Konbini Ossan Volume 5 Chapter 23 — Yuichi Otsugi’s Full Power
I rose slowly from beneath the rubble, brushed the dust from my clothes, and murmured to myself.
“This really is one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Stronger than anything I’ve fought before.”
『Wha-?! y-you… how are you still alive!?』
“The reason? Put simply, because my stats are high.”
『Stats!?』
“Are you curious?”
『Show me!』
I hadn’t expected him to ask for it, but showing him costs me nothing.
And besides — this will probably be the last wish he ever gets granted.
“Here. These are my stats.”
I displayed my status board, enlarging it so Aresvelg could see it clearly.
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【Name】Yuichi Otsugi
【Level】796
【Strength】 SS
【Magic】 SS
【Endurance】SS
【Speed】 SS
【Attribute】None
【Skill】ERROR
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『Wh-what is this!? You’re no Hero yet — how can a human have such power!?』
Aresvelg roared in disbelief.
Since he asked nicely, I decided to explain.
“I possess a skill called «Pestilence». By infecting people with disease, I gain experience points. I used it on myself constantly — a fairly nasty fever that dropped my raw abilities to those of a C-rank adventurer.
…
Thanks to that, my level rose steadily. At this rate, even level one-thousand is within reach.”
『Impossible! No mere human could possess such a skill!』
He was right in a sense.
The goddess had assigned it to me by mistake. But there was no need to share the finer details. It was time to end this.
And after all — there were techniques and skills I’d never been able to use before, simply because my opponents were all too weak.
Aresvelg was perfect for testing them.
“Well then, Aresvelg. Have you enjoyed your parting gift?”
『Silence, human! Even if you are strong, your stats are nearly equal to mine! My strength and magic are both SSS! There is no universe where I lose to you!』
“I’m glad to hear that.”
I smiled.
“That means you’re sturdy enough to withstand this, yes?”
In the next instant, I used a skill I had never once activated until today.
『H—huh?』
Aresvelg’s colossal body crumpled — like a puppet with its strings cut — falling to the ground without resistance.
『W-what… what did you…?!』
“I see. Even at only thirty percent output, it works this well. I’m relieved I never tested it on myself.”
『W-what are you babbling about!?』
“A skill,” I said calmly. “I told you already — I have been using «Pestilence» constantly. When a skill is pushed that far, into the hundreds of levels, of course it evolves.”
The power I gained from endlessly abusing «Pestilence».
Its evolved form: «Calamity».
No longer limited to disease.
A skill that allows me to impose all manner of baseless misfortune and curse-like effects upon others.
Its name was far too ominous.
And its effect was so overwhelmingly strong that testing it on the usual small fry was impossible — goblins died instantly, melted away before I could even gauge the output.
I learned it around the mid-600s.
And ever since then, I had simply… never had a suitable test subject.
Until today.
“Well then, Aresvelg. Since you’re here, I intend to use you for a bit of experimentation.”
『Ex… periment…?』
“Yes. Skills I couldn’t use before. Skill combinations I could never properly test.
…
I’ve known for a long time that these things were possible — I simply had no one sturdy enough to try them on. In that sense, I should be thanking you for coming.”
When I borrowed Arisa’s «Calculator» that one time, I caught a glimpse of futures where I would be able to acquire countless new abilities — including «Calamity».
I knew what awaited me.
But gaining power is meaningless if there is no one to test it on.
Today, though, a Four Heavenly King had come right to my feet.
I’d defend the base — and run all my tests while I was at it.
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E/N:
The Demon King's top henchman, a proud dragon at that, fell to curses and disease?! 🤣 Pathetic! Ossan going full mad scientist mode on this poor dude! Stay tuned!
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