I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 113

Chapter 113
『Stats』

『Level』 62（+37）

『HP』 1

『Mana』 1

『Faith』 1

『Stamina』 1

『Skill』 1

『Strength』 1

『Magic Power』 10

『Divine Power』 10

『Durability』 7

‘Hmm…’

I was contemplating how to distribute my points while checking my stats with my hand on the stat-checking orb. It was a worry that had continued for three days.

The experience points gained from subjugating Lucia, the experience points gained from subjugating the Creature Abandoned by God, and the additional experience gained from newly opened areas were far more than I had imagined.

My level increased by a whopping 37, reaching 62.

Considering that leveling up before level 100 is relatively easy, and the real hell begins around level 200, it was definitely not a negligible number.

‘The place I have to go to now is the final field, though.’

I sighed inwardly. After clearing the Abyss Dungeon, the final field of the DLC in the Holy Kingdom, now I had to head to the Imperial Palace, the final field of the main story.

Of course, it wouldn’t matter much since I wasn’t going to fight the knights in the Imperial Palace, but it was still frustrating.

‘Get a hold of yourself.’

I pulled myself together and focused on the status window. I had already prepared myself for the story to get twisted since the moment I had to catch the Creature Abandoned by God at this timing.

Since it’s already like this, even if I don’t follow every single detail, it’s fine as long as the main plot flows properly.

‘How much should I invest in Strength?’

I had already decided on the build. The extremely late-blooming Cleric build and the Mage build, which often suffered from mana shortage while fighting enemies, were close to trash in Darkest Light mode. So, in the end, what was left was a melee character.

The real thing to consider was the distribution of stats. Should I invest in mana and faith in advance in preparation for using buff magic later, or should I just think about it then?

‘Buffs are a must.’

In vanilla, it was a matter of having it or not, but in Darkest Light mode, the HP of enemies had increased overall, so the difference between having minor buffs and not having them was quite significant.

Didn’t I even touch magic power and divine power to utilize the Bloodstained Sword’s buff? Anyway, since I had already invested in stats, I had to make the most of it.

Although the time when I could throw away the Bloodstained Sword came much earlier than I thought because the story was messed up.

HP is just a wasted stat in Darkest Light mode anyway. It was enough to think of it as putting the stats that would be put into HP in vanilla into mana and faith.

After pondering for a while, I finally made a decision and brought my finger to the blue status window.

『Stats』

『Level』 62

『HP』 1

『Mana』 10（+9）

『Faith』 1

『Stamina』 5（+4）

『Skill』 1

『Strength』 25（+24）

『Magic Power』 10

『Divine Power』 10

『Durability』 7

‘Let’s invest in Faith later when I have a chance.’

It was a bit disappointing that I couldn’t properly use the Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse that I had obtained, but it could be replaced with other magic. There was no need to invest stats in Faith right now.

If I really needed to fight demons, there was also a way to just ask the Holy Kingdom for help. The Holy Kingdom wouldn’t refuse to fight demons, right?

They even went so far as to have the Pope and I become involved in that kind of relationship.

Stamina was something I realized during the Creature Abandoned by God boss fight. It was better to have a little leeway than to barely have enough rolls.

In the game, it didn’t matter if I just played tightly as long as I memorized the patterns, but here, I didn’t know what variables might arise.

I stared blankly at the numbers that appeared next to the stats and finally confirmed them. My stats jumped up at once, but I didn’t feel any noticeable changes right away.

I swung my arms around. It was the same. I didn’t feel like my strength had increased tremendously or anything.

I removed my hand from the orb. The blue light that filled the room faded away. Now all that was left was to hope that Minerva, whom I would soon encounter in the Imperial Palace, wouldn’t be interested in my changes.

I left the room with the stat-checking orb and returned to the castle’s training ground. As soon as I arrived at the training ground, I spotted Iris and Rize in the middle of a spar, building up their momentum.

“Haaaaap!”

Iris’s longsword swung from the upper right to the lower left, then back up to near her right shoulder with a tremendous whirlwind from her left side.

In that state, she thrust her arm forcefully. The gray wind wrapped around the blade, splitting the training ground in half as it shot towards Rize. A loud crashing sound echoed.

Rize didn’t just stand there and watch either. She crossed her left arm to the right and her right arm to the left in front of her chest, then swung them horizontally. A floor of sharp frost covered the training ground.

With a sharp sound like shattering glass, a blue fog rose thickly. Cold air mixed with the wind swirling in all directions. The whirlwind and frost fog collided head-on.

While thinking about how to counter those attacks in my head, I approached Claudia and Erika, who were resting quietly in a corner of the training ground. Erika, with a much thinner face than before, greeted me.

“You’re here, Delta.”

“How are the preparations? Are they going well?”

“…I’m so nervous I could die.”

Erika made a tearful face. Even Claudia, who was usually so bold and carefree, was sitting with her chin resting on her clasped hands, her back half-bent, looking tense.

“You’ve worked in the Imperial Palace before. You’re still nervous?”

“That’s why I’m even more nervous. It’s been a really long time since I’ve been back to the Imperial Palace.”

The contents of the imperial decree issued by Kykilia were simple. Aurora and the Silver Dawn Knights were to come to the Imperial Palace in three days and have an audience with her. An instant teleportation scroll was enclosed in the decree for that purpose.

The Knight Commanders accepted the decree without a word. Only Aurora, who suddenly had to accompany us to see Her Majesty the Emperor, was making a long face, complaining about the increased workload.

Of course, the Knight Commanders, though they didn’t show it outwardly, seemed to be burning up inside. Even the reason why the sparring suddenly started was related to the imperial decree.

After spending more than a full day preparing to go to the Imperial Palace, they became restless when there was nothing more to prepare, and they started doing that to clear their heads.

I was also anxious about what Kykilia might do, but not as much as the Knight Commanders. Rather, my worries felt relatively calm compared to theirs.

At this point, I started to become curious about Kykilia’s reputation.

As I sat between Claudia and Erika, watching the others spar, I suddenly turned my head at a thought that came to mind. Since Claudia was here, it was an opportunity to test my Strength stat.

“Knight Commander Claudia -nim. Could you lend me your sword for a moment?”

“My sword? Why?”

“There’s something I want to try.”

“Do as you please. But you won’t even be able to lift it, you know? Even the other kids struggle to lift it, how can you, Deltaㅡ”

Claudia, with a bright smile on her face, held out her sword, then shut her mouth as she saw me lift it with one hand.

‘Wow, it lifts.’

The arm holding the greatsword was trembling, and it was shaking precariously as if I would drop it if I let my guard down for even a moment, but the fact that I could lift this greatsword was important in itself.

I realized how much my Strength stat had increased. If it had been the old me, it would have been questionable whether I could even move it with all my might, let alone lift it with one hand.

‘What was the required stat for this?’

I think it was 36 or 37, and since my Strength stat is currently 25, I can lift it moderately.

A warning pops up saying it’s too heavy to lift when my stat is less than half of the weapon’s required stat. In other words, I could lift weapons with a Strength requirement of up to 50 with one hand.

I realized anew the weight of Claudia’s greatsword. It was a truly monstrously large, monstrously thick, and monstrously heavy sword. I wondered how she could swing it around.

But even now, it wouldn’t be a weapon I couldn’t use at all. If I held the weapon with both hands, my Strength stat would be multiplied by 1.5, so I could swing it without damage reduction.

Well, I have no intention of using any weapon other than a one-handed sword because of Deflect. I slammed the tip of the greatsword into the floor and tilted the hilt towards Claudia.

“Here you go. It’s really heavy, as expected.”

“…”

Claudia was staring at me with her mouth agape and a blank expression. Considering her personality, it was a very rare expression.

No, it wasn’t just Claudia. Erika, who was sitting right next to me, and even Iris and Rize, who were clashing swords and almost destroying the training ground, were frozen in place, staring at me.

“What’s wrong with everyone? Do you have something to say?”

“How can you, Delta…”

“It’s not like this is the first time I’ve done this. Just accept it and move on.”

I grinned and faced Rize, who was looking at me with a shocked face. I wasn’t originally this kind of person, but somehow I felt like I was getting more and more shameless as the days went by.

The Knight Commanders’ reactions were as expected, with faces that said they would wait and see. It felt like they would kidnap and confine me until I changed my attitude and revealed my secret.

“…”

Perhaps because of my actions, the atmosphere seemed to have eased somewhat. It wasn’t an intentional act to change the mood, but the results were good, so it was good.

Even after that, time flew by. There was a small incident where Rize was hit by Claudia’s direct attack, asking if her bed strength had also improved and if she could experiment at night, but she sank.

Before I knew it, there was only about an hour left until our departure for the Imperial Palace.