Chapter 10 (2/2)

”Next up, about the sage candidates”

”Aah! I atching up until the dragon randomly died, what happened afterwards?”

”Oi Aren't you suspicious about that 'the dragon randomly died' part?”

”Wasn't it like level 1000? Probably some kind of spontaneous death on the spur of the moment”

shi+on was serious in saying that

For her, whose level went beyond a hundredinsect

Youichi didn't kno to feel shi+on herself probably didn't think she changed, but overwhel power like hers twisted one's personality without mercy No ance would show itself in one's every act

”Well, whatever We'll talk about that together with so related to it later First of all, they successfully cleared the first mission Four casualties”

”I suppose that's fair They abandoned the four powerless candidates, then? Granted, that is the most reasonable course of action It's unavoidable that so proper use of them is part of the mission”

”About that Of the ones that died, only tere powerless The other tere a the five S ranked candidates”

For convenience, shi+on had assigned one of four ranks to all the current cycle's candidates

S Rank: Individuals that hadn't arrived in this world for the first time, already had the systeth The favorites

A Rank: Holders of excellent skills with the potential to surpass those of S Rank The rivals

B Rank: Those with regular skills, unlikely to grow any stronger than the native populace, very low possibility of astounding growth The lacking

C Rank: Owners of weak skills, unlikely to reach even the level of natives, extrerowth The deficient

Those without power are treated as unable to becoes and left unranked

”Well that's unexpected What's their situation right now?”

”They left the four powerless kids behind as bait and headed to the city Afterwards they were supposed to travel to the royal capital like the advice in the second mission's description told them, but for whatever reason three of the S ranked candidates returned to the starting point There, two of them died for reasons unknown and one wandered into the forest”

”Reasons unknown?”

”Exactly Just like the dragon, sudden death A dragon randoe for further deaths to occur in that same spot? They died

right after co into contact with the powerless ones that were left behind in the bus Obviously, suspecting them would be the natural course of action, but what could powerless individuals like them even do?”

This world was one of swords and ic

Magic made all kinds of absurd acts possible and swords could split apart entire le slash However, all that was thanks to the blessing of the syste that blessing They orthless, nothing ular humans

”Going only by what took place it would appear to be the work of instant death es back in our world, in japan Right, shi+on?”

”Who knows? The japan of our tiht be different Maybe the world we know underwent soes?”

”Like that'd happen Anyway, the issue is the possible existence of this person capable of soic”

”But is that really so to worry about? Youichi-kun, do you know the reason instant death ic isn't that popular?”

”'Cause of its inefficiency, right?”

He was the one that raised the instant death e theory, but he had some doubts himself

Instant death ic power required to invoke it, just using regular ic to achieve the same result was more efficient

In addition to that, when using it against a foe stronger than oneself it would simply be resisted, which ic was applicable hen fighting opponents far weaker than oneself and killable far more efficiently

”Exactly If instant deathit But it is not It was considered many times in many wars, but what history proved was that the ways to counter it are just too nue that there is no, nor can there be, instant death uaranteed chance of success”

”Let's at least stay cautious then I know they're powerless, but can we include theets of surveillance as C ranks?”

”You're such a art But sure, if that gives you peace of mind then please, do as you like”

Watching shi+on brush the ht oncethe reason for her attitude

Was it really fine to be this optimistic?

Indeed, instant death ic could only be used on those below oneself

Then, what if he or she, the powerless, was a being of unthinkable height?

――Nonsense

It was i

And yet, Youichi began to feel dread towards the existence of the terless candidates

End of Act 1