I, Wood, Take Advice!

"Above lower-tier magic, there are indeed higher levels of magic. But when did I ever say that upper-tier magic was the highest level?"

Seeing the astonished looks on Tiona, Leifia, and the others, Wood replied with an amused smile.

"N-no... But weren't all the spells you showed us before upper-tier magic, Captain?"

Bell had been just as shocked. He asked hesitantly, and the others present nodded repeatedly, as if to back him up.

"Oh, you mean those? That's because my Mana is too powerful. If I used magic above the upper tier, the commotion would be too great.

"Besides, there'd be no need to use Saint-level magic just to show you what I can do, right?"

Remembering how his fire spell had instantly evaporated a vast stretch of water on the 25th Floor and killed the Floor Boss on the 27th Floor in one hit, Tiona immediately understood what Wood meant.

Indeed, if the spell that had killed the Floor Boss in one blow was Saint-level, it wouldn't have been suitable for a simple demonstration.

"So Saint-level is actually the highest tier of magic?"

It had instantly killed a Floor Boss whose strength in the water was comparable to a Level 6 Adventurer, and it had even been a spell with an elemental advantage. Leifia thought it was only natural for such powerful magic to be the highest tier.

However, to her surprise, when she asked, Wood still shook his head. Under the astonished gazes of Ais and the others, he said, "In the system of magic I've learned, Saint-level magic isn't the highest tier either.

"The magic system I know has seven levels: lower, intermediate, upper, Saint-level, King-level, Emperor-level, and God-level.

"Of course, Saint-level magic is the limit for most humans. So if you call it the highest tier,