4-11: Unwanted Guest (1/3)

4-11: Unwanted Guest (1/3)

With the same attitude, he snapped his fingers, and a tattoo-like collar pattern appeared around Johanns neck, but only Shinichi was able to see it.

Then as though hed done everything he needed to do, the boy turned around uninterested.

He had that look on his face that youd expect from someone that had just experienced the conclusion of something big.

When the maids saw him approaching, they stood up.

They must have been exhausted, but they still welcomed the boy as if he was their priority.

Even Lilisha, who could barely move, leaned onto Miya and Kaya just so she could welcome him.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

Umm Sorry.

Huh?

Stella was at the frontmost when Shinichi suddenly apologized.

She hadnt the faintest idea what he was talking about, but then he pointed to the back of his own neck and said something absurd.

There was something that resembled a shattered stone axe when I came here, remember? Unfortunately, I couldnt pay attention to the fragments too, so your ribbon ended up getting ruined. Sorry about that.

Hah?

A tinge of anger could be felt from Stellas voice.

She hadnt noticed it at all, but when Shinichi pointed it out, the ribbon that tied her hair was indeed missing.

Tracing her memories, it was probably when Shinichi jumped in to save her that a fragment coincidentally hit it and broke it.

Of course, Stella couldnt possibly be angry over something like that. She was angry because the boy was apologizing for it as though it was common sense to do so.

W-What? Ill get you something to replace it later, so dont get mad

Why was the boy so dull only when it came to stuff like this?

The way he cowered a little only served to add fuel to Stellas ire.

He could tell that she was mad, but he couldnt understand the reason why.

U-Umm, Shin. Thats not what Stella is angry about. Sigh.. At this rate, I wont even be able to ask my question.

With no choice but to put aside her own questions for the time being, Lilisha could only wryly smile.

But even that was blown away by Shinichis next statement.

It was obvious when laid out like that, but it was one of the secrets hidden behind the benefits offered by Status.

It was also the reason why the S Rank boy before them was so bad with household work.

But even then, unrelated skills should still be boosted to some extent, but for some reason, Im worse at it than before. Its really a mystery Maybe Status hands out penalties too

The person in question found it hard to reconcile the part about him getting worse at household chores, but the others were too busy with the new information to notice that.

Johan has already achieved a Skill of C+ with magic and magic alchemy. So he might have succeeded at raising his Skill to A- by taking the experiences of other people, but he actually failed to make up for the gap between you and him in terms of combat experience?

Lilisha asked, and Shinichi nodded.

Johan indeed managed to elevate his Status to a great extent earlier, but he did little to close the gap between his sagacious Status and Shinichis purely combat Status.

At most, he managed to raise it by about a rank and half. Even if Shinichis Skill isnt all combat, it was still no different from a virtually impossible video game on the old geezers part, Kite said.

Strictly speaking, its a bit different, but Hey, how come you know those words?

There was a big difference between the one and half step up of an E Rank and a C Rank, but it was a small difference either way when compared to the gap with an S Rank.

Just the impossibility of winning against such a foe was enough to send eyes swimming, but Kites laughter and strange words put a delicate expression on Shinichis face.

Anyway, thats why I could have beat him even without all that. I dont know if I got too excited, but he was just being so stupid that I felt like I had to crush him for real, so I just

As to what exactly it was that he just, he did not elaborate.

Though he seemed nonetheless aware that he used a trump card he didnt have to, it was only when hed calmed down that he realized hed committed a blunder.

It doesnt matter, Stella said.

Actually, given the current understanding of Status, I actually dropped a bomb just now, but R-Right. I-I might have gone a bit overboard, after all?

Shinichi was dumbfounded to hear Stella just ignore his words, but seeing her sharpen her gaze made him subservient.

That was not the kind of face he could go against. It had nothing to do with Skill rank. It was purely an instinctual reaction on his part.

Looking at the old man mumbling to himself by the side, Shinichi might have indeed gone overboard, but as most of the people here suffered at the old mans hands, they pitied him, but That was all.

Even you manipulating his soul with the first blow to prevent him from remembering doesnt matter, Stella said.

Eh? The rest of the maids cried.

Ahahaha You found out? Shinichi said.

?Ehhh!?!