7 - Episode 6 Growth Limits

Bwheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The screams of the orcs that inhabit the inner part of the first level of the dungeon echo through the air.

The orc yells and swings down with a club in his hand.

A young man manages to evade the orcs just in time and moves around behind them.

He slashes the wide two-handed sword in his hand at the back of the gaping orc.

Bwhee!

Thick subcutaneous fat, tough muscles, and hard bones.

Normally, it would be very difficult to cut through them with a sword.

Nevertheless, the broad two-handed sword in the young man's hand cut through the orc as if it were wet Japanese paper.

The orc lets out a startled scream and dies, cut from the right shoulder to the left hip.

The blow was too much for the young man to bear, and his hood was pulled up, exposing his true face.

His honey blond hair is tied back, exposing his jewel-like green eyes and pointed ears.

His face was so well-defined that he could have been mistaken for a woman.

In a sense, he was a typical young man of the elf kind.

This is finally the tenth one I've seen. ......

The young man checks his own status screen, paying no attention to the hood being removed or the orc who is bleeding and collapsing.

Ignoring the bloody smell of ten orcs, he wipes away his sweat and opens the status screen with frustration and hope in his slitted eyes.

d*mn!　After all, this level of opponent doesn't raise the level, does it?"

The status screen showed "Kite, 200 years old, elven species, male, level 1500.

When the young man named Kite saw the number, he clenched his teeth so hard that they clenched.

Level 1500.

Is that a low enough level for Kite to grit his teeth in heartfelt regret?

No, it is a number that can be declared "out of standard" in this world.

Generally speaking, the maximum level of elves, dragons, and demons (there is some variation) is considered to be 1000.

In other words, Kite's "level 1500" is a very high level considering his young age (for an elf species) of 200 years old. It's a deal-breaker.

He is not convinced, however, and thrusts his two-handed sword into the ground in frustration.

The "I, who have the blood of a brave ...... "master", can't possibly reach the limit of growth at level 1500 or so. This is absolutely wrong!

What is a growth limit?

It is said that once a certain number is reached, the level cannot be raised any further. That is generally called the 'growth limit.

Roughly level 100 for race, 200-30 for beast race 0, 500 for dwarf species, 300-10 for demon races The elven race and dragon race (dragonneut) are said to be at 1000.

This is only a common sense guideline, not absolute.

Kite, unable to accept the reality that he has reached his "growth limit," has left the Queen Elf Kingdom and dived into dungeons to work on his level up.

He scratches his head with his right hand.

Yes, I am a descendant of a hero, a "master" who is called a hero. Someday, I too will become a hero and be revered as such. Growth Limit?　No, this must be a test given to me by the Goddess!　If you level up!　As long as I break level 1500, I'm a hero!　As a brave man, I will surely be blessed by the goddess!"

He stopped scratching his right hand, which was soaked with blood, and looked up at the blue sky of the dungeon with a radiant expression.

If I am recognized by the goddess as a brave man and hero, I will first kill all those who made fun of me in my home country!　I'm going to kill all those gold spikers who warned me this morning that I am a hero and a brave man, even though I am an insect human (an inferior species)!

Kite recalls what happened this morning and starts shouting loudly, as if his anger has been rekindled.

What the hell is this 'stop sidling in' crap!　Who do you think you are?　You are Kite-sama, who will be recognized by the goddess as a hero and a brave man in the future!　And yet you are a lickspittle who lives to serve us elves, to be our stepping stone, and you talk to me like I'm a lickspittle!　If it weren't for the problem with the sacred sword Grandius, I could have slaughtered them all right then and there!　If I had been serious, I could have killed them all in less than a few seconds!"

Kite's movement stops.

'--No, it would be a shame to kill that silver-haired woman. She was a human (an inferior species) with good looks that even in her home country you wouldn't be able to see. I'll make her a special servant to serve me, a hero and a brave man. If I get tired of her or she becomes ugly, I will discard her. Until then, I, the future hero and hero of the Elven race, will use her, and I'm sure she will shed tears of joy.

He truly and sincerely believed that the silver-haired woman - Nemmu - would cry tears of joy and hug him when she heard Kite's offer.

This is not because he is exceptionally peaceful.

Elven species, both male and female, are beautiful.

Therefore, it is generally believed that the elven species are easily dominated and caught by their own beauty if they are approached.

It is said that "there is no race that is not dominated by the whisper of love from the elven race.

Even for such an elf, the fantasy of being embraced and whispered love to by Nemmu, a beautiful woman he had never seen before, ignited the anger that had been welling up inside his heart.

Kite regains his composure and picks up his two-handed sword.

'Good grief,...... no matter how many future heroes and heroes I will become, the goddess has also given me a troublesome ordeal. For now, no matter how many weak monsters you deal with in the first level of the dungeon, it doesn't look like you'll be able to raise your level. I have to go deeper to defeat them."

Muttering to himself, he went deeper into the woods without taking any orc meat, magic stones, or other items.

Kite was just aiming for the dungeon depths to overcome the "test of the goddess," which was impossible.