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24. Sequelae
"Damn it, what was that nurse up to? She actually withheld information from the patient."
Although I was very concerned about the three girls the nurse mentioned, there were more important things to do right now.
"Brother...that's great!" Hill rushed over to him.
"Goooo!"
The hug was a bit too strong, and it smelled nice and milky.
"A powerful earthquake struck the dungeon. Hill thought her brother had been trampled into mincemeat by the fleeing monsters. Hill was very sad..."
No... I'm suffocating...
The will to survive allowed Sirocco to regain control of his body, and he slowly raised his right hand to pat Hill's head.
Noticing someone touching her, Hill let go of their hand with tears in her eyes.
“Hill, I’m fine. I’m sorry to have worried you. I promise this will never happen again.”
"really?"
Hill, his eyes red-rimmed, was very uneasy.
"Really, if I'm lying to you, I'll buy Nintendo and make games for you every day."
"That's impossible, brother. Be careful you don't get a warning from the Ministry of Justice."
Hill chuckled, and Sirocco gave his sister a gentle hug, finally having the energy to think about what had happened.
I ejaculated.
It's amazing that I can use the late-game skills from the third playthrough.
Recalling that earth-shattering power, Sirocco still felt a lingering fear.
It's even a bit addictive.
I want to shoot again...
"Hill, how did they find me?"
"...??"
"What exactly happened when the rescue team found me?"
"Hmm... The rescue team wouldn't let Hill into the dungeon. The rescue team told Hill that they used the ring map to locate his brother in a big tree. They figured that his brother was casting magic to attack monsters in the tree, then he overshot the target and got stuck there because he ran out of stamina."
Goodness, another embarrassing incident has been recorded.
It seems that the impact released at the time was too strong, and the recoil sent Sirocco flying.
Luckily, he didn't smash himself to pieces when he fell into the tree.
The key point is that you don't find yourself in a monster room.
That leveling spot doesn't seem to be used by anyone right now, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
“Brother, Mom and Dad came to see you, but they went back home after the doctor told them you were alright.”
"...Really? Did they say anything?"
In his previous life, Sirocco was raised by his father and never experienced complete parental love.
“‘Little Shiro will be alright, Mom will go back to make dinner now and come back soon’; ‘As long as she’s not dead, I’m going back to work now’ something like that.”
Hill's imitation was spot-on.
My parents are truly amazing; they have such big hearts.
In this world, injury or death is commonplace for explorers.
Sirocco felt that his parents were already very kind, just because they were willing to come and see him.
"By the way, Hill, what's the casualty situation? Are there many injured?"
“Hmm…” Hill took out his smartphone, which had a pink rabbit-shaped case, and swiped the screen.
"They said many people were frightened, but no one went missing, and only one explorer sustained minor injuries."
Could that explorer be me?
Hill showed the news to Sirocco, and the video played footage taken by passersby at the time, showing a black ray descending from the sky and piercing the ground...
Thankfully, no innocent bystanders were injured, otherwise my nonexistent conscience would have been pricked.
"Wait, injured?"
Sirocco seemed to have an idea and laboriously opened the ring gauge.
"This...! This attribute...!!"
HP upper limit: 40→60
MP limit: 39 → 69
STR Strength: 33 → 53
END durability:36→56
AGI Agility: 39→59
DEX Dexterity: 45 → 69
INT Magic Power: 38 → 70
—Transformed into rock—
This time it's really strong!
Sirocco stared at the ring gauge several times, and the value was clearly Lv7.
With all stats improved, presumably that skill would casually kill a few unsuspecting second-level monsters, granting more experience points and naturally leveling up.
Fantastic! A hierarchy!
The magic power increased by 12 points, presumably due to the increased stats from casting spells.
Good heavens, numerical inflation... well, not quite, but it's at least at the average level.
I remember that "Transform into Rock" is a skill of the second-level monster, the Stone Golem.
It seems that after defeating the opponent, the dropped skill crystals were also destroyed, turning into a state where I had learned them.
Normally, those crystals need to be held in your hand to use, and you need at least Lv70 damage to destroy them. Luckily, there's an empty skill slot, otherwise the skill would just destroy them.
At less than Lv10, he already possesses two skills that are not currently available.
It's like having a cheat code enabled.
Oh my god, could it be that I'm actually a Dragon Overlord clone, and I just haven't realized it yet?!
"As expected... the god of pure love did not abandon me..."
"?"
Hill was completely bewildered by the moved Sirocco.
Especially the "Pure Black Annihilation Ray"
This skill only has a chance to drop from the fifth floor when you defeat the dragon Milugard. Even with the equipment level in the first playthrough, you can't challenge it. It takes until the third playthrough to have a fighting chance with the party's stats.
I remember it wasn't this powerful; back then, at Lv2, clearing floors was a piece of cake...
Does this mean that even the numerical damage from the second playthrough onwards is inherited?
"Brother, your smile is disgusting."
"Hill, can you please not say that with a smile on your face?"
My cute little sister is laughing and scolding you, which triggers my weird XP, what should I do?
Just as Sirocco was feeling pleased, negative thoughts began to surface in his mind again.
Why was I able to release it?
I'm glad I didn't test it at home or school, otherwise I would have modified the map...
"By the way, Hill, could you please continue to look into the news related to this 'mysterious black light incident'?"
"okay."