Little by little.

　If the boss monsters are not defeated, the world inversion rate will progress, and the monsters will eventually be strengthened.

　For now, humanity was barely surviving the crisis, but if the monsters were to be further strengthened, it could be said that humanity's defeat was inevitable.

　To prevent this, "someone" needed to take the initiative in defeating the bosses to buy time for people to gain more power and face the monsters.





(I'm probably the best person for the job at the moment……)





　Akira mumbled in his mind and sighed.

　Through that repetitive and frantic leveling process, Akira's level had now exceeded 30.

　But why should I focus on defeating the boss for the sake of "someone else" whom I don't even know? He questioned.





(In the first place, I defeated the Minotaur because I didn't want to be alone in this world full of monsters. I merely killed that boss for my own sake, because I knew that the minotaur would eventually kill the people of this city―― and Nao-san.)





　A side effect of this was to reduce the global inversion rate or whatever it was, but that was not Akira's original intent.



　Ichijou Akira was no hero; he was merely a man.



　As a result of living and struggling so desperately for himself, this time things just happened to turn out for the better.





(But it's true that in the current situation, I'm the one who has killed a boss monster and bought some time……)





　Muttering in his mind, Akira shifted his gaze to the side of the bed.

　There was Nanase Nao, who was sitting on a steel stool, lying on the bed in a slumped state, sound asleep.

　Apparently, she had hardly slept until Akira woke up, and when she informed Akira of the current state of affairs in this world, she gave one big sigh, muttered, "I'm going to sleep a little," and quickly fell asleep.

　The sight of her brought a small smile to Akira's face, and he got lost in his thoughts again.





(I am here now because of Nao-san. ……Without her, I would still be wallowing in despair in that world, forever suffering.)



　Because of her, Ichijou Akira stood up from his frustration.

　That was already an indisputable fact.



(I don't even want to think about ...... if I'm the only one who can survive. It makes no sense for me to be the only one who survives in this world.)





　He had no intention of thinking big―― such as doing it for the sake of all the surviving human beings in this world.

　There was no way he could save all those "someone" who were strangers to him.

　However, if it was "someone" within his reach, he might be able to save them with just a little bit of effort.

　That night. Just as he had saved Nao by killing the Minotaur.

　With just a little effort from now on, he might be able to help those "someone" who would be within his reach.





(That's all I can do, I guess…………)



　Akira exhaled slowly as he thought about this.





"Well, that being said, the first thing I need to do is deal with this situation……"





　Akira then muttered something to himself and turned his attention to his own body, wounded to the core.

　He was not dead, but he could not move.

　The greatly increased Stamina's physical constitution value compared to when he was at level 1 kept Akira's life in one piece, but he was unable to increase his recuperative powers as well.

　The lack of pain was just a few minutes ago from a visiting nurse―― perhaps the world was flooded with monsters during the night shift, and she didn't have a chance to go home as it was. Her face was terribly tired and gaunt―― and she had only given him painkillers.

　That was the only treatment he was receiving, and it must have been due to the fact that the world was now flooded with monsters.





(I don't blame them.)





　Akira muttered in his mind.

　As it stood, it was impossible to move properly, let alone do any leveling.

　He decided to use the points he earned from defeating the Minotaur to acquire new skills.





"Status."





　――Ding.

　The screen appeared with a faint sound.







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　Ichijou　Akira　25 years old　Male　Lv9  (38)

　Stamina：６５

　Strength：１１５

　Endurance：８４

　Speed：９９

　Magical power：１３【１４】

　Luck：３９





　Points：５８



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　Unique Skills:

　・Return from Hell



　System Expansion Skills:

　・Inventory

　・Scenario

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　Skills

　・Physical strengthening Lv２

　・Analysis Lv１

　・Magic Circuit Lv１

　・Dash Lv１

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　Damage bonus

　・Goblin races　＋３％

　・Wolf races　＋３％

　・Plant-based monsters　＋３％

　・Beast monsters　＋５％



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