The skills were incredibly useful. With just one blow of the sword, I could split the sea in half and kill an army a million-strong. This couldnât be achieved only with the help of effort and willpower; the skills of the fantasy world had created such a miracle.
However, this was only possible when the skills had a high rank. I didnât know how it compared to those on Earth, but his skills were the same as those of others for me. If the first playthrough of my companions could be attributed to the B-rank, then Luke was at the C-rank maximum. Some skills were effective at a low rank, but I roughly knew how to handle them.
This was a combat strategy available only to Heroes who could view each otherâs skills. Therefore, looking at Lukeâs skills, I could think about fighting him and what attacks to fear. But Luke? He couldnât know anything. He wasnât a fool, so he immediately realized that there was some kind of special effect from my race, but I didnât have any skills, so it was difficult to get information.
âSomething similar to the Overpower skill? â Luke muttered to himself.
He didnât become a graduate for nothing. Luke realized that I gained strength by sacrificing levels. Although he didnât realize that this was different from the Overpower skill, he already proved that he was significantly different from Sieg. HoweverâŠ
âWeak.â
It was too obvious as to how he relied on skills as I knocked the Magic Sword out of Lukeâs hands. Green energy, consisting of a dense concentration of experience points, blocked the sharp blade without any problem.
âWhat the?!â
Luke felt confused. He thought that I would dodge the blow because he was holding not a wooden sword but a Magic one. If you were to think logically, it was unpredictable. How often did it go exactly as you planned? It was interesting just when there were some changes. And at such a moment, there was no need to rush.
Level 895 â Level 893
After spending a few more experience points, I concentrated on my legs and sent a kick flying!
âAaak?!â
Luke, hit right in the shin, screamed. The Slime Armor absorbed most of the damage, but even so, the blow was severe. Lukeâs face contorted as he was knocked off balance. It was a strikingly different expression from how it was when I saw him for the first time.
I like it. This is for you!
Crack-!
With my left hand, I smacked him right in the face. I would have been taken to the police station for this on Earth, but it was allowed in this wild fantasy world. Even murder wasnât punishable here, so what about a slap in the face?
This time it was serious. Again, I had hit an unprotected place. Luke didnât fall from just one blow, but his gaze dimmed. He still stood on two legs not because of willpower but because of the effect of his skills.
How long would he last? In this state, he would be able to dodge any light blows purely automatically. However, my blows werenât light.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
I transferred half of the strength I had in my right hand to my left hand and then began to hit Lukeâs body with both. I didnât give him a chance to counterattack. Lukeâs body flew into the air, and I didnât stop hitting to keep it from falling. However, when my combo reached 100 hits, I shouted:
âI give up!â
And then I dropped to the muddy ground of the training ground. I hit him more, but I looked worse. Since receiving the wound on the shoulder at the beginning of the battle, blood had been gushing in different directions.
âKhâŠI see. Is it a side effect? âsaid Luke, recovering from the blows.
He looked quite healthy. His handsome face suffered a bit, but thanks to Slime Armor, he could withstand all my blows. His wounds were primarily on the inside.
âIn any case, I give up. I donât want my level to get even lower.â
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I didnât deny his guesses and evasively moved on to another topic. The Overpower skill absorbed your level in exchange for power in battle, but when the effect of the skill ended, you would immediately become weak and sluggish. These were the consequences. The effect of my race, âNatural Human,â was somewhat similar to this skill. Although such consequences didnât come, it had become a good excuse to end this pointless fight.
I wanted to end on a good note, not after being trampled into the ground.
âAs I thought, brother! I immediately realized that you are unusually strong without skills! But this power has a great price, so that everything fell into place,â Luke agreed with a puffy face.
Continuing the fight would be problematic, so it was good that he was pleased with victory in the fight in which he was beaten.
âThe fight is over! Luke won!â Alex delivered the verdict.
âHaha! Thank you. There was minimal difference between us. If I didnât last until the end, I think Kang Han Soo would have won. Because of this, I think this victory is even more valuable.â
Then he approached me, who was still lying on the muddy ground.
âIt was a good fight.â
âIt was.â
Thanks to this, I relieved the stress accumulated from the failure with the 9th playthrough.
âKang Han Soo, take my hand ~ Khaaa?!â
Leaning towards me with a smile on his swollen face and reaching out to me, Luke suddenly grabbed his back and fell facedown.
Flap!
It seemed that he had an intervertebral hernia. Now I, standing up and shaking off the dirt from my clothes, held out my hand to Luke with a fair smile.
âLuke. Take my hand.â
âW-Wait! Donât touch me; it hurts ~ Khaa?!â
Thus ended the friendly duel between the two Heroes.
*
A planned episode of the story called âAlexâs Trainingâ was skipped because we were stronger than Alex. However, we didnât set out on our journey right away. I would have liked to leave as soon as possible, but Luke said we must take the future Sword King, Alex, as a companion.
Because of this, we stayed in the palace until Alex handed over his responsibilities to someone else.
âLuke, is that all?â
âOf course!â
After a friendly duel, Luke began a relationship with the princess. Because of his aching back, he couldnât make much progress, but thanks to the âRapid Reputation Increasesâ effect of the Unique Human race, he didnât experience any problems. I wasnât wasting my time, either.
Level 893 â Level 1215
Working hard, I gained experience points. Strong or weak, I didnât discriminate and accepted all of them.
âTsk! Looking at you, brother, I feel ashamed,â Luke clicked his tongue as he saw my growth.
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However, he didnât see my exact level, so he just said that. After all, the level was shown only up to 999.
âWhoâs next?â
After seeing how Luke made an innocent sheep out of Alex, I began to trust his guide more. Intuition told me that if I continued the journey as he said, then I could graduate. That was why I had lost to Luke. If relations between us deteriorated, there would be nothing left but to extract information from him by torture.
And that would be way too tiresome.
Luke replied, âAfter Sword King Alex, we can choose ourselves. It is possible to get the future Elven Queen Sylvia at the black market, although this is a bit early. And we also have a choice between the Saint from the central continent, the mermaid Aqua and the imperial princess of the Holy Empire.â
Male companions could also be found in the central continent, but I didnât ask why he didnât mention them.
âSo where do we go first?â
âTo Sylvia.â
âMm?â
Did he say that he would get her later in the auction?
âHehe. I will share with you some special information obtained from the guide. Sylvia is known for being difficult to get as a companion since she hates people. But if you use this method, you can easily get Sylvia.â
ââŠInteresting.â
Was there a secret plan to easily acquire this evil and human-hating elf as a companion? I canât imagine that.
âFollow me; Iâll show you.â
This time around, Luke donned casual clothes instead of his Slime Armor.
âHeroes! Where are you going? Lanuvel can come with you?â Lanuvel intervened, eternally curled among us like a snake.
I was going to tell her not to pretend to be cute in front of us, but endured. I didnât want to repeat the tragedy of the ninth passage.
âHaha! Sweet Miss Lanuvel, of course, you can come with us. Itâs just a walk.â
Luke still allowed her to come with us. ThenâŠ
âAhem! Luke, why did you go for a walk without me?â
Lanuvelâs voice was too loud? Alex, now busy trying to find a worthy candidate for his post, stopped and showed a desire to join us. Right from the first playthrough, this often happened. The hero can choose companions, but for some reason, the same ones appeared every time. Their skills were higher than normal people, but the fact that they were ambitious worked out better.
They were too ambitious, just like a certain imperial princess.
With this, Luke and I took the dummies with us and set off north of the capital of the Dumpling Kingdom.
âWhy hereâŠ?â
Hearing my question, Luke calmly replied.
âAccording to the guide, Sylvia should come here today. A level 1 hero, of course, cannot cope alone, so if you convince Alex and bring the knights, you can help her escape. But we are so strong, so we donât need the help of others.â
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âHoâŠâ
I didnât even think about that. Alex and Lanuvel, hearing our conversation, were surprised, but didnât attach any importance to it, because Luke said on the very first day that he was from the future. But the guide also had a limit. The author roughly indicated where to meet Sylvia, but no exact information about the time and place.
And so, we just stood in the middle of a wheat field.
Spirit E â Spirit D
Was it because we left town? The spirits playing in the field were attracted to me like a magnet.
âIâm too popularâŠhmm? They came?â
I muttered to myself and heard the spirits report, shamelessly soliciting the Hero, that our game appeared.
âHold them!â
âDonât miss it!â
âOver there!â
The men in dark hoods were chasing two elves, but the elves didnât run very quickly. Handcuffs and shackles hampered them. I knew immediately who it was.
Sylvia and Archer E.
I didnât even need to interfere because Luke and the dummies rushed forward and dealt with those suspicious guys. They had no intention to acquire the two elves peacefully. When I saw what happened, I could only say one thing.
âMy GodâŠHeaven will punish you.â
The beautiful golden field was instantly destroyed. Were these elves so valuable that it was necessary to spoil the work of the farmers who were trying to feed themselves by the sweat of their brows? AnywayâŠ
Two elves in provocative outfits, covering only the important parts of their body, were saved. Judging by their appearance, they hadnât washed for a long time. It seemed that if you got too close to them, you would grow sick from some kind of infection.
Luke explained to me, âNext to Sylvia is her archery teacher. They say she raised her instead of the Queen of Elfheim, who only cares about her first son, Prince Nasus. Soon, her teacher must die while escaping. After that, Sylvia will hate people even more. But if we save her, we can get close to Sylvia.â
âAhaâŠâ
I felt all the greatness of the guide.
Spirit D â Spirit S
During this time, my Spirit skill was rapidly increasing. There was a lot of natural energy on this earth.
âElves, if something hurts, tell Lanuvel!â
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Lanuvel, who had just murdered people in cold blood, became cute again. She healed the minor wounds of two elves with magic, and then Sylvia came up to me.