After recovering from shock, I made the decision to leave and enter the next floor of the Labyrinth.
My vision was engulfed with bright light and I found myself inside a forest once again.
"Is this supposed to be the next floor?" Otuko glanced at my direction. I nodded and didn't say anything. She turned to look around and familiarize our current surroundings.
Since we are currently inside the forest, it was already obvious that the huge trees around us were preventing us from seeing any monster from the far distance. It feels unsightly due to the eerily-looking trees, so I decided to get rid of it quickly.
[World Disintegration]
...
..
.
I really really REALLY love explosive magic.
***
As soon as Saber got revived, Alicia popped out from his shadow and looked at him with a face mix of frustration and agitation on her expression.
"Congratulations, you just wasted your second life." She says to him, crossing her arms to her chest. Saber let out an awkward chuckle and scratched his nape.
"...I got a bit excited."
"Excited...? A BIT EXCITED?!! That's your answer?"
His answer ticked her off. Otuko's lips began to raise upward into a soft smile, but her eyes says otherwise.
Before his situation could escalate into something bad, Saber decided to speak up and calm her down.
"Okay, I'm sorry. I won't repeat it again. It's just that [World Disintegration] is a magic that I can't fully utilize without exploding with it... It's still on the test and I don't know how long it would take for me to master it completely. The only time I can freely use it is when I'm inside the Labyrinth, considering I can revive after death."
As Saber continued to speak, Otuko's expression softened.
"Look, Saber, I'm not upset of you for blowing things up..."
She lightly shakes her head and approached his direction.
"I'm upset because your method is putting your own self into harm by self destructing."
When she cupped his cheeks with both of her hands, Saber took a step back.
Feeling flustered, Saber couldn't retort to her after that, as he could feel the genuineness on her tone as she said those things to her. He could feel his face heating up, his heart pounding as his face and Otuko's got closer.
Before he could lose control to his own "feelings", Saber turned his head away and promptly grabs her hands.
"Alright... I won't use it anymore, Master." He said to her, gently pushing her away from him as he took a few step back.
"...Master? Wait, that's not what I meant! I'm fine with you using that magic as long as it doesn't put your body to harm."
Otuko was about to approach him when Saber raised a hand towards her direction, as if to stop her from moving forward, and covered his mouth with his other hand.
"This is getting dangerous..."
His words made Otuko even more confused.
A little while later, Saber was finally able to come to his senses.
He glanced over his shoulder to look at her direction and noticed a screen popped out from top right of his vision.
[Check Status?]
Saber never really bothered checking her status before, so seeing this made Saber curious.
"Yes."
======๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐=====
๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: Alicia
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ: S
๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ: [Humanity's Frontier Weapon]
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
-A former human that had been fused with an ancient beasts, and the vice-leader of the formed group called Virus. Born in Earth 01, her very existence defies the norms of the natural world.
๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐:
- ๐๐ฃ: 12,500/12,500
- ๐ ๐ฃ: 17,000/17,000
=====
Damn, her HP and MP is too higher than mine, he thought quietly as he secretly took a glance at her direction.
"Kyaa!"
Out of the sudden, Otuko let out a yelp. He was taken aback by this and approached her.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know. I suddenly felt a weird feeling... It's like someone was peering deep into my soul." She hugged herself, rubbing her shoulders in attempt to comfort herself.
Was that some kind of side effect for checking her status? He thought to himself deeply. However, he didn't say anything about it to her as she might do something to him for looking into her status without permission.
Why is her name... Alicia?
Although he was confused by the predicament, Saber didn't question her immediately about it. He turned his head towards the other direction and called out to the system.
[Pick your ability.]
...
..
.
After contemplating at the advantage and disadvantage of the abilities on the screen for a couple of minutes, Saber finally made a decision.
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- [๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ (Rare)] : Summons out the people that the user had killed into an undead.
โThe user has an option to let them regain their memories.
โThe more the ability level up, the more the undead the user can summon.
Description :
What if death is not the only ending?
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After briefly reading the content of the ability, Saber clicked [Yes] without any hesitation.
"So what did you choose?"
AliciโOtuko appeared behind him and asked. She curiously tugged on his back to get his attention, her eyes meeting his as he turns his head towards her.
Saber cleared his throat and avoided her gaze. He opened up his Status screen.
=====Status=====
๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: Saber
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต : [N/A]
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ: [---???---]
๐๐ผ๐ฏ: [Ruler of Calamity]
๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ: [Lolicon, Emotional Damage, Chickening Out!, False Hero]
[๐๐ฃ: 5,300/5,300]
[๐ ๐ฃ: 8,500/8,500]
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ :
ฬCฤฬทUยฑยกรธฬตฬงฬกฮ ฬ ฬ(MAX)
Invoke Fear (Lvl 17)
๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Vibrational Sensing (Lvl 15)
Mana Control (Lvl 10)
Obsidian Body (Lvl 13)
Replace (Lvl 8)
Telekinesis (Lvl 6)
Evil Eye (Lvl 5)
Auto (MAX)
Summon Undead (Lvl 1)
_______________
๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐:
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต: 52
- ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: 50
- ๐๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: 49
- ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐: 59
- ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: 115
=====
"I must say, you're quite strong..."
Otuko wasn't lying when she said those out of surprise. She glanced at him before turning her attention back to look at all of his abilities.
What got her attention the most was the abilities that had (MAX) for their level.
She tried to touch the screen, but her hands just phased through, accidentally touching Saber's hand. He shivers and quickly pulled away, clearing his throat once again.
"You chose [Summon Undead], huh..."
"Yeah..."
Saber nodded and turned his head to face the other direction before activating the ability. A new screen popped up in his vision, showing all the names of the people he could summon.
[Available for summon : 0/2]
[Roz Cruel]
[Alicia]
[Lyra Emberheart.]
As he stared at the names available, Saber couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Pity, I should have killed those two woman with my own hands..." He recalled about the girls from Saber's previous party that he met in the slave market.
Roz Cruel. This was probably the name of the man he first killed in the forest few days back when he was transmigrated into the world.
Alicia, her name is in here too...?
The name of her made him curious. Though he wanted to choose her as his first undead, he stopped himself. He didn't know what could happen to the current Otuko if he chose her. He didn't want to risk it.
Lyra Emberheart.
The moment he noticed this name came up, Saber grinned.
"What a quick reunion..."