Upon reaching the surface, night had already fallen, a squad from the Apollo famillia blocked the entrance to the Donjon. Upon our arrival, the wounded were entrusted to the guild as long as Rose Fanett took our incident report. The Apollo famillia was assigned to investigate on the 12th and 13th floors. Since my arrival in this world, incidents against adventurers have multiplied, but it is the first time that a complete floor has been sealed.
Our famillia, and that of Freya, was thanked for our intervention, each receiving a bonus of 100,000 valis. Which is ridiculously low. But the most important thing is that we survived and this incident allowed us to face many monsters pushing us to our limits.
Upon our arrival at the stardust mansion, Astrea kissed us with tears in her eyes. Freya was also present and smiled at Heith, congratulating her which delighted her.
Astrea: I was so scared! I feared the worst, when I learned about the blockage of the floor I thought...
Alise: Astrea-sama we are your famillia, we will not abandon you! We swear it on the sword and wings of justice!
All: We swear it on the sword and wings of justice!
Astrea: Thank you, come I have updates to make. Lyra, Ryu your are the first.
The three left towards the room of our goddess.
Me: Goddess Freya, thank you for sending us Heith, without her we wouldn't have done as well.
Freya: With pleasure, it would sadden me that the famillia of my best friend is disappearing, and Heith needs friends, even a lover.
Scarlet Heith: FREYA-SAMA! I WILL NEVER BETRAY YOU!
Freya: Hihi, oh Heith your reactions are adorable. Unfortunately, I will have to leave you, I hope to see good news at the future Denatus in a week.
Heith: Are you going to assist my goddess? I thought these assemblies bored you.
Freya: Oh it is, but my friend's children will get their first title, what friends would I be if I didn't help her.
Astrea delighted: Freya! They both leveled up!
Freya: Congratulations Astrea, and congratulation to both of you.
Astrea: Neze you are next.
A minute later.
[Ding. Congratulations user. Famillia quest accomplished : Neze to level up. Reward : Evolution of your magic. Choose evolution: Enchant magic, area high effect magic. ]
System, I want enchantement magic. Now I just need to create a magical object and I could level up.
[Ding. Choice validated, the evolution will be granted during the level up]
Astrea: Neze managed to level up! Tank to you. Lie down.
Strength: S 952 – S 999
Endurance: S 953 – S 999
Dexterity: S 954 – S 999
Agility: S 955 – S 999
Magic: S 955 – SS 1025
I felt my falna heated, at the edge of burning.
Me: ARG!
Astrea: Incredible...
Me: Astrea-sama, what is...this pain... Mhm
Astrea: Your skill forces the enlargement of your vessel. Tank... you have exceeded your limit...
Strength: S 952 – SS 1025
Endurance: S 953 – SS 1025
Dexterity: S 954 – SS 1025
Agility: S 955 – SS 1025
Magic: S 955 – SS 1025
Astrea: You have two development abilities available: Abnormal resistance, swordman.
Me: Astrea-sama, I don't want to level up. I have one week left before the Denatus, I want to push my stats to the maximum to see where my real limit is.
[Ding. Temporary quest: Level up and unlock Mystery before the prochian Denatus. Reward: Mystery will be unlocked at a higher level.]
A week... No time to waste. I have to come back and work on my magic stones. According to my research over the past three months, magic stones have no influence on the desired effect, whether I use goblin stones, kobolt, killer ant, orc etc. I obtain the same result. The only differences were visible when I used blue butterfly and purple moth stones, but I couldn't make the stones shine, my magic refusing to model the magical structure of these stones. It's on them that I have to focus.
Astrea: I understand, but if you change your mind you can level up at any time. Would you be willing to call Alise and Kaguya please.
Me: Of course goddess Astrea. Kaguya, your turn.
Alise: Hmm? You haven't level up?
Me: No, my stats are not high enough, starting tomorrow I'm going back to the dungeon to increase them.
The girls looked at me with a bewildered look, after all they know my statistics, and my ability to grow.
Neze: You have less than a week, I want to receive my title at the same time as yours.
Me: I promise, in 6 days I will announce my level up. Well, I'm going back to work on my magic stones. See you later.
Alise: It was weird.
Lyra: Yup.
Freya: He has a goal he wants to achieve before leveling up. He reminds me a little of Ottar.
Ryu: The Warlord? What makes you say that goddess Freya.
Freya: His perfectionism, when he had his first achievement for level up Ottar has refused it for 3 months to max out all his statistics.
As soon as I left the room I returned to my workshop. There, several purple moth stones had been emptied of their magic and ready to be used. My first three stones exploded when I tried to change the internal magic structure. It's hard to resist, all the other stones I can change their structure up to a certain level but for that one impossible at the slightest change they explode. I spent the rest of my night working on the stones. I heard Neze was going to sleep and call me but I didn't have the time to sleep. A week is the time I have left. I need to find a way to create a combat object. Some stones manipulated later the sun began to emerge. I heard behind me Neze and the girls go to lunch. I didn't have the mind to eat, I need to advance this quest, advance this quest. Boom, shit, again, Ineed another stone. Boom, another. Boom, another one. A...
Astrea: Tank, that's enough. You're trembling from exhaustion. Your hands are black and riddled with crystal splinters. Stop, it's an order.
Me: I must succeed...
Astrea: Tank you spent more than one day fighting, your evening, your night and a good part of the morning working you must rest.
Me: I... you are right, I am going to have Zireal and my armor serviced. I will pick up
after.
Astrea watched me leave without adding anything, no doubt worried by my desire to resume so quickly but she says nothing.