Chapter 91

In the end, I decided to somewhat gloss over Liebe's explanation of the decisive battle skills—mainly about the Administrator—and instead convey it to everyone as a direct explanation from the System.

Explaining Liebe's existence would be troublesome, and in this situation, it would only be noise. The same goes for the Administrator; if I talk too much about the other side of the system, the focus will blur.

It would be better to let Liebe explain this part herself when she manifests.

"The one who created the status, System... something like a god, I guess."

"It's hard to believe, but seeing the extremely unusual skills and titles, I have no choice but to accept it... I've never doubted the appraisal skill as much as I do today."

"And the decisive battle skills, huh. The four special skills needed to weaken the evil thoughts, one of which is Marie's skill. I see..."

The three of them reacted in different ways. Marie, in particular, seemed to be quite shocked. Despite her calm demeanor, she couldn't hide the tremor and excitement in her voice.

The true nature of the skill she had waited for her whole life was revealed, so it's understandable... At the same time, the fact that she would have to face a monster like the evil thoughts was also clear, but as expected of an S-rank, she didn't seem to mind at all.

"Hmm. It's good to know the true nature of my skill. Now that the mystery of my life is solved, I wouldn't regret dying anytime."

"That's not a good omen..."

"But that raises another question. Why did the System tell us about the decisive battle skills through you, Koubou? It could have told us directly."

Well, that's normal, right? I would think the same thing.

That part is indeed concerning. Come out and explain it to us, Liebe, instead of talking about level 300.

"No, well, that's... Liebe's appearance and exposing various things is a switch for this era. To put it bluntly, the first stage is the Administrator's skills falling into human hands, the second stage is the manifestation of the spirit intelligence in this world and revealing the world's truth. By the way, the third stage is all the decisive battle skills gathering at the Administrator's place."

Hey, the third stage is already here, isn't it? Come to think of it, you mentioned something about a switch before.

How many stages are there, and what happens when they're all cleared?

"There are four stages in total. The final stage is the start of the ultimate decisive battle. We'll make the first move, so we want to make sure everything is ready before that happens."

That's not the way to put it. The start of the ultimate decisive battle? That sounds scary. So, these stages and switches are like flags for the final boss battle, right?

But from what I hear, it seems that the final stage can be triggered at will. So, for now, we're still in the first stage, and there's no need to panic. That's a relief.

"I said before, there's no need to rush at all. To be honest, the System thought it would have to wait about 1000 years. It's a huge relief that Koubou, who can use the Administrator's skills, appeared much earlier than planned."

1000 years... That's a long, long time. It seems that a human who can use the Administrator's skills is quite rare. This sounds like a Yamanashi UR.

I feel a bit more relaxed. If my existence is so relaxed, then even if I eventually have to face the main body of the evil thoughts, I won't be rushed by a time limit.

"Oh, but please try to get stronger as soon as possible! It would be really frustrating if the Administrator's skill holder loses to a decisive battle skill holder! Especially someone as great as Koubou, it would be so unfair and infuriating! I am!"

I get it, I get it. I don't know why you're so upset, but I'll do my best, whether it's leveling up or anything else.

There, I cut off the conversation with Liebe and told the group.

"Apparently, we can't show you the System's representative until we go through a few stages. It seems that one flag for the final boss battle has been set."

"It sounds like a game. The final boss is the evil thoughts, right?"

"That's right. It seems that we can challenge it after setting about four flags, and only one has been set so far."

"It really does sound like a game. The name 'System' and the systematic nature of the world make it feel that way."

Indeed. As Marie said, it feels too much like a game, and it's starting to lose its sense of reality.

But it's undoubtedly the truth of the world. I felt as if I could see the scenery hidden behind reality and shrugged my shoulders.

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