Chapter 64

Name: Yamagata Kohei

Level: 102

Title: Light of Comfort and Support

Skills:

Name: Walk Through the Wasteland Where Even the Wind Does Not Blow

Name: O Soul Seeking Salvation, the Wind Comes with Light

Name: For a World Where Everyone Can Rest

Name: Wind Purification / Evil Destruction

Skills:

Name: Wind Purification / Evil Destruction

Description: Purify with the wind and destroy evil deeds.

Effect: When victorious in a battle to save a soul, restore the target to its proper form.

"This time, it's not the skills that are strange, but the level."

I muttered as I looked at my status. The new skills are, well, reaching a level of absurdity, but the level is what's really off. It's jumped up by about 30. Isn't that strange?

I asked Kano-san about this, including the content of the new skills.

"It's because you defeated the skeleton horde," she said.

"True, there were a lot of them, but does that mean my level would jump by 30?"

"Undead monsters under a lich's command are one rank stronger than normal. Therefore, the experience points gained from defeating them are also higher, which is why this happened."

Kano-san demonstrated her knowledge about liches. Come on, is that really true? If the original skeletons were E-rank, then the ones we faced were all D-rank monsters.

The faces of Ogasawara-san and her party members, who had been listening, turned pale. It's no wonder they held out until we arrived.

"No... If they had advanced a little more, it would have been over. Why were they moving so slowly?"

"Ah, that's true!"

"They all stopped at unnatural times."

The leader and members of Ogasawara-san's party recounted the situation. Despite being in a dire situation, the army often stopped mysteriously.

What could it be? The only thing that comes to mind is that Mochizuki-san, who was being possessed, showed a slight sign of consciousness.

Mochizuki-san, who was being tended to by Ogasawara-san – after being told by Kano-san and Ogasawara-san that she had been held for too long, she had already been released. She nodded in response to my gaze, looking scared.

"During the possession, it felt like I was in a dream. I couldn't recognize myself, but there were moments when I returned to reality. It was as if I was asking you for help."

"The possession wasn't complete, and Mochizuki-san's consciousness surfaced from time to time..."

"That might be why the lich's army stopped. The commander was momentarily absent, causing the entire army to halt. This is just a hypothesis, though."

From the situation and testimony, it seems like a reasonable guess, but only the lich knows for sure. The fact that a monster can possess a human is unprecedented. There's not enough information to make a judgment.

Kano-san, have you ever heard of such a precedent?

"Absolutely not! If such a terrifying monster existed and there were actual cases, the information would certainly be made public to all explorers in detail."

She said this with a serious expression. Indeed, if a monster could blend into human society, it could cause significant damage. I understand that this is unprecedented, but... what, does a lich have such special abilities? Or do all monsters have this ability?

"No, that's impossible, Kohei. No monster has the ability to mimic or possess humans."

Leibe answered my doubts in my mind. I appreciate the answer, but I can't really share this information. If I say it's from a beautiful girl in my head, I might end up in the hospital.

In response to my thoughts, Leibe revealed something unprecedented.

"Kohei, this is a request from the System – combined with Leibe's words earlier, it states that 'an impossible situation has been brought about, which has led to the current era.' Please convey this urgently to the higher-ups of the organization that manages explorers."

"......Huh!? Hey, wait a minute..."

"The System will grant you a title as proof. Kohei – your enemy has appeared."

Leibe disappeared from my mind after saying that.

What's with all this ominous stuff! I must have reacted out loud, because everyone's gaze turned to me.

I blushed but checked my status. The System says it's proof, so let's see.

Name: Yamagata Kohei

Level: 102

Title: Warning: To All Living Beings

Skills:

Name: Walk Through the Wasteland Where Even the Wind Does Not Blow

Name: O Soul Seeking Salvation, the Wind Comes with Light

Name: For a World Where Everyone Can Rest

Name: Wind Purification / Evil Destruction

Title: Warning: To All Living Beings

Description: Evil, which hates the healing world and the saved souls, has awakened.

Effect: Detect the emergence of evil thoughts and see through the target.

"Title 'Warning: To All Living Beings' confirmed as the first acquisition in the world."

"First acquisition bonus approved. All base abilities will be raised by one level."

"......Unite, cooperate, and work together. The entity that has destroyed the world, distorted the era, and turned this land into a wasteland has already realized that a savior has appeared."

"......Scary."

I'm almost rolling my eyes.

And please don't use people's titles like a public announcement board.

At the time of posting this story:

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Overall Daily 11th, Weekly 4th, Monthly 15th

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