Grades—the very means by which one could measure the power of a Demon.
Levels of Demons are proportional to their race and Grades, so it isn't impossible to see a Level 100 Grade 1 monster lose to a Level 10 Grade 2. Grades essentially separate what is possible and impossible for a Gifted in battle.
This was how I could explain things simply.
All monsters I had encountered so far belonged to the Grade 1 category. They were all Lesser Demons with low sets of Stats. They had numbers, sure, but their quality was something that could be overcome.
However, there was an exception to the Demons I had fought and killed… the Boss of the first and only Gate I successfully closed—The Hell Kobold King.
It was a Grade 2 Demon!
Usually, that would have signaled the end of my life at that moment. Fortunately, that Demon was affected by the Status Ailment of Hunger that caused its Stats to reduce to such pathetic figures.
