Saeko Busujima was just about to strike down the charging corpse when a sudden chill crawled up her spine.
A wave of icy cold swept across her back.
She turned.
A man with messy black hair stood behind her, crystal-blue eyes fixed straight on her.
Ice crystals spread outward from beneath his feet.
“So as long as I take care of these dozen corpses, the deal’s done, right?”
The moment he spoke, Saeko understood.
This man was the group owner she had traded with — Ethan.
[Ding! Start livestream?]
A prompt appeared at the same time.
Having already seen him freeze magical beasts before, Saeko calmly chose to start the stream.
[Ding! Saeko Busujima has started a livestream!]
Ethan watched the corpses that had cornered her.
Excitement flickered in his eyes.
Name: Corpse
Level: 1
Ability: “Corpse Virus”
Against enemies like this, there was no need to hold back.
“Let’s see how strong I really am.”
He stepped forward.
Crack.
Crack.
Crack!
Ice crystals erupted from beneath his foot, spreading in all directions like jagged thorns.
“!!!”
A freezing wind rushed past Saeko.
In an instant, over a dozen corpses were pierced through by nearly one-meter-long ice spikes.
From above, the ground looked like a massive three-dimensional ice flower had bloomed.
“…Is this some kind of superpower?”❄️
Seeing such power with her own eyes, Saeko couldn’t hide her shock.
She even wondered if this was something a human could truly do.
Frieren: “If we consider this ice magic, it’s quite refined.”
Frieren: “Is this power cast at will?”
Akame: “Feels like the power of an Imperial Arm.”
Stella: “Hmm… decent, I guess. Not as good as my flames.”
Everyone in the livestream had their own opinions.
Ethan, however, paid them no mind.
He was more curious about the ability he had just gained.
The moment the last corpse died, the simple trade was complete.
[Ding! Trade completed!]
[Ding! You have obtained the ability “Busujima-Style Swordsmanship”!]
A flood of knowledge poured into his mind.
His muscles and nerves instantly became intimately familiar with the technique.
Crack.
A katana suddenly formed in his hand, forged entirely from blue ice.
Ethan immediately recognized the familiar Busujima-Style swordsmanship.
“So this is how payment works.”
The technique didn’t really make him stronger, but at least he understood how the system delivered rewards.
[Ding! First trade completed. Bonus ability pack awarded!]
“Oh?”
His eyes lit up.
👀 “Open it.”
[Ding! You have obtained the ability “Blessing”!]
Blessing: Grants a blessing to life, providing enhancements in a direction aligned with the target.
“Looks like a support-type ability.”
Ethan didn’t use it on Saeko.
She wasn’t anyone important to him.
He wasn’t some saint.
“I’ll test it another time.”
Suddenly, he noticed faint glowing particles flickering on the corpses.
With a thought, the lights flowed into his body.
“Hm?”
He felt no discomfort.
But he did feel slightly stronger.
A strange thought popped into his head.
“So this really is like grinding monsters for experience.”
“Um… Group Leader Ethan, thank you for your help.”
Saeko stepped forward to thank him.
For the first time, Ethan properly looked at the woman with flowing purple hair.
Sweat beaded on her delicate face, giving her a heroic air.
But the most eye-catching thing was her impressive figure.
Even her school uniform looked like it could barely contain it.
“No wonder they call this the Highschool of the Dead.”🧟
He sighed inwardly.
Saeko noticed his gaze linger on her chest for a few seconds before he quickly looked away.
“The trade is done,” he said.
“But I still have three hours left in this world. You can follow me during that time, but I won’t protect you.”
He planned to hunt corpses and test his abilities.
After a moment of thought, Saeko nodded.
“…Alright.”
She chose to follow him.
“Give me a moment.”
She entered a room and soon returned with an unsheathed katana.
That was the reason she had come here in the first place.
“Heh. Then keep up.”
…
Ethan showed absolutely no tenderness toward women.
He ignored Saeko completely.
Even when corpses lunged at her, she had to cut them down herself.
Meanwhile, Ethan unleashed his power without restraint.
Any corpse within dozens of meters froze into ice statues.
He also tested the limits of his strength.⚔️
At full power, he could freeze an entire building or smash it into rubble.
The commotion was enormous.
Saeko, who nearly got caught in the aftermath, was left stunned.
He was now Level 16.
It was confirmed — killing corpses really did grant experience.
So he slaughtered them with even more enthusiasm, not caring how much noise he made.
This part of the campus became a completely different world.
Wherever Ethan passed, frigid frost covered everything.
The environment had been completely transformed into a forest of ice crystals.
“Looks like there aren’t any corpses left in this area. Time to move somewhere else.”
“…..”
“Chat Group: Harem Fights For Me”