1st person Pov:
[The user's level cannot increase anymore]
When I read this, I was freaked out but before I could have a nervous breakdown, the messages continued:
[For four more years, the user cannot raise his level anymore]
For four years. That was still a pretty strong limitation, but four years is still better than not anymore. So now I am stuck at level 40. I still get gold and ingredients for killing monsters but so far, I haven't gotten any items for killing people.
But Cynthia does not seem to have such a limitation, her level can increase normally with her gaining exp from monsters far lower in level than her. And she can still raise her level and is not bound by the laws. It seems that these laws only want to screw me over. Almost as if I am not supposed to be here.
Another thing I found about Cynthia was:
[Cynthia Holbein
Gender: Female
Race: Demon
Age: 26
Level: 72
Calm, Devoted, Loyal, Blind trust
Feeling: Ecstatic, Happy, Curious
Foresight: I am so happy to be around young master all the time. I can't wait for the night to come. Too bad we will have to return soon enough. But I am still happy.]
Now I hadn't used foresight on her ever since it upgraded to level 3. And when I used it, I was in for a surprise. A demon. Cynthia is a demon. Now that is not a weird part. There are places where demons live in harmony with humans. They are not like these monsters who kill people on their instincts. Demons are more like war mongrels. It's in their nature to be conquerors. But that does not mean they are hated. Sure, humanity is at war with the demon race, but it's not like all demons are bad.
So, it's nothing strange for Cynthia to be a demon. It's just her second name that is the weird part here. Marcus Selle Holbein. The current demon king and the strongest demon king in history. I have read about him in a book. About a hundred years ago, all races, Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Humans, Fairies, etc. waged war on the demon race. It was more of a one-sided massacre, and it was also more like a pillaging incident. But of course, that is only the way how I saw it. The book mentioned many noble reasons for these allied races to wage war. It's only that I have lived long enough to see when history is written wrongly.
Marcus Selle declared war on all the races and accused them of attacking them without a proper reason for war. The races wouldn't have taken him that seriously, but he was strong. Very strong. He took back all the land that was taken by allied races all those years ago. And when the races tried to take it back, they were slaughtered. But for some reason, he quieted down a few years ago.
And Cynthia shares the same second name as him. It could be a coincidence and I would have branded it at that, but then I heard Cynthia's story. How she was abandoned at the orphanage of a small village. How she lived life. How her village was destroyed and how she was saved. She is the demon king's daughter. All signs point to that.
But it's not like that bothers me. What is weird is that Cynthia doesn't know she's a demon. 'Cynthia lever' actually hates demons. Once we encountered a demon bandit, and I saw the emotions of hatred and anger on Cynthia's face the second time. It was beautiful but it was scary at the same time. She didn't even give any time to the bandits and slaughtered them because they had a demon in their ranks.
I, being a wise man, didn't tell her anything about her being a demon. The way she hated demons, I am fifty percent sure she will start hating herself as well. Besides, it doesn't matter to me. All Cynthia is interested are in me, Carla, and her revenge. She will find the truth one day, but then I would be strong enough to help her get through it.
"Young master. MASTER." I was startled by a voice and turned my head in its direction. Cynthia was looking at me with worry in her eyes and said, "Are you alright young master?" Ahh crap. I was too immersed in my thoughts. "Ahh no sorry. I was just thinking about something."
Cynthia still looked at me worriedly but did not pursue the matter but instead said, "I have been distributing my stats in Agility, Sense, and Int. I will go for a fast physique that can sense attacks and dodge them." That's a good choice. Destructive is pointless if it cannot hit the target. If she can avoid her target's attacks, she is invincible against strength-type warriors. And she can also be good against mages as she can shorten the distance with her speed and mages are not much strong in close combat.
"That is a good choice. Have you felt any different?" I asked knowing that she has distributed her stats five times each now. She must have felt something now that she has crossed the five-point mark. "Yes. every time I increase a stat, I feel a little different, but after the last increase, when they reached 130 each, I felt an immense change in myself.
Yes, you heard correctly. 130 each. It seems level isn't everything. Stats can change with your hard work. Her dominant stats were stuck at about 110 but when I used runes, they were raised to around 123. With each increase, her stats naturally increased as well because of the rune's effect. So now she is at a whopping 130. According to her, she is a low-level S rank.
Same in my case. Though my level is at the mid stages of the D-rank, my strength can be graded as a mid-level C-rank. Maybe it's because of my stats distribution, but whatever the case is, I am stronger than my level. I have come to learn that levels aren't everything. I shouldn't just brand someone weaker than me if their level is lower than mine. Take Cynthia for an example, she is only 31 levels higher than me, but her strength is a lot higher than mine. Not to mention that in these two years, except for my Int which grows along with my level, no other stat has increased. Before I hit my last target, I will distribute them.
The sky has completely brightened by now and I have reached the territory of my last target. With this last task, Carla will have no more traitors and headaches. But the difficulty of this last task is extremely high. Why? Because it's not just one individual, but seven at once. All of A-rank. But the conditions are in my favor. If everything goes according to plan, I will succeed.
"We're here young master," Cynthia informed me as we reached a city wall. Viscount Galpin's territory. Nyan City. "Yeah. I'm sure it will be a beautiful city behind those walls." I said in return. Cynthia also nodded in agreement and said, "It must be. But I doubt the atmosphere would be anything but beautiful." Haha. She was right about that. Why?
"Halt. Identify yourselves." The guard asked us at the city entrance. When I showed him my card, he was visibly relieved and said, "Welcome sir and madam Adventurers, we have been expecting you."
I nodded my head and asked, "When is the first break expected?" The reason why the atmosphere wasn't beautiful. "The first break is expected tomorrow morning sir." Because a dungeon was about to break tomorrow. And in all that Chaos, I will achieve my goals.
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\\\ Next chapter after editing. Add to library and dont hesitate to use power stones.