Chapter 174

(174) Beyond level 99

Translator: Tseirp

When I regained consciousness, I felt damp earth below me as well as a dull pain in the back of my head .

When I opened my heavy eyelids, I saw a white space in front of my eyes — I thought I had passed away for an instant but that wasn’t the case .

I was currently inside My World .

And while I was in the process of regaining consciousness, Pionia peered at my face .

“Master, have you awaken?”

I answered her question that was posed without any intonation .

“How long was I asleep?”

“About 249 seconds . ”

About 4 minutes — it wasn’t a long duration at all but it was plenty of time for the Leviathan to trample on the island .

“Master, although you’ve just woke up, please assist to release Master Carol . ”

“Carol?”

Then, I noticed Carol who was beside me with a face of agony .

“Carol, what’s wrong!?”

“Her slave collar is constricting her — Please quickly touch the slave collar and loosen it . ”

“O, okay!”

I hurriedly touched her slave collar .

Upon doing so, her expression immediately eased up .

“What exactly happened —”

“A slave attacked their owner . This kind of punishment is natural . ”

” ……… I see . ”

I forgot . Carol was a slave . It was absolutely forbidden for her to resist her owner .

Nevertheless, Carol defied me — this was the price of her actions .

“I’ll apply healing magic immediately —”

“Master, please wait . Master’s magical power has not recovered at all . If you used healing magic now — ”

“I know . But although it’s pitiful, I rather lose consciousness than not do anything now . ”

So I applied Petit Heal on Carol and grandly collapsed .

I woke up again after another 2 hours .

Carol still had not regained consciousness . It was tough not knowing the situation outside .

Perhaps it was already night time outside .

Just as I was thinking that .

“It’s been a long time, boy . ”

Koshmar-sama appeared before my eyes .

I was shocked by her sudden visit but I was also slightly relieved .

“It’s been a long time, Koshmar-sama . ”

“Oya, it’s the first time you didn’t call me an Orc the moment you saw me . ”

“That’s true … I don’t have the leeway to have such thoughts at the moment . ”

“Is that so? … I watched a little of your fight . Sorry, but I can’t exert much power on this present world . ”

“It’s all right, Goddesses seem to have their own rules too so I’m not in the position to question you . ”

If I spoke my true intention, I would want to ask why did the Goddesses not defeat the female too when they defeated the male Leviathan .

“There were various circumstances regarding that incident too . ”

Koshmar-sama said apologetically after reading my thoughts .

“Don’t worry, I brought this upon myself because I was conceited but lacked strength . ”

“The Leviathan is dead . ”

” … Eh?”

The Leviathan is dead . Those words made me speechless .

“What do you … mean?”

After I finally squeezed out those words, Koshmar-sama explained further .

“Demon Lord Famiris‧Raritei has resurrected and dealt the final blow to the weakened Leviathan . Incidentally, he/she took that automata you were attached to along with him/her . ” (TL: The sentence was gender neutral . )

” … I’m glad . ”

Instead of getting surprised by the news that Demon Lord Famiris‧Raritei has resurrected, I was more relieved by the knowledge that Sheena was all right .

“Demon Lord Famiris‧Raritei is currently traveling to Port Kobe . Child, I wish that you head there too . ”

“All right . The Demon Lord is Haru’s — my companion’s benefactor so I also know that the Demon Lord is not just an evil being . I have to thank the Demon Lord for the incident this time after all and I was originally planning to go to Port Kobe too . Did Koshmar-sama come here for the sake of telling me that?”

“No, there’s another troublesome matter . ”

“That’s right, when I reached Lv90, I acquired some strange skill —”

“I am aware of that too — I can’t tell you the specifics at this moment but it is a skill that doesn’t give any problems as long as you don’t use a transfer circle so please go about your daily life without using transfer circles for a while . ”

As suspected, it was because of that skill that I was transferred to the island .

“As a preface, the limit we Goddesses placed on all jobs that we configured is set to be Lv99 . And only a very limited number of jobs can reach Lv99 . For example, the Jobless and Commoner jobs are configured to only reach up to Lv99 . ”

“I see . Then, my Jobless job would reach counter stop soon . ”

“It seems like you have not noticed yet . ”

“Noticed?”

“Child, your Jobless job has reached Lv99 . ”

” … Eh?”

That’s a lie, did my Jobless job reach counter stop without me noticing?

I checked my jobs .

【Jobless Lv99 Fire Magician Lv60★ Water Magician Lv60★ Wind Magician Lv60★ Earth Magician Lv60★】

It was true, it had reached Lv99 . I didn’t notice since I didn’t acquire any skills .

… . Eh?

“Have you noticed? That’s the thing . Even though it should be the level limit, your Jobless job did not reach the peak . That is extremely troublesome . What exactly would happen once you reach Lv100? In the first place, will you even be able to reach Lv100? Even I, as a Goddess, do not know the answer — Of course, I do not intend to stop your growth . On my side, it would be better to have information on it after all . However, remember this . Just like the skill you acquired at Lv90, keep in mind that not all the skills you learn are beneficial to you . ”

Not all skills are my ally …

“Child, it is still not too late . You can still erase the Jobless job with your Job Change skill . The choice is up to you . ”

After saying that, Koshmar-sama began to fade .

Lastly,

“For now, take a good rest . . ”

She left with those words .

Then, I —