“It’s my selfish wish that I want you to defeat the Nether King. But if those Unknowns were ever to conquer the Nether Class…”
The loli goddess wore a faintly complicated expression as she seemed to be asking something of me—me, sitting there in nothing but my underwear, legs folded beneath me.
But right now, I didn’t have the time to worry about that.
| Surplus Burial Points: 4817 HP 999 (0) −＋ Max HP 999 (0) −＋ MP 999 (0) −＋ Max MP 999 (0) −＋ Strength 999 (0) −＋ Endurance 999 (0) −＋ Agility 999 (0) −＋ Intelligence 999 (0) −＋ Burial Power 999 (0) −＋ |
If there was one thing I wanted to check first, it was this. I had a feeling the way excess points worked had changed, so I opened up my status—and bingo.
Limit break. Thank you very much!!
…But now what? How am I supposed to distribute all of this?
Having too many options just makes it harder to decide.
“I’m afraid that the balance of this world and the dungeon itself could collapse entirely. If that happens, both the human world and the dungeon system I created might fall apart…”
From what I could tell, the cap probably went up to around 9,999 at most. But that just made the question harder—how should I allocate it?
…Hm?
It sounded like the loli goddess was saying something important while staring off into the distance, but honestly, I didn’t have the attention span for that right now.
Alright… I’ll just go with my instincts.
No—wait. Thinking back to my fight with that Golden Emperor Slime, Gorue-chan… yeah, speed is everything. Fast beats everything.
So, in that case…
There.
| Surplus Burial Points: 0 HP 999 (0) −＋ Max HP 999 (0) −＋ MP 999 (0) −＋ Max MP 999 (0) −＋ Strength 999 (0) −＋ Endurance 999 (0) −＋ Agility 5816(4817) −＋ Intelligence 999 (0) −＋ Burial Power 999 (0) −＋ |
Alright. This is insane.
Did I just… surpass the speed of light or something?
“Please, Ajiri Daishi! For the sake of preserving my position and for the future of humanity, use that power of yours and conquer the Nether Class, no matter what…”
…Hm? Ah, right.
What was that again?
She was saying something with this desperate look on her face, but none of it actually registered.
Oh! Right—I’ve gotta explain my stats to the viewers!
I already allocated everything and hit confirm.
She’s probably gonna get mad again.….
| > Is the goddess talking to herself or something? > What the hell are you doing, old man? > At least answer her, dude > Can’t see the screen, no clue what’s going on > He’s probably messing with his stats > Oh right. Didn’t the loli goddess tell him to check them? > So what happened? > He was already maxed out—can he still get stronger than that? > Explain it alreadyyyyy!!! |
Yeah, yeah, I hear you!
My beloved viewers!
“Good news—my stat cap’s been broken! I dumped everything into agility and gained insane speed!! Oh, and as for my class and stuff…”
“Hey—IDIOT DAISHI!! Don’t ignore meeeee!!!”
What’s with the huffing and puffing, loli goddess?
I’m busy right now. This is an important explanation segment for my viewers. There are already 950,000 people watching—well, listening—so I’ve gotta keep them engaged, right? Can you save the boring stuff for later?
| > No, no, no, no, no > Old man, you always go way too extreme lol > You really did that without thinking again… > If you broke the cap, doesn’t that mean your burial power won’t overflow anymore? > You probably won’t be able to allocate points now > You should’ve raised burial power first—it looked like it gives overall scaling > This is just stupid LMAO |
…R-right.
Up until now, I could allocate points because they overflowed past the cap.
Did I just screw that up again…?
“Honestly! That thing where you get so absorbed you stop noticing anything around you—you really should fix that! You’re not a kid anymore, you know! Seriously…”
Well, that’s just my personality. Nothing I can do about it. At my age, it’s not exactly something you can fix overnight. And if we’re being honest, the loli goddess isn’t much different in that regard.
“Ah, Goddess—about this class…”
“You ignored what I was saying and now you’ve got the nerve to ask me a question…? Fine, whatever. I’d like to call it an advanced class, but really, I just slapped that on arbitrarily. Since you have zero talent for healing, I figured this suited you better.”
Burial Priest.
Well… now that she says it, I guess it does fit me. I do tend to send things off rather… decisively.
“I reset your level back to one. It’ll make it easier for you to grow stronger that way. Your base stats carry over from your time as a cleric. As for your stat caps and skills…”
Perhaps understanding my personality, the loli goddess went on to give me a fairly detailed breakdown of my status. I didn’t really listen to the earlier part, but basically—she wants me to head into the Nether Class and take down that old man, the Hero, and the Demon Knight, right?
I’ve already given up on my laid-back dungeon life anyway.
So yeah… I’ll take the job.
| > It is Funeral Priest after all LMAO > Reset to level 1 but keeps base stats? That’s insane service lol > So, the cap’s now 9999 huh > What happens when he levels up next? > First time I’ve ever seen maxed-out skills > Guess we’ll find out what they do when he uses them > Honestly, that’s more fun to watch > [Infinite Item Box] is straight-up cheating lol > Every explorer would kill just to have that skill > Must be insanely useful for something like a 100-floor dungeon > Title: [The Enlightened One] > Old man really achieved enlightenment at last, huh |
“That’s all the explanation. In any case, get to the Nether Class and conquer it before them, Ajiri Daishi. I’ve already given you more than enough power for that.”
“Alright. Got it. But what about Satsuki-chan…?”
“I did want to eliminate that irregular factor, but if I did that, you wouldn’t go into the Nether Class, would you? Bringing her in here was my mistake as well. And while I’d prefer not to submit a report to the Guild Headquarters, I suppose there’s no helping it at this point.”
If it had come to harming Satsuki-chan, I never would’ve taken this request. Honestly, I’d have gone straight for this loli goddess and taken her down myself. A zero-distance Hell Gate execution.
“…Even I’d have a hard time surviving that, you know. Well, whatever. You can relax. However, Amane Satsuki cannot go with you. At her current level, it’s a 100% death sentence. That place isn’t so forgiving that you can protect someone while clearing it.”
Yeah. I already had a feeling about that.
Then this is where Satsuki-chan and I part ways huh. She helped me out in a lot of ways, but I can’t drag her into a dungeon more dangerous than this.
“Can you transfer Satsuki-chan somewhere safe too?”
“I promise. At this point it’s going to be exposed anyway—I’ll drop her off in front of Guild Headquarters.”
“…Thanks. Sigh… but going alone is still a little unsettling.”
I let out a sigh.
I wonder if that loli goddess stuffed a bunch of healing items into my item box or something.
Wait, it’s only been about half a day since my first dungeon run, right?
I’m still a total beginner—like, full-on beginner mode. Is this really going to be okay…?
“Even if your ability values are completely abnormal, dungeon exploration can’t be cleared with stats alone. You should’ve already understood that much from your experience so far. You’ve got a bit of an idiot side to you, so I’m honestly a little worried too—but well, use your head and figure it out yourself, Ajiri Daishi.”
“Y-yeah, I’ll do my best.”
“Alright then. Are you mentally prepared? We don’t have much time—if we wait any longer, those guys might show up, so I’m just going to send you off quickly. Is that okay?”
There’s no point overthinking it here. If I have to go, then I might as well just go. Like the loli goddess had said, my fatigue is completely gone. At this point, it’s just “whatever happens, happens!”
“You’ve got a good attitude. Then I’ll open a spacetime vortex. After that, I’m counting on you! Ajiri Daishi!”
The familiar spacetime vortex appeared right in front of me while I was still sitting in seiza in nothing but my underwear. I’m already used to this sensation. Before I even realize it, I’ll probably be at the entrance of a Nether-class dungeon.
Alright then—let’s go all out and conquer this Nether-class dungeon!
Ah, but…
I’ve been sitting in seiza this whole time and my legs are completely numb—I can’t feel them at all. If a monster suddenly attacks right now… am I even going to be able to react?
And one more thing…
| > Are you planning to go in just your underwear? lol |
I wasn’t wearing any clothes.
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(Amane Satsuki’s POV)
“…Here is… in front of the Guild Headquarters…?”
I, Amane Satsuki, found myself lying quietly in the shadow of a massive, rigid, and utterly inorganic structure.
“…I… think I was…”
My memories were tangled. I shook my head, trying to sort through the information in my mind.
“I think I blacked out because Daishi-san was too smelly… no-wait?!”
Why am I here?
Based on what I can piece together, I should have been inside the West Tokyo 4th Beginner Dungeon… right in front of the suddenly appeared temple gate…
“Oh right! My investigation report… ah, there it is! Good, I need to submit this to HQ—”
“…Heh. You’re cuter than in the videos, Amane Satsuki.”
“—!!”
A suffocating pressure slammed down on me, like a giant serpent coiling around my neck. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t even make a sound.
“…You smell kinda nasty. But I don’t hate it. That scent.”
My vision was blocked—whoever it was was behind me, crushing my throat with one arm. I couldn’t see his face.
But the voice… felt vaguely familiar.
S-so hard to breathe…
Who… are you…?
“Ajiri Daishi. That rookie bastard who cleared a god-tier dungeon and stole all my spotlight. You were with him, right?”
The grip tightened even more.
Cleared a god-tier dungeon…?
No way… if this keeps up… I’m going to—
“Y-you… are…”
“The only one who can produce this refreshing, handsome voice… is a hero, right?”
H-hero…?!
“Anyway, all the guys from the god-tier raid got mentally broken, useless trash everywhere. Seriously, what a waste of space. And just when I was looking for new party members before going to beat down that old man in the Nether-class dungeon…”
The pressure on my neck vanished.
But immediately, my face was grabbed like it was caught in a vice. The pain didn’t even register anymore—the grotesque, intimidating face right in front of me stole all my attention.
So this is him…
The rumors were true.
This man… is seriously dangerous!
“Ajiri Daishi is coming too, right? The Nether-class dungeon. I heard that old dungeon master guy has some special blessing or whatever. Even I might have my hands full with him.”
His grip tightened again.
I couldn’t look away.
“…I came to pick you up for my party. Haha.”
“N-no… way…!”
“Hm? You don’t get a choice. So what’s it gonna be? Get beaten and dragged along… or quietly come with me?”
My heart… broke under the weight of that threat. As frustrating as it was, I couldn’t resist him. This man’s raw strength was probably still below Daishi-san’s. After all, Daishi-san’s stats had already reached the absolute peak of this world.
And yet…
No—there‘s no doubt about it.
Daishi-san would lose to this man.
For sure.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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