| 《 Burial Power +9999 》 |
| 《【Requiem】Lv +1 【Retribution】Lv +1》 |
| Name: Daishi Ajiri Class: Cleric Level: 20 (+10) HP: 350/350 MP: 200/200 Strength: 999 Endurance: 400 Agility: 180 Intelligence: 131 Burial Power: 999（＋9999）[9999] Skills: 【Burial Fist (LV1)】 【Retribution (LV2)】 【Requiem (LV2)】 【Return (LV2)】 【Cremation (LV2)】 【Clairvoyance (LV4)】 Unique Skill: 【Hell Gate】 |
I gained ten levels.
It seemed as though the system itself had grown tired of keeping track—because aside from Burial Power, none of my other stats like HP or MP were increasing anymore. No new skills had been acquired, but my skill levels had risen by one each for both 【Requiem】 and 【Retribution】.
And as for Burial Power… it kept piling up nines. So many 9s that looking at it made him feel a strange, uneasy pressure in his chest. Or maybe that wasn’t the reason his heart felt heavy at all.
“Wu… Wuaaaaaahhh…!”
Satsuki-chan burst into tears.
“I was the one who defeated it! So why is it always Daishi-san who gets all the credit?! Waaahhh!”
The seal that had blocked the exit was already gone now, as if it had been undone, revealing the passage leading deeper inside. Like it was leading us to move forward.
I want to push ahead as usual but it seemed that wouldn’t be possible just yet.
The comment section was in chaos.
> She started crying, hey…
> Okay, that’s kinda pitiful
> Well, even though she used dirty tricks, that was Satsuki’s doing.
> Karma hits hard.
> Deserved lol
> Hey, you made Satsuki-chan cry!
> That old man is unforgivable!
> You’re not getting away with this!
> Take my Hell Gate—brrr!
> Satsuki fans are going wild.
> Calm down lol
> I’ll send you all to the grave!
The chat was spiraling out of control.
Honestly, I hadn’t meant to steal her credit or anything. In fact, I didn’t even defeat it. That was what confused me the most. Sure, I might have gripped it a little too hard when I caught it, just to make sure it wouldn’t escape.
But was that enough to twist the system’s judgment like this? Or should I be thinking that the rules themselves had already been warped beyond recognition?
“(…Sniffle… sniffle….) w-waaaah…”
“Ah… I’m sorry, Satsuki-chan. Here.”
I handed her a handkerchief.
“T-thank you… (sniffle). It’s not like Daishi-san did anything wrong… probably…”
She wiped her tears with the handkerchief I gave her, still trembling as she spoke in a tear-choked voice.
Hey, don’t blow your nose on it.
Then, as if pulling herself together with effort, she added softly,
“…It’s fine, Daishi-san. Please don’t worry about me. Just go ahead and allocate your stat points.”
Right.
I’d almost forgotten in the middle of all this.
She seemed to have calmed down a little, so even though I felt a bit guilty, I decided to do as she said.
| Surplus Burial Points: 9999 HP: 350 (0) [－＋] Max HP: 350 (0) [－＋] MP: 200 (0) [－＋] Max MP: 200 (0) [－＋] Strength: 999 (0) [－＋] Endurance: 400 (0) [－＋] Agility: 180 (0) [－＋] Intelligence: 131 (0) [－＋] |
Now then… which stat should I raise?
Hm? Wait a second.
Is this… what I think it is?
I couldn’t do the math instantly, but… well, let’s try it anyway.
| Surplus Burial Points: 4,817 HP: 999 (+649) [– +] Max HP: 999 (+649) [– +] MP: 999 (+799) [– +] Max MP: 999 (+799) [– +] Strength: 999 (0) [– +] Endurance: 999 (+599) [– +] Agility: 999 (+819) [– +] Intelligence: 999 (+868) [– +] |
Okay. I have leftover Burial Points.
> So? What happened to the stats?
> He beat the Golden Emperor Slime, so they must’ve gone way up.
> No idea anymore lol
> Wouldn’t be weird if everything hit max.
> He probably learned like four skills too.
> Did Clairvoyance reach Lv5?
> If Burial Fist leveled up, it might split the planet.
> Is Retribution still Lv1?
> Does Requiem work on non-undead creatures too?
The viewers were getting more and more excited, letting their expectations spiral higher and higher. So I calmly stated only the facts.
> He leveled up 10 times?!
> Level 20 and already all stats maxed, lol
> Even after maxing them out, he still has leftover points??
> Can leftover points boost skills?
> Is there no cap break?
> He’s basically beyond SSS rank at this point lol
> Our Daishi is literally invincible
> Leveling up is almost meaningless now
“….”
“…Hey. I wonder what’s going on here.”
Satsuki-chan, who had already stopped crying, was now just staring at me in silence. But her eyes were hollow.
“….”
Feeling the heavy atmosphere settling in, I tried to lighten the mood by acting a little playful.
It didn’t work. Satsuki-chan remained silent.
…Hey, say something.
It’s scary. Ah—right. I hadn’t pressed the confirm button for the surplus Burial Points yet. It felt like a waste to leave them unused, but well, there didn’t seem to be anything else I could do with them anyway. Let’s just confirm it.
Click.
Hm?
| 《 Maximum status limit confirmed. Proceeding to final trial. 》 |
Huh? Final trial…?
Goooooo… RUMBLE.
“…Earthquake?!”
With a deep, rumbling roar, the ground suddenly began to shake violently. Cracks tore through the stone floor. The ground beneath us groaned and warped as if it were about to collapse entirely.
Satsuki-chan screamed.
This is bad.
“Satsuki-chan!”
“We need to get to the exit—whoa!”
No good. We’re not going to make it.
“Waaahhh!”
“Daishi-san! Take my hand!”
“Huh?”
“Just hurry!”
Without warning, the floor gave way.
It felt like we were being dragged down into the depths of the earth itself. In the midst of the chaos, I managed to grab Satsuki-chan’s hand—and together, we plunged into a massive pit that had appeared out of nowhere.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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