Rather than ascending to the Admin Room, I waited in the skies of Fyor, above the site where the gate was going to be installed. There was a reason why I had chosen the fifteenth floor for the location of the gate, rather than the earlier floors. Several, really. First, the environment would make it a challenge that could help …

With a flash of blue light, I descended to the fifteenth floor of Fyor. I couldn’t help but smile when I opened up my character window, seeing that the power levels of Fyor were becoming noticeably closer to those of Earth. If I kept waiting much longer, Fyor itself might start to qualify for the games before too much longer. …

Seeing everyone’s faces lighting up when I made my announcement practically made these six days worthwhile. Even though I had worked so long to cure Roy of his condition, I only managed to get one level in the Saint of Five Lights. Is it just that much harder to level up through basic training? My training up to this point had …

Jaren quickly went through the different alleyways, navigating to the different hovels and worn-down houses. Each time, he knocked on the wall, calling inside. “Come out, come out! There’s someone here to help us.” The excitement was clear in his voice, causing those inside to wonder what was happening. He had been an important figure in their community for so …

“So, you’ve just been working as a shopkeeper?” I asked, once more checking the surroundings to make sure that nobody would be eavesdropping on us. “Expected you to have some grand goal in mind if you were planning to be a mortal for a while.” Irena’s incarnation shook her head, leaning forward against the counter. “No, I like to live …

“Please…” He whispered inwardly one last time, hoping for a miracle he knew he would never come. However, at that moment there was a knock on the door, gentle but enough to rouse his attention. The man slowly rose to his feet, wiping his eyes to dry his tears. “Yes? Who is it?” He called out, doing his best to …

“Huh…” Out of curiosity, and a touch of concern, I had kept my eyes on Scarlet after I ascended again. I knew that she would be going back to the Sky Citadel, so I was worried that a problem might pop up between her and Tsubaki. And… going by what I saw, it almost did. What I was honestly more …

With the matter between Scarlet and myself taken care of, I allowed myself to drop down from the sky. While I was descending, I began to seal off my various Keeper levels, leaving me with only my normal level of power and, naturally, my Keeper health. No matter how confident I was in myself, I’d never willingly reduce my own …

Sorting out my priorities, the first and most important was to begin training the new class, the Saint of Five Lights. This could be considered my trump card, since it allowed me to restore my own wounds and gave a variety of bonus abilities not commonly seen in other classes. More importantly, as an advanced class the stats that came …

Sure enough, the dummy that was made by Keliope was not so easily destroyed. In fact, it survived long enough to make contact with my hand when I struck, sending an intense heat back through my palm that forced me to pull back. When I did so, I saw that the chest of the metal target where I had struck …