“…Oh? I’m back, huh? They won’t tell me what the reward is.”

When I open my eyes, I find myself inside the usual cube after defeating the boss.

The sparkling walls of the cube slowly collapse and enter a dormant mode.

“So… Did I really get a reward?”

I stare at the wall and display my status.

Since the remaining magic power is at 0, it seems that, as I expected, the remaining magic power represents how close the dungeon is to collapse.

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Remaining Magic Power：0/50（+1/24hr）

Clear Difficulty：E Rank

◆Reward

First Clear Reward（Complete）：Magic Power +10

・Condition(s) 1　While the dungeon hasn’t been cleared before, defeat the boss.

Complete Clear Reward（Complete）：Magic Power +30, Class Upgrade Ticket (Beginner)

・Condition 1　Clear while solo.

・Condition 2　Defeat a 100 or more Blue Bears.

・Condition 3　Defeat the boss within one minute。

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“I’m glad. It seems I got it… I do feel like I’ve gotten stronger… right? And a Class Upgrade Ticket? Huh? Is it this?”

The full clear reward is +30 magic power.

Also, it seems I received something called a “Class Upgrade Ticket (Beginner).”

As I look around, I find something resembling a bronze-colored ticket at my feet.

I pick up the ticket and examine it.

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Type: Item

Title: Class Upgrade Ticket (Beginner)

Attainment Difficulty: C

Effect: A job’s class upgrade test will begin once ten tickets are collected.

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“Class upgrade test? …Will this ‘no occupation’ written on my status change? I thought it was just a derogatory term for being unemployed.”

I stared at my hand and checked my status.

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Name: Kai Amachi

Status: Good

Job: None

Skill(s): The Eye of God, Access Permission Lv1

Magic Power: 35

Attack Power: Reflection rate▶25%=9

Defense Power: Reflection rate▶25%=9

Agility: Reflection rate▶25%=9

Intelligence: Reflection rate▶25%=9

Equipment:

・The Emblem of the Knight

・High Wolf’s fang sword = Attack Power +120

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“……Alright……Yes!”

I look at my own status and make a victory pose with both hands.

My magic power had increased from 5 to 35.

Having more than 10 magic power is the condition for E-Rank.

In other words, I’ve now evolved from the long-despised unranked title to E-Rank.

“If I keep going like this, I…”

Excited, I wanted to head to the next dungeon.

However, it was already past 8 pm, making it difficult for today.

Thinking that there’s no point in rushing, I decide to go home for the day.

I spend another three hours getting back to my rundown apartment.

But my footsteps that day were different from the usual dungeon returns.

I can become stronger.

The top players who I thought were unreachable despite my efforts.

Could I eventually reach those god-like beings?

S-rank, and even further beyond.

I fall asleep with my heart pounding, pondering the potential of the Eye of God and the meaning with which it was granted to me.

-The next day.

I, who am not attending college, would be considered a NEET by society’s standards.

I sleep when I want and wake up when I please.

However, today I plan to clear two E-rank dungeons, so I get up at 9 am.

“No fatigue on my body, huh? Well then, let’s go!”

I get ready and head to the Cube in the relatively rural area, just like yesterday.

“For now, I guess I’ll clear E-Rank dungeons until I collect ten of these Class Upgrade Tickets.”

First, I aim to completely clear ten E-Rank dungeons.

If my intuition is correct, I should be able to get these tickets by fully clearing E-Rank dungeons.

Perhaps others have obtained them before, but they’re meaningless without ten, and at a glance, they looked like mere trash, so up until now they have probably been discarded.

However, considering the conditions for a complete clear, I doubt anyone has ever fully cleared a Cube.

Today, while being shaken around, I ride the train and bus again to clear a Cube out in the countryside.

It’s because, in the city, there’s a higher chance of being seen entering alone.

“Oh, there are 100 goblins in this Cube, huh? It might be a hobgoblin, then.”

I stare at the status of the blue Cube.

The condition seems to have only changed from the Blue Bears of the Cube I cleared yesterday to goblins.

Without hesitation, I enter.

Goblins are not to be underestimated.

They’re cunning, sly, and lustful towards human women.

Many female adventurers have been captured and brutally violated by them in the past.

This fact has been the greatest fear for female adventurers.

Goblins, and one more thing.

『Orcs.』

Such humiliation, which only occurs in fantasy novels and doujinshi, is not something that can be forgiven in reality.

“Ha!”

I exterminate all the goblins.

It felt much easier than when I fought the Blue Bears.

I don’t feel much difference in attack power because my weapon is too good, but in terms of agility, it’s several times greater.

It’s surprising how much lighter my body feels with just that.

And to think that I’m still considered weak as an E-Rank in the eyes of society; I wonder what it feels like to be S-Rank.

It’s not unreasonable that some people, overwhelmed by a sense of omnipotence, might mistakenly believe they’re invincible and turn to criminal acts.

『Condition 2 has been achieved.』

“Huh? Already! Goblins are great! Their numbers are so high that it’s not too hard to defeat 100 of them.”

Even so, having to search around the dungeon, the number of 100 is still vast.

I head to the boss room while looking at the map downloaded on my smartphone.

“Now then… I wonder how much I’ve grown.”

Beyond the opened door.

A hobgoblin, of course, is waiting.

A green demon with the word “hob” meaning large attached to its name; it’s about the same size as me.

“Gyaaa!!”

The hobgoblin roars.

“It’s been a while. Let me test my strength. I will—”

And then, I dive into its bosom without any hesitation.

“Gyaa!?”

“—see how much I’ve grown.”

The hobgoblin, flustered, swings its club down.

I stare intently at the club, avoiding it with minimal movement, not based on intuition but with certainty, without even blinking.

I then swing my sword diagonally, separating the hobgoblin’s head from its body.

In one blow.

The hobgoblin dies without even having a chance to scream.

The entire fight, both offense and defense, probably took less than 10 seconds.

It looked like an overwhelming victory.

But that’s not the case.

If I had made one wrong move, I would be the one dead.

Still, I was able to win, likely due to the difference in resolve.

Back then, during the trial of strength in the golden Cube,

I was able to make the decision to stake my life.

“…This time, it’s my complete victory.”

As a result, I achieved this flawless victory.

Along with my soliloquy, the system voice announces the complete clear.

Then, wrapped in particles of light, I exit the dungeon.

“Alright, I got the ticket. It seems like I get this ticket if I completely clear an E-Rank dungeon after all.”

I pick up the ticket at my feet.

The time was just past noon.

I wanted to do one more today, and there should be no problem in terms of time.

I headed straight to the dungeon I had my eye on.

I completely cleared that dungeon without any problems.

As I grow stronger and stronger, I no longer feel threatened by the enemies in E-Rank dungeons.

I cleared two dungeons that day, and two more the next day.

It seemed that clearing two dungeons a day without overdoing it would be just right.

After about four days of repeating this, I had already cleared a total of nine E-rank dungeons.

Only one more dungeon remained for me to clear ten dungeons.

I had also gathered nine Class Upgrade Tickets, and I was just one ticket away from having ten.

“Well, this is the last one. After this, I’ll try using the Class Upgrade Tickets. I’m curious about what the promotion exam is like…”

The time was dusk.

The sun was setting, and it was a beautiful time with the orange sky.

As I was troubled about whether to use the Class Upgrade Tickets once I gathered the target amount, I arrived at the deserted station.

At the station, where it seemed like one could ride without paying a fare as there were no staff, I got off.

Looking around, the only thing blocking my view was the mountains.

“I knew there was an E-Rank cube in this village from the guild’s information, but the location wasn’t written… Should I ask the villagers?”

For some reason, the details of this village’s cube were not listed on the guild’s clearers-only website.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the village was a basin, completely cut off from the outside world.

It was an unbelievable sight for a city-dweller like me, as if this village was the only one left behind in the world.

The roofs were not made of wood, but were thatched, and children in short sleeves and shorts played in the river.

It was a nostalgic scenery that would likely be the first to come up if one searched for the countryside.

『Yonaki Village』*Night-Cry Village*

That’s what it was called on the map, but the name held a slightly eerie atmosphere.

It seemed like they might offer sacrifices; I apologize for my prejudice.

As I was looking at the map posted at the station, I was suddenly spoken to.

I instinctively tensed up due to habit, but there was…

“Ah!! Are you, by any chance, a clearer!?”

A girl in a school uniform was waving her hand.

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Translator Notes: “Yonaki Village” = 夜鳴村 夜= Night 鳴= Cry of an animal 村=Village