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Episode 38: The True Nature of the Skills

Ren checked the information displayed before his eyes once more.

《Name: Kurose Ren》

《Age: 16》

《Race: Human》

《Skills》

《《Infinite Growth》》

《《Survival Adaptation》》

《《Appraisal Lv.1》》

"...These two."

Ren turned his awareness to 《Infinite Growth》. He wanted more detailed information.

The moment he thought so—

《Unable to retrieve detailed information.》

《Appraisal level insufficient.》

"...The level's too low?"

Ren thought a moment.

"Then... what about Survival Adaptation?"

He turned his awareness to it the same way.

《Unable to retrieve detailed information.》

《Appraisal level insufficient.》

"This one, too..."

Ren let out a slightly disappointed breath. He'd finally gotten 《Appraisal》, and yet the crucial parts stayed hidden.

"...Well, can't be helped."

Even so, he at least knew the skills' names. Ren started by thinking about 《Infinite Growth》.

"Infinite Growth..."

He took the words at face value.

Infinitely. Growing.

"...Does that mean I can keep getting stronger without any limit?"

Ren looked back on himself so far. When he'd first entered the dungeon, he couldn't do anything. But as he survived each day, his body had grown stronger. He'd become able to fight monsters.

And now, he could even bring down a Grandwolf.

"...Thinking about it like that, it adds up."

Of course, he still had no proof.

But—

going by the name 《Infinite Growth》, that fit best.

Next, he looked at 《Survival Adaptation》.

"And this one..."

Ren remembered the fight with the Grandwolf. He'd taken wounds. Been cornered. And then, heat had spread from deep inside his body.

His vision had gone sharp, and he'd seen the monster's movements more clearly than before.

"...When I'm in danger, my body changes."

Similar things had happened before, too. He'd grown resistant to poison. He'd become able to move even in harsh conditions.

"Is this... Survival Adaptation?"

Ren looked at his own hands. If so, it also explained the changes that had been happening to his body.

"Adapting... to survive."

The meaning of the name, exactly. But this, too, was still only a guess.

"...Will I understand more once Appraisal's level goes up?"

Ren turned his awareness to 《Appraisal Lv.1》.

"In that case..."

This skill was worth training, too.

Appraise monsters. Appraise materials. Check his own skills, again and again.

Keep that up, and someday he might learn the details.

"...Let's give it a try."

Ren stood. The power he'd newly obtained. There was still no end to what he didn't know.

Even so—

little by little, he was beginning to understand himself.

Thinking that, Ren took up his spear once more.