CHAPTER 65: 065 ABOUT TO LEAVE

"This truly is an unexpected delight."

Reiger was somewhat surprised to learn the effects of the new developmental ability he had acquired.

As long as he had defeated a type of enemy once, he could trigger the effect when encountering the same type of enemy again, thereby enhancing his ability values—an undoubtedly excellent developmental ability.

Originally, the "Hunter" was already a very valuable ability. Now that he had obtained the superior ability of the "Hunter," it not only lacked the limitation of only targeting monsters, but the enhancement was also greater than that of the "Hunter," which undeniably counted as a stroke of great luck.

You know, when others leveled up, they might not necessarily acquire a developmental ability.

Like Ais, she did not trigger any developmental abilities when she leveled up to Lv.5.

With such a precedent in mind, Reiger naturally did not expect to acquire a developmental ability every time he leveled up and had mentally prepared himself accordingly before leveling up.

Who would have thought, he not only acquired a new developmental ability but also a super rare ability like "Light Equipment," which nobody had triggered the learning conditions for. Needless to say, its effects were quite powerful. If he had not felt surprised by this, he might have been struck by divine retribution.

Even Loki clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Another battle-type ability, huh? How do you always manage to trigger abilities that enhance your strength?"

Up until now, all the developmental abilities that Reiger had acquired indeed were battle-related abilities that could enhance his strength.

"Light Equipment" was a developmental ability that only required reducing the load and equipment to enhance "Agility" and "Dexterity."

"Swordsman" was a developmental ability that enhanced all ability values as long as a sword was equipped.

"Magic Guide" was a developmental ability that comprehensively amplified the power, effect, and range of magic whenever it was used.

Adding "Warrior," which enhanced all ability values whenever encountering an enemy that had been defeated once, every developmental ability Reiger acquired upon leveling up was battle-related.

Thanks to this, Reiger might be able to defeat opponents with higher ability values than his own just by the boost of developmental abilities, not to mention his extraordinarily startling potential.

"I must say, no wonder you could awaken a skill like ’Endless’—maybe you really do have a talent in this area that others lack?"

Loki seemed to have understood something.

"Endless"—the effect of this skill was to bring Reiger the highest level developmental abilities "Healing," "Regeneration," and "Abnormal Resistance," and it even improved the effectiveness of previously acquired developmental abilities.

It could be said that this skill itself provided Reiger with various developmental ability enhancements, playing a crucial role in boosting his strength.

Being able to awaken such a skill clearly showed that Reiger had more talent in developmental abilities than others.

.....Speaking of which, this guy seemed to have no shortcomings compared to others, right?

His fundamental ability was needless to say, always leveling up with full ability values at SSS, simply crushing all other adventurers.

His developmental abilities were the same, triggering learning conditions with every level up and repeatedly acquiring precious rare abilities.

Magic was even more needless to mention, though he had only one "Almighty," this magic alone was enough to make all Magic Guides bow down.

Skills need not be mentioned further; those three skills were each more outrageous and abnormal than the last; without them, Reiger as he is now wouldn’t exist.

This guy’s growth and potential in ’Grace’ were definitely of a level unmatched by anyone from ancient times till now, not even the Lv.7 ultimate weapon, Euralia, could possibly possess such growth and potential.

Logically speaking, for a freak like Reiger, the most likely area to have shortcomings should have been in combat skills and experience.

Even if the hardware was exceptionally high-quality, if the software didn’t pass muster, it wouldn’t work.

However, this guy somehow had no shortcomings even in that area; he had only sparred with Ais a few times, yet he had nearly mastered her sword techniques. His combat experience also increased by constantly rising early and staying out late, diving into the underground city, fighting countless monsters to death—simply preposterous.

Was there really nothing this kid wasn’t good at?

Loki fell into doubt.

It was at this moment, while Reiger had been intently staring at a piece of parchment in his hands, translating ability values, that he suddenly said.

"The time I’ve spent in the Familia has been three months now, right?"

This sudden question snapped Loki back to attention.

"Yes, it’s been three months," Loki nodded and said, "More accurately, it should be 97 days."

Reiger had joined Loki’s Familia on his first day in this world and received grace from Loki.

Afterward, the timing of each of Reiger’s level-ups left traces to follow.

He took 7 days to reach Lv.2.

It took 15 days to reach Lv.3.

It took 30 days to reach Lv.4.

It took 45 days to reach Lv.5.

Altogether, it was exactly 97 days.

So, it had been 97 days since Reiger joined Loki’s Familia, and also 97 days since he came to this world.

"97 days, huh?" Reiger was silent for a while and then said to Loki, "Then I might need to leave for a while."

At this statement, Loki’s eyebrows shot up.

"You need to leave for a while?" Loki stared at Reiger and asked, "Where to?"

Reiger’s response to this question was very brief.

"To the place I was before coming here."

Reiger spoke in a very calm tone.

He had not forgotten that the time limit for Dimensional Travel was one day in the original world.

According to the 1:100 time proportion, one day in the original world equals one hundred days in this world.

Now, as the time limit approaches, Reiger should temporarily say goodbye to this side.

Loki stared at Reiger for a long time before finally relaxing his shoulders.

"How long will you be gone?"

Without asking further, Loki posed just that question.

This somewhat surprised Reiger, who said, "Aren’t you going to ask where exactly I’m going and what I plan to do?"

"Does that matter?" Loki glanced at Reiger and said, "After all, our clan is full of folks like you, harboring secrets and carrying mysterious burdens."

Loki then didn’t intend to delve into Reiger’s privacy, which indeed wasn’t important to her.

"All I need to know is that you are my child," Loki said with a grin, "As for what you are going to do, it doesn’t matter. What matters is when you can return."

Upon hearing this, Reiger smiled.

"It shouldn’t be too long, right?"

This was the truth.

Although he would return to the original world, according to the description of the Dimensional Cube, when Reiger completed the Dimensional Travel, the time proportion between the original world and the target world of the Dimensional Travel would reverse, preventing the scenario where Reiger spends one day in the original world while a hundred days pass by here.

During Dimensional Travel, the reference point for the time proportion was based on Reiger himself.

Therefore, as long as Reiger was in this world, one hundred days here would equate to only one day in the original world, and vice versa.

Under these circumstances, once the Dimensional Travel ended, Reiger would spend a hundred days in the original world and only one day would pass by here.

This adjustment of the time proportion, even if Reiger traveled to other worlds through Dimensional Travel, remained unchanged.

Even in a different world than the original, it would still be that one hundred days pass in Reiger’s world before one day passes in the other world.

All the time proportions worked this way, with Reiger’s actual time as the reference point determining the speed.

In whichever world Reiger was, the time flow of that world would be on the slower side.

In light of this, Reiger wasn’t worried that everything would have changed here by the time he returned.

According to the time proportion, spending a year in another world meant just over three days would pass here.

Therefore, Reiger answered Loki’s question with a mix of ease and composure.

"A few days at the shortest, and about a month at the longest – I will definitely come back,"

This was Reiger’s promise.

After all, this was the first place that enabled his rise and where he felt the warmth of home.

Even if Dimensional Travel to a designated world consumed ten times the energy, Reiger was determined to find a way to return.

Usual Dimensional Travel required accumulating a month’s energy to perform, and ten times the energy meant accumulating for ten months.

Reiger would endure such an amount of energy.

Of course, to be cautious, Reiger still gave a maximum of one month’s limit.

According to the time proportion, after he left, a month would pass in this world, which meant over eight years would have gone by in the other world.

In over eight years, wouldn’t he accumulate enough energy for one journey of Dimensional Travel to a designated world?

Impossible.

"A month, huh?" Loki breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then that’s not too long."

"Yes," Reiger smiled at Loki and said, "Remember to wait for me to come back before you go on an expedition; I’m still waiting for my revenge, after all."

"Don’t worry, each expedition takes a few months to prepare; as long as you return on time, you’ll definitely not be left behind," Loki said. "When do you plan to leave?"

"In a few days," Reiger thought for a moment and said, "I won’t enter the underground city during these days."

"Then spend a good time with the clan members," Loki patted Reiger’s shoulder and said, "Remember, they are all here waiting for you."

Hearing Loki’s words, Reiger nodded silently.

...

After leaving the divine chamber, Reiger walked down the stairs of the central tower.

As he walked, Reiger suddenly stopped.

There, in front of the stairs, next to a corridor window, a girl quietly stood, gazing silently at the scenery outside.

"Huh—"

A breeze came, blowing through the girl’s long golden hair, causing the soft strands to sway and waft.

"Ais?"

Reiger spoke out.

It seemed as though only then did Ais become aware of Reiger’s presence as she turned her head.

The two looked at each other under the moonlit night, one standing on the stairs and the other at the window, creating a strangely beautiful scene.

The breeze continued, and both were bathed in the wind for a long time without speaking.