Just Not Excited

After parting ways with Ais, Leo planned to go straight to his room and get a good night's sleep.

Having already taken a bath in the Babel Tower, Leo didn't need to wash up at home. He simply took off his equipment and pounced on the bed.

Unfortunately, Leo did not succeed.

No sooner had Leo parted ways with Ais than he was blocked by the elusive Chief God.

"You're finally back, Leo!"

Loki pounced on Leo, looking as ferocious as a wolf.

Leo was startled and almost instinctively dodged to the side, causing Loki to glide past his outline and crash directly into the wall.

"It hurts so much! Aa..."

The impact made Loki's nose bleed, causing her to crouch down, clutching her nose and groaning in pain.

"----What are you up to?"

Leo's lips twitched uncontrollably; he was completely speechless.

Why are you hiding?

Loki, with tears welling in his eyes, covered his nose and began to accuse Leo.

"Why don't you ask Ais and the others about this?"

Leo held his forehead, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

He knew that his Chief God liked to take advantage of pretty girls, so he always liked to pounce on Ais and the others for no reason. But he wasn't a pretty girl, so why was she pounced on him?

Has this scoundrel of Chief God changed his ways? Has he finally had a change of heart and stopped pursuing pretty girls in favor of taking advantage of handsome young men?

Who is so capable as to straighten out this scoundrel of Chief God?

Leo immediately crossed his arms and looked Loki up and down.

Hey! You brat! What kind of look is that?

God's insight is indeed immense; Loki immediately understood the meaning behind Leo's gaze, which enraged her.

Stop badmouthing me! I just wanted to see if you'd done something truly earth-shattering this day!

Upon hearing this, Leo raised an eyebrow.

"You mean----?"

Leo had a pretty good idea of Loki's purpose in coming.

"Let's update your stats." Loki lowered his hand from his nose, grinning like a clown. "We'll see if your damned growth rate can be maintained."

Twilight Manor, top floor of the Central Tower, Divine Room.

As the Divine Script emerged from the markings on Leo's back and slowly changed between Loki's fingers, transforming into a completely new form, Loki's divine eyes silently opened.

Leo Eligos

Lv.1

Strength: D557→C623

Durability: E496→D545

Dexterity: D581→C639

Agility: C644→B717

Demonic Power: B752→A831

Looking at the newly generated ability values before him, Loki's expression became dazed.

Total proficiency in all abilities increased by 300 or more!

"This damn growth rate—it hasn't slowed down at all?!"

Loki was genuinely feeling dizzy.

In just one day, my overall skill proficiency increased by more than 300. If it goes on for another nine days, won't it be even higher?

Just like before, can I increase my proficiency by more than 3000 points in ten days?

Isn't it said that the improvement in basic skills becomes slower as you progress?

They already had almost all their abilities at D level or higher, and yet they managed to raise all their basic abilities to the next level in just one day. What kind of growth rate is that?!

If he continues to grow at this rate, won't this kid reach S rank in all abilities in just a few days?

This is unbelievable!

Loki felt a mix of trepidation and inexplicable excitement.

Even Leo was somewhat surprised after seeing the ability values translated into the Common Tongue.

Unexpectedly, even though I've reached the latter half of Lv.1, I was still able to increase my proficiency by over 300 points in just one day?

"Well, it's not that hard to understand."

Reflecting on his adventures today, Leo didn't find the outcome surprising.

Although he spent a lot of time traveling, making three trips between the money exchange in the Babel Tower and the 10th Floor of the Dungeon, his killing speed has increased dramatically.

He filled his waist pouch twice already, and the last time he filled it quite a bit as well, which shows just how many monsters Leo killed and how much experience he gained in a single day.

It was thanks to this that he was able to continue to grow at such a rapid pace.

But----

"Things probably won't be so easy from here on out."

That's what Leo thinks.

It's definitely true that the more you practice a basic skill, the harder it is to improve.

Currently, all of Leo's abilities have been raised to D or above, and his strongest ability, "Demonic Power," has even reached A. Next is S, the highest rating for ordinary adventurers, and perhaps SS and SSS after that. To think that he can successfully raise them at the current rate is still somewhat wishful thinking.

Furthermore, Leo only has the 11th Floor 12th Floor left to explore before reaching the upper levels that a Lv.1 novice adventurer can conquer. Once he reaches the 12th Floor, he will be unable to proceed further and will inevitably be stuck there until he levels up, which will definitely slow him down.

Starting from the 13th floor, the Dungeon officially enters the middle level, which can only be entered by adventurers of level 2. Leo had no intention of being reckless and going there at level 1; that would definitely be suicide.

The middle and upper levels are completely different realms. Although they are only separated by one floor, the difficulty of conquering the 13th floor is at least twice that of the 12th Floor. Not only will new types of monsters appear, but large waves of monsters will also appear one after another. Even Lv.2 advanced adventurers will find it difficult to breathe, let alone Lv.1 novice adventurers.

In the original story, the protagonist, having reached Lv.2, infiltrated the 13th floor with two Lv.1 teammates, only to encounter a crisis that very day and be unable to return—this serves as proof.

It's important to understand that the protagonist of the original story wasn't just any ordinary Lv.2. His four basic abilities—"Strength," "Endurance," "Dexterity," and "Demonic Power"—all reached SS level before he leveled up, and his most proficient ability, "Agility," even reached SSS level. With such potential, he was significantly stronger than an ordinary Lv.2. Coupled with his unprecedented and unparalleled speed-attack magic and skills that allowed him to turn the tide in adversity, he still encountered a crisis shortly after entering the 13th floor. This demonstrates just how dangerous the middle floors are.

Of course, the reason the main characters in the original story encountered a crisis was because they were subjected to a "monster offering" by the Take-Mikazuchi Familia, and were attacked by monsters summoned by them, which ultimately led to that outcome. But what kind of formation did the Take-Mikazuchi Familia have at that time?

Two Lv.2s led the charge, with several Lv.1s assisting, but they were all chased to the brink by the monsters on the 13th floor. They had no choice but to lure the monsters at the main characters. If Leo had dared to go there alone when he was still Lv.1, he would have been lucky to survive, but if he hadn't, he would have been skinned alive by Loki and Finn when he returned.

In Leo, achieving an S-rank in all abilities is definitely not something that can be accomplished in just a few days.

Moreover, his goal is not merely to achieve an S-rank in all abilities.

Thinking of this, Leo's emotions calmed down.

"No way—aren't you excited about this?"

Loki, however, was even more unable to calm down Leo, and began to gesticulate wildly and shout.

"It's only been eleven days! Not even two weeks! Less than half a month! And you've already raised all your abilities to D or higher? Even your 'Demonic Power' has reached A!"

Loki certainly had reason to be excited.

What's it like for someone else's child, Blessing of the Gods, to become an adventurer for the first two weeks?

At most, you'll only reach H level in one or a few basic abilities!

Leo has only been working on this for less than two weeks, and he's already achieved an A in his strongest area. If it really takes two weeks, he'll at least get an S in "Demonic Power," right?

On one side is H, which has just moved beyond the lowest stage I, and on the other side is S, which is the highest stage. There are a full eight stages in between!

What does that mean?

It's like everyone else has just started, taking only two or three steps from the starting line, while Leo has already crossed the finish line and is about to win!

S, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I – there are only ten stages in total for all the basic abilities, yet Leo is eight stages ahead of others. The key is that his other basic abilities are not lagging behind either, and they are all growing rapidly. This can no longer be called genius, but monstrous talent, monster!

Even Ais, who has always been the most talented, was thoroughly overshadowed. If it were anyone else, they would probably be dancing with joy by now, right?

However, Leo remained calm.

"It's just reaching S-rank in my strongest basic ability in half a month, what's there to get excited about?" Leo said truthfully, "I've already leveled up, is it really necessary to get excited about something like this?"

Loki's movements came to an abrupt halt.

Yeah, this kid's already leveled up, so why get excited about a few basic abilities improving by one stage?

Compared to reaching S-rank in your strongest basic ability in half a month, leveling up from Lv.1 to Lv.2 in ten days is truly earth-shattering, isn't it?

"Aren't you happy?" Loki pressed on relentlessly, "Your current stats are among the best even at Lv.1, which means you're already considered a top-tier adventurer. Aren't you happy about that?"

That's right. With Leo's current stats, he's definitely among the top Lv.1 adventurers, much stronger than the average lower-level adventurer.

Other new adventurers, even after struggling for several years at Lv.1, may not be able to reach D level in any basic ability. Only those with potential who can continue to advance to higher levels can have abilities above D. Leo has already caught up with them and become one of the top experts at Lv.1.

Especially since his "Demonic Power" has reached A, and he is also a magic swordsman, if he were to fight another Lv.1, even if the opponent's abilities all reached S, he would still have a chance to defeat them.

Compared to Leo, who eleven days ago received no Falna and was merely an apprentice member of the Loki Familia doing odd jobs, he has undergone a complete transformation.

If this isn't something to be happy about, then what is?

"It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just not excited." Leo glanced at Loki and said casually, "After all, we can level up to Lv.2 at any time, so there's no need to get too excited about what we achieve at Lv.1, right?"

Unless he's certain he can break through the limits of his abilities and reach SS or SSS, there's no need for him to get excited. Otherwise, even if he reaches S in all abilities as Loki and the others expect, he won't be too excited.

Even achieving an S rank in all abilities is already quite remarkable.

"Okay, you're just boring."

Loki rolled his eyes and started to complain.

If this were anyone else, especially someone like Ais who has an extraordinary obsession with becoming stronger, they would probably be so excited that their expressionless, beautiful face would break down and they would burst out laughing. But this kid, he doesn't even think there's any need to be too excited.

If she hadn't been able to tell that Leo wasn't lying, she would have already made some sarcastic remarks about him, saying that he was showing off in Versailles.

"Whether you're excited or not, happy or not, remember to keep your secret. Don't let it slip out," Loki suddenly warned. "At your rate of growth, if it gets out, all the gods of Orario will go crazy. And if some shameless bastards get after you, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

"What?" Leo crumpled the parchment in his hand, looked at Loki, and laughed, "Could it be that our God Loki can't protect his own child?"

"Who do you think you're underestimating?" Loki sneered. "Of course we're not afraid of anything. If anyone dares to lay a hand on you, we'll storm their door and teach them a lesson. Our main concern is that someone might be plotting against you behind your back. Among those idle, lazy gods, there are plenty of fearless individuals. We don't want you to surrender before we even get revenge for you."

At this point, Loki changed the subject.

"Of course, generally speaking, those bastards wouldn't dare to act recklessly. In Orario, there are few people (gods) in my Loki's clan that I'm not afraid of. Just be careful and don't fall for any obvious tricks. Otherwise, Finn and the others will cover for you."

After witnessing Leo's astonishing potential, Loki, Finn, and the others all regarded him as the future pillar of their clan.

They discussed the situation all night yesterday, considering various possibilities and deciding on countermeasures, all to protect Leo.

Information about Leo's abilities is also considered a top secret by Loki, Finn, and others, and even the executives are not prepared to reveal it.

But this can only be concealed for a while, not forever.

Once Leo officially reaches Lv.2, his secret will most likely be out of the question.

That's why Loki warned him to be careful.

"Knew."

Leo wasn't stubborn and nodded in agreement.

He knew he was still very weak and needed the protection of his clan to grow up smoothly.

Therefore, he will honestly accept all of this.

Once we become powerful, we will repay our clan.