.
Kin was the strongest in their group as he was one of the executives of their
organization.
They wouldn't have this chance if the Seven Deadly Sins didn't attack this
city. Their group wasn't enough to capture that little girl in this city full of
powerful people.
"Still those people are really powerful..." He muttered while looking at the
barrier in the sky.
After capturing that little girl, they have to leave this place in case the
member of the Seven Deadly Sins arrived. The Seven Deadly Sins wouldn't
care even if they were a criminal organization. As long as they weren't part of
the Seven Deadly Sins, then they would kill them.
Thud! Thud!
He turned his head as he heard footsteps on his side. He saw Brando walked
out of the building with unsteady steps.
"Oh, you still want to go," Kan said as he walked towards Brando. He
suddenly stopped when he saw the look in Brando's eyes.
"You're a shielder, right? You want to protect those people using that puny
shield! Then, I'll crush your hope! You wouldn't be able to protect everyone
with that kind of shield!"
He roared as he gathered all of his mana in his fist. He then pounced at

Brando with a mad expression on his face.
Swoosh!
Huff!
Brando took a deep breath as he tightened his muscles. 'I'll be in your care
partner.' He thought while looking at Kan with determined eyes.
A shielder's partner was his shield. He shouldn't hesitate to use his shield.
Kan arrived in front of him before he threw a powerful punch. Brando gritted
his teeth as he moved his shield to block Kan's fist.
BANG!!
"Argh!!"
Cracks formed on the shield as Kan kept smashing it with his fist. High
density energy was splashing out in the area and it destroyed anything that it
hit.
The impact of the punches was causing injuries inside Brando's body. Blood
poured out in his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.
"Just die!" Kan shouted as he threw one more punch. This punch was the
strongest. He used everything that he had in this last punch.
BANG!!
His fist pierced the shield and it landed on Brando's stomach. Brando spat a
mouthful of blood as he was blasted towards the building once again.
Cracks spread out on the shield before it crumbled down. Fragments of it fell
on the ground causing a metallic sound.
Cough! Cough!
Brando coughed heavily as he spat a large amount of blood. He felt could

hardly move his body and his eyes were getting heavy every second.
"Argh!"
His shield was gone. What he could do if he didn't have his shield? He
couldn't protect anyone.
What Greatest Shielder?!
The shielder was nothing if he didn't have his shield. How could he protect
his friends?
"I'm sorry everyone..." He muttered before he loses his consciousness. He
suffered a devastating defeat this time. He didn't have a will to fight anymore.
"Tsk! What a weakling..." Kan clicked his tongue as he glanced at Brando.

He opened his palm and shot a ball of mana towards Brando.
Boom!
The building exploded as Kan turned around and started to walk towards the
battle of Kin.
Ladros City: District Three
The forces of Ladros City were on the losing side. The casualties kept
growing every minute. More than ten thousand people have already died and
it will continue to increase.
They were protecting the civilians while fighting powerful foes and that put
them in a very disadvantaged position. So they created barriers on their
battlefield to protect civilians. Maintaining these barriers while fighting the
Seven Deadly Sins was a very hard thing to do. But what could they do?
They couldn't just let those innocent people died in front of them.
If they didn't create a barrier on their battlefield. They could destroy this
entire city in just one or two more hours. The aftershocks of their battle will
wipe out this city on the map of the Hebrei Kingdom.
Currently, the state of the battle was much worse than before. The district one
was gone. This was the worse district out of all districts at the moment. Only
people above A-rank were alive and they were fighting the higher-rank
officer of the Seven Deadly Sins. Except for those people, no one managed to
survive. The casualties in this district already surpassed twenty thousand.
That's only the estimated number of ordinary people that died. It didn't
include the adventurers, city guards, and illegal people from the underground
world.
Districts two and four were different but more than half of it was destroyed.
The combined forces of the Dark Oculus Legion and the merchant's forces
were slowly getting pushed back.
Lumia, the commanding officer of the alliance, knew that they couldn't defeat
the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins. She just wanted them to delay the
opponent's forces while they were creating a defense line in district three.
They were also gathering the loose forces of the adventurers and city guards
in two districts. Also, help the civilians from both districts in evacuating
towards district three.
In the meantime, district three was the safest place in all districts. Lumilia
and the rest already cleaned the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins. They
wouldn't win in a one-on-one battle but they could win if they used their
numbers. The only problem was the barrier in the middle of the district.
Inside this barrier, the teachers were fighting the seven-circle officer of the
Seven Deadly Sins. If the teachers lose then they would also die because no
one among them could be a match to a powerhouse that reached SSS-rank or
Hero-rank. Even if that powerhouse was injured they still wouldn't be able to
kill that person because of the large disparity in their power levels.
District five wasn't better than district three. The nobles could barely
withstand the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins. The family heads of the noble
households were the one who was fighting the seven-circle officer. The
family heads couldn't be underestimated. Some of them were weaker than
Gregory and some were stronger. They were enough to fight a single seven-
circle officer at SSS-rank.
"We had to hold for another thirty minutes," Lumilia said with a grave
expression.
"Thirty minutes... I wonder how many of our subordinates will die at that
time." Jimmy said as he looked at the barrier in the middle of district three. If
the teachers lose before the reinforcement arrived then they will die. He could
only hope that the teachers who were fighting the seven-circle officer could
hold for a while.
"We lost contact with some of our forces. We couldn't verify if they died or
not." Lumilia said as she took out the transmission talisman. She didn't even
know if Yujin and Alice that she sent in districts two and four were still alive.
"We have no way to observed the battlefield. If we fly in the sky, those
people would shoots countless spells at us." One of the leaders of a merchant
group said. He tried sending people to observed the battle in three districts
but the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins shut them down immediately.
Lumilia took a deep breath and looked at them before she asked, "Do you
really want to survive?"
The leaders of the merchant group looked at each other before they nodded at
her.
"Of course, we want to survive. Do you have a plan in your mind?"
"Even if it means using valuable treasure," Lumilia added.
The leaders paused for a moment. They weren't sure how to answer her. After
contemplating the pros and cons they agreed with her.
They couldn't ignore the civilians in the city so they will not create a barrier
to protect them. If they created a barrier in district three they were sure that
they could last for thirty minutes. Even if they survive they would have to
face the wrath of the Hebrei Kingdom. They will be condemned for not
protecting the civilians even if they don't have the responsibility to do so.
Their reputations would plummet down and it will spread in the whole
continent, no, whole world. They wouldn't be able to do business and some of
the large countries will not let them enter their territory. The worse scenario
was that some of the people will hire an assassin to hunt them down.
They were merchants so it's important if they have a good reputation. A lot of
people would trust their product and will buy it without hesitation.
They could instantly imagine how the Hebrei Kingdom will ban them in their
territory. If that happens, they could only do business in small towns and
villages that were not protected by any large country.
"High-grade weapons and armors are needed. We will let our forces equip
those to increase their survival rate in the battle. Also, we will set up a
defense mechanism around the district using valuable materials like mana
stones and monster orbs."
Lumilia slowly explained her plan to the leaders of the merchant group. The
leaders agreed to her plan and they plan to bring out their resources. Don't
underestimate the wealth that these merchants acc.u.mulated for a long time.
"Do it in ten minutes, send two forces to back up our forces in district two
and four! Give each one of them a high-grade weapon and armor! Don't
forget the potions! Each one must have ten mana potions and health potions!"
Lumilia ordered them.
The leaders nodded and instructed their subordinates. They don't have a time
to think at this moment. They just have to follow the order if they wanted to
increase their survival rate.
One hundred people were sent to district two and another one hundred people
to district four. They were all armed with purple-grade weapons and armors.
While the leaders while organizing those people, Lumilia gathered the mages
to set up the defensive mechanism around the district three. They also didn't
forget to set up traps like [Mana Mine] or [Ground Split].
In setting up this mechanism, hundreds of mages worked together and

consumed a large amount of mana potions so that they would finish it in just
a few minutes. Even if this was not a perfect mechanism, it's fine. As long as
it could delay the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins it was enough for them.
Lumilia also opened the treasury of the Dark Oculus Legion and gave the
weapon to the members. She knew that Souta would get mad at her for
opening the treasury without his permission but she prepared herself to face
him after this.
That's if she would survive this upcoming large battle.
After a few minutes, Yujin and Alice returned along with their forces. They
were injured but the healers and clerics worked together to heal the injured
people. Of course, they prioritize those people who have high battle prowess
so that they could help in defending the district three.
District two and four didn't were almost gone. The forces of the Seven
Deadly Sins will arrive in district three in just a few minutes. Everyone
finished preparing and they were ready to fight. The warriors, brawlers,
shielders, and other close-combat classes were waiting while hiding in the
houses near the boundary of the district. While the archers and support were
watching from the back. The mages who know how to fly were in the mid-
air. The Seven Deadly Sins wouldn't be able to shoot them down when they
were far away from them.
They activated the defense mechanism and prepared themselves to cast

various spells. Everyone knows it. This will be a brutal battle.
Lumilia, Lynn, Jimmy, and the other leaders were on the rooftop of the Dark
Oculus Legion watching this scene with a serious expression.
"We still couldn't observe everything even though we brought the battle here
in this place. And there's a delay to the information that we will receive."
Jimmy said sharply.
"We could only put our trust in our subordinates. We did everything that we
could." One of the leaders said with a deep sigh.
'So this is a true battlefield. The Legion War is too small compared to this
battle.' Lumilia thought as he glanced in the direction of district four.
Ladro Institute was situated in that district. That place was full of enemies so
if Souta managed to break the barrier, the people from the Seven Deadly Sins
would swarm inside.
'Be careful, Souta. Bryan, Brando, and Cl.u.s.ter I hope you're safe too.'
Lumilia thought as she raised her hand.
The whole place was dead silent. No one dared to utter a single sound. The
tension was getting high as the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins were getting
closer.
A person approached Lumilia and said, "The people in the front said that the
enemies were three hundred meters away from them."
"Good." Lumilia nodded. She then took a deep breath and circulated her
mana. She issued an order, "Blow the horn and let the mages and archers
attack the enemies first."
Ladros City: Bryan vs. Kin 1
Hummmmmm!
The sound of the horn echoed throughout the whole district three. This signal
means that the enemies were coming.
The archers poured their mana in their arrows before shooting it towards the
area outside district three.
The officers of the Seven Deadly Sins saw this and created a barrier around
them to block the arrows.
Countless arrows rained down on the field and the fighters watched this with
a grave expression. They knew that they were going to fight these people
after they passed through the arrows and spells.
Yujin and Alice were observing this while preparing themselves for the fight.
The other fighters were hiding in the houses waiting for the enemies to come.
"Two hundred meters..." Yujin muttered as he silently channeled his mana in

his sword.
B-rank powerhouse like him and Alice were on the frontline. Their strength
was needed to hold back this powerful organization.
Alice glanced at him and asked, "Yuko is going to help us, right?"
"Yes, Lumilia said that she will let Yuko help us under Souta's order." Yukon
nodded.
After that, the mages charged their mana and launched countless spells.
Various spells rained down towards the Seven Deadly Sins and it caused
several explosions that shook the entire area.
Boom! Boom!
Smoke covered the field but the mages and archers didn't stop at all. They
continued to launch their arrows and spells. They were bombarding everyone.
After a few moments, several people came out of the smokes. They were
emitting a heavy aura around them as they charged towards the district three.
They were the four-circle and five-circle officers of the Seven Deadly Sins.
One hundred meters...
It was then that the defensive mechanism activated. An array of spells

appeared above the outskirts of district three.
Lightning crackled around and it tried to kill the officers of the Seven Deadly
Sins. It was followed by a sea of flames and hail storms.
Boom!
Several figures flashed towards the defensive mechanism and pierced it. It
was so fast that the mechanism didn't have a chance to launch an attack on
these people.
"They are here..." Lumilia said while watching the seven people entered
district three with a gloomy looked.
These seven were six-circle officers of the Seven Deadly Sins. They were at
the level of people that attack the Ibish village.
The real challenge starts here... Everything will start at this moment. If they
could hold down these people then they could win if not then all of them will
die.
The six-circle officers were releasing an aura that scared low-rank fighters on
the frontline. They were trembling as they know that those people in the sky
could easily end them.
They pushed themselves and drunk potions that could temporarily increase
their overall stats.
After a few moments, all the B-rank fighters burst out of the houses and
charged towards the six-circle officers.
Boom! Boom!
"Use our number to fight these people," Lumilia said to her subordinate at the
side. "Ten people at one enemy and use wheel formation so that we could last
longer. Also, tell the support to buff our ally and healers should cast healing
spells to the B-rank fighter without stopping."
The subordinate bowed before she left to pass her orders.
The fierce battle started in the sky. Shockwaves were sweeping out every
second.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five-circle and below officers arrived at district three after a few minutes. All
the fighters below B-rank charged and clashed with the forces of the Seven
Deadly Sins.
...
"If you didn't use that form then you would be dead by now," Randolf said
while looking down at Souta.
Huff... Huff...
Souta has a large cut on his chest. Blood was flowing out of his nonstop. He
realized that Randolf was much stronger than he showed in the past. No
wonder he could keep Gregory all by himself for a few minutes.
'Thanks, Saya...' He said inwardly. If Saya didn't possess his body at that time
he wouldn't be standing at this place.
'Don't underestimate this man. He's several times stronger than you.' Saya
said to him in a serious tone.
[Possession] was activated as Saya forcefully used it to save him. So his

current stats were stronger than before. He wouldn't be able to fight Randolf
at his base form so he didn't need to cancel the [Possession] skill.
He had to use everything that he got to defeat this man in front of him.
Starting with his basic skills.
[Cat's Speed]!
[Agility Boost]!
[Strength Boost]!
Souta felt his power getting stronger every second. He pulled out his sword
and poured his mana in it.
'I'll try my best to support you. Just leave your body open to me so that I
could control you in dangerous situations.' Saya said to him.
'I understand.' He replied to her while looking at Randolf.
"Are you finish preparing? I wanted to fight you in your strongest form so
used all your skills." Randolf said as a faint smile appeared on his face.
Souta frowned before he stepped forward and the ground turned black.
Several black tentacles rose and it pointed at Randolf. Then, a black cloak
formed around Souta along with the ten gravitational balls.
[Shadow Bind]!
[Shadow Cloak]!
He took another step and a black aura oozed out of his body. It mixed with
the red aura of Saya forming a stronger aura.
[Night Overlord's Aura]!
All his darkness attribute spells and combat arts effectiveness will increase by
fifteen percent. Also, his stats will increase by twenty percent if it was
nighttime. Unfortunately, it was noon so he couldn't use the full strength of
this skill.
Then, the black mist started to spread out in the surrounding area.
[Dark Cloud Hunting]!
He knew that blocking Randolf's vision wouldn't work but the effect that he
wanted in this spell was decreasing Randolf's speed and power. Also, the
added stats to him.
He was at his maximum form at this level.
"Hahaha, let's start the battle." Randolf laughed and pounced at Souta. He
slashed the blade of mana in his hands towards Souta.
Swoosh!
Souta's eyes constricted as he found that Randolf was already in front of him.
He quickly moved his hand and parried the blade using the vajra sword.
Clang!
...
Bryan was standing in front of Cl.u.s.ter while looking at the huge man
wearing a red robe.
The man was Kin and the comrade of Kan who fought Brando in the red light
district.
Kin smiled and removed his mask. He revealed his face to Bryan and
Cl.u.s.ter while saying, "Give that little girl to me and I wouldn't harm you."
"No, I will not give her to you. I will protect Cl.u.s.ter." Bryan replied as he
stepped back blocking Kan's vision of Cl.u.s.ter.
"I really don't want to fight because of my class but I guess that I have no
choice." Kin sighed and he walked forward. His pace was increasing every
second.
Bryan gritted his teeth and he gathered his mana in his fist. He wanted to
enjoy fighting this guy but his priority right now was Cl.u.s.ter. Protecting
her comes first before his enjoyment.
Swoosh!
Kin arrived in front of him and threw his left fist at his face.
Bryan pushed Cl.u.s.ter away from him before shifting his body to the side to
avoid his opponent's punch.
Swoosh!
Kin's punch was sharp that it cut his cheeks even though it only grazed him.
"Hehe~ your quite something, brat!" Kin laughed lightly before he threw
several punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bryan quickly moved his hand to block the punches but some of it still
managed to slip in and landed on his body and face.
Flames appeared around his fist and he threw it at Kin's stomach.
[Blazing Strike]!
Kin flew and crashed into the building.
Bang!
He glanced at Cl.u.s.ter and said, "Run away, go to the building and tell
everyone what happened here. I'm sure that Souta and the rest will protect
you."
He knew that his attack didn't have that much effect on his opponent's tough
body.
"Brother Bryan..." Cl.u.s.ter looked at Bryan with a pale expression. She

understood what's happening. These people finally found her in this city.
She had to go and leave but she couldn't move her body. No, her body
wouldn't listen to her. It wanted to stay and help Bryan even knowing that it
was futile.
Boom!
The front of the building exploded and Kan walked out of the smoke. He still
had that smile on his face. In fact, his smile only grew wider.
"Go, Cl.u.s.ter!" Bryan shouted as he focused his eyes on the opponent's

movements. He was worried that Cl.u.s.ter might get caught up in the
aftershocks of their battle.
"What about you, Brother Bryan?" Cl.u.s.ter asked while trembling. She was
holding the stuffed toy that Brando bought for her.
"It's no use. You wouldn't be able to escape against me." Kin said as he
stepped forward. "After all. I'm an A-rank Berserker and you are only B-rank.
There's no way that you could fight against me."
At the same time, liquefied mana burst out of his body and it flooded the
entire area.
"Prepare yourself." Kin said as he went around and dashed towards Cl.u.s.ter.
Swoosh!
'He's going after Cl.u.s.ter?' Bryan looked behind him with wide eyes. It
seems that Kin really didn't want to fight him so he's going after Cl.u.s.ter.
Berserker. It was a class that could influence the mind of a person. A person
who chooses this class will become a battle maniac. They could also easily
lose their sense of reason when fighting.
The more the berserker fight the more it became stronger.
Kin grabbed Cl.u.s.ter's neck and he took out something from his pocket. It
was a small pipe at thumb-size before it created a blueish rope that bound her
limbs.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Argh!"
Cl.u.s.ter groaned painfully as Kin tightened his grip around her neck. She
subconsciously tried to remove his hands but she was too weak to do so.
"I... can't breath..."
She muttered painfully.
"I've completed my job. I need to get out of this place." Kin said but a figure
flashed at his side.
"Wha-"
A fist containing enormous power landed on his face. It caught him off guard
and it broke his tough defense.
"Remove your hands from her!!"
Bryan roared as he punched Kin's face with his full power. Flames and
lightning twisted around his fist and it blasted Kin away.
[Lightning Flame Dominion Smash]!!
A wave of lightning and flame burst forth. The ground trembled heavily and
the buildings were blown away before it disintegrated.
Boom!
Bryan inhaled deeply as he looked at the destruction that he caused. A huge

fissure was left in front of him. It was two hundred meters long, twenty-five
meters wide, and five meters deep.
He turned his head to Cl.u.s.ter and asked, "Are you okay, Cl.u.s.ter?"
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me, Brother Bryan." Cl.u.s.ter shook her head.
She felt that she was about to cry at any moment. This happened because of
her.
"I'll help you remove it."
Bryan said as he grabbed the blueish rope and tried to remove it but it was
tough. This rope that was binding Cl.u.s.ter couldn't be removed by normal
means.
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.
"You can't remove that rope."
Bryan and Cl.u.s.ter stiffened when they heard this voice. Both of them
turned their heads and saw Kin walking towards them.
The power of his punch was so strong and he didn't think that this man could
take it without suffering a single injury. That's how absurd the strength of A-
rank compare to B-rank.
"How? Is that what you want to ask?" Kin smiled while stretching his body.
"It's true that the power of that attack exceeded that of a B-rank but well as
you can see... I'm not an ordinary A-rank."
'I need Cl.u.s.ter to get out of this place... but she wouldn't be able to move
with these bindings.' He thought while looking at the blueish rope. He
wrapped his left hand around her waist.
Kin's eyes turned red and he released his energy creating a ripple in the air.
Then, a black figure materialized behind him. It has the same appearance as
him but the one behind him looked like a demon.
[Rage Manifestation]!
It was a high-level skill of a berserker. It raised the overall stats of the user by
several folds but it lowered the user's sense of reasoning. He will choose a
target and will not stop. It will only stop until he defeated his target or he got
defeated by his target.
He roared and charged towards the two at extremely high speed.
Boom!
Bryan's eyes constricted when he saw this. He quickly pushed Cl.u.s.ter away
from him and a huge fist landed on his stomach at the same time.
Bang!
Kin continued to move forward and both of them crashed in the buildings
creating a huge hole in it.
Boom!
They didn't stop until they destroyed ten huge buildings. Bryan was slammed
on the ground causing a huge crater.
"Argh!"
He spat a mouthful of blood as he felt his ribs getting crushed by a heavy

object. The power of that punch was stronger than he imagined.
So this is a Rank A Berserker.
'At least, Cl.u.s.ter is safe...' He thought but he realized that until he defeated
that person Cl.u.s.ter wouldn't be safe. She couldn't move so he had to defeat
this person at all cost.
Thud!
The ground shook every time Kin took a step.
Ghh!
Bryan opened his eyes and he stood up. He looked at his opponent with a
serious expression.
'Squeeze more power!'
'Use everything that you learn in training!'
'Gather more mana and compress it!'
Thick and dense mana covered his body. The mana around his body became
stable and steady. It wasn't fluctuating. It felt as if it became armor that will
protect his body at all cost.
"That's it. Grow stronger and let me crush you!" Kin laughed and he dashed
at Bryan.
"Ahhh!!"
Bryan roared as his mana formed around his fist. He then threw it towards
Kin.
Boom!!
Both of their attacks collided and Bryan was blasted away once again. He
crashed on the ground causing a deep pit. When he came back into his senses
he found that Kin was already above him.
Swoosh!
Kin tried to stomp his face but Bryan rolled on the side barely avoiding the
stomp.
Bang!
The ground collapsed and he fell on the sewer. It was dark but it wasn't a
problem with it. He bent his knees and charged straight on the surface.
Boom!
He didn't know that Bryan was waiting for him. He received Bryan's fist on
his face.
"Ugh!"
'He's damaging me...?'
Kin smiled and he pulled back both of his fists before he launched a barrage
of powerful punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
But his fists landed on nothing. Bryan was already behind him throwing
punches at him.
"Hehe~"
His grin grew wider as he turned around to face Bryan. His fist collided with
Bryan's fist causing a huge gust of wind to swept out in the surrounding area.
Boom!
Both of them were thrown away by the shockwaves. It didn't stop them from
fighting as they dashed to each other once again.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Each time they threw a punch shockwave would follow and destroy the
buildings around them.
Bryan leaped in the air and widened his eyes. A huge fist was already in front
of him. It was followed by a blow on his stomach.
Kin then grabbed his head and threw him away. He then opened his palm and
shoot a ball of energy towards Bryan.
Boom!
Bryan crashed on the building and the ball of energy landed on his body
before it exploded.
"Argh!"
The building collapsed and fell on his small body.
Boom!
Smoke and dust spread out and covered the whole area.
Bryan felt that his body was getting heavy every second. His bones were
crumbling as extreme pain hit his body.
"I... need to... defeat him..."
Blood was flowing out of his mouth and wounds in his body. He also felt that
he had internal wounds.
I...
I want to win!
He gritted his teeth and his mana seeped inside his body. It went in the cracks
of his bones and strengthened it. His blood increased its circulation speed.
His body was undergoing great change following his determined will.
Acceleration!
Kin sensed a dangerous feeling coming from that debris of rocks. He dashed
forward and Bryan burst out of it.
'This guy... He's getting stronger!'
"AHHH!!"
Bryan roared loudly as he flew towards Kin.
Swoosh!
'He could fly... That's the realm of...'
Kin found it ridiculous that this guy could keep up with him. His eyes turned
bloodshot and he loses his sense of reasoning. He will fight Bryan with of all
his strength.
Boom! Boom!
Two figures collided repeatedly in the sky. One of the figures was blue
whereas the other one was red with white linings around it.
Bang! Bang!
A loud explosion could be heard as the two figures continued to crash into
each other. The aftershocks of their collision stirred the surrounding and the
wind swept out like waves of water.
The blue figure was Kin and the red figure was Bryan who was covered in his
own blood.
Don't stop, keep going!
Keep moving forward, Bryan!

A strand of Bryan's hair turned red as his power broke its limit. One of his
eyes changed its color into color red. He only had one thing in his mind and
that was to protect Cl.u.s.ter.
He tightened his muscles as a few punches landed on his stomach and face.
But he ignored it, he just kept moving forward while throwing his fist at Kin.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
"Argh!"
Blood splashed around the area as Kin suffered heavy injuries. Bryan's attack
was inflicting him this much damage? This puny B-rank?
He continued to receive the punches with his body. This guy was
transforming to A-rank, no, that was not the case. His brute strength was
reaching the height that he couldn't achieve even though he was a berserker.
"A barbarian...!!"
Kin roared as his power gathered in his fist.
I want to have the power to protect everyone! I will... get stronger!
"AHHH!!"
Bryan's fist collided with Kin's fist.
BOOOM!!
"AHHHH!!!"
Bryan roared as his fist landed on Kin's body and Kin's punch landed on his
face.
More... More power!!
Flames and lightning burst out of his fist and it slammed Kin's body. It was
followed by sharp winds.
The three elements twisted around and fused together creating an intense
reaction that distorted the space around them.
Ohm!
The fluctuation of the fused elements caused ripples in the whole district. It
twisted the entire red light district and the whole place turned upside down.
The buildings were thrown in the sky.
Boom!
Flames, lightning, and wind spread out like a spider web. The energy reached
the peak as could be seen by n.a.k.e.d eyes. Three different colors of mana
bombarded the red light district.
It expanded before it compressed around Bryan's fist.
Ohm!
Once again, Bryan smashed his fist and the three elements exploded the
moment it touch Kin's body.
Kin tried to block it with his hands but his hands quickly turned into ashes.
He was stunned when he saw Bryan's power.
Boom!
The compressed energy slammed his body and he was blasted towards the
district three. A powerful outburst of energy occurred in district four and it
eradicated half of it. But the aftershocks of the explosion broke the entire
district.
...
The people who were fighting the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins in district
five stopped moving as they felt the fluctuations of energy.
The red light district was part of the district five so they clearly felt the huge
wave of energy that erupted in that area.
Boom!
They saw the buildings were thrown in the air and the three elements spread
out like roots in that place.
They were shocked and stunned at the same time.
The phenomenon that was happening in that place was extraordinary.
After a few moments, an explosion occurred above it and it went to district

four destroying everything in its path.
The seven-circle officer frowned and said, "That's... the [Trinity Elemental
Ray]... Only people who had three and above affinities could use that skill."
Although it was a powerful skill, it's still not enough to change the tide of the
battle. That skill was weaker than the [Trinity Elemental Ray] that he saw in
the past. The user must be an S-rank or an A-rank powerhouse. That level
wasn't a problem for him who reached SSS-rank.
Suddenly, he felt that the family heads around him attack him at the same
time. While he was distracted they launched an attack on him. It was a good
tactic but he wouldn't fall down easily.
...
Lumilia was casting spells to support everyone when the outburst of the three
elements occurred. She couldn't help but turned her around and looked at
district five.
It was eye-catching. The battle didn't have a barrier around them and it
almost destroyed an entire district. Most of the people whose rank was high
created a barrier around them to isolate their surge of power. Also, it was to
avoid destroying this city.
But the battle in that district wasn't protected by any barrier.
She wondered who's the one fighting an enemy in that direction that forgot to
create a barrier. Maybe, that person was alone so he didn't have comrades to
protect the surroundings.
She then shook her head and focused her attention on the enemies in front.
The enemies were pushing the defense line. Every minute, the enemies would
breach their line and enter the field.
The entire battlefield was chaotic. She could observe the field with her eyes
and the information that she received was insufficient. It wasn't enough to tell
the true state of the battlefield.
"What should I do?"
Lumilia became anxious and the things in her surrounding. She was glancing
at the time every second.
Seven minutes... and the reinforcement will arrive.
She glanced at the barrier in the sky and took a deep breath.
"It's time to dispel this barrier... It's do or die now. I hope I made the right
choice."
...
Huff... Huff...
Bryan was on his knees while breathing heavily. A large amount of blood
came out of his mouth and splattered on the ground.
He didn't know what happened to him but he managed to defeat that man.
The man who wanted to take Cl.u.s.ter away.
"Kuh!"
His hands could not handle it anymore. He fell down with a loud "thud"
sound.
He didn't have the strength to move his body. He also drained his mana inside
his body and couldn't produce it at the moment. He felt intense pain all over
his body. It was like someone was drilling every part of his body.
It was so painful but he could ignore it before because his attention was
focused on defeating Kin. But now, he could hardly handle this pain.
"Cl.u.s.ter..."
Bryan muttered as he recalled that he had to see if Cl.u.s.ter was fine. The
intensity of the battle was greater than he imagined so he didn't know if
Cl.u.s.ter was safe.
He tried to stand up but more blood flows out of his pores.
"Damn... Move... I need to... find..."
Suddenly, he felt a presence at his side. He slowly moved his eyes and looked
over only to find Kan carrying the unconscious Cl.u.s.ter in his arm.
"I came here to see what happened but I didn't expect that you have the
power to defeat one of our executives," Kan said with a serious expression.
His body was injured and it seems that he didn't manage to escape the
aftershocks unscathed.
After he defeated Brando, he went towards them but found that the battle was
intense. The shockwaves from the two were affecting him and the buildings
in the area. He had no choice but to defend himself but Bryan's last attack
caught him off guard.
"You have a blood of barbarian in your veins." He muttered in a low voice as

he glanced at the red strands of Bryan's hair.
Red hair and red eyes were an indication of a barbarian. It was a type of
human that possessed overwhelming brute strength and vitality the moment
they were born. It was the opposite of magical humans which had incredible
mana in their body just like the high elves.
The powerful barbarians built a kingdom called the Barbarian Kingdom

hundred years ago. Most of the barbarians lives in that place. It was a holy
place for the barbarians on this continent.
But from what he could see, Bryan was not a pure-blood barbarian. He must
be a child of an ordinary human and a barbarian.
"Cl.u.s.ter..."
Bryan said as he tried to stretch out his hand. In his condition, he wouldn't be
able to save Cl.u.s.ter and he knew it. His vision was turning dark and after a
few moments, he lost his consciousness.
"He fainted..." Kan muttered and he glanced at the unconscious Cl.u.s.ter in

his arm. "It's unfortunate but I have to leave this place as soon as possible.
The scale of this battle already attracted the attention of those powerhouses. I
need to hurry up."
He quickly left the area and went to district three. He needed to check if Kin
managed to survive but the possibility it was too low. Even an A-rank like
Kin wouldn't able to defend against an attack of that scale.
Although the explosion was large, the [Trinity Elemental Ray] still wasn't an
AOE skill. It was a skill that focused on pure damage, unlike AOE skills
which were focused on wide area damage. He could conclude that all the
people in that place below A-rank were annihilated.
...
Yujin, Alice, and other five B-ranks were fighting a six-circle officer. This
was their tactic to hold the enemies in bay. For each six-circle officer, ten
high-level B-ranks were dispatched to fight them. While one five-circle
officer would be handled by ten low-level promoted B-rank. And all of them
were equipped with high-grade weapons and armors that further increased
their chances of holding the enemies.
They fully utilized their numbers as they used wheel formation to grind their
enemies. It was a good strategy for holding their opponent.
In Yujin's group, they only have seven B-ranks including him but it was
enough for them. He used his spirit power to fill the lack of their numbers
and buffed his allies making them stronger.
He didn't need to hide his power in a situation where he could die at any
moment.
"Tsk! Although we B-ranks could hold the stronger ones our overall strength
is still below our opponents. Our comrades are dying every second." Yujin
clicked his tongue as he glanced at the battles around him.
The four-circle and below officers were killing their comrades below C-rank.
At this rate, only them would survive before the reinforcement arrived.
"The three of you should go out and help our comrades," Yujin said to the
three B-ranks.
"But with less number, you wouldn't be able to handle this level of
opponent."
"Don't worry, we could handle it." Yujin said with a serious expression.
Ladros City: Spirit Synchronization
Yujin inhaled deeply and nodded at his comrades.
The three B-ranks nodded with a grave expression and said, "Fine, we'll leave
this to you. I hope you can last longer."
After saying those words, they quickly left and went to help their other
comrades who needed their help.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Alice and the other two B-ranks were pushed back. Now that they don't have
the support of the three B-ranks they couldn't handle the power of the six-
circle officer.
"Are you seeking death? Or maybe you're underestimating me?" The six-
circle officer asked in a cold tone.
'I never thought that I would be able to fight an opponent at this level this
time.' Yujin thought as he recalled the incident in the Ibish village.
At that time, Souta drunk two monster potions to hold the six-circle
opponents. He was too weak and he could only support Souta by casting buff
spells and heal some of his injuries.
He didn't expect that he would fight those people once again in just a few
months. It's all thanks to Souta that his strength grew to the point that he
could damage this level of opponent.
"I'm really glad that I joined the Dark Oculus Legion..." Yujin said as a smile
formed on his face.
"Hmm...? What are you talking about? Well, I'll kill you..." The six-circle
officer coldly said before he charged towards Yujin.
Swoosh!
Alice and the two B-ranks quickly moved their body to intercept him.
"There's no need to hold back! Alophy! Let's do this!" Yujin shouted and a
small girl appeared on top of his shoulder.
"Yeah, let's do this! Jin!" Alophy emitted a bright light as her energy burst
out of her body.
[Secret Technique: Spirit Synchronization Mode]
Alophy flew in the air and entered Yujin's body. Both of their energy fused
together. A warm yet gentle energy swept out in the whole district and it
healed the injuries of their comrades.
"What?!" The six-circle officer was stunned when he saw this transformation.
"This is the purest form of energy... The spirit power...!"
The injuries of Alice and the two B-ranks quickly closed as the gentle light
covered their body. It enhances their overall strength and refilled their mana
pool.
Yujin tightly gripped the swords in both of his hands. The spirit power
continued to flow in his body and it went towards the two swords creating a
bridge behind him.
"I'll surpass myself at this moment!!"
All the spirit power inside Alophy's body was flowing through his body. She
was in his mana pool and fused with it. The two of them were one. The spirit
power that she acc.u.mulated was being used and this mode wouldn't last that
long.
Five minutes... But this was enough for him as the reinforcement would
arrive soon.
"Let's go, everyone!" Yujin said as he charged towards the six-circle officer
and slashed his swords.
Bang!
Alice and the other two B-ranks followed him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He exchanged blows with the six-circle officers while his comrades were
supporting him.
After ten seconds, he switched to Alice and he became a support. Alice just
focused on attacking their opponent as she knew that her comrades would
support her.
Another ten seconds had passed and she switches with the other B-rank. The
B-rank brawler quickly moved in front of her and launched a barrage of
punches.
Alice backed away and quickly drink a mana potion and a health potion. It
was to replenish her fighting power because she became the attacker once
again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shockwaves were sweeping out as the six-circle officer became furious. He

couldn't believe that four B-ranks could push him to his limit.
It's irritating. It's annoying.
This happened because of this spirit user. He didn't expect that the spirit
power was potent that could heal and buff almost everyone on the battlefield.
It was his first time seeing a spirit user in his life so it was surprising for him.
This was out of his expectations.
Four B-ranks were fighting a powerful six-circle officer of the infamous

Seven Deadly Sins? It was hard to believe but Yujin made it possible with his
spirit power. The ancient power of the fairies.
Everything should be gone by now but the outburst of the three elements in
district five to district four decreased their numbers to a certain degree. No
one expected that a person with three elemental affinities aside from the city
lord was in this city.
Lumilia and the other leaders noticed the changes on the battlefield. Their
focus unexpectedly became stronger and the cause of this was the strange
energy in the air.
'This power... Is it Yujin?' She thought as she felt the gentle energy. She
knew that Yujin was a spirit contractor but he hid it as a spirit couldn't be
found any place anymore.
She turned to her subordinate and said, "Tell me the state of the battlefield."
"I'm sorry, vice-commander! We can't determine the state of the battlefield!

We lose contact with our subordinates that have the tasks to send a report to
us every minute!" The subordinate bowed her head as she reported what's
happening to them.
"You don't need to apologize. It seems that they deliberately target our people
so that we would lose our grasp in the current situation of the battlefield."
Lumilia said as she squinted her eyes. She wasn't sure what's happening in
the frontline in this chaotic situation but it seems that Yujin and Alice were
giving their best.
It only means that the situation was worse which forced Yujin to reveal his
trump card.
Lynn who was at her side took a mana potion and drunk it. While Lumilia
was planning their next move, she was helping the other people by casting
healing spells or buff spells until she drained her mana.
'Everyone was trying their best. I need to try my best and break my limit.'
Lynn said to herself as she clenched her first tightly.
She closed her eyes and recalled everything that happened to her in the
institute.
"Break the barrier!" Lumilia said to her subordinate while looking at the thick
layer of barrier in the sky. She could also see the huge crimson ball above it.
She didn't have an idea what's that crimson ball but she thinks that it was
harmless.
Also, it's been a while since the explosion above the barrier stopped. It means
that the battle there has concluded. She didn't know who won but she could
guess that even if the enemy managed to defeat Teacher Bargan, they
wouldn't be able to do anything in this battle.
Why? Because Teacher Bargan was their opponent. They wouldn't be able to
escape that man without receiving heavy injuries. Judging from the intensity
of the battle before, she could estimate that those seven-circle officers weren't
in a condition that could fight.
Her subordinate passed her order until it arrived to the people in the city
walls.
In the operation room of the wall where the guard could monitor the walls,
the city guards there heard the order from Lumilia.
"Is it really okay to trust that woman?" One of the city guards asked.
"What should we do? The city lord and other high-ranking officers are
fighting on district one. They don't have a time to command us with them
fighting those powerful people." Another city guard replied to him.
"The reinforcement our coming so we should follow her orders for a while."
"Yeah, we have no choice."
"At least she's helping everyone."
They turned off the device for the barrier. The energy source of the barrier
stopped producing energy and several cracks appeared on its surface.
Everyone inside the city noticed the changes on the barrier. They couldn't
help but turned their head to look at it. Cracks spread out quickly in just a few
seconds and it covered the entire barrier.
After a few moments, the barrier was shattered and its fragments fell before it
faded into thin air.
"Evacuate the civilians! Lead them out of the city!" Lumilia ordered her
subordinates. The Seven Deadly Sins were slowly coming towards them and
their forces weren't enough to completely stop them. If they arrived here, then
countless civilians would die.
"Tell our forces to slowly move back. We'll initiate the self-destruct mode of
the defensive mechanism." She said in a cold tone.
Ladros City: Artificial Living
Creature
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta and Randolf exchanged blows at high speed. The ground and the
buildings around them were demolished as the shockwaves sweep
everything.
The entire third-year area became a battlefield for the two. Almost every
buildings were reduced to rubble and ashes. Even the ground beneath their
feet collapsed as ripples of energy were distorting the air around them.
The two collided once more causing shockwaves in the area. Then, they
retreated tens of meters away from each other.
Souta looked at Randolf with a serious expression. He was using [Possession]

and every skill that he had but this Randolf was keeping up with him.
Randolf smiled and charged at him once again. The black mist around him
couldn't block his vision.
His figure flashed like a ray of light and arrived before Souta. He then swung
the energy blade in his hand.
Souta quickly reacted and blocked the blade using his sword. Then, he lifted
his feet and launched a kick at his opponent's stomach but Randolf saw it so
he managed to step aside and avoided the kick.
Swoosh!
"You're good, Souta. I really wanted to fight you for a long time."
Randolf said as he slashed his blade horizontally.
Swoosh!
Souta shifted his body to the side and thrust his sword forward.
"Well, it's not that I don't want to fight you. It's just that I will not get
anything from fighting you."
[Stab]!
Randolf changed the direction of the sword by hitting it from below. He felt
that even if he tried to block the sword, the force inside it would injure him.
The armor penetration of [Stab] skill was high so he couldn't risk himself by
taking it head-on.
Clang!
After he managed to deflect the sword attack, Randolf raised his other hand
and shoot a beam.
[Light Penetrating Beam]!
Souta knitted his brows tightly and slashed his sword.
[Crimson Moon]!
The two attacks collided and it caused an explosion in front of them.
A figure quickly jumped in the mid-air and rushed at Souta.
"You're a genius. Your growth rate is so fast. If I fight you a few months ago
there's no doubt that I could easily destroy you at that time but it's different
now..." Randolf said as his blade collided with Souta's sword.
Clang!
"Your improvement is so fast. You actually gained the power to fight me in

just a few months." He said as he continued to swing the energy blade in his
hands.
Souta passively defends himself from Randolf's relentless attack on him.
Black tentacles emerged from the ground but the energy blade quickly cut it
down in just a few seconds.
Swoosh!
Randolf looked ahead and found that Souta was gone.
Hmm...?
He stood straight and looked behind him. He found that Souta was standing
twenty meters away from him.
"[Shadow Ball] is it?"
Souta took a deep breath and asked, "What are your objectives?"
"My objectives? It's not my objectives, it's OUR objectives." Randolf turned
serious as he looked in the sky. "We want to break the shackles binding us.
Simply, we just want to be free..."
Boom!
He dashed towards Souta leaving a trail of smoke behind him.
Swoosh!
Souta tightened his muscles as he gathered his mana in his sword.
Boom!
Both of them clashed against each other generating powerful winds around
them.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
In just a few seconds, both of them threw a hundred blows.
Randolf's speed and strength vastly increased and Souta felt it. His arms were
getting numb and a few cuts started to appear on his body.
'This...? He's getting stronger.'
He couldn't block all of Randolf's powerful attack. The attack of a real Rank-
A was beyond him.
"It's really hard to be free in this world... I'll tell you one thing. I'm not a
genius like you. I'm an artificial one." Randolf said as he vanished and
reappeared behind Souta.
'So fast?!'
Souta sensed his presence behind him so he turned around only to face a
powerful kick.
Boom!
"Argh!!" He flew a few dozen meters away before he rolled on the ground.
Randolf leaped in the air as he chased Souta and arrived beside him before
launching a kick at his stomach.
Bang!
"Ugh!" Souta coughed a mouthful of blood and it splattered on the floor. He

wiped the blood on his mouth as he stood up and looked at Randolf.
"What do you mean by artificial?" He asked.
"I literally mean it. I'm not a human nor a demi. I'm a homunculus." Randolf
replied to him.
Souta widened his eyes when he heard Randolf's words. He couldn't believe
it but Randolf didn't have a reason to lie.
A homunculus... An artificial living creature made from magic and science.
It was hard to create a single homunculus as it needs a vast amount of

resources and sacrifices. But the topic about homunculus was long gone from
this world.
'Don't tell me someone continued this research...'
The players in the game couldn't even find a quest about the forbidden
homunculus. Everyone thought that they were gone but to think that Souta
would find someone connected to it in this world.
Thirty years ago... The three great countries launched a great inspection in
this continent just to find the researchers of the homunculus. They found and
destroyed countless facilities throughout the whole continent which was
conducting research about artificial creatures.
Great cleansing occurred at that time and countless people who were
involved in research died. The three great countries were fierce and anyone
who tried to hide the research died. They deployed several god-level
powerhouses to utterly destroyed the higher-ups of some countries involved
in this issue.
Well, it was understandable as some leaders of large countries or small

kingdoms were involved in this case so the three great countries didn't have a
choice but to send their god-level powerhouses to kill those people.
For every homunculus, countless people will be used as an experimental

subject. The three great countries wouldn't deem this research as forbidden if
it didn't require human and demi sacrifices. Unfortunately, this experiment
required to study the different types of human and demi's anatomy.
At that time, countless countries kept silent as they were afraid of the
overwhelming power of the three great countries. They simply allowed the
agents of the great countries to investigate their territory.
Deploying several god-level powerhouses was indeed a scary thing. Even if it
was him in the game, he wouldn't be able to survive an attack from two or
more god-level.
'So the three great countries didn't manage to completely eradicate this issue
and some of the people that survive in cleansing continued the research in
hopes to complete the homunculus.' Souta thought while looking at Randolf.
'Homunculus? What's that, Souta?' Saya asked him with a confused

expression as she didn't have an idea about Homunculus.
Souta calmly explained to her what he knew about homunculus.
"I'm saying this to you because I know that you're not the type of person who
will walk around the city saying that I'm a homunculus," Randolf said as he
turned to Souta, and a smile formed on his face.
Suddenly, the ground shook heavily and a bright light flashed on the sky
above them. It was so bright that it illuminated the entire Ladro Institute.
Souta and Randolf couldn't help but covered their eyes.
"That's... a [Trinity Elemental Ray]..."
Randolf immediately recognized the bright light outside the barrier. Souta
recognized it too.
They didn't know what happened outside the institute but judging from this it
seems that it getting worse. They wouldn't be surprised if the entire city was
demolished the moment they got out of the institute.
Randolf shook his head and turned to Souta. "Teacher Bargan's battle reached
its conclusion and the battle in the city are close to climax. Teacher and the
people he was fighting wouldn't be able to do anything. Teacher Bargan was
sealed inside that giant red ball in the sky and his opponents were heavily
injured to the point that they couldn't cast a single spell." He said while
pointing at the sky.
Souta knew what he was saying. Since the explosions above the city stopped
it only means that the battle has finished.
"So we need to hurry up and finish out battle too. The second part of my plan
will start soon." Randolf said.
'Second plan? He had another plan...' Souta tightly knitted his brows. This
was not his problem but he had to get that barrier device to complete his
quest.
Hmm...?
Randolf noticed that Souta was glancing at the barrier device in his hand. He
raised it and said, "It seems that you really want to get this item. Is it really
important for you to shattered the barrier that was protecting the institute
from the fierce battle outside?"
"I don't care. I just want to shatter that thing in your hand." Souta replied to
him.
"Then... Get it!" Randolf said before he threw the barrier device in the mid-
air.
Souta quickly moved his body as he dashed towards the barrier device. At the
same time, the gravitational ball behind him spun around and black tentacles
rose from the ground.
Ladros City: Homunculus
From what he could remember, Randolf found himself inside a huge cylinder
tube full of water. He was floating inside it.
He didn't know anything but a large data of information filled his mind at that
time. Information about battle tactics, basic combat style, weapon master,
history of the world, humans, demis, monsters, etc...
Various knowledge was implanted in his head. It was a strange feeling. He

wasn't supposed to know a single thing but he somehow knew countless
things. He didn't need to study and learn about language as different
languages were implanted in his head.
People wearing white robes were doing various experiments on his body.
He didn't need to think about what they were doing to him. He didn't need it
at all. From all the knowledge inside his head, he knew that he wasn't a
human, demi, demon, or monster.
He was forbidden to do anything. He could only stay in his bed before those
people arrived and conducted an experiment once again.
He was also forbidden to go outside of his room. From his knowledge, he

naturally knew about the cleansing that the three great countries did in the
past. He doesn't belong to any of the people outside. Those people would kill
him if they knew that he was a homunculus but staying here was also bad for
him.
Experiencing countless painful experiments was too much for the mind of a
child like him. But he wasn't an ordinary child. He was a homunculus so he
could endure.
One day, he found that he wasn't alone.

Yeah, there were other people like him. Other people that don't belong to any
category in this world.
A homunculus.
A humanoid artificial living creature. It doesn't necessarily need to be a

humanoid creature as some of them have strange body shapes but...
For the researchers...
They thought that humanoid was the perfect shape.
He met the other homunculus saying that he would survive. A defective

homunculus wouldn't last one year but a normal one would have the same life
span as humans.
"He would survive" that's what they said. It only means that he's not a
defective homunculus. That's the reason why the researchers let him met the
other homunculus.
The other homunculus' were older than him. They treated him as their young
brother. They were kind to him unlike the researchers in the facility.
Randolf came out of the experiment room. He saw children waiting for him
outside the room. They were homunculus like him.
"Are you okay?" A child that looked like him said.
"Nn... I'm fine but the experiments are getting painful." Randolf nodded at
him. They were his brothers and sisters.
"I'm glad that you're fine." One of the children said.
"I'm sure that the experiments will finish someday." Another one said.
"At that time, we would live together and everyone will not suffer from these
experiments."
"It would be bad if we go outside, right?"

"That's why we will find a place that we will call our home."
The experiments continued every day. Randolf and his siblings experienced
the same thing every day.
"How are you today?"
"The same as usual. It hurts though."
"It'd be great if the experiments end soon."
"What should we play today?"
"Let's play hide and seek today!"
"Sure, I've mastered a secret technique to hide myself. Hahaha!"
"There's no secret technique!"
One day, the experiment became worse. One by one the people that he treated
as his family died. Their body couldn't handle the extreme experiments of the
researchers. It was hard for him but one day he found that he was alone once
again.
All the homunculus except for him died.
Really... There were just dispensable tools for the researchers.
Randolf stood in the hall alone with a blank expression. His siblings died
because of the experiments.
"We have a dream. Our home. But now... It's gone."
He muttered in a low voice as he lowered his head and looked at his hands.
"I know that we're expendable goods... But we should at least be allowed to
dream."
For the other homunculus like him... He will free everyone and build a place
where they could live freely.
"Everything... Is it wrong for us to wish for a place we could call our home?!"
Randolf appeared in front of Souta and launched a kick. He then caught the
barrier device using his hand.
Bang!
Souta flew away and crashed on the ground.
Ugh!
Even with all of his skills, he couldn't match this self-proclaimed

homunculus. [Possession] could only give him the strength to keep up with
him but it wasn't enough to defeat Randolf. He needed more power.
Should he summon Yuko and help him fight Randolf? But Yuko was helping
Lumilia... She was helping some of the B-ranks fight the six-circle officer.
If he summoned her, their information would break and the enemy would
breach the formation of the B-ranks.
Then, his last choice would be the equipment skill of the universal artifact,
[Soul Blood Earring].
Randolf appeared in front of him and Souta quickly slashed his sword.
[Crimson Moon]!
Randolf shifted his body and avoided the slash. He then grabbed Souta's wrist
and threw him on the ground.
Swoosh!
Before Souta crash on the ground, he vanished and reappeared twenty meters
away from his opponent.
Randolf was about to chase after Souta when the gravity around him
tightened.
"This is not enough to stop me!"
His mana burst out of his body countering the harsh gravity around him. He
then saw that Souta was gone.
Hmm...?
He quickly turned around as he sensed a presence behind him. But then a

sharp blade was heading towards his neck at high speed.
Swoosh!
He raised his hand and caught the sword.
Souta's eyes constricted when he saw this. He then felt a pain on his stomach
as Randolf delivered a fierce blow.
Bang!
Rank-A was really different from the rank below it. It was hard to close the
gap, unlike Rank-C and Rank-B. The liquefied mana was many times
stronger and tougher than his vast energy even with the usage of
[Possession].
Also, Randolf wasn't using any powerful equipment like him. If Randolf used
equipment or artifacts at orange grade, then we would suffer a defeat before
they could even fight.
"Tell me, Souta!!" Randolf shouted as he slashed the energy blade in his hand
diagonally.
Clang!
Souta parried his attack and quickly launched at a kick. He activated the
Strengthening] once again as he felt that the effects of these skills
disappeared.
"I don't care about that. I just want to break that barrier device in your hand."
He spoke while blocking Randolf's fierce attacks. The [Night Overlord's

Aura], [Shadow Cloak], and [Shadow Step] didn't have a time limit. It will
continue to consume his stamina and mana as long as it was activated.
"Hahaha, you're really good! That's why-"
Randolf didn't manage to finish his sentence as cracks spread around the
barrier of the city.
"The barrier...?"
Souta stopped moving too as he looked at the sky along with Randolf.
After a few moments, the barrier broke down into tiny pieces.
'The barrier... It's time. I need to finish this as soon as possible.' Randolf
thought as he turned to Souta. He threw the barrier device above him and shot
an energy ball towards it.
Swoosh!
"That's bad..." Souta muttered as he quickly moved his body and blocked the
energy ball.
Boom!
"Argh!"
He received the energy ball and it exploded in front of him.
'Do you want to destroy that barrier device, right? So why are you protecting
it.' Saya asked him.
"I want to be the one to destroy it," Souta responded to her question.
The Saya in his mind tilted her head with a confused expression. What's the
difference with that? After all, he wanted to break the barrier device to free
the institute. She couldn't understand him.
His quest required 'HIM' to break the barrier device so it will be considered a
failure if someone broke it other than him. That's why he will not let anyone
destroy it.
Souta stretched out his hands and caught the barrier device.
"I finally got it. This is a lot harder than I thought and I discovered a lot of
things especially from Randolf."
He muttered as he gathered his mana in his hand and crushed the barrier
device.
Crack!
The barrier around the institute was shattered. Everyone looked at it and felt
something wrong.
'Oi! What's the point of blocking that attack? I thought that will do something
but you just crush it.' Saya's voice sounded in his head.
Souta ignored her words as he looked at the system notification that pop up in
his vision.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations for completing the quest "Barrier"!]
[You've received 20,000 exp, 10 attribute points, and 8 skill points as your
rewards!]
Suddenly, a light shone on the ground of the third-year area. The light looks
like a giant magic circle from above.
Ohm!
Soon, the ground shook heavily and Souta felt tremendous energy was
coming out of the ground.
Boom!
The entire third-year area was separated from the room as it started to float
towards the sky.
'This is bad, Souta. This is a great sealing spell with the enchantment of a
powerful sorcerer...'
"So...?"
'A great being was sealed here and it will woke up.'
Ladros City: Dark Emperor
The ground shook heavily as cracks spread out and it separated the third-year
area.
Boom!
Slowly, the entire ground started to float while the magic circle was shining
brightly. Waves of mana were sweeping out of the whole city like a
heartbeat.
Thud! Thud!
Yanagi, Mia, Rein, and the other people in the institute stopped fighting as
they turned their heads and saw a shocking scene.
An entire place moving upwards was absolutely stunning. It was like a

floating fortress of the angel race. Thick and gigantic chains could be seen
beneath the fortress and it was connected to something deep underground.
Dense energy was coating the gigantic chains. This energy could be seen by
the n.a.k.e.d eye. The power within it was so drastic that sparks made of
mana flew out of it every second.
The forces of Ladros City and the Seven Deadly Sins were shocked. None of
them didn't plan this kind of development.
"Ufufu, what's happening to my Souta?" Yanagi chuckled as she looked at

the third-year area with interest in her eyes.
The entire third-year area flew five hundred meters above the surface as the
barrier turned into tiny particles.
"What is happening there...?" Lumilia muttered in a low voice. She

immediately regained her senses as she glanced at the expression of the
Seven Deadly Sins.
She saw that they were also shocked. It only means that they were not the
reason of the floating land above the city. She recalled what Souta said to her
before.
"Someone other than the Seven Deadly Sins is here."
She forcefully shook her head and shouted, "Everyone attack. This is our
chance to attack while our enemies are distracted."
She wanted to know what's going on but her priority was pushing back the
enemies. She could only hope that Souta was safe.
...
A person wearing a normal white shirt and black pants was looking at the
floating land with an amused expression.
He had short black messy hair and a pair of thick glasses.
"I came here to here when I heard that the Seven Deadly Sins were going to
attack this city but I didn't expect this development."
He muttered as he adjusted his glasses and observed the gigantic chains

which were connected to the floating land and the place beneath the pit.
"Even I didn't know such thing was sleeping beneath this place. It seems that
it came from the era before this current one. One thousand years ago... maybe
much more distant than that one."
He combed his hair behind his head and grinned. One could see a lion tattoo
on the back of his palm. It was the symbol of Leo, one of the zodiac signs.
"I'll look closer to it. The Zodiacs will appear once again and everyone will
know our name.
"Everything is for my dream... I will make it true no matter what."

...
A man with blonde hair came out of the underground of arena. He looked at
the floating land with a serious expression on his face.
He a six-circle officer of the Seven Deadly Sins didn't know what's

happening. Their plan was just to destroy this city but this floating land was
giving him a dangerous feeling.
"Someone is moving behind our backs."
He muttered as a smile formed on his face. If he didn't have an important

mission, he would go there and try to find who dared to disrupt their plan.
He shook his head and looked at the red gems on his hand. These were the
bloodstones that this city was protecting. His mission was to retrieve these
stones and delivered it back to their lord.
This was their real goal in attacking this city. Destroying everyone who
disrupted them in Ibish village was just the secondary plan.
"Still, it's been a while since we have a large-scale operation like this one,
and to think that our target was a city under the rule of a large country. It's
pretty exciting."
He strode forward and started to walk away from the arena. The people who
were guarding the bloodstones were all dead.
...
"Great Being...? Tell me how powerful it is..."
Souta asked as he stood on top of the rubble while looking around with a
wary expression.
He was on the floating land and this situation was unknown to him so he
could only rely on Saya's knowledge.
'The sealing spell that was used was called [Tactical God Sealing] spell. From
its name, you could understand that this spell was designed to seal a god-
level powerhouse. That's not all, that chains were called gleipnir.' Saya said to
him.
"Gleipnir? As in that heavenly chain from Asgard..." Souta frowned when he

heard it.
'You know the history from the God's Continent... I didn't need to explain that
much. I've got to say that chains weren't the real gleipnir. It was only a
prototype as the real one was binding the World Wolf Fenrir.' Saya spoke
calmly.
"Yeah..." Souta nodded his head. He knew the World Wolf from his past life.
It was one of the most powerful and fiercest monster lords in the god's
continent. In the war on the god's continent, the World Wolf wreaked havoc
in every corner of the land.
'But that chains didn't lack a powerful sealing ability. In fact, the [Tactical
God Sealing] spell made it more powerful than the original gleipnir. So the
being that was sealed using these powerful seals wasn't an ordinary god.'
Saya explained to him.
"In other words, a powerful god-level powerhouse was going to wake up at

any moment," Souta said as he saw a silhouette from the thick smoke twenty
meters away from him.
'Yes, but you should settle your business with that person first.' Saya said.
Randolf walked out of the smoke and he looked at Souta with an amused
expression.
Hmm...?
Something was wrong with Randolf. Souta couldn't feel anything from him
as if he was just an ordinary person.
'Souta, this is bad. Prepare yourself. This person is out of your league.' Saya
said in an alarmed tone.
After a few moments, a powerful and dense black aura burst out of Randolf's
body. It was overwhelming and Souta couldn't help but took a step back.
Boom!
The energy level was rising rapidly without stopping. He was already strong
from the beginning but now... It was something clearly above Souta's level.
The liquefied mana flowed out before it spun around and turned black visible
to the n.a.k.e.d eye.
Crack!
Suddenly, Souta felt that he couldn't move his body. This mana around him
was solid and it was restricting his movements.
'This... A solidified mana.... A mana capable of crushing people into dust...'

He gritted his teeth as he circulates his own mana but he found that he still
couldn't move under this pressure.
'If you can't hold it anymore just tell me. I'll fight in your stead.' Saya told
him in a serious tone.
An S-rank was too strong for the current Souta and she knew it too well.
That's why she prepared herself to control Souta's body and expends her
energy. But... doing this means that she would fell asleep once again just like
what happened on the Fersch Dukedom when she controlled his body.
That's not a bad choice for her. It's better than letting Souta died.
Randolf's purple hair turned black and black marking spread on his body as a
small black bead formed on the center of his forehead. His eyes also turned
into pitch black.
Souta's eyes constricted when he saw this scene. He shivered as he recalled a

certain memory from the game.
That appearance, form, aura, and demeanor were all familiar to him. Also,
that black crystal on the center of his forehead. In the whole universe, there
were three crystals that have the same power as that crystal on his forehead.
The first one was from the emperor of the Red Crystal Empire.
The second one was from the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Palace.
The third one was a rogue god from the Ruin Desolate Continent.
But to think that he would find the last holder of that crystal.
'So you're that person all along...' Souta thought while suppressing the shock
in his heart.
The fourth holder of the Luminary Crystal, the Dark Emperor 'Zargon'.
One of the most powerful NPC in the game that will make an appearance in
the later version at the Mars Archipelago.
Ladros City: Underground King
Everyone managed to hold the enemies. It was truly amazing as the floating
land unknowingly helped them distract their opponents.
Thud!
Lynn fell on her knees as she exhausted her mana by casting healing spells
nonstop. This was the only thing that she could do so she decided to try her
best by healing everyone.
"Lynn!!" Lumilia hurriedly went beside Lynn with a concerned look.
"Don't push yourself too much. Souta wouldn't like it if you collapse here."
She said to Lynn in a gentle tone.
"But... I want to help everyone." Lynn lowered her head while clenching her
fists.
"You already tried your best and it's enough for us. You're healing spells
helped a lot of people." Lumilia said then her subordinate approached them.
She looked at the subordinate and asked, "What is it?"
"The reinforcement from the neighboring cities have arrived!" The

subordinate said to Lumilia in a polite tone.
At the same time, the other leaders breath a sigh of relief when they heard the
news.
"You've heard that Lynn. You can leave everything to us." Lumilia said as
she smiled. She knew that once the reinforcement arrived, they would be able
to push back the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins.
She turned her head and saw a wave of people helping them. It was the
combined forces of three cities. Each city sent five thousand armed people to
help Ladros City. So they have a total of fifteen thousand troops and five
hundred of this were B-rank and above.
It's the start of their counter-attack.
But not every troop was here. Half of it went to district five to help the nobles
there.
A middle-aged man with blue hair and blue eyes landed near the group.
Three people with powerful aura landed beside the man.
The man with blue hair walked towards them and asked, "Who's the person in
charge here?"
"Father...!" Lumilia blurted out when she saw the man.
Jimmy and the other leaders of the merchant group glanced at her before they
looked at the people that arrived. They knew that these people were the
leaders of the reinforcement.
"We all have the authority but this person is our strategist."
They said as they turned their heads to Lumilia. At the same time, the people
that arrived including her father looked at her.
Lumilia took a deep breath as she stood up and approached the leaders of the
reinforcement.
"I'm Lumilia the vice-commander of the Dark Oculus Legion and the
strategist of the merchant alliance army." She introduced herself in a tone that
wasn't too polite or rude to these people. She was one of the leaders so she
didn't need to bow her head to them.
It was as if she was telling them that they were equals.
"Good job on holding back the enemies," Ursus said to her as he observed
him. He was quite surprised to find her being a strategist of a large army like
this.
"No, we just did everything to survive against this powerful enemy." Lumilia
shook her head. She then explained what's the current situation to them.
About what happened to the city and Bargan getting sealed in the sky.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ground shook heavily. Huge cracks appeared on the ground
and several people fell on it.
Lumilia, Ursus, and the other leaders stopped talking as they turned their
heads to look at their surroundings.
"What's happening?"
Then, powerful waves of energy swept out and it froze everyone on the spot.
Ugh!
Lynn who was at the corner puked. She shivered as she felt the great energy
in the atmosphere that made everyone trembled in fear. This was the first
time she experienced this kind of energy.
Even without trying her best, she could easily feel the immense energy below
the floating land. It was terrifying and unnerving.
It felt as if a giant predator was standing in front of her. The energy it

possessed was like a sun as it surpassed the amount of energy of all the
people in this city possessed.
It's like she was comparing a small pond to a vast ocean.
...
Randolf's current transformation was familiar to him. It made him remember

a bitter incident in his past life when he encountered this man in the Mars
Archipelago.
When he went on an expedition in that newly opened continent, he met

Randolf a few times and he always got killed at that time.
'So he changed his name or Zargon is his real name.' Souta thought while
looking at Randolf from top to bottom.
Zargon, one of the four crystal emperors and will be called the Dark Emperor
because of the dark crystal on his forehead. The four crystal emperors were
pinnacle existence in the game. Their power was unfathomable.
The four crystal emperors were known throughout the whole world and
countless people feared them because of their overwhelming power.
Souta didn't think that one of his classmates was the Dark Emperor. It seems
that taking the bead was Randolf's true motive.
Randolf was looking at his body, trying to feel his new powers. He felt an
overwhelming power in his body and his mana undergo a solidification. Not
just that, his physical strength too increased greatly as it broke the limit.
Energy and physical strength.
This was a true Rank-S. A realm of the strong people.
"Ah~ this power..." Randolf murmured while clenching his fist. A

tremendous amount of mana was gushing out of his body and he wasn't
familiar with his new strength so he couldn't properly control it.
'The last piece... A few more minutes and I'll be able to complete this.' He
thought as he glanced at Souta.
"That was your goal all along," Souta said as he squinted his eyes. He was
still trying to force his body to move under the solid mana in the surrounding.
"I needed this to complete my goal. To free my brethren." Randolf responded

as he took a step forward. He smiled as he glanced at the huge pit on the
surface. "Let me tell you something."
Souta moved his eyes and looked down at the city. He could see the battle
from way up here clearly than anybody.
"Exactly one thousand two hundred forty-five years ago three terrifying
existence came out of the infamous Dark Forest. It wreaked havoc in the
continent." Randolf said while looking at the huge pit with a serious
expression.
"You're telling me that one of the existence that came out of the Dark Forest
was sealed here," Souta said as he recalled the same lore of the game.
"This kingdom hasn't been founded at that time so no one knew about it. I
just happened to find this history while searching for this crystal." Randolf
said as he touched the black crystal on his forehead.
'Three creatures that came out of Dark Forest...?' Souta frowned deeply as he
realized what's going to come.
"Here it comes..." Randolf said deeply.
BOOM!!
A surge of best feram burst out of the huge pit. Everyone stopped moving as
the energy spread out in the whole city.
Ohm!
The worse scenario has come. The threat of this creature was greater than
than the forces of the Seven Deadly Sins that were in this city.
Bang!
A gigantic hand came out of the pit. It grabbed the edge of the pit and a huge
figure emerged from it. Thick and dense energy was flowing out of the body
of the figure.
ROARRRR!!!
A loud roar resounded throughout the whole sky as the figure revealed itself.
Everyone saw a seven hundred feet tall humanoid furry creature came out of
the pit.
It has three ashen-colored horns on top of its head. Its pair of sharp fangs
were glistening as it opened its mouth. The color of its fur was brown with
black in its abdomen and dozens of spikes protruded on its broad back.
Its hands were covered in white exoskeleton like armor and its long tail
extended from its back to the ground. It has a length of fifty feet.
The humongous chains were around its neck, arms, and legs. The fake
gleipnir was still hard and it wouldn't break easily.
Everyone turned pale when they saw this giant creature. Their mind went
blank for a second as the creature emitted a powerful wave of energy that
wiped the surrounding buildings.
"I have no choice but to release it. My objective is to get the crystal but
taking it means that the power source of the seal will be gone." Randolf said
in a low voice.
A creature from the ancient era.
This creature was a monster at the peak, a Monster Lord.
One of the three kings of the monster along with Sea King and Sky King, the
infamous Underground King. These three creatures fought the alliance army
of the Giza Continent and walked between the war of demons.
A monster which was hunted by humans, demis, and demons. Even the other
monster lords were hunting them yet no one managed to take them down.
Ladros City: Deal
A monster lord appeared all of a sudden. The worst was that it wasn't an
ordinary monster lord. It was at the top tier in terms of fighting ability. The
Underground King was at the level of the Destruction Queen.
'That guy... I remember him causing a combination in this continent thousand

years ago. I didn't know that he was sealed here. If he was sealed maybe the
other two were also sealed but we have no idea where it is.' Saya said to him.
She was also familiar with the Underground King and the other two kings as
well.
'We don't need to worry about it for a while. That monster lord will take some
time before it broke the chains. Our problem right now is Randolf.' Souta
replied to her with a gloomy expression. Although Randolf wasn't at the Red
Crystal Empire's Emperor level, he was still out of his league.
The difference between his current strength and S-rank was too large.
Should he use his cards?
He glanced at his system and checked the reward cards that he received in the
Ibish village's quest.
Level up card(s): 2
Skill-level up card(s): 2
One-time best feram skill card(s): 1
One-time Dark Dominance skill card(s): 1
300,000 experience card(s): 1

He could use the One-time best ferum skill card to increase his strength. With
this, he would be able to use best feram with a limited amount of time. Also,
there's no side effect in using cards.
He turned to Randolf and asked, "Are you still going to fight me even though
you completed your goal?"
There's no point in fighting Randolf as he wouldn't receive anything. It was

better to go down and hunt those members of the Seven Deadly Sins. He
would receive a lot of rewards that way.
"I wanted to leave this place too but the extraction isn't complete so I have no
choice but to stay here. So I'm going to fight you to pass time." Randolf
paused for a moment and said, "Still, you haven't lost your will to fight. It
seems that you've still got some ace in your sleeve. Oh? Now that we talked
about it, I recalled that every time you fought someone above your level you
always drunk monster potion. Don't tell me, you've still got a monster
potion."
Souta didn't reply to him. He closed his eyes and heard the cry of the souls.
'There's no need to hold back... Let me use the souls of people that died.' He
thought.
'You!! There's a monster lord below you! That level of monster would sense
you if you absorb the soul of the dead people here!' Saya said hurriedly. She
didn't recommend this choice. It was risky to show this ability in front of a
creature that reached that level.
'But that monster lord would focus on breaking the chains...' Souta replied as
he opened his eyes and thousands of souls went towards him.
In just a few seconds, he reached the limit of the souls that he could gather.
[Harvester of the Soul] Soul Collected (Left Piece): 1,800/1,800
He used it to increase his intelligence attribute by 10. Then, he saw the souls
filling up his earring once again.
Once again, he used it in his intelligence attribute.
He only stopped after increasing his Intelligence by 50. He checked his stats
and nodded silently.
Intelligence: 777 » 827
This was just his base stats. The added stats of his equipment wasn't included
in this. If he reached 1,000 base intelligence, his spell power and damage
would increase by 1% for every 100 base stat of intelligence.
Just a little bit more and he will reach this threshold. Suddenly, he heard
Randolf's voice.
"Are you done contemplating whether to run or use your ace?" Randolf
asked. He just wanted to fight Souta not kill him. He doesn't want to kill
anyone in this school. His order was the reason why the traitors didn't kill any
students of the Ladro Institute.
Although he sounded hypocrite he still didn't want to do it. He could accept it

even if everyone blamed him for releasing the Underground King.
No, he decided to become hypocrite. Even if he died in the end he would

accept it as long as he made a place the other homunculus could call home.
"Yeah..." Souta replied as he checked the souls that he gathered.
This was enough for his left piece. It was the right piece's time to collect the
souls.
[Harvester of the Soul] Soul Collected (Right Piece): 251/400
He continued to gather souls until the soul requirements became 1,300. This
was equal to 100 attribute points making his intelligence 927 points.
Also, he couldn't gather all the souls in this place. The range of this skill was
limited so he couldn't collect everything in this huge city. Plus, he was in the
sky. He was lucky that there were souls here.
'You've done it now, Souta. There's no turning back. I could only hope that
monster lord wouldn't notice it or there's no other god-level in this place.'
Saya said to him.
'It's better than you controlling my body and falling asleep for a few months.'
Souta replied to her as he a smile formed on his face. 'I needed your
knowledge and skills. You said that you're going to train me right? So why do
you want to fall asleep eagerly?'
"Are you done? I'm going to attack you if you wouldn't drink a monster
potion." Randolf said as his mana compressed on his body. He was about to
attack Souta when he sensed a presence around them.
"Hmm...?" He frowned as he looked around with a wary expression.
Souta was confused when he saw Randolf stopped. He already felt that
Randolf was going to attack him but something change.
'Is there other people here aside from the two of us?' He thought as he
squinted his eyes.
"Heh~ You people really did a good job hiding from my perception but... my
perception was upgraded the moment I've become an S-rank!!" Randolf's
chuckled as he waved his hand and a flash of mana flew towards the rocky
area fifty meters away from him.
Boom!
The place exploded and several figures revealed themselves.
The figures landed on the ground as they surrounded Randolf and Souta.
'These people... The seven-circle officers that Teacher Bargan fought.' Souta
recognized the figures when he observed them. It was hard as some of their
limbs were missing and their body was full of burn marks.
It was clearly the price they had to pay if they wanted to seal Teacher Bargan.
Although they succeeded their situation was so bad as they could die at any
moment.
"Tsk! I didn't expect that a mere S-rank like you to detect us. I wouldn't want
to fight in my current condition but it can't be helped..." Yuvn said as he
glanced at Randolf.
"Oi! Don't expect for me to let you go just because of your condition! You
dare to sneak on me so I will kill you!" Randolf said in a cold tone.
"You're the one who's sneaking behind us. To think that some nobody would
plan to release a sealed monster lord also... that crystal in your forehead."
Yuvn said as he narrowed his eyes. "Didn't expect to see a Luminary Crystal
here."
Randolf glanced at Souta and said, "Let's postpone our fight. I'll just kill these
people before we continue our fight."
'Eh... We're going to continue.' Souta looked at Randolf with a blank

expression.
"You're going to kill us? You alone. Despite my condition, I'm still a Hero-
rank, you know?" Yuvn laughed as if he heard the funniest joke.
Randolf didn't say anything as he simply charged at them. They were Hero-
rank but the damage that Teacher Bargan deal to them was so high that they
couldn't even cast a spell or skill. Also, using a sealing ability like that. He
knew that they must've paid the price for using that powerful sealing ability.
Despite all that, they still have the power to contend against an S-rank like
Randolf.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Randolf didn't hold back as he launched powerful spells and skills at the
seven-circle officers.
Souta observed the battle and noticed that one of the seven-circle officers was
guarding him.
'One... and Randolf are fighting five heavily injured seven-circle officers so
the total is six... Six seven-circle officers are equal to 30 skill points and 90
free attribute points.'
A wide grin formed on his face as he looked at the seven-circle officer. This
was once in a lifetime opportunity. He wouldn't find another chance like this
to kill them.
"Randolf let's make a deal. Let me deal the finishing blow to them. I wanted
to kill them for attacking this city. In exchange, I will fight you later as long
as you want."
Ladros City: Vs. Seven Circle
Officers
"You're saying that we'll fight together." Randolf turned to Souta.
"Yes, that's the gist of it but let me handle the finishing blow. I wanted to kill
them with my own hands." Souta nodded with a smile.
"Sure. It's more interesting that way." Randolf smirked as he agreed to

Souta's condition.
"You're going to help your enemy," Yuvn said as he glanced at Souta. "If you
stay out of this, I'll let you leave this place."
Although Souta was a B-rank that doesn't even liquefy his mana, he could
feel that the aura around him was many times stronger than an ordinary B-
rank. He didn't know that it was thanks to [Possession] skill that Souta could
have this powerful energy.
'It will be bad if he joined forces with this man. If I'm at my peak, I could
easily handle a mere B-rank but with my current situation, it will be hard.'
Yuvn thought. He hasn't recovered from his fight with Bargan. He couldn't
use his burned right arm and he didn't have any mana left in his body.
The only thing he could count on was his physical strength. He was more
worried about his comrades who were a pure mage. Eighty percent of their
power comes from their spells so if they couldn't use it, even a low-rank
opponent could handle them. Also, their orange grade was gone. Bargan
turned it into ashes.
If an SS-rank appeared here, then they wouldn't be able to fight back but
luckily their opponents were just a B-rank and S-rank. They could handle it
to some degree despite their condition.
"Nope, I will not leave this place. How could I leave an injured seven-circle
officer here?" Souta said with a wide grin on his face.
Yuvn looked at his comrades and asked one person to handle Souta while he
and the remaining five will fight Randolf.
"Souta, are you about this? Despite their condition, they were still a Hero-
rank powerhouse." Randolf asked one more time.
"You don't need to worry about me. You're clearly underestimating me."
Souta said as he charged towards his opponent.
His opponent this time was a mage. A man with average built and black hair
but most of his lower body was burned.
Swoosh!
Souta arrived in front of the mage before he slashed his sword horizontally.
His sword was dark grade weapon while his opponent didn't have a single
weapon and couldn't use mana. Plus, he didn't have a mana to protect his
body so he didn't have a way to block a dark-grade weapon unless his class
was a shielder or other class that was based on toughening ones flesh.
The mage raised his hand to block Souta's sword.
'Don't underestimate my sword.' Souta thought as he slashed his sword.
Swoosh!
A large cut appeared on the mage's hand. The sword almost cut his hand. He
didn't expect that the sword was so sharp that it could cut the flesh of a Hero-
rank.
"Argh!"
He groaned in pain as he tried to move away but Souta chased after him and
kept slashing his sword.
The mage didn't dare to use his body to block the sword. Souta was weak but
the sword was unusually sharp. Much sharper than the orange-grade sword
that he knew.
"Oh? They started fighting. Let me start it too!" Randolf said as he turned to
Yuvn. He gathered his mana and launched himself at their group.
Swoosh!
Yuvn clenched his fist and threw a punch.
Bang!
Both of their fists collided causing a powerful shockwave in the surrounding.
Then, three people appeared beside Randolf.
"Hmm...? Only three, it means that Souta was fighting two opponents right
now." Randolf raised his eyebrows when he saw that there were only three
people beside him but when he thought about how Souta handle his opponent
it felt natural to send one more.
The three people attacked him at the same time.
Randolf moved his body side by side as he avoided all the punches of his
opponents.
The only thing that his opponent could do was fight him using their brute
strength. Close combat battle was what they want. It's impossible for them to
fight a long-range battle. They didn't have a weapon for long-range or mana
to shoot beams.
Still, he couldn't underestimate the power of Hero-rank even if they were

gravely injured and couldn't fight properly.
Randolf shifted his body to the side as a fist passed in front of his face. He
stretched out his hand and grabbed it. Then, he used his other hand to shoot
condensed mana on the body of his opponent.
Bang!
The seven-circle officer flew and crashed on the piles of rocks.
He wanted to chase his opponent but Yuvn and the other two seven-circle
officers blocked his way.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Randolf exchanged his speed blows to his opponents. He was shocked that a
gravely injured person could still keep up with him. The Hero-rank was really
a powerful realm.
'This person has experience in close combat.' Yuvn thought as he was

surprised that Randolf's bare-handed combat skill could rival his. Without
using spells and combat art, just pure combat skill. This person wasn't below
him.
'Just how did this brat trained before to acc.u.mulate this much pure skill.'
Randolf jumped away and gathered his mana.
[Decaying Earth Wave]!
Yuvn's eyes constricted when he saw this. "Move away!!" He shouted as he

jumped away. He knew that spell very well. That spell was a powerful tier 3
spell that corrodes anything that it touched.
'I couldn't kill them. Souta will deliver the finishing blow. Still, I don't think
I'll be able to kill these four people on my own.' Randolf thought as he
narrowed his eyes. If there were only one gravely injured person, then he
could somehow handle it but four of them... it was impossible for him. At the
best, he could tie them down using his full strength.
...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta was passively defending himself against the attack of his two
opponents.
Suddenly, he vanished and the two seven-circle officers missed their attacks.
Swoosh!
They quickly turned around and saw Souta twenty meters away from them.
They didn't need to think about what to do as they rush towards him.
They didn't want to give him a time to counterattack.
Swoosh!
Souta gritted his teeth as his two opponents arrived in front of him. A Hero-
rank at peak could easily traverse five hundred meters in just a second.
Twenty meters was nothing for them.
The fists of the two seven-circle officers landed on his body. He didn't try to
avoid it because he knew that he wouldn't be able to create a chance if he
avoided it.
He gritted his teeth as he felt his ribs being crushed even though most of the
damage was received by [Shadow Cloak] skill. He silently cast his spells.
[Shadow Bind]!
[Shadow Ball]!
Fist-size black balls formed on his back and another set of black balls
scattered around as the black tentacles rose from the ground.
Boom!
The gravity in the whole area was warped and it twisted the place. The two
seven-circle officers frowned as they felt the gravity trying to crush their
bodies.
Souta jumped away as dozens of tentacles rushed towards the two people. He
then raised his hand and used his skill card.
[One-time Dark Dominance Skill card activated!!]
A gigantic black ball that has a diameter of three meters formed above Souta.
This was the spell that Fels used to him when they fought in the Ibish village.
A high-level tier 3 spell.
He received 10 free attribute points and 8 skill points from breaking the
barrier device. He also received 8 free attribute points and 4 skill points for
helping President Mia by defeating Wesler.
He used the 18 free attribute points in his intelligence attribute making it 945.
He then used his 12 remaining points to level up his [Night Overlord's Aura]
to level 6.
Boom!
The black aura around him grew stronger. It will strengthen his dark attribute
spells and combat arts every time he used this aura to use his skill.
Souta narrowed his eyes as he glanced at the fight between Randolf and the
seven-circle officers. He knew that he wouldn't be able to catch his opponents
off guard but Randolf's opponents were possible.
Boom!
The two seven-circle officers broke through the gravity field and tentacles as
they quickly rushed towards him.
'I know what to do... I'll quickly kill one of Randolf's opponents.' He thought
as he continued to move away while the two were chasing him.
After he gained some distance away from Randolf's fight, he quickly turned
around and faced his opponents.
"Let me do this..." Souta said as his eyes turned red.
[Soul Blood Mode]!

Ladros City: [Soul Blood Mode]
The two seven-circle officers suddenly stopped rushing at Souta. They felt
the atmosphere turned heavy and chilly so they couldn't help but observe the
situation first. They were wary about the unknown and it's natural to be
cautious about your opponent.
[Soul Blood Mode]!
Souta's eyes turned red as his earring emitted a dark light.
Ohm!
Hundreds of humanoid figures rose from the ground. Their bodies were
ethereal and they were full of malice and hatred against living things.
Sometimes they would disappear and sometimes they would appear in the
place.
Their semi-transparent bodies were like swimming in the air like a fish on the
pond.
Their ghastly voice was echoing in the surrounding area.
"What is this?!"
The two seven-circle officers were shocked when they saw this scene. They
couldn't believe what they were seeing at this moment.
"What the hell is this technique?!"
"Don't tell me this is a soul?!"
Their eyes narrowed when they reached the conjecture that these ethereal
figures full of resentment were souls.
"Is this guy know dark arts?!"
"A forbidden technique that is widely banned in the whole world!!"
Obstructing the natural law of the universe was forbidden. Most of the god-
level powerhouses from ancient times banned such practice.
Souls heading to the soul realm to be reincarnated was a natural law. No one
should prevent it. If someone tried to prevent it they will face the wrath of
every powerhouse in this world, no, even people from other worlds would try
to hunt down that person.
In the past, there's a tribe that was proficient in souls. Everyone was afraid of
their powers as they took the souls of their enemies and put them in the place
which they called hell. Those souls would suffer for eternity and they
wouldn't be able to reincarnate.
Everyone was afraid of going to hell and suffer for eternity so they banded
together and exterminate that tribe.
What everyone knew that that tribe has some survivors and they were laying
low on another continent. Souta knew this as that tribe would appear in the
expansion pack in the later version.
It was one of the parts that he enjoyed when it was still a game but now... It
will become a disaster if that tribe appeared.
"Do you want to become the enemies of the whole universe?"
The seven-circle officer asked him. They were cautious. They weren't afraid
to die but this person was different. If they died at the hands of this person,
then they were done. They were going to lose their chance to be reborn.
They will become nonexistent.
They will simply disappear or serve as a subject for experiment for this vile
person.
Also, he wasn't a part of any criminal organization yet he dared to practice

such arts. Doesn't he fear what those righteous countries would do to him
once they know that he was practicing soul technique?
"Of course not, but you leave me no choice but to use this skill," Souta
replied as the souls around him twitched before they flew towards him.
Swoosh!
He gritted his teeth as the souls entered his body. Creepy voices that were
filled with resentment echoed in the whole area and the two seven-circle
officers couldn't help but shivered when they heard it.
"Argh!!"
Souta felt extreme pain as if countless needles were drilling inside his body.
The souls roared as they turned into a power source as they flow through
Souta's blood.
Veins emitting red light appeared around his body. It was thumping as if
transferring power through his body.
Shhhhhh!!
The two seven-circle officers didn't dare to make a move. They didn't want to
fight this kind of enemy. It's okay if they died at the hands of other people but
this man... Damn! They can't lose their souls to this man.
"Ah~" Souta exhaled as he turned his head to the two seven-circle officers.
He opened his mouth and said, "Let's continue the battle."
The two seven-circle officers subconsciously took a step back. Various

images of humans and monsters overlapped Souta's figure. The same could
be said to his voice. Different voices of humans and demis echoed.
It was terrifying to see and hear it. This was the first time they encounter
something like this in their entire life.
They could fear it. Their souls were trembling in fear. Their souls were
afraid.
'Saya, I'll leave my mana to you. Use it to create a barrier around this floating
land. I'll focus myself on killing these guys.' Souta said to her as he tightened
his muscles. The feelings of souls flowing in his blood were painful. He
could feel their pain and hatred for him.
'Fine, I'll handle it. Also, make it quick. You wouldn't be able to use
[Possession] again if you keep using it.' Saya replied to him.
As the barrier covered the entire land Souta heard a familiar faint voice
calling his name.
Hmm...?
He turned around and looked in the direction of the battle below. He frowned
as he felt something wrong happening on the ground.
'SOUTA!!!'
He came back to his senses when he heard Saya's loud voice. He didn't need
to think about anything else. He should focus his attention on killing these
people.
Swoosh!
Souta quickly zoomed the distance between him and the two seven-circle
officers. The aura around him was ominous and vicious. His two opponents
couldn't help but tremble when they saw it.
"We have no choice but to fight back!"
"If we don't want to die we have to fight!"
They said as they began to fight Souta. They launched a barrage of powerful
punches at him.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Souta swiftly moved his body from side to side as he avoided their attacks
before he gathered his energy in his sword and slashed it.
The souls flickered on the blade of his sword, glaring at the faces of his
opponents. This [Crimson Moon] was much stronger than his usual [Crimson
Moon]. This one had the power of souls in it that increased its firepower by
two hundred percent.
Boom!
A huge energy blade flew out and the two seven-circle officers jumped to the
side as they avoided the powerful lethal attack that could end their lives.
But they weren't Souta's true target.
They saw Souta's figure flashed in front of them.
Swoosh!
Randolf, Yuvn, and the other three seven-circle officers stopped moving as
they turned their heads and saw a gigantic energy blade flying in their
direction.
Yuvn frowned as his instincts were sending him signals that this energy blade
was very dangerous. "Dodge!" He gave an order as he jumped backward to
avoid the energy.
The other seven-circle officers jumped as they followed Yuvn's order. They
also felt that this attack was dangerous and they couldn't afford to block it in
their current condition.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Randolf looked at the energy blade and then at his opponents. He decided to
take this chance to incapacitate one of them.
"It's better than nothing."
He slightly bent his knees and jumped towards his opponent. The blade of
energy exploded and he stretched out his hand.
"I got you!"

He smiled as he grabbed the leg of his opponent but the spike energy from
the explosion hit his side. He ignored it as he tightened his grip on the leg of
his opponent and threw him on the ground.
Boom!
But then... He saw Souta's figure appeared flashed towards the seven-circle
officer that he threw on the ground.
"What?!!"
Yuvn and the other seven-circle officers were stunned when they saw Souta
appeared out of nowhere.
"First blood!"
Souta grinned as he arrived in front of the seven-circle officer on the ground

and quickly slashed his sword.
Putchi!
The head of the officer flew into the sky with widely opened eyes. He
couldn't believe that's it for him. A powerful person like him would die at the
hands of a B-rank.
Swoosh!
Souta quickly turned around and stabbed the heart of the seven-circle officer
using his sword.
*Ding!*
[You've gained 506,706 exp for defeating a Seven-circle officer!]
A system prompt sounded in his mind as he pulled out his sword. One kill.
Five more left and this battle will reach its conclusion.
"You!!"
Yuvn and the other seven-circle officers were shocked. Everything happened
so fast and they couldn't even react. When they came back to their senses,
they realized that something was wrong with Souta's aura.
He hadn't felt this power in his entire life. It was something that put pressure
on his body... No, he couldn't point it but then it hit him. His soul was
trembling at the sight of such power.
It was as if he was starting at the embodiment of death.
"You-You know the forbidden soul art!!"
Souta turned around and looked at Yuvn. A semi-transparent figure was

coming out of his body and it will quickly enter his body. Every second it
will appear and it seems it was overlapping with his figure.
"You'll garner the wrath of every gods if a word of this got out," Yuvn said as
he subconsciously took a step back.
"Well, there's no if for you as I'll kill all of you. You wouldn't be able to tell
the tale about this power." Souta replied.
Yuvn glanced at Randolf and saw that he was shocked too. It seems that this
guy didn't know about the soul arts. He then recalled that these two were
enemies from the beginning.
"Hahaha!" Randolf laughed and said, "I know what you want to say but I
don't care if Souta knew Soul arts or whatever it is called. This only makes it
more interesting so don't think that I'll work with you to kill him. I'll fight
him on my own and I don't need your help. But that's after all of you died."
Ladros City: Hunting the Seven-
circle officers
"Hey, if you want me to help you fight that person who knew soul arts then
your not getting any." Randolf paused for a moment before he added. "I
wanted to fight Souta in a one-on-one battle so I don't need any of you."
"You!! Do you know soul arts? If someone knew this..." Yuvn didn't manage
to complete his sentence as Randolf interrupted him once again.
"I don't care about that! What's important is that I enjoy my battle with him!
Also, I'm curious about soul arts. Is the soul the reason why you people
couldn't accept us? Humans, demis, demons, monsters, and even undead have
souls in their body but I don't have any soul. Maybe, if we had a soul you
people would stop hunting us." Randolf said.
Yuvn frowned when he heard his words. "...what are you?"
"Me? I'm a homunculus!" Randolf replied before he charged towards Yuvn.
Swoosh!
Yuvn was caught off guard. His brain didn't even manage to process
Randold's revelation when he was knocked back by massive energy.
Bang!
"Now that you've learned my secret, you've certainly won't ask me to help
kill Souta, right?" Randolf smiled as he opened his palm and casted a spell.
Lightning crackled around wildly before it shoots toward Yuvn.
Swoosh!
At the same time, the giant black ball above Souta strikes the other seven-
circle officers.
[Dark Dominance]!
Souta imbued soul power in this spell to make it stronger and more lethal to
any living creatures that possessed a soul in their body.
The seven-circle officers had a grim looked on their faces. They quickly
moved their bodies and tried to avoid the beams that were coming out of the
gigantic black ball of energy above Souta.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta opened his palm as he saw the two seven-circle officers that he fought
before arrived on the field.
Swoosh!
Ten black balls appeared on top of his palm and he smashed it on the ground.
"Zero gravity!"
The debris of rocks started to float in the air. Souta then casted [Shadow
Bind] as dozens of black tentacles emerged from the debris of rocks in the
air.
"Hold this guy! I'll quickly kill that soul arts user!" Yuvn shouted as two of
his comrades pounced at Randolf who was in front of him.
Randolf knitted his brows as he glanced at Yuvn. He then threw a punch at

the officer in front of him but he only hit the air.
He then saw a foot coming from below. He moved his other hand and
grabbed the foot before he spun around and kicked his opponent at the chest.
Bang!
"Hmm...?" Randolf turned his head and saw the remaining two flying in his
direction at high speed.
'Four of them will handle me while the other one will try to kill Souta...'
He realized their plan. Yuvn was the strongest one among them so he had a
high chance to kill Souta.
'Do they really think that they could easily kill Souta with their condition?
They must be dreaming!'
Randolf couldn't help but laugh at their naive thinking. They were clearly
underestimating Souta. All the people that underestimate Souta before were
already dead.
He witnessed how those people underestimate Souta and died in the end. In a
fight against Souta, one must expect that Souta was as strong as him or
stronger than him cause he didn't know what tricks he will use in a battle.
Just like what happened today, Souta used soul arts which were forbidden in
the whole universe.
...
Yuvn crushed the black tentacles and rocks that were flying on his way.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tearing apart a tier 1 spell was easy for him even if it was a modified one.
"Soul arts user? I'll kill you and free the souls of my comrades that you've
captured!!"
His figure flashed as it collided with Souta's body.
Boom!
Their figure repeatedly crashed against each other.
Bang! Bang! Bang!

The shockwaves that they generate blew the rocks that were floating in the
air.
'This guy has stronger physical ability than the people before. He is as strong
as an A-rank even though he's on death's door.' Souta thought as he shifted
his body and a fist passed beside him.
The force behind the punch was tearing the air and Souta could hear a loud
sound snapping the air.
"Soul arts user! You will die today!"
Yuvn roared as he threw a barrage of punches at Souta. Each punch

contained brute strength that could annihilate ordinary B-rank.
It was so fast that Souta didn't have a choice but to passively defend himself
against the punches.
"No, you're the one who will die today. I will take your soul and use it to
strengthen myself."
Souta replied while trying to block all the punch that was coming at him.
'Saya, I'll leave it you'
'Ufufu, you really want to use me even though I'm already helping you.'
"You!!"
Yuvn grew angrier as he punched Souta.
Bang!
Souta raised his left hand and Yuvn's fist landed on his wrist. His bones
cracked under the pressure of the punch and he was blasted on the ground.
"Argh!!"
His grip on his sword loosened and it was thrown upward. Blood came out of
his mouth and it splattered in every direction, dyeing the rocks in crimson
color.
The vajra sword spun in the mid-air before it flew towards Yuvn.
Swoosh!
Yuvn raised his hand and grabbed the sword without looking at it. "You
thought that I don't know your plan. Too bad for you, I realized it when you
deliberately loosen your grip on your sword." A mocking smile formed on his
face.
"Now, die!!"
Suddenly, he felt cold spread on his body as he stopped moving.
"What the-"
He couldn't move his body as he heard a voice of a girl in his mind. It was
chilly and horrific at the same time.
Putchi!
Blood splattered on the ground as a hand pierced his chest.
"Y-You got... me..."
Yuvn looked at Souta with anger in his eyes. Defeat means that his soul
would suffer for eternity.
"This trick never gets old. You should always help me like this."
He muttered as he removed his hands from Yuvn's chest along with his heart.
Pwooosh!
Blood spurted out from Yuvn's chest. His heart was still beating wildly on
Souta's hand.
Souta looked at it with an amazed expression.
The heart was full of vital energy but it doesn't have mana in it. It seems that
the battle with Bargan destroyed Yuvn's mana pool. If the mana pool was still
intact then the heart of the powerful Hero-rank would be a good source to
replenish his mana.
The mana pool was situated inside a person's heart. And the heart was
helping the mana pool circulate the mana of a person inside its body like
blood. So if a person masters the way to control mana, then that person would
be able to circulate his mana inside his body as simple as breathing.
In this way, the muscles, bones, organs, and skin would change because of
the exposure to mana. It would get healthier and stronger just like the
monsters.
"Too bad, you fell for my trick."
Souta said as he closed his fist, crushing the heart on his palm. He then took
the vajra sword and heard a familiar sound in his mind.
*Ding!*
*Ding!*
[You've received a random reward card and a One-time Gluttonous Blessing

card for defeating an opponent equipped with blessings!]
A card? Oh, good.
He received this card because he managed to kill a Hero-rank with blessings.

If he was above level 39, then he wouldn't be able to receive these rewards.
These rewards were only given to the people with exceptional feats. No
matter how he did it, as long as he killed it he would receive the rewards.
There was even a player in the game who stalked the battle of two god-level
powerhouses and luckily landed a killing blow to a god who was going to die.
After that, he died from getting too close to a battle of the two gods. That
player was so lucky that it made everyone jealous.
What happened there was pure luck. The other god launched a killing blow
but the god survive from it leaving only 1 hp and the player used everything
he has got and deal 1 damage to a god. If the god had 2 hp left then god
wouldn't die at that player's hand. It was humiliating for them to die at
mortals' hand.
This card... Souta will be useful for him. A card that will let him temporarily
have the blessing of Gluttony from the Seven Deadly Sins.
Souta picked the body of Yuvn. He will use it to disrupt the formation of the
officers that were fighting Randolf.
"Four left..."
Ladros City: Killing Another Seven-
Circle Officer
ROAR!!
The roar of the seven hundred feet tall creature shook the entire sky. The
Underground King was tightly grabbing the chains around his body. He was
tearing these chains apart.
The fluctuations of his energy caused several explosions around the city and
enormous cracks formed on the ground. The cracks spread around the city. It
separated each district. Energy waves will burst out of the cracks from time to
time.
It was a terrifying scene. It was like the world will end as the mana in the
atmosphere was slowly disappearing because of the best feram of a monster
lord.
The whole city was being distorted. It was twisting as the Underground King
was pulling the massive chains.
Everyone who witnessed this scene felt their scalp go numb. The chilly
sensation of the air was hard to describe. They were like an insect in front of
a giant predator.
People who got caught up in the energy waves that were bursting out of the
cracks died instantly. The same could be said for those people who fell on the
cracks.
The ordinary people that were in the range of best feram died from
suffocation. They were too weak to withstand the power of the best feram of
a monster lord. People below rank-F could only accept their fate.
In just a few minutes, the casualties increased by two fold. No one expected
this kind of thing. The forces of the Ladros City and the Seven Deadly Sins
were oblivious to the plan of a third party.
The seven-circle officers who were fighting the teachers and nobles stopped
attacking each other as they looked at the monster lord with a gloomy
expression.
Everyone could only rely on the mana inside their body, their mana pool. The
mana in the atmosphere was hopeless. It was pushed back by tremendous
energy.
"Why the hell is a monster lord here in this city?!" Pavoni, a seven-circle
officer said with annoyance in his tone.
"Ufufu, let's return... We already complete our purpose. We don't need to

destroy this city ourselves as that monster lord will destroy this city even
without us saying anything to that monster lord." Frammie, also a seven-
circle officer, said.
If they stay here any longer, they will only put themselves in danger.
Suddenly, she felt the piece of paper in her pocket vibrated.
Hmm...?
She took it out and saw that it was emitting a dim light. This was a
transmission talisman. This sign means that someone was trying to connect to
her talisman.
She channeled her mana and opened her connection. As soon as she opened
it, a voice came out of the talisman.
"We take down the airship and retrieve the bloodstone. We lose some of our
men but we still achieved our goal. How is your side?"
"Hmmmmm..." Frammie placed a finger on her lips as she examined her

surrounding before she replied, "Well, we also complete our goal but some
unexpected things occurred. A monster lord appeared here."
"What?!" The voice from the other side grew louder.
"Ufufu, don't worry... We'll fall back but casting a teleportation spell under
this pressure will take a lot of time." Frammie said and she cut the connection
before the other side could say something.
...
Everything was out of order. Even the reinforcement from other cities
couldn't do a thing about this problem.
Lumilia had a grave expression on her face. She couldn't contact Bryan,
Brando, and Cl.u.s.ter. And now, Alice and Yujin were gone after the
monster lord appeared.
She didn't know if they were fine or not.
She was scared and trembling. She couldn't help it as this was the first time
she felt the power of a monster lord. The horrific power brought fear to her
heart.
She was helpless. No matter how she tried to think, she couldn't find a way to
save the people of this city.
"I have to save the people I could save with my power..."
If she was worried about others, Lynn was worried too. She couldn't do
anything but stay on the sidelines. She was weak.
She wanted to help.
She wanted Souta to recognize her.
She wanted to grow stronger.
That's why she will try her best to one thing she's good at.
Souta said that she had a talent in becoming a sensory mage. Her master said
the same to her.
"I will try it..."
Lynn closed her eyes and focused her attention on her surrounding. She could
hear several explosions and powerful fluctuations of energy.
The voices of the people entered her eyes. Cries of the children. Breathing of
the people on death's door.
Despair and fear. She could felt it from their voices.
She was trying to find Yujin, Alice, Bryan, and all of her friends. She wanted
to see if they were fine or not. She wanted to confirm it.
Slowly, her senses expanded and it spread throughout the whole city.
Lumilia who was at her side turned to look at her.
"What is this?"
She felt something was off with Lynn. She couldn't point it but she could feel
an ethereal feeling coming out of her friend. An otherworldly feeling.
"Don't disturb her."
Lumilia looked over and saw her father examining Lynn with a surprised
expression.
"Her concentration is so deep. She wouldn't be able to hear you in her

condition. I don't know what she's trying to do but it wouldn't do her good if
you disturb her." Ursus said to her daughter.
Ohm!
Lumilia opened her eyes widely as she felt the mana inside Lynn's body was
forming a whirlpool below her abdomen.
"What-"
A large torrent of energy exploded and shot upward. The explosion of her
energy wasn't large as the best feram in the surrounding suppressed it.
Lumilia, Ursus, and the other people around them looked up. They saw
cracks in the sky and after a few moments, a giant eye opened looking down
at the whole city.
"That's..."
...
Souta dragged the body of Yuvn to the place where Randolf was fighting the
four seven-circle officers.
"Your leader is dead."
He said as he threw the body on the ground before he added, "I took his soul
and the same thing will happen to all of you."
The seven-circle officers were shaken when they saw the body of Yuvn and
heard his words. The words 'I took his soul' seeped into their hearts.
They could accept it if they were just going to die but taking their souls was a
different matter.
Randolf grabbed the feet of one of the officers and he smashed the officer on
the ground.
"Don't get distracted in the battle!!"
He was about to chase after that officer when the other three officers regained
their senses and attack him at the same time.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Haha, are you really going to ignore Souta?" Randolf laughed as he blocked
all their punches.
His opponents couldn't help but glance at Souta when they heard Randolf's
words. Randolf was right, they couldn't ignore the person who uses soul arts.
But looking away while fighting Randolf was a grave mistake.
"Ehe~ I got you!"
Randolf spun his body in the mid-air and kicked the other two while grabbing
the neck of the remaining one.
Bang! Bang!
The officer on the ground stood up. He ignored the battle above as he focused
his attention on Souta. This brat just killed the leader of this operation, Yuvn.
So he couldn't afford to underestimate this brat.
He saw Souta smiled and disappeared in front of him. He quickly turned his
head but a hand emerged from the ground and grabbed his leg.
"What?!"
The hand pulled him underground and a sword pierced flashed straight at
him. He shifted his body but he avoided a lethal hit on his vital part.
"Tsk! He reacted quickly."
Souta clicked his tongue as he raised his feet and kicked the officer's chest.
Bang!
The officer was blasted away. Since they were under the ground, the place
collapsed and was thrown in the air.
When Souta smashed the [Gravitational Ball] on the ground and used zero
gravity, he secretly added the [Shadow Ball] spell so that he could surprise
these people.
"Argh!"
The officer spat a mouthful of blood and he saw black tentacles shooting at
him.
"This f.u.c.kers!!"
He roared as he grabbed the tentacles and tore them apart like a piece of
paper.
He then found that he became the center of gravity. Countless rocks were
flying towards him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boulder of rocks landed on hit body. No matter how much he smashed the
rocks the fragments of these rocks struck his body.
"Damn!"
If he had mana, he could easily disintegrate these rocks with just his aura.
He then saw Souta flying towards him at high speed.
"You're coming!! Let's -"
He couldn't finish his sentence as he huge boulder of rocks smashed his face.
Swoosh!
Souta arrived and swiftly slashed his sword.
The head of the officer flew and his neck spurted a fountain of blood.
*Ding!*

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The view-screen flashed with yet another mission successful notification; a

"Dungeon?" He couldn't remember where he had gotten the word but as

Free attribute point(s): 3

Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab]

[Dash] Level 1: Increase the movement speed by 10% when running on a

[Stab] Level 1: Increase the piercing effect by 10%. Stamina cost: 2

You have earned 52 Experience for defeating a skeleton soldier.

[Rusty Sword: +10 damage. Durability: 2/5]

Reward: 200 Exp. 1 AP (Attribute Point)

Raiding: Complete the dungeon

Reward: 100 Exp and 1 SP (Skill Point)

He only needed to kill one skeleton soldier before he levels up.

He pondered what he should choose. In the end, he decided to go to the left

"One... Two... Three... Go!"

All of this happened in just a few seconds.

[You've received 51 exp from killing Skeleton soldier!]

[You've level up!]

[All attributes increased by 1!]

[You've received 2 attribute points!]

[You've received 1 skill point!]

Two on one, huh?

The skeleton on his left side slashed its sword.

He then quickly crouched down as a sword passed above him.

"Ha!" Souta shouted as he forcefully swung his sword.

He gritted his teeth and bent his knees.

He immediately rolled his body sideways.

[You've received 54 exp from killing Skeleton soldier!]

[You've received 51 exp from killing Skeleton soldier!]

"I'm extremely tired!" Souta muttered as he looked at the rough ceiling.

"Let's rest for an hour."

He immediately got up and observed the whole room. He felt a sense of

After a dozen minutes, he found something.

"Hmm...? There's still one thing that I need to do."

Suddenly, the ground shook.

Souta's eyes lit up when he saw the golden treasure chest.

He's lucky that he found this in the early game.

He picked it up and directly wear it on his ear.

"Ah!" He felt an overwhelming power went inside his body.

[Soul Blood Earring]: A powerful Universal Treasure. It could harvest the

Effect: +10 strength, +10 vitality, +10 intelligence

It's time to harvest the soul inside this dungeon.

He began to swing his sword.

"One... Two... Three... Four..."

"This will boost my fighting power."

What if he died? Gamers never died right? They only respawn.

He couldn't help but tremble while thinking about this.

He woke up exactly four hours after he fell asleep.

He looked at his stats.

Name: Souta Ieshi

Free attribute point(s): 8

Skill(s): [Dash], [Stab], [Sword Mastery]

Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul(Soul collected: 31/100)]

He also managed to collect the souls of those skeletons. He collected a total

A cold wind brushed his face.

With one look, Souta immediately knows what it is.

"Undead Skeleton Mage!"

Seeing this, he finally remembers where he was. At first, he wasn't sure