Setting Out Once More

Starlight's appearance had undoubtedly raised Leo's strength by a great deal.

Its quality had actually surpassed the scope of first-class special armaments somewhat. It could be counted among legendary weapons. In this world, probably only the little black knife in Bell Cranel's hand, born entirely from divine craftsmanship, could compare to it.

The Hestia Knife possessed nearly infinite potential for growth. It was certainly not as strong as Starlight at present, and was even far inferior to ordinary first-class armaments. But as Bell Cranel grew, that little black knife would grow stronger as well. In the end, it might even surpass Starlight.

Of course, for the Hestia Knife to grow to that extent, Bell Cranel himself would probably need to reach a very high level.

Lv.5 was definitely not enough. When he became Lv.5 in the original story, the Hestia Knife had not displayed power beyond that of a first-class armament. He would need to reach at least Lv.6, perhaps even Lv.7 or Lv.8.

For now, however, Starlight in Leo's hand was one of the highest-quality weapons in the world. It far surpassed Udaeus's black sword from before, pushing the effects of the Crossed Star Swords skill to their utmost limit and granting Leo an astonishing boost.

In terms of raw strength, even without using magic, Leo could probably rank among the best of the Lv.6s.

Once he used magic, leaving aside the Fierce Warrior who stood infinitely close to Lv.8, Leo was not without a chance of defeating an ordinary Lv.7.

At the very least, if Leo were to face Udaeus again—the Floor Boss whose latent potential exceeded Lv.6—he was confident that he could defeat it without a scratch using his strength alone.

Obtaining a personal weapon and learning his third magic had given him that confidence.

But—the more