Volume 1 Chapter 2 The Strongest Ability
After leaving the guild building, I somehow mustered up the energy and entered the forest outside the town.
The reason I came here was to test the effectiveness of my [Instant Death Magic].
My Level Cap is 1. No matter how much I fight, my abilities will never increase for the rest of my life.
I probably won't be able to live as an adventurer from now on.
And above all... Leanne is gone.
So, I decided to return to my hometown.
But to return to the village, I need money for the journey.
I only had enough money for a one-way trip.
In order to return to the village, I had to earn money by completing easy monster subjugation requests that even a Level 1 like me could handle.
"There it is..."
After walking through the forest for a while, I found a light blue, blob-like object.
It was the weakest monster in this world, a slime.
Slimes are weak monsters that even villagers can defeat, and they pose almost no danger, occasionally bouncing or extending their bodies to attack. It was the perfect opponent for testing my [Instant Death Magic].
I stood a little away from the slime, thrusting out my right arm to activate a skill, and shouted.
"(Death)!"
Then, from the palm of my hand, several skeletal faces attached to a jet-black wave appeared and flew towards the slime.
This seems to be the magic of [Instant Death Magic], (Death).
However, as soon as the wave hit the slime, it disappeared as if nothing had happened.
The slime trembled in the same way as before, quivering in place.
In short, I failed.
"What is this..."
With normal sorcery, I could defeat a single slime with one shot, whether it's fire or ice.
On the other hand, my (Death) is just a matter of luck, with no guarantee of success.
Perhaps because it was my first time using sorcery, I felt unusually tired.
Maybe it's because my magical power inside my body has decreased.
I calmed my breath for a while in that place.
As the fatigue gradually faded, I used sorcery again towards the slime.
"(Death)!!
However, just like before, the pitch-black wave quickly disappeared.
Feeling exhausted, I sat down right there.
"I had heard that it was an utterly useless skill, but I didn't expect it to be this bad."
All I could do was smile wryly at its inefficiency.
While sitting, I suddenly recalled the events at the adventurer's guild earlier.
The first thing that came to mind was Leanne's face.
She refused to stay with me and went off with Allen, who is an S-Rank adventurer.
I wonder if they're fighting now, equipped with their gear.
And surely, they're...
When I thought about such things, I suddenly felt miserable.
"Hah... Guh... Ugh..."
Filled with regret, tears welled up and streamed down onto the ground.
Leanne too.
Allen, who took Leanne with him.
The adventurers at the guild who laughed at me.
That man named Balzark who called me trash.
No one saw me as a human being.
If only I had more power, it wouldn't have been like this.
But the past cannot be changed.
Not just Leanne. No one else will be by my side anymore.
After crying until my emotions settled, I suddenly grew tired of everything and decided to leave that place.
There is a slime still trembling energetically on the ground.
Come to think of it, this slime is just as weak as me.
There's no need for the weakest to take the life of another weakest.
With that thought in mind, as I tried to return to the town, I noticed a large shadow in front of me.
"Uh..."
It was a black bear monster, the size of at least twice my height, called the Killing Bear.
The Killing Bear is a monster that adventurers of Rank B and above, from E to S, would face in a party.
It is definitely not an opponent that a level 1 like me can defeat.
But when I tried to escape, it was already too late.
The Killer Bear stood on its hind legs, swinging its terrifyingly thick arm towards me.
"Aaaaah!"
I managed to block the swinging arm, but my body was lifted into the air and violently slammed against the trunk of a tree.
"Gah! Aaaaah!"
At that moment, a pain surged through my entire body, as if it was about to be torn apart.
I leaned my back against the base of the tree, breathing heavily.
But I no longer had any intention of running away.
(I see, this is the strength of a level 1 like me.)
I couldn't even lay a finger on opponents of a higher level, I was just a weak adventurer who could only be beaten.
That was everything I was.
The Killing Bear slowly approached me, this time raising its arm and swinging it down with all its might.
If those claws were to hit my body, there was no doubt that I would die. Even someone as foolish as me could understand that.
But...
I could understand, but I couldn't accept it.
──Really, am I going to end here like this?
Abandoned by my childhood friend, ridiculed by other adventurers, and dying without even embarking on a single adventure after coming to this town.
Can I really accept that just because I'm the weakest?
When I thought that, anger suddenly boiled up within me.
Don't joke around.
I won't die in a place like this.
I haven't started anything yet.
I focused on the Killing Bear and thrust my right hand forward.
It's not me who's going to die here—it's you!!
"(Death)!!!"
The jet-black wave released from my right hand struck the body of the Killing Bear and disappeared as if being sucked into its body.
'Grrrrrrrrr!!'
Suddenly, the Killing Bear let out a roar, fell on its back, and frothed at the mouth.
"Hah! Hah!"
Enduring the pain, I approached the Killing Bear slowly, regulating my breathing.
It didn't move an inch, and the flame of life had completely extinguished.
"Did I... defeat it...? Me?"
Relieved, I collapsed on the spot.
Why did such a miracle happen? There is only one possible explanation.
The (Death) ability took effect and defeated the Killing Bear in one blow.
"Hah... I did it, take that!"
I am still alive.
I have never felt so happy just to be alive before.
"Well, at least I secured some loot."
The Killing Bear's body is incredibly heavy, but Voltana Town is just within sight.
If I bring it back to the guild and sell it as materials, I should make a good amount of money.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, a square, mysterious, translucent object appeared in my field of vision.
It had something written on it.
[Your skill level has increased. Please allocate the points.]
"What is this?"
The translucent object follows along as I move my vision. It seems to be connected to my movements for some reason.
So what exactly does it mean for the skill level to go up?
It's not just the regular level that has risen, I've never heard of a skill level increasing like this before.
When I tried touching an object with my finger, it disappeared and a new object appeared in its place.
It was much larger than before, and the content was completely different.
Lines, like a spider's web, spread out from the skull symbol shining at the center, connecting with other symbols.
At the top of the translucent object, it read: [Abilities List] and [Level: 20 Remaining Points: 20].
"...Come to think of it, there was something about allocating points."
When I touched the symbol at the center, text appeared in the top right corner.
'Death: Instant Death Magic - The first spell of the skill. The effective range is extremely short, and the success rate significantly decreases when used from outside the range, so it is necessary to use it very close to the target. By consuming points and acquiring derived abilities, various additional effects can be obtained.'
"Is it because there is a valid range? Does that mean I couldn't even succeed against a slime?"
In battles with a party, the magician always stays in the rear guard.
Therefore, the distance from the target naturally becomes distant.
Earlier, the body of the Killing Bear happened to be right next to me.
That's why I succeeded.
And then, this message appeared after defeating the Killing Bear.
The skill level went up.
In other words,
"──It's not just my level that goes up, but the skill level goes up too."
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