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After the cla.s.s ended, my Total Level went up to 23, and I went back to the castle.
It is a castle where I will live so from now on, so I’d like to expand variously and arrange facilities.
For that, I wanted to summarize what I wanted to do and what I needed.
That’s what I thought, but there was an unthinkable sight right before my eyes as soon as I came back.
Even though I just woke up in the morning and went to the old man’s cla.s.s for only a few hours, the inside of the castle was teeming with monsters.
Starting with the frequently-seen pillings, then slime mollusks, zombie crows with a protruding eyeball, and huge frog that squirts fire from its mouth somehow.
A lot of monsters were overflowing from the castle.
If you describe it in one word ー pandemonium, it’s that sort of feeling.
Seriously, for only a couple of hours……I’ve only been away for the morning cla.s.ses.
Nevertheless, I wonder how this happened.
「Kaa, kaa!」 (Zombie Crow)
「Punyuyiii!」 (Frog?)
The monsters noticed me and attacked.
I’ll think about it later, let’s get rid of these guys first.
I used the Flame Breath I and burned the first group.
There were the improved skills, but since it was sufficient enough for firepower, I used it.
I burn the monsters that attack one after another.
The numbers were great, but they were no threat at all.
While 「cleaning」 them out, I was thinking about something else.
At today’s attendance, the Total Level was 23, and Dragon leveled up to Level 16.
I learned a skill called 「True・Freeze Breath」.
Then I noticed something.
Seven different kinds of skill were learned at the current Dragon’s Level right now.
The skills I learned from Level 1 to 7 had evolved to 「2」 from Level 8 to 14.
At Level 15, I learned 「True・Flame Breath」, while Level 16 was 「True・Freeze Breath」.
If the pattern will continue as before, these 「True」 skills will continue until Level 21.
At the same time, it is possible that the Dragon’s Level will stop at Level 21.
Every time I attend the old man’s cla.s.s, my Level goes up.
I heard from the old man that the Level will not rise anymore when the counter is reached, so I need to prepare other Jobs that I could raise.
There is the Ninja that hasn’t been leveled up yet, but I’d like to prepare several different Jobs in order to not waste the attendance.
……in the worst case, a warrior.
Claire, after a continuous hunting of pillings using a stick, obtained the Warrior Job.
However, I have other things I want.
I should not forget about this matter.
I was wiping out the monsters while I thought of such.
Although it’s 「enjoyable」 if it was together with Claire and Charlotte, fighting alone seems to be more comfortable.
With this, I can beat them without being so reserved.
Well, even if I say so, I’m firing a suppressed Flame Breath I.
「You there, human-san.」 (???)
I heard a woman’s voice.
It seems to be the whispering-type of girl.
As I turned around, I could see a small figure at the entrance of the castle.
Although she had a small figure that was hidden by a full-bodied cloak, she had a mace-like weapon which seemed to be three times her size.
「What is it?」 (Callus)
「Human-san, are you the owner here?」 (Mysterious Girl)
「Un? Ah, that’s right.」 (Callus)
Particularly, this was a castle without an owner, but since Anette said that people who had the power can claim it, there was no problem in me using it.
What could have happened?
「Then, I don’t need to hesitate.」 (Mysterious Woman)
She uttered quietly ー then she began to attack!
The large mace was heavily swung with great force, so I retreated in a moment.
「Uo!」 (Callus)
I hurried away.
I avoided the large mace which subsequently hit the ground.
A light explosion shook the ground, throwing up dust.
「You dodged? But, not yet.」 (Mysterious Woman)
She brandished the large mace around then jumped.
I don’t know why she attacked, but I have to retaliate.
In addition to avoiding it, I breathed out flames simultaneously.
The flame wrapped around her.
In the meantime, I took distance.
「d.a.m.n, I let out a Dragon Skill. Did I overdo it?」 (Callus)
None have endured the Flame Breath until now.
I used it without hesitation on the bandits, but I must control it carefully around this girl.
The next moment, I was shocked.
Somehow, the small figure of the girl dragging the mace came out of the flames.
She walked, not minding the flames around her.
「I have seen this attack a while ago.」 (Mysterious Woman)
The girl said.
「The offensive ability is as it seems. I can tolerate it to this degree.」 (Mysterious Woman)
……priceless.
「My turn is next, prepare bad human-san.」 (Mysterious Woman)
Again, I breathed out flames towards who was preparing the mace.
Because she said she can tolerate up to that degree, I used Flame Breath II this time.
Compared to the other one, it was a rank higher.
The flame wraps the girl.
「It’s only up to that degree ー wait, hot! Hot, hot, hot!」 (Mysterious Woman)
The girl who was wrapped in flames rolled around.
After a while, the flames disappeared and the girl fainted, falling down to the ground.
I approached her and looked from above.
As the cloak and the hood were burned halfway, I could white things from the gaps.
When I tried to raise the hood, a sheet of paper fell from there.
It was paper with a Guild’s watermark. Are you a Guild member?
While I was thinking such things, something different was caught in my vision.
When I pulled down the hood, what I saw was a girl with white ears, like a rabbit’s, on her head.
☆
I took the fainted girl, and came to the city of Gordon, specifically, the Guild.
Anette saw the girl, and 「Oh」, raised a voice.
「Sorry, sorry, I’ve completely forgotten.」 (Anette)
「Forgotten?」 (Callus)
「I told the story of the bandit subjugation to this girl before you. I thought it was better to send more people to the castle, better to have more people fighting against the collapsed group.」 (Anette)
「I see.」 (Callus)
「After that, this girl did not return to the Guild, so I haven’t informed her that it was over. My bad.」 (Anette)
「No, I don’t mind. It was just a mistake.」 (Callus)
「I’ll be saved from troubles if you say so. However, you seemed to have defeated this child. This girl, despite her cute looks due to her race, she’s a skilled person whose Level is over 20 after considerable training. Individuals like that can be counted on three fingers, you know.」 (Anette)
「Hee.」 (Callus)
How amazing, I thought.
I think of people whose numbers I knew clearly.
Claire is 4, Charlotte is 7. Mother is 6 and Bram is 15. I don’t remember his name, but the guy who came along the caravan escort has a Level of 16.
In other words, this is the highest Level I’ve ever encountered.
And she said that they can only be counted on three fingers.
「By the way, what if you were Level 25?」 (Callus)
「Un? In that case, 25 would be the highest, but what of it?」 (Anette)
It seems that I became the strongest without knowing so.
「No way……」 (Anette)
Anette seemed to have noticed it.
Her face looked mortified.
「At that age, 25? It’s impossible……but……」 (Anette)
Anette alternately compares me with the rabbit-eared girl.
She has a face that says she can’t believe it, but has no choice but to believe it, since there was the fact that I knocked her down.
「You……what kind of person are you?」 (Anette)
That was quite the pleasant surprise.